Malevolent – Chapter 1 – Everything, Everything, Started with Eating the Wrong Things~

Crimson Sovereign Year 997

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“Xing Wu!!!!!!!!!”

The man’s heart-wrenching roar instantly tore through the night sky, echoing throughout the southern part of the Robusta Wildwood.

The man’s voice was filled with despair and rage, as if all the grief in heaven and earth had been concentrated in this moment. Each syllable shook the surrounding air, moving all who heard it.

At this moment,

On the edge of a cliff, a black-haired man wearing tattered silver armor stood weakly. If not for leaning on a military saber beside him, this man who had lost one leg, named Bai Lianyue, would probably have been unable to even stand.

Within Bai Lianyue’s field of vision,

A man wearing a black robe with a hood, his face obscured, stood there cold and merciless. His arm had already twisted and deformed, transforming into a cold blade that had pierced through a black-haired girl’s chest.

The terror and pain in the girl’s eyes froze instantly, and blood gushed continuously from the wound, staining her snow-white uniform red.

At once, the sweet smell of blood permeated the air, making one nauseous.

As the blood continued to flow, the black-haired girl’s face gradually paled, her life force rapidly fading, like a beautiful flower quickly withering in the cold wind.

Her hand hung powerlessly at her side, fingertips trembling slightly, as if still struggling to grasp that last thread of life.

And her gaze remained fixed forward, fixed on Bai Lianyue.

She sent a plea for help to the man she trusted most.

“Fa… Father…”

However, it was all in vain. Her breathing gradually weakened, her beautiful azure eyes finally lost their light, and her breathing stopped at this moment. The girl named Xing Wu just dropped her hands powerlessly, like a puppet that had lost its soul, lifeless.

“Xing, Xing Wu…”

After taking in this scene, Bai Lianyue’s heart felt as if it had been torn apart.

Since coming to this world,

The always strong man who had never cried before had his eyes filled with tears for the first time, and his vision became blurry. The man’s voice gradually became hoarse, with a deep sob coming from his throat, pain engulfing him like a tide.

His body was trembling violently, not because of physical pain, but because of the tremendous shock from losing a loved one.

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped, the entire world sank into dead silence, with only the continuously dripping blood and Bai Lianyue’s crying echoing in the ears.

The black-haired man’s heart was filled with endless sorrow and anger,

And as these negative emotions spread, Bai Lianyue couldn’t help but bite his lip hard, a blazing fire of revenge igniting in his eyes.

“You goddamn bastard aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!”

Glaring angrily at the black-robed man before him, the killing intent in Bai Lianyue’s heart surged like enormous waves.

The next instant,

All of his remaining spiritual power was burst out by Bai Lianyue, who even went so far as to burn his soul.

Empowered by this force, the cornered Bai Lianyue once again erupted with tremendous power, suddenly drawing the sword from the ground and charging towards the black-robed man who had killed his daughter.

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However, just as Bai Lianyue was about to reach the black-robed man, a crimson spiritual force suddenly flashed, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, forcefully knocking him back.

“Moande!”

Knocked back, Bai Lianyue looked incredulously towards the direction of the spiritual force, towards the man with short red hair and a cold face.

At this moment, Bai Lianyue’s eyes were full of disappointment and anger.

He couldn’t believe that the friend who had once fought alongside him, who had searched for his daughter with him, was now protecting the black-robed man?

“Why?”

Bai Lianyue gritted his teeth, his voice filled with endless grief and confusion.

However,

Faced with Bai Lianyue’s questioning, Moande’s gaze was cold and merciless, without a trace of wavering, even carrying a hint of contempt and disdain.

“Because only by using your daughter’s soul can we control the catastrophe.”

As the words left his mouth, Moande unhesitatingly threw the energy spear he had already condensed.

“Brother Yue, you must understand. For our 9.6 billion compatriots on Yao Xing, necessary sacrifices are indispensable.”

The next moment,

The spear emanating golden-red light, carrying destructive power, swift as lightning, headed straight for Bai Lianyue’s abdomen. The weakened Bai Lianyue couldn’t even dodge in time, only feeling a burst of intense pain as the spear pierced through his body, taking away his life force.

Under the impact of this powerful spiritual force, Bai Lianyue’s body was blasted into two parts, blood splattered, spilling blood fell in the air like silent lamentations.

The lower half knelt on the ground, the upper half rolled powerlessly in the air, the light in his eyes gradually dimming.

“Moande… you actually…”

Bai Lianyue’s voice was weak and intermittent.

Although he was already near death, Bai Lianyue still stared at Moande’s face and the black-robed man beside him with hateful eyes, as well as the emblem on that black robe… formed by two death scythes and a black eagle…

If looks could kill,

Bai Lianyue would have slashed Moande and the black-robed man to pieces hundreds of times by now.

Unfortunately,

Now he had no ability to retaliate.

Bai Lianyue’s upper body fell powerlessly, like a drifting fallen leaf, drawing a desolate and beautiful arc in the air, finally plunging towards the cliff behind, falling towards that bottomless black abyss.

……

“Actually coming out to take the blow? How foolish. We were somewhat afraid of you before, but now? In your state, what can you withstand?”

After throwing Xing Wu’s body aside, the black-robed man said coldly.

Then, his gaze shifted to Moande beside him.

“Is he dead?”

“Mm.”

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Moande nodded indifferently,

“Bai Lianyue’s primordial core has been shattered, there’s no possibility of survival. Even if he could live, it would only be for a few more seconds. Not to mention, there’s that thing down the cliff. The flesh of the strongest Celestial Augur Knight is quite a tonic for them.”

“In that case, don’t waste time, let’s take this girl back.”

With that,

The black-robed man left without looking back.

And Moande, after coldly glancing at the bottom of the cliff, hoisted Xing Wu’s corpse and respectfully followed behind the black-robed man.

“Farewell, senior.”

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Meanwhile,

At the pitch-black, cold and damp bottom of the cliff. Bai Lianyue, with only half a body remaining, was breathing heavily, lying in the mud.

Although Bai Lianyue had not died immediately as Moande had expected, but had survived due to the tenacious life force of his life attribute.

But with his primordial core destroyed now, Bai Lianyue was merely clinging to life, with life force still rapidly draining from his body, and the man’s vision gradually becoming blurry.

In the end,

Is this still the outcome?

Am I, am I going to die again?

I finally got a chance at rebirth; I finally found that child in this world… but in the end, I still couldn’t protect her.

No, perhaps I shouldn’t have gone looking for her at all.

If I hadn’t disrupted Xing Wu’s peaceful life for my own selfish desires, if I had let Xing Wu live quietly in that small town, none of this would have happened.

After all,

I was the one who harmed her.

Indeed,

I was never a qualified father.

——”I’m sorry, girl, I’m really… sorry…”——

Tears of remorse slowly rolled down Bai Lianyue’s face.

At the same time, as if sensing something, this Celestial Augur Knight on the brink of death turned his head slightly, looking to the side.

Then, under Bai Lianyue’s desperate gaze, a strange black liquid gradually appeared at the bottom of the cliff. This liquid emitted a nauseating stench, with the aura of decay and coldness continuously emanating from it.

Those black liquids seemed to have a life of their own, rapidly surging towards Bai Lianyue. His half body appeared particularly vulnerable and helpless amidst the encirclement of black liquid. Black hands like evil ghosts extended from the liquid, each full of slime and the aura of decay.

They greedily grabbed Bai Lianyue, as if they had caught a delicious prey.

Restrained, Bai Lianyue seemed powerless to resist, staring at everything before him with dead eyes and a heart like cold ashes.

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“This, is this the truth of the plague and the corrupted beasts… hehe, no wonder they, don’t let people in…”

Bai Lianyue whispered with a bitter smile.

Next,

Under his vacant gaze,

The depths of the black liquid suddenly began to churn violently, as if some terrible being was awakening.

Gradually, some spine-chilling shapes began to appear in the liquid, some tentacles and tendrils similar to plants were constantly wriggling in the liquid, emitting low growls. Then, a horrifying abyssal mouth appeared from the liquid, this orifice seemed to be formed by countless lampreys and plants combined, full of sharp teeth and disgusting slime.

The abyssal mouth slowly opened, and a deep shriek suddenly erupted from it. As it opened, a stench and aura of decay spread, making the surrounding air thick and suffocating.

Not only that, this sound and smell seemed to have some special function, making Bai Lianyue’s consciousness increasingly blur.

A skill to paralyze prey?

Heh,

Hehe…

“Seems like, this is the end…”

Looking at that terrifying abyssal giant mouth, Bai Lianyue closed his eyes in despair.

He no longer had the strength to resist.

Seeing this, the abyssal giant mouth drew closer to Bai Lianyue’s body, extending its tongue, licking and corrupting Bai Lianyue’s body.

And upon seeing Bai Lianyue’s life force continuously declining, and no will to resist, this barb-covered tongue, quite cautiously, slowly opened like flower petals… revealing a particularly strange eye the size of a human head hidden within it.

Staring at Bai Lianyue’s face, intense greed overflowed from the giant eye.

The next moment,

A sharp black spine, like a straw, slowly grew out from the giant eye, and aimed at Bai Lianyue’s brain.

However,

Just as this strange monster was about to enjoy this body,

Something unexpected happened.

Lying in the mud pit, almost on his last breath, Bai Lianyue suddenly opened his eyes, his brown eyes filled with anger and unwillingness.

“Motherf**ker!! I’ve worked hard all my life!!! And this is the result?!! Moande, f**k your mother aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!”

In fact, Bai Lianyue had indeed intended to give up, and scenes from over fifty years of two lifetimes flashed through Bai Lianyue’s mind like a lantern show.

This was supposed to be a scene that every hero experienced before death.

However,

It was better not to have the scene flashed, but once it flashed?

Bai Lianyue’s calm inner mind that had accepted his fate erupted again, opening his eyes like a final burst of strength.

In the first life, I’ve been diligent and law-abiding!

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And the result? My daughter was pushed off a building? And I was hit by a damn truck and sent to another world?!

In this world, wandering from place to place, fighting everywhere, struggling to survive.

Finally building something for myself, and finding my daughter.

But this is the result; betrayed by a friend?

My daughter killed,

And I’m beaten to near death?

——”Is there no justice in this f**king world!!!!”——

Bai Lianyue’s heart roared, unable to endure anymore.

Then,

After staring eye-to-eye with this strange giant eyeball for a few seconds, Bai Lianyue’s anger escalated further.

Damn it,

So a fallen tiger to the plains is bullied by dogs, is that it?

What ghostly place did this big-eyed thing come from, and it wants to eat me too?!

“F**k!! Eat me?! Are you worthy?!!”

With this angry shout, Bai Lianyue glared fiercely at this eyeball.

Obviously,

Having accumulated a sea of anger with nowhere to vent, Bai Lianyue decided to use this brief final burst of strength to release the raging fire in his heart.

Even if he had to die!

He couldn’t be eaten so pathetically!

He would fight this monster to the end!

The next moment,

Supporting himself with his broken arm, under the astonished gaze of the giant eye, Bai Lianyue suddenly burst up from the mud pit.

With his lower body gone and both arms broken, the only organ Bai Lianyue could use to attack and cause some damage was his mouth.

So,

“I’ll bite you to death, you damned big-eyed freak!!”

With a roar, Bai Lianyue bit down on the giant eye.

Giant Eye: ????!!!!!!!

In an instant,

The giant eye, along with the enormous black mud monster connected to it, and even the surrounding mountains, began to twist and struggle frantically because of Bai Lianyue’s bite…