Chapter 039

Chapter 039

Lou Hao's fierce determination was drained by the sight of the two eggs—one large and one small. The strength that had sustained him earlier was now exhausted, and a wave of pain and weakness spread throughout his body. Even his half-raised hand fell limp.

How did he end up here? And where is this place?

He lifted his head, meeting Bai Xiaoyu's gaze.

In an instant, if not for his complete lack of strength, he would have rolled off the bed.

Bai Xiaoyu?!

This face was unmistakable, known as the flower of the Imperial Military Academy.

No matter how incompetent the owner of this face might be, no one could deny its beauty.

"Bai Xiaoyu, why are you here?"

As soon as he spoke, he noticed the eggs' hostility intensify even more.

Lou Hao felt a bit frustrated. He hadn't done anything, yet these eggs were indeed peculiar.

One was smaller than any he had ever seen, while the other was larger than any he had encountered before.

This toxic combination was unheard of.

Watching Lou Hao almost tumble off the bed, Bai Xiaoyu noted the stark difference from the hatred-filled expression he had seen earlier.

"Why can't I be here? You're sleeping in my bed."

At these words, Lou Hao immediately felt an amplified hostility from the two eggs.

These eggs were truly infuriating.

Lou Hao: "...Then why am I here?"

Bai Xiaoyu replied honestly, "You grabbed my wrist and begged me to save you."

Lou Hao's pale face suddenly flushed with color as memories came flooding back.

He remembered escaping from the Huang family's underground laboratory, fleeing into the forest on this planet, running for his life. He thought he wouldn't make it, but somehow the Huang family's pursuers were stopped midway.

Severely injured, he used all his remaining strength to climb a tree. As he lay there, feeling his life force draining away, he heard footsteps approaching.

Staying in the tree meant certain death.

But he refused to die silently without avenging his grievances.

He decided to gamble on his fate. If he won, he could cling to life; even as a cripple, he still had hope for revenge.

If he lost... he would claw his way out of hell!

Driven by the single-minded desire to survive, he struggled to roll off the tree.

Hoping the person below would save him...

Recalling the excruciating pain of falling from such a height, Lou Hao remembered the agile figure dodging away, making him think he had made the wrong bet, filled with despair.

Now, it seemed like he had made the wrong choice again.

After all, his situation hadn't improved much. When he still had his strength, he wasn't afraid of Bai Xiaoyu.

But now, in his current state, he was completely vulnerable. If Bai Xiaoyu wanted to do something to him, he couldn't resist.

Bai Xiaoyu ignored the wary look on Lou Hao's face. "Why are you in this condition?"

Lou Hao's expression darkened, his eyes filled with hatred.

"Thanks to Bai Qi and the Huang family."

Lou Hao gritted his teeth. "The Huang family was conducting experiments to transform half-beasts into full beasts. They extracted energy and flesh from full beasts, refining them into potions, and even transplanted parts of full beasts into half-beasts. Many full beasts were dismembered, and half-beasts were forcibly transformed into full beasts."

Bai Xiaoyu listened intently, his brows furrowing.

Such underground experiments existed during the apocalypse.

He never thought they would persist in the interstellar era.

Lou Hao then revealed something even more shocking.

His mother was from the Huang family, and he inherited both his father's Tengshe beast form and the Black Python bloodline from the Huang family.

Tengshe ranked higher than Black Python, and having the Black Python bloodline made Tengshe bones and body parts easier to fuse with Black Pythons, serving as a catalyst for their evolution.

Thus, Lou Hao's birth was part of a conspiracy.

The Huang family waited for him to reach adulthood, planning to take him to their dark underground laboratory for inhumane experiments—extracting blood, breaking bones, and peeling skin.

Before Lou Hao escaped, the lab personnel had already planned to dissect his beast form and transplant parts onto the young master of the Huang family.

They had given him an unknown potion to enhance his physical strength and mental power, aiming to match those of Marshal Bai. This potion caused him to uncontrollably transform, greatly increasing his strength.

Perhaps they didn't expect Lou Hao to become so powerful, leading to the destruction of the lab and his escape.

Bai Xiaoyu realized that the effects of this potion were similar to those of the Berserk Beast Pill.

He stroked his chin, staring at the person on the bed. He hadn't looked closely before—had Lou Hao's body been mutilated in some areas?

After Lou Hao spoke, he was completely drained of energy, but his narrow eyes still watched Bai Xiaoyu warily. With all his might, he scooted further into the bed and desperately pulled the blanket over himself, trying to cover every inch of his body, fearing any part might be exposed.

Bai Xiaoyu: "Why are you moving around with such severe injuries? By the way, your surface wounds have been healed by the repair device, and you've had a dose of the repair agent. It's just not enough; you'll need a medicinal bath later."

Lou Hao hugged himself tightly with all his strength: "What... medicinal bath? Bai Xiaoyu, I refused you back then. Don't take advantage of me now."

Dark Egg suddenly jumped up. What was this guy saying?

Bai Bai actually liked this guy?!?!

Bai Xiaoyu: "How am I taking advantage of you?"

Lou Hao's reaction seemed off; he looked at Bai Xiaoyu as if he were a thug.

Back then, Lou Hao indeed refused to be the original host's underling, which was true.

Lou Hao decided to come clean: "You once barged into the bathroom while I was showering, carrying a bunch of roses with your group of henchmen, shouting that I should join you. I threw all of you out. Now you're proposing a medicinal bath when I can't move. I refuse."

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

Lou Hao immediately sensed an even stronger wave of hostility than before. The next moment, he saw Dark Egg jump up and slam into him.

Then he heard the sound of the bed collapsing and the dull thud of the bed frame hitting his forehead...

Already at the end of his strength, he quickly lost consciousness from the impact.

Before losing consciousness, he thought, these eggs attacking him and the other egg showing increased hostility—were they rabid eggs?

Bai Xiaoyu: "Dark, don't kill him."

Dark Egg bounced over to Bai Xiaoyu, rubbing against him more and more pitifully.

Bai Xiaoyu patted Dark Egg and noticed the spirit force left with Little One reacting too. He went over to pick up the incubator and comfort it.

Now he started feeling a headache. After searching his memories, he wanted to facepalm even more.

What Lou Hao said was indeed true, but not in the way Lou Hao imagined.

One day, the original host accidentally watched a mech team competition across the galaxy and became captivated by Lou Hao.

Suddenly unsatisfied with just leading a group of henchmen to cause trouble, he set his sights higher, wanting to lead a group of mech-driving henchmen.

So he announced this to The Henchmen Group, who helped him devise plans.

That led to the ridiculous incident where he barged into the bathroom with roses while Lou Hao was showering.

Not only that, he sent flowers and mechs, blocked Lou Hao's path daily, and always shouted for Lou Hao to join him...

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

This was a huge misunderstanding.

Whether it was the original host or him now.

Thinking about how Lou Hao had crossed his arms defensively, Bai Xiaoyu checked him over and found no major issues. He then turned to leave with Dark Egg and Little One.

There was no choice but to ask Zhang Yi for help.

He needed to buy a new bed. Under Dark Egg's insistence, it would be a custom-made large bed where Dark Egg could bounce around freely.

While waiting for the bed, he entered the alchemy room.

Given the eggs' current needs, he had to quickly concoct the antidote.

The process went smoothly, and a few hours later, he came down with several bottles of the potion.

He adjusted the dosage according to each egg's tolerance for the berserker potion, placing the appropriate amounts in the slots of the energy shields.

Now he could wait for the eggs to recover slowly, though they would likely be affected by the berserker potion to some degree.

They might become more prone to anger and combat, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

In fights, they would go all out, like berserkers, fearless of pain or injury, fighting fiercely.

After finishing this, Lou Hao woke up in the bathtub.

Bai Xiaoyu looked helplessly at Dark Egg, who stood in front of him, blocking his view of Lou Hao.

Upon waking, Lou Hao saw himself soaking in the bathtub and hugged himself, blushing furiously.

"Bai Xiaoyu, what did you do to me?"

Bai Xiaoyu spoke from a distance, "I gave you a medicinal bath. If you hadn't taken the medicinal bath, do you think you could move like this?"

Lou Hao realized that the internal damage to his body, which had been riddled with holes, now felt warm. Even his head, which had been in constant pain since losing his spirit force, had calmed down.

This was the first time he felt such comfort after his body was destroyed.

Moreover, he could sense that his spirit force was no longer deteriorating but slightly recovering, albeit minimally.

Wait, his spirit force was recovering?

He stood up abruptly, causing a splash of water.

But before he could feel relieved, a shadow loomed over him.

Looking up, he saw Dark Egg.

What is this egg up to now?

He raised his guard, trying to dodge the attacks as the other party's hostility surged.

Unfortunately, it was no use. In the blink of an eye, there was a loud bang, followed by the sound of something heavy hitting the ground and splashing water. Then came the sound of the bathtub flipping over and landing heavily.

Lou Hao was drenched from head to toe as the bathtub flipped towards him. He quickly pulled his limbs back, getting completely covered, with his head ringing from the impact.

This big black egg is really too much. What kind of grudge does it have against me? Twice we've met, and both times it attacked me. And there's also the little one in Bai Xiaoyu's arms.

One seems to be attacking while the other cheers on.

More importantly, just now, during that split second, he had regained some strength and actually exchanged a few moves with the big black egg. The result was not only becoming a drowned rat but also failing to avoid the bathtub.

The other party not only predicted his movements but also cut off his escape routes, leaving him trapped underneath, unable to resist.

His expression gradually turned serious. This inexplicable sense of oppression actually came from an egg.

Even though his current abilities were greatly diminished, he shouldn't be unable to dodge an attack from an unhatched egg.

He was an excellent student at the Imperial Military Academy, majoring in mech command and minoring in mechs, and the top student in both departments!

Where exactly did things go wrong?

He quickly thought back. When he was attacked on the bed earlier, the entire egg smashed down, collapsing the bed, but in the end, it only caused him to be hit by the aftermath, with the bedboard slamming into his face without causing any injury.

Is this level of precise control possible for an egg?