Doomsday Revenge: Payback Time (Josie) novel Chapter 419

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Chapter 419.

Josie Quinn’s gaze also landed on the old goat.

One was a human powerhouse, the other a high-intelligence mutant animal life form. Their silent standoff crackled with an eerie, unsettling

The old goat pawed at the ground with its front hoof, then tilted its head toward a raised stone platform in the distance.

Josie, what’s it doing?” a member of the Blue Owl Squad couldn’t help but ask. “Is it… greeting you?”

In a way. It wants to talk,” Josie Quinn replied with a nod. “Stay here and stay alert. I’ll go see what it has to say.”

Wait, it can talk?” the squad members exclaimed. “It speaks human?”

“Probably not,” Josie mused. “It’ll likely be gestures or signs. But I suspect it understands human speech perfectly well.”

“What?” The group was stunned, struggling to process the idea.

Zane Shaw, the Captain of the Blue Owl Squad, spoke up. “Alright, everyone, follow orders. Maintain the perimeter. We wait until Josie retur

“Yes, sir!”

Josie turned and walked slowly toward the platform. Seeing that she had understood its intent, the old goat began to move as well.

*Clop, clop, clop.*

The goat trotted over, stopping exactly three meters away from Josie.

Josie nodded. “You have something to say to me?”

The old goat nodded back. It opened its mouth as if to speak, but after a moment, it gave up. Its vocal cords weren’t yet capable of producing the complex tones of human language.

However, its reaction confirmed Josie’s theory: mutant animals could understand humans.

The thought sent a chill down her spine. Mutant plants could communicate with her through brainwaves, and now mutant animals were proving th could listen and comprehend speech. Though they were all mutants, their evolutionary paths were diverging. One was evolving toward the psychic realm, the other toward linguistic centers.

Early humans didn’t have language either; they communicated through simple monosyllables and gestures. These mutant species were currently undergoing that exact same process.

*So, is the planet evolving?* Josie wondered. “But why? Why this sudden, massive leap? Is something wrong with the Earth?*

At this moment, Josie didn’t realize she was standing on the threshold of the ultimate truth. When that truth would eventually be revealed, she would feel a sense of sudden realization, followed by a crushing feeling of powerlessness.

“What is it?” Josie asked. “I know you understand me. Do you want to keep fighting, are you here to beg for mercy?”

The goat’s horizontal pupils locked onto Josie, its mind seemingly searching for the right way to respond. Body language alone was far too limited to express complex thoughts.

Just then, Ivy, who had been huddled on Josie’s braid pretending be dead, tremulously extended a tendit. She clung to Josie’s ear and a bapered. “Mistress, my ability allows for mental communication, between different species.”

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