Chapter 148 Dog Days Are Over

Though her origins seemed a bit odd, Lily's physical abilities as a "werewolf" were indeed not just for show. Even after being forced back into human form from her beastly state by the potent incense, she was still full of energy. As soon as she transformed, she began pestering Hao Ren and Vivian, asking about the details of her transformation. Her main thought was: I'm amazing, right?

Honestly, from a world-shattering perspective... she really was amazing.

Vivian, of course, seized the opportunity to pour cold water on Lily: "Don't get too excited. Go back and think about how to solve the problem of your clothes getting torn every time you transform. I'm not your nanny, constantly running after you with new clothes."

Lily finally quieted down a bit. She looked down at the new clothes Vivian had given her earlier and felt a bit of gratitude towards the vampire she usually didn't like. So, the werewolf girl thanked Vivian, which was rare for her: "Thanks for earlier. I didn't even think about that... But how do you usually solve the clothes problem? I think it's amazing! You often turn into a swarm of bats so easily..."

"I use magic," Vivian shrugged, not taking it seriously. "It's a simple trick for me, but it's probably difficult for you. Werewolves' brains aren't suited for such high-precision technology. But then again, not many people use magic to solve this problem. Other high-level blood clans use enchanted fabrics to make clothes to solve the transformation problem. After being charged, those clothes can merge with any form and won't be damaged at all. As far as I know, I'm the only one who has figured out how to transform while wearing ordinary clothes without damaging the fabric... Tsk, I'm quite the genius."

Hao Ren looked at Vivian with a strange expression: "Are you just too bored from living too long? Why did you research this?"

Vivian's expression was serious: "Because I'm poor."

Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before realizing that Vivian meant she couldn't afford the enchanted clothes that ordinary vampires wore...

So poor that she couldn't even afford her own clan's clothing, so she had to work hard to research unorthodox tricks to save money. And a werewolf girl whose true form was a husky, but had been thinking of herself as a werewolf for decades. These two standing together were really two peas in a pod. What could they possibly despise each other for?

Hao Ren beckoned to Lily: "Lily, there's something I have to tell you... I hope you're prepared."

Lily immediately jumped over happily: "Tell me, tell me, I'm mentally strong! Did the rent go up next month?"

What a good girl, still actively worrying about the rent, even though she was the only tenant who paid monthly. It was hard to find such an honest girl these days. Hao Ren looked at the pure and bright smile on Lily's face and felt like he couldn't speak, but he still gritted his teeth: "Lily, do you know what a husky is?"

"Of course, a silly dog," Lily smiled brightly. "A very silly dog, but quite fun. Landlord, do you want to raise one? No problem, I'll help you choose, and I guarantee to find you a well-behaved one..."

Hao Ren slapped his forehead: "Damn it, I can't say it."

Vivian's expression was even more helpless than Hao Ren's. She sighed, looked up at the setting moon, and casually threw the large travel bag to Izhaks: "If you can't say it, let's go back and talk about it later. Let's pack up and go home. We've been out long enough."

Lily looked at Vivian and Hao Ren in confusion, not understanding what was going on with their hesitant behavior. But soon, she stopped paying attention to the problem and happily ran around helping to pack things up: After all, she was a husky.

Hao Ren looked at the mess around him and was a little concerned: "What about this place? It's like a bombing site, and there's a sinkhole with a radius of over a hundred meters. If we don't clean it up, there might be trouble."

Izhaks immediately knew it was his time to shine, roaring with sparks coming from his mouth: "You guys step back, step back..."

Hao Ren slapped Izhaks on the back (making his hand numb): "Can you not use Meteor Escape every time?"

"Never mind, just leave it like this," Vivian interjected from the side. "They're just some big pits. There's nothing supernatural left behind. Let the humans investigate however they want. At most, the local soil thieves will have to pay a fine again. Let's go quickly. I don't want to stay in this place for another moment. The incense is making my head spin... The effect seems a bit too strong."

Thus, this unmentionable "Lily Super Evolution" event came to a seemingly satisfactory end. The group of four carried their large and small bags and left this unrecognizable wasteland, leaving behind the pungent incense that probably wouldn't dissipate until morning and the ditches and pits all over the ground—this was destined to become the topic of conversation for the old men and women in the southern suburbs for the next few days, but that had nothing to do with Hao Ren.

The full moon gradually set, the starlight became sparse, and the wilderness returned to silence. Everything here seemed to have settled—until a cloud of black smoke suddenly floated in from who knows where and gathered into an unusually tall figure at the edge of the large pit created by Lily's transformation.

This tall and sturdy figure seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of shadows at all times, and his facial details were therefore blurred. One could only judge from his figure that he was a rather strong man. He stood next to the impact crater with a radius of a hundred meters, gently twitching his nose, distinguishing certain scents in the air, and then spat: "Tch, some amateur. They even used the wrong incense for the ritual."

As soon as he finished speaking, another cloud of black mist floated over from who knows where and solidified into a slightly smaller figure. This was also a man whose face was hidden in the shadows. He bent down, picked up a piece of incense that hadn't been completely burned, broke off a small piece, and threw it directly into his mouth: "The formula is correct, but this is not what's used for the coming-of-age ceremony at all. The younger generations are getting worse and worse. By the way, can we confirm which family's descendant this is?"

"Who cares about families these days," the tall man chuckled. "Don't learn from those old fogeys. Times are getting harder and harder now. It's not easy to survive, let alone have newly matured juniors. No matter which family they're from, we have to find a way to contact them. In my opinion, this ritual site... is chaotic and irregular. The person doing the coming-of-age ceremony here is probably an orphan. If there was a 'guardian' directing them, they wouldn't have used the wrong incense."

The shorter man spat out the incense residue in his mouth, waved his hand, and walked away: "You analyze it first. I'm going to go vomit for a while."

The tall man waited for his companion to come back after vomiting, pointed to the direction of the town: "The residual incense smell here is too strong. We can only roughly judge that they went in that direction. We'll split up and look for them tomorrow."

"Why not look now? They might not have gone far..."

"It's said that there have been one or two demon hunters active in this area recently. They were most likely attracted by that amateur junior. It's too easy to be spotted if we act at night. Remember, we have to make ourselves look like humans. Only then can we live long."

"Demon hunters..." the shorter man sighed faintly, looked up at the moon that was about to set, and then turned into a cloud of black mist and dissipated into the air.

"Demon hunters..."

Accompanied by a sigh, another cloud of black mist gradually dissipated.

Hao Ren and the others, who had already returned home, knew nothing about what had happened in the wilderness. Now they had to face another troublesome problem.

Lily was sitting on the sofa in the center of the living room with a look of despair, confirming with the three people around her again: "Are you really sure... it's a husky?"

"You're a veterinarian yourself, and you specialize in treating dogs," Hao Ren took out the data terminal. "This is the image of you after the transformation. Analyze it yourself. What we say doesn't count. Look for yourself."

The data terminal opened a shield for itself to ensure that Lily wouldn't bite it out of anger, and then carefully opened the holographic projection, which played the footage recorded two hours ago.

A majestic, domineering, powerful, handsome, lovely... husky was galloping in the wilderness full of pits, frolicking, rolling around, picking up stones, and digging holes. It was proficient in all four basic skills.

Lily's tears fell on the spot: "It really is a husky..."