The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

"...No, it's just the first time I eat in this form. It feels a bit...weird."

The armor that originally covered the mouth suddenly opened, revealing the sharp mouthparts inside.

The other ghouls watched as they drank coffee slowly, but because they were not used to eating in this form, they accidentally bit Lin Qiao's cup into pieces, and their eyes widened.

"What's wrong? With that expression on my face, you don't really think I'm Amazon, do you?"

He shook his head and put the coffee cup with a missing mouth back on the coffee table.

Since the skin on the lips and face has transformed into hard armor after transformation, liquids like coffee will probably leak out directly if you don't raise your head to drink.

Very ungraceful.

"Amazon...are you talking about those new guys with characteristics similar to animals and insects?"

The one who spoke was the seemingly taciturn Sifang Lianshi.

He also met these guys when he was collecting the bodies of suicides recently.

Even though the other party didn't look like a ghoul, in line with the principle of helping each other in a stable area, he still had the idea of ​​introducing them to antiques.

Unfortunately, those monsters were more interested in him than the dead body.

So from now on, it’s a story of self-defense gone too far.

"It does not belong to humans, nor does it belong to the ghoul species. I had never heard of such a creature even two months ago. What on earth is Amazon?"

This is also a problem that troubles everyone.

After all, CCG has professional analytical instruments and a lot of researchers. Even if it starts from scratch, it should be able to understand some of Amazon's characteristics by now.

But the ghouls are really blind and ill-informed, and they don’t even know the existence of Amazon until now.

Lin Qiao thought for a while: "It is a very simple creature... Before I start to explain, let me ask, do you all know what protein is?"

Considering that the average education level of ghouls is prenatal education, such questions are still necessary.

Facts also proved that except for Dong Xiang, everyone present looked confused. Even the store manager had a thoughtful expression of "I think I've heard it before."

This is expected, after all, in the current human-dominated society, hiding one's identity is more important to ghouls than knowledge.

Just being unable to accept normal food has already blocked a lot of people. As long as they eat with humans for a long time, they will be easily exposed, not to mention that many ghouls don't even have legal identities on the surface. They are completely of black households.

Therefore, those like Dong Xiang who have the opportunity to go to school are rare.

"It's meat, I think. I remember the teacher talked about it in class before, but I can't remember the rest."

"...If it's easy to understand, there's nothing wrong with saying that, but Dongxiang, you might have to be careful about your biology exam."

"Well....."

"Anyway, I won't go into the detailed knowledge. You just need to know that the meat, eggs, and milk around you are the ones with the highest protein content."

Ignoring the dissatisfied sister, Lin Qiao changed into a comfortable position and continued to explain.

"A creature like Amazon instinctively likes protein and is extremely addicted to protein in the human body. It's fine if you don't touch it. Once you eat it once, you will never go back. It will resist other types of protein... Of course , now it seems that their obsession with ghoul protein is even greater than that of humans.”

"If that's the case, those guys don't necessarily want to eat people, right?"

"Yes, in theory they can eat other foods as long as they have never eaten humans."

All the ghouls present had complicated expressions. How can I put it this way? I thought I was the unlucky guy who had the same problem as me, but in the end I found out that the clown was actually me.

There was a hint of envy in his eyes...

If they had a choice, why wouldn't they want to live an ordinary life?

As the elder, Fangcun Gongshan took a sip of coffee and broke the silence: "Well...compared to us who can only feed on humans, it is indeed enviable. But since If there are other options, why would they attack humans and ghouls?”

At least the same situation applies to ghouls. Even if there is no guarantee that they will not eat people, there will still be a considerable number of ghouls who choose other foods instead of eating people.

"This involves another question... You have also considered the origin of Amazon before, right? I will not hold back on this and just announce the answer."

After hearing this, the ghouls who were still dreaming about switching identities with Amazon also focused their attention.

"Why do Amazons have to attack humans when they can eat other foods? Why have we never heard of such creatures before? Why do they appear with human clothes on them?"

"......what do you want to say in the end?"

"There is only one answer -" Lin Qiao continued calmly.

"The so-called Amazon is actually transformed from a human being!"

"Eh!?"

Everyone was stunned by this shocking fact, and even Lin Qiao's exaggerated tone subconsciously ignored it.

“…Humans…turned into Amazons? How is this possible…”

“And if they were humans before, why would they…eat humans?”

Even if it was a sudden change of identity, at least the original thoughts were still there. They attacked their former compatriots so decisively…Are humans so terrible?

“——Lysogenic cells.”

Before they had time to accept the reality, Lin Qiao threw out a new concept.

"The origin of all this, if you have seen zombie movies, just think of that thing as the zombie virus in it. Once infected, you will lose your mind and transform into Amazon in a very short time."

"Although you can recover after eating, during that time, the infected will completely become a monster dominated by appetite."

"It would be fine if you were in a deserted mountain, but unfortunately, most people would not go to such places alone."

"In this case, who would be the first target of the infected? You can imagine it, right?"

When they thought of such a scene, everyone in the stable area felt a chill, even the store manager who had experienced many storms, had a serious face.

Even the will would be lost, not to mention controlling instinctive impulses.

I am afraid that the first people to be attacked by those crazy infected people would be friends and relatives around them.

How sad it is.....

And after that, they who have eaten human flesh naturally cannot accept other food.

In order not to starve to death, they can only force themselves to accept reality, and then the vicious cycle continues.

Just when everyone else felt their scalps tingling, Rujian Xuan suddenly said seriously.

"What if the ghoul is infected with the "lysogenic cells" you just mentioned?"

"......"

Lin Qiao was stunned. Emmm, this is indeed a good question.

For ordinary humans, being infected with lysogenic cells is undoubtedly a bad thing that cannot be worse, but it may not be the case for ghouls.

Anyway, their original lives are bad enough.

If they can change their eating habits by turning into Amazon, it will be a huge profit.

As for losing your mind... just be prepared in advance. With the SSS-level ghoul Yoshimura Kousen, no matter how crazy you are, he can directly pin you down.

"I don't know. At least so far, I haven't found such an example. "

"Is that so..."

Looking at the ghouls who were somewhat active in their thinking, Lin Qiao shook his head. He could probably guess what the store manager and the others were thinking.

But how should I put it...too optimistic.

After all, it is an item that crosses the world view. Rather than combining the advantages, the probability of combining the disadvantages of both sides is also not small.

Of course, for ghouls, this is also a way out.

"There is one more thing. You said before that Miss Ryoko and the others were found by the investigators, and someone was behind it...what's going on?"

Finally asked this.

Chapter 35 Lin Qiao: Damn, I'm a substitute!

Lin Qiao smiled. This is why he told all the information about Amazon and didn't worry about the alliance between Anding District and another time traveler.

After all, this time, it's hard to explain.

It's an indisputable fact that the passing Amazon attacked Anding District, causing the mother and daughter of Dikou to be hit by Zhenhu Wuxu and almost died.

So it doesn't matter whether this incident is a coincidence or not. The important thing is to make the ghouls in Anding District feel that this is not a coincidence, but someone is deliberately targeting them.

As long as the seeds of doubt are planted, , it will not be easily removed.

Unite all those who can be united, neutralize all those who can be neutralized, and divide all those who can be divided in the enemy camp.

This is the way to win if personal strength does not reach the crushing level.

There is no need to exaggerate, nor to deliberately release any false information to mislead them. It is better to say that it will end up badly.

The ghouls in the stable area may be a group of novice in terms of academic qualifications, but in terms of social qualifications, almost all of them are old foxes.

"But is there really such a thing that can control the actions of other Amazons?"

After listening to the explanation of the origin of lysogenic cells and the carrier "Patient 0", Kirishima Touka muttered.

"Theoretically, it exists. After all, Amazon is based on the prototype of natural organisms. The 14 million existing life forms on the earth are their best sample library. In this case, it is not surprising that any type of guy appears."

"For example, iron wire worms, crab slaves and flat-headed mud wasps, these parasites can control the actions of the host. "

After a pause, so that the ghouls in the stable area could have enough time to understand the meaning of the words, he continued to add: "Of course, it is also possible that they are based on creatures such as ants or bees, relying on their own release of special pheromones to control other Amazons."

"So in general, there are still many ways."

Looking at the ghouls around who seemed to understand, Lin Qiao patiently did not disturb them.

Pick up the chipped coffee cup on the coffee table, tilt your head back and pour the remaining part into your mouth. Fortunately, it did not spill this time.

"No, I don't doubt the truth of your words, but... it may be a bit offensive to say so. I am a little curious, where do you know this information? And your relationship with Patient 0."

Just like a middle-aged man who is easy to talk to, Gu Jianyuan said very sincerely.

Generally speaking, saying this means that the other party is questioning his credibility.

But.....

"It's understandable. After all, it's hard to convince people without evidence."

Instead of getting angry because of the rebuttal, Lin Qiao nodded in agreement. It's better to say that this situation is also expected.

If everyone agrees with "ah, yes, yes, yes", he will worry about whether there is something wrong.

Of course, saying so, it is impossible to agree so easily.

"Although it's not that I can't take it out, but for some reason I don't really want to speak... Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to refuse, but it involves some past that I don't want to mention..."

Then isn't it the same as saying nothing?

Lin Qiao pinched her chin with one hand and crossed her chest with the other, making a sound of "tsk" from time to time, looking very entangled.

After thinking "seriously" for more than a minute, she made a suggestion.

"Well... Let's just say it's an exchange of interests. I will tell you everything about my past, but in return, I also hope that you can provide some information I want."

"Information?"

The ghouls in the stable area looked at each other, and then turned their eyes to the calm Yoshimura Kousen.

"..... Can you tell me more about it?"

Without making a decision immediately, the store manager decided to listen to his request before making plans.

"Don't worry, it's not that difficult for you to find out."

Lin Qiao said slowly.

"All I want is information about Tsukiyama Shuu, including the ghoul restaurant he opened in District 7."

"......"

"......"

"......."

In contrast to Lin Qiao's relaxed tone, the faces of other people in the stable area.

The word "entangled" was suddenly transferred from the Spider-Man's face to them.