Vast forest, dark cave.
"Chirp!"
Xiaohu obediently lay on the ground, lifting its paws and exposing its belly for Ning Shuangyu to check its wounds.
Ning Shuangyu lifted the fur on its belly, finding a small bloody hole that was bleeding!
"How did you get hurt?"
Ning Shuangyu slightly frowned, muttering to herself.
Then.
She took out some emergency medicine from a small gourd and gave Xiaohu a simple bandage.
"Alright, rest for a bit!"
She gently patted Xiaohuâs head.
"Chirp!"
Xiaohu lifted its head and called out.
Even though it had lost too much blood, making it lethargic.
It still spread its huge wings, sheltering Ning Shuangyu in its gentle embrace, offering a bit of comfort.
"Sigh!"
But at this moment.
The other peopleâs faces showed exhaustion and helplessness:
"All that excitement for nothing!"
Just now, when they saw Xiaohu, they were quite happyâ
because Xiaohu could fly!
Maybe it could take them out of this hell!
But unexpectedly!
Xiaohu was gravely injured!
Obviously, it couldnât take them flying anymore!
Even!
It had become a burden!
...
Time was long and torturous.
The occasional wind sound outside the cave, like the mocking of evil spirits, slowly eroded their hope.
...
Suddenly!
Someoneâs stomach let out a "grumble"!
In this silent cave, it sounded particularly piercing!
Hungry!
They had already forgotten how long theyâd been trapped here!
But anyhow, they were hungry!
"What should we do? We havenât eaten for a long time!"
"Yeah! How long do we have to hide here?"
"If we continue to have nothing to eat, we wonât last a few days!"
...
After complaining.
They tried to search every corner of the cave for edible food!
Not even sparing cracks between the stones!
But only found some strange plants and insects!
They dared not eat those!
All efforts were ultimately in vain!
So they could only sit down and sigh again.
...
"Now we can barely endure! But if we get even hungrier, we might lose our sanity! How can we think of a way to escape then?"
"Will the people outside really come to save us?"
"Even if they come, they canât determine our location! In a short time, they wonât find us!"
"Even if they find us, they may not be able to get us out!"
People analyzed the current situation!
But the more they analyzed, the more desperate they felt!
"Why not... we catch a few fierce beasts to eat?"
"Otherwise, weâll starve to death before the rescue comes!"
One person suggested.
But everyone remained silent.
Because, where would they find fierce beasts?
They might be outside.
But how dared they go out?
Yet!
This sentence was like a seed, taking root and sprouting in everyoneâs hearts, though unspoken.
Right now!
In this cave!
Wasnât there already a fierce beast right here?
That injured Xiaohu!
Gradually.
Their eyes turned hungry towards Xiaohu!
And Ning Shuangyu keenly noticed this!
She said firmly:
"Donât get any ideas about Xiaohu."
Hearing this!
Everyone fell silent for a moment!
"Ha! How could we? Donât worry, Captain Frosty..."
They responded.
But the guilt and pretense in their tone were clearly exposed!
...
Outside the cave remained as dark as night.
All kinds of electronic devices on them were also completely ruined!
Thus, they lost track of time.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Inside the cave.
Xiaohu curled its large body into a ball, seemingly sleeping by Ning Shuangyuâs feet.
But its breathing became weaker!
As if it could stop at any moment!
Ning Shuangyu saw this, her heart achingâ
Xiaohu was clearly seriously injured!
And it usually ate a lot!
It must be starving now!
If she didnât replenish its strength soon!
It might really die!
No choice!
Ning Shuangyu could only take out a top-grade Spirit Battle Fruit from the small gourd.
Decisively feeding it to Xiaohu!
...
But this scene!
Was caught by a sharp-eyed woman next to her!
"Captain Frosty!"
The woman exclaimed in surprise!
"You have food! How can you give it to Xiaohu? Itâs not fair! We havenât eaten yet!"
Upon hearing this!
The sharp gazes of everyone instantly pierced Ning Shuangyu like ice cones!
"Captain Frosty?"
Under everyoneâs gaze, Ning Shuangyu faced tremendous psychological pressure!
But she knew she wasnât wrong!
So she said:
"Xiaohu is very weak, if it doesnât eat something soon itâll die..."
But before she could finish!
A man interrupted:
"Captain Frosty! Weâre all starving and about to die! You must have other food on you, right?"
"Exactly!"
...
Seeing this.
Ning Shuangyu sighed helplessly!
She hadnât wanted to reveal her food so soonâ
Though it was impossible to determine the exact time now!
But Ning Shuangyu estimated that theyâd been trapped here for no more than two days!
And they werenât even injured!
How could it be possible to die so soon?
But!
To quell the anger of the crowd.
She could only turn around!
Pretending to take from her body, but actually from the little gourdâ
She took out a bottle of pure water and a pack of compressed biscuits!
Her voice was slightly bitter:
"This is the last reserve, originally meant for saving lives..."
But as soon as everyone saw the food!
Their eyes lit up, and they rushed forward!
Snatching the water and food away:
"One sip each! Donât drink too much! This is life-saving stuff!"
"Iâll go first!"
"Why do you get to go first?"
"Iâm a girl! I..."
...
Seeing a few people constantly fighting, Ning Shuangyuâs gaze was worried.
But fortunately!
After eating the Superpower Fruit, Xiaohuâs aura stabilized, seemingly gradually recovering.
Ning Shuangyu felt relieved.
...
Shortly after!
The seven or eight people divided the small bottle of pure water and the pack of compressed biscuits.
Ate it clean!
And no one said to leave a bite for Ning Shuangyuâ
For them, who were desperately hungry!
This bit of food was just a drop in the ocean!
Even!
It stirred their stronger appetite!
"Captain Frosty! You must still have food hidden, right?"
The man suddenly turned red-eyed!
Questioned Ning Shuangyu again!
"Otherwise!"
"Why would you so easily hand over this bit of food?"
"No more!"
Ning Shuangyu naturally deniedâ
If she handed over all her food now!
It might trigger a violent scramble among the crowd!
Causing unnecessary casualties!
The key is!
Both she and Xiaohu were injured, they might not be able to win the scramble!
...
But those people obviously didnât believe!
Even proposed the unreasonable demand for a search!
"Now is a special situation, food should be distributed to the right people!"
The man said righteously!
"Captain Frosty, you and Xiaohu are both injured, the chance of survival is already slim! Why waste our survival resources?"
Ning Shuangyuâs face changedâ
Sister Gu Fei was right!
In the apocalypse, human nature cannot withstand the test!
The people around you can turn into monsters at any time!
Yet!
Ning Shuangyu didnât expectâ
They would change so quickly?!
Even!
The man cruelly took a step forward:
"How about! We eat Xiaohu first! Look! Heâs so fat, maybe he can help us last until rescue arrives..."
"Chirp!"
Hearing this!
Xiaohu cried out, struggling to flap his wings, standing up to block in front of Ning Shuangyu!
Spread his wings toward the crowd, screeching in defiance!
The crowd instinctively took a step back!
"Ah!"
But the woman covered her mouth and screamed!
"Is Xiaohu threatening us?!"
"Captain Frosty, how about you kill Xiaohu! Even if we donât eat its meat... but itâs a fierce beast!"
"If heâs hungry, he might eat us!"
Listening to the womanâs words!
Coupled with Xiaohuâs incredibly fierce appearance!
The crowdâs hearts sankâ
Thatâs right!
Fierce beasts can eat people!
If we donât eat him, he will eat us!
...
Seeing the crowd approach with dim eyes!
Ning Shuangyu hastily rebuked:
"What are you trying to do!"
But no one said a word!
Yet at this moment!
Xiaohu suddenly leaped forward!
Raised a giant claw!
And pinned the leading man to the ground!
Then let out a roar at him:
"Roar!"
The man was frightened!
Because he realized that before this fierce beast, he had no power to resist!
Xiaohuâs claws embedded in his flesh!
Xiaohuâs saliva, tinged with blood, dripped onto his face!
Immediately!
The crowd snapped out of their anger:
They actually forgot!
Xiaohu is a terrifying fierce beast with a strong physique!
Even though heâs injured now!
Heâs still unmatched by this group of ordinary people whoâve lost their superpower!
Their eyes instantly cleared:
"Good Xiaohu! Weâre just playing with you!"
...
Meanwhile!
On the other side of Bright Moon City!
At the Special Agent Base!
The Super Agents had just repelled the wave of fierce beasts!
Faced with an unprecedented challengeâ
A densely packed, hideously terrifying army of poisonous insects!
Spiders, scorpions, big-headed ants, rove beetles...
One by one, with large bodies and ugly appearances that make oneâs scalp tingle!
Inescapable!
Crawling out from every dark corner!
Jumping onto peopleâs faces!
Crawling into their clothing!
Walking on their skin!
Biting their bodies!
Injecting intense venom!
"Ah!"
For a moment!
The base was filled with screams!
Many agents were bitten by the poisonous insects, painfully rolling on the ground!
Black lines appeared on their skin!
Then gradually turned into a pool of pus in their agony!
Filling people with terror!