10: Chapter 10: Overpowering Force!

The desolate wilderness had now turned into a blood-red purgatory.

Everywhere there were shattered beast bodies... broken bones... splattered blood...

And Lin Wan stood in the center of that purgatory.

Covered in blood.

If an ordinary person were to stand in front of him right now, they would inevitably be frightened into collapsing to the ground.

Indeed, with his physique now far surpassing that of a human, and under his powerful oppressive aura, in the eyes of an ordinary person, he was an out-and-out monster.

Lin Wan did not count the rewards for the moment; instead, he deciphered the beast corpses one by one first.

A total of fifteen Iron-Armored Rhinos and twenty-three Desolate Lions were all successfully deciphered.

[Ding! Their source code has been acquired.]

[Host's specialty "Charge" has been enhanced.]

[Specialty · Charge +5]

[Introduction: Dash forward to attack the target. Short-distance burst speed is 1.8 times, causing Strength × 1.8 damage to the target.]

[Desolate Lion meat supplied infinitely. Host has acquired the specialty "Pressure" and it has been enhanced.]

[Specialty · Pressure +4]

[Introduction: Automatically emit an intangible pressure. Any target approaching the host, as long as their total stats do not exceed the host's, will suffer from mental deterrence and a 15% reduction in stats.]

In addition to the Charge specialty being enhanced to +5, he also gained a new specialty, "Pressure."

And it started at +4 enhancement.

The term "Pressure," as the name implies, is a god-tier skill for bullying the weak. For every +1 enhancement, it causes a 3% stat reduction to anyone with lower total stats than himself.

Now at +4 enhancement, including the original 3%, that makes it 15%.

To this degree, if someone from Earth were to encounter him, they would not be able to muster a shred of resistance. If he just glared at them, they might even be scared into fainting.

"My current level of life is already a bit unlike a human's!"

Lin Wan clenched his fists.

This was fine, too; it would save him from being looked down upon by some inexplicable people. He did not want to play the pig to eat the tiger.

Shaking his head, he finally cast his gaze toward the rewards.

First, he materialized Boxing Mastery, Combat Mastery, and the Primary Mental Enhancement Potion.

[Boxing Mastery]

[Effect: Your strength output is passively increased by 30%. When strength exceeds 30, the effect will start to diminish continuously.]

[Combat Mastery]

[Effect: Combat technique is slightly improved, and your dynamic combat power gains a 10% increase.]

The two skills merged into Lin Wan's mind, making his expression increasingly clear.

"Although Boxing Mastery and Combat Mastery did not improve my base stats, they improved my combat level, thus also increasing my comprehensive combat power."

Lin Wan's current senses were very wondrous; he could feel his control over his body becoming more and more proficient with every move.

If he were to spar with his former self again, he could beat him to the ground in under five moves.

"Next is the mental potion."

He grabbed the Primary Mental Enhancement Potion and raised his hand to pour it into his mouth.

After finishing one bottle, he replicated another and continued drinking.

The feeling of this enhancement was even more explosive to him; the previous physical enhancement impact was comparable to a drug, but this mental impact felt ten times better than a drug.

After two and a half minutes, the potion lost its effect, and he still felt a bit unsatisfied.

"It's a pity that this kind of life-like enhancement ended so quickly!"

He cast his gaze back to the panel.

[Lin Wan]

[Strength: 30]

[Speed: 30]

[Physique: 30]

[Spirit: 30]

[Base Combat Power: 12]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 20.26]

[Talent: Target Settlement...]

[Specialty: Charge +5, Pressure +4]

[Skills: Boxing Mastery, Combat Mastery]

[Evaluation: You have a little bit of substance now, although you are still a scrub.]

He scanned his combat power casually, then looked at the evaluation.

"Tsk..."

As expected, the cosmic will still did not forget to tease him.

Without overthinking, Lin Wan looked at the rewards.

He did not materialize the Desert Eagle or the taie sword.

These mortal weapons were not as useful to him as his fists.

Not to mention whether the Desert Eagle could even hit anything, even if it did, it might not cause effective damage to a Chaotic Beast with combat power above 10.

As for the taie sword, as a famous ancient sword, it might have some effect; it was said to cut through iron like mud.

But Lin Wan did not know swordsmanship, and besides, using a sword did not fit his philosophy of brute force.

Moreover, carrying a sword around hacking and slashing, how embarrassing would that be!

Boxing had a better sense of rhythm.

"A comprehensive combat power of 20.26 points means that I am already a near-invincible existence in this edge wasteland area."

The sense of security brought by strength completely calmed his heart.

Next was hunting time.

Lin Wan moved quickly in one direction.

"I wonder if there are any other Earthlings in this area besides me."

...

"This is not an Earthling at all—!!"

The girl in the distance hid in a cave, hearing the continuous roaring outside, her body trembling uncontrollably.

That person...

That man who kept singing "Good Luck Comes"...

What is he doing?

How could a human possibly beat those monsters?

Could he be a devil wearing a human skin?

Too perverted!

"Wuwuwu~, if I had known, I would not have accepted it!"

She missed her dad.

The roaring finally stopped.

She smelled a strong, pungent bloody scent.

It was so thick it made her want to vomit.

The girl endured the discomfort in her heart, not daring to think any further.

Footsteps sounded at the entrance of the cave.

The girl shrank behind a rock shelter, covering her mouth with both hands, not daring to make a sound.

"Come out, it's safe."

Lin Wan's voice came from the entrance.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then poked her head out to look...

Then she froze completely.

Outside the cave, it was now covered in blood.

There were mangled corpses and fragments everywhere, filled with deathly silence.

Looking at Lin Wan in the center of the purgatory.

The girl's eyes became increasingly hollow.

Lin Wan noticed her reaction, looked down at himself, and then revealed a... friendly smile.

He had finally met the first Trial-taker, and his luck was good; it was an Earthling.

"Don't be afraid."

"Come out!"

The girl's legs went weak, and she collapsed directly onto the ground.

She looked at the flesh and blood fragments covering Lin Wan's face, body, and hands, as well as the pool of blood still flowing at his feet...

"Waa—!"

She could not take it anymore and vomited directly.

"Ugh~ Ugh~"

Crying while vomiting.

Lin Wan: "..."

Is it that exaggerated?

Did I not just kill a few Chaotic Beasts?

This girl is too delicate.

After a good while,

After the girl finished vomiting, she finally calmed down and stopped crying.

She looked at Lin Wan with awe and said softly:

"Thank you!"

She knew it was Lin Wan who saved her; if it were not for Lin Wan, she would have died.

The cave was surrounded by monsters; she would have only been eaten alive.

However, she still did not understand how someone could be so powerful when the trial had just begun.

Is this still a human?

Fortunately, this person had no malice toward her...

Facing the girl's thanks, Lin Wan did not answer.

"Are you here to take me away?"

The girl continued to ask.

The girl before him looked very green, and her eyes were very clear, both looking to be about eighteen like Lin Ya.

But Lin Wan had no intention of bringing this burden along.