Chapter 232: Perfect Man Connection (ii)

Long John's expression darkened.

"And during that battle, the Pig betrayed the others and voluntarily became part of Mr. Perfect's security team. The entire pigsty was turned into Mr. Perfect's food storage facility. In exchange, the pigs were allowed to enjoy cow and horse meat before anyone else."

"No wonder."

Shen Yu suddenly understood.

"I always wondered why the Pig was the one watching us leave work and patrolling the company at midnight. So that's what was behind it."

His brows knitted together.

"But something doesn't add up. A dungeon instance like this should never be designed as a completely unsolvable dead end. The requirement to reach the management level and become an evolved creature must be a hint. It suggests that we're supposed to rely on the power of evolved creatures to break out of this situation."

He considered the problem carefully.

"If ten evolved creatures couldn't defeat Mr. Perfect, how are we supposed to fight it?"

The only possibility he could think of was his own memory-manipulation ability.

He had considered using it to control Mr. Perfect and obtain some information. However, when he had controlled the twelve nose-like creatures before, he had struggled to suppress them for long.

Trying to control Mr. Perfect?

He might only manage a few seconds.

"And what do you intend to do, then?" Long John asked. "Accept this dead end and allow yourself to be oppressed for the rest of your life?"

Shen Yu stared blankly at him.

Long John didn't answer immediately. Instead, he walked into his bedroom and returned with a hanging painting.

The painting depicted twelve blurry figures pressing down on a single figure.

"I remember that when Evolution Food Company was first established, it had twelve members of management. But something happened along the way. The Perfect Man family took control of the company and gradually twisted it into what it is today."

Long John's expression was complicated.

"Although I'm the top salesperson now, I'm only the top salesperson under the Perfect Man family's rule. Before they took over, the company had twelve levels of management, and the system was much fairer."

Shen Yu studied the painting, lost in thought.

Perhaps the ten against one battle had failed because two members of management were missing.

If the Wolf and Fox Factions joined the rebellion, could they try again?

That was only a hypothesis, but it was worth considering.

Shen Yu rubbed his chin.

"You mean the two missing members in that battle were the Wolf and the Fox?"

He looked at Long John.

"You think that if I joined forces with Lin Yao, we might have a chance against Mr. Perfect?"

"Maybe. History certainly seems to point in that direction."

"Then tell me something. What exactly are those twelve nose-like creatures on the second floor?"

Long John laughed.

"You really are clever. Those were the ten people who resisted Mr. Perfect back then. They were either killed or had their noses cut off. Mr. Perfect turned them into those things and placed them on the second floor."

He continued, "Their purpose is to help the Pig find complete cows and horses as quickly as possible."

Shen Yu's expression grew serious.

"The reason I suspect the Wolf and Fox were the other two members of management is that those nose-like creatures also include the noses of a wolf and a fox."

Long John looked at him.

"Perhaps the original twelve members of management were precisely the twelve of us."

"Is that so?"

Shen Yu kept thinking about Long John's theory.

From his own perspective, he could indeed identify a fox among the noses. He also remembered seeing a wolf's nose.

But could that really be true?

Perhaps the whole thing was just a trap designed to mislead them.

While Shen Yu was lost in thought, Long John suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ahahaha! I was just kidding! Did you actually take me seriously?"

He shook his head in amusement.

"You don't really believe the other members of management will join you in a rebellion, do you? That was then. This is now. Apart from me and that Dog, who else would dare to defy Mr. Perfect?"

He spread his hands.

"Where are you going to find twelve members of management willing to rebel?"

"We don't necessarily need twelve."

Shen Yu met his gaze.

"I mean, if I could gather the power contained in those medals, would you be willing to rebel?"

Long John stared at him in surprise.

After a brief pause, he tugged at his sleeve.

"What are you afraid of? If you're willing to risk your life, then I'm willing to risk losing another nose."

"Fine."

Shen Yu nodded.

"Perhaps our opportunity will come at the next promotion banquet."

Without explaining further, he led Lin Yao toward the elevator.

Ding-dong!

As the elevator doors closed, Lin Yao stared at Shen Yu in shock. His wolf-like mouth trembled.

"Y-you really want to go after Mr. Perfect? Are you out of your mind? Even if you're willing to risk your life, how could those other members of management possibly be willing to risk theirs with you?"

"That's hard to say."

Shen Yu turned to him.

"Lin Yao, let's talk about you first. Would you be willing to risk your life with me?"

Inside the narrow elevator, Shen Yu fixed his gaze on Lin Yao.

Lin Yao's wolf-like eyes froze slightly. He hesitated for a moment before answering.

"As long as you promise that the Wolf Faction will have successors, I can risk my life at least once."

"All right."

Shen Yu nodded.

"Next time, you'll be promoted to Dog, and Wen Lan will become a Wolf."

Ding-dong!

The sixth floor had arrived.

When the elevator doors opened, Shen Yu and Lin Yao silently walked toward the male and female dormitories.

Out of habit, Shen Yu initially headed toward the female dormitory. But then he glanced at the Fox Medal hanging from his chest and smiled wryly.

Damn it! I'm already a Fox. What am I afraid of?

He changed direction and walked toward the male dormitory corridor.

As he walked, a strange thought suddenly crossed his mind.

If I continue working for the company every day as a Fox, but secretly remain a beast of burden, what does that make me?

Perhaps there was something to that idea.

And if I take off the Fox Medal, will I become a Cow again?

He felt there was a hidden secret behind this thought, but he couldn't quite figure it out.

Eventually, he reached Wen Lan's room in the male dormitory and pushed open the door.

Creak!

Yang Hua was already asleep. Yan Ying and Wen Lan, however, were light sleepers and immediately climbed out of bed.

The moment they saw a fox enter, the two understood what was happening and quickly closed their eyes.

"Shen Yu, you're back."

It was strange. Even though they couldn't see anything, Shen Yu could still hear Wen Lan's voice coming from the bed.

They can't see, but they can still hear.

What an interesting design for a rule-based ability.

"Mm. I'm back. My mission has been updated."