Chapter 189: Drinking the Potion, Streaking? Roasted Chicken?

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Drinking the Potion, Streaking? Roasted Chicken?

Seeing his wife like this...

Chubbs shuddered, quickly wrapping a wing around Tubbs. He clucked appeasingly, "Oh, my dear wife, what are you thinking! How could I possibly not love you? What I mean is, if I get stronger, I can protect us better and help our master. Isn’t that the best of both worlds?"

Only then did Tubbs snuggle against Chubbs in satisfaction. "Hmph, that’s more like it. I knew you would never betray our love."

The two plump chickens started billing and cooing again, as if no one else was around.

The Heart of the Nest, which had been disguised as an unremarkable red stone.

It felt the sickeningly sweet romance radiating from the two plump chickens beside it and listened to their absurd conversation, its core long since numb.

’These two idiots... are they actually discussing whether to use the Genetic Potion to lay more eggs or to become battle chickens? I, the Heart of the Nest, am speechless... Have you ever considered the potion’s feelings?’

However, what the Heart of the Nest didn’t expect was that after the two plump chickens finished being lovey-dovey, they actually began to waddle with determined steps toward the small table where the Genetic Potions were placed!

What were they trying to do?

Were they really going to use them?!

Chubbs and Tubbs thought their movements were stealthy. They tiptoed on their talons, and although their short legs and stout bodies made the action look ridiculous, they still hunched their necks and approached the small table like thieves with a guilty conscience.

But their conspicuous, round bodies, along with their earlier, uninhibited flirting—as if no other chicken was watching—had long since been caught in the corner of Seraphina Sullivan’s eye.

’What a pair of clowns...’ Seraphina thought, finding their sneaky behavior rather amusing.

’Still, in this apocalyptic world, it’s nice to have such a loving couple around. At least it proves that not everyone... er, every living being around me is single.’

However, when Seraphina saw that the target for Chubbs and Tubbs was none other than the three vials of Genetic Potion she had left there, her brow twitched slightly.

’Hm? Are the two of them... thinking of using the Genetic Potions?’

Seraphina thought for a moment but didn’t stop them immediately.

After all, Flora and Moe had both clearly stated they didn’t need them. If these two Cluckers wanted to give it a try, she wasn’t opposed.

Besides, Chubbs and Tubbs were her "property," so to speak.

Strengthening their abilities might not be a bad thing, and Seraphina was also curious to see what Effect the potions would have on Chubbs and Tubbs.

So, Seraphina folded her arms, ready to enjoy the show with great interest.

Chubbs and Tubbs successfully reached their "target."

Tubbs clucked nervously in a low voice, "Honey, if we use these in secret, will our master really not get angry?"

Chubbs tried his best to look composed, patting his chest with a wing.

"Don’t worry, darling! As long as we become useful—able to help Master fight or lay more eggs—she’ll be thrilled!"

Having reached an agreement, the two plump chickens no longer hesitated. Each quickly snatched a vial in its beak, tilted its head back, and downed the iridescent liquid inside!

GULP!

The potion went down, and the changes began instantly!

Seraphina even put down the spatula in her hand, focusing all her attention on these two "guinea pig" chickens.

She saw clearly that Tubbs had drunk the [Blast Flame Gene Potion], while Chubbs had consumed the one with the most uncertain effects: the [Evolution Gene Potion].

Immediately after, a scene unfolded that left Seraphina dumbfounded.

The two plump chickens, having drunk the potions, looked as if they had just chugged some bootleg liquor.

Their bodies began to sway uncontrollably from side to side, their steps staggered, their heads lolled about, and their eyes started to glaze over.

The transformations quickly became apparent, but they were headed in completely different directions!

On Chubbs, those sleek, glossy feathers began to fall out in great clumps at a visible rate!

In the blink of an eye, he went from a fluffy, fat ball to a bald, pink, quivering "naked chicken"!

He looked like he was ready to be tossed into a deep fryer at any second.

Chubbs stared in horror at his continuously falling feathers and let out a shrill, desperate cluck. "Aaaah! CLUCK-CLUCK! Darling! My feathers! My feathers are gone! Ah, I’m defiled!!!"

Meanwhile, Tubbs’s situation on the other side was even more "fiery"!

And that’s fiery in the most literal sense.

Her body first began to emit puffs of white steam, as if a small boiler inside her had been ignited. Then, wisps of orange-red flame actually began to shoot out from between her feathers!

Soon, her entire body was enveloped in a thin layer of fire, turning her into a true-to-its-name Flame Chicken!

Feeling the scorching heat around her and seeing her own burning feathers, Tubbs was scared out of her wits. She shrieked, her voice choked with tears, "Aaaah! CLUCK-CLUCK-CLUCK! Honey! I’m on fire! I’m on fire! Am I going to become a roasted chicken?! Help me!!!"

The two chickens—one indignant about being "naked," the other terrified of "self-immolation"—created a scene of utter chaos in the farm Space.

Watching this "Evolution" Effect that had completely exceeded her expectations, Seraphina’s lips couldn’t help but twitch violently.

’Are these the side effects of the Genetic Potion? ...They sure are immediate!’

Of course, Chubbs didn’t really remain a bald, featherless chicken.

After all his old feathers had fallen off, new "feathers" began to grow in rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

However, these new feathers looked anything but friendly.

They were no longer soft, fluffy down, but instead glinted with a cold, metallic sheen. Their edges were even sharpened to a curve, covering his body in tight, overlapping layers like a natural suit of steel armor!

That’s right, the new feathers Chubbs grew were, astoundingly, made of steel!

Not only did they look incredibly hard, but they also flashed with a chilling light under the glow of the Space.

The Chubbs of this moment stood tall with his chest puffed out. Although he might have still been mourning the loss of his old feathers inside, his gaze seemed to have sharpened. He had clearly evolved from a plump meat chicken into a bona fide "battle chicken"!

As for Tubbs, after enduring the terrifying ordeal of "setting herself on fire," her body actually began to shrink in the flames. In the end, her size was halved, leaving her small and delicate.

The flames burning around her didn’t completely die out. Instead, they gradually receded and condensed, finally settling into a steady wreath around her magnificent tail feathers and wings, as if cloaking her in a flowing robe of fire.

The shrunken Tubbs seemed to have been reborn in fire. Her once-ordinary feathers now shimmered with iridescent light, their colors vibrant. Her tail feathers were long and elegant, and with a faint halo of fire surrounding her, she exuded a kind of Holy and beautiful aura.

Seraphina stared, stunned. For a moment, she almost thought what had appeared before her wasn’t a chicken, but a miniature phoenix!

"Has Tubbs... gone from a common chicken to a phoenix?" Seraphina murmured to herself, utterly astonished.