Lele, although afraid of both people and Zergs with a courage smaller than a needle, would bravely do anything that Dad Ningning asked him to do.
“If you take me to see other kids, I can let you eat, and I’ll make sure you won’t be punished by Barry.”
Under the guidance of Dad Ningning, Lele deceived these two Zergs, saying, “If you don’t agree, I’ll call someone right now. I’ll call Barry over. Barry, seeing you, will definitely be angry.”
To Barry, this hybrid Zerg Lele now held extraordinary significance and a precious position.
The two Zergs that sneaked in to grab a bite, though complaining about Barry, were still afraid of him deep down.
Glancing at the small Zerg king on the stone, after much hesitation, they chose to believe in the small Zerg king.
In the Zerg world, the higher a Zerg’s position, the more it represented authority and fairness.
The small Zerg king was the highest-ranking Zerg among them and would not deceive Zergs for sure.
After bringing the small Zerg king over, with the reward of food from the small Zerg king, even if Barry came, they wouldn’t be held accountable.
Lured by the temptation of food, the two Zergs turned around, really taking the small Zerg king and the human child to an underground chamber.
In the underground chamber, it was filled with cocooned teachers and children.
As soon as they entered, the first thing the child did was pounce onto a cocoon, listening for any heartbeat inside.
After carefully listening for a while, the little child finally caught the faint heartbeat inside the cocoon, but there was only one, not two, indicating no parasitic Zergs were inside.
“To keep them fresh, they are still alive.”
The words of the two Zergs confirmed the little child’s guess.
The little Zerg king Lele and two other Zergs engaged in a conversation, and from that they gathered, humans were not their main source of food according to the dietary preferences of their Zerg tribe.
But even though not a staple, humans were still delicious for them.
They wouldn’t starve if they didn’t eat, but having a bite was also fine.
Now that they found the teachers and children, the role of these two Zergs diminished.
The child looked at Lele, and when Lele caught the attention of the two Zergs, the child suddenly pounced.
Fighting against two was a bit difficult.
But the difficulty was not significant; the famished little one, in his desperation, directly bit into the Zerg.
It’s unclear how much time passed.
The two Zergs showed no signs of life. These were very low-level Zergs, maintaining the characteristics and nature of Zergs. After death, they looked just like ordinary Zergs.
The little child instructed Lele to tear off the cocoon at the back. He closed the door and took this opportunity to start roasting the two Zergs.
Before the Zergs could roast for long, Lele ran to him, his little face turning red, reporting, “Daddy, Lele can’t tear it off.”
The little child roasted Zergs until his face turned black because of the smoke. Standing up with his darkened face, he went to tear off the cocoon himself.
Sure enough, he also couldn’t tear it off.
Since the cocoon couldn’t be torn off, staying here would be a waste of time.
The little child decisively put the roasted, shriveled Zergs into the backpack.
He put the backpack on, took Lele’s hand, and said, “Let’s go find Wagner.”
“Yeah!”
The two little children ran cautiously again, but this time, Ningning had more confidence.
He had smelled the fragrance of the roasted Zergs just now, and their menu could now include roasted Zergs.
With roasted Zergs to eat, they could definitely survive a few more days.
Although Lele didn’t have meals in the Zerg tribe, Barry had solved his fever problem. At this moment, Lele’s temperature was no longer as terrifying as before.
Barry quickly learned about the disappearance of the two little children.
However, Barry didn’t immediately send someone to bring them back.
“This is our home, and if the Zerg king wants to gain more experience here. It’s not anything urgent.”
When the Zerg king couldn’t persist any longer, he would naturally come back. Anyway, with no outsiders bothering them, they had plenty of time to play hide-and-seek with the Zerg king.
The little children who ran out found a sheltered place and quickly continued roasting Zergs.
Lele stood guard for Ningning.
Soon enough, the Zergs were thoroughly roasted, and the little child, not being picky, took a big bite.
Even though Lele didn’t like eating meat, with Dad Ningning around, he would always be fed.
“Daddy, is roasted Zergs tasty?”
“Okay.”
The little child, who hadn’t had a satisfying meal for days, was on the verge of starving. He was earnestly devouring roasted Zergs, showing a focused and determined look.
Lele observed the roasted Zergs, then glanced at Dad Ningning. He touched Dad Ningning’s arm and said seriously, “Dad, if we can’t get out, I’ll become the Zerg king and steal Zergs every day for you to eat!”
The little child: “...”
After taking another bite of the Zerg, the little child then touched Lele’s face and equally earnestly said, “Okay, then we’ll roast Zergs together when that time comes.”
“Okay!”
The most filial little Zerg king, after nurturing his bond with his Dad Ningning, opened his mouth and was once again fed a Zerg by his dad.
He only ate half of it and put the remaining half in his bag. He wanted to save it for Wagner and Savi. When he left, Wagner and Savi were still feverish; he didn’t know if they had recovered.
Returning to the place where he had hidden Wagner and Savi before, the little child didn’t see the two. He frowned, his childish voice turning serious. “Oh no, we can’t find Wagner and Savi.”
The ruins were not particularly large, but neither were they small.
The four little children were hiding in pairs, making it difficult for them to find each other.
The little child occasionally took a bite of roasted Zergs. On his pitch-black little face, only his bright eyes shone.
While they were still searching for Wagner, a tremendous sound suddenly echoed from above.
This thunderous sound startled the little child who was eating roasted Zergs; he dropped the Zergs and, grabbing Lele, hid once again.
The source of the loud noise was the most powerful artillery of the Empire.
Ignoring the sound, the general who fired the artillery fired three more shots.
“His Highness Caesar, there are breaches in the barrier here.”
The artillery forcibly broke through the barrier here, and His Highness Caesar, who had been waiting for a long time, entered with a combat-type mech suit, his handsome face displaying a cold expression.
He waved his hand, leading a large army straight in.
In addition to his army, Marshal Twain’s army was also among them.
“Dad, what was that sound just now?”
“I don’t know.”
Perhaps the distance was too far, and while the sound was loud when it reached here, it didn’t have much impact.
The little child with the dark face rummaged through the backpack, taking out another piece of roasted Zerg. “Let’s not go out for now. Let’s stay here a little longer.”
