Endless Throne - Chapter 23

Xiahou Yun grabbed a swollen corpse by the ankle and ruthlessly smashed it into the underground passage, creating loud clanging sounds as blood splattered everywhere, mixed with shattered bones and internal organs.

The corpse in his hands was two to three meters tall, covered in bloody flesh, still struggling incessantly.

Even with such desperate efforts, the corpse still couldn’t escape Xiahou Yun’s clutches, being used by him as a giant hammer to smash other corpse monsters trying to crawl out of the underground passage.

“Let you crawl!”

Xiahou Yun repeatedly slammed the giant corpse in his hands, like playing whack-a-mole, smashing wherever corpse monsters popped their heads up.

He was quite irritable, single-mindedly wanting to drive this group of noisy things back. In his carelessness, the corpse monster he was using as a hammer was reduced to just one leg. Unable to bear it any longer, it let out a pitiful, aggrieved cry.

“Wu wu wu…”

[Literary Mentor]: He doesn’t understand your heart, pretending to be calm, he doesn’t understand why your heart cries…

[Little Bunny Be Good]: Tears in my eyes

[The Ordinary Me]: Tears welled up and spilled out

[Watermelon Patch Sinner]: You’ll never understand what’s hidden beneath a doctor’s exterior (deep expression)

Xiahou Yun looked toward Lin Yebai’s direction, his fierce gaze slightly condensing. In this situation, should he continue grabbing the corpse and smashing it on the ground, or let go and explain to Lin Yebai?

“Do as you please.” Lin Yebai adjusted his sunglasses.

Xiahou Yun had completely transformed into a different person. That shell seemed to hide a ferocious beast, completely losing his usual coldness and seriousness. Perhaps this was his hidden true nature.

The irritable doctor was online and abusing corpses.

The scene was too bloody, unbearable to watch.

No one knew just how much strength he possessed. In his hands, the corpse was like a torn sack, being swung around with no dignity whatsoever.

The originally extremely brutal scene became strange due to Lin Yebai and Zhou Yuan’s intrusion.

Xiahou Yun’s spellcasting process was interrupted, his eyes filled with crimson as he stared at the two people outside the passage.

[Strong Man Lock Man]: Strange~ familiar~ this feeling~ afraid to encounter~

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: This cat guessed correctly, Dr. Xia is indeed not right

[Don’t Want to Save the World Today]: Let it all be destroyed, I’m annoyed

Xiahou Yun’s gaze became increasingly cold. His pure white fox ears and fox tail had been stained red with blood. He wavered on the edge of losing his sanity.

“You continue, I need to take a dump.” Zhou Yuan instantly imagined one hundred and eight ways to kill and silence witnesses. Covering his stomach with a pained expression and furrowed brows, he looked weakly at Lin Yebai.

“Brother Lin wants to go too, right?”

“No, I don’t want to :(“

Lin Yebai gripped his blade handle tightly, frowning as he felt things weren’t simple.

Zhou Yuan was rejected and looked at Lin Yebai with disbelief.

At this moment, Lin Yebai had betrayed the hardworking and simple working class.

“Damn! Are you devils?” Xiahou Yun was extremely irritated.

Corpse monsters kept trying to crawl out of the underground passage, extending their corpse hands and forcibly clawing open the entrance to the underground passage.

They were immediately kicked back by the furious Xiahou Yun, who brutally broke their limbs and kicked them back down.

He clenched his fists tightly, suppressing his urge to laugh. He had never thought of himself as someone who loved to laugh, nor had he discovered any particular sense of humor. At this moment, he suddenly felt an impulse to burst into wild laughter.

No matter what, bursting into wild laughter in such a place would always be strange. How could there be someone like Zhou Yuan in this world, a bizarre talent who spouted such crude language?

Under Xiahou Yun’s feet were many crawling severed hands, ready at any moment to overthrow his suppression.

“Dr. Xia, when you’re free let’s take a dump together. We’ll withdraw first.”

Zhou Yuan frantically signaled Lin Yebai with his eyes, indicating retreat.

[Shandong Two-Meter Giant Scallion]: I’m cracking up

[Literary Mentor]: Your friend Zhou Yuan requests you, when free let’s take a…

[Charcoal Grilled Great Demon Dragon]: All Heaven Food Delivery, fast delivery of anything

[Blooming Wealth]: I’m going to die laughing in this live stream room sooner or later

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: The royal cat food I just put in my mouth instantly became tasteless

“Don’t leave, come lend a hand.”

Since he was already exposed, Xiahou Yun no longer concealed himself.

He grabbed the one-legged corpse monster and continued smashing, with even greater force. The corpse monster was on the verge of falling apart.

“Could I first presumptuously…” Zhou Yuan tentatively began.

“No dumping.” Xiahou Yun rejected him first.

“Ask about a recipe…” Zhou Yuan finally finished his sentence.

“…” Now it was Xiahou Yun’s turn to be silent. After brewing for a while, he slowly spoke:

“Big White Rabbit.”

“Besides milk candy, what else do you eat?” Zhou Yuan was curious. Eating milk candy every day, yet Dr. Xia didn’t seem to become milky at all, not cute in the slightest.

“Blood pearls.” Xiahou Yun gave up on himself completely, abandoning any attempt to salvage his image.

Lin Yebai casually chopped off a corpse monster’s head, discovered there was no system notification or point reward, and became listless.

“Pretty much the same as us…” The two-to-one personnel configuration gave Zhou Yuan a bit of confidence.

Xiahou Yun was still continuing his hammering and banging. With his movements, the entire passage echoed with “clang clang” sounds.

Standing alone at the exit, he was worth a thousand troops.

He maintained a domineeringly invincible posture, fiercely striking the escaping corpse monsters, kicking them back into the entrance one by one. He was clearly a skilled practitioner of footwork.

Lin Yebai stood outside the passage, occasionally delivering a finishing blow, establishing a defense line with Zhou Yuan to share some of Xiahou Yun’s pressure.

Indoors, time flow was unknown. Before they knew it, night had fallen, and bell sounds rang from the stairway.

Those escaping corpse monsters gradually became docile upon hearing the bell sounds.

“Mr. Lin, prepare to retreat. They’re going back.”

Only then did Xiahou Yun breathe a sigh of relief. Today’s crisis had been successfully weathered again. Aside from the splattered blood and cracked ground, everything was safe and sound.

The bell sounds grew closer. Xiahou Yun signaled Lin Yebai and Zhou Yuan to remain quiet.

A three-headed dog with a dignified demeanor walked toward them. The main head was a husky, but with quite a composed temperament. The left head was a poodle, the right was a Samoyed.

It wore a bell around its neck. At first glance it looked incongruous, but after looking twice, one could somehow accept this strange setting.

The three-headed dog was over five meters long overall. Its coat color wasn’t much different from a normal husky, with shiny fur. Its strange sense of composure commanded respect, and its massive body instantly filled the corridor.

Its aura was incredibly powerful – at least an intermediate aberrant or higher.

“Woof woof woof…” The husky looked at Xiahou Yun with considerable appreciation, yet quite reserved.

“Lord Ergou, these two are my friends.” Xiahou Yun proactively introduced them.

[The Ordinary Me]: This dog is good, has the bearing of a general

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Too many things to complain about, don’t know where to start

[Truth Supreme]: The real boss has appeared!

[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: Face Ergou! Swift Wind!

“Woof woof woof…” Ergou’s gaze was proud. It directly conjured an intermediate aberrant’s blood pearl from the void and dropped it at Xiahou Yun’s feet. With a crooked, charming smile and an arrogant expression, it entered the underground passage.

Perhaps it slipped, as continuous sounds of heavy objects falling echoed from the underground passage, along with the evil dog’s slightly panicked angry howls. It took at least half an hour for things to calm down.

The barking changed from shame and anger to pride – it seemed Ergou had achieved victory.

“Dr. Xia, you can understand dog language? Are canine languages synchronized?” Zhou Yuan looked envious.

“I’m going to bathe.” Xiahou Yun was covered in blood, his voice cold and deep.

That white coat had been completely dyed dark red.

“Using body wash? Or pet shampoo? Does your tail shed…”

“Keep blabbering and I’ll kill you.” One Zhou Yuan equaled a thousand ducks. Xiahou Yun was extremely annoyed.

Yet he had some hidden worries in his heart. Always washing with soap – would his tail and ears shed fur? What if he went bald in the future?

“The situation is as you’ve seen. Ergou is the ruler of the underground corpse storage. It should be a high-level aberrant, but holds goodwill toward humans.”

Xiahou Yun briefly explained Ergou’s origins:

“It’s somewhat similar to the old hen, equally possessing intelligence. Before the aberration, Ergou was a stray dog at this school. Very ambitious, it liked to audit classes. When listening to lectures, it always showed profound eyes…”

“Studying medicine can make you become a high-level aberrant?” Zhou Yuan felt the charm of learning for the first time.

“Not necessarily. So many people in the whole school studied medicine, but only Ergou stood out in the end.” Xiahou Yun sighed softly.

“Do others know about Ergou’s existence? With so many things underground, aren’t you afraid when sleeping at night?” Zhou Yuan was learning about such a powerful aberrant in the shelter for the first time.

“With so many people gathered together, without Ergou, the shelter would have been breached long ago. Corpse monsters have weaker attack power compared to aberrants, so it’s relatively safe. Unfortunately, Ergou refuses to go north, otherwise we wouldn’t need to worry about safety on the road.”

Xiahou Yun didn’t continue this topic. After the three cleaned up, he escorted Lin Yebai and Zhou Yuan back to their residence.

“Too tired today. Let’s discuss in detail another day. I hope we can establish a cooperative relationship.” Xiahou Yun originally had other things to say to Lin Yebai, but after a night of multi-person exercise, all three were quite exhausted. Finally, Xiahou Yun found a pile of anatomy books for Lin Yebai to take back and read.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” When Xiahou Yun saw Lin Yebai, his tail unconsciously started wagging. Old habits die hard.

Lin Yebai began thinking about how to complete the main quest.

Kill Ergou?

Currently, it seemed Ergou had spatial abilities, which was somewhat troublesome. He’d observe for a few days first, understanding the various abilities of high-level aberrants.

If other high-level aberrants appeared, he could directly transfer targets. Ergou wasn’t the best choice. Lin Yebai was more inclined to kill deranged aberrants.

Zhou Yuan returned and told Coach Wang and the old hen about the underground corpse storage, Xiahou Yun’s true face, and the powerful three-headed dog. The little spiders listened with sharp intakes of breath.

Of course, he told the “Zhou-ified” version.

“At that time, with one look from me, the corpse monsters exploded on the spot. Dr. Xia was shocked beyond measure, clamping his fox tail tight, thinking ‘This child is actually so terrifying’…”

“Bang bang bang—” Someone was knocking on the door outside again.

Zhou Yuan was slightly panicked. Xiahou Yun wasn’t standing outside eavesdropping again, was he?

After opening the door, he found it was Song Yao and instantly felt relieved.

“I came to visit.”

The little spiders had been taught by Coach Wang many times not to speak in front of strangers. They all hid behind Coach Wang, curiously observing Song Yao.

“Welcome Brother Song to our happy family. You came and even brought gifts, too polite…”

Zhou Yuan looked at the large wooden box beside Coach Wang, quite curious.

“Oh, inside this is Dr. Xia’s…”

“Ah???” Zhou Yuan was shocked.

“Anatomical model he sent, asked me to bring it over.” Song Yao had unconsciously mastered the essence of speaking in half-sentences.

“You scared me to death.” Zhou Yuan patted his chest, subconsciously feeling that Xiahou Yun was quite vindictive. Fortunately, what he said wasn’t overheard by the other party.

“We’ll be heading north soon. Went scouting today, went quite smoothly.” Song Yao was in a good mood, smiling.

“Xiao Zhou can go out with others to collect supplies, or staying at the shelter is also good.”

“Mr. Lin, I’m more inclined for you to stay at the shelter, temporarily familiarize yourself with the environment and the shelter’s management methods.”

“Good.”

“As for Mr. Wang here, you can go with Xiao Zhou, or stay with Mr. Lin.” Song Yao had always held an appreciative attitude toward Coach Wang – a tough guy among tough guys, clearly extraordinary at first glance.

Coach Wang nodded to Song Yao in acknowledgment. In front of outsiders, Coach Wang was always very composed, completely unlike a veteran otaku.

The next day, Lin Yebai stood at the shelter’s main entrance wearing sunglasses.

He was to guard here for the day, quite leisurely. Zhou Yuan went to get a reclining chair.

A child ran over from somewhere, voice crisp:

“Uncle, why are you standing here motionless?”

“Do you need to cross the street?”

“Uncle, let me help you cross over.”

Lin Yebai adjusted his sunglasses, suddenly realizing something.