Chapter 684 383: The World is About to Change (Part 3)

But the wealthy merchants in the pavilion were merely ordinary people with mortal eyes, oblivious to the true happenings of the place, focusing instead on the dishes served by the maids from the Chen Mansion.

"Wow! So fragrant! The fish has an unbelievably wonderful aroma!" Brother Sun exclaimed in disbelief, holding his chopsticks, his face full of shock.

The taste of the fish aside, the scent alone was intoxicating enough.

"Brother Chen, we're not holding back this time."

Chen Bin nodded with a smile, "Eat, eat, eat, I can hardly hold myself back either, everyone just dig in, no need to be shy."

With that, everyone grabbed their chopsticks and eagerly started picking up the various dishes on the table, eating ravenously with gusto.

They acted as if they hadn't had food for days, the chopsticks moved continuously, fearing to fall behind others.

"Ugh!" It was at that moment that a sudden change occurred.

Brother Sun suddenly covered his mouth, and blood filled his mouth as something dropped with a thud onto the table.

It was a segment of a bloody tongue.

Everyone was dumbfounded—what was happening?!

"Hmm!" Before the others could react, two streams of nosebleed shot out from Brother Sun's nostrils, his entire face turned crimson, and he collapsed onto the table.

"Brother Sun! Brother Sun!"

Seeing Brother Sun motionless on the table, Chen Bin panicked and hurriedly shouted to the housekeeper outside the pavilion, "Quick, fetch the doctor!"

"Yes."

The pavilion descended into chaos, and as the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly; Brother Li suddenly turned crimson all over, emitting visible steam.

"It's so hot! So hot!" Brother Li frantically tore at his clothes, completely disregarding the embarrassment, stripping naked, and poured wine over himself.

But it had no cooling effect, and in desperation, his gaze fixed on the pool beside the pavilion.

"No, don't do it, Brother Li." Chen Bin immediately knew Brother Li's intent, but it was too late—Brother Li leapt and plunged into the pond.

Splash!

Water splashed in all directions as Brother Li's body plunged into the cold pond.

"Hot! Hot!" Brother Li flailed his arms in the pond and began swimming as watched by everyone.

The posture and expression seemed exceptionally relaxed, yet the scene was extremely awkward.

Around the pond, many servants of the Chen Mansion watched in shock at the noble lord swimming with the fish.

"Chen Bin! You poisoned us, these dishes are poisoned!" The only remaining Brother Zhuang realized, angrily pointing at Chen Bin and shouting furiously.

Considering the circumstances, the problem undoubtedly lay with Chen Bin.

If not for the problematic dishes, why would this situation arise?

Among the three nobles, some were dead, some injured.

"Brother Zhuang, you're wronging me! I ate the food with you; even if it's poisoned, I'm involved too. I wouldn't be so foolish." Chen Bin quickly defended himself.

"Then explain Brother Li and Brother Sun, look at their condition!" Brother Zhuang retorted, and suddenly halted in speech, his body swaying, supporting himself on the table with shaky eyes.

"Not good, something's happening to me too." Brother Zhuang rubbed his forehead, while in Chen Bin's eyes, Brother Zhuang was undergoing a terrifying transformation.

Brother Zhuang's body erupted with dense black hair, and bizarre horns protruded from his head, morphing into a monstrous being.

"Monster!" Chen Bin had never seen such a sight; he turned and fled the pavilion.

"Chen Bin! Stop right there!" Brother Zhuang roared, but his mutation worsened, soon becoming a hairy, clawed monster.

He could no longer speak human words.

"Roar!" Brother Zhuang pushed the dining table away and charged forward; as a maid failed to evade in time, Brother Zhuang seized her.

Crack!

Her miserable fate—instantly torn in half, blood splattering the pavilion.

"Hospital Guard! Call the Hospital Guard quickly, stop the monster!" Chen Bin, terrified, collapsed to the ground, pointing at Brother Zhuang who had exited the pavilion, shouting loudly.

His scream attracted Brother Zhuang's attention, who thunderously ran towards Chen Bin.

With no fighting capability and heavyset, Chen Bin had no chance to dodge; Brother Zhuang reached him, a sharp spine aimed at his chest.

The sharp horns pierced into Chen Bin, his eyes widened in disbelief, blood gushed from his mouth, lips quivering, unable to speak again.

Brother Zhuang swung his head, Chen Bin's body was flung from the horns, crashing into a flower bush several yards away.

"Roar!"

That night, the Chen Mansion knew no sleep.

That night, many innocent lives were lost to the mysterious monster.

Even the authorities were alerted.