A tiny, dust-like substance exploded immediately upon entering the body.
"Haha, these zombies want to fight the boss? No way!"
"Huahua, we've already blown up over three hundred of them. That must be quite an achievement, right? Can we go ask the boss for praise?"
Huahua gave a thumbs-up and nodded, "We will!~"
"Ah!~~ I'm so looking forward to it, hehe."
The sycophant fell in love with Ah Hua and slept hugging Ah Hua.
Da Niu was alone and vexed, letting out a long howl to the sky.
This attracted a severe beating from Chen Chen.
"You're too noisy! Instead of blabbering here with me, you might as well see how many of our people are left."
"See what? What's there to see? We'll move out tomorrow and kick their asses!"
Chen Chen thought about it, and the longer they delayed, the more problems might arise.
However, she couldn't understand why so many fourth-tier beings would self-destruct.
She had given them the crystals, and she knew exactly what their levels were.
Could it be due to elemental counteraction?
"Alas, it's my fault too. I can't distinguish elemental issues. How is the boss so amazing? Every crystal he eats leads to an accurate upgrade. Alas, I'm ashamed of myself."
Da Niu saw her drooling.
He didn't know if she admired the boss or wanted to eat him.
All he knew was that his brother was gone, and he was unhappy.
Chen Chen didn't want to comfort him.
Just one brother, was it worth making such a fuss about?
Zombies had no emotions. If you had to say something, anger was the emotion that dominated.
If sympathy was 0, then anger could be 100.
She said unhappily, "This is a bad start. We need to hurry. I have a feeling we'll discover something good on this trip."
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An Nuan had recently noticed that CoCo was listless.
It no longer liked biscuits, nor worms. Even the old bird had brought some eyeballs and giant centipedes, but it wasn't interested.
An Nuan stroked its crest feathers with some concern.
"Why are you so lacking in spirit? Get up and eat a worm, a fresh, big worm!"
CoCo rolled its eyelids open for a glance, then closed them again.
The several kittens had grown to about half a meter tall. They hugged CoCo, licking and kissing it.
A patch on its forehead was almost licked bald, yet it still lay there listlessly.
An Nuan was at a loss: "Shi Huai, should we find another avian expert? If CoCo continues like this, it's not good."
Shi Huai: "I've examined it. There are no physical problems. Perhaps it's approaching its molting period."
An Nuan didn't understand what molting in birds entailed.
But regardless, shouldn't it be eating?
What was the point of not eating or drinking?
Xiao Tong made a plate of fried cockroaches: "CoCo, I made these special snacks for you. Have some."
CoCo didn't want to hurt Xiao Tong's mechanical heart, so it opened its mouth and ate two or three pieces, then lay down again.
An Nuan picked it up and wiped the saliva from its body, saying:
"If all else fails, let's feed it some crystals. We brought back some shark meat from the beach last time. I don't really like it; it tastes sour and smelly, but I saw you liked it before. Shall I make it into a loach-like paste?"
CoCo lifted its eyelids. Its large, round eyes showed a glimmer of gratitude.
"You want to eat it, right? Then I'll make it for you."
An Nuan took out three crystal shards from her pocket. Upon inspection, there were two fire-elemental and one light-elemental.
The fire-elemental crystals were low-tier, and the light-elemental one was mid-tier. CoCo's prophetic abilities were also light-elemental.
It should be fine after eating them.
An Nuan fed them to it.
CoCo stuck out its tongue and crunched on a few pieces.
Fu Yun Ting returned from a meeting and saw its listless appearance. He reached out and petted its head.
"It seems even more dejected than when I left this morning."
"Yes, I'm making some supplementary food for it with shark meat now. It has to eat something. It's barely drinking water today."
Shi Huai also examined it, but found nothing amiss.
Fu Yun Ting squinted and poked its heart.
CoCo's wings trembled. It felt a cool sensation, a bit uncomfortable. Its claws pushed back slightly, trying to retreat.
Fu Yun Ting said, "Although it's very subtle, I feel an energy surge. Is it about to level up?"
"Level up?"
"CoCo can still level up?"
No one had thought that CoCo, a prophecy bird, could level up.
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Would its prophecies become longer? It didn't seem very useful.
When one's strength was sufficient, the importance of foreseeing danger decreased.
CoCo's leveling up seemed a bit... anticlimactic.
But they couldn't show it.
Animals were sensitive.
No matter how unappealing, it was still their own little one.
An Nuan played along, saying, "CoCo is so amazing! Look, it's been almost a year, and you're finally going to level up! You'll be sixth-tier soon. Aren't you happy?"
CoCo was still too lazy to speak, but its eyes showed a hint of excitement.
"Shall I ask the old bird to catch some fresh stone worms for you?"
CoCo showed some reaction upon hearing about stone worms.
An Nuan, with no other choice, sent a message to the old bird. The next day, the old bird arrived with two companions, carrying a basket of stone worms. It grabbed CoCo by the neck and tossed it into the basket.
"Eat them there. It saves the trouble of feeding you repeatedly!"
CoCo poked its head out of the basket, one stone worm after another. It treated them like sunflower seeds, skillfully cracking open the shells, flicking its tongue to pick out the meat, and munching.
"Xiao Lei..."
Fu Yun Ting grabbed a handful of stone worms and stuffed them into the old bird's mouth.
He glared at the old bird sharply.
If you dare call me Xiao Lei Lei, I'll suffocate you!
Sensing the death threat, the old bird quickly nodded.
After Fu Yun Ting released it, the old bird chuckled, "Old Fu is quite a gentle person. How did his son become so violent? You're suited for my line of work."
Fu Yun Ting: "I have no interest in your guns and ammunition. Keep them for yourself."
"You brat, with your black technology, you look down on an old man's plunder. Let me tell you, it depends on who wields these things. They're different in my hands!"
The old bird proudly tilted its chin and waved its hand:
"By the way, I saw some suspicious little guys on the way. I took care of them for you and specifically saved this batch for you."
The old bird's two companions set down two baskets, containing eight zombie heads.
They were freshly harvested and still reeked of decay.
The old bird slung an arm around Fu Yun Ting's shoulder, "I heard you eat this stuff. I understand. I, for one, like stinky mandarin fish!"
"I encountered dozens of them. I specifically picked out a few good-looking ones for you!"
"Should we braise them or deep-fry them? I'd like to try some too."
Fu Yun Ting was speechless.
As expected of an old-timer from the mountains, he'd eat anything.
Fu Yun Ting smiled, "Let's have sashimi. Brain sashimi, pure and original. It's invigorating and perfect for you."