Luo En held the Wine Bottle containing the Monster potion, his arm trembling slightly. Even without considering other factors, the appearance of this potion was unsettling.
Unlike the imagined perfect fusion of all ingredients, the liquid in the bottle was turbid, like adding soda to milk tea, which looked very nauseating and was different from the previous Assassin potion.
Luo En brought the bottle to his lips, then put it down a few seconds later, appearing hesitant.
"No, I can't hesitate anymore." Considering his current predicament, Luo En decided to push himself.
Good, he didn't feel that sense of fear from before.
Fate did not stop him.
After staring at the potion for a final two glances and finding nothing unusual, Luo En decided to drink it.
Just like the first time his classmates egged him on to drink beer, he closed his eyes, tried to ignore the strange texture and taste on his tongue, brought the bottle to his mouth, and chugged it down.
The moment the potion entered his mouth, Luo En felt a strange texture, as if he was forcibly swallowing jelly. Forcing himself to ignore the odd sensation, Luo En tried to swallow, forcibly "eating" the potion.
Gulp! Gulp!
The jelly-like potion passed his throat, then slid down his esophagus and into his stomach.
"Ah."
He convulsed involuntarily, everything before his eyes overlapped, and the boundary between reality and illusion blurred at this moment. Countless complex pieces of information flooded his mind, as if to cleanse his very soul.
At this moment, Luo En was very glad that his willpower was decent; if his will had been a little weaker, he might have been finished on the spot.
Gasp~ Gasp~
"Did I succeed? Did I become a Monster?" Luo En's breathing gradually eased, and his expression slowly returned to normal.
He looked at his hands and felt that there was no change; he had not mutated into the Monster he had imagined.
However, Luo En still felt light-headed. He could feel the power of the potion, but he seemed unable to fully grasp it yet.
After a few more minutes, Luo En's consciousness gradually cleared, and at the same time, he gained the mystical knowledge of the Monster potion.
"Monster" is Sequence 9 of the Monster Pathway.
He possessed inspiration far beyond ordinary people, often hearing sounds others couldn't and seeing things others couldn't, occasionally even glimpsing future scenes, and having a keen intuitive premonition of danger.
Luo En's expression stiffened as he absorbed the knowledge, seemingly waiting for something. After remaining still for several seconds, he finally reacted.
That's it? Is that all?!
Are these the only effects of the Monster potion?
What use is this?!
Please, shouldn't a 'Monster' have terrifying, claw-wielding abilities?
Even if you gave me some kind of mutation or beast transformation, I wouldn't say anything; at least that would be an ability that could save my life.
Occasionally glimpsing future scenes, it seems similar to my situation just now? Luo En recalled the images in his mind not long ago.
Isn't this my cheat for transmigration?
Then the Monster potion is even more useless; I already have this ability myself.
Luo En slumped into the chair, his face full of despair.
"Meow?"
Luo En frowned and opened one eye, seeing the Orange Cat standing on the desk in front of him.
Somehow, Luo En seemed to see a humanized smile on this cat.
The smiling cat and the frowning Luo En formed a sharp contrast.
"Get down, get down, don't bother me!" Luo En was a bit annoyed and reached out to shoo the cat away.
"Meow—"
The Orange Cat leaped from the desk, but did not immediately fall. Instead, it floated in the air like a feather, finally landing softly on the ground.
"Huh?" Luo En was stunned by this scene.
This, this, this…
No, even a cat is stronger than me. Why is the difference in potions so great?
"It's over, I've been screwed."
"This 'Monster' ability, I can't even fight head-on!"
It's no wonder Luo En thought this way; the ability of this 'Monster' potion was too much of a hindrance and overlapped with the abilities of his own golden finger.
That's right, Luo En regarded the previous images and warnings in his mind as a cheat, as it was very reasonable for a transmigrator to have some special abilities.
"No, I can't be so dejected. I'm a transmigrator; there must be other ways." Luo En stood up and paced back and forth in the room, trying to encourage himself.
"A transmigrator can't die so easily. I still have this golden finger of fate perception; there must be a way."
"Beyonder gathering."
Luo En remembered that Wine Bottle would take him to a Beyonder gathering tonight.
Perhaps he could try his luck and maybe find a solution to the problem.
Even if not, he might also gain some knowledge about Beyonders, as his original body had not received any professional mystical education.
Aside from some mystical languages, most of his other knowledge came from hearsay or unprofessional books, the kind that clearly seemed unreliable, which led to Luo En's current extreme lack of such knowledge.
Of course, if there was really no other way, he could also run away.
Running might lead to doom, but not running would definitely lead to doom.
Luo En was also unsure to what extent that silver-haired woman could track him.
But running away could at least buy him a little more time.
"That's what I'll do!"
Luo En got up and packed his clothes. He had already decided that if he didn't find a solution at the Beyonder gathering tonight, he would go directly to the train station and escape by train.
As for where to go, the farther the better, of course.
Luo En began to pack his luggage. He might not be able to return for a long time, so he had to take everything he could.
Clothes, gold pounds, and some remaining spiritual materials. At the same time, he also opened a drawer and took out a silver dagger, a gold-inlaid pocket watch, and a gold coin with a peculiar pattern.
These were the original owner's collections from his time as a rich young master, and now they were Luo En's reserve funds.
The value of these trinkets was not too high, but they were easy to sell. In an emergency, they could be sold very easily.
"Oh, and you too." Luo En grabbed the Orange Cat, who was watching him pack.
"Meow~"
Luo En held it under his arm and stuffed it directly into his satchel.
Then Luo En found a large leather trunk and stuffed all his clothes, spiritual materials, and some gold and silver valuables into it.
"Oh, and Mrs. Griffin."
Luo En suddenly thought of his landlady. If that silver-haired woman came to the Door and he was gone, Mrs. Griffin might be implicated.
"No, I still have to inform her, otherwise it would be too disloyal."
After some thought, Luo En still decided to inform Mrs. Griffin. Although he had already realized that this tough old lady had some secrets, he couldn't let her take such a big risk even so.