25 Global Evolution
Cong Xia's face turned pale, unable to imagine the immense strength behind those muscular arms. If he took a punch to the face, he would be done for.
He turned around and sprinted, thinking that as long as he wasn't caught, he would be safe from the pursuing man. However, just a couple of steps out, he felt a gust of wind behind him. He turned his head and saw that the small man's thigh muscles had burst through his pants, rapidly increasing his speed. It wouldn't take long for him to catch up.
Was this an evolution of muscles? It seemed so. If it was just an enhancement of speed, the bulky thigh muscles would actually hinder the man's agility. It must be that the muscle evolution brought about some increase in speed. Even if it was just a slight improvement, it would still make it effortless for the man to catch up.
He couldn't believe that he was now analyzing the enemy's muscles in the midst of danger!
"Cong Xia! Get down!" Liu Fengyu shouted.
Cong Xia reacted quickly and threw himself to the ground.
A loud thud sounded behind him, and when Cong Xia looked back, he saw the small man being slapped away by something red and tongue-like, followed by a pungent stench filling the air.
"Damn, what's that smell? It's so foul!" someone exclaimed.
Cong Xia looked at Liu Fengyu in shock, watching as the red "tongue" retracted and transformed back into Liu Fengyu's arm...
What was that thing?
Liu Fengyu had already rushed over and grabbed the small man's arm. Cong Xia could clearly see a circle of black spikes on Liu Fengyu's palm. When he grabbed the small man's arm, the area of contact melted away, with melted fat and flesh dripping down, presenting a horrifying sight.
When the arm was almost melted down to the bone, Liu Fengyu threw him aside. "Damn it, I said I didn't want to kill because it's... too disgusting!" He turned his head fiercely, glowering at the bearded man who hesitated to charge at him, "Do you fucking still want to die?"
Before Cong Xia could carefully examine Liu Fengyu, his attention was drawn back to the situation with Cheng Tianbi.
Long Mao had transformed into a ball of fur. What was even more terrifying was that the fur ball could be hard or soft. When it was hard, it was like a prickly hedgehog, and when it was soft, it became a sturdy armor, making it extremely challenging for Cheng Tianbi to attack or defend.
However, Cheng Tianbi's combat skills came into play at this moment. No matter how much Long Mao evolved, he used to be an ordinary person. His speed didn't evolve, and he didn't acquire any combat techniques. Even though he was covered in weapons, he could only slash randomly, while Cheng Tianbi was a well-trained special forces soldier, belonging to China's most secretive special forces unit. He was the cream of the crop, with superior combat skills, practical experience, and quick reflexes. In every aspect, he outmatched Long Mao by far. Despite Long Mao's intimidating appearance, Cheng Tianbi managed to evade every one of his attacks.
After becoming familiar with Long Mao's attack patterns, Cheng Tianbi began to look for an opportunity to counterattack. Taking advantage of Long Mao's anger and his actions of rushing towards him, Cheng Tianbi swung his dagger as usual. Long Mao, still confident, attempted to block the attack with his thick fur that covered his entire body. The density of the fur was even thicker than a person's fist, making it impossible for an ordinary dagger to penetrate. Even if it did penetrate, it would only cause a superficial flesh wound.
However, just as the dagger pierced through the fur and was entangled once again, it suddenly emitted a faint green light. Cheng Tianbi exerted force, and a transparent wind blade pierced through Long Mao's shoulder, creating a through-and-through wound!
The person standing behind him had no idea what had injured their leader.
"Ah!" Long Mao let out a scream, quickly stepping back. "What! What is this thing?"
Cheng Tianbi didn't give him a chance to retreat. He formed a wall of wind resistance behind Long Mao, causing him to stop after a few steps, looking back in confusion. Cheng Tianbi swiftly launched an attack, slashing at his neck.
This time, Long Mao had learned his lesson. Instead of turning his fur into a soft shield during Cheng Tianbi's attack, he made all of his fur explode, transforming it into sharp needles that made it impossible for Cheng Tianbi to approach.
However, Cheng Tianbi only made a feigned movement. In the moment when Long Mao abandoned his defense and turned all his fur into an offensive weapon, the wind wall behind Cheng Tianbi transformed into a sharp cone and brutally stabbed into Long Mao's heart.
Wide-eyed, Long Mao exclaimed in fear, "This is... the power of nature..."
Long Mao's body weakly slid to the ground.
Faced with one dead and one injured, Long Mao's subordinates were petrified and scattered like birds and beasts, not wanting to stay even for a second longer.
In an instant, only the three of them remained on the third floor, along with a dead body.
Cong Xia and Liu Fengyu walked over, looking at Long Mao's body on the ground. Liu Fengyu shrugged, "Didn't really need to kill him."
Cheng Tianbi calmly stated, "Eliminating future trouble." He couldn't leave behind someone with ill intentions to accompany them on their journey from Yunnan to Beijing. Who knew how many dangers awaited them along the thousands of miles? He didn't want to have to guard against external threats while also watching out for internal enemies.
Cong Xia glanced at Cheng Tianbi, then at Liu Fengyu, admiration filling his eyes. "You two are amazing, Liu Ge, that move you just..."
"Hey." Liu Fengyu pointed at his nose. "If you dare utter the word 'stinky,' I'll beat you to death."
Cong Xia swallowed his words. He did want to say how foul the stench was, as it still hadn't dissipated.
Liu Fengyu's face didn't look too good. He pulled out a perfume bottle from his bag and desperately sprayed it all over himself.
Cong Xia couldn't hold back any longer. "Liu Ge, are you a king flower?"
Liu Fengyu snorted coldly.
"Was that your petals and digestive fluid just now?"
"Yeah."
"Then..."
Liu Fengyu glared at him fiercely. "Shut up."
Cong Xia had asked enough and turned to Cheng Tianbi. Seeing him still looking at Long Mao's corpse on the ground, he quickly asked, "Tianbi, you're amazing. Much stronger than before. You've improved a lot in these past few days. Are you injured?"
Cheng Tianbi shook his head.
"That mutant with the fur is really difficult to deal with. He can attack and defend. Fortunately, we have you." Cong Xia praised Cheng Tianbi eagerly, hoping to dissolve the unpleasantness between the two of them.
Cheng Tianbi didn't dwell on it and looked at him. "And you? Are you injured?"
"No, I'm fine," Cong Xia replied curiously, squatting down.
This wasn't the first time he had faced a dead body. He had witnessed too many deaths in these past few days and had become numb to it. However, it was indeed his first time being in such close proximity, and he was curious about Long Mao's body. He intended to touch it. He reached out and felt the sharp fur of Long Mao. At this moment, the fur had softened but hadn't retracted, making Long Mao look like an orangutan.
Cong Xia couldn't help but recall the danger they faced when they encountered the pet monkey for the first time. Compared to the Cheng Tianbi back then, the current Cheng Tianbi had become much stronger.
What kind of energy attribute did this Long Mao possess? He should also have an energy core... Cong Xia thought while touching. Suddenly, it was as if he "saw" golden energy from Long Mao's corpse!
Yes, he really saw it. The golden energy was gradually dispersing and disappearing!
Golden... Could it be the gold attribute? These energies were disappearing because he was dead... These energies...
Cong Xia extended his hand, involuntarily trying to grasp those intangible energies. Suddenly, the energies flowed into his body through the palm of his hand.
Cong Xia sat down on the ground, his eyes wide open, "watching" his body absorb the golden energy from Long Mao. He could feel the golden energy merging with his own body.
Cheng Tianbi quickly pulled him up. "What's wrong with you?"
Liu Fengyu also looked at him strangely.
Cong Xia took a deep breath. "N-nothing." He couldn't say it in front of Liu Fengyu; it was his secret with Cheng Tianbi.
Liu Fengyu thought he was scared by the dead body. "If you don't have the guts, why did you touch it? Let's go." He changed into a casual outfit, happily admiring himself in the mirror. His mood improved, and then he picked up his backpack. "Let's go."
Cong Xia and Cheng Tianbi followed behind. Cheng Tianbi whispered, "What happened just now?"
Cold sweat broke out on Cong Xia's forehead. "I absorbed his energy just now."
"What?"
"It's true."
"Similar to the praying mantis last time, but that mantis had very little wood energy. I thought it was just my imagination, so I didn't tell you. But this time, I'm certain there was golden energy inside Long Mao's body, and I absorbed it."
Cheng Tianbi thought for a moment and pulled him into a corner, gripping Cong Xia's hand. "You try, see if you can absorb mine."
They held hands, and Cong Xia could feel Cheng Tianbi's warm and solid palm. Somehow, he felt his heartbeat quicken. Maybe he was just curious about the experimental results, he thought.
Cong Xia concentrated hard, recalling the feeling of absorbing the golden energy earlier. Slowly, he saw the green wood energy inside Cheng Tianbi's body. "I see it, I see it!"
"What do you see?"
"Your energy, the green one."
"That's right, it's green. Try to absorb it."
Cong Xia attempted to draw the wood energy into his own body but was unsuccessful. He tried several times. "No, I can sense the flow of energy within you, but I can't absorb it."
Cheng Tianbi let go of his hand and fell into contemplation.
Cong Xia also began to ponder the situation.
"Hey, what are you two doing? Having an affair? Hurry up and move," Liu Fengyu turned around and impatiently urged them.
Cong Xia blushed, feeling the embarrassment of having something secretive exposed. He quickly caught up, and Cheng Tianbi followed suit.
Cong Xia whispered, "Perhaps only deceased creatures can be absorbed by me? Like the praying mantis and the long-haired mutant."
"It's possible. Try it on Liu Fengyu. Today, we'll try to hunt some evolving animals on the road, and you can give it another shot," Cheng Tianbi suggested.
"Okay," Cong Xia agreed, intending to try on Liu Fengyu.
Cheng Tianbi grabbed him. "Don't get too close to him, he stinks."
Cong Xia made a shushing gesture. "Don't say that, he'll get angry."
Cheng Tianbi arrogantly turned his face away.
25 Global Evolution
Cong Xia's face turned pale, unable to imagine the immense strength behind those muscular arms. If he took a punch to the face, he would be done for.
He turned around and sprinted, thinking that as long as he wasn't caught, he would be safe from the pursuing man. However, just a couple of steps out, he felt a gust of wind behind him. He turned his head and saw that the small man's thigh muscles had burst through his pants, rapidly increasing his speed. It wouldn't take long for him to catch up.
Was this an evolution of muscles? It seemed so. If it was just an enhancement of speed, the bulky thigh muscles would actually hinder the man's agility. It must be that the muscle evolution brought about some increase in speed. Even if it was just a slight improvement, it would still make it effortless for the man to catch up.
He couldn't believe that he was now analyzing the enemy's muscles in the midst of danger!
"Cong Xia! Get down!" Liu Fengyu shouted.
Cong Xia reacted quickly and threw himself to the ground.
A loud thud sounded behind him, and when Cong Xia looked back, he saw the small man being slapped away by something red and tongue-like, followed by a pungent stench filling the air.
"Damn, what's that smell? It's so foul!" someone exclaimed.
Cong Xia looked at Liu Fengyu in shock, watching as the red "tongue" retracted and transformed back into Liu Fengyu's arm...
What was that thing?
Liu Fengyu had already rushed over and grabbed the small man's arm. Cong Xia could clearly see a circle of black spikes on Liu Fengyu's palm. When he grabbed the small man's arm, the area of contact melted away, with melted fat and flesh dripping down, presenting a horrifying sight.
When the arm was almost melted down to the bone, Liu Fengyu threw him aside. "Damn it, I said I didn't want to kill because it's... too disgusting!" He turned his head fiercely, glowering at the bearded man who hesitated to charge at him, "Do you fucking still want to die?"
Before Cong Xia could carefully examine Liu Fengyu, his attention was drawn back to the situation with Cheng Tianbi.
Long Mao had transformed into a ball of fur. What was even more terrifying was that the fur ball could be hard or soft. When it was hard, it was like a prickly hedgehog, and when it was soft, it became a sturdy armor, making it extremely challenging for Cheng Tianbi to attack or defend.
However, Cheng Tianbi's combat skills came into play at this moment. No matter how much Long Mao evolved, he used to be an ordinary person. His speed didn't evolve, and he didn't acquire any combat techniques. Even though he was covered in weapons, he could only slash randomly, while Cheng Tianbi was a well-trained special forces soldier, belonging to China's most secretive special forces unit. He was the cream of the crop, with superior combat skills, practical experience, and quick reflexes. In every aspect, he outmatched Long Mao by far. Despite Long Mao's intimidating appearance, Cheng Tianbi managed to evade every one of his attacks.
After becoming familiar with Long Mao's attack patterns, Cheng Tianbi began to look for an opportunity to counterattack. Taking advantage of Long Mao's anger and his actions of rushing towards him, Cheng Tianbi swung his dagger as usual. Long Mao, still confident, attempted to block the attack with his thick fur that covered his entire body. The density of the fur was even thicker than a person's fist, making it impossible for an ordinary dagger to penetrate. Even if it did penetrate, it would only cause a superficial flesh wound.
However, just as the dagger pierced through the fur and was entangled once again, it suddenly emitted a faint green light. Cheng Tianbi exerted force, and a transparent wind blade pierced through Long Mao's shoulder, creating a through-and-through wound!
The person standing behind him had no idea what had injured their leader.
"Ah!" Long Mao let out a scream, quickly stepping back. "What! What is this thing?"
Cheng Tianbi didn't give him a chance to retreat. He formed a wall of wind resistance behind Long Mao, causing him to stop after a few steps, looking back in confusion. Cheng Tianbi swiftly launched an attack, slashing at his neck.
This time, Long Mao had learned his lesson. Instead of turning his fur into a soft shield during Cheng Tianbi's attack, he made all of his fur explode, transforming it into sharp needles that made it impossible for Cheng Tianbi to approach.
However, Cheng Tianbi only made a feigned movement. In the moment when Long Mao abandoned his defense and turned all his fur into an offensive weapon, the wind wall behind Cheng Tianbi transformed into a sharp cone and brutally stabbed into Long Mao's heart.
Wide-eyed, Long Mao exclaimed in fear, "This is... the power of nature..."
Long Mao's body weakly slid to the ground.
Faced with one dead and one injured, Long Mao's subordinates were petrified and scattered like birds and beasts, not wanting to stay even for a second longer.
In an instant, only the three of them remained on the third floor, along with a dead body.
Cong Xia and Liu Fengyu walked over, looking at Long Mao's body on the ground. Liu Fengyu shrugged, "Didn't really need to kill him."
Cheng Tianbi calmly stated, "Eliminating future trouble." He couldn't leave behind someone with ill intentions to accompany them on their journey from Yunnan to Beijing. Who knew how many dangers awaited them along the thousands of miles? He didn't want to have to guard against external threats while also watching out for internal enemies.
Cong Xia glanced at Cheng Tianbi, then at Liu Fengyu, admiration filling his eyes. "You two are amazing, Liu Ge, that move you just..."
"Hey." Liu Fengyu pointed at his nose. "If you dare utter the word 'stinky,' I'll beat you to death."
Cong Xia swallowed his words. He did want to say how foul the stench was, as it still hadn't dissipated.
Liu Fengyu's face didn't look too good. He pulled out a perfume bottle from his bag and desperately sprayed it all over himself.
Cong Xia couldn't hold back any longer. "Liu Ge, are you a king flower?"
Liu Fengyu snorted coldly.
"Was that your petals and digestive fluid just now?"
"Yeah."
"Then..."
Liu Fengyu glared at him fiercely. "Shut up."
Cong Xia had asked enough and turned to Cheng Tianbi. Seeing him still looking at Long Mao's corpse on the ground, he quickly asked, "Tianbi, you're amazing. Much stronger than before. You've improved a lot in these past few days. Are you injured?"
Cheng Tianbi shook his head.
"That mutant with the fur is really difficult to deal with. He can attack and defend. Fortunately, we have you." Cong Xia praised Cheng Tianbi eagerly, hoping to dissolve the unpleasantness between the two of them.
Cheng Tianbi didn't dwell on it and looked at him. "And you? Are you injured?"
"No, I'm fine," Cong Xia replied curiously, squatting down.
This wasn't the first time he had faced a dead body. He had witnessed too many deaths in these past few days and had become numb to it. However, it was indeed his first time being in such close proximity, and he was curious about Long Mao's body. He intended to touch it. He reached out and felt the sharp fur of Long Mao. At this moment, the fur had softened but hadn't retracted, making Long Mao look like an orangutan.
Cong Xia couldn't help but recall the danger they faced when they encountered the pet monkey for the first time. Compared to the Cheng Tianbi back then, the current Cheng Tianbi had become much stronger.
What kind of energy attribute did this Long Mao possess? He should also have an energy core... Cong Xia thought while touching. Suddenly, it was as if he "saw" golden energy from Long Mao's corpse!
Yes, he really saw it. The golden energy was gradually dispersing and disappearing!
Golden... Could it be the gold attribute? These energies were disappearing because he was dead... These energies...
Cong Xia extended his hand, involuntarily trying to grasp those intangible energies. Suddenly, the energies flowed into his body through the palm of his hand.
Cong Xia sat down on the ground, his eyes wide open, "watching" his body absorb the golden energy from Long Mao. He could feel the golden energy merging with his own body.
Cheng Tianbi quickly pulled him up. "What's wrong with you?"
Liu Fengyu also looked at him strangely.
Cong Xia took a deep breath. "N-nothing." He couldn't say it in front of Liu Fengyu; it was his secret with Cheng Tianbi.
Liu Fengyu thought he was scared by the dead body. "If you don't have the guts, why did you touch it? Let's go." He changed into a casual outfit, happily admiring himself in the mirror. His mood improved, and then he picked up his backpack. "Let's go."
Cong Xia and Cheng Tianbi followed behind. Cheng Tianbi whispered, "What happened just now?"
Cold sweat broke out on Cong Xia's forehead. "I absorbed his energy just now."
"What?"
"It's true."
"Similar to the praying mantis last time, but that mantis had very little wood energy. I thought it was just my imagination, so I didn't tell you. But this time, I'm certain there was golden energy inside Long Mao's body, and I absorbed it."
Cheng Tianbi thought for a moment and pulled him into a corner, gripping Cong Xia's hand. "You try, see if you can absorb mine."
They held hands, and Cong Xia could feel Cheng Tianbi's warm and solid palm. Somehow, he felt his heartbeat quicken. Maybe he was just curious about the experimental results, he thought.
Cong Xia concentrated hard, recalling the feeling of absorbing the golden energy earlier. Slowly, he saw the green wood energy inside Cheng Tianbi's body. "I see it, I see it!"
"What do you see?"
"Your energy, the green one."
"That's right, it's green. Try to absorb it."
Cong Xia attempted to draw the wood energy into his own body but was unsuccessful. He tried several times. "No, I can sense the flow of energy within you, but I can't absorb it."
Cheng Tianbi let go of his hand and fell into contemplation.
Cong Xia also began to ponder the situation.
"Hey, what are you two doing? Having an affair? Hurry up and move," Liu Fengyu turned around and impatiently urged them.
Cong Xia blushed, feeling the embarrassment of having something secretive exposed. He quickly caught up, and Cheng Tianbi followed suit.
Cong Xia whispered, "Perhaps only deceased creatures can be absorbed by me? Like the praying mantis and the long-haired mutant."
"It's possible. Try it on Liu Fengyu. Today, we'll try to hunt some evolving animals on the road, and you can give it another shot," Cheng Tianbi suggested.
"Okay," Cong Xia agreed, intending to try on Liu Fengyu.
Cheng Tianbi grabbed him. "Don't get too close to him, he stinks."
Cong Xia made a shushing gesture. "Don't say that, he'll get angry."
Cheng Tianbi arrogantly turned his face away.
