The light gradually seeped into the darkness before Su Ming's eyes.
Su Ming's consciousness slowly returned.
He opened his eyes, looked around, then glanced at his own body.
At this moment, the injuries on his body had basically healed.
With the medical standards of the cosmic era, recovering from physical injuries probably would not even take a full day!
Besides, Su Ming had used his last Starlight Points to protect his damaged internal organs.
However... although his injuries had healed, his body was extraordinarily weak.
Moreover, his head felt as though a durian had been stuffed inside it—swollen, stabbing with pain, and unbearably heavy.
Su Ming could not help giving a bitter laugh. He had truly taken too great a risk.
He had directly exchanged 100 Starlight Points as a means of attack.
When the energy from the 100 Starlight Points instantly filled his entire body and was released, it had indeed caused tremendous damage.
But the enormous energy had nearly torn Su Ming's body apart as well.
If he had used even a few more Starlight Points, Su Ming had no doubt that his body would have been completely torn apart.
He would have been blown apart by the energy!
It seemed that in the future, whenever he used Starlight Points as a means of attack, he still had to consider the maximum level of energy his body could withstand.
However... clearly... the effect had been excellent.
That single attack was far beyond Su Ming's expectations. Its power had been astonishingly great.
Even a Level 5 Gene Warrior with an energy level of around 5,000 had been killed by his single shot.
Just then, Su Ming heard a voice coming from beside him.
"You're awake?"
Su Ming turned his head.
"Mr. Monte?"
Monte stood up and gave Su Ming a sly grin before complaining, "Who would have thought you were such a powerful Gene Warrior? You can even kill a Level 5 Gene Warrior! Who could have imagined that Planet Nop was hiding an expert like you?"
Su Ming gave a bitter laugh. "I killed him, but I nearly died myself!"
Monte nodded, then walked outside. "Wait here. I'll get a doctor to come take a look at you. But you're really lucky to be alive. When you were brought here, you only had half a life left. Fortunately, your internal organs weren't seriously damaged. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have made it!"
Hearing Monte's words, Su Ming gave a bitter laugh inwardly.
How could his internal organs not have been seriously damaged?
When he fired that shot, he had felt an intense pain coming from his internal organs. They had probably been torn apart by the shock of the energy.
If he had not used the system to heal his internal organs first, he really might have died from that shot.
Not long afterward, Monte brought a doctor into the ward. Haiman of the mercenary corps came with them as well.
"Mr. Haiman, how are the Sea Blue Star People?"
Seeing Haiman, Su Ming asked curiously.
After first confirming that there was nothing wrong with Su Ming's condition, Haiman smiled and said, "What else could happen? You shot and killed their leader. The remaining soldiers were nothing but a disorganized mob."
"Besides, they had already been scared witless by your marksmanship. They didn't know you had passed out, and were terrified out of their minds. We killed them all with ease!"
After saying this, Haiman fell silent for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Little Master Su Ming... I wonder... would you be willing to join our mercenary corps..."
Su Ming froze, then slowly shook his head.
"Sorry, Mr. Haiman, but for now, I don't plan on joining a mercenary corps!"
Although Su Ming now had the ability to avoid some of the mandatory requirements under Imperial law,
and leaving Planet Nop would also be very easy,
he still was not prepared to leave Planet Nop yet.
This place could provide him with abundant opportunities for mechanical repairs. Besides, although his current ability could be described as enough to snipe and kill a Level 5 Gene Warrior, that had only been under specific circumstances.
At the time, that Level 5 Gene Warrior had been blocked by the spaceship's Energy Shield.
If they had fought head-on, Su Ming would have been killed by the other party in a single exchange. He would not have had any chance to lock on and snipe.
Leaving Planet Nop was still extremely dangerous.
Without a certain level of self-preservation ability, putting himself in danger would be a very unwise decision.
Hearing Su Ming's words, Haiman could only let out a regretful sigh.
Su Ming's value far surpassed that of anyone in the mercenary corps.
Setting aside his extraordinary sniping ability, just his remarkable mechanical modification skills alone would provide an enormous boost to any team's overall strength and mechanical supplies if it had a mechanic like him.
Someone who could both repair and fight would be the most sought-after type of person anywhere!
Although he had expected to be rejected, Haiman still felt extremely regretful when Su Ming actually turned him down.
A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he said self-mockingly, "That's true. With Little Master Su Ming's abilities, you can certainly find a much more powerful team. I was being presumptuous!"
Haiman shook his head, then handed a card to Su Ming. "Little Master Su Ming, this is the payment for the modifications. I added a little extra on my own as a token of our team's gratitude. My contact information is on it as well. If you ever need anything in the future, contact me anytime!"
Su Ming accepted the card and slowly nodded at Haiman.
"All right, our mission deadline is almost here. Now that we've confirmed you're fine, we'll be leaving!"
Haiman smiled. In fact, Su Ming had already been unconscious for three days.
During that time, Haiman had already ordered an intact space-jump component from another place. The component had now been installed in the spaceship.
Afterward, Haiman said goodbye to Monte as well, then left Planet Nop with his mercenary squad.
Su Ming then completed his discharge procedures with Monte and returned to his dormitory.
As soon as he returned to his dormitory, Su Ming impatiently opened his system panel.
Host: Su Ming Physical Level: 410 Brain Domain Level: 570 Gene Lock Activation Level: Third-Level Lower Grade Physical Activity: 92% Body Tempering Level: Level One (Starlight Points required for the next Body Tempering Level: 100) Starlight Points: 0
Seeing that he had actually advanced to the Third-Level Lower Grade Gene level, Su Ming was not surprised at all.
Earlier, while confronting that Level 5 Gene Warrior, Su Ming had already felt his Brain Domain Level rising rapidly. Under the stimulation of his aura, his Physical Level had also unexpectedly achieved a breakthrough.
It could be said that he had gained a blessing in disguise.
The substantial increase in his Brain Domain Level, however, had exceeded Su Ming's expectations somewhat.
Now, it seemed that his Brain Domain Level had surpassed his Physical Level for the first time and moved ahead of it.
What made Su Ming smile bitterly was that... the Starlight Points he possessed had now been reduced to zero.
After witnessing what Starlight Points could do, Su Ming was now impatient to obtain more.
"Looks like I have to find a way to get more Starlight Points..." Su Ming murmured.
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