Chapter 98: The Fiendish Fighting Cock

Li Ang drooled as he saw the photo.

A bikini!

Barely contained!

A W-shaped…

Chen Xiang said, "I'm not really into this type of woman. Too casual about sending out photos like that. If you're interested, I can recommend her to you."

Li Ang's heart pounded. He feigned propriety and said, "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"I'm not that kind of sociable person."

Chen Xiang laughed. "It's fine, just chat casually. I've already recommended you. Just add her. I've already told her about you. I said you're a good friend of mine."

"Well… alright then."

Li Ang reluctantly agreed, then immediately clicked on the recommendation, added the goddess as a friend, and waited anxiously. Time crawled by until the moment the goddess accepted his request. His soul felt as if it had ascended.

Chen Xiang watched the smile spread across Li Ang's face as he secretly messaged the goddess:

[The guy I recommended is a real goofball. Screenshot any messages he sends you and show me. I need a good laugh.]

[Okay!]

[What are you doing?]

[Taking a shower!]

[Make sure you stay warm. Don't catch a cold.]

[Okay!]

Chen Xiang felt smug. He and the goddess were on equal footing. As for Li Ang, he was definitely a simp, a huge difference.

After adding the goddess, Li Ang stared at her blank profile page, feeling like something was missing. After a moment of contemplation, he expertly typed a message.

[Goddess, you are so beautiful, and your figure is amazing. I was completely captivated by your photos. I really like you. I'm willing to be your little lamb, obedient and adorable, easy to keep. Just give me grass.]

[And plenty of it!]

Seeing Li Ang's lecherous grin, Chen Xiang knew he must be sending the goddess some cheesy lines. Too bad for him, Chen Xiang would soon know everything he said.

He secretly messaged the goddess.

[! Screenshot and send it to me.]

Huh?

What did the red exclamation mark mean?

Chen Xiang checked his phone's signal. Maybe his service was suspended, or he had no signal. He sent a few more messages, but the red exclamation mark remained, a glaring reminder.

Blocked?

"Li Ang, how's the chat with the goddess going?" Chen Xiang asked, feigning composure, refusing to believe it was true.

"Haven't chatted yet. I'm looking at her Moments," Li Ang replied.

For some reason, Chen Xiang felt a twinge of pain in his stitched-up abdomen. A heart-wrenching pain.

He looked at Li Ang's cheerful expression.

In the end, he had to bear it all alone.

March 15th!

Another beautiful day.

And so the day passed quickly, leaving no trace. The peaceful world didn't need much turmoil. People just wanted to live their lives, nothing more.

March 16th!

The sky was overcast, and a light rain fell.

On the lawn of Qingshan Mental Hospital.

Lin Fan stood in the drizzle, eyes closed, arms outstretched, as if embracing the gray sky and earth.

"It's raining, let's go back."

Old Zhang shielded his head with his hands. Raindrops landed on his hair, making it wet and uncomfortable.

"Old Zhang, I'm feeling nature. I feel the wind, I feel the rain. They're talking to me, and I'm responding to them," Lin Fan said.

Old Zhang asked, "What are they saying?"

"I don't know," Lin Fan replied.

Energy particles from the heavens and earth slowly merged into Lin Fan's body. It was the purest form of energy.

Old Zhang followed Lin Fan's example, spreading his arms to embrace nature, but he felt nothing.

"What are they doing?"

Director Hao held a teacup filled with red dates and goji berries, taking a calm sip as he watched the two men on the lawn. He was very curious. As a precaution against them messing with the high-voltage box again, he had assigned orderlies to watch them, just in case they had another crazy idea.

As the director of a mental hospital, he had some perspective.

But honestly, the most interesting case in the entire hospital was Lin Fan.

He seemed harmless, but on closer inspection, everyone who was hospitalized seemed to be connected to him.

"I wonder what's going on with One-Eye. Has he figured out who that Fiend is? If it's really the one from before, it's truly terrifying."

"Fiend activity has become more frequent in recent years."

"One-Eye said that some humans are collaborating with Fiends, developing mutated Fiends. I don't know if it's true or not. I hope it's false."

Director Hao stood by the window, gulping down the rest of his tea with a satisfied sigh. It was excellent health tea. After drinking it, he felt years younger.

Night!

Slums of Yanhai City.

Several figures emerged from the darkness.

They looked gravely at the scene before them. The streetlights ended here, creating a stark contrast between the illuminated area and the darkness of the slums.

"This is the place."

"Let's finish this quickly and get a drink."

"Yeah, how about we go to KTV? I know the girls there. We can have some drinks, chat, and grab some barbecue later."

"Ahem! Amitabha, monks don't do those things."

"They have uniforms there."

"Amitabha, then I shall discuss Buddhist scriptures with the nuns."

The slums didn't smell pleasant. The dirty ditches emitted a pungent odor. This place was also a favorite haunt of Fiends.

Rustle!

A faint sound broke the silence of the night.

Several experts from the special department heightened their vigilance, wary of Fiend ambushes, a favorite tactic of the creatures.

At this moment, a Fiend lurked in the darkness.

The aura emanating from the human experts put the Fiend on alert. As they drew closer, any slight movement could attract their attention.

The Fiend, a Shipworm, hid in the filthy ditch. It was an ugly and disgusting worm-like creature, covered in short, needle-like hairs that were incredibly sharp, capable of piercing anything.

As the special department experts passed by, the Shipworm lunged, its shriek piercing the night. Its bristling hairs stood on end, ready to impale.

A powerful monk, a graduate of a prestigious Buddhist academy, roared, his palm glowing with golden light. He grabbed the Shipworm and slammed it into the ground, shattering the concrete.

"What a disgusting Fiend."

"Squish it."

The monk sniffed his hand, detecting a foul stench. He had faced countless Fiends and never discriminated against any of them, but this ditch-dwelling creature was truly repulsive.

In a chicken coop within the slums, an unusual rooster craned its neck towards the commotion in the distance. It sensed the energy fluctuations of both the Fiend and the human experts, both quite powerful.

"I've been keeping such a low profile, living peacefully, eating and drinking every day, enjoying a carefree life. Who revealed my identity and led the human experts here?"

The Fiendish Rooster pondered for a moment.

It decided it was best to leave.

Otherwise, it risked being discovered by the human experts. It glanced at the sleeping ordinary chickens and opened its beak, swallowing them whole.

These ordinary chickens were too much.

They bullied it for the hens.

It just wanted to hide here in peace, but these ordinary creatures dared to oppose it. It had been furious at the time, but it held back.

Now that it was time to escape, a full meal was essential.

With a flap of its wings, it flew onto the roof, took one last look at the distant commotion, and then left without a second glance.