Translators: Luoshenhua, flōzen
Editor: Luoshenhua
On the second day, Chen You found himself curled up in Lei Ming’s arms, his body warm. Against all odds, he hadn’t frozen to death.
Lei Ming’s body temperature was much higher than a normal human’s.
He touched the other’s forehead, “Do you have a fever?”
Lei Ming said, “No.”
You’re lying to me. Chen You stuck his hand into the man’s collar, Fuck, it’s super hot!
This temperature, on another person, would induce them to pass out from heatstroke.
“Major General, you’re sick.”
Lei Ming stated, “I’m fine.”
Chen You stared at the man. He did look alright, but his temperature was truly too abnormal.
Lei Ming went to collect some firewood and brought Chen You along with him. This area had many wild beasts, so he was a bit worried.
After some time, Chen You felt the warmth of a fire and smelled the scent of roasted meat. Today I should receive the mission prompt.
The system spoke, “I’m also waiting.”
Chen You was surprised, “Aren’t you the one issuing it?”
The system explained, “Ten examiners above me need to examine and review whether the mission is actually complete or not. If even one of them decides that it does not pass, then the entire mission is considered a failure.”
That’s too excessive. If one of them is fatigued from having to inspect too many missions or one of them just has a head full of water, or if one is just in a bad mood and doesn’t let me pass, then is my only option to cry myself to death?
Chen You complained, “This method of yours is very unreasonable.”
The system stated, “Say your prayers.”
Chen You, “…”
He scooted over to Lei Ming’s side, “When is the meat ready to eat?”
Lei Ming replied, “Wait a little more.”
Chen You swallowed his saliva, So hungry. He grabbed some snow off the ground and stuffed it in his mouth in an effort to pad his stomach first.
The reddish-orange glow of the fire illuminated the man’s face, breathtakingly stunning. Chen You sighed with feeling, I admit it. You are the most beautiful in this universe.
He came a bit closer and saw the fire reflected in the man’s eyes, flickering as it flashed in and out of focus. It was like the bloodthirsty light of an animal ready to devour someone.
After taking a look and getting lost in thought, Chen You retrieved his gaze and pretended as if he had seen nothing.
Unidentifiable birds were skewered in rows and roasted on the fire for a long time until they turned into delicacies shining with grease and fat.
Once the birds were done roasting, Lei Ming let them rest for a bit before giving some to the child to eat.
“Slow down.”
I can’t slow down, big brother. I almost starved into a dead dog. Chen You took big bites of meat, I’ve also learned from experience after braving the wind and dew of the lofty jianghu.
Unrestrained, he finished up as his digestive system began to rumble and make some noise. A boiling heat wave rushed straight to his butt with a fierce momentum.
Lei Ming who was waiting not too far away, “Ah-Chou?”
Chen You held his breath. Don’t call for me, I’m afraid that if I open my mouth, I’ll die by intoxication from the wafting odour.
The sound of footsteps came. Fuck. Chen You hurriedly blocked him, “I’m not good yet!”
Lei Ming halted, “Upset stomach?”
Chen You securely sealed his mouth, unwilling to talk again. When he walked out, he felt like he was floating.
Lei Ming offered his back to the boy, “Come up.”
Chen You looked at the broad back in front of him and jumped on, wrapping his arms around the man’s neck.
Xiao Ming, did you know? When I was young, my dad used to carry me like this and only stopped once I started attending school.
Chen You happily rubbed against him, Thank you.
Lei Ming’s body flinched in shock, then abruptly asked a question as he continued to walk, “Where are you from?”
Chen You was internally startled. After his big brain speedily turned its wheels, he answered, “A different place.”
Lei Ming pursed his lips and said no more.
Not asking more means you don’t plan to investigate any further, ba. Chen You heaved a sigh of relief. He resolved, for future worlds, to strictly regulate and restrain his natural instincts so that he wouldn’t reveal any significant disparities between himself and the original owners’ characters. Otherwise, that could be his downfall.
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Chen You lay prone on Lei Ming’s back, peeking around in all directions for fear that some huge monster might jump out and directly swallow him and Lei Ming.
Looking at the back of the man’s head, Chen You couldn’t help grabbing the ends of the man’s hair with his hands. They were stiff, like the man himself.
Lei Ming’s optical computer alerted that there was an incoming call. He put down Chen You and opened the communication link.
On the screen, the injured figure of the adjutant appeared, his face aglow with excitement. He crisply saluted, “Major General, we won!”
Lei Ming’s facial nerves were no longer filled with tension and he seemed to give off a feeling of joy, “Good.”
On the side, Chen You thought to himself, Now that the alien invaders have lost, Lei Ming’s fate has been completely altered.
From now on, his life will go smoothly, his future is shining bright, and he will always be victorious.
The mechanical sound of the system rang in Chen You’s head, “Congratulations on completing the mission. The countdown till departure is six hours.”
He asked, curious, “Last time it was only two minutes. Why is it six hours this time?”
The system explained, That time, it was only two minutes because you didn’t finish it beautifully.
Chen You, “…” Fine. Out of the three worlds he had been in so far, that attempt had used the longest amount of time to complete. He’d spent many years whittling down and completely getting rid of the Evil value.
Looking at it this way, was the longer countdown till departure a reward given to him?
Was there any point to getting this type of reward? None at all.
Whether he was leaving early or leaving late, he still needed to leave in the end.
Moreover, the longer the delay, the less straightforward his departure would be.
Chen You sighed. Forget it. He was just a small role, and nothing was under his control. He might as well just think about how he planned to spend his remaining six hours.
Coming into contact with Lei Ming’s gaze, Chen You’s back turned inexplicably cool.
After a brief moment of deathly silence, Chen You said, “Major General, let’s go.” He didn’t have much time left here, so it was better to hurry up.
Lei Ming rubbed the child’s face, his finger pressing against his upper lip, and watched as a bead of blood was squeezed out.
Chen You frowned in pain, getting a bad premonition in his heart.
It seemed that before he left, he still had a major event to attend to.
Though the system wanted him to leave with some dignity, he reckoned that it would be quite difficult.
Setting off again, Lei Ming still carried Chen You on his back, “When we get back, you’ll stay at my grandfather’s place for a while.”
Chen You mutely listened. He knew that Lei Ming realized that there was something wrong with his own condition and wanted to properly arrange a place for him to stay. It’s just that…
I can’t go back, I need to leave.
Chen You placed his chin on the man’s shoulders, “Major General, let me sing you a song.”
As Lei Ming fell into a daze, the child’s singing voice echoed in his ear.
“That day, I had no choice but to set off on the road.” Chen You, “For my restless heart, for my self-respect to survive.”
The gentle singing voice soared through the quiet forest, pleasant and moving to listen to.
Lei Ming was silent. After the child finished singing, he opened his mouth to ask, “What song is this?”
Chen You replied, “On The Road.”
Lei Ming freed his hands to turn on his optical computer, “Sing it again.”
Chen You knew that Lei Ming intended to record the song. He sang over and over until his voice gradually trailed off, almost choking with emotion.
Ai, I told you. If I need to leave, then I should leave swiftly. Is there any point in having this countdown? This isn’t a reward. It’s a punishment.
Chen You jumped down from the man’s body, “Major General, I’ve never seen you smile.”
Lei Ming raised his eyebrows.
Chen You put his hands on both sides of his mouth and pulled it into a curve, “You should smile more. Don’t always keep a stiff expression. It’s too ferocious and very intimidating.”
Lei Ming’s eyes turned deep, “Later on, remind me.”
Chen You paused, then grabbed Lei Ming’s optical computer, took the function that was previously used to record his singing, and used it to record his words just now.
“Okay. This way, you won’t forget.”
With a deep voice, Lei Ming stated, “I want you to personally remind me.”
Wayward, ah. Chen You pursed his lips and landed a smack on his face, “How much longer until we get there?”
Lei Ming’s eyes flashed, “Soon.”
Along the way, both of them kept up the conversation. Chen You spoke a lot. Not only was he afraid that the atmosphere would stagnate, but he was also not the type of good child capable of staying quiet as a chicken.
In contrast, Lei Ming was quite reticent. For the majority of the time, he just listened. Though he only gave an occasional reply, his gaze was gentle and affectionate.
Once the countdown was down to four hours, they encountered a wild beast with a short tail and three eyes.
Chen You numbly watched as Lei Ming burst open the wild beast’s head with a single fist.
It really took only a single fist.
He swallowed his saliva with some difficulty and sensibly decided not to walk over.
Lei Ming’s head was lowered as he stood over the wild beast’s corpse. The heavy sound of his panting, akin to the claws of a giant animal scraping against the ground, induced others to feel alarmed and frightened.
Instinctively, Chen You took a step back, then took another step back, stepping until his back was against a tree and there was no avenue for him to retreat any further.
It was uncertain how much time passed, but the wind had blown away the smell of blood and the wild beast’s body was surrounded by crimson-red snow.
Lei Ming raised his eyelids, recovered to his normal state, “Come here.”
Chen You’s shoes stepped through the blood, dragging a bloodstained trail behind him as he arrived in front of the man.
“System, I’m a little scared.”
“What are you scared of?”
“I don’t know.” Chen You added, “But I can’t stop myself from shivering.”
He was held tight and shook even harder.
Lei Ming kissed the child. From pacifying to roasting, then to cruelty and ferocity, it was a skill used to change faces in the blink of an eye.
Chen You directly passed out from the kiss.
Scary.
When the system released a prompt informing that the countdown had less than an hour left, Chen You woke up and discovered that he was now in a cave.
The surrounding walls were wet with moisture and the floor was slippery, causing Chen You to almost fall down. He didn’t dare wander by himself, and deliberately raised his voice to call out, “Major General?”
The man appeared at the entrance, backlit, creating a large shadow.
Chen You asked, “Is this where you were born?”
“Yes.” Lei Ming walked over to the child, his face obscured, “I’ll take you inside.”
Chen You followed Lei Ming. The sound of each of their steps was extremely clear, accompanied by the equally clear sound of their breath and heartbeats.
Inside, there was a hidden world all its own, similar to those that would appear in fictional TV series.
Chen You’s back leaned against a rock as he listened to Lei Ming describe his childhood.
He pinched his fingers together, “Major General, I want…”
His words were suddenly swallowed down into Lei Ming’s stomach.
Fuck me, this isn’t what I want. I just want to leave, ah!
Chen You was overwhelmed by a powerful force and pinned against a rock, enveloped by a heavy and fishy scent. He felt like whatever was behind him was not Lei Ming, but rather some beast.
A sharp pain attacked him, first at his neck, and then at his shoulder.
From Chen You’s peripheral vision, he could see a gigantic snake tail thrashing against the stone walls.
Then, he lost consciousness.
Once the countdown reached three minutes, Chen You’s soul was floating in the air, his body already gone. The only thing left in the cave was Lei Ming’s sleeping figure.
Don’t ask him why his body was missing or why there were only tattered, bloody clothes left. He didn’t want to say.
Amid his clothes, there was a little golden snake with some pieces of eggshell next to him.
After believing the system, Chen You cursed, “Didn’t you say that I have no eggs?”
The system retorted, “At that time, I said that you have an idiot’s brain.
Chen You, “…” Motherfucker, I don’t know how to refute that.
“Since I died for three days, how is the egg still alright?”
The system explained, “You laid it before you died. I just took care of it for you.”
Chen You said, “…Thank you.”
The system stated, “You’re welcome.”
“Hehe.”
Chen You looked at the man lying on the ground, Big brother ai, when you wake up, don’t look for me. I’m in your stomach.
At that time, his soul had still been in his body. That feeling, the only way to describe it was that it was more painful than death.
To be honest, Chen You would rather get tied up and turned into a piece of art that was hung on a wall. He really didn’t want to experience that type of crime.
Unfortunately, the other party was out of his mind, so crying and shouting was all useless.
Besides, he didn’t even have the opportunity to shout. It all happened too suddenly.
Chen You sighed. If the man had known that his method of evolution required him to devour one of his own species, he would definitely cut open his stomach and try to dig him out.
Unfortunately, what was eaten was eaten. After his stomach finished digesting, it was impossible to dig out anything. After squatting a few times, the only thing that would come out would be whatever he was unable to fully absorb.
After thinking it over, Chen You left a message on the man’s optical computer explaining that he had failed his own evolution. ‘I’m gone, don’t think of me. Just live a good life.’
He also stated that Xiao Jin was their good son and that he should raise him well.
Chen You rubbed the little snake’s head. Regardless of where you came from, having you is pretty nice. At least, it’s better than me leaving nothing behind.
He earnestly instructed, “Son, you must be a good baby. Accompany your father, listen to his words, and don’t leave him or else he’ll be lonely.”
“If you meet any bad people, don’t be afraid. Your father is the strongest person in the universe. He’ll protect you.”
After nagging on and on, Chen You was transported into the next world. However, he still couldn’t really believe it, “Hey, you didn’t trick me, ba? Why do I still get the feeling that the little snake was something you randomly found somewhere?”
The system, “…” Idiot.
*****
December 22, 2016. M City, in an apartment in Xicheng District.
As Chen You woke up in the new world, he carelessly felt around him and ended up touching something as hard as a brick.
It was a mobile phone.
A good thing. Chen You immediately grabbed it and stretched out a finger to swipe through the screen. Glancing over, on the very first page, he caught sight of the Daily News logo.
This was something that he had looked at every time he had gone to the bathroom, accompanying him without regrets, his true love without a doubt.
After clicking in a bit further, Chen You’s eyes widened. The stars in the entertainment section looked very familiar.
After flipping through the news, sports, television, and live broadcast sections, his heart suddenly rejoiced with wild excitement. Isn’t this the M City I lived in?
HAHAHAHAHA, I came back?
Chen You looked down at his body, white and skinny. He lifted up his shirt, and to his surprise, there actually were two abs.
This wasn’t his own body. He only has one ab.
Surely this didn’t mean that…he came back, but was reborn into someone else’s body?
No, it couldn’t be this easy. The tasks were not completed yet, and the system was definitely not so kind-hearted that it would just bring him back.
After thinking of something, Chen You held the mobile phone as his hand shook as if he had Parkinson’s. I got it!
This must be a parallel world. He remembered the system explaining this to him before.
The system emerged to confirm this, “That’s right. This is the world you were supposed to enter last time.”
In an instant, Chen You’s face turned white as a sheet. My life is devoid of love.
Fuck you, system, you son of a bitch!
He whimpered and prayed, “Big Brother Four, I don’t want to be involved with a pervert. I really can’t do it.”
The system said, “You’ve done it before, you have experience.”
“It’s different.” Chen You shed two lines of tears, “This isn’t an ordinary pervert, it’s a murderous demon, I really can’t do it.”
The system said, “Jiayou, I’ll watch over you.”
Chen You died.
After being dead for a while, he felt a faint moisture underneath his butt. He scooted to the side to look and saw a large section stained with a light yellow color.
“Fuck, System, quickly come look. I’m so scared that I peed myself!”
System: “I forgot to tell you, but this body you’re in has had a bed-wetting problem since childhood.”
Chen You, “…”
Luoshenhua: I’m finally back! Sorry for leaving you all on a cliffhanger for so long, but I finished this with the help of a co-tl! A lot of the speculation in the comments under the last chapter came true, unfortunately. The end of this arc was brutal…RIP Ah-Chou and Lei Ming T.T Hopefully, this next arc doesn’t end as tragically, but it’s not looking too promising…
flōzen: Chile…This chapter was so long🗿…
LMAO, i love the relationship between the system and CY xdd
Same
Hngshusbaj NANNIIII??!! Please tell me we get some juicy bits on what happen to lil Goldie and his dad afterwards in some extra or something ;0; but omguhhhhhhhh it’s like Ren bad end in DMMD omguh
+1 wanna see baby and daddy
+2 me toooo
Just to fall in love ML lost everything
sanity, reputation,family,trust, himself, normal human life and meaning of being alive. if love brings disaster than better to never have one ,its disgusting to MC say to live well….its truly nightmare, endless darkness , great torment for our ML
sigh ~ he was such a fine soldier now look at him ……..humans are absolutely cruel , and if you carefully read ML reaction ,as f he was mind reading thats why at last he truly ate MC
Opps !!! by mistake i posted on wrong place …. sorry😐
The phrase – I said so – now sounds a bit anti-climatic. But I called it that he will be devoured quite literally (this novel has crazy ideas, so yeah).
Will there be an extra chapter about Lei Ming and Xiao Jin?
Thank you for the chapter! (つ≧▽≦)つ
This novel will definitely need extras to show what happened after the MC left! Especially this arc where the ML devours his beloved MC & all that is left is bloody scraps of clothing and a 🐍 baby.
Arc 3 is done! Onto Arc 4~~
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
I did expect the end but…for it to be in my face is just..QAQ
Nooo I want to see how Lei Ming reacts after Chen You is gone T-T (idk if this is my masochistic or sadistic side lol)
Also, his current body has bed-wetting problem? Lmao I can tell how the author is going to use that information ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I also like to see these things like in the novel, ‘As a minor gay love rival’ the first arc after MC dies and ML grieves is so saddening but I cant help reading it again and again.
+1
UR KIDDING LEI MING ATE HIM??????????????????? He was talking and suddenly ate him, wUT??? UH so no tearful goodbyes I guess??????????
but omg I seriously wanna see the epilogue of that story LMAOOOOOO
Like!
I didn’t expect him to get eaten! Haha
I thought the end would be super tragic like the previous arcs but it was just morbidly hilarious
I really want to know what happened when he woke up lmao 🤭🤭😂😂😂
ML eating MC- you never imagine it this way
Goddamn…. poor Chen You he experienced what it’s like to be eaten alive…. and im not just talking about the fricking type of eaten alive. Damn he suffered so much.
This has to be the most tragic ending in this story. Imagine the ml waking up and realising that he ate his beloved. Thank god the author skipped the aftermath, I don’t wanna imagine the agony the ml would have suffered. And does anyone else feel like all these stories about his dad are hinting at the ml?
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️♥️
This arc ended so abruptly. I mean what will happen to Major General, will he be labeled as a deserter? what about the egg?
Man,, i teared up when system said ”idiot” bcos System left it so CY wont be too sad QnQ the things System does for our MC 😂 Thanks for the chapter~
ML ate MC!!!nooooo arrr
He is the more pitiful person in 3mL wuuu😢
I can’t imagine his reaction when he wake up.
Ah…ah…ah… ah?! The ending from the first 2 arcs were also sad and tragic but nothing can top this one where the ML wakes up, finds his beloved eaten by himself and was left behind with a child. And though they won the war his still practically a deserter and still awaits his punishment. The arc started off real good. Never would I have imagined connecting this sort of ending with it. Its really sad sigh
Thanks for the chapter <3
Poor Lei Ming QAQ
I was excited for the aftermath of this arc but it turned out that there was none and we were just transported to the next one. A little disappointing
Noo what happened after this??? TT TT
I wanna know though its gonna be sad
Ml might have gone crazy with despair since he ate Chen You, i wanna see their baby 😭
He even ate the intestines? Nani the fuq?
I wanted to see the aftermath nooooo
Their race is cursed. Is eating of the same race just a prerequisite to complete his evolution? Or is it that’s how they “consummate” (some sort of marriage) so after that they have a child?
It’s more tragic to think that all these time Lei Ming insists that they’re humans, clearly he wants to have a sense of belonging. Unfortunately he couldn’t go against his nature. I just found it weird that he knew they are oviparous, does he truly have no idea that this might happen? You can clearly sense that ever since he woke up that he’s craving. He’s just repressing it.
Quizás si es así como se procrea? 🤔 Cómo las mantis y las viudas negras 🕷️ se comen a su pareja después de aparearse. Porque recordemos que Lei ming fue encontrado solo porque su papá lo dejo 😢, espero la historia no se repita.
Ya esperaba algo así, hay etiqueta de canibalismo y las veces pasadas solo era una probadita 😂, me recuerda a otra novela dónde mencionan que un npc se enamoro de un transmigrador y como se enteró de que se iría se lo COMIÓ 🍽️ para estar juntos para siempre 😭.
Btw, did he also gain the ability to read minds? He’s clearly responding to Chen Yu’s monologues…it seems that every time the ML is getting close to knowing MC’s real identity 😂