Free Web NovelChapter 190: Chapter 190: A Craving from the Depths of the Soul, Sam Cried from Craving
What the hell?
Sam was stunned.
’This shriveled-up thing that looks like a piece of kindling was made from a damn Evil Star-Level Ghost Cow?’
’Are you kidding me?’
’What the hell is an Evil Star-Level Ghost Cow?!’
’I’ve never even heard of one!’
He was just a mid-tier Fierce Ghost!
The butler was only a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost!
’And you expect me to believe something you pulled out of that tattered bag is made from the meat of an Evil Star?’
’Does he really think Evil Star-level animals are pushovers?’
It was a known fact that some animals in the Ghost World could indeed become Crimson-robed Ghosts or even Evil Stars after some great fortuitous opportunity.
But it was infinitely more difficult for them than for a typical humanoid ghost!
Moreover, these ghostly animals were extremely terrifying and often possessed strange and unpredictable powers.
He recalled his father, the Marquis, once mentioning a Ghost Tiger that had escaped from the Ghost Zoo. Although it was a Crimson-robed Ghost, its strength was immense—it could shatter dozens of ghosts of the same level with a single swipe of its paw!
’If there were a real Evil Star-Level Ghost Cow...’
’A single hoof from it could obliterate me!’
’Even my father, the Marquis, would probably have to steer clear of it.’
’And this is a little brat who ran away from an orphanage.’
’He looks like he hasn’t had a full meal in eight hundred years!’
’That orphanage must be dirt-poor!’
’Where on earth would they get an Evil Star-Level Ghost Cow to butcher and turn into jerky for you?’
Sam’s face was a mask of disbelief.
But he instinctively glanced over at Pangpang, who was now carefully and delicately nibbling on the jerky.
Just moments ago, he had been wolfing it down.
Now, however, he was savoring each bite.
His face was a picture of pure bliss, and he couldn’t help but let out a soft hum.
"Sooo good..."
"My big brother made it for me with his own hands, of course it’s the best."
"He raises a special herd of Ghost Cows and only butchers them for meat after they’ve grown to the Evil Star Level."
RUMBLE~
For some reason, Sam’s stomach suddenly rumbled loudly.
His eyes fixed on the jerky in Pangpang’s hand.
In that instant, a primal craving surged from the depths of his being and flooded his mind!
It was as if every cell, every drop of his blood, was screaming for it!
His heart pounded in time with Pangpang’s chewing.
His eyes were glued to the jerky, utterly unable to look away!
’I...’
’I want it so bad!’
The inexplicable craving made Sam swallow hard.
But he had just refused it moments ago.
He couldn’t bring himself to eat his own words now!
All he could do was watch Pangpang slowly devour the jerky, each bite a dagger to his heart!
"Miss Yun, and Loli, you two probably aren’t full yet, right? Here, have these two pieces."
Just then, Pangpang held out the remaining two pieces of jerky.
He had brought a total of ten pieces with him when he snuck out, and if he ate them slowly, they would last him a very long time.
"I’m human, so I can’t absorb Yin energy," Yun Zhenyue said, shaking her head to decline. Pangpang had already given her something to eat, and she was full.
Loli, however, thanked him and accepted it. She was, in fact, still hungry.
"Mmph!"
The piece of jerky was the size of her palm.
She had barely taken a small bite when she felt a vast yet delicate stream of Yin energy surge into her body!
It was like she had just swallowed a Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Elixir!
The Yin energy wasn’t volatile in the slightest; it flowed through her like a gentle river emptying into the sea, nourishing her entire being!
After just one bite, Loli was shocked to discover that her power had increased by a tenth!
Pangpang hadn’t been lying—this jerky was truly miraculous!
’This must mean the Ghost Cow it was made from wasn’t just some low-level Evil Star!’
"Is it good?"
"Mhm."
Hearing Yun Zhenyue’s curious question, Loli finished off the rest in a few quick bites!
WHOOM!
A powerful aura surged from her, pulsing in time with the scarlet glow in her eyes!
She had gone straight from a mid-tier Crimson-robed Ghost to a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost!
Her father, the Marquis, was notoriously biased.
He was grooming Sam to be his successor.
All the most precious treasures were given to him, yet Sam was so inherently slow-witted that he was still just a Fierce Ghost.
Meanwhile, Loli could only absorb a meager amount of Yin energy from her daily meals. Her father forbade her from leaving the manor, seemingly to deliberately suppress her power, yet despite all this, she had still managed to become a Crimson-robed Ghost.
But with no resources to speak of, she had been stuck as a mid-tier Crimson-robed Ghost for far too long!
’To think that just by eating one piece of jerky...’
’I jumped two whole levels?!!’
Even Loli herself was stunned!
As the dazed shock in her eyes gave way to gratitude, she looked toward Pangpang and Yun Zhenyue.
"Thank you..."
Sam: "..."
He froze, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks as a storm raged in his heart.
He was trembling so violently that even his cuffs were shaking.
’That jerky...’
’It was really made from an Evil Star-Level Ghost Cow?’
’Even my useless sister Loli powered up so much just from eating one piece!’
Sam could feel it.
The terrifying aura radiating from his sister was so overwhelming he felt completely helpless against it, as if she could crush him with a single finger.
So jealous!
If looks could kill, Loli would already be dead!
Sam’s fingers gripped his wine glass so tightly his knuckles turned white. He gulped down the bitter red wine, his Adam’s apple bobbing, but nothing could extinguish the fire of jealousy raging in his chest!
’That piece of jerky should have been mine!’
’If I ate the whole thing...’
’I might have been able to break through to the Crimson-robed Ghost level!’
’I could have become our father’s pride and joy!’
Before Sam even realized it, two tears streamed down from the corners of his eyes.
The craving had literally made him cry!
"Butler!"
"Don’t we have this kind of meat at the manor?!" Sam demanded, biting his lower lip in jealous rage. "Go and find some for me! I want jerky that’s even better than this!" fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
Hearing this, the Blood Race butler felt his scalp go numb. He was in an impossible position.
’Where on earth am I supposed to find an Evil Star-Level Ghost Cow?’
’That’s as difficult as ascending to heaven!’
’Farming one is even more out of the question!’
’Raise a common Ghost Cow to the Evil Star Level?’
’Do you have any idea how many resources that would take?!’
’I’m afraid only a Great Evil could afford to be so extravagant.’
’This child is certainly not as simple as he looks.’
’And that orphanage of his...’
’How could they let a child wander around with something so precious?’
The young master was crying from his craving, but there was nothing the butler could do.
At that moment, Sam was on the verge of a complete breakdown.
’The vast and mighty Eternal Night Manor!’
’Can’t even measure up to some little brat?!’
’But I really, really want it!’
’I want it I want it I want it!!!’
Sam was at his breaking point, about to swallow his pride and beg for a piece of jerky, when he suddenly spotted a tiny crumb of it on the floor by Pangpang’s feet.
It must have fallen off while he was talking earlier.
"GULP~"
Throwing all dignity to the wind, Sam waited until he thought no one was looking, then quickly bent down to snatch the crumb.
But at that exact moment, Pangpang noticed it too and bent over to pick it up.
They both went for it at the same time!
But the crumb was right by Pangpang’s feet, so he was faster.
SPLAT!
With a loud thud, Pangpang’s butt landed squarely on Sam’s head, pinning it to the floor.
Pangpang popped the little scrap of jerky into his mouth and asked innocently, "Why’d you stick your head under my butt?"
"Get off me, you fatass! Get your butt off me!!!"
Sam strained to lift his head, his eyes bloodshot as he ground out the words through clenched teeth.
The sudden shout startled Pangpang.
His sphincter relaxed, and he let out a fart.
PFFFFFT!!
"Ahhh~"
An expression of pure ecstasy spread across his face.
The fart landed squarely on Sam’s face.
In an instant, Sam’s face turned green.
He could swear on his life that it was the foulest thing he had ever smelled.
The stench nearly made him pass out.
As everyone watched in stunned silence, the two of them looked like they were playing some kind of bizarre game.
Pangpang was shouting, clenching his butt cheeks together, which were clamped firmly around Sam’s head.
The latter, meanwhile, was struggling desperately to break free.
"Don’t move! I really can’t hold it in!"
"No! You fatass, clamp it shut!"
"Stop yelling, my butt’s getting hot..."
"BLEGH~"
