123: Chapter 123 Unexpected Cultivation
The story goes back twenty minutes.
There were too many out-of-control beasts, so all Breeders at Bright Moon Company, except for the Interns, had joined the cultivation efforts.
Zhou Ya was responsible for the beasts belonging to a team from the Earth Battle Group.
When she arrived at the cultivation room with Li Meng, a dozen or so members of the Earth Battle Group were already waiting, some shirtless, some smoking.
Along with them were seven or eight iron cages.
The cages were stained with blood, and the beasts inside were ferocious and vicious, glaring with scarlet eyes and occasionally slamming into the iron cages, making them rattle loudly.
Seeing this scene for the first time, Zhou Ya felt a bit intimidated. The mixture of cigarette smoke and the smell of blood made her breathe rapidly, and she became quite uneasy.
Seeing this reaction, Li Meng frowned and shouted at the Earth Battle Group members, "Hey, can you stop smoking? This is a cultivation room! Didn't your teachers teach you that smoking in a cultivation room affects the cultivation process?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the members of the Earth Battle Group looked over. Their gazes swept past Li Meng and landed on Zhou Ya, who was wearing a white lab coat.
Zhou Ya was so frightened that she took a small step back.
The members of the Earth Battle Group looked at each other, and those who were smoking silently stubbed out their cigarettes and casually tossed them onto the floor.
"Why is it a Junior Cultivator?" a boy with dyed, multi-colored hair, dressed like a delinquent, frowned, his eyes filled with strong skepticism.
His name was Liu Yiming, the son of the Earth Battle Group leader.
"We are short-staffed," said Zhou Ya.
"Tsk... You should have said you were short-staffed earlier. You made us wait here for nothing. Damn it!" Liu Yiming cursed.
"Sorry." Upon hearing this crude language, Zhou Ya felt so nervous that she instinctively grabbed Li Meng's arm.
Li Meng glared at Liu Yiming and said, "Hey, do you want the cultivation or not? If not, leave quickly. Don't try to scare our Breeders."
Liu Yiming made a "tsk" sound, his face full of disdain, but in the end, he didn't say that they wouldn't proceed with the cultivation.
The entire Earth Battle Group was in an uproar, and everyone was looking for Breeders. They had only managed to get Bright Moon Company to clear a cultivation room for them after his father intervened.
If he left without getting the cultivation done, his father would definitely skin him alive.
Liu Yiming said, "Fine, I'll let you try. But I'm warning you, do a good job. If you cause any problems with the beast, I won't let you off."
"Hmph!"
Li Meng snorted and pulled Zhou Ya, who followed her closely, as if she could only feel a sense of security by staying near Li Meng.
"Sister Zhou Ya, what should we do next?" Li Meng asked in a low voice.
"Which, which one should go first?" Zhou Ya replied in a low voice.
"Alright," Li Meng responded, then shouted at the delinquent, "Which of your beasts should go first?"
"Mine first." He pointed to one of the cages, which contained a Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey with scarlet eyes.
Li Meng looked at Zhou Ya.
Zhou Ya nodded and stepped out from behind her. Observing the Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey, her social anxiety faded slightly as she entered a state of focus for cultivation.
After a moment, she nodded and said, "The vital signs are good; it can be treated."
Afterwards, Zhou Ya began to get busy. She first weighed the Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey, administered an anesthetic, and then collected blood, bodily fluids, and other samples for testing.
Li Meng barely counted as half an assistant, standing by to fetch tea, water, and wipe sweat.
This bout of blood toxin was fierce, and even Professor Li was helpless. The official requirement given to all breeding institutions, companies, and individual Breeders was only one thing.
Alleviate the mania, delay the toxin, and extend life.
If it were just that, even a Junior Cultivator could easily handle it, let alone Zhou Ya, who had a very solid foundation.
Ten-plus minutes later, Zhou Ya injected a dose of medicine, formulated with toxic materials, into the Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey.
The Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey's manic state visibly subsided.
"Hey! It's working!" Li Meng said in surprise.
"Using poison to fight poison to counteract the blood toxin erosion inside the Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey. This shot will last about 24 hours. One shot a day can maintain it for a week," Zhou Ya explained.
Liu Yiming and the others gathered around. Seeing that the Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey was clearly less manic than before, they all revealed expressions of surprise.
"I can't tell, you Junior Cultivator actually have some skills." Liu Yiming looked Zhou Ya up and down with surprise and said, "You're not bad-looking either. Want to be friends with me? You've heard of the Earth Battle Group, right? It's my family's."
The surrounding team members laughed.
Zhou Ya took a step back and said, "I refuse."
After saying this, she pulled Li Meng away from these shirtless, tough-looking guys and found the next beast.
Before she could continue the treatment, suddenly, a shrill, piercing scream rang out.
The Steel-tailed Long-haired Monkey, which had just calmed down, suddenly became incredibly manic, slamming its head hard against the iron cage, using all its strength with every impact.
Bang, bang, bang...
It slammed its head until it was bloody and mangled, and after a few hits, it collapsed to the ground, twitching violently, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood.
A thick, bloody stench filled the air.
"Little Monkey!" Liu Yiming exclaimed, then rushed in front of Zhou Ya, grabbed her arm, and demanded, "What did you do to it? Are you trying to kill my beast!"
The others also reacted and immediately surrounded Zhou Ya and Li Meng.
Zhou Ya was frightened by the beast's condition and also by Liu Yiming's fierce attitude, stuttering, "How could this be... The method was correct, wh-why did it go out of control?"
This reaction in Liu Yiming's eyes became proof of guilt, and he slapped Zhou Ya hard across the face.
The loud sound of the slap drowned out the beast's screams.
Li Meng reacted, and seeing Zhou Ya get hit, she hurriedly pulled her behind her, drew two short blades, and bared her teeth like a mother cat protecting her kitten.
"Asshole! Can't you talk properly? Why are you hitting people?" she scolded angrily.
"Hitting people? I want to kill someone! I looked down on you, so I let you cultivate my beast, and yet you turned the beast into this. What's wrong with me hitting you?"
Liu Yiming's face was gloomy as he glared at Li Meng, his gaze falling on her two short blades. "Holding two toys, what are you trying to do? Fight me? I am the Young Commander of the Earth Battle Group. You want to fight me? Who the hell do you think you are?"
As he spoke, he moved quickly and, while Li Meng wasn't paying attention, kicked her hands.
Zhou Ya felt a sharp pain in her wrists, and the two short blades flew out of her hands, hitting the floor with a "clang."
The others took away the short blades and surrounded the two even more tightly.
Zhou Ya's face was burning, and the fear and unease in her heart were magnified intensely. But seeing that Li Meng had also been hit because of her, she was suddenly shocked.
If he knew about this, he would be angry.
Unable to care about her own fear, she pulled Li Meng behind her and forced herself to stay calm, saying, "What do you want?"
"What do I want?" Liu Yiming said. "You turned my beast into this, and you're asking me what I want? I'm very unhappy right now. What do you suggest?"
Zhou Ya said with a serious face, "I can cure it back."
"No need, damn it! I don't trust you. Honestly let me vent my anger, then get me a capable Breeder. Otherwise... heh heh! Not many people who offend our Earth Battle Group end up well."
After finishing, Liu Yiming rotated his wrists and suddenly threw a punch toward Zhou Ya's head.
Zhou Ya had a chance to dodge, but she didn't. Instead, she closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, tightened the muscles on her face, and waited for the fist to land.
If you do something wrong, you must be punished; this was a principle she had understood since she was a child.
If a few punches could appease these people's anger and allow her to cure the beast again, then that really wasn't anything.
As long as Li Meng didn't get hurt.
His sister.
Just as the fist was about to land, suddenly, an angry roar rang out.
"Stop it right now!!!"
Li Yu's figure rushed in from outside the cultivation room, looking like a madman, gripping his sword and angrily slashing toward Liu Yiming and the others.