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90. Chapter 90 Lord, Has a Demon Descended Upon the World?

Bang! With a loud crash, the Iron Door behind Cha Hyun-soo was kicked down by a monster with curved, spiraling ram horns. The monster had a hideous physique, its feet like cloven hooves, and a long, solid tail swayed behind it. Its appearance immediately brought an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

At this moment, half of Cha Hyun-soo's body was pinned under the Iron Door, making it difficult to move.

"Brother!" Seeing the monster approaching step by step, the siblings cried out, trying to pull Cha Hyun-soo out from under the Iron Door.

Since the act had to be complete, Xia Shang bent down to avoid the door frame, extended his arm, and reached towards Kim Young-soo. Kim Young-soo was so scared he burst into tears, while his sister, Kim Soo-young, hugged her brother and kept retreating.

"Run! Run!" Cha Hyun-soo desperately wanted the siblings to escape.

Seeing that Kim Young-soo was about to be caught by Xia Shang, a surge of strength erupted from somewhere within Cha Hyun-soo. Gritting his teeth, he extended his arm and grabbed Xia Shang's right leg, attempting to stop him from advancing further.

"Run!" Cha Hyun-soo's face was covered in blood, and the corners of his mouth curled up like a darkened mirror image.

After a moment of hesitation, Kim Soo-young took her brother and quickly ran upstairs.

Truly touching, Xia Shang revealed a ferocious smile and kicked Cha Hyun-soo into the wall. Since this guy was quite durable, Xia Shang didn't hold back too much. Looking at Cha Hyun-soo, who was like a dead fish in the wall, Xia Shang spread his five fingers and gripped his body. After pulling him out, he threw him out violently like a toy.

At this time, Yoon Ji-su and Jung Jae-heon arrived promptly after hearing the commotion. Jung Jae-heon, holding a long saber, looked at Xia Shang in disbelief. "Lord, has a demon descended upon the world?"

"My God... grant me the serenity to shake what cannot be shaken." Jung Jae-heon placed the long saber before him, murmuring softly. Afterward, a resolute, fearless light flashed in his eyes.

He leaped behind Xia Shang, holding the long saber with both hands and slashing towards Xia Shang's shoulder. The moment the blade touched Xia Shang's skin, it immediately produced a series of sparks. The immense recoil directly injured his tiger's mouth.

"Indestructible, with ram horns and a human body, could it truly be a demon crawled out from hell? Then God, where are you?" Jung Jae-heon lowered his head, only to see crimson blood flowing from the burst wound on his tiger's mouth. The blood then slid down the blade, finally splashing onto the ground.

Xia Shang turned his head and slapped him away. If he hadn't held back his strength, Jung Jae-heon might have been killed instantly! The reason he transformed into a demon's appearance was to see if Jung Jae-heon had the potential to become an Infected. When Jung Jae-heon's faith was shattered, that kind of despair would surely give rise to an even more terrifying monster.

"Cough cough!!" Jung Jae-heon coughed up blood but stubbornly stood up. At the same time, he told Yoon Ji-su to take Cha Hyun-soo away first, leaving him alone to face Xia Shang. "Lord, grant me the courage to change what can be changed. Lord, grant me the sword and fire to transcend the bewildered soul. Lord, grant me a pure and firm consciousness to crush the enemy's head."

At this moment, a beam of light from outside the window illuminated half of Jung Jae-heon's face. His extremely tenacious consciousness was something even Xia Shang could sense.

"Your Lord... is already dead. Died when the apocalypse arrived," Xia Shang's hoarse voice sounded.

But the only response was a peerless sword light.

If this were another world, Xia Shang might actually worry about what kind of ghost or monster the opponent might summon. Unfortunately, this was Sweet Home, a world filled with despair.

"Your Lord is already dead." Xia Shang allowed the opponent's long saber to cut across his chest. He couldn't sense even a trace of pain from it.

Xia Shang bent down and met Jung Jae-heon's gaze with his eyes, which were black to the extreme. However, facing Xia Shang's eyes, Jung Jae-heon's expression was resolute, his eyes behind his glasses showing no hint of avoidance.

"Interesting." After speaking, Xia Shang turned and disappeared from everyone's line of sight after several leaps.

Watching his retreating back, Jung Jae-heon seemed to have exhausted all his strength. He held the long saber, propping himself up on the ground, lowered his head, and knelt on one knee. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. At the same time, the beam of light that had been on him moved away, becoming increasingly dim.

"Are you okay?" Yoon Ji-su, supporting Cha Hyun-soo with both hands, came to Jung Jae-heon's side and asked anxiously.

"I'm fine." Jung Jae-heon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up, and together with Yoon Ji-su, dragged Cha Hyun-soo into the Room.

"Tha... thank you," Cha Hyun-soo slowly opened his eyes and said to the two of them.

But soon, he remembered the Kim Young-soo siblings, so he asked urgently, "The children, where are the children?"

"You're an Infected, aren't you?" Yoon Ji-su questioned Cha Hyun-soo, pointing her baseball bat at him.

"You had a nosebleed and fainted!"

Yoon Ji-su pointed at the blood on his nose.

These symptoms were exactly the same as the description of Infected in the text message, making Yoon Ji-su unable to be sure whether Cha Hyun-soo would turn into a monster in the next second.

"You said you were going to save him," Jung Jae-heon said.

"Are you sure he won't turn into a monster?"

"I'm sure that smashing his head now wouldn't be God's will." Jung Jae-heon didn't want to act, at least not while Cha Hyun-soo could still maintain his human consciousness. He didn't want to kill the other party. Perhaps deep down in his heart, he believed God would create a miracle.

At this moment, Cha Hyun-soo raised his head, begging the two with tears in his eyes to save Kim Young-soo and Kim Soo-young.

"Please, I promised them I would protect them, so I beg you, please."

On the other side. The younger brother, Kim Young-soo, kept asking his sister, Kim Soo-young, about Cha Hyun-soo's condition.

"Sister, isn't Brother coming? Is he dead?" Kim Young-soo was already in tears. His sister told him that they could get upstairs by themselves. As she spoke, a pale yellow liquid flowed down Kim Young-soo's pants leg, dripping onto the stairs.

Just then, a Giant Ear Monster appeared before the siblings, groping along the wall.

The older sister, Kim Soo-young, remembered what Cha Hyun-soo had told her about the Giant Ear Monster, so she reached out and covered her and her brother's mouths to avoid making any sound.

Until a black shadow rushed out and knocked the Giant Ear Monster flying.

"We meet again this time. How does it feel?" Xia Shang grinned ferociously, gripping the Giant Ear Monster's neck. With his other arm, he clenched his fist and furiously pounded the Giant Ear Monster's head. Bang bang! Bang! Bang! The Giant Ear Monster still wanted to extend its arms like tree vines to try and knock Xia Shang away, just like before.

But the vines were just forming when Xia Shang grabbed and tore them off.

"Run, let's see where you run this time!" Xia Shang gripped the Giant Ear Monster's head with one hand. His arm transformed into a giant python-like form, opening a massive mouth full of fangs, and began to devour the Giant Ear Monster starting from its head downwards.

On the verge of death, the Giant Ear Monster still wanted to struggle, but it was already too late.

Its body was cut into countless segments, finally transforming into the purest nutrients absorbed by Xia Shang.

During Xia Shang's absorption, the Fusion Degree on the Panel kept jumping, finally stabilizing at around 14%.

It seems satisfying desire can also accelerate the fusion speed.

However, this side effect is really annoying. The voice of the mirror image echoed in his heart again. That voice seemed to be urging him to keep eating, that as long as he kept gluttonously devouring, he could continue to grow stronger.

"Very good. At first, I didn't know how to temper my mind, but with you, I'm relieved." In fact, the benefits gained from confronting the desire mirror image might be more important than the talent itself. This kind of opportunity is rare, and Xia Shang cherished it greatly. At the same time, he also wanted to challenge his limits.

As the saying goes, fighting against the heavens brings endless joy. Being able to fight against himself was something Xia Shang desired even more.

Watching one monster eat another monster, the visual impact on the two children was undoubtedly immense.

"You go first, Sister will catch up with you right away." The older sister, Kim Soo-young, wanted to use herself to hold back the monster and buy time for her brother to escape.

"I won't." Kim Soo-young said with a sobbing voice.

An Seon-yeong, pushing a stroller, appeared behind the two children at this moment.

"I warn you, don't come near those two children." An Seon-yeong stood in front of the two children without hesitation.

Her appearance made Xia Shang's eyes light up. If he remembered correctly, she was the only person in the Apartment, besides Cha Hyun-soo, who could maintain sanity after being Infected. Such individuals, if they could survive 15 days without being mutated, could become Special Infected.

Based on her performance in the source material, she succumbed to desire to protect the two children, seeking strength to fight against the Muscle Monster.

Finally, she hid alone in the Restroom and turned into a Cocoon, and the Cocoon was the final outcome for all monsters.

Desire is not infinite. When desire is completely consumed, monsters will choose to turn into Cocoons, and New Humans, without any desire, are nurtured within the Cocoons.

"Someone who can fight against desire, you are quite remarkable." Xia Shang's mouth split into a horrifying smile.

An Seon-yeong's desire was to save, a non-aggressive desire.

As for what kind of ability this desire could give rise to...

Xia Shang was very much looking forward to it. He turned and crashed through the wall, grew a pair of Flesh Wings on his back, and swooped out of the Apartment.

...

Soon, Cha Hyun-soo and the others rushed to the stairwell and saw the siblings and An Seon-yeong.

"Are you guys okay?" Cha Hyun-soo asked.

"Just now, two monsters were fighting, and one ate the other. Right then, An Seon-yeong came and blocked us," the older sister, Kim Soo-young, clearly recounted what had just happened to them.

"You mean, the monster with horns on its head could communicate normally with you?" Yoon Ji-su found it somewhat unbelievable.

"That demon is very special..."

Jung Jae-heon murmured softly.

"Does this mean that even after turning into a monster, it's still possible to maintain sanity?" Cha Hyun-soo said eagerly.

(end of chapter)

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