NOVEL NEXT 069. ‘Professor’
- ‘Professor’
Li Aozi taunted, his figure ghostly, making the Cannibal unable to catch him.
He changed directions mid-air, landed smoothly in a slide, dodged the Cannibal's claw strike, picked up the chain from the ground, and swung it again. The chain, tightened by gravity, sliced into the gap in the Cannibal's shoulder armor.
This was precisely where Nimotin had broken through earlier.
Slash—
The Cannibal's right arm was neatly severed, blood gushing out like a fountain. He calmly stretched out his hand, and the severed arm reattached itself, flesh rapidly regenerating, sprouting countless tendrils and mucus, rejoining with the smooth cut surface.
Li Aozi's Arcane energy was depleted; he immediately rolled to the ground, creating distance and hiding.
【Spiritual Drive】
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
Agent Yavanna arrived just in time, holding dual pistols. Her expression was incredibly focused as she pulled the triggers, bullets precisely hitting the Cannibal's severed arm.
Military-grade bullets, which would normally be deflected by armor, now showed their true power against pure flesh.
Blood splattered, flesh shattered, and the Cannibal's tone remained light:
"I see... did you plan this all along?"
Before he finished speaking, Nimotin suddenly surged up, stabbing her curved blade into the stump of his severed arm from behind.
Swoosh!
Finally... Nimotin bit her lip, pouring energy into the blade, driving it into the Cannibal's shoulder flesh. However, it couldn't penetrate any further.
This wasn't flesh—it was like reinforced concrete.
Without hesitation, she directed two opposing energy flows into the wound.
Energy burst!
Boom!
Blood sprayed as the Cannibal staggered back a few steps. Nimotin, blown away by the explosion, had her left thigh sliced by the Cannibal, her prosthetic bones torn and ripped out. She landed, a crippled mess.
"—Yavanna? Li Aozi?"
Nimotin's mind couldn't keep up, no time to think how these two appeared together. She simply shouted:
"Don't let him move! Kill him now!"
"Yes!" Agent Yavanna obeyed, but her pistols could hardly harm the Cannibal. She glanced at Li Aozi.
"Li Aozi first—what are you waiting for?"
"Don't rush."
Li Aozi opened his panel. Nimotin's energy burst had taken a quarter of the Cannibal's health.
Combining the damage dealt by him and Yavanna, they'd inflicted 50% damage on the Cannibal.
Though the Cannibal's health was rapidly recovering, as a biochemist, he couldn't fully regenerate those mimetic health points.
It was time to settle the mission.
【Emergency Event—'Cannibal'】
【Type】: Event
【Time Limit】: 25 minutes 47 seconds (counting down)—extended by 50 minutes
【Difficulty】: A
【Settlement Conditions】:
A—For every 10% damage dealt to "Cannibal," earn 20,000 experience points and extend the mission by 10 minutes; (50% damage dealt, earned 100,000 experience points and 50 minutes mission time)
B—In cooperation with Nimotin, drive off "Cannibal" within 30 minutes to earn the specialty 【Desperate Counterattack】
[Mutant Exclusive]—Facing a predator, you are a true warrior. Complete all settlement conditions to guarantee a high-level rare mutation option in the next mutation.
If he were a player, he could leave now.
100,000 experience points, plus the experience from killing White Tooth gang members, would level him to 13. After settling the side quest, he'd reach level 15.
But Li Aozi didn't want to give up the specialty and high-level rare mutation reward. More importantly, he didn't want to let the Cannibal escape.
Li Aozi invested the 100,000 experience points into 【Basic Combat】 and 【Agent Gunfighting】, needing these skills to stabilize and enhance his movements.
【Basic Combat】—lv.MAX
【Agent Gunfighting】—lv.MAX
His actions, honed through countless trials, were etched into his muscles and nerves. Li Aozi rolled his neck, with 60,000 experience points left, and leveled up once more.
This minimized the gap as much as possible.
He glanced at the side quest "Clear Love and Hate" progress:
【Settlement Conditions】:
1: Rescue at least six kidnapped medical personnel. (Completed)
2: Escort hostages to safety, ensuring they remain unharmed for at least 30 minutes, with no deaths during the escape. (17 minutes remaining)
3: Exact revenge—kill as many White Tooth gang members as possible, earning 20% bonus experience per kill. (All White Tooth gang members exterminated, completed)
4: Complete the first condition within 24 hours for a bonus reward. (Completed)
5: Kill 5 White Tooth gang members using a vehicle (Completed)
6: Infiltrate the White Tooth camp without being detected (Completed)
【Mission Rewards】:
Completing mandatory conditions awards basic reward: 5 free attribute points.
Completing each challenge awards main attribute +1 and 600 experience points.
"Except for option 2, all mandatory and other tasks are completed—5 free attribute points acquired, all added to 【Charisma】!"
【Based on your specialty, you gain the following benefits: Charisma +10】
【You completed a challenge, awarding: main attribute +1 and 600 experience points.】
【Based on your specialty, you gain the following benefits: Charisma +2 and 600 experience points】
【You completed a challenge, awarding: main attribute +1 and 600 experience points.】
【Based on your specialty, you gain the following benefits: Charisma +2 and 600 experience points】
【You completed a challenge, awarding: main attribute +1 and 600 experience points.】
【Based on your specialty, you gain the following benefits: Charisma +2 and 600 experience points】
Apart from the vehicle kill reward, all other challenge rewards were now accounted for.
Due to the sequential settlement mechanism, with the previous 5 free attribute points, Li Aozi's specialty 【Perpetual Love Hunt】 triggered eight times, gaining a total of 16 points!
Thus, his 【Charisma】 surged from 23 to 39 points, plus 3 points from jewelry, totaling 42 points.
Perpetual effect activated again—if the main attribute is 【Charisma】, main attribute gain +30%.
Actual 【Charisma】 attribute gain: 54.6 points.
Li Aozi took a deep breath, and in the next moment, his eyes were covered in red and black.
Sigh...
Surrounding yellow sand and frost snow whirled around him, forming a tornado-like barrier.
The attribute surge made his 【Gravity】 Arcane abilities nearly lose control, but he quickly regained mastery.
His face remained handsome, with sculpted features. His red-black eyes exuded a mysterious aura, his brows emanating an irresistible charm, even making the Cannibal find it hard to dislike him.
No, not just that.
As he stretched, even without using Arcane abilities, gravity felt gentle and light.
The outer territory's air no longer stung with cold, exchanging warmth with his lungs effortlessly.
Snowflakes on his skin felt like a soft quilt.
Even the surrounding sand and stones seemed unwilling to harm him, reluctantly avoiding him.
The entire world seemed to shower him with affection.
Drip...
Blood seeped from his eye sockets.
【Notice: Your main attribute 'Charisma' has transcended】
【You have acquired the specialty—Transcendent Physique】
"Agent Yavanna, you can leave now."
With gravitational force, he flung the distracting Yavanna away.
Li Aozi gripped the chain, blood flowing from his red-black eyes. He grinned arrogantly and wildly:
"This fight is beyond mortals!"
Boom—
Gravity reversed, and his body exploded with speed, the chain stretching into a spear, piercing the Cannibal's body.
"Ugh..."
Li Aozi landed, pinning the Cannibal underfoot. The Cannibal tilted his head slightly, seemingly unfazed.
"You seem to have made progress again."
However, Li Aozi's next words made the Cannibal's four eyes widen:
"Kneel before me—Professor Abyss!"
Li Aozi leaped, arms spread, an invisible gravity field enveloping the space below.
Gravitational Crush—forty times!
