Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: True Feelings

Huang Wen led a dozen people in a carpet-style aerial search. They had flown around the hill near the pond several times, pushing back the thick fog that shrouded the hill, making the outline of the entire hill increasingly clear.

When Huang Wen and the others flew above the pond once again, they vaguely saw a few figures on the ground and excitedly flew straight over.

Yang Xiao’s senses were extremely sharp. Upon hearing the distant sound of flight, he quickly turned his head and saw several large birds flying toward them.

Chen Fei and the others also turned their heads to look.

In a blink of an eye, Huang Wen had flown to within a hundred meters of everyone, and their figures were now clearly visible.

Huang Wen, heart filled with excitement, flapped her wings and dove straight towards Yang Xiao and the others.

”Huang Wen?”

Yang Xiao and the others were surprised to see Huang Wen landing on the ground, standing before them.

Huang Wen looked at Yang Xiao, her eyes reddened, and choked up:

”Where did you all go last night? Why didn’t you come back all night? Did you know I... we were so worried? Everyone was looking for you everywhere!”

As she spoke, tears involuntarily fell from her eyes.

Yang Xiao and the others were dumbfounded for several seconds.

Chen Fei, Qin Yu, and Deng Xiao, all friends with Huang Wen, quickly ran over and embraced her. Thinking about the life-and-death moment from last night, the three of them felt a bit fearful now. The four girls were so emotional that they all started tearing up.

Chen Fei and the others gave Huang Wen a brief explanation, and only then did she feel relieved.

Yang Xiao looked at Huang Wen, feeling moved. In this post-apocalyptic world, there were still people concerned about his life and death. So, he stepped forward and gently said:

”Huang Wen, I’m sorry. We really couldn’t make it back last night. I made you worry.”

Seeing Yang Xiao and the others return safely, the stone in Huang Wen’s heart had long been lifted. She glanced at Yang Xiao, let out a snort, and said:

”Now that you have a beautiful lady accompanying you, of course you’re happy to spend the night outside. You wouldn’t even think about coming back!”

Her grievance was palpable.

Yang Xiao quickly put on an innocent look, as if wronged:

”I really didn’t have a choice. You don’t know how dangerous it was last night; we almost didn’t make it back.”

”It would be better if you didn’t return, so we... I wouldn’t have to worry about you in the future.”

”Huang Wen, it seems you’re only worried about Yang Xiao, and not a bit worried about me!”

Chen Fei teased from the side.

Huang Wen rolled her eyes and laughed:

”What’s there to worry about you? You and Yang Xiao had so much fun out there, haha...”

At the end, even Huang Wen threw herself into laughter.

Yang Xiao quickly took out a piece of Hard Armor to appease her:

”Here you go, this is Hard Armor, +4 Defense.”

Seeing two holes on it, he added:

”You can go to the Genetic Store to repair it later, just spend a dozen or so Crystal Coins.”

After pondering a bit more, he felt he hadn’t shown enough importance to Huang Wen, as all the better Hard Armors had been picked by Chen Fei and the others. Only two pieces with big holes were left, looking like leftovers, so he added:

”Only two pieces were left. This one is specially kept for you.”

The words seemed evidently insincere.

Heaven knows that Yang Xiao initially planned to give them to Zhao Gang and Xiao Zhe, both close-combat Samurai needing high defense. Now he could only give it to Huang Wen; after all, she shed tears for him, lessening his inner guilt.

Chen Fei immediately chimed in:

”Sister Huang Wen, the boss specially saved this for you; no one else got it.”

Huang Wen chuckled and accepted the Hard Armor.

Everyone descended the mountain together, while Huang Wen sent a few companions back to inform everyone that Yang Xiao had been found.

Along the way, Chen Fei kept recounting last night’s thrill to Huang Wen, making her tremble with fear.

Just as Yang Xiao and his party descended the mountain and entered the Kongming Academy campus district, they saw a group of people from afar, led by Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, and others including Feifei, Dai Yun, and Chen Fei.

The Dinosaur Team Huang Wen led before was basically all there.

”Haha, is this a grand welcome for me?”

Yang Xiao jested to himself.

”Sorry for worrying everyone.”

Yang Xiao clasped his hands together at Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, and the others.

Feifei rushed over and gave Yang Xiao a bear hug.

”Boss, where did you go? You didn’t come back all night. I thought something bad happened to you, that I wouldn’t see you again. Boohoo...”

Towards the end, Feifei suddenly choked up, crying.

Feifei, being straightforward, cried, and it moved Dai Yun, Chen Fei, and the others so that their eyes were moist.

Yang Xiao hugged Feifei, not having felt such warmth before, his own eyes moistened as well.

Yang Xiao patted Feifei’s thick waist, gently pushed her away, and said:

”Look, aren’t I all good? Don’t worry, I’m quite lucky. With you all around, I, your brother, don’t want to die so soon... Long Yongjun, bring over the gift prepared for Sister Feifei.”

Hearing this, Feifei quickly wiped her tears:

”Ah? There’s a gift?”

Yang Xiao took a dark chain from Long Yongjun’s hand and handed it to Feifei.

This chain adds +3 Agility and is twenty meters long.

Feifei’s Beast Soul is the unique Plant Soul System, aside from having over ten meters long hair, she doesn’t have any suitable weapons temporarily. This chain is just right for her to use.

Feifei took the chain, gave it a slight shake, and it immediately turned into a long snake, dancing nimbly in the air.

Thrilled at receiving the chain, Feifei said:

”Thank you, boss. You really know how to care for me!”

”Haha, of course, why wouldn’t I care for my Sister Feifei?”

Huang Wen and the others laughed loudly.

Yang Xiao also handed a Longsword with +3 Strength to Dai Yun, along with another piece of Hard Armor with +4 Defense; Dai Yun, being the Wolfman Beast Soul, would find them useful.

There were a few weapons left, and Yang Xiao gave one each to Xiao Zhe and Zhao Gang, with Zhao Gang choosing the longspear.

The remaining two pieces were given by Huang Wen to two other close-combat BeastSoul girls in the group.

With Yang Xiao’s return, everyone rejoiced and then went off to their respective tasks.

Huang Wen and Dai Yun went to the Genetic Store, each spending over a dozen Crystal Coins to repair the Hard Armors, leaving happily. Both of them needed to lead their teams out for battles and were quite busy.

Yang Xiao, accompanied by Long Yongjun, Chen Fei, Qin Yu, and Deng Xiao, headed towards the Genetic Store.

Long Yongjun took out the Dog Blood Blade and Dog Blood Blade Technique for appraisal.

Gu Bo glanced at them, his expression revealing surprise:

”These things can only be dropped by Enhanced Gene creatures. How did you get them?”

Just as Long Yongjun was about to speak, Yang Xiao quickly interjected:

”We were lucky. Two monsters were fighting, one got killed, the other left. We happened by and picked up the three things lying on the ground.”

Gu Bo smiled and didn’t press further.

”Appraisal fee: 2 Crystal Coins.”

Yang Xiao tossed two Genetic Fragments to Gu Bo, who held the Dog Blood Blade, scanned it with gleaming eyes, and a golden light radiated from the blade, like water flowing across the entire blade.

”Done.”

Gu Bo handed it to Yang Xiao, who took it and felt:

”+5 Strength, +2% Fire Element damage.”

It was indeed a great blade.

Yang Xiao handed it to Long Yongjun, who was overjoyed, swinging it a few times in delight, each swing accompanied by a fiery shadow.

Gu Bo completed appraising the Dog Blood Blade Technique and handed it back to Yang Xiao, who passed it directly to Long Yongjun.

Gu Bo was surprised and said:

”This thing suits you. Don’t you want to learn it?”

”Haha, things suitable for me abound; I can’t learn them all!”

Gu Bo nodded, casting an approving glance at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao first replenished the arrows in his quiver, then decided to purchase another quiver. Now he had 200 arrows, reducing concerns about running out during battles.

”After you break through the Enhanced Gene Stage, you can equip a quiver with a larger capacity, like one holding a thousand arrows.”

”Ah?”

Yang Xiao was startled; a thousand arrows felt akin to infinity.