The three of them might have been refined by the Red Radiance Jades and Blue Origin Crystals, but they were still badly injured. They were also hungry, and they crawled through the cracks underground for three days and three nights. Their bodies were drained, and they suffered from different sequelae.
Meng Chao was fine. He was just hungry, and after he was injected with a high-calorie nutritional fluid that was ten times the dosage of a normal superhuman, he slowly recovered.
As a Spirit Sensor, Lu Siya's sensitivity to spirit energy was magnified by several times, and she became too sensitive. It was just like how her brain could not handle a large amount of information that surged into it after her sight and hearing were magnified by ten times.
As for Qin Hu, he was too greedy. He absorbed too much spirit energy in one go, and it was all stuck in his spirit meridians. Some of it even came out of his spirit acupoints, which made his limbs and joints stiff. He was full of energy, but he could not use it.
They lay in the medical cabin for a few hours, and after the doctors treated them carefully, the three of them sighed in relief.
While they were treated, they also received a lot of battle reports. They learned about what happened on the surface five days and five nights after the explosion of the Red Radiance Jade mine.
First, Lin Chuan's self-destruction had successfully weakened the spirit energy tsunami.
After it was continuously weakened by the layers of walls and cracks, the spirit flames that gushed to the surface did not reach the critical point of a spirit energy tsunami. Instead, they turned into high-purity spirit energy that the human body could absorb, and all the superhumans within a circular area of one hundred kilometers from Raging Waves to Shattered Starlake benefited from it.
It was especially so for the middle-grade and low-grade superhumans. The sudden spirit energy gushing out was a once-in-a-lifetime fortuitous encounter. Many of the broken-star superhumans' spirit meridians were nourished and repaired. Many of them struggled for years in one-star superhumans, but they could not find a fortuitous encounter. Now, they all reached two-star superhumans.
Second, the spirit energy gushing out might not be as great as the middle-grade and low-grade superhumans, but they could avoid going berserk, going through spirit energy deviation, or even dying from their bodies exploding.
Instead, under the stimulation of the spirit energy, the Apocalyptic Beasts hiding in the depths of Raging Waves were forced out.
Hence, under the leadership of Thunder God Shao Zhengyang, the military's Deity Realm superhuman, humans successfully killed the Earth-shattering Bull, the Demonic Purple Gold Ape, and the Heaven Devouring Dragon after a shocking battle.
Without the deterrence of the Apocalyptic Beasts, all the monsters from Raging Waves to Shattered Starlake were like dragons without a leader, and their souls left their bodies.
The humans chased after the monsters while they were victorious. Quite a number of Earth Realm and Heaven Realm elites whose fighting power had increased by leaps and bounds killed countless Nightmarish Beasts and Hell Beasts. The rivers that flowed from Raging Waves to Shattered Starlake were blocked by monster carcasses.
The spirit energy magnetic field within a circular area of one hundred kilometers gradually stabilized. The fog dissipated, and the sky cleared up. The humans' steel army could spread out at ease, and the internet became smooth once more. The Red Dragon Army could fight at full strength, and there was no longer any suspense in the northern offense. Dragon Citizens finally took their first solid step toward colonizing the Other World!
It was worth mentioning that Meng Chao saw a few familiar names in a few of the war reports. They were youngsters who performed outstandingly in the battle and were future stars of Dragon City that were worthy of being trained.
Including Wu Wu, the four specially recruited fighting course students from the alliance of the five universities were naturally on the list.
Based on the descriptions of the war reports, even though their bloody fights in Graveyard Forest could not compare to Meng Chao and the others' lives hanging by a thread while they were underground, it was still terrifying and dangerous.
With the four of them being one-star superhumans, they had managed to kill two Hell Beasts in Graveyard Forest. Even if they had the spirit energy gushing out to increase their strength, it was still shocking.
What was even more shocking was that Meng Chao saw Chu Feixiong's name on the list. It was said that he had fought with Shao Jianqing and performed outstandingly.
The war report did not state it clearly, so Meng Chao could not understand it. Just how did the white bear — no, the black bear "perform outstandingly"? Was it even more outstanding than him?
"Those brats sure are lucky. It's their first mission, and they ran into a spirit energy gushing out that you might not see even once in a thousand years. Many of them reached a breakthrough during the battle!"
There was not enough space in the medical airship, so Qin Hu and Meng Chao could only squeeze into one room. When Qin Hu recovered from the shock, he placed a hairy leg outside the medical cabin and said in a jealous and pained tone, "But the spirit energy gushing out this time used up most of the spirit energy in the crystal mine. If we had mined the crystals and sent them to the crystal refinery to be turned into the purest spirit energy, they would have been even more useful."
That was true.
Energy was conserved, and blessed lands would not appear for no reason. The price for a large number of middle-grade and low-grade superhumans reaching a breakthrough during the battle was that the grade of the crystal mine would fall by a large margin. Many of the mines would be destroyed.
And it was impossible for the superhumans to absorb all the spirit energy gushing out. Most of the spirit energy would spill thousands of kilometers away and even escape the atmosphere.
Based on the efficiency of spirit energy utilization, it was not a good deal.
But Meng Chao knew the ending of his previous life. The crystal mine and the area within a circular area of Raging Waves were all destroyed, and countless powerful fighters and future stars died with them.
He was already very satisfied that he managed to get so many benefits in this life.
"At the very least, we won," he said to Qin Hu.
"We might have won, but my heart still aches for the benefits of the mining rights!"
Qin Hu covered his chest. "After this eruption, the grade of the Red Radiance Jade mine will drop by at least two grades. Its value might even drop by two-thirds. I risked my life for it, but in the end, those brats benefited from it!"
When Meng Chao saw that he was not satisfied even though he managed to keep his life, he could not help but ask, "Mr. Hu, do you really like money that much?"
"You don't like money?"
Qin Hu glared at him and extended his hand to Meng Chao. "Sure. Give me the reward for your mission and the extra benefits that woman promised you. I'll enjoy half of it, and I'll donate the other half to the poor children. What do you think?"
Meng Chao found himself speechless for a moment.
He was rendered speechless for a long time before he said, "What I mean is that aside from money, we can also be concerned about other things."
Qin Hu said, "For example?"
"For example, this mysterious medical airship. Don't you think that the equipment here is really advanced? The doctors I saw just now are all very professional, and a few of them have really strong vitality magnetic fields. They're at least at Heaven Realm.
"In the beginning, I thought that this is Sky Pillar Corporation's private medical airship, but after observing it for a while, I realized that it's not right. The medical staff here have a really strong military-like aura about them."
"That's the Red Dragon Army's medical airship," Qin Hu said nonchalantly.
"What's wrong with that? In any case, no matter which medical airship it is, it won't stop me from recovering, reaching Heaven Realm, becoming a hero, and getting rich!"
"It's not the Red Dragon Army."
Meng Chao shook his head slowly. "I've observed it before. This airship doesn't have a single Red Dragon Army emblem on it. Besides, the medical staff and the people in black uniforms in the corridor outside give off a different presence compared to regular soldiers. They're … more secretive.
"Also, look at these battle reports. You must know that the circular area of Raging Waves is still in chaos. Even though the Apocalyptic Beasts have been killed, there are still plenty of superbeasts and normal monsters hiding in the forest.
"Forget about monsters, even if there were thousands of pigs hiding in the forest, they would still need a lot of effort to capture them, right?
"But even in such a chaotic situation, the war reports gathered here are very clear and organized. In fact, even a new superhuman like Chu Feixiong was immediately captured when he showed the slightest bit of brilliance. This sort of intelligence gathering ability is not something a normal hospital or company can have."
"So what?"
Qin Hu still did not care. "Before we came here, we saw a lot of Red Dragon Army soldiers and even told our families that we're safe. You've also contacted Agricultural University's martial arts course. Everyone knows that we're with Lu Siya, so what are you worried about?
"If I had to say, you've been underground for too long, so you're a little paranoid. It's easy to treat you. After all, the medical cabins, high-calorie nutritional fluid, and gene medicine here are all free. We can eat and drink as we want and rest comfortably for a few days. Then, we can wait to enjoy the high pay and the benefits of the mining rights first. Hahahaha!"
When Meng Chao saw how carefree Qin Hu was, he felt that it was impossible for them to communicate with each other.
But when he thought about it, he felt that Qin Hu was not a sleazy person who only cared about profit.
At the very least, in his previous life, after he escaped from the underground, he gave up on most of the benefits and chased after the White Spirit all his life.
Meng Chao did not know whether Qin Hu wanted to take revenge for Frenzied Saber, which had been wiped out.
Or was he regretful that he did not stop the White Spirit's scheme, and because he fled, he caused the northern offense to fail, which was why he wanted to "atone" for his sins?
No matter what, it meant that he had a sleazy heart hidden under his boorish appearance. But in the depths of his sleazy heart, there was still a hint of bravery left.
A thought appeared in Meng Chao's mind. Right now, Qin Hu might be alone, but he had a fortuitous encounter, so he should be able to easily reach Heaven Realm. If he could get 10% of the resources from the mining rights first, he might even have the chance to surpass the five-star superhuman he was in his previous life and become someone at the peak of Heaven Realm, just like Soul Breaking Saber Luo Wu.
Besides, Qin Hu had been in the hunter's circle for many years. He had a lot of connections, a lot of connections, and a lot of experience. He could be considered a genius.
If he wanted to change the future, he could not fight alone. He had to build his own force of power.
If he could take Qin Hu as his lackey, a lot of things would become much more convenient, such as building his own superhuman fighting squad.
When he thought of this, Meng Chao said, "Mr. Hu, why don't I take you in as my lackey?"
Qin Hu was stunned. "What did you say?"
Meng Chao's expression did not change. "I said, after this mission where you risked your life and came back alive, what are your plans? Have you ever thought about working together with me to do something great?"
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