81: Daxia’s first S-level?

Li San was entirely focused on Bai Yuan, unaware that a pair of eyes was also watching him from the shadows.

Bang!

Li San pulled the trigger, and the gunshot echoed through the room.

Bai Yuan reacted quickly, waving its hands forward. As the four sheaths moved, they transformed and combined into a shield.

The bullet was a step too slow.

Just as it was about to touch the shield, it suddenly stopped.

"This?!"

Bai Yuan's reaction speed, which was faster than the bullet, had already left Li San completely baffled and unable to envy it.

Who could have guessed that the bullet would actually freeze in mid-air?

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Li San refused to believe it, emptying the entire magazine.

However, a familiar scene played out once again.

In fact, the bullets hadn't even flown two or three meters before they slowly changed direction and locked onto Li San.

Wherever Li San leaned his body, the bullet heads seemed to have grown eyes, following him tightly.

"Damn it! This is hell!" Li San was so terrified that he dropped his gun and tried to flee.

Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, he turned around.

How could Chen Ming possibly give him that chance?

Using Mind Control to manipulate things from the shadows, he flicked his finger.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

Those bullets immediately pierced Li San's forehead and heart with even greater speed, killing him dead.

[Kill successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining wood treasure box + 1!]

It provided a wood treasure box, which was still somewhat valuable.

After being extracted as an Undead Servant, its combat power was not much different from a normal zombie.

"When dealing with enemies, always remember not to be soft-hearted. If you don't pull out the weeds by the roots, they will grow back in the spring breeze." Chen Ming instilled his philosophy into Bai Yuan's mind.

The plasticity of a puppet is not limited to its appearance.

"Yes."

Bai Yuan didn't just agree verbally; it also recorded Chen Ming's words in its core program.

If Bai Yuan were compared to a subject, then Chen Ming's words were, without a doubt, the Emperor's sacred decree, which could not be disobeyed!

A subtle sound came from overhead.

It wasn't over yet.

Chen Ming looked up and saw one Brain Eater after another crawling out from the staircase leading to the second floor and the ceiling.

It was also at this moment that Chen Ming realized the large dot on the Resource Map was composed of these overlapping Brain Eaters.

Even so, the red dot area of a single Brain Eater zombie was still far larger than that of a normal zombie, belonging to the same level as a Titan Zombie.

The Brain Eaters opened their mouths in unison, their movements so identical that it was like a copy-paste job, spitting out lightning-fast tongues.

Facing their offensive, Bai Yuan was not panicked at all. While defending with the shield, it held its dual blades, moving like flowing water, cutting the tongues into several sections.

Splat! Splat! Splat...

At the same time, manipulating the other two flying daggers, it caught them off guard, piercing in from the top of the head and out through the chin, dealing a fatal blow to the Brain Eaters.

The transition between offense and defense was natural; every movement was like it had undergone precise big data calculation—smooth and silky.

The gap in strength between the two sides was like heaven and earth. Although the Brain Eaters were strong, unfortunately, they had chosen the wrong opponent and could only be unilaterally slaughtered.

[Kill Brain Eater successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining black iron treasure box + 1!]

[Kill Brain Eater successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining black iron treasure box + 1!]

...

[Extracting...]

[Extraction successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining new Undead Servant: Brain Eater zombie + 22!]

They were all killed.

Chen Ming not only gained a clear understanding of Bai Yuan's strength and attack methods, but he also earned twenty-two new Undead Servants and black iron treasure boxes.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to ransack the entire 4S shop, putting all usable cars into his infinite storage space.

He found the car keys in an office.

He didn't rush to sort them out, just tossed them all in for now. He would consider it when he had some leisure time; he could treat it as a pastime.

It wasn't like he needed them immediately anyway.

When he came out of the 4S shop, the sun had just completely set.

It was pitch black all around; the power to the streetlights had long been cut off.

In times like these, the control and distribution of resources were even more important.

Chen Ming once again used Mind Control to borrow Bai Yuan's blade.

Although its ability to manipulate with intent was similar to Mind Control, it couldn't carry it into the sky.

On the way back, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

At first, Chen Ming thought it was Wang Wei sending him another message.

After opening it, he realized it was a notification message certified by the state.

The content was very simple: A certain special forces team leader had fished out an S-Rank skill, Sword Qi, through Ten Thousand Realms Fishing.

Hereby notified.

Chen Ming knew that the authorities were doing this to stabilize public opinion.

To tell the public that the authorities had already mastered powerful skills, and if there was one, there would sooner or later be a second, a third, a fourth...

As the first known and exposed possessor of an S-Rank skill in Great Xia, Chen Ming could imagine with his toes that this person had a limitless future!

They would definitely not let him remain a small team leader.

He exited the messaging function.

He opened the forum, and sure enough, the number one spot on the trending list had already changed hands.

To be precise, the content regarding that team leader had been manually pinned by the forum administrators to increase exposure.

Without doing that, it would have been hard to break through the massive amount of content related to Chen Ming.

[Pinned: # The First S-Rank Skill Possessor in Great Xia!]

Chen Ming was not interested in the "First" in the title, nor was he interested in pursuing or competing for these empty titles.

Clicking into the entry, there was a video.

He clicked play.

Chen Ming just wanted to figure out if this S-Rank skill, Sword Qi, was any different from the Sword Qi he understood.

In the picture, there was a shooting range.

A giant rock was placed in the middle, and a man in camouflage, holding a treasured sword, was facing the giant rock alone.

Then, he quickly drew his sword, and from a distance of three or four meters, he cut the giant rock in half with one stroke. It collapsed toward both sides with a bang, kicking up quite a bit of dust.

Comments section.

[Awesome! Is this an S-Rank skill?!]

[Looking at how effortless he is, he probably didn't use his full strength. What is shown now is likely just the tip of the iceberg.]

[Great, such a powerful ability must be in the hands of the authorities for me to feel at ease.]

[Is there a possibility that the stone was sawed in advance? The purpose is to consolidate power?]

[Talk nonsense, do you think the authorities are as idle as you, joking with such things? Once discovered, wouldn't they be cursed to death?]

[It's definitely not fake. If you watch it in 5x slow motion, space distorts after he swings the sword.]

Regarding this point, Chen Ming saw it very clearly; he didn't even need to slow down the playback speed to see it.

His observation skills had risen to an unknown number of levels compared to ordinary people.

To Chen Ming, if he wanted to, bullets could become like slow-motion shots in movies, and he could easily dodge them without being affected himself.

...

Looking at the overall situation, although there were voices of doubt in the comments section, most people were happy and willing to look forward to the continued strengthening of Great Xia's special combat forces, hoping to quell the disaster, end the apocalypse, and return to normal life soon.

Back at the villa, Chen Ming turned off the screen and put down his phone. After stepping off the blade, the blade automatically returned to the sheath.

He didn't think that the current world could be easily changed by just one S-Rank skill, so there was no need to pay too much attention to it.

Compared to others, Chen Ming was more concerned about the virtual window prompt that suddenly popped up in front of him: [Notification! The Dragon egg is about to finish hatching!]