Published: March 2, 2025
“Um...” Looking at Wen Yu’s hesitant expression and the one-eyed creature’s impatient gaze, the worldly-wise Old Sam immediately understood.
First, he glanced at Blackback, who was lying outside, then looked at the magic crystal in Wen Yu's hand, and hesitantly said, “It can’t be life-threatening, right?”
“It can’t, absolutely can't. Brother Dog is quite ugly, but he’s very gentle.”
The one-eyed creature slightly changed its vocal structure and lewdly spat out a sentence, then ignoring Old Sam's shocked expression, it darted out immediately.
In an instant, Blackback’s mournful cries rang out.
Wen Yu helplessly looked at the pained Old Sam and silently took out five third-tier magic crystals.
At the same time, he comforted, “Maybe it will leave you a little puppy. My battle pet is quite strong, and its offspring will be exceptionally powerful. Don’t dwell on it…”
Wen Yu patted Old Sam’s shoulder, feeling utterly helpless about the one-eyed creature.
One month in the Demon Suppression Tower had driven the one-eyed creature nearly mad.
...
After a simple dinner, Wen Yu hugged Xing and directly entered the room.
The room wasn’t big, containing only two single beds, one of which was where Old Sam himself slept.
After a quick wash, Wen Yu lay still on the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.
...
The next morning, after Wen Yu and Kuang Liu quickly washed up and had breakfast, Old Sam decided to take the two to Las Vegas.
Old Sam’s cabin was not far from the Las Vegas gathering place, which was also the fundamental reason he could live here alone with a dog.
Since the apocalypse began more than five months ago, the division between human and mutated beast forces had become distinct—humans wouldn’t casually venture far from gathering places, and large numbers of mutated creatures wouldn’t attack human gathering places either.
Don’t think that mutated creatures are necessarily looking for trouble with humans; their ability to sense danger is much stronger than that of humans. Moreover, the instinct to avoid humans has long been ingrained in mutated beasts. After all, humans have been the overlords of Earth for a long time, and that deterrent effect still exists.
Furthermore, the advancement of mutated beasts does not cause them to lose their reason; rather, it enhances their intelligence. Coupled with the fact that the wild has already formed its own food chain for mutated creatures, very few high-level mutated beasts are willing to deal with humans unless absolutely necessary.
...
The roar of the engine continuously echoed. Old Sam drove out a modified SUV from behind the cabin.
The vehicle's body was shining and well-maintained, but on the flip side, the shine indicated that it had been stored for a long time.
Old Sam cheerfully explained, “The oil prices in the city are quite high now; my second baby hasn’t been used in a long time.”
The second baby was Old Sam’s vehicle.
In fact, if it weren’t for Kuang Liu reimbursing Old Sam for the fuel, the second baby wouldn’t have been used today.
The Big Baby, of course, referred to Old Sam’s Blackback.
At that moment, the third-tier Blackback was constantly circling around the one-eyed creature, its face showing a flattering expression that seemed like it could drip, which even Wen Yu could see.
However, the one-eyed creature remained motionless in its mini form, like a stone sculpture, completely ignoring Blackback’s flattery.
Its seemingly serious expression actually contained a lot of helplessness.
“Let’s go, get in the car!”
Wen Yu, with Xing on his head, waved his hand at the one-eyed creature, which immediately regained its vitality, darting to Wen Yu’s side in a flash of gray light.
As the vehicle slowly started, the one-eyed creature looked back at Blackback, who was responsible for guarding the house, with a sorrowful face, then turned its head and let out a long sigh.
“This little brat is too damn clingy... As the old saying goes, there’s no bad land in the pear garden, only overworked cows. Brother Dog, with my prestigious reputation, almost got buried under the paws of a Blackback... Big boss, I almost walked into the grave of marriage, seeking comfort…”