Chapter 72
[User “Lord of the Fire God” expresses admiration for your brother’s self-sacrifice and tips you 100 Universal Coins.]
[User “Big Yellow Girl” praises your temporary lover’s thoughtfulness and asks whether you want to change your temporary lover.]
[User “Third Wheel” looks forward to your battle and tips you 100 Universal Coins.]
[User “So Green” suggests you participate in your temporary lover’s erotic game and tips you 100 Universal Coins.]
[User “Yang-zhi” hopes you can reclaim control of the r*pe game and tips you 100 Universal Coins.]
[User “Pizza Heart” regrets your temporary lover’s clean break and tips you 50 Universal Coins.]
The barrage went insane, scrolling nonstop.
Veins bulged violently on the back of Fu Suxi’s hand. His fingers curled uncontrollably, crushing the lubricant in his grip.
Crack—
Sticky, slick, transparent liquid dripped down the back of his hand, drop by drop.
At that moment, a burst of icy wind struck from the side. Fu Suxi stood where he was and didn’t dodge.
Expressionless, he turned around and let countless razor-sharp black threads and polluted entities rush straight toward him.
Fu Suxi didn’t even blink. He raised his right hand—now covered in gray-green fish scales—pierced through the pollution and black supernatural energy, grabbed the black-robed man hidden among them, and yanked him out.
His hand clamped around the black-robed man’s throat. The crimson vertical pupils of his eyes slowly narrowed, and his voice was so cold it seemed capable of freezing the surrounding air into ice.
“What did he say to you?”
The black-robed man was lifted bodily by the throat. His pale neck flushed red, blood vessels bursting in his eyes.
With his airway compressed, his voice became hoarse and broken, fragmented as if on the verge of suffocation—yet mixed with a neurotic laugh.
“Big brother said—”
“First r*pe… then kill.”
“……”
Scarlet surged violently in Fu Suxi’s eyes. His killing intent was so intense it felt as though it had condensed into something tangible, spilling outward.
Just before Fu Suxi crushed the man’s throat, the black-robed man’s body suddenly turned shadow-like, slipping through Fu Suxi’s fingers and re-merging into the shadow of the nearest polluted entity, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh—whoosh—
Countless pitch-black, finger-thick sharp prisms shot out from the shadows.
This ability not only dodged the surrounding polluted entities at extremely tricky angles, but also coordinated with their attacks, striking Fu Suxi at the same time.
Crack—
Crack—
The black prisms shattered the instant they touched Fu Suxi’s body, as if they had struck an indestructible steel wall. The polluted entities couldn’t even tear into his flesh.
Watching Fu Suxi cleave apart the polluted corpses around him without a single injury, the black-robed man laughed cheerfully.
“Do all members of the Yu family have this kind of ability?”
Before Fu Suxi could respond, he continued on his own:
“Hard everywhere, huh?”
[User “Patchwork” loudly praises your s*xual harassment and tips you 444 Universal Coins.]
Fu Suxi’s expression grew even darker. At a glance, he pinpointed the shadow zone where the black-robed man was hiding, instantly closed the distance, and stabbed downward.
Bang!
The ground exploded into a massive crater.
Although the black-robed man dodged in time, the blade aura still sliced open his hood, and fine cracks spread across the mask on his face.
He shifted to a dark spot on the ceiling, adjusted his mask, and looked down at Fu Suxi.
Overwhelming, terrifying killing intent.
Blood-red, unfocused eyes.
Fish scales spreading and growing without restraint.
Everything pointed to one thing—
His mental stability was on the brink, steadily sliding into madness.
The black-robed man swayed his head and sighed with emotion.
“A little brother is still a little brother.”
“Even your mental value is a little brother.”
…………
Elsewhere, Yu Zhi had no idea the black-robed man had become someone else’s mouthpiece.
He turned off the [Lip-Love War God] title. Seeing that the polluted entities paid him no attention, he flashed away without looking back, blinking several times straight to the stairwell entrance.
Though he hadn’t been running, he still felt oddly short of breath.
He stopped at the stairwell door, took several deep breaths, then turned back for a look.
He couldn’t clearly see what was happening in the ward area, but faint sounds of fighting could be heard.
Good. One move, two mad dogs dealt with.
Yu Zhi let out a deep breath and opened [My Items].
[Item: Ward 356 Exclusive Tablet]
[Effect: Men who use it menstruate; women who use it become neurotic.]
[Detailed Description: Android girl bows before the Apple Empress. Cold weather—freeze, freeze, freeze. Hot weather—burning hands, burning hands, burning burning hands. Screen cracks, cracks, cracks. Upgrade reminders, reminders, reminders. Signal: one bar, one bar, one-one bar…]
Yu Zhi: “……”
How does this company manage to make even a tablet look mentally ill?
He took out the tablet and opened the only medical app on the home screen.
[Facial recognition failed. Please try again.]
Yu Zhi frowned.
Aside from Meteora Biotech’s office software, everything on the tablet required facial recognition. The rest were just basic system apps.
He checked the memo—nothing there—then opened the photo gallery.
There were several videos. All the thumbnails showed the same woman.
Yu Zhi opened the first video.
The woman wore a loose hospital gown, buttoned all the way up. Her hair was neatly combed, but her expression was exhausted and numb, eerily similar to the fish-people from the Public Welfare Department.
“Let’s start with a brief introduction,” a man’s voice said. He seemed to be sitting across from her, on the other side of the camera, never appearing on screen.
Yu Zhi could only see a vague reflection of a man in the glass window.
The woman followed his instructions.
“My name is Jiang Shengnan. I’m 29 years old. Today is November 1st. This is my second day at the company’s undersea sanatorium.”
The man asked again, “Who am I?”
“You are Doctor Chen.”
“How did it feel sleeping here for a day?”
Jiang Shengnan paused before answering. “No internet. I’m not used to it. The tablet is also inconvenient for typing.”
“Anything else?”
She silently shook her head.
“Then read this passage to wrap up.”
Jiang Shengnan picked up a sheet of paper and read:
“The ocean is our homeland. Life originated in the sea. The ocean is the cradle of life, providing suitable conditions and material foundations for the birth of life. Through a long process of evolution, it gradually formed the rich and diverse life forms on Earth.”
A rustling sound followed—it sounded like Doctor Chen standing up.
“Well read. Remember to upload the video and don’t forget to write your diary.”
Jiang Shengnan nodded and reached out to stop the recording.
The first video ended.
Yu Zhi opened the second video.
Jiang Shengnan looked even more exhausted than the day before.
“My name is Jiang Shengnan. Today is November 2nd. This is my third day here. You are Doctor Chen.”
“You didn’t rest well yesterday?”
“No,” Jiang Shengnan paused. “I revised a proposal until eleven, and I was called up again a little after six this morning.”
Doctor Chen froze. “You’ve been working these past two days?”
She blinked slowly, her voice flat and emotionless.
“Yes. The department head said I’ve already taken too much leave. If I don’t work, I’ll be fired.”
“If I’m fired, I won’t get the company’s free medical care. I can’t afford paid treatment either. I still have to pay rent and find a new job…”
Continuing to work for Meteora Biotech and handling familiar tasks was, for her, the simplest and best option at the moment.
Speaking of work, she took the initiative.
“I want a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.”
“I’ll help you apply for them later,” Doctor Chen said.
“Okay, thank you.”
“It’s nothing. Read the passage.”
“The ocean is our homeland…”
“Well read.”
November 3rd. The third video.
Dark circles appeared under Jiang Shengnan’s eyes, her gaze slightly unfocused.
“Today is November 3rd. My name is Jiang Shengnan. You are Doctor Chen.”
“Worked late again yesterday?”
“No. I couldn’t sleep. It’s oppressive down here under the sea.”
“Isn’t the undersea scenery beautiful?” Doctor Chen asked.
Her lips moved slightly, confusion in her eyes.
“I don’t feel anything. Am I supposed to think it’s beautiful?”
Doctor Chen replied matter-of-factly, “Of course. Many people go snorkeling and deep-sea diving just to admire the scenery.”
“You might feel oppressed,” he paused, lowering his voice as if testing her, “because you have a mental problem.”
She showed no resistance, as if she had long accepted it.
“Then do I need to take medicine?”
Doctor Chen chuckled softly, seemingly satisfied.
“No need for now. Rest a few more days. Remember to write your diary.”
“Okay.”
“Read.”
“The ocean is our homeland…”
November 4th. The fourth video.
“Today is November 4th. My name is Jiang Shengnan.”
Her dark circles were even deeper, and her hair was no longer neatly arranged, loosely tied into a messy ponytail.
She spoke on her own initiative.
“I feel like… the fish outside are watching me.”
“They’re watching me right now.”
Yu Zhi looked toward her side.
Ten gray-green fish hovered outside the window, facing straight into the room. Their lifeless eyes were hollow and dull, unsettling at first glance.
The next second, Doctor Chen calmly said, “There are no fish outside.”
“You’re hallucinating. Your condition has worsened.”
Yu Zhi frowned. Doctor Chen was lying.
Doctor Chen continued, “Besides seeing things, have you heard any voices?”
She silently shook her head.
“Alright. Read.”
“The ocean is our homeland…”
“Well read. Don’t forget to write your diary.”
Yu Zhi opened the next video.
At a glance, he noticed there were even more fish outside—at least twice as many—densely packed against the window. Gray-green scales reflected dim light, mouths opening and closing nonstop, terrifying to behold.
“Today is November 5th. I feel like more and more fish are watching me.”
“They’re staring at me, like… like…”
She paused, searching for the right words.
“Like they can’t breathe in the water. Like they’re about to drown.”
As she finished speaking, Yu Zhi saw one fish fall out of the school. Its body drifted weakly with the current, eyes wide open.
Suddenly, it slammed into the glass with a soft thud.
In the video, Jiang Shengnan heard the sound and turned her head.
Her eyes widened slightly. For the first time, emotion surfaced in her numb, exhausted voice.
“There’s a fish drowning right now.”
“Doctor Chen, do you see it? It’s still drifting in the water.”
Doctor Chen said calmly, “I don’t see anything.”
“Jiang Shengnan, your illness is more severe. You’re crazier now.”
Yu Zhi frowned deeply and suddenly realized—
Doctor Chen wasn’t lying to Jiang Shengnan.
He was deliberately confusing her cognition, sabotaging her ability to distinguish reality from hallucination.
He was…
driving Jiang Shengnan insane.
And then, lightly, he would say—
You’re sick. You’re crazy.
