334: Chapter 334 What is he doing? Constipated?

"Lin Fan held that bird in his hand, its wings still fluttering, but he wasn't in a hurry to deal with it and instead looked at Xu Zhixia first."

""Zhixia, you have a vast store of knowledge, can you explain this?""

""Explain what?""

""The first time he transformed, he completely lost control and didn't remember anything when he woke up. The second time he transformed, in less than ten minutes he recovered his consciousness, was able to speak, and even ran off to catch a bird.""

"Lin Fan paused for a moment. "Only a single day has passed in between.""

"Xu Zhixia leaned against the rock wall at the cave entrance and thought for a few seconds."

""I have a hypothesis, though it might not be entirely accurate.""

""Hm?""

""You can think of Zhou Kai's brain as a computer. Those filamentous objects modified his hardware and installed a new operating system into it. When it booted up for the first time, the new system conflicted with the old system and caused a blue screen, which is why he completely lost control.""

"Zhou Kai stood to the side, tilting his huge head as he listened, his expression showing at a glance that he wasn't quite following."

"Xu Zhixia continued, "But the human brain's adaptability far exceeds our imagination.""

""Although the first transformation was out of control, the brain had already started learning during that process, beginning to build new neural pathways to adapt to that new system.""

""It's just like when you drive a manual car for the first time—stalling, rolling backward, and scrambling in a panic.""

""But driving it a second time, even though you're still rusty, at least you know where the clutch is.""

"Lin Fan understood."

""So what you mean is, the more times he transforms, the stronger his control over this state becomes?""

""Theoretically, yes." Xu Zhixia nodded. "Furthermore, Zhou Kai has an advantage: the degree of his mutation is inherently lighter than Chen Jian's.""

""Human consciousness occupies a larger proportion in his brain, while bestiality occupies a smaller proportion. Every time he transforms, humanity and bestiality fight for control, but as long as humanity wins once, the brain will record this victory, making it easier to win the next time a conflict occurs.""

""There's another point." Xu Zhixia glanced at Zhou Kai. "After he lost control the first time, he shouted out the two words 'Brother Fan'. That was actually a milestone event.""

""It shows that even in a completely bestialized state, human emotions are still retained in his subconscious. The stronger this emotion is, the faster the speed at which he recovers his rationality.""

"After hearing this, Song Ya's expression relaxed considerably."

"Yang Ningcong poked his head out of the cave and muttered, "Does that mean he'll have to transform again in the future?""

""High probability that he will," Xu Zhixia said. "The trigger conditions are not yet clear. It might happen once a day, or it might change when night falls. The best outcome is that he can freely control this transformation.""

""Regardless, as long as he can maintain his sanity every time he transforms, it won't be a big problem.""

"Yang Ningcong pulled his head back in. Not a big problem? A three-meter-tall werewolf is swaying right in front of you, and you're telling me it's not a big problem?"

"Lin Fan digested this information and nodded. What Xu Zhixia said seemed to make logical sense."

"He raised his head to look at Zhou Kai's current build, then turned his head to look at the entrance of the Karst Cave."

"The entrance of the Karst Cave was not wide to begin with, just about enough for one person's body width."

"With Zhou Kai's current physique, his shoulder width was at least one and a half meters, and standing straight, he was over three meters tall."

""Kaizi, I'm afraid you won't be able to get in," Lin Fan said."

"Zhou Kai lowered his head to look at himself, then looked at the cave entrance, walking over to measure it against himself."

"His shoulders were a large chunk wider than the cave entrance."

""...Indeed, I can't get in.""

"Zhou Kai scratched his head. "Then I'll sleep outside.""

"He glanced around the platform, found a wind-sheltered corner, bent his two hind legs, and squatted his whole body down onto the ground. That posture was no different from a crouching Tibetan Mastiff."

""Anyway, my fur is thick, I'm not cold.""

"Yang Ningcong looked at Zhou Kai's appearance. He really fucking looked like a dog."

"Su Qingxue stood at the cave entrance, watching Zhou Kai curled up on the rocks outside. This seemed somewhat cruel to Zhou Kai. Suddenly, something flashed through her mind."

""Wait," Su Qingxue spoke up."

"Lin Fan looked at her."

""Last time... when Zhou Kai changed back, what was the situation?""

"Lin Fan recalled, "At the top of the rock wall, he chased after me for a while, then shouted 'Brother Fan', and the whole person collapsed, turning back into human form.""

""Collapsed?" Su Qingxue pressed, "He passed out?""

""Right, he passed out, and only turned back afterwards.""

"Su Qingxue's eyes lit up."

""Does that mean as long as he loses consciousness, his body will automatically change back into a human?""

"The Karst Cave fell silent for two seconds."

"Xu Zhixia was the first to react. "You mean...""

""Knock him out, and he'll be able to change back." Su Qingxue finished her sentence."

"Zhou Kai's head whipped around, his two yellow-green eyeballs staring at Su Qingxue. If he had to pass out completely to turn into a human, then he might as well just stay like this forever."

"Lin Fan looked at Zhou Kai, then looked at the cave entrance that could only be passed through sideways."

""That makes sense.""

"Zhou Kai sprang up, his three-meter-tall body standing bolt upright."

""Wait, wait, wait, what makes sense?""

""You can't get into the cave as a wolf, but you can as a human, and you can't maintain this form forever. Yang Ningcong was just laughing at you earlier.""

"Zhou Kai waved his two paws randomly in front of his chest. "Brother Fan, even though I've mutated, I still have the sense of pain!""

""With such a huge physique, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to knock out.""

""Then you can't just keep sleeping outside. You squat at the door like a rural village's big yellow dog, looking at you like this makes my heart ache... Hmph ha...""

"Zhou Kai looked at Lin Fan. "Brother Fan, if you want to laugh, just laugh it out, you don't need to hold it in.""

""Besides, I can also try by myself to see if I can change back.""

"Lin Fan hurriedly lowered his head to conceal his smile. He had been careless; ever since Zhou Kai turned into a werewolf, his eyesight had improved by several multiples."

""Ahem." Lin Fan suppressed the smile on his lips and said, "Alright then, you try first.""

"Zhou Kai stood on the platform and closed his eyes."

"Several minutes passed, and nothing changed at all."

"He opened one eye and stole a glance at Lin Fan."

""Brother Fan, I don't know how.""

""When you transformed just now, how did you do it?""

""That was uncontrollable, my body did it on its own.""

""Then you do it in reverse now.""

""How do I do it in reverse?""

""Just now when you transformed, did you feel a force pushing outward?""

"Zhou Kai thought for a moment and nodded."

""Then right now, you push that force back down.""

"Zhou Kai closed his eyes again, his facial expression beginning to contort. On that head covered in black fur, his facial features wrinkled into a ball, and his fangs ground together making a creaking sound."

"Yang Ningcong poked his head out of the cave and asked in a low voice, "What is he doing? Constipation?""