Little Pink Starfish

Those with power really could do whatever they wanted.

Logically speaking, as a malevolent guest who shattered the void and barged into another world, wreaking havoc on its plot—shouldn’t it be perfectly reasonable for the world’s will to place some restrictions on him?

And the host had already been as polite as possible, right?

But even so, the malevolent guest wasn’t satisfied. He had to be invited in with utmost respect, allowed to go wild however he wanted, then escorted away with the same reverence—only then was he barely content.

If not treated that way, he felt he’d been offended.

Especially since, in the previous world, he’d just been provoked. When he arrived, his rage level was off the charts. Even if he calmed down later, the petty malevolent guest still set up a trap for the host.

…Yeah, that really was unreasonable.

But hey, who could reason with a lunatic?

Especially this lunatic, who had just lost his beloved…

Well, had already found him again, and tied the leash back in place.

Anyway, under Qiguan Rui’s scheming, the will of this world—“Anti-Rebirth: Apocalypse Lovers”—had no choice but to hold its nose and accept reality, letting Qiguan Rui transform this world into something entirely different.

The only thing worth celebrating was that the world’s main character still had decent luck. Before the lunatic went on a rampage, he’d already built a good relationship with said lunatic’s soft spot. As long as the protagonist survived, the world—no matter how drastically altered—would never be truly unsalvageable.

·

At the base, scenes like this started playing out every day:

① Morning.

A mutant beast thundered past, a speed-type level 3 ability user running alongside it under the morning sun—it looked incredibly dashing.

Suddenly, the beast came to a halt.

Because right in front of it stood a handsome young man, face slightly stern.

The mutant beast braked just in time and quickly reported, “Reporting to the huang! I circled the base today and discovered the queen is at BLABLA… BLABLA…”

The young man’s gaze was deep: “Very good.”

Then he patted the beast on the head.

In an instant, light flickered around it—its strength visibly surged!

The speed-user respectfully watched the young man vanish, then exchanged a glance with the beast. Man and beast resumed their morning jog.

Ah, the mutant beast huang… sure was terrifying.

Mm, the huang and queen’s relationship… was really good!

② Noon.

A massive mutant beast blocked a corner of the dining hall, having its meal. In front of it, a power-user brushed its fur—they seemed close.

Seeing the young man approach, the beast tossed its food aside and stood up straight: “Reporting to the huang! The queen is in Private Room Eight, dining with Meng Qiao, no one else present!”

The young man’s gaze deepened: “Very good.”

He patted the beast, instantly boosting its strength again, and then entered the restaurant.

The beast flopped down, gave the nervous power-user a sneeze: “Buddy, don’t be so tense. Shall we continue?”

The power-user gave a dry laugh and resumed brushing.

Ah, the huang really was scary…

Mm, staying here to report to the huang had been a wise move! Totally worth blocking the door with his body!

③ Evening.

A herd of mutant beasts stormed from one end of the base to the other, roaring and shouting in Mandarin mixed with beast growls. Dust flew as the news spread in all directions.

“Your Majesty! The queen was just seen in a northeastern eatery!”

“Your Majesty! Five minutes ago someone spotted the queen in the south district!”

“Your Majesty! The queen is back at the mercenary group!”

“Your Majesty! The queen is heading to the training grounds to practice!”

The handsome young man strolled leisurely, yet each step took him far.

His figure appeared in all directions.

“Very good. Whoever provides useful intel shall be rewarded.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

④ Midnight.

Gu Bai lay flat on his back in bed, face blank.

Outside the door, a lonely figure stood silently. Yet nothing inside the room escaped his eyes—and no one inside could leave.

On a nearby perch, a parrot listlessly lifted one foot, then opened its beak to mutter:

“Queen is a coward! Coward!”

“Queen is scared! Scared!”

“Scared of what? Scared of what?”

“Your Majesty is the best! The best!”

Gu Bai’s dead-fish eyes stared upward.

He rolled over and pulled the blanket over his head.

If I hadn’t known the pervert was Qiguan Rui, maybe I’d think he was okay, but now I can’t unsee the madness in every inch of him! Please give me some damn space!

Pitiful lord of the city…
Still stuck in—
Wait, who!
Just got tempted for a second!

It really felt like… if he said yes, something terrible would happen…

·

For many, many days after, the same thing kept happening.

Gu Bai was constantly trying to avoid that damn pervert, while Qiguan Rui mobilized all the mutant beasts to play hide-and-seek with his gege.

In this ongoing game of cat and mouse, perhaps Gu Bai himself hadn’t realized: his guard against Qiguan Rui was slowly weakening.

Even though he’d lost many memories, even if he didn’t recall their past, his soul hadn’t forgotten.
Even if logic told him to be wary, in reality, his fear of Qiguan Rui was only surface-deep—it wasn’t like back in that world, when there were several moments he’d truly wanted to escape.

Qiguan Rui saw through this, and so he took his time, enjoying the fun with gege—reliving the sweetness he’d missed during those twisted, jealous, painful days of the past.

Wasn’t this what a honeymoon was really for?

Seeing the beast huang acting like a lovestruck fool, the higher-ups of S City’s base began to feel… secure.

The alliance blossomed. Even ability users and strong non-ability hunters began finding mutant beast partners.

Yes—partners. A contract, personally designed by Qiguan Rui, connected the minds and hearts of both sides.

The base withstood multiple zombie sieges and insect swarms afterward, but with their mutant beast partners, the survivors crushed every wave—no pressure at all.

It became easy. Almost too easy.

Eventually, the base transformed completely.

Other major, medium, and countless small bases learned of this great shift in S City.
But upon discovering the reason, they could only sigh: We didn’t have an ice-type beauty to bring the beast huang to our door…

Especially one major base that had once been visited by the beast kings—they were full of regret.

If only we’d realized they were looking for a consort back then! If only we’d taken it seriously…

S City base was just too lucky.
Otherwise, they could’ve been the ones dominating now!

But alas, their luck didn’t cut it.

There were many failed plots later on too.
People tried everything to seduce the beast huang.
But no matter how carefully they selected candidates, none could match Gu Bai.

Even as potential third wheels, they couldn’t insult the huang’s taste, right?
After all, this was a beast—it only respected fists!

Eventually, with S City’s heavy security and no suitable candidates, those efforts fizzled out.

Meanwhile, despite the storyline having completely collapsed, the main couple faced no real hurdles.
Even the long-forgotten black lotus—his ending finally came.

They said he tried to contract a powerful mutant beast to regain his strength after the alliance, but the only one willing to bond with him had weak power and just one poisonous spit attack.

They said he went out to train…
And accidentally ran into a powerful zombie, which bit him.

They said someone saw him turn into a zombie, and his mutant beast companion—unwilling to watch him suffer—bit through his skull and took out his crystal core…

They said that was the end of the black lotus.
Meng Qiao mourned for a long time, before slowly recovering with Yin Jiu’s comfort.

They said…
After that, Meng Qiao and Yin Jiu grew even closer.

The plot had completely gone off the rails.
Mutant beasts fully integrated with humanity.

They depended on each other, became true partners.

And when Qiguan Rui passed down a method for shape-shifting into human form, no one knew what the future would look like…

That night, under a dark moon and wild wind, Qiguan Rui stood before Gu Bai’s bed.

His tone was uncharacteristically sincere:

“Commander… you may still not believe me, but… would you come with me to another world? Maybe, by then, you’ll understand a lot more… Will you say yes?”

Gu Bai stared at the hand held out to him.

This was the hand of a demon.

And yet…

Somehow, he reached out and placed his hand on it.

Qiguan Rui smiled gently.

Then, a giant python soared into the sky, straight to the heavens!

A huge rift tore through the sky.
Lightning cracked, thunder roared.
A gaping hole opened in the top of the tallest building.

Qiguan Rui and Gu Bai—were gone.

·

Years later, another zombie huang appeared in the apocalypse.

But by then, with help from mutant beasts, humanity had grown over ten times stronger.

The current strongest human, Yin Jiu, led his army and partners into battle, unstoppable.

As for the ice-type powerhouse Zhang Youqing, rumored to have been abducted by the beast huang?

His forces had long since been handed over to Meng Qiao.

Now, they stood tall and mighty—slaying enemies on all fronts.

But that…

Was another story.