Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Because he admired those with even greater appetites than his own.

He could never eat that much demon flesh, anyway.

One, Two, and Three were Reversers, the first to undergo the inverse route experiment. One had a nickname that was similar yet distinct from "scholarly beast" — "scholarly monster."

Initially, the gap between Zhou Shou and One was significant.

One had many duels with Zhou Shou. In the early days, One would courteously say,

"Number Two, don't be afraid, it won't hurt. I'm just going to break your bones. Be good."

After saying this, One would elegantly break Zhou Shou's bones, and sometimes, with eyes turning red, it seemed like he might strangle Zhou Shou.

In the end, he was always saved by the Demon Emperors.

Afterwards, One would say with much remorse,

"I'm sorry, I enjoyed playing with my little brother so much, I lost track of my strength."

If not for Zhou Shou's lack of fear, One might well have become a psychological shadow for him.

But fortunately, Zhou Shou was someone with an exceptionally strong mental constitution.

In a sense, he was the true monster.

Although he never managed to defeat One, Zhou Shou's power was gradually getting closer to One's.

In terms of growth rate, Zhou Shou was evidently more formidable.

But unlike Zhou Shou, Number Three was afraid of One. Recalling the gentle torment from One, Number Three sometimes would tremble with fear.

"Just now, the lords from the Horror Demon Clan asked us to investigate someone. Number Two, you might know this person?"

One smiled coyly at Zhou Shou.

Zhou Shou still tilted his head, his eyes wide with curiosity:

"Ah? Who is it?"

"Jiang Xianwu. The Destroyer from the Land of No Light."

"Don't know him, is he tasty?"

Zhou Shou appeared natural, and One had no suspicions.

Although Number Two had been trapped in the Land of No Light for several years, no one truly knew what was inside.

It seemed reasonable for Number Two, trapped in a dream, not to know how the Land of No Light was destroyed.

According to Number Two, he was specifically targeted by eternal night, treated differently than the others.

"We will look for clues about him. As Reversers, we need to ask around, as there are several things the Demon Emperors are interested in that he possesses."

One pushed up his glasses as he spoke,

"Number Three, can you handle this task?"

Though he was clearly speaking to Number Three, One was staring at Zhou Shou.

The girl with a bun said:

"Sure, if I kill him, I'll definitely get an interesting reward, right?"

"His name is Jiang Xianwu, right? I'll kill him!"

Zhou Shou also showed a hearty smile typical of a big boy:

"Then I wish you good luck!"

Number Three was somewhat confused by the sudden blessing from Zhou Shou, while One looked at them calmly, then quietly swallowed.

The three monstrous freaks soon left the trial ground.

...

Youthful Lords, Stitchers, Reversers, great powers from the post-apocalyptic era, all focused their attention on an individual named Jiang Xianwu.

For on this person, lay extremely significant treasures.

Meanwhile, in another timeline, Jiang Xianwu, or rather Zhou Baiyu, was embarking on an intriguing adventure.

Headed by Jiang Xianwu, a five-person guild squad had finally reached a gaming house in Songjiang City.

As everyone opened their eyes and took in their surroundings, they let out screams.

Even Xinkui, who had experienced grand events in the Land of No Light, was shocked at the sight:

"What's going on? Senior Jiang... how did we end up like this? Even you have changed?"

"Damn, it wasn't mentioned in the briefing! Has something strange happened in this area?"

Driven by love, facing five-on-one, Xinkui, mad and approaching insanity, Sima Kaoyu, four members of the Bai Chuan Shelter guild looked at each other, all wondering how they had turned into their current forms.

It seemed as if everyone had turned into cartoon characters.

Zhou Baiyu, however, was quite calm:

"Don't panic, since it's a gaming house, it's normal for us to appear as game characters."

"Let's go inside that room and take a look."

Before them stood a huge building, its facade covered with various graffiti, resembling a factory.

The entire building had only one door for entry.

And the whole scene seemed as if drawn by a comic artist, or like a scene from a video game.

All five "players" appeared in a 2D cartoon style.

Zhou Baiyu approached the dark door.

"It seems indeed different from the guide, but that's what makes it interesting, right?"

The "Anime-style" attendant had a much finer drawing style than the others. It seemed as though the others were comical characters, while Jiang Xianwu was a character out of a romance manga.

His words quickly calmed the newbies down.

Xinkui, having experienced the events in the Land of No Light, quickly began to think:

"According to the rules we knew before, we need to complete several games, choosing gaming consoles inside the gaming house to challenge..."

"But now, perhaps, I mean perhaps, these games have merged together?"

"Do you guys play games on regular days?"

Xinkui's question puzzled the others. They all shook their heads, not having played much.

Zhou Baiyu suddenly paused, he hadn't played much either but he had watched a lot.

While he did not know if the games from both worlds were the same, the core design principles of games should be similar.

And under the influence of Wang Shufen, Zhou Baiyu could say he had rich experience in navigating through games.

"I actually didn't join the guild much earlier than you, but as a Third Order Pathfinder, I lead as the captain, no objections, right?"

Zhou Baiyu looked at everyone, and all four expressed no objections.

Zhou Baiyu nodded,

"Just follow my instructions, I will do my best to keep you alive. Now, each of you report your profession."