"Don’t you cats like dried fish?"
He took a step forward.
Gai Yue’s face bore a beguiling smile, "Dried fish, I can give you enough to fill a city, and any kind of little female cat you like."
Why do you always use a city as a unit of measurement when making analogies, and why do I want a little female cat...
Lu Zixun muttered a sarcastic comment in his heart.
Pretending to be somewhat tempted, he propped himself up and fixed his gaze on Gai Yue, "I want endless money. Can you give me that?"
Gai Yue smiled warmly and took another step forward.
He squatted down and showed the Heart Control Spider on the back of his hand to Lu Zixun.
"Let this spider enter your body as your pledge, and then, you can ask for anything."
Gai Yue’s fingers danced in the air, his voice melodious and lingering.
"I’ll give it a try."
Lu Zixun extended his paw and stepped out of the shed.
In Gai Yue’s eyes, a gleam of successful conspiracy shone as he commanded the spider, "Go."
The Heart Control Spider traveled from Gai Yue’s palm to Lu Zixun’s paw pad, eliciting a chilling sensation in Lu Zixun’s heart.
With a flip of the paw pad, he smacked the spider dead with one swipe.
"Ding—Detecting Fear Value +500 from the Heart Control Spider."
"Ding—Detecting Anger Value +4000 from Gai Yue."
At Lu Zixun’s command, the metal shed that had sheltered him from the rain transformed into a metal cage, trapping Gai Yue inside.
Meanwhile, Xiong Kang, who had received Lu Zixun’s message, had been waiting outside the rooftop door for a while.
Hearing Lu Zixun’s voice, he kicked open the iron door, raised two fingers, and aimed in the direction of the metal cage.
Three longswords and four shortswords whistled through the air, stabbing fiercely into the metal cage.
"Ding—Detecting Killing Intent Value +4000 from Gai Yue."
A shrill scream erupted from the metal cage.
A red light burst open the top of the metal cage, and Xiong Kang’s seven swords were repelled back to him.
The other two High-level Genetic Optimization Soldiers stationed at the system’s headquarters sensed the presence of Abnormal Creatures and exchanged a glance before sprinting towards the rooftop.
The sudden appearance of the red light caused Xiong Kang’s pupils to constrict, and he immediately shattered one of the shortswords.
The scattered metallic fragments formed an impenetrable defense in front of him and Lu Zixun.
The red light slammed against the wall of fragments, emitting a cringe-worthy screeching sound.
The furious Gai Yue had shed her previous sisterly demeanor.
Her head split in two, turning into dozens of blades and slashing viciously at Lu Zixun.
"Ding—Detecting Killing Intent Value +4000 from Gai Yue."
"Oh, come on, why are you coming at me?"
After blurting out these words, Lu Zixun leaped and landed behind Xiong Kang.
Such a relentless barrage of attacks—who the hell could withstand that?
Xiong Kang faced the fierce onslaught without fear.
He merged the Mother and Child Dual Swords to defend himself, while the other four swords began attacking Gai Yue’s flank.
With the defense of the Mother and Child Great Sword and the distraction of the other swords, Gai Yue began to be pushed back, showing signs of faltering.
If the fight continued , Gai Yue would certainly die by Xiong Kang’s blade.
With a decisive swipe, Gai Yue fended off the attacking swords and staggered back two steps.
Gai Yue looked intently at Lu Zixun before turning into a cloud of blood mist and disappearing from the rooftop.
"Ding—Detected Resentful value from Gai Yue+4000."
The system’s prompt tone made Lu Zixun, who had just begun to deceive himself, fully accept his fate.
Now that was a real loss.
He had thought that by calling Xiong Kang and those two A-level Genetic Optimization Soldiers from the STO headquarters, they could have captured this Queen-level creature.
The overburdened iron door was kicked again, sacrificing its glory.
The two belated A-level Genetic Optimization Soldiers looked around in wonder,
seemingly searching for the source of the energy fluctuation emitted by the abnormal creature just now.
"It’s already gone; what are you looking at?"
Xiong Kang yawned and commented impatiently.
He looked at the two soldiers with disdain, thinking he should mention this to Zeng Haoyang sometime.
Those who took money and resources without getting the job done should be kicked out to the branch offices.
Had they arrived a bit earlier, that Queen-level abnormal creature would have faced certain death.
Even if they had to travel from the first floor to the rooftop, it shouldn’t take as long as they did by taking the elevator.
The two A-level Genetic Optimization Soldiers, scolded by Xiong Kang, offered an awkward smile: "We thought Orange Cat was on night patrol, so there shouldn’t be any major issue."
With a cold snort, Xiong Kang didn’t say anything more, but he made sure to memorize the faces of these two.
As Genetic Optimization Soldiers, the most basic requirement is to distinguish the energy fluctuations of abnormal creatures.
These two clearly couldn’t tell the difference between Queen-level creatures and high-level creatures, which made them highly suspicious.
The two soldiers, having made fools of themselves, said their awkward goodbyes and slunk away.
Using Magnetic Field Control to set up a makeshift shelter, Lu Zixun lounged inside and turned to Xiong Kang, "Now look what’s happened. I’ve got a Queen-level creature after me. Talk about a loss, brother."
"Ding—Detected guilt value from Xiong Kang+4000."
Leaning against the wall under a table, Xiong Kang looked at Lu Zixun apologetically: "I truly had no choice this time; it all happened too fast, and there was no time to notify my squad."
"It’s not a big deal."
Lu Zixun consoled Xiong Kang nonchalantly, "After all, I already had Tan Ye after me before, I’m used to it."
Changing his tone, Lu Zixun continued, "It seems the Ye Family really has some involvement with abnormal creatures; otherwise, why would that creature have come after me today?"
Looking at Lu Zixun speechlessly for a moment, Xiong Kang finally said, "It’s called being in cahoots, not ’having a leg.’ Don’t make it sound so ambiguous."
Lu Zixun laughed awkwardly, pretending nothing was amiss, and idly fiddled with his ear: "It’s just a case of not learning well enough."
Rising to his feet and stroking his chin, Xiong Kang walked toward the exit of the rooftop.
At the same time, he spoke in a ventriloquist tone: "There’s definitely a connection. I suspect the Ye Family is monitoring you from somewhere right now. I’ll send you a piece of software later. We’ll use that to communicate."
Half-squinting, Lu Zixun looked up at Xiong Kang and then laid back down, pondering the meaning behind Xiong Kang’s words.
Why would the Ye Family, a high-ranking member of the STO, collude with abnormal creatures?
Struck by a possibility, Lu Zixun was momentarily startled. Surely not?
Lu Zixun, lost in thought, suddenly felt a chill creeping over him.