I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 452 The Dying Fur Ball

"Lezhi... Leixiu, what are you doing? Are you crazy..." Before there was time to mourn for Lezhi, Leixiu was about to rush forward without regard for anything else, which scared Snow so much that he quickly grabbed him.

Si Xu stepped forward to help, and as the three of them were pulling and tugging, the big white bird took the lead, flapping its wings and rushing out silently. Then Cola let out a cry, but by then the fluffy ball had already flown far away, and no one could stop it.

"Fluffy ball, how come it..."

It's just a bird or beast, why would it go to such lengths for a foreign race?

Apart from Lei Xiu, no one present expected that Mao Qiu would do such a thing. Snow and Si Xu were completely baffled.

Lei Xiu was only startled for a second before his eyes hardened. "Let me go."

"But……"

Snow and Si Xu, who were blocking him, could not be justified at this moment. They could stop Lei Xiu for a while, but not forever, not to mention that Mao Qiu was leading the charge.

The fluffy ball paid no attention to the argument among the people behind it. The temperature of the volcano, which was about to erupt, was incredibly high. Sparks from the lava ignited the feathers, turning the pure white feathers black and leaving them mottled.

Maoqiu is very vain and spends a lot of time grooming herself every day to keep her feathers looking clean and new.

To this day, none of that matters as much as Lezhi. The flames licking his feathers not only made him ugly, but the intense heat was the most unbearable thing, yet he did not flinch in the slightest.

Pure White charged headlong into the ferocious lava without hesitation, its flames flashing, and in the blink of an eye, it was swallowed by the lava just like Lezhi. From beginning to end, it did not utter a single mournful cry.

"Chirp~chirp..."

Cola couldn't stop it in time; the cry changed from anxious to grief in an instant.

Its jet-black wings unfurled with a whoosh, as if it were about to rush in. Before it could take off, a pair of large hands pressed down on the wings that were about to take flight.

Who is stopping it?

Turning around angrily, before Cola could even see the person's face clearly, purple lightning was already released, determined to teach the newcomer a lesson.

It's not a big guy, and it's not so good-natured when it's stopped. If you dare to mess with it, you'll have to bear the consequences.

Ignoring the tingling sensation in his arm, Lei Xiu was still filled with grief and anger after just asking Snows to help him. He pressed down on the cola and, without saying anything more, flapped his wings and flew straight towards the crater.

Black and purple wings meet the fiery red lava.

On one side was a gigantic monster of extreme heat that seemed capable of devouring everything, and on the other was Lei Xiu, who was enveloped in purple light, holding a long spear, and determined to go all in.

The eruption of lava never stopped, and the long spears flashing with electricity were ready to be unleashed. In the standoff, the eye-like patterns on Lei Xiu's wings seemed to flow under the pull of electricity. These eyes seemed to suddenly come alive, their gazes shifting as they searched for a target.

…………

Heat, pain, so this is what it feels like to be burned...

I only learned today that when people experience extreme pain, they can actually get used to it.

The pain of his body being burned still lingered; he could still clearly feel the agony of his skin and bones being charred inch by inch. At first, it was hellish pain, but after a while, it wasn't so bad after all.

Perhaps because the nerves that could feel pain in the body have been burned away, what is left for him now? Consciousness?

Don't know, don't want to know.

He only felt a fog before his eyes, and everything around him was fiery red.

They were just one step away from escaping, but were still swallowed by the lava. They were unwilling to accept it, but what could they do? It was always like this; things could never go as planned.

It never meets his expectations!

Was he already doomed to perish the moment he decided to enter the underground?

Was all of this... exactly what the mother tree expected?

That's why it's too lazy to even make excuses, saying it's going to find it, but it had already planned it all out: it simply can't get out of the underground safely, right?

And the earth, too, is its accomplice; even the wind and water—ah, he should have realized that sooner.

Mother Tree, Mother Tree—he was blinded by that name. It is the true god of this world, and all things in the world are naturally under its control, perhaps even the furball…

The second time he died, his consciousness lasted for so long that it was enough for him to reflect on the cause of his death and reminisce about the past.

I woke up in the forest, was chased by insects, and then encountered a furry ball.

He's such a cute, fluffy little white ball of fur; since we got together, we've almost never been apart.

What will happen to Maoqiu without him?

Will they return to the jungle to live alone? Or will they stay in their former home and become empty-nest old birds?

That's terrible! Oh well.

It would be better if it were truly sent by the mother tree. After completing the mission, it might receive a reward, and its life could reach its peak. That would be quite nice.

There's also Lei Xiu, who was once part of the group that was assigned to this position. However, the shadow on his body has long been removed, and with his abilities, he can definitely live a good life without needing to worry about him.

That's probably the reason. The shadowy figure wasn't that threatening, and he wasn't very useful as a tool. He didn't seem like he would obediently follow orders, so they simply annihilated him. Maybe the next one would be more obedient.

Since he had nothing better to do, Lezhi started weaving all sorts of conspiracy theories in his mind, just to amuse himself before he died. At this point, he didn't care whether the logic made sense or not, he was just letting his thoughts wander.

Just as we were writing about how his friends would react after the news of his death spread, suddenly, a mournful wail, completely out of place, rang out in the noisy, sweltering environment.

"嗻～"

The sound was barely perceptible, mostly swallowed up by the constant crackling and popping of the lava around them, but Lezhi still managed to pick up a few sounds.

Just as I was wondering, there was another sound.

"嗻～"

His pupils dilated. This time he was certain it wasn't a hallucination; it was the voice of the furball. He knew it too well; he wouldn't mistake it even if it turned to ashes.

"Furry, where are you?"

He didn't realize that his body had been burned to ashes, leaving only his consciousness, but he could still shout out.

They were solely focused on gathering information about the furry ball.

Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, for not long after he responded, there was another chirp, this time clearer, and it was obvious that the furry ball was trying to approach him.

Lezhi couldn't stay still any longer and kept calling out, trying to give Maoqiu the right guidance.

"Fluffy ball, I'm here, fluffy ball..."

"嗻～"

"嗻～"

As always, even at this time, as long as it calls him, Maoqiu will respond without missing a single word, each call getting closer and closer until it is right in front of him.

When the fur ball actually appeared in front of him, Lezhi was speechless.

The fluffy ball is huge, beautiful, majestic, and adorable; it shouldn't be like this at all.

Most of the feathers and flesh had already been burned away, and only a few bits of the blackened, charred bones remained, still burning. Only the slightly harder skull had held on for a while, but even it had reached its limit.

"...Fur, fur ball..."

"嗻～"

The sound was fairly clear, and when it struggled to lift its head to respond, Lezhi realized that the only part of it that was barely intact was its vocal cords.

"what…………"

Even when swallowed by death, her heart remained unmoved. But at this moment, overwhelmed by immense grief, Lezhi could no longer hold back her cries.

This sound shook heaven and earth, piercing the sky and reaching the depths of the universe.

Finally, before dying, it found Lezhi. Although it could no longer see Lezhi's body, the furball knew that Lezhi was right beside it. The belief that it had held on until this point had found its footing. The remaining flesh could no longer resist the lava, and the body gradually dissipated. With a mournful cry, the head fell, and consciousness gradually faded away.

That's for the best; at least in the very end, it didn't separate from Lezhi...