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Chapter 69 Mom!

Farlands underground sewers.

"Wow, that stinks! How big must that crocodile's steel door be to produce such a huge pile?!" Tia complained, covering her nose, her voice echoing in the empty space. "Thank goodness you found this place!"

"Shh, can you keep your voice down? We're setting up an ambush!"

"Valentina, are you ready?"

"Hmm—maybe." Valentina hesitated. "But—is this really all I need?"

"That's right, just squat there. Tiger, do you know how to squat?"

"What's 'Tiger Squat'?"

Valentina, who was squatting on the open ground, tilted her head slightly and glanced at Hua Zhen.

Hua Zhen was taken aback.

Those eyes—without a doubt!

That look in his eyes is so cute, so cute!

This is probably what it means to be self-taught.

"Oh, by the way," Tia asked curiously, "Hua Zhen, how exactly did you discover this place?"

"Want to know?" Hua Zhen pulled out the design drawings. "You just need to know some of the habits of crocodiles and the design drawings of the underground waterway."

"That's so cheesy, why didn't you say so in the first place?" Tia frowned. "We searched for so long over there."

"That's enough. How could I possibly remember it all at once? Doesn't it take some effort to recall it?" Hua Zhen was very dissatisfied with Tia Ge's aggressive approach.

"——..——"

An eerie silence fell over the air.

Tia's expression showed neither shyness nor anger at being offended.

"Ugh—gurgle—" Valentina covered her flushed cheeks with both hands. "Please, please don't talk like that in the sewers anymore."

"Hey?"

Hua Zhen and Tia Ge simultaneously let out a surprised exclamation, like the sound of a penguin.

It seems that Valentina is more seriously ill than the two of them.

Is this guy possessed?

"It's really not entirely my fault," Hua Zhen shook her head, lowering her voice as well. "She was the one who said she wanted to be my shield; I just suggested improving how the shield is used."

"Damn it, don't slander me!" Hua Zhen quickly covered Tia's mouth. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll show you the power of my tentacles!"

"Relax, relax—I think she's quite pretty, why don't you consider taking responsibility and making her yours in one go?"

"No, I hate taking responsibility, just like everyone loves spending money but hates making money," Hua Zhen sighed. "Besides, she's too old—"

Sunlight streamed down from the drainage grates above, casting a brilliant golden glow on the spacious reservoir floor.

The pool here is a huge rectangular concrete chamber with only a shallow layer of sewage on the ground. The air is filled with a faint earthy smell. The surrounding pool walls are steep and smooth, with water stains of varying depths that seem to mark the water level in the city.

Separated by a large drainage grating, Hua Zhen and the others were completely isolated from the bustling world above.

This is the habitat of the mutated phantom crocodile.

The large droppings scattered around it were enough to show that it had been resting in this place for some time.

Hua Zhen initially had three options.

Those are large regulating ponds, reservoirs, or abandoned sections of trunk lines, which are the most suitable places for crocodiles to inhabit.

However, he ultimately chose this place.

Because of the transition from spring to summer, the water storage tanks are often semi-dry or at low water levels before the rainy season, and there are even platforms that are exposed above the water surface.

These natural caves or ponds allow crocodiles to turn around and lie in wait. The water flow is very slow or still, and they can bask in the sun, making them ideal as "nests" for long-term residence.

"Son—Mommy—I'm hungry—"

At this moment, Karula, who was staying next to Hua Zhen, started pestering him for food.

"Okay, Mom, no problem!"

Hua Zhen, who seemed to be enjoying it very much, took out the Da Rou energy bar and started feeding Karula.

Valentina and Tiague looked at her as if she were looking at some kind of irrecyclable trash.

What's this guy doing?

They actually called Carla "Mom"!

Don't you even know how old they are!

"Tsk," Tia clicked her tongue, "Hua Zhen, let's talk about something. I'll have Karula call me 'husband,' and you can call me 'dad' too, okay?"

"I am Little Deer," Hua Zhen said.

"Huh?" Tia was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"I'm a deer, a herbivore. Will you give me grass? If not, then don't say anything more."

"Hello!"

Just as Tia was about to erupt, Valentina below spoke up to remind her.

"That guy is here."

Everyone immediately shut up and quieted down.

A noise came from the large pipe opening on the right rear side.

Soon, the mutated crocodile crawled out of it.

Even after being injured, its vision was not completely lost.

Its keen senses allowed it to immediately detect Valentina ahead.

Valentina remained in a squatting position as Hua Zhen had instructed, without moving an inch.

It seems that this situation made the mutated phantom crocodile realize that there was an opportunity, so it slowed down and slowly approached its prey.

Hua Zhen, standing on the high platform, watched all of this with satisfaction.

The crocodile's eyes are located on the upper sides of its head, providing a wide field of vision of nearly 300 degrees.

However, it cannot see what is directly above it.

Therefore, using Valentina, who has extremely strong defenses, as bait is the best choice.

However—Hua Zhen still glanced at Valentina with concern.

Their eyes met.

Valentina nodded firmly and slightly.

Once they got close enough, the mutated crocodile launched an attack.

Valentina was instantly bitten by that gaping maw and couldn't help but groan.

However, her strong defense prevented the mutated crocodile with its powerful bite from tearing her flesh, so it grabbed the Knight's left leg and prepared to begin its death roll.

"Oooooo ...

Wearing a stain-resistant suit, Valentina spun around like a washing machine.

"Tia, do it!"

"Alright!"

Tia jumped down and activated Time Stop.

The dagger and throwing knife in his hand completely pierced the eyes of the mutated crocodile.

In the instant time flowed by, the intense pain caused the mutated crocodile to writhe wildly, and Valentina was thrown out of its mouth.

At this moment, Hua Zhen also leaped down, and the tentacles in his hands suddenly extended, one hand wrapping around the body of the mutated alien crocodile, and the other hand tightly wrapping around its mouth.

This is Hua Zhen's plan.

Although crocodiles have a strong bite force, how strong is their mouth opening?

So weak! So very weak!

The force with which I squeezed my lunula during my defense was stronger than this!

Tiague and Valentina pounced over and together pinned down the mutated alien crocodile's body.

But at that moment, the mutated alien crocodile suddenly went berserk.

The sheer force of this massive, seven-meter-long body struggling wildly was far beyond what Hua Zhen and his few companions could possibly restrain.

Hua Zhen felt the strain.

The arms—no, the tentacles—looked as if they were about to be torn off.

"Oh dear! I should have brought a bomb!"

A cry of pain rang out, and someone was thrown out.

Without a doubt, it was because Tia's physical strength was weak to begin with, and she was directly thrown out and fell headfirst into the crocodile's defense.

As expected of a princess knight, Valentina's strength is indeed extraordinary.

But that's not enough—not enough!

Even if your fingers are strong, it doesn't mean your whole arm is strong.

The tentacles began to slide, showing a subtle tendency to loosen.

"Quick, quick, think of something—I can't hold it down any longer!" Valentina strained desperately.

In this critical moment, Hua Zhen took a deep breath and shouted in a loud voice.

"Mother!"

"Mommy—Mommy—Mommy—"

The echo reverberated in the empty reservoir.

Karula, who had been sitting above, twitched her ears slightly.

The continuous training and education that Hua Zhen and Tia Ge had been giving Tia Ge over the past few days had finally paid off.

The little guy knew it was time for him to get some work done.

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