The Labyrinth of the Monsters

"I don't have the talent of the Sword God! I didn't hide my strength either!" Gao Yang's face turned red, and he didn't care about anything else as he spilled everything, "At a critical moment just now, I suddenly comprehended a new talent - Copy. It allows me to temporarily copy someone else's talent, but I need to have physical contact with the person for one second. I wanted to copy your talent of the Sword God, but there was a slight distance... You know everything that happened afterwards."

Qing Ling was half doubtful as she looked at Officer Huang, "Is there such a talent?"

"Yes." Officer Huang nodded, "If I remember correctly, the serial number should be 18."

He looked at Gao Yang with envy, "You comprehended a very powerful talent. Congratulations."

Qing Ling looked at Gao Yang and retracted her knife after two seconds.

"You're just talking nonsense. I think you just want to take advantage of others!" Wu Dahai walked over, his face full of indignation and jealousy.

Gao Yang became angry as soon as he saw Wu Dahai. He ran faster than anyone else during the fight, but now that it was safe, he was the first to come out and act strange.

Officer Huang took out the towel he usually used for morning runs from the police car and threw them to Gao Yang and Qing Ling, saying, "Wipe off the blood first."

Then he looked at Wu Dahai, "Have we passed the test now?"

"What test?" Wu Dahai looked confused.

"Don't pretend. The test just now must have been given by you." Officer Huang's voice was displeased. This kind of test was too dangerous!

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"How is that possible! Am I crazy? Why would I do such a test?" Wu Dahai was excited and danced around, "I really don't know why Grandpa Zhang suddenly transformed into a beast. It was so disgusting that I almost peed myself!"

Gao Yang now had serious doubts about the reliability of this organization.

Officer Huang rubbed his forehead. He was starting to feel a bit overwhelmed - the adult world was too difficult.

Wu Dahai rubbed his nose, "You guys should go back quickly. Anyway, in a few days, someone from the organization will come looking for you. Then you will know the content of the test."

Just as Wu Dahai was about to leave, he stopped and his gaze drifted past Gao Yang, looking lustfully behind him.

Gao Yang turned around and found Qing Ling about to take off her clothes. There were too many bloodstains on her school uniform, making it impossible to clean.

Officer Huang immediately took off his jacket and threw it to Gao Yang.

Gao Yang turned around and helped Qing Ling put it on in time.

Wu Dahai was instantly disappointed. He coughed awkwardly, "Go home and wait for the notification! Remember!"

After Wu Dahai left, Gao Yang looked at the messy pile of body parts and blood not far away and asked Officer Huang, "How do we solve this?"

Officer Huang sighed, "I have a bucket of gasoline in the back of the police car. Let's burn it."

...

Five minutes later, the three of them stood silently in front of the big fire. Qing Ling was wrapped in Officer Huang's jacket, revealing her smooth long legs, which were dyed yellow by the red flames.

She threw her school uniform into the flames, and Gao Yang also took off the top half of his school uniform and threw it into the fire.

After confirming that all traces had turned into ashes, the three turned around and walked towards the police car.

Suddenly, Gao Yang felt something staring at him and he looked up abruptly.

Sure enough, a slightly larger white cat was standing on a power line pole, silently staring at him. Its fur was as white as snow under the moonlight, and its eyes were like emeralds. It had a very noble and elegant look, with a hint of arrogance.

Gao Yang was shocked: Isn't this the white cat Chubby Jun described? Could it be related to Grandpa Zhang's sudden beast transformation?!

"What are you looking at?" Officer Huang asked as he stood in front of the car door.

Gao Yang was distracted, and the white cat disappeared, leaving the power line pole empty.

Could it be that he was too tired and had a hallucination?

Gao Yang quickly entered the system and confirmed that his lucky point earnings had not doubled. Well, at least they were out of danger.

"...Nothing." Gao Yang rubbed his temples and turned to walk towards the police car.

...

Officer Huang drove steadily, with a slow and smooth speed, and soothing music playing on the radio. He held the steering wheel with one hand and his phone with the other, talking to his wife.

"There was a drunk person causing trouble in the bar and a fight broke out. I just finished dealing with it... Yes, I'll be home soon... Don't wait for me, go to sleep... Can't sleep? Hungry? Okay, I'll pack some food for you... No trouble, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you..."

Officer Huang hung up the phone and happily hummed along with the radio.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling sat in the back seat. Qing Ling had exhausted herself in the fierce battle and leaned against the car window, falling asleep. After a while, the car made a sharp turn, causing her head to tilt and rest on Gao Yang's shoulder. Her scattered long hair spread in Gao Yang's arms, emitting a faint fragrance.

"No need to thank me." Officer Huang grinned at Gao Yang through the rearview mirror.

Gao Yang smiled wryly, "We don't have the kind of relationship you're thinking of."

"Is that so?" Officer Huang suddenly sounded like an elder, "She's quite pitiful."

"Who?"

"Qing Ling." Officer Huang said, "I heard she awakened at the age of 10."

"Yes, her cousin told her."

"At the age of 10, when she didn't understand anything, she had to face such a terrifying world. She must have suffered a lot, which is why she acts so extreme. Fortunately, she has a sister personality."

Gao Yang slightly turned his head. Qing Ling looked much more relaxed when she was asleep, with her furrowed brows easing and her long eyelashes and small mouth. Previously, he only thought she was beautiful, cold, and strong. At this moment, he felt her vulnerable and soft side as a girl.

Officer Huang said thankfully, "Compared to that, we are quite lucky. When we awakened, our minds were basically sound, and we have experienced love in this world."

"That love is false." Gao Yang added.

"No, the world is false, but love is real."

Gao Yang fell into deep thought.Officer Huang made an analogy, "It's like falling in love with someone and then breaking up. You can say that the relationship was false, meaningless, but the love you felt for that person was real. It belongs to you, and no one can take it away. You can carry it with you until you die."

"..."

"But Qing Ling doesn't have that. When she died, she was all alone." Officer Huang paused slightly, "Perhaps that's why she's more determined to become stronger than any of us. She fears dying alone more than anyone else, as if... she never lived at all."

Officer Huang gave a sorrowful smile, "I love my wife, and I will continue to love her. Even if one day she undergoes Beast Transformation and kills me, or I have no choice but to kill her, it doesn't matter. In my eyes, the woman she once was hasn't disappeared or changed, she's just dead. Everyone dies, don't they?"

Gao Yang seemed to understand but also not, he didn't comment.

Those Awakened Beings who could survive in this world probably all had their own philosophies. Qing Ling's philosophy was to become stronger, Officer Huang's philosophy was love, so what was his own philosophy?@@novelbin@@

Gao Yang didn't have an answer for the time being.

Before long, Officer Huang parked at a bustling night market intersection. He got out of the car, "Pack a bowl of hot and sour noodles for my wife, quickly. Do you and Qing Ling want a portion too? This shop uses Sweet Potato Starch Noodles which are very chewy, I've been eating them for over a decade."

Gao Yang nodded, "Sure... add one more portion."

At this hour, his sister probably hadn't gone to bed yet.

His phone rang, Gao Yang looked down, the caller ID read: Gao Xinxin.

Speak of the devil, Gao Yang answered the phone, "Hello?"

"Brother! Where are you? Come quickly..." His sister suddenly burst into tears.