Chapter 123: On Cooperation
Xiao Ming's pupils shrank, raising his vigilance.
It's not surprising that a high-level star beast like Hydra can speak a human language. But the problem is that after Hydra was transformed by the bugs, not only did he drop from the original ten-star to the nine-star peak that was infinitely close to the ten-star, but he also lost his original wisdom, although his regeneration ability and other aspects have been improved, but the lack of intelligence is a huge defect.
But now Hydra doesn't look like he's lost his mind.
"Surprised, human? Actually, I should thank you, if it weren't for you, I might never have been able to regain my freedom. I was hit hard by the Phoenix King, and when I was dying, it was the mother queen of the Zerg who saved me, but it also deprived me of my freedom and made me a puppet of those reptiles. For so many years, my consciousness has been in a semi-deep sleep, and I can only watch my body kill without wisdom under the control of those reptiles. I'm tired of living like this for a long time. Now that I'm free, there's no reason for us to keep fighting. What do you say?
Xiao Ming lowered his height to the position of head level with Hydra in the middle: "Why should I trust you?"
"It's simple. First, I don't have a reason to fight, and I don't think you have to die with me. Second, I want to get out of here, but it's not that easy. That's why I prefer to work with you. Wouldn't it be better to choose to cooperate with you humans than those reptiles?Although I used to be enemies with humans, after so much time, why can't I turn enemies into friends?"
Hydra's words were extremely convincing, and it really didn't want to fight anymore, and there was no energy fluctuation on its body.
"Can you believe the words of the fraudster Hydra?" Xiao Ming said.
"Fraudster? Hahaha, that's a good name. I remember it was the name you humans gave me before. But he who gave me the power of deception. Isn't it you humans who create a monster and criticize it. In my opinion, you humans are the biggest fraudsters, aren't you?" Hydra laughed sarcastically: "Even though I used to be a fraudster, now I just want to live, to live freely." Far too long has passed. Many of my contemporaries have disappeared into the river of time. Is there any point in me fighting against you humans again?"
Xiao Ming nodded: "It's really meaningless." Okay, tell me, what is your purpose? Our goal is to leave the Ghost Star, what about you?"
"Of course, it's also to get out of here, find a place where there are no humans and no reptiles, and live a good life for a few years. Maybe decades from now, hundreds of years from now. If I hadn't died, I might have changed my position again. Maybe I'll join you humans, maybe I'll take refuge with the reptiles again, or maybe I'll pull up a mountain myself?" Hydra was so intelligent that Xiao Ming was talking to it as if he were communicating with a human.
"Why did you choose me?" asked Xiao Ming.
"It's simple. The first is that I don't have many options, the second is that you are strong enough, and the third is that. And most importantly, you have the breath of a king in you. It was the breath that belonged to an unusually powerful Star Beast King, although I couldn't tell which king it was, because time had passed, and I had forgotten the breath of those kings, but it was definitely a king. And the breath of the king does not have any rage in you, only protection. So I'm sure you're the one the king trusts. Since you can be trusted by the king, then you are a friend of our star beasts, why can't I cooperate?" said Hydra.
"I remember you said that you were killed by the Phoenix King, why do you believe the King's friend?" Xiao Ming asked.
"Because I used to be hostile to the king, but even if it is. I also have to admit the strength of the king, his temperament and his wisdom. Don't you humans have a saying? There is a true king, and even enemies will admire it. I'm the one who admires! The important thing is that too long has passed, and I have been in a state of confusion for too long. A lot of things have changed, including myself!" Hydra lamented the vicissitudes of change.
"How do you want to cooperate? Just kill together? I don't think we have the strength!" Xiao Ming said.
"I don't think so!" Hydra smiled lightly, "and the chances of us escaping together are great." You and the human woman just now are the targets that the reptiles want to capture alive, so as long as we are together, the reptiles will not use too large-scale attacks, but only rely on the sea of worm tactics, for me, for you, and your powerful partner, this is not a problem at all, is it?
"How do you know that the worms are going to capture us alive?" Xiao Ming frowned.
Hydra laughed, "Cute little one, you're still very vigilant. But I like you like this very much, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't dare to cooperate with you. Actually, I know it's too easy for reptiles to capture you alive. As I have already said, although I am controlled by reptiles and my will is in a semi-deep sleep, I am not completely unconscious. When I fought you just now, I was ordered not to kill you, but to make you incapacitated. And with the power of the reptiles on this planet, it is too easy to destroy you, and I don't need to do anything at all. Of course, I can't even figure out that the reptiles are trying to capture you alive, so stupid me, will you still cooperate with me?"
Xiao Ming nodded: "Okay, you convinced me." But we can't leave here yet. It will take another twenty hours for our support to arrive, and until then, we will remain at base!"
"Base?" Hydra glanced at the wreckage of the ghost base in the distance, "I'm sorry. Is it so long that I don't know your human language anymore? You call that thing a base?"
Xiao Ming glanced back at the ghost base, which was no longer a thought, although the command center was still intact within a radius of a few hundred meters, but the defense facilities were long gone, and even the underground power core room had disappeared, strictly speaking, it could only be called a ruin.
With a wry smile, Xiao Ming said, "What do you have in mind?"
"It's simple, I know there's a worm mother here, we can go and kill it, and then use the chaos after the worm mother's death to rush out on our own. I can operate in space, and as long as we work together to break out of this planet, then your human fleet won't be stupid enough not to take advantage of this opportunity, right?" Hydra said.
Xiao Ming thought about it, and felt that this was indeed a solution: "Yes, then let's go and pull my companion first." ”
"Wait!" Hydra stopped him.
"Huh?" Xiao Ming looked at Hydra.
"Human, can I trust you? Even though I'm sincere, but what about you? I do feel the breath of a king in you, so I can trust you. But when the other humans want to kill me, can I continue to believe you?" Hydra's eighteen snake eyes stared at Xiao Ming, full of scrutiny.
Xiao Ming was silent for a moment, and then nodded cautiously: "Yes!"
"What if humans were my enemies, would you help me kill them?" Hydra asked.
Xiao Ming shook his head: "I won't slaughter humans for you." But if humans attack you, I will definitely protect you from the siege. I want you to understand that most of humanity is too weak for you. So they're more aggressive than you are. That's just self-preservation! And you didn't have a good reputation before. Since you know the history of mankind, you should understand that humanity itself is a contradictory race. But time has changed a lot, and humans are not so hostile to star beasts now!"
Hydra didn't get the answer he wanted, but he was happier because it seemed to him to be more reliable.
"Very well, then I will choose to believe you. Now can you take your magical servant away?, to be honest, there aren't many things that can threaten my life, and this is one of them, and it makes me very uncomfortable!" said Hydra as he looked at the Flame Thunder Dragon.
Xiao Ming waved his hand, causing the Flame Thunder Demon Dragon to disappear.
"Amazing little guy, are you also an alien existence among humans?" Hydra looked at the Ice and Fire Dragon Wing behind Xiao Ming with great interest.
"That's pretty much it, but I have family and companions who can accept me, and that's enough for me!" Xiao Ming said.
"Oh, is that the human in the ruins?" said Hydra.
"They're part of it, and part of it isn't here!" Xiao Ming said.
"That's right!" Hydra nodded together with all nine heads, "Then let's see if they accept me." I don't want to be an enemy of you or the human you just had. You guys are terrible, even I have to admit that you have the ability to kill me!"
Xiao Ming turned his head to look at Hydra: "Now I have some faith in what you say, time has changed a lot of things, the former fraudster, is now so honest?"
"Hahaha, little one, fraud is just a means of survival. Maybe I'm just lying to you right now?" Hydra said playfully.
"Oh!" Xiao Ming said with a sigh.
"Why, aren't you worried?" Hydra curiousd.
Xiao Ming looked at Hydra and suddenly showed a naughty childlike smile: "I forgot to tell you, I have an ability to see through whether people who have little to do with my strength are lying." This ability can also be targeted at star beasts, if it was your strength before, I wouldn't be able to see through you, but now, I can know if you're lying, and if you have malicious intentions towards me!"
Hydra looked at Xiao Ming in shock.
"What's the matter, are you disappointed?" Xiao Ming looked at Hydra.
Hydra shook his head and chuckled suddenly, "Now, I can really rest assured!" (To be continued......)