145: Chapter 145 Mmm~ Ahhh~ 50,000 for one shot!

Lieutenant Colonel Chu Feng shook his head.

"Doesn't look like it... You definitely aren't just a simple fool."

"Pfft—"

Several nearby officers couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Lieutenant Colonel Chu Feng also immediately turned serious,

lowering his voice a bit.

"Everything I've said is true.

The highest military non-disclosure agreement has already been issued.

If you don't believe me, ask them!"

His gaze swept over Chu Yao, Tie Moshan, Instructor Lin, and the others.

The few instructors in the know immediately recalled Lieutenant Colonel Chu Feng's previous "highest non-disclosure directive,"

and they all nodded frantically.

Their stories were perfectly aligned, and they kept close-mouthed.

The officer looked back and forth between them.

"This is way too mystical..."

Everyone burst into laughter.

But Commander Qin Luo and Commander Huangfu Jing couldn't remain calm!

Others might not know, but how could they not?

In this territory of Jiangcheng,

a Space Element powerhouse who could instantly kill a Rank 7 with a single slash and scare off a Rank 8...

who else could it be but that person?!

So it was that person who took action!

That explained everything.

The two exchanged a glance,

instantly turning into a little fanboy and fangirl,

their faces filled with regret and reverence for not being able to witness the glory of that slash with their own eyes.

"Cough!" Commander Qin Luo cleared his throat and immediately ordered,

"Everyone, immediately detain all prisoners from the Tongyuan Society!"

"Tally the injured and seal off the scene!"

"Technical department, check the serial numbers of all scrapped machines. Investigate!"

"Find out exactly how this batch of forbidden equipment was smuggled into the college entrance examination venue!"

He paused, then added,

"The corpses of Chief Examiner Li Feng and Zhao Kuo must also be processed.

The Tongyuan Society's infiltration channels must be thoroughly investigated to the very end."

...

"Teacher!"

A cold, clear voice rang out from the crowd.

Shen Qingci walked through the ruins,

jogging over to meet Commander Huangfu Jing.

Her battle armor was also quite damaged, and her hair was messy.

"Qingci!"

Commander Huangfu Jing put away her long spear

and wrapped one arm around Shen Qingci's shoulders.

After checking her up and down

and confirming she was completely unharmed,

she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But she quickly noticed that

the usually cold and aloof Shen Qingci

was constantly casting her gaze, intentionally or otherwise,

toward the bare-chested youth.

She slightly narrowed her crimson pupils,

sizing up the youth, who showed no Source Energy fluctuations, with great interest.

This kid... what's his background?

Why does he look a bit familiar...?

Meanwhile, at this moment,

Su Ming didn't care at all about the complicated gazes around him.

He closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank into the System space.

Deep within the space,

the severed arm of a Rank 8 Void Dark Spider floated quietly.

The obsidian bone spikes densely covering its pitch-black carapace were still trembling slightly,

and its dark golden blood had already coagulated.

Strands of high-tier energy, pure to the absolute limit,

were slowly drifting out of the severed arm.

"Begin analysis!"

[High-dimensional analysis successful!]

[Target confirmed as: Rank 8 Source Beast - Void Dark Spider Severed Limb!]

[Species Rank: Top-tier Source Beast of the Source Abyss. The population thrives by occupying Void Realm rifts. Innate talents include Void Realm Traversing, Spatial Web, and Spatial Tear, relying on the power of space to hunt in all directions.]

[Current Status: Severed limb, still active. Traces of "Space Law Fragments" remain within the bones, with a completeness of approximately 12%.]

[Estimated convertible mass points: 150,000!]

[Extremely low probability of capturing "Void Realm Law Fragments"!]

Su Ming's pupils shrank abruptly.

One hundred and fifty thousand!

He quickly did the math in his head.

He currently had 480,000 mass points on hand.

Adding this 150,000,

it would directly reach 630,000!

The Thousand-Ton Realm...

was within arm's reach!

Excitement rushed straight to his head.

Su Ming clenched his fists,

the corners of his mouth curling up involuntarily.

"Devou—"

The word was just on the tip of his tongue.

Ding—

[Detected that the host's life form has transcended conventional carbon-based structures, exhibiting a high affinity with the Space Law!]

[The residual Space Law fragments in the severed arm are available for the host to attempt comprehension!]

[Consume 50,000 mass points for a 30% probability of comprehending a Space Element sequence skill, quality random. Attempt comprehension?]

Su Ming's expression froze on his face.

A... thirty percent... probability?

The corner of his mouth twitched.

"You're starting to pull gacha now, are you?"

"Before, you at least put on a show."

"Now you're not even acting anymore, are you?"

"Directly putting a price tag on a probability lottery to scam me, are you?"

Fifty thousand mass points per pull, with a seventy percent chance of going down the drain.

No ten-pull pity System whatsoever.

"Isn't this just a blatant pay-to-win gacha game?!"

Su Ming gritted his teeth, feeling a sharp pang of heartache.

Fifty thousand points! He had traded his life for them.

Based on his previous accumulation speed,

fifty thousand points was enough for him to devour several Tier 4 Source Beasts.

If this trend continued,

he would sooner or later be squeezed dry by this System, with nothing left.

But...

His eyes flickered slightly.

A Space Element skill.

That Void Dark Spider, the web-weaver,

could tear space at will, traverse between reality and illusion, and lay down webs.

That kind of combat style, coming and going without a trace,

he had just witnessed it with his own eyes.

If he could also comprehend a Void Realm skill...

Wandering between reality and illusion.

In the future, when hunting in the Source Abyss, he could teleport over,

scoop up the dropped coins from afar,

and if he encountered someone he couldn't beat, he could just dive into the Void Realm and escape!

Now that was the standard equipment a top-tier hunter should have!

As for whether to guard the girls' dormitory,

that would depend on whether he ended up single in the future!

Besides, he was rich now!

With a net worth of 630,000,

a single pull was only 50,000.

It was just a drop in the bucket~

Su Ming gritted his back teeth,

forcefully suppressing that bit of heartache.

After all, that was life—take a gamble, and a bicycle might turn into a motorcycle.

"Devour the severed arm!"

Boom—

The severed arm of the Rank 8 Void Dark Spider instantly disintegrated in the System space,

its pitch-black carapace shattering,

and the dark golden coagulated blood transformed into a pure torrent of energy,

surging frantically into Su Ming's body.

That energy was vast and violent,

far exceeding anything he had devoured before.

The life essence of a Rank 8,

even if it was just a severed limb,

contained an energy density that was truly astounding.

[Devour complete! mass points +150,000!]

[Current mass points: 630,000!]

Su Ming exhaled,

shaking his hands.

Six hundred and thirty thousand.

Filthy rich.

Immediately after, the System prompt sounded again.

[Consume 50,000 mass points to attempt comprehending a Space Element sequence skill?]

Su Ming licked his lips.

A thirty percent probability...

Honestly, it wasn't low.

But who knew if this damn System would screw him over?!

But he looked at his balance of 630,000.

He could afford to lose.

"Comprehend!"

...

(I'll write another chapter when I get home later, catching the subway now.)