Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

"Is there a way to get back?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiuyu's eyes lit up slightly.

Unfortunately, she came here to participate in the training program, but encountered a series of unexpected events.

Even now, Shen Qiuyu still feels like she's dreaming.

But the power within her that was already extremely close to the fourth rank clearly told her: all of this was real.

I'm just a little bit away from reaching the fourth tier.

Although Shen Qiuyu knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, she didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and even her abilities had been upgraded.

"Um."

Jiang Mian responded, but was prepared to wait a while longer.

I've spent a whole day here, and I also don't know how many days have passed in the main world since I was drifting in the virtual world.

According to Ye Chenyang, this small area should be considered quite remote, and the actual drifting time should be quite long.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have gone unnoticed by the authorities for so long.

We'll have to wait for someone to come, and who knows how long that will take.

Just then, footsteps came from the nearby darkness.

Shen Qiuyu tensed up instinctively, but seeing that Jiang Mian didn't react, she relaxed again.

A few seconds later, Ye Chenyang and Yin Mengyao emerged from the darkness.

"Brother Ye!"

Jiang Mian waved her hand, and Ye Chenyang sat down next to her.

"How is it?"

"We've received the launch anchor point from over there. Senior Yang is already on his way."

Ye Chenyang took out a toy-like small airplane.

These are the 'anchor points' projected by the main world, used to locate the coordinates of the virtual world.

"oh."

Jiang Mian immediately recognized that it was made of Radiant Crystal and contained spatial power from the [Void Realm Walker].

These brilliant creations look quite interesting even when they are not activated.

Ye Chenyang retracted the anchor point, gently took her hand, and wrapped his arms around it, feeling a burning heat emanating from it.

"Stop fooling around."

Jiang Mian withdrew her hand.

Being watched during intimate moments always gives her a strange sense of excitement, making her blush and her heart race.

What kind of attribute is this?

"Tsk."

Yin Mengyao turned her face away and muttered something under her breath:

"here we go again."

Shen Qiuyu suppressed a laugh, silently turned her head away, and pretended to be in a daze.

Jiang Mian didn't say much, but looked around.

"Then, I'll have to trouble everyone then."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone knew the truth.

If we're going to put on an act, let's all act together and pretend nothing happened.

Seeing that Yin Mengyao and Shen Qiuyu nodded, Jiang Mian stopped mentioning the matter.

After her identity was exposed, command of the team naturally fell to her.

To get into the zone beforehand and avoid giving herself away, she passed the buck back to Ye Chenyang:

"Brother Ye, are we going to find Xu Xiaoan next?"

Ye Chenyang did not answer directly, but instead asked:

"Mianmian, what's the highest level that [World-Crushing Torrent] clone can reach?"

Of those present, only Jiang Mian had the means to contend with higher-level opponents, but no one knew her limits.

If we can't resist that eighth-tier strange Buddha, we'll probably have to hide for a while until Yang Xin arrives before making any further plans.

"It..."

Jiang Mian made a hand gesture.

"In its burst state, it possesses seventh-tier strength. If it self-destructs, it's equivalent to an eighth-tier attack. I still have... seven left."

In fact, she had two more tricks up her sleeve.

After using up that clone during the day, she had Hongliu "replenish" it at the save point, and also charged another one, so all eight were still there.

Not to mention the time-stopping effect that comes with the self-destruction.

Even so, it still gave everyone present a boost of confidence.

"Seven?!"

Yin Mengyao was somewhat incredulous.

You're carrying around a Scourge army with you, aren't you?

It can be said that even if Jiang Mian has not fully matured, he is capable of easily destroying a core base city if pushed to the limit.

The phrase "human natural disaster" wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe her now.

"Yes, there are seven."

Jiang Mian nodded in confirmation.

"Alright."

Yin Mengyao took a deep breath and silently accepted the fact.

She now understood why Jiang Mian's ability was called "Doomsday".

"it is good."

Ye Chenyang was finally relieved.

Seven attacks from the eighth tier might not be enough to kill the eighth-tier Ghost Buddha with the [Resurrection] ability.

But at least it can render the opponent incapacitated and hold out until Yang Xin arrives.

What's more, that's the evolved [World-Destroying Torrent].

Its level of life is probably far beyond that of other calamities of the same level; it could even be said to be an alternative pinnacle.

Even if it's just a clone, its strength shouldn't be underestimated; it's certainly not something that the hybrid entity, the Ghost Buddha, can easily outmaneuver.

The only troublesome point is that the Ghost Buddha is deeply bound to this small realm, and it is unknown whether it has any means to trigger the self-destruction of the realm.

Once the destruction process begins, an immense "gravity" will be generated within the small realm, giving rise to an unprecedented mist tide.

Given their current level, if they were to get involved, the consequences would be obvious.

Therefore, it is still necessary to be cautious.

"Alright, let's go."

Ye Chenyang stood up and straightened his clothes.

"Let's start by looking in the nearest city."

……

A moment later, the group arrived at an unfamiliar main city.

The four-person line stretched out quite long, with Ye Chenyang walking at the very front, Yin Mengyao following behind him, and Jiang Mian and Shen Qiuyu trailing behind.

Strangely, in the pitch-black night, not a single light was on in the city; it was completely silent.

Perhaps this small realm is resource-scarce and energy is precious, or perhaps they have long coexisted with the [Chaos] calamity and have become accustomed to the darkness.

"This place... is really dark."

Yin Mengyao looked around and subconsciously frowned.

A strange spiritual force mingled in the darkness, causing her to instinctively feel nauseous.

Jiang Mian didn't care about any of that.

She glanced at a building that resembled a factory, and with a slight thought, a gust of wind dispersed.

A commotion came from inside the house, followed by the flight of several barely alive Tier 3 [Wanderers].

These must have been fished out of the river during the day and stored there, so we can test Shen Qiuyu's absorption efficiency.

"Sister Qiuyu, burn them."

Shen Qiuyu did as instructed.

An orange-red fireball shot out and instantly engulfed it.

Then, she felt a strange warm current flowing through her body, spreading to her limbs and bones.

As the warm current dissipated, the thin barrier between the third and fourth tiers broke.

Shen Qiuyu stood there, stunned, and couldn't help but murmur:

"This is……"

Jiang Mian raised her hand, signaling her to keep quiet.

Shen Qiuyu quickly swallowed her words, but couldn't suppress her excitement.

"Um?"

Yin Mengyao sensed something and turned to look at Shen Qiuyu.

"You've advanced?"

She glanced at Shen Qiuyu thoughtfully, but didn't ask any further questions.

Will I advance by defeating the Calamity?

It's somewhat similar to the upgrade of a mutated being devouring the core of calamity, but it's more covert, probably due to the characteristics of [Doomsday].

Shen Qiuyu suppressed her excitement, clenched her fist, and felt the new life force surging within her.

[Skyfire] is not as good as [Doomsday], which is a big eater. After absorbing several Calamities of the same level, its progress is visible to the naked eye.

Jiang Mian was curious about just how fast it would be.

Although the absorption efficiency has been weakened, the advancement speed may be exceptionally fast, at least up to the sixth rank.

She unlocked the upper limit of her abilities, and her elemental affinity was also increased, which is the key to the power of her skills.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about the combat strength not keeping up.

She tilted her head to look at Shen Qiuyu. The other person's demeanor had clearly changed; he was much more enthusiastic than when they first met.

Perhaps it's just a liberation of one's true nature?

Just then, a group of monks suddenly appeared at the street corner in the distance, their auras ranging from the fourth to the fifth level.

They seemed to have noticed something amiss and were heading straight this way.

Jiang Mian wasn't interested in these trivial matters, so she shrank back behind Ye Chenyang and encouraged him:

"Sister Qiuyu, it's up to you now."