Chapter 602
Chapter 602 - 582: Beasts
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"Kill him! Kill him!"
"Who is he?"
"Err, who am I?"
"Wait, I seem to remember, I need to remember a few things... how many?"
Excessive stimulation and rage have caused the Mother of Stone-dragon, who already has insufficient brain capacity, to fall into confusion.
She, or it, is not a true "social organism" after all; the world’s favor grants her wisdom but does not grant her the common sense to control her "consciousness."
She eats when hungry, sleeps when tired, obeys her instincts, and constantly expands her tribe... This kind of life has been fundamentally different from humans from the beginning.
She is just a beast, a beast driven by instinct and driven to use her brain to think in order to better satisfy her own "desires."
Expecting a beast to think purely rationally? Their brains have been full of chaos and desires from the beginning.
"I’m hungry..."
"Mating..."
"I want to eat... delicious..."
Her chaotic brain instantly forgets the reminders from the Sound of Rules from before, and the kings who were hurriedly matured by the world did not have the wisdom to match their positions.
Lu Ping’an? After stepping on the Brass Knight "doll," she completely forgot... expecting a constantly breeding beast king to calmly think about the suddenly disappearing "prey"?
For humans, the Curse is full of malice; for ordinary beasts, it has no meaning... Their brains, which are not very wise, don’t need too much stuff, just live in accordance with biological instincts.
But now, it’s the Beast King leading her people, together they form a social system, forming a group centered on herself, and their king seems lost now...
"Tired, sleep."
"Reproduce, produce offspring."
After numerous thoughts washed over her, naturally, the instinct of a beast became the only option.
Humans who lose their memories would work hard to remember, and even control what they think about, but beasts have no concept of forgetting. When memory slips away like sand, they don’t bother trying to recover it.
When facing external stimuli, instinct is enough, instinct...
"Mother, King..."
Her cunning eldest son, Stone-dragon Yi, came over, hesitating and looking uneasy at his mother.
She seemed to be in an irregular situation, constantly drooling as if she was hungry already? All the eliminated "brothers" from surviving competitions should be enough to satisfy her increasing appetite.
"... Delicious!"
But in the next moment, he was utterly stunned.
His own mother, the magnificent Beast King, the hard-to-come-by King of the Petrified Lizards of the Gray Axe Tribe, successfully evolved into the Stone-dragon, stepping on him with one foot.
Stone-dragon Yi, the sage and commander of the Stone-dragon Family in reality, had his last memory of his mother’s blood-basin mouth wide open!
"So... so good!"
The beast had completely lost rational restraint; in her chaotic memory, the memory of swallowing "failed" "delicacies" had been successfully awakened.
As the equation of "Little Petrified Lizard" = "Gourmet Delicacy" was being established, the timing of Stone-dragon Yi’s arrival was perfect.
The ravenous beast, in a few quick bites, tasted the more delicious flavor than the "failed product," and instantly, the impression of "Stone-dragon Lizards are super delicious" was thoroughly ingrained, becoming the top priority among the three things in her memory.
The headless body was swallowed, with blood and saliva flowing on the ground. After the "Mother Dragon" was momentarily satisfied, she looked greedily at her surroundings with a mouthful of bloodstains.
"... So much, so delicious..."
The Stone-dragon Lizards who were being stared at felt a chill down their spines.
As long as they are creatures, they will naturally fear such greedy eyes...
"... Fresh meat!" The Beast King laughed, full of desire and malice.
Lu Ping’an gripped the bone, looking at the situation in the distance, somewhat expectant and hesitant.
The Curse was cast by Yaxi, so in a sense, the development is not entirely under Lu Ping’an’s control.
He guessed that this "intelligence-lowering Curse" should be effective on beasts, at least Meow guaranteed it would be, but how it would develop was still unknown.
If the Mother of Stone-dragon had enough rationality, she would reveal the content of the Sound of Rules the moment after being cursed, letting her companions help her think, decide, and take action... like the Beast God’s Great Priest back then, in a situation where you cannot determine if your actions are correct, doing nothing is helpful to your side.
And Yaxi, with her illusion ability, was still in that chaotic area, she had to find a way out by herself. If the Stone-dragons were wise and quick enough to react, blocking key interfaces and conducting carpet searches, they might actually find Yaxi directly.
Once Yaxi dies... this Curse would naturally be eliminated.
He has already made his move, and now, let’s see how the opponent responds.
This time, he had actually made a big bet, and at least a significant return was needed to break even.
The chess piece doll with "King’s Move" was a lifesaver on the battlefield, but according to his group’s plan, that thing would most likely not be recovered.
In addition to that, there had been a huge expenditure of Life-points.
Not to mention those "bombs" in mid-air, constant investment had left Lu Ping’an riddled with confusion.
The scrolls recording other people’s abilities were extremely costly; even Lu Ping’an just hoarded two scrolls with Meow and Guan Xinxian’s abilities... these were too expensive, and it was not cost-effective to record other people’s abilities.
And the Spirit Cat Scroll and the Gravity Scroll of Guan Xinxian in his hand were the reasons why Lu Ping’an did not care much about the King’s Move chess piece...
"Lu Ping’an."
The timely appearance of the Silver Armored Knight allowed Lu Ping’an to breathe a sigh of relief.
"How’s the situation?"
For some reason, from the moment they met, the look on the princess’s face was a bit strange after removing her helmet.
Yaxi hesitated for a moment before replying:
"... I suggest you take a look for yourself."
This place was a small cave near the battlefield and was also the cover that Lu Ping’an had chosen before.
He had to consider that with the bird fork bone, he would definitely be chased by the beast swarm, and the tracking instincts of the beasts were quite formidable, especially since there were too many members of the beast tide with sensitive senses.
So, once caught up, one must maintain distance, continuously transfer and engage in delaying tactics to extend time and allow the Curse to keep detonating.
Therefore, many safe points and temporary hiding places are needed naturally... Dug pits and traps are more convenient for running away.
"... What the hell?"
When Lu Ping’an secretly looked out, gazing at the distant battlefield, he was taken aback.
In the next moment, his eyes became more intense when he looked at the bird fork bone.
"It seems that this thing is more useful than expected..."
— End of Chapter 602 —