The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

".....No, it's just that this is my first time eating in this form, and it feels a little...weird."

The armor that originally covered the mouth suddenly opened, revealing the sharp mouthparts inside.

The other ghouls watched as Lin Qiao slowly drank his coffee, but because he was not used to eating in this form, he accidentally bit the rim of the cup and broke it, and they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"What's wrong? With that expression on your face, you don't really think I'm an Amazon."

He shook his head and put the coffee cup with a broken mouth back on the coffee table.

Since the skin on the lips and face turned into hard armor after the transformation, liquids like coffee would probably leak out if you didn't tilt your head back to drink.

Very inelegant.

"Amazon... you mean those new creatures with animal and insect-like features?"

The one who spoke was the seemingly taciturn Sifang Lianshi.

He also encountered these guys when he was collecting the bodies of suicide victims recently.

Even though the other party didn't look like a ghoul, based on the principle of helping each other in the stable area, he still had the idea of ​​introducing them to the antiques.

Unfortunately, the monsters were more interested in him than the dead body.

So from then on, it was a story of excessive self-defense.

"It's neither human nor ghoul. I had never heard of such a creature two months ago. What exactly is an Amazon?"

This is also a problem that bothers everyone.

After all, CCG has professional analytical instruments and a large number of researchers. Even if it starts from scratch, it should have figured out some of the characteristics of Amazon by now.

But the ghouls are completely blind and uninformed, and they still don’t know about the existence of Amazon.

Lin Qiao thought for a moment and said, "It's a very simple organism... Before I start explaining, let me ask you, you all know what protein is, right?"

Considering that the average education level of ghouls is prenatal education, such questions are necessary.

As it turned out, except for Dong Xiang, everyone else present was confused, and even the store manager had a thoughtful expression as if to say "I seem to have heard of this."

This is to be expected. After all, in the current human-dominated society, it is more important for ghouls to hide their identities than to have knowledge.

The mere fact that they cannot accept normal food is enough to block a considerable number of them. They will be easily exposed if they eat with humans for a long time. Not to mention that many ghouls do not even have an obvious legal identity and are complete illegal residents.

So people like Dong Xiang who have the opportunity to go to school are actually rare.

"It's meat, I think. I think the teacher mentioned it in class before, but I can't remember the rest."

"...If it's easy to understand, then there's nothing wrong with that, but Touka, you might have to be careful on your biology exam."

"Well....."

"Anyway, I won't go into the details. You just need to know that the foods with the highest protein content are meat, eggs, and milk."

Ignoring the poor student sister's dissatisfied voice, Lin Qiao changed into a comfortable position and continued to explain.

"Amazons are creatures that instinctively like protein and are extremely addicted to human protein. It's fine if they don't have any contact with it, but once they eat it, they can never go back. They will resist other types of protein... Of course, it seems that their obsession with ghoul protein is even greater than that of humans."

"In that case, those guys don't necessarily have to eat humans, right?"

"Yes, theoretically, as long as they have never eaten humans, they can eat other foods."

The ghouls present all had complicated expressions. How should I put it? I thought he was the unlucky guy with the same problem as me, but in the end I found out that I was the clown.

A trace of envy could not help but flow out of my eyes...

If they had a choice, they would also like to live an ordinary life.

As the elder, Yoshimura Kousen took a sip of coffee and broke the silence: "Well... compared to us who can only feed on humans, it is indeed enviable. But since there are other options, why do they still attack humans and ghouls?"

At least if the same situation applies to ghouls, even if there is no guarantee that they will not eat humans 100%, there will still be a considerable number of ghouls who choose other foods instead of eating humans.

"This brings us to another question... Have you ever thought about the origins of Amazon? I won't keep you in suspense about this and will just reveal the answer directly."

After hearing this, the ghouls who were originally imagining what it would be like if they swapped identities with Amazon also focused their attention.

"Why can Amazon eat other foods, but must attack humans? Why is this creature never heard of before? Why do they appear with human clothes on their bodies?"

"......what do you want to say in the end?"

"There is only one answer—" Lin Qiao continued calmly.

“The so-called Amazon is actually transformed from a human!”

"Eh!?"

Everyone was stunned by this shocking fact, and even subconsciously ignored Lin Qiao's exaggerated tone.

".....Humans...turning into Amazons? How is it possible...?"

"And if they were human before, why did they go...eat humans?"

Even if his identity changed suddenly, at least his original thoughts were still there. He attacked his former compatriots so decisively... Are humans so terrible?

"—lysogenic cells."

Before they had time to accept the reality, Lin Qiao put forward a new concept.

"The origin of all this. If you have seen zombie movies, just think of that thing as the zombie virus. Once infected, you will lose your mind and transform into an Amazon in a very short time."

"Although they can recover after eating, during that time, the infected will completely become a monster dominated by appetite."

"It would be fine if we were in a deserted mountain or wilderness, but unfortunately, most people would not go to such a place alone."

"In this case, you can imagine who the infected person will attack first."

When people in Anding District thought of such a scene, they felt a chill. Even the store manager who had experienced many ups and downs had a serious look on his face.

Even the will will be lost, let alone controlling instinctive impulses.

I'm afraid that the first people to be attacked by those crazy infected people will be their friends and relatives.

How sad this is...

After that, having already eaten human flesh, they naturally could not accept other food.

In order to avoid starving to death, I can only force myself to accept the reality, and then the vicious cycle continues.

Just when everyone else felt their scalps tingling, Ru Jianxuan suddenly spoke seriously.

"So what happens if a ghoul is infected with the 'lysogenic cells' you just mentioned?"

"..."

Lin Qiao was stunned. Emmm, this is indeed a good question.

For ordinary humans, being infected with lysogenic cells is undoubtedly a terrible thing that cannot be worse, but it may not be the case for ghouls.

Their lives are bad enough as they are.

If you can change your eating habits by becoming an Amazon, it would be a huge profit.

As for losing your mind... just be prepared in advance. With the SSS-level ghoul Yoshimura Kousen here, no matter how crazy you get, he can just pin you down.

"I don't know. At least so far, I haven't found such an example."

"That's it..."

Looking at the ghouls who were somewhat active in their thinking, Lin Qiao shook his head. He could probably guess what the store manager and the others were thinking.

But how should I put it...too optimistic.

After all, it is an item that transcends worldviews, so the probability of it combining the disadvantages of both sides is quite high rather than combining their advantages.

Of course, for ghouls, this is also a way out.

"There is one more thing. You said before that Miss Ryoko and the others were found by the investigators, and someone was behind it... What's going on?"

Finally asked this.

Chapter 35 Lin Qiao: Oh no, I’ve become a substitute!

Lin Qiao smiled. This was also the reason why he told all the information about Amazon without worrying about the Anding District and another time traveler joining forces.

After all, it's hard to explain what happened this time.

It is an indisputable fact that the passing Amazon attacked the Anding District, causing the mother and daughter of Diekou to be hit by Zhenhu Wuxu and almost lose their lives.

So it doesn't matter whether this incident is a coincidence or not. The important thing is to make the ghouls in the stable area feel that this is not a coincidence, but someone is deliberately targeting them.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they cannot be easily removed.

Unite all those who can be united, neutralize all those who can be neutralized, and divide all those in the enemy camp who can be divided.

This is the way to win, provided that your personal strength does not reach the point of overwhelming the opponent.

There is no need to exaggerate or deliberately release any false information to mislead them, which would actually end up in a bad way.

The ghouls in the stable area may be a bunch of ghouls in terms of academic qualifications, but in terms of social qualifications, almost all of them are old foxes.

"But is there really a being that can control the actions of other Amazons?"

After listening to the explanation about the origin of lysogenic cells and their carrier "Patient 0", Kirishima Touka muttered.

"Theoretically, it exists. After all, Amazon uses creatures in nature as prototypes. The 1400 million species of life on Earth are their best sample library. In this case, it is not surprising that any type of creature appears."

"For example, parasites such as wireworms, crab slugs and flat-headed mud wasps can control the movements of their hosts."

After a pause, giving the ghouls in the stable area enough time to understand the meaning of his words, he continued, "Of course, it is also possible that they are based on creatures such as ants or bees, and rely on their own release of special pheromones to control other Amazons."

“So overall, there are still many ways.”

Glancing at the ghouls around him who seemed to understand what was going on, Lin Qiao was very patient and did not disturb them.

I picked up the broken coffee cup on the coffee table, tilted my head back and poured the remaining coffee into my mouth. Fortunately, it didn't spill this time.

"No, I don't doubt the truth of your words, but... this may be a bit offensive. I am a little curious, where did you get this information? And your relationship with Patient 0."

Just like a middle-aged man who is easy to talk to, Gu Jianyuan said very sincerely.

Generally speaking, saying this means that the other party is questioning his credibility.

but.....

"It's understandable. After all, words alone are not enough. It's hard to convince people without evidence."

Instead of getting angry and embarrassed by the rebuttal, Lin Qiao nodded in agreement. It would be better to say that such a situation was expected.

If everyone agreed with an “ah, yes, yes, yes” response, he would worry that something might have gone wrong.

Of course, having said that, it is impossible to agree to it so easily.

"It's not that I can't afford it, but for some reason I don't really want to ask for it... Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to refuse, it's just that it involves some past events that I don't want to mention..."

Isn't it the same as if you didn't say anything?

Lin Qiao pinched her chin with one hand and crossed her chest with the other, making a clicking sound from time to time, looking very conflicted.

After thinking "seriously" for more than a minute, he came up with a suggestion.

"Well... let's just call it an exchange of interests. I will tell you everything about my past, but in return, I also hope that you can provide me with some information I want."

"intelligence?"

The ghouls in the Ansei district looked at each other, and then turned their gaze to the calm and composed Yoshimura Kousen.

".....Can you tell me more about this?"

Instead of making an immediate decision, the store manager decided to listen to his request first before making any plans.

"Don't worry, it's not that difficult for you to find out."

Lin Qiao said slowly.

"All I want is information about Tsukiyama Shuu, including the ghoul restaurant he opened in District 7."

"..."

"..."

"......"

In contrast to Lin Qiao's relaxed tone were the expressions of the other people in the stable area.

The word "entangled" was suddenly transferred from the Spider-Man's face to them.