The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 210 - 209: This deserves to be slowly dismembered 17 or 18 times, huh?

Chapter 210: Chapter 209: This deserves to be slowly dismembered 17 or 18 times, huh?

Considering Red Dragonfly’s strength, it certainly wasn’t a case of not being able to control its power.

Even slicing tofu into fine strips with the Referee Stick would have been a piece of cake for it.

This was simply punishment and nothing more.

It was a fair, just, and transparent judging robot, but that didn’t mean it was devoid of temper.

If it hadn’t been for Liu Zheng’s sake, Guo Koutangzi would have suffered even more.

The blow just now was stupefying but not brain-damaging, the strength was just right.

"I hope the next time we meet, it will be for a truly splendid match."

"Farewell, young man."

Red Dragonfly extended its front leg to shake hands with Liu Zheng, and then left with a hearty laugh.

"Hey, are you OK?"

Liu Zheng squatted down to ask.

"What do you think?"

Guo Koutangzi, with only her eyes visible above the surface, retorted.

"I think it’s quite good. Congratulations on winning the match, here, sign for the delivery."

He pulled out a meal box from the delivery container.

"How can I sign for it looking like this?"

Guo Koutangzi said irritably.

She hadn’t been injured, but she was struck so hard that she felt completely drained; it would take at least half an hour to get out of there on her own.

"No worries, if you can’t sign with your hand, signing with your head works just the same,"

Liu Zheng reassured, then placed the meal box on top of Guo Koutangzi’s head.

He also carefully adjusted its position to ensure that the balance was just right and it wouldn’t fall off.

"Hey!"

Without looking, Guo Koutangzi knew exactly what he was doing.

"Shh, don’t raise your head, or the delivery will fall."

Liu Zheng said gently.

"You guys, don’t move either, or I’ll piss on her head."

He shook his tentacle at the group of four condiments.

"Have you gone mad?"

Guo Koutangzi exclaimed angrily.

"It’s you who’s gone mad. Next time you deal with me, make sure you understand your place,"

Liu Zheng said coldly.

"Otherwise, whatever I help you gain, I can take away from you."

"Unless you kill me right now."

His gaze swept across the group of spring onion, ginger, garlic, and pepper.

"Want to give it a try?"

The lingering murderous aura suddenly erupted, and the anguished cries of countless insects turned their faces pale.

"It seems you don’t,"

Liu Zheng’s mouthparts curled into a smile.

"Then, goodbye. Wait for my call."

He patted the top of Guo Koutangzi’s head and then strutted out of the women’s bath.

Jinzi was bending over to wipe the floor, seemingly oblivious to Liu Zheng’s departure.

However, within the open folds of her kimono, a pair of cold eyes was watching him.

"Hm?"

Liu Zheng’s gaze swept over, and the spirits of resentment swirling around him rushed out like they had found a vent, surging forward.

"Ah!"

A sharp scream emanated from within the depths of the kimono.

Afterward, Jinzi toppled over like a piece of wood, hitting the floor.

"Ah, another poor soul felled by my charm. Being a handsome guy is indeed troubling,"

He shook his head, wiped his hooves on Jinzi’s colorful kimono, then stepped over her body and left Jidao Public Bath.

"Huh, the murderous aura is gone from you,"

Back in the locker room, Niu Ma looked at him in surprise and said.

"I thought you’d have to learn your lesson the hard way before I’d magnanimously tell you how to resolve it,"

It said regretfully.

Though it hadn’t planned to charge money, watching the kid take a hit would have been a bonus.

"Probably just used it up a moment ago,"

Liu Zheng recalled the odd behavior of the seasoning group and Jinzi and said.

"You can use murderous aura?!"

This time Niu Ma was truly astonished.

That was an advanced skill, and even it had not fully mastered it.

This kid was reaching for the heavens.

"Not at all, it must have been a fluke."

He retold the events that had happened in Jidao Public Bath.

"Oh, then it really has nothing to do with you. It’s because there are too many resentful spirits wrapped around you, they couldn’t take you down, so they went after the poor sod instead, taking all your murderous aura with them,"

Niu Ma said after listening.

"Well, that’s pretty good."

Although the murderous aura seemed to have a deterrence effect on these bizarre residents, it also made it easy to expose his identity.

Liu Zheng was about to attend a high-end event with the novelist, and who knew if they would encounter people related to the office building.

Even if the novelist could protect him, it would still be a hassle.

Moreover, he didn’t want to owe the novelist any more favors.

"But even if it was an accident, you still managed to use murderous aura. In the future, it will be much easier for you to master this ability than for the average person,"

Niu Ma said with some envy.

To learn this skill from Oynk, it had suffered enormously, having its tail cut three times just for the water lessons.

This kid got the entry ticket without any price to pay, which made its horns itch with jealousy.

No, it had to find an excuse to beat this kid up.

Just as Niu Ma’s glances were becoming increasingly hostile, the sound of a ringing phone suddenly filled the room.

"What’s up? I was just about to find an excuse to beat this kid up, and you’ve thrown off my train of thought,"

Niu Ma said annoyedly.

"Then you don’t need to look for one, I’m about to deliver the excuse to you,"

White Feather Chicken’s cold voice came from the other end of the phone.

And before Niu Ma could reply, it hung up.

A few seconds later, someone knocked on the locker room door.

The heavy wood shook continuously from the knocks, seemingly ready to fall at any second.

"Boss?"

The knocking made Liu Zheng anxious, and he turned to Niu Ma.

"This is your mess; you open the door,"

Niu Ma said without even looking at him.

"Alright."

He sighed and opened the door.

White Feather Chicken stood there like a statue, and at its feet was a neatly arranged rack of knives.

"Hiss~"

Liu Zheng gasped a breath of cold air.

By the look of things, he was going to be quartered at least seventeen or eighteen times today.

"Niu Ma, let me in."

White Feather Chicken gave him a cold glance and then spoke to Niu Ma.

"You come to my door with a knife, no ghost would dare let you in."

Niu Ma retorted.

"I’m not going to cut you."

"Doesn’t matter who you cut, it’s still not okay. You’ll get this place all bloody—how can anyone stay then?"

Niu Ma said.

"So you’re determined to protect this calf?"

White Feather Chicken’s eyes sharpened.

"At least you should explain clearly how this kid has provoked you again, right?"

Niu Ma shrugged and replied.

"Hmph, this kid is double-dealing, aiding outsiders to win the contest. Don’t you think he deserves a slice?"

White Feather Chicken said in a deep voice.

"Huh? Is that so?"

Niu Ma looked towards Liu Zheng.

"No, that’s not true. With Dragonfly Captain overseeing the competition, how could I possibly help?"

He argued.

"Still trying to deny it? Don’t think I don’t know what happened just because I wasn’t at the scene."

"If it hadn’t been for you helping that Extremity Group woman get the life-saving gadget, the contest would have been canceled. She would have had no chance of winning!"

White Feather Chicken said angrily.

"Even if I didn’t help her, she would have sacrificed herself to complete the soup pot. It would have had no impact on the outcome of the contest."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"The fact that the woman didn’t die is the biggest impact. All those who cross me have to pay a price."

White Feather Chicken’s chef hat emitted a faint red glow.

"So that’s what I’m hearing. That woman crossed you, so go find her. Why go after my little brother?"

Niu Ma spoke leisurely.

"Without him, that woman would be dead."

White Feather Chicken stressed.

"If it weren’t for your own blind confidence, you wouldn’t have lost the competition. The head chef of Bloody Restaurant losing to someone without even a signature dish, whatever the reason, wouldn’t it be a total cock-up if that got out?"

Niu Ma countered sharply.

"Are you determined to protect this human today?"

"Being a big boss, if I let you mess with my little bro just like that, how can I keep being a boss later on?"

Finally, Niu Ma stood up and went to the door.

"Fine."

White Feather Chicken picked up the knife rack and turned to leave.

"Hey, don’t be in such a hurry. It’s not like I’m saying you can’t vent."

Niu Ma called after him.

"Huh?"

Liu Zheng looked at them, confused.

And he had just felt touched for a second there.

"What huh? You’ll still have to deal with the kitchen when I go on vacation. If you don’t let it vent now, there won’t be anyone to protect you later."

Niu Ma said in front of White Feather Chicken.

"Hmph."

White Feather Chicken indeed thought so.

As long as Niu Ma was absent, it had a thousand ways to kill this human.

"Alright then."

When under the eaves, one must bow one’s head.

"But, there’s no way you’re slicing him up. Don’t you still want his help to blow up the lottery shop? It won’t do you much good if his strength is diminished."

Niu Ma shifted the topic.

"Hmph, I’ll supplement whatever I cut off him. If I have nothing else, I have plenty of nutritional supplements."

White Feather Chicken said proudly.

"We’ve known each other for so many years, what are you trying to pull on me? Don’t you just want him to work for you, free of charge?"

Niu Ma finally got tired of beating around the bush.

"Can’t I afford to pay a little reward?"

"You’re not worried about affording the reward; you’re worried he won’t work for you."

Niu Ma hit the nail on the head.

"The owner of that lottery shop must be no simple character. Otherwise, with your status, even if you couldn’t get out, you would’ve found someone to get rid of him."

"Hmph."

White Feather Chicken did not refute.

"This kid is tangled up in a lot right now. If you kill him, you’re inviting trouble for yourself too. So let’s be frank."

"Apart from anything else, the kid’s pretty efficient at doing things."

Niu Ma reasoned.

"...Let’s go inside and talk."

White Feather Chicken said after a moment of silence.

"Fine, come on in."

Niu Ma nodded.

As soon as these words were spoken, White Feather Chicken immediately stepped inside.

It glared fiercely at Liu Zheng, then made itself comfortable in Niu Ma’s straw bed and settled down.

"Hey, that’s my bed!"

Niu Ma complained.

"I got you this nest, so stop your whining."

White Feather Chicken retorted.

"I paid for it, didn’t I?"

Niu Ma argued back.

"That little money you gave wouldn’t even buy these few straws."

"Cut it out, you’re just driving up the prices."

Niu Ma grumbled while sitting down on Liu Zheng’s bench.

"Boss, that’s my..."

"Hmm?"

Niu Ma lifted a hoof.

"I prepared it specially for you."

He said respectfully.

"Hmph. If I can’t sort out this chicken, I can still sort you out."

Niu Ma said smugly, even wiggling his buttocks a bit.

At the creaking sound of the bench under stress, Liu Zheng could only offer a silent prayer for it.

"That lottery shop owner, he used to be from the Security Bureau’s Special Action Team."

Finding the most comfortable position, White Feather Chicken then said with half-closed eyes.