CHAPTER 460: CHAPTER 448: SEIZE IT! XIAO LAI’S SKILLS EVOLVE! (4K CHAPTER SUBSCRIPTION REQUEST)

In the nick of time.

Han Qiwu casually kicked the sharp stone away.

Seeing this, Xiao Dian visibly relaxed, rolling onto the ground to lie flat.

The soil here was soft; it had planned to lie down like this all along.

"Feeling comfortable now?" Han Qiwu asked with a cheeky grin as he approached.

Xiao Dian immediately put on a pained expression, covering its leg with its wings and wailing dramatically.

The sound was absolutely grating.

"Your leg’s shot, huh? Might as well amputate. I haven’t tried roasted bird leg yet—though there’s not much meat, it’d still be enough to get lodged between my teeth." Han Qiwu kept grinning as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dian flipped over and immediately sprang back into the air, flapping its wings at lightning speed.

"Alright, cut the act. You’re just saving yourself for crucial moments when you transform into Poison Liquid Radio." Han Qiwu waved his hand dismissively and added, "If we get fog fruits later, I’ll let you have an extra one."

Hearing the last part, Xiao Dian flipped mid-air with a triumphant 180° turn, landing beside Xiao Lai.

Welcome aboard!

Han Qiwu: "... That bird truly is mine."

"Swish swish."

The surrounding trees swayed rustling in the wind.

Thinking about how to collect mist butterfly eggs, Han Qiwu specifically warned Xiao Lai and Xiao Dian, "Later, when I chop down trees, knock down the mist caterpillars, but don’t kill them yet. Just stun them for now; we’ll deal with them all together once we’ve gathered enough."

"Chirp chirp!"

"Puff puff!"

After giving instructions, Han Qiwu pulled out an ax and began chopping at a nearby large Yang Shu tree.

"I wonder if there are rubber trees here. If I could collect some rubber myself, that’d be fun."

Up in the air, Poison Liquid Radio initiated a heavy-handed assault on the mist caterpillars!

"Puff puff!"

To meet Han Qiwu’s requirements, Xiao Lai refrained from using its lethal poison ray, opting instead to attack the mist caterpillars with basic venom sprays.

But its current strength was downright overwhelming—one spit and the caterpillars were dead on the spot, failing its master’s request.

After taking down several caterpillars unintentionally, Xiao Dian grew increasingly anxious.

How could it be so inept!

For Xiao Dian, regulating voltage was a simple matter, easy to adjust.

"Puff puff!"

Xiao Lai let out two reluctant spurts of venom.

This was already the weakest venom it could produce.

Still tricky.

After a while of trying unsuccessfully, Xiao Dian suddenly thought of an idea. Carrying Xiao Lai, it flew over to Han Qiwu and gestured for a bottle of water.

Han Qiwu surveyed the surroundings, then chuckled as he opened a water bottle and placed it on Xiao Dian’s back.

Nifty.

Finally, Xiao Dian began showing signs of using its tiny brain weighing less than 200 grams.

Returning to flight, Xiao Dian began enthusiastically teaching Xiao Lai.

Enlightened, Xiao Lai leaned down to gulp four mouthfuls of water, puffing its cheeks before spraying the mist caterpillars nearby.

The caterpillars sprayed with diluted venom instantly stiffened, slowly dropping from the tree trunks.

Success!

With venom diluted by four gulps of bottled water, Xiao Lai finally achieved Han Qiwu’s desired effect.

"Puff puff."

Xiao Lai complimented Xiao Dian a few times.

Receiving the praise, Xiao Dian unconsciously flew higher and higher.

It was floating.

In over twenty minutes, Xiao Lai successfully paralyzed over fifty mist caterpillars.

By this time, Han Qiwu had finished chopping down the surrounding trees, collecting a good amount of hardwood and lumber.

He also managed to harvest a few fog fruits.

"It’s time, Xiao Dian." At Han Qiwu’s signal, Xiao Dian quickly unleashed an electric net, finishing off the mist caterpillars.

[Mist caterpillars died en masse, summoning mist butterflies for revenge as they emerged from their cocoons!]

[The current scene is now a battle scene.]

The familiar notification appeared once again.

But this time, Han Qiwu was equipped far differently than before.

Time to bring out the big guns!

Feet clad in Wind-Fire Wheels, ice sword-wielding hands, and body donned in Ice Armor!

The Patchwork King!

Huzzah!

The newly arrived mist butterfly evidently didn’t comprehend the situation, flying straight at Han Qiwu with shimmering scales all over its body.

"Whoosh."

Dodging the butterfly’s charge, Han Qiwu spun and struck with the sharp tip of his ice sword.

With one solid hit, half of the mist butterfly’s wing was sheared away.

"Go ahead, call for reinforcements!" Han Qiwu sheathed the sword, calmly waiting for the mist butterfly to activate its summoning skill.

Sure enough, he predicted accurately.

From the mist butterfly’s mouth emerged a wave that swiftly attracted five or six more mist butterflies.

"Xiao Lai, see if you can stun them without killing them." Han Qiwu instructed Xiao Lai.

A sudden thought had occurred to him.

If mass mist caterpillar deaths summoned mist butterflies, then what if mist butterflies died en masse?

What would appear then?

He was intrigued.

Let’s give it a shot.

Upon hearing the order, Xiao Lai nodded, gulping down four large mouthfuls of water.

"Chirp chirp."

Xiao Dian was visibly worried, shaking its head anxiously.

Four gulps were just enough for mist caterpillars!

This was for mist butterflies—it couldn’t use that much water.

Alerted by Xiao Dian’s reminder, Xiao Lai quickly realized its mistake, and spat out a mouthful and a half of the water it had drunk.

"Splish."

Estimating the dosage to be sufficient, Xiao Dian flew toward the mist butterflies. Perched on its back, Xiao Lai unleashed its diluted stun mist skill aimed at the mist butterflies.

The diluted stun mist quickly incapacitated the mist butterflies, causing them to drop to the ground one by one.

"You two make an excellent team." Han Qiwu praised delightfully, wondering why he hadn’t noticed this combination before.

Poison Liquid Radio rules!

To encourage them, Han Qiwu took out four fog fruits and handed them to the two.

Relishing the delicious fog fruits, Poison Liquid Radio became even more motivated!

Though busy working, Xiao Dian couldn’t help but remain puzzled deep down.