"Ding! Training in the instance world A Chinese Ghost Story has ended. Issuing mission rewards.
Ten-pull reward from the Myriad Worlds card pool has been issued.
Please claim it yourself, Host."
As before, the system's voice was cold and mechanical. It didn't seem interested in talking with him any more than necessary.
That suited Xiao Han just fine.
He tapped the system screen, opening an interface identical to the gacha screen from a game called Honkai Impact 3rd in his previous life. For some reason, the sight of it filled him with a powerful sense of unease.
Back then, he hadn't had money to spend on the game, so he'd ground out daily missions for Crystals with all his might. But every time, all those hard-earned Crystals had gotten him a mountain of garbage, leaving him with a stomachache.
Still, according to the system, its ten-pulls came with a guaranteed reward.
It wouldn't give him nothing but garbage in a ten-pull.
"Start the draw!"
As soon as Xiao Han spoke, the system glowed white and began listing the prizes.
"Bear Grylls's Jungle Knife."
"Yan Shuangying's bullets."
"Liu Peiqiang's vodka."
"Victory Team's Hyper Gun."
"Goddess of Light Li Jiayu's Original Underpants."
"Spongebob's Jellyfish Net."
"Tony Stark's cigar."
"Kasumigaoka Utaha's Original Black Silk Stockings."
"Gatanothor, smashed to pieces by Glitter Tiga."
"Spirit Summoning Technique."
Pfft—!!!
Xiao Han had been mentally prepared. He already knew the system's ten-pulls would be a rip-off, but the moment he saw what he'd gotten, he spat out in disbelief!
What the hell was this?! What the hell was any of this?!
Damn it, there was no way it could be this half-assed!!!
"What the fuck is all this crap? It's a whole pile of garbage! Damn it! You could've given me some random cultivation technique, and I'd have at least thought you'd tried!"
What was he supposed to do with the Spirit Summoning Technique? He didn't even have a pet!
Bear Grylls's Jungle Knife, Captain China's bullets, ZywOo's vodka, Victory Team's Toy Gun, and Iron Man's expensive cigars... He could even put up with Spongebob's Jellyfish Net!
He could even accept the senior's Original Black Silk Stockings.
But what was that one with the longest name again?
Goddess of Light... Li Jiayu?
At the mention of that name, Xiao Han was reminded of the fear he'd once felt under the Three Evil Books' influence.
Back then, young and ignorant, Xiao Han had clicked in out of curiosity. The experience had left him deeply traumatized, body and soul!
Shuddering, Xiao Han's trembling hand reached into the system interface and pulled out a strip of pure white...
"Holy crap!"
He flung the white lace panties to the ground in terror, his face stricken with horror.
Who was he? What had he just been doing?!
This thing was way too terrifying!
Was this the power of The Most Beautiful Woman Under the Stars?
He took a deep breath. Demonic Flame surged uncontrollably out of his body and clung to him. If he wanted to, he could burn this thing to ashes with a single thought!
But for some reason, as if possessed, Xiao Han couldn't bring himself to destroy it. Instead, he put it into his Storage Ring...
"Phew—"
Only after the "Goddess's Original Underpants" disappeared did Xiao Han come back to his senses.
Staring at the pile of junk he'd pulled from the system interface, he found himself wanting to kill someone.
"Calm down! Calm down! The world is beautiful, but I'm too irritable. This is no good, no good..."
After gritting his teeth and talking himself down, Xiao Han opened the system's customer-service window with a kindly smile and called the system out.
He pointed at the pile of junk on the ground, struggling to hold back his anger.
"You said there was a guaranteed reward in every ten-pull. This is what you meant?"
"No, you've got it wrong. The real guaranteed reward is over there."
The system replied coldly, then calmly projected an arrow pointing behind Xiao Han.
Xiao Han looked where the system indicated. He would've been better off not looking; the sight made him jump in fright.
Under a tree behind him, a super cute little girl who looked about ten was crouching. Her smooth, jet-black hair fell over her shoulders, and her skin was as fair and soft as mutton fat.
Blood-red eyes were set in her flawless face, and a pure black lace Long Dress wrapped around her delicate body.
Her tiny feet were clad in white lace socks and black, round-toed little shoes that suited a little girl perfectly.
But at that moment, the little girl wore an utterly dazed expression, as if she'd suffered some terrible setback. Her eyes were blank as she stared at the sky, muttering to herself.
"Impossible. How could I have lost?"
"Hahaha, it must be an illusion. I clearly turned that guy into a statue..."
"Waaah, I'd already won! Why did he come back to life? And why was he all golden and shiny..."
"If I'd beaten him, the people on Earth would've worshipped me... Waaah... I don't accept this..."
Gulp.
Xiao Han swallowed and opened the system interface. After ruling out all the other items, only one remained—the one he'd deliberately ignored.
"Gatanothor... smashed to pieces by Glitter Tiga?!"
He stumbled back a few steps, horror-struck. An unforgettable image flashed through his mind.
A terrifying, world-ending beast that had spread black mist across the entire world and nearly wiped out humanity with nothing but its Underlings. Even an enhanced Zeperion Beam had only tickled the monstrous boss!
It was a giant sea snail with eyes on its chin!
The Dark Ruler, the Evil God Gatanothor!
That thing had once been the shadow of Xiao Han's childhood. But as one of the people who'd turned into light back then, he'd grown up and stopped taking it seriously.
He'd never imagined he'd see this famous Dark Evil God from the Ultraman series here today!
But...
Xiao Han gestured helplessly at the little girl. She looked so delicate and frail, and was only about 1.3 meters tall. Was she really the upside-down-headed giant sea snail?
He also hadn't expected a ten-pull to produce a living creature.
Looking at Gatanothor, still daydreaming under the tree, Xiao Han started asking the system questions. Following its instructions, he opened the pet system he'd left gathering dust in a corner.
When he opened the pet system, a picture of a gigantic sea snail covered in countless holes filled the screen. Its countless tentacles whipped back and forth, making Xiao Han's butt clench and his sanity feel like it was slipping away.
Gatanothor truly had been modeled after the indescribable Evil God Cthugha, "the eldest son of Cthulhu."
Just one glance at the picture was enough to make him feel physically ill. The thing looked completely different in a Tokusatsu show compared to its photorealistic version.
Xiao Han glanced again at the black-haired, red-eyed little girl sitting on the ground, lost in thought, and sighed helplessly.
The difference was so huge. Was this child really the Evil God Gatanothor? With that question in mind, Xiao Han opened Gatanothor's file.
"Pet: Gatanothor
Level: Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint (power converted to the Douqi Continent system, Star-Breaking level)
Attribute: Dark
Status: Sealed (lost all power after being hit by Glitter Zeperion Beam and Timer Flash)
Unsealing method: Unknown.
Favorability: Loyal (fixed for system-produced items)
Abilities:
1. World-Ending Black Mist (all beings below Dou Saint are mere ants)
2. Penetrating Ray (petrifies the enemy's body, permanently trapping their thoughts inside it)
3. Tentacle stab.
4. Giant pincer attack.
5. Spatial Power (an ability belonging to the current power system, generated after converting its power to Dou Qi)"
Xiao Han looked at the system panel. When he saw the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint level, his face lit up with joy. But when he saw that she was sealed, his expression immediately fell.
"What the hell? You mean I have to babysit this little-girl version of Gatanothor?"
Perhaps sensing Xiao Han's bewildered stare, the black-haired little girl raised her blank eyes and looked at him.
Then, for some reason, she got to her feet and scampered excitedly over to Xiao Han.
"I can smell something delicious on you! It must be food! Give it to me!" The innocent little girl looked up at the 1.7-meter-tall Xiao Han, her sweet voice ringing out. She was just too adorable!
Although Gatanothor's appearance had melted his heart, Xiao Han couldn't help wondering what he had on him that she'd find delicious.
While Xiao Han stood there distracted, Gatanothor had already eagerly taken matters into her own hands.
He felt his pants move and looked down, his expression changing in alarm!
"You little brat, stop tugging at my pants! Aaah! There's nothing in there! Don't pull so hard, ah—!!!"
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