Chapter 718 SSS-level Rat King
"How could it scratch you?" Lu Weiyi asked in surprise.
"Ga Ga——(How should I know!)" the Phoenix roared.
The annoyed Phoenix attacked even more fiercely, pecking at the mutant rat king's head with its hooked beak.
The mutant rat king relied on his strengthened body and did not dodge, but kept attacking. This way of attacking without any defense might be a death sentence for other animals. However, the high-level upgrade allowed the energy to defend their bodies to the strongest level, and it was difficult for animals of the same level to inflict fatal injuries through external forces.
For the first time, Lu Weiyi felt the horror of the SSS level.
Although the Phoenix is also SSS-level, it is a spiritual form, and its own superpowers are not completely invincible. Knowing that he cannot delay any further, and not having seen the mutant rat king's spiritual form appear, Lu Weiyi could only join the battle with caution.
"I'll use the small green branches to block its claws and assist you from a distance. My mental power will help you resist the attack. You don't have to avoid the attack all the time," Lu Weiyi said to Phoenix.
"Ga--(Okay)" Phoenix didn't hesitate at all, and the dodging movement disappeared immediately.
This feeling of complete trust that required no explanation made Lu Weiyi seem to understand what Zhuang Mingxu meant by a partner who would depend on each other for life and death.
The little green branch would occasionally pull the Rat King's claws to change the direction of the Phoenix when it slapped it. Lu Weiyi's mental barrier covered the Phoenix's body, and the endless energy replenished the energy dissipated from its body, making it look more solid.
“Ha ha? Ha ha ha ha… (How can it be like this? Why didn’t you help me make up for it earlier? You always make me return to my consciousness zone)”
"Ha ha ha, ha ha. (Be earlier next time, otherwise I will definitely not come out if you ask me for help)."
"Ga Ga Ga (How are you going to absorb the energy of this thing? Can you just absorb it directly?)"
"..." Lu Weiyi really didn't know.
He remembered that Gu Sheng’s crystal core seemed to still be in his space, in the form of a pure energy ball.
At first, I dug out the entire area between his eyebrows out of reflex, and forgot to check whether he had also integrated the crystal core into the rope ladder. Now...
"Kill him first and talk later."
"Haha, haha, haha (Oh, you don't even know this, what if you die and it's useless?)"
"Ha ha ha (Then all my work would have been in vain)".
"Ha ha, ha ha ha ha (No, you think about it first, and then we can continue)".
The phoenix cried, flapped its wings, grabbed the mutant rat king and carried it towards the sky, which reduced its attack power to zero, but the rat king was able to continuously attack the barrier covering its body. It was also at this time that Lu Weiyi could feel the scratching of its claws - it was an attack filled with energy, as if the energy in the body was used in the attack. The effect brought by this method was qualitatively different from that of ordinary supernatural attacks.
This caused Lu Weiyi's barrier to begin to break soon, and he had to rebuild it quickly.
"Are you crazy? Once our superpowers are used up, we will both die," Lu Weiyi couldn't help but angrily said to Fenghuang.
The mutant rat king who was caught in mid-air by the phoenix was suddenly let go by it, and fell from a high altitude, saying triumphantly, "Gaga gaga (I'll drop it to death)".
"Don't you have a brain? With SSS-level energy enhancement, this little blow can't cause any damage. You're just wasting energy. How could I create a stupid spirit like you? Have you forgotten your brain to the consciousness area?" Lu Weiyi's superpowers were not at their peak. He was so angry that he spoke without thinking. He replicated the Rat King's attack method and released the energy in his body exactly as it was. Unlike the usual conversion into mental power, this time it was pure energy.
It directly used energy to weave a dense net in mid-air and attacked the mutant rat king.
The wound was like that caused by a phoenix's scratch, leaving a deep wound on the Rat King's body like a laser knife, and blood spilled from the air like a small blood rain.
This caused the mutant rat king's defense to freeze for a moment when he landed, and he really fell down heavily.
The scolded Phoenix followed closely behind, using its claws and beak to bite and grab without any regard for anything, with a completely desperate posture. The Rat King also began to fight back, and it was a purely physical fight between the animals, and the supernatural powers seemed to have no effect.
The bird and the mouse rolled and bit each other on the ground in a very ungraceful manner. The little green branch that Lu Weiyi was waiting for on the side couldn't even get in, let alone help.
"You go back first, I'll handle it." Seeing that the energy in the Phoenix was getting thinner and thinner, Lu Weiyi shouted.
The phoenix had no intention of paying any attention to him, and the constant chattering sound stopped, making Lu Weiyi think that he had accidentally cut off the connection between them while being angry.
Lu Weiyi didn't dare to forcibly take back the disobedient phoenix. He could only quickly absorb the crystal core while constantly protecting the phoenix with his mental barrier to prevent it from completely dissipating.
“Gah—”
As the phoenix raised its head and let out a long howl, the mutant rat king was picked up again. This time it did not drag it to a high place. After flying for dozens of meters, the phoenix pulled hard with its two claws, and the mutant rat king's head and body were immediately separated.
Blood spurted out like a fountain, and the phoenix kept croaking towards the sky. Its slender neck stretched out in an elegant arc, its body was shining with golden light, and its long tail feathers were winding, which was extremely beautiful.
At this moment, Lu Weiyi felt that it made sense for it to think of itself as a phoenix.
As the last ray of afterglow disappeared into the mountain top, the struggling mutant rat king slammed heavily on the flying phoenix with one claw. The energy around it suddenly dissipated into countless points of light and completely disappeared.
"Phoenix——"
Lu Weiyi panicked and screamed, then reflexively ran in the direction where the phoenix disappeared.
The mutant rat king's body and head, having lost their support, fell from a great height at the same time. When they were about to hit Lu Weiyi, a familiar figure suddenly jumped out from under him and instantly carried Lu Weiyi into the sky.
"Ga ga ga (Are you scared?)"
“Ga, ga ga ga (Humph, you deserve it. You scolded me and scared me to death)——”
"Ha ha ha ha (You said I have no brains, look, I'm going to kill it)".
“Haha, hahaha—(You still have to rely on me… ahhh—)”
As Lu Weiyi's palm landed directly on the Phoenix's head, the Phoenix's triumphant cackle gradually changed its tone.
"You're so brave to scare me!"
“Ga ga ga…”
"I think you deserve to be punished, the punishment is too light..."
“Ga ga ga…”
…
The entire air was filled with the sound of a man and a bird arguing. They were clearly speaking different languages, but neither of them would give in.
If Zhuang Mingxu saw it at this time, he would find that Fenghuang is really similar to Lu Weiyi in essence, for example - he will never take a step back on his own initiative.
The dispute ended with the Phoenix's energy being consumed. Lu Weiyi, who was unprepared, fell directly from mid-air and was covered in dust again.
The person who stood back up looked at the Phoenix flapping its wings and cursing in the consciousness area, and decided not to call it out in the short term.
The duel between the powerful SSS-level psychics caused the mutant animals around to hide. When Lu Weiyi returned to the original place, the mutant rat king's body, which was split into two halves, was still there.
The ground was covered with gurgling blood, and from Lu Weiyi's point of view, it looked like liquid gold emitting energy in sheets - Phoenix was right, the energy from the dead Rat King was indeed dissipating.
Thinking that these are all psychic abilities, Lu Weiyi suddenly felt distressed. This is just an animal. If it were a human being, they would think more about the use of psychic abilities. The outcome of this time would be unknown.
But the phoenix is really strong. Lu Weiyi thought of the previous fight between the two huge animals, a scene in which he could not even participate, and suddenly felt that he might need a new training mode.
In the struggle between humans and mutated animals, humans do not have the advantage in physical fitness and have almost no chance of winning against the same level. This is also the reason why Zhou He and his team did not dare to act rashly because there are many high-level mutated animals deep in Laoshan. This mutation has caused the size of animals and plants to increase several times, but humans have not changed. They eventually lost the favor of this land.
Lu Weiyi had imagined all kinds of ways to absorb the Rat King's crystal core in his mind, but he didn't expect that when he reached the Rat King's body, he would find that the Rat King's body was also dissipating with the dissipation of energy - the whole body seemed to have become a part of the energy, and the torn edges on the neck had disappeared, spreading towards the body. At this rate, when the energy completely dissipated, I'm afraid not even a bit of the body would be left.
Lu Weiyi touched the Rat King's body with one hand and absorbed the energy reflexively as if he was absorbing a crystal core. The part on the head was directly absorbed into the space and placed in the static side.
The entire space seemed to be swept by a wave of energy, and it seemed that nothing had changed. However, Lu Weiyi clearly heard Sun Cheng and his group say that all the fatigue in his body seemed to be swept away, as if his energy had been replenished.
Before he could ask, he saw Taotao, who was sleeping in the tree house, crawling out. The little boy stuck his head out and shook as if he was dazed. After a moment of reaction, he patted the tree, and the branches immediately rolled up and sent him down.
He stood up by holding on to the tree trunk, like an eight or nine-month-old child learning to walk. He let go and then held on again, not daring to take a step. After hesitating for a long time, he pursed his lips and called out "Dad".
"Taotao is awake?" Lu Weiyi carried the man out of the space, looked at his clear eyes, and felt that his memory should have recovered a little.
"Dad, are you awake?" Taotao hugged Lu Weiyi's neck with both hands and said in a sticky voice, "Taotao missed you so much. I will take dad to find you, but you ignored us."
"Taotao is scared," the little boy said with tears in his eyes.
"Don't be afraid, Dad didn't mean it." Lu Weiyi heard that he was talking about entering the illusion, so he comforted him for a while and asked about the situation in his space.
"I don't know, it feels... very comfortable inside." Taotao said as she was about to take Lu Weiyi to experience it. Lu Weiyi followed him into the space, but he didn't feel any changes. However, Taotao on the side was breathing hard, and the expression on her little face clearly showed that she loved it very much.
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