"Run! An Abomination, Seven Vertical Bars!" A flying Mutant, cut in half at the waist, shrieked with his last breath, his voice full of despair and terror.
His cry wasn't a warning to Jun Wushuang, but meant for the hundreds of Mutants still chasing him.
The shriek echoed for a thousand meters, reverberating over the desolate ruins.
Jun Moce, Mo Tianya, Wen Wudao, and Pan Yeluo, leading hundreds of Mutants a thousand meters away, had just dealt with a Seven Horizontal Bars Zombie. Hearing that shriek, they exchanged glances, an unprecedented chill rising in their hearts.
They looked up, just in time to witness the horrific scene of over thirty flying Mutants being instantly killed, their dismembered limbs raining down, blood mist permeating the air.
The four were shocked. What a Seven Vertical Bars Abomination represented, no one knew. Though they hadn't seen it, they didn't doubt the authenticity of that shriek in the slightest.
Jun Moce took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "All forces, retreat! Evacuate H City!"
Mo Tianya, Wen Wudao, and Pan Yeluo also gave the order to retreat without hesitation, and hundreds of Mutants quickly fell back.
They weren't fools; if they encountered a Seven Vertical Bars Abomination, they wouldn't be able to resist it. They had to retreat quickly, or they would be completely wiped out.
Jun Wushuang looked at the Abomination, his fear intensifying, his legs trembling.
He had never been so terrified, as if facing not a creature, but the God of Death controlling life and death.
But soon, to Jun Wushuang's astonishment, the Abomination slowly turned its head, its gaze directed into the distance, precisely towards where the Mutants were pursuing him.
A glimmer of light flashed in Jun Wushuang's eyes, and he secretly prayed that the Abomination would shift its target and overlook him, this insignificant presence.
Soon, screams came from afar, and Jun Wushuang's heart jolted. Looking at the Abomination before him again, it slowly began to dissipate, turning into countless specks of light and vanishing into the air, as if it had never existed.
Jun Wushuang stood frozen. Was this an afterimage? The Abomination's true body had already pursued the chasers a thousand meters away. It was incredible that its afterimage could remain in place for so long.
Immediately, Jun Wushuang's heart was filled with wild joy. This was simply a heaven-sent chance at survival!
He quickly adjusted his breathing, preparing to escape. He no longer worried about the Mutants from E City; encountering such a terrifying existence, it would be a miracle if they managed to escape.
"Squeak! Squeak!" Two childish squeaks made Jun Wushuang's foot, which he was about to step out, halt in mid-air.
Jun Wushuang's scalp tingled. Two furry little beasts suddenly appeared before him, their bodies resembling enlarged silkworms, enlarged silkworms with fur.
Most importantly, these two little beasts also had seven vertical bars on their foreheads; they were the Abomination's companion beasts!
Jun Wushuang's heart stopped, his legs heavy as lead, unable to move.
It was well-known that an Abomination's companion beasts were not only more powerful than the Abomination itself but also possessed sentience and very high intelligence.
Jun Wushuang's heart was in his throat, and cold sweat instantly drenched his back.
He suppressed his fear, trying to remain calm, his mind rapidly calculating a countermeasure.
The little beasts' eyes twinkled with curiosity, and they didn't immediately attack.
They tilted their heads, examining Jun Wushuang, their large white eyes revealing curiosity.
Jun Wushuang stood still like a statue; he dared not move now.
"Squeak, squeak!" The two little beasts let out a few low squeaks at Jun Wushuang, seemingly communicating.
Jun Wushuang held his breath, his heart pounding like a drum, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He wanted to cry now; he felt that the little beasts seemed to want to communicate, but he didn't understand!
How should he respond? Should he also squeak a few times?
But if he squeaked incorrectly and angered the two little beasts in front of him, that would truly be courting death.
Jun Wushuang gritted his teeth, trying to appear harmless, silently praying that they would let him go.
"Squeak! Squeak! ......" Another series of squeaks. The little beasts seemed to be trying hard to communicate.
Jun Wushuang was anxious. He truly couldn't understand the little beasts' language and could only stand frozen, his eyes full of helplessness and a plea for help.
"Squeak!" At that moment, one of the little beasts suddenly spat out a silk thread, and tied to the thread was a seven-line zombie crystal!
Jun Wushuang's eyes widened. What did this mean? Were they giving him a loss crystal? Not trying to kill him?
But Jun Wushuang didn't dare to take it. He worried that he might misunderstand, triggering the little beasts' attack.
"Squeak!" The other little beast also spat out a silk thread, also with a seven-line zombie crystal tied to it. The two little beasts' eyes showed anticipation, and the loss crystals slowly floated towards Jun Wushuang, as if signaling him to accept them.
Jun Wushuang's eyes widened. They really were giving him loss crystals!
Jun Wushuang suddenly thought, why could Firefly control so many Abominations? Could the secret to controlling Abominations lie in their companion beasts?
His breathing quickened. That's right! Abomination's companion beasts were sentient and could communicate! If he appeased them, perhaps he could gain control over Abominations, or even become friends with them!
These two companion beasts in front of him were clearly giving him gifts. Were they trying to befriend him?
As soon as he thought of this possibility, Jun Wushuang became incredibly excited.
If he could establish a friendship with these companion beasts, he would be fully capable of sweeping through all major forces. Then he could lead the Seven Vertical Bars Abominations and their companion beasts to sweep through Firefly, avenging himself.
And then he could sweep through E City, making everyone who participated in chasing him pay the price!
Jun Wushuang's face showed wild joy as he tremblingly extended his hand, preparing to wait for the two companion beasts to deliver the loss crystals into his hand.
Just then, "Squeak!" another childish squeak sounded, this time from behind Jun Wushuang.
He turned sharply, only to see space distort, and a furry, diamond-colored little beast poke its head out.
It zipped past Jun Wushuang, jumping directly in front of the two little beasts.
The three little beasts instantly formed a circle, whispering "squeak, squeak" to each other, as if discussing something.
Jun Wushuang's body stiffened. Those two companion beasts indeed wanted to make friends, but the object of their friendship wasn't him, but this newly appeared diamond-colored little beast.
It had been hiding in the void behind his head all along, which was why he had mistakenly thought the little beast was communicating with him.
Jun Wushuang's face turned pale. He knew that he was doomed today.
From the moment the diamond-colored little beast appeared, Jun Wushuang understood everything.
He finally knew who had posted the bounty, who had been secretly manipulating everything.
He had seen this diamond-colored little beast before, when he led Peerless Apocalypse to attack Firefly. This was Firefly's Abomination companion beast! Jun Wushuang's heart sank to the bottom. He didn't think this little beast had been following him without ill intent.
This little beast was Pudgy. Zuo Feng had instructed Pudgy to find an opportunity to kill Jun Wushuang, so Pudgy had been lurking by Jun Wushuang's side, waiting for the best moment.
He hadn't expected to encounter the Seven Vertical Bars companion beasts in the central area of H City. The Seven Vertical Bars companion beasts' perception was too strong; even with Pudgy hiding in the void, he couldn't escape their detection.
At this moment, Pudgy's two chubby little paws were tightly clutching two seven-line zombie crystals, and he was happily communicating with the two little beasts.
