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Lin Yuwei pushed the whole egg in front of Su Mu, then moved the cracked egg closer to herself. She took out a sealed glass bottle from her backpack, carefully pried open the crack in the eggshell, and let the egg liquid flow into the bottle.

The golden liquid rose slowly in the glass bottle, emitting a faint, sweet fragrance, like melting honey or frozen sunlight. She poured out a quarter of the bottle, then pushed the remaining egg liquid, shell and all, back to Su Mu.

"You'd better get rid of that egg liquid as soon as possible." Lin Yuwei tightened the cap, stuffed it into the innermost layer of her backpack, and said while zipping it up, "This stuff is too high in energy, it will evaporate if left for too long. Besides, the human body is different from a giant beast, so be careful when you drink it. Don't gulp down half of it like that bear did, that's suicide."

Su Mu nodded and put the two eggs into his backpack.

The whole egg was wrapped in several layers of clothing and stuffed into the innermost layer of the backpack; the cracked egg, along with its yolk, was wrapped in two layers of plastic bags and placed on the outside for easy access.

"Where are you going next?" Su Mu asked.

Lin Yuwei slung her backpack over her shoulder, stood up, dusted off her pants, thought for a moment, and said, "To the military. Zhou Zhenguo messaged me saying the military is almost ready, and we have to assemble before evening, or we won't have time to evacuate."

He paused for a moment, then added, "But before that, there's one more place I need to go."

Su Mu glanced at her but didn't ask where she was going. Lin Yuwei's "on the way" was never truly on the way; she definitely had information he hadn't seen before. But everyone has secrets they don't want to talk about, and he was no exception.

"And you?" Lin Yuwei asked.

Su Mu tightened the backpack straps and said, "I'm going to the military area too. But no rush, I'll level up along the way."

Lin Yuwei nodded.

She didn't ask Su Mu why he wasn't in a hurry, nor did she ask him how he planned to level up.

The conversation between the two became brief and tacit at this moment, like two partners who had worked together for a long time, without needing any unnecessary words.

Lin Yuwei stuffed the quarter bottle of egg liquid into the deepest compartment of her backpack, zipped it up, and checked it again.

The two descended to the ground via the fire escape ladder on the side of the rooftop.

Lin Yuwei stopped at an intersection, glanced back at Su Mu, weighed the bottle of egg liquid in her hand, then turned and walked towards a small alley to the north.

Her steps were slow but light. The environmental assimilation cloak slightly distorted her silhouette in the sunlight. After walking a distance, her figure became blurred, like a wisp of mist blown away by the wind.

Su Mu stood there, looking in the direction where Lin Yuwei had disappeared. After a moment of silence, he took out the egg liquid.

........

Meanwhile.

Meanwhile, in the grove of trees in the north area of ​​the zoo that had been turned upside down, the brown bear was frantically fleeing while clutching two "eggs".

Behind it, the bird's cry rang in its ears like a death knell, and the gale created by its wings uprooted the surrounding trees, while gravel and dirt rained down on it like cannonballs.

Its broken leg could no longer bear any weight, so it ran on three legs, which slowed it down considerably, but it still held the two eggs tightly in its arms and refused to let go.

It rushed into a relatively open grassland, and the large bird swooped down from the sky, leaving three deep bloody grooves on its back with its claws.

The brown bear let out a mournful roar, lunged forward, rolled twice on the ground, got up, and continued running.

Its vision began to blur, its ears were ringing, and its lungs felt like they were on fire. But it didn't stop; it knew that stopping meant death.

And it was at this critical moment.

A golden figure burst out from the other side of the forest. The giant bear, half-golden, rammed into the swooping bird with a speed completely disproportionate to its size.

Two golden beams of light collided in the air, creating a visible shockwave that bent the surrounding trees.

The large bird was knocked off course, its wing sweeping across the treetops and breaking off a large number of branches.

The golden giant bear landed on the ground, blocking the brown bear and the large bird.

Its body was covered in new wounds... some were still bleeding, some had scabbed over, and some were so deep that bone was visible.

His breathing was heavy and rapid, and he had to use all his strength to take each breath.

But it stood straight, its deep amber eyes fixed on the large bird in the sky, showing no sign of backing down.

The brown bear hid behind the golden giant bear, clutching the two eggs, panting heavily.

Its eyes no longer held the cunning and smug look of before, but rather a complex expression of relief, fear, and joy at surviving a disaster.

The battle between the golden bear and the giant bird had clearly cost both sides dearly.

The large bird had several deep, bone-revealing claw marks on its wings, and a large patch of its golden feathers had been torn off, revealing the grayish-white skin covered in blood scabs underneath.

It has a crack on its beak, which extends from the tip to the base, and the crack can be seen to widen slightly every time it opens its mouth.

But it continued to circle in the sky, its amber eyes fixed on the two bears on the ground, the rage in its pupils showing no sign of abating.

The Golden Bear is in even worse condition.

Its body was covered in wounds, some still oozing blood, some with thick black scabs, and some so deep that the bone was visible.

One of its left forepaws was broken, revealing white bone fragments at the break, and it left a small pool of blood on the ground with every step it took.

Its breathing was heavy and rapid, like an old bellows that could break down at any moment, but it still stood in front of the brown bear, its deep amber eyes fixed on the big bird in the sky, showing no sign of backing down.

The two sides clashed again.

Half an hour later, the battlefield finally quieted down.

The big bird flew away, not because it won, but because it could no longer fly.

The claw mark on its wing was still oozing blood, and with each flap of its wings, it scattered a string of dark red blood droplets in the air.

Its cries grew fainter and fainter until they disappeared into the northern horizon. It had neither obtained the egg nor killed the egg thief. It had nothing left.

The golden bear stood still, watching the giant bird disappear from sight.

Its body swayed slightly, and it used its broken claw to brace itself on the ground to steady itself. Its fur was covered with dried and undried bloodstains, mixed with mud and bits of grass, forming a thick, hard crust.

Its eyes were half-closed, and its breathing changed from rapid to slow, heavy panting, each exhale feeling like a boulder being lifted from its chest.

The brown bear with golden fur on its head peeked out from behind the giant bear, looked in the direction where the large bird had disappeared, and only after confirming that the golden shadow would not return did it let out a long sigh of relief.

Its broken leg could no longer bear any weight; standing on three legs, its body trembled slightly, but it still clutched the two "eggs" tightly in its arms. It lowered its head, looked at the two eggs, then at the golden bear's numerous wounds, and a look in its eyes revealed something it had never seen before...

It wasn't guilt, but a deeper kind of unease, like finally realizing what I had done... a sense of guilt.