Night fell.
Yanhai City wasn't peaceful tonight. Evil creatures lurked in the slums, triggering a great battle.
A demonic rooster, taking small, quick steps, unknowingly passed by Green Mountain Mental Hospital.
It stared at the building with its beady eyes.
Seems alright.
Unable to settle in a chicken coop, it could only seek a new home here. With its intelligence, this shouldn't be a problem.
The only issue was its current size. A bit too large, it could easily become someone's dinner. Shrinking down would be better. A cute appearance, not much meat; foolish humans seeing its small size wouldn't think of eating it, but rather raising it, fattening it up for later.
But by then, they probably won't live to see me grow up.
The demonic rooster walked to a puddle by the roadside and carefully examined its reflection. The size reflected in the water was perfect, definitely not enough to tempt a human's appetite.
Such a clever demonic creature, even thinking of this.
Thinking of its fellow demonic creatures, it felt sorry for them. Some things are innate, while others can never be obtained no matter how hard one tries.
For example, some demonic creatures want to be cute. Is that something you can just will into existence?
Poor foundation, they'd die in the light.
It swaggered through the main entrance of Green Mountain Mental Hospital.
Security guard Xiao Qi was engrossed in his novel. The plot had reached its climax, the protagonist was about to show off again, and soon a group of villains would be shocked. Although he already knew the plot, he enjoyed reading it.
He didn't even notice a demonic rooster entering through the main gate.
No professional ethics at all.
Ward 666.
Lin Fan and Old Zhang lay in bed, chatting.
"Professor Xingkong once said that the universe is multi-dimensional," Lin Fan said, looking at the starry sky, many stars twinkling, recalling Professor Xingkong's words.
"What's multi-dimensional?" Old Zhang asked.
"I don't know. It means there are many versions of us."
"Can we see them?"
"Probably."
"Are they good friends like us?"
"Definitely good friends like us," Lin Fan affirmed.
They looked at each other, smiling warmly. It was an acknowledgment of their friendship, and also an unwavering affirmation of it.
"Listen, do you hear something?" Old Zhang pricked up his ears, hearing a noise outside.
"No," Lin Fan said.
"Yes, there is."
"But I really don't hear anything."
A familiar scene.
The demonic rooster stood outside, clucking, but it had been standing there for a while, and the humans hadn't opened the door yet.
Were its brethren telling the truth?
Are humans generally stupid?
As for why it was at the door of this particular ward…
Don't ask.
If you must ask, it's because of a shared scent.
"There is, I clearly heard it." Old Zhang got out of bed, opened the door, and looked down. His eyes lit up when he saw the demonic rooster. He joyfully picked it up and hugged it. "Look what I found! It's a cute little chick."
Old Zhang placed the demonic rooster on the bed.
The demonic rooster stared with its cute, beady eyes, pretending to be lost and helpless. However, it noticed that the expressions of these two humans were a bit off. They seemed genuinely foolish.
It seems its brethren were right.
Humans are truly stupid.
Wait!
What is this human doing?
Lin Fan grabbed the demonic rooster and spread its legs. "Old Zhang, it's a hen."
Old Zhang asked, "How do you know?"
Lin Fan pointed to his crotch. "We're both men, we both have that, and it doesn't."
"Really?"
Old Zhang pulled open his pants and looked, then similarly spread the demonic rooster's legs, revealing a surprised expression. "Wow, it really is a hen! Lin Fan, you're so amazing! You can even figure that out. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have thought of that."
The demonic rooster stared with its not-so-big chicken eyes, thinking, Humans really are fools. You can even figure this out.
It hid in the human world, unable to speak human language, but able to understand it.
It felt that these two humans were a bit off.
But whatever, what it needed wasn't normalcy, but concealment.
Waiting for the demonic invasion of the human world.
Then, it would cooperate from the inside, successfully occupying the human world.
"Cluck!"
The demonic rooster crowed, rubbing its fluffy head against the human's palm.
Just to let the humans know, I'm an obedient chicken.
"The hen is so cute."
"The hen is so ticklish."
Demonic Rooster: ???
It felt like the humans were insulting it.
In your human understanding, I'm male. Your whole family is female.
The two of them lay on the bed, playing with the demonic rooster.
"How did it get here?" Lin Fan asked.
"It must be lost," Old Zhang said.
The demonic rooster clucked a few times. Such clever humans, you're right. I'm lost and want to use humans to hide myself. It's your good fortune that I found you.
When I no longer need to hide, I'll let you be the first humans I devour.
Lin Fan said, "I heard hens can lay eggs."
Old Zhang said, "We didn't just hear it, we saw it on TV."
Then…
The two looked at each other, light blooming in their eyes, and said in unison:
"That means we can have eggs to eat in the future!"
They held each other's hands, excited and happy, never having imagined such a good thing happening to them.
"Hee hee!"
"Hee hee!"
Their back-and-forth exchange left the demonic rooster a bit bewildered.
Eggs?
Me, a demonic rooster, laying eggs?
Foolish humans, why are you so stupid? I'm a male demonic rooster, I don't lay eggs. Can you have some common sense? Even I, a demonic creature, understand this.
It had lived in a chicken coop in the slums for a while.
It knew that hens laid eggs.
But I'm a demonic rooster.
If you insist on this, you're insulting me.
Believe it or not, I'll transform into my true size and swallow you whole.
But on second thought, forget it. Those powerful humans are truly formidable, they can even track demonic creatures. The human who helped hide it before often talked to himself.
Endure for a while, and all will be calm. Take a step back, and the sea and sky will be vast.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west.
Just wait and see how I'll teach you a lesson in the future.
"Cute little hen, lay some eggs obediently."
Lin Fan made some space on the bed for the demonic rooster, so it would have room to perform.
"Hen, I believe in you, lay two, one for me and one for my good friend," Old Zhang said.
They sat cross-legged on the bed, gazing longingly at the "hen."
The demonic rooster stared at them with its beady eyes.
Can someone tell me what's going on?
Are you messing with me?
Or are you looking down on me?
I'm a level three demonic rooster. Don't let my small size fool you. If you anger me, the consequences will be terrifying.
I hope you humans understand something.
It's your good fortune that I, this demonic rooster, am willing to use you to hide.
Don't take your good fortune for granted.
It's just that the way these humans are looking at it is a bit uncomfortable.
What eggs?
Even if you stare your eyes out, I won't lay any eggs.
I should have chosen a different place.
I've actually encountered such strange fellows.