10: Plunder S-level talents!

Along the way, Yuan Feng didn't even use his Talent; using only the iron axe in his hand, he hacked to death a few scattered Dimensional Bugs in the hallway.

As the two passed Room 411, Lin Chuan stopped and said to Yuan Feng, "We've reached my dorm. Boss, can I go in for a sip of water?"

"Sure." Coincidentally, Yuan Feng was also feeling a bit thirsty.

However, he then heard Lin Chuan say, "Boss, I forgot my dorm room key. Could you help me break open the door with brute force?"

Hearing this, Yuan Feng finally grew suspicious.

How could it be such a coincidence that he just happened to forget his dorm key?

However, after witnessing Lin Chuan burning corpses with his own eyes and Lei Ming killing someone, Yuan Feng's sense of morality was also gradually slipping away.

It was just breaking down a door.

For him, having gained +1 to all attributes, it was practically a piece of cake!

Yuan Feng didn't ask any further questions. With a loud "bang," the door to Room 411 was broken open.

Surprisingly, there was actually someone inside Room 411.

And that person didn't recognize Lin Chuan at all!

Looking at the two who suddenly barged in, he exclaimed in panic, "Who are you?! What are you going to do?!"

At this point, Yuan Feng was already certain that Room 411 was not Lin Chuan's dorm room!

However, he didn't care.

Because he saw three human corpses!

And human corpses meant crystal cores!

Calmly giving Lin Chuan a look, he spoke to the dorm's sole survivor, "I am Yuan Feng—the Yuan Feng from the global announcement. You'd better tell me truthfully: why is everyone in this dorm dead except for you?"

The words "global announcement" carried quite a bit of weight.

The survivor in pajamas looked fearful and suspicious: "You say you are, so you are? I could say I'm the fucking Jade Emperor..."

However, as he uttered the words "Jade Emperor," his voice grew weaker and weaker.

Simply because Yuan Feng had already raised his bloodstained axe toward him.

On just the first day of the apocalypse, Yuan Feng had already deeply realized the true meaning of the words "The strong must not be insulted"!

Even the student council president, who had been infinitely prestigious before the apocalypse, had to treat him with utmost respect!

How dared a useless extra in this dorm room question a top powerhouse named in a global announcement like him?

He really must be tired of living!

Yuan Feng's eyes turned cold, and the thought of simply killing this idiot even crossed his mind.

After all, even Lei Ming had killed a teammate right in front of him.

Yuan Feng felt he also had to gradually adapt to the apocalyptic atmosphere and learn to kill.

Sensing Yuan Feng's murderous intent, Wu Yuan's voice dwindled, his legs began to go weak, and he hurriedly changed his tune to apologize, "B-Big Boss... I said the wrong thing... S-So sorry... I can be useful, please don't kill me..."

Clearly, this guy had a strong desire to survive.

Hearing his humble apology, the murderous intent in Yuan Feng's eyes slowly faded.

Meanwhile, Lin Chuan, who had just received Yuan Feng's silent signal, walked toward the three corpses in the dorm.

A fireball shot from his fingertips, instantly incinerating the two corpses lying on the lower right bunk.

Simultaneously, a notification rang out in his mind:

[Ding! Incinerated a Level 0 player's corpse! Plundered B-Level Talent: Invisibility!]

[Ding! Incinerated a Level 0 player's corpse! Plundered Speed +0.1!]

He actually gained another B-Level Talent!

One had to know that his fireball wasn't 100% guaranteed to yield a Talent.

There was a much higher probability of gaining attribute stats instead.

Obtaining the B-Level Invisibility Talent was truly a pleasant surprise.

In a delightful mood, Lin Chuan continued toward the final corpse by the desk on the left side of the room—one that looked identical to Wu Yuan.

That was precisely one of his goals for this trip—

The corpse of an S-Class Talent holder!

And when Lin Chuan incinerated the corpse of an S-Class Talent holder with his fireball, the probability of obtaining their Talent was no longer random—it was 100%!

His eyes were filled with pleasure and excitement, but beside him, Wu Yuan, whose legs had gone weak from Yuan Feng's threat, suddenly roared at him in rage:

"Stop! What are you doing?! That's my brother!"

While roaring, he actually ran over and threw himself onto his brother's corpse, terrified that Lin Chuan would incinerate it!

No matter how one looked at it, this scene appeared to be a deeply moving display of brotherly love!

However, Lin Chuan knew that the reason Wu Yuan so fiercely protected his brother's corpse was that it held immense value to him!

Wu Yuan and Wu Hua were twin brothers!

And both of them had actually awakened S-Class Talents at the same time!

The deceased Wu Hua had awakened the S-Class Talent: Forbidden Magic Domain!

Within his Forbidden Magic Domain, players could not use Talents or skills lower than his level!

However, this Forbidden Magic Domain was only effective against humans and humanoid dimensional creatures.

It also offered no offensive buffs for Wu Hua himself.

Thus, that unlucky bastard Wu Hua was slaughtered by Dimensional Bugs on the very first day of the apocalypse.

Of course, what Lin Chuan didn't know was that Wu Hua was slaughtered because he had been set up by his younger brother, Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan's Talent was even more defy-the-heavens than Wu Hua's Forbidden Magic Domain!

His Talent was the S-Class Blood Refinement Secret Technique!

This secret technique could refine human corpses dead for no more than 24 hours into talent blood crystals!

And a talent blood crystal was the crystallization of the Talent abilities the corpse possessed while alive!

Once absorbed by a player, it allowed them to gain an additional Talent!

On the surface, this S-Class Talent bore some resemblance to Lin Chuan's fireball.

However, the Blood Refinement Secret Technique had many restrictions.

First, the corpse required intact limbs, and the crystal core inside its brain must not have been dug out.

Second, the refined talent blood crystal would be one grade lower than the Talent the corpse possessed in life.

For example, in the previous life, Wu Hua's S-Class Talent was refined by Wu Yuan into an A-grade Talent Blood Crystal.

Lastly, and the biggest restriction of talent blood crystals: any player could only absorb one talent blood crystal; a second absorption would be ineffective.

Still, even with these three restrictions, this S-Class Talent was an overwhelmingly defiant existence!

In his previous life, Qi Feng had used Wu Yuan to gain one more Talent than others.

In addition, the Intelligence Pavilion would also sell talent blood crystals to the general player base at high prices in exchange for various rare items!

It could be said that talent blood crystals were the very foundation of the Intelligence Pavilion's growth and rise in power in the previous life!

But in this life...

As Lin Chuan watched Wu Yuan hugging his brother's corpse in a dramatic performance of brotherly love, he indifferently unleashed a fireball.

The fireball, completely harmless to living beings, passed straight through Wu Yuan and instantly incinerated Wu Hua's corpse shielded beneath him.

At the same time, the notification sound echoed in Lin Chuan's mind once more:

[Ding! Incinerated a Level 0 player's corpse! Plundered S-Class Talent: Forbidden Magic Domain!]

Not bad; the first S-Class Talent of this life was finally in his hands!

Meanwhile, Wu Yuan was still slumped over the desk, utterly bewildered as he clutched at empty air.

Where was his brother's corpse?!

Where was his material for refining the A-grade Talent Blood Crystal?!

Just burned away like that by someone??!!

Wu Yuan was driven mad with rage!

To obtain his brother's Talent, he had secretly planned for so long!

First, he lured Dimensional Bugs to kill his brother!

Then, he silenced the other two in the dorm!

He had finally gotten his hands on his brother's corpse with great difficulty!

Before he even had the chance to refine the corpse into a talent blood crystal, his brother's corpse had been burned into nothingness?!!

Wu Yuan simply could not accept this outcome!

He turned around, killing intent and rage blazing rampant in his eyes!

With boundless hatred churning in his mind, driven by the demon named "Impulse," he suddenly raised his voice and shouted at Yuan Feng:

"I don't care if you're really the Yuan Feng from the global announcement or not, but I am a genuine S-Class Talent holder!"