When everyone rushed to Wang Chao's side, Zhuang Peng and the others had already vanished into the distance. Shen Zhiying raised her gun and fired, but the distance was simply too great; no matter how skilled Shen Zhiying was, she couldn't hit them. Yang Mengying helped Wang Chao to his feet, revealing that his upper clothing was torn into strips, all shredded by Zhuang Peng's arrows. Blood had already congealed around his wounds, making him look quite a mess.
Fortunately, the evolved individuals were no longer overly concerned about the external temperature changes; otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many winter clothes available for Wang Chao to change into. Wang Chao thought to himself, how come in the novels he read, no matter how badly others were beaten or how chaotic things became, their clothes remained intact? Yet after every battle he fought, he had to change clothes. Were those characters' outfits made of special materials?
“How did you run into Zhuang Peng and his group?” Shen Zhitao asked.
Wang Chao recounted what had happened, and everyone couldn't help but express their astonishment. They never expected Wang Chao would collaborate with Zhuang Peng, nor that right after their cooperation, they would end up in a chaotic fight. However, Zhuang Peng truly lived up to his reputation as a Silver Mid-Tier individual; if it hadn't been for their timely arrival, Wang Chao might have really died at Zhuang Peng's hands. After this encounter, Wang Chao also gained a rough estimate of Zhuang Peng's close combat abilities. If it weren't for seeing Wang Chao's limitless potential, Zhuang Peng likely wouldn't have revealed his thunderous techniques. Although Wang Chao was injured, it was better than discovering Zhuang Peng's true strength later on.
In fact, there was something else on Wang Chao's mind—his mutation. Everyone present had undergone mutations in some form or another, but no one had seen anyone transform their hands like Wang Chao could. After much hesitation, Wang Chao decided it was best not to hide this matter any longer. He performed a demonstration for everyone; they were all amazed but didn't look at him as if he were a monster.
Shen Zhitao said, “No matter what you’ve become, you are still Wang Chao.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, which touched Wang Chao deeply. He almost revealed the existence of the Spatial Ring but held back. Until he clarified the true origins of the Spatial Ring and the background of that girl Xiaocao, sharing this information could endanger the rest of Squad members. After some thought, he decided it was better to keep this to himself.
Wang Chao asked around and learned that it was Yiyi who rode Little Wolf to call them. At that moment, he felt immense admiration for Yiyi; facing danger with such composure reminded him so much of himself. His self-absorbed thoughts earned him a round of eye rolls from everyone. Meanwhile, Little Wolf approached the massive dead creature that lay nearby. Curious, Wang Chao followed.
He saw Little Wolf sniffing around the corpse before directly clawing open the head that had been cradled in its arms. A shiny object fell out. Wang Chao frowned and picked up the glimmering mineral-like item, shaking off the blood and unknown mucus from it. “This thing looks like silver; do you think...”
Wang Chao truly didn’t understand this aspect of things and held it up for everyone to see what it was. Just as they were trying to figure out what it was, a sudden burst of white light erupted from the object and transformed into strands of light that seeped into Wang Chao’s body. Everyone watched in astonishment—including Wang Chao himself—until the white light completely disappeared inside him.
“What is this…” Before Wang Chao could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a strange power flowing within him, coursing through his body from where the light had entered and gathering in his dantian. He immediately sensed a significant increase in his strength; could this object from the monster’s head enhance one’s abilities?
Wang Chao felt an overwhelming joy and exclaimed, “This thing seems capable of boosting one’s strength! I feel like my power has increased again! What’s with you all staring at me like that…”
Before Wang Chao could finish speaking, he noticed that everyone across from him was staring blankly at him, their eyes wide open without a blink. Wang Chaozhen wanted to ask them what was wrong with their eyes. After a brief silence, it was Xiao Wei who spoke first, saying, "You don't need to feel it; we can already see from your eyes that your current strength is at the Silver Mid-Tier..."
Wang Chao never expected that this small Crystal contained such immense energy, allowing him to break through a level. If he had ten or so more of these, wouldn't he leap straight to the Golden Level? The thought made Wang Chao unable to contain his excitement. "Good job, Zhuang Peng, running away so fast; you must be regretting it now!"
It was no wonder that the monster had severed its own arm to protect its last remaining head; its formidable power stemmed from this tiny Crystal. However, when he had killed Zombies in the past, he had never encountered anything like this. Did it mean that only Zombies evolved to a certain extent could produce such Crystals? Countless questions flooded Wang Chao's mind. To find out more about this matter, he would have to capture some evolved Zombies for further study!
"I think that since human evolution has distinctions like Brass, Silver, Gold, and so on, those monsters should have corresponding levels as well. For example, this Crystal is like a silver ingot; perhaps this Zombie is at the silver level. If we can find another evolved Zombie, open its head, and take a close look, we should be able to deduce whether my guess is correct..." Xiao Wei said thoughtfully, resting his chin on his hand like an adult. "If that's the case, I think you can spare a few for Yiyi and Sister Yang. This way, our Squad's overall strength will definitely improve. Of course, although our practical experience is almost zero, just by appearance alone, it should be enough to intimidate others. If we encounter someone like Zhuang Peng again, at least we can overwhelm them with our presence..."
Upon hearing this, everyone stared intently at the young girl. It was hard to believe that such words came from someone who looked like a teenager. In terms of logical reasoning, Wang Chao truly felt inferior to Xiao Wei. Their team was indeed full of talent; there were combat-type members like himself, Tang Feng, and Shen Zhitao, a mechanical genius in Shen Zhiying, and then there was the Logical Reasoning Genius, Xiao Wei. As for Yiyi, she remained calm under pressure—what other girl could possess such courage? Although they hadn't yet identified any talents in Yang Mengying and Wu Wan'er, it was only a matter of time before their abilities would be discovered.
Just as Wang Chao was feeling proud of himself, he suddenly slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Wan'er!”
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