When Lu Cheng opened his eyes, he found himself staring straight into a pair of vicious emerald-green eyes.
Startled, he looked closer and saw an unknown black beast before him, its sharp fangs glinting coldly inside its slightly open mouth.
What kind of ferocious beast was this?!
At first glance, it looked like a black panther, yet there were many subtle differences.
Seeing that he had awakened, the beast seemed to have its savagery roused and opened its jaws to bite him.
Just as Lu Cheng recoiled in horror, a voice came from afar and stopped it.
"Coal Ball, stop."
"Grrr..."
Lu Cheng recognized Guan Tong's voice. Upon hearing him, the beast immediately pulled back its head and abandoned the attack, though it still crouched low, its gaze restless and eager.
Was this a ferocious beast raised by Guan Tong?
My mission failed... Where am I now?
Lu Cheng's thoughts raced. He tried to move, only to discover that his hands and feet had been bound behind him. He was powerless to break free.
"If you bite him to death, how am I supposed to question him?"
Guan Tong walked over and patted Coal Ball on the head.
Lu Cheng looked up at Guan Tong. Recalling what had happened earlier, everything felt surreal.
The ten powerful parasites sent by Prophet had actually been slaughtered by Guan Tong in an instant—and Guan Tong, the substitute lecturer who was a year younger than him and whom he had always somewhat envied, was actually the legendary Ascendant, Shadow.
That fact was even harder for Lu Cheng to accept than the failure of the plan.
"Since you're awake, talk." Guan Tong said.
"...I have nothing to say. Just kill me!"
"If you were a parasite, I would indeed kill you immediately. But you're still