Chapter 2576: Beast Duel
You Xin spoke with great interest to Xu Huo about some peculiar evolutionary plants, and also mentioned that there was once a Wanzhi Garden in District 001. Originally a natural forest park, some areas remained undeveloped, and after evolution, many mutant plants sprouted up in these undeveloped areas, directly occupying the entire park, forcing the District Government to find ways to seal off this park. Due to the abundance of mutant species and the diversity among them, it gradually acquired the new name of Wanzhi Garden.
"Wanzhi Garden is the true hell on earth. Some people have ventured inside and shared about the human head root and corpse tide gourd. That thing, just a glance can instantly make anyone recall the beauty of the human world."
"Is it really that terrifying?" Xu Huo was a bit curious.
You Xin opened the Collection of Information Terminal on the spot and shared it with him, "I’ve collected a lot."
She first opened what seemed to be the corpse tide gourd. It looked like some corpses squeezed into shapes resembling gourds, overturned and secretly lined up on the ground, attached to a vine. The holographic record showed this vine still slowly moving, green and white interspersed, looking just like a river full of corpses.
"How is it? Shocking, isn’t it!" You Xin said, "When I first saw it, I also thought it was real bodies, but it’s actually flowers of the vine. The flowers are hollow and burst at a touch."
This "river" wasn’t the only content in the holographic record.
"Are those human heads?" The Girl in the painting approached with a communicator and asked.
"They should be fruit from mutant plants." You Xin replied, "It looks a bit like the Human Head Tower, but only from afar. Up close, it doesn’t look much like human heads."
Sure enough, the camera moved closer immediately, and after zooming in, someone cut one of the heads in half, revealing the pink fruit inside, and someone tried it and praised the taste.
"So you don’t have to find it strange. The strangest things can grow out in District 001." You Xin said.
Indeed, compared to the Human Head Tower and corpse tide gourd, eye-like fruit and bean-like insects seem insignificant.
Having finished visiting the place recommended by the You sisters, Xu Huo went to Time Square to see the Time Tower. There were still many people in the square; having encountered Shi Potian the day before yesterday, today he ran into Sister Zhong and a pregnant female player again. The two had already paired up, and when they met, they were quite guarded and quickly left.
"Mr. Xi is also here." You Xin pointed to the person in the distance.
The little old man who had left the shop was sitting at the edge of the square, staring at the floating Time Tower, his demeanor mismatched with the surrounding people.
The little old man wasn’t alone in his melancholy for long before he got into an argument with a few young people. Despite his age, he wanted to fight, resulting in him being chased, screaming loudly. Although he was particularly tempting to hit, twice during the young people’s plans to let it go, he insisted on turning back to provoke them, gradually escalating to a situation of "don’t stop until he’s beaten up good."
"Let’s go." Xu Huo said, turning around.
"Xiao Xu, don’t leave; come help me. These people have no morals, resorting to violence when they lose the argument!" The old man precisely locked onto Xu Huo from the crowd, ran over to him with landing and jumping, shouting.
The You sisters looked at this energetic old man reluctantly, but as Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting’s bodyguards, they immediately stepped forward to prevent the gang fight event, lest their employers get involved.
Fortunately, the young people were reasonable and were persuaded by You Xin, while Mr. Xi was directly sealed using a prop by You Zhi, turning him into a dumb gourd. The small commotion quickly subsided.
The group looked at Mr. Xi, but he felt no embarrassment at all, chuckling, "You are also here to see the Time Tower."
He was completely immersed in his own world, turning back to gaze at the Time Tower, reminiscing, "No matter how much time passes, this tower is so exquisite, truly a crystallization of human wisdom."
Xu Huo had already heard the content of his argument with the young people. First, a young person once again explained little anecdotes about the Time Tower’s inventor to his companions, upon hearing this, the old man began cursing the inventor. First arguing verbally, when words failed him, the old man attempted to engage physically.
From his attitude toward the Time Tower and inventor and the conflict with the Clock Association, it’s not hard to guess there’s some story in between.
The old man looked at the Time Tower, sighed deeply after a moment, and then left Time Square with his hands behind his back.
"Masters are indeed extraordinary." You Xin finally came up with a sentence.
"Yes." The Girl in the painting replied seriously.
Xu Huo glanced at her and suggested, "Let’s find a place to eat."
After the meal, the You sisters took them to the famous Mutant Beast Arena.
"People come here to watch the mutant beast blood battles." You Xin was also very excited, "If you fancy a mutant beast, you can bet on it, and the one still standing at the end of the arena wins. The stakes are high; some mutant beasts appear tough with hard armor and lots of flesh but are actually brainless, while others look frail but have evolved special abilities. It’s hard to say who will win or lose!"
"Mr. Xu, any interest in placing a bet?"
Xu Huo wasn’t very interested, but the Girl in the painting followed suit, betting on a cat beast.
A special mutant cat, according to the host, it differs greatly from other mutant cats of the same species since typical mutant cats don’t suddenly grow bigger than tigers. This mutant cat not only has a particularly large size but its fangs have changed color, and it’s said to have evolved toxins.
However, compared to the fierce beast evolved from a tiger across from it, it was much smaller. The tiger beast’s claws and teeth gleamed with metallic brightness, with rough thick skin in some areas looking like hardened mud, but due to the toxic evolution of the cat beast opposite, it wasn’t favored.
"Roar!" The tiger beast let out a low growl, its dull roar seemingly penetrating the wind, instantly sweeping through the arena. The sound invoked fear, but following the fear was an enormous surge of excitement!
The arena burst into cheers even more ardent than before, and those betting did so increasingly.
With the last call from the host, betting quickly ceased, and half a minute later, the transparent doors above the ground cage opened, and the two ferocious beasts leapt out immediately. Relying on sound and smell to quickly determine the opponent’s location, they charged toward each other without a moment’s delay.
The tiger beast attempted to knock the cat beast off balance with its size advantage, but the cat beast leapt up at the last moment of impact, directly landing on the tiger beast’s back, biting down on its neck!
The tiger beast howled, tossed the cat beast down, and its massive body crashed onto the latter’s spine. Though the cat beast appeared more agile, its back leg was still crushed, dragging a leg as it ran swiftly, issuing increasingly loud warnings under the tiger beast’s pursuit!