Chapter 11 - One shot to fame, Heavy taste (1/2)
Variants were unique existences that should not be judged by normal standards. Although they were inferior to Lord-types of the same species, they did in fact possess innate talents and skills which may prove to be more formidable than Lord Types!
The Dark Octopus before him was of tentacle monster descent and it was definitely a rarity amongst rarities!
Arguably, Dark Octopus did not possess much offensive prowess. Instead, it focused mainly on suppressing its foes which, when coupled with the aggressiveness of a tentacle monster, would make for an unpredictable combat style.
Li Jiayu was initially worried about depending on the Higher First Tiered Dark Octopus, but it seemed this monster may now have several more aces up its less-than-human sleeve that had yet to be revealed. Li Jiayu guessed roughly that its fighting prowess might not be worse than a Lower Second Tiered monster!
‘Well, although we won the war, why does my heart feel strange…’
Li Jiayu had, after all, once been an ill.u.s.trious, renowned figure whose legends spread so far and wide, they left his enemies scampering away for dear life... Despite having gone through a rebirth, how on earth did he manage to conjure such a despicable beast that regarded the soiled undergarments of women as treasure...
The Li Jiayu in the past had committed many wrongdoings and caused suffering to many but never had he done such a wretched and lowlife act. He dared not claim to not have been a scourge toward women but the numbers would definitely not have exceeded the fingers on one hand. Li Jiayu was a gentleman compared to the authoritarian tyrants, so how was it possible for the Dark Octopus to be related to him?
‘It's an accident. It definitely has to be an accident!’
While Li Jiayu was ruminating deeply, a fragrant scent wafted into his nostrils as a figure crashed into his embrace. The person cried large puddles of tears without regard for the pair of b.r.e.a.s.t.s that rubbed continuously against his chest. The softness and elasticity of the b.r.e.a.s.t.s made him stiffen in shock.Surprisingly, this woman was Sun Weiwei!
”Hey! Let go of me! Stop hugging me—it hurts!”Were it not for the fact that he could not muster any strength, he would have pushed her away. In his recollection, Sun Weiwei was a rather scheming woman. Who knew if she had a motive behind her actions? Maybe she had already planned to use her beauty to turn him into a submissive protector of flowers?
‘Dream on!’
”Sorry for hurting you, I was too excited...”Sun Weiwei released Li Jiayu. Her face was suffused with a tinge of red as she avoided his gaze.
”The insects were terrifying... I- I couldn't help myself...”
”Nonsense! In the face of unfamiliar monsters, anyone who saw it would obviously be terror-stricken. The timid ones would even wet themselves...”
Li Jiayu spoke casually and turned abruptly to look at Sun Weiwei. ”Are you out of your mind? The Scythe Beetle Lord was obviously charging at me, so why did you risk yourself to get its attention? Do you know how dangerous that was? Had I not been lucky enough, I'm afraid you'd have been torn to pieces. Whether or not you're a beauty, you'd be turned into an ugly slab of shredded meat!”
”I got reckless because I didn't want you to get hurt...” Sun Weiwei looked at Li Jiayu timidly as she hesitantly revealed her intentions.
”Stupid woman! See if I care if this happens again!”
Li Jiayu sighed. Sun Weiwei had done it for his sake after all. It would be inappropriate if he kept clinging on this matter. Time was pressing and he was too lazy to be entangled with her on this matter.
The students next to them watched and listened to the dialogue exchanged between the two. Some revealed annoyance while others looked on with ridicule and disdain at how Sun Weiwei helped Li Jiayu at this point of time. Especially the female students, they displayed jealousy and envy at how she seduced him so blatantly!
”Jiayu, there's blood on your face, your arm as well. Here, I have a band-aid, paste it over your wound. My heart aches looking at you like this...”
Han Xiaoqi went to Li Jiayu’s side as she handed over some bandages, gazing fixedly at him. His face looked pale and his hair was disheveled but his appearance today seemed unique, with a certain heroic aura about him. Coupled with the bloodstains on his pale face, he rendered Han Xiaoqi unable to move her fiery gaze away from him.
”There's no need for bandages. During these current times, there will be more wounds in the upcoming battle...”
Li Jiayu declined Han Xiaoqi's kindness and turned his head away to look at the two dismembered corpses of his cla.s.smates. Just a minute ago, they had still been living humans. Although he had only spent a brief, one-year period with these people, the apocalypse was cruel and tragic deaths numbered tens of thousands every day. Li Jiayu was already accustomed to it but witnessing these deaths once more, he could not help but feel a little emotional...
Various students followed his line of sight and gazed quietly at the corpses with mixed feelings: some shed tears in silence while others clutched their mouths and stomachs; and some had hollow eyes, whereas others kneeled indignantly before the bodies, letting out a bellow.
”Impossible! Ah Xiang! How could you die here?! We just made an appointment to play DOTA at the dormitory tonight. Didn't you say you would abuse me in the game? I'll let you do as you please! Stop playing dead. I don't believe that you'd go like this. The several hundred dollars you owed me is called off. I don't want it anymore, just treat it as your wedding gift in advance... Please wake up... Wuwu...”