Chapter 1784: Separation

Chapter 1784: Chapter 1784: Separation

Indeed, it’s impossible, so the green grass growing on that small slope must have been artificially created. So—

Ji You’s expression became serious, and she immediately turned around, only to see nothing else visible except for the clusters of flames still burning in front of her.

"Is it gone?" Little Golden Dragon couldn’t help but turn around, looking back.

"Moo?" Old Yellow Bull tilted its head, looking at Ji You.

[Should we turn back?]

Having run this far and temporarily reached safety, if they retreat now, would they encounter the enemy’s pursuers?

Moreover, those clusters of flames in the sky are still burning; who knows if they might explode again? If they do, wouldn’t it be walking into a trap, sending themselves to their deaths?

After thinking carefully, Ji You asked, "Old Niu, Little Golden Dragon, do you remember approximately how far that small slope is from our current position?"

Old Yellow Bull shook its head, focusing solely on escaping without considering much, now struggling to recall any specific distance, its mind blank.

Seeing Old Niu’s expression, Ji You knew she couldn’t rely on it.

Then she turned to Little Golden Dragon.

Little Golden Dragon pondered for a moment and said, "Turning back, I estimate it would take about 3 minutes."

Ji You replied, "Not much different from my own estimation."

Little Golden Dragon asked, "So, should we turn back?"

"Yes." Ji You nodded, "We must go back and have a look." To leave this plane, cooperation from the local aliens is necessary; otherwise, they’ll have to rely on luck to leave.

Ji You had already had a falling-out with Qing·Lv·Shi and absolutely couldn’t get any information from them.

As for the Blue, Yellow, and Red tribes, who knows if they survived this explosion? But Ji You thought, even if they all survived, getting back through them seemed incredibly difficult, so other methods need to be considered.

Could that area with green grass be the entrance to a tribe’s territory?

Could a way to leave be found there?

It’s worth trying.

Thinking of this, Ji You immediately said, "Old Niu, retreat."

Old Yellow Bull was somewhat reluctant because its survival instincts told it retreating would be extremely dangerous; what if it died directly...

But!

This human little bug wanted it to turn back again...

Old Yellow Bull kicked its legs slightly nervously and opened its mouth, "Moo—"

[Can’t we not go back?]

[I’m scared.]

[Really.]

Old Yellow Bull blinked forcefully to show it was genuinely afraid, not lying.

Ji You frowned, thinking she couldn’t ignore Old Niu’s instincts, so she said, "It’s okay not to go back. You take my mecha and find a place to hide, try not to be spotted by other aliens, I’ll go and check it out myself."

Hearing this, Little Golden Dragon immediately jumped and exclaimed, "What?!!!"

It swiftly leapt out, onto Ji You’s head, grabbing her hair in disbelief, "Woman, are you going to abandon me?"

Old Yellow Bull obviously hadn’t expected this human little bug to have such an idea, shaking its head like a rattle.

[No way.]

[No way.]

[Absolutely not!]

[Definitely don’t want to be separated from the little bug.]

Retreating is dangerous, but when compared with the danger of being separated from the human little bug, it’s trivial.

So, without thinking, Old Yellow Bull joined Little Golden Dragon in shouting, "Moo—"

[Woman, are you going to abandon me?]

Ji You: "???"

Little Golden Dragon also tilted its head in confusion, "???"

Silence.

Still silence.

For a moment, the atmosphere was frozen.

Then—

Little Golden Dragon paused for a while, and after regaining its senses, it was so furious it jumped again: "Damn woman! Having me isn’t enough; you have to hook up with a llama! Having me and the llama isn’t enough; you have to hook up with a bull!"

"What’s good about this bull?"

"Is it as handsome as me?"

"Is it as strong as me?"

"It’s just a stupid bull with a mind only full of grass!"

"..."

"Stop!" Ji You’s head was full of black lines, stopping the mecha whose mouth was like a machine gun, saying, "There’s definitely a misunderstanding here, listen to my explanation."

Little Golden Dragon covered its ears, "I’m not listening, I’m not listening, I’m not listening."

Ji You: "..."

Old Yellow Bull didn’t understand what was happening between the mecha little bug and Ji You, nor the current situation, but it instinctively feared being abandoned by the human little bug, so it also began mooing, "Moo! Moo! Moo!"

[I’m not listening, I’m not listening, I’m not listening.]

Ji You: "..."

Ji You tolerated, couldn’t bear it, and shouted: "What are you not listening to damn it, is this the time for eating messy vinegar over a mess?"

The mooing Old Yellow Bull and Little Golden Dragon with its rapid-fire mouth suddenly stopped.

Ji You glared at the bull and mecha, scolding, "Everyone calm down, we’re acting separately, not splitting up forever. Mecha, you hide nearby with Old Niu, give me an alert, if anything goes wrong, inform me immediately, got it?"

"So you’re still going to abandon me?" Little Golden Dragon looked at Ji You with reddish eyes.

"..." Ji You raised her hand, massaged her forehead, saying, "When did I say I’d abandon you?" With that, Ji You picked Little Golden Dragon from her head, staring at it, saying, "Old Niu is too bulky, it’s a live target for the enemy, so I can’t take it to scout, but if I leave it, I worry it might get captured by the enemy. So you need to watch it, understand?"

Little Golden Dragon seemed thoughtful.

Ji You continued, "If we’re too far apart, I can’t contact Old Niu, but it’s different with you. As long as we don’t break the spiritual connection, we can timely communicate; discovering any anomalies will be notified instantly."

The reddish hue in Little Golden Dragon’s eyes gradually faded.

Ji You patted its head, saying, "If you’re with Old Niu, you’ll be the commander-in-chief, making Old Niu follow your lead, understand?"

Little Golden Dragon glanced at Old Yellow Bull, slightly disdainful, saying, "Alright, the great Lord Heavenly Dog will reluctantly command this stupid bull."

Old Yellow Bull: "Moo?"

It’s not stupid.

Why does this mecha constantly say it’s stupid?

Separating from Old Niu and Little Golden Dragon, Ji You was actually very worried, especially for Little Golden Dragon. If not necessary, Ji You definitely would not allow it to leave her sight.

However, after dealing with Old Green, Old Red, and other aliens, Ji You dared not have even the slightest bit of arrogance.

These aliens aren’t simple, especially since Ji You doesn’t have a clear understanding of their concrete power. If the opposite side throws out some kind of huge weapon, she’d only be able to passively take hits.

Now, having decided to go into danger herself, Ji You thought even if there were risks, it would just affect her, no need to let Little Golden Dragon suffer too.