The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 312 - 304: What He Fears is Hell’s Game, This Lao Liu

Chapter 312: Chapter 304: What He Fears is Hell’s Game, This Lao Liu

"I can create a protective shell for you, as long as you don’t confront them face to face, it can shield their perception of you,"

"Once discovered, it can also resist one instance of erosion."

The Mud Shell said.

"It’s somewhat useful, but not much."

He needed to find the corpse of the Twisted Saint, which inevitably meant confronting those higher beings.

If by erosion it meant a decrease in rationality, then he was already capable of shielding it.

Even if it were a direct attack, being able to resist only once also wasn’t very significant.

If it really came to a fight, he still had three ultimate weapons stashed away, it wouldn’t come down to needing the Mud Shell’s protection.

"Then I can also grant you the Spiritual Eye, a sublimation of the inner eye, a rarity even among the clans,"

The Mud Shell had no choice but to up its offer.

"Then why don’t you just give me the eyes of a Divine Son?"

Liu Zheng asked subconsciously.

"Because I am not a complete Divine Son,"

The tone of the Mud Shell seemed somewhat resentful.

"Ah hah, sorry, I forgot,"

He scratched his head awkwardly.

This was a lapse in his social tact.

"If you can bring me all my parts, I can grant you the Eye of True Vision. With it, and if you collect three umbilical cords of a Divine Son, you can become a Divine Son. And if you kill a higher being after that, you can replace it as a higher being."

The Mud Shell tempted.

"Why don’t you go yourself? You already have three-fifths, killing them should be a breeze, right?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I can’t leave here, those two parts found me on their own. The remaining two parts sensed my strength and will not come again,"

The Mud Shell shook its head.

"Oh, got it."

This must have been a safeguard left by whoever had split it.

It seemed this creature must be difficult to kill, or perhaps killing it would bring about some undesirable consequences, else the one who could split it might have simply killed it.

Thinking this, the idea of killing the Mud Shell to burst it into Gold Coins also faded significantly in Liu Zheng’s mind.

"Forget it, this money I can’t earn,"

He shook his head.

"Why, don’t you wish to elevate the level of your life? I can feel your desire for eternal life. I can also feel your resistance to clan identity. To become a Divine Son, to become a higher being, all these can be achieved,"

The Mud Shell was quite puzzled.

"Then you’re still sensing too little,"

Liu Zheng sneered.

Was he afraid of some unknown Evil God? He was more wary of Hell’s Game, this Lao Liu.

As a person with ALS, he dare throw him into Metropolis, he couldn’t even imagine where the next instance might throw him if he became a higher being.

Most likely directly into some mythical world of ancient epic battles among gods and demons.

Of course, this was just one of his concerns, after all, he couldn’t deliberately avoid getting stronger just to not increase the difficulty of instances.

"Mainly, you should be aware, I couldn’t possibly allow you to become a complete Divine Son,"

Liu Zheng said.

After becoming complete, the first thing this guy would likely do is try to kill him.

Although he probably wouldn’t lose, it would definitely consume a lot of resources, possibly even his hidden trump cards.

Wasting them on such a non-mainline boss was not worthwhile.

"You’re right,"

After a moment of silence, the Mud Shell nodded.

"Good, now I can help you find the part in the Taboo Forest,"

Liu Zheng also nodded.

From the reaction of the Mud Shell, its claim of being split into five parts seemed credible.

"As a member of a clan, you are very cunning. As a human, you are very honest,"

The Mud Shell said.

"You’ve met other humans?"

"I once made a contract with another human, but he never returned."

Mud Shell said.

"Think positively, perhaps he’s just dead?"

He consoled.

"No, I left a part of myself in his body, I can sense that he is not dead. However, he is close to death."

Mud Shell said calmly.

The human had already died, it was its body that was maintaining his vitality.

Once that part of the body automatically atrophied, the other would die as well.

And the human would realize this soon enough, either quickly completing the contract or just waiting to die.

The Divine Son’s pigeon is not so easily released.

"First of all, it’s impossible for me to make any contract with you."

Although he said they had the Divine Son’s umbilical cord on them, he would know whether it was on the one in Taboo Forest.

If it wasn’t, then he was just wasting his effort.

Merely having a Spiritual Eye was not enough for him to set aside the main quest to busy himself with a subplot.

Liu Zheng was also worried about what filthy things he might see in the Metropolis after acquiring the Spiritual Eye.

"I know. But I can pay you a part of the reward in advance."

Mud Shell proactively said.

"You’re quite reasonable, making me feel a bit embarrassed."

He was somewhat surprised.

"We are beings of the same form, since we are not enemies at the moment, why not be frank?"

Mud Shell said.

"Makes sense. Let’s do it, then."

Liu Zheng closed his eyes, adopting a stance of letting whatever happens happen.

But one of his tentacles touched the Golden Star Tank Medal on his chest.

Seeing his agreement, Mud Shell’s body collapsed back into a chocolate syrup ice cream, then crawled to his hooves, and up along his body.

Gradually, Mud Shell completely covered Liu Zheng’s body.

A suffocating feeling arose, not one of lack of oxygen but one where perception was obscured.

But quickly, that sensation of suffocation rapidly faded, and Mud Shell also left his body, leaving only a thin layer of mud shell.

"Thou shall remember, if the power is too strong, the Mud Shell might be destroyed. I shall wait here long, silent in thy return."

Having said that, Mud Shell vanished into the darkness.

"Wait long my ass, don’t I have to pass through here later?"

Liu Zheng said speechlessly.

These non-human beings always like to do these unnecessary things.

"Alright, come in."

He shook his head and shouted toward the outside of the cave.

Soon, people came in carrying lanterns.

"Boss, how come you’ve changed skins, and into a dark one at that?"

Xia Kai exclaimed.

Did the system even have this function?

"Mind your own business, can’t I have got a tan?"

Liu Zheng said gruffly.

"Fine, fine, you’re the boss, not just a tan, even rainbow color would work."

Xia Kai chuckled.

"Miss Delivery, what about that monster?"

Andrina interrupted.

"I convinced it to leave, let’s go."

Considering he might need to steal a clone of Mud Shell from the Church later, Liu Zheng did not elaborate.

"Right."

As Liu Zheng did not want to disclose more, Andrina could not force him to answer and just kept it silently in her mind.

The following journey proceeded without incident, and the group successfully passed through the cave to the trail leading to the blood source of Calcarons.

A pathway built along the edge of a cliff.

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