Chapter 136 – Heavy Rain
Tu Ran sighed, “You probably haven’t noticed yet, have you?”
She raised her wrist, revealing a bracelet wrapped in cloth.
“Even if I don’t harm you now, the Federal Government won’t spare me once they see what you’ve recorded.”
As a pioneer, deliberately wrapping her bracelet in cloth was enough for the Federal Government to sentence her to death.
Both of them took a step back.
They realized that the woman in front of them had long since lost her loyalty to the Federal Government.
She was planning to free herself from the Federation’s control.
And they had just stumbled into her plans, derailing them.
Tu Ran looked at the two in front of her, her fingers silently gripping the handgun at her side.
If it weren’t for the bracelets, she could use [Illusory Realm] to alter their memories, making them forget everything they had just seen, sparing their lives.
But they had recording bracelets, and she had no way to destroy the recordings.
To ensure the footage didn’t get out, she had no choice but to deal with the two in front of her.
As she drew her handgun, the man also pulled the trigger on his machine gun.
But he forgot about Tu Ran’s inhuman speed.
The bullets all struck the tree trunks opposite.
He frantically turned to find Tu Ran, but a bullet hit him squarely in the forehead.
The woman screamed, “Let’s die together!”
She pulled the pin from an explosive.
As the bomb exploded, Tu Ran used [Teleportation], swiftly moving ten meters away and hiding behind a tree trunk.
Flesh rained down, and Tu Ran leaned against the tree, feeling a complex mix of emotions.
She had killed her own kind.
Not those possessed by alien species.
Not those infected by alien species.
But her own kind who had stumbled upon her secret and whom she had to silence.
She killed for her own benefit.
Despite her sadness, Tu Ran picked up the bracelets from the pile of flesh and blood.
The bracelets were undamaged.
These bracelets were more important to the Federal Government than the lives of the pioneers.
Tu Ran returned to the riverside, where Pangpang was still obediently waiting for her.
Its foam had washed off, and it was now shaking off the water like a motor.
Seeing Tu Ran, it happily ran up, “Boss, boss, did you catch those two two-legged beasts?”
“I did.”
Tu Ran brushed past it, walking towards the river.
She needed to wash her face to clear her mind.
“Boss, why didn’t you bring them back? Pangpang only knows you, I want to make friends with other two-legged beasts.”
Tu Ran pushed up her visor and splashed her face with cool water. Without even wiping off the water droplets, she said sternly, “Besides me, do not approach any two-legged beasts! Do not trust any two-legged beasts!”
“Wh-why? Two-legged beasts won’t eat me.”
Tu Ran wiped her face. “Yes, two-legged beasts won’t eat you, but they will trick you into their territory, pluck out your feathers one by one, drain all your blood, and slice your flesh and bones into pieces.”
Tu Ran intended to scare Pangpang enough to understand the danger humans posed.
Sure enough, Pangpang believed her. It wrapped its wings around itself, trembling, “Why? Why would they slice me into pieces?”
“Because chicken is delicious, whether roasted or fried.”
“But I’m not a chicken, I’m a Dang Hu bird.”
“Humans eat birds too, especially a bird as plump as you, full of meat. Humans love to eat that,” Tu Ran said, scaring it further.
Pangpang was on the verge of tears, “Then, boss, will you eat me too?”
“You’re so fat, and your meat must be very fatty. I don’t eat fatty meat.”
Tu Ran glanced at it, feeling that the scare tactic had worked.
“So, from now on, hide when you see humans, okay? Don’t foolishly approach them, understand?”
“Got it.”
Pangpang nodded quickly.
“Let’s go, find a place to rest, and I’ll pick some fruit for you to eat.”
…
One person and one ball came to rest under a huge tree.
Standing under this tree and looking up at the canopy was like an ant looking up at an elephant.
Only in such a place could humans truly appreciate the splendor and grandeur of nature.
Pangpang’s feathers were even whiter after the bath, and up close, it had a faint fragrance, looking very fluffy and soft.
Tu Ran couldn’t help but touch it. The fine feathers brushed against her palm, feeling exceptionally comfortable.
“Boss, boss, don’t touch my head. Touching the head stops it from growing tall.”
Tu Ran: Is this belief universal in all worlds?
She withdrew her hand, “You stay here and guard, I’ll go up and pick some fruit.”
“Okay, boss, be careful.”
The fruit on the tree was golden yellow, hanging in clusters on the branches. Tu Ran picked three clusters, which was enough to fill both their stomachs.
Pangpang described the taste of this fruit as: sweet and sour, with a dense texture, getting sweeter towards the center.
Imagining this taste, Tu Ran managed to find the fruit, which was extremely tart to humans, quite enjoyable, almost like eating a frozen pear.
Not bad.
She ate more than half of a cluster before she was too full to continue, leaving the rest for Pangpang to finish.
After eating and drinking to their fill, Pangpang wanted to find a cave to sleep in.
But it knew the two-legged beast wouldn’t allow that.
It didn’t want to delay the two-legged beast’s journey because of its own needs.
Pangpang followed Tu Ran listlessly. Usually, it would chatter non-stop, but now it didn’t even feel like moving its mouth.
Instead, it silently prayed for night to fall quickly, so they could find a cave to sleep in.
Perhaps its prayers were sincere enough, as the sky began to darken.
Before Pangpang could get excited, a torrential downpour suddenly started, as if the ocean had overturned above them.
With the tree canopy providing some shelter, Tu Ran and Pangpang didn’t get soaked immediately, only small droplets fell through.
“Boss, we need to find a higher place to hide. This kind of rain doesn’t stop once it starts.”
“Which way? Lead the way,” Tu Ran shouted.
The rain hitting the leaves was deafening, and it was impossible to hear if one spoke quietly.
“This way!” Pangpang yelled, covering its body with its wings and running in a direction.
Tu Ran followed closely behind.
The two of them ran through the forest, mostly sheltered from the rain by the canopy. But in the gaps between trees, they were suddenly drenched by the cold rain.
Fortunately, she had Pangpang to guide her; otherwise, Tu Ran would have had to choose a random direction to run, risking getting struck by lightning before finding shelter.
Finally, they climbed a steep slope and found a naturally formed cave.
The cave was deep, and its end was not visible.
They took shelter inside, avoiding the rain for the moment.
The sky outside was completely dark, and the cave was pitch black as well.
feeling conflicted bcs she killed those two