Chapter 131: Black Mist Exploration Team, Action!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Day 118 of the Apocalypse Calendar, Friday.
He woke up early in the morning feeling refreshed and invigorated.
After having breakfast prepared by Cheng Cheng in the RV, Lu Ming picked up his equipment and headed towards Linhai County.
Soon, he arrived at the foot of the Mother Tree.
However, unlike yesterday, the Mother Tree looked withered and unresponsive when Lu Ming tried to talk to it.
No roots appeared, and there were no signs of the human-headed monsters.
This made Lu Ming frown, not knowing what had happened to the Blood Flesh Mother Tree.
But it did not matter.
If I cut down your main body, the problem will probably be solved.
Making wild guesses was not in line with Lu Ming’s personality.
The whole day was spent chopping down the tree.
That night, before Lu Ming returned home, he realized that the Mother Tree had already shrunk by half.
Presumably, with another day’s time tomorrow, the Blood Flesh Mother Tree would become a thing of the past.
After returning to the camp, Lu Ming told Huo Sheng about the Mother Tree’s abnormality. Huo Sheng speculated that the Mother Tree might have collapsed in despair or escaped.
In any case, the officials would deal with it.
Huo Sheng told Lu Ming not to worry about trivial matters. When they couldn’t handle it, then it would be Lu Ming’s turn to act.
Lu Ming was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
After having supper and lying on the bed, Lu Ming opened the attribute panel.
Name: Lu Ming
Level: Mortal Realm, Level 1
Age: 25 years old
Strength: 793-7
Physique: 810
Agility: 797-9
Free Attribute Points: o
Superpower: Awakening in progress…
Skills:
Fitness Lv26 (200/2600).
Slingshot Shooting LV31 (268/3100)
Crossbow Archery Lv26 (35/2600)
Bow Archery Lv26 (487/2600)
Firearms Shooting Lv25 (1330/2500)
Unarmed Combat LV30 (1200/3000).
Cold Weapon Combat LV32 (800/3200)
Basic Spearmanship Lv27 (0/2700)
Throw Lvi8 (60/1800)
Basic Saber Technique Lv24 (0/2400).
Basic Sword technique Lvi8 (1200/1,800).
Basic Staff Technique Lvi7 (0/1700).
Stance Techniques:
Tiger Steps Stance Lvi7 (0/1700).
Resistance Stance Lvi8 (0/1800).
Origin Skill:
Basic Breathing Technique (Entry) (1/100).
Without a doubt, it was another day of a great harvest of skill attributes.
Chopping the Mother Tree really accelerated the skill proficiency… Perhaps the system had determined the Mother Tree to be a powerful creature, so Lu Ming’s practice with it was like sparring with a master, resulting in a rapid increase in skill proficiency.
After a quick glance at his attributes, Lu Ming went to bed satisfied.
Day 119 of the Apocalypse Calendar, Sat.u.r.day.
It was another day of chopping the Mother Tree.
In the evening.
As Lu Ming swung his last saber qi, the Mother Tree, which was only dozens of meters tall, was immediately cut in half.
Standing where he was, Lu Ming could see the matrix fungi carpet under his feet rapidly shrinking, quickly revealing the paved road below.
With a “bang”, the tall tree trunk fell heavily to the ground.
The densely packed heads on the tree crown seemed to have melted, quickly turning into a faint red liquid, seeping into the ground.
After confirming the results again and again, Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction.
“Let’s wrap up and go home.”
He decided to leave Linhai County.
The follow-up matters were all the responsibility of the officials.
The officials would clean up the battlefield and ensure that the Mother Tree was indeed dead.
Lu Ming repeatedly reminded them to inform him immediately if anything was wrong, and Huo Sheng gave him an affirmative answer.
If something went wrong, Huo Sheng would definitely speak up, as he was never one to put on a tough act.
In short, he set off for Linhai County in the early morning the day before yesterday.
Until this evening.
In order to deal with the Blood Flesh Mother Tree, Lu Ming spent a full three days.
But the result was good.
The external threat was removed.
Lu Ming could now live a simple and ordinary life again.
In terms of attribute gains, it was also satisfying, even better than usual.
Apart from not getting enough rest, there was no other problem.
Three days later, Lu Ming returned home.
After cleaning up the dust in the house, Lu Ming quickly washed up and lay on the bed.
After vigorous physical activity and lying on the bed, the feeling was indescribably comfortable.
Gazing at the ceiling with deep thoughts, Lu Ming soon sighed softly.
“Home is still the most comfortable…”
“It’s just that… I won’t be comfortable for long.”
Actually, Lu Ming was mentally prepared.
He would not be able to stay in this home for long…
Firstly, it was due to the shrinking of the Black Mist Zone—sooner or later, his home would be engulfed by the Black Mist Zone.
At that time, Lu Ming had no idea what would happen.
Secondly, it was the issue of the strength of the house.
It was true that Lu Ming had spent a lot of effort on this house.
But at the end of the day, the house was made of conventional materials.
A Tier 4 creature could easily tear down a house.
Lu Ming was already so strong now, it would not be an exaggeration to say that if he exercised his body slightly in the house, it might collapse….
The fortress that had once protected Lu Ming was no longer as st.u.r.dy.
It was just like how life would always bring about separations and farewells.
Lu Ming patted the wall beside the bed gently, as if he was sighing about something.
But soon, his snores filled the room.
He had fallen asleep.
Day 120 of the Apocalypse Calendar, Sunday.
The sun was shining brightly.
Just by looking at the weather, one could tell that today would be a calm and peaceful day.
And indeed it was.
Life, well, it did not always have to be full of ups and downs. Tranquility was the main theme of life.
But obviously, tranquility was only Lu Ming’s daily life, not necessarily the daily life of others.
At noon, after a.s.sisting Lu Ming with his exercises, Zhang Chengcheng and Wei Lan began to prepare lunch.
The two girls chatted as they busied themselves.
Wei Lan said, “Sister Chengcheng, the officials found some Tier 4 zombie crystals in Linhai County yesterday. So, the zombie crystals for your advancement to Level 5 have already been prepared.”
Upon hearing this news, Cheng Cheng smiled and shook her head, “Professor Huo came to tell me about this news this morning. We discussed it briefly and felt that this advancement opportunity should be reserved for Colonel Bai.”
Currently, with Wei Lan’s a.s.sistance, the strength of Cheng Cheng’s superpower could still keep up with Lu Ming’s physical strength.
Therefore, there was no need to rush the advancement. She could take her time with the breathing technique.
On the other side, the Black Mist Exploration Team had an even more urgent need for strength.
Because today was the day the Black Mist Exploration Team set off to explore the Black Mist Zone.
At noon, just as Lu Ming was about to have lunch, good news came.
“Colonel Bai has become a Level 5 Awakened!”
It was w.a.n.g Xiong who came to deliver the good news.
The appearance of the first Level 5 Awakened in Nanxiang City was a cause for celebration for all the survivors.
Therefore, Bai Tianyu’s advancement attracted many people to come and witness it—but Lu Ming did not join the crowd.
Hearing w.a.n.g Xiong’s words, Lu Ming smiled and nodded. He quickly finished his meal and prepared to climb the tower to deal with the Tier 5 zombie wave.
Unfortunately…
Nothing happened.
Bai Tianyu’s advancement was like a stone thrown into the sea, It did not cause much of a stir or attract the attention of the zombies.
Lu Ming walked down the observation tower with a puzzled expression and saw Huo Sheng walking towards him.
“Don’t think too much about it. There aren’t many zombies left.”
“The nearby zombies were either shot dead by you or swallowed by the Blood
Flesh Mother Tree.”
This was the root cause for the lack of zombies.
Of course, there was another point…
At this stage, any zombie with a little brain would know who was the boss in Nanxiang City. n.o.body dared to mess with Lu Ming. No zombie would dare to target him.
Lu Ming was quite disappointed that there were no zombies for him to shoot, but he was quickly distracted by Huo Sheng’s next sentence.
“Bai Tianyu and the others are preparing to set off. Do you want to see them off?”
Lu Ming thought for a moment and pointed up at the observation tower.
I’ll watch from there..”