Jian Xie was very concerned about what It had just said about “absorbing” and “transforming into your own power”.
It’s choice of words always gave him a sense of what was going to happen next, or what was happening…
If put in a general perspective, those monsters were absorbed by him and used as the driving force to support his body.
He just didn’t know what kind of power it would transform into if it went on for a long time.
He had a feeling that it wouldn’t be that simple.
Jian Xie frowned slightly and looked at his hands.
At present, apart from his weakened body and the restriction on monsters that made them unable to touch him, he actually hasn’t felt any changes in himself.
“Does this mean I can also eat Special A-levels?” Jian Xie asked after a pause.
Since the Supernatural Management Bureau has classified monsters accordingly, he directly chose the highest level known so far as the subject of his questions.
It was indifferent as a few wisps of black mist entangled some of the hair on the side of Jian Xie’s face. It hummed. [Something like that is nothing.]
I wonder if a Special A-level monster like Dr. Li would vomit blood after hearing these contemptuous words…
According to the information Cheng Li gave him, the Special A-level monster was the highest level of monster known so far, and there has been no precedent of a Special A-level monster being killed. But even a monster of this level was just “something like that” for It.
Then, It’s lips curled upwards as It said, [Of course, you can.]
Hearing this, Jian Xie was stunned and finally understood why Dr. Li was so afraid of him.
——Not only were they afraid of the evil god in his body, they were also afraid of him himself.
Turns out the answer was simple: he could actually eat them.
Moreover, with Jian Xie’s flesh and blood—certified by the A- and B-level monsters that died before him without leaving any trace—he could easily attract a passing A-level monster to drool over him while walking on the street…
Although Jian Xie exuded a sweet scent of “come and eat me” all over his body, constantly luring all kinds of monsters to attack him like a powerless prey, the truth was he himself was the ruthless predator.
If one thought about it carefully, it really was a two-way transaction in a certain sense…
It was the kind of entrapment where there were pitfalls and snares waiting.
Dr. Li was very much indignant and at a loss about this.
Jian Xie shed a few non-existent crocodile tears in his heart for those monsters and decided to continue asking questions.
“…Then why didn’t I eat Dr. Li?”
He didn’t really want to eat him. The other person was more or less an acquaintance, so he wasn’t that crazy. He was just simply curious.
This emotion of curiosity was actually a bit unfamiliar to Jian Xie.
Since the car accident a year ago, he rarely had such drastic mood swings. He was like a burnt piece of firewood which completely lost its passion.
This was also why, just a few hours after Jian Xie learned that he could devour monsters, he had already accepted this setting without any obstacles.
Because he felt in his heart that everything didn’t matter and he couldn’t have too many emotions about it. At most, he felt a little disgusted after eating those strange monsters, as if he was sucking on some plasticine, but he quickly let go of the rest.
…Jian Xie sometimes admired his own psychological quality.
Most people would lose some rationality after hearing that they had come back to life, but he remained strong and did not take it too seriously at all.
[Didn’t you not want to? ]
Hearing the question, It’s fingers that were playing with Jian Xie’s hair paused, and It spoke with a bit of hesitation.
Yes, hesitation.
It was just like a novice cat owner who wondered why things weren’t going according to plan.
Apparently, this extremely noble unknown being was also feeding a resurrected human for the first time, so don’t be too harsh on It.
“…………”
Although It did not elaborate on it, Jian Xie understood the hidden meaning behind It’s words in a flash.
Eating a Special A-level monster could indeed fill his stomach, but it could only satisfy him temporarily, while its fear could be reused and exploited repeatedly which was equivalent to a never-ending snack vending machine.
…The key point was that it has his favorite orange flavor.
Jian Xie remained shamefully silent.
Sorry, Dr. Li, he doesn’t plan to change.
[Humans are omnivores.]
Jian Xie blinked. He didn’t expect that It would suddenly add such an abrupt sentence.
Seemingly thinking that he was still struggling with the issue of eating monsters, It’s voice was a little lighthearted and dismissive, as if the issue he was worried about was unimportant.
Jian Xie, who actually didn’t care: “…”
He knew that humans were omnivores, but omnivores didn’t eat everything, and he was sure that monsters were not on the human diet.
Mixed feelings.
But… was It trying to comfort him?
It did not give Jian Xie more time to feel surprised. Something flashed in front of his eyes and then, the crisp sound of finger snaps rang in his ears, calling back his attention.
Obviously, this action was made by the non-human behind him.
Quite satisfied that all the attention was back on It, It withdrew It’s hand from Jian Xie’s face.
It was not known whether it was intentional or unintentional, but It’s slightly cool fingertips brushed against his earlobe in the darkness, causing Jian Xie, who had a normal constant temperature of a human, to tremble.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the pair of hands that appeared from the darkness for the first time.
Surprisingly, there was no difference between them and a human’s.
If one must point out the difference between the two, it was that the joints of these hands were paler, as if they were carefully carved without any trace of artificiality.
Jian Xie suddenly raised his eyes and grabbed It’s fingers.
It felt icy-cold to the touch, just like sinking one’s fingers into an extremely cold ice stream in the dead of winter. Countless images exploded before his eyes, causing a shudder from his soul.
However, the contact between their fingers lasted only for a second. The fingers that were originally close suddenly turned into a black mist and scattered between Jian Xie’s fingers. At the same time, he came to his senses and felt an extreme splitting headache.
However, it was not that the other party attacked him because of his rash touch.
The dispersed black mist did not re-condense, but instead floated and gathered near his temple. At the same time, his headache quickly disappeared.
…It really has no real body.
Jian Xie once again clearly realized that no matter how powerful It was, It was a ferocious beast hidden in his body and was inexplicably docile to him.
It, who was obviously temperamental towards other monsters and humans, did not teach Jian Xie a lesson for his offensive physical contact. Instead, It lazily healed all the discomfort on his body, just like a wild animal lazily licking the wound on its master’s finger.
[I like you touching me,] It said, [but not now.]
Jian Xie was still in a daze.
“……”
[It seems your little friend is dying.]
Although his voice was casual, it was intended to remind Jian Xie inadvertently, [Although I don’t care, you do, right?]
Jian Xie came back to his senses instantly.
Oh, right. Class president.
At the same time, almost silently, he zipped up his jacket and covered his out of control ears that were slightly red. In an instant, only a pair of alert eyes were left, warily observing the surrounding environment.
Sensing another strange malicious aura in the darkness, Jian Xie subconsciously frowned as his body tensed up.
What he didn’t know was that his eyes, which usually appeared as a light brown color, were now glowing with a cruel scarlet hue, and the huge black fog behind him had silently blended into his slender body inside the jacket without him knowing.
[Directly ahead, one hundred meters away, there’s a light on the left. ]
As It’s voice fell, Jian Xie clearly felt something different.
All the lights in the buildings had been turned off earlier, as if there was a massive global power outage.
But in the direction described, a villa seemed to have been powered on by an unknown force. Electricity suddenly flowed through it, which was extremely eye-catching.
……
Could this be a particularly caring game guide?
The corners of Jian Xie’s mouth twitched.
It was so considerate in a way that even people with 1.0 vision would be moved to tears after seeing it.
From a distance, he could see that the conspicuous villa had two floors, and a string of decorative light bulbs was hung outside the windowsill. Because they were powered on, red, green and yellow lights were shining among the plastic berries and leaves. It seemed that the family living in the villa had just had a party as all the rooms were lit with white lights.
Although it was a bright environment, it looked particularly eerie because it was surrounded by darkness.
Through the floor-length curtains that had not yet been drawn, one could vaguely see a long table with tableware already laid out on it.
However, on the steps at the door, which was originally where guests visited, there was a teddy bear doll that was less than a human’s height, blocking the way. It was cozy yet revealed an extremely strange atmosphere.
After a while, his sneakers were lifted up, and Jian Xie slowly walked towards the stairs to the villa.
This feeling of walking in the dark was strange, but not that out of place…
It was like walking in one’s own territory.
It seemed that because he had absorbed monsters unconsciously for nearly a year and It was always in his body, Jian Xie could feel countless forces blending in the darkness. At this moment, it was as if there was a crumbling super planet in his body that was about to explode as long-lost emotions returned to his body.
There were no such repressive emotions anymore.
Is it It’s power?
Or… is it his?
[Not bad.]
It looked down upon everything through Jian Xie’s eyes. It curled It’s lips slightly, and seemed very satisfied with the current state of It’s humanity.
“…..”
The fence that was supposed to stop him was unexpectedly pushed down by an invisible hand one meter away before he got close. It turned into thin black smoke in front of Jian Xie’s eyes and disappeared in an instant.
The air around him was distorted in inexplicable heat, as if screaming silently.
Sneakers landed on the steps and stopped.
Jian Xie lowered his head slightly. The little bear doll stood between Jian Xie and the entrance to the villa.
It still stood with its back to him, motionless, as if unaware of what was happening behind it. At such a close distance, Jian Xie could see cigarette burns, torn threads and buttons hanging by a thread on its fabric.
Jian Xie paused.
He held out his hand, ready to take it aside.
But the moment his hand touched it, it screamed, and an indescribable stench spread from its body. The cloth broke apart at the seams inch by inch, revealing the piles of distorted human faces that had been stuffed inside. Its interior was actually made up of densely packed unknown limbs.
It was just a simple touch, but the flesh and blood shrank rapidly and started to smoke.
Too easy.
It was enough to see how overwhelming the force it faced was.
In comparison, all Jian Xie did the whole time was move forward and stretch out his hand, two very ordinary actions, but the opponent already had no ability to fight back.
The puppet that was used to obstruct investigators and seal off scent was left with only a curled up, shriveled, stinky skin, making way to open the entrance to the villa that was originally blocked.
This was the class president’s home.
As they got closer and removed the obstacles, the eerie and dark atmosphere in the villa became even stronger.
Jian Xie paused. “…Are we going in just like this?”
[Of course.] It propped It’s chin up and said lazily, [Now, it’s meal time.]
