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    "No more food..."


    The night wind over the Gobi was bone-chilling, carrying with it a bit of sand.


    The giant cacti at night looked like all sorts of bizarre monsters.


    After Tao Yu had recovered, he looked at thest two cans of beef and one bottle of mineral water, but did not stuff them into his mouth, just added another piece of chocte.


    By now, there were already four aliens following him, apart from the most pitiful-looking Little ck, the other three had alsopleted the initial stages of taming.


    To maintain the four aliens over the long term, rewarding and punishing them on time every day was actually quite troublesome for Tao Yu.


    However, he had only intended to use them temporarily; Tao Yu had not thought about the long term.


    "You take them toplete the guard recement. If you seed, rewards will be naturally forting."


    Tao Yu looked back at Little ck, covered in wounds, which made it stand tall and proud.


    Though it was scarred all over and looked miserable, the other three aliens actually acknowledged this temporary leader and quickly sprinted towards the location of the hive.


    Tao Yu looked at the several-meter-high fault line, then rapidly climbed it, and after reaching the rainforest, he continued to stealthily make his way above the nest.


    Without expending extra energy to actively employ Shadow Evasion, but relying on the passive initial effects of his two stealth abilities, plus the insight of Bullet Time, he was confident he could avoid any aliens that might appear in the forest.


    "Still have over three thousand Yuan Force, three Stamina Potions, hope that''ll be enough..."


    Tao Yu''s daily Yuan Force was being rapidly consumed, but since it had only been a few days, he still had over three thousand Yuan Force left.


    His strength now was stronger than when he exterminated the Li family, so the cost of restoring Yuan Force was likely higher, but the boost in strength more thanpensated for the drawbacks of the consumption.


    "Damn it, I was just quietly training corpses, not bothering anyone, why must they always force me..."


    ...


    Four consecutive aliens entered the nest, catching the attention of Fly Brother and his two teammates.


    Fly Brother, standing atop that white sticky substance, frowned slightly as he saw the nest suddenly be more crowded.


    In these cramped conditions, if this pack of beasts suddenly rebelled, it would be troublesome.


    The newly arrived aliens hadn''t brought anything back, and one was obviously injured, so it was unclear what had happened.


    These few new aliens kept growling softly in front of the Queen, as if narrating something.


    The injured alien whimpered pitifully off to the side.


    Then, the injured alien moved to the edge of the grotto and made a few leaps onto a tree root that extended downwards from above, curling up in the corner to lick its wounds.


    And the aliens that were originally guarding the nest seemed to switch shifts as theymunicated with each other and then ran out of the cave, their destination unknown.


    Simrly, the newly arrived aliens were very unfriendly towards the three Pioneers, constantly baring their teeth.


    "We can''t dy any longer, Xiaomei, you go back first. Take the medicine and contact the two seniors to exin our situation, and tell them we have firsthand data on the Alien Queen."


    "Alright, but it''ll take me at least five days to return. Can you two hold on?"


    The petite figure also seemed worried at this moment.


    They couldn''t stay awake forever; the three of them had been taking turns to rest, and now with one less person, the strain would only increase.


    "Just the aliens in the nest? Any of us can deal with them. Given our distance from the Alien Queen, five days shouldn''t be a big problem,"


    Fly Brother spoke with some confidence.


    They were the biggest deterrence to the Alien Queen here!


    The Alien Queen, having witnessed the trio''s strength, was clear about that.


    "Alright, be careful."


    Xiaomei''s face bore a serious expression, and then she closed her eyes and sat down cross-legged to begin meditating.


    As she was in the Alien nest, she couldn''t meditate with full concentration and spent about twenty minutes before, with a twist of her body, she disappeared within the nest.


    And with the disappearance of Xiaomei''s aura, the Alien Queen and the four newly arrived aliens all turned their heads to look over at once.


    Little ck,den with scars, did the same, and then started to climb higher, stretching out a w to dig upwards, erging the hole where the tree root stretched in...


    "Fly Brother, I get the feeling something''s not right."


    Ah Tu looked at the Alien Queen, who seemed restless, and also felt a strange thumping in his heart, unsure what it was.


    "It''s normal for the Alien Queen to have ideas now that Xiaomei has left."


    Fly Brother''s attention was entirely focused on the Alien Queen and those few aliens.


    Aside from the injured alien that kept on digging, the other three aliens asionally moved, seemingly trying to enter the blind spot of his and his teammate''s vision, making him frown.


    Can''t hold back any longer, huh?


    Maintaining vignce and defense was very exhausting.


    "Now that it''s just the two of us taking turns, you rest first, and I''ll wake youter."


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    "Alright."


    Tao Yu suppressed the palpitations in his heart, understanding the importance of conserving energy and nurturing his spirit at such a time.


    He took out an ampoule and offered it to Fei Ge,


    "Fei Ge, if anything happens, just smash this first, it should be able to slow it down."


    However, Fei Ge did not ept the potion, instead he spoke indifferently,


    "No need, if this beast really doesn''t know what''s good for it, then I''ll just ughter it."


    The sudden surging killing intent made even the Alien Queen feel a jolt of fear, and she let out a threatening roar following that.


    The other aliens nearby did the same.


    But faced with Fei Ge''s aura, the outnumbered aliens seemed to be somewhat blusterous but hollow inside.


    "We still have to rely on Fei Ge, huh."


    Admiration showed on Tao Yu''s face.


    "Learn something. If you could master this skill, taming wouldn''t be so much trouble."


    Fei Ge, with his arms crossed, also cracked a smile, the corners of his mouth tilting upwards slightly.


    Still only just eighteen, he felt quite satisfied with achieving the desired effect of the skill he took pride in.


    "Get some sleep, don''t waste time."


    "Okay!"


    At that moment, the pressure in Tao Yu''s heart also greatly decreased. With Fei Ge watching over him, he could rest properly!


    But just as he rxed and closed his eyes, that terrifying heart-pounding feeling reemerged suddenly.


    Apanied by a squelch.


    A sticky liquid had already sprayed onto him.


    When he opened his eyes, what he saw was Fei Ge, who had been standing before him with folded arms, now without a head.


    Blood sprayed unceasingly!


    The fluid he had felt before was indeed Fei Ge''s blood.


    What happened?


    A dream? An hallucination?


    But it was his slight dy that allowed for the bullets, apanied by gunshots, to hit him in the head repeatedly.


    "Ahhhhh!"


    Even though Tao Yu was mechanized and various bones in his head had been reced with metal tes,


    the mental shock that followed, and the armor-piercing effect of the Warlord''s Sidearm, still inflicted heavy damage on him in an instant!


    Tao Yu had no intention of getting close to Tao Yu.


    Yosef''s mouth-gun and self-destruction at the end had left him a bit PTSD.


    As the Warlord''s Sidearm fired, Tao Yu also made a quick retreat, lunging towards the Alien Queen.


    On the other side, except for the injured Little ck, the other three aliens also pounced toward Tao Yu to finish him off.


    Little ck hooked Fei Ge''s body with his tail and quickly dragged it outside.


    And Tao Yu, at that moment, finally faced the massive and ferocious Queen directly.


    Then, just as the Alien Queen''s ws were about to tear into his flesh, he vanished before her eyes like an ink painting dispersed by water.


    The w, carrying the force of a gale, seemed only to cleave through some smoke.


    When Tao Yu''s figure reappeared, he was already behind the gigantic head of the Queen!


    Like a film of spilled ink rewinding, the power of the Shadow Force instantly gathered in the Colossal Lizard''s Fang. His hand rose and the de fell, nearly severing the Alien Queen''s head!


    Tao Yu had never considered subduing the Alien Queen.


    The disparity in size and strength was too vast, and the effect of Taming - Modified required at least initial sessful taming of the creature; the risk was too great, and he didn''t need to gamble!


    A dead Alien Queen, that was a good queen!


    Boom~


    An explosive st suddenly appeared on Tao Yu''s side, its shockwave directly ripping apart the three aliens that had pounced toward him.


    Meanwhile, Tao Yu, who had chosen to keep his distance from the start and ensure his own safety, was also blown away by the outer shockwave while using the Alien Queen''s body as a shield.


    The force protecting his vitals, bolstered by his Qi-Blood, was scattered in a mere moment, and the Inner Scale Armor was unable to absorb the entire impact, making him taste blood as he hit the ground heavily.


    Indeed, those mechanical bastards... each and every one was a self-destruct freak...