"What in the heavens do you mean by that?" Yu Sying adamantly shot down what I said while narrowing her eyes as if she was about to step on a lowly bug. "Don't tell me, you really don't know what the C-thing is?"
"Oh, oh! I perfectly know what it means!" My face lit up as I sarcastically responded. "It's not like I've been unconscious for five years and saw everything unfold in this world."
Yu Sying stopped talking as she heaved out a sigh. "Just listen to the story." She continued.
What can I say? That's another win for me. It's not like I wanted to argue with her but that's an absolute winner for me. Who said that arguing with a woman is hard? Not at all.
"At first, we never complained about the meat since it tastes fresh and it was never gamey, making it easier for us to eat it. But every time we eat, we felt something uncomfortable in the smiles of the hunters but we ruled it out as them being tired. Most of the time when they explore, the new hunter or someone else would be reported as a casualty." Lin Xian continued as her face turned sour. "When we realized that there's always one casualty, we started thinking of the possibility."
"So when they brought the meat, it was always pre-cut? If it wasn't then you'd have realized it, right?" Yu Sying cut in.
"Yes, it was always pre-cut. They said that bringing the carcass of the animals would just be a burden since bones can't really be eaten. And that's why they just obtain all the meat and never the bones." Lin Xian continued. "We were foolish. We should've known better when we noticed the discrepancies in their procedures."
Yu Sying gulped as the story progress. I could tell that she was withholding some sort of vomit coming out of her mouth. As for me, I'm just impressed that such a shelter is filled with awesome hunters. Sure they get some casualties every time they go hunt. Nevertheless, that result is an inevitable one, seeing that the world is filled with rabid humans and all.
I mean, anyone could be a hunter but not every hunter could actually literally bring home the bacon.
"Then, after a few months, a few survivors suddenly went missing. We didn't think it was weird since a lot of hunters would go missing from time to time but it became more frequent that we were starting to get worried. Still, our leader didn't mind it and he just told us to never venture away from the shelter as they investigate what's causing the survivors to go missing."
"Oh, and then?" I asked, starting to get impatient since the high-leveled rabid human was beginning to approach the door where we were. A few minutes from now and he'd have broken in completely.
"We later found out that they were the ones who caused the disappearances and what they fed us weren't actually animal meat... but human meat." Lin Xian muttered. "A few of us decided to escape the shelter but we were chased down by strong cultivators. I was the only one who was able to escape and ever since then, I've never entered another shelter ever."
"Wait?! What? So... you were eating human meat all along?" I exclaimed. Things turned from zero to one hundred in her story real quick that I wasn't even ready for it. "I think that's called... C-something, right?"
"Yeah, cannibalism. It's when a creature eats the same species in order to survive." Yu Syingglanced at me as if I was the most stupid person in the world.
I mean, who on earth would assume that a C-thing is cannibalism? That's not even normal! Well, I guess I'm used to living in a world five years ago. I guess this is pretty much normal in terms of our timeline.
"And so, where's this shelter? Is it far from here?" I asked. My head kept darting towards the direction of the door since the high-leveled rabid human was approaching it."It's just near here, maybe ten to fifteen kilometers." Lin Xian muttered. "Don't ever think of going there."
"Why not?"
As I responded to Lin Xian with a question, I carefully headed towards the door on the other side of the area where we were and carefully opened it. "Lin Xian, please stick with Yu Sying and Yu Yan. I'll be back soon."
"Wai-"
I didn't hear what she was about to say as I entered the door and closed it behind me. I was a bit nervous at first since my current strength couldn't even be compared to my power level back in the days. Hence, I was hesitant if I should defeat the high-leveled rabid human or not.
Even though I don't think I'm capable enough to bring a high-leveled rabid human down, I still wanted to try it so I could get a grasp on what my Blood and Dark Element was all about. It was just granted to me by the System without giving me any instructions so I guessed that it was up to me to discover how to use it. It was a very stupid move, of course, but I have all the valid reasons to fight the high-leveled rabid human. For one, it had already broken through the first door— our first line of defense— and it won't be long now before he penetrates the second set of doors that leads to the room where we're staying.
Since we're planning to stay here for a few days, getting rid of this threat would greatly aid us in our survival.
Second, as a cultivator, my cultivating progress significantly speeds up when I'm fighting to the death. Back in the day, I had countless death encounters and after surviving it, I'd be given a boost in my cultivation. I don't know if that applies to my current self but I'm confident it does. That's why I'd just have to try it out.
Last but not the least, I have some sort of System that gave me a few skills that I don't even know how to use. If I fight to the death, maybe it would show me how. I've encountered novels with the protagonist being granted a System before and I could say that it was intriguing and very easy. The System would just give them quests and they'd level up as soon as they finish it. Adding to that, most of the quests were so easy to achieve; the System's basically spoonfeeding them a level up!
That said, I could safely assume that I neither hate nor like my System. After all, it doesn't know why it exists and it just announces as soon as I level up. I just hope that when the time comes, it would actually be useful and aid me in my cultivation by providing all the information I need. Things such as— What are the usage of the Blood Element and Dark Element?
"Blood Element allows you to control blood and Dark Element allows you to control dark" The System suddenly responded as if it were talking to a baby.
"Of course! That much is obvious." I replied to my System.
"I'm sorry, I don't know anything else about your elements, Yongrui. Maybe when you level up, we'll know more about it."
"I at least know that much. Just tell me all the information you have before I kill this high-leveled rabid human."
"Alright, alright! I don't know how to put it but just say the word System and I think it would show all the information I have. I'm sorry, I really have no idea why I'm a System."
Unlike all the other Systems I've known in all the novels I've encountered. This System has emotions, one hundred percent. I don't know how or why she's in my head but she's as useless as I am.
"I'm so sorry for being useless, Yongrui." The System apologized once again.
"Stop saying you're sorry and stop reading my mind." I scratched my head in frustration. "For better or for worse, we're in this together so we should at least work with each other."
"Yes, Yongrui. It is a pleasure to work with you."
"You know what, let's just worry about all that next time." I almost flinched at the size of the high-leveled rabid human in front of me. "How about we defeat this high-leveled rabid human first?"