Monster Club

Jiang City, Satellite City No. 3.

To the north of City No. 3 lies a range of black stone mountains, with almost no vegetation. In the pitch-black night, the protruding outlines of the rocks are nearly invisible, and there are no buildings or lights in the vicinity.

Few pedestrians come here during the day, and none at night.

Suddenly, heavy footsteps echoed in the darkness, crushing gravel and making a krak-krak sound. Two figures emerged, quickly approaching the stone mountains.

The one on the left was tall and burly, dressed in a crisp black suit, revealing a tiger's head with a flamboyant pattern, his gaze fierce and overbearing.

The one on the right was tall and lean, strong, wearing a plain T-shirt and shorts, revealing a body covered in black fur and also a black tiger head. Even his pupils were dark. In the dead of night, a slight baring of his teeth made him look like a row of teeth that had gained sentience.

These two figures were none other than Suit Tiger and Black Tiger, who had escaped from the Tiger Head Gang's underground lair.

The Black Tiger had not originally transformed. After that battle, after experiencing who knows what, it had somehow half-transformed into this human form with a somewhat youthful appearance.

They came together to a gloomy cave on the side of the black stone mountain. They walked several hundred meters along the tunnel-like stone cave, and deep inside, a burning torch was actually present.

Suit Tiger plucked a yellow hair from his ear and lit it with the torch.

Sss—

The yellow hair curled and burned, turning into a wisp of smoke.

A rumbling sound immediately echoed in the cave. Two protruding large stones in front slid to the sides, revealing a corridor paved with black square bricks! Electronic bricks emitting a misty, radiant glow lined the top, bottom, left, and right, the technological feel a stark contrast to the desolate stone mountains outside!

Faint sounds of music could be heard from within.

The Black Tiger's pupils reflected these hazy colors, revealing a hint of curiosity.

Suit Tiger led him forward. The stone door behind them automatically closed. After passing through the corridor, they arrived at a second-floor railing, below which was a vast dance floor bathed in the lights of a bustling city!

More than a dozen colorful, swaying disco balls hung overhead. Deafening music blared from four speakers, and the dance floor was packed with all sorts of bodies.

Some of them had wings on their backs, some were covered in scales, and their heads were bizarre in shape. Birds and beasts, cattle, horses, chickens, and ducks were all reveling on the dance floor, releasing their animalistic hormones.

But without exception, they were all monsters!

Compared to human nightclubs, the monsters here were even more unrestrained and decadent. Their clothing was more revealing, their movements more direct, and some scenes were so extreme that Black Tiger's face turned red.

Fortunately, his black fur concealed everything.

Suit Tiger had clearly seen it all before and paid it no mind, continuing to lead him forward.

The place was built in three layers within the mountain cave. The first floor was a spacious dance floor, with a stage for the DJ and performers. The second floor was a relatively quieter bar area, where some monsters sat drinking and chatting. The third floor consisted of private rooms with one-way glass, concealing the scenes within.

Suit Tiger led Black Tiger directly to the bar and sat on a stool, tapping the counter. "Two glasses of Immortal Points the Way, please."

The bartender behind the counter was a lion with golden dreadlocks, wearing a vest and a bowtie. He looked up and saw Suit Tiger, greeting him with a smile, "Brother Huang, it's been a while. I heard the Tiger Head Gang had some trouble. Is everything okay?"

"Your news is indeed well-informed," Suit Tiger replied bluntly. "I'm here today precisely because of that."

The dreadlocked lion glanced at Black Tiger. "I haven't seen this young brother before. First time at the club?"

"He's my little Black," Suit Tiger replied. "He wasn't transformed before and was hiding at home. After experiencing a life-or-death crisis and getting seriously injured, he had some realization and can now half-transform."

The dreadlocked lion nodded. It was quite difficult for monsters to transform. The intelligent ones might take nearly a hundred years to cultivate, while the clumsy ones might even take two to three hundred years to reach the stage of half-transformation.

Even for them, although their general outline was in human form, the details still retained many features of scales, fur, heads, and tails, making it impossible to integrate into human society.

Even if they managed to blend into the city, they could only live in the shadows.

Only the great demons who had cultivated for who knows how many years could achieve full transformation. Only those great demons could truly live like humans. Once they reached that level, if they didn't actively release their demonic power, no one could tell the difference between them and humans.

This Monster Club was specifically prepared for these half-transformed monsters.

They yearned for the pleasures of the human world but could not integrate into it, so they could come to this place in the suburbs late at night to entertain themselves like humans. Being surrounded by their own kind, they felt even more relaxed.

At the same time, within this club, they could also conduct transactions, exchange information, and form a network. This network could provide a lot of assistance to the isolated monsters in the city. No one knew who the proprietor of the Monster Club was, only that it was a powerful organization with branches in every city.

This was the utopia of the city's monsters.

"Welcome to the Monster Club!"

The dreadlocked lion mixed another vividly colored drink and pushed it in front of Black Tiger, smiling warmly.

"This one's on me, little brother. What's your name?" it asked.

"I... I'm called, Black..." Black Tiger stammered, his tone very rough.

"He's just transformed and isn't very used to speaking human language yet," Suit Tiger answered for him. "Our family's naming convention has always been color plus identity. For example, I'm called Yellow Big Tiger, and my brothers are called Yellow Second Tiger, Yellow Third Tiger... Little Black is the youngest in our family, and he was born a little black tiger cub, so his name is..."

"I'm called Little Black Cub!"

Black Tiger said his own name relatively fluently, indicating he had practiced specifically.

"..." The dreadlocked lion was silent for a moment, then pushed out two more glasses of wine, their surfaces shimmering with a sapphire glow. "What kind of guidance are you looking for here?"

"The ones who destroyed our Tiger Head Gang were two human cultivators. Destroying the gang wasn't enough; they also killed three of my brothers. I can't let them get away with it," Yellow Big Tiger said solemnly. "I want to find two powerful helpers to take down those two humans with me."

"Are they from the authorities?" the dreadlocked lion asked.

"Not the Supervision Bureau, just two meddlers. They say they were paid five hundred yuan to wipe out our gang. Hmph." Yellow Big Tiger gritted his teeth, hatred in his eyes. "People from the Supervision Bureau wouldn't dare to destroy us. I've never stopped making my offerings to them."

"That's good then," the dreadlocked lion nodded. "I happen to have two individuals who just came from the Wasteland. If you can come up with five hundred thousand, this matter can be settled."

"Just came from the Wasteland?" Yellow Big Tiger frowned, hesitating slightly.

Newcomers meant they didn't understand the rules of human cities and were likely to make mistakes. He wasn't entirely comfortable finding such a monster as a helper.

"It's precisely because they just came out of the Wasteland that they have this ferocity. If they'd been mixing in the city for a while, who would be willing to help you kill cultivators?" the dreadlocked lion said. "Even if you could find someone like that, the price would definitely not be this low."

"Fine..."

Yellow Big Tiger gritted his teeth and agreed. It seemed his desire for revenge had outweighed his caution.

After thinking for a moment, he finally replied, "You have to make it clear to them that the rules in the city are complex. They must follow my commands and cannot act on their own."

"Don't worry," the dreadlocked lion chuckled. "They're very hungry! They'll definitely complete the mission for you perfectly!"

"Monsters that have just arrived here from the Wasteland are all very hungry," Yellow Big Tiger said, his voice deep with emotion as if recalling something. "When my brothers and I first arrived in the city, we would do anything for money. We were constantly fighting for survival, facing desperate situations countless times."

"Even in the most dangerous moments, we never abandoned each other. As long as we fought side-by-side, we feared no opponent! It was with this ferocity that we carved out our own territory in City Seven."

"Who would have thought we'd encounter such a disaster at this time."

"When Little Black couldn't transform, hiding and running with him was truly dangerous, yet no one ever suggested leaving him behind. And now, only the two of us are left... Little Black, you have to carry on for your brothers..."

As he spoke with deep emotion, his eyes welled up with tears, a mix of grief and indignation. He looked at his last remaining brother, with whom he shared his life.

He saw Black Tiger staring blankly at the dance floor below, a dazed smile on his face.

Following its gaze, he saw a female leopard demon in the center of the dance floor, wearing a bandeau mini-dress. She had a hot and sexy figure, with large breasts and a plump backside, her movements incredibly alluring. Around her, more than a dozen other demons were gathered, all drawn to her.

"You brat!" Yellow Big Tiger smacked Black Tiger hard on the back of the head. "You're thinking about this before our brothers' revenge is even avenged?"

"And you even like leopard print?"