Chapter 21 Control

As soon as Li Tianran said this, Tang Su immediately understood what he wanted to do.

"You... you want to catch that Beast King?" Tang Su asked in a trembling voice.

"If that Beast King is really like you said, without a doubt, I would also be very tempted by it." Li Tianran glanced at the ruins in the distance and said, "Biological evolution is truly a magical path that can evolve many mysteries... the value of that Beast King far exceeds yours."

Tang Su's face showed an expression of utter collapse upon hearing this: "Are you crazy! Besides that Beast King, there are more than three hundred mercenaries in the entire Xing City right now, and they even have heavy firepower like RPGs. I admit you're strong, but can you block sniper rifles and artillery?"

The vitality of higher-level evolutionaries is indeed very tenacious, and Tang Su was well aware of this.

But even a Divine Descent-type evolutionary, if critically wounded in vital areas such as the head or neck, would fall into temporary paralysis. The stamina required to repair the head is much greater than that needed to heal other limbs!

And during the period of repairing vital organs, the Divine Descent-type evolutionary is nothing more than fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others!

This was precisely why Tang Su had been coerced by the neck-ring bomb all this time.

After her head was blown to pieces, she would lose her senses of sight and hearing, becoming a headless fly, unable to react correctly based solely on her bodily instincts!

Tang Su had been thinking that if she returned to her peak, coupled with Li Tianran's power, and if they were cautious enough, perhaps they could break through the mercenaries' blockade and escape from Xing City.

She never thought about seeking revenge on those mercenaries, let alone snatching food from their mouths.

"You think... we're outnumbered?" Li Tianran asked.

"I admit your strength is great, but..." Tang Su said, forcing herself to stay calm.

Li Tianran calmly interrupted Tang Su: "When you only see the tip of the iceberg, don't casually judge, because you don't know how huge the mountain is that's hidden beneath the water's surface, out of your sight."

"Besides, you're not qualified to object to my decision, because you're just a captive, not my boss."

Li Tianran's words were arrogant and somewhat overbearing.

Tang Su had a bellyful of complaints and objections, but she couldn't utter a single word.

She remained silent for a long time, then stood up and asked, "What do you plan to do with me? Kill me?"

"I don't plan to kill you," Li Tianran said calmly. "I want to take you back and free you from this sea of bitterness."

"..." A self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of Tang Su's mouth: "You'd be so magnanimous?"

"Actually, I'm a good person," Li Tianran said.

"Based on what I've seen and heard during this time, in the current world, the meaning of the words 'good person' is almost equivalent to 'idiot'," Tang Su took a deep breath. "Although I haven't had much contact with you, I can tell that you're definitely not the kind of soft-hearted person."

"You're not killing me probably because you want to control me like those people, then squeeze out my remaining value, so that at a suitable moment, I can eliminate a powerful opponent for you, using my life to drag your enemy down to hell with me, right?"

Tang Su's "Shared Death" ability was a suicidal move that could potentially achieve unexpected results if used well.

"You just want me to be your lackey," Tang Su said calmly with a slight curl of her lips.

"Actually, it's fortunate to have value, because having value means you won't be treated as waste, at least for now." Li Tianran leaned on the rooftop railing, listening to Tang Su's words, and suddenly laughed. "And there's no need to be so explicit, making it awkward for both of us... Why do you have to tear off the fig leaf I'm offering you?"

"After experiencing so much, I no longer have any shame to cover up..." A cold smile appeared on Tang Su's face. "So, what about the collar you're using to bind me?"

Li Tianran opened his palm, and a thumb-sized spider-shaped bomb robot jumped from his palm, directly piercing through the flesh and drilling into Tang Su's back along her spine. Sixteen tiny mechanical spider legs tightly clung to Tang Su's 14th vertebra.

"A very novel little gadget, give it a try," Li Tianran said with a chuckle.

A chilling sensation and a feeling of palpitations from the depths of her soul surged into Tang Su's mind.

Li Tianran understood the evolutionary's body structure better than anyone else in the world, so his control methods were more effective and direct than those of the "io" group.

Li Tianran didn't tell Tang Su the consequences if she tried to remove the bomb, but it was precisely this sense of mystery that made Tang Su even more afraid to try to touch the bomb on her own.

Tang Su gasped violently, and it wasn't until the wound on her back slowly healed that she slowly raised her head, wiped the blood from the corner of her lips, and asked with a hint of a smile on her exquisite face, "So... you've successfully put a collar on me?"

Li Tianran raised his eyebrows.

"Woof woof!" Tang Su suddenly barked twice, and then asked extremely gently, "Does looking at me like this give you a sense of superiority? My... master."

The expression on Li Tianran's face was very complex.

A sentence popped into his mind.

Look at that person, he looks like a dog...

"Being able to quickly change your identity and adapt to the current situation... being able to bend and stretch, you can be considered a talent." Li Tianran turned his head, his voice calm.

However, there was one sentence that Li Tianran didn't say.

The more Tang Su acted like this, the more it strengthened Li Tianran's determination to kill her after squeezing out her value in the future.

This kind of woman is terrifying, and once she's out of control... she's very troublesome.

...

Night quickly descended again.

The entire Xing City fell into darkness.

In the night, a group of mercenaries wearing neat combat uniforms gathered in front of an abandoned factory.

"Did you find the person?" someone asked in a deep voice.

There was a moment of silence.

"Worthless!" the person who asked the question roared in a low voice.

Everyone remained silent.

"If we lost P-35, we can only rely on that Beast King to make up for it... If we can't catch that king tonight, then we don't need to go back, let's all die here!" The leader's tone was extremely sinister, "The Third Reconnaissance Team has already used thermal detectors to find the Beast King's huge heat source reaction, it should not have recovered completely yet, we are going over immediately!"

"Whether it's success or failure, it depends on tonight!"

"Move out!"

The mercenaries silently advanced towards the target point.

Li Tianran stood on top of the tallest building in Xing City, watching the faint lights scattered throughout the ruined city at his feet, gathering in the same direction.

The lights gathered into a light source, seeming to form a circle in a certain area.

An encirclement.

Li Tianran laughed and said softly:

"Time to work."