Chapter 697: Acting Cute?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“RAWR!” Ling Lan suddenly stopped whaling her fists and looked at the circular body that she had already punched countless of holes in. What she heard just now, was it what she thought?
“Rawr! Rawr!” Seeing Ling Lan stopping her fists, the circular body suddenly called out excitedly. That excitement seemed as though it was rejoicing that it managed to gain a new lease of life.
“Dad, did you hear what I did? Ling Lan turned around and asked her father, who was coldly watching from the side, with uncertainty. She could actually understand the creature’s words. Could it be that she had already been possessed by this creature’s father without her noticing?
Ling Lan shuddered at the thought and immediately examined her body. After finding that everything was normal, she was no longer worried.
“Mhm, that’s right.” Ling Xiao covered his mouth with his hand and coughed, holding in his laughter as he answered. He seemed to have also understood the meaning of the sound the creature had made. It was too funny.
“It actually dares to call me ‘dad’. This little sh*t, I will definitely kill it.” Ling Lan instantly exploded in anger. She wasn’t even married yet and did not have any children. Most importantly, she was a woman. A woman. Why not call her ‘mom’ instead of ‘dad’?
The creature referring to her as ‘dad’ touched Ling Lan’s reverse scale. She clenched her fists and pummeled the creature once again. However, the force behind her punches had decreased a lot. Although Ling Lan was angry, she did not let it get to her head. She knew that in this unknown planet, if the creature of this planet could provide them some information, then the road ahead would undoubtedly be much easier. Thus, Ling Lan decided to temporarily keep it alive until it wasn’t useful anymore, then kill it.
Ling Xiao thought for a moment and said with uncertainty, “It’s possible that during our conversation, it heard you called me dad. It probably thinks “dad’ is a respectful term to address a strong individual.”
Ling Lan thought about it and thought that seemed right. This creature had never seen humans before and would definitely not know the meaning behind the names they called each other. It only imitated the way she called Ling Xiao. It believed that ‘dad’ was a term for a strong individual because Ling Xiao was clearly stronger than her.
After understanding what it meant, Ling Lan stopped and let go of the beaten up body of the creature… She glanced at the creature, her face twitched a little. It seemed that she may have put too much force into her punches. The circular creature was lying lifelessly at the bottom of the trench with all of its tentacles sprawled on the side… Well, there were still two tentacles moving about, but these two were only unconsciously convulsing.
Ling Lan covered her face with her hands. “Wuwuwu…” Ever since her dad and her been together on this mission, her behavior was quite insane and barbaric. She didn’t have any bit of her usual calmness or strategic thinking. Could it be because she knew that she had someone to rely on, thus she wasn’t afraid of anything?
Ling Lan looked at Ling Xiao with frustration. Next time, she wouldn’t come out together with her father. Otherwise, she would get used to the habit of relying on her father. If that were to happen, she can kiss being independent in the future goodbye.
After making a decision, Ling Lan piloted her mecha and landed beside the circular creature. She kicked it, surprising the creature, causing all of its tentacles to move about. Then she coldly asked, “Are you willing to submit?”
“Rawr?”
“Submit?” What is that? The creature was confused. This was the first time he spoke with a human and could not understand what the word meant.
“There is actually a way to talk to that thing. That is to use your spiritual power to communicate with it. This creature’s spiritual power seems to be pretty high, it should be able to endure the high pressure spiritual communication method you normally use.”
This method that Ling Xiao had suggested wasn’t a friendly method with no risks. It was instead an extremely violent way of forcing what one wanted to express into the minds.p.a.ce of another individual to make them understand.
Of course, this method had some risk for the individual taking the brunt of the force. These individuals would easily be injured from the immense spiritual power of the aggressor. If these individuals had weaker spiritual power, they might even instantly become mindless zombies.
Ling Lan heard Ling Xiao suggestion and felt that it was appropriate. Originally, this creature was her prey, so if she destroyed it, she wouldn’t regret it. Thus she forcefully sent over what she wanted to convey using her spiritual power, warning the creature to not go against her, otherwise she would instantly kill it.
The circular creature knew that its life was being held hostage by this scary and terrifying creature. Additionally, another even more terrifying creature was watching it from above. It wouldn’t dare to go against her.
Normally creatures with large bodies were all strong physical attackers with weak spiritual power. This huge circular monster however was an oddball. Aside from its terrifying physical attack power, its spiritual power was also very strong. It easily withstood Ling Lan’s spiritual pressure.
This way, the two of them could now easily communicate with each other.
“Yes dad, I choose to submit to you.” The circular creature still hadn’t realized the term it used to address Ling Lan with had some issues.
Ling Lan felt her fingers itch, but she endured it. She decided to let it go this time since it didn’t know any better. However, Ling Lan didn’t want to suddenly have a random otherworldly baby in her life. She also felt his circular creature was too ugly and did not meet the requirements of her need for pretty things. She coldly corrected it and said, “Don’t call me ‘dad’. Normally, servants who chose to submit all called me ‘master’.”
The circular creature immediately changed the term it addressed Ling Lan and shouted, “Master.”
“Are there any creatures stronger than you in these waters?” This was the first thing Ling Lan had to make sure. After all, this was going to become their 250 Mecha Clan’s base camp, so she needed to make sure it was safe.
“There aren’t any others. I am the strongest here. Master, I’m very scared.” Ling Lan didn’t know why, but she detected a hint of fawning and a.s.s-kissing from the creature’s voice. Could it be an instinct of the creature to get it out of dire situations? So this creature that had never seen humans before, yet it knew how to behave itself?
“Was it your subordinate who attacked my subordinates on the sh.o.r.e?” Ling Lan asked. “How many more subordinates like that do you have? Can you control them?”
“They aren’t my subordinates. They’re my clones,” replied the creature proudly. “There are countless clones of myself in these waters. Of course I can control them.”
“Will they attack objects that move closer to them?” Ling Lan asked another question.
“Of course they won’t. Without my orders, these clones will only stay in the water and eat things. My main body is very large, requiring a lot of nutrients to sustain myself. Just relying on my main body, I would definitely starve to death. Thus, I made countless of clones to help me eat,” replied the circular creature earnestly.
Ever since the apocalypse, only this creature survived in these waters. It was because it had felt a terrifying danger approaching and sent countless clones to protect its main body. In the end, millions of clones were sacrificed to give the main body a chance to live. Due to the lack of food, it was unable to return to its original peak in power. This was why it was easily caught by the prey it had set its eyes on. If it was at its peak power, even a scarier creature might not be able to take it on.
The circular creature was sad after thinking about all that. It was already filled with sadness due to its companions disappearing, even itself had become the prey of another organism. It only hoped that this organism would be kind enough to let it go, after all it didn’t taste good. Back then, stronger creatures had bitten down on his tentacles before, in the end puked it out and ran away. Yes, this was why it had survived in the beginning. The taste of its flesh was indeed not very good.
The circular creature rejoiced in its mind and prayed the taste buds of its master wasn’t too odd. Otherwise it wouldn’t know whether or not it could live. If it could live, it would definitely not want to die. This desperate attempt to live was also one of the reasons why it had gotten away from dangerous situations one after the other. It was one of the only organisms that had managed to live through the apocalypse in the end.
“Then, are there any creatures stronger than you on this planet?” After knowing there were no more threats in these waters, Ling Lan was relieved. She began to become interested in the ecology of this planet.
The circular creature replied earnestly, “Of course there are ones stronger than me. I am only the high ruler of these waters. Other places have creatures stronger than me. It’s just that I’m not sure whether they survived the apocalypse.” The circular creature’s mood was a bit depressed. Ever since the apocalypse, it hadn’t seen any of its companions.
Although the circular creature lived in the water, it was an amphibious organism. It could also live on land, but every time it crawled onto sh.o.r.e, it would feel an intense sense of danger. It, being the careful creature that it was, would choose to retreat into the water. Although companions were important, its life was more important. Thus it stayed submerged in the water, until today as it was captured by this organism standing in front of it.
Thinking up to this point, the circular creature regretted its decision. If it wasn’t greedy for the taste of flesh, it would still have its freedom and still be the high ruler of these waters.
Hearing this, Ling Lan shook her head. As expected, this planet wasn’t just a simple planet. She looked towards Ling Xiao and saw Ling Xiao shaking his head. Ling Lan knew what that meant. He came here after hiding his ident.i.ty only to protect her. Thus, even if other clans met with stronger creatures, he would coldly watch from a distance and wouldn’t make a move.
Although this seemed cold-blooded, Ling Lan knew her father didn’t have a choice. If enemies knew her father was here, enemies of the Federation would without a doubt not give up on this chance to murder Ling Xiao. Although Ling Xiao was strong and was probably the strongest G.o.d-cla.s.s operator, even the strongest G.o.d-cla.s.s operator would not be able to survive the onslaught of many G.o.d-cla.s.s operators attacking him at the same time…
Ling Lan took a deep breath, her eyes glistening with coldness. She was a selfish person. The reason she tried so hard to be stronger was to make sure her family members could live a peaceful life. Thus, she didn’t want to see her father helping others, voluntarily putting himself on a silver platter…
“Then, Dad, remember to watch over me. Don’t let those stronger creatures hurt me. Otherwise, you should think about how you will plan on telling Mom,” Ling Lan said plainly.
Ling Xiao had a blank look on his face…
“Did my daughter just act cute? Cute? Acting cute? Ling Xiao’s joy flowed through his entire body…