Cataclysm: The Enhancement Warlock's Rebirth

Xie An was furious.

He was flying in mid-air when he looked back and saw the scene on the rooftop. He froze as if struck by lightning.

Lin Wanyi's extraordinary abilities are unique, and anyone who recognizes her value will surely recruit her.

He asked his sister-in-law to use some tricks to keep the other man hanging, and as for offering herself to him, that was a last resort.

But to my utter surprise, my sister-in-law actually offered to be her mount.

You must be too far away and misheard!

Yes! That must be it!

On the rooftop.

Lin Wanyi looked up at Jiang Xiao and forced out what she thought was her best smile.

She had been exploited by her parents time and time again without complaint, in order to repay their kindness in raising her.

She didn't leave despite being beaten and scolded by her in-laws because her parents were only willing to return half of the bride price, and she wanted to make amends as their daughter-in-law.

She didn't defend herself when her colleagues slandered her behind her back, because she wanted to maintain her job and save face.

Lin Wanyi felt that the reason she was living such a tiring life was because

I care too much about worldly opinions, which has bound my own feet.

The moment Xie An gave up on her, she finally understood.

No one truly cares for her.

From this day forward, she will live for herself!

Having witnessed Jiang Xiao's power, I have also witnessed his cold-blooded ruthlessness.

To survive, she had no choice but to try her best to please others.

Perhaps all I have of value is this reasonably good-looking exterior!

When Lin Wanyi uttered the word "mount," she felt not only shame but also a kind of unrestrained pleasure.

Dopamine was being released, and she felt extremely excited, as if long-standing shackles had been broken, and her whole body felt relaxed.

She kowtowed again and said respectfully, "Wanyi greets Master."

As an extraordinary being, Xie An possessed extremely strong senses, and even from a distance, he could hear his sister-in-law's voice.

It was soft and sticky, yet it felt like a hammer pounding on his heart.

He was certain that what he had heard before was true.

My sister-in-law actually offered to be that person's mount?

He couldn't accept it.

How could she so willingly degrade herself?!

Seeing Lin Wanyi kneeling on the ground.

An image uncontrollably flashed into Xie An's mind: his sister-in-law's flowing hair had become a rein, held in someone's hand.

His heart felt like it had been twisted and was bleeding.

He didn't want to think about it, yet he couldn't help but think about it.

"ah!--"

Xie An's eyes were bloodshot.

He let out a frantic scream and fled at top speed.

He didn't want to stay a moment longer, so he flapped his wings frantically and disappeared into the horizon.

Jiang Xiao approached and lifted Lin Wanyi's chin.

Those peach blossom eyes were like a pool of spring water.

She's just turned thirty this year, the most charming age, with a mature woman's unique allure in her eyes and brows, like a ripe peach waiting to be picked.

"You're quite sensible." Jiang Xiao's lips curled up slightly.

Looking at Lin Wanyi reminded him of Zhao Yanyan.

She was a crazy woman who also disregarded worldly opinions.

I wonder where she is now?

Qin Zhi'en stood to the side, her eyes filled with disgust, and gritted her teeth as she muttered, "Shameless."

Jiang Xiao pretended not to hear and asked Lin Wanyi, "Who is Xie An to you?"

Lin Wanyi answered truthfully and briefly explained the whole story.

She married into the Xie family, her husband died on their wedding night, she was called a jinx, and she was forced to remarry, etc.

As she watched the departing figures on the horizon, she added, "Master, rest assured, I have no connection with him whatsoever. Those who fought guarding the altar tonight were simply huddling together for warmth; none of them are my relatives or friends."

Jiang Xiao remained noncommittal.

This woman is very savvy.

However, it's only one side of the story, so we definitely need to go back and investigate.

However, her abilities are indeed quite good, and she will be of great use when the insect swarm arrives.

He glanced at Xie An, who had turned into a black dot, and said, "Let's go back first."

Qin Zhi'en suddenly called out, "Young Master Jiang."

Jiang Xiao looked at her.

Qin Zhi'en said, "It was wrong of us to force your men into the fog zone before. Tang Yuanzhou is dead, and I hope all grudges can be wiped clean."

Jiang Xiao laughed: "Didn't your brother say that the mastermind is dead, and since we escorted him all the way, we're even?"

Qin Zhi'en shook her head: "His opinion doesn't count."

She stared intently at Jiang Xiao.

In the battle just now, Jiang Xiao pierced through ten armors with a single strike and killed three extraordinary beings.

What she feared was not only his immense power, but also his indifference to life.

When I transform into a white tiger, I can feel my animalistic nature being released, and I have a desire to kill.

But when you actually see blood and your fellow human beings die, you still feel a little uncomfortable.

In contrast, Jiang Xiao was frighteningly calm.

Every strike is deadly; they don't even blink.

She feared that once the situation stabilized, the other party would use the foggy area as an excuse to settle scores with her and her brother.

In order to ease tensions between the two sides, they agreed to cooperate with Jiang Xiao in the pursuit.

Jiang Xiao looked at Qin Zhi'en and was surprised that this little girl, who didn't talk much, was quite quick-witted.

"Don't worry, as long as your brother behaves himself, I won't cause you any more trouble," he said.

Qin Zhi'en breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him, and turned to leave.

Jiang Xiao frowned and called out to her, "Aren't you going to give us a ride back?"

"I only agreed to give you a ride because of the urgency of the situation! I'm not anyone's mount!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Wanyi and said disdainfully, "Didn't you get a new mount? Go ride her!"

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Building materials market.

By the time Jiang Xiao rushed back, it was already broad daylight.

Despite her reluctance to be a mount, Qin Zhi'en eventually carried the two of them back.

Here's the thing.

When Qin Zhi'en transformed into a white tiger and prepared to run away, Jiang Xiao did not stop her, but instead turned to Lin Wanyi and said something.

"I hold grudges. Anyone who offends me will suffer a terrible fate. You survived because you're sensible and valuable. If you don't want to die, you'd better behave."

Lin Wanyi nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely serve you well."

Qin Zhi'en stopped in her tracks.

She didn't know if Jiang Xiao was genuinely warning Lin Wanyi or giving her a warning.

But she ultimately dared not gamble, wondering if the other party would take their anger out on her over such a small matter.

She silently retreated.

Then, carrying two people on its back, it ran all the way back to the building materials market.

She felt very frustrated throughout the journey.

When I was carrying Jiang Xiao in pursuit of Xie An, I was so focused on getting there that I didn't notice anything strange.

But after hearing Lin Wanyi's suggestive words, she felt that the nature of the situation had changed.

Although her body was in a beast-like posture, the thought of being ridden by a man still made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

The only thing that made her feel a little better was that Jiang Xiao behaved properly the whole way, without any frivolous behavior or words.

"alright."

Looking towards the building materials market from afar, Jiang Xiao said, "This is it. We'll walk the rest of the way ourselves."

Jiang Xiao and Lin Wanyi got off the tiger's back.

Qin Zhi'en immediately transformed back into human form.

She was covered in sweat and her steps were unsteady.

In order to escape her fate as a mount as soon as possible, she ran even faster on her way back, which greatly exhausted her energy.

"Thanks," Jiang Xiao said.

He didn't mean to humiliate Qin Zhi'en.

The White Tiger is fast, which saves a lot of time; otherwise, dealing with the Red Beetle attacks on the way would be too much of a delay.

Qin Zhi'en understood Jiang Xiao's intention in stopping, nodded, and her impression of him improved slightly.

The three returned to the altar.

The ground had been cleaned up, and there was no trace of a bloody battle that had just taken place.

There were many people, and it was very lively.

Dozens of people, including extraordinary individuals and ordinary people, had gathered around the altar, all peering out curiously.

Qin Xun led a group of men to meet them.

He seemed to be in high spirits, beaming with joy.

However, paired with his composed face, it looked somewhat strange.

"Young Master Jiang, is everything resolved?"

His gaze fell on Lin Wanyi, and he looked her up and down.

This is the woman who grants ordinary people low-level supernatural abilities.

Jiang Xiao also sized up the people behind him.

Judging from their expressions and postures, they were probably all extraordinary individuals, numbering around ten.

"Xie An escaped; we didn't catch him," Jiang Xiao said.

Qin Xun smiled and said, "Just do your best."

Seeing that Xie An had the ability to fly, he had already anticipated the difficulty of capturing him, so he was unwilling to pursue him further at the time.

"I've established the Rock Alliance, and these are all newly joined superhumans," Qin Xun said, pointing to the people behind him.

As he spoke, he carefully observed Jiang Xiao's expression.

Jiang Xiao went after Xie An to eliminate future troubles.

His recruitment of manpower during this lull was somewhat suspicious of reaping the rewards of victory.

After all, Jiang Xiao was the biggest contributor to this battle. If Jiang Xiao stayed and rallied the people, most of them would follow him.

Jiang Xiao remained calm and said indifferently, "Congratulations, Alliance Leader Qin."

Qin Xun quickly said he dared not, and then took the initiative to suggest, "The profit-sharing ratio of the altar will still be as agreed before, with you taking 60%."

They had made an agreement before.

After seizing control of the altar, establish a survivor camp centered around it.

Everyone in the camp can use the altar for free, but they must pay a settlement fee.

Ordinary people pay 10 points per week, which can be offset by resources; extraordinary individuals pay 100 points per week, which must be Blood Essence.

Outsiders who wish to use the altar must pay 200 points each time.

Regardless of any subsequent restructuring, Jiang Xiaoke will receive 60% of the total profits.

"Hmm." Jiang Xiao responded indifferently, looking around as if searching for someone.

"Jiang Xiao!"

Qiao Xin's voice came from the crowd.

She arrived with three people, followed by Fu Xinyu and two unfamiliar faces.

She approached, first glaring angrily at Qin Xun, then pointing to the people behind her and saying, "These are the extraordinary individuals who are willing to follow you."

After Jiang Xiao left, Qin Xun, acting like a victor, started recruiting people, and she also wanted to recruit people for Jiang Xiao.

Unfortunately, she was bad with words and being a woman, she had no advantage and could only watch helplessly as Qin Xun snatched her away.

Later, fearing Qin Xun's wrath, she secretly hid until she saw Jiang Xiao return safely before daring to come out.

She gets angry whenever she sees Qin Xun, but since there are many of them, she can't lash out.

Jiang Xiao said, "Wait here, we'll go back later. I'll go to the altar to exchange for the items first."

Qiao Xin asked, "Should we go back? Why don't I go and bring Wanwan and the others over, and we can guard the altar?"

Jiang Xiao shook his head: "It's too noisy here." He looked at Qin Xun, "Alliance Leader Qin will stay and keep an eye on things, right?"

"It's my duty," Qin Xun nodded.

Jiang Xiao ascended the altar.

The runes on the altar lit up, and a screen of light unfolded before him.

【Dear Hero Player, welcome to Altar No. 1087】

Current points: 1601

【Name: Altar】

[Number: 1087]

[Level: lv1]

[Effects: Resource exchange, Blood Essence recycling, Lucky draw]

Upgrade Requirements: 50000 points

[Note: Upgrading the altar unlocks more features and increases the variety of resources available for exchange.]

Jiang Xiao took out two Blood Souls of the Mist Walker and placed them on the altar.

The light screen flashed.

[Recycling successful, points earned: 307]

He opened the resource exchange list, and a long list of items popped up:

Food, seeds, fresh water, armor, weapons, magical items...

A wide variety of things, everything imaginable.

Jiang Xiao had a clear goal and directly searched for "Life Essence".

[Life Essence (Tier 1): 600 points]

[Description: After consumption, it can help hero players achieve a leap in their life level.]

Only those with superhuman abilities can use this thing.

Generally, advancing one minor rank requires one to three bottles, depending on individual physical differences.

Jiang Xiao is now a second-tier transcendent.

Taking low-level essences is no longer effective in raising one's rank.

However, he only reached the lower second tier by repeatedly strengthening and stacking his attributes, so his foundation was not perfect or solid enough.

His past life experience told him that drinking a bottle of the original liquid would make up for this deficiency.

Without hesitation, I promptly exchanged it for one.

Runes flickered on the altar.

A bottle of pale blue liquid in a glass tube appeared in Jiang Xiao's hand.

He tilted his head back and gulped it down.

The liquid was cool to the touch and had a faint earthy taste.

Immediately, a warm current rose from the stomach and flowed to the limbs and bones.

He could feel every cell in his body cheering, his muscles trembling slightly, like parched land being drenched by rain.

Below the altar, the crowd erupted in uproar.

"Life-saving potion!" someone recognized it, their voice filled with disbelief.

"A single potion costs 600 points! How could he possibly afford that?"

Someone started doing the math on their fingers: "After killing 100 red beetles, you only get one point for killing ten more. You need to kill 5,100 to get one bottle!!"

"Damn! Is this guy that strong?"

"Hey bro, you didn't see the fight just now, did you? That guy was insane. To be honest, I was a little... um."

The speaker realized what was happening and quickly stopped talking.

Qin Xun looked at Jiang Xiao on the altar, lost in thought.

He recalled the insect corpses in the White Mist Zone; it seemed they were indeed as powerful as the other party had said.

So, the points reward for killing someone is very high?

"Look! He's redeemed items again!"

Someone exclaimed.

Jiang Xiao did not stop.

He opened the redemption list, scrolled down, and his eyes fell on an item.

[Silver Armor Set: 200 points]

[Description: A set of ordinary standard armor and weapons; wearing it might allow you to live longer.]

This thing is useless against Jiang Xiao.

But he still redeemed six sets in one go.

Based on the speed at which the insect swarm gathered after the altar appeared in the previous life, it's estimated that a life-or-death test will be coming in a day or two.

He needs to recruit men as soon as possible to hold this base.

Only by arming their men can they be sent to more distant places to recruit people.

As for the last lottery system...

It is divided into two tiers: 100 points and 1000 points.

Ninety-nine percent of the items you draw with 100 points are junk, with only the occasional high-level item.

Each attempt costs 1000 points and guarantees at least one extraordinary item, but whether its attributes match the player's abilities depends entirely on luck.

Jiang Xiao upgraded his skills today and felt that his luck had run out, so he didn't want to gamble at all.

Next time Lu Wanwan uses her luck-changing spell on him, he might as well give it a try.

Thinking of her, Jiang Xiao bought two more small items before stopping.

"Put on your armor and let's go back!"

He stepped down from the altar and waved to Qiao Xin and the others.

The group seemed to awaken from a dream.

The other two newly joined superhumans were especially overjoyed.

The stronger the leader, the more motivated they will be to follow, and the greater their future security will be.

As Jiang Xiao passed by Qin Xun, he said again:

"Alliance Leader Qin, I need a favor. Have someone send me those ten sets of damaged silver armor."

Although those silver armors were damaged in battle, they were still invaluable treasures to ordinary people.

It's at least good enough to deal with red beetles.

Before Qin Xun could speak, Lin Hansheng interjected:

"Young Master Jiang, those were taken off the dead bodies and cleaned up bit by bit."

"So what?" Jiang Xiao glanced coldly over them. "They became spoils of war for the Rock Alliance?"

Lin Hansheng felt a tightness in his chest.

He racked his brains, trying to organize his thoughts and attempt to negotiate a price for several sets.

Qin Xun laughed and promised, "Brother Jiang, don't worry, I will send someone to deliver those ten sets of silver armor intact."

Jiang Xiao nodded and led Qiao Xin, Lin Wanyi, and the others out of the crowd.

Lin Hansheng watched the departing figures of the group, his eyes flickering slightly.

He whispered, "Brother Qin, we..."

"Shut up!"

Qin Xun rebuked him sternly.

Even though the two had once been comrades-in-arms, he didn't give them the slightest bit of kindness.

Lin Hansheng's face twitched, and he silently retreated back into the crowd.

But he knew in his heart that Qin Xun was ambitious and was by no means someone who would remain subservient to others for long.

Some things need time to develop.

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