A bloody light shot up into the sky.
The kobold, forcibly fed the blood pellet, had its vacant eyes suddenly widen.
Its entire body's muscles bulged out.
Chen Yu watched, stunned.
This…
Had it transformed?
Kobold evolution, Muscle Kobold Beast.
It wasn't just a saying.
After consuming the blood pellet, the kobold was at least several times sturdier than before, appearing like a smaller version of Er Gou.
It panted, white mist puffing from its nostrils.
*Swoosh!*
Suddenly, the eyes of Kobold Number Seven emitted a red glow.
"ROAR!!!"
A ferocious, bloody aura emanated from the kobold.
Its face was contorted with ferocity, teeth bared.
"Hey, who are you snarling at? That's our leader," Er Gou glared, scolding sternly, "Apologize to the leader right away."
"Hah!"
To his surprise, Kobold Number Seven seemed to have lost its mind. It glared fiercely at Er Gou from the side, letting out a guttural roar.
Er Gou blinked.
Looking at his former subordinate who used to follow his every command, he raised his hand and smacked the back of its head.
"Getting bold, are we? You dare bare your teeth at me."
"ROAR!!!" The kobold, struck on the back of its head, suddenly lunged at Er Gou. Caught off guard, Er Gou was immediately knocked to the ground.
"Are you crazy, you little brat?"
Er Gou braced himself, but the red-eyed kobold paid him no mind, opening its mouth wide and biting desperately.
By now, Er Gou realized that Kobold Seven had indeed lost its sanity.
The two began to grapple.
During this time, Chen Yu watched the scene unfold with his arms crossed.
*Thump thump thump!*
In the camp, the sounds of Er Gou and Kobold Number Seven colliding were incessant.
The Zhonghua Bee-Woman had come to Chen Yu's side.
"Aren't you going to do anything about them?" The Bee-Woman's eyes were filled with worry; the fight was too fierce. She had seen Er Gou's arm bleeding just moments ago.
Chen Yu remained silent.
Only when Kobold Number Seven pinned Er Gou down again, and was about to bite Er Gou's neck—
*Bang!*
A brick was swung, hitting the back of Kobold Number Seven's head.
Instantly, the ferocious glint in the kobold's eyes vanished. Just as it was about to turn, another brick slammed down on its head.
After taking another brick.
Its eyes spinning, head shaking, the kobold collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Er Gou, who had been pinned, scrambled to his feet with lingering fear. Chen Yu gestured with his chin towards the dazed kobold on the ground.
"Er Gou, go tie him to the restraints. Don't let him hurt anyone else."
"Got it!" Er Gou immediately grabbed Kobold Number Seven and pulled him up. On the way to the employee training area, he kicked Kobold Number Seven, as if for revenge.
Chen Yu watched but said nothing.
He merely crossed his arms and furrowed his brow slightly.
The blood pellet.
It did indeed have the effect of evolving beasts, but it also caused the user to temporarily lose their sanity.
In fact, the moment Kobold Number Seven began to transform, Chen Yu had considered this possibility and had a brick ready.
He hadn't chosen to knock it out immediately.
He also wanted to see how much the blood pellet could boost the kobold's strength.
Judging by the results—
It was quite good!
An ordinary kobold, after consuming the blood pellet, could actually suppress Er Gou during its berserk state. This leap in strength surprised Chen Yu greatly.
He knocked it out because he sensed Er Gou was starting to struggle.
"You little brat, turning against your own!"
Er Gou was still muttering when he returned after tying up Kobold Number Seven. Chen Yu glanced at him and beckoned him over.
Er Gou quickly scurried over.
"Boss!"
"It doesn't feel good to be beaten by your subordinate, does it?" Chen Yu murmured. Er Gou's face immediately changed, and he tried to explain, "Boss, I wasn't even serious just now."
"Stop pretending. Tell me the truth."
"Uh..."
Er Gou's expression turned slightly awkward.
"I really couldn't hold on, but Boss, that doesn't mean he's stronger than me. You can't let him take my place. I, I have some standing in the kobold camp."
"Don't worry."
Chen Yu thought Er Gou was going to argue about something, but it turned out he was just concerned about his position.
"No one will replace you. I just wanted to understand the effect of the blood pellet's catalysis. It seems the catalytic effect is indeed very strong, but... when others take it, they'll need to be restrained."
If Kobold Number Seven was like this.
Then, for someone like Jack, Rose, or Black Donkey, whose strength was already considerable, it would be difficult to subdue them during their berserk state after consuming the blood pellet.
It was too difficult.
Being the boss of these guys was quite stressful.
With a soft sigh, Chen Yu quietly walked to the drying area, picked up two wooden buckets, and headed to the kitchen.
Blood Jellies.
The blood jellies made long ago had now dried.
He took a knife and cut the dried blood jellies into pieces.
He took a piece and placed it in his mouth, sipping it lightly.
"Mmm~~"
Chen Yu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Made by his divine hands, the taste was simply impeccable.
Delicious.
Most importantly—
[Strength +1]
1 point of strength equaled 5 kilograms of punching power.
And he wasn't even using full force.
Chen Yu stood in the kitchen, stuffing blood jellies into his mouth.
[Strength +1]
[Strength +7]
[Strength +3]
...
In about ten minutes, Chen Yu finished a whole bucket of blood jellies. He sat in the kitchen, patting his bulging stomach.
He really couldn't eat any more.
This bucket of blood jellies had granted Chen Yu 53 points of strength.
"What am I even doing this for?" Chen Yu raised his hand to touch his buzz cut. He could gain hundreds of kilograms of punching power by eating a bucket of blood jellies.
Why did he drink the strength potion back then?
To go bald?
Sitting on the ground, Chen Yu sighed, realizing he had been too young and foolish in the past.
He glanced at the crafting page.
Chen Yu felt he needed to craft a new set of "Adventure Three-Piece Set." His current set attributes were luck buffs, but he should craft another set that increased strength or had other combat-related effects.
To maximize his combat power.
After all, he had ample resources now, and he didn't care if the stats weren't good.
He could just dismantle them.
Or, he could sell them to others.
Chen Yu suddenly thought this was a good idea. If the attributes were flawed, he would export them. If they were top-tier, he would keep them for himself.
Speaking of which, it had been a while since he had "fleeced" that big sheep Jiang Yaqing.
Just as Chen Yu was about to open his private messages, a black shadow shot in and crashed right into his embrace.
"What are you doing? Why the panic!"
Chen Yu picked Black Bean up from his embrace, and just as he was about to lecture him, he saw Black Bean's pupils trembling uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but frown.
"What's wrong?"
"Boss, something bad has happened."
Black Bean's eyes were filled with panic.
"Jack and the others, something has happened to them!"