Chapter 22

Just… just died like that?

Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, not sure what happened: This was an SSS-level strange creature, and it just disappeared like that?

The leather pieces on the ground looked like ordinary shoe fragments, without any sign of the blood or horror from before.

Shi Yu’s mind was confused. He lowered his head, thinking: From the strange creatures Fu Nanyao and the little Mimosa, it seemed he had some strange connection with them. Maybe this would work for other strange creatures too.

So he tried his best to delay the “Men’s High Heel Shoe” a little while, hoping to find another way to survive.

But unexpectedly— the “Men’s High Heel Shoe” actually died.

Right in front of him, it was suddenly torn into pieces.

It was so dramatic.

Shi Yu closed his eyes, hardly believing it.

If someone told him about this crazy thing an hour ago, he would never believe it. But now, the fact was right there: he seemed to have accidentally killed an SSS-level strange creature using some power he didn’t even know he had.

His heart pounded hard — he couldn’t tell if it was from nervousness or shock.

Then he remembered the little Mimosa still at home.

Wait, did it notice?

Because when the strange area appeared earlier, it blocked off Shi Yu and the others so no one could call for help. Even though it was just on the other side of a wall, the little Mimosa didn’t notice anything strange. It was buried in the soil, quietly growing.

When it heard the sound of the door opening, it crawled out of the flowerpot and slowly walked out.

The pieces on the ground were right there, but the little Mimosa didn’t notice anything strange at all. It was nothing like when it came back from Beishan Hospital and sniffed the strange creature scent on Shi Yu in panic.

Shi Yu guessed: The dead “Men’s High Heel Shoe” on the ground had completely lost its strange creature qualities and became just normal leather fragments. So even the Mimosa, also a strange creature, didn’t recognize it and thought it was just ordinary trash.

Shi Yu didn’t know whether to feel relieved or surprised.

He rubbed his wrist a little, took a broom, swept up the trash pieces, and threw them into the garbage bin.

His mind slowly calmed down: “Alright, nothing’s wrong.”

“Let’s go back.”

Shi Yu didn’t say much because everything happened too suddenly. The “Men’s High Heel Shoe” died without leaving a word, so even he wasn’t sure what happened. Telling the Mimosa would only cause unnecessary worry.

After calming the little strange creature, he saw it go back. Shi Yu covered his eyes and slowly leaned against the wall.

So what exactly happened?

He couldn’t suddenly claim he had awakened some superpower after all this time, right?

Shi Yu pulled his lips in doubt: he was seriously sick just a moment ago, and now he could instantly kill the “Men’s High Heel Shoe”?

His gaze unconsciously dropped to his stomach. He sighed softly, vaguely remembering his stomach hurt when he closed his eyes earlier.

But now the pain was gone, so he wasn’t sure… if it was just an illusion.

In B City, on Chenghua Road, the strange creature’s energy suddenly disappeared.

When the SSS-level strange area first appeared, the supernatural detector at the Psychic Association flickered twice. But before it could detect more, the terrifying, familiar strange aura vanished.

The detector connected to the computer went back to normal. The on-duty psychic glanced at it, surprised.

Gone?

What was going on? Did a strange creature try to enter B City just now?

Even a brief energy change made the Psychic Association take it seriously. The on-duty officer Sun Lu saved the data and immediately called to report.

Shen Yan and the others were just about to rest when they suddenly got the notice — tonight, there might be a strange creature invasion in B City.

Shen Yan came quickly, still holding his keys and without having time to change clothes.

Fu Nanyao had been at the Psychic Association all along and was the first to see the wave pattern on the monitor.

The detector showed that strange energy was detected, but it disappeared very quickly—this was the first time something like this happened. It didn’t even trigger a full alarm at the Association.

He frowned slightly and signaled the person on duty to test the machine again. The strange energy had completely vanished, as if it never appeared.

Either it had left, or it was completely destroyed.

Because the strange creatures that can cause such detector signals are usually high level, Fu Nanyao thought it had probably retreated. The creature tested the city, then left again.

But… why would a high-level creature come here?

When Shen Yan arrived, he saw the same wave pattern and shared the same confusion.

Usually, SSS-level strange creatures have fixed territories, and they are very territorial. The “Men’s High Heel Shoe” just caused trouble in the city and failed, so according to experience, no other creature of the same level should appear soon.

Both of them found it strange but took it seriously. They decided to send people with equipment to check the area near Chenghua Road.

Shi Yu didn’t know that the strange energy disturbance had caused such a big stir. After going through so many chaotic events, he was unhappy to find out that it was already time for his livestream.

Shi Yu: …

Oh well, it’s too late now. Let’s just go online.

He sighed and, since there was almost nothing to eat, he simply made a bowl of instant noodles to try during the stream. If he couldn’t finish it, then he’d just chat with everyone.

But when the stream started, Shi Yu realized—his appetite had returned.

Not only returned, but he was very hungry, like he hadn’t eaten for days.

Actually, since returning from Beishan Hospital, he hadn’t eaten well for a few days.

“Haha, Xiao Yu must be starving!”

“How can instant noodles taste so good?”

He didn’t know either.

Shi Yu felt a little embarrassed. Just moments ago, he told his viewers that his stomach was bad and he didn’t want to eat, and now he was eating a big bowl of noodles!

He even started doubting if it was an illusion that he couldn’t eat fried chicken before.

He cleared his throat and blinked:

“Maybe it’s because I haven’t eaten for a long time, so I just missed food.”

Because he was so hungry, after finishing one bowl, he still wasn’t full. His stomach was empty and wanted another bowl!

Oh well.

He turned the camera and stood up: “Still hungry. It’s been a long time since I cooked for everyone.”

“Tonight, I’ll cook another bowl of noodles.”

Let’s see what else he had.

There were some leftover luncheon meat slices from before. Shi Yu opened the pack and looked in the fridge, grabbing two eggs. He didn’t want to eat vegetables, but noodles aren’t complete without some garnish, so he washed two stalks of greens.

The pot on the stove bubbled as Shi Yu added each ingredient, showing his wrist a bit, which made his fans in the chat excited.

“Xiao Yu, you should eat less instant food, it’s not healthy,” an old fan commented.

Shi Yu nodded and smiled at the camera, showing just a little of his chin:

“Yeah, I know. Thanks for caring.”

“But today, I don’t have much choice, so this will do for now.”

As he spoke, he turned off the stove and brought the fresh noodles to the table.

After two bowls, Shi Yu finally felt his stomach return to normal. The burning nausea from before was gone, but he still felt his lower belly was a bit too active after the shock.

Right after eating, his stomach made a bubbling sound like water boiling.

Shi Yu: …

He gently touched his belly, and it calmed down.

“Fishbao, if your stomach feels bad lately, you can take some digestive medicine. Maybe it’s indigestion,” a viewer reminded him in the chat.

Shi Yu thanked them and suddenly remembered: Wait, why hadn’t the medical robot and medicine he ordered arrived yet?

He checked his phone and found the order. The medical robot was scheduled late and needed to wait in line until tomorrow noon.

The stomach medicine order was canceled automatically because the seller couldn’t reach him by phone, and the payment was refunded.

Shi Yu: … Oh well, I’ll wait. The robot will come tomorrow, so today should be okay.

Thinking that, Shi Yu relaxed after ending the stream.

In the bathroom, the crispy remains of the “Men’s High Heel Shoe” were still in the trash. When he entered, he glanced at them and shivered, deciding to destroy them tomorrow.

His stomach rumbled again, as if agreeing.

Hmm?

Shi Yu imagined it and almost laughed at himself.

What’s wrong? Why is he talking to his own stomach like role-playing? It must be the weird events messing with him—his belly is growling, and he feels like it’s responding.

Shi Yu laughed, shook his head, closed the door, and took a shower. The day’s tiredness seemed to wash away in the hot water.

After coming out, he yawned and went back to his room. Just as he turned off the light, he felt sleepy.

But for some reason, after closing his eyes, he strangely felt his stomach moving again.

A warm sensation came from his lower belly, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

Why was his stomach bothering him in the middle of the night? So unlucky.

Shi Yu frowned and didn’t want to get up, hoping to just sleep through it.

Maybe because of his strong belief, he didn’t open his eyes and actually fell asleep with the warm feeling in his belly.

Until… suddenly, a baby’s crying sound rang out.