45 Global Evolution Part 2
“The explosive bullets can be produced in larger quantities, but using them against the giant geckos is obviously not as effective as the digestive fluid bullets. Let’s exclude the explosive bullets from this operation for now. Before we leave, I’ll produce more of them, and we’ll replace the machine gun bullets with them. I’ll modify the machine gun and mount it on my vehicle for greater utility.”
Cheng Tianbi nodded. “Giving me enough digestive fluid bullets is sufficient.” Based on his own experience, he suggested some improvements to the bullet design, and Zhuang Yao discussed it with him for a while before returning to his room for further research.
At that moment, Liu Fengyu returned. He didn’t seem to be in any danger, but his expression was unpleasant.
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“Mbspl obs yal nyryczl pbswze vyjl sd xsal osaj. Rq ol olal vs ts, kv oswze elqkdkvlzu aliwkal y zsv sq lqqsav vs nsxl cynj,” alprsdele Usdt Dky.
Nkw Wldtuw aykple yd lulcaso, qllzkdt psxlobyv alzklhle. Tl pdsavle zktbvzu, “Xchkswpzu.”
Cong Xia had figured out Liu Fengyu’s temperament quite well. Despite Liu Fengyu appearing mature in age, his personality was rather childish. He enjoyed hearing compliments and being praised by others. He had always been showered with love and affection since childhood, but now he had to live a precarious life. The psychological gap was significant. As long as Cong Xia said a few nice things and praised him, it would have an unexpectedly positive effect.
Seeing Liu Fengyu’s smug expression all day long, Cong Xia couldn’t help but feel annoyed. If it were him, he could easily accomplish the same task. What was Liu Fengyu’s big deal? Cong Xia thought it was utterly foolish that he constantly praised Liu Fengyu without reason.
Cong Xia was accustomed to being alone and never relied on anyone. He couldn’t understand why he had to exhaust his brain and use all his wits to maintain harmony within the team. Apart from Cong Xia, the other three team members had difficult and peculiar personalities. They had high self-esteem and didn’t get along well with each other. Without Cong Xia’s mediation and maintenance, these three individuals would never come together in a hundred lifetimes.
It was quite challenging for Cong Xia to manage three people on his own.
Just like now, as soon as he managed to please Liu Fengyu, he unknowingly upset Cheng Tianbi with a single sentence. Cheng Tianbi sat with a black face, refusing to speak to him.
This situation continued until dinner. Cong Xia made a camouflage cake for Cheng Tianbi using homemade colored cream. Cheng Tianbi’s mood improved as he picked up the six-inch cake and set it aside, preventing Liu Fengyu and Zhuang Yao from touching it.
When it was time to sleep, as soon as Cheng Tianbi entered the bedroom, he saw that Cong Xia had neatly folded the dried clothes and packed them one by one into Cheng Tianbi’s backpack.
Hearing the sound, Cong Xia looked up and smiled. “Time to sleep?”
“Yeah, it’s ten o’clock.”
“I made chicken soup for that kid. I’ll go down and check on him. You go ahead and sleep.”
Cheng Tianbi furrowed his brow slightly. “What’s the point of fussing around?”
“Didn’t you notice he’s been staying up late these past few days? Even if his mind is highly evolved, his physical stamina is that of an eleven-year-old child. It’s easy for him to get exhausted. I’m doing this so that we don’t hinder our collective preparations.” Cong Xia stood up and clapped his hands. “I’m also bringing some for Brother Liu. How about having a bowl yourself?”
Cheng Tianbi didn’t like how Cong Xia seemed to take care of them like a nanny. “Them” referred to Liu Fengyu and Zhuang Yao, but he didn’t know how to stop Cong Xia either.
Seeing Cheng Tianbi’s silence, Cong Xia was already used to it. He turned around and left.
The chicken soup was just ready. He served a large bowl to Zhuang Yao, watched him drink half of it, then scooped three more bowls onto a tray. He brought one bowl upstairs for Liu Fengyu and returned to his room with the remaining two bowls.
“Come on, drink while it’s hot. I counted the other day, there are only 17 frozen chickens left here at Zhuang Yao’s place. We don’t have many chances to taste chicken anymore, so we shouldn’t waste any.”
During this period, Cong Xia has been eating well. Not only has he gained a few pounds, but his complexion is also rosy. He already had a handsome appearance, and now with his slightly longer hair, he looks even more refined, making people feel very comfortable and friendly.
Cheng Tianbi could only suppress his dissatisfaction under Cong Xia’s gentle smile.
Cong Xia chuckled as he watched Cheng Tianbi finish a bowl of soup, feeling the warmth spreading throughout his body.
The next morning, as soon as Cong Xia woke up and went downstairs, he heard Zhuang Yao and Liu Fengyu arguing downstairs. When he rushed downstairs, he found that Liu Fengyu had already lifted Zhuang Yao up from the ground. Cong Xia was shocked and quickly ran down, “Liu Ge, what’s going on?”
Liu Fengyu angrily said, “This brat actually asked me to go to the rat’s nest again and see the results.”
“What’s so strange about that? Of course, I need to collect data. If I go too early, most of the rats will still be there, but if I go too late, they will have been dead for too long to absorb any energy. That’s why I need time for data analysis!”
“You’re doing it on purpose!”
Cong Xia struggled with Liu Fengyu for a while before finally saving Zhuang Yao. In the end, Liu Fengyu reluctantly left.
After Liu Fengyu left, Cong Xia asked, “According to your previous analysis, can we go and check tomorrow?”
“Almost. However, I still want to find a time when we can obtain the most fresh corpses so that you can absorb enough at once.” Zhuang Yao glanced at Abu, who was lazily sleeping outside the window. “If Abu can’t move again, it will soon finish eating all the cat food. Hunting is too difficult now. It’s not just us hunting, but all the surviving humans in the city and hungry mutated animals are searching for food. Among them, mutated pets have the highest hunting instincts. When Abu is in good shape, I never have to worry about its food. That’s why it must recover quickly.”
Cong Xia nodded, “Don’t worry, as long as I have enough energy, I will cure him immediately.” After all, once Abu recovers, it will be a powerful combat force, reducing the risks carried by Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu.
Zhuang Yao glanced at him, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat strange. After a while, he muttered, “Thank you.”
“What?” Cong Xia couldn’t hear clearly because his voice was too low.
Zhuang Yao immediately felt a little embarrassed and raised his voice, “I said thank you! Thank you for agreeing to save Abu, thank you for saving its life. Are your ears defective? How can’t you hear even this?” Zhuang Yao finished speaking and ran off in anger.
Cong Xia stood still for about four or five seconds before reacting, unable to help but burst into laughter.
This time, Liu Fengyu returned quickly and also brought back practical data. After the rats in the nest were disturbed by the infrasound, their central nervous systems suffered severe damage. Some of them have gone mad, and the whole rat’s nest is in chaos. Many rats are biting each other, especially the small ones with poor resistance, are particularly affected. Interestingly, it is these non-mutated ordinary rats that occupy the largest number.
Zhuang Yao nodded in satisfaction, “It would be best to
kill more mutated rats. No matter how many ordinary rats die, it won’t make a difference.”
Cong Xia said, “In fact, ordinary animals also possess the five elements’ energy. All species on Earth are composed of the five elements, but non-mutated species have such weak energy that it can be ignored, rendering them worthless.”
“So let’s observe for another day. If the situation is favorable tomorrow, we’ll go to the rat’s nest in the afternoon and let Cong Xia absorb as much as possible.”
On the second day in the afternoon, it was still led by Liu Fengyu. After Liu Fengyu returned, he said that most of the rats had gone mad. Many non-mutated ones died, and there were also numerous instances of mutated rats killing each other or fleeing.
Zhuang Yao displayed a confident smile and said, “Good news, the time is now. Let’s go to the rat’s nest.”
The four of them once again went to the shopping mall. As they approached the mall, they could already feel the chaotic energy fluctuations inside. Zhuang Yao said, “You two go in first and destroy the infrasound weapons. Be careful not to harm yourselves. Afterward, go on a killing spree, kill as many as possible, and when it’s almost done, come out and bring Cong Xia in to absorb the energy. Then we’ll retreat.”
Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu rushed in without hesitation. The rats inside the nest were in chaos, and the squealing sound was incessant. The two standing outside the door could feel the ground trembling beneath their feet.
Zhuang Yao wore a satisfied smile on his face as he watched the rats scurrying in panic from all directions.
Cong Xia, however, felt worried about the safety of the two inside. Although their abilities had increased several times over, there were simply too many rats, including some mutated ones larger than humans.
Twenty minutes later, Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu emerged. Apart from being slightly out of breath, there seemed to be no abnormalities, except that Liu Fengyu’s shirt was ruined again.
Cheng Tianbi said, “It’s almost done, now it’s our turn to go in.”
Zhuang Yao said, “You both go quickly and return quickly.”
Cong Xia followed the two into the shopping mall. The moment he stepped through the entrance, he felt an impulse to run. After all, it took courage to walk forward while stepping on a floor covered with the corpses of dead rats. There was hardly any place to set foot.
Cong Xia closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.
This experience was truly testing his willpower. He still couldn’t bring himself to take the first step.
Cheng Tianbi forcefully pulled him inside. Cong Xia stumbled and accidentally stepped on a soft rat corpse, causing him to jump in shock. But wherever he stepped, it was rats, countless rats. Cong Xia gave up completely, made up his mind, and followed Cheng Tianbi running inside.
The two of them acted as bodyguards for Cong Xia as he absorbed energy by desperately stepping on the soft rat corpses. The corpses of at least tens of thousands of rats littered the first floor of the mall, most of them dying due to the disorienting effect of the infrasound emitter, while some were killed by Cheng Tianbi and Liu Fengyu. Earth energy continuously flowed into Cong Xia’s body, and he had never felt so fulfilled. His body was brimming with inexhaustible strength. The amount of energy he absorbed this time exceeded the sum of his previous absorptions.
After circling around the hall, the three of them ran out.
They ran for over a hundred meters before finally stopping. Cong Xia sat down on the ground, looking at his blood-soaked shoes,
Cheng Tianbi glanced at him and offered a consolation that didn’t sound very comforting, “Just get used to it.”
Liu Fengyu let out a deep sigh, his tone filled with sadness, “That’s right, just get used to it.”
Cong Xia’s face remained pale. He was truly disgusted and felt that after going through this experience, there wouldn’t be much that could frighten him anymore.
Zhuang Yao sneered, “Look at your lack of courage.”
Cheng Tianbi pulled him up from the ground and asked, “Can you continue?”
Cong Xia wiped the sweat off his face and replied, “Yes.”
Zhuang Yao checked the time and said, “Let’s go back. If Abu recovers tonight, then tomorrow…”
Tomorrow, they would confront those geckos in their lair!
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