The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 115: Is Liu Zheng Actually a Bunny Girl?

Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Is Liu Zheng Actually a Bunny Girl?

"Hmm."

The French Plane Tree grunted in response.

"Why?"

"Because I can’t turn into a Phoenix. Do you even have to ask, idiotic human?"

The French Plane Tree said discontentedly.

"Didn’t I say that Niu Ma could act as your protector?"

Liu Zheng said.

"I don’t trust that guy. Besides, it might not be able to protect me anyway."

"Niu Ma isn’t enough?"

He frowned.

Although Niu Ma often faced setbacks, it was because its opponents were too strong.

Moreover, it always managed to come back alive.

Having escaped unscathed from the hands of Peacock, Si Xue’s rival, was proof enough of its worth as an "excellent employee."

What? You say its skin was peeled off?

Niu Ma’s skin is merely an accessory; people who have never been Niu Ma wouldn’t understand.

"Not enough. Besides, if I turned into a Phoenix Egg, the first to come knocking would be your restaurant,"

the French Plane Tree shook its head and said.

"Why?"

"A Phoenix Egg is a top-tier ingredient, your restaurant would definitely not miss this opportunity."

It said with a sneer.

For some reason, Liu Zheng thought of the Five-Colored Phoenix Si Xue had imprisoned within the Obsidian Pillar.

"What about Oynk then?"

He asked.

"The Heavenly Butcher? Its strength might be sufficient, and its reputation is higher than Niu Ma’s,"

the French Plane Tree considered and said.

"And you think you could command it?"

It looked at Liu Zheng skeptically.

"Don’t worry, it’s just a backup, I have other options,"

Liu Zheng said.

Red Ghost, Fire Mage, Fisherman; their strengths should all be no less than Oynk’s.

It’s just that Red Ghost and Fisherman seem unable to leave the sewer, which is a bit of a problem.

"You’re not in a hurry to evolve right now, are you?"

He asked.

"I can probably endure for another month or two,"

The French Plane Tree said.

Any longer would not be possible; with time, the natural force would either disperse or burst it open.

"Then let’s wait and see, whether it works out or not, I’ll inform you when the time comes,"

Liu Zheng said.

"Why should I listen to you?"

The French Plane Tree instinctively retorted.

"Fine then, go ahead and evolve into a Dryad now, I’d be interested to see that,"

he crossed his arms.

"Tch, I won’t!"

The French Plane Tree turned its face away.

"Oh. The stuff that increases luck? Hurry up, there’s not much time left,"

Liu Zheng urged.

"Take it, take it, so annoying,"

A wooden hand emerged from the Black Soil and tossed something to him.

Liu Zheng caught the object and dusted off the soil, revealing it to be a pair of rabbit ears.

"Name: Lucky Rabbit Ears (Disposable)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect: Replaces the player’s ears, temporarily increasing perception and luck by five points (lasts three hours), small chance to induce uncontrollable desire towards the opposite sex (higher Spirit, lower the chance)."

"Note: Bunnies are so cute, how could you... F*ck, get off me!"

"Is it possible to take it out of the instance: Yes"

???

He felt a bit pained looking at the item’s effects.

Liu Zheng didn’t know whether the chance aspect of such an item was influenced by Luck Value or not; if it was, then the item might do more harm than good.

If he dared unleash his beastly desires on the sea girl in front of the Fisherman, not even another Divine Descent would probably save him.

"System, does the item’s chance get affected by Luck Value?"

Out of caution, he asked.

"Luck Value is a hidden attribute; information related to it is for players to explore on their own."

The reply from the system was expected.

"Tsk."

"However, as compensation for the difficulty of the beginner’s instance, the system will provide one additional piece of information."

"The chances of the effects from ’Lucky Rabbit Ears’ are not affected by Luck Value."

The system quickly added.

"Good, good, good,"

Liu Zheng was overjoyed.

The system finally did something human for once.

Furthermore, that sentence also contained a hidden message.

Since the "Lucky Rabbit Ears"’s effect chances are not influenced by Luck Value, it implies that other items’ effect chances might be affected by Luck Value.

According to the item description, he would have to tear off his own ears to use it.

But Liu Zheng only had two ear holes to begin with, so it saved him that step. He made two cuts and stuffed the rabbit ears in.

The rabbit ears quickly fused with his flesh and began to twitch slightly.

"’Lucky Rabbit Ears’ have taken effect."

System notification sounded.

"Why does this feel so awkward?"

He used the boning knife as a mirror, frowning slightly.

"Nonsense, have you ever seen a rabbit with ears on both sides?"

French Plane Tree said irritably.

"Right. Whatever, let’s go."

Liu Zheng walked over to the sewer entrance, lifted the cover, and climbed down.

Exiting the sewer channel, the sea girl and the nightingale were already waiting outside.

This time the sea girl had switched to a JK outfit, looking youthful and cute, although it was a bit odd in size.

And the nightingale was dressed in a multi-pocket vest, camo pants, and waterproof boots – the typical fisherman attire.

"Those ears... they kind of suit you."

The nightingale was initially stunned upon seeing Liu Zheng, then suppressed a laugh and spoke.

"I think they’re pretty cute, come here and let me pat them."

The sea girl approached, ready to touch.

Liu Zheng was very annoyed.

What’s with this woman? Were they that familiar that she felt entitled to touch him?

"Hey, you can’t touch without paying."

He spoke fiercely.

"Here, is this enough?"

The sea girl nonchalantly pulled out a hundred-yuan bill.

"Just this much? You can only pat for ten minutes."

Liu Zheng snorted coldly.

"No problem, I can always add more money."

The sea girl chuckled and vigorously rubbed his rabbit ears.

The Fisherman, who was approaching from a distance, became furious at this sight.

"Kid, you dare take advantage of my daughter!"

"Hey, it’s your daughter taking advantage of me, alright?"

Liu Zheng retorted.

"No, wasn’t it you who told me to soak up your daughter?"

He suddenly realized.

Anyway, the sea girl had guessed it, there was no point in hiding anything now.

"... Anyway, it’s not okay."

The Fisherman choked up, angry and embarrassed.

"Heh."

The sea girl scoffed, patting even more enthusiastically.

She even laid her head on Liu Zheng’s shoulder, full of provocation.

"Can we go fishing now, Mr. Fisherman?"

Just as the Fisherman was about to explode, the nightingale spoke up.

"My time is very precious."

One was the yellow-haired kid who duped his daughter’s feelings, the other a human taking advantage of his daughter – the Fisherman was furious enough to burst.

But he wasn’t foolish, knowing this was not the time to fall out, he had to swallow the blood from his bitten tongue.

The Fisherman glared at Liu Zheng hatefully, then whistled.

A ray surfaced from the water, its back covered with barnacles.

"Stand next to me."

He tried to say calmly.

The nightingale complied and moved to his side, but the sea girl showed no intention of moving.

Liu Zheng had no choice but to carry her over to the Fisherman’s side.

The Fisherman’s gaze upon him was almost volcanic.

"So you’re going?"

He let go.

The sea girl fell to the ground like a statue.

"Humph!"

That was from the Fisherman.

"Humph!"

That was from the sea girl.

"Truly her father’s daughter."

Liu Zheng sighed and picked up the sea girl again.

"Humph!"

This time it was from the nightingale.

"Look, why don’t you three just kill me and be done with it?"

He couldn’t take it anymore and wrapped a tentacle around the boning knife, holding it to his throat.

"Come on, someone kind, give me a push, it’ll still count as suicide."

He shouted.

"Kid, stop it, put the knife away."

The Fisherman couldn’t stand it any longer.

"I’ll put it away, but the three of you better stop messing with me, or I’ll kick up right away."

Liu Zheng threatened.

"You, continue being your lonely old man. You, keep getting harassed by the old guy. And you, keep propping up your board game empire with regicide chess."

He pointed at each of them in turn as he spoke.

"Kid, you believe I can kill you, huh?"

The Fisherman said angrily, and both the sea girl and the nightingale glared at him fiercely.

"Come on, let’s see who kills whom?"

Liu Zheng was ready, one hand holding a chewing stick, the other Golden Finger.

As the effect of the Black Koi was about to transfer, he was curious to see what the chewing stick would summon under the maxed boost of the cheat and Luck Value.