Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao still had two one-pound bags of salt in his backpack. The small bottle was used for holding salt, with little holes in the cap for easy sprinkling on food.

Yang Xiao handed the salt shaker to the chimpanzee, letting it do the sprinkling itself.

Like a child who got a toy, the chimpanzee giggled nonstop, then, mimicking Yang Xiao, furiously shook the salt bottle over the food.

Yang Xiao: ”...”

The chimpanzee was ten meters tall with a huge appetite. It quickly devoured a horse leg weighing over 100 pounds and immediately tore off another to roast over the campfire.

Yang Xiao ate only about five or six pounds of the roasted meat and then stopped.

The chimpanzee eyed the roasted horse hoof in front of Yang Xiao.

”Hee hee, Yang Xiao, give it to me!”

”Take it.”

Yang Xiao gestured with his hand.

The chimpanzee happily grabbed the horse leg and, picking up the salt shaker, vigorously sprinkled it again before taking a big bite.

Moments later, another horse leg was completely devoured by the chimpanzee.

Yang Xiao was no longer so afraid of the chimpanzee. Perhaps it was because the chimpanzee hadn’t shown any ferocious behavior toward him, and their interaction had even increased their understanding of each other a bit.

Yang Xiao surveyed the surroundings. The cave was situated in a small peak within the canyon, surrounded by flat land, with a stream nearby and a forest in the distance. For the chimpanzee, the place was exceptionally blessed with good environmental conditions.

But what exactly was the situation with this chimpanzee? What else was in this canyon? The chimpanzee wanted his help, but with what?

Yang Xiao was puzzled while also pondering how to escape the canyon. Although the chimpanzee did not show any ferocious intent toward him now, who could tell when it might slap him dead and roast him over the fire.

”Hee hee.....”

The chimpanzee suddenly made an irritable noise. Yang Xiao turned to look just in time to see the chimpanzee holding the salt shaker in front of its eyes, then shaking it vigorously over the roasted meat.

The salt inside the shaker had long been emptied by the chimpanzee, and no matter how hard it shook, no salt would come out.

However, the chimpanzee didn’t understand this; it thought the salt shaker would always produce salt. The absence of salt coming out made it irritated.

Not wanting to provoke the chimpanzee, Yang Xiao said:

”Give me the salt shaker.”

The chimpanzee handed the salt shaker to Yang Xiao, who took a bag of salt from his backpack, filled the shaker, and gave it back to the chimpanzee.

The chimpanzee carefully pinched the salt shaker between two huge fingers, shook it over the roasted meat, saw the white salt grains sprinkle out, and giggled with joy.

The unicorn weighed at least a thousand pounds. The chimpanzee ate all four legs, throwing the remaining carcass onto the grassland a hundred meters away. Immediately, a group of unknown monsters rushed over, frantically fighting over the food.

The day gradually darkened.

Yang Xiao suddenly thought of something and asked the chimpanzee uneasily:

”Black Jinkang, are you afraid of the Sand Demon?”

”Sand Demon?”

The chimpanzee, a puzzled look on its face, responded:

”What is a Sand Demon?”

Yang Xiao always found the Sand Demon mysterious. He still hadn’t figured out whether it belonged to the Mutant Monsters or something else.

Last time, he broke one of the Sand Demon’s fingers, but the Sand Demon magically repaired the broken finger, which baffled Yang Xiao.

What kind of Mutant Monster could heal its own broken finger?

Also, why did the Sand Demon always appear right when he was standing outside the Genetic Store?

With the tremendous power of the Sand Demon, if it could attack ordinary mutant monsters, the monsters in the desert would have been annihilated by the Sand Demon long ago.

Does the Sand Demon only attack humans?

Yang Xiao really couldn’t understand the mysterious behavior of the Sand Demon.

...

Zhi Ruo and the others ran out of the canyon and continued to sprint for several kilometers. Seeing that no Black Jinkangs were following behind, they finally stopped.

”Where is Young Master Yang?”

Zhi Ruo looked back, gazing at the endless desert, unable to see any trace of Yang Xiao.

”Sister, Young Master Yang told us to go ahead for a reason. That Black Jinkang is extremely fierce; we are no match for it. If it catches up, we would have no way out but death, we better hurry back to the Genetic Store.”

The junior sisters were still terrified by the Black Jinkang, recalling the last time they were chased by killer bees, everyone shivered with fear.

This canyon is really not a place to visit, no wonder many people avoid it.

Zhi Ruo hesitated and said:

”Young Master Yang stayed behind alone to fend off the Black Jinkang to save us, I’m worried about him...”

”Sister, don’t worry, I think Young Master Yang is very capable. Have you forgotten? He once broke the Sand Demon’s finger. Could the Black Jinkang be more formidable than the Sand Demon?”

”Yes, Young Master Yang also has the Flame Horse, which is incredibly fast. He must be able to escape the canyon. We better move quickly, we shouldn’t drag Young Master Yang behind. What if he makes it here and we are caught by the Black Jinkang? That would be terrible, wouldn’t it?”

Zhi Ruo hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:

”We can only pray for Young Master Yang’s safety now, let’s hurry back.”

Thus, Zhi Ruo and the junior sisters sped up their journey.

By the time Zhi Ruo and her group arrived at the Genetic Store, it was already quite late; they had spent too much time in the canyon.

Monk Ben Yin, Lan Xin, and others were worried, wondering why Yang Xiao and Zhi Ruo and the group hadn’t returned yet. It was almost the time when Sand Demons were active.

”Where exactly did Zhi Ruo take Yang Xiao?”

Lan Xin couldn’t keep her composure and asked somewhat angrily.

Monk Ben Yin said:

”If I’m not guessing wrong, they must have gone to the Desert Canyon.”

”Ah, that Zhi Ruo, last time they got chased by a swarm of killer bees in the Desert Canyon and nearly lost their lives, why go there again? And even take Young Master Yang with her.”

Lan Xin was somewhat resentful, her eyes anxiously scanning the distant desert.

On the side, Xie Lei from the Kongtong Sect cheerfully said:

”Don’t worry, Junior Sister Lan Xin. Perhaps they are staying overnight in the Desert Canyon tonight. We are here worrying about them, and they might be having a great time.”

Zhang Hai said:

”How could it be possible? Staying overnight in the canyon is suicidal. Not to mention Sand Demons, even the monsters in the desert would be enough for them.”

”Brother Zhang, if Junior Sister Zhi Ruo wants to spend the night outside with Yang Xiao, why are you jealous, haha!”

”You?”

Zhang Hai looked at Xie Lei, somewhat at a loss for words.

Actually, he did feel a bit jealous.

”Amitabha, let’s not argue anymore. They probably got delayed on the way. Yang Xiao and Junior Sister Zhi Ruo are not foolish, they should be coming back.”

”Let’s hope so, it’s all up to their luck now.”

Xie Lei coldly said, secretly hoping that Yang Xiao would be delayed by some accident and stay in the desert. If Yang Xiao were killed by a Sand Demon or a mutant monster, he would be quite pleased.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive; everyone sat on the ground, inwardly worrying about an ominous event.

After a moment, someone jumped up and shouted:

”Look, isn’t that Junior Sister Zhi Ruo and the others?”

Monk Ben Yin, Lan Xin, and others immediately looked towards the distant desert, indeed seeing several figures flying towards them.

(It’s quite late for the fourth update.)