34: Chapter 34 Discussing Conditions

Hearing the three words "next one" once more, the hearts of Zhao Tianhao and Nie Quan sank heavily.

They simply couldn't figure out why Wang Ting could become so powerful when he had just broken through the first human limit not long ago. Even with extraordinary talent, it shouldn't be like this.

Did this guy use cheats?

At this moment, Wang Ting was brimming with fighting spirit. When the three traits of Vibration Perception, Scarecrow Physique, and Scorpion Skin combined, they produced an effect greater than 1+1, bringing a massive boost to his combat power.

Scarecrow Physique enhanced his physical fitness...

Vibration Perception significantly improved Wang Ting's ability to capture his opponent's movements during battle...

And Scorpion Skin increased his body's ability to withstand blows...

At this time, he was equivalent to a polygonal warrior with extremely high strength, reaction speed, and defense, and his overall strength far exceeded that of everyone else by a wide margin.

If facing the pouncing attacks of abnormal entities and bullet gunfire, Wang Ting might still have some reservations, after all, the Scorpion Skin trait did not mean invulnerability to blades and guns.

But if he was just facing human close-quarters combat, then sorry, Wang Ting was equivalent to wearing heavy leather armor on his body; bare-handed, what could they use to compare with him.

Zhao Tianhao and Nie Quan did not dare to step forward for a moment. A smile appeared on Zhao Kun's face, and then he suddenly said, "The two of you, go together."

Everyone was stunned, showing shocked expressions as their gazes fell squarely on Wang Ting.

Fight two at the same time, how could this be possible?

Someone thought this in their heart, but seeing Wang Ting's straight posture and the sharpness like a drawn long saber, they swallowed those words back into their stomach.

Not necessarily impossible.

"Brother Wang Ting, sorry about this."

Zhao Tianhao spoke in a heavy tone, exchanged a glance with Nie Quan, and charged at Wang Ting from both left and right.

The two of them moved extremely decisively. If they continued to fight alone, relying solely on Wang Ting's previous performance, they definitely wouldn't have any possibility of defeating him.

Wang Ting's heart sank, but his expression remained unchanged as he locked onto a direction and dashed straight toward Zhao Tianhao.

With a muffled bang, Nie Quan's iron fist struck Wang Ting's body first, causing his figure to stagger slightly.

But Wang Ting didn't look back at him at all, rushing straight in front of Zhao Tianhao and blasting a punch out.

Zhao Tianhao crossed his hands to block this punch. With a muffled sound, his arms instantly turned bruised and purple.

"So painful... His physique is even stronger than mine!"

Wang Ting executed the Giant Wood Fighting Technique, continuously attacking Zhao Tianhao with heavy hammer-like punches.

Although Zhao Tianhao wanted to counterattack, he had already lost the initiative and was a beat slower in every aspect.

Added to that, Wang Ting was using Vibration Perception to the absolute limit at this moment. Any subtle dodging movement and the slight vibration brought by swinging his fists were captured by his perception. Combined with the information collected by his hearing and vision, it all poured into Wang Ting's brain, transforming him entirely into a combat machine that only knew how to efficiently and accurately deal with the Zhao Tianhao in front of him.

Zhao Tianhao's dodging movements were completely mastered by Wang Ting. Dense fists heavily smashed onto Zhao Tianhao's body, and after just two or three punches hit his cheeks, the opponent was beaten into a daze.

Seeing that Zhao Tianhao couldn't hold his ground, Nie Quan immediately threw a punch straight at Wang Ting's back to relieve Zhao Tianhao.

But his movement range was too large and his footsteps were too heavy; that vibration sound seemed to be telling Wang Ting someone was behind him.

Wang Ting's figure suddenly dodged, and Nie Quan's punch smashed into empty air, causing Nie Quan's expression to change abruptly.

He actually had this kind of perceptual ability?

After dodging, Wang Ting abruptly turned around to counterattack. Nie Quan didn't have time to react before his arm was grabbed.

Wang Ting's hands were like iron hoops locking Nie Quan's joints, and then he heavily slammed him onto the ground.

What a shoulder throw, the heavy impact of hitting the ground seemed to smash into everyone's hearts, making them feel the pain empathhetically.

Nie Quan couldn't get up for a moment, and Zhao Tianhao wanted to come over to help, but Wang Ting directly approached and kicked him flying.

At this time, only Nie Quan still had a shred of combat power, but he was approached once again by Wang Ting with a knee strike and pinned to the ground.

In an instant, the entire training ground fell pin-drop silent.

Wang Ting stood like a benchmark, his sharpness fully exposed. Wherever his gaze passed, the members of the Guard Team subconsciously averted their eyes from him.

"Good!"

Zhao Kun laughed out loud and strode forward.

"I didn't expect your talent to be so good. It seems there is a chance to break through the second human limit."

Zhao Kun was not stingy with his praise for Wang Ting, and at this time, he looked at Fan Da.

Fan Da nodded, took over his topic, and said, "Since Wang Ting has won, then he is the captain of the 7th Team."

With Zhao Kun's approval, Fan Da's agreement, and the powerful combat strength displayed by Wang Ting, this decision was practically set in stone.

Zhao Tianhao, Nie Quan, and the others had already gotten up and stood to the side. Although they weren't seriously injured, the places where they were hit inevitably hurt. Seeing Wang Ting's victorious posture like this, they inevitably had mixed feelings in their hearts.

'He really turned out to be a powerful outsider crossing the river...'

Who would have thought that a few vice-captain-level people like them would actually fall into the hands of this newcomer, losing face to a massive extent.

And more importantly, the outpost had nothing to do with them anymore; at least for a short time, it would definitely not be their turn.

...

Inside Zhao Kun's room, still in front of that long table, a yellowed map on the long table had a new marker for the Vine Town building. Wang Ting, Zhao Kun, and Fan Da sat on opposite sides respectively.

After the duel ended, Zhao Kun brought him here.

The room was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard; none of the three spoke first.

Zhao Kun was observing Wang Ting's composure, while Wang Ting was sizing up the room's layout.

This was the most concise and neat room he had ever seen, tidied up like a military camp, with neat items and clean lines.

'He really is a man like a solitary wolf.'

Wang Ting's gaze finally landed on Zhao Kun, and then he asked, "Boss, regarding the establishment of the outpost, are there any requirements inside the town?"

Wang Ting proactively opened the topic. Zhao Kun nodded slightly and said, "The Vine Town floor is a combination of a monster room and a resource floor. Currently, we temporarily don't know which attribute occupies a larger proportion, but you should understand its importance."

"Transcendental materials, refreshed supplies, and opening up affiliated farms on suitable land."

Wang Ting answered with the three key resources, which were also the three most important points of the Vine Town floor.

"There is also one more point, which is to check if there is a passage leading to the second floor."

The number of floors in the Floor World was random, and the higher the floor, the more dangerous it was, but the more likely it was for even more precious transcendental items to appear.

Zhao Kun raised his head slightly and said, "You are a smart person, and your ability, talent, and ambition are all stronger than Zhao Tianhao and the others. Regarding opening up this outpost, I have never doubted your ability, but there are some rules I also need to make clear to you here."

His peripheral vision swept over Fan Da: "Since you've agreed to Fan Da's conditions, then do as you both agreed. As for me, I require the transcendental materials you hand over to reach seventy percent. Can you do it?"

Wang Ting's expression was calm and he didn't feel dissatisfied because of this proportion, which was far greater than ordinary missions.

In ordinary collective missions, collective activities carried out on behalf of the Shelter had a fifty-fifty split ratio. Fifty percent went to the Shelter, and the remaining fifty percent was distributed according contribution.

Right now, although the outpost was also executing a mission representing the Shelter, its independence and the special nature of the Infinite Building like Vine Town determined that Zhao Kun and Fan Da could not calculate it based on fifty percent.

Seventy percent wasn't too heavy to say, nor too light; it could be considered reasonable.

"Boss, you only talk about the ratio without stating a minimum limit. Aren't you afraid that I'll take people over there and just perfunctorily get by?"

Seventy percent of 100 transcendental materials was 70, but if only 10 were harvested, seventy percent of the handover would only be 7.

If only 7 were handed over, I'm afraid it wouldn't even compare to the manpower and material resources invested by the town into the outpost.

Zhao Kun was extremely confident: "Does your ambition allow you to perfunctorily get by?"

The perception of people of the same kind was extremely acute.

The reason he favored Wang Ting was precisely because of his aura, which was different from everyone else in the Shelter, especially that continuously growing ambition.

It was like a sea buckthorn seed taking root and germinating in the apocalypse wasteland, with long root systems thrusting deep into the earth, desperately trying to sprout out.

"What kind of support can the Shelter give to the outpost?"

"20 existing combat group members, 3 medical personnel, 5 maintenance group members, 50 Shelter residents responsible for labor, 1 truck, and 3,000 rounds of bullets per month."

"3,000 rounds of bullets are too few."

Don't look at 3,000 rounds of bullets as sounding like a lot; in reality, it was only about the size of three suitcases. If facing a monster siege, the bullets consumed in a single night could reach several hundred or even a thousand rounds. Giving only 3,000 rounds of bullets a month was completely insufficient.

Although bullets were scarce items in the apocalyptic era, relying on the industrial system of the old civilization and the industrial raw materials obtained from the Infinite Building, some Shelters had already established small production lines capable of producing bullets and rifles.

Bullet Town was a typical representative, and in Jumu City, such bullet and weapon production lines were even more complete. Therefore, although this thing was considered scarce, there were still ways to obtain it.

Zhao Kun didn't deny it either, only saying: "Three thousand rounds of bullets aren't much, but you have to show that you are worth me giving you more support. 300 rounds of bullets for one transcendental material, how about it?"

"Boss, I'm afraid your price is a bit blacker than the black market."

"After all, it's the Shelter's own industry. If you have spare capacity, once the outpost is completely established, I don't mind you figuring out a way yourself."

Fan Da on the side frowned, but at this time he didn't speak up to interrupt.

Wang Ting revealed a smile and then nodded: "Leave the Shelter to me, the two of you can rest assured."