Anomaly, I Want You to Help Me Cultivate

"Name: Night Dawn."

"Realm: Mortal."

"Status: Normal."

"Health: 72/100."

"Control Power: 31(+20)."

"Force Dissipation: 31(+20)."

"Talent: Night's Breath (Human Grade High Rank)."

"Skill: Analysis (Human-grade Low-tier)."

"Lifespan: 11 days 12 hours."

Fang Yue's initial stats were 1 Control Power and 1 Force Dissipation.

Killing the Little Female Ghost increased both stats by 10 points.

His base stats had reached 11 points each.

Now, in the Deep Night, under the buff of [Night's Breath], his stats were as high as 31!

His Health cap had also increased to 100 points after recovering from his severe injuries.

As Fang Yue thought this, his Health had already recovered to 100/100.

With this Health recovery speed, Fang Yue felt invincible.

He felt a sense of elation, as if the song "How Lonely It Is To Be Invincible" was playing on repeat in his mind.

Just then, a gust of strong wind blew into the Ruined Temple.

Puff.

The small flame of the Bonfire was instantly extinguished.

The Ruined Temple's only source of light vanished.

Boom!

Thunder struck again, and the downpour continued.

Fang Yue subconsciously looked towards the Bonfire. He saw the Little Boy beside the Bonfire also instinctively look up, his face filled with terror as he stared at Fang Yue.

Their eyes met. Fang Yue saw the Little Boy's eyes rapidly turning pure black, like a drop of ink falling into a pool of water, spreading and contaminating everything.

The whites of his eyes turned completely black. This darkness spread outwards from the corners of his eyes like a virus.

The Little Boy desperately and fearfully grabbed at his cheeks with his hands. After a couple of grabs, as if remembering something, he suddenly dropped to all fours and lunged towards the remaining ashes of the Female Ghost like a starving ghoul.

His movements were agile and swift, completely unlike a normal human.

The Little Boy scooped up the ashes with his hands and, without hesitation, shoved them directly into his mouth.

He ate, his mouth full of ashes, while his black eyes warily stared at Fang Yue, as if afraid Fang Yue would snatch away this delicacy if he were a second slower.

What kind of situations hadn't Fang Yue seen?

This kind of situation, he truly hadn't seen before!

Ashes mixed with rice?!

Little buddy, you're not human either, are you!

The "How Lonely It Is To Be Invincible" song playing in his head suddenly froze.

Could it be that this was another Anomaly!

No way, no way, no way...

Thinking of the previous [Index Finger Ghoul] that had lost thousands of Health points from the poisoned soup before dying, and comparing it to his own pathetic 100 Health cap, Fang Yue suddenly felt a bit intimidated.

No, that's not right!

I'm now a strong individual with 31 points in both stats, and with the attribute points boosted by [Night's Breath], I'm worlds apart from before, my strength is incomparable!

That's right! It's like this!

The sky has cleared, the rain has stopped, Fang Yue felt like he could do it again!

At this moment, the Little Boy had completely finished eating the ashes of the [Index Finger Ghoul], even licking the dirt ground three times.

The Little Boy slowly stood up. His eyes, including the corners, had completely turned black, like he was wearing heavy dark eye makeup.

Black blood slowly dripped down from the corners of his eyes.

His stomach rose and fell, swelling up like a woman eight months pregnant.

Then--

Screech!

A slender fingernail suddenly poked out from his stomach.

The fingernail was half a meter long, sharp and pointed.

Screech!

Screech!

Screech!

Before long, more fingernails emerged from its belly.

At this moment, Fang Yue was completely certain that this guy was an Anomaly!

The Lesser Anomaly, with its belly full of fingernails, looked around. Its bleeding eyes seemed to have lost its vision.

Immediately after, the Lesser Anomaly sniffed, then suddenly locked its gaze onto Fang Yue.

Roar!

It opened its mouth, spewing a gust of brownish-yellow breath.

"Good one!"

Fang Yue, brimming with confidence, shouted and got ready.

Killing Anomalies could grant Lifespan and increase attribute points.

It seemed this was how to get stronger in this game.

I completely understand now.

After passing the beginner trial of the [Index Finger Ghoul], it's time for me to kill monsters.

"Bold Anomaly, I shall use you to aid my cultivation!"

Hearing this, the Lesser Anomaly let out another ghostly roar.

It dropped to all fours like a beast and charged forward...

Bang!!

Fang Yue's vision blurred, a sharp pain immediately struck his chest, and his body was suddenly sent flying uncontrollably.

A terrifyingly large number appeared above his head.

-95!

He felt like he had been hit head-on by a speeding truck, both in pain and utterly bewildered.

Thud!

With another loud noise, he slammed hard into the ruined Buddha statue behind him, collapsing to the ground.

A damage notification appeared above his head again.

-3!

Fang Yue was stunned, dumbfounded, and dumbstruck.

Looking at his remaining Health, his hands were trembling.

"Health: 2/100."

"System Notification: You have entered a critical condition."

Damn it, a monster!

This must be a level 100 BOSS!

Fang Yue was completely floored.

He was almost instantly killed right after leveling up. Are you still a beginner monster?!

[Night's Breath] activated, his Health rapidly recovered, and his injuries also healed quickly.

"System Notification: Congratulations, you have recovered from critical condition."

Despite [Night's Breath] being so effective, Fang Yue couldn't feel happy.

Seriously, if someone can instantly kill me with one punch, dealing 100 damage, what's the point of my fast healing!

Looking at the Lesser Anomaly again...

Wait, where did the Lesser Anomaly go?

Fang Yue confusedly searched the Ruined Temple for the Lesser Anomaly that didn't follow up with a finishing blow. To his surprise, he only found a new Human-shaped Hole in the Ruined Temple.

Looking through the Human-shaped Hole to the outside.

He saw a smaller figure in the pouring rain, spinning in circles like a headless fly, shouting nervously at its surroundings.

Its behavior was like a Blind Person who had suddenly stumbled into a noisy bar and dance hall, completely disoriented.

"This guy really can't see."

Fang Yue suddenly understood.

Now, two choices lay before Fang Yue.

One, run away.

Two, fight.

Without any hesitation, Fang Yue made his choice.

Lesser Anomaly, I'm disturbing you!

Fang Yue hid in the shadows, facing the Lesser Anomaly, staring at his target, and slowly retreated.

Survival is paramount!

Perhaps due to nervousness, Fang Yue's retreat was tense, and he put all his effort into every step.

So when a thunderous roar erupted, Fang Yue suddenly froze.

He saw that the path he had just retreated along was actually covered in deep footprints on the solid, muddy ground of the Ruined Temple.

Each footprint, by estimation, was at least five to six centimeters deep, forming a series of concave grooves.

Damn! My leg strength is amazing!

Fang Yue's ego inexplicably began to swell again.

Could it be... I didn't perform well just now? Am I actually incredibly strong?