Chapter 403: Fire Lord’s Last Resort

What a strange couple of people!

"I guess the Fire Lord himself is quite abstract, otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted such a bizarre disciple, not to mention two at once."

Nan Shu: ...

She can curse as much as she wants, but she hopes that when she learns the truth, she won't regret it and want to go back to today and cover her mouth that is used to making sharp comments.

Nan Ran actually wanted to say that since Fire Lord could teach such a morally corrupt disciple, he might not be a good person.

Perhaps, she had indeed made contributions to the maintenance of this continent, and even saved it.

But if her two apprentices had conducted such experiments while she was alive and she had failed to detect and stop them in time, they would not have been so innocent.

At least, it is a crime of oversight,

If you have noticed it but have allowed this behavior to happen without stopping it, it is no different from complicity.

Anyway——

Nan Ran's initial impression of this Fire Lord was not very good.

However, thinking of Nan Shu's huge reaction just now, she, who was outside the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent, really couldn't criticize too much.

Don't hurt the feelings of the local indigenous people.

"But if I become a monster that's neither human nor ghost, and neither beast nor demon, what's the point of possessing so-called talent and becoming a so-called powerful being?"

Nan Ran actually doesn’t quite understand.

"Who knows?"

Nan Shu couldn't understand it either.

If we could understand each other, we wouldn't be parting ways today.

Those who have different ideas cannot work together.

But they should never, ever use these things to bring harm to the world.

Nan Ran raised his eyebrows: "You didn't know a long time ago that they were doing these things in private, right?" That's why he knew it so clearly.

Nan Shu's face fell into a dog-like state.

"...I never thought they would be so cruel."

"And initially, the Fire Lord didn't conduct these experiments to allow them to be blinded by profit and bring disaster to the world."

Nan Ran was even more surprised.

"Did the Fire Lord conduct this experiment?"

Then isn't she an even worse person?

Nan Shu: ...

"yes!"

"But she did all this to help those soldiers who were seriously injured during the war! She also used the corpses of dead monsters to help those humans who only had half a body left, or even just a head, to survive, continue to fight, and continue to protect our common homeland!"

Nan Shu was very emotional: "In the era of great changes, no one can be spared."

"If you don't become stronger today, you will become food for monsters tomorrow."

"One more person alive will provide more combat power, and the possibility of successfully resisting the invasion of monsters into the human living area will increase a little."

"Don't even mention it. Don't even mention it's a monster that's neither human nor ghost nor beast. Even if their body is shattered, as long as there's even the slightest chance of killing a beast and giving humanity a little more chance of victory, they, we, everyone, are willing to do it."

Nan Shu seemed to see through Nan Ran's thoughts: "We never said whether this method was right or wrong. Everything we did was to resist the monsters."

"Just because the monsters have been repelled, we can't start blaming the methods we used to resist them, right?"

"What's more, this method is only used in wartime, and even then, it's only allowed during periods of great change."

"When the Great Mutation Era ended and humanity had a little breathing space, the Supreme Alliance of the Ten Thousand Beast Continent immediately listed this method as a forbidden technique, prohibiting anyone from using it privately."

"The ones who are wrong are those evil cultivators who used forbidden techniques to commit crimes and take human lives!"

"Not the magic itself!"

Nan Ran: ...It seems to make some sense?

She nodded.

"But I didn't say that the Fire Lord was bad." She argued in a low voice.

The big white dog snorted coldly: "But your expression tells me that you think she is a bad person!"

Nan Ran: ...

Well, she had made some offensive criticisms before, and she regretted it.

"So what should we do now? Just sit here and watch her evolve and fuse?"

"Of course not!"

The big white dog said seriously: "All we need to do now is wait."

"wait?"

"That's right. We can only wait."

Nan Shu explained: "Now is the critical period for its advancement. This monster, which has integrated the strongest talents of various monsters, now also has super high defense."

"It's not easy for us to beat it at this time."

"On the contrary, it will expose yourself and arouse the other party's vigilance."

"If we move it away then, it will be difficult for us to find out its whereabouts for a while."

"That would really mean we missed the chance to kill."

"By then, their conspiracy will be half successful."

"It will be even more difficult to stop it."

"It would be better to wait until it is fully integrated. That is when its defense is at its weakest. The person behind the scenes will be too excited and complacent to pay attention. Then kill it with one strike!"

Nan Shu looked around and said, "Also, the vine insects around here need to be cleared away."

"If we send human cultivators to clean up, we don't know how long it will take."

"It's even more likely to result in casualties."

"Why not use the large number of vine insects it needs to absorb as its own nutrients and clean up the mess for us?"

Nan Ran nodded to show that he understood.

But there is still one question: "...When he successfully evolves, will you still be able to defeat him?"

All the prerequisites he is imagining now can only be realized if he can successfully kill the opponent.

If the kill fails, isn't it all pure nonsense?

At that time, not only would the two of them become food for this monster, but the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, such as the Great Disciple and Senior Sister Meng, would also die in the monster's mouth.

Nan Ran was slightly more worried. "How confident are you that you can kill him directly?"

Nan Shu: ...

"I suspect you are questioning my ability as the leader of the Beast Taming Sect."

And there is evidence!

"No, no, that's not true! How could the Sect Master think that? The sun and the moon can testify to my admiration for you."

"I'm just being cautious!"

Nan Ran chuckled twice, which made Nan Shu so angry that he lost his temper.

The big white dog snorted coldly and ignored her.

Obviously he was still very dissatisfied with what she had just said.

What he couldn't say was...

It doesn't matter whether he can defeat the upgraded Vine Insect King or not.

What matters is that she is here, and that is enough.

At worst, if you can’t beat her, just throw her over!

No monster can resist the burning fire of karma that comes from her!

So there is nothing to worry about at all.

Nan Ran didn't know that Nan Shu had already thought of a way out.

And this escape route was exactly her damage-free buff and what she had previously thought was a bug!!!