Chapter 888: Improving the Chances of Survival!

Zuo Zuo blankly raised her hand and stared at the strange, murmuring expression that had appeared on his face.

“Hey, Stupid Brain, are you having some weird thoughts right now? I’m warning you, you can’t take this thing out and exchange it for money!”

Lynn froze.

He instinctively hid the little knife in his hand behind his back, then burst into a loud, “Ahahaha!” He adjusted his Monocle and said,

“Zuo Zuo, you do love joking around. Sure, I like round, plump coins, but I’m not about to chop off my own head and take it to exchange for money. That would be way too weird. Don’t worry, Zuo Zuo, I still have that much decency! You’re overthinking it!”

Zuo Zuo gave him a skeptical look. “Are you sure?”

She knew all too well how little decency her unscrupulous Stupid Brain had.

How did that saying go? If a capitalist can make a fifty-percent profit, he’ll take risks. If he can make a hundred-percent profit, he’ll trample every law on earth. And if he can make a three-hundred-percent profit, he’ll commit any crime, even if it means risking the gallows.

And when it came to a creature like Brain, with no conscience or bottom line, unless you kept a close eye on him, he might actually chop himself up to buy booze!

Lynn said cheerfully, “Is that really something you need to doubt? Making money is great, but you have to be alive to spend it! If I chop off my own head, who’s going to spend that money? You? Come on, don’t joke around!”

Zuo Zuo stared at him. “Mmm…”

Meanwhile, the Flesh and Blood Humanoid beside them was trembling, cold sweat pattering down from his body.

As he listened to their conversation, he strained to keep his eyes on Lynn’s face, and the suspicion in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

Could it be…

Could he actually be…

As if he had seen right through the Humanoid’s thoughts, Lynn turned his head with a bright smile and looked at him.

“Ah! You guessed it?”

He slowly leaned close to him, the corner of his mouth curling as he whispered in his ear,

“My surname is Lin, but I’m not some ordinary demonic fiend. I’m an orthodox human with a five-million bounty on my head. Don’t you feel incredibly lucky? With all that money right in front of you, you’re not the only one tempted. Even I can barely resist!”

【Ding! The Flesh and Blood Humanoid’s fear of you has increased by 20.】

【Ding! The Flesh and Blood Humanoid’s fear of you has increased by 25.】

Every muscle in the Flesh and Blood Humanoid’s body began to tremble.

He’d already had some vague suspicions earlier. During the time Lynn had been humiliating him, he’d faintly heard the Ghost behind Lynn address him with a sound like “Lin.” But even so, he’d never imagined…

Th-this had to be a joke!

Because almost instantly, he remembered the description of that Lin-surnamed creature on the bounty notice circulated within the Flesh and Blood Cult.

【Extremely chaotic and evil.】

【His behavior is impossible to fathom, and his moral standards are practically nonexistent.】

【Has climbed trees.】

【During the battle in the Cursed City, he rallied five Roots to drive out and hunt down wanted criminals from both the Mechanical Cult and the Flesh and Blood Cult!】

【Notable achievements: Destroyed the Flesh Leviathan, screwed the Desire Mother Tree, captured the Colossus’s Brain, bullied the God of All Machines, and outmaneuvered their Lord.】

【Danger level: ★★★★★】

【Brief assessment: The target is an extremely dangerous creature in the Dark World. If you encounter him, do not be deceived by his outward appearance of weakness and helplessness. The target is equipped with the Colossus’s Heart and can unleash numerous Root-level curses. If encountered, the chance of being toyed with to death is extremely high! The target also often claims to be a healing doctor, an orthodox human, and the very embodiment of kindness and justice. According to our analysis, the credibility of these claims is: 0%.】

【Emergency response strategy: If you become entangled with the target or attract his attention and cannot escape, immediately transform into a young female of the human type. This will greatly increase your chances of survival. Remember this.】

The Flesh and Blood Humanoid grimaced and hurriedly recalled the advanced response strategy on the last page of the bounty notice.

Hopefully… hopefully it would work…

Gurgle, gurgle—

Then, right before Lynn’s stiffening gaze, the flesh on the Humanoid’s body began to change shape bit by bit. Slowly, right in front of Lynn, he transformed himself into a one-eyed, naked young woman.

And since he was hanging off the ground with his neck wrapped up, after transforming, his body bounced up and down heavily like jelly.

“…”

An eerie silence fell over the surroundings.

Even Zuo Zuo and Yin Yi were left gaping, staring at the bizarre scene without saying a word.

Lynn was also rendered speechless. He closed his eyes with a creak and said,

“What do you mean by this?”

The Flesh and Blood Humanoid shakily swallowed, then spoke in a trembling, husky voice.

“The bounty notice said… if I ran into you, changing into this form would greatly increase my chances of survival… D-did it… not work?”

“…”

Silence fell over the surroundings once more.

Then Zuo Zuo’s laughter rang out at once, impossible to hold back any longer. She covered her palm with her thumb and pinky, laughing so hard she could barely manage.

“Of course it worked! Of course it worked! Wahahahaha! Pfft! Zuo Zuo can’t take it anymore! Zuo Zuo’s going to die laughing! Changing into this form really does significantly increase your chances of surviving an encounter with him! There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it! Absolutely nothing at all! You understand him way too well! Hahahaha! Ah! Zuo Zuo’s dead!”

As Zuo Zuo laughed mercilessly, unable to stop herself, she even began slapping the wheelchair.

Lynn kept his eyes shut.

One enormous anger vein after another appeared over his head.

His fists were already clenched so tight they were practically made of iron!

Smack!

Lynn slammed Zuo Zuo, who was still laughing and slapping the wheelchair, down onto it. He closed his eyes and clenched his rock-hard fists.

“Fine. Now I’ll show you what ‘chances of survival’ means. If you think they’ve improved, let out a cry. If you think it’s still not enough, cry a few more times. Then we’ll see whether your chances have improved a lot or a little.”

“Point at him!”

“Beat him! (>_<#) Beat him to death! Give his chances of survival a damn good boost!”

In an instant,

one thick tentacle after another stretched out from Lynn’s body. They grabbed the Humanoid by one leg and hoisted him up. As the horrified Flesh and Blood Humanoid screamed, the thick tentacles began lashing him from both sides.

Thud, thud, thud—

“Stop whipping me! Please, stop! (screaming)”

Thud, thud, thud—

“I was wrong! I didn’t write that! That’s just what the bounty notice said! I don’t know anything! Waaah!”

“I’ll tell you… I’ll tell you everything! (in pain) …Please, no…”