《Disaster Strikes》


 Chapter 1:

    Chapter 1: Prologue - The Disappearance of Chen Mo(Translator¡¯s Note: This chapter acts as a prologue, but it does not set the tone for the story. It is fine even if you skip this chapter. It is about how MC¡¯s disappearance affected his close friends.)


    Six years after graduating from university, Wang Cong, a member of the city''s working class immersed himself in busy work every day. In his occasional leisure time, he wasted it on games.


    One day, he received a call from an unfamiliar number on his phone.


    "Hello?"


    "Wang Cong! You know Chen Mo is real, he just disappeared suddenly. I''m not crazy, why didn''t you tell them about Chen Mo! Why!"


    Listening to the angry voice on the other end of the phone, Wang Cong''s face turned very ugly.


    "I..."


    With a hint of guilt and apology in his tone Wang Cong hesitated, not knowing what to do.


    "Chen Mo is real! I''m not crazy! You bastard!"


    Before Wang Cong could respond, the other party hung up the phone. Because of this call, Wang Cong''s mental state was in a daze for the whole day.


    Nightfall.


    Wang Cong returned to his apartment alone, and his room was particularly quiet.


    He took off his coat, turned on the desk lamp and sat quietly at the desk, his chin resting on his hands. With increasing guilt in his eyes, his expression gradually became painful.


    "It''s been ten years. Because I didn''t want to be like you, being seen as a madman by everyone always telling others about Chen Mo who didn''t exist in their eyes, I didn¡¯t tell anyone. I just wanted to live a normal life."


    The beginning of the story took place in a provincial city near the capital, in a full-time art vocational school.


    It was March 12, 2011, 56 days before the college entrance examination, and it was Chen Mo''s birthday that day.


    The reason why Wang Cong remembered it so clearly was because on March 11th that year, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred in the waters near a certain island country, triggering a tsunami and classmates in the class celebrated fervently due to their patriotism.


    As the school was under full-time closed management and the college entrance examination was approaching, everyone was under a lot of pressure. Wang Cong remember Chen Mo also said that day the next day was his birthday and he wanted to celebrate it with them.


    Then there was the nuclear radiation leak and the salt scarcity incident.


    As he recalled, Wang Cong''s thoughts became more and more distant, as if he had returned to that winter ten years ago, the day Chen Mo disappeared.


    ...


    At that time, Wang Cong was very introverted with not many friends at school, usually only interacting frequently with two classmates.


    One was my deskmate Wu Huiteng and the other was Chen Mo who had always lived with his grandmother in the neighboring house.


    Chen Mo''s parents divorced and remarried, so he lived with his grandmother and became his neighbour. They were in the same class since junior high and later they were assigned to the same class in high school also, so their relationship naturally goes without saying.


    To celebrate Chen Mo''s birthday, Wang Cong specially called his cousin to order a cake from outside to be delivered.


    There was a low wall in the backyard of the school, outside of which was a dirt road under the railway and behind that was a breeding farm quite remote, so people often climbed over the wall here and teachers often came here to check on duty making him nervous for a long time when I received the cake.


    Chen Mo also had only a few friends, but he was not unsociable. It was just that, because of his family situation he was not willing to take the initiative to communicate with others. But because he was very handsome and he studied very well, in the final exam of the second year of high school he scored 148 in mathematics ranking first in the class and eighth in the school for the total score, so they knew that many girls liked him.


    That noon, the three of them agreed to go to the abandoned dormitory building behind the school to celebrate Chen Mo''s birthday privately.


    This dormitory building was not abandoned before but was rented to another railway vocational school however because of the poor discipline of the school the lease was not renewed later so it became vacant.


    The brick building looked very dilapidated, with the red bricks starting to darken and emitting a musty smell but it was one of the favourite places for some couples in the school. In the evening, some people would play badminton here, mostly freshmen.


    Both Wu Huiteng and Wang Cong brought gifts.


    Wang Cong¡¯s gift was the cake and Wu Huiteng''s gift was a pair of Yonex badminton rackets, which cost a few hundred yuan which was a huge sum of money for them at that time.


    Chen Mo also gave them gifts in return.


    He gave Wu Huiteng the complete set of "Slam Dunk" comic books and he gave Wang Cong a Winnie the Pooh keychain which was bought by his parents from abroad before they divorced.


    After celebrating and eating the cake there was still some time before class. Wu Huiteng suggested playing badminton to experience his Yonex racket again, with six balls each and the loser being the loser.


    Although the weather in northern March was very cold, although the sunlight was a bit dazzling and there was wind which was not suitable for playing badminton. So when they were playing unconsciously they started to move closer to the abandoned dormitory building to avoid the wind until Wu Huiteng hit the shuttlecock too hard and it flew into the window of the second floor of the abandoned dormitory building.


    All the windows of this building were sealed with broken wooden boards, and many of the glass behind the boards were already broken and the shuttlecock fell in through the cracks in one of the broken wooden boards.


    Because there was only one shuttlecock Wu Huiteng suggested going in to pick it up.


    Someone said that before the school was built this place was a graveyard and that there were some strange things happening before. Wang Cong was a little scared but Chen Mo said it was his gift so he climbed in with Wu Huiteng.


    Wang Cong was responsible for keeping watch outside to watch out for any teachers on duty from coming over.


    He remembered very clearly that at least twenty minutes had passed and the two of them inside still hadn''t come out, so he couldn''t help but look around and follow them in.


    The hallway was very dark with only a little light coming through the windows blocked by broken wooden boards. It was full of dust and had a rotting mildew smell.


    He mustered up his courage lowered his voice and called out to Wu Huiteng and Chen Mo several times afraid of being heard by anyone passing by outside but there was no response.


    Since the shuttlecock had fallen to the second floor he tried to go up to the staircase to take a look. The sound of wind blowing through the cracks in the window sounded like the cries of people. He walked a short distance for about two to three minutes, calling out to them several times but getting no response.


    "Ahhh!!"


    A piercing scream suddenly came from the eerie hallway.


    His hair stood on end and he almost didn''t think as he turned and ran back to the window he came from scrambling to get out of it. Only after he was out and panting did he see Wu Huiteng also climbing out of the window.


    "Where''s Chen Mo?"


    He asked Wu Huiteng.


    At that time, he still thought that the other two were trying to scare him.


    "I don''t know!" Wu Huiteng gasped, "He said he lost the keychain, his key seemed to have fallen to where we just picked up the ball so he went back to look for the key. I was waiting for him, but that ghostly scream scared me. When I heard someone running, I followed, thinking it was Chen Mo."


    That''s when Wang Cong realized Wu Huiteng mistook him for Chen Mo.


    "Why were you two inside for so long?"


    "We weren''t in for even a minute, were we?"


    Wu Huiteng''s words made me feel stunned, he had been clearly been waiting here for at least twenty minutes.


    Next, the two of them waited outside panting for a long time,but Chen Mo didn''t come out. They reached thier heads into the hallway several times, calling out Chen Mo''s name, but got no response.


    It wasn''t until the bell for class rang that Wu Huiteng noticed that the "Slam Dunk" comic book Chen Mo had given him was missing. It had been placed on that piece of cement ground just now.


    Without much thought, they hurried back to the classroom.


    When they arrived at the classroom the math teacher had been there for a while teaching. Seeing them panting, he didn''t say much and let them in.


    they sat together in the back row and naturally passed by Chen Mo''s seat. But we found that his seat was actually taken by the math class representative, Rong Yeye.


    After they sat down, they looked around the class for a while but didn''t see Chen Mo.


    "Have you seen Chen Mo?"


    Wang Cong quietly tapped the shoulder of Zhu Yidan in front of him and asked.


    "Who''s Chen Mo?"


    Zhu Yidan''s question stunned me. S?a?ch* Th? N?v?lFir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    She had secretly liked Chen Mo since her first year of high school.


    Wu Huiteng seemed a little impatient and repeated, "Chen Mo! Ah!"


    The math teacher threw a chalk head and asked Wu Huiteng to stand up and listen to the class. they could only suppress their doubts and wait until class was over.


    As soon as class ended, Wu Huiteng began to ask one by one in the class about Chen Mo''s whereabouts but without exception everyone showed a puzzled look. Who was Chen Mo? Even Chen Mo''s previous deskmate looked puzzled, as if everyone had forgotten about him or this person had never appeared.


    Wu Huiteng once thought that the whole class was playing a prank on him.


    Then he started asking students from other classes and even asked the teachers but all got the same result. Chen Mo seemed to have disappeared into thin air. Everyone had forgotten about his existence including the grade board on the wall which no longer had Chen Mo''s name on it.


    It felt like there was some kind of force that had taken Chen Mo to another univer or dimension and this universe was mysteriously restoring the almost negligible impact of Chen Mo''s disappearance.


    Wu Huiteng later became somewhat obsessed telling everyone he met that Chen Mo had disappeared.


    The head teacher noticed Wu Huiteng''s abnormality and called his parents saying that because of the pressure of the college entrance examination, he was constantly looking for a non-existent classmate and suggested psychological counseling and treatment.


    At first, Wu Huiteng kept telling everyone in the QQ class group about Chen Mo''s past including his previous grades his relationship with others in the class and so on. But he was eventually kicked out of the class group by the annoyed class monitor.


    During the college entrance examination Wu Huiteng came to the school once. He publicly questioned me why I didn''t tell others about Chen Mo.


    I was very scared at the time because I didn''t want to be seen as a madman by others so I never spoke up.


    "Chen Mo mistook you! I''m not crazy! I can¡¯t believe I made friends with someone like you!"


    He still remembers to this day the sight of Wu Huiteng surrounded by people with strange looks his painful and powerless arguments repeated over and over wanting me to come out and testify but his silence eventually turned Wu Huiteng¡¯s gaze into anger.


    He resented me for not defending him and the mysteriously disappeared Chen Mo. He wasn''t a madman.


    (End of chapter 1)

 Chapter 2:

    Chapter 2: Disaster Academy."Where am I?"


    Everything spun around, and Chen Mo felt as if he had fallen asleep and had a long dream.


    As he gradually woke up he instinctively thought it was time for morning self-stud, but when he opened his eyes he was astonished to find that this was not the school dormitory.


    The room was dimly lit with two skylights and the sky outside was gloomy.


    After struggling to get up from the stone bed covered with animal skins Chen Mo hesitantly stepped outside the room.


    He stood there dumbfounded for a long time, unable to believe what he saw. The sky was completely grey without the sun, moon, or stars.


    On the desolate land which seemed to be covered with volcanic ash occasional black rocks were exposed. Not far away, a black river flowed swiftly with countless white bones scattered along the riverbank.


    As far as the eye could see it was barren and lifeless. And behind him, the so-called house was actually an incredibly huge skull with the two skylights being its eye sockets.


    Chen Mo''s legs went weak and he sat dazedly on the ground. S?a??h th? N?v?lFir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    With hunger gnawing at his stomach memories that did not belong to him surged in his mind overwhelming him and he passed out.


    It was unknown how long had passed before Chen Mo woke up again.


    Although the sky was still gloomy, it was much brighter than before. According to the memory of ''Stone,'' it should be time for his morning exercise.


    "I actually crossed over..."


    Chen Mo stared blankly at everything before him, finally accepting the fact that he had crossed over.


    This was a world without the sun, moon, or stars, a world devoid of vitality, known as the Disaster World.


    Because there was no vegetation, the humans in the Disaster World could not cultivate or farm. To survive, they could only become what was known as ''Natural Disasters'' relying on plundering resources from other worlds to sustain themselves.


    This also shaped the cruel competitive law of the Disaster World, where only the strong survived.


    This was a cruel world that worshipped the strong.


    The body''s original owner whom Chen Mo had crossed over into, was named ''Stone.''


    According to Stone''s memory, the area he was in was located near the wilderness of the Disaster World''s Eye of Malice region, near a place called the Gathering Grounds of the River of Sorrows.


    The reason why Chen Mo crossed over here was because Stone''s mother had become completely disappointed in him and chose to abandon him.


    Stone did not know who his father was. Not only Stone, but many people in this world did not know who their fathers were.


    In the Disaster World, generally mothers would raise their children to adulthood before sending them to the Disaster Academy to become a Natural Disaster.


    As for the abandoned, it was equivalent to the family declaring to the world that this was a warrior with innate deficiencies. In this world that worshipped the strong, no one would sympathize with a waste. This was similar to the rules of selecting Spartan warriors, where parents would gradually eliminate those inferior warriors from infancy.


    As for the fate of the abandoned, 90% of them would not manage to go to the Gathering Grounds of the Disaster Academy to have the opportunity to become a Natural Disaster.


    Another 9% of the lucky abandoned would die during the trial of the Starving Ghosts at the Disaster Academy.


    Then, of the remaining 1% of the abandoned, 0.9% would become the bottom warriors of this world, known as the parasites and less than 0.1% of the abandoned would live a normal life.


    According to Stone''s vague memory, the reason why his mother abandoned him was because his basic skills had always been difficult to improve.


    Starting from a few years ago, his mother had been scolding him as a fool. From Stone''s memory his mind was indeed not very sharp and the happiest thing for him every day was to play with monkey and honey letting the two of them tease him without getting angry.


    It wasn''t until a week ago when his mother checked his progress in basic skills again that she became completely despairing.


    "Although you have the talent of stone skin, you are ultimately a fool with no hope of improvement."


    His mother finally abandoned him ignoring his crying and pleading and left the skull house where he had been raised.


    Even Monkey and Honey no longer played with him.


    Stone was desperate. He wanted to go to the Gathering Grounds of the River of Sorrows but because he was timid and he dared not go out at all, until two days ago when he ate the last bit of food in the house.


    On the brink of starvation, Stone made a wish in bed.


    "Pray to the great Evil God of the Eye of Malice, make me smarter and bring back my mother."


    At that moment, Stone was just a child longing for maternal love.


    However, Stone did not become smarter and his mother did not return, it was Chen Mo who accidentally crossed over.


    Sitting in front of the door of the skull room Chen Mo digested Stone''s memories. At this moment Chen Mo had no fear as a transmigrator. Instead, he found a strange sense of belonging in Stone.


    "We are all the same, abandoned children by our parents."


    Chen Mo looked down at his arm skin.


    Touching this layer of skin which was covered with a layer of keratin was very hard, he realised this was Stone''s talent of stone skin and also the origin of his name.


    "You are not worthless! With your body and my mind we can definitely live well in this world."


    Gurgle.


    Chen Mo''s stomach growled.


    The last bit of food here had been eaten by Stone two days ago. He felt dizzy from hunger and knew that if he didn''t want to starve to death, he had only one choice, to go to the Gathering Grounds of the River of Sorrows immediately and find the Disaster Academy that Stone feared in his memory and try to pass the academy''s assessment to become a true Natural Disaster. According to his memory the gathering place is quite far from here, at least a three-day walk.


    Chen Mo estimated that it was about a hundred kilometers.


    "Survive!"


    There was nothing valuable in the room, and Chen Mo had no attachment to this place. Because he knew that he had better hurry to the Disaster Academy before he ran out of strength, he set off immediatly.


    Fortunately, because there was no sun, the weather was not too hot. But the memory of Stone told Chen Mo that the nights here would be very cold so he took a fur blanket and a water bag, which was his entire fortune.


    He came to the river and filled the water bag. Looking at his reflection in the river, his image seemed to have changed slightly. It seemed to overlap with the stone, his skin became whiter and more tender, and his face became more mature than his impression of himself.


    No more hesitation.


    After taking a last look at the huge skull house standing in the desolate land Chen Mo left in large strides in the direction of his memory.


    The ground was more like ash than soil, covered with black gray gravel making creaking sounds when stepped on.


    "Stone brother..."


    "Ha ha, stinky stone!"


    Not long after he left, he heard two voices nearby, one male and one female.


    Chen Mo turned to look, and it turned out to be his playmates, Honey and Monkey.


    The two were also the only two neighbours within a few kilometers.


    Honey was still as beautiful and lovely as she was in the sSone''s memory with snow-white skin and single eyelids. She used to like calling him Stone brother, but now she seemed hesitant bowing her head and not daring to look at him.


    Monkey, on the other hand had an undisguised look of disdain making a mocking face and mocking him. He knew that from now on Stone would no longer be on the same level as him.


    Feeling the indifference of the people in the disaster world Chen Mo didn''t say much. He continued to walk forward but he was a little puzzled. It seemed that they had not noticed the change in his appearance. Could it be that this world or this universe was trying to reconcile the impact of his crossing?


    Gradually, the view of the river receded.


    In the desolate land apart from ash and rocks there were only bones left.


    Some of these bones were large and some were small. The large ones were as huge as small mountains, making it hard to imagine what kind of giant creatures they were when they were alive.


    As the sky gradually darkened, Chen Mo unwittingly walked a day''s journey.


    The night in the disaster world was indeed as cold as it was in the Stone''s memory.


    Chen Mo stopped, wrapped himself in the fur blanket and tried to bury himself in the ash, but he still couldn''t help shivering. He imagined the buns in the school cafeteria, drooling and endured the night.


    The next day.


    Chen Mo drank some water to relieve his hunger and continued on his way.


    As the sky gradually became brighter Chen Mo''s steps became heavier.


    The ash on the ground continued to devour Chen Mo''s strength and hunger tormented him. He knew that he didn''t have much time left. Perhaps soon he would also become one of the countless skeletons in this desolate land. But before he died he had to keep moving forward. This was his only chance.


    Just as Chen Mo was about to collapse from exhaustion.


    Rumble, rumble.


    Suddenly, there was a roar from the horizon.


    "Is it a beast? Unfortunately, I don''t have the strength to escape."


    Weak and faint, Chen Mo regained consciousness and self-deprecatingly said, "What beasts could there be in this environment?"


    As Chen Mo focused his attention, accompanied by some confusion from Stone''s memory his despair was replaced by astonishment.


    Because the thing making the rumbling noise turned out to be a four-wheel off-road vehicle!


    In Stone''s memory, such vehicles were rare items that only high-level natural disasters possessed.


    Like finding a lifeline, Chen Mo desperately waved his animal skin blanket and shouted for help. As the wheels kicked up dust the off-road vehicle actually turned around and with a drift, stylishly stopped in front of Chen Mo.


    The middle-aged man driving the vehicle was strong and muscular, but his expression was calm. His eyes assessed Chen Mo as if waiting for him to speak first.


    "Hello."


    Weakly leaning against the car door, Chen Mo pleaded, "I have no strength left. Could you take me to Disaster Academy?"


    Chen Mo had never begged anyone so sincerely, at least not in the nearly twenty years he had lived on Earth. Though he didn''t have a mirror, he knew he must look very dishevelled right now. He held onto the car door tightly, knowing that if the man hit the gas, he would undoubtedly die.


    "Get in."


    Like a celestial voice when the man¡¯s voice came to his ear, the image of this man in Chen Mo''s eyes suddenly became extremely tall.


    "Thank you!"


    He used all his strength to open the car door and climb in.


    Rumble.


    The off-road vehicle sped very fast, and the dust behind it took a long time to settle. The two of them soon covered the distance that Chen Mo could not have walked in a day.


    As the sandy dust gradually lessened and the rocks increased, some building traces appeared at the end of the horizon. Chen Mo knew he was saved.


    Gua gua.


    A huge bird flew overhead, spreading its wings for tens of meters with someone sitting on top. Under the terrifying shadow, Chen Mo couldn''t help but watch for a long time until the giant bird disappeared at the end of the sky, contrasting sharply with the slow and cumbersome airship on the other side.


    The ground gradually flattened, and the sandy dust was replaced by bluestone pavement.


    People came and went on the bustling streets, with various giant skeleton decorations filling the scene. In the distance, there was even a towering light tower.


    Under normal circumstances, these strange and fantastical sights would have amazed Chen Mo. But now, tormented by hunger, Chen Mo wanted to ask this man for food several times. However, what came out of his mouth was, "Thank you. May I ask for your name? If I survive, I will repay you."


    "Tian Qi."


    The off-road vehicle stopped in front of a gate.


    The man pointed to a huge building in the distance and said, "That''s the Disaster Academy."


    Tian Qi didn''t seem indifferent, just not good with words.


    Although the overall attribute of the disaster world tended towards evil and order, due to the frequent need to cooperate in defeating certain enemies during the invasion of other worlds some people still maintained a narrow sense of kindness towards their own kind.


    This narrow sense of kindness however was not a universal value, but rather a partial value formed by the different growth experiences of different disaster survivors.


    "Thank you."


    Chen Mo nodded in thanks.


    He didn''t want to trouble the man in front of him any further. After deeply remembering the man''s face, he got out of the off-road vehicle.


    With a rumbling roar, the off-road vehicle turned around and left.


    He looked up at the huge building, where several blood-red characters were engraved on a large skeleton.


    "Academy of Disaster of River of Sorrows."


    Although belonging to the same hieroglyphic system, Tianzai characters were quite different from Chinese characters. Fortunately Stone''s brain though not very bright still recognized most of the Tianzai characters.


    Standing in front of the gate was a cold-looking woman with several half-grown children behind her, all looking at him.


    "Another abandoned one."


    "Just now, it seems he was brought here by an adult natural disaster."


    "It''s probably just luck, being rescued."


    Ignoring the comments of the children, Chen Mo approached the woman and tentatively asked, "Hello, may I..."


    "Do you want to start implanting the light brain chip and begin the enlightenment training of the starving ghost at the Disaster Academy?"


    Before Chen Mo could finish speaking, the woman asked calmly.


    Fortunately, Chen Mo noticed that he was not the only abandoned one here. Among the children behind the woman, there were also several who were similarly ragged and battered, obviously arriving at the academy alone and in a sorry state.


    "Yes."


    With Chen Mo''s response, the woman led him to the side.


    This was a mysterious device that resembled a magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) machine, but it looked even larger. Its appearance was full of science fiction, which clashed sharply with the rough and simple appearance of the disaster world''s skeleton-covered landscape, making it seem quite out of place.


    Under the woman''s operation, Chen Mo was locked into the device.


    "Data creates value, Tianhua Quantum Technology."


    After the device started, it actually played an advertisement, which momentarily confused Chen Mo. It seemed as if he was in a modern hospital full of science fiction. Then red light beams began to rotate around Chen Mo seemingly scanning his body condition.


    "Establishing a new file. What is your name?"


    After hesitating for a moment, Chen Mo thought that he was no longer just himself but a combination of himself and Stone. He also thought of the previous Tian Qi, who had almost given him a second chance at life. So he replied, "Traveler."


    From now on, this will be our common name!


    Hmm.


    A blue and white light halo gradually enveloped Chen Mo.


    A mechanical arm suddenly pressed against the back of his neck. With a low-frequency humming sound, the slightly nervous Chen Mo noticed that the people outside seemed to be accustomed to this, and finally relaxed a little.


    A light screen gradually appeared on the transparent glass of the device.


    Name: Traveler.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talent: Stone Skin.


    Health: 140.


    Defence: 6.


    Speed: 6.


    Strength: 8.


    Physique: 14.


    Mind: 23.


    Energy: 10.


    Basic Boxing: Lv1.


    Basic Chopping: Lv1.


    Basic Blocking: Lv2.


    Equipment: None.


    Skills: None.


    "Body function data initialization completed, starting to implant the light brain chip."


    With a slight tingling at the back of his neck, the mechanical arm retracted into the blue light of the device, which gradually stopped running.


    Chen Mo instinctively touched the back of his neck, feeling that there was something extra inside.


    (End of chapter 2)

 Chapter 3:

    Chapter 3: Different OriginsThe woman''s gaze towards Chen Mo seemed slightly surprised and puzzled.


    The reason for her surprise was Chen Mo''s Disaster Attribute was somewhat strange.


    Firstly, it was evident from his stone skin talent that this little guy named Traveler was a natural disaster who tended to evolve towards a physical pathway, his 14 points in physique indirectly confirmed this.


    However his basic attributes for speed and strength were really poor, especially his speed attribute which was only 6 points.


    His basic skills were also extremely mediocre to the point where they could be described as trash.


    Not only did he master only three basic skills, but his levels were also pitifully low. If it weren''t for never being taught by anyone, there was only one explanation, he was a subpar warrior, a waste that should have been eliminated long ago. However, what was strange was his mental strength, which had reached an astonishing 23 points.


    Although mental power and intelligence were not directly related, a high mental power did not represent higher intelligence, however a stupid person would not have a high mental strength and with such a high mental strength value he could not be a fool.


    Not only did the woman feel strange but also the starving ghosts waiting in front of the gate showed the same puzzlement.


    "23 points of mental power?"


    It should be noted that the basic attributes of adult natural disasters, without special talents and special cultivation averaged around 10 points and 15 points or more could be considered excellent.


    How could such a person be abandoned?


    Moreover, he also had the talent of Stone Skin.


    About a third of natural disasters in the world of disasters have talents.


    Of course, this does not mean that a third of every baby born in the world of disasters has a talent, out of a hundred babies born in this world only three survive and from those three one of them would have a talent.


    Fortunately, female natural disasters, due to the fertility benefits, never have to go out on missions, so there is no need to worry about injuries reducing their lifespan, so they can continue to give birth without any worries, coupled with the alternative population supplement method in the disaster world, it would prevent a continuous decline in population.


    Natural disasters typically evolve according to their talents and can generally demonstrate increasingly strong strength with their talents.


    "Maybe he''s an orphan."


    Someone in the crowd speculated.


    Orphans and abandoned ones are different.


    Although both have lost their relatives'' care and have to enter the disaster academy before they are fully adults, the abandoned ones are those who have been abandoned by their relatives and deemed unworthy of cultivation as inferior warriors while orphans have their relatives die during the nurturing process, so there may be some outstanding talents among them.


    "Weird."


    After murmuring in her heart, the woman continued to stand in front of everyone looking into the distance and waiting for the arrival of the next starving ghost.


    "Hello, can you give me some food?"


    A weak voice beside her made her turn her head involuntarily.


    It was the little guy who had just established a starving ghost file and implanted the light brain data chip. He was looking at her eagerly and very weak as if he could collapse at any moment.


    Normally she would of course choose to ignore it but just now she had completed the data test on him and was curious about his situation which sparked a bit of interest in the woman. So after a slight hesitation, a hazy void area suddenly appeared in front of her, she reached out and grabbed at it and took out a bag of biscuits handing it to Chen Mo.


    This was a high-class snack she had left over from the morning originally intended to sneak a bite in the afternoon but now it was cheap for this little guy.


    The storage space cannot store food for a long time. Even the high class food made by the organic synthesizer in the disaster world can only be stored for two days at most.


    Chen Mo was not surprised by this.


    The mother of the Stone also had this ability which was one of the basic abilities of every natural disaster called Disaster Erosion Storage Space, commonly known as Storage Space.


    "Thank you!"


    Chen Mo''s hand trembled as he opened the package and he even saw advertisements on it.


    "Soak in milk, life is wonderful, Happy Family Puffed Biscuits."


    As the food entered his mouth the chewing sound between his lips and teeth entered his brain and he was immediately overwhelmed by this unprecedented sense of happiness.


    Feeling the sweet juice in his mouth rich in high-calorie nutrients, gradually flowing into his throat dopamine was like a flood bursting its banks, continuously secreting in large quantities.


    At this moment, every cell in his body seemed to come alive, all cheering and jumping for joy.


    He had never imagined that a small bag of biscuits could have such magic, making him so happy, so satisfied, he couldn''t help but start eating the second, third, fourth.


    "Hello."


    A boy''s voice came from beside Chen Mo.


    While enjoying the delicious food Chen Mo turned his head to look, it was a boy with dark skin equally ragged clothes and his hair was a bit messy.


    He looked at the biscuits in Chen Mo''s hand with envy but quickly disguised his emotions, smiling innocently at Chen Mo.


    "I''m Mu Tan(Charcoal)."


    He introduced himself.


    "I''m Traveler."


    Chen Mo''s calm response made Mu Tan look very happy.


    Here, Chen Mo couldn''t help but complain about the naming problem in the disaster world.


    It seemed that because they did not have a deep cultural heritage and were exposed to many different worlds the names of the natural disasters were also varied.


    According to Stone''s memories some natural disasters had names like him based on some items, while others had titles like Disaster Initiator, Traveler, and so on.


    Mu Tan went straight to the point: "Are you an orphan?"


    "Yes."


    "I guessed right! After all, you''re someone with a special talent and with a high mental power of 23 points. A talented starving ghost like you, how could you be abandoned?" He sighed "But judging from your appearance, you haven''t really become an adult yet, have you not fully developed all your potential right? What a pity, if you could grow for a while longer and come challenge the starving ghost trial after a about hundred days, you could have a better chance. But it''s okay, if we can unite, we can complement each other!"


    The starving ghost trial mentioned by the other party, Chen Mo had some understanding from Stone''s memory.


    This was the disaster academy task that Stone''s mother had always threatened him with, hoping to stimulate his potential and make him work harder but it turned in to his nightmare.


    The two of them started to interact with each other.


    Under Mu Tan''s reminder Chen Mo was surprised to find that after the light brain chip was implanted into his neck, the body data that had appeared on the light screen before could now be displayed in his eyes with just a thought.


    His 23 points in mental power was so prominent compared to speed and strength that Chen Mo could be sure that the mind attribute value was definitely not the strength of Stone.


    This was likely the strength brought by himself as a transmigrator when his soul transferred!


    "Thanks to the nine years of obligatory education by the party, thanks to the country''s college entrance examination system, thanks to the school''s exam-oriented education, thanks to my own years of diligent study and hard work!"


    After being in a long period of daze, Chen Mo finally squeezed out this sentence in his heart.


    He recalled his hard work in elementary school, junior high school and high school studying diligently in the sea of exams every day. Especially in the last two years of high school in the full-time closed school, he slept at eleven thirty every night and got up at five-thirty in the morning living a hellish life. Now it seemed that there is a merit to all the efforts he put in.


    On the other side.


    Mu Tan began to introduce the people present.


    "If nothing unexpected happens, this should be our starving ghost enlightening mentor for the next hundred days. There are always only one hundred classes in the disaster academy corresponding to one hundred mentors, each responsible for a class and the students will start the starving ghost trial after a hundred days and the mentor will also repeatedly start new starving ghost classes after."


    Behind the female mentor in addition to Chen Mo and Mu Tan there were ten people at this time.


    These ten people were divided into three small groups.


    Mu Tan first pointed to a group of five.


    Compared to the others'' ragged appearance, these five were all well-dressed, calm in their interactions with each other and looked arrogant, not putting the others in their eyes at all.


    "These five are all adult starving ghosts. Not only do they have higher basic attributes and basic skills than others they also have master combat skills. They are the strongest among us and the most likely to survive the starving ghost trial. Don''t provoke them."


    The so-called adult starving ghost was easy to understand. It referred to those whose bodies have fully developed, their potential had been fully developed and natural growth was unlikely to improve their strength.


    As for the term starving ghost, it was a hierarchical term in the disaster world, which could be also be regarded as enlightened natural disaster or level-0 natural disaster.


    Next, Mu Tan pointed to a aother group of three two men and one woman.


    Before he could speak, the three of them glared at him in unison.


    One of them said coldly, "What are you looking at?"


    "Uh, sorry."


    After apologizing, Mu Tan whispered, "These three are abyssal starving ghosts. It is said that there are countless worms under the abyss which devour each other and grow into human forms. Abyssal starving ghosts are often very ferocious with basic attributes and skills close to adult starving ghosts. The difference is that few of them have talents and they generally do not master combat skills."


    Chen Mo was rather speechless about Mu Tan''s introductions. Regarding the Abyss, he did understand some from Stone''s memory, as Stone''s mother came from a certain Abyss. It is said to be a world contaminated by the disaster world, and the idea of worms devouring each other was purely of ignorance and discrimination of local natural disasters.


    There were two people left both ragged like Chen Mo and Mu Tan smiled wryly looking at them.


    "Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing a pair of siblings, both abandoned."


    Mu Tan was obviously already familiar with these two siblings.


    When the siblings noticed Chen Mo and Mu Tan looking over, they forced a smile and slowly walked over to them seeming a bit awkward and shy.


    "I''m Du Fangyan."


    "I... I''m Du Qingqing."


    The girl lowered her head and spoke softly. After Chen Mo observed her up close, he couldn''t help but feel a bit speechless, at her age, before he transmigrated, she might still have been in junior high school.


    "Hello, I''m Traveler."


    After the three introduced themselves, they began to get to know each other. It was clear that the brother was somewhat timid and tried hard to conceal it, while the sister although very cute was very shy much like Stone in the beginning.


    In the harsh and competitive disaster world such personalities were definitely at the bottom of the food chain, the so-called inferior warriors the first to be eliminated.


    "Another student is here."


    After Mu Tan''s reminder, Chen Mo, Du Fangyan and Du Qingqing turned to see a weak girl slowly approaching. Her white clothes were tattered and covered in dust and she looked very weak but her face remained clean and her skin under the clothes was as white as snow.


    Biting her teeth she persevered step by step until she reached the female mentor. Then, at the mentor''s signal she entered the huge MRI looking device.


    Buzz!


    A light screen appeared, visible to everyone outside the device.


    Name: Han Xue.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talent: None.


    Health: 80.


    Defense: 1.


    Speed: 15.


    Strength: 10.


    Physique: 8.


    Mind: 11.


    Energy: 13.


    Basic Footwork: Level 4.


    Basic Jump: Level 2.


    Basic Body Movement: Level 3.


    Basic Assassination: Level 4.


    Basic Chopping: Level 3.


    Basic Blocking: Level 1.


    Equipment: None.


    Skills: None.


    "Wow!"


    Seeing the attributes on the light screen Mu Tan exclaimed in joy "Another orphan with decent basic attributes and skills. Let me go contact her!"


    The reason for judging her as an orphan was simple. Firstly, her basic attributes and skills were decent and such a starving ghost would generally not be abandoned. Secondly, she was not sent by a higher-level natural disaster and her appearance along the way showed that her relatives were obviously no longer around so she had to rely on herself.


    After the girl named Han Xue came out of the device, limping Mu Tan went up to her proactively and they started talking, he seemed to be repeating what Chen Mo had just heard.


    Comparing his own attributes with this girl, Chen Mo was quite outstanding. As a transmigrator, his mental power attribute was quite outstanding, but his basic skills were terribly poor. He only mastered three basic skills, all at very low levels.


    After a while, Mu Tan brought the girl to the group of three.


    "Hello, I''m Han Xue."


    She introduced herself, her voice was cold and aloof just like her name.


    Although she was so weak that she look like she would collapse at any second, she still maintained her pride. Chen Mo could see her stubbornness and resilience in her character. Chen Mo, Du Fangyan and Du Qingqing also introduced themselves and the five of them got to know each other.


    Time passed and evening approached quickly. Although there were no sun, moon, or stars in the disaster world the dim sky still had changes in brightness and darkness and there were also temperature differences between day and night.


    Just as everyone thought that this class of thirteen would be composed of the current group a colorful giant bird descended from the sky and the strong wind caused the waiting students to hold onto the walls. After the giant bird retracted its wings a high-level natural disaster wearing a mask led a well-dressed boy from the giant bird''s back.


    The boy was spotless surveying the crowd with an oppressive aura as if a king looking over his subjects.


    The masked man led him to the female mentor and after a brief contact he entered the device as instructed by the mentor. S?a??h the n0v?l(?)ire.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Buzz!


    A light screen appeared on the device.


    Name: Lei Wu.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talent: Thunder Paralysis.


    Health: 120.


    Defense: 3.


    Speed: 14.


    Strength: 10.


    Physique: 12.


    Mind: 18.


    Energy: 16.


    Basic Footwork: Level 6.


    Basic Jump: Level 4.


    Basic Body Movement: Level 3.


    Basic Blocking: Level 2.


    Basic Perception: Level 3.


    Basic Locking: Level 5.


    Basic Shooting: Level 2.


    Basic Elements: Level 11.


    Equipment: None.


    Skills: 1.Thunder Light Bullet.


    2.Thunder Spell.


    3.Double Thunder Burst.


    Not just Mu Tan even the five adult starving ghosts who had always stuck together were stunned speechless. Such basic attribute and skills were truly beyond the reach of ordinary people, undoubtedly belonging to the elite among the starving ghosts.


    "Now that you have your disaster identity file, these contribution points can be used as your daily expenses during your time at the academy. From now on, it''s up to you."


    After giving Lei Wu this instruction the masked man patted his shoulder and rode away on the giant bird.


    It wasn''t until Lei Wu stood in front of everyone for a while that Mu Tan snapped out of his daze.


    But this time, he tactfully did not approach to strike up a conversation. Lei Wu seemed to have no intention of talking to anyone either and stood alone.


    Gurgle.


    Mu Tan swallowed his saliva and said, "This must be the descendant of some Disaster Lord."


    According to Stone''s memory, Chen Mo knew that the so-called Disaster Lord was a fourth-level natural disaster, a truly high-level natural disaster in the disaster world. Such powerful Disaster Lords rarely appeared in gathering places and the families they established were often the embryonic form of future disaster gathering places. It remained to be seen whether these Disaster Lords could further advance to become the legendary Disaster Monarchs.


    Disaster Lords generally mastered the power of bloodline true bodies. Therefore, their offspring not only inherited superior bloodlines for better basic attribute growth but also received careful cultivation from the family during their growth. The basic skill levels were not comparable to ordinary starving ghosts.


    (End of chapter 3)

 Chapter 4:

    Chapter 4: Violence Solves EverythingNight falls.


    The Disaster Academy provides a free high-quality meal for the new starving students!


    In the world of disaster, food is not produced not due to laziness or ignorance, but rather the laws of the world. Not only is there no land for plants to grow, but the sky also lacks the light of the sun, moon, and stars. Apart from the limited land directly commanded by the major Evil gods, the entire world can be said to be devoid of life, with almost no resources other than bones, stones, and water.


    It can be said that the only resource in the world of disaster is the more active time and space laws than other worlds, which allows natural disasters to easily cross the world barriers. Therefore, all resources in the world of disaster need to be plundered from other worlds, including food.


    Food is the most basic resource in the world of disaster, consumed by everyone every day and needing to be purchased with precious disaster contribution points.


    As for disaster contribution points, they are the currency in the world of disaster recorded by the light brain data chip.


    The exquisitely roasted meat, with a light golden colour, twelve dishes of dipping sauce, each with its own flavor, plump fish roe, matsutake mushrooms on ice, sweet and soft cream bread, enticing red wine, and a few fresh and plump cherries...


    For these starving students, the high-quality food in front of them is truly luxurious.


    The contribution points required for just this meal are probably in the three digits, a price they simply cannot afford.


    Even Lei Wu showed some excitement, let alone the other starving students.


    Dong! The clock on the wall struck nine o''clock on time.


    "It''s a pleasure for all of you to come to the River of Sorrow Disaster Academy. From today onwards, I will be your enlightening mentor, and you can call me Mentor Qinghong."


    She raised her glass to signal to everyone.


    "In the next one hundred days, I will do my best to fully explore your potential and cultivate you all into qualified natural disasters to pass the upcoming starving ghost student trial."


    The adult starving ghosts imitated each other, raising their glasses in return, while the abyssal starving students and the abandoned ones were a bit flustered.


    After the somewhat restrained completion of the ceremony, everyone began to enjoy the food in front of them in various postures.


    Compared to the wolfing down of charcoal, the smacking and praising of the food, Chen Mo tried hard to restrain his desire to devour due to hunger, trying to maintain the most basic etiquette and taste the food in front of him with relative elegance.


    Until the table was a mess and the banquet was over.


    Then everyone was taken to a huge mixed-gender dormitory.


    In the cruel society of survival of the fittest in the world of disaster, there is only the driving force of strength and no protection based on gender, nor are there any so-called moral constraints. To Chen Mo, the mixed-gender dormitory, which seemed absurd, was quite natural for the other starving students, without causing any ripples.


    Inside the huge dormitory, although the beds were in pairs, there were dozens of them, enough for everyone to be allocated.


    Chen Mo chose a bed near the window and spread his only luggage, a fur blanket, on top.


    "Get lost, I want this spot."


    A domineering voice behind him made Chen Mo look back in anger.


    This person is one of the five adult starving students.


    If I remember correctly, when he introduced himself at the banquet, he called himself Fei Xiaojian. He seem to covet this window-side spot and came over to compete for it.


    The two stared at each other for a moment. Although Chen Mo was angry, he didn''t say much.


    In the world of disaster, violence can solve everything. The other party''s strength was obviously superior to his. Chen Mo put away the blanket and quietly changed to another bed. S?a??h the N0v?lFire(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "It''s a good thing you didn''t act impulsively. That guy''s basic palm technique level has reached Lv5, and he has mastered an E-level combat skill. Don''t provoke him."


    Chen Mo''s new bed was next to Charcole, and he whispered a warning.


    Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing, and Han Xue''s beds were all close to Charcole. Chen Mo only then realized that Fei Xiaojian had occupied his bed not because it was close to the window, but because it was close to the other adult starving students.


    Thinking of this, his anger subsided a bit. It was due to his own carelessness.


    As for the so-called E-level combat skill, according to the memories of the stone, it is the lowest rating among combat skills.


    The lower the rating of the skill, the lower the growth of additional basic attribute damage, but this does not mean that low-level skills are useless.


    First of all, learning lower-rated combat skills requires lower basic attributes and basic skill level requirements, so they can be learned earlier.


    Secondly, the lower the level of the skill used, the shorter the cooldown time and the less energy consumption, allowing for frequent use to deal with various complex situations.


    Finally, lower-level skills often come with various negative attributes and control effects, which can pave the way for higher-level skills, eliminating of the risk of failure of higher-level skills, and achieve the effect of a one-hit kill. In short, the strength of a disaster survivor does not directly depend on how many combat skills he has mastered, but on the combination effect of various skills he has mastered.


    "Get out of here!"


    A stern rebuke quieted the room, and everyone looked over.


    The one scolding was none other than Lei Wu.


    But unlike Fei Xiaojian, Lei Wu actually asked a charming girl with a beautiful face who had approached him to leave.


    At this moment, the girl named Tian Tian looked embarrassed.


    This person is also one of the five adult starving students, named Tian Tian.


    "Brother Lei Wu, what are you afraid of? I''m just afraid of the cold at night and want to be close to you. I won''t eat you."


    After the embarrassment, Tian Tian continued to act coquettishly and tried to explain.


    But as Lei Wu slowly turned his head, facing his cold, dignified, and sharp gaze, Tian Tian finally sensibly left, but still looked reluctant.


    "Hey hey."


    Charcole, seeing this, was envious and laughed softly, "She''s a succubus talent, best at charm, tsk tsk."


    On the other side.


    "What, what... what are you doing?"


    While Tian Tian was embarrassed by Lei Wu, there was a panicked and frightened voice from another corner.


    "Let go of me, let go of me."


    Although she was scolding, her soft voice made people feel like their blood was boiling.


    Charcole and Chen Mo turned their heads, only to see that an adult starving student named Lu Yi was pulling the tender and delicate hand of Du Qingqing, licking his lips with a strange smile, completely ignoring the angry gaze of Du Fangyan next to him.


    "What are you afraid of, just let you sleep next to my bed, not asking you to sleep with me, hehe!"


    On the other side, Du Fangyan, who was tightly clenching his fists, his eyes almost bursting with blood, panting heavily like a bull, did not dare to speak out to stop him, but just watched helplessly as his sister was harassed.


    "Stop!"


    It was Han Xue who stepped forward, shouting loudly, stopping Lu Yi''s wanton behavior.


    Lu Yi slowly turned his head and looked at Han Xue, who was staring at him angrily, while still holding Du Qingqing''s wrist and looking at Han Xue up and down.


    "What, do you want to come over and accompany me?"


    "You''re dreaming!"


    Although Han Xue had not yet had the opportunity to learn combat skills and had become an orphan and did not have the confidence to defeat Lu Yi, but she knew that a person could be without power, but absolutely could not lose the courage to resist, otherwise, they would be taken advantage of and ravaged wantonly.


    Although the world of disaster does not sympathize with the weak, advocating that violence can solve everything, it is not completely without social rules. For example, one cannot kill at will in gathering places. This is a rule set by the Disaster Gods, who are the most powerful violence in the world of disaster.


    Immediately, she looked at Du Fangyan, Charcole, and Chen Mo for help with her eyes.


    Charcole lowered his head, pretending not to see, and used his eyes to warn Chen Mo not to meddle.


    Seeing that neither Mu Tan nor Chen Mo reacted, Han Xue looked at Du Fangyan.


    "This is your sister!"


    But at this moment, Du Fangyan, although tightly clenching his fists, his eyes almost bursting with blood, and his heavy panting like a bull, still did not dare to speak out to stop him. He just watched helplessly as his sister was being harassed by Lu Yi.


    Slap! Lu Yi slapped Du Fangyan.


    After being hit, Du Fangyan''s anger also extinguished. He completely wilted and chose to lower his head like Charcole, not daring to look at Han Xue and Du Qingqing.


    It seems that the reason this guy was abandoned is not without cause; his weak character is his biggest obstacle.


    At this moment, the gaze of everyone in the dormitory turned towards this side, seemingly waiting to see how Han Xue would handle it. Faced with Lu Yi''s aggressive behavior, Han Xue looked ferocious, as if she had already prepared for the worst, but no one doubted her determination to resist to the end.


    "Let him go."


    A cold voice suddenly sounded.


    Everyone looked over and saw that it was Ku Wu, one from the Abyssal Starving Ghost Trio, who spoke up in time to stop the situation.


    The other two Abyssal Starving Ghosts looked at him in surprise, wondering why he was meddling in this matter.


    Lu Yi seemed to be provoked, staring fiercely at Ku Wu.


    "Are you trying to be a hero?"


    Ku Wu didn''t say a word. He slowly stood up, his tall figure seeming even taller, and after locking eyes with Lu Yi, he walked directly to the open area of the dormitory.


    Of course, Lu Yi understood Ku Wu''s intention.


    With a cold sneer, he let go of Du Qingqing''s wrist and followed.


    Then, in the gaze of everyone, without any nonsense, the two of them immediately started fighting, first with tentative punches and kicks, and then directly engaging in a full-on fight.


    "No wonder Stone was so afraid."


    There''s no such thing as a fight here; there''s only combat. This is a huge psychological test for many people. If this happened before crossing over, it would not only violate school discipline, but probably also involve legal issues. However, here, everyone is already used to it.


    "You''re looking for death!"


    With blood oozing from his forehead, Lu Yi looked like a crazed wild beast.


    After struggling for a while, he had already lost about 40 of his 90 health points, although Lu Yi initially received less damage, the surprise attack with his Wolf Claw had already reduced his opponent''s health by at least 60 points.


    If his E-level skill were to hit, combined with the previous damage, the opponent''s health would decrease by more than 90 points, plus the bleeding effect.


    The most important thing is that after using the skill, he can continue to follow up with a regular claw attack!


    Even if the opponent doesn''t die, he would probably be in a weakened or even dying state.


    Lu Yi smiled ferociously, seeming to see victory in sight. The bloodthirsty nature had made him forget that this was the Disaster Academy and what consequences would result from actually killing the opponent.


    This also made Chen Mo truly understand the cruelty of the disaster world.


    In the critical moment, Ku Wu, who had been in crisis in the eyes of everyone, suddenly used an incredible speed to easily dodge Lu Yi''s fatal blow, causing him to miss.


    With a ''clack'', the Wolf Claw left five scratches on a nearby stone table.


    "Impossible!"


    Lu Yi''s shock was hard to hide, his brain spinning rapidly.


    After excluding the opponent''s special talents and combat skill judgments, there was only one conclusion: the opponent''s basic agility skill was at least 5 levels higher than his own. His own basic agility was at Level 2, so the opponent must be at least Level 7!


    At this moment, Chen Mo also noticed that there were scratches of all sizes on the tables, walls, and floors in the dormitory, and the five scratches just now were not very conspicuous.


    (End of chapter 4)

 Chapter 5:

    "Alright, alright."Just as Kuno was about to counterattack after avoiding a fatal blow from Lu Yi, one of the adult calamity survivors suddenly stepped forward.


    He seemed to want to act as a mediator, to reconcile the tense atmosphere.


    This person appeared fair, but in reality, he leaned towards Lu Yi.


    After all, Kuno was about to counterattack immediately after avoiding Lu Yi''s strike. This person stood up at this moment, stood between the two, and skillfully resolved Kuno''s attack.


    "Today is just the first day, let''s just get to know each other. There''s no need to fight to the death."


    This was a seemingly gentle and elegant man in white clothes, with a kind of inexplicable affinity, who appeared directly between the two.


    Facing the other two members of the abyss calamity group who were staring fiercely, he still smiled back, looking extremely calm.


    "This is the academy. Killing other students in broad daylight will be investigated by the patrollers. You wouldn''t want to be implicated, right?"


    His words immediately calmed both sides down.


    With a fierce expression, Lu Yi, knowing that the other''s basic strength was still above his own, only lacking in combat skills and weapon equipment, said sinisterly, "We''ll see."


    After leaving a harsh remark, Lu Yi returned to his own bed.


    His forehead was still bleeding continuously, looking quite miserable.


    "Hmph."


    Kuno wiped the scar on his chest, snorted coldly, and also returned to the side of the two abyss starving ghosts.


    "Gao Shu."


    This mediator''s name, Chen Mo, had a deep impression of him at the banquet.


    Du Qingqing lowered her head beside her, tears rolling in her eyes.


    Du Fangyan kept comforting her in a low voice.


    Han Xue, passing by Charcole and Chen Mo, didn''t even look at them, and walked straight towards the trio where Kuno was, and the four of them began to whisper.


    Chen Mo felt a little sad about this, while Charcoal had no psychological burden at all.


    "It seems that besides Lei Wu, the strongest person in the class should be Gao Shu."


    Charcoal seemed completely indifferent to Han Xue''s disdain.


    "If these adult starving ghosts have one or two pieces of green-quality equipment in their hands, combined with the combat skills they master, the abyss starving ghosts are simply not opponents. Offend them, hmm, when the starving ghosts go through the trial, they won''t even know how they died."


    Noticing Charcoal¡¯s gloating, Chen Mo, who had some goodwill towards him, also calmed down.


    Although he was a little clever, he was far from being able to compete in high society.


    As the temporary team leader, since he could casually give up on Han Xue, what about when things happen to him in the future? After all, he is theoretically the leader of this temporary team now, but he is completely unaware of his responsibilities.


    If one day he became the leader and took on the responsibility of leadership, he would never let his team members be treated like this, let alone gloat over their misfortune.


    Time quickly passed into the late night.


    The large dormitory gradually quieted down, everyone had fallen asleep, and Chen Mo tossed and turned, unable to sleep.


    The experiences of these two days as a transmigrator had been too great a turn of events.


    He must adapt to this cruel world as soon as possible!


    The Disaster academy, where he will undergo a 100-day basic training, will be followed by the starving ghost trial they mentioned.


    If successful, he will be promoted to a Level 1 Calamity Predator, becoming the lowest-level warrior in the disaster world. If he fails, he will be eliminated and face certain death.


    Next is his current class.


    Apart from the instructor Qing Hong, there are a total of fourteen starving ghosts, who are now divided into four small groups.


    The mysterious Lei Wu is a group unto himself.


    Five adult starving ghosts all have considerable strength.


    In addition to the conflict with Lu Yi, the other two, a man and a woman named Gui Tu and Tao Zi, although they have not yet made a move, their fierce eyes indicate that they are not easy to mess with.


    Now, Han Xue seems to be interested in joining this group.


    The remaining Charcoal, Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing, Han Xue, and himself are at the bottom of the dormitory.


    Han Xue and himself are better off, probably considered orphans, feared for their potential by the two, while the others are still somewhat wary.


    But Charcoal, Du Fangyan, and Du Qingqing, in the eyes of these guys, are probably already lambs to be slaughtered, objects that can be bullied and ravaged at will.


    And from the perspective of these starving ghosts¡¯ criteria, they really do carry the principle of survival of the fittest to the extreme.


    As long as he does not show enough potential and the corresponding strength and courage to resist, not to mention the starving ghost trial, whether he can survive the 100-day enlightenment training alive is probably a question.


    Taking a deep breath.


    Chen Mo slapped his cheeks, determined to take emergency measures to avoid danger, temporarily forgetting the socialist and harmonious values he once adhered to, and quickly adapting to this cruel world.


    "Get stronger!"


    To adapt to this world, to become stronger, the first thing Chen Mo had to do was to understand this world.


    When weak, try to keep a low profile as much as possible, avoid unnecessary trouble. However, this kind of low profile should not be like a turtle hiding its head, otherwise, it will only make the aggressor more unscrupulous. Therefore, even when he is weak, he must not let the enemy suspect whether he has the courage to fight for himself rather than surrender.


    Thinking of this, Chen Mo''s mind moved, and his eyes once again showed his digitized panel.


    Name: Traveler.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talent: Stone Skin.


    Health: 140.


    Defense: 6.


    Speed: 6.


    Strength: 8.


    Constitution: 14.


    Spirit: 23.


    Energy: 10.


    Basic Boxing: Lv1.


    Basic Chopping: Lv1.


    Basic Blocking: Lv2.


    Equipment: None.


    Skills: None.


    This kind of attribute panel was not unfamiliar to Chen Mo as an amateur online gamer. It should be the data chip implanted in his neck, which digitalized his physical functions.


    The name Traveler undoubtedly referred to his ID.


    Strangely, this kind of technology, compared to the rough style of this world, could be said to be completely out of place. Even if it was explained by looting mechanical devices, it seemed a bit far-fetched.


    There should be some hidden secrets here.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    When Chen Mo focused his attention on the level in the data panel, corresponding data information came to mind.


    "Starving ghost is the term for level 0 enlightened natural disasters in the Disaster world. After the starving ghost trial at the Disaster academy they will be promoted to Calamity Predators, gaining the basic rights to external contract tasks and war plundering in the disaster world."


    A brief explanation made Chen Mo understand.


    In this world, strength is the only standard.


    As for the so-called enlightenment, it should refer to the process of transforming from ordinary people to warriors, and the trial of the starving ghost should be to determine whether they have this potential.


    Talent: Stone Skin.


    This should be the ability that the data panel said was the stone-like skin he had shown before, giving him additional defense power.


    The attribute values below should be the basic numerical values representing his physical fitness and strength.


    As for basic boxing, chopping, blocking, and the rest, they should be the basic combat skills he had learned through the bodybuilding training manual.


    As for equipment and skills, they were indeed blank, which also made Chen Mo realize that his current situation was very dangerous.


    In this world where the weak and the strong are prey to each other, without corresponding equipment and combat skills, it is undoubtedly a sheep entering the tiger''s mouth.


    For example, Charcoal, who was earlier than him, only showed one skill, but that skill could determine his life and death in the starving ghost trial.


    In addition, the most important thing for a warrior is not strength, but courage and wisdom.


    Just like now, if he dared to attack Charcoal directly, even if he could not kill him, he could seriously injure him and take away his only skill, which would undoubtedly greatly reduce Charcoal''s chances of survival in the starving ghost trial.


    This was also the reason why Chen Mo was eager to increase his strength.


    For the first time, he felt the danger of this world and the importance of becoming stronger.


    After taking a deep breath, Chen Mo also quickly made a decision.


    "Increase strength!"


    His eyes locked onto the word "strengthen" on the panel, and he tried to focus his mind on it.


    However, what made him somewhat surprised was that there was no prompt for the current strengthening conditions.


    But Chen Mo didn''t care about that much, and he directly selected "Strengthen."


    After selecting "Strengthen," a prompt appeared.


    "Please select the attribute you want to strengthen: Health, Defense, Speed, Strength, Physique, Spirit, Energy."


    Seeing the various attributes that could be strengthened, Chen Mo pondered for a moment before decisively selecting "Strength."


    He felt that in this world where strength was respected, increasing his physical strength should be the most direct and effective way to improve his combat effectiveness.


    After making the selection, a prompt appeared.


    "Strengthening requires energy. Please confirm the energy consumption and strengthen."


    Seeing the energy consumption required for strengthening, Chen Mo hesitated for a moment.


    His current energy value was only 10, and it was not clear how much energy was consumed for each strengthening.


    Chen Mo hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to strengthen.


    In this dangerous world, strength is the key to survival.


    After confirming the strengthening, a prompt appeared.


    "Strengthening completed. Strength +1. Energy -1."


    Seeing the prompt for the successful strengthening, Chen Mo felt a slight increase in his strength.


    He then opened the attribute panel to check.


    Name: Traveler.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talent: Stone Skin.


    Health: 140.


    Defense: 6.


    Speed: 6.


    Strength: 9.


    Physique: 14.


    Spirit: 23.


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    Basic Boxing: Lv1.


    Basic Chopping: Lv1.


    Basic Blocking: Lv2.


    Equipment: None.


    Skills: None.


    Seeing that his strength had indeed increased by one point, Chen Mo couldn''t help but feel a sense of accomplishment.


    In this world where strength was respected, any improvement in strength was a step towards survival.


    Feeling the slight increase in his strength, Chen Mo also felt a little more confident.


    He knew that he had to become stronger as soon as possible to survive in this cruel world.


    With this determination in mind, Chen Mo finally fell asleep.


    The next day, when Chen Mo woke up, he found that the atmosphere in the dormitory had changed.


    Charcoal, who had been the focus of attention yesterday, was now lying on the ground, covered in blood, with a look of despair on his face.


    Standing beside him were Gui Tu and Tao Zi, with cold and cruel smiles on their faces.


    It seemed that Charcoal had indeed suffered a lot last night.


    Chen Mo couldn''t help but feel a chill in his heart.


    He knew that in this world where the weak were prey to the strong, if he wanted to survive, he had to become stronger as soon as possible.


    With this determination in mind, Chen Mo stood up and walked out of the dormitory, ready to face the challenges ahead.


    (End of chapter 5)

 Chapter 6:

    Chapter 6: College LifeThe next day.


    Chen Mo was awakened by the sound of dripping water.


    He got up and looked at the clock. It was only five-thirty. The five members of the dormitory''s adult starving ghost group had already dressed and left. When he looked at the others in the room, Lei Wu and Han Xue were nowhere to be seen.


    As for the sound just now, it was the sound of Fei Xiaojiang washing up.


    Seeing the others leave the room quietly, Chen Mo instinctively felt that there must be some secret here, so he quickly got up and washed up, wanting to find out what was going on.


    "What time is it?"


    The charcoal beside him was awakened by Chen Mo''s noise, took a sleepy look at the time, and then lay back down.


    "It''s still early for class. What''s the rush?"


    The cold water made Chen Mo instantly awake.


    After quietly washing up, he quietly left the room, avoiding disturbing others'' rest. He was then shocked by what he saw!


    In the college''s huge exercise area, there were already hundreds of people exercising in the morning.


    Some were exercising in the equipment area, some were lifting weights with randomly placed stones, some were meditating in the corner, and more were running, with sweat dripping down their cheeks. S?a??h the N?v?lFir?(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Chen Mo noticed Lu Yi not far away.


    At this moment, he was making chopping and stabbing movements, looking very serious and meticulous.


    "What secrets are there?"


    Watching all this, Chen Mo felt a bit ashamed.


    It reminded him of his days of getting up early to study and staying up half an hour to study at night.


    It''s not just him who''s working hard.


    Everyone with ideal goals is working hard for their ideals, even if he is a bad person, an antagonist, he also has his own persistence.


    Thinking about his pitifully low speed attribute, Chen Mo took a deep breath, adjusted his mindset, and decided to join this struggle full of positive energy and motivation, starting to run with the crowd.


    There were constantly people passing Chen Mo at a faster speed.


    Some of them had even run several laps, while Chen Mo had only just run half a lap and was already out of breath.


    In terms of strength and speed, Chen Mo before crossing and the stone were almost the same, both almost at the same level. The exercise area of the Disaster Academy was very large, about two kilometers per lap. After Chen Mo ran a lap with all his strength, he immediately knelt down on one knee, breathing heavily, sweat dripping down.


    "After vigorous running, you should walk for a while to relieve the pressure on your legs."


    The voice in his ear made Chen Mo look up involuntarily. It was Mentor Qinghong passing by him, and it seemed that she had already run several laps here.


    Even the mentor is exercising?


    The stubbornness of not admitting defeat made Chen Mo grit his teeth and, as the mentor said, staggered forward.


    The sky gradually brightened, and there were only a few people left exercising.


    But Chen Mo was one of the few remaining!


    His body weighed as much as a thousand catties, but he persisted and walked two laps on the playground before he walked tiredly to the dining area.


    He had to finish his meal before class.


    There was free survival food in the gathering place.


    It seemed that because of the dataization, even the food for the disaster survivors was classified into different grades. The so-called survival food referred to inferior food, which was a world of difference compared to the high-quality food of yesterday.


    As for what survival food was, although Chen Mo was mentally prepared, his face still looked quite ugly when he saw his breakfast.


    With the rumbling of the machines, Chen Mo looked at the paste-like substance in his tray in disbelief.


    The so-called survival food was actually just a lump of paste, made from unknown organic matter, even if the mixture behind this paste was made of various garbage, cockroaches, and earthworms, it was impossible to verify now.


    There were clinking sounds everywhere in the cafeteria.


    It was the sound of the starving ghosts'' metal spoons hitting the plates. Chen Mo noticed that some people had bread or something similar to noodles in their plates, but without exception, they were all purchased from the consumption window.


    These people, like Lei Wu, had been given contributions from their families as soon as they accessed the data chip, so they could consume here.


    And the reason why the college provided a free high-quality food for each new starving ghost was obviously for some deeper purpose.


    Time was running out.


    Chen Mo swallowed the paste in big mouthfuls.


    Fortunately, apart from a salty taste, the survival food had no special taste. It was only used to maintain basic survival. Chen Mo tried hard to adapt to this food, not to think about it, and after eating it quickly, he walked quickly to the teaching building.


    The classroom was very large.


    In the silent wait of the fourteen people, Mentor Qinghong walked into the classroom.


    Today, she was surprisingly wearing heavy makeup, and her flaming red lips were exceptionally beautiful, even giving Chen Mo a sense of intimacy, as if he had returned to high school life.


    "Hello, before teaching you the basic skills, I want you to tell me why you want to become a natural disaster. This is very important, because only those who know why they are alive are qualified to live better."


    Mentor Qinghong''s words were calm as she stood on the platform and looked around at everyone.


    "Because I want to become stronger!"


    "Because I want to control my own destiny."


    "Because I want to become a great disaster Monarch."


    "Because..."


    Everyone answered one by one, and Mentor Qinghong nodded continuously.


    It wasn''t until the last person responded that she calmly said, "In fact, the fundamental goal of the disaster survivors is only one, and that is not to starve to death."


    Mentor Qinghong''s words immediately resonated with many people, including Chen Mo, in the audience.


    To live, not to starve to death, what a simple and plain explanation.


    "So we must become natural disaster survivors, only by making ourselves stronger can we gain contributions points, can we get food, can we ensure that we do not starve to death. This is also why we call level 0 natural disasters starving ghosts. Because the barren disaster world must save all unnecessary resources, forcibly eliminate those useless waste, so the disaster world believes that violence can solve everything."


    Here, some people in the class were already excited, while others looked cowardly and timid.


    "We live in an endless universe, with an infinite number of worlds, each world''s living environment and laws are completely different, some worlds are rich and abundant, some worlds are extremely cold and hot, some worlds are surrounded by thunder, and some worlds have endless oceans. The rulers of different worlds have also created different cultures and civilizations."


    Pausing for a moment, she continued, "But our disaster world, the natural law is that of rootless floating weed, the sky has no sun, moon, and stars, the earth has no grass and vitality, and even no metal ores, so we cannot cultivate and mine, cannot produce. I have explored more than a dozen worlds, and even those so-called harsh and barren worlds have much better living conditions than the disaster world! Therefore, as natural disasters, we need to constantly fulfil the demands of the summoners of different worlds, satisfy their endless desires through employment relationships, and thus continuously erode these worlds shrouded in desires and hatred, in order to obtain more survival resources."


    Qinghong''s words made many people present feel oppressed.


    The barrenness of the disaster world, Chen Mo had also been confirmed in Stone''s memory. The whole world was covered with rocks, sand, bones, and rivers. The people here lived as if they were on the moon. The fact that such a world could still have life was a miracle in itself.


    No sun or moon in the sky, no vitality in the earth, it was not an exaggeration to say that the disaster world was like a rootless floating weed.


    "However, although the disaster world has not given us a rich living environment, it has given us the convenient conditions to become stronger, that is, the power of time and space laws. Compared to the world barrierd that are difficult to cross between other worlds, our process of shuttling through different worlds is undoubtedly much easier, so the disaster world and many worlds have established close connections, appearing in various conflicts to fight, enriching our combat experience, this is the survival capital of us disaster survivors."


    As she spoke, a hint of undisguised pride appeared on Mentor Qinghong''s face.


    She was proud of being a natural disaster.


    "After the trial of starving ghosts, each of you will have the opportunity to apply to participate in disaster tasks once a month in the future. However, whether you cherish this opportunity or not is entirely up to you. The disaster world does not force it, and this lenient order has also given many disaster parasites the opportunity. The parasites lurk in the gathering place every day, living the most dirty and lowly life. They would rather survive on revolting food every day, even if it means selling their bodies for the necessary expenses. They rely on pleasing others to get pitiful alms and are unwilling to perform disaster tasks."


    At this point, a look of contempt and disdain appeared on Qinghong''s face.


    She looked around and said, "I hope there are no such people among you."


    Not only her, but most of the people in the class also showed disdain for this.


    Apart from the limited orderers in the gathering place, for the natural disasters who are directly employed by the great disaster Monarchs like Mentor Qinghong, other long-term jobs are almost considered a disgrace.


    Because for disaster survivors, continuously becoming stronger and heading towards death is the ultimate mission, and monotonous and boring work is the life of a slave.


    "When executing disaster tasks, natural disasters are usually passively summoned by creatures from other worlds through contracts. Natural Disasters will complete the corresponding contractual tasks in personal or team modes. While gaining fixed task rewards, we will also obtain some additional resources during the task, but this requires us to do so without violating the task contract. Or... the value of these resources has far exceeded the punishment intensity of the contract."


    At this point, Mentor Qinghong''s expression was meaningful.


    Some people in the class seemed to understand, while others looked puzzled.


    In other words, when the benefits are large enough, disaster survivors can betray the contract!


    "Sometimes, there will also be large-scale wars between different gathering places in the disaster world due to various conflicts. At that time, all natural disasters in the gathering place will be indiscriminately arranged for war tasks. Usually, we call these tasks doomsday tasks. Of course, this is only the lowest and most common doomsday task. There are even more terrifying situations, such as the Great Disaster Monarchs launching war and looting tasks against other worlds. At that time, I can only wish you good luck."


    Qinghong looked around with a sneer, but at this time, everyone still couldn''t understand the horror of the doomsday tasks she mentioned, showing a somewhat bewildered look, looking at each other.


    Mentor Qinghong did not intend to describe it in detail. She continued, "Although doomsday tasks are very dangerous, completing the tasks will also bring huge benefits. The great disaster Monarchs often give special rewards, and this is actually also when the gathering place cleans up the parasites."


    Speaking of parasites, Mentor Qinghong almost gritted her teeth, showing a look of deep disgust.


    "So if you don''t want to die in the doomsday tasks, it''s best to work hard to make yourself stronger in peacetime and don''t become those parasites who just wait to die. Understand?"


    "Understood!"


    After warning everyone, Mentor Qinghong smiled again after receiving a satisfactory response.


    After a series of explanations by Mentor Qinghong, Chen Mo finally had a preliminary understanding of the survival mode of disaster survivors.


    The disaster world is divided into two parts: the period of peaceful development and the period of doomsday war.


    During the period of peaceful development, disaster survivors will go to various worlds in individual or team modes to complete commissioned tasks and plunder resources to enhance their strength.


    During the period of doomsday war, disaster survivors will be forcibly recruited by the disaster Monarchs of the gathering places to execute the so-called doomsday tasks.


    ...


    Time passed by.


    Four hours passed quickly.


    The course of the starving ghost was only half a day, and the afternoon was free time.


    Lunch was still survival food.


    Facing these paste-like foods, Chen Mo tried to remain calm and, like other natural disasters, imagined them as various delicacies and gulped them down.


    After the meal, Chen Mo went to the college library.


    Contrary to his expectation of overcrowding, there were not many people there. Most disaster survivors seemed more inclined to practice and enhance themselves after lunch. There were still many starving ghosts gathering in the square after lunch, even Charcoal and Du Fangyan siblings joined in, exercising in various ways.


    However, as a crosser, Chen Mo was more accustomed to solving theoretical problems through books and knowledge.


    After entering the library, Chen Mo quickly found the information he needed.


    Firstly, it was about the erosion storage space.


    To obtain the ability of erosion storage space, one must first be eroded by disaster energy and become a member of this world. This is not a problem for stones that grew up in the disaster world, but it is a fantasy for creatures from other worlds.


    Secondly, natural disasters need to sense the disaster energy in their bodies and control this energy to a certain extent, rather than letting it settle in their bodies like stagnant water.


    Finally, imagination is also crucial.


    It is to imagine oneself as a part of the disaster world. In simple terms, it is to imagine oneself as a cell of the world as a whole. Then, according to one''s own energy level, one can open storage spaces of different sizes.


    Overall, for the vast majority of natural disasters, this is almost effortless. Many starving ghosts learned it naturally in their childhood, just like walking and talking.


    After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo looked at another set of information.


    "Evolution Direction of Spiritual Power Talents"


    The level of spiritual power will affect the effects of perception, elements, and psychic powers. Therefore, spiritual power talents generally develop in these three directions.


    Perception, as the name suggests, is to detect unknown areas far away or behind obstacles through spiritual power, forming a profession with super long-range attack ability, similar to sentinels, snipers with extremely powerful detection and pursuit abilities, often striking first.


    Elements, on the other hand, use spiritual power to weave energy and launch various elemental magic. Lei Wu uses this as his evolution method, and his basic elemental skill level is astonishingly Lv11.


    Psychic powers use spiritual power to enchant objects, such as making stones fly, bending spoons, or creating protective shields for people, etc. It cannot be created out of thin air and must be launched with materials as the carrier.


    The afternoon passed unnoticed.


    The library was closing at six o''clock in the afternoon, and it was time for dinner.


    Chen Mo copied the collected information and was about to leave the library when he suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at the middle-aged female tutor with glasses, tentatively asking, "Hello, do you need an administrator here? I think I can help you."


    "Are you sure? Do you want to work here?"


    The other party seemed a little surprised.


    After all, this job was considered too boring for most disaster survivors, and according to the habits of disaster survivors, they would consider it the most degrading way of life.


    The library was quite large, with probably tens of thousands of books inside.


    Although not many people come here every day, at most dozens of people, there should be at least one administrator. Even the substitute tutor responsible for closing was forced to work part-time here, just taking care of it slightly.


    Looking at Chen Mo''s determined eyes, the middle-aged female tutor adjusted her black glasses frame.


    "The working hours are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day, and I can pay you 1 disaster contribution point as a reward."


    "Okay!"


    As a crosser, Chen Mo did not feel that there was anything wrong with his job.


    On the contrary, this job was simply one of the perfect transitional occupations for some cross-over novels to quickly adapt to life in another world.


    Although the reward was only 1 point, according to the prices in the disaster world, even a low-grade ordinary black bread would require 1 point if one did not want to eat survival food. But considering the convenience of this job and the fact that it only lasted for four hours a day, Chen Mo agreed without hesitation.


    (End of chapter 6)

 Chapter 7:

    Chapter 7 Storage SpaceThe training area of the academy.


    There are noticeably fewer people training here at night compared to noon.


    After dinner, Chen Mo sat down in a secluded corner and began to follow the instructions in the materials, trying to master the power of disaster erosion and use it as a basis to open a storage space.


    Unknowingly, two hours had passed.


    As the weather gradually turned colder, Chen Mo also felt a slight chill.


    But fortunately, he had already sensed the energy inside him according to the methods in the book. They were like a stagnant pool of water, deposited in his body, until Chen Mo began to consciously call out to them, gradually getting a response and becoming more active.


    This feeling is like going from instinctive breathing to conscious breathing.


    For natural disasters, controlling the power of disaster energy is not difficult. It''s just like learning to speak. Instead, it''s strange for those who haven''t mastered this skill.


    But even though it''s so simple, Stone still hasn''t mastered it after more than ten years. If it weren''t for Stone''s innate ability, he would probably have been given up by his mother long ago, after all, the stone skin talent is not a high-level talent.


    The final result is obvious.


    Stone''s mother was eventually fedup by his stupidity and chose to give up.


    Buzz! Chen Mo opened his palm.


    A black-gray energy, almost visible to the naked eye, pervaded his palm.


    "Success! The last step to open the storage space is to integrate oneself into the world of disasters and imagine oneself as part of the disaster world."


    The weather gradually turned cold, but research had progressed smoothly, Chen Mo naturally didn''t want to interrupt at this time. He began to follow the instructions in the materials and continued to try.


    Imagining oneself as part of the disaster world.


    Chen Mo closed his eyes.


    On one side is the disaster energy inside him, like a water flower, stirring in his body.


    On the other side is the disaster world, vast and desolate, with a dark sky, dull and tasteless, like an endless dead sea.


    Chen Mo recalled scenes from his journey to the Disaster Academy, searching for memories of the disaster world in Stone''s memory. Various skeletons, enduring on the barren land, became the only scenery of the barren disaster world.


    Time passed.


    When Chen Mo opened his eyes again, a storage space appeared before him!


    It was an irregular virtual cube, with the longest straight line distance of about one meter and the shortest distance of less than half a meter, like a twisted stone. Chen Mo tried to grab it forward, and like everyone else¡¯s, his palm easily reached into the independent space after entering this void area.


    "Success!


    Chen Mo exclaimed in surprise, it was so simple.


    The ability that Stone hadn''t mastered in more than ten years, he had succeeded in just a few hours.


    He excitedly picked up a stone and, with the help of the disaster energy in his hand, he sent the stone into the storage space. When he withdrew his palm, the stone remained in the storage space.


    The name of the disaster-eroded storage space comes from the fact that in order to put an object into this independent storage space, it must first go through the step of disaster erosion.


    In other words, the object must be eroded by the special energy of the disaster world.


    And to ensure that the object is eroded by disaster energy, it must be ensured that the material being eroded is not protected by other energies, such as treasures that have undergone a recognition ceremony, or things protected by prohibitions, etc.


    Conscious living creatures are also not allowed.


    Unless it is an unconscious spiritual plant, or a summoned creature of certain special professions, and it requires professional special practice, and the summoned creature cooperates voluntarily.


    Most importantly!


    Ordinary food organic matter will also quickly decay under the erosion of disaster energy, making it impossible for disaster victims to bring back food from the alien world through the storage space. They can only obtain it through the massive invasion of the Disaster Lord, tearing apart the spacetime rifts and directly transporting it.


    And it is also because of the existence of these disaster energies that when a disaster victim dies, not only will his storage space be taken back, but even the body of the natural disaster will be reclaimed by the disaster world, benefiting the disaster world. This is the special spacetime law of the disaster world, which cannot be resisted.


    In the late night of the disaster world, the temperature was almost close to zero degrees.


    Chen Mo could no longer bear this kind of cold. After experiencing the initial excitement, he quickly got up and returned to the dormitory.


    However, on his way back, he was surprised to find that there were still people quietly exercising at this time, and some were even practicing combat skills, continuously releasing skills to improve proficiency until their energy was exhausted before returning to the dormitory.


    Closing the door gently, everyone else in the dormitory was already asleep.


    After washing up briefly, Chen Mo quickly lay down on the bed and soon fell asleep due to fatigue.


    Time passed quickly.


    It seemed like he had just closed his eyes, but it was already early morning the next day.


    Although he was very tired, Chen Mo struggled to get up from the blanket. After a simple wash, he went to the training area alone.


    He first insisted on running a lap, and then walked two laps to restore his leg muscles. Although the process was very painful, it seemed much better than yesterday, which made him feel a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment.


    Breakfast time.


    It was still the simplest meal for survival, and then he quickly went to the classroom.


    "You got up so early these two days, which made me wake up too. There''s no need to be so hard on yourself. It''s not like you''re short of time."


    Charcoal''s words made Chen Mo feel uncomfortable.


    Just when he was feeling extremely satisfied with his fulfilling life, hearing such discouraging words was really uncomfortable for him, so he did not respond to it. Moreover, the person who woke him up was not him alone.


    Instructor Qinghong arrived as scheduled.


    This time, she also brought some books and materials. Everyone carefully observed, and among them, there were materials on disaster erosion and storage space that Chen Mo had just read yesterday.


    She smiled at everyone.


    "Today we will learn the skills of disaster erosion and storage space. This is the most basic ability of all natural disasters, representing our identity and power as natural disasters. I believe that everyone here should have already mastered this ability, after all, this is the basic "


    Halfway through her words, Instructor Qinghong suddenly remembered something.


    "Don''t tell me, there are still people among you who haven''t mastered the storage space."


    Chen Mo, upon hearing this, tensed up, seeming a bit nervous, but secretly relieved.


    That was close!


    If he hadn''t taken the time to master the ability of store space yesterday, if he were to be called out publicly here today, the consequences would be needless to say. Chen Mo could imagine that within the next few dozen days, he would probably become the object of scorn for everyone in the class, and in the eyes of the instructor, he would be no different from trash.


    It''s like in a high school honours class, someone not knowing the multiplication tables is just ridiculous.


    And now that his strength is so weak, he can be said to have no combat ability at all. Once he is looked down upon by others, it will inevitably lead to bullying. Chen Mo didn''t want to live like Du Fangyan.


    "I haven''t"


    Just as Chen Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a timid voice came from behind.


    Chen Mo looked towards the voice, only to see Du Qingqing. She lowered her head, on the verge of tears, afraid to meet the surrounding eyes of surprise and disdain.


    "You?"


    After the initial surprise, Instructor Qinghong''s once smiling face suddenly turned cold as ice. The disaster world never sympathized with inferior warriors, especially after seeing too many parasites like her.


    "Is that so, you''re really a genius! I didn''t expect that in my class, there would be such a weirdo. Hmph, I see no use in you continuing to listen to the class here. My class is not suitable for geniuses like you. I want you to get out of my classroom immediately, and don''t come back in the future."


    Chen Mo was dumbfounded at her words.


    He couldn''t believe that the instructor, who had just been kind and smiling, would be so harsh and strict now.


    If he hadn''t taken the time to master the storage space last night, the consequences would be so severe. Being scolded by the only instructor like this meant that after being abandoned by his family, he was once again abandoned by the official disaster world, completely becoming a hopeless waste of a person.


    In a way, it was like the disaster world pronouncing a death sentence on this person!


    Wu wu.


    Du Qingqing was at a loss, her eyes red, crying softly in her seat.


    She looked at the instructor, hoping for a chance, and then at the others, hoping someone would intercede for her. She even approached her brother, shaking his arm, but no one stood up to speak for her.


    "Get out of here right now!!"


    Instructor Qinghong almost roared, striding over, her body suddenly covered in countless strange tattoos, with a pair of deer antlers growing on her head, like an ancient demon. She lifted Du Qingqing and threw her out of the classroom door.


    It was as if she had thrown out an annoying piece of trash, not a living human being without any resistance.


    This momentum really surprised Chen Mo.


    As for Du Fangyan, as his brother, his face was red, and he clenched his fists, but he was still a coward. He sat there without saying a word, watching this cruel scene unfold before him.


    On the side, Charcoal even chuckled softly at Chen Mo.


    "She''s really stupid, isn''t she? I mastered it when I was nine."


    He seemed to want to highlight his superiority, but in Chen Mo''s eyes it was idiot behaviour, he was even more disappointed.


    Chen Mo had thought that he was a potential leader of a small group, but now that the group had long since fallen apart, his own efforts had become futile. He didn''t know why he was so self-satisfied here, completely lacking the qualities of a leader.


    Ignoring the sound of crying outside the classroom, Instructor Qinghong, like flipping a switch, resumed her smile, as if stepping on a cockroach-losing one person was completely insignificant to her.


    "Next, let''s start learning the advanced techniques of storage space."


    She began to explain the historical significance of disaster erosion and storage space, as well as some practical techniques.


    Du Qingqing''s incident was like a wake-up call to everyone. Everyone listened attentively to Instructor Qinghong''s explanation, although it was not very profound knowledge and skills, it was very practical. Chen Mo finally understood why his storage space was irregular. It was because he had used this skill too few times. Otherwise, it should have been a perfect sphere, so he had to practice more diligently.


    As for other things to pay attention to, it was the equipment''s recognition attribute.


    Because the equipment of the disaster victims would undergo erosion before wearing, which was a disguised recognition protection measure. Once the owner died, these equipments would often be recycled by the disaster world along with other items in the storage space, making it impossible for others to take them away.


    In this way, there would generally be no killing for treasure among disaster victims.


    Of course, removing this protection was also quite easy.


    After all, trading between disaster victims was quite common, and all it took was for the original owner to reclaim the disaster energy.


    And this kind of recognition was only to prevent the general sense of killing for treasure, but the actual situation was often much more complicated. For example, one could choose to imprison the other party and threaten them to voluntarily remove it.


    When these examples were spoken by Instructor Qinghong, it really made Chen Mo feel a sense of malice.


    As for in other worlds, although there were also many recognition protection modes, and even extreme prohibitions that would not remove the recognition even after the owner died, they were relatively rare.


    Moreover, compared to the equipment of natural disasters being automatically recovered by the disaster world after death, the equipment of other world creatures would generally become ownerless items after death, except for those recognized by blood or other special prohibitions.


    Of course, there were also some special cases.


    For example, some special prohibitions required certain bloodline identities or recognition of martial arts qualifications, otherwise, they would not be eroded by disaster, nor could they be brought back to the disaster world. S?a??h th? N?v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    The most important point!


    The items in the storage space must have magical properties, that is, the material attributes must reach at least white quality, otherwise, the things inside will gradually decay like food organic matter and cannot be stored for a long time.


    (End of chapter 7)

 Chapter 8:

    Chapter 8: Basic Psychic Power Level 1After lunch, Chen Mo went to the library.


    With the identity of a librarian, Chen Mo naturally could easily make use of the books here to quickly understand this world.


    Knowledge changes fate, and it is not without reason.


    There weren''t many people in the library.


    After all, most of natural disasters believed that violence could solve everything, so there would never be the overcrowded scene that Chen Mo imagined. Only when they encountered certain difficulties, and these natural disaster survivors possessed considerable independent thinking and wisdom, would they think of books.


    The books in the library came in all shapes and forms.


    There were parchment scrolls, wooden boards, stone carvings, bamboo slips, and Chen Mo even found metal paper, jade slips, and storage chips! Of course, the vast majority were ordinary paper books, displayed on twenty or thirty large and small bookshelves.


    Work cannot be accomplished overnight.


    Chen Mo planned to first categorize these books, neatly place the most conspicuous books outside, so that the library would not look messy, and then gradually organize the entire library in the following work hours, making the library look more presentable.


    After a lot of work, two hours had passed unknowingly.


    The tired Chen Mo wiped his sweat and planned to take a rest. He then took out the books he needed, sat in the most conspicuous place in the library, and began to read carefully.


    By nature, although Chen Mo could pass the time like a normal day, he did not want to do so. Perhaps it was a habit developed during his childhood, he had to handle every matter seriously in order to sleep peacefully without any psychological burden.


    The books Chen Mo was reading at the moment were all about the development directions of psychic abilities.


    That is, the corresponding professional abilities of perception, elements, and psychic power, as well as the ways to train basic skills.


    The so-called specialization refers to the evolutionary direction of natural disasters, developing specialized professional abilities in a systematic manner, and gaining professional skills that do not occupy skill slots. This is the key for Level 2 natural disaster Enhancers to advance to Level 3 natural disaster Destroyers. It is a process that requires long-term exploration, coordination, and growth.


    The evolution of perception is represented by sentinels and snipers.


    The characteristics of this profession are that they often can foresee danger ahead of others, act faster, and have a good detective effect on hidden units. The disadvantage is that their survival adaptation ability is relatively poor, making it a relatively unpopular evolutionary direction.


    The evolution of elements is represented by elemental mages and five-element sorcerers.


    The characteristics of this profession are strong explosiveness, often able to burst out quite astonishing damage in a short period of time, and have strong control over the situation. The disadvantage is that there is an attribute restraint and the energy consumption is difficult to sustain.


    The evolution of psychic power is represented by support telekinesis users and summoners.


    The characteristics of this profession are delicate manipulation, flexible and changeable combat styles, and strong survival adaptation ability. The disadvantage is that the skill release distance is close, and many times require close combat.


    Chen Mo contemplated for a long time on these three professional direction choices.


    What ultimately made Chen Mo decide was the evaluation of strong survival adaptation ability in the introduction of psychic power specialists.


    "The stone''s stone skin talent, combined with his own psychic adaptation, fully displays each other''s strengths, producing an effect greater than the sum of one plus one!"


    Since he had made a decision, Chen Mo would not easily change it, but would continuously strive towards the direction he had chosen.


    He got up and began to look for relevant information on psychic power users.


    Unknowingly, the afternoon had passed.


    "Encounter any problems?"


    A middle-aged female instructor with black-framed glasses came to the library and, seeing Chen Mo rearranging the borrowed books neatly, asked with a satisfied look.


    "Hello."


    After respectfully greeting, Chen Mo responded, "There weren¡¯t many problems, just that the book classification here is too messy. I need a long time to organize it, and there are also some problems with the reading tables here that need to be repaired."


    "Well."


    To Chen Mo''s surprise, the female instructor handed him a metal key.


    "Since that''s the case, I''ll leave this place to you from now on. My office is in Room 510. If you need anything, you can come find me. I''m responsible for the operation of the library from two to six every afternoon."


    After pushing her glasses, she added, "Oh, you can call me Instructor Loulan."


    At the same time, a prompt came from the chip.


    Prompt: Loulan has transferred 1 point of natural disaster contribution points to you. Do you accept? (Yes/No)


    "Yes."


    With a thought, the chip transmitted a new prompt.


    Prompt: You have received 1 point of natural disaster contribution.


    After Instructor Loulan left, Chen Mo looked at the key in his hand. It was an unintentional act, but he unexpectedly received another prompt from the chip.


    Prompt: White quality.


    "Huh!?"


    After a brief shock, Chen Mo found it hard to believe, "Magic material?"


    But soon he understood.


    If this key was not a magical material, it would have been corroded and decayed by Instructor Loulan''s natural disaster energy long ago. It seemed that it was for the sake of convenience in carrying it.


    However, for Chen Mo, this was an unexpected surprise!


    Because according to the information just collected, to train basic psychic power, one needed to practice through meditation.


    The meditation method for basic psychic powers is different from basic elemental meditation. It does not focus on natural energy but rather requires focusing on real physical objects.


    According to the descriptions in the books.


    Although ordinary materials can serve as objects for meditation, using magical materials can greatly enhance the process. Especially during the initial stages of developing basic psychic powers, meditating with magical materials as objects can make a huge difference in achieving Basic Psychic Power Level 1.


    According to records.


    Some people have been meditating on psychic power for several years without any effect. It wasn''t until one day, when he used a piece of magical equipment as his meditation object, that he successfully achieved Basic Psychic Power Level 1 on that same day.


    Now that he had this magical key as a meditation target, it was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for Chen Mo.


    After dinner, Chen Mo went to the training area.


    People who were panting heavily kept running past him, sweat dripping.


    Chen Mo also ran two laps, completed the warm-up exercise, and then slowly walked to a deserted corner.


    He took out the library key from the storage space.


    Psychic meditation requires the meditator to completely focus their attention on one point, which is different from the remote sensing meditation method of basic perception, and the divergent meditation method of basic elements.


    Gradually, it seemed to become quieter around him.


    Just like entering a state of concentration for early morning reading sessions, years of studying had quickly put Chen Mo into this state of single-mindedness. All his attention was focused on this key, and its details seemed to infinitely magnify as Chen Mo observed it attentively. Its shape, its weight, its material, its temperature, its hooks, its flaws.


    Unknowingly, Chen Mo entered a mysterious state.


    In his perception, he was still observing the details of this key, meticulously.


    But in the objective environment, at this moment, he had already closed his eyes, as if he were asleep.


    Time passed minute by minute.


    The weather became colder, and there were fewer people in the training area.


    Suddenly.


    This key seemed to be affected by something and moved slightly.


    Gradually, the key seemed to be surrounded by a mysterious force field. Its vibration frequency became larger and larger, and then it actually floated up like affected by anti-gravity, quietly floating in front of Chen Mo, standing in the air, motionless.


    After a long time, Chen Mo shuddered and woke up from his meditative state.


    "It''s so cold, how did I fall asleep!"


    His first reaction was actually that he had unknowingly fallen asleep.


    Then he couldn''t help but think that he had only learned how to erode the storage space with natural disaster energy last night, and then got up early to exercise. Maybe he was too tired.


    Ding.


    The sound of the metal key falling made him pause for a moment.


    Then, with his intention, the metal key actually swayed in the air and flew into his palm.


    After a moment of daze, he opened his attribute panel. At this moment, the words "Basic Psychic Power Level 1" appeared in his basic skills.


    "Success!?"


    Chen Mo couldn''t believe it.


    He actually succeeded so easily and obtained the basic psychic power skill.


    This was probably related to his high spirit value of 23 points, right? Although it was only Basic Psychic Power Level 1, this was a qualitative change from nothing, which meant that Chen Mo would be able to exert his high spirit value specialty and gain a normal attack method based on psychic power attribute.


    Thinking of this, he quickly concentrated his attention and tried to control the key again.


    The key floated up easily and, according to his intention, floated in the air, even able to roll and rotate. However, it was undoubtedly like scratching an itch through shoes to attack in this slow-moving way.


    Thinking of this, he began to concentrate his attention as if he was accumulating strength.


    With a swoosh! The key suddenly flew towards a distance at an astonishing speed.


    And Chen Mo, who made this attack, instinctively stepped back half a step, then his eyes went black, and a feeling of weakness came over him.


    This was like a child who had just learned to throw, exerting all his strength to throw the first stone.


    "Oh no, this is the key to the library!"


    After waking up, Chen Mo hurried towards the direction where he had just launched the key.


    The sky was completely dark, and it was difficult to find a small key. Fortunately, it was late at night now, and there were not many people, so he could search patiently.


    Fifty meters away, Chen Mo finally found the key. S?a??h the N?v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "Whew, scared me."


    Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief holding the key.


    He didn''t want to lose this job he had just gotten.


    After returning to the corner of the training area, he quickly put the key into the storage space, dared not to experiment with it again, and instead focused his psychic power on a walnut-sized stone.


    The stone gradually floated up.


    Swoosh! Chen Mo launched it again, and the brief feeling of weakness came as expected.


    This was not due to Chen Mo''s unfamiliarity with the skill, but rather, like swinging an arm to throw, there was inevitably a pause in the process.


    Compared to the first experiment, Chen Mo''s projection process this time was obviously clearer in his mind.


    "It seems to be much closer than the distance of launching the key."


    When Chen Mo found the stone he had just launched, he knew that it was not an illusion. It was only about twenty meters away, and there were still several meters affected by inertia.


    The actual distance the stone was thrown by psychic power was only about twenty meters.


    After several consecutive experiments, Chen Mo also verified his guess.


    The effective range of his psychic power attack was only a little over twenty meters. If the target attached with psychic power was a magical material, the distance would be longer, but it was only about thirty meters.


    This seemed to be similar to the distance of throwing.


    But fortunately, after many tests, Chen Mo found that the damage caused by the object launched by psychic power within its effective killing range was higher because his spiritual attribute was far higher than his strength attribute, which resulted in higher damage.


    If you throw an object with your arm, the initial damage at close range is undoubtedly higher. However, as the distance increases, the damage will gradually decrease, which is completely different from the nature of psychic attacks.


    After continuous experiments, Chen Mo felt that he was gradually becoming tired, his mental power was greatly reduced, and the initial excitement was gradually calming down.


    The cold of the night made him shiver involuntarily, and he hurried back to the dormitory.


    (End of chapter 8)

 Chapter 9:

    Chapter 9 Learning Resources(TN- Charcoal = Mu Tan)


    "Wait a minute."


    On this morning, Charcoal suddenly spoke, stopping Chen Mo who was about to go out for morning exercises.


    After a brief moment of astonishment, Chen Mo noticed that Han Xue, who usually left for morning exercises earlier than him, had not yet gone out. Then, under Mu Tan''s mysterious gesture, Du Fangyan also unusually got up early and dressed, and the four of them left the room together.


    "Isn''t Qing Qing coming?" Han Xue asked.


    "Even if the mentor gave up on her, she shouldn''t give up on herself," Du Fangyan''s face was slightly unpleasant, but he just shook his head and said nothing.


    "What''s so secretive?" Du Fangyan wasn''t in a good mood. He liked to sleep until he naturally woke up. The weather outside was too cold at this time, making him unable to stop shivering.


    Charcoal looked around and, after confirming that no one was paying attention, whispered, "Last night, I overheard a conversation between them five. Starting from today, Mentor QingHong will teach basic skills."


    Charcoal''s words made everyone''s eyes light up, looking eager to try.


    "Isn''t this a good thing? Why call us out?" Han Xue was puzzled, her tone cold.


    Obviously, it''s because of the conflict with Lu Yi on the first day of school, and the others didn''t step forward.


    Charcoal, with a sly look, sighed, "They have already agreed to bribe Mentor QingHong before today''s class. This was a rule set by their families before they came to the academy. You should know that the school''s practice equipment is specially processed by the Lord of Disaster, using these equipments to train basic skills can be said to be twice the result with half the effort. If the mentor opens the back door for them, won''t our gap be even greater?"


    At these words, everyone''s faces turned ugly.


    Different from those adult starving ghosts, as abandoned orphans, they simply did not have enough contributions or resources to bribe the mentor.


    Charcoal continued, "And I heard that because they have been teaching us, the enlightened starving ghosts, for years, the mentors at the academy have mastered some special techniques, especially suitable for improving basic skills below level 10. So, if we can gain the favor of the mentors during the academy period, it will be a great improvement for us!"


    "Unconventional methods!" Han Xue''s face was cold, "My mother told me that perseverance and hard work are far more important than any talent and cleverness."


    The others remained silent, this was really bad news.


    Chen Mo was also pondering his own situation.


    However, he only had 1 contribution point. If he used it to bribe, he was afraid it would be counterproductive and be misunderstood by Mentor Qing Hong as an insult or mockery.


    "In fact, I have an idea," Mu Tan took a deep breath and looked at everyone, "I know everyone is in a difficult situation, but we can try to concentrate our resources on one person as much as possible. Let the person in our little group grow first, and then help others. What do you think?" S?a??h the N0??F?re.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "Hmph." Han Xue sneered, "No need to say, that person must be you, right?"


    Charcoal said naturally, "Yes, but this is not just for me, but for everyone''s sake. This is the most reasonable way to arrange resources for our little group."


    "Sorry, I have something else to do, and I can''t accompany you." Han Xue bypassed Charcoal and ran towards the crowd of people doing morning exercises.


    Chen Mo also politely said, "I''m afraid I will disappoint you. I really don''t have anything valuable to offer, but thank you for your reminder."


    After speaking, Chen Mo also began his morning exercises for the day.


    Du Fangyan didn''t know what he said to Charcoal but he looked frustrated and returned to the dormitory alone. Du Fangyan stood still for a while before slowly walking back.


    After the morning exercises, Chen Mo came to the cafeteria.


    He noticed that four mentors were on guard in front of the cafeteria door, their faces very serious, as if something had happened.


    Charcoal, Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing, and Han Xue stood at the entrance of the cafeteria. When they saw Chen Mo, they waved to him, signaling him to come over.


    There were many people in the cafeteria, most of them were in small groups, discussing their basic attributes and the strength of their basic skills, and some were discussing the wonders and interesting stories in the academy.


    The four of them carried trays full of gruel and sat down at an empty table.


    "Last night, a starving ghost died in the training area. It is said that he was one of the strongest in his class, and he was about to participate in the starving ghost trial in less than ten days. However, this morning, his body was found in a corner of the training area." Charcoal said solemnly.


    Gathering this kind of news and intelligence was his favourite thing to do.


    "I just heard about it. It is said that the basic boxing level of this starving ghost is at least Lv8, with strength and speed both over 15 points, but he died like this." Han Xue said.


    This kind of attribute value was definitely the strongest person in Chen Mo''s class besides Lei Wu. With just basic attributes and basic skills, he could suppress the other few adult starving ghosts in the class.


    "Ah, how will the school handle this?" Du Fangyan was a little frightened, constantly looking around, as if it was not safe here either.


    "I just overheard a few mentors talking. They said that according to the usual practice, because there was no movement at the scene of the incident last night, and no one noticed anything unusual, it will be considered a suicide as the investigation result."


    Upon hearing this, everyone couldn''t help but sigh.


    In the world of disasters, the weak never receive sympathy.


    Even in the academy, although there are strict regulations against harming others at will, if the victim does not even have a chance to call for help and dies silently like this, the academy sees it as a deserved death and is too lazy to investigate further.


    Now even such a strong person can die in the academy without any explanation, let alone the group of people at Chen Mo''s table.


    "Hey, Traveller, weren''t you the last one back last night? Did you hear anything?" Chen Mo''s face turned quite ugly.


    Last night, he did stay up quite late practising basic telekinesis. He had also moved several times during that time, proud of mastering basic telekinesis Lv1, but he never thought that danger was so close, and he completely failed to notice it.


    It seems that he will have to be more careful in the future.


    Seeing Chen Mo''s shaking his head in an unpleasant manner, everyone stopped asking.


    "What are you going to do!" Du Qingqing''s frightened voice made Chen Mo and the others look over, their faces changing.


    Lu Yi, the brazen one, had once again approached Du Qingqing and sat down next to her.


    Du Qingqing showed a look of fear, very scared, and moved closer to Du Fangyan. Du Fangyan looked at Han Xue, but after the previous experience, Han Xue was too lazy to bother with these trivial matters. Mu Tan didn''t need to say more, pretending not to have seen anything.


    Chen Mo was speechless at this, she is your sister.


    However, this time, Lu Yi did not act again.


    He chuckled and actually placed the tray in his hand in front of Du Qingqing.


    A hot and fragrant smell came from the tray, containing several pieces of fish fillet, a small dish of curry, a few slices of bread, and some mashed potatoes.


    Compared to the gruel in everyone''s trays, it was a world of difference.


    Gurgle.


    Everyone couldn''t help but swallow their saliva, even Han Xue was no exception.


    Lu Yi proudly said, "This is for you."


    "For me?" Du Qingqing couldn''t believe it.


    Looking at the wonderful food in the tray, she couldn''t help but swallow her saliva again.


    After a moment of hesitation, she was overcome by desire, unable to resist, and bowed her head to eat the wonderful food in the tray.


    "How about that, if you follow me, you can eat these delicacies every day in the future." Lu Yi reached out his right hand and stroked Du Qingqing''s hair.


    This time, Du Qingqing did not dodge anymore, just kept eating the food in the tray.


    Seeing this scene, Han Xue was really angry and laughed coldly. She really didn''t understand what she had done in the beginning. Now she didn''t even want to look at it again. She lowered her head and continued to eat the gruel in her tray. Du Fangyan was full of shame, but he couldn''t help but look at his sister''s tray and swallowed his saliva.


    After a while.


    After eating the food in Lu Yi''s tray, Du Qingqing, pulled by Lu Yi, reluctantly followed him away.


    It was not until the two of them had walked far away that Du Fangyan looked at Han Xue and asked, "Why didn''t you speak up for her? She''s still so young!"


    "Disgusting."


    Han Xue seemed to feel that it was a waste of breath to say another word to him, so she got up and left directly.


    "Wait a minute, little sister."


    A person at the nearby table suddenly stopped Han Xue, seeming quite interested in her.


    It had to be said that compared to Du Qingqing''s greenness and innocence, Han Xue''s aloofness and arrogance were another kind of charm. Without saying anything, everyone knew what this guy wanted to do.


    But it was different from Du Qingqing.


    Han Xue''s attitude was obviously more tough and deterrent.


    Even though her strength was not considered strong, no one would doubt her determination to resist. This was also a necessary condition for the survival of the disaster victims. Even if it meant death, they would bite off a layer of your skin.


    "Do I know you?"


    Han Xue said coldly, "Get lost!"


    Seeing this, the man was quite tactful and didn''t bother Han Xue anymore.


    In the classroom.


    Han Xue was still sulking about what had just happened, looking like she could explode at any moment. The three of them didn''t dare to approach her, so they chose to sit in a corner. Chen Mo and Mu Tan had no expression, as if they knew nothing.


    Du Fangyan''s face was red, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, constantly looking outside the classroom, as if waiting for something.


    It was almost time for class, and besides Du Qingqing, Lu Yi had not come.


    The mentor, Qinghong, arrived at the classroom as usual and stood on the platform looking at everyone.


    "Students, starting today, I will teach you the training methods and application techniques for twenty basic skills related to natural disasters. Each of you should choose one or two skills to focus on based on your own strengths."


    With that, she took out her notebook.


    "Now, each of you will report the basic skills you want to focus on."


    "Gao Shu."


    The first to stand up was Gao Shu, who was sitting in the front of the classroom.


    "I want to focus on training basic assassination and basic body techniques."


    Without waiting for Qinghong''s response, he took out a small bag of shiny stones from his storage space and respectfully handed them to Qinghong.


    Such blatant bribery made even Chen Mo, who was somewhat prepared, speechless.


    "Energy stones, at least a dozen."


    Mu Tan took a deep breath, murmuring softly, looking very envious.


    After Qinghong took the energy stones, she hummed and recorded them in her notebook.


    The other several adult starving ghosts who followed suit also gave bribes one by one. Such blatant bribery was quite different from Chen Mo''s educational philosophy, but in the world of disasters, it was quite normal.


    Qinghong did not refuse anyone who came, or perhaps everyone gave her the satisfactory amount she had in mind.


    "Gui Tu."


    When it was Gui Tu''s turn, he stood up and said, "I want to focus on training basic chopping and basic blocking."


    Unexpectedly, after Qinghong glanced at him, she said lightly, "Don''t aim too high. With your talent, learning one basic chopping skill is enough. Next."


    This made everyone understand.


    Without bribery, you could only choose one basic skill to focus on. The different results of this choice would lead to a difference in results, similar to having a Level 7 basic skill versus two Level 6 basic skills. Naturally, the latter was better for surviving the starving ghost trial task.


    Although others were angry about this, they could do nothing about it.


    When it was Lei Wu''s turn, he simply said, "Basic elements."


    He seemed to have no intention of bribing, showing extreme confidence in himself. Qinghong was not surprised by this and remained quite calm.


    Soon it was Chen Mo''s turn.


    He stood up and said, "Basic telekinesis."


    After recording all the students in the class, Qinghong looked at her notebook and frowned, "There is still one missing, Lu Yi?"


    Gao Shu stood up and whispered something to Qinghong, while taking out a small bag.


    After taking the bag, Qinghong opened it and looked inside before tossing it back.


    "Since he''s sick, wait for him to get better before coming to see me."


    Seeing this scene, Chen Mo knew without thinking that Qinghong was not satisfied with what was in the bag, or she was displeased with his behavior of disrupting her class.


    Immediately after, Qinghong left the classroom quickly.


    When she returned, she was carrying a huge wooden box containing various types of equipment and props. According to the records in her notebook, she distributed these items to everyone.


    Chen Mo received a walnut-sized, gyro-like magical prop.


    "These are the training props for the starving ghost students, which can help you better grasp the basic skills and are also one of the welfare measures provided by the Great Sorrow River Disaster Academy."


    The students who received the training props instinctively began to practice in the classroom.


    Chen Mo was surprised to find that controlling this gyro with telekinesis seemed to be easier than controlling the keys to the library. The gyro not only floated effortlessly but also flew around him in a very stable arc.


    Through this gyro, he could more delicately sense his telekinetic state.


    Several people who noticed the situation here couldn''t help but show surprise.


    "Wow, when did you master basic telekinesis?"


    Mu Tan exclaimed, looking very envious.


    He had chosen to focus on training basic body techniques and was given two weighted sandbags by the instructor, which also had magical properties.


    "It''s just luck."


    Chen Mo''s modesty made Mu Tan think he was hiding something mysterious. With his legs tied to the sandbags, he was obviously a bit awkward in his movements.


    There were a total of twelve students in the class, and Qinghong''s time for guidance was quite limited.


    Everyone noticed that she spent significantly more time guiding the four adult starving ghosts, almost three to four times more than others, and would demonstrate and explain personally, while with others, she would just end the guidance after a few words.


    This was obviously the result of the bribes earlier.


    The adult starving ghosts were content with this and, intentionally or unintentionally, showed a proud look.


    Qinghong''s guidance soon came to Chen Mo.


    "When did you master basic telekinesis?"


    "Yesterday."


    "Not bad."


    After praising Chen Mo briefly, she began to explain and guide. Many of the things she explained were practical knowledge not found in books. Unfortunately, her guidance time for Chen Mo was also short, and it was soon the next student''s turn.


    But even so, Chen Mo still felt that after Qinghong''s explanation and guidance, many things that had been unclear to him suddenly became clear, and he benefited a lot.


    "It''s a pity that the teacher''s guidance time is too short."


    Chen Mo looked at the several adult starving ghosts and felt a bit envious.


    "Let me add one more thing!"


    After going around the class, Qinghong seemed to remember something and, after attracting everyone''s attention, loudly said, "If you don''t want to die in the starving ghost trial, you must ensure that your main basic skills are raised to Level 5 or above, and it''s even better if you can reach Level 10."


    Soon it was time for class to end.


    Under Qinghong''s command, everyone returned the training props. After Qinghong confirmed each one, she officially announced the end of class.


    (End of chapter 9)

 Chapter 10:

    Chapter 10: Pulling AheadAfter lunch, Chen Mo, who had finished running a lap in the exercise area, arrived at the library promptly at two o''clock, opening the door.


    The good news was that after these few days of exercise, he felt a significant improvement in his physical strength. At least after running a lap, he no longer felt as breathless as before.


    Today, after tidying up a messy bookshelf, he took out a book on basic psychic knowledge.


    Following the brief explanation and guidance from the mentor in the classroom, he compared the knowledge in the book and tried to delve into its mysteries.


    During this process, the library key became his training tool. Under his psychic control, it kept making various movements around him. After long-term practice, he discovered that even this minimal use of psychic power would constantly consume his stamina.


    Yes, it consumed stamina.


    However, this attribute of stamina was not displayed on the attribute panel but was influenced by the basic strength value, which was endurance.


    And when stamina is depleted, recovery is influenced by the basic physique, which can be called recovery power.


    It''s not just stamina.


    After energy is depleted, the recovery speed is also influenced by the basic physique attribute.


    Fortunately, although Chen Mo''s strength value was not high, his physique value was 14 points, which meant he recovered stamina quite well.


    Soon it was six o''clock in the evening, the time the library closed.


    After organizing the borrowed books, Chen Mo locked the library door and then went to the 510 office.


    Prompt: Loulan has awarded you 1 point of contribution to natural disasters. Do you accept?


    "Yes."


    Chen Mo once again received 1 point of contribution to natural disasters as a reward.


    Seeing the 2 points of contribution to natural disasters in his chip, Chen Mo, who had been eating porridge for days, instinctively wanted to reward himself. After all, the low-grade meal brought by Lu Yi during breakfast not only made others salivate but also made Chen Mo long for it for a long time.


    However, when he arrived at the cafeteria, faced with the consumption of 1 point of contribution to natural disasters for low-grade meals, he hesitated for a long time and finally chose to give up.


    Compared to the temporary desire for food, he had to save some contribution points for the future.


    One hundred days of study time, if he could consume reasonably and accumulate 80 contribution points, it would be considered a considerable amount.


    Night.


    Chen Mo ran alone.


    One lap each in the morning, noon, and evening. For Chen Mo, it was already a high-intensity exercise. However, the diet was just porridge, which couldn''t keep up with Chen Mo''s physical consumption. These days, he had visibly slimmed down at an alarming rate.


    But compared to physical fatigue, the spiritual fulfillment and satisfaction made him even more satisfied, as if his whole body was filled with positive energy support.


    Prompt: Your speed +1.


    Chen Mo, who was panting, noticed the prompt and was slightly stunned. Just as he was pleasantly surprised and at a loss for what to do, the chip transmitted another prompt.


    Prompt: Your basic footwork level +1.


    Chen Mo looked at his attribute panel and indeed saw the words "Basic Footwork Lv1."


    Basic footwork represents walking speed.


    It seems that after Chen Mo''s hard training these days, he has achieved initial results. Not only did the basic attribute of speed improve, but even the basic footwork, from nothing to Lv1, was achieved.


    As for the importance of basic footwork, it goes without saying.


    If you can''t win, run.


    Compared to the evasion attribute of basic agility during combat, basic footwork has the initiative of long-distance pursuit or escape, which is also quite important in Chen Mo''s view.


    But this also reflects from another perspective how lacking in exercise the stone was, so much so that he was abandoned by his mother.


    After the unexpected surprise, Chen Mo gradually calmed down.


    Then he continued to find a secluded corner and used psychic power to train with the stones that were visible everywhere. The brief explanation and guidance from the mentor in the classroom made him enlightened in many ways, making his practice more focused at this moment.


    And because of the murder case last night, Chen Mo was much more cautious during practice, guarding against anyone attacking him. Even if someone approached slightly, he would show a vigilant expression.


    It was late at night when Chen Mo returned to the dormitory.


    "Hey."


    The low voice of charcoal made Chen Mo, who was about to lie down, turn around in surprise.


    "Haven''t slept yet?"


    The sky was already completely dark, and the light from the street lamps outside shone into the dormitory, allowing Chen Mo to vaguely see charcoal''s movements.


    Charcoal didn''t speak, but Chen Mo saw his suggestive gesture and looked in the direction he pointed, only to find that Du Qingqing had moved from her original bed to Lu Yi''s side.


    Chen Mo nodded without saying a word.


    But he could feel that charcoal seemed to be mocking him.


    For Chen Mo, this kind of thing was indeed quite shocking, but he had already decided to adapt to the survival rules of this world. In the disaster world, the weak had little choice, especially those who were weak in both potential and courage to resist. This cruel world would crush them to dust.


    As Chen Mo lay down to sleep, charcoal sighed again.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Charcoal turned over.


    "In the afternoon, I saw them going to the mentor''s office. They should be receiving additional guidance."


    From his words, it was not difficult to hear his resentment.


    Charcoal continued, "When they were in class, they received more guidance than we did. Now they are receiving additional guidance. At this rate, we will never catch up with them. This is too unfair."


    Additional guidance?


    Hearing this, Chen Mo also felt envy in his heart. Of course, he knew what this meant.


    But he had no way.


    After all, he couldn''t bribe the mentor like these several adult starving ghosts. In disaster world, this was quite a common thing, not worth making a fuss about.


    "Ah, what can we do about it?"


    Chen Mo turned over and fell asleep drowsily. He was really tired.


    ...


    A month passed.


    The starving ghosts in the academy continued to leave and start their trials, while people from the outside world kept coming in.


    Unknowingly, Chen Mo had completely adapted to college life in this world, eating the simplest food and undergoing the most arduous training.


    And in this month''s time, through continuous training, he has also made considerable progress.


    Not only did his basic attributes increase, with Strength increasing by 1 point, reaching 9 points and Speed increasing by 1 point, reaching 8 points and even his basic skills have greatly improved, to Basic Boxing level 1, Basic Footwork level 1, Basic Blocking level 1, Basic Psychic Power level 2.


    After two laps of running, the morning exercise ended.


    Chen Mo adjusted his breathing and walked towards the cafeteria, opening his data panel again.


    Name: Traveler.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talent: Stone Skin.


    Qi and Blood: 140.


    Defense: 7.


    Speed: 8.


    Strength: 9.


    Physique: 14.


    Spirit: 23.


    Energy: 10.


    Basic Boxing: Lv2.


    Basic Chopping: Lv1.


    Basic Footwork: Lv2.


    Basic Blocking: Lv3.


    Basic Psychic Power: Lv3.


    Equipment: None.


    Skills: None.


    In this month, Chen Mo''s progress can be said to be quite huge, not in vain for his hard training. At least he has initially pulled away from Du Fangyan and Charcoal and approaching the strength of the three abyssal starving ghosts. S?a?ch* Th? N0v?lFire(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    With a high amount of mental power and a basic psychic power level at Lv3, he has initially formed a certain combat capability, and his 14 points of physique and Stone Skin talent have also given him more possibilities.


    After breakfast, Chen Mo came to the classroom and naturally sat in his old seat.


    "Just now, the basic assassination level of Lu Yi has reached Lv7."


    Charcoal''s words made Chen Mo incredulous, "How is that possible so fast!"


    Just a month ago, Lu Yi''s basic assassination was only Lv5, and now it has reached Lv7 so quickly.


    Although both are 2-level increases, the difficulty from Level 5 to Level 7 is clearly not comparable to that from Level 1 to Level 3. This sudden realization dampened Chen Mo''s sense of satisfaction, bringing him back to a sense of calmness


    "Not only the basic assassination but it is said that his basic agility has also been upgraded from Lv2 to Lv4. Now Kuno is in trouble."


    Charcoal was somewhat gloating, no longer sighing about the unfairness a month ago, as if he had resigned himself to it.


    Chen Mo''s face looked even worse.


    Chasing someone who is already better than you but works just as hard is truly despairing.


    His progress this month has been quite significant. According to his estimation, even Han Xue might not have made as much progress as he has. However, compared with these several adult starved ghosts who have received additional guidance from the mentor, the gap seems to be even greater.


    "We must find a way!"


    Chen Mo made up his mind that he must find a way to make up for the gap and cannot let this gap continue.


    The morning passed somewhat depressinlgy for Chen Mo.


    Two o''clock in the afternoon.


    Chen Mo opened the library door on time.


    After a month of careful arrangement, the library had become quite neat. Tens of thousands of books were placed in their respective positions according to classification, and the library looked neat and pleasing to the eye.


    Not only that.


    The previously damaged temporary reading tables and chairs had also been repaired by Chen Mo.


    The once dim room had also become more spacious and bright due to his adjustment of the bookshelf positions. He even thoughtfully added a water dispenser and a skull decoration in the corner of the room.


    The library had completely entered on track, and many people even chatted with him.


    "Hello, where can I find the data formula for calculating equipment quality?"


    Chen Mo, who was reading with his head down, grabbed the key controlled by psychic power next to him and answered. The person asking was a tall girl with fiery red wavy long hair, and her figure was very tall and slender. Her long legs, covered in black stockings and high heels, were so alluring that they made people''s blood boil. Due to the contact with various civilizations in the disaster world, any kind of dress was not surprising.


    "On the second layer of the third row of bookshelves."


    After Chen Mo informed her of the location, the girl turned and left.


    At the prime of his life, Chen Mo couldn''t help but glance at the girl a few more times. After instinctively swallowing his saliva, he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and continued to look at the book in his hand.


    The book was called "Application Techniques of E-rank Skills."


    Due to the relationship with the light-brain data chip, the disaster world was almost a world full of data and grade classifications. Therefore, many books would use data to deeply introduce and analyze various situations.


    Chen Mo''s math skills were quite good, so the so-called data in this world was not too difficult for him to study.


    According to what this book said, the biggest advantage of E-rank skills is their extremely short cooldown time and various negative states.


    The best way to use E-rank skills is not to release them directly in the ordinary sense, but to intersperse them between two ordinary attacks. By alternating energy consumption with physical consumption in the attack interval, three times of damage can be dealt in a short time, which is the most optimal way to release them.


    Compared with ordinary attacks, the damage of E-rank skills is not outstanding.


    However, they often come with constantly accumulating negative states. Through continuous accumulation, the lethality of these negative states will become more and more considerable, until they become the last straw that overwhelms the enemy.


    The more Chen Mo read this book, the more he felt enlightened.


    It turned out that the combat of the natural disaster people was not as simple as he had imagined.


    (End of chapter 10)

 Chapter 11:

    Chapter 11: Repay Kindness with Gratitude"Huh?"


    A soft exclamation interrupted Chen Mo''s thoughts.


    Since Chen Mo had organized the library, there had been noticeably more people coming to borrow books. However, most of the students only briefly searched for some materials before quietly leaving, without staying too long.


    Chen Mo, who was reading "Application Techniques for E-Rank Skills," was interrupted and couldn''t help but raise his head.


    However, when he saw the visitor, he couldn''t help but be stunned, then showed a look of surprise, quickly standing up from his seat.


    "Tutor."


    The visitor was none other than QingHong.


    "Loulan told me that she hired an administrator to take care of things here and hasn''t come over for a while. There have been quite a few changes here. Could it be that she was talking about you?"


    She looked Chen Mo up and down.


    Chen Mo felt a little embarrassed.


    Since arriving at the academy over a month ago, he had gradually understood the habits of the disaster world and had adapted to life here. He knew that many natural disasters in this world looked down on long-term employment relationships.


    After nodding, Chen Mo respectfully said, "What books do you need? I''ll help you."


    "Hehe, no need. I''ll just browse around."


    Tutor QingHong waved her hand and went deep into the library to browse.


    At least from her expression, it seemed that she did not discriminate against Chen Mo''s work as a library administrator.


    But at this moment, Chen Mo''s heart was like an ant on a hot pan.


    It wasn''t that he was afraid of this tutor.


    Although Tutor QingHong could be strict at times, most of the time she was impartial.


    Perhaps because she had taught too many starving ghosts, she had seen through the ups and downs of life. This temporary employment relationship at the academy, in the eyes of tutor QingHong, was still acceptable, after all, they were just a group of starving ghosts trying to make a living.


    Apart from abhorring parasites, this tutor had not shown any obvious likes or dislikes.


    What really made Chen Mo restless at the moment was that he realized that this might be his chance, a real chance to get close to the tutor and change his fate.


    He didn''t have the resources to bribe like those adult starving ghosts.


    However, after more than a month of accumulation, Chen Mo had accumulated 28 points of disaster contribution points. He had spent a few points in between when he couldn''t resist, but these contribution points were probably still negligible in the eyes of the tutor.


    He wasn''t even qualified to try to get close.


    As for trying to get close, if he did it too rashly, it might backfire in his face.


    There were countless students brought out by her, and a new batch every hundred days. There were countless scoundrels trying to get close during this period.


    But for Chen Mo personally, this might be his only chance to change his fate during his time at the academy.


    This time, it was the tutor who took the initiative to come over and greet him, not him.


    This objectively created an opportunity for Chen Mo.


    The difference is akin to a man and a woman meeting for the first time. If, under the same circumstances, a man tries to get close after learning about a woman through various means, compared to getting to know each other by chance, the latter will undoubtedly greatly lower the woman''s guard.


    If he could seize this opportunity to get closer to each other, his situation at the academy might be completely different.


    And this difference could ultimately be the difference between life and death later.


    It was precisely because this opportunity was so precious that it made Chen Mo restless, not daring to speak rashly.


    He had to find a suitable excuse, an excuse that the tutor could not refuse.


    Chen Mo had never been so anxious before.


    A book once said.


    In one''s life, there are often only a few opportunities, but successful people actually only need to seize one or two of these opportunities. Whether one can seize the opportunity depends not only on personal choice but also on fate.


    Seizing the opportunity is the way to the sky, failing to seize the opportunity is to remain unknown.


    Tutor QingHong naturally didn''t know about Chen Mo''s complex psychology at the moment.


    After searching for a while on the back shelves, she finally found the books she was interested in.


    She was about to put away these books and take them back to the office to read slowly when she found that after Chen Mo had organized the library, the atmosphere here had improved significantly.


    She remembered that before, every time she came here, the bookshelves were very messy, and the reading desks were old and would make a creaking sound when students moved, making people feel irritable, and there was no water facility.


    This made her take a closer look at Chen Mo.


    She remembered that when she was still a starving ghost, she often came here to read, to find knowledge to deal with the starving ghost trials. So she sat down at the library to read.


    "Phew."


    Seeing this, Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.


    Then he seemed to make a decision.


    After quietly leaving the library, Chen Mo quickly ran to the cafeteria and came to the consumption area window.


    It was a light brain device, facing various recipe menus on the light screen. Chen Mo finally gritted his teeth and opened the intermediate recipe option.


    "A cup of sugar-free fresh milk coffee, a high-quality nut pastry, totalling 12 contribution points. Do you confirm (yes/no)?"


    "Yes."


    Even though it pained his heart, Chen Mo still agreed.


    It''s worth noting that in the past month, he had only bought a few basic ingredients when he couldn''t resist.


    But Chen Mo had no regrets.


    He remembered when he was in the second year of high school, his friend Wu Huiteng was pursuing a girl and told him that spending a hundred yuan to pursue a girlfriend, having a lunch and two Haagen-Dazs ice cream balls, would have completely different effects.


    Women are emotional creatures, and their way of thinking is completely different from men''s.


    Comparing it to now.


    Just 12 points, used to bribe Tutor Qing Hong, the response from Chen Mo was probably just a cold laugh, but if it was a cup of high-quality coffee and a delicate pastry, the effect would be completely different.


    Of course, this is just the first step to success.


    Giving without asking for anything in return is either sincere or deceitful.


    Tutor Qing Hong must also understand this point. Without a suitable reason, it might also backfire. Chen Mo still needed a reason that the other party could not refuse.


    After a while.


    A cup of fragrant milk coffee, with a cat pattern drawn on top, and a soft nut pastry emitting an enticing aroma.


    Fortunately, it was not mealtime now, otherwise, it might have attracted a lot of attention.


    After all, for starving ghosts, buying food of this level was too extravagant.


    Carrying the pastry and coffee, Chen Mo hurriedly ran towards the library.


    He had never been so nervous before, fearing that he was too slow and the tutor had already left, but also fearing that he was too fast and accidentally wasted these precious ingredients.


    Finally.


    When Chen Mo, who had been nervous all the way, returned to the library and saw the familiar figure, he breathed a sigh of relief, trying hard to calm his breathing. He walked slowly to the side of the mentor, placing the coffee and pastry in front of her.


    "Mentor, here is your coffee and pastry." The aroma of coffee and pastry caught the attention of the mentor. She frowned slightly. Her gaze moved away from the books, looking at Chen Mo with surprise, sizing him up for a moment, showing a pensive look.


    "This kind of thing, you shouldn''t be able to afford. You are really generous," she said with a sneer. "Come on, what''s the matter?"


    Seeing the mentor''s expression, Chen Mo did not doubt that this would be the calm before the storm. When she drove Du Qingqing out of the classroom, she had the same look. If he were to act rashly, he would be in trouble.


    The mentor chuckled inwardly. This little guy, does he really think that a small favour like this can move her? She can''t see through his intentions? He¡¯s really naive.


    "Mentor, do you remember that day?"


    "Hmm?" Qinghong was somewhat surprised, as the situation was different from what she had imagined.


    Qinghong had already made up her mind that no matter what this guy asked of her, she would respond in the most severe way, then splash the coffee on him and let him give up his unrealistic fantasies.


    Unexpectedly, the other party showed complex emotions of remembrance and gratitude. This puzzled her.She didn''t expect the other party to show a complex emotion of nostalgia and gratitude.


    This left her a little confused.


    Keeping her composure, Qinghong raised an eyebrow.


    "What did I forget?"


    Chen Mo made an effort to smile.


    "For you, it might just be a trivial matter, just the first day of school, giving a starving student a small pack of cookies. But for me, it was a lifesaving grace."


    Huh?


    With Chen Mo''s reminder, she remembered.


    She had indeed given him a small pack of leftover cookies out of curiosity about his attributes.


    "When I was very young, my mother taught me, ¡®If you receive a drop of water from someone, you should repay it with a spring.¡¯ Yes, these foods are indeed not something I can afford now. It''s my half month¡¯s wages here, but I don''t expect to repay your kindness for this. I just want to show my gratitude as much as possible."


    That small pack of cookies from back then had indeed left a lasting impression on Chen Mo, and his gratitude towards Qinghong was sincere, from the bottom of his heart. He had indeed thought about how to repay her, but he had never thought it would be in this situation.


    Qinghong lowered her head upon hearing this.


    "So that''s it."


    Her initial suspicions and the other party''s gratitude formed a strong contrast.


    Feeling unjust towards a good person made her feel guilty.


    This kind of guilt was somewhat similar to the story of presenting a pear to a beggar. S?a??h the ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    After sipping the milk coffee, she had never thought it would be so deliciously sweet, to the point that even her rock-solid heart couldn''t help but be moved.


    Quietly, Qinghong raised the coffee. "A drop of water in need shall be returned with a burst of spring in deed."


    "Mentor, if you need anything, please let me know." Chen Mo left at the right time.


    Qinghong''s heart was in turmoil. On one hand, she felt guilty for wrongly accusing a good person. If she were just a bystander, or if it happened to an "NPC" in the mission world, as a natural disaster, she would not feel this way.


    But the incident happened in the disaster world, and it happened to her, which made her heart uneasy.


    On the other hand, there was the gratitude from the other party. She had casually thrown away the leftover biscuits, even forgetting about them, yet the other party was willing to repay her with half a month''s work income. This was especially precious in an interest-ridden world and where the strong were king.


    Time passed.


    The library closed at six in the afternoon. Before Chen Mo could speak, Qinghong stood up and passing by Chen Mo, casually asked, "I remember you have the talent of stone skin, right?"


    "Yes," Chen Mo responded.


    "Good." Qinghong nodded. "Since you have the talent, it''s a waste not to develop it. Don''t just focus on developing your psychic abilities; you should also develop your physique. You need to survive to become stronger. Come to my office in the evening. If I have time, I will give you some guidance on cultivation techniques."


    Without waiting for Chen Mo''s response, she left the library quickly.


    "Thank you, mentor." Chen Mo murmured softly, his mood equally complex. Like Qinghong, he felt ashamed of his previous dirty thoughts, calculating the gains and losses of repaying kindness with interest.


    But he was also grateful that he had seized this opportunity and changed his destiny.


    "A great man acts in chaotic times with integrity. Even in adversity, he should be humble and await the right time. He should not struggle against fate."


    After checking the library one last time, Chen Mo locked the doors and left.


    (End of chapter 11)

 Chapter 12:

    Chapter 12 Special CareThe next day''s class.


    Chen Mo noticed that QingHong, the mentor, spent significantly more time explaining things to him.


    Not only did the explanation time increase but during the guidance process, several practical tips for exercising basic psychic power were also taught, even demonstrated personally. The level of detail far surpassed the previous explanations.


    For example,in the process of exercising basic mental power, frequently exhausting oneself physically can more effectively tap into the potential before Basic Psychic Power Lv5.


    In the process of launching an attack with mental power, trying to abruptly interrupt and return it can also relatively quickly improve the proficiency level of basic psychic power.


    Also, by frequently changing the intensity of psychic power control materials, practising with different materials can make mental power more resilient, improving the proficiency level of basic psychic power.


    These are quite practical techniques for exercising basic psychic power.


    Especially before Basic Psychic Power Lv5, mastering these exercise techniques can almost double one''s level-up speed.


    Practice makes perfect.


    After teaching at the academy for many years, the academy mentors have almost mastered some unique techniques in teaching students below Basic Skill Level 10, which is knowledge that even higher-level disasters outside the academy find hard to access. This is also why those adult starving ghosts are willing to bribe academy mentors.


    After QingHong finished teaching Chen Mo and left, Mu Tan beside him immediately showed a shocked expression.


    "What''s wrong with the mentor today? It seems like she''s paying extra attention to you!"


    "Maybe she''s in a good mood."


    Chen Mo''s answer made him roll his eyes uncontrollably.


    "Why doesn''t she have a good mood with me? I think the time she teaches you is even longer than those guys."


    Mu Tan naturally referred to those adult starving ghosts.


    If it was only for a day, Mu Tan and the discerning people would simply be surprised by this. But in the next few days, whenever QingHong arrived at Chen Mo''s place, her time teaching would be much longer than other students. This change was too sudden and obvious. Anyone could guess that he must be receiving special care from the mentor.


    And more care than those few adult starving ghosts!


    That day.


    As the only woman among the three Abyss Starving Ghosts, Tao Zi''s figure was relatively petite, with dark and shiny skin, like a wild little black cat.


    Different from Du Qingqing''s green and tender, Han Xue''s proud and cold, Tian Tian''s sexy and charming features, Tao Zi was like an agile cheetah, passionate, wild, and unrestrained.


    During lunch, she unexpectedly sat next to Chen Mo.


    "I want to know why Qing Hong is giving you special treatment."


    Her body curved with a bewitching curve, showing her astonishing flexibility, her eyes staring at Chen Mo fiercely, her flaming red lips swallowing the food in the huge metal spoon in one bite, and then in front of Chen Mo, slowly pulling out the metal spoon, which was already licked clean.


    "If you are willing to share this secret, I promise you, from now on, I will be your girlfriend in the academy."


    Taozi''s straightforward condition shattered Chen Mo''s worldview.


    It''s just a pity.


    The aesthetics of these Abyss Starving Ghosts were quite unique. Among the Abyss Starving Ghosts, Tao Zi might be quite charming and tempting, but in the eyes of Chen Mo, a steel straight man nurtured by the five thousand year old Chinese civilization, she was not attractive at all, even quite repulsive.


    And steel straight men often have a characteristic, that is, they value emotions very much, never pretend to be somebody, never compromise, never sweet-talk, and play and discard.


    "Sorry, I have something else to do."


    After finishing the nutrient meal in his tray, Chen Mo left the cafeteria.


    Taozi bit her lip tightly, her eyes filled with unwillingness, but also helplessness, a touch of loss.


    It was rumored that there were countless bugs in the Abyss, which devoured each other, and finally grew into human form, but as an Abyss Starving Ghost, Taozi knew clearly that this was all nonsense.


    She thought that leaving the Abyss would finally allow her to enjoy some peace and engage in fair competition.


    But the reality here was just as cruel.


    ...


    In the afternoon.


    During work at the library, Chen Mo patiently exercised his basic psychic power.


    If someone observed carefully, they would be surprised to find that at this moment, the prop Chen Mo used to exercise his mental power was actually the gyroscope issued by the academy for students'' training, which should have been taken back by Qing Hong after class.


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    The library keys, the decorative stones on the windowsill, and even the books on the bookshelf all became his targets for exercising his basic mental power, because changing the attachment of mental power frequently would make the exercise more effective. He rested only when his physical strength was exhausted, relying on his relatively high physique to recover slowly.


    After dinner.


    According to the agreement, Chen Mo came to Qing Hong''s office and received her private guidance on basic blocking skills training.


    Just as basic psychic power requires a high mental power as the foundation, basic blocking also requires a high physique as the foundation, otherwise the training effect would be very limited.


    Of course, Chen Mo didn''t have this problem.


    With a physique value of 14 points, it might be difficult for basic blocking to reach the level of Lv7 or Lv8, requiring continuous accumulation and sprinting, but Lv5 was completely achievable.


    What was strange was that perhaps because of the talent of Stone Skin, when Chen Mo was practicing basic blocking, the effect seemed to be better than practicing basic mental power, even Qing Hong was quite surprised.


    "It shouldn¡¯t be like this."


    Although it had only been a few days of individual instruction, Qinghong could increasingly feel the extraordinary qualities in Chen Mo.


    "With your talent, why are your basic skill levels so low? Whether it''s basic psychic power or basic blocking, your rate of improvement is quite good. It shouldn''t be just the current situation." Chen Mo remained silent at these words.


    Naturally, he wouldn''t foolishly reveal his experiences as a transmigrator. "It''s my fault," Chen Mo murmured. "I used to naively think that as long as I wasn''t as outstanding as my father, I could make my mother forget her past pain. But I didn''t expect that this would only disappoint her more."


    In this world of survival of the fittest, the birth of a significant portion of Disaster Survivors was not the result of love. However, because the vast majority of natural disasters were nurtured by their mothers, when these natural disasters grew up, they often repaid their mothers. It was only at this stage, if their fathers were still alive, that their mothers would inform them of their detailed identities, and adult natural disasters would then go in search of them, thereby gaining some conveniences.


    This kind of living environment naturally gave rise to many mothers who resented their children''s fathers. And compared to fathers, natural disasters born in this society often felt more affectionate towards roles like uncles and aunts, which was also a natural instinct.


    Qinghong sighed at these words. "So that''s how it is." She patted Chen Mo''s shoulder and comforted him, "With your talent, coupled with your effort and intelligence, you will definitely catch up with them before the trial. I believe in you."


    Pausing for a moment, she continued, "I have nothing to do tomorrow night either, so come over on time, and I''ll teach you another small technique for basic blocking. I''ll also leave this set of reflexive neural protective gear with you. Practice with it more often in your spare time."


    "Thank you, mentor!" The relationship between the two became noticeably warmer.


    As for practicing basic blocking with this set of reflexive neural protective gear, it was a bodysuit that released a stimulating electric current in a random area in a special way before releasing these currents. However, before releasing these stimulating electric currents, the bodysuit would often give a brief temperature warning, approximately 0.1 seconds.


    The reason for practicing basic blocking in this way involved deeper reasons.


    Natural disasters discovered that under the same intensity of attack, the damage suffered by victims who were prepared and those who were not prepared was completely different levels. Even if the reaction time was brief, his body''s functions would automatically provide some protection within its capabilities.


    In this way, the concept of basic blocking came into being. The so-called basic blocking was to maximize the body''s functions to improve reaction speed, passively defend against possible damage, and reduce harm.


    At night, Chen Mo had already become accustomed to exercising his basic psychic power alone in a secluded corner of the exercise area after long-distance running. With sweat gradually drying in the cold wind, his heart also quieted down, immersed in the study of basic psychic power techniques.


    However, today''s situation was different. Someone suddenly rushed towards him!


    Because there had been a murder here before, at night, Chen Mo was quite vigilant about people approaching him. When he sensed this person rushing towards him, Chen Mo was briefly surprised, and his body instinctively made a defensive posture, blocking this punch.


    "Who!?" Chen Mo shouted, using psychic power to manipulate a stone to counterattack this person.


    Hint: Your HP -9.


    The strength of the opponent''s fist was indeed not light. It should be noted that at this moment, Chen Mo was still wearing the bodysuit used by the academy to practice basic blocking. Although these training props for basic skills could not be placed in storage space due to special protection marks on them and were somewhat different from normal equipment, they could not be specifically identified for their attributes.


    But overall, these training props were equivalent to blue-quality equipment!


    The defence provided by blue-quality armour was between 7 and 10 points. On this basis, if enchanted, each level would increase defence by 2 points.


    This means that the bodysuit provided Chen Mo with at least 7 points of defense. If combined with Chen Mo''s own 7 points of defense, it would be an astonishing 14 points of defense!


    Although the strength of the opponent''s fist was not light, the proficiency level of basic fist techniques should also be quite remarkable, it still did not cause him too much damage.


    The opponent grunted in response. The stone manipulated by Chen Mo hit him, obviously not feeling good.


    After all, Chen Mo''s basic spiritual power attribute had reached an astonishing 23 points.


    "It''s you!" At this moment, the two were less than two meters apart. With the faint light of the dim street lamp in the distance, Chen Mo finally recognized the identity of this attacker. He turned out to be one of the three Abyssal Starvation Ghosts in the class, the one called Ghu Tu.


    (End of chapter 12)

 Chapter 13:

    Chapter 13: Fatal BlowChen Mo was forced into a corner by Gui Tu, who showed no intention of concealing anything.


    "Tell me the secret why the mentor pays special attention to you."


    His tone was as cold and he spoke indifferently, as if discussing something entirely mundane, devoid of any emotion.


    Chen Mo''s expression turned quite ugly.


    However, what was strange was that before crossing over, as an outstanding student in the class, Chen Mo had hardly ever had any major conflicts with others, let alone life-and-death battles. But now, at this critical moment, he did not feel the nervousness that one should feel in such situation. Instead, he became even calmer.


    Like a cold bullet ready to be fired, Chen Mo stared directly at Gui Tu.


    "You should have felt the intensity of my attack."


    Chen Mo attempted to negotiate.


    After hearing this, Gui Tu snorted, then suddenly strode towards Chen Mo once again, saying, "Then you can try again!"


    At this critical moment, Chen Mo naturally did not hesitate and immediately counterattacked.


    He intended to use his psychic power to strike the opponent then taking advantage of the pause in the opponent''s force, he would once again increase the distance between them, defeating the opponent using kiting method.


    After all, as a psychic, it was not a good thing to be approached by a specialized close combatant.


    However, what made Chen Mo''s face turn ugly was that his attack actually missed!


    After realizing that his basic psychic attack had failed, Chen Mo suddenly thought of something, and his expression became quite ugly.


    This indicated that the opponent''s basic physical skills were at least Level 5.


    And judging from the opponent''s confidence, it was not impossible for his basic physical skills to reach Level 8 or even Level 10!


    Gui Tu''s fist once again struck Chen Mo.


    Gui Tu who was close to him was like a wild bull. With a bang, he used brute force to throw Chen Mo to the ground, then he actually leaped up and his knee violently hit Chen Mo''s chest, pinning Chen Mo under him. Despite Chen Mo''s strength of 9, he could not escape from the opponent''s suppression.


    Following Gui Tu''s fists, one punch after another mercilessly struck Chen Mo''s face.


    Prompt: Your HP -14. s?a??h th? N?velF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Prompt: Your HP -15.


    Prompt: Your HP -13.


    Dizzy.


    Chen Mo was shocked to find that under the opponent''s attack, not only did he feel dizzy, but the process of concentrating his psychic powers also became intermittent, frequently interrupted by the opponent. Even the chip''s data on the damage he had suffered was more than before.


    He thought of a possibility.


    That was the weak point damage mentioned in the book.


    Different from disabling damage, the damage caused by targeting the target''s weak points could not be calculated with specific data. Only when the corresponding blow was suffered could the data chip in the brain calculate it.


    And this kind of damage probability often created miracles, causing far more damage to the enemy than the damage limit.


    Struggling to concentrate his psychic powers, Chen Mo finally launched a counterattack.


    But after hearing this Gui Tu snorted, paused slightly after resisting Chen Mo''s psychic attack, and then continued to punch him relentlessly in the face.


    "Dare to fight back? I''ll make you fight back! I''ll make you shut up! I''ll make you..."


    Although he couldn''t see his current state, Chen Mo knew that he had probably become a pig''s head.


    As his HP continued to decrease, Chen Mo knew that the opponent wanted to weaken him, even to the point of near death, to force him to reveal the secret.


    He only had two choices now.


    One was to desperately call for help. If he could attract someone''s attention and get rescued, he would be safe. However, he would be looked down upon by the other students in the class from then on, and it might even affect the mentor''s opinion of him. After all, the weak were never sympathized with by this world.


    The other way was to fight back desperately, try to cause more damage to him, make him fear his strength or even defeat him!


    But undoubtedly, the second choice would face considerable difficulties.


    Not to mention that once the counterattack failed and he entered a weakened near-death state, even if he told the secret to the opponent, it was uncertain whether the opponent would really let him go. This in itself was a huge risk.


    How to counterattack was also a problem.


    This was truly a desperate battle. Gui Tu''s strength was probably even stronger than Ku Wu, one of the three Abyss Starving Ghosts.


    Due to the dizziness, Chen Mo''s psychic power was difficult to concentrate.


    After two or three punches from the opponent, he could barely counterattack once.


    And now, his HP still has about 70 points left, which meant that after four or five punches from the opponent, he would enter a weak and near-death state.


    After all, each of these punches landed on Chen Mo''s face.


    The only good news was that the opponent seemed a little tired. His fists were no longer as fierce and frequent as before, because besides the psychic counterattack, Chen Mo''s body was also struggling to break free from the opponent''s suppression.


    His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins. Because of the opponent''s continuous attacks Chen Mo''s vision became blurry.


    It seemed that his nasal bone had been broken. His breathing became very difficult, and he could only breathe heavily. There was a salty taste in his mouth, which was the taste of blood. His ears were also buzzing.


    Taking each punch from his opponent, it felt like thunder exploding next to his ears.


    Chen Mo gritted his teeth, concentrating all his hopes on this one strike.


    Bang!


    Gui Tu, who had been swinging his fist continuously, suddenly stopped. Then, with a "bang," he fell heavily to the ground.


    "Ugh!"


    Chen Mo spat out the blood stuck in his throat, panting as he pushed Ghost Butcher away and struggled to get up from the ground.


    It was then that Chen Mo noticed Gui Tu''s left eyeball shattered, and the back of his head had also burst open, mixing red liquid with brain matter, flowing all over the ground.


    "Dead?"


    Chen Mo murmured, seeming a bit confused.


    Swish.


    A small object, driven by Chen Mo''s mental power, flew back and landed steadily in his palm.


    It was the inconspicuous little spinning top that Instructor Qing Hong allowed to keep with him for practice even outside of class to train his basic psychic power.


    Gui Tu probably never dreamed that Instructor Qing Hong would open the back door for Chen Mo, leaving this training tool with him privately. Coupled with the tight-fitting bodysuit he wore for practicing basic blocking, this meant that Chen Mo was equipped with two blue-quality items.


    There was no nausea after the first kill nor was there any satisfaction after revenge. After a brief shock, Chen Mo immediately realized that this was the real world of disaster.


    As long as he wasn''t caught on the spot, there was no need to worry about punishment afterwards. After looking around, he quickly left the scene under the cover of night.


    The reason why Chen Mo was able to kill with one blow was not only because of the counterattack damage from the previous two times and the training tool equivalent to blue-quality equipment, but also because he had caused weakness damage to Ghost Butcher.


    Chen Mo''s spirit was 23 points, with a basic psychic power level of 3.


    Therefore, his regular attack using mental power would have a damage of 23+3=26 points.


    Chen Mo thought that with such high damage, it would be enough to make the other party wary, so he tried to negotiate. However, he didn''t expect the other party to be so insane, relying on his higher basic body skills levels, as well as the close-range speed and strength suppression, to continuously target Chen Mo''s weaknesses.


    Without wearing a helmet, the head was one of the weak points of every humanoid creature.


    During this time, Chen Mo launched another mental power counterattack.


    If these two damages were added together and then subtracted by the opponent''s defence, Chen Mo should have dealt more than 40 points of health damage to the opponent.


    However, as a starving ghost from the abyss, the opponent''s health points were at least 120 points or even higher.


    This means that the opponent still had at least 70 points or even more than 80 or 90 points of health remaining.


    Next was Chen Mo''s fatal blow.


    The basic damage of a blue-quality weapon was 30 to 40 points, and each enchantment upgrade would increase it by 3 points. This means that the basic damage of this little spinning top was at least 30 points or more.


    As a result, Chen Mo''s blow would be 23+3+30=56, at least 56 points of damage.


    However, Chen Mo''s blow was a fatal counterattack under his absolute adversity.


    Just like Gui Tu targeted his attack on Chen Mo''s head, which greatly increased the damage, Chen Mo''s blow happened to hit Ghost Butcher''s eye socket, causing disabling damage to his eyes on the spot.


    And when this spinning top entered the eye socket, the damage to the weak point caused it to explode directly.


    If we estimate the damage in numbers, Chen Mo''s final blow would be at least 150 points of damage or more!


    Since all the hungry ghost students are currently in the enlightenment education stage under the management of the academy, they basically do not wear equipment regularly. Therefore, if there is a situation where they are ambushed with high-quality weapons, it is not difficult to strike a weak point.


    Gui Tu, who was in a winning situation at the time, and because Chen Mo''s previous two attacks only had normal damage, he never expected that Chen Mo''s next blow would have an additional effect equivalent to blue-quality equipment. Therefore, he was completely unprepared, which allowed Chen Mo to kill him in a desperate situation.


    Of course.


    One of the reasons for this was the spinning top controlled by mental power, which was much faster than a stone, so he didn''t have time to dodge.


    Gui Tu was dead.


    And as the victor, Chen Mo walked away step by step in the darkness, returning to the dormitory in a sorry state.


    Everyone in the dormitory was already asleep, and Gui Tu''s bed was empty.


    Chen Mo staggered to the washroom, turned on the light, and looked at his miserable self in the mirror.


    His nose was skewed to the left, his eyes were swollen like eggs, and his eyeballs, trapped between swollen eyelids, could barely look around through the cracks. His cheeks were swollen like buns, and his head was bruised green and purple, looking truly miserable.


    Then he slightly opened his swollen eyelids and saw the bloodshot red eyeball underneath, unable to hide the pain.


    There were no potions here, no medical facilities.


    Chen Mo knew that outside the academy, there was a device that could fully repair the body. As long as the person hadn''t died and had enough contribution points, it could completely heal the injured person, including various disabling injuries.


    Of course.


    This was based on the state of the person when they were first implanted with the light brain data chip. If they were already disabled before that, the treatment facility would not be able to restore them.


    After spitting out the blood in his mouth and rinsing slightly, Chen Mo lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.


    (End of chapter 13)

 Chapter 14:

    Chapter 14: Another SuicideFor over a month, Chen Mo rarely slept in.


    Due to last night''s battle, he was extremely tired. It was only at breakfast time that he reluctantly got out of bed.


    "Huh? Why didn''t you go today..."


    But before Mu Tan could finish his sentence, he froze.


    His eyes widened, completely awake now, staring blankly at Chen Mo.


    "What''s wrong with you?"


    It took him a while to get this sentence out.


    Chen Mo''s current state was truly miserable. His eyes were swollen like eggs, his nose was crooked to the left, and his cheeks were swollen like a pig''s head. Upon seeing Chen Mo''s appearance, Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing, Ku Wu, and Tao Zi were also shocked.


    His nose and eyes were slightly sore, and Chen Mo dared not touch them.


    "It''s nothing, I fell while running last night."


    It was a lame excuse, but Mu Tan seemed to realize something, with a meaningful look on his face he asked nothing more.


    It seemed that he was probably bullied by classmates in the class, beaten so badly that he didn''t even dare to mention the name. It looked like it was probably one of those five adult starved ghosts.


    Since that was the case, he should be tactful and not continue to inquire, so as not to cause trouble for himself.


    Du Fangyan, on the other hand, seemed a bit slow-witted.


    "Fell?"


    Mu Tan rolled his eyes.


    He really doesn''t know what this guy is thinking all day!


    He quickly raised his hand to signal and kept gesturing with his eyes to stop Du Fangyan from continuing to ask.


    Chen Mo didn''t say much either, staggering to the washroom and looking at the mirror, his face was even more unpleasant than last night. His whole head was swollen, but due to his high physical fitness of 14 points, the recovery speed was not slow, and he should be able to reduce the swelling in a few days.


    But to fully recover, it would probably take at least ten days.


    "Sss."


    Although he was very careful during the washing process, when he touched these swollen areas, Chen Mo couldn''t help but draw in a cold breath. The piercing pain even made his ears ring.


    He gritted his teeth and barely finished washing up.


    Ku Wu and Tao Zi, who usually didn''t socialize with Chen Mo, had already left at this point, leaving only four people in the room.


    Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing, and Mu Tan waited for Chen Mo for a while, and the four of them went to the cafeteria together. On the way, they found that a corner of the exercise area was cordoned off by several academy instructors. Since two murder cases had occurred in the past month, the sight didn''t surprise them.


    "Hehe, I wonder who the unlucky guy is this time."


    Accustomed to Mu Tan¡¯s schadenfreude, Chen Mo remained indifferent, the isolated area being where he was ambushed by the Ghost Butcher yesterday.


    The four entered the cafeteria, where it was the same monotonous survival meal day after day. Du Qingqing''s once youthful innocence had now been replaced by boredom and disappointment. Initially, Lu Yi promised her that she could eat decent food every day, but in less than half a month, he broke his promise, and Du Qingqing had to face these porridge-like survival meals every day.


    But she could no longer escape from Luyi''s clutches, completely becoming his plaything.


    Unable to attend classes, oppressed by Lu Yi, what hope was there in such a life? Thinking of this, Du Qingqing burst into tears, tears streaming down her chin into her food tray. Du Fangyan beside her hurriedly comforted her in a low voice.


    After the morning exercise, in the cafeteria, Han Xue found the four of them and walked straight over.


    "Gui Tu is dead!"


    The four were shocked for a moment by the news brought by the Han Xue.


    "Gui Tu?"


    Mu Tan stared blankly at the cold snow, somewhat incredulous, and repeated it.


    He had never thought that the starving ghoul student who died today would actually be someone from his own class, so close to him, as if danger lurked right beside him.


    Although Mu Tan did not know the specific attributes of the abyssal starving ghoul, from the process of his interactions with Ku Wu, Tao Zi, and the others, it was not difficult to see that his strength was likely the strongest of the three, seemingly even stronger than Ku Wu. S~?a??h the N?v?lFir?(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    He just died like that?


    "Are you sure it''s really Gui Tu?"


    Mu Tan found it hard to believe, repeatedly asking.


    "Of course!"


    Han Xue said angrily, "Mento Qing Hong just came over and has confirmed that the deceased is Gui Tu"


    "Tsk tsk."


    Mu Tan sighed, "I didn''t expect this guy to just die like that."


    Then Mu Tan seemed to think of something, suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Mo, "Could it be you!"


    Everyone was shocked by his words.


    Only then did Han Xue noticed Chen Mo, who was eating with his head down, had turned into such a sorry state and was truly surprised.


    "Hahaha."


    Seeing Chen Mo look up in astonishment, Mu Tan suddenly burst out laughing, saying hurriedly, "I''m joking, don''t take it seriously, how could it be you, and I think... I already know who did it!"


    "Who?"


    Under the gaze of everyone, Mu Tan said solemnly, "Gao Shu."


    "Him?"


    Everyone fell silent at his words seemingly considering the possibility.


    Mu Tan then mysteriously said, "A few days ago, I happened to hear that at the beginning of the school year, Gui Tu planned to sneak attack Lu Ye. It is said that she had a lot of treasures in her hands, and he probably wanted to use Lu Ye''s collection to bribe the mentors, but he did not succeed. Later, Gao Shu personally took action, educated Gui Tu, fortunately Gui Tu''s strength was not weak, allowing him to escape."


    After Mu Tan''s explanation, everyone suddenly realized.


    Chen Mo also did not expect that such a thing would happen in the class, but he was just ignorant.


    "How does the academy plan to handle Gui Tu''s matter?"


    Chen Mo asked tentatively.


    Han Xue sighed with a touch of sadness, "Suicide."


    After breakfast, everyone headed to the classroom.


    On the other side.


    After breakfast, the group headed to the classroom. On the other side, Ku Wu and Tao Zi, who had arrived at the classroom ahead of time, looked grim and stared with undisguised angry eyes at the five adult starving ghosts who had arrived earlier. Gao Shu, Lu Yi, Fei Xiaojiang, Lu Ye, and Tian Tian were sitting together, arguing in low voices.


    After a while, Gao Shu suddenly stood up, his face equally gloomy, and looked at Ku Wu and Tao Zi.


    "I said, it wasn''t me!"


    Tao Zi, upon hearing this, sneered, apparently convinced that Gao Shu was the culprit.


    Initially, when Gui Tu realized that if things continued in the same manner, he would never be able to catch up to five adult starving ghosts, so he set his sights on Lu Yei in order to bribe the instructors. But he didn''t succeed and was intercepted by Gao Shu later.


    These two knew about this matter as well.


    Although considering Gui Tu''s style of doing things, even if Gao Shu really killed him, it would be understandable, but there were only three abyss starving ghosts in the class, and now one less, who knows who would be next, after all, on the first day of school, Ku Wu had a conflict with Lu Yi.


    Behind them, Lei Wu seemed to be watching a good show.


    For over a month, he had hardly communicated with anyone in the class.


    It seemed that in his eyes, everyone was trash, not worthy of being with him. He was here to learn, just going through the motions.


    At this moment, Mu Tan, Du Fangyan, Chen Mo, and Han Xue arrived.


    Chen Mo lowered his head, looking embarrassed with his pig head, which was quite amusing. Seeing this, Fei Xiaojiang couldn''t help but laugh out loud, and Gao Shu also chuckled, his gloomy expression lightening up a bit.


    But then, he suddenly froze, a hint of sharpness in his brows. He slowly turned his head again, looking towards Chen Mo in the back row.


    "What''s wrong?" Lu Yi asked, puzzled.


    "Don''t you think this is too coincidental?" Gao Shu''s words made the others pause, their smiles gradually fading. After exchanging glances, there was a brief moment of quiet tension, and then both Fei Xiaojiang and Lu Yi burst into laughter at the same time, unable to hold it in, mocking Gao Shu''s wild imagination.


    Seeing this, Gao Shu couldn''t help but show a self-deprecating look, lightly shaking his head with a smile as well.


    Each person in the class had their own usual spot, and Chen Mo was no exception. He quietly observed the others in the class, having made up his mind that no matter who asked about his business with the Gui Tu, he would flatly deny it. After all, nobody caught him in the act yesterday.


    As for his injury, it was just two words: fell down.


    However, from getting up in the morning to now, apart from a joke from Mu Tan, there hadn''t been a single person openly suspicious of him. This unexpectedly made Chen Mo, who had been on edge, feel a bit disappointed.


    It seemed that no one thought he could be a match for the Ghost Butcher.


    This kind of strange psychological change made Chen Mo feel uncertain.


    Qing Hong instructor arrived in the classroom on time. She was as usual, unaffected by the news of the Gui Tu''s death. After striding to the platform, she placed the wooden box filled with training props for the students.


    "You all..." Qinghong Instructor paused for a moment. She seemed to notice Chen Mo''s injury, but it was just a momentary pause before she continued, "You all have heard, right? The Gui Tu is dead. He died last night in the training area."


    Then she pursed her lips, a look of mixed feelings on her face.


    "So, I want to remind you all here, if you don''t want to end up like him, dying mysteriously, you need to make yourselves stronger."


    "Instructor!" Tao Zi couldn''t hold back anymore and stood up, pointing at Gao Shu.


    "It must be him, he killed the Ghost Butcher!"


    "Don''t talk nonsense," Gao Shu retorted, his face darkening.


    He wasn''t afraid of being accused of murder. In this world of disasters, this would hardly bring any negative consequences. On the contrary, it would make him more intimidating. However, he truly disliked the feeling of being falsely accused. Compared to the fame of quietly killing the Ghost Butcher, he hated this kind of pain of being falsely accused more.


    "Don''t think I don''t know. It was you a week ago..."


    "Enough!" Qing Hong Instructor stopped the two of them.


    Under everyone''s gaze, she said lightly, "The academy has investigated. He committed suicide. Otherwise, I would hope that the killer is among you, so at least I can be sure that we have one more person who can survive the starving ghost trial."


    Ku Wu sighed, "Instructor, do you really believe that Gui Tu killed himself by inserting a sharp weapon into his eye, which then exploded out of the back of his head?"


    "Yes." instructor Qing Hong nodded naturally, sighing, "Life is so fragile. Poor child, why treat yourself like this."


    Ku Wu had nothing to say.


    Next was instructor Qing Hong¡¯s training guidance session. Because there was one less person, the class now had twelve people, so each student had relatively more time to receive guidance from Qing Hong Instructor.


    The morning class ended in this depressed atmosphere.


    After lunch, Chen Mo went to the library.


    Nothing happened in the afternoon. The death of Gui Tu seemed to be like the first two students in the academy, not causing any waves, even the topic of conversation was limited to breakfast time.


    Night came.


    When Chen Mo once again came to instructor Qing Hong¡¯s office for her basic block guidance, Qing Hong Instructor looked up and said lightly, "Was it you?"


    As soon as he entered, Qing Hong Instructor went straight to the point and asked.


    Chen Mo''s face stiffened. The excuse he had prepared in the afternoon seemed to be impossible to say now. He just instinctively lowered his head and remained silent.


    "Hehe, not bad, quite low-key," instructor Qinghong teased. "I thought you would confess this morning. This was your chance. Those girls in the class are quite nice, Tian Tian, Lu Yen, Han Xue, Peach, well... and that stupid girl, after they know your strength, they might be attracted to you. Don''t you want to experience being admired by others?"


    Chen Mo was speechless.


    Qinghong Instructor''s way of thinking was really novel and she simply couldn''t understand Chen Mo''s psychological pressure.


    Does this kind of thing need to be publicized everywhere? But strangely enough, when he was finally really suspected by someone Chen Mo felt relieved instead.


    This kind of complex mood was indeed difficult for others to understand.


    "But you also need to be careful. The inspectors in the gathering place are not just for show. If something like this is caught face-to-face, it won''t be easy to get out of. Otherwise, if everyone solves conflicts like this, the gathering place would have been chaotic long ago."


    The instructor''s reminder made Chen Mo helpless. "I acted in self-defense."


    Qinghong Instructor seemed indifferent, as if it were a trivial matter.


    "As for the specifics, you know it yourself. There are not so many reasons in the world of disasters. For everyone in the academy, including me, you don''t need to explain anything."


    Late at night.


    Chen Mo was jogging alone in the quiet night. In this darkness, no one noticed his situation. Everyone had their own goals, constantly moving forward.


    Suddenly.


    A figure gradually approached him, and Chen Mo instinctively became cautious.


    "Gui Tu, was it you who killed him?"


    A strong fragrance filled with undisguised desire. Chen Mo turned his head to look, and it was actually Tian Tian!


    She was the female natural disaster who had tried to seduce Lei Wu on the first day of school but was sternly rejected by Lei Wu.


    She wore a black-purple dress, outlining her charming figure.


    The flaming red lips contrasted sharply with her fair skin.


    The netted black stockings wrapped around her slender legs, exuding endless charm. The crystal necklace between the twin peaks sparked infinite imagination.


    Chen Mo naturally wouldn''t hesitate to deny Sweet''s words.


    He was a steel man, not unable to walk when he saw a beautiful woman.


    However, before Chen Mo could speak, Sweet whispered in his ear before him, "I won''t be as arrogant and conceited as they are. I''ve been watching you for a long time, an interesting guy."


    Then she gently licked his earlobe and ran off quickly.


    Chen Mo shivered, and then he vigorously wiped his ear, until he touched the wound and grimaced, stopping his movements.


    This was the most intimate contact he had ever had with the opposite sex in his life, but unfortunately, it wasn''t what he wanted, so he made this almost germophobic move.


    "Indeed a little succubus !"


    Although the other party''s behavior was strange, it seemed that there was no malice, which made Chen Mo pay attention to this adult hstarving ghost, wondering what her purpose was.


    The five adult starving ghosts were all extraordinary.


    (End of chapter 14)

 Chapter 15:

    Chapter 15 Three Months LaterUnknowingly, Lu Ye had been at the Disaster Academy for over three months.


    Unlike other students who were nervous and anxious about facing the starving ghost trial, Lu Ye, as one of the five adult starving ghosts, was looking forward to the trial. S~?a??h the N0v?lFir?.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    This was not because of her strong strength, which already gave her confidence for the trial.


    It was because of her dream.


    Lu Ye''s dream was simple, to see the flower sea her mother had talked about with her own eyes.


    In the world of disaster, there were no sun, moon, stars, or any signs of life. There was only the barren and desolate desert of bones. Lu Ye had only seen a dried rose specimen. Shortly after entering the world of disaster, it was eroded into ashes by the energy here.


    Unlike those cruel and fierce natural disasters. Lu Ye had always liked a quiet life since she was a child, which also led to her unassuming character. Despite having good qualifications, she did not show much brilliance during her time at the academy due to her personality. The impression she gave was that she was the weakest among the five adult starving ghosts in the class, which led to Gui Tu attempting to intercept her, triggering a series of subsequent struggles.


    "The trial is coming soon. Are you ready?"


    The speaker was Feixiao Jiang.


    Compared to Gao Shu and Lu Yi, Feixiao Jiang was not someone who liked to stand out. He was a down-to-earth and honest person. He liked Lu Ye, which was already an open secret in the class.


    As one of the five who excelled in physical fitness, he had been quietly observing this quiet and elegant girl for the past three months, and his heart was full of love for her. This was the first time in his life that he had realized how wonderful it was to like someone.


    Therefore, he was happy every day at the academy.


    "Of course, I''m ready. How about you?"


    Lu Ye''s smile was like a spring breeze, melting Feixiao Jiang''s heart.


    "Me too."


    Feixiao Jiang replied in a low voice.


    The two strolled through the corridors of the academy, quietly enjoying this warm moment.


    ...


    Huff, huff, huff.


    Behind him, Tao Zi''s intense panting could be heard as Ku Wu, who was running ahead, slowed down slightly. They then transitioned from running to walking, taking a short break.


    After a while, Tao Zi finally adjusted her breath.


    "Her basic stepping technique has probably reached Lv6, right?"


    The "her" in Tao Zi''s mouth naturally referred to Han Xue, who had surpassed the two of them.


    Tao Zi remembered that at the beginning of the school year, the other party''s basic stepping technique had already reached Lv4. After such a long time, everyone had seen Han Xue''s hard work. Improving two levels should be the most conservative estimate.


    "Yeah, it should be."


    Ku Wu estimated Han Xue''s speed and nodded in response.


    Since the death of Gui Tu, the two of them had become more diligent compared to the beginning of the school year, and they had formed a group of three with Han Xue, competing and helping each other in their daily lives.


    As a woman, Tao Xi naturally began to compare herself with Han Xue.


    Two months had passed since then.


    Although her progress was quite significant, compared to Han Xue, it seemed that she was still a little lacking.


    ...


    In a secluded corner.


    Gao Shu held a sword in his hand. With the consumption of energy in his body, his body speed suddenly increased and with his dancing posture, the sword in his hand continuously slashed in a mysterious way.


    After a moment.


    As the skill ended, Gao Shu sheathed his sword and exclaimed, "My proficiency has finally reached Lv4."


    This was one of the two combat skills he mastered, the D-level skill, Seven Step Sword Kill Lv4.


    Compared to E-level skills, D-level skills required higher learning requirements, longer cooldown times, higher energy consumption, and also had stronger attribute bonuses.


    For example.


    The damage of an E-level skill is: (10-20) + basic attribute coefficient * 0.5 + related basic skill level + weapon * 0.2 + skill proficiency level * 1.


    D-level skill damage is: (30-50) + basic attribute coefficient * 0.6 + related basic skill level + weapon * 0.4 + skill proficiency level * 1.


    Not only was the basic damage greatly increased, but also the bonuses from basic attribute coefficients and weapon attribute coefficients were all significantly increased, making the strength significantly higher.


    At this moment.


    As his proficiency in Seven Step Sword Kill reached Lv4, in addition to the proficiency level damage increase of 1 point, the most important thing was that this D-level skill finally reached the additional attribute of Lv4.


    Prompt: Your Seven Step Sword Kill proficiency level +1.


    Prompt: Your Seven Step Sword Kill proficiency level has reached Lv4, gaining additional attributes. Speed +1 after the skill is activated, lasting for 30 seconds, stackable.


    The so-called stackable means that by continuously using this skill, the basic attributes can be continuously increased, and the duration of the buff can be extended.


    "This is great."


    After seeing the specific additional attributes of Seven Step Sword Kill proficiency level Lv4, Gao Shu couldn''t help but murmur excitedly.


    "With my own strength, plus the assistance of thos four people, it should be enough to pass this trial and become a formal natural disaster."


    ...


    In the past two months, Chen Mo had been growing rapidly under the care of instructor Qing Hong.


    Qing Hong''s care was not limited to class, explaining more techniques for basic psychic power, but also included separate training for basic blocking at night.


    In the past two months, except for a few days due to special reasons, Qing Hong had guided Chen Mo for about two hours almost every day. This undoubtedly made his progress rapid.


    It was time for night training again.


    Chen Mo arrived at Qing Hong''s office on time, skillfully cleaned the office, and then began to deeply practice basic blocking techniques under Qing Hong''s guidance.


    Now he could use this training compression suit proficiently, and his basic blocking had already been raised to Lv5 a month ago.


    Feeling Chen Mo''s tremendous progress over the past two months, and seeing this obedient student who had been raised by herself, Qing Hong was quite satisfied. She hadn''t poured so much emotion into her students for a long time. The last time was over two years ago, when she had a student with the Black Flame talent, a student she had high hopes for.


    "Come over here."


    Qing Hong suddenly spoke, motioning for Chen Mo to come over.


    "The trial is about to begin. Starting tomorrow, you will have several days of free time. During this time, you can leave the academy, go outside to shop, trade, or practice, and make final preparations for your starving ghost trial. I also need to take back these two student training props."


    Chen Mo heard this and quickly took off his training suit and placed the gyro for practicing basic psychic power on the desk.


    "I am grateful for your care all these days. If I can pass the trial successfully, I will definitely come to see you often in the future," Chen Mo sincerely expressed his gratitude. These days, the care of the Qing Hong mentor had finally made Chen Mo feel a warmth that was indescribable in this strange world. This kind of feeling, he had rarely experienced even in his previous world before crossing over, except from his grandmother, no one would help him so wholeheartedly and take care of him.


    Seeing this, Qing Hong smiled and took out four things from the storage space. They were a scroll, and three stones of different colours.


    "What is this?" Chen Mo was puzzled.


    Qing Hong explained, "These are gifts for you. The E-level skill scroll ¡®Psychic Bullet,'' the mysterious stone, the mind stone, and the light stone."


    In Chen Mo''s astonished expression, the Qing Hongcontinued, "In fact, the so-called trial of the starving ghost is just a term used by the disaster world for the first mission of the natural disasters. This is your starting point from scratch. If you can survive, it proves that you have the potential to become a higher-level natural disaster, able to adapt to various situations, execute complex tasks, and continuously become stronger during the process."


    Chen Mo listened solemnly.


    Qing Hong pointed to the gifts. "You are the child I have cultivated with all my efforts among this group of students. These gifts are also my final help to you. Your future depends on yourself."


    "Mentor..." Chen Mo had never experienced such emotions. Even in that world, since his parents divorced, except for his grandmother, no one would help him and take care of him so wholeheartedly.


    Chen Mo suddenly felt that although the disaster world was full of barrenness, violence, and ugliness, it also had efforts, purity, and beauty. In the disaster world, the emotions between people were often more direct. It did not require constant probing and grinding like that world, until various complex relationships became impure.


    "This Psychic Bullet skill scroll can be used as your basic combat skill in the future. But now there are only a few days left before the trial. You don''t have time to raise its proficiency to level 4 and get its extra attributes," after introduing the "Psychic Bullet" skill scroll she then pointed to the three stones saying, "As for the mysterious stone, mind stone, and light stone, they can allow you to identify alchemical items, skill scrolls, and dropped equipment in the mission world without returning to the disaster world for the light-brain identification. This will increase your adaptability and improve your chances of survival."


    After she finished, she pushed these four items in front of Chen Mo.


    "Take them." Chen Mo saw the tenderness and sincerity in the eyes of the Qing Hong and took them.


    At this moment, instructor Qing Hong in Chen Mo''s eyes was no longer the fierce mentor who lifted Du Qingqing and threw her out of the classroom, nor was she a woman who accepted bribes from adult starving ghosts and was selfish. She was a natural disaster with complex emotions, an ordinary human living in the disaster world.


    Not every natural disaster was sinister, violent, and ugly. They had disdain for the weak, desire for profit, but also yearning for beauty, all due to the environment.


    "Remember, only the starving ghosts who successfully pass the trial can be promoted to become a Level 1 disaster hunter and have the qualification to survive in this world. But your goal is definitely not just to survive, but to become stronger and live better!" Qing Hong emphasized.


    "I understand." Chen Mo looked at instructor Qing Hong and said solemnly, "No matter when, I will never become a parasite in the disaster world, living by cowardice and theft."


    Hearing this, instructor Qing Hong smiled with relief.


    Late at night.


    After leaving the office of instructor Qing Hong, Chen Mo came to a corner of the training area. After putting the mysterious stone, mind stone, and light stone into the storage space, he took out the E-level skill scroll "Psychic Bullet" that had been identified.


    The scroll was only the size of a palm and was semi-transparent. It was very light, as if it had no weight. Chen Mo even felt that it might not have any weight, just because it had been added some weight by the identification of the light-brain in the disaster world, but it was only about ten grams.


    From the state of this skill scroll, it was easy to judge that this should be a skill scroll that a natural disaster obtained by dissipating the soul of a creature from another world and absorbing it through the light-brain chip.


    Chen Mo looked at the properties of "Psychic Bullet" through the light-brain chip.


    Notification: Psychic Bullet.


    Quality: E


    Learning requirement: 10 points of spiritual power, Lv1 basic psychic power.


    Skill attributes: Release an energy bullet enveloped in psychic power, dealing 20 points of basic damage to the target, cooldown time of 5 seconds, consumes 1 point of energy.


    Skill introduction: This is one of the most basic applications of psychic power.


    After seeing the properties of this Psychic Bullet skill scroll, Chen Mo was shocked, because when compared to the range of E-level skill properties mentioned in the book this was a perfect E-level skill.


    Generally speaking, the basic damage range of conventional E-level skills was usually between 10 to 20 points, and the cooldown time was between 5 to 10 seconds. This referred to direct attack skills, excluding those with special attributes and continuous damage skills.


    As a result, everyone naturally pursued higher damage and shorter cooldown times.


    This also led to the differentiation of E-level skills, even if they were both E-level skills.


    And this skill scroll was undoubtedly a perfect E-level skill.


    According to probability calculations, this kind of perfect E-level skill only appears once every fifty scrolls. It was quite precious, and its price was probably not lower than some D-level scrolls, or even higher.


    "Instructor Qing Hong¡­," Chen Mo felt even more grateful in his heart. He knew that the Qing Hong must have spent a lot of effort on this.


    Without hesitation, Chen Mo immediately mobilized the disaster energy and enveloped the skill scroll.


    Prompt: Do you confirm to learn the E-level skill "Psychic Bullet"?


    "Yes."


    With the prompt sound of the light-brain data chip, a skill technique about the Psychic Bullet surged into Chen Mo''s mind, similar to the way the stone''s soul memory was instilled back then. At the same time, he also felt a slight warmth on his neck, as if this learning method also imposed a certain burden on the light-brain data chip.


    Notification: You have mastered the Psychic Bullet skill.


    At the same time, the skill column on Chen Mo''s attribute panel added the Psychic Bullet.


    (The end of chapter 15)

 Chapter 16:

    Chapter 16: Plaza Stall Name: Traveler


    Level: Starving Ghost


    Talent: Stone Skin


    HP: 150


    Defense: 11


    Speed: 9


    Strength: 10


    Constitution: 15


    Spirit: 23


    Energy: 12


    Basic Boxing: Lv3


    Basic Palm Technique: Lv1


    Basic Chopping: Lv1


    Basic Footwork: Lv4


    Basic Jumping: Lv2


    Basic Body Technique: Lv4


    Basic Blocking: Lv7


    Basic Psychic Power: Lv7


    Equipment: None


    Skill: 1. Psychic Bullet


    From the attribute panel, it''s not difficult to see that in the past two months, Chen Mo''s speed and strength have both improved, reaching 9 points and 10 points respectively, finally reaching the average level. This undoubtedly resulted from the full development of his physical potential, not in vain of his diligent training in the past three months.


    Of course, the growth of basic attributes relies on this training method, which will become increasingly difficult as it approaches the level of an adult. Completing professional practice and transforming through various special potions and technologies in different worlds is the real long-term growth method.


    As for his basic skills, both basic blocking and basic psychic power have made amazing progress in the past two months, which is undoubtedly related to the careful guidance of instructor Qing Hong. Furthermore, Chen Mo has also made considerable progress in basic footwork, basic jumping, and basic body technique.


    Especially after the battle with the Gui Tu, Chen Mo began to pay attention to basic body technique. Usually, he often undergoes professional training, and instructor Qing Hong occasionally gives some guidance. Unfortunately, it only stayed at Lv4 and did not reach Lv5.


    As for the improvement of Basic Boxing Lv3, it is the result of Chen Mo''s occasional practice in his spare time. After all, having a certain foundation in boxing is not a bad thing to increase his close combat strength.


    After the pain in his neck eased, Chen Mo sighed in relief.


    "No wonder each natural disaster only masters four skills in this way, even with the enlightenment stone, only two more can be added. The assistance of the brain data chip is ultimately only in the enlightenment stage, and the future still depends on oneself."


    After understanding this, Chen Mo immediately launched a Psychic Bullet skill.


    Swish.


    A sparkling light flickered and disappeared.


    The damage of Psychic Bullet is: skill base damage + spirit coefficient * 0.5 + basic psychic power level + weapon damage * 0.2 + skill proficiency level.


    That is: 20 + 11.5 + 7 + 0 + 1 = 39.5 points of damage.


    And Chen Mo''s ordinary attack released through psychic power is: spirit coefficient + basic psychic power level + weapon damage.


    That is 23 + 7 + 0 = 30 points of damage.


    Thanks to the perfect quality of Psychic Bullet, as well as Chen Mo''s high spirit and basic psychic power proficiency, his attack strength at this moment is quite amazing even without a weapon. s?a??h th? n0v?l(?)ire.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    If combined with his 150 HP and amazing 11 defense, overall, Chen Mo''s strength in the class is approaching that of those adult Starving Ghosts.


    Of course, this is when the other party is not wearing equipment.


    There are still a few days left before the trial.


    Chen Mo decided to further enhance his strength in the next few days and fully utilize the 76 points of disaster points he has accumulated!


    76 points may not be a lot.


    But for a destitute Starving Ghost, it is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.


    Chen Mo must maximize the conversion of these points into strength, which requires him to understand the prices of the disaster world as much as possible to make the most reasonable use of these points.


    Thinking of the hard work over the past few days, not knowing how many times he drooled in the cafeteria, Chen Mo became more determined to maximize the conversion of these points into strength.


    The next day.


    Instructor Qing Hong arrived on time at the classroom, looked around, and announced on the spot: "Starting today, for the next few days, you will be free to move within the gathering place and can use any means to deal with the upcoming Starving Ghost trial tasks."


    Then she took out a map of the Gathered River gathering place.


    "The Gathered River gathering place is divided into twelve areas. The central area is the plaza area, the core of the gathering place, where the mission teleportation gate stands. Therefore, a large number of natural disasters gather here year-round to trade with each other through daily stalls."


    Then, instructor Qing Hong pointed to the surrounding areas of the plaza on the map.


    "Surrounding the plaza are the medical area, the law enforcement area, the enhancement area, the cultivation area, and the chambers of commerce area. You can also go and check them out. As for the outermost areas, they are the apartment area, the residential area, the private area, the arena area, and the academy area where we are now. Some places explicitly prohibit outsiders from entering, and some places have requirements for the level of natural disasters, so be careful."


    After a brief introduction, instructor Qing Hong ended today''s class early.


    The next few days are also her rare rest time, and she can finally relax a bit.


    As for the issue of her teaching income for the past three months, it is related to the number of Starving Ghosts in the class who complete the trial. Hopefully, this time will not be too bad.


    "What are your plans?"


    Mu Tan looked at Chen Mo, Du Fangyan, and Han Xue and asked.


    "I''m going to continue training, excuse me."


    Han Xue''s voice was cold, and she left the classroom straight away.


    She can indeed be regarded as the most hardworking person in the class, even at such times, she still needs to seize the time to enhance her strength.


    "What else can we plan? Just take a rest. Except for the Traveler, we don''t have any points to spend."


    Du Fangyan looked at Chen Mo with some envy and seemed a little regretful.


    Chen Mo''s work in the library is no longer a secret in the class, and everyone knows it. Over these three months, Chen Mo''s progress has been almost obvious, while he has been slowly sinking.


    At this point, it''s impossible to say that he doesn''t regret it.


    "I plan to go to the plaza and see if I can buy two pieces of white-quality equipment."


    Chen Mo had nothing to hide.


    Mu Tan also looked at Chen Mo with some envy, but as a natural disater, most people here do not have a sense of work. Everything is based on strength and looting, and he is no exception.


    "Um..."


    MuTan¡¯s eyes spun around as he tentatively asked, "How many points do you have? Can you lend me some?"


    Chen Mo rolled his eyes. "I only have about twenty-something points. I''m not sure if it''s enough to buy a piece of white equipment. Sorry."


    This guy!


    "You just said you were going to see if you could buy two pieces of equipment, and now you''re saying you only have twenty-something points? Are you kidding me? Let me calculate for you. You''ve been working in the library for about three months, and these days at the academy, I''ve hardly seen you spend on anything..."


    Chen Mo sighed inwardly. Keeping a low profile with money was indeed the right thing to do.


    Although he had annoyed the other party, Chen Mo would not lend him any contribution points.


    Not to mention the other party''s behaviour, which Chen Mo found disdainful, but even in these three months, he had experienced countless times drooling in the cafeteria. He would not allow himself to easily lend his hard-earned points to others.


    "Goodbye."


    Since they couldn''t see eye to eye, there was no point in saying more. Chen Mo turned and left.


    He first went to Professor Loulan''s office and returned the key to the library.


    "Professor, the trial of the starving ghosts is about to begin. I''m afraid I won''t have time to continue working in the next few days."


    Loulan was not surprised.


    She took the key Chen Mo handed over, pushed her black-framed glasses, and sighed, "I know. Fortunately, you''ve been here these days, which has saved me a lot of trouble."


    The two only had a simple employer-employee relationship, so there was no need for more words.


    After a slight courtesy, Chen Mo bid farewell and left.


    He walked towards the gate of the academy.


    After more than three months, Chen Mo finally stood outside the academy again, looking at the bloody words ''Misery River Disaster Academy'' on the gate. The experience of coming here in a Land Rover three months ago seemed to be still vivid.


    The flat bluestone pavement stretched all the way to the end of the field of vision.


    People coming and going on the street, some walking alone, some in groups of three or two, some departing by vehicles, and some riding various strange creatures as mounts. Chen Mo even saw someone flying on a broomstick.


    Dong dong, dong dong.


    A natural disaster rode a white giant rhinoceros about one person tall, slowly passing by not far from Chen Mo, causing the ground to tremble. He quickly moved away.


    The most commonly used building materials for natural disasterss, besides the ubiquitous dark green stones, were various kinds of bones, which were probably the remains of creatures that had died in wars.


    Following the map provided by Qing Hong, Chen Mo came to the plaza area.


    Sure enough, as Qing Hong had said, there were many people gathered here. The patrolling officers nearby would stop anyone riding a mount and only allow them to enter on foot.


    In addition to the sellers who could be seen everywhere, there were several or a dozen items such as equipment, materials, props, potions, and skill scrolls displayed in front of them. The rest were people like Chen Mo, who were wandering around, trying to find suitable items and seize the opportunity.


    There were also some people passing by in a hurry, with clear goals, heading straight for the central area of the square.


    In the central area of the square stood a towering monument, nearly a hundred meters high.


    Below it was a mysterious vortex shining with blue light, which should be the mission teleportation gate. It was the most important area of each gathering place, with people constantly entering and leaving. Many of those who came out were injured and tired-looking, heading towards the medical area, while a few looked excited, seemingly full of gains.


    Of course.


    Such an important area naturally had patrolling officers monitoring any possible illegal activities by natural disasters.


    Although Chen Mo was extremely curious about the high-quality equipment, materials, props, and potions sold in the square, he was very tactful and did not linger too long.


    After all, the sellers of these items were not easy to deal with.


    They were obviously not willing to waste too much time on a little guy like Chen Mo, and would not give him a face. If he annoyed them with questions, with the brutal nature of the natural disasterss, he might get into trouble.


    Fortunately, not all items sold by everyone made Chen Mo hesitate.


    For example, this scroll, which turned out to be an E-rank skill scroll, "Mind Bullet." In addition to this, there were also two white-quality equipment pieces, a gem, and a potion in front of the female natural disaster, who was just like Chen Mo, browsing and selecting her items.


    This was obviously a low-level natural disaster.


    Chen Mo stopped.


    The seller was a female natural disaster who didn''t seem difficult to communicate with. After she discovered Chen Mo''s 0-level starving ghost identity through the brain data chip, she didn''t show any impatience and let Chen Mo choose her items freely.


    Among natural disasters, high-level natural disasters could query the levels of low-level natural disasters through permissions.


    Chen Mo picked up the "Mind Bullet" skill scroll.


    Prompt: Mind Bullet


    Rank: E


    Learning requirements: Spirit Power 15 points, Basic Psychic power Lv5.


    Skill attributes: Consumes energy to launch a telekinetic bullet, causing 16 points of basic damage, cooldown time 8 seconds, consumes 1 point of energy.


    Skill introduction: This is one of the most basic applications of psychic power.


    Compared with the "Psychic Bullet" skill scroll given to Chen Mo by Qing Hong, it was not difficult to see that this "Mind Bullet" skill scroll had raised the learning requirements from 13 points to 15 points in spirit power, raised the basic psychic power proficiency from Lv1 to Lv5, and reduced the basic damage of the skill from 20 points to 16 points. The cooldown time was also increased from 5 seconds to 8 seconds.


    The difference was quite significant, and the advantages and disadvantages were clear at a glance.


    "This ''Mind Bullet'' scroll has a basic damage of 16 points, which is already above the passing line of 15 points. If you''re interested, I''ll sell it to you for 30 points."


    The seller deliberately did not mention the disadvantages in cooldown time and learning requirements.


    Seeing Chen Mo put down the skill scroll, the female natural disasters raised an eyebrow.


    "If you really want it, I''ll sell it for 25 points. This is the lowest price."


    Chen Mo still shook his head and picked up the nearby gem.


    Seeing this, the female natural disasters continued to persuade, "This is definitely the lowest price on the square. If you don''t believe me, look around. Similar E-rank skill scrolls are definitely priced above 30 points. If it were any lower, I might as well just throw it to the teleportation gate for recycling, saving myself the trouble."


    Prompt: Energy Stone


    Quality: White


    Usage requirements: Deeply eroded by disaster energy, cooldown time 1 hour.


    Item attributes: 10 points of energy value.


    Item introduction: Can consume energy to quickly restore energy value, or passively increase energy recovery speed by 1%.


    "Market price is 10 points, no bargaining."


    The female natural disaster said indifferently.


    (End of chapter 16)

 Chapter 17:

    Chapter 17: Strolling in the Square"This is a good thing."


    Chen Mo had long learned about the gem system from the introduction in books.


    Energy stones are the most basic stones in the gem system, the most widely applicable, and the most stable in price.


    It is said that in some rich worlds, there are also energy stone veins. Often, those who enter this world to perform tasks may make a fortune, after all, the demand for such consumables in disaster worlds is always high, and they are extremely scarce.


    In addition to replenishing the energy value consumed by natural disasters, energy stones also provide energy supply for magic arrays, prohibitions, barriers, and some special weapons. Therefore, the daily consumption is extremely large. Even in the trials for enhancer natural disasters, there is often a requirement to collect energy stones.


    "I''ll take it."


    Chen Mo bought the energy stone on the spot.


    The reason he did this was not because he urgently needed the energy stone, but because he hoped to use this to get closer to the other party and extract some basic information.


    Afterward, even if he didn''t need this energy stone, Chen Mo could sell it at any time.


    Prompt: You have initiated a transaction request.


    Prompt: Your disaster contribution -10 points, you have obtained a low-grade energy stone.


    In the blink of an eye, of 76 points disaster contribution points, only 66 points were left. Chen Mo put the energy stone into the storage space.


    The female natural disaster who had gained something also seemed much happier. She noticed that Chen Mo was looking at her two white-quality items again, and she became more patient.


    Prompt: Canvas Shoes.


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    Wear Requirements: None.


    Equipment Attributes: 14 health points.


    Equipment Description: It can better protect your feet.


    Like helmets, shoes'' basic attribute is to increase health points, but the degree of increase is not high. The cost-effectiveness is far less than weapons and armour. Therefore, in terms of equipment of the same level, the price of helmets and shoes is lower than that of weapons and armour.


    However, it should be noted that shoes have a hidden attribute of increasing movement speed, similar to how helmets can reduce damage to weak points in the head.


    As for the price of accessories, it varies depending on the needs of natural disasters and the rarity of attributes. Generally speaking, however, they are the most expensive items in the equipment slot.


    "White-quality shoes, the attributes are also acceptable. To make it a round number, I''ll sell them to you for 25 points."


    The female natural disaster introduced eagerly.


    The health attribute range of white-quality shoes is between 10 and 20 health points. Each level of enchantment increases health points by 1, but no one would be foolish enough to enchant a white-quality pair of shoes.


    And the health boost of these shoes is 14 points, just enough to use. However, Chen Mo didn''t understand the value of equipment, so he wouldn''t make a decision immediately.


    He needed to shop around to determine the price difference of white-quality equipment.


    As for higher-quality green equipment, although he had enough points to buy one, and perhaps even two slightly inferior shoes or helmets, the cost-effectiveness was obviously not as good as trying to buy more white-quality equipment first. At least he would armour himself up before making further decisions.


    You have to survive first before you can talk about the future.


    "I heard that shoes and helmets, besides increasing health points, also have hidden attributes to reduce damage from weak point critical strikes?" Chen Mo asked casually.


    Since Gui Tu was killed by a weak point critical strike, he had begun to focus on this aspect. Later, he accidentally learned that helmets and shoes actually have hidden attributes to reduce weak point critical strike damage, which made him feel surprised.


    "You''ve asked the right person!"


    After a slight surprise, the female natural disaster showed a smug look.


    "It is true that helmets and shoes have hidden attributes to reduce damage from weak point critical strikes, this is absolutely true! Helmets can protect the head, which is the weak point of humanoid creatures, while shoes can reduce the damage of trap-type skills. If you don''t wear high-quality shoes, the damage from some trap-type skills can be outrageous!"


    In her words, she seemed to have a lingering fear, as if she had encountered a similar situation.


    "Trap-type skills."


    Chen Mo muttered to himself, but still in the disappointed eyes of the other party, he put down the white-quality shoes in his hand and did not intend to buy them.


    The other white-quality equipment included a dagger, suitable for speed-type natural disasters who have mastered basic assassination.


    Chen Mo glanced at it and put it down.


    Finally, there was a potion.


    Prompt: Count Carogi Milberg''s Brew.


    Quality: White.


    Usage Requirement: Take it after being invaded by disaster energy, cooldown time of 1 hour.


    Item Attributes: Restores 112 health points.


    Item Description: Count Carogi Milberg is one of the oldest vampires in the forest, mastering the most ancient evil brewing techniques. Because his ingredients are taken from the blood of the innocent, after drinking it, it will come with unpredictable temporary negative effects and temporary buffs.


    Chen Mo naturally noticed the situation in the item description column, with a slight surprise.


    "How about it, interested?"


    The female natural disaster recommended, "This is a special potion obtained in one task world. The fair potions sold by the Chamber of Commerce, the small green bottles, can only restore 100 health points and cost 30 points. This potion of mine can restore 112 health points, and it also has unpredictable temporary buffs. As long as you have 35 points, with this potion, you might be able to save your life in the task process!"


    Still, as before, she never mentioned the temporary negative effects of the potion.


    If Chen Mo had bought this kind of potion, it would have been truly foolish. Not to mention 35 points, even if it were 20 points, there might not be anyone willing to buy it. After all, this potion has unpredictable negative effects. If it''s a curse, it could be fatal. In times of danger on the battlefield, no one dares to entrust their life to such uncertainty. After all, they have only one life, and there is no medicine for regret.


    Chen Mo shook his head and put down the potion.


    The female natural disaster sighed silently, knowing that this guy was not easy to deceive, and said no more.


    After chatting for a while, Chen Mo got up and left. He had to maximize the use of the points in his hands.


    Compared to most stalls where people quietly waited for passersby to choose, there were some stalls that were almost crowded, obviously selling rare treasures.


    When natural disasters rushed in, it was often the easiest to attract the attention of nearby patrollers who would come to inspect. However, the crowded natural disasters were like a group of penguins in winter, constantly pushing and shoving, often accompanied by various verbal threats. It seemed that at the slightest disagreement, there would be a fight.


    In such a situation, natural disasters with weaker strength would often be pushed out by others and then leave unluckily.


    For Chen Mo, a starving ghost, he didn''t even have the qualification to join in the fun.


    Unknowingly, Chen Mo had been wandering in the square all day.


    During this time, he stopped in front of a dozen stalls. Half of the stall owners, after glancing at him, lost interest in communicating. A few even rudely drove him away. Fortunately, there were also several stall owners who were more easygoing, and Chen Mo gained a lot of useful information from them through their exchanges.


    For example, the basic market price of white-quality equipment, he had a slight understanding of it.


    There were not many stalls on the square selling white-quality equipment. Natural disasters with some conditions often chose to directly hand over white-quality equipment to the teleportation gate for resale and recovery after the task, although the income was meager, only single digits, it was worry-free and saved time.


    Only those low-level natural disasters who had no abilities would try to sell these white-quality equipment, wasting time and effort for those few points.


    Nightfall.


    As the square became less crowded, Chen Mo returned to the academy.


    "How about it, our wealthy traveller, did you buy any suitable equipment?" Mu Tan asked somewhat sarcastically.


    Chen Mo could hear the sourness in his tone.


    However, over the past few months, he had become accustomed to the other party''s behaviour and didn''t say much. He just layed down on the bed, recalling the properties of the white-quality equipment he had seen today, as well as the small props that starving ghosts could use in the trial.


    Seeing that Chen Mo ignored him, Mu Tan looked somewhat displeased.


    He and Du Fangyan next to him kept discussing something, it seemed to be about the plan for the trial. Mu Tan was quite clever and had gleamed a lot of gossip, but he did not intend to invite Chen Mo. Gradually, the two''s voices grew louder, obviously intentionally, so that Chen Mo would take the initiative to join and thus extort some benefits from him, such as borrowing disaster contribution points, and so on.


    Understanding all this, Chen Mo found it quite amusing.If such a person were to be the team leader, he would rather complete the trial alone.


    Since the first day of school, Du Qingqing had been bullied by Lu Yi, but this weak member of the team leader didn''t care at all, and even gloated over it. Chen Mo had already felt disappointed, and the three months of life afterwards had undoubtedly strengthened his belief.


    As for Han Xue, she probably wouldn''t team up with them either.


    In this way, he could be the team leader of only Du Fangyan and Du Qingqing, and he actually wanted to isolate himself, which was really ridiculous.


    Subconsciously, he might still think of himself as the raggedy, nearly starving newcomer.


    By the way, Du Qingqing is already following Lu Yi.If she is protected by Lu Yi, this guy can only be in a team with Du Fangyan. With the strength of these two, Chen Mo is really not interested in cooperating.


    After all, from their daily conversations, it seems that their main basic skills are still at the Lv3 or Lv4 stage, and their basic attributes are also terrible and the personalities of these two are also a big problem.


    One is only capable of being clever, unable to achieve anything and while the other is so cowardly that he''s no different from trash.Thinking of this, Chen Mo simply turned over and continued to think about how to spend his 76 points.


    Energy stones can be sold at any time and converted into points, so there is no need to worry about them. As for the three gems given by Qing Hong, after careful consideration, Chen Mo thought that the mentor must have had deeper considerations. He might need them during the trial, so he should not use them to exchange points for now, and it''s better to keep them. After all, this was a token of the mentor''s kindness.


    Judging from today''s situation, Chen Mo judged that white-quality equipment should only be transitional equipment for natural disasters in the initial stage. Even if first-level predators temporarily wear white-quality equipment, they will soon replace it. So there is no need to pursue the quality of the equipment.


    For example, the shoes that increase 14 health points today is already enough. It''s just that in terms of price, there is obviously still a lot of room for negotiation.


    After all, if these equipments were to be handed over to the teleportation gate for recycling as magic guide resources, the disaster contribution points they could obtain would generally only be single digits, which was not worth it.


    In this case, if he seizes the opportunity and does his best to collect the most basic set of weapons, armor, helmets, and shoes, even if the attributes are slightly inferior, it doesn''t matter.


    With only 76 points, this is indeed a quite difficult task, but he will give it a try. There is still three days left until the trial of the starving ghosts, which will be Chen Mo''s ultimate goal.


    (End of chapter 17)

 Chapter 18:

    Chapter 18: The White Four-Piece SetOver the next two days, Chen Mo left the academy early in the morning and went to the square to look for opportunities. He tried to purchase equipment at the lowest price possible. However, buying a weapon, armor, helmet, and shoes four-piece set with just 76 points was proving to be extremely difficult, even for white quality equipment.


    Except for one vendor who reluctantly offered to sell a helmet for 20 points, everyone else stated that 25 points was the minimum price in the market. Weapons and armour were even more expensive, generally around 30 points.


    Chen Mo couldn''t accept these prices, but he didn''t give up and continued to try. After all, this was a matter of life and death. He was willing to be cautious and only consider buying fewer items if absolutely necessary, just to get a three-piece set.


    That day, he went back to the booth where he had previously bought energy stones. It had been three days in a row. The female natural disaster vendor almost saw Chen Mo pass by her booth repeatedly every day. At first, she greeted him and tried to sell her white quality equipment, but later realized that Chen Mo had no intention of buying and stopped paying attention to him.


    However, today was the third day in a row, and she was quite curious about this little guy. "Hey!" She actually greeted Chen Mo first. The white quality dagger on the female natural disaster''s booth had been sold, leaving only the shoes and potions waiting to be sold.


    "Hi." Chen Mo couldn''t avoid the greeting, so he awkwardly responded. "I''ve seen you here dozens of times these days, back and forth. What exactly do you want to buy?" Chen Mo hesitated slightly and said, "I want to buy white quality weapons, armor, helmet, and shoes four-piece set at a suitable price, without any specific attributes."


    Today was the last day, and to say that Chen Mo wasn''t in a hurry would be a lie. "A suitable price?" The female natural disaster asked, "How many points do you plan to use to buy this four-piece set?"


    "76 points." Since energy stones could be cashed out at any time, Chen Mo also calculated that his actual points were 76. Seeing that he stated an exact number, she could guess that it was all the points he had.


    But wanting to buy four white quality items with this number of points was truly wishful thinking. The female natural disaster couldn''t help but roll her eyes. "Dream on. Do you think the disaster world is a charity organization?"


    The female natural disaster mocked him. Chen Mo also knew that it was indeed difficult, but since he was new, how would he know if he didn''t try? He even regretted a bit now. If he hadn''t spent those points in the cafeteria over the past three months, indulging in a few ordinary meals, he might have had more points and a better chance.


    Just as Chen Mo was about to try his luck again and leave, the female natural disaster suddenly said, "But there are also opportunities."


    Huh? Chen Mo stopped in his tracks and looked at her in surprise.


    The female natural disaster raised an eyebrow and said, "Just go over to the teleportation gate and tell those higher-level natural disasters who are about to go on missions that you can use a few more points than the gate''s buyback price to purchase the four-piece white quality equipment. Maybe someone will bother and sell it to you before tossing it to the gate for recycling?"


    She then mocked, "You want to try your luck at the square? Have you even considered who these natural disasters selling these white quality equipment are? If it weren''t for life''s pressures, who would waste time here? And since they are already here, why would they sell to you at such a low price?"


    Chen Mo suddenly felt enlightened. Yes! As long as he went to the teleportation gate and informed those high level natural disasters about to go on missions, maybe someone would sell it to him before tossing it to the gate for recycling?


    After all, even though it was just a few extra points, it was a simple matter. Maybe someone would remember?


    Thinking of this, Chen Mo suddenly showed a joyful expression, as if the dawn was right in front of him.


    But then he remembered something and asked tentatively, "How long does it usually take for natural disasters to return from their missions?"


    It''s no wonder Chen Mo would ask such a question. After all, he only had one day left, and the trial of the starving ghosts was about to begin tomorrow!


    "It''s not certain," the female natural disaster said lightly. "It could be just a few hours, or it could take several days, or even months. It depends on the length of the mission, the distance between the disaster world and the mission world, and the influence of the disaster world''s orbit on the flow of time. It is said that when there are fewer natural disasters going on missions, or when there are fewer survivors returning at the same time, time flows faster. In short, it''s full of uncertainty."


    Chen Mo''s face fell when he heard this. "I only have one day."


    "One day?" The female natural disaster shrugged. "Well, that''s still better than just wandering around here."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo hesitated no longer and quickly ran towards the teleportation gate.


    A towering stone monument stood tall, reaching a hundred meters. The teleportation gate below the monument flickered with a faint blue light, like a vortex leading to an unknown place. People entered the vortex and came out of it continuously.


    It was bustling with people coming and going.


    "Hello, I would like to purchase a four-piece white quality set of weapons, armor, helmet, and shoes for 15 points. I will wait here for a day." Chen Mo said to a natural disaster who was about to enter the teleportation gate.


    He omitted the price difference between the weapons, armor, shoes, and helmet. After all, for these advanced natural disasters, white quality equipment was just an extra little reward in their missions, and they would usually throw them to the gate for recycling as resources during the mission settlement.


    This was a man wearing a denim jacket with a revolver at his waist and a huge pair of scissors on his back. After hearing Chen Mo''s voice, he glanced at him, and Chen Mo could feel the man checking his disaster level. Then he chuckled and ignored Chen Mo, walking straight into the teleportation gate.


    "Hello, I would like to purchase a four-piece white quality set of weapons, armor, helmet, and shoes for 15 points. I will wait here for a day."


    Another male natural disaster. He was wearing a casual suit, glasses, and holding a book. He seemed to have noticed Chen Mo''s voice but didn''t even glance at him.


    "Hello, I would like to purchase a four-piece white quality set of weapons, armor, helmet, and shoes for 15 points. I will wait here for a day..."


    Chen Mo stood in front of the teleportation gate, and every time someone entered, he would tentatively speak.


    The morning passed, and Chen Mo''s throat was tired from shouting. However, no one responded from the people coming out of the teleportation gate.


    The afternoon passed as well. Chen Mo''s throat was a bit hoarse, and he needed to drink water constantly. However, no one responded to him from the people coming out of the teleportation gate.


    Seeing the sky gradually darken, Chen Mo felt a bit desperate.


    "Hey, kid."


    Suddenly.


    A man walked out of the teleportation gate and shouted towards Chen Mo, who was already desperate, revealing a look of surprise.


    Surprisingly, this person was the man in the denim jacket with the huge scissors weapon on his back from the morning. He took out three white quality items from his storage space and initiated a trade request.


    Prompt: The Wild King has sent you a trade request.


    A short sword, a helmet, and a pair of shoes.


    Confirming that these were not items for the same slot, Chen Mo didn''t even look at the attributes of these three white items. He immediately took out 45 points of disaster contribution and completed the transaction.


    Prompt: You have obtained a Bronze Short Sword.


    Prompt: You have obtained a Viscount''s Coronet.


    Prompt: You have obtained Deer Leather Boots.


    Using up 45 of the points he had, Chen Mo was left with 21 points. Holding these three items, he couldn''t believe how quickly his luck had turned.


    Like it was a trivial matter, the other party completed the trade with Chen Mo and left in large strides.


    Only then did Chen Mo look at the attributes of the three items.


    Prompt: Bronze Short Sword.


    Quality: White.


    Usage Requirement: None.


    Item Attribute: Damage +12.


    Item Description: A weapon crafted using ancient techniques, sacrificed with a newborn lamb during the forging process, hence gaining extraordinary power.


    White quality weapons typically have damage attributes ranging from 10 to 20. This Bronze Short Sword''s attribute of +12 falls into the inferior category for white quality weapons. However, considering that he only spent 15 points to purchase it, Chen Mo didn''t mind. It was much better than bare hands.


    Unfortunately, this weapon didn''t match his basic psychic power attribute, so it could only be used for close combat and couldn''t gain the psychic power attack bonus like the spinning top before.


    Next, Chen Mo looked at the helmet.


    Prompt: Viscount''s Coronet.


    Quality: White.


    Usage Requirement: None.


    Item Attribute: Health +16.


    Item Description: Made of bronze, it was crafted with the burning of sage, hence gaining extraordinary power, symbolizing noble status.


    White quality helmets typically have health attributes ranging from 10 to 20. This Viscount''s Coronet''s attribute was above average and had already passed the qualifying line. This showed that the seller was just selling these white quality items casually.


    The following pair of Deer Leather Boots made Chen Mo more certain of his guess.


    Prompt: Deer Leather Boots.


    Quality: White.


    Usage Requirement: None.


    Item Attribute: Health +20.


    Item Description: Made from the toughest part of a forest stag''s leather, the embroidery on the insole carries a mother''s earnest hope, hence gaining extraordinary power.


    These were perfect attributes for white quality boots! With a solid 20 health points, it had reached the limit for white quality boots'' attributes. Chen Mo had seen a pair with the same attributes on the square yesterday, and the seller was asking for 35 points.


    This was truly a pleasant surprise!


    With these three items, Chen Mo only needed a piece of armor. With 21 points left and an energy stone worth 10 points, Chen Mo couldn''t help but consider whether to continue waiting here, trying to buy a piece of armor for 15 points, or try his luck on the square.


    After some thought, Chen Mo decided to take a stroll on the square first. After all, if he continued waiting here and someone responded but then found out he only wanted a piece of armor, they might get angry.


    After wandering around for a while, Chen Mo luckily found a white quality armor. The stall owner seemed to have been about to close up, but when she saw Chen Mo''s keen interest in the item, she stopped.


    Prompt: Hemp Coarse Cloth.


    Quality: White.


    Usage Requirement: None.


    Item Attribute: Defense +2.


    Item Description: A common piece of clothing woven from coarse hemp cloth, but it has gained extraordinary power from the blood of the strong who wear it.


    "If you want it, it''s yours for 30 points, the last price," said the stall owner, a female natural disaster with a good figure, wearing a short-sleeved shirt with red hearts on it, said plainly.


    The defense attribute of white quality armor typically ranges from 1 to 4. This piece of clothing had a defense attribute of +2, falling into the inferior category. While the market price for white quality armor was indeed 30 points or more, the other party clearly only knew the basic market price. Chen Mo planned to try his luck here.


    "15 points," Chen Mo offered.


    The female natural disaster widened her eyes at his offer. She hadn''t encountered someone bargaining so fiercely before.


    Chen Mo responded, "This white quality clothing with a defense attribute of +2 is still considered inferior even among white quality items. The market price of 30 points is for clothing with a defense attribute of +3. In reality, almost no one besides the students whose about to start the starving ghost triall would choose to buy white quality clothing. Most sellers would wait a few days without any inquiries, then choose to give it to the teleportation gate for recycling, often earning only a few points."


    Chen Mo''s words were quite true.


    The female natural disaster showed a pensive look, then said, "25 points, no less, I''ve already made the biggest concession."


    Seeing that the other party had loosened up, Chen Mo gritted his teeth and said, "16 points, this is my limit." S?a?ch* Th? N???lFire.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "A fixed price, 22 points, no less!" the female natural disaster said firmly, cutting off any further negotiations.


    "18 points, I''m genuinely buying, I''ve shown my utmost sincerity," Chen Mo insisted.


    "21 points, absolutely no less, if you keep babbling, I won''t sell," the female natural disaster said firmly.


    "19 points, I''ve made the maximum effort, if you''re still unwilling to sell, then I can''t do anything else," Chen Mo countered.


    After a round of bargaining, they finally settled on 20 points. The female natural disaster closed her stall and went home.


    Chen Mo was left with 1 point of disaster contribution points, and with a full harvest, he returned to the academy dormitory.


    (End of chapter 18)

 Chapter 19:

    Chapter 19: Falling Apart"Boo-hoo."


    Just as Chen Mo entered the dormitory gate, he heard Du Qingqing''s crying. Chen Mo calmly returned to his bed, while Du Fangyan continued to comfort his sister. Looking at Lu Yi, one of the members of the five adult starving ghosts group, his angry gaze was like that of a wild beast, but he never dared to say a harsh word.


    Chen Mo didn''t want to get involved in these troubles, but Mu Tan, who was beside him, took the initiative to speak.


    "Lu Yi said he wants Du Qingqing to follow us and not hold them back."


    With this sentence, Mu Tan wanted to pull Chen Mo into his team again. Obviously, after these two days, he realized that his plan to isolate Chen Mo had not worked, and he recognized his precarious situation. He wanted to give in and try to pull Chen Mo back into his team.


    Chen Mo pretended not to understand his intentions.


    "Then I''ll go out and avoid it for a while."


    Today, he had planned to rest early and prepare for tomorrow''s Starving Ghosts trial, but Du Qingqing''s crying really disturbed him. It also conveniently avoided Mu Tan. Even if Mu Tan wanted to reconcile with him, he was not a shameless person who would immediately pretend to be friendly and call the other person his brother.


    "Why are you crying!"


    Chen Mo was about to leave the dormitory when Lu Yi, who was discussing something in a low voice with several other adult starving ghosts, shouted impatiently. He strode over to Du Qingqing, pushing away Du Fangyan who was comforting her.


    "Don''t forget who you are, a waste that even the mentor despises! If it weren''t for me teaching you, could you could not have mastered the spatial storage technique so quickly? I have done so much for you, and the starving ghosts trial is starting tomorrow. You still want to hold me back? Do you have no conscience?"


    "Haha, isn''t this your little lover?"


    Tian Tian leaned against the wall, smiling charmingly. "Big Brother Gao just said that if you want to bring this little lover, it''s okay, we won''t object. But after the mission, the materials and props of the team won''t include you." S?a?ch* Th? ??v?l_Fir?.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    After hearing this, Lu Yi, with an impatient look, pointed at Du Qingqing fiercely, as if giving her a final warning.


    He obviously had no intention of giving up the so-called benefits for Du Qingqing.


    Only after Du Qingqing made an effort to stop crying did he return to the team of five, continuing the discussion, obviously preparing for tomorrow''s starving ghosts trial.


    Chen Mo left the room and went to the training area.


    The Academy of Disaster was like a giant machine, with a production cycle of one hundred days. The raw materials were the children of the disaster world, and the products were batches of ignorant warriors.


    As long as they passed the Starving Ghosts trial, they would become qualified warriors and truly become members of the disaster world.


    Therefore, under every natural disaster¡¯s feet, there were bound to be piles of bones.


    To cultivate these predator natural disasters, countless Starving Ghosts were judged as inferior warriors in infancy and abandoned in the wilderness. Some were judged as trash without potential in childhood and became abandoned. Some were killed during their time at the academy, and finally, some were eliminated in the Starving Ghosts trial.


    Piles of bones piled up like mountains.


    Only the most outstanding warriors could survive in this world.


    Jogging slowly in the training area, Chen Mo could often hear people gasping heavily due to exhaustion. These were the new Starving Ghost students. As an old student who was about to leave the academy and undergo the trial, Chen Mo could now jog five laps continuously and then walk two laps to adjust his breath, which was a ten-kilometer long run.


    Someone ran past him. This was a trivial matter, but when this person noticed Chen Mo, he stopped. Chen Mo looked at her, it was unexpectedly Han Xue. It was so late, yet she was still exercising here.


    "Qing Hong mentor favours you so much, your progress must be significant, what level is your basic psychic power?"


    Seeing Chen Mo not speaking, Han Xue adjusted her breath slightly and murmured, "It must be above level 5, right?"


    Chen Mo still did not speak.


    After all, he had heard that in the mission world, other natural disasters were equally dangerous, or even more so! Because they understood themselves better.


    Once there was not enough deterrence, or when the benefits were large enough, it was almost inevitable for natural disasters to kill each other, without any psychological burden.


    Although Han Xue didn''t seem to be that kind of person, Chen Mo was not willing to explain too much to her either.


    "Forget it."


    Han Xue knew that Chen Mo was on guard against her and did not say much, so she continued to run forward.


    Chen Mo noticed Han Xue''s steady steps and muttered to himself, "Her proficiency in basic footwork is probably level 6 or even level 7."


    After jogging for five laps, Chen Mo arrived at a deserted corner.


    He took out the storage space equipment and put it on one by one. After confirming that he was fully equipped, he looked at his attribute panel again.


    Name: Traveler


    Level: Starving Ghost


    Talent: Stone Skin


    HP: 186


    Defense: 13


    Speed: 9


    Strength: 10


    Physique: 15


    Spirit: 23


    Energy: 12


    Basic Boxing: Lv3


    Basic Palm Technique: Lv1


    Basic Chopping: Lv1


    Basic Footwork: Lv4


    Basic Jumping: Lv2


    Basic Body Technique: Lv4


    Basic Blocking: Lv7


    Basic Psychic power: Lv7


    Equipment: 1. Bronze Short Sword


    2. Hemp Coarse Clothes


    3. Baron''s Crown


    4. Deer Skin Boots


    Skills: 1. Psychic Bullet Lv1


    From the attributes, Chen Mo increased a total of 36 HP and 2 Defense compared to before wearing the equipment.


    These attributes may seem small, but they might save his life at a critical moment.


    Then, Chen Mo waved the short sword a few times.


    Unfortunately, his Strength was only 10 points, and his proficiency in Basic Chopping was only Lv1. Even with the 12 points of damage from the weapon, his close combat damage was far inferior to his basic psychic attack.


    However, since the tasks to be completed were still unknown, having multiple means was better than none.


    Next, Chen Mo tried to control the bronze short sword with psychic power, but after several attempts, he was unsuccessful. Obviously, the weapon was too bulky and designed in a way that was incompatible with telekinetic control, so it couldn''t be driven by telekinesis.


    Thinking of this, Chen Mo gave up trying and focused on practicing psychic bullet. Five seconds per burst. After Chen Mo depleted all 12 points of energy, he stopped and began practicing basic psychic power.


    Natural disasters use energy to launch combat skills. The normal attacks of natural disasters, whether psychic, elemental, weapon-based, or with fists, consume stamina, which is a hidden attribute and does not appear on the attribute panel.


    Until late at night, there were very few people left in the training area when Chen Mo returned to the dormitory.


    There was no longer the sound of Du Qingqing crying in the room. Everyone had fallen asleep, preparing for tomorrow''s Starving Ghosts trial. Chen Mo quickly lay down on the bed and fell asleep.


    The next day, Chen Mo got up early and went straight to the cafeteria alone.


    Using his only 1 natural disasters Contribution Point, he bought a regular meal, a bowl of fragrant fried rice. It was just that, but he cried while eating, wolfing it down eagerly.


    Chen Mo felt overwhelmed by an inexplicable sense of happiness. The scallions in the fried rice reminded him of his grandmother. Although this bowl of fried rice was still synthesized by a machine and was a soulless dish, for Chen Mo, who had suffered from nutrient meals, it was a delicacy. He didn''t leave a single grain of rice.


    After eating his fill, Chen Mo walked alone to the classroom. Facing the upcoming Starving Ghosts trial, the expressions of the people in the classroom were mixed.


    The Five Adult Starving Ghosts were confident. The Abyss Starving Ghosts were cautious. Lei Wu remained as aloof as ever. The Abandoned and Orphans had various expressions. Mu Tan signalled for Du Fangyan, Du Qingqing, Han Xue, and Chen Mo to gather.


    "After we go in later, everyone listen to my command. As long as we unite, we should have a great chance of getting through safely. I heard someone say that the Starving Ghosts trial is not as terrifying as it seems. The creatures from other worlds are actually more fragile than us..."


    "Sorry."


    Before Mu Tan could finish, Han Xue coldly interrupted, "Ku Wu has invited me to join their team, and I have agreed, so I can''t join your team."


    With that, she got up and walked towards Ku Wu and Tao Zi, leaving Du Qingqing, Du Fangyan, and a disgruntled Mu Tan behind.


    But that wasn''t the end.


    After Han Xue left, Tao Zi unexpectedly walked over and looked at Chen Mo.


    "Join our team. This is the wiser choice. Or are you determined to stay with these few useless people?"


    Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and looked at Mu Tan.


    "Traveler!"


    Du Fangyan hurriedly stopped Chen Mo, his expression nervous. "What will the three of us do without you?"


    Du Qingqing, on the side, also couldn''t help but shed tears, her face full of pleading.


    "Sorry."


    Just as Chen Mo was about to leave, Mu Tan suddenly stood up angryly. "I thought you had already considered me a friend after all these days, but I didn''t expect you to be like this!"


    This time, it was Tao Zi who couldn''t help but laugh.


    "I heard the other day that someone was selfish and refused to lend points to the Traveler. So I wanted to show him a little bit of respect."


    Mu Tan''s face stiffened at the words.


    Then he softened his tone. "I was wrong. I was confused for a moment. Traveler, don''t go."


    Chen Mo patted Mu Tan on the shoulder. "Everyone has their own choices. I''m not a saviour, just an ordinary person. I''m sorry."


    With that, he no longer hesitated and left the team with Tao Zi.


    "Great."


    Seeing Tao Zi really bring Chen Mo over, Ku Wu exclaimed, "Traveler, welcome to join us."


    "Well, tell me about your plan."


    Chen Mo''s casual words made Ku Wu pause. "We don''t have a plan yet, but you should know about my relationship with the other side. We just need to be careful."


    Relative to this, Tao Zi''s emotional intelligence was obviously higher.


    "Traveler, even the mentor values you greatly. You must have talents that we don''t know about, right? Ku Wu and I don''t know much about the Starving Ghosts trial, and Han Xue doesn''t have any special requirements. If you have good suggestions and plans, we can follow your lead."


    After Tao Zi said this, Chen Mo''s mood did improve quite a bit.


    "In any case, after entering the trial world, the first thing is to find suitable weapons for everyone to have basic self-protection. Then we''ll take it step by step. If there''s anything, we''ll discuss it together, how about it?"


    "Of course!"


    Ku Wu immediately agreed, and Tao Zi and Han Xue also nodded in response.


    At this moment, Lu Yi, one of the Five Adult Starving Ghosts, suddenly looked over. Sensing his gaze, Ku Wu glared back unyieldingly. Lu Yi grinned, as if declaring war silent, and made a neck-slitting gesture, making Fei Xiaojiang and Tiant Tan who was beside him chuckle softly.


    Ku Wu clenched his fists tightly.


    After experiencing more than three months in the academy, he knew very well that the Five-Person Group had made great progress by now, and their strength might have already surpassed his. With the advantage in numbers, his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.


    (End of chapter 19)

 Chapter 20:

    Chapter 20: Investigator JackInstructor Qing Hong still arrived at the classroom on time, just as before.


    After scanning the room, she noticed Du Qingqing, whom she had personally thrown out of the classroom before. After counting the number of people and confirming there were 13, she said lightly, "Let''s go."


    Immediately, everyone followed Instructor Qing Hong and left the classroom.


    The trial of the starving ghosts of the Academy of Disasters had one class entering the task teleportation portal under the stone tablet every day, so people in the square were already used to it.


    Qing Hong led the 13 people to the square in front of the teleportation portal.


    "I have entered your numbers into the Light Brain System. You will complete the starving ghost trial together in a task world, and this place is the gathering place for the natural disasters of the River of Sorrows, the teleportation door for missions outside, and the most important place for your growth in the future."


    She seemed to sense everyone''s nervousness.


    "Don''t worry, just use what you have learned in the academy to complete the summoner''s tasks to the best of your ability and try to gather more resources in the process. The Light Brain Data Chip will give you relevant hints."


    With that, she even patted everyone on the shoulders to encourage them.


    "Just remember, do not treat the outside world as the disaster world. Everything outside is just a task. Now you can go in."


    The light blue vortex of the teleportation portal seemed to possess a magical power.


    After the students in front entered one by one, Chen Mo also took a deep breath and stepped into the teleportation portal.


    He felt his body immediately enveloped by a strong airflow.


    Prompt: Confirming the identity of the starving ghost trial participant.


    Prompt: Waiting to be summoned.


    Prompt: Discovering the summoner.


    Prompt: Light Brain is gathering language data and disguise information.


    Prompt: Determining spacetime coordinates, waiting to cross the spacetime barrier, target Beehive world.


    Accompanied by a strong sense of oppression, before Chen Mo could react, he felt like his body was being stretched into noodles. Then, with a flash of blue light, as if traveling through a long spacetime tunnel, he appeared on the deck of a small boat swaying in the sea.


    "Where is this?"


    The grayish night sky was covered by dark clouds.


    There was a faint salty smell in the air.


    After struggling to stand up on the deck, Chen Mo stroked the metal railing at the edge of the boat and looked at the small yacht swaying in the sea, lost in thought.


    At this moment, he even had an illusion that he had returned to that world.


    Others also staggered to their feet on the deck, showing different emotions such as excitement, confusion, vigilance, and worry, and instinctively looked around, observing this exotic world so different from the survival environment of the disaster world.


    On the deck of the small boat, under their feet, there were still some ashes, but they were soon blown away by the sea breeze.


    "Cough, cough."


    A weak cough made everyone come to their senses.


    It was a young man with blond hair and blue eyes. He was wearing jeans, but at the moment, he was bleeding heavily from his left abdomen, with large burns on his body, and looked like he could faint at any moment.


    "I am Jack, an international investigator from the Western Continent, responsible for the joint investigation of the disappearance of supernatural beings and martial artists. On this mysterious island, my companions and I were attacked by an unknown force. My companions are likely to have died, and I am now unable to continue the mission."


    Jack paused, coughing up some blood.


    "Your mission is to continue the investigation into the disappearance of supernatural beings and martial artists on this island, and hand over the relevant information to other international investigators from the Western Continent who will come here in three days."


    At this moment, Chen Mo also received the corresponding mission prompt from the data chip.


    Prompt: This mission is to investigate the truth behind the disappearance of supernatural beings and martial artists, lasting for three days.


    Prompt: Completing the mission will earn 30 points of Disaster Contribution. Failing the mission will deduct 90 points of Disaster Contribution. Those whose Disaster Contribution points are not enough to deduct will be eliminated and recycled.


    Every natural disaster knows what the elimination and recovery mentioned by the light data chip mean. In the barren disaster world, the powerful spacetime rules will not spare anything, including the bodies of the natural disasters.


    Chen Mo, Han Xue, Ku Wu, and Tao Zi had naturally stood together.


    After receiving the relevant mission prompts, Chen Mo looked at the other three, and they all nodded one after another, apparently also receiving the relevant prompts.


    "Cough, I am seriously injured now and must leave here immediately for treatment. I cannot stay here any longer. Please leave here as soon as possible and go to carry out the mission."


    With Jack''s words, Chen Mo unexpectedly received another chip prompt.


    Prompt: Please leave the ship within 30 seconds, otherwise it will be considered a mission failure, countdown begins.


    Prompt: 30 seconds.


    Prompt: 29 seconds.


    Upon receiving the prompt from the Light Brain data chip, everyone suddenly became flustered and entered a state of tension.


    "Do you see the island?"


    "It''s too dark, I can''t see anything!"


    "Found it, over there!"


    Although the sky was very dark, everyone quickly determined the direction of the island.


    Roughly estimated, the small boat where everyone was located was at least five to six hundred meters away from the island. Fortunately, there were no big waves here, and the temperature was not low.


    Prompt: 18 seconds.


    Prompt: 17 seconds.


    As the countdown in the chip prompt became less and less, the bloody prompt numbers, like a devil urging for life, made everyone panic and jump into the sea in confusion.


    And in the moment Chen Mo left the small boat, the countdown on the Light Brain data chip ended. The temperature of the sea water was not cold, it was even somewhat warm.


    The survival instinct made everyone who jumped into the sea swim with all their strength towards the direction of the coast. As long as the direction was confirmed, Chen Mo believed that with his physical strength, it should not be a big problem to swim to the shore from this distance.


    "Help, I can''t swim..."


    It was not known who shouted in panic from behind, but soon, water poured into his mouth, leaving only a sobbing sound.


    Swimming is almost a basic instinct for every natural disaster, just like walking. Almost no one would see this as a problem, even including Stone, because in Stone''s memory, one of his favourite entertainment activities when he was a child with Honey and Monkey was swimming in the River of Sorrows.


    At this time naturally no one would try to rescue the unlucky guy.


    Otherwise, according to common sense, people drowning would often do their best to grab onto a lifeline. However, with a distance of five to six hundred meters from the shore, the result would most likely be that both would drown together.


    Panting, panting.


    In the midst of panting, Chen Mo finally swam to a beach.


    The speed of the others was almost the same. They successively waded through the sea and came to the beach. It was just that due to differences in physical strength, some people were faster, some were slower, and some people even lay on the beach, spitting out seawater, gasping for breath.


    The area of this island seemed to be not small.


    In the depths of the island, dense vegetation grew, seemingly because of being in a tropical area, these vegetation were quite lush, with some giant trees reaching tens of meters high.


    After resting for a while, the panting gradually stopped, and everyone gathered again.


    Due to the darkness, they could not identify each other''s identities and had to get closer to confirm each other.


    "Who didn''t make it?"


    The question came from Lu Yi, with a faint excitement in his voice.


    "Hmph, I''m still alive."


    In the darkness, there was a mocking voice from Ku Wu. Of course, he knew what Lu Yi was thinking.


    "It''s Mu Tan, Mu Tan can''t swim!"


    Du Fangyan shouted in horror.


    You must know that all along, it was Mu Tan who had been planning and strategizing. Unexpectedly, he couldn''t swim. Just as he entered this task world, he drowned so confusedly.


    Now what should he and his sister do?


    "Keep your voice down!"


    Lu Yi lowered his voice, saying, "Didn''t you hear what Jack said? He was attacked on this island. Do you want to die here? If you want to die, I''ll kill you myself!"


    Du Fangyan was so scared that he covered his mouth. Judging from the fierce expression on the other party''s face, it was obviously not a joke.


    On the side, Du Qingqing, who was at a loss, couldn''t help sobbing, but she didn''t dare to make a sound either.


    "The trial has begun. What do you think?"


    A calm voice came, and it was Gao Shu.


    And the one he asked was none other than Lei Wu, who had almost never talked to the students in the class in the past three months!


    However, compared to his usual arrogance, Lei Wu now had a serious expression.


    Moreover, judging from his attire, he seemed to have already equipped himself, and the small exquisite wand in his hand exuded a strong energy aura.


    "Since it''s an investigation, we naturally have to go deep into the interior of this small island for investigation. Although this task seems clueless, what can be determined is that our activities will be limited to this small island range in the future. In this way, the external factors we can use will be reduced, but in contrast, the variables of the enemy will also be much fewer. This is indeed a task scenario that is quite suitable for the starving ghost trial."


    Lei Wu''s words were more than all the words Chen Mo had heard him say in the past three months, and it seemed that he was not a person who didn''t like to speak, but rather was not interested in the students in the class or disdainful of interacting with them.


    "How about we cooperate?"


    Gao Shu said confidently, "The strength of the five of us, you should also know. If we cooperate, the probability of successfully completing the task will be much higher."


    Upon hearing Gao Shu''s persuasive words, Ku Wu revealed a nervous look.


    The strength of the five-person group was already very strong. If Lei Wu also joined, once they ensured the successful completion of the task, then next they would probably deal with him.


    However, Lei Wu just said indifferently, "Let''s see how it goes!"


    Fortunately, Lei Wu did not agree immediately. Ku Wu breathed a sigh of relief, but he also became cautious.


    Unfortunately, he was not a smooth talker, so he could only be anxious in his heart.


    "Quiet for a moment."


    Lu Ye, one of the adult five-person group, seemed to have noticed something, and looked towards the direction of the dark bushes in the depths of the island, and said cautiously, "There seems to be movement inside."


    Everyone quieted down immediately.


    Eyes stared tightly at the direction of the bushes.


    Just when everyone was wondering if Lu Ye had misheard, Tian Tian, who was the first to react, pointed in a certain direction and said ¡°Over there¡±.


    Upon hearing this, everyone immediately went on high alert.


    In the direction Tian Tian pointed, a group of black-clad people emerged from the jungle, numbering more than a dozen, more than Chen Mo''s group.


    Although there was still some distance between the two sides at this moment, and it was difficult to see each other in the night, the fierce pace of the group indicated their hostility.


    Immediately after, there was another sound of branches breaking in the bushes.


    A figure much larger than the other black-clad individuals, weighing at least two hundred and fifty pounds, appeared behind the group, wearing a seemingly tight black suit that looked like it could burst at any moment.


    With things coming to a head, it¡¯d be false to say that Chen Mo wasn''t nervous, he had already pulled out his bronze short sword, adopting a close combat stance. S?a?ch* Th? N0v?lFir?.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    At this moment, he was truly grateful that he had prepared this bronze short sword in advance. Otherwise, in this place without stones or similar hard objects, where psychic power could not be attached for attack, he would have been left without any means of attack, and could only rely on unarmed combat or E-level skill, Psychic bullet, for long-range attacks every five seconds.


    The others also showed signs of nervousness.


    These black-clad individuals, obviously considering the previous investigations by Jack on the island, and even the acts of destruction during that time, regarded them as enemies, as well as Jack''s accomplices.


    Of course, they were originally accomplices.


    "Woo, woo."


    At this moment, Du Qingqing could no longer restrain her fear. Her legs went weak, and she collapsed on the sand, crying out loud.


    Du Fangyan, beside her, was not much better.


    His legs kept trembling, he hid behind everyone and even forgot to comfort his sister, his mind blank, unsure of what to do.


    (End of chapter 20)

 Chapter 21:

    Chapter 21: Black-clothed Thugs"They''re here!"


    As these black-clothed individuals approached, their pace quickened. It was unclear who suddenly shouted, the voice sounding somewhat nervous. Then, a loud thunderclap rang out, illuminating the dark night sky with a brief burst of intense light. One of the black-clothed men walking towards them was struck by the lightning, his body emitting sparks, and he fell stiffly to the beach.


    There was no need to guess; it was definitely Lei Wu using his combat skill.


    As if this was a signal, the nervous starving ghosts, as if facing imminent death, seemed to be aroused with ferocity in their blood, which had been continuously selected and left behind by generations of natural disaster survivors, and they all launched attacks on these approaching black-clothed people.


    Chen Mo also chose one of the black-clothed people closest to him and rushed forward with a bronze short sword in hand.


    The night was hazy.


    The tide of the sea lapped at the beach, and twenty-some people were engaged in a chaotic battle on the beach.


    The black-clothed man facing Chen Mo was about 1.65 meters tall, looking quite shrewd and capable, with a fierce look in his eyes. He held a dagger and upon seeing Chen Mo approaching with a short sword, immediately engaged in a confrontation with him.


    The dagger and the short sword clashed, and neither side had the upper hand.


    However, Chen Mo was the one who took the initiative to lunge forward. With the help of inertia, the black-clothed man couldn''t help but take a few steps back on the beach. Immediately, the two were less than two meters apart, holding their weapons horizontally in front of their chests. They both made defensive postures at the same time, ready to strike at any moment, resulting in a brief stalemate.


    They kept adjusting their steps and moving their weapons. Under the moonlight, the man glanced at the dagger in his hand. The blade of the dagger emitted a chilling cold light.


    However, the brief contact between the two sides just now caused a crack to appear in his dagger. This made him involuntarily look at the weapon in Chen Mo''s hand. The plain bronze short sword looked inconspicuous but seemed more lethal than his dagger, which was still intact.


    Chen Mo also noticed this. In other words, the opponent''s weapon was just ordinary material and did not have any magic properties.


    After understanding the specific strength of this black-clothed man, Chen Mo''s originally nervous heart couldn''t help but relax slightly. He was a psychic power user and now he was engaged in a melee with the opponent. It seemed that the strength of these black-clothed men was not that great. They were just ordinary people compared to the standards on Earth.


    In the end, the opponent couldn''t hold back and launched an attack on Chen Mo. Chen Mo tried to dodge using the basic body technique he learned from the academy''s combat tutorial while counterattacking. Unfortunately, he couldn''t dodge the opponent''s attack.


    As he felt a slight pain in his right side, Chen Mo''s bronze short sword also grazed the opponent''s left shoulder, tearing the black suit on the spot. While maintaining a defensive posture, Chen Mo looked at his wound.


    The coarse cloth of his clothes was torn open, revealing the wound underneath. The wound was not large, just a superficial injury that bled slightly. However, under the effect of the Stone Skin talent, the torn wound actively closed, preventing further blood loss.


    But out of caution, he still checked the prompt on the Light Brain data chip.


    Prompt: Your Health -5.


    Just 5 points of damage, compared to Chen Mo''s 186 health points, was not yet a threat.


    At the same time. Chen Mo''s counterattack against the black-clothed man undoubtedly caused more serious injuries!


    Compared to the opponent''s dagger, the bronze short sword seemed like a divine weapon. Not only did it easily cut open the opponent''s clothes, but it also formed a wound over twenty centimeters long on the opponent''s chest. The wound was so deep that the bone could be seen, truly shocking, with blood continuously flowing from the wound.


    "Hmph..."


    The black-clothed man tried hard to suppress his pain, gritting his teeth, making his expression look somewhat fierce. The opponent''s defense was obviously not high.


    Otherwise, Chen Mo''s mere 10 points of strength plus the 12 points of damage from the sword, with a basic chpping skill only at level 1, would never have caused such considerable damage.


    The black-clothed man suddenly let out a strange cry, looking ferocious, and launched another attack at Chen Mo.


    Since he had already understood the opponent''s capabilities, Chen Mo faced the opponent''s attack with a much more calm mindset. Perhaps it was a matter of mindset, but this time he actually managed to dodge the opponent''s attack using basic body technique. However, Chen Mo''s counterattack left the black-clothed man''s left arm dripping with blood, hanging limply.


    "At this level, it seems to be on par with Mu Tan and Du Fangyan. If it weren''t for having a weapon in hand, perhaps it would be slightly inferior."


    Based on his own understanding, Chen Mo made a judgment about the strength of this black-clothed man and came to this conclusion.


    Just then, the black-clothed man, who had been severely hit by Chen Mo''s consecutive counterattacks and realized he was no match for Chen Mo, suddenly retreated. Chen Mo was astonished, he saw the man''s body suddenly surge with energy, which gathered on the dagger after a slight flash and then was thrown out.


    "Combat skill!"


    Chen Mo was greatly surprised but was unable to evade. He could only rely on basic body techniques to barely dodge sideways, protecting his vital parts. The dagger, imbued with energy, pierced into his body.


    Fortunately, due to the defense of his armour and Stone Skin talent, the dagger did not penetrate deeply.


    Prompt: Your Health -23.


    Chen Mo was both shocked and angry, regretting not taking the opponent seriously.


    After throwing the dagger, the black-clothed man pulled out a new one from his waist. Chen Mo endured the pain of a foreign object piercing his body, mobilized the energy within him, and a sparkling orb of light hit the man''s face. Caught off guard, he screamed and fell to the ground, covering his face.


    It was Chen Mo''s Psychic bullet skill. There will always be a gap between theory and reality. Although Chen Mo knew in his heart that combat skills should be interspersed with normal attacks to maximize their effectiveness, the reality was that he did not have such conditions, or rather, he was unable to create such conditions yet.


    But fortunately, the outcome was good. Chen Mo leaped up again, pouncing over and taking the opportunity to strike at the black-clothed man''s head weakness. The black-clothed man then went limp and lay motionless on the beach.


    Prompt: You have killed a black-clothed thug.


    Prompt: You have gained 1 point of disaster Contribution point.


    Chen Mo, who received the prompt from the Light Brain chip, stood in place, breathing slightly heavily.


    "Just a thug."


    Although the fight between the two was short, lasting less than twenty seconds, it was a real struggle, which caused his adrenaline to soar. Now that he had calmed down slightly, he felt the pain of the dagger in his body. He pulled out the dagger, causing some blood to flow from the wound, and he grunted.


    Feeling the Stone Skin talent once again reducing the bleeding speed, which was almost visibly decreasing, he couldn''t help but feel greatly confident in successfully completing this trial.


    Having dealt with the black-clothed thug in front of him, Chen Mo looked towards the battlefield on the beach.


    The fighting on the beach was still quite intense. Several people had already fallen, but in the dim night, it was difficult to see whether they were black-clothed thugs or starving ghosts.


    The number of black-clothed thugs on the beach was clearly greater than that of the starving ghosts. However, the few adult starving ghost trainees were almost all fighting one against two, or even one against three, and had entered a perfect combat state, trying to earn more points.


    "Qingqing!"


    Looking towards the voice, Du Fangyan and Du Qingqing seemed to be working together to deal with a black-clothed thug.


    Although it was said that they were working together, it was mainly Du Fangyan handling the situation. Du Qingqing not only couldn''t contribute but also became a burden, needing Du Fangyan''s constant protection.


    After surveying the surroundings, Chen Mo finally distinguished the situation on the field with the help of moonlight and found where Han Xue, Ku Wu, and Tao Zi were.


    "Here are weapons for you!"


    Chen Mo shouted and threw the two daggers in his hand towards Han Xue and Ku Wu.


    Upon hearing Chen Mo''s voice, the two immediately understood. After receiving the weapons, their strength noticeably increased, and they launched a fierce attack on the black-clothed thugs in front of them.


    It was evident that the starving ghost trainees participating in the trial generally had stronger abilities than these black-clothed thugs.


    The brief and fleeting flash of lightning was a unique sign of Lei Wu. Chen Mo noticed that three black-clothed thugs had already fallen beside him, and he was trying to kill the fourth.


    At that moment. The sound of vibration on the beach began to get closer, appearing in everyone''s sight.


    It was the huge man that everyone had seen earlier by the moonlight!


    Compared to the black-clothed thugs, he had a larger physique, and his strength was not something the thugs could compare to. Although he was slower, he seemed like a human armoured vehicle, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression as he charged towards them.


    Gao Shu shouted, "Xiao Jiang, you go first! I''ll deal with this thug and support you immediately. Tian Tian, you''re in charge of catching them and finding the mission clues!"


    "Got it!"


    As the only one in the five-person team with a physique specialization, Fei Xiaojiang took the lead and actively confronted the black-clothed man who was taller than him.


    "Understood, Captain," Tian Tian blinked flirtatiously.


    It was evident that these five adult starving ghosts, whether in personal combat strength or in their sense of cooperation, were indeed far superior to Chen Mo''s group of four. The reason why they did not immediately make a move was probably only because they were considering the ongoing trial task.


    Fei Xiaojiang was about 1.75 meters tall.


    With a weight of 180 pounds, he appeared particularly imposing. His physique attributes seemed to be higher than Chen Mo''s, but in front of this even larger black-clothed man, he appeared much smaller.


    Immediately after, the two men, one big and one small, collided head-on.


    Bang!


    The black-clothed man was dazed slightly, standing still. Fei Xiaojiang, on the other hand, grunted and flew out about four to five meters before sitting down heavily on the beach.


    Fei Xiaojiang, who realized what had happened, immediately shouted, "He''s an elite creature! His strength is at least 20 points or more!"


    Before the others could react, this elite black-clothed thug, upon seeing that so many of his underlings had been killed by the starving ghost trainees, let out a roar of anger.


    Seeing the little man, who was smaller than himself, climb up from the beach and still try to block his way, he pulled out two one-meter-long machetes from behind.


    "Damn it!"


    Although Fei Xiaojiang knew the danger, he still had to grit his teeth and face the danger head-on. Fortunately, he wielded an E-level skill called Stagnant energy field, and his proficiency had reached level 4.


    Stagnant energy field: Deals 10 points of damage to enemies within a two-meter range and reduces their attack by 5 points.


    Level 4 additional effect: After using the skill, reduces speed by 2 points for 20 seconds, stackable.


    The combination of Stagnant energy field and his high physique undoubtedly greatly increased his survival attributes.


    Fei Xiaojiang''s weapon was a pair of gloves. When he assumed a crouching posture, his whole demeanor changed. He seemed like a judo wrestler, with his legs standing firmly on the ground like mountains and his hands swinging like the waves of the sea. He opened his arms towards the giant running towards him.


    "This guy!"


    Chen Mo, who was helping Ku Wu deal with a black-clothed thug, couldn''t help but be amazed by the scene.


    The collision between these two giants, one big and one small, was truly shocking.


    After being intercepted by Fei Xiaojiang, the elite black-clothed thug continued to chop down with his machetes, interspersed with the damage from his powerful skills, which was extremely fierce.


    Fei Xiaojiang tried to resist and parry while attempting to execute a body slam on this elite creature. However, the opponent''s attacks were too fierce, and his strength and physique were superior. Several attempts to body slam ended in failure. As a result, after only resisting head-on for a while, he was already covered in wounds. S?a??h th? N?velF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "I''m here!"


    The good news was that Gao Shu finally dealt with the black-clothed thug in front of him and rushed over to support.


    He was quite fast, and quickly teamed up with Fei Xiaojiang. Fei Xiaojiang blocked the damage in front while he dealt damage, constantly launching sneak attacks. Soon, he had inflicted several wounds of varying sizes on the elite black-clothed thug.


    But what made him feel uneasy was that the opponent''s physique and defense were indeed quite high, and his attacks could not cause much damage.


    "Lu Ye, check his attributes!"


    Although Lu Ye was still in the middle of the fight, he immediately used his perception skill upon hearing Gao Shu''s command.


    "The opponent has undergone preliminary modification through some kind of biochemical technology and gained the Resistance Skin skill, making him immune to my investigation!"


    Lu Ye''s response made Gao Shu''s expression darken.


    However, this indirectly confirmed his speculation!


    The good news was that as the number of black-clothed thugs decreased, as long as Lu Yi and Lu Ye could solve the thugs in front of them and come to support, even if this elite creature was formidable, it should not pose too much of a threat to them.


    With this in mind, he calmed down and changed his previous battle strategy.


    Now, as long as he ensured his own safety, he would focus on dealing continuous damage to this guy.


    "Brother!"


    A desperate cry came from the beach, startling Gao Shu.


    When he saw that Du Fangyan had died protecting Du Qingqing from a black-clothed thug''s throwing knife skill that pierced his heart, he couldn''t help but sneer and didn''t look at him again.


    (End of chapter 21)

 Chapter 22:

    Chapter 22: Allocation of AuthoritySoon after.


    Kuwu, Tao Zi, Chen Mo, and Han Xue each dealt with a black-clothed lackey in front of them.


    Prompt: You have earned 1 point of disaster contribution point.


    Chen Mo successively gained 2 points of disaster contribution points, feeling very good. When he returns to the world of disaster, this is equivalent to two days'' worth of work as a library administrator, enough to buy two regular meals without having to endure the nauseating meals again.


    "Huh?"


    To their surprise, after Han Xue killed the black-clothed lackey, his body gradually emitted a transparent substance.


    "What is this?"


    Tao Zi touched the transparent substance but was informed that she did not have the corresponding permissions.


    Han Xue, after tentatively touching it, caused the semi-transparent substance to shrink and fall into her hands.


    Immediately, she exclaimed in joy, "Skill scroll!"


    She had unexpectedly struck it lucky.


    Because the probability of a skill scroll bursting out of such low-level creatures was extremely low. In the world of disasters, skill scrolls are generally obtained from bosses, mini-bosses, and elite creatures. While there is a probability of skill scrolls dropping from elite creatures, it is not common, let alone from ordinary creatures.


    However, since it was a skill scroll that burst out from the black-clothed lackey, although it was a soul scroll, and its specific attributes could not be known without being identified by the brain chip back in the world of disasters, it is likely the throwing dagger skill that the lackey had just used.


    Of course, if Chen Mo was willing to consume the soul stone given to him by instructor Qing Hong, he could also identify it here and learn it through the brain data chip.


    But obviously, it wasn''t worth it.


    Moreover, his relationship with Han Xue wasn''t that great, so he wouldn''t waste such a valuable opportunity here.


    "Should we go and help them?"


    Tao Zi, upon seeing Gao Shu and Fei Xiaojiang cooperating with each other to slowly deplete the elite¡¯s health, couldn''t help but ask tentatively.


    "Let''s forget it," Chen Mo said lightly. "Lu Yi over there hasn''t made a move, obviously on guard against us, preventing us from seizing the allocation rights."


    After Chen Mo''s remark, Tao Zi finally noticed the anomaly and showed a puzzled expression.


    As for the other two members of the group, Lu Ye had already run towards Du Qingqing''s side, attempting to kill the last black-clothed lackey, while Tian Tian was fully controlling one black-clothed lackey, completing Gao Shu''s requested task of obtaining information.


    "What is allocation rights?"


    Compared to Chen Mo''s knowledge gained through his identity as a library administrator, Tao Zi obviously lacked understanding in this area and couldn''t help but ask in confusion.


    Not only Tao Zi but Ku Wu and Han Xue also showed puzzled expressions.


    After all, the teaching process in the academy mainly focused on combat skills, and understanding allocation rights after battles required the natural disaster to explore and adapt step by step.


    "Let me explain. As long as you participate in dealing damage, all items and points rewards from killing hostile creatures are eligible for natural disasters to obtain. However, if you do not participate like you just couldn''t obtain that skill scroll, the brain chip will determine that you do not have the permissions, and that''s what allocation rights are."


    Pausing for a moment, Chen Mo continued, "In addition, there is also the allocation of points. Half of the points rewards for killing hostile creatures will be evenly distributed to the first to inflict damage and the one who delivers the final kill, while the remaining half will be distributed among participants based on the proportion of damage output."


    After Chen Mo explained this in detail, the three suddenly realized.


    No wonder Lu Yi did not participate in the battle to kill the elite creature but was instead carefully guarding against everyone else; it turned out they were protecting their allocation rights.


    After all, this was an elite creature.


    If the drop rate for skill scrolls from ordinary creatures was one in a thousand, then the probability of skill scrolls dropping from elite creatures would increase to one in ten.


    As for other items and props, whether in terms of quality or drop rate, they were also much higher.


    Understanding this, the few of them would not make trouble for themselves and simply stayed away from the elite black-clothed thug to avoid being watched like thieves by Lu Yi.


    "I think he''s about done. Lu Yi, be careful in case he tries to escape."


    Gao Shu shouted, gesturing with his eyes for Lu Yi to keep a close eye on the others.


    "Don''t worry," Luyi said confidently. "I''ll keep an eye on them."


    Tian Tian was currently responsible for extracting information from the black-clothed lackey. She used the opportunity to interrogate him and reminded, "It looks like Fei Xiaojiang is also struggling a bit, you guys better hurry up!"


    After Tian Tian''s reminder, Gao Shu noticed that Fei Xiaojiang, who had been silently enduring most of the elite lackey''s attacks, was now covered in wounds.


    Although Fei Xiaojiang had a special physique and the damage reduction effect of his Stagnant energy field skill, under the continuous attacks of this elite creature, the damage he received was still quite heavy. After all, this was a creature with a strength value of over 20 points. The weapon in its hand should also be of white quality, completely different from ordinary black-clothed lackeys.


    "I can hold on for a little longer," Fei Xiaojiang gritted his teeth and said.


    Just then!


    It seemed that due to Lu Ye killing the black-clothed lackey, the elite lackey who was firmly surrounded by Fei Xiaojiang, Gao Shu, and Luyi suddenly let out a piercing roar from deep in its throat.


    Immediately, before Fei Xiaojiang, who was closest to him, could react, this already large-bodied elite lackey expanded another circle, its terrifying muscles even tearing apart the suit jacket on the outside, revealing a body that looked like a monster.


    "Oh no, he has a shapeshifting combat skill!" Gao Shu shouted, warning Fei Xiaojiang.


    Fei Xiaojiang also realized the danger, but he wasn''t as fast as Gao Shu. He could only let out a low growl and firmly block in front of him with both hands.


    Soon, he felt a terrifying force coming from his arms, as if he were being charged head-on by a rhinoceros.


    Fei Xiaojiang''s body flew uncontrollably backward. After sliding for seven or eight meters on the beach, he felt like his bones were about to break. When his body finally stopped, he couldn''t help but spit out a mouthful of blood. It seemed that his internal organs had been damaged due to the impact.


    This was the D-level combat skill mastered by the elite thug, Savage Charge Level 5.


    After the elite thug¡¯s attack, Fei Xiaojiang, who was briefly stunned, was horrified to find that his health had dropped by a terrifying 55 points in an instant, putting him in a weakened state with less than one-tenth of his health remaining.


    Upon entering the weakened state, all attributes are halved.


    "Quick, get out of the way!"


    Before Fei Xiaojiang, who was in a weakened and dazed state, could report the situation to his teammates, he heard Gao Shu''s terrified roar.


    As he struggled to raise his head to look, he saw that the elite lackey, who had just used Savage Charge, was now holding a grenade-like projectile and throwing it towards them.


    Faced with this grenade, Lu Yi and Gao Shu, who were rushing over to his rescue were suddenly shocked and could only warn him aloud before quickly moving out of the blast range of the grenade.


    However, Fei Xiaojiang, who was in a weakened and dazed state, had no ability to dodge.


    He couldn''t help but force a bitter smile as he glanced in the direction of Lu Ye.


    Boom!


    With a deafening explosion, accompanied by the splattering of sand mixed with the smell of blood, a crater about half a meter in diameter appeared. Fei Xiaojiang, who was in the core of the explosion, had naturally become a corpse, slowly fading in the eyes of everyone, being reclaimed by the world of disaster.


    During the execution of tasks by disaster victims, once they die, their bodies will also be regarded as recyclable resources by the world of disaster and reclaimed by the power of time and space.


    "No!!"


    "Xiaojiang!!"


    Gao Shu shouted loudly and Lu Ye also rushed over.


    After confirming Fei Xiaojiang''s death, the group of five became a group of four. They all activated their skills and attacked the elite black-clothed lackey with all their might. During the process, the elite thug tried to escape several times, but his speed was not high enough, so he was intercepted by several people.


    In just over half a minute, the elite black-clothed thug fell to the ground under the full force of the three.


    "Why!"


    Angry, Lu Ye looked at Lei Wu, Ku Wu, Tao Zi, Han Xue and Chen Mo choked with tears, and questioned, "Why didn''t you help him? If we could have killed the elite thug earlier, Xiaojiang wouldn''t have died!"


    Tao Zi sneered, "Isn''t it because of your greed? You also went to kill the elite thug to earn more points, didn''t you?"


    Lu Ye tearfully retorted, "I just couldn''t bear to see Du Qingqing die like that."


    Upon hearing this, Tao Zi was speechless.


    Ku Wu said, "But you still couldn''t save her, could you? Besides, it''s not that we didn''t want to help. That guy was guarding against us like we were thieves, afraid that we would fight for allocation rights. Greed led to this result. Otherwise, he might not have had time to throw that grenade, and it would have become our reward."


    It was only then that everyone noticed Du Qingqing''s death.


    Du Qingqing, who had been saved by her brother at the cost of his life, faced a severely injured black-clothed lackey but still couldn''t hold on until help arrived.


    In response to Ku Wu''s accusation, Li Yi became angry and said, "Nonsense! I was preventing him from escaping. You all heard it just now. I was following Gao Shu''s orders!"


    Gao Shu''s face darkened, and he silently put away his white-quality machete.


    But he really had no right to argue and reverse right and wrong, because he had indeed been thinking of monopolizing the allocation rights of this elite black-clothed thug, instructing Li Yi to prevent others from competing for allocation rights.


    Now that Fei Xiaojiang was dead and the trial had just begun, the blow to the team''s morale and his confidence as the temporary leader was quite significant.


    Am I not suitable to be a leader?


    For a moment, Gao Shu fell into self-doubt.


    "I must not make any more mistakes in the future!"


    After silently swearing in his heart, Gao Shu looked at the tearful Lu Ye and the arguing crowd, and couldn''t help but ponder.


    How to get out of the current predicament and complete this trial more safely?


    However, just then.


    "Hmph."


    Lei Wu, who looked like he was watching a good show, couldn''t help but sneer. Seeing that everyone finally stopped arguing and looked at him, Lei Wu said slowly, "If you want to die here, then continue arguing."


    With his words, everyone finally calmed down.


    Yes.


    The enemies on this island are still unknown. The sound of the grenade just now may have been noticed by other enemies. And everyone is still clueless about the situation of the enemies on this small island. Continuing to argue here is undoubtedly seeking death.


    "Let''s go!"


    Gao Shu gave the order and pulled the heartbroken Lu Ye, running towards the bushes in the center of the island. S?a?ch* Th? ??v?l_Fir?.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Now they must hide, hide in the dark, evade the enemy''s pursuit, and get the most basic information about the enemies on this island from the lackey captured by Tian Tian to determine the next plan.


    Arguing about right and wrong here is meaningless.


    (End of chapter 22)

 Chapter 23:

    Chapter 23:Hive OrganizationHiding in the bushes of a tropical island is definitely not a pleasant experience. Mosquitoes are everywhere, like relentless demons and in no time these starving ghosts'' bodies are covered in large red welts.


    In the disaster world, there is no sign of life, and naturally, there are no mosquito bites.


    These starving ghosts have never seen such a scene before. At this moment, they are almost more panicked than when facing the black-robed thugs. Their bodies itch terribly, driving them almost crazy.


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    "Found it!"


    After searching for a long time, Chen Mo finally found a mosquito-repellent plant in this forest.


    This is common knowledge for Chen Mo. When he was a child in the countryside, he often used this kind of mosquito-repellent plant. However, later, with the popularity of mosquito repellent lotion and electric mosquito coils, people gradually stopped using this primitive way of repelling mosquitoes.


    Chen Mo demonstrated to Ku Wu, Tao Zi, and Han Xue, applying the mosquito-repellent grass juice on his body.


    "Does this really work?"


    Tao Zi looked skeptical, Han Xue looked disgusted but Ku Wu without a word followed Chen Mo''s example and started applying it on himself.


    Just a moment later, Ku Wu exclaimed in surprise, "It seems to really work."


    Upon hearing this, Tao Zi and Han Xue immediately stopped hesitating.


    Compared to the strange smell of the mosquito-repellent grass, it was much better than continuing to be bitten by mosquitoes here. So, the two of them also started applying it on themselves, even helping each other apply it to hard to reach places.


    "How did you know about this?"


    Tao Zi, feeling the effectiveness of the mosquito-repellent grass, asked eagerly.


    Han Xue then looked deeply at Chen Mo and explained for him, "Did you learn all this in the library?"


    With Han Xue stepping in to explain, Chen Mo naturally wouldn''t offer any unnecessary explanations.


    On the other side, the adult starving ghosts, also tormented by mosquitoes, noticed the strange behaviour of Chen Mo''s group. Out of curiosity, Tian Tian approached them. After looking them up and down for a while, she understood why the four of them had applied a colourful substance on their bodies¡ªit was for repelling mosquitoes.


    However, she had not paid attention to what plant they were using.


    After hesitating for a moment, she glanced at Ku Wu and Chen Mo, then finally approached them voluntarily.


    A fragrant breeze wafted by.


    Tian Tian was a stunning woman with a devilish figure, and she did not hide her seductive charm. Faced with the hostility from Tao Zi and Han Xue, she chose to ignore it and affectionately placed a hand on Chen Mo''s shoulder.


    "Big brother traveller, my body is also itching, it''s so uncomfortable."


    Her voice was sweet and charming. Although Chen Mo was mentally prepared, he still found it hard to resist.


    Tao Zi, seeing that Tian Tian was ignoring her hostility and still getting close to Chen Mo, became even more angry and shouted, "You slut, stay away from us!"


    Tian Tian, in a provocative manner, continued to maintain an intimate posture with Chen Mo, while she shot a fierce glare at Tao Zi.


    "You talk big, be careful I tear your mouth apart."


    Tao Zi was about to retaliate when Chen Mo handed the mosquito-repellent grass to Tian Tian. Taking the grass, Tian Tian immediately showed a pleased expression, disregarding her image, and began applying it on herself.


    After all, compared to other starving members, her clothing was more revealing, so she had long been unable to tolerate the mosquito bites.


    "Thank you, big brother traveler."


    Tian Tian wanted to kiss Chen Mo but he dodged and Tian Tian seeing this was not angry. She just threw a flirtatious look and left.


    After Tian Tian left, Tao Zi asked angrily, "Why did you tell her?"


    Ku Wu and Han Xue, standing beside them, also expressed confusion about Chen Mo''s actions.


    "I''m really sorry. I don''t have any grudge against them. Although I haven''t interacted much with them in the past few months, we haven''t had any irreconcilable conflicts. So, I see no need to create unnecessary conflicts over such trivial matters. Although I''ve joined your team, I don''t intend to make enemies with them. I just want to safely get through this trial mission."


    Chen Mo clearly expressed his attitude. Just because he had temporarily joined the team of these two abyss starving ghosts, he didn''t want to be dragged into their hatred and cause unnecessary trouble for himself.


    Therefore, helping Tian Tian now could be seen as leaving himself a way out.


    Then Chen Mo added, "Thinking about it now, isn''t your conflict all because of Du Qingqing? Afterwards, what did you gain from her? Did you become friends with her? Or did Du Qingqing thank you for it, or change her fate because of it?"


    Chen Mo''s words made the three of them pause, frowning in thought.


    Then Chen Mo continued, "You haven''t changed anything, just satisfied yourselves. I know this may sound cold, but this is the reality of the disaster world."


    Even Chen Mo had never thought that he as an outsider would one day educate others in the disaster world about what the disaster world was really like. It was somewhat absurd.


    A moment later, the four adult starving ghosts had also finished applying the mosquito-repellent grass juice.


    Lu Ye actually looked happy, seeming to really like this colorful decoration. She gradually forgot about the sadness of Fei Xiaojiang''s death. This was the fate of the disaster survivors. Fei Xiaojiang was not the first companion to die during her growth. In her early years, she had witnessed a childhood playmate being abandoned by their mother and dying in the wilderness.


    After applying the mosquito-repellent grass juice, Gao Shu looked towards Chen Mo''s group. When he saw that Chen Mo was also paying attention to them, he nodded slightly in acknowledgment.


    Then Tian Tian, in a gesture of goodwill, went to Lei Wu and informed him of the secret of the mosquito-repellent grass.


    Lei Wu had naturally seen everyone applying the mosquito-repellent grass juice, but he was very repulsed by it. It seemed that this method would tarnish his elegance and cleanliness. Therefore, after glancing at the enthusiastic Tian Tian, he refused on the spot, leaving Tian Tian disappointed once again.


    At this moment, the group had been trekking through this dense forest for over an hour, but on this bushy island, they had probably only advanced less than two kilometers.


    From the terrain, this should be a volcanic island with a high mid area and low surroundings.


    From the occasional scratches on the bark of the giant trees, it seemed that there were still some large wild beasts surviving on the island, most likely species transported from outside, seemingly being raised by someone for hunting or research purposes.


    For Chen Mo and the others, this was definitely not a good thing.


    "Almost there."


    Gao Shu waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop.


    Even he felt tired from hiking here.


    After this period of hiking, everyone''s energy and blood values had also recovered slightly. Lu Yi, panting, threw the black-robed thug captive to the ground.


    He grinned ferociously, "Here, even if you scream your lungs out, no one will hear you. Cooperate with us, and you''ll suffer less."


    Lu Yi had tortured this guy a lot along the way, and he had become much more obedient.


    When Lu Yi slowly removed the cloth blocking the black-robed thug''s mouth, this guy indeed became obedient, no longer shouting or struggling. From his character, he was completely different from the black-robed thug Chen Mo had killed before. At this moment, he even showed some cowardice and wanting to please attitude.


    Gao Shu said coldly, "What is your mission? Why did you attack us as soon as you saw us?"


    "Can I live if I tell the truth?"


    "Speak!"


    The black-robed thug hurriedly said, "It''s because last night, Dr. White ordered us urgently to pursue and kill the invaders at all costs and retrieve the superhumans and martial artists taken away by them. During the pursuit, the captain accidentally found traces of blood, speculating that it was from an injured superhuman who had escaped. He led us to the beach and found you."


    It goes without saying that the injured superhuman was Jack, the one who issued the task.


    "What do you mean by superhumans and martial artists?"


    It was Chen Mo who suddenly interrupted and asked.


    Gao Shu, about to angrily rebuke the interruption, remembered the mosquito-repellent grass information Chen Mo had provided earlier and didn''t say much.


    "Both are terms for superhumans. The difference is that the Eastern Continent countries prefer to call them martial artists, while the Western Continent countries prefer to call them superhumans. The methods of enhancing superhumans on the two continents are also somewhat different. They often have conflicts and don''t get along with each other. However, last night, those martial artists and superhumans unexpectedly teamed up and broke into the laboratory. I''m not too sure about the specific details."


    After finished speaking, the black-robed thug looked around, seemingly seeking a way to stay alive.


    Chen Mo pondered for a moment. "So, besides superhumans, there are also martial artists responsible for investigating this island?"


    The black-robed thug looked at the others with a look of grievance.


    His expression undoubtedly conveyed a sense of complaint, aren''t you guys martial artists?


    "Who is Dr. White? What organization do you belong to?" Tian Tian asked this time.


    "We belong to the Hive Organization, but we''re just peripheral members, doing tasks for money. The Hive Organization is a non-profit organization that claims to resist the oppression of various countries'' powers and the invasion of evil dark forces. Dr. White is a valuable researcher of the Hive Organization. He was promoted to T2 level by the Hive Organization six months ago and is the proposer of the Artificial Human Project. Through this project, the Hive Organization can produce humanoid war machines with superhuman abilities based on superhumans and martial artists."


    Truly deserving of the Succubus talent.


    After only exchanging a few words with the black-robed thug, Tian Tian completely relaxed him. He looked at Tian Tian with a lecherous expression, answering her questions willingly.


    "So, Dr. White is the top leader on this island?" Tian Tian''s smile became sweeter when she saw that the black-robed thug had taken the bait.


    "It can be said so, but there is also a T3-level Terror Doctor on the island. He has his own independent laboratory and authority, and because of some previous conflicts, he has been at odds with Dr. White, often opposing his management. It is said that the Terror Doctor has developed many biochemical beasts, which are also very dangerous."


    Everyone was amazed. There were indeed many secrets on this island.


    The black-robed thug added, "Furthermore, the organization seems to have preemptively detected the superhuman groups from the Ancient Xuan Kingdom and the Western Federation, who are planning to establish an international joint investigation group to investigate the recent disappearances of superhumans and martial artists. This would be detrimental to the organization. So, a few days ago, two leaders were sent to protect Dr. White''s safety. And during last night''s battle, the super modified warrior known as One-Eyed Dragon was severely injured while protecting the doctor."


    When the One-Eyed Dragon was mentioned, the black-robed thug actually showed a fearful expression, indicating his strength.


    "How many peripheral members like you are in your laboratory?" This was unexpectedly asked by Lei Wu.


    "I don''t know. I don''t have the authority to investigate, but there should be at least dozens," the thug replied.


    Lei Wu looked slightly surprised but also somewhat pleased. It was unclear what he was paying attention to.


    "What about the martial artists and superhumans who escaped?" Lei Wu asked again.


    The black-robed thug shook his head. "The situation was chaotic at the time, with alarms blaring everywhere in the base. Those martial artists and superhumans were very powerful, and I don''t know the specific situation. But I heard that four of them escaped after the failed invasion, some say five. The others who were captured by the base were secretly executed because they were afraid of causing internal unrest again."


    After getting the information he wanted, Lei Wu smirked and stopped asking questions.


    Next, everyone asked the black-robed thug questions about their interests, which gave them some insight into the situation on the island, preventing them from wandering around like headless flies.


    After everyone got the information they wanted and no one asked any more questions for a long time, seemingly pondering the plan for this mission, the black-robed thug tentatively asked, "I''ve said everything I know, can you let me go..."


    With a swift motion, Gao Shu cleanly killed the black-robed thug with his sword.


    "I have an idea, what do you all think?" Gao Shu said calmly after sheathing his sword.


    Under everyone''s gaze, he slowly continued, "You all heard what the black-robed thug said. Without a doubt, this island is their home ground. The investigators'' infiltration plan failed, and our task is to investigate the mystery behind the disappearance of martial artists on this island."


    Pausing for a moment, Gao Shu looked around at everyone and said, "So, I suggest that we assist in capturing the fleeing investigators and join forces with the more powerful Hive Organization to obtain task information and complete this trial task more safely and smoothly. What do you think?"


    Just as everyone began to realize the soundness of the proposal, there was a cold laugh from Lei Wu nearby.


    "Are you scared?" Lei Wu still wore that look of arrogance, mocking, "Is it because that fatty died that you''re no longer willing to take risks, so you plan to use this safe and secure method to get through this task?"


    "Hmph!" Gao Shu retorted, unwilling to show weakness. "I''m also thinking about everyone''s safety."


    He didn''t admit that he had become timid and lost his confidence and that Fenxiao Jiang''s death had caused this change, losing his spirit for adventurous combat.


    Lei Wu continued to taunt, "Anyway, I won''t choose to complete the task in this way. There are only a few investigators on the run on the island, and the Hive Organization has the advantage of being at home. We won''t gain much by joining them. On the other hand, if we join the investigators and go againt the Hive organization is so powerful, we should be able to get a lot of rewards. Just now, you heard how many of these black-robed thugs there are."


    He looked at Ku Wu, Tao Zi, Chen Mo, and Han Xue.


    "Or perhaps you want to go back and continue to rely on eating free survival meals every day, selling your bodies to survive?"


    Lei Wu''s words made Chen Mo and the others'' faces turn grim.


    (End of chapter 23)

 Chapter 24:

    Chapter 24: Choosing sidesBoom.


    Just as everyone was at a standstill, there was a sudden loud explosion in the forest.


    You should know that in such dense tropical jungles, even the roar of a wild beast can only be heard as a vague echo over from a hundred meters away. The explosion was so clear, indicating that the source was not far from here.


    And the only thing that could cause such a large explosion was the Hive organization engaging in combat with the fleeing investigators.


    "Let''s go!"


    After exchanging glances, everyone instinctively chose to rush towards the direction of the explosion.


    This was undoubtedly the best opportunity for them to embark on this mission!


    Leading the way, Gao Shu continuously waved the long sword in his hand, cutting through the vines blocking their path.


    After running for a while, they thought they might not catch up with the battle due to the obstacles on the way, however a small path suddenly appeared ahead, with tracks of tires having passed over it, obviously a secret path developed by the Hive organization on this small island.


    "There."


    Walking along this path, with no vegetation blocking their way, the sound of the fighting in the distance became clearer, interspersed with roars like those of wild beasts.


    The group hurried forward.


    Until they were only a few dozen meters away from the combat zone, they could vaguely see figures gathering. Three off-road vehicles were parked in the middle of the road.


    As they squatted in a concealed corner, they could see that a small area of jungle vegetation had been flattened due to the fighting between the two sides.


    As for the members of the two sides in the fight, on the side of the Hive organisation, in addition to more than twenty black-clad lackeys and three tall and burly elites, there was actually a man wearing a vest, sunglasses and covered in tattoos. His combat power was truly astonishing. With each punch and kick, he could release a shockwave-like combat skill, blasting holes the size of bowls in the big trees.


    "This should be the number two leader that the thug just mentioned" Tian Tian whispered.


    Previously, through the information obtained from the black-clad lackey, it was already known that in order to protect doctor white, the higher-ups of the Hive organization had sent two small leaders, one of whom was Black Tiger Dragon.


    As a small leader, his strength was beyond a doubt definitely superior to the elite black-clad thugs.


    From the current situation, his base attributes not only exceeded 25 points, but his basic skills probably also reached level 10. He has also mastered multiple combat skills and has special modifications of the Hive organization, making him extremely dangerous.


    In addition, among the black-clad thugs besieging these martial artist investigators, there were also two green-skinned immensely powerful monsters wearing mysterious metal devices on their heads. In terms of strength and physique, they seemed slightly inferior to the three elite black-clad thugs but far surpassed ordinary ones.


    "Bio-humans."


    Combining the information obtained earlier, Chen Mo murmured when he saw these two monsters.


    From the intelligence obtained, these were bio-combat soldiers developed by another scientist on the island named Doctor Terror.


    As for the investigators'' side, after careful observation Chen Mo confirmed that there were only four of them, all male martial artists. Two of them were seriously injured and unable to exert their full strength, only able to deal with the surrounding black-clad lackeys.


    The remaining two seemed stronger than the elite black-clad lackeys, possessing strength close to that of small leaders. However, under the siege of so many members of the Hive organization they were also overwhelmed and it seems defeat was only a matter of time.


    Seeing this scene, Gao Shu sneered.


    "Are you sure you want to join the investigator''s camp?"


    Immediately, he no longer concealed himself and leapt out from the bushes.


    "I am a martial artist oppressed by the ancient Xuan Kingdom. I have tracked the international investigators here, my companions and I want to join the Hive organization. I also have important information you need!"


    To show his sincerity, he even launched an attack on the four martial artists who were being besieged. S~?a??h the Nov?lF?re .??t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    The black-clad lackeys initially harboured hostility towards this sudden stranger. However, upon seeing Gao Shu attacking these troublesome martial artists and hearing the yell of Black Tiger Dragon, the lackeys avoided Gao Shu allowing him to engage in a one-on-one fight with an injured martial artist.


    Lu Yi, Lu Ye, and Tian Tian seeing this also revealed themselves and along with Gao Shu launched attacks on the four martial artists.


    With the addition of these four adult starving ghosts, the martial artists were naturally completely suppressed, facing imminent danger.


    "What should we do?" Tao Zi asked anxiously.


    Chen Mo remained silent. He was waiting, looking at Lei Wu beside him.


    If Lei Wu chose to join the Hive camp, he would certainly not choose a dead end for himself.


    "Hmph, are you sure you won''t follow them and join the Hive camp?" Lei Wu also seemed somewhat worried that the others might turn against them and join the Hive organization. He hesitated, as high returns inevitably come with high risks. Although he was greedy and impulsive, he was not foolish enough to seek his own death.


    Seeing that Chen Mo and the others did not respond and all looked at him, Lei Wu also understood their intentions. Especially considering the grudges between these two abyssal starving ghosts and the adult starving ghosts, he knew that it was almost impossible for them to come together.


    Immediately, he appeared on the scene and launched an attack on one of the elite black-clad lackeys who was close to him.


    "Jack sent us to support you!"


    Boom!


    An elemental energy ball exploded on the elite black-clad lackey, not only blasting a large hole in his suit but also causing him to bleed.


    When Lei Wu mentioned Jack''s name, the four martial artists were overjoyed.


    Their originally tense expressions also relaxed a bit.


    They did not expect this extraordinary from the Western Continent to not kick them while they were down. This was indeed a big surprise to them. After all, according to past practices, not tripping up the other party was already considered good cooperation. As for sabotaging each other, that was to be expected.


    If it weren''t for the Hive organization as a common enemy, the conflict between the two continents might have evolved into a full-scale war long ago.


    Seeing that Lei Wu had already decided to join the investigator''s camp, Chen Mo and the others no longer hesitated. They appeared one after another and launched attacks on the nearest black-clad lackeys, indicating their camp''s position.


    "You!!"


    Seeing this, Gao Shu gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Fine! Since you are seeking your own death, don''t blame us for being ruthless!"


    He had just made up his mind.


    As long as there was a suitable opportunity, he would kill the five led by Lei Wu. From this moment on both sides stood completely on opposite sides.


    But now the most important thing was to kill the martial artists and obtain the mission points reward.


    "Kang Peng!"


    With the absolute advantage of the Hive organization and the addition of Gao Shu and the other three, they finally killed the injured martial artist under full assault. This also served as proof of their camp''s position.


    From the heart-rending screams of the other three martial artists, it was clear that this martial artist, who was skilled in using both legs and could emit shockwaves similar to crescent moon slashes, was named Kang Peng.


    "Damn, why is the points reward so low?" Lu Yi was somewhat annoyed, seemingly dissatisfied with the amount of points reward.


    Tian Tian replied, "He was already heavily injured and we also lost the right to the initial attack and main damage output distribution. Plus, it was the effort of several of us together to kill him. It''s already good to have these points rewards. The most important thing is the item rewards!"


    "A skill scroll!"


    Gao Shu, Lu Yi, and Tian Tian exclaimed simultaneously.


    After Kang Peng''s death, a precious skill scroll was unexpectedly dropped.


    During this period,


    Lei Wu, Chen Mo, Han Xue, Ku Wu and Tao Zi each killed a black-clad lackey, indicating their camp''s position. Lei Wu even cooperated with the martial artist who used fists to kill an elite black-clad lackey, gaining a piece of white quality equipment and a mysterious stone which he casually picked up.


    "This is for you!"


    Lei Wu took out a bottle of potion, which was the standard small green bottle, it instantly restores 100 health points and has a market price of 30 points.


    However, Lei Wu did not give this potion to Chen Mo and the others. Instead, he gave it to the martial artist who was most severely injured.


    From the fighting postures of these three martial artists, it was clear that the swordsman and the martial artist who used fists in front of Lei Wu, as well as Kang Peng who had already died, were all in a protective stance, surrounding this person. Lei Wu took out the small green bottle, obviously wanting this martial artist to unleash his full strength.


    The reason Kang Peng was heavily injured and died was also because Black Tiger Dragon had planned to sneak attack this person, but Kang Peng forcibly intercepted him.


    "Ingestible potion!"


    After taking the potion Lei Wu threw to him, the man was slightly surprised, then sighed, "Unfortunately, my injuries have penetrated to the bone marrow and cannot be treated with ingestible potions. It''s better not to waste it on me."


    After saying this, he looked desolate and returned the potion to Lei Wu.


    This was obviously something Lei Wu had not expected.


    "Master Xuanzong, don''t give up!"


    After the martial artist skilled in fist techniques in front of Lei Wu spoke words of encouragement, facing the bio-human rushing towards him, he suddenly lifted himslef with energy surging through his body. He exerted force under his feet and let out a thunderous roar.


    "Rising Dragon Fist!"


    Following this, to everyone''s astonishment, this man, who was only 1.6 meters tall but had unusually developed arms, suddenly leaped up. His right fist carried a pale golden aura and sent the 300-pound green-skinned bio-human flying into the air four to five meters high with a punch.


    The power of this punch was quite astonishing!


    The bio-human, resembling a small giant like a grizzly bear, looked as if its jaw was about to be shattered. Explosive effects continued to appear in the air, emitting a terrifying aura, which was truly shocking. Even the ground was left with a large crater from the impact.


    Lei Wu''s eyes lit up at this sight.


    He naturally wouldn''t let go of such an opportunity.


    At this moment, the bio-human was in a state of daze and its basic jumping ability was obviously not high or rather it was non-existent, in a state similar to being stunned and unable to dodge.


    An energy ball instantly gathered on the tip of his wand, flashing by and hitting the stunned bio-human, exploding with crackling thunder.


    This was Lei Wu''s basic elemental attack similar to Chen Mo''s attack using psychic controlled weapons.


    Lei Wu''s normal attacks were significantly stronger compared to other starving ghosts. First, his mental power had increased by 1 point after three months of effort, reaching 19 points.


    Secondly, his basic elemental proficiency had reached an astonishing level of Lv11 when he first enrolled. Now, after more than three months of training, his basic elemental proficiency level had reached an astonishing Lv13.


    Lastly, there was the wand in his hand. It was a blue-quality wand that required a mental power of 18 points or above and a basic elemental level of Lv10 or above to use. As a blue-quality weapon, this wand had a terrifying basic damage bonus of 38 points!


    But that''s not all. Lei Wu had further enchanted this wand three times at a cost of 30 points each time, enhancing it to Lv3. Since there would be a probability of failure and a significant increase in points required for further enhancements to Lv4, he chose not to continue. However, even so each level of enchantment on a blue-quality weapon would provide an additional 3 points of damage. With Lei Wu''s three levels of enhancement, that was 9 additional points of damage.


    As a result, Lei Wu''s normal attack damage was 19+13+38+9=79, a terrifying 79 points! With such terrifying attack power, if the target were Chen Mo and he couldn''t completely avoid it, even with his outstanding defense, he would likely be killed in just three attacks.


    After launching a normal attack on the suspended bio-human, Lei Wu instantly mobilized the energy in his body and, between two normal attacks, unleashed a combat skill.


    With a large and a small, one blue and one purple, two lightning balls forming instantly in front of him and quickly merging into one, flashing and fluctuating in size Lei Wu shot the lightning ball, which hit the bio-human falling from a height of five meters to the ground accurately.


    This was the C-grade skill Lei Wu mastered, Double Thunder Burst Lv1, and currently, the highest-rated combat skill he possessed.


    With a bang, the bio-human let out a painful scream, but its vitality was surprisingly strong. Despite enduring the martial artist''s Rising Dragon Fist and Lei Wu''s continuous attacks, it did not die.


    Before this, he had already been injured, and his health was not at full value. At this moment, the appearance of this bio-human had also changed drastically.


    Just before enduring Lei Wu''s Double Thunder Burst skill while suspended, he had activated a skill. His skin visibly developed a layer of keratin at a rapid rate. This was the result of the Terror Doctor implanting a pangolin-like form into the bio-human through biochemical technology, granting it the skill: Keratin Armor Lv4. During the duration of this skill, the bio-human could gain a significant defense and health bonus, with the downside of a -30% speed effect.


    With a bang, the bio-human heavily fell to the ground. The keratin layer on its chest was blasted into a charred area by the Double Thunder Burst with energy even penetrating deep into its body emitting sparks of electricity. The pain instinctively made it want to flee. However, as the mysterious metal device on top of its head started to operate, it let out a beast-like roar and completely ignored its injuries, charging madly towards Lei Wu.


    However, just at this moment, the bio-human''s body unexpectedly burst with another thunderous light. This was Lei Wu''s Thunder Paralysis talent coming into effect.


    Thunder Paralysis: After using a thunder element skill, there is a 25% chance to temporarily paralyze the enemy. With the Double Thunder Burst skill, there were two chances for the Thunder Paralysis effect to trigger, making it a 50% chance. Therefore, it was not surprising that the bio-human was paralyzed.


    However, this paralysis was only momentary. It would last for a duration based on the ratio of Lei Wu''s mental power to the target''s overall attributes, ranging from a brief moment to a maximum of 1 second. This skill not only briefly paralyzes the enemy to expose vulnerabilities but also has the ability to interrupt some charging skills, surpassing Chen Mo''s Stone Skin talent.


    During the bio-human''s brief paralysis, the martial artist proficient in boxing in front of Lei Wu landed another punch on him, knocking him back. Following this, Lei Wu''s basic elemental attack accurately hit the charred area on the bio-human''s chest, resulting in a burst of explosion.


    Due to the fact that this area was already the bio-human''s wound, after being delayed by the Thunder Paralysis and the martial artist in front of him, Lei Wu''s attack hit accurately once again, causing a weak point damage effect. After a mournful cry, the bio-human finally fell to the ground under the perfect coordination of this martial artist and Lei Wu.


    (End of chapter 24)

 Chapter 25:

    Chapter 25: Deterrence of Strength(TN - Tell me about the quality of the translations, this is not translation per se, I am only editing MTLed chapters. Is the quality good enough that it¡¯s readable? And should I continue translating the novel or not, thanks for any feedback.)


    The process of fighting and killing bio-human looked like it took a lot of time, but in reality, it was just the bio-human launching an assault, being blasted into the air by the Rising Dragon Fist and then Lei Wu with superb skill and terrifying damage interspersing a C-level skill between two normal attacks.


    The entire process took less than ten seconds.


    First, he dealt with an elite in black clothes, and then killed a bio-human warrior. Lei Wu''s terrifying strength shocked even Gao Shu and others who had killed martial artist Kang Peng!


    This made Gao Shu and Lu Yi who had planned to ambush Lei Wu involuntarily stop in their tracks.


    After all, their reason for joining the Hive camp was to complete this mission more safely and easily. Now, if they were to face Lei Wu actively, it would be against their original intentions. After witnessing the death of Fei Xiaojiang they had obviously become more cautious and did not want to confront this terrifying guy head-on.


    Compared to the creatures in the mission world both of them as natural disasters undoubtedly considered Lei Wu more dangerous. Once they approached the other party would certainly consider them as the top priority to be eliminated. They had no doubt about this.


    As a result after a simple eye exchange, the two decided to prioritize the mission and safety and first try to kill these investigators.


    On the other side.


    Chen Mo was using basic psychic power to manipulate a piece of metal shard, launching attacks against the approaching black-clothed thugs. During this process although he also suffered some injuries the data chip in his brain constantly showing numbers like -4 HP, -6 HP, but he also killed two more black-clothed thugs gaining 2 points of Disaster Contribution points.


    After the battle on the beach last night, Chen Mo seemed to have completely entered the role of a natural disaster. He fought calmly and effectively even with the new wounds on his body, his expression did not change much as if he did not feel any pain. There was no sign that he was a student undergoing a trial, but rather a seasoned warrior.


    It wasn''t just Chen Mo.


    The students who came to participate in the trial had gradually adapted to this life and death battle after experiencing the initial elimination. After all, this was a life that their fathers and mothers had long adapted to a combat instinct that flowed in their blood, in their genes.


    Han Xue, Ku Wu and Tao Zi although their previous battle injuries had healed somewhat, without the recovery potion, their wounds were clearly healing slower than Chen Mo''s. After all, they didn''t have Chen Mo''s talent for stone skin.


    Therefore, after declaring their position by killing a black-clothed elite, they became more cautious in the subsequent battle process, trying to avoid getting injured.


    At this moment, the weapons in the hands of the three were the daggers of the black-clothed thugs.


    After seeing Lei Wu and the martial artist cooperating and killing a black-clothed elite and a biohuman in a short time, the three couldn''t help but take a cold breath, finally realizing the gap in strength between the two sides. The dissatisfaction they had towards this arrogant student in their hearts also dissipated.


    With such strength, it''s no wonder that he has almost never interacted with others in the past three months. He indeed has such capital to be arrogant. In the world of disasters, worship and awe of the strong are almost instinctual.


    As long as Lei Wu is here with his powerful long-range damage Gao Shu and the other three would never dare to rashly charge in. Otherwise, Lei Wu would definitely prioritize killing these adult starving ghosts student as the top priority!


    Thinking of this, their confidence couldn''t help but grow.


    On the other side.


    Originally, there were three black-clothed elites gathered here. After being modified by the Hive organization, their physique was obviously much taller than the ordinary black-clothed thugs. At this moment, after seeing Lei Wu kill a companion in a short time, they couldn''t help but shift from their idle state of commanding ordinary black-clothed elites in battle to a state of anger, staring at Lei Wu with red eyes.


    It seems that after being modified by the Hive organization their intelligence has also been affected making them become more irritable and easily angered.


    "They are espers."


    "If we can''t complete the mission, we won''t have any food to eat tonight."


    Immediately after, the two roared angrily at the black-clothed thugs around them. Seeing this, the black-clothed thugs all showed a hint of fear, especially those who had been lurking on the periphery and not working hard, they quickly joined the battle to avoid their anger.


    The black-clothed thugs who were fighting became even more ferocious, which made things for Chen Mo and the others difficult.


    As the sub-leader of the base, Black Tiger Dragon was fighting with the martial artist who using a sword.


    Black Tiger Dragon was wearing a short-sleeved tight vest, sunglasses and his arms were covered in tattoos. At this moment, after seeing that the two bio-human warriors he had borrowed from Dr. Terror at great effort were killed here, he couldn''t help but become extremely angry and a little frightened. He was not afraid of these investigators, but rather feared that evil old man.


    Remember, in order to borrow these two bio-humans with tracking abilities, he promised a lot in return! And this T3-level scientist of the Hive organization, unlike other scientists, is not without combat ability. He has already undergone comprehensive transformation through biochemical experiments on himself.


    In this state of anger and irritability, Black Tiger Dragon immediately roared, urging the two black-clothed elites to join the battle, quickly kill these investigators and capture that precious experimental material.


    Upon hearing Black Tiger Dragon''s roar, the two black-clothed elites seemed to be stimulated and immediately grabbed two black-clothed thugs from the periphery. Under the gaze of other black-clothed thugs, they roared and broke the arms of the two black-clothed thugs relying on absolute strength to cruelly tear them apart like beasts.


    Unlike these black-clothed thugs, who are just peripheral members of the Hive organization and are contract workers who do things for money, these black-clothed elites who have undergone modification by the Hive organization are official members of the Hive organization.


    While they receive better treatment from the Hive organization, they also have higher loyalty.


    After killing these two black-clothed thugs and venting their dissatisfaction, these two black-clothed elites decided to personally take action. Their huge physique was like two rhinoceroses and their feet stomping on the ground caused a slight tremor, flipping over the black-clothed thugs blocking their way heading straight for Lei Wu.


    Feeling the oppression of the black-clothed elites up close, Chen Mo''s eyelids couldn''t help but twitch.


    Lei Wu, who was hiding behind the martial artist, naturally also noticed the approach of these two black-clothed elites. However, although they possessed unmatched strength, their speed was relatively slow, which was undoubtedly their flaw.


    At this moment, Lei Wu was also facing an attack from the other bio-human.


    The target of this bio-human was originally Kang Peng. But with the arrival of Gao Shu and the other four, and after killing Kang Peng, seeing his biohuman companion being killed by Lei Wu, he came over for revenge.


    Lei Wu''s C-level skill, Double Thunder Explosion, was still in cooldown.


    But even so, if he were to cooperate with this martial artist who was good at boxing, killing this bio-human would only take a little more time. Even if these two black-clothed elites were added, with one specializing in close combat and the other in long-range output, they could completely confront them head-on.


    But just then.


    The martial artist in front of him who was good at boxing suddenly shouted in panic and then actually ignored Lei Wu behind him turned around and left.


    It was only then that Chen Mo and the others realized that Gao Shu and the others, unwilling to confront Lei Wu head-on because of his strong strength had actually shifted their focus to the severely injured Xuanzong apparently intending to take advantage of the opportunity to kill him.


    They had obviously also realized that among these martial artists the severely injured Xuanzong was the answer to breakthrough and killing him would definitely yield many benefits.


    And the martial artist who had noticed this point no longer cared about Lei Wu and turned to protect Xuanzong.


    Lei Wu gave Gao Shu and the others a fierce glare but there was nothing he could do.


    If he was alone, even fighting against this bio-human who excelled in close combat would be very difficult let alone adding these two elite black-clothed elites. There were still so many black-clothed thugs around and he was helpless against this.


    After all, he was an elemental mage, and his skills were usually pure damage output, leaning towards explosive power to change the battlefield situation. Once these guys got close, it would be quite dangerous.


    Just as he began to hesitate in his heart wondering whether to start preparing an escape route or to follow the martial artist to rescue Xuanzong, scare off Gao Shu and the others and then try to deal with this bio-human and the black-clothed elites, he suddenly saw Chen Mo approaching and whispering, "First, focus on taking out one of the elite black-clothed elites and use his slow movements to create an opportunity and try to take his grenade."


    As he spoke, Chen Mo quickly ran up and positioned himself in front of the biohuman.


    If it weren''t for the situation forcing him, Chen Mo wouldn''t want to play the hero here.


    But since he had chosen to join the investigator camp, where high returns meant high risks, if he wanted to keep the difficulty of this mission within the range of the Starving Ghost Trial he had to ensure the continued survival of these martial artists. Otherwise, if Gao Shu and the others were allowed to kill them one by one, the difficulty of the next few tasks would undoubtedly increase exponentially.


    "You!?"


    Lei Wu obviously did not expect that Chen Mo would step forward at this time and start giving orders to him.


    Chen Mo wielded a bronze short sword and ruthlessly chopped at the biohuman''s arm.


    However, the resistance on the short sword made him feel as if he were cutting into a piece of cowhide. The blade barely scratched the opponent''s skin, forming a small wound. However, compared to the opponent''s huge physique, it was insignificant.


    What caught Chen Mo''s attention even more was that the blood from the opponent''s wound was green, just like the skin.


    This was clearly not the normal blood color for a human. These bio-humans seemed to have undergone more extreme modifications by the Hive organization compared to the elite black-clothed elites.


    A punch slammed fiercely into Chen Mo''s chest.


    However, faced with the biohuman''s counterattack, Chen Mo did not seem as vulnerable as Lei Wu had imagined. He only took a few steps back, his face looking a bit unpleasant. Although he was not a match for this bio-human warrior, he had no major issues briefly withstanding the bio-human warrior''s attacks.


    After creating some distance, seeing that the bio-human was about to attack him again, Chen Mo quickly used his psychic power to control a metal shard, attempting to target the bio-human''s eyes with a weak spot attack. Obviously, because of the battle with Gui Tu, Chen Mo intended to try to replicate the miracle once again.


    However, this bio-human was not going to stand still like the Gui Tu, allowing Chen Mo to aim and attack without dodging.


    The metal shard flashed and the bio-human sidestepped, barely avoiding Chen Mo''s psychic attack aimed at his eyes, only receiving a small cut on his face.


    The bio-human then leaped up, prompting Chen Mo to roll on the ground.


    With a bang, the biohuman''s feet slammed fiercely on the ground.


    The soil where Chen Mo had just stood was instantly pressed into two clear footprints by its astonishing physique.


    Immediately after the bio-human''s hand, which completely did not conform to human proportions, swept fiercely. Although Chen Mo relied on basic agility to dodge the biohuman''s leaping strike, he could not dodge the attack of this giant hand at all. He could only hastily adopt a blocking posture and then was slapped on his blocking arms by the opponent''s palm causing him to retreat a few steps again, the enormous force making his hands tremble slightly. S?a?ch* Th? ??v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    But at the same time.


    Chen Mo''s psychic blast hit the bio-human''s left leg accurately. With the explosion of the psychic blast, a stream of blood splattered from the bio-human''s left leg, indirectly affecting his speed and hindering his pursuit of Chen Mo.


    For a moment, the two were in a back-and-forth exchange. Although Chen Mo was at a disadvantage, there was no sign of defeat.


    (End of chapter 25)

 Chapter 26:

    Chapter 26: Go All OutSeeing this, Lei Wu couldn''t help but show a look of astonishment.


    This was obviously far beyond his expectations.


    Seeing that Chen Mo had already engaged in a direct confrontation with this bio-human and because of the bio-human''s astonishing physique, pale green skin and monstrous figure the black-clothed thugs around him also dared not approach rashly. After all, they were just peripheral thugs, just contract workers, all normal people simply didn''t dare to get close to this alien monster.


    After a brief moment of thought, Lei Wu no longer hesitated.


    He decided to act according to Chen Mo''s plan, trying to quickly kill one of the black-clothed elites and seize his grenade.


    Faced with the two burly figures running towards him, Lei Wu chose one of them and immediately launched a basic elemental attack. An elemental ball formed at the tip of his wand and shot towards the elite black-clothed thug. The opponent''s relatively slow speed and almost clumsy movements made him not worried at all that his attack would be avoided.


    With a bang.


    As the elemental ball exploded on the elite black-clothed thug, he couldn''t help but scream in pain, his tight-fitting suit completely blown apart, revealing his almost spherical upper body inside with the elemental ball only leaving a charred area on his chest.


    The attacked elite black-clothed thug seemed to be wearing a suit of fat armour, like a burly sumo wrestler and his speed seemed to increase slightly continuing to charge menacingly.


    Lei Wu narrowed his eyes at this sight.


    His C-level skill, Dual Thunderburst, was still on cooldown, but his E-level skill, Thunderbolt, had already finished cooling down after he sneakily killed the injured elite black-clothed thug at the beginning.


    After all, it was an E-level skill and the cooldown time for Thunderbolt was only 6 seconds.


    In addition to the E-level skill Thunderbolt and the C-level skill Dual Thunderburst, he also mastered a D-level skill, Lightning Magic.


    Lightning Magic: Launch a lightning strike, causing skill splash damage to the target and nearby hostile units.


    Although this elite black-clothed thug had astonishing health and strength values, his speed was his weakness!


    If he could, in the process of his approach insert a Thunderbolt skill between two normal attacks and then immediately launch Lightning Magic after the second normal attack then the damage erupted in a short period of time should have a fairly good chance of killing this elite black-clothed thug.


    In an ideal state, the whole process might not take more than 5 seconds.


    On one side there was the contemplation of the battle, detailed and meticulous planning, on the other side however in his peripheral vision he caught sight of a dirt stain on the pristine white robe, causing his brow to furrow.


    It seemed to be a bloodstain from the recent battle.


    This made him, in the midst of casting a spell, involuntarily shake himself vigorously. This action obviously couldn''t shake off the dirt, but it made him feel a little better.


    As the energy surged within him, the Thunderbolt condensed into shape.


    It was a grape-sized ball of light, exceptionally dazzling and then the ball of light flashed and disappeared, once again accurately landing on the chest of this elite black-clothed thug. Accompanied by the crackling explosion of lightning, just after Lei Wu launched the Thunderbolt, his wand was already preparing for the second basic elemental normal attack.


    The energy ball was gradually taking shape.


    However, just at this moment.


    Lei Wu''s peripheral vision caught sight of the other elite black-clothed thug, whose body suddenly swelled up, terrifying muscles causing his clothes to burst.


    Accompanied by the surge of energy within him, it was evidently a sign that he was about to launch the Savage Charge skill.


    Previously Fei Xiaojian had fallen into a state of weakness and dizziness leading to his death, precisely because of the elite black-clothed thug''s Savage Charge skill. This skill was undoubtedly the most threatening combat skill of the elite black-clothed thug¡¯s, also serving as a displacement skill that allowed them to attack or retreat, indirectly compensating for their speed deficiency.


    Elite black-clothed thugs were also human. Of course, they were aware of their speed deficiency. Therefore unless they were in a winning position in a fight, they would never easily use the Savage Charge skill. After all, this was also their only escape skill. Once used for charging but failed to achieve the result, without being able to resolve the battle, it would undoubtedly put them in danger becoming sandbags surrounded by enemies unable to escape.


    However, because of the presence of the small leader Black Tiger Dragon, this elite black-clothed thug, upon seeing his companion being attacked, actually took the lead in launching the Savage Charge skill with a desperate posture.


    At this moment, Lei Wu was outside the attack range of his Savage Charge skill, but this elite black-clothed thug seemed to intend to use the inertia of this skill to stun Lei Wu upon impact. Although this would lose most of the damaging effect of the skill as long as he could get close to this esper, the elite thug was confident that he could kill the esper. S~?a??h the N?v?lFir?(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    After all compared to martial artists the vast majority of espers focused more on mental development and their close combat abilities were not outstanding.


    "This guy!"


    A hint of hesitation flickered in Lei Wu''s eyes evidently realizing the danger and considering whether to stop attacking and try to create some distance first. However doing so would undoubtedly put him at a disadvantage in the fight.


    As for trying to interrupt the opponent''s charge skill with the Thunder Paralysis talent, it was absurd.


    Although he didn''t have much practical combat experience, Lei Wu''s theoretical combat experience was extremely rich. The opponent''s charge skill was clearly a combat skill with a short-lived invincibility property. During the charge, unless one''s attributes completely overwhelmed the opponent or one possessed a significantly higher-level skill with priority far surpassing the opponent''s it was impossible to interrupt the opponent''s charge.


    Many close combat specialists, especially those with speed specialities, would try to use such skills to counteract the control skills of ranged attackers. Whether they could skillfully use such skills to counter control skills in milliseconds was often one of the indicators of a close combat combatant¡¯s combat talent.


    With this information in mind, Lei Wu naturally wouldn''t make any more foolish attempts.


    At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out bravely standing in front of the elite black-clothed thug who had launched the Savage Charge skill.


    With a lound banging sound. It was as if hit by a high-speed off-road vehicle. After sliding in the air for four or five meters, the figure fell heavily to the ground. The elite black-clothed thug also stopped charging, and his muscles gradually returned to a more normal state from their exaggerated posture.


    He had only charged less than three meters!


    Lei Wu was stunned to see this. It was K Wu who at a critical moment, stepped forward to forcibly withstand the elite black-clothed thug''s Savage Charge skill at the cost of his own injuries.


    It''s worth noting that the elite black-clothed thug''s Savage Charge skill had a considerable amount of damage. Otherwise Fei Xiaojian, as one of the members of the adult starving ghost group, wouldn''t have died on the beach like that.


    He relied on his green-quality equipment, high health, damage reduction effects from combat skills and the advantage of his basic block level. He had been holding on against the elite black-clothed thug for a long time, obviously having some grasp of the opponent''s damage. However, he didn''t expect the opponent to still have this powerful skill hidden. As a result, others would undoubtedly be cautious about this skill of the elite black-clothed thug but Ku Wu unexpectedly stepped forward at this moment, actively confronting him!


    Ku Wu who was in a dazed state had his health drop sharply and his face was extremely pale.


    But his expression was incredibly ferocious, even showing a hint of excitement.


    Compared to the other adult starving ghosts, he had no way out. If this mission failed, he would undoubtedly die. Given the personalities of those people, they would definitely not spare him. Therefore, he had to face the challenge head-on fight his way out and survive this trial.


    He couldn''t speak but his furious and high-strung emotions infected Lei Wu as well.


    For the first time, Lei Wu experienced a feeling he had never felt before.


    It was the feeling that when he was in danger, his teammates would step forward willingly share the danger with him, and trust that he would ultimately win. So even though the opponent''s strength was far inferior to his own, he could entrust his back to him.


    This was the friendship that could only be formed between members of a disaster team after experiencing life-and-death battles, something he had only heard of this but never experienced before coming to the Academy of Disaster.It''s also what his father had repeatedly urged him to find before coming to the Academy of Disaster and Misery.


    In light of this revelation, Lei Wu naturally wouldn''t attempt anything foolish anymore.


    "Take this!"


    Rationality triumphed over emotion. He knew that now was not the time to hesitate, so he threw the small green vial of potion that he had tried to give to Xuanzong for healing to Ku Wu. He was determined to complete this mission satisfactorily no matter what and quickly launched an elemental ball from his wand launching a basic elemental attack at the elite black-clothed thug who had already been continuously attacked by him.


    This elite black-clothed thug, having suffered continuous attacks from Lei Wu, naturally knew how powerful this esper''s attacks were. He even tried to evade Lei Wu''s basic elemental attack, however his speed was simply not worth mentioning.


    With the violent explosion of the elemental ball, the elite black-clothed thug couldn''t help but scream in pain as a bloody and fleshly blurry area appeared on his body.


    Then after a brief pause, this elite black-clothed elite suddenly turned around and launched the savage charge skill in the opposite direction.


    Was he trying to escape?


    It was obvious that this guy after enduring Lei Wu''s attacks multiple times had realized how truly devastating Lei Wu''s damage was and had become somewhat timid.


    Unfortunately, the savage charge skill as a short-distance control displacement skill for strength-based specialists did not have a long displacement distance.


    On the other hand, the attack range of an elemental mage could gradually increase with the improvement of their spiritual power. Although theoretically the further the distance the lower the elemental damage, at this moment the distance of just twenty to thirty meters was nothing to an elemental mage.


    Crackling. A blue-purple lightning arc shot out from Lei Wu''s wand.


    Although the distance between the two sides had been increased, after the end of the Savage Charge skill, the speed of this elite black-clothed thug was truly indescribable. If he had attributes like Chen Mo, he would at least have a certain chance of evasion with some preparation. However, his speed was simply too pathetic, not to mention basic agility and he was instantly hit by this blue-purple electric arc.


    With the splattering of lightning, this huge elite black-clothed thug let out a muffled groan, his body briefly paralyzed, but he did not fall down. It still seemed like he had a considerable amount of health left.


    "Not dead yet!"


    Due to Ku Wu¡¯s involvement, Lei Wu let out a cold snort. Just to be safe, he gathered his basic elemental attack while activating the ice curse skill on his necklace. The two attacks were launched simultaneously towards the elite black-clothed thug who had already run near the jeep.


    With the explosion of elements and Lei Wu''s relentless attacks, the elite black-clothed thug finally fell down.


    Unfortunately, the opponent was too far away, and Lei Wu didn''t have time to pick up the grenade.


    Ku Wu had already recovered from the daze and was helped up by Tao Zi. He drank the potion he had just gotten, but the other elite black-clothed thug is already rushing over.


    In their current state, they really didn''t have the ability to go there and search for the grenade. Because of what had just happened, they had to protect Wan Guan.


    This made Lei Wu look towards Chen Mo.


    Chen Mo, who was in a tense standoff with the bio-human, was only about a dozen meters away from the body of the elite black-clothed thug.


    (End of chapter 26)

 Chapter 27:

    Facing this bio-human, Chen Mo was truly at a loss.Although the overall strength of the bio-human was slightly weaker than that of the elite Black-clothed thugs, they were much stronger than ordinary Black-clothed thugs. For Chen Mo, there was almost no chance of winning in a one-on-one situation.


    He could determine that the bio-human''s strength and speed were both above 20 points and it seemed to have a talent for increased defence.


    Moreover, the combat skills of this bio-human were different from those of the bio-human killed by Lei Wu before.


    If the previous bio-human had a skill that gave it a shell similar to that of an armadillo, then this bio-human had a slimy skin like an eel. Chen Mo could clearly feel that after his psychic attacks were neutralized by this slimy skin the damage was directly reduced by half.


    In addition to this, this bio-human also had a skill of gathering power for a heavy blow. After a brief 0.5-second gathering of power, it could charge forward three meters. Even though Chen Mo''s defence was as high as 13 points after being hit by this powerful blow, his health immediately plummeted by 32 points, accompanied by a brief deceleration state.


    After a brief battle, Chen Mo''s health points were now only 75, reduced by more than half and he was covered in injuries.


    However the punches of this bio-human kept coming, even ordinary unarmed attacks would deal about 10 to 16 points of damage to Chen Mo. Fortunately, its attack frequency was not fast.


    Chen Mo tried his best to keep a distance between them and counterattack with a bronze sword and psychic powers.


    Just then, Chen Mo noticed that the elite black-clothed thug who had been constantly attacked by Lei Wu suddenly launched a skill, savage charge, towards him. Its heavy fat instantly turned into ferocious muscles expanding rapidly and its speed increased dramatically.


    Chen Mo thought that this elite black-clothed thug was targeting him, which startled him. He was already exerting all his efforts to deal with the bio-human. If he were to be attacked by another elite black-clothed thug, it would undoubtedly be a life-threatening situation.


    Fortunately, after launching the savage charge, the elite black-clothed thug actually rushed past him. The soft ground was left with a series of deep footprints as it fled towards the jeep on the path. Chen Mo then witnessed Lei Wu chasing after him first with lightning spells followed by basic elemental attacks and an ice spell, killing the elite black-clothed thug.


    That ice spell, was it a skill attached to an accessory? Thought Chen Mo.


    "Traveler, go find it!"


    Lei Wu''s shout made Chen Mo react. Of course, he knew what the other party meant.


    Although it seemed that their side could still barely resist against these members of the Hive organization, it was because Gao Shu and the others had not fully exerted their strength. Not to mention that they were already exhausted, while the Hive organization still had a large number of black-clothed thugs. Just the confrontation between Balck Tiger Dragon and the swordsman showed that these martial artists were almost at their limit.


    Moreover, the Hive organization could support them at any time.


    With this in mind, facing another attack from the bio-human, Chen Mo chose to take the punch head-on. After that, he used the momentum to roll away and create distance. He then rushed towards the corpse of the elite black-clothed thug killed by Lei Wu, hoping that this black-clothed thug''s grenade was not used up like the previous one.


    After all, these two elite black-clothed thugs had not personally joined the battle before.


    Prompt: Your health -16.


    The bio-human''s punches were quite strong. Shortly after, while moving forward, Chen Mo was stabbed by a black-clothed thug.


    Prompt: Your health -5.


    Seeing his health points dangerously low at only 54, Chen Mo forcefully kept himself in a state of absolute rationality.


    At such a moment, there absolutely could not be any mistakes!


    The corpse of the elite black-clothed thug was exceptionally large, resembling a hibernating black bear. Fortunately, he was fleeing with Lei Wu on his back, so he fell to the ground face down. Chen Mo immediately saw the grenade hanging from his waist.


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    Picking up the grenade, Chen Mo did not receive any prompts from his brain chip.


    In other words, this item did not have any magical properties, could not be placed in storage space and he did not face the embarrassing situation of being unable to obtain it due to lack of distribution rights after Lei Wu independently killed him.


    Seeing the bio-human warrior continue to chase him, Chen Mo shouted loudly.


    "Retreat!"


    Then, Chen Mo directly pulled out the pin of the grenade and threw it in the direction of Gao Shu and others who were besieging Xuanzong. This startled them as after all Feixiao Jiang had been killed by this kind of grenade on the beach.


    Surrounded, Xuanzong and the martial artist skilled in boxing naturally did not hesitate. They quickly turned around and together with Lei Wu, Chen Mo and the others retreated towards the depths of the forest.


    Boom!


    A violent explosion sounded from behind.


    Prompt: You have gained 1 point of Disaster Contribution Points.


    Prompt: You have gained 1 point of Disaster Contribution Points.


    It seemed that two unlucky black-clothed thugs unable to escape in time were killed by the grenade, adding 2 points to Chen Mo''s score.


    "Where''s Yan Nan?"


    After running in panic for a while, the martial artist skilled in boxing who was running at the back noticed that someone was missing and asked loudly.


    Yan Nan mentioned by him was the martial artist who was proficient in swordsmanship and had fought Black Tiger Dragon independently.


    Because the situation just now was too dangerous although the grenade caused chaos and bought them some time they were in such a hurry to escape that no one noticed his whereabouts.


    The group paused for a moment, their breaths heavy.


    They exchanged glances.


    If these two martial artists proposed to go back and rescue Yan Nan now no matter what they had to stop them. With the current state of the five of them, it was really difficult to continue fighting. Even Lei Wu had little energy left due to the continuous use of skills.


    Fortunately at this moment there was a sound coming from the bushes behind them and the battered Yan Nan caught up.


    "I confirmed it just now. The bio-human killed by that esper just now happened to be a Tracker with tracking abilities!"


    Everyone suddenly realized.


    No wonder these martial artists couldn¡¯t escape at the beginning. It turned out that among these two bio-humans, there was actually one with special abilities.


    Even if they ran away they would be caught immediately. After exhausting their stamina they could easily be surrounded, hence the fight just now.


    And this bio-human happened to be killed by Lei Wu and the martial artist skilled in boxing working together.


    "That''s great!"


    The martial artist skilled in boxing exclaimed, "Then let''s run or else if they bring another Tracker it will be bad."


    With that, the group of eight fled deep into the jungle of the island.


    During the escape Xuanzong gave Yan Nan a deep look. Just now when he stayed behind to confirm it was clear that he was prepared for the worst. If the bio-human Chen Mo was responsible for tangling with was the Tracker, he was ready to sacrifice himself for the safety of the group.


    After about two hours of running the group finally completely evaded the pursuit of the Hive members and could take a brief rest to recover their health, energy and stamina.


    Xuanzong pointed at a squirrel on a tree and with a squeak, the squirrel fell down. He turned out to be a martial artist skilled in finger techniques with such profound and ingenious internal strength that if not for his injuries he seemed to be much stronger than the other two martial artists. No wonder he was the core of their group.


    Then Chen Mo successfully killed an unknown wild bird with his psychic power. Although it was quite large, unfortunately, there was not much meat after plucking its feathers.


    "We can''t make a fire, so we can only eat them raw..."


    Xuanzong hadn''t finished speaking when he saw Lei Wu and the others eating raw meat without any hesitation, enjoying it with relish. This made the three martial artists look thoughtful.


    "You are the natural disaster summoners summoned by Jack, right?"


    Upon hearing this the five of them immediately stopped their actions looking cautious.


    Disaster Summoners were beings summoned to the alien world by mysterious contractual rituals at the cost of consuming large amounts of resources.


    Therefore, it was not surprising that these beings in the alien world knew about them. According to Master Qing Hong, depending on the influence of the disaster world the beings in these worlds would treat the natural disasters differently based on their own factions.


    In some worlds, which were still in a primitive development stage and had little influence from the disaster world the beings here would often show considerable hostility towards the natural disasters summoned.


    After all, each time the natural disasters arrived, they would inevitably take away some resources from this world. Some resources were taken away through contracts, while others were plundered by the natural disasters. Even if they died, they would not leave behind a body. With continuous accumulation, these worlds would become more and more barren, leading to the overall degradation of the world''s environment. It was only natural for the local beings to develop hostility.


    In contrast, the worlds deeply eroded by the natural disasters had basically collapsed because they could no longer resist the successive arrivals of the natural disasters. Even the large-scale resistance forces among the locals had disintegrated. Even the wars between the major powers often depended on the natural disasters summoned to decide the final outcome and hostility no longer existed.


    After all, the only thing that could defeat magic was magic.


    However overall, after the natural disasters entered the alien world, they still had to try their best to disguise themselves and avoid unnecessary trouble. This was specifically emphasized by Master Qing Hong.


    Seeing everyone showing a cautious attitude, Xuanzong quickly explained, "Please don''t misunderstand. Although our Xuan Nation in the East continent do not frequently summon natural disasters like the countries in the Western Continent, we also do not strongly resist like many countries in the East Continent. After all, the abilities like those in the Western Continent were developed only a hundred or so years ago and overall our Xuan Nation still maintains an open attitude."


    Xuanzong''s saying this obviously showed that he had not yet realized the potential danger of the natural disasters.


    After all, he was just one of the countless low and mid level martial artists in this world and his thinking had not yet reached the level of considering the total mass of the world.


    After hearing him say this, everyone finally relaxed.


    Lei Wu showed no sign of response so Chen Mo took over saying,"Yes, we are indeed natural disasters. Our mission is to investigate the disappearance of martial artists and espers on this island. Unfortunately, the other natural disasters chose to join the evil Hive organization to complete this mission."


    Chen Mo looked pained as he spoke.


    He then continued, "Can you tell me what has happened here?"


    The three martial artists glanced at each other. Xuanzong then sighed and smiled bitterly.


    "They came to rescue me."


    He couldn''t help but cough a few times blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. After a while, he regained his composure.


    He sighed "These two are Zhang Qiang and Yan Nan, my closest friends. I am the head of a third-rate sect in the Xuan Nation. By the time it reached my generation the sect only had eight disciples left. Half of them are missing while traveling and the remaining few are of poor talent and cannot be relied upon. As for the sect''s inherited techniques and scriptures, they were forcibly taken by other sects during the time of my master''s leadership."


    As Xuanzong slowly narrated, the image of a desolate sect leader emerged.


    As for Zhang Qiang he is the martial artist skilled in boxing while Yan Nan is the martial artist skilled in swordsmanship who independently fought against Black Tiger Dragon.


    "About three months ago, while I was on my way to participate in a martial arts exchange conference, a mysterious group attacked me for no apparent reason and brought me here. Besides me, there were several other martial artists and espers from the Western continent brought here. Through them I learned that this was a secret base established by a mysterious organization called the Hive. The doctor in the base needed us martial artists and espers as research subjects for his so-called Artificial Human Project."


    Upon hearing this Lei Wu couldn''t help but ask "Are there any other investigators on the island besides you?"


    "No."


    It was Zhang Qiang who answered.


    He said bitterly, "We joined forces with the three espers from the Western Continent to rescue Xuanzong and entered this island. But we didn''t expect the base''s defence forces to be so formidable. Although the three espers from the Western continent severely injured a leader of the security forces, two of them died in the base, leaving only Jack severely injured and fleeing. Even the espers they rescued were recaptured. Kang Peng who just died was also injured last night. Otherwise, with his strength, it would have been impossible for him to die so easily here."


    Chen Mo and the others had already obtained relevant information from the Black-clothed thug before.


    The injured leader of the Black-clothed thugs mentioned by him was named One-Eyed Dragon, a metal-modified person and the strongest being temporarily dispatched by the Hive organization to protect Doctor White on this island. The fact that they were able to severely injure this leader shows that the strength of these investigators is quite remarkable.


    "This task is indeed not easy" Han Xue calmly analyzed. "With our strength, even encountering a small leader in the wilderness would leave us helpless let alone forcefully investigating the base. We can only try to sneak in, but they will definitely be on guard."


    Han Xue''s "they" naturally referred to Gao Shu and the other three. While theoretically their tasks were aligned and not conflicting, the different camps they belonged to inevitably led to conflicts. For example, the other side would not only want to complete the basic task but also try to kill these fugitive investigators to gain additional rewards. This was something Chen Mo and the others absolutely would not allow as it would significantly increase the difficulty of their task.


    "In fact, there might be another way," Xuanzong suddenly spoke up.


    Under everyone''s gaze Xuanzong slowly continued, "Due to the injuries from the long-term experiments of Doctor White, I can only exert about thirty percent of my strength now and even self-preservation is very difficult. However, I heard from other captives who were detained with me that the Terror Doctor in another laboratory on this island has a biochemical potion that can treat my injuries. He previously experimented on another injured martial artist and managed to restore about eighty percent of their strength. If that''s the case, I can also help you."


    "Can it only restore about eighty percent of your strength?" Chen Mo seemed somewhat disappointed as he murmured.


    "Kid!" Zhang Qiang looked very dissatisfied.


    "This is Xuanzong. Even if he can only exert eighty percent of his strength, he would still be far above us. He was nurtured as the hope of the Hua Yi Sect. If it weren''t for this incident, his cultivation might have reached a higher level, maybe even reaching the Innate Realm!"


    Upon hearing this, everyone finally regained some confidence. After all, along the way, Xuanzong not only failed to help them but also burdened them quite a bit. If they could increase his strength significantly, reaching the level of a small leader or even a big leader, the task would undoubtedly be much easier.


    (End of chapter 27)

 Chapter 28:

    The group hid in the depths of the forest to rest and recover.Unknowingly, night had fallen.


    The weather today was exceptionally clear and the vast and beautiful stars in the sky mesmerized Tao Zi and Han Xue. Having been used to the grey sky of the disaster world, the two were greatly shocked, continuously pointing at the stars and discussing in low voices.


    If it weren''t for the many mosquitoes here in such a vibrant forest environment, the two girls would have been even happier.


    "Take these." Lei Wu took out two small bottles of potion and threw them to Ku Wu and Chen Mo.


    Chen Mo took the bottle with surprise.


    Prompt: Recovery Potion.


    Quality: White.


    Usage requirements: None.


    Item attributes: Can treat physical injuries, restores 5 health points per minute, lasts for 1 hour, the recovery effect will be interrupted if injured.


    Item introduction: This is a basic recovery potion in the disaster world, do not use it in battle.


    Lei Wu said lightly, "We will have to fight hard tomorrow and both of you are injured. First, heal yourself."


    Here, the issue of injuries must be mentioned.


    The injuries of natural disasters are divided into two types: disabling injuries and physical injuries.


    Disabling injuries refer to irreparable injuries such as broken limbs, which must be repaired through special treatment or by returning to the disaster world through a medical facility and cannot be treated with potions.


    As for physical injuries, they are the internal injuries caused by the continuous decrease in health points in a short period of time, which cannot be quickly restored through the small green bottle potions and general medical means. It will reduce the maximum health points and require this kind of slow-acting treatment potion to recover slowly or rely on the body''s self-healing ability to recover.


    Since the fierce battle with Gui Tu, Chen Mo has found something suspicious about this.


    After that intense battle in which Chen Mo killed Gui Tu, he later found that there were still over twenty health points that could not be completely restored. After his face had been swollen and bruised for quite some time he searched in the library and learned that this was due to physical injuries. If he did not want to slowly recover he could only repair the physical injuries with a recovery potion.


    "Thank you." Chen Mo and Ku Wu felt a bit embarrassed.


    But this was something related to their lives after all so they naturally wouldn''t refuse.


    Seeing that the two were reluctant to consume the potion, Lei Wu said coldly, "You both did well today. Tomorrow''s battle will probably require both of you to share the damage with me. This can be considered as me paying you back in advance. Restore your condition first."


    After that, he looked at Chen Mo again.


    "Your strength is not bad, and your mind is very sharp. We were able to escape smoothly today and you played a big role in it. If there''s a reward tomorrow I will compensate you accordingly."


    Although it was just a promise it made Chen Mo feel much better and filled him with confidence for tomorrow''s actions.


    From this perspective in terms of strength and vision Lei Wu was obviously much stronger than Mu Tan, despite both being nominal captains.


    Then Lei Wu looked at Ku Wu.


    "Your basic attributes and skills are okay but without equipment and skills you can''t fully display your true strength. Take this."


    Lei Wu took out a white-quality curved knife and handed it to Ku Wu.


    This was obviously a weapon he had brought from the disaster world before entering the mission world and it was not known what it had been used for or if it had any special significance.


    After receiving the curved knife Ku Wu nodded. He was not good with words, but he remembered this favour.


    Then the two closed their eyes one after another feeling the gradual effectiveness of the recovery potion in their bodies slowly repairing their physical injuries and fell asleep.


    A night passed quietly.


    The next day early in the morning Xuanzong took out the captured prey and shared it with everyone, later confirmed the plan again.


    "Yesterday, they lost the tracking bio-human They will definitely go to Dr. Terror to borrow a new tracking bio-human and more people will come to hunt us down. On the other hand, their base defence will definitely be more lax, this will be our chance."


    Xuanzong looked at everyone. "The three of us will be responsible for attracting their attention here keeping them away from the base. You will be responsible for obtaining the potion from Dr. Terror. Whether we can leave here alive depends on today."


    Everyone nodded without speaking, eating raw meat to replenish their strength.


    Zhang Qiang and Yan Nan also felt a bit oppressed. Kang Peng had died yesterday and today they would face more enemies who would definitely be on guard against their attack on the tracker bio-human.


    It would be a difficult battle.


    "Let''s go!" With that, Lei Wu, Chen Mo, Ku Wu, Tao Z, and Han Xue, the five of them, gradually disappeared into the depths of the jungle, while Xuanzong, Zhang Qiang and Yan Nan looked at each other and walked in the opposite direction.


    Having been imprisoned here for several months, although Xuanzong had spent most of his time in the closed environment of Doctor White''s lab, due to the conflict between Doctor White and Dr. Terror, the exchange of research resources between the two labs was not that much.


    However, they still had to exchange some research resources occasionally, so he was occasionally forced to participate in some of Dr. Terror''s inhumane biochemical experiments thus coming into contact with other captives. Therefore, he had some understanding of the basic terrain of this island.


    According to the map drawn by Xuanzong, the group walked for two full hours before finally finding the forest path leading to Dr. Terror''s laboratory.


    Continuing along the forest path for a while they found a secret base hidden deep in the forest.


    The walls around the base were covered with barbed wire and disguised with vines.


    This should be Dr. Terror''s T3 secret base.


    The five of them held their breath and looked at the outer defences of this secret base.


    Two black-clad thugs were responsible for surveillance at the outermost watchtower of the base.


    "We must not let them sound the base alarm system. I can only be sure of solving one of them with certainty." After saying that, Lei Wu looked at Chen Mo.


    Chen Mo bit his lip and said, "I can only say I''ll try. There''s no 100% certainty."


    These black-clad thugs'' attributes are not exactly the same. Some have slightly higher strength, some have higher speed, some have higher physique and some have more powerful skills. Moreover, natural disasters'' normal attacks are not fixed values; they often have a certain degree of damage fluctuation. Therefore, Chen Mo is not sure if he can complete the kill before the alarm is sounded.


    "Do your best" Lei Wu said in a deep voice. "If we fail, we''ll have to attack forcefully. By then, we will have to face the defence forces of the entire laboratory and with our strength there will definitely be casualties or even mission failure."


    Hearing Lei Wu''s words, Ku Wu, Han Xue and Tao Zi couldn''t help but look nervously at Chen Mo.


    Chen Mo nodded and stealthily moved towards the direction of the outer watchtower with Lei Wu.


    On top of the watchtower, the two black-clad thugs were drinking tea. Every ten seconds or so, they would glance outside, occasionally arguing about something, and their voices could be heard even from a distance.


    When Chen Mo and Lei Wu arrived about thirty meters away from the base of the watchtower the surrounding vegetation had been cleared but this distance exceeded Chen Mo''s optimal attack range so he had to get closer.


    Adjusting his breathing Chen Mo tried to calm himself down.


    The watchtower was about five meters high, built with metal supports and there was a conspicuous red button on the wall inside which everyone judged to be the alarm device.


    Just as Chen Mo was about to take advantage of the next interval between the two thugs to approach, one of the thugs, perhaps because he had drunk too much, actually walked out of the watchtower, looking like he needed to relieve himself.


    "A good opportunity!" Chen Mo didn''t hesitate and whispered to Lei Wu, "I''ll take care of this one you deal with the one inside the watchtower, okay?"


    "Okay!" The two of them immediately launched their attacks.


    At this moment, this thug had already walked a distance away from the watchtower. Chen Mo suddenly sprang out of the bushes, giving the thug a big fright.


    It''s worth noting that men are generally most relaxed and at ease when relieving themselves. Being suddenly scared by a fierce-looking guy jumping out of the bushes startled him. With a start, he even forgot to pull up his pants.


    Thud! The thug was hit by a stone driven by Chen Mo''s mental power, causing him to stagger and the urine he had already forcefully stopped flowed out again.


    Anyone who has tried it knows that stopping midway while urinating is quite uncomfortable. Now, being hit hard in the abdomen by a stone, it''s no wonder this thug couldn''t control himself.


    This undoubtedly greatly slowed down his escape speed.


    Seeing that this thug was about to forget about his pants and was about to crawl back to the watchtower to sound the alarm, Chen Mo used his only combat skill.


    Level-E skill, Psychic bullet.


    A psychic bullet wrapped in energy landed on the thug exploding with energy and creating a bloody mess on his back.


    The strong impact made him stagger again and he was about to fall off the stairs. He barely managed to hold onto the railing of the watchtower, regaining his balance and then continued to crawl up to the top of the tower.


    At this moment, another stone followed.


    However, even with Chen Mo''s three consecutive attacks, he still failed to kill the thug.


    "Damn it!" Just as Chen Mo was desperate, thinking that the thug was about to return to the watchtower, the thug tripped over his pants, which he hadn''t had time to pull up and then rolled down the stairs falling right in front of Chen Mo who was running up.


    Such an unexpected turn of events made Chen Mo incredulous.


    He immediately drew his bronze short sword and ended the thug''s life.


    Prompt: You have gained 1 point of Calamity Contribution Points.


    At this time, Lei Wu, Ku Wu, Han Xue and Tao Zi also ran out of the bushes. Seeing Chen Mo had dealt with the thug with the bronze short sword, they all showed surprise.


    "Well done."


    The first step of the plan was completed smoothly and without incident.


    As the group was about to look for a way to enter the base, Chen Mo who was still in a tense combat stat, seemed to have discovered something and picked up the dagger from the man he had just killed with his own hands. S?a??h the n0v?l(?)ire.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Prompt: White quality.


    Chen Mo was slightly surprised.


    His luck was not bad. He had obtained a white-quality weapon. After returning to the disaster world, after doing a free appraisal, he could sell it. Even if he directly handed it over to the disaster world''s resource recovery, he could still get some points.


    "The gate to the interior of the base requires a password to open."


    After studying the gate of the base for a while, everyone''s faces suddenly became ugly.


    Without the password, with the thickness of the base gate, it would be a fool''s dream to try to forcefully open it.


    "If only I had spared his life earlier!" Chen Mo regretted. He shouldn''t have been in such a hurry to kill the thug.


    It was too late to say anything now.


    Now, however, it was too late for regrets.


    His expression darkened, but as Chen Mo glimpsed the items on the table of the two black-clothed men inside the watchtower, a sudden realization struck him.


    On their tables sat pots of strong coffee.


    Chen Mo was no stranger to this beverage. During his preparations for the college entrance examination, he had consumed plenty of it. This suggested that the two black-clothed men were likely on night duty, having stayed awake until now.


    Consequently, there would undoubtedly be a shift change within the base.


    Realizing this, he and his group only needed to wait here for the changing of the guard.


    (End of chapter 28)

 Chapter 29:

    Things developed just as Chen Mo had expected.After about ten minutes, there was a rumbling sound from inside the metal gate. Two replacement guards, still groggy from sleep and seeming unrested, stumbled out.


    Before the two could react, the five who had been waiting outside the gate rushed forward and killed them. Silently hiding the bodies, the five infiltrated the base.


    The base inside the metal gate looked like a huge garage with two pickup trucks, a large truck and a multi-functional excavator inside. Behind the pickup trucks were huge metal cages, obviously used for capturing large wild animals judging by the size and strength of the cages.


    On the left wall of the garage were three huge metal doors, apparently leading underground, where the pickup trucks could directly enter.


    From the room on the right side of the garage came the sound of poker being played, occasionally accompanied by the sound of a bottle hitting the ground. Obviously that¡¯s where the guards were resting. Judging by the sounds, there were about six or seven people.


    The five gestured to each other and sent the fastest Tao Zi, to quietly investigate. She soon came back with information that there were 5 normal guards and 1 elite guard.


    With the four guards they had just killed outside, there were a total of nine guards and one elite guard in charge, guarding the entrance to this base.


    With their group¡¯s strength, dealing with these guards was not difficult.


    The only thing to be mindful of was the elite guard, who had been modified by the Hive organization.


    However, they did not yet know what enemies were waiting for them deep inside the base, so figuring out how to defeat these guards quickly, avoid triggering the alarm and minimize their own injuries were the main considerations for the group now.


    "Why haven''t those two on night duty come back yet?"


    The elite guard seemed irritable, probably because he had lost in cards and shouted, "Go call those two back. How can I play with two people less? They made me lose, this game doesn''t count!"


    One guard, looking very reluctant, came out of the room. Completely unprepared, he was easily taken care of by the team.


    This guard had a strength of only about 8 points and was quickly killed, after hiding the body, the five glanced at each.


    "Just before he died, he seemed to be looking over there."


    Chen Mo noticed very carefully that the guard when attacked immediately looked towards a metal box on the wall behind him. When they checked it, it was found to be another red alarm button.


    Knowing the alarm button''s location, the five breathed a sigh of relief.


    Then they waited for another guard to leave the room, apparently to relieve himself, he seemed to be in a hurry and was killed by the five as before easily. This alerted the guards in the room that something was amiss.


    But at this point, the five no longer cared about being stealthy.


    "Leave one alive!"


    Lei Wu gave the order as the group faced the three guards and one elite guard, each choosing their target.


    Ku Wu, Han Xue, and Tao Zi each picked a normal guard while Chen Mo and Lei Wu simultaneously attacked the elite guard.


    "Roar!"


    After being hit by Chen Mo''s psychic power and Lei Wu''s elemental attacks, the elite guard let out a roar of anger.


    Especially Lei Wu''s elemental attack, the damage it gave was quite astonishing. It instantly blew up his upper body clothes, realising the danger without any hesitation his muscles swelled transforming into a muscular monster resembling a rhinoceros, charging towards the alarm button behind everyone.


    This was the elite guard''s Savage charge skill.


    Its terrifying impact even caused a small section of the wall along the way to collapse with bricks and stones flying everywhere, leaving no doubts for his incredible strength.


    Seeing this scene Chen Mo gritted his teeth as he realised he could only face it head-on.


    He took a defensive posture and stood in front of the elite guard determined not to let him reach the alarm button.


    Bang!


    Chen Mo felt like he was being hit head-on by a car, his body uncontrollably flying three or four meters before crashing heavily into the door of a pickup truck, then sliding down slowly. A human-shaped dent appeared faintly on the door of the pickup truck.


    Chen Mo, in a state of dizziness felt his internal organs shifting, his face became incredibly pale and somewhat unsightly.


    Prompt: Your HP -48.


    Even with Chen Mo''s defence reaching a high 13 points, the elite guard''s terrifying blow still deducted 48 points of his HP with an added dizziness effect, which was truly terrifying.


    Blocked by Chen Mo, the elite guard''s Savage Charge skill was forcibly interrupted, he glanced angrily at Chen Mo. Despite Lei Wu''s continuous attacks, the elite guard still continued to charge towards the alarm button. Lei Wu released several skills in succession causing a large area of flesh and blood to explode on the elite guard¡¯s body, but still failed to kill this guard with astonishing HP and defence.


    Seeing the elite guard getting closer and closer to the alarm button, Chen Mo, who had just recovered from dizziness, immediately launched a Psychic Bullet.


    Prompt: You killed the elite guard.


    Prompt: You gained 2 points of Calamity Contribution Points.


    When the elite guard finally went down, he was less than two meters away from the alarm button. Under Lei Wu''s continuous attack he was coincidentally killed by Chen Mo''s Psychic Blast skill, giving him the kill.


    However, because the elite guard''s initial damage and main damage output were both done by Lei Wu, Chen Mo only gained 2 points of disaster contribution points.


    "Cough, cough."


    Chen Mo got up from the ground.


    After being hit by the elite guard''s Savage Charge, his whole body was aching. The others had already killed their respective guards and Ku Wu had controlled the guard he was taking care of using him for interrogation.


    "Tell me, how do you open these three doors and what''s inside?"


    Facing Lei Wu''s interrogation this guard without the restraint of the elite guard seemed quite unprincipled. He didn''t hesitate to speak "You just need to press the button to open the soundproof door. The left one is the specimen confinement room, the middle one is the material storage room and the right one is the biochemical laboratory."


    "Where does the Doctor Terror usually keep the experimental potions?"


    "I... I don''t know."


    Without any useful information, Ku Wu grinned and killed the guard.


    "Come here."


    Han Xue pointed to the map of the guards'' living room and exclaimed, "It''s a special reward!"


    Chen Mo and the others came over and as soon as they saw the map the Prompt appeared in their brain chips.


    Prompt: This is the laboratory map of the Doctor Terror. If handed over to the hostile forces of the Hive organization, you will receive 30 points and a special reward of a 2-day teleportation contract.


    Hearing about the teleportation contract reward Chen Mo was immediately overjoyed.


    When he was a librarian he had inadvertently seen the reward details of the teleportation contract. It was a special item that allowed one to actively go to the contracted world, whereas normally they are just randomly sent to worlds. It was a special reward so it was very precious.


    Its value lay not in being able to return to the previous mission world at any time for a few days or more but in being able to forcibly delay joining the Apocalypse mission of the gathering point mission when it occurred, thereby avoiding the most dangerous initial stage of the apocalypse mission.


    Even if it was just a few hours difference due to different time flow rates, it was very valuable to the natural disasters.


    "Unfortunately, it''s only for two days."


    After muttering to himself, Lei Wu said in a deep voice, "I''ll offer 80 points. Does anyone want to compete with me?"


    The others looked at each other and smiled bitterly.


    Let alone 80 points, even 20 points were not something they could come up with.


    After Lei Wu took down the map he carefully rolled it up and stored it in his storage space, the system prompted.


    Prompt: Lei Wu has transferred 10 points to you. Do you accept (Yes/No)?


    "Yes."


    Prompt: You have gained 10 points.


    With 80 points Chen Mo should be able to get 20 points but just as Chen Mo was puzzled Lei Wu said casually "I don''t have enough points. The white equipment that the elite guard dropped is worth 10 points."


    Chen Mo didn''t say much and went straight to the body of the elite guard storing the machete the guard had on him in his storage space.


    If it was directly handed over for recycling in the disaster world, this machete was certainly not worth 10 points but if it was sold as long as the attributes were passable and he was patient selling it for 20 points would not be a problem.


    And the distribution right of this machete was already his, so if it was worth 10 points, it was still a relatively fair way, even though in reality, Chen Mo was losing out a bit. But Lei Wu''s offer of 80 points already showed considerable sincerity.


    After all, he was not only the temporary leader of the team but also the absolute main force. Even if he didn''t offer a single point the others wouldn''t dare to say much but during cooperation afterwards it would inevitably be less loyal, losing their trust.


    Lei Wu seemed to be very clear about this, so he did not adopt any domineering behaviour. After receiving the points given by Lei Wu, everyone couldn''t help but show a hint of joy.


    Unfortunately, Chen Mo and the others did not find a grenade on the body of the elite guard, which seemed to be equipped only temporarily when going out on a mission.


    Even in Tao Zi¡¯s heart as long as this mission could be completed safely, even if there were no other gains later, she would be satisfied. After all, just completing the mission would bring a basic reward of 30 points and now with the additional 20 points that''s 50 points plus the points she got from killing the guards, when they return to the disaster world, she would have enough to buy a fairly good quality E-rank skill scroll.


    But Lei Wu was obviously not the same.


    "What do you think?"


    Lei Wu looked at the three iron doors and asked.


    And the person he was asking was naturally Chen Mo.


    These three iron doors did not require a password, as there were switch devices next to them.


    "The left one is the specimen confinement room, the middle one is the material storage room, and the right one is the biochemical laboratory. Doctor Terror is probably in the biochemical laboratory on the right."


    Chen Mo''s words made Lei Wu nod.


    "Then let''s start with the bio lab on the right?"


    "No!"


    Chen Mo stopped Lei Wu.


    "Although the Doctor Terror is probably in the biochemical lab on the right, the potion we need may not necessarily be there."


    "Hmm?"


    Lei Wu frowned, puzzled.


    In fact, he had planned to enter the biochemical lab, he only asked Chen Mo to win over hearts of the team.


    Chen Mo continued, "I mean, in case the potion we need is in the middle material storage room it would be much easier to get there than to force our way into the Doctor Terror''s biochemical lab. When Xuan Zong''s injuries recover, even if we come back the day after tomorrow breaking into the biochemical lab will be much easier with the help of these martial artists."


    Lei Wu seemed to be thoughtful stopping his right hand that was about to open the door of the biochemical lab.


    (End of chapter 29)


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 Chapter 30:

    Rumble, rumble.In the end, Lei Wu chose to follow Chen Mo''s advice and opened the large door leading to the material storage room.


    The heavy soundproof door slowly lifted up amidst the sound of mechanical gears, revealing an underground corridor that seemed to stretch endlessly, illuminated by dim lights.


    As the group entered the underground corridor the soundproof door slowly closed behind them with a thud. Once the soundproof door completely closed, the inside and outside of the iron door seemed to be separated into two worlds, with no sound audible.


    "Let''s go."


    Even Lei Wu couldn''t help but be cautious.


    The corridor was about four meters wide and had no cover. If they encountered a sudden attack, it would be difficult for them to avoid it so they had to complete the task as quickly as possible.


    With everyone on high alert they walked about a hundred meters into the corridor. At the end of the corridor, a huge wooden door appeared, with exceptionally bright incandescent lights inside the room.


    Carefully, the group approached and looked into the room through the crack in the wooden door.


    The underground warehouse was very large about three to four hundred square meters filled with various instruments and materials. Upon closer observation there were five people inside the warehouse: three were green-skinned bio-humans, moving instruments and goods and the other two seemed to be researchers in white lab coats, a man and a woman, constantly taking notes.


    "Three bio-human warriors."


    Lei Wu turned around, his expression serious as he looked at the others.


    "Traveler you take on one and the three of you restrain one. I''ll deal with one as quickly as possible and then help you. How does that sound?"


    In fact even Lei Wu wasn''t sure if he could kill a bio-human in a short amount of time.


    Before, although he had killed a bio-human in a short time, it was only with the cooperation of the martial artist Zhang Qiang and that bio-human had already been injured. And now there were three bio-humans in this storage room.


    If Chen Mo and the other three couldn''t restrain them, it would be quite dangerous for Lei Wu to be besieged by these three bio-humans.


    "What about the two researchers?"


    Chen Mo asked furrowing his brow.


    This was indeed a big problem. They knew nothing about the combat effectiveness of the researchers here.


    However the group was currently in a very awkward position. Once the situation above was discovered by the base personnel and the door to this place was opened they would be in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides, they couldn''t afford to waste any more time.


    But leaving like this, everyone was somewhat unwilling.


    After all, there were so many valuable items piled up here there must be a lot of good stuff.


    Fortunately at this moment there were some developments in the warehouse.


    "How come those guys haven''t come down to check the supplies yet? They must have forgotten the time while playing cards again!"


    The male researcher said angrily, "Dr. Bai Yi urged several times yesterday, Xiao Ya you go up and remind them."


    The female researcher didn''t say much she just turned around and walked towards Chen Mo and the others.


    Creak.


    After the female researcher pushed open the wooden door, she appeared worried. As she turned the corner of the corridor, a "woo" sound was heard and she was then captured by Chen Mo and the others.


    "If you make a sound, I will break your neck, understand?"


    Facing the threat of Chen Mo and the others the female researcher was frightened for a moment but calmed down, with tears still streaming down from her eyes, she nodded.


    "Okay."


    Ku Wu tentatively loosened his grip on her.


    The female researcher was indeed cooperative and did not shout or struggle.


    She looked at the crowd with tears in her eyes and asked in a low voice "Are you investigators sent from outside? I was kidnapped here, I was forced to work for them." She started sobbing when she finished speaking.


    The group exchanged glances.


    Chen Mo said "That''s right, we are investigators from the Western Continent Federation, we followed Captain Jack here to rescue the missing martial artists, psychics and researchers like you. Unfortunately, the guards at the base were too strong, some of my colleagues were injured and some were lost too. By the way, is that male researcher like you, kidnapped by the Hive organization to work here?"


    "No, he voluntarily joined the Hive organization dreaming of being as great as Dr. Terror one day." S?a??h th? n0v?l(?)ire.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Xiao Ya hurriedly explained.


    Chen Mo, with a serious expression, asked, "What about his combat power? Does he have any special abilities?"


    "We''ve only undergone ordinary physical enhancement, just a bit stronger than ordinary people and we don''t usually exercise, so we don''t have any combat power. The process of Dr. Terror''s biochemical transformation is very dangerous. I would never try it. Although he really wanted to try it the base is currently short of manpower and Dr. Terror is also afraid of accidents so he did not agree to his request."


    Upon hearing her words, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    If there were only three biochemical people, the group''s plan would be a bit more secure. Although it was dangerous, there was still a chance.


    "If you want to take action you must be quick otherwise he will become suspicious. I have a good idea that might help you!"


    Xiao Ya''s words surprised everyone.


    "What idea?"


    "These bio-humans are all created by Dr. Terror, injecting various animal genes into the bodies of experimental subjects. Although they are humanoid, they have lost their sanity and rely on the metal controllers on their heads to obey commands. If you destroy these controllers, they will lose their sanity and become uncontrollable beasts."


    Xiao Ya''s words made everyone''s eyes light up.


    There was actually such a way to solve the problem. She then pursed her lips, seeming a little scared.


    "But it''s still very dangerous. I''m a little scared. How about this, you can disguise yourselves as the huards outside and I will take you in. Before he notice you destroy the controllers of those bio-humans so he can''t control them."


    After considering for a moment, the group silently voted with their eyes and decided to trust her for the time being.


    This kind of task was obviously more suitable for those with high speed, so it fell to Ku Wu, Tao Zi and Han Xue while Lei Wu and Chen Mo stood by the door, ready to fight at any time.


    Creak.


    The wooden door opened again.


    Sure enough as Xiao Ya said, the male researcher with his back to the crowd was studying the inventory list. When he noticed the people behind him he didn''t even look back just pointed to the middle of the warehouse and said, "It''s all there, you can check it yourself."


    Ku Wu, Tao Zi and Han Xue had already chosen their targets. Without waiting for the male researcher to react they all jumped up and approached the bio-humans, trying to destroy the metal controllers on their heads.


    Sensing something wrong, the male researcher turned in surprise.


    "Who are you?"


    A loud beast roar came from inside the warehouse. The male researcher''s face turned extremely pale when he saw that one of the bio-humans had its metal controller removed followed by the controller of the other two bio-humans.


    Roar!


    As these three bio-humans lost their minds one after another the three of them quickly escaped.


    In the gaze of everyone the three bio-humans who had lost control indeed became like wild beasts. Their eyes gradually turned red and then they started attacking each other with a series of beastly roars.


    They clawed, bit, and tore at each other, their tremendous strength easily crushing and flinging the nearby instruments and scattering boxes of supplies.


    "Tsk, tsk." Surrounding the male researcher the crowd witnessed the huge destruction caused by the three bio-humans. They couldn''t help but be amazed imagining what it would be like if they were the targets of the attack.


    The female researcher Xiao Ya had indeed been a great help.


    Seeing the three bio-humans heavily injured in their mutual attacks, Chen Mo and Lei Wu no longer held back and used long-range attacks on them.


    Prompt: You have earned 2 points of disaster contribution points


    Prompt: You have earned 1 point of disaster contribution points


    Prompt: You have earned 1 point of disaster contribution points


    After the bodies of the three bio-humans fell heavily Xiao Ya with a fearful expression cautiously approached the scattered boxes of goods in the center of the warehouse.


    She gestured "These goods were originally meant to be transported to Dr. White¡¯s base. There''s a small batch of energy stones inside. Do you need them?"


    The crowd upon hearing this, immediately showed expressions of joy and walked towards the crates.


    As Xiao Ya had said just as they began searching Chen Mo found an energy stone.


    Prompt: Energy Stone.


    Quality: White.


    Usage requirement: Deeply eroded by natural disaster energy, 1-hour cooldown.


    Item attribute: Restores 10 points of energy.


    Item description: Can be consumed once to quickly restore energy or passively increase energy recovery speed by 1%.


    Not only Chen Mo, but others also made some discoveries.


    Amidst the excitement of the crowd, after thoroughly searching through the crates filled with supplies and confirming that there was nothing left they all stopped.


    In total, Chen Mo found three energy stones and a pair of white shoes. Others'' discoveries were similar to Chen Mo''s and they couldn''t hide their joy.


    At this point when the crowd looked at Xiao Ya again their gazes were much friendlier.


    She''s really a good person!


    "Xiao Ya! Xiao Ya!"


    It seemed that the male researcher noticed the unfriendly looks, especially the eager eyes of Ku Wu and Tao Zi, but in the eyes of this male researcher the gazes of the group turned into eyes filled with righteousness, ready to pass judgment on his sins.


    He immediately cried to the female researcher "I know you don''t want to work for the Hive, but we''ve been together for so long and I''ve never made things difficult for you. Look after working together for so long, please save me, I don''t want to die!"


    Xiao Ya showed a troubled expression.


    Ku Wu naturally didn''t want the points at hand to slip away like this, so he was about to take action, but Xiao Ya spoke up "Wait a minute."


    She then stood directly in front of the male researcher blocking the others.


    In Ku Wu''s view since the bio-humans here had been killed Xiao Ya had lost her value as a tool. Now, standing in front of him is like seeking her own death, he didn''t mind gaining a few more points.


    Seeing Ku Wu¡¯s expression, Chen Mo suddenly stepped forward and protected Xiao Ya behind him.


    Seeing Chen Mo''s resolute expression and seeing the gesture for the others to back off Ku Wu, Tao Zi and Han Xue all showed expressions of confusion. But Chen Mo had no intention of explaining.


    Because of his contact with the Disaster Stricken, he had already understood their nature. The vast majority were selfish people, especially towards these creatures from another world, they would not have any emotions. Everyone was just a passerby in their eyes, similar to NPCs.


    Chen Mo was different.


    As a traveller and as a person who grew up in the Chinese civilization, Chen Mo could accept becoming cruel and ruthless for his survival, to adapt to the identity of as a natural disaster but he would never accept betraying others for his own benefit. Even if these beings were from another world and could be plundered in the eyes of the natural disasters, he could not deceive his basic conscience.


    Seeing this Ku Wu left in disappointment.


    From this, it can be seen that he had already admitted the status of traveller from the bottom of his heart.


    Xiao Ya seemed to be unaware of this complex confrontation. She instinctively wanted to protect the male researcher.


    After Ku Wu left, she seemed to think of something after a moment of contemplation.


    With a hopeful look, she looked at Chen Mo and said, "Right, he can make the basic improvement potion developed by Dr. Terror! I remember there should be some materials here. Let him make a few basic improvement potions for you and make up for his sins and then lock him up, how about that?"


    Huh?


    Upon hearing this, everyone was suddenly overjoyed.


    Even Ku Wu who left disappointed, couldn''t help but show a look of astonishment. He admired Chen Mo, thinking that Chen Mo had already foreseen this and that it was just part of Chen Mo''s plan, foreseeing the utilitarian value of this male researcher.


    As for the basic improvement potion, just by its name it was definitely an enhancement potion developed by the Hive organization in this world.


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo concealed his inner joy and suddenly said, "Can you only make the basic improvement potion? Can you prepare a potion for repairing cellular tissue damage?"


    Chen Mo intended to use the male researcher to prepare the potion needed by Xuan Zong.


    The male researcher nervously looked at Chen Mo, afraid that he would be killed if he answered incorrectly. But he really didn''t know. In the end, he could only say with a stiff smile "That potion can only be prepared by Dr. Terror. I haven''t mastered the relevant technology."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo couldn''t help but show a disappointed expression.


    "Then you make the basic improvement potion first. If the quality meets the requirements we''ll follow Xiao Ya''s suggestion and let you go. But after that you must repent, otherwise you won''t be so lucky next time."


    "Definitely, definitely!"


    After the male researcher finished speaking, he hurriedly started preparing in the warehouse.


    But soon he looked gloomy and said "Many materials have been destroyed by these bio-humans and the instruments have been damaged. I can only barely put together five doses."


    "Okay, then five doses, one less dose won''t do!"


    Ku Wu said fiercely, his eyes showing undisguised excitement.


    The male researcher ran around in the warehouse, busy preparing, while Chen Mo took this opportunity to talk to Xiao Ya and try to gather more information.


    After more than ten minutes.


    The male researcher finally finished preparing and gave each person a dose of the potion.


    It was a small bottle of pale green potion, emitting an indescribable fragrance. Just a slight sniff made people feel refreshed.


    With one bottle in each person''s hand, they couldn''t help but look at each other with joy.


    Then, Chen Mo took out the mysterious stone given to him by Qing Hong Tutor and identified the bottle of basic improvement potion in public.


    Prompt: Basic Improvement Potion.


    Quality: Green.


    Usage Requirements: Basic total attribute points must be above 30 points and below 100 points.


    Item Properties: When the basic attribute is 30, the basic attribute randomly increases by +7. For every 10 points of total attribute increase, the increase in basic attributes decreases by 1 point. When the total basic attribute is above 100 points, there will be no effect.


    Item Description: This is a kind of evolution potion that combines biotechnology. Because of the numerous cruel live experiments, it can quickly and stably exert its effects. However, because the creator lacks one ingredient, its performance has not been fully activated.


    After Chen Mo explained the attributes of the basic improvement potion to everyone, they were immediately overjoyed. This was obviously far beyond their expectations.


    At this moment, Chen Mo''s basic attributes were:


    Speed: 9


    Strength: 10


    Physique: 15


    Spirit: 23


    Energy: 12


    The total of the five basic attributes was 69 points. According to the description of the potion, he could randomly gain 4 points of attributes! Chen Mo immediately swallowed it.


    After all the upcoming battle was still unknown. Even if he could increase his strength a little, it would be good. Now he finally understood why Qing Hong Tutor gave him these three gems.


    Feeling the continuous eruption of nutrients in his abdomen, like electric shocks stimulating his body, Chen Mo couldn''t help but show an excited expression.


    Prompt: Your Physique +1.


    Prompt: Your Speed +1.


    Prompt: Your Physique +1.


    Prompt: Your Spirit +1.


    A series of Prompts came one after another, just as the potion description said, the effect was quite rapid and stable.


    Not only that.


    Under the effect of the basic improvement potion, Chen Mo even restored the vitality he had lost before.


    (End of chapter 30)

 Chapter 31:

    After the potion Chen Mo''s basic attributes changed to:HP: 206.


    Defense: 13.


    Speed: 10.


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    Physique: 17.


    Spirit: 24.


    Energy: 12.


    The group locked the male researcher in a metal cage in the warehouse.


    This was originally a device used to contain specimens of large wild beasts it was more than enough to trap this male researcher.


    This time, the five of them could be said to have gained a lot which made them feel extremely fortunate to have joined the investigator camp earlier.


    "Miss Xiao Ya at this point I won''t hide it from you anymore."


    After leaving the underground warehouse and entering the corridor Chen Mo showed a forced and sad expression.


    "Because the guards at the Dr. White¡¯s base are too powerful Captain Jack was seriously injured and had to retreat. Besides us, there are still several investigators on the island, but they are more or less injured. The only good news is that we rescued a powerful martial artist from the base. However he has been severely injured due to the inhumane and evil experiments of Dr. White. So, we must use Dr. Terror¡¯s body cellular repair potion to restore this martial artist''s strength to avoid being wiped out by the Hive organization."


    Chen Mo asked with an extremely sincere voice, "Miss Xiao Ya, do you have any good ideas?"


    "That kind of potion?"


    Xiao Ya seemed to be moved by Chen Mo''s words of justice, thinking of the oppression she had suffered in the past few days, her eyes filled with tears.


    "In fact, as far as I know, this is not a potion for repairing body damage at all. It is just that Dr. Terror temporarily replaces the damaged muscles with active cells from animals through biochemical technology. Although it can restore some of the user''s strength in a short period the long-term harm is unpredictable. Dr. White once asked for this potion from Dr. Terror for his experiments. If I remember correctly, there should be two doses left in Dr. Terror¡¯s laboratory."


    Xiao Ya''s explanation made Chen Mo frown slightly. After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo sighed, "This is the potion requested by the rescued martial artist himself. He may not be aware of the dangers of this potion but regardless let''s find a way to get it first. As for whether he will take it or not, it will depend on his own will."


    "In that case, okay!"


    Xiao Ya agreed readily.


    Han Xue and Tao Zi who were responsible for scouting eavesdropped near the metal gate for a while. After confirming that there were no sounds outside, they made a gesture to the others indicating that there was no abnormality and then carefully opened the metal gate.


    With the rotation of the mechanical gears emitting rumbling sounds the metal soundproof door opened, after confirming that they had not been discovered by the base everyone couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief.


    After the group left the underground corridor, the metal gate closed again.


    Now, there are only two metal gates left, one on the left leading to the specimen confinement room and one on the right leading to the biochemical laboratory. Dr. Terror is obviously supposed to be in the biochemical laboratory on the right.


    "Wait a minute."


    Xiao Ya seeing Chen Mo and the others heading straight for the biochemical laboratory, hurriedly stopped them.


    "What''s wrong?"


    With their previous experience, the group had become more patient with her and asked.


    Xiao Ya looked reluctant and glanced at the specimen confinement room on the far left.


    "Just a month ago, a batch of wild beasts and missing persons was sent here as materials for Dr. Terror¡¯s biochemical experiments. Most of the people died due to failed experiments, while a small number mutated into two types of monsters: the mindless bio-beats and the intelligent bio-beasts. The bio-beasts have already been turned into fighters by Dr. Terror using controllers. However, the intelligent bio-beasts, because they cannot be controlled have been imprisoned in there. Once the base sounds the alarm, they as dangerous creatures of the base, will be executed immediately."


    Upon hearing this, the group couldn''t help but furrow their brows.


    The base has not yet detected their intrusion making this the best opportunity to ambush the Dr. Terror. After all, the group has been inside the base for quite some time now and any further delay could lead to them being detected by the guards.


    The idea of wasting this golden opportunity to do a good deed and rescue these so-called bio-beasts is clearly not very appealing to the team.


    Therefore after exchanging glances they were about to politely refuse Xiao Ya''s proposal.


    However, Chen Mo suddenly asked, "You said they have intelligence?"


    "Yes," Xiao Ya responded confidently, with a pleading look.


    Chen Mo continued, "Since they are called bio-beasts, does that mean they have the body of a beast and the intelligence of a human?"


    "Not entirely."


    Xiao Ya looked cautious seemingly afraid that saying the wrong thing would lead to the death of these bio-beasts.


    "Although they are called bio-beasts, after being injected with a large amount of biochemical agents, they have mutated into a half-human, half-beast appearance and their thinking and intelligence are also approaching that of beasts. However, although they look scary, they are actually very kind. Once you get to know them, they will trust you like little animals."


    "Okay!"


    Chen Mo immediately made a decision.


    "Since you say so, then they are innocent victims persecuted by the Hive Organization. As international investigators, we cannot allow innocent civilians to die in front of us and our conscience does not allow us to stand by and watch! Miss Xiao Ya rest assured, we will do everything we can to rescue them!"


    After saying this, Chen Mo signalled to the others to follow him discreetly.


    With their previous experience the group showed considerable trust in Chen Mo. Although they were somewhat puzzled by his intentions, they followed him relatively calmly.


    Xiao Ya was deeply moved by Chen Mo''s righteous words and her eyes toward him were full of trust and admiration.


    Amidst the rumbling sound of mechanical gears opening the heavy metal gate, the group once again entered a long, narrow underground corridor.


    At the end of the corridor, there was still a corner.


    Behind the corner was a huge underground prison room, from which various roars of wild beasts, the sound of electric shocks and explosions and excited laughter could be heard from time to time.


    As they crouched behind the wooden door and looked into the prison room, the group couldn''t help but be amazed.


    "Are these the bio-beasts?"


    Inside this vast room, there were dozens of huge metal cages, most of which were idle but there were still over a dozen cages containing monsters of various forms.


    Inside the cages there were humanoid monsters resembling gorillas, zebras, lions and lizards. Each humanoid monster was about two meters tall and unusually burly.


    Just by looking at their appearance, no one would doubt the immense strength they possessed.


    As for the guards responsible for watching over them, there were only six normal guards.


    After throwing food into the cages and then spraying them with high-pressure water guns, they would connect the electric current to the water guns when they encountered the monsters'' angry roars. The cages would then be filled with the monsters'' desperate screams and they would no longer resist.


    "To deal with these beasts, you have to tame them. Reasoning with them is useless."


    A slender black-clad lackey couldn''t help but feel proud when he saw the huge monster trembling in front of him.


    "Haha, I remember who almost wet his pants the first time he came in here."


    The mocking laughter of another black-clad lackey made the originally proud lackey unable to keep his face. After becoming angry, he sprayed the high-pressure water gun, which was electrified at another bio-beast in a cage. As the bio-beast screamed in agony, he once again revealed a proud expression, as if trying to wash away his past shame.


    Xiao Ya, outside the door, couldn''t bear to watch this scene.


    "These are the bio-beasts created by Dr. Terror. They are mutant experiments created by injecting human bodies with enhanced genes from wild beasts. We must rescue them quickly. Once the alarm system in the base is activated and not disarmed within ten seconds these cages will be connected to the base''s high-voltage electrical system and they will be doomed."


    "Six black-clad lackeys," Chen Mo murmured.


    Lei Wu calmly analyzed "With such a large room, it is impossible for us to kill them instantly without them reacting."


    Chen Mo nodded.


    He then looked at Xiao Ya and asked "After we release them are you sure they won''t attack us?"


    "Absolutely not!" Xiao Ya said confidently, "I have been in contact with them for a long time. They are really kind and have never thought of harming anyone. They are just innocent people captured by the Hive organization."


    "No time to wait."


    After getting confirmation from Xiao Ya, Chen Mo immediately said, "Charge in, ignore these black-clad lackeys, and do your best to rescue these bio-beasts."


    This also meant that the base''s alarm would be triggered immediately.


    It was only at this moment that Lei Wu, Ku Wu, Taozi, and Han Xue all realized what Chen Mo''s true intention was.


    He obviously intended to use these bio-beasts to distract the forces of the Hive Organization.


    Although these bio-beasts would not obey the commands of natural disasters, their hatred for the Hive Organization was undeniable.


    With this realization, everyone suddenly became motivated.


    "Charge!"


    With a command, the six of them suddenly rushed into the specimen confinement room.


    Even the gentle Xiao Ya at this moment, could not care about the danger. She followed the five into the warehouse. In the stunned eyes of several black-clad lackeys, she rushed to the nearest metal cage and pressed the button to open it.


    "Miss Xiao Ya!"


    The half-lion inside the cage looked incredibly incredulous, shouting in joy.


    As Xiao Ya had said, she had indeed established a deep friendship with these bio-beasts. The bio-beasts roared and violently shook the metal cages.


    "They are international investigators here to investigate the Hive Organization. Come out quickly!"


    Xiao Ya shouted and rushed to another metal cage''s switch.


    However the metal cage doors opened too slowly. The black-clad lackeys who had been scared silly by this sudden turn of events, finally reacted. They let out terrified screams and immediately rushed to the base''s alarm system.


    Buzz, buzz.


    The base''s alarm sounded a piercing wail that spread throughout the entire base, accompanied by the flickering of red and blue lights.


    "Quick, quick, quick!"


    Chen Mo kept urging, not only urging others to quickly open the doors of the cages but also urging the bio-beasts trapped inside to escape quickly.


    The bio-beasts screamed in alarm. The moment the iron gates were wide enough for them to escape, they disregarded everything and squeezed out from inside.


    Ten seconds passed quickly.


    With a "bzz" sound.


    As the high-voltage electricity spread, several bio-beasts that hadn''t escaped in time let out piercing screams and died miserably in the cages, accompanied by intense flames.


    Some of them were unable to escape because the cage doors opened too slowly, while others were so weak from the previous inhumane abuse that they were unable to escape.


    Seeing this scene, Xiao Ya couldn''t help but cry out in distress.


    These bio-beasts were her true friends after she was captured by the Hive Organization.


    "What are you going to do? Don''t come over." Several black-clad lackeys hiding in the corner trembled as they looked at the approaching bio-beasts, their voices full of fear and even had a hint of crying. Their hands holding daggers involuntarily trembled.


    Then, the angry bio-beasts began their bloody revenge.


    (End of Chapter 31)

 Chapter 32:

    "Roar!"After ruthlessly killing several of these black-clothed lackeys the bio-beasts let out deafening roars. S?a?ch* Th? N?v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    They were venting the anger that had accumulated in their hearts for many days, mourning their dead comrades in the cage and perhaps also the pain of their current half-human, half-beast appearance.


    Among these bio-beasts the half-lion seemed to have a leadership position.


    After signaling the other bio-beasts to stop roaring, it looked ferocious and said, "These guards deserve to die but this is not the end. We must seek revenge, tear these bastards who persecuted us apart with our own hands!"


    The half-lion''s proposal quickly gained unanimous agreement from all the bio-beasts present.


    The inhuman abuse they had suffered during this time coupled with the mere presence of these black-clothed lackeys in front of them ignited their hatred and killing them was not enough to extinguish the fire of anger in their hearts.


    "Everyone.."


    Xiao Ya obviously wanted to persuade these bio-beasts to give up revenge and live well. She didn''t want to see these bio-beasts die because of revenge, because she knew very well the terrifying power of the Hive organization just the two labs on this island were not something they can face.


    But before she could finish her words, Chen Mo interrupted her.


    "Don''t be blinded by hatred. What you need more than revenge is an antidote!"


    Chen Mo''s words immediately caught the attention of many bio-beasts, causing a stir.


    If they could restore their human form they would certainly not want to continue in this half-human, half-beast state. Even the half-lion man showed a hopeful and longing expression.


    Only the gorilla man was more rational, saying in pain, "Dr. Terror''s biochemical experiments are just in the initial stage. Even the experiments in the mutation evolution stage are not mature. There is simply no possibility of a reversal antidote."


    "So are you giving up like this?"


    Chen Mo said coldly, "Don''t forget your human identity. Do you want to meet your parents and children in this state? Or do you want to become a real beast, locked up in a zoo for people to visit or hiding in a forest eating bugs and leaves living forever with those real beasts?"


    ¡°You mean... I''m still human?¡±


    The gorilla looked at Chen Mo with a somewhat of a moved expression.


    "Of course you are human. I''ve never had the habit of communicating with beasts."


    Chen Mo''s matter-of-fact words immediately caused a stir among the surrounding bio-beasts.


    Faced with Chen Mo''s arrogance and indifference, they did not show any discomfort. Instead, they felt respected, which was indeed the behaviour an international detective should have towards ordinary citizens.


    Seeing that his words had already elicited a reaction among these bio-beasts, Chen Mo took the opportunity to continue, "The alarm has been sounded at Dr. Terror''s base. We must capture him or kill him before he has a chance to seek help from Dr. White¡¯s base. We need to search for a possible antidote in his laboratory! Even if he doesn''t have it, Dr. White''s laboratory which is even more advanced than him might have it. If they don''t, then we''ll just have to find other doctors from the Hive organization. There are countless T1 level doctors among them, and their evil research must have a solution!"


    Chen Mo''s series of words had already laid out a path of perpetual hostility towards the Hive organization for this group of bio-beasts.


    Though the hope of success was not nonexistent, it was so faint that it could almost be ignored.


    Before long, the bio-beasts and five starving ghosts appeared behind the metal door in the corridor. Standing behind these towering bio-beasts, the starving ghosts looked pitifully small in stature.


    "Remember the plan we just made," Chen Mo repeated, "Your strength is too great. It may be difficult to subtly control Dr. Terror. If you accidentally kill him, it will be troublesome. So, leave Dr. Terror to us to deal with. You are responsible for clearing out his guards and followers."


    With the rumbling sound of mechanical gears turning, the heavy metal door slowly lifted up. Due to the position of Chen Mo and his group being too far back, their view was blocked by the towering bio-beasts in front and they could not see the situation outside at all. They only heard a series of exclamations from the bio-beasts in front as if something had been thrown in from outside.


    Boom!


    With the explosion shockwave, Chen Mo and the others finally reacted. It was a grenade from elite black-clothed lackeys.


    However faced with this grenade, apart from the two bio-beasts at the very front who suffered some damage the other bio-beasts were only slightly unsteady. They immediately roared and rushed out towards the metal door.


    Seizing this opportunity Chen Mo with quick eyes and mind, immediately launched a psychic attack wanting to get the first hit on Dr. Terror outside as soon as possible.


    Lei Wu with the same idea also launched his elemental attack outside.


    However to their disappointment what greeted them outside the metal door were four strong bio-beasts as well as elite black-clothed lackeys followed by many other black-clothed lackeys. Both of them only managed to get the first hit on one bio-beast each.


    Nevertheless, it was still a small gain.


    After all, even if the two of them did not compete for the right to distribute the points, these bio-beasts would have been killed by the enraged bio-beasts, so it was like earning a freebie.


    Compared to only four bio-beasts outside, there were more than a dozen bio-beasts pouring out of the passage and each one had strength close to that of elite black-clothed lackeys. Especially the half-lion among them, who should be considered an elite among the bio-beasts his strength probably approaching that of a small leader.


    To put it in more concrete terms, bio-beasts are like higher-level troops compared to black-clothed lackeys and elite units in troops naturally have stronger strength.


    Outside, the roars of beasts quickly filled the air and various sounds of impacts and roars were incessant.


    The off-road vehicles parked in the hall was easily knocked back two or three meters by the bio-beasts and even the multi-functional excavator was overturned during the battle between the half-lion and the bio-beasts.


    "That''s him!"


    Xiao Ya quickly spotted Dr. Terror.


    He was a shabby, skinny old man wearing a loose white coat, bald on top with a half-circle of semi-long curly hair around. Beside him were two white-coated assistants.


    When the two assistants saw so many bio-beasts, they immediately showed expressions of fear. One of them even began to retreat slowly as if ready to escape at any moment.


    Just then, Dr. Terror suddenly turned around. His tongue turned into that of a snake¡¯s, incredibly fast and landed accurately on the researcher who was about to escape.


    "Doctor!"


    The researcher, upon seeing this immediately showed a look of horror.


    He tightly held his right hand over the wound, but after a few seconds his legs went weak and he fell to the ground. Despite his injury he still struggled to escape, but his speed was incredibly slow, and soon he breathed his last.


    Seeing this, the other researcher was startled. He immediately gave up the idea of escaping and instead activated the combat skills he possessed, joining the fight.


    Healing Lv2.


    Under the care of the Healing skill, the wounds on the bio-beast, which had been torn open by the intelligent bio-beasts, actually began to heal at a visible speed.


    Chen Mo''s eyes lit up upon seeing this.


    "Psychic."


    This also meant that there was a certain probability that this researcher would drop a Psychic skill scroll he needed.


    At this moment, Chen Mo and Lei Wu''s ranged attacks also fell on Dr. Terror, both trying to secure the first hit on this minor leader.


    However, just as the two attacks were about to hit, Dr. Terror''s body suddenly displayed a semi-transparent shield as he was being attacked by the two, blocking their damage.


    "Psychic!"


    "How is this possible?"


    Though Chen Mo and Lei Wu''s words were different, their meaning was the same.


    Chen Mo was obviously more surprised at Dr. Terror''s identity as a psychic. However, upon a little thought, since Dr. Terror had conducted so many evil experiments on innocents and even transformed his assistants into psychics, how could he not have undergone some special modifications himself?


    And judging from the psychic identity of the researcher beside him, Dr. Terror probably had undergone similar modifications himself.


    However, he was different from ordinary psychics. Dr. Terror''s psychic ability was obviously just one of the many results of his experiments and research. He was not a pure psychic. Similar to the tongue-snake skill just now it was all part of his research results.


    As for Lei Wu''s astonishment, it was because of Dr. Terror''s shield.


    The opponent had clearly not activated any skills just now nor had they displayed a shield, but it automatically triggered. There are only two explanations for this.


    One is that the opponent has special equipment that can automatically generate a shield after being attacked. The other is that the opponent possesses a special psychic skill that can create an invisible shield in advance, which only appears when they are attacked from the outside.


    This also meant that Lei Wu did not get the first hit on Dr. Terror as he had hoped.


    "I''ll go deal with that researcher."


    After seeing Lei Wu and himself fighting for the first hit on Dr. Terror Chen Mo decided to withdraw. On the one hand he didn''t want to offend Lei Wu because of this and on the other hand it was because of the researcher''s psychic identity.


    Of course, there is also the reason that the strength and skills of Dr. Terror are unknown.


    From the situation where he killed the fleeing researcher with one blow, he is undoubtedly quite dangerous.


    If it were possible to drop a scroll of a healing-type psychic skill from the researcher, Chen Mo could consider using the Mind Stone given by Instructor Qing Hong to identify it and learn it on the spot. This would undoubtedly greatly increase his chances of survival in the upcoming tasks.


    The others also understood Chen Mo''s thoughts and didn''t say much.


    After all, along the way, everyone had seen Chen Mo''s contributions, so there was no need to create conflicts over such trivial matters. Ku Wu who was one step ahead of Chen Mo took over his position and rushed to the front.


    However, Dr. Terror seemed to have confirmed Lei Wu''s threat.


    He let out a strange laugh, energy surging on his body. Then a psychic attack similar to a psychic bullet flashed by directly passing through Ku Wu, Tao Zi and Han Xue and hitting Lei Wu.


    While Lei Wu was activating his skill he got hit by Dr. Terror''s psychic attack, with a flash of lightning Lei Wu released the skill but the trajectory of the skill seemed to have deviated slightly, as it passed by Dr. Terror by about half a meter away without hitting the target.


    "I was disturbed by confusion!"


    Lei Wu''s response immediately puzzled Ku Wu, Tao Zi, and Han Xue. With his strength, he should not have made such a low-level mistake.


    At this moment, several black-clothed lackeys rushed towards Tao Zi and Han Xue from different directions. Seeing this, the two of them had to be careful.


    After a moment Ku Wu who was risking his life, finally wielded the white-quality curved blade given to him by Lei Wu and broke through Dr. Terror''s shield and got the first hit allocation rights.


    (End of chapter 32)

 Chapter 33:

    Chapter 33: Real combatIt was a strange feeling.


    Ku Wu felt as though his curved blade fell on the body of Dr. Terror but as if it were striking a thick layer of leather he felt a sensing of faint rebounding sensation.


    The hunched and unkempt old man leapt backward to see his inconsequential wound while emitting a low and strange laugh. His mutated and reinforced rhinoceros skin was sufficient to resist the majority of blade and sword attacks. Yet this intruder had managed to wound him indicating his commendable strength.


    Immediately he swung his right hand fiercely.


    When Dr. Terror''s right hand extended it appeared entirely normal, however by the time it appeared in front of Ku Wu it had transformed into a dreadful claw, resembling the limb of some ferocious bird with its enormous claw tip resembling a sharp steel blade passing in front of Ku Wu''s body.


    With a "pu" sound, accompanied by an unusual sensation in his chest Ku Wu vaguely felt several deep wounds appearing in his chest almost to the bone. Before the pain could fully register he looked at the light-brain data chip prompt and upon seeing that his health had dropped by -35 points, he was instantly horrified.


    However, this was not the end.


    As the energy surged on the surface of Dr. Terror''s body, the biceps of his arms suddenly swelled like balloons while his mouth split open to an astonishing degree revealing a set of jagged and sharp white teeth inside.


    "Jie Jie!"


    With an unclear and eerie laugh he began to wildly swing his arms, resembling the attacking claws of a ferocious bird, continuously crossing and striking in the air. In a brief moment he swung four times in front of Ku Wu, with Dr. Terror''s final blow penetrating with full force Ku Wu was blasted out about four to five meters, heavily hitting the cement floor.


    This was one of Dr. Terror''s regular skills, the Lv1 Continuous attack.


    As for his claw transformation, it was achieved through biochemical experiments becoming a passive ability similar to a talent.


    In an instant, after Ku Wu who had suffered consecutive attacks from the Dr. Terror landed, he was weakened resembling a bloodied person with all his attributes halved.


    The Dr. Terror clearly understood the essence of injuring ten fingers being inferior to breaking one. Seeing Ku Wu who had been blasted away by his attack still alive, his eyes suddenly transformed into a dark red color. A powerful psychic force enveloped a piece of metal debris behind him slowly floating it up, then this piece of debris shot towards Ku Wu at an astonishing speed.


    "Ku Wu!"


    At this critical moment, it was unexpectedly Tao Zi who stepped forward taking this deadly blow for Ku Wu.


    "Tao Zi."


    Ku Wu struggled "I am already in a weakened state. Don''t mind me. Go deal with those lackeys, try to earn more points and become stronger!"


    Tao Zi naturally wouldn''t abandon him.


    She protected Ku Wu while wielding her dagger fiercely, like a mother leopard preventing the black-clothed lackeys from approaching. Fortunately, the biochemical beasts noticed the situation and quickly pulled the two behind them, protecting them which temporarily kept them out of danger.


    At this moment Lei Wu''s chaotic interference effect finally ended.


    During the mind interference just now, his mind was like a copper bell violently struck continuously producing high-frequency vibrations, a kind of control-type skill that prevented his skills from accurate targeting.


    However at this moment Dr. Terror had already rushed to his front.


    Dr. Terror did not choose to continue targeting Ku Wu because he clearly knew that the invader in front of him was the most threatening. His attack strength was far beyond comparison with the other invaders and he knew had to deal with this person first.


    As for the bio-beasts, they might be terrifying to others but in front of him they were insignificant, he didn''t care about them at all!


    This was one of his research results in recent days. He was trying his best to control these monsters and turn them into warriors like the bio-humans.


    Seeing Dr. Terror''s dreadful claws tearing through the air, Lei Wu immediately launched his Thunder Light Bomb skill at doctor.


    The terrifying claws landed on Lei Wu''s chest, causing him to grunt involuntarily. Unlike Ku Wu, who was highly immune to pain, Lei Wu seemed quite sensitive. His face changed immediately and the piercing pain made him involuntarily clutch his chest tightly, retreating.


    Fortunately his green-quality clothing had a defense rating of up to 7 points. Coupled with the additional health from his hat and shoes, the attack from Dr. Terror was still within an acceptable range for him.


    This was also the first time in his life that he had suffered such a severe injury!


    Fortunately, Lei Wu''s Thunder Light Bomb skill happened to trigger his Thunder Paralysis talent. As Dr. Terror who was about to pursue him paralysed for a moment Lei Wu took the opportunity to create some distance and then released another basic elemental attack.


    An amazing scene unfolded.


    A protective shield appeared once again on the surface of Dr. Terror''s body, successfully blocking Lei Wu''s elemental attack. However, the strength of this shield was noticeably weaker than the previous one.


    After just one attack the protective shield on Dr. Terror''s body flickered dimly, indicating that it was on the verge of breaking.


    "Hehe!"


    Dr. Terror looked at Lei Wu with an excited and frenzied expression, his eyes filled with undisguised fervour.


    "Kid, I''ve taken a liking to your lightning ability. Just obediently stay here and become the experimental material for this doctor! Why should my research only receive limited support from the organization just because it''s one level lower? I can only get some ordinary people as live biological specimens, while he can get so many martial artists and ability users as live biological specimens. Now that you''ve come to me on your own this time I will use you as live experimental material to prove that I''m not inferior to that old bastard!"


    After speaking, he chased after Lei Wu with faster speed.


    Before reaching Lei Wu his psychic attack had already been launched. Lei Wu grunted as he was hit by the attack. At this moment his strongest attack skill the Twin Thunder Burst had also formed.


    As long as the Twin Thunder Burst could paralyze him, Lei Wu would take the opportunity to create more distance between them.


    Although this Dr. seemed to possess both long-range psychic attack and melee combat skills Lei Wu had already figured it out. His long-range attacks were merely supplementary, his real main killing power lay in close combat. As an elemental mage, he was most afraid of close combat.


    The twin-colored lightning balls flickered and exploded on the Dr. Terror.


    After releasing his strongest attack, Lei Wu''s energy value rapidly decreased. Without waiting to see the result of the attack he retreated trying to create more distance between them.


    However Dr. Terror chased after him at an even faster speed. The Twin Thunder Burst did not trigger Lei Wu''s Thunder Paralysis talent.


    "Jie Jie!" Dr. Terror let out a strange cry and a familiar scene replayed.


    He began to wildly swing his arms, resembling the attacking claws of a ferocious bird continuously crossing and striking in the air. After attacking Lei Wu''s chest four times in a row he finally swung forward with his last strike forcefully propelling Lei Wu.


    Seeing his health drop by more than half in an instant, Lei Wu¡¯s current appearance was completely different from Lei Wu''s usual aloof and cold demeanour. His face was incredibly pale and even his hand retrieving a small green bottle of potion from his storage space trembled slightly indicating extreme nervousness. Without any hesitation, he swallowed it down in one gulp.


    Only after his health value returned to a safe level did Lei Wu breathe a sigh of relief. In that moment just now, he had felt the threat of death. He didn''t want to die, he still had wishes to fulfil. He wanted to surpass his father, become as great as his grandfather and be the glory of the family!


    Because of this brief delay, Dr. Terror was already close to him again, his claws slashing towards Lei Wu with terrifying speed.


    Seeing this scene Ku Wu, Han Xue, Tao Zi and others were somewhat incredulous. Lei Wu had actually made such a basic mistake!


    He had not taken the opportunity to create distance but instead chose to take the potion. He only needed to create some distance delay for a bit with some kiting tactics and perhaps the traveller would have solved the situation with the assistant researcher and come to help him.


    Now, being close to Dr. Terror again how much time could just one bottle of potion buy him?


    Moreover judging from his injuries, he still had a significant amount of health left. This decision was almost equivalent to wasting his opportunity, shifting from an advantaged position to a disadvantaged position.


    They couldn''t understand Lei Wu''s life experiences. This seemingly incredibly powerful starving ghost was born into a family established by a Disaster Lord, which is his grandfather. Although the family had quite a few third-generation descendants, the love and attention he received did not diminish because of this. It was all because of the outstanding talent and immense potential he displayed. Lei Wu was personally sent to the Disaster Academy by his father.


    Despite being excellent in the eyes of outsiders since childhood and despite possessing strong abilities and rich theoretical knowledge, even inheriting his grandfather''s ambitious aspirations, he has always wanted to surpass his father and become the glory of the family. However, he had never experienced real brutal combat. After all, the living environment he was in had separated him from the cruelty faced by most starving ghosts.


    He had never even experienced a serious injury and all his combat experience was just talk on paper! S?a??h the ?0velF?re.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Relying on absolute strength to crush those weaker than him was naturally more than enough. However when facing a strong enemy, facing life and death battle, he suddenly felt somewhat inadequate and appeared somewhat panicked.


    Fortunately at this moment, Han Xue finally killed the black-clothed lackey in front of her.


    Seeing Lei Wu''s vulnerability under Dr. Terror''s attack, she gritted her teeth and rushed towards Dr. Terror without regard for her own safety. Her thin body and the pitiful dagger compared to Dr. Terror''s dreadful claws, seemed quite pitiful. But at this moment, even delaying for a little bit for Lei Wu would increase the odds of their side winning.


    Otherwise once Lei Wu died, the next tasks would probably be even more difficult.


    (End of chapter 33)

 Chapter 34:

    "Quick, help them!"It was Xiao Ya, who upon seeing Lei Wu and his group in danger panicked and shouted disregarding Chen Mo''s earlier warning. She hurriedly urged the nearby bio-beasts to assist.


    And her urging obviously had an effect.


    A half-man, half-pig bio-beast covered in steel spikes roared and then rushed towards Doctor Terror.


    The thinking of these bio-beasts had already diverged from that of normal people. They became more impulsive and direct, no longer beating around the bush or using various conspiracies and tricks like humans.


    "Tao Dong!"


    The half-lion bio-beast was startled by this scene.


    "Come back to me! He alone is enough. Try not to kill Doctor Terror. Don''t you all want the antidote?"


    Facing the reprimand of the half-lion man, the other bio-beasts calmed down. However, the situation it worried about did not occur.


    This half-man, half-pig bio-beast, upon getting close to Doctor Terror, seemed to become like a mouse encountering a cat. Its body became limp and Doctor Terror left several deep wounds that were visible to the bone.


    After struggling for a moment, Han Xue realized it would be difficult to continue resisting Doctor Terror''s attacks. She glanced at Lei Wu, who had already repositioned himself in a combat stance behind her, shouted loudly then rolled away to escape.


    It was only then that everyone noticed the anomaly.


    This half-pig man, who had originally been fierce, suddenly trembled and shivered in place upon getting close to Doctor Terror, completely becoming like a lamb to be slaughtered. Not only did it not attack Doctor Terror, but it also didn''t even seem to know how to escape and was left with several deep wounds visible to the bone on its chest by Doctor Terror.


    Fortunately, these bio-beasts were quite strong and the wounds were not fatal to them.


    "He, he!"


    The half-man, half-pig bio-beast couldn''t even speak anymore and despite its efforts to express something, all that was left was trembling.


    Fortunately due to its sudden appearance and Han Xue''s efforts, Lei Wu finally managed to create some distance, seemingly feeling ashamed of his recent fear and launching another attack on Doctor Terror.


    After Doctor Terror chased Lei Wu away the half-pig man finally came to his senses, by now he was drenched in sweat and his gaze towards Doctor Terror was filled with deep fear.


    The other bio-beasts also noticed something was wrong.


    "What happened just now?"


    The half-lion bio-beast came to its side and questioned loudly.


    "Just now, as I was getting close to him, I felt like I was being shocked. I was instantly surrounded by an inexplicable fear as if falling into a bottomless dark abyss. I screamed and struggled desperately, but I couldn''t make a sound or move at all. I could only watch helplessly as he inflicted harm upon me, completely unable to resist."


    The explanation from the half-pig bio-beast made the half-lion man draw in a cold breath but it seemed somewhat skeptical.


    "It sounds like he''s telling the truth!"


    However, the gorilla man suddenly spoke up.


    He looked pensive, his expression serious as he said, "If you concentrate, you should be able to feel it too. There''s indeed a strange aura emanating from him. It seems that just by getting close to him, it will lead to an irreversible abyss." s?a??h th? ?0velF?re.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    At this, many bio-beasts woke up as if from a dream. Indeed, there was an aura emanating from Doctor Terror that terrified them. Just getting close caused their bodies to tremble uncontrollably. Not to mention fighting back even escaping seemed like a luxury.


    They had felt this way before but at that time they were locked in cages thinking they were afraid of the evil experiments the other side was about to conduct on them. Thinking it was psychological fear. But now they realized that this fear was not just psychological. It seemed to originate from their cellular genes'' instincts!


    Doctor Terror had anticipated a situation like this and his mouth was filled with a strange laughter.


    He looked at the half-lion man and chuckled, "I am your creator, your father. How dare you lay hands on your own father? After I deal with these intruders, I''ll catch you all again and study you slowly. I just came up with an interesting experiment yesterday and haven''t had the chance to experiment on you yet."


    No wonder he was so confident even facing so many bio-beasts without panic.


    Seeing Lei Wu''s attack coming again, he ignored these tough guys and hurriedly continued to chase Lei Wu.


    "Father?"


    Upon hearing this, the bio-beasts were briefly shocked but then they were immediately filled with anger. At this moment, they hated the evil Hive Organization even more!


    On the other side.


    As Chen Mo approached the assistant researcher, he immediately launched a psychic attack. The metal fragments fell on him, quickly drawing blood.


    However, what surprised Chen Mo was that the opponent''s psychic counterattack was actually through a special psychic weapon. It was a walnut-sized, pitch-black sphere.


    Controlled by the assistant researcher¡¯s psychic power, its speed was incredibly fast. The intense pain made Chen Mo couldn''t help but grunt and his body involuntarily stiffened. When he got hit in the chest by the black sphere, he felt like his ribs were about to break.


    Health -24. Chen Mo took a deep breath, but his eyes lit up. After all his defence at this moment was an astonishing 13 points.


    With such a high defence of his own, the fact that the opponent could still cause so much damage through basic psychic attacks was surprising. Assuming the opponent''s mental power was not exceptionally high or their basic psychic level did exceed that of elite creatures, the most likely explanation was the quality of this psychic weapon, likely reaching green quality.


    Green-quality weapons have a base damage of 20-30 points. Only with such a weapon could the opponent cause such high damage with a basic psychic attack.


    Danger and opportunity coexist.


    Chen Mo was increasingly glad he had chosen the assistant researcher as his target.


    Without hesitation, Chen Mo immediately adjusted his internal energy and activated the psychic bullet skill. A bullet of energy wrapped in psychic power was launched and accurately hit the assistant.


    Unlike elemental attacks, psychic attacks must use a physical substance or energy as a carrier and must be attached to a real existing object. Therefore although the attack range of psychics is closer, after hitting the target it will be accompanied by a significant impact force which often causes the one attacked to experience a brief slowdown and a pause, which can be said to be a characteristic of psychic attacks.


    Of course, this so-called slowdown and pause only occur when the strength difference between the two sides is not significant or when one''s strength is far superior to the other and it is also influenced by factors such as the endurance and anger of the attacked.


    With a cry of pain, the white-clad assistant was obviously injured by Chen Mo''s blow. However before Chen Mo could attack again the metal sphere controlled by the assistant also came crashing down. After a moment of pain, the light brain chip prompted a decrease in health by 22 points.


    The pain caused Chen Mo to momentarily stiffen. He then endured the pain and launched another basic psychic attack causing the white-clad assistant to scream again.


    At this moment, the two of them were like long lost adversaries, constantly using psychic power to control objects and smash them at each other.


    To Chen Mo''s surprise, the damage caused by the opponent''s basic psychic attack was also quite impressive. After taking a deep breath, Chen Mo evaded the opponent''s basic psychic attack by relying on his basic agility. In contrast, Chen Mo''s counterattack successfully hit the opponent''s head, causing a critical hit.


    Seeing blood continuously flowing down the opponent''s forehead and unable to stand steadily, looking somewhat dizzy Chen Mo who was only about three meters away from the opponent leapt forward and pounced intending to engage in close combat.


    After all, judging from the relatively slender physique of this researcher, he didn''t seem to be someone with melee combat abilities.


    Although Chen Mo''s close combat ability was not outstanding, it was still advantageous compared to the starving ghosts of the disaster world at the same time. At least against black-robed lackeys of the Hive world Chen Mo still held a significant advantage especially with his strong physique. The black-robed lackeys'' normal attacks could only cause single-digit damage.


    Buzz. At this moment energy surged on the assistant researcher''s body and he launched a combat skill.


    It turned out that the reason he didn''t attack Chen Mo was that he didn''t master the skill of using skills between two normal attacks. The time spent activating the skill occupied the opportunity for a basic psychic attack, but this was normal.


    After all, as Doctor Terror''s experimental assistant his main task was to assist Doctor Terror in completing various experiments not to engage in combat. His psychic abilities were only forcibly implanted into him by Doctor Terror based on research results.


    As the energy flowed on the surface of the assistant''s body with a gentle force a white light flashed and the wound on his forehead gradually healed at a visible speed.


    However after using the psychic recovery technique on himself the assistant hadn''t fully recovered yet when a figure pounced on him. With a loud cry the assistant was knocked down to the ground by the figure.


    Chen Mo was very lucky. His judgment was completely correct. Although the assistant''s physical qualities were comparable to his own and even slightly stronger than the black-robed lackeys and it was obvious that he had been modified by Doctor Terror but he had no experience in close combat at all.


    After Chen Mo forcefully knocked him and pinned him down he immediately panicked.


    Following that, Chen Mo transformed into Gui Tu, pressing down on the assistant and continuously swinging his arms. One punch after another viciously smashed towards the assistant''s head. However unlike the situation with the Gui Tu, Chen Mo had a short sword in his hand!


    Under Chen Mo''s attack, the assistant couldn''t form an effective counterattack at all and quickly met his end.


    Prompt: You have killed Doctor Terror''s experimental assistant.


    Prompt: You have gained 8 points of disaster contribution points.


    Sitting on the assistant''s body, Chen Mo slowly pulled out the blood-stained bronze short sword. After picking up his psychic weapon the small black sphere he stared fixedly at the body.


    Unfortunately the skill scroll that Chen Mo was hoping for did not appear.


    After all, this was just a mutated ordinary creature. Although the points reward was almost comparable to that of an elite creature, the drop rate for skill scrolls was almost negligible.


    (End of chapter 34)

 Chapter 35:

    After a brief disappointment Chen Mo looked at the black sphere in his hand. This psychic weapon did not appear as heavy as it seemed, it was exceptionally light in his hand a common feature among all psychic weapons. With that in mind Chen Mo immediately took out the luminous stone given to him by Mentor Qinghong and used it to appraise this psychic weapon.


    The luminous stone emitted a soft light which fell on the black sphere. The light brain''s data chip used the light to perform a deeper data analysis of the equipment.


    Prompt: Psychic Ball.


    Quality: Green.


    Usage Requirement: Basic Psychic power Level 1.


    Item Attribute: Damage +25.


    Item Description: This is a weapon made of a special alloy refined and implanted into a large organism for nourishment thus gaining extraordinary power.


    Chen Mo finally had his own psychic weapon. This psychic weapon has reached the green quality with a damage attribute of 25 points which is considered passable.


    With the damage boost from this psychic weapon, Chen Mo''s basic psychic damage also underwent a qualitative change, which is incomparable from before.


    Chen Mo''s basic psychic attack is: base mental power + basic psychic level + weapon damage.


    That is 24 + 7 + 25 = 56 points. S?a??h the N?v?l(F)ire.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Although there is still an essential difference compared to Lei Wu''s attack intensity, for a fledgling starving ghost this is undoubtedly quite astonishing. Even for the several adult starving ghosts led by Gao Shu their attack power averages around 40 to 50 points while wielding green-quality weapons.


    After all not everyone has such a high mental power as Chen Mo.


    As for Chen Mo''s psychic bullet attack power: skill base damage + mental power * 0.5 + basic psychic level + weapon damage * 0.2 + skill proficiency.


    That is: 20 + 12 + 7 + 5 + 1 = 45 points.


    From this, it can be seen that the enhancement of weapons on E-level skills'' damage is not too significant, after all the damage of skills relies more on the release of energy, but the enhancement of basic attack is immediate.


    After obtaining the psychic ball Chen Mo immediately stored the bronze sword in the storage space and looked at the fierce battle between Lei Wu and Dr. Terror in the hall.


    As for the shivering half-human half-pig bio-beast along with the critically wounded Ku Wu, they were both being treated by Han Xue and Tao Zi.


    Chen Mo also noticed that Han Xue''s left arm was actually severed, her face extremely pale.


    Tao Zi''s condition was slightly better. After treating Ku Wu she seemed to be planning to take over the half-human, half-pig bio-beast¡¯s job and attack Dr. Terror to create distance for Lei Wu.


    As for the other battles around, they all ended in the bio-beasts'' overwhelming victory. Only two bio-humans barely held on, while the others had all been killed by the bio-beasts. However, under the siege of several bio-beasts, their defeat was only a matter of time.


    "What''s going on?"


    After briefly examining Ku Wu¡¯s injuries, he asked Han Xue about the situation.


    Just now, when he was dealing with Dr. Terror''s research assistant his energy was too focused on the battle and he did not notice the specific situation here.


    Han Xue looked extremely pale, her left arm was cut off by Dr. Terror''s claw. If it weren''t for Lei Wu''s attack drawing Dr. Terror''s hatred, she would probably have died under Dr. Terror''s claw, being able to survive this time was truly dumb luck.


    From this, it can be seen that with her strength, challenging a small leader is still far from enough.


    "On one hand, Dr. Terror is too strong and on the other hand Lei Wu made a mistake in the battle just now. I and the bio-beast had to temporarily take over but it seems that there is a breath in Dr. Terror''s body that they fear making it impossible for them to get close."


    Han Xue''s response made Chen Mo frown slightly and then he suddenly realized.


    No wonder that research assistant who wanted to escape just now was killed by Dr. Terror. It seems that he was not worried about these bio-beasts at all.


    These bio-beasts were originally Dr. Terror''s creations and he naturally had failsafes to restrain them, which was not surprising.


    But then Han Xue anxiously said "Be careful of his bleeding damage effect!"


    "Ah!"


    Tao Zi who launched an attack on Dr. Terror before Chen Mo came over was severely injured in a short moment and let out a scream. She fell to the ground with serious injuries, entering a state of weakness.


    Fortunately, Dr. Terror''s main target was still Lei Wu and he did not deliver a finishing blow to Taozi. Her intervention also brought a moment''s delay for Lei Wu.


    After all as long as Lei Wu was killed, for Dr. Terror everyone here would be practically within his grasp. Under Lei Wu''s continuous attacks Dr. Terror also suffered serious injuries and naturally had no time to deal with others.


    At this moment, Tao Zi had entered a state of serious injury and weakness. If the bleeding was not stopped in time the bleeding damage could endanger her life.


    "Tao Zi!"


    Ku Wu shouted loudly. Han Xue gritted her teeth and rushed over, she had to stop the bleeding for Tao Zi.


    At this moment Lei Wu''s situation was indeed somewhat grim. His health points had dropped by more than half, a value that made him panic deep down.


    He had already taken potions before so although there were still two bottles of potions in his storage space, the cooldown time had not passed yet. If he forcefully took them, it would be a waste due to the body developing immunity to the potion''s effects, rendering them ineffective.


    "Some people grow in adversity, while others perish in adversity." Lei Wu recalled his father''s inspiring words, forcing himself to calm down.


    From the moment he entered the academy he was no longer a child protected by the family.


    According to the tradition of survival of the fittest in the world of disasters, he could no longer rely on his family''s help. Instead he had to achieve higher accomplishments through his own efforts strive to become the family''s glory and repay the family''s kindness of nurturing him.


    It could be said that the concept of a family was just a prototype of a gathering place, with branches scattered around the major gathering places.


    Although he had never experienced a truly brutal battle or encountered a moment of life-threatening danger, his performance in this environment was not as satisfactory. But that did not mean he would remain this way forever. People always grow, especially for this young man who had been seen as a genius since childhood. The shame he felt just now had already made him feel humiliated and he would not allow himself to make the same mistake again.


    According to Dr. Terror''s previous attack intensity, it would only take four normal attacks or one continuous attack skill followed by two normal attacks to deplete his health completely while Dr. Terror''s health was probably still at least half remaining. This was considering the consumption of continuous fighting.


    Currently the distance between him and Dr. Terror was about twelve meters with a multifunctional excavator serving as an obstacle. He could effectively use this obstacle to dodge. Therefore he should use the basic elemental attack again to maximize the damage.


    It is worth mentioning here that Dr. Terror''s continuous attack skill does not mean that the damage of four attacks is added together, it is just a way the skill is manifested.


    The energy ball formed by the basic elements exploded on Dr. Terror''s body. Although Dr. Terror was already seriously injured his eyes were filled with even more bloodthirsty madness. With the surge of energy in his body his terrifying claws swung again launching a continuous attack towards Lei Wu.


    Lei Wu gritted his teeth, he could have like others rolled to the ground and hid behind the multifunctional excavator to avoid Dr. Terror''s frontal attack. However, his upbringing in etiquette and his proud nature made it impossible for him to do so. He could only take a relatively clumsy approach, sidestepping to the other side of the multifunctional excavator. The cost of doing this was another wound being inflicted on him by Dr. Terror.


    "Bastard!"


    Unconsciously Lei Wu''s anger had completely overcome his fear. It seemed that he had shaken off the panic of teetering on the brink of life and death after his health dropped by more than half.


    Because Dr. Terror was faster than Lei Wu and he couldn''t turn in time to keep up with him, Dr. Terror''s claw reached out towards the nearby off-road vehicle trying to use it to stop his sprint. With a sharp metal friction sound, Dr. Terror''s claws tore open several cracks in the metal outer frame of the off-road vehicle showing the terrifying strength of Dr. Terror in combat form.


    Taking advantage of this opportunity Lei Wu first took out an energy stone restored 10 points of energy and quickly mobilized the energy in his body. His lightning spell instantly formed and gathered on his wand.


    He stared intently ahead ready to unleash his lightning strike as soon as Dr. Terror appeared.


    "Be careful!"


    However just the, with Chen Mo''s shout as a reminder there was a loud bang. Dr. Terror like an agile giant ape leaped onto the top of the off-road vehicle. From his high vantage point he saw Lei Wu who was poised for action between the off-road vehicle and the multifunctional excavator.


    Dr. Terror immediately let out a strange laugh and plunged down. With a sudden attack, Lei Wu was a bit late in turning to counterattack.


    After a brief moment of despair, a Prompt flashed in Lei Wu''s eyes, he had prepared for the worst. Even if he couldn''t avoid the opponent''s attack he would counterattack and take a bite out of him!


    However just then a small black shadow flashed by landing accurately on Dr. Terror causing him to pause slightly. It was the attack of the psychic ball. Then Chen Mo leapt out and finally appeared in front of Lei Wu at the critical moment helping him block the blow.


    Prompt: Your health -26 points.


    Prompt: You have suffered bleeding damage with a damage rate of -2 health per minute which can accumulate.


    Chen Mo finally understood Han Xue''s warning about being careful of bleeding damage.


    This meant that if he was hit by this guy''s skill attack in addition to the damage itself he would also suffer accumulated bleeding damage. Even with Chen Mo''s defense, it amounted to 2 points per minute. If he was hit by his continuous attack skill multiplied by 4 it would be 8 points per minute.


    Fortunately the opponent had just used his skill so he shouldn''t be able to hit him again in a short time.


    Looking at the opponent''s condition, although he was full of madness his injuries were quite severe. Without the research assistant to help him recover and with his current health of more than 120 points he should be able to withstand at least four or five attacks from the opponent.


    Prompt: Your talent "Stone Skin" has an immunity effect against bleeding effects and the wound is stopping bleeding on its own.


    This was the first time Chen Mo received a system Prompt about his "Stone Skin" talent''s immunity to bleeding effects which surprised him slightly.


    At this moment his normal attack power had reached an astonishing 56 points. With the opponent''s current state, how many attacks could he withstand it?


    Moreover there is Lei Wu behind him.


    Crackling, lightning flashed.


    Lei Wu''s Thunderbolt, which had been ready for a long time, suddenly launched. It flashed past Chen Mo''s ear almost instantaneously. The strong static electricity even made Chen Mo''s hair float involuntarily. The lightning hit Dr. Terror accurately, instantly forming a charred area on his chest.


    However, it was also evident that compared to the bio-humans and elite black-clothed thugs, Dr. Terror''s defense was undoubtedly much higher. But then Chen Mo''s psychic bullet also flashed and landed on Dr. Terror.


    (The end chapter 35)

 Chapter 36:

    Chapter 36 Acute PoisoningDr. Terror''s body was flashing with electric light, Lei Wu''s Thunder Paralysis talent seemed to be once again in effect.


    Taking this opportunity Chen Mo and Lei Wu both retreated instinctively distancing themselves from this dangerous being. Chen Mo still maintained a protective posture.


    "Attack his head. If we both work together we might have a chance to kill him with one blow!"


    Facing Chen Mo''s suggestion Lei Wu hurriedly said, "No, I''ve just tried. Given his current condition he may no longer be considered a humanoid creature. His head may not his weak point. Still... Huh?"


    Mid-sentence, Lei Wu noticed Chen Mo glancing at the keys that were still in the ignition of the off-road pickup truck and his face suddenly lit up.


    "I have a way. Hold on for a moment!"


    After saying this Chen Mo opened the car door and actually sat in the driver''s seat.


    At this moment, he couldn''t help but recall some things from before he crossed over when his parents had not yet divorced.


    That summer the experience of going to the Gobi Desert for sandboarding with his family was the happiest time in his life.


    Before the family fell apart they had some savings. That year, his father sat in the passenger seat constantly instructing him on how to drive. He said that driving represented a man''s identity, dignity, and face and that he should get his driver''s license as soon as he came of age.


    The past is like smoke. Chen Mo didn''t want to recall his past anymore. Compared to the painful memories of that world he may even preferred the new life he had gradually adapted to in this disaster-ridden world.


    There was no clutch, it was an automatic transmission vehicle. Seeing Dr. Terror chasing Lei Wu again Chen Mo stepped on the brake turned the key and with the roar of the engine it came to life, he instantly shifted gears and pushed the throttle the whole way.


    Following Chen Mo''s hysterical shout the pickup truck rushed towards Dr. Terror who was chasing Lei Wu. This scene truly shocked the heavily injured Han Xue and Taozi. Traveler know how to drive a motor vehicle?


    Dr. Terror sensing the danger immediately leaped up effortlessly jumping to a height of three or four meters. His head was almost about to hit the ceiling of the garage. Chen Mo losing his target could only slam on the brake hard to avoid hitting the wall. This guy''s basic jumping ability must have reached level 10. S?a??h th? N?v?lFir?(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "Damn it!"


    As his head hit the steering wheel Chen Mo realized that he hadn''t fastened his seat belt.


    Fortunately this also created an opportunity for Lei Wu. The elemental energy ball exploded behind Chen Mo hitting Dr. Terror squarely in the waist.


    Speaking of Dr. Terror''s attributes and skills even among the small leaders, he should be considered relatively strong. However his profession is ultimately that of a researcher. Most of the time, he is conducting various biochemical experiments and the modification of his combat attributes is only an additional benefit based on research results. He does not train diligently like other underlings.


    In other words. It can be understood that all of Dr. Terror''s combat skills are only at the beginner''s level 0 stage and his combat awareness and reaction are quite dull comparing to Lei Wu, they are evenly matched.


    Seeing Lei Wu and Dr. Terror engage in fierce combat again, Chen Mo quickly put the car in reverse and made a U-turn.


    Fortunately even though this was a T3-level base the garage was spacious enough and there was no need to worry about scratching the car. Chen Mo quickly completed the U-turn and rushed towards Dr. Terror again.


    Dr. Terror seeing this couldn''t help but show anger. He was about to leap up again to avoid Chen Mo''s impact when at this moment Lei Wu suddenly took out a mysterious animal skin scroll, without hesitation he unfurled it and activated it by channelling energy into the scroll.


    It was a white-quality consumable magic scroll.


    With a surge of vibrant energy flowing out of the scroll and into the ground, Dr. Terror found his feet were suddenly entwined by a green vine, forcefully pulling him back from mid-air to the ground. Before Dr. Terror could react he let out a terrified scream as he was hit by the off-road pickup truck''s bumper.


    Chen Mo had no intention of stopping to check if the guy was alive or dead, to Chen Mo this would be a foolish act.


    If the opponent was killed the brain data chip would naturally give relevant prompts. Therefore he didn''t slow down at all and continued to drive the car over Dr. Terror.


    Chen Mo obviously planned to wait until the brain data chip gave a prompt before stopping the car.


    Bang!


    A sharp claw suddenly protruded from the front bumper of the pickup truck and viciously clawed at the hood.


    Dr. Terror covered in blood had actually climbed up from under the pickup truck''s chassis. His condition was truly miserable, not only was one of his arms broken and twisted but his face also seemed to have collapsed due to the impact. His two eyeballs were heavily congested indicating intracranial hemorrhage. His injuries looked severe. But still Chen Mo didn''t dare to be careless.


    He noticed that the garage wall was right in front of him. He shouted loudly almost flooring the accelerator. The four-wheel-drive off-road pickup truck suddenly felt a strong force of impact as he slammed straight into the wall.


    But just then, Dr. Terror''s upper body that was lying on the hood with his eyes full of bloodshot veins, staring fixedly at Chen Mo, opened his mouth.


    "This is!"


    Noticing the danger, Chen Mo was horrified but had no time to react.


    In a fleeting moment Chen Mo felt a slight pain in his neck. The bloody strange snake had already been retracted into Dr. Terror''s mouth. This was the same method Dr. Terror had used when he first killed the assistant who was about to escape with a single lethal blow, and now it was used on Chen Mo.


    Prompt: Your health -1.


    This was clearly the damage from the thrust attack on Chen Mo''s neck.


    As the pickup truck crashed into the wall, even though Chen Mo was somewhat prepared, he still felt dizzy, short of breath and panicked for a moment. Fortunately, he put on the seat belt previously and was protected and didn''t fly out.


    As the light brain data chip gave the death Prompt for Dr. Terror¡¯s death Chen Mo finally felt relieved.


    Prompt: You have killed Dr. Terror.


    Prompt: You have gained 18 points.


    Since Chen Mo was not the main damage dealer to Dr. Terror but only managed to secure the final kill, Dr. Terror, as a small leader provided Chen Mo with an 18-point reward, which was reasonable.


    In a daze, Chen Mo came to his senses and looked through the shattered windshield to see everything that had happened in front of him.


    The brick and cement wall under the impact of the pickup truck had cracked into more than a dozen visible cracks spreading out like a spider web with the pickup truck at its center.


    At the centre of this spider web-like crack was a large pool of bloodstains. It was caused by Dr. Terror''s internal organs being ruptured and expelled from his body under the impact of the pickup truck almost embedding his body into the wall.


    "Finally dead."


    A smile involuntarily appeared on Chen Mo''s fact but it quickly froze due to the Prompt from the brain data chip that he had just ignored.


    Prompt: You have suffered from acute poisoning with 20 points of damage per second, lasting for 10 seconds.


    "20 points of damage per second, lasting for 10 seconds!!!"


    The moment Chen Mo saw the Prompt from the brain data chip he felt dizzy, he became overwhelmed with fear of death.


    There was no way he could have 200 health points right now no matter what. But the panic and confusion were only momentary.


    Chen Mo noticed that the reduction in his health points was not decreasing rapidly at a rate of -20 per second but rather slowly dropping at a rate of -7 per second. ¡®Could it be¡­¡¯


    This made Chen Mo think back to what he had read in the library. Unlike the bleeding effect basic poisoning effects can be divided into two types: acute poisoning and chronic poisoning. As for more advanced poisoning effects they would involve factors such as professional attributes which are not discussed here.


    Chronic poisoning is when the poisoner in pursuit of the full effectiveness of the toxin greatly slows down the onset of the poison. This type of toxin often causes real damage similar to ignoring the victim''s physical defense against poisoning. However, its drawback is that the toxicity develops slowly similar to occurring once every hour with each occurrence causing high damage. Therefore, the poisoned person can try to detoxify or suppress the toxin during this period.


    As for acute poisoning, it is similar to the poisoning effect Chen Mo is experiencing now. In order to cause as much damage as possible in a short period of time without giving the victim time to react the, causing the toxin to act in the shortest possible time. Its drawback is also quite obvious, it will form different effects according to the strength of the victim''s physique. Some with strong physiques can even directly ignore such toxins, while someone like Chen Mo, although not completely immune, can also be said to have reduced the effectiveness by half.


    Chen Mo''s defense is 13 points.


    In other words, the acute toxin damage Dr. Terror inflicted on Chen Mo before his death was 7 points per second, lasting for 10 seconds, which totals to 70 points of damage, not exceeding Chen Mo''s current health points.


    After realizing this, Chen Mo completely relaxed. No wonder the assistant, who was only hit by Dr. Terror once, died.


    With acute poisoning causing 20 points of damage per second for 10 seconds, taking the recently killed assistant as an example, his physical condition can be said to be mediocre, slightly stronger than the black-clothed lackeys but only because of his psychic modifications that gave him some combat ability .Therefore, after being hit by Dr. Terror, he naturally had no chance of survival.


    Ten seconds passed quickly.


    Chen Mo, looking at his remaining health points of less than 20, finally stopped falling. This made him take a deep breath, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings afraid of any unexpected danger that could lead to his untimely demise.


    Even seeing the skill scroll that was gradually floating up from Dr. Terror''s body, he had no intention of getting out of the car to collect it.


    These so-called skill scrolls are formed when the soul dissipates after a creature''s death. The light brain data chip keenly captures part of the soul information during the process of dispersal which then materializes into something tangible. If not preserved for a long time, they will naturally dissipate.


    "Hey, how are you doing?"


    The battle had ended but Lei Wu looked serious seemingly still ashamed of his poor performance in the fight. However at this moment he also expressed his admiration for Chen Mo''s adaptability. In comparison, he was worse.


    "I''m oklay."


    Feeling his speech was unclear Chen Mo touched his neck which was still numb and half-paralyzed.


    He continued slowly "Or should I say, I''m lucky not to be dead. This guy even had an acute poisoning attack. Fortunately my physical defence is good otherwise I might have ended up like him, lying here."


    Chen Mo pointed to the experimental assistant who was first killed by Dr. Terror, feeling somewhat lucky.


    (End of chapter 36)

 Chapter 37:

    The process of the battle, it seemed as though it happened over a long period of time, but in reality it was only just under three minutes.A large part of this time was spent with the bio-beasts in momentary chaos after being attacked by grenades, then rushing out of the corridor and engaging in combat with the bio-humans in front of the gate. The real fighting time for Chen Mo and the others was less than two minutes.


    Chen Mo gasped for breath as he looked at the bio-beasts around him.


    These bio-beasts upon seeing Dr. Terror turned into pulp by Chen Mo driving the pickup truck, had a mix of excitement at avenging their great grievance and worry and confusion about the antidote. The complex emotions silenced these huge monsters and they all looked at Chen Mo waiting for his explanation.


    "I''m really sorry. I intended to imprison Dr. Terror and force him to give you the antidote but I didn''t expect Dr. Terror to be so powerful. We were almost killed by him, so we had no choice but to-" *cough* *cough*.


    Due to the paralyzing effects of the poison, Chen Mo still had some difficulty speaking clearly. He then coughed violently and even spat out a mouthful of blood, but his condition improved slightly afterwards.


    Although the bio-beasts had some injuries, because of their physique and recovery speed, these injuries were nothing.


    "No, you''re not wrong."


    The half-pig man struggled out of the bio-beast group and looked at Chen Mo gratefully saying "Perhaps killing him was the best choice. Otherwise as long as he''s around he would naturally suppress us and then not to mention coercing him to make the antidote even escaping from here would become a luxury."


    Then, this half-pig man turned around and looked at many of his companions who had suffered from evil experiments.


    "Do you still want to go back to the cage and endure endless experimental torture?"


    "No!"


    "Compared to that kind of life I''d rather die!"


    "I never want to go back to that cage agaign."


    With the bio-beasts responding in a clamour, the look in their eyes towards Chen Mo was less accusing and more grateful. After all in any case they were finally free now.


    The half chimpanzee-man also walked out at this moment saying, "My reason tells me that I don''t actually hold much hope for whether Dr. Terror has an antidote. Not to mention that his biochemical experiments are only in the preliminary stage aimed at cultivating a war machine that can help the Hive. Just considering the extent of Hive''s investment in this laboratory Dr. Terror would not waste resources researching an antidote for us. That is simply impossible."


    The words of the chimpanzee bio-beast silenced many of the bio-beasts. They understood these things too. It''s just that they are too eager for the antidote. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope they are willing to make every effort to fight for it.


    "Don''t give up hope, everyone!"


    Seeing that these bio-humans seemed a bit down and in a gloomy mood, Chen Mo said as this was not what Chen Mo wanted to see.


    Chen Mo encouraged "Whether Dr. Terror has an antidote here, we don¡¯t know yet. We''ll know after we investigate. Please rest assured, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we will never give up!"


    After speaking, Chen Mo looked at Xiao Ya beside him.


    "You''ve been here for quite some time. You must have had some contact with Dr. Terror''s research, right?"


    Xiao Ya''s face turned red when she heard this and she hesitantly said, "I did have some contact but because I''m too stupid and my research abilities are far inferior to theirs I can only serve as the lowest-level lab assistant doing some daily chores and tidying up in the lab."


    The "theirs" in Xiao Ya''s mouth naturally referred to the two lab assistants around Dr. Terror.


    "No matter how excellent they are, they are only accomplices of the devil." Chen Mo immediately condemned the two lab assistants, equating himself with the side of justice and comforted "You on the other hand are a kind angel saving so many innocent lives."


    Being praised so bluntly by Chen Mo Xiao Ya''s cheeks instantly turned as red as an apple and she became even more shy.


    Han Xue and Tao Z, who were seriously injured and weak at the moment, rolled their eyes at the same time. They really hadn''t seen it before. This traveller had the potential to be a playboy. Was he sweet-talking?


    No, when Tian Tian took the initiative to find him before it should have exposed some clues. Otherwise why would that flirtatious fox not go to Ku Wu but go straight to this guy?


    A smooth operator like him, saying he was a starving ghost abandoned by others the two would never believe it!


    As other bio-beasts heard this they all echoed "Yes, Xiao Ya, he''s right. You are our angel. If it weren''t for your care, many of us would have died in Dr. Terror''s hands."


    "You must be the angel sent by heaven to save us!"


    Faced with the bio-beasts'' agreement, Xiao Ya suddenly felt full of warm feelings and tears started welling up in her eyes.


    Everything she had done risking great danger was worth it.


    Taking advantage of the momentum Chen Mo said, "Regardless, Dr. Terror''s biochemical laboratory is right below this corridor. Let''s search with all our might. Even if there really isn''t anything, we will have tried our best and won''t regret it."


    "Yeah!" Xiao Ya''s eyes were brimming with tears.


    Reminded by Chen Mo she immediately took the lead and headed towards the underground biochemical laboratory seeming to fear nothing even if there were unknown dangers inside.


    Seeing this, the other bio-beasts also showed an impatient look ready to follow Xiao Ya into Dr. Terror''s underground laboratory to find their antidote.


    "What are you all going to do? Don''t you trust Xiao Ya?" Chen Mo stopped these clumsy bio-beasts and said "Inside are all delicate experimental instruments. If you damage them, it will truly be irreparable!"


    Although these bio-beasts were not pleased with Chen Mo''s reprimand they also felt a kind of inexplicable feeling in their hearts. S?a?ch* Th? ?0velF?re.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    At least Chen Mo did treat them as humans. If it were the kind of abuse and fear like that of the guards or the wary attitudes of Lei Wu, Ku Wu, Tao Zi and Han Xue they would have truly felt uncomfortable.


    Chen Mo gestured again and said "The alarm triggered here will definitely attract the attention of Dr. White¡¯s base. Reinforcements might already be on the way. We are injured and probably cannot continue fighting in the short term, so we will have to rely on you from now on."


    "Don''t worry."


    The half-lion man said proudly "We''ll take care of the security here! As long as it''s not Dr. Terror we''re confident we can stop them all for you!"


    After saying this he shouted to Xiao Ya who was about to enter the corridor to the underground biochemical laboratory "Miss Xiao Ya, please search for the antidote inside with peace of mind. If there really isn''t one it''s our fate. Next, we will fight the Hive Organization with all our strength until we find the antidote."


    Then, he looked at the other half-beast people, raised his arms and shouted with great enthusiasm.


    "Let''s go, we''ll ambush outside. We must not let the personnel from Dr. White''s base interfere with Miss Xiao Ya!"


    "Okay!"


    The many bio-beasts left the base with high spirits and entered the surrounding jungle. For a moment the vast T3-level biochemical laboratory base fell completely silent.


    "Don''t move for now."


    Lei Wu scolded in a low voice. The injuries of Ku Wu, Han Xue and Taozi were quite severe. Lei Wu, who had always been fastidious was now taking the initiative to squat down and examine the condition of the three. Although his face still showed an unmistakable aversion, he was disgusted to the extreme with the blood on his fingers. He forcibly suppressed his inner struggle to escape and proceeded to carefully bandage and treat the three with the medical bandages and recovery potions he had purchased with disaster contribution points according to the theoretical knowledge he had learned.


    Of course, this did not mean that Lei Wu had let go of his pride. His pride came from within bursting from the depths of his bone marrow.


    The injuries of the three were more or less because of him just now and he asked himself in the previous battle if he had been more aware could he have avoided the injuries of Han Xue and Tao Zi, therefore he wanted to punish himself in this way.


    From this perspective, Lei Wu''s pride became even more pronounced. Ku Wu, who was carefully bandaged by Lei Wu after his serious injury even smiled at Lei Wu with relief.


    It seemed that the various misunderstandings about this proud young man from their school days had now completely disappeared with the bond forged in battle.


    After carefully bandaging the three, Lei Wu slowly stood up.


    He looked at his bloody hands and the germophobia in him made him tremble uncontrollably even wanting to chop off these two contaminated hands until he took a deep breath and clenched his hands into fists fiercely seeming to enjoy this pain as only this kind of pain could reduce his sense of shame.


    "You guys can distribute the rewards here yourselves. I won''t participate." Lei Wu raised his head, cold and arrogant. "I made a mistake in the battle just now almost causing trouble for you all. I''m not worthy of sharing the rewards here with you."


    Lei Wu''s words truly stunned everyone. Even Chen Mo never expected Lei Wu to say such words.


    After a moment of stunned silence, Tao Zi was the first to speak up. "Lei Wu, what are you talking about? You were the main force in this battle. We were just cooperating with you. There are always accidents in battles. We are just a group of starving ghosts, don''t take it to heart."


    Even Han Xue, with her severed arm spoke up "Yes, these injuries were all willingly endured by us to complete this mission. We absolutely do not blame you and we have no right to do so."


    At the end, Han Xue''s voice grew quieter and quieter. In the world of disaster, the strong are respected. Although Han Xue had become an orphan she had never truly looked down on herself. However at this moment she had to admit that the gap between herself and truly outstanding students like Lei Wu was too large even causing her to feel a bit of despair.


    After experiencing these events the feelings among the group seemed to have been sublimated.


    "There''s no need to say more. My mind is made up!" After hearing the comforting words of everyone, Lei Wu was moved on the one hand but on the other hand he became more determined.


    He wanted to punish himself properly!


    "Traveler."


    Lei Wu suddenly looked at Chen Mo.


    "Your abilities and potential are quite outstanding. I admit that I have always underestimated you. Perhaps you are the kind of person my grandfather talked about a natural disaster who can adapt to various extreme mission environments. Given some time you will definitely soar. People like you will never be content to stay below others for long. In the future you will definitely establish your own disaster team. Coincidentally I am also like you unwilling to be a member of someone else''s team."


    Then after taking a deep breath Lei Wu said with pride "At that time, I will use practical actions to prove that the disaster team I lead will definitely not be inferior to yours."


    Outsiders would find it difficult to understand Lei Wu. For someone as proud as him this was already the highest form of praise he could give to Chen Mo.


    However just as everyone was surprised by this Lei Wu suddenly added "That Gui Tu, you must have killed him right? I knew back then seeing how he would do anything to become stronger that he would not have a good ending. But dying at your hands he''s not wronged."


    Lei Wu''s words suddenly made everyone recall that incident. Now thinking back the more they thought about it the more they felt that this was highly probable! After all, everyone had clearly seen Chen Mo''s injuries that day. It''s just that at that time Chen Mo was too low-key and no one had thought in that direction.


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo''s face changed slightly as he looked at Ku Wu and Tao Zi.


    "Ku Wu, Tao Zi about Gui Tu-."


    "No need to explain."


    Taozi''s face stiffened but she still managed to let reason prevail over emotion.


    "If he died by your hands then Ghost Butcher got what he deserved. I know his character"


    Ku Wu on the other hand showed no reaction. He obviously knew the reason behind Gui Tu¡¯s death.


    (End of chapter 37)

 Chapter 38:

    After a brief rest and recovery stabilizing their health values in a relatively safe range the group began to sort out the gains from this terrifying battle against Dr. Terror and his minions. Several bio-humans dropped white-quality shirts and pairs of white-quality shoes while an elite black-clothed lackey dropped a white-quality machete.


    Unfortunately two pieces of equipment were destroyed and torn apart by the bio-beasts during the battle rendering them worthless.


    The bio-humans and elite lackeys were all killed by the bio-beasts.


    Fortunately, one of the bio-humans had the first hit allocation right snatched away by Chen Mo so the pair of white-quality shoes it dropped belonged to Chen Mo and were not included in the allocation.


    As for Dr. Terror, he dropped a skill scroll, a green-quality armour, two energy stones and a mysterious stone used to identify potions.


    All the starving ghosts participated in the battle that killed Dr. Terror, so they all had the right to allocate rewards. Since Lei Wu had already stated that he would not participate in this allocation, losing the temporary team leader with absolute authority in the decision-making the group could only discuss how to distribute the rewards.


    First, there are five white-quality pieces of equipment dropped by the bio-humans and elite lackeys.


    Since Chen Mo has the first hit allocation right to one bio-warrior, he obtained two white-quality pieces of equipment, namely a shirt and a pair of shoes.


    Tao Zi, Han Xue and Ku Wu split the remaining three white-quality pieces of equipment.


    Next is the reward dropped by Dr. Terror. A skill scroll, a green-quality shirt, two energy stones and a mysterious stone.


    The most valuable among these are undoubtedly the skill scroll and the green-quality shirt.


    As for the mysterious stone, since everyone had already obtained a bottle of basic improvement potion earlier, using the mysterious stone to identify it and being able to use it would immediately enhance their strength. Therefore although its market value in the disaster world is only 10 points it is currently more valuable than the two energy stones.


    Chen Mo was the first to speak "I still have a Mind Stone here, which can be used to immediately identify this scroll and gain a strength boost. So I would like to have this skill scroll. This way it can also reduce the difficulty of our next trial. Moreover, this skill scroll has not been identified yet, so its specific value cannot be assessed. However, it was dropped by a mini boss after all so its quality should not be too low. As compensation I can use up the first selection right that Lei Wu promised earlier."


    Tao Zi, Han Xue and Ku Wu exchanged glances and silently exchanged their thoughts.


    Then Tao Zi said "Being able to defeat Dr. Terror is thanks to your driving the vehicle. If you become stronger, it will also help us complete the trial tasks ahead easily. so I¡¯ll agree with you."


    "Yeah, I agree too." Ku Wu''s voice was very dull, after a pensive moment Han Xue sighed and said "Since you have the Mind Stone and can immediately identify this skill scroll to convert it into combat power, I can''t argue with you about that, so I agree as well."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo nodded to the three of them and immediately took the skill scroll.


    Ku Wu continued, "I want this mysterious stone. Although its value is not high, it can immediately enhance my strength now. Do any of you want to bid against me?"


    After exchanging a glance, Tao Zi and Han Xue both shook their heads, tacitly agreeing to Ku Wu''s proposal.


    Without saying much, Ku Wu took out the basic improvement potion he had obtained earlier identified it and swallowed it in one gulp, soon showing a satisfied expression. He obviously also received the prompt for basic attribute improvement.


    Han Xue and Tao Zi then competed for the green-quality shirt.


    Han Xue subsequently won the allocation right for the green-quality shirt with 33 points plus a white-quality piece of equipment and the allocation rights for two energy stones.


    After everyone had finished allocating, they all looked towards Chen Mo.


    Chen Mo then took out the last gem given to him by the Qing Hong Mentor, the Mind Stone, which can directly identify skill scrolls in the other world. At this moment, Chen Mo finally understood the good intentions of the Qing Hong Mentor!


    Although the value of these three gems are not high, they allowed Chen Mo to fully display his characteristics. If he has outstanding potential, then he can definitely use the power of these three gems to enhance himself. However, if he doesn''t have much potential, these three gems will not bring any help to Chen Mo and the disaster world will not change much with one less starving ghost.


    As the Mind Stone emitted a soft light, the translucent scroll, which seemed to have no weight, finally gained some weight under the influence of the light stone, no longer as light and floaty as before.


    The light brain''s data chip took this opportunity to analyze the attributes and quality of this skill scroll.


    Prompt: Despicable Mind Shield


    Level: C


    Learning Requirements: 20 Spirit Points, 10 Defense Points.


    Item Properties: Without any energy fluctuations, release an invisible psychic cover with a base shield value of 50. This psychic cover''s base shield value will increase to 100 points after 20 seconds. Once triggered by external force during the enhancement process, it will no longer increase. The despicable mind shield cannot be stacked with any other shield skills.


    Cooldown: 20 seconds, Energy Cost: 5 points, maintaining the telepathic cover requires 1 point of energy consumption per minute.


    Item Description: Villainy is the pass for villains and nobility is the epitaph for the noble. The creatures who created this skill often face various enemy sneak ambushes and dangerous enemies often come from their surroundings. Only despicable can survive in these parts.


    "Huh?"


    When everyone saw that this was actually a C-grade skill scroll, they couldn''t help but be surprised.


    After all the market price of a C-grade skill scroll even if it is of poor quality can often reach around 150 points and as for some scrolls with excellent attributes, they can sell for around 200 points, not to mention those with perfect attributes.


    Chen Mo''s good luck truly made them envious. And this is a protective shield skill scroll and in the upcoming tasks, it might save their lives at a critical moment.


    With this thought, the hearts of the three also gained a bit of balance.


    This also explains why Dr. Terror was able to activate the shield silently without any signs during the process and why the shield value was so amazing the first time but then became less.


    All of this is due to the special attributes of the Despicable mind shield.


    The basic attributes of a typical C-grade skill range from 50 to 100.


    However, the attributes of the Despicable mind shield are quite strange. When the skill is released, the base shield value is only 50 points but as time passes its shield strength will silently increase reaching the C-grade skill limit of 100 points after 20 seconds.


    As a result, it is really difficult to judge the quality of this Despicable mind shield skill scroll.


    As for its other attributes, they also have their own strengths and weaknesses.


    Firstly, its advantages lie in its only 20-second cooldown, which is quite rare for a C-grade skill and its energy consumption is also quite low only 5 points. Furthermore, its invisibility attribute is also quite good.


    Of course, its disadvantages are also very obvious.


    The fact that it cannot be stacked with other shield skills greatly limits its potential. After all although there are not many pure psychic assistants, there are some and some speed and strength specialists also choose to learn a shield skill which would render the Despicable mind shield ineffective when he wanted to use it.


    It''s worth mentioning here.


    Compared to telekinetic shields, which can be applied to others to create a buff state, shields for speed and strength specialists generally can only be applied to themselves which is the fundamental difference between the two.


    "It seems that only villains can make the most of this skill."


    After observing the skill attributes for a long time, Chen Mo finally squeezed out this sentence. Even the learning conditions for this skill are unique, requiring a Spirit of more than 20 and Defence of more than 10.


    Chen Mo can almost imagine himself, after applying the shield, him trying to delay the time to maximize the skill''s effectiveness by talking tough. This completely fits the characteristics of a villain. Just thinking about this scenario Chen Mo felt somewhat speechless. S?a??h th? N0v?lFire(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Although he is not incapable of acting like this, it simply does not fit his character of a bright, upright, and lofty image for the future he had, which makes him quite helpless.


    If Chen Mo can think of these things, others naturally can too. It has to be said that the attributes of this Despicable mind shield skill are really strange, with both its advantages and disadvantages being quite prominent.


    In the hands of someone suitable for it, it may even be able to produce a higher intensity of unexpected effects. However, in the hands of someone unsuitable for it, it is simply the lowest quality C-grade skill.


    How to make use of it depends on Chen Mo himself. After hesitating for a moment, the skill scroll in Chen Mo''s hand suddenly disappeared.


    In the end, he chose to learn this skill scroll.


    In the upcoming tasks it is unknown how many dangers there will be. Now, with every increase in strength his chances of survival will increase and only by surviving will there be a future. He simply does not have the qualification to choose.


    Prompt: You have mastered the Despicable mind shield skill, current proficiency level Lv 0.


    Chen Mo activated his attribute panel and indeed found the new skill of the Despicable mind shield at the bottom of his skills list, just below the Psychic bullet.


    Different from E-grade skills, as a C-grade skill, the enhancement of the Despicable mind shield is: base damage + 0.7 * Spirit + base psychic power level + 0.6 * weapon + 2 * skill proficiency.


    The base damage of an E-grade skill is 10 to 20, while the base damage of a C-grade skill is 50 to 100, the difference in base attributes alone is like night and day.


    For low-level natural disasters, before their basic attributes have grown, getting killed by being hit with a C-grade skill by someone without good equipment is not impossible.


    Next is the coefficient bonus related to base attributes.


    The coefficient bonus for an E-grade skill''s base attributes is 0.5, while the coefficient bonus for a C-grade skill''s base attributes is 0.7 and as attributes continue to increase the gap between the two will become larger and larger.


    Furthermore, there is the weapon damage bonus. The weapon damage bonus for an E-grade skill is only 0.2 but the weapon damage bonus for a C-grade skill is as high as 0.6 which undoubtedly will allow the weapon''s attributes to be more fully utilized.


    Lastly, there is the enhancement from proficiency. The proficiency enhancement for E-grade and D-grade skills is 1 point per level, while the proficiency enhancement for C-grade skills is 2 points per level. The gap seems to double, but in reality the maximum proficiency level for a skill is only 10 so the maximum difference in damage between two skills at the same proficiency level is only 10 points, which is the smallest gap there is.


    Of course, the enhancement of proficiency level is secondary the key lies in the special attribute enhancement of the skill at levels 4, 7 and 10 which is the most important.


    At this moment, after learning the Despicable mind shield, when Chen Mo released the skill, it¡¯s effect is: 50 + 17 + 7 + 15 + 2 = 91 shield value, and after 20 seconds, it will be 91 + 50 = 141 shield value.


    Indeed, as a C-grade skill, its intensity is not comparable to that of an E-grade skill.


    Unfortunately, its energy consumption is also quite high.


    Although it is considered low consumption compared to other C-grade skills, using the skill once requires 5 points of energy which is enough to make Chen Mo feel stretched with only 12 points of energy his, only able to use the skill twice.


    It should also be noted that increasing the shield value does not mean increasing the health of natural disaster.


    This is because the shield value does not take defense attributes into account while health value does take defense attributes into account.


    But this does not mean that the quality of the shield value is inferior to that of the health value. The reason is that, for things like Dr. Terror''s snake toungue ambush if it falls on the shield it will naturally have no effect so shield skills will be the nemesis of all poison skills in the early stages.


    "Let''s go."


    After learning the Despicable mind shield Chen Mo said to Ku Wu, Taozi, and Han Xue "Xiao Ya has been downstairs for a while now she should be almost done organizing."


    At this moment because they were discussing the distribution of the spoils, the four of them were not in the biochemical laboratory but were discussing on the the garage.


    Throughout this whole process, Lei Wu remained silent.


    "Brother Lei Wu, let''s go in and take a look!"


    After being called over by the four Lei Wu nodded and the five of them entered Dr. Terror''s biochemical laboratory together.


    (End of chapter 38)

 Chapter 39:

    "How is it? Any discoveries?" Chen Mo and the others felt dizzy from all the colourful test tubes and various instruments in the laboratory. They walked past jars containing various human organs finally stopping in front of a glass tank about a meter high.


    Inside the glass tank filled with a light green liquid, a woman was curled up like a baby floating quietly. Her light golden hair was scattered like water plants and she wore a breathing machine with several tubes connected to her body.


    This scene made Chen Mo think of a scene from a sci-fi horror movie afraid that she might suddenly open her eyes and look at him.


    "No, it seems like Dr. Terror didn¡¯t even have the idea of researching an antidote."


    Xiao Ya''s voice was a bit remorseful as if she could already see the disappointed eyes of the bio-beasts. She didn''t know how to tell them this hopeless news.


    Chen Mo comforted, "We did our best."


    "Mm." Xiao Ya tried hard to make herself strong and didn''t cry out loud.


    Seeing everyone looking at the woman in the glass tank, seeming to think that others have the intention of releasing her she quickly advised "This is Dr. Terror''s second-generation biochemical test subject. Although I didn''t participate and can''t directly describe her danger, I heard that for this experiment two junior lab assistants in the base had already died accidentally. So it''s best not to release her to prevent any accidents"


    Hearing Xiao Ya''s words, Chen Mo looked pensive.


    If he had been able to keep that assistant of Dr. Terror before, the rewards he could have gained after entering the biochemical laboratory would have been quite substantial. It''s even possible that this so-called second-generation biochemical test subject would have been one of the rewards, becoming a kind of summoned beast. What a pity.


    In the current situation, it''s better to listen to Xiao Ya and not provoke this dangerous test subject.


    Immediately after Xiao Ya opened the cryogenic storage device. With a cold white mist, she carefully took out several bottles of reagents.


    "These are all conventional therapeutic reagents. Take a look, do you need any?"


    Upon hearing this, everyone glanced at each other and picked up the reagents. Although due to lack of identification the specific properties of the reagents cannot be known and the natura disasters cannot take them or they will be ineffective after taking them. However since they can withstand the erosion of disaster energy and can be placed in a storage space, it indicates that these reagents have magical properties needed in the Disaster world and are not made of ordinary materials.


    Seeing this Chen Mo hurriedly asked, "Miss Xiao Ya, these reagents do have a effect on us. Are there any more?"


    There were only seven bottles and everyone couldn''t even get two bottles each they naturally feeling a bit unwilling.


    "No more."


    Xiao Ya sighed, "There were quite a few here a few days ago but yesterday Dr. White¡¯s base took away a lot. I heard that there seemed to be a lot of casualties over there, and there was an urgent need for therapeutic drugs."


    After Xiao Ya said this everyone understood the specific situation and did not ask further.


    "Here!"


    But then Xiao Ya said, "These are the cellular damage recovery reagents you were looking for before but you must explain the side effects of the reagents to your friends."


    These are two bottles of light red reagents. After receiving the reagents, Chen Mo handed them to Lei Wu. Lei Wu said lightly, "Each of us gets one bottle of the therapeutic reagent, give the extras to them." By "them" Lei Wu naturally meant the martial artists.


    Just like Chen Mo and his group attacking the hive organization the adult starving ghosts led by Gao Shu would definitely pursue the three martial artists. According to Xiao Ya, Dr. White''s base took away a bio-human late last night, obviously a tracker with tracking ability, intending to find clues to the martial artists.


    Otherwise in this huge tropical forest finding the three hidden martial artists would undoubtedly be like finding a needle in a haystack. Wonder how the three martial artists are doing now.


    At this moment, Chen Mo suddenly remembered something and asked with some hope "There are so many materials here. If we release the male researcher in the warehouse can he help us to develop some useful reagents?"


    Upon hearing this Xiao Ya didn''t even turn her head and said. "This is Dr. Terror''s advanced laboratory. At least a senior researcher would be needed to access the relevant knowledge. He is only a junior researcher and would not have access to the knowledge of the reagents here. If Dr. Terror''s two assistants were still alive, they might be able to mix some useful things."


    Chen Mo shook his head and sighed at the words.


    Although he regretted it in that situation how could he have possibly held back?


    "What a pity."


    Han Xue made a rational judgment "If we all unite and came here we would have a great chance."


    By the situation she mentioned, she naturally meant those several adult starving ghosts who chose to join the Hive organization.


    The reality is, if they hadn''t killed the assistant, by now they would probably all have died under Dr. Terror''s claws. After confirming that there was little to gain in this laboratory they began to look for other supplies. Soon, they screamed as if they had discovered a new continent. Xiao Ya was also startled.


    When she turned to look Chen Mo and the others were sitting in Dr. Terror''s private dining room crying and feasting seemingly feeling incredibly happy with the food, as if they had come to heaven, ignoring their injuries.


    After Xiao Ya was puzzled for a moment, although she didn''t understand, she no longer paid attention.


    She certainly wouldn''t understand the excitement of the natural disasters who ate nutrient paste every day, seeing such a variety of delicious ingredients.


    "Get more!"


    "There''s smoked sausage over there!"


    The group now full and satisfied were still unwilling to stop desperately sweeping up the food in the hall.


    Unfortunately, these ingredients couldn''t be placed into the storage space, so they couldn''t take much. They also couldn''t be brought back to the Disaster world, so they could only be used as food for the next two days of the mission.


    It wasn''t until Xiao Ya patiently searched the entire biochemical laboratory that she finally gave up completely. S~?a??h the Nov?lF?re .??t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "Let''s go. I will personally tell them about this matter."


    With Chen Mo''s comfort, the group left the underground laboratory.


    However, just as they opened the soundproof iron door, they heard the roar of battle not far away in the forest outside the base. Obviously the support from Dr. White''s base had arrived but was ambushed by the bio-beasts and both sides were engaged in fierce combat.


    Normally, they wouldn''t miss such an opportunity to earn points.


    However, at this moment, everyone was at their weakest. Although they had recovered slightly, it had only been about an hour, and they were far from fully recovered. Chen Mo had only recovered less than 20 points of health and had just recovered from a weakened state.


    "Let''s wait here for a bit."


    Although the group was worried, they had no choice but to hide and remain vigilant. After about a few minutes, the battle in the forest gradually subsided.


    It wasn''t until the bio-beasts walked out of the forest one by one that the group stood up from their hiding place and regretfully told them that they hadn''t found the antidote in the laboratory.


    Although the bio-beasts were mentally prepared, their disappointment was still evident.


    At this moment, Chen Mo and the others didn''t know what to say to persuade the bio-beasts and could only give them some time to adapt, while Xiao Ya kept comforting them softly.


    Several people then went to the battlefield. It was a scene of devastation, with bodies everywhere.


    Roughly estimating, there were probably no fewer than twenty black-clad lackeys here and two black-clad elite lackeys, who were now all corpses. The combat power of these biochemical beasts was indeed formidable.


    However after experiencing two consecutive battles, these bio-beasts were also more or less injured. Today, they were probably unable to fight anymore.


    After searching for a while, the group only found one intact white-quality piece of equipment, while the rest had been violently torn apart by the bio-beasts. It was clear that in order to protect the people in the biochemical laboratory, these bio-beasts had used all their strength.


    "What are your plans?"


    After giving the bio-beasts some time to adapt, Chen Mo took the initiative to ask.


    The half-lion man said fiercely "Our current situation is all thanks to the Hive organization. Unless we find the antidote, it''s impossible for us to return to human society. And for the rest of our lives, all we have is one thing, revenge against the hive organization!"


    After speaking, he let out a roar of defiance towards the sky.


    The other bio-beasts also responded one after another, their anger hard to contain.


    "There are several investigators in the forest who are responsible for diverting the pursuers from Dr. White''s base. How about we join forces? Strength in numbers. Let''s attack Dr. Whitet''s secret base together, this way-"


    Before Chen Mo could finish his sentence, the half-lion man interrupted, "No need."


    He then said with sadness, "Perhaps what those black-clad lackeys said is right. We are becoming more and more like beasts especially after leaving the base and entering the forest. In the battles with those black-clad lackeys, our emotions have become increasingly uncontrollable. Hatred and anger are making us lose control. If we were to be with you again I''m afraid I would gradually lose control of my beastly nature and harm you."


    The half-lion man spoke with a particularly serious expression. "Please take care of Miss Xiao Ya and don''t let us get close to her again."


    Upon hearing this, Xiao Ya burst into tears, hugging the huge lion head tightly and her tears fell on its mane.


    After some time, the bio-beasts gradually disappeared into the dense jungle.


    Chen Mo and the others to be cautious chose a more remote direction and planned to take a detour to the meeting point they had agreed upon with the martial artists yesterday.


    This time, they walked for several hours and needless to say it was a difficult and arduous journey.


    Fortunately the wonderful food plundered from the base accompanied them all the way and everyone didn''t feel tired. On the contrary they traveled very comfortably. It seemed that even the speed of recovery from their injuries had increased, maybe perhaps due to the high-quality ingredients.


    When everyone arrived at the agreed location, night had already fallen. Carefully investigating the surroundings they found no ambushes but also no trace of the martial artists which made Chen Mo and the others frown slightly.


    "What''s going on?"


    "Could it be that they were completely wiped out?"


    Everyone speculated and guessed. It was so late and no one had appeared yet. Plus, Gao Shu and the others had already joined the hive camp. Even if the three martial artists were wiped out, it wouldn''t be surprising.


    After a while, a noise from the forest made everyone alert. It wasn''t until they confirmed that the newcomers were martial artists and not members of the hive organization that the tense and vigilant group finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    However, what surprised everyone was that there was only one person among the newcomers.


    This person was Zhang Qiang, the martial artist who excelled in boxing.


    "Xuan Zong was captured by them and Yan Nan in order to kill the tracker bio-human was surrounded and died in their siege. I was the only one who escaped, sob¡­"


    This muscular and short man burst into tears in front of everyone. Obviously, he had witnessed his companions die one after another and had endured too much psychological pressure unable to suppress his emotions any longer.


    "was Xuan Zong captured back? Will they kill him?"


    Chen Mo''s face changed as he asked. Was the medicine that everyone had worked so hard to get back going to be wasted like this?


    "No they seem to want to continue their experiments with Xuan Zong, so they didn''t kill him. Only Yan Nan in order to protect me was surrounded and killed after killing the tracker bio-human."


    Zhang Qiang said tearfully. Upon hearing this, Chen Mo''s face was heavy.


    On the side, Xiao Ya gently handed the food in her hand to Zhang Qiang and began to bandage his wounds.


    After a moment of contemplating Chen Mo said softly "The only good news is that Xuan Zong is not dead. He was taken back to Dr. White¡¯s base. If we can find Xuan Zong in Dr. White¡¯s base the medicine will still be useful."


    After a rational analysis, Chen Mo came to this conclusion.


    (End of chapter 39)

 Chapter 40:

    Having successively killed Kang Peng and Yan Nan, two small leader-level martial artists, and recaptured Xuan Zong back to the Hive Base, Gao Shu, Lu Yi, Lu Ye and Tian Tian''s gains can be described as quite substantial.Now, the only one still on the run is Zhang Qiang.


    Moreover because they joined the Hive camp the progress of the four''s investigation into the Dr. White''s base information can be said to be quite smooth. They only need to wait for the investigator from the Western Continent representing Jack to arrive again and provide the information to the other party to successfully complete the mission.


    On the surface, the four can be said to be quite successful.


    However as the parties involved, the four keenly felt the Hive organization''s vigilance and precautions against them. Even before they left today the One eyed dragon who had been severely injured and rescued by the joint investigation team had personally appeared and warned the four.


    If the mission fails, the four will be severely punished.


    Although he did not specify what the specific punishment measures were, from his sinister and cruel smile the four could imagine that this evil and cruel Hive organization would certainly not show mercy. S?a??h the N0??F?re.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    This also made them somewhat regretful. Joining the Hive organization might not have been a wise choice.


    At least, in the case where Lei Wu did not choose to join the Hive organization, it was impossible to talk about reducing the difficulty of the mission when compared to the martial artists'' side, but the gains were clearly not on the same level.


    Today, their luck can be said to be quite good. Not only did they successfully killed the martial artist skilled in swordsmanship, they also successfully captured Xuan Zong the important experimental material needed by the Dr. White and successfully completed the task entrusted by the One eyed dragon.


    However, when they returned to the base and handed Xuan Zong over to the Dr. White what they received was not praise, but the rebuke of Black Tiger Dragon.


    "You took away so many guards and elites, even the Sniffer Hunters died and you let one of them escape. You bunch of useless trash!"


    Upon hearing this the four were truly angry but dared not speak out, only able to endure silently.


    They had personally witnessed the Hive organization''s methods of punishment, which were devoid of any humanity.


    The One eyed dragon emerged from the depths of the experimental base. As a semi-mechanically modified person, he appeared far more imposing than Black Tiger Dragon. Even though he was seriously injured he still possessed a terrifying dominance. He slowly sat down on the metal chair gesturing for Black Tiger Dragon to shut up.


    "Dr. Terror¡¯s base has been destroyed, even the people we sent to support were killed. Now that we have lost the support of the Sniffer Hunters trying to capture these rats again will undoubtedly become quite difficult."


    Upon hearing One eyed dragon say this, the four finally realized what was going on.


    No wonder during today''s capture process, they never found any trace of Lei Wu and his group. They actually went to the Dr. Terror''s base?


    But with their strength, how could they possibly contend with an entire base? The four looked at each other, their faces somewhat unsightly. Lei Wu''s group''s achievements were truly unexpected.


    Although the Dr. Terror''s base was only a T3-level base within the Hive organization, the material harvest there was not comparable at all to them eliminating one or two martial artists.


    "Hehe."


    The Dr. White was an old man with highly myopic glasses. His hair was meticulously combed to the side looking a bit greasy. When he saw Xuan Zong, who was brought back bound, he chuckled in his throat a sound that sent chills down one''s spine.


    "My little darling you''re finally back. Without you how can my work be complete?"


    After saying this, he signaled several black-clad lackeys to take the heavily injured Xuan Zong to the depths of the laboratory. Then, the Dr. White looked at the One eyed dragon and said, "The security task of the base will be entrusted to you next."


    Without waiting for the One eyed dragon to respond, he smiled and walked towards the depths of the base. One eyed dragon''s gaze swept over Gao Shu and the others seeming to hesitate.


    The four had no doubt that this guy could erupt at any moment and tear them to pieces. Therefore, they were already prepared for the worst. If this guy really went berserk, they could only fight back.


    "Tomorrow is your deadline. Before nightfall, I want to see the body of that martial artist. Otherwise, you can look forward to becoming the doctor''s experimental material."


    The One eyed dragon''s words slightly relieved the four''s tense hearts.


    However, before they could react, Black Tiger Dragon continued, "The bio-beasts from Dr. Terror''s base have escaped. In order to prevent them from launching an attack here, we can only send a small team of black-clad lackeys to you tomorrow."


    Upon hearing this, the four were immediately shocked. Only a small team of black-clad lackeys? With such a small number, if they encountered Lei Wu''s group and that martial artist they had no confidence. And what are these bio-beasts?


    The next day.


    Gao Shu and the other three along with eight black-clad lackeys drove two off-road vehicles leaving the Dr. White''s base and speeding along a forest trail.


    "Negotiate?" Lu Yi gritted his teeth and spoke first.


    His face was grim. "If I had known that joining the Hive organization would entail such inhumane treatment, I would have continued as an investigator. It''s too late now. All we can do is persevere, hand over the information to the investigator tomorrow and there''s no need to fight with them anymore. Besides I don''t want to go back to the base. These Hive leaders have never truly accepted us they just see us as tools. We might as well use the shared task information as a bargaining chip."


    "What if we don''t negotiate?" Tian Tian blinked flirtatiously probing, "We can take matters into our own hands kill these thugs, find a place to hide and then reappear when we hand over the task tomorrow, right?"


    As she spoke, she glanced seductively at the eight black-clad lackeys in the rear off-road vehicle instantly causing the eight lackeys to feel excited, some even whistling.


    If they knew what Tian Tian''s words meant at this moment, they wouldn''t know what to think.


    Seeing this Tian Tian was not angry. On the contrary, she smiled even more charmingly blowing a kiss generously to the eight black-clad lackeys. This immediately elicited exaggerated responses from the eight some even showing signs of jealousy and friction making Tian Tian smile and flirt even more.


    "Don''t forget we''ve killed two martial artists and now there''s one more alive. Guess what will happen to us when we hand over the task if this martial artist is also present?" Gao Shu''s words made Tian Tian''s face stiff and she stopped speaking.


    Lu Ye looked at the flowers in the forest with a hint of nostalgia but the off-road vehicle was driving too fast for her to stop and admire. The two off-road vehicles had been driving around the small island from morning until afternoon, almost circling the island several times.


    "Be careful!" As a large tree suddenly fell in the forest path ahead Lu Yi who was driving slammed on the brakes sharply turned the steering wheel and the off-road vehicle drifted 90 degrees crashing into the bushes.


    The black-clad lackeys behind were unable to dodge in time. The jeep crashed into the tree directly and the vehicle flipped over crashing and tumbling. Some were even seriously injured and died on the spot. After a noisy commotion the wailing of the black-clad lackeys gradually subsided.


    Gao Shu, Lu Yi, Lu Ye and Tian Tian looking a bit rushed and embarrassed gathered together and looked towards the six people coming towards them from the hillside. They were Lei Wu, Chen Mo, Ku Wu, Tao Zi and Han Xue with martial artist Zhang Qiang at the lead.


    Lu Yi showed a painful expression, clutching his left arm. The car crash not only caused him internal injuries but also a fractured his left arm. It would be difficult for him to exert his full strength in the short term and even activating skills would be affected.


    "Wait a minute!" Facing the intimidating presence of Lei Wu and the others Gao Shu shouted on the spot.


    "What''s the matter?" Unexpectedly, Chen Mo and the others actually stopped tens of meters away from Gao Shu and the others. After all Chen Mo and the others currently held the absolute advantage.


    "We want to negotiate."


    "You''re dreaming!" Zhang Qiang whose eyes were already red answered Gao Shu looking like he wanted to tear them apart his tightly clenched fists making cracking sounds.


    Chen Mo sighed "Guys as you have seen, it''s not that we don''t want to negotiate but what you did before was too much. Joining the Hive organization and aiding the oppressor has deeply saddened our investigator."


    Seeing it was Chen Mo who stepped forward to negotiate while Lei Wu and the others acted as if it were expected Gao Shu and the others couldn''t help but furrow their brows slightly.


    Chen Mo continued "How about this you first state your conditions. If you can convince Master Zhang Qiang here, we might consider accepting your negotiation. This is also your last chance to repent and turn over a new leaf."


    After a brief moment of eye contact and a simple exchange Gao Shu and the others seemed to have made a decision.


    "We are willing to use the information from the Dr. White''s base as a condition. As long as you agree to reconcile we will leave the Hive organization and will not interfere in your battles. Otherwise if a fight breaks out between us even if you win you will pay a heavy price."


    "Stop your fucking nonsense!" Zhang Qiang''s fiery temper couldn''t be held back any longer. He turned to Chen Mo and asked, "Is your psychic barrier ready?"


    The reason Chen Mo and the others chose to stop here was to wait for the moment when the despicable mind shield would be most effective. And at this moment after this period of growth Chen Mo had successfully launched two despicable psychic barriers silently and had raised the shield value to its maximum as time passed.


    Due to the silent nature of the despicable psychic barriers Gao Shu and the others were completely unaware of it.


    Chen Mo shrugged at Gao Shu and the others. "As you can see, Master Zhang Qiang is not satisfied with your conditions. I declare the negotiation failed."


    "AHH!"


    Zhang Qian who had long been angry because Kang Peng and Yan Nan died at these bastards'' hands let out a furious roar and charged out leading the attack towards Gao Shu and the others.


    The reason Chen Mo and the others were so cautious was not only because the other party were natural disasters, but also because they knew their own situation well, their injuries haven¡¯t been fully healed yet.


    Doctor Terror was too strong. Except for Lei Wu, everyone else was seriously injured.


    However Lei Wu''s potions were not enough for everyone. Helplessly they could only choose to let Chen Mo and Ku Wu who were the main forces recover first.


    As for the lower combat power support personnel Tao Zi and Han Xue their vitality had naturally recovered after a day and a night but only about half. Both of them were high-speed melee fighters and were likely to be the primary targets of Gao Shu and the others so they naturally received the protection of Chen Mo''s despicable psychic barrier.


    "Damn it!" Lu Ye cursed and complained to Gao Shu, "Back in the academy, you shouldn''t have stopped me. You should have dealt with them earlier. Otherwise how could we end up like this today?"


    "You better watch your mouth." Tian Tian also couldn''t help but look serious at this moment. After hearing Lu Ye''s complaint her mood was really not good.


    Lu Ye sighed, "It''s a pity Fei Xiao Jiang is not here."


    Gao Shu was the calmest of the four. After analyzing the situation on the field, he said in a low voice, "Don''t be intimidated by them. This martial artist was seriously injured yesterday and clearly has not fully recovered. We just need to hold him off temporarily prioritize killing Tao Zi and Han Xue. we are not without the ability to fight them!"


    After saying that, he looked at Tian Tian and said "It''s up to you now."


    Tian Tian could only nod silently.


    After FeiXiao Jiang''s death only she was suitable for this kind of task, holding off this martial artist.


    (End of chapter 40)

 Chapter 41:

    Like Chen Mo, Tian Tian is also a psychic.However unlike Chen Mo''s evolutionary direction, Tian Tian, who has the talent of the Charm Demon has a very special status even among these adult starving ghosts. All of this stems entirely from her powerful and bizarre ability, as well as her frivolous behavior that is completely inconsistent with her strength.


    Tian Tian''s strength lies in interfering with and influencing the favorability of the opposite sex. Through her bizarre psychic power, she mentally erodes any male who has improper thoughts about her. The Charm Demon talent brings her great convenience.


    In Tian Tian''s eyes, there is a hidden attribute above the heads of all humanoid males. She is used to calling this attribute which only she can see, Charm Value. The Charm Value will appear immediately after the other party sees her for the first time.


    The Charm Value is not always constant, it will continue to increase or decrease.


    The size of the Charm Value determines how much the opponent''s attack intensity will decrease when the male attack her, simply put after being charmed, the opponent will feel reluctant and attacks will become less effective. When Tian Tian uses charm-type skills the size of the Charm Value also determines the degree to which the other party is affected.


    For example, Lu Yi''s Charm Value is ''60~125''.


    In Tian Tian''s eyes this belongs to the type that is almost harmless to herself. Not only will the other party be hesitant to attack her but she can also almost manipulate the other party at will after charming them.


    Another example, Chen Mo''s Charm Value is ¡®8~20¡¯.


    In Tian Tian''s view the other party belongs to the extremely rational type. Although they are can also be charmed to a certain extent by her the upper and lower limits are very low and they may be backlashed at any time.


    Lei Wu''s Charm Value is ''-30~0''. Her charm not only has no effect on Lei Wu, but it also arouses his alertness and disgust, which is very rare and quite dangerous for Tian Tian.


    The Charm Demon talent is so bizarre, so it''s not difficult to understand Tian Tian''s various frivolous behaviors.


    She cannot display her domineering aura like other strong individuals, she must maintain a relatively harmless and charming image in order to fully unleash her talent. Moreover this ability only works on members of the opposite sex.


    For Tian Tian, this is also a kind of sadness. When measuring the opposite sex in terms of numerical values she can no longer distinguish between what is favorability and what is charm value. What others judge most easily through instinct has become the most difficult thing for her to understand.


    As a result, her perception of the world is also severely affected, resulting in a kind of distortion. On one hand, she hopes that others'' charm values are very high so that they will be harmless to her and can be more easily manipulated by her, and on the other hand, she hopes that others'' charm values are not high so that she will know that what they say is not sweet words spoken because of charm.


    With constant growth, Tian Tian has witnessed too much filth and outsiders cannot understand her mind.


    Now at this moment. In her eyes, this martial artist, Zhang Qiang, has a Charm Value between ''-45~45''. Tian Tian can easily judge the psychological condition of the other party through their Charm Value.


    On one hand, due to hatred the other party has a strong resistance to her charm resulting in a very low lower limit of the Charm Value.


    On the other hand, due to desire as a martial artist, the male hormones in the other party''s body far exceed those of ordinary people. Even under strenuous control they can still be influenced by her Charm Demon talent, leading to the current situation.


    As for this situation, although the other party is very dangerous, as long as she does not show any threatening behaviour, that is does not actively try to harm the other party, just delaying the situation is not too bad. Thinking of this, Tian Tian did not launch a basic psychic attack.


    She mobilized the energy in her body, revealing a sweet and harmless smile, with a tall and graceful figure, striking a charming and enchanting posture, like a well-proportioned fox beauty. Her seductive eyes, along with a flying kiss from her red lips, transformed into a pink heart-shaped psychic bullet, which she shot towards Zhang Qiang as she made a gun gesture with her right hand.


    This is Tian Tian''s E-level skill, Charm Bullet Lv5.


    Charm Bullet: The charmed opposite sex will fall into an illusion. The energy in their body will gradually deplete as they remain in the illusion. If the target''s energy is depleted and they still haven''t regained consciousness, they will enter a state of mental control with a maximum of two people.


    Lv4 additional effect: The controlled person will receive +2 to all his attributes.


    When Tian Tian''s Charm Bullet skill is combined with her Charm Demon talent, the effect will be more than the sum of its parts. This allows Tian Tian to firmly establish a position in the team of five adult starving ghosts and because of this Lu Yi has never dared to attract her attention!


    Outsiders cannot understand this. All they saw was that after Tian Tian activated her skill, Zhang Qiang, the martial artist who had been charging aggressively towards Gao Shu suddenly stiffened and then his eyes showed a confused look.


    He then ignored Gao Shu and Lu Yi in front of him and ran towards where Tian Tian was. Tian Tian had anticipated this and let out a giggling laugh.


    With one chasing and one fleeing the martial artist Zhang Qiang was soon led by Tian Tian to the depths of the forest disappearing without a trace. This made the ambushers Tao Zi, Han Xue and Ku Wu angry and frustrated.


    "That vixen!"


    This was already one of Tao Zi''s countless curses towards Tian Tian, each time more teeth-gnashing than the last. Even Lei Wu couldn''t help but snort coldly.


    Since the first day of school when Tian Tian tried to approach him recklessly and almost dirtied his clothes, he hadn''t had a good impression of this woman.


    On the other side, Lu Ye suddenly said, "Tao Zi! HP 75, Defense 4!"


    Lu Ye was a perceiver with the talent to sense others'' HP and Defense attributes. Her task was to find the easiest targets to break through. With Tao Zi''s injuries from last night not fully healed her HP was pitifully low making her a natural target for Lu Ye''s investigation.


    Upon receiving the information about Tao Zi''s HP and Defense from Lu Ye, Gao Shu and Lu Yi immediately showed expressions of surprise. With such low HP and Defence attributes, they were confident they could kill her in a short time.


    Chen Mo, who noticed this, quickly said to Tao Zi "Quick, hide!"


    Tao Zi was originally positioned behind Ku Wu and Chen Mo, along with Han Sue as support personnel. Now sensing the danger she suddenly stopped and rolled backwards.


    Gao Shu and Lu Yi were both very fast. One wielded a sword the other used claws their movements were like ghosts.


    This wasn''t just an advantage in speed but also a comprehensive advantage in basic body techniques and footwork. They both managed to pass Ku Wu and Chen Mo at the same time and attacked Tao Zi fiercely.


    However just as the two revealed a sinister smile and their weapons were about to reach Tao Zi there was a ''ding'' sound. A shield had appeared in front of Tao Zi blocking their attacks and showed no sign of shattering even after withstanding their attacks.


    "Protective shield!"


    "Guardian shield!"


    Although the words were different, the meaning was the same.


    The despicable mind shield that Chen Mo had placed on Tao Zi had grown for 20 seconds and had reached its peak with a full 140 points of shield value even higher than Tao Zi''s own HP.


    It was not surprising that Gao Shu and Lu Yi couldn''t break through Tao Zi''s shield value. Everything happened so suddenly that Gao Shu and Lu Yi were completely unprepared.


    Then, Lu Yi shouted out loud. It turned out that Chen Mo had launched a basic psychic attack. The psychic ball was extremely fast and Lei Wu''s basic elements could be described as terrifying. The combination of the two caused a significant drop in his HP, despite his defense being quite impressive under the effects of the green armor and basic block, which startled him.


    "You actually have a psychic weapon!"


    Lu Yi was not surprised by Lei Wu''s terrifying attack but was amazed by the psychic ball controlled by Chen Mo. He quickly swallowed a small green potion that he had prepared.


    Failing to kill Tao Zi who seemed to be the weakest made Gao Shu''s mood sink to the bottom.


    At this moment he noticed that Han Xue had already approached the side of Lu Ye but there was nothing to worry about. Although Lu Ye''s direct combat ability was the weakest among the four, dealing with Han Xue was still not a big problem.


    After a moment of thought and hesitation, Gao Shu made a decision.


    "Let''s deal with one first!"


    With his mind made up, a flash of killing intent flickered in Gao Shu''s eyes.


    Tao Zi obviously noticed the killing intent in the opponent''s eyes. The more dangerous the situation the more she forced herself to stay calm. With her body''s flexibility she rolled backward on the spot to avoid Gao Shu''s long sword. Tao Zi''s body was as agile as a small wildcat. She rolled back and stood up again.


    However, at this moment, energy surged on Gao Shu''s body. Silent Night Slash Lv 4!


    Only to see a faint blue sword aura appearing on Gao Shu''s long sword with a fierce swing, Tao Zi who had clearly already distanced herself let out a scream. Not only did her surface shield shatter but her shoulder was also slashed, revealing a deep wound that bled profusely.


    However, what puzzled Gao Shu was that Lu Yi''s attack did not follow.


    He glanced sideways and noticed that Chen Mo and Lei Wu''s ranged attacks were all aimed at Lu Yi. Despite Lu Yi''s HP reaching around 220 points with equipment bonuses and his Defense reaching 11 points he still struggled to withstand the direct attacks from the two. He could only rely on his agile body and nimble speed to dodge their attacks.


    Lu Yi then chose to turn and run under the continued attacks of the two.


    "Fool!"


    Gao Shu couldn''t help but curse.


    Ku Wu on the other hand saw Tao Zi in crisis and fearlessly rushed over wanting to take Gao Shu''s damage for her.


    Seeing the situation was critical, Gao Shu had no choice but to quickly swing his sword again trying to follow up but Tao Zi evaded him again in a sorry state.


    "I''ll go after him" Chen Mo shouted chasing after Lu Yi who was fleeing.


    Originally according to the agreement Ku Wu was supposed to be responsible for Lu Yi. After all the two had conflicts since the beginning of the school year. But with Tao Zi in danger Ku Wu, in his anxiousness unexpectedly abandoned Lu Yi, disrupting the original plan.


    Chen Mo had no choice but to go after him personally. With Lei Wu here and with Ku Wu and Han Xue supporting and Lu Ye not being a threat, even though Gao Shu was strong he shouldn''t be a match for the few of them.


    As they chased and fled, they gradually penetrated into the bushes. Lu Yi''s speed value, basic footwork level and basic jumping level were all clearly higher than Chen Mo''s. However, because he was running ahead, he was greatly hindered by the various vines and plants in the jungle while Chen Mo only needed to follow behind him. As a result, Lu Yi not only failed to pull away from Chen Mo but the two actually got closer and closer. S?a?ch* Th? N?v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    After running for about two hundred meter Lu Yi suddenly turned around with his steel claws raised in front of him in a threatening posture.


    "Traveler, I never expected that the most deeply hidden person would be you!"


    Lu Yi gasped heavily, as forging a path through the thorns and bushes in this environment was extremely exhausting.


    Chen Mo was also happy to see the other party stop and assume a threatening posture. Along the way, he consumed an energy stone to replenish his energy, restoring it to its full value of 12 points.


    "Suit yourself," Chen Mo looked Lu Yi up and down chuckling. "If you''re willing to take off your defensive equipment, remove your natural disaster imprint and trade it to me right now I might consider letting you go."


    Of course, Chen Mo knew that this was impossible but he was just bluffing to delay time for the despicable mind shield.


    "You''re so confident?" Lu Yi had just suffered Chen Mo''s psychic ball attack. Although he no longer underestimated Chen Mo seeing Chen Mo being so arrogant he couldn''t help but sneer.


    "There are only the two of us here. Don''t think that I ran away because I was afraid of you. In front of me you''re not worthy!"


    "If you''re not afraid of me then why did you run?" Chen Mo asked rhetorically, his arrogant expression making Lu Yi want to laugh.


    "I ran because of Lei Wu! That bastard..."


    "Alright, alright, I''m about ready here. Let''s not waste any more time." Seeing that the shield value of the despicable mind shield had been replenished to full Chen Mo no longer had the intention of chatting with the other party. He took the initiative to attack Lu Yi.


    It should be noted that at this moment his despicable mind shield had a full value of 140 points and after all this time of bluffing the cooldown time of the despicable psychic shield had also been completed. Combined with his high HP and defense his margin for error was far beyond what the other party could imagine.


    (End of chapter 41)

 Chapter 42:

    The psychic ball shot towards Lu Yi like a lingering shadow.Having already endured Chen Mo''s psychic attacks, Lu Yi knew that Chen Mo''s damage was quite impressive. At this moment despite the opponent''s confidence and arrogance, Lu Yi did not retreat. He could only face the difficulties head-on and try to defeat this psychic user who hid his abilities so deeply.


    His scapula was struck by Chen Mo''s psychic ball and the pain spread instantly. This blow not only caused him to lose 39 points of health but also caused his body to pause slightly. Then his speed increased agian and he rushed towards Chen Mo with all his strength.


    As a ranged attacker Chen Mo naturally tried to keep a safe distance from his opponent. However Lu Yi''s speed was too fast. Just as Chen Mo''s psychic bullet was about to be launched Lu Yi was already in front of him.


    Lu Yi, who had been waiting for Chen Mo to use a skill, also had energy flashing on his body the moment Chen Mo launched his psychic bullet. His body speed suddenly increased to an unbelievable degree not only perfectly avoiding Chen Mo''s psychic bullet skill but also getting closer to Chen Mo smiling grimly as he swung the claws in his hands.


    This was the D-level skill that Lu Yi had mastered just before the trial, Ghost Step Slash.


    After the conflict with Ku Wu, he fully realized the importance of basic body skills. In the training that followed, he paid special attention to his body skills training. Even in the selection of basic skill training he regarded basic body skills as the main course of Qing Hong''s teaching. He finally mastered this Ghost Step Slash skill, which focuses on evasion and strong attacks.


    This was originally a skill he wanted to use to deliver a fatal blow to Ku Wu, but he unexpectedly used it on this traveler first.


    With a "ding" sound.


    As Chen Mo''s despicable mind shield flashed on his body blocking Lu Yi''s sudden attack his pupils suddenly contracted.


    "A protective shield!?"


    Chen Mo did not pay attention to Lu Yi''s surprise. Although Chen Mo was shocked that the opponent had evaded his psychic blast using skill characteristics, he was also somewhat mentally prepared. After all the opponent was a speed type and coupled with the hard training over the past few dozen days Chen Mo had seen it all. Therefore he never arrogantly thought that his strength was completely superior to the opponent''s.


    Prompt: Your shield value -46.


    The shield value does not calculate defence and the opponent''s normal attack damage should be between 40 and 50.


    After the attack, realizing that Chen Mo''s psychic shield was indeed strong and showed no signs of breaking under his attack, Lu Yi with a heart of steel endured Chen Mo''s psychic bullet attack. His body''s energy flashed again and he activated his E-level skill, Ghost Claw Kill.


    Lu Yi leapt up and fiercely slashed down at Chen Mo. However, what made his face look ugly was that although this semi-transparent shield swayed violently appearing to be on the verge of collapse, it still did not shatter.


    He had released two skills in succession plus one basic attack yet he still hadn''t broken through the opponent''s shield? He even began to suspect if he had been hit by some kind of weakening skill.


    Gritting his teeth Lu Yi swung his claws once again. This time, he finally broke through Chen Mo''s despicable psychic shield skill leaving a wound on Chen Mo''s body. However, the feeling was like scratching on a sturdy leather, making Lu Yi frown.


    "Right." Only then did he suddenly remember something.


    When he first started school, this guy seemed to have the talent of stone skin and also seemed to have high stamina. From the feeling just now this guy''s defense was probably not less than 10 points and it might even be higher than his!


    Thinking of this, Lu Yi couldn''t help but take a deep breath. What was he doing? He was actually wasting time with this guy here? S?a??h th? N?v?lFire.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Immediately, in Chen Mo''s astonished gaze Lu Yi continued to escape forward without looking back. Even if he was attacked by Chen Mo''s psychic ball again he was unwilling to fight with Chen Mo. He had clearly realized that this guy not only had incredibly high damage but also had an unpredictable amount of health and stamina. The odds of winning against Chen Mo in a head-on fight were really slim.


    So the two continued their chase and escape, running towards the depths of the forest.


    "Hey!"


    After more than ten minutes, Chen Mo, who had been chasing Lu Yi all along, gasped and said, "My physique is definitely superior to yours and my stamina recovery speed is much faster than yours. In this jungle you can''t distance yourself from me. If you keep this up, you''ll only have a dead end."


    Strength determines the maximum stamina while physique determines the speed of stamina recovery. Lu Yi was also panting but he ignored Chen Mo''s shouting. He already hate this guy to the core.


    After another half an hour. Lu Yi, who was running ahead, was really out of strength.


    He was panting heavily almost about to vomit the acid in his stomach. His cheeks were also cut by the branches and leaves during the escape leaving several bloodstains. He looked at the cooldown time of the potion''s effect then looked at the guy behind him who was also panting but was steady in his approach. His heart was filled with despair.


    He''s like a piece of toffee, sticking tightly to me!


    Chen Mo¡¯s stamina recovery speed was indeed superior and because of these vines and branches restraining, he needed to constantly hack through thorns and open the way and wasunable to distance himself at all.


    "You bastard! I should have killed all of you in the academy..."


    Two minutes later.


    Chen Mo sat panting on the ground, next to him was Lu Yi''s body gradually fading away. Lu Yi was still tough, knowing that he had no way out, he went all out not giving Chen Mo any advantage at all.


    Therefore after Chen Mo killed him his body, along with his equipment and everything in his storage space would be reclaimed by the disaster world and gradually disappear.


    This was also one of the characteristics of a natural disaster.


    After resting for a while, Chen Mo finally managed to recover. After nearly an hour of pursuit, he was exhausted.


    Just as Chen Mo was about to get up and leave there was a strange sound from behind him in the jungle, which made him alert.


    After a moment, it turned out to be Tian Tian walking out of the jungle behind Chen Mo.


    "It''s you?"


    Chen Mo took a defensive posture but Tain Tain hurriedly said "I mean no harm. I followed your trail especially, It seems that you should be the final victor now.¡±


    "No harm?"


    Slightly furrowing his brow, Chen Mo remained vigilant. Intentions were not proven just by words.


    Tian Tian continued, "I didn''t harm that martial artist or rather I am not his match and couldn''t harm him. After I confused him he was thrown into the forest. I thought that''s fair to Gao Shu and the others."


    "You''ve got one thing wrong. If you want to negotiate you should find Lei Wu. Besides our martial artist investigator wouldn''t agree, just like it would be absurd for us to negotiate with the Hive organization."


    Chen Mo''s cold rejection didn''t make Tian Tian give up.


    She continued calmly "I am confident I can persuade the martial artist investigator. As for Lei Wu, negotiating with him would undoubtedly lead to death. Moreover, I can see that you have a high status in this team. As long as you are willing to help we can definitely succeed. More friends mean more options, right?"


    "You mean, be friends with me?"


    Chen Mo with a thoughtful look said meaningfully "Given our current opposition, I don''t like hearing empty words."


    After a brief moment of surprise,Tian Tian immediately adopted a charming posture.


    She seemed to accidentally touch the shoulder scratched by a branch exclaiming softly as she revealed her fair skin.


    Then with a charming demeanour she said "If the gentleman can help the lady through this difficult time, the lady has nothing to offer but herself. However the lady is weak so please be kind."


    Chen Mo rolled his eyes.


    While the other party''s charm and allure were satisfying to his eyes as a man his rationality warned him that this was a dangerous woman.


    "If this is your sincerity, then I must decline. I have already enjoyed the view enough this time so I won''t trouble you any further, hehe."


    Chen Mo''s mocking laughter made Tian Tian''s face look unpleasant.


    Her disappointment was not just because of the mockery, there was something deeper. It was Chen Mo''s charm value which seemed to have only increased by one or two points. This guy seemed completely immune to her charms!


    Seeing that Chen Mo was really about to leave, Tian Tian didn''t say anything more.


    "Five medical bandages, three bottles of recovery potion, one bottle of small green potion and the mission intelligence map from the Dr. White¡¯s Base."


    She gritted her teeth, "This is the greatest sincerity I can show!"


    Chen Mo, upon hearing this, pondered carefully. The fact that she still had so many potions on her was surprising.


    "These supplies are indeed what we urgently need but I''m afraid they''re not enough for negotiations. However I have a plan. If you can complete it, I believe that no one including the martial artist investigator will trouble you again."


    Tian Tian''s eyes lit up at this and she showed joy.


    "What plan?"


    Chen Mo said in a deep voice "A combination of internal and external forces to rescue Xuan Zong."


    Half an hour later.


    When Chen Mo brought Tian Tian back to the battlefield, Ku Wu was immersed in immense sorrow.


    Tao Zi was dead! This made Chen Mo furrow his brow slightly.


    "Monster!"


    Zhang Qiang upon seeing Tian Tian beside Chen Mo suddenly roared in anger making Tian Tian nervous. She glanced at Chen Mo seeming ready to flee at the slightest hint of trouble.


    "Stop!"


    However Chen Mo''s voice did not calm the man down. Everything in the illusion had been too humiliating for him.


    "Don''t you want to save Xuan Zong?"


    Upon hearing Chen Mo''s words Zhang Qiang who had previously been angered by Tian Tian''s illusion, suddenly calmed down. Lei Wu and Han Xue also walked over upon hearing this.


    "What''s going on?"


    Tian Tian breathed a sigh of relief. She had almost slipped away.


    Then as Chen Mo narrated his plan to use Tian Tian to infiltrate the Dr. White¡¯s Base and rescue Xuan Zong with the aid of the cellular recovery potion, followed by the plan of cooperation, Zhang Qiang immediately smiled and agreed.


    Indeed, this was the most reliable method.


    "Girl, if you can rescue Xuan Zong according to his plan, I guarantee that no one here will harm you unless they step over my dead body!"


    In Zhang Qiang''s heart, Xuan Zong''s safety was obviously paramount.


    Lei Wu also showed a look of excitement. This plan was indeed quite good.


    Only Ku Wu still looked resentful, glaring fiercely at Tian Tian. Han Xue and Xiao Ya who had been hiding for a time, could only console him quietly.


    With the promise of this martial artist, Tian Tian no longer cared much about Ku Wu¡¯s hostility.


    With a renewed vigour, looking towards Ku Wu¡¯s hostile gaze she immediately mocked "I''ve never heard that the DIsaster World sympathizes with the weak. The reason she is so weak is because you all wake up later than us every morning, work less hard than us, are poorer than us, haven''t won the favour of mentors like us and are unluckier than us to be born in the Abyss. Don''t act so high and mighty here!"


    Taunting further Tian Tian provocatively added, "If it weren''t for them do you think you could beat me? Don''t act all tough here."


    Being mocked by Tian Tian to his face especially being mocked by a captive, Ku Wu''s face became so dark it seemed like it could drip water.


    However, he withdrew his anger and stood up without saying a word. He clenched his fists, realizing that his behaviour was indeed very immature for a natural disaster.


    Meanwhile, Chen Mo was learning about the situation from Han Xue''s account.


    After Chen Mo left, Gao Shu and Lu Ye both showed remarkable strength. However, Lei Wu was just too strong. Gao Shu wanted to propose negotiations again but was immediately rejected by Ku Wu. In despair, Gao Shu disregarding his own injuries attacked and killed Tao Zi.


    Subsequently Ku Wu as if going mad, cooperated with Lei Wu to kill Gao Shu, ignoring the fact that Lu Ye had surrendered insisting on fighting her to the death and killing this gentle starving ghost


    It could be said that Lu Ye died quite miserably.


    "He¡¯s really acting on impulse."


    Chen Mo silently commented.


    But thinking about it, if he hadn''t acted impulsively at the beginning, he wouldn''t have taken the initiative to intervene in the conflict between Lu Yi and Han Xue. This kind of character was not common in the cold and merciless Disaster World.


    Later, in order to show her sincerity in surrender Tian Tian took out the medical bandages, recovery potion, and small green bottle potions that she had previously discussed with Chen Mo and they were distributed to everyone.


    Prompt: You have obtained intelligence about the base where the missing martial artists and espers are located.


    The moment Chen Mo touched the map the Light Brain Data Chip gave a prompt.


    (End of chapter 42)

 Chapter 43:

    Tian Tian¡¯s mission was very difficult, but she had to complete it.Yesterday, when leaving Dr. white¡¯s base One-eyed Dragon had personally warned them that if they couldn''t capture the last martial artist today what awaited them would be the fate of becoming living specimens for Dr. White''s experiments.


    There was no doubt that she had failed to complete the task entrusted by One-eyed Dragon.


    In the final analysis, joining the ranks of the Hive organization was a wrong choice.


    Now even if One-eyed Dragon really wanted to punish her as long as she could contact Xuan Zong, it would be considered a successful completion of the inside and outside collaboration mission. Waiting for Xuan Zong to recover his strength would be considered a great success.


    Rumble, rumble.


    With an anxious heart, Tian Tian had just arrived near Dr. White''s base when she heard a rumbling sound coming from the base. It seemed to be the impact sound of a huge and powerful creature launching an attack with entire tables occasionally being thrown out of the base by tremendous force.


    With a look of horror, Tian Tian hurried towards the base.


    "Are these the Bio-Beasts!"


    One-eyed Dragon had mentioned yesterday that Dr. Terror''s laboratory had released a group of terrifying creatures. At this moment, these monsters were in front of the base, rampaging as if it was unguarded. Dozens of black-clothed thugs and several elite black-clothed thugs were torn to shreds by them with ease.


    Following the alarm, after the Bio-Beasts blasted open the metal gate they rushed into the base.


    Tian Tian, who was peeking outside the base, couldn''t help but gasp in shock. This is an opportunity!


    One-eyed Dragon was already seriously injured in the previous battle. Otherwise with his strength as a boss, he would have been able to single-handedly withstand the joint attack of two small leaders. Although these monsters were terrifying, if One-eyed Dragon had been at his peak strength, coupled with the assistance of the Black Tiger Dragon, a small leader and many black-clothed thugs, they would have been able to kill these monsters one by one.


    After a while, the roars of the Bio-Beasts had gradually penetrated deep into the base.


    Tian Tian no longer hesitated and quickly ran back into the base.


    Dr. White''s T2-level base was naturally incomparable to Dr. Terror''s T3-level base in scale. Not only were the experimental materials more abundant, but there were also more advanced protective measures.


    However, at this moment, the wide corridors of the base were filled with limbs and bloodstains, belonging to both black-clothed thugs and Bio-Beasts. There were horrifying scratch marks everywhere on the walls and the thick metal gates had been violently torn open. S~?a??h the N?v?lFire.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Tian Tian advanced cautiously not daring to make any sound even her breathing was much quieter.


    "Save me."


    A black-clothed thug whose body was twisted like a pretzel weakly begged for help in a pool of blood. This startled Tian Tian, who was already nervous and cautious. After seeing the miserable state of the black-clothed thug she ended his life with her own hands, which could be considered a mercy.


    "They seem to be heading straight for Dr. White''s laboratory."


    Tian Tian is not surprised that these bio-beasts can find the laboratory of Dr. White on their own.


    After all as Bio-Beasts, their sense of smell was extremely sensitive. Among them, there must be many guys comparable to sniffing trackers. Although this base was not small, it was not that big either. For their sensitive sense of smell, it was not an obstacle at all.


    "In that case, the guard force in the specimen containment room must be very weak right now."


    Thinking of this Tian Tian followed the map instructions and quickly walked towards the direction of the specimen containment room.


    Just then a group of black-clothed thugs ran towards her apparently going to support the area damaged by the Bio-Beasts.


    The leading elite black-clothed thug couldn''t help but ask when he saw Tian Tian, "What are you doing here?"


    The status of Gao Shu and the others in Dr. White¡¯s base was very awkward. Although they were nominally at the same level as these elite black-clothed thugs, they were not trusted and therefore they had no real power, any elite black-clothed thug could boss them around.


    As far as she knew, there seemed to be another small leader in the base, who was the superior of these elite black-clothed thugs. He was usually the final force responsible for guarding Dr. White in the base, until One-eyed Dragon and Black Tiger Dragon were temporarily sent, making him just an ordinary small leader in the base.


    However, that day, due to the sudden attack by the investigators, this small leader was too seriously injured, apparently more serious than One-eyed Dragon and had been transferred to the depths of the base for treatment by Dr. White.


    Tian Tian responded "Boss One-eyed Dragon ordered me to go to the specimen room to protect the martial artist captured yesterday. This is a precious asset of the doctor and must not have any accidents."


    At the mention of Boss One-eyed Dragon the elite black-clothed thug couldn''t help but look serious. As for protecting that martial artist he didn''t think anything suspicious about it, after all this martial artist was recaptured by these outsiders yesterday.


    The roars from the depths of the base became more intense. It seemed that the entire base was echoing with roars and sounds of fighting. The elite black-clothed thug no longer hesitated and with a small team of black-clothed thugs went past Tian Tian letting her go to the specimen room alone.


    "Nobody is here?"


    In front of the specimen room door there used to be at least a team of black-clothed thugs and an elite guard responsible for guarding. At this moment, there was no one indicating the shortage of manpower in the base as it was invaded by Bio-Beasts.


    Tian Tian cautiously opened the door to the specimen room. She walked along the narrow corridor for a while before truly entering the specimen room.


    Unlike Dr. Terror''s enthusiasm for capturing large wild beasts, Dr. White''s artificial human program was more interested in capturing famous martial artists and espers.


    However because Dr. White was only a T2 level in the Hive organization, the martial artists and mutants captured were not top-notch. They could only be considered as martial artists and espers of medium strength in some small countries.


    There were only four black-clothed thugs in the room. Currently, the entire base''s manpower was dealing with the invading Bio-Beasts.


    "One-eyed Dragon commanded you to immediately detain these four living specimens into the secret room!"


    Before these black-clothed thugs could ask any questions Tian Tian preemptively issued an order.


    These black-clothed thugs were below her in status within the base, without the presence of a black-clothed thug elite they could only follow the order, although they hesitated a bit it seemed that due to Tian Tian''s charm they didn''t question anything and immediately began to follow Tian Tian''s command taking these four individuals to a secret room in the base.


    At this moment, energy surged within Tian Tian. This was her D-rank skill, Pink Wind Lv4.


    Within the range of the Pink Wind skill, after these four black-clothed thugs were momentarily stunned their eyes became glazed, their cheeks turned pink and they began to claw and wrestle with each other.


    This was obviously them succumbing to Tian Tian''s deep charm. Tian Tian''s actions immediately puzzled the four martial artists and espers in the secret room, including Xuan Zong.


    "Master Xuan Zong, I am cooperating with your plan, your friends found Dr. Terror''s cellular repair agent and released the Bio-Beasts in the base, the chaos here is caused by them."


    Tian Tian''s words startled Xuan Zong.


    Immediately after she took out the cellular repair agent given to her by Chen Mo she said, "Traveler asked me to tell you that the effects of this potion is not as good as you imagined. It can indeed temporarily restore about 80% of your strength to its peak, but it will also bring irreversible genetic damage to you, making it very difficult for you to make further progress in martial arts."


    Xuan Zong now almost completely believed the woman in front of him. After hesitating slightly he sighed, "If we can''t escape from here, what''s the point of talking about further progress?"


    As Tian Tian released him from his restraints Xuan Zong no longer hesitated. He tilted his head back and swallowed the potion in one gulp then silently sat cross-legged on the ground guiding the potion''s power to repair the damage to his body functions.


    Seeing this, the other three also spoke up to ask Tian Tian for the potion. Obviously, they also thought that compared to future problems, how to solve the current dilemma was their real concern.


    "I''m sorry, we only found two bottles of the potion at Dr. Terror''s base and we''ve killed Dr. Terror, so..."


    After pondering for a moment on who to choose among the three Tian Tian''s gaze finally fell on the young girl who was only sixteen or seventeen years old. She was a superpower kidnapped by the Hive organization from a country in the Western Continent and also the genius esper Jack wanted to rescue, Lucia.


    Compared to the others, the young girl seemed somewhat unwilling. But in the end she still tilted her head back and swallowed the potion in one gulp.


    "Wait here for a while. The potion will take effect in a few hours. The chaos in the base should continue for a while. After that we need to treat the wounded, bury the dead, and repair the damaged facilities and so on."


    Speaking about this, Tian Tian suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, I''ll go destroy the monitoring room and the power room first."


    ***


    On the other side,


    Zhang Qiang, Lei Wu, Chen Mo, Ku Wu, Han Xue and Xiao Ya were resting and recuperating in the forest.


    With Tian Tian''s potions, the six of them were finally able to fully recover.


    Zhang Qiang tossed and turned unable to sleep, seemingly nervous and anxious about tomorrow''s rescue plan. It''s understandable. His companions who had come to rescue Xuan Zong together were now all gone, leaving only him.


    Ku Wu lay on the ground, silent from start to finish. Lei Wu, Chen Mo and Han Xue on the other hand, were resting well.


    Soon, it was about the agreed time, around two in the morning.


    It would probably take about an hour to walk from here to the base. Everyone got up one after another. Xiao Ya took out the breakfast she had carefully prepared, since they couldn''t cook she could only carefully chop the ingredients and mix them with some salad dressing.


    But even so it still made everyone eat with relish and the fatigue and exhaustion on their bodies were instantly swept away.


    "I can''t help you in battle so I can only cheer you on like this." Xiao Ya made an encouraging gesture.


    If this mission went smoothly, she would be able to leave this island and go home! Thinking of this, she couldn''t help but show excitement.


    After eating and drinking to their fill under Xiao Ya''s gaze the group walked along the dark forest path towards Dr. White''s secret base, soon they disappeared from her sight.


    (End of chapter 43)

 Chapter 44:

    When Chen Mo and his group arrived near Dr. White''s base, it was around four o''clock in the morning. The sky was still a while away from getting bright, which was the most tiring time of the day for people."What happened here!"


    Zhang Qiang hidden in the bushes was shocked to see the dim lights around Dr. White''s base flickering under the emergency power, with signs of battle and destruction everywhere and with a large amount of bloodstains.


    In addition to this several black-clothed lackeys were constantly carrying out bodies from the base. Some of these bodies were of black-clothed lackeys while others were of bio-beasts. The strong smell of blood could be smelled even tens of meters away.


    "It''s the bio-beasts!"


    Chen Mo said slowly "It seems that the bio-beasts attacked this base last night, but it looks like they failed. From the marks over there, Tian Tian should have completed her mission. Have they found the hiding place?"


    Yesterday, Chen Mo had already made an agreement with Tian Tian that if her mission succeeded she would leave a mark near the gate of the base.


    "Not yet." After observing for a while, everyone shook their heads not finding any traces of Xuan Zong.


    Just then, there was a commotion behind them, it was Tian Tian leading three men and a woman who first noticed Chen Mo and the others and coming out from deep in the forest.


    As for these three men and one woman besides Xuan Zong, they also seemed quite strong as well. Especially the young girl, with fiery red long hair she had a cold expression but her strong aura couldn''t be concealed at all.


    At this moment Xuan Zong no longer appeared weak as he once did emitting a fierce aura showing the demeanor of a leader.


    "Xuan Zong!"


    Zhang Qiang excitedly stepped forward.


    Seeing this Xuan Zong''s eyes also became moist, murmuring "Don''t worry, I will definitely avenge Kang Peng and Yan Nan!"


    After saying that he looked at Chen Mo "The bio-beasts were all killed by the people in the base. It''s a pity that I hadn''t recovered my strength at that time otherwise..." he ended with a resigned sign.


    Compared to Xuan Zong, Tian Tian appeared much colder. "My mission is complete, I won''t accompany you inside later. With my current condition, if I encounter a leader, it¡¯ll be end of me. I will definitely become his top priority target."


    The others didn''t respond, tacitly agreeing to her proposal. Deep down, even if she wanted to join them, they were afraid she would seize the opportunity to grab the reward allocation rights.


    Chen Mo looked at Xuan Zong and asked "Do you have confidence in dealing with the leader, One-eyed Dragon?"


    To be honest at this point in the mission even if they didn''t attack Dr. White''s base the mission for everyone would be considered successful. But since they had already worked hard to rescue these martial artists and the espers, if they didn''t fully utilize their value and wasted this great opportunity it would be a great waste.


    After all, Dr. White''s base was undoubtedly at its weakest point at this moment. After hearing this Xuan Zong shook his head slowly.


    "I''m afraid not."


    He went on to explain "On one hand, my strength has not fully recovered yet and on the other hand I do not have the appropriate equipment and weapons. Of course more importantly the strength of this One-eyed Dragon should be above mine. Although he is also injured, he should still be much stronger than me."


    Xuan Zong then looked toward the girl beside him. "But if Miss Lucia joins us, it should be enough to deal with him" Xuan Zong said.


    Lucia said coldly "Don''t forget about Dr. White''s androids, although his technology has not fully matured yet, since the Hive organization is willing to invest so many resources in him there must have been some results."


    Upon hearing this, everyone''s expression became serious.


    "Look!"


    It was Han Xue, who was responsible for recon, suddenly exclaimed excitedly.


    Black Tiger Dragon and a mysterious black-clothed fatty were seen taking away several elite black-clothed lackeys and a large number of black-clothed lackeys. They left in off-road vehicles, making the already empty base even emptier.


    This fatty was presumably the leader of the black-clothed lackeys mentioned by Tian Tian.


    "They must have found out that we escaped and went to capture us!" Xuan Zong analyzed in a low voice.


    Lucia gritted her teeth, "If they know that we have partially recovered our strength, I wonder if they have the guts to leave the base. These bastards!"


    During her captivity, this beautiful girl must have endured a lot of torture. At this moment, the hatred in her eyes was almost impossible to conceal.


    After a while, when they confirmed that the capture team had gone far away, the group stopped hiding and rushed out directly from the forest.


    The black-clothed lackeys outside the base responsible for handling the bodies and bloodstains showed expressions of fear when they saw the group. When the group rushed forward they easily killed all these black-clothed lackeys in front of the base gate.


    Just as this moment in this base, which had just calmed down, another alarm sounded.


    "Charge."


    Lucia gritt her teeth and shouted "We must not let them escape!"


    The base¡¯s gate had been destroyed by the bio-beasts and now it was only temporarily patched up with a wooden door, naturally unable to withstand the group¡¯s attack.


    "This way!"


    Led by Lucia after a while the group appeared in front of a metal gate inside the base. It can be seen that this metal gate should have been installed temporarily, the previous gate had been destroyed by the bio-beasts, forcing the base to install a new one.


    "They''re inside." Lucia''s eyes turned into a light golden colour, seemingly possessing the ability of perception and said with great certainty.


    "Let me try."


    Zhang Qiang took the lead and immediately activated his Extended Arm Fist skill.


    With a rumbling resounding a clear fist mark was imprinted on the metal gate. However, there was still a considerable distance to open the gate, which made his face look a bit unsightly.


    "You should save your strength. Let me do it."


    Xuan Zong extended his right index and middle fingers, lightly tapping forward. With a sound, a teacup-sized hole appeared in the heavy metal gate, faintly showing shadows moving inside and someone exclaimed in shock.


    "Let me do it!" Lucia said coldly "Your strength is not suitable for exerting in this kind of place."


    As she spoke she raised her arms high and her clothes fluttered with the surging energy inside her body. Then, an energy ball gradually formed in front of her.


    Boom!


    With the violent explosion of the energy ball a huge hole was blasted on the metal gate.


    Lei Wu who witnessed this scene, couldn''t help but feel his eyelids twitch. This little girl''s strength was stronger than his!


    Then the irritable Zhang Qiang punched open the metal gate.


    When everyone saw the man in the room, who was about two meters tall with a mechanical arm for his right hand, they couldn''t help but feel a shortness of breath.


    Lucia hysterically exclaimed "One-eyed Dragon, today is the day you die!"


    At this moment there were only two elite black-clothed lackeys beside the One-eyed Dragon.


    These two lackeys appeared to be more experienced and tough than the others, with their faces covered in tattoos. One stood on the left and the other on the right, guarding the One-eyed Dragon.


    Mutant elite creatures?


    The One-eyed Dragon ignited the thick cigar in his mouth with his mechanical right hand and smirked at Lucia "Just you?"


    After observing the surrounding for a moment Lei Wu reacted quickly and said, "Dr. White is not here. Let''s act quickly before more trouble comes!"


    According to the previous plan Lei Wu was supposed to be responsible for the first attack on this leader. But Lucia was a bit faster than Lei Wu.


    The energy ball attack launched by this angry girl was incredibly fast and struck the One-eyed Dragon before Lei Wu could act. Lei Wu''s basic elemental attack only caused some superficial injuries to the One-eyed Dragon.


    "His defence is probably over 30 points!"


    Lei Wu''s face changed and he said "Because his body has undergone mechanical modifications by the Hive organization to an astonishing extent. A low-level psychic is probably unlikely to pose a fatal threat to him. Your strength is good but you are still far from being a high-level psychic." S?a?ch* Th? N?velF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo, Ku Wu and Han Xue''s faces also changed involuntarily.


    This level of combat was not something they could participate in. They couldn''t help but look towards the two mutant elite black-clothed lackeys beside the One-eyed Dragon.


    Zhang Qiang roared at this time, "I''ll deal with this one, you guys take care of that one!"


    After saying that, Zhang Qiang rushed towards one of the mutant elite black-clothed lackeys while Chen Mo, Ku Wu and Han Xue surrounded the other one.


    It is worth mentioning that among the four rescued by Tian Tian, besides Xuan Zong and Lucia the other two were superpowers from the Western Continent Federation. One could condense flames on his fists and the other had the ability to blink short distances. Both were melee supernaturals and were equivalent to elite black-clothed lackeys.


    These two along with Xuan Zong rushed towards the One-eyed Dragon. Lei Wu and Lucia kept releasing skills from afar attacking the One-eyed Dragon leader remotely.


    Facing the siege of five people, even the weakest two beings elite supernaturals, One-eyed Dragon leader roared repeatedly, swinging his mechanical right fist continuously.


    His left hand actually pulled out a silver pistol, as the energy gathered in the pistol, Xuan Zong who sensed the danger immediately shouted, "Be careful!"


    However the speed of the bullets fired from this silver pistol was too fast. The Fire Fist superpower didn''t even have time to react before the bullet flashed and hit his abdomen.


    Following the wound on his abdomen a powerful frost energy spread and as a fire-controlling superpower he was actually frozen in place by the One-eyed Dragon shot.


    It was quite unfortunate for this supernatural being. Originally, he was a supernatural being with the strength of a small leader, but like Xuan Zong after enduring long-term cruel experiments in the laboratory, his physical functions rapidly declined. Although his strength barely reached the elite level now it was still very difficult. It was somewhat similar to the level of the experimental assistants around the Doctor terror, just an ordinary mutant creature.


    After freezing one, One-eyed Dragon smirked. Then, his mechanical right arm''s palm began to rotate rapidly like a drill.


    With the energy surging in his body again, his huge body moved fast as a lingering shadow. In an instant, he rushed out a distance of seven to eight meters piercing and killing the Fire Fist superpower being who was frozen.


    Truly worthy of a leader-level creature!


    This shocking change was almost completed in an instant. Chen Mo, Ku Wu and Han Xue had just come into contact with this mutated black-clothed lackey elite.


    (End of chapter 44)


    TN - So, I have a hard time naming these subcategories within a level, normally their literal translations come out as, ordinary, elite, small leader(minor boss), leader(big boss?). But I want some cool names as these level differences become more important in the future, but nothing¡¯s coming to my mind. So if you have any ideas leave a comment, I appreciate it.

 Chapter 45:

    Chapter 45 Swinging the Meteor HammerThis mutated elite black-robed thug was completely different from the other black-robed thugs that Chen Mo had encountered before.


    "Hmph!"


    The black-robed elite with a full face of angular muscles let out a sinister laugh from the depths of his throat. In his hand was a chained meteor hammer, slowly rotating above his head. Combined with his body weight of over two hundred kilograms standing in front of Chen Mo and his group, he exerted considerable pressure.


    "We''ll focus on dealing with this elite."


    Chen Mo''s words also brought Ku Wu and Han Xue back to their senses.


    The scene just now where One-eyed dragon killed the Fire Fist esper was truly shocking. If the target of the attack had been them, the result would have been certain death. No wonder Tian Tian didn''t even have the intention to come in and investigate. She clearly knew the strength of this One-eyed dragon leader.


    However as Chen Mo said no matter how strong this One-eyed dragon leader was, there were others who could deal with him. Right now, they needed to find a way to get rid of his wingman, which would be the greatest contribution to this battle.


    With this in mind, the two focused their attention and threw themselves into the battle against this black-robed elite.


    Chen Mo manipulated his psychic ball and launched a long-range attack on this black-robed elite.


    Bang!


    The meteor hammer of this black-robed elite perfectly resisted Chen Mo''s psychic ball attack. After deflecting Chen Mo''s psychic ball, the sound of it breaking through the air came.


    The attack speed of the meteor hammer was extremely fast and Chen Mo couldn''t dodge at all, directly suffering a solid blow from this black-robed elite''s meteor hammer.


    Prompt: Your shield value -52.


    Feeling like he had been heavily hit in the chest, Chen Mo flew about two meters before falling to the ground almost unable to catch his breath.


    This created a gap in the three-person encirclement. The only good news was that while this black-robed elite used the meteor hammer for both offence and defence, therefore his attack frequency was quite low.


    After swinging the meteor hammer, he needed to drag the iron ball at the other end of the metal chain slowly back to his hand. Even after pulling the meteor hammer back to his side, he still needed to swing it over his head again to build up power for the second round of defence and attack.


    During the time he swung the meteor hammer, he was able to effectively block various long-range attacks. With this in mind, the high attack power of this mutated black-robed elite was somewhat justifiable.


    Ku Wu immediately saw through the trick. He shouted and then pounced forward grabbing the meteor hammer that the black-robed elite dragged on the ground, using his own weight to slow down the speed at which the other was pulling back the meteor hammer.


    Han Xue saw this opportunity and using her speed circled around to the back of the black-robed elite continuously attacking him with the dagger in her hand.


    "I can''t hold on much longer!" Ku Wu, who was being dragged by the black-robed elite, shouted out.


    Eventually, due to the absolute difference in strength between the two sides, the black-robed elite forcibly pulled back the meteor hammer and gradually began to rotate it again above his head.


    Ku Wu and Han Xue quickly stepped out of the attack range of this mutated black-robed elite''s meteor hammer.


    "Roar!"


    The black-robed elite let out a roar.


    Different from the savage charge skill of other black-robed elites, after this mutated black-robed elite roared, although his body also expanded at a visible speed, his raging muscles burst through the suit he was wearing in a short moment, he did not charge forward.


    It seemed that he had only completed a transformation, changing from a fat man to a muscular man and his appearance became much more ferocious.


    "Hiss!"


    Ku Wu took a deep breath and said, "Indeed worthy of a mutated elite, his strength must has increased by almost 30 points, right?"


    Chen Mo, who had climbed up from the ground, looked towards the martial artist Zhang Qiang.


    At this moment, he alone was confronting another black-robed elite.


    The weapon of this black-robed elite was a long-handled hammer. It should be noted that Zhang Qiang possessed the strength of a small leader level, but when facing this black-robed elite he was equally struggling with the situation going back and forth.


    It seems that these two mutated black-robed elites have almost reached the elite level of higher-tier units, that is the strength of the half-lion among the bio-beasts, which is close to that of a small leader.


    When the mutated black-robed elite swung the meteor hammer, a visible airflow actually formed around him, with his eyes scanning the three of them constantly ready to launch an attack at any time.


    While Chen Mo was vigilant, he analyzed camly, "Although his attack strength is high, it requires a considerable amount of preparation time. If one person actively withstands his damage, it will create an opportunity."


    Taking a deep breath Chen Mo continued, "This time I''ll continue to withstand his damage and you guys seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack!"


    Bang!


    The damage from the meteor hammer was truly astonishing but the strength of the despicable mind shield was undoubtedly higher. After consecutively enduring two strikes from this mutated black-robed elite''s meteor hammer, it still maintained considerable strength and was not broken.


    Prompt: Your shield value -57.


    It seems that the opponent''s attack damage did not increase much due to the transformation skill.


    Although the two attacks depleted nearly 110 shield points from the despicable mind shield, there was still a considerable points from the maximum of 140 shield points that Chen Mo could withstand at the moment.


    In other words, there were still over 30 shield points that can be used.


    With the experience from the first attack, this time although Chen Mo still couldn''t completely avoid the opponent''s attack he retaliated with the mind ball while being blasted away by the heavy blow.


    "His damage hasn''t increased much, it seems this should be a skill that increases his health points."


    Chen Mo''s guess was quickly confirmed by Ku Wu and Han Xue.


    Taking advantage of the attack interval of this black-robed elite''s meteor hammer, the trio launched attacks. Although it was speculated based on previous intelligence that these black-robed elites, after being reinforced by the Hive organization not only had decent defence reaching around 10 points, their health points should also exceed 350, with extremely strong recovery abilities but it seemed this mutated black-robed elite in front of them had noticeably stronger health points and defense than ordinary black-robed elites!


    Even after being attacked twice by the three of them, he still didn''t show much discomfort.


    It''s worth noting that after Chen Mo obtained the weapon, psychic ball his attack damage exceeded 50 points.


    Soon after, when this black-robed elite retracted the meteor hammer, recharged, and launched the third attack on Chen Mo, his despicable mind shield shattered.


    Prompt: Your health points -18.


    Being attacked three times in a row by the meteor hammer was truly unpleasant, but fortunately after such a long time of preparation the despicable mind shield on Ku Wu''s body had reached its maximum value. Chen Mo shouted "It''s your turn!"


    "Got it."


    During the intervals of the battle, Chen Mo released the despicable mind shield on Ku Wu again and after 20 seconds of growth, the shield value once again reached the full value of 140 points.


    After releasing the despicable mind shield twice and the mind bullet once, Chen Mo''s energy value was left with only 1 point. He could only take out an energy stone replenishing 10 points of energy restoring his energy value to 10 points.


    As a result, Ku Wu was responsible for blocking the fourth round of meteor hammer attacks by this black-robed elite. Every time this black-robed elite swung the meteor hammer above his head, it was also a moment of continuous accumulation of power. When the power was accumulated to a certain extent, he had to actively attack and could not continue to accumulate power endlessly.


    The best way for Ku Wu to become the target of the opponent''s attack was to take the initiative to attack!


    Seeing Ku Wu suddenly charging towards him, the black-robed elite with green bean-sized eyes swung the meteor hammer even more vigorously. As Ku Wu entered the attack range he shouted and threw the meteor hammer with deadly force.


    Bang!


    Ku Wu''s face almost instantly turned pale. The huge force coming towards him made him unable to control his backward flight. However fortunately the shield in front of him remained quite strong.


    Chen Mo and Han Xue took this opportunity to counterattack the black-robed elite.


    Facing the continuous tactical attacks of the three this black-robed elite could no longer remain indifferent as before, the injuries on its body were increasing at a visible speed.


    At this moment as he retracted the meteor hammer energy began to surge in his body again.


    "Be careful!"


    Chen Mo sensed something was wrong and loudly warned. The black-robed elite hugged the meteor hammer in front of him, let out a roar and like a wild boar charging suddenly charged forward.


    This was the most threatening skill of the black-robed elites, the savage charge.


    Having just suffered a blow from the opponent''s meteor hammer, Ku Wu exclaimed in shock as his body uncontrollably flew several meters away, heavily hitting the ground.


    The despicable mind shield on his body flickered intermittently a few times, leaving only the last faint remnants of its power. His shield value had obviously dropped to single digits.


    "How are you?" Chen Mo asked loudly while counterattacking the black-robed elite.


    Ku Wu struggled to climb up from the ground and said with a sense of fear, "Fortunately, your shield¡¯s defence value is sufficient enough to offset some of its stun effects."


    Chen Mo couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief and sneered, "It seems that''s all the strength he has, be careful the three of us are enough to deal with him, my skills are still on cooldown, so hold on a little longer!"


    "Okay."


    With renewed vigour, the three of them used the despicable mind shields to cover each other and after about a minute of intense fighting they finally killed the mutated black-robed elite.


    The high-intensity battle made the three of them breathe heavily. After all, during the battle, not only did they have to frequently evade the black-robed elite''s meteor hammer attacks but they also had to speedily strike at the first opportunity when the opponent swung the meteor hammer, using the gap when the opponent retracted the meteor hammer to launch attacks. The physical exertion can be imagined.


    Prompt: You have gained 6 points.


    Since Chen Mo was the one who ultimately killed the mutated black-robed elite, he gained 6 contribution points. However, compared to the energy stone he consumed for this, the 6 points seemed somewhat disproportionate.


    "A skill scroll!"


    Just then, a bright light gradually floated out from the body of the black-robed elite and the three of them exclaimed in surprise.


    Whether it was the transformation skill or the savage charge skill, this black-robed elite''s skills were quite good and very practical.


    However, the situation in the room was still quite intense. The martial artist Zhang Qiang who had defeated the other black-robed elite was also injured and was taking a slight break to catch his breath, stop the bleedings and recover.


    The one-eyed dragon was standing more than twenty meters away from the three of them.


    While enduring the attacks from Lucia and Lei Wu he was also counterattacking Xuan Zong and the other teleporting esper. These two were also not in a good situation under the attack of the one-eyed dragon, especially the teleporting esper, whose situation looked quite grim as one of his arms had already been torn off by him. The battle continued to be intense.


    Chen Mo, Ku Wu and Han Xue didn''t dare to waste any more time. In just an instant they completed the distribution. Ku Wu took the white-quality meteor hammer, Chen Mo gave Han Xue 20 points and he obtained the unidentified skill scroll.


    Since Chen Mo had contributed the most to the successful killing of the black-robed elite and even lost an energy stone using this likely D-grade skill scroll as compensation was only fair.


    Based on the standard of a D-grade skill, excluding high-quality scrolls that are close to full attributes, the standard price should be around 50 to 80 points. It was reasonable for Chen Mo to receive most of the benefits from this battle.


    Unfortunately the three of them did not find any grenades on him, perhaps they had been consumed during the attack by the bio-beasts last night.


    ¡®For the next mission we can save on other things but we must bring enough potions!¡¯ Chen Mo deeply felt the importance of potions and secretly vowed in his heart.


    Ku Wu and Han Xue looked at the battle with the one-eyed dragon and couldn''t help but exclaim, "How much health does this guy have? He''s enduring the attacks from Lei Wu and Lucia and is still able to fight Xuan Zong like this!"


    At this moment Xuan Zong was also battered under the one-eyed dragon''s attacks.


    However, Zhang Qiang had not deceived Chen Mo and the others. Xuan Zong''s strength was indeed very strong but his strength lay not in defence but in control.


    His finger techniques could continuously inflict various negative statuses on the one-eyed dragon. Under the accumulation of these statuses such as weakness, slowness and stiffness the one-eyed dragon''s attacks noticeably weakened and he was no longer as strong as he was at the beginning.


    "I think it''s about time. After all, being besieged by so many people, it''s good if he still has one-third of his health."


    As he spoke Chen Mo also used his psychic ball to launch a ranged attack on the one-eyed dragon. It''s always good to participate in the distribution of rights. Even if he couldn''t get the skill scrolls and equipment dropped by this leader, gaining one or two points in contribution was not a loss.


    "Roar!"


    Seeing that his two henchmen had been dealt with and that he was once again plagued by various negative statuses, the one-eyed dragon sensed the crisis and once again took out his silver pistol.


    Xuan Zong and the others had already gained experience in dealing with this pistol and wouldn''t be caught off guard and killed like the first time.


    However this time the muzzle of the one-eyed dragon¡¯s gun was not aimed at anyone present.


    He actually fired into the air above his head?


    Just as everyone was puzzled, they saw a fluctuation in space above the one-eyed dragon¡¯s head, followed by the appearance of four mechanical humanoid figures in black-robed attire, two on the left and two on the right, landing beside him.


    "Come to life!"


    Chen Mo, Ku Wu, Han Xue and Zhang Qiang who had just finished the battle saw this and quickly approached to drew the attenstion of these black-robed figures.


    However as soon as Chen Mo came into contact with these black-robed figures, he realized something was wrong.


    Although the attack power of these black-robed figures was not high, their defence and health values were far from comparable to ordinary black-robed figures, they had at least reached the level of black-robed elites. This level of strength was still within Chen Mo''s range of being able to fight independently, but for Ku Wu and Han Xue it was quite tricky.


    After about a minute Ku Wu and Han Xue finally dealt with the mechanical black-robed figures in front of them. However, due to their status as summoned creatures they did not receive any points reward. S?a?ch* Th? N?v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    During this period the one-eyed dragon¡¯s injuries became even more severe under the siege of Lucia, Lei Wu, Xuan Zong and the teleporting esper.


    (End of chapter 45)

 Chapter 46:

    "Roar!"The accumulated injuries in his body made one-eyed dragon increasingly restless.


    Then he suddenly looked up and roared.


    Xuan Zong and the flickering espers who were fighting him seemed to have been prepared for this, apparently having witnessed the opponent use this skill before and quickly dodged.


    With a violent surge of energy centered on the one-eyed dragon, the ground suddenly shook and a visible black shockwave spread out. Even Xuan Zong and the espers, who had already urgently retreated couldn''t help but groan one after another, almost unable to stand steady.


    This also shows how strong their own strength is. If it were Han Xue and Ku Wu, just this one attack would probably have severely injured them.


    Chen Mo and the others at a further distance couldn''t help but feel as if their hearts had been fiercely clenched, standing still for a moment.


    "He''s trying to escape!" Zhang Qiang suddenly shouted.


    He seemed to have been prepared for this, after seeing the one-eyed dragon release a powerful skill that forced Xuan Zong back, he turned and ran towards the tightly closed metal gate, immediately throwing himself at it without hesitation.


    "Dragon Ascension Fist!"


    This strong man, standing just over 1.6 meters tall, immediately used his signature skill upon approaching one-eyed dragon.


    Terrifying energy gathered in his right arm, faintly forming a roaring dragon soaring upwards. Accompanied by a resounding dragon chant, he actually blasted the steel-muscled man, who stood a full two meters tall, into the air. The violent energy continued to explode around the one-eyed dragon''s body.


    However, unlike other elite creatures or small leaders, as a leader selected from the thousands of black-clad lackeys by the Hive organization, one-eyed dragon had undergone numerous technical upgrades by the hive organization, combined with his own hard work and outstanding talent, his strength had fundamentally changed.


    In the impact of the Dragon Ascension Fist, he was only lifted halfway up, with a surge of energy in his body, his body curled up into a ball in mid-air and an energy stream formed on his surface, constantly offsetting the damage of the Dragon Ascension Fist. This allowed him, who had already soared into the air, to regain control of his body, avoiding being controlled by Zhang Qiang''s Dragon Ascension Fist and blasted even higher, avoiding further damage.


    The one-eyed dragon, who activated his defensive skill actually landed before Zhang Qiang.


    He looked at the man in front of him who had jumped to a height of four to five meters almost reaching the ceiling after unleashing the Dragon Ascension Fist, with a sneer on his lips.


    His right arm slowly retracted and with the high-speed rotation of the mechanical hand, at the moment when Zhang Qiang''s Dragon Ascension Fist ended and he landed one-eyed dragon''s figure flashed and the mechanical right arm instantly pierced through the man covered in wounds.


    "Hiss!" Everyone who saw this scene couldn''t help but gasp.


    One-eyed dragon''s blow probably dealt over 200 points of damage, plus the weak point damage, it directly killed Zhang Qiang with one strike!


    Zhang Qiang, pierced by the one-eyed dragon''s mechanical arm convulsed instinctively gradually losing his breath.


    "Zhang Qiang!!"


    Xuan Zong shouted and ran over.


    After Kang Peng and Yan Nan, this last friend who came to rescue him also died in front of him.


    Zhang Qiang''s body was thrown fiercely by the one-eyed dragon flying towards Xuan Zong''s direction splattering blood everywhere. The one-eyed dragon used Zhang Qiang''s body to delay pursuit and ran into the metal gate.


    "We must not let him escape!" Xuan Zong screamed heartbreakingly, his eyes filled with deep-seated hatred.


    However after witnessing the one-eyed dragon enduring the attacks from Lei Wu and Lucia and then killing Zhang Qiang with powerful strength, not to mention Ku Wu, Han Xue and Chen Mo even Lei Wu and Lucia couldn''t help but show fear.


    Seeing the metal gate slowly closing, Xuan Zong, unable to conceal his pain gently put down Zhang Qiang''s body and resolutely chased after him.


    Facing this heavy metal gate, Lucia was responsible for opening it too, without yielding she continued to attack it.


    However, this metal gate seemed to be much stronger than the temporary one installed before. It took a full two minutes to destroy this metal gate.


    Xuan Zong, with an angry expression was the first to enter the long corridor beyond the gate.


    However, when everyone entered the room deeper inside their faces couldn''t help but freeze as they stood still.


    There were actually more than twenty black-clad lackeys here, including several elite black-clad lackeys.


    Such a strong guard force, if they had surged out during the fight with the one-eyed dragon just now the outcome would likely have been completely different.


    However, everyone quickly realized.


    "This is the medical room, they are all injured!"


    After seeing the medical warehouse behind these black-clad lackeys, Chen Mo continued, "There are also a few dying over there."


    It was only then that everyone realized. These black-clad lackeys must have been seriously injured in the battle last night, some even reaching a state of criticality, hence they were here for medical treatment.


    As for those with minor injuries, they were all killed by everyone while clearing the base''s garbage outside.


    As a result Lei Wu, Chen Mo, Ku Wu and Han Xue who were initially shocked immediately turned to joy.


    Lei Wu said coldly, "These are all accomplices of Dr. White, no one should be spared!"


    After speaking, he set an example by using basic elemental attacks to kill these black-clad lackeys one by one. Chen Mo and the others naturally did not hesitate either, rushing in like a group of wolves, slaughtering these weak and dying black-clad lackeys and elite black-clad lackeys.


    Prompt: You have gained 8 points of Disaster Contribution Points.


    Prompt: You have gained 1 point of Disaster Contribution Points.


    Prompt: You have gained...


    At the same time,


    In the deeper part of the base, in Dr. White''s laboratory, one-eyed dragon lay by the gap in the metal gate, listening to the screams outside, his heart bleeding. One-eyed dragon slowly turned his head and looked at the Dr. White.


    "How much longer do we have to wait? Are you going to wait until everyone in the base is dead!"


    Faced with the one-eyed dragon''s urging, Dr. White remained calm and composed, showing little emotion.


    He still had his meticulous 70/30 split hairstyle and his highly myopic eyes behind glasses were fixed on the countdown on the big screen. Eight assistants beside him were busy, fearing the wrath of this cruel doctor.


    "I have already sent all the technology for creating artificial humans from here to the headquarters. Even if they kill me now, they won''t be able to stop my plan. As for those thugs outside, the organization has as many as it needs, why worry?"


    Dr. White''s indifferent attitude only fueled the one-eyed dragon''s anger. He couldn''t understand why the organization had sent him to protect such a guy.


    Unlike the Doctor Terror, who was keen on transforming himself throughout the experiment process, the Dr. White did not use his own technology to modify himself. In other words, he was just an ordinary person.


    "Alert: Artificial human charging 50% complete."


    Dr. White stared at the big screen. Upon hearing that the artificial human was 50% charged, he smiled and muttered "It''s already 50%, just hold on a little longer outside."


    Dr. White''s cold-bloodedness almost drove one-eyed dragon crazy.


    All he could do now was pray that Black Tiger Dragon and the small leaders would return soon, but that seemed unlikely. Even if they did return, it was uncertain whether they could withstand these invaders.


    The shouting outside gradually subsided.


    Bang!


    As the explosion of the metal door outside the laboratory sounded, everyone in the laboratory trembled involuntarily except for Dr. White. Dr. White just turned his head and glanced indifferently.


    Upon seeing that the metal door had turned red and deformed due to the high-intensity energy impact, gradually beginning to melt he couldn''t help but say "I told them early on to install protective doors with energy absorption properties, what a bunch of short-sighted and stingy people."


    Then in a detached tone he gave orders to his eight lab assistants. "All of you, assist the leader and stop the invaders from destroying this place, delay them at all costs, until death if needed."


    Dr. White''s words were like a death sentence for the eight lab assistants, instantly making them feel cold, their faces ashen.


    It should be noted that the project developed by Dr. White was artificial human technology.


    Unlike the Doctor Terror''s biochemical technology Dr. White did not perform human modifications on himself or his lab assistants. Therefore to some extent their physical fitness was not even as good as the black-clad lackeys, they were just a group of skilled scientific researchers.


    Boom.


    Finally, under the strong external energy impact, the laboratory door was completely destroyed.


    Xuan Zong took the lead and stepped into the laboratory. He first looked at the seriously injured one-eyed dragon with eyes full of hatred then turned his gaze to Dr. White as if looking at a dead man.


    Upon seeing this scene, the eight lab assistants could no longer control their fear and began to panic and scream.


    Bang!


    Dr. White actually took out a silver pistol similar to the one-eyed dragon''s and shot one of the lab assistants dead with a single shot.


    "Those who retreat will die!"


    At this moment Chen Mo who followed Xuan Zong into the laboratory noticed the countdown on the light screen and instinctively sensed something was wrong.


    "What''s that countdown?"


    Lucia seemed to realize something and shouted "Quick, kill them! This must be the countdown for Dr. White''s artificial human projects!"


    Upon hearing this everyone led by Xuan Zong opened fire at the one-eyed dragon in the laboratory.


    Prompt: Your shield value -36.


    Noticing prompt from the light brain chip Chen Mo realized that the Dr. White''s silver pistol had attacked him. It seemed that his previous outspokenness had successfully earned the hatred of this short, meticulous and rigidly perverted old man.


    "Huh?"


    He seemed to recognize the despicable mind shield skill of the Doctor Terro on Chen Mo.


    "Be careful of his gun damage!"


    Chen Mo shouted and immediately counterattacked Dr. White. However, after Chen Mo launched a psychic ball attack, Dr. White staggered and then fell to the ground with a head injury, entering a critical state.


    Such a sudden change completely caught even Chen Mo, the instigator, off guard.


    Immediately Chen Mo tentatively launched a supplementary attack on the dying Dr. White.


    Prompt: You have killed Dr. White.


    Prompt: You have gained 120 points of Disaster Contribution Points.


    Chen Mo was stunned. He could hardly believe his eyes.


    The light brain chip actually prompted him 120 points and all he had done was two ordinary attacks, it was truly unbelievable.


    Beep, beep, beep.


    At the same time, at the moment of Dr. White''s death, the alarm blared throughout the entire base.


    Along with the rumbling sound of the mechanical gears behind the huge screen, the countdown on the screen remained at 52%.


    "Don''t think you''ve won. This is just a negligible part of the Hive Organization!" The weakened one-eyed dragon shouted hoarsely.


    Immediately Xuan Zong pierced him with a dazzling golden light shot from his right index and middle fingers, tearing open a bowl-sized hole in his chest. This leader who had been modified several times by the Hive Organization finally stiffened in place for a moment and then fell to the ground with a bang.


    Prompt: You have gained 1 point of Disaster Contribution Points.


    Previously, Chen Mo had used basic psychic attack on this leader once, now that this leader had died he actually received 1 contribution point, which was quite a surprise. S?a?ch* Th? N?v?lFir?(.)n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    (End of chapter 46)

 Chapter 47:

    The five meter wide light screen slowly split open to the left and right revealing the complex mechanical device behind it.This was a capsule-like mechanical chamber about two and a half meters high.


    Sizzle!


    As the pipes connecting to the chamber fell off one after another the high pressure inside seemed to be released continuously spewing out white smoke filling the air with the smell of oil.


    Looking through the transparent upper part of the mechanical chamber, a naked man soaked in the liquid can be seen. Slowly, under everyone''s gaze, he opened his blood-red eyes.


    "Be careful."


    Lucia swallowed nervously and said cautiously, "This is the artificial man created by Dr. White."


    Compared to the Western continent''s ability users who relied more on the power of technology, Xuan Zong born in the ancient Xuan country of the Eastern continent had an obvious skeptical attitude towards these mechanical products of technology.


    Bang!


    With a terrible energy shock wave, the capsule-like mechanical chamber was pushed open by the internal pressure and a large amount of viscous liquid gushed out.


    The man inside the chamber knelt on one knee and stood up slowly in a terminator-like posture. His cold and stern appearance seemed to be full of male hormones, his blood-red eyes looked at his hands in confusion. With slight movement of his fingers, the machinery under his skin made sound of metal gears turning.


    The crowd silently stepped back staring at this half-mechanical monster. In the flashing alarm lights of the base the oppressive force of the half-mechanical man was obviously stronger. Even if he were to punch Xuan Zong to pieces, Chen Mo would not be surprised.


    "Just now the big screen showed 52%, does that mean it can only exert 52% of its strength?" Facing Han Xue''s question, Chen Mo shook his head. He was not sure what it meant. The appearance of this artificial man gave him a strange feeling. It was like someone was screaming desperately in a sealed space although the people outside couldn''t hear it they could faintly feel that sense of despair.


    Just then, the artificial man seemed to notice something and looked at his arm. Perhaps due to the violent exit from the chamber just now there were obvious damage to the artificial skin on his arm revealing the metal skeleton and metal circuits inside. This seemed perfectly normal to everyone and no one paid much attention. But the artificial man seemed to be startled by his own appearance, he screamed loudly, showing great fear and reluctance to accept it.


    "Ah!!"


    The artificial man''s scream was full of primal fear and repression.


    This sudden change startled everyone and they all took two steps back silently maintaining a safe distance. Even Xuan Zong who had just acted indifferent couldn''t help but feel a little nervous, no one knew what this artificial man would do next.


    To everyone''s astonishment, the artificial man used his other hand to tear open the damaged artificial skin on his arm, completely exposing the metal skeleton and circuitry inside. The more he did this, the more frightened he became and the larger the area of artificial skin he tore open himself.


    Until he tore off all the artificial skin from his body revealing the metal structure inside, the blood-red metallic eyeballs kept turning, looking at his half-mechanized self seemingly unable to accept that this was his true appearance.


    After the initial fear, he hugged his head with his hands and let out a desperate cry, looking at the people present. This was completely different from what everyone had imagined.


    "Save me, what has happened to me, why have I become like this"


    Even though the voice was synthesized by the machinery Chen Mo could still feel the terror and despair in it, unable to accept this cruel reality.


    The people were also horrified by the bizarre scene before them.


    Especially when this artificial man, in front of everyone kept tearing off his artificial skin, revealing the metal skeletal structure inside, the feeling of terror and despair was truly hair-raising.


    To be honest, Chen Mo would rather face a humanoid killing machine at this moment than confront such a bizarre scene. He was just like those bio-beasts.


    Clearly possessing human intelligence but imprisoned in the body of a monster.


    Especially when he saw the expressions of fear on the faces of Xuan Zong, Lucia, Lei Wu, Chen Mo, Ku Wu, and Han Xue when they looked at him, that feeling was even more desperate than death.


    Under everyone''s gaze, this half-mechanical man, who had torn off his own artificial skin, began to go mad, inflicting self-harm. S~?a??h the N?v?lF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    He first roared and used his right hand to tear off his left arm. Along with a short circuit in the wires sparks kept coming out of the joints of the metal arm. When the blood-red eyeballs saw the mechanical arm torn off by themselves, they immediately screamed and threw it away, filled with fear and disgust.


    Then his right hand gathered a ball of crimson flames and under the high temperature his right hand became extremely red. No one would doubt the power of energy he was gathering at this moment. Then, unbelievably he used this fire fist to blast towards his own body!


    Boom!


    With a loud explosion, more than a dozen metal parts blasted out of the chest of this half-mechanical man and the body emitting black smoke, flew backward. But immediately after he staggered to his feet as if nothing had happened, but in doing so he let out a even more hysterical scream.


    With a bang at an incredible speed, this half-mechanical man slammed into the wall, creating a human-shaped dent in it, after that, his fingers emitted rays similar to Xuan Zong''s finger technique.


    In the astonished gaze of everyone, this artificial man actually used seven or eight combat skills in a row, beginning the process of a self-destruction. In the huge room, apart from the urgent alarm, there was a moment of silence.


    The weakened artificial man stretched out his right hand and twisted his own neck, the mechanical head with eyes emitting red light rolled in front of Chen Mo.


    Boom!


    The energy core in the artificial man''s remains underwent a violent explosion. The flames instantly ignited the viscous liquid flowing out of the mechanical chamber and then the entire room was engulfed in flames.


    Gulp. Chen Mo, witnessing this scene, couldn''t help but swallow hard.


    Not only Chen Mo, but everyone was shocked, staying silent for a long time unable to recover.


    Finally Lucia was the first to react stammering, "Inside it, it seems like a person was trapped?"


    Although Lucia''s words sounded strange, everyone present could understand what she meant.


    Chen Mo couldn''t help but speculate, "Perhaps Dr. White didn''t have time to debug it. It seems that in order to better replicate human intelligence in the artificial human, he turned a living person into a machine. And when this person woke up they couldn''t accept themselves like this, suffered a mental breakdown and committed suicide?"


    After hearing Chen Mo''s analysis Lucia felt her hair stand on end.


    If one day I woke up and found myself trapped in such a machine, I would probably go crazy too.


    "Regardless, let''s leave here as soon as possible. They will probably notice the fire here soon."


    "They" referred to the two subordinates who had left the base.


    Although Xuan Zong had avenged his grudge and was shocked by the suicide of the artificial man, he felt extremely despondent when he thought that his future martial arts path would come to an end after taking the damage recovery agent and that his three friends who came to rescue him had all died in front of him.


    "In case those thugs who went out to search for us come back we will inevitably have to fight again."


    Reminded by Xuan Zong the others who were shocked by the artificial man''s suicide regained their spirits. After taking a last look at the burning mechanical remains they left Dr. White''s laboratory lost in thought.


    "Wait a moment!"


    After taking the skill scrolls from the Cyclops leader, Lei Wu also took his clothes, shoes and silver pistol, storing them in his storage space. Then, he unexpectedly threw an item toward Chen Mo.


    It was his eyepatch!


    As Chen Mo picked up the silver pistol that Dr. White had dropped and caught the eyepatch he couldn''t help but look surprised.


    "If nothing unexpected happens after this mission the three of us will form a team, although their strength is still lacking, they have gained my trust. Consider this equipment compensation for you and also as a gift from me!"


    Chen Mo, who had received the eyepatch, nodded at the words and did not refuse.


    "Thanks."


    Seeing Xuan Zong, Lucia and the others had already left the base, Chen Mo knew that there were probably still many good things in the base. However, having already completed the mission, he was unwilling to take further risks to deal with Black Tiger Dragon, the black-clothed lackey leader and the large number of lackeys they had taken away. He quickly left the base as well.


    Boom! Boom!


    The sound of explosions in the base continued and billowing smoke rose into the sky. The waves of heat on their backs seemed to push everyone away from this place of sin.


    "Hurry up!"


    Tian Tian, who had been waiting outside for a long time, couldn''t help but urge loudly when she saw everyone come out safely.


    The group first went deep into the forest to pick up Xiaoya who had been waiting for a long time and then according to the agreed location with Jake, they quietly waited on the beach.


    The jeep from Dr. White''s base passed by not far from the place at the beach twice, but they did not notice the group.


    Chen Mo and the others did not want to attract any more attention so they quietly leaned against the stone wall enjoying the sunbath and the last sausages gazing at the vast blue sea.


    The experiences of the past three days flashed before their eyes like a series of images.


    "Look over there!"


    Lucia was the first to notice the cruise ship on the sea.


    Unlike Jake''s small boat three days ago this cruise ship was huge measuring about seventy to eighty meters in length with decks about two to three stories high above the sea surface, and there were many figures on board.


    Needless to say, Jake must have returned with investigators from the Western Continent.


    Everyone ran towards the sea jumping and waving their arms vigorously.


    "Lucia!"


    "Jake!"


    A few minutes later a man and a woman embraced and wept.


    Lucia kept crying about the cruel experiences she had endured during this time, while Jake kept comforting her, saying that they would fight the evil Hive organization to the end.


    Xiaoya suddenly ran to Chen Mo and hugged him tightly.


    "Thank you, thank you so much. If it weren''t for you guys, I''m afraid I would have..." She sobbed, tears streaming down her neck.


    Chen Mo felt a little bit awkard and at a loss for what to do.


    Amidst Tian Tian''s mischievous laughter, Chen Mo desperately moved his buttocks backwards creating some space between them to avoid more awkwardness.


    After a while Xiaoya, who had been crying finally controlled her emotions. She followed everyone onto the ship, constantly looking back at Chen Mo.


    "If you like her, you can spend some points to choose to stay here for a while," Tian Tian said unexpectedly.


    "Forget it" Chen Mo responded in a barely audible voice.


    Jake looked at everyone. As Chen Mo and the others approached, they handed over the information from Dr. White''s base one by one and received their mission prompts.


    Prompt: You have completed the Starving Ghost Trial mission.


    Prompt: You have earned 30 points.


    Prompt: You can leave the mission world at any time during the thirty-minute non-combat period.


    Prompt: After thirty minutes, if you choose to continue staying in the mission world, you will lose 10 points of Disaster Contribution Points each day for the first ten days and then lose the corresponding number of points for each subsequent day, for example, 11 points on the eleventh day, 12 points on the twelfth day, and so on.


    Lei Wu, Ku Wu, Han Xue and Tian Tian did not hesitate at all choosing to return. They gradually faded away in front of everyone.


    "Return."


    Chen Mo also felt a strong attraction pulling him, gradually detaching him from this world.


    (End of chapter 47)

 Chapter 48:

    In Chen Mo''s eyes, scenes of completing the mission gradually emerged after entering the Hive world.Prompt: Your evaluation for the starving ghost trial is 14.


    Prompt: You will receive 1 point of free attribute.


    Prompt: Due to this mission being the trial of the starving ghosts, the 1 point of free attribute reward you received for the evaluation of the mission will be overridden by the benefits of a trial of the starving ghosts. After returning to the disaster world, please quickly request your graduation certificate from the academy mentor and go to the medical warehouse to receive the benefits of advancing to level-1 predator with all attributes +2.


    Prompt: In this mission, you have received a total of 205 disaster contribution points.


    Only after passing the trial of the starving ghosts and advancing to a level-1 predator as a natural disaster will one become an official natural disaster in the disaster world.


    As for the reward of all attributes +2 for advancing to a predator, Chen Mo naturally knew about it long ago.


    As for what the evaluation of the disaster world is and the high reward like that of Doctor White, Chen Mo also needs to investigate carefully.


    After all, one is related to the free attribute rewards that can be obtained after completing tasks in the future and the other is the amount of disaster contribution points obtained after the mission ends, which will directly affect Chen Mo''s future strength.


    These 205 points are mostly obtained through the final killing of the Dr. White, a whopping 120-point reward.


    Next are the points contributed by the 18 black-clad lackeys, eight of whom died in the medical room.


    A total of 16 points for the elite black-clad lackeys, who directly or indirectly killed.


    18 points for participating in the killing of the Dr. Terror.


    10 points for the teleportation contract transaction with Lei Wu.


    8 points for Dr.Terror''s assistant.


    4 points for killing the bio-human.


    There are also a few points for miscellaneous assists.


    30 points for completing the basic tasks.


    It is worth noting, in order to exchange for the skill scroll dropped by the mutated black-clad lackey elite who used the meteor hammer, Chen Mo also traded 20 points with Han Xue before obtaining ownership.


    Prompt: Unidentified equipment found, would you like to identify it?


    "Yes!"


    At this moment, there are a total of seven unidentified pieces of equipment in Chen Mo''s storage space, including a white-quality dagger, a white-quality machete, two pairs of white-quality shoes, a white-quality clothing, a white-quality eyepatch and a green-quality pistol.


    Chen Mo doesn''t care much about the properties of the dagger and machete. If the properties are good, he will try to sell them at the stall in the square. If the properties are not good, he will directly throw them to the disaster world teleportation gate for recovery.


    After the identification results come out.


    He learned that these two weapons had properties of damage +11 and damage +13 respectively, Chen Mo''s expression was still somewhat unpleasant. These two weapons undoubtedly belonged to the category of inferior goods that could be directly thrown to the disaster world for recovery.


    Next were the two pairs of white-quality shoes. After identification, they were found to have properties of +10 HP and +18 HP respectively.


    The +10 HP shoes are needless to say are also trash. As for the +18 HP shoes, they are not bad, but unfortunately, the white-quality shoes that Chen Mo is wearing now have a perfect property of +20 HP. However, they can still be kept and sold for some points at the square.


    The white-quality clothing has a property of +2 defence, the same as the one Chen Mo is wearing now, which means it can also be directly thrown into the disaster world for recovery as trash.


    Lastly, there is the precious white-quality accessory.


    According to what Chen Mo knows, even white-quality accessories in the disaster world often have prices of 60 points or more and some rare top-quality attribute accessories such as those with independent skills can even reach prices above 100 points. This exceeds the price of most green-quality equipment.


    In short, among equipment of the same quality, accessories are far more expensive than other equipment!


    Prompt: Cyclops Eye Patch.


    Quality: White.


    Usage requirements: None.


    Item attributes: Gain 1 charge per hour, up to a maximum of 10 charges, which can be used to restore energy consumption.


    Item description: During its forging, it was infused with advanced natural energy collection technology and a line of text was secretly etched inside with corrosion-resistant, high-temperature-resistant materials¡ª"Reward for warriors who have made significant contributions to saving humanity for the organization."


    Although this accessory does not have the independent skill attribute that Chen Mo hoped for, with a healing and energy storage attribute that is only slightly inferior to independent skill attributes, the value of this Cyclops eye patch accessory has far exceeded Chen Mo''s expectations.


    More importantly, this accessory''s attributes are very suitable for Chen Mo''s current stage.


    You should know that Chen Mo currently only has 12 points of energy, enough to only release the C-level skill Despicable Mind Shield twice. After that, he must use energy stones for replenishment, which not only consumes points but also has a one-hour recovery cooldown.


    With this accessory now, the saved energy stone points go without saying, in addition during tense battles it can also be used in conjunction with energy stone cooldowns, greatly enhancing Chen Mo''s burst ability, without being troubled by energy values anymore.


    Because of the Despicable Mind Shield, the energy storage attribute of this accessory is even more suitable for Chen Mo''s current needs than the healing attribute.


    The only flaw of this accessory is probably that it is too ugly!


    "Survival is more important!"


    Chen Mo put away the Cyclops eye patch.


    The last piece of equipment is the green-quality pistol dropped by Dr. White. When Chen Mo and the others rushed into the laboratory, Dr. White used this gun to eliminate an experimental assistant with a single shot.


    Prompt: Despiser.


    Quality: Green.


    Usage requirements: Basic Locking Lv5, Basic Shooting Lv1.


    Item attributes: Fixed damage +50, fixed damage to own party +100.


    Item description: This is a replica of a powerful weapon. Compared to killing enemies, it is more adept at executing traitors.


    "Huh?"


    Chen Mo frowned as he looked at this silver pistol named Despiser.


    Its strange attributes truly surprised Chen Mo.


    The so-called fixed damage refers to a damage pattern that is not affected by basic attributes such as strength or speed. On one hand, it means that the weapon cannot amplify it¡¯s own basic attributes and on the other hand it means that the weakening effects of enemies will not affect the weapon''s damage output, which is mostly a specific attribute of firearms.


    The properties of the Despiser pistol from Dr. White are indeed strange. However, this is quite in line with Dr. White identity.


    From this perspective, although the Despiser pistol of the Dr. White and the silver pistol of the one-eyed dragon look the same on the outside, their internal attributes are completely different. Moreover, there is a high probability that both are imitations of the same weapon.


    In any case, this is also a green-quality weapon. Although the attributes are strange, there are so many natural disasters in the gathering place that there may be some with a need for it.


    Prompt: Unidentified skill scroll found, would you like to identify it?


    This scroll is the skill scroll dropped by the mutated black-clad elite who wielded the meteor hammer. Chen Mo paid 20 points to Han Xue for this.


    "Yes."


    Prompt: "Revival of the Grizzly."


    Rating: D-level.


    Usage requirements: Basic physique greater than 16 and it must be the highest attribute value.


    Item attributes: After activating the skill, maximum HP +150, strength +4, lasts for 3 minutes, cooldown time 10 minutes, can be stacked with other transformation skills, energy cost 3 points.


    Skill description: The Hive organization uses biochemical genetic technology to inject the defensive genes of the grizzly bear''s subcutaneous fat into the human body, thereby gaining this ability.


    "D-level transformation skill?"


    Chen Mo''s eyes lit up when he saw the skill attributes of "Revival of the Grizzly."


    Although there is no universal formula for calculating the quality of transformation skills, it is not difficult to judge compared to Chen Mo''s attributes. If Chen Mo can learn this skill, his strength can almost be said to undergo a qualitative improvement in a short period.


    Yet, it is only a D-level skill. Its only flaw is probably its lack of growth potential.


    This means that no matter how the controller''s basic strength improves, the basic gains they can obtain will always remain the same and will not increase simultaneously with the improvement of the user¡¯s basic attributes.


    But even so, for some people, especially those without strong attack power or physical specialties, this transformation skill scroll is still an extremely rare treasure in the early stages. Chen Mo believes that he can definitely sell it for a good price.


    Prompt: Unidentified potion found, would you like to identify it?


    This is a healing potion that Xiaoya found in Dr. Terror''s cold storage. There were a total of seven bottles and Chen Mo received two bottles.


    Prompt: Salamander Rapid Regeneration Potion.


    Quality: Green.


    Usage requirements: 3 points of energy.


    Item attributes: Consumes 3 points of energy, restores 150 HP.


    Item description: This potion is obtained through the extraction of salamander regeneration factor. It has a faster healing effect than ordinary potions but due to the immature technology, its negative effects need to be offset by consuming energy.


    "These potions have pretty good attributes!"


    Chen Mo immediately gave a positive evaluation to the two bottles of Salamander Rapid Regeneration Potion.


    Although the potions have negative effects, these negative effects can be accurately judged, which means that the effectiveness of the potions is very stable, creating stable conditions for their basic value.


    Secondly, compared to the small green bottles in the disaster world that can only restore 100 HP, the Salamander Rapid Regeneration Potion can restore 150 HP. The extra 50 HP can sometimes be enough to change life and death.


    As for the 3 points of energy consumed, it might not be cost-effective for Chen Mo, a natural disaster with low energy values but it might be relatively easier for natural disasters with higher energy values to accept.


    Based on this judgment, if Chen Mo sells these two potions after returning to the disaster world, he is confident that he can set the price at 35 points or more at least 5 points higher than the market price of 30 points for the small green bottles.


    In addition, in Chen Mo''s storage space, there are 3 energy stones, a bottle of restorative potion, a medical bandage and a bronze short sword purchased before the mission.


    Chen Mo found 4 energy stones in Dr. Terror''s warehouse, carried 1 energy stone from the disaster world, but consumed 2 during the mission. One was consumed because he continuously used the Despicable Mind Shield before chasing Lu Yi and the other was consumed during the battle with the black-clad lackey elite who used the meteor hammer.


    As for the restorative potion and medical bandage they were the materials given to Chen Mo and others by Tian Tian after she betrayed the Hive organization camp.


    The bronze short sword needless to say was a weapon Chen Mo purchased from the disaster world. Later, with the Despicable Mind Shield there was naturally no need for this weapon that was not quite suitable for Chen Mo.


    "Sell."


    Prompt: You gained 4 points.


    Prompt: You gained 3 points.


    Prompt: You gained 5 points.


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    After selling the white-quality garbage dagger, machete, shoes, clothes, and bronze short sword a total of 18 points were obtained. Adding these 18 points, Chen Mo''s points now total 223.


    Organizing the storage space.


    Currently, Chen Mo has 223 points, 1 Despiser pistol, 1 Cyclops eye patch, 1 pair of white shoes with +18 HP, 2 bottles of Salamander Rapid Regeneration Potion, 1 D-level "Revival of the Grizzly" skill scroll, 3 energy stones, 1 bottle of restorative potion, and 1 medical bandage.


    This time, Chen Mo not only successfully completed the Starving Ghost Trial, but also gained so many points and items from scratch, which can be considered a very successful completion of the task.


    Just as Chen Mo thought he was about to return to the disaster world, a strange energy suddenly enveloped him.


    Hiss, hiss.


    The pulsating sound of chaotic currents made Chen Mo feel like he had tinnitus, and his expression was slightly painful as he instinctively covered his ears.


    Prompt: Unknown interference detected.


    Even the prompt from the Light Brain Data Chip appeared to be intermittent.


    Then Chen Mo felt a sense of weightlessness, similar to the feeling of suddenly falling when dreaming and he instinctively closed his eyes, letting out a scream.


    As the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, the surrounding pulsating noise gradually subsided.


    Chen Mo opened his eyes again and found himself back in the same location in the hive world where he was before on the beach where Jack''s cruise ship had not left yet.


    In contrast, Lei Wu, Tian Tian, Han Xhu and Ku Wu are no longer present.


    (End of chapter 48)

 Chapter 49:

    The sunlight shone on Chen Mo''s face, making him feel a little dazed for a moment.It was a strange feeling. This feeling was like when he first transmigrated to the disaster world, seeing the unfamiliar and unknown world through the eyes of the stone for the first time, a sense of unreal confusion and astonishment. Even though the warm sunlight was shining on his face, Chen Mo couldn''t feel the warmth at all.


    People always have an instinctual fear of the unknown, afraid that unknown changes will bring uncontrollable dangers.


    At this moment, the investigators on the cruise ship had already boarded kayaks and arrived on the small island, looking around.


    Obviously, they were going to conduct a thorough investigation on the island based on the intelligence provided by Chen Mo and others.


    Xuan Zong, Lucia and Xiaoya stood at the edge of the cruise ship''s deck, looking out at this familiar yet unfamiliar island. They had no intention of following the investigators into the depths. When the three of them discovered that Chen Mo had reappeared, they couldn''t help but show expressions of astonishment.


    After a brief moment of astonishment, the happiest of the three was undoubtedly Xiaoya.


    She stood on the deck, jumping and hopping, desperately waving her arms towards Chen Mo trying to get his attention and looking for kayaks, wanting to go to the beach she had sworn never to set foot on again.


    Chen Mo though was attracted by the prompt from the Light brain data chip.


    Prompt: Anomaly detected in the spiritual body, unknown talent is interfering with space-time transmission, unknown talent has been officially activated, please name this talent.


    "Huh?"


    Chen Mo looked at his attribute panel.


    Sure enough, below the talent "Stone Skin," he found the words, unnamed talent.


    "Spiritual body anomaly, unknown talent is interfering with space-time transmission?"


    Muttering to himself at the prompt from the Light Brain Data Chip, Chen Mo couldn''t help but look thoughtful. Could it be that some kind of a hidden talent as a transmigrator had been activated?


    Thinking of this, he focused his attention on the unnamed talent.


    Prompt:


    1. The unknown talent has a special reaction to skills based on psychic power, it can convert buffs on allies into debuffs on enemies and can also convert debuffs on enemies into buffs on allies


    2. The unknown talent will cause special interference to the space-time transmission in the disaster world. After the talent holder''s mission is completed, they can continue to stay in the mission world for a base spiritual power * 10 days.


    After standing still for a while, Chen Mo repeatedly read the prompts from the Light Brain Data Chip.


    In Prompt 1, the unknown talent has a special reaction to skills based on psychic power, which can convert self-buffs into enemy debuffs and can also convert enemy debuffs into self-buffs, which means...


    His psychic bullet skill, in addition to causing damage to enemy targets could also provide a healing effect similar to a healing spell on allied targets?


    Thinking of this, Chen Mo immediately conducted a test and released his psychic bullet skill on himself.


    When the psychic energy ball landed on him, Chen Mo was surprised to find that the psychic bullet did not have any destructive power. As the psychic force melted like a chocolate coating, its originally aggressive energy transformed into gentle healing energy, blending into his body.


    After conducting multiple tests, Chen Mo concluded that the healing power of the psychic bullet was approximately half of the skill''s damage value.


    Following this, Chen Mo thought of the despicable mind shield skill.


    This was originally a psychic skill for self-buffing. If used as a debuff skill against enemies, combined with its stealthy nature, wouldn''t it be equivalent to releasing a psychic bomb of negative status on the enemy?


    The characteristic of the despicable mind shield was that the process of skill release was completely silent, undetectable by third parties and during this period it had a growing effect only becoming visible when triggered by an external force.


    In this way, when Chen Mo reversed the release of the despicable mind shield on an opponent and then quietly waited for 20 seconds before triggering an attack wouldn''t this achieve a stunning ambush effect?


    Thinking of this Chen Mo suddenly became enlightened, this was equivalent to giving each of his psychic skills two different forms, positive and negative.


    And as he mastered more psychic skills in the future, by flexibly combining them in various ways, wouldn''t he be able to freely switch between being a psychic assistant and a psychic combatant?


    Besides this, in Prompt 2 it showed that the unknown talent will cause special interference with the space-time transmission in the disaster world. After the talent holder''s mission is completed, they can continue to stay in the mission world for a base spiritual power * 10 days. In other words, with Chen Mo''s current 24 spiritual power points, he can stay in the Hive world for an additional 240 days at no cost?


    Normally other natural disasters would need to consume a huge amount of disaster points to achieve a similar effect.


    Generally speaking, if natural disasters choose to stay in the mission world after the mission ends, during the first ten days, they will need to consume 10 points per day. From the eleventh day onwards, they will consume corresponding points based on the day number. For example, on the eleventh day, they will consume 11 points, on the 240th day they will consume 240 points etc. Points are deducted once a day, accumulating continuously with no limit.


    Except for extremely special circumstances, natural disasters would never spend such a huge cost just to stay in the exotic world after the mission ends.


    After all, if natural disasters want to improve their basic skill proficiency they can do so in the disaster world at the cost of food alone, it''s really not necessary to spend so many precious points.


    As for improving basic combat skills proficiency, natural disasters also have a better way. Through the charging mode of the strengthening area, the strengthening area can continuously replenish the energy consumed by natural disasters, allowing them to release skills to the maximum without worrying about energy consumption, thus achieving the goal of rapid skill proficiency improvement.


    Moreover, according to intelligence, during certain large-scale doomsday missions, when Disaster Monarchs launch massive attacks on an exotic world, natural disasters often stay in the exotic world for tens or even hundreds of years, conducting long-term cross-border missions. They have ample time to accomplish things that the disaster world itself cannot complete, so there is naturally no need to spend a fortune in points to stay in the exotic world.


    After all, disaster contribution points are too precious for natural disasters.


    Even for those third-level or fourth-level natural disasters who have thousands or even tens of thousands of points, there are too many places where points need to be spent.


    Unless they advance to Disaster Monarchs, the demand for disaster contribution points by natural disasters will never end.


    "Time resources."


    Chen Mo suddenly realized something.


    "If I stay in the mission world for a long time, will the corresponding time also pass when I return to the disaster world? Or like those natural disasters who go out, is the time I spend in the exotic world in a state of disorder so that for natural disasters in the disaster world, perhaps only a relatively short time has passed?"


    This is undoubtedly the most important thing Chen Mo wants to know at this moment.


    As far as Chen Mo knows, because the disaster world is a powerful world with several Gods gods at Level 7, its world quality far exceeds that of other relatively weak worlds nearby. Therefore theoretically the surrounding worlds would be affected by the disaster world and be in a relatively unstable state.


    The specific situation depends on the degree of space-time distortion caused by the disaster world at that time and there is no fixed ratio.


    ¡®More than two hundred days¡¯


    Thinking about the large amount of time available to squander after each mission ends, faced with the abundant time resources brought by this mysterious talent, Chen Mo couldn''t help but start to instinctively think about how to more effectively plan and use these time resources to make himself stronger.


    Using this time to continue plundering in the mission world was undoubtedly the first thing Chen Mo ruled out.


    Plundering resources meant resistance which meant danger.


    Now that he already had the advantage of time resources, it was not necessary to foolishly waste this advantage by recklessly risking himself for immediate gains.


    Instead of using this talent to recklessly plunder, striving for seclusion-like steady cultivation, being low-key, not impatient and gradually advancing step by step, was the real way to go!


    "Traveler."


    Chen Mo added, "For this unknown talent, I''ll name it Traveler¡¯s Talent."


    Prompt: Traveler¡¯s Talent was named successfully. s?a??h th? ???el F?re.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Prompt: You have acquired the Traveler¡¯s Talent.


    Immediately, Chen Mo''s attribute panel began to change gradually from Talent Two unnamed to Talent Two Traveler¡¯s Talent.


    He would stay in this world for the next 240 days, which was more than half a year.


    Recalling the arduous training in the Disaster Academy at the River of Sorrows, which lasted only 100 days but brought about earth-shaking changes in himself, Chen Mo was determined to make good use of this talent.


    He would not rush for quick gains but develop steadily and low-key, step by step.


    Compared to the Stone Skin talent of Stone, the convenience provided by the Traveler¡¯s Talent was like the difference between a firefly and the moon, the gap between an E-rank talent and an S-rank talent.


    "How did you come back!"


    Xiaoya rode the kayak, rushed through the waves to Chen Mo''s side, grabbed his hand, interrupting his thoughts and looked at Chen Mo with eyes full of excitement that was hard to restrain.


    "They all call you the Traveler, is that your name?"


    "Uh, that''s just my code name. You can call me Chen Mo."


    After coming to his senses, Chen Mo looked at Xiaoya''s excitement under the sunlight, felt the warmth between their palms, and returned from his daze to reality, accepting the fact that he would continue to stay in this world for a long time.


    "Chen Mo?"


    Xiaoya blushed and asked softly "others all left, returned to your original world, why did you come back?"


    Staring at Xiaoya, even if Chen Mo was slow, he knew that at a time like this, as long as he could show a little bit of kindness, this girl would be his.


    But as a straightforward guy, Chen Mo knew better. He and Xiaoya could not have a future.


    They were simply not from the same world, with completely different worldviews. Any temporary fondness would eventually fade away under the test of time.


    For something that would lead nowhere, he wouldn''t try, and he didn''t want to hurt her.


    "I''m here to find Master Xuan Zong, I''ve made up my mind, I want to apprentice myself to Master Xuan Zong, take on the responsibility of eradicating evil and swear to be irreconcilable with the evil Hive organization!"


    One side is the intoxicating land of tenderness, the other is the hard road of growth. Chen Mo chose reason.


    On the other side, upon hearing Chen Mo''s answer, Xiaoya couldn''t hide her disappointment. She looked at Chen Mo blankly as if she wanted to engrave this man into her heart.


    "My home is in the neutral country of Mainaswei. If you ever change your mind you can come find me."


    With that, she turned around and hurried away.


    (End of chapter 49)

 Chapter 50:

    One hour later."Are you sure you want to follow me to the Eastern Continent''s Ancient Xuan Country?"


    When Xuan Zong learned of Chen Mo''s intentions, he stood at the edge of the deck, looking out at the sea, his brows furrowed slightly. It was obvious that he had not expected Chen Mo to come looking for him.


    "Yes, Master Xuan Zong."


    Chen Mo said firmly, "The reason I have been practising psychic power since I was young is entirely because I was born in the Western Continent. But deep down, I have long been fascinated by the martial arts of the eastern continent, especially after this deep interaction with you martial artists, it has strengthened my belief. Compared to the path of an esper I believe that one day I can achieve higher achievements in the path of martial arts. Please accept me as your disciple!"


    Then in front of Xuan Zong Chen Mo demonstrated his basic boxing skills. Seeing that Chen Mo indeed had a certain foundation in martial arts, coupled with the fact that he was also saved by him, Xuan Zong reluctantly nodded.


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    Hearing this Chen Mo hurriedly said "Master Xuan Zong, what I pursue is not just techniques and moves."


    "Hmm?" Xuan Zong turned his head to look at Chen Mo in confusion.


    Chen Mo continued "As the saying goes, practicing martial arts without cultivating the inner self is ultimately futile. What I seek is not just ordinary martial arts techniques but basic skills and internal energy methods. Any martial arts technique without the support of basic skills and internal energy methods will ultimately be like a castle in the clouds, like a rootless floating weed."


    The so-called martial arts techniques can be compared to combat skills in Disaster world, considered the art of killing by martial artists.


    Basic skills and internal energy methods, on one hand are things that most martial artists disdain when they are young, but they will pursue them when they reach a certain age and experience. It not only requires long periods of meditation with minimal effect, but often requires corresponding martial art concepts as support. This is similar to the first-level predator stage of natural disasters, starting from pursuing combat skills religiously to pursuing professional strengthening training later.


    "You actually have such insight." Xuan Zong stared at Chen Mo for a long time, with a hint of sadness in his expression.


    "Embarrassingly, I didn''t understand these things until I was thirty years old. I was even regarded as a talent for the revival of the Hua Yi Sect, and you at such a young age have such insight. If it weren''t for the fact that I am now a useless person, and the revival of the Hua Yi Sect is hopeless...", he stopped himself with a resigned sigh.


    The side effects of the body repair agent seem to have begun to manifest in Xuan Zong''s body. He can clearly feel that his body is undergoing uncontrollable mutations, as his meridians became misaligned and his acupoints closed, his martial arts foundation was slowly disappearing.


    For someone who practices martial arts, this is undoubtedly a huge blow.


    "I am already a useless person, are you sure you still want to follow me?"


    "I am sure."


    Chen Mo said firmly "I know my basic skills are very poor. If you hadn''t encountered such a change, you wouldn''t have even looked at me. In some ways, this is also my opportunity. So no matter what, I will practice hard with you and will never give up halfway."


    "Good." Xuan Zong couldn''t help but feel spirited, "If it weren''t for you, I might have died here already. There is a saying in Ancient Xuan Country, ''Teach according to the student''s ability.'' When we return, I will conduct a comprehensive assessment of you and then provide targeted guidance based on your martial arts talent, training you into a talented individual."


    In the Disaster World, professionalization can be divided into two stages.


    In the initial stage, it is the honing of basic skills, which is mostly the refining stage and also the most arduous and boring stage.


    Taking the example of natural disasters, if they only want to meet the requirements of wearing equipment and learning advanced skills, if it is dark gold-level equipment or S-level skills, it requires a proficiency level of around Lv35.


    However, powerful natural disasters often elevate their basic skills to higher levels. For example, the masters among the level three disaster destroyers in major gathering places often raise their specialized basic skills to levels above Lv40, and some even reach Lv50 surpassing the vast majority of disaster lords.


    It is precisely because of this that the masters in major gathering places are often regarded as peak natural disasters in the general sense. The post-doomsday master competitions after each doomsday mission are often the most lively times in major gathering places.


    The second stage is the formal professionalization stage.


    On the premise of meeting the corresponding basic skill level requirements, some advanced professional systems often have extremely high requirements for basic skills, which leads to fewer and fewer successors and eventually it is almost reaching the point of being cut off. This is not because the strength of the professionalization is insufficient, but because there are too few talents who can meet the relevant requirements.


    The characteristic of professionalization is that one can continuously become stronger through learning and cultivation.


    This not only allows one to obtain combat skills that do not occupy skill slots but also allows for the stable improvement of one''s own attributes, reaching higher stages.


    Otherwise, if natural disasters want to improve by plundering treasures, elixirs, and completing tasks to obtain free attribute points, although it is not impossible it is equivalent to becoming a rootless floating weed. As the level of natural disasters increase, the process of improvement will become increasingly difficult until they are completely left behind by other professionalized natural disasters.


    After all, when natural disasters reach higher levels, their attribute points easily exceed a hundred, or even a thousand. The related amplification treasures will also become extremely precious and the difficulty of obtaining them is far beyond what low-level treasures can compare with.


    *******


    Half a month later.


    Chen Mo followed Xuan Zong and took a ferry to arrive at a port city in Ancient Xuan Country called "Nightless City."


    Compared to the advanced technology of the western Continent, the eastern Continent is somewhat less developed and the Ancient Xuan Country is one of the most inconspicuous among the dozens of large and small countries in the eastern continent.


    Walking on the cobblestone streets, Chen Mo looked around. He saw many people here wearing ragged clothes, some even wearing grass shoes.


    This place is like a bustling city in the Republic of China era. Under the extravagant appearance of a few wealthy people, there are tens of thousands of people living at the bottom of society, struggling with poverty every day.


    No matter how wonderful the neon lights on the street are, they cannot hide the beggars in the dark corners, labourers pulling yellow carts, walking through the streets and alleys.


    Trams shuttle back and forth and old-fashioned cars occasionally stop under the neon lights with the laughter of heavily make-up women coming from inside.


    "Let''s stay here for today."


    Xuan Zong took Chen Mo to a dilapidated inn. A huge cockroach like a cicada quickly crawled across the counter in front of them. The thin and dry boss who was holding a cigarette, seemed to not see it at all. He casually took out a room key and handed it to them.


    "Check out at twelve noon, deposit is non-refundable if overdue."


    "Understood."


    After the two arrived in the small room, the stuffy and humid environment made them frown. Chen Mo looked at the tall buildings and neon lights outside the window and asked "Is Ancient Xuan Country so much behind compared to countries in the Western Continent?"


    "The country is weak and it''s not something we martial artists can influence. I heard that all of this stems from a sect turmoil a hundred years ago. Countless powerful Xuan Wu martial artists fell, which led to the turmoil in Ancient Xuan Country a hundred years later. Since then, it has been declining in the eastern continent, sigh."


    Xuan Zong''s voice sounded somewhat desolate. Especially after witnessing the Hive organization and life in countries of the western continent, he deeply felt the backwardness of Ancient Xuan Country, but he was powerless to change it.


    The next day.


    The Hua Yi Sect was located on a small mountain several tens of miles away from Nightless City.


    Green mountains and trees, a small stream in the mountains, a quaint and elegant courtyard, nestled between two mountains. However due to the lack of regular visitors and maintenance, the ancient courtyard had a touch of desolation, like an elderly person in their twilight years.


    "Master?"


    "Master!"


    Facing his only two disciples left in the Hua Yi Sect and feeling his body growing weaker after the catastrophe, Xuan Zong led them to the ancestral hall and respectfully offered incense.


    He recalled the past, he had promised his master that he would revitalize the Hua Yi Sect. However, the sect was still just a third-rate peripheral sect in Ancient Xuan Country and there seemed to be no hope left.


    If they continued to hold on, once those driven by self-interest came knocking, it would only lead to more humiliation and eventual forced dissolution. It would be better to dissolve the Hua Yi Sect himself while he still had some dignity left, rather than let his master''s legacy be tarnished.


    With these thoughts, Xuan Zong couldn''t help but shed tears.


    "I declare that from today onwards, the Hua Yi Sect is officially dissolved. You two come to me later to collect some travel expenses. From now on, go your separate ways."


    Upon hearing this, the two disciples immediately tried to dissuade him. However, since both of them had no martial arts talent, it would be difficult for them to achieve anything even if they persisted. They simply couldn''t fulfill their master''s ambitions.


    Seeing that their persuasion was in vain and unable to go against Xuan Zong''s will they could only leave despondently.


    "Are you really planning to dissolve the sect and retire like this?"


    Chen Mo still found it somewhat unbelievable.


    Xuan Zong said with a sense of loneliness "If it weren''t for being forced, how could I give up? But that''s how it is in Ancient Xuan Country. It''s a dog-eat-dog world among sects, it''s only natural. With the current strength of the Hua Yi Sect, it''s simply not enough to hold this mountain gate anymore. Instead of waiting to be humiliated by those who come later, it''s better to dissolve it ourselves. Perhaps future generations will remember the history here and choose to leave one or two of our martial arts as an inheritance. That way, I can be considered to have done right by our ancestors."


    From Xuan Zong''s words it seemed that he wanted to leave all the sect''s assets, including martial arts techniques, internal energy methods and so on to those who would occupy this place in the future.


    "Come, let me see your basic skills."


    Taking this step seemed to have finally brought Xuan Zong some relief and his mood improved.


    He smiled and said "While I''m still the master here, before I leave let me find a suitable internal energy method for you."


    After saying this, Chen Mo began to demonstrate himself in various ways under Xuan Zong''s guidance.


    Of course, Xuan Zong couldn''t directly examine him like a natural disaster through light brain data chip but he could judge Chen Mo''s basic attributes and skill levels through the eyes of anexperienced martial artist.


    The more Xuan Zong looked the more he frowned and his expression became more serious.


    Chen Mo, of course, knew that his basic attributes were far from excellent in the eyes of the other party.


    "How long can you stay here?"


    "About half a year."


    Chen Mo''s answer made Xuan Zong''s expression even more serious.


    "If you give me three years and you cooperate wholeheartedly, I have some confidence in cultivating you into a talent suitable for practising the Hua Yi Sect''s internal energy method. But with only half a year..." Xuan Zong shook his head slowly.


    Chen Mo also knew that his basic skills were probably not up to par in the other party''s eyes. Even if he joined another sect, he would only be at the level of an outer disciple. If it weren''t for the fact that he had saved Xuan Zong, he probably wouldn''t have given him a second glance.


    In his current state in terms of basic skill, he might not even be as good as those two useless disciples in Xuan Zong''s eyes.


    (End of chapter 50)

 Chapter 51:

    "Master, as long as I can step into the path of martial arts, I won''t be picky about internal energy techniques." Chen Mo sincerely said.After all for the current Chen Mo, just confirming the initial direction of the time resources brought by his traveler¡¯s talent, which is to be low-key, reserved and down-to-earth in progress.


    As for the direction of cultivation, there is no specific idea yet.


    "Your martial arts foundation mainly focuses on the spiritual aspect and you also have some talent in physical fitness. In comparison, your basic skills can only be said to be just scratching the surface. If it was when the Hua Yi Sect was strong as a hundred years ago, you would be able to find many basic internal energy techniques suitable for your current situation. But now that the Hua Yi Sect has declined to this point, most of the internal energy techniques have been taken by others. The remaining internal energy techniques passed down by our sect are also not suitable for your current situation. If you really have a clear understanding of the martial arts path, you can go to those famous sects to try your luck."


    Chen Mo upon hearing this showed a thoughtful look. Should he continue to practice with the Xuan Zong or should he try his luck with other sects?


    With the strength of Xuan Zong, if he could guide him for half a year even if it was just guidance on basic skills it would definitely be very beneficial.


    As for trying his luck with other sects, not to mention that he is a person of unknown origin, these sects may not even accept him and even if they do they probably won''t teach him internal energy techniques in a short period of time.


    Thinking of this, Chen Mo immediately rejected Xuan Zong''s proposal.


    "Oh, right." Seeing that Chen Mo had made up his mind to follow him in cultivation, Xuan Zong suddenly remembered something.


    "I almost forgot, there is indeed an internal energy technique in the sect that is quite suitable for your current situation. It''s just that it is too common in the ancient Xuan country and because of its special cultivation requirements, very few people have successfully cultivated it. Do you want to give it a try?"


    Chen Mo was overjoyed when he heard this. But before he could speak, Xuan Zong looked him up and down, probing "You don''t seem to be very old, I wonder if that strand of innate yang is still there?"


    "Huh?" Chen Mo widened his eyes looking at Xuan Zong with a bewildered expression.


    Xuan Zong explained helplessly, "Have you ever had sexual intercourse?"


    Even as a transmigrator, being asked so directly by a grown man made Chen Mo blush and stammer "No, I haven''t."


    Not only him, even Stone hasn¡¯t had any experience in this regard. It could be said that Chen Mo, at this moment, from body to soul, from spirit to mind, was completely and utterly inexperienced!


    "That''s good then."


    Xuan Zong said, "Wait here for a moment."


    In Chen Mo''s anxious anticipation Xuan Zong searched the room for a while before handing over a tattered sheepskin book to Chen Mo.


    When Chen Mo saw the three ancient and simple characters on it, his eyes almost popped out.


    "Tong... Tong Zi technique!?" (TN - translation can mean youthful¡¯s technique or virgin youthful technique)


    "Yes, that''s right, Tong Zi Technique."


    Xuan Zong smiled, "Tong Zi Technique is widely spread in the ancient Xuan country and when cultivated to perfection, its effectiveness is extraordinary. Among the basic martial arts and internal energy techniques, it can be said to be at the pinnacle. However, due to its special requirements, the number of true martial artists practising it is not high. A considerable number of people have practiced it and then been forced to disperse their cultivation. The reason is that it requires practitioners to absolutely not leak a single trace of Yang energy before the technique is fully mastered, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain. As for its effects..."


    Xuan Zong recalled "During the heyday of the Hua Yi Sect, there were practitioners who cultivated the Tong Zi Technique to completion. According to records, not only did they see comprehensive improvements in speed, strength, physique, spirit and inner strength, but their willpower also reached an almost invincible level. They had an unbelievable resistance to the sneak attacks of some petty individuals in the martial world, as well as the mental attacks of extraordinary individuals."


    "Almost invincible?" Chen Mo muttered to himself.


    Xuan Zong asserted "Yes, almost invincible. After mastering the Tong Zi Technique, the practitioner''s inner energy will become very unique. If this Yang energy is used to assist in practicing more profound masculine or yang type internal energy techniques later, the effect can be doubled with half the effort."


    As Chen Mo knew, after natural disasters cultivated their professional skills and advanced to become second-level disaster enhancers, their own energy often gained some additional special attributes. This was also one of the fundamental differences between first-level and second-level natural disasters.


    It seemed that if one could cultivate the Tong Zi Technique to completion, the invincible inner strength it brought could support the practitioner''s advancement to higher levels.


    Chen Mo''s first reaction was that this technique was extremely effective against Tian Tain¡¯s charm talent.


    After explaining the effectiveness of the Tong Zi Technique, Xuan Zong began to talk about its drawbacks.


    "The reason why the Tong Zi Technique is widely spread in the martial world is precisely because of its almost invincible effect, which makes those martial artists from famous sects and righteous schools treasure it. Its decline, on the other hand, is due to its special requirement. Practitioners must ensure that their Yang energy does not leak out before their cultivation is complete, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain."


    This requirement seems simple but is actually extremely difficult. Otherwise, with so many martial artists in the ancient Xuan country, there would not be so few who truly mastered it.


    "Secondly, practitioners must rely on the sun''s yang energy at sunrise and noon to assist in their practice, otherwise the progress of the technique will be as slow as an old cow. Finally, the supplements that can promote the Tong Zi Technique are all extinct treasures. Trying to take a shortcut will be as difficult as reaching the sky."


    After explaining the various pros and cons of the Tong Zi Technique, Xuan Zong looked seriously at Chen Mo, seemingly waiting for his decision.


    "This is it."


    Chen Mo took a deep breath and said "Thank you, Master Xuan Zong for your guidance. From today onwards, I will focus on cultivating the Tong Zi Technique as my basic internal energy technique."


    "Good!"


    Xuan Zong upon hearing this praised him, "Although your basic skills are poor with this determination and perseverance, I believe that in just a few years, you will be able to make a name for yourself in the martial arts world. It''s not impossible to step into the innate realm"


    The so-called realm of the innate, according to the classification of martial artists'' martial arts realms, is equivalent to the level of a second-level disaster destroyer.


    "Thank you, Master." Chen Mo solemnly bowed to his teacher.


    The next day.


    Hua Yi Sect, as a third-rate peripheral sect in the ancient Xuan country, had no assets to speak of. Moreover Xuan Zong had used the remaining funds as a severance pay for the disciples. At this moment, he and Chen Mo could almost be described as penniless, leaving the sect gate all alone.


    After a tiring journey by carriage the two finally arrived on the outskirts of the city before nightfall.


    As a port city in the ancient Xuan country, Nightless City had a surprisingly high population density, with people almost everywhere.


    Influenced by the martial culture of the ancient Xuan country, there were countless warlord factions and street gangster groups here and it seemed that everyone wanted to make a fortune in this city full of wealth, to live a luxurious life from then on. The seeds of greed, selfishness, and violence were breeding in every inch of this city.


    Because the two of them had very little money, they couldn''t afford to rent a house in the city center. So helplessly they could only come to the Pig Cage Village, about five kilometers from the docks, under the cover of night.


    "Landlady, we have guests!"


    The dancer who was quietly asked by Xuan Zong and Chen Mo about the rental situation here impatiently shouted towards the direction of the fifth-floor rooftop after learning of their intentions.


    "Thank you."


    Xuan Zong had completely set aside his position as sect leader behaving like an ordinary citizen. He and Chen Mo each carried a bundle, making it necessary to bow and bend to speak, constantly expressing thanks.


    "Get out of the way, country bumpkins." The flirtatious dancer scorned Xuan Zong and Chen Mo''s thanks.


    After pushing the two aside, she happily walked into a carriage, into the arms of an older man.


    "Haha, won the pot, pay up, pay up!"


    A woman''s hearty laughter came from the fifth floor.


    Then amidst the disdainful sighs of the other women, the woman who had shouted about winning the pot said a few more words and walked out of the room triumphantly.


    A middle-aged woman with a bucket waist, wearing slippers, descended the wooden stairs and walked up to Xuan Zong and Chen Mo smoking a cigarette while scrutinizing them.


    "Three months'' rent as deposit, 10 yuan per month, no arrears allowed, no cooking with fire allowed, no causing trouble, otherwise, leave. Any questions?"


    Xuan Zong humbly smiled, "Regarding the three-month deposit we''re a bit tight on cash right now, could we negotiate?"


    "No, you can''t!" The landlady immediately refused, leaving Xuan Zong embarrassed.


    "Can we use this?" Chen Mo, understanding Xuan Zong''s predicament, took out an energy stone.


    After taking the energy stone the landlady raised an eyebrow "Oh? Hard currency is always better! These energy stones can be bought by foreigners at any time. I''ll count it as nine months'' rent and one month''s deposit for you. Wait in room 302, someone will bring you the keys later."


    Following the landlady''s instructions Xuan Zong and Chen Mo arrived outside the door of room 302, while the landlady hurried back to the fifth floor.


    "Hey, you thought you won money and were going to run away."


    Facing the mockery of several women, the landlady shouted, "Today''s not enough for ten rounds, no one is leaving!"


    Chen Mo and Xuan Zong stood outside the door, waiting for the person the landlady mentioned would bring the keys.


    "You''ve chosen to follow my practice so you must abide by my rules. I have vowed to retire from the martial world so I cannot be involved with that world again, everything must be done cautiously. If you can endure humiliation, you must do so. You must not be as aggressive and competitive as before. Easily showing so much money like this, if seen by someone with ill intentions, it will inevitably cause trouble."


    "I understand." Chen Mo sighed. "Master, it seems that once you''re in the martial world, you can''t escape it easily. Retiring is not that easy."


    At this moment, a fat drunkard, red-faced and with a thick neck, staggered over to the two.


    He chuckled and threw a key at them.


    "I''m the landlord here, you can call me Fat Cat. My wife told me to give the key to room 302 to two country bumpkins who came from the countryside. Even from this distance, I could tell it was you two at a glance, hehe."


    With that, Fat Cat burped, took another swig of alcohol, and staggered away.


    Chen Mo was still somewhat annoyed by his words, but Xuan Zong was not angry and kept smiling.


    Fat Cat mumbled "The toilet is over there, the bathhouse is over there, no cooking with fire here. The steamed buns at Lame''s downstairs are pretty good, as for those girls at Luxi''s... forget it, you two country bumpkins probably don''t have the money for that."


    After giving some directions, Fat Cat lazily left, carrying his bottle of alcohol.


    When Xuan Zong and Chen Mo opened the door and saw the room, which was less than ten square meters, with only a shabby wardrobe and a simple bed made of bricks, they couldn''t help but frown.


    "Everyone here lives like this, and we can too. This is life."


    Xuan Zong''s words sounded more like encouraging himself, Chen Mo nodded in agreement and the two began to tidy up the room.


    Late at night.


    Xuan Zong and Chen Mo, who had finally finished tidying up the room, came to the water pipe of the Pig Cage Village holding wooden basins in line to fetch water. They saw Fat Cat, the landlord walking back and forth in the yard alone, looking worried and troubled.


    At this moment, Fat Cat was completely sober, paying no attention to the greetings of passersby.


    "What''s wrong with him?" Chen Mo quietly asked the labourer behind him, pointing to Fat Cat.


    The labourer, emanating a stench of sweat, couldn''t help but chuckle when he saw Chen Mo pointing at Fat Cat.


    "You''ll see in a moment."


    As the women on the top floor tiredly left after playing cards, the landlady''s shout suddenly came.


    "Fat Cat, come back to bed!"


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    Fat Cat responded weakly, feeling a cold sweat on his forehead and his feet getting weak. He staggered back to his room, feeling as if it wasn''t his home, but a dangerous hell.


    (End of chapter 51)

 Chapter 52:

    The next day.Before dawn, Chen Mo got up early and left his room.


    Every inch of space in Pig Cage village was exceptionally precious, so if you wanted to practice without being disturbed, you could only go to the rooftop on the fifth floor.


    The neighbours of Pig Cage village had all gotten up as well. When people met, they all showed friendly smiles, although the place was full of dirt and poverty, for the residents living here, it was a rare pure land.


    "Tong Zi is divided into three levels, each level of improvement will bring corresponding changes to the practitioner. The first level is the easiest to cultivate."


    The sun had not yet risen and the air on the rooftop was slightly cool. Under the guidance of Xuan Zong, Chen Mo continuously practised postures that were closer to the standard movements of horse stance.


    "Practicing Tong Zi emphasizes abandoning distracting thoughts between movement and stillness, using the firm willpower tempered by thousand trials, combined with the innate vitality in the human body to temper one''s life. As the ancients often said when the purple qi comes from the east, the morning is the most energetic time for the human body. It is most suitable for self-temper in a static environment. In this process, we can use the power of the rising purple qi to better promote the development of the body''s potential. You must carefully experience this and gradually use strong determination to overcome the pain in your body"


    Chen Mo''s legs couldn¡¯t help but trembling. In this horse stance, trying to experience the so-called static of the Tong Zi and tempering oneself, was something that only few could endure.


    Just a few minutes passed and he felt sweat drenching his back. It seemed that the next second would be his limit, he had to do his best to comprehend it, to use strong determination to overcome the pain in his body.


    "Hold on a little longer!"


    On one side was Xuan Zong''s encouragement and on the other side was Chen Mo''s determination. He couldn''t bear to see Xuan Zong disappointed.


    It felt like an hour had passed and Chen Mo finally couldn''t hold on any longer. He sat on the ground gasping heavily, wiping the sweat from his forehead.


    "Feeling cold yet?"


    Expecting Xuan Zong''s reprimand, Chen Mo received his care instead.


    Shaking his head Chen Mo said, "Not cold."


    "Good, we''ll continue tomorrow."


    Xuan Zong led Chen Mo off the rooftop. The whole process took less than ten minutes. This was his first morning exercise.


    The morning sun rose, shining brightly. At this moment, Chen Mo''s heart seemed to brighten as well.


    Last night, faced with such a harsh living environment, Chen Mo had indeed regretted it a little bit. He regretted why he didn''t choose Xiao Ya at that time but chose to follow Xuan Zong here, to live in such a harsh environment. But at this moment, Chen Mo felt exceptionally fulfilled.


    "Hello, how much for the steamed buns?"


    "Five yuan each, 20 yuan for 5."


    The crippled man was diligent, always wearing an almost obsequious smile. This was also the portrayal of the majority of people eking out a living in pig cage village.


    The crippled wife was a mute, constantly busy. The two of them raised three children, even if they worked from morning to night, they could only barely make ends meet. Despite their young age, the whole family already had white hair.


    "We''ll take ten."


    The hot steamed buns were quickly placed in front of Xuan Zong and Chen Mo. Chen Mo was starving, the buns in front of him were quite large, but he wolfed them down one after another.


    Xuan Zong looked embarrassed and said, "Add five more."


    The cripple brought five more buns and smilingly asked "You two look unfamiliar, newcomers?"


    "Yes."


    Xuan Zong asked "My brother and I are new here and haven''t found a livelihood yet. It''s not sustainable to rely on handouts. Do you know of any good places? We both have good strength, as long as it''s a legitimate job that can feed both of us."


    "That''s easy, the dock always needs workers, as long as you''re strong enough to carry goods, you can go there anytime."


    "Thank you."


    After gobbling down the buns, Xuan Zong took Chen Mo to the dock five kilometers away.


    There were many dock workers here, almost all of them with muscles, long exposed to the sun their dark skin shining like black jade.


    Everywhere was filled with a strong masculine scent, like a group of wild beasts that could go berserk at any moment. However, everyone behaved very reservedly, always wearing a flattering smile, like domesticated livestock.


    Xuan Zong and Chen Mo were directed to where the Iron Shopkeeper was. He was a strict lean old man, followed by two burly henchmen.


    Besides Xuan Zong and Chen Mo there were more than a dozen sturdy men who came early to apply for dock work. They had already lined up, so the two of them were not particularly outstanding among these people.


    "There''s a sack over there, carry it for a hundred steps, then go around the stone pillar and back, those who complete it can stay."


    Chen Mo looked where the Iron Shopkeeper pointed and couldn''t help but gasp. The sack seemed to be filled with sand, with its size it probably weighed no less than 120 kilograms.


    After some gritting of teeth, the people in front started to perform. Those who passed the test were neither rewarded nor scorned. The Iron Shopkeeper was like a cold indifferent machine, noting down the names of those who passed.


    "My wife is sick, we have no money for medicine and there are two hungry children at home, I must earn money, please!"


    A skinny man who couldn¡¯t pass the test suddenly knelt down with a thud.


    "Go, get him out of here."


    The Iron Shopkeeper with a cold expression instructed the two men behind him to drive away the crying man, he grumbled "What a thing, coming to me to cry poor."


    Soon it was Xuan Zong and Chen Mo''s turn. Xuan Zong naturally felt no pressure and smoothly completed the test.


    It seemed that even though his physical functions were damaged due to the side effects of the potion he was still much stronger than the average person.


    Chen Mo, on the other hand struggled a bit. Carrying the huge sack of sand, he barely managed to complete the Iron Shopkeeper''s test. When he put down the sack, he felt like he was about to collapse, gasping for breath.


    In the end, after the Iron Shopkeeper''s selection only about one-third of the twenty or so people met his requirements.


    "Three days trial, then one yuan per day. Those who agree, press your handprint here, those who disagree, get lost."


    Everyone stepped forward and pressed their handprints.


    "Potty!"


    With the Iron Shopkeeper''s shout, a tall man swiftly ran over.


    "Shopkeeper."


    The Iron Shopkeeper said casually, "Take these few people."


    "Alright, you can rest assured."


    After the Iron Shopkeeper left the man called Potty gradually became serious as he walked in front of the group.


    "I''m the big brother of the Pier gang. You can call me brother Long from now on. The Pier gang has its rules, you should do more work, talk less, learn from the brothers here and if I see you not obeying orders or playing smart with me, hmph."


    After issuing a warning, brother Long left with a cold smile.


    "Goods are here!"


    With a shout from afar the Pier gang''s workers rushed forward. The weight of the goods was not heavy, each bag weighing about seventy to eighty kilogrmas. The cargo was quickly delivered to the trading company as requested.


    During the break, Chen Mo would quietly practice his psychic bullet and the despicable mind shield skills to improve their proficiency, until he had spent all the energy in his body. Then, he would wait for his energy to slowly recover before continuing to practice.


    The morning passed by like this.


    Although the wages of the Pier gang workers were not high, they were still considered good for the lower-class residents of the Nightless City.


    At least they could afford meat once in a while, otherwise they wouldn''t have the strength for such hard work.


    It was time for lunch. Except for a few who brought their own meals, the vast majority of workers headed to the nearby market. Among the most popular items with the workers were "water celery vegetables" and "eye catching dish."


    "water celery vegetables" refers to dishes made with animal offal. These offal dishes became a rare meat supplement for dock workers because they were cheap. With a large amount of spicy condiments, the strong smell was masked, making it extremely appetizing.


    As for "eye catching dish," they were pieces of meat taken out of a pot of boiling soup with chopsticks. These meats were often leftovers collected from various high-end restaurants and nightclubs. Every time you took a piece, you had to pay the boss one cent. Whether the meat was good or bad depended entirely on luck, hence the name "eye catching dish."


    This was also considered one of the few entertainment options for dock workers. Seeing many workers leaving, Xuan Zong took Chen Mo to a deserted corner.


    He pointed to the wide river surface, indicating for Chen Mo to go down.


    "Midday is when the sun''s energy is strongest. You can use the sun''s energy to practice the Tong Zi and understand the power of movement. Your foundation is relatively weak. If you forcefully cultivate, you will become weak and may even experience some negative effects. So you can use the moisture here to shield off some of the sun''s energy. So start swimming."


    Chen Mo gritted his teeth and swam across the river without a word. However the river was swift and Chen Mo felt he had reached his limit halfway through.


    Gurgle, gurgle.


    Xuan Zong had to pull Chen Mo ashore. It seemed he had anticipated this and had been following behind Chen Mo, rescuing him when he felt Chen Mo was running out of energy.


    "Continue tomorrow."


    Chen Mo gasped heavily, feeling like he had just drunk his fill. However, when he followed Xuan Zong to the market and smelled the food, he couldn''t help but salivate, his stomach rumbling.


    A serving of "water celery vegetables" although despised by the Nightless City was still delicious to him. The sense of happiness made Chen Mo temporarily forget his fatigue and he let out a chuckle.


    Afternoon passed and dragging their tired bodies, the two returned to Pig Cage village.


    Evening was the time for Chen Mo to practice alone. To avoid attracting attention he did not practice basic psychic power. Instead he chose to train in basic boxing, basic palm techniques, basic finger techniques, basic footwork, basic jumping, basic body techniques, basic blocking, basic chopping, basic stabbing, and so on, as all-around exercise.


    Chen Mo didn''t expect to improve his proficiency in these basic skills much, he just saw it as a way to relax and unwind.


    So it went on.


    The two of them worked at the dock for three days in a row, completing the so-called trial period.


    The fourth day finally came to an end. As the sunset approached, Xuan Zong and Chen Mo with towels draped over their shoulders and reeking of sweat approached the Iron Shopkeeper to collect their one yuan wage.


    However at that moment, brother Long waved to them from not far away, signaling them to come over.


    "Brother Long!"


    "Brother Long."


    "Mm."


    In response to their greetings, brother Long casually acknowledged with a "Mm" and said "Pay the protection fee, one yuan per person per month."


    "What!"


    Chen Mo''s face immediately darkened.


    It wasn''t that this one yuan was so precious to Chen Mo but after these days of hard work to earn it, he felt it was too much. The three-day trial period with the Iron Shopkeeper was one thing, but this bastard was now asking for a day''s wages straight away?


    "What are you saying!" brother Long shouted and was about to start with Chen Mo.


    Xuan Zong seeing this hurried forward. "The kid doesn''t know any better, these are meant to show respect to brother Long."


    With that he snatched the yuan from Chen Mo''s hand along with his own and handed them all to brother Long.


    "Kid don''t be ungrateful. I have a hundred ways to make you leave lying down!" After a fierce remark to Chen Mo, brother Long turned and left.


    Xuan Zong looked at Chen Mo who almost exploded, patted his shoulder and comforted him "Endure for a while to calm the storm, take a step back to see the broad vision. Since you chose to follow me, you must learn to be humble with me, in a way this can also temper your character and be beneficial to your practice of the Tong Zi."


    "I understand."


    Chen Mo took a deep breath, trying hard to control his emotions.


    "Heaven burdens me with a great task, so it must first torment my mind, exhaust my muscles and bones, starve my skin, deplete my body, disrupt my plans, thereby stirring my heart and enduring hardship, it enhances what I cannot do." Chen Mo''s self-comforting words touched Xuan Zong slightly.


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    Hearing this, Chen Mo couldn''t help but shake his head. But Xuan Zong was right, since he had already decided to grow as safely and inconspicuously as possible through his traveler¡¯s talent, he should consider the hardships he would encountere in this process as a kind of experience. The grievance at this moment was indeed not worth making a fuss over.


    After all, even with this extra yuan, it was just enough for a few good meals, after realizing this Chen Mo suddenly felt much more relaxed.


    This was probably what the ancients meant by "hiding in the city."


    (End of chapter 52)

 Chapter 53:

    In the following days.For some reason, Chen Mo''s cultivation in the Tong Zi seemed to be progressing rapidly. Even Xuan Zong couldn''t help but praise him repeatedly, sighing that Chen Mo was a rare genius in practicing the Tong Zi that appeared in the last hundred years.


    This is because, at the rate of improvement it wouldn''t take Chen Mo half a year to reach the first level of the Tong Zi.


    According to Xuan Zong''s knowledge, those who had mastered the Tong Zi often needed more than a decade or even twenty years of practice to reach the third level of mastery.


    Based on this calculation, for ordinary practitioners it would take at least two to three years to reach the first level. In this way it is not difficult to understand why Xuan Zong believed that Chen Mo was a rare genius in practicing Tong Zi in a hundred years.


    Time passed by, and unknowingly Chen Mo had already lived with Xuan Zong in the Pig Cage village for a month.


    On a night, after returning from work at the dock, Chen Mo continued to practice basic skills like any day during this month, in a remote corner of the village, particularly motivated.


    There are only few types of basic skills and the process of practice was extremely boring and simple. To improve the proficiency of basic skills one had to persist day after day practicing meticulously until the standard movements became muscle memory.


    For outsiders who didn''t understand martial arts, such practice was undoubtedly a waste of time, almost anyone can do it, but they are unable to understand the profound martial arts principles hidden in these basic skills. People preferred martial arts moves that looked imposing and they didn''t care about how these moves were cultivated.


    Chen Mo didn''t care about these things. On the one hand it was because deep down he defined himself as a passerby in this world, on the other hand it was because he had made real progress these days.


    Chen Mo found that, perhaps it was because he had been persistently moving cargo at the dock, the effect exercises had on the body was quite obvious. In just one month, his strength and physique had increased by one point.


    He remembered that when the Light Brain chip prompted an increase of +1 in physique and strength, his excitement made him work more actively, astonishing his coworkers, thinking he had gone crazy.


    After all, it had only been a month, if the next few months were the same, wouldn''t it mean that his basic attributes could be greatly improved?


    However, this was just something Chen Mo thought about. After all, by using this brutal method of training to improve himself, Chen Mo had only developed his body''s basic potential to the level of an adult starving ghost, but the human potential is limited, once the basic potential of the body is fully developed, to improve further it is almost as difficult as ascending the heavens.


    Although this was the case, even if it was just an increase of 1 point in attributes, for Chen Mo it was undoubtedly a great encouragement.


    As for the proficiency of the Psychic bullet reaching Lv1, it was completely expected because of Chen Mo''s diligent daily practice.


    "Martial arts, that¡¯s not how you practice it."


    A faint old voice came from not far away.


    "Hmm?" Chen Mo, who was practicing basic boxing turned his head to look.


    It was an old man sitting under a street lamp, studying a chess game alone. After so many days this was the first time Chen Mo had encountered someone who took the initiative to chat.


    Upon careful recollection, Chen Mo remembered that he had seen him before. This old man often made a living by setting up chess games on the streets of the Nightless City dock. Because he was missing a finger he was called the Nine-Fingered Chess Sage by passersby, who would have thought he was actually a neighbour?


    Could it be that he was a hidden master? This reminded Chen Mo of certain scenes from movies.


    He sized up the old man, but the old man never looked at Chen Mo from beginning to end, studying the chess game under the street lamp.


    It seemed that this chess game was his world, the truth he pursued. For a moment, Chen Mo felt intimidated by the old man''s momentum.


    Could this be his chance? Fantasizing that he might have encountered a hermit master, just like a protagonist in those movies and relying on the guidance of the master to ascend further, Chen Mo couldn''t help but feel a little excited thinking about this.


    He suppressed his excited emotions and in accordance with the man''s tone, he tentatively asked, "How should martial arts be practised then?"


    Only then did the old man under the street lamp slowly lift his head and look at Chen Mo, who was full of longing and expectation.


    The shadows under the light made it difficult for Chen Mo to see the man''s facial expression clearly, he only felt that at this moment the surrounding sounds seemed to gradually quiet down with the old man''s movements.


    This was because Chen Mo was too focused, waiting for the man''s lofty words. He didn''t want to miss a single word due to his carelessness and regret it for the rest of his life.


    "Of course, you must build bridges with Mount Jin and pave roads with the Silver Sea! Gahahaha!"


    The old man smirked triumphantly and said "I study chess so hard every day. I even split a bun in half to eat just to save more money so that my son can have a more comfortable life while practising at the Tianxing Sect, have more connections and learn more advanced martial arts. If you can train martial arts successfully by practicing haphazardly like this then I, this old fool, would have lived in vain for half my life. I might as well find a piece of tofu to bump myself to death! Gahahaha!"


    After saying this the Nine-Fingered Chess Sage proudly put away the endgame chess board and went back to rest feeling quite pleased with himself, leaving Chen Mo alone standing under the street lamp with a disgruntled expression, he really wanted to strangle the disregarding he is an old man.


    He thought he had encountered a peerless master, but it turned out to be an old bastard. Not only did he not give any guidance, but he also undermined Chen Mo''s confidence and indirectly showed off his good son.


    After a while, Chen Mo calmed down. After this experience, he seemed to be stimulated and became more motivated, he punched repeatedly practicing basic boxing as if each punch was hitting that old bastard.


    ¡®Starting from today, I''ll practice an extra hour every day, I''ll prove it to you!¡¯


    The next day. It was supposed to be another peaceful and fulfilling day.


    After a day¡¯s hard work, Chen Mo and Xuan Zong were about to leave the dock and return to the Pig Cage Village. However they found that more than thirty people in unified black clothes were blocking the road on the dock, holding axes and knives looking at the dock workers getting off work.


    Upon seeing these people, Chen Mo''s first reaction was... black-clad lackeys?


    It had to be said that whether in appearance or strength, these people were almost standard black-clad lackeys. Although their combat power was higher than that of ordinary people, they were only the lowest-level creatures the trial takers faced in this world.


    Among these thirty or so people there were naturally elite members.


    "The Crocodile Gang is here."


    The surrounding workers seemed to be prepared for this showing fear and frantically searching their pockets, taking out their crumpled money. Those who didn''t have enough even borrowed from each other.


    Chen Mo took the opportunity to ask a nearby worker about the origin of the Crocodile Gang.


    "The Crocodile Gang is the largest gang in these few blocks. Even the Pier gang''s people dare not provoke them. Their rule is that dock workers must pay three yuan protection fee every month, otherwise they will cut off a finger the first time and the second time they will be thrown into the river."


    After hearing about the ruthless methods of the Crocodile Gang, Chen Mo couldn''t help but gasp. Compared to the Pier gang, the Crocodile Gang was a legitimate street gang in this city.


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    Looking at the crumpled hard-earned money in his hand although Chen Mo was reluctant he eventually took out three yuan. Following the queue of dock workers, he obediently paid it to one of the thugs in black.


    Was this the price of retirement?


    Seeing the arrogant and sneering eyes of the thugs in black, Chen Mo really wished he could throw them into the Hive organization and use his Psychic bullet to turn them into points.


    "Another three yuan less."


    Chen Mo wore a mournful face, seemingly trying to provoke Xuan Zong. After all, Xuan Zong was a generational leader. Could he really tolerate such humiliation? However, Xuan Zong seemed to have made up his mind to retire completely due to the deaths of several good friends, se just patted Chen Mo''s shoulder as a silent comfort.


    Now Chen Mo really admired him. It seemed that his experience in the Hive organization had hit him hard.


    "Sigh..." The two of them walked away unsteadily.


    Time passed by.


    Unknowingly, six months had passed since Chen Mo followed Xuan Zong. In the Pig Cage village, the two seemed to have completely embraced the life of seclusion. Xuan Zong''s patient guidance made Chen Mo''s practice of Tong Zi very smooth.


    One noon, under the scorching sun.


    Following Xuan Zong''s instructions, Chen Mo practiced basic boxing and basic body movements bare-chested under the blazing sun. His bronze skin gleamed in the sunlight and a strong scent of male hormones seemed to be about to burst out of his body.


    He looked full of energy. The technique of Tong Zi, with its insight into the calmness between movement and stillness, meant condensing the innate yang energy when one''s energy was at its peak in the morning or noon, and infusing the body with the positive yang energy of the sun and earth when the body''s energy was most depleted.


    In this way, through repeated refining, while enhancing his mental endurance he achieved the refinement of essence into energy.


    Suddenly, Chen Mo who was immersed in the practice of the Tong Zi felt a warm stream rushing into his lower abdomen. Following this, his body cells, under this warm stream felt like withered plants meeting a spring thaw, enveloped in an indescribably wonderful moisture, causing Chen Mo to uncontrollably let out a soft moan.


    Prompt: speed +1.


    Prompt: strength +1.


    Prompt: physique +3.


    Prompt: spirit +3.


    Prompt: energy +2.


    The successive Prompts from the Light Brain chip caused him to tremble involuntarily, gradually waking up.


    Then he realized that after this hard practice for nearly half a year, he had finally successfully broken through to the first level of the Tong Zi.


    "Master!"


    Chen Mo could not hide his joy and exclaimed "I''ve broken through."


    "Hmm?"


    Xuan Zong, who was sitting beside him, stood up upon hearing this and asked, "Really? What do you feel?"


    "Feel?" Chen Mo took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and indescribably wonderful.


    "In terms of strength and speed, there has been some improvement. In terms of internal energy, the gains are considerable, but the main gains are in physique and spirit, I feel like my body has been nourished by a surge of vitality and my spirit has been solidified and refined through repeated endurance."


    "Not bad, not bad."


    Xuan Zong nodded and said, "It is said that practitioners of the Tong Zi will experience objective growth in both physical strength and spirit, while their internal energy will gradually increase with their skill, eventually reaching a state where no evil can invade. It seems that you are indeed a good candidate for practicing this internal energy method."


    Gurgle, gurgle. Chen Mo''s stomach grumbled uncontrollably, embarrassing him in the midst of his joy.


    Xuan Zong patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Let''s go, let''s eat."


    On the way to the market, Chen Mo once again checked his attribute panel.


    Name: Traveler.


    Level: Starving Ghost.


    Talents:


    1. Stone Skin.


    2. Traveler¡¯s talent.


    Health: 286.


    Defence: 17.


    Speed: 13.


    Strength: 14.


    Physique: 25.


    Spirit: 28.


    Energy: 15.


    Basic Boxing: Lv5.


    Basic Palm Technique: Lv3.


    Basic Finger Technique: Lv5.


    Basic Assassination: Lv1.


    Basic Chopping: Lv2.


    Basic Footwork: Lv6.


    Basic Jumping: Lv5.


    Basic Body Movement: Lv8.


    Basic Blocking: Lv10.


    Basic Psychic Power: Lv9.


    Equipment:


    1. Psychic Ball.


    2. Coarse linen clothes.


    3. Baron''s coronet.


    4. Deer leather boots.


    Skills:


    1. Psychic Bullet Lv3.


    2. Despicable Mind Shield Lv2.


    Compared to six months ago, Chen Mo''s basic attributes and skills have almost all been significantly improved. Especially the physique attribute, which has increased from 17 points to the current 25 points a total of 8 points which can be described as exaggerated.


    This not only added 80 points to Chen Mo''s health but also increased his defence by 1 point.


    The reason why Chen Mo was able to achieve such an improvement was not only because he practiced Tong Zi to the first level, but also because after six months of hard training, his physical potential was more fully developed.


    Especially in the first three months, his physical attributes improved significantly every month.


    However, in the last two months, Chen Mo''s basic potential seemed to have been completely developed. It was only after breaking through the first level of the Tong Zi that he once again experienced a comprehensive improvement.


    In addition to his basic attributes, Chen Mo''s basic skills have also greatly improved. Especially in the areas of basic finger techniques and basic blocking.


    Chen Mo''s basic finger techniques improved from nothing to Lv5 in one go, because Xuan Zong himself is a martial artist proficient in finger techniques.


    And Chen Mo''s basic blocking ability was able to improve from Lv7 to Lv10. The reason for such rapid progress was also because of Xuan Zong. Under Xuan Zong''s uninterrupted finger strike attacks every day, Chen Mo had to constantly adopt a defensive posture, gaining effects similar to wearing the tight-fitting suit during training in the academy.


    As a result, his basic blocking also received comprehensive strengthening and its proficiency became the highest among all of Chen Mo''s basic skills.


    Another noteworthy point was his basic body movement. This is related to Chen Mo''s hard work.


    It must be said that the profession of a dockworker has had a significant impact on Chen Mo''s physical training. During his work, he must be quick and agile, be able exert force steadily with his lower body and timely avoiding possible dangers. In such a situation with Chen Mo''s deliberate training, it has actually improved his basic body movement from Lv4 to Lv8 in one go!


    Finally, there is also Chen Mo''s combat skills.


    The proficiency of his Psychic Bullet has reached Lv3, it has been over a month since then and it is steadily progressing towards Lv4.


    Regardless of skills or equipment once they reach Lv4, additional attributes will be activated, which has become Chen Mo''s primary focus at this moment.


    (End of chapter 53)

 Chapter 54:

    When people encounter happy events their spirits are lifted, Chen Mo was also no exception. To celebrate Chen Mo''s breakthrough to the first level in Tong Zi, Xuan Zong decided to splurge.He took out a crumpled one-yuan bill went to the market and treated Chen Mo to a big meal. Four large bowls of rice, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish. Chen Mo hadn''t indulged in such a carefree feast for a long time, he dug in feeling extremely happy until Chen Mo slurped up the last drop of soup from his bowl and reluctantly wiped his mouth.


    Xuan Zong couldn''t help but laugh, "It''s okay, when I was young I could eat even more than you. Practitioners should eat like this."


    Chen Mo felt a little relieved at his words.


    During this rare rest time he couldn''t help but flip through the book "Tong Zi," again. In the past half year he didn''t know how many times he had read this book, already memorizing it backwards. Unknowingly this time also he flipped through to the end again.


    At the end of the book, it detailed the insights into the fusion of Yuan Yang Qi and internal energy after reaching the third level of the Tong Zi and introduced several rare and precious auxiliary cultivation items that were needed, including spiritual ginseng and blood bodhi, which were mythical spiritual items that were beneficial to the cultivation of the Tong Zi.


    When Chen Mo saw the introduction of an item called "Yuan Yang Bone," he couldn''t help but furrow his brows, showing a pensive expression.


    "Master, what is a Yuan Yang Bone?"


    Xuan Zong upon hearing this couldn''t help but look surprised, then shook his head.


    "It is said that on the bodies of exotic beasts like the Fire Qilin and the Fire Phoenix there is a bone in their throats. Because it is nourished by their pure yang energy for many years after their death it will leave behind their essence, which has the effect of dispelling cold and invigorating the spirit. That is the Yuan Yang Bone, but these are all just legends from ancient times."


    "Huh?" Chen Mo asked in surprise, "Does it have to be the throat bone of a Fire Qilin or Fire Phoenix?"


    "Not necessarily," Xuan Zong said. "The Yuan Yang Bone is just a general term. Other ancient exotic beasts with fire attributes or creatures with their bloodline may also have it. But I advise you not to think too much about it, in this world-" He stopped halfway, suddenly remembering something.


    "I almost forgot you are not from this world. Are there such exotic beasts in your world?"


    Chen Mo apologized, "I''m sorry, as you know I cannot give specific information."


    The light brain data chip has considerable penalties for leakage of information, this is basic common sense.


    "Mm." Xuan Zong obviously had some understanding of natural disasters and didn''t inquire further.


    Chen Mo didn''t continue the topic. He had just confirmed that the Yuan Yang Bone, which was extremely precious in this world, was quite common in the Disaster World. He remembered that in the skull room, where Stone previously slept, there seemed to be such a magical bone that could emit warmth all the time. Because of this, the temperature in the skull room was always higher than outside, helping Stone survive the cold nights.


    ¡®Regardless, after returning to the Disaster World, I''ll go back and see."


    Night fell.


    Chen Mo practiced basic skills alone in silence. Every time he practice here, when he sees the old man not far away studying the chess games silently, Chen Mo feels full of motivation!


    As the night grew colder, the old chess king finally went home.


    Chen Mo took out the psychic ball and practiced the skills of psychic bullet and despicable mind shield. He didn''t want to attract attention, so he had to be careful with these training.


    Prompt: Your psychic bullet skill, proficiency level +1.


    Prompt: Your psychic bullet skill¡¯s level has reached Lv4, activating additional attributes.


    Prompt: The additional attribute of your Lv4 psychic bullet: skill damage +3.


    "Finally reached Lv4." Chen Mo muttered.


    After all, it was just an E-level skill, with a short cooldown and low energy consumption, the proficiency level naturally increased faster. Although, the additional attribute brought some changes, it did not cause a qualitative change in the skill.


    However the additional attribute of +3 damage was undoubtedly quite practical. Today, Chen Mo''s mood was really good when he walked back.


    When he returned to his room and was preparing to rest, he found Xuan Zong standing at the door talking to Mrs. Zhang from next door. Usually at this time of the day Xuan Zong would have already been asleep.


    "Chen Mo, come here."


    Hearing Xuan Zong''s call, he hurried over.


    "Mrs. Zhang."


    Chen Mo greeted Mrs. Zhang and noticed that behind her there was a girl who was a full head taller than Mrs. Zhang. She was standing shyly behind Mrs. Zhang, almost touching her head to her toes.


    "Xiao Mo."


    Mrs. Zhang smiled and looked at the strong young man in front of her, nodding constantly.


    This made Chen Mo somewhat uncomfortable. He kept using his eyes to ask Xuan Zong, but saw that Xuan Zong looking serious and saying to Mrs. Zhang, "Although my nephew here is not very eloquent, he is very kind-hearted and hardworking. It''s not a bad thing for young people to interact more. Whether they can make it or not depends on their fate."


    "Yes, yes." Mrs. Zhang smiled and pulled the simple-dressed tall girl behind her.


    She looked at Chen Mo and said, "This is my niece from the countryside, Tao Lan. She is kind-hearted and hardworking, efficient in her work and has a good appearance. She doesn¡¯t have high requirements, she just wants to find a kind-hearted, hardworking man who can support her."


    "Come Xiao Lan, come and say hello."


    In Chen Mo''s stunned eyes, the girl raised her head shyly, glanced at Chen Mo and then quickly lowered her head again, softly saying "My name is Tao Lan, you can call me Xiao Lan."


    "Hello, I''m Chen Mo."


    After some awkward small talk when Mrs. Zhang finally left with Xiao Lan Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.


    He hurriedly caught up with Xuan Zong and asked "You know I''m practicing Tong Zi now, what''s this about?"


    Xuan Zong smiled faintly, "I''m helping you."


    "Helping me?"


    Facing Chen Mo''s puzzled questions Xuan Zong explained, "In practicing Tong Zi besides external assistance there is also an internal method of assistance, which is to face the myriad temptations of the world but always maintaining an unwavering heart. You must recognize what is external influence and what is your true heart. This is the Tong Zi''s pursuit of invulnerability to evil means."


    Xuan Zong continued with deep meaning "Remember practicing Tong Zi is not about abandoning desires but about seeking your true heart within those desires."


    Chen Mo pondered upon hearing this.


    "But, I can''t lead her on and hurt her later."


    "Then you should openly and honestly reject her and stick to your true heart."


    After saying this Xuan Zong fell into sleep, leaving Chen Mo lost in thought.


    In the following days whenever Chen Mo returned from work at the dock, Xiao Lan would already be lined up, using a wooden basin to fetch water for Chen Mo to use, handing it to him shyly.


    Many neighbours who were shirtless and queuing up to fetch water envied this scene and cheered making Xiao Lan even more shy.


    At first Chen Mo was also a bit embarrassed, thinking about how to reject Xiao Lan gently but he didn''t know how to start. After Chen Mo finished washing up and changed his clothes, Xiao Lan looked at the well-dressed Chen Mo and became even more shy.


    The two gradually went from not being able to say a word to each other to talking more and more.


    Unknowingly, half a month of time went on. Chen Mo''s 240-day stay limit was getting closer and closer.


    When Xiao Lan was with Chen Mo she was as happy as a lark. Every evening when Chen Mo came back from work the time they spent together was her happiest moments. All the unpleasantness seemed to be forgotten. S?a??h th? ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Seeing Xiao Lan like this, Chen Mo''s mood became heavier instead. After these days of being together, he seemed to have developed some feelings for this simple, kind and beautiful country girl.


    If at first he just couldn''t bear to hurt her, now he didn''t want to see this lovely girl leave him and become someone else''s wife in the future.


    Now he finally understood what Xuan Zong meant by saying wanting to help him. Influenced by this, Chen Mo was obviously out of sorts in the next few days.


    Xuan Zong, like an eminent monk who had attained enlightenment, saw all of this.


    "Now is the time when you are closest to your true heart. You need to ask yourself whether you truly like this girl or if it''s just possessiveness at play. This is the test of your invulnerability to evils."


    Xuan Zong''s words reminded Chen Mo of Xiao Ya, the girl who also had feelings for him.


    "I understand."


    Night.


    During their usual walk, Chen Mo finally spoke up and rejected her kindness.


    Xiao Lan was stunned.


    She looked at Chen Mo blankly tears welling up in her eyes, and asked grievously, "Is it because Xiao Lan did something wrong, or because Xiao Lan is not pretty enough?"


    "Neither."


    Chen Mo said calmly "You are good and a beautiful person. It''s just that I have more important things to pursue, we are not from the same world, I''m sorry."


    After Xiao Lan left Chen Mo felt genuinely sad but at the same time he felt that influenced by Tong Zi, as Xuan Zong had said beofre, he had truly improved.


    It seemed that in this short time, it was enough to make up for his two months of hard training.


    "Recognize your true heart, gain the invulnerability to a hundred evils."


    Chen Mo suddenly understood what Xuan Zong had said. Any martial arts technique had corresponding martial arts thoughts as support. If one couldn''t comprehend these thoughts, then even if one achieved something step by step, it would just be superficial and couldn''t be truly utilized.


    On the other hand, if one could comprehend the martial arts thoughts the practice would be twice as effective. Most martial arts thoughts require practitioners to eliminate distractions and focus on diligent practice, though they may go about it with different methods. Tong Zi was no exception.


    The so-called invulnerability to all evil was not an empty concept, it can be achieved through rigorous training. By repeated tempering achieving the unity of body and mind, martial artists can gain the so-called invulnerability to all evil.


    After understanding this, when he return to the Disaster World and wherever he was practicing Tong Zi, it would be twice as effective, far more effective than any auxiliary spiritual item.


    (End of chapter 54)

 Chapter 55:

    The deadline for returning to Disaster world was getting closer and closer.Chen Mo seemed to have completely integrated into the life of PI Cage village, going out early and returning late, supporting himself and feeling the progress day by day. Now that he was about to leave he surprisingly felt a bit reluctant.


    On this day, after a busy day at the dock Chen Mo who was about to finish his work and go home, followed behind Xuan Zong when he suddenly noticed something unusual.


    Xuan Zong gestured for Chen Mo to not bother with it and step back. Their actions also represented the thoughts of the vast majority of dock workers - this matter had nothing to do with them, so it should be avoided it if possible.


    A group of black-clothed gang members, holding axes and knives arrived at the dock once again to collect their monthly protection fee. However, standing in front of them at this moment were Brother Long and four to five dozen strong men holding clubs and facing them head-on, showing no intention of backing down.


    The tall and burly brother Long stood at the forefront and took the initiative to speak.


    "The Crocodile Gang has overstepped!"


    Facing the provocation from brother Long, the second-in-command of the Crocodile Gang holding an axe stepped forward.


    "What do you mean by overstepped? This entire street belongs to our Crocodile Gang, let alone your small dock. Brother Long, don''t think that just because you have a few brothers under you now, you can oppose us, the Crocodile Gang. I advise you to be smarter."


    Facing the threat, brother Long remained undaunted.


    "I don''t care what rules the Crocodile Gang had before, but the rules here are now determined by me, brother Long! From today onwards, this dock will be under the care of our Pier Gang, so you and your group of brothers don''t need to bother anymore."


    "Hmph!"


    After a cold snort, the second-in-command of the Crocodile Gang stopped talking.


    He waved his axe and indifferently said "Attack!"


    On the other side, brother Long''s men outnumbered the men of Crocodile Gang, brandishing iron rods on the spot, brother Long shouted saying "Brothers, follow me in this fight and you will be rich and prosperous from now on!"


    The Pier Gang and the Crocodile Gang soon began to fight.


    "Tsk tsk, so many black-clothed thugs."


    In Chen Mo''s eyes, the brawl between these two gangs were just a fight between a hundred black-clothed lackeys.


    "Damn it, I''ve had enough of these damn Crocodile gang bastards!"


    Many dock workers seeing this scene also rushed into the battle. With these workers continuously joining the fray, the situation became increasingly unfavourable for the Crocodile Gang.


    Fortunately for the Crocodile gang, at this time their leader arrived with more men. The two sides once again fell into a stalemate.


    However, this was ultimately Pier gang''s territory. The Crocodile Gang knew that without preparation fighting here would only lead to their disadvantage, so they quickly took a defensive stance and stopped advancing.


    The leader of the Crocodile Gang, a fat man with a chest tattoo wearing a sun hat, had a sinister and vicious face. He had the strength of a small leader. As soon as he entered the fray, he easily killed several pier gangmembers. However, there were simply too many Pier gang members. Even with his presence, the Crocodile gang couldn''t gain any advantage.


    After scanning the Pier gang members led by brother Long he said coldly, "Fine, you''re lucky this time. We''re leaving!"


    "Boss!"


    "Boss?"


    Facing the confusion of his men behind him, the leader of the Crocodile Gang showed no intention of explaining and he led his men, carrying the wounded, and left in a sorry state.


    Meanwhile, the victorious Pier gang members fell into a frenzy of celebration. Only brother Long and a few core members of the Pier gang looked at each other, their eyes seemingly devoid of the joy of victory.


    A moment later, accompanied by the sound of sirens, the Nightless city police armed with firearms arrived in cars. Brother Long led the Pier gang members and quickly handed over the bribes that had already been prepared, smiling ingratiatingly and nodding.


    The police captain took a drag of his cigarette, looked indifferently at the injured and corpses on the ground and casually pointed with his right hand.


    Brother Long understood the signal. "Clean up!"


    Immediately the Pier gang members carried the injured and dead to an inconspicuous place, while the police cars departed amidst its buzzing engine.


    *******


    Chen Mo, after his practice, tossed and turned unable to sleep. After some time he got up slowly and lfe the room quietly. After he left, Xuan Zong, who was in the dark, opened his eyes slowly looked and then slowly close them again.


    He no longer wanted to get involved in any more martial arts matters, determined to retire completely. As for how Chen Mo chose, he had no power to restrain him.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Despite the distance Chen Mo could hear the sound of gunshots, the flames of explosions at the dock, mixed with the shouts of fighting. He quickly approached and hid in a secluded corner, looking at the two sides of the battle.


    Compared to the daytime, there were clearly more thugs gathered by the Crocodile Gang at this time.


    These thugs of the Crocodile Gang were all dressed in black uniforms, wielding axes and knives. They surrounded the entire dock in layers, fighting with the members of the Pier gang, clearly having the absolute advantage. S?a?ch* Th? Nov?lF?re .??t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Especially the leader of the Crocodile Gang, who took the lead, wielding two axes and was able to unleash power of a tiger, his strength was extraordinary. The members of the Pier gang were simply unable to resist, only with the help of some few mysterious black-clothed individuals armed with guns were they barely able to hold a few key positions.


    A grenade was thrown from the Pier gang members¡¯ side.


    Boom!


    With a violent explosion several members of the Crocodile Gang were killed by the blast. The second-in-command of the Crocodile Gang shouted in anger seeing this, "Boss, unleash it!"


    The leader of the Crocodile Gang, who had expended a lot of energy was breathing slightly heavily, sweat dripping down his neck.


    Although he felt reluctant, but seeing these Pier gang ruffians resist stubbornly with the help of those mysterious black-clothed individuals, he gave a faint, "Hmm."


    With permission granted, the second-in-command immediately led several core members of the gang to the rear of several cars. They opened the trunk and took out boxes of pre-prepared supplies.


    "Bring the stuff over!"


    At this moment, the second-in-command took out an inconspicuous black leather book, silently chanting a strange incantation. He gestured for his men to bring over the prepared bottles and using the crimson blood inside, painted on the ground. As the strange symbols gradually took shape, the atmosphere around them began to become eerie and mysterious, as if being watched by something terrifying.


    Finally, a blood-red array filled with ominous, eerie and evil aura took shape.


    "Offer the sacrifices."


    In the short period of time where he drew the symbols, the second-in-command seemed to be drained of strength, shouting weakly. The surrounding men opened several boxes, revealing crystal-clear energy stones and some ancient weapons and props. They poured them into the arrays drawn with blood-red runes.


    "What are they doing?"


    "Doesn''t seem right!"


    The Pier gang members who were holding the dock noticed the Crocodile Gang''s bizarre behaviour and couldn''t help but voice their confusion. Even though they were far away they could still feel the chilling and eerie aura.


    Watching from the shadows, Chen Mo couldn''t help but be astonished.


    "Natural Disaster are coming?"


    For beings from other worlds, the act of summoning natural disasters was called midnight sacrifice by some and disaster summoning by others. However, for natural disasters, this sacrificial array had a unified name: Disaster Strikes.


    (TN - the literal translation should be disaster is coming.)


    The investigator Jack had also conducted a similar ritual to summon Chen Mo and the others here.


    The leader of the Pier gang, Brother Long, was now covered in multiple injuries, and upon seeing this scene, he couldn''t help but show a hint of surprise. He obviously knew some inside information.


    "What are you waiting for!"


    Brother Long shouted at the reinforcements brought by the Pier gang "Their ritual has begun. Once those guys descend, we¡­"


    In fact, the reason brother Long dared to openly resist the powerful Crocodile Gang was because of the mysterious organization that these black-clothed people are from, they had approached him in secret and this gave him the courage to resist the Crocodile Gang under the drive of greed.


    Not to mention, just these firearms alone were enough to give the Pier gang the capital to resist the Crocodile Gang.


    However, at this moment when the Crocodile Gang''s disaster summoning ritual began, brother Long couldn''t help but feel anxious. He began to urge these black-clothed people to use their true power. But when one of them revealed a metallic mechanical arm and slowly lit a cigar in his mouth, he was instantly stunned.


    "Ke Ke Ke!" The man under the black cloak slowly blew out a smoke ring, letting out a sinister laughter.


    His eyes were fixed on the Crocodile Gang''s sacrificial ritual.


    Under the influence of a mysterious power, the blood-red runes gradually emitted a dark red ominous light. The cold breath it was releasing was like the breath of an evil spirit from the abyss, coming towards them, making people shudder.


    "Sure enough the forces of darkness have indeed begun to spread across this continent. Even these backward small countries have begun to use this power recklessly. Only the Organization can temporarily resist this dark power eroding away our world and gradually find a way to counterbalance this evil power."


    The man slowly opened his black cloak revealing a half-mechanical body underneath.


    "The Organization''s orders are to give sufficient deterrence to those who want to use this power wantonly, to stop the spread of evil."


    "Yes Sir."


    With these cold words, one by one, the people wearing black cloaks took off their cloaks, put away their firearms, revealing their strong bodies and looked towards the Crocodile Gang.


    "They are members of the Hive Organization."


    Chen Mo who was hiding in the dark had a slight change in his expression.


    Although the two sides were separated by more than a hundred meters and could only see blurry figures by the firelight, the aura was unmistakable. Although these people were not numerou, they all had elite-level strength. Among them the half-mechanical modified person was probably a leader-level figure comparable to the One-eyed Dragon!


    "This is bad."


    Chen Mo stared at the Crocodile Gang''s ritual of disaster summoning, unable to help but break out in a cold sweat.


    If one day, he faced such a desperate task, what would he do?


    The members of the Crocodile Gang were also stunned when they saw the Hive Organization members reveal themselves. When they saw the half-mechanical modified person step forward their faces changed drastically, this clearly exceeded the understanding of the average person here.


    Buzz! At that moment, the sacrifice runes suddenly ignited.


    Accompanied by a sudden rise of dark red flames, a blood-red demonic eye the size of a head appeared in mid-air. The eyeball rotated strangely, as if engaging in some kind of mental communication with the second-in-command. Then after the blood-red demonic eye swept around slowly, it quickly distorted.


    The energy crystals for the sacrifice were swept away. In their place, six humanoid figures gradually emerged from the ashes of the burning blood runes.


    (End of chapter 55)

 Chapter 56:

    Seeing the arrival of these six natural disasters, Chen Mo couldn''t help but imagine the scene of his group being summoned by investigator Jack.Four men and two women, the six natural disasters, after a brief confusion quickly realized their situation.


    Although these experienced natural disasters were only first-level predators, their strength was undoubtedly much stronger than Chen Mo and the other trial participants. After a brief exchange, they led the Crocodile gang members against the Hive organization members into a fierce battle, while the Pier gang members became supporting roles.


    Watching this intense battle from the shadows, Chen Mo couldn''t help but take a deep breath. Then he suddenly realized something.


    "From the perspective of this world, we are the villains, the bad guys."


    There was no doubt that the Hive Organization was the guardian of this world, on the side of justice, targeting individuals and forces that abuse the powers of disasters, launching attacks to prevent the spread of disaster related powers and maintaining the independence of local forces.


    At this stage, natural disasters belonged to the chaotic side, but they were mostly just tools for violent roles.


    After understanding all this, Chen Mo no longer had the mood to continue joining in the excitement, so slowly retreated.


    After all, he was just a level-0 natural disaster undergoing the trial of starving ghost, wanting to make good use of his traveler¡¯s talent, steadily improve in a low-key manner and had no intention of adding difficulty to himself by joining the tasks of these experienced natural disasters.


    Since the Hive organization was prepared, the tasks of these natural disasters were definitely not easy to complete but that had nothing to do with him.


    Back at the Pig Cage village, Xuan Zong had already fallen asleep. The peaceful environment here, in contrast to the bloody battle at the dock finally helped Chen Mo understand why Xuan Zong had chosen to retire.


    In this world, in this era, guarding a peaceful life was also a precious wealth.


    The next day.


    The dock workers clearly noticed something unusual about the dock, but they were all poor people who came out to earn a living so no one would said anything and everyone just worked to feed their families and protect their peaceful lives.


    After the dock workers had worked hard for a day, brother Long finally appeared with the members of the Pier gang.


    "The Crocodile Gang has been defeated by our Pier gang. Starting today for all the dock workers working here, the previous gang and protection fees will be combined into one, five yuan per person per month. The rules will follow those of the Crocodile Gang: the first time, a finger will be cut off and the second time, they will be thrown into the river."


    "Ah?"


    "What!"


    The dock workers were shocked. The Crocodile Gang was gone, but their exploitation not only did not decrease, but they also had to pay an extra yuan per month. Just yesterday, there were still many people helping the Pier gang here!


    "I also participated in the battle yesterday, helping you fight the Crocodile Gang. Why should I pay!"


    "Get lost!"


    A group of people surrounded him and started beating him.


    They had just driven away the wolves and before they could breathe in relief the tigers had arrived and exploited them worse.


    "Alas."


    Xuan Zong and the dock workers around Chen Mo sighed helplessly but they had no choice. They could only grit their teeth and reluctantly squeeze out an extra yuan from their own pockets each month.


    "This bastard, if I had known, I wouldn''t have taken him in."


    A dock worker muttered under his breath. He had often boasted that he was the one who had recommended brother Long when he first entered the dock.


    "I should have just killed him with a stick back then!" Another dock worker gritted his teeth.


    Chen Mo''s face darkened as he took out the crumpled five yuan bill and lined up to hand it over, and gave a deep look at the smug brother Long and quietly left.


    Although he didn''t want to cause trouble, the anger he had suffered from this guy over the past few months was hard to dispel. Perhaps from the perspective of this world, he represented evil and chaos but that didn''t stop Chen Mo from wanting to find a way to get rid of him before leaving.


    "As an elite-level fighter, given some more time, he might grow into a small leader-level figure, I must act before that happens."


    Brother Long, who was acting arrogantly on the dock, naturally didn''t know that among the dock workers, there was a pair of eyes watching him closely, waiting for an opportunity.


    Chen Mo''s opportunity came soon.


    As usual, Chen Mo who came to work at the dock noticed that the leader of the Pier gang had suffered serious injuries. He didn''t know if it was because of the natural disasters from last night or a conflict with other gangs nearby. He had a bandage around his forehead and didn''t look as agile as usual.


    Chen Mo speculated that it was probably because of the natural disasters.


    It was likely that the Hive Organization had supported many forces similar to the Pier gang in Nightless City. These emerging gangs naturally had to eliminate the old gangs and the natural disasters summoned by them. It was only natural to occasionally suffer some injuries.


    Silent and unnoticed, Chen Mo mingled among the dock workers and using his traveller¡¯s talent he released the despicable mind shield towards Brother Long.


    The nature of this skill was that the shield it releases is silent and goes unnoticed by others. Therefore, Brother Long did not notice anything unusual. But in Chen Mo''s eyes there was a thin layer of negative energy attached to Brother Long''s body surrounding him. It was very stable most of the time and it will only be triggered when suddenly attacked.


    As time passed, after twenty seconds, the strength of this cloak of negative energy reached its limit. Once it was attacked, it would instantly turn into a dangerous bomb!


    "I''m sorry."


    Chen Mo was certainly not apologizing to Brother Long. He accidentally bumped into a dock worker who was moving cargo, causing him to lose his balance and fall into the river. The cargo he was carrying naturally suffered damage and compensation would be unavoidable.


    This undoubtedly caused chaos nearby, with some people trying to salvage the cargo and others blaming each other. Seizing this opportunity, Chen Mo activated Psychic bullet Lv4!


    Boom!


    Unknown to him, thirty meters away, Brother Long, who was lying down with a teapot in hand, had a silent and lethal psychic bullet fall upon the reversed despicable mind shield, instantly triggering an explosion.


    When the nearby henchmen rushed over to check, they were stunned.


    "Boss!"


    "Dragon Brother!!"


    Brother Long, who had just been lying there resting, was now completely blackened, as if he had been burnt to a crisp, turning into a corpse.


    With the combination of the reversed despicable mind shield and the sneak attack of Psychic bullet Lv4, Chen Mo had actually killed this injured elite-level expert with one blow. He instilled an unprecedented deterrence in the Pier gang''s members, making everyone feel threatened, as if facing a formidable enemy.


    "Who is the master here?"


    "Please show yourself!"


    Facing the shouts of the Pier gang''s henchmen, Chen Mo naturally ignored them.


    Many dock workers, upon learning of the incident were briefly shocked but immediately turned into applause, discussing who this hidden expert could be, actually being able to silently kill the Pier gang''s leader. It was truly extraordinary, showing that there are always people beyond their understanding.


    Time passed.


    Unknowingly, Chen Mo had been with Xuan Zong for eight months.


    As the deadline for the departure approached, he could feel the attraction of the temporal powers of the Disaster world becoming more and more stronger. Until one morning, Chen Mo received a prompt from the Light Brain Data Chip.


    Prompt: The temporal power is about to reach the critical value. Would you like to return to the disaster world?


    Xuan Zong, who was about to teach Chen Mo the basics of martial arts, saw Chen Mo hesitating and not moving. He asked in confusion, "What''s wrong?"


    "I''m afraid I have to leave now" Chen Mo said making Xuan Zong stunned for a moment. Then with a pensive look, he said solemnly "In that case, it¡¯s time for me to truly retire."


    Chen Mo knew that their parting this time might be a farewell.


    "Master."


    "You are my final disciple." After saying this, Xuan Zong waved his hand and calmly left the room.


    As the space around him distorted, Chen Mo felt himself being pulled by a tremendous force, dragged towards a vortex of energy.


    It was the grey space where after the mission settlement natural disasters temporarily resided.


    Beyond the vortex, light shone through. Instinctively, Chen Mo took a step forward. His body seemed to pass through a curtain of water and he appeared in the square of the gathering grounds of River of Sorrows in the disaster world. The sky was still dark and the air dry was filled with sand and dust, creating a stark contrast to the Hive world.


    People were coming and going in the square continuously entering and exiting through the teleportation gate behind them.


    ¡®I have returned to the disaster world.¡¯


    Everything in the Hive world felt like a dream and life in the Pig Cage village seemed like it had happened overnight. S?a??h th? ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    This was the true reality. After a brief moment of confusion, Chen Mo hurried to the Disaster Academy.


    The trial of the starving ghosts was not an ordinary disaster task. It was both a trial for the starving ghosts in the disaster world and a benefit for them.


    The strong survived and the weak perished.


    As long as one could pass the trial, it meant officially advancing to a level 1 disaster predator. This change was not just in title, it also involved the permissions of the natural disasters'' in Light Brain Data Chip and the comprehensive enhancement of physical attributes brought by the graduation certificate.


    Of course. Compared to the rewards of passing the starving ghost trial, what Chen Mo wanted to know more now was about the time flow rate of the disaster world during his stay in the Hive world for half a year using his tarveler¡¯s talent.


    "Mentor!"


    When Qing Hong saw Chen Mo, she smiled broadly. He had indeed come back alive.


    "Tian Tian said that after your mission ended, you chose to temporarily stay in the mission world instead of coming back immediately. I was a little unsure if you would come back."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mo immediately took out a skill scroll and handed it over.


    "If it weren''t for your help, I''m afraid I would have had a hard time completing this trial. Thank you."


    Upon seeing this, Mentor Qing Hong rolled her eyes and said "Do you think you can dismiss me with this junk? You previously said, ''Throw a pear at me, and I''ll repay you with a pearl.'' Is this your pearl?"


    Huh!?


    Seeing Chen Mo''s embarrassed look Qing Hong couldn''t help but laugh.


    "Take it."


    Pointing at the energy stone with a special engraving, she gestured "This is your graduation certificate, I''ve already reported the serial number of your Light Brain Data Chip. Hurry to the medical depot and advance to become a disaster predator."


    The two chatted for a while longer.


    As Chen Mo was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way Mentor how long has it been since Tian Tain and the group been back?"


    "It''s been two days. Why?"


    Chen Mo said "Nothing, I just wanted to check the flow of time. Since I''ve seen you the last it feels like ages."


    Mentor Qing Hong laughed heartily at his words not pursuing the topic further and waved for Chen Mo to go about his business.


    After leaving the academy, Chen Mo looked pensive. He had spent over half a year in the Hive world, yet only two days had passed in the Disaster world?


    It seemed that although the traveller¡¯s talent would consume some time and space flow rate it was quite limited.


    (End of chapter 56)

 Chapter 57:

    Carrying the graduation certificate given by Mentor Qing Hong, which was an energy stone with special engraved marks, Chen Mo went to the medical cabin area in the square.The medical area was located next to the square''s stone monument teleportation gate. As Chen Mo passed through the crowded square and arrived at the medical area, looking around he saw beams of light falling from the sky. As natural disasters entered this space, these beams of light would envelop them, forming a light curtain capsule. Chen Mo was no exception.


    When he entered the medical area, the descending beams of light also enveloped him, forming an independent space.


    Prompt: Detecting the Starving Ghost graduation certificate. Would you like to start the promotion?


    "Yes."


    As Chen Mo responded the energy stone in his hand quickly disintegrated into countless points of light drifting towards the light curtain capsule. The light curtain capsule also refracted countless threads of light scanning Chen Mo in all directions.


    Prompt: Identity number confirmed.


    Prompt: Promotion of Level 1 Disaster Predator begins.


    Prompt: Data create value, Tianhua Quantum Technology, Starving Ghost trial system, the unified welfare system of the Disaster world aimed at promoting outstanding winners to better complete disaster tasks in the future. Starving Ghost students who pass the trial will be rewarded with a unified bonus of +2 to all attributes, covering the evaluation rewards for the task completed during the trial. Would you like to accept?


    If he choose "No" according to Chen Mo''s disaster trial evaluation for this mission, he will only receive 1 free attribute point, naturally he would not choose that.


    "Yes."


    After Chen Mo responded a strange pressure appeared on the light curtain capsules around him.


    Then strands of colourful light, like floating ribbons gradually flowed into Chen Mo''s body, like a warm current moisturizing his limbs and bones making him unable to help but let out a soft hum.


    This feeling was almost the same as the one he had two months ago when he advanced to the first level of the Tong Zi.


    Prompt: Your speed +2.


    Prompt: Your strength +2.


    Prompt: Your physique +2.


    Prompt: Your spirit +2.


    Prompt: Your energy +2.


    Prompt: You have been promoted to Disaster Predator.


    As the enveloping light curtain gradually disappeared, Chen Mo realized that he had already left the medical area and had appeared at the edge of the square, seemingly transported here by the light curtain.


    Chen Mo hurriedly inspected his attribute panel.


    Name: Traveler.


    Level: Predator.


    Talents:


    1. Stone Skin.


    2. Traveler¡¯s Talent.


    HP: 306.


    Defence: 18.


    Speed: 15.


    Strength: 16.


    Physique: 27.


    Spirit: 30.


    Energy: 17.


    Basic Fist Technique: Lv5.


    Basic Palm Technique: Lv3.


    Basic Finger Technique: Lv6.


    Basic Assassination: Lv1.


    Basic Chopping: Lv2.


    Basic Footwork: Lv7.


    Basic Jumping: Lv6.


    Basic Body Technique: Lv8.


    Basic Blocking: Lv11.


    Basic Psychic Power: Lv9.


    Equipment:


    1. Psychic Ball.


    2. Coarse linen clothes.


    3. Baron''s Coronet.


    4. Deer Leather Boots.


    Skills:


    1. Psychic Bullet Lv4.


    2. Despicable Mind Shield Lv3.


    Since Chen Mo broke through to the first level of the Tong Zi and stayed in the Hive World for nearly two months, his Basic Finger Technique, Basic Footwork, and Basic Blocking have all increased by 1 level and the Despicable Mind Shield has been upgraded from Lv2 to Lv3.


    However, because the Despicable Mind Shield is a C-level skill, it requires more energy to release and has a longer cooldown time, making it more difficult to improve skill proficiency. It may take quite some time to break through to Lv4.


    After being promoted to a Level 1 Disaster Predator, he received the bonus of +2 to all attributes, undoubtedly greatly improving Chen Mo''s strength.


    Especially the Spirit attribute, which has reached 30 points.


    However, compared to the improvement in strength, what Chen Mo is more concerned about now is the power and status of a Level 1 disaster predator in the Disaster world.


    When he was still a starving ghost, he learned that only by advancing to a level 1 disaster predator could one gain the basic right to execute disaster missions once a month in the Disaster world.


    This also indirectly confirms that once a starving ghost is abandoned by the nurturers, apart from entering the Disaster Academy early and becoming a starving ghost student, there is only one dead end.


    After all, in this world without sun, moon, or stars, without the implantation of a light brain data chip starving ghosts don''t even have the right to eat free survival meals.


    So Chen Mo looked at the "Predator" column in the level section of the attribute panel.


    Prompt:


    1. Predators can receive free survival meals provided by the Disaster world.


    2. Predators can qualify for external contract missions from the disaster world.


    3. Predators can, at the gathering places in the disaster world rent rooms in the apartment area at the cost of 1 point per month or rent rooms in the residential area at the cost of 10 points per month.


    4. Predators can add friends to their address book through the light brain data chip. Both parties can make real-time calls within a one kilometer range in the disaster world or leave messages in the mailbox when outside the communication range.


    After obtaining the relevant information, Chen Mo revealed a pensive look. After being promoted to a Level 1 disaster predator, it seemed that Chen Mo had obtained the basic right to survive in the disaster world, officially becoming a member of the disaster world.


    Apart from those underage kids and the starving ghost students in the academy, Chen Mo was still at the bottom of this world.


    "The apartment area." Having a little nest of his own was more important than anything else!


    As for the rooms in the residential area because they required 10 points of contribution per month Chen Mo temporarily did not consider them.


    After crossing the bustling square and walking along the bluestone street, Chen Mo arrived at the apartment area marked on the map in his mind.


    It was a quaint and heavy high-rise building area, surrounded by a circle of bone fences. People came and went, some gathered in groups of three or five in the corners of the courtyard, discussing things.


    It seemed that it was not as warm as Chen Mo had imagined. The eyes of the natural disasters around him were full of vigilance.


    This familiar look, back when Chen Mo learned about the danger of the academy training area, anyone who approached would show a similar vigilant look


    Looking up at the bone archway. He thought that it would be marked as the River of Sorrow apartment area according to the map, but unexpectedly the blood-red characters on the bone archway were... Predator''s Nest.


    "Nest?"


    The mood drop was inevitable.


    Keeping a low profile and cautious, Chen Mo came to a light brain machine next to the gate of the Predator''s Nest courtyard and chose to rent a room here.


    Prompt: Your disaster Contribution Points -1.


    Prompt: You have obtained the right to rent apartment F510. Without your permission, no one is allowed to enter. In case of any illegal incidents, please contact the patroller immediately. We will deal with the responsible parties seriously.


    After seeing the prompts, Chen Mo couldn''t help but chuckle self-deprecatingly. There must be many natural disasters here who have committed suicide, right?


    After entering the Predator''s Nest, Chen Mo crossed paths with natural disasters of various appearances. The place was filled with grim bone decorations, exuding a dark red tone like blood, filling the atmosphere with a suffocating oppression.


    In such an environment. Some people strive to improve themselves in various ways, while others become the "parasites" mentioned by Mentor Qing Hong, eating free survival meals every day, living according to the lowest standard and waiting for death.


    Chen Mo soon followed the signs and arrived at his rented room, F510. There was a small identification system on the door of the room. After confirming Chen Mo''s identity, the iron gate slowly opened.


    Upon seeing the furnishings in the room, Chen Mo couldn''t help but furrow his brows slightly. He felt like he was back in the Pig Cage village.


    In this cramped room of less than ten square meters there was a skeletal bed covered with animal skins as well as a stone table and two stone stools. That was all. The washing area and bathroom were shared in the hallway.


    The floor was covered with a thick layer of dust. Chen Mo came to the window of the room leaving behind a string of footprints behind him. He looked at the hazy sky outside. At this moment, he couldn''t help but miss the life in the Pig Cage village.


    At least there it was filled with human warmth and worldly flavours. The sky had daily sunrises and sunsets, the market had various cheap delicacies, while here there was only vigilance and dust.


    Grumble. His stomach growled with hunger.


    "Anyway, let''s eat first."


    Just rented the apartment, which cost 1 point of contribution. Currently Chen Mo still had 222 points of contribution so he didn''t intend to save 1 point and go eat the free meal again.


    Compared to the gruel in the disaster world even the water celery vegetables and eye catching dish of the Hive World''s dock workers were rare delicacies.


    After cleaning up the dust slightly, Chen Mo left the room.


    Coincidentally, the neighbour opposite the apartment was also about to leave. Though in such a vigilant and unfamiliar environment Chen Mo did not intend to contact the other party. However, upon seeing Chen Mo, the other party couldn''t help but look surprised.


    "Traveler?"


    Only then did Chen Mo turn to look at the other party, also feeling a little stunned.


    "Tian Tian?"


    Chen Mo really didn''t expect that he and Tian Tian would happen to live opposite each other. He remembered being told that the rooms were assigned randomly.


    Tian Tian looked Chen Mo up and down unbelievably saying "You live here?"


    "Yeah."


    Tian Tian was so surprised that she couldn''t believe it, saying "I didn''t expect that we just graduated and we''re neighbours again. What a coincidence! Hehe, let''s add each other as friends in the address book. Thank you for the help at trial. I''ll treat you to a meal."


    "Okay."


    Prompt: You have added Tian Tian as a friend in your address book.


    After adding each other as friends, they left the apartment together and headed towards the cafeteria. S?a?ch* Th? ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    It had to be said that Tian Tian''s appearance, coupled with her coquettish personality, was really eye-catching.


    Or it could be said that her glamorous and graceful figure was very appealing to the desires of most male natural disaster in the disaster world. Standing next to Tian Tian, Chen Mo could clearly feel that many passing male natural disaster couldn''t help but look at her a few more times.


    Tian Tian was already used to this.


    When they arrived at the cafeteria, Tian Tian ordered two regular meals, which were black bread meat soup and tomato noodles. Compared to most natural disasters who were used to eating survival meals with a spoon or with their hands, Tian Tian noticed that Chen Mo was extremely proficient in using chopsticks when she used a knife and fork, she widened her eyes in surprise.


    "You... you even know how to use these?"


    Chen Mo was surprised at first then he realized. During his time at the Disaster Academy, he had been eating survival meals all day and he had never had the opportunity to use chopsticks. For natural disaster, using chopsticks was a highly technical activity, no less difficult than upgrading a basic skill to Level 10.


    "It''s easy to learn. If you want to learn, I can teach you."


    Chen Mo originally wanted to brush it off casually, but when Tian Tian heard this, she made a seductive gesture of lightly biting her red lips and coquettishly said "Then later, I''ll come to your room and you can teach me hands-on, okay?"


    Chen Mo rolled his eyes at her words and didn''t reply.


    After dinner Chen Mo prepared to return to his room to rest while Tian Tian was going out. They parted ways but halfway through Tian Tian suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked at Chen Mo''s gradually disappearing figure.


    At this moment, in her eyes the charm value above Chen Mo''s head was unexpectedly 0 to 15.


    "Weird, the charm value changed again. What has he experienced during his time in the trial world?"


    With a pensive expression she watched until Chen Mo disappeared at the end of the street before turning around and leaving.


    (End of chapter 57)


    (TN - Well, this can be concluded as the first arc, 57 chapters. The author had already divided these chapters into 3 arcs, but I¡¯m gonna count this all as one arc.


    Hope you guys can get at least an initial idea about what to expect from this novel. It¡¯s obviously a world-hopping novel, in addition to that, what you can expect is cool fights with unique powers and abilities, a universe with extensive world building with each world having its culture, powers, environment and history, supporting characters having their own stories and depth and you can expect an answer to almost everything that happens in the story, everything happens for a reason, reasons for the system, why skills have cooldowns etc. And the main allure of a Xianxia novel, the adventure of a grassroot mortal becoming one of most powerful beings in the universe. It¡¯s gonna get better and better, I can promise you that.


    That¡¯s about the novel, now how is the translation quality? Though not exactly translating, I am just editing MTL chapters here. I have to say I have a newfound respect for others who do full translations, just my editing process alone is so time consuming. I know my first 15 or so chapters may have not been up to the par in quality, I am currently re-editing them, sorry about that. This was my first time doing something like this and I may have gotten hasty with my work, looking for easy ways out.


    Still, how are the recent chapters? I hope I have improved. Tell me in the comments, I would love to hear from you guys. It will be a great encouragement for me going forward. If you enjoyed the novel, tell your friends about it too. And also tell me when you spot errors so that I can correct them, I am doing this alone so I may miss some things.


    As for the updating schedule, for the next foreseeable future I will update 1 chapter per day, in addition I will try to release 2-3 more chapters weekly as I have time, to release at least 10 chapters weekly and I will try to increase my release output as I go.


    And also I am currently looking for solutions for the ¡°next page¡± ¡°previous page¡± buttons on the site. I know your pain, will do something about it quickly.


    Sorry for the long rant, have a nice day, Thanks!)

 Chapter 58:

    Two days later.In this calamitous world, there were no sun, moon or stars, so there was naturally no auspicious purple qi or scorching sun overhead.


    Although this didn''t mean that one couldn''t practice Tong Zi after returning, the effect would undoubtedly be greatly reduced. This involved the concept of the unity of heaven and man in the martial arts system.


    "In the midst of movement and stillness, abandon distracting thoughts, refine one''s determination through a thousand trials, combine with the innate yang qi of the human body, refine essence and transform qi."


    Knock, knock.


    Chen Mo who was practicing Tong Zi in his room was interrupted by a knock at the door.


    "Who is it?"


    "Hello."


    Thinking it was Tian Tian visiting Chen Mo was surprised to hear a strange soft female voice outside and he stopped his practice. Opening the door Chen Mo saw a plump fair-skinned woman standing outside dressed very provocatively with her chest almost bursting out.


    Before Chen Mo could ask anything, the woman, a female natural disaster, looked at him provocatively and asked "Hey handsome, want some company? Just 2 points."


    "Sorry, I have something to do." Realizing who the visitor was Chen Mo closed the door and continued his practice.


    Knock, knock. But shortly after, there was another knocking at the door.


    Annoyed by the interruption Chen Mo said impatiently, "Didn''t I tell you not to bother me?"


    "Giggle."


    The familiar laughter made Chen Mo pause and then he somewhat awkwardly opened the door to find Tian Tian, his neighbour from across the hall.


    She laughed and asked, "Who did you think it was?"


    Knowing that this clever girl had already seen through everything Chen Mo replied irritably "Just a stranger who knocked on the wrong door."


    Tian Tian walked around Chen Mo''s room, then impolitely sat on his bed as if it was the most natural thing to do.


    "At first, there were fourteen trial takers but in the end only five of us passed the starving ghost trial. Who would have thought that most of us adult starving ghosts would be wiped out."


    Tian Tian looked at Chen Mo, "You don''t keep in touch with them anymore?"


    Chen Mo shrugged. "As you know, after you guys left I stayed there for a few days. Then I went straight to the academy after getting back, got my graduation certificate and didn''t have time to add them as friends. Why, what''s up?"


    "Of course, it''s to form a team."


    Tian Tian said longingly "Compared to fighting alone and dealing with other natural disasters on your own, forming a team not only gives you access to shared spaces, team skills and also most importantly you have teammates you can trust. The success rate of missions will also increase significantly. My ability tends to be supportive, so I need teammates to complement me. Although Lei Wu is arrogant, I have to admit that he is a qualified captain, don''t you want to join?"


    Chen Mo agreed that forming a disaster team would indeed improve their chances of survival. But as far as he knew to establish a stable team, members needed to meet certain conditions or have special team contracts, it wasn''t as simple as just anyone could form a team as they thought.


    Temporary grey teams on the other hand had fewer requirements. However these teams were quite unreliable, as teammates could betray each other anytime if the benefits during a mission were tempting enough.


    "I''m afraid I''ll have to disappoint you. While Lei Wu plans to establish a team, I don''t intend to join him. After all, there can only be one leader in a team."


    Chen Mo''s words stunned Tian Tian.


    "You also want to form a team?"


    "I do have that intention."


    Chen Mo looked meaningfully at Tian Tian not hiding his intentions. Although Lei Wu looked down on her Chen Mo didn''t discriminate against her. Instead he valued her interpersonal skills, even if other members joined the team later, the ability to gather intelligence would always be valuable.


    Compared to Lei Wu, Tian Tian seemed hesitant in respond to Chen Mo''s invitation and did not immediately reply.


    "In that case, let me think about it first. I''ll let you know when I''m ready."


    It must be said that while Tian Tian''s first goal was to join Lei Wu''s team she did not reject Chen Mo''s invitation to form a team. After all in her eyes Chen Mo''s performance during the trial was commendable, just a bit weaker in strength.


    So it would be better to wait and see, assess Chen Mo''s specific potential and then try Lei Wu''s side.


    After all, Chen Mo''s team was still in its infancy, with nothing solid yet, so there was no need to rush.


    "It''s okay, I just have this idea for now, I don''t have suitable teammates yet, so I also need time to prepare."


    After Tian Tian left, Chen Mo calmed down and resumed his practice again.


    But because practicing Tong Zi in the Disaster world was too inefficient, after persevering for a few days he completely lost confidence and gave up on the idea of practicing in this world.


    "Instead of slowly practising here it''s better to go to a mission world and try to maximize my advantage with traveler¡¯s talent. After all according to the rules of the Disaster world, the trial of the starving ghost do not count as natural disasters'' monthly contract tasks. I can go to a mission world at any time now."


    Level 1 natural disasters have one opportunity each month to perform tasks in other worlds. Whether this opportunity is used, depends on the individual needs of the natural disaster.


    "But before that, I need to go back and see if that piece of yuan yang bone is still there."


    Chen Mo planned to return to the place where Stone had lived before, to find the yuan yang bone he remembered. He had come through many trials and tribulations to get here and he hadn''t expected to go back so soon.


    "I also need to take a good look around the gathering place, I don''t know how long I''ll be living here in the future, I can''t just wander around blindly."


    After leaving the apartment area, Chen Mo wandered all the way to the Justice District.


    The Justice District was located on one side of the square, with a statue of a metal balance standing tall, surrounded by many light brain screens.


    A large number of natural disasters gathered here for long periods of time. They would state their basic conditions and seek suitable partners to form temporary teams also known as grey teams. S?a??h the ??v?l_Fir?.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Usually, the members of these teams would pledge their points as collateral and complete a contract here.


    If a team member dies during the mission, the pledged points of the others in the team would be deducted.


    "Level-1 natural disaster, strong in strength, three skills, equipment can be checked, seeking a hardware-qualified team!"


    "Level-1 disaster team, five members, missing one, looking for someone with strong resistance or an auxiliary ability, priority allocation can be given!"


    Under the metal balance, natural disasters kept shouting, waiting for the right moment to seek a better team.


    After circling around Chen Mo found that the most popular individuals here were psychic assistants or one could say psychic medic assits. Next were those with physical prowess, followed by gunmen, elemental mages, and perceivers. Due to the larger number of individuals with strength or agility prowess, there were often strict requirements for equipment attributes.


    He had originally wanted to inquire about the specific requirements for forming a team here but seeing so many natural disasters gathered here he gave up. It would be better to come back and inquire when he was better prepared.


    Leaving the Justice District he passed through somewhat of a secluded street, where Chen Mo stopped.


    There weren''t many people here, but there were more than ten individuals quietly waiting on either side of the street with animal skins in front of them, covered in writing.


    After carefully observing Chen Mo realized that the writing was actually information about their fathers. These people were actually searching for their fathers in this way, leaving Chen Mo somewhat speechless.


    This was indeed a characteristic of the Disaster world.


    Although from Stone''s memories, Chen Mo also knew that apart from the families established by the Level Four Disaster Lords, the vast majority of natural disasters were born without fathers. It was only after achieving certain accomplishments that their mothers would reveal the identity of their fathers, which might lead to a father-son recognition scenario and certain privileges.


    But Chen Mo never expected that natural disasters would also search for their fathers in this way. Today was indeed an eye-opener.


    Continuing forward, Chen Mo stopped in front of a hemispherical building. Behind this hemispherical building were small square houses of various sizes, Chen Mo looked at the sign above them.


    "Is this the training area?"


    When natural disasters improved their skill proficiency, they needed to continuously release skills to complete the improvement. However during this process, in addition to the cooldown time of the skills themselves, they were also limited by their own energy consumption. Once the energy was depleted, they needed to slowly recover before continuing to improve.


    But in the training area, natural disasters could choose a specific fixed skill for repeated release by paying points. The independent space inside the training area would recover the energy released by the natural disaster and then re-input it into their body, creating a cycle that allowed them to no longer be limited by their own energy levels.


    As a result, with a continuous supply of energy, natural disasters could rapidly improve their combat skills proficiency in a relatively short period.


    Chen Mo tentatively walked over.


    Prompt: What skill would you like to practice?


    "Psychic bullet."


    Prompt: Psychic Bullet is an E-level skill. The price for renting the training space is 100 disaster contribution points per hour. Would you like to rent it?


    "No."


    At this stage, Chen Mo naturally wouldn''t use points for this purpose.


    Instead of spending valuable disaster contribution points on training here, Chen Mo preferred to use his traveler''s talent to stay in the mission world for a long time. Keeping a low profile and being as discreet as possible to avoid conflicts he would not have to worry after depleting his energy, he would gradually improve his proficiency level.


    However, this did not mean that Chen Mo would never need to improve in the training area.


    Imagine, releasing psychic bullets at a rate of once every five seconds without interruption. The results of an hour of training would undoubtedly greatly improve the proficiency of psychic bullet skill, perhaps even enough to surpass Chen Mo''s practice outside for one or two months.


    In that case, if he became rich with points in the future and his skill proficiency reached a critical point, such as going from Level 6 to Level 7 or Level 9 to Level 10 he could consider coming here for temporary intensive training.


    (End of chapter 58)


    (TN - It''s the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festivals here in Sri Lanka now, wish you all a prosperous New Year!)

 Chapter 59:

    The training area was next to the strengthening area and after that was the medical area.When Chen Mo was promoted to a Disaster Predator, he had visited the medical area so there was no need to say more about it.


    As for the strengthening area, it was composed of countless independent rooms. People came and went in the area, most of them in a hurry. Some were full of expectations, some were excited but the vast majority showed disappointment.


    Chen Mo walked into one of the strengthening rooms. There was only a curved display screen and a bubble-like device inside.


    "Welcome to the strengthening area, please put the equipment you need to enchant and strengthen inside the enhancer."


    The so-called enhancer naturally referred to this bubble-like magical device.


    Chen Mo quickly asked "Please inform me of the corresponding strengthening rules for enchanting equipment."


    On the curved screen in the room a series of prompts quickly appeared.


    Prompt: Enchanting equipment from Lv1 to Lv3 requires 30 disaster contribution points for each enchantment, with a success rate of 100% and a failure rate of 0%.


    Prompt: Enchanting equipment from Lv4 to Lv6 requires 100 disaster contribution points for each enchantment with a success rate of 80%. If failed, the equipment''s enchantment level remains unchanged.


    Prompt: Enchanting equipment from Lv7 to Lv9 requires 300 disaster contribution points for each enchantment, with a success rate of 50%. If failed, the equipment''s enchantment level reverts to Lv1.


    Prompt: Enchanting equipment to Lv10 requires 1000 points of disaster contribution points for each enchantment, with a success rate of 30%. If failed, the equipment will be destroyed.


    Chen Mo had already read relevant information from the library''s books but even after confirming it again now he couldn''t help but be amazed.


    Enchanting equipment to Lv3, it goes without saying, only requires 90 points of disaster contribution points. But if you want to upgrade to Lv4 and gain Lv4''s additional attributes you have to face a 20% failure rate, losing 100 disaster contribution points.


    And that''s not all. If you want to enchant equipment to Lv7 and gain Lv7''s additional attributes even if your luck isn''t too bad, theoretically you should prepare at least 1000 disaster contribution points to be safe.


    Not to mention, from Lv4 to Lv6 there is a 20% failure rate each time it is enchanted and a loss of 100 points of disaster contribution points after failure.


    When enchanting equipment to Lv7, there will be a 50% failure rate. After failure the equipment''s enchantment level will drop to Lv1 and you will have to start over. Therefore, preparing 1000 disaster contribution points is naturally reasonable, as no one can guarantee success every time.


    As for upgrading equipment''s enchantment level to Lv10, Chen Mo for now really can''t imagine it.


    Not to mention upgrading equipment to Lv9, even if your luck is above the passing line you still need to prepare at least 4000 disaster contribution points. If the luck is bad, when trying to upgrade from Lv7 to Lv8 or from Lv8 to Lv9, with frequent failures even tens of thousands of points of disaster contribution points would not be enough.


    Just the process of upgrading to Lv10, besides needing 1000 points of disaster contribution points, the success rate is only a mere 30%. The consequence after failure is that the equipment will be directly destoyed. Such a cost is simply unbearable for ordinary people.


    After all, the equipment that is willing to be enchanted to Lv10 must have extremely precious attributes. This kind of top-grade equipment, the cost of directly destroying it is too great for any natural disaster.


    "Even a Level-4 Disaster Lord probably wouldn''t be willing, right?"


    However, Chen Mo remembered seeing in a book a gem called the Sunstone, which has the effect of ensuring a 100% chance of enchanting a piece of equipment by one level.


    Its price needless to say must be outrageously expensive. And this is undoubtedly a crucial item for upgrading equipment from Lv9 to Lv10.


    After leaving the strengthening area, Chen Mo wandered around the gathering place and arrived at the cafeteria.


    Now that he had a basic understanding of the gathering place, it was time to return to his former abode and search for the Yuan Yang Bone.


    The journey is long, so he naturally needs to prepare enough food. He didn''t want to finally leave that barren land alive only to die on the way back the second time.


    The survival meals in the gathering place had a corresponding limit for each person every day, so they couldn''t be taken away.


    After browsing for a while in the cafeteria, Chen Mo finally chose the black bread that Stone had eaten the most according to his memory. It was the most cost-effective food, rich in fats and energy, often used by natural disasters to raise their offspring. One piece of black bread was enough for two days.


    Just to be safe, Chen Mo bought five pieces of black bread in one go spending 5 disaster contribution points and put them in the bag he had already prepared.


    The corrosiveness of disaster energy to food was very high. If placed in the storage space it wouldn''t take long before it turned to ashes.


    "In some ways, the degree of nutrient intake also determines the potential of starving ghosts in their infancy."


    In Stone''s memory Chen Mo recalled his days of eating black bread day after day, unable to help shaking his head and sighing.


    "How could one possibly grow if he is malnutritioned?"


    Of the 222 disaster contribution points on him since he returned these few days he had already spent 6 points on daily food and now another 5 points, leaving 211 points.


    Seeing how quickly he had consumed the hard-earned disaster contribution points, Chen Mo couldn''t help but feel a little heartbroken, and this was just for maintaining the most ordinary life in the disaster world.


    It seemed that if he didn''t leave the disaster world soon and continued to carry out disaster missions, the 200 plus points Chen Mo had earned so hard would at most allow him to barely maintain a normal life in this world for three to four months.


    Of course, If he was willing to eat black bread every day, even with some survival meals and lower his living standards he could definitely maintain for a longer time, but this was not the life Chen Mo wanted. Otherwise, how would he be any different from those parasites?


    Following the route in his memory, Chen Mo set out alone towards the skull-shaped abode where Stone had once lived.


    After leaving the gathering place of River of Sorrows, looking around all he could see was desolation.


    The sky was grey, the ground was grey and only at the horizon those skeletal remains like wind-blown ruins decorated the space between heaven and earth.


    Compared to before with the enhancement of Basic Footwork Lv7, Chen Mo could be said to be as light as a feather on the way. In just one day he had already completed most of the journey. It looked like if everything went smoothly, he could arrive at his destination tomorrow afternoon.


    Night fell.


    As the temperature gradually dropped, it became colder and colder. Just as Chen Mo was about to find a large skeleton to shelter from the cold night, a sharp chirping came from the far end of the sky.


    Chen Mo looked over and saw that at the end of the skyline, a shadow of a giant bird was getting bigger and bigger and soon it passed by overhead. In an instant, it was like being swept by a gale, with ashes flying everywhere.


    Underneath the giant bird''s wings, Chen Mo couldn''t help but show a look of envy.


    "Such speed, I guess it wouldn''t even take two hours to travel from the gathering place to Stone''s former home?"


    Seeing the giant bird, with wings spread out to more than ten meters, gradually disappearing, Chen Mo dusted himself off and hid among the bones.


    The cold night wind made him shiver uncontrollably and he curled up tightly enduring until dawn the next day.


    The next day.


    After gnawing on the tough black bread Chen Mo continued on his journey towards his destination.


    Through his own experimentation, although both were common foods worth 1 point of disaster contribution points, the cost-effectiveness of black bread was indeed much higher than that of rice, noodles and other ingredients Chen Mo usually ate, the only downside was the much worse taste.


    It was around two o''clock in the afternoon when Chen Mo finally returned to Stone''s former home.


    The huge skull room, with the skeletal gate slightly ajar, stood amidst the sand and dust, looking somewhat abrupt, contrasting noticeably with it¡¯s surroundings not far from the rushing tributary of the River of Sorrow.


    Standing in front of the gate, he looked into the distance. Chen Mo noticed the two starving ghosts chasing and playing around. Although it was difficult to distinguish their identities from a distance, it was not hard to guess that they must be Monkey and Honey, Stone''s childhood playmates.


    The two seemed to have noticed the unfamiliar figure here and stopped, standing in the distance watching. Chen Mo paid no attention to them.


    After pushing open the skeletal gate and seeing that the room''s layout hadn''t changed at all he smiled with relief and went straight to the bed. Soon, he found the warm white bone that had left an impression on him.


    "Is this the Yuan Yang Bone?"


    Because this bone was not small in size and was not light when Chen Mo left, although he noticed its unusualness, he did not take it with him. It wasn''t until he read about the Yuan Yang Bone at the end of Tong Zi that he remembered this strange bone.


    Chen Mo tried to place the Yuan Yang Bone in the storage space but found that it did not have magical properties and could not be stored long-term.


    "Right, if it had magical properties, Stone''s mother would have taken it." Muttering to himself, Chen Mo¡¯s spirits lifted.


    "However, this should be the Yuan Yang Bone. It seems that after a certain monster with fire abilities died, its throat bone was found by Stone''s mother and used as a heating tool. I just don''t know who this unlucky guy was to get abducted to the disaster world by the natural disasters. According to Tong Zi after destroying the Yuan Yang Bone, there will be some Yang Marrow inside. Once exposed to air, the Yang Marrow will quickly dissipate, so it must be applied to the body as soon as possible for absorption."


    Chen Mo weighed the bone which weighted almost seven or eight catties and silently contemplated. He quickly made a decision.


    "I''ll take a bath first to make the Yang Marrow more effective."


    Thinking that he had come all the way dusty and dirty, his body already covered in ashes, if he caused its effectiveness to decrease, it would be really not worth it.


    Outside was a tributary of the River of Sorrow, the place where Stone used to play with Honey and Monkey when he was young, taking a bath wouldn''t waste much time.


    Another thing worth mentioning is that almost all natural disasters who raise their offspring outside will build their homes near rivers, so as to facilitate water collection. This is also the reason why almost every starving ghost knows how to swim. The reason why it''s almost everyone is naturally because of Mu Tan.


    Otherwise, in such a barren disaster world, natural disasters would not only face food problems but also water problems, undoubtedly greatly increasing the probability of starving ghosts¡¯ deaths.


    (End of chapter 59) S?a?ch* Th? ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.

 Chapter 60:

    The river wasn''t particularly turbulent.Chen Mo stood on the bank, took off his clothes and placed them in the storage space. He looked at the river, which was about thirty meters wide and with a splash he plunged in.


    After a while, he resurfaced, shouting in delight.


    Just like this, Chen Mo played in the river, scrubbing the sand and dust off his body. The fatigue of the past two days was instantly swept away and he felt exceptionally refreshed.


    "Brother Stoner?"


    "Haha, it''s really Stinky Stone!"


    Chen Mo heard the voices and looked over, it was Monkey and Honey. After confirming Chen Mo''s identity, they ran over and shouted.


    Chen Mo had been away from here for almost four months. Monkey still looked thin and dark showing a mouthful of white teeth when he smiled, looking at Chen Mo with a proud and contented look.


    "I thought you were dead."


    Honey was still as beautiful as ever, although she was wearing tattered animal skin clothes, they couldn''t hide her graceful figure and pretty face. Her single eyelids showed a hint of surprise when she looked at Chen Mo.


    "Brother Stone, have you passed the starving ghost trial of the disaster academy?" S?a??h the ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Being interrupted by the two, Chen Mo lost interest in continuing to play and bathe, he swam slowly to the shore and put on his clothes.


    In the disaster world, most natural disasters have low gender concepts. Since the three had grown up together, Honey and Monkey didn''t have any avoidance in their interactions, but Chen Mo felt a bit uncomfortable.


    After dressing, Chen Mo came to the two.


    "Yeah, I passed by luck."


    Upon hearing Chen Mo''s answer, Monkey breathed a sigh of relief and said leisurely "If even you can pass then I can be rest assured. My mother kept reminding me before I went to the academy to be careful and to do my best in the trial, she even said she was saving energy stones for me to give to the mentor at the right time, hoping to get the mentor''s care, it made me worry for so long."


    Then Monkey turned to Honey "After arriving at the academy, I''ll protect you!"


    Chen Mo didn''t say much about this.


    Compared to Stone''s sincere feelings for the two or their emotional dependence on each other, Chen Mo didn''t have much emotion towards them, so he responded very indifferently.


    "Honey!"


    In the distance, shouts could be heard, hearing this Honey hurriedly waved and shouted "Cousin, Mother, Brother Stone is back!"


    After finding that the person shouting in the distance was Honey''s mother, Chen Mo recalled Stone''s experience and couldn''t help but instinctively feel resistant. According to his memory, Stone was initially just instinctively afraid after being abandoned by his mother, not fully realising what it meant at the time.


    It wasn''t until he went to find Honey to play, only to be sternly driven away by her seemingly kind mother at the gate, followed by Monkey''s mocking laughter that he truly felt despair. He then struggled through a few days in solitude, eating the last of his food and fell asleep after making the wish to the God of the Evil Eye. After that, Chen Mo crossed over.


    Compared to the foolish Stone, Chen Mo was a person who clearly distinguished between grievances and favours.


    As for the cousin mentioned by Honey, Chen Mo didn''t know her, so she should be a descendant of her mother''s relatives.


    "Traveler?"


    However, as Honey''s mother and cousin approached and saw Chen Mo, the cousin couldn''t help but look astonished.


    Chen Mo didn''t expect to encounter an acquaintance in such a place.


    "Han Xue?"


    This person was Chen Mo''s classmate, Han Xue, who had completed the starving ghost trial together.


    After the initial astonishment, Han Xue explained to Chen Mo, "This is my aunt and cousin. After the trial task, Lei Wu said to digest the insights from the task well. He was very ceremonial, he put a lot of emphasis on that stuff and asked us to gather a month later. I didn¡¯t know anyone at the gathering place, so I came to take a look. What about you?"


    He is very ceremonial? Han Xue''s description of Lei Wu was quite apt.


    "My old home was here."


    "Traveler?" Honey who was beside them looked at Han Xue in confusion and said, "He is Stone."


    Noticing Han Xue''s surprise and her questioning look Chen Mo explained lightly, "That''s a name I chose for myself. Stone is just the past. From now on, I am Traveler."


    Although she didn''t understand the reason behind it, Han Xue knew there must be some reason and didn''t inquire further.


    "I see. Since we''ve met here, let''s exchange contact information and keep in touch in the future."


    "Yeah."


    However, at this moment, an unpleasant scene unfolded. "Han Xue, stay away from people like him in the future. If you want to become an outstanding natural disaster you can''t just socialize with anyone."


    It was Honey''s mother who suddenly spoke, using the tone of an elder to forcefully stop Han Xue''s attempt to add Chen Mo as a friend on the contact list.


    Honey''s mother, like Honey, is very beautiful. In Stone''s memory, his impression of her was originally very good, before Stone was abandoned by his mother, she was very caring towards him.


    However, everything changed after Stone was abandoned by his mother. This once beautiful, gentle and kind woman became very harsh. Just like at this moment, looking down at him with her eyes filled with undisguised contempt.


    In the tone of an elder, she did not hide her disdain for Stone.


    "He''s just an abandoned starving ghost. Even if he luckily passed the trial, he''s just gonna be another parasite. We as natural disasters should respect the strong and stay away from trash, otherwise sooner or later, you will also become trash like him."


    "What?"


    Han Xue stood dumbfounded, looking at Chen Mo and her aunt, feeling a bit at a loss.


    Chen Mo tried to investigate the level of Honey''s mother but received a prompt of


    insufficient permission, indicating that she was a high-level natural disaster. Therefore, faced with the humiliation, he could only silently endure it.


    Such contempt was commonplace for natural disasters, Chen Mo had already had a deep understanding of this during his time at the academy.


    "Honey, Han Xue, Monkey, let''s go." Honey''s mother, holding Honey''s hand, turned and left with Han Xue.


    "It seems like brother stone has changed..." Honey whispered.


    Monkey made a face at Chen Mo. Han Xue turned back, looking at Chen Mo with a face of an apology and the four gradually walked away.


    Although Chen Mo felt angry at being humiliated, he had been following Xuan Zong for half a year and was now able to control his emotions.


    He walked alone towards Stone''s skull room.


    Chen Mo returned to his room and closed the door. After some time he had put the recent unpleasantness behind him and eagerly picked up the Yuan Yang Bone. After observing it for a while, with Chen Mo''s unremitting efforts he finally drilled a hole in to the Yuan Yang Bone. To his eager anticipation, a little bit of pale golden viscous liquid flowed out.


    This liquid emitted a faint fragrance, and the temperature in the room suddenly increased slightly.


    "Yang Marrow!"


    As the liquid flowed into Chen Mo''s palm, an indescribable warmth spread along his palm entering his heart. It seemed to force out all the cold air accumulated in his body from the previous night and he couldn''t help but let out a soft hum.


    As more and more Yang marrow accumulated in his palm, he didn''t delay any longer and applied it to his body. His body also began to emit a pale golden colour, enveloping him in warmth.


    Until Chen Mo was sure that he had completely applied the Yang marrow from the Yuan Yang Bone, he began to absorb it according to the method in the Tong Zi.


    This process had to be handled with utmost care. After the Yang marrow is exposed to the air, it will continuously evaporate. If even a tiny bit is not absorbed and wasted now, it would mean having to put in several days or even more than ten days of effort in the future. Additionally the promotion effect of the Yuan Yang Bone on the Tong ZI is only once, so even if Chen Mo finds other Yuan Yang Bones in the future, they will not promote the Tong Zi in the slightest.


    "Traveler!"


    At this critical moment Han Xue''s knocking came from outside the door.


    This distracted him a bit and he said not wanting to be disturbed now, "I''m busy right now!"


    However Han Xue outside the door thought that Chen Mo was still angry about what happened earlier so she pushed open the door, came in saying, "Regardless of how my aunt evaluates you, I... uh."


    While the disaster world had a weak concept of gender differences, the situation of an adult man and woman being alone in a room was limited to extremely intimate relationships. For a woman to forcibly enter the room of a man who was barely clothed was somewhat excessive even in the disaster world, so Han Xue tried to make herself appear less awkward and quietly closed the door again.


    After a while, when Chen Mo had completely refined the Yang marrow to his body, his pale golden skin returned to normal, he then put on his clothes and opened the door looking at Han Xue who was waiting outside.


    "Have you already started on your professional path?" Han Xue looked at Chen Mo with some incredulity.


    After all, they''ve just completed the starving ghost trial. Their attributes and skills are still in the growth stage, compared to the time and effort spent for professionalisation, the fastest way for natural disasters to grow in the early stages is to improve their basic attributes, basic skills, equipment and combat skills through mission plunder.


    "Just trying it out."


    After hearing Chen Mo¡¯s casual explanation, Han Xue naturally wouldn''t continue to pursue the matter. She apologized instead, "I''m sorry, it''s because my aunt doesn''t understand you and that¡¯s why she said those things. We were able to pass the trial smoothly this time thanks to you."


    Han Xue''s words made Chen Mo feel better.


    "It''s just helping each other out. Lei Wu is the main force, having him as our temporary captain is our luck. Without him, we wouldn''t have been able to complete the trial so smoothly."


    Chen Mo''s reply made Han Xue smile. She couldn''t connect the person in front of her with the dull and stupid Stone her aunt had described. There must be some kind of misunderstanding, although she didn''t know everything about the Traveler, she was clear that he was definitely not a fool.


    "Then let''s exchange contact information. In the future, if there''s anything we can help each other out, Lei Wu also has been praising you."


    Han Xue came for this matter, to avoid any misunderstandings that may have appeared between them in the future.


    "Okay!"


    Prompt: You have added Han Xue as a contact.


    After adding each other as contacts, Han Xue bid farewell and left. Chen Mo''s contact list had one more friend.


    He watched as Han Xue left, then returned to his room, lost in thought. His encounter with Han Xue was just an accident, his focus was still on practising Tong Zi.


    He had thought that after experiencing the events in the Hive world and with the assistance of the Yang marrow, he would be close to completing the second level of the Tong Zi, but after absorbing the Yang marrow, he discovered that its effect was not as powerful as he had imagined. It seemed that it would take at least another half year to advance to the second level.


    Of course, such rapid progress would be jaw-dropping compared to other practitioners. After all, this technique had low basic requirements and was often started from a young age, taking ten or twenty years to achieve any results.


    "This is just a basic martial arts technique. If the second level is already this difficult then for those more profound martial arts techniques without understanding martial philosophy and without unexpected opportunities, wouldn''t it take decades or even hundreds of years to achieve results?" Chen Mo shook his head.


    Life in the Disaster world not only required spending points daily to buy food but also due to the lack of sunlight, the practice speed of the Tong Zi technique was also much slower than in other worlds.


    It seemed that he would have to quickly carry out a new disaster mission.


    (End of chapter 60)

 Chapter 61:

    The next day. As the sky began to brighten, and the temperature rose slightly, Chen Mo quietly left the skull house where he had once lived alone.


    "I will probably never come back."


    Chen Mo had no nostalgia for this place, disappearing into the horizon like a traveler in the desert.


    After nearly two days of travel, Chen Mo stopped temporarily on the outskirts not far from the gathering place.


    It was only about a dozen kilometers from the gathering place and the reason Chen Mo stopped was a huge metal wreckage that seemed to have been a metal aircraft from some technological world, like a huge cigar, about a hundred meters long, was diagonally inserted into the ground.


    Inside the wreckage there was nothing left, already destroyed and emptied by other natural disasters.


    But what caught Chen Mo''s attention was that there were hundreds of palm prints of various sizes on the outer shell of the metal wreckage. Among them, the largest palm print in the middle seemed to contain infinite mysteries. It had actually blasted through the metal shell, but there were no traces of outward cracking at the edge of this huge palm print.


    Clearly this should be the first palm print left on the metal wreckage of the aircraft. After seeing this palm print, the people after all imitated it in other areas of the metal wreckage.


    However, except for two or three palm prints that were similar in size and destructive in power, the others were quite different. Some could barely leave a shallow normal-sized palm print on the surface of the metal wreckage.


    Chen Mo walked past these palm prints one by one, comparing them. Unconsciously, he felt as if he had been inspired by these predecessors'' palm prints but after seeing the last palm print he felt somewhat unsatisfied, wanting to see and compare more.


    Prompt: Your proficiency level in basic palm techniques has increased to Lv4.


    Seeing that his proficiency in basic palm techniques had unexpectedly increased from Lv3 to Lv4 Chen Mo couldn''t help but feel elated. Wanting to leave his own mark he tried to strike at a blank area of the metal wreckage.


    Thunk.


    When Chen Mo painfully withdrew his right hand, his former elation turned into bitterness. He was really too ignorant. There was no change in the blank space of the metal wreckage.


    It seems that to leave a palm print on it, his strength at least needed to reach 100 points and his proficiency in basic palm techniques should be above Lv25. As for those terrifying palm prints that directly blasted through the metal wreckage, Chen Mo didn''t dare to imagine them.


    This kind of palm, if it were to strike oneself, one''s body would probably be instantly blasted into a lifeless lump of flesh.


    With a sense of awe, Chen Mo sighed and shook his head, continuing on towards the gathering place.


    Returning to the River of Sorrows gathering place, seeing that the sky had not yet completely darkened Chen Mo went straight to the square, preparing for the next disaster mission, hoping to find something suitable for himself. However, after wandering around the square for a while, although there were many good things here the prices were simply too high, which he couldn''t afford at the moment, until he noticed a bald natural disaster in front of two stalls, struggling with a difficult decision, seemingly very hesitant.


    "Hey hey, this armour of mine, although it''s only of green quality, it has a full attribute value of Defence +7. The previous owner even spent a full 90 points to enchant it to Lv3, increasing the defence by 3 points for a total of 10 points of defence. It only costs 150 points, with no usage restrictions, you better think it through."


    Chen Mo was surprised to hear this.


    You should know that the market price of green-quality weapons and armour is only around 60 to 80 points and a full attribute armour with Defense +7 is at most around 100 points. For this kind of transitional equipment, someone actually was willing to spend 90 points to enchant and strengthen it to Lv3. Only people like Lei Wu, who are preparing for the trial of the starving ghosts would do such a thing.


    With growing curiosity Chen Mo approached the stall.


    "Brother, don''t listen to his nonsense it''s just a green-quality equipment, mine is a blue-quality equipment, although it has only Defense +9, which is 1 point less than the full attribute of Defense +10, but for blue-quality equipment as long as you''re willing to spend points to upgrade the enchantment level, each enchantment level increase of the blue-quality armour will add 2 points of defence. So if you upgrade it to Lv3, that''s 6 points of defence, adding up to a total of 15 points of defence!"


    With a smug look on his face, the stall owner looked at the other stall owner who was competing for business with him.


    "More importantly when you want to sell it later, it will be much easier. 200 points, you won''t buy at a loss or you won''t be fooled."


    The stall owner selling the green-quality armour was immediately annoyed "What do you mean fooled? What are you talking about?"


    "What do you think?"


    These two stall owners seemed to be competing in secret, leaving the bald man unsure of what to do, Chen Mo who came next to the bald man understood the situation.


    One stall owner was selling green-quality armor, but because it had been enchanted to Lv3 it had a high attribute of Defense +10, almost equivalent to a full attribute blue-quality armor, all for just 150 points.


    The other stall owner was selling a blue-quality armor, with an attribute of Defense +9 for a hefty price of 200 points. However the blue-quality armor adds 2 points of defence after each successful enchantment, so with just another 90 points spent to enchant it to Lv3, it would gain an additional 6 points of defence, adding up to 15 points of defence and it would be easier to sell in the future.


    After hesitating for a while, the bald man finally made a decision. "I''ll take this blue-quality armor!"


    Upon hearing this, the stall owner selling the blue-quality armor couldn''t help but look smug, completing the transaction with the bald man amidst the other stall owner''s cold snort.


    The bald man immediately changed into his new equipment and left enthusiastically.


    "Ah, some people, they really want to sell green-quality equipment at the price of a blue-quality equipment, they must be waiting for a sucker. Tut tut." s?a??h th? ?ov?l?ir?.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    The mocking voice next to him made the stall owner selling green-quality armour almost burst into flames from his eyes.


    Chen Mo was quite tempted by this green-quality armour, but in terms of price he thought that there was still some room for negotiation. However Chen Mo also knew that if he expressed his intention to buy now, the other party would definitely not lower the price out of spite.


    After all, being able to buy a green-quality armour for only 150 points which has attributes smiliar to a blue-quality armour which would normally cost at least 240 points with similar attributes, was indeed tempting for Chen Mo.


    Although blue-quality armour has higher potential it also requires more points, Chen Mo didn''t have many points on hand and he also needed to see if he could replace his helmet or boots, prepare potions and skill scrolls to comprehensively improve his chances of survival in his next mission, rather than focusing solely on one piece of clothing.


    Thinking of this, he set up a new stall next to these two stall owners.


    As for what he was selling, there were only four items, two bottles of salamander recovery potion, one scroll of "Revival of the Grizzly" and the handgun Despiser.


    "Huh?"


    Chen Mo had just set up his props for sale, setting them up for display and someone was already interested in the handgun of the Rejected.


    "How many points for this equipment?"


    Chen Mo thought for a moment, because of the special property of this firearm, which could add a fixed damage of +100 to the wielder he was a bit unsure. He thought this equipment would be difficult to sell but he didn''t expect it to attract attention so quickly, making him hesitate in his pricing.


    Better to fail than to regret.


    "200 points."


    Despite it being just green-quality equipment, Chen Mo quoted an outrageous price.


    He thought the other party would leave immediately but unexpectedly the other party actually looked at it and thought seriously for a while, looking quite hesitant. This somewhat puzzled Chen Mo.


    However, in the end, the person shook his head and sighed as he left.


    "Tut tut, there are actually weapons with such properties. Looks like we have to be careful when we join grey teams in the future."


    The stall owner selling green-quality armour couldn''t help but marvel at the handgun Despiser.


    After his reminder Chen Mo suddenly realized.


    This weapon can be used to guard against or to threaten teammates. After all, the so-called grey team is just a temporary team formed by natural disasters pledging some points. Once they encounter a more lucrative mission reward, it is almost certain there will be a fallout.


    And if you have such a weapon. On one hand, during normal times it won''t attract the attention of teammates while maintaining stable output as a gunman. On the other hand once a betrayal occurs, it is simply a divine weapon to kill teammates!


    Even a blue-quality firearm probably can''t compare to its special property and the terror it brings in damage. Chen Mo had previously overlooked these things because he had never joined a grey team.


    But those veteran natural disasters who had joined the grey teams before instantly saw its true purpose.


    "Hiss!" Chen Mo took a deep breath.


    "So, if I sell it for 200 points, not only is the price not high but it''s actually low? At that time, I was still complaining about how strange the attributes of Dr. White''s weapons were and that they definitely couldn''t compare to the attributes revealed by the pistol of One-eyed Dragon, now though it seems I was really off the mark."


    As Chen Mo expected, many people passing by his stall became very interested in the handgun Despiser. Even when Chen Mo quoted 250 points, there were still people seriously considering it.


    This made Chen Mo couldn¡¯t help but sigh, he really hit the jackpot.


    In this world of disasters, there were many natural disasters with malicious intentions. Even if you didn''t have any ill intentions, it wouldn''t hurt to be prepared, right?


    If it weren''t for his own talent as a transmigrator, needing to steadily grow with time resources he has in a low-key manner and not yet mastering basic locking and basic Shooting skills, even Chen Mo thought about keeping it in his hands for safety.


    "One price, 220 points."


    This passing natural disaster also became very interested in the handgun Despiser and tried to bargain.


    "Not for sale!"


    With confidence in the attributes of this equipment, Chen Mo''s tone also hardened, rejecting the offer on the spot.


    (End of chapter 61)

 Chapter 62:

    An hour passed.Many people stopped at Chen Mo''s stall and showed interest in the Despiser pistol. However what Chen Mo first sold was actually the "Revival of the Grizzly" skill scroll.


    D-tier skill scrolls usually sell for between 50 to 80 points. Chen Mo had already priced the "Revival of the Grizzly", a skill scroll with strong early-stage properties but no growth potential, at 100 points according to the price of D-tier skill scrolls with top attributes. However, the large and burly-looking natural disaster in front of him did not hesitate and chose to trade immediately.


    Obviously, the attributes of this skill scroll were extremely suitable for him.


    Prompt: Transaction complete, your disaster contribution points +100.


    With these 100 points, Chen Mo''s disaster contribution points reached a staggering 311. Combined with the Despiser pistol and two bottles of salamander recocvery potion that had not been sold yet, Chen Mo even began to consider whether he should get himself a piece of blue-quality clothing.


    However with his current attributes even if he could wear blue-quality clothing, he would need to pay attention to the related wearing requreinments, which might be difficult to find.


    As night fell the temperature in the square became increasingly cold.


    Most of the vendors had already started to pack up and the vendor next to Chen Mo who was selling the green-quality clothing still hadn''t sold the Lv3-enchanted green-quality clothing. Helplessly he also planned to pack up and go home.


    Chen Mo took the opportunity to probe, "How about that green-quality clothing for 120 points, will you sell it?"


    "120 points?"


    The vendor asked, "Are you a vampire? This is a clothing with +10 defence!"


    With points in hand Chen Mo had more choices, So he calmly said "After all, it''s just a green-quality clothing. I''ll add another 10 points, 130 points in total, as a gesture of goodwill. How about it?"


    "Absolutely not!"


    Seeing the other party about to leave Chen Mo said helplessly "I''ll still be here tomorrow. If you change your mind, come over."


    This vendor was quite stubborn and ignored Chen Mo leaving directly.


    The square was getting emptier and Chen Mo didn''t plan to waste any more time. After all good things would sell themselves, he wasn''t in a hurry to sell the Despiser right away, so he strolled around the remaining few stalls in the square and quickly found something suitable, a D-tier skill scroll.


    Prompt: Corrosive Sphere.


    Rating: D-tier.


    Usage requirements: Basic Spirit 20, Basic Psychic Level 8.


    Item attributes: Fixed damage 50, Target defence -3, lasts 5 minutes, can be stacked, energy cost 3 points, cooldown 10 seconds.


    Item description: It can cause small fixed damage while gradually eroding the enemy''s defence through a special corrosive energy.


    The reason Chen Mo was interested in this skill scroll was simple, because of its attributes of fixed damage 50 and defence -3.


    Chen Mo''s traveler¡¯s talent allowed his psychic-type skills to undergo positive and negative mutations, enabling him to convert ann ally''s positive attribute into enemy''s negative attribute and vice versa.


    As a result, the 50 points of fixed damage from Corrosive Sphere could be converted into 50 points of fixed healing for himself at any time.


    According to Chen Mo''s tests, if his Psychic Bullet skill was converted into healing attributes, it would only be half of the damage value.


    At this point, Chen Mo''s Psychic Bullet was at level 4, with damage calculated as base damage + spirit * 0.5 + basic psychic level + weapon * 0.2 + skill proficiency + Lv4 additional attribute, which is 20 + 15 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 3 = 56 points.


    In other words, at this stage Chen Mo''s reverse Psychic Bullet of healing through the tarveler¡¯s talent would only heal 28 health points.


    The 50 points of fixed damage from the D-tier skill Corrosive Sphere, if converted into 50 points of fixed healing, would lose its long-term growth ability, however for Chen Mo at this stage the effect was still significant, almost equivalent to half a bottle of small green potion which is 15 points.


    However in this D-tier skill scroll, what Chen Mo valued most was its stackable defence -3, which can last full 5 minutes. And after this skill attribute was converted through the traveler¡¯s talent, doesn''t this mean that he could gain defence +3 and repeatedly stack it?


    A 5-minute duration for the skill was already enough for Chen Mo to deal with a vast majority of small-scale battles at this level.


    After experiencing the trial of the starving ghosts, Chen Mo had realized the value of defence attribute.


    Aside from clothing and basic blocking, for every 10 points of the physique grown by a natural disaster, 1 point of defence would be added. Besides improving the quality of health points, defence attributes also provided strong immunity to acute poisoning-type skills.


    During the trial when facing the acute poisoning attack of Doctor Terror if Chen Mo''s defence attribute had not been high enough, the consequences would probably have been the same as that of the experimental assistant, dying on the spot after being poisoned.


    After some evaluation in his mind Chen Mo asked "How many points for this D-tier skill scroll?"


    The vendor selling the skill scroll was a female natural disaster. She was dressed in silk clothes and had an air of aloofness. After glancing at the scroll she said lightly "80 points."


    With her opening offer, she set the highest price for a regular D-tier skill.


    "60 points," Chen Mo bargained, calmly analyzing "Although this skill scroll has the special attribute of defence -3, its 50 points of fixed damage limit its long-term development. 60 points is the most I can offer."


    It had to be said that during his time as a starving ghost in the academy, Chen Mo had conducted thorough research on the low-end market. He had detailed data on the basic values of various items, so his bargaining was well-founded.


    The female natural disaster clearly knew that Chen Mo''s words were factual, however she seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Mo''s confident attitude after bargaining.


    "65 points" she said.


    Sensing the displeasure in her tone Chen Mo was puzzled, he didn''t seem to have said anything wrong. Though he was puzzled Chen Mo could feel the immense pressure from the woman, she was likely a Level-3 disaster destroyer. It wasn''t worth challenging her patience for 5 points, even if it meant saving money, he had to consider the time and the person he was dealing with, therefore he agreed to the deal on the spot.


    Prompt: Your disaster contribution points -65.


    Prompt: You have acquired "Corrosive Sphere."


    After spending 65 points on the skill scroll, Chen Mo had 246 points left. He stored "Corrosive Sphere" in his storage space.


    Braving the severe cold, Chen Mo wandered around the square for a while. Although he found some good items, he didn''t make another purchase.


    For example, there was a pair of full-attribute green-quality shoes with +30 health points, the vendor was asking for 100 points which was quite a high price considering Chen Mo had seen shoes with +27 health points selling for only 50 points.


    There was also a potion called Qi Condensation Pill. Its effect was to increase the Spirit attribute by +1 after a month of refinement if the total attribute value was below 100. During the refining period energy would be reduced by 10 points, the vendor was selling it for 100 points.


    After some thought, Chen Mo decided to pass on these items.


    Taking this spirit-enhancing potion would require a month of refinement, during which his energy would be reduced by 10 points. This was an unbearable burden for Chen Mo, who only had 17 energy points. With only 7 energy points left, he would be unable to sustain the energy consumption of his tasks. Unless he was willing to stay in the disaster world for another month, which was not very realistic.


    As the temperature dropped, there were very few people left on the square and Chen Mo returned to his apartment.


    Since he still had plenty of black bread left Chen Mo didn''t need to spend extra on food these days.


    Once back in the apartment Chen Mo couldn''t wait to take out "Corrosive Sphere." As the disaster energy flowed along his palm to the skill scroll, it started to flicker.


    Prompt: Are you sure you want to learn the D-tier skill "Corrosive Sphere"?


    "Yes."


    As the skill scroll gradually became transparent fragmented memories about the skill "Corrosive Sphere" entered Chen Mo''s mind. When the scroll completely disappeared from his hand, a brand new way of using the skill appeared in Chen Mo''s mind.


    Prompt: You have mastered the skill, "Corrosive Sphere".


    After pondering for a moment Chen Mo tried to condense a Corrosive Sphere.


    A dark ball wrapped in psychic power about five centimeters in diameter, slightly larger than the psychic bullet appeared, it seemed misty, like a constrained black smoke floating in his palm expanding and contracting as if breathing, giving it a lifelike quality.


    Since this was Chen Mo''s apartment after successfully condensing the skill he chose not to release it but to let it gradually dissipate and disappear.


    "I''ll try its ballistic trajectory and speed when I have time."


    When Chen Mo looked at his attribute panel, he saw the words "Corrosive Sphere" at the bottom of the skill column.


    Of the available four skill slots, Chen Mo had already learned three psychic skills, forming a combination of high, medium and low-tier skills, a E-tier skill, a D-tier skill and a C-tier skill. Without an awakening stone to expand the skill slots, he needed to be careful when choosing his fourth skill before making a decision.


    Knock, knock.


    At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside.


    "Who is it?"


    "It''s me."


    After confirming it was Tain Tian, Chen Mo opened the door and found not only Tian Tian but also a giant woman with smoky makeup, towering at about 1.9 meters, looking down at him.


    "Who is this?"


    "She''s my new sister. Don''t say I didn''t warn you about good news."


    Good news?


    Chen Mo looked at Tian Tian with a puzzled expression.


    Tian Tian smiled and said "My sister is a senior natural disaster in the intelligence community. She saw my talent and invited me to join the Hyacinth Alliance in the gathering place. Someone offered 300 points to buy information about a figure called the ''Tian Qi''(Apocalypse). If you encounter him in mission worlds, be sure to pay attention."


    "Tian Qi?" Chen Mo''s face changed slightly. When he traveled from Stone''s former residence to the Academy, he almost died of starvation and cold on the way. He was fortunate to be rescued by a natural disaster driving an off-road vehicle, which allowed him to reach the Academy. Wasn''t his name also Tian Qi? Therefore, Chen Mo couldn''t help but probe "Why are you looking for me?"


    Tian Tian rolled her eyes and asked "I already said it''s because of good news. Generally, who would spend so many points to collect information about a disaster predator?"


    Does this mean Tian Qi is just a Level 1 disaster predator?


    "Don''t underestimate him" the giant woman said in a cold voice. "He is a person who once hunted and killed an entire disaster squad. He should be a professional optimizer who suppressed his disaster level."


    A professional optimizer?


    Although Chen Mo knew some information about Tian Qi, he had no intention of informing the other party about it for points. Firstly, the information he knew was not of great value and secondly it was a matter of repaying the Tian Qi¡¯s lifesaving grace. No matter how great the benefit was, Chen Mo would adhere to his principles and not return kindness with enmity.


    "Alright, I¡¯ll keep an eye out in mission worlds."


    After saying this, Tian Tian continued to search for other natural disasters with the woman. It was obvious that they planned to search for the relevant information by casting a wide net.


    As for the 300 points Tian Tian mentioned although it was a considerable bounty for Chen Mo, the real bounty was likely much higher than 300 points, otherwise why would these two go to such lengths? S?a?ch* Th? N???lFire.n?t website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    "Forget it."


    Chen Mo also knew that with his current situation, he couldn''t help the other party even if he wanted to. He could only sigh silently and wish his good luck, he didn''t know why he had attracted such enemies.


    As for the intelligence community and the Hyacinth Alliance mentioned by Tian Tian, although Chen Mo didn''t understand them very well, he could see that she was quite eager for them. This also fit well with Chen Mo''s expectations of her, with her talent she would surely thrive in the intelligence community given time.


    "Now the most important thing is to improve my strength as soon as possible. I wonder if that guy will come tomorrow."


    Chen Mo still couldn''t forget about that green-quality armour enchanted to Level 3.


    (End of chapter 62)

 Chapter 63:

    Early the next day.The temperature was still a bit cold, but Chen Mo came to the square early in the morning. He continued to set up his stall in the same spot as yesterday, displaying the Salamander recovery potion, white-quality shoes and the Despiser Pistol.


    Gradually, more people gathered in the square. Just like yesterday, many people showed strong interest in the Despiser Pistol.


    However, what Chen Mo sold first today was the pair of white-quality shoes.


    "Can 20 points be accepted?"


    After hearing the price of 25 points, the natural disaster in front of him hesitated for a long time and then asked tentatively.


    This made him look up and take a closer look at the female natural disaster.


    "From the Disaster Academy?"


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    After confirming the other party''s identity and thinking of his own hardships at the beginning, Chen Mo didn''t say much and agreed to the deal.


    Prompt: Your disaster contribution points +20.


    With these 20 points, Chen Mo''s total points has reached 266. As the saying goes, having money in your pocket keeps your mind at ease.


    After waiting for a while on the square, a fierce man with a scar on his face came over. When he saw the attributes of the Despiser Pistol, he immediately showed a look of surprise.


    "How many points for this pistol?"


    "250 points."


    After hearing Chen Mo''s offer, he showed a surprised expression and then said, "A mere green-quality item, at most 150 points. Will you sell it?"


    Chen Mo sneered and didn''t say anything. Seeing this, the man became angry and he put down the Despiser Pistol and left.


    However, not long after, he came back picked up the Despiser Pistol, looked left and right, then gritted his teeth and asked "I don''t have that many points on me. Will you trade for equipment?"


    Chen Mo became interested when he heard this.


    "That depends on the quality of your equipment."


    The man smiled confidently and took out a helmet, setting it up for display.


    Prompt: Major''s Military Cap Lv4.


    Quality: Blue.


    Usage Requirement: Basic Block Lv10 or above.


    Item Attributes: Health +48, Level 4 Enchantment Health +12, Level 4 Additional Attribute Energy +4.


    Item Description: The wearer not only symbolizes personal power but also represents the glory of the empire.


    "Enchantment level Lv4!"


    Chen Mo was greatly surprised. This equipment truly made his heart race. Not only because of the full 60 points of health it brought, but also because of the additional attribute after enchantment to Lv4, Energy +4. This was currently the most scarce attribute for Chen Mo.


    It was no wonder Chen Mo was so surprised.


    After all, blue-quality hats and shoes only provide 3 points of health per enchantment, which is not particularly cost-effective.


    Low level natural disasters generally only pursue basic attributes for hats and shoes and they rarely enchant them or the enchantment level is very low. They prioritize enchanting weapons and clothes.


    It''s only when it comes to purple-quality hats and shoes that they generally attempt to enchant them to Lv4.


    This is also one of the reasons why the prices of hats and shoes are often lower than those of equivalent weapons and clothes.


    Chen Mo realized his mistake. The other party had obviously noticed his reaction. He quickly tried to cover up and recover, "It''s the first time I''ve seen someone enchant a blue-quality helmet to Lv4. You are truly generous, however a Lv3 blue-quality equipment is already sufficient for me. If you expect me to pay for Lv4, I''m afraid you''ll be disappointed."


    The other party had already seen through Chen Mo.


    "Don''t give me that. This equipment itself is worth 150 points, Lv4 enchantment adds up to 190 points. Not to mention the risk of Lv4 enchantment, which brings it to 340 points. One price, do you want to trade your gun and those two potions or not?"


    Chen Mo fell into thought upon hearing this.


    The other party''s offer was not unreasonable and the price of 45 points for his two potions already exceeded his expectations. Chen Mo took a deep breath and said, "Deal!"


    The deal was made, Chen Mo exchanged the Despiser Pistol and two Salamander recovery potions for the Major''s Military Cap enchanted to Lv4.


    After the successful transaction, both parties showed satisfaction. The other party quickly turned and left, disappearing into the crowd in the square.


    After putting on the new equipment, Chen Mo casually placed his replaced Baron''s Coronet on the now empty stall and waited for the Lv3 enchanted green-quality clothes from yesterday.


    Although he now had 266 points, he still needed to buy potions. Additionally, if he wanted to join a grey team, he needed to prepare at least 50 points as a temporary contract deposit. So Chen Mo had to be thrifty.


    Considering all this, the Lv3 enchanted green-quality clothing was indeed his best choice at the moment.


    With one-eyed Dragon¡¯s eyepatch, Chen Mo didn''t urgently need energy stones anymore, he wanted to bring just one only as a precaution. So of the two energy stones he has, he could try to sell one.


    It would of course be even better if he could sell the white-quality helmet too.


    After a while, the same female natural disaster who had previously purchased the shoes returned. After checking the attributes of the Baron''s Coronet, she sighed and shook her head, seemingly dissatisfied.


    Chen Mo said "15 points."


    The female natural disaster stopped in her tracks upon hearing this, seemingly pondering seriously.


    Chen Mo persuaded "16 points for Health is already of decent quality. The usual selling price is around 25 points. This is my last piece and if I didn''t want to sell it quickly, I wouldn''t sell at such a low price."


    Upon hearing this the female natural disaster warily said, "Who knows really if this is your last piece. You didn''t sell this item before, don''t think I''m easy to fool!"


    Chen Mo was speechless when he heard her words.


    The female natural disaster then again wandered around the square, while Chen Mo patiently waited, practicing basic psychic power when he had nothing else to do.


    While Chen Mo was waiting for that female natural disaster to appear again, instead of her a familiar figure appeared first.


    "One price, 140 points, take it or leave it."


    It was the natural disaster that was selling the Lv3 enchanted green-quality clothing, which Chen Mo had been waiting for.


    "Deal!"


    Chen Mo didn''t waste any words and completed the transaction, but he only spent 120 points and the rest were covered by the 2 energy stones.


    Prompt: Your disaster contribution points -120.


    With the loss of these 120 points, Chen Mo was left with only 146 points.


    Prompt: Golden Silk Garment Lv3.


    Quality: Green.


    Usage Requirement: None.


    Item Attributes: Defense +7, Level 3 Enchantment Defense +3.


    Item Description: Woven from the silk of ancient exotic silkworms, it contains mysterious magic. The back of the garment is embroidered with three characters from the Illusionary stone gate.


    With a look of joy, Chen Mo immediately took off the Defense +2 coarse linen shirt and put on the Golden Silk Garment.


    At this moment, Chen Mo had a total of 350 health points and 26 defence, which undoubtedly provided sufficient protection for safety in the next mission.


    With the additional 4 energy points from the Major''s Military Cap Lv4, Chen Mo now had a total of 21 energy points to use. Now Chen Mo has a more sustainable endurance with the 10 reserve energy points provided by the eyepatch.


    Having achieved his goal, Chen Mo was about to close his stall and throw the Defense +2 coarse linen shirt to the teleportation gate for recycling when the female natural disaster who had purchased the Health +18 boots before unexpectedly returned.


    When she saw Chen Mo putting away the Baron''s Coronet and preparing to leave, she hurried over.


    "Wait!"


    She asked tentatively, "Are you still selling that helmet?"


    "Selling."


    Chen Mo didn''t waste any words and immediately began the transaction.


    It was obvious that she had come back after comparing her options. Chen Mo understood her situation quite well and didn''t blame her.


    Prompt: Your disaster contribution points +15.


    The girl took the equipment, breathed a sigh of relief and left slowly.


    Chen Mo then went near the teleportation gate, threw the coarse linen shirt into the gate for recycling and gained 5 points.


    With 161 points in hand, Chen Mo headed to the commercial street.


    Compared to the mobile vendors on the square who could sell a variety of items from different mission worlds at any time, the shops here sold various standardized items on a long-term basis, including potions, consumables, vehicles from the technology world, bicycles, fixed-damage firearms and low-level elixirs that increase attributes.


    Being able to open a shop on the commercial street was a symbol of strength in itself. At least, only alchemists and pharmacists who have mastered sufficient skills or natural disasters who had looted a large number of cheap goods during a doomsday mission, can try to make a profit here.


    "Hello, I need 11 medical bandages, 6 bottles of recovery potion and 1 bottle of small green potion."


    Having learned from the starving ghost trial, this time Chen Mo spent 101 points in one go, preparing enough potions. This was to be safe, even if these items weren''t all used in this mission world, they could be gradually consumed in the future.


    "Here you go."


    After completing the transaction, Chen Mo put these supplies into his storage space. Together with the surplus items he got from Tian Tian during the starving ghost trial, his preparations were already quite ample.


    "What''s this?"


    Chen Mo noticed that besides the regular potions he was familiar with, there were also some special potions here in the guild, priced ridiculously high.


    "These are essence potions, special potions developed from a special technique we obtained from another world. They have separate cooldown times and can be used together with regular potions."


    The shopkeeper, a kind middle-aged woman, patiently explained to Chen Mo. Though Chen Mo found the prices of these essence potions truly unbearable. A large purple potion that restores 1000 health points costs only 100 points, but an essence potion with the same effect costs 1000 points, ten times more expensive.


    "Um, thanks."


    Chen Mo shook his head, sighed, and left.


    Of course, he did not forget to investigate the clues about the disaster mission evaluation after the starving ghost trial ended, as well as the clues about why even though Dr. White was an easy kill his death still gave a large number of points.


    After all, investigating these two clues would determine Chen Mo''s future process of how to go on about completing missions. One would give him free attribute points and the other would give him disaster contribution points, both of which would directly enhance Chen Mo''s strength.


    (End of chapter 63)

 Chapter 64:

    At dusk, Chen Mo arrived at the gate of the Disaster Academy.According to mentor Qing Hong''s living habits, this time period was generally when she was relatively free.


    "Here to see me?"


    After waiting for a while, mentor Qing Hong finally appeared. Today, she was wearing a dress and high heels that made a clattering sound. Upon seeing Chen Mo, she smiled and walked over.


    "Mentor Qing Hong!" Chen Mo smiled in response. "Indeed, I came to see you. After being promoted to a Predator, I haven''t had the chance to add you to my contacts."


    "At least you have a conscience."


    Although she said this, Qing Hong''s face was full of smiles.


    Prompt: You have added Qing Hong as a contact.


    "So what''s up you little rascal? What do you need this time?"


    Uh? Feeling embarrassed, Chen Mo sheepishly said, "I do have two things I''d like to ask about, mentor."


    Following that, Chen Mo informed Mentor Qing Hong about his doubts regarding the evaluation of natural disasters¡¯ missions and the large amount of points he gained from killing Dr. White, hoping to get some clarification from her.


    "Well," Mentor Qing Hong pondered for a moment and then said, "The so-called evaluation of natural disasters'' missions refers to the evaluation given to natural disasters during the mission based on their performance. The light brain data chip will give a corresponding evaluation and the criteria for this evaluation are based on the natural disaster''s level and their impact on the mission world during the mission. The lower the level of the natural disaster, the higher the impact on the mission world and thus higher the evaluation, up to a maximum of 100 points, from which you can gain 10 points of free attributes. If you exceed 100 points, there will be special rewards!"


    "Special rewards?" Chen Mo''s eyes lit up at the words.


    "Yes, special rewards, though I haven''t encountered the specific circumstances myself."


    Qing Hong then added, "As for the impact of natural disasters on the mission world, the standard for this impact evaluation is the extent to which the natural disaster destroys the resistance forces of the mission world, including triggering wars, chaos, disasters, etc. Although indirect casualties are not calculated as disaster contribution points here, they will be rewarded to the natural disaster in the form of evaluation points at the end of the mission. The higher the level of the natural disaster, the more difficult it will be to achieve the conditions required for a high evaluation. Additionally, there are some specific side missions that can also increase the evaluation."


    "I see." when Chen Mo heard this, he couldn''t help but think of many terrible things.


    Completing the mission of a natural disaster was just the minimum standard set by the disaster world. What excellent natural disasters needed to consider deeply was how to plunder more resources and how to trigger wars, chaos and disasters in the mission world during the mission.


    In that case, he finally understood why missions carried out by natural disasters were called disaster missions.


    However, compared to plundering resources, the difficulty of causing disasters was undoubtedly much higher. After all, this process itself would inevitably alert and provoke the local forces. It is really difficult for low-level natural disasters to achieve this and while high-level natural disasters might succeed relatively easily, it was only in relative terms.


    Moreover, the disaster world would evaluate natural disasters based on their level and the evaluation of higher-level natural disasters would undoubtedly be significantly lower objectively.


    Chen Mo didn''t have any special emotions about this. In the endless universe, each world had its own rules of survival and the rule of survival in the disaster world was just that, to develop and survive one could only do so on the suffering and pain of other worlds.


    As a member of this world, all Chen Mo could do was, adapt himself. In the eyes of the disaster world, there were no so-called innocent people. Weakness is the original sin, and violence solves everything.


    All Chen Mo could do was to adhere to his own principles, not to break promises to those he knew well and not to repay kindness with enmity, that was all.


    As for the unknown creatures from an unknown world and the strangers of a mission world, Chen Mo might feel a little guilty at some point, but that was all.


    "Oh, by the way, one more thing!" mentor Qing Hong''s answers can be very conscientious and detailed.


    "The evaluation criteria for natural disasters¡¯ missions will also be affected by the hostility of the eliminated forces towards the disaster world. For example, in the starving ghost trial you just experienced, killing a senior member of the Hive organization will earn you 5 points of evaluation, but killing an equivalent martial artist or esper of a random force will only earn you 1 point of evaluation or even no evaluation at all. The reason is that you need to understand the difference between the primary enemies, secondary enemies and neutral forces."


    Chen Mo nodded at the words.


    "As for this Dr. White you mentioned..." mentor Qing Hong seemed to have a wealth of experience in this regard.


    "It was because the contribution points that natural disasters received were not calculated based on the individual strength of hostile creatures, but based on the threat they pose to the overall erosion plan of the disaster world such as a ruler, a senior official, a technical researcher or even certain spiritual leaders, although they may have no combat effectiveness, their threat to the disaster world is incomparably huge. Do you understand?"


    "The threat level to the overall erosion plan of the disaster world?"


    If judged this way, in the field of technology, Dr. White would already be considered a leader-level figure in terms of the threat he posed to the disaster world?


    No, if he received 120 points of reward points, it¡¯s possible his threat level might have been even higher.


    This kind of judgment standard is also reasonable, after all in the endless universe there are all kinds of worlds, worlds with mystic powers and scientific powers and among the scientific civilizations there are many worlds that belong to pure science civilizations, science fiction civilizations and black technology civilizations.


    In these worlds, they are more focused on overall war capabilities and the construction of large-scale weapons of disasters, weapons of mass destruction, rather than individual combat power. Some of them are even better at creating disasters than the disaster world itself.


    mentor Qing Hong''s gaze gradually became nostalogic, as if recalling something from the past.


    "I remember that world, it was called the Alloy World. I once destroyed a plane full of passengers during a mission."


    She then looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile "A total of 1312 points. I still remember it clearly to this day. Among these 1312 points there were hundreds of 1-point, 2-point, 3-point, and 5-point rewards, and among them was a 800-points reward. Later, I found out that among the deceased was a leader of a resistance religious group with thousands of followers, constantly preaching about the impending apocalypse brought by disaster world. Later, I was relentlessly pursued by those believers and followers and almost¡­"


    At the end, mentor Qing Hong couldn''t help but laugh, shaking her head self-deprecatingly.


    "Oh?" Chen Mo couldn''t help but laugh when he heard this.


    Mentor Qing Hong had clearly been extremely lucky to unexpectedly gain so many points. The 800-point reward was almost equivalent to the evaluation of a Level-3 leader level creature. Once this kind of news was exposed, it would naturally be like stirring up a hornet''s nest, with the influenced forces crazily chasing after her.


    However, using this analogy to explain to Chen Mo undoubtedly helped him understand the intricacies more clearly and intuitively.


    "It''s getting late, Mentor. Let me treat you to dinner!"


    Hearing this, mentor Qing Hong smiled and said "Forget it, let me treat you instead. When you are promoted to a Level 2 Enhancer, then you can properly treat your Mentor."


    *******


    After returning to the apartment, Chen Mo informed Tian Tian about his plan to carry out a disaster mission.


    "You''re going on another mission so soon?" Tian Tian looked at Chen Mo, he was so proactive and motivated, it make sense that he want to become team leader himself.


    On the other hand, with no surprise Lei Wu coldly rejected Tian Tian, again, leaving her completely frustrated.


    If Chen Mo could safely return after completing this disaster mission, proving his strength and potential, then joining his team would be reasonable. Even though his team''s upper limit would not be strong as Lei Wu''s team''s, the lower limit should not be too bad.


    "There''s no choice, staying here for an extra day would mean consuming extra points. If it wasn¡¯t by forced circumstances, I wouldn''t want to continue eating those survival meals. Since the starving ghost trial is not considered a part of the monthly tasks for natural disasters, it''s natural to carry out a mission as soon as possible to leave early."


    The reason Chen Mo specifically notified Tian Tian was also to try his luck, if she agreed to join his team, he wouldn''t need to try to join other grey teams and sign grey contracts. However, from the looks of it, she still hadn''t made a decision on whether to join his team.


    However, Chen Mo had no intention of blaming the other party for it. Firstly, there was the issue of both their identities. In her eyes, he was just an orphan with potential and she still hadn¡¯t determined his specific potential. Secondly, if he wanted to establish a team and become a leader, he needed to show the magnanimity and courage of a leader.


    While it was possible to use all kinds of contradictions into hatred toward an enemy, swearing to retaliate, just like brother Long from Hive World. When you use this method again and again, repeatedly provoking others, it could also arouse public outrage. Without showing any mercy, extreme methods could also be used here.


    However, with friends and in general social interactions, doing so would be narrow-minded and unlikely to create great results. So petty grievances that were not to one''s liking or insignificant were not worth taking into heart.


    Tian Tian smiled and said, "I still have a few busy days ahead of me. You know that mission is very important to me, it''s not just about the points. The Hyacinth Alliance will be my stage and I will become Miss Tian Tian who commands the wind and rain in the intelligence world. So, I can''t accompany you on the mission. Good luck."


    For Chen Mo to chose Tian Tian as his teammate, in addition to her close proximity and excellent intelligence capabilities but also because of her emotional intelligence.


    At least in Chen Mo''s opinion, she is very tactful and measured.


    And tact was the key to harmonious interactions between people. It didn''t mean that when others accept what you think is good as good, then they are good people and vice versa when others accept what you think is bad as a good thing and that makes them bad people. The world was not simply black and white, everyone had a complex side to them. S~?a??h the N?velF?re.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    Perhaps today''s enemy would be tomorrow''s friend and perhaps today''s friend would become tomorrow''s enemy. The world was constantly changing and Tian Tian could adapt well into such relationships and understand the nuances. Interacting with such a person, especially as a teammate, would undoubtedly be much easier. At least she would never do anything extremely out of line. Instead, she would find the main contradictions to smooth chaos and changes.


    In some ways, Chen Mo was also the same.


    "I wish you good luck in completing the mission."


    However when he said this Chen Mo was full of contradictions in his heart, after all he knew very well that the target of Tian Tian''s intelligence gathering was once his saviour.


    But the reality is that without ability Chen Mo could only sigh in silence.


    "Well then, goodbye."


    "Hee hee, bye."


    The two had met several times already so Tian Tian no longer deliberately showed off her charm in front of Chen Mo while Chen Mo no longer deliberately avoided it. After a normal interaction, the two smiled and bid farewell.


    (End of chapter 64)


    (TN - This chapter was so hard, I don¡¯t know why but I spent a lot of time on this chapter and it still didn¡¯t come out great so, sorry about any inconsistencies you read. I tried my best)

 Chapter 65:

    The next day. As dawn just began to break, Chen Mo, full of energy, got out of bed.


    After washing up, he looked at himself in the mirror.


    Wearing the major''s military cap and one eye-dragon¡¯s eye patch, dressed in golden silkworm clothing, deer leather boots on his feet and holding a psychic ball he looked somewhat mismatched.


    Fortunately, when on missions, the disaster world would make some adjustments to his appearance to make it less conspicuous.


    Even so, Chen Mo still couldn''t stand the look of the eye patch. After some thought, he took it off and wore it as a wrist guard instead.


    As expected, the effect of the eye patch accessory did not disappear, confirming that as long as the accessory is worn on the body, it will exert its effects.


    That made sense. If one were to acquire a ring accessory, would it specify which finger it should be worn on?


    From this, it wasn''t hard to understand the mechanism of wearing equipment¡ªat least, accessories didn''t have specific requirements on where they should be worn.


    He then checked his storage space. 14 medical bandages, 7 recovery potions, and 1 small green potion.


    Besides what he bought himself, there were also items given to him during his time in the Hive World by Tian Tian.


    He now had 60 points left.


    Of these, 50 points would be used to pledge for a grey contract to join a temporary squad and the remaining 10 points could be used to purchase an energy stone, just in case.


    After all, he had traded away two energy stones just to tease the vendor selling Level 3 golden silkworm clothes.


    With this in mind, Chen Mo left the apartment and immediately went to the plaza, where he casually bought an energy stone from a stall.


    Prompt: Your Disaster Contribution Points -10.


    After placing the energy stone into his storage space, he then headed to the Justice Area.


    Under the huge balance scale, hundreds of people gathered, men and women, of various appearances, bustling with activity.


    Most of them were holding signs with their conditions for joining a team or looking for teammates and many undeterred by fatigue, shouted their conditions loudly. It was quite lively.


    Chen Mo was not in a hurry to find a suitable team but instead squeezed into the crowd and connected with the Justice Area''s light brain system.


    "Query the requirements for forming a small team."


    Prompt: There are two types of squads, temporary and fixed. Which one would you like to inquire about?


    "Query the requirements for forming a temporary squad."


    Prompt: To establish a temporary squad, members must be of the same level, not exceeding Level 3 and then pledge Disaster Contribution Points in the Justice Area to establish a grey contract. The pledge can be 50 points, 500 points, or 5000 points. All members must return to the disaster world before the points can be retrieved, otherwise, the pledged points will be deducted.


    The information from the light brain data chip was exactly the same as the information Chen Mo had collected.


    However, in some ways, the disaster world was indeed cunning!


    It would exploit the accumulations of natural disasters in various ways. Not only would all items, including those in storage spaces, be reclaimed upon the death of a natural disaster, but these temporarily pledged points must also be a considerable "income" for it.


    For natural disasters, the more points pledged in a temporary squad''s grey contract, the more trust exists among the members. In this sense, the disaster world undoubtedly benefits.


    But a grey contract is still just a contract. Once the interests faced by the contractors exceed the pledged points, then it¡¯s time to test human nature.


    Given Chen Mo''s current situation, he could only choose to pledge 50 points. This was the common amount pledged by Level 1 natural disasters when forming temporary squads.


    After a moment of thought, Chen Mo continued, "Query the requirements for establishing a fixed squad."


    Prompt: To establish a fixed squad, members must be of the same level and meet any one of the following conditions:


    1, matching titles;


    2, common professions;


    3, unified features;


    4, team contract.


    After forming a fixed squad, the team members will receive


    1, attribute bonuses;


    2, group space;


    3, team skills;


    4, penalties for leaving the team;


    5, joint penalties for member deaths.


    Chen Mo looked at the light brain data chip screen, considering each conditions for establishing a fixed squad.


    Firstly, the condition of matching titles. This was something Chen Mo understood. It was a way encouraged by the disaster world for natural disasters to form squads, acting as a random benefit, grouping names with certain associations together, like Zhang San and Li Si.


    Looking beyond the surface. As most natural disasters'' names are chosen by their elders, and these names usually have connections to the elders'' experiences, ideals, and lives, thus imbued in their descendants, it makes sense that descendants with similar names might also share certain characteristics, making it plausible for them to form a squad.


    As for the requirement of common professions, it is similar to an all-assassin lineup of a killer group or an all-gunman lineup of a war group.


    Such squads, due to having the same profession, can be extremely powerful in suitable combat areas, but they may also be wiped out in unfavourable conditions. Thus, their potential is very high, capable of creating miracles but also prone to disasters.


    Regarding unified features, the situation is more complex and Chen Mo found it harder to determine the standards.


    "Query the requirements for establishing a fixed squad with unified features."


    Prompt:


    1, possessing a similar talent in a specific attribute.


    2, possessing the same attribute skills.


    3, all having a certain congenital disability feature.


    4, all being members from other gathering places.


    5, all having once held a certain public office in a gathering place.


    "Uh?"


    Chen Mo carefully considered these five conditions, finding them quite unique, although the other conditions were understandable. However, the fourth condition, requiring all members to come from other gathering places, puzzled him.


    "Query methods to leave a gathering place."


    Prompt:


    1, Promote to a Level 4 Disaster Lord, and you can join any gathering place at will.


    2, Protected by a God, you can join any gathering place at any time.


    3, Thrice receiving special attention from the light brain data chip system as a natural disaster, you can join any gathering place at will.


    4, Pay the corresponding disaster level * number of task worlds * 300 points, you can leave your current gathering place.


    Prompt: The points in the natural disasters'' data chip are only valid within their own gathering place and cannot be traded with natural disasters from other gathering places. Also, they are not supported by other gathering place disaster portals to enter task worlds.


    With this information from the light brain data chip, Chen Mo finally had a basic understanding.


    The conditions to leave a gathering place were quite stringent and regarding the third condition, being thrice noticed by the light brain data chip system meant that the natural disaster had to complete tasks three times with a disaster evalution rating over 100, the difficulty of which goes without saying.


    However, Chen Mo was just curious and queried casually. After all, he was just getting to know the River of Sorrow gathering place, he had just started to establish personal relationships here and had no irreconcilable enemies, so there was no need to consider leaving this place.


    With that thought, Chen Mo looked at the conditions for establishing a fixed squad through a team contract. This was the method Chen Mo most hoped to use to establish a squad.


    He remembered seeing a green-quality Three Musketeers contract at a vendor''s stall in the square before, selling for 500 points.


    The contract''s content was simple.


    The main attributes of the three members +3, if a member dies, all other members'' attributes -15%, access to a common space and the team skill was Vengeance Oath, which could designate someone as the avenger. After leaving this world, wherever they encountered this person, all members would receive a damage boost of +30.


    Since he was preparing to establish a squad through a contract as the team captain, Chen Mo naturally had to prepare the team contract. s?a??h th? N0v?lFir?.?et website on G??gl? to access chapters of n?vels early and in the highest quality.


    As Chen Mo paid attention, he indeed noticed some team contracts.


    Similar to the Three Musketeers contract, the contracts sold in the square were mostly of white quality or green quality. Chen Mo had only seen one blue-quality contract, named the Small Mount Meru Five Elements Contract, requiring five people to team up. The team skill was basic damage of elemental spells +5, which was quite powerful and practical, but the price was a hefty 1200 points.


    Chen Mo knew that in the justice area, a basic contract known as the White Contract was sold, priced at, team members * 100.


    With this in mind, he said, "Query the attributes of the White Contract."


    Prompt: White Contract.


    Quality: White.


    Usage requirement: Members of the same level.


    Item attributes:


    1, Team captain all attributes +1.


    2, Team captain can specify the number of members joining the contract.


    3, After a team member''s death, other members'' main attributes -5%.


    4, Access to team common space.


    Item description: This is a cheap contract designed by the disaster world''s Abyssal Dark God, highly popular and pursued by the disaster world''s great disaster lords.


    "Cheap contract?" Seeing this, Chen Mo couldn''t help but scoff. This White Contract was anything but cheap.


    If planning to establish a five-member squad, just buying this contract would cost 500 points, nearly equivalent to other natural disasters'' green-quality contracts, and yet this contract didn''t even include a team skill, true to its white-quality status.


    However, it wasn''t to say that the White Contract was completely useless.


    At least its penalty severity was quite appropriate, merely reducing 5% of the main attributes, making the penalty just right, difficult to abandon yet within an acceptable range.


    Thus, the team captain responsible for purchasing the contract, after establishing the squad, would receive an all attributes +1 reward, making recruitment much simpler. The penalty severity was enough to deter malevolent thoughts, maintaining sufficient trust among the members, without worrying about other members'' deaths causing unbearable costs.


    (End of Chapter 65)