All of Us Were Abandoned

Li Ming, having been kicked out, had no choice but to return to his apartment. However, just before he entered, he saw Rheum looking at him with an expression that clearly said, "You think you're so great, huh?"

This left him completely bewildered. What was Rheum trying to hint at?

But Li Ming was exhausted and didn't have the energy to chat with Rheum. After a simple greeting, he went back to his room and placed the half-core fragment on the coffee table. After all, it was his spoils of war!

However, after taking a shower and lying in bed, he looked at the bruise on his waist that hadn't disappeared yet. Li Ming tried to touch it with his hand. It wasn't like before, when even a light touch was incredibly sensitive. Li Ming figured that the injection or medicine must have contained painkillers, otherwise, it wouldn't feel like this.

After applying the medicine, Li Ming focused his thoughts on the system and opened the armor interface. He saw that some new data had appeared on the armor:

Character: Li Ming

Ability [Candlelight Armor: First Light]

Star Rank: B, Level: 20, [Physical]

Weapon: Moon God's Protection

Stigmata: None

Skills: Level 60

This was roughly his character panel. In the classified information section, everything else was fine: no affiliated organization, gender male, birthplace Schicksal, birthday February 8th, height 181cm, weight 65kg.

Armor Story

The candlelight left by the Heroes fifty thousand years ago finally bloomed its first light in the New Era!

Armor Story (??)

The story of childhood is shrouded in shadows, and what the warrior constantly seeks is merely the brilliance a child anticipates.

Armor Story (Requires Affection Level ????)

Current Affection Level [??] Li Ming wants to know more about you.

Armor Damage: 70% (Repair requires Fluid Alloy *30 and Micro Reactor *3 OR Fluid Alloy Block *10 and Micro Reactor *3)

Huh? When did this affection level increase? How did it suddenly go up!

I haven't even hung you up on the bridge, how can you be trying to scam me!

Li Ming pondered left and right, unable to figure out why the affection level of [Candlelight Armor: First Light] had increased. Unable to think of an answer, he finally shifted his gaze to the armor damage section, a frame that hadn't even appeared in the game.

But this presented a problem for Li Ming. He had never saved up any Fluid Alloy. When he was crafting [Candlelight Armor: First Light], he had used 100 units of Fluid Alloy to complete it.

Moreover, Li Ming had estimated that each unit of Fluid Alloy would require at least 100g, not a gram less. Thinking about it, that was a total of 6kg of Fluid Alloy, which he had obtained by using up all the credit he earned from helping to take down the Chiyou Organization and the HK Organization.

At the time, it was said to be worth at least 3 million!

Now, this repair required 30 units of Fluid Alloy, which meant he needed 1.5 million!

Once, 3 million was placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. Only when I lost it did I regret it deeply. There is no greater pain in this world. If the heavens could give me another chance, I would ask for more. 10 million wouldn't be too much.

But it was useless to think about it now. It was better to think about how to solve the problem. He only had 170,000 left in his account. When he came to America, Su Qizhe had given him 50,000 for living expenses, but who knew that after only a few days, he had spent almost 30,000. Li Ming was filled with regret!

"What should I do? I wonder if the materials will be cheaper in America, or maybe I can use the lab's name to procure them?"

Li Ming's mind was filled with thoughts of making money and where to get the materials. What, fighting monsters!

Do you think I can just run into monsters everywhere?

But despite his grumbling, Li Ming had considered this method. If he could get materials from monsters, he could grind them out in one night.

But there were no monsters here, and he didn't even know which monsters dropped which materials.

"Normal Mantis basically drop Gemini Soul Crystals and Soul Crystals. During the last operation in Changming City, I also collected Soul Crystals, so how is this determined?" Li Ming began to ponder the rules of monster drops, as this wasn't a game and there were no guides. "But last time, there were mechs, so I got Fluid Alloy and Fluid Alloy Blocks. So only mechanical monsters drop Fluid Alloy."

Li Ming's thoughts gradually drifted to Anti-Entropy's bankruptcy. Whoosh, how much Fluid Alloy and Fluid Alloy Blocks could the Queen get with that move!

Shaking his head, Li Ming quickly threw out the unrealistic thoughts from his mind. It was more practical to earn money honestly now. But if he had asked Mobius for the Fluid Alloy Block recipe before the Elysian Realm closed, he wouldn't have to work so hard to make money. After all, he already had 4 units of Fluid Alloy Blocks. If he got the recipe, wouldn't 6 Fluid Alloy Blocks be faster than getting 30 units of Fluid Alloy?

Forget it, out of sight, out of mind. Let fate decide.

Li Ming then shifted his gaze elsewhere. The damaged parts were mainly his waist. There was a fist-sized hole in the lower left abdomen. In fact, it wouldn't be noticeable if you didn't look closely.

Three of the jet ports on his back were damaged, and there was also a gash on his back that separated his upper body. The scale-like armor on his legs was also somewhat damaged. If it weren't for this, Li Ming guessed he wouldn't have to spend so much Fluid Alloy. What a heartache!

So, Li Ming decided to spend three Micro Reactors first to repair the jet ports on his back.

Then he chose to consume three Micro Reactors and clicked repair.

Fortunately, he didn't have to repair it manually, otherwise, he didn't even have a lab here, and he would be completely lost trying to repair a jet port.

Since the armor would take another hour to repair, Li Ming turned off the lights and prepared to sleep.

But after Li Ming fell asleep, he found himself suddenly opening his eyes and slowly sitting up from the bed. He looked at his hand and found that in the darkness, the faint red patterns on his right hand, eroded by Honkai Energy, were incredibly vibrant at night.

Li Ming felt a little dazed. He looked at the walls of the room and found that the surrounding walls were filled with the light of dusk. But it was clearly night when he went to sleep!

Did he sleep through the entire day?

He shook his head, but his mind felt very clear. He pushed open the door and walked into the living room, which startled him.

A man was sitting in his usual spot, his back to him, looking at the setting sun outside the window, holding the bottle of beer Li Ming had bought.

Li Ming suppressed his footsteps, preparing to give this unknown thief a good beating. What, why not Rheum? Rheum wasn't this tall!

When he got behind the man, Li Ming raised his hand, preparing to use an Inch Punch to strike the crown of the man's head.

But as his fist descended, the man turned around at lightning speed and blocked his punch with his hand.

Li Ming was certain he hadn't held back at all. What shocked Li Ming even more was that the man in front of him looked exactly like him. No, was it him?

"Oh dear, why the heavy hand right from the start? Come on, are you trying to perform brain surgery on yourself?"

'Li Ming' looked at him with a smile, but Li Ming felt his smile was always a bit smug.

Even though the man had the same face as him, Li Ming didn't stop. Instead, he attacked faster and more fiercely.

But all his moves were blocked by 'Li Ming'. This 'Li Ming' moved like someone who had trained martial arts for years, dodging with agile movements and evading all of Li Ming's punches. While dodging, he even quipped, "Ah, why are your punches so soft? Your attacks are so indecisive!"

Li Ming gritted his teeth, changed his footwork, and with a Vermillion Bird Treading Clouds, he appeared before the 'Li Ming' and unleashed a series of White Tiger Listens to the Wind techniques.

"Inch Punch White Tiger Style?" The 'Li Ming' casually watched the incoming fists, extending his hands to swat them all away. "I remember you've already mastered 'Returning Heart', what about your Three Hearts?"

Suddenly having his moves called out by this 'Li Ming', Li Ming felt a surge of surprise and uncertainty. However, what made him suspicious was that the moves this 'Li Ming' mentioned weren't entirely correct.

He had learned the Cunxin Fist Technique, not Inch Punch, and it should be called the Six Forms of White Tiger Listens to the Wind, not White Tiger Style. Yet, the man's movements were undeniably familiar with Li Ming's every move.

Changing his stance again, he instantly condensed an energy ball in his hand and unleashed it with a palm strike, "Inch Punch · Thunderclap Barrage!"

This was a non-consecutive version of Inch Punch · Thunderclap, primarily for instant deployment.

"Hahaha, Barrage Style? Good one!" The 'Li Ming' kept one hand behind his back, a crimson energy ball forming in his palm, which he also struck out instantly.

After the two energy balls collided in mid-air for a moment, the yellow energy ball vanished, while the crimson energy ball, undiminished in power, shot straight towards Li Ming.

Li Ming could only unleash another Inch Punch · Thunderclap Barrage to counteract the crimson one.

Seeing that this move was ineffective, Li Ming changed his strategy, closing the distance, "Inch Punch · Azure Dragon Emerging from Water · Rock Break!"

When Li Ming used Rock Break, the 'Li Ming' seemed to pause for a moment, appearing somewhat confused. However, his physical prowess and reaction speed far exceeded Li Ming's expectations.

With a casual crossing of his palms, he neutralized Li Ming's mountain-collapsing force.

Seeing that the Azure Dragon Emerging from Water technique had some effect on him, Li Ming decisively chose to use it against his opponent. But after unleashing the Rock Break and Cloud Mist forms of Azure Dragon Emerging from Water, Li Ming realized it was useless.

This 'Li Ming' seemed to possess photographic memory. Only the first use of a move had any effect on him. Once the moves were repeated, he could easily block all of Li Ming's attacks?

"Hmm? New moves, you actually have the leisure to invent new ones?" The 'Li Ming' looked disdainful. "You can't even master the most basic 'Returning Heart' of the Black Tortoise Style, yet you have the mind to learn other things!"

The 'Li Ming's' eyebrows shot up, his gaze sharp as a sword. The smug expression vanished from his face. "You already gave up, so why are you out now? Since you're not keeping your promise, don't blame me!"

His body flickered, and in the twilight's glow, Li Ming could only see afterimages. Then, he was closed in by the 'Li Ming'. Li Ming instinctively wanted to resist, executing Azure Dragon Emerging from Water. But Li Ming hadn't expected that while performing Vermillion Bird Treading Clouds, his body didn't retreat.

Instead, he surged forward, landing a heavy punch on Li Ming's stomach.

The immense force struck him, and Li Ming felt it was more painful than being hit by the beam from that [Code??? I Clone] earlier that day. But what surprised Li Ming even more was that this move seemed to be, "Inch Punch · Vermillion Bird Treading Clouds · Red Sparrow Chasing the Sun!"

This was the only counter-attack move after evading in the Cunxin Fist Technique. Seven parts of the force were exerted, and three were held back, turning retreat into advance, body like a Vermillion Bird – this was Red Sparrow Chasing the Sun!

Hua had explained the key points of this move to Li Ming, but Li Ming had never mastered it. Although he had gained some insight when facing the Zhu Yan Mech last time, he still couldn't execute it.

But the 'Li Ming' in front of him had mastered it. Why?

This blow sent him crashing into the wall behind him, and he knelt on the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of bitter fluid.

"That hurt!" Li Ming wiped his mouth. Li Ming had initially thought this was a dream, but it seemed it wasn't. "So, what kind of monster are you?"

Li Ming looked at him, finally voicing his confusion. But 'Li Ming' looked at him with pity. "So you've forgotten everything? Then why did you come out?"

The 'Li Ming' didn't press his advantage. Instead, he sat down and looked at Li Ming. "We agreed that you'd give me your body, let me find them, and demand an explanation. Why are you here now? You don't care about us, you don't mind us, so why are you here? Those people clearly want to kill you, so why are you here!"

As his questions grew louder, his tone filled with indignation, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

Li Ming, being questioned, felt an inexplicable anger slowly ignite within him, a faint glow emanating from his body.

"...Is it that girl named Himeko? Hahaha, you clearly don't care. Didn't you see the disgust in her father's eyes towards you? We are all wanderers, we are all abandoned. They've forgotten us, no one has ever cared about us. That girl will eventually be like them!"

"Shut up!"

As the 'Li Ming' finished speaking, [Candlelight Armor: First Light] suddenly appeared on Li Ming's body. At this moment, [Candlelight Armor: First Light] truly resembled the first light, emitting a flickering yet steadfast radiance like candlelight.

Li Ming struggled to get up, looking at the 'Li Ming' with a burning fire in his heart. His anger had been completely ignited when his name was mentioned. Li Ming had suppressed it somewhat in the apartment earlier.

But now that his anger was ablaze, he no longer cared. He drew his body back slightly, widened his stance, and clenched his fist, gathering his power.

"What, angry?" Although the 'Li Ming' had been hysterical moments ago, his expression suddenly returned to that smug look. However, he looked at Li Ming with seriousness, taking a stance and waiting for Li Ming's attack.

"Inch Punch · Avalanche!"

Yellow streams of light ignited around his body, and he instantly closed the distance to the 'Li Ming'. At this moment, Li Ming felt that although his heart was surging with anger, his mind was crystal clear.

His fist surged towards 'Li Ming', but the 'Li Ming' shielded himself with his hands and stepped back, dodging Li Ming's punch. However, Li Ming, having entered that unknown state, didn't panic. He pushed forward, turning his fist into a leg strike, and kicked the 'Li Ming' flying, directly through the ceiling!

With a powerful push, Li Ming shot out through the hole he had created. He soared high into the air, enveloped in yellow flames, his movements like a dragon's. He raised his leg high. The 'Li Ming' flying in the sky looked at him with astonishment. Li Ming's aura was like a battle axe, intending to tear him apart.

"Inch Punch · Heaven Render!"

The yellow stream of light descended like a meteor, smashing the 'Li Ming' heavily onto the ground!