Master of Monster Synthesis-Chapter 676 - 351: The Masked Rider’s Doom Has Arrived - Part 2
"This has nothing to do with loyalty; it’s just that you’re really unreliable." Xi Zhao said bluntly.
Zhang Yida’s face froze for a moment, then he pretended to act nonchalantly: "It’s fine, even if I don’t get into ERP, I can still make a fortune helping people fight lawsuits."
"But up to now, you haven’t landed a single case."
Zhang Yida was rendered speechless.
Xi Zhao continued, "Also, being a lawyer isn’t that easy. Do you have a team?"
"I... I alone am an entire team, a professional team. Yep, very professional."
Seeing Zhang Yida’s guilty expression, Xi Zhao shook his head helplessly.
"I really don’t know what your commander was thinking, sending someone as clueless as you to take the bar exam."
"You’re looking down on me!"
"Not at all, I’m just worried that when you’re doing a not-guilty defense for someone, you’ll... Forget it, no point talking about this now. It’s almost time, I have to leave."
Xi Zhao glanced at Tang Xiaoyou entering the bar and silently headed for the rear exit.
"Hey, pay the bill! I didn’t bring money..." Zhang Yida shouted after him.
Watching Xi Zhao’s "merciless" departure, Zhang Yida stiffly turned his head, looking at the bartender with an awkward smile.
"Um... can I run a tab?"
"What do you think?"
...
Broke and empty-pocketed, Zhang Yida left the bar, staring up at the sky in despair.
"Ugh, when will I ever make endless money!"
"Creak creak creak..."
By the roadside, a colorful flower opened its jagged teeth, speaking with tempting allure: "Young man, making money is easy."
Zhang Yida looked at this bizarre Cannibal Flower, his pupils shrinking sharply.
"You... you are..." Zhang Yida said, utterly shocked.
"You feed me, and I can help you earn money effortlessly." The Cannibal Flower spoke with an enchantingly persuasive tone.
"Really? Thank you so much."
Overjoyed, Zhang Yida walked over to the Cannibal Flower, lifted his foot, and stomped it flat.
Picking up the squashed Cannibal Flower, Zhang Yida chuckled sinisterly.
"Caught an Abnormality—Commander will surely praise me for this, year-end bonus secured."
In the flower bed across the bar, another Cannibal Flower shivered in terror.
Humans are terrifying...
...
In the room, Qin Shou stared at the colorful flower on the table, deep in thought.
Across from him, Leng Wanbai took out a piece of pig’s blood and placed it in front of the bloom.
"Creak creak creak..."
The bloom split open its menacing jagged teeth and instantly devoured the pig’s blood whole.
"Pah, disgusting food."
The Cannibal Flower spat out the pig’s blood, swaying its flower mouth as it cursed hoarsely like a duck: "I want human blood, not this repulsive garbage..."
"Smack!"
Qin Shou slapped the creature’s head, smashing it into pieces that dissolved into wispy grey particles.
"What on earth is this?" Leng Wanbai asked curiously.
Qin Shou shook his head: "Unclear, seems to be a creature between Abnormalities and plants. But one thing’s certain: this thing doesn’t consume human blood to satisfy hunger, but to stimulate the darkest corners of human hearts."
"It’s No.1," Leng Wanbai said.
"Of course; aside from No.1, there are no other powerful Abnormalities left on Water Blue Star."
Saying so, Qin Shou continued: "Go to ERP headquarters and ask how many humans are raising these things."
"Raising? Impossible, right? Who would want to keep such disgusting things?" Leng Wanbai said with obvious disdain.
"Nothing’s impossible. As long as humans have a need for it, such things will spread endlessly."
"Even if that’s true, it’s not your responsibility to handle this, is it? ERP will deal with it."
Leng Wanbai opened her Communicator, and holographic images of various ominous Masked Rider figures appeared on screen.
"These Abnormal Knights have shown up again, and there are so many of them. This matter should be more important than Cannibal Flowers."
"Is that so?"
Qin Shou smiled faintly, opening his own Communicator.
On the holographic interface, an elder surrounded by numerous Abnormal Knights pulled out Sai Wen Glasses and proclaimed with unwavering righteousness:
"The end of Abnormal Knights has arrived."
The Sai Wen Glasses emitted radiant light, and the giant body swept across the land.
Leng Wanbai: "..."
"So you had it all planned out."
"What did you think? That I’d spend all day doing nothing at home?"
"Fine, I’ll call HQ to ask about the Cannibal Flowers."
...
Within a month, the strange Cannibal Flowers spread across the globe at an unimaginable speed, leading to major societal upheavals.
Violence, bloodthirst, and sin spiraled out of control.
Despite the authorities’ efforts to curb the proliferation of Cannibal Flowers, nothing changed.
In the end, even the authorities fell under the Flowers’ spell.
Finally...
Qin Shou looked out the window to see the entire decaying, somber city engulfed overnight by densely twisted branches, towering on skyscrapers and swinging massive, fanged blooms.
The authorities did nothing, leaving only the dwindling Mysterious Warriors to fight desperately.
"So, it’s time."
Qin Shou chuckled lightly, as the Ultimate Battle Instrument materialized in his hand.
Pointing skyward, dense clusters of light shot out, scattering hundreds of dark gold giants across the globe to uproot the gigantic Cannibal Flowers.
Meanwhile, Qin Shou’s form merged into the Void, following the Flowers’ roots deep into the Earth.
Once the Cannibal Flowers absorbed enough desire energy, they transmitted it through their roots to Abnormality No.1.
This was the moment Qin Shou had been waiting for; he wouldn’t permit these creatures to exist any longer.
Now, he would end it once and for all.
...
Deep within the Earth’s Core, countless thick roots pierced into magma, painting it an eerie grey.
The Void rippled, and Qin Shou’s figure appeared above the grey magma.
"So you’ve come, passing Masked Rider."
Grey magma churned, a haunting voice echoed, and the entire Earth Core World was enveloped in endless grey energy.
In a split second, Qin Shou found himself trapped within Grey Space.
Facing this sudden shift, Qin Shou seemed calm and unconcerned.
"What, is your power finally enough now?" he said expressionlessly.
Within the Grey Space emerged a massive bloom.
"Exactly, possessing this unprecedented strength is all thanks to the inspiration you gave me."
"Inspiration?" Qin Shou raised an eyebrow.
The bloom opened its wide maw, speaking slowly: "Rather than creating disasters to absorb ambient desire lingering across the world, it’s far better to use clones to draw close to humans and harvest the deepest wickedness hidden in their hearts. This is the inspiration you’ve given me."
"So I guess you should thank me." Qin Shou chuckled.
"Indeed, I should thank you. And that’s why I’ve decided to make this place the end of your journey!"
The giant Cannibal Flower’s sinister grin widened, transforming its massive maw into a bottomless black hole that swallowed the entire Grey Space.
Within moments, Qin Shou was plunged into absolute darkness.
An unstoppable Abnormal Power encroached upon his body, while Light and Dark Energy materialized as Black and White Tai Chi above him, struggling but failing to halt the spread of the Abnormal Power.
Before his eyes, Qin Shou’s hands and feet were tainted with an eerie grey, gradually transforming into parts of an Abnormality.
Narrowing his eyes, Qin Shou released his golden Time Watch, its hands ticking backward, managing only to barely maintain his current state without escaping entirely.
"Hahaha, I feel it, I can sense your fear."
Suddenly, a loud laugh echoed from the darkness; it was No.1.
"You want to be the strongest, yet you’re filled with dread, unsure of what you’re doing, what you’re striving for, or why you’re chasing these things.
You’re clueless about what you’ll achieve, lose, uncover, or become by continuing like this.
Hahaha, how pathetic, utterly pathetic...
Turns out you’re just an ordinary human. I’m disappointed.
But precisely because you’re an ordinary human, I’ve found your flaw.
Human, are you ready for eternal slumber?
Soon, you won’t have to feel lost, panicked, or pursue unattainable truths.
Your fear will be my most lavish feast."
Word by word, the sinister monologue echoed deep inside Qin Shou’s mind as his golden Time Watch crumbled piece by piece and grey energy rapidly invaded his body.
It had been a long time, a very long time since Qin Shou had felt this level of spine-chilling terror.
His face turned pale, his body trembled uncontrollably, cold sweat dripped from his forehead as though he were trapped in an intensely freezing void.
Clenching his fists tightly, he gritted his teeth and said: "That’s right, I’m just an ordinary human. As long as I’m human, I’ll feel fear and uncertainty.
Even now, after rising above countless living beings, I still fear—the unknown, the incomprehensible.
But... you don’t understand, you’ll never understand!"
"I don’t understand? Heh, what are you even talking about?"
"You don’t understand the consequences of exposing someone’s deepest secrets!!!"
Qin Shou’s neck veins bulged as his roaring voice reverberated through the never-ending darkness.
