8: Chapter 8 Devouring

The two were scared out of their wits, instinctively driving their Supernatural Abilities to resist.

Flames gushed out, instantly obliterating many Worms.

The same was true for the ice; it instantly froze many Worms, causing them to fall to the ground and turn into dust.

However, a small portion of the Worms still made contact with their bodies.

In almost an instant, those Worms entered their bodies and began devouring their flesh at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The two immediately collapsed to the ground, letting out shrill wails as their Supernatural Abilities sprayed wildly, destroying the entire room and even the entire hotel beyond recognition in an instant.

After only dozens of seconds, their bodies had turned into two skeletons, with not even a scrap of skin remaining.

Their flesh and blood became nutrients for the Worms, prompting them to give birth to even more Worms.

Once all three had been completely devoured, the Worms quickly converged into a massive mass of flesh.

The flesh writhed rapidly, quickly taking on a human form and finally transforming into an incredibly handsome young man.

It was none other than Ling Yichen!

But this was not the real Ling Yichen.

The real Ling Yichen was still at Ye Qingzhu's home, and was precisely that White Cat.

Yesterday evening, after devouring the two men who intended to violate Ye Qingzhu, he had parasitized her.

Every move Ye Qingzhu made was under his surveillance.

He was perfectly aware of everything she encountered today; even Ye Qingzhu's awakening was related to him.

Because the bodies of those he parasitized would undergo changes, awakening was only normal.

At this moment, he was also the one controlling Ye Qingzhu's body to kill these three perverts in reverse.

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Ling Yichen felt the power of this body and couldn't help but sigh softly, "The flesh of an Awakened One is indeed more powerful. With these Worms, I can not only repair my body but should also be able to start condensing Spirit Worms."

As he spoke, his body instantly collapsed, turning back into Worms.

These Worms quickly crawled toward Ye Qingzhu's body, eventually entering her and disappearing.

Immediately after, Ye Qingzhu's body twitched, and the Worms within her eyes vanished from sight.

Ye Qingzhu also fell straight down, only waking up groggily after dozens of seconds.

When she woke up and saw the three skeletons in the room and the state of the entire hotel, she was somewhat shocked and dazed.

"What happened?"

"Why did I lose consciousness just now?"

"How did they die?"

However, she quickly calmed down.

Her state of mind had already undergone a massive change at this time.

Having experienced two consecutive attempted assaults and nearly being humiliated, she was no longer that simple little girl.

In particular, having felt the indifference of those people earlier had further accelerated her transformation.

So at this moment, facing those three skeletons, she felt no pity at all; instead, she felt extremely refreshed.

Although she had great doubts about the deaths of these men, now was not the time to think about such things.

At that moment, the door to the room was burst open, and the hotel owner rushed in with several people.

When they saw the three skeletons on the floor, they were also stunned.

He recognized these three because they frequently did such things and had ruined many girls.

However, since all three were dead now, there was nothing he could criticize.

He only looked at Ye Qingzhu with a somewhat strange gaze.

Because he had clearly seen the three of them escorting her up, yet now it had ended in such a situation.

What exactly had happened in between?

The moment Ye Qingzhu saw the owner, her expression immediately became cold and sharp.

This owner was no good either; he had clearly watched her being taken up but didn't stop it, instead cheerfully providing the venue.

A piece of trash!

"Hmph!"

Ye Qingzhu gave a cold snort, ignored him, and stepped toward the door.

The owner didn't dare to block her.

Since she could kill those three, she could naturally deal with him as well; how would he dare to stop her?

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Ye Qingzhu quickly left the hotel and only breathed a long sigh of relief after walking quite a distance away.

In fact, she was currently putting on a brave front.

She was just a newly awakened Awakened One with meager strength, and was not actually a match for the hotel owner.

After steadying her mind, she hurried toward the subway station in the Central District.

She just wanted to go home now; the people in this place were truly terrifying.

One hour later.

She finally got off at the subway station in the Old City District.

Returning to the Old City District, her hanging heart finally settled a little.

She immediately rushed home without stopping.

Her parents must have received the news about her awakening long ago.

Mom and Dad must be scared to death.

Sure enough, when she returned home, her parents were waiting for her return with extreme anxiety.

The two immediately asked eagerly upon seeing her:

"Qingzhu, they said you awakened? Is it true?"

Hearing this, Ye Qingzhu's tears couldn't help but flow out as she threw her arms around them.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Tang Juan asked softly.

Ye Qingzhu shook her head gently and replied, "It's nothing, I just missed you guys so much!"

She naturally wouldn't mention being bullied earlier to avoid making them worry.

After restraining her emotions, she put on a smile and said excitedly, "Dad, Mom, I'm an Awakened One now!"

As she spoke, she showed her badge.

"From now on, I can protect you and give you a better life!"

After becoming an Awakened One, one could receive 100 points issued by the Supernatural Management Association every month, and 1 point could be exchanged for 100 credits.

In other words, even if she did nothing, she would have a fixed 10,000 credits a month.

One must know that as teachers, Tang Juan and Ye Songtao had very good salaries, yet the two of them combined only made over 6,000 credits a month.

And an ordinary miner would make 2,000 credits a month at most.

From this, one could see how good the treatment of an Awakened One was.

"Dad, Mom, our lives will get better and better!"

Ye Qingzhu said with conviction.

However, Tang Juan and Ye Songtao didn't care about that at all.

They only looked at Ye Qingzhu with concern and said softly, "None of that is important; what matters is your safety!"

"I heard from other teachers that the world of Awakened Ones is very chaotic. As long as one is strong, they can bully others at will, especially girls—it's very unsafe!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingzhu couldn't help but think of what happened earlier. Her gaze shifted slightly, but she immediately returned to normal.

She looked at her parents with a bright face and said, "I know, so I will work hard to become strong, strong enough that no one can bully me. I promise!"

At this, Ye Songtao and Tang Juan finally showed smiles and looked at her with relief.

At that moment, a crisp "Meow" sounded.

The White Cat, who was Ling Yichen, walked toward Ye Qingzhu with elegant cat steps.

Upon seeing him, Ye Qingzhu immediately cheered, "Ah, Doudou, I missed you so much!"

As she spoke, she let go of her parents, went to meet Ling Yichen, picked him up, and then unceremoniously kissed him on the lips.

Ling Yichen stared at her with a pair of beautiful blue eyes, then revealed a faint, inscrutable expression.

Having been kissed so much, he didn't care as much as before.

He obediently allowed Ye Qingzhu to hold him in her arms and enjoyed her caresses.

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