Ten Cosmic Monsters

Ten Cosmic Monsters

First?

I got first place?

Actually, when Huang Zirui took second place, Wang Ye already knew he was first.

After killing the awakened Silver Ringed Snake Demon, Wang Ye had estimated he could make the top three, but he had never expected to jump straight to first place.

But the third-place reward seemed better!

"Oh, thanks." Wang Ye shook Huang Zirui's hand, then accepted the Ace Rookie badge—the highest honor of the Rookie Trial—from Chief Instructor Sun. His eyes lit up.

Gold?

Not bad.

If he ran out of money, he could sell it.

"You did very well at the end!" Chief Instructor Sun rarely offered praise. "Your noble character makes you well suited for the camp's Rescue Team. Are you interested in staying at Evolution Camp and joining the Rescue Team, saving refugees across Hua Xia who have lost their homes and been displaced?"

Noble... that word can actually be used on me?

If the instructor found out I killed Yu Haitao, I wonder what he'd think... Wang Ye mocked himself inwardly.

"I haven't decided yet." He would stall for now. Rejecting him to his face would be a little much.

The top three trainees in the Rookie Trial could freely choose any department to join.

"Come to the Base Defense Division." Chief Huang approached with a genial smile. "You'll become elite talent specially cultivated by the Guardian Division. Resources will be prioritized for you. I guarantee that within half a year, you'll become an Intermediate Evolver and obtain the title of deputy chief."

"Your future career will be bright."

Chief Instructor Sun said, "Breaking genetic shackles and life's bottlenecks is never one hundred percent certain. Even if one's physical attributes reach the limit of 2,000 and one absorbs an Intermediate Evolution Fruit, the success rate is only fifty percent."

Chief Huang smiled. "What if it's an Awakening Fruit?"

Chief Instructor Sun said, "Is Wang Ye really that outstanding?"

Chief Huang chuckled. "That depends on how hard he works and how much talent he can display."

Chief Instructor Sun said, "So you're just making empty promises."

As they watched the two lofty bigwigs trade barbs, the trainees felt both envious and intrigued.

If Gene Park sent someone too, it would be even more exciting.

"Brother Wang Ye, what are your plans?" Huang Zirui asked with a smile.

"Going back to the apartment to sleep." Wang Ye had just received cash vouchers for the Evolutionist Mall and equipment exchange vouchers from Li Shoudao.

"That's not what I meant," Huang Zirui said.

"Don't we have three days to think it over? I'll take my time filling out my preferences." Wang Ye knew the process well.

"Would you be interested in joining the Base Defense Division with me?" Huang Zirui invited.

"Did they send you to persuade me?" Wang Ye had seen Chief Huang and Huang Zirui chatting happily earlier that morning. They even shared the same surname—their relationship was obvious.

Even if they were not father and son, they were certainly relatives.

Huang Zirui shook his head. "Gene Park focuses on research, Evolution Camp focuses on duty, and the Base Defense Division is more down-to-earth. It won't delay cultivation, and its future prospects are better too."

"The internal struggles will be more intense," Wang Ye said bluntly.

Huang Zirui smiled. "Only an intense competitive environment can temper a person, right? Besides, wherever there are people, there is competition. Since that's the case, why not choose the place with the highest upper limit?"

"You've convinced me." Beneath Huang Zirui's handsome, refined appearance, Wang Ye sensed an ambition much like his own. "But I still want to think about it."

"See you in three days."

After saying that, he did not linger. He bid farewell to Chief Instructor Sun, Li Shoudao, Chief Huang, and the others.

He got into the West Camp off-road vehicle and returned to camp.

*

*

1:30 p.m., Evolutionist Apartment.

After eliminating the side effects of the Crimson Sun Evolution Method and taking a brief noon nap, Wang Ye placed a video call.

"Brother, Brother, did you make it?!" A twin-tailed girl with an oval face appeared on the screen.

His younger sister, Wang Xinchen, was twelve years old and had just entered middle school.

"What else would it be? Do you think a ghost is talking to you?" Wang Ye smiled. "Where's Mom? Why isn't she answering the video call?"

"She should be back soon." Wang Xinchen checked the time.

"Did she go take on odd jobs again?" Wang Ye saw through her expression at once. "Mom isn't in good health. Tell her to rest more. Tell her I've already become an Evolver. From now on, I'll support the family."

"Mm-hmm! Brother, when are you coming back?" Wang Xinchen nodded repeatedly, happily revealing her two small dimples.

"The night after next..."

The two chatted happily for a while before ending the call.

"My mom is the same, actually. She can never sit still," Shu Mengou said softly beside him. "She always quietly gives what she can, wanting to give her children a better life."

"That's what mothers are," Wang Ye said with emotion.

If the great disaster had not erupted five years ago, and if his father had not vanished without a trace, the original Wang Ye's family would not have fallen into such poverty.

"With you as an Ace Rookie now, your family can finally leave the hard times behind." Shu Mengou's eyes shimmered as she looked at Wang Ye.

When Wang Ye came back and told her, she had been completely stunned.

By the time she came to her senses, her eyes were already wet.

No one knew better than her how much Wang Ye had sacrificed behind the scenes.

He was injured almost every day, yet he had never backed down.

This was her man!

"If you keep looking at me like that, you'll bear the consequences," Wang Ye teased.

Doctor Shu was a little different from usual today.

Maybe... perhaps... he could unlock the uniform?

"Come on, then." Shu Mengou gave him a seductive smile.

Half an hour later.

"Hua Xia Evolutionist Management Center."

Wang Ye turned on his laptop camera and underwent facial recognition.

Verification passed!

He had only passed the Rookie Trial that morning, yet his identity information had already been entered by the afternoon.

"Pretty efficient." Wang Ye entered a new page.

This was a place only true Evolvers were qualified to enter.

Identity-bound, one ID per person.

There were three major sections.

The glowing, rippling mirror-like interface gave him the sense of a 2D Moon Web.

Evolver Information, Evolutionist Mall, and Evolutionist Forum.

He clicked into Evolver Information.

There were many subcategories.

They included introductions to Gene Warriors and ability users, the classifications and distribution of monsters, as well as videos on various cultivation insights, wilderness training experience, and more.

It could basically be considered an upgraded version of the Evolution Camp Intranet.

Most notably, it also updated the latest movements of the Ten Cosmic Monsters in real time!

Cosmic Monsters were transcendent beings that had appeared out of nowhere alongside the red light in 2045.

They could destroy the heavens and earth. They ravaged the world with terrifying ferocity, leaving devastation in their wake.

No Evolver could contend against them.

The Ten Cosmic Monsters were scattered around the world. Each had single-handedly destroyed countless countries and Base Cities.

Moreover, they were ten completely different types.

There was the Demoness, with well-developed breasts and beauty that could steal one's soul.

There was the Sea King Merman Demon, ruler of the oceans, with a human body and fish tail.

There was the Demon Infant, whose hair had not even fully grown in and whose laughter sent chills down one's spine.

There was a giant tree as tall as a skyscraper, bearing bizarre fruits.

And there was a Giant Turtle as large as an island, of unknown age.

Ten Red Light Spots were like ten omens of death.

So far, not a single Base City had escaped the possibility of being destroyed by them.

"There are three closest to Hua Xia." Wang Ye drew a deep breath.

The closest was only 775 kilometers from Hua Xia!

It was less than 1,000 kilometers from Eastern Base City!

Fortunately, it was a slowly moving Giant Turtle, and an ocean lay between them.

Another was 1,800 kilometers from Northwest Base City, while the third was 2,700 kilometers from Southern Base City. For the time being, they posed little threat.

But if humanity failed to produce Evolvers capable of matching them, the apocalyptic situation would only worsen.

"I have to improve my strength. Otherwise, if a Cosmic Monster attacks Eastern Base City, I won't even be able to protect myself." Killing Yu Haitao had only removed a small thorn for Wang Ye.

The apocalyptic disaster was the true crisis looming at hand.

A crisis for all humanity!

He went to take a look at the Evolutionist Mall.

Poverty had limited his imagination.

A bottle of HF1 healing potion cost 10,000 yuan.

The cheapest set of thin combat gear, a Fiber Combat Suit, cost 35,000 yuan.

The equipment exchange voucher awarded to the top ten of the Rookie Trial could only be exchanged for a combat suit that could barely be considered to have "standard" defensive capability.

Wang Ye scanned through them one by one and quickly found the Flowing Light Battle Suit Yu Haitao had worn. It was priced at 250,000 yuan.

The one Huang Zirui wore... he could not find it.

Weapons were even more expensive than combat suits.

Their materials differed, and weapons required more meticulous design and forging, so they often cost twice as much as combat suits.

Wang Ye now understood how "expensive" his reward was.

The Experiment Building in the park would create a personalized set of equipment for him.

A full set of combat suit and weapon would probably cost more than three million yuan?

Maybe even more.

The Evolutionist Forum was not much worth browsing. It was simply a platform for Evolvers to communicate.

Evolvers from the Ten Base Cities chatted and exchanged idle banter there, posting personal views and opinions. There was not much useful information.

After scanning through it, Wang Ye closed his laptop and began cultivating.

Strength was what truly mattered!

Cosmic Monsters ravaged the world without restraint, leaving danger on all sides and filling him with a powerful sense of crisis.

This was the real apocalypse!

Early morning, cultivation room.

Wang Ye finished a whole night of cultivation.

Grinding was something etched into his DNA long ago.

"It improved."

Wang Ye looked at his Personal Panel.

After one day of cultivation, he had risen from a First Order Gene Warrior (96%) to a Second Order Gene Warrior (2%).

Only his body had improved. There were not many other changes.

It was not a leap in life level.

From the first order to the third order, Gene Warriors were all considered beginner Evolvers, with no bottlenecks.

"In other words, the beginner level of the perfect Crimson Sun Evolution Method can improve physical attributes by around twenty a day." Wang Ye calculated briefly.

Very high.

Simply put, as long as he maintained his current cultivation pace, he could break through to Third Order Gene Warrior within a month!

This was the perfect level!

A level most Evolvers could never reach in their entire lives.

And his talent was exceptional!

(End of Chapter)