I Contracted Myself-Chapter 88 – Trends of all parties

Meanwhile.

In a forest more than ten kilometers away, Zhang Ping was fighting a Corpse-Eating Ape.

Earlier, he had ambushed and instantly killed one Corpse-Eating Ape, but in reality, the strength of these apes was not weak. They seemed to naturally use the Ape King Form, their movements unpredictable and difficult to handle in a fight.

"Yuan Long? Ape Dragon?"

"Girl?"

Zhang Ping wielded a massive scythe, glancing in the direction the wind was blowing as he swung it.

The Corpse-Eating Ape's eyes gleamed slightly, and in the next moment, it closed in with a punch aimed directly at Zhang Ping's head.

"Fell for it!"

Zhang Ping squinted with a smile, his upper body twisting downward in an impossible motion for a human.

While dodging the ape's punch, he spun his waist and used the Fear War Scythe to sever the ape's waist. The ape let out a miserable cry, its upper body falling to the ground, blood and entrails spilling everywhere.

Zhang Ping could partially transform into Pure Water or Pure Blood, allowing him to perform actions impossible for humans, like twisting his upper body 180 degrees by turning his waist into Pure Water.

These little tricks he had been pondering for a while, but it was his first time using them in battle.

Clearly, the effect was good.

He glanced at the Corpse-Eating Ape still struggling and wailing on the ground, and decisively ended its suffering with a Nether Mist flying knife.

"Yuan Long, that girl..."

After confirming the ape was dead, Zhang Ping seriously looked in the direction the voice had come from.

Someone was looking for a girl?

Judging by the conversation and the adventurers' final pleas and curses, the people searching for the girl probably weren't good.

Zhang Ping had no intention of meddling, but he was used to analyzing the various pieces of information brought by the Wind Whisperer, as many important details were hidden in seemingly random conversations.

He squatted down to collect useful materials from the Corpse-Eating Ape.

Corpse-Eating Apes and Corpse-Eating Dogs were completely different creatures. In fact, Corpse-Eating Apes didn't solely feed on corpses; they had a varied diet, including almost any living creature.

As Guan Hongying said, they didn't mind eating weaker creatures, even if they weren't dead.

...

In the endless mountains, the plants that appeared every certain distance were vastly different.

According to scholars in Mingzhu City, this was due to the differences in the habitats of Mutated Beasts. The corpses of some Mutated Beasts, after death, became nutrients for plants, leading to some plants mutating.

The simplest example was the Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit and Hydrochloric Grass.

These two always depended on each other; where there was Hydrochloric Grass, there would be Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbits, and vice versa.

When a Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbit died, its burial site would become the most suitable place for Hydrochloric Grass to grow, and where there was Hydrochloric Grass, it would become the ideal place for Corrosive Water Bullet Rabbits to breed.

This harmonious coexistence between Mutated Beasts and nature created the countless bizarre terrains and diverse plants in the endless mountains.

At this moment, Liu Sishan and Cheng Xuejie were passing through a jungle entirely made of vines, with a forest of red-leafed trees ahead.

Red-leafed trees were relatively short and were ideal for a type of Mutated Beast known as Fire Monkeys to inhabit.

These plants were highly heat-resistant and had a high ignition point, making them essential as fuel for melting certain special metals.

"Be careful, there's something ahead," Liu Sishan whispered as she approached the red-leafed forest.

She and Cheng Xuejie discreetly hid behind a red-leafed tree and saw several black-clothed people chasing Bai De.

Bai De was Zhang Ping's coach. During the time Liu Sishan was protecting Zhang Ping, she had investigated Bai De's background and knew he wasn't a bad person.

"Bai De appearing here, could it be related to Zhang Ping?" She squinted her eyes and decisively decided to intervene.

She signaled to Cheng Xuejie, who nodded slightly, ready for a surprise attack.

At that moment, Bai De ran past Liu Sishan, catching a glimpse of her and Cheng Xuejie from the corner of his eye. He frowned slightly, then abruptly stopped, sliding a short distance before halting his momentum.

The black-clothed people's eyes immediately locked onto Bai De, and a water whip instantly shot through their ribs. At the same time, Cheng Xuejie leaped out from behind the tree, swiftly taking down the injured black-clothed people.

"You'd better not move, or I'll pierce your hearts in an instant," Liu Sishan said calmly as she slowly emerged.

Although these black-clothed people didn't look like good people, Liu Sishan didn't have the habit of killing indiscriminately.

She wouldn't make any judgments until she understood the truth of the situation.

"Thank you, ladies, for your help!" Bai De gasped for breath and immediately expressed his gratitude when he saw the black-clothed people subdued.

Liu Sishan looked at Bai De and asked, "Zhang Ping?"

"You are... the ones Zhang Ping mentioned..."

Bai De immediately understood Liu Sishan's meaning, his eyes lighting up slightly.

Then, realizing there were others present, he glanced at the black-clothed people on the ground and wisely kept quiet.

Liu Sishan looked at Cheng Xuejie, who immediately understood her intention and knocked the black-clothed people unconscious one by one.

"Alright, where's Zhang Ping?" Liu Sishan asked once she confirmed the black-clothed people were all unconscious.

Bai De smiled wryly and said, "I'm not sure. I was asked by Wang Jieming to invite the curator to meet Zhang Ping at the abandoned park. Who knew Zhang Ping killed someone at that time, and later I found out that person was a transformed fox..."

He briefly explained the situation up to the point where he was surrounded by the black-clothed people.

In fact, he wasn't running for his life but was wearing down the stamina of these black-clothed people. He had already dealt with one of them, but since the main attributes of these people were agility and stamina, they were difficult to handle. He needed more time to ensure he could take them down without getting injured.

"Zhang Ping went to lure away the Black Mountain Bowback Ants?" Liu Sishan frowned with concern after hearing the story.

The problem was that no one could really be blamed for this.

It was trouble Zhang Ping brought upon himself, and it was his own decision.

She sighed slightly and decided, "Then please take me to your meeting point, and I'll wait for him with you."

"Alright, let's go." Bai De nodded.

Cheng Xuejie looked at the black-clothed people and asked, "What should we do with them?"

"Let them fend for themselves," Liu Sishan decided.

In such a remote wilderness, being unconscious was practically the same as being dead.

Once they left, Mutated Beasts would naturally take care of these black-clothed people.