Published: February 7, 2025
“There’s one more chapter, but it will be a bit late.”
“Hmm, it should be around here, right?”
A man looked uncertainly at the map and asked the person beside him.
After the apocalypse started, there had been many fires and explosions, with roads, buildings, and even villages destroyed. With nearly a year passing without anyone maintaining the areas that humans once occupied, it was sometimes hard to find the right locations on a map.
“According to the route, we should be on the right track, but there are too many monsters on the highway, so we can only take a detour. Otherwise, we could just go straight through.”
The person speaking was dressed in gray combat gear, his face showing signs of exhaustion. There were dried blood stains in some places on his clothing, and his hands were dirty, clearly having fought for a long time without rest.
Behind the two speakers, a small team of seven or eight followed, looking equally worn out.
“Once we reach Ying City, let’s find a good gathering place to rest; my bones feel like they’re about to fall apart.”
“Who has time to rest? We need to find the biggest force and deliver that letter. We have to hurry back; the situation at the base is severe.”
“Honestly, I don’t think it will help much. Ying City is quite far from our base. Without the pain of a shared fate, why would they send troops to help us?”
“That’s not necessarily true; it all depends on what benefits we bring them.”
As the two conversed, they rounded a peak and spotted certain landmarks marked on the map, realizing they were close.
“Damn! What’s that!”
One member of the team suddenly pointed in a direction, instinctively exclaiming. Everyone turned to look and saw a gigantic white platform floating in the sky in the distance!
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Chou Zhi Song did not accept the challenge, standing there with a cold expression, watching the battle of the Aberrant Blood Relative.
This display triggered a sense of crisis in Ye Zhongming’s heart.
Stay calm!
The composure shown by the vice president of the zero commerce association was completely different from the arrogance he previously exuded.
He knew that as long as the Aberrant Blood Relative won, the zero commerce association would be victorious as well, and there would be no need for him to fight to the death against an opponent of equal level.
What was there to argue about with his opponent? What about personal pride or the pride of his organization? Those were all unimportant; being able to accurately grasp the key points of the situation made him someone to be wary of.
Although the actions of the zero commerce association were detestable, and they were almost universally hated in his past life, Ye Zhongming had to admit that there were truly some powerful individuals in their organization.
Once the Aberrant Blood Relative stood still, the tattoos on his body began to move. It was at this moment that Ye Zhongming realized this was a profession he had heard about.
“Spirit Pattern Battle Body.”
A mysterious profession that, upon mastering, manifests tattoos that correspond to the level of the profession, granting abilities represented by those patterns.
The tattoos on the Aberrant Blood Relative divided into three main parts: the chest, back, and head.
The tattoo on his head was the first to 'come alive.' Yellow light rings swept over the Aberrant Blood Relative’s body, and the two already muscular men immediately grew even larger, resembling small giants. Next, the ferocious beast tattoo on the chest detached from the body, transforming into a blue-purple battle pet, with a blue body and purple fur, sharp fangs, and charging towards the mysterious person.
Finally, the tattoo on the back, which many thought was merely a regular mystical pattern, was revealed to be a mass of worms, densely packed, that fell to the ground and also rushed towards the mysterious person.