Miss Rabbit's tone was as casual as if she were saying, "The weather is nice today," but to the purple-black parrot, it was like a thunderclap from a clear sky! She suddenly recalled a phrase Big Black Dog often bragged about—pure strength. One punch to kill, one stomp to obliterate a group, crushing everything in its path, no need for techniques!
What now? Escape? She wanted to! Really wanted to! But... didn't dare!
"Damn it! Roar—!" The giant rat—more precisely, the corpse of the giant rat—on top of it, the lone wolf barely managed to stay upright. He howled long and loud, then looked down at Miss Rabbit with a vicious glare and shouted in rage, "If only I had more time, if I could evolve further, it wouldn't be like this! Damn it!!!"
"Enough." Miss Rabbit said nonchalantly while munching on a carrot, "Is manipulating gravity that impressive? I've met your ancestors; one toyed with a young Azure Dragon and got killed by an adolescent Azure Dragon an hour later."
"What are you talking about?" The lone wolf didn't understand.
"Just some ancient history. The sight of the Azure Dragon being toyed with was amusing, so it left an impression." Miss Rabbit finished her carrot, clapped her hands, and said blandly, "Forget it, why am I even telling you this. Now, about the 'humans' you mentioned earlier, tell me in detail. I spared your lives for this."
"Roar—! Never!" The lone wolf roared, leaping from the giant rat's head, charging at Miss Rabbit despite his injuries, eyes full of madness and killing intent. "Kill me if you must! A predator can only die in battle!!!"
At the same time, the gravity around Miss Rabbit suddenly increased several times!
"....." Miss Rabbit sighed lightly, dodged the charge, and seemed unaffected by the multiplied gravity. She casually tapped the lone wolf with a thin bamboo stick.
A strange thing happened! The lone wolf, initially fierce and wild, suddenly lost control of his movements, stumbling around like a drunken man, even worse than drunk, with his four legs completely uncoordinated—some moving forward, some backward, some outward, some inward...
After struggling like a baby learning to walk, the lone wolf finally collapsed, unable to get up: "What kind of witchcraft is this?!!"
"Just a little trick." Miss Rabbit said.
"I get it! This is your power! Disrupting an opponent's balance is your ability!" The lone wolf shouted, venting his fury as he couldn't control his body and get up from the ground.
"If you say so." Miss Rabbit said casually, tapping him again with the bamboo stick. Instantly, the lone wolf's volume dropped to normal speaking level, though he still looked like he was yelling in fury, which was quite eerie. "Too noisy," Miss Rabbit explained.
Nearby, the purple-black parrot was dumbfounded.
This, this... it's not a machine, how can the volume be adjusted?! What kind of bizarre ability is this?!
"Damn it! Is it fun to manipulate others' bodies like this?!" The lone wolf raged, "With such power, why toy with me?! Kill me! Use your power to kill me!"
He was unwilling!
When she first attacked with the bamboo stick, he was prepared to die on the spot. But the result was this!
As a predator, how could he wriggle on the ground like a pathetic worm?!
"Kill me!!!" The lone wolf roared in frustration.
Miss Rabbit smiled: "No."
The lone wolf was stunned, his eyes turning even more vicious: "Are you insulting my dignity as a predator?! It's better to die in battle than live in disgrace!!"
"Did you misunderstand something?" Miss Rabbit asked in confusion, "I never said I would spare you."
"You!!" The lone wolf roared in rage, "Damn it! Damn it!!! Lift your witchcraft! Even if I die, as a predator, I want to die with dignity!"
"Haha....." Miss Rabbit suddenly pointed to the corpse of an evolved creature, "That cat was killed by that dog just now, for no reason, just killed on a whim. To you, that cat was just a tool, to be disposed of as you pleased. For you, why should I grant you the dignity of a desired death? Predator's dignity? To me, it's bullshit, worthless!"
With that, Miss Rabbit paused and continued, "If the Azure Dragon were here, he might say something like that. As for me....." Her expression was indifferent, looking down at him, "Why should I care how you want to die?"
Looking into her eyes, the lone wolf suddenly understood—standing before him was a capricious bastard! She did whatever she pleased, based solely on her whims. Your reasons, your desires, your dignity and honor in death... none of it mattered to her. She didn't care, didn't consider it.
So, anger was useless, begging was useless, unwillingness was useless, everything was useless.
"I get it..." This time, the lone wolf's voice carried despair, "You and your power are equally arrogant! He cursed in frustration, "One day, you will pay for your arrogance!"
Miss Rabbit said blandly, "That day will never come."
She turned her head to the purple-black parrot, who was hesitating between fleeing and not daring to run, hovering in the air: "Hey."
The parrot trembled all over, almost falling from the sky in fright.
Her instincts screamed to flee! But rationality told her she couldn't escape.
So, torn and hesitant, seeing Miss Rabbit's growing displeasure, she hurriedly flew over: "W-what are your orders, boss?"
"Boss?" Miss Rabbit asked curiously, "Where did you learn that word?"
"Learned it when I was kept by humans." The parrot answered honestly.
"Oh." Miss Rabbit nodded, "You're not one of the so-called 'chosen ones,' are you?"
The parrot was shocked: "Boss, how did you know?!"
"Because you're a parrot, good at talking, pretending to be a chosen one? Your boss is really easy to fool." Miss Rabbit smiled. She pointed at the lone wolf, who wanted to die in battle with his so-called dignity as a predator, "I think dying at your hands would be a fitting end for him."
?!! The parrot was stunned.
Miss Rabbit: "Hmm?"
The parrot trembled all over and immediately saluted: "Yes, boss!"
"No—!" The lone wolf let out a despairing roar, cursing wildly.
But soon, his cursing gradually died down and finally disappeared.
After finishing off her former boss, the purple-black parrot cautiously asked: "Any other orders, boss?"
She thought the rabbit in front of her had an extremely nasty personality...
"You mentioned something about 'humans' earlier. What's that about?" Miss Rabbit asked.
"Oh, oh." The parrot landed on the ground but quickly flew up again, remembering how the boss had stomped and killed over a hundred evolved creatures just now, "It's like this, boss. Not long ago, quite a few evolved creatures died near here, some of which were our... I mean, their subordinates! So they planned to retaliate. Being a boss isn't easy! Additionally, they wanted to recruit the perpetrator because witnesses said the attacker was a single human girl."
"Boss, boss, are you really going to leave all of that behind?" the purple-black parrot asked reluctantly, glancing back every few steps. "Those are three chosen ones and over a hundred evolved ones. Eating them would greatly aid evolution. If you don't like eating raw meat, I can learn to cook! I've seen how humans prepare food! You can eat the meat, and I'll just drink the soup..."
"I don't eat meat, so why would I need them?" Miss Bunny said.
"Huh?! You don't eat meat, boss?" the parrot blurted out in surprise. "Then how did you evolve to be so powerful?"
"Want to know?" Miss Bunny asked.
Hearing this, the purple-black parrot shivered and quickly shook her head. "No, no, I don't want to know. How would I dare to know?"
In today's world, if there were truly a quick way to become powerful, who would tell others for no reason? The more you know, the faster you die.
"Still, boss, even if you don't eat it, isn't it a waste to just throw it away..." The parrot glanced back at the bodies of the evolved ones, especially the three chosen ones, swallowing hard and showing a pained expression. "After all, they are very valuable. Are you really not going to take them?"
"They're too dirty," Miss Bunny said casually.
"Uh..." The parrot hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "If you don't want them, can I have them? I don't mind the dirt! I don't mind the dirt!"
"Do as you please," Miss Bunny replied.
At that moment, the parrot really felt like turning back immediately, at least to take the hearts of the three chosen ones. Based on experience, the heart is the most valuable part of an evolved being. But just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly realized something.
She remembered how the lone wolf died.
Although she was the one who dealt the final blow, ultimately, the lone wolf died because of the sudden whims of this bunny with a bad personality. This boss, to put it nicely, acts on her own whims and is unrestrained. To put it bluntly, she's capricious and unpredictable! If the boss thinks it's dirty, and I go back to get the hearts, won't I get dirty too? If she slaps me to death then, that would be too unjust, right?!
"I thought about it again and... I think I better not," the parrot said with great pain, resolutely turning away and no longer looking at the enticing spoils all around.
"Why don't you want them anymore?" Miss Bunny asked calmly.
"I think staying alive is more important," the parrot said with a smile. "Boss, look at me now, aren't I doing just fine? As a parrot, one must know contentment."
"Alright, then lead the way," Miss Bunny said, sighing a little regretfully.
Hearing this sigh, the purple-black parrot trembled all over, almost scared to death. Did the boss just want to kill her?
No, no, with a personality like hers, she wouldn't need a reason to kill!
Wait! That's not right either. Precisely because of her bad personality, she would deliberately find a reason to kill, letting the victim fall from the peak of their life into the abyss!
In TV dramas, those with such perverse personalities always like to do that!
Thinking this way, the purple-black parrot fell into endless fear, trembling with anxiety. Even her flying became clumsy, almost hitting a tree face-first.
After several times like this, she finally calmed down a bit.
After a while, feeling the atmosphere was too oppressive, the purple-black parrot spoke up, "Boss, are you also interested in that human?" When anxious, some people prefer silence to calm down, while others talk more to relieve stress. Without a doubt, this parrot was the latter.
She continued, "It makes sense, after all. No evolved being would be uninterested in humans. They were once the undisputed rulers of this world, but for some reason, they suddenly all died out over a year ago. Haha, many evolved beings were quite disappointed, saying they couldn't personally torment humans, eat their flesh, and gnaw their bones. However, there are also evolved beings who have good feelings towards humans. Those are usually ones who were favored by humans before, or who are amazed and admire the civilization humans left behind."
The purple-black parrot chattered on, "Personally, I think humans are quite nice. Though my previous owner always kept me in a cage, without him, I would have died long ago. As a parrot, one must know contentment. Staying alive is the most important thing. And the old owner treated me well, I'm very grateful to him. But it's useless to talk about this now, since humans are extinct anyway! By the way, boss, do you know why humans suddenly went extinct?"
"Yes," Miss Bunny replied.
"Haha! Boss, you don't know either, right? I've asked many people, and none of them..." The parrot's voice trailed off abruptly. "?!"
The purple-black parrot originally mentioned it just to make conversation, but Miss Bunny's answer stunned her. She immediately covered her beak with her wing, then fell to the ground with a "plop."
But she didn't care about such a small matter right now!
After spreading her wings and flying back up, the purple-black parrot nervously circled a few times at a low altitude, opening and closing her beak, wanting to ask but ultimately saying nothing.
The more you know, the faster you die.
As a little parrot who knows nothing, you can live as long as possible.
She firmly believed in this principle.
Thus, she didn't ask any more questions, not even daring to speak, focusing solely on leading the way. After all, what if she talked herself to death?
After a while, the bunny and the parrot returned to the city from the outskirts, but not to the city center; they went to the west side, which was also full of tall buildings.
In fact, this area was even more modern than the city center.
This was because the west side housed many high-tech enterprises, serving as the city's tech incubator.
"We're almost there, boss. I can hear the sounds just up ahead," the purple-black parrot said.
Miss Bunny nodded calmly.
With her hearing, she had already heard the sounds of fighting up ahead.
Due to the large-scale conflict, the number of evolved beings in the vicinity had decreased. Some had run far away to avoid getting caught up in the fight, while others had stayed close, hoping to seize any opportunity for gain.
When Miss Bunny and the parrot arrived, they saw these spectators, though for some reason there weren't many.
On the wide two-way road, the battle was nearing its end.
Collapsed vegetation, destroyed flower beds, scattered limbs, blood-stained ground... Just one glance was enough to tell how fierce the battle had been.
Even so, the few dozen evolved beings still alive were fighting to the death!
And at the center of their encirclement was a girl who looked human.
She wore a spotless white dress, had long black hair that reached her waist, elegant eyebrows, and a delicate nose. She was graceful and beautiful, with the breeze gently lifting her hair, making her a charming sight. If anyone who knew Raymond were here, they would be shocked to find that this girl bore a striking resemblance to him!