Chapter 35: World 3 Completed + Extra Chapters + World 4 Begins...

After a long day, Yu Xiao should have gone to rest immediately, but instead he watched...

The newly acquired humanoid form of the pollutant was tormented by the things he had set up, but it did not show any expression of hatred or resentment when it was asleep and almost unconscious.

Being forced to maintain a certain posture is quite physically demanding, whether it's a person or a contaminant. Silver objects will generate a continuous electrical current when they come into contact with contaminated goods.

Ling Yue could touch the edge of the dog cage if he made any good movements, but even if he didn't make any movements, he would be constantly shocked by the silver buckles on his body.

Even after the puppy was stunned by the electric shock, its expression remained uneasy, and the silver clips showed no mercy, continuing to torment the pollutants.

Yu Xiao opened the door of the dog cage and took out the sleeping puppy.

The constant accumulation of pressure and the need to maintain an extremely uncomfortable position had left Ling Yue exhausted. Even when Yu Xiao pulled him out, he showed no signs of waking up.

The well-behaved puppy even unconsciously rubbed against Yu Xiao's hand, but even after this instinctive action ended, it did not wake up again, presumably because it was sleeping very soundly.

It's a good dog that doesn't hold grudges, and there's a lot of room for further adjustments in its training. Yu Xiao thinks it's very good.

The exhausted hunter eventually fell asleep cuddling the puppy.

A sleeping puppy is cuter than an awake puppy, so Yu Xiao allows the puppy to sleep next to him.

...

When Ling Yue woke up again after a night, he was still lying alone in the dog cage.

This time, however, the number of leather belts and silver buckles on his body was reduced, and his limbs were no longer bound so tightly. The silver chains that surrounded the cage were also removed.

His hands were handcuffed behind his back with silver rings, and his ankles were tied with iron bars, preventing him from closing his arms.

As long as he lies obediently in his crate and doesn't try to do anything his owner forbids, the silver metal will no longer give him electric shocks, and the humanoid contaminant can stay relatively safe for now.

The humanoid contaminant has just woken up and is still alone in the cage, with no one by his side.

Then a question mark slowly floated out of the pollutant's head, seemingly quite puzzled by its current situation.

But he vaguely remembered that when he lost consciousness earlier, someone was holding him...

As his thoughts continued to wander, Ling Yue waited for his familiar master to return.

She had a strong, indescribable odor about her, suggesting that Yu Xiao had killed off a lot of pollutants during her trip.

Unconsciously, the silver metal on her body came into contact with her skin, and she couldn't help but tremble.

Yu Xiao opened the side door of the dog cage and beckoned to his puppy with his finger:

"come over."

At the same time, he held a crystal core the size of a fist in his hand, which was stained with a lot of blood. Clearly, Yu Xiao had spent a lot of effort to obtain this crystal core.

The crystal cores of pollutants are valuable to hunters, but Yu Xiao is not in a hurry to digest them after obtaining them.

Considering the dog had endured considerable hardship and discomfort during its move from its original home to its current one, Yu Xiao, as a responsible owner, decided to offer the dog some comfort.

The door had been opened, and a brief period of freedom was within reach, but Ling Yue hesitated to move.

The dog cage can be opened from the top, making it easy for Yu Xiao to hold his puppy; it can also be opened from the side, but in that case, the puppy has to climb out on its own.

So the puppy has to work very hard to figure out how to move, and then wriggles its body very laboriously in the cage.

Yu Xiao's hands, which had taken the lives of countless people and pollutants, were still deliberately shaking the crystal core. Both Yu Xiao herself and the crystal core were endless temptations for Ling Yue, and overcoming this temptation was extremely difficult.

The crystals of the pollutants were so delicious that just smelling them could make the puppy lose its senses and slow down its efficiency in completing commands.

Fortunately, Yu Xiao was patient and simply looked down at Ling Yue, waiting for his reaction.

However, the puppy would unconsciously look into its owner's eyes while struggling.

She loved Yu Xiao so much that she could interpret his emotions every time she unconsciously looked into his eyes.

As Yu Xiao failed to see him complete the order, her emotions gradually turned into disappointment.

So the puppy dared not delay any longer and began to try even harder to climb out.

This temporary prison was extremely insidious; it was only just big enough for Ling Yue's size, making it difficult for him to crawl even when his limbs weren't being controlled by the silver ornaments.

After being shocked countless times, the puppy finally managed to crawl out of that cruel little nest, but it was so exhausted that it collapsed to the ground.

No matter how Yu Xiao tried to pry him up, he wouldn't budge.

The puppy, having exhausted all the strength it had painstakingly accumulated, gradually lost consciousness during its close contact with Yu Xiao.

Yu Xiao was probably quite tired from getting the crystal core, so he didn't bother to have any more interaction with the puppy and chose to get straight to the point.

As the relatively intense movements subsided, the puppy began to pant heavily, and its gradually developing intelligence became increasingly acute.

New words continued to be born in his mind.

"Owner……"

Yu Xiao, who was in a daze and had started to space out, was gradually drawn back to attention by the sound of the puppy calling her and began to give the puppy more attention.

Then it got covered in pollutants.

The humanoid pollutant who loves Yu Xiao very much has decided to stop dwelling on the illusions in her dreams and instead choose to actively attach herself to her master.

Regardless of whether their owner hugs them or not, they will fight and vie for close contact with their owner.

Yu Xiao did not reject Ling Yue's contact, and even gave the little puppy who had some thoughts within his bottom line some encouragement by patting his head.

Although Ling Yue's body was restrained by a leather strap with a silver buckle, he had very few movements at the moment. However, Yu Xiao, as his owner, had clearly encouraged the puppy, and now the puppy was trying even harder to stick close to Yu Xiao.

Ling Yue's memory was still hazy, but he was more certain of what he was doing.

The idea of ​​being held and slept by one's owner is a brainwave-induced fantasy behavior that occurs naturally when humans sleep; it is a dream that is almost identical to an illusion.

The humanoid pollutant shook its head, deciding to completely strip away from its mind any fantasy that could never happen to it.

Yu Xiao silently watched the pollutant values ​​change, while the system's electronic screen, which had been silently hovering beside Ling Yue, finally refreshed its display.

The contents above really shocked Yu Xiao, who was usually indifferent to emotions, so he was momentarily distracted and did not take good care of the puppy.

The puppy made a slight sound of pain, but it quickly passed. He knew that he hadn't shown enough love to his owner, so he would try harder to get closer to Yu Xiao.

His efforts were clearly effective. Yu Xiao, who had previously been indifferent to him, now began to actively get close to him, and even used a little more force when hugging him than before.

It's impossible for the owner to hold him tightly on his own initiative; it's only possible that he, like humans, had a strange dream in which everything was an illusion that would disappear upon waking.

That's how it is; they can continue their entanglement.

Yu Xiao was gazing at the puppy with great interest.

The text displayed by the system was indeed quite strange.

[Happy ending: You tamed the pollutant in an unconventional way; now he only has eyes for you.]

Since the male protagonist, who was destined to become a top-tier pollutant, no longer possesses the potential to become one, there will be no new pollutants in the world. The apocalypse will end after humanity gradually eliminates the pollutants, and then reconstruction will begin.

Ling Yue will be the last pollutant in the world. His survival depends entirely on your will; his life or death is in your hands.

[Pollutants suffer if they don't eat crystal nuclei, but they won't die even if they don't eat them. So even if all the pollutants in the world are driven out by humans, you can still take good care of this puppy, although it will probably suffer a lot by then?]

It's okay. For a dog who loves you very much, as long as he continues to love you, any pain inflicted upon him can turn into joy.

Yu Xiao scrolled through the system's screen expressionlessly, accepting the outcome.

What does it matter if Ling Yue feels pain? As long as he can keep giving him the indescribable pleasure, he doesn't care what painful thoughts the puppy might have next.

Whether the world will be destroyed or whether pollutants will be completely eliminated from the world, these things have nothing to do with Yu Xiao.

All he cares about is whether his past will be found and whether he is happy in the present.

Having traveled through many cities that resembled ruins, Yu Xiao still had no clue about her past memories.

Yu Xiao should have given up by now, but he is still exploring everything he can discover next.

As Yu Xiao pondered over the system panel, the pollutant clung to the hem of his clothes:

"I...I'll help you..."

The pollutant now speaks more words and seems to have developed some thinking ability, even taking the initiative to think about its owner, Yu Xiao. Yu Xiao is very satisfied, so she rewarded the pollutant handsomely once again.

Yu Xiao only decided to let the guy go when the pollutant's body was on the verge of collapse.

The pollutants that were about to destroy the world became the hunter's toys, and could only be bullied into various shapes according to the hunter's wishes. This is indeed a good ending for humanity.

As for pollutants, they are not the same as humans and are extremely harmful to plants and animals. It would be good if they could all disappear as the world is rebuilt.

Furthermore, Ling Yue will not disappear along with those pollutants. He will either be toyed with to death by Ling Yue, or he will commit suicide with Yu Xiao someday in the future. This is indeed a long-lasting relationship between humans and aliens.

But until then, Ling Yue could only give him...

Yu Xiao positioned the pollutant beneath her, which was making pitiful noises, in a new position, sat up straight, and pinched the hair on the back of Ling Yue's head, preparing to let him bite her.

The puppy dared to bite his clothes; it was incredibly bold. Let it keep biting.

The puppy only had some difficulty at first because its body had not yet been fully developed.

But after Yu Xiao combined the system with continuous adjustments to the training, the puppy gradually mastered the rhythm and became more and more skilled at completing Yu Xiao's commands.

Yu Xiao found this much more comfortable than the other mouth directly exposed by the sun, and planned to develop this place further in the future.

They have many more "futures" ahead of them.

There are still many pollutants to eliminate, and the search for the past will also take some time. Yu Xiao even thinks that participating in the reconstruction of humanity is a very interesting thing, and she plans to get involved in it in the future.

There is ample time.

(World 3 Completed)

...

The pollutant was once just a black lump of coal, and it was much smaller in size a long time ago.

He wandered around and appeared in a small village in the mountains, where the villagers worshipped him as a god.

Among them was a villager who often made offerings to Xiao Hei Coal Balls. He liked him the most and learned from the villagers' conversations that his name was Yu Xiao.

The little black coal ball was convinced that if it were a human, it would be in love.

Once he was certain he was in love, Little Black Coal started giving Yu Xiao all sorts of little gifts, sometimes a tentacle he had severed off, sometimes flowers or prey he had found.

The little black coal-shaped person seemed to be an iceberg that never melts, showing no emotional reaction to the gift from this strange creature, simply saying, "Thank you."

The little black lump of coal could happily spin around in place, as if it had already caught up with a happy puppy.

Do you have a name?

One day, a person who seemed to be made of ice suddenly asked Little Black Coal Ball this question. This was the first time he had spoken to Little Black Coal Ball on his own initiative.

In the past, although the villagers worshipped the little black coal ball as a god, they always kept their distance from it. The only human who would offer incense and offerings to the little black coal ball was Yu Xiao.

The little black coal ball could understand human speech, so it shook its head left and right when humans asked questions.

Then the human who had been taking care of him stroked his fluffy head and said, "Everyone needs a name, so I'll name you Ling Yue."

And he wrote those two words on the muddy ground with a twig.

Little Black Coal Ball didn't understand the special meaning of the name Ling Yue; he was just very happy. He even extended his affection to the tree branch that bore the name, hugging it and spinning it around.

Then he saw that Yu Xiao's lips seemed to curve upwards in a very slight arc.

So Little Black Coal Ball became even happier and started trying even harder to make his people smile, but ended up knocking himself unconscious on the ground.

Of course, he didn't actually fall to the ground. Before he fell, Yu Xiao had already supported the back of his head and helped him straighten up.

Little Black Coal Ball originally thought that these happy days could last forever.

However, one day he did not see Yu Xiao come to see him. Instead, he was greeted by a basin filled with countless disgusting, bright red chunks of meat.

An older villager, who was leading the group, solemnly explained that the small black coal ball was an offering they made to the gods.

Those people said that God liked Yu Xiao, so they killed Yu Xiao and sacrificed her to God.

Little Black Coal Ball only wanted to play with the person he liked a little longer, but he didn't expect the rest of the people to do so many bad things.

The worst of these was to kill his people and offer them as sacrifices to him, which Little Black Coal could not accept.

The enraged little black coal killed everyone and then placed Yu Xiao's body on a mountain of bones.

He later sent many more corpses to the mountain of bones, and cut himself into several pieces and placed them on top of Yu Xiao's body, hoping that his favorite person would wake up as soon as possible.

However, when Yu Xiao woke up, the little black coal ball had become very weak because it had used all the crystal cores it could find to "revive" him.

And because Little Black Coal Ball wanted to revive Yu Xiao, more pollutants were created and began to run rampant in the world.

However, in comparison, Little Black Coal Ball's fighting ability and intelligence have become weaker and weaker.

It was only after Yu Xiao found him and kept him by the sun, which was almost always with him day and night, that Little Black Coal Ball gradually regained his memories.

For example, he is still being bullied by his master, but after being well taken care of, he finally remembered those long-forgotten memories.

Then the pollutant finally remembered that what it wanted had finally come true.

So he couldn't help but want to express his deep love for Yu Xiao: "Yu Xiao, I like Yu Xiao."

Then Yu Xiao played with the flesh on his cheeks.

His humans, whether in the past or present, have always been quiet and reserved, but Ling Yue likes it.

Furthermore, the perceptive little black coal ball could even interpret Yu Xiao's current meaning from his expression.

Its owner must be saying, "How dare you not like me? You are only allowed to like me."

His extremely autocratic ideas, which disregarded Ling Yue's wishes, can be described as a tyrant dealing with a gentle person.

Lingyue's owner, who was always strict with it, slapped the dog on the chest for daring to be distracted during that indescribable time.

"what's on your mind?"

Although his memories of the past are quite vague, and he will likely never learn to speak again, he may never be able to tell Yu Xiao everything he has done for her.

Ling Yue found himself unable to speak.

Even if his current intelligence is not enough for him to speak human language, he can only vaguely try to express information using pictures or text that only pollutants can understand.

He wanted to tell Yu Xiao that he had loved her long before they met.

If you can't use language, then use pen and paper.

In the apocalypse, paper and pens are scarce for recording things. As a human without a past, Yu Xiao had to constantly try to find his past, so he always carried paper and pens with him, which meant that Ling Yue could not find many of them.

But because this naughty little dog ran away against its owner's wishes, Yu Xiao wasn't in a good mood when she finally found it.

Yu Xiao does not abuse or harass the sun or stars, because having relations with its owner is a reward for the pollutant. For disobedient dogs, Yu Xiao uses the method of placement, which can torture the pollutant's originally strong consciousness to the point of collapse.

Yet he could just manage to pick Ling Yue up and comfort her while simultaneously rubbing her against her, right when she was on the verge of collapse.

So the contaminant, which already loved its owner, loved its owner even more. It wouldn't even feel wronged by being misunderstood. Since it was not human, how could it be like a human and feel sad over such a small thing?

Ling Yue was only happier that he had done so much for his master, but his master never knew and even treated him like Xing Nu to play with.

Since pollutants don't catch colds or get sick, owners don't need to spend too much time taking care of them. At most, they can give them a kiss or a hug, or a few words of encouragement.

Sometimes, they wouldn't even untie the leather straps and ropes, leaving him in that disheveled state as he crawled back to his dog cage or other small cell, tied up in some in-between place—that was the norm.

But whenever it hears Yu Xiao praising it as a "good boy" or "good dog," the pollutant gradually falls into its trap, even feeling that it loves its owner more than ever before.

Human voices are cold and devoid of emotion, yet they somehow manage to make the pollutants, now turned into Starfury, love them.

The pollutant should hate its master, but it doesn't hate him at all.

Excessive explanation is unnecessary; what pollutants want is as much physical contact as possible with their owners, more hugs and caresses, as long as there are behaviors that make them stick closer together.

Then it can be seen as a sign that he and Yu Xiao are constantly deepening their relationship, and that Yu Xiao is still deeply in love with him.

But as long as Yu Xiao keeps him by her side, can use him at will, and doesn't abandon him, he will be very happy.

The pollutant, which has not yet fully learned human language, can only express its endless love for its owner with its eyes.

Yu Xiao probably understood that the pollutants were expressing their love to him, so he kissed Ling Yue's face again.

The two who can never be separated are now... perhaps entangled until the end of time.

As they sank, Ling Yue hugged Yu Xiao's neck.

Unable to speak, he could only hide his thoughts in his heart. He heard them, so he could pretend that his feelings were heard by Yu Xiao as well.

That would make me quite satisfied.

The pollutants shattered his fragmented thoughts, leaving him only to repeatedly reiterate his feelings for Yu Xiao, lest the sun truly scorch him and cause him to lose his mind.

No matter what horrifying images you see, please remember that they never happened, the world is always beautiful, and humanity is always great.

besides……

I……

(End of World 3 Extra)

...

The imperial city is like spring all year round.

Yu Xiao, the crown prince of the dynasty, was playing with his youngest brother. The little guy had not yet been named and only had the nickname "Yueyue". He was not close to his other brothers and sisters, but he liked to stick to Yu Xiao the most.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the palace of their younger brother's mother.

Because Yu Xiao had previously followed her father to court and was familiar with many grand occasions, she quickly realized that something was probably wrong with what was happening inside the room.

So he secretly pressed himself against the palace window with his little brother in his arms to eavesdrop and peered through the cracks in the window.

The atmosphere inside the palace was not good. There was even a sense of impending doom.

Consort Ling, who was born with twins, was pinned to the ground by several eunuchs, while an old man with a dark face stood beside her.

"Ling, the evidence of adultery is irrefutable. Do you have anything else to say?"

The imperial concubine knelt, looking out the window, and just then she saw the little figure at the window.

Yu Xiao, who already displayed a rather mature demeanor, mouthed the words to him. After a quick reading of her lips, it turned out to be:

"Your Highness, please go ahead. I will take good care of my younger brother."

...