Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Linxiang City.

When Zhou Baiyu smelled the long-missed scent within the spacious flat of Yún Jǐn Tiān Jiāng...

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the familiar setting of the room, revealing a happy smile.

The room was cleaned spotlessly. Although the room had been unoccupied for the better part of a year, Ling Hansu came to tidy it up every day.

Zhou Baiyu felt the intention behind the gesture and warmth filled his heart.

However, when he opened the door, ready to surprise everyone, he realized—it was noon.

Exactly when everyone was investigating various incidents.

Ling Hansu, Waking Inconstant, and Guang Tongchen, Constantin, Nina, all were not around.

Upon entering the living room, Zhou Baiyu saw a small blackboard with many tags, many photos. Various lines were drawn.

There were various text descriptions on the photos.

Zhou Baiyu glanced at them and roughly understood the current situation.

"Linxiang City looks really chaotic now."

Zhou Baiyu felt somewhat guilty but also reassured that without him, the guild leader, Brother Duan, Ling Hansu, they didn't disband.

"It seems I can only meet with you all a little later."

Zhou Baiyu didn't wait in the house, as the blackboard clearly listed the daily plans of these people.

Very systematic. Everyone's plans for each time slot were arranged.

Therefore, he also knew precisely when these people would appear.

He could naturally send a text message to tell his friends he was back.

But after a long separation, a surprise was naturally in order.

After leaving the base, Zhou Baiyu had two tasks: to see Zhang Haoyun and to see his parents.

He was more inclined to see his parents first, though already a grown-up, because every time he narrowly escaped death, he instinctively thought about talking to his parents.

But Zhang Haoyun was special.

If she lost control, she could pose a threat to the world.

Although his return was somewhat late, it was better late than never.

So, as the first thing to do, Zhou Baiyu went to find Zhang Haoyun's location.

After forming a squad, because of Zhang Haoyun's special bodily condition, it could cause others to be infected as corrupted beings.

So Zhang Haoyun lived in an old building. The place was devoid of people now. It had become a haunted house in Linxiang City, a place of eerie tales.

But for Zhang Haoyun, it was suitable.

When Zhou Baiyu arrived at the old building, he was also a bit worried that Zhang Haoyun might not be there.

But he soon sensed the presence of a top-grade corrupted being.

A familiar presence.

At the same time, as Zhou Baiyu drew closer, Zhang Haoyun, who had just recently met Guang Tongchen and Waking Inconstant, also sensed the approach of a presence.

This presence was so familiar that Zhang Haoyun felt momentarily dazed.

The alleyways of the old building were complex, winding and twisting, much like the old alleys of the imperial capital, but Zhou Baiyu was already very familiar with them.

Even after half a year, he still remembered the twists and turns clearly.

Zhang Haoyun was even more familiar with these alleyways.

As Zhou Baiyu kept getting closer to Zhang Haoyun, she also finally became restless.

She moved forward to meet the approaching presence.

After half a year, in the central courtyard of the old building area, this desolate place...

The two monsters of Linxiang City finally met.

When Zhou Baiyu saw Zhang Haoyun, his whole body relaxed completely.

He had considered many possibilities and feared the sort that would require his redemption once again.

But Zhang Haoyun did not.

Although her emotions were vastly fluctuating and the eye opened at her collarbone was jarring, grating...

Zhou Baiyu, in some ways, was even more twisted than Zhou Shou.

He felt nothing for such a drop in san due to physical transformation.

The afternoon breeze stroked the streets of the old building, and Zhang Haoyun felt that even the sunlight was lazy.

It had been a long time since she felt this way.

It seemed from this moment on, all the negative emotions, the rage, and unease accumulated during the lengthy wait of half a year were all swept away by the gentle breeze.

"Although I made you wait for a long time, I hope that every time we meet in the future, it'll be as peaceful as this encounter,"

Never again waiting in despair for someone's appearance, may all meetings and reunions be as natural as a breeze wafting through willows.

Zhang Haoyun quickly understood the meaning of these words, she hesitated for a moment before speaking with a demeanor that neither Guang Tongchen nor Waking Inconstant had ever seen before:

"Then don't make me wait this long next time."

"Okay, I promise you."

What Zhou Baiyu regarded as the greatest crisis... wasn't a problem at all.

Over the past half-year, Zhang Haoyun's adherence to her true self was enough to convince Zhou Baiyu that this girl was no longer a corrupted being.

She was still Zhang Haoyun.

...

In the following time, Zhou Baiyu met Zhen Shi near where Zhang Haoyun resided.

Zhen Shi's eyes and brows emitted a comforting presence, peaceful and gentle.

Seeing Zhou Baiyu arrive, he showed clear joy and prepared tea for Zhou Baiyu.

Zhou Baiyu thus learned that Zhang Haoyun had been under the care of Zhen Shi lately.

He began to see this younger brother in a new light, as a lesser corrupted being, Zhen Shi seemed even better at controlling his emotions than Zhang Haoyun.

Zhou Baiyu began to wonder if Zhen Shi possessed some kind of special trait?

Too gentle, too calm.

Zhou Baiyu even thought, perhaps it was Zhen Shi's trait, prompting people to unwittingly become tranquil, that enabled Zhang Haoyun to hold on?

But thinking it over, even without Zhen Shi, Zhang Haoyun could control herself.