2024-12-10 17:57:48The young man steered the tactical vehicle to a halt in front of a shabby thatched hut. Unremarkable in every way, the hut stood out only because it was nestled in the sturdy boughs of a low-hanging tree.
The tree's thick canopy offered an extra layer of cover to the weather-beaten abode, making it all the more secluded.
To a discerning eye, it was clear that the young man, Edward, had a knack for feng shui.
"Don't they get what the Forest of Death signifies? What a pack of fools!" he grumbled under his breath. " Oh well, today I'll play the good Samaritan and yank you bastards back from the brink."
As he spoke to himself, Edward tugged at a brown hose by the entrance of the hut.
It was a water pipe, crafted from animal intestines, with a rooster's comb fixed to the end. "Time for a good scrub," he announced, twisting the blood-red comb.
A jet of clear water sprayed from the hose.
Despite residing in the pristine rainforest, this young man had managed to modernize his dwelling in impressive ways--a testament to his exceptional resourcefulness.
He directed the spring water out of the hose straight at the tactical vehicle, turning it into a car-sized bathtub.
The occupants instantly felt as if they were in a dream, the water cascading over them warm, like a luxurious soak in a hot spring.
"Isn't that nice? I haven't even had my bath yet, and here you are, being pampered." Edward muttered, seemingly accustomed to his solitary existence. “Life is so unfair!”
"It's been nearly three years now," he added, mumbling incoherently.
By this time, the tactical vehicle was brimming with water.
"Time to add some bath salts," he said, producing a bag of grey powder from his pocket.
With a gentle toss, not a grain of the powder escaped the makeshift tub.
The occupants continued their dream, dreaming of a grey world filled with the scent of herbs.
"Time to dry you off," Edward said, as their dream shifted to a midday sun hanging in the sky.
Golden sunlight bathed them, warm and healing—simply an illusion created by a string of solar-powered bulbs Edward had placed above them.
"Enjoy the pre-fried warmth reserved for chickens for fast-food joints," he remarked, his lips curving into a sneer.
A few moments later, Ray woke up.
“Am I still alive? Or am I dreaming?” he whispered in a weak voice.
His hand on his chest felt quite fuzzy. And instinctively, it wandered down to his private parts, also fuzzy.
"Oh my Goodness! Am I wearing my birthday suit?" he exclaimed, realizing he was naked. "How could it be? I remember being swallowed by the python. I must be dead and come to another world."
"You're not dead," Edward suddenly appeared in front of him, expressionless, "Your clothes were beyond salvage. Make do with that!"
He gestured to a pile of furs by the tree.
Ray quickly got up, relieved to find his body not only unscathed but filled with a strength he'd never known before.
"What's going on?" he asked, puzzled.
"Even a fool can figure it out if they think it through," Edward replied with a scornful tone. "Come on, buddy, are you going to dangle that thing around in front of me all day? I guess you probably want to be a savage!"
Ray quickly covered himself and dashed towards the pile of unknown furs like a monkey. He grabbed one and pulled it on as quickly as he could.
He was lucky; the fur just fit perfectly.
As Edward glanced at him, it seemed Ray had transformed, looking like a half-naked beauty in a fur coat, sexy and alluring.
Edward laughed, "Like a beast in beauty's clothing. Wow, a beauty beast!”
"What... what kind of fur is this?" Ray sniffed it, detecting an unfamiliar musky scent.
"Wolf hide."
"What!?" Ray's eyes nearly popped out of his head. “It can’t be!”
"Don't act so green, and stop yapping like an old woman!"
Edward turned away, heading towards the operating table set up in his hut.
Ray found the young man before him quite mysterious.
He followed, eager to discover what he was up to next.
Suddenly, Edward turned around, "No more talking. I need to work."
Ray covered his mouth, nodding vigorously. He had never been so obedient.
Could this be the person his boss Nicholas was looking for?
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Chapter 21 Take me home
“While we’re waiting for the result, hurry up and bring me that frying pan I asked for,” Edward added.“Yes, sir. I’ll be right up!” Nicholas replied.Two minutes later, Nicholas returned with a medium-sized frying pan.“What on earth do you need this frying pan for?” Nicholas couldn’t help but ask, curiosity piqued.“I’ve got three minutes left, and I need to whip up that surprise I promised you!” Edward said with a mysterious smile.“Suprise?” Nicholas wondered how it would do with the pan.“Exactly.”Edward quickly pulled out the seven horns he’d cut off the special wolf earlier and tossed them into the pan.“What are those?” Nicholas asked, like an inquisitive child.At that moment, Peterson, feeling a sudden reduction in his pain, also began to watch Edward with keen interest.“Now, fetch some water,” Edward instructed.“It’s right here!” Nicholas pulled a small hose from nearby, turned the knob, and water gushed into the pan.With everything in place, Edward began muttering unde
Chapter 20 You won't win
“Where are you, Edward?” Nicholas asked. “I sent Ray and Jack to pick you up.”“Don’t bother,” Edward replied. “I’ll be there in a minute.”Edward once again employed his air-walking technique, bending his knees slightly before leaping swiftly onto the treetops.He moved across them as effortlessly as if he were walking on solid ground. Before long, a few people on the street caught a glimpse of this extraordinary sight and began to shout.“Superman! It’s Superman!”In no time, Edward arrived in front of Nicholas’s mansion.Nicholas lived in an exclusive neighborhood reserved for the wealthiest of the elite.Edward had never felt the least bit intimidated when it came to healing the sick, but stepping into this affluent area made him have butterflies in his stomach.Perhaps it was his upbringing in the slums, where poverty had ingrained a sense of inferiority deep within him—that caused this unease, though Edward became a billionaire in his own right now.He rang the doorbell. A man in
Chapter 19 Get a clean pan
A breath of wind suddenly rustled his hair. Edward immediately realized something was approaching him from behind at a fantastic speed. He had to turn around to discover what it was. To his surprise, he saw a bullet would soon hit him in the chest. And meanwhile, a familiar face also entered his sight. It belonged to none other than that middle - aged woman he had met in that small drugstore.“Damn it!” Edward whispered, realizing he had been lured here on purpose. There was no time for him to dodge the bullet. It looked like he would soon be a dead man. There was a ghost of a smile on the face of the middle - aged woman since Edward stood where he was, motionless. She was sure her bullet had already gone into his chest.“Well done, Peggy!” the woman behind Edward laughed. “I have to thank you. You’ve saved me a lot of trouble. Otherwise, this bad boy is surely going to cop a feel of me. Now eye for eye!” With that, she quickly walked close to Edward and suddenly pulled the dag
Chapter 18 Won’t Disappoint you!
Suddenly, a huddle of people with clown masks on their faces jumped out of a thick bush at the entrance of Blue Misty Land, holding pistols of different sizes and colors in their hands.“Who are we!?” sneered a woman dressed in a black suit. “There’s no need to tell you since you’ll soon be a dead man.”Her voice was gruff, but it sounded familiar to Edward.Yet, he could not figure out who she was from her voice immediately.“Cowards!” shouted Edward, “Like you’ve said, I’ll soon be dead. Then there’s no risk for you to spill the truth to me!!”“I have to say you’ve got damn good luck. We were supposed to lure you here, to have the mutated beasts in this Blue Misty land tear you apart, but I didn’t expect you to survive and ride out on a tiger! That’s absurd!!”“Good luck?” Edward scoffed, “It’s my ability that has helped me to survive!! Now tell me who sent you guys to kill me.”“You’ll never know!! Just blame yourself for standing in one’s way!!” the woman replied.There was a cold
Chapter 17 Who's there?
Edward looked up at the massive tiger, still lying on the ground to recover.“Looks like you’re weak. Rest here and I’ll look for the other herb we both need.”Yellow old usually adapted itself to a relatively cool climate.About it Edward knew very well.It would usually grow on forest edges, in thickets or under sparse forests. He decided to go to the edge of this woods to look for it since it was afraid of heat and waterlogging.Edward was confident that he had a better chance of finding it there.Before long, Edward arrived where Yellow old should be growing.On the edge of the woods, he discovered miracle of the season had the grass there greener.Even some lilacs were found in bloom in purple, mauve and white.“Unbelievable!”The beautiful scenery simply took his breath away.“I’m sure there will be Yellow Old here.”He was right. Beside a snowdrift-like white fallen flowers stood a herbal plant.It was about seventy centimeters high, weighted with pinnately compound leaves.“Tha
Chapter 16 Seven-horned Wolf
Edward suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out a small sachet.Upon opening it, a peculiar little creature crawled out.It was entirely white, with a tiny head and two small antennae, resembling a centipede with numerous legs."Element Bug Number One, go and scan this tiger for any abnormal elements within its body," Edward instructed.The little creature nodded like a proper soldier and then soon crawled into the tiger's wound.The tiger flinched slightly, clearly uneasy, but Edward's gentle strokes on its head calmed it down in a minute."Easy there, I'm just having it check you out. Relax, I need to find the cause of your condition to cure you completely," he reassured the beast.A few minutes later, the bug emerged from the wound, now with three colors on its body: white, black, and red."Good job!" Edward said to the little bug. "Now go back and rest. I've got your favorite little pills waiting for you inside the sachet."The bug wriggled its body as if bowing to Edward b
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