Master Of The End Times


The age of darkness has arrived.

When the rift to an unknown plane suddenly appeared on Earth, monsters invaded, beasts mutated while humans, the once-dominant species fell to the bottom of the food chain.

A hundred years later, three of the greatest classes evolve amongst humans: ability users, ancient warriors, and gunslingers.

Qin Feng, an orphan of this dark age was tormented just as he awakened his pinnacle level of special ability, barely surviving for ten years in the post-apocalyptic world.

Hence, he was reborn…


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Chapter 1: A Decade Before Rebirth

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Doctors in spotless white garbs darted in and out of the wards of a steel building with floors as clean and shiny as mirrors. This facility was at the colony's research institutions in the new area outside of the Chengyang suburb.

Sitting anxiously outside the waiting room was a group of fresh-faced teenagers looking terrified and excited at the same time.

Ding! Ding! Dong!

"Number 2318, Qin Feng. Please head to injection area 3!"

"It's my turn!" The young man got up quickly. He was so nervous that his legs were unsteady, and he tripped over himself, falling to the ground with a loud thud.

Anyone could tell just how bad that fall was.

"Ah! Qin Feng!" Zhou Hao shouted as he watched this horrifying spectacle unfold, hurrying over to help his friend.

To his surprise, Qin Feng was unconscious!

"What the hell. What kind of joke is this, Qin Feng? How can you pass out at such an important time? Wake up! It's your turn to get the awakening elixir injections!"

In the year 2200, the world had undergone a drastic change—mankind, after 2000 years of reign, had now fallen the bottom of the food chain.

But because sharp ability users and mighty ancient warriors as such existed among humankind, they were able to sustain lebensraum. It was also all about the premise of an awakened ability user or warrior getting the injection of awakening potion at the age of sixteen.

This meant that, at the point in time where he was in the opportunity to experience a meteoric rise in his life, Qin Feng lost consciousness instead. Zhou Hao was in a flap.

Ding-Ding Dong!

The loudspeaker chimed again, and an echoey voice hollered, "Number 2318, Qin Feng. Please head to injection area 3!"

The reverberating noise would only add a splitting headache to Qin Feng's already chaotic mind.

'I'm not dead?' A thought flashed in his mind. How was he alive? When he defeated that unidentified beast king, he had died with it.

The voices in his ears were starting to sound more precise.

"Ah! You know what, Chen Ming, just come here and help me get Qin Feng there. He still has to get his injection even if he's unconscious!" Zhou Hao lamented to the person next to him.

This had Qin Feng taken aback.

Chen Ming?! How could it be? Why was Chen Ming here? Was he the one who had brought all these dangers here?

But who was this other person fussing over him then? Why did it sound so familiar, so distinct as if it was there in his mind and yet, so far away?

Next to Qin Feng and Zhou Hao, Chen Ming's eyes glinted.

Qin Feng, Chen Ming, and Zhou Hao were the top three students in mid-tier college.

The only thing was, Chen Ming knew that he was never going to be as good as Qin Feng or Zhou Hao.

His fists curled up momentarily. His palms were sweaty, and his eyes were gleaming.

"Zhou Hao, I don't think that's a good idea. The doctor will blame us. Also, we should get someone to take a look at Qin Feng, just in case he's really hurt." Those were all words of concern, but in reality, he wanted Qin Feng to miss his injection.

"But, this injection is a big thing…" Zhou Hao was starting to panic and was a little out of his wits.

"Let's bring him aside so he can rest!" Chen Ming walked over and knelt to pick Qin Feng up.

"No!" The young man said hoarsely, still a little hazy. No one knew what Qin Feng had experienced while he was unconscious.

Was it just a dream of grandeur, or was it reality?

All Qin Feng knew was that the emotions sustained from the additional past decade were all too clear in his memories.

He pushed himself off the ground. The innocence on his face had disappeared, becoming more profound. There was even a twinkle of sharpness in his gaze.

Chen Ming froze as a chill ran down his spine, making him feel as if he was standing naked before Qin Feng, all his secrets exposed, and Qin Feng seeing through all that grime in his heart.

But it was only a fleeting moment. Qin Feng looked away from Chen Ming and looked at Zhou Hao.

There was a speck of red in his eyes.

In his memories, Zhou Hao, this guy who was like his own brother, had died because of him when they were sixteen. But here he was, standing in front of him, perfectly fine and guileless, looking like he was indeed sixteen.

Then suddenly, Qin Feng understood it all.

He was reborn—back to the time when he was sixteen—the day of the awakening elixir injection.

Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!

"Number 2318, Qin Feng. Please head to injection area 3!"

"I have to go!" Qin Feng nodded at Zhou Hao. This time, his footsteps were steady, not the hasty scuttle he had stumbled out earlier on, and there was even a domineering air about it.

Since the heavens had given him once more chance, he would not let the events in the previous life continue to happen.

Qin Feng curled his hands into a fist and walked to the injection area.

A tube of turquoise substance was injected into his veins.

"The awakening elixir will awaken your abilities and strengthen your talents. The stronger the talent, the sooner the awakening. In one month, your perceptions of the surroundings, strength, and speed, would grow exponentially. Even without the extra abilities, you will at least have the lowest-level of a good physique. I advise you to increase training during this period!"

"Mm. Thank you, doctor!" Qin Feng took in a deep breath of air. He could already sense an unusual aura emerging from the depths of his body.

But he made no mention of it, even doing his best to conceal his aura to keep it from spreading. A smile crept across his face.

The stronger the talent, the faster its awakening!

It was only one minute after the injection, and his abilities were already emerging. What kind of talent was this?

Unfortunately, in his previous life, before he could even begin to enjoy this talent, he was persecuted, then put through a painful experiment that stripped him of his abilities before getting thrown into the shark-infested waters. While he managed to survive, he was incapable of confronting the enemy.

He was practically useless then!

But now…

Perhaps he might not be able to go head to head against that organization for the time being, but their henchman, he would not let off the hook.

As he was pondering over that thought, Chen Ming appeared in front of him.

Qin Feng smiled knowingly at him, making him shudder!

What was it? Then why was Qin Feng so strange today? Why did it feel so dangerous? Chen Ming couldn't put the finger on those muddled feelings.

"So, how was it, Qin Feng? Were there any reactions?" Zhou Hao asked excitedly.

"No!" Qin Feng shook his head.

Zhou Hao looked disappointed. His shoulders were sagging inches lower as he sighed. "Whatever. If the three of us show no response, then others probably won't either. Let's go back and continue training."

"Mm, let's go!"

The three left the building.

Qin Feng had not been back here for many years.

This was just one of the large colonies in the outskirts of Chengyang, a sprawling cesspool of reinforced concrete buildings, so suffocating that even breathing within its cramped confines deemed a challenge. Hovering a few hundred meters in the skies above was a giant floating machine that bore a resemblance to a satellite.

The object in question turned out to be a space stabilization device—the only thing that guaranteed the safety of the colony.

'It should be happening soon,' Qin Feng thought.

And then, without warning, the piece of space equipment suddenly burst into flames!

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Chapter 2: Space Stabilizing Device

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The space stabilizing device above their heads was a thing the people relied on to survive, the most powerful weapon protecting the colony.

But now that the machine had malfunctioned, the waves invisible to the naked eye that stabilized space was gradually disappearing.

Everyone who noticed this breakdown was alarmed at first before breaking out into a panicked frenzy!

"What is happening to the space stabilizing device?! Is it broken?" Zhou Hao asked, his voice trembling.

"Does that mean…" Before Chen Ming could even complete his sentence, an alarm on their wristwatches started blaring loudly.

[Warning! Warning! A space rift is opening in a hundred meters. Unidentified organisms are about to appear!]

A tear in space?!

This was the culprit! The thing responsible for the fall of mankind, the reason humankind had fallen from the dominant force of nature to the bottom tier on the food chain.

There was a set deepness in Qin Feng's eyes. His skinny and frail back had now straightened up, and from head to toe, he was on guard, neither shocked nor alarmed.

That was because he had come prepared.

In his previous life, the exact situation had happened at this exact time.

Since Qin Feng had been unconscious, Zhou Hao had decided to bring him inside for the injection. Once he had also received his dose, he had slumped Qin Feng over his shoulders and carried him out.

By the time he had left the research institution, he was already awake. However, now, the space stabilizing device was damaged, a rift had torn in space, the ferocious beast attacked, and Zhou Hao had died while saving Qin Feng.

As for where Chen Ming was at that time…

Qin Feng was just trying to recall that information when, in reality, Chen Ming presented him with the answer.

"Run! Better run fast!" Chen Ming shouted before quickly disappearing.

They were all students who had undergone mid-tier education. Each one of them came with able bodies and respectable combat power. It only took Chen Ming two seconds to put about ten meters of distance between them.

Qin Feng's expression grew cold.

If this was the previous experience, then he was a total joke back then!

Zhou Hao had died for him, and here was Chen Ming walking away so casually, downplaying the abandonment of his brothers.

That wretch!

Zhou Hao was also stunned for a moment. Then, propelled by Chen Ming's reaction, he too decided it was best to run.

"Hurry! Let's run!" he grabbed Qin Feng by the arm and pulled.

But Qin Feng did not budge.

Realizing his friend had become motionless, Zhou Hao turned around, his face crumpled in fear and distress, forehead lined with beads of cold sweat.

"Qin Feng, are you not feeling well? Can you still run? Hurry, we have to go! How about I carry you?!" Zhou Hao babbled, not waiting for Qin Feng's answer, ready to flee!

And rightly so too, for they were brothers.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, felt sharp stabbing heat shoot down his chest like a volcanic eruption, causing a stinging pain in his heart.

"I'm alright. I'm good. I'm terrific, in fact! Thank goodness the gods gave me a second chance so that I can redeem all of this. I've lost a hypocrite, but at least I still have a true brother!

We can't go there. We don't know where the tear is exactly, so the safest place right now is the research institute!" Qin Feng reckoned.

Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment but quickly regained his composure. "We have other classmates in there too, goddamnit! Hurry, let's go back!"

The guy had always been like that. Warm and friendly, always looking out for other people.

This, to Qin Feng, who had suffered and struggled for a decade before his rebirth, was absolutely invaluable! You couldn't put a price on those things.

"Let's go!" Qin Feng started to run. Although the demeaning prospects of a weak and small body bothered him somewhat, it was brimming with vigor and energy.

They turned around the corner of an alley and out into the main road. The drivers in the cars were honking at each other. Being so busy trying to get away, they rammed into each other in uncoordinated panic, causing traffic to come to a standstill.

Just then, in the sky three meters above the road, a tear gradually formed. Within it was pitch-black darkness, and surrounding it was a ring of silver light—the materialization of space elements.

"Rift!!!" Zhou Hao looked terrified.

No matter how many times they had learned about it in school, he was petrified, this being his first time seeing the actual thing. No one knew what kind of creatures were lurking behind the crack, waiting for the slightest opportunity to pounce out. It could be the devil himself, for all we knew, coming to destroy the world.

The rift was expanding ever so slowly. It was only about half a meter long and thirty centimeters wide, but the potent disorientation from something so alien in nature had the people on the road screaming their heads off, leaving their cars behind and running for their lives.

The tear did not stop expanding.

And then, all of a sudden, from the midst of the rift, a figure appeared.

It looked like a soft-skinned, and slightly bloated baby. Bathed in a strange yellow and green color, a terrible stench came out from its hair.

The infant crawled with much difficulty out of the crack and then dropped down onto the ground.

Falling from such heights should have caused death, or at the very least, injuries. The baby's arms and legs, however, were still mobile. Picking itself up, it raised its massive head, allowing people to see what the grotesque incarnation looked like.

Alright, alright. That was not a baby. It was a monster, one with a pair of humongous semi-convexed scarlet eyeballs, disproportionately larger than its deformed head. Its unnaturally vast mouth resembling a demented clown stretched far to its ears, revealing a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth. And unlike a human, its teeth had the sharpness of a wolf, easily able to tear through the toughest of flesh.

They were man-eating creatures!

"It's a razor-fanged infant!!!" the crowd screamed in utter, unabashed horror.

A razor-fanged infant, according to the federal textbook, was the lowest category of G3 monsters, but it had a very special trait—it lived in a group!

So, as the first razor-fanged infant landed, the second, and third appeared right after. These razor-fanged infant's crawl may look clumsy, but whenever a prey caught their large eyes, they would suddenly pick up speed and leap into the air, viciously tearing at their victim's throats with their sharp teeth!

"Arghhh!!!" A man screamed. He swiftly drew the weapon strapped on his waist and pointed it at the infant abomination!

Bang!

The unmistakable sound of gunfire echoed in the streets. The already chaotic road had now turned into hell.

Four to five razor-fanged infants were killing people, freely devouring them on the streets like wolves among a flock of sheep.

One of them pounced on Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao's eyes widened, and his mind went completely blank as he scrambled to find a way to defend himself. Like it was in all textbooks, they were merely unsubstantial, general bullshit that gave its reader little to imagine what a real situation would be like. The grappling techniques they had learned were not fast enough to cope with the creature's devilish speed and tiny stature.

Of course, this was also due to the constraints of strength. Even a sixteen-year-old teenager who had just awakened his abilities and force was only at G1 tier.

At that very moment, a pair of skinny yet strong hands shoved Zhou Hao aside hard!

Zhou Hao recognized that silhouette!

It was Qin Feng!!

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Chapter 3: Creatures From The Rift: Razor-Fanged Infants

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Qin Feng pushed Zhou Hao aside and swung a fist at the razor-fanged infant.

He was much slower than the monster, yet as if by coincidence, when he threw the punch, the razor-fanged infant came towards its head first.

Bam!

It sounded like the squishing of a grand, big, juicy watermelon. Red and greyish brain matter splattered everywhere.

Qin Feng frowned at this—not because the scene was too gruesome but the flesh on his knuckles that had been ripped off by the force of that strike.

Too weak! Qin Feng could not remember the last time he possessed such a frail and puny body.

But when he narrowed his eyes slightly, his tea-colored iris darkened as dark as night; an invisible strength came through the monster infant's body into his.

The wound on his hand quickly turned into a scab. It shed off, completely healing itself as if he had never been injured in the first place.

This was Qin Feng's talent!

Absorption!

Qin Feng's expression was a mixture of surprise and excitement!

He recalled how in his past life, he thought that he was invincible as his abilities had been awakened. He had been so excited that he had announced it to the world. In the end, his talent had been robbed from him and was only left with the ability to absorb dead monsters' self-strengthening abilities. That little bit of power had barely helped him to survive.

Right now, his talent was not destroyed. Did that mean that he was much stronger?

Qin Feng could feel that after he absorbed the energy from the razor-fanged infant, his physical body had gotten a lot tougher. A total of ten razor-fanged infants could at least boost his physique to G2 tier.

If that was the case, what was he waiting for then?

Qin Feng had not felt so excited in such a long time now!

When they saw their kind getting killed, the razor-fanged infants charged angrily towards the attacker from afar.

Two monsters flanked Qin Feng. One on the left and the other on the right.

Qin Feng shuffled backward, evading the attempt to close in on him.

He reached into his waist and pulled out a small dagger less than fifteen centimeters, and took a calculated slash at one of the razor-fanged infants.

Argh!!!

The monster's throat was sliced open, and its tiny body dropped to the ground, its neck and head clinging to each other only by a layer of skin.

Fresh, warm blood spilled all over the ground.

Qin Feng raised a leg and kicked the second razor-fanged baby, sending it sliding three meters backward.

So, as to not waste this opportunity, Qin Feng threw himself at the creature and swished the dagger downwards, plunging it into the razor-fanged infant's chest, not stopping until he could he feel the blade hit the hard ground!

One of the razor-fanged infants let out a shrill cry that resembled a cat yowling. The noise, which also sounded a little bit like a baby crying, drew another group of infants toward Qin Feng.

The latter remained composed as he made some calculations on how to tackle the creatures sequentially.

His rich experience in battling was more than enough to help him combat these unsightly abominations of nature.

The only thing was, his body could not catch up with his rhythm. All around him, the monsters were slowly closing on him, ready to tear him apart.

Then, it pounced without warning!

Crunch!!!

One of them sank their teeth into Qin Feng, sending a blinding shock in the thick soup of his brain.

Paralyzing pain in his punctured calf seared through the entire leg.

But that was not the scariest part. At the same time, another one of the creatures jumped for his neck.

Danger was approaching. No. Here it was!

Qin Feng raised a hand in an attempt to shield his neck with his arm.

The infant's razor-sharp fangs dug into the flesh of Qin Feng's arm. At least his neck was protected.

"Die!" Qin Feng roared, slamming his arm onto the floor.

The infant let out a piercing cry, as bones and asphalt came crashing together in unholy matrimony. The beast on Qin Feng's arm was squashed.

Another one of the creatures saw the chance and leaped.

Its attack was surgical—the position it had chosen perfect. Its mouth opened so wide as if about to swallow Qin Feng's head whole.

Qin Feng's pupils dilated.

Just then, a snow-white baseball came to the rescue, knocking down that razor-fangs infant.

Zhou Hao appeared in front of Qin Feng. Although his body was shaking violently, he did not stop, swinging around and striking the monster latched on his friend's calf.

"Let go, beast! Monster! Let go!"

However, he controlled his exertion of force in fear of hurting Qin Feng.

After a few violent thumps and only after the razor-fanged infant's head was finally smashed in, did Qin Feng shake off the monster.

The injuries were healing quickly, but, on the surface, Qin Feng was gravely injured.

Zhou Hao trembled uncontrollably, bursting with adrenaline, face flushed, and gulping in large mouthfuls of fresh air.

Such intense, unstopping action was all too much to bear!

When he turned around to look at the wounds on Qin Feng's body, what he saw left him in shock.

"Qin Feng! Are you alright?"

"No problem!" Qin Feng shook his head.

The patrol team was finally here, dutifully dispersing the crowd and slowly retaking the entire street.

"Should we leave?" Zhou Hao did not know what to do in a situation like this.

"No need!" Qin Feng answered. "It's just this one rift. Now that the patrol team is here, it should be a lot safer!"

Indeed, it was just one rift. But in the previous life, Qin Feng had not been around. The razor-fanged infants had spread out all over the place like a plague and killed swathes of people, Zhou Hao included.

Thank goodness, all of that was over!

The flames on the space stabilizer had been extinguished. All up and running, a silver ray exploded from it.

Then, before Qin Feng and Zhou Hao's eyes, the rift began to grow smaller until it gradually disappeared.

This was the first time Zhou Hao had such a phenomenon, leaving his jaw hanging open in amazement.

Beep! Beep!

"Street number 12 is cleared. Head-count in progress!"

"Thirteen deaths in total! Still counting causalities!"

"Secured!"

The patrol team passed them by, grimly confirming the death toll. Qin Feng calmly watched all of them, not making a single move.

On the contrary, Zhou Hao's initial excitement had disappeared, and his face had turned a ghostly white.

And just like that, the flame of life had been extinguished. In such a brief period, thirteen people had lost their lives.

If it had not been for Qin Feng, more people would have died.

A man wearing the patrol team's medal over his chest walked up to Qin Feng.

The patrol team was the police in the colony. As humans were such destructive beings, whenever a fight broke out, it would, in all likeliness, lead to a one-sided slaughter where the strong killed the weak.

That was how the patrol team emerged, maintaining law and order to protect the very core of the colony's safety.

That being said, the colony was, at times, not a particularly safe place either.

"Did you kill these two razor-fanged infants? Not bad, not bad at all! That's sure looked promising, young man!" The man smiled. He was not very tall, about 1.7 meters and a little mellow. But Qin Feng would never look down on him!

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Chapter 4: Profiteering Merchant At The Imperial Capital

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A logo with the words 'F1' appeared above the medal on this person's chest, which meant that this person's strength was at least ten tiers above Qin Feng's and Zhou Hao's.

Of course, he would not have counted for much when compared to the Qin Feng in the previous life.

One other thing was that, besides this F-tier logo, this person also had a medal of the patrol team's vice-captain.

The patrol team had the highest authority in a colony. How could anyone blatantly disregard a high-ranking officer?

"No, no. This is all Qin Feng!" said Zhou Hao, not wanting to wait for the powerful people from the patrol team to start asking questions. Instead, he immediately attempted to set the record straight, not wanting to take any credit at all.

The officer, with all his experience, knew that it was all Qin Feng's handiwork. The surveillance video had told him that already.

"Not bad. Is your name Qin Feng? I'm Xue Xingfu, captain of Twelfth Street in the colony!"

Qin Feng cocked his eyebrows when he heard the name.

Xue Xingfu?

This person would become a notoriously crooked businessman ten years later. Who knew that he was actually a vice-captain ten years ago.

"How are you?" Qin Feng nodded.

Xue Xingfu grinned at Qin Feng, his eyes glistening and his voice gentle. "Thank you for your help."

In one sentence, he had reduced Qin Feng's matter of life or death combat to mere help!

Whenever a rift appeared threatening the safety of the colony, those who extinguished the threat would receive a special reward. What more a dangerous thing like this.

Qin Feng had no intention of exposing the guy.

"We were just defending ourselves. Otherwise, we would've died as well!"

Xue Xingfu maintained his smile, but deep inside, he wondered why Qin Feng was so calm. Too calm, in fact.

"It's like that—you can collect the fangs and heart's blood of the razor-fanged infants and sell them for a nice price, but because considering you're so young, if you sell them on your own, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't make a profit."

Qin Feng smiled thoughtfully at that.

If it was Zhou Hao who was standing there, he might have fallen for Xue Xingfu's trick.

Fangs and heart's blood may not sell for much, but an entire body could be counted as a significant contribution. If he wanted to, Xue Xingfu could have actually claimed that he was the one that killed all of them.

These were all behind the scenes, under the counter dealings. In this world, the strong wielded the scepter. The ones who were powerful had a say in everything.

Qin Feng did not beat around the bush either and said, "Eight bodies for eight G-tier strengthening potions!"

Xue Xingfu's smile froze, his gleamy pleasant demeanor replaced by one of seriousness.

The price of G-tier strengthening potions was not too high. One tube only costs about 10,000 yuan, but in the colony, the average wage a month hovered around a very humble 1,000 yuan.

Eight tubes of that potion would cost 80,000!

As an official, however, Xue Xingfu could purchase them at an 'insider's price,' saving himself half the cost.

40,000 yuan was the exact amount that Qin Feng had received as a reward for killing the razor-fanged infants.

If that was true, wasn't that too much of a coincidence?

"Either way, you won't make a loss!" Qin Feng added.

Xue Xingfu was about to probe him further, but his questions were already answered.

It appeared that this kid really did know things!

"Fine. You got it!"

"Then, thank you, Captain Xue!" Qin Feng answered in a happy, congratulatory tone.

"Hahaha, there's no need to thank me. You're not bad all, all. If you come across something good next time, you can come see me!" Xue Xingfu added Qin Feng to his communicator. He might have use of it in the future.

If this boy could kill razor-fanged infants now, he might just be powerful enough in the future. He might just be useful in the time to come.

Xue Xingfu might not be a merchant now, but he already had the potential of a successful businessman!

Xin Feng gave half of the potions he had received to Zhou Hao. The latter merely stared at the thing that they never even dared imagine having.

"Why did you ask for so many? Aren't these things ridiculously costly?" Zhou Hao asked.

"Members of the patrol team get them for half-price."

"Wow. Being part of the patrol team sounds great. Governments will always be governments. It'll be great if we could make the team next time!"

"You can join if you want to, of course!" Qin Feng nodded in eagerness. Zhou Hao had died for him before. Now that Qin Feng was reborn, he would make sure to treat this brother well.

As for that Chen Ming…

Perhaps human hearts are fickle. Perhaps after losing a brother, Qin Feng wanted to have a friendship so bad that his eyes were blinded to the fact that he was, for all intents and purposes, a wretch!

"Wait, Qin Feng, take these two back. I don't need so many. Also, I only killed two. If you hadn't saved me, I would've died just now!"

Zhou Hao warmly pushed two vials into Qin Feng's hands.

"You can earn it back once your abilities or ancient warrior talents have awakened!" Qin Feng gave them back. These potions were not very useful to him since his abilities had already been awakened. He did not just dump everything to his friend only to avoid raising Zhou Hao's suspicion.

Qin Feng did not plan to tell anyone about his rebirth.

"Alright, brother. Once, I've awakened, I would even buy you A-tier ones if you that's what you want!" Zhou Hao said, thumping his own chest.

Of course, it was just a young man's irresponsible crowing, filled with hot air!

Only a few A-tier strengthening potions were issued every year.

As the pair chatted on, the ambulance finally arrived at the scene to help the injured. Because Qin Feng helped fight off the razor-fanged infants, he was given a hero's treatment.

"It's alright. I can do it myself. Go ahead and tend to the severely injured. I'm fine!" Qin Feng stopped the nurse tending to him and picked up a bit of gauze to bandage his wounds.

When the nurse saw how deft his movement was, she nodded and left to help others. They couldn't afford to be distracted on the battlefield. For every extra minute saved was another minute that could be used to save someone's life.

On top of that, special ability users in the colony were rough and tough. This surface wound was nothing.

No one knew that Qin Feng's special ability allowed him to heal his wounds rapidly.

Since the hastily set up triage tent by the ambulance team was tight and cramped, Zhou Hao did not come along. He waited outside for Qin Feng, and when he saw his friend's arm and calf wrapped in thick, bloodstained bandages, he could not help but feel sorry for him.

"Qin Feng! Surely, a miserable day for you!" Zhou Hao muttered. "You fell down and blacked out this morning, then you were bitten by the razor-fanged infants. Should you go find a light ability user and ask for a blessing or something?"

"Are they that easy to find?" Qin Feng chuckled.

He did not think that he was unlucky today. In fact, he felt extremely fortunate.

How many people in history could start afresh, respawning like in some video game after they had died?

"Alright, I'm just saying, you know!" Zhou Hao smiled.

"Mm. Oh, right, I have something I need to do. You should go back to school first." Qin Feng stopped suddenly.

"Qin Feng… are you still going to work? Don't go yet! This is the best time for awakening. You don't want to delay it."

Zhou Hao's statement caught Qin Feng by surprise. He pondered for a bit before remembering that he did indeed have a job ten years ago.

Zhou Hao's parents were still around and healthy. He even had a brother. While they were considered of average status in the colony, they had jobs that paid them well enough to raise Zhou Hao comfortably, albeit, minus some comforts in life.

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Chapter 5: T3 Combat Uniform

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Qin Feng's thoughts drifted back and remembered that he had quit the job so that he would have enough time to train after his awakening.

Only, he never told Zhou Hao about this.

Qin Feng and Chen Ming were both orphans where the latter's parents had tragically died in a beast horde attack. Owing to that, he would receive a 500 yuan hero's orphan subsidy every month.

As for Qin Feng's parents, on the other hand, no one knew what had happened to them. He was left outside the door or an orphanage.

Because newborns were the hope of mankind, and humans could only administer the awakening injections at sixteen, raising orphans became a matter of extreme importance for the current Chinese Alliance.

A caveat, however, was that it would be impossible if the orphans wanted extra money to enrichen their lives.

Qin Feng had to work to make any extra money he needed.

As a result, he did not have to make up excuses for Zhou Hao.

"I will at least have to inform the management. Don't worry. It won't delay anything. I have to go." Qin Feng said, waving to his friend, making sure to take a different road.

Zhou Hao watched Qin Feng's back, feeling that this friend of his had become much calmer and more practical as if he had suddenly grown up.

Undoubtedly, after today's awakening injection, the rift, and the razor-fanged infants' attack that almost took their lives, how could they not grow up?

Qin Feng was unaware of what Zhou Hao was thinking. If he had known, he would have surely laughed a bitter laugh. His experience spanned not just a single day but ten whole years.

When he was sure that Zhou Hao wasn't trailing him, Qin Feng slowed his pace down.

The Chengbei new district colony was his birthplace. This was not within Chengyang but on the outskirt of the outskirts. It might have looked as if it was accessible from all directions, but even the tall buildings could not hide the fact that this was all but a slum, a terrible living environment.

There was not enough land here, and dangerous beasts overran the place, roaming around as they pleased. Far away from the main city of Chengyang, security was poor. To make matters worse, their most powerful ability user was only at E-tier.

Even their space stabilization device had been in disrepair for years.

That time after he was captured, he never returned to Chengyang causing his memories of the place to be a little blurry.

After strolling down three streets, Qin Feng finally found the shop he was looking for—an outdoor combat supply store.

The store was huge—at least in this colony!

In particular, this store belonged to the Wanzhong Group franchise.

In the shop, a woman in her thirties sitting inside the shop sized up Qin Feng. The moment she realized the pathetic state he was in, she cast him a look of utter disgust.

"Little Sun, go serve the customer! Remember to clean the floor after!"

"Ah, yes, manager!" shouted a male clerk named Little Sun, who came over to attend to Qin Feng. As for the floor cleaning remark, it was clear that the manager felt that Qin Feng was going to soil the store.

Qin Feng shot the woman a frosty look. No one had treated him in such an uncivilized way for so many years. Having just being reborn, however, he was swamped with too many things for him to do anything about it.

She was just a narrow-minded woman. Nothing worth fussing over about.

"Excuse me, mister. Are you here to buy or sell?" Little Sun asked politely, secretly perplexed.

Qin Feng was covered in wounds, which meant that he had most likely just returned from a battle. But he was not carrying any spoils with him. If that was the case, he was probably not here to sell materials. As for purchasing power…

Now how could someone not even wearing an ability user's logo be able to afford the store's merchandise?

It would seem that the lady manager was in fact, a good judge of character.

"Do you take these?" Qin Feng took out the four vials of the G-tier strengthening potion.

The potion was a pale red color, and the vials were only about the size of his pinky. One simply needed to examine the official stamp on the label to know whether or not it was the real deal.

Their shop did not trade with drugs, but the G-tier strengthening potion was an essential item.

One look was enough for Little Sun to tell that they were real.

This looked like a great business opportunity, too great to let slip just because of prejudice and innuendo.

Little Sun caught his breath. "We do! We do!"

He picked up one of the vials and examined it in the fashion of an expert. "Here in our store, we buy these at a 20% discount of the market price. That'll be 32,000 yuan for four!"

Once this purchase was completed, he could earn a commission of three hundred. What fortuitous fortune!

Qin Feng nodded, surveying the products the store had to offer.

"One T3 combat suit1, one dagger, a crossbow with thirty arrows, a combat bag pack, and an outdoor utensil set!"

There were so few elites in the entire colony that most of them ordinary folk who would never choose to purchase something of such high quality, such as the T3 combat suit.

"Alright. Please provide the size that you want!"

"…170!" Qin Feng looked at his scrawny body, managing to crack a bitter smile.

Right now, he was only 1.7 meters tall and painfully bony—it was so different from the one he had before rebirth.

Once he was done with all these, it looked like the time was nigh to work hard and develop his body.

"Great!" Little Sun hurried around the shop, bringing a T3 combat suit for Qin Feng to try on, then picking up other things he had requested.

Qin Feng selected the items skillfully, snapping up everything up he needed, and refusing anything that Little Sun was trying to sell him that he did not need.

In the end, he spent 30,000 at the store, pocketing only the remaining 2,000 yuan, which he stuffed into his backpack.

"Sir, if you wish to come again, you'll be treated as our regular. We can give you a discount for any transaction over 10,000 yuan. This is my communicator's number. You can add me!" Little Sun said.

Qin Feng nodded happily. It would be very convenient to do business with familiar people.

After he asked the guy for his real name, Qin Feng added the salesperson named Sun Yu to his contacts.

There were very few contacts on his communicator, only about twenty or thirty people, with most of them his schoolmates. But it also kept things clean.

After that, Qin Feng turned off his communicator, changed into his new T3 combat suit, armed it with the dagger, and left the store with his brand new bow and arrow strapped to his back.

Along the way, Qin Feng could sense the attention that his new suit was drawing.

On a hot day in June, just like today, the waterproof and fireproof combat suit could equalize the cold and heat. Even if he were completely wrapped up, it would engulf him with a cool, comfortable temperature, not too hot and airless.

The greyish-green camouflage of the suit was a protective color for the wilderness, which was exactly the thing that made him stand out like a sore thumb.

His young face might have looked unfledged, but the expression on his face was sangfroid; his sharp eyes darting about for the slightest sign of danger.

The crossbow at his waist, the dagger in his boots, and the arrows hidden inside his combat backpack represented absolute power but, at the same time, was also a symbol of money.

Qin Feng ignored the strange looks he was getting and flagged down a car. "Go to the wilderness' dispatch site."

The driver shot him a curious look, but when Qin Feng got into the car, he kept his gaze lowered and lips sealed, saying nothing. So, the driver kept quiet, driving silently to the destination.

Because of space rifts, the areas outside the colony were treacherous. But they needed people to go out there to hunt, kill, and protect the settlement, which was why the wilderness' dispatch site was set up.

Over here, Qin Feng's suit was not that conspicuous.

Because out here, in fact, everyone was dressed just like that.

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Chapter 6: The Reed Marsh Frogmen

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Qin Feng stepped into a vehicle, and the melodious voice of a woman looped over the loudspeaker.

"This field trip will go through Xishan, Jiuqugou, Qinghe Bay, the Yuanyang ruins, the Changnan colony…"

"All fighters, please take note that after killing ultra beasts in the wilderness dispatch site, you may take any part of the corpses as proof for an exchange in Chinese currency. The targets are herbivorous giant rat, red-eyed jackal, man-eating wisteria, frogmen…"

The automated voice repeating itself above Qin Feng flooded him with sweet nostalgia.

It had been a long while since he sat on such a simple and crude collective traveling outdoor combat vehicle!

The wild was dangerous not just because the rift could appear anytime, but the place had, in fact, been invaded by alien creatures that had made mother earth their lair.

To protect the safety of the colony, the leaders had to offer rewards in an attempt to encourage more people to join the operation.

More than twenty passengers were on the vehicle, where not a single one came alone, but because they did not know Qin Feng, they thought that he belonged to another team and paid little attention to the newcomer.

They paused at each stop, where some got off, and others got on. When they arrived at Qinghe Bay, Qin Feng moved to stand by the door, hoping to attract as little attention as he could. Another group of people got up as well.

It was not apparent in the vehicle, but when the moment they stepped off the car, Qin Feng stood out like a sore thumb.

"Why are you alone? This place is too dangerous! Why don't you come with us?" A soft voice from the five-girl group chirped when she saw that he was on his own.

"Yaoyao!" One of the girls from her team quickly cut in, eyeing Qin Feng cautiously. "This person chose to come out here alone. Chances are he can handle himself pretty well. He may not want to join us!"

The girl named Yaoyao, as Qin Feng had found out, retorted, "That is exactly why I invited him!"

"Yaoyao, you don't even know if he's skillful or not. What if he holds us back?!" Another guy said, echoing the firsts' opinion.

"But…" Li Yaoyao clearly did not agree with her teammates.

"Forget it, Yaoyao. That dude's a goner!" Another girl tugged Yaoyao by the wrist. "People won't care for your kindness!"

It was only then that the group realized that while they were busy arguing, Qin Feng was already 20 meters ahead of them, hastily disappearing into the giant reed marshes.

His quiet scuttle ticked the group off.

Now, why was the person like that?!

Qin Feng did not know what they were thinking, nor did he have the habit of making conversation with strangers. Every once in a while, the people in the wilderness were way scarier than those inside the colony. Qin Feng felt that he was still too inadequate to mingle with the others around here.

Moreover, he was in no mood to allow anyone to know about this thing that he needed to do.

He stealthily trampled his way through the reeds until he reached the center, careful to make no sound. The edges were both sharp but soft at the same time, meaning they could be pushed aside, but they could also cut.

Fortunately, Qin Feng's T3 suit protected him against grazes. Standing inside the reed marsh was like being in a bamboo forest. Like a double-edged sword, the foliage provided him good cover but, at the same time, prevented him from seeing approaching danger.

Croak!

Qin Feng turned his head sharply towards the direction of the soft croaking sound, eyes squinting.

That very moment, a green apparition shot out from among the giant reeds like a rocket.

Qin Feng drew his armed crossbow and offset the arrow slightly.

He held his breath and then pulled the trigger.

Swoosh!

With deadly accuracy, the arrow hit the green figure, piercing its skull. Patches of blood and a yellowish-white substance spattered all over the reeds.

The green figure fell to the ground with a plop. Now, Qin Feng could go take a closer look.

The creature was half the size of a human and looked very much like a frog blown out of proportion.

Its hind legs were well-developed enough, an indication that it could probably walk upright. Behold, the notorious killer of Qinghe bay's reed marsh—the frogman.

As it was announced on the bus earlier on, this creature was mentioned in the bounty list.

Qin Feng walked up to it, carefully carving out the frogman's eye with the dagger.

Although frogmen flesh tasted pretty good, Qin Feng had other stuff that needed his attention. He could not afford to be lugging around something so bulky. Also, the frogman's blood would serve as bait for other dangerous creatures lurking in the tall shadows.

As he placed the eyeball into a sealed jar, he could feel himself absorbing the frogman's energy, strengthening his physical body bit by bit.

"This is faster than it was in my previous life! Is this it's full ability? Maybe. Maybe there are stronger ones which I have yet unearth!"

Qin Feng could feel the difference, his bountiful upgrades in strength got him excited.

He trounced forward as the reeds got thicker. The croaks were now loud, almost deafening, where a cacophony of staccato howls reached out from the dark.

Croak! Croak! Croak!

Qin Feng stood still and fired.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Two arrows shot through the gaps between the giant stalks and hit two frogmen who unceremoniously tangled themselves in the reeds.

Summer was nigh, and so was mating season for the frogman. If they were not cleared at this time, once the love rush was over, their numbers would increase exponentially. They would then have to leave their nest and spread out, an unthinkable threat to the colony!

Unsurprisingly, these severe consequences to its safety were also mentioned on the bus.

Qin Feng walked up to his kills and, again, unconsciously absorbed the energy from the frogmen. He could feel enormous strength coursing through every vein, pulsating his every muscle.

It was a lovely feeling, one that Qin Feng had not experienced for so many years. Far too long it was.

After all, back at that time, he had not advanced for a long time.

After he had received the awakening injection, he became an ability user. But the energy he absorbed was directed towards strengthening his body, so the might he displayed was actually little his own but that of an Ancient Warrior.

If he were to be measured by current assessments, Qin Feng was definitely a G1-tier Ancient Warrior!

After he gouged the eyeballs out, Qin Feng continued to march forward, steady and determined.

Three hours later and he'd already made his way through the slushy reed marshes where the unmistakable, low rumble of rushing waters came to ear.

This was it. This was the real Qinghe bay, real but just as dangerous.

Man-eating fishes infested the waters, and the ever-present threat of a crocodile beast made this a forbidden area.

Owing to that, the Chengbei colony was unaware that there was a hidden anti-human organization, which also doubled as Z Organization's underground lab.

Qin Feng had not come here for revenge. In his current shape, he needed to build himself up above all else.

No, he chose to come here because he believed there was help.

Qin Feng strapped on his oxygen tank and goggles, which he had bought at the store earlier.

Splosh!!!

Qin Feng jumped into the frigid water.

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Chapter 7: Dead Giant Beast

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This part of the river ran real deep. Qin Feng entered the water and was immediately greeted by a peculiar blue-red glow all around him. Those were, without a doubt, toxin deposits, which in turn meant that there were no mutant organisms around this area.

The last time he escaped from death, he did not feel a thing. Now, he felt a stinging pain where his skin was exposed to the toxins.

He brushed the pain away. Compared to his injuries sustained the last time, this was nothing!

Qin Feng moved swiftly in the water. After his recent upgrades and developments, his speed and strength had improved, and he was able to swim freely.

In less than three minutes, he made it to the bottom of the river where a black hole opened up.

It was about two meters wide and even if Qin Feng stood upright, he would still be able to go through it without issue.

Calculating his shots, he swam his way inside.

The hole tilted upwards. After ten meters or so diving through the passage, Qin Feng reached the surface of the water.

The moment he shut off the oxygen supply, an extremely pungent odor attacked his nostrils.

No wonder it reeked in here. He was inside a sewage pipe.

This was where he had escaped from the laboratory in his previous life.

He remembered that back then, after receiving the awakening injection, Zhou Hao had to carry him out of the research center, which was the place they came face to face with the razor-fanged infants. His friend had been bitten to death, whereas he had to struggle with one of the monsters leaving him severely injured.

But when the razor-fanged infants had died, Qin Feng had assimilated their energy, and those wounds were able to recover quickly. It had been almost unbelievable.

When Qin Feng was being diagnosed, a doctor revealed that this could indeed be his special ability after his awakening.

After that, when he was leaving the medical tent, he had been attacked and kidnapped.

Subsequently, another turmoil transpired in the colony, and in the hullabaloo, no one had noticed the disappearance of a sixteen-year-old.

Just like Zhou Hao's death, it had been merely another unfortunate accident.

After that, Qin Feng had been taken into the laboratory where he had been experimented on for hours. Only once had they confirmed that he was really dead, did they dispose of his body in the trash. They had waited for the corpse to decompose, before flinging it into the river and into oblivion.

These thoughts drifted through his mind, and before he knew it, he had already reached the end of the tunnel.

There was a piece of metal sheet blocking his path. A large human-like palm was wedged, leaving a 30-centimeter gap, big enough for one person to squeeze through.

Qin Feng climbed up, pausing to take a look at the giant hand of the creature that had saved him in his previous life.

It was a creature about 30 meters long. But right now, it was in a wretched state. Its flesh rotted from its bones, a result of exposure to the toxins. Apart from a claw that was trying to pry the metal sheet open, and another one which broke off and had fallen onto the pile of trash, the rest of the talons were nowhere to be found.

From the remaining bits of flesh, Qin Feng concluded that it must have been a furry beast that looked like it had been skinned to the bone. All its innards had been extracted, even leaving the creature without a tail.

Both of the creature's eyes had been gouged out, its eyebrows bored into, indicating that the creature's core which amassed its abilities had long been removed.

Its flesh and bones were brittle as a result of the infernal experiments; all that was left had no value whatsoever.

"How did it die?!" Qin Feng muttered under his breath when he saw the hole the size of a fist.

If it was already so severely injured, how did this creature manage to pry open the metal sheet?

"Wait… Could it be soul energy? But then again…" Qin Feng frowned.

He had come here today for this giant creature.

Back then, when he had been confirmed dead and disposed of in the trash mount, he had fallen on top of this creature and felt his body absorbing energy. The ability was at least ten times weaker than the time he was awakened just now.

After the destructive experiments he had been put through, there was barely anything left of his ability.

Even so, the energy that he had absorbed from the creature had brought him back to life. When he had realized that, he crawled out of the opening and escaped death.

This meant that the creature had indirectly saved Qin Feng's life.

He had wanted dearly to come back after he was reborn to rescue this creature and settle his debt. If he could nurture and grow the beast, it would be undoubtedly powerful enough to destroy the entire Z Organization.

The creature's dilapidated state, however, was utterly out of his expectation.

Qin Feng looked at the time. He was here ten minutes earlier than he was in his previous life when he was awake.

"Wait! What is this?" Qin Feng noticed that the giant beast's body had suddenly moved as if something was pushing against it.

Then, suddenly a bright silver light radiated from the belly of the beast, followed by a wave of spatial fluctuation!

After the same experience just a few hours ago, and the many years of conversance with spatial fluctuation, how could Qin Feng not recognize it?

Could this space rift be the reason for his rebirth?

Strange. It didn't make sense. That opening was too small, even smaller than the one that the razor-fanged infants had climbed out of. While Qin Feng was always on high alert, having experienced the previous life, he did not flee but instead reached out and pushed the giant corpse.

The silver halo of light looking about the size of a DVD rose into the air.

"Space passage!"

The difference between a space passage and a spatial rift was that the latter was unstable and could collapse at any given time, while the former was stable and mostly man-made.

A moment after the passage had opened, it spat out a red ovoid object around half the size of a human fist and disappeared in a flash.

Qin Feng let his gaze follow the thing that had fallen out of the passage.

Apparently, it was an irregularly shaped egg, or perhaps, more precisely, an afterbirth.

Wrapped within the translucent placental expulsion was a creature as tiny as a scrawny puppy.

Qin Feng could sense that the little puppy's vital signs were steady, thanks to the shell-like encapsulation cloaking its precious cargo.

In his mind, everything was starting to line up.

"Perhaps, the energy that I absorbed back then came from this little thing!"

Qin Feng had fallen down and landed on top of the giant beast, which was why he had mistakenly assumed that it was the giant beast's energy that saved him.

"Hello, little one! From now on, I'll look after you. Let's exact revenge together!" Qin Feng picked up the afterbirth and gently placed it in a waterproof compartment in his backpack.

Suddenly, a deafening mechanical sound pealed the silence of his surroundings.

Above him, a sharp blade was descending! Evidently, before the garbage was disposed of, everything was to be minced!

"Don't worry. I will take good care of your child!" Qin Feng promised the carcass of the gargantuan creature.

As he stepped through the gap, watery blood trickled down the eyes of the slain alien beast as if crying.

Whirrr…

The blender whirred at a terrifying speed, pulverizing everything it touched.

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Chapter 8: Element Core

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Qin Feng climbed out of the passage, and the sharp, burning pain stung his skin once again as the toxic liquid made contact with his body.

But it did not bother him. He continued swimming towards the shore, even killing a bunch of frogmen on his way back until he reached shallower waters.

The toxic scum from the laboratory did not reach this part of the river, so it was supposedly clear and safe from pollution.

When the spatial rifts started appearing, and the humans ungraciously forced down the food chain, factories had no choice but to shut down. Within centuries, the earth was covered in lush green foliage, and pollution decreased drastically—probably a good thing for mother earth!

Qin Feng washed his hands, face, and neck in the clean water. Fortunately, his body was unaffected; if the T3 suit did not have this protective function, it would not have been worth its asking price.

Once he had cleaned up, Qin Feng unzipped his bag and removed the afterbirth1 with the little creature still inside.

Perhaps it was because it was away from the space passage, that the little thing regained its vitality.

Qin Feng could see, very clearly, every breath it inhaled. The translucent liquid in the placental expulsion gradually disappeared into its mouth, slowly wringing its little capsule and sucking up energy!

In less than an hour, it might even hatch.

Qin Feng checked the time and saw that it was already eight at night. No cars traversed the wilderness at this hour, and the base was by now securely locked down!

He would have to spend the night here.

He walked around, soon finding a place sheltered from the wind. He was careful to sprinkle some beast repellent powder around the area to keep particular low-tier creatures away with its caustic smell.

As for space rifts, though they may appear effortlessly, the chances of them occurring was not very high. The only exception here was that every time they appeared, they were often almost inevitably destructive.

From what he could remember, on this night of which he escaped death, there were no spatial rifts.

If that was the case, it should not be a problem for him to spend one night out here in the open wilderness.

Looking back, Qin Feng had one too many experiences sleeping rough all alone in the wilderness.

He hurriedly gobbled down some compressed biscuits, slowly settling down on the earth, legs crossed, and acknowledging the whispering quiet of his inner world.

Slowly, Qin Feng relaxed, and his breathing slowed. It was as if he was no longer in this world.

It was completely dark in his mind. It was then when a crystalline diamond suddenly appeared in his perception.

From afar, the diamond 'looked' infinitesimal.

But as Qin Feng thought about getting closer, the diamond began to expand.

It felt as if he was floating in the darkness of deep space and along his line of sight was a brilliant star, continuously expanding in his eyes.

It was very much like a diamond planet. No one could tell how big it really was, and all around this transparent planet was a faint halo of smog circling it.

"Ability core!" Qin Feng gasped.

In the last life, his talent was destroyed, and no matter how hard he tried to manifest it in his thoughts, he could not sense the ability core that all the ability users were talking about.

Now, it was clear. This diamond planet only existed in the ability core within the human consciousness.

This was the first time he could see his own ability core, in its whole complete and unscathed glory.

It was big and robust, quietly levitating in the darkness, intensely brilliant and blinding.

Qin Feng controlled his excitement, carefully reaching out to it again.

This diamond planet was not completely clear as a black light actually lay at its core, dark and deep like a whirlpool that could suck in all forms of matter.

"This is my innate absorbing ability! From the looks of it, it's really powerful!"

Sensing this ability brought Qin Feng back to the time before his rebirth, when his ability core was destroyed, leaving only this black nucleus, which gave him the ability to absorb.

The only thing was that he could never be an ability user again, and had to use this ability to become an Ancient Warrior.

"My absorbing ability is black. Could that mean that I am a dark ability user?!"

To this day, there were ten types of abilities among ability users, where some were weak and some strong. Their respective probability of awakening was very high. It consisted of five ordinary element abilities, namely metal, wood, water, fire, earth. Special abilities included wind, thunder, ice, and the two extremely rare abilities of light and darkness.

Who would have known that his ability would be darkness?

Qin Feng's mind began to wander as his consciousness began to ease, and the bright star gradually moved further away until it was just a tiny speck in the darkness.

He slowly opened his eyes, looking as if he had just returned from a long journey. Although the darkness disappeared and he had already left his subconscious, his mind was extremely exhausted.

"My consciousness is too weak!" Qin Feng furrowed his brows.

Consciousness was one of the required strengths to control a user's special ability. Even if he practiced the Ancient Warrior's ability, his inner force's development would require him to have better control of his subconsciousness as well. He would need to keep practicing it until he genuinely mastered its art.

Chirp! Chirp!

The voice sounded frail. Qin Feng turned around to look for the source of the noise, immediately drawn to his sleeping bag.

He unzipped his sleeping bag and lo and behold, a creature lay squirming on the thin mat!

It was the little beast that he had rescued.

It had chewed through its afterbirth, eating nearly half of it, leaving remnants of goo dangling from its hind legs. That stuff would dry up soon enough.

Chirp! Chirp!

The little creature called out, eyes still shut and mouth opened wide as if looking for something to eat.

Qin Feng took out a tube of nutrient jelly, which had a strong remedy effect. He initially planned to use these to help the giant beast recover some of its strength, but instead, he was now giving them to its offspring.

The little creature clung to the plastic tube and began to suckle hungrily.

Qin Feng looked down at the meek little thing and smiled; the tension in his shoulders eased and, his heart began to soften.

After that, he produced a towel, wet it lightly with water, put it against his body to warm it, and wiped the little beast. Never had he ever been so gentle before. Not even with his own brothers and women, neither in the previous life nor this life.

Undoubtedly, it was because those people were strong enough not to need it in the first place!

After he had dried the tiny body, the little beast's appearance changed slightly. As the bloodstained fur was exposed to air, it dried up, and in its place, white fur sprouted.

"I'll call you Xiao Bai!"

Terrible at naming things, Qin Feng decided not to trouble himself and christened the little beast. Like it or hate it, the newborn did not possess the ability to refuse names given to it. It merely chirped twice, drank up until it was full before falling into a deep slumber.

Qin Feng crawled into his sleeping bag, placing the little beast on top of his chest to avoid crushing it.

Even though his eyes were shut, he was only 30% asleep but 70% awake. It became second nature to achieve such feats since he had already spent a great deal of time in the wilderness previously.

While he was in this semi-awoken state, a noise in the dark drifted to his ears. Qin Feng's eyes immediately popped open. Quickly getting to his feet, he placed Xiao Bai into his shirt pocket, hurriedly rolled up the mat, and stuffed it into the combat backpack. It only took him ten seconds to get all of that done.

From afar, the soulful howling of wolves pierced the stoic night. Suddenly, several figures were seen scampering frantically toward him.

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Chapter 9: Rich Gunner

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"Run! Hurry!" Li Yaoyao kept repeating these words in her mind as if to give herself some strength.

But as energy quickly drained from her body, she started to slow down. From the very beginning, she was not a physically fit Ancient Warrior.

In front of her, Wang Kai, Jiang Wenxuan, and Yuhai's silhouette began to blur into the distance.

They were way faster and much further ahead of her. They were running for their fragile lives, not daring even to look back.

Just when Li Yaoyao was about to give up, a wispy voice called out, "Yaoyao! Run! I will distract them!"

"Mengmeng!" Li Yaoyao turned around and saw that Lu Meng had stopped running, her petite 1.5-meter frame suddenly looked really tall.

Lu Meng opened the space receptacle, and a machine fell out, landing on the ground with a loud boom.

Click! Clack! Click! Clack!

The gears on the machine moved, a cold sheen reflecting off its surface under the silvery glow of the moonlight.

The T9 assault tower had been hastily assembled, equipped with a large gattling gun with 9 muzzles the size of a grinding wheels armed with a honeycomb of bullets.

Pow! pow! pow! pow! pow! pow! pow!

Bullets whizzed by, and bright muzzle flashes woke the dark wilderness.

In the shadows of the night, a red radiance let out a long, high-pitched cry. Clearly, scary weaponry like this was bound to inflict some severe damage on the enemy.

Qin Feng, hoping to take advantage of the darkness to stay out of sight, cursed under his breath as he darted to a large tree behind him to avoid getting caught in the middle of a firefight.

Qin Feng recognized that the people being chased were the five students he'd encountered earlier today.

He could not believe that they would have such bad luck. Merely too ostentatious were they, perhaps? How did they manage to draw a pack of jackals on their first night here?!

But it was just a regular ol' jackal pack though. With the girl named Meng Meng's T9 assault tower, it should be a reasonably easy task to get rid of them.

"That nouveau riche!" Qin Feng was observing Lu Meng in the darkness. A big machine like that needed to be transported by a tactical van. It was supposed to be a team machine that cost over 2 million for one, not mentioning it required a vast amount of ammunition.

But, that was nothing compared to the space receptacle whereby one cubic meter was worth a good 5 million. The fact that she was able to fit a T9 assault tower inside meant that it was surely upwards of one cubic meter.

Qin Feng was deciding on whether he should wait for them to die before taking it for himself when a giant creature suddenly came into view.

The monster was 2 meters tall; its giant body was shaped like an ordinary, non-mutated bull. However, this one had a coal-black hide, bloodshot eyes, and sharp snow-white fangs that glinted in the night.

"Beast-general tier! Neapolitan Mastiff!" exclaimed Qin Feng when he saw the creature's true form and immediately recognized it.

There were always some species of powerful beasts among the common ultra beasts. Labeled differently according to their strength, their kind saw beast soldiers, beast generals, and the beast kings among their hierarchy.

Beast soldiers were like the elites among humans and, with effort, could be easily killed.

But beast generals, on the other hand, were commanders among the monsters.

This Neapolitan Mastiff had already reached a beast-general tier. No wonder these people were hysterical.

The assault tower spat out bullets like a hurricane, yet it was unable to inflict any damage on the creature – the beast was too fast!

Whoosh!

The Neapolitan Mastiff was no less intelligent than a human, quickly making its way behind Lu Meng to evade the bullets and simultaneously reaching out its claws towards Lu Meng.

"NO!" Li Yaoyao screamed.

The elements in the environment vibrated violently, and a ripple of water appeared, forming a wall of water behind Lu Meng. The hound's sharp claws tore through the fragile protection, slicing down his back with great fury!

Screeeeeech!

Lu Meng's jacket was torn, revealing a thin silver garment underneath, which was apparently very strong as it seemed to be intact, allowing it to protect its wearer.

However, the force of the strike threw Lu Meng into the air. That alone was enough to cause her serious injuries.

Then, the creature ignored Li Yaoyao and charged towards Lu Meng like a mindless beast locked on to its prey and nothing else!

"Ah, forget it!" Qin Feng sighed.

Ultimately, he was not some cold-blooded murderer. This girl was not very powerful, but yet, she attempted to fend off the monster to buy her friend some time – reminding Qin Feng of Zhou Hao's camaraderie.

True friendship was indeed invaluable.

He had enough. Qin Feng decided to get involved.

Swish!

An arrow shot off his crossbow, headed towards the Neapolitan Mastiff at an extremely tricky angle.

In its hunt for food, the Neapolitan Mastiff had not taken into account random arrows that came out of nowhere. The shot may not be lethal, but if it was unable to avoid it, the arrow would surely puncture its eye.

The beast swerved to the side to dodge the incoming spine and, in doing so, missing the chance to pounce on Lu Meng.

Qin Feng did not stop there and, instead, released a second arrow!

Swoosh!

This one, too, had its sights set on the Neapolitan Mastiff's eyes.

This time, however, the beast could not evade it. The moment he dodged the first arrow, he had unwittingly stepped into Qin Feng's trap.

The Neapolitan Mastiff wailed in pain as the arrow impaled its eye. It winced and flinched for a moment, then became mad. Raving mad.

Bam!

The creature sprang forward in a tormented rage and rammed itself against the tree that Qin Feng was hiding behind.

Against all odds, Qin Feng had already escaped to another tree.

Being attacked by a wild beast was no short of a petrifying experience.

While avoiding a head-on confrontation with the Neapolitan Mastiff, Qin Feng kept shooting at it, taunting the monster with each provoking arrow!

This was his experience in the previous life, this was his best combat technique.

When Lu Meng, who thought that this was going to be her last day for sure, saw someone coming to her rescue, she could not help but let relief drown her as she had escaped death. She now began to feel hopeful.

But this hope quickly turned into despair again – the arrows only served to slow the beast, which was still advancing towards its attacker! Qin Feng was forced to retreat, closing in the distance between the two of them.

Now, it looked like the beast would surely catch up to him and rip him apart!

Both Lu Meng and Li Yaoyao recognized him – the guy who came down the car with them.

He was only armed with simple weaponry, and there was no ability user medal on his chest, almost certainly not powerful enough to stop the ultra beast.

Then, all of a sudden, Qin Feng leaped into the air.

Lu Meng's eyes widened. "Is he going to…"

Before she could even think about it, Qin Feng was already standing on top of the T9 assault tower.

Unrealizing of his location, Qin Feng, who had been running away from the Neapolitan Mastiff, had drawn near to the assault tower. He meant to control this powerful gun.

Ever since the appearance of the space rift, humanity had experienced not only destruction but also evolution.

Ability users and Ancient Warriors began to emerge. But the majority of people were the gunners.

Gunners used strengthening potions to improve their strengths, then relied on machines to perform their destructive attacks. Even though their power would never match up to that of the ability users and Ancient Warriors, their low threshold and high numbers were like the mass-produced grains that kept human beings alive.

Under such circumstances, the continuous development of machines, and the occurrence of all sorts of energy from space rifts lead to a breakthrough in machinery.

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Chapter 10: Destroy The Beast General

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The gunners also had pronounced weaknesses. When it came to their reaction, speed, and strength, they would always be inferior to ability users and ancient warriors.

"No! There's no way he can do it!"

What she was about to witness would leave her shocked.

Just like the arrows, Qin Feng triggered the assault cannon, pelting the Neapolitan Mastiff with a hail of bullets.

Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow!

When the smoke and gunpowder cleared, the Neapolitan Mastiff was clearly maimed by the relentless shelling.

"Aaaoooouuuuuu!" The Neapolitan Mastiff howled as it was sent flying into the air.

Unlike Lu Meng, Qin Feng did not keep his finger on the trigger unremittingly. It was always twisting the nozzle with a click, raising it a little, and then a steady pull.

With no mercy whatsoever, another shower of bullets flooded the Neapolitan Mastiff, piercing the most vulnerable part of its body, its abdomen, and punching holes into its vital organs.

Just like that, with two attacks, the Neapolitan Mastiff was severely wounded.

"Aooouuuuuuu!" The Neapolitan Mastiff fell from the sky, howling soulfully as if its end was near.

Although the injuries inflicted on him were not deadly for now, if the fight were to continue, it would surely die.

So, it called out, signaling for its pack.

One by one, pairs of glowing red eyes began to flicker in the dense forest.

Red-eyed jackals!

When the Neapolitan Mastiff was hunting its prey, they were watching by the side, not participating left the beast general might think that they were going for its food.

Now that they were allowed to join the hunt, their crimson eyes were practically dripping with blood, mouths drooling to the ground as they glared at Qin Feng, eager to tear into him.

"Come on then!" Qin Feng deftly grabbed onto the assault tower.

It would seem the assault cannon had a spirit of its own, as it mimicked his movements and ferociously shredded the jackals into pieces.

Qin Feng noticed a pair of red eyes before one of the jackals even made a move, and pulled the trigger!

In a blink of an eye, the jackal was pattered with over twenty bullets.

"Aaaaooouuuuu!"

The smell of blood set off the pack of jackals, with three of them charging directly towards their assailant! Qin Feng shifted the assault tower and sent bullets flying everywhere again.

Fight them off!!!

Fight them off again!

"Come and help me reload the canon if you are still breathing!" Qin Feng's icy tone muddled between the deafening shots.

Lu Meng suddenly snapped out of her daze and crawled to Qin Feng while trying to bear the pain.

Li Yaoyao quickly ran to her friend and tended to her wound. But her eyes were glued on Qin Feng. That young man looked so calm, and besides, there was a charm about him.

Swoosh!

Rows of ammunition were being loaded into the weapon. Lu Meng watched Qin Feng's antics in amusement – that precision, that skill; it was mesmerizing.

Qin Feng finished shooting one last round and then stopped.

When Lu Meng saw that he had ceased fire, she panicked. "What is it? Why did you stop? You ran out of ammo?"

Qin Feng turned to look Lu Meng in the eye. "They're all dead. We'll split the loot between us. The Neapolitan Mastiff is mine!"

Lu Meng looked around and saw the lifeless red-eyed jackals scattered all over the field. The nightmare that was pursuing them was now already dead.

"They're all dead!" Lu Meng's eyes widened.

Qin Feng ignored the naïve little girl and was already standing over the corpses, absorbing the energy into his body, which was supposed to strengthen him and increase his speed.

When as he walked up to the Neapolitan Mastiff, a massive wave of energy shocked him!

Buzz!

Qin Feng felt his surroundings tremble, and his strength got a substantial unexpected boost.

G2 tier!

If he told anyone, at all, that on the second day of his awakening, he had risen to two tiers without any potions, their jaws would have fallen to their feet!

That was Qin Feng's ability, however.

This ability that awakened only a minute after the injection could potentially reach S tier.

Right now, however, Qin Feng still had not mastered this special ability, having not honed himself to exploit it to its fullest.

Qin Feng suppressed his newly acquired as a measure for discretion and began to collect his loot.

The red-eyed jackal's fur and sharp claws were materials that could be sold.

Ultimately, to make the exchange with Chengbei colony's officials, he needed to cut out the ears of the red-eyed jackals.

But forty over red-eyed jackals could definitely not compare to one Neapolitan Mastiff.

That. Now that was a beast general!

Qin Feng carved into the Neapolitan Mastiff's body with his dagger, expertly removing its pelt, teeth, and claws.

The most important part was actually located at the center of the creature's chest, near the heart.

Squirt!

Fresh blood splattered as the muscles were quickly sliced. After the ribs were removed, what looked like a spherical red bead was revealed.

Neapolitan Mastiffs were categorized as beast generals because of this energy core in its body, the source of energy for its awakened speed and strength. Most of these were located next to the heart.

This red bead could be used directly to enhance its physique and was many times stronger than G-tier strengthening potions.

Qin Feng pocketed the bead then squeezed the remainder of the materials into his backpack. That was only one Neapolitan Mastiff's worth, and yet his backpack was now fully stuffed!

On the other side of the field, Lu Meng and Li Mengmeng looked as pale as ghosts. When Lu Meng saw the insides of the sliced corpse, she nearly threw up the meal she had last night.

"If it weren't for you, I would've been dead. I still haven't thanked you yet. Please take all of these with you!" Lu Meng protested.

She was never one to stand the sight of blood from dissecting corpses.

Qin Feng glanced at Lu Meng and answered, unreserved, "Sure!"

He was, in fact, about to give the rest to her to minimize her losses, but it seemed like she did not care anyway.

Materials from these red-eyed jackals were not even worth nearly as much as the bullets used tonight!

Right now, Qin Feng needed to create some fortune. After all, he had just been reborn. While he might not have been very successful in his previous life, he was at least a valiant mercenary who had fought hundreds of battles, and one who did not lack money either.

Currently, he was poor as a pauper and needed a lot of resources to support his training.

He dragged all the red-eyed jackals to a pile and then removed their nails and ears. As their coats were too tattered, he did not collect them.

After a few minutes, Qin Feng had bagged all the materials gathered into his sleeping bag. That thing was nothing very valuable anyway. Even if there were bloodstains on it, he could just replace it with a new one.

Once he was done, he turned around and saw the frightened Lu Meng and Li Yaoyao shuddering on the ground, looking very lost and exhausted.

The sun was rising, and the skies were bright. This meant that the vehicles would start making rounds soon, and they could finally return home!

Qin Feng tied up his sleeping bag and looked around to determine the direction they should head.

"Come with me, let's get back to the colony!" Qin Feng said, dragging the sleeping back behind him.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Li Yaoyao quickly said. She was truly grateful that Qin Feng had helped them and, for the most part, kept them alive to see another day.

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Chapter 11: Return

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Lu Meng kept her assault cannon, and although Li Yaoyao had tended to her wounds, she took a huge blow, and the internal damage she suffered was pretty severe by this point.

Qin Feng looked back to check up on both girls, and when he saw that they had no trouble keeping up with him, he continued to move ahead, not saying a single word.

They were just some ignorant students. There was no need to get too concerned.

Surprisingly though, Li Yaoyao's had an extremely poor water healing ability!

If the flowers in the greenhouse were taking risks, then what awaited them was withering after the storm.

At around six in the morning, a wilderness en route patrol car arrived at the scene.

Over twenty people had gathered at the pickup point, some bearing abundant yield while others hung by the threads of their lives.

These kinds of things had happened one too many times and were nothing unusual.

Qin Feng kept walking towards the group, unfazed, whereas Li Yaoyao and Lu Meng were on edge, still mortified by the recent violence.

"Wang Kai, you guys…" Li Yaoyao's eyes were filled with disappointment.

She was addressing the companions who had come with her.

It was those three guys who had invited her to this trip, promising to look after and protect Li Yaoyao from their support class. They were planning to rescue the damsel in distress, whereby they would showoff their strengths. In the end, they had abandoned her and ran off on their own.

Now here they were, waiting for the car, with not the slightest speck of concern if Li Yaoyao and Lu Ming were still alive.

"Asshole! Cowardly pussies! You'll die horrible deaths!" Lu Meng shouted at the three guys.

Jiang Wenxuan was shocked to see his companions getting the boot, but he quickly adjusted his expressions.

"Lu Meng, Yaoyao, I knew you guys would be alright!"

"You knew that we were alright? How would you know that? Why don't the three of you try getting chased by a G3 beast general?!" Lu Meng spat.

Fear flashed in the boys' eyes, but that soon turned into anger.

"Aren't you fine now?" retorted an annoyed Yu Hai.

Li Yaoyao looked incredulously at him. She could not believe that he actually had the nick to say that. "Aren't we supposed to be companions? You abandoned us, and now, you dare act as if you've done nothing wrong? So, you're that kind of people, huh?"

"What kind of people? Foolish bravery often leads to certain death, you idiot! We wouldn't bring a burden like you with us again!" Yu Hai's nose flared.

Li Yaoyao was shaking from head to toe. This was such a big and unexpected blow.

Others standing around watched the group of youngsters' arguments, amused by the escalating situation.

How could these greenhorns understand the dangers and cruelty of the unmerciful wilderness?!

But when the term 'beast general' was mentioned, some of them looked surprised.

Coming face to face with a beast general was no joke!

"Burden?" Qin Feng finally spoke, his tone frosty as his glared at Yu Hai. "If a water ability user is a burden, then I'm afraid that there would be no medical practitioners around to help you. If what you've said is uploaded to the internet, you'll be famous! You are unworthy of companions! Unworthy of joining any team! You may look like you're an ancient warrior, but are you proud of the fact that you left the water ability user behind while you run for your life? Do you think that you had the right to do that? You don't even have the balls to own up to your mistakes, yet you want to be on the front line? You might as go back and look after the elderly! Of course, you can hide in the corner and bully the average people, and be some thug or something. The world is so big. I'm sure there are filthy places that can put up with the likes of you!"

Qin Feng threw words at the boy. His intention was not to reprimand but to put the three guys to shame and humiliate them.

When everyone else heard the speech, they exploded into laughter.

"Trash will always be trash! Making excuses for his lack of character!"

"From the looks of it, it's their first time out!"

"They are probably still students!"

"They came out here even though they knew that they were helpless, causing big trouble to themselves and others!"

"They don't even know the rules, and they think themselves infallible! This is new."

The people did not restrain themselves from speaking their minds. Every one of them was pretty strong, and naturally, had no reason to be afraid of Wang Kai and his buddies.

Wang Kai dared not cross the crowd either. But deep inside, his rage boiled under pressure and was spilling over like a volcano about to explode.

Yuhai was more impulsive than his friends, and he was shaking violently. As an ancient warrior who had spent a year training in school, he was toned and muscular, and at 185cm, he was a good head taller than Qin Feng.

He took a step forward towards Qin Feng as if taunting to initiate a fight.

Swoosh!

An arrow whizzed through the air, then stabbed the ground millimeters off Yu Hai's feet.

"You want to die?" Qing Feng looked at him with piercing eyes.

For a moment, it was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over Yu Hao's boiling blood!

Having already exhausted all their weapons in the fight the night before, there were no bullets left in their guns. Then, amid the panic, Yu Hai lost the only knife he had.

Right now, he dared not return the blows because Qin Feng's crossbow still had arrows in them.

"Just you wait!" Yu Hai hissed. Wang Kai looked terrified, whereas Jiang Wenxuan concealed his fury within his eyes.

The three boys retreated, receiving scornful looks from the people around them. Soon, they were standing outside of the twenty people group.

Qin Feng and the girls, on the other hand, were surrounded from all corners. They seemed to have taken a great interest in Li Yaoyao, the ability user.

"If you want to come out to the wilderness again, then you should look for people like us. Don't get tricked by those people. It's too dangerous out here for you to just bet your life on anyone!"

"Why don't you join our mercenary team? We take good care of water ability users!"

"Our teams even provide better benefits!"

Most of those people were just teasing, most of it meaningless banter.

Ability users were the first professionals amongst the long-suffering human beings. Even if they were not fully developed, they would not be joining these small mercenary teams.

Regardless of whether it was the garrison or the patrol, or the official department for that matter, their doors were always open for them. Big organizations and mercenary regiments gave them the VIP treatment.

Every year in the Chengyang colony, around 30,000 sixteen-year-olds were awakened. Within the vast number, only about twenty to thirty of them were ability users. Not exactly one in ten thousand, but still, one in a thousand.

The crowd also showed a lot of interest in Qin Feng and Lu Meng. But after asking them some questions, and finding out that one was an average enhancer and the other a gunner, their interest fizzled out as quickly is it lit up.

They were too young, and besides, small teams like theirs were not a charity; they did not need rookies on their side.

One of them, however, did not perform like a newbie.

Qin Feng could not care less for these people's opinions, and neither was he interested either. He merely kept a straight face and refused to answer their condescending questions.

Luckily for him, the cars soon arrived.

There were three of them, and each was well-equipped with powerful weapons, considering how dangerous it was to cruise the wilderness at dawn.

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The cars were all packed full to the brim.

Squeezing with all those people, and having to put his belongings on the car roof, Qin Feng could not help but think to himself, "If I want to come out to the wilderness again, I would have to buy a combat vehicle. But then, for that, I would have to set up a team!"

Unless he had a huge space receptacle, he might lose a car if he left it out in the wilderness.

But only the nouveau riche have the capacity for luxuries like that!

Qin Feng glanced at the weak and inadequate Lu Meng.

Of course, Wang Kai, having been ostracized by the group, did not get on the same car.

Maybe it was because of the stuffy and stale air in the car that made Qin Feng feel the squirm of the supposedly sound asleep little guy wrapped in his chest.

Qin Feng's chest pocket was quite spacious, allowing the palm-sized Xiaobai to move around inside it.

"Keep still!" Qin Feng patted his pocket. There were too many prying eyes here for its own good.

Xiaobai's mom looked like she was pretty powerful, and if the good genes had been passed right, little Xiaobai could be nurtured and trained, obviously troublesome if someone their eyes on it.

To Qin Feng's relief, Xiaobei stopped shifting soon after.

He lifted his hand from his pocket, thoughts immediately shifting to the person whom he added to his contacts yesterday—Xue Xingfu!

[I have some things here. Do you want them?]

Qin Feng compiled a list of his haul and sent it to the guy.

Xue Xingfu was still stirring in his bed at six in the morning. The loud notification alerted him, and when he saw the message on his communicator, he sprung up from his bed, eyes wide open.

[Yes!]

Xue Xingfu had a feeling that this young man was not going to be just some ordinary run-of-the-mill guy.

It had only been a day, and there he was, hauling in a mountain of items.

Yesterday, he found just out that Qin Feng had received his awakening injection only recently.

From the looks of how things had panned out, Xue Xingfu ran a silent thought through his mind. This young man was extraordinary.

Qing Feng texted:

[I'll exchange them for 80 strengthening potions!]

[You want more strengthening potions? And what? You mean to exchange for 80 vials? Even if I get them at half price, I can't afford so many with my salary!]

Qin Feng smiled. These potions were not very useful to him; just hard currency that held its value.

Even if the federal government did issue paper money, most people in this era still believed in the ancient trade of bartering.

These things were real, after all!

[Then, just give me F-grade ones!]

Many hours later…

It took Xue Xingfu nearly half a day of ruminating before agreeing reluctantly.

Qin Feng took the opportunity and tried his luck, saying:

[Also, I have the materials of a beast general. Can I exchange it for an energy gun?]

[…]

How much more incredible could this young man be?

In the end, however, Xue Xingfu suppressed his curiosity and agreed to the exchange.

Qin Feng nodded in happy approval. Since he had only just been reborn, it was advantageous for him to have a combat partner like that!

After half an hour, he alighted the vehicle at the Chengbei colony's wilderness terminal, walked up to an ordinary car, opened the back door, and entered. By the time Lu Meng and Li Yaoyao alighted, Qin Feng was nowhere to be seen.

"What in the world? He just left like that? I was going to treat him to a meal?!" Lu Meng complained, arms crossed.

"He's from the Chengbei colony. We will run into him soon enough!" Li Yaoyao said softly, hurt by the fact that they were just nobodies in Qin Feng's eyes.

Qin Feng was utterly clueless as to what the girls were thinking. They had only met each other by chance, and he risked his life saving them—already an act of kindness in itself. There was no need for him to watch over the rookies like a nanny.

In the car, Xue Xingfu was calculating how much merit he had that could be exchanged for all the fresh materials.

Qin Feng also got what he needed—three vials of F-tier strengthening potions, twenty G-tier strengthening potions, and an energy gun.

The strengthening potions were worth 400,000—the equivalent of the ultra beast he killed; whereas, the energy gun was worth 200,000—the price of one Neapolitan Mastiff.

To be able to earn such money, the average person would have to work their arse off for at least half a lifetime.

Most of the young and strong who desired to become stinking rich were willing to spend their lives hunting and killing ultra beasts, in turn, enabling them to procure strengthening potions to heighten their performance. The only thing was, they often never returned from their trips into the treacherous wilderness.

"Alright. You can just drop me off at the junction!" Qin Feng said.

"Okay. If you require more good things, remember to come find me!" Xue Xingfu grinned. He, too, was satisfied with this transaction.

Qin Feng got out of the car. When he saw the crowd hurrying about, he suddenly stopped walking.

He was at a loss, not knowing where he should be going.

Thankfully, a few minutes later, he suddenly recollected that he was supposed to return to the orphanage.

He was not going to be a long-term resident, of course. One month after receiving the awakening injection, he would have to move out of the place when he had reached the full age of sixteen to make room for new younger orphans.

The orphanage was where he lived for now, and it had been a long time since he last saw the old principal.

Qin Feng's hand curled into a tight first at that thought, his footsteps growing heavier by the second.

Less than ten minutes later, Qin Feng spotted the densely packed overpopulated buildings with almost no living space between them.

The entire atmosphere was stiffening, giving off the ominous feeling of suffocating congestion.

But there was indeed not enough living space in Beicheng colony. Only the wealthy could afford to live in the executive neighborhoods and the high-end villas. The closer the place to the center of the district was, the bigger it would be. Vice-versa, real estate cramped down by the square foot with the ever-increasing distance.

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In all honesty, most people quietly knew that this was a sort of protective strategy.

Those living further around the edge were the ones who were almost always at risk of dangers—they were the cannon fodders.

Qin Feng walked into the neighborhood, hearing the high-pitched squeals of children playing. Even in a place with insufficient sunlight, kids be kids, and they were still lively and active.

Such was the nature of young offspring.

But when the kids saw Qin Feng, they stopped laughing and scattered into hiding, observing Qin Feng from afar.

Qin Feng had just slaughtered an ultra beast and reeked of blood. That was not even mentioning his imposing and intimidating outfit.

After he swiped his card at the scanner and entered the building, the kids began to whisper amongst themselves:

"Is he an orphan?"

"He looks really cool!"

"He's so well dressed. Is he here to deliver something?"

"Do you think we get to eat meat tonight?"

The prospect of a new stranger had the children drooling at the thought.

Qin Feng had already reached a G2 tier, so with his sharper senses, he was able to hear the children's conversation.

'Dang! I forgot. I'll bring something back when I'm free next time,' Qin Feng thought to himself as he ascended the stairs to a bedroom on the eighth floor.

There were four bunk beds inside, the residence of eight people. They were not here right now.

One of them was actually Chen Ming.

Qin Feng looked at the time. It was already seven.

They were all probably out training already. After all, the awakening would be one of the biggest moments in their lives.

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Chapter 13: The Old Director

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This was convenient for Qin Feng.

It took him some thinking before he found his own bed before unpacking the necessary toiletries in the public bathhouse of the building.

Finally, with the absence of prying eyes, he carefully took Xiaobai out of his pocket and… voila!

The little guy was now worlds away from the frail, stuttering newborn from yesterday night.

In the place of the matted cakes of dirt was a fluffy, newly obtained white coat of fur. The tiny creature opened its dark eyes, and two small ears perked up!

"Wait!" Qin Feng touched his pocket and found that the energy core he had put inside was missing.

He did not sell the energy core to Xue Xingfu because he was keeping for his own use.

After fumbling about in his pockets, his hand touched something wet. Qin Feng looked at Xiaobei.

"Did you swallow the energy core?"

"Chirp! Chirp!" Xiaobai's guilty dark eyes avoided Qin Feng's gaze, which was filled with questions.

Qin Feng found himself unable to scold the little creature. Not when those misty eyes were looking back at him so longingly.

"Forget it, as long as you're not going to be sick, go ahead!"

There was a massive amount of energy stored up inside the core. Qin Feng, being its new caretaker was worried that Xiaobei's tiny body may not be able to take it, thus killing it in the process.

"Stay here for now. I'll bring you out later!"

Qin Feng placed Xiaobai in a bucket. Walking into the bathhouse, he gave himself a cold shower.

He cleaned his combat outfit for a while, then put on a new set of clean clothes. The clothes were washed so many times they were faded and old. The homely-looking garments somewhat softened the blow of Qin Feng's fierce looks.

Once he was done, he put Xiaobei into his combat backpack and headed to the old director's office.

As he stepped up the office, the hearty laughter of people coming from inside could be heard.

"Good, good, good! My only hope is that you have good prospects. There's no need to return the favor!" boomed a familiar voice. Qin Feng could instantly tell that it was the director.

Lin Derong was already eighty this year and was a well-respected elder. Legends said that this old man had a hand in the construction of the Chengbei colony.

He had been in charge of the orphanage for thirty years – which was of all things, a suitable position. At least not for someone of his talents.

But his magnanimity and kindness brought a new ray of hope into the orphanage.

Even though it was tough being here, Qin Feng had always felt the safety and warmth of a home, something worth remembering for the remainder of his life.

The door into the director's office was left ajar, and when Qin Feng saw the other person in the office, his smile disappeared.

In a chair sat was Chen Ming!

Qin Feng straightened his face, cleared his throat, then knocked on the door.

Both Lin Derong and Chenming looked towards the sound at the same time and found Qin Feng standing at the door.

"Qin Feng, you're here too, huh?" Lin Derong said with nonchalance as if he had already expected this. "Are you also here to get the documents?"

"Also?" Qin Feng looked at Chen Ming with a raised eyebrow.

A look of embarrassment flashed across Chen Ming's face. On the surface, he and Qin Feng both shared a great relationship. But when that attack happened yesterday, guess who ran away first. Of course, he was as guilty as sin.

"Yeah. Oh, Qin Feng, you plan to move out too? Has your special ability awakened?" Chen Ming asked, pretending to be calm while unabashedly changing the topic.

"No!" Qin Feng denied with gusto. "What about you, eh? Why are you moving out now?"

The corners of Chen Ming's lips automatically curved into a smile.

"I came across a small team of mercenaries yesterday. They offered to take me in. So, from now on, I'm a member of the team, and I can go live with them in their apartment whenever I wish to!"

Apartments were different from the rooms in the orphanage – a fantastic perk to have indeed.

"Yeah, Chen Ming found a pretty good team. Qin Feng, are you planning to join a team too? Why don't you ask Chen Ming to introduce you? That way, the next time, both of you can take care of each other!" Lin Derong said.

The smile on Chen Ming's face froze at that. When he thought about what the mercenary team had told him yesterday, he became unnaturally stilted, obviously uncomfortable.

"I don't have a say in this. I still have to ask the team leader. But from what I heard, the team's already full!"

Qin Feng smiled bitterly inside. Emotions aside, he would not make a person like that his brother.

"I'm not looking to join any mercenary team just yet. I might be enrolling at the advanced academy!"

"The fee for that place comes at a very high cost. If you're really interested in going, however, I can contact a few organizations, and you can sign a training contract with them. Once you've graduated, they would guarantee you a job too. That would be better!"

"There's no need for that, sir. I will figure it out myself!" Qin Feng did not want to exploit Lin Derong's kindness. On top of that, the memory of what was to happen in the coming 10 years put him off thoughts of joining whatever organization.

"Alright, let me get your documents then!" The director got up quickly from him seat.

Qin Feng turned to look at Chen Ming and asked casually, "What happens to be the name of the team you joined?"

"It's called Ultimate Team!" Chen Ming looked alarmed, but he knew that there was no point in lying to Qin Feng.

"Mm, a good name!" Qin Feng muttered under his breath, the welling anger within him stiffening his veins.

In his previous life, after he managed to escape the laboratory by the skin of his teeth, barely returning to Beicheng colony. With Zhou Hao dead and no one to rely on, Qin Feng returned to the orphanage. When Chen Ming returned and saw that his wounded friend had recovered, he had this strange look on this face. Then he walked out and made a call.

Until today, Qin Feng could still hear so clearly, the words that came out of Chen Ming's mouth.

"Team leader, didn't you capture Qin Feng for experimentation? Why is he still alive? Yes, he's here in the orphanage. Alright. Okay… I'll figure out a way to keep him here. Hurry!!! get here quickly…"

One could only imagine the feeling of betrayal and disbelief that was in Qin Feng's mind at that moment. He was enraged. To the ends of the earth.

But he was still in the process of recovering and was too weak to fight Chen Ming. So, that same night, he escaped and left Chengyang.

That team leader Chen Ming called was a member of the illegal laboratory. This Ultimate Team also belonged to the anti-human alliance, a covert operative having hidden spies in the colony.

'It seems that Chen Ming still doesn't know the truth about this mercenary team. But he should probably know in less than a month! But not only would he not keep my secret, but he will also want to kill me again! People like that are the scariest. We've been friends for so many years! That's why I must never let him know about my awakening!' Qin Feng thought to himself.

It was not only him who must never know. If Zhou Hao's abilities were also awakened, he would also become a target. Now that Qin Feng had changed Zhou Hao's fate, he had to help Zhou Hao withhold this information. Qin Feng could not allow his own true brother to suffer his ill-fortune.

"Done! Here you go!" Lin Derong handed the organization's information to Qin Feng.

"Thank you, sir. I will come see you in a couple of days!" Qin Feng said. Of course, he did not utter those words in politeness – he had to come back to see the old director because that day was the fateful day Lin Derong had an accident.

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That was also one of the reasons why Chen Ming returned to the orphanage.

Chen Ming might have been envious of Qin Feng and had developed a deep-seated dislike for his childhood friend, but he would never disregard the old director Lin Derong.

However, so it would also appear that Qin Feng was destined to be in opposition with Chen Ming in this lifetime.

Whether it was the torment Qin Feng had suffered in the previous life or from a terrorist group like this, neither of them should have even existed in this world.

Once he was done with all the procedures, Qin Feng packed a piece of barren and worn luggage, which consisted of three sets of clothing before leaving the orphanage.

This time, he really had nowhere to go.

But as long as he had money, there was nothing for him to worry about anything wherever he went. He mulled over the issue for a while before deciding to check into a hotel on Chengbei's fifth street, which had pretty good security and a pleasant environment.

The charge per day was 200, quite pricey, but value for money in that economy.

Comfort levels here were like heaven and hell in comparison to the orphanage. He had booked a spacious room with a cozy double bed, a private toilet, a kitchen, and a minibar. They even included a multifunction training machine with small testing instruments.

This room was predominantly set up for ability users, and since he had just awakened, these small perks were only a necessity.

If he went to those specialized training facilities that were even more well-equipped, who's to say he won't be splurging even more for those.

Settling in, he gently pulled out his little pet.

"Go out and play on your own. But remember, if you need to poop or pee, go to the toilet. I know you understand what I'm saying!" Qin Feng placed Xiaobai on the floor, letting the little thing roam free around the room.

Xiaobai did a little dance – like a curious toddler, everything around it was new and exciting!

Qin Feng took out his communicator and punched in Zhou Hao's number.

"Qin Feng, how has your training been? I've already used a strengthening potion. I feel like I can reach 80 in Attack now!"

Qin Feng was both surprised and uninspired at the same time.

"Not bad, continue to work hard! Remember to learn about meditation!"

"Mm, but it's so dull!" squirmed Zhou Hao, being the kind of person that could never sit still!

"Ability users are slightly stronger than ancient warriors. Oh, by the way, if your abilities have awakened, remember not to go around telling other people about it. I heard from Xue, our team captain, that some from the anti-humans have penetrated the colony and might be targeting those just awakened!"

This was the lie that Qin Feng had been mulling over.

"What?" Zhou Hao sounded terrified. "The colony has been having such bad luck lately. Sigh, do you think that someone sabotaged the spatial stabilizer?"

"…maybe!"

"Then, don't go to school anymore. Come stay at my house. I'll bring you to the training facility, okay?!"

Zhou Hao's father worked in a training facility. Having the perks of an employee, he could train on any machine and get advice from elects without having to pay anything.

"No, the machines in the orphanage are enough. Take good care of yourself! See you in a month's time!"

"Alright!" Zhou Hao insisted no further as he knew how highly Qin Feng held himself.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, was simply relieved that he had managed to warn his friend.

After hanging up, Qin Feng immediately tried out the testing instrument.

With both feet planted securely on the ground, waist rotated, and arms swinging, Qin Feng threw a solid punch at the machine.

Bam!

The spring-loaded device in the machine specially designed to withstand punches dented inwards, prompting a frantic jump in the numbers on the screen.

[Current attack test data: 1213]

"Phew!" Qin Feng's stiffened biceps relaxed.

His physique was 15 times that of Zhou Hao's, but regardless, Zhou Hao was still very talented.

The federation had stipulated that in the aptitude test, the rating of an average person under the age of sixteen who had not been injected with the awakening potion was around 10 Attack.

There were some differences between males and females, but through consistent training and hard work, they were bound to be better than those who were talented but were untrained.

In middle school, Qin Feng, Zhou Hao, and Chen Ming were some of the most talented students, and each one alone could reach around 20 Attack.

This meant that the three of them were twice as good at combat as other people – not in a one-versus-two, but in a one-versus-ten scenario, Qin Feng alone could beat all his peers of the same age without breaking a sweat.

After the injection, the average result for both males and females was at least 50.

In a month's time, once they'd reached 100, they would become qualified gunners.

Ancient warriors, on the other hand, had to have their meridians examined by highly specific instruments and were obliged to practice neigong. Only then, would their qualification to be an Ancient Warrior be determined.

Ability users were very different from these two categories of people.

Once their element cores were awakened, even if the person's Attack was a pathetic 10, he or she would still be considered an ability user.

"Let's give mediation a try! Hmm, I'm not sure if that neigong of mine still exists!" Qin Feng thought. He could not help but feel excited. But this was not the time.

Qin Feng used his communicator to get into the alliance network, which was also the battle net. He signed in using his ID, then downloaded the meditation skill. Of course, he didn't leave out the beginner-level Neigong training technique, although, in the previous life, his neigong had already reached Rank C, and his Ancient Warrior's badge had reached B3 tier as well.

Qin Feng sat crossed-legged on the floor, quietened his mind, and concentrated his consciousness until there was nothing but engulfing darkness. There, the diamond planet reappeared.

Ability core!

Qin Feng controlled the ability core with his consciousness, and slowly, the whole thing began to spin.

Success!

Only people whose abilities had not been awakened would think that meditation was gibberish – which was why Zhou Hao was so reluctant to brush up his meditation skills. His ability was not awakened yet and was naturally unable to appreciate its wonders.

As the ability core spun around on its axis, strange little grey specks began to appear in the darkness.

These little dots were actually mystic symbols – the element runes.

The ability core drew the runes into the planet. As these sigils multiplied, the ability user would have more abilities.

Qin Feng's consciousness was still fragile. After 10 minutes, he had only managed to collect around ten of the grey element runes. To make matters worse, they looked like they were useless.

"Phew!"

He came around with a jolt, emerging from the exhausting trance. This time was drained him even more than the last. Qin Feng crashed, his mind shutting down completely, and he fell into a deep slumber. At least, the hotel was safe.

When Xiaobai, who had been playing on its own, saw Qin Feng climbing into bed, it jumped up to join him.

Even though it was only a one-day-old, it already possessed a shocking level of control and speed. One could only imagine the full potential this creature possessed within it.

Qin Feng only slept for two hours, continuing his silent meditation afterward. He only had one meal in between.

He was extremely curious about his abilities with revenge, his motivation.

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Night fell, and the Chengbei colony was alight with the glow of bright, beautiful lanterns.

Qin Feng was meditating in the hotel room.

"What in the world? Why are the runes moving faster and faster?" he gasped in surprise.

This time, a lot more runes were flying around in the darkness. They were very different from the grey ones he saw earlier and way, way faster than before.

Having spent the entire day training, his consciousness had improved quite a bit. Instead of meditating for only ten minutes, his sessions had now extended to fifteen minutes.

Although it was a mere five-minute increase, it allowed Qin Feng to collect some 100 element runes.

When he finally cracked open his eyes, the world around him looked entirely different.

"It's already dark outside!"

Despite the fact that the lights in the room were switched off, everything appeared to his eyes in sharp vividness and exceptional detail.

This had always been an ability of Qin Feng's, but it had never been this crystal clear before.

"Night vision!"

Not only was he able to see things clearly, but if an enemy did appear out of nowhere in the darkness, it was no problem for Qin Feng as he could also sense every tiny movement around him.

Even if he could not see up to 30 meters around him, he could still visualize his surroundings with his mind. It was as if he had darkness itself under his control.

"Are my meditation skills weak in the day because I have a dark ability?"

This very moment, Qin Feng felt like he had been blinded by his own happiness the last time.

Despite his confusion, he did not rest, nor did he continue his practice.

He put on his combat uniform, slung his weapon, put on a hat, and lastly, a mask that obscured his face. Before he left, he slipped Xiaobai into his front chest pocket.

As the night approached, the sounds of the colony grew softer and fainter.

With the growing number of tribes of all kinds, chaos could break out anytime in the colony, and if ending up dead in the drain the next morning wasn't the preferred way to go, one without skill should really not be going out.

After he had walked past a few barren streets, the all too familiar buzz of human activity bustled the surroundings. The world suddenly became crowded again.

Third Street, known by the locals as the commercial street, was the busiest at this hour. Stalls were set up everywhere along the road, selling all kinds of goods. The path would lead to the most important area, the plaza at the center of it all.

Large canvas tents were laid out on the plaza. Fresh supplies, coupled with a mix of interesting memorabilia, were traded there. Instead of checking out the items one by one, he now possessed the ability to analyze all objects 30 meters around him, saving him a lot of time and trouble.

Suddenly, without explanation, Qin Feng's heart pounded a little harder. He found himself walking towards a stall operated by an elderly man.

"How much is this?" asked Qin Feng as he picked up a pendant made out of black jade.

With his night vision, he could see that the black jade pendant was infused with the goddess Guan Yin. There was a smile on the Guanyin's face. However, her smile rather weird compared to her usual lovely smile.

"This is an ancient martial art assistance item. It can gather Spirit Qi from your surroundings to enhance the training speed of your Neigong. This is one precious item, I tell you!" said the old man in a convincing vibe.

Hyperbole aside, what the old man said was true, but certainly, no where near as magnificent as he claimed it was.

"Nonsense! Why else would I ask if I didn't know what this thing is for?" Qin Feng growled while asserting aggression.

The smile on the old man's face started to grow obvious, satisfied that his confidence-inducing blabber had managed to trigger a reaction.

"Yes, yes. You have a very good eye, boss! Very good indeed!"

Qin Feng nodded slowly, pretending to look pleased. "How much?"

The old man's eyes glimmered. "300,000!"

Qin Feng put the thing down immediately, a frosty smile on his lips. "That is a ridiculous price! Aren't you afraid of dying?"

The old man looked a little alarmed as he gave Qin Feng a once over. Even though there was no symbol of an ability user on his chest, the combat outfit he was wearing looked way more sophisticated than what he would usually come across. Also, the intense energy exuding from him terrified the old man.

Qin Feng did not possess the aura of a powerful Ancient Warrior, but he sure had this unmistakable ruthless savagery that had slowly gripped his soul through his years venturing into the relentless wilderness.

Realizing that the young man was not a fat goat but an iron plate instead, the old man quickly regretted his words.

"One vial of F-tier strengthening potion. Deal?" Qin Feng said.

His intense hunger for murder still directed towards the old man as sending an unspoken warning. He would know what was coming for him if he didn't complete the transaction.

Moreover, F-tier strengthening potions were now at his desired buying price.

The old man nodded profusely. "Yes! Sold, sold, sold!"

Qin Feng picked up the black Guan Yin medallion, threw a vial on the table, and left without looking back.

As he strolled around to visit the other stalls, no one was the wiser about how excited Qin Feng was to have gotten his hands on this unusual black Guan Yin pendant. So, in order to avoid raising any suspicions, he lingered for a while longer.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

Qin Feng touched his chest pocket. "What is it?"

Xiaobai was scratching the left side of his pocket.

Qin Feng turned to the left and walked, and Xiaobai's scratches were suddenly directed to the front. It wagged its tiny tail, pattering it excitedly against Qin Feng's chest.

Qin Feng looked in front of him and saw three energy cores laid out at the stall.

"You're not thinking of eating these again, are you?!" Qin Feng may be grumbling, but he knew that Xiaobai had an ultimately limitless potential. Even though they did not have any sort of settlement between them, it had already proven itself to be an extremely wise and loyal helper. Naturally, Qin Feng would not neglect the little creature.

Sometimes, perhaps more than once, beasts were more trustworthy than humans.

"Two F-tier strengthening potions for three of these energy cores. Deal?" Qin Feng asked the seller directly.

Unlike Qin Feng, to most people, energy cores were deemed extremely valuable, but as they were purification items, their absorption was not as pure as F-tier energy cores considering they lacked the absorption ability.

"Sure!" The seller answered eagerly, handing over the three energy cores to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng did not dare give them to Xiaobai now, so he placed them in his other pocket. Xiaobai did not pester him either, as if knowing that its next meal was already taken care of. Qin Feng started to relax, thanks to Xiaobai's badgering, and he went on a shopping spree. The more he looked around, the more he realized that there were quite a few things that he would have use for.

'Murkweed? This can be crushed and applied to the body, which gives out some sort of camouflage effect in the dark. It'll be great when I need to escape, but there are dark runes on them!' he thought to himself.

'Black bat skin? This is not bad, either. Sadly, there're only three pieces!

'This is… a dark element core. No, I cannot buy this. It would be too obvious!'

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Chapter 16: Asteroid Assimilation

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Qin Feng carefully and meticulously analyzed everything, electing only to buy those that were inconspicuous – he wanted to keep his identity of a dark ability user well hidden.

Once the strengthening potions that he had with him were all traded, Qin Feng returned to the hotel with several bags of goods.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!" Xiaobai jumped out of his pocket excitedly, wagging its tail.

"Are you a dog?" wondered Qin Feng as he studied the little creature carefully. It seemed to have changed a lot by now: its fur was fluffier than ever, almost doubled its size since it was born. It had dark, ebony eyes, a pointy mouth, and a shaggy tail that's unlike a dog's1.

Yes, somehow, it bore an uncanny resemblance to the Pomeranian that Qin Feng saw back at his old alliance. It belonged to a rich lady over there.

"Ah, whatever. I'll still keep you no matter what you are!"

This little creature saved his life. If he could not take care of this little beast, now that he was born again, it would be nothing but a shameful waste!

Qin Feng took out an ability core and tossed it to Xiaobai. The little creature hugged the energy core the size of a marble and started licking it vigorously. The sphere shrunk before his eyes.

This was a shock to Qin Feng. Xiaobai was absorbing the energy core! Its potential was boundless and absolutely to be reckoned with.

After Xiaobai had finished eating the energy core, it fell into a deep sleep. Qin Feng, on the other hand, did not rest. He took out the Guan Yin pendant and studied it.

Ancient cultures have been continuously passed down through the generations, and here, everyone knew that Guan Yin pendants were used for protection.

Mythical wild animals such as the Taotie and the nine sons of the dragon were expertly carved into the jet-black jade stone, eventually weaving together to take the form of the goddess.

Qin Feng carefully put pressure on the pendant. A loud snap followed, and a crack formed right down the middle of Guan Yin, revealing a thin mesh inside.

"It's true!" Even though the extremely thin mesh was finer than silk threads, it was very strong. Qin Feng gently pulled it out, and when he spread it open, it was a good 1 meter long and half a meter wide. On the scroll were small, tightly packed words.

Its name was displayed clearly at the top: Asteroid Assimilation.

The anti-human alliance consisted of dangerous S-ranked people. They included the Ancient Warriors and the cannibal Liu Meng's Asteroid Assimilation.

This Neigong also earned the moniker the ancient martial arts alliance called 'ancient martial arts' first evil cultivation method,' and was S-ranked.

Before Qin Feng's rebirth, an elect like Liu Meng could stab Qin Feng to death with one finger. Other than just taking revenge on that organization, the one thing that Qin Feng wanted more than anything was to kill Liu Meng.

If it were not for the fact that he saw Liu Meng as an enemy, how could he possibly have understood the guy?

At around this time, before Qin Feng was reborn, Liu Meng was only an eighteen-year-old who had just graduated from the intermediate academy. Although he found out about his Ancient Warrior's physique, his combat value was low because of all things; he was very lazy. He was also too scared to come face to face with a wild beast.

There were several people like that in the colony – the thugs and goons of the society.

Be that as it may, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. With that, they simply needed to blackmail the average person to live a good life.

Once, after robbing an elderly man, he found the Asteroid Assimilation's skill book among the broken goods.

That right. That was the old man who sold Qin Feng the Guanyin pendant.

Liu Meng found the Asteroid Assimilation skill very easy to learn. Once and for all, he could absorb other people's Neigong and make it his own. It was the ultimate skill every ability user coveted.

Within a few days, Liu Meng targeted other people once he had gotten the hang of the skill, with one of them happening to be Liu Derong, the director of the orphanage.

The director was also an Ancient Warrior, but at the age of eighty, he was growing weaker, not mentioning carrying with him the deep-seated problems result of umpteen years on the battlefield. He had an inner force protecting him, which was why it was not evident from the outside. The truth was, his strength had degenerated greatly through the cruel hand of time.

Liu Meng mercilessly killed the old director in an alley and had since become a fugitive constantly on the run. Thanks to that evil cultivation method, Liu Meng was able to escape many times and eventually become tougher and more reliable.

"The Asteroid Assimilation is mine now!" exclaimed Qin Feng as his eyes flashed with resentment.

He began to read. Because he practiced meditation, his consciousness surpassed the average person, his memory astounding, allowing him to commit every single word writ on the Asteroid Assimilation to memory.

The moment he was done, he set the silk on fire without so much as batting an eyelid.

From today onwards, he would be the only person who knew the Asteroid Assimilation.

"This is worthy of being called the top Ancient Warrior's skill! Not only does it give absolute strength, but it also comes with such powerful attributes!"

Using the Asteroid Assimilation could multiply his strength by a factor of ten. Not only that, the Asteroid Assimilation could even absorb other people's Neigong – robbed forcibly away from others to strengthen one's self.

This was essentially like Qin Feng's ability, but the major difference being that he could not absorb energy from living beings. On top of that, the skill only allowed his energy absorption to strengthen his body, not his Neigong.

Of course, the Asteroid Assimilation was called the number one evil cultivation method because it was of all things, very unstable.

Eventually, the corpses of people that Liu Meng fought and killed would dry and shrivel up. Not only that, his inner force became turbulent and uncontrollable – leaving behind a trail of death wherever he went. It was insufferable for him as well.

Qin Feng understood that, but the Asteroid Assimilation's amplification was also the most powerful and the best one that he knew of.

On top of that, Qin Feng had a postulation: if he used his ability to absorb all that chaotic inner force, then could Asteroid Assimilation become the most powerful cultivation technique?

He would have to test this theory sometime later.

Qin Feng crossed his legs and began to self-cultivate.

He did not leave the hotel room for the next few days, abandoning sleep and food for the Asteroid Assimilation and meditation.

Qin Feng placed his palms together, facing upwards, where a piece of murkweed lay on them.

"Absorb!"

The ability core came alive, and it suddenly became his second nature to use the skill.

A dark light flashed in his hands, and as the energy entered Qin Feng's body, the black leaves of the murkweed began to wilt at high speed.

With this surge of energy, Qin Feng could sense two to three dark runes merging with his ability core.

"It looks like I have to go out!" After many days of idling and using up his resources, Qin Feng, who was already running out by this time, had dried everything up after a few days of cultivation.

Even Xiaobai's food was gone.

"I'll go out today, then drop by to see the old director on my way back!"

Although Qin Feng had the Asteroid Assimilation already, a visit to the orphanage today was still on his plan.

"Xiaobai! Let's go!" he said.

It had only been a few days, and Xiaobai's fur had doubled in volume. Even with its puffy hair, it was about the size of the palm of an adult. This meant that although Qing Feng could still keep it in his pocket, it was no longer as spacious as it used to be!

Taking the creature's wellbeing into consideration, Qin Feng decided to put it into his backpack.

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Chapter 17: Old Classmate

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This time, Qin Feng did not go to the wilderness terminal but traveled the routes around the city. Even so, there were also impending dangers on this trip!

The people in the vehicle were mostly combatants among a few twig-skinny civilians.

They headed west and soon left the central area. The surrounding streets gradually became more congested, crowded, and even began to appear dirty. It was increasingly disorderly and lacking from every aspect the further they went.

At some point, the buildings disappeared behind walls that acted as barriers. They arrived at a safe zone surrounded by large plots of lush and green paddies. Watchtowers were erected every hundred meters, tightly guarded by gunners and their submachine guns.

A broadcast began to play:

"Dear passengers, this is the final stop. We will soon be arriving at Chengbei's west plantation! All combatants, please pay attention! – outside the plantation, you are to hunt and kill the ultra beast. You may bring back concrete evidence of a kill from the corpses in exchange for Chinese currency. The targets for this hunt are herbivorous giant rats, onion mantis, and threadsnakes. During special seasons, if you notice any swarm of rats, please make a report in advance."

The last announcement, however, caught the attention of the combatants.

"If you are a participant in the battle, you will be awarded the colony's honor rates, which can be exchanged for any battle machinery or potions at a transfer price!"

Soon, they reached the last line of defense!

This time, it wasn't walls that crawled all around the city, but instead, there were primitive fences built with wooden planks. Outside of the fences lay numerous traps, and there was one watchtower every hundred meters garrisoned by a countless number of combat vehicles.

The plantations covered a vast land, and in the event of a threat or shifting alliances, fences were a more convenient and budget-friendly method of quickly isolating a section.

The vehicle came to a stop, and its passengers alighted.

Bang!

A deafening gunshot rung from far away, followed by a piercing scream!

An angry voice shouted from the sentry tower, "F*ck! Those rat bastards have been givin' us one hell of a time recently!"

The guards standing on the towers had an unquestionably monotonous job. When there were no dangers, the days would just creep by slowly and uneventfully. But whenever there was any sort of disturbance, even minor ones, the guards were tasked with neutralizing the threat. The ultra beast would show up every so often, which was a nuisance to everyone.

A soldier in a dark green combat uniform opened the gate to let the passengers pass through.

"You! Yes, you! Go back!" the soldier said, pointing at someone sternly.

Qin Feng paused for a second before realizing that the soldier was not referring to him but a girl next to him.

She was slightly taller than he was, about 175cm, and was as thin as a bamboo shoot, not to mention a chest flatter than a runway. Her growth was clearly stunted.

Not only that, Qin Feng even recognized this person.

Xiao Jing!

Memories of Xiao Jing's valiant and heroic actions as captain of the army garrison flashed in his mind. This would happen in a few years. She had even helped him on the battlefield. The Xiao Jing he remembered was highly esteemed and commanding. No one would have imagined her to have looked like a malnourished teen long suffering from a famine.

"Why are you asking me to go back? I can fight! I want to go out there and kill beasts!" Xiao Jing blurted nervously.

"You? You better just go home, have some kids, and cook their meals. Why are you fighting?" The soldier sniggered.

Every day, for various reasons, plenty of people came out here to court death. After all, there was also darkness brewing within the colony. Like it or not, to be able to escape a life like this, one would have to fight their way out and become stronger.

But not everyone could simply go out there. Women, by themselves, were valuable resources too, which was why the soldier was pressed on keeping Xiao Jing from getting herself killed.

"You! Who are you to say that women are supposed to stay at home, have kids, and cook?!" Xiao Jing retorted angrily.

The soldier froze. "Look at yourself! So weak and small! How are you going to fight like that?! Do you even have a combat suit? Do you have weapons? Are you planning to kill the beasts with rocks? O' perhaps yer' bare hands? If you have none of that, get the hell out of here!"

At the relentless mansplaining, Xiao Jing's face turned a brilliant red.

She had come out here on a whim. When the soldier called her out, she suddenly felt like taking a step back. For all that was worth, she knew in her heart that she could do nothing to defend herself; it only made her more eager to enter the battlefield.

Just as she decided to return home, a loud voice called out, "I'll take her with me!"

Xiao Jing froze as she turned to the direction the voice was calling. When she saw the person who had spoken, she cried, "Qin Feng!"

The boy nodded at her, then said to the soldier, "She's probably going through some hard times right now. I'm her classmate. Let me bring her with me!"

Qin Feng pointed to the energy gun at his waist.

The soldier's hardened expression softened up a little, relieved to see the energy gun and stellar combat uniform.

"Go ahead then. Remember to come back alive!"

The soldier stepped aside to let them through. He had mistakenly thought that Qin Feng had been awakened in the previous term. What he did not know was that both Qin Feng and Xiao Jing had only just received their awakening injections seven or eight days ago.

Qin Feng led Xiaojing past the gate and followed the path ahead. There were a lot of traps around the area, so it would be an absurd idea to hunt there.

"Thank you so much, Qin Feng!" Xiao Jing said, her eyes welled with grateful tears.

"You don't have to thank me. We're old classmates!" he replied, attempting to comfort his friend. That was precisely what the past life's Xiao Jing had told Qin Feng. Maybe it was because his previous life was so painful that he remembered every little single bit of kindness shown to him.

A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring.

"Thank you!" Xiao Jing was so touched by the gesture that she could hold back no further, burst into tears and sobs.

Qin Feng kept quiet. He didn't have the slightest inkling on how to soothe her. He was a guy and had never shed a tear before even when he bled.

Moreover, he was completely clueless as to what had happened to her.

In the future, she was going to be someone that people would admire most among all her classmates.

"I'm sorry!" croaked Xiao Jing as she quickly wiped her tears away with the back of her hands and forced a smile at her classmate.

"It's okay. Look. Is there something wrong?"

Xiao Jing fell silent for a moment before replying, "My father wanted me to get married… to a thirty-year-old man!"

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Qin Feng fell silent again. These kinds of things were very common, and he had grown accustomed to it, eventually turning somewhat indifferent to the questionable practice.

As the conversation had already gone in that direction, Xiao Jing continued anyway, "I have two younger brothers – you know that already. Next year, the older one will be awakened too. My father is preparing some strengthening potions for him. He promised to marry me off to someone for 80,000 Chinese currency. I didn't think that there would be a man out there who would want a tomboy like me. That guy already has a twelve-year-old child! If I marry him, I'll become a stepmother! What a terrible joke.

"I asked my father to give me a month – I might become an ability user or an Ancient Warrior. But they were not willing to wait. He even said that I didn't need to become anything, so long as his son-in-law was great!"

The more she spoke, the angrier she seemed.

Qin Feng understood now. It was not that Xiao Jing's father did not want her to become an Ancient Warrior. He was simply afraid that he could not afford to provide for his family. Their family was so impoverished, they were almost always hungry. Right now, especially, her two brothers were growing teenagers with an appetite to match – which explained why Xiao Jing was so skinny. With other mouths to feed, how could they sacrifice what little money they had just so that Xiao Jing could become an Ancient Warrior?!

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Chapter 18: Barbequed Snake In The Wilderness

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"You're no tomboy, my dear! You're just too competent!" Qin Feng said. "If you're really serious about this, then fight and support yourself! – if your father just needs 80,000 yuan, then redeem yourself! Take it that he sold his own daughter!"

Xiao Jing nodded, gritting her teeth. "Yeah, I want to earn money. At most, I would just die. If I do survive, I will be free when I go back!"

Of course, that enthusiasm did not last long. Xiao Jing sighed. Earning money was easier said than done. Even if she prostituted herself in the red-light district, she would never earn 80,000 yuan in a month's time.

On top of that, she was so plain that no one would pay attention to her appearance!

But when her eyes fell on Qin Feng, she began to feel a little hopeful – not because she wanted to rely on him, but because Qin Feng had changed so much.

"Qin Feng, what have you been doing these few days? You seem so different. It looks like you've gained some weight!"

"Am I not doing what you want to do too?" Qin Feng answered. Why did she use the term 'gain weight' rather than 'get stronger?'

"You've been hunting? Have… have you awakened already?"

"Nope!" Qin Feng denied calmly.

"Qin Feng, you're really incredible!" Xiao Jing said admiringly. "Maybe that's why you've always been number one in our grade. If I had known earlier, I would've joined even more martial arts classes!"

She rarely trained her martial ats because it was very physically demanding. Her frail and underfed frame would see her would often pass out after class.

"It's not too late to learn now!" Although Qin Feng had no idea what Xiao Jing was put through in his previous life, one thing was for sure. She went on to be really successful, sharpened by the hardships of life.

'Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!' Xiaobai popped it head out of Qin Feng's backpack as if telling him to release it.

Xiao Jing was immediately drawn to the little creature.

"What is this? It's so cute!" exclaimed the amused girl as she reached out to touch the creature.

"Growl!" Xiaobai barred its teeth, displaying fierce hostility.

Qin Feng was shocked by the little creature's reaction. He patted Xiaobai soothingly to calm it down. "It's okay, she's a friend!" he said.

Xiaobai's dark eyes were fixed on Xiao Jing as if displeased that he had come across such a weak companion. Its attention, however, was quickly diverted.

"Chirp!" Xiaobai suddenly looked away, cautious, and alert.

Again, Qin Feng was surprised. He did not expect Xiaobai to be so vigilant.

The little creature jumped out of the backpack so swiftly; it became a blurry flash of white. Qin Feng was taken aback by the sudden reaction and jumped up in caution.

"Xiaobai!" Qin Feng felt his body tense up. He drew his energy gun and pointed at the direction Xiaobai was heading.

A threadsnake three meters long and as thick as his wrist slithered on the ground. Its imposing size was proof that it could swallow the tiny creature in one bite.

Psssssh!!! The threadsnake bared its fangs and pounced at Xaiobai!

Qin Feng pulled the trigger without even thinking.

Swoosh!

The energy gun unleashed a powerful ray and penetrated the threadsnake's head.

But before that could happen, Xiaobai had already disappeared from the scene.

"Teleportation!" Qin Feng gasped when he saw the silvery glow on Xiaobai's fur, a clear sign of space elemental runes.

Only certain special ultra beasts were space types. In fact, the space type was not part of the awakened human ability and was deemed especially valuable.

Who knew that little Xiaobai would possess this rare ability after its awakening?!

When Qin Feng thought back on how Xiaobai appeared in that space tunnel, however, he wondered if it had inherited this extraordinary ability from its mum.

Was Xiaobai really a space-type ultra beast under that lock of cute fur?

"Chirp!" Xiaobai appeared from the space, looking very unhappy when it saw that the threadsnake was dead. It jumped around the snake, looking as if it was displeased or that the snake was too big to swallow.

"It's too dangerous!" Qin Feng's tone had become grave and was somewhat reprimanding.

Immediately, Xiaobai lowered its head in guilt; its dark eyes grew misty.

"Alright, alright!" Qin Feng gave the little creature's forehead a rub, picked up his dagger, and went to work on the threadsnake.

This time, he yielded quite a bit of loot. He defanged the snake, removed its venom, placed its gall in a bottle, then skinned the viper.

"Are you afraid of snakes?" Qin Feng asked.

The girl's legs were trembling in palpable terror, but as Qin Feng posed the question to her, she answered stubbornly instead, "No, I'm not!"

Qin Feng nodded, looked around, then carried the threadsnake carcass in the opposite direction.

Xiao Jing followed him, wondering what he was going to do with it.

He sliced the snake into small sections, skewered them with his arrows, and started a fire.

The smoldering coals produced flames as tall as a bonfire. Qin Feng set up some with twigs and branches and began roasting the snake.

Soon, the surprisingly appetizing fragrance of roasted snakemeat wafted in the air.

"Gulp!" Xiao Jing swallowed. She had nothing to eat since the morning and was very visibly famished.

"Here, have some!" Qin Feng passed a skewer to her, moving on to roast another section of the snake. The large threadsnake was only big enough to fill a person.

"Thank you!" Xiao Jing hungrily accepted the food and began to gobble it down.

"Eat more. This can help improve your physique. If you want to fight, you'll need to have strength."

"Mmmm! Mm!" muttered Xiao Jing with a mouth full of snake as she ate even more enthusiastically.

The threadsnake's flesh was fresh, succulent, and had a great texture. When she swallowed the meat, she could feel a warmth filling up her belly. It could have been all in her imagination, but she felt her whole body strengthening soon after.

She was still in the awakening period and had been training non-stop these few days. As a result, she had no time for proper meals. When the food hit her stomach, it was immediately broken down into energy as if to make up for the many years she had lost.

"Chirp!" Xiaobai cried.

"Lower your voice!" Qin Feng hushed, picking up his crossbow and arrows.

Xiao Jing scanned the surroundings and saw three threadsnakes slithering towards them.

"Oh, yeah, by the way, don't roast snakemeat in the wilderness when you're alone!" Qin Feng reminded.

Xiao Jing nodded in silence as she gnawed a chunk of meat off the arrow and tightened the grip around the steel.

Then, she suddenly remembered that during a wilderness survival class, they were told that no matter how delicious snakemeat was, they should never roast it in the wilderness. The smell could travel as far as a kilometer and was known to draw other snake species.

How many threadsnakes were there in the plantation?

The hairs on the back of Xiao Jing's neck stood at that thought. She looked at Qin Feng, thinking that he must have lost his mind.

Qin Feng had not lost his mind, of course.

The nearby wilderness around Chengbei was only half a safe zone, and it was difficult to hunt in this area. So, Qin Feng had resorted to using the simplest method to draw out his prey.

Also, he wanted to try out the Asteroid Assimilation's power.

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Chapter 19: You've Awakened

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Threadsnakes were actually not easy to kill. But no matter how strong they were, they were unable to evade Qin Feng's deadly accurate shots.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Qin Feng pressed firmly on the crossbow's trigger sending an arrow flying, piercing a viper in the head.

The threadsnake struggled but soon slowed to a stop.

Qin Feng continued like an angry cannon, shooting out arrows with great speed and managing to kill another two more.

Xiao Jing quietly watched Qin Feng in awe and fear.

Qin Feng pulled out the dagger in his boots and tossed it to her.

"Take this, cut them up as I did just now, and collect the parts!"

"Mmm!" exclaimed Xiao Jing in embarrassment, seeing that the piece of steel that she used earlier was a joke. She grabbed the dagger and waited for the three snakes to stop twitching before dragging them to a pile and cutting them open.

Xiao Jing was one capable girl. Even though she had never killed snakes before, she was a good cook.

"These things are just our food. Nothing else, just food!" she coaxed herself, seeing the amount of blood on her hands.

Qin Feng looked at her in encouragement and nodded approvingly, then turned his attention towards the incoming danger.

"Chirp! Chirp!" Xiaobai called out again, an impending warning of something scary.

Again, it was more threadsnakes. Their eyes were murderous, provoked by the whiff of fresh blood of their kin. When the snakes spotted Qin Feng, they immediately jumped at him!

Even though Qin Feng was fast, he soon found himself surrounded by the serpents.

Checking his ammunition, he did not have many arrows left—only about thirty.

Gradually, there were more and more of them, and Qin Feng could not kill them fast enough with just a bow and a bunch of arrows.

"What should we do now, Qin Feng? Should we retreat?" Xiao Jing could barely keep up with the incoming loot. But she had already collected quite a lot at this point.

Qin Feng did not answer her and just threw the crossbow to the ground.

Right now, within his line of sight, there were eight threadsnakes.

Qin Feng's dantian had been strengthened; after a few days of cultivating, his inner force had increased by one thread.

He had been cultivating the Asteroid Assimilation in the prescribed order by first absorbing heaven and earth spirit aura. The speed was also similar to an A-tier skillset. It was definitely not as fast as absorbing others' inner force.

Qin Feng threw out an invisible hand made of pure energy.

"Asteroid Assimilation Palm!"

The threadsnakes were pushed off the ground, lifted into the air by an invisible force.

This, however, was not the most crucial part, as the skill could also create a pulling force and repelling force at the same time. These two forces could be used to defeat a creature with ease.

Qin Feng swung his palm in a slapping motion, and eight threadsnakes were sucked off the ground. As the palm passed them by, all the threadsnakes exploded at the same time!

The entire ground was painted red in blood.

Xiao Jing was dumbfounded at the gruesome sight, not knowing how she should react.

As quickly as he could, Qin Feng absorbed the energy from the snakes, increasing his strength and speed by double.

"My absorption skill is going to be a benefit to this skill!" said a happy Qin Feng, sounding a lot more confident than he did.

As the skies darkened, no other snakes appeared to attack.

"Pack up and get ready to leave!" Qin Feng knew that this meant that the threadsnakes within a one-kilometer radius had been cleared.

Xiao Jing's face was glowing as she began to pack everything up.

They had roughly killed about 43 threadsnakes. With their skins stacked, it filled up Qin Feng's pockets, and his combat backpack was crammed with gallbladders and fangs. As for the meat, Qin Feng was not going to bring any of it back.

"This is your share!" Qin Feng gave Xiao Jing three snakes worth of materials.

She was taken aback for a moment but did not refuse him. "How much could these be exchanged for?"

Qin Feng calculated for a moment before concluding, "Around 10,000!"

At that, Xiao Jing's eyes widened like two golfballs!

That meant that if she tagged along with Qin Feng for eight days, she stood to earn up to 80,000!

"Are you coming tomorrow?" Xiao Jing suddenly realized that she was crude, but still, she asked anyway.

"Of course you are! We'll set up a tent in the plantation today. It'll be inconvenient to have to walk all the way back. Let's go!"

Qin Feng picked up the backpack filled with snake parts and carried a small combat backpack in his hand. Xiaobai jumped back inside and then kicked at the bottles, unhappily pouting itself away.

"Chirp! Chirp!" Xiaobei leaped out, looking annoyed and jumped onto Qin Feng's shoulder.

Seeing his buddy in distress, Qin Feng patted Xiaobai endearingly.

"Remember to go back inside later. We don't want other people to see you."

"Chirp!"

Qin Feng started to walk.

Xiao Jing looked at the bloody battlefield and called out, "Qin Feng! What about this meat? We're not taking them?"

"They're too heavy!" They were not even a team, and yet, they had managed to yield loot a large group would struggle to obtain. While other people had trouble of not having enough to go around themselves, Qin Feng had so much that he could not take them all.

Xiao Jing looked at all the meat. To her, she saw wasted profit! All these were money!

In the colony, low ranking people could not afford to eat high-quality gourmet like that. One single threadsnake could cost up to 2,000 Chinese currency, Xiao Jing's parents combined salary for one month.

Xiao Jing clenched her jaw and stuffed one big threadsnake into her own backpack, enough to fill up her large-ish backpack.

Then she picked up two more, which she draped around her neck, ignoring the blood and filth.

Surprisingly, Qin Feng did not warn her but instead allowed her to do as she pleased.

He walked ahead of her with ease as the things he carried were rather light. In less than 10 minutes, Xiao Jing's breathing had turned into an asthmatic wheeze, and the strength in her body was rapidly draining.

But she did not complain. Huffing and puffing, she continued to soldier forward, never once asking Qin Feng for assistance.

After around fifteen minutes, she was starting to feel faint. Her muscles ached, and her stomach growled. She was all but hungry again.

"Hang in there. Just a little bit longer," Xiao Jing said to herself, as she took a bite of the raw snake meat and swallowed. Thankfully, despite the putrid taste in her mouth, her stomach warmed up, and she felt energized.

Qin Wei stared at Xiao Jing, a little shocked.

He had not realized that her Ancient Warrior disposition had been awakened.

The awakening injections would awaken its user's constitutions by increasing physical strength, speed, and many other external characteristics.

The chances of this happening were much higher than the awakening of ability users, but also just as rare – about a 1 in 10 chance.

In his previous life, Qin Feng met Xiao Jing only once, and he did not understand her at that time. Right now, he had a rough idea of how Xiao Jing bottomed out.

"Eat more. Stay strong!" Qin Feng cut out a piece of meat with his dagger attempting to make it easier for her.

"I… I feel like I have so much more energy!" Xiao Jing was a little puzzled but persuaded by Qin Feng's gentle voice; she continued to chomp down on the snake. Taking in large bites and ignoring the disgusting raw taste and chewy texture of the reptile, her stomach absorbed all that energy like a bottomless pit.

"You've awakened!" Qin Feng smiled.

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Xiao Jing's awakening was natural – derived from pure luck with no explanation whatsoever.

Zhou Hao was still training at home, and even with the G-tier strengthening potion, his constitution only increased by a little. It had not yet awakened into an Ancient Warrior's.

"I… I've awakened?"

Xiao Jing never imagined that her scrawny frame could lug around 60 kg of threadsnakes with ease.

"I've awakened. I really have… awakened," she cried as tears trickled down her overjoyed eyes.

Being awakened meant that she was confident that she could win more battles in the future.

"Let's go. It's getting dark!"

"Mm!"

The pair quickened their footsteps. Xiao Jing chewed on snake meat as she walked, replenishing and rejuvenating her as she went along. By the time they reached the assembly point, Xiao Jing was calm and completely relaxed.

When the soldier on duty saw the both of them, he was surprised, even more so when he saw Xiao Jing.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Jing raised her chin, deliberately slowing down as she walked, shifting the snake meat slung on her shoulder as if to show off.

After the initial shock had passed, the soldier gave her a small smile. He refrained from making any comments, whistling away as he turned his focus on the assembly.

Xiao Jing scoffed, her efforts to impress fruitless.

Night was approaching, and most of the combatants had returned. Some, though, would be spending the night in the wilderness.

"Close the gate!"

"Yes, captain!"

"Gather round!"

Boots clattered as the soldiers shuffled into position.

"He's their captain?" Xiao Jing stared at the smug, nose-flaring soldier giving commands.

"Let's go!" Qin Feng called out to her, leading her to a purchasing station.

Because the snakes they killed were the on the list of special species that the colony had singled out, there was an additional reward of 1,000 yuan for each. That all added up to 40,000 yuan. Combined with the price of the materials, Qin Feng earned a total of 240,000 yuan.

In the previous life, Qin Feng had managed to achieve a Rank-A Ancient Warrior status. He would hunt and kill large animals, which quickly earned him a few billion yuan. Today's earnings were just small numbers to him, but to Xiao Jing, this was a brave, new, and exciting world.

Her three materials earned her a healthy 18,000 yuan, and after selling two slices of snake meat, she gained 4,000 more.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Qin Feng!"

"You've said enough thank yous for today!" Qin Feng found it a little awkward. He wanted to repay her kindness, but was instead left with her feeling indebted.

"Let me cook us something as payment for the opportunity you've given me," she said shyly. Xiao Jing was not the kind to make empty promises. She employed her culinary skills and cooked up a delicious meal of the snakemeat, one which Qin Feng could not stop praising after he had a bite.

Additionally, Xiao Jing even got a bowl of warm snakemeat to bribe the captain in the hopes he would lend them a vehicle. As long as they did not lose it, they did not need to spend a single penny on transports.

Of course, no one would dare steal an army vehicle!

Qin Feng secretly found himself impressed by Xiao Jing's streetwise stint!

Night had fallen, and the plantations were done for the day. As the peasants left for home, the buzzing of machinery had been replaced with a session of intense bragging by soldiers over their combat skills. Some complained about their yield today, whereas some of the teams were awfully quiet. These ones had clearly lost a lot in today's fight.

The soldiers did not rest but continued their training and went about their drills. Upon seeing the activity, Xiao Jing joined in with excitement.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, rested in the tent. Well, he said he was going to rest, but in reality, he secretly wanted to meditate and cultivate the Asteroid Assimilation skill.

Before that could happen, though, there was something else he needed to do first.

Xiaobai was jumping around inside the rather small tent, intrigued by everything in its new surroundings.

"Xiaobai! Stop moving around!" scolded Qin Feng as he gently held onto Xiaobai.

The creature looked at Qin Feng with quizzical glassy eyes.

Qin Feng looked a little hesitant. He wanted to wait until Xiaobai was a little older and stronger before the bond, but Xiaobai's skills had him thinking that it was better to get it done now.

Space ability was not one of the top ten abilities. It was too arcane, the root of all destruction, yet gave people a mysterious and mythical hope!

"You'll be following me next time. I won't treat you as a slave. We are partners forever!"

In the previous life, by a freak combination of events, Xiaobai saved Qin Feng's life. He was not about to let the loyal beast sacrifice its life for him again. As long as he was alive, he vowed to himself that he would never abandon Xiaobai.

All that backstabbing would not distort him nor make him cynical and embittered.

He was not a saint; neither was he a cold-blooded man.

"Please. Don't refuse. I won't hurt you!"

Qin Feng bit his tongue, which sent a sharp pain shooting through his mouth. Then he focused his consciousness, and soon, the blood floated subconsciously towards Xiaobai.

Xiaobai stared curiously at the blood, cocking its head to one side.

The drop of blood was drawing closer Xiaobai followed it with its eyes. This caused its eyes to cross each other, making it look more adorable than ever!

The cross-eyed creature nearly made Qin Feng laugh out loud.

The blood entered through Xiaobai's brows, and Qin Feng could sense that he had made contact with Xiaobai's soul.

Then, from the head, the drop of blood descended, entering its soul, thereby forming a bond.

Xiaobai made no protests throughout the entire process. It behaved exceptionally well. Thankfully.

Perhaps, it somehow knew that Qin Feng would never hurt it.

Once the bond was completed, Qin Feng felt a great understanding of Xiaobai flood through his heart.

He was also relieved to find out that Xiaobai was not a dog, but an obscure species of fox called a silver fox.

It had the solid bloodline of a nine-tailed fox. What's more, being a silver fox meant that it was extremely rare and could control space.

Qin Feng could also sense that Xiaobai had its own little private space measuring one square meter. The compartment was very stable and could store items. It was in all another way, a personal space receptacle.

Having that space increased Xiaobai's value exponentially, and if people knew about this, they would, without a doubt, fight over it.

"Next time, try not to use your space ability. You're still young. You have to protect yourself!"

Qin Feng nudged Xiaobai's forehead. Perhaps it was because of the bond that Xiaobai's dependence on Qin Feng became even more prominent. Qin Feng could also sense a part of Xiaobai's thoughts and feelings.

"Chirp!" Xiaobai answered. Everything was strange and new to it, and therefore, Qin Feng's words were teachings that it would never violate.

Qin Feng ruffled its fur and then sat down with crossed legs. Getting in a lotus position, he started cultivating his meditation and Asteroid Assimilation.

In the following days, Qin Feng and Xiao Jing went hunting. Because Xiao Jing's abilities had been awakened, she was no longer just collecting materials, but also joining the fight.

Even though they were in constant danger, Xiao Jing had proven herself capable of handling sticky situations. For that, she nearly had a hole punctured through her calf and earned herself more than a few scratches and bruises.

Those injuries, however, were nothing for in a matter of days, Xiao Jing had managed to accumulate upwards of 80,000 yuan. She did not keep the money but instead exchanged for a combat suit and a sword. Even though she still did not have the support of an Ancient Warrior's inner force, she was undoubtedly ferocious and brave.

Many people in the plantations were envious of Qin Feng's and Xiao Jing's grand yields. But after seeing how the both of them fought on the battlefield, they acknowledged defeat and stepped aside in the face of superior strength.

Those two fought with their lives.

Of course, what those people did not know was that to Qin Feng, that was all just child's play.

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Chapter 21: Ambush

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The power coursing through Qin Feng's veins had reached a G3 tier. However, Asteroid Assimilation allowed him to come up with an attack that was ten times more powerful than whatever his current strength was. Those threadsnakes? Those were not worthy of being his opponents.

As Xiao Jing awakened, the power in her body started to snowball. When it came to speed, reflex, and combat experience, Xiao Jing was still relatively weaker than Qin Feng. However, she was more than powerful enough to hunt ancient beasts on her own.

Listening to Qin Feng left Xiao Jing slightly shocked1. But then again, she was by no means greedy. After seeing around 30 threadsnake bodies on the ground, she simply nodded her head and said, "Fine!"

Xiao Jing took out a few ropes and tied the reptiles together, dragging them alongside with her. Qin Feng did the same as well. With the army truck that they borrowed from the military, it was unnecessary for the two of them to dissect the corpses right here right now. All they needed to do was to bring them back to the base.

Squeal!!!

Suddenly, just as they were about 100 meters from the truck, Qin Feng prepared himself to go into combat mode.

Xiaobai squeaked, its voice clearly filled with anger and murderous rage. Immediately, Qin Feng put down the threadsnakes and combat backpack.

"What is going on?!" asked Xiao Jing.

"Just wait here. Don't follow me!" replied Qin Feng harshly before disappearing into the woods.

To put it in a better way, Qin Feng had transformed into a blurry, greyish figure, hidden within the shadows of trees and stones. He was now invisible to others. Even Xiao Jing hadn't the slightest on Qin Feng could turn utterly invisible to her in a matter of seconds!

This devilishly amazing feat It was the second ability from grey element runes that Qin Feng absorbed earlier. With lightning speed, Qin Feng dashed hundreds of meters and almost instantly reemerging at a spot near the rear of the truck. Just like expected, there were people stalking him in the bushes. He even spotted an assassin with a sniper rifle taking aim.

Under the cloak of invisibility, Qin Feng managed to approach one of the men. Clearly bored of all the waiting and the lack of action, he pulled out his communication device trying to contact his allies.

"Boss! How long do we need to wait? Why haven't the two targets appeared yet?"

It would seem that someone else, someone up the ranks, was waiting to ambush them! Looking around suspiciously and making sure that there were no eavesdroppers, the man lying in the bush turned up the volume of his device instead of changing it to reading mode.

"It's going to rain today. I'm pretty sure that our two targets will come back soon. I consider our luck pretty good so far! Hehe! I can't believe that the targets are going to come to us!"

The voice filled with greed confirmed Qin Feng's suspicions that all those people rummaging through the bushes were indeed here to attack him.

Were they here to rob or kill? This was the only question that lingered on his mind. Straightening up his shoulders, he came to a resolution. No matter what, he would never allow them to capture him. Never.

"Boss, I don't think this whole thing is a good idea. Recently, the two of them had made a name for themselves at the gathering ground! Especially the woman! She is kind of close to Li Wen!"

Li Wen was the military captain of the plantation.

"Our two targets are just punks with no special abilities whatsoever! We don't have to bear any responsibility! We can just toss them deep into the woods after we kill them! No one would find out!"

"Yeah. That's right! I'm not too pleased about them getting so much battle loot every bloody day! And here, we have to risk our lives to get our hands on just a few quality weapons! Unfair, is what it is!"

"I'm so going to choke them to death and get myself an F-tier Neigong!"

A few of them had already started thinking about ways to use the reward of killing Qin Feng and Xiao Jing. And that had gotten Qin Feng a lot more furious. However, not letting his anger get the best of him, he restrained himself, helping him to stay invisible.

Instead, he stealthily crept his way to the sniper that was furthest from him. Considering the protective qualities of his special ability, a low-tier gun like that would not cause too much harm to him. These powers, however, did not apply Xiao Jing. One bullet from a well-aimed sniper could definitely maim and cause fatal injuries.

With a fine gun, a gunner could perform extremely well even though the person might be weak in terms of power. Qin Feng could guess that this sniper was the mysterious, greed-overflowing person that spoke over the communication device earlier.

Swoosh!

Qin Feng leaped onto a nearby tree, jumping over the sniper from his back and instantly gagging his mouth!

Mmrhmh!!!

In defense and sheer shock, the sniper started to struggle wildly. He had not expected an ambush, something that had cost him very dearly.

Crack!

Qin Feng used his other than to snap his neck. And just like that, the sniper was eliminated. The best part was, the guys lying in the bush had no idea their trump card was dead. Qin Feng gingerly placed the motionless body beside him, picking up the sniper and utilizing its scope to scan his surroundings. As he shook his head, a sly, cunning smirk appeared on his face.

Qin Feng was standing at the perfect vantage point. Not only could the deceased sniper see the spot where Qin Feng and Xiao Jing stood but had also managed to keep an eye on his allies. He could provide support to them whenever he wanted.

Right now, these four people had become target practice for Qin Feng. Soon, he found his first. Amongst the four of them, two of them were gunners. Having no second thoughts, he knew these had to die first.

BAM!

Headshot!

The back of the gunner's head was blown open on impact with the round, raining around him a mist of blown brains and matter.

The deafening ring of the gunshot instantly alerted everyone.

"What the hell is going on? Lai Zi! Why the hell did you open fire?!"

"F*ck! Lao Si is dead! Lai Zi killed Lao Si!"

BAM!

Another shot and another one dusted!

He only had two enemies left now.

"Something is not right! That is not Lai Zi!"

"Be careful! It's the enemy!"

Being ancient warriors, the two dashed instinctively to where Lai Zi was. Having the creed of a soldier, they believed that the enemy would find it impossible to hit a target consistently on the move. On the other hand, Qin Feng had no intention to take these down.

The ominous pop of gunshots from afar got Xiao Jing extremely anxious. In the sheer blur of panic, she had forgotten Qin Feng's order. Unable to think, she started to run with the gun in her hands. Her demure face was now clenched up in a fury.

She had grown up a lot in these few days, no longer the innocent little girl-next-door she was. She knew exactly what had happened. There were people who wanted to rob them! Regardless if it were for money or whatever else, Xiao Jing would stand her ground. Even if it meant putting her life at risk, she resolved to let nobody wrong her in that way.

On the other hand, Qin Feng was still standing under the tree – waiting for the ancient warriors to approach him. Most of the people that gathered at the hunting grounds were G-tier ability users. The two enemies that were walking towards him were the same as well. One of them had a G3 medal on him, and the other one had a G5 medal on him.

In Qin Feng's eye, they were just a bunch of weaklings. After a few days of hunting and absorbing the force of his prey, Qin Feng was now a G3 elite.

"Hey, bastard! Did you do this?!"

Both of them looked up the tree and saw their ally hanging lifelessly, dead as a doornail. They had figured out that Qin Feng must have been the one that opened fire at them earlier.

"You are going to die!"

"I'm going to die? Well nah. Unfortunately, I'm going to live this time!" said Qin Feng with a cold smile.

His eyes burned with murderous rage as he glared at them with no remorse.

"Die you motherf*cker! Die!"

The G3 elite roared and swung his fist at Qin Feng, prompting Qin Feng to instantly raise his as well.

BAM!

Both fists collided with each other with colossal force! The results, however, were very different from what the enemies were expecting. Qin Feng had in fact, not been sent away by his enemy's fabulous punch. Instead, the enemy's wrist had been bent backwards in a horror-inducing angle after taking the full brunt of Qin Feng's slam. The overpowering internal force generated by Asteroid Assimilation had given him dominion over all beginner-level skills!

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The other G5 elite was shocked to see his severely injured ally. However, he had no intention to retreat. To him, while Qin Feng might be able to defeat the G3 elite, he was confident that there was no way that he could beat him. After all, the enemy was now in his twenties. After enduring hardened training for a few years, his Neigong was at least four times stronger than before. That was why it was going to be very hard for Qin Feng to use his Neigong to defeat him.

Right after that, the G5 elite charged at Qin Feng and landed a kick on him to stop him from hitting the G3 elite.

"Again!"

Qin Feng had no intention to stop fighting anytime soon. The fact that he was now facing two enemies alone did not stop him from attacking the G5 elite. Both of them came up with all their strength to fight with each other. The inner force that covered their bodies clashed whenever their physical bodies came in contact.

BAM!

BAM!

After exchanging blow after blow, the two started to feel pain invade their bodies. Qin Feng had spent only ten days to cultivate his Inner force, which was less than half a month. A prolonged fight with the enemy would only cause him more damage. The inner force that he had in his body right was still weak, only allowing him to fight for no more than five minutes. As for the G5 elite, he could clearly outlast Qin Feng when it came to raw sustainment.

"Haha… Bastard, you can no longer fight me, right? Seems like you've run out of breath!"

The G5 elite was standing there, mocking and laughing at Qin Feng. At the same time, the G3 elite regained his strength and held a dagger in his uninjured hand.

"We will see who can last the longest here!"

Qin Feng opened up his fist and showed his palm at his enemies. Suddenly, the enemies could feel some sort of energy being absorbed through his palm.

"Asteroid Assimilation!"

The qi field around Qin Feng was now fully elevated. Under such circumstances, the inner force from both ancient warriors were drawn out from the bodies turning into a vortex, rushing relentlessly at Qin Feng. In a matter of seconds, Qin Feng could feel the inner force in his Dantian filling up at a rapid pace. All that inner force he'd absorbed had enlarged his Dantian – automatically allowing him to store more of it.

"No!"

The G3 elite started to struggle in a protest of hysteria. Soon, he lost all his strength and collapsed to the floor with not an ounce of strength remaining in him. All his cultivation ceased to exist within seconds. As for the G5 elite, though he managed to shake himself off the Asteroid Assimilation, half of the inner force in his body was now gone. The only person benefiting from this whole dramatic event was Qin Feng.

With his Dantian now filled with inner force, Qin Feng attempted to attack the G5 elite again.

"Tell me, who is going to lose the battle now?"

"You! Stop! We have not done anything to you. And you have also killed three of us anyway. Just leave! We can look past this!"

"If that's the case…"

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment.

Immediately, the G5 elite saw another ray of hope. One of his hands was clutching his Dantian tightly.

"Unfortunately, I'm no newbie!"

Qin Feng's Asteroid Assimilation activated itself once again. Standing at close proximity, Qin Feng managed to drain all of the G5 elite's inner force into his body almost instantly. With only two bars of increment, the skill came to a stop.

Now, the G5 elite that stood in front of Qin Feng seemed to have lost all strength and his face was extremely pale. No worries about fatigue, as they would regain their strength after a good rest. As for their inner force, they would have to cultivate again to get it back. Xiao Jing witnessed Qin Feng had singlehandedly defeating two experienced elites who had been off the wild. It was at that moment that she knew the respect she had for him had very much increased.

"Qin Feng, what should we do with the two of them?"

Xiao Jing could not bring herself to kill the two of them. The gun in her hand was shaking nonstop in response to her fear of ending someone's life.

"You've got to get used to this kind of life sooner or later!"

After that, Qin Feng snapped the necks of his enemies in half with his hand.

Klak!

The sound of bones cracking sent a chill running down Xiao Jing's spine. Qin Feng was readied to leave the place but Xiao Jing was still standing there, shaking in fear. Within her very core, a battle brewed in her heart. Humans were usually the cruelest among all creatures in lawless areas like this.

If Qin Feng hadn't killed all those enemies, they would definitely go retreat and call for backup to help to avenge their dead allies, perhaps even reporting them to the authorities or ending up in a court of law. After all, the enemies that Qin Feng killed were G-tier elites that came from the base.

BAM!

The sound of a gunshot rang in the stoic air. At the sound, Xiao Jing quickly caught up to Qin Feng. Her face was tense and focussed. It seemed like she had grown up a lot in a mere one night. She even appeared to have a ruthless aura about her, emanating with murderous intents.

Qin Feng returned to where he came from earlier. Xiaobai was grooming itself. He then picked up his stuff and gazed up toward the sky, suddenly realizing that it had gotten real dark. After loading everything in the car, they jerry-rigged the keyless vehicle, managing to start the military truck.

They began to drive on the overgrown road; one obviously abandoned for a long time. Suddenly, Qin Feng felt a stiffening and suffocating feeling as the atmosphere started to get more and more intense.

In a dark environment like this, Qin Feng's senses of his surroundings had gotten better by folds. Left in the darkness for long periods of time, Qin Feng's senses had sharpened considerably, gaining much sensitivity and astuteness. After driving for around five minutes, he suddenly stepped hard on the gas!

"We're calling back to plantation! A rat tsunami is about to hit us!"

Xiao Jing started to feel fear, and dread slowly consume her the moment she heard that. The tall grass around her swung violently to left and right, shaken by an invisible force. She wondered if this was the wind or something more sinister, something festering on the ground. Then, they came into view. There, she spotted a group of creatures each the size of a human's arm!

Giant rats!

Could it really be a rat tsunami?

Whether truth of innuendo, Xiao Jing contacted Li Wen immediately. After these few days, Xiao Jing no longer held grudges toward Li Wen. She was now truly impressed by what he did. Soon, the news spread like wildfire.

"You sure about this? A rat tsunami is not a small matter!" quizzed a terrified Li Wen.

"I… I'm not sure about that!"

Evidently, Xiao Jing had never experienced something like that before.

"Hand it over!" shouted Qin Feng.

Immediately, Xiao Jing handed the communication device to Qin Feng."

"Captain Li, the rat tsunami will strike during the storm! We can expect about 10,000 to 30,000 of them! It's a small-scale rat tsunami. It would be better to ask the base to put defenses. Even if there's nothing in the end, it's better for us to stay on guard since the storm is about to hit us anyhow!"

Hearing Qin Feng's confidence and determination, Li Wen elected to put his trust in everything he just heard.

"Fine!"

……..

In the wilderness, a group of ability users were chasing down some creature.

Phishh!

A giant rat was subsequently slashed, unable to escape the fury of a blade!

"Haha. These giant rats are so active today! They were considered a rare catch back in the day!"

The other two lifted the rat by grabbing its tail and. It was riddled with lead, covered by holes from bullets.

"A great yield indeed!"

"Boss. I feel something ain't. The giant rats are too active today!"

"Don't worry. It's going to rain soon. That's why they are more active than before."

"Hang on, boss. What is that over there?!"

Under the dim lights, a giant wave of creatures flowed towards them like water from a bursting river. It was the swarm of giant rats!

All the ability users were so scared; they immediately triggered their fight-or-flight mode.

"Run!!!"

Everyone screamed in horror.

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Chapter 23: Rat Tsunami II

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Qin Feng drove the military truck back to the base. The light drizzle incrementally grew to a furious rainstorm, giving everyone a sense of impending danger. Finally, the alarm went off.

"Rat tsunami! It's going to hit us!"

"Prepare for battle!"

"Charge the traps! Guns on the ready!"

Initially, the ability users were glad that they had returned early. Now, they had to prepare for another massive battle again. All those still wandering the wilderness would have been already dead by now. Immediately, the ability users tapped on their communication devices, attempting to recruit another 500 of them from elsewhere to help them with the fight. After all, a rat tsunami was no small matter.

"What should we do now? Should we just wait here?"

Xiao Jing started panicking when she saw everyone around her trying their best to prepare in fighting off the Rat tsunami.

"Wait here!" instructed Qin Feng.

Outside the plantation, traps equipped with A.I technology were spread across hundreds of kilometers. Most of the time, they would not be triggered unless something substantial threatened the base. If all these traps failed to stop the rat tsunami, the ability users would have no choice but to step up their game and physically stop the whole thing.

And if all the ability users failed to stop them, the base had to rely on the gunners on the towers with their semi-automatics to kill them. Their GPS was activated the moment they called for more ability users to help them, blanketing into a network which allowed them to pinpoint the exact location of the rat tsunami. Still, they would need at least half an hour to get here. Meanwhile, they would have to defend the base with whatever they had.

Soon, the dreaded noise of rodents filled the air as everyone spotted a giant black wave coming at them from afar.

BAM!

The traps were activated!

The loud explosions activated the ability users' battle spirits, and a morale-inducing cheer followed.

Buzz!

A purple ray engulfed the field, spreading like a large violet sheet. With the help of rainwater, the purple ray managed to cover a larger area than initially expected. A massive swarm of the herbivorous giant rats were electrocuted, stopping most of them from charging forward. Before they could even celebrate, the second wave of rats flooded the area, making the first victory a short stint.

Instead of killing them, the steady current made them snap out of shock, sending them into an electrocuted, purple-minion-like frenzy.

Fortunately, the creatures eventually gave up on digging holes. Instead, they switched course and started heading to the base, ravaging and gnawing everything in their path with their serrated incisors. Those at the base were beginning to worry that the fence they put up would not hold up to the continuing onslaught of the uncountable rodents.

"Prepare to fight!"

Qin Feng held an energy gun in his hand, mustering up whatever courage he had left.

"Charge!!!" Li Wen screamed.

The soldiers burst forward with a battle cry and climbed over the giant wooden fence after Li Wen gave the command, joined by a large number of bold and powerful ability users. Of course, Qi Feng followed suit as well. With just a few light steps, he managed to spring over the 4-meter tall barrier.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

All the infuriated and injured giant rats charged at them the moment they smelt the stench of humans abseiling down the barricade

Splat!

Qin Feng stepped on one of the rat's head.

Klak!

Qin Feng flicked a switch of his energy gun, turning it to shotgun mode. Energy guns differed greatly when compared to conventional weapons. Using energy instead of bullets, it enabled its user to modulate between attack patterns. Of course, it was also way more expensive than its other less impressive gunpowder consuming counterparts.

Klik!

The trigger was released, and a bright, blue ray shot out, immediately zapping four giant rats to death. The other five were injured beyond redemption.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

The roar of angry squeals became deafening, as the rats were driven insane by the smell of blood around them. They were becoming increasingly agitated by the moment. All of them started to charge at Qin Feng.

"Asteroid Assimilation!"

BAM!

Qin Feng unleashed his inner strength through his palm, imposing his force on all the giant rats that were coming at him from all directions.

"My Asteroid Assimilation has become really powerful after absorbing the power of two Ancient Warriors!"

As this was Qin Feng's very first time experiencing such a powerful force, he was alit with excitement. This was the power of an S-tier Skill! At first glance, the giant rats seemed to sustain only light injuries, when, in fact, all their internal organs had been completely crushed by the crushing pressure of Qin Feng's skill. It was an effective strategy. If more giant rats came charging at him, he would use his abilities to kill them, and if he did run out of inner force, he would use his energy gun to fight them off.

The sound of automatic gunfire lit up the surroundings like Chinese firecrackers on New Year's Eve. As it rained ever harder, the ground was painted red by blood. Soon after that, humans had started to rack up casualties as well. The giant rats, too, kept increasing in number, as if urged by some invisible force.

"There are at least 10,000 giant rats around us now!"

"Airstrike!"

"Not in this weather! The weather will kill us!"

"Be careful! The beast general!!!"

COMMENT

Someone shouted amid the sloppy chaos. In the blur of darkness and gushing rain, Qin Feng turned around and spotted a giant one-meter-long rat charging at them! The colossal rat, in all its fury, knocked over an ability user in its blind eagerness to charge.

In the blink of an eye, the rat general chomped its incisors on a soldier, literally slicing the ability user in half. Judging by its ferocity and sheer power, Qin Feng knew that the rat general was way more powerful than the Wolf Mastiff he faced earlier. If it were not for Lu Meng, Qin Feng wouldn't have even dared to face the Wolf Mastiff alone.

But now!

"Get lost! You dull creature!"

With one foot on the ground, Qin Feng dashed the rat general located 10 meters away from him like a cannonball.

BAM!

As he came into contact with the beast, his fist slammed the rat with every ounce of energy he had within him! The explosive force hit the rat general, sending it flying a few meters back. Realizing that he had the upper hand, Qin Feng closed on the rat general and continued attacking it with constant, hard blows!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

A total of three continuous punches were administered to the rat general's head, with each blow forcing it a step backward. After the relentless attack, the rat general's head started to crack, and blood streamed out from them. Everyone there witnessing the battle nodded their heads in approval, garnering a renewed respect towards Qin Feng.

Qin Feng had no time to care about the impressions of others. Immediately, he scanned the entire battlefield. 50 meters away, a half-meter tall giant rat was ravaging its surroundings. Knocking down a few soldiers in a mad dash, it had blinding speed and an untouchable swiftness.

Klak!

Qin Feng switched his gun to single-target mode. With him releasing the trigger, a concentrated blue beam was unleashed directly at the giant rat. As it jumped to the left all of a sudden, the ray penetrated its body, putting its arrogance to a stop.

Qin Feng's face remained unchanged. Due to that, everyone knew that this was not a mere coincidence. It was his skill!

Ultimate Prediction!

The most potent talent a gunner could wield!

The rain battered them with an insatiable fury, hitting their faces with large drops of water. Conditions were harsh, and the men shuddered in the freezing gale.

Qin Feng's attack had managed to exterminate all the giant rats that appeared in a one-hundred-meter radius. As for the other spots, however, the defense line was slowly crumbling. The soldiers that were stationed on towers started shooting at all rats that came close to the wooden barricade. Soon, rats began to pile up at the fence, and like mindless zombies, they began to chew incessantly, shaking it with every bite and gnaw.

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Chapter 24: Rat Tsunami III

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"They are here! The Calvary is here!"

"Quick! The giant rats are here in the plantation! Exterminate them! Don't let them destroy our food!"

"Get down the bus and prepare for battle!"

There were around at least ten big buses stopping at the plantation. Immediately, the ability users stepped off the bus and rushed to the wooden fence. They had to get to the spots where the giant rats had broken through, also having to find and exterminate those that were hiding in the food silos. Evidently, any small delay could cause an unimaginably big problem.

Once the plantation was destroyed, the entire Chengbei Colony would be thrown into a famine, causing the deaths of countless innocent people.

Some of the ones who'd gotten down from the bus were still students. They were from Chengbei's prestigious college.

Klak!

Klak!

Lu Meng had her combat machinery all set. Once the giant rats approached her, she would shoot them without any mercy.

"Meng Meng, be careful!"

In this particular battle, Li Yaoyao was a part of the medical team and wasn't allowed to go to the frontline with the combat team, which was why she was so worried about Lu Meng.

"Don't worry! Don't worry! There are a lot of people here. I won't put myself in situations I can't handle!" said Lu Meng, assuring the terrified girl.

"Li Yaoyao, come with me! Let's report to the command center first!" the mentor said.

"Yaoyao, you should go now!"

"Okay. Please be careful!"

She quickly caught up to her mentor. At the same time, giant monitors that were installed at the base were all live-streaming the happenings on the frontline. A skinny and lanky figure managed to capture Li Yao's attention. It was none other than Qin Feng.

"That's the Ultimate Prediction of a high-tier gunner! No doubt, he is definitely one of the best gunners around here!"

"Gunner? I think his body has now awakened into an Ancient Warrior's. His strength and speed have surpassed what an ordinary human being can achieve! I can also see that he is using his inner force to defeat his enemies!"

"This lad has great potential! We need to make him join the garrison troops!"

It seemed that all these high-ranking officers were complimenting Qin Feng. At that moment, Li Yao became entirely mesmerized by Qin Feng. He was the one who had saved her not too long ago. Until this very moment, she did not even know his name.

"Do you have the info?!"

"Yes… His name is Qin Feng. This…"

"What's up? Something wrong with the info?"

"He is one of the guys who received the first batch of awakening potions this year. He has only been awakened for 14 days!"

"What?! No way! Oh god, he is a genius!"

Li Yao's eyes sparkled, alight with excitement when she came to know about those things.

"His name is Qin Feng? That sounds bloody powerful!"

The only thing they were unsure of was if he would join the garrison troops or attend some prestigious college. Of course, Li Yao hoped that he would choose college over the other. That would mean he would unofficially become her junior.

"Li Yao, what are you looking at?"

The mentor's voice rudely awakened Li Yao from her daydreams.

"Noth… nothing!"

"I know that this is your first time seeing something like this. It's normal for you to freak out right now. Sooner or later, you will get used to it!"

"Yes, teacher."

At that very moment, alarms went blaring off in the base again.

…..

Qin Feng was fighting at the battlefront, not realizing that he had managed to capture a lot of attention with his exceptional abilities. However, he knew that the military would have to get involved in a large-scale battle like this and wasn't about to showcase all of his abilities. At least, he did not use his dark ability to exterminate the giant rats.

No doubt, the skill, Shadow Cloaking, would allow him to defeat all his enemies with ease. Still, he refrained himself from using it.

"Alert! Alert! A Beast King-tier creature has just appeared, now located at 721 meters away from us. Please be careful!"

Qin Feng took a look at his communicator and saw the message published in the area's network. After knowing about the approaching creature, all the ability users were left in shock. Immediately, they retreated a few steps and stood at the guardrails above the fence to stop the king rat from moving forward.

"Missiles are ready!"

"Target is locked!"

"Fire!"

A barrage of missiles launched with a pop, streaking across the sky with a glorious plume of smoke and noise. They then landed on the targeted ground.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Three missiles detonated at the same time sending out a powerful shockwave, its thick plume of smoke impairing the vision of those hoping for a hit. Soon after that, the machine scanned the area and delivered the news to them. It was bad news.

"Alert! Alert! A Beast-King-tier creature has just appeared! It is now located at 572 meters from us. Please be careful!"

The monstrous creature was getting ever closer, raising the hairs of all who heard the ominous announcement.

"Prepare the laserbeam!" shouted Li Wen.

The distinct clank of gears grinding could be heard echoing in the air at the entrance. A five-meter tall laser cannon was being hastily assembled. Once it was up and running, it locked on to the target soon after that.

Although it was a mighty cannon by any standard, it was not all godlike and had its weaknesses as well. The laser beam could only travel in a straight line. In other words, it would not be able to dodge any obstacles that blocked its path. Though the Beast-King-tier creature was still a good 500 meters away from them, who wouldn't spot a four to five-meter-tall silver giant rat approaching in the rain?

The rat had blackened parts on its skin, blood vessels visible through its burnt fur from the explosions of the missiles. Clearly, three rockets were not powerful enough to put a stop to it from making its way toward the plantation.

Buzz!

Squeak!

A white, blinding light along with an ear-piercing screech was unleashed at the giant rat king when it was about 300 meters away from the base. Some weaker ability users were affected by the ear-piercing noise. Their ears started to bleed right after the laser cannon was fired.

Now, the cannon would need at least half a minute before it could be fired again. The giant rat king was approaching the base fast. After ten seconds, everyone could clearly see the creature. It was limping and seemed to have lost its front paw. Usually, an injured beast would pose an even larger threat to its enemies, in this case, being the humans.

Qin Feng was now standing only 30 meters away from the giant rat.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

It seemed as if the giant rat king knew that the weapon that injured it was located behind the guard rails and immediately started to tackle the front door.

"Stop him!"

RAT! TAT! TAT! TAT!

All the soldiers were shooting at the giant rat king with their submachine guns. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to its enemies, it possessed such thick skin that it repelled all the bullets. To make things worse, the ricocheting shells began to hit the soldiers around it, maiming them and severely injuring a few.

"Stop shooting!" shouted Li Wen.

The gunfire died out, filling the entire place with an eerie silence.

No one dared approach the giant rat king after they were ordered to stop shooting.

BAM!

Then, shockingly, the rat bulldozed forward, managing to ram through the doors and the guard tower standing beside it. Just when everyone had almost lost all hope, a massive wall was summoned at the entrance to stop the giant rat king from moving forward. Not only that, a giant fireball came out of nowhere and landed right on the blackened spot on its body!

It was a critical hit!

Squeak!!!

That really pissed off the giant rat king. Immediately, it turned around and charged at the location where the fireball came from! At the same time, everyone turned around, searching for the one who had summoned the enormous fireball.

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Chapter 25: Killing The Rat King

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"This weather is so damn annoying!" a mysterious man hollered out.

He was engulfed in blazing flames! Realizing the giant rat king charging at him, he dashed at it like a speeding bullet and managed to dodge its attack. Due to the licks of fire on his body and in the blur of the rain, none of them took a good look at the person. All they could figure out was the letter 'F' over the man's chest. Clearly, he was an ability user that was stronger than all of them.

BAM!

The ground shook violently as the giant rat king moved forward. Out of the blue, thousands of long spikes popped out from the earth and penetrated its belly. Naturally, the giant rat king attempted to avoid them. Nevertheless, despite its best efforts, it was left severely injured after the prickly ordeal.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

The giant rat king howled in agony and rage, its squeals intensifying as it limped.

All the other giant rats around it were getting angry as well. They then started to work together to break the defensive line. Upon seeing that, Qin Feng cranked up his inner strength to the max and attempted to stop them.

On the other hand, the F-tier flame and earth ability users were working together to defeat the giant rat king. Having said that, some would have carelessly assumed that by having such firepower, the rat king would eventually be defeated without much effort. Only Qin Feng understood the gravity of the situation that even F-tier ability users could not afford to make a single mistake during the fight. One small mistake could cost them both their lives.

Thankfully, the two had impeccable teamwork. As they were very close to defeating the giant rat king, it dug the ground at lightning speed and attempted to flee the place!

"Shit! It's trying to escape!"

Immediately, the earth ability user placed both his palms on the ground.

"Harden!"

Immediately, the ground became as hard as a rock. Unfortunately, the giant rat king had already dug in the ground. The soil around it got firmer and tighter, but the hardening process was slower than the giant rodent's persistent speed.

Soon, the giant rat king completely disappeared underground. It was now impossible for the ability users to go after it. Having lost their pied-piper, all the other giant rats started to flee the colony.

"We managed to guard the place!"

"The alarm is now cancelled!"

"Unfortunately, we didn't get to kill the giant rat king!"

Everyone around tried their best to clean up the mess. There were other ideas in Qin Feng's head, though. A golden opportunity had presented itself.

"Xiaobai, do you think you can locate the giant rat king?"

En!

En!

En!

Xiaobai vocalized, indicating to Qin Feng that it was able to locate the beast king.

"Let's go then!"

Qin Feng had no intention to let the giant rat king stay alive. With its current strength, it would have definitely retreated to its nest, plotting its next attack to avenge its allies. If he was not mistaken, this Giant Rat Tsunami should not have even happened this year. He suspected that this phenomenon was in part due to him overhunting the threadsnakes.

In the days of its inception, threadsnakes were one of the creatures that had threatened the safety of the early Chengbei Plantation. The reason it was so dangerous was its ability to get close to ability users without them realizing it. On the other hand, the herbivorous giant rat was only interested in the food that was being stored at the plantation.

Like its regular counterparts, the threadsnakes primarily feasted on baby rats. If a vast amount of threadsnakes disappeared in the wild, the balance would be tipped, meaning most of the rats would get to see another day. In other words, they would have a hard time having enough food with their sudden influx of numbers.

The temptation of the stored food was overweening and overpowering to them. They had the best of intentions to take over this place since the very beginning. Under the shroud of rain, Qin Feng used his fastest and left the plantation speeding. He needed to run. Run to wherever the base could not track him down.

After all the killing and devouring that just ensued, Qin Feng's body was now at tier G4. Unlike the others, Qin Feng was not tired at all. He was still at an optimum state. Soon, the rain eased up. Qin Feng ran for at least half an hour. He was now in the wild zone. Ordinary humans usually avoided this place, having heard tales of hidden horrors and threats.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

The unmistakable sounds of the rat suddenly appeared, promoting Xiaobai to shout!

Qin Feng channeled his mind into activating a dark rune and transformed himself into a shadow.

Swoosh!

The soil on the ground started to shift. The ground caved in, revealing what must have been a large hole, obviously bored by some creature. Then, an injured giant rat king slowly emerged from it. One of its legs had broken, half its fur had been singed off, and its skin had large, bloody lesions. The skill that flame ability user applied on him had severely burnt its flesh; it's most severe being its stomach that had been slashed open by the spikes.

The giant rat king was trying to climb up the mountain. When the rain had slowed down, Qin Feng could see that there were long, lush vines crawling on the mountain's wall. There were even small fruits growing on them.

"Talent Fruits!" shouted Qin Feng in excitement.

Talent Fruits were considered low-tier Spirit Fruits. It could only be consumed by ability users that were below F-tier. However, partaking of the fruit bore astounding effects. It could be used to activate one's ability and Ancient Warrior's constitution. Only a limited amount of Talent Fruits were produced every year. People would literally give up everything they had just for the chance of purchasing one.

Talent Fruits were costly, to say the least, and could cost up to five million yuan on the black market! Even talentless sod could become an ability user after consuming the fruit. For instance, one could acquire a gunner's disposition at will. This became the reason why the rich loved to get their hands on the Talent Fruit. They would purchase it and give them to their children – hoping that they would acquire a higher disposition in the future—a cheat of sorts.

Qin Feng did not expect that he would find three Talent Fruits here. Seeing the giant rat king trying to get close to the Talent Fruits, he figured out that it was trying to consume these in the hopes of healing its injuries.

There was no way that Qin Feng would let go of this rare opportunity. Slowly and silently, he snuck up the rat from behind.

"Open up!" he yelled.

With inner force filling up both his hands, Qin Feng grabbed the giant rat king by its tail with every ounce of his strength. The sudden attack caused it to lose its balance, enabling Qin Feng to swing the giant rat king and flip it over.

"Asteroid Assimilation!"

The powerful pulling force from the skill managed to restrict its movements. However, the giant rat king kept on struggling with its humungous body, preventing it from getting any closer to Qin Feng.

Suddenly, Qin Feng directed his inner force outwards!

COMMENT

Blarggh!

With a paralyzing shudder, blood gushed out of the open wounds on the giant rat king's chest.

"Shatter!"

Putting his life on the line, Qin Feng charged toward the giant rat king to land a massive punch on its wound.

Klak!

Klak!

Its ribcage shattered at the impact, revealing a beating heart. Pulling his arm away, he stood up and dashed and as far away as possible. The giant rat king then mustered all his strength to stand up. It somehow managed to regain its balance. With its mouth wide open and bloodshot eyes glaring at Qin Feng, it paused for a second. then, with a sniff, it started pouncing on him

Then, before it even crossed 10 meters, it collapsed on the ground, an ever-increasing pool of blood oozing out from its insides.

The giant rat king was officially dead. Subsequently, Qin Feng absorbed all the rat king's energy. It made his muscles bulge a little more. His bones became more robust, and his heartbeat, more vibrant. He could barely contain the excess energy bursting out from the constraints of his limbs!

G5-tier!

Qin Feng breathed deeply with his eyes closed, relishing his newly acquired subhuman fortitude. He knew that he was now powerful enough to shatter a rock with his fist.

His speed and strength had been boosted tremendously.

"Not bad!"

In the end? It was worth the chase.

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Eek!

Eek!

Eek!

Xiaobai jumped down from the combat backpack. It lifted up its claw, revealing a fist-sized energy core beneath it. Seconds later, it disappeared into thin air. Not too long ago, Qin Feng and Xiaobai had come to an understanding about the looting of items. He knew that Xiaobai had just used its spatial element to retrieve the giant rat king's energy core. It then transferred it back to its personal space.

"Fine! This belongs to you. I will not take it away."

Qin Feng was slightly frustrated at this but knew that without Xiaobai, it would have been impossible for him to locate the injured giant rat king.

Afterward, Qin Feng planted his dagger right into the creature, drawing a clean cut on its belly. He started to dissect the giant rat king, rummaging through its entrails and retrieving some valuable parts. Teeth and claws had a price to them and could be sold in the market. Other than that, some of the skin and fur on the giant rat king were still in good condition.

As for its flesh, it was, as a matter of fact, edible. Around 100 pounds of tasty meat was all for Qin Feng to harvest. By selling these off, he could earn some quick cash for himself. Fortunately, Xiaobai allowed him to utilize its personal space. Surely, he would have trouble explaining away his bountiful harvest to the people. Having that in mind, he quickly stored all the rat's parts into Xiaobai's personal space.

Leaving only bones on the ground, Qin Feng walked towards the vines. As he approached it, he found out that there were more than three Talent Fruits growing on the vines. Most of them had been gnawed by the giant rat king, leaving tell-tale marks teeth marks. It came to light that it was, in fact, rather difficult for a low-tier ultra beast the likes of a giant rat to evolve into giant rat king.

"Three it is then. Three Talent Fruits are good enough for me!"

Immediately, Qin Feng plucked off the three Talent Fruits from the vines. Unconsciously, he put one into his mouth and took a bite out of it.

Eek!

Xiaobai was staring at the Talent Fruit.

"You can have one!"

He decided to keep the last one for Zhou Hao. He then looked into his backpack, finding a bottle to store the fruit. Back at the base, everyone was still busy cleaning up the mess. None of them had the time to keep an eye on Qin Feng. No one would have noticed him leaving for a short period of time.

Under those circumstances, he could conceal the fact that he had just killed the giant rat king alone. Though an exchange for a reward for this accomplishment was possible, he eventually concluded that he would be better off keeping his discretion.

"Qin Feng!"

Li Yao was looking for Qin Feng the moment the battle died down. Unfortunately, he was nowhere to be found. After looking around her for a bit, she finally spotted him as he returned from killing the giant rat king.

"Qin Feng, are you hurt? I can treat your wounds right now!" Li Yao exclaimed when she saw his hands that were drenched in blood.

"Hey. I'm fine. Thank you."

Qin Feng put on a frown on his face. He remembered that he'd not told Li Yao his name last time. That could only mean that Li Yao probably heard others mentioning his name since he had gotten quite famous at the base.

His rejection had turned Li Yao's face pale. She did not expect that Qin Feng would treat her in such an icy manner. Right at that moment, Xiao Jing approached them as well.

"Qin Feng! Are you okay?!"

Earlier today, she too had taken part in defending the base, which was why she had no idea how was Qin Feng was doing. When she was helping the others clean the plantation, she was unable to locate Qin Feng. That had actually given her a good scare. Now, she was simply thankful that Qin Feng was well and alive.

"Hey? Are you hurt?" asked Qin Feng.

"It's no big deal! I killed 20 giant rats just now!" said Xiao Jing with a smile.

"You should go collect your reward. I might have to go back to the colony!"

Qin Feng nodded at Li Yao and walked towards the military exchange center. Xiao Jing was shocked by Qin Feng's reply. Immediately, she went after him.

"You… you're not staying? Do you need more rest? Any plans to come here again?"

In his mind, he knew exactly what Xiao Jing was thinking. Right after he was reborn to this world, he was the one who had taught Xiao Jing how to hunt. Technically speaking, he was indeed her first teacher and mentor.

"Whether I come back or not, that's not your worry now. With your current strength and skillset, signing up for any mercenary team won't be a problem. I suggest you join the garrison troops first. After all, you have contributed a lot in defeating the rat tsunami."

At Qin Feng's consolation, Xiao Jing seemed to be a little more accepting of his leaving. During her time at the plantation, not only did she just follow Qin Feng around, but she even spent hours trying her best to socialize and learn combat fighting techniques. If she joined the garrison troops, she would be able to use his military merit points to exchange for inner force and learn machinery and fighting skills.

"How about you? Where are you going?" asked Xiao Jing.

"I think it's time for me to go to one of those top colleges, eh!" answered Qin Feng.

"Qing Feng, I have suspicions that those top colleges can no longer teach you anything!"

Xiao Jing believed that Qin Feng was already extremely powerful. Besides, she had always been a cautious spender when it came to large amounts of money. Considering the fact that Qin Feng wasn't yet self-sustaining, it would be unwise for him to spend all that money just to go to college.

"That can't be right. There will always be someone more powerful than me!"

Li Yao followed silently behind them since they had started talking to each other. At first, she too, was unhappy that Qin Feng was going to leave. The moment she heard Qin Feng's college-boy intentions, she put on a smile again.

"Qin Feng, you're going to study at the college? That means you'll be my junior!"

…..

Qin Feng had no idea what went through Li Yao's mind. Unlike Xiao Jing, Li Yao was simply a regular medical practitioner. Besides, Xiao Jing had something to do with his past, which probably explained why he was closer to Xiao Jing.

Both of them soon arrived at the exchange center and submitted videos that were recorded by their communicators to confirm the kills. Undoubtedly, this was one of the more essential functions of the local network of the plantation. However, Qin Feng had turned his communicator off when he was in pursuit of the giant rat king. This had made his video way shorter, an hour shorter when compared to his counterparts. In a blink of ten seconds, the results were released.

Dit!

Dit!

Dit!

[Herbivore Giant Rat kill: 561. Soldier-tier Giant Rat kill: 21. General-tier Giant Rat kill: 9]

The message left everyone around Qin Feng in a dazed shock.

They even started to think that he must have been, in fact, an F-tier ability user.

"Is the system broken? How is it bloody possible that he can kill 500-plus of those rats all by himself?!"

"That's right! Perhaps it's a team's kill count!"

"He doesn't even have an ability user badge on him! Maybe there really is something wrong with the machine!"

It was clear that the crowd had their doubts, well-founded if I may add. However, Qin Feng had no intention to defend himself.

"Hey!!! Watch your mouth! It's true that Qin Feng is extremely powerful! He is not even an officer's son!" shouted Xiao Jing.

Unfortunately, her tiny voice was drowned by the groans and curses from the increasingly dissatisfied crowd causing none to pay any attention to her. Ultimately, the staff decided to check the replay. Its results had left the staff petrified.

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Chapter 27: Let's Bet

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The video was a recording from a first-person perspective. The way he killed and fought off the giant rats was enough to prove that he had way more firepower than most who were here.

"Please hold on, sir. I shall bring you your reward now. Is there anything else you need?" asked the staff respectfully and politely.

"What do you mean? Are you seriously trying to convince us he really killed all those giant rats alone?" asked a mercenary standing behind Qin Feng, clearly filled with discontentment.

"I assure you there is nothing wrong with the machine. The results are accurate!"

"I don't believe you! Could he be the son of some high-ranking officer? Is that why you've privately added his merit points?!"

"That must be it!"

"I will never condone such a shameless deed! And you even have the guts to do it in front of us?!"

"He is still so young! There's no way you possess such powerful abilities!"

"And there isn't a single wound on him!"

Everyone was adamant in finding out the truth about this unbelievable warrior, Qin Feng. On the other hand, the number of dead giant rats at the plantation was a fixed variable. The results clearly showed that Qin Feng had killed most of the giant rats alone. In other words, the others would have all received fewer merit points, leaving them suspicious that Qin Feng had somehow manipulated the scores, snatching their kills away from them.

The entire crowd had just sustained a battle with monstrous creatures and had to fight with their lives. Spirits were still high, and the adrenaline had not left them. Without so much as a word, they started to surround Qin Feng.

Surprisingly, he stood his ground and remained calm despite the stressful circumstances. The employee, caught in the middle of the storm, was left facing an awkward situation. After watching his combat video, they knew that Qin Feng was genuinely extremely powerful.

"Mister, do you mind show them your combat video?"

"Of course, I mind!"

The results were fair and square, and knowing he was fair from the start, Qin Feng felt it unnecessary for his combat video to be displayed before a mob. Showing off his kills would only make him an unsavory target, painting his back with a huge bullseye. He could become the center of rumors and unwanted attention.

Of course, his refusal to prove his claims had the crowd erupt in greater discontent and anger.

"We cannot let him go! We, the garrison troops of Chengbei Colony, demand an explanation!"

"What kind of explanation are you guys asking for? The video has never been tampered with. How dare you people throw such baseless accusations? If all of you here think that you are right, let's make a bet then!"

"What do you want to bet?" asked the loudest and haughtiest ability user behind him.

"Let's bet about my combat video. I will ask the staff to send it to everyone. If the combat video is real, you guys have to pay me 100,000. And if the video is fake, I will pay all of you 100,000!"

"Haha! Go ahead! I will never believe you! The bet is on!"

"Count me in!"

"Free money! I want it too! I want to see your face after you cry like a baby!"

Predictably, a large number of them calmed down when they heard of the involvement of cold-hard cash.

Some of them even recognized that he was Qin Feng.

After all, Qin Feng had stayed here for at least four to five days. The regulars had laid eyes on him and Xiao Jing at least once. It was a well-known fact around town that he had singlehandedly killed 50 threadsnakes only recently. The crowd started to cast their doubts the moment the results displayed that he had just slaughtered over 500 giant rats under such bad weather. However, Qin Feng's calm disposition was starting to take effect, and they began to doubt themselves.

"Can I borrow your bank account for a while?" asked Qin Feng while looking at the staff.

Immediately, the staff nodded his head. If Qin Feng won the bet for some unlikely reason, this would prove that he was indeed the most powerful person here.

"Fine! Let's wire the money over now before we check out his combat video!"

A few added the staff's communicator, wiring 100,000 yuan each to his bank account. Actually, only nine out of the entire crowd wanted to bet with Qin Feng.

"Just the few of you?"

Qin Feng looked up, turning his face around and gazing at the crowd. Some of them avoided eye contact as guilt and insecurity began to fill them. The nine who insisted that Qin Feng was cheating were part of the extra 500 ability users called in to defend the plantation.

It did not matter whether they contributed to the war or not. Eventually, they would receive 10,000 yuan in cash as a reward. Unfortunately, their kill count sorely lagged behind Qin Feng. Unable to accept defeat, they felt that he had embarrassed them publicly and wanted retribution.

"No more? My combat video is worth 100,000 yuan!"

Since they were so nice and wanted to wager with Qin Feng, he too had to wire 900,000 to the staff who held the funds in escrow. When the banking was done and the amounts confirmed, the employee sent the combat video to all of the nine. They instantly played it, staring intently at their screens. Some of them lacked the patience to watch the entire video, skipping right to the middle part of it.

Soon, the looks on their faces changed. Their worst fears had come to pass, displaying disbelief and utter shock. It turned out that Qin Feng was indeed much more powerful than they had thought.

"Is there anything else you guys want to say to me?" asked Qin Feng as he stared at the nine of them.

The loudest and most arrogant one amongst them was left ashamed by his thoughtless speech. He felt like someone had just given him a cold, hard slap.

"We have lost the bet!"

The arrogant man shouted in an embarrassed rage and stormed from the place. The remaining eight people were also devastated by the fact that they had just lost a substantial 100,000 yuan. Staying here would only bring more shame to themselves. Immediately, all of them took their leave, looking down with no words uttered.

COMMENT

"Eh? What happened? Why did they leave so fast?"

"Isn't it obvious now? The video is real! This person right here did kill 500 giant rats!"

"Damn! So, it's real?!"

Everyone turned their attention towards Qin Feng. Satisfied with the resolution, the staff then wired a handsome 1.8 million yuan to Qin Feng's bank account.

"Mr. Qin, what would you like to do about your reward? Would you like to take it with you or exchange it?"

"I will take the Beast-Generals cores and their meat as well! I would like to exchange the rest with money."

"Sure. Please hold for a minute, sir!"

Dit!

Dit!

Dit!

Qin Feng received a message on his communicator. A total of 6.73 million yuan was transferred to his bank account. A satisfactory amount.

"Mr. Qin, you can follow this employee here to get your beast cores and meat. After that, the garrison soldiers' truck will send them to wherever you desire."

"Thank you."

Qin Feng then handpicked nine of the Beast-General's cores and sorted out the meat. He had no intention to sell the flesh. Instead, he wanted to send them to the orphanage.

Thirty calm minutes passed.

Then, with a thumpy diesel clatter, the trucks arrived as planned. Without wasting any time, the soldiers loaded the flesh.

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Chapter 28: Reject The General

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A group of people was standing by the sides of the truck, led by an elderly man at the front. He wore a badge that indicated that an E-tier ability user. Li Wen was beside him as well. Instantly, Qin Feng noticed that the old man was here for him.

"Good god, Qin Feng. Do you know how long I've been waiting for you? Allow me to introduce these gentlemen to you. The general of Chengbei Colony's garrison troops, General Han Jia. And this is the general of Tiger Flame brigade, General Wang Cheng!" announced Li Wen with gusto.

Qin Feng nodded at the two generals in return.

"Greetings!"

He remained unruffled as he shook the hands of the two leaders. After all, he had met a lot of generals in this life. Though their current residence was now called the human federation, each army group would have their own general due to the limited space the planet provided. However, their generals' levels were in accordance with the size of their armies.

For example, the Chengbei Garrison Troops was responsible for protecting the colony. Next, was the Tiger Flame Brigade. They were responsible for providing aid and patrolling the area. There were also the mysterious Wilderness Rangers.

As its name suggested, the brigade's main task was exploring obscure areas located far away from the colony, spending most of their time doing recon on grounds ordinary humans would never step. They would typically return with a vast amount of resources and discoveries to experiment on. At the same time, this brigade suffered the highest casualties among the three. A high mortality rate of 30% marred the infamous troops. Besides, these brigades were at only E-tier. In other words, their highest in command would be an E-tier fighter as well.

To Qin Feng, they were just small-time generals considering he was instantly categorized as an A-tier character the moment he was reborn to this world. If he wanted to, he was, in actual fact, powerful enough to apply as a general in any city that he liked.

Seeing Qin Feng's emotionless, unperturbed character, General Wang Cheng became even more impressed.

"Kid, I can see that you have great potential. Do you wish to join our ranks of the Tiger Flame brigade?"

"I think you should join the garrison troops! It's our greatest honor to be assigned as protectors of the colony!" General Han Jian chipped in. Not to be outdone by his counterpart, he too wanted to take Qin Feng in as well.

Unfortunately, Qin Feng had no intention to join either of them.

"Thank you so much for the generous offer, my dear sirs, but I'm afraid I have other plans in mind!"

The two generals looked at each other, never expecting Qin Feng to reject their offer without even thinking twice. Having being used to a position of authority, they were clearly upset by Qin Feng's upstart attitude. After all, they had come here personally to recruit Qin Feng. That being said, the generals had also taken the opportunity as a show of force in an attempt to win the hearts of the plantation's residents.

"Qin Feng, perhaps you might want to give it another thought? This is a golden opportunity! The generals themselves are here to recruit you!" said a nervous Li Wen with gritted teeth and signaling a warning to Qin Feng with his eyes.

After giving it some thought, Qin Feng realized that he would still need some time before he could grow to E-tier. Not to mention that it was a very bad idea to offend generals. He would be shooting himself in the foot if he managed to get into the crosshairs of men leading legions of other men. Then it dawned upon him. He managing to figure a solution in the end.

"I'm about to enroll in a high-tier college really soon. That is why I won't be able to join your brigades. If the two of you still insist on recruiting me, perhaps you can wait three years."

After hearing out Qin Feng out, their anger subsided.

"Old man Deng sure has a certain charm on him. I have no idea how he made kids like Qin Feng study at his college." Han Jian laughed.

The old man Deng mentioned was none other than the dean of the high-tier college. He was also an E-tier ability user. Holding a high position amongst the society of the entire Chengbei Colony, well-endowed scholars like him usually possessed a certain charm. Seeing that the generals were no longer mad at him, Qin Feng introduced Xiao Jing to them before taking his leave.

"This is my classmate, and she has awakened her Ancient Warrior Disposition as well. She's hoping that she could join the army," said Qin Feng.

"Sure, little girl. Which of our fine brigades do you wish to join?"

Xiao Jing looked at Qin Feng with grateful eyes and turned to Li Wen again.

"I want to join the garrison troops."

"Okay. We will take her in!"

General Han Jian nodded his head. General Wang Cheng, however, did not try to grab her from him, mainly because he had not witnessed Xiao Jing's strength for himself. He was also not fond of recruiting female soldiers. A few years from this point, he would dearly regret the decision he made today.

……..

"Get to the orphanage please!"

"Mr Qin, are you sure that you want the flesh of Beast-Generals delivered to them?" asked the doubtful driver.

"Yes!

I'm an orphan myself! I'm merely repaying their good deeds."

In his heart, though, Qin Feng knew that he was not exactly the kindest man in this world. Right before the rat tsunami, he had mercilessly killed four people.

Dusk soon set upon them. The downpour had stopped, and the clouds had given way to a scenic sunset. The sky was bathed in orange, a crystal clear evening. Although the sun had emerged, the air was cool, cleansed by a crisp, fragrant breeze rustling in the trees.

When they arrived at the orphanage, children were playing at the front yard happily. Seeing the approaching truck, the kids stopped in their tracks in apprehension and innocently stared at the vehicle.

"Mr. Qin, let me help you unload all the stuff," offered the driver.

"That's alright, thanks. I'll just need you to open the doors for me!"

"You are most welcome, sir."

Indeed, the giant in the rat's name was justified. Although all its organs and flesh had been removed, its bones were still equivalent to an adult pig's weight. Fortunately, for the soldiers and Qin Feng, it was not a problem moving these around.

"Okay, Mr. Qin. I shall take my leave first!"

"Thanks for your help!"

Seeing that the military truck was gone, all the children rushed to Qin Feng, inquisitive of their visitor.

"Big brother, are these for us?"

"Big brother, what are those?"

"Big brother, can we eat these?"

Driven by a child's curiosity, the kids could not help but instinctively peered into Qin Feng's large bundle of stuff. However, none of them laid their hands on the goods. Clearly, their guardians had taught them well. The only thing that lingered with them all this while was hunger.

"You guys will know later. Go and have fun now! Don't come too close to me. I'm filthy now!"

Qin Feng was still wearing his T3 battle uniform, his head drenched by the rain, and there were blotches of dirt on his body. He subsequently grabbed all nine bags of flesh and dragged them into the orphanage. He then jotted his name on the registration book before putting all the goods into the walk-in freezer. The head of the orphanage wasn't present today, so Qin Feng left the place, not talking to anyone.

Lin Derong only returned after Qin Feng was long gone. The place saddened him a lot, always being the receiving end of a new batch of orphans. To make matters worse, the meager funds allocated by the government to his orphanage was only barely guaranteed that they would not die of hunger. The malnourished kids were a heartbreaking testament to their suffering.

"Director, look! We have meat!" exclaimed one of the teachers suddenly as he walked in.

At that, Lin Derong's eyes widened, and he was lit with excitement.

"Someone donated the meat to us? How much?"

"1,000 pounds!"

Lin Derong managed to squeeze a smile from his weathered face.

"Not bad. Kind people still do exist in this world. We need to thank him. Put a mark on his name. We will repay his deeds in kind when our orphanage is in better condition!"

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Chapter 29: A Meaty Donation

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Still, Lin Derong was downcast. One thousand pounds of meat was not nearly enough for the entire orphanage. He had to carefully ration it. That would mean each of the orphans would only get a tiny bit of meat every day.

"Director, please. Let me finish. That's not ordinary meat! It's the meat of a beast general!"

"What?!"

Lin Derong paused for a while, obviously shocked.

The meat from an ordinary beast costs around 100 yuan a pound. The price of a beast general's meat was way beyond that. It was at least three times the price of regular off-the-shelf meat. In other words, this person just donated 300,000 yuan to the orphanage, definitely not a small amount.

"Great! Great! Great! Get me his contact number. I have to thank him personally!"

"Director, the person who donated is Qin Feng!"

As a student that had just graduated and left the orphanage not too long ago, it was unsurprising that a teacher would recognize him. At first, he had a hard time believing that Qin Feng was the one who donated the meat. In fact, at the sound of the name, the old director was left in even deeper sadness than before.

This kid was different from the rest. He was the brightest kid that he had ever come across before. Now, he was baffled. How in the world did Qin Feng manage to get his hands on such a great quantity of meat? One ought to know that Qin Feng could have easily become a wealthy tycoon if he sold all these to the market.

"Hold on. Don't touch the meat first. Let me call Qin Feng and confirm!"

Lin Derong quickly dialed Qin Feng's number.

……..

Qin Feng had just checked himself into a hotel. The first thing that he did was to clean his filthy self up. Filling up the bathtub, he allowed the water to gently hit his body, lying down with a satisfied sigh. Then, his communicator rang. Qin Feng reached for it and picked it up with his eyes still closed.

As the video connected, Lin Derong saw Qin Feng basking in a rather luxurious pool of lather, in his background, a posh painting laid on a peach wall.

"Qin Feng!"

"Director!"

There was a sense of intimacy in his calm gaze.

"It's me. It was you, right? You just donated 1,000 pounds of beast-general meat to the orphanage, right? Where did you get them? Please don't tell me you a waste picker now?"

Waste pickers were the losers of the community. All they could do in the wilderness was to run away from monsters. The bottom-feeders of the lot, they would usually salvage whatever that was left for them. Flesh and parts that others had rejected or discarded. Sometimes, they even had the audacity to loot dead ability users on the battlefield. They lived a scavenger life, living each moment by pure chance. If luck was not with them, they could lose their lives anytime.

"C'mon Director. Don't you worry. I'm not a waste picker!"

Qin Feng chuckled at the thought, subsequently explaining about the Rat Tsunami incident to Lin Derong. After all, this was not a classified incident. Anyone could have found out about it.

"I have awakened myself into an Ancient Warrior Disposition. You know I'm really good at combat, right? I consider myself rather powerful now. I have even managed to kill quite a number of giant rats. To be honest, I have earned myself quite a handsome amount of money. Instead of selling the meat, I have decided to donate all of it to you!"

"That's great! That's great! Qin Feng, it seems my student has made it in life! Come visit us when you are free! Please… don't buy us anything!"

"Hey, director? You know my doors are always open for you. Anything at all, just come to me, eh? Oh ya! For the beast-general meat, don't mix them with other stuff. It's better to turn them into dried meat for the children. I will continue to bring more food for you guys!"

"That's awesome! Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts!"

"Director, I will come visit you tomorrow, alright?"

Tomorrow would be the day where Lin Derong was exploited, a time right before Qin Feng was reborn to this world.

"Alright. I will wait for you. I want to see how powerful my little Qin Feng has become!"

Qin Feng chatted with Lin Derong for a few minutes, mostly catching up about old friends and sharing a few laughs before hanging up the call.

A few hours later…

Splash!

Qin Feng stood up from the bathtub, a silhouette appearing on the foggy mirror. In only half a month, Qin Feng had managed to transform his scrawny figure to a toned, muscular body. He could feel that his bones had grown a bit as well. He was now 1.75 meters tall.

The bath was satisfying, cleaning away the dirt and a lump sum of anxiety. He put on his bathrobe and started to shower Xiaobai without complaining. Xiaobai liked to shower a lot, loving to mess with the froth and soap bubbles. Qin Feng realized that without Xiaobai's help, he would never have gotten this far. He owed the creature a hell lot and felt it necessary to treat it the best he could.

After the few days of nonstop killing, Qin Feng was exhausted. He fell into a deep sleep the moment his skin touched the sheets. As for Xiaobai, it was wide awake. After seeing that Qin Feng was fast asleep, it then summoned a fist-sized energy core in front of it. It was the energy core of the giant rat king.

Chomp!

Chomp!

Xiao Bai started to devour the energy core, chomping down on the large sphere. Although the core was almost as large as itself, it managed to swallow it within seconds. Nothing happened. There was no transformation taking place. Seeing nothing that piqued its interest, it got bored and sleepy and dozed off as well.

….

On the second day, Qin Feng put on a white t-shirt and jeans and headed to the orphanage. Seeing Xiaobai still soundly sleeping, Qin Feng gently put it in his backpack. Not wanting to leave it in the hotel alone, he was afraid of the prospect of a kidnap.

The front yard of the orphanage was devoid of children playing as he entered its gates. Instead, the strong aroma of something cooking wafted in the wind. It turned out the kids were waiting at the dining hall to have a good meal. Kids were always hungry, and these were no exception. They were practically drooling at their seats.

"Qin Feng, ahh! You are here! Come taste this and tell me how good it is!"

Lin Derong got up and dragged Qin Feng over. At another corner, a large number of teenagers were helping out with the dried meat processing. The fragrance of salt, spices, and meat were simply irresistible.

"This. Tastes. Wonderful!"

"Qin Feng, you can distribute it to the kids!"

Lin Derong passed the dried meat to Qin Feng and rang the bell. With a mad rush, all the children started to line up in front of him.

"This is your big brother, Qin Feng. He is here today, bearing gifts! Remember to make him your role model! Work harder. Be more diligent, and you can become a hero like him! Understood?"

"Understood!"

The kids replied at the top of their voices together. As for the teenagers who had seen this for a long time, the speech clearly did little effect. Nonetheless, they still admired him a lot. They too, secretly wished that they could become like him someday. After distributing the food, Qin Feng finally helped himself to the chow. With full and happy bellies, He took the teenagers for a training lesson.

Morning soon gave way to noon.

"Director, you're heading to the plantation this afternoon, right?" asked Qin Feng.

Qin Feng remembered that Lin Derong would visit the plantation to get supply donations for his orphanage on the same day every month. After all, the orphanage was under the care of the Chengbei Colony's government. Though the food that was given to him was almost always barely enough, it did at least lessen the burden for him.

"Yes!"

"Let me go with you then!"

"Great."

At that moment, Lin Derong came to the realization that Qin Feng should spend more time training himself instead of wasting his time at the orphanage. Besides, with all things considered, Qin Feng had done enough for the orphanage.

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Chapter 30: Liu Meng Must Die

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The road to the orphanage was a tiny, poorly maintained pothole-ridden pathway. Its surroundings were overgrown with underbrushes, unkempt, and infested with bugs. As cynical as it might have sounded, there was an artistic touch to a young and old man walking on a muddy path with puddles.

After walking a short distance, Qin Feng's body was alerted. He somehow had a sensation of imminent danger approaching. Just as he had expected, three young men were coming closer. Looking to be in their twenties, they were rather tall and muscular. Tattoos lined their backs, giving off an uncomfortable vibe.

Suddenly, Qin Feng and the director could hear footsteps approaching from their backs. At the same time, Lin Derong stopped in his tracks as well. His face started to cringe, and he too could sense that something was amiss.

"Hehe… old man. I'm in need of money. Give me everything you have right now!"

The young man who led the gang of three grinned, showing a set of disgusting, half-yellowed teeth. At the same time, he was flashing and flicking around his Swiss Army knife provocatively in his hand. Rage welled from within Qin Feng as he glared at them with cold eyes.

Liu Meng!

Before his rebirth into this world, this was the person who had killed Lin Derong. Now, he was an S-tier criminal. Having prior knowledge about what was about to take place, Qin Feng actually turned up to protect Lin Derong. Who would have known that Liu Meng would only come looking for Lin Derong after Qin Feng had the Asteroid Assimilation Technique with him. Fate, sometimes, was a funny thing.

"Young man, I'm just an old man. I don't have much with me!" Lin Derong said sternly in a determined manner.

Holding the director's position in an orphanage was enough to prove that Lin Derong was too old for combat. In terms of experience, Lin Derong had been through a lot more when compared to Liu Meng, which explained why he was not afraid of the youth's threats. He would never give in to the demands of robbers.

"You better play nice! You f*cking old bastard! You seriously think I didn't hear about a certain someone donating one million to the orphanage half a month ago? Give me the money now!" shouted Liu Meng, who was growing impatient.

This was actually true. Half a month ago, someone rich did indeed donate one million to Lin Derong. However, it was Lin Derong himself who had requested the funds. During that time, a large number of children were in dire need of vaccinations. Ever since the first space rift appeared in this world, waves of young children were killed by a mysterious disease.

To make matters worse, an antibiotic vaccine did not come cheap. It was upwards of 5,000 yuan for a single injection. One million could only pay for 200 children. Fortunately, the orphanage was under the government's care, and for the sake of welfare, Lin Derong was only required to pay half the regular price for each injection. In the end, 400 of his children managed to receive life-saving vaccinations.

All one-million of the donation money had been spent on these injections. Orphanages were institutions that required constant infusions of funds and donations to run well. Though it was under the government's care, a growing number of government officers wished that the orphanage did not exist.

"I have spent off all the one-million! Even if I have it, what makes you think that I have it with me right now?" asked Lin Derong with a smile while secretly getting himself ready for a fight.

The four three that followed behind Liu Meng were low-tier lackeys that terrorized the area, extorting money for their head, Liu Meng. Out of fear, most of their victims would eventually succumb to their will. Hence, they were surprised that Lin Derong, an elderly man, was bold enough to go against them. To them, Lin Derong and Qin Feng were just lame ducks, what looked like a quick and easy smash-and-grab job.

"Let's show them a good time since they refused our kindness!"

Liu Meng swung his hand, signifying his goons to trash Lin Derong.

"Beat him up real good! We need to teach him a lesson he won't forget! If he still fails to give me the money tomorrow, we will go to the orphanage and kill each of those children one by one!"

Lin Derong was filled with anger when he Liu Meng's ruthless banter. With clenched fists, his face had turned beet red, and he was trembling as well.

"You're nothing but a dumb director of an orphanage! How a low scum like you dare show such arrogance to us is beyond me!"

"Beat him up!"

A few days ago, the well-heeled financier who had donated to the orphanage made a piece of news out of it. Hoping to take every dishonorable advantage of the weak, they found themselves a 'business opportunity,' planning to take full control of the orphanage. They knew that it was run by mostly volunteers and commoners and had no problem stepping on their heads. Their ultimate goal was to siphon them off of all the donations they received.

It was too much of a coincidence that these thugs came to him after the money had been spent, laying suspicion that everyone was connected to a one person, their 'generous' benefector.

Before they could even do all of that, they had to first make sure to make that Lin Derong succumbed to them. Immediately, one of the thugs charged at Lin Derong, attempting to land him with a tight slap. Considering that the thug had an Ancient Warrior Disposition, a regular slap that was without inner force was already powerful enough to knock off a mouthful of teeth.

Immediately, Lin Derong lifted up his arms in defense. He had closed his eyes, waiting for the moment of impact, when a hand suddenly intervened, protecting him from his assailant.

Klak!

Qin Feng broke the thug's arm without any hesitation.

"Arghhhh!!!"

The thug let out a painful wail. He had never expected someone as powerful as Qin Feng would be here to protect Lin Derong. Qin Feng too had no intention of letting them live and swiftly punched the thug's stomach with the great force of his left hand. Seconds later, the thug could feel his inner force being forcefully sucked away from him. Now, he lay there shaking uncontrollably as if being electrocuted by a bolt of lightning. Since his inner force had been drained by Qin Feng, he was left powerless and was sent flying.

BAM!

He landed three meters away from where he was standing. Motionless, he seemed to be dead. The entire incident happened within a few seconds. Before they could even recover from the shock, Qin Feng carried on his attack, proceeding to another thug. He lifted his leg and landed a head-smashing kick on the thug. At the same time, he thrust his fist on Liu Meng without any mercy!

Hakk!

Liu Meng did not expect a seemingly impoverished young man like Qin Feng was actually an awakened Ancient Warrior, and his Neigong was way more powerful than his. Seeing that his followers were killed with only a single hit, he immediately tried to summon his inner force, trying to shield off Qin Feng's furious attack.

"Kill this son of the bitch!!!" shouted Liu Meng.

"I dare you!" retorted Lin Derong.

The two thugs behind Liu Meng charged at Qin Feng with the intention of killing him.

"This must be a joke! Let's who stays dead in the end! How dare you guys attack the director of an orphanage! Die!"

"Asteroid Assimilation!"

An enormous amount of inner force exuded from Qin Feng's body, steaming out with a greenish aura. With the skill now activated, his Neigong surrounded him like a raging vortex. The four persons that attempted to attack Qin Feng were unable to move with their hands halfway in the air! None of them could take another step forward. Some even started to move involuntarily.

Qin Feng's current strength was at G5-tier, and the thugs that attacked him were probably G1 or G2-tier. That would mean their inner force was significantly weaker than Qin Feng. Resistance was futile. It was simply impossible for them to defeat him. Seconds later, they realized their inner force slowly getting drained by Qin Feng.

"Get lost!"

When the draining process was completed, Qin Feng released his inner force sending all four of them flying with a mighty whoosh! As his assailants were being blown away, he saw a dagger flying in the sky. Immediately, he kicked it towards Liu Meng's throat. This time, Qin Feng was not about to suppress his murderous intention anymore.

Liu Meng had to die, no matter what!

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Chapter 31: Forming Inner Force

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The threat had been eliminated. Lin Derong simply stood still, left in huge shock. After not seeing Qin Feng for half a month, he felt like this was his first time meeting him. To his surprise, Qin Feng had become extremely powerful. Judging from the fact that Qin Feng could donate 1,000 pounds of beast general's flesh to the orphanage, Lin Derong somewhat guessed that Qin Feng had become more powerful than before.

The young ones were slowly becoming more powerful than the older generation.

Qin Feng had just singlehandedly killed two thugs and injured three more. The ones who were still breathing were lying on the ground, suffering in pain.

Qin Feng's gaze moved toward Lin Derong, who was staring back at him. His heart did a few skips, wondering if Lin Derong saw him differently, thinking that he had turned cruel and had lost himself. With all things considered, however, Qin Feng hadn't the single ounce of regret having killed and maimed his enemy.

So long Liu Meng was gone, he did not mind if Lin Derong hated him for being merciless.

"Qin Feng, don't be afraid. They are all dead now!"

Instead of showing any displeasure, Lin Derong somehow noticed a change in Qin Feng's look. In his mind, he believed Qin Feng was shell shocked after he killed those thugs. No matter what the boy did, Qin Feng was forever his dearest child.

"You let me deal with it! Don't you worry!" said Lin Derong while tapping on Qin Feng's shoulder.

Lin Derong saw him no differently. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm… I'm fine!" replied Qin Feng with his head bowed.

He wasn't about to let Lin Derong see his sunken expressions. With everything settled down, Lin Derong made a call to the patrol team. Minutes later, the patrol members arrived.

"Good god, Director! What happened here?!" exclaimed the shocked leader of the patrol. Being an F-Tier captain, he was mortified and started shaking when he saw the mangled corpses on the path.

Qin Feng quietly shuffled behind Lin Derong's shadow, hoping to stay as inconspicuous as possible.

"These few thugs were armed and tried to extort me. Luckily, my kid was here to protect me! Otherwise, it would have been my body lying here instead of theirs!"

"What?! How dare those sleazebags come to my turf and pull these heinous crimes! Cuff them and throw 'em in the back! I want 'em off my streets!"

"Yes, captain!"

Everything had been dealt with real fast, with the officers dragging the five away in chains. Typically, members of the patrol had the highest authority in a colony. Considering the colony was inhabited by anything from the lowest of scums to the highest of palaces, incidents like this were fairly common. The death of five thugs had nobody bothered.

"I know you left the orphanage five years ago. Word around the street is that I'm super stingy. But, to be honest, I'm actually very well connected! Just come and look for me if you are in trouble!" said Lin Derong.

If it was the old Qin Feng, Lin Derong would definitely not give him special care. The orphanage usually had too much to handle, and the orphans were pretty much on their own. Qin Feng was different, however. Lin Derong knew that he would become someone great in the future.

"I will keep it in mind, director!"

Everything Qin Feng did today had truly impressed the director. It was also the first time that Qin Feng witnessed the softer, more human side of Lin Derong. In this cruel world, it was not easy to become someone like Qin Feng.

After that, the director was sent to the plantation courtesy of the patrol car. Qin Feng returned to the hotel as well. After enduring and braving battles from yesterday and today, Qin Feng's Inner Force was tumbling inside his body. He could feel that he was now stronger. However good that may sound, an experienced ability user like Qin Feng knew that this was actually not right. True Inner Force was usually calm in one's body. It would only start tumbling around when one started to channel it.

After Qin Feng returned to his room, he sat on the floor with his legs crossed, focussing his entire mind on his Dantian. Just like his experience with the ability core, the image of the Dantian was materialized in his mind. The Dantian looked very different from an ability core. One usually imagined the ability core floating in a starry sky, but the Dantian looked like an empty space with four walls that were made of flesh. It was common to spot inner force floating within the walls and being transferred to other places.

Ancient Warriors had been through hundreds of years of evolution. Usually, a beginner could feel the Inner Force floating within their bodies, as fine as a thread. It could travel between the blood vessels and nerves, using this as a network to travel the body. This, in turn, could significantly increase one's power.

When a person's Nei Threads reached a certain amount, they would turn into Qi Orbs. This was the sign of the evolution into an F-tier Ancient Warrior. Under normal circumstances, a person who possessed nine Nei Threads would be automatically qualified to call himself an F-tier ability user. The amount of Nei Threads determined the rank of the person in the group. In other words, there were varying degrees of strengths, where there could be a mighty ability user and also a mediocre ability user in the same category.

"I have about 15 Nei Threads now!"

All 15 of his Nei Threads were extremely thin. After summoning his willpower in an attempt to feel them, he found them all in different sizes. It was rather chaotic. He knew that things could take a worse turn if he did nothing about it.

However, it was extremely troublesome and time-consuming work tidying up one's messed up Inner Force. Suddenly, he remembered a hypothesis he made earlier. Qin Feng immediately activated his special ability.

"Absorb!"

Subsequently, all his Nei Threads were being absorbed by something, gradually becoming thinner and thinner. Eventually, all of them had disappeared. All the Inner Force he had with him had come by really easy. All he needed to do was to defeat a few foes that were weaker than him.

This made him feel a little better, ignoring all the Nei Threads that were gone from his body. On the contrary, he was actually worried about the somewhat bizarre side effects messy Nei Threads could bring.

After his Nei Threads were being absorbed, he could feel that his veins were filled with energy, and they expanded as well. Veins were typically the foundation of channeling Inner Force. With them becoming bigger, it would be easier and faster for Qin Feng to absorb Inner Force that was around his body.

After his veins were expanded, all his Inner Force came charging out from his Dantian to the upper Dantian located in the middle of his forehead! Though the ability core was thought to lay in one's consciousness, there were schools of intellectuals that argued it was actually located at the upper Dantian.

All of Qin Feng's Inner Forces were trying to enter the ability core, but it seemed like the ability core was rejecting them! As they attempted to penetrate the ability core, they were ejected and sent back to the lower Dantian. This process had converted 15 Nei Threads into 5 Nei Threads, albeit, extremely tough and stable ones.

"Success! I can stop worrying about side effects of the Asteroid Assimilation skill! This will become my most powerful skill!"

Qin Feng was lit with excitement as he thought about these things. All of a sudden, he could feel a surge of energy bursting out from his mind. When he tried to figure out where it came from, he discovered that it was actually from Xiaobai!

"Xiaobai!"

Qin Feng turned around to look at Xiaobai, which was currently lying on the bed. In total, it had been asleep for 16 hours. The Qi around it was undergoing some major transformation. It still looked like a small beast, but it was most definitely about to evolve soon.

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Chapter 32: Crafted Equipment

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By beast rankings, Xiaobai was born an ordinary beast soldier. After evolution, it would become a beast general. Qin Feng could also feel that Xiaobai's personal storage space had increased to ten meters. Initially, it was only about a meter long. In other words, it was equivalent to a cubic meter. And now it had transformed into 1,000 cubic meters. That was as big as a house.

Even Qin Feng himself felt that Xiaobai's ability of rapid expansion was grossly overpowered. Inside Xiaobai's space, Qin Feng could spot some other things lying around. There were two front teeth, nails from paws, and a pile of fur. All these belonged to the giant rats. Of course, some flesh had been left there as well.

Qin Feng came across an idea when he saw all the unused materials. Undeniably, a T3 uniform was really tough and practical. It was made with skin and fur with the latest technology. It could be used to keep someone warm or cool them down, not to mention that they almost always came at reasonable prices. However, Qin Feng would not forget when Lu Meng got attacked by the jackals. A swipe from the jackal was powerful enough to tear apart her T3 battle suit. Luckily, she had inner armor, which protected her from the lethal attack.

Inner armor of this kind was known as Rune Equipments. This type of Rune Equipment was made of the beast's skin and fur as well, each which required different techniques to craft them. For example, Rune Equipments with silver rays were made of a beast king's fur and skin. One would usually put on this kind of Rune Equipment with an outer armor. The armor type could be concealed with light-emitting paint, masking its real color.

Beast soldiers would emit blue light.

Beast generals would emit purple light.

Beast kings would emit silver light.

Beast emperors would emit golden light!

"I think all these materials here are enough to craft a Rune Equipment!" he thought to himself.

Qin Feng then glanced at his communicator. He had earned around 1.2 million. After the rat tsunami fight, he was rewarded with 6.73 million. Add that up with the 900,000 that he made from the bet, he now had a total of 8.8 million yuan in his account. That stash of money was almost enough to buy an entire Rune Equipment.

After pondering over some thoughts, he decided he could significantly lower its cost if he provided the blacksmith with materials. And so, he decided that it would be the first thing he would do in the morning.

……..

The second day, at the center of Chengbei Colony.

Half a month ago, Qin Feng had bought a T3 battle suit in this very place. The moment he entered the shop, the staff swiftly approached him. After all, Qin Feng had gone through a huge transformation. This time, he was tightly equipped with a battlesuit, no longer the messy urchin that entered his shop half a month ago.

Qin Feng realized that the one who welcomed him was the same employee that had sold him the battlesuit half a month ago. His name was Sun Yu.

"Hi sir, it's you again. How may I be of service?"

He was surprised that Sun Yu could still recognize him.

"Erm… I want to craft some equipment, but you'll have to keep it a secret. Do you think you can do it for me?" asked Qin Feng with a raised eyebrow.

Crafting a piece of Rune Equipment was extremely expensive. Seeing the opportunity for a handsome profit, Sun Yu was extremely excited.

"Yes. I can do it. Please follow me!"

Sun Yu then brought Qin Feng to the guest room, where they both could be alone. Scanning around for a bit, Qin Feng did not find any camera around him and was eventually satisfied. Finally, he took out the materials that he had in his backpack and showed them to Sun Yu.

"Take a look at all these materials!" said Qin Feng.

Sun Yu's heart was thumping in his chest. Though he was still young, he was an enthusiast and had delved deep into crafting equipment after landing himself this job. There was a total of three floors at Wanzong Organization. Considering most of the people from Chengbei Colony could afford them, the battlesuits could be easily found on the first floor.

The second and third floor was where the good stuff was. Here, a large amount of high-tier equipment could be found. That included Rune Equipment and G-tier equipment. They had at least 100,000 pieces of equipment lying around.

"Sir, if I'm not mistaken, this is the skin and fur of a beast king. Judging by its size, it should be sufficient to make a shirt. If there's material left, we can craft them into gloves, arm guards, and knee pads."

Sun Yu was ecstatic, being his first time getting such a big business opportunity.

"Prioritize the shirt! I want to craft combat sabers with those tusks. Of course, I know I have limited materials here. The dagger doesn't have to be big. Just make sure that the quality is top-notch!"

"No problem, sir! The total for both items comes up to three million yuan. You'll need to pay 10% upfront, and you can come and collect the product in ten days."

"Great!"

Qin Feng then signed a contract with Sun Yu and paid 300,000 yuan.

After that, Sun Yu brought over a safe that resembled a box with a password secured lock and stored all the materials in front of Qin Feng. It would then be sent to Wanzong Factory where a camera would record the entire process of crafting the equipment. This ensured that every piece of material could be traced and would be accounted for.

Having gotten himself a deal, he opened the door and exited with a smile.

Upon leaving the shop, a car advertisement that was playing on the big screen on a building caught Qin Feng's attention. All the while, he had no intention to purchase one. However, Xiaobai's storage space had grown exponentially all of a sudden. Now seemed like the right time.

"Let's go take a look!" he grinned while rubbing his hands together.

Immediately, he walked towards the showroom conveniently located below the giant billboard. Before he was reborn, all the cars around here were luxurious sedans. After all, he was an A-tier ability user. He would need to drive to dangerous areas from time to time, which was why he skipped all the cars that were not practical. Due to his limited funds, Qin Feng did not have many options to choose from.

Soon, he found his target.

Hovering Phantom Series.

This one was a looker. It had the sexy curves of a supercar and was so low it almost scraped the ground. Its wheels were concealed, with only part of them visible from the outside. One look would tell such a car wasn't equipped for the off-road ruggedness of the wilderness.

What made it so in-demand was that it was powered by a wind attribute energy rune, allowing it to float at least three meters from the ground. With this technology, the car could actually drive over whatever terrain it encountered

And of course, the latest in technology did come with a hefty price. Carrying a ridiculous price tag of eight million yuan, it was almost impossible for ordinary people to procure. To the ability users and Ancient Warriors, on the other hand, this car severely lacked in defense.

Driving around with it was like a deathtrap, with little to no protective elements. In other words, it was a dud, something that was brawn over brain. Worse, it was usually driven by rich brats as a status symbol.

Qin Feng weighed his options. It wasn't all negative. With the space that Qin Feng had right now, getting a less than stellar vehicle wouldn't be much of a problem. Besides, the Hovering Phantom was the cheapest hovercar he could find in the market right now.

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