Chapter 5 - Catalyst Axe

As soon as the voice echoed, Luo Yang, who had been throwing countless punches at the wall, made a disgusted expression, but he really stopped.

Not because of the command from that voice, but because, suddenly, he had an idea.

The voice he had heard belonged to his neighbor, Lin Fanyao. She was the same age as Luo Yang, but she was the type of girl who idolized money.

At first, when she found out that Luo Yang was the director of a branch of the Jingluo Group, she was immediately smitten.

She started relentlessly pursuing him every day. In her view, Luo Yang was young, handsome, and, more importantly, successful.

He was the ideal partner for her!

However, Luo Yang never showed interest, but that didn't stop her from persistently chasing after him.

Only when Lin Fanyao discovered that Luo Yang had two younger siblings to support, did she give up the pursuit without hesitation.

After that, Luo Yang finally had a little peace... for two weeks.

Somehow, Lin Fanyao managed to find a rich second-generation boyfriend.

From then on, it wasn't clear whether it was for revenge, because he had never given her attention, or if she just wanted to make it clear that she no longer had anything to do with Luo Yang.

But whenever she saw him, she made a point of mocking and despising him!

Luo Yang naturally got irritated, but he couldn't do anything about it. After all, deep down, he knew exactly what she wanted: for him to react.

Because as soon as he acted, she would have reasons to make countless accusations against him.

And with the help of her boyfriend's connections, dealing with Luo Yang wouldn't be hard at all.

So, he endured... but now that the apocalypse had arrived, he no longer needed to endure.

Realizing that she shouted for him to stop hitting, Luo Yang immediately focused all the energy he had stored in his fist and punched the wall with all his strength.

Although it seemed childish, Luo Yang needed to vent all his anger into that punch.

Besides, he wasn't acting impulsively—he also had a doubt.

If he used all the stored energy to punch, what would happen? How much energy would be returned?

At this moment, his fist, now covered by a faint yellow aura, finally hit the wall.

BANG!

Crack! Crack!

As soon as the fist collided with the surface, several cracks began to spread across the wall, some reaching centimeters in depth!

Even the wall trembled slightly.

At the same time, Lin Fanyao's extremely irritated voice sounded:

"You bastard, Luo Yang! Are you ignoring my words on purpose?"

"What the hell are you doing? Destroying your own apartment? Damn!"

Countless curses echoed at that moment, but Luo Yang paid them no mind. His focus was entirely on what was happening in his mysterious space.

Even with the sounds of zombies banging on his door due to the noise, Luo Yang didn't care at all in that instant.

"It's a pity... My stored energy decreased by at least 30% after that punch."

Luo Yang showed an expression of regret.

However, this regret stemmed more from the fact that he had acted impulsively. If he had taken time to reflect on his physics lessons, he definitely wouldn't have done this.

After all, although he could absorb all the energy coming towards him, much of it was dispersed through the cracks in the wall.

After regaining his composure, Luo Yang immediately resumed punching the wall, intending to recover the lost energy.

Of course, during this time, numerous curses and insults came from Lin Fanyao's side.

...

A few minutes later, Luo Yang couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. 

"This is so tiring."

Although his hand didn't get hurt with every punch, he was, in practice, converting his physical strength into kinetic energy and storing it.

Therefore, after a while, it was natural for his body to get exhausted.

"Also, it seems like the curses have stopped?"

Luo Yang noticed that, in the last minute, Lin Fanyao hadn't said anything else.

It was unclear whether she had grown tired of cursing or if she was afraid of attracting more zombies with her voice, but in any case, she had silenced.

However, Luo Yang really didn't care. His attention was now focused on the last item in the system.

[Divine Weapon Card: When using this card, the host will receive the most suitable divine weapon for their talent.]

"This is the only thing from the gift package I haven't used yet. Now that I've awakened my talent, I want to see how strong a divine weapon is."

"System, use the Divine Weapon Card!"

[Ding! Divine Weapon Card in use…]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a divine-level weapon: Catalyst Axe!]

This time, Luo Yang had learned from his previous experience. Without hesitation, he immediately activated the "Eye of Truth" to analyze his new weapon.

[Catalyst Axe (Divine Level)]

[Description: A double-edged axe, extremely light as a feather and incredibly sharp, capable of cutting titanium as if it were mud.]

[Effect 1: Connects to the energy storage of the talent "Unlimited Absorption" and can be remotely controlled using this energy.]

[Effect 2: As long as there is enough energy, the speed of control of the axe has no limits.]

[Effect 3: The divine weapon cannot, under any circumstances, harm the owner, even if directed against them.]

[Effect 4: The divine weapon can be stored as a tattoo on the owner's body.]

[Owner: Luo Yang]