Chapter 12: The Beastmen’s Complete About-Face
Inside the hall.
People called over their friends and companions, and some even impatiently started a holographic livestream, wishing that everyone on StarNet could see the highlight of the little cub.
Ke’erxuya looked at the sea of people around him, a hint of smugness flashing covertly in his eyes. Under the watchful eyes of the public, he didn’t believe Shen Zeyu could still ignore him. The adjutant gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear this petty man into eight pieces right now. This was putting the Major General on the spot. If the Major General simply ignored everyone and left, the man would surely jump out to blacken the Major General’s name and the Shen family’s reputation.
“Major General Shen, let us begin.”
Everyone looked at Shen Zeyu, waiting for him to nod. Shen Zeyu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his gaze carried a certain resolve. He waved his hand, and the healer—receiving the signal—stepped out from the protective circle of the soldiers. He pushed a nutrient pod. Beneath the transparent display, a cub with a pair of round little ears poked out two dark, bead-like eyes to observe the outside world.
The onlookers subconsciously rubbed their eyes.
A Fierce Beast? Is there a Fierce Beast that looks like this?
While everyone’s brains were frantically searching, Shen Zeyu leaned over and personally picked up the little cub, placing him into the bloodline testing equipment. Metallic light-strips flashed, and the information on the light-screen slid by rapidly.
Seeing the same information on the screen for the third time, the “sky is falling” expression no longer appeared on the adjutant’s face. Ke’erxuya, however, was seeing it for the first time and was currently trapped in a state of self-doubt.
“It… it really isn’t a Fierce Beast bloodline…”
Hearing Ke’erxuya’s murmuring, Shen Zeyu’s expression remained unchanged. He gently unwrapped the light-strips from the cub and placed him back into the nutrient pod. When he turned to face Ke’erxuya, his soft expression turned cold and sharp. “Can we leave now?”
“Of… of course. Major General, please.”
Ke’erxuya was dazed. Hearing Shen Zeyu’s emotionless voice, he subconsciously shuddered. Beastmen who followed the law of the jungle had a deep-seated fear of top-tier predators, and Ke’erxuya—even as a vanguard soldier among the pinnacle of army-ant insects—was no exception.
After repeated provocations, how could a top predator endure it? When the pressure pressed down on him with overwhelming force, Ke’erxuya’s legs finally went soft, and he flopped onto the ground. Within a circle around him, the ground shattered inch by inch. Floor tiles rose and then collapsed, and a pit half a foot deep appeared.
Squelch!
Blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed out. The soldiers following Ke’erxuya were all pressed into their beast forms, spiderweb-like bloodshot veins appearing in their eyes, and blood leaking from their mouths and noses. A soldier with bull horns finally couldn’t stand the pressure and snapped, pulling the trigger of his energy gun.
Boom!
A large hole was blasted into the wall not far from Shen Zeyu and the others, attracting nearby security robots. Their blue mechanical eyes turned blood-red, and a piercing alarm sounded.
“Damn it! We gave you face, and you dare to shoot at the Major General!”
The soldiers standing behind Shen Zeyu had their tempers flare up. One kicked the soldier in the face and proceeded to give him a brutal beating. Whether they were carnivores or herbivores, once they entered the military and reached the battlefield during critical moments of danger, they had to strengthen their bloodlines to ensure they could protect themselves while tearing the enemy apart.
After repeated bloodline strengthening, drugs simply couldn’t relieve the tension; their best way to vent was to return to the battlefield. Beastmen who reached their level had many side effects, and their tempers were basically like a powder keg. They hadn’t acted until now only because they were worried about causing trouble for the Major General. Who would have known that this group of “soft-legged shrimp” who only knew how to hide in the back and scheme would dare to attack the Major General? Momma, they couldn’t hold back anymore!
“Are you crazy? This is the capital city of the Federation Prime Star! Publicly assaulting public officials—aren’t you afraid of a military court?! Major General Shen, control your…”
“Does your mother… am I hitting him, or am I not hitting you…”
Ke’erxuya, who had barely managed to recover, rolled his eyes as a scheme came to mind. He wanted to use moral kidnapping against Shen Zeyu. However, before he could finish his sentence, in the chaos, someone’s palm struck his face directly, sending two teeth flying and dragging him into the brawl.
“Whoa, they’re fighting! Should we leave first?”
“Leave? Why leave? Do those lackeys of the White Tower in the patrol squad really dare to throw all of us into prison?”
“Exactly, exactly. If they really dare to do it, I just happen to want to try what it’s like to hit a patrol officer.”
The onlookers nearby didn’t think the commotion was big enough and added fuel to the fire, laughing and cheering, looking as if they also wanted to step up and land a few punches.
Hmm… It was clear that influenced by their bloodlines, almost all beastmen had a violent streak within them. At this moment, the hall of the spaceport had become a unique kind of gladiatorial arena. This one-sided beating didn’t end until the Chief of the Patrol Squad arrived.
The chaos at the spaceport was reported to the higher-ups by those who were watching. Before long, Shen Zeyu and his group were forcibly taken away by the patrol squad. This incident was quite significant and made the headlines on StarNet. Someone wanted to cover up the truth, so they dragged another protagonist of the event out to take the blame.
Under their deliberate distortion of facts, the disgusting methods used by Ke’erxuya and his party were erased. Instead, the focus was shifted to the fact that the cub did not have a Fierce Beast bloodline. The netizens of StarNet exploded instantly.
[Shocking: The Shen Family Fierce Beast Actually Looks Like This!]
“How is it possible? How is this possible?! The Shen family’s Young Master doesn’t even have a Fierce Beast bloodline? He’s so weak he’s not even as good as the herbivore cub next door.”
“Heavens, unbelievable. This is actually the son of my idol.”
The news that the Shen family’s youngest cub did not possess a Fierce Beast bloodline spread, and voice messages filled with unique, collapsing voices floated by.
“No! I’m a die-hard fan of the Shen family Fierce Beasts. I can’t accept this. The myth of the Fierce Beasts has been broken just like that. This must all be fake! How could the little Fierce Beast I was looking forward to be a little waste? Offering a million star-coins for an assassination contract on this cub—are there any bounty hunters taking the job?!!”
When no one breaks the information cocoon, people remain high and mighty, always standing from the perspective that they are right to criticize. Marshal Shen had become the Federation’s God of War and a hero in everyone’s hearts. Thus, they were desperate to know everything about Marshal Shen, including his offspring.
In their cognition, Marshal Shen was perfect. Even the ancestral Fierce Beast bloodline of the Shen family was something people looked forward to. Therefore, they could not accept a single blemish on Marshal Shen, even if it was his own offspring! Fans are crazy and irrational. Just criticizing the cub online was considered broad-minded and generous by them. Truly extreme “die-hard” fans would sometimes, under the deliberate guidance of those with ulterior motives, commit irreversible acts.
Seeing the cyber-violence growing increasingly intense, Asika—who had been present and seen the cub with his own eyes that day—had his own insights. Asika was a small travel vlogger on the holographic network, having just returned from Planet Lyra today. After getting off the ship, he thought about starting a livestream to share his travel experiences over the past few days with his fans, but he happened to catch the bloodline test of the young Master Shen.
Asika, a beastman with Roadrunner bloodline, used the convenience of his bloodline to weave through the crowd and squeeze to the very front.
Roadrunner Trivia: Commonly known as a “land-bound speedster.” They have wings but don’t like to fly, leading to wing atrophy, while their legs are as fast as lightning.
Why talk about travel experiences? Wouldn’t it be better to seize the trending topic and skyrocket? Asika’s popularity on the day of the livestream directly topped the platform’s charts; his livestream went viral, and its popularity grew like a starship. The growth in followers was pleasing, but when he opened the comments… good lord, it was a solid wall of curses.
Some of the “interstellar slang” was painful for even an adult beastman like Asika to hear. If that cub saw them, wouldn’t he turn into a little crying cub?
Facing the pressure of the top predator head-on, with his feathers bristling and his eyes not daring to look at Major General Shen, his gaze shifted downward and met a pair of round, black-pearl-like eyes. At that moment, the fear in Asika’s heart vanished instantly.
Inside, he had turned into a “screaming chicken.”
Ahhhh—what an adorable cub!
Asika’s body was not strong. On the contrary, as a Roadrunner beastman, his body was very petite. Having been marginalized and disliked by strong beastmen since childhood, after reaching adulthood, he had become exceptionally fond of small and cute species. The cub’s pink, tender, round, and adorable appearance made it impossible for Asika to look away.
He was going to be a fan of this little cub for life!!!
Seeing the video he had carefully filmed being maliciously spread and a newly hatched cub being attacked for no reason, he—having decided to be a fan—couldn’t sit still anymore. He used his main account to try and explain to everyone, but no one listened—or rather, they were unwilling to listen.
Asika was enraged. He re-edited the previous video into pictures frame by frame, ensuring that the cub was cute and soft from every angle, and hit send. People came like hyenas sniffing for scent, and a massive wave of dense bullet-chats floated by, filled with doubt and mockery.
Until…
“Uh, to be fair, don’t you guys think the little cub is just a tiny bit cute?”
An enthusiastic beastman who liked picking out details finally voiced a different opinion. Although it was quickly drowned out by the bullet-chats, where there was one, there was a second and a third. They slowed down the video of the cub.
Pictures of the pink “milk ball” slid by slowly. Fluffy pink fur, short and round limbs, paws open to reveal four pink “plum blossom” paw pads, a pair of round, glutinous eyes, a damp pink nose, and a slightly open mouth revealing a pink tongue, with tiny whiskers twitching…
As everyone watched… hmm…
“Hiss~ My rough old man’s heart almost melted. I’m used to seeing Fierce Beasts, but then this little thing suddenly appears in the middle… he’s actually quite cute.”
The die-hard Fierce Beast fans didn’t believe it and watched it again and again, appraising it carefully. Don’t say it, really don’t say it—he is a bit cute, huh.
The storm on StarNet gradually slowed. Netizens’ evaluations of the little cub shifted from “Fierce Beast” to “little waste,” then to “little thing,” and finally to “cute monster”—all in just half a day. Clearly, the Young Master had used his ultra-high “aesthetic value” to win the love of these beastmen who worshipped martial power.
It was like a pink-and-white glutinous rice ball suddenly appearing among a bunch of charcoal. Under the strong contrast, it was strange, yet it had an indescribable cuteness.
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