Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Old building district.

After the black lotus shattered, Zhou Baiyu forcibly pulled Zhang Haoyun out of her cocoon state at that moment.

At that time, all the buildings in the old building district, those seemingly dated and cheap rental houses, were covered in a faint layer of black.

It was as if there was a dark filter over just this area.

No one lived here anymore, and human memories had been altered to believe that a bug catastrophe had occurred here.

But the forerunners and the purifiers had not been changed. Being a being of corruption, Zhang Haoyun had not been changed either.

Zhou Baiyu and Zhang Haoyun delved into this area.

Initially, Zhou Baiyu wanted to take the opportunity to ask Zhang Haoyun what exactly had happened to her, why she had suddenly entered a cocoon state that night.

What she had gone through in the past.

However, Zhang Haoyun seemed reluctant to discuss it, and she forcefully steered the conversation back to the Corruption Gu:

"Zhou Baiyu, I can feel that there indeed exists a scent similar to mine here. There are quite a few Gu insects hidden nearby, almost making me suspect... that it was I who left these bugs here."

"But you must believe me, I did not do it. I had once come here to transform a child... I hoped he could go from being bullied to becoming the bully. He might help you in the future."

"But that's all there was to it. When I first came here, I just wanted to erase any trace that I had ever existed."

"I want to live a good life, even if I have become a monster, I still want to... strive to live like a human in this world."

On one hand, the power of being a corruption made her feel the frailty and insignificance of "humans"; she had deprived a young boy of his right to be a "human".

On the other hand, Zhang Haoyun yearned to continue living like a human.

It was a contradiction. Yet, it was also a profoundly true contradiction.

Zhou Baiyu knew that at this moment, if someone could accept Zhang Haoyun, guide her, then her corrupted side could be truly suppressed.

"I believe you. That's why we must find a way to locate the origin. My companions will believe you too."

Zhou Baiyu squatted down.

He noticed extremely tiny insects on the ground.

He and Zhang Haoyun investigated for a while and found that these creatures resembled the Corruption Gu.

Once these insects infiltrate a person's body, they incite many negative emotions—despair, sorrow, resentment...

"The change in you, called corruption transformation. Your current level should be that of a Demon Lord. It is a very powerful existence, and in the future, many more people will be corrupted, of whom I may not be able to save everyone."

"Those whom I can't save, and who might pose a great threat to the world, I will kill."

"Now we are members of a squad, you have also met my companions, I have a life-and-death bond with them, though we haven't known each other for long, we will surely continue to entrust our lives to each other in the future."

"You will do the same."

"Zhang Haoyun, if one day you face a crisis, I will also risk my life to save you, just as I did last time, and will do so in the future."

"Linxiang City may face many crises in the future, I hope that you... won't stand against humanity. I still believe that there are mostly good people in this world."

Zhang Haoyun nodded.

Zhou Baiyu will probably continue to do ideological work from time to time in the future to ensure that Zhang Haoyun, this powerful double-edged sword, does not turn against humanity.

However, he mentioned these things now for another purpose.

"Assuming the deployment of the Corruption Gu can lead to the emergence of Demon Lords in this world, then those below the level of Demon Lord, like Disaster Level, Deep Corruption Level, Corruption Level, are likely to appear more easily."

"So before you, there might have been other corrupted beings."

"And among the followers of the new gods, there might be some with strange powers, similar to yours."

"Since you say that none of what followed here was related to you, then it's possible that someone wants to frame and blame you."

"To make those whose memories have not been erased wary of you, like me and my friends. What we need to do now is to find this guy and prove your innocence."

Zhou Baiyu seemed to think of something and suddenly looked at Zhang Haoyun.

"By the way, I'm still not very clear about what your ability is."

Until now, he knew Bai Ling was telekinesis, and Seamster was devouring and stitching, usurping others' abilities.

But An Ya and Zhang Haoyun, these two corrupted beings, seemed to be very pure. They controlled the Corruption Gu.

Zhang Haoyun didn't answer; instead, she gestured towards an empty patch of ground and began demonstrating her powers.

In the old building district area that seemed to have a gray filter over it, many tiny black dots suddenly appeared in the air.

The number of these black dots was still increasing, more and more, becoming increasingly absurd.

It reached a point where the density of black dots was so high, they formed a dense black cloud.

Insects.

Countless, as if suddenly converging into millions of insects.

They all squeezed together, seemingly merging into a writhing, twisting ink mass in the air.

At the same time, Zhou Baiyu could see that Zhang Haoyun could manipulate objects around her—

Countless tiny gravel, as if freed from the bonds of gravity, began floating in the air.

Then they continually reorganized and converged.

Eventually forming a massive conglomerate of sand and stone.

Zhou Baiyu probably understood now.

"Telekinesis, and insect control."

He probably understood why Zhang Haoyun had cocooned... she was practically a real-life queen of the swarm.