Chapter 24: Domineering and Gentle

The plants on the Hebrew Continent had evolved to a higher level than those on the Floating Island, or to be more precise, they had taken a different path of evolution.

There were various kinds of ferns growing here; some were so tall that they blocked out the sky, while others were low and creeping on the ground. It was extremely similar to the scenery of primitive Earth. After all, these plants had only been evolving for over 80 million years, so being like this was already not bad.

Correspondingly, the air here no longer contained high levels of spore dust, so the animals living here did not have a gas mask specifically grown on their noses.

Fuweili carefully took a few breaths of the air here, and after finding no discomfort, she took off her transparent mask.

“The atmosphere here is very clean, just like on Apocalypse Star.” Fuweili was very happy, and she joyfully sent a message to Lin Lei.

With the helmet removed, Fuweili’s facial skin appeared white, tender, and smooth. Her features were exquisite and beautiful, just like a person in a painting. It seemed as if a halo of light surrounded her, making her beauty seem a bit unreal.

This flower, nurtured by a high-level civilization, stood out against the background of this nearly barbaric, primitive planet. It was like a perfect piece of suet white jade, emitting a warm, soft, yet heart-touching radiance.

Lin Lei stared in a daze, then sincerely praised: “You are very beautiful! Fuweili.”

“Oh, thank you for your compliment. It seems you pay a lot of attention to a person’s appearance?” Fuweili was stunned. Although she was happy in her heart, she was more puzzled.

After all, her looks were only considered above average on Apocalypse Star; there was still a distance between her and those true beauties of Apocalypse Star. Moreover, coming from Lin Lei, who was from an even higher-level civilization, he shouldn’t have lost his composure like this upon seeing her appearance.

Lin Lei naturally saw Fuweili’s puzzlement, but he thought this should be caused by the difference in their ways of thinking. Perhaps Apocalypse Star people did not value appearance.

Who knew if that was really the case? The thoughts in an Alien’s head were all very strange.

Lin Lei’s expression did not change. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a somewhat evil smile as he said: “This is exactly what I am worried about. I just don’t want the beasts to target your beautiful head. You know, I have been alone on this planet for a while, and finally, someone I can talk to has come. I don’t want to lose you so quickly. Although I will definitely save you, that is very troublesome!”

“You…!” Fine, this man had no manners at all. He was naked in front of a lady and speaking so shamelessly. Did he think he was a hero?

Fuweili turned her head in annoyance, not looking at Lin Lei’s strong body, which made her feel a bit flustered.

Lin Lei, who was leading the way in front, suddenly retreated violently. When passing by Fuweili, he smoothly picked her up by the waist.

“What are you doing?!” Fuweili was panic-stricken. She discovered that she had no ability to resist in this man’s hands, even though she was wearing a Combat Suit.

If he wanted to do something, what should she do?!

Just as she was thinking wildly in her mind, Lin Lei’s message came over: “Saving your life! You woman, I suspect you couldn’t survive alone here for more than an hour!”

Just having a force field and an energy gun, thinking that could deal with the cruel beasts on this planet, was truly a naive idea!

Fuweili turned her head to look at the place where she had just been standing, and her face instantly turned pale. There, a row of sharp thicks as thick as a child’s arm was deeply inserted.

If she had been hit, her body might have been fine, but her head would definitely not have been saved.

The bushes were violently pushed aside, and a huge beast with sharp thorns growing all over its back rushed over. It had no intention of greeting Lin Lei at all; it started shooting thorns while charging straight at him.

Lin Lei reached out and caught one of the thorns. He waved it left and right to deflect the incoming thorns, and his body dodged left and right, avoiding the impact of this big fellow at critical moments every time.

Fuweili’s 55kg body felt as light as a feather to him.

The System’s information also appeared at the same time:

Romei Spiked Dragon (Blue Rain Star Specialty)

Body Length: 8 meters

Weight: 7 tons

Physical Energy Level: 12.2 Standard Energy Level

Maximum Impact Energy Level: 3.3 Standard Energy Level

Single Thorn Ejection Energy Level: 0.3 Standard Energy Level

Having listened to the System’s species body analysis for so long, Lin Lei somewhat understood. The so-called Physical Energy Level was used to represent the total vitality level of a creature.

The attack energy level below represented the intensity a creature could reach in each maximum attack, generally not exceeding 30% of its vitality. This was naturally reasonable; who would attack someone by throwing out all their vitality? Wouldn’t that be killing themselves?

Except for that Alien visitor, the Shadow Beast, whose instantaneous burst Energy Level could reach 57%. That was truly a terrifying number to think about. But it came from outside, not fully integrated into this nature, so having abnormalities made it seem more normal.

So far, only the System’s Emergency Mode could achieve such heaven-defying things, but every time it made Lin Lei feel like he was dying from the pain. It was strong, but the price was too high.

In fact, if an intelligent being had not undergone special training, being able to exert 10% of their vitality as attack power was already considered exceptionally talented.

And the current Lin Lei had reached 30.6%, which was a limit and also a bottleneck.

Of course, if it were wild beasts, born to fight for survival, they could generally reach 30%. Those that couldn’t were definitely old, weak, sick, or disabled, and would surely be eliminated by nature.

This Spiked Dragon was destined to be a tragedy; it became a prop for Lin Lei to show off his heroic spirit in front of the beauty.

Its weight was too heavy, and its burst speed was too slow. It couldn’t touch Lin Lei’s figure at all. It could only charge and shoot the thorns on its back in vain, but by this time, it didn’t have many thorns left on its back.

Lin Lei suddenly closed in on the Romei Spiked Dragon. The thorn in his hand pierced into its left eye and came out of the right eye. Then he lifted a foot and kicked the Spiked Dragon’s neck violently. A dense sound of bone cracking immediately rang out from the Spiked Dragon’s neck.

The charging Romei Spiked Dragon instantly lost its life. Its body continued to rush forward due to inertia, but was directly changed in direction by the powerful kick from Lin Lei.

Its huge body rushed past Lin Lei at an angle and crashed straight into a big tree. It twitched a few times and then lost its life breath.

Fuweili, held in Lin Lei’s arms, was stunned. Just at the moment Lin Lei launched the attack, she even clearly felt a surging power, incredibly strong, shocking her so much that her whole body shivered.

And looking at the result, this beast, which was like a small hill, was solved with just one stab and one kick.

This result was completely inconsistent with her common sense. In her understanding, the result should have been the other way around.

Fuweili twisted her body, broke free from Lin Lei’s embrace, and quickly ran to the body of the Romei Spiked Dragon to check the fatal wounds the fellow had received.

There were two fatal wounds on the Spiked Dragon. The penetrating wound on its left and right eyes had already sent it to the afterlife. This kind of wound could be achieved by Apocalypse Star warriors with the help of tools.

The key was that kick. The Spiked Dragon’s neck was completely knocked askew by the huge force, presenting a weird angle. Needless to say, the bones inside must have been completely shattered.

This sudden burst truly allowed Fuweili to glimpse just the tip of the iceberg of the mysterious man’s strength behind her.

“Lin Lei, you are very powerful, unimaginably powerful! In my knowledge, only the top warriors of a Level 11 Civilization can do this with their bare hands.” Fuweili thought she had guessed Lin Lei’s race, because there were only three Level 11 Civilizations in the Galaxy: Ao Star Civilization, Yu Civilization, and Starlon Civilization.

This Lin Lei was likely from one of these three. This could also explain the fact that he came to this planet alone. As far as Fuweili knew, these powerful warriors often went on adventures and training on various primitive ecological planets.

Now it was Lin Lei’s turn to be confused. How was this Fuweili’s brain wired? How could she think of those races from a Level 11 Civilization, which were out of reach?

Thinking of the Level 11 Civilization, Yan Siyu’s graceful figure flashed through Lin Lei’s mind again. It seemed incredibly clear, but when he reached out to touch it, it suddenly became unreachable.

Yan Siyu was a pure member of the Ao Star Civilization, a Level 11 Civilization. Lin Lei didn’t know the situation at first, but after experiencing the last six months, he truly realized what a Level 11 Civilization meant.

This meant that every Aostarian would receive treatment like a king in other civilizations. Every Aostarian could enjoy the best education and resources in the Galaxy from birth, and could easily reach heights in various aspects that other races found difficult to reach.

All because of the brilliant radiance of the civilization their race had created!

The Galaxy Watchers were not just groundless rumors. They had the power and strength to sanction low-level civilizations. They were the true controllers of the Galaxy.

Thinking of these, Lin Lei felt a lot of pressure. He did have some feelings for Yan Siyu; she was definitely Lin Lei’s first love!

First love was the most unforgettable thing for a man on Earth. That person might remain clear in his mind until the moment he grew old, still clear as yesterday.

Of course, if he could grow old watching over this person engraved in his heart, that would be happiness, at least the happiness Lin Lei longed for.

It was just that the ideal was beautiful, but reality was too cruel. Aostarian, Yan Siyu, why did you have to run to Earth and steal my heart for nothing?

“Lin Lei, Lin Lei? Why aren’t you speaking?” Fuweili’s voice rang in his mind.

Lin Lei shook his head, shook off the loss in his eyes, then raised his eyes and smiled at Fuweili: “I was just distracted for a moment. Hehe, is there a problem?”

“Heh, nothing. I was asking you, how should we deal with this big fellow?”

How could Fuweili not have noticed the loneliness in Lin Lei’s eyes? It was just that everyone had their own stories. She and Lin Lei were not intimate enough to share these private secrets; they were just slightly familiar strangers.

Lin Lei laughed loudly: “How to deal with it? Of course, we eat it as food. You, a planetary ecology researcher, still want to move it back to Apocalypse Star for research?”

“How do we eat this? Although food is indeed a big problem. Uh, I mean, can I eat this creature?”

This stumped Lin Lei. His own physique was strong, and he had the System’s help, so he could eat anything without problems. Even if a kilogram of arsenic were poured down his throat, he would just have diarrhea a few more times and excrete the toxins.

But whether the digestive system of an Apocalypse Star person could accept the organic matter from Blue Rain Star, Lin Lei didn’t know. This couldn’t be tested; there was only one Apocalypse Star person here. What if a life was lost during the test?

If there was a problem, ask the System; that was Lin Lei’s life principle: “System, is there a conflict between Fuweili’s body and the organic matter from Blue Rain Star?”

“Performing target body scan…”

Target: Fuweili, carbon-based left-handed organic molecule organism, essentially the same as Blue Rain Star organisms. However, there are slight conflicts in the specific molecular structure. It is recommended to heat the food excessively to destroy the molecular structure.

In other words, this meat was slightly toxic to Fuweili and had to be roasted thoroughly before eating. This was really troublesome!

With Lin Lei’s current physical fitness, drilling wood to make fire was effortless, but Lin Lei was used to eating raw meat and was too lazy to bother. He usually just tore it up and ate it.

Alright, let’s just do it to take care of the beauty. No choice, I am a gentleman and can’t be too barbaric. Lin Lei comforted himself.

“I think we can try cooking it. Anyway, I’m fine eating it.”

At this time, the fellow that had been following Lin Lei also leaned forward, sniffing around the Romei Spiked Dragon. Obviously, such a large piece of meat was very attractive to it. It had been following Lin Lei all the way and was already hungry.

“Get lost!” Lin Lei stepped forward and pushed this little fellow aside. He called it little because it was weak, but its size was not small, similar to a super large kangaroo, blocking the way here.

Lin Lei pushed it lightly, but for this little fellow, it was completely irresistible. Its legs left the ground and it flew out, falling into the low bushes. It was just about to get up and protest loudly when it saw a black shadow flying in the air, carrying the aroma of food. Looking closely, it was a front leg of the Spiked Dragon.

This fellow didn’t care if it could catch such a huge thing. It jumped up and bit it, not caring that its whole body was knocked to the ground by the big thick leg. It pressed it down with its legs and gnawed greedily. Now it had no opinion about Lin Lei; there was only the word “eat” in its mind.

Lin Lei tore off the two large hind legs again, carried them on his back, and said to the slightly dazed Fuweili: “Stop dazing. Put on your glass mask, turn on your Protective Force Field, and follow me. Let’s go to the seaside to process this meat.”

He didn’t know if this Spiked Dragon meat was tasty or not. Whatever, there was salt and water by the sea, which was just right. Anyway, it was only 200 kilometers away in a straight line. Uh, that was the straight-line distance.

“Alright, you lead the way. Also, my protective shield is made of high-strength transparent alloy, not low-grade glass!”

“Hurry up and follow. To me, that thing of yours is as good as nothing. I’m making you wear it to protect against beasts.” Lin Lei looked at Fuweili’s speed and was a bit impatient. At this speed, they would arrive at the seaside by dawn, and then they would be roasted to death!

“Come here. I’ll carry you on my back to travel. We need to reach the destination before daybreak.”

“What are you doing! I can walk by myself!” Fuweili looked at the two beast thighs on Lin Lei’s back and was very unwilling to put herself on the same level as them.

“I know you can walk. Don’t dawdle, come here!” Lin Lei didn’t care if Fuweili agreed or not. He grabbed her, threw her onto his back, and started running. This woman wasn’t even as heavy as a Spiked Dragon hind leg.

“Ah!!” Lin Lei’s speed was too astonishing, and his way of traveling was too domineering. Fuweili had to hug tightly… hug a Spiked Dragon hind leg to ensure she wasn’t thrown off, but she still screamed repeatedly: “Lin Lei, you bastard! You are the most barbaric fellow I have ever met!”

“Say whatever you want.” Lin Lei ran with his head down.

And that “Velociraptor,” at first dragged its food while following Lin Lei, but later it really couldn’t keep up, so it very painfully gave up the food in its mouth. It used all the strength it had since birth to follow Lin Lei. In its simple mind, there were only two concepts: “This fellow is powerful; following this fellow means there is meat to eat.”

For the sake of long-term benefits, giving up the food at its mouth, one had to say, this beast was very wise.