Chapter 226: Man-Hunters

Wu Pifu had originally intended to meet this parallel world counterpart of Amida.

It wasn't that Wu Pifu thought this Amida was his teammate; he was very clear about that. His teammate was the Amida he knew, and even if this was a parallel world counterpart, this person was not his teammate.

It was just that some thoughts in his heart made him want to meet her. He didn't even need help or pity; if she went against his wishes, killing her would be fine. But meeting her was indeed his current obsession.

Early the next morning, Wu Pifu drove the transport super-machine toward the Man-Hunter territory. At the same time, Li Xianchun immediately began contacting the others, informing them one by one of what happened last night, and hoping they could come as soon as possible to discuss it.

On the other side, Wu Pifu drove the super-machine forward, following the navigation toward the Man-Hunter territory.

At this time, Qiuqiu jumped onto his shoulder and chirped several times.

"That's right, my strength is simply insufficient to face a world-ending disaster."

Wu Pifu admitted: "For example, the world-ending disaster in the previous dream world where demons danced—let alone me, even Chu Minghao was helpless. I am still far from that level."

"But this dream world is different."

Wu Pifu said with a serious expression: "You should also know that since experiencing the last dream world, my martial arts intuition has skyrocketed. At the same time, my super-brain—let's call it a super-brain—has given me a very peculiar ability. For example, I can communicate with you without hindrance. Haven't you ever wondered about this?"

Qiuqiu seemed stunned for a moment, while Daphne barked and laughed twice from the side.

Wu Pifu also smiled and said: "It's normal not to react, because I didn't react before the last dream world either; I just communicated with you subconsciously. I think this might also be one of the super-brain's abilities. For example, Chu Minghao and Liang Min both have this ability. When you are in front of them, you don't even have to speak for them to know what you want to say. I am far from their level, but I have similar abilities. Communicating with you without hindrance is just one of the abilities I've been using all along."

"And yesterday, I sensed from that mysterious person that he wasn't lying. Even my martial arts intuition suddenly became alert at that moment; the situation might be even more serious than he said. It's not twenty years, maybe not even ten..."

Wu Pifu paused here, then shook his head: "This is too mysterious. On one hand, I sensed he wasn't lying; on the other hand, the situation is more serious than he said. I have a feeling that if I don't cooperate with him now, this dream world might pose a huge threat to me. After all, I have already established a Level 4 shelter in this world; I can't even escape if I wanted to."

"If I had plenty of time to prepare and become stronger, I naturally wouldn't go to explore the truth now. But if time itself is short, it's better to fight while I have help. That is my thought."

And Wu Pifu had some inner thoughts he hadn't spoken.

That line about his companions laughing at his solitary survival... it resonated deeply with him!

Even if only for this resonance in his heart, he was willing to take this risk...

Nothing more was said. Wu Pifu drove the super-machine forward and soon arrived at the boundary between the human territory and the Man-Hunter territory.

At this boundary, many human remains and biochemical beast remains were scattered, along with broken tanks, combat vehicles, and various weapon parts. Wu Pifu ignored them and continued driving the super-machine deep into the Man-Hunter territory.

In this biochemical beast doomsday era, besides the three major human guilds, there were two other forces outside human society: the Raider groups and the Man-Hunter groups.

There wasn't much to say about the Raider groups; they were lone wolves and groups hunted, ostracized, and persecuted by the three major guilds, composed of some outlaws. With the collapse and reorganization of the three major guilds, some of the Raiders who hadn't committed many crimes had returned, while the rest were being jointly suppressed by the benevolent people who now held power in human society, and they were on the verge of being wiped out.

From the data of the three major guilds and the accounts of these people, Wu Pifu knew that the so-called Raider Guild was more of a black glove for the three major guilds. Things inconvenient for the three major guilds would be completed by the Raiders, such as plundering civilians to obtain large amounts of population for experiments or sacrifices. That was why the Raider groups could survive for a long time.

But the Man-Hunters were different.

All Man-Hunters were essentially no longer human.

From their appearance to their essence, they were no longer human; they were either self-modified or fused with biochemical beasts, becoming something between human and biochemical beast. They would occasionally raid human territory to slaughter and abduct civilians.

This mountainous area was the Man-Hunter territory, hiding an unknown number of Man-Hunters. From here on, even the original three major guilds would not be willing to launch an expedition.

Wu Pifu was naturally unafraid. He drove the super-machine deep into the mountains, seeing piles of bones everywhere along the way, and the atmosphere here became increasingly grotesque.

Qiuqiu suddenly chirped and flew off Wu Pifu's shoulder.

Wu Pifu frowned silently. He stopped the super-machine and stepped out of the car door with Qiuqiu and Daphne. As soon as he stepped outside, he immediately felt an inexplicable chill. Qiuqiu gently touched Wu Pifu's face with her beak, and suddenly, Wu Pifu's vision changed drastically.

The Spirit-Seeing Eye—this was the demon clan bloodline talent Qiuqiu had awakened after swallowing the demon spirit, and she could share it with him.

At this moment, in Wu Pifu's eyes, the world was filled with terrifying and grotesque ghosts and spirits. These spiritual bodies had broken limbs, were torn into strips, or were kneaded into a chaotic mass, with endless wailing and moaning.

They were not true souls or ghosts, but a special negative energy mixed with resentment and curses. Because their numbers were so vast, they had begun to affect the material plane. If this continued, this place would likely become a terrifying scene similar to a grudge.

Wu Pifu had seen this kind of thing before.

He had detected it on the high-level officials of the three major guilds and on the super-soldier armaments they manufactured, but the magnitude was far less than here.

Qiuqiu chirped again, and Wu Pifu nodded: "Okay, do what you can. With me by your side, you don't need to fear weakness."

Qiuqiu chirped happily several times and flew into mid-air. As soon as she left Wu Pifu's side, the terrifying things around her immediately began to squirm, trying to entangle her.

At this moment, Qiuqiu's body suddenly changed violently. Originally a kingfisher smaller than a palm, she suddenly became the size of an adult human—a demon bird with gray feathers, three heads, and long feathers like a peacock's tail, exuding a gray light that extended three feet from her body.

The moment this three-headed bird appeared, the terrifying things around her seemed to encounter a natural enemy, each hissing and wailing as they tried to flee.

Qiuqiu let out a silent cry, and the feathers behind her suddenly spread. In an instant, a large amount of terrifying things turned into liquid and were rolled into the three bird beaks. In the blink of an eye, all darkness and terror within a radius of ten thousand meters were completely cleared, and even the sunlight that spilled down carried a sense of warmth.

!

Qiuqiu changed back from the three-headed peacock bird to her original form. She fluttered her wings and flew onto Wu Pifu. Her whole body was trembling slightly. Wu Pifu immediately reached out to hold her. Although Qiuqiu hadn't fainted, she seemed unable to even move.

Even so, Qiuqiu still chirped excitedly in a low voice.

"Is it a big help to your growth?" Wu Pifu smiled and nodded: "That's good. But is the source of your demon blood the nine-headed bird or the peacock? It looks a bit like both."

While speaking, Wu Pifu had already opened the car door and put Qiuqiu inside. He also said to Daphne: "You go in too and look after Qiuqiu."

Daphne was a bit confused, but then she saw Wu Pifu's eyes and didn't dare to ask more, immediately darting into the car.

After Daphne also entered the super-machine, Wu Pifu closed the car door and stood silently in place.

Not long after, movements came from the sky, the ground, and all directions. The first to arrive was a flesh-and-blood helicopter. A huge human head stood at the very front of the helicopter, and every part of the helicopter looked like twisted human limbs. At the same time, a large number of rotting human heads were embedded on the surface of this helicopter.

"Food, food, food..."

The giant head at the front of the helicopter split its mouth and clamored, while machine guns and missiles emerged from its fuselage.

But before this flesh-and-blood helicopter could attack, the figure it was aiming at suddenly slipped out of its sight. The figure flickered and darted onto a giant rock in the mountains, leaped, and before it could react, it was already face-to-face with the giant head.

The giant head showed a look of astonishment. The next moment, a broken broadsword slashed across its face. The giant head's final vision was split; one eye saw one side, and its helicopter body was torn apart, just like its huge head.

"Hmm?"

Wu Pifu was stunned when he landed.

Just the moment he killed this Man-Hunter monster, the three spiritual machine cores he carried suddenly became scalding hot, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that had been slowly seeping out seemed to have opened a floodgate, with the total amount skyrocketing tenfold!

At this time, from the surrounding mountains, the sky above, and even the ground below, hundreds of strange half-human, half-mechanical, half-biochemical beast monsters began to swarm over. They had no intelligence in their eyes, and the moment they saw Wu Pifu, they hissed and pounced.

"Then..."

Wu Pifu didn't even clasp his fists; he just laughed and swung the broken broadsword to meet them.

"Leveling up begins!"

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 227 =====