X-Factor

Chapter 37 [X-Factor]

Boom!

The energy missile exploded out of thin air!

The mist throughout the Weird World churned violently.

A chorus of wolfish, tiger-like roars instantly rang out.

Nearly every Weird was drawn by the sudden flashbang. They abruptly looked up and charged straight toward its source.

Among them,

was naturally another High-Level Weird!

The Weird Troll!

He jolted awake from his slumber. A hollow growl of hunger echoed from his stomach, while an eerie gleam shone from his empty, pitch-black eye sockets.

He took heavy, powerful strides, crushing the ground beneath his feet!

A moment later,

he passed through the Fog of War and arrived before the ruined building!

"Powerful Aberration!"

"Oh my God!"

"Two Powerful Aberrations!"

"Big brother..."

"I'm scared."

Sugar hugged Chen Ji's leg. With her limited intelligence, she simply could not understand Chen Ji's intentions.

Chen Ji stroked Sugar's hair and hurriedly reassured her.

"Don't worry."

"We'll just sit back and reap the rewards."

A faint smile curled across Chen Ji's lips.

He had discovered long ago that different races of Weirds had no cooperative relationship whatsoever!

The Weird World

followed the primitive laws of the jungle.

The weak were prey to the strong. Survival of the Fittest. The superior survived while the inferior were eliminated!

When the Weird Troll and the Weird Rat King crossed paths, a battle was inevitable!

"Squeak!"

"You vicious giant!"

"You once devoured countless of my descendants!"

"Prepare to die!"

The Weird Rat King possessed little intelligence. The moment it saw the Weird Troll, its fat, powerful body immediately began to tremble.

It directly ignored Chen Ji and Sugar.

Then, the Weird Troll and the Weird Rat King charged at each other, swinging their fists and clubs down with brutal force!

The mountain-like Weird Troll possessed two Blue and two Green talent entries!

[Weird Troll]

[Level]: High-Level Weird

[Entries]: Nine Bulls and Two Tigers (Blue), Tough Hide (Green), Bottomless Appetite (Green), Nine Lives (Blue).

[Nine Lives] (Blue): Even if he is smashed into pieces, he can revive at full health. Current revivals: 1/9.

Seeing the [Nine Lives] entry, Chen Ji thought to himself.

Could it be...

that one of the Weird Troll's lives had been taken by the Weird Rat King?

It seemed the two had long held a grudge against each other!

That was why enemies meeting face-to-face were especially eager to tear each other apart!

"Sit back and reap the rewards?"

"Big brother..."

"So you're not a mage, but a fisherman?"

Sugar's beautiful eyes flickered.

"Uh."

"When two tigers fight, one is bound to be injured. We'll just hide here and finish off the survivor!"

Chen Ji's expression turned complicated.

How was he supposed to explain this to Sugar?

"Two tigers fighting?"

"But..."

"Sugar doesn't see any tigers!"

Sugar looked utterly innocent.

She had thoroughly exposed her preschool-level education.

[Childlike Heart] (White): Her mental age is only three years old.

"Why am I discussing idioms with a kid who's one and a half years old...?"

Chen Ji did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Then, resentment filled the Weird Rat King's face as the pustules covering its body burst one after another!

The overwhelming Disease Mist completely engulfed the Weird Troll's figure.

The Disease Mist possessed intense corrosive properties. The instant it touched the Weird Troll's skin, it left behind countless pitted corrosion marks!

"Roar—"

The Weird Troll cried out in pain.

He suddenly reached out with his massive hand and tightly grabbed the Weird Rat King!

Without the interference of the Weird Plague Rats, in close-quarters combat between two High-Level Weirds, the Weird Troll was clearly stronger!

Facing the threat of the Disease Mist, Chen Ji hurriedly plucked a blade of grass, placed it over his tongue, and lightly held it in his mouth.

The next second!

He suddenly raised the Mystic Arts Rifle and aimed at the Weird Rat King's head!

Bang!

As Chen Ji pulled the trigger, an energy missile shot from the barrel like a bolt of lightning!

It carved a straight, brilliant trail through the air.

In an instant!

It pierced through the Weird Rat King's ear and passed straight through its skull!

The Weird Rat King's head exploded!

Murky fluids sprayed everywhere!

Even in death, it never knew who had killed it!

[Weird Rat King killed]

[Luck Value +100]

"Awesome!"

Chen Ji cheered inwardly.

100 Luck Value!

High-Level Weirds really were valuable!

Now...

he could upgrade the Blue Entry [Superpower]!

However,

the Weird Troll's eyes were sharp, and he spotted Chen Ji at once!

"Damn!"

Chen Ji's heart skipped a beat.

A chill ran up his back.

Goosebumps covered his entire body.

Then, the Weird Troll dropped the rat corpse, grabbed a wrecked car, and hurled it at Chen Ji!

Dust surged into the air!

Rubble flew everywhere!

A flash of surprise suddenly appeared in the Weird Troll's hollow, lifeless eye sockets.

Why was there no sign of that humanoid Weird's corpse?

After thinking for a moment,

the Weird Troll shook his head and stuffed the Weird Rat King's corpse directly into his mouth.

A burst of dazzling light emerged!

The Weird Troll's body transformed once again. Ghostly flames lit up in his eye sockets, and his body grew another size larger!

This Powerful Aberration had evolved!

"Whew!"

"I almost died!"

"Good thing the Sling Ring still works."

Chen Ji panted heavily.

Standing within the Safe Zone, he finally felt somewhat reassured.

This Weird Troll had to be the final boss of the current dungeon!

[Nine Lives]!

Didn't that mean Chen Ji still had to kill him eight more times?

"Forget it!"

"I should upgrade the Blue Entry first!"

Chen Ji exhaled softly, barely calming his turbulent emotions.

[Use Luck Value on [Superpower] (Blue)?]

"Confirm!"

Expectation filled Chen Ji's eyes.

He had been waiting for this moment for far too long!

Whoosh!

A blazing flash of light vanished in an instant.

[[Superpower] (Blue) has evolved into [X-Factor] (Purple)]

[X-Factor] (Purple): You possess Alpha-Level mutant abilities and belong to the tiny fraction standing at the top of the pyramid.

"Alpha-Level?!"

"Damn!"

"But what exactly..."

"is my mutant ability?"

Chen Ji was overjoyed, but then suddenly frowned.

To this day, he had not discovered any trace of his mutant ability.

It left him feeling irritated.

However...

since the system said his mutant ability had reached Alpha-Level,

then he was certain to become a top-tier Mutant!

There was nothing to worry about.

As far as he knew,

Mutants were divided into five levels.

Epsilon-Level, Delta-Level, Beta-Level, and Alpha-Level.

And the legendary God-Level Mutant, hailed as humanity's ultimate threat!

Omega-Level!

A Purple Entry had already brought Chen Ji to Alpha-Level.

Then a Red Entry would surely allow him to evolve into Omega-Level!

Upgrading a Blue Entry to a Purple Entry

required 1,000 Luck Value.

Upgrading a Purple Entry to a Red Entry

required 10,000 Luck Value.

Each level increased tenfold!

However, the Divine Entry on Bartender Jack left Chen Ji completely in the dark.

There was absolutely nothing to reference!

[Name]: Chen Ji

[Identity]: Guardian Mage

[Talents]: Academic Prodigy (Blue), Grandmaster (Blue), Self-Taught (Blue), Fortune After Misfortune (Blue), Crowd Favorite (Blue), X-Factor (Purple), Half a Move Ahead of Heaven (Black), Covetous Burden (Black).

[Luck Value]: 75.9

Chen Ji's Entry Panel.

It was simply cool beyond belief!

The only flaw was that the entries could not directly translate into strength...

That left him feeling frustrated.

Then, at the boundary between heaven and earth, a faint glimmer of light appeared.

A trace of delight surfaced on Chen Ji's face.

This time, he did not forget to properly say goodbye to Sugar.

"Sugar."

"I'm leaving!"

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