Chapter 4: Chapter 4: The Attendant
An unknown era, on the edge of Linxiang City.
"The goods in these carriages are all top-notch, the favorites of succubi—each one robust and vigorous, with juicy, tender flesh. They must be transported with care."
"No one but our people is allowed anywhere near the carriages."
There were eight carriages in total, each seating four people.
From the outside, these luxurious carriages resembled ancient oiran's palanquins.
Purple and pink ribbons dangled from the outer shell, fluttering in the wind, carrying the faint scent of rouge.
But what were carried inside were not oirans, but rather long-haired men of bewitching appearances and stunning beauty.
They were all stark naked, with no coverings whatsoever.
The visage of each man could be described as 'peerlessly beautiful'.
Yet, they all had clearly defined muscles, slender yet conveying a sense of strength, a blend of masculine and feminine beauty.
This carriage could be described as carrying 'calamitous beauty'.
If placed in the White Horse Club, any one of them would be enough to make countless women spend a fortune.
The eighth carriage was the rarest of all.
In terms of appearance, these men were even more handsome than those in the previous seven carriages.
If the first seven carriages were but snacks for the succubi, then the eighth carriage held the main course.
Zhou Baiyu sat in the eighth carriage, his mind somewhat muddled. He slowly opened his eyes.
Although, as an attendant stripped of his senses by the succubi's commands, he shouldn't have been able to open his eyes at all.
What met his gaze was the carriage interior, decorated like a woman's boudoir, and...
Three men, whose beauty could also be described as stunningly captivating.
However, the other three men clearly seemed hypnotized, like gifts waiting to be unwrapped.
"I admit, I like posting Mr. Banana's pictures to welcome newcomers to the group... but if I've done something wrong, let the law punish me, not make me witness such a scene."
Looking at the feminine-style carriage, with three men whose muscle lines were distinct—
Zhou Baiyu thought he had arrived at a photo shoot aimed at female audiences.
Just as Zhou Baiyu was trying to grasp what had happened—
A voice from outside the carriage muddled his thoughts:
"Stay alert, although she's the easiest succubus to speak with, we still shouldn't provoke her. You all know the means of the Demon Lords' offspring."
Buzz!
The words 'Demon Lords' offspring' triggered Zhou Baiyu's memories as if suddenly activating them.
Memories flooded into his brain like a tide, with a host of information emerging in his mind!
Version 1.0, supernatural phenomena abounded all over the world.
Version 1.01 saw the invasion of bizarre creatures, version 1.02, more and more areas becoming strange... Version 1.10, the first case of human corruption appeared...
In the subsequent versions, the human situation grew increasingly dire, and now it was version 2.21.
Humanity had been thoroughly defeated.
The apocalypse was unstoppable, and the previously habitable world had become a paradise for monsters.
The onslaught of memories didn't stop there.
Zhou Baiyu quickly recalled his "personal history."
"Because of my overly handsome appearance, I was noticed by the people and animals at the refugee shelter outside the city."
"They thought I was very good-looking and could be offered as a tribute to gain the succubi's favor."
"I was reduced to an attendant, soaking daily in the medicinal pool, my senses washed away, roaming like the walking dead..."
"I also had a brother who, at the age of thirteen... was taken as a Disciple by a master among the pioneers because he possessed certain traits."
Memory was so real.
That the sound of his younger brother's childish cry when they parted still echoed in his ears.
The brothers had promised to meet again, but it was a promise doomed to go unfulfilled.
For today... after soaking in a medicinal bath for years and being thoroughly brainwashed, the elder brother—
was about to go to where the monsters resided.
There was only one outcome for humans who went there—to be drained completely, dead as a doornail.
It took Zhou Baiyu quite a while to get over the shock of the memories and to collect himself.
He realized one thing:
This body was not his own.
Even though Zhou Baiyu thought he was quite handsome... the reflection in the medicinal bath from his memory was so striking that he felt overwhelmed by his own appearance:
"I could now change my name to Zhou Genshuo, but I'm about to die."
Death, in this world, could also be a kind of release.
In this world, apart from a very few strong individuals, the vast majority of humans bore a shameful title—
Livestock.
Right now, Zhou Baiyu and this carriage full of attendants were being transported as third-rate livestock to the Fifth People's Hospital of Linxiang City.
It was the lair of succubi.
"To think they're using horse-drawn carriages, it seems that human technology has seriously regressed..."
Perhaps because the attendant's memories in this body had grown accustomed to many things, Zhou Baiyu quickly adapted after the shock of those memories.
"This must be what I look like in this world. But if I went to other versions, would I look the same?"
"Forget it, why am I even thinking about this? According to the memories of this body, I'll probably arrive at my destination in about an hour."
"It only takes a succubus a few minutes to deal with a human... all things considered, I won't live more than two hours."
"But the task requires me to survive seven days. Do they think I have an unlimited supply of ammunition?"
The situation was worse than Zhou Baiyu had thought. His current countenance could be considered a disaster for men.
But what was the use? Can being handsome fill your stomach?
This wasn't the version 1.0 of the world; that no longer applied. Now, good-looking people were just prioritized as food.
Shaking his head, Zhou Baiyu began to analyze his situation:
"I can't resign myself to fate..."
"If... if by a one-in-ten-thousand chance, I survive and make it back, then I could bring a lot of information to other forerunners."
"The task requires me to go to the Fifth People's Hospital of Linxiang City. That place has fallen into a succubus's den."
"Escaping is definitely unrealistic. Linxiang City isn't just succubi; the memories of this body indicate that all major human cities have been occupied by monsters."
"This is troublesome... How am I going to survive?"
While Zhou Baiyu pondered this question, his eyes remained fixed on a certain part of the attendant opposite him.
His ketone levels were zero, and he wasn't the kind of pervert who likes to stare at things that are invisible.
The reason he stared so intently at a man was because Zhou Baiyu had noticed...
A few seconds ago, a strange description appeared before his eyes.
[Object Name: Radish.]
[Specialty: Specialty.]
[Description: A giant radish that has broken through racial boundaries. A good radish that provokes a sense of empathy in countless people. The donkey among Pan, Lü, Deng, and Xiao Xian. The favorite food of succubi in the 2.21 version.]
This strange description prompted a desire in Zhou Baiyu to make a retort, but what puzzled him even more was the following line:
[Status: Mutatable, deviation rate of ninety-nine percent. Do you want to mutate?]