Chapter 7
The First Hunt, Continued
Of course, the mouth that ate people was down below... hidden within the shadow. Touching her belly was merely an unconscious act, a result of the strange linkage between her true form and the human body.
That deep, satisfying sense of fullness brought a wave of unfamiliar wonder to Lin Ying, who had just arrived in this world, and it also helped her regain her rationality from the frenzy of instinct.
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Afterward, Lin Ying found a phone with a shattered screen in the wreckage of the car, and a few pieces of clothing were spat out from the shadow.
Seeing the intact human-shaped clothes float up from the shadow, as if the person inside had been completely erased, left Lin Ying speechless, her face darkened with exasperation.
So it only ate the person but not the clothes? Good grief. Eating grapes and only spitting out the skins—talk about being a picky eater. Was the true form in the shadow some kind of cousin to that 218-type slime?
Still, being able to separate clothes and personal items individually was quite a useful ability. Just imagining having to swallow and digest some greasy middle-aged man along with his underwear, socks, and shoes made Lin Ying feel like she’d lose control on the spot.
Though, if it were a beautiful girl, that might be more acceptable. Swallowing a beautiful girl whole—was that even a problem?
Cough cough… Ending the memory, Lin Ying pulled her drifting thoughts back in a little.
Yes, this was also an important part of cosplaying as a human. Yes, yes.
The girl finished the rest of her cola, kicked her bare feet lightly, and nodded to herself.