"Our... child?"
Zhang Chen's mind went blank, and it took him a while to react.
He actually had a child?!
Could it be... that one time was all it took?
This...
He used to watch TV shows where they'd calculate dates and times, only to end up struggling for a long time without success.
And he just casually did it and it worked?
But it wasn't surprising that this little boy had the prefix "divine." It seemed a lot of the meteorite energy within him had flowed into the boy's body.
Moreover, this fusion was more natural and thorough than Zhang Chen's later acquisition and slow fusion with the meteorite!
"He's very strong and doesn't need saving for now, but you..."
Zhang Chen noticed Katerina's complexion growing paler and her breathing becoming more rapid.
Her chest heaved quickly, her mouth agape, as if she couldn't catch her breath.
At the same time, a purple hue slowly spread across her peerless beauty.
"You've been bitten by a snake?"
Zhang Chen was startled.
Among all the survivors he had encountered on this journey, not a single one bitten by a snake had survived.
"I... I'm fine... protect our child!"
Katerina, using all her strength, managed to squeeze out these few words, her hand tightly gripping Zhang Chen's sleeve as if clinging to the last straw of hope.
Zhang Chen lowered his head to examine Katerina's body and then discovered two pinprick-like wounds on her chest.
Without the slightest hesitation, he lowered his head and began to suck the wound.
Mouthfuls of black blood were sucked out and spat onto the floor.
The floor immediately began to bubble and soon a puff of smoke rose.
This snake venom was not only highly toxic but also very corrosive.
Zhang Chen sucked more than ten times, and suddenly his head started to feel dizzy.
However, the meteorite energy within him quickly surged, breaking down the snake venom in his body completely, and his mind cleared again.
When Zhang Chen prepared to suck out more poison, he found that Katerina in his arms had stopped breathing.
She lay limp in his arms, a hint of satisfaction on her face.
Zhang Chen reached out to feel the pulse on her neck, which had also ceased.
Katerina... was dead?!
Boom!
There was no time for grief.
He saw a beetle the size of a tank hovering by the window, its wings beating rapidly towards the little boy, preparing to launch a infrasound attack!
The little boy couldn't see the monster's skills, he just stood there foolishly, watching the giant monster outside the window.
At the same time, more and more beetles surged forward, blotting out the sky like a shroud, completely surrounding the entire hotel.
"Let Dad handle this!"
Zhang Chen made no attempt to hide his inner rage, and a surge of golden flames instantly engulfed his entire body.
[Divine Soul Burn]!
"Dad?"
The little boy stared at Zhang Chen blankly, his eyes filled with excited brilliance.
As Zhang Chen, who had activated [Divine Soul Burn], took each step, the floor beneath him instantly tore apart, becoming weightless and flying up, only to be annihilated into nothingness by the energy in mid-air.
The surrounding furniture was the same, pulled by the immense energy, they all detached from their interiors, hovering in mid-air.
Anything that came too close to the flames instantly vaporized and dissipated.
Buzz!~
Beams of infrasound violently shot forward.
Zhang Chen waved his left hand gently.
[Shield of the God of Light]!
Rumble!
A golden shield, tens of meters high, enveloped the hotel's outer walls, absorbing and digesting all the sonic attacks.
The surface of the scorching shield instantly roasted the dense beetles outside into charcoal.
Some beetles even exploded during their descent as the liquid within them rapidly heated and expanded, like popcorn, except here it was exploding bug popcorn...
"Die!"
Zhang Chen lightly snapped his fingers.
With a *snap*!
A visible shockwave instantly spread out with the hotel as the epicenter, and all monsters it touched were instantly turned to dust!
The hotel's glass and stairs also shattered, and the buildings above the 17th floor slowly slid diagonally to the ground.
"Wow, you're so amazing, are you really my dad?"
The little boy was full of shock and joy, completely unaware of what had happened to his mother.
"Yes, from now on, no one will be able to bully you as long as I'm here!"
Zhang Chen turned and said.
"Mhm, yes, yes, Mom told me that Dad is a great hero, the most powerful!"
"I want you and Mom to take me to the amusement park. I heard amusement parks are fun, but I've never been!"
"I... also want ice cream, and birthday cake..."
The little boy told Zhang Chen all his little wishes.
"Okay, when I get back, I'll fulfill them all..."
"Now, I need to make those culprits pay for what they did before they escape!"
Zhang Chen looked at the little boy with a complex expression.
He didn't know how the boy would react when he learned that his mother had died protecting him...
He hoped the boy was still young and would quickly forget these unpleasant things.
Bang!
Zhang Chen flew into the air, to prevent any further surprise attacks, and snapped his fingers again.
After confirming that all the surrounding monsters were completely annihilated.
He then, enveloped in golden flames, rushed towards the direction from which the greenish-blue beam had been fired.
The little boy watched Zhang Chen disappear from sight before clapping his hands and saying with a smile:
"Great, I have a dad now!"
"Mom, Mom, I have a dad!"
"Let me introduce you to my new dad, he's so handsome!"
The little boy turned and shouted loudly into the room.
But after a long time, there was no response.
He took a few steps towards the door.
Suddenly, he discovered a beautiful hand under the rubble, it was his mother's hand.
"Mom!"
The little boy quickly pushed aside the debris with all his might. Inside was indeed Katerina, but her eyes were closed, and she had stopped breathing.
"Mom, are you sleeping?"
"Wake up quickly, Dad's here. If you sleep in any longer, Dad will get angry!"
The little boy pushed Katerina hard.
But she didn't react at all.
"Then... I'll sleep too!"
The little boy yawned and slowly lay down beside Katerina.
He suddenly felt his mother's body was unusually cold, so he took a blanket from the cabinet and wrapped himself and his mother tightly together.
The little boy hugged his mother and slowly closed his eyes...
At the same time, the greenish-blue light that had been covering the camp disappeared with a faint explosion.
At this moment, Katerina, whose body had already gone cold, was suddenly enveloped by a ball of scorching flames.
Immediately after, a wave of heat swept through the entire room!
Boom!
Katerina's eyes snapped open, her clothes completely consumed by the flames, revealing her graceful figure entirely.
She slowly stood on the ground, with what appeared to be a pair of golden wings forged from flames behind her.
"Phew, I thought I wasn't going to make it this time!"
Katerina breathed in deeply, murmuring to herself.
One of her twin talents: Fire Phoenix, passive ability, rebirth from ashes, activated once a week!