If you slap me, the whole world will suffer the same harm.

No way, he's made of bronze; this level of attack can't even break through his defenses.

The scene was deathly silent.

Everyone stared wide-eyed. What was going on? A level six superpower had hit them, and there was absolutely no reaction?

"I told you, use your strongest ability."

Lin Chen frowned, his tone clearly showing dissatisfaction.

"Do you still want everyone to become stronger?"

The general lost face, took a few heavy breaths, and his eyes turned fierce.

He no longer held back, his hands suddenly forming a seal in front of his chest, unleashing the immense ninth-level alien energy within him without reservation.

Between his palms, a fist-sized, deep purple ball of lightning, imbued with a destructive aura, rapidly coalesced amidst crackling, ear-piercing sounds.

"Level 9 Superpower... Thunderstorm!"

He let out a low roar and hurled the lightning ball at Lin Chen.

boom.......!!!

The lightning ball exploded in front of Lin Chen.

The blinding purple-white light made everyone instinctively close their eyes, and the violent lightning, like countless ferocious silver snakes, frantically burrowed into Lin Chen's body.

The excruciating pain instantly swept through every nerve ending in his body.

His body convulsed uncontrollably, as if he had touched a high-voltage switch.

At the same time, lightning energy surged wildly within his body, crackling and exploding like firecrackers from all over his body, blasting out clusters of fine blood mist.

As the purple light faded, Lin Chen was charred black, his clothes had long since turned to ashes, and wisps of green smoke rose from his body as he fell straight backward.

Although it was only a minor injury, the extent of the damage was so severe that it looked as if he had been roasted alive.

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

The generals' expressions changed drastically. Just as they were about to rush forward to check the situation, an unexpected change occurred.

A cry of pain, like the first stone thrown into a lake, rang out from the soldiers' ranks.

Immediately afterwards, the screams of pain seemed to trigger a chain reaction, from a few people to hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and finally... tens of millions!

Everyone was gripped by the tenfold pain sharing.

The feeling they were experiencing was exactly the same as what Lin Chen had just experienced: it was as if every bone was being pierced by electric current and every inch of skin was being shattered.

What's even more despairing is that Lin Chen only suffered for a moment, while they had to endure continuous damage for a full ten seconds, because the shared time was also ten times longer.

Just a few seconds.

The arrogant atmosphere in the square was completely drowned out by a chorus of howls and wailing.

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ)(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ)(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

"Waaaaah... It hurts! It hurts like hell! This isn't helping us increase our strength, it's like stabbing our bones with red-hot needles!"

"I was wrong! I was wrong, okay?! I'll never brag again! I'm trash! I'm useless! I'm terrified of pain! Don't do it again! I can't take it anymore!"

The female soldiers, who had been so full of bravado just moments before, were now crying, their makeup ruined, their hair disheveled, screaming at the male soldiers they had just considered comrades: "Men! Hurry! Marry me! I surrender! I surrender, okay?! I can't hold on any longer, waaaaah!"

｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡

However, no matter how much they cried, how much they screamed, or how much they begged for mercy, the excruciating pain, ten times greater than that suffered by Lin Chen, continued relentlessly and unabated upon each of them.

Although the generals with level nine superpowers didn't wail like ordinary soldiers, their faces were all deathly pale, their teeth were clenched, large beads of cold sweat dripped down their foreheads, and their hands were trembling uncontrollably.

(ーー;)

Lying in the center of the square, his body charred and smoking, Lin Chen was deep in his consciousness watching the masochistic value balance jumping wildly on the system panel, feeling an extreme sense of comfort.

(￣▽￣)✧

"Ding... The bound target has suffered a great deal of mental anguish, masochistic value +0.002 points."

"Ding... The bound target has suffered a great deal of mental anguish, masochistic value +0.001 points."

The system notification sounds had become so continuous that they were almost malfunctioning.

The remaining balance at midnight broke through the 100 mark almost in the blink of an eye, then 200, 300, 500...

The growth rate made Lin Chen extremely happy.

For Lin Chen, those ten seconds were a blissful time, filled with the sound of his "torture points" accumulating rapidly.

But for the tens of millions of soldiers in the square, it was like rolling through the eighteenth level of hell, where even a second felt like a year.

When the terrifying pain finally subsided, the masochistic value balance steadily stopped at one thousand points.

The damage is increased tenfold, and the duration is also increased tenfold, which is extremely insane.

╯ (╯ ▽ ╰) ╭

Lin Chen closed the system panel with satisfaction, then pretended to be weak and shakily got up from the ground.

He still had charred marks on his body and looked disheveled, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

He looked at the soldiers lying scattered across the square, their cries of agony filling the air, and many of them foaming at the mouth and unconscious, and gave them an incredibly sunny smile.

"Today is just the first step, a warm-up for everyone to get used to it."

His voice wasn't loud, but in the deathly silent square, it was like the whisper of a demon, penetrating everyone's ears with crystal clarity.

"Everyone, go back and rest for three days. After three days, we will proceed with the second step."

He paused, looking at the faces that had turned deathly pale and filled with fear, and his smile widened.

"At that time, everyone's strength will see a real, crazy, and permanent improvement. Remember, you must rest well and take good care of your body, so that you won't be able to handle it."

(￣▽￣)✧

"A second time?"

The guy who was the first to shout "You're not a man" was now slumped on the ground, his voice cracking as he let out a desperate wail.

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

This wail acted like a fuse, instantly igniting the entire square.

The thought of those excruciating ten seconds, worse than death, having to go through it again, caused many soldiers to break down on the spot.

Looking at their unconscious companions beside them, who were foaming at the mouth and twitching slightly, they began to tremble and scramble towards Mad Axe, who was preparing to escape.

"Commander-in-Chief! Commander-in-Chief, please have mercy! Please transfer me to clean the latrines! I'll take care of all the latrines in the entire camp by myself! This is such a great opportunity to strengthen our forces, please don't call me up next time, okay? I beg you!"

"Get lost! Cleaning latrines is a job I've had my eye on for a while now! You dare try to steal it?"

Another warrior kicked him away, then grabbed Mad Axe's leg, tears streaming down his face.

"Commander-in-Chief! Let me carry the bodies! Collecting the remains of our fallen comrades from the front lines is dirty, tiring, and unlucky—I'm the perfect candidate! I really can't handle this second step!"

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ)(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ)

Looking at the group of soldiers who had been so arrogant just moments before, but were now cowering like quails, Mad Axe's lips twitched violently.

He kicked the group of spineless kids away one by one, and scolded them with a stern face, "A bunch of cowards! Where did your chest-thumping spirit go? You're a disgrace!"

He put his hands behind his back, turned around and left, leaving behind a cold remark without looking back, perfectly illustrating the saying "better to die than to die."

"Anyway, it's not me who's in pain. You guys agreed to it yourselves, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. I can't be bothered with you."

(￣ ー￣)

After all, Lin Chen was bound to all warriors with abilities below level nine.

The human-level powerhouses can finally breathe a sigh of relief.