Endless Throne - Chapter 3

The thin line was extremely flexible, and when tightened, it strangled Zhou Yuan until his eyes rolled back.

He had already been scared to the point of wetting himself by the fat lady, and now history repeated itself. He struggled to look toward Lin Yebai, his survival instinct strong.

“Help……”

[Watermelon Patch Sinner]: This tragic scene has become unbearable to watch

[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: As long as the young man’s spirit remains, wetting himself is still a sign of strength

Lin Yebai stepped forward and with a slight flick of his hand, his bone knife easily cut through the thin line.

Having been strangled so severely before suddenly being freed, Zhou Yuan fell to his knees, coughing desperately.

Lin Yebai entered the room sideways, carefully avoiding the dirty areas on the floor. Instantly, five or six thin lines shot from the corner of the room. Lin Yebai dodged them one by one, and those lines firmly stuck to the wall.

Lin Yebai plucked one of the lines, and an extremely light hum sounded in the room.

Tough, slightly sticky, with excellent elasticity, unable to change position once fixed – somewhat like spider silk.

The thin lines shot rapidly, trying to entangle Lin Yebai.

The space in the room was limited, and even though Lin Yebai successfully dodged, his range of movement became increasingly smaller. He looked seriously ill, and after consuming more physical strength, he would definitely show signs of weakness.

The outcome seemed predetermined – the two who had stepped into the room would become food for the monster…

In the pitch-black night, the monster in the corner hadn’t discovered that Lin Yebai was getting closer and closer to it.

On the other side, Zhou Yuan couldn’t see clearly what was happening in the room, only hearing the sounds of jumping and moving, as well as the frequent “swish swish” of the threads moving. Should he abandon Lin Yebai and escape alone?

Zhou Yuan quickly abandoned this idea, despising himself internally. Brother Lin had just saved his life; how could he be so ungrateful?

Soon he was caught by the thin lines around his throat again, and it was too late to escape, though his hands were still free.

Thin lines, thin lines…

Breathing became difficult, but his mind raced. Zhou Yuan struggled to pull out his lighter from his pocket, and also found a wad of tissue paper.

He tried to ignite the tissue, unable to look down, only able to rely on his sense of touch.

Pressing the lighter, the room lit up for an instant.

This light was enough for Lin Yebai to clearly see the source of the spider silk.

In the corner was a spider with a bizarre appearance – the upper body was that of a young, strongman with rough features, muscular build, and very short hair close to the scalp. Below the abdomen, it seamlessly connected to a spider’s body with a round, bulging spider abdomen and eight hairy, long spider legs.

Those thin lines were indeed spider silk, originating from the young strongman’s spider abdomen.

[The Ordinary Me]: A bit unique, looks quite something

[Beautiful Life]: Eight spider legs, perfect proportion

[Lord of the Gods]: Has some elements of a hell demon spider

[Abyss Monarch]: A trace of disdain flashed in his deep eyes, thin lips slightly parted, coldly uttering: “Just this?”

The spider strongman was momentarily distracted by the light, and in this brief gap, Lin Yebai had enough time to swing his knife. The bone knife was sharp and solid, slashing directly toward the other’s most slender and vulnerable neck——

The knife’s momentum was so fierce that it made a piercing sound cutting through the air.

After the spider strongman’s transformation, his vision was affected. He only had spider legs, not compound eyes like a real spider, so he couldn’t see clearly and could only sense the enemy’s position through the fine hairs on his spider legs.

The sudden deadly blade made the fine hairs on the spider strongman’s legs instantly tense up. His eight legs suddenly slipped, doing a split. This misfortune turned into a blessing, as he just barely avoided the bone knife.

[Blooming Wealth]: Didn’t expect his flexibility to be so good, even able to do splits

[The Ordinary Me]: Can do splits? Barely acceptable

[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: Although human fetishes are free, I still suggest you see a doctor

Due to the spider strongman suddenly doing splits, what was originally a terrifying and bizarre scene became comical.

Lin Yebai looked down slightly at the spider strongman, with the bone knife held at his neck. If the other made the slightest move, he would be decapitated. He didn’t quite understand the meaning of the barrage – was “acceptable” saying that this spider strongman would suddenly rush over to attack?

The spider strongman shuddered, his silk sac was already empty and couldn’t produce more in a short time. Even if he had more spider silk, it might not be enough to trap this terrifying person.

“Don’t kill me!”

He trembled, changing his posture as all eight legs knelt down.

[The Ordinary Me]: Found a treasure, flexibility really is good

[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: I suspect you’re being lewd, and I have evidence

Zhou Yuan turned on the light switch in the room, fumbling several times before finding it, as its position seemed somewhat off.

Even after so many strange things had happened, the room’s electrical circuit was still intact, and the bright light illuminated every detail of the living room.

In the corner where the spider strongman was, there was a thick layer of spider web, with several cocoons wrapped nearby, tightly bundled with spider silk, unknown what was inside.

Zhou Yuan finally saw the spider strongman’s face clearly and was shocked – wasn’t this Coach Wang from the neighborhood gym?

He often sent gym advertisements in the neighborhood residents’ group chat: pay for half a year, get three months free; pay for a year, get 40% off. Zhou Yuan had purchased an annual membership half a year ago but hadn’t gone once yet. Could he still get a refund?

“Coach Wang? Why are you in my home?” Zhou Yuan frowned.

[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: The spirited young man frowned, realizing the matter wasn’t simple

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: This is Zhou Yuan’s home? Young man has outstanding taste…

[Literary Mentor]: At this moment, Coach Wang’s eyes showed three parts coldness, three parts mockery, and four parts nonchalance

“……”

Coach Wang, kneeling awkwardly because of his too many legs, suddenly froze. Isn’t this MY home?

Coach Wang looked around, and this was indeed his home.

Zhou Yuan unconsciously looked around as well, his expression becoming strange.

“This is my…” Before Coach Wang could finish, Zhou Yuan coughed awkwardly and quickly apologized. “I went to the wrong place, sorry…”

No wonder the light switch position felt wrong and he couldn’t find it after fumbling around. It turned out to be Coach Wang’s home.

He lived directly opposite Coach Wang, and today he had been so frightened that his mind was in a daze. Finding the door unlocked and able to be pushed open, he thought he had forgotten to lock his door when he last went out, so he just went in.

Lin Yebai’s hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

Even with his extensive experience, he had never encountered such a situation.

???

[Wolf of the North]: Well this…

[Beautiful Life] tipped 1000 star coins

[Beautiful Life]: To calm the host’s nerves

[Lord of the Gods] tipped 2000 star coins

[Lord of the Gods]: Thank you, that made me laugh

“Coach Wang, how did you become like this?” Zhou Yuan tried to change the subject.

“Damn! I’d like to know that too.” Coach Wang was very angry, but the knife next to his neck hadn’t been withdrawn. Though called a knife, it only resembled one in shape, with a texture closer to bone, still covered with wet blood stains.

What strange species would grow such bones?

Coach Wang looked at his spider legs and didn’t want to say anything.

Probably a strange species like himself.

“Kill him or not?” Lin Yebai looked toward Zhou Yuan.

Coach Wang was definitely an aberrant, but Zhou Yuan knew him. Since Zhou Yuan hadn’t taken the opportunity to escape earlier, Lin Yebai asked for his opinion as a sign of respect.

Coach Wang had absolutely no doubt that he would die. He had seen death row inmates before, and there was a certain similarity between them and this young man in a security guard uniform, such as a sense of indifference toward life.

“……” Zhou Yuan hesitated. If this had been his home, he would have nodded immediately, but unfortunately, it wasn’t. If they let him go and Coach Wang harbored resentment, what if he sought revenge later?

“I think we should…” Zhou Yuan’s gaze darkened.

“Wait, let me say something!” Coach Wang had originally thought Zhou Yuan was still that severe internet addict youth from before, that he would apologize, and then they would shake hands and make peace, putting this matter to rest.

He didn’t expect Zhou Yuan to look guilty but conceal his ruthlessness, about to say something cruel!

Coach Wang instantly understood Zhou Yuan’s meaning and interrupted him.

Damn, this was truly a case of trouble arriving while sitting at home!

His survival instinct was extremely strong, and he listed the reasons why he should stay alive:

“First, I feel that my ideological consciousness hasn’t changed. I’m just like you, a citizen educated under socialism, enjoying the same rights.”

“Have you seen other mutated monsters? Although they can maintain the appearance of normal people, their personalities are quite insane, extremely eager to kill, whether it’s transformed counterparts or normal people.”

“When Zhou Yuan came in, I could have twisted his neck immediately, but I wasn’t sure if he was a normal person, so I dragged him inside.”

“You were too fast, and I thought you were a mutated monster trying to kill me, so I resisted with all my strength.” Coach Wang looked at Lin Yebai with trepidation, his eyes sorrowful and somewhat aggrieved.

Who could understand the bitterness and pain, the tears and grief in his heart?

Originally he was so happy today, but now his sweet mood had turned bitter. He felt terrible, like he wanted to cry.

Lin Yebai turned his head to look at the paintings hanging in the living room, all featuring bare-chested muscular men wearing only underwear, with red headbands and provocative gazes. What… were these things? Perhaps they were door gods, pasted on the wall to ward off evil?

Coach Wang’s emotions were low, his expression inexplicably sorrowful:

“I’ve always been clear-headed, restraining my killing desires, not wanting to completely turn into a monster.”

“I’ve already tried so hard…”

Coach Wang suddenly clenched his fists, instantly alarming Lin Yebai. However, this man with eight spider legs just desperately pounded the wall and began to sob:

“After trying so hard, I’ve been abandoned by the world…”

“Why, why have things turned out this way?”

“Tell me… despite using all my strength, am I not worthy of survival?”

“The real world is truly cold and cruel; indeed, only the 2D world is the true warm place…”