"My god, this is terrifying!"
Su Yun let out a startled cry and slowly opened his eyes.
He had dreamed of transforming into a giant water buffalo, yoked to a plow and tilling fields.
Wait—why was the light so blinding? He remembered closing the curtains before bed. Su Yun blinked hard, only to see an expanse of azure sky above him, the sun glaring down mercilessly. When he lowered his head—
His blood ran cold.
What was this?
Why was he in a field?
Why were his eyes practically scraping the ground?
A tsunami of questions flooded his mind. Something heavy weighed on his neck—a massive wooden yoke? He twisted uncomfortably, the pressure choking him.
Then he froze.
Those... hooves. Were they his?
He lifted one leg experimentally. "This can't be real!" Su Yun screamed, charging toward a boulder ahead. "If this is a dream, I'll wake up by crashing—"
"You damned beast!" A middle-aged farmer in coarse linen clothes yanked hard on the plow behind him, cursing. "So you're throwing a tantrum because I didn't feed you enough this morning? Stop! STOP!"
But Su Yun's bovine strength overpowered the man.
**CRASH!**
Pain exploded as his head slammed into the rock. Warm liquid trickled down his forehead—blood. He tried to clutch the wound, but his limbs wouldn't obey.
No. This couldn't be happening.
**[Ding: Blood fusion successful. System binding... 10%... 50%...]**
A system?
He'd actually transmigrated?
As... a cow?!
"GODDAMMIT!" Su Yun roared internally. "If I had to transmigrate, why not make me human? Others become young masters of holy sects or demon kings! But me? A useless plow-pulling buffalo? Let me go back!"
**[Fusion complete. Congratulations, Host, on your new identity—Agricultural Water Buffalo!]**
"Congratulate your mother! Screw this!" Su Yun seethed, ignoring the system.
**[System is offended. Reward revoked. Enjoy being a buffalo forever.]**
Su Yun faltered. Wait—were there alternatives? "No, wait! System-sama! System-daddy! I didn't mean it—"
[...]
Silence.
Just as despair gripped him:
**[Given your remorse, System will grant one chance...]**
"Can I go home?!" Su Yun pleaded.
**[No.]**
"Then why bother?!"
**[Warning: Mind your language.]**
"Screw your warnings!"
**[Final warning.]**
"Double screw your warnings!"
**[System is furious. Consequences will—]**
"Triple screw your—!"
...
Having lost all hope of returning, Su Yun snapped. "All systems are trash! Useless garbage!"
"You mangy beast! Stop howling and get back to work!" The farmer raised his whip. "No food until this field's plowed!"
Su Yun turned to see the man brandishing a leather lash. "Don't you dare—!" But his words emerged as: "Moo— MOO—!"
**CRACK!** The whip struck his back.
"AAAARGH!" Burning pain ignited his fury. Su Yun lunged at the farmer, who fled screaming: "Mad cow! Someone help!"
Villagers came running with ropes and knives. "Slaughter it tonight!" the farmer panted to an elder. "We'll feast!"
"Over my dead body!" Su Yun charged through the crowd, scattering terrified villagers. He bolted, dragging the shattered plow behind him.
"Should've castrated it earlier," the elder grumbled as the buffalo escaped. "Probably went rutting after Old Yang's heifer in the next village."
...
Su Yun galloped eastward, trampling crops amid villagers' curses. The broken plow frame dug into his hind legs. Hunger gnawed his belly.
Then he spotted emerald-green corn seedlings.
His bovine instincts overrode human pride. He began grazing ravenously.
**[Ding: Consumed corn sprout. Evolution Points +0.001]**
**[+0.001... +0.001...]**
"Shut up, crap system!" Su Yun cursed between mouthfuls. Strangely, the mechanical voice persisted.
Soon, a woman's wail pierced the air: "Whose demon beast is this? You'll pay for my crops!"
Uh-oh.
Su Yun fled again, corn leaves sticking from his mouth.**Chapter 1: Oh God, I Became a Cow**
"My god, this is terrifying!"
Su Yun let out a startled cry and slowly opened his eyes.
He had dreamed of transforming into a giant water buffalo, yoked to a plow and tilling fields.
Wait—why was the light so blinding? He remembered closing the curtains before bed. Su Yun blinked hard, only to see an expanse of azure sky above him, the sun glaring down mercilessly. When he lowered his head—
His blood ran cold.
What was this?
Why was he in a field?
Why were his eyes practically scraping the ground?
A tsunami of questions flooded his mind. Something heavy weighed on his neck—a massive wooden yoke? He twisted uncomfortably, the pressure choking him.
Then he froze.
Those... hooves. Were they his?
He lifted one leg experimentally. "This can't be real!" Su Yun screamed, charging toward a boulder ahead. "If this is a dream, I'll wake up by crashing—"
"You damned beast!" A middle-aged farmer in coarse linen clothes yanked hard on the plow behind him, cursing. "So you're throwing a tantrum because I didn't feed you enough this morning? Stop! STOP!"
But Su Yun's bovine strength overpowered the man.
**CRASH!**
Pain exploded as his head slammed into the rock. Warm liquid trickled down his forehead—blood. He tried to clutch the wound, but his limbs wouldn't obey.
No. This couldn't be happening.
**[Ding: Blood fusion successful. System binding... 10%... 50%...]**
A system?
He'd actually transmigrated?
As... a cow?!
"GODDAMMIT!" Su Yun roared internally. "If I had to transmigrate, why not make me human? Others become young masters of holy sects or demon kings! But me? A useless plow-pulling buffalo? Let me go back!"
**[Fusion complete. Congratulations, Host, on your new identity—Agricultural Water Buffalo!]**
"Congratulate your mother! Screw this!" Su Yun seethed, ignoring the system.
**[System is offended. Reward revoked. Enjoy being a buffalo forever.]**
Su Yun faltered. Wait—were there alternatives? "No, wait! System-sama! System-daddy! I didn't mean it—"
[...]
Silence.
Just as despair gripped him:
**[Given your remorse, System will grant one chance...]**
"Can I go home?!" Su Yun pleaded.
**[No.]**
"Then why bother?!"
**[Warning: Mind your language.]**
"Screw your warnings!"
**[Final warning.]**
"Double screw your warnings!"
**[System is furious. Consequences will—]**
"Triple screw your—!"
...
Having lost all hope of returning, Su Yun snapped. "All systems are trash! Useless garbage!"
"You mangy beast! Stop howling and get back to work!" The farmer raised his whip. "No food until this field's plowed!"
Su Yun turned to see the man brandishing a leather lash. "Don't you dare—!" But his words emerged as: "Moo— MOO—!"
**CRACK!** The whip struck his back.
"AAAARGH!" Burning pain ignited his fury. Su Yun lunged at the farmer, who fled screaming: "Mad cow! Someone help!"
Villagers came running with ropes and knives. "Slaughter it tonight!" the farmer panted to an elder. "We'll feast!"
"Over my dead body!" Su Yun charged through the crowd, scattering terrified villagers. He bolted, dragging the shattered plow behind him.
"Should've castrated it earlier," the elder grumbled as the buffalo escaped. "Probably went rutting after Old Yang's heifer in the next village."
...
Su Yun galloped eastward, trampling crops amid villagers' curses. The broken plow frame dug into his hind legs. Hunger gnawed his belly.
Then he spotted emerald-green corn seedlings.
His bovine instincts overrode human pride. He began grazing ravenously.
**[Ding: Consumed corn sprout. Evolution Points +0.001]**
**[+0.001... +0.001...]**
"Shut up, crap system!" Su Yun cursed between mouthfuls. Strangely, the mechanical voice persisted.
Soon, a woman's wail pierced the air: "Whose demon beast is this? You'll pay for my crops!"
Uh-oh.
Su Yun fled again, corn leaves sticking from his mouth.