All Lowe needed to do was sleep soundly at the entrance to the blackback rat's crypt, and when he woke up, he would have enough mutant blackback rats that tried to eat his body, but were firmly stuck to him and couldn't move.

It's as simple as that, just make a quiet sticky mouse board.

But when he woke up this time, Luo found a hateful thief, the little wild cockroach crouching next to his body, feasting on it.

It was a child a few years younger than Luo, with fluffy and tousled hair, a small, rugged body, and a grayish-white skin like a wilderness. It was on all fours, its narrowed eyes scanning the surrounding wilderness vigilantly, and it was munching on the fat mutant black-backed rat with its head down.

On top of Lona's body, which had turned into a puddle of viscous black liquid, there were handfuls of the characteristic brownish-gray fur of the mutant black-backed rat.

It was clear that the food that Lo had prepared for himself had been stolen by the despicable thief next to him.

Lowe wasn't going to sleep hungry for a few more hours, and he decided to punish the thief. Even though he was still weak, he felt that he should be sure to kill the other party.

The child who couldn't tell whether it was a homeless or a mob was extremely vigilant, and at the moment when Luo's body began to spread, it had already jumped high, and after leaping a distance of more than ten meters, it landed lightly on the sand and gravel of the wilderness, and quickly escaped towards the wilderness in the distance.

Luo could only watch as the other party disappeared into his field of vision. The other party's escape was fast and alert enough, and instead of chasing a frightened prey, Luo chose to continue starving.

But this time Luo didn't fall asleep, although a deep sleep can greatly reduce the healing time of the body's injuries.

He didn't want the fruits of his labor to be stolen again.

A faint rustle could be heard in the wilderness in the distance, a sign of a creature approaching.

Lowe began to doubt the safety of the valley he had chosen.

The fluffy mess reappeared, but he kept a considerable distance from Luo, who was still paralyzed into a pile of black mud.

His narrowed eyes looked at Luo suspiciously and curiously, and he quickly walked through the wilderness around Luo, observing the strange viscous liquid from all directions.

Eventually, the apparently self-aware thief raised his arm and threw the half-gnawed blackback rat into the mud.

What is this?

Apologize? Made? Cooperate? Or is it a provocation?

Luo didn't plan to delve into the other party's intentions, and he didn't care whether the half of the blackback rat thrown by the other party was poisonous, the viscous liquid covered the half of the blackback rat tightly, and began to eat.

The gray-skinned creature didn't leave, but kept crouching on the sand in the distance, observing Luo.

When Luo finished eating, the existence that had been observing for a long time slowly crawled towards the entrance of the blackback rat's crypt where Luo was.

It approached slowly, squealing a few low times, revealing a mouth full of sharp, white teeth.

Luo regarded the other party's act of throwing food as an apology, and since the other party had made due compensation for his theft, Luo didn't bother to trouble it again.

Although killing this seemingly human-like being would have made Lo safer, the process of killing would likely have aggravated his injuries.

He didn't think that the other party would sit still, even if its body was not large, Luo also felt a faint threat.

Taking risks for unnecessary things is not Lowe's style.

The wild child stopped on the other side of the entrance to the blackback rat's burrow, staring at the viscous liquid on the other side, and finally the small body turned into a puddle of gray-white liquid like a melted snowman.

Body Shapeshift!

Lowe's heart moved.

In a short period of contact, the other party has shown no less strength than unlocking four pairs of mid-level abilities with genetic sequences.

Speed, jumping, a keen instinct for danger, and now the ability to shape your body!

And its grayish-white skin was too similar to the color of the wilderness, and it was supposed to be a protective color.

Another point is that the mutated black-backed rats, which have long fed on carrion and radiation-filled sand and gravel, and live in groups in dark and damp crypts, are not for everyone.

It should also have the ability to be immune to toxins.

This is an existence whose potential is not much lower than that of Luo, an existence that has self-consciousness and is extremely human-like!

It might be a good seedling, a good seedling to join the Night Mercenary Squad!

Lowe still hasn't forgotten the promise she made to Panis. He never promises lightly, but he will do his best to fulfill what he has promised.

Without putting yourself in a crisis.

But this good seedling who is favored by Luo, and his body shaping ability obviously does not come from the amoeba mutant worm, because until Luo regains his original body and stands in front of it, it is still a puddle of gray-white mud that is struggling to gather desperately.

Its momentary curiosity actually put it in an embarrassing situation where it could not recover its original form in a short period of time.

Compared to the cunning mutant creatures of the wilderness, it is more like a curious, ignorant child.

Swapping a few black-backed rats for a partner with self-awareness, great potential, but ignorance, Luo felt it was worth it.

That's right, Luo has regarded the other party as his partner, and it is a bit similar to the former Luo.

"Surrender or perish!"

Luo's black eyes stared at the gray-white mud in front of him, which was faintly absorbed by the reddish-brown sand and gravel of the wilderness, and asked calmly.

He knew that the other party understood, that it had apologized for its theft, and that it had an independent sense of self.

If the other party does not choose to join, Luo will not kill the other party, and the dry sand and gravel is enough to kill it.

Eventually, the ignorant creature chose to join in.

There are no conventional rituals for annexation, and Lowe doesn't need those. Just like the attachment between mercenaries, breaking one's own commitment to attachment is to be abandoned in the wilderness.

That's all, but that's enough.

The wilderness is where the creatures of the wilderness depend, and being abandoned by the wilderness means that it is close to death.

With Lowe's help, the ignorant creature eventually regained its original form, humanoid form.

This is a boy who doesn't know where he comes from, his transformation ability is far less than the body transformation of the amoeba mutant worm that Luo came from the dry swamp, and after experiencing the cruel reality of almost dying after the transformation, he is obviously full of deep fear of transformation.

Lowe didn't plan to name him, he wanted to give the boy to Panis, along with the right to name him.

Panis may not be in the mood to name the child, at least not yet, because she seems to be having a bad time.

The personal commission Panis receives from the tavernkeeper is so simple that she doesn't even need to bring Walker, and the location of the mission is not suitable for archers who are used to fighting from a distance.

The power wiring in the tavern was separate from the base, perhaps the wiring buried deep underground was faulty, and the tavern he ran had been lit only by candles for two days in a row.

The tavern owner still has some connections with the higher-ups of the base, but it doesn't seem to be peaceful in the base lately, so he doesn't plan to block the adults at this time.

So, Panis's personal mission was to escort two circuit repairers arranged by the tavern owner to the underground electrical pipe, which seemed to have been untouched for a long time, to find and repair the broken cable for some unknown reason.

Beard does have a deep friendship with Panis, and this friendship even leads him to privately explain to Panis that if he encounters an irresistible presence, Panis can abandon the two poor maintenance workers and run for their lives alone.

After all, in the new era of severe labor surplus, it's easier to recruit enough circuit repairers than to befriend a sixth-order high-level ability.

What's more, this Stranger also has a little man who doesn't seem to be very easy to get along with.

Dark, damp underground power pipes with plenty of pipes and cables aren't a good battlefield for snipers to do their best, so Panis left Walker in the bearded tavern.

In a small environment, daggers are more effective than bows and arrows, and Walker, who specializes in bows and arrows, is not very good at daggers.

The glare of the searchlights on the heads of the two old and faltering maintenance workers made Panis's confident heart feel a little uneasy.

In this underground passage, where they can't see each other's faces clearly, the searchlight that emits a strong white light undoubtedly sends a clear invitation signal to the existence of unknown mutated creatures in the passage.

Hi man, here we are, come eat us!

Panis's muscular figure walked slowly through the dark tunnels, always at the front of the line.

Although the mission was a personal commission from the tavernkeeper, Panis, who had always taken mercenary glory very seriously, was not going to be perfunctory. And after stepping into the ranks of high-level abilities, she has never had a suitable opportunity to verify her current strength.

Maybe this mission will help Panis master her new abilities faster.

According to the information provided by Bob Beard, this underground cable passage is a full three kilometers long. The three-kilometre distance may only take a few minutes for Panis, but for the two maintenance workers who are eager to sit down and rest for half a day with every move, it could take a whole day.

They were afraid, so they were very reluctant to go underground, if it wasn't for the good and enough deterrent power of the beard, they would have turned around and fled, right?

Panis still understands these maintenance personnel who don't have combat abilities and only understand a certain professional skill, but understanding is not the same as acquiescence and acquiescence.

"If you don't want to die in this filthy underground, then I advise you to follow me. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I'll have enough time to save your lives before the mutant creatures bite off your heads! ”

Panis rubbed the dagger in her hand, glanced at the dark passage that led to nowhere, and turned back to the two maintenance personnel who were sitting on the wet floor of the passage, grinding and reluctant to move forward, and gave a cold order.