Doomsday Revenge: Payback Time (Josie) novel Chapter 421

Chapter 421.

Chapter 421.

“So, what are you offering in exchange?” Josie Quinn asked. “If the price isn’t right, I’m going to say no.”

“What if I give you the secret of all Mutant animals?” The old goat looked at Josie, his horizontal pupils reflecting a mysterious, ancient wisdom.

Josie arched an eyebrow. “Interesting. The secret of all mutant animals? Every single one?”

“Yes.” Sage nodded.

“Why would you betray your own kind’s secret?” Josie’s interest was piqued. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll use it to wipe you all out?*

Merer

“I am afraid, but it doesn’t matter. You humans would have discovered it eventually. I’d rather trade the secret for our freedom now while it still has value,” Sage replied. “I think you’ll want to hear this.”

“Talk,” Josie nodded, her interest genuinely piqued. To show she was truly interested, she pulled a chair from her spatial storage and sat down, looking completely relaxed.

Aside from the sight of Ivy trembling as she linked the minds of the old goat and Josie-which looked a bit comical-the meeting was actually very

solemn.

“You’ve likely noticed that while animals and plants awakened their intelligence at the same time, the Mutant Fauna are at a clear disadvantage,” Sage’s horizontal pupils filled with a deep sorrow. “We are no match for the Mutant Flora. And if we leave the forests, we face a double threat from both the Undead and humanity.”

“Wait a second,” Josie interrupted. “Let me correct you. You aren’t at a disadvantage. In fact, you’re in a great position.”

“After mutating, you gained stronger bodies and intelligence similar to humans. That’s a massive cheat code you’ve been given!*

“To you, both the Undead and humans are just food, aren’t they?”

Sage shook his head. “No, no, that’s not it. We don’t eat the Undead. They’re too foul-smelling and taste terrible. We do eat humans and ordinary plants and animals, but humans aren’t that easy to catch. And against a Super like you, we don’t have a single bit of power to fight back.”

“Keep going.” Josie didn’t bother arguing over meaningless semantics.

“The secret of our species is that reproduction has become nearly impossible,” Sage revealed. “In our goat herd, in almost an entire year, only two kids have been born.”

“In the past, breeding was

as easy

for

1. But ever since we gained intelligence, reproduction has become an ordeal.”

Josie was definitely interested now. “Oh? Is it just your herd, or is it all Mutant Fauna?”

“It’s all of us,” Sage answered. “I’ve encountered other mutant animals, and they all say the same: continuing the bloodline has become incredibly difficult.”

“To reproduce successfully, we *must* eat humans. But humans are all huddled inside their bases now. With walls that high, we can’t

get in.”

“So, if humans stay hidden forever, the fate of the Mutant Fauna is sealed. We will eventually go extinct.”

Josie nodded thoughtfully. “That is interesting.”

Γ

“As far as I know, an entire swarm of mutant snakes has already gone extinct,” Sage said. “They tried to crawl into a human settlement looking for food, but they were discovered. Only two snakes escaped; the rest were killed.”

“Human weapons are effective against us.”

“No matter how tough we are, we’re still flesh and blood. How can we stand against your weapons?”

“When those two snakes returned, their mating failed, their eggs failed to hatch, and that was the end of it.”

“Attacking you today was a move born of desperation. If we don’t eat some humans soon, our herd will die out as well.”

“This is likely the world’s way of keeping all life in check.”

“Heaven gave us intelligence and powerful bodies, but forced us to consume humans to complete our reproductive cycle. “Every cause has its effect. It was all destined.”

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