HLnovel Chapter 72: A Bet
Chapter 72: A Bet
The mutated human got stuck to the silk as soon as it touched it, and its remaining arms twisted and turned but it couldn't break free.
Then, a chilling scene unfolded.
Suddenly, the deformed man, whose eyes had been tightly closed, opened them, revealing white pupils. He moved his body, tore open the cocoon, and seventeen or eighteen hands reached out from inside, grabbing the prey in front of him.
It pulled it into its cocoon, opened its black mouthparts, and slowly stuffed the other into its mouth.
The process was neither long nor short, but it was enough to send chills down the spines of those who watched it.
Tu Hao's expression was also somewhat solemn. Clearly, if Miao Yin hadn't changed her mind, he might be the one being swallowed up now.
The mutated man stuffed the last bit of food into his mouth, his body contracted and expanded, twisted, and then he began to spit out silk.
Transparent threads tinged with white were continuously expelled from its mouth, and soon the cocoon was re-wrapped.
The mutated man closed his eyes again, reverting to his previous appearance.
Previously, Miao Yin couldn't quite tell, but now she can confirm that this mutant human at least possesses the strength of a blue crystal core and is evolving towards a higher level.
Is it a lone white moth in the wind?
It's very likely that it is.
Since we've already encountered it, should we choose to kill it? Just like the man who laughed at the slave.
Miao Yin thought about the intelligence she had just analyzed.
The other party inherited the life trajectory of the silkworm, accumulating power through early absorption, and then spinning silk to wrap itself up, allowing itself to enter an evolutionary state to digest this power.
Once fully digested, one can transcend social class and emerge from the cocoon like a butterfly.
It's just a matter of not knowing how far it will go in this stage; perhaps she can take a gamble.
The evolution of mutants from the Pink Crystal level to the Crimson Catastrophe is the most difficult, requiring a large accumulation of power. Judging from the food available in this park, it is impossible to reach the energy required for the Crimson Crystal level.
From both perspectives, if it weren't a lone white moth, even if it were to emerge, it would at most be at the pink crystal level.
If it is, there is a certain probability that after emerging from the cocoon, it will only reach the level of a pink crystal core, and then continue to evolve through predation.
The difference in profit is between killing a mutant on the spot, which might only have a yellow crystal core at most, and waiting until it evolves to at least a pink crystal core before harvesting it.
Gifted mutants will hunt their prey, but they didn't provoke it, so it wasn't a big problem.
Alternatively, letting it hunt down the enemy is also a good option, but the randomness is too high, and it's hard to guarantee that when the enemy arrives, they will already have enough strength to defeat it.
Bet or not?
……
Let's take a gamble!
I'm betting it won't reach the red crystal core!
Thinking of this, Miao Yin took out a gun and fired a shot at the deformed man's head.
Tu Hao: "?!"
The bullet pierced through the cocoon and hit its head.
The mutant's head was very hard; the bullet only went in halfway before getting stuck in the center of his forehead.
The mutated human, suddenly attacked, opened his eyes again, his pure white pupils staring blankly at Miao Yin, revealing a somewhat eerie quality.
As they looked at each other, Miao Yin smiled slightly.
Then I fired all my bullets at it from top to bottom!
Compared to its hard skull, its lower body was much softer; when a bullet entered, purple liquid gushed out from the wound.
Even though Miao Yin hurt it so much, the mutated person's face showed no emotion whatsoever, like a blank sheet of paper.
It sniffed, as if it had caught a whiff of something in the air and remembered the scent.
The silkworm once again spat out silk from its mouthparts, filling the hole made by the bullet. The mutated man's pure white eyes quietly watched Miao Yin for a while, and then closed again.
Miao Yin sheathed her gun and turned around to meet Tu Hao's thoughtful gaze.
“You seem to know a lot about this mutant,” he said.
"The more you fight, the more you see, and naturally you learn more."
"A word game." Tu Hao saw through her immediately, but didn't intend to delve into it further.
The two strolled out of the park. Miao Yin naturally reached for the driver's side door, but Tu Hao stopped her.
"Wait a minute," he said. "I'll drive. You sit over there."
If he lets her drive again, he'll be in heaven!
"Okay." Driving all the time gets boring; if he wants to be a driver, then so be it.
Seeing that Miao Yin had gotten into the passenger seat, Tu Hao breathed a sigh of relief, opened the car door, and started the car.
Which way to go?
Miao Yin handed him a map and pointed to a place marked with a red circle.
"Drive this way."
Tu Hao glanced at it; he had no recollection of this place.
So I put the map aside and stepped on the gas.
Because of encountering some deformed people who suddenly appeared along the way, the bus kept stopping and starting, and it took more than two hours to reach its destination.
This place is the heart of City A, a very prosperous area. As you drive along, you see towering buildings, which gradually decrease in number, while the number of commercial shops increases steadily.
Until a large building appeared ahead.
"Stop, this is it," Miao Yin said.
Ahead of their car stood a silent, light blue building – Jingzhou Oceanarium.
Miao Yin glanced at the sky.
It's a little early.
"Drive to a secluded spot and let's rest for a while."
Tu Hao peeked out and looked around, then found a parking lot.
Several cars over there were damaged and stained with blood, but there were a few empty spaces in the middle, so he parked his car there.
To prevent any deformed people from suddenly rushing in, he closed all the windows and then turned on the air conditioner.
"So, what brings you here?" Tu Hao asked.
Although this crazy woman doesn't play by the rules, she wouldn't just randomly come to a certain place; she must have her reasons.
"Of course I came to the aquarium to visit; I've never been to a place like this before," Miao Yin said calmly, pulling down her chair and reclining on the back.
"Tsk." Tu Hao was not surprised by this result.
It doesn't matter. We'll take it one step at a time. The other party's purpose will come out sooner or later.
Thinking of this, he pulled out his chair and lay down comfortably, as he was quite tired from the journey.
Miao Yin was bored, so she took out a book from her spatial storage and started reading. Tu Hao was resting with his eyes closed next to her.
As the sun set, having read a third of the book, Miao Yin straightened up.
As soon as she moved, Tu Hao immediately opened his eyes.
Through the car window, Miao Yin saw several people running into the aquarium, followed by several mutant humans chasing after them.
The group went in and immediately closed the door. The mutants were blocked and roared as they tried to ram the door.
Even the hard glass cracked under such an impact, and they eventually broke through the door and rushed inside.
But in the time it took to buy them some time, that group of people still managed to escape.
Miao Yin stretched and said, "Let's go have some fun."