Ch 41: Beast-Slaying Blade, how many more such gifts do you have?
“Blue Star Calendar 2025, 7:30 AM, Xingyun City.”
This is the latest news from Hua Country.
“Beep, monsters temporarily disappeared, humanity enters a relatively peaceful period.”
“Weapon systems are undergoing a comprehensive upgrade. Hua Country residents should avoid leaving the city areas as much as possible.”
“Hua City, Qin City, and Li City are under reconstruction and are recruiting talented individuals.”
“Buzz!”
Not far from Lingyun Mountain, the members of the HUT Defense Force are harvesting the remaining monsters. The feeling is like a nose that’s been clogged for a long time suddenly clearing up.
A HYT Stage Two Beast-Slaying Blade allows them to deal with monsters below Level 8 as easily as cutting watermelon. They wouldn’t dare to imagine such a thing before.
Level 3 monsters, which used to cause headaches, are now like vegetables, easily picked.
Chen Yi, piloting Feili, couldn’t help but exclaim, “You have to admit this Beast-Slaying Blade is truly monstrous. The developer is undoubtedly a genius.”
“Feili, can you analyze it?”
“Buzz buzz, Older Brother, upgrading…”
“See you in a few days…”
“Upgrade?”
Chen Yi was stunned. Feili had been upgrading since it was promoted to SS-class, and now it should be in the final stage.
That day, Chen Yi only cleared out the Super Monsters guarding the city; he didn’t eliminate the small and medium-sized monsters in the wild.
In Hua Country, Level 8 and above are called Super Monsters because they possess intelligence comparable to that of a human infant.
“Chen Yi, there’s an invisible Level 4 monster not far from the left front!”
Zhou Chuyi shouted from the side. A flash of light passed, and the monster, originally hidden in nature, instantly froze in place, revealing its true form. Before the words fell, the monster’s head slowly slid down.
“Little…”
“So… so strong…”
Zhou Chuyi instantly froze in place, staring blankly at Chen Yi’s back. That Class C mecha seemed to have become a mecha she could never reach.
Originally, her starting point was very high—a post-upgrade SS+ Super Mecha Angel, various Type I weapons and devices, and resources far superior to Chen Yi’s.
But now, her Angel always felt slightly inferior to Chen Yi’s Feili.
Whether in simulation or in actual combat, she had never won against Chen Yi. She even suspected that Chen Yi wasn’t human, because he seemed too perfect.
Chen Yi’s Feili continuously absorbed Monster Cores, and under the continuous impetus of the Monster Cores, it had reached the third stage of SS-class mechas.
Moreover, Feili could even absorb or alter the monsters’ skills.
Now Chen Yi’s main task is to obtain an Intermediate Stage Stone.
Intermediate Stage Stones are extremely precious; they are fragments split from the Mother Stone.
Only 20 Intermediate Stage Stones are produced annually.
And each Stage Stone has a list of recipients; it is only given to those with outstanding battle merits.
Even with Chen Yi offering a 100 billion reward on Skynet, there was no news about Intermediate Stage Stones.
Chen Yi exhaled a turbid breath and looked up at the sky. He had previously attempted to communicate with the Cosmic Phantom Beasts, but their consciousness was chaotic, and he only heard some nonsensical words.
He doesn’t know if they still exist. If they do, they would be a great help to Chen Yi.
Leo has now entered the T1.5 ranks; possessing a Cosmic Phantom Beast would further enhance his capabilities.
Soon, Chen Yi and the others returned to the HUT Defense Force to submit their mission. Chen Yi looked at the items on the chip and felt numb.
A Level 11 monster’s Crystal Core could actually be exchanged for an Advanced Stage Stone. Chen Yi clutched his chest, unable to believe what he was seeing.
It turns out Feili had unknowingly consumed many “Advanced Stage Stones.”
However, even if he handed over a Level 11 monster’s Crystal Core, no one would dare to accept it.
Who would believe that a 16-year-old boy could single-handedly kill a Level 11 Super Monster?
“Chen Yi, are you free today?”
Zhou Chuyi walked over, stood close to Chen Yi, and squinted her eyes, carefully examining him.
After repeated comparisons, she discovered that Chen Yi’s mecha and he himself shared a 90% similarity with Leo.
She wouldn’t believe that he had nothing to do with Leo. She wanted to confirm it further.
Chen Yi, seemingly suddenly enlightened, took out a pendant similar to Leo’s ring from his pocket.
This pendant didn’t look good, like it was made of plastic, but the ruby on it was quite eye-catching.
“A gift for you.”
Chen Yi smiled faintly. This pendant should be useful, right?
Hopefully not, it would be better if it wasn’t needed, Chen Yi thought to himself.
Zhou Chuyi pursed her lips and tilted her head, her bright eyes fixed on Chen Yi’s pendant.
But more attractive than the pendant was the ring on Chen Yi’s right ring finger, resembling a lion.
The ruby on this lion ring seemed to have magic; Zhou Chuyi’s gaze was gradually drawn to it.
Seeing Zhou Chuyi closing in, Chen Yi took a step back, because she was too close, so close that he could smell her gardenia-like fragrance.
Zhou Chuyi curiously reached out, carefully poked the Lion’s Eye on Chen Yi’s ring finger, and exclaimed,
“So beautiful, this ring.”
“What’s its name?”
“Lion’s Eye.”
“Lion’s Eye?”
Zhou Chuyi came to her senses. Lion’s Eye, what a nice name.
Zhou Chuyi received Chen Yi’s pendant, a happy smile on her face.
“Thank you for the pendant.”
Zhou Chuyi picked up the pendant and examined it, admiring the beautiful red gem, then put it around her neck.
“Does it look good?”
Zhou Chuyi casually turned around, tilted her head at Chen Yi, and gave a thumbs-up, making herself look cute. She had a deep understanding of her own appearance.
“This…”
Chen Yi subconsciously stepped back, his eyes showing shock; he looked at Zhou Chuyi uncomfortably.
Zhou Chuyi then noticed that the eyes of all the HUT Defense Force members were on her. They looked at her with knowing smiles.
Zhou Chuyi’s face turned red, and her heart fluttered. She lowered her head and quickly left this “place of trouble.”
After a while, Chen Yi came to the mecha room and saw Zhou Chuyi, with rosy cheeks, punching a punching bag in the distance.
Chen Yi slowly walked over and said softly,
“Zhou Chuyi, did you need something earlier?”
Zhou Chuyi glanced back at Chen Yi, a faint smile on her face; the expression was terrifyingly creepy.
“Yes, but let’s have a fight first.”
“Uh, wait.”
Chen Yi took out another pendant identical to the previous one from his pocket and said somewhat troubledly,
“Can you give this to Gu Le for me? I haven’t seen her for a long time.”
Zhou Chuyi’s face darkened. She glanced at the pendant in Chen Yi’s hand, then stared at Chen Yi’s face with a forced smile.
“Of course, no problem.”
Zhou Chuyi took the pendant, her eyes as if they could kill Chen Yi a thousand times.
“Thank you, you’ve been a great help.”
“No, trou-ble.”
Zhou Chuyi said slowly through gritted teeth, her hand tightly clutching the pendant.
“How many of these pendants do you have?”
“Um…”
“Many more.”
Chen Yi thought for a moment and calmly described a trivial matter. He had made many such pendants, just in case.
“Hey hey!? What are you doing, Zhou Chuyi, why the sudden sneak attack!?”
“Don’t you care!”
