16

After Ji Guangyuan returned to Kyushu Base, the base once again reported his mistakes and expelled him from the Special Ability Army, stripping him of all his privileges.

His actions were shameful, and being associated with him seemed to be a sign of one's bad character. For a time, Ji Guangyuan was like a rat crossing the street. Everyone despised him. Even Jia Nanzhu avoided him to protect himself.

His sullen days had just begun, and Gou Liang didn't bother to pay attention to him.

That was because Shi Buyu had already come up with a battle plan to make a move against the class five exotic beasts along the coast. More importantly, the time was getting closer and closer to the point where Shi Buyu had died in the hands of exotic beasts.

After ending a fierce battle, Shi Buyu stabbed the longsword condensed from lightning into the upper jaw of the Megalodon and dragged the exotic beast, which was about to sink into the sea, back to the beach.

The people in the armored vehicle didn't relax because of this. They stared at the energy detector to make sure that there was no possibility of an exotic beast ambush, and only then did they start talking and laughing.

"Boss, you were so cool just now!"

Qin Bei whistled and said into the Bluetooth headset, "Miss Tang's eyes almost popped out, didn't they?"

"Is that so?"

Shi Buyu's low chuckle sounded in his ear, and he was very pleased with himself.

Gou Liang said sincerely, "You've always been very cool."

And so, Shi Buyu laughed even more happily.

The armored vehicle stopped next to the exotic beast's corpse. Shi Buyu handed the Megalodon's beast core to Yu Sen, and quickly stepped forward to take Gou Liang, who jumped out of the vehicle.

The beach was in a very sorry state because of the Megalodon. After the rapid retreat of the sea, there was still a thick layer of sea mud left here, and one would sink into the mud if they weren't careful. Shi Buyu saw that Shi Buyu was hugging him, but his eyes were staring straight at the Megalodon's teeth. He said jokingly, "What's so good about it? Your more handsome husband is here."

Gou Liang, who had finished scanning the Megalodon's energy data, retracted his gaze and cupped his face, saying, "It's ugly. I'll wash my eyes."

Shi Buyu kissed his dimple and said, "You can wash it for as long as you want."

"Yes!"

Gou Liang nodded.

Looking at the way they looked at each other sweetly, the few people who had received a critical hit expressed, "What's so funny about this kind of meaningless conversation? Sure enough, dating will make one's IQ explode, hehe."

The rolling waves washed over the Megalodon's tail. Jang Ren and Zhou Gao worked together to drag its teeth to the shore so that they could harvest it.

However, even the Grade 4 Jang Ren couldn't cut through its flesh. It could only cut through the wound caused by the Shi Buyu.

Qin Bei said bluntly, "This guy's meat looks like it's going to break my teeth. How long will it take to stew it until it's tender?"

Gou Liang glanced over and said regretfully, "Its meat doesn't taste good."

One could tell that the Megalodon was very ferocious just by looking at its appearance.

Its long jaws, which took up half of its body length, had four rows of intricate, sharp teeth. It was almost to the point where all you could see were its teeth.

Shi Buyu fought with it for twenty minutes, but it didn't use any of its abilities. It only used its thick flesh to block Shi Buyu's attacks. Its huge teeth and long jaws kept biting, and its tyrannical strength left no doubt that it could bite through all of its prey.

It wasn't until Shi Buyu collected most of its data and fought with all his strength that the Megalodon finally used its water ability.

Its ability was like a tiger that had grown wings on the beach. The hundred meter tall seawater swallowed Shi Buyu several times. Gou Liang and the others were on tenterhooks as they watched.

Fortunately, the sea's electrical conductors were very beneficial to Shi Buyu. When he released a high voltage current, the negative ions in the seawater immediately responded to his call. The Megalodon went berserk after being attacked by the current. Its attack power increased by twenty times as it attacked Shi Buyu, forcing Shi Buyu to move forward with great difficulty in the bumpy seawater. He used his lightning to explode the Megalodon's abdomen where its beast core was located several times. Only then was he able to dig out the beast core and win this round.

The overexerted Shi Buyu ate the level four Hundred Beasts Pill that Gou Liang fed him while sitting on top of the armored vehicle. They watched as Zhou Gao and Qin Bei saw the Megalodon's teeth.

The Hundred Beasts Pill had been condensed to the size of a liqueur chocolate. In order to prevent other beasts from coveting it, Gou Liang specially made an edible sugar coating around the Hundred Beasts Pill. He had spent a lot of time researching different flavors.

Gou Liang's favorite flavor was banana-flavored. Shi Buyu jokingly called it candy.

Although he didn't like to eat sweets, when he saw Gou Liang happily squinting his eyes and chewing the "candy" slowly with his mouth bulging, and stingily not giving it to Yu Lin and the others, he also ate happily.

What he didn't know was that the candy that Gou Liang fed him was banana-flavored because the sugar coating was made by Gou Liang using Soul Returning Grass. He couldn't taste another flavor. Gou Liang only tasted a faint sweetness. Every time he finished eating, he would have to take a mouthful of delicious soul power to be barely satisfied.

During dinner, Gou Liang used the blood tofu condensed from the Megalodon's blood to make a large pot of spicy Mao Xue Wang. The fresh and smooth texture, as well as the refreshing feeling of sweating from the spiciness made everyone praise it.

During this time, other than eating exotic beast meat, their staple food was all kinds of Xue Wang.

After reaching Rank 4, they needed to accumulate a huge amount of energy to level up. Low-level ability users would explode if they consumed Rank 3 or higher beast cores. As a result, they only had one day every month to hunt Rank 2 exotic beasts to provide the Kyushu Base with Beast Cores. However, even if they hunted at a high intensity for the rest of the time, the Rank 3 and Rank 4 beast cores they obtained were only the tip of the iceberg for them to level up.

As a result, even if an ant was small, it was still a piece of meat. They didn't let go of the energy in the blood of exotic beasts.

Boiled Xue Wang, stir-fried Xue Wang, Hot and Sour Xue Wang, Spicy Xue Wang … they had tried all kinds of Xue Wang's cooking. If it wasn't for Gou Liang's insatiable and innovative cooking skills, they would have been sick of eating Xue Wang's Xue Wang.

After eating until their bodies were covered in sweat, the seven of them discussed their next plan of action while eating meat rolls.

Zhou Gao and the others had been watching the battle between Shi Buyu and the Rank 5 exotic beasts for five or six days. They couldn't sit still and said, "Boss, we don't have any hope of fighting a Rank 5 exotic beast. I'm thinking, why don't we go back and hunt Rank 4 exotic beasts?"

Qin Bei agreed, "Yeah, Boss. Five Rank 4 beasts against a Rank 5 exotic beast won't even be enough to fill the gaps between its teeth. It's not a good idea to stay idle like this. We might as well go hunt for Rank 4 beast cores."

Yu Sen and the others didn't say anything, but they also had the same idea.

Every level up represented a huge difference in combat strength. When they were Rank 3, they still had some hope of fighting a Rank 4 exotic beast. Now that they were Rank 4 exotic beasts, even if they had ten times the number of people, it was still an extravagant hope. Even if Shi Buyu had the same level of attack power, he might not be able to break through their skin. They might not even be able to scratch Shi Buyu's itch.

Shi Buyu also had the same idea these days. After pondering for a while, he looked at Gou Liang and said, "In that case, Xiao Kener, you and the others go back to the coastline …"

"No, I want to follow you."

Before Shi Buyu could finish his sentence, Gou Liang rejected him.

This was the first time he had disagreed with Shi Buyu's command, and his attitude was very firm.

Shi Buyu wiped his red lips with a napkin and said, "I promise I'll run away if I can't beat them. I'll come back every two days."

Gou Liang repeated, "I want to follow you."

Zhou Gao laughed when he saw this. "Miss Tang, Boss said he'll definitely do it. The conditions are tough, so let's be patient for a while." As he laughed, he realized that the atmosphere was a little too serious, so he stopped. "Why aren't you guys saying anything?"

Yu Sen ignored him. Instead, he looked at Gou Liang and said, "Miss Tang, did we overlook something?"

Of course they knew that Gou Liang was someone who understood the big picture. In the past, he could even endure not having contact with Shi Buyu for ten days. He definitely wasn't rejecting Shi Buyu's arrangements because of this.

"We know too little about Level 5 and beyond exotic beasts. Also, the parameters of the exotic beast detector aren't enough. Carelessness is fatal. I have to stay. "

Gou Liang furrowed his brow.

His ability had evolved to detect exotic beasts' energy clusters. Right now, it covered an area of ten thousand meters. It was a little smaller than the range of the exotic beast detector, but there was no way it would go wrong.

Yu Sen and the others hesitated when they heard this. Gou Liang's words made sense, but his combat strength was limited. If he encountered any danger, he would become their boss' Achilles' heel.

On the other hand, Shi Buyu was more concerned about Gou Liang's safety. He didn't feel at ease leaving him alone in the armored vehicle.

Without waiting for Shi Buyu to refuse, Gou Liang said, "I'm the fastest among you guys. Escaping won't be a problem."

The author of "Facts of the Last Century" knew very little about Shi Buyu. In the novel, he only wrote about how Jia Nanzhu and the others finally arrived at Kyushu Base after going through countless dangers. It was at that time that he heard about Shi Buyu's deeds. However, right after that, Shi Buyu, who was like a legend in Kyushu, fell.

The author only mentioned a rough time and place. As for what kind of danger Shi Buyu encountered, the author didn't know either, so he didn't mention it at all.

Thinking about this, Gou Liang felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He even regretted that he had only awakened an auxiliary ability and not a combat one.

The reason why he had done so was because he was tired of the fighting and killing in the apocalyptic world. He was also afraid that fighting with the strange beasts would reveal his ferocious nature. Therefore, he didn't directly participate in this game of gifts from the Lord God.

He originally thought that with Shi Buyu's ability, he would be invincible. However, he didn't expect that the Lord God of this world would lose his consciousness to this extent. He didn't allow the strange beasts to grow like human ability users. Instead, he set them to the highest level from the beginning. This was simply not giving people a way out.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Gou Liang suppressed the unspeakable ridicule towards the Lord God in his heart and said firmly, "Shi Xiaoyu, I want to fight side by side with you."

Shi Buyu licked his tender lips that were swollen from the spiciness and said, "Okay, but you have to control your curiosity, okay?"

As the peach blossoms bloomed, Gou Liang smiled and kissed him. "I'll be good."

The last bit of resistance in Shi Buyu's heart was immediately coaxed. He hugged him on his lap and attentively fed him vegetables.

Yu Lin and the others wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, they realized that Gou Liang's speed and strength were the strongest among them. Even their Boss couldn't compare to him. It would definitely be no problem for him to escape with their Boss. Taking a step back, if it really got to the point where even Shi Buyu couldn't protect Gou Liang, then it wouldn't make any difference whether Gou Liang stayed or not … Bah bah!

Everyone hurriedly dispelled this inauspicious thought.

After some discussion, Shi Buyu set up a temporary encampment not far from the coast. Yu Sen would lead the team to hunt Level 4 strange beasts. He and Gou Liang would meet up with them every night and build a few emergency shelters along the way.

Time shuttled back and forth between the monotonous hunting. In the blink of an eye, March of the year 2124 was about to pass. However, what had to happen couldn't be avoided.

On the last day of March, Gou Liang and Shi Buyu encountered a vertical-eyed Four-Winged Dragon at the seaside.

This kind of strange beast's habits were different from other strange beasts. They slept in the air during the day and only moved in the water at night. However, for some reason, it would suddenly wake up and attack Gou Liang and Shi Buyu.

It had to be known that vertical-eyed strange beasts rarely appeared during the day, and when they did, they would go berserk.

What was worse was that this was a Level 6 strange beast!

At that time, they were at the crucial moment of hunting a Level 5 strange beast. Gou Liang, who was sitting cross-legged on the armored vehicle, immediately warned them when he noticed something strange.

"Level 6 warning! Shi Xiaoyu, forget about the beast cores. Let's go! "

However, the Level 6 Winged Dragon's speed was beyond his imagination. Before he could finish his sentence, the Four-Winged Dragon ten thousand meters away had already appeared in their line of sight.

Shi Buyu's expression changed, and he immediately retreated from the battle.

The Level 5 strange beast had already fallen into a berserk state before its death. Seeing Shi Buyu leave, it still wanted to chase after him, but soon after it heard the Winged Dragon's roar, it fell to the ground in fear.

When the Winged Dragon flew over its head and chased after Gou Liang and Shi Buyu, it finally fled back to the bottom of the sea.

Gou Liang stuffed all the beast cores he had on him into Shi Buyu's mouth. Feeling the rampaging Level 6 energy ball constantly approaching, he didn't care that his speed had exceeded the limit of his Level 4 physique. He pulled Shi Buyu's hand tightly and sped towards the pre-arranged shelter.

After jumping into the entrance of the basement, Gou Liang was about to let out a sigh of relief. However, in the next second, a rumbling sound came from the basement, which had been reinforced with special metal.

It was the Level 6 Four-Winged Dragon's wind-elemental attack!

Gou Liang's expression changed greatly. "What's going on? Why is it chasing after us?"

Its attack came without warning. Even the System didn't have time to warn him!

Shi Buyu didn't know either. It wasn't until a long time later that he learned that the Two-Winged Sea-Winged Dragon he had killed in the Southeast Sea was actually the cub of the Four-Winged Dragon. The beast core he had swallowed was the reason why the Four-Winged Dragon was chasing after him. However, at this critical moment, it wasn't the time to investigate the whole story.

He led Gou Liang to avoid the collapsing concrete and used Thunderbolt to blast open the basement. While running, he also used Thunderbolt to attack the Four-Winged Dragon.

However, the Four-Winged Dragon was too fast. It dodged his fatal attack twice.

Not only did it fail to hurt him, but it also made the Four-Winged Dragon even more furious. The strange beast roared and flapped its wings continuously. Wind blades continuously flew towards Shi Buyu's direction.

Shi Buyu confirmed a fact and said sternly, "Its target is me. Let's split up. Xiao Kener, you go find Yu Sen and the others! Be careful! "

As he spoke, he let go of Gou Liang's hand and led the Four-Winged Dragon in the opposite direction.

Sure enough, the Four-Winged Dragon chased after Shi Buyu. It didn't care about Gou Liang at all.

Gou Liang cursed and sped up to catch up with Shi Buyu. He grabbed Shi Buyu's hand and ran even faster.

"Don't you dare shake my hand off again!"

Realizing that Shi Buyu was going to let go of him again, Gou Liang roared with bloodshot eyes.

Shi Buyu's heart trembled. The Four-Winged Dragon's relentless attacks didn't even give him time to feel touched. He immediately grabbed Gou Liang and rolled on the ground, dodging another Wind Blade attack.

Cracks appeared on the ground. All the cover in front of the Four-Winged Dragon couldn't withstand a single blow from it. Seeing that Gou Liang wasn't willing to leave, Shi Buyu immediately gave up on the idea of running away blindly. Instead, he was attacked by his master.

[Xiao Si, activated Static Ability.]

[Yes, master!]

Seeing the Four-Winged Dragon dodging the attacks and wasting Shi Buyu's energy, Gou Liang couldn't just stand by and watch, even if the system didn't warn him that the target's vital signs were in danger.

He didn't dare to make it too obvious. He used his Static Ability to keep the Four-Winged Dragon in place for only a second before releasing it. However, that one second was enough to decide the outcome of the battle.

Shi Buyu finally locked onto the Four-Winged Dragon, and blasted out with his full strength!

The Four-Winged Dragon cried out miserably. One of its wings was destroyed. It started attacking indiscriminately in anger. Shi Buyu blocked in front of Gou Liang. No matter how fast he dodged, the Four-Winged Dragon's Wind Blade still managed to cut through his combat uniform.

This was the first time Shi Buyu was injured in battle. It was a light cut on his arm.

However, Gou Liang's eyes widened in astonishment …

An energy even denser than the level six four-winged dragon's beast core leaked out from Shi Buyu's body through the open wound. Even though his wound healed very quickly with his self-healing physique, the blood dripping to the ground exposed him to the world.

Roar!

Roar!!

The exotic beasts were rioting.

Level Five, Level Six, and even Level Seven exotic beasts were madly rushing towards their location!

Gou Liang, who was surrounded by the energy, swallowed his saliva. He only heard the mechanical alarm of the main system:

[Ding! Attention, Executor No. 00401! The target's life is in great danger. Executor, please deal with it immediately!]

Shi Buyu also immediately noticed the reason for this change. He held Ask the Heavens Sword in his hand and blocked the crazy attacks of the Four-Winged Dragon. He pushed Gou Liang away and said, "Go!!"

However, it was already too late.

The hundreds of Level Seven flying exotic beasts that arrived first immediately attacked Gou Liang the moment they appeared in his line of sight.

"Shi Buyu!"

Gou Liang rushed over and protected Shi Buyu in front of him.

[Xiao Si, Level Nine Spatial Freeze! Quick!]

[Yes, Master …]

The moment before the Spatial Freeze, Shi Buyu's hands had already touched the wound on Gou Liang's back caused by the Level Seven ability. Blood burned his fingers and immediately dyed his eyes red.

The system's voice suddenly disappeared.

Thunder and lightning suddenly appeared.

With a loud rumble, one after another, silver-purple lightning bolts fell from the sky. The exotic beasts let out hurried screams, but they instantly disappeared into the void.

Level Nine Lightning Ability?

No, it was not only the bodies of the exotic beasts that were destroyed, but also their souls.

This was …

Gou Liang raised his head and looked at the exotic beasts that were swallowed by the void. He could not believe his eyes. This power did not belong to any ability. This was the law of the Lord God.

He looked at Shi Buyu in shock.

His deep and silent eyes no longer had a trace of human emotion. As far as his eyes could see, the exotic beasts created by the Lord God had disappeared into nothingness, completely destroyed.

Heaven's punishment descended, and all living creatures died.

"Shi Buyu …"

Gou Liang suddenly quivered. He subconsciously hugged the man in front of him tightly, as if he was afraid that he would be snatched away.

Shi Buyu lowered his head. Gou Liang's face was reflected in his cold eyes. He quietly watched for a long time. When Gou Liang was so nervous that he could not speak, he suddenly sighed softly.

The thunder and lightning disappeared into the sky. Shi Buyu raised his hand and touched his dimples. He lowered his head and gently kissed his forehead.

"Silly Kennel, how many times have I told you, don't get hurt for me … I'll go crazy."

[Ding! Attention executor No. 00401, mission progress has been promoted. Current mission progress: 99%!]