Make a Friend

Lin Shen ignored Wei Wufu. As he walked over, he continued, "Aren't you curious why we came here?"

"Why you came here is none of my business." Tian Xin clearly did not fall for that. His gun was still aimed at Wei Wufu, and he was about to fire.

In his eyes, even a crippled Alloy Grade was more threatening than a Steel Grade like Lin Shen.

"Do you know there's a type of creature even more advanced than Mutated Creatures? Kill him, and you'll never find out where that creature is." Lin Shen quickened his speech. Whether Wei Wufu lived or died would depend on his own luck.

"What did you say?" Tian Xin actually paused, though his gun was still aimed at Wei Wufu as his gaze turned toward Lin Shen.

"Looks like you know what I'm talking about, don't you?" Lin Shen said as he walked. He appeared to be heading toward Wei Wufu, but in truth, Wei Wufu's position was Within Seven Steps of Tian Xin.

Tian Xin indeed did not stop him. "I don't know. I just hope what you know can buy back your life."

"Above Mutated Creatures, there is an even more advanced type of creature. You should know that much, right?" Lin Shen said.

"That's only a legend. Don't tell me this planet has something from that legend." Tian Xin claimed not to believe it, yet he showed no intention of firing.

"If you don't believe me, then shoot." Lin Shen had already reached Wei Wufu's side, and inwardly, he finally let out a long breath.

"Whether I believe you is my business. Explain yourself first," Tian Xin said.

"I can't explain it clearly." Lin Shen shook his head.

"Why can't you explain it clearly?" Tian Xin asked doubtfully.

"Because I can't keep making it up." Lin Shen smiled.

"You're fucking courting death!" Tian Xin felt utterly humiliated by Lin Shen. He no longer bothered shooting Wei Wufu and instead swung the muzzle toward Lin Shen as he pulled the trigger.

This was exactly the effect Lin Shen wanted. The instant Tian Xin's finger pulled the trigger, Lin Shen's speed suddenly surged to an unimaginable level.

The Angel Revolver had a firing speed of 44, a speed even faster than Crystal Gene Level. Yet Lin Shen was now faster than 44, like a phantom.

Before Tian Xin's finger could fully pull the trigger, Lin Shen had already arrived before him. Under Tian Xin's bewildered, astonished, incredulous, terrified gaze, Lin Shen's finger jabbed viciously into his body.

Tian Xin's body instantly froze in place. The trigger, already halfway pulled, could no longer be squeezed any farther.

"Impossible... How could Steel Grade trash possess such speed... let alone trash from a barbaric, uncivilized race like humans..." Tian Xin felt as though his worldview and understanding had been overturned.

Steel Grade could not possibly possess such speed. That was an ironclad law. Even races that had developed in the cosmos for countless billions of years could not break the barrier between ranks, much less humans who had entered the Cosmic Hour only recently.

What Tian Xin found even harder to understand was that, though he was injured, the toughness of his body remained. What method had a Steel Grade used to make him unable to move with a single strike, to the point where even speaking had become difficult?

Tian Xin stared at Lin Shen, his eyes filled with incomprehension and confusion.

Wei Wufu's expression was also somewhat complicated. This person... is getting more and more outrageous...

Lin Shen did not care what either of them thought. He reached out and slowly removed the Pet Capsule Handgun from Tian Xin's hand.

To Lin Shen, a Celestial without shell protection was far easier to deal with than a Gene Mutation Creature.

Tian Xin's flesh was extremely tough. Even Alloy Grade weapons probably could not harm him in the slightest. But he was soft. Pressure-Point Strike was soft rather than hard; the harder something was, the more difficult it was to strike, while soft things were easy.

No matter how tough it was, even if it was impervious to blades and spears, as long as it was soft, it could be immobilized with a casual strike.

Sometimes, Lin Shen felt that Pressure-Point Strike was exactly like human nature. If your character was hard enough, it was difficult for others to get a grip on you. If your character was too weak, then no matter how capable you were, you could still easily be controlled. Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was human nature.

"Old Wei, do you know how to use this?" Lin Shen studied the Pet Capsule Handgun's structure. It resembled a revolver, but was also somewhat different.

Its white jade gun body resembled Tian Xin's shell somewhat, engraved with mysterious runes. Its shape was exaggerated—perhaps flashy was the better word—with a beauty that fused retro style and technology.

The firing pin was shaped like a little angel wing, making it look particularly unique.

Lin Shen knew how to fire a gun, but he did not know how to open its cylinder. It opened differently from the guns he had seen, and he wanted to see what Pet Capsules were inside.

"I do." Wei Wufu nodded.

Lin Shen handed him the gun. After Wei Wufu took it, he pressed a certain spot on its body, then gave it a flick. The cylinder swung out at an angle.

Wei Wufu took one look before handing the gun back to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen accepted it, took a look, and could not help cursing, "What a poor bastard. Still putting on airs—no shame at all."

The cylinder had seven chambers, each capable of holding a Pet Capsule. Yet six chambers were empty. Only one contained a Pet Capsule, and it was clearly an Alloy Grade Pet Capsule.

"No wonder that guy never fired. Turns out he only had one shot, and it might not even have killed Wei Wufu." Lin Shen pushed the cylinder back in.

"Stock. Key." Wei Wufu added.

Lin Shen understood what Wei Wufu meant. Imitating Wei Wufu, he pressed that spot on the gun body as well. Something like a magazine slid out from beneath the stock, but instead of bullets, it contained a key.

"This thing is designed pretty cleverly." After fiddling with it for a while, Lin Shen had completely figured out how to use it, and his heart was full of delight.

For others, this was a powerful tool for using pets. The crucial factor was still how strong the pet inside was; the gun was merely an accelerator launcher.

But for Lin Shen, with this thing, he could possess speed even faster than Crystal Gene Level.

Lin Shen simply had not yet figured out where the energy that accelerated a pet's transformation and movement speed came from, or whether it could be used indefinitely.

Lin Shen asked Wei Wufu, but Wei Wufu said he did not know either. Humans could not make this thing. It was an extraterrestrial technological product, and only a small number of humans possessed one. Most had bought them from aliens or obtained them through barter.

Wei Wufu had encountered several Pet Capsule Handguns before, but he only knew how to use them and did not understand their construction either.

"Your name is Tian Xin, right? I'll give you an opportunity now. Whether you can seize it depends on you." Lin Shen reached out and struck Tian Xin once more.

Tian Xin immediately regained the ability to speak. After his expression shifted several times, he suddenly piled on a smile. "Friend, you were right just now. I think we can cooperate for mutual benefit. Let's be friends."

"Next, are you going to say that you know there might be something above Mutated Creatures on this planet?" Lin Shen curled his lip.

Tian Xin said solemnly, "There really might be, though I can't be certain. I only know that a Realm King died on this planet. If we can find his relics, we can rise to the heavens in a single step. I came here after nine deaths and a thousand hardships precisely to find that Realm King's relics."

"A Realm King?" Lin Shen looked at Tian Xin doubtfully.

"Draw the heavens as a boundary, point to the earth and become king; command countless stars and hold the power of life and death over hundreds of millions of races—such is a Realm King. Only the strongest and most invincible kings in the cosmos are qualified to be granted the title of Realm King," Tian Xin said slowly.

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