Chapter 255: Homunculus
Outside the village of Gollen, Seraph had left the village.
Seraph had just returned, and he had to set out again.
Seraph had his eyes closed, unable to do anything at this moment.
Time began to pass, and night fell.
Seraph had been riding in a carriage and had abandoned it in the middle of the road.
The carriage, which should have been moving, stopped. Tingle!
Ling Yue smiled slightly. Ling Yue looked out the window.
To ask why the carriage had stopped.
Ling Yue looked outside. It was pitch black, surrounded by trees.
"What's going on?"
The coachman looked ahead at the carriage.
A person was standing there, holding something in his arms.
A creature was in his lap.
The mysterious figure in front of him was dressed in a full orange robe.
His mouth revealed the characteristics of a man.
It was a man in a full orange robe.
Holding an orange cat on his lap, the cat was meowing.
Meow, meow, meow, meow.
The man ignored the carriage in front of him, playfully playing with the cat in his arms.
"Hmm, hmm, so that's how it is. Lost?
Poor thing. Come on, let's go home."
The cloaked man turned and walked away, ignoring the carriage.
With the words "Meow, meow, meow."
Ling Yue looked at the cloak with a cat-like paw pattern.
"Who's that?"
The cloaked man disappeared.
The carriage driver asked. "What do we do? Should we just take that thing?"
Ling Yue thought for a moment. It didn't take long. "No need. Let's hurry and get going."
"Hmm..."
The carriage driver began to steer the carriage, urging it to move at a hurried pace. Thud, thud, thud.
At the Seraph's residence.
Seria ate sadly, as if she hadn't been in the mood to eat.
Seria ate while thinking.
"In the end, we lost. Both groups.
Sigh... Is this why Big Sis Seraph didn't bring me along?
Xenon, instead of conceding victory to me,
you lost. Was it because I overplayed my abilities that I lost?
Oh well, even though it was a slight miscalculation,
at least the plan is starting to move forward little by little. Hehe.
Seria ate while thinking of something fun.
The days passed. Seraph arrived at his destination by horse-drawn carriage.
Ling Yue, who had closed her eyes, suddenly felt a rush of excitement. The journey had taken five days.
Ling Yue looked at Seraph, who was sitting calmly.
Seraph remained calm, unperturbed.
The carriage had traveled a long way and finally reached its destination.
"Alright, get off the carriage. Welcome to our secret base."
Ling Yue opened the carriage door. And inside, it was made of stone.
It was like a cave, stained red with blood.
Seraph stepped onto the ground.
His eyes scanned the surroundings. Demonic organs hung on the walls.
Numerous demon heads were lined up.
There were more than ten of them.
There was the smell of dried blood.
And the corpses of small, animal-shaped creatures—cat heads, dog heads, goat heads, elephant heads—
And precious animals. The entire room was terrifying.
Also, human bodies were laid out on the ground.
The whole room was like some kind of laboratory.
Seraph froze, shocked by the changes that had taken place beyond his own understanding.
Seraph probably asked, "Can I go home?"
[Are these guys experimenting on demon corpses or something? ...
Will this make things worse? I'm dead for sure. We have to find a way to survive.]
Ling Yue looked at Seraph with great interest. "Wow... No surprise at all? Interesting, interesting."
Seraph asked curiously. "What are you planning to do with this?"
"Nothing much. I'm experimenting on modifying human genes.
Can they fit into demon bodies?
So, I'm thinking of creating some strange creature."
Seraph nodded. [Something like a half-animal.]
Liu Yue led Seraph inside. "Follow me. Your work is this way."
Ling Yue led Seraph inside.
Seraph saw a decoration of many demonic beasts.
And something caught Seraph's attention.
It was the shape of a man sitting in the corner.
He was held captive by chains.
He had the appearance of a teenager with an animal face, a full head of fur, and two ears.
He had three white whiskers. Along with his emaciated body,
a black tail extended from his back. His face was badly injured, and his body was emaciated.
The chains were extremely thick, holding the creature's legs together.
Wearing only a piece of clothing, a red line swept around it.
The man opened his eyes, revealing green eyes staring at the seraph.
In just a blink, the man lunged at the seraph. Pew! Ting!
The claws on his fingers swung towards him. Pew!
Boom!
The red line created a barrier around him. Boom!
The green eyes reflected the still seraph.
The man lunged at the seraph, like a mindless beast.
Saliva flowed from his mouth, his mouth lined with sharp fangs, trying to get close to the seraph.
Chuck!
The sound of claws scraping across the ground left a mark.
The seraph immediately stopped. The sound of scraping the ground continued.
[This is so scary. I want to go home now. This is quite scary.
I had to stop completely.]
Ling Yue looked at the seraph and began to explain to him.
"This is the result of a successful gene transfer between a cat demon and a human.
It created a new species. We call it Homunculus.
It's a breakthrough. It's called a great discovery.
Interesting, isn't it? Are you wondering how this gene transfer and combination created this thing?"
The seraph nodded with interest. "That's very interesting. I'd like to join the experiment.
Creating a new species like this is very exciting."
[Going with the flow for now. We have to try to get along with these creatures.
At least it will increase the chances of survival. And wait for help...
I hope help arrives. Your brother, Seria, is waiting for help.]
Ling Yue hugged Seraph, and he was extremely fond of him.
"Are you that interested? Very good, very good. If you have any satisfactory results,
I'll consider it.
But first, this creature is dying because its human and demon genes are incompatible.
This has caused its lifespan to gradually deplete. If I can prolong this creature's lifespan, I'll consider it.
Seraph bowed his head in thanks.
"Thank you very much."
[This means I'll use a life-extending potion for myself and use it to prolong this Homunculus's lifespan.]
Ling Yue led Seraph straight ahead.
Along the way, there were countless corpses of Homunculus, half-human, half-animal.
They were all dead.
Each one had a different appearance. Some had snake tails.
Some had buffalo horns. Some had enormous mouths.
Green blood was flowing from the corpses. It was a corpse that had died a long time ago.
Seraph walked to a room with herbs on a table and a cauldron.
It was made entirely of stone.
A magical flower was placed on the table, along with the ingredients for the medicinal pill.
Ling Yue looked at Seraph.
"Alright, little one. I'll give you five days. Make a longevity pill that can prolong the life of
that homunculus creature, and I'll accept you as my subordinate."
Seraph thanked him gratefully. "Thank you very much. I'll do my best."
[If you can do it, you'll be considered a genius. My ability to concoct medicine requires asking someone to create it.
I just happened to be there. Now, it's time to talk to Rindel and order him to do it. The only alchemist I know besides that boy.
No one else, Mr. One, entrusts my life to you.]
Ling Yue asked Seraph. "Do you need anything else? Or anything necessary to concoct medicine?" "
Seraph looked around the room. "A pill concoction room should only have one alchemist, and it should be completely concealed.
Creating high-level pills requires these ingredients. If there's even a single mistake, all the ingredients will be wasted."
Ling Yue nodded. "Alright. While you're concocting pills, I won't interfere."
Seraph thanked him, and Ling Yue walked out of the room, closing the door.
Leaving Seraph alone to concentrate on concocting pills.
Seraph looked at the door and extracted a 100% Luck System pill and threw it on the floor.
A green liquid flowed onto the floor, creating a green area around it.
A circular green glow enveloped the room. No one outside could see in.
And no one inside could see out.
Seraph looked at the dark green barrier. "Excellent. This is a very useful pill, Mister. I almost fell in love with you."
Seraph went to extract all the pills in the room, including the cauldron, and stuffed them into the Luck System.
Seraph picked up the white ring and tried to imagine the golden palace.
Seraph fainted shortly afterward.
The surroundings were pitch black.
Seraph opened his eyes and found himself sitting in a chair, taking in the magnificent golden scenery.
Mr. One stood up and bowed to Seraph.
"Mr. Zero, may you live long."
Rindel bowed earnestly.
Seraph quickly summoned all the items from the Luck System. The entire room contained herbs,
and a cauldron, made from the materials used to create medicines.
They were placed on the table.
High-quality herbs and flowers filled the table.
Rindel looked at him with great interest.
"Sir, what is this…?"
Seraph nodded. "I'll give you four days. Can you create a longevity pill using all these items?"
Rindel looked deeply thoughtful, staring at the extremely expensive items in front of him.
Rindel shook his head in denial. I didn't think I could do it.
"I'm truly sorry, Mister Zero. Creating such a high-level medicine in such a short amount of time...
I can't. I'm still inexperienced. I'm truly sorry."
Rindel stood up and apologized to Seraph.
Seraph thought as if a mountain was about to explode.
[I'm dead. I'm dead.]