Endless Throne - Chapter 5

Coach Wang approached with a carefully prepared tomato and egg drop soup, feeling a bit anxious. Would they accept his gesture of goodwill?

The door opened a crack, and Coach Wang smiled sincerely, with a hint of flattery. “Mr. Lin…”

A large mouth full of fangs suddenly lunged for his neck. Coach Wang instinctively shoved the stainless steel soup bowl forward.

With a flick of his hand, a large bowl of soup gushed down the attacker’s throat.

The soup, still hot from the stove, went straight to the stomach.

“Ahooooo——“

The fanged aberrant instantly had its mouth scalded like a hot dog, tilting its head back and making strange cries.

[Northern Wolf]: Honk honk honk, craning its neck to sing to the sky

[Literary Mentor]: For premium ingredients, often the simplest cooking methods suffice. After two hours of hard work, Master Wang’s culinary creation was warmly appreciated by an enthusiastic audience…

[A Single Arrow Through the Clouds]: Before moving troops, first secure provisions

Having his carefully prepared soup go into someone else’s stomach first, Coach Wang was furious like never before! He grabbed the other’s collar, yanked him outside the door, and pinned him to the ground, pummeling him.

The fanged aberrant hadn’t expected the person coming in to be one of his kind. His teeth were his weapons, making it impossible to speak during combat.

While dodging Coach Wang’s fists, he tried to communicate with his eyes. Couldn’t they share the food? Why was this guy acting so crazy?

Coach Wang ignored the other’s eye signals. Damn! Did this big fangs know how many attempts it took to successfully make that bowl of tomato and egg drop soup?

Screw it, might as well beat this troublemaker to death!

The fanged aberrant was equally furious, intent on biting Coach Wang to death.

They rolled and tore at each other in the hallway, fighting ferociously.

“Brother Lin, what’s happening?”

Zhou Yuan hurriedly came out wearing only shorts to help, thinking another monster had broken in. Looking at Lin Yebai sitting on the sofa, he realized the situation wasn’t what he’d imagined.

Then looking towards the door, Coach Wang and another strange man were rolling around on the ground, sometimes one on top, sometimes in a strong hold.

Shocking!

“What are they doing?” Zhou Yuan’s eyes widened involuntarily. Could it be…?

“They’re fighting,” Lin Yebai explained.

“……” Zhou Yuan fell silent, his mind full of retorts.

The fanged aberrant appeared to have only teeth mutations, but actually possessed great strength. Coach Wang was gradually losing ground.

The fragrant aroma of fresh flesh made the fanged aberrant drool, even numbing the pain from the scalding. His gaze moved from Coach Wang to inside the room. One, two, three—it seemed he would feast well tonight…

Those damn humans just stood by, watching leisurely as if enjoying a monkey show. The fanged aberrant was furious and decided to make them repent in extreme pain!

Lin Yebai stood up, holding his knife by the door, the epitome of languid weariness. When the fanged aberrant rolled to his feet, he beheaded it with one slash.

The bone knife looked harmless, like a mere decoration.

In reality, human bones are incredibly hard. The bones that grew from the female aberrant’s back seemed to have absorbed all nutrients from her body, with edges particularly sharp—just a bit of force could easily sever a head.

It wasn’t just the weapon’s sharpness. At the moment of the strike, neither the fanged aberrant, nor Coach Wang, nor Zhou Yuan saw it clearly. They only heard a cutting sound in the air.

Then the head rolled to the ground, black-red blood gushing from the cross-section of the neck. Only then did they realize Lin Yebai had made a cut in that instant.

A factory badge lay quietly on the ground, its ID photo soaked in blood.

[Killed Level 1 Aberrant x1]

[Points +50]

Level 1 aberrants weren’t difficult to kill. The main quest was to slay a high-level aberrant, which surely wouldn’t be as easy as this.

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat] donated 10,000 star coins

[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Meow meow meow, accidentally added an extra zero

Other viewers followed with numerous star coin donations. The live broadcast room made a “ding” sound and began automatically upgrading.

Lin Yebai picked out a blood-colored pearl from the fanged aberrant’s head, washed off the blood, and placed it with two others.

Zhou Yuan picked up the factory badge from the ground and read the name. “World’s Number One Leather Factory?”

Looking at the fanged aberrant’s corpse, Coach Wang couldn’t help feeling relieved. Not having his head cut off by Mr. Lin made him extremely lucky. Indeed, smiling boys always have better luck!

“Mr. Lin, I’ll clean up outside right away. May I drag this corpse away?” Coach Wang carefully asked for permission.

“Mm.”

Seeing Lin Yebai’s agreement, he asked further, “What about the one downstairs?”

“You may.”

Not disposing of the corpses would let the bloody smell attract other aberrants.

Zhou Yuan closed the door, barricading it with a sofa and chairs. He nailed the windows shut, which might not stop the attacking monsters, but would make noise if something came through, serving as a warning.

The balcony was problematic, with freshly laundered clothes still hanging there. The floor-to-ceiling windows were too large, with nothing available to block them.

Zhou Yuan could only pray no more monsters would appear tonight. Meanwhile, Lin Yebai continued drying his hair, exuding a solitary, aloof aura, sitting there as if in a painting.

“Brother Lin, you sleep a bit, I’ll keep watch first.”

“I play online games all day, I’m not tired at all.”

“Mm.” Lin Yebai sat cross-legged on the sofa, recovering his inner strength. He practiced a famous quick-cultivation technique from the jianghu, trading lifespan for combat power.

With his inner strength mostly recovered, the live broadcast room finished updating.

[Star coins exceeded 10,000, exchange system activated]

[Note: Live broadcast items only effective for the host in reality]

Lin Yebai’s gaze fell on the currently exchangeable items:

[Red Bottle]: 2,000 star coins, heals 80% injuries within 5 seconds

[Blue Bottle]: 1,000 star coins, restores 80% stamina within 5 seconds

Star coin balance: 18,610

Lin Yebai exchanged for one of each. Red and blue bottle markers appeared in the corner of the live broadcast room. With a thought, the red bottle materialized in his hand, resembling a transparent pill filled with light red liquid. He could also withdraw it, temporarily storing it in the live broadcast interface.

Zhou Yuan was completely unaware of this, unable to see the red and blue bottles. He gradually curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.

Lin Yebai closed his eyes to rest, remaining constantly alert. Screams could be faintly heard, very far from here. If not for his exceptional senses, he wouldn’t have detected such weak sounds.

Early the next morning, voices came from downstairs:

“Is anyone there?”

“If anyone’s there, answer! The rescue team is here!”

But all around was silence, except for the sound of birds flapping their wings.

Zhou Yuan suddenly awoke, peering through the gaps in the wooden boards. The person holding the megaphone had exceptionally long legs, at least two meters tall, with a thin frame that looked like a bamboo pole.

Zhou Yuan remained silent, as did Coach Wang next door.

The person seemed to sense someone watching and glanced toward Zhou Yuan’s position.

Zhou Yuan felt chilled, shuddered, and stepped back.

The long-legged person walked toward another building, continuing to call out with the megaphone.

Only after he left the community did Coach Wang come over, still frightened. “That long-legged monster has come several times. No one who followed him out ever returned, don’t know what happened to them.”

“Monsters that wanted to eat him were all twisted into pretzels by his scissor legs,” Coach Wang showed a “subway elder looking at phone” expression.

“When did the monsters first appear?” Lin Yebai recalled the side quest, needing to investigate the source of the aberration.

“I’ve been like this for ten days now.”

Coach Wang voluntarily shared his discoveries. “Some time ago, the moon suddenly turned blood-red, lasting all night. Countless people came out to observe it.”

“Then people started disappearing one after another. News reports frequently mentioned murder cases, making everyone anxious.”

“About ten days ago, I went out to buy groceries and saw someone on the main road just vanish while walking. Terrified, I rushed back immediately, stockpiled some food, and haven’t left the community since.”

“Did that person fall into a sewer?” Zhou Yuan’s gaze suddenly became profound and wise.