Facing the sticky black fog that seemed to be flowing almost two meters up to the top of the corridor of the unknown existence that was much larger than him, his eyes were calm without a trace of fear, as if he was just asking what to eat tonight and what the weather would be like.
Jian Xie saw the black fog floating in the air seem to drift down a little and slowly climb up his arm. At the same time, a hand forcefully grasped his wrist.
Something unexpected happened because of Jian Xie. The black fog dissipated because of his touch.
It’s mimicry collapsed due to Jian Xie’s approach!
But It seemed to not notice the abnormality of the place where they touched, instead pulling Jian Xie further towards It’s side with quite the force.
——!
Jian Xie penetrated straight through the black fog that secretly wrapped It’s body as if he had crossed a layer of mirror and touched the soft yet cold body without any obstacles.
He could feel the lack of heartbeat in the other’s chest as the graceful fingers he had seen before rose from his side and lifted up his hair to play with it.
This was It.
And he was lying on It’s chest at this moment.
Jian Xie had imagined many possible appearances that might make one lose SAN, but he had never expected that It could actually have a human body and even bend down to speak beside his ear.
“Sure enough, only you can do this.” It’s deep voice actually sounded slightly joyful, “You are unique.”
Jian Xie raised his head and could only see the other person’s smooth jawline.
“I can answer your question now— Because it’s too boring.”
He actually answered all his questions with just one short sentence.
The reason why It was unwilling to answer before was not to appear mysterious, but only in consideration of Jian Xie. It didn’t want to force things.
“Because it’s too boring. Because there are no creatures worth caring about, be it birds, beasts, humans, or monsters.” It spoke slowly, his bored voice gradually turning interested. “But a year ago, I saw you—you have more potential than I thought, you can even kill me!”
It has only been a few days since he awakened to the truth, but in such a short period of time, he has already mastered quite a few abilities.
He could now absorb monsters and convert them into his own energy.
He could also stop and reverse transformation…
It now seemed that with a little study he would even be able to master It’s abilities.
At the same time, the most crucial and rarest thing was that Jian Xie could witness It’s deadly existence without being shaken all while his level of insight value was doubtful. This made him very, very special.
The human being It favored seemed to be able to constantly bring It surprises and make It’s originally boring life interesting. What reason could It have to not to pay attention to him?
Jian Xie: “……”
“You are the only opponent who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me.” It’s lips hooked up. It pulled Jian Xie’s fingers, and acted quite close to him, “I’m looking forward to your growth. Before that, I will not allow anything to hurt you. Because of this, I needed to descend.”
The word It used was “descend”, as if to imply that It did not belong to this world, but this was actually not very difficult to understand.
It, who could act recklessly in front of monsters while crushing laws could only be a higher-dimensional being. After all, they were at a different level, and It looked at them like ants.
“And I’m the only suitable body?”
A night of heavy rain and thunder, a hotel stained with blood, and a car parked on the roadside suddenly flashed through Jian Xie’s mind.
His parents were packing their bags and checking in, preparing to take him to the local tourist attractions. The room card he took in his hands had 0271 written on it. The lady at the counter was dozing off, and four young people were sitting on the sofa playing with their cell phones.
The alarm on Jian Xie’s cell phone in his pocket rang at exactly seven o’clock in the evening.
It was the day before his birthday and twenty-four hours before the car accident.
He was trapped in a small car with two corpses, and it would take forty-nine hours for the ambulance to arrive.
For a full twenty-five hours, he stayed with two cold corpses. The corpses were still blinking, their fingers were constantly twitching, and they were twisting and howling at Jian Xie, trying to crawl from the front driver’s seat to the back.
That was the first time Jian Xie saw a monster.
And from then on, he was able to remain calm when seeing any monster appear.
Not everyone had this kind of birthday experience. On top of that, this year’s birthday still involved being face-to-face with a monster. Jian Xie felt that he may never want to have a birthday again.
It said, “You chose me and accepted me.”
Recalling that experience, Jian Xie found himself unable to refute.
In that dark and narrow space, he recalled everything that happened in the hotel twenty-four hours before the incident. He did make a wish to the gods.
However, the one who fulfilled his wish was not an orthodox god, but in that situation, there was probably no other choice.
One year anniversary…
He didn’t want to remember the details, so even if he recalled it in his mind, only a few key scenes flashed through.
If It really came at that time, everything made sense.
It was Jian Xie who released the terrifying being with his own hands and used himself as a container to accept It in his body. No wonder It said that he chose It.
It turned out that if there was a cause, there must be an effect.
Under such circumstances, even if Jian Xie didn’t want to believe it, he had no choice but to believe the other party. After all, logically speaking, “It” should have taken the price from him.
“Of course, that’s not the point.”
“……?”
It placed It’s hand on Jian Xie’s shoulder, as if to assert It’s sovereignty, and curled It’s lips again, saying in a joyful voice, “The point is, I like you very much. To say it in human words, I like you very much—so, before you mature, nothing can happen to you.”
Thinking of the monsters surrounding Jian Xie, the various prying eyes, and the various forces that were about to follow on his heels…
He sneered and hummed out a lazy snort.
Regardless, no matter what decision Jian Xie made, It would only support It’s human and look forward to the amazing growth he would accomplish.
After It made this tough statement, Jian Xie felt a void in front of him. The chest he was leaning on suddenly turned into a ball of black mist, which spread out in front of him and condensed into a new ball of black mist one meter away from him, connecting with his shadow.
[Believe me,] It said lazily, [I want you to become— the strongest being.]
[I hope you can fulfill our agreement. ]
Even through the fog, he could still feel the other party’s burning gaze.
Jian Xie: “…….”
Become the strongest? Was this the price It wanted?
…But it was indeed a price to pay for him. This would go against the peaceful daily life that Jian Xie originally hoped for.
Setting everything aside, isn’t this guy too confident in him? Isn’t It afraid that he will go astray halfway and suffer a setback in his strength?
It actually waited patiently for him for a whole year, just for him to discover something unusual about his body?
For some reason, It’s confession flashed through his mind again. Jian Xie subconsciously ignored it every time, but he seemed to remember that It had said it more than once…
This evil god is really weird. It even said that nothing can hurt him.
It seemed real though.
Jian Xie suddenly turned around and zipped up his jacket, covering the lower half of his face. He said muffledly, “Okay.”
Despite his quick movements and calm eyes, his slightly red ears still betrayed his thoughts.
Although Jian Xie usually appeared emotionally indifferent and was very satisfied with his current situation, the annoying thing was that his ears would betray his true emotions every time.
Sensing the warmth of his ears, Jian Xie simply reached out his hand and, in an attempt to cover up which only made matters worse, played with his hair to hide the tips of his ears.
In a place where he didn’t notice, the black fog slightly curled on the lips, but said nothing and just floated behind Jian Xie.
When he reached the corner of the stairs and had to climb seventeen flights of stairs, Jian Xie subconsciously took another look at the dilapidated elevator.
It was still under repair today. It has been almost a year and there was no sign of it being repaired.
There was a yellowed missing person notice posted next to the elevator. Every time Jian Xie saw it, he felt that it seemed to have been posted at the entrance of the stairs for a long time now. However, because he wasn’t curious about it, he had never gone to look at it even once. However, tonight, he had an inexplicable urge that made him want to go over and take a look.
Jian Xie narrowed his eyes and felt that the intuition rising in his heart was quite abnormal. After all, he was not a person with a strong thirst for knowledge.
Still, he decided not to go over and take a look.
It was late and he was really sleepy.
However, just as Jian Xie was about to walk towards the first step of the stairs, he looked up and a black figure suddenly flashed in his sight.
A figure stood at the corner seemingly in deep thought with his head down, almost blending into the dark corridor. Liquid dripped down the stairs, and it was unclear whether it was water or something else.
His thin and frail face was shrouded in an extremely dark shadow.
It was his neighbor.
Jian Xie paused and watched the person standing at the corner.
Noticing his gaze, the other party gloomily raised his head. When he saw the figure of the person coming and found that it was Jian Xie, his eyes lit up instantly, like a puppy kept outside.
“You didn’t come home today… You didn’t come back until very late.” He said aggrievedly, looking at Jian Xie. “I was a little worried about you… I-I waited for you here…”
Translator Xena greetings: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!!! This is still a scheduled chapter, but don’t worry, probably around this time, there’s only around a month left to my irl sufferings…. Hopefully…..
I’m hope you’re happily celebrating with loved ones thoooo <3 (To those whose single like me, let’s buy ourselves flowers (˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡))
