Endless Throne - Chapter 25

“I’ve been found out….I originally just wanted to test the effect, but I didn’t expect to be unable to stop.”

Xiahou Yun reattached his head, fitting it seamlessly back together. Not even a trace could be seen on his neck.

“Because of the serum, whenever I look at you, a strange emotion always rises in my heart.”

“My lord… don’t you really want to experience the feeling of ruling the world?”

Xiahou Yun locked eyes with Lin Yebai, his gaze fanatical, with a kind of sick devotion. This was an emotion that normal people couldn’t possess, perfectly matching this world that was currently falling into corruption.

“How much did you inject?” Lin Yebai didn’t know how much of his blood had been drawn. If he had lost too much blood, it would be obvious, but he hadn’t felt anything particularly strong when he woke up. Xiahou Yun’s current state was clearly abnormal, reminding him of some incurable mental illnesses.

“Not that much, about half of all the finished product.”

“The feeling of power surging is truly wonderful.”

Xiahou Yun lightly stamped his foot, and the entire laboratory trembled.

His ability manifested as tremendous strength, and perhaps there were other hidden talents as well.

When strength reached a certain level, the destructive effect it brought was very impactful, unconsciously reminding Lin Yebai of last night’s scene of Xiahou Yun smashing and throwing corpses tirelessly.

The humanoid cub that had been crying suddenly fell silent as a chicken, deeply experiencing the terrifying nature of Dr. Xia.

[Abyss Monarch]: A flash of shock passed through his eyes, his voice low and magnificent: “First time seeing someone steal king’s blood. Stealing is one thing, but to actually use it on himself…”

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Don’t really understand you abyss species, but I understood Dr. Xia’s operation

[Happy Little Sweet Badger]: Through some behind-the-scenes manipulation, he’s presenting himself to Yebai baby as a male servant?

[The Ordinary Me]: Perfect male servant’s self-cultivation, complete with tail and ears, too awesome ♂

[Sexy Spider Louis]: In our abyss world, fusing with king’s blood means acknowledging a father. The current development is very complex

Lin Yebai pondered for two seconds before speaking:

“Have you ever thought about trying some brain platinum?”

“If it’s something you wish for, I’d be very willing to try it.” Xiahou Yun felt this was a sign that Lin Yebai was accepting the plan. His fluffy white ears folded into a cute arc that made people want to touch them.

“…Never mind.” Lin Yebai’s mood was complicated.

Perhaps brain platinum wasn’t very effective, but if it had even a little use, Xiahou Yun wouldn’t have turned out like this.

For the first time, he felt somewhat powerless, completely unable to guess what would happen next second. Before coming here, he had even prepared for a life-and-death battle.

In the end, his punch hit empty air, truly baffling.

“My lord, where are you going?”

“Why do you live with someone as perverted as Zhou Yuan?”

“Your status is so noble, you should live in a bigger, more luxurious place.”

Xiahou Yun wasn’t comfortable letting Lin Yebai live together with Zhou Yuan and the others. What if other aberrants discovered Lin Yebai’s peculiarities and got close to him first? Wouldn’t that give them a huge advantage?

He wasn’t entirely clear about Lin Yebai’s specific combat strength, but he knew he wasn’t an opponent who could be easily subdued. Rather than completely falling out, it was better to draw closer.

Lin Yebai watched the barrage every day and had learned some fresh vocabulary. His tone was flat:

“Act normal, you’re scaring me.”

[Literary Mentor]: You be scared, I’ll be normal

[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: At this moment, baby has already forgotten how to think

“Mr. Lin, rest assured, I won’t expose our relationship in front of others. This is a secret between us.”

“You just do whatever you want to do. I’ll always be behind you.”

Through his outstanding ability to imagine things, Xiahou Yun quickly found himself a position.

Lin Yebai asked Xiahou Yun for a thick copy of the “Aberrant Investigation Report,” as well as precious documents requiring clearance like “Speculation on the Source of Mutations.”

Through normal channels, he would need to make certain contributions to the shelter to obtain these. Xiahou Yun had accidentally opened up a shortcut for him, saving a lot of time.

Thinking about the strange Xiahou Yun, he couldn’t seem to feel happy about it 🙁

The forgotten humanoid cub watched Lin Yebai’s retreating figure, inexplicably feeling that this young man wearing sunglasses seemed somewhat heavy-hearted.

The cub didn’t want to stay with Dr. Xia and wanted to be taken away by Mr. Lin to be made into soup. Just as it was about to speak, Xiahou Yun covered its mouth.

“Mmm mmm mmm…”

The laboratory door filled with deformed human organ specimens stood wide open. Even with light illumination, it still appeared dark and sinister.

The handsome man in a white coat held the struggling humanoid cub, took out a micro syringe from his pocket, inserted it into the side of the cub’s neck, and slowly pushed the bright red liquid in with his slender fingers, his mouth curving into a sick smile.

Soon, the humanoid cub’s body went rigid and began to convulse. Xiahou Yun held it in his arms, gently comforting it.

Xiahou Yun kept watching Lin Yebai’s departing figure downstairs, his gaze fanatical.

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“What’s wrong, Brother Lin? You haven’t seemed happy since you came back from Dr. Xia’s place.”

“He’s very strange.” Lin Yebai thought of Xiahou Yun, his mood complicated. He still didn’t know how many people had used the serums Xiahou Yun manufactured.

“I think so too.” Zhou Yuan deeply agreed, saying with some concern:

“Brother Lin, should I accompany you?”

“I can handle it alone. You can do your own things.” Lin Yebai lay on a reclining chair at the main entrance, with a thermos cup beside him containing goji berry tea.

“Then I’ll have Old Hen come keep you company. If there are any small errands, you can order it around directly.”

“That’s fine.”

Soon, Zhou Yuan brought Old Hen over and even brought it a small stool.

Lin Yebai opened a copy of “Human Anatomy Atlas,” with the classified documents obtained from Xiahou Yun tucked inside.

“Call out if anyone approaches.” Lin Yebai had Old Hen watch for pedestrians. If someone came over, he could close the book or flip to a normal page.

Sneaking around and being secretive reminded him of his childhood when he would attend classes in the imperial study but hide martial arts storybooks inside his books.

“Cluck cluck cluck!” Old Hen nodded, indicating it understood.

Although there was no clear hierarchy at home, it keenly sensed that Lin Yebai was the father. It would definitely do well with tasks father assigned!

Today, people entering and leaving the shelter all noticed the two figures at the entrance—or more accurately, one person and one chicken.

That chicken was as tall as a person, completely bald, wearing an apron, sitting on a small stool. From a distance, it looked like a living person. Upon closer inspection, one would discover it had a large trademark on its apron—”Taitaile Chicken Essence.”

People passing by all felt it was quite peculiar and paid it respectful attention.

The young man on the reclining chair was said to have the strength to kill intermediate-level aberrants. He was flipping through a “Human Anatomy Atlas,” lying lazily while wearing sunglasses, inexplicably comfortable.

Even from a distant glance, one could see his unusual pallor and sickly weakness, looking like someone bedridden with illness whose days were numbered. His temperament was extremely outstanding—when eyes fell upon him, one couldn’t help but linger several times.

The large koi brought back earlier had invisibly confirmed his strength, and that troublesome Rat King had also died under his blade.

He made people curious, yet they didn’t dare approach.

They always felt like he was like snow on distant mountains and the clear wind and bright moon, while they were chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, spiders, scorpions, and snake spirits on the ground.

The shelter distributed resources according to contribution level. Gate-watching was a very leisurely position with only a small contribution value, but it allowed him to become familiar with other shelter members.

Lin Yebai first read the “Aberrant Investigation Report,” which detailed aberrant classifications, innate abilities, strength divisions, and other important information.

The specific examples opened Lin Yebai’s eyes.

There were pig-headed people, dog-headed people, bull-headed people, centaurs, mantis people, as well as relatively gentle mutations like cat ears, fox ears, and rabbit ears.

The mutations brought to the world by the blood moon were phenomena that biology couldn’t explain, leaning more toward theology. For example, Zhou Yuan’s snake hair, the corpse monsters revived underground, etc.

The “Aberrant Investigation Report” made bold speculations: why hadn’t anyone become the Monkey King or the Jade Emperor?

After comprehensive investigation, the current world’s mutations resembled Western mythology, and angels and demons might appear in the future.

Lin Yebai had heard the live broadcast room audience mention the abyss many times and had a simple understanding of that world.

Perhaps what he saw in his dreams was the abyss. Under the blood moon’s shroud, red and black intertwined, desolate and vast, thick with blood energy, and various strangely shaped giant beasts with brutally abnormal body structures, born only for slaughter.

When he opened “Speculation on the Source of Mutations,” the Main God Space notification sounded—

[Side Mission Completion +0.5%]

He had only seen the first page, describing the blood moon.

An unidentified object crashed into the moon, causing numerous rare phenomena.

As various countries explored the moon, the unidentified object finally revealed itself. It was a blood-colored crystal, about the same color as the serum Xiahou Yun had manufactured—crystal clear, brilliantly beautiful, and at the same time, with a kind of evil and dangerous feeling.

Those who landed on the moon stayed there forever, cause of death unknown. The existence of the blood crystal leaked out and was learned by a few people, who associated it with “eternal life.”

Before the “Moon Treasure Hunt” plan could unfold, the blood moon phenomenon appeared.

That night, the moon was round as a mirror, turning completely bright red, as if it had been salvaged from a sea of blood.

This strange sight caused countless people to observe the moon simultaneously, setting a world record.

In the following period, mutations began. Many people died from unknown diseases, or passed away in their sleep. Multiple mysterious disappearances, citizens going mad and hurting people, and other accidents completely disrupted normal life.

When Lin Yebai entered this world, it was at the tail end of the outbreak period.

As he read, the side mission completion rate kept increasing.

By the time he finished reading the relevant documents, the completion rate had reached 50%.

The side mission was to explore the source of mutations. Lin Yebai thought about the difficulty of reaching the moon and felt his chances of obtaining the blood crystal weren’t great.

Currently, the most urgent matter was finding a suitable high-level aberrant.

Xiahou Yun had also provided information about Ergou, which Lin Yebai specifically saved for last.

Name: Ergou 

Dog Age: 4 years 

Breed: Husky (Teddy, Samoyed)

Characteristics: 

① Three heads sharing one body, taking turns using it. Husky is primary, Ergou is secondary. 

② Teddy and Samoyed intelligence slightly higher than normal dog breeds. Husky intelligence equivalent to ordinary elementary/middle school students, still growing continuously. 

③ Holds special feelings toward humans. Once abandoned, unable to completely trust.

Abilities: 

① Space (storage and escape capabilities) 

② Enormous bite force 

③ Controls a certain number of corpse monsters

After reading, Lin Yebai unconsciously thought of several dog-killing plans, then quickly set them aside. This city should have other high-level aberrants—Ergou wasn’t the only option.

He also needed to find an opportunity to gain more points. Having experienced the joy of harvesting points in the vegetable garden, leaving this world immediately after completing the mission felt somewhat unsatisfying.

“Cluck cluck cluck!” Old Hen saw someone approaching and reminded Lin Yebai.

“How does it feel?” Song Yao was returning from outside.

“Very good.” Lin Yebai had already closed the anatomy book, covering the documents.

“There’s going to be heavy rain in a few days, so we’ve decided to move up temporarily. We’ll set out directly at dawn tomorrow.” Song Yao lowered his voice, and Old Hen quickly leaned its head over to eavesdrop.