Lu Manman continued, "Then tell me, what form is he in now? Is he also a mutated tiger?"
System: "...I didn't say anything, how can you be so sure?"
Lu Manman smiled but didn't speak. "Don't worry about any of that right now. Just tell me, what is he now?"
System: "...In a daze, do not disturb!"
Qi Xiuyuan, who had transformed into a mutated tiger, enjoyed Lu Manman's gentle touch. When he saw her stop, he nuzzled her head against her.
Regardless of who that man is, he is Lu Manman's nominal partner.
Feeling the furry thing in her hand, Lu Manman ended her conversation with the system and looked at the mutated tiger, saying, "It's probably already dark at this hour. Let's find a place to rest first."
"Awoo!"
The man and the tiger quickly emerged from the pit, and the mutated tiger led Lu Manman to a cave.
The cave was large and dry, and I was very satisfied with the long journey.
Lu Manman took out a mini folding house from the spatial ring she had prepared at Fengyuan's place.
After carefully washing himself and the mutated tiger with supernatural water, he used his water-based supernatural abilities to evaporate the water before entering the house.
Because it's a mini folding house, the house isn't very big; it only has one bedroom and one living room.
After a busy day, Lu Manman was a little hungry, so she took out the food that her grandfathers had prepared from her spatial storage and put it on the dining table.
The table full of delicious-looking and fragrant dishes immediately caught Qi Xiuyuan's eye.
He looked at Lu Manman with a reserved expression. Lu Manman nodded to him and said, "Eat up, all of this is yours."
Qi Xiuyuan was overjoyed. He had been eating fruit from Lu Manman during the day, which wasn't very filling. Besides, he was a carnivore, and now he could finally eat meat, which was what humans should eat.
Qi Xiuyuan ran to the dining table and began to eat heartily.
Lu Manman sat on a chair to the side, slowly and methodically eating her food.
After finishing his meal, he propped his chin up and watched the mutated tiger battling with its food. With such a silly look on his face, there was not a trace of Qi Xiuyuan's aloofness.
So what exactly caused them to turn into beasts?
Sensing Lu Manman's gaze, Qi Xiuyuan paused in his unrestrained movements, withdrew his rough hands, and began to act coy and reserved.
Lu Manman burst out laughing. To be honest, Qi Xiuyuan is much cuter now than before.
Lu Manman found it both funny and amazing.
How could a perfectly normal person turn into a beast? If Qi Xiu could speak, he could ask him what happened.
Where is Hua Qingmo? What is the Zerg's goal? Can they ever revert back to their original form?
Thinking too much made me feel overwhelmed and I leaned back in my chair, closing my eyes to ponder.
Suddenly, Lu Manman realized something was wrong. Why was there no sound? Wasn't she just eating noisily?
He quickly sat up and saw a tiger's head appear before him. The tiger's round eyes changed from worry to shock.
Lu Manman felt the touch on her lips and suddenly leaned back in her chair.
The mutated tiger remained frozen in place, motionless; they had just kissed.
"Awooooo!" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.
After all, it was just a mutated tiger, so Lu Manman didn't feel much of a reaction. But now she couldn't stay calm anymore. "What did you just say?"
Qi Xiuyuan: "Awoooooo!" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.
Lu Manman was shocked. "I can actually understand what you're saying."
Qi Xiuyuan: "!!! Awoo?" Really?
Lu Manman: "Really!"
Qi Xiuyuan burst into tears of joy, "Awoooooo!" It's so good, we can finally communicate.
Without needing to ask Lu Manman, Qi Xiuyuan began to recount his experiences during this period.
It turns out that half a month ago, Qi Xiuyuan began to investigate areas with a large number of advanced insectoids, and eventually followed the clues to this planet.
Upon arrival, they discovered that there were many Zerg queens on this planet, and the thought that their gathering here might be part of some shady conspiracy.
Qi Xiuyuan wanted to send this information out, but found that the information blockade in this place was more severe than anywhere else, and the information could not be sent out at all.
Moreover, even he was temporarily trapped here because more and more Zerg queens were patrolling in the air from time to time.
Since he was already there, Qi Xiuyuan decided to make the best of it and began to explore the planet. He figured he could always edit the information and risk his life to leap into the sky and send it out later.
As he was investigating, he arrived at this place, but soon he was discovered by the high-ranking Zerg queen, and a fierce battle ensued between the two.
The Zerg Queen outnumbered Qi Xiuyuan and even used dark matter attacks, making Qi Xiuyuan's defeat inevitable.
Fortunately, Qi Xiuyuan managed to escape the battlefield despite his serious injuries. He didn't know how long his invisibility device would protect him, so he could only try to run to areas with fewer insectoid creatures.
After struggling to find a hole, he covered himself with it and then completely lost consciousness. When he woke up again, he had turned into a mutated tiger.
When he first transformed into a mutated tiger, he couldn't even walk. After getting used to his limbs, he headed towards the place where the Zerg Queen lived, and that's when he saw Lu Manman.
After listening, Lu Manman asked, "You said you mutated after a great battle with the Zerg Queens. How did this battle differ from the previous ones?"
Qi Xiuyuan: "Yes, staying in this place for too long will affect your mental strength, and the dark matter attacks they used during the battle were different from those we've seen before."
“In the previous dark matter attacks, their mental energy would immediately surge as soon as they were unleashed. This time, the dark matter attack is a gradual surge, but it is much harder to suppress than before. Even if I eat your magical fruit, it won't have much effect.”
Lu Manman frowned and stroked her chin, saying, "Then it seems highly likely that this is a dark matter attack."
Qi Xiuyuan strongly agreed, "In order to figure out what this dark matter attack is, I want to go and check it out tomorrow."
"Okay! Let's go together so we can look out for each other."
Qi Xiuyuan: "Thank you, Manman."
Lu Manman waved her hand dismissively, "Don't be so polite, go to sleep. You can sleep in the living room, and I'll sleep in the bedroom. You don't mind, do you?"
Qi Xiuyuan shook his head. "No."
Qi Xiuyuan actually wanted to ask Lu Manman what she had experienced during her disappearance, but seeing her exhausted appearance, he held back. Oh well, he'd ask her another time.
After saying goodnight to each other, Lu Manman returned to her room, still feeling a little regretful. Now that the mutated tiger could speak human language, it was no longer the tiger she could tug at will.
Lying in bed, reflecting on the day's events, I thought, if Hua Qingmo were alive, she would probably be investigating the truth as well.
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