"If you don't abandon me, Li Ding will never abandon you!"
The young man with a resolute face knelt on one knee, solemnly addressing a small fox standing upright with a dramatic statement that stunned the others, who had climbed onto the engineering vehicle as counterweights.
After Master Fox's swift intervention, the parasitic creature's dreams were utterly shattered.
Its surrender was exceedingly sincere, almost raising a finger to swear to Mazu that it would never daydream again.
"Stop stealing my lines!"
Receiving a notification that his Wish Power Value had arrived, Ansheng proudly raised his fox head, looking disdainful, dismissing the fungal parasitic beast as a mere pushover.
"By the way! You were just telling me to eat you, what trap did you set up for me?"
Ansheng crossed his arms, looking at the parasitic beast that was no longer blowing air at him, with some curiosity.
"I can parasitize through insect eggs. If you eat me, I can transfer bodies. Master's body is so strong and nourishing... never forget since the first time I saw it."
The parasitic beast spoke bluntly, expressing its innermost thoughts without any twists and turns.
The last meeting was in the ICU, but at that time, humans, fungi, and parasites hadn't perfectly integrated into a new entity. When Master Fox passed through the corridor, his vibrant life force, seemingly able to pierce the sky, captivated the parasite.
Unfortunately, its frail body couldn't move at all.
Until the human-insect-fungus triangle combined, the parasitic beast eagerly returned to Jiule City, trying to replace its weak points and evolve into a new life form using Master Fox's body.
"Insect egg parasitism... Tsk."
Upon hearing this, Ansheng looked disgusted, feeling that this parasitic beast must be quite unhygienic.
"Dirty bug, sit down. Next, listen to what those people on the vehicle say and do as they instruct. Otherwise, Master Fox himself will pay you a visit, giving you a life-restart level of fortune. Do you understand?"
Ansheng looked at the parasitic beast, sternly murmuring.
"Li is willing to obey godfather in everything." The parasitic beast quickly expressed its loyalty, fearing being dragged back to be squashed again.
"Step aside!"
Ansheng gestured for the parasite to sit off to the side, then returned to a quadrupedal stance, looking curiously at the dozen or so people of varying sizes in the cab of the engineering vehicle.
"......"
Under Master Fox's gaze, the Red-tailed Hawk and Uncle Jinlong felt uneasy all over. Uncle Jinlong, who had been leaning against the railing, retreated to Wanlin's shoulder, burying his head between a crevice.
Poked painfully by the Golden Dragon Scale Armor, Jin Wanlin rolled her eyes, unimpressed, and pulled the lizard out.
...
As the parasitic beast started to obey, related staff gradually began to enter the site, tidying up the construction site.
Particularly focusing on the fragments shedding from the parasitic beast, various mycelium and mold spots, and the blood-like substances; everything had to be cleaned up.
"What did you just jab into your leg? Do you have extra for me? Next time Ah Qing throws a tantrum asking me to transform, I'll jab her butt with it to rapidly turn her into a beast-eared maiden."
The small fox used its body strength to climb onto Jin Wanlin like a cat tree, asking while walking around her, defying gravity, creating a very peculiar scene.
"Don't think about it, what Wanlin and Feng Yu injected into themselves was extracted from plants, mixed with our various things, a one-to-one specialized potion. Two bottles per trip."
Uncle Jinlong, seeing Master Fox almost performing ballet on his partner's chest, was displeased and reluctantly clarified the doubt.
Allowing Jin Wanlin and Feng Wenyu to super-evolve, the injections enabled them to directly PVP with the parasitic beast.
Essentially a high-concentration spirit particle potion combined with part of the Spirit Beast's genetic sequence.
Though spiritual particles cannot be collected from the air, researchers can extract them from plants.
The 21st century is the century of biology. Although ordinary people cannot currently be turned into spiritual beings, high-concentration spirit particle potions and Spirit Beast genes injected into the human body can induce temporary spiritual transformation.
After exhausting the spiritual particles within, they revert from their super-evolved state.
Generally, when woodcutters go on field missions for pest control, using injections is quite rare. Advanced weapons and Spirit Beasts can usually suppress threats, with chemical adhesive arrays securely immobilizing them.
'Spirit particle injectors' are a precious trump card, not something to use lightly.
Sadly, Feng Wenyu and Jin Wanlin encountered an extremely rugged fungal parasitic beast.
Forcing them to use one of their final trump cards.
If even that couldn't resolve the parasitic beast, they'd only be able to resort to ground-to-ground missiles to cleanse the area.
This is also why Su Qiyuan and Bai Tao brought Ansheng rushing to the construction site.
Luring the Spirit Beast to the outskirts for cannon and missile blasts has become an old tradition, in a sense.
"It requires specialized preparation and matching, not worth it..."
Learning that Jin Wanlin's super-evolution stemmed from the Security Bureau's technology left Ansheng disappointed.
He had hoped that if Ah Qing ever demanded his transformation, he could jab her butt in return, making her transform first.
"Since the issue is resolved, I'm heading home for a late-night snack."
Surveying the scene, with Feng Wenyu directing logistics entry, Ansheng felt bored, approached Bai Tao, tugged her pants, and took out his phone to write:
[There's nothing interesting here. I'm going home to lie in Ah Qing's arms while eating chips, drinking cola, and swiping through tunes.]
Having left home in the evening, after going to Snake Mountain, highway racing, and construction site skirmishes, it was now eight thirty in the evening — still time for Ah Qing to pack a meal from next door.
"......Alright!"
Bai Tao squatted down, looking at Master Fox's message on the screen, feeling amused yet helpless, realizing that Master Fox's daily life... was quite comfortable and indulgent in a sense.
Ansheng put his phone back in the bag, and as the zipper opened, the sharp-eyed Bai Tao glimpsed a few familiar things through the gap, her expression stunned.
"Master Fox... why is your bag filled with so many lighters and three gas canisters?"
"No, those are adhesive remov—ugh, ugh, ugh!" Initially mistaking the weapons for lighter canisters, Bai Tao soon realized what those 'gas canisters' actually were.
They were clearly adhesive removers, a chemical solution capable of dissolving chemical adhesives.
This substance is rarely seen outside, but for the Security Bureau personnel, it's not an uncommon item. In action, to prevent accidental injuries or in urgent scenarios, woodcutters would cover both allies and enemies in adhesive attacks.
Carrying adhesive remover is quite normal, especially when dealing with fungal parasitic beasts.
"Shh! I'll give you two hundred!"
Ansheng pinched Bai Tao's lips, making a shushing gesture sneakily.
Even though he had acquired it openly,
getting caught wasn't ideal; these matters are best handled privately without blowing it all out.
Bai Tao looked at Master Fox, feeling as if she had uncovered a significant secret.
The combat-explosive Master Fox...
Seemed to have rather sticky fingers in private?