62: Mutated Black Goat

Qin Shilei channeled his vital energy into the Thunder Mark.

As his vital energy flowed in, the pulsating electric arcs on the Thunder Mark grew more numerous, then coalesced into a sphere of light.

With a whoosh, it flew from his palm and burrowed into his glabella.

A phantom space opened up in the center of his glabella, and a tiny speck of light emerged within it.

The speck of light then slowly grew larger, becoming a cluster of light the size of a mung bean, continuously emitting faint flashes of lightning.

Because he absorbed the Thunder Mark, Qin Shilei's mental power manifested as a cluster of light, not only greatly increasing his mental power but also imbuing it with the thunder attribute.

Coupled with his innate thunder-attribute physique, his thunder-attribute abilities would become even more powerful when he used them.

Qin Shilei pushed open the window, flicked his right hand, and the lightning pulsating in his palm instantly struck a basin-sized stone far outside the house.

"Boom!"

The stone exploded with a boom, shattering into countless marble-sized particles.

Just by simply controlling the lightning within his body, it possessed such great power.

It was indeed impressive.

The explosion also woke Zhang Qiang and the others; after a quick check revealed no danger, they went back to rest.

Qin Shilei took out the bottle of mental potion again.

“Do you want to refresh the entries?”

“Refresh.”

One white and two blue entries appeared on the bottle.

Appetizing (White): Sweet and sour is truly a good appetizing drink.

Enhancement (Blue): While enhancing mental power, it will also simultaneously enhance physical constitution.

Efficient (Blue): It will absorb the potion's effects more efficiently, slightly increasing the added mental power.

All three entries were very ordinary.

Had he used up all his luck on the Thunder Mark?

Qin Shilei had no choice but to select the Efficient entry, then casually drank the small bottle of mental potion.

A cool sensation arose, and the cluster of light in Qin Shilei's glabella grew a small circle larger.

It seemed that now was not a suitable time to continue refreshing entries; he would use the remaining attempts tomorrow.

Although he had the 'Vigorous' entry on him, and he indeed felt full of strength, his spirit was somewhat fatigued.

No wonder this entry was only a green entry; it only maintained physical vigor, but he still needed to sleep.

Qin Shilei lay on the bed and soon fell into a dream.

The next day, Zhang Qiang still insisted on driving the armored vehicle.

Driving intermittently, by evening, Zhang Qiang had covered over three hundred kilometers more.

Looking at a farmhouse appearing by the roadside ahead, Qin Shilei spoke, "Let's find a place to get something to eat first."

Zhang Qiang replied, "Okay," as he turned the steering wheel towards the farmhouse.

"Maa."

As soon as they got out of the car, they heard several sheep bleating from the backyard of the farmhouse.

"Great, we're having roasted whole lamb tonight."

Zhang Qiang licked his lips, saying happily.

Upon hearing Zhang Qiang say this, An Qian and the other women became energized, pulling out their weapons and wanting to head towards the backyard.

"Don't be careless; the plants and animals now might have undergone Evolution," Qin Shilei reminded them.

..........

Wu Ze had believed today was his lucky day just ten minutes ago.

It wasn't until he was chased up a tree by this group of black mountain goats that he realized today might be his death day.

After enduring multiple trials, he had finally become an official member of the organization today.

Feeling invigorated, Wu Ze and a few friends left the base, preparing to search for a batch of supplies to exchange for good items at the organization.

After traveling all the way, they discovered this unfound farmhouse.

Even more fortunately, they also found a black mountain goat.

He thought to himself that he could have a roasted whole lamb to break the monotony.

Unexpectedly, just as he wounded that black mountain goat, a group of black mountain goats rushed out from behind him.

One leading ram among them was as strong as a fierce tiger.

The leading ram ran as fast as lightning, and a single thrust of its long horns sent Wu Ze's companion flying seven or eight meters.

He lay on the ground, motionless for a long time, likely not alive.

In a panic, Wu Ze and the remaining three or four people quickly climbed up the large trees in the yard.

Sheep cannot climb trees, but they can ram them.

As seven or eight sheep continuously rammed the large trees, the trees swayed precariously, as if they could fall at any moment.

Just then, the roar of a car came from outside the farmhouse.

"Brother Wu, someone's here," Xu Guolang shouted to Wu Ze beside him.

Wu Ze hugged the tree trunk tightly and instructed, "Everyone, don't speak; as long as the newcomers lure away the leading ram, we'll immediately jump down from the tree, run out, and drive away."

The flock of sheep beneath the tree also seemed to hear the sound from outside and stopped one after another.

Not long after, Zhang Qiang's tower-like figure appeared in Wu Ze's sight.

"Maa!"

The leading ram pawed the ground lightly with its front hooves, watching Zhang Qiang with a wary expression.

"Let me go first."

Zhang Xiaoli stepped out from behind Zhang Qiang and pointed at the flock of sheep.

Immediately, a thumb-thick vine flew from her hand, rapidly coiling around one of the black mountain goats.

In the blink of an eye, that black mountain goat was so entangled it couldn't move.

In less than two seconds, that black mountain goat even stopped its cries of agony, having been strangled to death by the vine.

Thousand Vine Technique: Emits vines to entangle the target.

This was the ability Zhang Xiaoli learned from the ability orb Qin Shilei gave her.

"Maa!"

The leading ram raised its head and roared, then charged towards Zhang Xiaoli.

"Maa maa!"

The flock of sheep followed suit, bleating and charging forward together.

"Run."

Seeing that the leading ram had been lured away, Wu Ze shouted, and was the first to slide down from the tree.

Zhang Xiaoli reached out and pointed at the largest ram again, and another vine flew from her hand, coiling towards the leading ram.

The ram made a sharp turn, dodging the vine, then hopped left and right, continuously closing in on Zhang Xiaoli.

And the vine behind it always missed by just a little, unable to entangle the leading ram.

Zhang Qiang stepped forward, planting his foot.

Shield Bash!

Zhang Qiang, holding a round shield, was like a wall, slamming fiercely into the leading ram.

With that collision, both retreated three steps.

The vine used by Zhang Xiaoli finally seized the opportunity, entangling the leading ram.

"Bang!"

Zhang Qiang stomped his right foot forcefully, instantly appearing in front of the leading ram, then delivered another Shield Bash from the side, striking its cheek.

Temporarily controlled by the vine, the leading ram took the heavy blow head-on, its head tilting to the left.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Zhang Qiang's short spear in his right hand quickly thrust forward.

Unexpectedly, the sharp short spear only pierced a small section, failing to puncture the opponent's throat.

"Hmph!"

Zhang Qiang roared, thrusting the short spear in his hand seven or eight times consecutively, each thrust hitting the same wound.

Soon, a large hole appeared on the black mountain goat's neck.

Blood sprayed out.

The leading ram fell to the ground, convulsed for over ten times, then died.

Meanwhile, Qin Shilei and Xie Haimei had already shot all the remaining black mountain goats to death.

"You guys went too far! I didn't even get a chance to practice!" An Qian held her longsword halfway up, only to find no enemies left.

"All my arrows are gone. Next time, I'll definitely let you practice," Qin Shilei said with an embarrassed smile.