Chapter 39 Part 2

This time, Shen Changze remained unconscious for seven whole days.

As Pelle had said, other than the fact that he had a heartbeat and was breathing, he was just like a dead person. He lay motionless like he was in a vegetative state, and no abnormal symptoms could be detected.

Just when Shan Ming was starting to worry that he might not wake up, one afternoon, he suddenly regained consciousness and asked for food as soon as he opened his mouth.

When Shan Ming was escorted to the room, he saw a pile of dishes on the table in front of the child, which was enough for four adults. Several adults were standing there, watching the scene dumbfoundedly.

As soon as Shan Ming entered the room, the child stopped eating and turned his head to look at him.

Just as Shan Ming was about to scold the child for eating so much at once, the child suddenly jumped down from his chair and ran over to him. He threw himself into Shan Ming’s arms, called out “Dad,” and then remained silent, holding on tightly to him.

Pelle went up and pulled him, saying, “Don’t press on Shan’s wound.”

The child ignored Pelle and held onto Shan Ming’s neck even tighter, choking up and calling out another, “Dad.”

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Xdnl vbl essa oyp nzsple, vbl nbkze pvyavle naukdt. “Pye, Pye, R vbswtbv usw olal tskdt vs ekl. R vbswtbv usw olal tskdt vs ekl, Pyeeeeee–”

Fbyd Ykdt aszzle bkp lulp yde pyke, “Fkdnl R’x dsv elye, obu yal usw naukdt zkjl vbkp?”

Mbl nbkze nsdvkdwle vs psc yde awc ytykdpv Fbyd Ykdt, yp kq vaukdt vs nwaz wr kd Fbyd Ykdt’p yaxp yp bl wple vs obld bl oyp zkvvzl, vbyv oyp vbl rzynl oblal bl qlzv vbl xspv pyql. Tsolhla, bl bye tasod wr dso yde oyp ds zsdtla vbl zkvvzl nbkze obs nswze pzllr sd Fbyd Ykdt’p pvsxynb.

Tl ynnkeldvyzzu cwxrle kdvs Fbyd Ykdt’p pbswzela okvb bkp obszl cseu, yde Fbyd Ykdt zlv swv y xwqqzle tasyd. Mbl nbkze kxxlekyvlzu pdyrrle swv sq kv yde iwknjzu fwxrle sqq bkx, dlahswpzu ypjkdt, “Pye, oblal eke R bkv usw?”

“Rv’p dsvbkdt, ts yde zsnj vbl essa.”

Mbl nbkze oyzjle shla yde zsnjle vbl essa, vbld rwzzle y nbyka shla yde pyv esod ynaspp qasx Fbyd Ykdt.

Fbyd Ykdt zssjle yv vbl nbkze’p czynj yde pbkdu rwrkzp, vbl xlxsau sq vbspl lulp vwadkdt y ellr ale oyp pvkzz qalpb kd bkp xkde. Tl prsjl pzsozu, “Tso xwnb es usw alxlxcla?”

Shen Changze lowered his head grimly, “I might’ve… remembered everything, but it’s like someone else’s memory, like I’m watching a movie, anyway… anyway…” The child held his head and said, “I don’t know what I am, Dad. What exactly am I?!”

“I’ve already told you that I don’t know either. Based on the information we currently have, after you transform into that thing, you become something like a transcendent being, very powerful. Your memories will be scrambled, you’ll lose control, and you’ll be unconscious for a long time each time.”

“Each time?” The child raised his head in confusion, “This… this isn’t the first time?”

Shan Ming shook his head. “As far as I know, there are at least three times.”

“Three times? Why don’t I remember?”

“I told you that your memory will be scrambled. My guess is that the first time was when I saw you five years ago in the primitive forest of Myanmar. Do you remember the three wolves we ate as food? At the time, I was still confused about what kind of beast beyond my knowledge could kill them. Now, it seemed like it was you who did it. That was the first time.”

The child listened in a daze.

“The second time was two years ago, when you met Jim outside the base.”

The child’s eyes widened in shock. “Jim, I’m the one who killed him!”

“That’s right. When I arrived, Jim was already dead, and you, you appeared in front of me in that state. You didn’t even recognize me and attacked me. Afterward, you fainted and slept for several days. As for the third time, you already know about it. This time, you not only didn’t forget, but you also recognized me. I think that’s a big improvement, maybe it’s related to your age.”

The child had a lifeless look in both eyes, and appeared as if his soul had departed. It was hard to accept this reality all at once. One who had never doubted their own humanity from childhood suddenly discovered that they weren’t human at all. Such a shock was hard to believe unless experienced firsthand.

Shan Ming pondered and said, “Based on my analysis, you will transform when your life is threatened. This is understandable, since it’s an animal instinct. After transforming, your body will be physically strained tremendously, causing you to fall into a deep sleep for a period of time. Upon waking up, you will need to replenish a large amount of energy.”

The child grabbed his own hair and spoke with a trembling voice, “I remember killing so many people. At the time, I just wanted to bite their necks and I really liked the color red. Seeing their blood made me feel so powerful. It… it felt like that body wasn’t mine. Everyone’s movements became so slow and their punches became so weak. They were all so weak…they deserved to die!” Suddenly, the child’s eyes changed. He held onto Shan Ming’s hand tightly, “Dad, the person who shot you, I tore his neck apart! I will kill everyone who hurt you!”

Shan Ming slapped the child and said, “Listen to me. There’s a monster inside your body with unimaginable strength. You must learn to control it instead of letting it control you.”

The child paused for a moment, and his eyes regained clarity. “Dad, I want to go and see that…that person, the one who’s like me.”

The child remembered that person who could keep up with his speed, with horns, wings, and a tail. Although he couldn’t see his own full appearance, he knew that he himself must’ve looked pretty much like that too. Apart from retaining the human face and hair, the body had mutated, completely devoid of human features, and instead resembled… resembled a dragon from ancient Chinese legends.

Shan Ming said in a deep voice, “That’s right, we must see him…” Suddenly, Shan Ming remembered something. He looked at the half of the face that he had just slapped, which had clearly been marked by a bullet wound before. But now, it was smooth and flat, as if it had never been injured. He lifted up the child’s pants and remembered that his lower leg had been severely injured by shrapnel from a grenade, but now there was only a shallow scar left. All the minor injuries on the child’s body had disappeared without a trace, and even the serious injuries had healed at a bizarrely fast speed. This kind of recovery ability was simply beyond imagination. Shan Ming couldn’t help but feel a little jealous for a moment.

The child also looked at his own leg. He remembered clearly that on that day, his leg was blown to the point where he could see his bones. But now, the injury was gone.

Shan Ming said, “No matter what you are, you are definitely a species that’s superior to humans. You can heal your wounds on your own, your blood becomes acidic after transformation, and your body becomes invincible to knives and guns.” Shan Ming patted the child’s cheek and said, “That’s fucking awesome.”

The child blinked his eyes and said, “Dad, does that mean I’m very powerful?”

“Powerful my ass, if you can’t control this kind of ability, it’s just a ticking time bomb. You won’t even know how you die one day.”

The child sighed and said, “I will definitely control it…but how do I do that? I don’t even know how to transform.”

“Which is why we need to ask Captain House. He can freely switch between human form and that monster form, he must know a lot.”

The child nodded with pursed lips and yawned, “Dad, I’m sleepy again. I want to sleep.”

“Go ahead.”

“Dad,” the child tugged at him, “I want to sleep with you.”

“I don’t want to sleep.”

“It’s okay if you don’t sleep, I just want to lie down next to you,” The child looked at him with watery eyes filled with longing.

Shan Ming furrowed his brow, but eventually said, “Come on then.”

The two of them returned to Shan Ming’s room. Shan Ming was lying on the bed all day, recuperating from his injuries, so he wasn’t sleepy at all. The child, who had already climbed onto the bed, looked a bit drowsy. He lay down next to Shan Ming, with one hand resting on Shan Ming’s waist, and peacefully closed his eyes.

“Dad, I’m sleeping.”

“Mn.”

“Dad, if I become a monster one day, will you still want me?”

“If you can’t turn back, how can I want you? I’ll take you to the zoo and show you off to the visitors.”

“Then let’s just find a place where no one else lives and stop living this dangerous life. We could spend our days fishing and hunting. Wouldn’t that be great?”

“Who wants to hide away in a deserted place with a little brat like you? I would die of boredom. I enjoy the dangerous life. I was born to be on the battlefield.”

The child fell silent for a moment, then gently rested his head on Shan Ming’s stomach. “Wherever Dad goes, I’ll go too. I’ll protect you.”

“Mn, that’s more like it.”

“Even if I turn into a monster, I will still be by your side.”

Shan Ming closed the book in his hands and looked thoughtfully at the child’s furry head. “Don’t transform into that in front of others. Apart from me, don’t let anyone else know about it. Do you understand?”

The child nodded, snuggled closer to Shan Ming, and breathed in the familiar scent on his body. Gradually, his heart calmed down.