Chapter 628 Long Legs x8

In the latter half of the night, a strong wind swept through the old town—although there was no real snowfall, the howling wind outside the window still made one think of the howling snow outside that parking lot.

Eileen (1.67 meters tall) leaned on the windowsill of the living room, looking out at the deserted streets and streetlights. She had a small clay doll on her head, and three other small dolls (66.6 cm tall) lined up on the windowsill next to her. She alone filled the originally spacious window completely.

"Why isn't Yu Sheng back yet...?"

The blonde doll shook its head listlessly, then glanced back at the living room. Seeing that Hu Li was already asleep on the sofa, and Luna had disappeared, it sighed and muttered, "This is so boring... There's nowhere to go at night, so all that effort I put into growing this tall is wasted... Silly fox, can you please stop sleeping? I finally grew taller!"

The fox girl, who had curled up into a giant ball of fur on the sofa, arched her back a bit, poked her head out from among her pile of tails, and looked sleepily at the large doll by the windowsill: "...Who are you?"

Eileen: "..."

"Oh, right, Eileen, I'm still half asleep," Hu Li rubbed his eyes, stretched out on all fours, and muttered as he stretched, "Didn't Luna just say that our benefactor is in the Soul Wilderness and won't be back for a while... If you're so bored, go watch some shows. Nobody's going to fight you for the TV now."

“Have you heard this saying?” Eileen turned and walked over, and almost simultaneously, the several 66.6-centimeter-tall figures on the windowsill jumped down, then scrambled to cover themselves in it. “It’s called… growing tall and not going out to show off is like wearing… well, wearing something I don’t know what it is, but it’s pretty expensive, and then walking at night, so no one can see you or something…”

Hu Li was already half asleep, and when he heard Eileen's rambling, he was even more confused. He blinked for a long time before he realized what she meant: "Are you trying to say 'It's like wearing fine clothes at night if you don't return home in wealth and honor'?"

Eileen thought hard for a moment, then clapped her hands: "Hey, that works too."

“…Why don’t you read some books? Or at least read some illustrated ones,” Hu Li sighed, her ears and tail drooping. “Your benefactor is a scholar who has written books and biographies. You’re like a half-illiterate person next to him.”

Eileen almost lost her composure upon hearing this: "Writing a book and establishing a biography? What a load of rubbish! He's a writer who digs holes and never fills them—you silly fox, did you turn on the filter too high when you looked at Yu Sheng? Do you know that he's already created a new folder (7) on his computer?"

"A flow of inspiration and procrastination don't contradict each other," Hu Li grinned. "When our benefactor finally finishes writing, he'll definitely amaze the literary world..."

Before she could finish speaking, a presence suddenly appeared beside her. Yu Sheng reached out and patted her head twice, saying, "Hey, Hu Li is the most sensible one."

His sudden outburst startled the fox girl, who jumped up from the sofa with a howl. When she landed, her tail was spread wide like a feather. Eileen, who was walking next to the sofa, couldn't dodge in time and was whipped around like a spinning top by the fox's big tail—the few little dolls on her body fell to the ground with a clatter.

The living room was quiet for a moment, then a bunch of Eileen started chattering away. Four little ones and one big one surrounded the room, chattering and cursing. The low-quality monologues in the 4.1 channel highlighted that everyone was talking over their own words and had a rich vocabulary. Yu Sheng couldn't even find a chance to chime in.

Even the fox was a little resentful. After getting up from the ground, she pressed down hard on the bristling fur on her tail and nudged Yu Sheng's arm with her head: "My benefactor, you scared me! You appeared out of nowhere like a ghost..."

It's as if she's really afraid of ghosts.

Yu Sheng raised his hands in surrender, and after finally calming Eileen down, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa.

His newborn body was healthy and robust, full of energy like the rising sun, yet he still felt that only when he collapsed onto the sofa after returning home could he truly relax.

There was no way around it; Yu Sheng himself knew it was a bit pretentious, but he couldn't change it—no matter how long he rested elsewhere, or what his physical condition was like, he needed to relax a part of his mind at home to truly end the tension.

Hu Li and Eileen exchanged a glance (it's not easy for them to look at each other like that normally), and then Hu Li habitually sat down to the side, draping one of her tails over Yu Sheng's lap—and Yu Sheng's hair stood on end amidst the crackling static electricity.

It's winter now... So the fox was pressing its tail fur so hard just now to recharge itself.

However, Yu Sheng had gotten used to it to some extent. After all, the fox's grounding tail wasn't always that effective, and the weather had been particularly dry and cold these past two days. He could see the girl walking around the house all day long, and when the lights were turned off at night, she would spark like lightning—he just twitched the corner of his mouth and continued to stroke the fox's fur as if nothing had happened, while his gaze fell on the blond doll opposite him.

Eileen, dressed like a Christmas tree, was blinking her eyes on the opposite sofa.

To be honest, this design is somewhat mesmerizing.

Yu Sheng had no idea what was going through this silly doll's mindset in stacking itself up like this; he was more concerned about the condition of the other's blond body.

Are there any signs of shrinkage?

"It seems... nothing for now?" Eileen (Lotus) scratched Eileen (Blonde)'s head, while Eileen (Black Iron) on the other shoulder stroked her chin and said seriously, "I've been keeping an eye on the original body's condition as you said, and so far, apart from being a little tired, I haven't felt anything else wrong."

"A little tired?"

“Yes, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. It’s just that as time goes on, I feel less and less willing to move, and rest doesn’t help,” Eileen (blonde) said. “I’m thinking… maybe after getting tired to a certain point, I start to shrink?”

Yu Sheng didn't speak, but thoughtfully stroked his chin. After a while, he suddenly spoke again: "What about your other form? The spider you were fighting with earlier..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the large puppet opposite him raise its hand to the side.

A phantom spider leg appeared out of thin air, bypassed the sofa and coffee table, and gently rested on Yu Sheng's shoulder.

The translucent black arthropods were covered with countless mysterious runes. Although they looked like a phantom, they exuded a chilling aura that seemed to have a tangible presence. That slight chilling aura was enough to make ordinary people feel uneasy or even panicked, but Yu Sheng felt more of a subtle... warmth and peace.

In his eyes, death was merely a veil of peace.

“There’s no room for a whole leg here, so I can only stretch one out,” Eileen said, adjusting herself into a smug pose on the sofa. “Let me tell you, my legs are longer than your life now…”

“Nonsense, there are plenty of things that outlive me,” Yu Sheng said, brushing away the spider legs that were poking around on his shoulder. “Put them away first—come with me to the valley.”

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

“What else can we do? You can’t let go of things here, can you? Let’s find a spacious place and figure out what’s really going on with you.”

"oh."

...

At this time, it was still the middle of the night outside, and the valley was also still shrouded in darkness, but this was not a problem for survival—the pyramid was brightly lit, and there was plenty of spacious room inside.

Thanks to the idea that "bigger is better" and "whether it's useful or not, just build as many layers as possible" that someone had when building this pyramid, at least half of this huge "wonder" building was empty. Yu Sheng had never thought of what to do with these empty halls inside the pyramid before, but now they have come in handy.

The spacious and open Hub Pyramid is large enough to accommodate the "Spider Goddess's" body, and most of the floors are enclosed, so there's no worry about scaring children outside—of course, whether those super kids will be frightened is another matter.

Yu Sheng led Hu Li and Eileen (blonde) to a hall on the upper floor.

This area is right next to the "alchemy floor" used to mass-produce Irene. A section of the side of the hall is separated to temporarily house some standby dolls. The remaining area is a roughly rectangular space with basically nothing except for the ceiling lighting.

“This is it,” Yu Sheng looked around at the size of the place, clapped his hands, and looked at the blonde doll next to him. “Release your other form.”

Without saying a word, Eileen simply raised her hand and waved it – as if she were parting a veil that only she could see, or as if she were giving an invisible high five to another "self".

The next second, the blonde doll vanished into thin air, her last afterimage falling to the ground like falling into a mirror. The reflection in the mirror then "cut into" reality in the next instant—a gigantic black spider appeared in front of Yu Sheng.

To be honest, although Yu Sheng had seen this scene before when he fought with those hermit cult members, the situation was chaotic at the time, and the details he saw were far less clear than they are now.

Seeing Eileen suddenly transform into this state, he even felt a belated... shock.

Majestic carapace, mysterious runes, awe-inspiring sharp limbs, and a female half-body that seemed to possess a certain holiness, looking down at the ground from the air—her black hair cascading to her waist, her eyes blood-red, and her face remarkably similar to Eileen's usual appearance, only slightly more mature.

She lowered her head, her long limbs gently gliding across the ground, a bright smile blooming on her face. Her scarlet eyes curved upwards, forming the silly, goofy look that Yu Sheng was so familiar with.

Then she started rambling on: "Hey, from this angle you two look so short, Hu Li, you look like a mop... The C-button isn't on, and even if she came over, she wouldn't reach my shoulder right now... I told you I have long legs, but you guys never believed me. Now look, are you convinced? Not only do I have long legs, I have so many legs... eight, right? Hey, this feels weird. I didn't even notice it when we were fighting. How does this thing walk... Damn it, is the first step left or right?! Yu Sheng, move aside, I'm trying to jump forward..."

Yu Sheng: "..."

Well, all that hard-won majesty and awe is gone, leaving only this lingering, incessant chatter.

(End of this chapter)