Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

"Yes, I want to help you, I think that is why I still exist."

Those words touched Zhou Baiyu deeply.

He suddenly realized that from the moment he met this woman, she had always been bold in love and hate, without any hesitation.

The great demon feared by the forebears, seen as a potential source of infection in the eyes of Disturbed Dreams, showed a completely different attitude towards Zhou Baiyu.

Zhou Baiyu's expression also eased.

However, he still needed to confirm the issues Disturbed Dreams had mentioned—

"I have a few questions to ask you. But, I just want to confirm something, so I hope you will tell me the truth."

"Sure."

Zhang Haoyun had relaxed completely.

The moment she saw Zhou Baiyu, she could feel this man's seriousness. She also guessed some of his thoughts.

Fortunately, now that Zhou Baiyu had calmed down a lot, Zhang Haoyun felt more at ease as well.

She had been thinking about how she should interact with Zhou Baiyu. After all... she could no longer truly be considered human. Would Zhou Baiyu really not mind at all?

But seeing Zhou Baiyu, she realized he showed no fear, no aversion, not even any deliberate pity, as if in Zhou Baiyu's eyes... she was perfectly normal.

This surprised Zhang Haoyun, almost as if this man truly existed to save her.

Zhang Haoyun didn't know that in Zhou Baiyu's circle of unusual contacts, he had seen many who were far more bizarre than her: sister-obsessed brothers, demonic nobles; he had truly seen it all.

His reaction to the corrupted kind was really no different from seeing any ordinary person.

Zhang Haoyun completely relaxed.

"A lot of strange events have occurred in Linxiang City, are these incidents... related to you? Just answer me truthfully, even if they are related, we can figure something out together."

What Zhou Baiyu said was true.

If Zhang Haoyun really was the source of the infection, he didn't plan to do, as Disturbed Dreams suggested, simply kill Zhang Haoyun.

Mainly because Zhou Baiyu believed that the announcement of the end of the defense mode had itself revealed many problems.

"If it was me, how would you deal with me?"

Zhang Haoyun smiled at Zhou Baiyu.

But without waiting for Zhou Baiyu to speak, she spoke first:

"There are some things related to me, like I transformed a person, and of course, in the future, I might transform others too."

Zhang Haoyun began to share her experiences—

"I want to live a normal life, Zhou Baiyu."

"After waking up, I was very lost, I still remember the things I did. If I want to lead a normal life, then I must atone."

"So I went to the old town, I wanted to see... what that place had turned into because of me."

"Along the way, I met many people, some of them looked at me and when they saw those... things on me, some were scared, some found it amusing, and others even tried to chat me up."

"I really wanted... to tear them apart."

"What differences in wealth, in status, seem to have lost all meaning to me, those people, in my eyes, were just like food."

"But I don't want to be a monster, I want to live in this world just like them. Keeping my mind clear because I could always hear your voice."

"Upon reaching the old town, I saw a few students bullying another student."

"That child... had innocent eyes. Even when being bullied, he always had a gentle smile; he was afraid of insects."

"Those well-dressed students then grabbed some insects, ready to force them into his mouth."

Zhou Baiyu understood.

This was the incident Disturbed Dreams was talking about—the boys covered in insects in the hospital.

So that was what had happened.

"I displayed some of my power, used my 'eyes' to summon many worm gu. These countless worm gu, tiny like sesame seeds, swarmed like a cloud of flies towards those people."

"They were terrified, at that moment I felt very happy, Zhou Baiyu, I hate those who bully others, you are right, this world really does have miracles."

"I have this power now, this is a kind of miracle. It has allowed me to transform from being a bullied person to a bully."

"These kids were infested with insects all over their bodies, these insects would be awakened by their proudest emotions."

"Their fate was supposed to be living a nightmare for a few days before dying. But the bullied child asked me to spare them."

"I liked his clean eyes, like yours, his name is Zhen Shi. Now... he has become a monster like me."

"This is what I have done. In a way, I killed someone; I took away his human identity, turning him into a monster. But I do not regret it, in the future, I will meet others who deserve the same from me."

Zhou Baiyu made no judgment about this.

Zhang Haoyun's thoughts, or rather her disposition, was somewhat influenced by the corrupted kind.

Dealing with the corrupted, he couldn't demand too much.

"Is this the only incident? There are many bizarre occurrences in Linxiang City currently."

"Only this one, but there were some people who had been to the old district and have also been affected."

"I can sense these people. Zhou Baiyu, I am very dangerous now, those who come close to me might be influenced by something in me. I am no longer human, I am a monster."