Zongman, can you be immortal with me for the rest of your life?

If you haven't experienced it, it's hard to imagine what it feels like when someone extremely hungry tears off their own leather shoes or grabs the cotton from their clothes and eats it.

And now, Chris and Sato Kazuma felt hungry.

A kind of hunger that goes beyond the feeling of randomly opening Instagram and seeing a super tempting food video when getting ready for bed late at night, but there are other people at home and you can neither go out to find food nor order delivery. It's like a kitten's claws teasing the nerves of the two of them.

What was even more terrifying was that they had just eaten something, and the taste of the rice ball still lingered in their mouths, while the feeling of hunger was still gnawing at them.

"what happened?"

Kerry frowned. It seemed fine before, but when he realized the fact that he was hungry, the feeling increased at an extremely fast rate.

For example, just now in the hot summer, I wanted to drink a sip of ice cola but there was not even water to drink. Now, when I see the green belt, I want to turn into a big devourer and teach a lesson to the Tokyo municipal government for setting up buffets on the roadside.

Chris could still hold back this feeling, but He Zhen obviously couldn't. He looked at the 7-11 convenience store he had just walked through with some longing, his mind full of the meat buns in the thermal box.

He wanted to ravage those snow-white ones that were deliberately raw, fragrant and textured, pour some sauce on them as usual, and then swallow them into his stomach one by one.

He felt like he was Jörmungandr, able to swallow up the entire planet, regardless of whether it was earth, stone, or steel.

"Hey... Kerry, we should still have some money, right? Why don't we buy some more?"

Kazuma's eyes flickered with desire as he turned to look at Keri.

"Watch your words! I still have money!"

Kerry righteously rebuked and corrected Kazuma's mistake.

After being scolded by Keri, Kazuma finally came to his senses.

"Wait, why are we eating and still hungry?"

When the two were about to sit down and discuss what was going on, a "fragrance" suddenly came over.

Not from a convenience store, but from a location a few blocks away.

Kazuma and Keri looked at each other.

"You feel it too?"

Kazuma asked, and Kuri nodded solemnly.

Kazuma used the word "feeling".

Because this is so fucking weird. Although it feels like I smell something, the actual situation is that a location appears in my mind, just like when I play Monster Hunter and collect enough traces, the light bugs start to navigate automatically.

The two of them couldn't believe that their noses had gone from being worse than a hair on a dog in just a few hours, and they had directly violated the basic principles of evolution and fast-forwarded to the vision given to me by the father of the gods.

And that smell was like a fatal temptation, constantly telling the two that the problem could be solved as long as they found the source and ate it.

Faced with the emergency, the two had a brief discussion and came to the conclusion that although the current situation was very strange and it was late at night and there might be some danger, it was still necessary to go to the source of the "smell" to see what was going on.

Kerry took out a dagger from his arms, and Kazuma found a branch on the ground that looked like it could be used for a few strikes, and sneaked towards the darkness.

Although it was early in the morning, fortunately it was Tokyo, and even in this remote place, there were faint street lights casting a pale light on the road.

The two followed their feeling and groped their way to a dark alley.

Looking at the dark alley in front of him where he could only vaguely see some reflected light by squinting his eyes, Kerry saw something moving in the blur.

The sound of the plastic bag rustling in his ears, which he couldn't tell whether it came from the alley or the wind, made Kazuma tremble all over. He was about to walk behind Kerry and protect Kerry in front of him.

Taking out his nearly dead cell phone, Kerry turned the screen toward the alley and squinted into it.

The little yellow tail was wagging, the white fur on the belly was fluffy, and Kazuma breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the thing.

“It turned out to be a stray dog.”

That’s right, what appeared in front of the two people was a Shiba Inu with its back to them, but what was strange was that it seemed as if there was not enough light and the area where the dog’s head was was still dark.

The moment they saw this thing, they were sure that the dog was the source of the fragrance. As they saw it, their appetites began to stir, as if urging them to eat it quickly.

This couldn't help but make the two of them a little confused.

What the hell? Why am I craving a dog?

Just as the two were wondering, the dog finally noticed their presence, stopped digging for food, and turned its head away.

That's right, the face.

She has short hair that reaches her ears, big eyes, a small nose, and cherry lips that are holding a fish bone.

A face that could definitely be described as that of a beautiful girl, but at this moment that face strangely appeared on the neck of a Shiba Inu, and as the furry body twisted, it looked towards the two people at the alley entrance against the light.

"Human! Human-faced dog!"

Frightened by this scene that went against common sense, Sato Kazuma grabbed Kerry's shoulders and shouted.

Kerry turned around and looked at Kazuma calmly.

"What is a human-faced dog?"

Kerry, who is not a native Japanese, first reacted to this thing by wondering if this was some guy's dad performing a performance art to get the national alchemy qualification.

"Yes... The human-faced dog is an urban legend. According to the legend, there are dogs with human faces on the streets at night. They talk to people and then laugh at them when they see them being hurt."

Kazuma's brain was still spinning. Wasn't this just some urban legend? Wasn't it some mysterious thing? How could this thing appear in...

Suddenly he remembered that he saw the goddess again today, died and came back to life again, and even after death he was resurrected next to Kerry, and Kerry could not die at all. After a series of events, Kazuma suddenly stopped shaking.

Oh! So it's a ghost or something like that? Isn't that normal?

After figuring out what was going on, Kazuma quickly calmed down. Although this thing was really scary at first glance, it would become so after looking at it for a long time. Also, as a otaku, he was used to all kinds of weird things.

After all, the otakus have become accustomed to the various bloody books and the sudden encounters in horror games, but Kazuma was still a little nervous at this time. Looking at Kerry who was not panicked at all and didn't even lift his feet, Kazuma couldn't help but speak.

"Hey, hey! This is a ghost or something, aren't you afraid? Maybe it can attack our souls or something..."

"Ghost..." Listening to Kazuma's words, Kerry touched his chin.

He thought that just the Durarara! of the Headless Horseman was a bunch of myths and urban legends, that even Baki had a spirit, that there were even things that turned into light, and that ancient stone tablets recorded the battle between Hanma and his son.

This is just an urban legend, which is normal.

"If ghosts really do exist, shouldn't we make our deaths look more miserable so we can have a better future in the underworld? It seems like in various legends, the more miserable a person's death, the more powerful the ghost they become."

He Zhen was completely confused when he heard Kerry's words. He always felt that he was the one who caused others to have high blood pressure, but since meeting Kerry, his blood pressure has been fluctuating like a roller coaster.

Byd, you're still thinking about your future at this time. Do you want me to go to the Moon Forest Gardening Department to steal some cucumbers and make a few more elf horses for you so that you can go to Hirasaka faster.

Seeing that Kazuma didn't say anything, Kerry glanced at the human-faced dog with a beautiful girl's face and sneered.

"You said that in the legend, the human-faced dog used words to scare people away, so how could she hurt me with words?"

The human-faced dog put down the fish bone beside its mouth, looked at Kerry, and opened its mouth.

"Big...Big Brother..."1

Kerry clenched his fists instantly.

"Very good, it seems that I must enforce justice on behalf of Heaven today!"

ps: During the Obon Festival, the Japanese will stick toothpicks under cucumbers and place them up, calling them spirit horses. The souls will ride on the cucumbers to visit their relatives who are still alive on the day when the gates to the underworld open.

Chapter 7 How do you hurt others with your words?

Bad memories came to mind and Kerry felt really hurt.

At this time, after looking at it a few more times and finding that this thing really did not seem to pose any threat, Kazuma's fear was dispelled, but what followed was the hunger that was like a leech attached to his bones.

Looking at the disgusting monster in front of him, Kazuma actually felt an urge to hug it and bite it.

The contrast between impulsiveness and rationality made Kazuma feel a chill.

"Although it looks a bit weird, it's not impossible."

Suddenly, Kazuma heard Kerry's voice in his ears. Kazuma turned his head in horror to look at Kerry's calm profile, feeling an indescribable courage.

What?! This inhuman, ...

Kazuma broke out in a cold sweat. Damn it! Could Kerry really be planning to eat this?

Kazuma, feeling horrified, immediately spoke with shaking hands.

"No! No! This is a little weird! This is too weird! Don't you feel disgusted?"

Kazuma tried earnestly to dissuade this poor man who had been controlled by his appetite.

If he really did that, he would really feel like something in him would break.

Kerry shook his head.

"What are you thinking? The body is indeed weird, but doesn't it still have a mouth? Just make something to cover the body so that it can't be seen..."

Kazuma was stunned when he heard Keri's answer.

Then he realized what Kerry meant and almost couldn't hold it in.

You are not controlled by your appetite, but by your little head, right?

Just as Kerry and Kazuma were chatting, the human-faced dog raised its eyebrows, raised its paws and took two steps forward.

"You two humans, why don't you run away? I'll just have to eat you. It's rare that I'm full today and don't feel like moving."

Shao Gou had a distressed expression on her face, like a high school girl who felt a little troubled.

Hearing what Gouzi said, Kazuma laughed on the spot. After watching for so long, Kazuma's previous fear had disappeared.

He stepped out from behind Kerry, bent down, gestured at his calf in the air, and then shook his finger.

The position he pointed to was exactly the height of the human-faced dog. Even though its head was bigger than that of an ordinary dog, it would not reach the knees when standing on all fours.

Then Kazuma laughed and made a face that looked like he wanted a beating.

"Look, Kerry, she said she wants to eat us. I'm so scared! Will she bite my shoes?"

If this were on the Internet, you would have to add "www" after the words.

Just when they were having fun with Zhenle, something strange happened the next moment. The face of the beautiful girl in front of them instantly split in the middle into a flower bud-like mouthpart. The wriggling serrations and pink flesh in the cavity reminded them of a lamprey or an alien.

A flash of blood appeared, and when Kazuma reacted, the opened "flower bud" had already bitten his leg tightly.

First it was cold, then the expected severe pain came, and then it was suppressed by adrenaline. Sato Kazuma let out a terrified scream and fell down.

"Kerry! Help me!"

Kazuma never expected that the urban legend of hurtful words could actually hurt people in such a way!

Kazuma, who fell down due to the huge force, raised his hands in despair, and then what came into his eyes was a constantly shaking light.

That was Kerry running wildly and the mobile phone in his hand.

"Oh no! Kerry!"

Seeing his teammates abandon him in an instant, Kazuma was still a little panicked even though he thought he could probably be resurrected again. Not only was he afraid that the thing that suddenly resurrected him was actually unreliable, but he was also terrified of the pain that the monster in front of him that was biting his calf like crazy would bring him.

Feeling his flesh and blood being devoured bit by bit, Kazuma became ruthless.

It's just a monster, not something you can't touch or reach! At worst, I can just fight her myself!

At this moment, Sato Kazuma raised his hands with bloodshot eyes.

"Stop looking down on me, you bastard!!"

...19 seconds later.

[Sato Kazuma has died and is waiting to be resurrected...]

Kerry frowned as he ran towards the convenience store according to his memory.

After seeing this message, he immediately changed the direction of his running. Previously, based on the monster's strength that could knock down a Japanese adult the size of Kazuma with one blow, he judged that direct combat would have no effect on that thing, so he remembered the convenience store before.

He remembered that there was a truck in front of the store, and when he was shopping in the store, he also saw the unloading guy moving things with the night shift staff.

So Chris planned to use a knife to borrow a truck from the master, and while Kazuma was stalling for time, he would drive back and use the dump truck to destroy that thing.

But he never expected that Kazuma would disappear in an instant.

Judging that the thing might chase him, Kerry started to turn directly towards the river bank. Although he didn't know how people in this world survived with such things on the roadside, Kerry didn't intend to involve the poor night shift workers.

After a few turns, Kerry heard the sound of sharp claws rubbing against the ground behind him as expected.

During this time, he seemed to see a strange passerby, but he didn't have time to care about him. He immediately turned around and ran towards the river bank to avoid the passerby.

But at this time, Kerry had also returned to the river bank. He stepped down on the sloping grass by the river without hesitation. Kerry slid on the grass for a while, and then reached the bottom of the river beach. He looked around and found regretfully that he could not find any floating props. Kerry simply took off his coat, threw his mobile phone on the coat, endured the biting water temperature in spring, and plunged into the water with a knife in his hand.

After entering the water, Chris desperately flapped his hands and feet towards the center of the river, while turning his head to look at the shore.