Weird Survival: I can devour thousands of talents

Chapter 166: 165: Entering the Dream Again

Ling Xiao hadn't had such a comfortable sleep for a long time.

Woke up early the next morning.

He opened his eyes naturally, and a feeling of vigorous fullness spread throughout his body.

Not the slightest bit sleepy.

The quality of last night's sleep was extremely high, and it visibly helped Ling Xiao recover to full health.

He sat up in the dim tent, clenched his fists and exerted a little force.

The clicking sound between the fingers is light and smooth.

The crisp sound woke up the girl who was sleeping soundly on her side next to him.

She blinked her sleepy eyes and leaned towards this side skillfully.

Unexpectedly, I touched the quilt which was still warm.

Su Jinxi finally woke up completely, looked around frantically and met Ling Xiao's eyes with a faint smile.

"Um...Brother Xiao, you're awake..."

She shifted her gaze away awkwardly, smoothed the hair hanging on her forehead, and tucked them behind her ears.

"Are you still feeling bad? Uh...are you feeling uncomfortable?"

The faint blush on her pretty face showed no trace of the heroic spirit, courage and strength she had shown when she decisively called for help last night.

"Thanks,"

Ling Xiao didn't want to interrupt the charming atmosphere at the moment, but he still looked at her seriously and said softly, "Thank you."

He knew what it meant for a girl to be willing to stay by his side and take care of him all night.

He also knew that if he spoke up, everything that followed would go smoothly, without anything inappropriate or improper.

But Ling Xiao finally smiled and suggested, "It's rare to sleep so comfortably. Let's go and see what feast the chef has prepared."

Su Jinxi was a little stunned, then smiled.

"Great! I'm hungry too, so I hope it won't be the same old stew!"

……

Qi Heng, feeling that he was of no use, punished himself by staying up all night.

Ye Zhanqing argued with him all night long, using the excuse that "Brother Xiao is asleep, so be on high alert."

It's not boring.

At this moment, Qi Heng was blowing away the oil on the edge of the bowl and sipping the hot soup flavored with herbs.

He caught a glimpse of the two people coming together and said with a mischievous smile, "Hey! Good Maoning! You two!"

"Look at how energetic and rosy you both look. It seems you slept very well last night!"

"It's really good,"

Ling Xiao took the bowl of meat soup from the chef, nodded in greeting, and said, "I learned a move in my dream last night. Will you practice with me later?"

"No, no!"

Qi Heng put his mouth into the soup bowl, looking for meat while vaguely refusing: "You are too angry, I can't stand it, please don't make me cry..."

Ye Zhanqing, who was eating politely next to him, saw that this guy was getting more and more outrageous, so he directly elbowed Qi Heng in the waist, causing him to cough repeatedly and stop talking nonsense.

After what happened last night, the relationship between everyone seemed to have changed.

It’s not as close as family, but much closer than ordinary friends.

……

……

"That's the thing,"

Ling Xiao stopped talking in time and told everyone frankly that he had concealed some key information.

But everyone knew the seriousness of the matter and did not keep asking questions.

Because Ling Xiao said it very clearly.

Although the battle was fierce, it was far from enough to cause him to suffer such serious injuries.

It's not a fight, there's another reason.

The reason cannot be told.

There was no need to hide the information about the insane person. Ling Xiao summarized and described his communication with Freud.

Qi Heng and others were surprised when they heard this.

"For indigenous people who retain consciousness, even if there's only a tiny bit of their true spirit left, that's a completely different concept..."

When Ye Zhanqing thought of this possibility, his words became more solemn and respectful.

In fact, even Ling Xiao himself felt "fear" of this possibility.

Imagine this:
If you are immersed in an open world exploration game and suddenly discover that the NPC in it is not a rigid program, but an intelligent life that can think independently and is in a hostile relationship with you...

hiss……

Fortunately, they haven't found any NPCs moving in groups yet, otherwise it wouldn't be exploration and survival.

It’s a fully immersive battle royale where one person has one life!

“It’s scary!”

Qi Heng drew on the map and said with a sad face, "The mountains in the south look very strange!"

"We've just gotten close, and we've already run into a crazy person. Who knows what we'll encounter if we continue south..."

"Then we have to go!"

Ling Xiao erased his messy scribbles and drew the clearest and most direct straight line.

"I was chasing north last night, and I took the opportunity to sense the ambient temperature along the way."

Seeing everyone's hopeful gazes, he sighed and said helplessly, "It's not enough. We must continue heading south!"

"If I'm not mistaken, if we had stayed in the shelter, we would have been frozen into mummies by now."

"So scary? It's only been a few days?"

Qi Heng was roasting himself by the fire, and his palms rubbing together made a rustling sound.

"The temperature dropped so suddenly, you can at least struggle a bit, right? Brother Xiao, even the two of us can't handle it?"

"What? Is your heart a nuclear reactor? Can you produce and sell it yourself and become a little sun?"

Ling Xiao rolled his eyes at him and explained unhappily, "With version changes, not only will the types and tendencies of monsters be refreshed, but the entire environment will also change."

"Don't use the inertial thinking shaped by your old worldview to view the current situation. Just look at this snow. It's only been falling for a few days, and it's already transformed the surrounding landscape into this."

"This is the result of us moving all the way south, when the cold wave wasn't as terrible. The shelters now are likely surrounded by snow that's half a person, or even thicker than a person!"

"It's almost impossible to stay there and explore outside. We can't hide in the cave for long. We'll run out of ammunition and food, and the final outcome will definitely be death!"

Following Ling Xiao’s words, I thought of that terrible possibility.

Several people felt a chill in their hearts, and Sister Tiechui couldn't help but shiver.

"Floyd... this is probably just a special case. Even if there are other demented people who can reach this level of strength, based on previous experience, the proportion is still very small."

Ling Xiao summarized last night's thrilling events and set the tone for subsequent actions.

"Migrate south, continue!"

……

……

The ox cart moved lightly, carrying a team of hundreds of people across the snowfield and galloping towards the mountains on the horizon.

A cow running to the mountain will die.

Fortunately, the abundant supplies in [Light of Green Mountain] can even make the cows fat and strong.

The cold wave is chasing us relentlessly and monsters are appearing one after another.

Ling Xiao once again rolled on the edge of life and death, and his state of mind transformed into an even more resolute one.

After listening to Floyd's final warning, he realized what the big boss he and other survivors would eventually face was.

Pessimism and despair inevitably arose in his heart.

Because that power was so strong, so strong that Ling Xiao couldn't imagine how he could defeat him... or even them...

Only those who have truly experienced the power of a casual glance from the gods can have such clear and accurate cognition.

He survived and recovered.

But it’s not without cost.

Ling Xiao looked down at the obviously dim ring on his left hand, and the gloom lingering in his heart grew even darker.

[Emilia's Promise Ring]

The quality of this equipment cannot be seen even after it evolves into [Eye of Secrets].

Now it has been used once.

This proved that the "Deep Dive Royal Family" aura he had disguised himself with last night was indeed effective. However, that person's gaze would still kill him.

Fortunately, that gaze came and went quickly, and Ling Xiao was able to activate [Legacy] and start saving himself not long after he fell into a near-death state.

Both are indispensable.

Then...it's time to go to the dreamland again...

Previously, the proprietress of Crazy City of Desire helped him and Qi Heng to simply deal with their respective problems.

Ling Xiao can actively decide whether to enter the [Dream Curse].

You won’t be “pulled” into the dream unexpectedly like the first time.

Dreams are similar to dungeons, and the flow of time is well considered.

Amid the swaying and creaking sound of the ox cart, Ling Xiao wrapped himself tightly in the blanket and slowly closed his eyes.

……

……

"You're here... I can feel that you've become much stronger. I hope you can go further this time..."

A gentle whisper in his ear made Ling Xiao open his eyes suddenly.

After hesitating for a long time, he began to say in a deep voice: "Long time no see, ma'am."

The existence hidden in the dark was obviously shocked.

Because the boundary between the two seemed to be distorted and eliminated, allowing Ling Xiao to communicate with her freely.

The pleasant, mature female voice was silent for a moment, but she didn't dwell on the question. Instead, she said with a hint of surprise, "You've already used Divine Protection once?"

"Is the enemy so strong that even you can't defeat it?"

Comparing me with those beings, you really think too highly of me!

They looked at me and thought, "I'm pretty awesome for not dying, right?!"
Ling Xiao felt helpless, and after careful consideration, he asked softly, "Madam, do you remember what you said about the heartless person?"

"I met a believer of the God of Snow and Frost, who was already in the baptism stage. After I defeated him, his remaining true spirit said something to me, which led to the incident that nearly killed me..."

Some things are hard to say in this world.

After coming to this dream world, Ling Xiao was able to reveal more information.

But he still didn't dare to say a few taboo words.

He really didn't want to experience that kind of pain a second time.

"Is this so..."

The woman suddenly realized: "No wonder..."

"You did the right thing. Don't tell anyone about it, even to me."

"Try not to?"

Ling Xiao grasped the key point keenly.

The woman's voice was tinged with a helpless smile. "If I were still alive, you could curse them right beside me."

"But I died a long time ago, and in their eyes, my remaining strength is just that of a stronger insect..."

Ling Xiao nodded, not quite understanding.

In fact, he understood what the Duchess meant, but he was thinking about other information.

Before he could collect his thoughts and continue asking a few questions about the Lost Mind, the female voice began to urge him on.

"You should get going... I think I can help you more..."

"Give it a try, and see if you can make it to my doorstep this time..."

"At the doorstep..."

Ling Xiao relaxed his eyes and looked towards the towering castle in the distance.

"Your house is really impressive!"

"Then... let's go!"

……

……

On the "path".

After walking a few steps, Ling Xiao saw an old acquaintance.

"Ma'am, the flow of time here is different from the outside world, so it wouldn't hurt for me to practice more, right?"

"certainly……"

The female voice seemed to know his intention, "Before you die, you can do anything in this dream..."

"That's good!"

Ling Xiao put away the Iron Heart Sword that his sister, Iron Hammer, had recast overnight, and faced the "God Fist Fighter" who had left a deep impression on him with his bare hands.

In the dark red eyes, a demonic light flickered.

After seeing the person coming, the boxer's mouth curled up into a grin.

"Oh? It's you again!"

"Your fist is powerful, but this time, how about having a taste of mine?"

"I can't ask for it!"

boom--

Two figures, both leaving afterimages, collided fiercely with each other.

However, one of them brought with it a dark red demonic aura, while the other burned with a stream of scarlet flames!
What are fists and kicks?

What is Kung Fu!?
As a means of combat, martial arts were originally created to take people's lives.

Ling Xiao is not a master of traditional Chinese martial arts, but he has mastered several weapons so well that he can fight with his bare hands with ease!
Ultimately it’s still strong!
Fast enough means strong enough!

Having great strength means being able to break everything!

Ling Xiao, whose strength and speed had undergone qualitative changes, immediately put on a suppressive performance after resuming the battle.

The fist wind fell like raindrops, bringing up bursts of brilliant burning energy!
Such a fierce bombardment stunned the confident God Fist Fighter for a moment! ?
But he didn't have time to think about it.

Shock and anger mixed with fear caused demonic energy to surge throughout his body!
The boxing matches that we once took pride in have begun to pale in comparison.

He had no choice but to start kicking his crotch first, hoping to use his leg skills to make up for the disadvantage.

But Ling Xiao is no longer as strong as before.

Even if the God Fist Fighter had three heads and six arms, he still wouldn't be able to defeat him!

At this moment, only fists and feet are used, because Ling Xiao wants to take this opportunity to hone his skills!

But there is no need to fight anymore.

bang——

A blow sent the God Fist Fighter flying backwards and staggering.

Before he could stand firm, a figure flashed out from the smoke and dust at the speed of light and kicked him in the waist and abdomen with a clean kick!
"Ho!"

The Divine Fist Fighter could no longer keep his balance and rolled over several times under this enormous force.

After finally getting up in a panic, he saw a fist suddenly enlarged in his field of vision!

puff--

He stared in disbelief at the wide-open chest.

There, was an arm without a fist.

Ling Xiao had no evil taste for pinching people's hearts, so this time he simply pierced through the chest and completely destroyed it.

"you you!"

The Divine Fist Fighter blinked, and black blood mixed with dark gold flowed from the corner of his mouth.

His body began to tremble violently.

Ling Xiao pulled back his arm and looked at him in surprise. After being persuaded by the Duchess, he did not blow his head off directly.

The whole body of the God Fist Fighter began to transform, but was obstructed, and the transformation process was difficult.

He looked at Ling Xiao, and a trace of clarity returned to his eyes.

"You...you...you did a good job..."

"Thank you... I can finally get a good night's sleep..."

Without waiting for Ling Xiao to say anything, he gritted his teeth, reached his hands into the hole in his chest, and tore it apart violently!
There was a flash of light.

The God Fist Fighter ended his own fate before he was completely alienated.

Ling Xiao looked at the remaining pair of arm guards, purified them with the glow of the embers, and put them away.

This was the last sign of the man's presence.

It's time for him to move on...

(End of this chapter)