"Dear guest! We've tallied up your bill. You received 21 injections, each costing 100 coins, totaling 2100 coins. We'll throw in the arterial bandage for free. I counted, and you have one Black Skull Coin and seven hundred Skull Coins on your table."
"You're still short by 400 coins."
Lin En maintained a gentle smile.
The Goat-headed Monster instinctively patted its pouch and then placed a small bag of coins on the table.
Lin En nodded and smiled, "You're still 100 coins short."
The Goat-headed Monster imdiately searched itself thoroughly.
Buzz—
In an instant.
The Goat-headed Monster went blank.
"No... no more..."
A brief silence.
Lin En pushed a catalog in front of it and said seriously, "Take a look. We accept more than just money for paynt."
The Goat-headed Monster glanced at the catalog Lin En had pushed over.
It read:
[Kidney]: 1000 coins (average)
[Eyeball]: 200 coins each (average)
[Arm]: 250 coins (average)
[Genitals]: 500 coins.
And so on.
The Goat-headed Monster: "!!!"
Lin En picked up a knife and smiled kindly, "I suggest you leave an eyeball. You can redeem it anyti once you've earned enough money. We'll keep it safe for you."
"Wait a minute!"
The Goat-headed Monster imdiately stretched out its hand in panic.
"I have so other things that might cover the bill. Take a look!"
Saying this, it quickly pulled out an item from its pouch and placed it on the table.
"I picked this up while wandering a few days ago. It seems like a part of sothing. I thought it might be valuable, so I kept it!"
Lin En was taken aback.
His gaze fell on the object the Goat-headed Monster placed on the table.
It was silver, like a fragnt of so container, with burn marks around it.
And instantly, an introduction of the item appeared before Lin En's eyes.
[Mithril Skull Fragnt]
[Quality]: Rare Material
[Description]: A high-strength skull fragnt forged from special mithril, this precious material is often used by the Demon Society to create powerful biological weapons.
Demon Society?!
Lin En's pupils contracted instantly.
His expression turned serious as he scrutinized the fragnt and asked, "Where did you find this?"
The Goat-headed Monster looked puzzled and said, "In a hill to the west, about a hundred kiloters away. There seed to have been a battle there when I arrived, so I didn't stay long and just picked up so parts before quickly leaving."
Saying this, it pulled out a few more severely burnt fragnts from its pouch.
Without exception, all the introductions were related to the Demon Society.
Lin En pondered.
...
A few minutes later.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the task. You have received a reward: 200 Skull Coins, 100 basic experience, and a special reward: Radiated Severed Finger x2]
[Radiated Severed Finger]
[Type]: Consumable
[Description]: An extra limb grown by an unknown creature after radiation exposure. Consuming it temporarily generates a massive amount of radiation in the body.
Lin En cheerfully saw the Goat-headed Monster out the door.
Then he quickly grabbed his left hand and rushed back into the shop.
"Truce!"
Lin En's expression turned serious.
"It's impossible for you to eat right now. I suggest we postpone dealing with our issue. I have more pressing matters."
"Only a fool would listen to you!"
In an instant, the left hand swelled and opened its massive maw towards Lin En.
Sharp teeth were inches away, and a long tongue made a terrifying slurping sound.
Swish—
Almost instantly.
Lin En's entire head was engulfed in its mouth.
But then the left hand paused and mumbled, "Why aren't you dodging?"
Lin En, with his arms crossed and his head in its mouth, calmly said:
"I know you don't dare to eat . I drank too much pesticide earlier, and my mind was a bit fuzzy. Now that I've cald down, I realize you don't actually dare to eat ."
The left hand sneered, "Is that so?!"
Lin En replied calmly, "Because we're probably in a mutually dependent relationship. If I drink pesticide, you react; if you drink pesticide, I react. So if you eat my head, you probably can't survive alone either, right?"
The left hand hesitated.
Lin En closed his eyes and said calmly, "Am I right?"
A brief silence.
The left hand slowly opened its mouth, revealing his head, and returned to its original size, showing a fang to Lin En.
Lin En wiped the saliva off his head and squinted, "Looks like I was right."
The left hand opened its mouth, snapping its teeth, and said, "No, I'm just not sure what bad reaction I'd have if I bit off your head, but that doesn't an I won't eat you!"
Clearly, the pesticide incident had left a significant psychological shadow.
[Ding! Your task: Body's Reaction, current completion 50%]
[Description: By consuming a large amount of pesticide, you've made the mutant doubt whether it can survive after killing you, but it still harbors strong hostility towards you.]
[Ding! You've triggered the second phase of the task, task ti limit erased, task goal: Survive while coexisting with the mutant, without letting it realize that killing you won't actually harm it.]
Lin En: "???!"
Wait a minute.
Does that an it can actually survive without ?!
What... what a joke!
If it had really bitten down just now, wouldn't I have died for nothing?!
[Lin En's Sanity Value -10]
"Hmm?" The left hand, showing its fang, moved and looked fiercely at the suddenly sweating Lin En.
But Lin En, after years of cultivating a calm deanor, quickly regained his previous calm expression.
Lin En said calmly, "Since you're not sure, I advise you not to try. Otherwise, it would be a double loss, a family tragedy. I don't think you want to end up killing yourself, right?"
"If word got out, it would be a laughingstock!"
"(〝▼皿▼) Eek—"
Though Lin En appeared calm on the surface, inside he was panicking.
But Lin En knew.
He had to stay calm.
If he showed any fear, this mutated left hand would undoubtedly bite his head off.
"Let's talk business first!"
Lin En forced himself to stay calm and put on the monocle, the lens reflecting a chilling white light.
He toyed with the mithril fragnt on the counter and said quietly:
"The monster that ca last night was a creation of the Demon Society, and I've seen this organization ntioned in my teacher's journal. According to the journal, my teacher was once a mber of this organization."
"Although I don't know what happened..."
Lin En pondered:
"But based on yesterday's events, my teacher most likely had a deep conflict with this society. The Flesh Puppet that ca yesterday was actually here to wipe us out, but it didn't find my teacher and found instead."
The left hand (▼ヘ▼#) said, "Hmph—"
Lin En stood up, pacing back and forth, and said:
"Moreover, looking at these fragnts, the Demon Society's influence has already infiltrated nearby. After taking down that Puppet last night, the Demon Society must have learned about what happened here through special ans."
The left hand (╬◣д◢) said, "I took it down, not you!"
Lin En ignored its words and continued pacing, thinking:
"And if I were them, I would definitely send people here to investigate further, either to probe or to clean up. If they find out I'm just an ordinary human, they wouldn't hesitate to crush ."
Lin En suddenly looked up, his expression calm:
"Either tonight or tomorrow, we will definitely face a second wave of crisis!"
Lin En made a deep analysis and conclusion.
The left hand angrily said, "What does it have to do with ?"
Lin En glanced at it, adjusted his monocle, and said, "Don't think you can stay out of this. We're in a mutually dependent relationship now. If I'm killed, you'll be gone too!"
The left hand (▼ヘ▼#) said, "Hmph!"
Lin En then showed a satisfied expression, patted its 'dog head' (back of the hand), and said:
It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from bit.ly/3iBfjkV.
"Calm down first. Although I don't know how you mutated, you are still a part of , and you're my most used left hand. Logically speaking..."
"You should feel very close to ."
[Soothing Experience 1]
[Soothing Experience 1]
The left hand (▼ヘ▼#) said, "Then let's make it clear, any intruders are mine to eat, not yours. Also, no more pesticide! The cooperation lasts only for these two days!"
Lin En adjusted his monocle, the lens gleaming, and said, "Deal!"
...
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