Villain Boss Chapter 145
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 145: Revenge
In the dark cultivation pool, after being twisted into a Chinese knot by Si Xu, the giant python had been in a listless state for the next few days, curled up in the corner and waiting for the boss to deal with it.
Hearing footsteps, it poked its head to look at the stairs, and the figures of a young couple were reflected in its dark brown vertical pupils.
Recognizing that this woman was the one who was almost swallowed by it two days ago, the giant python shrank its head and tried to reduce its presence as much as possible.
"These baby snakes don't seem to have superpowers."
Jiang Ran stood on the steps, avoiding the baby snakes running around under her feet and trying to brush off the goose bumps on her body.
"Yeah." Si Xu glanced at the giant python in the corner.
The giant python immediately slithered to the two people reluctantly, lowered its head, and hissed twice.
"It's a mutant beast with dual abilities." Jiang Ran said, "If I hadn't been bitten by its baby snake, I could have killed it that day."
The giant python wanted to roll its eyes at this woman.
Si Xu praised, "You just lack practical experience in dealing with mutant beasts. Accumulate more experience, and it won’t be your opponent." After all, his girl could nullify superpowers, and this giant python mainly had the advantage of size.
The giant python lowered its head even more.
The boss wanted to praise his young wife. It couldn’t possibly claim that he was lying, could it?
"Since its baby snakes aren’t mutant beasts..." Jiang Ran stared at the giant python and murmured.
The giant python trembled all over when she stared at it. It didn't know what she was thinking.
The snake was rather practical. It was arrogant and domineering in front of other people, but it appeared weak, pitiful and helpless in front of Si Xu. Tsk, what a snake spirit.
With an idea in mind, Jiang Ran leaned close to Si Xu's ear and whispered, "Si Xu, I want it to..."
After hearing her words, Si Xu's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything and took two steps back.
"Hey, you." Jiang Ran pulled out a handkerchief with a fruity scent. "Can you remember the smell of this handkerchief?"
The giant python hissed twice, indicating that it could.
"Okay then." Jiang Ran put the handkerchief in front of it. "Do you know Zhoushan laboratory?"
The python shook its head.
"I thought you knew everything," Jiang Ran muttered in disappointment.
The python felt aggrieved. It was just a snake. Did she expect it to know everything like humans?
"Here, I'll show you." Jiang Ran skillfully took out a map from her fanny pack and indicated for the python. "We’re here now. This is the east. East, you know? It's the direction where the sun rises. This is the north. This is Zhoushan laboratory, I want you to go here... yes, here..."
After repeatedly gesturing for a long time, the python slumped to the ground and didn’t move.
Jiang Ran put away the map. "You go over there and wait for a woman with this scent on her body. I don't want you to bite her to death. Just bite her until she’s seriously injured. Remember to let her return to Xiling base alive, understand?"
The python nodded weakly.
Jiang Ran flicked her finger on the map twice. "I don't want to interfere with the hunting rules of you mutant beasts, but I hope you try not to hurt humans."
"Hiss, hiss!" That was simply an unreasonable request! She wanted it to help her do things, yet forbade it to eat humans!
Feeling the dissatisfaction of the giant python, an air current flowed through Si Xu's fingertips. He looked at the giant python and smiled faintly. "If you don't like the Chinese knot, I can turn you into a double lanyard knot."
Giant python, "..." Actually, humans weren’t particularly delicious. Their meat was sour and their blood was smelly. They didn’t taste as good as the wild rabbits running around outside.
Seeing that the giant python had no objection, Jiang Ran smiled gently. "Thank you for your hard work. After this is over, you’ll be free. You can go wherever you want. You don't have to be trapped in this base anymore."
"Hiss, hiss." That was more like it.
"Of course, no matter where you go, don't hurt humans casually."
Python, "..."
……
On the way back to the base, Jiang Ran went to the river to wash the scent off her hands.
The handkerchief was taken from the dead Zou Yun. Obviously, it belonged to Wei Yage.
Since Wei Yage prepared such a big gift for her, of course she had to reciprocate appropriately.
……
In early spring, nature awakened. Except for humans who were forced to live in a corner by the disaster, the outside world seemed to have not changed much.
Willow branches had sprouted new buds, and a few gray-haired hares had come out to look for food. They weren’t afraid of Jiang Ran when they saw her, but just squatted in the grass to look at her.
Looking at the tomb without a tombstone in front of her, Jiang Ran squatted down and put down a bunch of freshly picked azaleas.
"Qi Yao, I'm going back to Xiling base." Qi Yao was considered her first close friend since she came to this world. Jiang Ran sniffled, and her tears receded slightly. "Will you feel lonely here alone..."
She paused and laughed self-deprecatingly. "How could you possibly feel lonely? Si Xu said that when a person dies, they turn into a pile of bones, without soul and so-called reincarnation..."
She stopped talking and just stood quietly for a long time until the sun set.
Si Xu didn't approach Qi Yao’s grave because he didn't really know her. Instead, he stood under the willow tree in the distance waiting for Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran’s thin silhouette against the sunset appeared to be bathed in a layer of gold.
This was the first time she came to visit her friend after recovering from her injury, and it might be the only and last time in her life.
"Will she cry?" If she cried, how was he supposed to comfort her?
His gaze lingered on her for a long time.
She bent down deeply and bowed three times. When she turned around and was about to leave, a wild rabbit hopped to her feet and bit the unknown green leaves at her feet.
She seemed to be stunned, and leaned over to touch the rabbit's furry head tentatively.
"In this world, it seems that we humans are redundant."
Her soft sigh, entangled with the wind, floated into his ears.
"But even so..."
Even so, humans still had to find a way out of this disaster, no matter what price they paid.
……
After getting familiar with the route, the convoy returned to the base very quickly. At the exit of the highway near Xiling base, they met Shen Bai and the others who came back from Yancheng base.
Unexpectedly, Si Xu was with Chu Yuan's team. Zhong Qian supported his glasses, which almost fell off because of his shock, and greeted Si Xu calmly.
After sensing the strong fluctuation of superpowers, they searched Yancheng underground experimental base several times, but didn’t find Si Xu.
Although Shen Bai insisted that Si Xu wouldn’t have an accident, he felt that Professor Si might have...
He thought of many possibilities—killed, captured, or even lost... But he never thought that Si Xu would be with Chu Yuan's team.
Didn't the first team go to Beihe base? It was tens of thousands of miles away from Yancheng!
"Your leg." Shen Bai glanced at Jiang Ran's leg. "What happened?"
"I fell." Jiang Ran made up a reason casually. "Si Xu said there will be no sequelae."
"I’m glad then." Shen Bai said, "Did you run away from the base?"
"Yeah, there was a misunderstanding with some people in the base. I was afraid of being caught, so I ran away."
"Misunderstanding?" Shen Bai frowned, and felt that something beyond his expectations had happened in the base during the time he was away from the base. "Since it's a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly. Don't be afraid."
"Oh," Jiang Ran said lightly, "I killed Zou Yun."
Zhong Qian, who was quietly listening to their conversation, choked on the water he was drinking. "Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Shen Bai was surprised, but didn’t show any accusation or anger. "Zou Yun? The deputy captain of Wei Yage’s team?"
"Yeah."
"You killed him?" Shen Bai’s expression was a little weird.
As far as he knew, Zou Yun was a third-level superhuman with water-type abilities. Ranran was an ordinary girl. How could she kill him?
"Yes." Jiang Ran said, "I stabbed his neck with a dagger."
"Well..." Zhong Qian finally calmed down and interrupted, "Miss Jiang, why did you want to kill him?" Zou Yun was Wei Yage's subordinate. Even if he committed a crime, they would have to wait until Wei Yage came back before they could deal with him.
"He broke the rules of the base and hurt ordinary people at will," Jiang Ran said. "He also colluded with Guo Zhehao to kill Chu Yuan."
