The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 497 - 395: How Is This Human Stranger than a Monster?

Chapter 497: Chapter 395: How Is This Human Stranger than a Monster?

Liu Zheng looked at three pairs of eyes that had died with resentment, feeling utterly unmoved inside.

The living are more important than the dead, and even more so than the living dead.

"So much left, can’t waste it."

He glanced at the mud left on the ground, murmuring to himself before lying down and rolling around left and right.

"Ren He, what are you doing?"

Liu Tong watched, dumbfounded.

Could this newcomer be insane?

Or rather, has he been tainted by the presence of Lord Da Chuanliu?

"You two, go bring him back."

Liu Tong instructed the technicians on either side.

Two burly technicians immediately stepped forward, walking toward Liu Zheng.

"Don’t move."

Liu Zheng lay on the ground, raising the Slaughter Knife toward them.

The Slaughter Knife was covered in mud, but that didn’t diminish its domineering aura in the slightest.

The two technicians involuntarily halted, turning to look at Liu Tong.

This knife had shattered Liu Tong’s shield in one stroke and split open the heads of the three in another; it would likely be just as handy with them.

"Ren He, are you trying to start a rebellion?"

Liu Tong said gravely.

"Distrust those you employ, employ those you distrust. Minister Liu Tong, since you’ve agreed to let me solve this, please follow through."

"Otherwise, you may choose to kill me right now."

Liu Zheng continued to smear mud over himself as he spoke.

"You think I don’t dare?"

Anger flashed across Liu Tong’s face.

"Of course, you dare, but you won’t do it. You’re a man who aspires to be a minister; how could you lack even this bit of endurance?"

He pulled his mouth out of the mud, revealing a filthy smile.

"Tsk! Go ahead, do as you please."

"But no matter if you’re dead or alive, I’ll make sure to teach you how to respect your elders afterward. Even if the minister himself comes, he won’t be able to stop me. I said so."

Liu Tong spat on the ground and cursed under his breath.

"Guaranteed to make you enjoy the fight."

Liu Zheng got up, looking at the clean floor and nodded in satisfaction.

Well, this fetish suit has some really strong absorbent properties, wouldn’t be too bad as a cleaning cloth either.

He got up, shouldered the Slaughter Knife again, and staggered towards the next Mud Shell.

"This newbie, really damn freaky."

A technician couldn’t help but comment.

"Yeah, he’s just a human, but feels even weirder than those stranglings."

Another technician added on.

Stranglings are a type of supernatural creature, born in bizarre ways, rarely appearing in large numbers, and lacking reproductive abilities.

Their intelligence is generally low, but sometimes they demonstrate exceptional wisdom.

In the eyes of the people of Metropolis, they are less beings and more akin to rules or phenomena.

Public baths usually aren’t keen on hosting such stranglings.

Because it’s hard to discern their wealth at first glance, and their behavior is unpredictable.

"You guys are so ignorant, I’ve heard that humans are the most peculiar of all races."

Another technician joined the discussion.

"Really? Then why are all the humans at our bathhouse so wimpy, they die after just a few days?"

The previous technician questioned.

"Humans that get caught and sent to work at the bathhouse are definitely wimps, the truly powerful humans are in the city, why would they come to a rural place like ours."

The technician defended.

"Hmm, that makes sense."

The crowd nodded, agreeing with his point of view.

"Then what’s the deal with this newbie? He’s human, right?"

A technician pointed out the oversight.

"He’s Elder Qing’s nephew, and Elder Qing himself isn’t completely human, so this kid is probably the same."

Another technician recalled Yaoji’s introduction.

"Yeah, that makes sense, definitely makes sense."

The realization suddenly enlightened everyone, diluting the strange unease they felt.

So it’s not because we, as seniors, aren’t up to par, but rather this kid is mixed-race.

It’s well known that mixed-race individuals have genetic advantages.

Yes, that has to be it.

"A bunch of idiots."

Yaoji sneered.

Having dealt with these rough types frequently, how could she not understand their thoughts?

Mixed-race advantages, my foot. Yaoji’s mixed-race herself, inheriting the worst from both her paternal and maternal races, resulting in being ignored by her parents and relatives since childhood.

If not for her sister’s earnest protection, she might not have survived this long.

And her sister likewise bears the defects of their paternal race, but thankfully, the merits of their maternal race are significant enough to have secured her a wealthy husband.

The thing about Metropolis is that even the most disadvantaged races can produce strong individuals.

With so many chaotic elements, as long as one has the courage and luck, stories like finding peerless martial arts after falling off a cliff are nothing but nonfiction.

Of course, finding a mysterious old man inside a ring is a different story.

In other worlds, you might take a gamble, but in Metropolis, you’d likely end up possessed.

"A man like him, regardless of race, will surely stand tall and unshaken."

Yaoji firmly believed.

"Hello, could you help me carry the bucket?"

"Hello, could you help me carry the bucket?"

"Hello, could you help me carry the bucket?"

...

All the Mud Shells said the same phrase to Liu Zheng, even the tone was perfectly identical, like a cheap sound toy with insufficient memory.

"Okay."

His responses, too, were the same every time, following the same set of actions.

Swing the knife, decapitate, fill the bucket, roll in the mud.

After Liu Zheng had killed all the Mud Shells below the ladder, five buckets of muddy water had accumulated around him, and his body was coated in a thick layer of Mud Shell, making him look even more of a Mud Shell than the actual Mud Shells.

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