Alien Species Invasion? I Kill Them Back.

Chapter 36: Chapter 34: Nesting

"How is it? What’s your Pollution Value?" Huangfu Miaomiao stared at Feng Ling’s changing expression the entire time, already sensing that something was wrong. "Did the traits conflict? Did it go over 20%? Say something!"

Feng Ling hadn’t expected to mess up like this.

Eight consecutive times of getting 1% had lulled her into a false sense of security.

The gambler’s fallacy was a dangerous thing.

She rubbed her nose awkwardly and replied, "It went over by a little."

The moment Huangfu Miaomiao heard her say the Pollution Value had gone over, she instantly leaped ten feet away from her, her face filled with terror!

"So how do you feel right now?" Huangfu Miaomiao asked from a safe distance, her vigilance on high alert. "Are you feeling furious, anxious, restless, or any other abnormal emotions? What about your heart rate? Your blood pressure? Are you experiencing any auditory or visual hallucinations?"

Adopting a serious and responsible attitude toward her own well-being, Feng Ling carefully assessed her condition.

"I don’t feel anything in particular." She paused, then said, "It’s probably because I’m in a decent mood right now. Don’t you go provoking me later."

Huangfu Miaomiao wanted to cry her eyes out. ’How would I dare provoke you? I’m ready to part ways with you completely!’

’Is it too late to say our partnership is off?!’

’What if I accidentally provoke the Boss?’

Feng Ling was also quite worried about herself. She remembered what Huangfu Miaomiao had said before—

Once your Pollution Value exceeds 20%, there’s a risk of losing control.

Exceeding 30% makes it difficult to maintain one’s sanity, leading to symptoms like auditory and visual hallucinations.

Exceeding 50% basically makes you a madman, completely unable to communicate.

At levels like 60% or 70%, you either physically rot and disintegrate, or you just drop dead.

Feng Ling adjusted her mindset quickly. ’It’s not like I’ve hit 30% yet,’ she thought.

Of course, there were still problems... She had to quickly find a way to locate that so-called Maze and Divine Statue.

Just then, the text in her mind changed again—

[You are the Origin of Life, you are the Mother of the World. You possess a robust physique and an inexhaustible power. As long as a flicker of life remains, you are nearly impossible to kill. You can bring new life, and you can bring annihilation. Life is your domain.]

Feng Ling was slightly taken aback.

Compared to before, this description had an extra sentence.

"You can bring new life, and you can bring annihilation. Life is your domain..."

Feng Ling murmured to herself, feeling lost. Her thoughts were shrouded in a fog, and the information in the text wasn’t enough for her to immediately grasp its true meaning.

’Life is my domain?’

’What does that mean?’

But when she saw the quietly floating Card, everything suddenly became clear. She understood in an instant—this was an advanced ability of the Nest!

It was like an inherent talent that automatically appeared once she reached a certain stage of growth!

Like how a spider knows how to spin a web, a frog knows how to hibernate, or a swallow knows how to build a nest with mud. Without any instruction, she already knew what to do.

Feng Ling reached for a Card, her mind filled with a single thought:

’Build a Nest!’

Beside her, Huangfu Miaomiao was about to be driven mad by Feng Ling. She couldn’t suppress a terrified shout, "Your Pollution Value is already over 20% and you’re still taking a Card?!!"

In the next second, Huangfu Miaomiao was dumbfounded on the spot.

She saw Feng Ling actually take hold of the Card!

The Card didn’t melt or enter her body. Instead, it slowly flowed and transformed in Feng Ling’s hand, finally becoming a silver ring!

’What is happening???’

Feng Ling didn’t explain. She just held the ring with her full concentration, continuing to hold it.

Only when an eye was branded onto the ring by some kind of power did she finally exhale and slip the silver ring onto her wrist.

Then, she repeated the process, taking another Card and similarly transforming it into a ring and creating the eye.

These two simple actions seemed to have consumed a great deal of her stamina, as Huangfu Miaomiao noticed that Feng Ling’s face had paled and her forehead was starting to sweat.

She desperately wanted to ask Feng Ling what on earth she was doing and what had just happened.

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but before she could ask, a system message suddenly popped up on her virtual screen—

[Announcement: The hidden Boss, Nest, has advanced to the Sub-adult stage. Danger Level unknown. Players, please find the Nest and eliminate it as soon as possible!]

Huangfu Miaomiao was rendered speechless.

The first time she saw the announcement for a hidden Boss’s birth, she had felt a little scared but not much else, because she thought it had nothing to do with her.

But who would have thought that at this very moment, she would be standing right next to the newly advanced Boss...

Huangfu Miaomiao looked at Feng Ling with incredibly complicated feelings.

’The Boss’s Pollution Value is over the limit, which is awful.’

’The advanced Boss’s Pollution Value is over the limit, which is beyond awful...’

She didn’t dare to imagine who could possibly stop Feng Ling if she were to go berserk.

Having built two Nests in a row, Feng Ling slowly exhaled. Her hands fell limply to her sides as she turned and walked slowly toward the cave exit.

The two rings, now bearing the eye pattern, were on her wrists, occasionally flashing with a silver light in the dim cave.

Feng Ling now felt as if she hadn’t eaten in three days and three nights.

She complained inwardly, ’Building a Nest only twice is this draining. I hope the results won’t be disappointing.’

...

Huangfu Miaomiao followed Feng Ling from a distance.

At first, she was apprehensive and nervous, but after following for a while and seeing no signs of Feng Ling going crazy, she boldly hurried to catch up.

The two of them left the cave and followed the tunnel from the parking garage back to the surface.

Zhou Diao and the Special Attack Team members had already been sent to the hospital for treatment. Only Su Yuqing remained at the scene, directing personnel.

Su Yuqing was very surprised to see Feng Ling and Huangfu Miaomiao.

Just a moment ago, his team members had been singing Feng Ling’s praises, describing how incredible she was, how she had single-handedly turned the tide, and how she killed Pollution Bodies more easily than peeling potatoes.

So why did Feng Ling now look like she was on the verge of death???

Su Yuqing’s brow furrowed. Dressed in a crisp uniform, he strode toward Feng Ling.

"Are you all right? Do you need me to take you to the hospital?" he asked.

Feng Ling shook her head, looking utterly exhausted. Her voice was faint and weak. "I know what you want to say. You need me to cooperate with an investigation so you can write your report, right? But can it wait until after I’ve eaten... I’m really so hungry right now..."

"..." Su Yuqing paused, at a loss for words. He did, in fact, have a ton of questions he wanted to ask.

Feng Ling leaned wearily against the shorter Huangfu Miaomiao and asked Su Yuqing, "Where’s the nearest restaurant?"

Su Yuqing sighed helplessly. "There’s a good private kitchen nearby. I’ll drive you there."

Feng Ling parted her lips and slowly uttered a single word: "...Hurry."

She was genuinely afraid she might starve to death on the way.

...

...

Feng Ling had no idea just how "private" this private kitchen was.

Because she ended up eating in Su Yuqing’s car.

The emergency evacuation of Jiangkou City had attracted a large number of reporters, and the area was swarming with people. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Su Yuqing had Feng Ling stay in the car while he got takeout from the restaurant and brought it back for her to eat.

Feng Ling ate seven or eight dishes and even got two bags of Little Jelly from Huangfu Miaomiao before she slowly started to recover.

She hadn’t expected the after-effects of building the Nests to be so intense. As she ate, a wave of exhaustion washed over her, and she fell asleep right there, leaning against the car seat.

Inside the car, Su Yuqing and Huangfu Miaomiao stared blankly at each other.

An awkward atmosphere silently spread through the car...

Finally, Su Yuqing pressed his temples, looking helpless and exasperated. "What exactly is going on with you two?"

Huangfu Miaomiao was on the verge of a breakdown.

She wanted to find someone to ask the very same question: What in the world was going on?!

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