159: Chapter 159 First Time Using Sister Zhenzhen to Fight Monsters
Yun Zhuo glanced at his panel; as expected, his recovery rate had also accelerated tenfold.
The Psionic Energy bar was full; the thousand points of Psionic Essence consumed during the burst just now were instantly replenished.
All of his War Princesses were bound to his corrosion energy furnace; their Corrosion Energy, Psionic Energy, and recovery abilities were all linked.
Thus, if he discovered a War Princess's Corrosion Energy was overdrawing or her injuries were too severe—situations where there wasn't enough time to inject medicine—his tenfold acceleration could instantly boost everyone's recovery ability tenfold.
For instance, right now, with his tenfold acceleration, he didn't need to worry about consuming Psionic Energy at all.
No matter how much was consumed, it could be fully replenished in an instant.
Now, the only concern might be that this skill consumed his time—meaning his lifespan.
If he were an immortal, this wouldn't matter, but in this world's power system, one's lifespan before Rank 50 was the same as a regular person's—a mere century.
Moreover, there was a period of aging; during that time, one's strength would grow weaker and weaker as the time of death drew nearer.
Forget it, there was no way to verify this now. To be safe, it was better not to over-use it.
Next, Yun Zhuo tested Time Stop.
Just as he thought, time stopped in the surroundings, but he could still move.
If even he couldn't move, then it would be meaningless.
When time stopped, he could strike before the enemy or evade damage at critical moments.
If this skill were used well, it would be practically invincible.
The consumption was quite high, though—five thousand Psionic Essence per second. With his current Psionic Essence, he'd overdraw in less than five seconds.
Boosting attack, combining Time Stop with ultra-high attack power—only then could the effect be maximized. In the future, he should lean towards this direction when choosing Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques.
Otherwise, even if someone stood there and let him hit them, it would be useless if he couldn't break through their defense.
Next, Yun Zhuo tested Time Rewind. This thing was a regret pill; it could give him a chance to do things over.
However, each rewind could only go back ten seconds at most.
It was worth mentioning that Time Acceleration could speed up cooldown times.
Yun Zhuo sprinted all the way through the abandoned city. By the time he reached the Chasm Crossing Bridge, his synchronization rate with Di Zhenzhen had reached 80%.
As he ran onto the bridge's suspension cables and prepared to head toward the Abandoned Well, Di Zhenzhen's voice suddenly rang out in his consciousness.
“Xiao Zhuo, wait a moment.”
“What's wrong?”
“I'm only Rank 5 right now. Won't going to the Abandoned Well be too risky?”
“We'll just look from the outside and won't go in.”
After finishing the run along the suspension cables and arriving at the Abandoned Well, their synchronization rate had reached 90%.
Standing on the bridge at this moment, a pungent stench could be smelled.
Looking down, the huge crater blasted out by the Blood Crystal Fission Bomb back then was filled with bones everywhere, along with a small puddle of thick, red blood.
To the uninformed, it might look like some Demonic Path Cultivator was refining corpses here.
A dozen or so black Mutated Beasts were feasting in the crater.
Those surviving Adventurers had only taken away the loot and equipment, but had not collected the bodies.
“Xiao Zhuo, what are you thinking about?”
“I'm thinking that a person dying here seems no different from a dog dying.”
“That's just how it is in the wild. You'll get used to it once you've seen more of it.”
“Yeah, I'll get used to it once I've seen more.”
“Let's head back quickly before those Mutated Beasts notice us.”
“Sister Zhenzhen, why are you so timid? They can't bite us, so what's there to fear?”
“It stinks. Don't you think it stinks?”
Yun Zhuo raised the corrosion energy rifle and fired a shot at the Mutated Beasts in the crater.
“Bang!”
The red corrosion energy bullet splashed into the blood puddle, sending countless bits of flesh and bone shards flying.
“No way, I missed from this close?”
The Mutated Beasts in the crater were startled. They looked back and saw a living person standing on the bridgehead.
Living things were fresh; the taste would surely be much more delicious than dead corpses.
With a roar, one Mutated Beast charged out of the crater, saliva flying, reached the bridge tower, and sprinted up the suspension cable.
“Xiao Zhuo, watch out!”
“Bang!”
“Damn, missed again. I say, Sister Zhenzhen, have you ever calibrated the sights on this gun? There's no way I could miss on a straight line.”
“Run quickly, Xiao Zhuo! It's coming up!”
Even as she spoke, the first Mutated Beast had already pounced.
Yun Zhuo kicked off the ground and glided backward, leaping off the suspension cable.
Di Zhenzhen was startled; below was a bottomless abyss.
But in the next moment, Yun Zhuo stopped in mid-air. Only then did she realize that Yun Zhuo could fly.
One, two, three... more and more Mutated Beasts gathered on the bridge tower, roaring at Yun Zhuo in the air, but none dared to pounce over.
Looking at those sitting ducks on the bridge tower, as the saying goes, third time's the charm. This time, Yun Zhuo didn't fire based on feeling.
He activated the Mental Link and shared the shooting knowledge of Big Teacher Su.
“Bang!”
Another shot. This time, he finally didn't miss the target. The bullet hit a Mutated Beast's shoulder, and the massive impact sent it plummeting directly into the bottomless abyss.
Then came the second shot, the third shot—every shot hit its mark.
While his aim was getting better, it was also mainly because the Mutated Beasts were large enough, like small calves.
In Nun Village, Su Qingtang, who was chatting with Little Teacher Su, suddenly froze for a moment.
“What's wrong, Sister?”
Noticing her sister's abnormality, Little Teacher Su leaned forward and subconsciously grasped her hand.
Big Teacher Su shook her head. “It's nothing. Xiao Zhuo just opened a Mental Link with me.”
“What did he say to you?”
“He didn't say anything; he just shared my knowledge regarding shooting.”
“Hasn't he already learned those skills you gave him? And last time at the training ground, his marksmanship was so good, he almost never missed.”
“It's different. The corrosion energy guns of us War Princesses are different from the ones produced in factories. Factory-made guns have their sights calibrated before leaving the factory.”
“But for our War Princesses' corrosion energy guns, the sights are actually different for every War Princess.”
“He's used to using my corrosion energy rifle. If he uses someone else's, he'll definitely miss.”
“He must have realized this too, which is why he needed firearm knowledge to calibrate his own aiming deviation.”
By the time Yun Zhuo could hit every target, his synchronization rate with Di Zhenzhen had also reached 100%.
【Name: Di Zhenzhen】
【Rank: 6】
【Age: 30】
【Beauty: 96】
【Talent: Saint Grade】
【Attack Power: 1500 × 4 (Mecha Form) (Cultivation Technique boost 50%)】
【Defense Power: 1500 × 4 (Mecha Form) (Cultivation Technique boost 50%)】
【Speed: 1500 × 4 (Mecha Form) (Cultivation Technique boost 50%)】
【First Form: Red-Scaled Dragon Beast (Sub-Dragon species) → Red-Scaled Wyvern】
【inlay slots: 8 (Unactivated: 1)】
【Cultivation Technique: Sky-Splitting Art】
【Skills: Mountain-Splitting Cloud-Piercing Bullet (Major Achievement), Wind Treading Step - Floating Light (Major Achievement), Soul-Aweing Spear Aura (Major Achievement)】
【Applause Count: 0】
【Current Status: She considers herself the 'third wheel,' and that woman named Su Qingtang the 'fourth,' because that boy named Yun Zhuo has already kissed her, which counts as being 'stamped' by him.】
【But Su Qingtang seems to have gained nothing else besides having a talent one grade higher than hers.】
【But does that count as a stamp? Why hasn't that boy Yun Zhuo taken any follow-up action? Does he expect me to take the initiative? This makes her feel very conflicted.】
The setting sun was like a bright red egg yolk, lazily resting on the mountaintop, wrapping the ruins of the abandoned city in a layer of melancholy warm orange.
Yun Zhuo and Di Zhenzhen walked side by side on the empty main road. The gravel on the road cast tiny shadows in the sunset, and their own shadows stretched long in front of them, laid out one after another beneath their feet.
Di Zhenzhen stared at the shadows on the ground, her fingertips curling quietly, and she quickly stole a glance at Yun Zhuo beside her.
He had his eyes lowered, his brow slightly furrowed, as if pondering something, and didn't notice her small movement.
Her heart eased, and she carefully opened her hand, letting the fingertips of her shadow slowly touch the hand of his shadow, gently taking hold...