ET Chapter 38

Monster World (38)

“Lord Ergou!!!” Zhou Yuan was overjoyed.

“Woof!” Ergou majestically waved his paw, collecting all the scattered blood beads in the car into his spatial storage, and gestured for Lin Yebai to quickly get on.

Zhou Yuan was a bit envious. Currently, Ergou only allowed Lin Yebai to ride him. Who wouldn’t want such a majestic mount?

Lin Yebai leaped up. Zhou Yuan tried to imitate him, but as soon as he jumped up, Ergou grabbed his tail and held him upside down. Before Zhou Yuan could complain about being dizzy and disoriented, Ergou started running wildly.

Thunder pursued them all the way, crashing into the ground with thunderous roars that intertwined with Zhou Yuan’s screams, creating a particularly rhythmic symphony.

[Great Emperor Huaji]: A truly luxurious car doesn’t need flashy appearance

[Go-Kart]: Four-wheeled biological drive, advanced intelligent speed control

[Left and Right are Both Men]: Convertible design, direct intimate contact with nature

[Mysterious Employee of Bikini Bottom]: Fully automatic security system, protecting every moment of you

[Pigeon Virtue]: Emperor’s carriage, supreme enjoyment

“Woof!”

Ergou was full of heroic spirit, thoroughly enjoying this feeling of running freely in the wind and rain. Each time he dodged just a moment before lightning struck, it gave him an indescribable thrill.

The falling lightning was impartial, striking down on anything without discrimination.

Lin Yebai narrowly escaped the lightning several times. The extreme sense of danger actually calmed him down. The vast, overwhelming dominance that destroyed everything resonated with him, giving him an urge to try slashing at it with his blade.

Thinking of the big fish’s miserable state after being electrocuted, he restrained himself.

Ergou was completely unaware that Lin Yebai had such dangerous thoughts. All the way with sparks and lightning, he shuttled through space and returned to the school clock tower before stopping.

The clock tower had a lightning rod, so it was quite resistant.

Finally safe, Zhou Yuan’s eyes rolled back, severely motion sick. All the little snakes on his head were stiff, their tiny eyes spinning like mosquito coils.

The sky had completely darkened, overcast and gloomy. A few sparse aberrants wandered around the school, clearly very fragile. Ergou couldn’t be bothered with them—there was no need to intimidate such pitiful creatures, and there wasn’t a single ordinary person here anyway.

Something seemed to be watching them from the darkness. Ergou remembered the horror movie he watched last night and his fur stood on end. He hid his massive body behind Lin Yebai.

Lin Yebai glanced at him, wanting to speak but hesitating.

He instinctively felt that there was indeed something over there, and it was alive.

Lin Yebai used his internal force to control nearby aberrants, directing them to walk toward that area.

The unfortunate aberrant that was chosen, despite having lost its rationality, still retained the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. Its legs went stiff, showing obvious resistance.

Seeing this, Ergou sneezed at it, and the aberrant charged straight forward more than ten meters, rushing toward that shadowy area without hesitation before suddenly disappearing.

No corpse, no bones—it had vanished into thin air.

“Woof!”

Zhou Yuan woke up at this moment, not knowing what had happened, looking completely bewildered.

Seeing Lin Yebai and Ergou looking as if they were facing a great enemy, he also looked in that direction.

There was clearly nothing there, yet wind blew from all directions, and leaves, trash, and debris that were blown there all disappeared without a trace.

“Caw——” The golden-eyed crow called out once. Afraid that Lin Yebai might lose his life, it proactively established a weak connection with him.

Lin Yebai understood the crow’s meaning—there was something terrifying over there, very dangerous.

[Sexy Spider Louis]: Void Devourer Beasts often appear in the abyss. They feed on space, and their beast cores can be used to create large spatial items. When mature, they can swallow an entire small world in one bite

[Expert at Solving Male Problems]: Void Devourer Beasts are treasures from head to toe. If you could catch a live one, you’d be incredibly rich

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Even juvenile Void Devourer Beasts can’t be harmed by baby. Survival is what matters

[Lord of the Gods]: Yes, there’s one important thing—when you see a Void Devourer Beast, don’t run away. Stay quietly still. When space isn’t flowing, you’re actually safer. It loves to chase fleeing prey. Maybe space tastes better when it’s in motion?

The shadowy area ahead completely merged with the darkness. After pausing for a moment, it quickly changed direction, eating as it walked. Everything along its path disappeared.

Originally, it could only devour things within a few meters, but its range kept expanding. Even buildings over ten stories tall disappeared instantly.

Ergou’s eyes were filled with terror. His proudly possessed spatial abilities seemed like child’s play compared to the Void Devourer Beast. He decided to stop being lazy and go catch same-tier aberrants outside tomorrow.

“What the hell is that thing? Am I still dreaming?” Zhou Yuan’s worldview shattered and reformed once again. Every time he thought he wasn’t that useless, something would come along to deliver a dimensional reduction strike.

“Void Devourer Beast. It feeds on space. When you encounter one, don’t rush to escape—it likes to chase those who run.” Lin Yebai gave a brief explanation.

Zhou Yuan didn’t ask about the source of this information. Ergou was relieved to know it wasn’t a ghost.

“Can we use this thing to secretly kill Lin Fugui?” Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up.

“I heard that again.” From a corner of the clock tower, little bat Lin Fugui’s eyes were world-weary.

“I was just joking. The factory director wouldn’t take it seriously, would he?” Zhou Yuan remained very calm—after all, it wasn’t the first time.

“Hehe.” Lin Fugui chuckled. Little snake spirit, what do you think?

Damn it, even though none of us are good people, you saying it so blatantly is really annoying!

“The factory director definitely won’t take it seriously. By the way, all the blood beads you gave us were swallowed by that thing. Could you issue replacements?”

“No.” Lin Fugui coldly refused. This little creature was truly wicked.

“Would half be okay?” Zhou Yuan looked pitiful.

“No.”

“Thirty percent, can’t go any lower.” Zhou Yuan’s eyes were desolate.

“At most ten percent.” Lin Fugui smiled coldly and proudly.

“I’m willing to die for the factory director!” Zhou Yuan instantly perked up.

“……” Damn it, Lin Fugui, who had always been decisive, fell into silence. Zhou Yuan really wasn’t human—well, he wasn’t human to begin with.

“Can we do it tomorrow?” Zhou Yuan quickly set a date.

“Fine.” Lin Fugui calculated carefully—it was just a tiny bit. He’d already given so much, he didn’t care about this little extra.

“There’s also my brother Lin’s share. I’ll take it to him.”

“……Fine.” Lin Fugui decided never to speak to Zhou Yuan again.

After Lin Yebai and the others left, Lin Fugui remained at the clock tower. He wanted to follow but was afraid the crow beside Lin Yebai would attack him proactively.

Just as he was thinking about this, Lin Fugui noticed that the crow on Lin Yebai’s shoulder was gone.

Something seemed to be behind him.

Turning around, he saw a massive beak opening wide. Lin Fugui’s vision went black, and he lost another incarnation.

Were they demons?

After eating Lin Fugui, the golden-eyed crow returned to normal crow size and followed behind Lin Yebai. Even mosquito legs were still meat, and Lin Fugui’s little bat incarnation was much bigger than mosquito legs.

The next day, the sky was still dark.

Perhaps because the rain was too heavy and fierce, the entire sky was covered with dark clouds, making it impossible to distinguish between day and night.

The large power supply facilities in the shelter were all destroyed by lightning, but the generators were still usable. They were only used for watching movies anyway, so it was sufficient.

The rain continued for three days straight. When it stopped and the clouds dispersed, even the originally black cloud layer dissipated. The long-absent sun showed its face—it was actually a beautiful sunny day.

Lin Yebai led his subordinates to continue searching for aberrants. This time everyone was very obedient, doing whatever Lin Yebai said without daring to chatter.

The crow led the way, and Lin Yebai stood outside the door.

This time it was the gymnasium. There were quite a few aberrants, with Wang Zherongyao standing at the front. The demon horns on his head had grown a bit longer—you could now see two small curved horns, which were rather cute.

“Aberrants of the world should unite and overthrow Lin Fugui’s tyrannical rule!” Wang Zherongyao waved his hand, and many aberrants below responded loudly:

“Down with Lin Fugui!”

“Down with the leather factory!”

“Brothers, keep it down, don’t let Lin Fugui discover us.” Wang Zherongyao surveyed the area and didn’t see any little bats, breathing a sigh of relief.

Surely he wouldn’t be discovered this time—what were the odds of such a coincidence?

“Inside information: Lin Fugui can now transform into many little bats and likes to spy on others.” Wang Zherongyao looked mysterious.

“Then how do we overthrow him? Won’t he discover us as soon as we go out?” The aberrants below felt it was too difficult.

“The leather factory is different from before. Now there’s another faction in the factory, led by Workshop Manager Lin Yebai. He’s extraordinarily powerful and is like fire and water with Lin Fugui.”

“After they fight each other and both suffer losses, we can reap the benefits.” Wang Zherongyao’s eyes sparkled with the fire of wisdom.

Ha, I am no longer who I used to be.

What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.

“How do we know when they’ll fight each other?”

“Arrange for a few people to infiltrate the enemy, and when the time comes, they’ll tip us off.” Such questions naturally couldn’t stump Wang Zherongyao.

“Who will go?”

“Draw lots.” Wang Zherongyao paused, surveyed the area again, didn’t see any little bats, and continued:

“Whoever draws the lot should wander around the leather factory a few times, act clumsy on purpose, and get captured deliberately. Don’t make it too fake……”

Wang Zherongyao, despite his young age, was confident and already had the bearing of a wise man.

“What if we get killed outright?” Although the aberrants thought Wang Zherongyao made sense and was persuasive, they still didn’t want to die.

“That won’t happen. The leather factory is very short-staffed now. They use one aberrant like two, so anyone who goes there becomes a treasure.”

“Then why don’t we all surrender?”

“When the bloodbath happens, try to play dead, and after they finish fighting, we’ll rise up……” Some aberrants came up with an even bolder idea.

“What if we get accidentally killed during the bloodbath?” Wang Zherongyao sighed deeply. These wild aberrants really weren’t very smart. Obviously, the method he thought of was the best.

Just as everyone was worrying about how to infiltrate the enemy, they suddenly heard knocking on the door. Wang Zherongyao’s body trembled, and he quickly looked toward the surrounding windows, searching for a chance to escape.

“I’m also here for the meeting. I’m late—can I still come in?”

The voice outside was young, androgynous, and very pleasant. Just by hearing the voice, one could imagine an incredibly beautiful face that made people instinctively want to get closer.

Wang Zherongyao was all too familiar with it!

This was Zhou Yuan’s voice—there was no mistake.

Terrible, terrible! This was bad! Was Lin Yebai also outside?

“Take a look. If it’s just one person, let him in.” Some of the more experienced aberrants said while making hand gestures, signaling the other aberrants to be alert and prepare to escape.

One aberrant grabbed a thick wooden club and quietly approached the door, planning to swing it down as soon as the door opened. If it was a wild little aberrant, they’d drag it back to their nest. If not, this strike would definitely catch the enemy off guard.

Brilliant, what a genius idea.

That aberrant’s mouth curved into a smug smile. The next second——

CRASH!

He and the door flew out together, tumbling seven or eight meters away.

This was the result of Zhou Yuan deliberately restraining himself. Otherwise, one tail swipe would have split that aberrant in half.

Last night, to protect his life essence, Zhou Yuan thought it was safer to eat the blood beads. He swallowed them in big gulps until his stomach bulged out, then directly began evolving.

Originally, after the battle by the bridge, he had awakened the petrification talent of his eye pupils and already belonged to the intermediate aberrant category. Last night’s binge eating of at least several hundred blood beads brought him just one step away from being a high-level aberrant. His strength had increased several times, his hair had become much thicker, and his appearance was even more outstanding.

No matter who saw Zhou Yuan, they would have one thought:

“There’s actually someone with such outstanding beauty in this world!”

As his abilities improved, he looked much younger and more beautiful, transcending gender limitations with an otherworldly charm.

But Zhou Yuan wasn’t very happy. He locked himself in the bathroom, and after coming out, everything seemed bland and meaningless.

Lin Yebai didn’t know how to comfort him either. When he first saw Zhou Yuan, the other party was still a spirited young man. Who knew that life was so unpredictable? It was truly lamentable.

The aberrants in the room instinctively looked toward the door, where stood an aberrant with a human upper body and snake tail, looking at most fifteen or sixteen years old. Forest-green long hair hung behind him, looking thick and smooth. His features were like a painting, extraordinarily beautiful. His snake tail was like jade, smooth and lustrous, completely out of place among the group of hideous aberrants.

When they saw the dense mass of tiny snake heads at the end of his hair, they felt a chill down their spines.

Too terrifying.

Wang Zherongyao took advantage of the others being mesmerized by Zhou Yuan to open the window, only to find the terrifying existence of his nightmares standing right outside, holding a knife, looking sickly and cold with indifferent eyes.

Thud——

Wang Zherongyao prostrated himself, kneeling with great sincerity, and loudly declared:

“Your unfilial son has already prepared a large batch of aberrants for godfather. Please use them as you wish!”

“What I said before was to lure these aberrants to come forward voluntarily. Godfather must not misunderstand—your child’s filial heart is sincere, witnessed by heaven and earth……”

[Literary Mentor]: This child is truly a filial son

[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: I think so too

[White Umbrella]: Baby is still young, I won’t allow him to become a father!

[My Left Hand Points to Heaven]: Why not pat his little head, give it a twist, and see if it’s like Dr. Xia’s

[The Ordinary Me]: Ruthless

“Get up.” Lin Yebai found Wang Zherongyao truly useful.

There were nearly a hundred wild aberrants present—what a great harvest. They were all walking points, and if they didn’t obey, they could be converted to cash immediately.

Wang Zherongyao obediently got up, not daring to disobey Lin Yebai’s orders in the slightest. Under the effect of the serum, he was particularly afraid of Lin Yebai and could also slightly sense his emotions. Even without knowing what the other party was thinking, he felt afraid. Even the little demon tail hidden in his pants curled up.

He stole a glance. Lin Yebai’s expression was unchanged, exactly the same as usual. Those eyes should have been bloody red, but because of his otherworldly temperament, they appeared clear and brilliant instead.

If you didn’t think about those bloody scenes, how was Lin Yebai any different from an exiled immortal?

Wang Zherongyao suddenly thought that Lin Yebai seemed like a good person—every time he drew his knife, it was because others attacked first.

But the next second, Lin Yebai reached out and patted his head, even pinching his small demon horns.

Lin Yebai’s body temperature was on the cold side, lower than normal people. For Wang Zherongyao, who had become an aberrant, it felt very warm, with an indescribable gentle warmth.

A feeling of being cared for by an elder instantly rose in his heart. Being patted by him felt like the happiest thing in the world. If he patted him a few more times, Wang Zherongyao would willingly die for him.

Wang Zherongyao was completely stunned. His face instantly turned red, then he began to worry—Lin Yebai’s favorite thing was chopping off people’s heads. Could he be feeling my head to see if it would be easy to cut off?

“Meritorious service should be rewarded.” Lin Yebai took out a blood bead from an intermediate aberrant and placed it in Wang Zherongyao’s hand.

Wang Zherongyao’s heart leaped with joy. So he didn’t want to kill me, but to reward me! Does patting my head mean he likes me? Kindergarten teachers used to do this too—when children behaved well, they would pat their heads.

Serving under him in the future wouldn’t be bad. He’s actually quite good to me. Along this journey, he’s never hit me, and sometimes he even takes care of me.

If I really became his godson, wouldn’t I be second only to him and above everyone else? I could punch Old Mother Hen, kick Snake Spirit Zhou, eat well and live comfortably, with boundless happiness?

The other aberrants in the gymnasium all stared at Wang Zherongyao. This little brat was a spy! He betrayed us!

So heartless, absolutely inhuman!

Oh wait, he wasn’t human to begin with.

“You little bastard, you dare betray us! You’ll get your comeuppance!”

“I was really blind as a bat when I brought you back!”

“First, let’s twist off this little bastard’s head!”

“Charge! Kill them!”

“Just this few people and they dare come after us!”

The wild aberrants looked ferocious, ready to fight their way out.

Lin Fugui could use special methods to control aberrants. If caught by him, their life and death would be under his control. Rather than that, they might as well fight today—maybe they’d have a chance to escape.

“Brother Lin, quick! Give them haircuts!” Zhou Yuan guarded the door, extremely excited. The scene he most anticipated was about to appear!!!

Swish swish swish! Bald heads would appear!

Lin Yebai’s hand holding the knife paused slightly.

Sometimes he really wanted to beat Zhou Yuan up regardless of whether he was friend or foe.

This was completely lacking in gravitas.

No one was better at reading people than Wang Zherongyao. The last one who offended Wang Zherongyao—Old Mother Hen—had been humiliated in front of everyone. Though this child was young, his intelligence was considerable. In the future, he would definitely become a great menace under the leadership of the others.

His eyes rolled, and he hid behind Lin Yebai, sternly rebuking the others:

“How dare you speak so arrogantly in front of Manager Lin!”

“If you stop now and behave yourselves, you can still have a good outcome—go to the leather factory to work with all your limbs intact, be good people in the future, contribute to society, and help build the new world.”

“If you persist in your delusions and still want to fight, there will be no place for you in the entire city!”

“I, Wang Zherongyao, mean what I say!”

The wild aberrants’ heroic spirit of resistance was not affected. They were fierce and decisive, charging toward the aberrants Lin Yebai had brought.

“Attack!”

The wild aberrants outnumbered Lin Yebai’s group by three to one, but this quantity was still insufficient to affect the battle outcome.

Lin Yebai was somewhat reluctant, but ultimately drew his knife.

This time, knife energy broke through the air like thunder, wandering through the void and transforming into countless tiny bolts of lightning. Every wild aberrant received a strand—no more, no less, distributed evenly.

Last night’s enlightenment from the thunder had transformed into thunderous knife energy, which was much harder to control than his original knife energy.

Fortunately, after his transformation, his consciousness, soul, will, perception, and other aspects had improved the most, so he didn’t lose control and immediately convert them all into points. But uneven distribution of electrical charge was inevitable.

Some aberrants collapsed immediately, foaming at the mouth; some kept convulsing but barely remained standing; some ran around the gymnasium trying to escape, only to be beaten back by other employees.

“Wonderful! Observing the myriad forms of life, savoring the hundred flavors of human existence.”

“I feel my soul has been elevated once again.” Zhou Yuan looked devout. Of course, this was all due to his looks—actually, he wasn’t thinking about anything. If not for Lin Yebai’s accumulated intimidation, Zhou Yuan would be laughing like a pig right now.

Wasn’t this just Professor Yang, the walking electric shock maniac?

Brother Lin was truly amazing.

Last night I stayed up late explaining ions and the principles of lightning formation to Brother Lin, and today he integrated everything perfectly. He definitely has the qualities of a great emperor!

[Literary Mentor]: If Xiao Zhou were also a reincarnator, I would definitely take him as my direct disciple!

[The Ordinary Me]: Me too

[360 Security Guard]: No, you don’t want to (silently setting up Italian cannons)

[The Ordinary Me]: Yes, I don’t want to

The wild aberrants had already lost their ability to resist. Even worse, most of them had turned charcoal black, with a small portion becoming coal black. Fortunately, their hairstyles were unified—all had afro hairdos.

“Brother Lin, you can do perms now!” Zhou Yuan cheered.

Lin Yebai thought to himself: another strange skill acquired!