Lin Yu seized the opportunity, spreading his arms to pull Tang Yimian into his embrace.
The cool, damp sensation once again sent a jolt through his nerves.
"Senior, don’t be scared. Generally speaking..."
"There shouldn’t be crocodiles in the desert. Let me see what it is!"
Only when Lin Yu grabbed her did Tang Yimian snap back to reality.
She froze stiffly beside him, not daring to move a muscle.
Even as Lin Yu turned, she shuffled her feet in tiny steps, maintaining a parallel motion.
At the very least,
she could ensure that under these circumstances, Lin Yu wouldn’t be able to see her.
Lin Yu: "..."
That quick to react?
He hadn’t even had room to maneuver!
If he’d known, he should’ve conjured up a real "Crocodile" instead.
Lin Yu glanced toward the shower area and immediately spotted...
Senior’s hanging sleepwear and the Squirtle-themed underwear set inside!
Speaking of Squirtle,
Lin Yu couldn’t help but recall the time Pikachu went to borrow money from Squirtle and ran into Squirtle’s mom.
Pikachu: "Squirtle, Squirtle, can you lend me some money?"
Squirtle’s mom: "I’m Squirtle’s mom."
Lin Yu quickly shook off the cartoonish imagery of the girl’s clothes and looked down at the "crocodile" that had barged into the shipping container.
In shape and size, it matched exactly what he’d imagined—no bigger than a palm-sized trinket, though its flickering tongue was admittedly a bit unsettling.
Scaring adults was pointless, but it worked wonders on timid girls.
Lin Yu grabbed a water bottle from the table and hurled it at the lizard.
To make sure Tang Yimian got a clear view, he deliberately left some space.
The lizard took the hit and scurried away through a gap below.
Lin Yu quickly reassured her:
"Senior, it’s fine! That wasn’t a crocodile—just a lizard!"
"It’s gone now. No need to panic."
Tang Yimian exhaled in relief, slowly releasing Lin Yu’s arm as she tried to put distance between them.
Lin Yu smirked, his back turned to her.
Thinking it was over?
No.
This was only the beginning.
In a dust-choked no-man’s-land, finding a slightly longer snake was perfectly normal, right?
"Hsss... hssssss..."
Just as Tang Yimian was about to step away from Lin Yu,
the distinct sound of a serpent’s hiss echoed through the container.
Lin Yu almost wondered if the snake was wearing a microphone—
how else could it be this loud?!
"AHHH!!"
Another shriek exploded right beside him.
This time, Tang Yimian showcased her flexibility and agility in full force.
In her panic,
she leaped up and clung to Lin Yu’s neck like a koala.
The only regret?
She’d jumped from the side, hooking her legs around him from the opposite direction.
Had she gone for a frontal leap...
well, that would’ve been next-level.
Even so,
Lin Yu cupped the soft "buns" beneath her to keep her from slipping.
Now was the time to flex his masculinity.
A puny venomous snake? Pathetic!
Holding Tang Yimian in this awkward position, Lin Yu sidestepped twice, scanning for the snake he’d planted.
Lin Yu: "???"
Where’s the snake?
What kind of snake trick is this?!
Tang Yimian whimpered miserably into his ear:
"Wuwuwu... Lin Yu, it’s on my waist!"
"It bit me! Save me..."
Lin Yu: "!!!"
His hand shot to her waist, expertly snatching the venomous snake mid-bite!
Once he had it in his grip, frustration and fury took over. He whipped the snake against the container floor like a lash—
cracking it against the metal until sparks flew and the sound of violent thrashing filled the air.
After dozens of strikes, once the snake lay utterly motionless, Lin Yu tossed it aside.
This damn snake... even wore glasses?!
He was tempted to yank it back up and demand answers:
Why bite her waist and not somewhere else?!
What kind of nonsense is this?!
Are we writing a novel here?!
Worried the plot isn’t spicy enough?!
Suppressing his indignation, Lin Yu urgently turned to Tang Yimian:
"Senior, this is bad!"
"It’s a cobra—venomous!"
He was just stating facts.
What to do next?
Well, that was up to her.
But Tang Yimian was in no state for rational thought.
The moment she heard "cobra," her mind blanked with terror.
"Wuwu... there’s no hospital in no-man’s-land, right...?"
"Lin Yu, am I... am I going to die?"
"What do I do? There’s so much I haven’t done... I’ve never taught sixth grade, never been to Dali, never climbed Mount Tai... I’ve never even had a boyfriend!"
"I don’t wanna die, wuwuwu..."
Listening to her tearful lament, Lin Yu was at a loss.
Call her brave? She was terrified of dying from a snakebite.
Call her cowardly? Her dreamworld hadn’t collapsed even at death’s door.
He’d hoped she’d suggest the solution herself,
but given her state, that wasn’t happening.
Lin Yu carried her to the single bed, sitting down with her still clinging to him.
"Senior, don’t panic. Actually—"
Before he could finish,
THUD!
Tang Yimian flopped onto the bed with a look of utter resignation.
"Lin Yu, don’t bother comforting me."
"I know the basics."
"A cobra bite kills you in as fast as thirty minutes, or a few hours at most."
"The only cure is antivenom, and there’s no way we’ll find it in time."
"Bandaging, disinfecting, stopping the bleeding, sucking out venom... none of it matters. It’ll just make things more painful."
"I... I’m already a dead woman."
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Since when do elementary school teachers know this much?!
Call her professional? She mistook a lizard for a crocodile.
Call her unprofessional? She knows cobras are lethal.
For a moment,
Lin Yu was stumped.
Her move had completely derailed his plan!
He’d envisioned the cliché drama scenario:
"Senior, stay still—I’ll suck the venom out. You’ll be fine..."
Now? The road was blocked.
And here she was—
a living, breathing vision sprawled before him.
Every curve, every slope, every smooth contour...
Even in a dreamworld, the visual impact was devastating.
His "ice pop" instantly re-froze!
The obvious tent in his towel was impossible to miss from Tang Yimian’s supine position.
"Lin Yu..."
Her weak whisper made it sound like the venom was already taking effect.
Pure delusion!
Even a real bite wouldn’t act that fast.
"Senior, I’m here."
Lin Yu responded hastily, only then noticing her gaze.
He hunched slightly, trying to downplay the "ice pop’s" prominence.
"Don’t blame yourself. I’m the one who dragged you into this."
"Having you with me in my final moments... I’m happy."
"You’ve already seen everything... touched everything..."
"If there’s anything else you want to do... go ahead."
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Wait—seriously?!
Searching everywhere for an opening, only for it to fall into his lap?
This was almost too easy!
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
