Chapter 89

Under the bright moon and clear sky, this was a perfect night for doing something significant—like howling at the moon, for instance.

Four figures slipped out of the back door of Hao Ren's house like thieves under the moonlight, carrying large and small bundles straight to the wilderness.

"Why do I feel like we're about to do something bad?" Vivian, in her vampire form, floated at the front, about half a meter above the ground, flying at a leisurely pace, the most elegant and relaxed of the four. She looked back at the distant lights and sighed slightly, "Humans are truly a wondrous race. Despite their weakness, they can build such cities and homes... As a vampire, I actually feel a bit attached to these human lights."

"So I was right to say you're both poor and pretentious," Lily walked briskly beside Hao Ren, lively and playful like a little rabbit, and she didn't forget to take the opportunity to tease Vivian, "I, as a seasoned artsy girl, am not as sentimental as you."

"You two can't keep quiet at a critical moment," Hao Ren was the only one among them who was a bit nervous. He kept an eye on Lily while explaining to Vivian, "We need to be low-key. Although this area is remote, it's not short of bold and bored old folks. Old Mr. Zhao from the east of the street has a hobby of catching rabbits with his dog at night, sometimes not returning until midnight. We need to be careful not to run into him. It'll be fine once we get further away."

Lily became happier the further they went into the wilderness. Now, she was almost hopping along, skipping every two steps. She circled around Hao Ren happily and said in a rapid-fire manner, "Ah, so you're worried about that, landlord? Don't worry, I talked to Huang. He's faking illness tonight and won't come out to catch rabbits. I've also talked to the other dogs on the street. No one will go out tonight, and if their owners try to go out, they'll immediately fake illness. No one will come to the back wasteland..."

Hao Ren stumbled, then looked at Lily with a shocked expression, along with Vivian: Could racial abilities be used like this? It turned out that Lily had been socializing with the local dogs instead of greeting the neighbors these past few days!

None of the four were ordinary people. Even Hao Ren could now proudly call himself half a superhuman. They moved quickly and soon completely left the last light of the southern suburbs, arriving at a vast wasteland. As the last artificial light disappeared behind them, the stars and moon in the sky became the dominant light source, making everyone feel as if they were far from human civilization. However, this place was not as pristine as the great prairie in the Dream Plane—Hao Ren had a deep impression of the brilliant starry sky and the two moons there, and he felt that he probably wouldn't see such a pure and clean sky on Earth.

"Is this place good enough?" Izax, carrying the two largest bundles, walked at the back of the group. The diligent demon volunteered to be the porter. He put the things on the ground and then ran to a nearby large rock to look around, "Yeah, this place is pretty good. The view is wide, the ground is flat. Even if Lily loses control, Vivian and I can still handle it."

"Why are you all hoping I'll lose control?" Lily blinked, sounding a bit unhappy, "You've been talking about what to do if I lose control since we left. Don't you trust me?"

"It's not that we don't trust you, it's that we don't trust that lunatic," Hao Ren bent down to take out the plastic sheet from the large travel bag, spreading it on the ground while shaking his head, "You don't know, that guy is a mechanical idiot. She can even press the wrong button on a control panel with only one button. Most things she touches end up malfunctioning..."

"Boom!" Hao Ren was halfway through his sentence when a thunderclap suddenly echoed overhead. Despite the clear sky, a blinding lightning bolt split the sky from the southeast, scaring Hao Ren into silence.

Vivian and the others were also startled, not knowing where the thunderclap came from until the data terminal casually said, "Be careful. She's a goddess, after all. The fundamental rules of this world revolve around her. Be careful about cursing her behind her back."

"Is she that petty?" Hao Ren was drenched in cold sweat but still muttered, "Can't even say it behind her back?"

"She's not petty at all. You can call her a lunatic to her face, and Commander 12345 won't care," the data terminal's voice was somewhat gleeful, "But this world is petty. 'Divine punishment' is an automatic program, and it's particularly good at monitoring employee behavior."

Hao Ren: "...Cough, cough, let's get back to business, then."

By this time, Lily had already unpacked the two large bundles, spreading a large pile of things on the ground. The plastic sheets and blankets Hao Ren had bought earlier were put to use, laid out on the ground as a place for Lily to roll around and play. Vivian fixed several disposable stands on the ground nearby, hanging cold light lamps for illumination. Izax was sorting snacks and drinks, which Lily had already eaten a third of at home, but there was still plenty left.

Lily happily pounced into the pile of snacks, and after a series of tearing sounds, she started munching on several bags of junk food. Hao Ren looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a bit dazed: "This looks like a picnic..."

Vivian looked up at the moon gradually rising and nudged Lily's arm, "Stop eating and get to work."

Lily, with a mouth full of spicy sticks, mumbled, "Huh?"

"You idiot, transform!" Vivian's voice was off-key, "We didn't come out here in the middle of the night to watch you eat spicy sticks! The full moon only lasts a few hours. Transform already!"

Lily finally reacted, quickly swallowing the snacks in her mouth, then took a deep breath and let out a loud "Ha—".

Then Hao Ren saw a pair of sharp wolf ears pop out of her head, a tail appear behind her, and her hair turn into waist-length silver hair—nothing else changed.

"Then what?" Hao Ren looked at Lily expectantly, "Weren't you supposed to transform into a beast?"

Lily also looked curiously at her tail wagging behind her, touching the ears on her head to confirm their position and size, looking puzzled, "I don't feel any urge to transform into a beast."

"It might be that the time hasn't come yet," Vivian found a plausible reason, "I feel the power of the moon hasn't reached its peak. Maybe Lily will start evolving at the exact moment of the full moon."

So they could only wait. Izax immediately started distributing the snacks and drinks to everyone, then summoned a glowing red demon rock from thin air and placed it on the nearby ground, "If you want anything heated, bring it over. I'll cook it for you."

Hao Ren quickly waved his hand, "Keep that rock far away. Be careful not to set the blanket on fire."

Using demon fire for a picnic and heating, and still having someone complain, was probably a unique situation.

The four "people" ate and drank under the full moon, time passing minute by minute. Soon, the full moon was directly overhead, and Hao Ren started to feel something was wrong, "Why is nothing happening?"

Vivian also frowned, "The power of the moon has definitely reached its peak. I can feel it... Why isn't the big dog reacting?"

Lily, meanwhile, was enjoying herself, completely oblivious to the conversation about her. She had a pile of snack bags around her, and even her forehead was greasy. This idiot was thoroughly indulging herself tonight, but Hao Ren was getting more and more worried. He feared that the five-digit goddess had pressed the wrong button while "treating" Lily. After a few minutes, he picked up the data terminal, "Connect me to Raven 12345."

Raven 12345's voice sounded a bit lazy after a minute, "Hello? Hao Ren... What's up?"

Hao Ren explained the situation and asked anxiously, "Lily hasn't reacted yet, and the moon is about to start setting. Do you think something went wrong?"

Raven 12345 was unusually silent, which immediately made Hao Ren nervous. Then he heard her say in a low voice:

"Have you ever heard the saying 'The full moon on the 15th is actually on the 16th'?"

This was the moment Hao Ren most wanted to punch someone, hands down.

(Recommend a book: Old author Shan Shui has a new book, "Restricted Lord." Everyone, please support it. I still remember his "Summoning the Great Lord" as the first light novel I read on Qidian, which left a deep impression. I think many old bookworms should know about it. If you like this type of novel, go support his new book!)

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