The chapter about the death of the heart was deleted. I also felt that chapter was very awkward. Everyone, please forget it, forget it, forget it ~ ~ ~ I will rewrite this chapter from now on. I will write until I am exhausted. Let's see how long I can write until …
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Outside of the base city, at the west gate.
In the distance, a figure was quickly approaching. He was carrying a large bag made of animal skin on his back. The bag was filled with many materials cut off from monsters. He looked a little embarrassed. His animal skin armor was broken, revealing his strong muscles. His black hair was mixed with minced meat.
Whoosh!
When he arrived at the gate, he did not stop at all. He directly rushed in.
When the guards saw the man, they were all stunned. They looked at each other and said in surprise, "Isn't that Commander Yun?"
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With Yun So-kyung's return, the base city was instantly in an uproar. Many barracks, and even many generals in the general's barracks, looked at this man. The news of Yun So-kyung's return quickly spread in the base city.
In a villa.
Yun So-kyung changed into casual clothes and lay comfortably by the pool. He said casually to a middle-aged man next to him, "Has there been any change in the base city while I was away?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled, "There hasn't been any change. Hua Buluo and the others are quite honest. But recently, the man who is very close to Miss Murong issued a letter of challenge to you. It has caused a lot of trouble in the base city."
"A letter of challenge?"
Yun So-kyung raised his eyebrows. There was a trace of murderous intent in his eyes, "A little general dares to challenge my dignity. He is courting death!" After a pause, he frowned and said, "Is it Hua Buluo who ordered him to do this?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Hua Buluo has already fired him. This man doesn't know his place. He wants to compete with you for Miss Murong. It is simply wishful thinking!"
Yun So-kyung sneered and said, "It's fine. He's just an ant. I wanted to let him jump around for a while, but now he wants to seek his own death. I'll fulfill his wish. Since I've gained a lot of strength in the wild, I'll use him to practice!
Tell everyone that starting tomorrow at 10 o 'clock in the morning, all the battalion commanders and above in the base city should come here. It would be best if that old bastard, Murong Duc, could come too! "
Murong Duc was the commander-in-chief of the base city.
"Let the commander-in-chief come as well?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. This was a little difficult. The commander-in-chief was busy every day. How could he care about a challenge between a general and a commander? It was not easy to invite him to watch the competition.
Yun Shaojing sneered, "I'll use this opportunity to show him my current strength. I'll definitely surprise him. I'll also make those who want to take control of the base city from Xiao Xue give up on that idea!"
"Young Master is truly brilliant!"
The middle-aged man smiled and flattered him, saying, "I'll get it done right away. I'll make sure that the news will spread like wildfire in the base city. Everyone will know about it!"
Yun So-kyung nodded slightly and closed his eyes.
The middle-aged man did not say anything more. He knew how to behave and left obediently.
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With the spread of the news and the exaggerated publicity, most people in the base city knew that Ye Chen had challenged Yun So-kyung. Even the women in the luxurious places heard a funny thing from the guests when they were relaxing. A Major General had challenged a senior commander. This was like hitting an egg against a rock, or hitting one's head against a wall … He was courting death!
"Have you heard?
There's a general named Ye who wants to challenge a senior commander! "
"How many levels are there in the middle? Let me calculate."
"This person must have lost his mind. Or has he seen through life and doesn't want to live anymore?"
"Maybe this person really has some skills."
Many people who knew each other were talking about the hot news in the base city.
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Not long after Murong Xue left, Ye Chen received a notice from the Tournament Hall: It would start at 10 o 'clock tomorrow morning!
Ye Chen glanced at it and casually threw it on the table. Wearing a robe sewn with the fur of a Level-55 Three-eyed Wolf, he left his house and walked out of the base city. "I still have some time. If I cultivate like this, my strength will increase too slowly. I need to find some treasures to eat."
The sky was gray.
Ye Chen left the base city and headed east. This area was close to the suburbs, so there weren't many buildings. Moreover, under the ravages of the monsters, many of the buildings had collapsed. The walls were filled with gaping holes.
Along the way, he encountered many monsters. Most of them were Iron Beetles, Zombies, hundreds of small ant swarms, and so on. If he had the Constitution of a normal person, he would have run for his life. However, in front of Ye Chen, these monsters did not interest him at all. It was too much of a waste of time.
Although there were low-level monsters along the way, Ye Chen did not let his guard down. There were monsters everywhere in the apocalypse. In places with low-level monsters, there were often powerful monsters that were impossible to guard against. Therefore, he would not use superhuman mode unless it was absolutely necessary. This was the only way to save his life. Otherwise, with his Level-43 Constitution, he would only be considered weak among the monsters on land!
The base city was built in a world where monsters ran rampant. It was not because of the strength of humans, but because of the terrifying technology of nuclear weapons and atomic bombs. Therefore, it was able to destroy the world and kill the monsters that came to attack the base city.
"Squeak!"
An evolved rat that was hiding under a rock suddenly rushed towards Ye Chen. However, Ye Chen had expected this and did not panic. He reached out and grabbed the neck of the evolved rat and channeled his strength into his eyes.
In an instant, the world in front of him changed. With his eyes that contained strength, he could see the opponent's strength. He saw that the evolved rat's fur was emitting a dark green aura. This aura rose in spirals, and when it was a distance away from the body, it broke off its connection with the body. It turned into many small particles that floated in the air and merged with the air.
This dark green aura was the aura of life. Any life, including flowers and trees, would emit aura of life. Everyone's aura of life would change according to the food they ate and the energy they absorbed. For example, if they ate well, they would have sufficient aura of life. Therefore, their skin would be plump and glossy. If they ate poorly, they would absorb less energy from food. Therefore, their skin would be yellow and lose its elasticity.
Ye Chen looked at the evolved rat and channeled his strength into the palm of his hand, forming a spiral vortex. Suddenly, the dark green aura from the evolved rat's body gathered in the palm of his hand.
Forcefully absorbing the opponent's aura of life!
The evolved rat struggled with all its might. Its claws hit Ye Chen's body, but it didn't cause any damage. As the aura of life was drained, the evolved rat's skin gradually turned yellow and curled up. Its originally fat body also quickly shriveled up. The aura of life in its blood and flesh flowed into Ye Chen's body through the palm of his hand.
Bang!
Casually throwing away the evolved rat's corpse, Ye Chen felt the aura of life in his body. He felt a warm feeling in his arm. There was an invisible flow of energy. It had increased by one percent, which was equivalent to a night of meditation.
"This evolved rat hasn't awakened its innate talent. This aura of life is the source of life. It isn't acquired through training, so it doesn't have any attributes. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to absorb it."
Ye Chen sighed in his heart. Every life form had their own aura of life when they were born. The aura of life that he was using now was the aura of life that was produced through his body's evolution. It was acquired through training. However, because his body, including his brain, was still at Level 43, his innate talent hadn't been awakened. Therefore, the aura of life that he was using now didn't have any innate talent.
This type of aura of life could be absorbed by anyone. It wouldn't conflict with the body's innate talent. However, if the opponent had awakened their innate talent, the aura of life would change its form and couldn't be absorbed easily.
After the evolved rat's aura of life had been completely absorbed, its entire body shriveled up. Its muscles had atrophied, and it couldn't be controlled by the Black Nightmare Bug anymore. Moreover, its flesh had lost its nutrients and would soon rot.
Ye Chen moved and continued his search.
Along the way, he encountered some small monsters that didn't know their place. He caught them and absorbed their aura of life. Not long after, the sky darkened. When evening came, the monsters started to move around.
Ye Chen didn't continue his search. He turned around and returned to the base city. Reality proved that God wasn't always on his side. After a busy afternoon, he still couldn't find any energy increasing herbs. He only knew what the herbs looked like, but he didn't know where they were born. It was normal that he couldn't find any. After all, such precious herbs couldn't be found anywhere.
Even so, after an afternoon of hard work and absorbing the aura of life from many monsters, he felt that he wasn't far from reaching Level 2.
He rested for the night. The next day, he woke up at nine o 'clock. He washed up, ate breakfast, put on his robe and went to the arena.