The zoo was located in a rather secluded area. Although there were a large number of zombies on the streets they passed, they managed to reach their destination without any significant incidents.
"Wang Luo, if I were to establish a faction, would you object?" Zhao Qingxuan suddenly asked from the back seat.
"What? You want to build a faction?" Wang Luo asked, surprised.
"Yes, I want to unite all the female awakened individuals and form an organization!" The scene she witnessed that day kept replaying in her mind.
"If you want to do it, then do it!" Wang Luo replied. "But as I said before, I won't be a saint, and I won't join any faction! Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhao Qingxuan's body trembled slightly, and she whispered, "So you mean, if I establish a faction, you won't want me anymore, right?"
"What are you thinking?" Wang Luo scoffed. "You are my woman, that's undeniable. When you're ripe, I'll naturally pick you, whether you agree or not!"
"What I mean is, I won't have anything to do with the faction you establish, such as its safety, food supply, internal conflicts, or external disputes!" Wang Luo explained. "But that doesn't affect our relationship. If you're in danger, I'll definitely intervene, but that might not be the case for others. Understand?"
Wang Luo wasn't surprised by her idea, as in his previous life, she had indeed established an extremely powerful faction. The only one who could contend with her in Anluo City was Butcher Zhou Yiming's faction. As for the faction Wang Luo built himself, it was no match for hers. After all, he had only awakened an S-class talent. Among those of the same level, Wang Luo was no match for Zhao Qingxuan. Consequently, more people would surely follow her than him.
Zhao Qingxuan nodded, "So, you mean you want to be the man behind me, right!"
"That's right. If you want to build a faction, go ahead with confidence!" Wang Luo said. "Isn't it said that behind every successful man lies a pile of women, and behind every successful woman stands a man who supports her? I am that man supporting you!" Wang Luo added with a wink. "And I'm supporting you with all my might!"
"Ow, stop pinching me..."
Not long after, the two arrived at the zoo. There weren't many zombies within the park, certainly fewer than on the streets outside. Without hesitation, they forged ahead. Besides human zombies, there were also many animal zombies: zombie wolves, zombie tigers, zombie lions, zombie apes... Compared to human zombies, they were faster!
Wang Luo, wielding his Black Abyss, cut down the approaching zombies as they came. Of course, he didn't forget to search for energy source crystals. Wang Luo had never been inside the zoo before and was unfamiliar with the environment.
"Qingxuan, do you know where the pandas are?"
"Yes, follow me!" Although curious why Wang Luo specifically asked about pandas, she unhesitatingly led the way.
Soon, they arrived at the panda enclosure. Wang Luo immediately spotted a panda, not very large, lounging on a tree branch.
"Is it a mutated beast?" Zhao Qingxuan asked, looking at the panda Wang Luo was observing. "It doesn't look particularly special!"
"Look under the tree!" Wang Luo said.
"Zombie corpses!" Below the tree where the panda was perched, seven or eight zombie corpses lay scattered.
"This guy is definitely a mutated beast, otherwise it wouldn't have such combat power!" Wang Luo confirmed. He admitted that he was somewhat face-blind when it came to pandas; to him, all pandas looked alike. However, its combat prowess spoke for itself.
"But how are you going to lure it?"
"Lure? I'm rescuing an endangered animal!" Wang Luo said. He quickly led Zhao Qingxuan to the staff area. What do pandas eat? Bamboo, of course! The zoo's warehouse stored a large quantity of bamboo, enough for a giant panda to eat for a long time! As for the future, they would figure something out then.
Zhao Qingxuan understood. Wang Luo intended to use bamboo to entice the giant panda. "This guy is indeed quite sly!" she thought.
Wang Luo scaled the fence and entered the enclosure. He tossed a section of bamboo at the motionless panda perched on the branch. However, there was no reaction.
"Is it dead?" Zhao Qingxuan asked doubtfully.
"No," Wang Luo shook his head. "This is one of the three strongest mutated beasts in Longxi Province in the future, how could it be dead? Maybe it's just starving to death!" Wang Luo then threw another bamboo shoot.
It moved. It finally moved. The creature lazily shifted its body and looked at Wang Luo. Giant pandas have poor eyesight, but their sense of smell and hearing are extremely keen. Its nose twitched, as if detecting an alluring scent.
"Ying ying ying!" Despite its plump appearance, the creature was surprisingly fast. It scrambled down the tree in a flash and pounced on the bamboo shoot on the ground, devouring it greedily.
"It looks very hungry!" Zhao Qingxuan exclaimed, watching its ravenous consumption.
"Of course. Four days have passed since the apocalypse began; it's only natural for it to be hungry!" If Wang Luo hadn't come, this creature might have held on until it could no longer bear it before coming down to find food.
After eating two more bamboo shoots, it looked at Wang Luo and let out a "woof woof" sound, like a dog's bark.
"Be careful, it's asserting its dominance and wants to fight!" Zhao Qingxuan said gravely, gripping her baseball bat tightly. Giant pandas have thirteen different vocalizations, each expressing a different emotion. A "woof woof" sound often indicates it is building courage, asserting dominance, and ready for a fight.
"Wants to fight?" Wang Luo taunted, beckoning to the panda. "Hmph, you're quite bold!" "Come, let me see how strong you are!"
Mutated beasts possess significant intelligence, much like the horse king that could understand human language.
*Human,*
*You have successfully angered this great panda! Watch as I deal with you.*
A human-like glint flashed in the panda's eyes as it suddenly lunged at Wang Luo, its movements exuding a fierce aura! Giant pandas are not purely herbivorous animals!
*Screech!*
However, the panda, having run only a few steps, abruptly stopped. Its sharp claws left deep gouges on the ground. Its eyes were fixed on the bamboo shoots in the human's hand, and saliva dripped from its mouth!
"If you follow me from now on, these bamboo shoots will be yours, how about it!" Wang Luo said with a smile, resembling a wicked uncle luring a neighbor's little girl.
*Hmph!*
*You think these few things can appease this great panda? No way!*
The panda shook its round head to the side, clearly refusing. But its eyes kept darting towards the bamboo shoots in Wang Luo's hand, and its drool continued to drip. It wanted to resist but couldn't. *Sigh!* What a disgrace for a panda! It was even considering lunging forward and snatching them. However, there were two humans, both armed, and they looked formidable!
Zhao Qingxuan couldn't help but laugh. This panda was quite amusing.
"It seems to think it's not enough," Zhao Qingxuan said to Wang Luo.
"Is that so? Then how about these?" Wang Luo waved his hand and produced over ten pounds of fresh bamboo from his Eternal Space, placing them before the giant panda. "If you agree to follow me, I'll ensure you're fed to your heart's content every meal, how about it?"
Upon seeing this, the giant panda hesitated for a moment. Then, it suddenly charged towards Wang Luo, wrapped its arms around his legs, and emitted a "ying ying ying" sound.