If it weren't for the PhD assistant mentioning that today was the 15th of the lunar calendar, Gou Fugui, a true Huazhou native, wouldn't have realized this slightly special day of the month.
I subconsciously looked up at the sky; the sun was hanging high in the heavens, and there was still some time before nightfall.
The sunlight shone on his head and feathers, making Owl Richie drowsy.
He swayed slightly, his mind drifting to the different sounds he had heard before—
"Some components of the golden flower are constantly changing. The golden flower contains the most toxins at dawn, but as the sun shines for a long time until evening, the toxins in the golden flower are almost reduced to nothing."
"To detoxify, we need to find another natural plant that can counteract the toxins in the golden flower."
"What's that saying again? There's always an antidote within a hundred paces of poison. But the golden flower field is completely empty, except for the golden flowers themselves?"
"Xiao, that's the savage who confirmed that the antidote for the golden flower is in the golden flower field."
"That savage did indeed have antibodies in his body!"
"The sky was covered by dark clouds tonight last month, but the moonlight will surely be the brightest tonight."
These words about the Golden Flower flashed through his mind repeatedly, and finally merged together like a thunderbolt, making Gou Fugui shudder and stand up straight.
He even subconsciously wanted to spread his wings and fly towards the golden flower field, but in the end he managed to control himself.
The owl's large, round eyes were wide open, filled with intense excitement.
Dawn, dusk, midnight!
Golden flowers at different times, golden flowers under the moonlight!
Gou Fugui thought, he had finally found the core of this world—
The antidote for the golden flower they had been searching for had actually been right before their eyes all along, blooming naturally.
They just searched at the wrong time.
At this moment, Gou Fugui looked up at the dazzling golden sun in the sky and began to look forward to the silvery light illuminating the earth at night.
He excitedly paced around twice, wanting to fly directly to Xie Tianlang and tell him that he might have found the core of the world!
But his steps were pulled back by a roar that suddenly reached his ears. Without even trying to discern who the angry and frantic roar came from, Gou Fugui knew.
After flapping its wings, Owl Fugui decided to find the Wild Man Brother first.
He followed the sound from the rooftop toward the direction of the wild man, the continuous roars constantly reminding him of his target's location.
He quickly reached the roof of a metal room in the northwest corner of the makeshift laboratory. Below him, the wild man's roars continued.
"Kill...kill..."
"Revenge! Revenge!!"
"God of Nature... I curse you! Aaaaaah, I curse you!!"
The pure killing intent and malice in that roar made even the owl-like creature standing on the rooftop tremble with fear.
He was also surprised that the young man had learned simple Chinese in such a short time.
However, just by listening to his voice, you could tell that his condition was extremely bad. Perhaps his skin was torn and bleeding, perhaps his mind was consumed by hatred and pain, or perhaps he was unrecognizable due to the various experiments he underwent after being captured.
Now is not a good time to save him.
He wasn't strong enough to carry someone through the air. Besides, in broad daylight, no matter where he went, he would easily be attacked by those researchers who were half-zombies and equipped with powerful weapons.
However, if there is no opportunity, an opportunity can be created.
Sanchez and his group believe that the various bases are too busy dealing with the tens of thousands of zombified undead to pay attention to them. If he manipulates things well... he might be able to launch a surprise attack!
However, he needed enough weapons to create chaos. And he only had one explosive sphere left in his pocket.
"Tsk."
At times like this, I always feel that DouDou is too small! If he had a pocket the size of three houses, he could carry an entire arsenal and wreak havoc everywhere!!
Hopefully, after he works hard to save this world, its world consciousness will become sensible. (doge)
[...]
Once the decision to create chaos is made, then so be it. Owl Fugui originally planned to return to the Huazhou base and borrow some weapons from the base's legion commander.
But he quickly realized that the base was now surrounded by many zombies, and the guards in the base must need weapons more than he did.
If he can't exploit his own base, he needs to find a more suitable target to exploit.
Americas? Europe? Or Indiana base?
No, no, no, these bases are allies of them in their fight against the evil zombie king Sanchek. The weapons used to attack Sanchek should come from Sanchek's own hands!
This was a clever decision made by Owl Rich, who possessed excellent hearing, after overhearing the conversation between the mercenaries at the Upper Sanchez Research Institute.
"I just received a call from my assistant saying we need to burn down the golden flower field tonight. Should we use a flamethrower? Do we need an accelerant?"
"The flamethrower is an improved high-temperature combustion-supporting version. It can basically burn wherever it is sprayed, so no combustion-supporting agent is needed, just the flamethrower."
"Hehe, speaking of which, the Doctor has a lot of weapons. I've worked for so many forces, and none of the weapons stockpiled by those powerful families are as powerful and useful as the Doctor's. That's why I say those who do scientific research are really amazing."
"Haha, how could it not be amazing? Don't forget that the Golden Liquid was created by the Doctor, and he even changed this world."
The two mercenaries suddenly stopped talking, seemingly realizing they had said something they shouldn't have, or perhaps they had some particular feeling because of what they had said.
For nearly ten minutes, Xiao Fugui didn't hear them speak again.
Just when Xiao Fugui thought the conversation between the two mercenaries had come to an end, their next words made him prick up his ears and become alert.
"...The Doctor is indeed very powerful. But...don't you also think he's terrifying? After our mutation, our physical abilities in all aspects have been enhanced, but if a bullet enters our temple or a steel knife cuts our neck, we will still die. But the Doctor...is like an immortal being."
"Sometimes I feel disgusted when I see my mutated appearance. Can we never change back?"
"Shut up and stop talking nonsense! It's already like this, how could it possibly turn back?! Besides, the Doctor isn't immortal!"
"...Otherwise, why do you think the flower field shouldn't be burned down?"
"What do you mean, boss?"
"You don't need to understand what I mean. Just follow the doctor to the bitter end! We have no other choice!"
Xiao Fugui stood on the rooftop, tilting his head slightly upwards to look at the sky. Suddenly, his round, flat owl face tilted from side to side, as if he were laughing happily.
Oh right. How could he have forgotten?
The one who tied the knot must untie it.
Since it was the golden liquid that turned Sanchez into a monster who wouldn't die even after being seriously injured, wouldn't it be possible to break this immortal monster simply by neutralizing the golden liquid that caused the mutation within him?
Even if Sanchez couldn't explode on his own back then, he certainly wouldn't be immortal anymore.
Owl Fugui shook his head again and muttered softly, "Thanks for the tip."
And eavesdropping is truly an addictive and surprisingly effective activity.
But now he needs to prepare to begin the bomb rescue operation.
Before taking action, Owl Fugui spread his wings and flew to the dense forest next to the Sanchez Institute. He took out his wristwatch phone from his spatial pocket and called Xie Tianlang, telling him his guess about the antidote for the Golden Flower.
"...So, I guess the golden flower under the moonlight tonight is the antidote to the golden flower poison from the daytime. The core of the world is either the golden flower under the moonlight or the antidote to the golden liquid made from the golden flower."
“Sanchez is planning to burn down the flower field tonight, and we definitely have to stop him. But the flower field is right there and too easy to destroy, so… I’m going to go big.”
At this moment, Xie Tianlang was holding a gun and accurately shooting at the endless stream of zombies and undead that seemed to be attacking them. His hand holding the gun was usually very steady, but when he heard his Yuanyuan say the last words, he couldn't help but tremble, and the bullet fired from the gun went off by an inch.
This was probably the first time Xie Langren had experienced the headache of someone he cared about wanting to cause trouble.
If Xie Langren's legion commander were here, he would definitely tell him in a very gratifying tone: You, who never listens to orders, never plays by the rules, and always causes big trouble, have finally met your end!
Xie Tianlang took a slight breath: "Fugui'er, what do you want to do? Whatever you want to do, let's talk about it when we get there!"
"We must defend the Golden Flower Field, and we must kill Sanchez, but you cannot act rashly alone!"
"No matter how powerful you are, you can't possibly be a match for all of them!"
"Wait for me to lead the team over!"
Then, Fu Gui Yuan Yuan on the phone completely ignored Captain Xie's words: "I know what I'm doing. If I can't beat you, I can fly away. If all else fails, I can fall to the ground, dig a hole, and survive."
"But it's already past four in the afternoon. Although Sanchez said he wanted to burn flowers tonight, what if he changes his mind and suddenly decides to burn flowers? Then the core of the world will be gone!"
"Time is of the essence. We can't afford to gamble on what if we're wrong? Besides, it's very dangerous for you to get out of the base right now. Leave this to me!"
"If you can get out, let's meet at the flower field tonight!"
After saying this, Owl Rich hung up the phone decisively, leaving Xie Werewolf with throbbing veins on his forehead and a gloomy expression.
"Brother Xie? Are you alright? You look like you're about to eat someone alive," Song Sanchuan asked while firing shots beside him. "Was that Brother Fugui calling?"
Xie Tianlang took a deep breath and nodded: "He may have found the core of the world."
When Xie Tianlang said those words, Qin Feng and the other ten members of the Doomsday Rescue Team surrounding Xie Tianlang were all stunned, and then they revealed expressions of ecstasy.
"Really?! My brother Fugui is truly awesome!! Where is the core of the world?! Shall we go and bring it back right now?!"
Xie Tianlang shook his head: "Fugui has only found a plant that may be able to neutralize the toxins of the Golden Flower, but it is hard to say whether it is the core of the world."
"We can't think too highly of the world. Given the current situation, only an antidote for the Golden Liquid can save the world. So we need to prepare for the worst-case scenario, which is to find the antidote."
"I'll go and tell the legion commander about this discovery, and he'll inform the elites at the other bases. Tonight, we'll all go to the flower field in the valley. No matter what, the Golden Flower Field must not be lost until the antidote is made!"
"And protect Si Mingri. Whether we survive in the end, and whether the world can be saved, depends on whether his mind is truly genius enough."
As Song Sanchuan and the others responded in unison, Xie Tianlang turned around with a dark expression and went to find the legion commander of the base.
Meanwhile, Fugui, the long-eared owl, had already eaten a can of meat and drunk a glass of milk to replenish his strength. He stood tall on a tree facing the Sanchez Research Institute, his round eyes fixed on the metal warehouse inside the institute where ammunition and weapons were stored.
"Hey, come check the security footage!"
The mercenary in the monitoring room suddenly noticed something and nudged his colleague with a grin.
"Is that owl in that tree looking this way? Haha, what's with those two feathers on its head? Hahaha, it looks just like a rabbit, so funny!"
"Oh my! Is that rabbit-owl turning its head to look this way again? Hahaha! It really does look hilarious!"
"So it shouldn't be infected by the mutated virus, right? How does the owl taste? How about we shoot it down and roast it, hmm?"
As the mercenaries in the monitoring room watched Owl Fugui laughing and joking, they suddenly noticed that the owl with two tufts of feathers on its head that looked like rabbit ears suddenly spread its wings and swooped down from the big tree towards them!
It was just a comical animal in their eyes, but when the animal's gaze was fixed precisely on the surveillance camera, its round, black eyes staring straight through the screen at them, these battle-hardened mercenaries felt a chill creep down their spines.
They seemed to see the cold glint of judgment in those eyes.
Whoosh!
"Oh shit! It stormed into the ammunition depot!"
"Quickly, quickly, notify Jack, who's guarding the ammunition depot, to shoot that owl!"
"Why are you so nervous! It's just a funny owl! We don't even need to tell it. Just wait, Jack and Tom will kill this owl in three minutes. Then we can have roasted bird meat, hahaha!"
The mercenary who had suddenly yelled realized he had overreacted, so he laughed along with his companions and waited to eat the bird meat.
However, a minute passed and they heard no sound.
Three minutes passed, and the weapons and ammunition depot remained eerily quiet. Not only were Tom and Jerry, who were supposed to be there shooting owls, unresponsive, they hadn't even heard a single gunshot.
"What's going on? Is it too quiet over there?!"
Did you inform Tom Jerry?
"Of course we notified them, but their communicators aren't responding!!"
In an instant, the mercenaries in the monitoring room stood up and rushed toward the weapons and ammunition depot at top speed.
Meanwhile, Owl Fugui, who had just flown into the weapons and ammunition depot, began collecting all sorts of explosives and flamethrowers he recognized at top speed, and once again lamented that his little pocket was too small to hold anything.
As for Tom and Jerry, who were guarding the weapons and ammunition depot, they had been given two high-intensity tranquilizer darts by him when he rushed in three minutes ago, and they were still lying on the ground.
However, the two high-strength anesthetic needles, which could paralyze an elephant for half an hour, were noticeably less effective on these two mutated mercenaries.
While Owl Rich had barely managed to stuff his pockets full of explosives and filled the armory with accelerants using his talons, the two mercenaries, who should still be unconscious, were already able to open their eyes and struggle.
However, the scene they saw when they opened their eyes terrified them.
An owl with long feathered ears is flying around the warehouse, its two claws seemingly pouring gasoline and accelerant?
At that moment, a flurry of footsteps echoed down the corridor outside the door, clearly indicating that the mercenaries in the monitoring room had arrived.
Then an even more terrifying scene unfolded for Tom and Jerry—
The long-eared owl suddenly pulled out a very familiar metal sphere from under its wing and armpit!
The moment the armory door was pushed open by the mercenaries, the long-eared owl, one talon gripping a metal sphere, precisely pulled off the small ring on the sphere with the other. Then, amidst Tom and Jerry's terrified roars and the bewildered expressions of the seven or eight mercenaries who rushed in, it spread its wings and soared into the sky through the window, leaving behind the extremely powerful, modified flamethrower.
"No!!"
boom--!
Bang! Rumble! Bang bang bang!
The massive explosion instantly drowned out the screams of the mercenaries inside the ammunition depot.
The explosions of the ammunition depots triggered by that bomb almost directly blew the ammunition depots and the surrounding simple metal houses into the air!
Even the metal house at the very edge where the savage was imprisoned felt a huge tremor, let alone the research labs near the ammunition depot.
Sanchez was looking at his latest mutation potion when, almost the instant the explosion occurred, the glass potion in his hand shattered.
Transparent shards of glass pierced his face and eyes from the blast, while fragments of the alloy house, blown away by the explosion, also flew towards him with flames!
In just a short moment, Sanchez felt his lifespan rapidly dwindling.
"Doctor!! The ammunition depot ahead has exploded! Get out of here immediately!!"
The assistant rushed over, his face filled with terror.
Sanchez slowly peeled the shards of glass from his face, revealing for the first time his eyes were bloodshot and his expression was ferocious.
Who is it?
Who dared to bomb his armory at this time, in his own stronghold, right in front of him?!
Sanchez looked up suddenly amidst the flames. On the horizon where day and night meet, an owl circled above the raging fire, its cry echoing through the valley.
"Idiot—"
"It's your father!"
Isn't the fire at dusk much prettier than the fireworks you burn late at night?
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