Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
On the side of the road with fewer vehicles, the breeze was blowing, and Tang Hong’s bright eyes instantly became confused, as if they were struggling and resisting.
“Dedicate everything I have.”
“Are you crazy?”
Paying and gaining, only when the value of the two were similar was it the true meaning of trading. And now, something wanted Tang Hong to dedicate everything to it with just two or three strange sentences that made no sense?
Impossible!
Just a few days ago, if someone offered him an internship with a high enough annual salary, Tang Hong would do everything he can to obtain it, not alone just dedicating himself. However, ever since Tang Hong obtained the ‘Power of One’ support system, his ambition was no longer limited to a high salary, a car, and a house.
He wanted to give it a try.
To see whether he could possess power that would transcend the mundane. After all, the power of the all-knowing and almighty, the power of the supreme life body, the sound of these two things were extremely shocking and had broadened his imagination.
The mess of thoughts flashed away, and Tang Hong’s eyes changed.
Bang.
He tossed away the little yellow bicycle.
His face was filled with the joy of a sincere pilgrimage, as if an indescribable holy faith took root in his heart instantly, sprouted instantly, and instantly filled Tang Hong’s mind. It was as if there was an endless noble existence just ahead.
Summon…
Command…
God’s will was irresistible…
God’s sacredness, God’s kingdom, led Tang Hong to raise his head and move forward step by step, filled with faith. After turning seven bends, he reached the open-air idle area of the abandoned factory zone.
There was a wall around it, about tens of meters high. He didn’t know what purpose it served.
‘Come.’
‘Come.’
The noble and sacred voice weakened a bit but continued to lead Tang Hong, who had lost his sense of autonomy, to find the entrance in the wall step by step.
Bang!
Tang Hong’s head knocked against the iron door, unable to get in.
Bang!
He knocked on the iron door hard but to no avail.
The iron door was painted with red paint and it was very thick. He couldn’t push or knock it open, but he could clearly hear the noise inside the iron door.
It was the sound of things cutting through the air like people were fighting inside.
The red-lacquered iron door had no gaps and was completely sealed. Tang Hong took a step back, faced the bright moonlight, and found a small hole.
That bit of brilliant light might have leaked out from this small hole.
He leaned over…
On tiptoe…
Leaning against the hole, his left eye widened… If someone else was here, the person would definitely be spooked and deeply shocked… Tang Hong seemed to have changed into an entirely different person at this moment.
[Ding Dong!]
[Experience for the first time feeling slightly bewitched when everyone else is awake. You feel a strong sense of loneliness, individual value increased by five.]
The flickering and beating of the information flow awakened Tang Hong instantly.
“What the hell!?”
Tang Hong’s face turned pale. He still remembered his psychological state in the previous second and his abnormal behavior of the previous moment. It was like ascending to heaven and enjoying bliss.
Willingly!
Dedicate everything!
But those thoughts, those ideas weren’t Tang Hong’s at all.
The whispers and holy murmurs that originated from the front were still entering his ears… Tang Hong widened his eyes. Not only were his eyes attached to the hole, but his body was also attached to the iron door… His mind was very conscious and he was faintly aware that the sudden emergence of the system interface made him develop resistance.
And ignore those weird holy whispers through this!
Then.
Tang Hong felt a sense of suffocation.
Inside the iron door, a colorful science-fiction device was placed in the center of the spacious open space, which was emitting circles of air ripples. This wasn’t anything significant, with the current technology, it shouldn’t be difficult to make such an instrument.
The key was the large ball of light floating on the left side of that instrument!
It was like a small sun that burning with golden flames and was also the source of the sacred whispers!
“Immortality cultivation?”
Tang Hong opened his mouth unconsciously. Feeling the coldness of the iron door, he hurriedly closed his mouth.
Before he had time to think anymore.
Swoosh!
The low sound of something tearing the air sounded endless. The wind howled, the silhouettes flickered, and a bunch of people rushed towards the dark golden ball of light covered in burning flames.
There was no sound…
To be precise, no one spoke…
They wore uniform clothes, dark blouses, and gloves… The hole was too small, making Tang Hong unsure whether the thing these people were wearing was gloves or not. Furthermore, because they moved too fast, like a violent wind, he couldn’t see their figure clearly and couldn’t focus.
They should be human.
It was also possible they weren’t human.
They ran so fast, why didn’t they go to the Olympics? Tang Hong’s mind was blank. He could only watch in a daze as these people ran towards the light ball, then punched and kicked it.
There was no confrontation, no negotiation, and the tragic manner of how they were fighting to the death directly upon their meeting was reflected in Tang Hong’s eyes, making cold sweat flow on his back. “Is this real or false?”
This silent fight… hm, maybe using a bloody battle to describe it was more appropriate because that ball of blazing golden light was definitely an extraordinary force that surpasses reality. It was glowing with golden flames and extremely majestic.
In contrast, those people who besieged the blazing ball of light looked particularly plain, monotonous, weak, and unremarkable.
Tang Hong couldn’t find any extraordinary characteristics in them.
His heart jumped and he secretly sensed that the situation wasn’t a good one. He had seen countless IMAX blockbusters which stunning special effects, even a child could tell from the scene which side was more powerful and had the better chance of winning.
Tang Hong only took a single look and it was as if his mind was plunged into a deep quagmire. “These people probably can’t defeat it.”
No light,
no thermal weapons such as bullets and artillery,
only flesh and blood, only fierce fighting intent exist in this battle. Then, with a slight sweep of the blazing light, it directly burned away four or five people. Blood was splashing and the smell of cooked meat spread.
Then five more people came up and replaced them.
Bang bang bang!
They hit the golden flames with their bodies!
The heroism pouncing towards his face made Tang Hong’s heart almost stopped beating too.
Five people would keep replacing the five fighting the blazing light. No one spoke and no one retreated. The most puzzling thing was that these people didn’t seem to need to breathe, Tang Hong didn’t hear the sounds of their breathing at all. But the instantaneous battles have already made the empty space covered with blood, and the tacit chemistry in their teamwork in this blood battle made Tang Hong’s eyes go stiff.
Ka!
The golden flames circled around and silk threads emerged, sharply crosscutting in all directions. The sound of muffled snorting could be heard, followed by the heavy sound of something dropping to the ground, causing Tang Hong’s scalp to explode.
It was pieces of truncated arms that smashed onto the ground!
“AH!”
“Quick, stop the bleeding!”
A few suppressed screams of pain, the sound of heavy gasping, truncated arms landing on the ground, moonlight spraying on the area, bright red blood that were like the fountains in Disneyland, the before and after contrast was particularly obvious.
Tang Hongmang witnessed all this in horror.
“Is there going to be people dying!?”
Tang Hong violently awoke, gritted his teeth, raised his arms subconsciously, and stepped back step by step until he retreated a hundred meters away. Then, he picked up the small yellow bicycle and furiously pedaled his feet.
‘Oh no…’
‘What should I do…’
Having witnessed such a weird thing, disregarding what impact it would have for them, Tang Hong worried that he would be murdered to keep him silent.
And also.
Those people were obviously weaker than that ball of golden flame. At the end, which side would win?
And also.
What was that golden flame, some alien creature?
As he thought of all these, Tang Hong had already forgotten his original plan to test the individual value as cold sweat wet his short sleeves.
Splashes of blood and the low screams flashed through his mind from time to time.
After seeing such a fierce battle that would result in life and death, he realized that being alone and lonely was just a trivial matter.
His mind was in a mess, Tang Hong the mobile phone from his pocket with trembling hands. Not only were his fingers trembling, but his whole body was also shaking from terror too. It took him two minutes to open the car-hailing app and place an order, then waited for another seven or eight minutes. He was already anxious from waiting before the belated online-hailed car arrived.
Swoosh.
The dark vehicle parked beside him.
Tang Hong lifted his foot and got into the car, closing the door quickly behind him, causing the driver to size him up from the corner of his eye.
“Your phone’s end number is XXXX, right?”
“Yes yes.”
Tang Hong nodded and was about to urge the driver to hurry up and drive. When the words came to his lips, he felt that it wasn’t suitable, so he changed to a trembling voice and said, “It’s too cold. It rained yesterday and the temperature dropped sharply today.”
“Yeah, it’s cold. Why didn’t you wear more clothes.” The driver smiled and released the brake.
“I just went to Disney.” Tang Hong took a breath and added, “I still intended to ride back, but I didn’t expect the suburbs of Yunhai to be so cold. If I this earlier, I would have worn more…”
Disney?
The driver was stunned for a moment. “Sir, you mean Disneyland, right?”
“Ah.”
Tang Hong nodded, wondering why the driver asked in such a manner, this was the Disney that he was talking about.
“You went there alone?” The driver said again, “This place, you could have gone with your classmates.”
En?
With my classmates?
Tang Hong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked softly, “How do you tell that I am a student?”
“Haha, the destination in the order is the South Gate of the University of Finance and Economics. You are a student of the University of Finance and Economics, right?” The driver said with emotion in an enviable tone.
“It’s a good school.”
“My daughter too wants to apply to this university.”
“Although university students were all very common now and not valuable anymore, the Yunhai University of Finance and Economics wasn’t among them. It was one of the leading financial universities that were held in extremely high regard.”
Tang Hong calmed down and asked with a smile, “How high?”
“Very very high.”
The driver said.
Tang Hong moved his mouth but fell silent again.
It’s common to see that most people work hard and still couldn’t sit in leadership positions.
It’s common to see that the average salary of college students across the country was very low, even the average income of students five years after graduation was also rarely more than 10,000 per month.
Tang Hong of his work internship, then, in turn, thought of the bloody battle scene just now. Having no money was being a little poorer didn’t seem so scary in comparison.
Even up to this moment, Tang Hong still maintained the state of calling up the system interface. He was worried about whether the sacred whispering would have a follow-up effect. The emergence of the Power of One support system made him resistant to the whispers and able to ignore them.
Mortal: Extremely small and weak creature.
Willpower: 33%
Strength: 29%
Realm: 0.00
Individual value: 9
When the ride-hailing car was driving on the overpass in the middle ring road Yunhai, Tang Hong opened the car window to a gap. Blowing the cool night breeze, his confused and flustered brain gradually calmed down.
He looked out the window of the car, the brightly lit high-rise buildings told telling of the prosperity in Yunhai. Through the lights of tall buildings, Tang Hong even saw a helicopter passing through the clouds and disappearing into the sky in front of him.
Withdrawing his gaze, Tang Hong looked down. ‘Let’s try and see what will happen if I increase my willpower.’
He stared at the system interface, braced his heart, and the individual value instantly returned to zero. Then, the percentage value for willpower flickered several times, increasing from 33% to 42%.
Suddenly, Tang Hong had a splitting headache, causing him to grit his teeth tightly.
Fortunately, this sharp pain came and went quickly, and it faded in the blink of an eye. Pinching his eyebrows, Tang Hong started to search for any changes to himself.
Big increase in IQ?
Clear mind?
Soaring intellect?
As if nothing had happened before, the sound of the car driving came to his ears. Tang Hong opened his eyes, only feeling that his inner thoughts were more refined and firm now, and the remaining panic had completely dissipated.
‘Let’s look in the mirror.’
‘The selfie isn’t very clear, are my eyes brighter now?’
…
When Tang Hong returned back to school, it was 9:20 PM. There were few people in the school, but it didn’t look very quiet and empty.
Tang Hong entered through the south gate and walked straight all the way. As he passed by the teaching buildings that were about to turn off the lights, for some unknown reason, his heart sank, his whole body turned numb, and the hairs on his body exploded on ends.
Unspeakable panic filled him!
He looked up,
a cold and harsh middle-aged man with a sharp face stood three meters away.
“You have seen all of it.”
With a slightly low voice, the middle-aged man spoke, staring at Tang Hong.
A dreary killing intent seemed to cut through the air, causing Tang Hong to become soberer. He remembered all the speculations he had in the car and he was ready to speak.
“…”
Tang Hong wanted to say that he hadn’t seen it.
But in front of this person, a verbal argument was already pale and weak. It was like a battlefield general who was used to killing was looking directly at him. There were an unspeakable pressure and an unspeakable nervousness.
“Don’t kill me.”
His tone was calm as if talking with an acquaintance. Tang Hong thought that it would be more normal if he was feeling very scared and panicking now, but at this moment, his tightly-stretching thinking and consciousness turned into a strong sense of calmness, and only his heart was beating rapidly.
Could this be the effect of the increase in the willpower percentage…
Tang Hong had no expression on his face, nor could he make an expression. The middle-aged man walked forward two steps to a distance of one meter away from him and stared into Tang Hong’s eyes. The more silent it was, the more depressed the atmosphere, like the calm before a storm.
“If you want to talk, then I shall.”
Tang Hong looked back at him, gritted his teeth, and avoiding the sharp gaze.
Putting his left hand in his pocket and rubbing the back of his mobile phone, he continued, “This is the University of Finance, Yunhai University of Finance and Economics.”
The middle-aged man frowned and said nothing.
Whoosh whoosh.
The breeze blew past, sounds of whispering could be heart. Students were passing by. Tang Hong’s eyes moved slightly, then lowered them. But he thought in his heart that the person in front of him was possibly a government official. In that case, his life wouldn’t be in danger.
Pausing between each word in a low voice, Tang Hong said, “I can join your organization.”
“Okay.”
The middle-aged man beamed with delight.