CHAPTER 429: CHAPTER 420 WHAT IS THIS_1

The two little dragons circled above Si Yan’s head, buzzing and trembling, their bodies faintly flushed red.

Si Yan witnessed round after round of fierce battles, a complex feeling swelling in her chest. The Beastmen’s pain, their roars, their indomitable spirit, their fighting will—it shook her to her core. It also made her finally, thoroughly feel that she belonged to Beast World.

When she first transmigrated to Beast World, she didn’t have much of a sense of belonging. No cell phones, no computers, no Sprite or Coke, no pure cotton underwear, and even brushing her teeth was a hassle. Not a single familiar face; it was a thoroughly strange world.

She had taken over the "original body’s" identity. Having never been a mother, she hadn’t truly felt these four cubs were her own. The metaphysics of her transmigration dictated her fate; to alter it, she first had to be a good mother. Thus, her beginnings in this world stemmed from an effort that wasn’t entirely genuine. She cleaned the cave to give herself a clean environment. She waited for the cubs to eat with her because, in her previous life, her own parents would always wait for her to come home before they ate together. Her initial steps were merely to win over the cubs and change the metaphysical fate of her transmigration.

So, when Dongchi’s arms and legs were broken, she had been angry, but not overwhelmingly so. When Nan Mo disappeared, she had been anxious, but not desperately so. But now, having walked this path step by step, she realized her roots were here.

Si Yan’s heart suddenly tightened. She missed Wang terribly, intensely. In the past, though she knew of his history and felt sympathy, it hadn’t been this profound. But now, a dense, sharp pain pricked at her heart. In the novel she’d read, Wang was the great villain, destined to die alone. So, if she hadn’t come to this world, would he have lived with that inner desolation until his death? How had he managed to break from his egg without incubation? How had he survived in such a dangerous place as the swamp, with no Beastman to raise him? And how, step by step, had he grown so cold and disillusioned with the world?

Suddenly, Si Yan felt she hadn’t been good enough to Wang. She had managed their relationship using the values from her previous life. The Beastmen, judging by this world’s values, thought that her not taking multiple beastmen partners meant she was being very good to Wang. But all along, she had been complacently accepting his care and affection. He was wonderful to her in countless ways, yet she had given so little in return. In reality, he had always been the one accommodating her. She should have been better to him, much better.

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The Snake Beastmen were unstoppable, quickly bringing the zombie invasion under control.

All the main cities also sent Beastmen through the Teleportation Formation to relay messages to Si Yan.

Under Bai Feng’s leadership, White Eagle City easily controlled its zombie invasion.

Myriad Beasts City, the Wasteland City, White Tiger City, Water City, and the Golden Dragon Tribe also successfully annihilated the zombies. They were now clearing the battlefields and burying the zombie corpses.

Only the Merfolk Clan faced more difficulty; the giant zombie fish underwater were indeed terrifying. But under Lan Hai’s leadership, they too successfully repelled the zombie attack, achieving their first victory!

Si Yan looked toward the distant sky.

This battle was a complete victory for the Beastmen, but she didn’t feel very happy about it. For this comprehensive battle, the Beastmen had paid with many lives, whereas the enemy had perhaps only unleashed a virus.

As Si Yan was worrying, Long Ze and Ming Jiu, these two ridiculously handsome men, appeared out of thin air.

Long Ze, in his human form, was truly young, noble, and handsome, which caught Si Yan off guard and made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Long Ze immediately transformed into a little golden dragon and hopped onto her shoulder, nuzzling her.

"Grandson!"

Si Yan immediately felt a sense of familiarity and affection.

Two little dragons peeked their heads out from Si Yan’s hair, their large, curious eyes rolling as they looked at Long Ze.

"CHIRP CHIRP!"

Long Ze looked up and was so startled that he jumped.

Then he immediately started to cry, "Good grandson, I’ve only been away for a few days! How could you let other little dragons take your grandpa’s place?!"

Si Yan: "..."

Seeing Si Yan remain silent, Long Ze cried even harder!

Ming Jiu said disdainfully, "Stupid dragon, these are your two great-grandsons."

Long Ze: "..."

Long Ze immediately jumped up again, looking eye to eye with the two little dragons.

"You, you, you’re those two Dragon Eggs? You’ve hatched?!"

The two little dragons also found it amusing; they climbed over Long Ze while chirping, "CHIRP CHIRP! CHIRP CHIRP!!"

Long Ze’s head was being pawed at; he immediately swatted at them with a paw, but the two little dragons found him entertaining and jumped on him to pluck at his dragon whiskers.

"OUCH, OUCH! Get down!"

Si Yan watched them, momentarily speechless, before saying, "They like to eat Insect Crystals. Maybe try that?"

Long Ze immediately tossed a Golden Insect Crystal over. The two little dragons’ eyes lit up; they took the Insect Crystal and began to CRUNCH, CRUNCH on it.

Long Ze watched the little dragons with shining eyes as he fed them Insect Crystals, complaining, "This... it’s quite expensive to raise them."

Si Yan was no longer paying attention to the three playful little ones on her; her expression was solemn.

Ming Jiu seemed to understand what she was thinking. He smiled, "Little Yan, are you worried about the next zombie invasion?"

Si Yan nodded.

Ming Jiu continued, "Creating a zombie virus isn’t that easy. The transmissibility and strength of the virus decrease as it undergoes several generations of division and proliferation. Shangguan Shuyi doesn’t have the original virus. The viruses she released in these worlds were only third-generation ones, and now even those have been used up. If she continues to deploy zombie viruses, they will likely be fourth-generation. Third-generation viruses can spawn zombie lords, while fourth-generation viruses can, at most, create zombie leaders. Zombie leaders possess power comparable to Purple Crystal Beastmen and won’t pose too much of a threat to Beast World."

Si Yan snapped back to attention, her eyes lighting up slightly. "You mean..."

Ming Jiu said, "Yes, the greatest zombie crisis is behind us. Little Yan, you resolved this zombie crisis before any zombie lords could emerge. You succeeded; you did an amazing job."

Si Yan’s eyes shone even brighter.

"No, it’s not because I’m amazing; it’s Beast World that’s amazing."

The zombie crisis being resolved so easily was a pleasant surprise. No, that wasn’t quite right; it hadn’t been easy at all. This victory was the culmination of early preparations, fully developed weapons and strategies, Beast World’s inherent protection of its own, and wave after wave of fearless Beastmen fighting to the death to safeguard their world.

Ming Jiu added, "However, we mustn’t relax too much. They’ve been plotting across so many worlds. This being the last one, they won’t give up just because the zombie plan failed."

Si Yan nodded, then took out a blue-purple transparent crystal bead from her storage space and handed it to Ming Jiu.

Ming Jiu asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Si Yan explained, "I got this when I was scrounging around Shangguan Xiao’s base. I didn’t notice what it was at first, but when I was sorting things out later, I found it to be a bit unusual. Brother, take a look."

Ming Jiu’s pupils suddenly shrank.