Doomsday Revenge: Payback Time (Josie) novel Chapter 600

Chapter 600.

“If we insist on species propagation, we have to declare war on humanity and face Josie Quinn. How much hope do you have of defeating her? I know for a fact I can’t!”

“It’s just a matter of dying sooner or later!”

“I’m happy I gained intelligence, but to be honest, I was happiest when I didn’t have it. Back then, I just ate and slept. My mind was simple, I had no ambitions, and life was good!”

“Now that I know everything, I’m actually less happy. If I can’t get what I want, I get distressed and miserable.”

“I want to live, I want to breed, I want to suppress humans and become the master of this world. My desires are growing, so when I realize ! can’t achieve them, it’s hard to be happy.”

The boar stood up and brushed himself off.”The Boar tribe doesn’t have any particular opinion. If we can continue to develop smoothly, fine. If not, regressing back to our old ways is no problem. Our tribe’s natural intelligence wasn’t bad to begin with!”

Ordinary boars already possessed a level of intelligence equivalent to a four or five-year-old human. They were essentially a species capable of communication. Thus, the Boar Elder took a neutral stance; he didn’t care. At worst, they would just regress.

Hearing the Boar Elder’s words, the Tiger King frowned and looked at the other animals. “Is this what you all think as well?”

“There’s no other choice!” the Elk Elder replied.”Without descendants, the rest of us can still live for at least a hundred or even several hundred years. If we oppose that hu we won’t even see the sun tomorrow!”

The other animals nodded this current crisis first

“King, we still need to help it! This Josie

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on.”Yeah, yeah. Let’s look out for ourselves first! We can worry about descendants later. Let’s get through

lk with the humans,” the Fox Elder, who hadn’t spoken until now, said. “Let’s not be enemies if we can existence our tribes can no longer contend with. What if she keeps getting stronger? On the day she calls at tribe will even be left to talk about?”

nimals fell into deep thought.

They could talk things through thoroughly. They weren’t just driven by instinct anymore. Whether human tinct to seek benefit and avoid harm.

th the huinans,” the Tiger King sighed, seeing that the other animals had been scared witless by Josie.”You’re our immediate future.”

er letter!”

g a letter isn’t enough to show our sincerity,” the Fox Elder suggested. “Haven’t we been hiding a secret Forbidden are it out anyway, why not bring it out and give it to her? Consider it a token of our allegiance!”

en Zone…” The Tiger King hesitated. “Didn’t we agree it was a secret our mutant animals would take to our graves?”

anged. We no longer have the power to protect that Forbidden Zone!” the Fox Elder said. “King, we have to think for

ing finally nodded in reluctant agreement.

osie Quinn had no idea that the mutant animals were hiding a shocking secret.

rectly related to why the distant Interstellar Marauders had pinpointed Earth across so many light-years and why they had en this undeveloped, primitive planet.

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Chapter 601.

The Ox Envoy trotted back to Quinshaw Base, its hooves clicking against the pavement.

“Chief, the mutant animals sent another message!” someone shouted to Josie Quinn.

Josie smiled.”About time. Let’s go see what they’ve cooked up. Hopefully, they’ve actually learned something. That sentience shouldn’t go to waste. If they still can’t read the room, then they were never meant to be intelligent species in the first place.”

When Josie met the Ox Envoy, she gave it a small wave.”We meet again.”

The Ox Envoy bowed respectfully before Josie and carefully handed over the letter on its back.

Josie had Ivy establish a connection and asked directly, “Does your King intend to submit, or does he want to keep fighting me?”

“Respected human leader,” the Ox Envoy replied with newfound humility and reverence.”I am here on behalf of our King to offer our submission!”

Josie nodded, satisfied.

That was more like it.

If they still tried to fight her after the beating she’d given them, they’d be too stupid to live. Normal sapient beings didn’t throw themselves against a brick wall.

“Very well.” Josie took the letter and opened it, only to find a very crude, hand-drawn map. She frowned.”What is this?”

“This is a token of our King’s sincerity,” the Ox Envoy explained.”This location is the Forbidden Zone for ail mutant animals. It is a place where no tribe dares to tread lightly.”

“Oh?” Josie arched an eyebrow.”And why are you giving this to me? Why is it a Forbidden Zone? If it’s meant as a peace offering, there must be something good hidden inside, right?”

“Yes, respected human leader. You are truly wise!” The Ox Envoy bowed its head. “The reason we mutant animals evolved so quickly and in such large numbers is directly tied to this Forbidden Zone.”

“There is a massive lake there. If an ordinary animal goes in for a soak, niost of them emerge with awakened intelligence.”

“We call it the Spring of Wisdom.”

“However, the area of the Spring of Wisdom is limited. If it is used too frequently, the water level drops.”

“Therefore, all mutant animals agreed to declare it a Forbidden Zone. No one is allowed inside without the King’s permission.”

“We don’t know how this Spring of Wisdom appeared, and we don’t know when it might vanish.”

“Now, our King is willing to offer this Forbidden Zone and the Spring of Wisdom as an apology for his previous arrogance and the offense caused to you!”

Josie had been listening with half an interest, but she sat up straight at the mention of the lake. The Spring of Wisdom? Any ordinary animal can gain wisdom just by going in?”

*Isn’t this freaking Power Rain? she wondered.

Usually, once the Power Rain touched the soil or merged with mountains and rivers, it would seep into the depths of the earth, losing its potency and turning into ordinary water.

Why was this spring able to retain the properties of the rain perfectly?

Josie was suddenly very interested.

“Where is this Forbidden Zone?” Josie asked. “Who drew this map?”

“It’s in a jungle in the western suburbs of Sierra City. Our strategist drew it. He said he followed the human style-these are the mountains, this

is the jungle, this is the river, and this is the path…” The Ox Envoy patiently explained the markings to Josie.

Josie squinted at the map for a long time until she finally made sense of it.

Fine.

After being used to modern digital maps, looking at such a crude map/is really quite jarring.

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