An Eldritch God Takes Me Across the Multiverse
Chapter 85

A new identity, a new life, and the rumored kept man

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San Lorenzo World, Eastern Continent, Cloud Province of the present Human Nation, formerly the Cloud Nation, Sea City, Sea City University.

When Cheng Yu opened his eyes, he felt a little dazed. Somehow, he was in a classroom.

Then Cheng Yu looked around. Hmm, not bad. Protagonist treatment: the back row, right by the window.

As the saying went, the window seat in the back was a king's homeland. Hadn't he, Brother Yu, conquered the world in his previous world, too?

Cheng Yu immediately sank into endless reflection, feeling rather like a lonely king-until a piece of chalk hit his head.

"Cheng Yu! Tell me, what should you do if you encounter an unknown anomaly?!"

Cheng Yu stood up awkwardly. He was in his twenties, after all, and being called on like this was rather embarrassing for someone as thin-skinned as him. Remembering that this world had once been a technological world, too, he imagined what he would do if he encountered a ghost in his original world.

Seeing signs that the middle-aged female teacher at the lectern was about to explode, Cheng Yu pretended to think for a moment, then said slowly,

"I'd kill myself. Then we'd both be anomalies, and who knows who'd take out whom!"

The entire class fell silent. The teacher seemed thoroughly stunned by Cheng Yu's answer, too. She gave him a complicated look. This child tended toward extremes. She couldn't be harsh with him; she had to talk him through it.

The teacher cleared her throat.

"Ahem. Cheng Yu's approach is certainly an option, but, Cheng Yu, you only get one life. You should do everything you can to stay alive. Do you understand?"

Cheng Yu nodded earnestly.

Seeing Cheng Yu sit down obediently instead of arguing, the teacher nodded in relief. Yes, he

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