Translator: Deyonna
At that moment, the sound of military boots stepping on the puddles grew closer, gradually approaching from outside.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
Zhang Nan turned his head blankly and saw a large amount of blood flowing from the other side of the corridor. Then, a pair of black boots stepped on the blood, and it splattered in all directions.
A young man stood at the door, with a small pink octopus perched on his left shoulder.
Bard’s screams came to an abrupt halt, and he tightly clenched his teeth, fearing that his cries would anger the god of death and invite another cut.
Yuan Ye casually flicked the blood off the long knife and coldly scanned his surroundings. His gaze landed on Chen Xinyue, who had a blank expression on her face.
“En, still alive.”
Saved him a lot of trouble.
Ye Yunfan originally thought that it would be difficult for him to accept such a bloody killing scene, but when he saw Yuan Ye killing all the way in from the outside, despite everything, he felt no particular emotions in his heart.
His mood suddenly felt very complicated. He seemed to have accepted the cruelty and bloodiness of this world a little too quickly.
“Officer, spare me! Spare me!”
Zhang Nan reacted swiftly. He immediately got out of the treatment cabin, and raised his hands, like someone who’d lose his head out of fear, desperate and ready to switch sides and surrender to save his own life.
“Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! I know a lot!”
He knelt on the ground, hands raised high, trembling and forcing a smile.
“You ask, you ask and I’ll answer any questions you have! I’ll tell you everything! I promise to be completely honest and withhold no information!”
Yuan Ye glanced at him unexpectedly, as if he had never seen someone so shamelessly groveling and bowing down before.
Meanwhile, Chen Xinyue frowned and showed a strong expression of disgust. She first glanced at Yuan Ye, seeing that the latter had no intention of speaking up, so she took the initiative to start questioning herself.
“Are you a gifted person? Who sent you here?”
Mutants are humans who have incorporated parts of otherworldly creatures into their bodies, so their characteristics are quite distinct. Most of them physically manifest features similar to those of otherworldly creatures they have fused with.
But this person can actually change his appearance to look like someone else, which is clearly an ability of a gifted person.
Yuan Ye furrowed his brow slightly. As a former core member of the decontamination organization, he was familiar with the abilities of many gifted people, but none of them matched the abilities of the person before him.
“Yes… yes, I am a gifted person, and my ability is to change my appearance. As for who sent me here, I… I don’t know either. People like us simply follow orders. We do as we are told by those above us.”
Zhang Nan’s tone was anxious, but also obsequious and servile.
“If, if you spare me this time, Xiaode will surely climb a mountain of blades, into a sea of fire for you and will not hesitate to tread through water and fire!”
The latter sentence was directed towards Yuan Ye.
Ye Yunfan noticed his self-reference.
Xiaode…?
Why does this sound like an address commonly used in ancient dramas???
And the actors’ lines were also very similar to this.
Chen Xinyue had been paying close attention to Yuan Ye’s expression and, seeing that he still had no intention of speaking, she couldn’t help but ask further.
“Where is Wang Yuan?!” Chen Xinyue exclaimed. “What happened to the man who was supposed to be lying in the treatment cabin?!”
“He ah… Captain Chen, you also know his… his contamination level was already so high… so it must be… must be…”
Zhang Nan stuttered and faltered. Even though he didn’t finish what he was saying, everyone present already knew the final outcome.
Chen Xinyue froze, as if remembering something. She trembled all over, then suddenly turned around and rushed out into the courtyard, disregarding everything around her.
“Captain?”
Jon also followed and ran outside.
The little octopus watched the woman’s unsteady figure and let out a sigh.
Chen Xinyue had killed the person she most wanted to save, and this would likely become a psychological shadow that would haunt her for the rest of her life.
“Officer, officer, although I don’t know who my superior is, I have a communication device to contact him.”
Zhang Nan raised one hand while the other reached into his pants pocket, pulling out a small and compact communication device.
He placed the device on the ground, seemingly planning to use his foot to kick it over.
Zhang Nan performed all these actions slowly, as if trying to dispel Yuan Ye’s vigilance.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“Okay, okay… I’ll do as you say.”
As he spoke, he discreetly glanced at Bard, signaling him. The latter’s body trembled, gritting his teeth.
Ye Yunfan suddenly noticed that Bard on the ground seemed to be moving unusually.
The next second, the man with a buzz cut, quickly snatched the gun from his severed arm, but Yuan Ye’s movements were much faster and he directly nailed the man to the ground with his knife.
Stab!
At the same time, Zhang Nan suddenly kicked the communication device on the ground towards them.
Its screen was flashing with a red counting down number.
Be careful!!!
Ye Yunfan’s pupils trembled as he shouted in his mind. Yuan Ye’s ears twitched slightly as if he had heard something. He reacted quickly, without even pulling out his knife, and decisively dashed out of the ward.
Fortunately, he was very close to the door, and with a blink of an eye, he was able to hide behind the wall outside.
Boom—!!!
The terrifying explosion drowned out the sound of the shattered windows inside, demolishing a large section of the wall and causing the entire clinic to shake as if in an earthquake.
Yuan Ye sustained minor injuries, with a hint of red seeping through his left sleeve. He shielded his shoulder with one hand, preventing the flying debris from injuring the “little jellyfish” on his shoulder.
Ye Yunfan was jolted so much that his head was spinning. The collapsed wall covered him in a layer of dust.
“Pu pu pu~”
[Pooh!]
[Pooh pooh pooh!]
The little tentacles disdainfully spat out the dust that had stuck to their suction cups.
Yuan Ye glanced at the dusty “little jellyfish” on his shoulder. It now looked like a pink gelatin dessert covered in a layer of cocoa powder. It was a bit wilted and not in high spirits.
Vroom vroom vroom—
The roar of a motorcycle’s accelerator rang from outside.
“……”
The young man stood up without saying a word, his heterochromatic eyes brimming with chilling frost. He walked over and pulled out the long knife from Bard’s lifeless body.
Yuan Ye leaped gracefully onto the roof, his gaze sweeping across to spot the motorcycle speeding away in the narrow alley. He quickly gave chase.
The buildings within the supply station were mostly single-story houses, tightly packed together. The roads were narrow, winding, and not very spacious.
As a result, despite the motorcycle’s speed, it wasn’t particularly fast due to the constant twists and turns along the way.
On the roof, Yuan Ye pursued in a straight line, his speed surpassing Ye Yunfan’s understanding of human running speed. He moved like a soaring falcon, swift and relentless.
The distance between the hunter and the prey began to close, with just a little more to go before entering Yuan Ye’s killing range.
Zhang Nan was drenched in sweat, his heart madly pounding.
When he received the mission last night, all they told him was to run an errand to help recover a special asset, with the internal military investigator’s cooperation. It was supposed to be a simple, easy, and lucrative job.
However, to Zhang Nan’s surprise, he only found out upon arrival that the exiled god, who was personally banished by Her Majesty the Queen three years ago, was also present.
That guy dared to kill even the nobles in the main city, let alone him?
At this very moment, Zhang Nan’s intestine turned green in regret. Just then, he caught a glimpse of Yuan Ye chasing after him in the rearview mirror, and the latter happened to lock eyes with him in the mirror.
With that glance, murderous intent was fully revealed.
Zhang Nan even felt as if he had received a death notice. In that instant, he made a split-second decision and turned the steering wheel, heading towards the nearby cliff edge.
If he continued on the road ahead, he would have arrived at the military investigator’s station base. His original plan was to sneak into the base, as long as he changed his appearance and blended into the crowd, he could easily escape.
However, the eye contact just now made Zhang Nan realize that the other party would kill him without hesitation in the next moment.
So he simply decided to change direction, seeking a glimmer of hope in this dire situation.
Because beneath the cliff was the vast sea.
The motorcycle soared off the cliff, suddenly soaring into the air. The man flipped his body to free himself and swiftly descended.
Swish—
A silver streak followed closely behind, and a long knife pierced through the body of the motorcycle.
Boom!
The motorcycle exploded.
One minute later, Yuan Ye quickly pursued to the edge of the cliff. He looked down and saw the surging sea waves, but there was no trace of the person.
“Damn it.”
If it wasn’t for that guy suddenly changing direction, the knife should have pierced his heart.
The dirty little octopus glanced at the young man’s furrowed brow and then looked down at the turbulent waves below.
That man is the only living witness and clue. We can’t let him escape.
Ye Yunfan quickly made a decision. He suddenly turned his head and jumped down without hesitation.
Yuan Ye felt the weight on his shoulder suddenly lighten, and he witnessed the little jellyfish curling into a ball, resembling a wounded bird, falling into the sea.
Plop!
A small splash of water bloomed and then it quickly vanished.
It disappeared without a trace.
Yuan Ye was stunned, his eyes blinking slowly. Then immediately after, without hesitation, the young man leaped from the cliff.
The young man once again plunged into the sea, but instead of immediately retrieving his long knife, he searched around for his “little jellyfish.”
Meanwhile, Zhang Nan had already swam more than a hundred meters away. He took out the oxygen fluid he had with him and quickly injected it.
There were patrol boats of military investigators on the battlefield on the sea last night. As long as he could blend in, he would be safe, or he could even take a detour and hide on the shore.
Hope gradually rose in Zhang Nan’s heart.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt something sticking against his back.
After consuming a portion of the small monster last time, Ye Yunfan’s swimming speed in the water doubled, and his keen mental power allowed him to quickly detect the man’s trail. Therefore, he quickly caught up with him.
The little octopus didn’t intend to kill the opponent, but rather, he wanted to try to hold him back as much as possible until Yuan Ye arrived.
He quickly climbed up the man’s back and swiftly drilled into the gunshot wound on his shoulder.
“Ah… gurgle…”
The intense pain made Zhang Nan cry out.
At that moment, he was filled with extreme dread, as he had no idea what was drilling into his wound.
However, the man quickly reacted and immediately drew out his dagger, attempting to dig out the thing. But the other was too agile, and despite Zhang Nan’s painful spasms, he couldn’t dig it.
The man’s gaze gradually turned sinister, and he reached behind his waist to retrieve a gun, aiming it at his own wound.
Anyway, Chen Xinyue’s shot had already caused a penetrating wound, and with another shot… compared with life, of course, life was more important.
If he stayed here any longer, the mighty god would most likely catch up to him.
Zhang Nan quickly made a decision.
The little octopus wriggled inside, forcefully tearing at the man’s wound, trying to immobilize him with pain. But in the next second, he suddenly heard the sound of the trigger being pulled.
“!!!”
Ye Yunfan was startled. He didn’t expect that the person who seemed so cowardly and afraid of death would be so ruthless towards himself.
The little octopus immediately crawled out of the bullet wound to the man’s back.
But it was still a little too late. Just as he crawled out in that instant…
Bang!
[Health Value -120]
[Health Value: 50/510]
[Reminder: Player is now in a severe state of blood loss, with a decrease of 5 health points per minute. Please seek treatment as soon as possible.]
[Ah! It hurts!!!]
[It hurts so much, it hurts so much!!!]
The intense pain made the little tentacles scream and cry.
At the same time, Zhang Nan also experienced intense pain. The strong recoil caused him to lose his grip on the pistol, and it fell into the sea below.
Perhaps it was because he had previously endured the pain of being pierced by a glass shard, or maybe it was due to having consumed three meals, but currently, Ye Yunfan’s pain tolerance had noticeably increased.
So he didn’t immediately lose all mobility, but quickly endured the pain and used one of his tentacles to block the wound, preventing excessive blood loss. Then he immediately swam toward the falling gun.
At the same time, Zhang Nan finally got a clear look at the appearance of the unknown creature.
It was actually an octopus?!
No!
He suddenly remembered that it was the one on Yuan Ye’s shoulder.
Zhang Nan, who had originally planned to leave immediately, instantly changed his mind. He drew out his dagger and quickly approached Ye Yunfan.
He had a strong intuition that he must solve this little thing.
Seeing the man approaching with a dagger filled with murderous intent in his eyes, Ye Yunfan quickened his pace. He used one of his tentacles to wrap around the gun, while another tentacle reached for the safety catch, and the rest of his tentacles coiled around the trigger.
Ye Yunfan had never used a gun before, but due to his work requirements, he had some knowledge about firearms.
“Ye Yunfan was so anxious that his heart was beating wildly, almost trembling. The surging seawater severely affected the direction of the gun’s muzzle, causing the pistol, along with the little octopus on top of it, to sway back and forth due to the force of the water.”
He couldn’t aim properly at all.
It was evident that Ye Yunfan only had one chance. If he missed, he would have no choice but to escape.
[Health Value -5]
The flashing warning panel intensified Ye Yunfan’s anxiety. The more he felt anxious, the more he struggled to aim the gun accurately.
Clasp!
At this moment, the man grabbed hold of the gun.
Then, in the next moment, the blue pupils of the little octopus reflected the man’s sinister smile and the sharp dagger.
That seems to be a reflection of death.
But a moment later, the pistol that had been floating and drifting with the water finally stabilized. The little octopus instantly shifted its body, aligning the muzzle of the gun into the man’s eyes.
Bang!!!
One shot into the head.
Ye Yunfan was dumbfounded. He hadn’t yet come around, but in the next moment, the familiar notification panel popped up again.
[Reminder: Congratulations on successfully killing player Zhang Nan!]
[Reminder: Congratulations on successfully looting the C-level new skill – Mimicry.]
[Reminder: Congratulations on successfully looting one-third of player Zhang Nan’s health value.]
[Health Value +50]
[Health Value: 95/510]
[Reminder: The state of severe blood loss has been resolved.]
A series of notification panel appeared and disappeared one after another, but Ye Yunfan remained frozen in place for a long time, with only one sentence echoing in his mind:
Congratulations on successfully killing player Zhang Nan.
In other words, this person, just like him, is also a player.
—He killed someone.
Ye Yunfan, as if electrocuted, suddenly released the pistol.
He sank towards the bottom of the sea, watching as the lifeless body with a headshot drifted further and further away. Ye Yunfan couldn’t quite describe what he was feeling at this moment. He’s somewhat confused, and a bit terrified.
But after carefully reflecting on it, it seemed like… there was nothing at all.
This person was trying to kill him just now, and he was merely acting in self-defense.
This statement effectively reassured Ye Yunfan.
Even at this moment, he actually began to think about the new skills he had just acquired.
C level – Mimicry.
Its level was higher than the two skills he originally had.
So, can he turn into a human?
The moment this thought flashed through his mind, Ye Yunfan saw his small tentacles elongating and growing, gradually taking on the form of a human arm.
Soon enough, he saw his left arm.
Then his right arm.
After that, Ye Yunfan finally felt his own hair. His hair seemed to be a bit long, reaching a length where he could catch a glimpse of the tips of his hair in his peripheral vision.
It’s very strange. It’s actually pink.
Translator’s Corner: Our little jellyfish octopus has finally transformed! The next chapter will be a VIP chapter. If you’d like to support me in purchasing the remaining raws (I’ve already purchased almost half of them), you can contribute by dropping a tip here. Once the tip jar is full, I’ll provide an additional update for everyone to enjoy. Thank you for your support!
Woo that was so much quicker than I expected, I thought we’d be 100 chapters deep before human form lol
Woohoo so exciting he finally transformed!! 🥳🎉 I hope to god yuan ye’s first reaction upon seeing human ye yunfan is to stab him hfhfjdj
*is not to stab
So vicious! Then I saw it was a typo…lol…
Woo woohoo! Little pink jellyfish can now correct the misnomer… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🐙
Hmm the guy recognized him as an octopus. Does this mean that in the future if someone recognizes him as on octopus there’s a high chance they’re a player?
Oh, that makes sense too!!!!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa pink jellyfish (octopus) has human form now!!!!!!!!!!! So excited
Heheheheheheh☺️
I procrastinated reading this because I was still not over Wang Yuan’s death, but I unexpectedly had a pleasant surprise! Our Little jellyfish has turned human! 🤩