The Labyrinth of the Monsters

Chapter 18 – The sparrow is behind

Gao Yang could strongly feel an unusual atmosphere coming from the alley behind him. He didn't want to deal with it anymore: whether it was good or bad, he couldn't avoid it. He decided to take a risk. However... he still wanted to keep a backup plan.

He glanced at Wang Zikai and said, "Come with me."

"No problem!" Wang Zikai eagerly agreed.

Gao Yang walked into the alley. The entrance of the alley was very old, and the houses inside were facing demolition. No one lived there anymore. There were only one or two street lamps left, flickering with poor contact, creating a gloomy atmosphere.

Gao Yang and Wang Zikai slowly approached the narrow and dark depths of the alley. At first, Wang Zikai was excited, but as they went deeper, he became a little scared. He swallowed his saliva and picked up a brick from the ground, holding it in his hand.@@@@

Suddenly, Gao Yang reached out and stopped Wang Zikai. He shouted loudly into the darkness ahead, "Who's there? Come out!"

A few seconds later, a figure appeared unsteadily. It was a man, not tall, but chubby. The figure slowly walked into the corner of the light illuminated by the street lamp, and Gao Yang finally saw who it was.

"Chubby Jun?"

Chubby Jun was wearing a plain gray T-shirt, with a pale complexion and a dazed expression. He floated as he walked, and when he heard Gao Yang's call, he responded, "Uh."

"What are you doing here?" Gao Yang asked.

"Yeah... Why am I here..." Chubby Jun rubbed his head and suddenly remembered something, shouting, "Ah!"

Chubby Jun crawled and ran up, grabbing Gao Yang and pleading, "Yang Ge! Save me! Help!"

"What happened to you? Calm down and tell me."

"I... I don't know... Something's wrong with me... I got bitten..." Chubby Jun's thoughts were in chaos.

"What bit you? Where did it bite you? Explain clearly." Gao Yang was getting anxious.

"My... my hand..." Chubby Jun extended his right hand. "It's really strange..."

Gao Yang took a look. It was a perfectly intact hand with no problems.

"No problem." Wang Zikai also came over to take a look, trying to participate. He sneered disdainfully, "You're probably just hallucinating from excessive self-pleasure..."

As they were talking, Chubby Jun's fleshy palm made a slight "gurgling" sound. Suddenly, a blood-red eye grew out of his palm.

"Wow!" Wang Zikai was scared and jumped back, saying, "What the hell is this!"

Chubby Jun trembled all over, gradually losing control of his emotions. "I don't know... Save me, save me..."

Gao Yang felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to step back, Chubby Jun's right hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Gao Yang's neck with abnormal strength. Then, Chubby Jun's right hand began to swell, like dough fermenting at high speed, turning into a large mass of semi-liquid flesh within a few seconds.

This mass of flesh seemed to have a life of its own, rolling and wriggling, gradually engulfing Gao Yang's head. Gao Yang didn't feel any pain, but he felt suffocated and heavy, as if he was tightly wrapped in a rotting and slippery meat jelly.

"No." Gao Yang stopped him, thought for a moment, and asked Wang Zikai, "Isn't your house nearby?"

"Yes, it is."

"I remember your parents are divorced and you live alone?" Gao Yang asked again.

"That's right, what's up?"

"Let's go, to your place." Gao Yang pointed at Chubby Jun on the ground, "Take him with us."

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Chubby Jun weighed more than 180 pounds, but Wang Zikai carried him all the way home without breaking a sweat.

Gao Yang was secretly amazed: Once the power of the Beast was triggered, it was truly terrifying. He was like a lamb living among wolves.

Wang Zikai's family was incredibly wealthy, his father was in real estate and his mother was a politician, often appearing in the news. He lived in a villa area by the river, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.

Wang Zikai's three-story villa, complete with its own parking lot, swimming pool, entrance garden, and a small garden, was priced far beyond the reach of ordinary villas.

In the underground garage, Chubby Jun had already been tied up by Wang Zikai and secured to a chair.

Gao Yang wanted to contact Qing Ling, but at this time, a phone call would leave a trace, and contacting her too frequently might arouse suspicion. Besides, with Wang Zikai's current combat power, he was more than capable of protecting himself.

Gao Yang asked Wang Zikai to fetch a basin of water, and Wang Zikai obeyed him without question. Taking advantage of this gap, Gao Yang opened the System and saw that, sure enough, the Lucky Point had doubled its yield, which was generated when Chubby Jun "attacked" him earlier.

He closed the System and continued to hang up.

Before long, Wang Zikai came back with the water, and without waiting for Gao Yang's command, he poured it over Chubby Jun's head. Chubby Jun woke up with a start.

"Where... where am I?" Chubby Jun was still a bit dazed, "Brother Yang... why did you tie me up... what happened..."

"Are you a human or a beast?" Gao Yang asked.

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"I'm a human! An Awakened Being!" Chubby Jun shouted, "You knew this already!"

Gao Yang didn't say anything, but began to think: Chubby Jun had Talent and had healed him before, so he should be a human. But just now, that tumorous giant hand of his didn't look like a human Talent, it should be a form of Beast Transformation. No, just to be safe, he needed to confirm it.

Gao Yang looked at Wang Zikai: "Do you have any films at home?"

Wang Zikai was taken aback, "What kind of film?"

"You know, that kind of film."