Published: January 31, 2025
At this moment, Ye Zhongming was filled with fighting spirit. He charged out of the basement with a machete, and immediately confronted the other mutated stink bugs that had followed him. These mutated creatures, which posed little threat to him, were naturally unable to withstand his blade. Two minutes later, the giant stink bugs that had invaded the villa were cleared out completely.
When Mu Xinfey cautiously walked out of the basement, she was greeted by the sight of the villa's clean and expensive carpet littered with the corpses of stink bugs and covered in a thick green viscous fluid that carried a strong, irritating odor.
Suppressing the churn in her stomach, Mu Xinfey’s gaze fell upon Ye Zhongming.
At this moment, the man appeared somewhat dirty, with green bug blood splattered on his clothes, and even bits of flesh and limbs stuck to him.
However, this did not evoke a shred of disgust from Mu Xinfey. On the contrary, she felt that this man was radiating brilliance at this moment.
It was an aura of dominance that looked down upon the world, a heroic spirit that proclaimed, "Who else but me!"
Was this the characteristic of a powerful man?
How was it so different from the modern urban trend of weak men?
Mu Xinfey felt her heart race a couple of beats, and her body involuntarily heated up.
Ye Zhongming let out a breath. Although these stink bugs had just mutated and their bodies weren’t hard enough to resist blades and swords, killing dozens of them still consumed a lot of energy. Fortunately, his body had already evolved, making it sufficient to cope with the task.
He walked to the window and looked outside. Apart from some hazy shadows wandering in the distance, the only sounds came from the seven-story building nearby, where screams and wails echoed, clearly indicating that the explosion had exposed many survivors, who were now being attacked by zombies.
Most importantly, he did not find any other mutated creatures around the villa for the time being, which relieved Ye Zhongming significantly.
The mutated flora and fauna would eventually become apex predators in the food chain on Earth. Some of the powerful individuals were beyond the reach of even the top human experts. In his previous life, even nine-star experts would retreat when facing highly evolved mutated life forms.
Of course, everything has to be viewed in context. In the world before Ye Zhongming's rebirth, although these mutated creatures caused significant casualties among humans, they also attacked powerful monsters that did not belong to Earth. It could be said that these mutated flora and fauna had withstood most of the invasions from otherworldly beasts; the humans had only killed a small fraction.
Seeing Ye Zhongming wanting to go out, Mu Xinfey grew anxious. She felt safe only when staying with this man, and she firmly refused to be left alone in this empty villa.
"What are you going to do?"
Ye Zhongming did not turn around but looked into the distance, saying, "Going out to have a look. You stay here obediently."
"I’m going with you!"
Mu Xinfey jogged a couple of steps and grabbed the corner of Ye Zhongming's clothes, fearing he might suddenly leave.
This daughter-like appearance of a future nine-star expert made Ye Zhongming feel quite unaccustomed. He unconsciously tried to fit Mu Xinfey into the role of the Murderous Rose.
"It’s night now, and the danger level is higher. It’s easy for accidents to happen if you come with me. Stay here and help me with something."
Mu Xinfey blinked her big eyes and asked, "What do you need me to do?"
"Look closely."
Ye Zhongming crouched down, picked up the corpse of a mutated stink bug, and expertly used the tip of his knife to peel open its shell, exposing its body cavity. In the center, where it connected to the head, there was a strip of tender meat the size of a woman's finger.
"You stay here and cut off all this tender meat from these mutated stink bugs. Then sprinkle some salt and put it in the oven to cook."
Huh?