After some thought, he killed the zombie. If the little demon wasn't in the next room, he could always find another zombie.
He gathered his courage and leaped, once he caught the windows frame, he quickly hung on the windows sill to hide himself. Carefully he lifted himself up to peek. The scene inside the room shocked him. Using his third eye, he could see that there was indeed a little demon in there. It sat with his back facing the window.
This little demon's appearance was a bit different compared to the one he met before.
It was much taller compared to the previous demon, although short if compared to man. Its height was around 1.5 meters. It had the similar bloated appearance, with long arm and leg. The overall appearance made his wing looked too small for its body but the thing that shocked Huang Wen wasn't the little demon's appearance.
The thing that shocked him was that there were three girls in the room.
They were huddled in the corner of the room. It seemed that they noticed or sensed the existence of that little demon. Huang Wen remembered something that was said by the first little demon he met. He tried to look at the little demon without using his third eye and to his surprise, even without his third eye he still could see the little demon, he was a bit transparent.
If information from the first little demon was correct, this means that this little demon had consumed more soul essence compared to the previous little demon.
Since the windows opened, it will be easy for Huang Wen if he decided to enter the room, but he was wondering what those three girls were doing there.
"Ah... I wish I could save you three for a little longer...", suddenly the little demon spoke.
"You have such a close relation that gives your soul this distinct flavor... it would taste much better compared to the other girls...", said the little demon as it walked step by step, closer and closer.
One of the girls, suddenly stepped forward. She couldn't hide her fear but she stood and raised a wooden staff, "Don't get any closer..."
"Chen Yao, be careful", another girl joined in, she had a wooden staff in her hand too.
"Oh ho ho ho... I like it... I like it... I hate it when the girls just gave up and stared at me in fear. I prefer if they struggled a bit.", the little demon chuckled.
The third girl clenched her jaw and stood as well, "Big Sister Zhang, Big Sister Chen, let's fight together."
The little demon, jumped in joy and clapped its hand, "Wonderful.. Wonderful... I couldn't wait to put my seeds in you."
"Look... look... ha ha ha. What do you say about this?", the little demon stood straight with hands on its hip.
From his place, Huang Wen couldn't see what the little demon showed, but he could see the girl's expression. They were horrified and disgusted, whatever the little demon showed to them. It must bring great terror and disgusting at the same time. Well, from the pose, he could imagine what that little demon showed and couldn't help but cringed.
'I guess, this one is a bit perverted.', he thought to himself.
Part of him was repulsed by the demon and the thought that he had the similar desires in him, unconsciously troubled him. It made him repressed any perverted ideas deep down under the rug.
"Ohoho, don't act so mighty, just because you kill some zombies and grow stronger, doesn't mean you have the strength to defeat me.", said the little demon.
'Hmm... so these girls have leveled up too.', Huang Wen thought to himself.
"It was me who let you killed those zombies so easily. I purposefully kept the majority on the first and second floor. While allowing them one by one to this fourth floor. Do you know why I did that? Because the stronger you are, the tastier you are. As soon as I ate enough, I purposely fattening some of you and then as you grew stronger I eat you. I keep you three for the dessert... The girl last night... ah... she's so pretty... she's perfect for the main dish...", the little demon closed its eyes, reminiscing its last victim.
"Ah... don't be offended, you three are not as pretty as her, but this bond between you three. It's really special, I couldn't wait to consume you one by one, while make the other two watch, I promise you, I could make you feel really good. I have many good techniques. I have perfected it from many previous experiments with the other girls.", the little demon rubbed his hand in such perverted way.
"Haah!", suddenly the girl named Chen Yao leaped and hit the little demon as hard as she could with her wooden staff.
Thud!
"Ouch, that hurt. What a naughty little girl....I told you. You're not strong enough to defeat me yet.", said the little demon as he caught her hand.
The girl was struggling and the other two quickly came to help, their wooden staff swiftly hit right on its target, but the little demon showed his invincible body. The girls felt like they were hitting a rubber ball. Even Chen Yao whose hand were caught by the little demon, didn't give up just like that, she used her other hand and feet to punch and kick.
They fought hard but the little demon didn't seem to be hurt at all.
There was something sensual in their struggle. Part of him envied the demon for having the freedom of doing whatever he wanted to do. Another part of him wanted him to do the right thing. Huang Wen couldn't hold it anymore, he pulled himself up and as soon as his feet touch the windows sill, he leaped toward the little demon and drew his katana at the same time.
The little demon was too absorbed with teasing the girls and failed to react in time. At first Huang Wen's goal was to catch another little demon and interrogated it, but since the little demon he found this time looked much more powerful than the previous one, he decided to kill it for experience instead.
His katana moved in one beautiful arc. It slashed the little demon diagonally.
The little demon was killed without much struggle, thanks to the girls who kept him busy. As the katana sliced that little demon from its left shoulder through its body toward its right hip, the girls screamed at Huang Wen's sudden appearance. The little demon's eyes widened in shocked. It turned its head to look at its assailant. Its face was the mix of disbelief, annoyed and fear.
As soon as the katana out of its body, Huang Wen didn't stop at that. Like a lightning, he lifted the katana and slashed horizontally, cut the little demon's head in half.
It took a bit longer than the first little demon he killed before, but within seconds the little demon's body withered and like a fog disappeared in the air, at the same time, a force much greater than he ever experienced before, rushed into Huang Wen's body.
Huang Wen felt like he was drowning in the water and gasped for air. At the same time, his muscle contracted as he felt torrents of power like an electric current ran through his body.
When he killed the first little demon, it happened for a few seconds, but this time it happened for almost a whole minute.
"Ding! You got 420 points of experience."
"Congratulation, you reached level 12. You earn 2 points to spend on your stats."
"Congratulation, you reached level 13. You earn 2 points to spend on your stats."
"Congratulation, you reached level 14. You earn 2 points to spend on your stats."
When it was over, Huang Wen found himself lay on a bed. He willed it to spend all those points on his agility. He groggily pushed himself up and sat.
'What's my current stat?', he silently asked.
"Huang Wen: Male"
"Level: 14 (133/138)"
"Class: None"
"Title: None"
"Strength: 6 (6)
Agility: 28 (28)
Vitality: 11(11)
Stamina: 10/14 (14)
Spirit: 15/15 (15)
Health: 11/11 (11)"
"Skills : None."
"Equipment : Generic Katana."
"Are you okay?", suddenly Huang Wen heard a girl's voice.
"Huh?"
"Thanks for saving us."
"What happened back then, did he attack you before he disappeared?"
"He's dead right?"
"I think he's died."
Huang Wen lifted his head and he saw three girls sat in front of him. When he saw them, suddenly something within him stirred, at that moment he understood what was the little demon talked about when it talked about how the close bonds between the girls would make them tastier.
He could feel it and his desire stirred.
'Damn... I'm absorbing it... does it mean that these experience points are actually the soul essence that absorbed after I kill them?', Huang Wen cursed and realized the truth behind the experience points at the same time.
"Are you okay?", one of the girls repeated.
"Yes, I'm fine now.", Huang Wen nodded his head.
"I thought you're going to die back then. What happened? We can see something rushed through you after you killed that demon.", the other girl asked.
"Oh... that's... I that was similar with when we killed zombies. The difference is, when we kill zombie we got one experience point. Back then, when I killed that demon, I got 420 points."
"What?", they exclaimed in surprised.
There was a hint of envy in their eyes. It could be them but at the same time he did save them.
"Oh.. Sorry, by the way, thanks for saving us.", one of them said.
"My name is Zhang Xuan. Here this is Chen Yao and that little one is Xia Yue.", she introduced herself and her friends.
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"Oh, my name is Huang Wen. I live in the boys dormitory."
After watched him closely, Chen Yao suddenly said,"Oh I know, I think I saw you few times. You and your friends like to hang out in front of our dormitory, right?"
"Oh... he's...", Xia Yue's eyes widened, before turned her head and secretly giggled.
Huang Wen could feel his face blushed.
Zhang Xuan hid her laugh and chided at Chen Yao and Xia Yu, "Now, you two, he just saved us."
Chen Yao and Xia Yue remembered the little demon and what was going to happen to them if Huang Wen didn't come to kill the little demon.
"Zhang Xuan, you're right.", said Chen Yao.
"Brother Huang, my apology, it just felt so good to feel safe after living under never ending stress for days, tried hard to survive and suddenly faced that demon. My thanks to you.", she sincerely thanked Huang Wen.
"Me too, Big Brother Huang, thanks for your help.", said Xia Yue.
"Uhm... that's fine. I just happened to be here.", said Huang Wen.
"Actually what brings you here?", Zhang Xuan asked.
Huang Wen didn't answer it right away but then he thought, 'If they don't know about those demons, they will be easily consumed by them.'
"I was tracking those demons.", said Huang Wen and then he explained everything he knew from the first little demon.
"So they're the one who turns people into zombies...", Zhang Xuan rubbed her nose while thinking to herself.
"Now, what's your plan after you kill this one?", Chen Yao asked.
"I plan to search for that safe location while track those little demons along the way.", answered Huang Wen.
"My father live here in Fuzhou, I was visiting Chen Yao and Xia Yue when that incident happened. Could you help me to find my parent first?", Zhang Xuan asked.
"Yes, please help us... how could we fight those little demons without you? When they're weak, they're invisible but when they're not invisible, that was because they're strong.", Xia Yue pleaded to Huang Wen.
Huang Wen was troubled by their request, he didn't say anything while Xia Yue and Zhang Xuan tried to get his help.
Finally he shook his head, "Sorry... I'm afraid I can't help you. I can sense it without the 3rd eye, so you should be able to sense it too without that skill. Beside even if you can't, there are many zombies down there, you could level up easily."
"You won't get any girlfriend with that kind of attitude.", Xia Yue crossed her arm and pouted.
Chen Yao nodded her head, "I thought so... it's true that you saved our lives but just as you said it, you just happened to be here. You came here to kill that demon and gain level. You never have any idea to help others."
Huang Wen frowned, "Well, I never thought that there would be any survivors here."
"Oh and why is that? Because we're girls?", Chen Yao leaned forward threateningly.
Huang Wen closed his eyes and thought to himself, 'If I know it going to turn like this, I should let that demon consumed them first.'
Of course, he wasn't serious but just right after he had that thought, Chen Yao said, "Now, you must be thinking. I wish I let that little demon consumed them. Right? Don't lie now."
Huang Wen opened his eyes and tried to retort, but his conscience could not make him said it so easily, he just opened his mouth and closed it again.
"See... see...", Chen Yao pointed at him.
"Big Sister Chen, it seems you're right.", Xia Yue exclaimed.
Zhang Xuan shook her head, "Be quiet you two. Stop teasing at him, he saved us. He could let the demon consumed us and gain more experience when he killed it later but he didn't do that. He chose to save us. Now, why don't you try to level up? Mean while, let me try to talk to him. We will discuss this matter like grown up okay? I'm sure we can try to come up with some solution that benefits both sides. We, humanity, are under attack. How could we survive if we starts bickering among ourselves?"
"Zhang Xuan, you should be careful around this guy. Who knows what he had in mind?", said Chen Yao.
"What? What... what do you say?", Huang Wen stared at Chen Yao and wanted to swear at ther.
Zhang Xuan just laughed, "Brother Huang, please don't mind her. She just teased you, you two just go. I can't discuss anything decently with you two here."
Chen Yao and Huang wen stared at each other for a few seconds, before Chen Yao took Xia Yue away with her. Zhang Xuan and Huang Wen watched them left the room and sighed in relief.
"Now, could you give me any reason why you didn't agree to help us finding my parent?", Zhang Xuan asked Huang Wen.
Huang Wen looked at Zhang Xuan and thought to himself, 'This Zhang Xuan, it seemed that she is the leader among those three.'
As he unconsciously stared at her, Zhang Xuan blushed a bit. She thought to herself, 'What is he thinks he's doing? Why does he stare at me like that?'
Huang Wen saw her blushed, it made her look pretty. Zhang Xuan's face actually rather plain, it couldn't be said that she was ugly, but she wasn't pretty either but when she blushed, it made her look much prettier. Huang Wen realized he was staring a bit too long.
He averted his eyes and cleared his throat before he answered her, "It's not that I don't want to help but... I sincerely believe that the three of you could easily level up and then go to search your parent together. These zombies, they're not too tough. The real danger is the demon and as long as you know that they're existing. You could keep your senses sharp and they won't be able to catch you off guard. At the same time, I have my own business, I decided that I will survive in this new world and ... become the strongest."
Zhang Xuan sat silently. Unlike Chen Yao and Xia Yue, she didn't interrupt Huang Wen or ridiculed him.
She waited until Huang Wen stopped for few seconds before replied and carefully asked, "How about your parent? Have you thought about them? Don't you have any plan to save them?"
She asked it without any judgment in her voice and allowed Huang Wen to answer without being defensive, "... I... of course I want to check on them but... they live at Tingdan Village, north of Gutian town..."
"Oh... that's far...", Zhang Xuan sighed.
"Heh... my father wanted me to experience the world... he's just a farmer but he dreams that at least one of his sons should have a high education.", Huang Wen bitterly said.
"You must be missing them badly...", to his surprised, Zhang Xuan squeezed his hand gently before let it go.
His heart raced hard. He had no experience with girls before. Even that simple touch, could make his heart pound so hard, "Uhm... thanks."
"So you want to be strong and then go to your village and see your parent but at the same time you know the longer you wait, the smaller it is their chance to survive. Right? That's why you can't help us.", said Zhang Xuan.
Huang Wen didn't know how to answer, she seemed to think too highly of him. Perhaps there was part of him that follow similar train of thought, but mostly he just wanted to be stronger. Sure as soon as he had the strength, he would go to his village but in his heart, he had given up on his parent's fate. Right now, he simply tried to be stronger.
Since Huang Wen didn't say anything, Zhang Xuan continued, "But I don't see how that could prevent you to help me find my parent. You should know how I feel and there will be just as many zombies and demons on the way to my home, compared to if you go on your own way. When we find my parent, I believe my father wouldn't mind helping you to go to your village."
Huang Wen didn't say a word for a while and then replied, "It's easy to say that, but after we find your parent. There is no guarantee that they will help me go to my village to search for my parent."
"I believe my father would. I know him well, but even if he doesn't, you still level up along the way. It's not like you lose points of experience by taking us there.", replied Zhang Xuan.
Huang Wen shook his head, "No, there is a big difference between focusing on level up and focusing on reaching a certain destination."
Zhang Xuan closed her eyes for a moment, when she opened it, Huang Wen could see determination gleamed within, she said, "I'm growing up, learning how to judge things as realistic as possible. I'm not as conceited as to think that we could reach my home safely without your help. You saw it, we fought as hard as we could and that little demon felt nothing. You killed it in few seconds. The difference is too big, even if we level up to reach your level. It will take days and the longer I waste time here, the less is the chance for me to find my parent and my little brother alive."
"You can't force me...", Huang Wen replied, but without much conviction in his heart.
Zhang Xuan stood and walked toward the door. She seemed hesitated for a few seconds. She locked the door and walked toward Huang Wen. He could see her face was a bit pale, but she walked toward him steadily.
"What are you doing?", he asked with a hoarse voice.
"I... ", she bit her lip and rather than answered his question with words, she unbuttoned her shirt, one by one.
"Don't... what if I...", Huang Wen's voice grew even hoarser.
"You won't... I know you're not that kind of man.", Zhang Xuan answered, her voice trembled a bit.