The Man Walking Three Dogs (Part Two)

"In that case, why don't you come out?"

Seeing Yang Jia, Ruan Ruan, and the others set off for their respective destinations, and Little Four slunk away into the shadows of a nearby corner, Xiao Xiao suddenly found these things quite amusing. He smiled silently and summoned his weapon.

The surrounding streetlights shone brightly, but there were still many shadows they couldn't reach.

As Xiao Xiao issued his command, ripples appeared simultaneously within the shadows, as if the neat and square spatial parameters had been disrupted and crumpled, revealing passages that did not exist in reality. Three naked, fanged vicious dogs slowly emerged from the shadows, coming from three directions, but all walked to Xiao Xiao's side.

One of them walked to within about two meters of Xiao Xiao, lowered its body slightly, and bared its fangs.

One of them stood guard at Xiao Xiao's feet, its eyes flashing with ferocity, yet it remained steadfastly by Xiao Xiao's side.

The other one, incredibly majestic and with unparalleled charisma, strolled around for a moment, then ran to the side and raised its hind leg...

... Start peeing!

"Alas..."

Xiao Xiao couldn't bear to look at the third one, and could only barely restrain himself and withdraw his attention.

My eyes glanced at the audio equipment store next door, and suddenly, a row of quiet speaker equipment was strangely powered on.

A sinister and eerie atmosphere enveloped my ears.

Xiao Xiao was accompanied by three vicious dogs of different shapes, with faint music playing around him. He walked slowly forward, and as he moved forward, the skin on his shoulders, back, and chest suddenly split open at the same time. Three huge eyes squeezed out of his body and slowly floated in mid-air. The eerie vertical pupils would sometimes shrink and stare intently at any blind spot in his vision.

Splash...

With his right hand, he took out the pistol that Yang Jia had given him, checked the bullets, and reloaded it.

With his left hand, he pulled out his fruit knife from his pocket.

As I gripped the handle of the fruit knife, I could vaguely see twisted and knotted muscles appearing on my left arm.

Even the surrounding air seemed to be instantly affected by these changes around Xiao Xiao.

Layers of unreal, distorted sensations spread outwards from Xiao Xiao's center.

But Xiao Xiao suddenly felt a strong sense of security during this process.

His steps became lighter and lighter, moving away from the distorted city behind him and stepping into the Rotten Kingdom before him.

Putrid, a strong putrid stench.

Upon entering this area, Xiao Xiao immediately saw everything rotting.

The ground was rotten, and with each step, he could leave a deep pit up to his ankles. Looking up, he saw that the streets, vehicles, buildings, pedestrians, even the streetlights and the air were all rotten. Before seeing all this with his own eyes, Xiao Xiao found it hard to associate some of these things with the concept of rot, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that they could also rot.

For example, a cement road that looks neat on the surface, but underneath it is full of rotting flesh.

For example, the walls are mottled, with layers of peeling paint; for example, the pedestrians who stagger along, covered in a foul stench.

For example, the air is visibly filled with countless red worms...

It's completely rotten.

This intense decay even subconsciously sends a chill down one's spine, making one want to turn and flee.

But Xiao Xiao used his Mind Burst ability to forcefully suppress these slight discomforts and walked in step by step.

The moment he stepped into this area, his hair suddenly stood on end.

This area, though essentially rotten, was still slowly operating according to some kind of rule. The moment I stepped in, it suddenly stopped operating. Everything stopped, and the listless walking corpses in front of me turned to look at me.

Xiao Xiao instantly became the center of attention in the world.

Why is this happening?

Xiao Xiao felt a little curious, but then he understood. "Oh, it's because I haven't rotted yet!"

He felt his legs were slightly cold and itchy.

From the rotting flesh beneath his feet, tiny worms were emerging and crawling up his legs.

Seeing all the zombies before them, their movements perfectly synchronized, suddenly shifting from extreme silence and stiffness to a simultaneous smile, their eyes fixed on Xiao Xiao with a blank yet friendly gaze. Then, slowly, they all extended their palms, palms reaching out from different directions, all centered on Xiao Xiao, as if offering a sincere invitation for Xiao Xiao to join their world...

"It's rotten to the core..."

Xiao Xiao muttered to himself, then suddenly stomped his feet hard, his legs, which had undergone a third of intermediate-level enhancement, stomping forcefully on the ground.

An invisible shockwave instantly spread outwards, blasting away all the insects that had crawled onto the leg.

Flesh and blood ruptured, and juices splattered everywhere.

"Splash..."

As Xiao Xiao this move, the zombies around him who had been staring intently at him suddenly turned indifferent.

They seemed to sense Xiao Xiao 'Xiao Xiao hostility from the subtle gesture of refusing the worms' attempt to cling to him. The sincere invitation they had just received vanished, replaced by sinister hostility. Their outstretched hands, palms facing upwards, began to turn inwards.

When the palm is turned over, the invitation turns into hostility.

They approached Xiao Xiao little by little, one by one, almost imperceptibly.

Not only them, but even the rotting street beneath his feet and the mottled walls on both sides began to press towards Xiao Xiao.

"Is this Class B incident?"

Xiao Xiao muttered to himself, "The entire area has already undergone distortion..."

"This city is a writhing living organism, so Class B incident is like a piece of that organism rotting away..."

"It's terrifying for a newbie like me..."

"..."

Thinking about all this, he suddenly looked up.

The three vertical eyes floating beside him instantly turned to look at the row of rotting corpses slowly approaching him.

The next moment, the group of rotting corpses all looked bewildered, staring intently at Xiao Xiao, as if they realized his difference.

But before they could really react, they suddenly heard a deep growl. The ghost that had been loyally leading the way about three meters in front of Xiao Xiao had already crouched down. The moment the zombies showed hostility towards Xiao Xiao, it pounced. Its sharp fangs instantly tore into the necks of the first row of rotting corpses. The huge impact even knocked down a group of people.

Suddenly, the surrounding figures scattered, and countless shadowy walking corpses suddenly accelerated, rushing towards Xiao Xiao in a dark mass.

"Waaah..."

The eerie zombies were everywhere. Even though the ghost tore a bloody path through them, many zombies still rushed towards him.

But Earl the Big Yellow Dog had already carried out his orders immediately.

In such a bizarre world, it had no intention of rushing out. It simply bared its dark red teeth, tearing apart and shredding the zombies that approached it, throwing them aside so that they had no chance to get close to Xiao Xiao.

Haha, who had been leisurely following behind Xiao Xiao, suddenly tucked its tail between its legs and hid behind Xiao Xiao.

It made muffled noises, as if cursing the underworld, or perhaps questioning it:

What's wrong with you?

Why did you bring us to such a dangerous place?

"..."

This wasn't originally a place for leisure...

Xiao Xiao felt as if he had somehow understood what it was saying, but he was filled with helplessness.

Unexpectedly, the highly individualistic Erha began to whimper and jump around, expressing its strong dissatisfaction. But the more it did so, the more it attracted the surrounding zombies. As sharp, twisted hands reached out to grab it, it barked even louder, attracting even more zombies. Suddenly, it looked as if a giant human sphere had formed around it...

... The Erha got excited, wagging its tail and jumping around, sometimes dodging left and sometimes right.

The surrounding zombies grew increasingly enraged, and more of them charged towards it than towards Xiao Xiao.

This surprised even Xiao Xiao. Although this Erha was usually annoying, it still had the confidence to be annoying...

Look, this is only the beginning, and it has already attracted more than half of the hatred with its strength...

Because the three Pain Hound were so powerful, Xiao Xiao suddenly felt unusually relaxed.

Mingming we were walking through a decaying and eerie country, it felt like we were leisurely strolling through the streets.

I had a vague feeling that it was like a spoiled brat walking down the street with three vicious dogs, barking at anyone he could get his hands on.

Just as Xiao Xiao entered the Rotten Kingdom and began cleaning up the wounds of the city, figures began to appear one after another outside the block, at the place where Xiao Xiao had just met Yang Jia, Ruan Ruan, Little Four and others. They appeared at intersections outside the block, on rooftops, in offices with huge floor-to-ceiling windows, or in the center of a bustling city square.

Among them was Ling Ping, with Red Eyes and a white leather coat, leaning on a cane, and a group of Red Eyes people following him.

There was also an elderly man wearing a black top hat with the brim pulled down so low that his face was obscured.

There were two mysterious sisters whose faces were completely covered by exquisite painting tools, but who wore only a few strips of cloth, exposing their slender waists and long legs to the air, making them practically naked...

There are also strange people standing in the crowd, but with people coming and going all around, they seem impossible to see.

They all looked up at a large screen on the building.

To the average native of Black Gate City, this large screen was displaying the muscles of a male underwear model.

But to the strangers, it was a clear scene of Xiao Xiao slowly walking into the Rotten Kingdom.

"Is this the helper that Yang Jia secretly trained?"

They watched Xiao Xiao stroll leisurely among the zombies with a calm and composed expression, and their expressions became somewhat serious.

"We can't tell its strength or enhancement path yet, but where did such a terrifying biological weapon come from?"

"Heh, fed with human flesh, how could it not be terrifying?"

"..."

Suddenly, someone's words caused everyone around to fall silent.

After a long silence, someone finally sneered:

"Ha, by allowing such a freak to grow up in Black Gate City, I think Yang Jia is no longer adhering to the principles of the Dante Organization."

"However, even if she indulges him, I don't believe she can nurture such a powerful person in such a short time. I'd like to take this opportunity to see if this guy, whom they've been touting as the strongest newcomer, is really that terrifying..."

As usual, I'll add extra chapters when the climax comes, until I finish writing. But I should still be on the plane at this hour, so the third chapter will probably be around 5 or 6 o'clock.