Yang Zhang was surprised when the chick suddenly pecked the Mana bead as if the small chick wanted to eat it.

Of course, he didn't want to use a small chick as his new companion because what could a baby chick like this do? Launched itself into zombie's mouth and be their snack?

After knowing the amazing power of Dynamic Fire from the Mana bead, he didn't want to give it up to a random animal. He wanted to give it an animal with superb agility, maybe a deer or at least a monkey.

"Hey! Don't eat that!" Yang Zhang yelled to the chick, but the little chick ignored and continued pecking, starting to create a dent on the Mana bead.

"Hey!" Yang Zhang was about to snatch the Mana bead, but the Little Chick pecked his hand. "Ouch!"

He thought a chick's peck wouldn't be painful, but the pecked spot actually started bleeding.

"Holy shit, this little chick is aggressive!" Yang Zhang tried to snatch with his other hand, but the little chick quickly kicked the Mana bead away from Yang Zhang and continued pecking.

Yang Zhang tried to get up to no avail. He was spent after using way too much energy against the jungle fowls. Thus, he ordered, "Chestnut, Ivy, catch that chicken!"

"Vii!"

"Squeak!"

Chestnut quickly jumped out and chased the little chick. But the Little Chick quickly dribbled the Mana bead away from Chestnut.

Chestnut tried to tackle the chicken, but right when the squirrel was so close, the little chick jumped out and stomped Chestnut right on the back.

"Squeaaak!" Chestnut laid weak on the ground in pain.

"Oh, no, Chestnut!" Yang Zhang glanced at the little chick who continued pecking and making an obvious dent in the Mana bead.

"Damn it! Ivy, catch that little shit!"

"Vii!" Little Ivy unleashed four vines lashed towards the little chick. But the Little chick faced the four vines that could break rock without fear and then gracefully avoided one vine to another before pecking the vines without mercy.

"VIIII!" Little Ivy wailed in pain as the vines were ripped, and it was even worse than before when the adult jungle fowls pecked her.

She retracted the vines quickly and showed the damage to Yang Zhang, "Vii…."

"Damn! What kind of chicken is that?! How could that little chick hurt Ivy this badly?!" Yang Zhang yelled. "Hey! Don't waste that good Mana bead—"

Crack.

"GYAAAAHH!" Yang Zhang was hysterical when he saw the Mana bead had cracked split to half by the little chick.

The little chick had little to no care and started eating the Mana bead by pecking the Mana bead bits by bits, just like a regular chicken.

Yang Zhang, who couldn't move at all, could only watch his dream of some cool helper had been shattered as the cracked Mana bead was slowly consumed by the little chick.

After eating the Mana bead clean, the little chick stared in Yang Zhang's direction, and slowly, there was a fiery red aura engulfing its body.

Of course, it was a small fiery aura befitting the chick's size. But it was bright enough and acted like a flashback in Yang Zhang's eyes.

"CHIIIRPP!"

Yang Zhang closed his eyes when there was an explosion and a flash from the little chick. He thought the little chick was a goner, probably turned into a bite-sized chicken wing at this point.

But the moment he opened his eyes, he saw the little chick's body had turned orange, and he had literal Goku's Super Saiyan 2 hair on its head.

"What the—"

The little chick walked towards Yang Zhang's spot, stood right in front of his face.

"Oh no!" Yang Zhang closed his eyes again, bracing himself if the little chick wanted to burn his face, maybe as an act of revenge because Yang Zhang tried to snatch the little chick and all the siblings before.

But surprisingly, the little chick just chirped before jumping and landed on Yang Zhang's head.

The little chick rested peacefully on his hair, and Yang Zhang opened his eyes slowly.

"H—Hey, what are you doing up there?" Yang Zhang asked the little chick.

"Chirp, chirp!"

"Huh? You want to stay with me because you don't like your family?"

"Chirp! Chirp, chirp!"

"And you've been planning a coup d'etat towards the rooster commander all along because he is a dictator?"

"Chirp!"

…

"I didn't know that a little chick can stage a treason to its own dad…." Yang Zhang didn't want to think much about it, and he started negotiating with the little chick. He didn't go easy with the little chick because he remembered how the rooster commander could command an army of jungle fowls. Now imagine the offspring…

"Listen, little guy, when you're with me, you cannot leave, and you shouldn't stage a coup d'etat at me, understand?"

"Chirp!"

"In exchange, we will go on an adventure of slaying zombies and exploring many places!" Yang Zhang said.

"Chiiirpp!"

"Hehe, well, if you are willing, then we should give you a name. Of course, I cannot call you little chick every day. We need a proper name!"

"Chirp! Chirp!"

"Huh? You want to be named Torchic? H—Hey, that's forbidden. We would get copyright trouble if you used that name."

"Chiirp… Chirp!"

"What? Do you want to be a military Lieutenant? Sure, but you need a name to follow that title…."

Yang Zhang was thinking of a proper name. He wanted a name that would show the little chick prowess, although he hadn't seen the little chick showing off its power.

"Chicken… wings… wings… hot…." Yang Zhang mumbled, trying to find a good name, then he found one!

"How about… Lt. Spicy Wing!? You know, Spicy wing means you're a good menu—I—I mean, you're fiery and strong!"

"Chirp! Chirp!" The little chick hopped on top of his head a few times, showing its agreement.

"Hehe, okay then! Your name is Lt. Spicy Wing now! Let's embark on a dangerous but fun journey, okay?"

"Chirp!"

"Okay, I've found a new member! Time to plan on another journey to find more Brain bead and Mana bead!"

"Chirp!"

"Vii.."

"Squeak."

Yang Zhang looked at Little Ivy, who was still whimpering in pain, and Chestnut, who lay on the ground, just like him.

"Alright, we will move… right after I can get up."