Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
“It will be a dead-end if we continue being trapped here. We have to rush out!”
Cohan was livid. He had clearly not expected to encounter such a tough battle just after arriving.
After he said that, the four of them moved toward the entrance with their backs to each other, ready to kill by force.
At the moment, they didn’t have time to care about the “unsociable” Chen Gou, who didn’t take the initiative to join them.
Their ability to rush out now was uncertain. So what if they managed to do so?
The Feelers were even better at tracking than the best hounds. Right now, there were still at least seven to eight hours left until dawn.
If they could not avoid being tracked by the Feelers, they would be chased by zombies gathered in all directions with no means of escaping within those seven to eight hours!
Therefore, if they wanted to live, they had to at least kill all the Feelers present.
Only then would they get a respite.
However, four mutated Feelers Level 7 and above were not a force a disunited temporary team like them could fight against.
It would be difficult to escape, let alone kill them in turn.
Chen Gou reckoned that if the four of them were willing to fight with all their might, they could get one or two of them killed.
He should be able to kill at least one with the help of his Battle Guardian and the use of the Solar Flare.
However, this was far from enough. He had to seek help from the outside world!
Chen Gou hid behind a counter full of stale bread as his brain spun rapidly, searching for a possible chance of survival.
His greatest reward from his 30 days of tough training was not how much his strength had increased, but rather the cultivation of a calm mind in times of danger and his ability to seek a solution.
This was also what the five Abyssal Knights of the Abyssal Expedition Team had stressed and taught him. He should never give up until the last moment.
The Radiant Dawn look-alike Battle Guardian stood before him like an indestructible city wall, wearing golden armor and holding a shield in her left hand and a sword in her right one.
Since she was made from the power of magic, she did not fear even the strongest tongue attack of the Strigoi. Even the white bloodworms could not parasitize her if they landed on her body.
Thus, an ordinary Strigoi would not be able to break through her line of defense in a short period.
However, the mutated Feelers posed a very huge threat to her. The green venom on their fingernails could corrode the magic that made up her body.
Pfft!
The Radiant Dawn cut off a Strigoi’s tongue with the sword, causing it to scream in pain.
However, the shield in her left hand also collapsed due to the corrosion of the venom after being continuously attacked by a mutated Feeler.
This meant that her defensive capabilities had declined.
Chen Gou turned a blind eye to this and looked past the Radiant Dawn to search the bakery.
Because of his lack of strength, he could only try seeking help from the outside world.
This bakery was actually a restaurant. With the exception of the counter by his side, three-quarters of the place were filled with seats where customers could eat and rest.
Within a few seconds, Chen Gou scanned the hall twice. He could only withdraw in disappointment in the end.
He had found nothing that could reverse the current perilous situation.
However, just as he lowered his head and scanned the loaves of bread in the glass case, a sudden flash of divine light appeared in his mind. A word then emerged like a volcanic eruption—flour!
The bakery naturally contained flour. Judging from the size of this shop, the amount of flour stored in it was likely a lot.
At this thought, Chen Gou didn’t hesitate to turn around and push open the stainless steel door behind the display window that led to the kitchen.
It was a complete mess inside. The bread-making kitchen utensils were scattered all over the floor, but he saw a few bags of flour with the English word “flour” printed on them in the corner.
Chen Gou was over the moon. He quickly rushed forward, picked up two bags of flour, and threw them outside.
At that moment, another huge force erupted in his weak body.
Within a minute, he threw five bags of flour he found in the kitchen outside.
Cohan and the others were still a few meters away from the door.
As Chen Gou stood by the kitchen’s entrance, he used his mind to control the Radiant Dawn to cut open a bag of flour with the sword and grab it with her left hand before throwing it outside.
A Feeler happened to pounce over but was welcomed by getting flour all over itself. As a result, it had to retreat.
Everyone was baffled by Chen Gou’s actions.
Chen Gou did not intend to explain to them. A few seconds later, the Radiant Dawn sprinkled the last bag of flour in the air, filling the entire restaurant with white powder.
Almost all the Strigoi and Feelers more or less had flour on them now.
“Rush out quickly. This place will explode in 10 seconds!” Chen Gou told Cohan and the rest clearly.
He then used a table knife to cut his palm, causing fresh blood to flow out and spread the foul smell of blood.
All the Strigoi, including the Feelers, instantly went crazy!
As vampires, they had an instinctive desire for fresh blood.
This was fresh blood that hadn’t been contaminated by venom.
Most of the Strigoi hissed and pounced over.
Without hesitation, Chen Gou turned and walked into the kitchen before slamming the stainless steel door.
At the same time, the Radiant Dawn blocked the door and raised the longsword in her hand in the face of three Feelers and five Strigoi.
Golden-red flares gathered on the tip of the sword and were unleashed fearfully with her as a core.
It was the Solar Flare!
Dawn has arrived. Feel the sun’s glory!
Boom!
The scorching blaze of the Solar Flare ignited the nearby flour that came into contact with it, causing a chain reaction.
In an instant, the flour that filled the entire hall was ignited, releasing an enormous amount of heat.
This instantaneous release of immense heat in an enclosed space was commonly known as an explosion!
When Chen Gou had been on Earth, he had gotten into a university in Project 211, so he naturally had learned about the theory of dust explosion.
The power of this explosion was not inferior to that of a bomb in any way.
Thanks to the stunning effect and speed-reducing effect caused by the Solar Flare, the Strigoi had no way to escape from the core of the explosion and took the impact of the explosion.
Amidst the sound of the huge explosion, Chen Gou, who was hiding behind the stainless steel door, felt a huge force on his shoulder. Then, his entire body was sent flying along with the door until he hit the wall across from him.
Fortunately, the Radiant Dawn was guarding the door from the outside, and the stainless steel door had canceled out most of the impact. Although he had been sent flying, his body could still withstand it.
He had lost more than 100 HP, but it wasn’t a big deal.
“System notification: The host has killed an Awakened Level-2 beginner-level Strigoi. 15 Awakening Points have been obtained.”
“System notification: The host has killed an Awakened Level-1 beginner-level Strigoi. 10 Awakening Points have been obtained.”
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“System notification: The host has killed an Awakened Level-5 mutated Feeler. 100 Awakening Points have been obtained.”
“System notification: The host has killed an Awakened Level-6 mutated Feeler. 110 Awakening Points have been obtained… The Awakened Level has increased to Level 3. A Magic Origin Light has been acquired.”
“System notification: The host has killed an Awakened Level-5 mutated Feeler…”
Chen Gou was dizzy as he pulled away from the wall. System notifications kept ringing in his head.
Ever since the sudden attack of the Strigoi had begun, Chen Gou had obtained 370 EXP by killing a total of five beginner-level Strigoi and three mutated Feelers.
That was 170 points more than the 200 points required to advance from Awakened Level 2 to Awakened Level 3.
Therefore, he had leveled up and condensed a Magic Origin Light in his body that could increase his attribute points.
It was worth mentioning that the Blue Wave World and the Abyssal World had been shrouded by a mysterious magical order. Awakeners could increase their Awakening Level and become stronger as they killed magical creatures.
Usually, the power of evolution marked by the Awakening Points would enter the body of whoever dealt the fatal blow.
However, when several Awakeners had certain team emblems made of magical materials, the power of evolution obtained by killing evil spirits would be distributed equally in a team.
When it came to this Abyssal Assessment, Chen Gou and the others were only nominal teammates, so the Awakening power he had obtained by killing the Strigoi naturally all went to him alone.