Free Web NovelChapter 196: Chapter 167: Wanna Try a Shot? It Feels Great.
"My name is..."
Lin Qi couldn’t make out what the middle-aged man was muttering as he died.
This time, Lin Qi had no more questions. He didn’t finish the man off with another blast of Rapid Growth. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
His life force faded, and his Spiritual Power signature slowly dissipated.
In other words, he was cold and dead.
Even Lin Qi would have found it difficult to save him in this state.
Leaving the middle-aged man’s side, Lin Qi walked over to where the Tier Three Monster had been.
This Tier Three Monster had been struck by two S-Class Weapons.
Because of a power supply issue, the S-Class Ultrahigh-Frequency Acoustic Resonator had only unleashed A-Class level power.
But A-Class was more than enough to deal with a Tier Three.
The scene before him, however, sent a shiver of lingering fear down his spine.
"These tentacles... they’re really tough."
The tentacles growing from the monster’s body were surprisingly intact, having sustained almost no significant damage.
This indicated that the tentacles had very likely reached Tier Four strength. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Fortunately, when Lin Qi arrived, the Moon Worshiper had been using the monster to conduct a ritual.
If the monster had been free to move, Lin Qi would have most likely faced a bitter fight, even if he could have eventually destroyed it with the power of his S-Class Weapons.
Opening his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi found the monster’s Crystal Stone amidst the pulp, char, and tentacles.
Another Tier Three Extraordinary Item was in his possession.
Of the Extraordinary Items Lin Qi now possessed, he was only short one Tier Two Crystal Stone to be able to level up all the way to the Second Stage of a Tier Three Wizard.
The haul from this trip was good.
After stowing the Tier Three Crystal Stone, Lin Qi’s attention returned to the M-Class Mecha.
Inside the Mecha’s cockpit, Wei Yue remained in a state of what seemed like metamorphosis.
Lin Qi could sense that Wei Yue’s Spiritual Power was steadily increasing and undergoing some kind of qualitative change.
’Her Spiritual Power still isn’t showing any signs of transforming into tentacles. This means the final point of her metamorphosis isn’t to become a Wizard.’
’Perhaps it’s because the so-called "trait" is incomplete? If it were a complete trait, would it turn a Moon Worshiper into a Wizard?’
This question was extremely important to Lin Qi.
It was related to his assessment of the high-level combat power in the Cyber World.
If Moon Worshipers could truly become Wizards, then Lin Qi would have to seriously consider whether there was something wrong with the moon hanging in the Cyber World’s sky.
According to what Lin Qi knew, there were off-world Cyber Cities on the Cyber World’s Moon.
There were even permanent residents. If the Cyber World’s Moon was also compromised, the situation would be terrifying.
Lin Qi needed to wait for Wei Yue to wake up before he could observe her further.
’Besides that, I also have to consider whether she will still be absolutely obedient to me after this metamorphosis.’
’If she’s the same as before, then it’s fine.’
’But if she’s no longer obedient, is more influenced by the Blood Moon, or even loses her humanity, then...’
Lin Qi manipulated a crimson blade, making it circle around him.
From time to time, it would drift closer to Wei Yue.
Fortunately, Wei Yue was currently in a semi-conscious state.
Otherwise, the sight of that crimson blade periodically hovering a few centimeters from her face would have been enough to give anyone a serious scare.
After a moment of thought, Lin Qi took the Tier Three Extraordinary Item and returned inside the M-Class Mecha.
The cockpit closed, and Lin Qi piloted the M-Class Mecha toward Shuining Station.
Regardless of the outcome of Wei Yue’s metamorphosis, Lin Qi had to return to the Mo University Camp.
He might as well travel while waiting for Wei Yue to wake up, and then make a decision.
When Lin Qi reached the station, the Hongshan Camp Warrior in charge of the locomotive was still on high alert.
Seeing Lin Qi return, he quickly asked, "Student Lin Qi, what’s the situation?"
His tension was palpable.
According to the official plan, Shuining City was supposed to be hit by a nuke.
It was impossible to stay long in a place like this without feeling terrified.
Lin Qi didn’t leave the M-Class Mecha, speaking from inside the cockpit, "The Tier Three Monster has been dealt with. I’ll explain the situation to Ding Yang after we return to Modu."
As he spoke, he piloted the Mecha onto the open-top coal car behind the locomotive.
Wei Yue still hadn’t regained consciousness.
But in Lin Qi’s perception, Wei Yue’s Spiritual Power had already broken through two barriers. If it broke through one more, she would reach Tier Two.
It was only because Wei Yue’s initial Spiritual Power Level was low. If the middle-aged man had obtained this incomplete trait, he might have actually broken through to Tier Three.
Against a Tier Three Extraordinary and a Tier Three Monster, Lin Qi’s chances of winning would definitely be less than fifty percent.
The most likely outcome would have been Lin Qi playing it safe and retreating first. He’d go back to the Cyber World, get a couple more powerful items, and then return to fight the middle-aged man.
Playing it safe was Lin Qi’s consistent style in the Doomsday World.
Taking risks was out of the question.
Even if it meant disappearing without a trace, abandoning all his foundations in the Doomsday World, and finding a place to Meditate once a day, Lin Qi would not take excessive risks.
Lin Qi always remembered that his true foundation was not in the Doomsday World.
The Doomsday World was just a tool for him to grow stronger.
The locomotive pulled the M-Class Mecha, heading toward Modu at a speed of forty kilometers per hour.
Lin Qi, meanwhile, closed his eyes and began to Meditate.
’Just as I expected,’ he thought. ’Although the first-class merit Ding Yang promised hasn’t been officially awarded yet, the activity of the surrounding Spiritual Particles has already increased while I Meditate.’
’This means the condition for the enhancement of Spiritual Particles isn’t just receiving official merit from the Dragon Country; killing monsters works too.’
’Or rather, simply doing things that would qualify for official merit from the Dragon Country is enough to affect the Spiritual Particles.’
