5: Chapter 5 [Mythical Beast Elixir]

The power of the [brain domain reading device] was even more exaggerated than Chu Hong had imagined.

Chu Hong felt as if he had been forcibly locked into some special space, repeatedly facing all kinds of combat training and confrontations.

Even daggers, long sabers, batons... all kinds of weapons, he had used them all on this arena stage, and personally experienced the feeling of being attacked in vital areas by these weapons.

He did not know how much time had passed.

"Crack..."

Along with a crisp sound, as if something was shattering, echoing in his mind.

Chu Hong's consciousness finally slowly returned to the Special Service Department.

Taking off the [brain domain reading device] on his head, Chu Hong blankly looked at the optical disc that had automatically popped out, but was completely unrecognizable and obviously ruined.

"Is this skill-type optical disc actually a consumable item?"

Chu Hong was puzzled, but not much sign of heartache could be seen on his face.

Anyway, they were all looted from the map; at worst, he could just run a few more blade runs in the future, and as long as his luck wasn't too bad, he would definitely be able to get it again.

Putting away the [brain domain reading device].

Chu Hong walked over to the Action Department again to submit the previously completed mission and claim his rewards.

[Action Department · First Battle (Completed)]: Go to any Investigation area and defeat 5 enemy units.

[Congratulations on obtaining Action Department Authority Points 100]

[Congratulations on obtaining saber - source blade]

[Congratulations on obtaining 1500 source energy points]

In Chu Hong's hand, a dark red short saber suddenly appeared. The short saber was about the length of a forearm, with a straight blade. However, the cold glint emanating from the blade's edge made Chu Hong fall in love with this weapon in just an instant.

"Could the source blade actually be stimulated by source energy?"

Chu Hong's eyes carried a trace of anticipation.

In Huangshan Base City, source energy weapons could not be exchanged casually for any houses, cars, or base currency; this kind of thing could only circulate among Pioneers.

They needed to be purchased with source energy points.

It is said that an ordinary source energy weapon would cost at least over one hundred thousand source energy.

It was extremely expensive...

[Ding! Detected that the host has obtained initial funds, Source Energy Department unlocked]

Two missions popped up in front of Chu Hong once again.

Respectively from the Action Department and the newly activated Source Energy Department.

[Action Department · Return]: Go to the Investigation area of any difficulty "Cliffside Epidemic Hospital", achieve an action profit of 50w upon successful evacuation; defeat any 5 enemy units.

[Mission Rewards]: Action Department authority points, civilian mountaineering backpack (36 slots), 3000 source energy points.

[Source Energy Department · Source Energy Research (I)]: Hand in 10 source energy biological tissue materials of any grade.

[Mission Rewards]: source energy space 1 × 1 unlocked.

The moment Chu Hong's pupils saw the second mission reward, they couldn't help but violently tremble.

"source energy space? Could this be crotch insurance?"

Excitedly, he immediately clicked on the description in the mission panel, and after seeing the content on it, his face gradually flushed red.

[source energy space]: Special storage space, which will not disappear due to the host's death or getting lost in the Investigation area. The supplies placed in it will be completely brought back (Note! Not all items can be placed into the source energy space, please explore the details yourself).

"Holy shit! As expected!"

Without any hesitation at all.

Chu Hong immediately took brisk steps into an empty room on the side of the Special Service Department and poured out everything he brought back this time.

Afterwards, he even saved the trouble of using a backpack.

Holding the [saber - source blade] that would not be dropped upon death, he clicked on the map interface again.

"Enter the Investigation area, Cliffside Epidemic Hospital!"

As his vision instantly went black.

The familiar putrid air arrived, accompanied by the cawing of crows coming from his ears.

Opening his eyes once again, after seeing everything around him clearly, a smile once again appeared on Chu Hong's face.

"Thanks to Brother Tong for pulling through, it's another rat-gets-to-eat position!"

The landing this time was impressively the same as last time, the outer area of the hospital's southwest gate parking lot.

However.

With the experience from last time, coupled with the fact that Chu Hong was long no longer as frail as last time, after seeing those wandering zombies clearly, his figure quickly lowered.

Utilizing the cover and concealment of the surrounding cars, he actually took the initiative to sneak toward a few zombies.

Behind a red sedan, the moment three zombies turned their backs, Chu Hong's figure rushed out fiercely.

The dark red source energy short saber in his hand slashed through the air.

"Splat!"

A precise and ruthless slash stabbed directly into the back brainstem of a zombie. The moment the short blade was pulled out, an arm had already instantly clamped around the neck of another zombie.

The foul stench made Chu Hong's brow slightly furrow.

His arm tightly jammed the other's chin, preventing the opponent from making a warning roar.

And the just-withdrawn short blade had already stabbed fiercely into the center of the eyebrows of the third zombie that had just turned around, like cutting tofu.

"Crack..."

Snapping the neck of the struggling and twisting zombie in his arms, Chu Hong's gaze looked toward the remaining zombies in the parking lot.

A cold sneer curled at the corners of his mouth.

He slightly moved his neck, making a crisp bone-cracking sound.

"In that last match, as soon as I came in, I didn't even have a handy weapon, and you called me a stinky rat; I didn't hold it against you, but now..."

Chu Hong didn't even rush to start searching immediately.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, and taking advantage of landing here in the parking lot again where the situation was relatively clear, he began to use the zombies here to familiarize himself with the combat skills and methods learned from "Tactical Guide for Epidemic Defense Forces".

His movements were agile, ruthless, and decisive.

When sneaking, there was almost no sound under his feet, resembling a civet cat, utilizing every obstacle around him to precisely sneak up to the target's side.

Afterward, he was like a poisonous snake rushing out in an instant.

The short blade in his hand stabbed precisely into the target's vital parts without giving the prey the slightest chance to struggle.

In less than ten minutes.

In the Action Department's mission, the minor mission requiring monster killing was completed once again, and next was searching.

He came to that familiar extended limousine again and took out the damaged "small safe" password box from inside.

Two items.

One with one slot, one with two slots.

The one-slot item quickly rolled out, which was a blue USB flash drive. Chu Hong directly stowed it into another twenty-four-slot mountaineering backpack he had gotten for free from the bus.

The two-slot item retrieval rolled.

Chu Hong was full of anticipation.

Along with a [Ding] sound.

The purple light made Chu Hong's expression instantly collapse.

"It doesn't even give a little gold item?"

He muttered a complaint, but immediately after seeing the information of that thing, his eyes couldn't help but widen instantly.

[Item Name]: Exotic Beast Spirit Liquid

[Item Grade]: Purple

[Type]: Source Energy Substance

[Weight]: 0.22 kg

[Occupied Backpack Slot Capacity]: 1 × 2

[Item Description]: Liquid essence condensed from the thin source energy dissipating within the body of an exotic beast, which can gently nourish the physical body and moderately enhance physical strength without strong side effects. It is a commonly used low-tier source energy consumable material for early-stage cultivation.

"Even if this thing cannot compare to a little gold item, its value to me is definitely no lower than a little gold item, and even... is even stronger!"

Chu Hong immediately looked around from side to side, confirming that the parking lot area had been completely cleaned up.

Only then did he shrink into the bus.

Afterwards, he directly opened the purple potion that looked like oral liquid and poured it straight down his throat with his head down.

In just an instant, as the liquid medicine slid across his throat and intestines, a violent burning sensation immediately came over him.

"Hiss... Ng!"

The veins on Chu Hong's forehead bulged, and although his face wore a painful expression, his eyes were full of joy.

That [saber - source blade], which originally looked just like an ordinary short saber, actually began to bloom with a slight red light at this moment.

...

"What are you guys doing?! Brother Hong is not feeling well, he won't see anyone!"

"Yo, Wang Suming, you fat dead pig are quite loyal, huh? That guy has already become a piece of trash, and his awakened initial skill is even unranked. Can you still call him Brother Hong mouthful after mouthful? If you ask me, who says Chu Hong has no ability? Isn't he quite good at training dogs?"

"Hahahaha!"

"You! Wu Gang, try saying that one more time, damn it!"

"I'll say it ten times! Trash, trash, trash! Good dog, good dog, good dog!"