Chapter 176: Home and Mail

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The style, decor, and furniture in the room were clearly from Yi Chen’s original world. Combining this with the Duke’s words made the conclusion obvious. “A real gamble created by the Duke based on the memories of my pre-death world stored in my brain?” Sёarch* The Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Yi Chen didn’t hurry to get out of bed, instead he checked his physical condition first. “Little Grape!” As his consciousness called out, a flesh-colored tiny mouth opened on the back of his hand and spat out a tender pupil. “What’s happening? Why do I feel as weak as an egg? My vision has even become blurry… I’m even struggling to see the detailed patterns on the screw by the window.” ... “It must be the Duke restricting and weakening us, I’m in the same condition.” Yi Chen could clearly feel the weakening of his body and abilities, as even the plants inside him had ‘youthfulized’—their quantity, toughness, and hardness all significantly reduced. Swish~ A green shoot burst forth from the palm of his hand, unable to even pierce through an ordinary book, merely poking a small hole in it. The only aspect less affected was the “Physical” His body, trained by Teacher Zede, still possessed ‘Pain Adaptation’ and strong ‘Impact Resistance’; despite only being eight years old, his abdomen still had well-defined abs and the muscles across his body were undiminished. With his physique, beating up an adult was still easily manageable. There was another important issue— “Equipment.” Yi Chen immediately got out of bed and searched the bedroom. He soon found a black children’s suitcase under the bed. The suitcase contained three crucial items: a superbly crafted silver-plated hand axe, a shortened shotgun for removing illness (still loaded with corpses), and a black suit in elementary school style. “All the equipment is here, but it’s all been weakened… or perhaps the Duke created weakened versions of them based on their traits for me to use in this gamble. Even this young body of mine might have been temporarily crafted by the Duke based on the physical traits of my real body.” The camera pulls back to reality, where within the Duke’s greasy body cavity, Yi Chen’s true body is enveloped in a flesh membrane filled with white fatty fluid, with nerves connected all over. As Yi Chen figured this out, his true body exhaled a few bubbles, which did not affect the ongoing gamble. … He stood in front of a large oval mirror by the wall. Yi Chen put on the well-fitted student suit, with both the axe and the gun hidden at his waist under the suit, deftly tying a centered bun with his hair. ṟãꞐỖВËȘ Though only eight years old, this outfit made him look much more mature; he wouldn’t be directly kicked out of an internet café. “Next, I need to figure out the situation clearly and try to meet up with Moon Scar… That guy, even if suppressed, is definitely stronger than me.” Pushing open the bedroom door led him to the Second Floor foyer; opposite were his parents’ room and stairs leading to the first floor. The cleanliness was the same as the bedroom, This two-story house was incredibly tidy, flawless to the point where even barefoot one wouldn’t pick up any dust, He had just stepped down to the first floor. The Samoyed that had appeared outside the bedroom door with his ‘parents’ immediately came up to greet Yi Chen, its little master, wagging its tail continuously at a distance of one meter. A metal tag hanging on the dog’s neck was engraved with the name— “Xue Rui.” However, even when Yi Chen directly called its name, Xue Rui just wagged its tail faster, always maintaining a distance of one meter. Bark bark~ Xue Rui barked a few times, leading Yi Chen to the dining room. Milk with cornflakes and fried eggs with ham were served on the dining table, a lavish breakfast prepared by his parents, with the eggs even specially shaped into hearts. After briefly verifying there was nothing wrong with the food, Yi Chen still chose to eat. Xue Rui sat obediently beside, its eyes always watching its little master, After breakfast, Yi Chen moved to the window in the living room to observe the outside situation, A quiet and comfortable tree-lined street, terrace houses evenly spaced on both sides of the street, external decorations completely uniform, even feeling like they were ‘copy-pasted’; leaning against the window, he couldn’t even see the end of the terrace houses. “I haven’t figured out the real intention of the gamble yet, nor have I obtained any directional clues… I’ll start by thoroughly searching my ‘home’.” As Yi Chen searched the first floor, no matter where he went, Xue Rui always followed behind. Only when stepping onto the staircase to the second floor did Xue Rui not follow, or rather, there was no need to follow. This feeling, almost like being under surveillance, reminded Yi Chen of his ‘parents’ words. “‘My parents’ specifically instructed me to stay home and not go out when they left; could this dog’s role be to ensure I don’t leave… What would happen if I forcibly left home?” With this speculation, he returned to his bedroom. Click clack~ Tender shoots of plants pried through the window crack, unlocking the latch outside. Just as Yi Chen tried to poke his head out, showing a tendency to jump through the window. On the front lawn below, Xue Rui had arrived early, looking up at the small master in the window. “As expected…” Once he was sure he was under surveillance, Yi Chen slowly withdrew his head. Standing by the window, he used the visual enhancement provided by Little Grape to observe the street closely, capturing more information. An observation revealed that almost every building was ‘imprisoning’ a child, like Yi Chen, they could only stand by the window to see the street, unable to go outside. They all had a pet watching over them, mainly cats and dogs. Not long after, a “postman” riding a black bicycle appeared in the empty street. Though he was a postman, he wore a gentleman’s suit and a top hat. As he passed each house, he accurately tossed the letters into the standing mailbox at the front yard entrance. The postman even deliberately tilted his head, casting a special glance at each child, as if signaling the important trait of the letters. The same happened when he passed Yi Chen’s house. “This counts as a ‘clear indication.’ I need to figure out how to get the mail outside. The only problem now is this dog. My current equipment and abilities should allow me to kill it. But if the pet dies, it might trigger a ‘chain reaction.’ Without more information about the gamble, it’s better not to cause too much commotion.” Yi Chen first left the bedroom, trying to go to his parents’ room on the second floor. Click click~ Completely locked. Impossible to open even with lock picking. Even the door gaps were blocked tightly with something, and the plants couldn’t penetrate. Without a clear understanding of the gambling information, Yi Chen didn’t plan on breaking down the door forcefully. Back on the first floor, Xue Rui was still sitting obediently beside the staircase, wagging its tail continuously. Yi Chen pretended everything was fine and walked towards the kitchen, opening the spacious lower cabinet. Utilizing the fact that the dog always maintained a distance from him, he managed to position his body just right to trap Xue Rui inside the cabinet. Slam! He kicked the cabinet door~ and then quickly dragged a chair over to jam it shut. The moment he completed the action, Yi Chen’s calves were already tense, sprinting full speed towards the front door on the first floor! Walking quickly along the stone path of the front yard, he successfully reached the stand-alone mailbox at the front gate. Crack! As he forced open the rusted door of the mailbox, a pile of letters spilled out. There were hundreds of identical letters stuffed inside, and Yi Chen randomly grabbed a handful to stuff into his pocket. As he turned around to head back into the house, the obedient Xue Rui was already squatting at the door, but its body looked strange, as if something was wriggling inside it. The children from the nearby houses all gathered at their windows, casting sympathetic or fearful glances, some even covered their eyes with their hands, peeking through the gaps between their fingers, as if they were about to witness a very terrifying scene. Whoosh! Xue Rui’s tilting head split open from the middle, and as the dog’s head completely split… Whoosh! A bright red, skinless arm stretched out from its neck. Following that came another hand, and then a body. A blood-drenched, skinless female upper body wholly emerged, black hair covering its horrifying skinless features, canine teeth from the dog’s head scattered around her arms. Pitch-black pupils stared intently at this disobedient ‘master’ Whoosh! The spine connecting the human body and dog’s body suddenly elongated, making the creature’s total length reach four meters. The dog’s body was responsible for stability and rapid movement, while the elongated spine supported the woman’s body outside, tasked with killing and devouring, Yi Chen wasn’t frightened by the scene before him, but when he saw the ‘true form’ of ‘Xue Rui,’ he was momentarily stunned. Some dark memories, locked deep in his mind, began to surface.

Chapter 176: Home and Mail

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