BXBX NOVEL Chapter 314: 248: Want to get rid of it? Should I try?
Pointing at an accumulation of lumps on Zhang San’s bear floor, the leading guard asked with some bewilderment.
Mr. Zhuang shot him a sidelong glance, “Just fat, can’t you tell?”
“Fat?”
The guard squeezed the mass, looking confounded.
Another guard then pointed to the faint spider-web-like patterns on his back, “What about this?”
“Tattoos. Is that a problem?”
“Tattoos?”
The guard touched them, they felt rather rough, and Mr. Zhuang immediately lost his patience: “Hey man, we’re both grown-ups here; you’re making me uncomfortable. How about getting a woman to do this instead?”
“You…”
“Alright, that’s enough, let him in!”
A voice suddenly came from within the tent, prompting the two guards to respectfully withdraw.
Mr. Zhuang, however, was still a bit puzzled – he didn’t recognize this voice.
With growing confusion, he followed Li Youji into the tent.
The inside of the tent was rather spacious, lined with tables, stools, and weapon racks.
Some people were standing, some sitting, but all had an expression of utmost respect.
The person at the front was a young man, carefully scrutinizing a document in his hands.
“My lord!”
Li Youji saluted, “Your servant has fulfilled your command and brought back the man you wanted.”
With increasing familiarity, Mr. Zhuang’s eyes widened, “It’s you… Zheng Cheng!”
“Impudent! How dare you call His Lordship by name!”
Before he had even finished speaking, a huge armored man stood up, glaring at Mr. Zhuang.
“It’s okay, Zhang San, don’t be so tense, he’s kind of my friend.”
Zhang San was still glaring at Mr. Zhuang, but he sat back down.
Mr. Zhuang was taken aback, sucking in a breath of cold air.
When the large man stood up, the clear intent to kill was unmistakably directed at him.
He was certain.
If he had made any hostile moves just now, there’s no doubt that he would have been met with a thunderous blow from this man.
A hero!
This large man must be a heroic figure!
Moreover…
He looked around and noted that this heroic figure known as Zhang San was merely seated at the lower end of the room.
In front of him sat two people.
One person was a middle-aged man in a mage robe, looking calm and collected.
Mage robes?
A magician?
Another hero!
The other person,
She was the one closest to Zheng Cheng, dressed in a hot red dress and wearing a veil – a ravishing beauty.
He had stolen a glance just now, and was utterly dazzled.
This beauty was out of this world!
Could it be possible… She’s also a hero?
Three heroes, oh my…
“Mr. Zhuang, have you seen enough?”
Turning her head and chuckling, this woman, Shadelle, unraveled a seductive smile.
Mr. Zhuang quickly lowered his head, “Enough, enough…”
“Giggle…”
Shadelle laughed delicately, “My lord, your friend is certainly interesting.”
“That’s enough Shadelle, stop teasing,” said Zheng Cheng, “The rest of you can leave, I want to have a talk with him.”
“Yes, my lord!”
Everyone quickly saluted and retreated from the tent.
“Sit.”
Zheng Cheng gestured toward the seat next to him, but Mr. Zhuang was noticeably uneasy.
“You…You’re really Zheng Cheng?”
“What? So quick to forget about me?” Zheng Cheng joked, “guaranteed authentic.”
“How is it possible… in such a short time, you’ve created such a huge power structure, even including two heroes…
“Not two.” Zheng Cheng held up a hand, “Specifically, there are five.”
“Five heroes!” Zhuang Shuai gasped, “How can there be so many! There are only so many heroes recorded in history, how could you possibly recruit five heroes… ”
Zheng Cheng gave a nonchalant laugh without explaining.
Zhuang Shuai had the tact not to probe further and asked, “What brought you to me this time?”
“I remember we had an agreement.”
“An agreement? What agreement?” Zhuang Shuai wondered. However, he quickly realized, “You mean… dark cooking? You said you’re testing the drug?”
“No, no, no…”
Zheng Cheng shook his head, “Not me testing the drug, but my troops.”
“Your troops?”
“Correct.” Zheng Cheng nodded, “I have three thousand units of troops under my command, almost all of them are six-star! And I also have five heroes, they are all your test subjects!”
“My goal is for you to boost their abilities comprehensively in a short period!”
“So that’s what it is…” Zhuang Shuai flicked his eyes and said, “Do you trust me that much?”
“It’s not about trust, just a mutual alliance.”
Zheng Cheng laughed, “I’m surprised that under these circumstances, you’ve been able to hold on until now. I suppose your crystal of origins must be with you all the time.”
“Hehe, you guessed it right.” Zhuang Shuai grinned, “Do you believe in my dark cooking?”
“Given the state of you and your dozen or so subordinates, I presume that’s the work of dark-cooked food.”
Zheng Cheng said, “To be honest, if it weren’t for my scouting abilities, given your current appearance, I wouldn’t have recognized you.”
A few days ago, he wiped out the Mosquito Fly tribe’s army and continued to advance toward the mountaintop.
Who would have thought that due to the terrain and loss of troops, he had no choice but to rest here for a while.
Using the Central Radar Life Monitoring Technique to scout the surrounding area, he suddenly found four green spots within his monitoring radius!
Teammates!
Or to be exact… students who entered the secret realm at the same time.
One of them is Zhuang Shuai, and he’s the closest to Zheng Cheng!
Apart from him, there were also a dozen yellow spots, indicating his underlings.
Originally, he wouldn’t be surprised to find Zhuang Shuai and his underlings. However, when he subconsciously checked out Zhuang Shuai and his underlings’ attributes, he got quite a shock.
Their four-dimensional attribute growth and levels weren’t significant, but there were quite a few inexplicable elements in their attributes.
Darkness Resistance +10, Shadow Resistance +10, Toxicity Resistance +10, etc.
These resistances were quite common.
Apart from these, there was a bizarre attribute called “Alien Beast Transformation”.
Black Insect Skin, Colorful Flesh Spiderweb, Poisonous Fangs, Dazzling Light, Snake Scale Armor…
A dozen or so bizarre and inexplicable special attributes and passive skills, which astonished Zheng Cheng.
Some of them had even developed unique organs!
Zhuang Shuai gave a wry smile, “I didn’t want to either. To survive in this hellhole, I had to subsist on my own cooking.”
“But let me tell you, my cooking skills are quite formidable. The stuff I cook can increase normal troops’ abilities several folds!”
“Sadly, the troops under my command are too weak. Even if they’re enhanced, they can’t gain much. Unlike you, you can even recruit six-star troops!”
Zheng Cheng chuckled softly without explaining further.
If he wants to misunderstand, let it be so.
“By the way, how are you going to deal with your current appearance? Will you still be considered human when you go out looking like this?”
Zhuang Shuai forced a smile and said, “I don’t know either, but thankfully, my dark cooking has a time limit. As long as I can rid my body of the dark food consumed in a short time, my body can recover.”
“However, we’ve consumed too much dark cooking in a short period. Some people’s organs have even mutated. I need to get out and find a way to solve this problem.”
“Damn it, I used to be so handsome…”
“Ridding it from your body?”
Zheng Cheng’s expression was a bit strange, “Do you want me to… try something?”
“You…?”
Zhuang Shuai’s eyes shot wide open, shaking his head fervently, “No… no, yours is too strong. I’m afraid I might not be able to handle…”
“What about another one?”
“What’s the other one?”
“Not the skill that causes diarrhea, but…”
As he spoke, Zheng Cheng came to Zhuang Shuai’s side, reached out his hand and grabbed, a weird fluctuation appeared in his hand.
Before Zhuang Shuai’s surprised eyes, a slap landed on his belly.
“Ah…!”