11: Chapter 11: The Younger Sister's Premature Illness, Lu Chen's New Decision!

"What did you say? The record for the Strange Monster Staircase Secret Realm was broken in 10 seconds? That's impossible!"

Sikong Yao couldn't believe it, and the other high-ranking members of the Xinghai Guild couldn't believe it either.

A 10-second clear!

To them, this was nothing short of a miracle!

But when they arrived at the Strange Monster Staircase Secret Realm en masse and saw the latest record with their own eyes, they had no choice but to believe the dreamlike reality before them!

"Ruyuan, tell us the specific situation at that time!"

"Teacher, at that time I saw a mysterious woman wearing a veil here. Her eyes looked a bit disappointed, as if she wasn't satisfied with the clear."

"..."

Damn!

It was a 10-second clear, and she still wasn't satisfied?

"Old Xu, send people to investigate secretly and see if any strangers have come to our Xihai City recently!"

"Yes!"

Evening.

Lu Chen returned home with a full harvest.

He leveled up today.

He had reached Rank 26 very easily. Maintaining this speed, he would be able to go and accept the Second-Order Advancement Quest in at most 2 more days of grinding.

He also harvested a total of 3,169 Gold Coins!

This made Lu Chen sigh; breaking records in challenge-type secret realms was indeed a faster way to get Gold Coins. Normal grinding was just too slow!

This was the result of him having numerous beast pets to sweep through the Invading Monsters.

If it were anyone else, it would be absolutely impossible to grind 169 Gold Coins in a single day; they might not even be able to grind that much in a month.

On the way back, Lu Chen stopped by the Xihai City Exchange Bank, exchanged 169 Gold Coins for 16,900 yuan, and bought 4 mobile phones—one for everyone in the family—and used the rest of the money to buy plenty of delicious food.

"Dad, Mom, take these two phones. In the future, you can keep up with current events and such at any time."

The two elders didn't refuse, and happy smiles appeared on their faces. Their son had grown up and could start taking care of the family and improving their living conditions.

"Xiao Yun, you have one too!"

"Thank you, Brother!"

It was Lu Xiaoyun's first time owning a mobile phone, and she was overjoyed.

"Son, our Xihai City is very lively today. I heard the record for the Strange Monster Staircase Secret Realm was broken, in 10 seconds no less. It's said that a mysterious woman broke it. Do you know about this?" Chen Rou asked.

"A mysterious woman?"

Lu Chen was stunned.

He immediately thought that perhaps this female job-changer was also planning to challenge the secret realm and happened to be seen by other job-changers, leading them to mistakenly believe she had broken the record.

"Dad, Mom, actually, I was the one who broke the record for the Strange Monster Staircase Secret Realm!"

Lu Chen briefly described his leveling journey for the day.

Upon hearing this, Lu Sen and Chen Rou suddenly realized.

So it was their son who had broken the record; no wonder he was able to transfer 1,000 Gold Coins to them.

But then again, a 10-second record—besides their son, no one else could do it!

Their son had a Unique Talent, Legendary equipment, and the Infinite Beast Pen!

If he had so many trump cards and still couldn't instant-kill the Invading Monsters, that would be inexcusable.

A 10-second clear record!

Enough to go down in history!

"Son, the matter of the Strange Monster Staircase Secret Realm record has already spread. Surely, the big shots of Xihai City will be investigating in secret. You must be careful during this time."

"You should understand, once they discover your potential, without a powerful backer, you will be in great danger!"

"Even if your mom and I reveal our identities then, it's estimated that we won't be able to protect you. Never underestimate human nature nowadays. In an era where the strong are respected, strength is everything!" Lu Sen instructed.

"I know, Dad. I bought a lot of delicious food, and the Longtai wine you usually can't bear to drink. Today is a happy occasion, shall we have a drink?!"

"Hahaha, good. It's rare for my son to be so filial, so Dad will have a drink with you."

The family of four was happy and harmonious.

The scene changed.

Lu Sen had finished all the Longtai wine, his face flushed, and he was slumped on the table, drunk. He was pushed back to his room by Chen Rou, while Lu Chen, on the contrary, looked perfectly fine and full of energy.

"Wow! Brother, it turns out your tolerance for alcohol is so good!"

Lu Xiaoyun cheered.

Lu Chen smiled slightly. His alcohol tolerance was actually average; the reason he wasn't drunk was due to the influence of his talent, Infinite Evolution—it could even evolve his alcohol tolerance.

Suddenly!

Lu Xiaoyun's joyful expression became incomparably cold, and red light surged in her eyes.

"Not good! Xiao Yun is about to have an episode!"

Lu Chen quickly said to his mom: "Mom, stay in the room and look after Dad. Xiao Yun's epilepsy is about to act up; I'll handle it!"

Swish!

Soon, Lu Xiaoyun's eyes were covered in scarlet, and strange ripples were vaguely visible.

She completely lost her reason, and her delicate body erupted with tremendous strength.

Bang!

The already dilapidated sofa at home once again became the primary target of Xiao Yun's destruction. This time, it was directly torn apart by Xiao Yun, shattering into pieces all over the floor.

"Xiao Yun's strength seems to have increased again!"

Lu Chen didn't know what kind of illness his sister had. Even his dad and mom didn't know; they only knew that when his sister was born, strange, eerie ripples appeared in her eyes.

Every time she had an episode, her strength would increase significantly!

Now, her strength was already not much weaker than an ordinary Rank 30 job-changer.

"Xiao Qing, wrap her up, but don't hurt her!"

Lu Chen summoned the Green-Scaled Snake and had it wrap around his little sister to stop her from continuing to cause destruction.

[As you command, Master!]

The Green-Scaled Snake quickly wrapped around Lu Xiaoyun. No matter how much Lu Xiaoyun struggled or bit, she couldn't break free in the slightest.

After all, Lu Xiaoyun, who only had strength, was no match for the high-attribute Green-Scaled Snake.

Just like that.

It lasted for half an hour.

Only then did Lu Xiaoyun gradually calm down, the scarlet in her eyes slowly fading, and she seemed to fall into a deep sleep.

Lu Chen picked up Xiao Yun and placed her on her bed.

Looking at his sleeping sister, Lu Chen's expression was very grave, because the interval between his sister's episodes was getting shorter and shorter, while the duration remained unchanged—still half an hour.

At this time, Chen Rou finally walked out of the room. Looking at the chaotic living room, she felt a pang of heartache.

Of course, what she was heartbroken over wasn't the damage to the furniture, but her youngest daughter.

"What sins did I commit in my past life?!"

"Mom, this isn't your fault. I will definitely find a way to cure Little Sister's illness in the future. Believe me, not just Little Sister, but also your and Dad's injuries and illnesses!"

Lu Chen comforted her for a while before his mom's emotions recovered, and she started cleaning the living room.

That night.

Lu Chen didn't sleep but instead kept watch by his little sister's side.

Lu Chen, who had originally planned to level up steadily, now had to decide to accelerate his leveling pace for the sake of his family.

Only by raising his Rank as quickly as possible could he enter higher-level secret realms and grind for more Gold Coins, so he could unlock more Rule Items as soon as possible and become stronger!

And with powerful strength, even if he didn't unlock a Rule Item for universal healing by then, he could still go and find big shots who specialized in healing to save his family.

He was worried that if he let his little sister's illness drag on, it would sooner or later lead to a major problem!

Early morning.

Lu Xiaoyun woke up slowly: "Brother, why did I suddenly fall asleep again?"

Lu Chen was already used to his little sister's questioning because she wouldn't remember what happened during her episodes.

And he and his parents had never told Lu Xiaoyun that she would have these episodes.

"Maybe it's because you were too happy last night and got overexcited."

Lu Chen stroked his little sister's head.

"Ah! Why is our sofa shattered all over the floor? Why is it that every time I suddenly fall asleep, I wake up and find something broken in the house?"

Lu Xiaoyun was very heartbroken.

Because damage to things in the house meant they had to spend money to buy new ones, and Mom worked very hard to make money.

"That was broken by Brother's beast pet, Snow Cat, by accident. It's too mischievous."

Lu Chen hurriedly explained and summoned the Snow Cat to take the blame.

Meow~

The Snow Cat became the scapegoat, nodding aggrievedly, admitting that it was what it did.

"So it was you who did it. Then you have to earn back the money to buy the sofa. You have to take responsibility for doing something wrong!" Lu Xiaoyun said seriously.

"Little Snow Cat, Little Sister is right. You have to earn that money back!"

Lu Chen firmly stood on his little sister's side.

Meow???

The Snow Cat felt even more aggrieved but had to continue nodding.

Who told it to follow a master who was a little-sister-doting maniac!

"Dad, Mom, I thought about it last night and decided to prioritize rapid leveling!"

His sister's illness couldn't be dragged out any longer.

For his sister's sake, Lu Chen decided to level up at full speed.