Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 1 – Returning from Hell, Skin System

Author Note

Brain deposit station. Check in here to claim a beautiful woman’s skin.

This book has been certified as having been sent to the “little black room” four times ¹ Getting taken down due to violating censorship law . Many parts now require a bit of imagination. You can listen to the audiobook version of this book, which is the pre-censored version.

Please try to add this to your bookshelf first. Who knows when it will be taken down again.

The protagonist is a pseudo-human and absolutely self-serving. He does whatever feels good and whatever benefits him. In the apocalypse, everyone is just material for the protagonist to become stronger. Do not substitute the perspective of a normal person.

Thump, thump, thump.

The knocking on the door sounded exceptionally piercing in the deathly silent room.

“Lin Fan, are you home? Open the door, it’s me, Liu Ruyan.”

A charming and slightly panicked female voice came from outside the door, like a frightened fawn, evoking pity.

However, Lin Fan, sitting in his wheelchair, showed not a trace of pity on his face, only an icy stillness.

This voice… he would never forget it, even in death.

In his previous life, it was this very woman who had used this pitiful act to trick him into opening his door.

Then, after she had exhausted all the supplies he had hoarded, she cast him aside as a burden, pushing him, wheelchair and all, down the stairs and into the dense horde of zombies.

He could almost still feel the pain of being devoured.

Now, he was reborn.

He had returned to the very day the zombie crisis began.

“Lin Fan, I’m begging you. There are… there are so many monsters outside. I’m so scared.”

Liu Ruyan’s tearful voice sounded again, her palms slamming against the door, filled with urgency and fear.

She seemed certain that this honest, crippled man would be absolutely incapable of refusing any of her requests.

Especially at a time like this, when the apocalypse had arrived.

A cripple—wouldn’t he want the company of a sexy beauty?

“I know you’ve hoarded a lot of food at home. Can you share some with me? As long as you let me in, I… I’ll agree to anything.”

Liu Ruyan’s voice dropped, laced with a seductive gasp.

She was well aware of her advantages.

Her charming face, her devilishly curvaceous figure—they were enough to drive any man wild.

Let alone a piece of trash like Lin Fan, who couldn’t even stand up.

A cold arc formed at the corner of Lin Fan’s mouth.

Yes, agree to anything.

In his past life, she had said the same thing.

In the end, what she had agreed to was for him to die.

In this life, it was his turn to claim her “promise.”

Lin Fan took a deep breath, suppressing the murderous intent churning within him, and forced his voice to sound just as it had in his previous life—tinged with cowardice and hesitation.

“Ruyan? What… what’s going on outside?”

“Stop asking! Hurry up and open the door! Those monsters are coming!”

Liu Ruyan’s tone grew more frantic, even carrying a hint of impatient command.

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Lin Fan sneered inwardly but still maneuvered his wheelchair, slowly gliding toward the door.

His right hand tightly gripped a grip strengthener hidden in the crevice of his wheelchair.

It was something he used to train his arm strength. He never expected it would now become the tool of his revenge.

“Ruyan, you… don’t be afraid. I’ll open the door for you right now.”

He said in a trembling voice, as if he were genuinely terrified.

“Hurry up! You useless piece of trash!”

Outside, Liu Ruyan cursed him under her breath, but her spoken tone immediately switched to one of gratitude. “Thank you, Lin Fan. I knew you were the best.”

Lin Fan said no more.

His eyes blazed with the flames of vengeance.

He needed her to come in.

He needed her to let down all her guard.

Because the cold, mechanical voice in his mind had already presented him with the only path to survival.

[Skin System activated.]

[Host: Lin Fan]

[Ability: Can craft flawless human skinsuits from unresisting female targets.]

[Skin Tiers are divided into: Inferior, Ordinary, Excellent, Exceptional, Perfect, Epic, Mythical. The higher the tier, the stronger the Skin’s abilities.]

[Function: After donning a skin, the host will be perfectly disguised as the other person and will obtain their physical attributes and abilities.]

[Friendly Reminder: Humanity is the most useless thing in the apocalypse.]

Yes, humanity.

In his past life, it was because he clung to that laughable notion of humanity that he had met such a miserable end.

He wanted to help his neighbors and watch out for each other, but his neighbors only wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

In this life, he would not make the same mistake.

He was going to survive.

At any cost.

Even if it meant becoming a demon devoid of all humanity.

He needed Liu Ruyan’s body.

A healthy, vibrant body that would allow him to move freely in this apocalypse.

Not this crippled shell that couldn’t even stand.

This was his only, and best, choice.

Click.

The sound of the lock turning echoed.

Lin Fan slowly pulled the door open, creating a gap just wide enough for one person to squeeze through.

“Quick! Get in!” he urged anxiously.

Seeing the door open, a flash of triumphant glee crossed Liu Ruyan’s face. She squeezed through the gap without hesitation.

The moment she was inside, she immediately slammed the door shut and locked it.

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Only after doing all this did she let out a long sigh of relief, leaning against the door and panting heavily, her full chest heaving.

“That scared me to death… The world outside has gone crazy.”

She patted her chest, speaking with lingering fear.

Then, her gaze began to sweep wantonly around the room.

When she saw the mountains of instant noodles, mineral water, and compressed biscuits piled on the balcony, a greedy light instantly erupted in her eyes.

“Lin Fan, you’re really something, hoarding so much stuff.”

Her tone no longer held the weakness from before, but rather a sense of entitled possessiveness.

She glanced at Lin Fan, who looked incredibly “weak” sitting in his wheelchair, and the corner of her mouth curled in a disdainful sneer.

“But it makes sense. A cripple like you, what else can you do besides cower at home like a turtle in its shell?”

“It’s such a waste to leave all these supplies with you.”

As she spoke, she walked straight toward the balcony as if this were already her home.

Lin Fan quietly watched her back, his eyes deep and profound.

“Ruyan, you… what do you mean by that?” he asked “timidly.”

Liu Ruyan grabbed a bag of chips, tore it open, and stuffed a handful into her mouth. “What do I mean?” she said indistinctly. “I mean, from now on, I’m in charge here.”

“You’d better be obedient. Otherwise…”

She turned around, a cruel smile on her face, her gaze falling on Lin Fan’s powerless legs.

“Otherwise, I don’t mind making you, a cripple, even more miserable.”

She thought Lin Fan was still the same piece of trash she could manipulate at will.

She had no idea that the Lin Fan before her was a vengeful ghost who had crawled back from hell.

Lin Fan smiled.

He maneuvered his wheelchair, slowly gliding toward Liu Ruyan.

“You’re right, Ruyan.”

“It really is a waste to leave these supplies with me.”

Seeing his compliant demeanor, Liu Ruyan laughed smugly.

“Good that you know your place.”

“So…”

Lin Fan’s voice suddenly turned bone-chillingly cold.

“…you can hand over your body to me as well!”

Before his words had even faded, the muscles in Lin Fan’s arm bulged violently!

He propped himself up with one hand on the wheelchair’s armrest, while his other hand pulled out the pitch-black grip strengthener. With all his might, he swung it viciously at Liu Ruyan’s head!

Whoosh—!

The bar cut through the air, creating a sharp gust of wind.

The smile on Liu Ruyan’s face instantly froze.

She had never imagined that this piece of trash in her eyes would actually dare to attack her!

She wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

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Thud!

A dull thud echoed in the room.

Liu Ruyan’s eyes flew wide open, filled with disbelief. Then, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed limply, blood slowly seeping out.

Lin Fan stared at the woman lying in a pool of blood, his chest heaving violently.

Not from fear, but from excitement.

The thrill of revenge made him almost tremble.

Without a shred of hesitation, he placed his hand on Liu Ruyan’s body.

[Suitable target detected. Proceed with Skin Crafting?]

“Yes,” Lin Fan recited in his mind.

[Skin Crafting in progress… Please wait…]

A faint, almost imperceptible light emerged from Lin Fan’s palm, instantly enveloping Liu Ruyan’s entire body.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

Liu Ruyan’s body seemed to turn into a piece of soft clothing.

Her skin slowly peeled away from her flesh, yet there wasn’t a single wound, as if it had been an outer layer all along.

The entire process was silent, filled with an unnatural eeriness that defied all logic.

A few seconds later, the light dissipated.

Where Liu Ruyan had been lying, only a complete, human-shaped set of “clothes” remained.

From the strands of her hair to her toenails, it was identical to Liu Ruyan herself, and it even retained a faint warmth.

Even the dress and high heels she had been wearing were now tightly fused to the skin, becoming part of the skin itself.

Her flesh and bones, however, had vanished into thin air, as if they had never existed.

[Skin ‘Liu Ruyan’ crafting complete.]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Ability: Basic Charm]

[First successful Skin Crafting. Awarding Newbie Gift Pack: 1 cubic meter Storage Space.]

Lin Fan reached out a trembling hand and touched the “skin.”

The texture was warm, soft, and delicate, completely indistinguishable from real skin.

On the back of the skin was a black rift, large enough for him to wear it.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, laboriously moved himself off the wheelchair, and then, like putting on a jumpsuit, began to don this “Liu Ruyan.”

The process was much smoother than he had imagined.

When his feet slid into the skin’s legs, the skin seemed to come alive, automatically conforming to his body.

There was no discomfort as his size-42 feet squeezed into Liu Ruyan’s size-36 feet; it was as if his feet had always been that petite.

From his feet to his legs, then his torso and arms.

Finally, when his head was also inside, the skin instantly tightened.

The rift he had used to put it on vanished in an instant, replaced by a fair, flawless back.

An indescribable, wondrous sensation spread throughout his body.

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He felt his own flesh and bones perfectly merging with the skin.

There was no sense of rejection whatsoever.

What shocked him even more was a long-lost feeling of strength surging up from his legs!

He… he could feel his legs!

Lin Fan tentatively, slowly, stood up from the floor.

He succeeded!

He had really stood up!

Feeling the solid ground beneath his feet through the high heels, Lin Fan’s eyes instantly welled up.

How many years had it been?

Since that car accident, how many years had it been since he had experienced this feeling?

He looked down at himself.

No, at “Liu Ruyan’s” body.

Fair, slender legs, a slim waist, an impressive bust… This healthy, vibrant body now belonged to him.

Lin Fan looked in the mirror. A woman in a tight black hip-hugging dress, with a hot figure and a charming face, was quietly looking back at him.

That face was precisely Liu Ruyan’s.

Except, in those eyes, there was no longer any of the old weakness or greed, only coldness and indifference.

“From today on, I am both Lin Fan and Liu Ruyan.”

He murmured to himself.

No, perhaps, Lin Fan was already dead.

The one who survived was just a monster who would abandon everything for the sake of survival.

He moved his body, feeling the vitality it brought.

To maintain her figure, Liu Ruyan had frequented the gym, so her physical fitness was better than that of the average woman. This was undoubtedly a good thing for him.

[Skin: Liu Ruyan]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Physical Fitness: 9 (Adult male is 10)]

[Ability: Basic Charm]

[Evaluation: A sexy disguise that can be used to charm some men into doing things for you.]

The system’s panel appeared in his mind.

Lin Fan looked at himself in the mirror—no, at “her”—and slowly revealed a smile.

A charming, captivating smile that belonged to Liu Ruyan.

But behind that smile hid Lin Fan’s cold soul.

He now possessed Liu Ruyan’s identity, a healthy body, and a room full of supplies that would last him a long time.

This was his first and most crucial step to surviving the apocalypse.

What he had to do now was to make good use of all this and lie low in this man-eat-man world.