Heavenly King - Chapter 15
I continued to post in the completed section, and published the Chang Youfu case. The post contained a detailed introduction to the Chang Youfu case and attached photos of the scene. Of course, the most eye-catching thing in the photos was the devil forum logo on everyone's face.
Like a stone thrown into a still pond, the post caused a huge stir. Soon after it was posted, comments sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Every refresh would bring up more than ten pages of comments, and newly posted comments would disappear without a trace after a refresh!
"Holy crap, could it be a sofa?"
"Damn, that person's typing speed is incredible! How many years have they been single?"
"Holy crap, awesome (voice cracks)!"
"Hello, I'm Alex, the world hacking skills competition champion. I'd like to challenge you to a match. When are you free?"
"Devil! We are the Love for You Organization! We oppose indiscriminate killing! Please stop your killing spree now, immediately!"
"Hero! I love you!"
"You devil, this is the Fengxian County Public Security Bureau. We hope you will come to the police station and surrender yourself before 6 PM today, otherwise we will take coercive measures!"
"Tch, officers upstairs, how are you planning to enforce this? By forcing the air? Hahaha!"
Ma Xiaoniu smiled. There were all sorts of comments, but Ma Xiaoniu just glanced at them. These were not things he should care about. His dream was to fight evil and uphold justice!
Open the case submission area. The cases of the missing son and the narcotics police officer are still there, but Ma Xiaoniu can't do them yet. There's nothing he can do. If there were no time limit, he might be able to try, but now he only has one day, so he can't do it.
"Help! My life savings have been completely swindled out of me. I've reported it to the police two years ago with no progress. I hope a hero can punish the perpetrators!"
"Help! Adulterers murdered my brother for money! He died unjustly!"
"Please help! My sister went missing three years ago, and there has been no news of her since."
"Help! Zhao the Tiger of Feng County is a bully who preys on men and women and commits all sorts of evil deeds!"
...
Perhaps influenced by the Changyoufu case, the number of posts in the submission area increased rapidly. Ma Xiaoniu browsed through them for a while and found a wide variety of cases, almost every type imaginable, though many were similar. Now he wouldn't have to worry about finding work.
Speaking of which, when will I be able to upgrade to level two? I can't wait any longer.
At 5:30, Ma Xiaoniu cooked some food and then went to the yard. The road in Mazhuang had already started construction, and it was asphalt; it was roughly estimated to take more than a month to complete. Ma Xiaoniu had originally planned to demolish and rebuild his yard, but now he wasn't in a hurry. He'd wait until it reached level two, and besides, he figured he wouldn't be spending much time at home after that.
The yard wasn't paved; before, it was because of poverty, and now it's because they don't want to. Even if it has to be demolished and rebuilt in the future, Ma Xiaoniu has decided not to pave the yard. Ma Xiaoniu likes this natural yard, with flowers, grass, trees, birds, insects, and stones.
The days are a little longer in spring; it doesn't get dark until almost seven o'clock. Ma Xiaoniu decided to play in the yard. Of course, he wanted to play in his shrunken form.
In an instant, his body shrunk to the size of an ant. Everything around him suddenly became enormous. Ma Xiaoniu was standing on a dirt road in the yard, which was about a meter wide, but in Ma Xiaoniu's eyes, it had become a vast plain with barely visible edges.
After roughly determining the direction, Ma Xiaoniu walked to the side. The soil particles had become much larger, and Ma Xiaoniu carefully walked and looked around, because he knew there were plenty of insects in the yard! Of course, Ma Xiaoniu wasn't afraid; at worst, he could grow bigger again and crush them with a finger. But that wouldn't be fun.
Walking and stopping intermittently, after climbing a small earthen mound several meters high, Ma Xiaoniu suddenly heard a strange sound. He quickly hid behind a large clod of earth. Peeking towards the direction of the sound, he saw an ant not far away, its two antennae swaying back and forth like long whips. Of course, in Ma Xiaoniu's eyes, the ant was larger than him at that moment, like a person compared to a horse.
Ma Xiaoniu's eyes darted around, and he stealthily slipped past from behind. Just as he was about to reach the ant, its waving antennae suddenly stopped, as if sensing something. Ma Xiaoniu immediately ducked behind a nearby clod of earth to conceal himself. Ants are known to be able to lift objects dozens of times their own weight; in the insect world, ants are truly monsters.
The ant paused for a moment, then continued waving its antennae, wiggling its rear end as it did so, looking like a silly husky.
Seeing that the ant had returned to normal, Ma Xiaoniu tiptoed towards it. When he was only a meter away, Ma Xiaoniu suddenly leaped onto the ant's back, then grabbed one antennae with each hand and clung on tightly. The ant probably never imagined it would be ridden like this. It paused for a moment, then suddenly started running frantically, shaking its body as it ran, trying to shake Ma Xiaoniu off.
From a human perspective, ants don't seem to run very fast, but if you think about their size, you'll find that ants are not only incredibly strong, but also extremely fast. If they were the same size, an ant could be faster than a horse.
Ma Xiaoniu gripped the ant's antennae tightly, his legs clamping firmly around the ant's waist. No matter how the ant ran or struggled, Ma Xiaoniu remained motionless. In just a short while, the ant was exhausted and stopped under a patch of weeds. Ma Xiaoniu sighed; he wasn't doing much better, nearly falling apart in such a short time. He sat up straight on the ant, looked at the shiny black ant beneath him, smiled slightly, patted the ant's head, and then looked around. The ant's running had completely disoriented Ma Xiaoniu; looking at the vast expanse of weeds around him, he suddenly felt as if he were in a primeval forest.
He rolled over and kicked the ant off its backside. The ant, in pain, scurried away and disappeared in a flash.
The unidentified weeds next to it were as tall as four or five calves, with thick stems, clear veins, and a strong grassy aroma.
The gaps between the blades of grass were narrow, some even nonexistent, and the uneven surface made it quite difficult for Ma Xiaoni to walk. Finally squeezing through a gap in the grass, Ma Xiaoni's view suddenly opened up. Looking into the distance, she saw a colossal tree reaching for the sky. Ma Xiaoni knew it was the jujube tree in her yard, decades old, its trunk as thick as a basketball. She was used to seeing it, but now, from this different perspective, it seemed majestic and awe-inspiring! (Recently, there has been significant encoding issues, which motivates us to update faster. Please exit reading mode if you find this helpful. Thank you.)
===Chapter Fifteen===
The tree trunk was broad, like a city wall, and the grooves carved into it by time resembled vertical canyons. Beneath the jujube tree were the stone table and benches where Ma Xiaoniu usually ate. The table was a little over a meter long and wide, and the benches were even smaller, barely big enough for one person to sit on. But now, not to mention the table, even the small bench looked like a giant rock! Standing beside it, Ma Xiaoniu felt as if he were standing at the foot of a small mountain.
Ma Xiaoniu stared for a while, then suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a small hole at the base of the jujube tree, big enough to fit two fingers. He wondered what kind of creature had made the hole, and whether he should go check it out. But what if it was a snake? And being underground, if he were to revert to human form…
Ma Xiaoniu shuddered. Forget it, I'd better not go, otherwise I'll be doomed if I get rejected.
Looking at the sky, it was already getting dark. That's enough for today. I'll explore more thoroughly once I get the teleportation skill and a means of survival. With a thought, I returned to my original size, looked at the courtyard, and smiled. Looking at the world from a different perspective reveals a completely different world. Therefore, we must look at things from multiple angles; perhaps we'll discover new beauty.
He went inside, poured a cup of tea and placed it under the bedside lamp, then leaned against the headboard to read. Reading has many benefits; it can purify the mind and cleanse the soul, especially for Ma Xiaoniu, who had just killed someone during the day.
Before we knew it, it was past midnight.
"Drawing begins. Please complete the draw within two minutes, otherwise an automatic draw will be conducted and a penalty will be imposed..."
Extract!
Inducing labor—don't get me wrong, this ability has nothing to do with pregnant women. It simply makes things grow faster.
Mission—Keep killing! Learn to find pleasure in killing…
Still killing? To be honest, after killing so many people these past two days, Ma Xiaoniu is getting a little sick of it. But anyway, they're killing bad guys, and besides, what else can he do...?
As for the reward, thankfully the system provided an explanation, otherwise Ma Xiaoniu would have been truly devastated. Imagine a newlywed wife, happily enjoying being fed by her husband, when suddenly she's given a spur-of-the-moment urination, her belly visibly grows larger, and then, "bang!"...
Ma Xiaoniu broke out in a cold sweat. Thank goodness. Otherwise, he would have been doomed. But then again, since it can enlarge, then... (not suitable for children).
At 6:30 the next day, Ma Xiaoniu got up on time, washed up, and then went to the yard.
A gentle breeze caressed his face, and the old jujube tree swayed softly in the wind. Without hesitation, Ma Xiaoniu activated his growth-inducing skill on the jujube tree. A mysterious energy surged towards the tree, and then, the tree, originally only as thick as a basketball, began to grow at a visible rate—growing, growing, growing. One minute later, ten minutes later, an hour later, the tree's branches were already as thick as a large water vat, and its height had reached an astonishing twenty meters. But it kept growing, growing, growing…
Stunned, Ma Xiaoniu was now wondering how to stop it. Was it going to keep growing like this indefinitely? He had only nurtured a jujube tree; was it destined to destroy the Earth?