Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Stay Calm and Don’t Be Anxious

After eating several pieces of sandworm meat given by Yang Xiao, the Sweat Blood Flame Horse finally stopped refusing Yang Xiao from approaching its side.

Yang Xiao walked around the Flame Horse and noticed it had been injured by several arrows, with even half a feathered arrow lodged in its hind legs.

”It seems that this Sweat Blood Flame Horse has been hunted by others. It only managed to escape because it runs fast,” Yang Xiao remarked.

Yang Xiao gently stroked the Flame Horse’s neck and said:

”You have an arrow in your butt. I’ll help you pull it out, just bear with it for a moment.”

The Sweat Blood Flame Horse seemed to sense Yang Xiao’s goodwill. The arrow had been in its body for more than ten days, causing unbearable pain. Especially when running, the muscles would pull, making the arrow inside extremely uncomfortable.

Yang Xiao walked behind the Sweat Blood Flame Horse, his left hand caressing the horse’s butt, which seemed rather enjoyable for the horse as it appeared blissful.

Suddenly, Yang Xiao’s right hand grabbed the half of the feathered arrow shaft that was sticking out and with lightning speed, yanked it out in one swift motion.

Ao—

The Sweat Blood Flame Horse felt a sudden sharp pain, let out a long neigh, and instinctively raised its hind hooves to run forward, its action nearly kicking Yang Xiao flying.

Yang Xiao groaned as he fell backward.

”Damn it, I’m treating your wounds, and you kick me?”

Yang Xiao covered his painfully kicked thigh, his facial muscles twitching. The horse’s kick was not light; if it weren’t for the fact that he had already broken through the Enhanced Gene Stage and worn the pangolin armor last time, making his Defense reach 48 points, this kick could have crippled him.

The Sweat Blood Flame Horse seemed to realize its mistake immediately and quickly turned around, walked up to Yang Xiao, and lowered its head close to him, rubbing its mouth against Yang Xiao.

”Get lost!”

Yang Xiao said irritably. He took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a Small Blood Pill, and after swallowing it, felt much better after a moment and managed to get up with some effort.

The Sweat Blood Flame Horse didn’t walk away, standing beside Yang Xiao the whole time. After Yang Xiao got up, he saw a stream of fresh blood flowing down the horse’s leg from behind, with the wound already festering and the flesh turned inside out.

Yang Xiao took out two Small Blood Pills and stuffed them into the horse’s mouth.

”Eat this, you big oaf; you nearly killed me and endangered my future offspring.”

This time, the Sweat Blood Flame Horse did not refuse Yang Xiao’s offer. It opened its mouth, extended its tongue, and rolled the two Small Blood Pills from his palm into its mouth.

Moments later, the wound on the Sweat Blood Flame Horse slowly healed at a visible pace and soon formed a scab.

”These Small Blood Pills are indeed magical. If the exclusive formula for the Small Blood Pills had been obtained before the apocalypse and a pharmaceutical company started, I could have gone public in three years and become the world’s richest man. I have to admire the technology of the aliens.”

The Sweat Blood Flame Horse also felt the healing of the wound and the disappearance of the past pain. It let out an excited neigh and galloped around Yang Xiao on the grass, lifting the Flame Clouds under its hooves once more.

The Giant Eagle seemed to be a friend of the Sweat Blood Flame Horse, and it was also overjoyed to see the Flame Horse recover. It screeched repeatedly, flapping its huge wings incessantly.

After several laps, the Sweat Blood Flame Horse came to Yang Xia again, lowered its head, and rubbed against Yang Xiao’s body gently.

Yang Xiao smiled, patted the horse’s neck, and said:

”Seeing as you both look homeless now, why not follow me from now on? You won’t have to worry about good food and drink.”

Humph—

Ao——

The Flame Horse and Giant Eagle immediately neighed excitedly.

Yang Xiao looked at the sky and saw it was getting late, he jumped onto the horse’s back and said:

”Do you know where the nearest Genetic Store base is? Take me there.”

With a long whinny, the Flame Horse burst into a gallop, and all Yang Xiao could feel was the wind whooshing by his ears and the sand dunes continuously receding in the background.

”Indeed a fine steed, both fast and stable.”

In the sky, the Giant Eagle spread its wings and followed closely.

Yang Xiao instantly felt a surge of boldness as if on a thrilling adventure, breezily racing through life in pursuit of glory across the Jianghu.

They encountered several monsters along the way, but Yang Xiao had no interest in hunting them at the moment. The Flame Horse was extremely fast and passed by the creatures like a gust of wind. Some monsters thought to give chase, but after a frenzied attempt, they couldn’t catch up at all.

Yang Xiao felt that the Flame Horse was truly a treasure for roaming the Jianghu; he had to figure out a way to bring it out of the desert later.

Moments later, Yang Xiao saw an oasis ahead with an orange glow above it—no doubt that was the nearby Genetic Store.

The Flame Horse was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, they reached the vicinity of the Genetic Store. The horse came to a stop, and Yang Xiao dismounted. The Giant Eagle also descended slowly from the air.

One man, one horse, and one eagle immediately attracted many eyes.

This place was in the midst of the desert, and most who could come here were strong practitioners at the Enhanced Gene Stage.

According to the rules outlined by Gu Bo, only when a city’s Evolution Level reached 15 or higher could it establish a desert resource site, which effectively was like a game instance used for leveling up.

Wentian City and Magic City had an Evolution Level of 25. Based on Yang Xiao’s speculation, other cities that had reached Level 15 would mainly be near the coast. These coastal cities, with ample Evolution resources and being close to the sea, had a significant advantage. Of course, population resources were also a crucial factor. It was the abundance of talent that allowed Magic City and Wentian City to be at the forefront of genetically evolved cities.

A city at Level 15 could have up to two primary level Enhanced Gene practitioners. To have intermediate level Enhanced Gene practitioners, the city’s development would likely have to exceed Level 20.

Those who came to the desert for hunting usually did so in groups. Yang Xiao, riding solo with his horse and eagle, certainly stood out as unusual.

A tall young man from the resting crowd nearby stood up and shouted loudly:

”Damn, isn’t that the Flame Horse I was chasing a few days ago? How did this kid end up riding it here?”

With this remark, his companions also felt it seemed familiar.

”Yeah, that’s the one, the Flame Horse. This guy has an extremely high Agility Attribute; that’s why it can run so fast. If we could hunt it down, it would likely drop high-agility equipment.”

”Its meat should also be delicious, and oh, that Giant Eagle too, dammit, it shot a few arrows at me last time and almost blew me up.”

As they talked, they all stood up, with eight young men approaching Yang Xiao.

Seeing the youths coming toward him, both the Flame Horse and Giant Eagle became restless and roared defiantly.

Yang Xiao stroked the wings of the Giant Eagle and gently patted the rump of the Flame Horse, reassuringly saying:

”Calm down, aren’t I here with you?”

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