Endless Throne - Chapter 32

However, the proud Lord Ergou would never actually stick out his tongue to lick his shit-shoveling human!

That would be too degrading, not befitting Lord Ergou’s noble status. But Lord Ergou could do whatever he wanted, without needing to worry about anything—as long as he was happy.

Being licked by Lord Ergou was an honor for humans!

Ergou opened his bloody maw, really wanting to give a lick, but in the end only clamped down on Lin Yebai’s collar and tossed him onto his back.

He could see that Lin Yebai’s condition wasn’t very good—he had been forcing himself to stay alert to guard against the bat monster.

The bat monster was too stupid to notice, but Lord Ergou was very smart!

Actually, Lin Fugui could tell too, but he had already been scared witless. Even if Lin Yebai really stopped breathing and lay on the ground, Lin Fugui wouldn’t dare to easily test it.

“Woof!” Ergou proudly raised his head, somewhat longing for kisses, hugs, and being lifted high.

Today he had acted righteously and saved a human—he was truly amazing!

Having been raised by humans and carefully cared for, he naturally harbored infinite goodwill toward humans. As a puppy, he had always thought he was human, until he looked in a mirror and was horrified. Only later did he gradually accept it.

Lin Yebai ruffled Ergou’s dog head—the feeling wasn’t bad.

The other two dog heads also swayed back and forth, sticking out their tongues and perking up their ears. Though they clearly longed for attention but wouldn’t say so, once Lin Yebai petted each one, they finally settled down.

The fur on Ergou’s back had been burned full of pits and holes, occasionally dripping some magma, but fortunately it wasn’t hot. Lin Yebai was able to safely ride this four-legged means of transportation toward the bridge.

Ergou had a keen sense of smell—Lin Yebai only mentioned looking for Xiahou Yun, and he knew where to go.

Following the path they had come by, they could see many buildings that had been destroyed in the aftermath of battle.

Ergou ran very fast, with a feeling of racing like lightning, even wilder than horses.

Lin Yebai had experience riding horses, so he slightly lowered his body and lay flat against Ergou’s back to avoid being thrown off.

[Literary Mentor]: Ride-hailing dog service

[Wang Goudan]: I want to ride a dog galloping~ into your embrace~

[The Ordinary Me]: Don’t know why, but I want to…

[360 Security Guard]: Do you want these golden handcuffs or these silver handcuffs?

Lin Fugui’s little bats had split into two groups—one group had disappeared without a trace, while the other followed behind Lin Yebai.

At this point, Lin Fugui rather hoped Lin Yebai’s friends would be tough to kill. Of course, if they died, that was fine too—everyone harbored ulterior motives anyway, so a little more resentment wouldn’t matter.

The closer they got, the heavier the scent of blood became.

Daylight was already brief, and by now the sky had darkened.

Xiahou Yun’s head had gone missing somewhere, but he hadn’t taken off his shirt to imitate Xingtian. Instead, he held up corpses, spinning them like propellers, violently smashing and beating. No aberrants dared approach him—not even his own allies.

(TL: Xingtian (a headless deity in Chinese mythology who continued to fight using his n*pples as eyes and his navel as a mouth)

Zhou Yuan had his eyes tightly closed, blood tears streaming down, carrying the cat carrier on his chest, surrounded by a circle of aberrants that had been turned to stone statues.

The old hen was hiding in a pile of corpses, with only a perky chicken butt sticking out.

The little one was nowhere to be seen—looking around, there was no sign of him.

“Stop.” With Lin Fugui’s command, the remaining aberrants immediately froze.

Except for the mid-level aberrants with their own consciousness, the low-level aberrants seemed to have been hit with a pause button.

Lin Yebai got down from Ergou’s back and went to the broken edge to look for Coach Wang.

Perhaps it was about to rain—the wind on the river was strong, blowing away some of the fog.

Coach Wang wasn’t far from the river surface, swaying uncertainly in the wind. Below, many large fish had their mouths wide open, showing rows of sharp fangs, waiting for Coach Wang to fall.

Some fish actively jumped up, trying to give Coach Wang a big bite of affection.

Coach Wang frantically dodged the fish mouths, swaying back and forth. Fortunately the spider silk was tough, so he wouldn’t fall down.

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[Grape Yakult]: One bite and Old Wang’s butt will be gone

[Blind Student]: Old Wang doesn’t have a butt to begin with

[Braised Spare Ribs]: It’s true!

Lin Yebai looked at the swaying Old Wang, his thoughts led astray by the live stream barrage.

“Xiahou, come here.” Lin Yebai wasn’t sure if he could pull Old Wang up himself—if he slipped, Old Wang would be done for.

Xiahou Yun didn’t respond, starting to search the ground for his head.

Without putting his head back on, he couldn’t speak.

His head was basically a weak point. After being knocked off by other aberrants, he simply didn’t bother looking for it, letting the pile of corpses cover it. For a while, he couldn’t find it.

“I’m blind… Brother Lin, wahhhhhhh…” Zhou Yuan heard Lin Yebai’s voice and burst into bloody tears.

“Uncle Lin, wahhhhhhh…” The little spiders started crying too.

The crying rose and fell in waves.

Ergou felt a bit overwhelmed and simply helped Xiahou Yun search for his head in the corpse pile.

[Shandong Two-Meter Giant Scallion]: Literally searching all over for his head

[Crispy Shark]: Want to speak but hesitate, hesitate but want to speak

[Charcoal Grilled Great Demon Dragon]: Where’s the chicken?

[Queen Medusa]: Little brother’s innate talent has awakened, he’s not blind

“Old Wang is fine, we’ll rescue him soon. Don’t cry.”

Lin Yebai first comforted the little spiders, then explained to Zhou Yuan that his eyes wouldn’t go blind.

“You’re not lying to me, are you? Wahhhhh, eyes are very important to me…”

“No.” Lin Yebai spotted fluffy white ear tips in the corpse pile and pulled them out—sure enough, it was Xiahou Yun’s head, eyes closed with a peaceful expression.

Xiahou Yun’s ears really did feel nice—soft and fluffy.

“Xiahou, catch.” Lin Yebai tossed it over.

Xiahou Yun caught the head and immediately put it on his neck. After opening his eyes, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

“You put it on backwards.” Lin Yebai helpfully pointed out.

“Woof woof woof woof woof woof…” Ergou barked with laughter.

[Literary Mentor]: So cute and adorable, putting his head on backwards

[The Ordinary Me]: So silly and cute, I…

[360 Security Guard]: Do you want a life in full bloom?

Xiahou Yun quickly fixed his head properly, feeling a bit regretful that he hadn’t experienced the feeling of having his ears rubbed by his lord.

“Save Old Wang.” Lin Yebai pointed toward the riverside.

Xiahou Yun made a cool OK gesture and walked in that direction, his tail swaying leisurely, walking with the stride of a boss.

Someone had torn his pants, leaving half a butt cheek exposed, shivering in the wind, though Xiahou Yun was completely unaware.

There was a romantic atmosphere mixed in with the tragedy.

Lin Yebai blew the whistle given by the golden-eyed crow. The sound was clear and carried very, very far.

“Brother Lin.” Zhou Yuan heard footsteps and showed some joy on his face. He had already memorized Lin Yebai’s footsteps. After all, Coach Wang had eight legs which was very different from others, and Xiahou Yun had that tail to balance his body, plus great strength, so his footsteps were slightly heavy. But Lin Yebai walked calmly, and if you listened carefully, there was a unique rhythmic quality.

Only after Lin Yebai left did the truly brutal life-and-death battle officially begin.

Zhou Yuan’s combat methods were relatively limited—besides using the bone-chopping knife, he could only whip people with his tail. Being surrounded, he had countless wounds all over his body, even his hair had thinned considerably. The most serious was the wound on his back, extending from shoulder to lower back, deep enough to see bone.

He supported his body with his tail, barely standing. His overall aura had become somewhat more stable, showing his first glimpse of sharpness.

“Not bad.” Lin Yebai didn’t stint on praise.

“Uncle Lin!”

The little spiders were released by Lin Yebai and still clung to Zhou Yuan. Seeing the wound on Zhou Yuan’s back, they couldn’t help but wipe away tears.

They had been well protected and weren’t injured.

In such chaos, this was quite remarkable.

The price was Zhou Yuan’s countless wounds, big and small, too many to count. They had dyed his blue-green snake tail crimson red, with scales turned outward and flesh bloody.

“There’s no problem with your eyes. It’s just overexertion. Rest for a few days and apply some medicinal herbs—you’ll recover quickly.”

Lin Yebai first examined Zhou Yuan’s eyes. When he finished speaking, all the little spiders were very happy:

“Uncle Zhou will get better soon!”

“Uncle Zhou won’t go blind. He’s a good person!”

Zhou Yuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wouldn’t go blind, that was good. He showed a smile and said to the little spiders:

“Go see your mommy.”

“Brother Lin, did you send that fat bastard away?” Zhou Yuan always felt like he had heard the fat bastard’s voice.

“No.” The Lin Fugui version little bat sounded somewhat smug.

“Ah, this…” Zhou Yuan realized things had changed and got stuck.

“Why can spiders talk? Could it be split off mutations like me?”

“Pet, understand?” Zhou Yuan couldn’t see Lin Fugui, so his tone wasn’t very good:

“People can turn into bats, spiders can talk—what’s strange about that?”

“Oh.” Lin Fugui was curious, but discovering that the blood energy in the little spiders was very weak, not even as strong as low level aberrants, he stopped investigating. No matter how miraculous, things that could be crushed with one finger had no value to speak of.

“Minna-san, I, Wang Xiulan, won’t easily die!” 

(TL: Minna-san-Japanese for “everyone” (みんなさん)

Coach Wang, carefully fished up by Xiahou Yun, had a smile full of vitality, clenching his fist with one hand to cheer himself on.

A fish was still hanging from one spider leg.

That fish refused to let go of Coach Wang’s leg even in death. Its white fangs were perfectly wedged in the joint, fitting tightly. Xiahou Yun had to hammer it several times before prying it off.

Coach Wang was also severely injured—otherwise he wouldn’t have lacked even the strength to climb up.

“Mommy——”

The little spiders scurried up, crying and laughing at the same time.

“Mommy, it’s so good that you’re okay!”

“Mommy, does it hurt? I’ll blow on it for you. It won’t hurt after I blow on it.”

The little spiders spoke in childish voices, still with crying tones. Even iron-hearted tough guys would soften their hearts—like Coach Wang.

His rough face skillfully showed a gentle smile, quite pleased:

“Go blow on Uncle Zhou too.”

“Uncle Zhou! Blow blow blow blow—— pain pain fly away——”

“It really flew away, doesn’t hurt at all. Eh, so well-behaved… You babies are amazing!” Zhou Yuan’s tone was a bit exaggerated, but he was smiling and looked like he didn’t hurt at all, so the little spiders believed him.

Lin Yebai watched this warm scene and remembered Coach Wang’s name.

Wang Xiulan?

Elegant appearance with wisdom inside, pure quality and orchid heart?

(TL: Xiu 秀-elegant/beautiful; Lan 蘭-orchid)

“Two dear brothers, when will you return to the factory to see the enterprise your big brother has built for you?” Lin Fugui didn’t want to watch this scene of maternal love and filial piety… well… paternal love and filial piety… he couldn’t think of a more appropriate description, so this would have to do… this family reunion enjoying heavenly happiness.

He wanted to expand rapidly and strengthen the World’s Number One Leather Factory, making the leather factory live up to its name.

“Dear brothers?” Xiahou Yun’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Lin Fugui really had thick skin. At least he wasn’t calling himself father anymore—that was good news.

“Oh, we three fought and became friends, deciding to become sworn brothers of different surnames. From now on, I, Lin Fugui, will be the eldest of the three brothers. Brother Ergou is the second brother, and Brother Yebai is the third brother… We’ll share life and death, wealth and honor together.”

“Good! Well said!” Zhou Yuan was first to cheer and clap vigorously.

“Good!” Coach Wang also clapped along, exchanging meaningful looks with Zhou Yuan unilaterally.

[Class Representative]: How do I feel that except for Lin Fugui himself, everyone else present wants his life?

[Garlic Flavored Cola]: I feel the same way

[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: Perhaps this is the adult world [pensive face]