The next morning, upon waking, Zhang Chen felt a slight numbness in his lower body.
He looked down and realized that Xiaobai was lying all over him.
Her snow-white thighs were straddling him as she slept soundly.
Fortunately, the creature was still asleep, otherwise... it would be quite awkward...
After all, some things were normal reactions, and they happened every morning. It was about the situation, not the person!
Zhang Chen quietly shifted his body and placed Xiaobai back on the edge of the bed.
He got off the bed and stretched his body a bit, while also trying to calm his lower half.
"Huh? Mo Ran is gone?"
Zhang Chen suddenly realized that when he slept yesterday, he had Xiaobai on his left and Mo Ran on his right.
Xiaobai was still there, but he had no idea where Mo Ran had gone.
"Damn, what if I accidentally crushed her!"
Zhang Chen had a habit of tossing and turning in his sleep.
Given Xiaobai's restlessness, it was likely Mo Ran wasn't much better.
Compared to Mo Ran, Zhang Chen and Xiaobai were like giants, weren't they?
If something went wrong, it would be a terrible sin!
Zhang Chen searched the bed but couldn't find Mo Ran.
He then thought to himself that after all, Mo Ran was a mutant ix-type creature, and her physical condition must be incredibly robust. She wouldn't be crushed just by sleeping, right?
Zhang Chen searched around the room for a while.
Finally, in the corner of the living room, he found something that looked like a cocoon.
It was wrapped all over with silk and cobwebs.
Zhang Chen reached out and lightly touched the silk, feeling that it was extremely sharp.
If an ordinary high-level evolved individual touched such silk, their fingers would be lightly cut, and in a severe case, an arm could be severed.
As expected of the Spider Queen, her defenses were quite thorough during her molting.
Zhang Chen's gaze was fixed on the cocoon, and soon, a message appeared:
[Spider Queen's Cocoon: Currently molting from juvenile to adolescent stage. Estimated remaining molting time: 15 minutes and 28 seconds...]
With only 15 minutes left until hatching, there was plenty of time.
Zhang Chen continued to the bathroom to trim his hair and shave his beard, wondering how long this survivor's time acceleration would last.
Having to shave his beard every morning was too troublesome.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Zhang Chen felt as if he had become a bit more mature.
His face now held a greater sense of determination and a touch of world-weariness.
Although he still had the face of a young man in his early twenties, he felt different from his past self.
After finishing his wash, Zhang Chen took a bath, and then walked back into the living room wearing a loose bathrobe.
At this moment, Xiaobai in the room was still fast asleep.
And the time remaining on the Spider Queen's cocoon was only a dozen seconds.
As time ticked by...
Suddenly, the spider cocoon wiggled.
Then, a tender, fair little hand emerged from within, directly puncturing the cocoon's outer shell.
Then came the other hand.
Two slender, delicate arms pushed against the opening of the cocoon.
Mo Ran's jet-black hair was revealed.
Next came her exquisite, flawless features, her fair swan-like neck, and then her curvaceous figure...
Mo Ran had successfully molted!
She had grown from about twenty centimeters to around 1.3 meters, and her body had also begun to develop slightly.
Her fair skin was almost transparent, as if even a gentle touch might cause it to break.
[With each molting, the Spider Queen's strength increases significantly. However, as the number of molts increases, the molting time will become longer, and the period of weakness after molting will also be longer!]
[Current Stage: Adolescent. No new skills acquired. All attributes greatly enhanced!]
Mo Ran should have been in a weakened state. As her legs stepped out of the cocoon, her body swayed precariously and she began to fall towards the ground.
Zhang Chen quickly darted forward and held Mo Ran steadily in his arms.
"Daddy, you're so good, heehee!"
Seeing that it was Zhang Chen, Mo Ran's large, dark eyes sparkled with an unusual light.
"Next time you molt, don't make your cocoon in such a high place. It's too dangerous!"
"Daddy is here, so no one will ever hurt you!"
Zhang Chen said with doting affection.
"Mm, Mo Ran understands. You worried Daddy!"
Mo Ran giggled playfully.
As she spoke, the color in her face had already improved a lot, gradually becoming rosy.
Her little hands and feet were also gradually regaining their color, appearing very cute and flushed.
"Daddy, can Mo Ran get down now?"
"I'm not wearing any clothes yet!"
Mo Ran said with a blush on her cheeks.
"Uh... okay, okay..."
Zhang Chen had been worried about Mo Ran's safety and hadn't noticed these details.
Now that Mo Ran mentioned it, he realized that Mo Ran, having just completed her molting, was completely naked.
Mo Ran jumped to the ground and quickly began to spin silk with her hands.
Soon, a short black formal dress was woven.
It came up to just below her chest, with straps on the shoulders, and the hem of the short skirt was about a fist's distance from her knees.
Her legs were wrapped in semi-transparent black silk.
There were no shoes, but the black silk was much more durable and comfortable than shoes.
"How is it, Daddy? Do I look pretty?"
After weaving her new clothes, Mo Ran happily spun around in front of Zhang Chen and asked.
"You look beautiful! Our Mo Ran is one of the most beautiful girls in the world!"
Zhang Chen praised with a smile.
"Then don't you want to give me a kiss?"
Mo Ran tilted her head, pointed to her cheek with her finger, and said with a pout.
"Okay, okay, a kiss!"
Zhang Chen smiled and gently kissed Mo Ran's cheek.
"And over here!"
Mo Ran then offered her other cheek.
"Alright!"
Zhang Chen smiled and kissed her other cheek.
"And here too!"
Mo Ran said, puckering her lips and pointing to her mouth with her finger.
"Ah? Here? That's not appropriate, is it..."
Zhang Chen said with a troubled expression.
"Why isn't it appropriate? I see other dads kissing their daughters there!"
Mo Ran said angrily, pouting her lips.
"Daddy, you don't like Mo Ran, do you? That's why you don't want to kiss Mo Ran?"
"No, no, no, of course not. How could Daddy not like Mo Ran?"
Zhang Chen quickly explained.
"But why won't you kiss me here?"
Mo Ran pouted and took two steps forward, pressing her question.
"This... how do I explain this?"
Zhang Chen was a bit bewildered.
Could it be that while he was away, Xiaobai had made Mo Ran watch some inappropriate TV shows?
"Wow, Daddy is secretly kissing Mo Ran! Xiaobai wants one too!"
Just as Zhang Chen was in a daze, Xiaobai suddenly rushed up from behind and pecked Zhang Chen on the lips.
Then, she looked at Mo Ran with a triumphant grin, full of smugness.
"Hmph, Daddy kissed Xiaobai but not Mo Ran! Mo Ran is angry!"
Mo Ran said, stomping her foot in anger, with tears welling up in her eyes.
She looked like she was genuinely wronged!
"Ah... this... this damned Xiaobai, I can't wash this off even if I jumped into the Yellow River now!"