Chapter 39: What the Hell Kind of Monster is This?
Ling Ling did indeed possess some cultivation aptitude, but not much.
Not to mention compared to Luo Xue, whose aptitude had been improved, or Su Yiyao, who was a natural genius, she was even inferior to the other three girls involved in the Mount Fengyin conspiracy.
…But she was still better than Luo Xue in her “almost none” days.
The spiritual power of the Breathing Technique was mild and neutral, belonging to the type that anyone could cultivate without any specific aptitude requirements.
With someone guiding her, it wasn’t difficult to get started.
The difficulty lay in the path afterward. Without a superior technique to replace it, one would be stuck in the Innate Realm forever.
For someone like Luo Xue, who couldn’t even cultivate with guidance before, it was extremely rare, even a kind of talent in itself.
Of course, now Luo Xue was “barely there.”
After the spiritual power of the Breathing Technique circulated a few minor cycles in Ling Ling’s body, her complexion visibly improved, finally showing the rosy hue of a healthy child.
Because of the scarcity of resources in the wasteland, Ling Ling had been malnourished since childhood, looking like a scrawny little monkey.
Seeing that Ling Ling was doing well, Luo Xue carefully stood up and went outside to stand guard for her.
The so-called guarding was just to prevent any external disturbances from interrupting the cultivation.
Especially for someone like Ling Ling, who was cultivating for the first time, she needed to concentrate.
If she was accidentally interrupted from her meditative state, it might be more difficult for her to enter it again on her own.
The temperature outside at night was as low as minus twenty degrees Celsius, but for Luo Xue, who had already entered the Innate Realm, she could go out in a tank top without any problems.
Luo Xue leaped onto the roof and looked into the distance, lost in thought.
“I wonder how Xiao Yao is doing…”
To be honest, it was impossible for her to stop thinking about what happened in the dream.
The unforgettable memories of those few months couldn’t just be forgotten so easily.
Especially the moment she chose to die… the pain was excruciating!
Countless beasts tore at her body, and because of her Innate Realm strength, she didn’t die quickly. Luo Xue endured a full fifteen minutes of torture before finally being released.
She was still a little afraid just thinking about it now.
“If I can enter the Immortal Martial World again, I’ll have to find an easier way to die…”
“No, I’d better not die at all…”
Luo Xue wasn’t sure how the time flow between the outside world and the dream world was calculated because when she entered the dream, she had already lost consciousness in the fire.
And when she came out, several days had already passed in the outside world, so she wasn’t sure if it was a month converted to a day, or if no matter how much time passed, it was only an instant.
If it was the latter, Luo Xue would have to consider living as long as possible.
And…
There was also the survival rating.
[A mere mortal thwarted the plot of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, sacrificing herself to leave a final hope of survival for her companion.]
This was the summary of her previous life, and it seemed to affect the final settlement results.
On the other hand, Luo Xue didn’t know how to enter the dream world again.
Was it by sleeping? Or… dying?
Luo Xue wasn’t sure, so she didn’t dare to sleep for now.
Fortunately, the Innate Realm, although not allowing one to abstain from food, could let her endure for a few days. She would wait until the psychological trauma of this period passed.
“Forget it, I’ll take it as it comes.” Luo Xue patted her cheeks. “Wake up, Luo Xue, you still have Ling Ling to take care of!”
As for Xiao Yao…
She could only hope to meet her again if fate allowed.
She just didn’t know if she would still recognize Ah Chou.
As she was lost in thought, Luo Xue suddenly felt sleepy.
She sat on the roof, her eyes slightly closed, a faint tear glistening.
…It was hard to forget.
…
“What the hell kind of monster is this?”
Night Owl, hiding in the shadows, was dumbfounded as he looked at the white-haired girl dozing off on the roof in the distance, his gaze lingering on her tattered clothes.
It wasn’t that Night Owl had any malicious intentions towards a girl who was probably only ten years old. No normal person would have such bizarre thoughts.
Besides, even though her clothes were tattered, they were still properly covering her.
The reason he was so shocked was…
Anyone who could sit on a roof in minus twenty-degree weather and take a nap had to be considered a monster by Night Owl.
“A Level 3 strength-type ability user… Could it be enhanced physique? But she looks so scrawny, with no muscles…”
Night Owl touched his chin, thinking about how to strike and create the appearance of an accident.
The higher-ups had their reasons, and he, as a hired hand, just needed to do his job.
As he was thinking, Night Owl shivered and shrank back.
He wasn’t a monster like the one on the roof. Staying in minus twenty-degree weather for too long could be fatal.
Not to mention, Night Owl couldn’t wear heavy clothing for the sake of concealment and agility, and the warmth provided by this black stealth suit was barely enough to withstand such low temperatures.
“Let’s… incite a beast tide first, and see what happens.”
Night Owl shivered, his gaze falling on the hungry beasts in the small forest not far away.
The advent of the cataclysm had brought about variations in humans, bringing ability users.
But humans weren’t the only ones who had changed. Many wild beasts had also undergone transformations after the cataclysm, becoming known as mutated beasts.
Mutated beasts were powerful, and even a single one couldn’t be dealt with by an ability user of the same level. They were another form of natural disaster in the endless wasteland.
Coincidentally, there was a Level 4 mutated beast in this small forest, but it was naturally lazy and usually spent its time sleeping.
Even Luo Xue didn’t know that such a hidden disaster was lurking near the camp, and Night Owl only found out through technological means.
A Level 4 mutated beast wasn’t too strong or too weak, just within the range that Night Owl could defeat but Luo Xue couldn’t resist.
Thinking of this, Night Owl no longer delayed and immediately took action. He didn’t want to waste too much time on this small task.
The night was shrouded, the forest rustled, and no one noticed.
…
Dawn broke.
No dreams that night.
Luo Xue opened her eyes and found that she had actually fallen asleep.
“My vigilance is really getting worse…”
Luo Xue mocked herself and shook her head.
However, because of the conspiracy on Mount Fengyin, Luo Xue had always slept lightly, waking up instantly to any disturbance.
She stood up and shook off the snow that had accumulated on her body.
The snow in the endless wasteland was poisonous, so it generally couldn’t be used as a water source, and few people dared to expose themselves directly to the falling snow.
But Luo Xue had maxed out her poison resistance and possessed the Calamity Poison Body. She was a super source of poison that could swim in Yin Breath Poison.
A little snow poison was nothing to her.
At the same time, Ling Ling’s anxious voice came from the hut below.
“Xue’er Jie! Xue’er Jie!”
“Don’t shout, I’m up here.”
Luo Xue leaped off the roof and stood beside the bewildered Ling Ling, reaching out to touch her forehead.
“Wow, so fast, you’re almost done with Clear Mouth?”
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