Chapter One: The Beginning Unfolds
*sigh*...
Looking up at the stars in the sky, Liang Jing couldn't help but sigh, memories are indeed a poison that made him think of that woman again, his first love. It was already late at night, although there was no wine, the two brothers still had a good chat for several hours, talking about how they spent their days over the years, talking about this world now, talking about future plans, and also mentioning the Zhang family...
It turns out that Zhang's family was the one who was beaten by Liang Jing in the case where Jia Yujin substituted for Liang Jing. At that time, Liang Jing was humiliated and provoked into a verbal conflict, and he couldn't hold back and started fighting. As a result, they became sworn enemies. Unexpectedly, after all these years, the other party still hasn't forgotten and doesn't want to let them off, or maybe for the other party, it's just been a game all along, but now they don't want to play anymore and want to brutally eliminate them physically. However, for now, it's unclear who will be playing with whom.
Watching the white mist formed by exhaling a mouthful of air in the cold, and the scorching 38-9 degrees during the day indeed formed a sharp contrast; Shaking his head to interrupt all thoughts, he glanced at the mutated black-backed dog zombies that had already exposed their bones in many places, and ordered them to guard the people inside the house, resisting and warning if there were enemies; He himself took the highly toxic Ripper out for hunting...
Yeah, the name "Venom Ripper" was given by Liang Jing to the 'Black Snake' zombie, it feels like this is the only name that matches his abilities and appearance, from now on let's call him Venom Ripper.
Liang Jing has slowly adapted to this world, and in fact, he only needs to rest for two hours a day. With the source of monster life constantly warming up and recovering, due to adaptation, the mental pressure is no longer as huge as it was at first, and there's no feeling of extreme fatigue. Now that he has obtained the Toxic Ripper, his strength has greatly increased, and safety is somewhat guaranteed. There shouldn't be too many powerful monsters around here. He plans to make use of this time and go out hunting to increase his strength while everyone else rests at night. Perhaps they are really tired, both mentally and physically, yet he still fell asleep after resting for almost a whole day.
Chirp! Chirp!
Woooooah!
In mid-air, a mutated bat was almost blown to pieces by a half-kilogram steel ball, its fur, blood, and flesh shattered and scattered everywhere. A white light flew out of its body and into Liang Jing's, bringing with it an indescribably comfortable feeling, like being soaked in warm water, extremely comfortable.
Ahh-ooo!
The Toxic Slasher beside Liang Jing, who was also wearing a suit of crimson leather armor, let out a howl and pounced on the mutated mosquitoes that were trying to surround Liang Jing, tearing at them incessantly. The mutated mosquitoes corroded almost instantly upon contact, and faint wisps of spiritual energy entered Liang Jing's body. Meanwhile, after the mutated mosquitoes' corpses had been corroded, they emitted a faint grayish-black mist, which was then absorbed into the Toxic Slasher's body as it opened its mouth. Liang Jing seemed to notice that his skin tone and fingernails had deepened slightly.
Good!
After seeing the death of the poisonous tearing snake, the black snake's awakened talent is still there, but now it's no longer about emitting toxic gas. Instead, it's even more terrifying and fearful. The toxins from the monsters he kills can be absorbed by him to enhance his body. The venom that competes with fingernails can be said to be better than before, like a magical existence. More importantly, this Liang Jing's self-enslaved zombie is a sustainably evolving and strengthening undead servant. If it continues to develop like this, it's hard to imagine what kind of existence it will become in the end. However, no matter what, he is still Liang Jing's subordinate and henchman.
Under the starry sky, even one's own shadow is in constant motion...
Ahh-ooo!
Liang Jing now has a feeling of returning to the game and playing as a summoner, where he doesn't need to move his hands at all, just watching his baby continuously killing monsters on one side can gain experience; it's the same with him now, Liang Jing rarely takes action to kill monsters himself, he just gives orders to the Toxic Ripper to find and kill monsters, preferably poisonous ones that are useful for the Toxic Ripper itself. Meanwhile, he continues to practice and summarize his moves, striving to reach power value 15 as soon as possible.
Let's get started!
With his internal energy fully recovered, Liang Jing decided to start replicating the Warrior Leather Armor Set and Short Sword. After careful consideration, he was very satisfied with Wang Meng's persistence in following him this morning, and now that they had seen blood, they had met Liang Jing's requirements to some extent. Therefore, he planned to equip each of them with a set of equipment (Warrior Leather Armor Set and Short Sword), which would allow them to better protect themselves and exert their combat effectiveness. After all, this was his first batch of subordinates, and Liang Jing couldn't let them die easily or slack off. Hmm, the same went for Old Jia and his four Golden Guards - they were willing to risk their lives for Old Jia, which suited Liang Jing's taste. In short, no one would be left behind, and each person would get a set of equipment. This was Liang Jing's task for tonight.
0%……8%……17%……27%……41%……67%……81%……88%……91%……93%……100% Completed.
...14%......67%......87%......100% complete.
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Sigh...
"Finally done!"
Watching the sky dawn, after a night of hard work, Liang Jing's strength had not made much progress, but he had successfully copied all ten sets of equipment; this was fortunate because during this period, Liang Jing's body had been slowly absorbing the life source of monsters, increasing his internal energy. He could now copy four short knives at once, a significant improvement from before when he could only copy less than two short knives.
One night, the Toxic Ripper continuously hunted and killed mutated monsters. Yeah, avoiding many large groups of mutated monsters made Liang Jing's energy consumption quickly replenished, but compared to replenishing physical consumption, it was much slower, yet mental exhaustion accelerated.
Treading on the sunlight, Liang Jing returned to where everyone was temporarily living. At this time, Jia Yu and Jin were searching for Liang Jing, thinking that he had run off somewhere, but in their hearts, they wouldn't have thought that he would be taken away by a monster. In everyone's eyes, Liang Jing's strength was almost unparalleled in the world.
Looking at the large pile of equipment and short knives on Liang Jing's back, everyone was a bit stunned. Is this what he's going out to do? Where can he get it from? Liang Jing ignored the questioning gazes of the crowd. There were some things he feared would stir up trouble, and he hadn't even told Jia Yujin about them. Everyone had their own secrets, which was a very normal thing.
"Everyone take a set of this equipment, it's much better than what you're using now!"
"Wear this suit of armor and as long as you don't get hit in an unprotected vital spot, handguns are no longer a threat to you."
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Liang Jing continued to introduce these equipment to everyone, but Zhang Hu and others who knew a little about the situation couldn't wait any longer.
"Wow! Really? It's exactly the same as what Lao Da is wearing. I've been wanting one for ages!" Zhang Hu couldn't help but shout loudly.
"Is that so? Does it look majestic with this much grandeur, and does it have the air of a master?" Liu Zhi Xiong hastily put it on and asked Yaoyao to take a look at the effect.
"Are we really getting this?" Wang Meng asked uncertainly, swallowing his saliva, as Liang Jing handed out the equipment to him and a few other relatively reserved people.
He seemed to hardly dare believe it, he didn't have the same carefree attitude as Zhang Hu and Liu Zhi Xiong, he knew that these things were worth a lot, at least one set of protective armor was equivalent to an extra life, and that short knife was a divine weapon in this society where fake and inferior products were rampant, what with seeing knives cutting through everything without anyone paying the price, it seemed like even their lives needed protection now, so taking something so valuable was indeed a bit hard to swallow.
"Hmm! Everyone is now considered a first batch of core members, so I'll give out a set for now, but it won't be that easy later on." Liang Jing looked at everyone's gaze and explained, "This is just for the dozen or so of you, but for those who join later, they will have to implement a point redemption system. Want good equipment and weapons? Complete orders and tasks, accumulate points!"
They now only feel that Liang Jing's strength is a bit lower, and it's hard to do anything, and there's also the effect of advertising, so in the future, recruiting people will be more attractive.
And so a group of almost invulnerable monsters with the ability to cut through gold and iron was born...
