Chapter 91: Mutation Ability: Beast Taming

Yang Pingqiong did not seem to have sobered up yet; her gaze was unfocused, and her physical movements were slow enough to rival a sloth.

The rat pack did not follow, so Liu Mu loosened her grip on her blade, intuiting that Yang Pingqiong likely wouldn't do anything to harm them; after all, just a moment ago had been the best opportunity.

Just as the Mountain Rat King was approaching at a pace neither fast nor slow, the engines of the convoy also roared to life.

Wang Pan placed his finger on the trigger, but before he could squeeze it, someone grabbed the gun barrel.

Discovering it was that young police officer who had insisted on tagging along, he suppressed his voice and said angrily, "Are you fucking looking for death? Let go!"

"What are you trying to do?" Luo Sanlin's expression was icy. "Boss Liu already told us to leave first. Are you trying to provoke the rat pack by firing now?"

"I'll provoke your mother!" Wang Pan sneered. "Just because she said to leave, we should leave? What about those guns on the ground? You have no idea how short of weapons the Barrier is right now. Sending us here to provide support is just a waste of combat power."

As he spoke, he prepared to call over a few others in the same truck to go down and scavenge the battlefield.

The people named looked at one another, and one of them asked somewhat cautiously, "Captain, why don't we forget it? If Boss Liu can't reach an agreement with the rat pack, none of us will be able to run."

"You are the Captain; if something happens to everyone, you will also be held responsible," Luo Sanlin took the opportunity to speak up. Compared to the young man who was used to putting on airs of authority a few months ago, he was no longer so hot-headed now.

In these days, he had seen enough of the warmth and coldness of human relationships and the diversity of human nature inside and outside the Barrier. Serving the people was their sacred duty, but not everyone was worthy of enjoying that duty.

Wang Pan felt somewhat displeased by the look in Luo Sanlin's eyes, but he had to consider that if the rat pack really charged, even if he could escape, the death of his team members would be a failure in his command. Not to mention it would delay his career, he might even face internal punishment.

Withdrawing his short, thick finger from the trigger, Wang Pan spat at Luo Sanlin on purpose, hitting the latter's shoe, before saying indignantly, "Continue forward!"

Li Gang was responsible for driving this truck, and he had heard everything that happened in the truck bed clearly. As a former soldier, he held nothing but contempt for people like Wang Pan, but at the same time, he also somewhat admired Luo Sanlin.

Although Luo Sanlin had known the Boss before, the fact that he risked danger to enter the mountains and stood up to his direct superior showed that his concern for the Boss was not fake.

Stepping on the accelerator, Li Gang thought that if Luo Sanlin could end up with Liu Mu, it wouldn't be a bad thing for the Scrap Station.

Having someone in the official ranks always made things easier. Although the Boss had some title from the Ministry of Commerce, things like that without much actual power didn't have much effect at critical moments.

It was just a pity that while his weighing of pros and cons was quite well-calculated, he had misunderstood the revolutionary friendship between Liu Mu and Luo Sanlin.

Just as they continued on their way, on Liu Mu's side, the Mountain Rat King had also drawn near.

Just as she raised her hand to prepare to greet it, Heitao A prompted abruptly, 【System has discovered a tameable low-intelligence organism. Do you wish to learn the Mutation ability: Beast Taming?】

Liu Mu's face darkened immediately, and she greeted the ancestors of Heitao A's developer in her heart, 【There's even this dog skill? Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me flinch for a second. No way, the dog developer must compensate me for my mental distress!】

Heitao A expressed a refusal and stated the reason rationally, 【Intelligent organisms need to be within fifty meters of the host for the system to identify biological information. Do you wish to activate it for 1 unit of energy?】

1 unit hadn't been mentioned for a long time, and Liu Mu had almost forgotten about it, 【Didn't you say it would all be deducted from that infinite energy of the engine thingy later? What is the meaning of this? Are you trying to scam me out of things and act as a middleman to profit from both sides?】

This kind of tactic was all too common, and as for whether Heitao A would do such a thing, please, why wouldn't it if there was profit to be made?

Liu Mu didn't count on a system of unknown origin to be very loyal to her.

Heitao A's silence made Liu Mu understand, 【Alright, you little brat, you really are scamming me, aren't you? Let me tell you, if you're going to open it, open it. I don't have any energy!】

She never considered whether it was her own deadbeat attitude that had silenced the system, instead continuing to arrogantly curse the system in her mind.

【Ding, the system has activated the Mutation ability: Beast Taming for the host. Please read the instructions in detail and upgrade it yourself. Keep up the good work; this time is still counted as a favor from the engine.】

The system was actually angered into showing tone. That was what it said, but it clearly wanted to express its disdain for Liu Mu's opportunistic mentality, as well as hint that such opportunities were few and far between.

Liu Mu ignored it; she saw mountains as mountains, and profit was only profit when it was in her own hands.

With 'Beast Taming' activated, she curiously sized up the Mountain Rat King ten meters away and actually saw a pale blue ribbon link between the person and the rat.

And the blue ribbon was flowing, as if some kind of energy or spiritual exchange was taking place between them at all times.

Liu Mu raised her hand and, sure enough, saw the thick red mist on her palm again. No, to be precise, the material this time was closer to that blue ribbon; it was the 'Beast Taming' the system had activated for her.

The question was, how to use it?

Liu Mu subconsciously thought about taming that rat king, and the red thread on her palm actually spread out and extended, its tip moving like a winding, thread-like parasite.

When Yang Pingxi saw his younger sister, he waved his hand excitedly, "Aqiong, how are you? Can you hear me?"

Just as Liu Mu's red thread was about five meters away from them, the Mountain Rat King over there suddenly became irritable, baring its teeth and looking at Liu Mu.

Yang Pingqiong, who was on its body, revealed a pained expression. It was unclear whether it was because of Liu Mu's red thread, the Mountain Rat King's emotions, or her older brother's call, but her body began to tremble, her pupils gradually regained their luster, and she woke up.

But it was precisely this clarity that forced her to realize her current situation, and then she screamed in a way that didn't sound human, terrified and wanting to move away from the Mountain Rat King's body.

But the Mountain Rat King didn't give her the chance; it moved its body, blocking her attempt to leave, while at the same time, a low 'squeak-squeak-squeak' sound came from its throat, as if it were communicating with Yang Pingqiong.

In the field of vision of Liu Mu, who had activated 'Beast Taming', the blue ribbon suddenly surged several times over, until it turned into a patch of blue light mist that completely enveloped the two of them.

"Aqiong, what's wrong? Don't be afraid, brother is coming to save you right now!"

Yang Pingxi couldn't bear to see his sister in danger and was about to step forward, but his shoulder was suddenly pressed down by someone.

Liu Mu's expression was grave, "Don't go over. Aqiong's body is already dead. Look at her heart."

It was also through the perception of the red thread that the system provided a data analysis of the person and the rat: the human body had no signs of life; instead, the Mountain Rat King was providing energy in an incredible way to maintain Yang Pingqiong's biological vitality.

In other words, Yang Pingqiong was living off the Mountain Rat King's life; it was easy to imagine that if the former were to leave, she would be nothing but a corpse.