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The moment this thought came to his mind, Zhao Ying paused.

She didn't understand why she suddenly had such an idea.

I shook my head, trying to get rid of this ridiculous idea from my mind, but it seemed to have taken root and could not be shaken off.

Just when her thoughts were in a mess, she suddenly felt a strange touch on the telephone pole under her hand.

She looked down and found that her fingers that were holding the pole had exerted a little force without her noticing, and her fingertips were deeply embedded in the hard concrete surface.

As her fingers tightened slightly.

laugh--!
A slight friction sound was heard and Zhao Ying's pupils suddenly contracted.

She watched helplessly as the originally extremely solid cement electric pole became as soft as a pile of sand under her hands, and she easily left five clear fingerprints on it.

Cement debris fell from between her fingers, like sand blown by the wind, and landed silently at her feet.

She was stunned, her fingers frozen in mid-air, the rough touch of cement still lingering on her fingertips.

For this condition of the body.

She had noticed it last night when her strength increased, but it wasn't as obvious as it was this time.

If it weren't for the five deep fingerprints clearly engraved on the telephone pole, reminding her that all this was real.

She was just afraid that it was all an illusion.

This kind of power made her feel very uncomfortable.

It was as if the originally hard objects around it had become much more fragile.

If you're not careful she'll break it.

At this time.

There was a noise in the distance.

Turning around, I saw several figures walking towards this side in the rain and fog.

See this.

Zhao Ying collected her thoughts.

Hurry and leave this place, then make a circle.

I rushed home and prepared to buy some vegetables to take home.

Because in order to complete the system's task of running 20 kilometers.

She's gone a little too far now.

I had unknowingly moved from District F in the downtown area where my original home was to District D.

Compared to the shabby but relatively orderly F area, the D area appears more chaotic and dangerous.

The streets were lined with garbage that no one had cleaned up, and the smell of decay filled the air, mixed with the smell of rain, which was disgusting.

The graffiti and broken billboards everywhere make the whole neighborhood look even more dilapidated.

From time to time, you can see groups of hooligans gathering together to avoid the rain.

They either squat or stand.

His arms were covered with hideous tattoos, he was tall and had a fierce look in his eyes.

Occasionally, when passers-by passed by, they would cast provocative glances at them or even sneer maliciously.

See this scene.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but quicken her pace.

However, just when she came to a certain intersection.

"Ding! As a predator, it is also necessary to maintain the body's energy intake."

The cold system voice sounded in Zhao Ying's mind.

"Mission posted: Eat."

"Mission requirements: Go to the restaurant 10000 meters to the left. The food you eat must be a combination of meat and vegetables, and the calorie content must be at least calories."

"Please start the mission within half an hour!"

Zhao Ying's body stiffened slightly and her steps paused.

Simultaneously.

At the right time, she felt a strong sense of hunger in her abdomen, as if responding to the system's command.

She frowned, quickly glanced around, and soon locked onto a restaurant not far away.

A neon light hung diagonally on the restaurant's sign, flashing the words "Neon Taste".

There were a few young people standing at the door, with shiny earrings on their ears and cigarettes in their mouths, the smoke rising slowly in the rain.

Restaurants are considered a luxury in this downtown area, and Zhao Ying would never set foot in such places on weekdays.

The last time they went out to eat was two years ago when her brother Zhao Yao was admitted to a top middle school. In order to celebrate, her father Zhao Tian gritted his teeth and treated the whole family to a meal.

If it were usual, Zhao Ying would never have dared to imagine that she would have the money to spend in such a place.

But today is different.

She looked down at the old black watch on her wrist.

There is a string of numbers in it.

Because of Zhao Yao, her father Zhao Tian bought her some delicious food.

He gave her a sum of money specifically, which, together with the savings she had saved from her daily frugality, was enough for her to have a meal.

When she thought of the punishment for failing the mission, her heart tightened and she walked towards the restaurant.

The heavy blast-proof door was pushed open, and the scene inside the restaurant was completely different from the street outside.

Warm lights shone on the metallic walls, and the air was filled with the aroma of synthetic food mixed with a hint of spices.

There was an old-fashioned jukebox in the corner, playing a slow-tempo blues song, the melody echoing throughout the restaurant.

A transparent holographic screen was hung on the front wall, which was broadcasting the news. The host was reporting a violent incident in the downtown area with an expressionless face.

Zhao Ying quickly scanned the restaurant and found a few guests sitting here and there.

The moment she pushed the door open, their eyes all turned to her, full of scrutiny and curiosity.

Zhao Ying felt a little uncomfortable and her fingers tightened slightly, but she quickly adjusted her breathing and forced herself to calm down.

"Welcome! How many guests are there?"

A waiter in a neat uniform came up to greet us with a smile.

"One."

Zhao Ying replied.

Finally, under the guidance of the waiter, she found a seat by the window and sat down.

The sound of rain outside the window continued, and the raindrops slid down the glass, blurring the scene outside.

The waiter handed her a paper menu. Zhao Ying took it and quickly scanned the menu.

According to the mission requirements, she must consume at least 10,000 calories of food.

However, if 10,000 calories were replaced entirely with beef, you would still have to eat eight or nine kilograms.

It is impossible for an ordinary person to eat so much food in a short period of time.

But the mission required it, and she had no choice.

She ordered several high-calorie meat and vegetable dishes.

While waiting for the food to be served.

The news playing on the wall caught Zhao Ying's attention.

[…Recently, a large number of refugees from the underground Dark Realm have sneaked into the Lower City. Please be careful when you go out…]

While broadcasting.

A picture appeared in it.

It's a ruin.

Next to the flame.

There were several blurry, dark figures.

The person who took the photo was obviously hiding somewhere and taking the photo secretly.

Dark Domain refugees, for this.

Zhao Ying was naturally no stranger to this.

They were a bunch of lunatics living in the darkness underground.

Some people have experienced changes in their body functions because they have lived in darkness without any light for a long time.

They are a group of unstable criminals.

Every time it appears, it causes a large number of casualties among the people in the lower city.

……

Hu Qi in the Bronze Cross Medal watched all this quietly.

The reason why he assigned Zhao Ying the task of coming to this restaurant to replenish her energy was just a superficial reason.

More importantly, he wanted to take this opportunity to hack into the hotel's network system.

At this moment, his perception was like an invisible net, quietly penetrating into every data node of the restaurant.

Countless pieces of information flow in his "eyes" like flickering rivers.

Through these data, Hu Qi's understanding of the world is rapidly improving.

After a while, he withdrew his perception.

"I see."

Hu Qi whispered to himself, with a hint of understanding in his voice.

This place is called Iron Planet, and the planet is named after its rich iron ore resources.

Its social structure is strictly divided into three layers: the lowest layer is the underground world, also known as the "dark realm", which is the habitat of refugees, criminals and marginalized people, and is full of chaos and danger.

The middle level is the lower city area on the surface, which is where ordinary civilians live. Although it is dilapidated, it is still orderly.

As for the upper level, it is the upper city area suspended above the clouds. It is where the real powerful and elites live and it is simply out of reach for ordinary people.

There are eleven planets like the Iron Planet in this world.

They each have different resources and social structures.

Besides, in this world, there is no apparent existence of supernatural powers.

There are only three types: mecha masters, cyborgs and mechanical source masters.

As the name suggests, a mecha master can fly and hide in the ground by controlling the mecha, and has powerful destructive power.

As for the cyborgs, they use various mechanical prosthetics to replace their original limbs. In terms of combat power, they cannot be compared with the mecha masters.

Only a fully transformed human can barely fight against an ordinary mecha.

However, due to various rejection factors, the more deeply the human is transformed, the shorter his lifespan will be.

The last Mechanic is not a combat profession.

Instead, it is a name for people who are proficient in various mechanical technologies.

For example, modifying prosthetic limbs, developing mechas, etc.

However, this is not what Hu Qi cares about.

But something else.

For example, there is no such thing as the sun in this world.

In other words, the sun went out countless years ago.

The world where the Iron Planet is located and the other eleven known planets are all shrouded in eternal darkness.

Without the sunshine, the surface of the planet is covered by clouds and cold all year round, and civilization can only be maintained by artificial energy.

However, even though the sun has gone out, humans have not given up hope.

Hu Qi learned from fragmentary information that there was once an organization called the "Holy Cross Church" that tried to reignite the sun.

But, it seems that it was not successful.

Holy Cross Church.

for this name.

Hu Qi is no stranger.

Based on previously obtained information.

The bronze cross medal he is wearing now comes from the Holy Cross Church.

However, Hu Qi had no way of knowing more detailed information about the Holy Cross Church and the plan on how to ignite the sun.

The network of the lower city is completely isolated from that of the upper city, and he cannot directly spy on the core data of the upper city.

He dug out these fragmentary information from an old device abandoned in the upper city.

The device once belonged to a distinguished person in the upper city, but now it was abandoned in a corner of the lower city and was picked up by a scavenger and taken home.

The remaining data in the device became a breakthrough for Hu Qi to obtain information, but this information was incomplete and even somewhat fragmented.

"The extinguished sun... The Holy Cross Church... The mecha master..."

"It seems that this world is more complicated than I thought."

Hu Qi fell into deep thought.

If you want to know more detailed information, you need to guide Zhao Ying to Shangcheng District through the system task to find out.

There was an extremely active energy in the air.

The extraordinary definitely exists.

However, he has not yet fully understood what form this power exists in.

Based on the memories he obtained from the Mirage Dragon, he speculated that the extraordinary power was most likely inseparable from the Tao rhyme of this world.

……

Soon, the waiter brought the food.

Grilled steak, fried chicken with rich sauce, baked vegetables piled with cheese...

The aroma of various foods fills the air.

However, what Zhao Ying did not expect was.

Her appetite was unexpectedly good today. She picked up the knife and fork with quick and precise movements.

The taste of the food was not particularly outstanding, but for Zhao Ying, who had lived in a poor environment for a long time, it was a rare delicacy.

She ate very quickly, and the amount of food on her plate decreased at a rate visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, a translucent progress bar appeared on her retina, showing the number of calories she had consumed.

As food continues to be consumed, the progress bar slowly grows, but it is still some distance away from the goal of 10000 calories.

Zhao Ying did not stop and continued to order several high-calorie desserts and drinks.

Finally, when she finished the last bite of food in the bowl.

The progress bar on the retina has reached the 1-calorie goal.

Zhao Ying put down the cutlery and let out a breath.

Her stomach did not feel uncomfortable, but instead had a sense of fullness and satisfaction.

She leaned back in her chair.

I turned my head and looked outside through the window. The rain was still falling and there were few pedestrians on the street.

"I wonder what the reward for this mission is?"

She thought silently in her heart.

Even she didn't realize it.

She has become accustomed to obeying the system's orders and even began to look forward to the rewards after completing each task.

"It is detected that the host has completed the mission, and the reward is the perfect level of mixed martial arts!"

The system voice sounded.

At the same time, a large amount of information flooded into her mind like a tide.

These are all about fighting techniques.

For example, how to exert force, how to increase strength, how to kill the enemy in the shortest time...

This information was like a brand, deeply engraved in her mind.

There was a hint of confusion in her eyes.

After a while, Zhao Ying came back to his senses from this state.

Her eyes gradually became clear, and the complex fighting skills in her mind seemed to have merged with her and become a part of her body.

The music in the restaurant remains the same.

She glanced around the restaurant again and noticed several shocked eyes secretly looking at her.

Obviously, her astonishing appetite just now has attracted the attention of others.

Zhao Ying frowned, took a deep breath, then stood up and walked to the counter to pay.

Looking at the numbers on the bill, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

This meal almost used up all her savings, but when she thought of the reward, she felt it was all worth it.

After a 'beep' sound, the scan begins.

The value representing money on the watch becomes a single digit.

“Thank you for your patronage and welcome your next visit!”

The waiter who had received you earlier smiled.

Zhao Ying ate so much just now.

He can take a considerable commission from it.

Therefore, the attitude is naturally good.

Zhao Ying didn't reply.

out the door.

The heavy blast door closed behind her, isolating the warmth and aroma from the restaurant.

Zhao Ying's figure quickly disappeared in the rain.

……

Raindrops fell from the lead-gray sky like silver threads, dripping on the dilapidated streets of the downtown area.

Neon lights cast a blurry halo in the humid air, and the holographic projections on the billboards flashed intermittent fault signals, reflecting the abandoned machinery and rusty metal walls piled up on both sides of the street.

There is no green vegetation.

The air smelled of motor oil and rotting garbage, with the occasional low roar of an engine in the distance.

Zhao Ying walked along the street.

But, when passing a corner.

But the way was blocked by two people.

And behind her there were also two people.

The bald man in the lead was wearing a worn leather jacket, revealing skin covered in blue tattoos.

The corners of his mouth opened, revealing a row of jagged metal teeth, and his eyes were filled with greed and provocation.

"Hey, girl, it's not safe to hang around here alone. Do you want us to come with you?"

He deliberately drawled out his tone, his voice hoarse and harsh.

His companions laughed along.

Zhao Ying did not respond, but just raised her head slightly and glanced at the few people under the hood of her raincoat.

She recognized that they were the guests sitting two tables away from her in the restaurant.

If it is normal.

If she encountered such a thing, she would definitely be scared to death.

But now, after she has received the baptism of memory of perfect-level fighting techniques.

I didn't feel anything when facing these people.

The places where his eyes fell on these people's bodies were all fatal parts of the human body.

I couldn't help but want to try my hand at martial arts.

But after this thought arose, she forced it down.

If possible, she didn't want to cause trouble.

to be honest.

one day ago.

She is just an ordinary student.

"Excuse me, I have something else to do, please move aside!"

She said in a hoarse voice.

"Don't be so cold, play with us?"

Seeing Zhao Ying's gaze.

A man with a silver nose ring stepped forward on one side.

His companions also gathered around, forming a semi-encirclement.

"My brothers are very strong."

The man raised a lewd smile at the corner of his mouth and reached out to grab Zhao Ying's shoulders.

However, just as his fingers were about to touch her, Zhao Ying's body suddenly moved.

Her movements were so fast that they were almost invisible, like a flash of black lightning cutting through the rain.

He swung his right hand suddenly, and his palm drew an arc in the air.

If you slow down the movement, you can find that her palms are relaxed at the moment of waving, as if she is holding a small insect or sparrow, her palms are clear and there is no sense of tension.

However, just before hitting the target, her fingers suddenly tightened and her fist smashed down like a hammer.

This is a force-generating technique in mixed martial arts, which can concentrate the strength of the whole body at one point in an instant, greatly increasing the destructive power of the fist.

"Crack!"

A crisp bone-breaking sound was heard, and the man's nose bone broke instantly.

His entire face seemed to be distorted and sunken by an invisible force.

The huge impact force caused his feet to leave the ground, and the whole person flew backward three or four meters, falling heavily to the ground with a dull thud.

His body was motionless, only bright red blood slowly flowed out from his seven orifices and mixed into the puddles on the ground.

The remaining three people were stunned, and the expressions on their faces became unbelievable.

"Ah! Damn it!"

After a moment's hesitation, one of them suddenly pulled out the switchblade from his waist. The blade flashed coldly in the rain, and he slashed towards Zhao Ying.

The moment the knife light split the rain curtain, Zhao Ying dodged to the side, and the cold blade almost brushed her nose.

Her left hand reached out like a venomous snake and accurately grabbed the wrist of the man holding the knife.

Then, her arm trembled slightly, and three consecutive crisp sounds were particularly clear in the rain.

"Click! Click! Click!"

The wrist bones, elbow joints, and shoulder blades exploded one after another during the twisting.

The knife-wielding man's right arm instantly turned into a whip of flesh with seven folds, hanging limply at his side.

He collapsed to the ground like mud, the redness on his face quickly spread to his neck, his mouth opened wide, but no sound came out, only a low whimper from his throat.

Another strong wind blew, and Zhao Ying didn't even look back. He reflexively threw the switchblade he had snatched to the side with his backhand.

"Pfft!"

The sharp blade broke through the rain curtain and went straight into the head of the person rushing over, with the tip of the blade slightly protruding from the back of the head.

The man's eyes opened wide, the look in his pupils quickly dimmed, his body stiffened for a moment, and then he fell heavily to the ground, splashing water.

Suddenly, Zhao Ying felt a sense of danger.

He suddenly lowered his body.

Bang!
next second.

Gunfire rang out.

A hole appeared on the wall nearby.

The one who fired the shot was the remaining bald man.

Seeing his three younger brothers die tragically one after another, he was so frightened that his soul was about to die.

But, he is the eldest brother after all.

He gritted his teeth, pulled out a black pistol from his waist, pointed it at Zhao Ying and pulled the trigger.

But what he didn't expect was that the other party actually dodged at such a close distance.

Before he could continue pulling the trigger.

call!
A cold wind came.

Zhao Ying's figure disappeared on the spot.

next second.

Appeared in front of him.

The right leg left a shadow in the rain.

It hit his arm directly, and the clear breaking sound even drowned out the sound of rain.

The pistol flew out in a spin.

Before the bald man fell to the ground, Zhao Ying's knee had already hit his chest like a battering ram.

"Crack!"

The bald man's chest caved in with the sound of broken ribs, and he flew backwards, heavily knocking down a metal trash can on the side.

There was indifference in Zhao Ying's eyes. He suddenly jumped up and raised his leg to chop down in the air.

"boom!"

Spider-web-like cracks suddenly appeared on the cement ground, and the bald man's body was embedded in the cracks like a flattened insect.

The flying debris hit the walls on both sides and fell down.

The bald man foamed at the mouth and vomited blood, and died with his eyes open.

However, his legs still twitched a few times due to nerve reflex.

from start to finish.

It took less than ten seconds in total.

The four people had no power to resist and were all dealt with.

The rain was falling even harder.

It hit the surroundings and made a 'pa pa pa' sound.

Zhao Ying raised her hand to wipe the blood from her bangs, then looked up at the road ahead.

Then, he picked up the knife from the ground.

He stabbed each person again, and after making sure that there were no survivors, he turned and left.

It didn't take long.

A police drone with a flashing red light slowly approached and hovered over the alley.

In the rain, four bodies with miserable deaths lay quietly in a pool of blood.

For such incidents, the drone simply took a photo, turned around and flew away, disappearing in the rain.

Although a certain order is maintained in the downtown area, this order is not strict, especially in chaotic areas like District D where gangs are rampant and death has long become a common phenomenon.

Similar things happen every day.

Although the way of death this time was a bit too tragic.

But the police officer who reviewed the photos didn't think much of it.

Just think it might have been done by a cyborg.

(End of this chapter)