I Got a Kill
"Your intellectual level needs improvement; relying solely on intuition and empiricism is far too arrogant—have you considered going to university?"
After the overclocking ended, the [Beautiful Wish] armor immediately collapsed. The central computer overheated and had to be turned on, emitting thick smoke.
The professor has been immersed in the field of [Biochemist] for too long, far surpassing someone who has just been promoted to the Beta-rank.
Du Zexin wasn't discouraged. At his age, reaching this level meant he had already defeated ninety percent of the people on Frostplate.
He crouched beside the corpse of the surviving creature and removed the Anti-Gravity System from its body. Without that, he and Li Aoz have killed it long ago.
—On another note, no wonder Li Aoz was so confident, managing to come back from the dead. It's hard not to wonder just how many kinds of Aoneng he possesses. Du Zexin dismounted from the armor, put on his military cap, and walked towards Li Aoz:
"Although I understand that those with Aoneng usually don't receive much education, the enemies they face in the future will only become more and more intelligent... Are you listening, Mr. Li Aoz?"
Li Aoz had his back to him. Du Zexin paused. He noticed that Li Aoz was slightly hunched over. The latter slowly raised his hand, pulled off his glove, and revealed the back of his hand, which was full of wrinkles and age spots.
"What are you doing...?"
"I almost forgot, I'm a human being now."
Li Aoz clenched his fists, turned his head, revealing his aged and withered face.
He took off his hood, and most of his gray hair immediately fell out, revealing a bald, scarred scalp. His features and contours were still handsome, but the traces of haggardness and decay could not be erased.
Li Aoz sheathed his sword and, leaning on the hilt as if using a cane, slowly walked towards Du Zexin, his expression complex.
"Can I borrow this for a second? Let me see what I look like."
Du Zexin took off his helmet and handed it to Li Aoz, letting him see his true appearance.
Li Aoz's eyes were no longer clear, but were swallowed and stained by red and black, and the muscles in his face were also relaxed, making him look dazed and confused.
"... So, the insufficient lifespan was imposed on me in the form of aging?"
Li Aoz nodded, indicating that he understood.
In their past lives as players, they never grew old.
Even if their lifespan ends, it's just a matter of redeploying and replacing them with a new NPC body.
But now it's different—this body belongs entirely to him.
He is a human being, he is Li Aoz, and naturally he will age, decay, and die like any other human being.
"Was your resurrection due to possessing some kind of Aoneng?" Du Zexin saw through the clue.
"The dead always come back to life at a price." Li Aoz waved his hand, took out a stimulant from his pocket, and gave himself another shot to get himself excited again.
He wrapped his face in a towel and put his hood back on to conceal his aging face. The hormones quickly took effect and worked in his body, reviving Li Aoz's spirits.
"How can you fight like this?"
"Don't ask if it's possible; some things are simply a matter of whether it's right or wrong."
Li Aoz needed to inject a large amount of medication to restore his energy to normal.
After much deliberation, he spent 980 Diamonds to purchase a dose of White Knight Concoction from the Game Store, just in case.
This is a gene mutation potion. Once used, the next time a mutation occurs, he will immediately gain a mutation option: [Gene Grafting · Pale Knight].
This special ability is quite unique, as it covers his Overlord Form with conspicuous white bone armor and increases his output rate by 80%—the downside being that it increases his genetic burden with each use.
This is just a backup plan... Li Aoz underestimated the professor's strength and the true significance of the [Intelligence] attribute.
Both Du Zexin and the professor are highly intelligent individuals whose abilities in observing details, combat awareness, learning association, and logical thinking far surpass mine.
Player Walkthrough cannot be completely trusted, as the actual situation varies too much.
In the previous life, "Unremembered" never featured Infant Eater, thriving beings, or decaying beings, nor did it have a personal storyline involving the professor. The final enemy was simply a powerful bio-engineered war beast.
But the professor facing Li Aoz, who observed his and Du Zexin's invasion, had specifically prepared restraints against the thriving and decaying beings targeting them.
So what's next? He and Du Zexin are both human. They just fought a fierce battle and suffered such heavy damage. Their machinery needs to be adjusted, and their ammunition reserves are running low. They need to rest and recuperate.
But if we don't keep fighting with renewed vigor, what will the professor develop next?
Better a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one. Li Aoz made up his mind not to kill the professor here, lest the trouble that followed be endless.
Emotionally, if the professor doesn't die, Nomi's revenge won't be avenged, and Xue Nuo and many other Esha Infected are still trapped here, they will suffer long-term torture and live experiments, and eventually be turned into Esha Armed. Li Aoz also feels guilty about this.
Logically, if the professor isn't eliminated, he'll only become more unruly. Besides, without obtaining the "Remember Them" quest reward, Li Aoz's advancement will be severely hampered. He desperately needs this experience to quickly advance to the Beta-rank and prolong his life.
For this, Li Aoz paid a heavy price.
Using the [White Knight] potion will cause him immense physical pain.
At worst, he can simply use the Gene Repair Device to remove the mutation option later, use the Diamonds to replace the professor as a dangerous target, and still get the experience reward, enough to advance to the Beta-rank —it's not a loss.
Today, the professor must be eliminated.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Du Zexin hesitated for a moment, then nodded:
"You're right. If we don't kill the professor, there will be endless trouble."
As he spoke, he set up a program for his Power Furnace.
"If something goes wrong, I will self-destruct the reactor in the armor, which contains at least 780 grams of weapons-grade enriched uranium. However, I must remind you that self-destruction requires a 5-second preparation time for the procedure to complete and for the chain reaction to continue."
He looked at Li Aoz:
"If there are still those Esha Infected you mentioned here, then take them away. I will cover your retreat."
Li Aoz exclaimed in surprise, "Born in Frostplate... you actually have this kind of awareness?"
Li Aoz had only briefly explained the matter of the Esha Infected to him, but Du Zexin hadn't expected him to remember it.
"It is precisely because my motherland is Frostplate that she needs this kind of awareness even more."
Du Zexin countered:
"The men of Frostplate have already suffered exploitation and discrimination from women—so we shouldn't let exploitation and discrimination spread to others. Otherwise, what difference is there between us and those scourges of the nation?"
Li Aoz glanced at him. "Professor, I don't know what other weapons you have. Perhaps next, we will face bio-engineered beings that are far more terrifying than the Strong and Decayed combined, or even countless Biochemical Soldier and more Esha Armed. Let me give you a heads-up—it's not certain that we can escape unscathed. You should be prepared to give up some things."
"Don't ask if it's possible, the question is whether this battle should be fought?"
Du Zexin countered with his own words.
Li Aoz took a deep breath and shook his neck. He gradually adapted to his aged body, and the medication injected into his veins took full effect.
"He deserves to be hit."
"Does that even need an explanation? Beat the hell up!"
Li Aoz and Du Zexin exchanged a glance, tacitly raised their fists and punched each other, then turned around and stepped forward without saying a word.