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Chapter 240 Black Chrysalis, Dr. Zelsey, Self-Destruction (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
August 08rd, 03 PM, in a basement in Lijing.

The exhaust fan hummed on the wall, the ceiling was covered with yellowish mold, and insects scurried across the corner.

When Lin Yilong opened his eyes from his hospital bed, the first thing he saw was three strangely dressed figures.

The first is a black cocoon hanging upside down from the ceiling reading a book; the second is a ghost bell with its arms crossed and eyes closed, seemingly resting; and the third is a mysterious figure wearing a crow's beak mask and a white robe.

Calling them the "subculture emo trio" wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"Oh...you're awake, Mr. Mutaki. I thought you would never open your eyes again."

Without looking up, Hei Ji spoke, raising his restraints and waving them at him while reading.

Lin Yilong ignored the source of mental pollution with his strong willpower. He glanced at the bandages wrapped around his body, held his chest and took a breath. He turned his head from the pillow to look at the ghost bell.

“Ghost Bell… Mr.?” he murmured. “It really is you, the collaborator that Black Chrysalis mentioned.”

"Yes, it's me."

Ghost Bell nodded and spoke in a deep voice.

“I didn’t expect you to actually be working with something like this,” Lin Yilong said with a sigh, pointing at the black pupa.

"Don't even mention you, I didn't expect this myself..." Ghost Bell said, head bowed.

He had to admit that he found it quite strange that he could be associated with Black Chrysalis. The two were completely incompatible, much like he and his son, with a deep ideological divide between them.

Listening to their conversation, Hei Yong sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Alas, a womanizer like me is always destined to suffer stigma. I'm used to it. And don't point your finger at me. The last person who dared to point his finger at me wet his pants."

Lin Yilong slowly got up and supported himself on the bed with his palms.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Who saved me? I was so badly injured, how could anyone save me?"

As he spoke, Lin Yilong looked down at his right arm.

Even after sleeping for a whole day, the memory remained crystal clear. As he delivered his final blow to Blue Arc, a burst of black lightning suddenly erupted from Blue Arc's body, tearing his entire right arm off, leaving not even the bone behind.

But just one day later, when he opened his eyes again, his right arm was completely intact; his skin was as smooth as a newborn's, and every joint was full of strength, making a clicking sound when he twisted it.

"This person saved you."

As Gui Zhong spoke, he gestured with his eyes to the mysterious figure dressed in white robes.

Lin Yilong looked up at him, frowned, and asked, "May I ask who this gentleman is?"

Ghost Bell explained, "He calls himself 'Dr. Zelsi,' a traveler from a faraway land who makes a living by treating others."

He paused for a moment: "The night before last, there was a gunfight between local gangs. Dr. Zelsi happened to arrive in Lijing yesterday morning. He found the gang's stronghold and took the initiative to help some of the wounded heal their wounds. I heard about him from an old friend in the gang, and since I had nothing else to do, I went over to meet him. And after that... you and Blue Arc got into a fight and something happened."

While flipping through the book, Black Chrysalis continued Ghost Bell's words, trying to take credit for herself, and said:

"Then, Mr. Ghost Bell asked me to bring you back here, and Dr. Zelsey saved your life."

Hearing this, Lin Yilong asked curiously, "Then how did he cure me?"

The black pupa raised a finger and said softly:

"I've heard that Dr. Zelsi uses a mysterious and powerful inherited power, which originates from a legend related to birds. As for what it is, he's unwilling to tell us."

The doctor nodded, his beak bobbing up and down in agreement.

Through the eye sockets of the bird-beak mask, he raised his hand to rub his eyes, then looked down at his pocket, muttering something to himself.

Seeing Lin Yilong observing him, the doctor coughed twice, then looked up again, his amber eyes calm and deep.

"A tale of strange events?" Lin Yilong pondered. "Indeed... strange events contain many strange and unusual powers. But my right arm was broken back then, and it was able to recover. That's truly amazing."

As he spoke, he flexed the five fingers of his right hand and turned to look at the doctor: "Thank you, doctor."

The doctor looked up at him and nodded: "You're welcome. Treating you is also for my own benefit."

Lin Yilong raised an eyebrow slightly. For some reason, although it was obvious that a voice changer had been used, the doctor's tone still sounded slightly childish.

“Well then, as a reward for helping bring Mutaki here, I’d like to have a private talk with Dr. Zellsi.” Hei Yong said, turning to look at Gui Zhong. “And Mr. Gui Zhong, how about you also have a private talk with Mr. Mutaki?”

“Go,” Gui Zhong said. “You guys talk in the hallway, Mu Long and I are in the basement.”

Black Chrysalis closed the book and looked at the doctor. "Dr. Zelsi, let's go outside and talk. It won't take up much of your time."

The doctor nodded, leaning on his rough wooden cane, and walked step by step out of the basement and into a dark passageway.

The black pupa twirled once in mid-air, loosened its restraints, and landed smoothly. Then it followed Dr. Zelsi outside.

He casually stretched out a restraint strap and closed the door, then found a blind spot in the surveillance camera's view and leaned against the corridor wall with his arms crossed.

Black Chrysalis looked up at Dr. Zelsi and asked leisurely:

"So, young doctor, you must have heard of me from your friends, right? There's no need to hide anything from me. Show me your true self."

The doctor removed the bird-beak mask from his face, revealing a head of white hair, and looked up to catch his breath.

He then raised his hand to touch his eye socket and took off his amber-colored contact lenses.

In the blink of an eye, the subculture "Shamate" had transformed into a handsome young man with white hair and blue eyes, his fair face possessing features even more delicate than a girl's.

“As expected of His Highness the Prince,” Black Chrysalis said. “He is very suitable for… uh, cosplaying anime beauties, especially Hatsune Miku.”

Caesar raised his head, curled the corners of his lips at Black Chrysalis, and said, "Mr. Black Chrysalis, back when Agubaru and I were still trapped in the Little Garden, it was you who contacted the White Raven Brigade for us, right?"

"That's right, I am your savior." Black Chrysalis stood with her hands on her hips, as smug as a twelve-year-old child. "Is Agubaru here? Why don't you make it come out and kowtow to me to express your gratitude?"

Upon hearing this, a small shark immediately poked its head out of the white robe's pocket and yelled, "Why are you calling for Shark? You big moth!"

"That's right, I would like to make friends with His Highness Caesar."

“Caesar isn’t Shark, you don’t need to pay a friend fee to be friends with him.” Caesar was taken aback: “Yes, I’d be happy to be friends with you, Mr. Black Chrysalis.”

“That’s good. We can cooperate appropriately in the future, what do you think?” Black Chrysalis asked. “For example, like yesterday, my friend lost one or two legs or one or two arms or something. That’s when we would need your ‘Phoenix’, Dr. Zelsi.”

“Of course,” Caesar said, “but…” he chuckled awkwardly, “it costs money.”

"You're asking for money from your savior?" Black Chrysalis shrugged. "That's a bit hurtful."

"This is a last resort, otherwise Yagubaru and I wouldn't be able to afford to eat."

Caesar looked melancholy as he held the little shark in his arms. "We were already short of money, which is why we resorted to this. I initially said I wanted to go to Japan to work as a bodyguard for the yakuza, but Yagubaru said it would be better to use the 'Phoenix' ability to impersonate a doctor and serve some of the underground forces in Lijing. That way, we could make a lot of money."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "In the end, we found those gangsters early in the morning, and to prove my abilities, I used the Phoenix to heal their wounded."

"I see... So that explains why you suddenly disguised yourself as a doctor and hooked up with Mr. Ghost Bell."

The black pupa scratched its chin.

“Mr. Ghost Bell looks scary, but he seems to have a good heart,” Caesar said.

"The reason you think that way is because you haven't had a truly heart-to-heart conversation with him, um... literally 'heart-to-heart'."

As the black pupa spoke, it rubbed its belly, feeling a faint, phantom pain in its lower abdomen.

“I’ve only had truly open and honest conversations with my brother and mother,” Caesar said with a smile.

"That was truly heartfelt."

Black Chrysalis nodded, thinking to himself that this was the amazing thing about the corrupted elementary school student; he could always inexplicably catch up with his sense of humor, say something astonishing, and come up with some hellish jokes.

He continued, "Also, please tell the 'hacker' on your phone that eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not a good habit."

Caesar paused for a moment: "But I didn't bring my phone."

"That's a good thing," Black Chrysalis reminded him. "If you bring a cell phone, it's easy for some of the troupe's little rascals to spy on your privacy. Don't be fooled by the fact that the leader gave you a cell phone; he actually wants that little rascal to observe you and provide him with intelligence."

"So there are bad guys like this in the Phantom Troupe?"

"Of course, it's absolutely awful."

"Don't be afraid, at worst, Shark will eat the phone." The little shark poked its head out, grinning to reveal a row of small, sharp teeth.

“Alright, Aguruba, we’re practically starving.” Caesar sighed.

Black Chrysalis asked, "How much do you get paid by the gang for treating you?"

"It depends on the severity of the injury. Normally, it's two thousand yuan per person," Caesar said.

"Isn't that enough?"

"There's nothing I can do. I have a guy here who can eat tons of food in one night, which is causing us to lose money."

As Caesar spoke, he gently poked Agubaru's round head with his finger.

"Uh... Anyway, let's talk again next time. I have something to do next, so I'll go now."

Black Chrysalis took out her vibrating phone from her trench coat pocket and looked at the text message that popped up on the screen.

[Gu Qiye: I'm home, where are you?]

“Goodbye, Mr. Black Chrysalis,” Caesar said.

“Goodbye, Dr. Zelcy and his gluttonous shark.” Black Chrysalis typed on his phone with his head down, waving to the two behind him with his restraints as he walked forward.

"Trash, trash," the little shark muttered disdainfully, tucking its head into its pocket.

[Gu Wenyu: I'm at a classmate's house, I'll be back soon.]

After sending the message, Black Pupa brought up the cultivation panel in the dark tunnel.

[Social Superstar System: New Superhuman Collaborator – “Caesar” (Category: Oddity Messenger).]

[Training Task 3: Establish cooperative relationships with a total of 10 superhumans (Completed).]

He tapped the task panel to claim his reward.

[You have received the reward for Training Mission 3: 1 attribute point.]

Training Mission 4 has been updated: Establish cooperative relationships with a total of 20 superhumans (10 out of 20)

"Hmm, let's max out speed first. Next, we might have to fight Rainbow Wing's Cataclysmic-level ability user. As long as I'm fast enough, I can use the restraints to bind him and disarm his ability directly."

Black Chrysalis opened the character panel and quickly allocated attribute points.

[Your primary unit, "Black Chrysalis," has had its "Speed" attribute changed: A-rank → A+-rank (your "Restraint Belt" speed will also increase accordingly)]

[Current Attributes of Unit 1: Strength: A-rank; Speed: A+-rank; Spirit: C+-rank]

Then, she silently wrapped her entire body in transparent restraints, turned around and walked into the dark corridor, hanging upside down from the ceiling, eavesdropping on the conversation between Mutaki and Oni-zō.

"I'm sorry... Mr. Ghost Bell, I still couldn't kill Blue Arc." Lin Yilong said in a low voice, "Your efforts to train me have been in vain."

Ghost Bell was silent for a moment: "There's something I... must tell you."

"what's up."

“Blue Arc…” Ghost Bell paused, “is actually my son.”

Lin Yilong stood there, stunned, and slowly raised his head:
"what?"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)