It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 681 Monster Hunter? Monster Hunter!

"Mr. Liu, you really have to treat me to a good meal at the Bloody Restaurant."

As soon as he entered the clinic, the fourth brother pretended to complain.

His injury hadn't fully healed, and now he had to pay "restaurant tax," which was practically killing him.

"Please, please, please. When I have some free time, I'll book a private room that's as big as a planet, so we can all have a proper get-together."

Liu Zheng laughed.

He's been at Bloody Restaurant for so long, but he's never eaten at his own restaurant before. He really should find a chance to enjoy himself.

So that by the time the dungeon ends, he hasn't properly enjoyed the food at the Bloody Restaurant.

Hmm, I'll just have to request British service then, that sounds amazing!

"Mr. Liu, if you don't want to treat us to dinner, just say so."

The fourth brother squinted and said.

By the time Liu Zheng has free time, it might be too late, even if his grandson has a grandson.

"Then you guys eat, and I'll come over and have a couple of drinks with you, okay?"

Liu Zheng remained silent.

"That works, hehe."

The fourth brother chuckled wickedly and pulled out a bank card and a small notebook from his pocket.

"This is the money for purchasing alcoholic beverages. The password is six eights. This is the list of alcoholic beverages to be purchased. Mr. Yuan said it's fine as it is, it doesn't need to be exactly the same."

He said to Liu Zheng.

"understood."

Liu Zheng nodded and put away the bank card and notebook.

"Abao."

he shouted.

"what?"

The panda, still huddled in the corner, responded in a muffled voice.

“I have found out about the enemy who wiped out your clan.”

Liu Zheng said.

"what?!"

The panda, which had just been half-dead, suddenly pounced on him, grabbed his shoulders, and shook him violently.

"Tell me, tell me quickly!"

"Stop talking, I can't talk to you like this."

Liu Zheng said.

After the panda calmed down, he told it exactly what the ox and horse had told him.

"He just died like that"

The panda's expression was complicated; it didn't know whether it should be happy or not.

"I feel that this person is not the real mastermind behind the murder."

Liu Zheng analyzed.

To revert the entire panda clan to their ancestral form as iron-eating beasts and then wipe them out—the person capable of such a grand scheme wouldn't be far inferior in strength to cattle or horses.

Judging from the way the ox and horse were talking, it would have been quite easy for them to kill that person.

A ruthless person who could orchestrate the annihilation of an entire ancient beast race is dead just like that. The mastermind behind it all is worthless.

Are there any other clues?

The panda's eyes rekindled their flame.

"That's all for now. I'll go back and have your boss recall it again. However, I brought something else with me."

"However, I need to take some precautions before I show it to you."

Liu Zheng looked at the Nile River Doctor and Niu Daji.

"Doctor, Daji, if Abao goes berserk later, you have to control it. Don't let it hurt others, and don't let it hurt itself."

He dared to show the corpse of champion Niu Ma to Niu Ma because Niu Ma had suffered greatly since childhood and now had a family, so he had a very strong mental fortitude.

Aside from being an orphan, the panda hasn't really suffered much, and it still has a childlike quality in its speech and actions.

If Liu Zheng were to show it the panda skin directly, it would be hard to predict how it would react.

"it is good."

"Okay, boss."

The Nile doctor donned his Pharaoh's outfit, and Niu Daji summoned his ancestral vest.

"Abao, are you ready?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"You're such a chatterbox."

The panda rolled its eyes at him.

"It's for your own good, why doesn't this child know what's good for him?"

He shook his head and took out the panda skin from the broken mandarin duck pouch.

No paternity test or magic is needed; the panda knows its identity the moment it sees the pelt.

"mother!"

The panda snatched the fur and hugged it tightly, rubbing its head against the fur's head.

Meanwhile, Dr. Nile and Niu Daji were on high alert, ready to subdue the panda the moment it went berserk.

Fortunately, the panda didn't go berserk; it just stayed still, hugging its fur, tears and snot streaming down its face.

"Ee! Ee!"

This is the sound a panda makes when it's upset.

As a disciple of the Xuanmen sect raised by cultivators, its words and actions are usually similar to those of a human.

But now, drawn by its bloodline, its wild nature awakens uncontrollably.

"Wang!"

Finally, the panda's anger overwhelmed its sadness. It hugged the fur with one hand and scratched its chest with the other, its body swelling up like an inflating balloon.

"Do it!"

Liu Zheng shouted, but then stepped back.

It's not that I'm worried the panda will hurt him, but that I'm worried he will hurt the panda.

After all, he's known for his life-risking methods, and if he really gets into a fight, it's hard to control the consequences.

"Yes!"

Just as the Nile doctor was about to cast a spell and Niu Daji was about to give him a bear hug, Panda Skin suddenly flew into the air.

The fur swelled up along with the panda's body, even expanding faster than the panda itself, and then completely wrapped the panda up.

As the panda was covered in fur, its size stopped expanding and even shrank rapidly.

A few seconds later, the panda transformed back into a cub, and the fierce glint in its eyes disappeared.

"Moo?"

The panda made a puzzled sound.

"Abao, how are you feeling?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Bah!"

The panda let out a sharp cry.

"Can someone help me translate this?"

He looked at the crowd.

Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they could not help.

"Doctor, what's wrong with it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I don't know either. Maybe it was influenced by maternal instincts and turned back into its juvenile state?"

"That's what the Nile doctor guessed."

"Is this state permanent or temporary?"

"How would I know? We need to check it first."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"Okay. Well then, Abao, you have to cooperate with the doctor and not cause any trouble, okay?"

He patted the panda's little head and said.

"Snapped!"

The panda brushed his groping hand away and gave him a disdainful look.

It only reverted to being a cub in body, not in mind.

"She's quite temperamental."

Liu Zheng smiled dismissively.

Having a temper is a good thing; it shows you have energy.

"Here you are, fourth brother, your takeout."

He handed the lunchbox to the fourth brother.

"Mr. Liu, are you going to give it to me now? Shouldn't we wait until everything is done?"

The fourth brother asked.

"I might have to stay at Dukang Distillery for a while longer, so it's better to deliver it ahead of time."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

I don't know when I'll be able to go to Dukang Distillery again, so of course I have to seize this opportunity to get as much benefit as possible.

"OK then."

The fourth brother took the lunchbox.

"Come on, Daji, let's go buy some goods."

He greeted them.

"Yes, boss."

Niu Daji happily replied.

The two got into the hearse and sped off to the entrance of Dukang Winery.

"Keep an eye on the car and wait for me to come out."

Liu Zheng gave a word of advice, then tapped the stone tablet with his rusty knife.

“Young friend, you’ve arrived very quickly. I thought it would take you at least half a month to raise the funds.”

Feng Jizi smiled as he came out.

"You think too highly of me, senior. If you let me raise the funds myself, I might even be able to celebrate the New Year with you."

He made a joke.

“Chinese New Year. I haven’t celebrated New Year’s Day for many years,” Feng Jizi sighed.

"In the first few years after I came to the Metropolitan, I would celebrate a holiday by myself to show that I had not forgotten my homeland. But it was really boring to celebrate a holiday alone, so I stopped doing it later."

Feng Jizi's eyes held an age that seemed out of place with his face.

"Then there's no time like the present, so I'll spend the New Year with you today."

Liu Zheng laughed.

"But today is not New Year's Day."

Feng Jizi asked in confusion.

"The days are determined by people. I'm an orphan and I've hardly ever celebrated the New Year since I was little. Please take pity on me, senior."

He said shamelessly.

"It's clearly because you pity this old man."

Feng Jizi shook his head.

"Let's support each other. It's decided then. I'm going to buy some things for the New Year, and I'll come back later."

Liu Zheng said.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, young friend."

Seeing this, Feng Jizi had no choice but to agree.

"a piece of cake."

He waved his tentacles, turned around, and got into the car.

"Boss, not buying any more alcohol?"

Niu Daji asked in confusion.

It sat in the hearse the whole time and didn't hear what they were saying.

"I'll hold off on buying anything for now, I'll go buy some other things."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Then just tell me, boss, and I'll go buy it."

Niu Daji volunteered himself.

"I don't even know what I want to buy. I'll think about it when I get there."

Since leaving the orphanage, he hasn't celebrated the Lunar New Year or watched the Spring Festival Gala, and he really can't think of anything to buy right now.

"Okay. So where do we go now?"

"Business".

Liu Zheng stepped on the gas and arrived at the "Sa Du You" trading company again.

The waiter at the door saw him get out of the car and immediately called Gray Three out.

"welcome."

Hui San welcomed him into the study.

"What would you like to buy this time, Mr. Liu?"

After the two sat down, Gray asked a question.

"Buy some things for the Chinese New Year."

Liu Zheng replied.

"what?"

Gray Three looked confused.

"Doesn't Manager Hui know what Chinese New Year is?"

"Of course I know that. The five families outside the pass get together every year to celebrate the New Year and hold many activities to strengthen our relationships. But there are still several months until the New Year. Isn't it a bit too early to start preparing for the New Year now?"

"That's what Grey Three said."

“I just met an elder who works at Dukang Distillery. He hasn’t celebrated the New Year in many years. So I thought, why not take advantage of this opportunity to buy some wine and let him have a proper New Year celebration.”

He said frankly.

"Dukang Winery."

Grey looked on with envy.

He naturally participated in Yuan Bao'er's fundraising this time, but his share was small and his share of the profits was limited.

"Next time there's something like this, Mr. Liu, please take care of me."

Thinking of the high profits in the liquor business, Hui San was willing to lower himself.

"No problem. I'm the kind of person who believes in repaying kindness tenfold, whether it's a favor or a grudge."

Liu Zheng replied.

"Understood, I'll have someone prepare the New Year's goods right away. Consider this a gift from me to my elders, Mr. Liu, please don't try to take it from me."

Hui San understood.

"Don't worry, I won't fight you for it. I'm a little short on money lately."

he laughed.

"Haha, Mr. Liu, please have a seat. I'll go and supervise the loading of the goods. By the way, if you're bored, Mr. Liu, you can take out any of the books from my bookshelf to read."

"That's what Grey Three said."

"It's okay, I brought this with me."

He took out the game console and waved it around.

"A video game console. I have a friend who likes to play this too. How about I call him over to play with Mr. Liu?"

Gray suggested.

"sure."

Liu Zheng has no objection.

"it is good."

Grey Three went out.

After a while, a young waiter came in, and his appearance was about 70% similar to Hui San's.

"Hello Mr. Liu, the shopkeeper asked me to play games with you."

The young waiter said respectfully.

"Are you related to Manager Hui?"

he asked directly.

"Mr. Liu has a keen eye. Manager Hui is my father. I am the eighth child in my family, so you can just call me Xiao Ba."

The young man replied.

"Xiao Ba, any game recommendations?"

"What types of games does Mr. Liu usually like to play?"

The young man asked.

"I like playing games where you fight monsters, collect materials, and craft equipment."

Liu Zheng replied.

"Then I recommend Mr. Liu play the Monster Hunter series. They just released a new game called Monster Hunter: Pale Star, which is really fun."

The young man thought for a moment and then said...

"what?"

He looked shocked.

"Mr. Liu has played this series?"

"I have indeed played a game called Monster Hunter, but I don't know if it's the one you're talking about."

Liu Zheng said.

"Mr. Liu, look, this is the game."

The young man took out a game console and switched the screen to a game.

On the screen, a giant, shirtless with a grass skirt around his waist, holds a huge obsidian axe above his head, his eyes wide with rage, as if he is about to strike at it at any moment.

Beneath him, a slime clad in armor held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, poised to attack.

Liu Zheng seemed familiar with the composition, but the character's role was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"So Monster Hunter is about monsters hunting humans, right?"

he asked.

"It mainly consists of humanoid creatures, but there are also humans."

The young man replied.

"Could this slime be the designer of this game?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"Indeed, Mr. Liu is really amazing, he guessed it right away."

The young man said admiringly.

"Actually, it's not that hard to guess."

He squinted as he spoke.

If he ever designs a game called "Beating Up Old Ox and Horse," the protagonist on the cover will definitely be himself.

"Change it, but don't let the enemy be human."

Liu Zheng said.

"How about this one? 'Dream Gorillas' is about a gorillas who works as a mercenary for the civilian military company 'Dream Gorillas' and travels to various worlds to explore and adventure."

The young man continued.

"This is acceptable."

He nodded.

Seeing that Liu Zheng agreed, the young man helped him set up the game and they started playing online.

Time flies when you're playing games. Before they could even defeat the first boss, Gray Three came in.

"Mr. Liu, the New Year's goods are ready."

Is that all?

Liu Zheng was a little reluctant to leave.

He's a hardcore gamer in real life, and the game design in Metropolis is indeed very different from the real thing, which makes him love it.

"It's alright, Mr. Liu. If you still want to have fun, come to my place more often. I'll arrange for Xiao Ba to keep you company anytime."

Hui San laughed.

"Okay, then I'm welcome."

Liu Zheng said in a double entendre.

"President Liu, please don't stand on ceremony with me. If you do, then I'll just have to be polite in return."

Grey Three also spoke with a hidden shrewdness.

"Ha ha!"

The two seasoned veterans exchanged a knowing smile, everything understood without a word.

(End of this chapter)