Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Baiyu Zhou quickly approached the position of the Bai Ling statue.

He roughly observed that there were at least a hundred statues here.

However, at the moment, he could only inspect three of them.

The golden sheen carried a certain divinity.

When he approached the Bai Ling statue, Baiyu Zhou noticed… this Bai Ling was somewhat different from the Bai Ling he had encountered before.

Bai Ling had become less ugly, her red eyes had turned golden, her hair had once turned into black tentacles but had now reverted to hair, albeit a dark red shade.

The appearance had also changed from youthful and immature to mature and strikingly cold.

She had almost completely transformed into another person, but seeing the statue, the memories affirmed, this was Bai Ling. The crooked "dead" character on her forehead also proved this was Bai Ling.

Baiyu Zhou was perplexed, but Lin's voice entered his mind.

"This is how she will look in the future; she will become the greatest enemy of the sewn ones, and even… haha, oh my, I almost let the cat out of the bag and told you information that should be charged for. But I can still reveal a bit, later on… she achieved spectacular results."

Lin was surely a master at babbling literature.

Baiyu Zhou didn't care, the intermediary's duty was to whet his appetite, making him want to pay.

He looked at the words on the statue's pedestal.

[Born from the corruption of a human girl, possessing unimaginable growth capability and potential, with a certain probability, surpassing the divine boundary.]

Damn.

The daughter I recognized in version 1.44 is stronger than the boss I encountered in version 2.21?

Baiyu Zhou felt this was unreasonable yet very exciting, and somewhat regretted not showing more fatherly care before leaving.

He seemed to vaguely understand the path of the different walker.

The term different walker had a dual meaning, both an advanced stage of Mutator and someone who walks a different path.

"I met Midel, I've shared the bond of a seven-night marriage and seven hundred days' grace with her, and with Bai Ling, I think I've recognized a daughter."

"Hmm, I can understand why these two statues were unsealed, but why… why is there also a golden statue? Who is this third statue?"

There were a total of three statues in the great hall.

Chances are, a Bai Ling covered in golden light is an extremely rare card among rare cards.

The kind of super-rare card type that even ten consecutive pulls don't guarantee, after all even Midel is only enveloped by a purple column of light.

But Baiyu Zhou didn't know whether he was just lucky or if there was a bug in the palace, but this palace had a third statue.

And it was enveloped in a golden column of light, much like the demon king-level Qi of Bai Ling.

Baiyu Zhou approached the third statue.

He found that this statue's favorability was no less than Bai Ling's, it was also a five-star favorability.

The statue was a man, his face melancholic, and his brow bore a trace of madness.

Behind him was a huge sword of unknown material gripped in both hands.

His stature tall and imposing, even taller than Zhou Baiyu's attendant persona.

The introduction made it completely baffling to Baiyu Zhou—

[Demon Hunter, his name has been forgotten by the masses, even he himself has forgotten it. His power is immense, and though not completely corrupted, with his high corruption resistance and one divine characteristic, he forcefully gained the ability to have a powerful body capable of devouring demons.

Demon king-level beings initially ignored him, but by the time they realized who this young man was, he had already become a presence that instilled fear in them.]

Baiyu Zhou studied the statue attentively; indeed, his temperament was a mix of mania and melancholy, like someone who might suddenly laugh while dismembering someone— a merciless madman.

But such a person, he definitely did not know.

Baiyu Zhou suddenly wondered if it could be because he had made a name for himself in a battle, making some bigshot develop a liking for him?

"Lin, are all the statues from a prior version of the world?"

Though Lin did not appear in the palace where Zhou Baiyu's consciousness was, her voice reached his ear:

"These statues have not been fully cataloged, and they will continue to be updated, either increased or decreased, as history and the future change,"

"But what's certain is that the statues here represent individuals from the initial versions. You and the pioneers are all from the original world, so this third statue represents your connections in the pioneer world."

"The answer... is actually quite simple. Think carefully about your other identity."

Attendant.

Zhou Baiyu was shocked.

He suddenly remembered that his identity in the pioneer world was that of an attendant.

And this attendant had a younger brother!

"I still have a younger brother, who was taken away by a master among the pioneers when I was ten... because he possessed certain characteristics."

The memories of the attendant surged, and Zhou Baiyu's expression became complex:

"I suddenly feel... my start wasn't so unlucky after all."

Having recognized a daughter of demon lord level, and naturally having a brother of demon lord level...

Though we have not yet met, looking at this initial favorability, and recalling the years I haven't seen my brother...

Could my brother be heavily brother-obsessed?

Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought that if he were to return to version 2.21...

Wouldn't he be able to meet the matured Bai Ling and his grown-up younger brother?

He suddenly had some anticipation for the advanced versions of the summons.

After a long while, his consciousness left the palace, and the surroundings of the transfer station's small bar reappeared in Zhou Baiyu's eyes.

"Sister Lin, do these statues enveloped in light columns... represent those who stand by my side?"

"That's one way to interpret it. The maximum favorability stars reach seven. But actually, five stars is already quite exaggerated, these individuals may be of great help in the future, even fighting alongside you. You are lucky to have recognized... a daughter with terrifying potential. She will be something extraordinary in the future,"

"And that younger brother of yours, tsk tsk, a bit odd in character, but towards you, truly excellent."

Sister Lin raised her glass, Zhou Baiyu took it but didn't drink immediately, Sister Lin wasn't in a hurry and continued speaking:

"The first branch represents the steadfast human line, where everything you do serves the future of humanity, which is not a bad thing. However, the second branch, the different walker, doesn't necessarily place you against humanity."

"It's just another option which might involve being an enemy to humanity."

"Like this time, you saved Bai Ling. Even… you also saved Midel. Think about the butterfly effect that might cause yourself."

Zhou Baiyu said:

"So are you saying that in some versions of the summons, I could make choices that harm humanity?"

"But I could also choose not to… all decided by weighing the options myself?"

Sister Lin was always in a languid posture, like a woman unwinding after a high, and unusually, she became serious:

"Is a monster necessarily bad? Hehe, when the apocalypse comes, is the pusher necessarily not human? In such a world, good and bad are interdependent as light and shadow. Who can judge so simply?"

"Corruption Gu is just a catalyst, but if someone's life is good, how could they possibly become corrupted?"

"After the twilight of the gods, comes the chaotic night, and following the night, the dawn of the gods approaches. No one can assure that only a world with humanity's victory... can withstand the darkness before dawn."

"Ah, I've said quite a lot, my loss. Are you going to drink this wine or not?"

Sister Lin's gaze turned towards the glass in Zhou Baiyu's hand.

Zhou Baiy thought... perhaps drinking this wine symbolized his acceptance of the path of a different walker.

It sounded like it was broadening his choices.

But Zhou Baiyu was well aware, there's no such thing as a gamble with only winnings and no losses.

However, this time, Zhou Baiyu didn't ask further; he raised his glass and downed it in one go!

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