Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

Amidst their laughter and conversation, another deafening thunderclap echoed in the sky.

"Boom!"

This time, however, the lightning didn't strike the camp—

"Crack!"

In the blink of an eye, a thick bolt of lightning struck straight at the heart of the matter, hitting the egg with perfect accuracy.

"...!"

Ou Yun was startled and instinctively let go of the egg, which was thrown back onto the table with a thud.

Leng Ruolan was also startled—what the heck, how did something I just blurted out come true? Is it really true that one is influenced by one's company?

"Big brother, are you alright?"

"……fine?"

Ou Yun looked at his hands with a sense of wonder, wondering why he hadn't been hit by the chop?

Then I saw a flash of electricity on the surface of the egg—could it be that the egg absorbed it on the spot?

But next second.

With a snap, a crack appeared on the surface of the egg.

Then came the second strike, which cleaved from the top of the egg all the way to the bottom, as if something was forcefully ramming against it from the inside.

Then comes the third and fourth rounds.

As the cracks multiplied, the electrical current on the eggshell surface became increasingly concentrated.

The lightning, initially blue, gradually turned purple, then seeped out from every crack—

The egg and electricity blended seamlessly, resembling a ball of lightning, and it even buzzed—

"Holy crap! This is going to explode!"

Ou Yun was jolted and instinctively tried to jump back.

Leng Ruolan reacted faster than him, grabbing Ou Yun by the back of his collar and dragging him backward, while simultaneously kicking Chen Hao away.

Just as the three of them left the blast area, the egg suddenly bounced up.

It floated in mid-air, and the white light inside radiated out along all the cracks on the eggshell, as if something had pushed the eggshell open from the inside, illuminating the whole room as if a 1000W LED light had been turned on.

The three of them covered their eyes and squatted in the corner to discuss:

"Is it about to hatch?"

Chen Hao's voice was clearly excited.

"From creation to hatching, the entire process takes less than three minutes!"

"Yeah, faster than Ultraman."

"This is not the time to talk about this!"

As Leng Ruolan spoke, her hand was already on the gun at her waist.

Although this stuff was forged in a furnace.

Although the things my elder brother refines are generally not too dangerous—

But what if?

The white light gradually faded away.

The eggshell cracked.

The white light inside was peeled open like a boiled egg—

And right in the center of that ray of light.

"Chirp."

A small, jet-black creature appeared, crackling with purple electricity.

The little creature was squatting on the table, tilting its head and looking at them.

It's very small, ridiculously small.

The bird was about the size of a human palm, with pure black feathers and faint purple electric light at the edges.

It's exactly the same as Storm Blackhawk!

The only difference is that their body sizes are dozens of times different.

There were clearly two flickering lights in its eyes, which looked quite cute.

"Chirp chirp!"

When the little thing saw Ou Yun, its eyes visibly lit up.

Then, with its two short legs, it pattered and ran towards Ou Yun on the table.

Halfway through the run, Leng Ruolan gently pressed a finger against his forehead.

The little thing seemed a bit angry; its body trembled, and a flash of electricity appeared—

With a snap, Leng Ruolan withdrew her hand.

"What's wrong?"

"There's static electricity..."

"..."

Chen Hao silently took notes: It appears to possess biosynthetic functions, but the specific mechanism requires further research.

"So, this is considered a cub of the Storm Black Hawk?"

Leng Ruolan picked up a stick from the ground and gently poked the small coal ball again and again.

The little coal ball was very angry and crackled a few more times—but it didn't matter, wood is insulated.

Leng Ruolan chuckled, "You can't hit me, you can't hit me."

"It doesn't seem like it."

Ou Yun squatted down to watch and said, "I'm next."

Chen Hao pushed up his glasses and said, "Something feels off. You guys said the Storm Black Hawk is a particularly ruthless mutant, right? Are all their offspring born like this?"

"Then what is it? A youth version of Storm Blackhawk?"

"It's hard to say. It could be some kind of special form?"

Seeing Ou Yun and Leng Ruolan having so much fun, Chen Hao couldn't resist either. He squatted down and poked the little coal ball's head with a finger.

Upon touching it, Chen Hao hissed and withdrew his hand.

"What's wrong?"

"There's static electricity..."

"ha!"

Ou Yun looked closely and saw that the little coal ball was quite cute, fluffy, and if you didn't look closely, you might mistake it for a chick.

But if you look closely—

I paused for a moment, and felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"etc."

He suddenly thought of something, "Captain Leng, don't you think this guy's eyes...?"

"What's wrong?"

"It's somewhat similar to the Storm Blackhawk."

"Nonsense, these eggs are made from its feathers, of course they look like—"

Leng Ruolan stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

and many more.

Eggs made from feathers.

A bird that hatched from an egg.

The bird looks just like the Storm Black Hawk.

Everything seemed perfectly reasonable.

But it seems a bit illogical.

Can you really make eggs from feathers...?

And it's an egg that's exactly the same as the original?

No, no, no, if even such an absurd event as the former can be true, then it wouldn't be strange if it were exactly the same as the original!

No, that's not important. What's important is—

Just then, a deafening eagle's cry came from outside.

"Whoosh—"

The howl was very loud, piercing through the clouds, through the walls, and through the eardrums of the three people present.

The voice was filled with strong personal emotion—not anger, not threat.

It was excitement.

"Gah—!!"

Immediately afterwards, a dark figure descended from the sky, bringing justice and piercing through the roof.

Wood chips flew everywhere, and fragments of bone armor clattered and fell to the ground.

The Storm Hawk folded its wings, came to an abrupt stop, and slowly landed in the center of the room.

Its enormous body almost filled the entire room, with the tips of its wings brushing against the walls on both sides.

The three people who were instantly squeezed into the corner: ...

"What's going on...?"

"Has the real body arrived?"

"My roof..."

But Storm Black Hawk doesn't care about this or that.

Its piercing eyes scanned the entire room—and then it spotted the little coal ball perched on the wall cabinet.

Pupil earthquake.

As if they couldn't believe their eyes—

Then, two lines of clear tears slid down its cheeks.

With a sizzle, it was burned to ashes by the lightning.

"Gah..."

It opened its mouth, but its voice trembled so much that it was almost inaudible.

"Gah—ga ga—ga ga ga ga—"

Dad! I've finally found you!

However, the little coal ball turned its head and looked at the behemoth that was dozens of times larger than itself.

"Chirp?"

at a loss.

Bewildered.

I am completely lost.

I feel completely lost.

With a cold, breezy sound, Leng Ruolanbo pulled Ou Yun and Chen Hao out of the gap between the Storm Black Hawk's massive body and the wall.

"It seems they really do know each other."

Leng Ruolan grumbled, "Could they really be father and son?"