Monster Paradise - Chapter 706

Chapter 706
Chapter 706: I’m Back (In first person point of view)


Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Mom and Dad are still alive…" I dropped onto the couch shaking, and my tears could not stop pouring . I finally calmed down after a while . It was past 10 a . m . when I rechecked the time . I stood up and went to the bathroom, peering at myself in the mirror . Besides my eyes that were slightly red, I looked perfectly normal . After washing my face with cold water, my mind was clearing up .

The heart-glimpsing rune was meant to bring one's deepest fear to life . Unlike an illusion, you could not get out of it . Just like a movie that was 100-minutes long, the story would go on without skipping any second . Once the heart-glimpsing rune was activated, the person would not be able to leave the movie as the main character and had to continue until it ended .

I knew that activating the rune was not a simple act . To be exact, it was a test of the human emotion . Since I could not leave, the only way was to go on with it . However, I had no idea what kind of test I was given and how I would pass the test . All I could do was to go with the flow and allow the story to develop .

"Xiao Hei?" I whispered, but nobody answered me .

"Xiao Hei!" I shouted . This time, I even attempted to contact Xiao Hei with my consciousness, but my message was as though it was drowning in quicksand without any response . I panicked when my reliable Goldfinger did not answer me . I tried looking into my body, but that did not work as well . I attempted to summon Bloody, Bai, and the rest but there was nothing .

"It can't be!" My heart skipped a beat as I knew that something was wrong . I tried using my Life Power, but I could not sense anything . The same happened with my Telekinesis . I could not summon my telekinetic flying daggers . My Sword Dao that was already on level-5 could not be activated as well .

"Witchcraft…" With my last hope, I tried summoning the Book of Sorcerer Dao, but there was only nothing . My body felt like it was dead . I was now an average, helpless person .



This terrified me . I had never felt like this before even when I encountered the Virtual God's arm and the king sea monster as I knew I had everything under control . However, nothing was in my control now .

"I'll definitely die if the rune sends that king sea monster or the Virtual God's arm here now . " That was my biggest concern . I had no idea what was in the rune script .

"Forget about it! Since I'm here, I'll just have to go with the flow . " I let out a sigh and looked into the mirror . I was in a blur as the face looked unfamiliar to me now . After all, I had been in another body for the past two years . Perhaps because my body was different now, everything that I had on the other side was not here with me .

I shook my head to get the thoughts out of my head after staring at myself . I then walked out of the bathroom after adjusting my clothes . Hailing a cab after leaving the house, I headed to see my parents . I could not wait to see them after so many years . They were still young in my memory, but I had no idea how they looked like now since I was already a young man of 25 .

Half an hour later, the cab stopped outside a small, old village . I had not been in this area for many years . My fear was boiling in the pit of my stomach…

As I stood at the entrance, my heart became full of complicated emotions again . Tears were flooding my eyes, and my heart was beating fast . I had no idea what I should say when I saw them . I could not expose myself . After taking two deep breaths, I calmed myself down and walked in with as much courage as I could muster .

A couple of minutes later, I arrived at our old home . The door was the new anti-theft door, but the couplet was still the same pair that I remembered .



'The grind of stone makes a mighty sword . The bitter cold gives fragrance to the cherry blossom . '

The streamer was 'Spring comes after winter' . I had written the couplet the year my grandmother passed away as a reminder for myself . However, I could recognize my handwriting; what I was seeing was not the one that I had written . It had been bought somewhere else . Memories were coming back to me as I stood there . I prepared what I was going to say before pressing the doorbell .

A moment later, the door opened, and a person stood in front of me . My mind became blank . Whatever I had prepared to say evaporated . All I could think about was the middle-aged man that was standing in front of me . Father had not really changed, but he had gained some weight, and his hair was now gray . I recognized him right away . Rooted to the spot, I attempted to speak, but I just could not . All I felt was tears welling in my eyes .

"Get your sh*t together!" I kept telling myself that I had to suppress my emotions .

"You're back . " Father smiled as he looked at me, but he soon noticed that something was wrong .

"What's wrong?"

"Dad!" I snapped out of my own thoughts from the familiar voice . I tried to hold my tears back, but I could not help myself from going up to give my father a firm hug . The words just slipped out of my lips .

"Dad, I miss you . "

"What's wrong, you silly boy?" Father was stunned . Although I was taller than him now, he patted my head anyway .

I let go of him after calming myself down .

"I'm alright . Where's Mom?"

"She's sorting the vegetables in the kitchen . " Father looked at me skeptically .

I avoided eye contact with him and walked directly into the kitchen . Mother was wearing an apron and sorting vegetables while perched on a chair . She plucked the leaves from the stems and threw them into the plastic basket .

Noticing that there was someone at the kitchen entrance, she held her head up and looked at me .

"Oh, you're back?" Mother looked at me with a smile . She had lost weight, and there were wrinkles at the corner of her eyes . Although she was a little different from what I remembered, the memory was coming back .

"Mom . " I calmed myself down and walked over to her . I squatted down and helped her with the sorting .

"Nevermind, I'll handle this . Go talk to your Granny . " Mother said .

"Granny?" My hands stopped moving when I heard her .

"Where's she?"

"She's in her room watching TV . She has been watching this 'Fighter of the Destiny' and she's basically been stuck to the TV every day . " Mother smiled while rolling her eyes .

"I'll go see her . " I stood up immediately, not expecting Grandmother to still be alive in this world .

As I stood at her room door, I saw the old lady with gray hair on a wooden chair . She was staring at the TV, oblivious to my existence . My emotions were threatening to come up again although I could only see half of her face . She was the person who had brought me up since Father passed away . She took care of me from 13 to 18 years of my age all by herself . Unfortunately, she passed away before I started working and never got even to enjoy her life .

My tears started pouring as I said, "Granny, I'm back . "