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Chapter 149: The Chosen One of the Gods
Chapter 149: The Chosen One of the Gods
Shan Zhu looked at the unknown fate of the sky pirate leader on the ground and stroked his chin, his face filled with doubt as he asked:
"How did you become so strong in such a short time?"
"This sky pirate's combat capability has been evaluated at level 5 and above... Level 5, do you know what that means? In the inner circle, he'd be a well-known figure and could easily be a mid-level captain in the White Crows."
"And you just killed him like that..."
"Xue Jing, are you hiding something from me? Have you secretly stumbled upon some kind of daily check-in upgrade system?"
Xue Jing remained calm and casual, waving his hand dismissively, "Don't be ridiculous. There are no systems or panels in real life; I was simply chosen by a foreign god and became their Chosen One."
Shan Zhu scratched his head, "I've heard of the Chosen One, but is it usually this dramatic?"
"That's just how it is for the Chosen One," Xue Jing affirmed.
Listening to the conversation, Xu Ren thought to herself, "No wonder that Wu young miss treated him so specially... Is it because of a sense of camaraderie among the Chosen Ones?"
"What should we do with him?" Shan Zhu asked, pointing at the sky pirate leader on the ground.
"But first... is he dead or alive?"
Xue Jing lifted his foot and flipped the sky pirate leader over, "I didn't hold back, but I could feel he wasn't dead when I landed the final blow."
"But now..."
He glanced at the motionless sky pirate leader and frowned.
Xu Ren knelt down and examined the leader's body.
"He's dead... Aside from the knife wound on his neck, his body is mostly intact... He has a B5-grade protective membrane, R9 Golden Muscle tissue, with only slight damage to his chest..."
She continued her inspection while explaining.
"The most severe injuries are to his internal organs; they're almost as if they've been through a meat grinder. But he should have had an 'Advanced High-Efficiency Repair Device' implanted next to his heart, triggered when his heart stops, so these injuries shouldn't have been fatal."
With a calm expression, she reached into the wound and rummaged inside the sky pirate leader's chest cavity. After a moment, she pulled out a small, oval-shaped black stick covered in severed wires and sticky blood.
"The repair device didn't activate. Was it destroyed, or did he deliberately sever the trigger mechanism?"
Shan Zhu, standing beside her, interrupted anxiously, "Never mind the cause of death! Let's see if his ISE is still usable. This is at least a B3-grade ISE or higher; it's a rare item that you can't buy just anywhere!"
As Xu Ren turned the corpse over, she slowly replied, "Even if it's still intact, most people wouldn't be able to use it. B-grade and above ISEs are usually customized for the individual. These devices place a tremendous burden on the body, and if the compatibility isn't high enough, the rejection reaction can be severe. In this case, the rate of bodily alteration has already skyrocketed."
As the body was turned over, a purple, diamond-shaped crystal was revealed on the spine, just above the waist.
Shan Zhu's eyebrows furrowed, "It doesn't seem to be damaged... Xue Jing, this is your spoils of war. What do you want to do with it?"
Xue Jing thought for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know. Do you have any suggestions?"
Shan Zhu turned to Xu Ren, "Captain, can we get someone from 'Black Nest' to modify this thing and make it a universally compatible ISE?"
Xu Ren maintained her calm, "Black Nest has too many ongoing research projects, and even with the substantial funding they receive from the organization, they're always short on funds. If you ask for their help, they'll demand a hefty price."
Shan Zhu scratched his head again, "What should we do with it, then? Sell it on the black market?"
Xu Ren: "This guy has a lot of valuable implants, but they're all customized. They can only be dismantled and sold as raw materials."
Xue Jing waved his hand, "Then, Captain Xu Ren, would you mind handling this for me?"
Xu Ren nodded, "I'll put it up for sale on the black market through my channels, and I'll take a commission from the sale."
Xue Jing smiled and agreed, "That's only right."
"Speaking of which, why are there sky pirates in the outer ring?" Shan Zhu asked, puzzled.
No one present seemed to have an answer to this question.
"I'll look into it later." Xu Ren tapped a few times on the silver-white ring on his hand, and a halo appeared on the ring, scanning the sky pirate leader on the ground from head to toe.
"Not everyone can handle a Dragon Core Engine. These sky pirates dared to attack a Dragon Core Engine head-on; they're either reckless rookies or have a powerful force backing them."
"...With these exotic implants, they don't look like reckless rookies."
...
The black-painted plane sped through the air, heading north as the sky gradually darkened.
Inside the cabin, Xue Jing lay back in a seat, propping his hand behind his head as he opened his panel.
[...Fitness Experience +1524]
[...Pleasure, Health Experience +1862]
[...Running Experience +1337]
[...Aiming Experience +1321]
[...Martial Arts Experience +1262]
[...Crouching Dragon Fist Experience +1028]
[...Meditation Experience +668]
[...Soldier Strike Experience +1560]
[...Acting Experience +669]
[...Aiming upgraded to Lv8 (223/6000)]
[...Martial Arts upgraded to Lv8 (141/6000)]
[...Acting upgraded to Lv4 (52/1200)]
It was indeed a substantial harvest.
Engaging in a deadly battle with a strong opponent and emerging victorious, even though he had relied mostly on Shadowflame, had also earned him a large amount of conventional skill experience.
"This health experience is truly abundant. It seems I should really pilot Gundam more often; it's incredibly satisfying."
Xue Jing thought to himself, then closed his eyes to observe the changes within his body.
With Martial Arts finally reaching Lv8, similar to before, his body's 'foundation' had been strengthened.
His bones were harder, his bone marrow produced blood more efficiently, and his tendons and muscles had transformed, becoming stronger and more resilient, with higher flexibility. Even his genetic instincts had become sharper... Every part of him was now more suited for battle.
He opened his eyes and turned his head to look out the window.
Under the dim light, as the sun disappeared, visibility was much lower than during the day. However, with the powerful vision granted by Lv8 Aiming, he immediately saw through the obstruction of the clouds and darkness, observing the landscape a full ten thousand meters below.
Grasslands, streams, wild rabbits drinking water, and a fox lurking in the grass, eyeing the rabbit.
His pupils turned a soft silver, and a Moonlight Slash descended, cutting a swath through the grass in front of the rabbit, causing it to bolt in fright.
The fox hiding in the grass was bewildered, unsure how it had been discovered.
But seeing that the rabbit was gone, it could only resign itself to its bad luck, shook its body, and left.
...
At 9 pm that night...
"Look, the city below is No. 328 Edge City."
In the cabin, Xu Ren stood by the window, gesturing for Xue Jing to look down.
After flying for over four hours at a speed of over a thousand kilometers per hour, they had almost crossed the entire Fifth Urban Circle, from south to north.
Xue Jing looked down and saw a desolate, dilapidated city in the dark night, with only sparse lights shining. It was too dark to make out the details clearly.
"Beyond this Edge City lies the 'Wasteland,' a realm that does not belong to humans."
"In about half an hour, we'll reach the 'Roaring Waterfall.' I hope you, as the 'Chosen One,' will be able to get in. Otherwise..."
Xu Ren sighed, sounding a bit worried.
...
(End of Chapter)
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