Retracing the path of the Fortune Technique

"Smack!"

Gunshots rang out, accompanied by barking and howling.

The battle ended much faster than Luo had imagined.

"We struggled to subdue the beast even with special bullets, but Old Zhang took care of it with an Otto 31?"

Luo Burang looked at Zhang Manqian, who was cleaning the cocoon silk, and found it hard to understand how Zhang Xuezhou could use firearms to quickly defeat the ferocious beast.

"We'll know once we take a look at the beast's wounds after it's brought back!"

Zhang Manqian carefully placed the poisonous spider silk she had picked up into a container, then pointed to the truck that the research institute had been dispatched to help.

"Otto 31 bullets have round tips. When these bullets penetrate successfully, they cause an explosive effect. However, the beast's protective layer will bounce the bullets off like rubber, making the shooting effect very weak," Luo Burang said seriously. "Unless Lao Zhang keeps shooting into the beast's eyes, he has no chance of blowing it up, or even a small chance of the bullets penetrating its head!"

"The chances of getting hit in the eye are quite high!"

Zhang Manqian shrugged.

Humans are powerless when facing ferocious beasts. No matter how strong their fist and foot skills are, they still need the assistance of firearms. Only by possessing the same resistance layer can Zhang Manqian create her own genetic weapon and thus confront the ferocious beasts head-on.

The scene of Zhang Xuezhou fighting the ferocious beast head-on is still vivid in my mind, which means that the genetic weapons that Zhang Manqian needs to build cannot just be some simple blades.

She pondered her own weapons, equally curious about how Zhang Xuezhou would deliver a fatal blow to the ferocious beast.

"Could we aim for the severed leg? But this spider-faced creature escaped while standing upright, with the wound facing the ground, making it extremely difficult to hit!"

Luo Burang couldn't figure it out, and Zhang Manqian also had some doubts.

As the truck approached, several guards were called over, and Zhang Xuezhou jumped out of the truck's cargo compartment.

"You seem to have solved this very easily?"

Unable to contain his curiosity, Luo Burang was the first to go forward, prompting Zhang Xuezhou to wave his hand repeatedly.

"We almost suffered a total wipeout; this wasn't easy," Zhang Xuezhou said. "We need to get the resistance layer in place as soon as possible to be on the safe side!"

"Having a protective layer definitely makes me feel much more comfortable!"

Luo Burang nodded, then watched as the crowd used metal claws and chains to pull the spider out of the carriage.

Its still enormous abdomen still bears the red markings of a spider, and there are also patterns of a wrinkled face that has transformed into the shape of a woman with a pointed snout and monkey-like cheeks.

Luo Burang glanced at the spider's slightly horrified abdomen, and only when the spider's limbs twitched in unbearable pain did he notice the gunshot wound still remaining at the spider's tail excretory opening.

After a quick thought, Luo Burang immediately realized which part of the beast Zhang Xuezhou was continuously firing at.

This even made him feel a slight, dull pain in his buttocks.

Where's the dog?

Seeing the powerless human-faced spider, Luo Burang quickly shifted his target.

"He's very quiet right now, not wanting to talk. He's reflecting on himself in that pool over there. He'll come find me in a little while!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed into the distance and shouted instructions, signaling everyone to use the best sealed containers to prevent the ferocious spider beast from escaping by transforming into smaller spiders.

"Let's dispose of this material first," Zhang Xuezhou said. "While ensuring safety, let's see if we can reuse this ferocious beast!"

Zhang Xuezhou was all too aware of the weaknesses of this type of regenerative ferocious beast, after all, he himself was of this type.

While the opponent appears to have cornered Huang Daoxian, their weaknesses are actually quite significant.

For example, the human-faced spider's body is large and light, making it easy to be knocked away. The opponent's strength is weak, and it relies more on the sharpness of its pincers and the use of poisonous hairs, venom, and silk to strike. This method of attack is simple and far less troublesome than the demonic magic of a great demon.

Once the spider-faced creature is trapped, it will be quite difficult for it to escape.

However, Zhang Xuezhou was also wary of the possibility of things going wrong if he delayed. He considered using the research institute's facilities to directly smelt and extract the material, even if it was just a primary product that would need to be processed back in China. This would be far less risky than airlifting a ferocious beast back to Western Capital City.

"That leg is quite dangerous, and only you can control it. It seems we need to speed things up these next few days," Luo Burang nodded in agreement.

"Don't be afraid of losses," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If it's truly a perpetual motion machine, wasting some is no big deal. If it's not a perpetual motion machine, we don't need another extract of the ferocious spider. Killing it will be perfect for its catalyst-like function!"

"That's true!"

Luo Burang nodded.

The group's goal in coming to the Aomeijia Alliance was to obtain catalysts; their encounter with the ferocious beast was an accident, and their gains were even more unexpected.

"By the way, this ferocious beast seemed to be able to talk. You guys seemed to be communicating with it at the time?" Luo Burang asked.

"It can make simple expressions," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen a talking beast. Would you consider this a high-class item?" Luo Burang asked.

"Only that leg counts," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If it has a leg, it can express itself; without a leg, it's not much different from an ordinary ferocious beast!"

"What great legs!"

Luo Burang exclaimed in surprise.

"Old Huang, do you want to see how to deal with the ferocious beast?"

Zhang Xuezhou's work style is extremely direct. The ferocious spider had just had its legs bound and was being carried into the laboratory when he picked up the spider legs entangled in spider silk in the blink of an eye, completely ignoring the sticky spider silk and toxic substances on them. He even called out to the distance.

"Does anyone who falls into your hands never have a good ending?"

A sound came from afar, and another short-tailed dog with bared teeth appeared beside Zhang Xuezhou. Its eyes, almost human-like, looked at Zhang Xuezhou with a hint of sorrow, clearly seeking an answer.

"What do you mean by 'no good ending'? Think about it carefully. So many people wanted to kill you back then, and it was I who overruled everyone's objections to save your life," Zhang Xuezhou said with dissatisfaction. "When we met again, I rescued you from the clutches of this spider once more. If I hadn't saved you time and time again, do you think you would still be living such a comfortable life?"

"I'm living a comfortable life?"

Huang Daoxian, who was lying on the ground, immediately stood up on his forelimbs. He waved his claws with extreme resentment, as if to say that his situation was extremely bad.

"You suffered a crushing defeat in the competition of magical arts and still dare to argue with me? If this isn't a good outcome, what is?" Zhang Xuezhou sneered. "I've seen some who were defeated in magical arts; they died without even a complete corpse. Moreover, since the Luo family fell into your hands, they've suffered for generations without uttering a sound!"

"You mean those emperors? They were no good at all. Every single one of them was trying to control power, or even to control power through immortality. I was just punishing them for their greed," Huang Daoxian retorted. "Besides, I am the founder of the modern gene seed. My contributions to your world are indelible, far more valuable than those useless emperors. I don't deserve this treatment!"

"Come on, you're even contributing?" Zhang Xuezhou retorted. "None of your seeds have ever left Luo'an Province!"

"I contributed the original, improved variety, which was only able to be promoted and cultivated because Luo Yan personally issued an order," Huang Daoxian said. "I only regret that I saw too many disaster victims back then, so I didn't leave any backup plans, which resulted in my seeds being unmarked and difficult to control!"

"Everyone's dead now, so no one can refute what you say," Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and said, "But don't worry, I'm here to pick a fight. I just want you to do me a small favor, and after that, we can go our separate ways!"

"Really? Can you swear to it?"

Huang Daoxian's eyes lit up; he had never imagined that liberation would come so quickly.

But after listening to Zhang Xuezhou's brief introduction, Huang Daoxian suddenly felt that their separation was no longer so urgent.

He stared at Zhang Xuezhou, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou had followed the same path of fortune-telling as he had once.

The situation the other party was in in the Aomeijia Alliance was almost a perfect replica of what he had done in the Scarlet Alliance State.