As soon as the door opened, a soft little body leapt into his arms.
The stern lines on Chen Chao's face immediately softened a bit, a hint of gentle warmth showing through as he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't get hurt."
"Mm-hmm!" Chen Shiyu buried her head in his chest and nodded vigorously, not sure if it was in agreement or in a prayer for those words to always come true.
Chen Chao lifted his head and his gaze fell on Fan Xiangyu in the room, his expression returning to its sternness as he asked, "Have you done anything foolish during this time?"
Foolish deeds...
Fan Xiangyu felt tears streaming down her heart. This man was indeed prepared for a fallback plan.
Chen Shiyu looked up and smiled, saying, "She's been very well-behaved."
Upon hearing her words, Fan Xiangyu immediately relaxed and nodded hurriedly, saying, "Yeah, yeah, I've been treating your sister well. A group of zombies came last night, but I led them away. Isn't that right, Sister Xiaoyu?"
Chen Shiyu gave her a sidelong glance, with a hint of warning in her eyes, suggesting that she shouldn't exaggerate too much.
Fan Xiangyu immediately shut up embarrassment.
Chen Chao sat down on the sofa and took out the little grass monster from his pocket. The creature was barely alive. After Chen Chao dripped a few drops of water on it, its dull green leaves immediately shone with a bit of bright green glow, slightly unfurling and regaining some vitality.
"A plant that moves?" Chen Shiyu and Fan Xiangyu immediately approached in wonder.
Chen Chao nodded and said, "This is a mutated plant-based monster, very rare. Its body is highly nutritious. Eating just one of its leaves can heal minor injuries."
"So amazing!" Chen Shiyu immediately pushed up her glasses and leaned in close to the vines of the little grass monster, taking out a magnifying glass to observe it.
"If someone is poisoned, can it treat it?" Fan Xiangyu's eyes darted around.
Chen Chao glanced at her and said, "You can try."
"Nah, I think I'll pass on that," Fan Xiangyu said reluctantly.
Chen Shiyu asked curiously, "Are you planning to keep it?"
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Once I get the tools, I'll just eat it. It can enhance my strength a bit."
Suddenly, the little grass monster in his palm, already weak, tightened its body into a ball and its tendrils and vines trembled slightly, seemingly terrified.
Chen Shiyu chuckled, "It can actually understand our words. How incredible."
Chen Chao remained calm and said, "That means it's eaten humans."
Chen Shiyu's smile faded immediately. She nodded vigorously and said, "Then let's eat it."
The little grass monster shrank tighter and trembled all over.
Fan Xiangyu suddenly froze. She hesitated and said, "I think I just sensed its biological electromagnetic waves. It's begging you."
"You can sense the biological electromagnetic waves of plant life?" Chen Chao was somewhat surprised.
A smile floated on Fan Xiangyu's face as she said, "It's a bit difficult and not very accurate, but I can get the general idea. It says that if you give it soil, it can grow fruit and offer it to you."
Chen Chao nodded and said, "I know. The fruit it grows is called the 'Life Fruit.' Although it's very valuable, the growth time is too slow, and we don't have a special enclosed area. Neither of you can keep watch over it 24 hours a day. Once you let your guard down, it will immediately escape from the soil."
Fan Xiangyu was taken aback. She only learned these things through communication with the little grass monster, while Chen Chao obviously couldn't communicate with it yet knew more details than her. What else didn't he know? She felt apprehensive, cautiously glanced at Chen Chao, and hesitated before saying, "If I can control it, does that count as a merit?"
Chen Chao was taken aback, "You can control it?"
Fan Xiangyu nodded vigorously and said, "I tried just now. Although I can't fully dominate it like zombies, I can interfere with its biological electromagnetic waves and put it into a coma."
Chen Chao's eyes lit up. Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs would be very foolish. If it could be cultivated, it would naturally be more worthwhile than eating it!
"Okay, then it's up to you!" Chen Chao handed the weak little grass monster on his palm to her and said happily, "As a reward, I can grant you one reasonable request. What do you want?"
Fan Xiangyu's heart rejoiced, and she quickly said, "I want to evolve!"
Chen Chao shook his head without hesitation and said, "Not now."
Fan Xiangyu didn't mind. She never expected Chen Chao to agree to this request. It was just a lead-in. She immediately stated her true wish and said, "Then give me ten zombies, evolved special zombies!"
Chen Chao rubbed his chin and said, "I'm in a tight schedule and don't have time to help you catch special zombies. Even if I catch them, I'll use them. However, I can give you ten quotas for special zombies. You can find a way to capture them yourself."
Fan Xiangyu was delighted and said, "Deal!"
With ten quotas for special zombies, her overall strength could increase by two or three times. Although ten special zombies couldn't overthrow Chen Chao's dominance over her, this was just the first step of her plan. With ten special zombies, she could secretly cultivate her own power.
Once she accumulated enough strength, it would be her time to turn the tables!
Thinking of these things, she felt delighted.
Beep-beep
Just then, an electronic sound sounded on Chen Chao's wrist.
Chen Chao was startled. The bio-detector on his wrist vibrated slightly, and a red dot appeared on its screen. According to the crosshairs on the screen, the red dot was located in the lower left corner, not far from here.
"A special zombie?" Chen Chao didn't expect to encounter a special zombie right after returning. He immediately stood up, instructed Chen Shiyu a few words, left the room, and rushed downstairs with the golden dog.
Woof! Woof!
As soon as the golden dog went downstairs, it barked at a wrecked car nearby.
Chen Chao looked in that direction and saw a zombie slowly emerging from behind the car. Its neck was twisted, its eyeballs rolled up, and its rotten flesh on its face was almost falling off. From its attire, it seemed to be a middle-aged man around thirty years old, with a suit and tie stained with large patches of dried blood.
Upon seeing Chen Chao, the zombie immediately roared and charged at him with astonishing speed, covering the distance of several dozen meters in less than two seconds.
Roar!
The middle-aged zombie opened its mouth and roared, with arcs of electricity crackling on the saliva between its fangs.
"An electrical zombie?" Chen Chao's heart stirred, and he immediately rushed forward.
For him now, a special zombie with only five times his physical strength was completely insignificant. He could easily overpower it with just his base physical strength.
Bang!
He punched out.
His fist was like a hammer, hitting the special zombie's cheek hard, causing a large piece of its rotten flesh to fly off, revealing the white bones on its cheek.
Although the force of this punch didn't knock its head off directly, it shook its body backward. Chen Chao took a step forward and delivered another punch to its throat!
Crack!
The rotten flesh on its throat was smashed like mud, splattering everywhere, and its cervical vertebrae were broken directly by this punch. The middle-aged zombie's head flew off.
Chen Chao took out a飞刀 and quickly cut open its chest.
Inside the flesh of its heart, a cluster of light blue soft jelly like a jelly wobbled, fresh and smooth.
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