Chapter 23

No one answered Canary's question.

Because the two guys on the sofa were fighting each other.

To be more precise, it was the green group that was unilaterally crushing the little fox. After all, the gap between S-level and A-level was there, and the Scaled Viper could pin the latter down with just the tip of its tail.

The little fox had been able to fight it back and forth before, but it had never really fought back.

The little fox couldn't move, and was so angry that his hair almost exploded: "Just wait, this time I evolve into a complete form, I will definitely be able to upgrade to S-level!"

This is not just a matter of rhetoric.

As a higher-level mutant, the Scaled Tree Viper can sense the fluctuations in the little fox's aura. It is estimated that within a month, the other party will be able to complete the evolution.

However, if the little fox expects to be on par with it after reaching S-level, it would be too naive.

The Scaled Tree Viper sneered and picked up the little fox and shook it: "S-rank? Ha, you don't even see how long it has been since I reached S-rank. If you want to fight me, wait another twenty years."

Speaking of this, the scale viper couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

A quick calculation shows that its evolutionary time is roughly the same as that of the little fox.

But they are obviously not mutants that have undergone the same transformation.

Could it be that No. 1's aura was too strong, catalyzing their collective development?

After thinking for a while, the scale viper couldn't figure out the reason, so he shook his head and didn't take it too seriously.

Evolving earlier means being able to get rid of genetic disorder earlier, which is definitely a good thing for mutants.

There is no higher level above S-level, but when it evolves into a complete form, its strength will definitely be stronger than it is now. Scales Viper is quite looking forward to it.

"Wow, nine nine——"

The shocked little fox burst into tears and threw himself into the canary's arms for comfort.

The latter quickly caught it and kept comforting it.

Not intervening in the fight between the two groups doesn't mean that Canary doesn't feel sorry for the little fox, but he knows very well that the scaled tree viper is just teasing it and has no intention of using any harsh force.

It is the nature of all mutants to seek benefits and avoid harm. If the little fox felt uncomfortable with the scale viper, it would have hidden away long ago.

Rubbing the little fox's neck hair, the canary couldn't help feeling relieved.

It's a little unbelievable.

If he had not met Wen Xin, who was extremely self-deprecating, he would definitely think that the Scaled Viper was humiliating the little fox.

The scaled adder didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt for bullying the little fox. He just watched the pink ball whimpering with interest.

Finally, it vaguely remembered that the canary seemed to have asked a question just now: "What did you say just now?"

The canary repeated what she had said.

Unexpectedly, the Scale Viper raised his chin and sneered at his doubts: "Do you think Wen Xin is stupid?"

Not to mention anything else, just the terrible look on Black Group's face when its genetic disorder breaks out is very abnormal.

But Canary understood that Wen Xin already knew everything.

He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly, a bunch of brilliant fireworks seemed to explode in his heart. He was happy and excited, and even his eyes couldn't help but light up.

The canaries had been feeling ashamed for so long because the young men had been so sincere to them, but they had been hiding things from them.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

On the one hand, they have been on the run for too long and dare not easily open up to others.

On the other hand, back when they were in the base, they had a deep understanding of humans' attitude towards mutants.

Those are not ordinary humans, but the humans who created them.

But in the mouths of those people, they are despicable consumables that can be had as many as you want; they are also ferocious and terrifying monsters that must be suppressed and tamed with electric shocks and drugs.

Not to mention that Canary came across this sentence while reading and studying these days.

——Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

This sentence has been listed as a famous saying and is sufficient to represent the common cognition of mankind.

When it comes to non-human races, humans do not want to get close to them; they only feel fear and jealousy.

Once Canary saw this fact clearly, it was difficult for her to accept Wen Xin's kindness.

But I didn't expect that those worries were unnecessary.

Not only did Wen Xin know that they were mutants, but he was not afraid at all. How could Canary not be happy and moved?

He couldn't help but ask, "What was Wen Xin's reaction when he first found out you were mutants? Was he very surprised?"

Scale viper: “?”

Scale Viper: "What are you talking about?"

Canary: “?”

Seeing the confused expression of the scale viper, the canary felt as if someone had poured a basin of cold water over its head, and its warm heart suddenly turned cold.

He suddenly realized that mimicry consumes energy.

If Wen Xin knew everything, why did No. 1 and No. 7 bother to disguise themselves as cats?

Canary glanced stiffly at the bedroom. His voice just now was not loud and he was not sure if the young man heard it.

But there wasn't much noise inside, probably, possibly, no one heard it.

Canary retracted her gaze and asked quietly this time, "Doesn't Wen Xin know that we are mutants?"

Although the scale viper does not understand common sense, it knows that keeping things secret will make humans angry, just like when it secretly ate snacks from Wen Xin.

Immediately, its heroic and arrogant attitude waned, and it spoke without any confidence: "Of course I don't know. Do you want him to be afraid of us?"

The canary opened its mouth.

He asked bitterly: "...So Wen Xin doesn't know that we need to borrow the aura of No. 1 to evolve smoothly, so that we can stay here."

When the scale viper heard this, it immediately became unhappy.

"Don't make it sound like we have some other purpose. Even if No. 1 leaves in the future, I will stay and accompany humans."

Canary was no longer optimistic and said bluntly: "If No. 1 was not here, would you have taken the initiative to approach Wen Xin?"

The scale viper choked.

If the black group did not exist, it would consider it disgusting and hateful to see humans, let alone approach them, and even treating them as food would be considered dirty.

The little fox had never thought about this question because Wen Xin had never asked it.

Seeing the stern faces of the scaled tree vipers, it belatedly realized that something was wrong.

The little fox said weakly: "But Wen Xin knows that we are here to find talents, so it should be okay, right?"

After hearing what it said, the canary's tense face relaxed a little.

The scale viper's expression became even uglier.

The canaries have perfectly legitimate reasons, but it doesn't.

It is too difficult for snakes to understand human reactions, so the scaled tree viper could only put itself in the human's shoes and imagine it.

Wen Xin was willing to take them in, probably just like he was taking in younger brothers. As long as they didn't cause trouble or challenge his authority, he would be happy to increase his power.

But what if these younger brothers, ostensibly coming to join it, are actually coming to join No. 1?

The scale viper's expression changed.

Finished.

It found that it couldn't think, because if it did, it would get angry and would bite its younger brother to death!

After figuring it out, the scale viper immediately fell into intense distress.

What if Wen Xin gets so angry that he wants to bite it after learning the truth? Should it hide?

If I hide from Wen Xin, he might get even angrier. If I don't hide from him, will it break our fragile teeth?

Seeing the tree viper look like it had lost its parents, the canary couldn't ask any more questions.

He took a deep breath, raised his hands, and covered his face tremblingly, feeling that the future was bleak.

The scaled tree viper felt more and more guilty the more it thought about it, and the canary's behavior made it even more stressed.

It snorted coldly and said nonchalantly: "It's not an important matter, so what if I hide it from him?"

"Besides, Wen Xin is different from other humans. Even if he knows we are mutants, he will still accept us."

Upon hearing this, the canary silently raised its head and looked at it.

The little fox couldn't help but look at it.

Scaled Viper: "What, what happened? Did I say something wrong?"

The little fox said softly, "Do you dare to reveal your true form in front of Wen Xin?"

Genetically modified mutants have already departed from the category of normal animals.

For example, the scaled tree viper in nature can grow to 80 centimeters, which is considered amazing. However, the actual size of the green ball is as long as 7 meters.

If the tip of the tail could support the weight of its entire body, the green ball would be taller than a two-story building when standing up.

The scale viper was very proud of its original form and was unwilling to accept the result and planned to refute it.

Canary reminded him, "I heard that of the ten human interns who entered the base, five were scared to tears by you, three fainted, and the remaining two broke down the door to escape."

Scaled Viper: “…”

It instantly became angry and said, "Okay, I don't dare to show my true form, do you dare?"

The little fox blinked and shook his big fluffy tail: "I dare you."

It has always been its original form, even its fur color has not changed.

Scaled Viper: “…………”

The scale viper turned and looked at the canary.

The canary coughed lightly and said, "My current form is that of a canary."

An ornamental bird, harmless, cute, and some people even raise them specifically for this purpose.

Scaled Viper: “………………”

It let out a loud "tsk" sound, but didn't dare to rush into the bedroom to ask the black ball whether he dared to reveal his true form.

So it looked towards the balcony angrily, only to see that Lan Tuan had, contrary to its usual behavior, crawled out of the basin.

The magical thing is, the water in the basin was swaying, but it didn't get on its body at all, only the soles of its feet were a little wet.

By the time it walked over, the dampness was gone and the floor was clean again.

Seeing this, the scale viper couldn't help but narrow its eyes.

This Class A walrus had always given him a very strange feeling.

As an S-rank monster, it could theoretically look down upon all mutants below this level, but it subconsciously does not want to provoke them.

This shouldn't happen.

There is absolute hierarchical suppression between mutants. This is an eternal biological instinct, engraved in the genes like a brand.

The only thing that could cause it to be jealous is an S-level blue walrus, but the scent it smelled was clearly only A-level.

Could it be that... the other party can conceal his aura?

The little fox didn't have so many complicated thoughts. When he saw Lan Tuan finally move out of the water basin, he said curiously, "Lan Lan, why did you come out?"

Lan Tuan said slowly: "Something happened."

Little Fox: "What's the matter?"

"This city, the breath of humanity, is disappearing in large numbers."

Canary frowned: "What do you mean by that?"

At the same time, in Wen Xin's bedroom.

The black ball that was dozing on the young man's thigh suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight in one direction.

"What's wrong?"

Wen Xin handed the remaining rope to Zituan and asked in confusion.

Before he finished speaking, a message suddenly popped up on his phone screen.

《Now issuing an emergency notice to the citizens of City G! 》

The bright red words caught his eye, and Wen Xin instantly realized that something was wrong.

But before he could click it to read, he suddenly heard a sharp whistle sound outside.

Is it a police car? An ambulance? A fire truck?

...No.

Wen Xin carefully distinguished them, and his mood suddenly fell to the bottom.

This sound is clearly a city-wide alarm!

【Author’s words】

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