Qin Hu hesitated for a moment before he asked, "Brat, how do you feel?"
"I feel …"
Meng Chao cradled his head and endured the pain that made him feel like a volcano was about to erupt.
The nightmare from a moment ago appeared before his eyes again.
The fragments of the nightmare filled his eyes, causing them to shine with a fierce light. His presence was completely different from usual.
He no longer looked like a hot-blooded teenager of eighteen or nineteen years old. Instead, he looked like a burning skeleton who had crawled out of an apocalyptic hell.
Qin Hu and Lu Siya sucked in sharp breaths. They could not help but retreat to the depths of the cave.
"I feel like I had a nightmare."
Meng Chao was dazed. His lips twitched, and he said in a low voice, "In the nightmare, the northern offense failed due to various reasons, and Dragon City's first large-scale expansion was stopped.
"Since a lot of the resources we invested in the northern offense were used up, we couldn't organize a second wave of offense within a short period of time. Dragon City sank into a vortex of a lack of space and resources, and the conflicts that had been suppressed for decades erupted.
"To obtain a large amount of resources so that the city with tens of millions of people could continue operating, the superhumans had to increase the frequency at which they hunted monsters in the fog. And when they fought in an environment with extreme weather and space distortions, normal people and the Red Dragon Army couldn't provide much help. They could only rely on the individual strength of superhumans.
"To increase their individual strength, a large amount of resources had to be tilted toward superhumans.
"But the more resources the superhumans obtained, the less resources the normal people obtained.
"And as the superhumans continuously leveled up and evolved while they fought to the death, they gradually grasped divine arts that allowed them to become saints or even destroy the world. Their strength, authority, and wealth widened the gap between them and normal people. The difference between the strong and the weak in Dragon City was so great that it could tear apart the entire civilization.
"Gradually, many of the superhumans became arrogant. They believed that they were the ones who fought to the death in the fog to protect Dragon City and civilization, and that normal people were just trash, burdens, and pitiful creatures who hid behind them while they trembled. They were completely reliant on their protection.
"The normal people might be grateful for the superhumans' contributions, but they also became increasingly displeased with the arrogant and superior superhumans. The feeling of being protected but not being able to help them was not a good one. The people didn't want to forever rely on the superhumans' pity and charity to survive. The main point was that they could not see the end of this sort of life.
"In the end, we still won against the monsters.
"But a natural chasm that cannot be crossed has been torn open in the entire civilization. Superhumans and normal people have become two completely different existences. They have different interests and ways of survival. In fact, the definitions of 'us' and 'civilization' have completely different interpretations.
"This sort of Dragon City looks like it's a pretty place on the surface, but it's like it's on fire. While it's winning and advancing boldly, it can still use slogans like 'for Earth' to motivate its citizens and maintain its unity on the surface under the stimulation of the spoils of war they plundered.
"In fact, the people's morale has long been broken. Once they encounter a truly strong enemy, the seemingly indestructible, rumbling war machine will immediately begin to collapse from the inside until destruction befalls them …"
Meng Chao's expression terrified Lu Siya and Qin Hu.
Then, his eyes shone with an unstoppable light. He smashed his fist and growled, "However, this is just a damned nightmare. I will crush this nightmare completely!"
Boom!
Dozens of spirit tattoos shone on his arm, and a thunderous explosion rose. The tip of his fist left a deep trench on the ground. It shattered countless dull crystals, and it spread to Lu Siya and Qin Hu's feet.
Even if most of the spirit energy contained in the Blue Origin Crystals had been used up, Meng Chao still managed to destroy them.
The power in his fist was too terrifying.
Lu Siya and Qin Hu gulped.
Both of them had the same question pop up in their minds at the same time.
Was such a powerful spirit energy ripple really something a mere two-star superhuman could do?
Meng Chao's punch had vented the burning fighting spirit in his heart.
He also regained some clarity of mind.
'This is bad.' He had absorbed too much rampaging spirit energy, and at the same time his cultivation realm increased by leaps and bounds, he instantly unlocked too many of his previous life's memories. For a period of time, he was enveloped by the emotions and thoughts from his previous life, and he lost control a little.
One of the two people in front of him was ambitious and thirsty for power. To achieve his goals, he would do anything.
The other was selfish and acted according to the situation. He did not have a stance.
When they faced the threat of death, the three of them could work together for the time being.
Now that the danger had been resolved, their relationship had become subtle. It would be best if they did not know too many of his secrets and true strength.
With this thought in mind, Meng Chao circulated his spirit energy and forced out a mouthful of blood from his throat. At the same time, he pretended to be pale and swaying. He fell to the ground and screamed. "Ow! It hurts! My head hurts! I think I've been invaded by too much rampaging spirit energy from the Red Radiance Jades, and I'm badly injured. I-I was a broken-star superhuman to begin with. This time, I might be even more crippled than before, and I might end up as useless … "
Lu Siya and Qin Hu looked at each other.
"Brat, we saw it just now. Spirit energy slowly surged into your organs through your 1,024 branch meridians and refined your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. You've already become a two-star superhuman, so why are you still pretending?!" Qin Hu spat at him fiercely.
"And it's not a normal spirit transformation either," Lu Siya said airily.
"You have hundreds of branch meridians and more than ten main meridians in your body. Even the dragon meridians connecting your spine have crystallized. I've never heard of such a strange phenomenon before. Your fighting strength right now might be higher than that of a normal two-star superhuman. There's no way that you'll suffer such a backlash that you'll cough up blood with just one light punch, right?"
Meng Chao crawled up awkwardly. He found it too embarrassing to continue coughing up blood, so he scratched his head and said, "I-Is that so?"
"Duh, do you think we're blind and stupid?"
Qin Hu said angrily. "Just now, when the spirit energy tsunami rushed here, it caused the Red Radiance Jades and Blue Origin Crystals to resonate with each other. At least 70% of the spirit energy that surged out was absorbed by you, brat. Damn it, your body is like a terrifying black hole. There were a few times when we thought that you were going to explode and die, but you just kept absorbing and only left 30% for us to share.
"This bit of leftovers allowed Ms. Lu to become a fighting and support-type superhuman, and it filled my spirit meridians to the brim. I haven't cleared them yet, but once I do, I'll be able to kill a Hell Beast with one punch.
"We've become so strong, and you got the biggest slice of the cake. Since you didn't die from eating too much, you're definitely so strong that you have no friends. Why are you still pretending to be weak?!"
"…"
Meng Chao said. "You can talk and mess around, but pay attention to your words. I'm not pretending to be weak. I'm just … being humble."
"Humble, my foot," Qin Hu said righteously.
"Ever since I was in elementary school, I've hated smart students like you who pretend to be humble. If it weren't for the fact that my spirit meridians have stagnated and I haven't recovered yet, I'd beat you up until you're really useless!"
Meng Chao felt resigned.
Now that he thought about it carefully, he realized that it had been really dangerous just now.
The spirit energy tsunami had repeatedly destroyed his body and brain more than one hundred times.
The tens of thousands of contribution points he had worked so hard to accumulate should have been used up a long time ago. How could it have happened?
Meng Chao blinked and vaguely remembered that at the moment he was about to be crushed, Kindling shone at the corner of his eyes, and countless notifications popped up.
The ending of the northern offense had been changed!
With Lin Chuan and the others working together, the explosion of the Red Radiance Jade mine was not as intense as it was in his previous life. The spirit energy tsunami that stirred up was also not strong enough to turn into a spirit energy tsunami that could destroy the world!
Countless superhumans who were fighting in Raging Waves, Graveyard Forest, and Shattered Starlake survived!
Hence, he managed to get an astronomical amount of contribution points, and he used them all to exchange for healing skills. The super self-healing ability allowed him to refine himself in the raging spirit flames. He was reborn, and he could come back to life!
"Big Brother Lin, you did it! We did it!"
Meng Chao mumbled to himself.
Even though he was not certain whether the victory of the northern offense would be enough to drag Dragon City out of the abyss of destruction in one go.
But at the very least, he could sit down and catch his breath before he stepped on a brand new path.
With this thought in mind, Meng Chao swept his gaze over Lu Siya and Qin Hu.
These two people's fates had been completely changed by him and Lin Chuan.
Lu Siya did not have to die a horrible death underground. This ambitious woman seemed to have obtained a brand new ability and "weapon".
Qin Hu also did not have to turn into the gloomy, ruthless, and lonely avenger who had to use the rest of his life to chase after the White Spirit, even though it was impossible for him to kill her.
Next, what sort of ripple or storm would these two "butterflies" who had been reborn bring to Dragon City?
A thought appeared in Meng Chao's mind. He deliberated over his words and said, "I know that everyone's standpoints, interests, personalities, and way of thinking are slightly different. When we were underground, to get rid of a powerful enemy, I had to say some things that were … against my will.
"But it is fate that brought us together. Now that we have escaped from death together, and we've had fortuitous encounters, it seems unnecessary for us to be suspicious and wary of each other all the time. We should be honest with each other and fulfill Brother Lin's last wish together. What do you think?"
"Makes sense. We have to be sincere. There's no point in lying to others. So, I'll start with you."
Qin Hu's eyes burned intensely. "Let's not talk about anything else. First, tell me how you knew that there would be a Blue Origin Crystal mine here and that we could escape from the disaster and even get a blessing."
Meng Chao was slightly stunned. He shook his head and said, "I didn't know that there was a Blue Origin Crystal mine here!"
Qin Hu said, "You didn't know? You dragged us into this place, and you even said that your curves were curvy! Are you trying to fool elementary school students?!"
Meng Chao scratched his head. "Um …"
Qin Hu smiled coldly. "You're lying! Keep lying!"
Lu Siya said, "Forget it. Everyone has their own secrets, and many of them have to be revealed in blood. I've seen too much blood over the past few days. Right now, I don't want to see any more of yours.
"Of course we should be honest with each other, but we should first deal with the aftermath of this matter and get rid of all sorts of trouble so that we can maximize our benefits. We can talk about other things in the future!"
"Don't go away. There's still one more night shift at seven. Consider it as me continuing to repay my debt. I'm really tired, and my hands are cramping. I'm even weaker than Meng Chao now. Brothers and sisters, please support me and love me."
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