Return, and the Bounty's Explosive Growth
The fruits of victory were almost within reach!
—The main mission was nearly complete.
The rain began falling over New York City once more, signaling that Fang Xiu's eyes had returned to this land.
The second-mutated creature was indeed dead.
It had died through the combined efforts of the Shazhou Team and the American military. Yet Fang Xiu had not risen. Still seated atop the Rock Heavenly Star, his emaciated frame continued to squeeze as much energy as possible from the corpse, making the fruits grow larger and more vivid.
After a long, unconventional battle of wills, there was no need to spell out who had won.
Time passed.
In the ruined city, the Reincarnators kept out of sight and acted cautiously, hunting as many minor monsters as they could to collect Reward Points.
On the fifteenth day, when their prayers that the Main God wouldn't raise the difficulty finally came true, a light of teleportation appeared in the Reincarnators' vision, rescuing them from despair.
—Main God, full-body repair!
Without a moment's hesitation, he sent the thought.
As the healing light washed over him, the sensation was markedly different from before. After all, the first two worlds hadn't been all that difficult.
Fang Xiu had never come close to being completely spent. Before, he'd needed only a handful of Reward Points to return to perfect condition, as if he'd just soaked in a hot spring.
Now, though... that feeling! From head to toe, from flesh and genes to soul, everything was operating at high speed under some special mechanism. It was like crushed clay being kneaded back together, accompanied by a swelling heat.
Fortunately, for Fang Xiu, these unpleasant sensations remained well below his tolerance threshold.
Meanwhile,
the other members had all called upon