Chapter 3 Notebook and Mutation
"Tsk, it hurts." Xiao Xiao touched the wound on his face and grimaced. This was not fake.

Xiao Xiao was in a trance, his eyes were dull, and the huge reading room was silent.

Xiao Xiao was suddenly awakened by the sound of human voices in the distance, and felt as if he had returned to reality.

He shook his head vigorously, trying to sober himself up and not wanting to think about it anymore.

Xiao Xiao took a few steps forward and squatted down, trying to pick up the books that had fallen on the ground. He stretched out his hand halfway but stopped. His fingers were still stained with the blood that had just touched his face.

Xiao Xiao frowned. He had nothing on him to wipe with, so he used his left hand to pick up the books on the ground one by one.

"Hmm?" Xiao Xiao looked at the notebook he had just picked up... Hmm, a notebook? Why is there a notebook here? Someone dropped it, right?

Xiao Xiao took a look and saw that it was just an ordinary black notebook, covered with a little dust.
Maybe someone accidentally stuffed it in here with the book?

Xiao Xiao guessed and wanted to put it on the bookshelf like the previous books, but he always felt a little uneasy. It was obviously just an ordinary notebook that could be found everywhere, but he inexplicably cared about it.

Xiao Xiao rubbed the fingers holding the book subconsciously and suddenly felt that he was a little ridiculous. If he cared, he could just open it and take a look. But for some reason, he felt a little nervous inside.

Xiao Xiao put the book on the bookshelf, swallowed, and awkwardly opened the notebook with his left hand.

Eh? A blank?
I flipped through it roughly and found that the whole notebook was like this. It was a new notebook that had never been used.

Xiao Xiao was a little stunned, then he laughed at himself for being so nervous. He thought there would be something unusual.

The main reason is that his recent experiences have made him a little mentally confused and he is seeing enemies everywhere.

Haha, it's not a novel. When Xiao Xiao wanted to close the notebook, he suddenly caught a glimpse of color from the corner of his eye. He quickly turned to that page. In his haste, his fingers were cut by the sharp paper, and blood oozed out. Before Xiao Xiao could react, the blood had already dripped onto the slightly yellowed paper.

"Ouch~" Xiao Xiao couldn't help but let out a low cry. In his panic, the blood on his right hand also rubbed onto the paper. Xiao Xiao looked at his two hands and gave up trying to save the paper.

But when he accepted the fact and looked at the notebook helplessly, he was surprised. The old paper of the notebook was still empty as always, without any trace of blood.

How is this going?

There was clearly blood on the paper?
Xiao Xiao suspected that he was dazzled, and he stared even wider, looking up and down at the notebook in front of him carefully.

Huh? Xiao Xiao rubbed his eyes. Was he really dazzled?
How come I can see a faint pattern on the paper?

Xiao Xiao moved a little closer.

There is really a pattern.

The lines on the yellowed paper gradually became clearer, with vermilion seeping through. Isn't this...

Xiao Xiao opened his eyes slightly, and a "strange-looking" fish was reflected in his pupils.

Its shape is like a carp, but with six legs and a bird's tail.

Unlike the paper that exudes an old smell, the bright cinnabar seems to have vitality and flows slowly on the paper.

Xiao Xiao seemed to hear the sound of "splash" of water, and a bright color came to life. He inadvertently met the other person's eyes, and saw a strange smile, which revealed a bit of cunning and innocent malice.

I suddenly came to my senses and the only sound I could hear in the quiet room was my rapid breathing.

What's going on? Xiao Xiao felt a chill down his spine.

Is this a monster?

Is that the one just now too?

Unlike ordinary appearance, overly human expression and behavior, and its elusive whereabouts, everything reveals a sense of weirdness and gloom.

Xiao Xiao turned a page of paper. Under Xiao Xiao's scorching gaze, the yellowed blank paper gradually showed a shadow. The pattern became clearer and clearer. This was the monster just now!
It looks like a mouse, but with a rabbit's head and a deer's body.

A pair of scarlet vertical pupils were cold and arrogant, and his tense limbs seemed as if he could leap up at any time and deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

He seemed to be able to hear the low threatening sound coming from the other person's throat.

Despite its small body, it was able to emit such a heavy and violent roar.

Xiao Xiao still remembers the dizziness he felt at that time.

Until the stinging pain on his cheek brought him back to his senses.

At this point, he could no longer fool himself with jokes like being dazzled.

Something really happened to him.

He had a premonition that his life might not be as smooth and peaceful as he had originally imagined.

Xiao Xiao felt a little confused and scared, and his head was throbbing with severe pain, but deep down in his heart, in the secret corners, some emotion was brewing and stirring. He didn't know if it was anticipation or excitement.

……

He flipped through the entire book, but only found these two drawings.

He flipped back through the two pages and found some ancient and unfamiliar writing beside the picture. It was the first time he had seen these words, but he somehow understood them. He couldn't help but whispered, "Melting fish...ear mouse?"

Is this... the name of a monster?
He pondered for a long time and had some ideas. The content of this notebook should be centered on him. He had only seen these two kinds of monsters, so this notebook only presented these two kinds of monsters.

But what does this mean? Do you want him to subdue demons and monsters?
Well, he is a mortal.

He asked for Goldfinger.

However, these monsters didn't seem to be as hideous as described in the novels. He might be luckier, as the ones he met were relatively... Xiao Xiao touched his chin, uh, friendly monsters?
Should it be considered friendly? Xiao Xiao thought uncertainly about the strange laughter of the minnow and the violent growl and shiny sharp teeth of the ear mouse just now. Well, at least it didn't hurt him, right?
……

"Classmate, why did you drop all the books on the floor?" The librarian who appeared out of nowhere frowned and looked at Xiao Xiao with a reproachful look.

Uh, Xiao Xiao was startled, and suddenly came to his senses. He had a momentary palpitation. Oh, he almost had a myocardial infarction!

Looking at the books scattered on the ground, and then glancing at the librarian with a hint of anger, Xiao Xiao touched his rapidly beating heart and could only smile awkwardly: "Sorry, teacher, I didn't mean to do that. I'll pick it up right away."

"Student, you must take good care of your books. This is a library, not just yours..." Seeing Xiao Xiao's good attitude, the administrator's expression relaxed, but he still stood aside and watched Xiao Xiao clean up, talking non-stop.

Xiao Xiao simply wanted to cut that ear mouse into pieces. It was clearly its fault, but he was the one who suffered!

Xiao Xiao quickly picked up all the books one by one, put them back in place, and finally got away after repeatedly promising not to do it again.

As a result, his originally chaotic mood became somewhat calmer. Xiao Xiao has always been a person who goes with the flow. Since things have already happened, he will not dwell on it. Besides, at the moment, he can only see monsters and has not suffered any harm.

Well, there was no serious injury. He reached out to touch the scar on his face, but his steps suddenly stopped. A strange expression appeared on his face, and then he quickly walked to the nearest window and stopped only when his nose just touched the cold glass.

Xiao Xiao's heart was beating wildly. The window was very clean, and his face, which was too close, was clearly reflected.

He reached out his hand to touch the wounded area and wiped away the remaining blood stains. It was here that a cut was made before, but how could the face reflected now have any scars? The touch under his fingers was also smooth and flat. It seemed that the wound cut by Li Feng before was just an illusion.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but pull his cheek, causing him to grimace in pain.

Hehe, after being able to see monsters, did his body also undergo some strange changes?

Is he going to become Superman?
(End of this chapter)