Chapter 728 Bodyguards and Killers
The situation of the mutant giant snake made the mutant peacock fly faster and faster. After a while, it arrived next to Lu Weiyi. It circled around the phoenix, cackled from time to time.
The chatterbox Phoenix didn't respond for a long time.
"What did it say?" Lu Weiyi patted the Phoenix to signal it to land.
The phoenix chose an open space created by the mutant giant snake's collision again. It grabbed a fallen tree with its claws and raised its head to look at the mutant peacock that landed with it.
The mutant peacock that had landed walked forward cautiously and handed the plant in its claws toward the man and the bird, its cackle full of flattery.
"?" Lu Weiyi wondered if he had heard it wrong.
The plant that had escaped from the claws dodged towards the ground and was about to escape, but was immediately grabbed by the mutant peacock in one place. The whole plant became quiet, with only the roots, stems and leaves constantly trying to attack, but the mutant peacock was not bothered and didn't even bother to defend itself.
It held the plant in their direction again and squawked twice.
Without the Phoenix's translation, Lu Weiyi also realized that it wanted to give this thing to them.
"It wants to give the plants to us?" Lu Weiyi asked.
"...it said..." Phoenix said speechlessly, "it went to catch it specially for us."
The word "intentionally" was emphasized by the Phoenix, and it was probably emphasized by the mutant peacock as well.
This means that it didn't escape at all.
Lu Weiyi felt the cleverness that Zhuang Mingxu mentioned. This phoenix really knew how to handle current affairs.
"Phoenix, tell it to fight, and whoever loses will be the younger brother," Lu Weiyi instigated.
"Haha, haha (Are you stupid? It has obviously accepted the identity of my younger brother)——" Phoenix hahaed at him in dissatisfaction.
"We need to make him convinced, otherwise what if he does something sneaky in the future?" Lu Weiyi said. Seeing that Fenghuang wanted to refute, he immediately provoked him, "You don't dare, do you?"
"I haven't seen you fight with all your strength yet. You don't dare to fight because you know you can't win, right?"
"If that's the case, then forget it, I'll do it for you. Don't worry, don't be afraid, the master will protect you from now on." Lu Weiyi patted his chest, very generous.
However, the phoenix immediately turned hostile and pushed Lu Weiyi off him, not caring at all that Lu Weiyi was falling from a height of several meters. It cackled and attacked the mutant peacock.
Lu Weiyi stood firmly between the big trees leaning against a small green branch. Looking at the two birds fighting each other, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Go somewhere farther away. The winning bird will have more energy to eat."
“Gah—”
The phoenix cursed Lu Weiyi in a very dirty way, then clung to the mutant peacock and pounced towards a distance.
The mutant peacock, who was suddenly told to take action, ignored the mutant plants on its claws and was initially entangled by the phoenix. When he noticed that Lu Weiyi's attention had shifted away from the two of them, his hidden ferocity suddenly became apparent.
After moving away, it no longer cared about attacking and attacked the Phoenix's fatal parts every time. The Phoenix was merciless as well. Soon, its feathers mixed with energy blocked Lu Weiyi's sight, making it impossible for him to see the specific movements between the two.
The mutant plant that was not put down found that the two were no longer paying attention to it, so it took the opportunity to burrow into the ground and was about to leave, but Lu Weiyi grabbed the location of the crystal core again.
He did not dig out the crystal core directly, but put a metal circle on the crystal core - this was the Heavenly Punishment Circle invented by Shen Xiuyin. Their base was specially used to control mutant creatures. The high-voltage current inside could make plants and animals temporarily lose control of the crystal core.
Looking at the twitching and wilting plant not far from the mutant snake, Lu Weiyi ignored it and walked towards the mutant snake again.
This time, even though he had walked up to the snake's head, the mutant snake just opened its eyes and had no intention of attacking at all.
Lu Weiyi sat in front of the mutant snake, throwing and catching the controller in his hand, but his eyes were always fixed on the two snakes in the distance who were still undecided.
He didn't wait for the mutant snake to attack. After the whole snake looked at him, it closed its eyes again. If the energy in its body had not started to dissipate, Lu Weiyi would have thought it was dead.
Lu Weiyi had already decided to kill it, but it didn't resist at all, so he didn't know what to do. It was hard to tell who would win from a distance, so he had no choice but to try to communicate with the mutant snake over and over again.
At first, the mutant snake ignored him completely until Lu Weiyi said that he would release it in the future, and then he received its intermittent response.
【when? 】The voice of the mutant snake gives people the same eerie hissing feeling as the entire snake.
"Five...ten years" Lu Weiyi changed the subject.
[Fifty years, how long is it?] 】The mutant snake asked slowly.
He didn't hear the pause in Lu Weiyi's words. Lu Weiyi touched his nose awkwardly but didn't correct him.
"A human year has 365 days." Lu Weiyi felt that the snake in front of him could not calculate it.
And it didn't seem to want a result. After asking if it would not be tortured again as long as it was obedient during this period, it hissed in response.
It had never expected the sudden turn of events, which made Lu Weiyi at a loss as to what to do with it for a moment. After thinking about it, Lu Weiyi simply continued to communicate with it.
"What breed are you?"
[What...variety?] 】The mutant snake's inorganic eyes looked at him.
This question made Lu Weiyi choke. It seemed that breed was a definition given to animals by humans, and the animals themselves might not be clear about it.
"Where is your venom?" Lu Weiyi asked bluntly.
"……there is none left".
Lu Weiyi heard confusion in its voice and looked towards the mutant snake's head. He saw a long mark behind the mutant snake's eyes, which stretched all the way to the abdomen - this was the mark left by Sun Cheng's previous surgery.
Lu Weiyi originally planned to ask Mo Tiantian to help with the repair, but she had done too much during the operation and had no extra abilities left, so he had to give up.
Just when he suspected that Sun Cheng had done it, the mutant snake raised its huge head and said, "You did it."
This is a bit embarrassing, as if he is deliberately poking someone in a sore spot.
Lu Weiyi turned his gaze to the two big birds. The battle there was already entering its final stages and the outcome was self-evident.
Even though the mutant peacock had superpowers, it was in a constant process of consumption. However, the phoenix had Lu Weiyi constantly absorbing crystal cores to replenish its energy. Even if it was attacked and its energy was constantly dissipating, it had Lu Weiyi's cheating and its energy was always strong. In the end, it successfully stepped on the mutant peacock.
Looking at the phoenix raising its head and cawing continuously, Lu Weiyi, who was sitting on the mutant snake's head, clapped his hands and praised it loudly for a long time, finally making it forget the previous slander.
After confirming that the mutant peacock was willing to follow him, Lu Weiyi issued his first order to the two mutant animals - to hunt high-level mutant animals.
He had been supporting the Phoenix's consumption, and at this time the crystal cores he had dug from the mutant rats in his space had been completely consumed.
Sitting on the mutant peacock's back, Lu Weiyi couldn't help but bring Zhuang Mingxu out again. This time he had a baby-carrying device tied to his body, on which Taotao was sleeping with drool all over her body.
It was not the first time for him to fly in the air, so he was very used to it and put his arm around Lu Weiyi. With one hand, he covered Taotao with the small quilt to block the wind and make sure she would not be blown. Only then did he notice that the person under them was not a phoenix.
"This is..." Before he could finish his question, he found that Lu Weiyi was leaning against him intimately. He asked silently, "Superpower?"
Lu Weiyi nodded.
The two chatted casually, and neither of them showed any emotion. Lu Weiyi was even supporting the spiritual body of the Phoenix to fly not far from them. However, if you paid attention, you would notice that the Phoenix's figure was obviously thin, as if it would dissipate with one blow.
Phoenix, knowing what was going on, stopped being talkative as usual and became as quiet as a chicken, seeming aloof.
It was not until both land and air forces left the mountain where the previous battle had taken place that mutant animals reappeared and a massacre unfolded in front of Lu Weiyi.
This is a pure fight between animals, more direct and pure than that between humans. The blood and killing throughout the entire jungle are even more shocking to face.
"Fortunately, I didn't let you do it." Zhuang Mingxu looked at the pile of prey in front of him. Some were torn in half, and some had some body parts disappeared.
Lu Weiyi nodded and felt sympathetic, but it did not affect his absorption of the crystal core at all.
The mutant plant that was brought along, after secretly absorbing a crystal core without being punished, followed the two of them in a very servile manner. This attitude of knowing how to respond to the current situation made people stunned.
"Have the relationships between animals and plants become so... bottom-line-less?" Lu Weiyi asked. He felt like he hadn't slept for just one winter, but for several years.
"Only civilized people have a so-called bottom line. They have just evolved thinking and are just relying on instinct," Zhuang Mingxu said, looking at Lu Weiyi, "Besides, holding on to a strong and thick thigh is the most correct choice in this world."
"You're right," Lu Weiyi agreed and divided the hunted crystal cores between the two mutant animals, "Since you're trying to curry favor with someone powerful, you have to be valuable."
"Let's go kill the zombies!"
Lu Weiyi happily made a decision for the two animals and one plant. With Zhuang Mingxu's guidance, they headed towards the city within the range of the Nanzuo base.
With three high-level creatures as thugs, Lu Weiyi seemed to be useless. Due to the huge size difference and strong physical fitness, the mutant giant snake and the mutant peacock did not encounter any existence that could hurt them.
After going around several surrounding cities, the crystal cores in Lu Weiyi's space piled up like a small mountain.
Lu Weiyi raised his chin and asked Zhuang Mingxu, "What do you think of the gift I brought?"
"Blind their eyes," Zhuang Mingxu shamelessly suggested, "You can make them kneel down and call me daddy."
Lu Weiyi imagined the scene and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Go check on Zhou He and the others' upgrades." Zhuang Mingxu was very satisfied with the results this time. With these three "bodyguards" in hand, he could breathe a sigh of relief when he went back to explore the way. "After they confirm that there is no problem here, you can prepare to go back."
Lu Weiyi responded and headed towards the Nanzuo base with the newly recruited bodyguards. The two men showed satisfaction on their faces without hiding it at all. However, they did not expect that in the Nanzuo base where there was no danger, the little brother they had just received would be killed before they even had time to warm up.
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