Chapter 69: The Corpse Corps
The footage was clearly captured using a drone. It was taken from the top of a mountain range at a time near the end of summer, right before spring began. The plants at the perimeter were still growing vibrantly without any signs of wilting. Yet, huge dark spots were seen spreading out from the center of the mountains. The affected land was stained with a dark brown color, indicating its infertility. Plants there appeared black as if they had been scorched.
That was not the end of it. The movements spotted on the mountain top were far more unsettling.
It was swarm after swarm of zombies.
The drone flew in deeper. Right at the center of the mountain peak, a dark knight riding a skeleton horse stood out from the legion around it. The flaming soul burning within its skeleton rose and stared directly into the camera.
In the next moment, the javelin in its hand was tossed into the air. Inch by inch, the crowd could see the spearhead closing in on the screen until finally, the video blacked out and there was dead silence.
"Gasp!" Those with a weak mind were unable to refrain from crying out in horror. They felt like the javelin was going to break through the screen and reach them.
Though it was just footage, many students were actually relieved that they were still alive.
'What is that surreal creature? How can it be so powerful?'
Qin Feng was equally restless. He realized that the location of the video was exactly where the Hell Stone had crashed.
No wonder the kids from the orphanage were infected by the dark rune again.
Though he had gotten rid of the dark stone, the colony was still in great peril just like in his past life. Only this time, the menace was not from the corrupted beasts but a legion of well-organized zombies!
'The skeleton knight must be at least an F-tier beast king.' Qin Feng thought to himself.
Deng Nian's voice rose again. "Currently, we need to unite all available forces inside Chengbei to defend against the powerful beast. All G-tier aptitude users in the second and third years, as well as the supporting aptitude users, will be deployed to the field."
"This marks the end of the 69th grand assembly of the university. Dismiss!"
The initial joy in the jubilant students at the beginning of the assembly had now been replaced by deep thought and fear.
Cheng Chao shook his head and murmured, "Looks like the freshmen are truly frightened. As far as I can remember, they would usually show milder content like a documentary in the past years."
Those documentaries were equally daunting but it was less traumatizing than this one.
The university was not going to cut the students any slack. It was not like they were able to stay protected inside the colony after they had entered the school. They would not be able to step out of their comfort zone this way.
On the contrary, the principle of the university was to let the students battle as much and as early as possible. The teachers would encourage the students to explore the wild, either through direct influence or indirect persuasion.
Otherwise, things like Li Yaoyao forming an expedition team would never have happened.
While Cheng Chao was in his own train of thought, Qin Feng approached him quietly.
"Sir, I wish to join this operation." Qin Feng volunteered himself.
Cheng Chao thought that he had heard him wrongly. "Qin Feng, you should not act out of impulse. Focus on your studies and training first. You can join when you are truly ready. Besides, you won't be allowed to join since you are not a support member."
Qin Feng thought about it and asked, "What if I have earned the G-tier aptitude user badge? Will I be qualified then?"
Cheng Chao was unable to rebut. "Theoretically, yes. But practically, it would be impossible with your current skill set."
Qin Feng did not insist and took his leave. His classmates looked at him like he was a madman.
'You want to join the operation fighting those scary zombies? Dream on with that useless talent of yours!'
Qin Feng operated his communicator and called Zhou Hao. "Do you want to join the zombie-cleansing operation?"
"Sh*t! As much as you do!" Zhou Hao answered without any hesitation. He had trained painstakingly for this day. He wished to fight!
He hardly saw Qin Feng recently. Luckily this best buddy of his had not forgotten him.
"You got an idea?" Zhou Hao asked curiously.
"Yes. Meet me in the evening on the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Hao was very excited.
The day ended after the grand assembly was over. He grabbed a quick dinner at home and went straight to bed after that. He needed the rest badly after the busy week. More importantly, he still had a difficult fight waiting for him at night.
***
At 10pm, Qin Feng once again appeared at the Eagle Clubhouse. Not only that, he was accompanied by Bai Li in the human form this time.
The place went pin-drop silence wherever Bai Li appeared. The people around the clubhouse were stunned by her beauty and were lost for words.
Qin Feng had no choice but to order Bai Li to put on a pair of sunglasses.
"Why should I wear sunglasses when it's dark?" Bai Li asked.
Qin Feng did not know how to answer. He was not going to tell her that he disliked other people looking into her beautiful eyes.
"Just do as I say." Qin Feng patted her head. Bai Li pouted her lips but still did as her master said.
They did not know that their every action was currently being watched. The stalker was Jiang Shaoyang who was sitting comfortably inside the manager's office.
Someone had informed Jiang Shaoyang the moment Qin Feng set foot into the clubhouse. The clubhouse had surveillance cameras in every corner. He pressed a few buttons to bring up the right angle and was equally astonished by Bai Li's elegance.
That astonishment was immediately replaced by rage and jealousy. He felt violated when Qin Feng touched Bai Li's hair. In his twisted mind, Jiang Shaoyang perceived that only he and not the lowly Qin Feng deserved someone as beautiful as Bai Li. He vowed to take the girl away from Qin Feng who was going to die inside the arena tonight.
"Has all the arrangements been made?" Jiang Shaoyang uttered rather wickedly.
"Yes. Don't worry, Sir. He wouldn't make it out alive tonight once he steps into the arena." The guy from the other end spoke confidently.
Qin Feng entered the ring around 11 pm.
The Eagle Clubhouse held multiple fights in one night so Qin Feng had to wait for several rounds before his turn.
A lot of attendees today were audience members from the day before. They did not want to miss out on Qin Feng's match so they came again since he had promised to turn up today.
Five straight wins were no easy feat. Many would have backed away from the sixth match.
However, Qin Feng had defeated Arm Breaker, who had a seven-streak-win, in his last match. The audience was expecting to see more of Qin Feng.
The emcee's voice soon resonated inside the arena.
[The next person is a newbie in this ring. Yet, I believe most of our audience already know him from yesterday. He is our five-straight-wins contestant, Mad Fox! He is entering his sixth game now, can he keep his hot streak going? Let the match begin!]
Qin Feng's opponent this time was a G7-tier ancient warrior.
The odds of the two fighters were almost on par. Nevertheless, many placed their bets on the challenger after being incited by the emcee. The Eagle Clubhouse would still be the biggest winner regardless of the match outcome.
Qin Feng defeated his first opponent of the night with ease. He then consecutively put down a G8 and two G9 challengers.
Qin Feng did not get carried away and could almost smell the foul plot.
'This is too easy. Something is not right.'
Chapter 70: Martial Arts vs Abilities
At this time, Qin Feng already had nine straight wins. And with the appearance of the next contestant, the bet results were also announced.
The ratio had actually reached 7:8!
In spite of this, some people who had been stunned by his victory had fiercely pounded in their cash. The funds in the gambling pool might have exceeded 800 million!
If Qin Feng were to win, the casino would naturally lose a hefty sum.
However, if Qin Feng were to be defeated, the casino would be able to make a fortune!
Qin Feng looked at the opponent in front of him and finally understood why the casino did this.
The opponent was actually an F2-tier Ancient Warrior!
If Qin Feng were just an ordinary Ancient Warrior, even if he defeated those of the G2-tier, he would not be able to beat an F2-tier Ancient Warrior. This Ancient Warrior, in particular, had a stable and concise aura, he was obviously a pro.
"Your winning streak is over, boy!" The Ancient Warrior's finger swiped across his neck, which was obviously the sign of decapitation.
What he meant was self-evident.
Those Ancient Warriors before were just goofing around and there to build the desired momentum; the real killer was at the end!
[It seems that Barbarian is full of hostility toward Mad Fox, and he wants to behead him! Barbarian is a decent fighter, with ancient martial arts parallel training being his greatest strength. With a body as strong as iron, and strength that is extremely powerful, will he be able to overturn Mad Fox's status?]
The host gave a brief introduction but many people did not care.
He only had a strong body, and not many people would focus on honing this kind of skill to the highest level. There was no way he would be able to rival Mad Fox.
Mad Fox was fast and strong, he was probably no weaker than Barbarian!
Probably because Barbarian focused on training his physical strength, the aura he exuded was not particularly potent, so he did make people feel like he was one fierce towering giant.
Very few people could see that his strength was that of an F2-tier.
He did not make much of an appearance in the past, after all, he was a hidden trump card. He had only won three rounds, but each of his opponents died very miserably.
However, in the ring, people who had died tragically were nothing new. The prestige of Barbarian might not be as high as the previous Arm Breaker.
Ding ding ding!
The bell sounded, and the match officially started.
"Come on, Mad Fox!"
Barbarian blatantly taunted Qin Feng with a hook of his finger.
He was actually very smart. Speed was not his forte so he wanted Qin Feng to attack first, and then counterattack when he was in close range.
"As you wish!"
Qin Feng did not attempt to dodge; he also wanted to know how strong his own body was now!
Qin Feng's Absorption skill was much more powerful than it was before his rebirth. Qin Feng's physical strength did not require much cultivation, and was comparable to those Ancient Warriors who had practiced parallel training!
The timing was right for him to have a proper comparison.
Qin Feng stepped forward and swung his fist.
Barbarian did not dodge his attack. He also swung his fist and punched Qin Feng's body. As for Qin Feng's oncoming fist, he did not even care.
It was merely a wound for a wound. Barbarian did not believe that Qin Feng could cause any harm to him. However, if Qin Feng did not avoid Barbarian's fist, then he would receive a penetrating strike on the heart.
Qin Feng striked first so his fist was the one that landed first on Barbarian's chest.
At that moment, all Barbarian felt was a huge incoming force, so much so that he could not even contend in order to overturn him. His body was pushed back and he was forced to step backward, the fist he launched did not even have the chance to touch Qin Feng.
Barbarian stepped three steps backward before stabilizing his figure.
"Ahh! Mad Fox, go on, kill him!"
"Get rid of him, beat him to death!"
"Good one!"
With the audience cheering excitedly, Barbarian felt a surge of rage rushing to his head.
He had been careless, and he did not expect to be knocked back by Qin Feng.
"Roar!"
Barbarian suddenly roared out loud, and a yellow light shrouded his palm.
"Barbaric Fist!"
Qin Feng's eyebrows twitched visibly.
"It's martial arts!"
After all, Ancient Warriors not only knew how to use their neigong, their martial arts skills were sometimes as powerful as abilities.
Qin Feng had also mastered a lot of martial arts skills in his previous life. However, with his current reflexes and experience, he could respond to any threat without having to waste this internal strength.
However, he would have some losses!
Qin Feng did not intend to forcefully resist, as he dodged extremely fast.
With a strike from Barbarian, there seemed to be a translucent fist shadow bursting out. The shadow lengthened with a gust of wind, and reached a meter high in the blink of an eye. Even the surrounding area was swirled up in the gust of wind as a chaotic energy burst out.
The punch ended up smashing nothing!
"Boom!"
Barbarian's fist directly hit the ground, smashing the sturdy ring ground into a wrecked state. The force was so great that the energy force field was not spared, causing the translucent force field to fluctuate and ripple.
The audience shouted suddenly, and all of them stood up from their seats.
At that moment, it did not matter whether they were betting on Qin Feng's victory or not, they were still very excited!
'Martial arts! This is martial arts!'
They came here to watch the match and were actually able to see a fight that involved martial arts, as such it was certainly well worth its value!
Barbarian missed his strike but he was not perturbed as he approached Qin Feng again.
The two clashed head-on once more, but this time they were evenly matched. Qin Feng was guarding against Barbarian.
Soon, Barbarian's Barbaric Fist erupted again, and Qin Feng could only passively avoid it.
On the ring, it seemed that the battle outcome was rather apparent!
At the backstage, Jiang Shaoyang was rather pleased as he watched the fight unfold, taking a sip of wine and then switching to another camera's feed.
The camera was facing Bai Li who was standing in a corner.
Despite wearing sunglasses, her perfect posture still attracted the attention of many people. There was a group of people around her, preventing other people from getting close to her, they were naturally sent by Jiang Shaoyang.
He already regarded Bai Li as his own property.
The moment Mad Fox dies, he would go and personally greet this beauty!
***
On the ring, Barbarian was panting heavily.
No one knew how much energy he had consumed.
Barbarian had been practicing his parallel-training skills. Although the Barbaric Fist was said to be driven by one's internal strength, its energy outburst was ten times more than one's physical strength.
If one were to get hit by the Barbaric Fist, even a leapfrog aptitude user would be shattered by him.
However, Qin Feng was as slippery as a fish, swiftly avoiding the oncoming attacks whenever possible. If Barbarian did not use his Barbaric Fist, Qin Feng would take the chance to attack again.
On the ring, it seemed as if Barbarian was forcing Qin Feng to retreat and defend. It was more accurate to say that Barbarian had no other choice, otherwise he would get attacked by Qin Feng!
"What's the matter? Out of energy? So that means that it's my turn now, eh?" Qin Feng said coldly.
Barbarian's heart felt a sudden jolt as he felt that something bad was about to happen.
And at this time, a great absorption force burst forth from Qin Feng's body.
"Asteroid Assimilation!"
Barbarian practically staggered two steps forward. Like a puppet drawn by its master, he moved toward Qin Feng who placed his palm on his dantian.
In the next moment, Barbarian's internal strength was like flowing water, rushing out and being absorbed by Qin Feng in the blink of an eye.
"You!!!"
Barbarian did not even have time to react in anger as Qin Feng's other hand was raised, everyone could see that Qin Feng's fist had become black in an instant, and there were even flames surrounding it.
Barbarian's physical strength was indeed strong. Qin Feng's fist alone was naturally unable to perform a critical strike, but what about his abilities?
Hellfire wrapped around Qin Feng's fist, and in the next moment, it was blasted through Barbarian's heart.
Chapter 71: Xiao Bai Attacks
Puff!
The sound emitted was no longer the previous thumping sound of a fist hitting a body. Instead, it sounded like a smoldering sound caused by flames burning a cloth.
Hellfire broke through the barrier of flesh and blood in just an instant. As Qin Feng thrusted his fist inward he incinerated everything around it!
"Uh… Gurgle…" Barbarian unwittingly made a sound before his eyes lost their glow.
Qin Feng withdrew his hand. Without his support, Barbarian fell backward instantly.
Bang!
Barbarian's huge figure fell onto the ground, and it seemed to stir up a gust of wind and swirl up the surrounding dust.
After he had completely fallen onto the ground, everyone could see a huge hole that had appeared in Barbarian's chest, with the insides burned charcoal black, and his heart burned to ashes!
Barbarian was dead!
For a brief moment, a deafening silence enveloped the arena!
In the next moment, a state of frenzy and chaos broke out!
Mad Fox won.
Barbarian, who seemed to be extremely powerful in the eyes of everyone, was finally defeated.
For a while, everyone cheered in unison.
"Ten straight wins, ten straight wins!"
"How satisfying!"
"The Defying Mad Fox!"
Everyone cheered, while both the referee and the emcee once again fell into a stiff and stricken state.
This one scene, which had a striking similarity to the night before, had just happened once more.
The referee had not announced the victor yet, and the force field was not deactivated, but Qin Feng had disappeared in a flash.
Dark Shadow!
Qin Feng took it upon himself to leave the arena first, disregarding the referee's judgment and the reward that came with.
After all, his objective had been achieved.
A tremendous internal strength was entrenched within Qin Feng's body, nearly causing his dantian to burst. He had to either advance to the next tier or swallow the internal force immediately!
The moment Qin Feng appeared again, he had already reached Bai Li's side.
Jiang Shaoyang's people standing guard around her had no clue how Qin Feng had appeared, all they saw was Qin Feng trying to take Bai Li away!
"Kill him!"
Through the earpieces came Jiang Shaoyang's roar.
The situation that was both originally on the cusp of victory and an assured win was once again crumbled by Qin Feng. Being provoked by Qin Feng once again, Jian Shaoyang was unimaginably infuriated.
And this time, he had no plans to toy with Qin Feng anymore; he wanted to kill Qin Feng with his very own hands!
The thugs of the Eagle Clubhouse stepped forward to stop Qin Feng.
As for killing Qin Feng, they naturally knew that it was impossible. After all, the other party was the one who killed Barbarian and had emerged unscathed.
They were no match for him!
"Out of my way!"
Qin Feng's internal strength was at the brink of an outburst, and it was way more vigorous than usual. Whenever he attacked, he would use Asteroid Assimilation, sending these Ancient Warriors, who were only G8 or G9 tier, flying in the air!
Boom!
Qin Feng was like a ticking bomb; wherever he went, explosions would ensue.
He took Bai Li and quickly stepped up the safety ladder.
After several steps, Qin Feng had reached the first floor and was dashing out.
A group of people were in hot pursuit.
With the appearance of the group of malicious people, the slums were thrown into a chaotic mode, everything was turned upside down.
Qin Feng slipped into a dark alley. Wanting to get out of the sight of these people, he wanted Bai Li to cast her spatial teleportation and escape the siege of these people.
In the next moment, a person in front was blocking the road.
This human figure was ghostly, and his aura was also incredibly powerful without any attempt to cover up his powers.
F7-tier Ancient Warrior.
This was practically a target that Qin Feng had no way to challenge.
"Die!" Jiang Shaoyang roared, and a shadow burst out from the sword in his hand.
The sword's shadow enveloped Qin Feng, seemingly wanting to tear him into pieces.
This was actually a powerful type of martial arts!
Qin Feng had a great sense that his life was in mortal danger!
"Xiao Bai!"
Qin Feng shouted unwittingly, wanting Bai Li to activate her spatial teleportation to flee from danger, and Qin Feng could then take the opportunity to kill the other party.
In the next moment, Bai Li's entire body suddenly flashed in silver.
Bai Li's dress swayed, and her long hair danced along with the wind. It was unclear from where the moonlight shone through as the alley was lit seemingly out of nothingness, surrounding Bai Li's figure.
In the next moment, four silver light rays emerged!
How familiar this light was; this was definitely the Space Rune.
"Space Blade!" Bai Li tenderly shouted, pointing at Jiang Shaoyang. "Go!"
The light flashed and disappeared, and Qin Feng's pupil shrank suddenly.
When the silver light reappeared it was by Jiang Shaoyang's side.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
Jiang Shaoyang's body shook violently a few times!
The sword's shadow disappeared in mid-air. Not only that, Jiang Shaoyang could not maintain his balance and instantly fell to the ground.
All his limbs were cut off; the wounds were very neat and clean-cut, as he was practically cut into a human stick.
Qin Feng could not help but feel stunned!
"Master, quickly absorb his internal strength!" Bai Li urged.
Qin Feng took a deep breath and finally came to his senses.
He had truly underestimated Bai Li!
After all, the current Bai Li was but an F-tier beast king!
Dealing with an ordinary F-tier Ancient Warrior who rarely fought in the wild was a piece of cake.
And at this time, Jiang Shaoyang fell to the ground, still alive. He tried to lift his neck and look at Bai Li.
A great sense of incredulousness flooded his eyes.
"You! Who the hell are you?"
Jiang Shaoyang had never seen such a horrifying move. Even though he wanted to evade just now, he did not manage to dodge, it was as if the attacks had erupted directly from within him.
Moreover, he also heard the words that Bai Li spat out!
'Space Blade! Is this a Space Rune? Which means that this woman is actually a powerful spatial ability user?'
This was not even a part of the ten major departments, only some powerful ultra beasts could possess this ability.
"You don't need to know who she is!"
Qin Feng said coldly, and he could obviously see Jiang Shaoyang's greedy eyes when he was looking at Bai Li just now.
"Asteroid Assimilation!"
He pressed Jiang Shaoyang's abdomen with one hand, and a force of absorption burst forth, swallowing all of the internal strength in Jiang Shaoyang's body.
Jiang Shaoyang wanted to resist, but he had no way to do so. His limbs were gone and there was too much bleeding. Even if Qin Feng did not attack, there was no way he would have survived.
Now, even if he wanted to use the communicator to call for help, it was already impossible!
After absorbing Jiang Shaoyang's internal strength, Qin Feng's dantian was thrown into a violently turbulent state.
"Hellfire!"
Qin Feng suppressed the violent internal strength. With a burst of his ability, traces of Jiang Shaoyang's body were obliterated.
Jiang Shaoyang was thoroughly reduced to ashes in a blaze of fire!
The owner of the Eagle Clubhouse for this generation, and the dark influential overlord behind the slums, was dead.
Snap!
Crackling sounds came from the string of Buddha beads on Jiang Shaoyang's hand, which was quickly burned to crisp. However, a grey bead rolled out, with a special pale silver glow appearing on it.
This was actually a Space Rune equipment.
If Qin Feng did not burn the other party's body, he would have thought that it was only a silver accessory among the beads!
"Let's go!"
Qin Feng picked up the bead and said to Xiao Bai, and the two disappeared from where they stood.
Until the thugs of the Eagle Clubhouse came over to investigate, no one noticed the insignificant ashes in the dark alley. And little did they know that this was the place where their boss was annihilated!
Chapter 72: Dispatched to the Wild
With Bai Li's teleportation, in less than one minute, Qin Feng had returned to his house in Qinghu Garden.
Qin Feng immediately sat cross-legged, viewing inside his own dantian.
The situation today was better than yesterday's. The internal forces might be a pile of mess, but Qin Feng had exactly 62 threads of internal force which were strong and powerful, and occupying the lead role. The other messy internal forces could not cause a ripple from within.
However, those were the internal forces that his dantian could accommodate. Now, there were too many of them, they made Qin Feng feel that his dantian was about to burst at the seams.
"Absorb!"
Qin Feng began to swallow today's harvest like a whale.
The five people on the ring had sufficiently given Qin Feng 51 threads of internal force which were now squeezed to the point where they were nearly deformed.
What was more terrifying was Jiang Shaoyang's internal force which had precisely 63 threads.
After a burst of his absorption skill, the threads of internal forces were swallowed whole, quickly strengthening his meridians.
Afterwards, the internal forces became pure again and returned to his dantian.
Qin Feng's existing 62 threads of internal force began to rise.
73… 86… 99…
The strong and powerful internal force threads were practically displaying a state of diffusion, occupying his entire dantian, and was unable to squeeze in even the tiniest thread.
Yet, the internal forces had not all been fully restored yet.
"Asteroid Assimilation!"
Qin Feng tried multitasking and mustered his Asteroid Assimilation.
Rumble!
There seemed to be an explosion within his dantian.
His dantian had expanded to its utmost limit, and it could now accommodate even more internal forces.
Whereas all the threads were completely shattered!
Then, the internal forces condensed into a cloud of mist!
Qin Feng closed his eyes, and a cloud of smoke was practically fuming from his forehead. The aura he was exuding was suddenly increased exponentially.
'G-tier Ancient Warrior, internal strength like silk!'
'F-tier Ancient Warrior, internal strength like mist!'
At that moment, Qin Feng was finally promoted from a G-tier to an F-tier Ancient Warrior!
"Phew!"
Qin Feng let out a long breath.
He opened his eyes, and his eyes were glowing.
At this moment, he could feel the extent of his own strength!
However, the feeling receded as quickly as it came. After all, before rebirth, Qin Feng was one who had reached A-tier.
Once he had calmed down a great deal, he then frowned.
If the fact that Qin Feng had killed the five Eagle Clubhouse guards yesterday was not able to cause an uproar, what he did today was assuredly going to turn the place upside down.
Once those people discover that Jiang Shaoyang had disappeared, they would surely be able to trace it back to Qin Feng. There might even be people who were already after him right now.
All of this was trouble for him!
Qin Feng thought about it, raised his hand and dialed a person's communicator.
***
Xue Xingfu was already in dreamland but he was still awakened by the sound of his communicator, especially by the tone that he had set himself.
He looked at the time and it was already 2 o'clock.
"Dear, who is it!"
"It's okay, just sleep!"
Xue Xingfu was slightly annoyed but he had to answer the phone, so he gently patted his wife who was by his side and walked out of the room.
"Bro, it's late. What's the matter?"
This was neither evening nor morning, and this kid, Qin Feng, really had too much energy!
"Yeah, I wanna tip you off!" Qin Feng said, "For you guys, it should be good news!"
Xue Xingfu became wide awake at his words. When he thought of Qin Feng murdering He Li previously, he had also said that he wanted to give Xue Xingfu some good news.
What he did not know was, who was the one with such bad luck this time around?
No matter who it was, Xue Xingfu was excited.
"Wait a moment, I'll go meet you right away! We'll discuss when we meet!"
Some things naturally could not be conveyed via the communicator. Xue Xingfu hung up his communicator, put on a piece of clothing at random and went to Qinghu Garden.
After half an hour, Xue Xingfu was sitting in Qin Feng's living room in a daze as he could not believe his ears!
"Say that again, who did you just say it was? Jiang Shaoyang? You killed Jiang Shaoyang?"
"Yep, of course they probably do not know that Jiang Shaoyang is dead, and there's no evidence to prove that I killed him. However, they may get to the bottom of this! Can you put them in a tight spot?"
Qin Feng lifted his cup and took a sip nonchalantly, as if what he had just said was nothing out of the norm.
Xue Xingfu saw that Qin Feng did not seem to be joking around. However, this time, he could not sit still.
"You said that you killed He Li, I believed you. But now you are saying that you killed Jiang Shaoyang, how the hell am I supposed to believe you? Jiang Shaoyang may be a scum, but he's also an F7-tier Ancient Warrior!"
Upon seeing that he was refusing to give up until all hope was gone, Qin Feng took out the silver bead at that exact moment.
"This is Jiang Shaoyang's Spatial Rune equipment. I didn't use anything inside, you can take it!"
Jiang Shaoyang's Spatial Rune equipment was actually smaller than He Li's, only one square meter wide. However, there were a lot of stuff in it.
Firearms, both blue and purple glow rune equipment, even a huge pile of drugs, and a nameless black card.
There were about 50 million yuan in the black card, and Qin Feng kept it with him. After all, Qin Feng was in the ring yesterday, and the Eagle Clubhouse did not pay him what he was owed.
As for the rest, Qin Feng had no interest in them. Jiang Shaoyang was not very good at fighting. Those rune equipment were all standard ones and not custom-made. Obviously, Jiang Shaoyang did not care much, and Qin Feng was also not willing to use something that other people had used before. As such, he would rather give it to Xue Xingfu.
Xue Xingfu looked at the Spatial Rune equipment. He had been battling against the deputy mayor's men for so many years, as such, he knew the deputy mayor's F-tier ability user underlings like the back of his hand.
Xue Xingfu shivered for a while, his blood was rushing to his brain, and his eyes were excited when he looked at Qin Feng.
"You, kid, did something huge!" Xue Xingfu started going into deep thoughts and paced back and forth, constantly thinking about the matter at hand. And soon, he came to realize one of its most crucial key points.
"As for Lin Zheng, you don't have to be afraid of him. Although he's the deputy mayor, he's not as powerful as Mayor Zheng. And he's now been dispatched to encircle and suppress the Corpse Corps!"
Qin Feng frowned. "He went to the wilderness?"
"Yep. I don't know whether you know this or not, but a large number of zombies has appeared outside Chengyang City. I'm afraid that their leader is probably an F-tier beast king. As such, the four zones and Chengyang City have all dispatched E-tier ability users!"
"I know!" Qin Feng nodded, he naturally knew that.
The existence of the beast king level, if it were a human of the same level, required tens of thousands of them to encircle and suppress it in order to win. Furthermore, there would be countless deaths and injuries.
As such, in order to win at minimum cost, humans would definitely dispatch the strong ones.
E-tier ability users battling against an F-tier beast king was a battle with an uncertain outcome.
That was also the reason why Bai Li had just killed Jiang Shaoyang so easily today.
However, if Lin Zheng had gone to the wilderness, and he also planned to go there afterward, it also meant that Qin Feng would have to face off against him sooner or later.
After thinking about it for a while, Qin Feng was decidedly not bothered about it.
As long as these people were not sure that Qin Feng was the one who killed Jiang Shaoyang, Lin Zheng would have no reason to come for Qin Feng.
However, to Lin Zheng, an Ancient Warrior who had just awakened for a month was just like a baby who had just learned how to crawl.
When the time came, as long as Qin Feng did not specifically attract Lin Zheng's attention, Lin Zheng would not attack Qin Feng in the wild!
Chapter 73: The Most Powerful Dark Ability
"Remember, divert their attention away from me!" Qin Feng said.
Xue Xingfu smiled wryly, he really could not figure out what kind of devious plots this young one had in mind.
Generally speaking, if someone were to kill Jiang Shaoyang, that person would assuredly be a big troublemaker. That person would have to request for either Xue Xingfu's or Mayor Zhang's help and support in order to protect himself.
However, the way Qin Feng sounded was rather forceful, like he was giving an order.
It was as if it was something Xue Xingfu must do for Qin Feng.
However, when Xue Xingfu looked at the Spatial Rune equipment in his hand, he let out a sigh again.
If he were to give Qin Feng this window of opportunity, perhaps within two months' time, the item that would be handed to him would be Lin Zheng's Spatial Rune equipment!
"Relax. With the stuff inside, I can seal off the Eagle Clubhouse completely, or even replace it!"
Even after Doomsday, these things in Jiang Shaoyang's Spatial Rune equipment were enough to touch people's nerves, and the final result of the legal penalty here was death.
After all, all criminals were people with outstanding strength. Often, after breaking the law, as long as they were able to avoid being captured, they would be able to live freely. Otherwise, the bounty hunter network would not be that lively!
Qin Feng nodded too upon hearing Xue Xingfu's words, "Okay, this ought to do it. Oh yeah, it would be 50 million for your stuff. You can pay me a few days later!"
Xue Xingfu, who was talking domineeringly at first, suddenly felt weak upon hearing Qin Feng's words.
Qin Feng really knew how to get the value he wanted!
However, the news that Qin Feng had given him was also well worth the price, even far exceeding it.
Even Xue Xingfu did not dare bargain with Qin Feng.
"Okay okay okay, let me make the necessary arrangements. I'll prepare the money for you immediately!"
Xue Xingfu did not stay long. After all, the two had been talking for over an hour, and now it was already 3:30am. In just a while it would be dawn.
After Xue Xingfu left, Qin Feng also felt more relaxed.
After washing up a bit, Qin Feng stepped into his bedroom and suddenly stopped in his footsteps.
Even without light, Qin Feng, who had awakened the Dark Runes, was still able to see in the dark. On the huge bed, the dashingly beautiful girl who was lying on her side had entered slumberland, and there was a trace of suspicious water stains on the corner of her mouth!
Looking at her, she looked pure and lovely while charming at the same time.
Not only that, the other party had also put on the silk pajamas that Qin Feng bought for her during the day, without anything else beneath it.
Qin Feng took a deep breath and wanted to go to the guest room to sleep. In the future, he had to teach Xiao Bai that physical contact between men and women was forbidden!
With this thought, Qin Feng's feet seemed to be stuck on the ground.
"If I leave, that little forebear will definitely be unhappy. It's fine, she's just a little fox anyway!"
Comforting himself like this, Qin Feng was able to finally relax as he naturally lifted the blanket and laid down.
The little fox was sleeping semi-consciously. Feeling the familiar body temperature approaching, she hurriedly approached Qin Feng and licked his cheek at the same time before calmly resuming her sleep!
Qin Feng. "…"'Bloody hell!'
Qin Feng controlled his consciousness, transferring it from the little fox and placing into his ability core.
Now, he had advanced into an F-tier Ancient Warrior, but Qin Feng's ability user tier had not yet been promoted.
The biggest reason was that Qin Feng had not yet found a way to practice his consciousness!
Of course, the power of ability users was blessed, but it was also extremely difficult to promote. This was something that Qin Feng had already heard about before his rebirth. However, once an ability user was able to be promoted, the person would be an apocalyptic force, which was far beyond that of Ancient Warriors.
"Don't tell me I have to go and kill gunners?"
Although there were gunners all over the place, it was still not easy to kill them either even if he wanted to. The Underground Boxing Arena was a special case.
With such thoughts in mind, Qin Feng could only urge his consciousness to rotate the ability core step by step, and then begin looking for the runes that could arrange his abilities according to the lecture given by Cheng Chao.
***
After an early morning's torture, both Qin Feng and Bai Li, who had transformed into a little fox, stepped into the campus.
The morning course was still Theory of Runes, and there was a period of Analysis of Ultra Beasts course. The Gunslinging course was in the afternoon.
With the exception of the Runes course, the other courses were totally useless to Qin Feng.
After the Runes course, Qin Feng was about to get up and head to the library. However, he was stopped by a girl with a ponytail.
"Qin Feng, our ability user class has set up a communications contact group. Please leave your communicator details so it's convenient to contact you!"
"Yeah, sure!"
Qin Feng nodded and did not reject. He left his contact number and joined the ability class. The one who invited him to join was the monitor of the ability class, Zhao Yu!
Zhao Yu was a fire ability user who had achieved a B in both consciousness and elemental talents during the examinations. It would come as no surprise if she were to become the strongest one in class. After all, she had great talent.
Therefore, it was not surprising that she had been chosen as the class monitor.
Qin Feng skipped the Analysis of Ultra Beasts course and went to the library.
The library was very spacious, and there were not many books at all; most of them were pieces and pieces of chips.
"Dark Abilities!"
Qin Feng's eyes suddenly sparkled.
There really was information on Dark Abilities.
Qin Feng inserted the chip into his communicator, and its contents were surprisingly little.
Only when he was reading through the info, Qin Feng was able to understand why this was the case.
Chengbei University had existed for more than fifty years. During this period, only two dark ability users had appeared.
The strength of the first dark ability user was incredible. However, after graduation, he joined the Dark Coalition and became an extremely powerful convict at large. Not long after, he was killed.
This was probably something shameful for Chengbei University!
The second dark ability user appeared more than twenty years ago. After discovering that he was a dark ability user, he wanted to come to school to gain knowledge. He finally found that there were no such records in the school either. Feeling helpless, he still stayed for half a year and finally left behind all the information he had collected by himself.
[I hope that the future juniors who have awakened their dark abilities can leave their rune information here, Descendant of Fuze.]
[In theory, the basic abilities of the ten major departments are the same, and so is the appearance of the runes. However, both the colors and effects are different. Here is the simplest example…
[After many investigation attempts, I think that the dark abilities stated above really do exist but I didn't find the corresponding abilities of other departments…]
[The strongest one is the Finger of Death which was unleashed by a black-robed man in a rift in the west sixty seven years after Doomsday. With the finger pointing down, a black light flashed across the sky and killed an S-tier ability user, wiping him out. His body was obliterated with nothing left behind, and it scared off the three strongest S-tier elites on the spot…]
Upon looking at the news, Qin Feng could not calm himself down for quite some time.
"The Finger of Death!"
Such a terrifying ability. The Finger of Death could actually wipe out even S-tier ability users, how powerful was this ability?
He did not know whether the Finger of Death rune was among the more-than-one-billion rune archive he owned or not.
Chapter 74: The Imperious Gunslinging Teacher
Qin Feng ate a bit of dried meat stored in Xiao Bai's space at noon, then he continued searching for more information. This time, he was looking up for information on the runes of other departments.
Especially fire runes. After all, Qin Feng himself also possessed mutant fire runes.
When he was so wrapped up in his reading, his communicator vibrated.
Qin Feng looked at it, and it was actually Zhao Yu who had just added him.
"Monitor, what's wrong?" Qin Feng asked casually.
"Qin Feng, why did you skip class again? The Gunslinging course teacher is checking your attendance. You have already skipped class twice, and our teacher is upset. Are you still in school? Hurry up and come to class!" There was also a bit of fear in her voice.
Qin Feng was silent for a moment, and he seemed to have thought of the scene where the class monitor was being berated because of a student like him.
After all, the Gunslinging course teacher was a teacher who would vent his anger on everyone!
"Alright, I'm coming now!"
"Okay, okay. Come quickly, we're at the shooting range!"
"Okay!"
The shooting range of Chengbei University was built on the topmost level of the sports hall. It was called a range, when in actuality it was an indoor venue. After all, there were many places to gather.
The gymnasium also had eight floors. When Qin Feng arrived by taking the elevator, the course had already gone on for twenty minutes.
When Qin Feng walked in, all the students looked at Qin Feng, and the teacher naturally looked over.
"Which class is this student from? What brings you here? Are you taking this class?"
The Gunslinging teacher said sarcastically.
Zhao Yu was not only afraid that Qin Feng would be ousted, but she was also afraid of their teacher losing his temper. She quickly said, "Teacher Yang, this is a student from our abilities class. He is here to attend your class!"
"What happened to the abilities class?"
Mr. Yang suddenly raised his voice, to the extent where it was almost deafening.
"Don't think that you're awesome just because you have awakened your abilities. When your strength is low, what can your abilities do? Can you light a cigarette? Can you sip a drink? Can you plant wheat and tighten a screw? Going through the Gunslinging course may be supplementary for you all, but this is a life-saving ability! If you don't wanna learn, then buzz off ASAP!"
Teacher Yang's tone was improper, and there were even traces of jealousy in his eyes.
He was very grumpy. In the first class yesterday, he gave his students a taste of the wrath of God, using an old-school pistol, he did not even instruct them to put on their earplugs before proceeding to hit a few targets, causing their ears to buzz terribly.
In this way, it left a deep impression on the students, and they were even be a little afraid of him!
At this time, Qin Feng slowly walked forward and glanced at the bench which had guns laid on top of it.
Qin Feng said coldly, "Teacher, what you said weusing firearms to protect ourselves is not wrong. However, we have the freedom to learn whatever we want in this university. Therefore, I think that this course is not useful to me at all. Why should I still come for this class?"
"Not useful at all?" Teacher Yang was enraged as he glared at him. "What the hell do you mean not useful at all? You're bonkers, kid! Are you now a G-tier ability user? If not, just zip it! Without firearms to protect you, then what good will your abilities do? Even in the future, you will be protected by other people like a precious animal! "
The students in the class clearly did not agree with what he said.
It was recognized that ability users were the strongest among all combat professions, yet it sounded like something that was despicable based on what he said.
They were all ability users so what Teacher Yang said was actually directly demeaning them.
These people had awakened their abilities, and they were still proud of their luck until now!
Qin Feng laughed coldly, his voice laced with mockery.
"Teacher, I'm not actually talking about guns. All I'm saying is that I don't need to learn what you are teaching!"
"What?" Teacher Yang was utterly livid. He had never been treated like this by a student before.
Qin Feng have notmust not have seen the ability that he had displayed the day before.
"Kid, believe it or not, I won't let you graduate. The Gunslinging course is the second most important course for the abilities class, yet you have the audacity to say that what I'm teaching is not worth learning!"
"Oh? Graduate?" Qin Feng thought about it for a while, and felt that these words of Teacher Yang, who was roaring like a mad dog, finally managed to threaten him. "Well, in that case, why don't you just assess my abilities. If I pass the assessment, I will not come for class in the future, and you have to fill in my report card with full marks. What do you think?"
Teacher Yang grinned savagely.
"Fine, you've got quite the guts. I've never seen such a crazy person like you. Your name's Qin Feng, right? Let's do this assessment. If you fail, then get the hell out of Chengbei University immediately!"
The surrounding people suddenly exclaimed out loud, apparently not expecting Teacher Yang to say so.
"Teacher Yang, I don't think that's a good idea. It's better if you just punish Qin Feng and he'll come for your class everyday!"
The other students in class dared not speak up, but they all felt that Teacher Yang had gone a bit too far.
"Am I the teacher or are you the teacher? Step aside! I can't teach such a student; I do not want him in my class!"
Upon being lashed at, Zhao Yu hunched down timidly and lowered her head with her eyes all red.
At this time, Qin Feng's face was entirely frosty.
Teacher Yang was really way too much!
However, without waiting for him to say anything, Teacher Yang pulled out a gun from the machinery. It was just a pistol.
The ability users would learn how to use pistols which were easy to carry around.
But obviously, the workmanship of this gun was much more complicated than the other firearms, and it looked way more powerful.
"Assemble this gun under 30 seconds, and then aim it at the bullseye. An average score of eight points in ten shots will be counted as a passing mark!"
Everyone was silent once again as they did not expect the content of the assessment to be so difficult!
After all, when they were in secondary academy, the most that they did was to attend some combat classes and would not come across Gunslinging classes.
Yesterday, they had just learned to take apart a basic pistol.
As for this pistol that was so complicated, and was soon disassembled, they were not able to tell what it was.
Qin Feng nodded, and his face was calm.
"Teacher Yang, why don't you also join me in this assessment? If you fail, then you can get out of Chengbei University too. What do you think?"
"You, kid, refuse to give up until all hope is gone, eh!" Teacher Yang sneered, thinking that Qin Feng had wussed out.
The other party must have just failed to clearly see his movements, and now he wanted Teacher Yang to take part in the assessment with him. In this way, he could imitate his movements to assemble the pistol, and then hit the bullseye at random. As long as all the shots were above eight points, this bet would be Qin Feng's victory!
However, Teacher Yang had no intention of rejecting his challenge.
"Alright! I'll show you who's the real gunner here!"
Teacher Yang flicked his fingers and made cracking noises. He took out a firearm of the same model and dismantled it on the bench.
Zhao Yu came up with red eyes and became both a referee and a timekeeper.
"Ready, go!"
With those words, the duo made their move at the same time.
Chapter 75: Ten Points!
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Qin Feng's movements were swift. The components changed form at his slightest touch. Upon further observation, it was actually his sequence of reassembly.
Ka-chak, ka-chak!
Qin Feng's hands were so quick it almost seemed to form a mirage!
His body was enhanced whether in terms of strength or speed or agility.
Furthermore, Qin Feng had once absorbed the consciousness of an F-tier gunman. He had a strong sense of perception.
Hence, he already had a complete understanding of these machineries when Teacher Yang disassembled them!
Before Qin Feng was reborned, he had undergone extremely tough training to become a high tier Ancient Warrior. In his early years though, guns were always by his side.
After all, guns were a long range weapon. Even an Ancient Warrior had limitations in terms of his range.
Qin Feng started from nothing. Being a gunner was an almost exclusive job for the rich. Servicing the guns alone would attract a huge cost. Therefore, Grimm had always serviced the guns himself. Disassembling it was but a menial effort.
The rest of his classmates had a tough time learning the gunslinging ability. In his hands however, the gun had transformed into a different object.
Teacher Yang who was nonchalant at first was about to raise his head and throw out mocking insults. Yet, he saw that Qin Feng was halfway done in assembling his gun.
How long had it been? Five seconds? Six seconds?
Teacher Yang's eyes were wide in disbelief. His hands began to move faster. In his state of chaos, however, his movements were far from his best.
Ka-chak!
Qin Feng was done assembling his gun.
"Tick, time: 9.31 seconds!"
Immediately after that, Teacher Yang heard a gunfire.
Bam!
Qin Feng raised his arm. He did not seem to have aimed the gun properly yet he was able to hit one of the targets.
'Must be a lucky shot!'
Teacher Yang thought as such deep down, while expecting Qin Feng to miss the target.
But there was no fooling the mechanical voice that rang through.
"Ten points!"
Bam! Bam! Bam!
"Ten points!""Ten points!""Ten points!"
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
Sounds of "ten points" kept coming in. The gunfire was ear-piercingly loud. But the phrase "ten points" was like a huge insult.
At this moment, Teacher Yang had not even finished assembling his gun yet!
Qin Feng calmly placed his gun on top of the bench and the sound of it woke Teacher Yang up from his dazedness. He could feel his face heating up like a surge of hot air rushing into his head. If only there were a hole he could crawl into.
"Teacher Yang, does this mean that I get full marks in the test then?" said Qin Feng calmly. "Of course, the previous bet was just a sudden outburst on my part. Don't take it seriously!"
Teacher Yang's expression was sombre.
This student was actually adding fuel to the fire.
Even if he were to treat it as a joke, he had already lost all the pride he had!
Ka-tang!
He threw his gun components onto the workbench. "I can't teach a student like you! You can teach this class instead!"
The teacher spat those words and turned to leave!
Teacher Yang slammed the door and then there was dead silence in the range.
"Qin Feng, you're amazing!" Zhao Yu's eyes were filled with admiration.
Teacher Yang showed off his skills yesterday, but he only got four ten-points and one nine-point. In the end, he even said that he was not at his top form.
However, Qin Feng's casual ten shots were not riddled with hesitations at all. His reassembly of the gun was quick as well. Compared to Teacher Yang's skills, it was a clear victory.
"Qin Feng, teach us!"
"Yeah, Teacher Yang is gone anyway."
"What kind of teacher is he, so irresponsible. Did he think he could blow us off? We are ability users."
"Yeah, it feels like Teacher Yang is always looking to start a fight with us."
Qin Feng looked on as his classmates complained about the teacher.
However, Qin Feng had driven the teacher away. He was not sure if Teacher Yang would still attend the coming classes, but one thing was for sure; he was not coming back for today's class.
"There's still ten minutes before recess, I'll show you the basics!"
The crowd cheered when they heard that Qin Feng was going to teach them. However, some of them were quite dismissive about it. They felt that Qin Feng was just trying to show off.
The ability users came from a wide range of personalities even during their middle academy years. Most of them who were enrolled into the top class of the advanced academy were merely lucky to have awakened their abilities.
There were those who enjoyed learning, but there were also those who loathed it. Qin Feng could care less about it.
"You're just going to need to practice assembling and disassembling the gun. However, shooting makes up a big part of our advantage. Ability users do possess some naturally awakened consciousness in them and can often become better than gunners. The gun is just a tool, the most important part is the user!"
Qin Feng explained to them how to inject their own conscious energy into the gun. The crowd became adept within a short period of time. Some of the students with higher consciousness could hit eight-points consistently.
Since the teacher was not there, there was no limit to their use of ammunition. The students fired away excitedly. Even those who were previously dismissive of Qin Feng had fun shooting away.
The afternoon class was an introduction to geography. Qin Feng returned to the library without hesitation. Yet, he was called to the counsellor's office by Cheng Chao.
Although Cheng knew that he was hard-headed, he did not know that he would be hard-headed to such an extent. It was only the second day and Qin Feng had already driven the gunner teacher away.
"I heard that you used only nine seconds to completely reassemble the T1 pistol, and your shots were all ten-pointers. Where did you learn that from?" asked Cheng Chao.
Qin Feng replied bluntly, "I didn't learn it from anyone. I have a photographic memory, and isn't it easy for people with high consciousness to hit the targets?"
Cheng Chao was speechless. He knew that Qin Feng had an S-rank consciousness level.
"Sir, I have some questions to ask as well!"
Qin Feng would never miss a chance like this. He asked away all the doubts he had encountered while studying about runes. Some of them were highly difficult.
Cheng Chao began to answer his questions that kept on coming. As time passed, the alarm bell for the school's dismissal sounded.
"Sir, sorry for taking up so much of your time. I'll buy you dinner tonight!"
"Tsk, are you trying to bribe me? Go home!"
"Alright then. Thanks teacher!"
Qin Feng did not mind being polite to Cheng to leave a good impression. Cheng Chao had a gentle nature but he was serious and reliable. He was definitely a good teacher.
But he was too kind a fool!
Cheng Chao was still thinking about Qin Feng's questions even after he had left, which left him startled.
"Didn't I call him over to talk about Yang Feng? How did he brush them off? I even gave him tuition!"
Cheng Chao did not know if he should cry or laugh.
***
At the other end of the school gates, Qin Feng and Zhou Hao had met up.
"Come on, psycho. Tell us how to join in the hunt against the Corpse Corps. I've been gathering information about that in the past couple of days!"
Chapter 76: G-tier Aptitude User Badge
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"Simple, just show them a G-tier Aptitude User Badge!" Qin Feng started up his car.
Zhou Hao's mouth was wide agape. Perhaps Qin Feng's suggestion was workable, but still…
"Could we do it?" Zhou Hao was not confident.
Zhou Hao already had the capabilities of a G-tier. But when it came to fighting the creatures from the rift, he had only encountered them once when they fought the razor-fang infants.
He even hit a razor-fang infant with a baseball bat!
Still, the G-tier trial would require him to slay two hundred G-tier ultra beasts for him to be certified.
"With me here, you won't have to worry!" Qin Feng consoled Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao started mumbling. "Don't make me sound like a piece of trash, I don't buy it! It's just two hundred ultra beasts."
Qin Feng smiled gently. He did not argue with Zhou Hao.
Qin Feng and Zhou Hao entered the Great Hall of Certification in the Chengbei Colony. They both looked very young and attracted the attention of many around them.
"Getting their certification at such a tender age? They're probably just trying out!"
"Tsk, they're not gonna pass the test!"
"They're here to burn money, don't care about them? If they do succeed we'll just get them to join us!"
"Let's see how it goes!"
These people were looking for party members in the great hall of ability users. There were also small-sized mercenary groups and headhunters from large companies!
Qin Feng and Zhou Hao went to register. Getting an ability user's certification was serious business. Once they have registered, they would have to fork up 10,000 yuan. They would not get a refund if they were to fail the test.
"That's expensive!" Zhou Hao felt a pinch, although Qin Feng was the one who paid. "I'll ask my dad to reimburse you!"
At this moment, Zhou Hao did not care any longer!
Qin Feng casually waved his hand. "After tonight, you won't even care about such an amount!"
Zhou Hao thought that Qin Feng could confidently pass the G-tier's test. If they really were to succeed, they would officially become recognized ability users. Even if they were to not do anything, they could earn 10,000 yuan per month by just putting their names up on the board at the colony. As their strength grew, and as they kept getting more certifications, they could earn 90,000 yuan every month if they were to reach the tier of G9.
This was just the base rewards. There were still many other benefits to take into account. These were all tactics employed to retain the ability users in the colony.
The colony needed these people to ensure their safety.
"Strength test, number 231, come forward!"
"It's my turn!"
Zhou Hao went forward and threw a punch at the testing machine.
He actually did a test three days ago. At that time, his punch scored 516 points.
Boom!
The number rose rapidly in one punch.
678!
In just three days, his strength had increased by more than 150!
Even Zhou Hao was surprised. He did not do any special training these past few days. All he did was practice Qin Feng's Obsidian Gale.
Zhou Hao was overjoyed. This was evidently the work of practicing the Obsidian Gale technique. Although he knew of the power of the Obsidian Gale, he did not expect the effects to be that good. He thought that he would have to train for another one or two years!
After that was the speed test. His speed had been doubled compared to three days ago. The increase in speed was much larger than the increase in strength. The Obsidian Gale technique was an internal kungfu that emphasized agility.
"You have passed the test. Please hand in proofs and recordings of two hundred ultra beasts in three days' time. If you fail to complete it after three days, we will regard it as a forfeiture. The next period for submitting your registration would be one month after that!"
Zhou Hao, who was overjoyed at first, turned pale.
Two hundred ultra beasts in three days, that would be a tough feat even if they went looking in the wilderness!
Qin Feng had also passed the test. With the power that he possessed right now, a single punch would probably score more than ten thousand points. Hence, he restrained himself and threw a gentle punch. He only demonstrated a little bit of his speed to pass the test.
"Let's go!"
Qin Feng tapped on Zhou Hao's shoulder.
"Go where?" Zhou followed Qin Feng as he asked eagerly.
"We're going to kill ultra beasts!"
"Now?" Zhou Hao's eyes grew wide.
It was already five in the evening. The early spring day would soon turn dark at 7pm. It was the time when ultra beasts were the most active, and they were going to hunt down ultra beasts now. Would it not be suicide?
Right at this moment, some people had gathered around them. "You must be Zhou Hao, we just saw your test results, you have great potential. Wanna join our mercenary legion?"
"Join us, it's only two hundred ultra beasts, we'll take you through it. We guarantee you'll be able to finish the quest!"
"Hmph, us Dacheng Group has a branch in the Chengbei Colony. Join us to enjoy the best offer!"
The smaller mercenary groups that were persuasive at first could only abandon their hopes. After all, it was a big corporation they were talking about!
They did not expect a big corporation to recruit them. But then again, Zhou Hao's potential was for all to see.
"Hehe, sorry guys, I've got other matters waiting, I'll go on ahead!" Zhou Hao apologized to them and started running. "Wait for me, Qin Feng!"
The human resource executives of the Dacheng Group had a stern expression. They coldly said, "Zhou Hao, don't get cheated by your friend. You've got better talent than him!"
Zhou Hao waved his hand and let out a bitter smile. 'Better talent than Qin Feng? Are you joking? Qin Feng is an ability user!'
Zhou Hao hopped on the co-driver's seat. As the hover car made its way to the wilderness, he could not help but get excited. His mouth did not stop yapping along the way.
"It's my first time going to the wilderness! I'm a bit excited by the thought of it!"
"Hey, Qin Feng, do you think that the Dacheng Group really wants me?"
"We're heading out of the city!"
Qin Feng smiled gently. He was in a good mood as he drove the car.
The energetic Zhou Hao made him feel comfortable.
It was the kind of perfection he seeked for in this life after rebirth.
However, after they left the city, Zhou Hao's face turned from excitement to one that was grim. Finally, he stopped talking.
He could feel a dangerous presence all around him.
The car sped up after they had left the city. They were finally utilizing the potential of the car but they did not stay on the highway for long before going off the beaten path.
There was not any tree along the track. One could even see a faint dark green rust. It must be a road from the olden days.
The road would have been very wide then, pristine even. Else, it would not have made it until today!
"This road leads to the copper mine of Greenhill!" said Qin Feng.
Zhou Hao's eyes changed from confusion to bewilderment!
After attending university, geography lessons were no longer about the five great oceans and eight great continents of the world. Instead, the lessons started to teach about the areas starting from Chengbei Colony.
These were all roads that they would take in the future.
The copper mines of Greenhill, this was what Zhou Hao had just studied!
His face turned pale!
"You, you're not thinking of killing the monster bats in the Greenhill Copper Mines, are you?"
Chapter 77: The Greenhill Copper Mines
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"Oh? You knew?" Qin Feng was surprised.
"We just learnt about it this afternoon!" answered Zhou Hao.
Qin Feng just realized that although they shared the same course structure, he did not go to the class.
"The Greenhill copper mines cover a wide area, but they haven't found a need to gather all its ores. The colony has no plans to tame the area. The mines have always been inhabited by the giant bats. Killing two hundred of them would be a piece of cake, else we would have to spend more than three days just to look for ultra beasts!" Qin Feng explained briefly.
Hunting down threadsnakes over at the plantation area was not a bad option as well, but Qin Feng would not hear any of it. There would be an overpopulation of giant rats that would cause tremendous damage to the crops.
Zhou Hao's face was sallow. "Why are you so calm? We're not merely talking about two hundred ultra beasts. It is said that up to tens of thousands of bats live in the Greenhill caves! Each one of them are G3-tier, how can we defeat them!"
Qin Feng was unshaken. "Believe me, if we can't overcome them now, the Corpse Corps is going to be much worse, you won't even be able to step foot there!"
Zhou Hao gritted his teeth. He was now more determined.
"I guess you're right, let's go!"
Qin Feng's car was in hovercraft mode. The ground surface was untraversable so they could only hover forward.
The sun had set after an hour when they finally reached the Greenhill Copper Mines.
There was a large hole on the ground that led to the copper mines. There was still a railway track that had rusted away which was used to transport copper ores.
"Here, put this on!"
Qin Feng took out a silver-colored body armor and an energy gun.
It was the Beast King Armor made by Qin Feng. Qin Feng's body was now parallel to an ancient martial artist that had a fortified constitution. Naturally, he did not need the armor.
"This?" Zhou Hao was astounded. It was a silver runic gear that he had never encountered.
Even a touch of the armor made him grow attached to it.
"How about you, don't you need this?"
Although Zhou Hao was touched, he did not put it on immediately out of concern for Qin Feng.
"Quit yapping, these giant bats won't do me any harm!"
"I'll be wearing them then. Hehe, if people knew that I have a shiny armor like this, they'd die from envy!"
Zhou Hao wore the armor inside his shirt and he felt much safer.
A while later, they had reached a dark region of the cave.
Phwoosh!
A fire lit up!
It was Qin Feng's fire ability.
He was able to see in the dark but that did not mean that Zhou Hao could do the same. It was better to have fire to light the way.
Qin Feng then took out a crossbow and walked ahead.
"I'll catch one for you to kill in a while, remember to use Obsidian Gale Kick!"
"Okay!"
"Remember to switch on your recorder!"
"Right!"
They needed to record their hunt. How else could they prove that they had slain two hundred ultra beasts?
Zhou Hao had a grim expression on. He was no longer smiling as he gathered the internal forces around his eyes and ears. It gave him a boost in his senses.
Shortly after, they could hear the flapping sound of the bats' wings.
"Here they come!" Zhou Hao clenched his fist anxiously.
Qin Feng was much more tranquil than him.
After all, these bats were only at G3 tier. They could not do anything to him.
Swoosh!
Qin Feng pulled the trigger. The bolt traveled into darkness, hitting two bats at once.
Flop!
The bats were hit in their heads and fell to the ground. Another bat circled mid-air for a while after it sensed that something was amiss. But in a short moment, the bat charged toward Qin Feng and Zhou Hao's position.
"I'll leave this one to you!"
Zhou Hao could finally see the giant bat.
The videos he had seen did not do the bat justice. It was much more terrifying in real life.
The bat had a huge body. Its body was almost half a meter long and looked like a rat. The muscles were stout and powerful. It had a wingspan of around one and a half meters. The bat looked frightening.
The bat's bloodied eyes and fangs sent shivers down one's spine.
"Obsidian Gale Kick!" Zhou Hao leapt upward and swung his leg on the bat.
The giant bat evaded his kick and flapped its wings. Its claw scratched Zhou Hao's shoulder.
If it were not for the silverlight armor, his flesh would have been ripped apart.
"Aim for the wings, stay calm and look for an angle to go in!" Qin Feng said in a low voice.
Zhou Hao circled around and found a good spot. His kick landed right at the center of the giant bat's wing. Another kick followed, rupturing the bones in the giant bat's wing.
The attack incapacitated the bat!
"Try flying, you scum! You're gonna die anyway!" Zhou Hao pulled out the energy gun from his waist. He aimed the gun at the giant bat's head and pulled the trigger.
The shot pierced through the giant bat's brain. It was dead.
"Collect the blood in its heart and the wings! The tail as well!"
Qin Feng reminded him.
The most prized item of the giant bat was the blood in its heart chamber. It was a simple potion that could strengthen a person's constitution. It had better efficacy than a G-tier strengthening potion and therefore should not be wasted.
A pair of bat wings could fetch about 2,000 yuan. It was not that appealing to Qin Feng. For Zhou Hao, however, it was considerable wealth!
The tail was of the smallest size. It was used to turn in the mission.
Zhou Hao took out his dagger and a syringe to collect the required materials. The battle had given him great confidence.
But of course, it was due to the strength of his silverlight armor as well.
As the two of them went in further, the number of giant bats increased as well. Qin Feng would leave Zhou Hao a bat to deal with everytime. Zhou Hao's killing speed became faster.
Zhou Hao had strong talents. He was also using a B-tier internal neigong and a martial arts technique. He had no problems dealing with the G3 ultra beasts.
Three hours later, Zhou Hao became exhausted. He could no longer proceed!
His internal forces were not strong enough and he had hardly ever used them. He was at his limit.
"We'll stop here for today!"
"Alright!"
Zhou Hao did not put on a brave face. He carried his loot and was ready to leave.
However, as they went back to the car, he became excited once again.
"I think I've just killed fifty giant bats just now!" Zhou Hao counted his kills briefly and realized that he had managed to achieve a great outcome in just three hours. Also, his frantic manner in the beginning had obviously wasted some of his time.
At this rate, the mission to slay two hundred ultra beasts did not seem that hard now.
Zhou Hao suddenly felt that the test was too easy.
Had he suddenly earned the ability to survive in the wilderness?
Right at this moment, Zhou Hao felt that his world had changed! The world was now a wider place!
It was only twelve at night when they reached the colony. Qin Feng brought Zhou Hao to the Wanzong equipment store.
Wanzong operated 24 hours a day.
As soon as Qin Feng entered the store, he saw Little Sun in a smart-looking suit. His hair was neatly combed. There was a silver nameplate on his left chest.
Sun Yu! The position written there was manager.
Qin Feng was taken aback. He did not expect Little Sun to be promoted to a manager in just a few days' time.
"Mr. Qin!" Sun Yu's eyes lit up when he saw Qin Feng. He immediately went forward to greet him.
At this moment however, Qin Feng's communicator started vibrating.
Chapter 78: Kidnappers
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The familiar vibration made Qin Feng survey his surroundings subconsciously.
Even though it was midnight, there were still trades going on in the Wanzong equipment store. People trade in the evening and fight during the day.
There were still five people inside the large store.
Qin Feng glanced at his communicator without showing any expression.
[Attention bounty hunter! Criminal confirmed: Liu Jiaming]
[Attention bounty hunter! Criminal confirmed: Liu Jiaxing]
[Attention bounty hunter! Criminal confirmed: Liu Jiafu]
It was not Qin Feng alone that was looking around. Even Zhou Hao raised his hand and started panicking.
Zhou Hao had downloaded the Bounty Hunter Network as well after Qin Feng's episode with Viper.
As Zhou Hao was about to say something, Qin Feng signalled him with his hand. Zhou Hao became silent.
"Little Sun, it's only been a few days and you are now a manager! Congratulations!" said Qin Feng.
Sun Yu immediately replied," It was all thanks to you, Mr. Qin, that my sales increased by leaps and bounds!"
Sun Yu was able to become a manager because Qin Feng had ordered a silver light weapon, the Verdant Emperor Saber from him. Qin Feng spent more money afterwards which contributed to Sun Yu's sales and made him stand out.
The Wanzong headquarters immediately decided to make Sun Yu the manager.
By doing so, it not only affirmed Sun Yu's capabilities, but it was also because of a customer like Qin Feng.
As Qin Feng became stronger, his spendings wound increase as well. A normal salesperson might not have enough access to some wares and Qin Feng might feel underappreciated. They would not want to lose him as a customer.
This was how Wanzong maintained its edge.
The previous middle-aged lady storekeeper had to force a smile while showing wares to the other customers. She was demoted from her shopkeeper position due to her incompetence. If it were not for her relative that was an ability user, she would have been let go.
"No need to thank me, you did a fine job. I'm here to sell some stuff this time!" Qin Feng pulled out a large parcel.
Even though the wings were foldable, Qing Feng had killed more than a hundred in one night. It was more than enough!
"Alright, I'll ask my men to count them!"
"Good, my friend has some as well. Please count them separately!"
"Understood."
The workers started to get busy. The price of giant bat wings often fluctuated. If they were sold individually, one would fetch around 2,400 yuan. But Wanzong would buy them at a cheaper price at 2,100 yuan per piece.
The workers quickly finished counting the stock.
"Mr Qin's wares can sell for 275,100 yuan while Mr. Zhou's can sell for 111,300 yuan. Is there anything else you'd like to purchase?" Sun Yu asked.
Qin Feng pondered for a while. "I'll have a T7 battlesuit!"
The T7 battlesuit was much more expensive than the T3 battlesuit at 150,000 yuan but the quality was much better as well. Qin Feng's battlesuit had worn out during his fight with He Li in the laboratory.
Zhou Hao was not in the mood to buy anything.
"I'm good!"
"Alright!"
Qin Feng tried on the new battlesuit and he nodded in satisfaction. After deducting the price of the battlesuit, Sun Yu closed the deal with Qin Feng and Zhou Hao.
"Let's go!" Qin Feng gestured to Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao wanted to say something to him but he did not argue with Qin Feng. The two of them left the store.
Once they stepped out from the door, Zhou Hao could not hold it in anymore.
"Qin Feng, why didn't you do something, those three were only at G tier!" said Zhou Hao.
Qin Feng had killed even Viper. What were these three to him?
Qin Feng shook his head. He replied, "They were looking at guns!"
Before Zhou Hao could reply anything, Qin Feng continued on. "I'm sure they wouldn't dare to rob anything from Wanzong's store, but the guns are loaded. We would be jeopardizing the lives of innocent people if we were to do something!"
After all, the employees in Wanzong were just ordinary people who did not know how to fight. The salesperson who was serving them was just a twenty-year-old woman.
Zhou Hao subconsciously looked back to check the condition of the store. He was subtly concerned.
And then he saw the three men coming out. They looked like they were not paying attention but they were actually headed for them!
Zhou Hao was a bit startled.
"Ha!" Qin Feng laughed gently. Did they take them for an easy meal?
Qin Feng was dressed in branded casual wear while Zhou Hao was in his school uniform.
The two of them did not look like combatants at all. Instead, they looked like rich people or procurement personnels for some mercenary groups.
These fugitives would never believe that Qin Feng was able to gather all those items by himself to sell.
They would naturally believe the first possibility.
Because this was the real target of the Liu brothers.
Kidnapping!
The trio often employed kidnapping as their tactic according to the bounty hunter network. They would then defraud their victims' relatives of their ransoms. After the relatives had transferred the money to them, they would kill off their victims.
The modus operandi was an effective one. The trio was already involved in many cases!
"Here!" Qin Feng whispered to Zhou Hao. They did not go back to their hover car. Instead, they went to a side street.
The trio looked at each other. One of them drove a car while the other two rushed toward Qin Feng and Zhou Hao.
Afterward, the head of the Liu Brothers, Liu Jiaming, brandished his sword and he was about to slash Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao could no longer hold it in. He gave him a back kick.
Bam!
Liu Jiaming flew three meters back after being kicked by Zhou Hao.
"F*ck, you little b*stard!"
Liu Jiaming did not expect Zhou Hao to resist at all. He let out a furious scream. Zhou Hao did not give him any chance at all. He reached for his energy gun at his waist and fired.
"Arghh!!" Liu Jiaming wailed in agony. A bloodied hole emerged on his thigh.
Teacher Yang from the university was right about one thing. Guns were very useful, especially when you were at a low tier.
Therefore even a practitioner of the ancient martial arts would carry a gun with them when they were just starting out.
Next to him, Liu Jiaxing was about to reach for his gun as well. But Qin Feng would never allow that to happen.
Qin Feng appeared behind him like a ghost. His hand fell onto his opponent's shoulder.
Ka-chak! Ka-chak!
"Arghhh!"
His opponent's shoulder was immediately ruptured by his grip!
The last fugitive, Liu Jiafu, who was driving a car was about to turn around and flee!
"Still thinking about running away? Too late!"
Qin Feng gave a cold smile. He pulled out the energy gun at his waist. It was not the gun he bought from Xue Xingfu. It was one of the loots from He Li.
Bam!
At the sound of gunshot, the bullet pierced through the car's back window and made a web-like crack. In the next moment, the bullet pierced through the head of the final fugitive.
He lost control of the car and crashed into a pole. The car finally stopped.
They were not fighting in some far off desolate place. People started screaming and running away terrified!
For ordinary people, although the colony was safe, it did not mean that they led a peaceful life.
Fights could break out at any moment within the colony. Fights between humans were inevitable. More ruthless, even. Anyone could be involved easily without any warning given.
Chapter 79: Gals before Pals
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Out of the three fugitives, one was killed by direct gunfire while the other two were incapacitated. Zhou Hao excitedly called in for a request.
Within moments, Zhang Haoyang showed up with his people.
Normally, they would not show up for a G3 ability user. However, since the Liu Brothers had committed many crimes, their victims were often rich or noble young people. Hence, although the ransoms were not much, the bounty on them was tremendous.
Some of them offered a huge bounty while some of them offered less. They added up to 20 million yuan in total for the three brothers.
Zhang Haoyang smiled bitterly when he saw Qin Feng. "Oh, it's you. You can earn a fortune this time!"
"It's not bad!" Qin Feng smiled. He knew that bounty hunting was not profitable every time. However, he was delighted to see Zhang Haoyang's bitter face.
After arresting the fugitives, the mission was complete. Qin Feng and Zhou Hao each received a reward of 10 million yuan.
"Qin Feng, I'll transfer 5 million to you!" Zhou Hao knew that Qin Feng contributed the most for their capture. Without Qin Feng, he would not have dared to fight them.
It was hard to blame Zhang Haoyang for being surprised to see Qin Feng as he felt that the world was small indeed.There were many ability users that were linked to the bounty hunter network but they might not necessarily take action.
After all, if they were to fight, nobody was able to guarantee a victory. They could even end up dying or attracting gruesome revenge.
"Don't worry about it. Keep it and buy a car tomorrow afternoon!" replied Qin Feng.
Zhou Hao was taken aback. "Why would I buy a car!"
Qin Feng pointed at Xiao Bai that had not moved even once on his shoulder. "You were sitting on Xiao Bai's seat. She's very upset."
It was not only that. Xiao Bai wanted to attend classes with Qin Feng during the day. At night, she could transform into a human and dress up in pretty clothing.
With Zhou Hao tagging along, not only could she not transform into a human, she had even lost her seating privilege.
The beast king's territorial instinct kicked into play after her seat was taken by someone else. If it were not for Qin Feng, Zhou Hao would have been swept away by her claws!
After listening to Qin Feng's explanation, his jaw dropped.
"Damn, I thought I was your pal, is my position lower than Xiao Bai?"
Qin Feng contemplated for a while before answering in a serious tone. "Yes, you are much lower."
Xiao Bai was recognized by Qin Feng as his girlfriend!
It had always been gals before pals since ancient times. How could Zhou Hao be more important than Xiao Bai!
Qin Feng chuckled lightly. He was only joking around.
Of course they were both important.
Zhou Hao was taken aback by his words.
"Alright, you're gonna walk yourself home. I need to leave as well!"
Qin Feng did not send him home and left in his car. Zhou Hao rolled his eyes.
On the next day however, Zhou Hao really went to buy a car. The car was even more expensive than Qin Feng's, but it did not look too glaring. It looked like an ordinary off-road car. Still, it had a hovering system. The price was 9 million.
Perhaps he had learned from Qin Feng's choice. His car was a five-seater, and there was enough room to carry some stuff.
"How's this? My dad chose this with me. Look at how rugged it is, this is what you call a man's car!" Zhou Hao gloated.
Qin Feng nodded. "Your dad sure has an eye for cars. Remember to send him some money, get him a better house or something!"
"I know, I'll send him more after I earn some money!"
Although Zhou Hao's home was in the commoner's area, it was situated too close to the ghettos. It was still quite dangerous.
Zhou Hao was not the kind of guy to forget about his family once he had earned some money. After buying the car, he sent the rest of the money to his parents.
After the battle last night, he was pretty shaken up.
'There's no knowing when I might die in the wilderness. Better to leave the money to my parents!'
However, he did not voice his concern to Qin Feng. It would have meant that he had no faith in Qin Feng.
After the class had been dismissed, they headed back into the wilderness.
***
Inside Qin Feng's hover car. Bai Li could not hold it in any longer as the buildings around her became sparsely spread. Poof! She turned into a humanoid.
Qin Feng gripped the steering wheel tightly. He almost drove the car into a ditch.
"Master, do I look good in this? Or that? Or this one over here?"
Bai Li was indulging herself in a selection of clothes.
Qin Feng replied, " Are you going for a pageant?"
"What's a pageant? Is it a competition to see who's prettier? Of course I'm the prettiest!"
Bai Li raised her chin proudly.
"Get dressed quick!"
Qin Feng was kneading his forehead.
After some effort, Bai Li put on her clothes. She even matched it with a pair of high heels.
They came down from their car after reaching the Greenhill Copper Mines' entrance. Behind them, Zhou Hao thought that he had seen a ghost!
"Qin Feng, why is there another person in your car, where did you pick her up from?" Zhou Hao pointed at Bai Li in a puzzled manner. He then felt that his actions were inappropriate and quickly retracted his finger. He was smiling like a fool.
"How do you do, beautiful!"
"Hmph!"
Bai Li did not harbor any good feelings toward Zhou Hao who had taken her seat. Zhou Hao was the only person who had rode in Qin Feng's car although the car was bought ages ago.
"Stop fooling around, she's Xiao Bai. Just call her Bai Li." Qin Feng closed in on Zhou Hao. "She's a Beast King, she knows shapeshifting. I won't be able to save you if you misbehave again!"
Zhou Hao was in disbelief. He looked over at Bai Li.
A humanoid ultra beast?
Who knew that Xiao Bai was so powerful.
Humanoid ultra beasts were not a rare sight after the spatial rift had opened up. Instead, there were many that had blended in among humans. Some of them caused bloody massacres while some had produced many talents.
The most famous one was Bard the Blue Dragon. In human form, he was a gentle middle-aged man. He had taught many water-elemental abilities and dragon techniques!
And then there was the infamous Snakewoman Evergreen. She appeared as a bewitching lady and fed on men after successfully luring them in with her appearance. It was shuddering just to think about it.
Unsurprisingly, those who could shapeshift were all at the level of a beast king.
"Damn son, you sure are lucky, I'm so envious of you!" Zhou Hao was impressed.
"My luck's not bad!" Qin Feng smiled.
Without luck, how could he be reborned and enjoy such a strong foundation?
The three of them entered the mines together and once again began their hunt.
Zhou Hao was much stronger than he was yesterday. His energy had also increased considerably.
It was due to the giant bats' blood from their heart chambers.
There were only one or two drops from each bat located inside the part of their heart that was still developing. They were exceptionally viscous, almost at the consistency of jelly. Hence, it was easy to gather them. After Zhou Hao went home, he diluted the blood and bathed in them, boosting his energy by a little.
Hence, compared to the chaotic battle the day before, he was performing much better.
"Let's go deeper!" Zhou Hao was anxious to test himself by going deeper into the mines. There were not many bats around where they were!
"Very well, let's go!"
Qin Feng nodded.
After walking for a hundred meters, Xiao Bai's eyes lit up.
"There's good stuff here!"
Chapter 80: Bludcatarrh Fruit
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After saying so, Bai Li disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Hao knew that Xiao Bai was strong, and he was not exactly clear on how Xiao Bai had disappeared. He just thought that her speed could not be caught by the naked eye.
In the next moment, Bai Li had already returned with a small bonsai-like tree in her hands. There were a small row of fruits on the tree, red through and through.
Bai Li plucked one off and put it in her mouth before nodding in satisfaction.
"Not bad. It's quite delicious, sweet and sour."
Bai Li had not found anything worth eating since she was born. It was not that she did not need to eat but because human food provided energy that was too mottled, and it was not as good as the energy she received from energy cores!
However, she had eaten talent fruits before and nowadays there were more of those lying around, naturally that was a good thing.
Qin Feng saw the fruit and instantly knew what it was.
"Bludcatarrch fruit!"
Speaking of which, the fruit was pretty disgusting. It was a spirit herb cultivated by vampire bats using their own phlegm. It was not exactly phlegm though as it was actually weak heart blood. The heart blood was a jelly with a fruit-like shape, hence the nickname 'bludcatarrch' fruit.
While the fruit did not sound appetizing it had a strong physical growth ability, which was a thousand times stronger than the blood from a giant bat.
This kind of treasure was not something a normal giant bat could produce.
"Shoot!" Qin Feng's face became pale.
Zhou Hao had also just realized what it was, after all he had only gone through the course about Greenhill mines the day before. It was said that the place was giant bat territory, where there were ultra beasts such as vampire bats producing spirit herbs like nyxweed, sonicblooms and of course, bludcatarrch fruit.
To think he would unexpectedly come across these today!
It was just then that Teacher's words came to mind, "As the blood of many bats are needed, the production of bludcatrrch fruits are overseen by higher rank ultra beasts, forcing the lower rank ultra beasts into cooperation to nurture them. As such, when this kind of fruit appears, we need to be aware of our surroundings. Powerful beast generals may be nearby, or even a beast king!"
Thinking of this, Zhou Hao's face also waned and beads of sweat formed on his brow.
"Move!" Qin Feng shouted.
Zhou Hao picked himself up and bolted after Qin Feng.
Xiao Bai had no idea what was going on, but gracefully chased after the two. Despite wearing high heels, she had no problem keeping up with them.
If one were to look carefully, the person would be able to see that her feet were not touching the ground at all.
"Why are you running?"
Bai Li was oblivious.
Then there came a cacophony of noise, all the sound of flapping wings seemed so dense that there was no way to make out the number of bats causing the ruckus.
Qin Feng's face hardened.
He took the opportunity to look behind him and, in the darkness, saw hundreds of bats flying over.
If it were not for the cave not being very big, the numbers would be even more!
"Xiao Bai, in front of me!" Qin Feng pushed Bai Li away and hysterically urged his consciousness to come forth.
The satellite near the crystal orb suddenly burst into a huge rune.
Zhou Hao felt the light behind him shining brightly. Not knowing what was happening, he could not help himself but look behind him, he saw Qin Feng shrouded in a mysterious rune.
The runes were all black and red, rising up from around him, and there looked to be thousands upon thousands of them.
Qin Feng raised his hand and a fireball appeared in front of him. It was only about the size of a fist until hundreds of thousands of runes flooded toward the fireball, quickly making it grow in size.
In the blink of an eye, the fireball turned into a huge ball of flame more than three meters tall that almost blocked the entire tunnel of the mine.
"Go!"
Qin Feng pushed forward and the fireball thundered forth, charging toward the swarm.
Like being burned to a crisp, the bats who were in hot pursuit were all burned by the flame. Even if they did not die immediately, they would have been knocked out. A fireball in this kind of channel would be able to kill anything in an instant.
Zhou Hao stared on, dumbstruck and his jaw hanging.
"Ability user! Is it really that powerful?" Zhou Hao murmured, the display of power was terrifying.
"What are you doing? Run!"
Qin Feng pushed Zhou Hao and the two started to run again.
The fireball had disappeared and the sound of flapping wings could be heard in the distance. This time it sounded more frantic, as if it was gaining speed, as a sharp shriek came toward their direction.
Zhou Hao felt a stinging sensation in his ears.
"It's a beast soldier giant bat, G5 rank!" This was not good news for Zhou Hao. He had the ability to take down a bunch of ultra beasts but that did not mean that he could take on a beast soldier. That was well out of his capabilities.
Fortunately, the tunnel exit was right ahead.
"Qin Feng! That's a bad idea! If we run out, they'll keep chasing us! It's dark out!" Zhou Hao frantically said.
Qin Feng calmly replied, "Relax."
Zhou Hao was suddenly full of questions, but after hearing Qin Feng say that he could only put more power into his legs and keep going forward. It was a good thing Qin Feng gave him the Obsidian Gale Leg ability or else the bats would have caught up by now!
"Xiao Bai! Take out the box of bombs!" Qin Feng said.
Xiao Bai raised her hand and instantly the box appeared. Even while running for their lives, she was dependable and stable.
It was completely filled with bombs.
Not just any bomb, but extremely powerful timed bombs.
Qin Feng got them from He Li's Space Rune equipment, massive destructive power, and was saving it for a future occasion. He did not expect having to waste it on a G5 rank giant bat.
Qin Feng knew that not using it would be a bad idea, just like Zhou Hao being worried yesterday. There were an innumerable amount of giant bats within the Greenhill mines, now under the command of some unknown rank giant bat. If they were to rush out now, the consequences were unthinkable.
"You go on first!" Qin Feng stopped fifty meters from the exit of the tunnel, opening the box directly and quickly planting the bombs on the wall. He was surrounded by twenty to thirty powerful timed explosives, enough to completely destroy the whole tunnel!
"Qin Feng! Hurry up!" Zhou Hao called out from the tunnel exit.
"Move!"
Qin Feng commanded Bai Li to take him to the exit of the tunnel. Fifty meters was just the blink of an eye.
As Zhou Hao saw the two appear, his heart was finally able to pace itself!
At this moment, the violent flapping of wings could be heard again.
"Have fun!" Qin Feng tossed the remote control to Zhou Hao, who immediately slammed onto the red button.
"Ka-Boom!"
The whole mountain was rocked by the explosion, rocks broke loose and started crumbling down, and sporadic ultra beasts fled in a panic!
Zhou Hao stabilized himself before suddenly coughing.
Smog had surrounded them, and under the moonlight, dust could be seen flying around in the air.
"Qin Feng, next time, don't try to entertain me when our lives are at stake! What are you trying to do, acting all cool like?" Zhoa Hao berated through his coughs.
Qin Feng grinned but did not refute.
"I don't know if all the bats are crushed to death!"
Qin Feng shook his head. "The bombs were only placed to collapse the tunnel, it probably crushed a few hundred, any more than that would be impossible."
And it was that moment that the flapping of wings could be heard and a giant bat suddenly flew out of a cave.