“Children are all demons, even saints can be driven to madness.”
The above is the profound saying of a certain neighbor of Xu Yintang.
She was a thin, pale, and somewhat hysterical woman, sensitive to a fault. Xu Yintang often saw her wandering around with a vacant look, scribbling strange symbols on the corridor walls, but she was generally a polite and quiet neighbor, especially when compared to his previous neighbor who liked to play games with him in the middle of the night.
Unfortunately, the polite neighbor didn’t last long, as her children were taken away by them. Xu Yintang observed them through the window and could confirm that they were indeed as “cute as little devils,” just as she had described them. Their shrieks could be heard throughout the entire building.
So, humans are truly interesting. There are those who will stop at nothing to become mothers and those who are driven to madness by the very idea of becoming a mother.
Oh, I’ve digressed a bit from the topic. In any case, Xu Yintang was prepared for the fact that Second Treasure wouldn’t listen and would sneak off to eat things he shouldn’t. He didn’t rush to spank the mischievous child as he did the first two times. He had warned him already, and this wasn’t a problem that could be solved simply.
It just so happened that Xu Yintang had come across an interesting little spell in the “Nightmare Ritual,” which was perfect for this situation.
As the clock on the wall moved from 4:30 to 5:00, Second Treasure, engrossed in the delicious food, remained completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Before taking any action, Xu Yintang glanced at the Pope, who could potentially interfere. He found the poor man limp and unconscious, with a large wet stain on his pants.
Hmm… it seemed that this wouldn’t be much of an obstacle.
Just to be safe, Xu Yintang called Little Darling back as a double insurance. He swore that he had no intention of scaring the eldest and intimidating the youngest. Although Little Darling’s reaction afterward suggested that he had indeed been quite frightened.
Xu Yintang began chanting the incantation he had just learned from the book, and as he did, the nest where the seed had been growing inside him began to glow with a red and hot sensation. Small spiderweb-like patterns gradually appeared on his skin, about the size of a fist, coiled in the lower right part of his abdomen.
Found it.
Xu Yintang absentmindedly wondered if he could consider this his “womb” as he used the ritual knife embedded with a beautiful opal to precisely cut open the small section of skin where the patterns had appeared. Then, he slowly reached in and fumbled for a while, pulling out a small, bloody lump of flesh.
Welcome to the world.
Xu Yintang casually tossed the small lump to the side and examined the slowly healing wound on his abdomen, contemplating whether he should also remove the “womb” that didn’t belong to him.
Little Darling, still not understanding what Xu Yintang had just done, curiously reached out and touched the piece of flesh that Xu Yintang had thrown aside, only to quickly retract his tentacle as if he had been startled.
The fist-sized piece of flesh, which hadn’t fully developed, had already taken on some contours, and one could vaguely make out features like closed eyes, a toothless mouth, and a long, forked tail. It almost resembled an embryo that was nearly fully formed, lying on the ground and moving its head and tail frantically, looking utterly confused and panicked.
Little Darling clung to himself in fear.
It’s his little brother…
[System Prompt: Player’s pet “Second Treasure” status updated.]
[Pet Status: Premature Birth/Weak/Fear]
[Level Assessment: D+]
Second Treasure, who had been eating with gusto, was suddenly pulled into this feeble body. He had never experienced such weakness and helplessness before. His eyes hadn’t fully developed, so he couldn’t see anything. Without ears, he couldn’t hear anything either. His skin was exposed and unprotected, and the terrifying cold was rapidly stealing his body heat.
The instinct for survival drove it to struggle, shaking its head and tail while searching for its mother’s whereabouts. It opened its mouth wide, crying out for its mother, but it received not the warmth of his embrace and soothing but rather cold and ruthless rejection.
“I want to release the binding.”
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Xu Yintang said, and after removing the piece of flesh from his belly, he didn’t spare it a second glance, as if it wasn’t a part of him that had just fallen off.
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Tsk, he felt like there was still a risk of getting pregnant again. It seemed that there might be a need to cut it off.
[System Prompt: The system has received the player’s request. Please confirm if you want to release the binding with the pet “Second Treasure”? (Note: Once the binding is released, it cannot be re-established, so please make your decision carefully.)]
[Yes/No]
As long as Xu Yintang confirmed it one more time, Second Treasure would be completely separated from him, and with the end of the scenario, the system would refresh and clear him away without a trace.
Second Treasure was completely dumbfounded.
Mom… Mom didn’t want it anymore?
No, no… Mom… Mom…
Second Treasure’s cries became increasingly desperate, and it begged its mother not to abandon it, crawling toward Xu Yintang in a panic, dragging a crooked, bloody trail behind it.
Mom… Please don’t leave me…
Xu Yintang lowered his gaze and finally looked at the small piece of flesh struggling and moving toward him. He watched it with a blank expression as it clumsily and comically moved, and how it crawled to his feet, pleading with him in a pitiful manner. As time passed, the cries of the infant gradually weakened, turning into intermittent sobs of exhaustion.
Little Darling huddled to the side, carefully sensing his mother’s emotions. Despite the terrifying scene that could give every infant nightmares, it strangely felt that its mother wasn’t angry. Instead, there was a subtle sense of joy and excitement.
But the little brother was dying…
Seeing that weakness and cold were about to extinguish the fragile flame of life in his little brother, Little Darling, who was so anxious that he was about to bite his own tentacle, suddenly had a moment of enlightenment. He didn’t care about his mother’s expression and quickly prodded his dying brother.
“Apologize quickly! Mom likes children who can admit their mistakes!”
Second Treasure, who was half-dead, had become completely clueless. When his brother poked him, without thinking, he used the last of his strength to howl. He could feel that the time left for him was running out, even though he couldn’t hear the countdown of the scenario.
“I was wrong! Mom, I was wrong!”
Xu Yintang changed his sitting position and stuffed the frightened Little Darling into his pocket, fearing that he might also be thrown out the door by his brother.
[System Prompt: 10 seconds until the end of the scenario.]
“Please forgive me! I won’t misbehave again!”
“Then, will you be a well-behaved child from now on?” Xu Yintang asked.
[System Prompt: 5 seconds until the end of the scenario.]
“I will be well-behaved! I promise I’ll be well-behaved!”
Xu Yintang breathed out a sigh of relief, bent down to pick up the nearly lifeless infant at his feet, and asked, “Do you promise?”
“I promise, I promise, I promise!”
“Mom, don’t abandon me! I swear I will be a good boy!”
“That’s right.” Xu Yintang fed him the “womb fragments” left behind from when he failed to cut it out, and he joyfully smiled as he touched its swollen, deformed little head. “This is mom’s good boy.”
[System Prompt: Congratulations to the player for completing the scenario “Night of the Birth of a Deity”!]
[Scenario clearance data is being calculated, please wait…]
[Scenario – Night of the Birth of the Gods: Cleared.]
[Scenario Difficulty: E]
[Base Points: 4000]
[Players who Cleared: 3]
[Points Earned for Clearing: 12000]
[Player’s Overall Performance Rating: A]
[Points Earned for Overall Rating: 6000]
[Achieved Hidden Ending: Servant of Daeis]
[Points Earned for Hidden Ending: 18,000]
[First player to achieve this ending, earned points: 9,000.]
[Discovered a New Mutation Path: Daeis’ Kin, earned points: 20,000.]
[Discovered a New Race: Daeis, earned points: 12,000.]
[First-time scenario completion by the player, earned 30,000 beginner bonus points.]
[Total game points earned by players this round: 107,000.]
[Features: Clearance Records, Player Forum, Trading Marketplace have been unlocked.]
[Congratulations to the player for acquiring the item: Nightmare Blade (The holder of this item will be immune to nightmares and hallucinations). The item is automatically bound.]
[Congratulations to the player for acquiring the item: Nightmare Grimoire (Contains obscure teachings of the Nightmare Church, the holder can learn two spell skills to mastery). Spells learned: Flesh Genesis, Remaining spells available to learn: 1. The item is automatically bound.]
[Features: System Backpack (Small) has been unlocked, new items added.]
[Congratulations to the player for acquiring skills: Blood Moon’s Gaze, Daeis’ Ability·Birth (Small), Flesh Genesis.]
[Features: Skill Slot has been unlocked, new skills added.]
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining a new pet: Little Darling (Bound), Second Treasure (Bound).]
[Features: Pet Space has been unlocked.]
[You will return to reality in 3 seconds, countdown: 3, 2, 1…]
[Next game countdown: 6 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes.]
[Looking forward to meeting you next time! Wishing you a healthy and joyful life!]
Xu Yintang opened his eyes.
What met his gaze was the bleak white ceiling, the peeling white walls, and a spider that, unfortunately, had dropped onto his face when he woke up.
It was a handsome, palm-sized black spider, which had eaten numerous annoying flies, mosquitoes, and cockroaches in the room. Occasionally, it served as a scarecrow for unwelcome guests. It had become a long-standing resident in Xu Yintang’s room.
He had returned.
Xu Yintang sighed and didn’t mind the spider crawling on his face. He considered it a good roommate, so the first thing he did when he returned was to remind the two cubs he brought back, “You can’t eat this.”
Unless, in the future, they were responsible for eating the flies, mosquitoes, and cockroaches that crawled in.
Little Darling and Second Treasure weakly acknowledged. They still seemed to be traumatized by the recent near-death experience. Xu Yintang could hear their voices but couldn’t locate the cubs. He got up, circled around his room, and eventually found them hiding under the bed.
Little Darling’s body had turned grayish, and it resembled a clump of mud, blending perfectly with the dust and dead mice in the corner of the room. Its tendrils were wrapped around its underdeveloped sibling. The two cubs huddled in the corner, trembling.
Xu Yintang crouched outside for a while, ensuring their vital signs were stable. Then, he returned to the bed to examine the new content on the game interface screen, allowing the cubs to adapt to the changes in their environment.
With the small piece of “womb” that he had forcibly fed, Second Treasure managed to survive.
Many animals have an instinct to consume their placenta or eggshell after birth to quickly replenish energy. Perhaps the “womb fragments” cut from Xu Yintang’s body had a similar effect. The chunk the size of a fingertip was stuffed into the weak and dying Second Treasure, and he immediately showed signs of improvement.
The cubs, having survived a life-threatening experience, paid no attention to the changes in their surroundings. They huddled together, and Little Darling, with its slippery tendrils, enveloped its brother’s body, providing a secure and comforting harbor.
*Whimper, whimper.* Second Treasure no longer resented its silly brother who chewed noisily while eating.
Little Darling tucked its brother away more securely, remaining still in the corner until it felt that its mother was not going to discard its brother (and it) before mustering the courage to move out a bit. It extended its mouthparts to capture the scents in the air.
*Sniff… Sniff…*
Suck… Its stomach was hungry again…
Why did it smell so delicious everywhere?
Author’s Note –
When Mother Xu Yintang said he wanted to return the goods, he was not joking!
Second Treasure, who had a difficult premature birth, owes its survival to having a great brother who got their mother’s forgiveness.
Quickly, say thank you to your brother!
Ohmygod😂😂😂 if my mom did that to me I’d certainly have trauma. And thus just makes me love Xu yintang more😭am i a bad person
This situation is so unrealistic, so I can’t say is it could happened or not
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So excited!!!
System wasn’t kidding with that sanity stat
feel kinda bad for second treasure lmao
Am not surprised he failed his sanity checks 😊
+1….
+2
awh! the children protect each other!!!
i wonder what mc will get up to! that was a lot of points!!!! i wonder what the average normally is! what do you do with the points? will he just keep them until theres over a million?
I love how little treasure has already grown into its role as Big Brother
… I am horrified yet I want to praise our scary MC for being a good parent …
Damn, that’s why I’m not fit to be a mother, I would never be able to do that with my son, he and I would be traumatized.