The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 599 - 445: It Looks Like You’re Not About to Transform, but About to Wet Yourself_2

Chapter 599: Chapter 445: It Looks Like You’re Not About to Transform, but About to Wet Yourself_2

"Liu Zheng, no peeking!"

Vampire Sister used her small hands to cover Liu Zheng’s eyes.

"As if I could see it anyway, it’s wrapped in bandages."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.

Since it’s out, let’s play.

The condiments group took one table, while Liu Zheng, Nightingale, Sea Girl, and Guo Koutangzi sat at another. Vampire Sister, Niu Daji, and Doctor Nile played three-person Mahjong.

"Hey, why are you all staring at me while I play?"

After a while, Liu Zheng noticed something was off.

"What else? Pong! Three Wan."

Guo Koutangzi said as he played a tile.

"Kong! Self-draw! Four kongs, Yakuman."

Nightingale grinned and declared.

"Damn!"

Unwillingly, Liu Zheng handed over a stack of money, then watched as Nightingale returned Guo Koutangzi’s and Sea Girl’s money.

"Hey, isn’t this a bit blatant?"

Liu Zheng shouted.

"You got a problem?"

The three of them turned to look at him. Sea Girl conjured a harpoon, Nightingale extended a sniper gun, and Guo Koutangzi raised a soup pot.

"No, you guys played so well. Please continue."

Liu Zheng tearfully handed over the money.

After two rounds, the French Plane Tree finally stirred again.

"Hiccup~"

Its face grew back, then it let out a satisfied burp, spraying a puff of faint green air.

"Watch out!"

Doctor Nile reacted first and dashed in front of Liu Zheng.

Inhaling deeply, he absorbed all the green breath into his body.

Soon, his body began to undergo a strange transformation.

Various flowers, mosses, tender leaves, and even root plants sprouted from Doctor Nile’s body, turning him into a human-shaped potted plant.

"Doctor, are you okay?"

Liu Zheng immediately asked.

Doctor Nile didn’t speak, just waved his hand.

In the next second, the Winged Divine Dragon Golden Crown on his head ignited into fierce flames.

From top to bottom, inside out, fire enveloped his entire body.

A few minutes later, the flames gradually died down.

Doctor Nile jumped on the spot a few times, shaking off all the ashes covering him.

"Ptooey ptooey ptooey!"

He opened his mouth and spat out several scorched plant seeds.

"What just happened?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"The Power of Nature overflowed."

Doctor Nile replied.

"Good thing it was me. If it had hit you, things would’ve been tricky."

He added.

"Why?"

"Because the Power of Nature is just a catalyst; plants still grow using your flesh and blood. With your constitution, you’d probably grow an entire prairie."

Doctor Nile explained.

"No thanks. It’s not like I have a wild horse to raise at home."

Liu Zheng outright rejected the idea.

"Ah~ So~ Refreshed~"

The French Plane Tree opened its eyes, stretched its branches and leaves, and lazily stretched itself.

"You’re feeling refreshed, but we’ve been fighting tooth and nail for you, and we almost got killed by your burp."

Liu Zheng muttered irritably.

"What burp?"

The French Plane Tree asked, confused.

"See for yourself."

Liu Zheng pointed at Doctor Nile and the pile of ash beneath his feet.

"Tch, I didn’t ask you guys to help me."

The French Plane Tree glanced over and stubbornly defended itself.

"You said it yourself. I’ll call those black-armored troops over to uproot you and squeeze you into juice as a sacrifice for their gods."

Liu Zheng shot back.

"Let them come, I’ll hang every single one of them on my branches."

The French Plane Tree replied fearlessly.

With its body filled with the Power of Nature, it felt overwhelmingly strong.

"Fine, the Fire Mage needs wood to roast his potatoes anyway. I’ll ask him to come over and see if you can hang him on your branches."

Liu Zheng played his Sha Jiang tile.

"Even against the Fire Mage, I... Hmm!"

The French Plane Tree abruptly stopped talking.

"That’ll teach you to act all smug."

Liu Zheng said smugly.

"What’s with all these flies?"

The French Plane Tree changed the subject.

"I used my connection at the Sanitation Department to get you some insurance. Otherwise, you’d have been chopped into firewood by now."

Liu Zheng replied sourly.

"And what are these sneaky-looking guys?"

The French Plane Tree gestured at the group.

"Sneaky-looking? Even the worst-looking among them is still better-looking than you. These are all friends I called to help; without them, you wouldn’t have survived long enough for the Sanitation Department crew to arrive."

Liu Zheng explained.

"You punk, who are you calling the worst-looking?"

Doctor Nile glared at him, while Nightingale and the others stared him down.

"Obviously Niu Daji. Who else would it be?"

Liu Zheng looked confused.

"Boss, that hurts a little."

Niu Daji felt wronged.

"Hmm?"

He shook his boning knife.

"But you’re not wrong. My mom said I’ve been ugly since I was little, known as the ugliest guy in ten villages."

Niu Daji quickly added.

"Good."

Liu Zheng nodded in satisfaction and sheathed the knife.

If I can’t handle them, I can at least handle you. Being a lackey means being ready to take the fall for your boss.

"Alright, make way. It’s transformation time."

The French Plane Tree announced.

"I thought you said you didn’t need to evolve if others shared the load?"

Liu Zheng questioned.

"It’s just a transformation, not evolution. Hurry up, I can’t hold it anymore."

The French Plane Tree urged.

"Looks like you’re about to lose control, not transform."

"Everyone step back, don’t let yourself get splashed."

Liu Zheng directed the group to move away from the French Plane Tree.

"Is this far enough?"

Liu Zheng asked from a distance.

"It’s fine now."

As soon as the French Plane Tree finished speaking, countless tree roots shot up from the ground, completely encasing the trunk into a flower bud shape.

Then, faint green mist sprayed from the top of the bud, drifting downward.

As the water mist nourished it, the French Plane Tree’s form gradually shrank to a height of three to four meters.

The flower bud opened, and the shrinking roots retreated into the ground, revealing its new form.

Compared to before, the French Plane Tree’s trunk now had a more natural beauty.

Green vines wound in a spiral along the tree trunk, the oval-shaped leaves gleamed vibrantly, and even the bones hanging from its branches were growing patches of moss.

Well, the creepy factor had increased considerably, too.

"Why did you shrink after eating your fill?"

Liu Zheng approached and teased.

"Foolish human, ever heard of ’concentrated essence’?"

The French Plane Tree scoffed.

"Essence isn’t obvious, but it’s definitely more refined now. Where’s the Ginseng Sprite?"

He asked.

"Hiding in the Black Soil."

The French Plane Tree replied.

"Hiding? Afraid I’ll eat it?"

"Hah, you humans are so twisted, you could do anything."

The French Plane Tree mocked.

"Hey, maybe check out the bones hanging from your own branches before saying that."

Liu Zheng squinted at it.

"Come out. With me here, the foolish human can’t do anything to you."

The French Plane Tree ignored him and spoke directly.

"Okay, okay."

A timid voice emerged from the Black Soil.

Soon, the Ginseng Sprite pushed aside the soil with its tender white hands and climbed out of the ground.

"Didn’t you say concentrated essence is better? Why did it get bigger?"

Liu Zheng glanced at the Ginseng Sprite, now two-thirds the size of Vampire Sister, and teased.

Luckily, its bellyband had grown with it. Otherwise, it wouldn’t pass censorship.

"It can’t fully digest the essence like I do, so its form naturally expanded."

The French Plane Tree explained.

"It does look kinda bloated. Come here."

Liu Zheng scanned the Ginseng Sprite’s bellyband and beckoned it over.

The Ginseng Sprite trembled lightly, looking to the French Plane Tree for help.

"Go on. With so many people here, even if the foolish human was twisted, he wouldn’t dare do anything to you."

The French Plane Tree reassured.

The Ginseng Sprite shook even more violently after hearing that.

But under Liu Zheng’s stern gaze, it nervously walked up to him.

Liu Zheng placed one hand on its head, and unsurprisingly yet unsurprisingly, no item description popped up.

"Does this mean it’s basically your property now?"

He asked the French Plane Tree.

"Pretty much. During the sharing of the Power of Nature, it absorbed my aura and became something akin to my vassal."

"So if you evolve later, will it evolve too?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Probably, it should evolve into one of my subordinate beings."

The French Plane Tree replied, somewhat uncertain.

If it evolved into a Phoenix, the Ginseng Sprite might evolve into a Qingluan, Peacock, or Bifang, for example.

"I see. Then we’ll need to discuss how much it’s worth."

Liu Zheng rubbed the leaves on the Ginseng Sprite’s head, wearing a sly grin.