Qin An's face was pale, leaning against a wall in an alley for support. His right eye was swollen shut, only able to open a narrow slit. There were fresh wounds on his nostrils and corners of his mouth, making him look quite disheveled.

Four young men with buzz cuts surrounded Qin An Yi, staring at him fiercely. One of them, who looked to be the leader, spat on the ground and snarled, “I’ve never met someone like you before! I’m hurting my hands beating you, but you’d rather die than pay up, right?”

Qin An was relieved, the pain coming from all parts of his body made him frown involuntarily. He held a stone he had just picked up from the ground in one hand, and protected his pocket with the other, staring silently at the four shaved-headed young men.

His pockets held his meager earnings from a summer of hard work. Though it was only just short of two thousand yuan, it covered all his expenses for the upcoming semester, including tuition fees.

I didn't expect that I would be targeted by some hooligans as soon as I got my hard-earned money, and I was blocked in this secluded alley.

The hutong was clearly deserted for a long time, to the point that even the garbage piles in the corners emitted a stench of decay.

Although Qin An'yi had the upper hand against four opponents, he remained unmoved. He would not allow anyone to take what rightfully belonged to him!

"Alright! You've got guts! I see you're wearing the uniform of Changqing No. 1 Middle School? Don't recognize me, Black Skin A Si, do you? Kid, you better wait, from now on I'll be stationed outside No. 1 Middle School. Every time you get out of school, I'll beat you up once!"

The leader, a young man with a buzz cut, panted heavily. It seemed the beating he just gave Qin AnYi had taken its toll. Seeing that his threats were useless, he couldn't help but curse under his breath again and waved the steel pipe: "I'm tired of fighting, guys, let's go. Remember his face, we'll teach him a lesson next time!"

Qin An Yi watched as the four youths with buzz cuts left after delivering their threats. The tension he'd been carrying finally loosened, and the pain intensified at that moment, his head feeling slightly dizzy. Before he could even breathe out, a strong gust of wind whipped past his ear!

As the wind rustled, Qin An'yi saw the guy with the buzz cut, who had just turned away, turn back around with a ferocious look on his face. At the same time, the steel pipe in his hand swung toward Qin An'yi's head! Because he had relaxed his mind, Qin An'yi didn't have time to dodge.

"Bang"

With a dull thud, Qin An'yi felt a searing pain ripping through his brain. His vision spun wildly before finally giving way, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.

Four young men with shaved heads shouted and charged forward, beating him again with punches and kicks. They didn't stop until his gasps were weak and he was left in a state of unconsciousness. Even then, they were still unsatisfied with the lack of resistance from Qin An Yi’s lifeless body.

"Damn it! Ignorant fool! I lent money to Ah Four because he needed face, and from now on, with me here, no one will bully him. He's so stubborn and refuses to lend me the money, forcing me to do this myself!"

The leader spat and cursed, then rummaged through Qin An Yi's pockets and pulled out nearly two thousand yuan. He patted it in his hand and said: "Look at this shabby appearance, but you have money to spare. Come on, let's go to the nightclub tonight."

"Fourth Brother, this guy's head is swimming! Your move just now was ruthless, you didn't kill him, did you?" one of the guys with a buzz cut said, sounding worried.

"Who cares what they do? No one knows it was us. People die in Qing City every year anyway! The police haven't solved nine out of ten murder cases. If he dies, it's just bad luck. He should have just paid up at the beginning and none of this would have happened. Who's to blame?"

The leader with the buzz cut let out a sneer. "Let's go, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. Let me find somewhere to grab some grub first, then tonight, we'll find some chicks and have some fun."

Since the big boss had spoken, the three younger brothers naturally wouldn't argue anymore. They were also teased by Ah Si's words about finding a girl to have fun with, leaving their hearts flustered. The four of them walked away, shoulders linked and feeling relaxed...

Qin An's body lay perfectly still on the ground, his head bleeding profusely. The crimson liquid soaked into the earth beneath him, spreading outwards like a dark stain.

When these fresh blood flowed to a trash pile about one meter away from where Qin An Yi fainted, something strange happened!

Originally, the pile of trash was a putrid and repulsive stench. However, after being tainted by Qin An Yi's scent, it violently trembled, accompanied by a faint sound.

"DNA sampling complete, meets pure human standards. 'Qilin' activated, fusion process analysis... commencing information assimilation from host."

"Physical information acquisition complete. Analysis results: 7% damage rate, 15% skeletal damage rate, 18% mass loss, chassis strength rating F, status: Critical..."

Suggestion: Immediately perform physical repair... Host status: Coma, default consent...

"Body repair program initiated, estimated duration three hours and twenty minutes, will consume 60% of the 'Kirin' remaining energy..."

As soon as the voice fell, the trash heap emitted a brilliant light. A crystal clear sphere, about the size of a fist, emerged from the pile and hovered in mid-air. Then, the light emanating from the sphere flickered and disappeared, simultaneously floating above Qin An Yi's head!

The whole sphere seemed to have life, with ripples on its surface like water waves. Then, from the sphere's center, hundreds of fine, intricate lines suddenly appeared!

These fine threads swayed in the wind for a while before their small suction cups on top opened simultaneously, quickly attaching themselves to Qin An Yi.

The bleeding from the original wound suddenly stopped, but what happened next was chilling!

Qin An Yi's clothes were violently torn apart, revealing his flesh. His bones began to writhe ceaselessly in the air, as if countless worms were crawling beneath his skin.

Various bone-jarring sounds rang out incessantly. Qin An Yi, who had been unconscious due to the heavy blow and blood loss, was faintly regaining consciousness. Under such intense pain caused by drastic changes, his face instantly contorted into a horrifying grimace.

He let out a subconscious growl, as if he had used up all his energy. After the muffled grunt, he fell back into an unconscious state.

"Alarm: Pain reaches host's capacity limit, body repair process danger level increased..."

Suggestion: Immediately use the potential unleashing agent... Since the agent is still in the trial stage, using it may lead to unknown consequences. Use with caution.

"Host status: In a coma, default consent..."

A light voice rang out again, and then the sphere erupted with crimson flames that poured through the original thin lines, mercilessly engulfing Qin Anyi. The flames rapidly spread throughout his body.

After the injections, Qin An Yi's face looked much better. However, the ongoing changes did not slow down at all. The pores on his skin kept releasing some strange substance, which solidified into shell-like clumps and emitted a pungent stench.

The thin lines attached to Qin Anyi by suction cups suddenly came off dozens, suspending themselves at a height of about ten centimeters. The suction cups violently ejected streams of water, scrubbing the surface of Qin Anyi's shell clean. Afterward, these fine lines reattached to Qin Anyi, once again promoting the repair of his body.

Such a process repeated back and forth for a full three hours! The super worm of the whole body finally gradually stopped, and all the threads attached to Qin An Yi simultaneously broke away and quickly returned to the sphere.

"Body repairs complete... Requesting brain domain fusion..."

"Host status: Coma, default consent..."

The sphere emitted a strange hum, and then it entered Qin An Yi's head. Next, it began to seep through his skull! After several minutes, the sphere finally completely entered Qin An Yi's brain!

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