NOVEL WEB Chapter 279 BOSS
Li Zheng dispersed the Power Demon Incarnation to conserve Genetic Force, looked at Zhan Zhouzhou and said, "Let's leave this to the three of them to clean up. I'll have Xiao Ying guard here. You and I will continue deeper to find the elite monsters and the BOSS. Let's take out the toughest monsters first."
Initially, he thought the difficulty of the second level instance hadn't increased much, but even after a massacre in cooperation with Pink Poli, the exploration progress only increased by ten percent.
This progress was equivalent to the few mechanical Sword Mantises killed in the early stages of the Ancient Ruins.
"Alright, let's go." Zhan Zhouzhou agreed without a word and led them into the depths of the corridor.
Li Zheng went back to retrieve the Mysterious Declaration from Xiao Siyuan to prevent its need later.
The two went together and disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Along the way, Li Zheng had seen no fewer than ten observation rooms containing zombies.
Strangely, these observation rooms didn't show any special individuals like Gray Bone Zombies; they were all ordinary zombies.
Upon rounding a corner, the contents of the holding cells changed from humanoid creatures to various zombified animals.
The weakest were wild dogs, and the strongest was the Three-headed Ghost Lion.
Upon seeing the Three-headed Ghost Lion, Li Zheng realized he had underestimated this laboratory.
"Even Gold Level creatures can be captured alive. Before transforming into this biochemistry restriction zone, the highest battle power must have reached at least Extraordinary Level," Li Zheng said.
Even if Li Zheng transformed into the Power Demon, he couldn't capture a Gold creature alive.
The difficulty of killing and capturing alive is not on the same level.
What's more, this was an uninjured capture. The zombified Three-headed Ghost Lion was very intact, without a trace of injury.
"Extraordinary Level..." Zhan Zhouzhou kept walking, "I've never fought one before. It'd be great if this time's BOSS could reach that level."
"You're thinking too much," Li Zheng guessed, "I estimate this time the instance BOSS is only Diamond Level, at most with a few Platinum Level minions. It's not hard for us to handle."
"If that's the case, I could clean it up myself..." Zhan Zhouzhou's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her left hand involuntarily pressed on her stomach, as the touch helped relieve pain.
Li Zheng thought for a moment, took out a glazed bottle filled with water from a capsule, raised a flame in his palm, heated it slightly, and handed it to her: "Here, use it as a hot water bottle."
"Thank you." Zhan Zhouzhou didn't hesitate, took the water bottle, and placed it on her lower abdomen. The warm heat seemed to really drive away some of the pain, and the slightly furrowed brows gradually smoothed out.
"Haven't you gone to the hospital for this problem?" Li Zheng asked casually, his eyes constantly observing the various creatures in captivity around them and estimating the combat power of these zombified creatures.
These zombified creatures were still in the experimental stage, and their formed battle power was unstable.
Some had Gold Level strength before the experiments, which could be reduced to Bronze or even Black Iron after zombification.
"I did see a doctor. They said it was due to my physique, and there's no cure. I just have to tough it out until I stop menstruating at an older age, and then it won't matter," Zhan Zhouzhou didn't seem averse to discussing this topic with others.
Li Zheng recalled and said, "There was an aunt who mentioned a secret remedy, and I overheard it. I don't know if it works."
"What remedy?" Zhan Zhouzhou asked. This problem had tormented her for many years. If it could be cured, she would give anything.
"Postpartum recovery," Li Zheng said, "I heard that aunt say she used to have painful periods, so severe she would roll on the ground. After getting married and having children, she took good care of herself during postpartum recovery, and after that, the problem was gone."
"..." Zhan Zhouzhou stopped walking.
Li Zheng stopped with her: "What's wrong?"
Zhan Zhouzhou looked at him for a moment and shook her head: "Nothing, let's keep going."
Li Zheng suddenly realized something: "Why don't you find a place to change, I promise not to peek."
"It's not that!" Zhan Zhouzhou's pretty face blushed slightly, a rare expression for the usually composed lady warrior that surprisingly appeared quite cute.
"Not that? That's good." Li Zheng nonchalantly glanced at a nearby observation room, abruptly halting his steps.
Inside, a cow-like creature was imprisoned, its entire body dark green post-zombification, with mottled fur, and some parts already decayed.
After observing for a while, Li Zheng furiously exclaimed, "Damn it, isn't this a Kentaibull? And a female one!"
The sight of the Kentaibull reminded him of some unpleasant memories back when he was still a pure-hearted child.
That is, until two male Kentaibulls appeared before him...
Zhan Zhouzhou asked curiously, "What's up with the Kentaibull?"
She didn't understand why Li Zheng reacted so strongly until he narrated the past events with her, leaving her shocked.
"Such a perverse thing happened?"
Li Zheng shrugged: "Yeah, I chopped off their tools of crime with one swift stroke. Wasn't it bought by Yan Guang back then? Who knows if Phoenix Mountain ate them."
...
"Achoo!" Suddenly, a male surnamed Feng sneezed inexplicably and rubbed his nose.
"Caught a cold?" Yan Guang asked concernedly: "Why don't I cook you something nice to nourish you tonight? I still have bull pizzle and bull treasure."
"No, no!" Phoenix Mountain waved his hands repeatedly: "I've told you several times to stop keeping that junk! Even dogs wouldn't eat it, let whoever wants it eat it."
"Fine, fine, no need to shout," Yan Guang rolled up her sleeves, revealing a pitch-black left arm. Recently, she had been collecting materials to upgrade this mechanical arm to the Platinum Level threshold; only a few materials remained to be replaced.
As her left arm's level increased, Phoenix Mountain's strength was gradually lagging behind her, and he no longer dared to argue with her.
If it weren't for Yu Xiaoyu unconditionally supporting Phoenix Mountain, Yan Guang would have long conquered him by force and drained him dry.
Phoenix Mountain shrunk his neck and whispered, "Don't be so cocky. I'll trade more serotonin from Li Zheng and enhance my Abyss ability, let's see if you'll still dare to use force as a threat."
These days, he's been trying to find serotonin-like objects, but hasn't come across even one bottle. The only source remained with Li Zheng.
However, his luck seemed disrupted. Since Yan Guang and Yu Xiaoyu appeared, he hasn't found anything of value.
So, recently, he was pondering ways to drive away the women clinging to him, almost coming to blows several times.
Unfortunately, each time, Yan Guang and "turncoat" Yu Xiaoyu would unite against him, suppressing Phoenix Mountain back into submission, unable to ever rise.
...
"Here we are."
Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou arrived at the entrance of a massive room. This room was different; its sheer size alone was dozens of times that of other rooms, with transparent walls completely covered by some internal flesh-like tissue.
The extraordinary appearance indicated that the monster here undoubtedly had a high tier.
"Stand back a bit, I'll break through this wall first."
The moment he finished speaking, Li Zheng's body instantly swelled into a two-meter-tall giant, lifted the Sheathed Sword, and pierced forward.
There was little resistance due to the sharpness of the Diamond Level weapon considered renowned. However, the internal flesh-like tissue of the wall was incredibly resilient, making Li Zheng feel like he had stabbed into a tire wrapped in iron skin, and after piercing the metal, the tire's toughness forced him back.
Just then, a sudden change occurred.
The originally solid transparent walls of the observation room began to shatter bit by bit as Li Zheng's piercing point, and the internal flesh-like tissue slowly started writhing as if waking from slumber.