Ye Chu whipped his head around and looked behind him. The enormous figure gradually came into view. It stood over two meters tall and was more than twice his width, with a silver mask covering its face and two huge silver horns on its head.
Ye Chu: "...Silver-Horned King?"
The "Silver-Horned King" held a hammer and advanced toward Ye Chu, one step at a time. Ye Chu backed away. "Buddy, let's talk this out."
The "Silver-Horned King" turned a deaf ear and kept advancing with its hammer, pressing closer with every step.
"Buddy, let's not get violent. Lay down your hammer and find enlightenment. I've still got a biscuit. Want a bite?"
Guard: ...
[Honest question: does Ye Chu always talk this much?]
[So even without his memories, our Chu Chuzi is a chatterbox, hahaha. He's just like Huzi.]
[Then what happened to him later to make him the way he is now?]
[Maybe we'll find out once this Instance is over.]
Seeing that there was no reasoning with the guard, Ye Chu grabbed his backpack, hurled it at the monster, then turned and ran.
But the thing behind him was enormous and fast, too. It caught up with Ye Chu in no time, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and lifted him up.
"Come on, man, where are you taking me?"
"Can you put me down first? I can walk by myself."
"Trust me, I won't run off."
"Buddy! Silver-Horned King! Big guy! Put me down!"
Ye Chu struggled fiercely, punching and kicking, but the guard remained unmoved. Carrying Ye Chu in one hand and his backpack in the other, it walked to the entrance, first removed a badge from his chest, then tossed him out like a kitten.
It took the fragments out of his backpack,