Mature Beauty

Mu Xiao returned to the mechanical research room. Besides the S-Rank small mech, several sets of "A-Grade Titanium Steel—Mechanical Inner Armor" research equipment were stored there.

A-Grade Titanium Steel—Mechanical Inner Armor could withstand the energy impact of A-grade weapons, much like bulletproof vests in the past.

In the past, gunpowder firearms had protective clothing. In this age of cutting-edge technology, firearms had evolved into "energy" weapons, so protective gear naturally had to be strengthened. Mechanical Inner Armor was one type of protective gear, and its performance was even better than ordinary protective clothing.

Among Mechanical Inner Armor, the most basic were A-grade, though there were also Mechanical Inner Armors above S-grade.

However, with Mu Xiao's current Mechanical Mastery ability, he could only temporarily activate the basic defense system of this "A-Grade Titanium Steel" armor. He could not fully activate its Energy Shield for defense.

If he could restore the complete system of the A-Grade Titanium Steel—Mechanical Inner Armor, it could form a golden steel barrier of energy to resist certain energy attacks. During close combat, it could also condense energy within the armor. If an opponent launched a physical attack, it could offset their force. The inner armor also had a miniature Optical Brain, an automatic detection system, and an automatic defense system to assist its wearer in battle.

For now, Mu Xiao could only activate its close-combat system, condensing energy within the inner armor to increase his body's defense.

Aside from the A-Grade Titanium Steel—Mechanical Inner Armor, Mu Xiao took two "B-Grade High-Vibration Electromagnetic Military Sabers." Along with the two "B-Grade Laser Pistols" and "A-Grade Thunderbolt Cannon" he already had, plus a backpack of "C-Grade High-Explosive Grenades" and several enormous-capacity S-Rank Energy Cells, he had more than enough power to charge his weapons and equipment.

"Repair work is exhausting too." Carrying a large pile of weapons and equipment, Mu Xiao sent out fine, spider-silk-like rays of light from both hands. Like connecting wires, they spread over the Mechanical Inner Armor. His brain domain seemed to transform into scanning-virus software. With Mechanical Ability as its core, he transmitted streams of data into the inner armor and cleared out the ionic virus inside.

His Mechanical Mastery was only at the first level of the beginner stage. He could not optimize or modify equipment and weapons, only perform simple ionic cleansing. Moreover, he could only clear the ionic virus on the surface. To cleanse the internal components, he would need to improve his knowledge of "mechanics."

Not long afterward, Mu Xiao cleared away part of the Mechanical Inner Armor's ionic virus and was able to activate its basic defenses. Furthermore, during the cleansing process, the proficiency of his Mechanical Mastery noticeably increased, deepening his understanding of Mechanical Ability.

In the early stages, every Source Ability had only nine levels. Once one reached the ninth level, one had to comprehend a cultivation method.

Among them, repair and modification both helped deepen one's understanding of mechanics.

Mu Xiao naturally understood this very well. He was not overly surprised and simply continued repairing his other essential weapons.

Thirty minutes passed before Mu Xiao finished repairing his weapons and equipment.

The faintly golden Titanium Steel Inner Armor was like a thick vest, making Mu Xiao look somewhat bulkier when he wore it. But, afraid of death as he was, he added a new set of Black Armor protective clothing over it. After all, the previous set had been torn apart by the Mutant Woman, so changing into another defensive outfit was perfectly reasonable.

Mu Xiao picked up the two High-Vibration Electromagnetic Military Sabers and placed them in leather holsters on his thighs. He put the two Laser Pistols into the gun pouches at his left and right waist, retied the leather strap of the Thunderbolt Cannon and carried it on his back. As for the C-Grade Scorching Saber from before, he still kept it in his backpack as a spare.

He also slung on a food backpack and a grenade backpack. Fully armed from head to toe, he looked ready to march into battle.

"It's about time. I hope my Little Sheep is still outside. After all, I can't repair an overly advanced maglev car for the time being..." Mu Xiao carried a mountain of equipment without seeming burdened in the slightest, moving as freely as ever while considering what transportation he should use to return.

However, with this set of equipment, his combat strength had increased tremendously. Even if he encountered a Mutant Human again, he could fight calmly.

Mu Xiao returned to the corridor outside the Lawyer Building.

His Mental Detection range had originally been ten meters. After his evolution level rose and his physique broke through, his Mind Force had improved considerably, and his Mental Power naturally increased as well. This included both detection range and sensitivity. He would no longer encounter Mutant Humans of the same level, or even three or four evolution levels higher, and be attacked and injured before he could fully sense what they were, losing the initiative as before. Mental Detection, perception, and sensing existed to seize the initiative amid dangerous places, unknown circumstances, battle, sudden incidents, and other unfavorable situations.

Mu Xiao now had a detection range of around twenty meters. That meant anything entering that range would be sensed by him immediately.

There were no signs of Zombies along the way, nor did he discover any Mutant Humans with powerful life force and extreme auras.

After going down to the third floor, Mu Xiao spread his Mental Power outward like ripples of water, probing the rooms along the corridor one by one to sense whether there was anything inside.

"Hmm?"

Mu Xiao suddenly paused when he discovered something interesting in a room ahead. He walked over and tugged at the door handle, finding that it was locked from the inside. He could have directly used Telekinesis to unlock it, but he did not. Instead, he forcefully kicked the door.

With a loud bang, he broke in through the door in a simple, brutal, direct manner.

An Rongru hid beneath the large bed. She quietly switched off her Optical Brain phone and did not dare make a sound. Judging from her hunger, she guessed that around two days had passed.

She had only come to the Lawyer Building to handle some business. She had never expected to encounter such a horrifying scene.

If her bodyguard had not tightly shut the room's door before leaving to seek help and told her to lock the security bolt, she would have long since died in the mouths of those crazed monsters that no longer looked human. She had never seen such mad, bloodthirsty scenes in her life. She feared she would never forget them.

Faced with this sudden, inexplicable upheaval, An Rongru could not help thinking of scenes from movies. She prayed that such a thing would not happen. Otherwise, the entire world would become hell, and her status and position would be useless. She hoped even more that her bodyguard would quickly find someone to rescue her, or she would starve to death.

Several times, An Rongru had wanted to turn on her phone. But whenever she heard the screams outside, the hoarse cries for help, and the mournful sobbing, chills ran down her spine. Icy fear enveloped her body and mind, and she was terrified that even the slightest sound would bring death upon her.

An Rongru drifted in and out of sleep whenever hunger overwhelmed her. When she woke again, her stomach was empty, she had not had a drop of water, and her throat was painfully dry.

Along with her fear, she worried even more about her daughter at home. Under the weight of worry and terror, she was mentally and physically exhausted, not knowing whether she could keep holding on.

The environment had remained quiet, carrying a deathly, terrifying stillness. Then, movement suddenly came from the fourth floor, stirring her anxiety while also giving her hope that someone had come to save her.

The complicated emotions of unease and hope continuously filled her heart.

Until the sounds from the fourth floor gradually faded away, she relaxed, only to be filled with disappointment once more.

About an hour later, An Rongru heard the faint sound of a door opening outside. Her disappointed emotions were once again ignited.

Then, with a bang, the door was struck with tremendous force!

An Rongru's expression changed drastically. A chill rose from her spine, as though she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her heart went completely cold. If someone had entered, her bodyguard would definitely have spoken their code phrase rather than making such a huge commotion by crashing through the door. It undoubtedly reminded her of those terrifying Mutant Monsters.

At that thought, her already pale face, drained from days of hunger, became even whiter than paper.

Yet she did not experience the horrifying scene she expected, where a monster would overturn the bed, pounce on her, and tear her apart. Instead, she heard a calm, cold voice filled with threat.

"Sorry, lady under the bed. This place is mine now. If you don't come out, I'll lure those monsters outside in here and ask them to properly drive out a guest like you." Mu Xiao's released Mental Power had already sensed a life-form response here from outside.

Based on that weak yet stable life-form response, he guessed there was a survivor. Before entering, he confirmed it again and learned that it was a woman. He had not expected this woman to survive amid the chaos. Even after two or three days, she had somehow avoided being discovered by Zombies, who had not broken in and devoured her flesh and blood.

This building in particular had at least two Mutant Humans. One was evolving in the secret room, while the other was the Mutant Woman Mu Xiao had just killed. For her to survive within the activity range of two Mutant Humans, it had to be said that this survivor was truly lucky.

An Rongru did not immediately crawl out from under the bed. Instead, she asked somewhat nervously, "Excuse me, are you human?"

"Do you think monsters would talk to you?" Mu Xiao asked in return. He could understand that an ordinary person's emotions would be somewhat abnormal after suffering such a sudden and horrifying shock.

For a woman like her to avoid a complete mental breakdown was already quite impressive.

"I'll come out now." An Rongru's soft, weak voice sounded, carrying a faint hint of urgency and joy.

Mu Xiao calmly watched a woman in a black-and-white dress crawl out from beneath the bed, without the slightest intention of reaching out to help her up.

Only after An Rongru stood before him did he carefully examine this beautiful mature woman, who looked around twenty-six or twenty-seven, yet also seemed close to thirty.

She had the gentle, elegant face of a virtuous woman and a dignified air. However, after going without food for so long, her complexion was poor, and her once-moist, smooth skin had dried out. Yet she showed no sign of aging, making it clear that she normally took great care of her skin. Her figure was also excellent—maturely alluring and voluptuous, with breasts as imposing as mountains. She possessed a graceful, noble bearing that ordinary people lacked. At a glance, one could tell she was no ordinary woman, but a wealthy madam.

What huge breasts. What wide, plump hips. Mu Xiao very immorally swept his Mental Power over An Rongru's entire body, arriving at data that made his blood surge and his heart pound as a man.

An Rongru wore a conservative yet elegant black-and-white long-sleeved dress, revealing a small section of her smooth, round, fair legs. Her white high heels were even more alluring. What made Mu Xiao marvel most was her high, full, extraordinarily round bosom, like two massive peaks thrusting upward. Especially her plump, full, firm backside, which made one want to grab it hard.

A mature beauty with enormous breasts and plump hips, ripe as a peach.

Using Mental Power like this was an extremely shameless act. Back in the Age of Evolution, the vast majority of female New Human warriors would be furious over it, perhaps even fighting to the death.

But as a normal man, Mu Xiao naturally had normal instincts.

However, this was the beginning of the era, not the future age. Mu Xiao felt even more justified in using it.

In truth, once someone became a New Human and possessed a certain degree of Mental Power, if another person conducted such blatant detection, the target could defend against the other's Mental Detection—unless the other person's Mental Power was several times greater. Moreover, openly conducting such detection was already a provocative act, and the target could completely attack in response.

After all, detection was not always for such shameless, lecherous purposes. It could also be used to uncover another person's "abilities" before launching malicious ambushes and assassinations.

"Hello, I'm An Rongru from Jian An Real Estate. May I ask how I should address you?" A faint blush appeared on An Rongru's pale face, adding a touch of alluring, delicate charm. She had no Mental Power, but the keen instincts of a woman told her exactly where Mu Xiao's attention was focused. In that brief instant just now, she had felt as though this strange man had seen every part of her inside and out, and a flush of shame and annoyance involuntarily rose to her face.