Chapter 681 - 437: Return (2)

He gazed at Hu Qi, who stood before him.

His expression was extremely grave.

It was clear he knew Hu Qi’s identity.

To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings,

he had purposely come here alone and unarmed.

He looked at Hu Qi and gave a slight bow, his face a perfect picture of apology and sincerity.

"Sir, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Sakimori Shigeki, the current Chief of Staff.

The recent nuclear incident was not our intention. It was a last resort, an act of desperation."

He paused for a moment, his gaze fixed earnestly on Hu Qi.

"Whatever your demands, we will do everything in our power to compensate you. Might I have the honor of discussing this with you further?"

His words were exceedingly deferential.

Hu Qi had a certain understanding of this world.

The Chief of Staff could be considered the supreme commander in charge of the military.

A person of his status was a truly major figure.

Unfortunately,

Hu Qi had no intention of communicating with these Natives.

And so,

in the next moment,

a peculiar spiritual wave emanated from him.

The man’s expression suddenly went vacant.

Then, he turned and left.

At the same time,

the several covert stares that had been monitoring the area all vanished.

Hu Qi naturally understood why these Natives had sought him out.

It was all about the Yin Beasts, of course, and whether they could strike some kind of deal with him.

’Unfortunately, even if I kill all the Yin Beasts, new ones will just appear.’

The relationship between this world’s Yin Beasts and humans was somewhat similar to that of the Black Blood Species on Earth Star, but with a few key differences.

The Black Blood Species existed because of Mother Earth; they were a type of thrall.

Although they fed on humans,

they could be completely eradicated.

The same could not be said for this world’s Yin Beasts.

Even if Hu Qi were to slaughter every last Yin Beast,

as time went on and humans continued to die,

their corpses would generate Yin Energy.

In turn, new Yin Beasts would be born.

This was an immutable rule of this world.

He would have to kill every living being in the world to change it.

Otherwise, there was simply no way to stop new Yin Beasts from appearing.

Of course, besides that,

there was one other method.

Cremation.

While it wouldn’t completely prevent Yin Beasts from appearing, it would significantly reduce their numbers.

After all, newly-spawned Yin Beasts were extremely vulnerable.

’Perhaps they could abolish burials in favor of cremation.’

’Burn the bodies as soon as someone dies.’

’The public explanation could be environmental protection, urbanization, and the preservation of arable land...’

The thoughts flashed through Hu Qi’s mind, and he couldn’t help but chuckle in amusement.

He shook his head, casting the stray thoughts aside.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he adopted a simple disguise.

He easily altered his appearance by adjusting his muscles and bone structure.

After all, his face was the most famous one in this world; even the biggest stars couldn’t compare.

After a short rest, he found a top-tier restaurant to have a meal.

As for money, he had taken plenty from Matsubara Yasuo earlier, so he wasn’t short on cash.

After savoring his food,

he experienced one of the world’s specialty services—a spa treatment.

He chose a completely legitimate one, of course.

Aside from the fact that he was a decent man,

there was also the matter of his body.

This Clone was the Demon Elephant Body. Its physique was terrifying, and it didn’t possess the Twisted Light Ability.

An ordinary woman wouldn’t be able to withstand it at all.

If he were to actually cross any lines, to say nothing of anything else,

the temperature of his bodily fluids alone was comparable to magma, enough to set a person aflame and burn right through them.

...

Soon, daylight began to filter through the window.

Hu Qi, who had been resting in his room after the spa treatment, wearing only a pair of shorts with his eyes closed, suddenly stirred.

He opened his eyes.

"DING! Main Quest ’Survive for Thirty Days’ complete. Calculating rewards.

The Intern Reader will return to the Reincarnation Bookstore in ten seconds. Ten... nine... eight..."

A cold, mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his ears.

Soon,

the ten-second countdown passed in an instant.

A strange power descended upon him.

Hu Qi made no attempt to resist.

He allowed the power to transform into a white light and envelop him.

Then,

his figure vanished from the room without a sound, like a pencil drawing erased from a page.

...

「Meanwhile.」

In two other corners of the city,

the figures of Vera and Zhou Zhipeng were also engulfed by the same white light.

They vanished from this world, as if they had never been there at all.