Chapter 998: I Think I've Fallen Out of Love! (Bonus Chapter)
Vivi'an really couldn't stand Keji anymore. Why didn't he just die out there?
Looking at the grass on top of Keji's head, for some reason, she had an urge to pluck it all bald!
Yet she forcibly suppressed this impulse!
After all, if she did that, Keji would definitely get cocky and take a mile if given an inch.
Earring Wei raised her hand and flicked, a blood vine shooting out from her palm and plunging into the ground!
The earth trembled, rock layers were pushed up, and a thick, blood-red vine measuring seventy or eighty meters in diameter burst forth, glowing with crimson light!
Keji's eyes widened. "Mother Vine root? How did it extend all the way here?"
"Are we building a new blood bank here?"
Vivi'an's face turned cold. "No brains? Building a blood bank on the border of Hua Xia? Looking to die?"
"They destroyed my No. 7 blood bank and killed my clone. Naturally, I have to give 097 a taste of my power!"
"I want to see how Jiangnan blocks it! Have the brothers go all out to accelerate the growth of the blood vine!"
Keji was brimming with excitement. "Yes! Sister Wei's orders are my destiny, the direction I move in, the meaning of my life, and..."
Vivi'an: (ꐦ°᷄皿.°᷅) *Tsk*! Go to work! Say one more word, and I'll break your dog legs!"
Keji was incredibly thrilled!
Was Sister Wei shy? Definitely!
When girls are shy, they usually don't want others to notice, so they cover it up this way!
Keji's eyes were full of affection.
(୧୨❛ᴥ❛) "Fortunately, you chose to break my legs. If it were my hands, I wouldn't be able to hold your hand and grow old with you."
Vivi'an: (ꐦ･᷅益･᷄)☄ "Blazing Flame!"
A blazing hot flame erupted from her body, slashing straight at Keji!
Terrified, Keji didn't dare linger any longer and hurried off to work.
"Tsk, so annoying!"
...
On the concrete wall of Outpost 097, Jiangnan sat casually atop it, hands supporting his body, swinging his legs as he let the night breeze blow.
Gazing toward the direction of Fan Guo, his eyes were deep.
Jiangnan was thinking about what method he could use to get information about the mother vine.
This was suspicious. How did Fan Guo get such an abnormal mother vine?
Instinctively, Jiangnan sensed something was off.
But because of his mutation, he couldn't leave the Fog Marsh Forbidden Zone now.
He'd have to take it step by step.
The main base had already transferred Li Bing over.
And the mother vine sample they'd brought back had been cut in half and sent out together with the blood vine seeds they'd obtained earlier.
They were given to Li Bing for research, to see if any useful information could be gleaned.
...
Back in the dormitory room, Wu Liang looked distracted.
Tieniu beside him looked puzzled.
(*･᷄～･᷅) "Honey? Are you tired? Why..."
Wu Liang forced a smile on his face.
(٥･᷄ㅂ･᷅) "I'm a bit out of it. You go to sleep first. I'll go out to get some fresh air."
With that, he got up, put on his clothes, and left the room. Tieniu scratched her head, a bit confused.
...
On the wall, Wu Liang slowly walked over to Jiangnan and sat down beside him, looking troubled.
Jiangnan was surprised. "Why are you wandering around this late? A night of passion is worth a thousand gold pieces, you wasteful brat!"
Wu Liang hesitated, his face flushed red, then said awkwardly,
"N-Nan Ge! I think I've fallen out of love!"
Jiangnan perked up immediately. If you want to talk about this, I'm not tired at all!
He patted his chest and said, "If you have any emotional problems, feel free to consult me. I, Jiang Zhixin, am the best at this!"
Wu Liang looked troubled.
"Before, whenever I saw Miaomiao, my heart raced. I knew she was my type."
"But now Miaomiao is so skinny and bony. I don't feel that way anymore. I don't even get my heart racing!"
"Even though I know she's my Miaomiao, but... how come I don't love her anymore?"
Jiangnan was stunned.
You call your wife "skinny and bony" now?
Bullshit!
She's become prettier, and you don't like her anymore?
What kind of monstrous aesthetic is this?
He immediately gave Wu Liang a flick on the head!
"You're oblivious to your good fortune. Sister-in-law Tieniu is such a great girl. Do you only like her appearance?"
"Don't judge a book by its cover, you know?"
Wu Liang was taken aback. Was that how the saying was meant?
Jiangnan said earnestly, "She's entrusted her whole life to you. You have to be worthy of her."
"Being so cold to her—how do you think she feels? It hurts her too."
"If your wife ran off with someone else now, would you be okay with that?"
Wu Liang's eyes widened. "How could that be? No way!"
Jiangnan grinned. "So you already have your answer in your heart, don't you?"
"You truly like her. You just haven't adapted to her changed appearance. Muscles can be built up again, but if you lose your wife, she's gone for good."
Suddenly, Wu Liang's face lit up with understanding.
I knew my Nan Ge had the most wisdom!
"I think I can do it again!"
Jiangnan stuffed a bundle of chives into Wu Liang's hands and patted his shoulder heavily.
Wu Liang was moved and was about to say something when Jiangnan's expression turned serious as he looked toward Fan Guo.
Outside the border, thick yellow mist, like a massive sandstorm, silently spread toward Outpost 097.
Its scale was incomparable to the previous yellow mist belt; it stretched as far as the eye could see.
And this was parasitic spores concentrated to the extreme. Faint blood light flickered within the yellow mist, and vine shadows danced wildly inside.
The alarm at Outpost 097 blared. Within less than thirty seconds, the Dragon Abyss and Dark Night soldiers were fully equipped and at their posts.
At that moment, there were still Dragon Abyss soldiers patrolling the border. Facing the yellow mist, their expressions were fierce, and they didn't retreat a step.
Jiangnan shouted anxiously, "Mu Wan! Get the hell back to 097! Don't be stupid! Do you want to get parasitized by the spores?"
Guan Tai rushed to the top of the wall and glared at the yellow mist spreading like a blanket. His eyes were bloodshot.
"Dammit! Is this a big move from the Brahma Society? Protect yourselves first! They wouldn't dare cross the border recklessly!"
All Dragon Abyss and Dark Night soldiers retreated to Outpost 097. Many wind-type and air-type espers blew wind toward the yellow mist, trying to slow its spread.
Meanwhile, three human body purification machines were turned to maximum output, blowing hard against the yellow mist.
Yang Cheng shouted urgently, "It's useless! Once this concentration of spore dust covers us, it will definitely bury Outpost 097!"
"Three purification machines are nowhere near enough!"
It was like placing three air purifiers in a sandstorm—a drop in the bucket.
The scale of this yellow mist had completely shattered the fragile balance that had been established.
Suddenly, above the yellow mist, a figure wreathed in flames broke through the clouds.
Its brilliant fire wings flapped—it was Earring Wei.
She looked down at Jiangnan on the city wall with an amused expression.
"Hehehe~ I said we'd meet again. This time I can fly, so don't think you can drop me!"
Jiangnan's pupils constricted.
Vivi'an? Wasn't she dead? He saw it with his own eyes. How...
And this Vivi'an had fire-type abilities? The previous one wasn't ice-type?
Can do both ice and fire?
Jiangnan frowned deeply. No way they were the same person. Leather Pants Wei was definitely dead and gone.
Twins? No—a clone?
And with different attributes, able to share memories?
Jiangnan's hair stood on end. Where the hell did this Vivi'an come from?
Earring Wei chuckled. "What? Still not retreating?"
"Are you going to feed the spores with your body? Oh my, how selfless of you."
"Staying in 097, getting swallowed by the yellow mist, and dying here—what's the point?"
"Don't be spiteful with your own life. Pull back! This Fog Marsh Forbidden Zone isn't your territory anymore."
Guan Tai stood on the wall, eyes bloodshot. "No way!"
"I'd rather die on the border!"
The yellow mist was about to engulf Outpost 097. It truly felt like yellow clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.
At this moment, the Dragon Abyss soldiers were frantically eating little cookies, but they had produced only seven purifiers in that short time.
Facing the overwhelming yellow mist, all they could do was grit their teeth and hold on.
Jiangnan's mind raced as he considered every resource at his disposal.
If the yellow mist really covered them, casualties would be immense.
Then Jiangnan noticed Vivi'an flying in the sky.
Although this yellow mist was massive, unlike the previous belt, it didn't reach high altitudes.
The mist was only five thousand meters high.
Opportunity!
Jiangnan's eyes lit up. He turned and roared, "All Dragon Abyss and Dark Night soldiers! Earth-type espers, solidify the underground earth and stone of Outpost 097!"
"Extend beyond the base—solidify as much as you can, the more the better! Hurry! There's no time!"
At Jiangnan's command, thousands of Dragon Abyss and Dark Night soldiers pressed their hands to the ground, azure spiritual light glowing on their bodies.
They injected energy into the earth, and the ground beneath Outpost 097 was compressed to the hardness of refined iron.
It even spread outward.
And the yellow mist was already colliding with the outpost's wall.
Guan Tai shouted urgently, "What's this for? Preventing blood vines from attacking from underground?"
Jiangnan shook his head, then flashed a brilliant smile.
"We're flying!"