Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 18 Nameplate
"I don't like that thing." Sun Hang said bluntly.

"The beast transformation inhibitor is a special drug developed by the institute specifically for her. You can't use it even if you want to." Yang Qi said, "Besides, your infection process is very stable, and your body has no signs of mutation. You can live a normal life."

"But this also means that I am very weak now, right?" Sun Hang looked at his hand. "Except for knowing that I am infected with the Weird Virus and often coveting strange things, there doesn't seem to be anything special about me..."

"Every hunter has to discover his own abilities, not to mention that your source of infection is extremely special." Yang Qi said, "So far, you are the only human infected by Taotie."

"Is Taotie special?" Sun Hang asked.

"It's very special, because it has always only devoured other strange creatures and has never infected other things... Your appearance is enough to turn dozens of research papers related to Taotie into a pile of waste paper." Yang Qi's expression was a little complicated, "And Taotie's abilities are very malleable. For example..."

Yang Qi paused here and glanced at Wang Xiyi who was leaning on the balcony railing and looking into the distance. "Suppose, I mean suppose, if you eat her, there is a high probability that you will gain the beast transformation ability of Night Fury. This ability may be a defective version, or it may be a stronger evolved version."

"So, as long as I continue to devour strange creatures, I can become stronger?"

"That's the theory, but it's very risky." Yang Qi held up three fingers. "First, some monsters have conflicting characteristics and abilities. If you swallow two monsters at the same time, you may get food poisoning. Second, there are some monsters that are much stronger than you, or even stronger than Taotie. Not only will you not be able to digest their abilities, but you will be blown up or assimilated by them. Third, every time you swallow a monster, it's equivalent to being infected with the monster virus again... Taotie itself is a monster, so it's naturally fearless, but you're different. Every time you swallow something, it means you're one step closer to becoming a monster and one step further away from humans."

"It sounds like this ability seems to have great side effects." Sun Hang smacked his lips and glanced at the delicious dish sprinkled with coriander on the balcony.

If I eat Wang Xiyi, I will become the person who "eats coriander" every day, right?
Just thinking about it was enough to make Sun Hang's scalp tingle.

"It's very big, and we have very little information about Taotie... I still don't understand why the teacher asked me to be your direct supervisor. Logically speaking, an 'important sample' like you should be handled by him personally." Yang Qi sighed.

"Maybe your teacher has already regarded you as his successor." Sun Hang said casually, pushed open the gate of the villa and walked in.

The villa's door uses a biometric lock. As soon as Sun Hang walked in, before his hand touched the door handle, he heard a "click" and the tongue lock automatically retracted.

"I already entered your identification information into the door lock when we were at the institute." Yang Qi said, "From now on, this is your new home."

Sun Hang walked into the villa and looked around - the interior was very spacious, and all traces of the previous owner's residence were almost completely erased. All the furniture and daily necessities were replaced with new ones. A flat round sweeping robot was rubbing back and forth on the smooth floor of the hallway.

"Are you satisfied?" Yang Qi asked.

"Very good." Sun Hang walked to the refrigerator, opened the door, and found that several compartments were already filled with things, including fresh fish, meat, vegetables and fruits, as well as lazy fast food that can be eaten after heating in the microwave.

"If you need a housekeeper or a nanny, we can arrange one for you." Yang Qi said, "But most hunters like to live alone, except for the guy who died last time..."

"What happened to that guy?"

"He didn't ask for a housekeeper or a nanny. He applied to the institute for three young and beautiful girls to live with him." Yang Qi said helplessly.

"So you agreed?" "Yes, but we only sent one person."

"Who?"

"Wang Xiyi...she broke three of that guy's ribs and crushed two of his fingers...Since then, that guy never dared to make such a request again." Yang Qi said.

"Wang Xiyi is so strong?"

"Among all the monster hunters in the entire Xiazhou Federation, her strength is among the top... It's a pity that she probably doesn't have much time left." Yang Qi couldn't help but sigh when he said this.

"Why? She's dying?"

"When she first came to Tianfu City, the inhibitor was injected once every two weeks, but now, it has become so frequent that she has to inject the inhibitor four times a day to barely maintain her human form." Yang Qi said, "Although the inhibitor has been iterated to the fifth generation, the effect is getting worse and worse. When the inhibitor is completely ineffective for her, I'm afraid she will never be able to turn back into a human again."

"Can she still maintain her human self-awareness in her beastly state?"

"It's difficult. In the bestial state, humans' self-awareness will continue to fade. If they become bestial for a short period of time, it won't have much impact... If they remain in the bestial state for a long time, it's only a matter of time before they completely lose their humanity and become monsters." There was a hint of worry in Yang Qi's tone.

"..." Sun Hang was silent for a few seconds, took out an apple from the refrigerator and took a bite.

"Okay, you can stay here today. I have to go back to the institute. If you have any needs or questions, just call me directly." Yang Qi said, "All restrictions on the phone that the Investigation Bureau issued to you have been lifted. Of course, you can change to a new phone if you want."

"Goodbye, I won't see you off. Drive carefully." Sun Hang sat down on the sofa while eating an apple.

After Yang Qi left, the empty villa suddenly became deserted, with only the slight "rustling" sound made by the sweeping robot as it glided past.

"New home..." Sun Hang raised his head again and looked at the furnishings in the room, muttering, "Is this my home from now on..."

He took out the metal nameplate from his pocket and gently rubbed the two words "Sun Hang" on it with the tip of his thumb... For a moment, a strange idea popped into Sun Hang's head.

"It would be nice if this nameplate was gold."

However, when his fingertips rubbed across the nameplate again, the originally silver-white stainless steel was actually coated with a layer of golden color!

Before Sun Hang could be surprised, a tingling sensation deep in his brain that had not appeared for a long time suddenly surged over him!

(End of this chapter)