The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 575 - 433 Innate Self-Destruct Truck Holy Body_2

Chapter 575: Chapter 433 Innate Self-Destruct Truck Holy Body_2

Liu Zheng hastily clarified.

"You better be careful."

The sewer sneered and didn’t elaborate further.

Although negotiating with the Red Ghost last time involved another brain, the sensation of that punch was shared.

"About that brain matter, what do you think?"

"The cemetery has its eye on you too, hasn’t it?"

The sewer asked.

"The Tomb Guardian indeed entrusted me with some tasks."

He replied tactfully.

"Didn’t you ask him about my fragment?"

"Well, at the time, the Tomb Guardian seemed quite impatient, so I didn’t dare bring it up."

Liu Zheng felt a pang of unease internally and spoke cautiously.

Of course, the real reason was that he’d forgotten.

With everything Liu Zheng had on his plate, even enhanced memory couldn’t perfectly retain every detail.

Besides, the matter of switching brains wasn’t urgent; forgetting about it was quite natural.

"Is that so?"

The sewer gave him a faint smile, eyeing him with mock amusement.

"Fear is fine. A timid dog lives longer. Saves me the trouble of finding another good dog. After all, capable dogs like you are hard to come by."

It reached out and patted Liu Zheng’s face, but the latter remained composed.

"But it’s fine you didn’t ask. He might not necessarily find my fragment either."

Saying this, the sewer extended its hand, and a thick, clouded tear dripped from the white lump-like eye on the ceiling, landing in its palm to transform into a tadpole-shaped bead.

"Take this to him; now he’s guaranteed to find it."

The sewer said.

"Aren’t you worried he might use this to cast spells against you?"

Liu Zheng accepted the tear bead, asking.

"I’m already prepared to give you my head—why fear one drop of tears?"

The sewer regarded him with a look reserved for idiots.

"Uh, I guess that’s true."

Liu Zheng scratched his head.

"Between entities like us, there generally isn’t cause for conflict—and even if there is, it’s not due to such petty tactics."

"Besides, how do you know I haven’t done some tricks to the tear myself?"

The sewer smirked coldly.

"I don’t know, nor do I want to know. I’m just a mission-running machine without feelings."

He shook his head dramatically.

"Good, keep it up. Rest assured, I won’t mistreat you once I’m out."

The sewer painted a rosy picture for him.

"Serving you is my honor."

Liu Zheng bowed again with sincerity.

"Your bowing is quite professional."

"I specifically learned it outside the city."

He replied.

"Not bad—you’re surely a good dog. Since you’re so well-behaved, I shouldn’t be stingy. I have to reward you with some meat after all."

"Lest other masters think I can’t afford it."

"Tell me, what do you want?"

The sewer stroked his head as though petting a loyal dog.

Yet Liu Zheng’s expression remained calm—as long as the humiliation wasn’t substantial, this minor disgrace was trivial to him.

"Last time, the Fisherman gave me a Black Koi that could bring extreme luck after a streak of extreme misfortune. I’d like another fish like that."

He considered before stating.

Many of his upcoming actions required high luck, and the Black Koi was the strongest effect he knew of.

Of course, its negative effects were also the most potent.

"Black Koi?"

The sewer reached into the Underwater River, quickly retracting its hand.

"None left. These fish are hermaphroditic and produce only one offspring per brood. The one you received last time must’ve been the offspring. The mother fish needs to be preserved for propagation—I can’t give her to you."

He shook his head.

The sewer’s ecosystem was part of itself; wrecking it would only harm its own interests.

"Alright then."

Liu Zheng felt some disappointment.

"But since I promised you, I won’t leave you empty-handed. It’d be disgraceful."

The sewer added.

After all, it still aspired to break free from the sewer and gain independence.

Ruining its reputation now would make it difficult to establish itself on the surface later.

"And?"

"Wait."

The sewer finished speaking and jumped into the Underwater River.

Moments later, the water began to churn, wave after wave crashing relentlessly.

The waves grew taller and taller, almost hitting the ceiling.

Liu Zheng stayed put, letting the water soak him completely.

There wasn’t anywhere to hide anyway. Worst-case scenario, he’d simply head back to the Jidao Public Bath for a soak later.

"Such big waves but no rain? What a cheapskate."

He internally grumbled about the sewer.

Back when Liu Zheng traveled for work in Ningbo during a typhoon, he even fished out a large fish.

Though he disliked eating fish and couldn’t distinguish between sea fish and river fish, he had no idea if that fish had been blown in from the sea or stolen from a market stall.

As for that fish, he’d kept it for two days before gifting it to a client’s boss.

Reportedly, the client’s boss got lost in his residential neighborhood for two hours, and the collaboration naturally succeeded afterwards.

"Found it."

The sewer’s voice emerged from deep beneath the river, followed by a burst of spray. It leapt out, holding a slender bone resembling that of a serpent.

With a deft move, the sewer transformed its hand into a butcher’s knife, slicing a portion of the bone and grinding it into a relic.

It then discarded the remaining bone, tossing the relic to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng quickly caught the relic as its item description instantly surfaced.

"Name: Black Carp Dragon’s Resentment Relic (Single-use)"

"Type: Tool"

"Quality: Perfect"

"Effect: Upon use, a 99% chance of instant death; a 1% chance of triggering the ’Hongyun Qitian’ state."

"Notes: I’m unwilling! I’m unwilling! Loathe! Resent! Hate!"

"Replica-usable: No"

"Hongyun Qitian: Player’s Luck Value elevated to MAX, lasting one hour."

Good grief—Liu Zheng exclaimed internally.

An hour of MAX Luck Value? He could become the boss of the black-market casino and empty its scratch-ticket jackpot.

No wonder it was a Perfect Quality item—the effect was indeed powerful.

Of course, its activation conditions were absurdly stringent.

The 1% chance of a positive effect already left Liu Zheng speechless, while the 99% chance of instant death made him roll his eyes.

If he managed to dodge instant death, that fortune alone would already count as ’Hongyun Qitian.’

"So, is this generous enough?"

The sewer asked.

"Your generosity is unmistakable. But I worry I might not be worthy of this."

Liu Zheng smiled wryly.

"That’s your business. I can guarantee no one else right now could offer you something better than this."

The sewer declared confidently.

"It is definitely strong."

He put away the Resentment Relic with a pained expression.

Another life-risking weapon; truly a born self-destruct special entity.

"That Black Carp Dragon—it evolved from the Black Koi, didn’t it?"

Liu Zheng casually asked.

"Exactly. Upon breaching the Dragon Gate, clouds and rain followed, with Sun Strikes roasting its tail from behind, turning it into a true dragon."

The sewer recited in archaic script.

"Then why didn’t it fly away?"

"I haven’t left; why should it?"

The sewer replied matter-of-factly.

"Hmm..."

He didn’t know how to respond.

"Of course, it’s not solely due to jealousy. It eats my food and drinks my offerings—all the luck it used to pass the Dragon Gate came from me."

"If it truly escaped, I’d lose a portion of myself. While it wouldn’t be catastrophic, there’s no reason to let that happen."

The sewer said coldly.

"Understood."

Liu Zheng refrained from commenting on their feud.

"Then why didn’t you just crush its bones into powder and scatter them in the river as nutrients? Why preserve its corpse?"

He asked again.

"A carp leaping the Dragon Gate is rare enough—a Black Koi evolving into a dragon is rarer still. Even if I tried to orchestrate it deliberately, it’s nearly impossible. Of course, I’d preserve the remains."

"See? Now it’s come in handy."

The sewer said with smug pride.

"Impressive, truly visionary as the wisest will."

Liu Zheng instinctively praised.

"You’re not bad either. Though your strength lags far behind the Fisherman, you’re far better at serving people."

The sewer patted his shoulder.

"Humbled, humbled."

He accepted the compliments with surprise.

"Catch my fragment sooner—I could use it as supplement."

The sewer said.

"Huh?"

"Did you really think possessing the Fisherman didn’t come at a cost?"

The sewer’s voice grew softer and softer until it disappeared entirely.