Chapter 204 Everywhere
early morning.

The busiest time of the day.

In Brixham Harbour, small family fishing boats fill the nearby waters.

This is the most popular and common form of fishing in this small town. Due to the xenophobia and convention of the locals, all offshore fishing companies are excluded and can only be seen in the final sales process.

The family is responsible for everything here, whether it is a loss or a profit.

But of course there are exceptions.

The Golden Hart Gang, named after a replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hart in the port, are the largest local gang in Brixham.

But although it is called a gang, it is actually more like a mutual fishing group, an organization that was formed by the union of four families decades ago and grew into a powerful organization.

Today, the leader of the Golden Deer Gang is a young man named Alan Brandt - he inherited the position of leader from his father who passed away two years ago.

At this moment, the young man, who had just turned 24, was leaning against the wall, frowning and throwing away the broken mobile phone in his hand.

"Sniper rifle?"

Caesar lowered his eyes to look at his palm which was cut by the debris, then turned back to examine the nearly 20-centimeter-thick concrete wall with spider-web-like cracks.

He deduced from this that the firearms the other party was holding were most likely the ones he brought from Kassel, which had been modified by the Equipment Department.

[Was it taken away after he fainted yesterday? ]

Caesar pondered.

He looked at the windowless wall in front of him, "But how did he hit the phone so accurately without any vision?"

Various thoughts emerged in my mind.

Since he discovered his body had been replaced this morning, he has been trying to make calls in various places, but all he got was five damaged phones.

The guy who is blocking his connection with the outside world is everywhere!
No matter where he was, the other party would appear on time when he called Norma, hit the phone, but would not shoot him.

[Games...]

Caesar sneered.

He carefully straightened his simple clothes and walked out of the building with a confident smile.

This is indeed a bizarre experience, but no matter what the challenge or difficulty is... he will win everything with the most calm attitude!
……

"Boss!"

At the port, a young man of the same age shouted after seeing Caesar.

The other dozen or so strong men did not say anything, but just picked up their tools and waited for him on the shore.

Caesar straightened his back, walked gracefully through the crowd, and then suddenly stopped five meters in front of them.

"Everyone!"

He scanned the fishermen in front of him with his deep sea-blue eyes, stared for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"Let's get to know each other again, Alan Brandt! The leader of the Golden Deer Gang!"

Hearing these sharp words, an elderly fisherman frowned immediately, "Little Alan, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

His name is Kim Thomas, a senior member of the gang. He has been secretly against the other party since Allen took over, and many people in the Golden Deer Gang have become more convinced of him.

Caesar turned his head and stared at Kim until she looked away uncomfortably.

"When a wolf pack loses its cohesion, it becomes worse than a hyena."

He walked through the crowd with firm steps and climbed onto the ladder, his beautiful eyes looking majestic and calm.

"Only the most outstanding people are qualified to lead the people... Then, let's go! Let the facts determine who is the sole leader of the Golden Deer Gang."

correct!
The proud Caesar Gattuso would never force himself to pretend to be someone else. Even if he changes his identity, he will still show himself and impress everyone!
The fishermen were stunned when they saw Alan, who was completely different from the past. They looked around, hesitated, and boarded the fishing boat in confusion.

……

A large fishing boat carrying members of the Golden Deer Gang sailed towards the blue sea.

Caesar stood quietly on the deck, holding the railing.

The white waves open up the shipping path, bringing out the coolness of summer.

Caesar looked out at the increasingly vast sea, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

[Perhaps... on the sea surface where there is no commanding height, I can avoid him? ]

##
In the alley, Chu Zihang spread out his palms apologetically.

The upper half of the phone was missing.

"I'm sorry, I'll compensate you, but could you please keep it a secret for me for now?"

"Ah! That's no problem at all."

The old man came back to his senses and frowned again when he heard Chu Zihang's words, "But... this is a shooting, right? Aren't you going to call the police?"

"I will go to the police station and report it. But I don't want my mother to know." Chu Zihang said softly.

He is now ready to meet John, but he doesn't know how to face his relatives in this body.

In other words, he has never been good at getting along with people like his parents since he was a child.

The old man advised: "Go home first. That guy might be a lunatic who is high on drugs. It's too dangerous to stay outside any longer. I have a landline at home. I will call the police for you."

"……No."

"Be obedient! Otherwise I'll call your mother now!" The old man glared.

Chu Zihang smiled bitterly.

After a moment, he asked, “Do you know Ian Jones?”

The old man was stunned and looked at him strangely.

……

Chu Zihang deduced that the culprit behind all this was most likely possessed by someone in the town.

After all, the phrase "formless ghost" on the phone was too obvious.

Then, Ian, who was mentioned by John as having lifted the subspecies from the sea, is the most suspicious.

But Chu Zihang did not expect that the other party was actually related to his current body.

"Did Adam's father William die in an accident while out at sea... and then jumped to his death from the police station yesterday?"

Chu Zihang was thinking about the news he had heard while running through the increasingly bustling streets.

After he found a way to deal with the old man, he went straight to the police station following the map instructions posted on the roadside.

Apart from anything else, the case details and the firearms and weapons alone made him have to find John as soon as possible.

The sun gradually rose to its zenith, and Chu Zihang's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

He found that Adam's body was particularly lacking in physical fitness. Just running for about 20 minutes would consume most of his strength, and even his lungs began to swell and ache.

Chu Zihang panted and slowed down.

There were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road because the police station was indeed located in a remote area.

Ten minutes later, Chu Zihang finally saw the pointed roof in the distance.

He just breathed a sigh of relief.

But fierce!
A slippery touch hits the neck!

Before he could react, a huge force dragged him from behind into the narrow path next to him.

The back rubbed against the dirt.

Chu Zihang immediately grabbed the upper part of the "rope" and exerted force with his arms to force the air into the trachea through the gap.

When he tilted his head back, he finally saw what was binding his neck——

It's a tentacle covered in mucus!

Gray and white are interwoven, and covered with suction cups, like octopus tentacles sizzling with oil on an iron plate.

But the owner of the tentacles is much more terrifying than the octopus.

It was not the black-robed man encountered before, but a male "human" wearing a pure white short-sleeved shirt and beige trousers!
There were no facial features on his face, except for a cracked spiral mouth in the middle. Thick tentacles replaced his arms, and two soft octopus legs protruded from each trouser leg.

Chu Zihang suddenly thought of Squidward in Bikini Bottom, although he didn't know why.

Sharp shadows expanded in the pupils.

Chu Zihang turned sideways.

Another tentacle dug into the soil beside him.

Chu Zihang grabbed the one that missed, pulled it over and bit it!
When you lack weapons, you must learn to use your body in battle!
The smelly blood washed over his mouth, and in the violent movement, it was all swallowed down his throat. A burning sensation rose in his stomach!
But the monster also roared and screamed in pain!

The gray tentacles trembled in waves, but the ends were always tightly bitten in the mouth.

So the monster finally loosened the rope that was tied around its neck.

Then swing it down hard!

Chu Zihang was hit on the back because he didn't check it out.

The air is whistling!

The flesh trembles!

He felt as if he had been struck by a heavy Roman whip, and warm blood flowed through his cracked skin.

But Chu Zihang's eyes lit up slightly.

【Can kill! 】

The expressionless boy judged the difference in strength between the two parties in an instant through the pain and injuries. After rolling up, his lion-like sharp eyes kept staring at the other party.

Chu Zihang suddenly felt fortunate at this moment. Even though he had lost his excellent physical fitness, the most important willpower still remained!

But suddenly.

Call ~
A car drove past the intersection.

The monster was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around and fled deeper into the path.

Chu Zihang immediately chased after it, but his tired body made him lose distance from the monster and he could not find any trace of it.

Holding on to the wall with one hand, Chu Zihang bent over and gasped, his sweat soaking the brown soil.

The other party's blood trail was interrupted and he couldn't continue tracking.

Shaking his head regretfully, Chu Zihang used his hands to support himself against the wall, trying to straighten his body.

But this time!
Suddenly, I felt a strange touch at the contact surface between my palm and the wall.

Chu Zihang was stunned and slowly turned his head...

I saw that the five fingers on the slender palm slowly glued together, and the entire arm turned into a soft tentacle!

【This is? ! 】

Chu Zihang narrowed his eyes, but the tentacle squirmed and returned to its original shape under his thoughts.

"Because I drank the monster's blood..."

Chu Zihang quickly realized what was going on.

Although it is unknown what adverse consequences there may be, at present, it seems that he has gained an extra ability.

[Kill monsters and level up? ]

Chu Zihang recalled the cassettes and arcade machines he played with when he was a child, and had a strong sense of déjà vu.

[It really feels like a game. ]

……

Regain some strength.

Chu Zihang walked out of the path.

He was about to continue heading towards the police station, but just after he walked another ten meters... a familiar mouth-parted head suddenly popped out from the narrow gap between two houses.

Chu Zihang stopped suddenly.

He faced the creature, glancing around for a weapon.

But in the flower bed by the roadside, on the roof of the house, under the lid of the trash can... the second, third, and fourth heads popped up one after another.

Chu Zihang turned around decisively and took another route.

But as expected, it was blocked as well.

[As expected, are you trying to stop me from going to the police station? ]

Chu Zihang glanced coldly at the twisted tentacles and the obvious human clothes on the body, then turned and left.

[…It must be resolved quickly! ]

Touching the still bleeding wound on his back, Chu Zihang decided to go home first to see if he could find a medical kit to treat it.

As we walked to a busier street, an old man passed by holding a babbling baby.

Chu Zihang's pupils shrank suddenly, and he remembered another key thing -

That old man!

The old man who said he would go home and call the police for him!

If the other party prevented him from seeking help from the police, then...

Chu Zihang lowered his head and ran wildly, his blood dyed the brown school uniform into ink black.

……

The old man's house is not far from Adam's house, and they are located diagonally opposite each other.

When Chu Zihang finally arrived, the first thing he saw was the completely open door.

He rushed in without thinking...

There was no expected corpse!

The living room was clean and tidy, with no signs of fighting or sudden accidents.

But Chu Zihang's heart slowly sank to the bottom.

Because on the table by the window, the microphone of a black landline phone was hanging in the air, trembling.

On the floor in front of the table, Chu Zihang also saw a pool of transparent mucus...

##
At school in Brixham.

The fat middle-aged teacher talked incessantly about English grammar and sentence structure.

Sitting in the window seat in the second-to-last row, the black-haired boy was seeing stars as he listened to the noisy birdsong.

Lu Mingfei stared at the textbook spread out on the table, picked up a pen, and began to write and draw on it seriously.

Soon, an ugly Q-version puppy lay on the paper, looking at his creator with a silly and cute look.

"Whoa, Ryan!"

The boy at the next table nudged him with his elbow and smiled with a wink, "That's a really good drawing. You should have been chosen to draw the blackboard in art class."

Lu Mingfei's confused mind raced around, but he couldn't find any information about the other party. He could only give a non-awkward smile and nodded to the people at the next table.

"You're really weird today." The boy frowned. "You should have pinched my thigh at this time in the past. Why are you so quiet today?"

What kind of campus SM group!

Looking at the slightly disappointed expressions of the students at the next table, Lu Mingfei covered his face in pain.

To be honest, everything was so strange today that he still hasn't come to his senses.

I woke up and became a different person?!
God knows how loudly the groundhog in his heart screamed when his parents kissed him on the cheek and said goodbye before he left home in the morning.

But fortunately, she did not become a beautiful sister with big breasts and a round butt like those shameless hentai.

Lu Mingfei sighed again.

He raised his face and watched the sun scorching the earth and flocks of white seabirds flying through the clouds.

He still remembered the content of last night's phone call and guessed that everything now was related to the person who called.

But with his ability, he can only push it so far.

What to do next?
Where can we find the mastermind behind this?

……

When will Caesar and Chu Zihang come to see him?

As Lu Mingfei thought about it, he shifted his focus from thinking about solutions to another direction.

He felt like the Fairy Zixia in "A Chinese Odyssey", looking forward to the two heroes coming on colorful clouds to save him.

In the boring class, Xianyu leaned on the table and spread himself in the sun.

(End of this chapter)