Bai Hanlin's understanding of acupoints had become more profound through numerous survivor treatment cases during this period.
He had now mastered the locations of vital pressure points that could trigger a one-hit kill effect.
Of course, there was more than one death point, but triggering them required very complex energy input methods.
Currently, Bai Hanlin had only mastered this one.
Regardless of the opponent's strength, hitting a death point meant certain death!
Naturally, if the opponent was very strong and highly vigilant, hitting this acupoint was not easy.
It was located on the human body's front, the most easily defended position.
Therefore, Bai Hanlin's defeat of the glasses man earlier had a slightly opportunistic element.
As the white mist formed by the glasses man's death gradually dissipated, a golden glint flashed in Bai Hanlin's eyes.
He had also leveled up! Successfully advancing to Advanced Transmuter Stage 2!
It was difficult to defeat a stronger opponent at a higher level, but once successful, the rewards were extremely astonishing.
The only regret was that because Bai Hanlin and the glasses man were轮回者 (Reincarnators) from different stages, he could only collect crystal cores and not items.
Otherwise, the glasses man would have certainly had many good things on him.
"Let's go, Xiomin. I'll treat you thoroughly when we get back. Fortunately, I arrived in time and didn't hit a vital spot!"
"After treatment back home and a good night's rest, you should be fine!"
Bai Hanlin comforted Xiomin.
"Mmm... I was too careless this time. If there's a next time, I definitely won't lose!"
Xiomin said, propping up her body.
"The most important thing in the apocalypse is to stay alive!"
"You're not like me; I was meant to die, but I cannot die!"
"But you still have your mother and your Brother Zhang Chen!"
"If something happened to you due to recklessness, how heartbroken would they be?"
"Even if you don't consider yourself, you have to consider them, don't you?"
"Sometimes, a person's life doesn't entirely belong to themselves..."
Bai Hanlin said with a smile.
Although Xiomin didn't know what Bai Hanlin had been through, she could tell that behind his smile lay endless pain.
"I think only by becoming stronger, powerful enough to be fearless, can I better protect my mother and have the right to stand beside Brother Zhang Chen!"
"If I just cower and hide, I'll eventually become a burden, a burden to my mother, a burden to Brother Zhang Chen. What's the point of living like that?"
Xiomin retorted stubbornly.
"But the path to becoming stronger is not easy. You were lucky today. What if I or other strong individuals aren't by your side next time?"
"You can't always be this lucky! Becoming stronger means risk. Becoming stronger quickly means immense risk."
"If people are dead, then nothing has any meaning!"
Bai Hanlin said helplessly.
"Who says... Mmm... Doctor Bai is right..."
Xiomin smiled, not refuting.
Actually, what she wanted to say was, who said it was good luck that I survived?
Because the news of her following the main force to attack the Westerners' camp was spread by Xiomin bribing a camp believer to guard the medical room and then leak it to Cui Zhiyan at the appropriate time.
Otherwise, the entire True God Cult and the Revival Camp had over ten thousand people.
Xiomin had only been there for a few days and was a stranger.
Very few people recognized her.
If Xiomin hadn't actively reported, who would have known who Xiomin was, let alone known her whereabouts so clearly.
Xiomin had calculated that Bai Hanlin would definitely follow after knowing her whereabouts.
With him around, she would definitely not die!
To put it bluntly, today's incident was an accident for Bai Hanlin.
But for Xiomin, everything was within her calculations.
The two returned to Cui Zhiyan and quickly went back to their residence.
When Cui Zhiyan saw how badly Xiomin was injured, tears fell like raindrops.
"Don't worry, there are no fatal wounds. Let Xiomin rest well. We need to consolidate the defenses around our residence... the beast tide is coming..."
Bai Hanlin said slowly, watching the occasional giant strange birds flying in the sky.
...
On the other side, at Guan Xin's Red Rose Camp.
In the conference room, Guan Xin sat in the main seat.
On both sides of the conference table sat seven or eight camp leaders.
And these leaders were all men.
"Forgive my bluntness, but I cannot agree with your Red Rose Camp's proposal for a joint defense against the beast tide. You are all women, what combat effectiveness do you have? For you to propose a union, frankly, it's just to take advantage of us!"
A bearded man shouted loudly, his voice audible even outside the conference room door.
"To be honest, so far, I haven't seen any sincerity from your camp. It really looks like you just want us to be cannon fodder and help you resist the beast tide, and we haven't gained any benefits!"
A Japanese man dressed in a neutral style said in a soft, high-pitched voice.
As soon as these two spoke, they were immediately met with unanimous agreement from others in the conference room.
"Exactly. Now it's the apocalypse, do you still think men are willing to be lapdogs for women? To lick with their lives? Don't be ridiculous, unless we're brain-dead!"
"Indeed, there are plenty of women in the apocalypse. You can just take down a camp and pick some decent ones, and you can even level up and get loot. It's a win-win!"
"The Red Rose Camp is really treating us like suckers. Asking us to guard the outer perimeter, how is that possible?"
"I say, it's already good that we camps haven't united to flatten the Red Rose Camp. If you talk more nonsense, we'll just take your camp's girls now... Speaking of which, the girls here are all quite beautiful, even considered great beauties in peaceful times!"
As they spoke, the topic gradually deviated from the main point.
They looked at Guan Xin's graceful figure and the long-legged girls in the conference room, their eyes filled with greedy expressions.
"So, there's nothing more to discuss?"
Guan Xin suddenly spoke.
Her voice was extremely magnetic, with a hint of laziness and sexiness.
As soon as she spoke, the attention of everyone in the conference room immediately focused on her.
Guan Xin lightly brushed her hair aside, presenting her most perfect profile to everyone.
Immediately, everyone in the conference room smelled a faint, refreshing fragrance that permeated their senses.
"Do you think... I'm beautiful?"
A subtle red glint flashed in Guan Xin's eyes as she asked with a smile.
"Beautiful... too beautiful, we are willing to give everything for you!"
Everyone replied in unison, their eyes simultaneously flashing with the same red hue.
"Very well, then I entrust the matter of the outer defense line to you!"
Guan Xin smiled slightly.
"Yes, we will surely live up to your expectations!"
Everyone nodded and left the conference room with high spirits.