Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

“Little brother, I’m not being confident.” Lin Xuqiu clenched his elbow, his abdominal muscles tensed, and layers of scales rose from beneath his skin. “You have to be punished for doing wrong. I’m teaching you how to be a person.”

Sheng Shixian sneered, "You stinking fish, what are you pretending for?"

Lin Xuqiu's neck was bruised and swollen, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes as the sharp nails on all ten of his fingers pierced into the skin beneath. Sheng Shixian was not to be outdone; pain seeped from his right leg again, and in the chaos, he exposed his long tail and thrust it straight at Lin Xuqiu's chest.

"Ha." Lin Xuqiu suddenly lifted his leg, his wrist bones cracking twice, and he twisted Sheng Shixian's neck, flipping him over and pinning him down. "You sly fox, what are you pretending for now?"

The red veins on Sheng Shixian's arm muscles became even more prominent. He crashed into the stone wall behind him, and after only a few seconds of panting, he kicked Lin Xuqiu's thigh bone. Lin Xuqiu took a step back, but Sheng Shixian used his back to throw him to the ground again.

Dust billowed as they tumbled, rose, and fell again, all aiming their blows at each other's heads or hearts. After several dull thuds, the crackling of bones breaking echoed in the air.

Pei Du hid in the nearby bushes. The night was deep, and he could not see the specific situation ahead.

Lin Xuqiu's abilities have exceeded Pei Du's expectations. After several battles with Sheng Shixian, he was not at a disadvantage at all.

Pei Du frowned.

Following the timeline of his previous life, Sheng Shixian entered the military a year later and rose to become the first mutant army commander. Currently, he hasn't fully transformed and is slowly beginning to find himself at a disadvantage against Lin Xuqiu.

Kuqie Tiaosheng was also puzzled by his current situation. The light emanating from him became even brighter, illuminating the scene ahead.

A figure fell from the stone wall with a heavy thud, shaking the ground.

Sheng Shixian struggled to get up from the ground. There were small wounds on his long tail. When he turned his head, he inadvertently made eye contact with Pei Du.

Pei Du hid most of his body in the grass, his eyes fixed on Sheng Shixian's current disheveled appearance, and a strange taste suddenly rose in his throat.

"Sheng Shixian doesn't like An Jia, but he likes me now. In the future... I will make him like me even more."

Only in this way would the male protagonist, Sheng Shixian, be willing to protect Pei Du. To sacrifice for him, to be injured for him, and to shield him from all disasters and threats.

Nothing is more important than one's own life. Pei Du had already died once, and he could not tolerate being framed and killed again.

Therefore, he needed to make Sheng Shixian work for him.

Pei Du opened his eyes and looked at the scene before him, which was somewhat unexpected. His vision was a little blurry for a moment.

Sheng Shixian was no longer the respectable man he once was. His body was covered in numerous and varied wounds, and blood was seeping from the corners of his face and eyes.

The injury that took a long time to heal was wiped out in just a few minutes.

Pei Du blinked, but before he could speak, Sheng Shixian quickly turned his head and fled to the other side as if he hadn't seen him.

Lin Xuqiu followed closely behind. The stone wall in front of them was split in half, and rubble flew everywhere. Pei Du bent down and hid in another spot.

"What do we do now?" The man, barely able to stay afloat, spun around aimlessly. "Where did this Lin Xuqiu come from? He's so annoying! I've never detected anyone like him before!"

Pei Du remained rooted to the spot. The chaotic fighting in the distance continued, though the sounds were growing fainter, indicating that the battle was taking place further away.

Pei Du unconsciously covered his ear with his hand. The wound had scabbed over, and he inexplicably felt the same pain from the fall and impact from the scar.

“Sheng Shixian…” Pei Du lowered his eyes, the darkness concealing most of his face.

Mixed with the chilling aura from afar, the deathly coldness crept up Pei Du's trousers, instantly freezing his limbs into icicles. It was as if he had been thrown into a vat of cold water, his consciousness struggling, his body suffocating.

Pei Du paused for a moment, the night's chill seeping into his skin, penetrating to his very bones. He looked up at the sky, the same scene as always, the absence of stars always creating a sense of oppression.

Sheng Shixian, you're really not smart at all.

Pei Du withdrew his gaze, brushed the chill off his clothes, and suddenly turned and ran in the direction they had left.

Sheng Shixian and Lin Xuqiu's speed far exceeded what ordinary people could catch. Pei Du was only someone who hadn't been completely mutated, and was clearly inferior to them in terms of physical strength and speed.

He could only run in the direction the sound came from, and along the way he saw piles and piles of innocent, damaged vegetation.

"Where are they?" Pei Du asked.

The path ahead is lit by the struggle for survival: "Near the cliff, two people."

two……

Pei Du frowned: "Where is Lu Xun?"

"he……"

"boom!"

A loud gunshot rang out from behind, and Pei Du immediately covered his head and rolled into the nearby bushes. Hard leaves scraped against Pei Du's skin, and he gripped a tree trunk with one hand, his pupils turning back warily.

"I knew you were good at pretending, and I was right." Lu Xun emerged from the bushes on the other side, pointing his pistol directly at Pei Du's forehead, his voice laced with amusement. "But I really didn't expect you to run this way. I thought you wouldn't care whether he lived or died."

Pei Du bent his fingers and strained so hard that his fingernails dug deep into the bark. He looked at Lu Xun and said, "Commander, don't get in the way."

Lu Xun: "..."

He laughed: "I admire you guys the most. You're good at nothing but talking. Try saying another few words and see what happens."

Pei Du didn't speak again. Lu Xun's gun was pointed at him, and Pei Du's pupils unconsciously sharpened as he searched for a breakthrough.

“Pei Du, I told you, I investigated you. Your mother is a mutant, your father is a lab technician. No matter how much Gong Yuanshen tries to hide you, I can still tell you're a mutant,” Lu Xun said. “You can't escape.”

Pei Du narrowed his eyes and said, "Commander, it seems you're determined to make trouble for me today."

“There’s nothing I can do, it’s your own fault for being dishonest.” Lu Xun pressed his finger on the trigger. “You and that bastard Sheng Shixian are in cahoots, I can’t just…”

Before Lu Xun could finish speaking, Pei Du's figure suddenly retreated and disappeared into the grass. Lu Xun paused, standing in the middle of the forest, listening to the rustling sounds in the trees.

Even if Pei Du is not a fully mutated mutant, he is still a mutant. He will have special abilities in some area, and Lu Xun has long been prepared for this.

He was willing to have a hand-to-hand fight with Pei Du.

Pei Du had absolutely no intention of fighting Lu Xun.

He was in poor health; one punch from Lu Xun's punching bag would break half of his ribs.

"It's up to you to survive. I'll give you another 0.1 yang energy points." Pei Du said, picking up the "Survival" ball and throwing it away.

Clinging to life, bewildered in the wind: "..."