Chapter 431 - 377: Selina’s Premature Birth (Part 2)
Chapter 431: Chapter 377: Selina’s Premature Birth (Part 2)
And this crimson Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile could be only the second in the entire universe to possess the bloodthirsty origin. If it grew up, it could absolutely rival the progenitor on the otherworldly battlefield.
Two Kings among the Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodiles can never coexist. If the other one were to learn that a crocodile of the same origin and immense potential existed on Earth, it would be a nightmare for Flora Bloom.
An existence of that caliber could destroy Earth and its surrounding space with a flick of a finger. How could he not be terrified!
"Flora, put it away, quickly."
Lex Cross spoke to Flora Bloom with extreme caution, then proceeded to personally tear the eggshell apart with his bare hands, roughly yanking the small crimson crocodile out.
Flora Bloom stared, stunned.
"Hey, hey, hey, be careful! You’re so strong, what if you crush it!"
Though she shot Lex Cross a glare, Flora Bloom still obediently placed the small crimson crocodile he had just yanked out next to the behemoth in her space.
Only when she was sure the little crocodile was okay did she finally relax.
But then, something strange happened.
The moment Flora Bloom placed Ruby beside the behemoth, the behemoth unexpectedly transmitted a wave of terrified spiritual power to her. The other three small, black crocodiles also hid fearfully in the craters on the behemoth’s back, trembling uncontrollably.
Confused, Flora Bloom asked Lex Cross.
"It’s so strange. I put Ruby next to the behemoth, but the behemoth and the other three little crocodiles seem terrified of it. Why is that?"
Lex Cross ruffled the hair on Flora Bloom’s head and smiled. "This is bloodline suppression. Creatures like giant crocodiles are cold-blooded animals to begin with; they don’t have much in the way of familial affection. In the process of evolution, once a breed like the Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile appears, it will exert a natural bloodline suppression over them. It’s the same even if the other party is their own mother or siblings."
At this point, Lex Cross looked at Flora Bloom’s frowning face. "You’re calling the Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile hatchling Ruby?"
Flora Bloom nodded. "It sounds nice and it’s easy to remember. What a great name!"
"Sigh... I really don’t know what to make of you. Should I say you’re lucky? To encounter a Golden Crow, the War-Wolf Clan, and a Bloodthirsty Giant Crocodile hatchling on a primitive planet like Earth... Or should I say you’re unlucky? Do you have any idea what you’ll have to face in the future?"
Flora Bloom, of course, had no idea what she would have to face in the future. Right now, she was like a frog at the bottom of a well—a king among them, perhaps—who only wanted her family to survive the apocalypse and make it safely through the third year of the war.
Naturally, if she could use her abilities to help the major strongholds overcome their hardships and change the fate humanity had suffered in her past life, she was willing to try, as long as it was within her power.
"Who knows what the future holds? I don’t want to think too much about it right now. I just want to focus on safely delivering our Polly."
The future seemed distant, yet not so distant at all. She was familiar with the future of Earth, the fate of both Veridia and other nations, but she didn’t know how she was supposed to break the shackles of fate.
"Let’s just take it one step at a time. If I can, I want an Earth where the sun never sets, to end this apocalypse, and let everything return to peace."
Lex Cross watched the woman before him, bathed in the flames of the True Sun Fire, gazing up at the gray, hazy sun that gave off little light, and his heart was profoundly stirred.
’How could she ever know that this side of her made him fall for her, completely and irrevocably?’
’If she wanted an Earth where the sun never sets, then he would spare no effort to help her return this world to a pure land.’
’If she wanted to end this apocalypse, then he would exhaust all his strength to help her fulfill that wish.’
’In the past, I always proudly believed that I was exceptionally gifted, one of the supreme beings among the various families and races in the universe.’
’But now that I have her, I feel a heavy weight on my shoulders for the first time. It isn’t just because of her, but because we’re about to have a child who carries our shared blood.’
’I’ve never felt such an urgent desire to recover my strength, break through to the next level, and become one of the few peak existences in the endless universe.’
’Soon. Soon I’ll be able to recover my full strength.’
’On that day, I can help her realize her wish and let her live a good, carefree life on Earth.’
’Although...’
Lex Cross suddenly sat down in the nest, positioning himself below the giant egg, while Flora Bloom sat on top of it.
He leaned against Flora Bloom’s lower abdomen, listening to the fetal movements that stirred a boundless, inexplicable sense of emotion in him.
"I hope our daughter is like you. Fair and delicate, so adorable."
Flora Bloom recalled, "No, she’s very much like you. So much so that I recognized you the moment I laid eyes on you in Varden Village. She has your same long, slender eyes, and they’re just as deep."