Rui Mengmeng's Fear

Wei Zitong and Rui Mengmeng continued towards the final Area 10, which was Rui Mengmeng's assigned target.

"Brother Zitong, what kind of enemy do you think my opponent will be?" Rui Mengmeng asked, a mix of apprehension and excitement in her voice.

Wei Zitong pondered for a moment, reviewing the situations of the previous participants. He noticed that while his own assigned area was rather vague, the areas assigned to the other three were highly specific. Thus, he replied uncertainly, "Perhaps a Third Generation Super Soldier with a gene model similar to yours, along with some low-level First Generation Super Soldiers as cannon fodder!"

"That's great! I can't wait to see the full power of my genes unleashed!" Rui Mengmeng exclaimed happily.

Wei Zitong felt a bit troubled. He didn't quite understand Rui Mengmeng's gene model.

Nuoxing Jiandao—she looked like a powerful melee fighter, but in Wei Zitong's opinion, she was a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none. In terms of combat power and burst damage, she wasn't as good as Liu Chuang. In terms of speed and agility, she wasn't as good as Zhao Xin.

She might not even have as much burst damage as Zhao Xin. After all, Zhao Xin's speed was a significant factor. According to the formula for converting speed into kinetic energy, F=MV/T, with Zhao Xin's body mass remaining constant, the faster his speed, the greater the kinetic energy unleashed at the moment of impact.

The thought of this physics knowledge, long forgotten and returned to his teachers, gave Wei Zitong a headache. Since Rui Mengmeng's genetic abilities weren't particularly outstanding, the only aspect that could be urgently improved in a short time was her mindset.

Yes, mindset. Rui Mengmeng was still in the mindset of a student working part-time. She had a lot of passion, but she was also very afraid of the unknown and the grotesque. Area 10 was highly likely to contain something that would disgust and terrify her!

Just as Wei Zitong was about to share this speculation with Rui Mengmeng, his eyes narrowed. He saw Du Qiangwei, covered in wounds, burst out from the entrance of Area 9, collapsing to one knee and coughing up blood.

Du Qiangwei also saw Wei Zitong and Rui Mengmeng. Her expression flickered with a moment of shock before she immediately stood up. Before either of them could react, she plunged back into Area 9!

"Wait, Qiangwei!" Wei Zitong shouted and lunged forward, but he was blocked by an invisible barrier. Simultaneously, the voice of Xiao Ai, the butler of the Shenhe No.1 Virtual Reality System, echoed through the void: "Apologies, you cannot enter without the challenger's consent!"

"Then how can I get in?" Wei Zitong yelled at the empty surroundings.

"Form a team with the challenger, or obtain their consent!" Xiao Ai replied.

"Damn it!" Wei Zitong punched the invisible barrier, causing ripples, but the barrier remained intact.

"Brother Zitong, don't worry, Sister Qiangwei is very strong!" Rui Mengmeng tried to soothe Wei Zitong's agitated emotions.

"It's precisely because of her strength that she's so arrogant! Didn't you see? Her eyes are bloodshot, she's lost her mind!" Wei Zitong roared, startling Rui Mengmeng.

"B-Brother Zitong, are you... alright..." Rui Mengmeng was a little scared of Wei Zitong's agitated state.

"I'm sorry, Mengmeng, I lost my composure..." Wei Zitong took a deep breath, regaining his calm.

"It's okay, Brother Zitong, Mengmeng understands how you feel!" Rui Mengmeng said, shaking her head.

Wei Zitong glanced deeply at the entrance to Area 9, sighed, and said, "Let's go."

Rui Mengmeng nodded and followed closely behind Wei Zitong, occasionally looking back at the entrance to Area 9.

Hiding on the other side of the entrance, Du Qiangwei gritted her teeth, her fists clenched, her eyes terrifyingly red. She raised a hand to wipe away the tears that stubbornly streamed from her eyes and said fiercely to herself, "I cannot lose!"

Upon entering Area 10, the reality was as Wei Zitong had predicted. Rui Mengmeng was indeed facing her inner fears!

It was a doomsday scene. Under a gloomy sky, on scorched earth, fires raged, and smoke billowed. This was accompanied by sporadic, desperate gunshots and the helpless screams of people!

Ugly monsters flew across the horizon, seductive whispers echoed in their ears, the roars of mutated beings, the growls of bloodthirsty creatures, and the cries of the despairing—all of it turned this place into a living hell!

This must be what Earth looked like after an alien invasion. How could they be seeing this in advance? Wei Zitong found it incredible. Did the Super Seminary also record scenes of demons invading other worlds?

Rui Mengmeng, however, was terrified. Her hand, gripping the sword, trembled. She asked with a shaky voice, "B-Brother Zitong, wh-what is this place? It's so scary!"

"This should be a scene after a demon invasion," Wei Zitong analyzed.

"Demons? Wh-what are they?" Rui Mengmeng asked, confused.

"They are the antithesis of Angels. They also call themselves 'Fallen Angels,' and the vast majority of them are male!" Wei Zitong explained. "Actually, there are no high-level demons here anymore. True high-level demons belong to advanced civilizations; they wouldn't stay in a place like this unless the mission required it!"

"How do you know that?" Rui Mengmeng asked in surprise.

"The Angels told me!" Wei Zitong said, blinking his eyes.

"Angels? You've seen Angels? What do they look like?" Rui Mengmeng's attention was immediately diverted by curiosity, and she was no longer as afraid.

"I have. At Angel International Tower!" Wei Zitong said, as if recalling or sighing. "Angels are the most beautiful beings in the entire universe. As for their ideals, let's not discuss them for now. Judging solely by their appearance, they and demons are absolute extremes of beauty and ugliness! Moreover, they are all female!"

"Really?" Rui Mengmeng's eyes lit up. "That's truly amazing!"

"Let's not talk about that for now!" Wei Zitong coughed lightly and said, "The demons here look fierce, but they are actually just some unevolved Primitive Lesser Demons. Only these kinds of demons are bloodthirsty, but for us, they are very easy to deal with. Believe me, look..."

As he spoke, Wei Zitong shouted at a demon that had just emerged from a pile of ruins, "Don't move!" The demon froze in place, unable to move. He snatched Rui Mengmeng's long sword and threw it forcefully!

"My sword..." Rui Mengmeng exclaimed halfway through, only to see the immobilized demon impaled by her own sword, falling to the ground limply.

"They're really easy to fight!" Rui Mengmeng exclaimed again.

"See?" Wei Zitong raised his chin and said, "Try it yourself! Don't be afraid, they aren't strong!"

Rui Mengmeng used wormhole teleportation to retrieve her long sword, turned, and shouted as she charged at another Primitive Lesser Demon!

Wei Zitong could only shake his head with a wry smile. This child still hadn't completely let go of her fear. After all, she was still a girl, afraid of grotesque creatures.

Dealing with these Primitive Lesser Demons, which weren't even comparable to First Generation Super Soldiers and could at best be considered enhanced creatures, Wei Zitong couldn't even be bothered to use Buffs. He only needed to constantly watch out for any evolved demons appearing nearby.

After all, the demons that had flown across the horizon earlier were indeed evolved demons. Primitive Lesser Demons didn't have wings.

However, nothing was absolute. He remembered that in the later stages of the anime, the blue-skinned demons transformed from human warriors also didn't have wings, but their combat power was very strong; some could even overpower high-level demons.

But clearly, none were seen here. They were all Primitive Lesser Demons with dark brown skin and pathetic combat power.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake. Rui Mengmeng, who had been having a blast cutting through enemies like vegetables, ran back, screaming.

"Such a big demon!" Rui Mengmeng shouted repeatedly.

Wei Zitong looked over when he heard that and indeed saw a three-meter-tall… Primitive Lesser Demon striding forward, pushing aside other lesser demons as it charged towards them. It held a massive two-meter-long spiked club, which was quite intimidating!

Wei Zitong chuckled lightly, snatched Rui Mengmeng's longsword, and just like the first time he killed a demon in front of Rui Mengmeng, he used the longsword like a spear and threw it!

The giant Primitive Lesser Demon, seeing a short human dare to throw a weapon at it, disdainfully swung its spiked club to meet the attack. However, it didn't expect the longsword to be so powerful. As it batted away the club, the sword pierced directly through its heart. It let out a silent roar and then collapsed.

Seeing this, the other Primitive Lesser Demons scattered like startled birds, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"So these demons are this fragile?" Rui Mengmeng said, retracting her longsword with disbelief.

"That's why, Mengmeng, just because someone looks ugly doesn't mean they're strong. Don't be afraid. Just charge forward, and I guarantee no one here can stop you!" Wei Zitong encouraged.

"Mhm! Mengmeng understands! Mengmeng won't be scared anymore!" Rui Mengmeng nodded vigorously and said, "Brother Zitong, you go help Sister Qiangwei first! I can handle this place myself!"

"I..." Wei Zitong felt a bit awkward. He had strongly encouraged Rui Mengmeng to be brave, and he did indeed want to help Du Qiangwei, at least to stop her from acting impulsively.

As for this place, in Wei Zitong's opinion, it was actually the easiest area to get through. Strictly speaking, these Primitive Lesser Demons had less combat power than the ordinary soldiers at the "Strongest Defense Position." At least those soldiers were organized and disciplined, cooperated with each other, and had powerful firepower support. This place, however, was completely disorganized!

"I'm going then!" Rui Mengmeng waved and walked towards the center.

Wei Zitong sighed and watched Rui Mengmeng's retreating figure disappear before turning to leave.