Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 42: On The Arena

Alan and Lucy had a rare break, and after the wolves had left, they slept for a few hours at three o'clock in the afternoon. When Alan woke up, he saw Lucy resting on her lap. The girl slept peacefully, curled up like a lion cub. It was a perfect adjective for Lucy, especially when it came to the way she danced with her teeth and claws.

A few rays of sunlight gently landed on her body, and as time passed, they quietly climbed onto her face. She frowned slightly and rubbed her little face hard. She moved to a place where the light could not reach and continued to sleep. He didn't know what he was dreaming about, but there was an occasional smile on his face. However, the smile disappeared in a blink of an eye and soon returned to calm.

It was a rare moment of silence. Alan moved his arm and examined his body. The trauma had long since stopped bleeding. The smaller wound was covered in a layer of blood scab, while the larger wounds were unable to move violently. They make Lucy sew tight, but if she moves too much, the wound will open twice. Luckily, these injuries were on less important parts, so the impact was relatively small, which was one of the benefits of selective injuries.

In terms of physical strength, he had recovered sixty to seventy percent, and even his Origin Energy had recovered quite a bit. What surprised Allen was that the Origin Energy vortex had quietly increased by one, and now it had reached eight!

In guiding Alan, Hughton had once popularized some simple knowledge of the Origin Energy system. Before forming the genetic circuit, the human body was like a sponge, and the vortex of origin power would be generated relatively quickly. For someone as talented as Allen, his speed could only be described as leaping forward by leaps and bounds. However, once a gene loop was formed, the growth rate of Origin Energy would slow down.

That was because the amount of Origin Energy required for the first gene circuit had basically reached the upper limit of the human body's capacity at this stage. If he continued to grow as fast as before, his Origin Energy would explode. As a result, the growth rate of Origin Energy would slow down. The Origin Energy that was refined at this time would naturally be absorbed by the body and used to strengthen the body's physical fitness, enhance the adaptability of the organs, and increase the upper limit of the body's capacity for Origin Energy.

Therefore, Ellen wasn't overjoyed right now, not to mention the fact that the battle with the wolves earlier would stimulate the growth of Origin Energy. He needed another Origin Energy vortex to break through the first barrier. So as to construct a circuit and form an engraving. Only when he advanced to become a sealer would he be able to open the door to power and become a so-called talent of the Federation.

At that time, even in the military ranks of the Federation, he could be a second lieutenant. Otherwise, before forming his own imprint, the Origin Energy Cultivator would at most be a first-class soldier, and that would only be slightly higher than cannon fodder.

"Ya, you're awake? Why didn't you wake me up?" Lucy turned around and finally woke up. She yawned and said with sleepy eyes.

Alan shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. Lucy asked, "How are your injuries?"

"It's better than I expected, thanks to you." Ellen pointed at a wound on his body and said, "Your stitching skills are very professional."

"Of course, this young miss has systematically learned first aid techniques in the battlefield!" As soon as Lucy regained her spirits, she put on a complacent expression.

Alan became more and more interested in Lucy's identity. As far as he knew, a child who grew up on the surface rarely had the chance to come into contact with the knowledge of battlefield first aid. That was a real subject of war. How could ordinary surface teenagers have the chance to learn this technique? A girl who had excellent shooting skills and was proficient in strategy and battlefield first aid. Such a person's background would definitely not be simple.

Shooting skills can be trained, but the other two things are not something you want to learn.

Of course, if Lucy didn't say anything, Alan wouldn't ask. Everyone had their own secrets, and Alan wasn't stupid enough to ask the whole story.

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A strange sound came from Lucy's stomach, and Alan looked at her. The latter's face turned red and said, "What? I haven't eaten since last night. It's normal to be hungry, running and fighting."

"I didn't say anything." Alan endured the laughter and said, "We don't have anything else right now. There's quite a lot of wolf meat. Let's roast some hind legs and eat it."

When she thought of Alan's roasting technique, Lucy immediately began to slander and nod her head like a chicken pecking at rice. Alan stood up against the wall and picked up Kuang Tu, wanting to tear a few hind legs off the wolf corpse to serve as food. Suddenly, he caught a faint sound in his ears. He raised his head to look. The sun shone down through the cracks in the mountains, leaving mottled shadows on the rock walls on both sides.

In one of the shadows, something drilled out of the rock wall. It climbed down and left the shadows in the blink of an eye, exposing its shiny black shell to the sun. It was a scorpion, gently stroking with its two big claws flaunting its might. Behind his flat body, the tail needles were raised high. This was the appearance of a scorpion in battle. More and more scorpions came out of the cracks in the rocks. This was unusual.

The scorpion liked the shade. Originally, it should be hidden in a cool place during the day. It rarely went out of its nest to move under the sun like it did now. However, from last night until now, nothing had happened normally. Allen was almost certain that these scorpions were like the berserk wolves, driven away by something.

"Looks like we won't be able to eat dinner." Alan said.

Lucy looked up and her face immediately turned ugly. The girl's expression did not change even when she faced the berserk wolf, but now, when she saw the dense scorpions, her expression changed drastically. Looks like this is the nature of a girl, even if a berserk wolf can easily kill hundreds of such scorpions.

"Run! Run!" Cried Lucy, picking up her things and running out. There were still a few corpses of berserk wolves blocked in the cracks of the mountain. The two of them had to work hard to get out of the cracks. Fortunately, they weren't able to catch up to the scorpions.

As soon as he left the cave, Alan felt a chill run down his spine. Turning around, he saw a wolf bathed in the sun on a boulder behind him. When he saw them come out, he was looking at the two of them with his faint eyes that sparkled like blue flames. The berserk wolf stood up and shook its entire body. Then, it drew its neck and howled. The wolf howl immediately echoed in the mountains.

Alan cursed softly and pulled Lucy to another round of escape.

This time, he ran directly from afternoon to night. During this time, he rested near a stream and found the corpse of a teenager. Flipping four or five magazines out of his bag, Lucy was cheaper. Her bullets had been used up in the battle in the cave. After that, the two of them crossed the river and were driven to a valley by the pack of wolves. After leaving the valley, Lucy saw a big lake from afar.

The lake water glowed like fish scales under the moonlight. What made people even more concerned was that there was actually a purple-blue energy shield in the middle of the lake, and there was no way to protect anything inside.

At this moment, the pack of wolves behind him approached. Although the two knew that they didn't have any tools, it was useless even if they ran to the lake, but they had no choice but to do so. But just as they were approaching the lake, the earth suddenly shook. The lake churned, stirring up large splashes of water. Right in front of Allen and the other two, an iron cable bridge rose from the lake, connecting the shore to the energy shield in the center of the lake.

"What's going on?" Lucy said in surprise.

"It won't be a good thing anyway, but it's not up to us to choose now!" Ellen shouted and pulled her to the cable bridge.

The cable bridge was already swaying, and as soon as it rose from the lake, the bridge deck was wet with water. Even though the two of them were quick-witted, they almost slipped several times when they ran. As for the berserk wolves, their sense of balance was even worse. They rushed onto the bridge and either slipped or fell into the lake. Once he fell into the lake, he would see a large shadow appear in the lake, and then the lake water boiled. The Ferocious Wolf struggled desperately in the water, but a large amount of blood still emerged.

Occasionally, a black shadow or two would jump onto the surface of the lake. Under the moonlight, Alan could see clearly. What was that gigantic fish head and mouth full of sharp teeth, not bloodthirsty piranhas?

Iron chains are hard to come by, and there are piranhas in the lake. Even so, more and more berserk wolves ran onto the cable bridge. Alan broke off, Lucy covered, the two of them cooperated with each other, and finally arrived at the floating island in the middle of the lake after the battle. Alan shouted as he jumped onto the ground. The lines on the blade lit up, and the sharp energy power activated. A buzzing energy blade shot out from the edge of the blade.

He waved his Berserk Slaughter and instantly cut the iron chains on the bridge. He then cut through the bridge deck and instantly cut off the entire cable bridge. With a rumble, the cable bridge was thrown into the lake, throwing hundreds of wild wolves onto the bridge into the lake at the same time. The lake water immediately exploded, and the ferocious piranhas in the water immediately began to slaughter, causing a layer of bloody light to appear on the surface of the lake!

Alan took a deep breath and looked around. The floating island in the lake was empty. There were only a few coconut trees planted there, not even a few bushes. At the center was an energy shield. Looking through the blue-purple shield wall, one could see that there was a square-shaped silver metal body inside. It was unknown what use it had. Right at this moment, the sound of water rang out again, but a group of ropes floated in several directions on the island.

"Isn't that Mike?" Lucy pointed to the south bank of the lake.

Alan looked into the distance. Sure enough, Mike and a teenager ran onto the cable bridge. Behind them was a pack of fierce poisonous wolf spiders! The wolf spider was also a Third Grade dangerous species. They chased after the two teenagers and began to climb onto the cable bridge. On the other cable bridges, there was also a rough picture of the players in the death arena and the various dangerous species chasing after them.

"Looks like this is our final arena." Alan said calmly.

The situation was already quite evident, and the Commission had used special means to bring all the young people scattered throughout the country to the site. Next, they would naturally have to kill each other. However, only a week had passed since they entered Yellowstone Park. It seemed that the death arena was not over yet, and they did not know what the committee was planning to do this time.