Apocalypse, then transforming into a magical girl

Chapter 210 Like Items Found in a Corpse (Part 1)

Just after Hakiwang completely devoured the previous monster, Sasa received Hakiwang's report through the consciousness link between the mother and daughter worms.

It seems it really has learned something new!

In that instant, a feeling of joy from the harvest exploded in Sasha's consciousness.

When Xia Zhaozhao returns, I must show her this surprise as soon as possible!

With this small expectation, Sasha gave Haki a new command, asking it to demonstrate its newly acquired abilities.

Hagiwang accepted the order and walked to a roadside tree that had long since withered.

It raised one of its front paws.

Then, he swung it down.

We did not touch the tree trunk.

But at the very moment it swung its claws, a claw mark appeared out of nowhere on the trunk of that dead tree!

The bespectacled man saw all of this and was somewhat incredulous, instinctively wanting to see more clearly.

Yes, it's clear as day; there is indeed a vertical claw mark on that tree.

That was—the ability of that cat-like monster from before! And now, after this monster devoured that monster, it inherited that ability.

力？

Then, he asked incredulously, "—If I eat it, I'll gain its power?"

Bai Shuyuan nodded.

"A portion is inherited randomly, which is uncontrollable."

"However, this time, it is clear that the best abilities have been inherited."

However, at this moment, Sasha, as the owner, discovered a problem.

Although the claw mark appeared, the tree itself did not seem to have suffered any substantial damage.

It's too shallow.

And—it's vertical.

The harpy seemed quite dissatisfied with the result. It swung its claws again, attempting to slash diagonally downwards.

But it's impossible.

Then, it seemed to have come up with a solution, so it simply lay down on its side on the ground and awkwardly dug at the base of the tree trunk a few times.

With a series of parallel claw marks, the long-dead and rotten tree finally fell.

Then, Sasha sensed new information coming from that mental connection.

—It was hungry, that's why it only ate a few bites.

Sasha was somewhat dissatisfied.

This is far worse than that bad cat's attack!

Why? Why can't Hakimawang unleash that power?

However, Sasha quickly came to her senses.

These aggregates inherit the behavioral instincts from other organisms when they devour them.

Cats like to use their paws. Dogs, on the other hand, prefer to use their mouths directly; they don't have the habit of scratching with their paws.

Therefore, this seemingly powerful cutting ability was grafted onto a complete novice who had no idea how to use it.

Hackintosh, it's just an amateur dog.

Therefore, this ability seems very weak.

Sasha was a little sullen.

She thought of a phrase Xia Zhaozhao often said: "Useless bastard."

She felt it was now necessary for her to personally step in and teach the dog how to be a cat.

However, what Sasha saw as a degraded version of her ability was a miracle in the eyes of the man with black-rimmed glasses.

His brain was working at lightning speed.

That dog, the dog that can inherit abilities, is the follower of this monster girl.

And this monster girl was completely obedient to the unidentified woman in black robes.

These people, however, showed me a relatively friendly attitude.

So, the survival of this small outpost they're in—

In an instant, a feeling of security overwhelmed him. Those thighs, as thick as Noah's Ark, instantly boosted his confidence.

He was so confident that he felt he could take on an entire aggregate single-handedly. Except for these two in front of him.

However, just as he was immersed in this illusory euphoria, Bai Shuyuan's voice suddenly interrupted him.

"For your base, aren't there more pressing matters that need to be addressed?"

"what?"

The bespectacled man didn't react in time.

More important questions?

"Is it... food?" he asked tentatively.

Inside the warehouse, the easily accessible food items within sight of the entrance were indeed almost gone.

But now that the monster in the alley has been dealt with, isn't this problem easily solved?

Or is it something else? He couldn't think of anything, and it seemed like there wasn't.

"It's a question about a murder case."

Bai Shuyuan said it bluntly.

"what?"

This time, the bespectacled man was truly and utterly dumbfounded.

Bai Shuyuan didn't explain further. She simply walked into the alley.

The man with glasses hesitated for a moment.

After confirming that nothing was wrong with her, he grabbed the stunned dwarf and followed her.

Bai Shuyuan stopped in front of the skull.

Sasha's own cheap head had already been collected and reabsorbed by her.

Therefore, the three heads remaining in the box now belong to the three survivors on our side.

Wait, three dead survivors?

Something's not right; the quantity is wrong.

Inside the box were only two heads—and, judging from their state of decay, they were quite old.

The newest one, the head of that fat guy surnamed Li—isn't here?

What's going on?

Perhaps it placed the new head and the old head in different places?

—No, that's not right. He quickly refuted this conclusion himself.

Just now, the monster girl's head was also placed in this box. This means that this box is the only place to put a head.

So, is there something special about that head? That doesn't seem to make sense either; what could be so special about it?

Perhaps—perhaps it was just accidentally lost by a monster, or eaten?

The monster's behavior is inherently irrational. Dwelling on a missing head proves absolutely nothing.

Just as he reached this conclusion, Bai Shuyuan's words rang in his ears: "The corpse this morning was not killed by a monster."

"The murderer," she slowly raised her hand, her fingers, encased in a black tactical glove, pointing at the dumbfounded dwarf next to the bespectacled man.

"It's him."

"----ah?"

The man with the black-rimmed glasses was completely taken aback.

What does this mean?

That fat guy was killed by this guy, this dwarf? What the hell?

His first reaction was that it was yet another joke. It was the kind of "I'm a magical girl" kind of high-EQ social slang that he couldn't understand at all.

No, this is absolutely not a joke. Even he could tell!

After these almost nonsensical words, the bespectacled man looked at the dwarf in front of him and found a face that was contorted with fear and trembling like a leaf.

That fear intensified.

The enthusiasm didn't diminish because the monsters were defeated and they obtained food, nor did it diminish because of the friendliness between the human and the three monsters.

Instead, it became even stronger!

The man with the black-rimmed glasses began to rewind his memories, recalling more and more things.

He's not usually this timid, is he?

The level of acceptance isn't that low, is it?

But the fear we feel now is truly real.

When did it start? He tried hard to remember.

This escalation of fear seems to have occurred precisely as the monstrous little girl began to repeatedly court death and gradually break the rules of the alley.

But—that's not right, is it? There are too many things that don't make sense.

However, at this moment, the dwarf's fear reached its peak.

Then, that fear transformed into extreme anger.

His face flushed red with anger, which he unleashed at Bai Shuyuan.

"You're talking nonsense!"