Quick Transmigration: Playing the Role of a Devoted Tool
Chapter 090 The Monster's Keeper
After a short night's rest, Xiao Hei led Qi Ran on their way.
Qi Ran originally planned to return to the orphanage, but when Xiao Hei heard that he was leaving, he became very agitated and clung to him, refusing to let him go.
The two monsters walked one after the other, with Qi Ran in the middle, her feet resting on the moss unique to Grantz.
The surrounding trees were dense, and after walking for several hours, no monsters attacked them.
Quite a few monsters were so frightened by the sight of the male protagonist (top) and the male protagonist (bottom) that they ran away.
Qi Ran didn't know where they were going. They rested after dark. Xiao Hei went to find food for Qi Ran, and only the male protagonist guarded the cave.
The cave was damp and unsuitable for human habitation. Qi Ran hadn't been wearing protective clothing when she escaped; she was still wearing the orphanage's uniform, which had become filthy and unrecognizable after several days of trekking.
When Xiao Hei is not around, the male protagonist will not take the initiative to talk to Qi Ran.
But today, the male lead took the initiative to approach Qi Ran.
"You're cold." The male protagonist is a complex monster; his human form is merely a mimicry.
Humans named it the "Abyssal Mimic," a monster found in the Abyssal Canyon of Grantz. It can mimic the appearance and language of many species, possesses strong attack power, and is highly deceptive.
The Abyssal Mimic has the ability to interfere with human brainwaves, which is why humans have never been able to capture it.
They can interfere not only with humans, but also with the intelligent chips of androids.
Because there is so little research data from humans, there is no record of how strong the Abyss Mimic Beast's attack power is.
"You can lean against me, it'll be warmer that way," Us said, spreading out his arms to reveal a dry patch underneath.
When it is partially mutated, it has long bird feathers under its arms, like a pair of feathered wings hanging on the ground, which can completely wrap its body, leaving only a strange head exposed.
Qi Ran thought about it and decided to let it go.
Us can control its body temperature according to its mood. After raising its temperature, it looked down at the boy, who was already asleep, lying under its feathers, its fingertips carefully holding one of its feathers.
The feather was too big for the boy to hold, so he gently pinched the tip of the feather. This made Us squint his three pairs of compound eyes, his expression a mixture of happiness and excitement.
Qi Ran had a rare good night's sleep, and was momentarily dazed when she woke up.
Us took him into his arms. He had a lot of feathers on his body, but he didn't have them before. They were probably created by Us later.
"Um... thank you, may I go down?" Qi Ran asked.
"Hmm." Us put down Qi Ran, and his feathers transformed into arms. He pointed at the agitated little black creature in the cave and said, "It's about to split apart. Don't go near it."
Qi Ran, who was about to pass by, stopped in her tracks.
Us explained, "It has matured and must split off a part to fulfill its responsibility of reproduction."
Qi Ran nodded and saw a large leaf in the cave with many fruits on it.
"That was given to you by Xiao Hei. Eat it; it's not poisonous."
Us picked up one and stuffed it into Qi Ran's hand. He then picked up one for himself, opened his mouth full of sharp teeth, and threw the fruit in. It was gone in a few crunching sounds.
Seeing that Qi Ran was stunned, Us grinned.
With a row of neat, white, serrated teeth, it was a clean and tidy monster.
The monster's friendly smile was a bit eerie, but at least it didn't seem to have any murderous intent.
Qi Ran sat to one side eating fruit, her gaze fixed on Xiao Hei.
"Is it in pain?"
"Of course, after all, each monster has a different reproductive pattern. It is unwilling to accept my genes, otherwise it would not need to split itself. It could just find a prey to parasitize, just like me."
Uss is a typical parasitic breeding model. During the breeding season, all that is needed is to hunt down a large enough animal, maim it, and then implant the parasite into the animal's internal organs.
During this time, the animals will not die; their body heat will incubate the parasites, ensuring that Us's children grow up smoothly. When the parasites emerge from the parasites, they will devour the animals.
Qi Ran threw away the fruit pit and slowly walked to Xiao Hei's side.
It was no longer recognizable as human; its tentacles were torn together, knotted, twisted, and writhing. When it sensed Qi Ran approaching, it instinctively trembled and wrapped itself around her.
Qi Ran gently touched it.
Tentacles crawled up the boy's body one by one, as if this could alleviate the pain of being torn apart.
Qi Ran saw that something was cracking inside Xiao Hei's body, as if it was tearing away the nutrients from its body.
In an instant, a black ball rolled down, and Little Black roared. Another black ball landed, followed by a third, a fourth, and a fifth.
Little Black split into five.
The five black balls are different colors; one is dark red, while the other four are exactly the same color as the little black ball.
Just as Qi Ran was staring blankly, the dark red ball suddenly twisted and grew tentacles. It crawled to Qi Ran's feet, up her knees, and found a comfortable spot to lie down in her arms.
Seeing this, the other black balls swarmed over, but Qi Ran couldn't hold them all, so she simply put one on each foot, one on each hand, plus the one in her arms.
Xiao Hei lay on the ground resting for a long time. After returning to human form, its gaze fell on Qi Ran. As if stimulated by something, it rushed over and threw one of them out with each hand.
Smack—
The five little monsters were thrown out of the cave, but they were unwilling to give up and crawled back to continue seeking their mother's embrace.
Seeing that Xiao Hei was about to throw them out again, Qi Ran spoke up, "Forget it, they're your kids."
"They have the ability to survive independently. They are not human babies and need to be nurtured by a mother," Xiao Hei accused, her eyes red, as she held Qi Ran in her arms.
Us was very curious about what was different about Xiao Hei's split bodies, so he grabbed them one by one, squeezed and kneaded them, and bullied the five little monsters who had just faced the unknown world until they cried.
As soon as they escaped Us's clutches, they huddled at Qi Ran's feet, weeping.
Qi Ran felt that these five were much more approachable than Xiao Hei. No wonder Tomina went to great lengths to get Xiao Hei's offspring, since the first generation was quite wild.
The five sensed Qi Ran's affection, and although they couldn't yet transform into human form, they already had the ability to compete for favor with Xiao Hei.
Qi Ran touched each one one by one, and was instantly healed.
It felt like five large glutinous rice balls were whimpering beside her, reluctant to part with Qi Ran's fingertips, and would even try their best to hold onto them.
The little black creature bared its teeth and brandished its claws behind Qi Ran's back.
"Ranran, I'm soft too, feel me."
"Okay." Qi Ran patted it too, and the five little ones stayed quietly at Qi Ran's feet, not making a fuss, which was very endearing.
In contrast, the initial experience of raising Xiao Hei was nothing short of a disaster.
Qi Ran still remembers how much Xiao Hei used to bully him, spitting black water everywhere.
These five are different; they're as well-behaved as babies, circling around Qi Ran, having already forgotten that they are Xiao Hei, not Qi Ran.
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