Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food-Chapter 32: Mutant Sardines

"Ugh~"

In the bathroom, Yang Mei retched dryly, looking somewhat resentfully at Liang Yuan lying on the sofa.

Liang Yuan, feeling pleased, smiled and said, "Sister Mei, you need to practice more."

Yang Mei blushed, wiped her mouth, and then returned to his arms, whining, "You just want to torment me."

Liang Yuan laughed heartily, this young woman was still too inexperienced, she didn’t have the skills of a mature woman.

Should he blame Li Zhiqiang for squandering a precious resource, or was that kid just no good?

As they were chatting, a knock came at the door.

Liang Yuan patted Yang Mei’s plump rear, signaling her to get up.

He put on his pants and walked to the door. Using a mirror to check the peephole, he asked, "Who’s there?"

"Liang Yuan, it’s me, Brother Cai. The food is ready, I came to call you and Yang Mei to eat."

Liang Yuan opened the inner door and saw Cai Zhi at the door through the security door.

He glanced around and, seeing no one else, said, "Brother Cai, wait a moment, I’ll call Sister Mei."

"Sister Mei, Brother Cai is inviting us to eat, bring the beer from my fridge."

Cai Zhi outside the door was stunned, looking surprised, "Beer? Liang Yuan, you still have beer?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "After the great flood, I quit drinking. These beers have been sitting at home untouched, perfect for our alliance celebration."

As he spoke, Yang Mei came out with two bottles of beer.

She had changed into more conservative clothes, which seemed to be her usual attire.

"Brother Cai." Yang Mei greeted.

Cai Zhi responded with a smile, and Liang Yuan picked up the Nail Gun, then opened the security door.

Cai Zhi stepped back a few paces and opened the door to 3202, "Come in and lock the door."

Liang Yuan nodded, locked his own door, and entered 3202 with Yang Mei.

As soon as they entered, the smell of instant noodles filled the air.

Yang Mei couldn’t help but swallow.

Even during this time, it was hard to resist the aroma of such junk food.

Junk food might be unhealthy, but it sure smells good.

Several people were already out in the room, including Granny Li, Wu Qian, and Cai Yao.

Old Ma was busy on the balcony, seemingly sealing the windows.

Ding Yan was inside and hadn’t come out.

"Xiaoliang, Yang Mei, you’re here, come, sit down." Granny Li pulled Yang Mei’s hand, inviting them.

Yang Mei looked at the familiar room, feeling a sense of things remaining the same but people changing.

She subconsciously glanced at the master bedroom, not seeing Li Zhiqiang.

She breathed a sigh of relief, then thought of something and instinctively held onto Liang Yuan’s arm.

Liang Yuan patted her soft arm and said, "This is your home, sit wherever you like."

"Yes, yes, this is your home, Yang Mei, see if there’s anything you want to take." Granny Li quickly said.

Yang Mei smiled and shook her head, "No, I don’t want anything from here anymore."

Granny Li could hear the deeper meaning in her words. She sighed and pulled Yang Mei aside, "Yang Mei, we women, we’re just destined to have a hard life."

These words made Yang Mei’s eyes redden a bit.

Wu Qian quickly interjected, "Xiaoliang, Brother Cai said you should check these fish, I haven’t started cooking yet, come take a look."

Liang Yuan, feeling slightly invigorated, quickly walked to the living room and said, "Brother Cai, what did you get?"

"We got lucky this time. Liu Erlong’s people seem to be running low on food too. I traded a pack of instant noodle seasoning and some salt I had saved for one sardine and two bass."

"Look at these, these sardines and bass are freaking mutated, they’re huge."

Liang Yuan saw in the living room basin, three fish as long as forearms swimming in the water.

Among the three, the sardine’s body was silver, its scales looking like stainless steel plates.

The bass had a slightly golden hue, as if draped in a layer of golden armor.

These two kinds of fish were much larger than any seen in the market before the great flood.

Cai Zhi couldn’t help but say, "Liang Yuan, do you think these fish are normal? Many people downstairs are eating them, and so far, no problems have been found."

There was no way Liang Yuan could actually tell if the fish were normal just by looking.

He’d have to kill one to check for points.

"I’ll take a look. Killing the fish is my job, you all rest." He said, taking the basin to the balcony.

Since the great flood, the kitchen and bathroom drains had long stopped working.

Regular trash had to be thrown from the balcony, otherwise, the drains would easily clog, causing backflow.

Reaching out, he was about to grab one of the sardines.

Next to him, Cai Zhi quickly reminded, "Be careful, these things have really sharp teeth."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sardine flicked its tail, leaping out of the water and snapping at Liang Yuan’s hand.

Liang Yuan was startled and quickly withdrew his hand.

In the dim light outside, he could see the sardine’s mouth full of sharp teeth, looking extremely ferocious!

Smack!

The sardine that missed Liang Yuan’s hand slapped onto the tiles with a loud thud.

Cai Zhi quickly said, "See, it’s vicious, right?"

Liang Yuan nodded, "Sardines are filter feeders, they use their gills to filter seawater to catch plankton."

"I’ve never heard of sardines biting people, and I’ve certainly never seen one with a mouth full of sharp teeth."

Liang Yuan took the vegetable knife from Cai Zhi’s hand and, with a smack, hit the sardine’s sharp head with the flat of the blade.

The sardine, which had been flopping around, immediately went still.

Liang Yuan didn’t dare touch it directly, he asked, "Do you have gloves?"

"Yes, yes."

Cai Zhi stood up, about to get some.

But a pair of rubber gloves was already extended to him.

Liang Yuan looked up, it was Ding Yan who handed them over. He didn’t know when she had arrived.

"What brings you here?"

"I heard you were researching fish from the great flood, so I came to take a look."

Ding Yan squatted down, watching the sardine, "I’ve only eaten them cooked before, this is my first time seeing a live one."

Liang Yuan put on the gloves and reached for the sardine.

As his hand got close, the sardine suddenly flicked its tail again.

It seemed like it had been waiting for Liang Yuan to get near, snapping at him again.

Liang Yuan was shocked, this sardine was playing dead?

This time, however, armed with gloves, he was emboldened and slammed his hand down.

Bang!

The flopping sardine was firmly pinned to the ground by Liang Yuan.

He felt strong resistance beneath his hand, much stronger than he had expected.

Without hesitation, he smashed the knife down with his other hand.

Bang bang bang!

Three consecutive strikes and fish scales flew, the fish eyes turning bloody.

Still, the sardine wasn’t dead, it kept struggling fiercely, its scales grinding against the floor, making a squeaking noise.

Like tires skidding on the ground.

Liang Yuan was taken aback. This time he used all his strength, and with a thumping sound, the knife struck down hard.

"Ding, you killed a mutated sardine, you earned 5 points."

The sardine’s head was split open by the knife, its bones shattered, revealing blood-red gills.

Though it still twitched, the system’s notification didn’t lie.

This sardine was dead.

Liang Yuan was shocked, realizing an astonishing fact.

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Based on the points he earned, this sardine matched the points for killing a mutated human!

During the slaughter, Liang Yuan had clearly felt how tough it was.

Not only the hardness of its scales, but also the sharpness of its teeth, its life force, and... its intelligence!

It clearly had some level of intelligence, or at least hunting skills.

Faking death to trick him into letting his guard down for a second attack.

Is this really a sardine’s hunting skill?

Liang Yuan felt a heavy weight in his heart and couldn’t help but look out at the endless floodwaters.

These were just sardines, low in the ocean’s food chain.

What about those at the top of the food chain?

Sharks, killer whales, what level of mutation have they undergone?