Chapter 59: Could It Be an S-Grade Talent?

"Inthining impossible!"

"If you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeiture!" Zhao Qiu knew that he had to resort to force in the end.

Without wasting any more words, he directly activated his Thunderstorm Talent.

His strength attribute began to skyrocket, doubling instantly to reach 442 points.

Immediately, countless bolts of lightning condensed in the palm of his hand, blasting straight ahead.

Lin Xiaoyou was greatly alarmed.

Feeling the breath of death, she hurriedly shifted sideways and narrowly dodged the attack.

"Lin Xiaoyou, Tier 0 and Tier 1 are completely different concepts. You might as well give up struggling."

Zhao Qiu's figure flickered, swift as lightning and thunder, moving at an incredible speed.

Not to mention that as a Tier 1, his speed attribute was already much higher than Lin Xiaoyou's; his thunder talent not only doubled his strength but also increased his speed by 50%.

Closing in at extreme speed, he threw a right punch.

A punch crackling with lightning instantly appeared before Lin Xiaoyou's eyes.

"So fast!"

Lin Xiaoyou only saw a blur before a fist wreathed in lightning smashed toward her.

It was already too much to evade.

Steadying herself and reacting quickly, she also clenched her right fist and struck back.

"Bang!"

The moment their fists collided, Lin Xiaoyou's body was sent flying backward, smashing through a row of bookshelves.

The gap was simply too vast!

Even though Lin Xiaoyou had consumed the golden fruit, causing her strength to surge, she was ultimately just a level 10 ordinary evolver.

With a strength attribute of 283.8, she could even dare to face Grade A talent holders without fear within the same tier.

But crossing tiers was utterly impossible.

After all, Zhao Qiu's strength attribute at this moment had reached an astonishing 442 points.

"Cough, cough!"

Lin Xiaoyou coughed up a mouthful of blood, struggling to climb up from the scattered books.

With just a single strike, she had suffered severe internal injuries, leaving her with almost no ability to resist further.

"I told you, Tier 1 is not something you can contend with. Cooperate with me obediently, and you'll suffer less."

Zhao Qiu walked over with a sneer.

"Go to hell!" Unreconciled, Lin Xiaoyou mustered all her remaining strength and struck forward.

However, with merely a casual punch from Zhao Qiu, her body was sent flying once more.

"Why bother?"

Zhao Qiu picked Lin Xiaoyou up from the ground, pressing his right hand directly onto the top of her head.

He began to channel his Plunder Talent, a blue radiance emanating from his hand to envelop Lin Xiaoyou.

Moments later.

Zhao Qiu opened his eyes, his expression turning ugly—he had failed to plunder any talent at all.

Refusing to give up, he activated the plunder once again.

After five attempts, his face turned gloomy to the extreme.

"Brother Qiu, what's wrong?" Fang Siqi walked over.

"I don't know what's going on; I couldn't plunder her talent."

"Siqi, why are you treating me like this?" Lin Xiaoyou asked with a face covered in blood, speaking with difficulty.

"Xiaoyou, I'm sorry. Don't blame me."

Fang Siqi didn't quite dare to meet Lin Xiaoyou's eyes, uttering only those brief words.

Then she turned to Zhao Qiu and said, "Brother Qiu, do you think her talent might not be Grade A, but Grade S?"

"Grade S?"

"Yes. A Grade A talent can double one's strength, but Xiaoyou could increase hers fivefold. How could that possibly be Grade A?"

"What you're saying makes sense."

Zhao Qiu fell into deep thought.

At that moment, he became firmly convinced that Lin Xiaoyou's strength amplification must be a Grade S talent.

His Grade A Plunder would never fail when targeting a talent of the same tier, and higher-tier talents merely offered a chance of success.

"Then let's tie her up and lock her away first. I'll try again tomorrow."

Zhao Qiu's heart grew increasingly burning with desire; a Grade S talent was far more powerful than Grade A, even if success wasn't guaranteed.

However, his Plunder Talent could be used five times a day.

He refused to believe that ten consecutive days of attempts wouldn't yield success. He had plenty of time.

Yet, they had no idea whatsoever that Lin Xiaoyou possessed no talent at all, having not yet awakened.

Therefore, forget ten days; even in ten years, Zhao Qiu would never be able to plunder any talent from her.

"Brother Qiu, if we do this, it definitely won't stay hidden. The others in the team will find out sooner or later."

Fang Siqi expressed some worry.

"It doesn't matter. So what if they find out? Would they dare to rebel against me?"

The recent battle in which he easily crushed Lin Xiaoyou had greatly inflated his confidence.

Previously, Lin Xiaoyou was the strongest evolver in the team, but now she couldn't even withstand a single punch from him.

He had nothing left to fear.

The two of them tied Lin Xiaoyou tightly to a thick stone pillar.

"Hehe... cough!"

Lin Xiaoyou coughed up blood again.

She felt an extreme wave of regret for not listening to her older brother.

Originally, she had stayed safely in the dormitory with plenty of food and drink, only needing to wait for her brother to come and find her.

Unfortunately, on the seventh day of the apocalypse, her roommate Fang Siqi and Fang's boyfriend Zhao Qiu, pursued by zombies, had fled back to the dormitory in a panic, but lacked the key to enter.

Since Fang Siqi was her best friend, she had softened for a moment and let them in.

However, the food in the dormitory was insufficient for three people, eventually forcing them to venture out in search of provisions.

Gradually, this had grown into a team of a hundred people, and things had been relatively uneventful.

Who could have imagined that the greatest danger would actually come from those closest to her?

"Fang Siqi, you bitch! If I don't die, I will hack you into a thousand pieces."

"And Zhao Qiu, you despicable pair, don't let me find an opportunity."

Lin Xiaoyou's eyes were filled with a sliver of hatred. Remembering what her brother had said filled her with even deeper regret.

Hatred, despair, regret, and various other negative emotions raged wildly within her heart.

At that exact moment,

"So painful—"

Lin Xiaoyou felt a searing pain originate from deep within her body, as if a terrifying force was awakening, tearing her physical form apart.

That sensation? Is my talent finally awakening?