The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!-Chapter 1238 - 767: Whether You Do It or Not, You Still Have to Pay

Chapter 1238: Chapter 767: Whether You Do It or Not, You Still Have to Pay

"You’re old enough to understand reason. Now let me tell you seriously."

Liu Zheng stared into the little boy’s eyes and said.

"I’m a delivery guy. If I can’t complete my delivery, I’ll die. And I need your mom to lead the way. If she doesn’t, I’ll kill her. Holding onto your mom’s leg now isn’t saving her, it’s putting her in danger."

"Now, listen to your mom and go inside to do your homework, don’t run around. Once you’re done, your mom will be back, and you can hug her for as long as you want, understand?"

"You’re lying! You’ll definitely kill my mom to silence her, that’s what they always do on TV!"

The little boy said excitedly.

"Do the villains on TV ever reason with a kid like this?"

He asked.

"No, they wouldn’t."

The little boy thought for a moment and said.

"So I’m not going to kill your mom to silence her either."

Liu Zheng said.

He then suddenly knocked the boy unconscious with a firm grip.

"Take him inside."

Liu Zheng said.

Ah Piao gave him a complex look, then carried the boy into the room.

"Let’s go."

After locking the door, the two of them went downstairs.

As expected, Changmao was still there waiting, with a pile of food leftovers at his feet.

"Brother Zheng, hic—"

He greeted respectfully, but the subsequent hiccup ruined the atmosphere.

"Eating so quickly?"

Liu Zheng laughed.

"If I don’t hurry, there might be nothing left."

He said frankly.

"Makes sense. But we won’t need you this time; you can go buy another and take your time eating it."

Liu Zheng handed him some bills.

"Thanks, Brother Zheng, I’ll be going."

Changmao accepted the money with a mix of disappointment and relief, then turned to leave.

"Just letting him go like that, aren’t you afraid he’ll snitch?"

Ah Piao asked.

"He doesn’t know that Jiang Biao is also called Fat Biao. What, are you worried he’ll come back to trouble you?"

Liu Zheng saw through her thoughts.

"Yes."

Ah Piao admitted.

"I can take you and your son away, to the Pink Kingdom."

He said.

"They won’t let me leave."

Ah Piao said sadly.

"I said you can leave, so you can leave. No one can stop you, I said so."

Liu Zheng said confidently.

"Wait, do you have a sewer entrance here?"

He suddenly asked.

"Yes."

"Then I’ll declare what I just said valid."

Liu Zheng continued assertively.

"Haha!"

Ah Piao couldn’t help but laugh.

"You’re quite interesting."

She said.

"That’s what everyone says. Let’s go, I don’t have much time."

Liu Zheng said.

"This way."

Ah Piao pointed in a direction.

After passing through maze-like alleys and platforms, they finally reached their destination.

A clinic located on the third floor, with the entrance on the balcony.

Without local guidance, even with a specific address, Liu Zheng would hardly find this place within the delivery time limit.

"Go knock on the door."

He ordered.

"Okay."

Ah Piao clenched her fist and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

A young man’s voice came from inside.

"It’s me, Ah Piao. Is your master here? I need to get some medicine."

Ah Piao said.

"My master’s taking a nap, come in and wait for a while."

The young man opened the door as he spoke.

Liu Zheng drifted through the door like a ghost and covered the young man’s mouth with a knife to his throat before he could react.

"Don’t move, or your head gets relocated."

Liu Zheng said softly.

"Hmm..."

The young man felt the sting of his skin being cut, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Liu Zheng had to move "Anger" slightly aside to prevent him from killing himself.

"Where’s your master?"

Liu Zheng asked softly.

The young man struggled but instinctively glanced at the inner room.

"Thanks for cooperating."

Liu Zheng knocked him out in the same manner and gently placed him on the floor.

He then stealthily approached the door.

Just as he was about to open it, a sudden sense of danger struck him.

Following his instincts, Liu Zheng leaped aside like a startled cat.

The next second, the door splintered into pieces, and a tiger paw as big as a casserole burst through, transforming back into a human hand in the blink of an eye.

"I thought it was some enemy at the door, turns out it’s a lackey from the Bloody Restaurant."

An old man in black shorts stepped out, sneering when he saw Liu Zheng’s uniform.

His hair and beard were white, but his skin looked like that of a robust man in his thirties or forties, and his somewhat loose shorts couldn’t hide his muscular frame.

"So, you’re Fat Biao?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"That’s right. If you know what’s good for you, leave now, and I might spare your life."

Fat Biao glanced at his fallen apprentice, his tone softening slightly.

"I don’t mind leaving, but you have to sign for the delivery first."

He said earnestly.

If leaving could finalize the delivery, he’d be willing to do it twenty-five hours a day.

"In your dreams!"

Fat Biao attacked fiercely, his left hand forming a claw and his right a beak, striking simultaneously at Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng was about to block, but he saw the opponent’s left hand turn into a tiger claw and the right into a crane beak instantly.

"Wow, the true Tiger and Crane Double Form, huh?"

He recognized it immediately as one of the three treasures of Hongquan.

Of course, no real Hongquan martial master could manifest actual tiger claws and crane beaks.

With the transformation, the attack range extended, and the "Tiger and Crane Double Form" that had been at a distance suddenly hit Liu Zheng’s face.

With no choice, he crossed his arms to protect his face.

"Roar!"

"Caw!"

Tiger roars and crane cries erupted simultaneously, leaving five deep gouges on one of Liu Zheng’s arms, while the other arm was pierced through, narrowly missing his face.

"You have some skill."

This confirmed for Liu Zheng that this Fat Biao was indeed his target.

Even though the Extreme Fury Asura wasn’t a defensive Artificial Body, its grade was high enough that its normal blood and flesh defense wasn’t less than excellent quality armor.

"Since you don’t want to talk, I’ll just have to beat you into signing."

Liu Zheng spun in place, twisting his waist to deliver a powerful kick.

Given his current physical condition, his "kicking" with 1.5 times the strength was beyond a thousand pounds of force, and the speed was as fast as lightning.

Fat Biao was about to continue his attack but had to block with his arm upon seeing this.

Blocking was a mistake; the force sent him flying into the room.

Liu Zheng waited over ten seconds, but there was no sound from the room.

He frowned; either the opponent had fled or was waiting inside to strike him as he entered.

He leaned toward the latter.

After thinking for a moment, he retrieved a basket of steamed copper peas from the System Space.

"Name: Steamed Copper Peas (one-time use)"

"Type: Tool"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: If the player can digest it, they gain a layer of Copper Skin, which reduces incoming damage; duration is inversely proportional to metabolism speed."

"Note: Who was bragging about being undigestible, unbreakable, and unburnable one tough copper pea?"

"Can be taken out of instance: Yes"

Liu Zheng stuffed the entire basket of copper peas into his mouth. Soon, a gurgling digestion sound came from his stomach, and a layer of bronze color covered his skin.

To be safe, he also took out the multicolored black slag.

If he could digest the copper peas, he could surely digest the slag too.

"Name: Ten Thousand Swords Furnace Slag (one-time use)"

"Type: Tool"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: After consumption, randomly gain Sword Qi from a weapon forged by the Ten Thousand Sword Furnace. If indigestible, the Sword Qi will burst out on its own."

"Note: Daring to eat this? Do you understand what you’re consuming?"

"Can be taken out of instance: Yes"

With preparations for both offense and defense ready, Liu Zheng dashed into the room.