Chapter 41: WINTER ARC PRELUDE (2)
EARTH COMMUNICATION EAR GRASS (SIGMA SACRIFICE)
Fang Yuan stood buck naked in his room, staring at a dagger like it was his ex's DMs.
Fang Yuan (monologuing): "Sacred Sunflower Scroll said 'Castrate yourself to train this skill.' Weaklings hesitate. Sigmas adapt."
🩸 BLOODY EAR SURGERY (NO ANESTHESIA EDITION)
Fang Yuan yeets his right ear (casually, like dropping a bad loot in a game).
Blood splatters everywhere (Ohio bathroom horror scene).
Earth Communication Ear Grass gets grafted (roots burrow into his skull like a horror movie).
Fang Yuan (ignoring the pain): "If not for the harshness of winter, how could we look forward to spring?"
Twitch Chat:
😱 "BRO'S GOT A HIGHER PAIN TOLERANCE THAN DARK SOULS SPEEDRUNNERS"
🌱 "NEW EAR JUST DROPPED (LITERALLY)"
🔊 EARTH COMMUNICATION EAR GRASS TEST (POGGERS SCOUTING)
Fang Yuan's new ear grows roots (like a ginseng with WiFi).
Hears everything in a 300-step radius (NPC gossip, wolf howls, everything).
Normal ears? Mid. Earth Communication Ear Grass? Sigma upgrade.
Fang Yuan: "Now I can hear Xiong Li malding from three villages away."
🐍 CHAINSAW GOLDEN CENTIPEDE (BOSS FIGHT INCOMING)
Fang Yuan returns to the secret cave, this time with a deerling sacrifice (RIP Bambi).
Deer gets tossed into the tunnel (classic horror movie dumbass move).
Centipede swarm attacks (imagine Ohio's worst bug infestation).
Then… the Chainsaw Golden Centipede appears.
Description:
1 meter long.
Chainsaw teeth on its sides (yes, actual chainsaws).
Eats bones like popcorn.
Fang Yuan (excited): "This thing's a Rank 3 Gu Worm. If I tame it, my DPS goes BRRR."
Twitch Chat:
🦗 "SPRING AUTUMN RIZZ VS. CHAINSAW CENTIPEDE—WHO WINS?"
💀 "FANG YUAN'S ABOUT TO FARM A LEGENDARY MOUNT"
🔥 FANG YUAN'S NEXT MOVE (DEMONIC GRINDSET ACTIVATED)
Fang Yuan doesn't rush in like a skibidi Ohio rizzler.
He waits. The centipedes need time to calm down after their deer buffet.
He plans. A Rank 3 Gu Worm is no joke—even with Spring Autumn Rizz's aura, he's still only Rank 2.
He adapts. If he can't tame it now, he'll come back stronger.
Fang Yuan (smirking): "Patience. The wolf tide is coming. Let the NPCs play hero. I'll take what's mine when the time is right."
💀 WOLF TIDE COUNTDOWN (NPCs STILL CLUELESS)
While Fang Yuan is out here grafting ears and scouting centipedes, the rest of the clans are:
Flexing on the battle merit board (Qing Shu's group #1, Xiong Li sobbing).
Thinking they're winning (wolf tide prelude is just crippled wolves—summer's the real storm).
Fang Zheng (coping): "Big brother is so selfish… why won't he join the clan's teamwork?"
Fang Yuan (watching from the shadows): "Let them cook. They'll learn the hard way."
...
The sky was darker than Xiong Li's future, thick storm clouds rolling in like a Sigma's bad mood.
Fang Yuan stood surrounded by a dozen healthy lightning wolves (not those crippled Ohio discount wolves).
Fang Yuan (smirking): "You pups think you can jump me?"
Fang Yuan yeets a moonblade—slices a wolf mouth to tail like a kebab.
Wolves try to bite him—their teeth break on White Jade Gu's defense.
Fang Yuan punches a wolf—insta-kills it (two boar strength rizz).
Lightning Wolves (panicking): "Bro built different."
Fang Yuan (casually): "Stealth Scales Gu, activate."
Fang Yuan kneels, presses his ear to the ground—roots extend like WiFi antennas.
Hears wolf packs moving (but they're still far).
Hears Gu Yue Peng's group malding in the distance.
Fang Yuan (shrugs): "Not my problem."
🏃 GU YUE PENG'S GROUP (NPC COPE ARC)
Gu Yue Peng (smug): "Fang Yuan's a loner, what a loser. My group's rank 75!"
Group Leader (suddenly panicking): "RUN."
Gu Yue Peng (confused): "Huh? It's just a little rain—"
Bold Lightning Wolf (appearing): "GYATT damn, free meal."
🌧️ WOLF TIDE OFFICIALLY STARTS (OHIO APOCALYPSE + WINTER ARC)
Thunder cracks.
Rain pours.
A thousand lightning wolves charge.
NPCs (screaming): "WE WEREN'T READY FOR THIS!"
Fang Yuan (already back in the village sipping tea): "Skill tissue."