# Chapter 956: Garlic You Hard! (Bonus Chapter)
Night fell, but Jiangnan and his group weren't in a hurry to cause trouble for the Dragon Loach and the other bad beasts!
Instead, they decided to have hotpot at their camp and rest up properly first!
Meanwhile, in the underground cavern of the giant island, Dragon Loach and the bad beasts were still holding a meeting!
Zhang San listened for a while but couldn't understand a thing, so he went off to the side to study the core fragments and the silver ring instead!
Resting his chin on his hand, he fell into deep thought. *All the bad beasts are here, so I can't really steal it, right?*
*If I take it, I might get caught again. Better wait for the right moment to figure things out!*
So he ran out of the cavern and started looking for crystal tablet fragments in the dirt pits!
Zhang San actually managed to find two pieces and immediately pocketed them!
As he kept searching, Zhang San suddenly froze!
There was a severed right arm lying on the ground, its middle finger still raised!
┌∩┐...
"What the hell? Who's this cocky? Did they know they wouldn't survive the hydrogen bomb explosion and decided to flip it off instead?"
*The owner of this arm must be long dead by now, right?*
Just then, Zhang San suddenly remembered—Chen Daoer got killed by Dragon Loach, didn't he?
Would there be anything valuable on his corpse?
Zhang San couldn't help but get excited. He went to the pit from before, but there was no body inside!
He searched the entire pit but found nothing. Zhang San was puzzled. *Did some spirit beast eat him?*
By now, the bad beasts in the cavern had finished their meeting and divided up all the floating islands in the Void Sea!
They planned to search through them slowly, completely wiping out the humans before the next space gate opened!
The Mantis said excitedly, "Let's go! Let's go play with the bunnies! Time to relax!"
The other bad beasts' eyes lit up as they all nodded in agreement!
ʕو❛ꇴ❛ʔو "Right, right, right! In this boring beast life, this is the only joy we have left!"
Dragon Loach said, "After a whole day of frustration, I really need to blow off some steam. Let's go!"
But just as they were about to leave, Dragon Loach looked at the things in the cavern and grew worried again!
He left ten bad beasts to guard the place before confidently taking the rest to go play with the bunnies!
Zhang San watched with a look of utter agony. *No chance at all?*
**Grassland Floating Island!**
Dragon Loach led the group of bad beasts over, all of them cracking their knuckles, ready for action!
The Pocket Rabbits were terrified when they saw the bad beasts coming, letting out frightened "Qiumi Qiumi" cries!
They teleported into a pile, huddling together, burying their heads and trembling!
*Didn't Rabbit Leader say the bad beasts wouldn't come after us anymore?*
*Why are they here again?*
"Whoa~ They're getting more self-aware, huh? We can practically start the game right away. Ugh—"
ʕ꒪ͦཀ꒪ͦ‖ʔ "Holy crap! Ugh—! How... how is it this stinky! Just as stinky as Brother Mantis!"
"Aren't these rabbits supposed to be white? Why are they all yellow? D-Did some other beast use them as toilet paper? Ugh—"
"Disgusting beyond belief! How... how are we supposed to play like this? Makes me sick!"
All the bad beasts vomited up their breakfast, kneeling on the ground as they retched violently!
Σ_۶꒪ཀ꒪」∠) *Bleh*
Dragon Loach's face darkened. "These rabbits are getting bold, huh? They think just because they covered themselves in poop they won't get beaten?"
"Don't even think about it! Even if you wash clean, you're still getting beaten!"
With that, he threw out a spatial orb, wrapping up the huddled Pocket Rabbits, then teleported them into a lake and tossed them in for a good stir!
Like a washing machine on spin cycle!
On the lake's surface, fish turned into dead-eyed floaters, belly-up and motionless...
The Pocket Rabbits went from yellow back to white, washing off all the fruit pulp from their bodies!
Then they were brought back to the Grassland Floating Island!
"Ugh— Why is it STILL! THIS! STINKY!"
The smell of durian pulp simply couldn't be washed off!
Looking at the fragrantly infinite Pocket Rabbits, the bad beasts all looked disgusted. They simply couldn't bring themselves to touch them!
So they left with dark faces!
The Pocket Rabbits, on the other hand, were absolutely thrilled!
*We... we didn't get beaten? Oh my god!*
*This is the first night we've ever had without getting beaten! So this is how beautiful the night can be!*
*Rabbit Leader didn't lie to us! The bad beasts really won't beat us anymore?*
*The protection fee wasn't wasted! Rabbit Leader is the best!*
The Pocket Rabbits couldn't help but cheer, "Qiumi Qiumi"!
On the cliff of the floating island, the bad beasts gazed at the night sky, their expressions slightly lonely!
*Without rabbits to beat, the long night felt like something was missing.*
Just then, a group of Void Koi swam over from the sea of clouds, their silver bodies shimmering brilliantly in the moonlight!
The Mantis waved its blade excitedly. "Big brother! No rabbits to beat! Let's go fishing!"
Dragon Loach's eyes lit up. "Works for me!"
All the bad beasts charged at the Void Koi swarm together!
...
On a medium-sized floating island stood a giant yew tree that would take twenty people to wrap their arms around!
The inside had been completely hollowed out, and the Chen family's forest guards were all squatting inside the tree hollow, now down to less than twenty people...
Their faces were full of terror, all of them collectively catatonic!
"An Ge! I want to go home! The Void Sea is too terrifying!"
"All the beasts here are super vicious! They kill without blinking! I'm so scared here!"
"Second Uncle is dead! There's no way we can take down Jiangnan! L-Let's just go!"
Chen An gritted his teeth. *Easier said than done! The Void Sea is sealed now. Who knows how many of us will still be alive when the next opening comes?*
*We never should have come in!*
Just then, the tree hollow suddenly split open with a crack! Everyone's hearts jumped as they prepared to strike!
Chen Daoer, covered in blood and flesh, tumbled headfirst into the tree hollow, barely recognizable as human anymore!
A spore fungus was growing on his chest, and many parts of his body had already become woody!
His cultivation had dropped from Starlight 3 to Starlight 1, on the verge of falling back to Diamond!
"D-Don't attack! It's me! Heal me fast! Hurry!"
Chen An's eyes lit up. "Holy crap? Second Uncle, you're not dead?"
Chen Daoer's face twisted viciously. "I've already died once!"
Back then, he had indeed been beaten to death by Dragon Loach. Trapped in the Spirit-Binding Field, he was completely helpless!
It wasn't until Jiangnan and Dragon Loach started fighting elsewhere that Chen Daoer got his chance!
If not for the parasitic spore strain in his chest slowly absorbing the surrounding plant life's vitality to sustain him,
he would already be dead by now!
But using this method to survive came with massive side effects—the drop in cultivation level was proof enough!
Chen An swallowed hard. "Second Uncle! You really can take a beating!"
Chen Daoer's face darkened. "Now heal me! Hurry!"
*Jiangnan! You're ruthless! You probably didn't think I'd survive, did you?*
*I'm going to make you pay for the life I lost!*
[From Chen Daoer: Resentment +1000!]
Jiangnan, who was eating hotpot, had just picked up a slice of fatty lamb with his chopsticks. Before he could shove it into his mouth, the chopsticks froze mid-air!
*No way? Chen Daoer's resentment?*
*This guy held on too?*
*Didn't Dragon Loach beat him to death? How is he still alive?*
Next to him, Xia Yao saw Jiangnan holding the meat in mid-air without eating. Her big eyes darted around craftily.
She opened her mouth wide and ate the fatty lamb in one bite!
But Jiangnan was still in a daze, his smile gradually turning twisted!
*Not dead? Then I'll just kill him again!*
"You guys eat first! Liu Mang! Come with me for a second!"
Outside the cave, Liu Mang looked confused!
"Nan Shen? What do you need me for?"
Jiangnan grinned. "Let's take a little trip to Dragon Loach's lair!"
Liu Mang shuddered, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his legs trembling!
"Are you serious, Nan Shen? We barely escaped with our lives! And you want to go back? That's insane!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes. "What are you afraid of? The plan's solid! We'll be back in no time!"
"I need to find something I left over there!"
With that, he pulled out a Teletubbies invisibility cloak and put it on!
As soon as he pressed the antenna, Jiangnan instantly vanished from Liu Mang's sight!
Liu Mang's eyes went wide with excitement!
"In-Invisibility cloak? So we won't be detected! That's amazing! Give me one too!"
Jiangnan shook his head. "You don't need one. Giving one to you would be a waste!"
Liu Mang was stunned. "Th-Then what about me?"
Jiangnan raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A void black hole erupted, and with a "shriek", Liu Mang was stripped of all external possessions!
The ultimate blackness perfectly merged him with the night!
*Laughable! You can't see a thing!*
Liu Mang shivered, feeling completely cold all over...
[From Liu Mang: Resentment +1000!]
"N-Nan Shen! You want me to go to Dragon Loach's lair completely naked?"
"Th-This... this is super unsafe!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes. "What are you scared of? No one can see you anyway! Besides, once you put on this invisibility cloak, it won't come off for 24 hours. I just didn't want you to relive childhood warmth!"
Liu Mang covered his face. *This is revenge, isn't it? Does he have to hold a grudge this much?*
Seeing Liu Mang's pitiful look, Jiangnan felt a bit sorry for him!
"If you're worried about getting caught, just eat this basket of black garlic! Don't hold back!"
"Extend your detection range to 100,000 meters so we can find things easier!"
Crying, Liu Mang stuffed black garlic into his mouth. "Is there still a chance for me to turn back?"
Jiangnan coughed lightly. "Probably... maybe... hopefully?"
Liu Mang downed another basket of black garlic, crying from the spiciness. He completely vanished from Jiangnan's sight!
"Garlic You Hard!"
[From Liu Mang: Resentment +666!]
Jiangnan snickered, grabbed Liu Mang, and started teleporting toward the giant floating island!
He absolutely had to get his vendor cloth back!
And while he was at it, he'd check out what was happening in the cavern—maybe there was a chance to get the core!