Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

"Either the Corruption Gu has appeared, causing humans to mutate due to excessive emotional fluctuations,"

Zhou Baiyu immediately thought of Zhang Haoyun.

He suddenly realized that what he had previously considered a defensive mode was the work of "us."

But if "we" were just responsible for sorting out historical changes, then Zhang Haoyun becoming a corruption breed... could very likely mean—

that the world he was in, the original world version 1.0, was infested with the Corruption Gu.

"Regarding the God of Corruption... I don't know much, but the seven Demon Emperors seem quite certain of its existence. They believe it only appeared after the twilight of the gods,"

Guessing what Jiang Xianwu would say, Midel added:

"I don't know about the twilight of the gods. Being nobility, I can't access that secret. Finally, I'm also unsure of what the treasure of Hechuan City is, but it indeed could be a divine secret treasure,"

The God of Corruption.

Obviously, it isn't any of the nine old gods.

Zhou Baiyu was somewhat confused, the God of Corruption, new gods, old gods, demons, saints, Great Pioneers...

There were too many forces; he was still unclear about them and could only make a vague guess at the moment.

After receiving Midel's response, he shifted his attention back to the Night Demon.

"I want to exchange the memory I just shared with you to the Night Demon... Oh, do the Night Demons have any peculiar quirks?"

"Does cannibalism count?"

"..."

Zhou Baiyu fell silent.

Honestly, just walking from the first to the fifth floor and smelling the foul stench of demon and prisoner corpses in the air...

He suddenly felt a desire to devour them, images of sewing a kitten's head to a wild dog's body floated in his mind, and he even felt... that it would be delightful.

He suppressed this feeling almost immediately.

The impact wasn't strong due to the fragmented memory he acquired.

But now, knowing the Night Demon also fancied this... he truly hesitated.

"Midel, step back a bit, don't get too close to me,"

Midel retreated a bit further.

Beneath absolute darkness, she couldn't see what Zhou Baiyu did.

But for a few seconds, Zhou Baiyu seemed petrified, completely motionless.

However, in Zhou Baiyu's memory, there was significant movement.

In the pitch-darkness, someone ignited a spark of fire.

Countless pale faces, like moths to a flame, swiftly approached.

But the scene quickly shifted.

Zhou Baiyu seemed to see, under the night sky, thousands of humans lying on the ground, agonizing in their dreams.

What memory is this?

"The moon... does such a thing really exist?"

"Atu, it does. I heard about it from my mom when I was little. She said that this world isn't completely dark. Even if there's no daylight... there will be a moon at night! There will be stars!"

"What does it look like? Is it rectangular or round? Is it very glaring?"

"I... don't know, but my mom wouldn't lie to me! There definitely is a moon in this world, I promise you, I will show it to you!"

A strange conversation appeared in Zhou Baiyu's mind.

It wasn't long, like a dialogue between two children.

Unlike the memories of sewing, which were cruel and disgusting,

in the memory of the Night Demon, everything was dark... just pitch-black.

Soon, Zhou Baiyu recovered.

His breathing was still steady, but for some reason, he felt oppressed.

The good news was, he hadn't contracted any undesirable habits from the memories of the Night Demon.

The bad news was...

It seemed that there existed a place of absolute darkness in this world where countless humans were enslaved.

They had apparently never even seen the moon.

The treasure of the gods might be hidden in that endless night.

"Jiang Xianwu, what's wrong?" Midel sensed that Zhou Baiyu was feeling down.

Zhou Baiyu's mind kept replaying the promise the boy had made to a girl named Aduo.

He was determined to show Aduo the moon.

But that promise... would likely never be fulfilled, would it?

This was a memory of the Night Demon, and the fact that this conversation appeared in the Night Demon's memory meant that Night Demon Nai Zhi had been nearby, listening, when the boy made that promise.

The fate of the boy was easy to guess.

"Midel, where does the strongest of the Night Demons, or perhaps the Night Demons themselves, live?"

"Why... do you ask that?"

"I'm just curious."

Midel's expression grew serious:

"The Land of No Light, formerly known as Hechuan City, is occupied by the Night Demons. It is engulfed in endless darkness. I don't know much about that place, but... don't go near there!"

"Eternal night is terrifying, its power is unfathomable, and even you... might not fare well there. That place is now enveloped by strange rules, and the fact that it has sought cooperation with the eternal night might also indicate that it has obtained an incredible treasure."

Midel meant well.

Yet her words also seemed to confirm that the Gods' Treasure was likely indeed in the Land of No Light.

The treasure that even the Saints couldn't resist seeking must be extremely important. Everything connected to the gods was key to solving the puzzle of the Pioneers, and the mystery of corruption.

However, Zhou Baiyu was currently unable to travel to the Land of No Light.

He could only take mental note, pondering whether he might gather some clues from two intermediaries, A and He Lin.

"I have done all that I could, and now I just have to wait for this trial to end."

Several hours, long yet short, Zhou Baiyu's words now carried a hint of farewell.

Midel remained silent for a while, then her face showed a struggle.

She suddenly thought of her own plan, facing increasingly severe conflicts with Reina.

Once this festival was over, her fame would likely surge dramatically.

But Reina's intention was to humiliate her during this festival.

Thinking of this, Midel felt a sense of crisis, realizing she should not have shared her greatest plan with Jiang Xianwu.

But unlike the last time, this Jiang Xianwu not only possessed a corruption-affinity physique but also had shown trustworthy strength.

From a small male pet struggling to survive, he had become someone seemingly starting to investigate the origins of the gods.

With the victory brought by the Absolute Moment, Zhou Baiyu had completely changed Midel's perception of him.

So Midel ultimately decided to ask for the opinion of this person capable of traversing space and time.

So once again, a question from Midel placed Zhou Baiyu at a historical turning point—

"Jiang Xianwu, I have a question."

"Hmm? Go ahead and ask."

"Should I... be enemies with Reina? I always feel like our conflicts are deepening."

Zhou Baiyu was slightly surprised; Midel already had the answer in her heart.

But even so, this must be a question she trusted him greatly to ask, right?