This Fish Has Mutated!

An hour later, Jiang You arrived at the park entrance on her electric scooter.

Bibo Lake surrounded a large area of gardens, and it was precisely because of Bibo Lake that this park was the only patch of greenery in the entire city.

The wind blowing from the lake carried a faint, fishy smell, but it wasn't unpleasant.

There was a possibility of mutated plants being present here.

This park had a total of four entrances: east, south, west, and north. Their current location was the east gate.

The park's main gate was originally a retractable gate only half a person's height, but by now, it had been completely destroyed and was in disarray.

It was as good as nonexistent.

After storing her electric scooter in her Space, Jiang You directly stepped over the overturned fence and entered.

Da Zhuang followed closely behind her.

Upon entering through the east gate, they found themselves in a small plaza. This place used to be the paradise of dancing grandmas, with several dance troupes performing every evening.

The grandmas from different groups had even fought over territory, making it onto the local news.

However, now, there were no dancing grandmas in this plaza.

Only a dozen or so wandering zombies.

These zombies instantly woke up upon detecting the movement of living people and quickly charged towards Jiang You from all directions.

They were as excited as starved wild beasts spotting prey.

"Meow!!!"

Da Zhuang was the first to react. Before the zombies could pounce, he ferociously charged forward to engage them.

Jiang You, holding her Miao Saber, advanced two steps at a time. Her blade moved mechanically, swiftly cutting down these creatures to the ground.

Compared to the hundreds of zombies in Warehouse No. 1, these few measly zombies were not even enough for an appetizer.

At this moment, Da Zhuang had also finished off three zombies. He returned to Jiang You's side with a cat-like gait, his expression like that of a victorious general.

After clearing the zombies in the plaza, Jiang You's gaze shifted, scanning the surroundings.

Generally, at the entrance of such a park, there would be a basic map.

As expected, the next moment she spotted a person-sized plastic sign next to the plaza, displaying the entire terrain map of Bibo Park.

Jiang You hadn't visited this park much. On a few occasions, she had only passed by it briefly from the outside.

Therefore, she took a careful look at the map.

The park was encircled by Bibo Lake, hence its name, Bibo Garden.

The park was separated from the outside by Bibo Lake. Apart from the four main gates—east, south, west, and north—which were connected by arched bridges, there were no other entrances or exits.

Moreover, there were quite a few military air-raid shelters inside.

And various botanical gardens.

Jiang You took out her phone and took a picture of the park map.

Although there was no internet now, taking photos didn't affect anything.

With the existence of solar panels, charging her phone was not a problem.

After all, she didn't have a photographic memory.

While she was looking at the map, Da Zhuang seemed to have discovered something. He ran to the edge of the lake, perched on a rock, and reached out to scoop fish from the water.

This lake used to be stocked with many koi carp, but they didn't seem to be visible now.

Da Zhuang stirred the water with his paws, and indeed, a red figure appeared not far away.

It was a carp!

As a cat, who wouldn't love fish?

Da Zhuang eagerly meowed a few times.

Jiang You heard the cat's meows and walked to the water's edge in a few steps. Just as she got close, "Splash~"

A red carp suddenly leaped out of the water and bit down, engulfing Da Zhuang's head in its mouth.

Da Zhuang: ??????

Why did the sky turn dark!

Da Zhuang's head was completely clamped in the fish's mouth, and his frantic meows were muffled.

Once he realized what was happening, he immediately flailed his cat claws wildly, instantly scattering red scales all over the ground.

The fish was at least twenty to thirty pounds. Although it looked like a koi carp, when it opened its mouth, Jiang You clearly saw rows of sharp teeth.

The fish in Bibo Lake had likely all mutated.

The fish tried to drag Da Zhuang into the water, while Da Zhuang tried to drag it ashore.

Neither was willing to back down.

The fish was clearly no match for Da Zhuang. More than half of its scales had been ripped off, and one of its eyes had been poked out. It looked pretty pathetic.

As if on cue, ripples appeared on the lake's surface not far away. A school of large, red carp, drawn by the scent of blood, began to surface.

Jiang You quickly grabbed Da Zhuang by the tail, dragging both the cat and the fish ashore. She then retreated a few steps, putting distance between herself and the water's edge.

With a "crack," she sliced the fish in half.

Da Zhuang's head shot out of the fish's mouth. Apart from its wet fur, it had no injuries.

It let out a startled meow at Jiang You.

Da Zhuang: You trying to kill me?!

Jiang You shot him a cool glance. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Only then did Da Zhuang lower its head and devour the fish head in a few bites.

It then looked at the school of fish in the lake, clearly wanting more.

One mutated fish was one thing, but a whole school was a bit much.

Jiang You crouched down and pried open the fish's mouth, confirming her suspicion: it was full of sharp fangs.

She glanced at Bibo Lake. The school of fish on the surface had already submerged again.

It was normal for one or two fish to mutate.

But based on what she'd seen earlier, the fish that had surfaced were all plump and no smaller than the one Da Zhuang had just fought.

This meant that the entire school was likely mutated.

To confirm her theory, she looked at Da Zhuang.

"Da Zhuang, still want to eat fish?"

"Meow!!"

Da Zhuang nodded vigorously, not understanding why the human was suddenly so cooperative.

The next second, he felt something quickly tied to his leg, and then his body lightened.

The scenery spun around him.

"Meow meow meow!!!! Someone's trying to kill me again!!"

"Splash!"

Water sprayed everywhere.

A cat plunged into the lake.

Da Zhuang thrashed wildly in the water.

Is this woman crazy?

Has she always disliked me and wanted me dead?

If you want to kill me, just come at me directly, you weakling! Why the sneak attack!

She actually threw me into the lake!

There are piranhas in here, you know!!

I'm going to die!

The splashing water once again attracted a school of carp.

Da Zhuang stared in terror at the approaching red mass.

Holy crap, these fish are like nuclear submarines! That woman really wants me dead!

He frantically turned and swam away, his paws paddling furiously.

But the next moment, he felt a sharp pain on his tail and hindquarters, followed by a tug.

Damn it!

They bit my balls!!!

Da Zhuang exploded with rage, twisting around and crushing the head of one of the fish.

Seeing that enough was enough, Jiang You pulled hard on the rope, dragging Da Zhuang towards the shore.

Behind Da Zhuang, a school of large carp, a mix of red, white, and yellow, followed closely.

To be fair, if you ignored their mutations, they were quite good-looking.

As soon as Da Zhuang's paws touched the ground, he scrambled ashore like a rolling ball of fur.

Several fish were still latched onto his tail and hindquarters, refusing to let go, and he dragged them along with him.

The remaining fish in the lake crowded the shore, their mouths opening and closing, revealing rows of white, sharp fangs.

Jiang You got a clear look this time. Indeed, they were all mutated fish.

She helped pull the fish off Da Zhuang's hindquarters and tail.

There were four fish in total, each estimated to weigh at least twenty pounds.

Da Zhuang glared at Jiang You, digging claw marks into the ground.

"Meow!!"

You ambushed me!!

I'm really angry!

I'm going to lose it! I'm really going to lose it!!

Jiang You said, "Da Zhuang, what if we take these fish back and make braised carp for you? Wouldn't that be delicious?"

Da Zhuang: "..."

"Meow~"

(^▽^) Actually, clear broth wouldn't be unacceptable either.

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