Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 19 Dad is Hungry
It rained all day in the mountains.

The giant mutant pine had also been exposed to rain for a day and had gone into a frenzy, with only its hunting instinct remaining.

At this time, with two living humans presented to it, there was no reason for it not to go crazy.

Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was trembling in her father's arms, felt that her father's eyes looked even crazier!

"Dad is hungry. Xiaoxiu, can you wait for Dad to fill his stomach?"

Just when the pine needles of the mutant pine were standing up, flashing cold light like steel needles, Zhao Gang suddenly asked in a gentle voice.

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at the mutant pine tree in front of her that was baring its fangs as if it wanted to devour everything, then raised her head to look at the gentle-looking man behind her and swallowed hard.

The human cub asked tentatively, "Dad, do you want to eat this mutant giant pine tree?"

Zhao Gang nodded and licked the corner of his mouth in a humane way.

Zhao Xiaoxiu: Okay, I know you are very greedy!
A sensible child will not cause trouble to adults.

Zhao Xiaoxiu hummed obediently and prepared to slide down from her father's arms.

The mutant pine suddenly launched an attack.

The cold and shining pine needles rained down on the father and daughter.

The sharp reeds behind him also swung their bodies at the same time, sweeping across like a rotating fan.

Zhao Xiaoxiu watched with her own eyes. She could clearly see the pine needles and grass leaves flying towards her, but her body was not agile enough to react.

This visible yet unavoidable feeling of powerlessness made her realize how insignificant she was in front of the mutants.

Just as the pine needles and grass leaves were about to fall on the father and daughter.

Zhao Gang's body swelled up instantly, his human form faded away, and he transformed into a body of flesh and blood composed of countless bright red tentacles, embedding the cub in his arms into his body.

Pine needles, as sharp as steel needles, flew into the mass of flesh and blood, and were then swept out by the flying flesh tentacles.

The sharp grass swept over, as if countless blades were ready to completely crush its body.

However, the skin on that piece of flesh and blood seemed to be lubricated, elastic and tough, and the sharp grass leaves slid weakly over that piece of flesh and blood again and again.

The mutated Miscanthus that seemed frantic and dangerous turned out to be as harmless as a tickle.

On the contrary, the giant mutant pine tree showed a sense of fear when it saw the blood-red tentacles.

It trembled its branches, quickly rolled up its branches and leaves, and wrapped itself into a huge tree ball.

Two tentacles lifted Zhao Xiaoxiu and put her on the ground.

As soon as the mutant grasses sensed the scent of food, they rolled towards her like crazy.

But before they could get close, the two tentacles rolled up and opened, and with Zhao Xiaoxiu as the center, all the mutated Miscanthus within a five-meter diameter were swept away, forming a circular vacuum zone.

After dealing with the mutant grass, the two tentacles poked Zhao Xiaoxiu's belly, signaling her to stay where she was and not move.

Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded, and they returned to their constantly wriggling blood-red bodies.

The already huge body continued to expand and extend until it completely enveloped the huge tree ball and swallowed it.
A terrifying giant blood-red creature was reflected in Zhao Xiaoxiu's bright pupils.

It has countless tentacles, which can change their size and length at will. They crowd, lick and stir under the red irregular round body.

Those eyeballs hidden in the fleshy bags at the tentacles sometimes appear and sometimes hide, like detection radars, constantly conveying information about the surroundings to the subject.

In the child's eyes, there is no other color except blood.

If possible, could even the entire mountain be swallowed up by its infinitely expanding and enlarging body?
Logically speaking, Zhao Xiaoxiu should feel scared facing such a horrifying scene alone.

But on the contrary, she not only did not find the huge monster in front of her scary, but her adrenaline continued to rise, and her small body could not help shaking, and she was overwhelmed by her fascination and desire for absolute power.

She wanted to become stronger, as powerful as it!
It seemed like an eternity had passed, but in reality only two minutes had passed.

The huge body of flesh and blood continued to shrink, and finally the head and limbs that had been hidden in the body were spliced ​​together, forming Zhao Gang's appearance again.

The place where the mutant giant pine had originally stood was now empty, with only a few pine needles gently falling on the bones of the humans that had been forced to stay because of it.

In the eyes of humans, the giant mutant pine tree that is powerful enough to destroy a town is just an appetizer in front of Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang smiled at his daughter, looking in a good mood.

Zhao Xiaoxiu took a deep breath and reminded awkwardly: "Dad, you have no clothes left."

Zhao Gang lowered his head and found that he was indeed naked.

Several tentacles stretched out and quickly blocked the key parts to avoid hurting the cub's fragile mind.

But it’s not a big problem, there is a spare set of clothes in the backpack.

After all, this was more than once or twice that Zhao Gang had transformed back and forth and ended up naked.

Before going up the mountain, Zhao Xiaoxiu had reminded her father to bring an extra set of clothes.

So, the father and daughter picked up all the backpacks, machetes, hatchets, and logs that were scattered everywhere.

Zhao Gang took out clothes from his backpack and changed into them.

The father and daughter looked at each other belatedly.

Oops!

The two brothers of the Meng family are still in the temple!

"Dad, go and save people!" Zhao Xiaoxiu immediately jumped onto Zhao Gang's back and urged him anxiously.

Zhao Gang didn't know what was so urgent, but seeing the cub so anxious, he also showed some anxiety, carried Zhao Xiaoxiu on his back, and rushed back to the temple.

He smashed the tightly closed temple door with one punch.

With a loud "bang", the heavy door panel shattered into pieces.

Shanyuan, who was meditating and chanting the sutra for the salvation of souls under the Buddha statue, suddenly turned around.

Zhao Xiaoxiu and his daughter, who should have been killed by the mutant pine as nutrients, were standing in front of the palace gate intact.

Shanyuan was horrified: "Why didn't you faint?!"

He used a powerful drug!
"Fainted?" Zhao Xiaoxiu repeated these two words strangely. No way, the bitter taste in the water and vegetables is a drug?

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at her father again, and the other party had an expression that said this was normal.

So, after discovering that she could see at night, Zhao Xiaoxiu made another discovery - she could also resist poison!

Zhao Xiaoxiu: Dad, how many surprises do you have that I don’t know about?

A shrill scream came from the side room next to the main hall.

The father and daughter both looked solemn.

Shanyuan was obviously panicking, and while the father and daughter were not paying attention, he stood up and tried to run out.

Blood-red tentacles flew out instantly, tied him up, pulled him back, and threw him to the ground.

Shanyuan only felt a sharp pain in his back, his spine was broken, his internal organs were displaced, and he vomited blood. He lay on the ground unable to move.

But even in this situation, he was still chanting: "Baby, eat quickly, baby, eat quickly."

Zhao Xiaoxiu banged on the door with her little hands and shouted, "Uncle Meng! Second Uncle Meng!"

As she shouted, faint cries for help from the Meng brothers were heard from the room, along with an angry, inhuman roar.

Zhao Xiaoxiu's heart tightened, "Dad, quickly break open the door!"

(End of this chapter)