Earthfire Judgment

"201! 202! 203!! 22!"

Mo Shuying was doing push-ups. His form was fairly standard, but after reaching 200, his arms were shaking uncontrollably, sweat dripping down.

Mo Shuying had miscalculated. He had thought that, as a Heroic Spirit, even if he was only E-rank, he would still be much stronger than an ordinary person. But he had not expected the difference to be so small.

Since it was his first time doing such intense training, his posture was still somewhat lacking. Combined with improper breathing, after 200 push-ups, Mo Shuying actually began to feel like he was running out of steam.

He began to panic. What he had thought would be an easy Daily Quest now seemed far from simple!

"Ah!"

After finally finishing 210 push-ups, Mo Shuying collapsed onto the yoga mat, gasping heavily, both arms feeling as though they had been filled with lead.

Fortunately, the daily exercise quest did not require him to finish everything in one go. He could rest and continue afterward.

Mo Shuying rested for a few minutes, but his arms were still aching badly, so he decided to do something else first.

There was a sit-up bench nearby. The moment Mo Shuying lay down on it, he let out a comfortable groan. Sure enough, lying down was still the best.

After procrastinating for a minute, Mo Shuying took a deep breath and began his sit-ups.

"One, two, three."

Mo Shuying rose and fell continuously. This time, he began paying attention to his breathing. Rhythmic breathing allowed oxygen to circulate through his body more quickly and effectively relieved physical fatigue. The results proved it worked. Mo Shuying gritted his teeth and completed 300 sit-ups before lying back down.

He checked the time. It was already close to noon, and Mo Shuying did not want to move at all.

Exercise by itself was incredibly boring. Those without perseverance found it difficult to keep at it.

Mo Shuying did not want to move, but he had no choice. He understood his situation. This was not the time to be lazy or willful.

He got up and continued with push-ups, followed by squats.

Then, at around three in the afternoon, Mo Shuying ran out of the shop in a light blue tracksuit and began the final thirty-kilometer run.

Compared to the other three forms of exercise, the thirty-kilometer run really was not that difficult. To Mo Shuying, this slow jog was more like a time to relax. Whenever he got tired, he rested for a while, stood by the roadside to enjoy the breeze, and took it slow.

The wind blowing toward him was gently cool, while the world around him was quiet. Mo Shuying liked peace and quiet; otherwise, he would not have stayed cooped up at home. This kind of environment put him at ease.

He did not know how long he had been running when the system prompt finally sounded.

"Ding~ Daily Quest Two completed. Submit?"

"Phew! Phew! Submit!"

"Ding~ Quest Two submitted. Reward issued: 200 experience points. Strength and Endurance slightly increased."

The familiar warm current flowed through his entire body again. Mo Shuying immediately felt all his fatigue vanish, his depleted stamina completely restored. He could even clearly feel his strength increasing.

He checked his attributes. Both Strength and Endurance had become E++. Mo Shuying knew that he had grown stronger again.

"As expected of that bald boss's training method. The boss truly did not deceive me."

Mo Shuying sighed. He secretly decided that even if there was no daily exercise quest tomorrow, he would still complete this whole set of training.

Just as Mo Shuying made that decision to himself—

The Voice of the World sounded beside Mo Shuying's ear.

"Warning! Guardian Lancer has been destroyed by humans. Lancer has been punished. Geomantic Power has been diverted to the other six locations. Geomantic Power has been strengthened, increasing the strength of attracted monsters and the frequency of monster attacks."

"What!"

The sudden warning shocked Mo Shuying. How many days had it been? A Guardian had already been eliminated by humans! And it had been Lancer, at that!

The first person Mo Shuying thought of was a man dressed in a blue bodysuit and wielding a blood-red spear. If it was him... then it was not impossible.

Lancer's defeat sounded an alarm for Mo Shuying. He had originally planned to develop slowly and emerge only after becoming invincible, but it seemed that would no longer be possible.

Boom!

A blackish-purple pillar of light suddenly appeared within the city. Mo Shuying frowned because a monster emerged from that pillar of light.

The Voice of the World had just said that monsters would attack more frequently, but he had not expected one to arrive so soon.

Fortunately, Mo Shuying could sense that only one monster had appeared. Its aura was not much stronger than the Blue Fishman Leader's, so dealing with it should not be too difficult. The only thing that troubled Mo Shuying—

Was where this monster had appeared! It was not at the previous intersection.

Roar!!

The Rock-Armored Turtle appeared on this unfamiliar street, its entire body covered in rocky armor. Its enormous body was like a compact car, and its huge maw, packed with fangs, could easily swallow an adult whole.

Roar!!

The Rock-Armored Turtle roared loudly, its eyes carrying a hint of unease. It knew its mission. Monsters that appeared within Singularities had only one goal: kill the Guardians and seize the Geomantic Power. To that end, all these monsters, regardless of strength, had been granted the ability to lock onto a Guardian's location.

But at that moment, the Rock-Armored Turtle could not sense where the Guardian was at all.

Unable to sense the Guardian's location, the Rock-Armored Turtle panicked. Its long tail swayed rapidly, revealing the anxiety in its heart.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a sharp sound tore through the air. A familiar Molotov Cocktail fell from above and struck the turtle shell with two bangs. In an instant, flames engulfed the turtle's back.

Mo Shuying watched from the shadows. He soon saw the Rock-Armored Turtle stomp its foot, releasing a wave of yellowish-brown power that directly blew away the flames caused by the Molotov Cocktail.

Seeing this, Mo Shuying sighed inwardly. It had not even been that long, yet Molotov Cocktails could no longer deal effective damage. What a pity he had not found any bombs in the city.

At the thought of bombs, Mo Shuying's eyes suddenly lit up. Perhaps there was still a way.

Roar!!

Mo Shuying's thoughts were interrupted by the Rock-Armored Turtle's roar. Magical power surged through the creature as the stone spikes on its shell lengthened and rose up, then shot in every direction! Three or four dozen half-meter-long stone spikes flew out in an instant, sharp enough to pierce straight through the walls of surrounding buildings.

Fortunately, Mo Shuying had stayed far away and was not caught in the attack. Once the Rock-Armored Turtle finished its outburst and exhausted its magical power, it entered what was known as Sage Mode. The giant turtle actually pulled in its head, limbs, and tail, turning itself into a turtle hiding in its shell!

"Hm?"

Mo Shuying frowned slightly at the sight. Was it so sure that he had no decent means of attack? This was simply intolerable!

So Mo Shuying turned around and left. Five minutes later, he returned carrying a gas canister in each hand.

"Hehe! Since this is Fuyuki City, we should have something fitting for Fuyuki City's style. Big guy, give this a try!"

Mo Shuying wore a wide grin. He opened the valves of the Gas Canisters all the way, then hurled them fiercely at the Rock-Armored Turtle. One rolled to the giant turtle's side, while the other, by sheer coincidence, got stuck on its shell.

The Rock-Armored Turtle did not react. The Gas Canisters striking it did not even count as a scratch, but the increasingly strong strange smell around it made it panic.

The Rock-Armored Turtle sensed something. Its four legs suddenly shot out! It was just about to relocate!

Whoosh!

A Molotov Cocktail arced through the air. Mo Shuying immediately turned and ran! The next moment—

Boom! Boom!!

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