Wei Zitong and Rui Mengmeng continued toward the final Area 10, the area Rui Mengmeng was assigned to conquer.
"Brother Zi Tong, what kind of enemy do you think my opponent will be?" Rui Mengmeng asked, both nervous and excited.
Wei Zitong pondered for a moment. Looking over the situations of the others, he found that aside from the area assigned to him being rather vague, the other three areas were all highly targeted. He said uncertainly, "Maybe a Third Generation Super Soldier with a Gene Model similar to yours, along with several First Generation Super Soldier lackeys?"
"That would be great! I really want to see the full power of my genes!" Rui Mengmeng said happily.
Wei Zitong was a little troubled. In truth, he did not really understand Rui Mengmeng's Gene Model.
Nuoxing Jiandao—it looked like a powerful melee class, but in Wei Zitong's eyes, it was neither here nor there. In terms of Combat Power and explosive force, she could not match Liu Chuang. In terms of speed and agility, she could not match Zhao Xin.
Perhaps not even in explosive force, either. After all, Zhao Xin's speed was right there. According to the conversion formula between speed and kinetic energy, F＝MV/T, assuming Zhao Xin's body mass remained constant, the faster he moved, the greater the kinetic energy he could unleash at the instant he struck a target.
Thinking about all that physics knowledge he had long since returned to his teachers gave Wei Zitong a headache. Since Rui Mengmeng's Gene Ability was not particularly outstanding, the only thing that urgently needed improving in the short term was her mentality.
That was right, her mentality. Rui Mengmeng still had the mindset of a student working part-time. She had plenty of passion, but she was deeply afraid of unknown and ugly things. Area 10 was very likely filled with things that would disgust and terrify her.
Wei Zitong was about to share this guess with Rui Mengmeng when his eyes suddenly narrowed. He saw Du Qiangwei, covered in wounds, rush out from the entrance to Area 9. She dropped to one knee and coughed up blood.
Du Qiangwei also saw Wei Zitong and Rui Mengmeng. After a brief daze, she immediately got back up. Before either of them could react, she plunged headfirst back into Area 9.
"Wait, Qiangwei!" Wei Zitong shouted as he rushed forward, only to be stopped by an invisible barrier. At the same time, Xiao Ai, the steward of the Shenhe No.1 Virtual Reality System, spoke from the void. "Sorry, you have not received the challenger's permission and cannot enter."
"Then how do I get in?" Wei Zitong shouted at the empty surroundings.
"Form a team with the challenger, or obtain her consent!" Xiao Ai replied.
"Damn it!" Wei Zitong slammed a fist into the invisible barrier, sending ripples across its surface, but the barrier remained completely intact.
"Brother Zi Tong, don't worry. Sister Qiangwei is very strong!" Rui Mengmeng tried to soothe Wei Zitong's agitated emotions.
"It is precisely because she is strong that she is arrogant. Didn't you see? Her eyes have gone red. She's already lost her mind!" Wei Zitong roared, startling Rui Mengmeng.
"B-Brother Zi Tong, are you... okay?" Rui Mengmeng was a little frightened by Wei Zitong in his enraged state.
"Sorry, Mengmeng. I lost my composure..." Wei Zitong took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
"It's okay, Brother Zi Tong. Mengmeng understands how you feel!" Rui Mengmeng said, shaking her head.
Wei Zitong took one deep look at the entrance to Area 9, sighed heavily, and said, "Let's go."
Rui Mengmeng nodded and followed closely behind Wei Zitong, occasionally looking back at the entrance to Area 9.
Du Qiangwei hid on the other side of the entrance, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists. Her eyes were frighteningly red. She raised a hand to wipe away the tears that had unwillingly spilled from her eyes, then said fiercely to herself, "I can't lose!"
After entering Area 10, the truth was exactly as Wei Zitong had expected. What Rui Mengmeng had to challenge was indeed the fear in her heart!
It was a scene of apocalypse. Beneath a gloomy sky and upon scorched black earth, flames blazed and smoke filled the air. Accompanying it were scattered, despairing gunshots and helpless screams from the people.
Ugly monsters flew across the horizon. Bewitching whispers echoed beside their ears. The howls of mutants, the roars of bloodthirsty creatures, and the cries of the desperate all turned this place into a living hell!
This must have been what Earth would look like after an Alien Force invaded it. Why were they seeing it here in advance? Wei Zitong found it hard to believe. Could the Super Seminary have recorded scenes of Demons invading other worlds?
Rui Mengmeng, however, was terrified. Even the hand holding her sword was trembling. She asked in a quivering voice, "B-Brother Zi Tong, w-what is this place? It's so, so scary!"
"This should be what it looks like after a Demon invasion," Wei Zitong analyzed.
"Demon? What... is that?" Rui Mengmeng asked in confusion.
"It's the opposite of Angel. They also call themselves Fallen Angels, and most of them are male!" Wei Zitong said. "Actually, there are no High-Level Demons here anymore. True High-Level Demons belong to an Advanced Civilization. Unless a mission requires it, they won't stay in a place like this!"
"How do you know that?" Rui Mengmeng asked in surprise.
"Angel told me!" Wei Zitong said with a blink.
"Angel? You've met Angel? What does Angel look like?" Rui Mengmeng's attention was instantly diverted by curiosity, and she was no longer quite so afraid.
"I have, at Angel International Building!" Wei Zitong said, sounding both nostalgic and wistful. "Angels are the most beautiful beings in the universe. Setting aside their beliefs for now, in terms of appearance alone, Angels and Demons are absolute extremes of beauty and ugliness! And they're all female!"
"Really?" Rui Mengmeng's eyes lit up. "That's amazing!"
"Let's not talk about that first!" Wei Zitong gave a light cough. "These Demons may look fierce, but they're actually just Primitive Lesser Demons that have not evolved. Only Demons like these are naturally addicted to killing, but they're easy for us to deal with. If you don't believe me, watch..."
As he spoke, Wei Zitong shouted "Don't move!" at a Demon that had just poked its head out from a pile of ruins. The Demon froze in place, unable to move. He snatched Rui Mengmeng's Long Sword and hurled it with all his strength!
"My sword..." Rui Mengmeng cried out, but before she could finish, she saw the motionless Demon pierced clean through by her sword before collapsing limply to the ground.
"They really are easy to kill!" Rui Mengmeng exclaimed again.
"See?" Wei Zitong raised his chin. "Try it yourself! Don't be afraid. They aren't strong!"
Rui Mengmeng used Wormhole Transport to retrieve her Long Sword, then turned and charged another Primal Demon with a shout!
Wei Zitong could only smile bitterly and shake his head. This girl had still not completely let go of the fear in her heart. In the end, she was still a girl, afraid of ugly creatures.
Against these Primitive Lesser Demons, which were not even close to First Generation Super Soldiers and could at most be considered enhanced creatures, Wei Zitong could not even be bothered to apply buffs. He only needed to stay alert for evolved Demons appearing nearby.
After all, the Demon that had flown across the horizon earlier was an evolved Demon, was it not? Primitive Lesser Demons did not have wings.
Still, nothing was absolute. He remembered that the blue-skinned Demons transformed from human soldiers later in the anime also had no wings, yet their Combat Power was extremely formidable. The powerful ones could beat up High-Level Demons.
But there were clearly none of those here. These were all dark-brown-skinned Primitive Lesser Demons with pathetic Combat Power.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently. Rui Mengmeng, who had been enthusiastically cutting down enemies up ahead as if slicing melons and vegetables, screamed and ran back.
"Such a huge Demon!" Rui Mengmeng shouted repeatedly.
Wei Zitong looked in the direction she indicated and indeed saw a three-meter-tall... Primitive Lesser Demon striding forward, shoving aside the other lesser Demons as it charged toward them. It held a massive two-meter-long spiked club in its hand, and it was rather intimidating!
Wei Zitong chuckled, seized Rui Mengmeng's Long Sword, and repeated the same method he had used when killing a Demon in front of Rui Mengmeng for the first time, throwing the sword like a spear!
Seeing a short human dare to throw a weapon at him, the giant Primitive Lesser Demon disdainfully swung his spiked club to meet it. But the Long Sword carried tremendous force. It knocked aside his club and pierced directly through his heart. He let out a silent howl before collapsing limply to the ground.
Seeing this, the other Primitive Lesser Demons scattered like frightened birds. In the blink of an eye, they had vanished without a trace.
"So these Demons are this fragile?" Rui Mengmeng recalled her Long Sword and said with an incredulous expression.
"That's why, Mengmeng, being ugly doesn't necessarily mean something is powerful. Don't be afraid. As long as you press forward bravely, I dare guarantee that no one here can stop you!" Wei Zitong encouraged her.
"Mm! Mengmeng understands! Mengmeng won't be afraid anymore!" Rui Mengmeng nodded vigorously. "Brother Zi Tong, go help Sister Qiangwei first! Leave this place to me!"
"I..." Wei Zitong felt a little awkward. He had tried so hard to encourage Rui Mengmeng to gather her courage because he really wanted to help Du Qiangwei, or at least stop her from acting rashly.
As for this place, in Wei Zitong's view, it was actually the easiest area to clear. Strictly speaking, these Primitive Lesser Demons had less Combat Power than even the ordinary soldiers stationed at the Strongest Defense Position. At least those soldiers were organized and disciplined, knew how to cooperate, and had powerful fire support. This place, on the other hand, was nothing but a disorganized rabble!
"Then I'm going!" Rui Mengmeng waved and headed toward the center.
Wei Zitong sighed. Only after watching Rui Mengmeng's figure disappear did he turn and leave.
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