Host, Please Be Honest! What Exactly Are You?

Chapter 626  Their Purpose

Clem Shi's insides twisted when staring at the scene before him. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Mrs. Dray insisted on preparing dinner, ushering him to take a seat by the table. Soon they were gathered around the dining table, while the baby laid on the couch, swaddled between cushions, seemingly asleep.

Huh. Sleep, his ass!

Clem Shi wished he could gather the strength to choke the little alien to death. However, now was not the time for this. Chewing on the 'tasteless' meal in his mouth, he watched it warily, half-expecting those unnerving eyes to snap open at any moment.

As they ate, Mrs. Dray chatted about mundane things—the weather, their garden back home—blissfully unaware of the dark undercurrents swirling around them.

"So how's Liana doing?" Mr. Dray asked casually. Yet, one could feel the pain within that hoarse voice.

Clem Shi hesitated, choosing his words carefully. "She's... resting," he said finally. "The doctors are taking good care of her."

Clem Shi tried to participate in the conversation but found himself distracted by every creak of the floorboards and flicker of the lights.

Will his so-called helpers truly come today? Or was he just imagining things just like his wife did?

NO!

Clem Shi has spent too many nights with 'it' to know it wasn't human.

Nightfall came before he knew it. Clem Shi said goodnight to the Drays, advising them to keep their doors locked at all times. Eh?

The Drays were confused, but soon feared for the worse, thinking he might want to commit suicide later on. Fortunately, Clem Shi managed to thwart the crazy notion in their minds. It's just that whether or not they shut their doors, was another matter on its own. .

-Silence-

The house was quiet as night descended. Clem Shi lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep. 'Will what they said truly happen tonight?'

His thoughts were a chaotic jumble of fear and anticipation.

The shadows of the nearby structures, now danced, stretched, and contracted playfully across the wooden floors, creating a tapestry of dark and light wherever he looked.

'Do not sleep…. Do not sleep… Do not sleep…'

He kept telling himself these words over and over again, but it was no use. The small but high ceilinged room, seemed to have the power of drawing him to a deep slumber despite his attempts. ZZZZZZzzzz~

In no time, he was asleep. Tick-tock. Tick-tock~

The clock on the wall kept ticking loudly. It ticked and ticked for 1… 2… and on the 3rd hour after his rest, it suddenly stopped dead in its track. Hm?

Clem Shi frowned in his slumber, suddenly, he felt a weight on his chest—small but oppressive. And unlike other times when he struggled to open his eyes, this time was different. What?

He opened his eyes to find the baby sitting there, its eyes glowing faintly in the darkness.

Instantly, fear splintered his throat, as he found his breathing growing heavier by the second. "Daddy..." The voice was soft yet chilling—a sound that seemed to echo from deep within his mind.

Do babies talk now? Definitely not a baby!

Panic surged through him as he realized he couldn't move. Help! Help! Help!

It was as if invisible chains held him down while the baby's gaze bore into his soul. He struggled against the paralysis but found himself powerless.

Then, he heard a faint chuckle escape its lips. "Why do you fight?" The baby's voice was now more insistent, its tone almost mocking. "Don't you belong to us now?... Your human coat, we need that now."

What human coat?

Clem Shi's heart pounded in his chest as he fought for control over his own body. "No... I won't let you take me. What did you do to my son?" he managed to question in a whisper through gritted teeth.

Fear was one thing, but pain and fury was another. Despite his fear, Clem Shi's eyes now burned wickedly.

His boy… Liana was right!

They should have killed this son of a b**ch ages ago!

Too late. Now, he found his body being controlled. He picked up the evil baby, and walked out of his room without even putting on shoes or any other clothes except for his nightwear. "Honey, did you hear that?"

In the room next door, the couple who were light sleepers, suddenly jolted up when hearing Clem Shi's door open. Could it be that their guess was right, and he truly wished to commit suicide tonight?

Very quickly, they wore their slippers and rushed to their door with crippling worry. It's just that what they saw, left them both frozen in place.

And at that moment, they truly understood why their daughter suddenly went crazy to kill her own child. .

–Silence–

3 minutes later, despite only Clem Shi being controlled, the Dray couple also found themselves subconsciously following along, especially when there was a threat made on their daughter's life, and that of their son-in-law. What did I say? That it would kill Liana and Clem Shi if they didnt come. No wonder Clem Shi had told them to lock their doors and never come out until morning.

No one had to say a thing, for them to know that their son-in-law was people controlled. Was this a dream? No Science could make them understand what the hell their eyes were just witnessing. Alien?

Bubuum~ Bubuum~

Clem Shi's heart raced as he led his in-laws, Mrs. Dray and Mr. Dray, into the dark woods. Despite his eyes looking dead, he could see and hear everything, but had no control over his own body.

The baby, now an ominous presence in his arms, seemed to guide him with a force beyond his control. What a strange night. For the longest time, the moon has been hidden behind thick clouds for days and even weeks. Yet today, it decided to show its beauty, as if giving Clem Shi one last look at its glory.

The moonlight filtered through the trees, casting eerie shadows that danced across their path.

Mrs. Dray and Mr. Dray followed silently, their expressions vacant, as if under a spell, though they were NOT. Everyone had wild choric thoughts, especially Clem Shi, who was screaming in his mind, commanding his body to stop dead in its tracks. And as they advanced deeper and deeper, they all couldn't help wrinkling their noses by the bitter, choking and sulfur aroma in the air. Ugh~

It smelled like a million dead people. The stench invaded their bodies like a virus latching onto its host. 'What the hell is that?'

No one could answer them.

All they heard were twigs snapping underneath their feet, and the whispers of the forest grew louder, weaving a sinister melody that pulled them deeper into its heart.

It felt like they were walking for all eternity. They wished they could keep walking till daylight. Sadly, that was not to be the case. In a clearing surrounded by towering oaks, they stopped. Was this it?... Was this where the evil baby was taking them to?

Wheeeee~

The winds blew chillingly.

And just then, their pupils dilated at an alarming rate, trying to process all that they were seeing.

The air was thick with malevolence as otherworldly figures emerged from the shadows—creatures drawn by the scent of innocence tainted with corruption.

These creatures encircled the family, their eyes gleaming with hunger and anticipation. Blugh~

The vomit festival began, as even Clem Shi's body vomited when its eyes landed on these beings.

So ugly! So terrible.

They wished they could pluck out their own eyes and roast them over a fire like marshmallows, if it would mean burning the image away. (X0X)

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Abomination! Abomination!

They felt this was a true abomination that should never be allowed to grace the face of the world. And at this moment, they understood that this wasn't the work of aliens, but hideous creatures that were just too otherworldly. Clem Shi watched helplessly, trapped within his own body, unable to break free from the chains binding him.

Soon, he noticed that they weren't the only humans here. There were 4 other human families being led in by their 5, 3.. And even 10 year old children. Tears trickled down the faces of many parents who felt they were terrible parents for not even realizing that their children weren't theirs. At least Liana had noticed hers from the day the change was made. That's not my son, she said, over and over again!

Some of them even laughed and thought she was crazy. But look who's laughing now?

Sensing their fears, the creatures licked their lips excitedly. Yes… fear… fear… more fear… they loved it!

"Foolish humans… for a long time, we have been feeding and preparing your flesh for the taking." One of the creatures commented. It was such a grotesque being, with a dark shadowy cloak covering its entire being. Till now, no one had seen its face behind that dark and thick hooded cloak. Its bony hands were exposed from its misty cloak, continuously dropping rot and gigantic bugs. Yet this was enough to send countless chills up their spines. Mommy… Many had true tears streaming down their cheeks. Who can save them now?