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The next day, Yan Jien woke up in the sunlight. As the pain faded, Yan Jien only felt soreness all over, especially in his spine, which felt swollen and a bit itchy.
"Could it be that last night was just a dream?" Yan Jien scratched his spine, feeling somewhat confused. After freshening up, he took a car to the hospital.
"Mr. Yan, your pathology report is out," Lai Lun'en said, looking at Yan Jien with sympathetic eyes.
"Doctor Lai, what exactly is wrong with me?" Yan Jien asked anxiously.
"Your bone cells have shown abnormal proliferation; cancer cells have spread throughout your body." Lai Lun'en spoke with a heavy tone: "You have bone cancer, and it's in the advanced stage."
"What? Bone cancer? And it's advanced?" Yan Jien felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Although he had mentally prepared himself, it was still hard for him to accept. After all, he had just undergone a physical examination at the end of last year and had no health issues at all. How could he have developed advanced bone cancer in such a short time?
"Mr. Yan, you need to prepare yourself mentally," Lai Lun'en sighed.
"Doctor Lai, how long do I have left?" Yan Jien's eyes were vacant, his mind buzzing.
"This..." Lai Lun'en hesitated, "Mr. Yan, why don't you consider being hospitalized?"
"No! No!" Yan Jien waved his hand, "I want to discuss it with my family first."
"Alright then, I'll prescribe some painkillers for you. Make sure to rest well, maintain a regular diet, and try to keep a positive mindset," Lai Lun'en said.
Yan Jien left the hospital in a daze and stood on the street feeling lost for a moment. His life had already been difficult over the years; now that he had bone cancer, it was even harder to bear. Thinking of his parents back home made his heart ache. How heartbroken would they be if they knew he had cancer?
Yan Jien wandered aimlessly on the street for a long time before finally returning to his place. As soon as he walked in the door, his phone rang. It was a message from his apprentice Tong Liya.
Tong Liya was Yan Jien's apprentice; she was only 21 years old and quite pretty, having some feelings for him. However, Yan Jien did not reciprocate those feelings because he felt that he and Tong Liya were not suitable for each other.
"Master, why haven't you replied to my messages?"
"Yesterday Manager Wu said to have you find her as soon as you got to work today; it seems there’s something important."
"Please reply as soon as you see this!"
Looking at the message from Tong Liya, Yan Jien hesitated for a moment and did not reply. "Forget it, I might as well resign and go back home to be with my parents," Yan Jien thought. After all, if he was going to die anyway, he might as well spend more time with them. "I'll go handle my resignation tomorrow," Yan Jien quietly decided.
Suddenly, his stomach let out a strange noise. "I'm so hungry!" Yan Jien's expression changed dramatically. Unlike last night, this hunger was far more intense. If yesterday's hunger was just a big appetite, today's hunger felt like he hadn't eaten for three days—he was ravenous.
"I need to eat! I need to eat!" Yan Jien trembled all over and instinctively headed toward the kitchen.
Creak! Creak!
Yan Jien grabbed a cold steamed bun and started devouring it hungrily. "Not enough! Not enough!" The more he ate, the hungrier he became. It felt like drinking water without eating anything—completely useless.
"Buy meat! Buy meat!" Yan Jien rushed out of the door and ran toward the market.
"Lamb skewers! Lamb skewers!"
"Grilled pig's trotters! Grilled pig's trotters!"
"Fried chicken cutlets! Fried chicken cutlets!"
As soon as he entered the market, various enticing aromas wafted toward him, making Yan Jien's mouth water. "So hungry! So hungry!" He swallowed hard and quickly walked toward the pork stall.
"Boss, give me two pounds of lean meat," Yan Jien said as he took out his phone.
"Sure thing," the vendor replied as he picked up a knife and began cutting the meat.
"Hmm? What’s that smell?" Yan Jien's nose suddenly twitched.
"What a delicious smell!" Yan Jien turned his head and fixated on a goat in a nearby stall. The goat was dirty and kept in a cage, but its gamey scent was incredibly tempting to Yan Jien.
"I want to eat it! I want to eat it!" Yan Jien's throat moved involuntarily.
"Young man, do you want some milk?" asked the vendor next to the goat.
"No! No!" Yan Jien snapped back to reality and shook his head repeatedly. What was wrong with him?
How could one develop an appetite for a goat?
Yan Jien was startled and hurriedly left with the pork.
Upon returning home, Yan Jien casually stir-fried some meat and began to eat.
But strangely, no matter how much he ate, that feeling of hunger never went away.
"How could this be? How could this be?" Yan Jien slumped on the sofa, his eyes vacant.
"Awoo~ Awwo~"
The Labrador Retriever, Clark, seemed to sense his owner's unusual state and kept wagging its tail, nudging Yan Jien with its head.
"Clark." Yan Jien gently patted the dog's head.
"Awwo~" The Labrador Retriever licked Yan Jien's palm.
"Clark, can you show me how you eat?" Yan Jien suddenly said.
"Woof! Woof!" The Labrador Retriever looked at Yan Jien with a puzzled expression, tilting its head.
"Clark, eat something, hurry!" Yan Jien's eyes were bloodshot, his voice trembling.
"Woof!" The Labrador Retriever barked once and then lowered its head to eat the dog food on the ground.
"Gululu..." The dog food was swallowed by the Labrador Retriever.
As the Labrador Retriever ate, Yan Jien's body began to change.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Yan Jien felt excruciating pain all over; it was as if millions of ants were gnawing deep within his bones.
"It hurts! It hurts!" Yan Jien rolled on the ground in agony.
"Crack! Crack!" Yan Jien's spine bulged high, his limbs gradually elongated, and thick fur began to grow on his body.
In just a moment, Yan Jien transformed into a half-man, half-wolf monster.
This monster walked upright, completely hairless at first, with strong forelimbs and sharp claws, its eyes glowing eerily.
"Roar!" The monster let out a low growl and suddenly pounced on the Labrador Retriever, seizing it by the throat.
"Woof! Woof!" The Labrador Retriever struggled frantically.
"Crack!" The monster opened its massive jaws and bit through the Labrador Retriever's neck.
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