NABC Chapter 23 Conflict, Testing Strength
Chapter 23 Conflict, Testing Strength
"I have some news for you, news that will more than compensate for your losses."
These words made Zhao Meng frown slightly. He knew that Wang Hao was probably referring to the crystals inside the insect's head.
He wanted to stop it, but he also knew that it was an inevitable trend and that others would find out sooner or later.
"What news is it?" Old Master Huang asked, touching his thumb ring.
Liu Xueqin also looked at Wang Hao.
Wang Hao glanced at the other two, and finally looked at Old Master Huang and said in a deep voice: "In the head of an insect the size of a fist, there is an evolution stone. Eating this small stone can make a person's body stronger. I call it making the body re-evolve."
Like those insects, they are larger than the Earth.
"And when we humans consume it, our strength can increase."
What!
Liu Xueqin and Mr. Huang were shocked when they heard the news.
This news is hard to believe.
There's actually such a thing.
"Hmph, what kind of news is this? I already knew it." Zhao Meng sneered.
"Are you telling the truth?" Liu Xueqin pressed.
"No wonder you all collect insect corpses." Old Master Huang looked at Wang Hao, touched his thumb ring, and chuckled, "Quite cunning."
Liu Xueqin suddenly stood up excitedly, propped her hands on the table, and looked at Wang Hao: "If what you said is true, then this is the capital that allows us to stand in this world!"
She turned to the other two and said, "You've probably heard that a huge, strange bird came to our neighborhood today. It's definitely a powerful, mutated bird from this world!"
My men say it's as tall as a three-story building and impervious to swords and spears!
Such mutated creatures are simply beyond the capabilities of ordinary people like us to kill.
A hint of fear appeared in her eyes.
She thought to herself that if it were her, or her husband and daughter in the neighborhood, they wouldn't be able to escape this situation at all.
In this world, humans are no longer at the top, but have also been reduced to prey.
She looked at the three of them, her voice rising, "Now that we have these evolution stones, we may be able to slowly grow and thrive in this world. This is the hope for our entire community, and even for all of humanity!"
Her voice echoed in the room.
For a moment, everyone's eyes lit up with interest.
They all imagined what the future would look like.
The group lowered their heads in deep thought, all considering the future evolution stones.
The importance of evolution stones is self-evident.
Once other residents hear this news, it goes without saying that they will all go to the wild to frantically kill insects.
The wilderness is too dangerous. As leaders, knowing the residents' impulsiveness, they had to shoulder the responsibility for everyone's safety and come up with a feasible solution.
The room fell silent for a moment.
Wang Hao broke the silence, "It's too dangerous outside. Even I was bitten by a giant centipede today."
Zhao Meng looked at him and chuckled, "What's that? Today I encountered a praying mantis taller than a person, and I truly escaped death."
A praying mantis taller than a person!
The other three immediately looked at him upon hearing this.
His eyes were filled with shock.
They had no idea about this.
Seeing everyone looking over, Zhao Meng touched the scratches on his arm and continued, "That bastard's carapace was so hard that even my machete couldn't cut through it. It could even fly, causing me to lose a lot of my underlings."
The thought of being chased and having so many of his underlings die filled Zhao Meng with rage.
Sooner or later, I'll kill those monsters.
"What exactly happened? How could there be such a big praying mantis?" Wang Hao's eyes were filled with a hint of seriousness.
Zhao Meng recounted what had happened to everyone, and then angrily cursed, "Tomorrow we'll team up and slaughter those beasts."
Wang Hao and Grandpa Huang remained silent, lost in thought.
Liu Xueqin said nervously, "These mutated creatures are too dangerous for us to handle, and there must be even more dangerous mutated creatures lurking in the shadows."
She hesitated for a moment, then said...
"I suggest we just burn down the nearby vegetation; that would indirectly kill all the mutated creatures in the vicinity of the community!"
After saying that, his expression became resolute.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Meng looked at her and bluntly scolded, "You stupid woman, you're going to burn down the whole neighborhood! Do you know that you're going to burn down the entire neighborhood's food supply?"
It's like burning down all the fertile fields, leaving everyone hungry, and then you have to travel a long way to find food.
His face was full of mockery.
"Are you out of your mind to come up with such a terrible idea?"
"Moreover, insects have evolution stones in their heads, which is a valuable thing. Burning it is burning everyone's hopes, do you know that? It's like burning the national treasury."
I really don't know what you're thinking.
Zhao Meng shook his head repeatedly, looking at Liu Xueqin as if she were an idiot.
Liu Xueqin wanted to open her mouth again.
Grandpa Huang also spoke up, "Even if we burn down the nearby trees and grass, we can't guarantee that all the mutated creatures hiding inside will die. They might escape into the community."
He touched his ring and continued, "And without the protection of the forest, our community is more exposed to the sight of mutated creatures, which is very dangerous."
Wang Hao continued, "Mutant creatures aren't scary. We were caught off guard today, but now that we know about them, we can redesign our strategy."
There are always more solutions than problems.
The four continued their conversation.
Other issues were diverted.
Liu Xueqin said, "For everyone's safety, we need to arrange for people to patrol and keep watch at night."
Wang Hao shared his thoughts: "Once the wall is built, the greenery in the community will be cut down and vegetables will be planted instead."
He felt that doing this would prevent anything from hiding inside the plants, and it would also allow him to grow vegetables, which would be good for the future.
"Grow vegetables? How can you grow them without seeds?" Zhao Meng retorted.
Wang Hao explained, "The seeds were collected from the residents of the community. Some people usually grow them in the countryside and at home, and some even grow sweet potatoes, tomatoes and watermelons on their balconies."
Grandpa Huang nodded. This method was indeed feasible, just like the lemon trees he planted on his balcony.
This is the main source of seeds.
"Once the area around the community is leveled, we can bring the water in."
the other side.
After eating the remaining rat meat, Li Hao and Li Wen were full of energy and not sleepy at all.
When one's essence is abundant, one does not crave lust; when one's vital energy is abundant, one does not crave food; when one's spirit is abundant, one does not crave sleep.
Li Wen brandished his Damascus steel knife in the room, making a whooshing sound. "Brother, I can't sleep at all. I feel full of energy."
Li Hao grabbed a flashlight. "Let's go downstairs and get some exercise, and also test how strong we are."
"Alright!"
The two went downstairs.
As they passed some greenery, the tabby cat ran out, leaped to Li Hao's legs, and tried to bite him.
Li Hao nimbly retreated, avoiding its sneak attack.
The tabby cat, unwilling to give up, darted into the bushes and crouched in a corner, secretly watching.
The two stopped.
Li Wen laughed and said, "Brother, this tabby cat has come to take revenge on you again."
Li Hao smiled helplessly, took a grasshopper's head out of his pocket, and threw it at the tabby cat.
The tabby cat watched the two of them but didn't go over to eat.
Only after Li Hao and Li Wen left did it jump out of the grass and snatch the grasshopper's head away.
The two arrived at a passageway, with several stone blocks beside it.
The stone pier is a round granite block with a diameter of half a meter.
These stone blocks are used by the property management to prevent others from driving their cars on them.
Li Wen spread his legs and plopped down on the stone block, touching it. "Brother, this stone block must weigh over two hundred pounds."
Li Hao looked at the stone pillars and nodded. "Pretty much."
"I'll give it a try first."
Li Wen climbed down from the stone pier, squatted down, and hugged it tightly with both hands.
"ha!"
He picked up the stone pier.
He first let the stone block rest on his legs, then slowly lifted it up to his stomach, and then suddenly used his waist strength to lift the entire stone block above his head.
His body swayed slightly.
"Bro, it's alright, it's not my limit yet."
Li Wen said, holding back his anger.
Once he was sure he could completely control the large stone block, Li Wen lifted it up and started doing squats.
1, 2, 3…
I did five squats.
He tried to lift the stone block with one hand, but the stone block slipped from his hand.
With a loud thud, it crashed to the ground, creating a crater, and rolled several times.
"One hand still isn't enough." Li Wen shook his head, panting.
His single arm cannot support such a heavy weight.
"I'll give it a try too."
Li Hao walked to the stone block, squatted down slightly, hugged the stone block with both hands, and exerted force suddenly.
It was suddenly raised above his head.
Then he gently tossed the stone block up into the air, about a meter high, and caught it as it fell back down.
Toss it again, hold the bottom of the stone block with one hand to maintain balance and hold it firmly.
"Brother, you're much stronger than me," Li Wen couldn't help but praise.
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes; he hadn't expected his own brother to be so much stronger than him.
Li Hao weighed the stone block in one hand and found it quite easy.
"Let's try this side."
He threw down the stone block, glanced at the 2.5-meter-high wall in front of him, took a five-meter step, and then jumped off the spot.
He leaped up and landed steadily on the wall.
"Wow, bro, you know kung fu!" Li Wen exclaimed.
Stepping over the wall in one stride was something that would have been impossible before.
It's just like the martial arts scenes on TV.
He ran over, jumped with all his might, and with some difficulty, finally stood on the wall. "Hahahaha, I can do it too!"
Li Hao walked a few steps up there and then jumped down.
He jumped from the spot and easily leaped onto the wall.
The two danced several more times.
We came to a tree that was about the size of a bowl.
Li Hao threw a punch, and the tree trunk snapped with a "crack".
Li Wen, who was standing next to him, followed suit and broke off another tree.
I glanced at it and saw that the bracket for the community bulletin board was made of steel pipes.
Li Hao walked over, forcefully ripped off a steel pipe, and gently bent it.
Li Wen took the steel pipe and slowly and carefully restored it to its original state.
Li Wen grinned and said, "Brother, we're not ordinary people anymore."
Li Hao nodded, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The two have now evolved to the point that they have broken the limits of human physical capabilities.
It is foreseeable that their strength will only grow stronger in the future.
But then I suddenly thought of that strange bird that others had mentioned.
I just hope they don't encounter any overly powerful mutated creatures before they grow up.
Those kinds of monsters are beyond their ability to deal with.
By the end of the day, both of them were covered in sweat and felt sticky.
There are still clothes at home that haven't been washed.
I was just about to go to the basement to fetch water.
Just then.
"what!"
A woman's scream echoed throughout the entire neighborhood.
The voice was extremely shrill.
"Help! Help!" the woman cried out.
"Walk!"
Li Hao, along with Li Wen, headed straight for the building where the sound was coming from without saying a word.
The two sprinted at breakneck speed, covering ten meters in a single stride, moving with lightning speed.
The greenery in the community can be stepped over in one step.
I went up the stairs and came to the door of the room where the shouting was taking place.
With a loud "bang," Li Hao kicked the door open.
"Help, help, my husband, my husband is so scary!"
A woman paused at first, startled by the way the door was broken in. She only spoke after shining her flashlight over and realizing that there were two people inside.
Li Hao shone a flashlight on it.
On the ground lay a male corpse, its body rotting, the flesh completely dissolved into a pool of liquid.
The bones gradually became visible.
In the few seconds he watched, the flesh and blood had completely melted away.
Only a male skeleton remained, covered with clothes.
Li Wen watched from the side, his face showing disgust and disdain.
The grotesque scene of flesh being skinned alive and melted is disturbing to watch.
The woman, terrified, threw herself into Li Hao's arms, her eyes filled with horror. "My husband... my husband just ate a small pebble from an insect's head, and suddenly he clutched his throat and collapsed to the ground, pounding his fists and rolling around on the ground, and then he ended up like this."
"It's so scary, I'm so afraid, waaaaah..."
The woman was trembling all over, tears streaming down her face.
She could barely stand, leaning half her body against Li Hao.