Chapter 100: The Story of the Black Night Yaksha, The Beginning of the Tragedy

This is a story that the store manager has never been able to forget.

Fifteen years ago, in the North Ridge City next to Winter Twilight City.

One day, the fourth Abyss Walker, Night Fork, appeared in the human realm and brought tremendous disaster to the city.

Night Fork was brutal and its power was extremely strong and terrifying. It wreaked havoc in North Ridge City purely for amusement, killing humans wantonly and without restraint.

The local supernatural disaster association naturally would not ignore this situation and sent large numbers of hunters to subdue it multiple times, never expecting the abyssal-level great monster to be so formidable that they suffered repeated defeats.

Under Night Fork’s overwhelming strength, the hunter teams sent were wiped out one after another, their sacrifices marking the end of this campaign.

In just a few short days, Night Fork had slain tens of thousands of people, with countless innocent souls falling to its hands. It was a being as ruthless as the god of death.

Wherever its footsteps fell, tragedies unfolded.

Explosions erupted repeatedly across the city, the ruins and smoke rising like a declaration of the Abyss Walker’s might and humanity’s helplessness.

Night Fork’s brutal nature and formidable strength earned it the title of “Tyrant” in recognition of its deeds.

In another human counteroffensive against Night Fork, a top-tier member from neighboring Winter Twilight City came to North Ridge City to offer reinforcements.

United with over ten elite members, they fought a grueling battle before finally defeating Night Fork.

Night Fork had never suffered defeat since becoming the fourth Abyss Walker, yet it never imagined it would fall to humanity’s sheer numbers, barely escaping with one breath remaining.

That night…

Military personnel cooperated with the hunters, scouring the city for traces of Night Fork’s flight in a bid to exterminate this evil monster once and for all.

At that time, in an obscure rural town no one had noticed.

A scarred, gray-black, towering figure staggered through the alleys. It was Night Fork, the fortunate one who had reached safety here.

Night Fork’s gray-black armor was tattered and broken, the white skull mask on its face cracked with fine fractures, its entire body drained of blood to the point of near exhaustion, looking like it was on the brink of death.

But monsters at the level of Abyss Walkers were different from ordinary creatures. Even with such grievous wounds, its life could not be severed.

Even with only one breath left, its healing ability remained astonishingly strong. With sufficient rest, its injuries could recover to their former peak.

“Those damned humans… Once I recover, I’ll go back and slaughter every last one of you…!”

Weak enough to collapse, Night Fork sat slumped in front of an old house, nearly fainting. Half-conscious, it suddenly heard a girl’s voice.

“Huh, who are you? Why are you lying at my door?”

“Oh no… it’s a human…”

Night Fork was too weak to even open its eyes, unable to kill the human who had discovered it.

Its injuries were too severe, defense reduced to zero, and even an ordinary blade could end its life.

As a dying monster discovered by humans, it was doomed.

Though unwilling, Night Fork had passed out from weakness, no resistance left, and could only wait unwillingly for death to claim it.

The next moment, the girl’s worried voice sounded.

“Ah, how did you get hurt so badly?”

The anger in Night Fork’s heart burned: “Lowly human… stay away from me…”

“It hurts, don’t move, or I won’t be able to help you.”

“Don’t touch me… are you blind? I’m a monster…”

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Inside the house, the girl felt happy: “It looks much better now. It should recover in a few days.”

Night Fork sneered in its heart: “This fool… Once I recover… I’ll kill you first…”

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The next day.

“Ara, you’re awake. Don’t move, your injuries are still very serious.”

“This idiot… doesn’t know what she saved? Still naively caring about me…”

“So many hunters are searching for monsters outside. Don’t run around these days. It’s very dangerous.”

“Woman… I’m the monster… do you have a problem in your head…”

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“Look, this is what I cooked. Sorry, my cooking is not great, so make do with it.”

“This woman… sure enough, she’s a fool…”

“Monster sir, how is it? Does it taste good?”

“So you already knew… Then why save me…”

“Monster sir, how is it? Is it delicious?”

“This is garbage food… do you want to poison me…”

“Monster sir, that…”

“This silly woman… what is she going to say next…”

“Please don’t hurt anyone anymore, okay.”

‘……’

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Even after fifteen years, the store manager still remembered the warm smile on the girl’s lips when she woke up and saw the one who had saved it.

It felt an overwhelming disgust, wanting to immediately ruin that smile, to immediately dismember that woman into pieces. A lowly human, she dared to feel happy for it?

Under the burning anger, another indescribable strange emotion quietly surged up.

In the end, it did not make a move to kill her.

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Catmaid Café.

Cheng Feng said nothing, quietly listening as the store manager recounted the incident. It was because of that woman that he had put down his killing intent?

The coffee on the table had cooled, yet he paid it no mind.

The store manager was silent for a moment, then said, “Later, she died.”

Cheng Feng was slightly startled. “Did something happen?”

“The humans chasing me found me. Thinking she was my monster accomplice, they shot her on the spot.”

The store manager’s voice remained calm, yet Cheng Feng could sense the stormy emotions surging beneath it.

“Such a thing happened…”

Cheng Feng’s voice grew slightly cold. “Didn’t they check later that the girl was human?”

The store manager’s expression remained unchanged, but the tone grew noticeably heavier. “Of course, the official knew they had mistakenly killed a human and then announced it externally, claiming she had been killed by me.”

Unexpectedly there was such a black curtain, and Cheng Feng’s brows furrowed slightly.

“Under the influence of that silly girl, I gradually stopped killing. Five years later, perhaps because of her earlier words, I completely changed, abandoning the name of Abyss Walker.”

The store manager spoke in a low voice. “Put down the killing intent, took a new identity, opened this café, and took in those few cat demons, Xiaoju and the others.

Helping starving harmless monsters and assisting difficult humans, living here… for ten years.”

Cheng Feng fell into deep thought.

Although the store manager had such a story, its past sins were deep, and even after sheathing its fangs, humans would never spare it.

The fact that the store manager was a monstrous villain would not change merely because it no longer killed.

“Then, store manager, are you planning to follow Xueju back to Chiyue City?”

Cheng Feng’s thoughts turned to more important matters. “You should also know that a coup has occurred there. You are a friend of the former city lord, and only you can take charge of the situation if you return.”