Jiong Xiong... Th-This Is...

"My dear Doggy! I'm so sorry, my dear Doggy! I never thought you'd fall into this trap! I don't deserve to be your owner! My dear Doggy! Ah!!!"

In Xiao Hei's yard, amidst the scattered wreckage of a ZZ250, a purebred black and white husky puppy lay sprawled on the ground, its tongue lolling out and smoke rising from its body, appearing to be cooked.

Hmm... it's the kind that's perfectly ripe...

"Jiong Xiong, don't cry anymore..."

Beside Jiang Lin, a Steel Garurumon patted Jiang Lin's shoulder with its claws, its expression calm and self-reproachful...

"No! I'll cry!"

Jiang Lin, kneeling on the ground, pounded the floor, heartbroken and devastated...

"My Doggy, I'm so sorry. You finally made it through Donglin City with me and arrived at the Sun Moon Sect. How could you... It's all my fault... It's all my fault for forgetting you. It's all my fault..."

"No! Jiong Xiong, it's all my fault. If I hadn't given ZZ250 a sauna like I did, the Doggy wouldn't have died. It's all my fault..."

Steel Garurumon wiped away his tears (of engine oil), his expression deeply moved.

Just now, when Jiang Lin realized that his Doggy was still in the storage box of the ZZ250, Jiang Lin quickly went to Xiao Hei's yard.

Since Jiang Lin drilled a ventilation hole in the ZZ250's storage compartment, Jiang Lin wasn't actually worried that the Doggy would suffocate.

But unexpectedly... Xiao Hei was actually conducting heat resistance tests on the ZZ250 in the backyard.

When Jiang Lin arrived, ZZ250 was completely red in the "steam room," looking like it was about to melt.

When Jiang Lin saw the temperature display on the sauna room soar to 1888, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt a chill run down his spine. Jiang Lin to eat dog meat hot pot.

Sure enough, when Jiang Lin and Xiao Hei brought out the ZZ250, Jiang Lin, with his fists clenched and imbued with the icy sword energy of First Snow, dismantled the Gundam with his bare hands and rescued Doggy. Doggy was already smoking, and you could even smell a faint aroma of meat...

"Doggy..."

Jiang Lin burst into tears again, her voice heartbreaking...

"Jiong Xiong... a dead dog cannot be brought back to life, please accept Jiong Xiong condolences..."

Today, it's Steel Garurumon's Xiao Hei body hugging Jiang Lin.

Actually, Xiao Hei also felt quite guilty.

While it's not entirely my fault—who would have thought there would be a dog in their ZZ250?—I'm still a murderer, no matter what...

"Jiong Xiong! One must take responsibility for one's actions! I killed your Doggy, so what? I'll hand over this Steel Jia Lulu to you!"

Jiang Lin stopped crying slightly and looked at Xiao Hei's Steel Garurumon.

Damn it, it's black and big, I pinched it, and it's all hard and brittle, and it's not cute at all, it can't even roll around...

Without comparison, there is no gap; without gap, there is no harm. Jiang Lin was overwhelmed with sorrow, especially when he remembered that his Doggy had been taught movement techniques by that old man Chenghuang.

I was even thinking of taking my Little Niannian on dog rides sometime in the future, with the Doggy guarding the house for me, but I never expected this...

Jiang Lin pushed the Steel Garurumon's head outside. "Doggy... Master, I'm so sorry..."

After a long time, perhaps Jiang Lin got tired of howling.

Or perhaps Jiang Lin gradually accepted reality.

Jiang Lin wiped away his tears and picked up the Doggy.

"Jiong Xiong, are you going to bury your beloved dog? Let me do it."

"No..." Jiang Lin shook his head, "My Doggy is already dead, we can't waste it. I'll go to the kitchen to boil some water, and we'll have dog meat hot pot later."

With that, Jiang Lin sighed softly, wiped the Doggy that smelled of meat, and walked sadly toward the kitchen.

"Jiong Xiong..."

"Stop talking." Jiang Lin shook his head, looking at the Doggy in his arms. "Doggy, I'm sorry. After I turn you into a hot pot, we'll become one, you in me!"

"Jiong Xiong..."

"Xiao Hei, you don't need to say anything. I don't blame you; it's all my fault."

"No, Jiong Xiong," Xiao Hei clung to Jiang Lin's trouser leg, "Look at Brother Xue!"

"Um?"

Looking down, I saw that the Doggy in my arms was emitting a bright light!

After the light faded, the smoke from the Doggy stopped, and Jiang Lin could clearly feel that the Doggy's flesh in his arms had become softer.

It's like... we're not as close anymore...

"Woof~~~"

Nestled in Jiang Lin's arms, the Doggy raised its head and looked at its owner, whose mouth appeared to be drooling. Both dogs were completely bewildered...

Half an hour later...

Sun Moon Sect Clinic...

After Jiang Lin told Grandma Hua about the situation, Grandma Hua gave Schrodinger a full-body examination!

"Woof~~~~"

Watching the Doggy licking its chew toy incessantly, Grandma Hua shook her head:

"I don't know the specifics, but the only thing I'm sure of is that your Doggy may have eaten something that gave it an extremely strong healing ability, or maybe your Doggy is some new species in the Demon Race World with special abilities."

"Extremely strong self-healing ability? What kind of cure can bring the dead back to life?"

"It didn't come back to life; it simply entered a state of suspended animation when it was on the verge of death. It just woke up again after it was out of danger. Just in case, let me keep it here to observe it for a while. I'm quite curious."

"Uh... Grandma Hua, please don't dissect it! I want it to be my family's Mountain Guardian Beast."

"Don't worry, it won't. It'll be good for it to keep my Hua Hua company."

Hua Hua was a Chihuahua owned by Grandma Hua. Hua Hua was already there when Jiang Lin came to the Sun Moon Sect. Just in terms of age, Jiang Lin felt that the Chihuahua was probably older than him.

Since Grandma Hua promised not to perform any more dissections, there was no problem. Jiang Lin and Xiao Hei returned to the courtyard after leaving Schrodinger at the clinic.

Xiao Hei's yard is very large; you could say he's a nouveau riche, and it's filled with all sorts of laboratories.

The Xiao Hei House, dark room in the very center of the courtyard, made of cement (using a formula provided by Jiang Lin), is Xiao Hei's room.

No one had ever been to Xiao Hei's room, not even Jiang Lin.

Normally, Xiao Hei controls Iron Armor Kid, Pikachu, or Steel Garurumon to travel and interact with others.

Of course, Jiang Lin, Jiji Bo, and the others had also considered rushing in to catch a glimpse of Xiao Hei's true appearance.

But as for the result...

If it weren't for Xiao Hei showing mercy, Jiang Lin and his companion would have almost lost both their heads at the same time...

After that, Jiang Lin and the others never considered seeing Xiao Hei again...

Judging from Xiao Hei's accent, it's obvious he's a burly man. If he were a girl, would she hang out with guys like them?

"Jiong Xiong, I'm so sorry."

"No, no, no, Xiao Hei, don't blame yourself. It's alright."

Jiang Lin took a sip of tea in Xiao Hei's front yard.

"Since Brother Xue has nothing to say, then Jiong Xiong?"

"Oh, is that so?"

Jiang Lin put down his teacup and looked at Xiao Hei with a serious expression.

"Since my time in Donglin City, I've come to realize my own weakness. To protect myself and those I love, I need sufficient strength! Only the strong deserve to possess beauty!"

"... Jiong Xiong, if you want to improve your skills, why are you asking me? I'm not good at it."

"Hey, that's not quite right. Realm level is certainly important! But who said that strength is only about realm level?"

"So, what does Jiong Xiong mean?"

Jiang Lin gave a wicked smile, took out a blueprint from his pocket, and displayed it in front of Xiao Hei.

The moment the mechanical geek Xiao Hei saw the blueprints, his eyes lit up. Then, as if he were seeing a beautiful woman emerging from a bath, he pressed his claws onto the blueprints, and his entire Steel Garurumon trembled.

"Jiong... Jiong Xiong... This... This is..."

Jiang Lin took a sip of tea and said slowly:

I call it...

AWM

Sniper Rifle.