Word Spirits, Pollution Sources Are a Shortcut Fraught with Danger!

On the eighty-first day, after the official special operations squad left, you continued investigating information related to Second Awakening Awakened while searching for Awakened who possessed Word Spirit Techniques...

On the eighty-second day, you continued gathering information.

On the eighty-third day, Tier 2 Awakened formed a team and challenged you. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, you remained seated and controlled flames with your mind, killing your enemies. Your dominance remained as overwhelming as ever...

Many people in the Safe Zone cheered for you. Everyone believed you had already joined the authorities.

On the eighty-fourth day, you continued gathering information.

On the eighty-fifth day,...

On the eighty-sixth day, you still had not found a second Awakened capable of using Word Spirit Techniques, but Father God's Listening Talent came into effect...

You learned that during the awakening process, there were very few who gained Word Spirit Techniques at the same time, but they did exist. These people might possess the power to threaten you.

On the eighty-seventh day, you continued secretly observing and studying Tier 2 Awakened...

On the eighty-eighth day,...

—Tier 2 Awakened could not be mass-produced.

—Incantations only needed to be used during the first awakening. Or rather, instead of calling them incantations, it would be more accurate to call them classes.

—Tier 2 Awakened might gain Word Spirit Techniques during the awakening process. More simply put, they could gain Supernatural Abilities. Awakened with such power were generally far stronger in combat.

Line by line, Su Ze calmly wrote the new information onto the paper.

To be honest.

He felt a greater sense of crisis than before...

With Fallen Gift to rely on, he could still easily kill Tier 2 Awakened in seconds.

Even Tier 2 Awakened with Word Spirit Techniques might not be his match.

But the gap in strength between him and his opponents was indeed steadily shrinking.

Back in the eightieth-something days, no one had been his match...

Perhaps there would be none in the ninetieth-something days either...

But what about one hundred days? Two hundred days?

What would happen afterward?

Would the Awakened continue growing stronger?

All these questions flooded Su Ze's mind.

"What would a golden Combat Talent be like?"

Su Ze could not help but ponder this.

If his constitution meant he was destined to never become an Awakened,

if he could not, like most people, gradually grow stronger by relying on the rules of the Mysteries,

then he could only rely on his own Talents.

Perhaps a golden-grade Combat Talent would be enough to help him go far enough in this apocalypse.

On the ninety-ninth day, the number of Tier 2 Awakened continued to grow. You had thus gathered enough information and now possessed more than one advancement formula...

On the one hundredth day, Father God's Listening Talent suddenly took effect, and you heard new information...

An Awakened had destroyed a Pollution Source, survived, and advanced to become a Tier 2 Awakened.

On the one hundred and first day, you pondered this and reassessed Pollution Sources. It was worth mentioning that after the Great Fog appeared, the Pollution Sources in the Contamination Zones had all become more hidden...

On the one hundred and second day, Father God's Listening Talent took effect again. From other Tier 2 Awakened who possessed Word Spirit Techniques, you learned...

Pollution Sources were a shortcut to awakening. Though ten times more dangerous, success was still possible. You were tempted to try, but hesitated.

On the one hundred and third day, you continued to hesitate...

Chen Keqing thought you were unhappy and spent the entire day trying different ways to comfort you. You gave up on the idea of taking the risk.

—Pollution Sources might be a shortcut to awakening.

Su Ze continued unhurriedly writing the new information onto the paper.

It seemed the previous information had been somewhat one-sided...

Destroying a Pollution Source might not be an absolutely fatal act.

Rather, it was a shortcut.

A shortcut that allowed one to become a Tier 2 Awakened directly without having to explore formulas.

But taking shortcuts came at a price. Challengers might have to face dangers ten times greater.

This made Su Ze involuntarily reflect.

"I've destroyed quite a few Pollution Sources myself. Why haven't I succeeded even once? Is it because... the difficulty is too high and I failed to seize the opportunity, or because I simply can't become an Awakened, no matter what I do?"

Frankly, Su Ze was somewhat tempted right now.

Just like himself in the simulation, he once again entertained the thought of becoming an Awakened...

It was only natural for him to have such thoughts.

On one hand, he had obtained new information and felt that he had a chance to give it a try. What if he succeeded?

On the other hand, he watched others grow stronger every day while he could only remain where he was. With his personality, there was no way he could sit still.

But...

It seemed that his simulated self had been captured by a life of comfort.

He quickly gave up the idea of taking a risk.

Thinking about it, that made sense.

He had a top-tier Safe House and a beautiful girl who would comfort him all day long. Why would he need to take risks?

On the one hundred and third day, to help Chen Keqing become a Tier 2 Awakened, you researched a brand-new formula...

On the one hundred and fourth day, relying on the new formula, you successfully helped Chen Keqing become a Tier 2 Awakened. She violently rode you all day long. Fortunately, your body was sturdy enough.

On the one hundred and fifth day, you learned that the authorities' operations were proceeding far more smoothly than before, and supply routes were now very stable.

On the one hundred and sixth day,...

On the one hundred and tenth day, another group of Tier 2 Awakened appeared in the Safe Zone under your jurisdiction to challenge you. You had actually known long ago that they harbored ill intent. You killed every enemy.

On the one hundred and fifteenth day, Great Fog.

On the one hundred and sixteenth day, the Contamination Zones changed once again. You realized that yesterday's Great Fog might have been some kind of signal, so you immediately investigated the altered Contamination Zones...

You accidentally destroyed a Pollution Source.

On the one hundred and seventeenth day, you settled your affairs with Chen Keqing. You hid within Avalon, but still could not escape the nightmare's assault—

In the nightmare, you encountered a powerful enemy. You exhausted all your Healing Energy. You died.

—The Great Fog was some kind of signal. After the Great Fog, all Contamination Zones would change.

—Even Avalon had threats it could not block. As for me personally, destroying a Pollution Source still meant certain death.

Without the slightest change in expression,

Su Ze wrote all the newly obtained information onto the paper.

Simulation Evaluation: You broke the survival record.

Please choose one of the following three simulation rewards:

1. Explosive Drummer (Green)

2. Tier 2 Formula (Imagination)

3. Flame User (Green)

Su Ze directly ignored the simulation rewards.

Never mind whether those rewards were underwhelming or not.

Do not forget that one of his simulation goals today was to obtain enough apocalypse intelligence.

Unless a golden Talent appeared, he would not stop simulating. Even purple Talent rewards could forget about hindering his progress.

At this moment,

the Simulator entered a ten-minute cooldown.

Su Ze sat upright in the cushioned chair, raising his head and stretching his brow.

He stared expressionlessly at the ceiling. After a moment, he muttered, "If I don't choose a Combat Talent, then will the me in the simulation keep hiding in Avalon forever?"