Level-9 Mutant Beasts

Within the territory of the northeast, Heishui Town was over 100 kilometers away from the Northeast Base. After receiving Yun Che's order, Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang who had reached Heishui started to set an array right away. Luo Haitao and Ji Wenxi respectively led their squads to eliminate the zombies nearby. The Peak Army entered the mountain behind Heishui Town under the command of Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang. Particularly, Ye Xingchen put Wolf King in front of the army, two Dog Kings on both sides and Panpan at the back to ward of mutant beasts. Currently, Wolf King, Dog Kings and Panpan were level-9 mutant beasts. Although they were not as powerful as Heiyu, they were threats to the mutant beasts under level 9. After all, beasts and humans were different and beasts feared the strength gap.

"Roar…"

"What's happening in front?"

The line of nearly 40,000 people entering the mountain was pretty long. Ye Xingchen, Jiang Shang, Ji Wenxi and Luo Haitao walked in the middle of the line to attend to the overall situation. Suddenly, they heard the roar of beasts from the front and flew ahead right away.

"Sir, two level-9 mutant beasts are in the front. Wolf King is fighting with them."

Meanwhile, a soldier's report rang in the intercom. The four men looked each other in the eye and then sped up to the front of the line. A giant bear and tiger were fighting with Wolf King. The level-9 bear and tiger both had two-feet-long fangs and long claws on their four soles, which were sharp enough to penetrate people's chests. The three mutant beasts didn't resort to techniques in the fight but purely body power. But this most original and ruthless tearing and scratching made the fight more visually overwhelming.

"Shang, help Wolf King control the bear. Haitao, Wenxi, pull away the tiger and keep it steady."

"Okay."

The superfunction possessors in the army didn't dare to interfere. Ye Xingchen who rushed to the front gave instructions soon after he saw the situation clearly. Jiang Shang, Ji Wenxi and Luo Haitao instantly joined in the fight. Ji Wenxi threw a thunder snake and separated the mutant beasts. Meanwhile, Luo Haitao of the gold attribute harnessed superfunction at the mutant tiger. Jiang Shang shook off a nine-section whip and whipped fiercely at the mutant bear.

"Roar…"

The mutant bear and tiger howled with their heads up. They ignored Wolf King and pounced at Luo Haitao and Jiang Shang. The two beasts' sharp claws curved brightly in the air. Jiang Shang who had reached level 9 span on the ground with the whip. The superfunction filled in the whip gave out stunning scattered flames. On the contrary, Luo Haitao didn't make such splendid move. But he was a superfunction possessor of gold and strength. The steel hammer created by the gold attribute targeted at the claws of the mutant tiger. The hammer was actually more powerful than the mutant tiger. In the meantime, Ji Wenxi constantly hit the mutant tiger with thunder snakes. Luo Haitao and Ji Wenxi tacitly pinned down the mutant tiger.

"Wolf King, go!"

The close combat with a mutant beast was a disadvantage for the human of the same level. Ye Xingchen who observed next to them made instructions calmly. Wolf King roared before pouncing on the mutant bear. Jiang Shang seized the chance to free himself and cooperated with Wolf King in the attack by controlling the mutant bear with a remote kite.

"You mean humans!"

The mutant bear suddenly spoke humans' language. It hit hard at Wolf King with its big paws and attempted to force Wolf King towards Jiang Shang. The mutant bear was confident that he could tear Wolf King apart at close range. But Wolf King was not that weak and was also level-9. Wolf King often practiced with the beasts in the space even if there were no wars. Wolf King's practical experience was definitely no worse than the mutant bear. Wolf King managed to pin the mutant bear down all the time.

"Is it not mean that you attacked us sneakily? We just want to use the channel to pass the mountain."

Ye Xingchen said as he harnessed superfunction. A level-9 mutant beast was rare to meet. Since the mutant bear and Wolf King were pretty even, Ye Xingchen came up with the idea to conquer the mutant bear. For Ye Xingchen who was already level-9, four fighting beasts were far from enough.

"Roar… What are you human doing?"

The mutant bear howled angrily, feeling his body out of control all of a sudden. But no one answered the mutant bear. Wolf King was still attacking like crazy and Jiang Shang was also fighting remotely with the superfunction of attribute. Ye Xingchen focused on controlling the mutant bear with all of his spirit. Small sweats covered all over his forehead. The observing soldiers had stood in a circle initiatively in case the two mutant beasts ran away. After two years of training, they not only improved in their superfunction but also became much stronger in their military skills.

"Bang!"

"Roar… Roar…"

The level-9 mutant beast was not that easy to be controlled. The huge body of the mutant bear didn't fall down until around half an hour later. He didn't give in right away but howled on the ground, trembling. Ye Xingchen with sweats all over his body said coldly, "To give in or to die. It's up to you!"

Ye Xingchen had controlled the body of the mutant bear completely. But it took time to conquer the mutant bear completely. Ye Xingchen didn't want this to continue and had no time for the mutant bear.

"I prefer to die!"

The mutant bear widened his eyes and glowered at Ye Xingchen. The mutant bear and tiger were wild beasts living in this mountain. These people obviously headed for the research center that specially hunted mutant beasts. The mutant bear would rather die than become a half-human beast.

But Ye Xingchen didn't know what was in the mind of the mutant bear. Rejected by the mutant bear, Ye Xingchen said right away, "Sure, I'll make it happen. Shang, Wolf King, do it."

"Okay."

"Yes."

As they responded, Wolf King jumped off the ground and pounced on the mutant bear. With his fangs aimed at the motionless mutant bear, Wolf King bit the mutant bear. In the meantime, the golden silky halo hit hard at the mutant bear.

"Roar… I prefer to die rather than let you guys study… Roar…"

The body of the beast was pretty tough but still couldn't handle the attack of the level-9 Jiang Shang and Wolf King. The mutant bear was bust wide opens soon. With fresh blood bleeding, the mutant bear's miserable cry reverberated through the mountain.

"Shang, Wolf King, stop!"

Ye Xingchen's voice wasn't loud but managed to stop Jiang Shang and Wolf King from attacking intensely. Ignoring their doubts, Ye Xingchen walked over and squatted down in front of the mutant bear. "Have you mistaken anything? We're not from the research center. On the contrary, our boss is destroying it. Such an anti-human and anti-nature place shouldn't exist in this world."

If possible, Ye Xingchen still wished to subdue the mutant bear. After all, the level-9 mutant bear of the battle system couldn't be met every day. Although the mutant bear was a beast, Ye Xingchen admired his courage and uprightness. Humans or beasts should take stock before doing anything. Without a doubt, the mutant bear met Ye Xingchen's requirement.

"Why do I trust you?"

A hint of hesitation flashed in the mutant bear's eyes. Then, the mutant bear recalled the baseness of humans and was reluctant to believe Ye Xingchen's words. But Ye Xingchen wasn't bothered. "Firstly, if we were from the research center, you should see the mutant humans. Secondly, you should figure out during the fight whether Wolf King has been transformed. Do you think that creepy guy from the research center would release such a high-level donor as Wolf King? Lastly, you live in this mountain, right? Don't you feel the research center has disappeared? Join my army. I won't treat you badly or slave you. But you must obey me in wars. I won't manipulate you with spirit and will give you enough freedom in other times."

Ye Xingchen could continue to subdue the mutant bear with superfunction but he hoped persistently that the mutant bear would subdue sincerely.

The mutant bear didn't speak any more. Although they had learned the language of humans and were able to do some simple thinking, they were beasts after all and couldn't think as quickly as humans. So the mutant bear had to think about Ye Xingchen's words over and over again.

Ye Xingchen was a beast trainer so naturally he knew the habits of beasts. Seeing the mutant bear's reaction, Ye Xingchen didn't urge him and just looked silently at him in front of him. A few minutes later, the mutant bear looked up at Wolf King and Panpan who was rushing over. The mutant bear said with strong doubts and vigilance, "Is it true what you said? Your people are destroying the research center?"

This mountain was near the research center. Many mutant beasts had been captured, especially the high-level ones. The mutant bear and tiger had been opponents and disliked each other before. But they were forced to work together to ward off the mutant humans who had been sent to catch them by the research center. The mutant bear and tiger hadn't been caught also because of their high level. But other beasts didn't have that streak of luck. Almost all of the other bears and tigers had been caught. The beasts also had a great hatred against the research center.

"It's trust, Mr. Bear. Xingchen is a great person, so is Captain Yun. He's got lots of delicious food. We like him best."

Before Ye Xingchen spoke, Panpan leaned closer and said to the mutant bear with excitement. It had been long since Xingchen subdued a beast. They would have a new partner again who seemed to be very strong. In the future, they would fight with the other beasts together. They bet that the other beasts wouldn't have any pride any more.

"…"

The mutant bear looked at Panpan speechlessly. Could you not play cute on such a serious occasion? A male shouldn't play cute! Although they were the ursidae, mutant bears hated pandas a lot. Pandas were not less capable than other ursidae, but they had adorable appearances and always played cute. What a shame to the ursidae!

"Panpan!"

Ye Xingchen covered his forehead resignedly. Panpan was good in every aspect, including his battle capability. But he was a piece of work when he played cute regardless of the time and the occasion.

"Come on. I'm trying to help."

Playing cute was the nature of pandas. But that didn't mean Panpan was stupid. Noticing the impatience of Ye Xingchen, Panpan stuck his tongue out before running back to Wolf King and Dog King. The three of them gave him scornful eyes but Panpan didn't care about it at all. He took it as jealousy. Pandas were large-minded.

"I have no reason to lie to you. Why don't you join us and make decisions after you see things yourself?"

Without Panpan's interference, Ye Xingchen said discreetly. He could tell that the mutant bear was a little hesitant. Also, Ye Xingchen really didn't want to spend more time on them and he must lead the army to the designated destination as early as possible.

"Alright, we'll join you."

After a deep look at Ye Xingchen's eyes, the mutant bear finally nodded. Ye Xingchen clapped his hands and stood up. "Light attribute, treat him."

"Yes."

There were two people of light attribute in the Peak Army. One of them responded and came forward. When he cured the mutant bear, Ye Xingchen removed the oppression and then said towards the mutant tiger who was still fighting with Luo Haitao, "You guys are a ream? Go talk to him. Even if you won't be in my army, I won't make things difficult for you. I only want sincere partners."

To give in or to die. Who had just said that?

The mutant bear gave Ye Xingchen strongly scornful eyes and then jumped to the middle of the fight. Luo Haitao and Ji Wenxi had noticed their situation. Seeing that, the two men withdrew from the fighting field, leaving the mutant bear and tiger whispering together.

"Subdue him?"

Ji Wen said with his eyebrows raised after relaxing his arms and going back with Luo Haitao. The two mutant beasts were indeed capable. They and Wolf King were of about the same strength. If Ye Xingchen could subdue the mutant bear and tiger, that would be great help.

"Not yet. How could level-9 mutant beasts be subdued so easily?"

Ye Xingchen shook his head, smiling. He took out two bottles of water from the space container and handed them to the mutant beasts. Jiang Shang instantly looked right into his eyes. Ye Xingchen was resigned and took out another bottle. He opened the lid and fed Jiang Shang with the water.

"Oh, come on. Are you really doing this at this time?"

Seeing that, Ji Wenxi protested unhappily right away. It was fine that they showed affection publicly all the time. But they did this at this moment? Did Ji Wenxi offend them being a single man? Why did they torture him all the time by doing that?

"Haitao, feeds you!"

After drinking the water fed by Ye Xingchen, Jiang Shang rejoiced and responded rarely, but…

"Uh… Jiang Shang, did we ever offend you?"

Ji Wenxi felt it disgusting and stared at Jiang Shang doubtfully with the corner of his mouth twitching. Jiang Shang looked blank, blinking his eyes. He wondered why Ji Wenxi asked that question. Ji Wenxi rolled his eyes. "Why the hell do you always disgust me? Haitao is my brother. A brother, okay? He feeds me with the water? Isn't that embarrassing?"

Ji Wenxi hated that quite much. Luo Haitao beside him frowned tightly. But it was uncertain whether he felt disgusted as Ji Wenxi did or he felt unhappy about Ji Wenxi's attitude.

"Enough, knock it off."

Ye Xingchen couldn't help feeling awkward. He didn't expect that out of Jiang Shang's mouth either.

"Let's go."

A while later, the mutant bear and tiger came over together. It seemed they had made a decision. Ye Xingchen nodded and asked the person of the light attribute to treat the mutant tiger. He then ordered the army to get ready to march again. There were still over 20 kilometers from here to their destination. It was less convenient for the army to march at night so they must quicken their pace.