Chapter 165: Roasting Birds

Zhou Liming swallowed with difficulty. This world was so fucking crazy. They had survived a nuclear attack.

Yes, within Zhou Liming’s sensing range, he had indeed detected two weak signs of life.

There was no doubt that it was the Flame Bird and the Bullhorn Fish. It was simple. Ever since the two of them clashed like sparks hitting a moving globe, low-level Fierce Beasts had long fled the city of Yue B. Even Level Six Fierce Beasts had left this troubled land under the pressure of King-level Fierce Beasts. To the Fierce Beasts, Yue B City was just a battlefield.

With only those two present in the entire city, if there were life signs inside now, who else could it be but them?

“Crazy, absolutely crazy!”

They had actually survived a Nuclear Strike. Although their life signs were weak, at least they were alive. Who didn’t know that Fierce Beasts had strong recovery abilities? Given enough time, they would appear lively and vigorous again in ten days or half a month. He had initially wanted to turn the Bullhorn Fish into his tamed Fierce Beast. Wasn’t this just looking for death? His Death Light might not even be able to injure it.

Thinking about taming, Zhou Liming’s expression changed as he constantly weighed the pros and cons.

Previously, Zhou Liming had tried his best but couldn’t drain their strength. Now it was good. The Bullhorn Fish surviving the Nuclear Strike was already a miracle, and it was definitely severely injured. Now, even ten of them weren’t his match. He had achieved his initial goal of draining all its strength and stamina.

More importantly, it wasn’t just the Bullhorn Fish; the Flame Bird had the same result, lying there like a dead dog.

Zhou Liming licked his lips, his eyes shining with light.

Two King-level Fierce Beasts. What a huge temptation? They were lying inside, severely injured and at someone’s mercy.

But Zhou Liming hesitated. The position of the two Fierce Beasts was at the center of the Nuclear Strike. The radiation inside was far beyond human endurance. What if his Fierce Beast Gene couldn’t withstand it? Who knew if he wouldn’t turn into a monster due to cell division?

“Damn it, risk wealth for safety. Being hesitant and indecisive, what kind of man is that? How could he be someone who accomplishes great things?”

Zhou Liming gritted his teeth, made a sudden move, and rushed into the Radiation Zone like an unbridled horse.

Thick dust flew up, like a heavy fog. The visible distance was limited. Zhou Liming’s eyes could see in the dark, but facing this dust, they were useless, just like a normal person’s. The buildings in the Radiation Zone were still intact, with only a small amount of glass shattered. But the deeper inside he went, the less complete the glass on the buildings became, and cracks began to appear on some structures. Continuing forward, some less sturdy buildings collapsed from time to time.

According to calculations, if a small-yield Nuclear Bomb was dropped on a city, it would cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and nearly a million people would suffer radiation damage. Buildings at the center point would be leveled, and the destructive power of the shockwave would affect Zhou Four’s buildings as it spread. The closer the buildings were to the center, the more severe the damage.

In reality, under the reckless force of the shockwave, every place Zhou Liming passed through was a mess.

The once prosperous Yue B City now appeared dilapidated, with broken walls and ruined structures everywhere. Maybe when the dust settled, what lay before people would be a city that had almost become a ruin. Yue B City had reached this point today, and it could be confirmed that it would join the list of abandoned cities. Maybe in a few hundred years, a city would be rebuilt here, restoring its former prosperity.

Walking into a flat expanse of ruins, he looked around, and all the previous high-rise buildings had disappeared.

This was the area with the strongest shockwave power. All buildings were pushed down and turned into a pile of ruins. Traces of light radiation could still be seen on these collapsed buildings. The powerful light radiation had left signs of melting on the anti-theft grids on some balconies and windows, and a large amount of combustible material had long turned to ash.

Passing this area, some reflected light came from ahead. Without needing to guess, it should be the center of the explosion. The ultra-high temperature had caused the buildings and land here to crystallize, forming a large area of shiny crystalline matter.

A “snap” sound came from a ruin, which was exactly where Zhou Liming sensed the signs of life.

Zhou Liming leaped forward, then sprang again, suspending himself in the air before flying over the signs of life.

What surprised Zhou Liming was that in the ruins below, a bald bird that looked like it had been roasted was struggling, constantly thrashing in the debris. Its wings were covered in scars, and faint heat was still rising from it. One could imagine how much damage the recent light radiation had caused.

After spotting Zhou Liming, it only opened its mouth, completely unable to make a sound.

“This… is the Flame Bird?”

Zhou Liming couldn’t help but laugh. He never thought that the majestic Flame Bird, like a phoenix, would now look like a turkey, with not a single red feather left on its body. Seeing it flap and then stop to catch its breath, even Zhou Liming felt it was unbelievable. It was almost roasted cooked, yet it was still alive?

Not far away, the massive body of the Bullhorn Fish was lying on its side, like a fish out of water, struggling from time to time.

Much like the Flame Bird, the Bullhorn Fish’s pale yellow scales had all disappeared, similarly scorched black as if burnt. Its small wings had left no trace at all under the light radiation. Even its tail was bald. As its mouth opened and closed, it spat out rings of white smoke.

“Two freaks!” Scolding them, Zhou Liming lightly landed next to the Flame Bird.

Observing a Level Six King-level Fierce Beast this closely was impossible for humans. But now, Zhou Liming was only half a meter away from this Flame Bird.

Perhaps noticing Zhou Liming’s approach, the Flame Bird struggled uneasily. It struggled painfully to stand up, and amidst its trembling, a small flame appeared, but before it could cover its body, it went out. Forcing itself to use its Body Skill drained the Flame Bird’s last bit of strength, and it fell heavily onto the ruins.

Zhou Liming walked over and kicked its butt with his foot. The Flame Bird only moved its head. Although angry, it was helpless.

“Damn it, if killing Fierce Beasts could give experience points, would I level up several times if I killed them now?” Having played too many games, this strange idea popped into Zhou Liming’s head. But thinking of the Fierce Beasts he had killed, which were not few, not to mention gaining experience points, not even a single hair changed.

Under the Baldness, the Flame Bird wasn’t small, weighing at least two or three hundred kilograms. Plus the Bullhorn Fish, a freak calculated in tons, Zhou Liming really didn’t know how to get them out.

Zhou Liming stroked his chin, standing next to the Flame Bird. He caught the anger in its eyes and laughed, muttering, “How should I tame them exactly? Beat them up? Don’t joke. Looking at its state, if I touched it, it might be finished. Should I beat it up? But this isn’t my fault it’s like this. It has no reason to feel wronged by me like a Pig Beast.”

This troublesome problem drove Zhou Liming crazy. Or maybe if he saved them and they were grateful, they would obey him… Damn it, what if he saved ungrateful bastards, and once they recovered, they threw a fireball or an ice arrow at him? He would be the farmer warming a snake in his arms.

He paced back and forth a few times, seeming to have an idea. He smiled and stared at the Flame Bird, then the Bone Spur on the back of his hand popped out.

The Flame Bird’s eyes immediately showed fear, but Zhou Liming didn’t stab the Bone Spur into its body. Instead, he lightly scratched one of his fingers, breaking skin that bullets couldn’t penetrate. Blood flowed continuously. Then Zhou Liming walked in front of the Flame Bird and randomly poked its head with his bloody hand.

“Strange, doesn’t this method work? Dripping blood to acknowledge the master, isn’t that a method for signing a contract?”

Seeing no effect, Zhou Liming thought for a moment, then decided to make the wound larger and poured the flowing blood into the mouths of the Flame Bird and the Bullhorn Fish.

Zhou Liming didn’t care anymore. He treated it as giving them some water to drink. Maybe his miraculous Gene would play a role?

He waited beside them for half an hour. To his disappointment, his blood had been shed in vain. There was absolutely no reaction. The only result was that the Flame Bird and Bullhorn Fish, having drunk some of his blood, had a bit more spirit and a bit more strength to struggle.

“Damn it!” Zhou Liming scratched his head, looking at the two patients. He couldn’t accept this result.

Zhou Liming cursed, “I took my life in my hands to come in here. Was it easy for me? Shouldn’t you feel at least a little grateful?” He knew clearly that King-level Fierce Beasts had some intelligence, unlike other Fierce Beasts that were muddled and relied only on instincts.

After cursing enough, Zhou Liming saw the layer of dust in the sky gradually blown away by the sea breeze. Not caring about anything else, he walked directly to the Flame Bird, grabbed its bald neck with one hand, and lifted it up as if it weighed nothing, despite its weight of over a hundred kilograms. This made the Flame Bird’s eyes roll back in its head.

Then he went to the Bullhorn Fish, unceremoniously grabbed its horn, flapped its wings suddenly, and carried these two Fierce Beasts that seemed like little chicks. Using the dust layer, the seaside trees, and buildings to hide from the satellites above, he disappeared into Yue B City.