The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 203 - 202: Once You Crossdress, There Will Be Countless Times

Chapter 203: Chapter 202: Once You Crossdress, There Will Be Countless Times

"Where do you want it blown up? You tell me."

Liu Zheng said generously.

If it were about helping White Feather Chicken procure ingredients or smuggle goods, he might refuse.

But blowing up a building? He was all too skilled at that.

"Where’s your map?"

"Here."

Liu Zheng passed the map over to it.

"Right here."

White Feather Chicken pointed at a spot on the map.

He glanced at it, noting its proximity to the "Red Witch" board game café.

"So what’s this place? Why do you want to blow it up?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"First tell me if you’re in or not."

White Feather Chicken said.

"If you don’t give me enough information, I can’t make a decision."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

His trust in White Feather Chicken was far from that level.

White Feather Chicken’s gaze sharpened, then shifted past Liu Zheng.

Niu Ma seemed to glance up at it.

"It’s a lottery store."

It said, patience wearing thin.

"As for why, I can’t tell you, and you don’t need to know."

"Just blow it up and you won’t regret it."

"In what sense won’t I regret it?"

Liu Zheng continued to inquire.

"Compensation, and that bit of luxurious humanity of yours."

White Feather Chicken sneered.

"Alright, so just the lottery store should be blown up, or do you want it done with people inside too?"

"Of course, with people inside. If you can make that bastard suffer before dying, I’ll give you an extra reward."

White Feather Chicken said with hatred.

"Alright, I can take your commission. But I have a few conditions."

Liu Zheng stated.

"Go on."

"First, you handle the delivery orders and the explosives yourself."

"Second, if I find that this job contradicts my ’luxurious humanity’, I can call off the commission."

"Third, I don’t want payment, but you owe me a favor."

He laid out the terms one by one.

White Feather Chicken grew more impatient with each condition and burst into a rage by the third.

Its chef’s hat on top of its head flared just like its comb, its presence more cutting than its cleaver.

"Human, I warn you, don’t play with fire."

White Feather Chicken said coldly.

"He’s asking for the moon, just pay him back on the spot. Even if we can’t agree, our integrity remains."

Niu Ma, appearing suddenly behind Liu Zheng, interjected.

"What integrity do I have with him?"

White Feather Chicken said with disdain.

"If you say that, then I’ll have to expose you, remember that ’four-in-one’ last time..."

"Shut up! Push me further and I’ll chop off your other horn as well."

White Feather Chicken threatened with its "Gluttony" drawn.

"Tsk, as if I’m scared of you."

Niu Ma retorted but stopped there.

"I want him to die horribly."

White Feather Chicken locked eyes with Liu Zheng.

"No problem."

Anyone who died by his hand never had it easy.

Hmm, thinking this way made him sound somewhat perverse.

Forget it, let it be.

"Fine, I accept your conditions,"

White Feather Chicken said.

Tucking a pot worth a million into Liu Zheng’s embrace, it turned and left.

"Damn, hot, hot, hot!"

Liu Zheng yelled out, quickly placing the pot on the ground.

Of course, he did so very cautiously.

He looked at his tentacles with trepidation, their purplish-black shell having turned embarrassingly red.

"That’ll take you down a peg."

Niu Ma gloated.

"Normal negotiation, where’s the arrogance in that?"

He defended himself.

"You, a rookie, negotiating terms with the big boss is arrogance itself. You think everyone is as easygoing as me?"

Niu Ma curled his lip as he spoke.

"Well, it’s only because the big boss you are here that I dared to negotiate,"

Liu Zheng flattered.

"Tsk, hiding behind someone else’s strength. No wait, hiding behind someone else’s weakness. Hmm? Doesn’t quite fit either. Anyway, let it be."

Niu Ma lay back down in the hay to continue contemplating his chess endgame.

He smiled to himself and pulled out his phone to call Guo Koutangzi.

"The soup’s ready."

Liu Zheng announced.

"Okay."

Guo Koutangzi responded briefly, then hung up the phone.

He faintly heard the whistling hiss of a pressure cooker.

Soon after, Ghost Hand crawled in through the access panel.

In comparison to three days earlier, the wound on its back showed no sign of healing, with the golden Molten Lava still sparkling vividly.

He sighed, and when Ghost Hand was about to leave with the delivery slip, he stopped it and pointed at the wound on its back.

Ghost Hand grew a mouth, showing a smile, then shook its palm.

Liu Zheng wasn’t sure if its response meant it couldn’t be cured or shouldn’t be cured, or if it was simply telling him to mind his own business.

Regardless, Ghost Hand refused his kindness and then left the break room.

He picked up the delivery slip, looking at its contents.

"Dish: Sesame Tofu, one portion."

"Address: Jidao Public Bath."

"Orderer: Guo Koutangzi"

"Time limit: One hour"

Liu Zheng put away his phone, thought for a moment, and dialed Silk Cave.

"Chirp chirp."

Silk Cave answered with two chirps before hanging up.

Soon, it crawled out from the shadows of the ceiling.

"I’m planning to buy some spider silk from your relative, could you please tell me its address?"

Liu Zheng took out a map.

"Squeak."

The Spider Creature let out a noise and slowly descended from the ceiling.

"Are you done pointing? I’m about to open my eyes."

After giving the reminder, he opened his eyes.

Contrary to his expectations, the Spider Creature didn’t freeze this time; instead, it was gently swaying its body, as if it were dancing.

"Could the All Worm Banquet actually cure social anxiety?"

Liu Zheng thought curiously.

But as soon as he looked at the Spider Creature’s head, he instantly knew the reason.

Turns out the Spider Creature had closed its eyes, though it was unclear where a spider could have gotten eyelids, and they were mismatched, with one pair and one single.

"Do you want me to make both sides into double eyelids for you?"

Liu Zheng asked somewhat impulsively.

"Squeak!"

The Spider Creature shook its large head in terror, looking like it was about to flee.

"Haha, just kidding, just kidding."

He quickly said.

Looking at the map, the spider’s leg pointed to a location in the northwestern corner.

Not very close, about twenty kilometers from the restaurant.

"Does the storefront have any distinguishing features?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

"Big guy, help translate this."

He called out loudly.

"So annoying, can’t you see I’m busy?"

Niu Ma said irritably, startling the Spider Creature into trembling again.

"Help you buy some sexy lingerie for your sister-in-law? Does your relative’s store have it?"

Liu Zheng looked at the Spider Creature, which nodded in response.

"Hmm... ask it to repeat that."

Niu Ma put down the risqué magazine he was holding.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

"It says the storefront is very noticeable, you’ll know it when you see it."

Niu Ma translated.

"OK. Go back to studying your endgame problems."

Liu Zheng waved his tentacles.

"Hmph. I like the red ones."

Niu Ma remarked and ignored him thereafter.

After sending the Spider Creature away, Liu Zheng also left the break room.

Opening the lunchbox on the food cart, inside was a small piece of tofu with a thick layer of sesame sauce drizzled over it.

"Name: Sesame Tofu"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Ordinary"

"Effect: Restores stamina."

"Note: If you dare let them order this kind of thing again, I’ll turn your tentacles into grilled squid!"

"Can be brought out of instance: Yes"

"Uh..."

It seemed that Guo Koutangzi was also not doing well financially, no wonder he was so eager to earn the recognition of the Bloody Restaurant’s head chef, to earn back his signature dish.

As for the warning in the note, Liu Zheng didn’t take it too seriously.

He had been made into sashimi a few times already; grilled tentacles were just a splash in the water.

After packing the lunchbox into the takeaway box, Liu Zheng called for another ride.

Although running fast would be enough time, there was no need to rush, and besides, what if an emergency arose?

With his hero-like physique, the probability of him triggering a random event wasn’t low.

When the driver heard that Liu Zheng was going to help him buy materials for making uniforms, he took the initiative to rent an F1 Formula One car for him and personally drove.

The driver covered the more than twenty-kilometer distance in just five minutes.

As soon as he got out of the car, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but retch.

It couldn’t be helped, even with his ultra-high physical condition, he couldn’t withstand the continuous drifting and sharp turns at five hundred kilometers per hour.

After recovering, he started surveying the surroundings.

The so-called destination was just a rough area on the map; Liu Zheng still had to find the specific storefront himself.

Fortunately, the storefront features were indeed as conspicuous as the Spider Creature had said, and he quickly locked onto the target.

Liu Zheng walked about two hundred meters forward, coming to a strange building.

Rather than calling it a building, it was more like a cave.

The surface of the cave was made of cyan rocks, and the entrance was sealed with white spider silk.

Above the entrance were three large characters written in seal script, which Liu Zheng could barely make out to be the word "Cave."

"Could this be Silk Cave?"

A glint of realization sparked in his mind.

If this really was Silk Cave, then would there be seven spider spirits inside or a Silk Cave fairy?

Liu Zheng took out the Spider Creature’s shedding shell from the system space and used it directly.

Strands of spider silk burrowed out of his pores, tangled together, and automatically morphed into shape.

Moments later, his exterior was covered in a shell identical to the Spider Creature’s.

With the preparations complete, Liu Zheng reached out with his forelimbs to touch the spider silk sealing the cave entrance.

"Squeak?"

The spider silk trembled lightly, and an old-sounding call emerged from inside the cave.

Having transformed into the Spider Creature, he finally understood their language.

The "person" inside was asking who he was.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak (It’s me, Spider Creature)."

Liu Zheng responded.

"Squeak (Come in)."

Hearing his reply, the "person" inside said.

So he pulled apart the spider silk and walked into the cave.

To Liu Zheng’s surprise, the cave was not pitch black; instead, it was brightly lit.

Wall lamps were installed on all sides of the walls, and a huge, luxurious crystal chandelier hung down from the center of the ceiling.

But there were still dark places in the cave.

Directly under the crystal chandelier, a cardboard box was overturned on the floor, propped up slightly with a stick.

And a pair of crimson eyes stared intently at him from the darkness under the gap.

Liu Zheng closed the black eye, leaving the red eye to meet its gaze head-on.

"Squeak (Come over)."

After a moment, the "person" in the box said.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak (Okay, uncle)."

He replied while crawling over.

"You are not my niece at all; who are you?"

However, as Liu Zheng crawled in front of the box, the voice that emerged from it was cold and human.