Chapter 646 She deserved it all.

After finishing their meal, everyone finally thought about getting the tiger's carcass.

Having just killed the tiger, no one had the heart or the energy to even look at its carcass or condition.

Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, we finally remembered we should go see it.

Pei Xiu and Zhou Hang walked quickly, already cleaning up the supernatural energy surrounding the tiger. Gu Zijing and Ling Ran walked side by side, when Gu Zijing suddenly asked, "Sir, do you know if this mutated beast has a crystal core?"

They had never encountered mutated beasts before and were unaware of the situation, or perhaps it couldn't be said that they hadn't, for example, Zhuzhu was a mutated beast.

However, Zhuzhu is clearly just a normal mutation, completely different from the tiger's mutation; it truly possesses superpowers.

Aside from that, the high-level mutated tree they encountered before also had something similar to a crystal core.

"have."

"There really is one?"

This answer was both unexpected and reasonable. Gu Zijing was slightly surprised and asked, "Zhuzhu doesn't have a crystal core, so does Wu Tong?"

Wu Tong followed behind Ling Ran. Upon hearing this, the bristles on his body stood on end. Even without turning around, Gu Zijing could sense his emotions and laughed, "It seems there is."

“Yes.” Ling Ran nodded in confirmation: “Although it was transformed from a human, it is essentially a pig, so it has a crystal core.”

Wu Tong's eyes were brimming with tears.

The secret it had kept hidden for so long was suddenly revealed.

Upon hearing this, Pei Yi, who was behind him, said, "It seems that everyone's previous understanding that animals do not have superpowers was wrong."

"That's not quite right," Ling Ran explained. "Ordinary animals around us, such as pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, and cows, which are common animals and poultry that don't have much attack power, usually only undergo ordinary mutations. Of course, there are exceptions, but animals like tigers, lions, and crocodiles, which are inherently highly aggressive and dangerous, have a high probability of awakening superpowers."

Gu Zijing suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "It's like those sea creatures we encountered in the Southern Province before? Ordinary lobsters and the like don't have superpowers, but powerful sharks and the like have awakened superpowers."

"Yes."

Ling Ran nodded: "Humans are actually the same. Some successfully awaken their superpowers, some become zombies, and some are just ordinary people."

"It seems that the previous understanding that animals do not have superpowers was because these powerful animals almost never appear in human territory, which is why we had this misconception."

They had previously wondered why all the animals in the zoo had gone to the mountains.

Some people even felt a little regretful, since those animals used to be protected animals, but in the apocalypse, these animals are now real meat.

If these animals remain in human territory, then they can hunt them for food.

Shen Nianshen, who had been listening to the conversation, suddenly had a question: "Sir, since these animals have been hiding in the mountains, why did they suddenly come out?"

"I don't know. Maybe they didn't fight for territory in the mountains, or maybe they developed intelligence and want to take over human territory?" Ling Ran guessed.

"Sigh." Pei Yi sighed, "If one happens, there will be two. It seems that humanity will soon have another threat besides zombies."

Su Yimo listened for a long time and then sighed, "It would be best if these mutated beasts could fight the zombies to the death, so that humans could catch their breath."

As the group talked, Pei Xiu and the others in the distance had already separated the tiger from its supernatural abilities.

The tiger's skin was covered with wounds, and the blood had frozen. The tiger lay there like a small mountain.

Pei Xiu had already heard that the mutated beast had a crystal core. He drew his sword, ready to strike, but then turned back to Ling Ran and asked, "Sister, where is the tiger's crystal core located? Is it in its head too?"

"Yes, in the head."

Having gotten the answer, Pei Xiu took his sword and thrust it directly into the large head. However, he couldn't find the right spot and tried several more times, stabbing the head until it was spurting blood everywhere, a truly unbearable sight.

"I'll do it."

Gu Zijing couldn't stand it any longer, so she stepped forward and snatched the sword from Pei Xiu's hand. Then, she found a spot, stabbed the sword in, stirred it a few times, and picked out the crystal core inside.

Just looking at this crystal core, it's twice the size of a zombie's crystal core, and its color is earthy yellow, unlike the purple crystal core of an eighth-level zombie.

Gu Zijing had just sensed the crystal core when Pei Xiu snatched it away, saying with a smile, "I feel that the crystal core of this mutated beast has much more energy than that of a zombie of the same level."

“That’s normal.” Pei Yi looked at the crystal core in Pei Xiu’s hand and said, “The crystal core of a mutated beast is larger than that of a zombie of the same level just by its appearance. Apart from that, I feel that this tiger is also more difficult to deal with than a zombie of the same level.”

Seeing that Ling Ran wasn't curious, the others took turns looking at the mutated beast's crystal core, which indeed contained a lot of energy.

After reading it, Liu Xiuping, who was the last to finish, handed the crystal core to Ling Ran: "My lord, who should I give this crystal core to?"

She wasn't involved in fighting the mutated beasts; it certainly had nothing to do with her anyway.

Ling Ran waved her hand and looked at Gu Zijing: "Gu, you can divide these crystal cores among yourselves."

Liu Xiuping hurriedly handed the crystal core to Gu Zijing, but the latter did not take it: "There are so many of us, we can't even share one crystal core. You should keep it, sir."

"Yes, sir, please take it."

"The master gave us so many pure crystal cores before, and we also worked together to kill a mutated beast, so this spoils are for the master."

The others chimed in, all saying they wanted to give the crystal core to Ling Ran.

If other teams saw this, with an eighth-level crystal core being pushed around like that, they'd probably drool.

If you don't want it, give it to me!

Ling Ran didn't refuse. Seeing that everyone was saying so, she took the opportunity to put away the crystal core.

Whatever they give her as a sign of respect, she deserves it.

After settling the ownership of the crystal core, everyone looked at the mutated beast's corpse and was at a loss.

The fur can be peeled off; it's perfect for keeping warm in Ning Province, which is cold. But the rest of the fur...

"...Want to eat?" After hesitating for a long time, Xu Le couldn't help but ask.

To be honest, he really wanted to try it.

However, tigers were protected animals before the apocalypse. After the apocalypse, although they were killed, there was nothing that could be done, since the tiger attacked first.

When it comes to food, their upbringing makes it a little difficult for them to eat.

Ling Ran glanced at the corpse and said, "It's too big, and the flesh is tough and old. However, the flesh and blood of mutated beasts are useful to both superhumans and ordinary people. They can enhance physical fitness, etc."

Hearing that it was useful to people, everyone discussed it and decided to keep the body.

Even if they don't eat it, it can be shared with ordinary people. Those who can't even fill their stomachs, and who would even eat people when they're hungry, what does a tiger's head matter?

Moreover, this meat is good for their health.

Especially in the apocalypse, good physical condition can greatly increase their chances of survival.