Chapter 75
The dog fired a few shots at the mutated macaque that was jumping and leaping around.
"Did you all see that?? Comrade Xiao Jiang rode it up!!"
"It's that dog from the gas station!" The soldiers' attention was divided in two: one was on the mutated macaque, and the other was entirely on the brother and sister who had run away and the mutated dog. "Won't it keep following us?"
"Is that guy Comrade Jiang's brother? Why does that blondie listen to him so much?"
"Shouldn't your focus be on our people sitting on its back?"
"Is it here to help?"
"What are you thinking? We fought it before, why would we come to help?"
How did they manage to ride up there?
...
There was a constant murmur of discussion on the battlefield, but Er Shun's arrival clearly boosted morale.
"Quick! Kill those macaques!"
"How can we lose to a mutant dog?!"
On the other side, Luo Yonghui was also quite startled to see the brother and sister riding the golden retriever.
"That brat, he's been keeping this golden retriever a secret from us all this time!"
Wu Bing unleashed his supernatural power, sending a boomerang to slit the throats of the two macaques that had been bothering him. He snorted, "No wonder Jiang Shu was always muttering to himself!"
Chen Shaoting asked worriedly, "Boss, they wouldn't have gone to find those two level 5 mutated monkeys, would they?"
Two level-one mutants, even with a level-five pet dog, are no match for them!
Luo Yonghui suppressed his worries and said, "That girl is very decisive and should know what's important."
"Quickly deal with these monkeys and go help them."
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Er Shun is extremely fast, with its four claws barely touching the ground.
Pebbles falling from the cliff occasionally flew over.
Jiangzhi gripped the fluffy fur on the golden retriever's neck tightly, her nose filled with the fishy smell of decaying leaves, and her ears filled with the whooshing sound of the wind.
Er Shun's claws almost sparked from the gravel road, and the withered vines on the rock wall rustled in the air currents.
Jiang Shu lowered his body to reduce the pressure from the wind and called out to Jiang Zhi, "A-Zhi, what should we do next?"
With their strength, how could they possibly face two level 5 mutated beasts?
Others might not know, but he saw it all clearly.
Those two level 5 mutated macaques had limbs that were two meters long, and their torsos were as big as those of gorillas.
Can the two of them handle it?
Jiang Zhi laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry, these two macaques aren't as scary as you think."
"Beep—Level 5 mutated macaque detected. Special ability: Brain enhancement, IQ up to 278."
"Beep—Level 5 mutated macaque detected. Ability: Bloodline control, can control macaques of a lower level than oneself."
These two level 5 mutated macaques each possess only one superpower, and their abilities complement each other.
The macaque with the brain-enhancing ability is extremely intelligent; it would likely flee the moment it senses a powerful figure approaching. Furthermore, these two macaques aren't particularly strong in combat, which is why Jiang Zhi decided to take the risk.
Sure enough, after sensing Er Shun's presence, the two macaques retreated a hundred meters.
Jiang Shu laughed angrily: "Damn it, these two bastards are actually bullies who pick on the weak and fear the strong!"
Jiang Zhi patted Er Shun's head: "Er Shun, can you shrink your body?"
Er Shun rubbed his head against Jiang Zhi's hand, "Woof woof!"
That's fine.
Jiang Zhi: "Brother, let's go downstairs."
The brother and sister got off the ground, and after Ershun's body shrank, Jiangzhi activated the tortoise shell.
"Ding—Golden special item: Chinese Grass Turtle Shell. After use, it can generate a protective shield of two meters in size. The strength and size of the shield can be adjusted according to the user's mental strength."
Jiang Shu looked at the transparent dome covering their heads and couldn't help but reach out to touch it, only to find nothing.
Jiang Zhi experimented with this thing in her spare time. If attacked from the outside, the transparent cover would quickly turn into a tortoise shell.
It can even withstand supernatural abilities, making it a defensive item with excellent performance.
"Brother, remember not to stray too far from me later."
Jiang Shu gave an "OK" sign.
Seeing this, Ershun squeezed between the two and stuck his tongue out at Jiangzhi, "Woof woof!"
Jiang Zhi smiled and said, "Okay, Er Shun, don't stray too far from me either."
The shrunken golden retriever is covered in golden fur, with two large, fluffy ears drooping down. Its black, grape-like eyes are wet and look warm and inviting. It's soft and fluffy like a big, fluffy puff pastry, making you want to reach out and pet it.
Jiang Shu rubbed Er Shun's chin, "Good boy Er Shun, I'll take you to conquer all in a bit!"
"Woof woof woof!!"
Er Shun was praised and happily called out a few times.
Jiang Zhi: "Brother, let's attack the one with the higher IQ first, otherwise, with our combined intelligence, we probably can't beat it."
Jiang Shu: ...Why does that sound so unpleasant?
In this world, people are not even as good as a mortal.
Jiang Zhi thought for a moment and decided that they couldn't leave such a powerful weapon as Er Shun unused, so she said to Er Shun, "Ershun, remember to find an opportunity to ambush those two monkeys later. If there is any danger, run away first, understand?"
Er Shun tilted his head back and barked "woof woof woof" in response.
After agreeing on their plan, the two people and the dog headed straight for the location of the mutated macaque.
Perhaps because the pressure emanating from Er Shun had decreased after he shrank, the two mutated macaques did not move their positions again.
The further you go, the narrower the road becomes.
As they approached the mutated macaque's hiding place, the brother and sister realized just how cunning the macaque was.
From the pitted and uneven crevices of the cliff face, many crooked trees emerged, with tangled wild vines hanging between them. Over the years, these vines had completely obscured the road ahead, making the original highway seem to have abruptly ended.
This is a blatant attempt to prevent other species from coming this way.
If you look closely, you can see a two-meter-wide cave above the cliff. The entrance is covered with dense vines and leaves, like a tattered straw curtain. If the brother and sister hadn't known the location of the two macaques beforehand, they wouldn't have been able to tell that it was the nest of the mutated macaques.
The brother and sister quickly arrived at the foot of the nest.
The macaque remained calm and did not attack first.
Just as Jiang Zhi was thinking about how to create an opening so that the other side would make the first move, one of the macaques suddenly couldn't wait any longer and bared its fangs as it pounced down from above.
It's that macaque with the special ability to control its bloodline!
Jiang Shu shouted, "Er Shun!"
Er Shun instantly regained his footing and pounced on the macaque. Jiang Zhi grabbed a long knife and swung it at the macaque's head.
Unexpectedly, the macaque was extremely agile. It first dodged Er Shun, then its long arms hung on the branches of the cliff. One second it was in front of the two of them, and the next second it was behind them.
Even more terrifying, its claws kept attacking the brother and sister as they changed positions.
The clanging sound of those claws striking the protective barrier was absolutely chilling.
Er Shun seemed to hate this sound. After baring his teeth and growling a few times, he jumped out of the defensive barrier and bit it.
The mutated macaque leaped up, hanging upside down from the tree, and pounced down to scratch the golden-haired dog's eyes. Er Shun rolled away to avoid it, then turned and bit the macaque's tail. The macaque squeaked in pain, grabbing Er Shun's ears and punching them hard. The dog and the monkey rolled around in a heap.
Throughout the entire ordeal, the brain-enhanced macaque never showed up.
Jiang Zhi was getting a little anxious—the more cautious the macaque was, the higher its intelligence was.
Seeing that Er Shun's supernatural power was dodged by the macaque, Jiang Shu took advantage of the moment when the macaque fell to the ground, grabbed a mantis pincer, and stabbed it at the back of the macaque's neck.
In pain, the macaque turned around and scratched at the ginger tree with its claw.
How could Jiang Zhi possibly let it have its way? She directly attacked its swinging arm with her long sword!
The material of this long knife was indeed extraordinary; under immense force, it drew blood directly from the macaque.
The monkey, in pain, went berserk and tried to grab the brother and sister with its long arms, but Er Shun bit off its other arm.
Er Shun let out a low growl like thunder in his throat, and the macaque struggled frantically to scratch his face, leaving three bloody scratches on Er Shun's face with its claws.
Er Shun held on tightly, his iron-like canines suddenly exerting force, a crisp "crack" sound mixed with the sound of flesh tearing, and his entire arm, along with broken bones, was thrown to the ground with a "thud".
The macaque screamed and rolled on the ground, blood dripping from its severed arm.
Suddenly, a huge rock fell from the sky and crashed down on them.
The stone collided with the protective shield with a dull thud, and the heavy stone, weighing over a thousand pounds, shattered like a smashed watermelon upon impact.
Jiang Zhi felt as if her mental energy had been violently struck.
If her mental pool weren't so vast, this attack would have been enough to make an ordinary person dizzy and unable to move.
Another macaque that was hiding above has appeared!
Ignoring the turmoil in her spiritual pool, Jiang Zhi looked up.
We finally managed to coax this monkey out.
She was genuinely afraid the other person would just run away.
The macaque with enhanced brain has a much larger head than the other one, and its body and limbs are also smaller. Overall, it looks more like a human than the original macaque.
The other person's eyes were filled with hatred as they looked at the brother and sister.
"Brother, catch! Help me subdue this monkey, just five minutes!" Jiang Zhi seized the opportunity and, with lightning speed, tossed the tortoise shell to her brother, then shouted to Jinmao, "Er Shun!"
Er Shun barked, his watery eyes meeting Jiang Zhi's, and the next second, he ran back in perfect unison.
Jiang Zhi took two running steps and leaped onto Er Shun's back.
Er Shun maintained his speed, using his hind legs to push off the protruding rocks on the cliff face, and leaped and bounded upwards like he was on springs, stepping on the gravel.
Upon seeing this, the big-headed monkey kicked its foot and tried to run up.
How could Jiang Zhi let such a good opportunity pass by?
She activated the white eagle feathers with a single flap, and the hurricane immediately overturned the big-headed monkey.
"grumble!"
Its voice was angry, thin and shrill.
Jiang Zhi tried to concentrate, and just as she was about to use her mental power to nail the big-headed monkey's head shut, the other party suddenly took out a black iron lump from behind him.
With a loud "bang," the gunshot rang out like a muffled thunderclap, making everyone's ears ring.
Despite Er Shun's quick reaction, Jiang Zhi's arm was still grazed by a bullet!
Jiang Zhi's heart was pounding.
—It's a pistol!
This big-headed monkey can actually use a human gun!!
"Woof woof woof!"
Seeing that Jiang Zhi was injured, Er Shun bared his teeth and roared at the mutated macaque a few times before spitting out a jet of lava.
The big-headed monkey jumped up in fright and fired several more shots at the man and the dog.
While they were hiding, it hooked onto a branch and jumped onto a branch more than ten meters above the ground. It glanced at its companions on the ground, who were unable to move because they were pinned down by the ginger tree.
After hesitating for a second, he finally turned around and decided to go back to save the other macaque.
When Jiang Zhi saw it raise its pistol again, her heart tightened, and she immediately warned Jiang Shu, "Brother, be careful!"
"Bang! Bang!"
Fortunately, Jiang Shu activated the tortoise shell in time, and the bullet made a "clanging" sound when it hit the shield.
Jiang Zhi knew that this big-headed monkey was too clever; if it found the right opportunity, it would definitely disappear without a trace.
She wasn't going to let them off the hook, so she had to finish this quickly!
Jiang Zhi picked up the trumpet flower in her hand, then transformed her mental energy into an invisible dagger and aimed it at the big-headed monkey's head.
"Ding—Golden special item Trumpet Flower, which can triple your attack power after use."
This was something she had learned when she saw Lin Yuan use his mental power to attack the peregrine falcon.
Her attack strength, accuracy, and range were no match for Lin Yuan's, so she had to conserve her strength and use the special golden item to find the right moment to kill the big-headed monkey with one blow.
However, the big-headed monkey was much more perceptive than Jiang Zhi had imagined.
With just one glance, he discovered Jiang Zhi's intention.
The claws that were about to sweep towards the ginger tree were suddenly withdrawn.
Then, looking at Jiang Zhi with great vigilance, the big-headed monkey abandoned all plans to save its companion and tried to run away by hooking its long arm onto a vine.
Upon seeing this, the other macaque, which had lost both arms, struggled frantically, squeaking and making noises at the larger monkey, clearly enraged.
The mantis pincers in Jiang Shu's hand were almost flipped over.
Jiang Zhi's heart tightened.
The mountain paths and cliffs are the territory of macaques. If this big-headed monkey really runs away, there will definitely be no way to find it again. Given its intelligence, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause? The risk is too great.
Just then, Er Shun suddenly grabbed Jiang Zhi by the back of her collar, clawed at her lower back, and dragged her onto his back.
"Er Shun!?"
Er Shun barked in response, then leaped up, gripping the cliff face tightly with its four paws, a vine in its mouth, and its hind legs stretched like springs. With a "whoosh," it jumped from the cliff face to the opposite side of a horizontal branch, its claws gripping the bark even when it slipped.
They followed closely behind the mutated macaques.
Jiang Zhi was afraid of falling off Er Shun's back, so she held tightly to the stiff hair on Er Shun's neck.
Just as the mutated macaque was about to climb up the vines again, Er Shun spat out another stream of lava.
The vine that the big-headed monkey was holding snapped the moment it touched the lava.
"grumble--!"
The big-headed monkey suddenly fell below them.
While Er Shun continued to spew lava, she kept her eyes glued to the big-headed monkey's head.
Tell yourself that.
You need to calm down.
You can do it.
you can--
At that moment, Jiang Zhi felt as if time had stood still.
She seemed to see the brain's texture through the mutated macaque's fur, like the wrinkled and unfolded shell of a walnut, with its grooves and ridges intertwined.
At the very center of the head, there seemed to be a small pool, about the size of an infant's fist—
Now!
She captured the mental pool of this mutated macaque!
In the blink of an eye, Jiangzhi's spiritual power pierced through the morning glory like a flying needle!
The mental attack, amplified three times, pierced through instantly.
"Crack!" The fist-sized mental pool cracked open like a spider web, turning into dust in the blink of an eye.
"grumble--!"
After letting out a miserable scream, the mutated macaque suddenly collapsed limply onto the road as if its soul had been ripped out.
Jiang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief when she sensed the mutated macaque disappear from the dashboard notifications.
The mutated macaque that was being suppressed by the ginger tree was terrified when it discovered that its companion had died.
Its two remaining long legs struggled frantically.
Jiang Shu: "A-Zhi! Come quick, I can't hold him down anymore!!"
Before Jiang Zhi could answer, Er Shun had already carried her and jumped down at high speed.
He ran to the spot where Jiang Shu was, and bent down, intending to bite off the throat of the mutated macaque that was struggling to escape.
Suddenly, several level three or four macaques rushed down from the cliff, each with its long claws scratching at Jiang Shu's neck. Jiang Zhi didn't care about anything else and kicked her brother aside, thus avoiding a disaster.
After rolling around a few times, Jiang Shu managed to get up and saw more than a dozen monkeys rushing from behind towards the level 5 macaque that could only control bloodlines, protecting it.
"Those are the monkeys who attacked the convoy earlier!"
Jiang Zhi, thinking of the other party's special ability, quickly guessed that the other party was controlling these low-level macaques to send them back to save the day.
Jiang Zhi would never let things fall apart at the last minute.
She became ruthless.
These low-level macaques aren't very strong in combat, but they are numerous. However, she has Er Shun!
"Brother! Come up here!"
After Jiangzhi pulled her brother onto Ershun's back, she said, "Let's finish this quickly, we can't let this monkey get away!"
"Alright!"
Er Shun, with his back hunched, carried his brother and sister, charging wildly, his claws scratching the macaques' fur until it flew everywhere.
Er Shun's speed was comparable to that of a low-level monkey, and the level 5 macaque was seriously injured, so its superpowers were clearly affected. The monkey troop's attacks were not as orderly as they had been at the beginning, and its overall combat strength was greatly reduced.
Jiang Shu, wielding the mantis pincers, swept across the area, while Jiang Zhi swung her long knife fiercely. The brother and sister, one on the left and one on the right, hacked away at all the low-level monkeys that had been surrounding the level 5 mutated macaque.
The brother and sister specifically targeted the macaques' claws. Using Er Shun's speed, they swept around in all directions, and the injured monkeys, now without their powerful weapons, were bitten to death one by one by Er Shun.
The brother and sister were now in a bloodthirsty frenzy, and with Er Shun's blessing, their momentum was simply unstoppable.
Especially the two monkeys closest to the level 5 macaques, seemed to have broken free of control, and immediately turned around, grabbed the vines on the cliff and tried to escape.
We've already come to this point; if we let them escape now, it would be incredibly frustrating.
"Ah Zhi, let me do it!!"
Jiang Shu stared intently at the two fleeing macaques, then hurled the mantis pincers in his hand at them.
The mantis pincers seemed to have eyes, and with a "whoosh," they pierced through the heads of two monkeys.
The two macaques didn't even have a chance to utter a sound before they collapsed into a pile of mud.
At the same time, Jiang Zhi heard a familiar electronic voice in her head:
"Beep—Level 4 Mutant, Innate Ability: 100% Accuracy. As long as a target is selected and within sight, the target will be hit 100% of the time."
Jiang Zhi:! ! ! !
etc!
Her brother's innate superpower has been activated?!
Jiang Zhi stared at her brother in shock, while Jiang Shu remained completely oblivious.
He then said to her, "Azhi, don't just stand there! Quickly kill that level 5 monkey!"
Jiang Zhi barely managed to suppress her inner excitement.
With a single strike, he severed the head of the level 5 mutated macaque that had lost the protection of its troop.
At this point, all the monkeys present were wiped out by the two men and the dog.
The brother and sister got off Ershun, ignoring their exhaustion, and finished off the lifeless macaques lying on the ground.
After finishing all this, Jiang Shu was so exhausted that he collapsed on the ground.
Er Shun threw herself at him, her big, watery eyes asking, "What's wrong with you?"
Freed from his reverie, Jiang Shu jumped up and hugged the golden retriever's head: "Er Shun, my good Er Shun, you're just like me!"
He gave Ershun a thumbs up, which made Ershun shout with joy.
"Woof woof woof!"
Er Shun was also scratched quite a few times, but fortunately they were all superficial injuries.
These two mutated macaques are not very strong. If they were to fight in real combat, they would probably only be at the level of a level 4 mutated beast.
But when their powers are combined, even a large force like theirs would have a hard time resisting them.
Seeing that her brother was in good spirits, Jiang Zhi was about to ask him about his innate ability when she heard the sound of a vehicle not far away.
Upon seeing the familiar vehicle, Jiang Shu was overjoyed and almost cried tears of joy. Completely forgetting that Er Shun was standing next to him, he waved to everyone and exclaimed, "Uncle Luo, we're here!!"
The macaques suddenly retreated halfway through the fight, and Luo Yonghui guessed that it was the brother and sister who did it.
Fearing for the safety of the two children, Huang Xianming and his men immediately led their troops over after dealing with the monkey troop.
only.
Upon seeing the bloodstains on the brother and sister and the macaques scattered all over the ground, a crack appeared on Huang Xianming's face.
—W-They actually killed them all??
When everyone got out of the car and saw this scene, they were all so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths.
Nearly twenty low-level monkeys and two level 5 mutated macaques were wiped out by the brother and sister and a mutated dog.
What does this mean?
The crowd didn't want to believe their eyes, but they knew perfectly well that it was definitely the two men and the dog in front of them who had done this.
Wu Bing chuckled and whistled in a roguish way: "Girl Jiang and boy Jiang, you guys are too awesome! I think I should call you number one brother and number one sister from now on."
Jiang Zhi:......
Ever since they learned Wu Bing's real age, they felt a sense of disconnect every time he called them "Jiang girl" or "Jiang boy".
A soldier who had been standing next to Huang Xianming went over to examine the head of the level 5 mutated macaque with bloodline control and said, "Colonel, this is the monkey we're looking for that can control the macaque troop."
The other party accurately identified the two level 5 mutated macaques, leading Jiang Zhi to guess that this soldier had the ability to detect mutated creatures.
Huang Xianming looked at the beheaded macaque corpse, his feelings were mixed, he hadn't expected this.
—The person they thought needed their special protection turned out to be quite formidable in combat.
I felt both the joy of finding a treasure and the disappointment that I hadn't discovered it myself.
He composed himself and asked, "Jiangzhi, did you make this?"
Jiang Zhi glanced at her brother.
He then walked over to Er-soon's side and stood on one side of Kang-soo, looking like Er-soon's guardian angel.
"It was made by my brother, Ershun, and me."
Huang Xianming had wanted to ask about the dog for a long time.
Not only him, but all the warriors and mutants except for Luo Yonghui's team wanted to know about Er Shun's situation.
Huang Xianming carefully considered his words before speaking, "This dog, isn't it the one we met at the gas station last time? How come... it's with you?"
Jiangzhi lowered her head and patted Ershun's head.
In fact, the reason she took the lead this time was twofold: first, to reduce the losses of the convoy, and second, to allow Er Shun to take the main road.
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