Chapter 514: Little Suction Cup
The Narrator’s warning caught Feng Qi off guard.
He hadn’t considered whether he should give Suction Cup another “next time, for sure” if Little Black attacked again.
After a brief moment of surprise, he looked down at Little Suction Cup, who was still nuzzling her small head against his chest.
At that moment, Suction Cup looked up at him.
Scarlet light swirled in her watery eyes, and her expression was one of pure joy. Even as he held her in his arms, her tiny legs kicked excitedly in the air.
“Feng Qi!” she chirped, her voice bubbling with delight.
Feng Qi gently ruffled Suction Cup’s head and asked curiously, “Little Suction Cup, how did you recognize me?”
Suction Cup tilted her head, pondered for a few seconds, and then replied, “(〃’▽’〃) Mommy showed me your picture… I’ve been looking at it since I was little… And you have a familiar scent, Feng Qi. It’s so comforting, I love it.”
Hearing her answer, Feng Qi immediately understood.
Wei Wei had clearly shown Suction Cup his photo after creating her, pointing and saying, “This is Feng Qi.”
Moreover, Suction Cup’s mention of a familiar scent indicated that she had inherited this sense from Mu Qing.
Boss, hurry and increase your strength! Little Black is already on his way!
The Narrator’s sudden reminder jolted Feng Qi from his thoughts.
Realizing he needed to act quickly to enhance his power, he grabbed Suction Cup and immediately left his private laboratory, heading straight for the elevator entrance on the second underground floor of the Secret Base.
After verifying his identity, the elevator doors slowly opened.
Upon reaching the first-floor plaza of the Secret Base, he didn’t linger. Instead, he walked directly to the exit tunnel and left the Scarlet Laboratory.
The moment he stepped out of the tunnel, the Blood Moon’s crimson light bathed him, and the scene before him left him stunned.
The dilapidated Star City he remembered had completely crumbled into ruins.
As far as the eye could see, only piles of architectural debris remained. The once-precarious skyscrapers were gone.
Strange plants had fused with the ruins, becoming the dominant life forms in this desolate city. Facing the Blood Moon, they absorbed its crimson energy, and Feng Qi could even see the fluids flowing within their translucent bodies.
The traces of human civilization had gradually faded under the relentless passage of time.
A new civilization of bizarre plants now thrived wildly in the cities once inhabited by humans.
This Dream Realm scenario was entirely different from the previous ones.
Feng Qi had altered Star City’s historical trajectory, causing it to prematurely withdraw from the stage of history and cease to exist as the Star City Shelter.
The city’s destruction had also occurred far earlier than in the normal timeline.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, his expression hardened with resolve.
He began walking eastward, the Suction Cup causing a commotion along the way, darting around him like a playful monkey.
Sometimes it would swing from his neck like a pendulum, other times cling to his chest, nuzzling its small head against him, or perch atop his head to gaze into the distance.
After walking some distance, Feng Qi glanced back at the path he had taken. Telekinesis surged outward from his body, enveloping him completely.
Holding the Little Suction Cup, he levitated off the ground.
Ascending to a certain height, Feng Qi hovered in mid-air, his gaze fixed westward, the view steadily zooming in.
In the far west, a familiar black dot was rapidly advancing toward the city ruins.
The figure was none other than Little Black.
History may shift and time may pass, but Little Black’s desire to kill you remains eternally unchanged. What kind of obsessive love is this?
“Maybe Little Black wants to kill you!” Feng Qi retorted immediately.
It’s the same thing. I’m inside you. If Little Black truly wants to kill me, he’ll have to kill you first. We’re in the same boat now, inseparable, practically blood relatives.
After estimating Little Black’s speed and distance, Feng Qi prepared to land.
Suddenly, the Suction Cup in his arms turned her head toward Little Black in the far distance.
Scarlet light swirled in her eyes as she bared her teeth in a fierce snarl.
Just as she was about to pounce, Feng Qi immediately grabbed her.
The Suction Cup continued to snarl and bare her teeth in Little Black’s direction, waving her hands in the air as if trying to seize him. Her pristine white feet even kicked at the air in his direction.
“What’s wrong?” Feng Qi rubbed the Suction Cup’s small head, trying to soothe her.
“ヽ(`Д´) Mom said Little Black is bad… Suction Cup wants to hit him… to protect Feng Qi!”
It was clear this was something Wei Wei had taught her in advance.
Oh-ho! The Suction Cup has evolved from a projectile-based combat weapon into an autonomous one! She’s skipping the “next time for sure” phase and going straight to proactive engagement!
Ignoring the Narrator’s commentary, Feng Qi used his psychokinesis to gently lower himself and the Suction Cup to the ground.
Before Little Black arrived, he decided to quickly enhance his strength.
With Little Black out of sight, Suction Cup’s anxiety immediately subsided, though she still occasionally glanced warily in the direction Little Black had disappeared, her posture suggesting she was itching for a fight.
While calming Suction Cup, Feng Qi stepped over the rubble and headed east.
The eastern direction led to a dense botanical garden filled with bizarre plants. These grotesque flora writhed under the crimson glow of the Blood Moon, their movements unsettling and unnatural. As they swayed, countless purple, cotton-like fibers detached and drifted into the air.
A cold wind swept through, carrying the purple fibers far and wide.
Upon closer inspection, these airborne fibers resembled tiny claws. When they made contact with the rubble, they clung tightly, anchoring themselves to the ruins.
These fibers were clearly the offspring of the strange plants, using this method to rapidly spread throughout the abandoned city and expand their territory.
Faced with the botanical garden blocking his path, Feng Qi had no intention of detouring.
He was no longer the weakling who had to hide at every turn when he first entered the Dream Realm.
While the Dream Realm still harbored many powerful creatures beyond his current capabilities, in this particular region, he was practically invincible.
To be on the safe side, he called out, “A’Bai, can I fight?”
Rampage!
Hearing the Narrator’s feedback, Feng Qi’s confidence surged.
The Narrator’s assessments had always been accurate. If it said he could rampage, there was definitely no problem.
With this thought, he quickened his pace.
As he approached the eerie botanical garden, countless massive purple flowers twisted their bodies, as if sensing his arrival. Their razor-sharp leaves, like blades, swung down at him.
Before he could react, Suction Cup abruptly turned toward the purple flowers and unleashed a thunderous right hook.
Jade-colored flowing light converged on Suction Cup’s fist, erupting in a blinding burst.
Boom!
The jade-colored light transformed into a fist-shaped shadow that slammed into the purple flowers, instantly shattering them into fragments.
The force of the impact sent Feng Qi’s feet flying off the ground, propelling him backward through the air for over ten meters.
As his back slammed heavily against the ground, Feng Qi was momentarily stunned.
The Narrator’s voice echoed in his mind:
Tsk tsk, a shoulder-mounted cannon! The recoil from that punch is no joke.
Feng Qi felt a pang of shame as he gazed at the shattered remains of the purple flower in the distance.
(End of the Chapter)