Starting from Douluo Continent, I've become a god through daily check-ins.

Chapter 275 Physical Mutation

"You're the shameless one, aren't you?" Future delivered a merciless blow.

"It's so noisy! I didn't say anything!" Yimu retorted loudly.

When it was time to eat, everyone came out of the living room one by one. Zero and Ichigo walked behind.

Suddenly, Ichigo called out to Zero. Zero stood still, and Ichigo reached out and touched Zero's collar. Zero was startled and quickly pulled away.

"There are creases in your collar." Hearing Ichigo say this, Zero realized that she had misunderstood.

"Honestly, you're still as slovenly as ever." Ichigo slowly walked down the stairs and said to Zero behind her, "I'm amazed you knew what I was thinking during the previous battle."

"After all, Ichigo and I have spent so much time together," Zero said.

"I think Zero can definitely find a way to solve this," Ichigo said.

"I'm really glad you can trust me," Zero said.

"Well, if you fail, I'm even planning to give you a lecture," Ichigo said.

Zero smiled helplessly. "They're really strict."

"And also, back then..." As soon as Ichigo and Zero entered the cafeteria, Zero-Two, who was in the cafeteria, immediately spotted Zero and ran towards him.

"Good morning, Darling!" Zero Two said.

"Hmm, good morning." Zero seemed slightly surprised by Zero Two's appearance.

Zero Two immediately grabbed Zero's hand and said, "This way."

"Ah, wait a minute."

"Ugh! Why are girls here?"

Seeing Zero being pulled away by Zero-Two, Ichigo's mood instantly plummeted. Seeing Zero and Zero-Two together made Ichigo feel very uncomfortable.

Ling Er pulled Ling to sit next to her, which made Tai and Yi Mu very dissatisfied, and they kept arguing.

"Quiet! Sit down, it's time for prayer."

"But my seat..." She hesitated for a moment.

"So, is your mother coming over here?" Shin asked with a smile.

Mirai and Ikuno both sighed simultaneously. Tai exclaimed with delight, "Really?"

……

Jing Chen appeared in the cafeteria, but it seemed that no one in the entire cafeteria could see him. The only person who could see Jing Chen was Ling.

Ling had just finished praying when she looked up and saw Jing Chen standing in the corner.

Before Zero could speak, Zero Two handed him a loaf of bread covered in honey. "Here, Darling, ah~"

Zero nodded and took a bite. This scene was witnessed by Goro and Ayame. Seeing Zero eat, Zero-Two leaned closer and asked, "How was it?"

Ling swallowed the bread and said, "It's delicious."

Ling Er sweetly said, "You can eat all of mine, okay?"

He stared, biting into a grilled sausage, and said, "I'm so envious. I want to do that kind of thing too."

Goro said, "How about I ask you for a partner?"

She smiled and said, "If I were to be one, I'd want to be a cute girl like Kokoro..."

Just as they finished speaking, they saw Shin feeding Tai. Tai and Shin smiled at the same time, and Shin said, "Hehe, let me imitate you."

Future leaned closer and said, "What? It'll be affected right away." Then she glared at Weimu.

Hime was clearly startled by Mirai's gaze. Goro saw Ichigo quietly holding a cup of coffee, staring blankly at it.

After the meal, Zero showed Zero Two around the operators' dormitory and explained some of the rules of the operators' dormitory to Zero Two.

Jing Chen did not follow, but walked out of the dormitory, walked to the lakeside, looked up at the top of the glass dome, and appeared on the glass dome in an instant.

"Any new discoveries?" Jing Chen asked.

The mysterious man suddenly appeared beside Jing Chen and said, "There's nothing much to discover. The only thing we found is that the Klaxosaurs are gathering rapidly. It looks like they'll launch their final attack in the next few days."

Jing Chen nodded. "Then, what about over there?"

The mysterious man smiled. "Don't worry, everything's fine over there. It's just that they miss you."

Jing Chen said, "Please tell them that I'm currently tied up with something, but I'll go back once I'm done here."

The mysterious man nodded, "Okay, I'll definitely deliver it."

The mysterious man disappeared, and Jing Chen looked down, where he could see the drivers' dormitory.

……

As the sun began to set, Jing Chen remained atop the glass dome, watching. He saw Ling enter the washroom alone and splash water on her face.

Ling straightened up and saw the spider on the glass. The spider climbed upwards and quickly reached its own web. On the web was a butterfly caught in the spider's web. The spider approached the butterfly step by step, ready to enjoy its meal.

Jing Chen appeared in the washroom, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, looking at Ling who seemed to be still in a daze.

"How did you get into such a mess?"

Hearing Jing Chen's voice, Ling turned around and saw Jing Chen leaning against the wall.

"Do you need any help?" Jing Chen asked.

"What can you do to help me?" Zero asked.

"There are many things I can do to help you, such as keeping Zero Two by your side, improving your current physical condition to avoid being discovered, and taking you away from this world," Jing Chen said.

"Given your personality, you wouldn't help me so readily, would you? What do you want?" Zero asked.

"Good question!" Jing Chen snapped his fingers and continued, "What I want is very simple: your soul. Each time I help you, I will only take one-fifth of your soul, which means you can ask me for help five times."

"Soul? What use do you have for my soul?" Zero asked.

Jing Chen smiled. "By taking your soul, I can fully awaken this body! However, at that time, you will be both you and not you. This is a deal."

Zero thought for a moment, "I'll make a deal with you."

Jing Chen snapped his fingers. "A wise decision. What do you want for our first deal?"

Ling told Jing Chen what she wanted, and Jing Chen smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to want this, but it's simple."

Jing Chen snapped his fingers again, and Zero suddenly felt as if something was missing from his body. However, this feeling was fleeting and even gave Zero a sense of unreality.

"The deal is done. As part of our first transaction, I'll give you a free gift," Jing Chen said.

"A free gift? What is it?" Zero asked.

"The free gift is that if you or your partners are in danger and unable to save yourselves or be saved, someone will come to your aid and rescue you or your partners," Jing Chen said.

"Okay." After Ling finished speaking, Jing Chen's figure disappeared.

……

"Your FRANXX all look different." The operators from the 26th city came to visit the FRANXX from the 13th city. They were somewhat surprised to see that the FRANXX from the 13th city looked different.

"What happened?" Goro asked.

"I think this is perfectly normal."

"How could that be? Our bodies and weapons are basically the same. It's more efficient to fight in teams," said the captain of the 26th City Unit.

"Huh!?" I was so surprised.

"I heard that you are a test team that was formed in a short period of time. Is this your first time working together?" the captain of the 26th Urban Unit asked.

"Yes," Goro replied.

"I see. Well, it seems we're more experienced in this matter. Feel free to ask us if you have any questions." The captain of the 26th Urban Squad stopped and turned to look at Goro.

"Me!" Wei Mu suddenly stood up and said, "I have a question! Are there any children in your unit who have grown up?"

"Become an adult?" Everyone in the 26th Squad was taken aback by the question. Someone reminded the captain, who replied, "Ah, that? At least we don't have that here."

He paused for a moment, then asked, "Have you heard any related rumors?"

"Feel sorry."

Upon receiving this answer, Yimu appeared somewhat dejected.

"That's incredible. I meant that nickname. I remember it started with codename 016, right?"

"Do you know about Hiro?" Goro asked.

"Yes, he's quite famous among the kids. You guys are special; your mechs are different, and you address each other by name instead of code names. What's the point of doing that?"

(End of this chapter)