flstandardbreds Chapter 155 The Deal: A Warning
Chapter 155 The Deal: A Warning
The words abruptly stopped, and the deer's limp body froze on the spot.
A gap was torn in the dark clouds, and light leaked through the gap, which slowly widened, dispelling the darkness. The light fell on the ruins, and the people below raised their hands to shield their eyes, unable to adapt to the bright light for a moment.
The howling natural disaster just now seemed like an illusion. If it weren't for the scattered corpses of sea monsters and strange beasts on the ground, they might have just thought it was a human illusion.
"Be careful of what?" Lu Yize turned his head away, staring intently at the motionless giant deer.
The moment it was exposed to the light, the giant deer gradually petrified from its base, its massive body covered in dark gray.
The intricate antlers lost their luster and solidified into a sculpture, before its body weathered into the air and vanished completely.
Everyone was astonished that a beast at the peak of the fourth tier, possessing precognitive abilities, had paid the ultimate price to stop this impending catastrophe.
The sky brightened again, and as far as the eye could see, there were only ruins. From the newly closed earth came the cries of the sea beasts and monsters trapped inside.
The cracks quickly closed, leaving some of the strange beasts with half their bodies outside and half inside.
The anthropomorphic monkey was completely buried, with only its arms and head exposed. Only half of its head was visible, and it died with blood splattered on its face, its expression one of terror.
Xian Wenrui and the others approached Lu Yize cautiously, forming a circle around him. The beast horde, now leaderless, quickly began fighting for power, with each side refusing to submit to the other.
The fourth-tier sea beast was severely injured and rolled out of the dusty ruins. Just before it was about to make a move, a sea beast that appeared out of nowhere bit the fourth-tier fire-type beast.
Under the same level of suppression, a white shark wrestled with a ball of flame. Taking advantage of its weakness, the white shark peeled off the flames from its body bit by bit, not caring that the scalding power would burn its throat, and swallowed them into its belly without hesitation.
They tore the fourth-tier sea beast apart piece by piece, and finally bit its power core into their mouths. The two beasts had long been wary of each other; the sea did not need two kings.
With the death of that fourth-tier fire-type beast, the sea beasts it evolved from suddenly burst into flames, eventually becoming a ball of fire that slowly shrank in the sand.
The great white shark turned its head, its sharp teeth aimed at the humans and beasts that seemed insignificant in comparison, and spat out flames that still lingered in its throat.
It also had to thank the strange beast that had just fought with this sea monster, as well as the sudden natural disaster, which had aggravated its injuries, so that it could take advantage of the monster's unpreparedness and kill it.
Having reached this level, no one wants to die, and the white shark is no exception. It can clearly sense that there are two fourth-level humans and a zombie who has just entered the fifth level.
It only wanted to get what it wanted. It looked down at Lu Yize and said, "I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just wanted to get what I needed."
Beasts of the fourth rank and above can speak human language. This white shark, like the giant deer and the sea beast, is at the peak of the fourth rank, but is limited by the evolutionary restrictions of beasts.
Seeing their fear, the white shark spat out the power core it had swallowed, using its power to eliminate any possibility of its regeneration, thus demonstrating its sincerity.
"I'll trade you my fourth-tier ability core."
It knows that humans like to trade, and it thinks this trade is fair, but it doesn't understand why humans are still hesitant.
“That fourth-tier sea beast killed my child, so I have to kill it. However, I don’t intend to harm the rest of you. The fate of that fourth-tier prophetic giant deer just now makes me very uneasy. I plan to return to the sea as soon as possible to improve my strength.”
The giant deer that traveled thousands of miles, in the end, somehow discovered something, or wanted to warn them something. A peak fourth-tier beast, with the potential to advance, died silently and without a trace.
At this point, only some powder remained on the ground, with no trace of it left.
Lu Yize pondered the unspoken words of the giant deer: Who fears the power it has gathered? If it is not an enemy of the strange beasts and sea monsters, then who should be wary of?
My thoughts were a jumbled mess, as if I were shrouded in fog, unable to comprehend the current situation.
Lu Yize and Chen Mingzhang naturally thought from a human perspective. Now that Xie Hongyang, as a zombie, has already entered the fifth rank, if this sea beast obtains the substance in the storage ring, it will also enter the fifth rank.
That would obviously be a huge threat to humans, whose highest level is currently only fourth rank.
It didn't want to fight at the moment, but if it gave the item to help it reach the fifth level, and then was bitten back by the other party, they wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.
Chen Mingzhang and Lu Yize exchanged a glance, then Chen Mingzhang approached him to negotiate, saying, "We can give you the things, but not now."
Upon hearing this, the white shark frowned, its brows seemingly imperceptible. It put the fourth-tier ability core back into its mouth, looking displeased. "What time is it now?"
"One month later." Chen Mingzhang calculated the fastest time for him and Lu Yize to advance.
Upon hearing this, the white shark clearly lost patience and swam around, causing the low-level sea beasts around him to become restless as well.
However, it soon felt a fifth-order pressure, which startled it.
It warily watched the zombie that had just entered the fifth rank. Humans and zombies were indeed in cahoots. If it weren't for the restrictions on the advancement of alien beasts, they would be out of the picture now!
White Shark assessed the current situation: two fourth-tier humans and one fifth-tier zombie. If it made any unusual moves, it would most likely be the one to die. At this moment, it neither wanted to agree nor wanted to.
Both sides were exhausted of their superpowers, and neither wanted to go down in a fight to the death.
Moreover, the words of the giant stag before it died still echoed in their ears, and for whatever reason, they did not want to fight each other for the time being.
“Alright, one month. I promise you. You’ll need to personally deliver the goods to my territory.” The white shark wasn’t stupid either; a miniature seahorse appeared behind it.
The seahorse used its tail to write golden characters in the air, signing the rules, and the completed contract fell into the hands of both parties.
“You humans are cunning. I’m worried that once you reach the fifth rank in a month, you will not only refuse to give me anything, but also exterminate us sea beasts. Its special ability is a contract, and if it is broken after being signed, it will suffer a backlash.”
The great white shark warily observed the expressions of these cunning humans.
Lu Yize looked at Zhang Wenjing, and Zhang Wenjing stepped forward to use her supernatural abilities to investigate.
After confirming that the content of the other party's signing was correct and that its special ability was equally effective for both parties, he turned to Lu Yize and nodded slightly.
Lu Yize and Chen Mingzhang reached a consensus and signed a contract. Within a month, the fourth-tier white shark would not attack the land and would be exchanged for a fourth-tier supernatural core.
Similarly, a month later, humans will need to voluntarily hand over the storage rings they need.