The Creatures That We Are-Chapter 1147: Safe

Possession allowed the user to possess anything and manipulate it. If targeting a creature, the more advanced the lifeform, the greater the chance of failure. The Talent worked best on inanimate objects.

Gao Yang considered Harvest Song’s strength. She was a physical assassin with great explosive power but terrible defense. She was War Tiger-lite, so to speak.

Bumblebee (Decaying Particles, Hedgehog, Fasting) gave his Talents to Raven Shark (Sea King, Dimensional Storage, Inorganic, and Pro Gamer).

Fasting, serial number 147, Life-type, allowed the user to enter a resting state and store energy so that they could survive with no food or water for a long period.

Inorganic, serial number 147, Life-type, allowed the user to become inorganic for immunity to all poisons, also granting a small defense buff to other damages.

Pro Gamer, serial number 122, Support-type, allowed the user to master any game without prior experience, including games that would determine life and death.

Gao Yang frowned a little. The Talents didn’t really work well together. If he had to define Raven Shark, he would say he was now a functional support with better survivability.

“You should eat, Captain, or it’s going to get cold.”

Liao Liao put on disposable gloves and tore a piece of meat from an aromatic roasted pigeon, lifting it to Gao Yang’s mouth. “Here, just eat so that you can keep working at the same time.”

Gao Yang ate the meat without thinking much of it, while Liao Liao had done it on purpose. She fed Gao Yang, observing Qing Ling from the corner of her eye.

Qing Ling was being served by Nainai and didn’t react at all.

It can’t be, Liao Liao muttered to herself. Have I really seen it wrong? Qing Ling and Gao Yang aren’t an item? I’ve been a pro gossiper for years, yet I’m losing to a brat like Nainai?

Then Liao Liao came to a conclusion: Ah, it must be because I look too safe. Qing Ling doesn’t see me as a threat. Yeah, that must be it. I’ll ask Sister Xia to do the test for me...

Her wandering thoughts were interrupted by Gao Yang.

“Liao Liao.”

“Yes, sir!” Liao Liao jumped, feeling exposed.

Without looking up from the list, Gao Yang chewed and said, “Did War Tiger pick the Talents himself?”

“Yeah.” Liao Liao smiled awkwardly. “Do you think he’d listen to anyone else’s opinions?”

War Tiger had a few choices. Unable to make a decision, he only made up his mind near the deadline. One reason was that War Tiger had been betting on someone acquiring more powerful Talents later, but unfortunately, outside of Judge going to Gao Xin, no one had acquired any of the unclaimed top and bottom Talents.

They discussed the matter and came to two possibilities:

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First, the Heavenly Way was so weak that Talent allocation became difficult.

Second, there were newly awakened humans who acquired the powerful Talents.

Chen Ying had been searching for new awakeners, but so far, no result. With the deadline approaching, War Tiger finally gave up and picked someone to receive Talents from.

Gao Yang’s gaze fell to the list.

Sunny (Blood Curse, Crisis Alert, Drunken Master) gave her Talents to War Tiger (Killing Expert, Grumpy).

“What do you think about War Tiger’s Talents?” Gao Yang asked.

Liao Liao picked apart the pigeon patiently. “I think his greed got the better of him. He wanted to wait for a good Talent and ended up with nothing. He had no choice but to pick from the leftovers.”

Gao Yang shook his head. “Although Sunny’s Talents aren’t that strong, I think they suit War Tiger well.”

“Drunken Master can imbue Black Gold weapons with its paralyzing property. Paired with War Tiger’s tremoring power, the tip of his blade would be a deadly weapon and an insidious threat.”

“Aha.” Liao Liao laughed dryly. “That’s very much like Uncle Tiger. He always aims to kill.”

Gao Yang continued with his analysis. “While Crisis Alert can’t see the future ten seconds accurately like Prophet does, it’ll help War Tiger control the flow of the battle. He’s experienced enough to predict the opponent’s moves and avoid deadly threats with a vague sense alone. The Talent won’t be of much help to others, but it will essentially grant War Tiger a second life.”

“Oh, that’s easily understandable. But what about Blood Curse? Uncle Tiger isn’t one to curse someone far from the frontline.”

Liao Liao tore off another piece of pigeon meat. She was about to feed Gao Yang when a shudder ran down her spine. She sensed a cold, piercing gaze behind her.

She quickly turned around to see Qing Ling staring at her.

Haha, she bit the bait! She got jealous! I knew it—wait, something’s not right. She’s not staring at me or Captain, but...the pigeon meat?

Liao Liao asked tentatively. “Sister Qing, do you...want some?”

Qing Ling’s eyes lit up. “Yeah.”

“Oh, then,” Liao Liao offered when she realized that Qing Ling’s hands were occupied by the list and a bottle of drink, “I’ll feed you?”

Qing Ling opened her mouth wordlessly, waiting for Liao Liao to feed her. Liao Liao hurriedly put a piece of meat into her mouth. Qing Ling chewed slowly, her cold expression softening.

Liao Liao was going to awkwardly resume the conversation when Qing Ling said, “It’s not War Tiger’s style to put a curse on someone secretly, and it can’t be done anyway. However, Blood Curse is useful to War Tiger.”

“How so?” Liao Liao asked.

Gao Yang reminded her with a faint smile. “Think about how he fights.”

Liao Liao came to a realization, “Ah, his injury!”

“Yeah.” Noting Nainai’s confusion, Gao Yang explained further, “It’s a common occurrence for War Tiger to lose a limb when fighting someone. The greater his injury, the more powerful he becomes. So, it’s very likely for his blood to get onto his enemy. War Tiger doesn’t have to put a curse on someone in secret. He can do it while fighting.”

“Holy!” Liao Liao straightened. “Uncle Tiger’s even taken that into consideration?”

Gao Yang said with a complicated expression, “There’s nothing he wants more than killing his old man.”

“Um, what a loving father and son,” Liao Liao commented. Then she noticed Qing Ling staring at her—at the pigeon meat in her hand.

“It’s going to get cold,” Qing Ling reminded her.

“Right.” Liao Liao quickly tore the meat up to feed Qing Ling.

Satisfied, Qing Ling continued reading the list.

—Wandering Tune (Portal, Blocking, Self-Detonate, Mutate) gave his Talents to Nine Frost (Weak Point, Telepathy, Avian King, Three Heads Six Arms).

Mutate, serial number 135, Life-type. It allowed the user to mutate their body, energy, and Talents for a short time for unexpected effects, which could be good or bad, strong or weak, and excessive uses could lead to irreversible effects or death.

Gao Yang had thought that Nine Frost would go for a stronger Talent for his revenge, but the man had always put the big picture first rather than his personal desires.

On the other hand, Nine Frost’s level 7 Three Heads Six Arms was a cheat that could combine four people to achieve greater effects than simple addition, though. Nine Frost’s power depended not only on himself, but also on his companions.

—Rewind (Suggestion, Clairvoyance, Beginner’s Luck) gave her Talents to Chen Ying (Psychometry, Skeleton Key, Detonation Expert, Sensory, Time Disturbance).

Rewind’s third Talent was Beginner’s Luck, serial number 149, Miracle-type.