184: Chapter 184 The Origin of the Monsters in This World

Chapter 184: The Origin of the Monsters in This World

In the dark and damp deep alley, the sound of barking dogs echoed.

Two pairs of non-human eyes flashed with cold light like beasts, staring at each other.

"He Yao, is that your doing?"

Fang Cheng frowned upon hearing this, fixing his gaze on the figure in the darkness.

The weird fellow in front of him exuded an indescribable eerie Aura, just like an evil ghost possessing He Yao's body.

Furthermore, there was a vaguely familiar feeling.

"He Yao" propped up his head and slowly nodded:

"According to the rules of hunting, since you know the prey already has an owner, you shouldn't continue the pursuit. Stop here."

He spoke deliberately and leisurely, appearing rather pompous and preaching, like a senior who had long held a high position.

Fang Cheng kept his composure, continued clenching his fists, and took a step forward.

It seemed as if he didn't understand at all, nor did he care what the other person was saying.

Seeing this, "He Yao" showed a trace of displeasure on his tattered face:

"Young man, have you really thought about the price, intending to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?"

As he spoke, there was a faint majesty that could not be violated.

At the same time, the smell of blood permeating the air became more pungent, as if condensing into substantial Evil Qi, spreading around.

Fang Cheng's eyes hid sharpness, silently circulating his True Qi.

His whole body was likewise accumulating an Aura like a raging wave, ready at any time to launch a torrential storm-like attack to swallow the opponent.

Just as the two sides disagreed and a battle was about to break out.

In the distance on the street, the wailing sound of police sirens piercing the night sky came.

"He Yao" suddenly sighed:

"We are all of the same kind, why kill each other and let those chaebols and hunting dogs reap the profits."

He crooked his mouth and tried hard to smile, but with his swollen and deformed facial features, it looked very creepy.

Then he continued:

"Speaking of which, I really like to promote Juniors. Your talent is very good, but you are still too immature. If you are willing to take me as your master, I can guide you in your cultivation. In the future, you might be able to crush those Family descendants and the Special Investigation Team, becoming the number one expert in the Xia Kingdom."

"How about it? As long as you follow me, you can master unimaginable true power. All the power and wealth, treasures and beauties in the world, whatever you want, can be taken at will..."

He spoke tirelessly, his words full of temptation.

Only half of his tongue was broken, and his voice sounded somewhat weird and hoarse, extremely unpleasant to the ears.

Listening to the other party's words attempting to win him over, Fang Cheng was silent for a few seconds, then decisively shook his head:

"Sorry, once I make a decision, I never change it, and..."

Fang Cheng's gaze was scorching, like a blade scalded red by flames, piercing straight at the opponent:

"I hate people who hide their tails in front of me the most. If you want me to take you as my master, state your name first!"

Hearing this, "He Yao" was stunned for a moment, and then let out a sneer:

"Hehe, originally I just wanted to retrieve one more clansman as much as possible..."

His tone also changed, his eyes blooming with dark green light, staring closely at the mask worn on Fang Cheng's face:

"Now, I am more and more interested in you. I really want to peel off your human skin and see your true appearance. Young man, until we meet again..."

As he spoke, the two ghost fires in his eyes seemed to burn more and more vigorously.

Then, his whole body seemed to weather away, and his skin and muscles quickly rotted and fell off.

In the end, even his bones became extremely fragile, as if burning with little green phosphorescent fire.

With a crash, he completely fell apart and collapsed to the ground.

Fang Cheng stepped forward quickly, looking at He Yao, who had turned into a pile of withered bones in the blink of an eye.

He couldn't help frowning, then raised his head to look at the night sky, his gaze abruptly sweeping around.

Except for the burnt smell of flesh floating in the air, no other anomalies were captured.

That guy seemed to find coercion and temptation unworkable, and chose to commit suicide.

No.

It should be by some special mental ability that he made his consciousness break away from He Yao's body and return to his original body.

Fang Cheng took a deep breath, listening to the occasional barking of dogs around.

He quickly picked up a piece of broken brick and wrote the two characters "He Yao" in crooked strokes beside the pile of bones.

Then he carefully checked the scene with the "Scavengers Eye", turned and strode away, quickly plunging into the dark and deep urban night.

...

Woo, woo——

Outside the window, police sirens sounded and lights flickered.

Jiuchang Street in the early morning was exceptionally noisy, and it was hard to restore tranquility for a long time.

Fang Cheng lay on his side on the living room sofa.

While closing his eyes for a doze, his ears pricked up, listening to the movement downstairs.

This was Zhou Xiumei's home.

Such a terrifying murder happened tonight, and the door panel was kicked broken and could not be closed.

Zhou Xiumei stayed in the room alone, holding a pistol with trepidation aimed at the door, waiting silently.

Until she saw Fang Cheng return, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her whole person suddenly seemed to have a backbone.

Seeing this, Fang Cheng comforted her a few words and let her return to her bedroom to sleep in peace.

As for himself, he slept in the living room, guarding outside to avoid any further accidents.

At this moment, his thoughts were racing, looking at the prompt information appearing on the panel.

[Boxing Experience ＋ 18]

[Sanda Experience ＋ 13]

[Jiu-Jitsu Experience ＋ 16]

[Qigong Experience ＋ 9]

What happened tonight was quite bizarre.

He Yao, a former neighbor living in the same building, actually resurrected after death and turned into a man-eating monster.

In order to eliminate the danger, a fierce battle broke out between him and this monster.

Therefore, the combat skill experience gained was secondary.

The key was that he encountered another mysterious freak who called him of the same kind.

Fang Cheng was quite speechless about this, and somewhat unable to let it go.

And thinking back carefully, there was always an unusually familiar feeling.

It seemed... to have a lot in common with the guy who sent postcards to him.

The same green eyes, the same hiding of the head and tail, showing mysterious characteristics.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng's heart couldn't help twitching a bit.

After considering for a moment, he immediately gathered his thoughts, focused his mind and calmed his breath, entering the Meditation state.

After making preparations for entering tranquility, his lips moved slightly, and he once again chanted the spell password used to contact the other party.

Soon, the scenery around changed and fell into complete darkness.

Accompanied by countless noises surging like waves and then retreating.

Fang Cheng opened his eyes and looked at the black fog enveloping the entire city ahead.

Then he found the glowing target hidden within it, pushed open the door with ease, and stepped in.

What came into view was still darkness, a seemingly empty room.

It was exactly the same as his last visit, with no difference.

However.

This time, before Fang Cheng could greet the master, a soft and cold voice sounded first.

"Are you a night owl? Coming to find me so late."

The man who called himself the "Smiling Demon" faintly emerged from the darkness.

His figure was still shrouded in hazy green light, appearing blurry, just like being in a fog.

"Aren't you used to being active in the early morning?"

Fang Cheng asked back with a calm expression, without any apology for disturbing late at night.

"That's only occasionally, most of the time I'm still very normal!"

The Smiling Demon's tone suddenly became unfriendly, and he emphasized:

"And it's already past two o'clock. If you don't seize the time to catch up on sleep, will you still have the energy to work tomorrow?"

After explaining, he then asked somewhat strangely:

"Why are you taking the initiative to find me this time? Could it be that you feel guilty about leaving without saying goodbye last time and are ready to apologize to me?"

Fang Cheng did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice:

"When you were meditating tonight, did you use mental ability to try to attack me from afar?"

"What?"

Hearing this, the Smiling Demon seemed to widen his eyes, feeling very surprised.

After being stunned for a few seconds, he suddenly burst into laughter:

"I actually had this idea, unfortunately I haven't had time to implement it yet!"

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"Damn it, someone beat me to it again. You guy, are you really that likable..."

The Smiling Demon muttered and complained while laughing.

It seemed that he was extremely annoyed because he couldn't strike the first time and now made Fang Cheng prepared in advance.

Fang Cheng remained silent, floating quietly in the dark room.

At this moment, he was in the flame of the lamp, also surrounded by a circle of orange-red light, showing only a hazy figure, and no facial expressions could be seen.

The Smiling Demon's laughter echoed in the chat room for a long time before subsiding.

Seeing that Fang Cheng remained calm all along, he finally couldn't help his curiosity and asked:

"What on earth did you encounter? Hurry up and tell me, maybe I can help you resolve your doubts and worries."

Fang Cheng didn't intend to keep him in suspense. After pondering a little, he frankly said:

"Just now, I met a guy very similar to you..."

Then he told the other party about the bizarre things he encountered tonight without much concealment.

Of course, the part involving Zhou Xiumei was deliberately omitted.

"Eh——"

After listening, the Smiling Demon seemed very surprised and couldn't help smacking his lips:

"That old ghost actually let you off so easily..."

"You know him?"

Fang Cheng's heart stirred, looking at him with great anticipation.

But the Smiling Demon shook his head:

"I haven't even heard his voice, how could I know him."

Then, he explained:

"I mean, as a Ghoul leader, that old fellow actually gave up the low-level Ghouls under his control so easily. It doesn't look like their usual cruel and greedy style of doing things."

"Ghoul? Isn't it a zombie?"

Hearing this, Fang Cheng was somewhat surprised, but it was also within expectations.

After all, the crazy look He Yao showed made it impossible to continue treating him as a human being.

If not an evil ghost, what else could it be?

"It doesn't matter if you are willing to call them zombies, it's just a conventional title."

The Smiling Demon didn't care much about this question.

He seemed to still be wondering what caused the Ghoul leader, known for gluttony, to take the initiative to back down and give up food belonging to himself.

Fang Cheng pondered for a long time and further asked:

"What kind of monsters are Ghouls, and what specific special abilities do they have? Are they turned from humans like zombies in movies?"

"You don't even know this?"

The Smiling Demon suddenly let out a weird cry, appearing even more surprised:

"Turns out you really are a rookie. Your strength is quite strong, yet you don't understand anything. I don't know how your old man taught you. To be able to survive until now at such a young age without being caught by the Special Investigation Team for human experiments is truly a blessing."

"So, I told you, usually you should communicate more with your own kind, otherwise when you encounter danger, you won't even know how you died..."

Before Fang Cheng's brows could frown and he prepared to use some means.

This guy stopped his nagging like an elder, and then said:

"Fine, today it's rare for me to play the role of a teacher, just to repay the favor of you telling me the method of controlling consciousness last time."

"Do you know what the outside world calls us humans who are different from ordinary people?"

The Smiling Demon's tone became solemn. He asked a special question first, and then quickly answered himself:

"Monsters, weird humans, demons, goblins, evil ghosts, no matter what they are, they are actually very general discriminatory titles."

"If according to the official most formal statement, all humans who do not come from aristocratic families but possess transcendent abilities belong to monsters, which can be specifically divided into five categories."

"That is, Ghouls, Werewolves, Blood Clan, Mermen, and Yao Beasts that cannot be completely classified."

Inside the dark and silent chat room, two glowing figures faced each other.

A gloomy voice drifted faintly, continuously recounting secret things that ordinary people could not know.

In this seemingly ordinary world, there is a dark corner belonging to monsters.

From ancient times to the present, from primitive tribes to the civilized era, transcendent power has always existed and never disappeared.

They mingle in the crowd and survive together with ordinary people in a society.

It can be said that humans with transcendent abilities are also a branch in the process of human evolution.

As for why they eat their own kind?

Naturally because of food scarcity.

Wanting to gain enough powerful strength, the energy extracted from low-level food definitely cannot meet the body's needs.

In the process of evolution, at least the same Rank of food intake is required to maintain physiological functions and ensure that power will not be lost due to physical weakness.

And the human body contains richer nutrients, this is beyond doubt.

So like prehistoric Neanderthals, driven by hunger instincts, they developed an irresistible desire to eat people and became predators.

However, those aristocratic families fortunately mastered some mysterious power and successfully got rid of their monster status.

Relying on transcendent power, they are passed down from generation to generation, with noble Bloodlines, standing upright at the top of society.

While other predators are subject to various restrictions, they can only become hidden taboos, choosing to hide in the darkness.

Correspondingly, past dynasties all had official organizations similar to the Special Investigation Team, specifically responsible for annihilating man-eating monsters.

As for the special abilities of monsters like Ghouls.

According to the Smiling Demon's saying.

Ordinary Ghouls generally have faster speed and strength than ordinary people, also have a certain recovery ability, and their claws and teeth are very sharp.

With continuous evolution, various abilities will be greatly enhanced.

Some can spit out their tongues to use as weapons, and even more so, they can manipulate corpses and transform.

As for Ghoul leaders, besides the basic ability to command low-level Ghouls, they each possess some special abilities that outsiders cannot know.

Besides this, they also have a fatal weakness.

They can only haunt at night, because acting under the sunlight will accelerate the degree of their body's decay.

Ancient books in the Xia Kingdom similar to the Six Dynasties' records of anomalies also recorded rumors about Ghouls.

Believing that this monster was initially introduced into the Central Plains from the Western Regions along with Buddhism, and then gradually spread.

After listening to the narration, Fang Cheng finally understood.

It turned out to be for this reason that the murderer in front of him and that Ghoul both regarded him as one of their own kind.

After figuring out the truth of the matter, his heart felt much more relaxed, so he casually asked a question:

"What kind of monster do you think I belong to?"

"Aren't you the same as me?"

Hearing this, the Smiling Demon was somewhat surprised.

Then he let out a sigh with a trace of envy:

"Your Family has produced several famous murderers. For your generation to be able to remain safe and sound after Awakening your abilities is truly rare."