CHAPTER 350: CHAPTER 329: PUNCHING BAG

There was some chocolate hidden in Luo Ping’s car, prepared for energy supplementation.

At this point, he took out all the chocolate and shared it with everyone.

Of course, the main recipients were Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, who had expended the most energy in the recent battle.

Next were Liu Hua, Tang Er, and Yao, who had also put in significant effort besides Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei.

The rest received only a small portion, with the remainder kept by Luo Ping and Bottle.

—For others, this chocolate was an energy supplement after battle, but for Luo Ping and Bottle, these B-type Neo-Humans, it was a combat assistance tool, and going without it wasn’t an option.

"I’ll handle the enhancement for them this time."

While taking small bites of chocolate, Tang suddenly spoke up, "Liu Hua, focus on your ants, that way you can perform better."

The chocolate given to Tang was just a tiny bit. He had never had such a thing before, and it was absolutely delicious, only rivaled by the feast that Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei prepared yesterday.

Tang was truly reluctant to finish it, so he had no choice but to take small bites, carefully savoring the flavor.

Damn, if I’d known following Luo Ping and the others would get me such good stuff, why would I put myself through suffering in the south alone?!

Upon hearing Tang’s words, Liu Hua didn’t respond directly but looked at Luo Ping.

Seeing Luo Ping nod slightly, Liu Hua replied, "Okay."

Even Liu Hua was reluctant to eat the chocolate given to her, but she knew she had to replenish her energy and get herself into the best condition.

Besides, compared to Tang, she had just been controlling Flying Ants and boosting Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei’s strength, which had also worn her out.

Hence, despite her reluctance, she steeled herself and quickly devoured the chocolate.

After everyone consumed their portion and reserved some for later, they glanced at the map on the Resonant Gene Scanner.

The red dots on the map indicated that the enemy was very close.

The second round of battle was about to commence.

Two vehicles from Northern County stopped far away, even pulling off the highway, indicating how valuable these resources were to them.

Of course, Lu Xi’an and the others couldn’t see this; they only observed nine red dots parked slightly ahead and then move off-road through the Resonant Gene Scanner.

Lu Xi’an, Yao Wei, Chou Nu, and Tang Er, the four Type A Neo-Humans, heard the sound of vehicles and doors opening and closing.

The remaining people from Northern County didn’t seem intent on avoiding Lu Xi’an and his group, showing no fear of their sounds being overheard.

Lu Xi’an and the others waited a bit but only saw Boss Liang and Sister Xu approaching.

They were aware that the opponents were arranging their battle formations, with Boss Liang and Xu acting as pioneers while others remained behind in formation. The remaining Type A Neo-Human, along with the B-types and D-types, were tasked with safeguarding the two Pie Chart Neo-Humans.

Lu Xi’an suspected that Boss Liang and Xu intended to rely on the Type C Neo-Humans for support, and perhaps practice by using him to elevate their power.

Yet, Lu Xi’an retorted, "Why is it you two again, coming to deliver yourselves?"

His single word "deliver" succinctly conveyed his meaning, which Boss Liang and Xu understood well.

Boss Liang sneered, "We’ll soon see if it’s delivering to die. But standing alone here, letting the woman with you hide behind, you must be the one ’delivering’."

Lu Xi’an chuckled, "Guess."

"Guess again!"

Boss Liang’s voice grew increasingly irritable, and Xu’s expression turned cold, mirroring his sentiment.

Both had only heard "guess" once but felt inexplicably as if they’d heard it countless times, growing exceedingly annoyed with the phrase.

"Guess your mother!"

Boss Liang shouted, then he and Xu charged at Lu Xi’an.

Lu Xi’an slightly retreated to absorb the force and raised his arms to meet Boss Liang and Xu.

He knew he had to block Boss Liang and Xu’s first wave of attacks, stalling their efforts so that others had a chance to act and possibly succeed.

Otherwise, if they were entangled in a prolonged battle with these Fungus Stone eaters, the victory would surely tip in the enemy’s favor.

He didn’t intend to attack; feeling the boost from the Type C Neo-Humans, his strength surged, but he focused on defense.

Attacking now wouldn’t kill the enemy, while his punches and kicks would only serve as nourishment to enhance Boss Liang and Xu’s power.

He wouldn’t make that mistake.

Yet, upon blocking, Lu Xi’an suddenly realized something was amiss—

Xu and Boss Liang’s strength had abruptly doubled.

This wasn’t merely due to being beaten more by him and Yao Wei combined with effects from the Type C Neo-Humans.

Lu Xi’an was acutely aware.

As a Type A Neo-Human who had just fought with Boss Liang and Xu, Lu Xi’an was very familiar with their abilities.

He had a rough idea of their potential strength augmentations, with Type C Neo-Humans’ support, and knew he could handle them, holding out for a while.

Hence, facing Luo Ping’s arrangements, Lu Xi’an was confident, declaring he could hold his ground solo.

But now, with Boss Liang and Xu swinging their fists, he had already stepped back two paces to deflect the force. Yet, when he raised his arm to resist, he still felt powerless, as if his arm was about to break.

The power of those fists even shook his insides. He tasted sweetness in his throat and almost spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Still, he held on, staggered back a few steps from the beating, and focused on the people opposite him.

The two people opposite didn’t pursue aggressively. Lu Xi’an saw that their four eyes were completely red, far beyond what they looked like during previous intense fights. Not only were the veins standing out on their bodies, but the muscles had also swelled.

Boss Liang’s whole body expanded, while Xu’s flesh seemed tightly clamped, and the intertwined bulging veins on her body looked like chains clamping the flesh.

Are you trying to kill us? Did you take stimulants?!

Lu Xi’an internally criticized.

Clearly, the effect of Type C Neo-Human pheromones has far surpassed that of stimulants. The changes in Boss Liang and Xu are even more terrifying, so what’s the point of stimulants?

Lu Xi’an was a bit puzzled by Boss Liang and Xu. The only thing he could understand now was that they were obviously also unaccustomed to this, which was why they stopped immediately after an attack.

——They are adjusting their state.

While adjusting their state, Boss Liang was still not forgetting to taunt Lu Xi’an: "How is it, faced death, right? Do you want to know how we did it?"

"Not bad."

Lu Xi’an spoke as if being stubborn, provoking a sneer from Boss Liang and Xu.

But Boss Liang and Xu didn’t notice that the Fungus Stone hidden in Lu Xi’an’s sleeve was already taking effect, rapidly healing Lu Xi’an’s injuries.

Don’t think you are the only ones with Fungus Stones.

——Lu Xi’an has been performing all along.

"Your mouth is tougher than your fist."

Xu sneered disdainfully.

Then Boss Liang said, "It doesn’t matter if I tell you, you won’t be able to learn anyway.

"To be honest, this is something we’ve only recently mastered. Those without bodies like ours simply can’t understand this—

"We can apply the strength of two Type C Neo-Humans onto ourselves simultaneously, and the effect of one plus one is far greater than two.

"But you better not try to imitate us; it would be fatal."

Lu Xi’an and Luo Ping behind him gritted their teeth and remained silent.

Of course, they knew it would be fatal.

Previously, the 923 Base only had Liu Hua as a Type C Neo-Human, so they never attempted it.

But now, coming here, there’s Tang added between them, and naturally, they wanted to try the effect of Type C plus one.

But the test results weren’t ideal; the combination of Type C makes pheromones highly toxic. Even Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei couldn’t withstand it. The hormones stimulated by pheromones of any type would make the body exceed its load in a short time and rapidly collapse.

Lu Xi’an guessed Boss Liang and Xu could endure the enhancement of two Type C Neo-Humans probably because they had consumed Fungus Stones.

——Of course, this is assuming Boss Liang isn’t lying.

Lu Xi’an guessed this possibility is quite large, Boss Liang doesn’t have much reason to deceive on this matter.

"I think you guys are about to die; if you can’t hold on, don’t force it."

Lu Xi’an said in feigned calmness.

He guessed that Boss Liang and Xu were certainly still overloading in this state; he just didn’t know whether their internal Fungus Stones could compensate for this overload?

If they could compensate, then it would be over. They wouldn’t need him and could complete evolution themselves, like Sun Wukong exploiting bugs on Namek.

If not, then that’s good; in such a case, they surely wouldn’t last very long in that state.

"Joke, we can’t hold on?!"

Xu sneered. She seemed to have rested enough and charged up first. Her swinging arms seemed to tear apart the space.

Lu Xi’an saw the distortion ahead and dared not resist, dodging to the side.

But Xu moved extremely fast, and with her current strength, she could quickly change direction in such a rapid attack, chasing after Lu Xi’an.

Lu Xi’an couldn’t dodge this time; his abdomen immediately took a hit, and he flew back.

"Swish——"

In the time of a breath, Boss Liang was behind Lu Xi’an, grinning and sneering: "It’s my turn." With that said, he kicked out, sending Lu Xi’an flying toward Xu again.

The two seemed to treat Lu Xi’an like a ball, back and forth, enjoying themselves immensely.

Lu Xi’an had no power to resist, but his heart was completely calm.

He still had Fungus Stone in his sleeve.

Good, you two just keep coming at me like this.

He didn’t look elsewhere, pretending to be panicked and terrified as if he was about to die, while thinking—

Their attention was already entirely drawn to him, so next, it was up to the others.