r18novel Chapter 366 Body Tempering! This time, he actually obtained the mutation of the Sun God King?
Chapter 366 Body Tempering! This time, he actually obtained the mutation of the Sun God King?
Chapter 366 Body Tempering! This time, he actually obtained the mutation of the Sun God King? (Part 1)
The large palm leaves act as sun umbrellas, providing Xiafa with some comfort and coolness in the tropical rainforest of the island.
He lay comfortably in the hammock, his hands behind his head, breathing slowly and evenly, making final adjustments before his workout.
However, the island rainforest was a bit noisy, with the croaking of frogs and birds from deep within the rainforest, the occasional roars of elephants and tigers, and the chattering of two girls, one big and one small, in front of us.
"Xia Fa, Xia Fa, you really became a god? Wow, it feels so unreal. Just over a month ago, you were a skinny mortal."
"Master, I've heard that gods are incredibly powerful, possessing all sorts of unpredictable and miraculous abilities. Could you demonstrate them to us?"
Unable to resist the two women's pleas any longer, Xia Fa smiled helplessly and sat up from the hammock.
"First of all, Benedict, I've always been amazing, okay? A month ago, when I was just a mortal, I was able to kill a snow demon that was twice out of control and at the elephant level with a single strike. Secondly, Meowkor, did you finish the sardines I gave you last time?"
Beneath exclaimed in surprise, "When did this happen? Wow, no wonder you became a god!"
Miao Kelu scratched the back of her head and gave a cute smile: "Master, how did you know I still had half a piece left? Do you want to eat it? If you do, I'll give it to you, hehe."
Xia Fa really didn't know how to talk to both of them at the same time, so he looked at Miao Kelu first and said with a smile, "Why should I eat? But you can take it out first."
Accompanied by an incredibly sweet and rich aroma of fish, Meowkuru pulled out half a greedy sardine from her bag.
Glug—!
The sound of swallowing saliva immediately rang out, but it didn't come from Nyakoru, but from Benes.
Beneath's beautiful, golden-red eyes widened, as if her attention was completely drawn to the greedy sardines, and she couldn't look away for even a moment.
Seeing that the doll girl had finally quieted down, Xia Fa breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to do something when he saw Miao Kelu holding up the small half of the greedy sardine in both hands, raising it in front of Beneath with a silly smile.
"Sister Benedict, do you want some too? If you do, you can have some."
Unexpectedly, Benedict immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum: "No, this is—slurp—this is what you kept, how can I—slurp—how can I eat it?"
Seeing her drooling so much, Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Don't worry, you two will both get some food. Just watch."
He had already guessed that Meowkor would secretly keep half of the greedy sardine, unwilling to eat it, while Beneath would not.
Because Meowklu was used to a hard life in the Giant Egg World, while Benedictine ate dried fish whenever she wanted in the Machinist Castle.
Snapped!
A crisp snap of fingers echoed through the island rainforest.
The greedy sardine in Meowkor's hand suddenly burst into golden light, and then, it actually grew from the size of a finger to the size of a whole dinner plate!
Not only that, the greedy sardines also have strands of golden lines on their bodies, interwoven into luxurious cloud patterns, making them even more high-class than before.
"Wow--!"
"Master, you're amazing!!!"
The doll girl and the catgirl's eyes lit up immediately, and they looked at Xiafa with utmost admiration, as if they had witnessed a miracle.
Xia Fa smiled calmly, as if he had only done a small favor: "Eat up, this will keep you eating for days. Oh, by the way, Meow Keluo, you have to control yourself and not eat too much."
This is the application of the "critical strike" authority. Not only can the precious, greedy sardines be critically struck so hard, but their status can also be elevated, and even their species can be changed.
Xia Fa didn't know exactly what kind of supernatural creature this greedy sardine had "caught off guard" and transformed into, but he was certain that it was already infinitely close to becoming a god.
However, with just this one "critical hit," about one-tenth of the divine power within him was lost.
Fortunately, with the physical body of the Wall of Flesh and Blood present, it doesn't cause any problems.
Chestnut then walked over with a smile and said, "Xia Fa, just that one move you just showed could probably get you a statue erected next to Lord Silver Universe in our Silver White Church."
Xia Fa chuckled and said, "Stop teasing me. By the way, how have you been lately?"
He was naturally asking whether the chestnut had any problems adapting after emerging from the light cocoon.
Chestnut pondered for a moment and said, "Hmm—there's nothing particularly big of a problem, it's just—"
Xia Fa asked in confusion, "What is it?"
Chestnut said softly, "I'm not quite sure right now. I'll tell you when I'm sure."
Xia Fa could only smile and say, "Alright, remember to tell me if you have any questions, understand?"
Chestnut nodded obediently: "Mmm! Of course, after all, you're my boyfriend~"
Looking at her pretty and lovely appearance, Xia Fa's heart stirred. He reached out and ruffled her long, black hair, deliberately messing it up. Ban Li wasn't annoyed. She just stood quietly in front of him, looking at him with her big eyes.
Xia Fa withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "Alright, I have to go now. You guys have fun."
Xiafa knew that since Chestnut had only been the Archbishop of the Rum City Diocese of the Silver Church, not to mention Benes and Meowkor, their knowledge of mysticism was limited to what they had learned from the Skill Castle or the Catgirl Clan.
Therefore, they showed no surprise whatsoever at the fact that he could stay in the real world without causing any out-of-control pollution—because they had no idea about this related occult concept.
Chestnut's fluffy round ears twitched and glowed with a faint white light. Her hair immediately became smooth. Without a doubt, this was the power of "reversal." Over the past few days, she had become increasingly adept at using it.
Chestnut tilted her head and smiled gently: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Xia Fa hadn't actually gone very far; he had just arrived at the north side of the island.
Unlike the beach on the south side, the north side is a cliff with a steep slope of nearly 90 degrees, where countless gray-black reefs stand.
The waves surged in, crashing against the rocks or being diverted by them, splashing fresh spray everywhere.
He came here because the cliff was quite wide and the ground was all limestone, making it easier to run around.
Based on his previous experience with push-ups and pull-ups, Xia Fa understood that his body, which was trained to a level comparable to the difficulty of a godhood ritual, would definitely be different from ordinary running in the last kilometer.
If your legs feel incredibly heavy, like they're filled with lead, as soon as you start running, you'll sink into the sand and be unable to move an inch.
-
That's why he chose to come to this wide cliff and stand on the rocky ground.
"call-
—
Xia Fa let out a long breath and casually waved his hand.
A “red and silver star shell” the size of a villa was constructed, which is in stark contrast to the previous red and silver star shells that were only the size of a house. The interior is incredibly spacious.
Immediately afterwards, the star bubble opened with a "buzz," appearing to be only slightly smaller than the red silver star shell. In fact, this was because he intentionally controlled it; otherwise, if it were fully opened, it would be large enough to contain the entire island!
You should know that the large island in your little world is comparable in size to the City of Ten Thousand Stars or the City of Augustus, and can easily accommodate hundreds of millions of people.
This is the benefit of becoming a god; the abilities of the five overlord-level secret contracts he signed have all been greatly enhanced!
In particular, the original secret technique of "miracle fantasy", "coincidence paper", has a total of twenty-one lines!
Of course, he hasn't had time to study the specifics of how to use it yet, and he plans to try it out in conjunction with "Conditional Perpetuality" later.
As for the "Conditions Eternal" Overlord-level contract itself, after experiencing the battle with the Bronze Cleaner in its prime in the Critical Strike Labyrinth, I have already reached 92% comprehension progress, just a little bit more.
However, now that he has become a god, if he wants to greatly improve his understanding of the secrets through battle, he will probably have to fight against the Outer Gods.
But now, fighting an Outer God, unless it's someone who has just become an Outer God, is tantamount to courting death.
Therefore, choosing to train your body and improve your strength is the wisest choice right now.
Thinking this, Xia Fa casually took out a piece of flesh from the Wall of Flesh and Blood and ate it.
This wall of flesh and blood truly lives up to its name as a physical entity. Not only was it once capable of transforming into an immense and extremely pure extraordinary power, but now, as divine power, it is also immense and pure.
However, once one reaches the level of a god, the flesh of the Wall of Flesh is consumed much faster, almost ten times faster.
Seeing that the divine power within his body had been fully restored, and that some flesh from the flesh wall in his stomach and second heart was still available for future use, Xia Fa's gaze was firm. He raised his hand and waved it horizontally, "imagining" a steel bar.
He started by doing push-ups, quickly reaching a hundred. His muscles bulged and sweat poured down his face, indicating that he had finished warming up.
"Wait a minute—last time I did a hundred pull-ups and I was almost completely exhausted. If it's the same this time, I won't be able to run the 1000 meters, will I?"
Xia Fa suddenly thought of this and became a little worried, but immediately realized that he was overthinking it.
The last time I did a pull-up, I was just a human being; now, I've become a god, my life level has been elevated!
What are we afraid of? Charge!
Xia Fa leaped up, grabbed the horizontal bar, and began to pull himself up by engaging his back muscles.
"one two three----"
"Fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three—"
"Ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three————"
Sure enough, these pull-ups were extremely easy, just like push-ups, requiring no effort at all.
Xia Fa speculated that, in addition to becoming a god, it might also be because he had thoroughly trained the muscles in his shoulders and back.
"finally----"
After getting off the horizontal bar, Xia Fa casually waved his hand, and the horizontal bar immediately disappeared.
Immediately, he took a deep breath, lowered his body slightly, and assumed a racing stance with his left foot forward and his right foot back.
boom!
With a sudden push of his right foot, he shot out like a cannonball.
"I'll see how many meters I can run in one go—"
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Xia Fa suddenly realized that what lay before him had turned into a gray mist!
This is----
The gray fog of history!!!
In that instant, all the experiences he had had during his last physical training that led to time travel immediately connected in his mind, like suddenly clear clues that made Xia Fake understand many things.
"So, that hundred-meter-long monster zone from landing on the Worm Islands to entering Worm City...that's what it means?"
"Get away from me, all of you! Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll turn into a fireball and explode!"
A furious roar, like that of a vengeful ghost, rang out from not far ahead.
In a daze, Xia Fa looked up and saw an extremely astonishing sight.
After running into the gray fog of time, it was as if I had passed through a layer of fog and arrived in another world.
It seems that we are currently in Worm City, which is the predecessor of the City of Ten Thousand Stars.
However, the Worm City of today is completely different from the Worm City of the past.
When I last traveled through time to the era of mutants, the walls of Worm City were only about twenty meters high, and mutant soldiers were always stationed on the walls to prevent the Mantis Blade Men from leaping over and launching a surprise attack.
As for the Worm City at that time, apart from the largest governor's mansion, there were only scattered earthen houses with black bricks as tiles and yellow mud as walls.
In short, it seems to be less developed than even the Middle Ages, as if it had only just emerged from the agricultural era.
But the Worm City he knew now was bustling and prosperous, an overwhelming sense of prosperity.
The city walls are a kilometer high, and the streets are clean, tidy, wide and grand, paved with bluestone slabs. On both sides are all kinds of shops—tailor shops, laundry shops, blacksmith shops, flower shops, restaurants, taverns, and so on.
The streets were full of pedestrians, all dressed in linen shirts or skirts, some even in tailcoats or silk gowns, and most of them were quite elegant.
In addition, one can see all sorts of buildings, hundreds or even thousands of meters tall, with names such as "Elemental Mutation Training Building", "Animal Mutation Training Building", and "Mutant Trading Building".
It can be said that the current Worm City is more than a hundred times more prosperous than the Worm City of yesteryear.
In addition, among the skyscrapers, Xia Fa also saw a steel statue that was a full kilometer tall, which gave him a very familiar feeling.
With just a moment's thought, he remembered—it was indeed the identity he had assumed during his time travel, Loretta. Beneath Loretta's statue was a horizontal steel inscription that read: "This statue is dedicated to the hero who truly ushered in the era of mutants, the one who delivered the first batch of tens of thousands of mutant crystals to our Worm City—Loretta!"
this----
Xia Fa was somewhat stunned. From this perspective, he had at least traveled to a time hundreds or thousands of years after the era of Loret.
It could even take thousands or tens of thousands of years!
After all, according to the Paradox Joker, the era of mutants lasted for billions of years before the appearance of magicians.
As for magicians, they seem to have existed for less than a hundred million years before being replaced by superhumans.
Of course, the history of the superhumans is the shortest, only a little over 30,000 years, and it may soon be ended by the Golden Cleaners.
Without much thought, Xia Fa then focused his gaze on a rather strange shop not far ahead on the street.
The shop's sign read "Mutant Crystal Source and Mutant Meatball Specialty Store," and the entire shop was made of a special metal with extremely high density, making it look just like a bank vault.
The shop didn't even have a front door; it only had a small rectangular window, which seemed to be the only way for customers to conduct transactions with the shop owner, ensuring absolute safety.
However, Xia Fa could understand. As a source of mutation, the mutated crystal source was something that could give humans "mutations". It could be said that in any era of mutants, it would be the rarest and most expensive treasure.
In this situation, stores selling mutated crystal sources can never take the best possible security measures.
Unfortunately, even with this level of security measures, they still encountered a ruthless individual.
At this very moment, outside the store specializing in mutated crystal sources and mutated flesh balls, stood a bald man who looked like a madman.
The man had a horrific scar on his face, running from his left eyebrow down to his right jaw. This not only ruined his left eye, nose, and mouth, but also made him look particularly ferocious and terrifying.
The man was wearing a brown leather jacket, which was covered in mud and dust, indicating that he had just returned to Worm City from elsewhere.
But at this moment, he tightly gripped the neck of a portly businessman in a tuxedo with his right hand, his expression fierce, as if he were about to fight to the death, the scar on his face gleaming with a burning light, exuding an extremely dangerous aura.
It's like a bomb that could explode at any moment!
The mutated crystal source and the mutated meatball specialty store had long been melted open, leaving a large hole. Xia Fa also noticed that there were traces of being burned by high temperature on the merchant's tuxedo.
Clearly, it was that bald man who attacked the store specializing in mutated crystals and mutated meatballs, dragging out the store owner, the fat businessman in the tuxedo.
The only problem is that the mutated crystal source knows what it is, but what exactly is this mutated fleshy ball?
Realizing that his thoughts had wandered off course, Xia Fa immediately pulled himself back and began to ponder.
On the street, pedestrians stood far away, almost hundreds of meters away from the man, and some even ran even further away.
But there are always those who aren't afraid of death, watching the spectacle from a hundred or two meters away.
Xia Fa noticed that the mutated people they had seen after escorting the team into Worm City were different. Back then, all the mutated people looked exactly like normal humans, but this time, many of the mutated people on the streets had rather unique appearances—
Some mutants, though they look human, are covered in golden, spotted fur, and their hands have turned into leopard-like claws.
Some mutants have grown a pair of wings on their backs, looking as holy as angels, although they are picking their noses, which is a rather unseemly sight.
Some mutants even had heads that looked like eagles, their sharp eyes fixed on the bald thug who was holding the shop owner hostage outside the mutant crystal and mutant meatball specialty store.
Xia Fa was increasingly surprised as he looked. He knew that when he entered the Worm City last time, all he saw were mutants who looked like humans. If they didn't reveal their mutant abilities, no one could tell the difference between them and humans.
But now, hundreds or tens of thousands of years later, so many mutants with animal characteristics have appeared.
"etc----"
Xia Fa suddenly realized something.
Combining the clues of "animal mutation training building" and "mutated flesh ball", he immediately deduced an obvious conclusion.
"Besides the mutated crystal source, after hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, the mutated people found the mutated flesh ball, thus giving rise to animal-type mutated humans?"
For some reason, after realizing this, Xia Fa's heart suddenly burned with an uncontrollable passion.
An extremely bold idea popped into his mind.
"If I eat the mutated flesh ball, will I be able to gain new mutations?"
After consuming the top-tier mutated crystal source, the three major mutations he obtained—"Chaotic Destruction Lightning," "Pure White Chasing Light Holy Sun," and "Metal Accumulation Storm"—greatly enhanced his strength.
Especially after becoming a god, this kind of improvement is almost equivalent to three overlord-level secret contracts!
Now, if we could obtain a mutated flesh ball and swallow it, even if we could only obtain one type of mutation, wouldn't that be equivalent to signing another overlord-level secret contract?
Xia Fa became more and more excited as he thought about it. The only problem was where to get a mutated flesh ball.
Moreover, the higher the quality of the mutated flesh ball, the better.
Unfortunately, the only place that seemed to have a chance to get mutated fleshballs—the mutated crystal source and the mutated fleshball specialty store—was being held hostage by a thug.
This thug seems to be a fire element type mutant. If he acts impulsively and explodes on the spot, the mutant crystal source and mutant flesh ball in the store might be completely destroyed.
"I wonder how powerful the person I became this time traveled to is, and what kind of mutations they have—"
Since he was only a little over a hundred meters away from the bald thug, Xia Fa guessed that the mutant he had become through time travel must be quite strong, otherwise he would never dare to stand so close.
Just then, someone quietly patted him on the shoulder.
"Benil, how about I go and lure the enemy in from the front, and then you rush in to protect the store?"
It was a rather mature voice. Xia Fa turned his head and was slightly taken aback.
The person who patted him on the shoulder was a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, but his eyes were the color of holy light, and it was clear at a glance that he was no ordinary person.
Perhaps because of the conversation with the middle-aged man, a slight throbbing pain shot through his head, followed by a flood of fragmented memories.
"My name is indeed Beniel, and as for my strength—I am an insect-level elephant mutant."
"Wait, how come mutants are classified in the same hierarchy as us superhumans?"
"Oh no, it's only possible that we superhumans and mutants have the same ranking system. After all, mutants have existed for billions of years—the ranking system might have been created by them."
"I am a member of the Animal Mutant Human Association. When I have nothing to do, I go deep into various islands or jungles with my mutant team to hunt monsters and earn money."
"As for this man in the suit, he's the captain of my mutant squad, named Lekotko, an Eagle-level Holy Light mutant—"
The Holy Light mutant is naturally not afraid of explosions, as long as its body elementalizes into holy light.
No wonder, Lecter said he went to lure the enemy head-on; he really wasn't afraid of that bald thug.
Just then, Lekot leaned over again and whispered, "I just received an SSS-level mission from our Animal Mutant Human Association: protect the mutant crystals and mutant fleshballs in the specialty store at all costs."
"As for the shop owner and this bald thug, we don't need to worry about them."
"Of course, the premise is that this bald thug at the Eagle level cannot actually self-destruct."
Upon hearing this, Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat: "SSS-level mission? What's the reward?"
Leiket rolled her eyes at him: "Benil, you really haven't changed. When doing a mission, the first thing you look at is the reward. As for what the reward is, six million gold coins, a top-tier mutated crystal source, a top-tier mutated flesh ball, you can choose any one of these three."
Wait a minute, doesn't this mean that a top-tier mutated crystal source or a top-tier mutated flesh ball is directly worth six million gold coins?
Having gained some fragmented memories, Xia Fan was able to vaguely determine that the purchasing power of six million gold coins in the mutant era was roughly equivalent to ten million gold pounds now.
From this perspective, the rarity of top-tier mutated crystal sources or top-tier mutated fleshballs in the era of mutants was in no way inferior to that of the overlord-level secret contracts of this era.
"Okay, I'll take the task!"
Xia Fa readily agreed. Since he was a time traveler, he wouldn't die even if he failed, so he might as well give it a try.
At the same time, he glanced subtly at the back of his right hand.
Sure enough, on the back of my right hand, there was the same hourglass as the one I had during the last time I traveled through time. It was still filled with gray mist, and about one-fifth of it had already flowed out.
After visually estimating the distance between himself and the mutated crystal source and the mutated flesh ball specialty store, he found it to be exactly a little over a hundred meters.
"So, my 1000-meter challenge for physical training turned into this?"
"Last time, we had to push a cart full of mutated crystals through a monster zone that was over a hundred meters long. This time, we have to take down that bald thug within a distance of just over a hundred meters and protect the mutated crystals and mutated fleshballs in the store."
Based on the fragmented memories I just obtained, I am currently in the 60,000th year of the Elemental Calendar.
The Elemental Calendar is a calendar established to commemorate the development of the technology by "Loret" that allowed people with elemental mutations to transform their bodies into elements.
In other words, the "Benil" he is now in after time travel is more than 60,000 years older than the "Lorete" he was in after time travel last time.
No wonder Worm City has developed so prosperously.
"No matter what, I have to finish those hundred meters to save the store, otherwise this workout might be considered a failure —"
Xia Fa's eyes flashed as he began to make plans.
He was just an insect-level elephant mutant. Although he had thick skin and flesh, it would be very difficult for him to withstand the bald thug's fiery self-destruction.
This is because the bald thug is an Eagle-level fighter.
Most importantly, this bald thug is currently extremely agitated, giving the impression that he would immediately self-destruct if anyone who could threaten him got close.
In other words, he might have only run a few dozen meters before he self-destructed.
Then, this workout will be considered a failure, and I'm afraid my stamina will be exhausted, just like when I was only a few pull-ups away from finishing.
"Captain, what is the blast radius of the Eagle-level fire mutant's self-destruction?"
Xia Fa asked cautiously, as this was the most needed intelligence at the moment.
Captain Lecter replied without hesitation, "Hmm—the range is roughly a few city blocks. After all, Eagle-level mutants are the strongest mutants. Otherwise, why do you think this mission would be the highest-ranking SSS-level?"
A few blocks?
Xia Faren was dumbfounded. How could there be so many reckless people in this neighborhood who dared to gather and watch within a range of one or two hundred meters?
Oh wait, it seems like all the onlookers are mutants. As long as you don't get too close to the very center of the explosion, you'll only suffer minor injuries at most.
Moreover, there's Captain Lycote, a Holy Light mutant who's completely immune to fire and explosions.
However, there is still a big problem.
"An Eagle-level mutant, is that the strongest being in this mutant era? This—"
Xia Fa couldn't help but feel astonished. After all, according to the Paradox Clown, the pinnacle of mutants was the Sun God King and the Moon Mother Goddess, the two pillars of the universe!
Especially the Sun God King, who is suspected to be even stronger than [Absolute Defense]!
So, he subconsciously thought that since he was already an insect-level mutant, there must also be whale-level mutants, angel mutants, and dominant mutants in this mutant era—but he never expected that the strongest one was just an eagle-level mutant!
Wait a minute, if the strongest beings right now are only Eagle-level mutants, then how did the ranks and statuses of bacteria, insects, eagles, wolves, elephants, whales, as well as demigods, angels, rulers, and even gods, outer gods, and true gods develop?
However, now is not the time to be curious about that. Xia Fa keenly noticed that several mutants had quietly approached the bald thug from behind.
Clearly, besides their own mutant squad, other mutant squads had also received that SSS.
The highest level of bounty.
"The Mutant Crystal Source and Mutant Meatball Specialty Store—it seems that every city on Caligi has one, which is jointly opened by the Animal Mutation Association and the Elemental Mutation Association."
"That's why specialty stores for mutant crystal sources and mutant meatballs keep a large number of mutant crystal sources and mutant meatballs."
"Normally, no one dares to rob them, because robbing them is equivalent to provoking the Animal Mutation Association and the Elemental Mutation Association, which are behemoths equivalent to the nine major churches —"
"But for some reason, this bald thug actually attacked the Mutant Crystal Source and Mutant Meatball Specialty Store in Worm City."
"Furthermore, he doesn't seem to care about the incredibly valuable mutated crystal source and mutated fleshball inside. So what is his purpose?"
Xia Fa's brain was working at lightning speed, analyzing the situation bit by bit, and he had already discovered some clues.
"Don't come any closer!!! If you dare to approach again, I'll self-destruct immediately!!!"
Suddenly, the bald thug, still holding the shopkeeper in his arms, abruptly turned around and faced the few mutants who dared to approach.
A few sparks even flew from the horrifying vertical scar running down his face; clearly, he wasn't joking.
"Brother, relax. We didn't mean anything by it. We just wanted to watch the fun. We couldn't help but get a little closer."
A winged mutant raised his hands and began to back away, signaling to the bald thug not to be nervous.
Suddenly, the bald thug seemed to be provoked, his expression becoming even more agitated: "Watching the show? I'm here to gamble my life with this bastard, and in your eyes, that's just watching the show?"
As he spoke, the arm he was holding around the shop owner suddenly became hot and shiny, turning the color of burning steel.
The shop owner was immediately burned and screamed, his face contorted in extreme pain.
The bald thug's face revealed a look of triumphant revenge. He continued, "You know, back then I worked diligently as a dockworker for over ten years, saving up 100,000 gold coins to buy a low-grade mutated crystal source and try my luck."
"But this bastard actually used inferior mutated crystal sources to impersonate low-grade mutated crystal sources, treating me like a pig!"
"I later realized something was wrong and went to confront him, but he called a group of bodyguards who beat me half to death!"
The pedestrians on the street, who were there to watch the excitement, craned their necks and pricked up their ears when they heard there was some juicy gossip to be had.
Upon hearing the bald thug's accusations, the crowd immediately stirred.
"Yeah! I almost got ripped off by this shop owner back then. Luckily, I was careful. I opened the safe on the spot, checked the goods, and then returned them. Otherwise, I wouldn't be a giant tiger mutant now!"
"Me too, but I was completely scammed, and I still don't dare to retaliate. I can only swallow my anger and suffer in silence. Sigh—"
"No way? This shop owner has always been pretty honest. Back then, I was 10,000 gold coins short of being able to afford a low-grade mutated crystal source, and he sold it to me for 90,000 gold coins."
"Haha, me too, but he only waived three thousand gold coins for me back then."
"Are you all stupid? This shop owner must cultivate an honest and simple image so he can easily swindle some people while maintaining his reputation in front of others. Inferior mutated crystals cost 10,000 gold coins each, while low-grade mutated crystals are worth 100,000 gold coins. How can you compare them?"
"Hiss—that makes sense. He casually gives some customers small favors of a few thousand or tens of thousands of gold coins, and then when he swindles someone, it's a trap of nearly 100,000 gold coins. The people who are swindled don't dare to retaliate because of his good reputation and the bodyguards he employs."
Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, the bald thug seemed to have found someone to confide in, and became even more agitated: "That's right! You guys who got scammed, you don't dare to retaliate, but I will! This time I don't want anything, I just want justice! Perfect, I've found out more about this shop owner, although he's Eagle-level, he's just a self-healing mutant, not much of a fighter!"
Xia Fa listened attentively the whole time, gathering as much information and intelligence as possible.
Just then, he had a plan in mind. Seeing that the bald thug was getting more and more agitated, but seemed to be less resentful, he prepared to step forward and carry it out.
Unexpectedly, the bald thug suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for my good luck in turning into a Flame Mutant by eating inferior mutated crystals that cost 10,000 gold coins each, I would have been ruined by this bastard for the rest of my life. But do you know what? My fellow members of the same mutated squad still died at his hands."
Although the shop owner had been in pain, the burn marks on his neck had miraculously healed. Upon hearing this, he quickly defended himself, saying, "No, I didn't kill anyone! Don't accuse me—ahhh!!"
The shop owner had barely said two words when the bald thug's arm became hot and shiny again, and started burning him once more.
Seeing that he had stopped talking, the bald thug continued, "That guy is just a fungus-level healing mutant who acts as a healer in our team. He has followed us through dozens of life-and-death situations and killed countless monsters. He barely managed to save up 500,000 gold coins by selling materials. He originally planned to buy a medium-level mutant crystal for his son."
"But ironically, he spent 500,000 gold coins on this bastard to buy only a low-grade mutated crystal source!"
"He was furious, so that night he went to confront that bastard. He was severely beaten by his bodyguards, and on his way home, he encountered a sea monster from the ocean outside the city. Normally he was capable of fighting it, but that day, severely injured, he was completely helpless and just died! Died!"
The bald thug grew increasingly furious, saying, "Today, you bastard, I'll make you pay with your life! And all the money you swindled from your customers, I'll destroy your store and see if you lose everything! Anyway, after doing something like this, I never expected to leave alive!"
As he spoke, the horrific scar on his face grew brighter and brighter—"Benil, now!"
Just then, Captain Lekotko let out a roar beside Xiafa's ear, and his body transformed into a beam of holy light, shooting straight out!
Xia Fa was taken aback, only to see Captain Lekote rush to the bald thug's side and throw a punch straight at his head.
Although the bald thug is a fire mutant and has mastered the technology to turn his body into flames, he is still just a mortal without flames. If his head is blown apart, he will die.
At the same time, Xia Fa also saw a whirlwind mutant attacking from the side, unleashing two wind blades aimed at the bald thug's arms.
Clearly, without prior communication, Captain Lekotko and the Gale mutant had reached an agreement: Captain Lekotko would attack the bald thug's head, while the Gale mutant would attack his arms.
In this way, the bald thug had to simultaneously ignite his head and arms. In this state, he lost his actual arms and naturally could no longer restrain the shop owner.
Of course, this is not the ultimate goal.
Xia Fa looked up and saw a winged mutant flapping its wings in the sky, ready to swoop down at any moment.
If the winged mutant could take advantage of the moment when the bald thug's arm turned to flame, rush down, grab the shopkeeper's shoulder, and fly away into the distance, the bald thug would definitely chase after him without hesitation.
In this way, the SSS-level bounty mission—protecting the mutated crystal source and mutated fleshball in the specialty store—can naturally be completed!
As for the compensation, it will be split equally among the three of them.
It must be said that this is indeed a good plan.
However, the three of them overlooked one thing—
The next moment, as Captain Lekot's fist slammed into the bald thug's head, the wind blade unleashed by the Gale mutant was about to sever the bald mutant's arm. The winged mutant in the air swooped down at high speed, ready to hook the shopkeeper's shoulders with its eagle-claw-like feet and take him away.
Unexpectedly, the bald thug burst into laughter, shouting, "I knew you guys were going to save this bastard! Hahaha, then let's all die together!"
Instead of dodging or evading, and without turning his head or arms into flames, his entire body cracked open, with astonishing heat and light emanating from the cracks, on the verge of exploding!
"not good!"
Xia Fa was shocked. If he really exploded, wouldn't his body training be considered a failure?
Even the mutated fleshy ball is gone!
There was no time to think. Xia Fa stomped his feet and unleashed a terrifying force, instantly covering a distance of over a hundred meters and closing in on the bald thug.
Seeing that the bald thug was about to explode, Xia Fa had a sudden thought and came up with a solution that was hardly a solution.
A cry belonging to an elephant rang out, piercing through gold and splitting rocks, reaching straight to the sky.
Amidst the incredulous gazes of the crowd on the street, Xia Fa's body rapidly expanded, transforming from a human with an elephant trunk—
—It transformed into an ancient and majestic giant elephant!
With a flick of his trunk, he abruptly stopped the bald thug's explosive attack. At the same time, his massive body turned and blocked the large circular hole that had been burned into the store!