Ning Yu darted across the rooftop, moving in the opposite direction of the thermobaric missile's trajectory. She watched as the warhead, trailing flames, flew toward the zombies still gathered around the statue.
"BOOM!"
The intense overpressure and high temperature struck the area, turning the plaza into a sea of fire. The orange-red glow appeared like a small sun even in broad daylight.
[You have killed a common zombie, gained 20 points]
[You have killed a common zombie, gained 20 points]
...
Ning Yu returned to Shen Yiyue's side while listening to the pleasant notification sounds in her mind and experiencing the rush of rapidly accumulating points.
This kind of attack was truly satisfying - efficient, effortless, and profitable.
Ning Yu checked the numbers. Although the thermobaric missile had cost 5,000 points, she had not only broken even but earned an additional 1,000 points. Most importantly, killing them one by one would have been exhausting.
Shen Yiyue couldn't clearly see what had happened over there, but the intense explosion and flames were enough to excite her.
She put down the RPG she had been carrying, setting it aside. The barrel was slightly warm from the continuous firing.
Seeing Ning Yu return, she turned and said:
"Yu... this is so much fun!!"
Ning Yu looked at her excited expression, feeling like she was a child who had just received a new toy.
"The zombies inside should be mostly cleared out, let's go in..."
She was about to ask Shen Yiyue to join her in clearing out the remaining small fry in the food street, to thoroughly clean up the area.
But suddenly she sensed something rapidly cutting through the air.
She whirled around, shouting:
"Get down!"
Shen Yiyue was startled by Ning Yu's sudden shout but immediately dropped to the ground.
A monster familiar to Ning Yu was attempting to ambush from behind Shen Yiyue, its swift form already reaching her rear.
It was the first mutated zombie type she had ever encountered - a Glutton.
"SHING!"
Blood Kite let out a sharp cry in Ning Yu's hand. Her strength was now far beyond the level where she could only fight a Glutton to a draw.
Just as Shen Yiyue crouched down, Ning Yu's Blood Kite had already slashed out, cleanly cutting off the monster's attacking claw.
"ROAR!!"
The Glutton hadn't expected its sneak attack to fail, let alone have its incredibly hard claw so easily severed.
It stomped the ground hard, trying to quickly spring away, looking at Ning Yu with fearful eyes, immediately realizing how terrifying this human was.
It planned to retreat briefly before attempting another ambush.
Unfortunately, when it looked up, it saw Ning Yu's eyes beginning to turn red, and the blade in her hand trailing blood butterflies.
Under Blood Kite's buff, Ning Yu's physical abilities had reached an astounding 20 points.
With the additional boost from Embrace of Fire, continuing to fight might push it even higher.
Now, her speed was far greater than before, so when the Glutton tried to retreat through the air, Ning Yu instead charged forward even faster, appearing before it.
[Detected: Glutton (Low-rank)]
[Position: 12 o'clock, less than 1 meter, vertical difference less than 1 meter]
[Weakness: Lower abdomen]
[Ding! Weakness revealed, Death Lines will be drawn for the host]
As Detection (Intermediate) activated, she saw the Death Lines drawn on the Glutton's abdomen.
So that's where your weak point is.
Ning Yu revealed a cunning smile. If she had known about this weakness before, even with lower physical abilities, the fight would have been much easier.
The Glutton tried to raise its other claw in defense, having nowhere to escape in mid-air.
Ning Yu's Blood Kite was already raised.
A blade light, precise as surgery, cut along the Death Line on its lower abdomen, slicing through both the defending claw and the creature itself.
"Die."
Ning Yu kicked off its head, using it as leverage to leap backward.
The bisected Glutton fell straight to the ground, the kick sending its corpse crashing down.
"SPLAT!"
It had been killed with a single slash from Ning Yu, smashing into pieces on the ground, its green blood making corrosive hissing sounds as it spread.
[Ding! You have killed a low-rank mutated zombie Glutton, gained 500 points]
[Blood Kite upgrade experience +50]
Ning Yu frowned, remembering that experience used to be +100, but now it was only +50.
This meant Blood Kite was becoming pickier about its food, while using her own blood for experience was still more efficient. Was it forcing her to level up through self-sacrifice?
[Ding! Task triggered: Kill two Gluttons within 720 seconds]
[Task reward: 2000 points, 1x 50% discount opportunity in the shop]
[Current progress: 1/2, 700 seconds remaining]
The belated system notification rang in Ning Yu's mind, causing her to quickly look back.
What's going on? There were two? That means...
The other Glutton was in the opposite direction from Ning Yu, apparently planning to ambush her, but she had moved first to kill the one attacking Shen Yiyue.
Facing a mutated zombie alone for the first time, Shen Yiyue showed no panic. This one was attacking from her front.
She activated Future Reading, easily dodging the Glutton's ambush by moving to the side, then immediately fired a shot at its head.
Seeing this, Ning Yu, who had rushed to Shen Yiyue's side to protect her, suddenly stopped.
Although the task was time-limited, there were still over 600 seconds left. During this time, she only needed to stay near Shen Yiyue to prevent any fatal injuries.
These 600-plus seconds would be Shen Yiyue's training time against the Glutton.
Ning Yu couldn't protect her forever; she needed to develop the ability to face these mutated monsters on her own.
Of course, if she had immediately told Shen Yiyue about the Glutton's weakness, those two shots might have already killed it.
After all, combining Death Lines with Shen Yiyue's guaranteed-hit Future Reading was simply too overpowered.
But since the purpose of this outing was to train Shen Yiyue, Ning Yu just moved to her side while keeping her blade lowered.
"This one's yours. Show me how much you've really improved."
Ning Yu stood beside her, speaking with complete trust in her voice.
If those twenty or thirty common zombies were the appetizer, this one definitely counted as the main course.
"Alright."
Shen Yiyue didn't say much, already in combat mode, her body tense and mind highly focused.
The Glutton, having failed its sneak attack, had retreated, shaking its head where it had been shot, beginning to heal its wounds.
It stared at the two humans with hesitant eyes, seemingly unsure about facing them both.
But when it saw its companion's corpse in the distance, its grotesque face showed an expression of fear.
It was equally cunning - with a twist of its body, it stepped onto an air conditioning unit and fled backward.
Running away when it couldn't win!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
