Chapter 18: A Shame Not to Become a Firefighter
“Flame Blade!”
Lin Yu activated his innate talent, and a scorching flame condensed in his hand, forming a massive blade nearly thirty meters long, which he swept forward.
In the blink of an eye, most of the charging zombies were cleaved in two, engulfed in roaring flames.
Within just half a minute, nearly forty zombies were reduced to ashes, leaving only a scattered pile of crystal cores on the ground.
“This… this!”
“Boss’s efficiency in killing zombies is unreal.”
The three behind watched in stunned silence.
Who was the real monster here? Over thirty zombies, wiped out so effortlessly.
“Brother Yu, there are fourteen crystal cores in total.” Chen Jing’er held the cores, beaming with joy.
[Magic Power -100]
Lin Yu felt a surge of excitement. Using 100 magic power to unleash such a fiery attack was definitely worth it.
His Flame Blade wasn’t just an innate ability; his talent was controlling fire, harnessing the elemental fire energy from the world itself.
How to wield that talent to deliver powerful attacks required continuous study, practice, and application to develop mature techniques.
Many fire talent users could only manage small fireballs.
Even the stronger ones just upgraded to larger fireballs.
Lin Yu was different. In his previous life over six years, he had already mastered fire to its utmost limits.
Beyond the Flaming Roar, he could summon the Flame Waltz, Fire Clone, Blazing Inferno Formation, Flame Arrow, Celestial Fire Meteor...
But there was no need to reveal all his cards. For now, the Flaming Roar and Flame Blade were more than enough.
“Again!”
Lin Yu led the three once more, employing the same tactic.
They lured wave after wave of zombies, never exceeding a hundred at once, and destroyed them on the spot.
Liu Yu and Yang Shanshan’s damage output was formidable as well.
Both at level 3, their strength was no joke, and with their A-grade talents, their zombie-slaying power was sufficient.
Their talents focused on ranged area attacks, providing valuable support for Lin Yu.
“Flaming Roar!”
Another devastating strike erupted as flames shot from Lin Yu’s mouth, engulfing every zombie in its path.
“Wind Strangle!”
“Sand Thorn!”
Occasionally, a few zombies would burst from the flames, only to be shredded by the skills of Liu Yu and Yang Shanshan.
[Magic Power -100]
After a long while.
Repeatedly unleashing large-area talents, Lin Yu felt the emptiness of his magic power.
He took a deep breath, then opened wide his mouth, creating a magic vortex within.
Then.
The flames burning on surrounding buildings seemed to be drawn in, transforming into fiery serpents that flew directly into Lin Yu’s mouth.
“Boss can even eat fire? He’d be wasting his talent if he didn’t become a firefighter!”
“Yeah, if we had this power before the apocalypse, the fire brigade would all be out of jobs.”
“What kind of monster is this?”
The three watched Lin Yu’s flashy move, utterly shocked.
Countless flames gathered and surged into Lin Yu’s mouth.
Within moments, the streets were completely devoid of fire, all devoured by him.
“Burp~”
Having absorbed a massive amount of fire elemental energy, Lin Yu couldn’t help but hiccup.
[Magic Power +986]
Absorbing the raging fires from twenty or thirty shops lining the street restored just under a thousand magic power.
Still, that was formidable.
Half a day had passed since the battle began, and he still retained over 3,000 magic power within him.
Meanwhile, they had slain nearly six or seven thousand zombies, collecting close to a thousand crystal cores.
On the evolution points leaderboard, his numbers jumped wildly, now approaching the 4,000 mark.
Even Liu Yu and Yang Shanshan had squeezed into the top thirty.
Daxia Evolution Points Leaderboard:
1st: The Magician, 3,762 points
2nd: Unnamed, 427 points
3rd: Mad Wolf, 416 points
…
26th: Liu Yu, 286 points
29th: Yang Shanshan, 257 points
…
Everyone watching the rankings was stunned by the Magician’s terrifying evolution score.
“Who is this Magician? He’s not even on the tier list, yet he’s so terrifying!”
“Killed over 3,000 zombies in half a day, just standing still! I couldn’t manage that even if I tried.”
“I suspect this guy has a devastating large-area attack talent, at least S-rank.”
“The one who collected so many attribute fruits yesterday must have been the Magician. The strong just keep getting stronger.”
“I can’t take it anymore; I’m exchanging some zombie crystal cores today. I want to level up and go kill zombies!”
“Everyone, I advise against gambling on attribute fruits. I ate three green ones, all boosting magic power. But I haven’t even awakened my talent. What use is all that magic power?”
“I think the Magician isn’t alone; he probably has a team. Otherwise, this is just too scary.”
Most agreed with this viewpoint—the Magician’s evolution points were simply too overwhelming.
The regional chat remained lively, messages scrolling rapidly.
It was the apocalypse, yet these people chose to argue in chat instead of figuring out how to kill zombies and survive.
Time flew, and dusk settled.
Lin Yu’s team returned to the hotel.
Today’s gains were immense. At this moment, his evolution points had reached 8,261.
The second place hadn’t yet broken a thousand, barely reaching 965.
He had also collected a staggering 2,216 crystal cores, giving Liu Yu and Yang Shanshan 100 each, and Chen Jing’er 200.
When the three tallied these numbers, they were already numb.
None objected to Lin Yu’s distribution.
Though envious, Liu Yu knew that without Lin Yu, they could barely get fifty cores each, let alone two hundred.
Chen Jing’er, having done nothing, happily pocketed 200 and eagerly challenged Lin Yu to spar again.
Of course, the outcome was already decided.
The king of talk was only strong with words.
None of them absorbed the crystal cores but, following Lin Yu’s example, listed them on the trading market to exchange for fruits.
“Looks like quite a few people have fruits in hand.”
Lin Yu murmured.
His trade list was snatched up within two minutes—1,800 crystal cores sold out immediately.
Based on today’s exchange rate—five cores for a green fruit, twenty for a yellow—anything less wasn’t even offered.
In the end, he obtained 42 yellow intermediate fruits and 192 green fruits.
Seeing those numbers, he caught his breath.
Such a massive quantity.
Spread out over Daxia’s population of over two billion, millions likely had fruits.
But concentrated in one person’s hands, it was terrifying.
Forty-two yellow fruits and 192 green fruits equaled 402 attribute points.
With excitement, Lin Yu glanced at Chen Jing’er soaking in the bath, then clicked to claim the fruits.
[Evolution Points -3,020]
“Hiss~”
Though prepared, he couldn’t help but gasp sharply.
He didn’t know how the rules charged, but this time over 3,000 evolution points were directly deducted.
Then, a void opened as countless attribute fruits poured down, engulfing him completely.
Without hesitation, Lin Yu grabbed the fruits and stuffed them into his mouth.
The fruits melted instantly, transforming into streams of energy that enhanced and transformed his body.
“Strength +5”
“Speed +5”
“Magic Power +500”
“Magic Power +500”
“Spirit +5”
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