Godslayer: The Progenitor of Symbiotes

Cangnan City.

Peace Office.

Bang—! Bang bang—!

"!"

Leng Xuan's expressionless face suddenly turned serious. "Missed the target?!" He, who was usually unerring in his aim, had actually missed the target this time, which was quite rare.

The next second, Leng Xuan seemed to sense something, hurriedly put down his pistol, and walked out of the office.

Wen Qimo, who was passing by, bumped into by Leng Xuan and asked in confusion, "Leng Xuan, why are you in such a hurry? Where are you going?"

Leng Xuan ignored Wen Qimo and hurried along.

Wen Qimo looked at Hongying beside him, "What's wrong with him?"

Hongying blinked and shook her head. "I don't know."

"Let's follow him and see. I have a feeling he's been acting a bit strange lately." Wen Qimo shook his head helplessly and chose to follow Leng Xuan.

"Wait for me, I'm coming too." Hongying followed.

Leng Xuan pushed open the door of the firm, looked up at the sky, and frowned slightly...

The sky, which should have been boundless, was now obscured by a dark mass of birds.

Wen Qimo and Hongying pushed open the door and came out, following Leng Xuan's gaze to look at the sky.

"No way." Wen Qimo swallowed hard. "There must be tens of thousands of them."

"...Is it Xiaoshu?" Hongying was a little unsure.

Leng Xuan spoke calmly, "Ever since I was parasitized by the symbiote, I have been able to sense an extremely large number of its kind in the city."

"But they haven't made any move, just stayed quietly in the city. Just now, the symbiote inside me throbbed, as if... it had been summoned."

"It seems something big is about to happen," Wen Qimo said with a smile.

Hongying pinched Wen Qimo's lower back hard with her right hand. "Don't talk nonsense! If anything happens to him, it's all your fault."

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts, it hurts! I was just saying it offhand..."

……

"Damn it!" Huang Sha cursed angrily, kicking over the table in front of him. "This beast has an unexpectedly good temper; he only killed so few people."

"Damn it, Han Shaoyun! Did you not handle this matter properly? How could a beast like him, corrupted by the [Fire Torch of Fiendish Qi], possibly control himself?" Huang Sha looked at Han Shaoyun with eyes full of doubt.

Han Shaoyun remained calm and analyzed the situation carefully: "Lord Huangsha, you set up the Torch of Evil Qi yourself, and the plan was successful. As for how he suppressed the evil qi, the only possibility is that there wasn't enough time."

Huang Sha thought for a moment and said impatiently, "Find a way yourself. Don't let him go out for the time being. Also, his cultivation level still needs to be improved. He is still far from meeting Master [Yiyu]'s expectations."

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away." Han Shaoyun nodded and turned to leave.

……

"Remember, stock up on more chocolate. Of course, if you don't mind eating human brains, then pretend I didn't say anything." Chen Shu looked at War Axe and the others with a smile.

“Boss, we’re actually different from you. When necessary, it’s the symbiotes that eat us, and we’re just a little annoyed.” Shenli suddenly looked curious. “But why don’t you eat us, Boss? You’re not human.”

Chen Shu paused for a moment, then suddenly looked at Zhan Fu, "Take him to see if those corpses are still there. If they are, let him eat them."

"Ah...?" Shenli shook his head decisively. "Boss, I'm human. I've never eaten this before. It's a bit..."

Chen Shu said irritably, "Alright, it's up to you. What if you eat it and the symbiote's level increases, and you become stronger too? Wouldn't that be great?"

"Then... shall I give it a try?" Shenli was somewhat unsure of his ability to withstand the strain.

"Go ahead, I'm not forcing you," Chen Shu said casually.

"Alright then, I'm off, boss." Shenli hurriedly led Zhanfu and the others away, as if afraid that Chen Shu would change his mind.

After leaving Zhanfu's residence, Chen Shu thought for a moment and realized he had to find a way to get his hands on the mysterious creature he had brought back a few days ago.

Whether my plan will succeed depends on this mysterious creature.

On his way back, Chen Shu suddenly wondered what would happen if he were to be affected again if he returned...

Suddenly, a perfect plan popped into Chen Shu's mind!

"System, how many lottery draws do I have left?"

"Remaining number of draws: 0".

"Huh? What happened to my lottery entry? Did you pocket it?!"

"...The host was just affected by the evil energy, and I used my lottery draw chances to dispel some of it."

"Damn it! Did you even ask for my permission?"

"..."

"I'm giving you two choices: one, return ten times my chances to win the lottery; two, protect me from the evil energy for the next month."

"...No, host, your situation was critical at the time. If I hadn't intervened, you probably wouldn't have been able to recover to normal."

"Oh? Is that so? I have a feeling you're lying to me. Your current situation is really bad. Not only did you steal my lottery chances, but you also lied to me. Besides, as a system, shouldn't you help me?"

"...Given the host's current unfavorable situation, we are gifting the host a [Tranquility Talisman]. Place it in the room to keep the host's mind from being disturbed by evil spirits. The talisman's spiritual energy can last for one month."

Chen Shu took out a talisman from the system space. It was a golden talisman with red runes. "OK, I can't understand it, but it's not bad. At least there won't be any negative effects if I stay indoors."

"Chen Shu".

"!" A sudden shout startled Chen Shu, who hurriedly put away the talisman. "Damn it, Han Shaoyun, how dare you show your face in front of me!?"

Han Shaoyun was startled and stopped in his tracks. "I didn't do anything, why are you cursing me?"

"You haven't done anything yet?! I was just ganged up on and beaten up by a bunch of people! Where were you hiding? Weren't you supposed to be protecting me? And last time, when I went on a mission, you weren't with me either. Tell me, were you doing that on purpose?!"

Faced with Chen Shu's barrage of verbal attacks, Han Shaoyun remained calm and breathed a sigh of relief. He had just thought that Chen Shu had discovered something.

"The events that just happened have already been reported to me. Witnesses claim that you abused your power, killed seven believers, and then killed a 'Chuan' realm believer who came to maintain order," Han Shaoyun said calmly.

"You're turning the tables on me!" Chen Shu was so angry he wanted to kill Han Shaoyun in front of him. "I'm abusing my power? What power do I have? Whose power am I relying on? I've even offended Huang Sha, how dare I abuse my power? What's in your head? Mud?!"

Han Shaoyun nodded, neither angry nor refuting Chen Shu. "Alright, regardless of whether this matter is true or false, the death of a 'Chuan' realm believer is a great loss to us. You can't go on missions for the next month. We'll talk about it after the investigation is over."

"By the way, Lord [Yiyu]'s contract is still in effect. I didn't mean to not follow you. Apart from Lord Huangsha, I need to handle all the affairs in the city."