Zhang Chen sat on Er Pang's back, watching Xiaobai and the slime person's battle with great interest.
If it weren't for the extreme cold outside, Zhang Chen wouldn't have minded taking out some delicacies and fine wine to enjoy while watching the fight.
After all, there weren't many entertainment options in the apocalypse, so this was like watching an action movie.
Xiaobai and the slime person continued their fight for another ten minutes, with neither gaining an advantage. Gradually, Xiaobai began to gain the upper hand.
This was mainly because Xiaobai's strength was increasing.
Before, only direct hits on the slime person could remove large chunks of slime. Now, just the force of her punches, as long as they grazed the slime person, could tear away large patches of slime.
Moreover, Xiaobai had become smarter.
She discovered that although the slime person constantly secreted slime, it consumed its internal energy.
Therefore, the opponent would always try to move towards areas where slime remained, just to absorb some of it and reduce energy consumption.
This time, Xiaobai went on the offensive, relentlessly pursuing and attacking without defending, forcing the slime person to retreat step by step. Each retreat moved it further away from the area where they had been fighting.
In this way, slime scattered all along the path the slime person took. At first glance, it looked as if a giant snail had slowly crawled by.
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Xiaobai shouted excitedly, her fists flying faster and faster. The slime person was like a squeezed fruit, with slime splattering everywhere.
Boom!
Xiaobai unleashed her final blow!
Her fists slammed into the slime person's chest simultaneously!
This time, her fists hit not slime, but its solid chest!
The slime person's slime secretion rate could no longer keep up with its consumption. It was sent flying backward with a heavy impact. kΑnshu伍.ξà
Watching it trace a beautiful parabolic arc through the air, its slime peeling off and falling away in large quantities, it landed as nothing more than a naked, thin man.
His physique was more than halved compared to when he was covered in slime.
As he landed, the crisp sound of bones breaking could be heard.
However, before the man breathed his last, he struggled to open his eyes, looking at the vast white sky and the dazzling sun, and mumbled incoherently, "Finally... release..."
Zhang Chen walked over to the man and gently touched him.
The man's body instantly disappeared.
Ding! Collection successful, congratulations on obtaining [Super Crystal Core] * 1000, [Unprocessed Energy Core] * 1, [Biogenetic Sample] * 1, [Failed Gene Fragment] * 1.
Detected [Unprocessed Energy Core], do you wish to process it immediately?
Yes!
Ding! Congratulations on obtaining 50 Modification Points, and the skill [Slime Shield]!
[Slime Shield]: Summons a slime shield that envelops the entire body. Although this skill appears disgusting, it has a very high probability of deflecting or even negating physical damage, and can also absorb some energy attacks, converting them into shield slime. Modification requires 100 Modification Points.
"Hmm... it's been a while since an unprocessed energy core appeared..."
Zhang Chen stored the Slime Shield ability into his ring.
He still had 140 Modification Points, and held the skills [Slime Shield] and [Righteous Outburst] without having given them away.
Zhang Chen looked at [Righteous Outburst]: Increases all Apostle attributes by 10 times, lasting for 10 minutes. It is passively triggered only when the Apostle is in danger or experiences strong emotional fluctuations. Requires 100 Modification Points.
He decided to give this ability to Zhang Wenwen, as she appeared to be the weakest member of the team for this journey.
With this skill, she would at least be able to protect herself!
"Wenwen, come here!"
Zhang Chen beckoned to Zhang Wenwen.
"Coming, True God!"
Zhang Wenwen quickly ran over.
"Don't move!"
Zhang Chen took out the [Righteous Outburst] skill and operated it slightly in front of Zhang Wenwen.
Soon, the ability merged into Zhang Wenwen's body.
"This is... thank you, True God!"
Zhang Wenwen's face was full of surprise and joy.
She was a fate-talent user, with most of her skills being auxiliary. Now she had finally obtained an ability that could exponentially increase her combat power, how could she not be excited?!
What made Zhang Wenwen even more delighted was that the True God could indeed bless his most loyal believers and grant them great power!
This made her feel that her long-held faith and support had finally been rewarded!
"True God, there's something I must report to you!"
Zhang Wenwen suddenly said in a low voice.
"Yes, speak!"
Zhang Chen adjusted his direction to face Xu Linna, with Zhang Wenwen facing away from her, preventing Xu Linna from hearing their conversation.
"There's something wrong with this Xu Linna, and she doesn't seem as frail as she claims!"
"I'm not sure of her exact strength, but she's definitely hiding her power."
"Also, I suspect the appearance of these two monsters might be the indigenous inhabitants trying to test your skill set."
"You just instantly killed a monster, and the indigenous inhabitants haven't figured out your capabilities. They definitely won't give up and will send out more powerful entities. You need to be careful!"
As Zhang Wenwen spoke, she slowly placed her hand on Zhang Chen's chest.
Huh?
Zhang Chen was startled at first.
Zhang Wenwen had always been respectful towards him. What was she up to today?
But soon, he felt a hard card between Zhang Wenwen's hand and his chest.
"Alright, I understand!"
Zhang Chen reached out and clasped Zhang Wenwen's hand. After she withdrew her hand, he immediately stored the card in his ring.
It was an [Intermediate Luck Card]!
It seemed that even with Zhang Wenwen facing away from Xu Linna, she still didn't trust her, so she concealed the act of passing the card this way.
After all, trading through the ring would cause a brief pause in their expressions, which Xu Linna would immediately notice.
Zhang Wenwen's intention was clear: she wanted Zhang Chen to use the bonus from the [Intermediate Luck Card] to minimize his exposed strength when dealing with incoming enemies.
The less his skills were revealed, the greater his chances of winning when eventually facing the indigenous inhabitants in a decisive battle.
Otherwise, once all his skills were understood by the indigenous inhabitants, they could devise targeted combat plans based on his skill characteristics.
After all, humans were different from monsters. They might not be the strongest, but they were definitely smarter and more cunning.
As for avoiding Xu Linna... Zhang Wenwen suspected Xu Linna was a spy sent by the indigenous inhabitants, and she simply felt uneasy around her.
"Heh, Mr. Zhang Chen is truly affectionate!"
"But it's understandable. Widespread propagation of one's genes and occupying more females is an instinctive behavior embedded in the genes of males!"
Xu Linna shook her curly long hair and said to Zhang Chen with a smile.
At the same time, a spatial rift slowly opened.
Then two, three, four...
More than a dozen spatial rifts slowly unfolded at different locations above the icy lake, like gaping mouths!