Among the Other Creatures Chapter 4

"Is this the barrier you were talking about?"

A-Zu stared at the graffiti wall in front of him with a suspicious look. In the middle was a line of red spray-painted words: go**yourself.

"It's right here." Jack Wei held a piece of grass in his mouth and muttered softly, "I came from here last time..."

A'zu was still skeptical. After the two of them sneaked out, Jack Wei sat in the back seat and directed him to run east and take a closer look. They almost went through the entire dark area and finally stopped in front of this wall. He swore that this was the entrance to the barrier leading to Kunlun Xu, but... it didn't look like it at all.

"Then how are you going to get in?" A Zu crossed his arms and looked at Jack Wei.

In fact, Jack Wei was not sure. He thought that as long as he still had a little bit of demon power, he should be able to pass through the wall. If it really didn't work, he would wander around the dark area to see if he could catch a sneaking demon and use his demon power to pass through the wall. But to be honest, Jack Wei had never tried these methods. After all, he was a big monster in his previous life and could go wherever he wanted. He was very free.

"Let me try it first." As he said that, Jack Wei stretched out his palm and pressed it against the wall, trying to condense his demonic power as he did before.

Ah Zu watched from the side, his heart beating, "Can it work? You are not a demon, how can a human enter this barrier..."

Unexpectedly, the next second, a white light flashed and A Zu subconsciously took two steps back.

Jack Wei turned to look at A Zu excitedly, "Look! I succeeded! Isn't this..."

Unexpectedly, a person rushed out from the other side of the wall the next second and knocked Jack Wei to the ground, who thought he had found the large password.

"Fcuk, what's going on..." Jack Wei patted his B*tt and got up from the ground. There was a skinny little boy next to him, lying on the ground looking for something.

A-Zu pointed at the boy and stuttered, "Where did he he he he come from?"

Jack Wei raised his chin towards the wall, "I told you there was a barrier, but you didn't believe it."

Ah Zu was so scared that he hid behind Jack Wei, "Then then then then isn't he a demon?!"

"Why are you so afraid of monsters?" Jack Wei glanced at him, but Ah Zu said excitedly, "Of course I am afraid! Only a guy like you who just ran away from the research institute is not afraid, and you don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is..."

"You're so scared, but you're still acting like a gang? How did your organization elect you?"

A Zu argued: "We are not a mafia organization! We are an organization that protects humanity!"

I got the information out of him. That's why they are against the 137th Institute... Is the base placed in the dark zone also to monitor the institute? Lia and Azu don't look like the main fighting force, there should be other members... Oh, where is the boss, who is he?

Too few clues, too many questions.

"I won't waste my time talking to you." Jack Wei tried to change the subject. He took two steps towards the little demon and squatted down. "What are you looking for? I'll find it for you."

"Glasses," the boy said timidly, not even raising his head. Jack Wei saw them at a glance, "Here they are." He picked up the glasses and handed them over, "Here."

In fact, he felt it was strange. It must be a monster that came through from that end, but a monster wearing glasses...

"Thank you, thank you." The boy took off his glasses and got up from the ground, brushing off the dust on his pants. Only then did Jack Wei notice the family crest on his wrist. It was two semi-overlapping bright yellow circles with bright colors. Logically speaking, the brighter the color of the family crest, the purer the bloodline.

Chongming?

The boy raised his head and smiled shyly at Jack Wei, "Thanks for helping me." He looked around again, "Excuse me, where is this?"

Seeing that he was so weak, A'zu was not afraid of him anymore, but he still stood behind Jack Wei, "Don't you know? This is a dark zone."

The boy with glasses was startled. "Dark area?" He whispered to himself. "Oh no, oh no, how did I get here..."

It was probably because the barrier crossing technique was used incorrectly. Jack Wei looked at him and was delighted. This was good. A child with the blood of a great monster was delivered to his door. He didn't have to worry about going to Kunlun Xu. Thinking of this, Jack Wei was even happier when he spoke, "My name is Wei Heng, and he is A Zu. What's your name?"

The boy pushed his glasses up, still a little shy, "Jingyun."

"What a nice name." Jack Wei patted Jing Yun's shoulder, "Are you going to Shanhai?"

Jingyun's expression was obviously a little surprised, "How did you know?"

Jack Wei came up to him, winked at him, put his arm around his shoulders and said in a low voice: "Not only do I know this, I also know that you are a Chongming bird."

"You?" Jingyun subconsciously lowered his head and covered his eyes with the lenses, "How did you..."

"Don't cover it, it's not your eyes." Jack Wei took his hand off and turned over his wrist, "This."

Before Jingyun could react, Jack Wei said, "Are you lost? Otherwise, let's work together. You lead me into the barrier, and I will lead you to Kunlun."

Ah Zu heard this and immediately pulled Jack Wei over, "How dare you say those two words!"

"Look at my broken mouth." Jack Wei slapped his mouth without any care and blinked his right eye at A Zu, "Do you want to go? Take you with me?"

Ah Zu let go of his hand, "Forget it then..." He suddenly remembered something, "No, you're not afraid. What if the monster up there keeps you captive or eats you? What will you do then?"

"Raised in captivity?" Jack Wei showed a suspicious look on his face, "What era is this? Are there still people raising animals in captivity?"

In the demon world, keeping humans in captivity was once a trend. However, because some demons were too cruel and imprisoned and killed humans, which had a bad influence, under the strong promotion of Jack Wei's grandfather, the Anti-Captivity Act was promulgated, ending the history of demons being able to use humans as slaves at will. However, despite the law's clear prohibition, some powerful demon families still broke the law knowingly.

"I was going to ask what era you lived in?" A-Zu was even more speechless. "Do you know how many humans have been kept in captivity in recent years? Too many to count, especially after the conservatives in Fanzhou stepped down and the puppet faction just took over the human world, almost every big monster family kept humans in captivity. During that time..."

A-Zu became more and more excited as he spoke. He calmed himself down a bit and continued, "During that period, even humans sold their own kind. On the black market in the dark zone, the money earned from a human life was not even enough to cover the cost of a meal at a high-end organic restaurant."

Jack Wei was completely shocked. It was not like this when he was alive.

In this day and age, things are changing too fast.

"I would like to ask, what is captivity?" Jing Yun asked weakly.

This little Chongming bird actually didn't know what captivity was? Jack Wei was even more surprised. After all, Chongming birds were considered big monsters, but they didn't even know this.

Even so, he still patiently explained: "You are a demon, and I am a human. If you want to keep me captive now, you only need to use your demonic power to brand your family crest on me. Then I will be a slave of the Chongming Bird family. I will no longer have personal freedom, and my every move will be under your surveillance, and..." Jack Wei paused, "You only need to use a little demonic energy, and I will die. It's easier than crushing an ant."

Ah Zu felt horrified after listening to it. This person actually told it so easily as if he was telling a story.

"How horrible." Jing Yun swallowed his saliva, "No wonder it's called captive breeding, it's like treating humans like livestock..."

"In fact, this kind of magic was not called captivity at the beginning, and there are many kinds of it. This is just the worst and lowest kind, treating humans like animals and letting them be slaughtered. Gradually it was passed down and got the nickname of captivity." Jack Wei frowned and thought for a while, "The scientific name of this magic seems to be called contract. It was not used to captivity humans at the beginning, and there are many kinds of it, including between monsters. The highest kind seems to be a blood contract, but I don't remember what the specific effect is..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking." A-Zu rubbed his arms, "It gives me goose bumps."

"You know so much, and you're actually a human." Jingyun said again, "But why did you take me to Kunlunxu? I've never even been there."

"Don't worry, I have a plan." However, Jack Wei was a little puzzled. The Chongming bird's home was clearly in Kunlun Xu, very close to the Alex's home. How come this little Chongming bird had never been to Kunlun and instead got lost?

Jing Yun was worried at first. His barrier crossing technique was useless. If he didn't hurry to Shanhai, the gate would be closed. "Can you really take me there?"

Jack Wei pointed his four fingers to the sky, "I swear to the sky."

"You're crazy!" A-Zu pushed him, "You really want to go? It's almost dark, if you...if you go up, what if..."

"Why are you afraid of the dark? Monsters don't have the habit of going crazy when it's dark." Jack Wei smiled and patted A Zu's shoulder, "Besides, I have to go for my life. If I go, I still have a chance to live. If I don't go, I can only wait to die."

No matter how scared you are, you have to go; this is the only way to go.

Jing Yun's palm had already touched the wall, and a yellow light began to radiate from his palm. He turned around and stretched out his hand to Jack Wei.

"Well...then you better be careful! If things don't work out, find a way to escape back! I...I'll take a drive here every day!" The remaining sunset made A-Zu's face red, making him look silly and sincere.

Driving down a cul-de-sac? This guy is kind of cute.

Jack Wei grabbed Jing Yun's arm and looked back at A-Zu with a hearty smile on his face.

"Okay, wait till I get back."

It only took a moment to follow Jingyun through the wall, but the barrier was not just one layer. They came to a foggy place, and Jingyun whispered, "I got lost here just now."

It's easy to imagine that this mist barrier was originally set up for monsters that broke into Kunlun Xu. Jack Wei had lived in Kunlun Xu since he was a child, and he had sneaked out many times. Although he has become a human now, he happened to run into a wind-type monster with the same attributes. Their spells are similar. His family is still in Kunlun, and even God helped him return to the mountains and seas.

"I'll help you." Jack Wei looked at him for a few seconds, "Do you have any tokens of the Chongming clan with you?"

Jingyun shook his head.

How could it be so pitiful? Jack Wei shrugged, "Okay, where are the wings? Make them appear."

"How do you know everything?" Jing Yun obediently transformed into wings, the feathers were bright orange and yellow, and looked quite dazzling. Jack Wei plucked a feather, "I am a doctor of monster studies."

"Really?" Jingyun's eyes lit up, "Where was it awarded?"

"I awarded it myself." Jack Wei raised his eyebrows cheekily, "Now I am silently reciting Chongming's family secret."

Jing Yun closed his eyes, and the next moment wind began to blow around them, and the vortex of wind enveloped Jack Wei and Jing Yun.

"Quick, condense the demonic energy in your wrist and perform the barrier-crossing technique." Jack Wei used the heavy feather to quickly brush across the family pattern on Jingyun's wrist and drew a demonic talisman in mid-air.

"Okay." Jingyun placed his right index finger on his left wrist, and a thread of yellow light appeared in the vortex of wind around him, "But I still have no direction."

"It doesn't matter, it's enough." Jack Wei brushed the Chongming Feather in his hand over Jingyun's eyes, and began to silently recite the key to the mountains and seas in his heart, and then threw the Chongming Feather into the air, "Don't think about anything, just recite the Heart Sutra silently."

Feiyu was caught in the vortex, spun several times above their heads, and suddenly flew south. Jingyun, who had his eyes closed, also felt the breaking of the mist barrier at the first time, and grabbed Jack Wei's arm and led him out of the mist.

The barrier changed so fast that the two of them arrived at the entrance of Shanhai University in an instant. Jingyun was puzzled. He had just learned the time travel technique not long ago, and just wanted to come to the demon city of Kunlun Xu, and had never thought of going directly to Shanhai. How could he get there directly?

The gate of Shanhai University is very high, so high that you can't see the end of it, and it reaches the sky. Unlike other universities, where the plaques are more magnificent than each other, there is nothing on the gate of Shanhai University. It has been like this since the beginning of its construction. It is called a construction, but this gate is actually a barrier, which was condensed by the first president, Phoenix. The gate is opened once every ten years, which means recruiting students from the demon tribe all over the world. However, there is one thing that is very special. This gate has its own ideas.

A huge tiger leaped in front of the red door and paced to go in. However, a white light blocked him outside. The tiger instantly transformed into a human form and tried again, but still failed.

The many monsters watching began to talk.

"Even such a powerful tiger demon can't do it?"

"Yeah, it looks like I have no chance."

"I heard that the masters of Shanhai can identify students' potential and understanding, and they don't necessarily select them based on the strength of their demonic powers."

Jing Yun panicked after seeing this scene, and took two steps back unconsciously. Jack Wei grabbed his arm and said, "Don't run." He whispered, "This tiger demon is very violent and has killed many people."

"Can you see it?" Jingyun was a little surprised.

"I guessed." Jack Wei could indeed see it. Although he had no demonic energy, he could sense the demonic energy of others. The demonic energy on this tiger demon was purple-black and had a strong evil spirit. Shanhai had never accepted such students.

"but I..."

"Don't worry, come with me." Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jack Wei dragged Jing Yun to the front door. Jing Yun retreated repeatedly, wanting to hide behind Jack Wei, "I can't do it."

"A man can't say no." After saying this, Jack Wei exerted his strength and pushed Jing Yun towards the door. Who knew that the next moment, Jing Yun actually disappeared, as if he had passed through the red door.

"G? Did that guy just go in?"

"The dozen or so powerful monsters ahead of us didn't go in yet."

"No, the one who came with him was a human."

Realizing this, the atmosphere among the monsters gradually began to change.

"How dare humans come here? Could they be the pets of the little demon just now?"

"How dare he leave this human here? Isn't he afraid of being eaten?"

"Tsk, the world has really changed. Humans now dare to enter Kunlun Xu."

The words became more and more unpleasant, but Jack Wei turned a deaf ear to them and stepped forward to enter the mountain and sea gate. However, the next moment, he felt a swift and fierce demonic aura coming from behind him, full of murderous aura. Jack Wei swiftly dodged to the side, and saw a sharp tiger claw retracted. He turned around and ran away, putting some distance between him and the tiger demon.

The tiger demon in front of them seemed even more ferocious as the sky was about to disappear. In his human form, he was a sturdy man nearly 1.9 meters tall, with red eyes and faint tiger stripes on his face. His hands were still in the shape of tiger claws, and one claw could scratch Jack Wei's current human skin until it bled.

"What the hell are you? You're not worthy of coming here? I'm going to skin you alive today!"

The sharp claws stretched straight up, just inches away from his face. Jack Wei lightly dodged and turned his head to get out of the way. He turned his head and smiled brightly, "That's not necessary. It's very troublesome. I feel that your claws can't do delicate work."

In an instant, Jack Wei, who had dodged the tiger monster's right arm, bent his elbow and slammed it into the tiger monster's right jawbone, and the next second he hit his left cheek. When the tiger monster was stunned by the pain, he jumped up with his right foot, bent his left knee and hit the tiger monster's chest and abdomen, raised his elbow, and slammed it hard on the top of his head from top to bottom, hitting him three times in a row with an astonishing speed.

"This human...is not simple."

"That's fast... Well, people are people, and there's only one way to go."

The tiger demon's skull was hit hard, and the whole person felt dizzy and took several steps back. Jack Wei frowned and rubbed his elbow, "Hiss, it hurts... Your head is too hard. I hope I won't break a bone..."

The angry tiger demon immediately showed its true form and pounced on Jack Wei, several times faster. He had been joking around before, but when the fight started, Jack Wei still didn't let his guard down, even though he would never take such a demon seriously in the past.

Jack Wei used his softness to overcome his hardness and the two fought peacefully. For a close combat expert like him, the reckless opponents were the least of his concern.

Originally, he just wanted to deal with him, but when the tiger demon opened its bloody mouth and pounced on him again, he felt a sudden pain in his chest.

Oh no, it’s the poison of Gelsemium elegans.

Seeing the tiger demon leaping towards him, Jack Wei covered his chest and was unable to move.

The wave was too high, Jack Wei gritted his teeth inwardly.

Wait, such a familiar aura---

A name appeared in his mind, and in an instant, several golden lights flashed and cut through the night sky. The light seemed to have a substance, and it flew down like countless sharp blades. The tiger demon screamed in pain, and before the wound was visible, blood had already splattered all over the ground.

The moment he saw the blade of light, Jack Wei understood. The land between the tiger demon and him suddenly caught fire, a raging line of fire separated them, and the raging flames formed a natural and irresistible barrier.

Jack Wei, with his back to the mountain and sea gate, heard the familiar voice from his previous life for the first time after his rebirth. It was still the same cold and aloof voice as before. Perhaps it was the effect of the toxin, the beating frequency of this fragile human heart was disordered.

"Still fighting?"

Turning around, dozens of flaming arrows shot towards Jack Wei, circling around him. The flames, which were getting so close, lit up the dark night and made the air hot.

It's still the same, strikingly similar to when I first met it ten years ago.

Jack Wei held out his hands in surrender, but a bright smile appeared on his face, "I won't fight anymore."