[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell":3,"chapter-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-164":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Angelic System That Turned My Life Into Hell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1381537,1829,"Chapter 164: Neither Monster Nor Human","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>\"Hrngh...\" Lily groaned silently as she slowly woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already night when the entire group camped in front of the entrance to the Great Jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone blankly stared at the campfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all banged up and only applied first aid on themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you awake, Lily?\" Louis asked, without turning his head from the campfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\" she replied softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked over to Sylvia, who was hugging her knees tightly with her head hung low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ren was still unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad... Where’s Mika? I don’t see him anywhere.\" she asked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen closed his eyes whereas Louis balled up his fists strongly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His response was filled with regret and guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh-what do you mean by that...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The king got away with Mika.\" Zhen admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?! No way...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened even more and she lightly stumbled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-we have to rescue him! Sylvia!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, her gaze wandered to her friend, who was silent for the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even though Lily called her out, Sylvia did not respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can’t.\" Louis said frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the shock of her friend being kidnapped, she temporarily lost her ability to think logically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just look at us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Lily took a look at everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren would not wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia was not talking and hid herself in her shell, which was unlike her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen and Louis were barely treated as they had decided to use the bandages primarily on Sylvia, Ren and Lily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you understand that we can’t do anything against it?\" Louis continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even with Zhen, we were at the king’s mercy...\" he added, biting his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily clenched her fists tightly until blood started to drip from her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia slightly lifted her head for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we really going to do nothing and leave Mika behind?!\" Lily yelled full of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that we’re no match against that monster! But still!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t leave anyone behind!\" she declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, she turned in the direction of the jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily! Where are you going?!\" Louis shouted after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going after Mika. Even if I have to do it on my own.\" she stated sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think you can do it alone?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will go with her.\" she stated with sharp eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still- Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Louis tried to get up, his body ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay back with Ren. I will watch them.\" Zhen said followed after the girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, still suffered from the wounds caused by the king but he was at least in better shape than Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis was grumbling in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks...\" he muttered reluctantly as he himself wanted to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Zhen, Sylvia and Lily entered the dark jungle again without exchanging any words with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, Mika found himself in a strange situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in front of the entrance to a small cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two monsters from the type black panther were holding Mika down on his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nervously, he stared at the king of the jungle, who was sitting in front of him on a throne made out of animal bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It leaned forward and returned Mika’s stare intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was dark but Mika could still see a horde of monsters surrounding him. And their numbers exceeded that of the group from the afternoon by a mile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It feels to me like the group of monsters from back then was used as a scouting team.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his current situation, Mika could hardly answer the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak up if you want to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika was startled again when the white panther began to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hesitatingly, Mika opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-then... What are you...?\" he asked vigilantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never heard about monsters talking before...\" Mika elaborated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king huffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s because I’m not really a monster.\" the king replied, sounding like it was smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what do you mean...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t you get a glimpse at me today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika remembered the moment when Excalibur came in contact with the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just for a split second, but he saw how the white panther changed into the appearance of a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood up and slowly approached the confused Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was a former human.\" it stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika only looked up to the king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know how much time has passed since then but I was a human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shifted its sharp and threatening gaze at the monsters, who were holding Mika down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, those two monsters obediently let go and walked to the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One day, I was sent to the Great Jungle because of a mission. I was traveling with a group but when we faced the previous king of this jungle, I lost all of my comrades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika kept his mouth shut as he listened to its story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Facing the king and monsters, who were scattered everywhere I looked at, I thought to myself that that would be it for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, my pride wouldn’t allow me to die without fighting back so I resisted against all of them with everything I had left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the next thing I knew was that my appearance changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king looked at its hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had the appearance of a white panther-type monster, which was the same as the previous king. However, I noticed that my strength went up by a lot and was not comparable with any other beings I’ve faced in my life before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had the appearance of a monster but my mind and heart was that of a human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded somewhat sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It remembered the times when it attempted to escape the Great Jungle, seeking human companionship again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, every time he was near the exit, humans came and tried to subjugate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment when it realized that humans feared it and treated it like a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How would it look like if I was in the midst of a city?’ it thought one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the answer was clear to it. Everyone would run and cry in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its new appearance, it lost its place in society, thus it decided to live in the jungle, where it eventually became the king of the monsters residing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You see, it’s not me, who’s hostile towards humans. I’m just trying to protect myself and my comrades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a certain amount of time passed, it came to the conclusion that every human, who entered the jungle was a threat to it and the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But weren’t you cooperating with a demon...?\" Mika spoke up nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon? Ah, do you mean Zantar? Rather than cooperating, I just let him do what he wanted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two first met, Zantar immediately pledged to the king that he was not hostile towards any monsters here and just wanted to find a place, where he could hide for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It took me some time to realize what he intended to do but it seemed like a group of people had already dealt with him. After that incident, I regularly patrolled the place, making sure that nothing strange was happening here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That could explain the reports about the king assembling a group of monsters to escape from here since the king was most likely patrolling with a scouting group.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king crouched down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough about me. Now, it’s your turn to speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika tensed up after meeting the fierce eyes of the king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During our fight, I noticed how my appearance turned back for a moment. How did you do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reluctant at first, Mika revealed the ability of Excalibur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... So if I touch it, I will turn back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Then, let’s do it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can give it a try. I am also interested in this matter.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Mika transformed and drew Excalibur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters in the area started to grumble and to emit their hostility until the king hushed them with just its stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently, Mika pressed Excalibur against the king’s right forearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them widened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the white panther monster turned into a naked middle-aged man with a well-toned and scarred body. His grey hair was long and disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His beige eyes were hidden by his long bangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tremblingly, he gazed at his body and led his hands closer to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Excalibur’s blade would not touch him anymore, which led to darkness immediately taking over his body, changing back to his monster appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression turned into a saddened and shocked one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I understand. It seems like Excalibur can only undo the transformation while there is contact. Once there is no contact anymore, he will change back instantly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t there anything we can do...? I thought Excalibur could cure anything...\" Mika, who undid his transformation, murmured to himself as he watched the king clenching his fists in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We have too little information as of now. Therefore, we cannot help him further.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika started to feel pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the silence was broken by a monster, jumping out of the bushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a fellow panther-like monster, who was reporting to the king in a language Mika could not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what’s wrong...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king shifted his tired look to Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s about your friends. They’re causing some trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1571,"2026-06-05T22:24:02.323Z",1,"novelbin.me","58556c2b80d6bbe7f5601b2a4bbe9d5d5896d86ab38177c4132104235af4610e","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-165","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-163",315,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-cover.jpg"]