137: Sign a contract to help grow

“Ding! Main Quest will be released soon.”

“Main Quest · Stage One: Hunt Zergs · Martian Xenomorph.”

Quest Difficulty: LV.20, Normal (Quest Levels: Normal, Hard, Elite, Hell, Death).

Quest Objective: Kill or devour Martian Xenomorphs that are at least LV.20 or above. The quest can be submitted once the number exceeds 1000, with no upper limit.

Quest Reward: Issued upon returning to Death Paradise.

Quest Penalty: Forced obliteration!

...It’s here!

The Main Quest is here!

Li An immediately opened his panel, his gaze quickly scanning the information. Because the quest was released so abruptly, he even forgot that he was still holding someone.

A few seconds later.

By the time Li An reacted, Eveleth was pulling at his collar, saying with a hint of awkwardness.

“Um, you, shouldn’t you… put me down first?”

Looking at Eveleth, whose expression was slightly awkward, Li An fully came to his senses and immediately put her down.

Perhaps due to the awkwardness, Li An asked again.

“You are…”

Seeing Li An’s puzzled expression, Eveleth naturally knew what he meant. She was about to explain, but just then, several whooshing sounds tore through the sky. When Eveleth heard these movements, her face instantly changed!

Almost instinctively, Eveleth cried out in surprise, blurting out:

“Be careful!!!”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Li An’s expression immediately darkened. He had naturally heard the movements behind him, but he originally didn’t intend to pay attention to them. However, now he had no choice but to deal with them first.

Who is he!

At this moment, several dark figures attacked from a distance. Their speed was already very fast, but now they encountered an existence even faster than them. Originally, their distance from Li An was only about a hundred meters, which they could cover in just one or two breaths. However, this man who suddenly appeared turned around even faster than them and threw a seemingly incredibly slow punch at them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The next second, these dark figures who rushed forward didn’t even react before they were sent flying back at an even faster speed, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood in mid-air, mixed with some fragments of flesh and blood, which scattered down from the sky.

“Wah ah!”

The dark figures immediately crashed heavily to the ground, letting out a miserable wail.

But after one punch, Li An didn’t make another move. In his opinion, these people were not very strong; one punch was enough for them, and they couldn’t possibly have the strength to fight back.

“You… you…”

However, Li An clearly overestimated the strength of these people. After enduring his punch, they only struggled for a few seconds before directly expiring.

“So weak?”

Seeing this, Li An frowned. He didn’t expect these people to be so frail that they couldn’t even withstand one of his punches?

“What a pity. I could have asked them their identities.”

Looking at the several people who had become corpses, Li An shook his head with a slight trace of regret.

However, Eveleth had already walked closer to Li An’s side. She shook her head indifferently, then said.

“There’s nothing to regret. They’re just desperate individuals, willing to do anything for bounty.”

“But sir, since you’ve come here, have you accepted the transaction with me?”

Eveleth’s Contractor identity at the time had a time limit. Although she had proposed a transaction, she hadn’t signed a contract with Li An. Now that Li An could appear here, Eveleth immediately realized that this clearly meant Li An had agreed to her terms.

But even if she had guessed, Eveleth still needed to ask Li An for clarification, as this involved signing a contract.

“You must be Miss Eveleth. I’m very satisfied with your terms.”

“Let’s have a pleasant cooperation!”

“A pleasant cooperation!”

Li An was not one to procrastinate. When he appeared here, he had naturally already shown his attitude, and what needed to be done now was, of course, to sign the formal contract.

The transaction was guaranteed by Death Paradise. In the face of Death, the content of this transaction was drafted and their respective names were signed. Pangu, as a code name recognized by Death Paradise, could naturally also be signed on the contract paper, and the transaction was finally concluded.

Pangu! Eveleth!

The content of this transaction was that Li An would escort Eveleth to successfully pass this Coming-of-Age Ceremony trial and help her become the victor in the Coming-of-Age Ceremony!

That’s right!

During the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, there was also warfare among the Caesar Clan!

This was a form of 'raising gu'—the larvae not only needed the stimulation of external pressure but also internal competition, and this competition was brutal, meaning that in the end, there would only be one winner.

“Ding! The contract has been signed and is effective immediately. It will become void upon completion.”

As the contract was signed, Li An immediately heard the Paradise’s notification. Eveleth also received this message because of the contract signing.

With the formal signing of the contract, Li An’s tasks became clear. He now had two missions.

One was, of course, to protect Eveleth’s safety.

The second was to help Eveleth improve her strength. Her strength was actually not weak. According to the partial information Li An could see, Eveleth’s four attributes were all close to 500. If compared solely by attribute values, Li An himself was even somewhat inferior to Eveleth. However, as Li An understood his path forward, his values could no longer directly measure his strength. His strongest point lay in his physique, an unparalleled physique.

As for the values, Li An was completely unconcerned. He mastered the core ability Extreme Devouring Spirit, possessing terrifying growth speed. As long as he devoured enemies, he could continuously increase his attribute values!

At this moment, after understanding his mission, Li An immediately looked at Eveleth and asked.

“How long does the Coming-of-Age Ceremony usually last?”

“Three months at the fastest, one year at the shortest.”

Facing the inquiry, Eveleth immediately replied.

Now that she and Li An were bound together, she naturally wouldn't hide anything from Li An's questions.

“No, if that’s the case, the time is too short.”

“Can you accept any method of becoming stronger?”

Hearing this, Li An immediately shook his head, then continued to ask.

“Any method?”

Hearing Li An ask this way, Eveleth looked at him with some surprise.

“That’s right, any method.”

Seeing Eveleth’s expression, Li An naturally understood what she was thinking, but he indeed needed to know how thorough her resolve was.

“As long as my body doesn’t turn into a monster, I can accept it.”

In fact, Eveleth also understood that even a year was too short to help her improve her strength, and the Coming-of-Age Ceremony might not even last a year.

Time was pressing, and she had made up her mind. As long as it wasn’t an irreversible monstrous transformation of her body, she could accept it!