"Is that so?"
Looking at his hands, Li Yao seemed to be able to see the high-speed operation of the mitochondrial factories deep inside his cells through his skin and muscles, which provided surging energy for his cells and his body, promoting the proliferation of his cells, the expansion of his muscles, and the recovery of his body. Of course, they were also outputting immense attack and damage power incessantly. He even vaguely remembered that it was a feature of the 'demon race', or perhaps it was his' apocalyptic body 'that was taking effect. But what were' demon race 'and' apocalyptic body '? Is it really like the abbreviations in the novel? How strange!
"You don't seem to be surprised by your super recovery ability at all?"
Ms. Gray Fog continued, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the second time you've 'come back from the dead' in just twelve hours. "The first time, it was the Perceptor Byakuya's' Magic Bomb. 'It burned your internal organs into charcoal. It was as if you were placed in a giant microwave oven and burned for a full ten minutes. Even I didn't expect you to survive. The second time, it was the Hunter. He didn't use normal bullets. Instead, he used two different types of super bullets. The first type had armor-piercing and explosive properties. It could even kill an African elephant in one hit. The second type had a strange meteorite composition that could restrain most of the Awakened's abilities.
"You were shot seven times by the 'hunter', three of which hit your vital parts. You should have died, but you recovered in just twelve hours. During this period, you also swallowed a nutrient solution that ordinary Awakened couldn't digest in a month. Your body is like a black hole that can't be filled. How interesting. Mr. Li Yao, what … are you?"
"If I tell you that I don't know, would you believe me?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "What about the author of '40,000 Years of Cultivation'? How is he?"
"He's fine. He just left this place through other channels and went to the headquarters of the Ark Foundation. You're safe for the time being. This transportation route is very confidential. The people of the Apocalypse won't be able to catch up with us so easily."
"Daniel Zhang has told us a lot of things, and he's even continuing to write. With the help of our hypnotist, his writing efficiency has greatly improved compared to the past. If we confirm that you have no problems, we will provide you with all the subsequent content of '40,000 Years of Cultivation'.
"But the first problem we have to solve is — who are you? Why did you find the author of '40,000 Years of Cultivation' and try to investigate the secrets of the 'Ark Foundation' and the 'Apocalypse Organization'? Including your unparalleled strength, as well as the tapping device and tracker that you gave to Daniel Zhang. What's going on? The eavesdropping device you made is very delicate. It's different from the eavesdropping devices of most of the countries in this world. How did you know how to make such a thing? "
"I, I still don't know."
Li Yao slowly exhaled and shook his head somewhat gloomily.
Since Daniel Zhang was already under the control of the people of the Ark Foundation, with his character and integrity, he should have already confessed everything. It was useless for him to hide it. "You won't believe me, but I was originally just an ordinary college student. About a week ago, I read '40,000 Years of Cultivation' and inexplicably awakened a kind of … indescribable power. I, I think I'm the protagonist of the author's story. I'm Li Yao, a cultivator from the 'Cultivation Universe'!"
Li Yao was already prepared to be ridiculed by Ms. Gray Fog.
Unexpectedly, the expression on Ms. Gray Fog's face did not change at all. She even nodded very understandingly and said, "There are all kinds of strange things in this world. Every one of us, the awakened ones, has had unimaginable things happen to us, producing mutations that cannot be explained by science. How do you know that I don't believe you?"
"Huh?"
Li Yao was slightly dazed. The door of the ward was gently opened, and a middle-aged man with fiery red hair and strange clothes walked in.
"Ms. Gray Fog, the pursuers have been taken care of. We should be safe for the next twelve hours."
The middle-aged man said.
Li Yao's eyes, however, were glued to the middle-aged man. He was unable to free himself.
It could not be helped. The middle-aged man's appearance was too … shocking.
It was not a big problem for a middle-aged man to dye his hair red like a young man. The problem was that the middle-aged man was seriously balding. There was a 'Mediterranean Sea' on his head. In order to cover it up, he had deliberately left the few remaining strands of hair on both sides of his head long and combed them horizontally. He was using such a clumsy method to cover it up. Even so, he still dyed his hair red. He was quite determined.
Under the red hair was a big, fat, and shiny face. He even had a bulbous nose. The middle-aged man's face was like a lone rock in the Gobi Desert. It had been eroded by wind, snow, rain, and time. The crisscrossing wrinkles and potholes on his face gave him the mark of someone who had lived through the vicissitudes of life.
It was unavoidable for a middle-aged man to put on weight. If they liked to drink and eat supper, it would not be strange for their bellies to bulge like a pregnant woman's. But this middle-aged man was clearly 1.7 meters tall, and he was carrying a weight of one hundred kilograms. He also wore a super long white shirt with a collar and sleeves that were incredibly exaggerated. It was like a pair of scissors. He even wore a short black jacket that was crudely cut and had an incredibly large collar over his white shirt. It made his body fat look uneven, and his curves were revealed. It made Meng Chao's eyes a little … sore.
However, that was not the strangest part.
The middle-aged man was also tightly wrapped in a pair of red jeans under his super long white shirt and tight black uniform. He even had a red belt between his legs!
Li Yao did not know how to describe the middle-aged man's attire.
He suddenly noticed that the middle-aged man's neck was thick and short. It was almost buried between his chin and the fat on his chest. There was a black belt around his neck, but Meng Chao did not know if it was a collar.
Li Yao felt like he was about to suffocate.
At the same time, he felt that the middle-aged man's attire was very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
'Oh, right. Isn't he someone from that game? Someone from that game?'
"Well done, Uncle Hui."
Lady Gray Fog nodded and pointed at Li Yao. "By the way, our young friend, Li Yao, seems to have just awakened. He's full of doubts about the power in his body. Can I trouble you, Uncle Hui, to tell him about the process of your Awakening and help him clear up some of his doubts?"
"Alright, Lady Gray Fog."
"Uncle Hui," a middle-aged plump man with red hair and a belt around his neck and knees said with a southern accent, "However, I've said it before. Please don't call me 'Uncle Hui' anymore. Call me 'Seven Gods.' Madam Gray Fog, have you forgotten?"
"… I'm sorry."
The corner of Lady Gray Fog's eyes twitched. She said, "Don't mind the details. Let's begin!"
"No problem, young man. Fate is a wonderful thing. Before we awaken, none of us know who we are exactly."
Uncle Hui, the Seven Gods, pointed at his bulbous nose and said in Mandarin, "Take me for example. I've never achieved anything in my life. I was just an ordinary pork seller in a vegetable market in a fourth-tier city in the south. Other people liked to eat, drink, smoke, visit prostitutes, and gamble in the vegetable market, but I didn't like any of those. I only had one hobby since I was young, and that was to play video games and games!
"I especially liked a game named Fist God 97. I played it for almost twenty years since I was a young man. In my heyday, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I was invincible in the world and was quite famous in my city. It's a pity that times have changed. Young people nowadays like to play online games and mobile games. The game that I liked has been long gone. My city is probably the last arcade hall that is about to close down in the entire country.
"What does it matter? I like this game, and I especially like a character named 'Seven Gods' in Fist God 97. Every time I play this character, wow. I always feel like I'm one with the sword and my soul is attached to my body. It feels like I've crawled into the game and turned into the Seven Gods. My punches hit the flesh. It's so satisfying!
"That's how it is. At the end of last year, the arcade hall that I've played for almost thirty years finally couldn't support itself anymore and was about to close down. Although Fist God 97 can be played on computers and game consoles right now, and my kid has adjusted them for me, it's still different from playing in the arcade hall. Young man, you haven't played it before, so you don't understand.
"All in all, it was probably the last time that I played it. Naturally, I was particularly devoted and vigorous. I chose 'Seven Gods' to fight the heroes of the world again and again. My play was more and more smooth and perfect. I even felt that the world around me was shattering and disappearing. It was only then that the world of Fist God 97 became 'real'. I — I felt that I had crawled into the machine and turned into a real 'Seven Gods'!
Fascinated, Li Yao couldn't help but ask, "And then?"
"And then —"
Uncle Hui said solemnly, "Uncle, I passed out. After I woke up in the hospital, my daughter said that the machine in the arcade hall was leaking electricity. I passed out for three days and three nights!"
Li Yao: "Well …"
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