Chapter 188 Why Share?

In Liu Manqing's view, Mengyao was just being stubborn, keeping her inner pain to herself.

She wasn't trying to ask for anything on Mengyao's behalf.

She just wanted to know what was truly on Xiao Yu's mind and why he had acted that way just now.

Liu Manqing patted Li Mengyao's back.

At that moment, the last light of dusk on the horizon died out completely, and darkness pressed in from all directions.

While the twilight had been so sultry it was suffocating, as soon as night fell, that heat vanished without a trace, and a chilly, damp aura began to sweep across the entire island.

Someone shivered, rubbing their arms. "Why did it suddenly get so cold..."

"Don't hide your fire-type pets! Make torches! Make bonfires, as many as possible!"

Pei Yuanheng's voice exploded through the darkness, carrying immense authority!

After he spoke...

The crowd fell into a surprisingly quiet silence for a moment before everyone began to busily get to work!

The Lava Guardian Lizard bit down on one end of a branch, and the flames in its throat surged up through its mouth, enveloping the tip!

The fire condensed into a ball at the top of the branch, like a lit lamp!

"Take this!"

Pei Yuanheng shoved the torch toward a shivering girl nearby.

He scanned the surroundings again and shouted, "Those without fire-type pets, come to me to get a torch!"

Cheng Minglang also joined in the shouting: "If you don't have fire, come to the military zone! Hurry up! Move, move, move!"

"Over here! We need some!"

"Don't push! One at a time!"

"Be careful!"

Torches lit up one by one, and the orange-red light connected into a single expanse in the dark!

Chen Yu walked up to Pei Yuanheng. "Officer Pei, lend me a light."

Pei Yuanheng nodded, took a torch from the Lava Guardian Lizard's mouth, and handed it to him.

Chen Yu turned and walked back to the treehouse, squatted down, and gathered the Wood scraps together. Then, with a 'whoosh,' a flame surged up, illuminating the area around the treehouse with a large patch of warm yellow light.

Just then, another massive swarm of seaweed attacked!

*Rustle, rustle!*

"They're coming again! They're coming again! Damn it! It's never-ending!"

"Circle up! Surround the pets!"

"Right! Don't let them get near the pets! Otherwise, this mission is over!"

All the pets were forced together,

huddled in that small space next to the bonfire.

Pei Yuanheng led the military personnel at the very front, forming the tip of a fan-shaped defense line. Others followed behind, but since they lacked blades, they had to use their bodies to fend off the seaweed.

"Everyone pay attention! Strike three inches above the base, right below the suction-cup mouth. That's the weak point!"

Captain Zhou Ting spoke seriously, "Those without weapons can use their feet. Watch your aim!"

He stood by the bonfire, holding a tablet with a glowing screen that displayed a dynamic structural diagram of the seaweed.

Next to it, a line of small text was updating in real-time: [Weak Point Confirmed · Fracture Threshold · Approx. 30kg impact force].

"Why are you closing your eyes!"

"I'm too scared to look!"

In theory, once an adult male calmed down, he wouldn't even fear ordinary zombies, let alone this strange seaweed.

One must never underestimate the combat power of the 'Terrifying Upright Ape'!

But despite that, everyone's fighting was a mess!

Ultimately, everyone valued their own lives!

Fear of death was the greatest weakness!

Because of this, even with everyone combined, they weren't as fast as Chen Yu, who took them down with one slash each!

*Thwack!*

*Thwack!*

*Thwack!*

Clean and efficient, the seaweed didn't even have a chance to struggle!

The people around him gradually stopped fighting, completely stunned. So much seaweed was being cleared out almost entirely by him alone!

“Holy crap, is this the true power of the Baby Bus?”

“He has a machete, though!”

“If I gave you a machete, could you be that efficient?!”

“Look where he’s cutting. Every strike is the same—three inches above the base!”

“So precise. No wonder he’s ranked tenth...”

Shen Qingci stood to Chen Yu's right, helping him block the seaweed circling from behind. Using shadows as blades, her efficiency was incredibly high!

The two coordinated seamlessly, nearly sweeping the battlefield clean!

*Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle—*

The Water Bubble bounced around Chen Yu's feet, eating happily!

Seeing that the number of strange plants had decreased, Pei Yuanheng and the others also stopped, leaving the cleanup work to Chen Yu!

"Officer Pei, this little thing... it can eat that much?"

Cheng Minglang whispered.

Pei Yuanheng didn't say anything. He pulled a dark brown block from his coat—a standard unit of processed Wood, palm-sized with sharp edges.

The next second,

the Water Bubble caught the scent and froze.

It did a flip in the air and landed squarely in Pei Yuanheng's palm. It flattened itself over the piece of Wood, its body slowly spreading out from the edges to gradually envelop the material.

"Gurgle~"

It bounced back to Chen Yu's feet and continued eating the remains.

Cheng Minglang's eyes went wide. "It eats Wood too? Isn't it a water-type?!"

Pei Yuanheng nodded. "That is likely the reason Chen Yu chose it."

Cheng Minglang paused, then leaned in with a frown. "You mean this little guy is far more than just D-rank?"

Pei Yuanheng shook his head, his gaze still following the Water Bubble. "If I'm guessing correctly, although it eats everything, its growth must be very slow—so slow that no one can afford to raise it."

Cheng Minglang's mind raced as he slowly processed the implication.

He glanced at Chen Yu's back. "But if that's the case, why did he still choose this D-rank pet?"

"Who knows."

Pei Yuanheng withdrew his gaze.

Cheng Minglang suddenly asked, "Officer Pei, how much was that Wood you just pulled out?"

Pei Yuanheng spoke calmly, "Five hundred units."

"?"

"Wasn't that all of it?!"

Cheng Minglang grimaced in pain for the loss, but he didn't dare say more.

Pei Yuanheng picked up a half-severed piece of seaweed from the ground.

He wiped the mud off it with his clothes and held it to the Lava Guardian Lizard's mouth.

As a result,

the Lava Guardian Lizard opened one eye, took a look, then closed it again and turned its head away.

"..."

It wasn't just the military personnel who noticed the Water Bubble's abnormality; others did as well.

In particular, the groups with water-type pets were starting to get restless.

A young man holding an Ice Crystal Shrimp squatted down and placed his pet on the ground.

The ice-blue shrimp had been curled up in his arms looking half-dead, but as it approached the seaweed remains on the ground, it seemed driven by a desire to devour them and level up.

"It wants to eat!"

The young man's voice was filled with pleasant surprise. "It refused to eat anything before, but now..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

A machete was thrust between him and the Ice Crystal Shrimp, the tip less than half a foot from the shrimp's head.

"If anyone dares to move, I'll slay their pet."

Chen Yu stood before the pile of seaweed remains, speaking coldly.

He was the one who cut the seaweed, so only the Water Bubble should get to eat it. It was perfectly reasonable—why should he share?

Not far away, a Cold Jellyfish lay limp on the ground.

Hearing this, its tentacles retracted just as they touched the remains.

Even the Water Bubble was startled by his fierce expression, freezing for a moment, not daring to move.

Chen Yu coughed. "You, keep eating!"