After the Global Evolution, I Stand at the Top of the Food Chain

Chapter 058:  “That corpse, tell me where it is.”


This chapter is translated by Rin, translation checked by Rin, and edited by Kikiji.


Lu Yan didn’t leave immediately.

He stood on the shore and admired his work.

Because of the modifications he’d undergone with Mermaid genes, Su Chenyang had a strong body and didn’t die immediately.

Not a single piece of flesh on him was unscathed and whole. He struggled to escape ashore but would quickly be hauled back by his ankles, dragging a long line of blood on the beach.

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The boss’s cries for help gradually became hoarse and weak, before he was finally completely submerged underwater.

Even though, originally, he should have still had a very loyal dog… or someone who loved him very much.

The System said, [Go back. If he’s still alive, I’ll screw my head off and use it as an ingredient to cook up a fun appetizer for your darling son.]

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Because of the chaos in the middle of the night, there was no one in the back kitchen.

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The staff who were at the bottom of the hierarchy had no clue what was going on. They only knew that there were ugly Pollutants taking over the headquarters and invariably chose to find a safe place to hide.

Lu Yan thinly sliced open the surface of the fish egg, and the contents inside overflowed.

He poured it into a bowl. It looked like a freshly cracked egg.

The difference was that this egg yolk was a bit thinner, golden yellow in colour, and had four legs.

It could be seen that the kingfish1Kris Xian: To distinguish Lu Yan’s son from the rest, the other kingfish are in lowercase due to the capitalized Kingfish having its own consciousness. hatched from this fish egg was already quite active. It was even able to kick its legs while in the bowl.

Lu Yan severed the umbilical cord that extended from it, all coated with egg fluid. 

“Just from the look of it, you can see that it’s an egg raised on feed.” Lu Yan fished the golden kingfish out of the bowl. “Pasture-raised eggs all have orange-red yolks.”

The kingfish that was fished out cooled quickly. It was just a small strip on the cutting board. 

Lu Yan maintained his respect for his food. He decided to cut the fish into sashimi and dip it in soy sauce and wasabi.2

The fish was cut open wide, revealing translucent white flesh inside with golden edging embedded in the skin. There were no internal organs, bones, and even blood vessels. But the moment it was sliced up, it started secreting golden mucus.

Lu Yan sincerely said, “I have never seen a fish this suitable for sashimi.”

Lu Yan had many years of cooking experience and was very skillful with knives. A 10 cm long fish was cut into 100 pieces of sashimi that only took him less than two minutes.

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In order to cater this finished dish more to his personal taste, he even made some localized improvements to the sauce— adding sliced ginger, minced garlic, and scallions.

He dipped it in some sauce and placed it in his mouth. The taste and texture had some small similarities to the tuna snake belly he ate at an omakase-style restaurant.3Kikiji: From brief research, seems to be a type of expensive dining experience at sushi restaurants. Named after the Japanese phrase “Omakase”/”I leave it to you.”

It didn’t look like it had much oil and water. The fat spread in his mouth, making it plumpy and delicious.

The taste was supreme. It was a pity that there was no rice, otherwise, Lu Yan could finish two big bowls.

Lu Yan raised his chopsticks, put them down again, and asked, “What in the world is a kingfish?”

The System replied, [It is a part of the so-called “God’s” body.]

“Then this God is too small.” Regret could be heard in Lu Yan’s tone.

Not enough to eat at all.

[…]

The System couldn’t help but fall into silence. It began to consider whether there was a problem with its education or with Lu Yan’s father’s education.

This time, the rejection response came particularly swift.

Almost as soon as Lu Yan put down his chopsticks, he started to feel a sharp pain in his lower abdomen.

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Lu Yan has always had a high tolerance for pain. After all, his head had been knocked off before, and he could still smile and talk after putting it back on.

Nonetheless, this time, he still couldn’t help but bend over, clutching his stomach.

Lu Yan’s face was pale, and sweat broke out on his forehead. “Is this the price of eating raw meat?”

System, [If you want to think about it that way, it’s not wrong either.]

The fish scales on Lu Yan’s body popped out uncontrollably, arching up as if suffering from dehydration.

He lowered his head, hastened his steps the entire way, and returned to his guest room. He didn’t even have time to meet Xu Guanyue.

The overall environment of Mermaid Island made him feel unsafe, but now, it seemed that there was no better choice.

He had been drinking, but his craving for water was still clamouring from every cell of his body.

Lu Yan opened the suitcase, took out the rest of the miracle drug, and threw it into his mouth without hesitation.

Unlike tranquilizers, special drugs tend to have a disgustingly bitter taste if not swallowed right away.

He heard the sound of the radio in his ears. “Good evening, all tourists. We are members of the second team of the SpecOps Division under the Ministry of Pollution Prevention and Control. For the surviving tourists, please gather at the Mermaid Bay arrival location. We have staff specially deployed from the Prevention and Control Center on board…”

Lu Yan took his knife, his bow and arrows. Then, he lifted the glass floor and jumped into the water.

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In the sea, the lingering water vapour surrounding him just barely relieved that painful thirst.

After 15 minutes: his symptoms include severe pain in lower abdomen, high fever, and thirst for water.

Lu Yan swam straight to the patch of red algae where the Ostae gathered.

The majority of the Ostae went to the Mermaid Clubhouse, but some stayed to look after the base. When they saw Lu Yan coming, they all let out an excited “gugu” sound.

They were asking about what had happened to Lu Yan and wanted to know how the Mermaid Clubhouse was doing.

“The boss is dead,” Lu Yan said. “I’m in a bad state right now and need quiet rest. Please help me keep a lookout.”

The Ostae nodded.

30 minutes after consumption, Lu Yan became disoriented and entered a semi-conscious state.

The System said, [This place is safe right now, you can rest assured.]

But Lu Yan didn’t seem to have heard it. When he felt that he was about to lose consciousness, he stabbed his knife into his leg without hesitation.

Blood flowed out. 

The fresh, sharp pain kept Lu Yan awake.

He touched his leg, a fresh row of scales have grown over it, and he couldn’t retract them for the time being.

The Mermaids who were still in Mermaid Bay sniffed and raised their heads, with eager and struggling expressions on their faces.

However, at this time, they’ve all been caught by fishnets and trapped in Mermaid Bay.

A harpoon shot through a fishtail.

The Mermaid with the blue fishtail let out a mournful, melodious cry.

The uniformed staff member viciously scolded, “You’re still thinking about escaping?!”

These Mermaids were indisputably Pollutants, and also the only source of pollution that’s been found so far.

The blue Mermaid was in pain and stopped moving, but her eyes never stopped staring into the distance, her expression full of worry.

That night, it was Lu Yan who rescued her.

Now, she could smell it — the smell of Lu Yan’s blood.


Mermaid Island. 

It was 2 o’clock in the morning, and the lights were brightly on. The pink sea water was gentle and beautiful, but no one was appreciating it.

The staff on the patrol ship went back and forth, busy registering casualties, taking care of the wounded, and collecting Pollutants.

They rushed here on a mission.

A day ago, a patrol ship encountered strong Pollutants at sea, and the entire army was annihilated. Despite knowing the danger, in order to ensure the safety of sea navigation, the Headquarters still dispatched more ships, as well as Enlighteneds, to search the nearby sea areas.

If it was still in the ocean, that’s fine. The issue only comes when these Pollutants make landfall.

Pollution on land only started a hundred years ago, while pollution on the ocean floor had existed for more than two centuries. If marine Pollutants land, it would be an unimaginable disaster.

Initially, after seeing the ugly Ostae, the staff almost couldn’t hold back and shoot, but because no pollution value was detected on them, they managed to keep calm.

Later, the staff saw the Mermaids in the Mermaid Bay again. After detecting their pollution value, they thought that the Mermaid Pollutants were polluting with their singing voices and devouring humans.

And Xu Guanyue, who was half-human, half-fish and retained a complete human will, explained the truth to the person in charge of the ship.

This truth shocked nearly everyone present.

They’d been patrolling these waters for several years, yet they weren’t even aware that such wicked things were happening right under their noses.

The captain had already sent notice to Headquarters. If things went smoothly, four nearby warships would be arriving at Mermaid Bay as quickly as possible. In addition, the relevant personnel had been subdued.

The boss hadn’t been found but the manager of the 7th floor lobby, the security captain Yang Tianxin, and ten Golden-tailed members were all locked up in the cells under the ship deck where prisoners were held.

The lobby manager winked at Yang Tianxin and whispered, “Let’s work together to give a false confession?”

They didn’t know if the boss was alive or dead, but they were currently in the hands of others. According to the law right now, even if they didn’t die, they still had to serve in prison for hundreds of years.

The lobby manager had specially looked into the “Enlightened Special Management Act” before.

Yang Tianxin lowered his head, unable to move his limbs, and did not respond even after a long time, as if he was already dead.

The captain originally thought that it would take at least two hours before their reinforcements would arrive. 

Nevertheless, he didn’t expect that merely 20 minutes after the information was sent, someone would arrive.

Furthermore, the person who came was a person who should still be receiving rehabilitation treatment in Yan Jing.

Headquarters had carefully considered whether they should cover up the news of Lu Yan’s disappearance.

However, in consideration of Tang Xun’an’s possible reaction and mental condition, in the end, he was still notified.

Many previous experiences have shown that if some important information was hidden in the name of “for your own good,” unless it could be concealed for a lifetime, the subsequent results would always be unsatisfactory.

The person in charge instinctively stood at attention and saluted, “Leader Tang!”

More than 20 years ago, he had just become an Enlightened, and he was fortunate enough to have participated in the “God Kingdom Evacuation” operation with Tang Xun’an.

Tang Xun’an’s performance left a deep impression on him, and this respect remained to this day.

Tang Xun’an retracted the dragon wings on his back and gave a small nod.

The person-in-charge straightened up. “Do you need me to report the situation to you?”

Tang Xun’an replied, “I already know the situation. Let me see the list of survivors.”

On the way here, the liaison officer had already reported the information from Headquarters to him.

“According to the registration, a total of 317 tourists were found on the island, including 89 Enlighteneds who were deprived of their abilities. When we arrived, the main fighting force of the Mermaid Clubhouse had essentially already lost their ability to move.”

Tang Xun’an scanned the list at a glance but did not see Lu Yan’s name.

He wasn’t an impatient person, but he was full of anxiety and anger right now.

Due to spatial ability, Mermaid Island and the normal world were located in two different spaces.

Because Tang Xun’an couldn’t find him at sea, he seriously considered whether he should head to the dungeon and pick a fight with the ability owner of “World.”

What he had was the “3rd Ability: Time.” Where there was time, there was space.

4th Ability: World, was that “space.”

Especially now that he still hadn’t found Lu Yan.

His emotions were stretched taut into a single tense line and on the verge of snapping at any moment.

What kept him sane was that at least Lu Yan’s body hadn’t been found yet.

At this moment, a staff member in uniform came to report. “Reporting. We found a corpse in Mermaid Bay. The initial detection was an Enlightened, and the threshold of spiritual power was between 2,500 and 3,000, male. About 180 cm in height. There are scales growing on the wrists…. The corpse has been eaten beyond recognition by the Mermaids, so we can’t determine the identity for the time being. We have completed the salvation…”

Tang Xun’an turned his head suddenly.

The staff member was shocked by his eyes and temporarily forgot what he was about to say.

He was confronted with a pair of golden eyes. The black pupils inside had shrunken into a vertical line, and a layer of black dragon scales surfaced around the eyes where the skin should have been.

A few seconds later, Tang Xun’an slowly uttered in a deep voice, “That corpse, tell me where it is.”


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4 Comments

  1. Lioness94

    Awww, poor dragon. I wonder if that blue mermaid will tell him she smelled YanYan’s blood? 🤔

    Thanks for the chapter(s).
    .
    This is just a request but could you give an update on discord once in a while?
    Like, if you’ve determined that you’ll do four chapter as well next time, say 1/4 is finished or if RL got (will get) in the way, say so? I really wondered about the relatively long wait.

  2. Inertiaennui

    I wish people realized this more often:
    “Many previous experiences have shown that if some important information was hidden in the name of “for your own good,” unless it could be concealed for a lifetime, the subsequent results would always be unsatisfactory.”