Chapter 15, 015: I kowtow to you!
In the early morning, the sunlight rises from the east, penetrating the dark forest. Feng Wu cuts off a few small saplings and makes a makeshift bed, securing the injured person on the bed and dragging them out.
The forest is densely populated with trees, making it difficult to discern the direction, especially with the injured person. It's not that Feng Wu has a kind heart and insists on bringing the injured person along. She is a law-abiding person who strictly follows the regulations and instructions of the empire. The empire only requires her not to kill, not necessarily to save lives. However, she saw a list of missing persons on the official website of the interstellar police.
The injured person, who goes by the name Yan Zhong, admits to having murdered a C-level Alpha here. Feng Wu needs to bring him back, and there might even be a reward.
They fell from the sky, and the best way to leave is to fly back up. However, Feng Wu doesn't have a flying mech, while Yan Zhong does. But he is on the verge of death, barely able to stop the bleeding with the primitive herbs Feng Wu found on the ground. He can't operate the mech at all.
They decide to walk out instead. Feng Wu has a poor sense of direction, and the K-33666 primitive jungle is vast. Even if they manage to figure out the direction, it's still difficult to find their way out. They decide to go deeper into the jungle, hoping to catch some useful flying beasts and fierce animals to support themselves.
Yan Zhong, with his strong regenerative ability, has recovered enough to speak after a night. As he watches the primitive fern plants brush past him, the fine hairs float into the air and irritate his exposed wounds, causing extreme discomfort.
After enduring for a while, he finally musters the strength to shout desperately, "Go around, avoid this place!"
Feng Wu is surprised. "You can speak now? How did you recover so quickly?" She was genuinely angry when she attacked him, not holding back at all, as she wanted to deprive him of his ability to act.
Yan Zhong rolls his eyes. Although he can't move, he realizes that Feng Wu doesn't intend to abandon him to fend for himself. His fierce expression finally reveals his disdain and insult towards Alphas. "Not everyone is as outstanding as Alphas in various attributes, but don't underestimate us Betas!"
"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Feng Wu rubs her ears, annoyed by the primitive ferns. Alphas have sensitive senses, and the fine hairs stick to their skin and can't be wiped off easily. "First of all, you left me behind. You were able to blow up that thick rock with nano-magnetic explosives. If we were in the capital star, I could sue you for attempted murder and demand a large compensation. And now you have to rely on me to save your life. Understand your position."
"Hypocrite! All you Alphas are the same, looking down on ordinary people and acting superior. . ." Yan Zhong's angry words are suddenly interrupted as Feng Wu kicks the wooden bed supporting him, causing it to flip over. Then she leaps backward.
A huge snake head suddenly descends from the sky, and the snake's fangs, as thick as arms, emit a hissing sound.
A bulbous green snake eye hangs overhead, and in an instant, Yan Zhong feels a chill run through his body, causing his blood to flow backward.
"Don't speak, it can't see us," Feng Wu says as she jumps onto a tree. Looking down from above, she realizes that it is a large python-like snake, with a body as thick as a small mech, coiled on the tree. When it spots prey, it moves swiftly along the ground, its fangs excitedly flickering.
Feng Wu's voice catches its attention, and it abandons Yan Zhong, who was hiding in the shadows, and smashes its tail against the tree trunk where Feng Wu landed. The trunk, as thick as two people hugging, collapses.
It's a Kurode man-eating snake, an extremely cunning and bloodthirsty snake. Although it's not as terrifying as other predators, it is one of the most troublesome primitive creatures for mercenary groups due to its cunning nature and potent venom.
When the snake's tail came crashing down, Feng Wu quickly jumped and grabbed onto a parasitic vine, swinging to the other side while searching for usable equipment in her mind.
A knife wouldn't work, as it would release a bloody smell upon striking. It was just dawn, and she didn't know if there were any hungry wild beasts nearby.
Wind blades could be used. As long as the snake opened its mouth towards her, she could send the wind inside and shred its organs. However, the snake was cunning and only used its tail to strike a few times, not revealing its true strength.
It wanted to knock her unconscious and eat her, or wait until she was too tired to move before attacking.
The snake's tail relentlessly pursued her as Feng Wu jumped from tree to tree. Finally, she found a forgotten iron rod in her mind, a good weapon that wouldn't cause much bloodshed. The Krode man-eating snake, as a hunter, was also perceptive. It knew how to adapt and couldn't strike a tree that wouldn't move. When the tree fell, the person would fall, and the snake's huge tail unexpectedly hit the tree root.
Just as Feng Wu took out the iron rod, she suddenly found herself falling.
The restless jumping sound stopped, and the Krode man-eating snake satisfiedly moved towards the spot where Feng Wu fell. This was its breakfast, and a person of this size could fill its hungry stomach from the night before. It moved its snake head, carefully discerning the sounds in the air, gradually searching for its prey.
Hiding between the wooden bed and the tree trunk, Feng Wu didn't dare to make a sound. This snake was a crazy creature in the animal kingdom, with strong attacking instincts and venom all over its body. Even when food was abundant, it would still kill anything that came near. Feng Wu didn't have a mech and couldn't defeat the snake in close combat.
He felt anxious. He couldn't move now and could only rely on Feng Wu. He couldn't let this cheap Alpha die like this!
He struggled, using all his strength to move his body. Finally, he escaped the confines of the wooden bed and grabbed a stone nearby, intending to throw it far away to confuse the Krode man-eating snake's hearing. Suddenly, behind the layers of ferns, Feng Wu, who didn't seem the least bit disheveled, appeared as if she could walk on air. She leaped high, holding the iron rod and striking directly at the huge snake head.
The man-eating snake, which a second ago could devour a person in one gulp, fell down limply. When Feng Wu landed in front of him, not a single hair was out of place. He opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.
. . . It seemed that he couldn't kill it himself.
Feng Wu was surprised. "Hey? You can move? How did you recover so quickly?" This was even faster than an Alpha's recovery speed.
He couldn't catch his breath and coughed up blood.
They continued on their way, with Feng Wu leading the path with the iron rod and casually dragging the parasitic vine, which was tied to the wooden bed, and behind the bed was the corpse of the Krode man-eating snake. They moved forward slowly.
He felt like he was about to vomit blood again. "You threw it away! Why did you do that?!"
Feng Wu was in a good mood and said, "To sell it. This snake skin is so beautiful, I can make quite a bit of money by selling it." She was someone who wanted to buy a house, after all.
"This thing is full of poison, it can't be sold! Who dares to wear something made from this thing! It scratched me with its teeth! Sir! Brother! Sister! I was wrong! I was wrong! You can throw it away!! I'll kowtow to you!"
Note: Unrevised
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