Ning Yu, witnessing this scene, became even more convinced of her understanding of them.
The zombies basking in the flames in the center also noticed the commotion here.
Having seen Ning Yu's terrifying methods of killing ordinary zombies, they, now conscious, were confronted with the emotion known as fear from the very moment of their 'birth'.
"Hmm... This is a bit strange now."
Ning Yu muttered to herself while standing still.
Shen Yiyue, watching from above, saw Ning Yu standing motionless as the zombies gradually moved further away from her, wondering why Ning Yu hadn't acted yet.
In fact, Ning Yu was pondering a peculiar question at that moment.
If these man-eating monsters no longer ate humans and even gained consciousness and emotions,
they could feel fear, and naturally, they could also feel joy. They could distance themselves, and thus, they could also become close, just like the female worker zombie who pleaded for her companion earlier.
So, could they be considered human?
If the apocalypse ended at this very moment, could they form or integrate into a new society?
Ning Yu shook her head at this thought, amused by her own bizarre musings.
Such a question was as surreal as 'Do androids dream of electric sheep?'
But Ning Yu still wanted to test it out.
"Get lost."
Ning Yu raised her Blood Kite, pointing it at the worker zombies.
Hearing her words, they all trembled, chattered among themselves for half a second, and then, as if reaching a consensus,
they all let out a "wah" and fled towards the passage, even maintaining some semblance of order as they ran.
Halfway through, they even showed camaraderie by dragging all their newly conscious companions along.
Soon, the vast underground space was devoid of any zombie presence.
Shen Yiyue, watching from above, was dumbfounded and only then realized what had happened, using her grappling hook to descend.
"Good heavens, what on earth are these things? Are they... human? Or what kind of creatures are they?"
Ning Yu suddenly turned to look at her and smiled.
"So you're thinking about this too, what a coincidence."
It seemed that the two of them were in sync even in such strange circumstances.
"Well, what can I say? We're just meant to be."
Shen Yiyue chuckled smugly, walking over to stand close to Ning Yu.
"So, what's next?"
Ning Yu looked at the floating octahedron in the center and the black flames spilling out from below, then took out an RPG from her space.
She then exchanged for an armor-piercing shell, loading it onto the RPG.
This was not a place to use thermobaric bombs, as both of them could suffocate from lack of oxygen.
The two of them stepped back a bit, and Ning Yu aimed at the base of the altar.
"Boom!"
Its power wasn't as strong as a thermobaric bomb, but it was more than enough to destroy this newly constructed structure.
The groove holding the octahedron was blasted apart, the surrounding circuits that had lit up dimmed immediately, and the black flames that were spewing out abruptly ceased and soon disappeared.
The octahedron in the center remained completely unharmed, but having lost its ability to float, it fell onto the destroyed groove and rolled down.
Ning Yu, curious, walked up to it, first poking it with her Blood Kite to ensure there was no reaction, then picked it up confidently.
It felt warm in her hand, with a faint blue light emitting energy from its core. Shen Yiyue also came over, curious to take a look.
"It's quite beautiful. Should we destroy it as well?"
Ning Yu was about to say she wasn't sure when suddenly, a system prompt sounded in her mind.
[Ding! You have obtained an item: Soul Gem (Medium)]
[Would you like to convert it?]
Convert?
Ning Yu wasn't sure what this meant, but since they were supposed to destroy the altar, converting it might be a form of destruction in a way.
She had initially planned to ask Shen Yiyue to try using her time-control ability to destroy it if brute force didn't work.
Now, without any hesitation, Ning Yu chose to convert it.
The Soul Gem in her hand suddenly began to tremble, and the semi-transparent outer shell of the octahedron started making cracking sounds.
"What's happening, Xiao Yu?"
Shen Yiyue, thinking it might explode, wanted to pull Ning Yu away, but Ning Yu stopped her.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
Spiderweb-like cracks quickly spread across the shell, and when it reached its limit, it shattered into countless pieces, scattering starlight in the air.
The faint blue light inside slowly rose, and Ning Yu felt an inexplicable summoning.
Her silver hair began to float gently, especially the bangs covering her forehead, which parted naturally in the middle.
A golden vortex symbol appeared on her forehead, glowing faintly.
The faint blue light gradually turned grayish-white as it flew, resembling the color of the gray mist in Ning Yu's Moon Princess space.
It flew directly to the height of Ning Yu's forehead and then swiftly merged into the golden vortex symbol.
As the light disappeared, Ning Yu's hair slowly fell back into place, and the symbol on her forehead vanished.
[You have gained: +2 Physical, +1 Mental]
Ning Yu raised an eyebrow; this thing was quite potent, directly turning into 3 attribute points after absorption, seemingly at random.
It would have been even better if it gave some points as well.
The octahedron container in her hand had scattered into pieces, and the light had been converted into her attributes.
Just moments ago, this octahedron was emitting black flames through the altar built by the worker zombies, granting them consciousness.
From this perspective, could it be understood as a form of pure energy?
"Xiao Yu, there was a golden symbol on your forehead earlier. What was that?"
Shen Yiyue, having observed Ning Yu's absorption process, leaned in to examine Ning Yu's forehead closely.
Ning Yu was also pondering: that symbol had only appeared on the Moon Princess before, but now it had appeared directly on her.
And through it, she was able to absorb the energy of this so-called [Soul Gem]. Did this mean...
Ning Yu suddenly saw Shen Yiyue's dazed expression, so close to her, and decided to give her a light kiss on the cheek.
"Ah!! You sneak!"
Shen Yiyue, startled, jumped back as if electrocuted.
"I just transformed into a magical girl."
Ning Yu lied without batting an eye.
"Can I transform too?"
Shen Yiyue, knowing Ning Yu was teasing her, decided to play along.
"Let's go and try."
Ning Yu was also curious about this.
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
