Someone stepped on the crystal core and picked it up. The remaining people surrounded Zhong Hongfei.
“Don’t be like this,” Zhong Hongfei got up from the ground. He looked at Sister Cai, and pointed to a dark alley behind him, “We can go there.”
Sister Cai smiled triumphantly. Such an arrogant man succumbed to her, which made him feel more pleasing than the one sticking to her.
But she did not lose her vigilance, and led a group of bodyguards around her to flock to the alley that was fascinating.
The lamb who had given up resistance was standing in the shadow of the alley. He had a refined temperament, his legs were straight, his handsome face was shrouded in darkness, and his eyes faintly turned a circle of golden light.
There were several screams of horror from the dim and dirty alley, and pedestrians passing by on the street hurried by indifferently. No one looked inside.
Whether it was a group of people bullying a woman or persecuting a man, it was something they were used to and they had no time to take care of.
After a while, Zhong Hongfei, who was exhausted, appeared at the entrance of the alley while supporting the wall. He panted slightly, looked back at the group of people in the alley who had stumbled into a terrifying illusion, and quickly left.
***
“Do you want to exchange these for a second-order crystal core?”
In the lobby of the villa, Chu Qianxun sat opposite Zhong Hongfei. Yan Xue sat on the stairs wiping the gun casually. Xu Xiangyang fiddled with the limbs of various demons in the corner of the living room.
“Yes, captain.” Zhong Hongfei looked worried, “I hope I can rise to second-order soon.”
“Doctor Zhong. You have stored up all the crystal cores, what are you living on during this period of time?”
Chu Qianxun looked at the five crystal cores in front of her. She knew that Zhong Hongfei’s life was more difficult. She deliberately allocated more crystal cores to him every time the spoils were distributed, and asked him to exchange it for supplies to guarantee that he’ll live well with his sister. But she didn’t expect him to save all the crystal cores.
“You are a mental power ability holder, and it is not easy to play a role in the early battle, everyone will understand. You don’t have to be so impatient, just take your time,” Chu Qianxun enlightened him.
“Leader, aren’t you also a mental power ability holder? It is because of your existence that I know that a mental ability holder like me can become stronger in battle if I want.” He looked up at Chu Qianxun, “I just hope to become stronger as soon as possible and play a role in the team.”
Chu Qianxun scratched her head, and she realized that the matter had become a circle.
It was because of the thought of Zhong Hongfei who was able to become a top powerhouse and active on the battlefield with healing ability that Chu Qianxun strengthened her heart to become stronger as a prayer ability holder.
But the one in front of her had been influenced by her in turn. It could only be said to be the wonder of fate.
Zhong Hongfei’s advancement process appeared to be relatively smooth. Chu Qianxun used her own ability, and she could see that the light that represented his mental power was shining firmly, dispelling the emerald green that tried to cover it repeatedly.
“Xunxun, Xunxun!” Xu Xiangyang looked at the situation there and moved closer, “My ability is also at a critical point. I also want to advance to second-order.”
“I have a feeling that for a lot of materials, I need to reach second-order to better smelt them.” Xu Xiangyang pointed to the table where there were demon materials, “Furthermore, our Heart of Winter is full of masters, and I don’t want to do the most useless one.”
Before the apocalypse, Xu Xiangyang was a very nerdy man. Apart from the scattered decoration work in the shop, he didn’t like going out. He only liked to stay at home and assemble some models and figures.
After the demons came, the forging ability he got was actually in line with his interest, but given that the demons were very few, he didn’t get any chance to exercise.
Since Chu Qianxun came, she took him to the battlefield to meet demons, and there were a lot of demon materials to practice with, so that he could make all kinds of weapons, armors, and appliances. He discovered a whole new meaning in life. Even the demons that had frightened him before had almost become cute.
It was just that his first-order ability was very weak. It didn’t take long for him to refine his weapons enthusiastically every time and his power was completely consumed, so he had long wanted to be able to advance as soon as possible.
When Zhong Hongfei woke up from the chaos of the advancement, Chu Qianxun was already guarding Xu Xiangyang.
Xu Xiangyang’s advancement process was not as smooth as his, his face was horrified, his head was sweating profusely, and various signs of demonization continued to appear everywhere in his body. Chu Qianxun stretched out her hands, steadily shining bright yellow light, which enveloped his body, and strongly suppressed those signs of demonization again and again.
Zhong Hongfei checked his own state and found that all aspects of his ability had been substantially improved. He showed some relief as he knew that he had successfully advanced to second-order.
In the base, there were not many second-order ability holders. With his new rank, it should be possible to avoid getting bullied.
He stood up, feeling a strong sense of hunger due to excessive consumption.
It didn’t matter. He touched his abdomen quietly. The next day the team would go out to start a several-day demon hunting operation. The food for team activities had always been good. As long as he could endure until noon the next day, he could have a good meal.
Zhong Hongfei didn’t want to disturb Chu Qianxun and was ready to leave silently.
Yan Xue walked out of the kitchen and placed a bowl of steaming fried rice on the coffee table in front of Zhong Hongfei.
“You eat it before you go.” She turned her face and pushed her glasses slightly, “It may not be delicious.”