Chapter 64: Staying Overnight

“By the way, I heard the Doomsday Ark guys, who pretend to be mysterious, also came to Linhai. Why haven’t I seen them?” the burly man asked suddenly.

“A shelter appeared in the suburbs of Linhai City. They all went there, wanting to develop their strength there fully.”

“Hahaha, those fools!” The burly man seemed to think of something funny and laughed while slapping his thigh. “Let’s wait and see how they fail miserably. How hilarious—they dare to fight for Earth’s Will’s territory.”

The man in military uniform’s face darkened immediately. When the announcement first appeared, the 104th Unit was the first to send a team. But after a brief encounter and taking some losses, their leaders wisely backed off.

“Huh?” The burly man stared at the screen in surprise, growing more and more astonished. He exclaimed loudly, “An expert! Tie Nan, look quickly.”

At that moment, the screen was showing the battle footage of Xu Feng’s fight with the three Two Stars monsters.

The man in military uniform didn’t say a word but stared intently at the screen with amazement on his face.

Soon, the fight ended, and Xu Feng disappeared from the screen.

“His reactions are so fast, and his attacks are strong. Hey, his skill can actually be activated mid-air! The transitions are too smooth.” The burly man slapped his thigh and roared, “This person, our Thunder Martial Hall wants him.”

“Hmph, is what you said hard to achieve? Anyone who has practiced martial arts for over ten years, given a good weapon and a few powerful Skill Cards, can become like what you described.” The man in military uniform said coldly, “The most crucial thing is that during the fight, he was still paying attention to his surroundings. Otherwise, the last mature Insect Race creature would have succeeded in its sneak attack. Such seasoned awareness can’t be trained; it can only be gained through countless life-and-death battles. It’s so strange—this person gives me the feeling that he’s very familiar with these monsters’ attack patterns. Could there really be such a genius?”

“Hey, regardless, this person was discovered by our Thunder Martial Hall first. Talents like him will survive longer in this crappy apocalypse. I’ve decided; Old Li, don’t compete with me.”

The military officer didn’t even look at him but stood up, straightened his uniform, and turned to leave the monitoring room.

“Dammit, that Old Li is too sly. He must be reporting to his superiors, trying to secure more resources to lure this kid away. How despicable.” The burly man muttered to himself, sometimes looking thoughtful, sometimes gritting his teeth.

“No way, I must report to the Hall Master. I want to apply for more resources.”

…

Late at night, in a relatively well-preserved house, Xu Feng was preparing dinner. After fighting all day, even his strong body felt somewhat tired.

A pot of meat soup was bubbling, giving off a rich, savory aroma.

The wonder of Suyi’s Cooking Art compared to ordinary Cooking Art is that it only requires simple seasonings to make a delicious dinner, and after eating it, it could also increase body attributes.

Xu Feng’s current proficiency wasn’t high; the food he made could only temporarily boost some attributes. To create food that permanently increased attributes, he needed a lot more practice to improve his proficiency.

“It smells so good, so good. It can’t cook any longer, or the meat will get tough, and the taste will be much worse.” A slightly childish voice sounded in the room.

Xu Feng was startled and instinctively grabbed the sword by his feet.

Xu Feng’s current Perception could detect the area within ten meters around him. But now this child’s voice was clearly already in the room, in the same space as Xu Feng, less than five meters away.

If he hadn’t made a sound, Xu Feng probably wouldn’t have noticed even if he had walked right behind him.

“Who’s there? Show yourself.” Xu Feng said deeply.

“Hehe, don’t be nervous. I mean no harm.” A figure jumped down from the rafters and stood less than three meters away from Xu Feng.

“I originally just wanted to sleep here. Having someone guard the place would let me sleep more peacefully. But the meat you’re cooking smells too good; I really couldn’t resist. Big brother, could you share a bowl with me?”

A girl around twelve or thirteen years old rubbed her stomach as she spoke.

The girl looked very cute, with a red face like a ripe apple, big eyes, a delicate nose, and cherry-like lips pouting playfully. She wore a lively, clever expression, like a sprite. She had two small braids that swung as she talked, making her seem completely harmless.

However, Xu Feng wasn’t fooled by the girl’s appearance. In a town full of Two Stars monsters, the girl didn’t have a single scratch, and her clothes weren’t even torn. Her strength was easy to guess.

“Meeting by chance is fate. Sit down and have a bowl of soup together.” Xu Feng smiled slightly, not daring to treat her as an ordinary little girl but rather as an adventurer equal to himself in strength.

“Hee hee, thank you, big brother. My name is Long Yu’er. What’s your name, big brother?” The girl seemed to have no guard, bouncing over to sit opposite Xu Feng, rubbing her hands to warm them by the fire.

“My name is Xu Feng. The surname Long is quite rare. Are you alone?” Xu Feng asked.

“No, I came with some older brothers and sisters. But I don’t know where they are now; we got separated.”

Daring to separate from her teammates in this town obviously meant Long Yu’er wasn’t as simple as she seemed.

“Big brother, what about your teammates? Aren’t they with you either?” Long Yu’er asked.

“We separated as soon as we entered the town.” Xu Feng said lightly, handing her a bowl of meat soup.

Xu Feng’s ingredients were the finest parts collected from monsters. Combined with his Cooking Art bonus, the taste was incredibly delicious.

“Big brother, you’re also here for the selection, right? Do you want to join Thunder or the 104th Unit?” Long Yu’er happily took the bowl of soup and casually remarked.

“Selection? What selection?” Xu Feng was taken aback, thinking, “The Thunder she mentioned must be the Thunder Martial Hall. In my previous life, it was a globally known major force like the 104th Unit.”

“Yummy, so yummy!” Long Yu’er exclaimed in surprise. “It actually increases energy recovery speed. How amazing!”

“Hey, big brother, your Communicator is flashing. Someone’s trying to reach you.” Long Yu’er said while holding the bowl of soup and drinking, pointing at the Communicator on Xu Feng’s wrist.

Xu Feng glanced at it and opened the Communicator.

“Xu Feng, where are you? We’re planning to leave the town first to restock supplies. We’re waiting for you at the spot where we separated this morning.” Li Qing’s voice came from the Communicator.

“You guys go ahead. I’m quite far from your location. I’ll stay in the town tonight.” Xu Feng replied.

“Alright, be careful then.”

After saying that, Li Qing ended the call.