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Chapter 129 Eight Million! An Extraterrestrial Enemy Reappears? Old Cui Unleashes His Ultimate Attack at Close Range!
Mangcheng.

Inside a quiet little building in the inner city.

Snap!
Snap!
[You have used a 'Tenth-Order Energy Crystal'!]

[You have used an 'Eleventh-Tier Energy Crystal'!]

[Energy surplus...]

You are one step closer to becoming a Tier 12 Evolver!

Yu Jin opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

"He didn't break through..."

A full day has passed since Natasha left and he went into seclusion to consume crystals.

During this time, Ember consumed all the crystals he had previously collected.

These include—

Eleventh-order crystallization, 24 pieces.

Tenth-order crystals, more than 50 pieces.

There were too many ninth-order crystals to count in detail, and the embers did not count them all.

With such a large number of high-level crystals, normally, it would be enough to not only break through to the twelfth rank, but also to build up an eleventh-rank evolver from scratch.

"Consuming crystals increases stats, stats increase rank..."

"But the increase in value from consuming crystals doesn't seem to be a simple additive calculation?"

Yu Jin has a wealth of experience in using crystals.

But it was only now that I belatedly realized this pattern.

simply put.

For example, the energy of a ninth-order crystal is equal to '10', but when you consume an eleventh-order ember, the increase in energy is not 10, but rather much less.

The eighth and seventh tier crystals, which are lower than the ninth tier, barely affect the stats of the crystals that Ember consumes now, let alone improve them...

Even with tenth-tier crystals, the improvement is extremely slight.

Over the past day, Yu Jin consumed dozens or even hundreds of crystals, but the only ones that truly improved his abilities were those 24 eleventh-tier crystals.

"Check the numbers."

With a thought, Yu Jin realized that although he hadn't been able to break through in one go, he was not far from the twelfth rank.

Swah——

【ember】

[Rank: 11]

【…】

Pollution coefficient: 0%

Overall rating: 800 million

"Eight million!"

"It seems the standard for the twelfth tier could be as high as ten million?"

Even though he had expected it, Yu Jin couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

To know……

A value of 10 would qualify someone as a ninth-tier powerhouse!

And what about myself now?
Considering a 50% suppression, the actual value is—

100 + 700 * 50% = 450 million!
After a round of crystal consumption, although the rank remains the same as before, still at rank eleven, the actual value has skyrocketed by 150 million!
"Um……"

"A classic remake: I can kill myself in seconds!"

Even after experiencing it many times, Yu Jin still couldn't help but have this thought after each time he finished using crystals to improve his strength.

"but……"

"We haven't broken through to the twelfth level yet, so we can't let our guard down!"

We need to obtain more high-level crystals!

With this in mind, Ember activated his 'Perception' ability.

"A whole day has passed; we should be almost back in Ghost King City by now?"

As Yu Jin pondered this, he frowned the next moment after sensing Natasha's location.

"The edge of area A369?"

"You haven't even left the area where Mangcheng is located all day?"

"and……"

"It seems to be stuck in place, without moving at all?"

Yu Jin frowned even more deeply.

He had high hopes for Natasha.

Whether she can find the level 8 Ghost King City as soon as possible and make a killing depends on this masochistic nun.

But now?
Things didn't seem to go as expected.

Ember stood up, intending to activate the 'Coordinate Imprint' to go check what was going on, but after thinking it over, he decided against it.

"We must not alert the enemy."

Yu Jin suppressed his thoughts and decided to give Natasha some more time.

If all else fails, we'll have to drag him out again, lock him in a dark room, and interrogate him severely!

"If there's no news from Ghost King City, let's search the nearby area for high-level monsters to farm some crystals first."

Yu Jin had just conceived the idea, but hadn't yet put it into practice.

Swah——

A semi-transparent system panel suddenly popped up automatically.

"Ok?"

Yu Jin felt a chill run down his spine.

Brother Tongzi doesn't usually launch surprise attacks like this, unless...

【warn!warn! 】

[Special fluctuations in the rules of planet A3 detected!]

[Decoding in progress...]

[Deciphered successfully!]

[Several Level II civilization players have been deployed to Planet A3!]

[Locating the nearest deployment coordinates...]

[Locked successfully!]

[Coordinates: A3-50-335, 460]

[All players in this release are from the 'Galaxy Wasteland' server. Due to the server's rules, decoding will take longer...]

[Decoding the coordinates of other players' drops...]

"That arrives so fast?"

Yu Jin was taken aback.

Last time, there was a time limit beforehand, but this time it came without any warning.

Yu Jin didn't have time to think too much.

He looked at the nearest coordinates that the system had already locked.

hum-

Teleport to level 9 and begin charging.

Swah——

five minutes later.

The embers vanished from the spot.

……

……

A350 area.

Wasteland and barren land.

Old Cui, carrying his bag, took a step out.

whoosh-

The wind howled, and although it was only a step, his figure had already appeared a hundred meters away.

"Let's go with the wind!"

Old Cui shouted in a childish tone, his face full of smiles.

This is a new ability he unlocked after arriving at the previous refuge city.

He has only just broken through to the fifth rank and is still extremely far from the sixth rank.

but……

His total number of abilities has reached 11, breaking the double digit mark!
some of.

This includes not only combat abilities such as 'Rune Imprisonment' and 'Arcane Surge'.

It also has the ability to travel quickly, such as "winding paths" and "speeding forward".

It even has nanny abilities like 'healing' and 'removing fatigue'.

In a sense.

The potential of the nomadic attribute is virtually limitless.

The farther he wanders and the more refuge cities he reaches, the richer his skill set will become, and it's even possible that there will be no limit to his skills!
"Wander, wander fiercely, never stop for a moment!"

Old Cui looked into the distance, full of energy.

He visited almost all of the nearly one hundred refuge cities in the A349 area.

Now, after a day of travel, he not only "checked in" at another refuge city in the A350 area, but also bought a rudimentary map there.

Although the map does not mark the most dangerous mutated beast/infected lair in the wild, it roughly marks the locations of nearly half of the refuge cities in the A350 area.

"I wonder which refuge city Lao Yu and the others are in?"

Although Old Cui was wandering, he would search for the whereabouts of his relatives and friends in every new city he went to for refuge.

Father, mother, Yan Yan, and Lao Yu, Gang Ge, and others.

So far, he has not encountered a single acquaintance.

This made Lao Cui feel disappointed, but also secretly relieved.

Having witnessed the exploitation, oppression, and even cruelty inflicted on refugees by various cities of refuge, Old Cui was terrified that one day he might actually encounter relatives or friends in some city.

Especially his girlfriend Yan Yan, and his parents.

Unlike us, they didn't participate in the closed beta test beforehand; they were truly transported to the wasteland and encountered unimaginable hardships...

"Ugh!"

Old Cui sighed heavily, but his steps didn't slow down at all.

He had already determined the direction based on the map, and if he continued for another half a day, he should be able to reach the next refuge city!

but……

Om-!
It was not far in front of Lao Cui.

The spatial fluctuations suddenly spread.

Old Cui's figure, which had charged out with a whooshing sound, suddenly froze.

Swah——

A figure appeared out of thin air not far in front of him.

"!"

Just for a moment.

Old Cui's eyes widened, and his scalp tingled.

The path winds and leaps, gathering momentum...

His intuition told him that the humans who had suddenly appeared ahead were extremely dangerous!

He wore a fully enclosed silver mask and stood tall and straight.

His entire body was covered in a layer of light gold mechanical armor.

In his hand, he even held a blue laser longsword that was 'sizzling'. "This is...!"

"He doesn't look like a good person at all!"

Old Cui was on edge, activating his 'turtle breathing' ability to conceal his presence.

Meanwhile, the 'Warp Leap' is also constantly accumulating power, just waiting for the power to be fully charged before it can teleport directly to several kilometers away!

"Ok?"

The figure in the mechanical battle armor looked at the wasteland before it and let out a surprised exclamation.

"This is……"

Murphy was utterly bewildered at that moment.

Wasn't he just launched into space from the warship, about to approach Carol's miniature interstellar spaceship to carry out the mission of 'capturing the traitor alive'...?

How did I end up on a planet in such a daze?

There wasn't a single planet in sight around the warship, except for the asteroid belt!
Welcome, Zain Murphy, a player from the Tier II civilization of Celza in the 'Drake-3 Wasteland System'!

【…】

[Task deadline: 167 days (before the next promotion)]

[Mission Reward: 500 Billion Wasteland Points]

Just like Eureka before, Murphy heard the guiding voice of the rules of Planet A3 in his mind.

Unlike Eureka.

After hearing this, Murphy showed no excitement whatsoever; instead, her face was full of disgust.

"500 million points?"

"Are you trying to send a beggar away?"

"This Tier 2 interstellar armor I'm wearing costs 80 billion points!"

Clearly, the rules of planet A3 are very rigid and inflexible.

It only knows how to 'spin' higher-level players from higher-level servers, but it doesn't increase the 'reward value'.

【…】

The rules of Planet A3 have fallen silent, seemingly being recalculated to determine whether to set higher mission rewards...

Murphy ignored the rules of Planet A3 and didn't take this so-called 'bug-type player' to heart.

He's an eleventh-tier evolver!
Arriving on this wasteland planet where the highest level is only ninth-order, isn't this an absolute dimensional reduction attack?

Although his rank was suppressed to the ninth rank the moment he arrived.

But an eleventh-tier is still an eleventh-tier; a single first-tier awakened ability is enough to easily annihilate any ninth-tier native on this planet.

Unlike Eureka's caution, Murphy didn't even bother to inquire about the ninth-tier evolvers on Planet A3.

"It's just a matter of suppressing it with a flick of the wrist."

Murphy knew he couldn't return to the intergalactic wasteland server for the time being, so he decided...

I'm giving myself a 167-day break here.

In the star system wasteland where powerful beings gathered, he, at the eleventh rank, was merely a vanguard soldier of the 7th Fleet under the Ninth Fortress of Celsa.

Is it possible on planet A3?

He is the king, the only king!

"First, find a safe haven, capture a few beauties. It's been a long time since I've had any meat since I received the mission to hunt down Carol..."

Murphy chuckled, his laughter extremely lewd.

not far away.

Hearing the laughter, Old Cui felt a chill run down his spine.

"This person is definitely not a good person!"

"Not only is he not a good person, he's very likely a pervert!"

Old Cui made a quick decision and simultaneously channeled more energy to build up power for the 'Wandering Path Leap'.

but……

next second.

"Ok?"

As an eleventh-tier evolved being, Murphy possessed extremely keen senses.

Even though Old Cui had already activated his 'turtle breathing' ability, he was discovered instantly.

"Indigenous?"

Murphy squinted and looked over.

Upon discovering that Lao Cui was a man, his interest immediately waned considerably.

but……

"come over!"

Murphy was bossy and domineering.

As he finished speaking, he subtly released his 'ninth-level' aura.

"Ha ha--"

"A tiny bit of shock from a powerful figure!"

Murphy was extremely pleased with himself. After serving as a lackey in the fleet for decades, he felt completely relaxed and refreshed after arriving on Planet A3, which was full of ants!

But rather...

"Fuck your mother!"

Old Cui's remark about the essence of Chinese culture completely stunned Murphy.

"Fuck your powerhouse shock!"

"Stupid!"

Old Cui seemed unsatisfied and cursed again.

"???"

Murphy was shocked.

This bug, which is only at the fifth level, isn't afraid of me at all?
In his bewilderment, he even stared at Old Cui for another careful look.

It's definitely a fifth-tier evolver...

the other side.

Old Cui's sudden outburst of profanity was certainly not due to ignorance or recklessness.

in contrast.

He was very aware of this guy's strength.

He did this precisely to deliberately provoke Murphy.

The winding path and leaps have been building up strength for the final moment.

Old Cui had already prepared another ability.

This is his strongest ability to date, and it's also the ability that allows him to easily escape when encountering high-level mutated beasts in the wild.

[Reflection Lv1: Sets up a reflection barrier, granting immunity to the next attack and reflecting 1%-20% of the enemy's damage]

The rebound rate is determined by the difference in rank between oneself and the enemy; the smaller the rank difference, the greater the rebound rate!

Cooling time: 24 hour

hum-

Murphy's two seconds of existential doubt.

Old Cui's "winding path leap" has been completed.

At the same time, he also released the 'rebound barrier' that he had prepared beforehand.

"As long as this rebound can hold for even a second, even just a second, I can teleport away..."

"Then, in the one-second gap, use the 'Earth-burrowing' ability to burrow deep underground!"

Old Cui has already made the whole plan.

Having wandered the wasteland for so long and visited hundreds of shelters, how could he not have some skills?
Om-!
Spatial fluctuations spread.

Old Cui's figure gradually became illusory.

"bed bugs!"

"Damn it!"

Murphy realized what was happening and was furious.

He raised his hand, and the lightsaber slashed down at Old Cui.

Dang Cang——!
The crisp sound startled Murphy once again.

How could someone at the mere fifth rank withstand a single sword strike from him?
Goodbye, you big idiot!

In the second that Murphy was stunned, Old Cui's figure completely disappeared.

only……

Despite Old Cui's meticulous plan, he clearly underestimated the strength of a 'ninth-tier' expert.

boom--!
Rumble——!
Murphy, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, raised his hands.

The ground within a radius of dozens of miles shook violently!
It was just a fleeting moment.

The earth seemed to be reviving, constantly surging and pulsating.

Ten miles away.

Old Cui, who had just arrived here, suddenly felt his footing falter, and when he looked up again, he found himself high in the sky!
"Me Cao?"

Old Cui swore.

The ground beneath his feet seemed to be powered by a rocket engine, rising higher and higher!

What's even worse is...

Whoosh!
Murphy's figure came hurtling in.

"Ah-"

"Bed bug! Die!"

Without any hesitation, he swiftly brought down his lightsaber.

After being humiliated by Old Cui's close-up, all he wanted to do was chop this native bug into mincemeat!

"bad……"

Old Cui's expression changed drastically.

He realized he had really messed up this time!

"Yan Yan, Mom and Dad, Lao Yu, Gang Ge, Yu Fei..."

"I, Cui Xiangyu, must take my leave first..."

Old Cui sighed inwardly.

He still has some abilities, but they are completely unusable at this moment.

Murphy used his terrifying ninth-order energy to completely seal off this space.

Even if the Warp Jump had a cooldown and required charging, Old Cui would be completely unable to activate it at this moment, not even without charging.

The laser sword hurtled down.

Old Cui didn't close his eyes or beg for mercy; he stared straight at Murphy, who was hurtling towards him.

"You big idiot!"

Murphy was absolutely furious!
He never expected, he never imagined, that he would encounter such a fearless native bug right from the start!
"die--!"

It's too late, but it's soon.

In the blink of an eye, Murphy's lightsaber was about to land on Old Cui's head.

but……

Right now.

A furious shout came from the distant horizon.

You dare touch my brother!

The words fell.

Om-!
Murphy's body, Old Cui's movements, and everything within a ten-mile radius seemed to freeze in time...

(End of this chapter)