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Chapter 112 The Only Ninth-Order Ember? Then Let's Kill Him First! (23 words)

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye.

Two days passed.

Celsa Star.

Eureka checked repeatedly to make sure she was fully prepared before crossing over.

Beside him, his sister Aliya was already crying her eyes out.

"No, brother..."

She couldn't bear to part with Eureka and didn't want him to go to the dangerous wasteland galaxy.

Not long ago.

Her best friend chose to time travel, and the result was...

He died there in just one month.

Although the Celsa civilization focused on the Wasteland game for the past thousand years, its technological development did not fall behind.

Especially life sciences.

This gives Celsa the quantum technology to detect the life or death of living beings across countless light-years.

"It's alright, Aria."

"Perhaps I will be ranked among the top 10,000 in the galaxy and chosen by a higher-dimensional civilization!"

"In that case, I will still have a chance to return to Celsa!"

"Just like that pioneer two thousand years ago who brought us information and knowledge about the 'Wasteland Galaxy' and unlocked the 'early payment' privilege!"

Eureka's smile was full of confidence.

He has incredible talent!
Everyone says that.

He also believed that he would become a dazzling protagonist in the vast wasteland galaxy!

"But……"

Aliya wiped away her tears, lowered her head, and sobbed softly:

"That pioneer was merely projected onto the planet Celsa..."

"He didn't really come back..."

Eureka smiled and ruffled Aliya's hair.

That's because his ranking isn't high enough.

Don't worry, Aliya!

"I'll do it!"

"Wait for me on Celsa, wait for me to become the next pioneer!"

hum-

Eureka finished speaking.

The helmet he had placed on the table began to vibrate intermittently.

This is the change that the helmet detected when Eureka was '20 years old'.

Now is the time to make a choice.

Once you put on a helmet, you can proceed with the crossing.

Without a helmet, one will remain on Celsa and will never have another chance to travel through time for the rest of their life.

"Aliya, wait for me!"

Eureka gave her sister a big hug.

Then, turn around and put on your helmet!

Welcome, Ula Eureka, a player from the Tier II Celsa civilization!

You choose to travel through time...

You will be transported to the 'Drake-3 Wasteland System'...

……

……

A3 Wasteland Planet.

Area A3-16.

hum-

Spatial fluctuations spread.

Eureka's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Uh?"

Eureka, who had just transmigrated, was stunned by the scene before her.

As far as the eye can see.

Yellow sand filled the sky, covering the desolate land.

Where is my starship?

"Where's my S-680 miniature interstellar spaceship that I bought with 100 billion points!"

Eureka's eyes widened; she nearly exploded with rage.

What did he do to him?!

Only lone wolf (poor) players who haven't bought a spaceship will be respawned on a random planet within the galaxy after traveling through it!

Only a small fraction of those planets can be considered safe; the vast majority are extremely dangerous!
It is either filled with pollution, or the pollution level increases dramatically as soon as you get close to it.

Or it will be taken over by powerful interstellar mutants/infected beings...

Think of this.

Eureka quickly looked around.

then……

He was stunned.

"A fourth-tier mutated beast?"

Eureka stared at the mutated gray wolf ten meters away, which was lying on the ground trembling and afraid to move, completely bewildered.

"Aren't the mutated beasts in the Wasteland Galaxy at least at the seventh rank?"

Eureka is questioning the meaning of life.

But soon.

A cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind.

Welcome, Ula Eureka, a player from the Tier II Celsa civilization!

You have logged into the Wasteland game.

[Server for 'A3 Wasteland Planet' under 'Drake-3 Wasteland System'!]

"?"

Eureka looked completely bewildered.

A3 Wasteland Planet?

A wasteland planet...?
Isn't that a beginner's training camp?
I'm going to the 'Drake-3' wasteland system...

Eureka couldn't laugh.

But soon.

After hearing the mechanical prompt in his mind, he laughed.

[You, as a special player, have been deployed here by the galaxy server!]

[A player with suspected bugs has appeared on this planet's server...]

[You have received a special mission: Assist in the investigation]

[Task deadline: 172 days (before the next promotion)]

[Mission Reward: 500 Billion Wasteland Points]

[Mission Description: You need to find and eliminate any players suspected of using bugs.]

[Task Hint: None]

Although……

There are no task prompts at all.

but……

"One billion points!"

"That's enough to buy a medium-sized interstellar spaceship, or a miniature interstellar refuge fortress!"

Eureka was very excited.

He never expected that such a good thing would happen to him.

"A bug-like player?"

"Can a wasteland game really have bugs?"

Eureka didn't understand, but was deeply shocked.

In his eyes, and in the eyes of countless Celsa aliens, the Wasteland game was created by an extremely terrifying civilization.

Its essence may be to filter civilizations, or it may be to save civilizations.

After all, without Wasteland, all Celsa could do was pray that the pollution would never come.

Eureka shook his head, suppressing his thoughts.

How many ninth-tier evolved beings are there on this planet?

"Are there a hundred?"

Eureka wondered to himself. He wasn't overwhelmed by the surprise, but rather cautiously sought out more information.

[Within the local server...]

Number of Tier 9 Evolvers: 1

Number of Tier 8 Evolvers: 291

【…】

The rules for Planet A3 are very thoughtful, listing the number of players at all levels.

Eureka, however, lost interest in listening further.

"one?"

"Just one ninth-tier?"

He expressed shock.

The planet he descended upon three years ago, the one he had annihilated.

Although there are few ninth-tier evolvers, there are still about ten of them.

A ninth-tier?
"too weak."

"This is an insult to my abilities."

Eureka shook his head, the slight caution that had just arisen in his heart instantly vanishing.

"Do you have information on those ninth-tier players?"

Eureka wondered to himself.

Name: Yu Jin

Home planet: Earth

[Rank: Ninth Rank]

[Area: A308]

[Identity: Lord of Dawn City]

The rules for Planet A3 will soon provide information.

This information is also recorded on the A3 planet server leaderboard.

"ember?"

Eureka muttered the name, finding it a bit awkward to pronounce.

Swah——

He had a sudden thought and wanted to bring up the 'map'.

"No?"

"Your server is so bad?"

"No map function?"

Eureka was speechless for a moment.

"Forget it, let's find a nearby refuge city first and find out what's going on."

"Ideally, we could find a rough map of the area so we would know where A308 is."

Even though I've only just transmigrated and just received my mission.

But Eureka already had a rough plan in mind.

To catch a thief, first catch the king; to shoot the first bird to stick its head out, shoot the bird that sticks its
He suspected...

The so-called bug-type player is very likely 'Ember'.

Even if it wasn't him.

Eureka could also kill him and then subdue his forces.

Wasteland planets are vast, and even if one is a ninth-tier evolved being, it is impossible to search every corner of the planet within 172 days.

The lack of any information in the task prompts makes the task of "searching for bug-hunting players" as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

and so……

"Kill them all, and that will be fine."

Eureka muttered to himself, pressing down slightly with his feet.

boom--!
His figure soared into the sky.

The terrifying aura of a ninth-tier evolved being swept across a radius of a hundred miles.

On the barren land.

Tens of thousands of mutated infected beasts lay prostrate on the ground in fear, too afraid to move.

"Ha ha!"

Eureka smiled.

For him, this planet was a 'beginner's village within a beginner's village,' a breeze, a complete game of easy victory!
"Ok?"

Eureka in the sky noticed that at the edge of her vision, the faint outline of a city was appearing.

"Refuge city?"

Eureka realized what was happening.

There were no refuge cities on the wasteland planets he had visited before.

Refuge cities only exist on wasteland planets teeming with 'low-level civilization bugs'.

His experience three years ago gave him some understanding of the refuge city.

The refuge city can be upgraded from level 0 to 9.

These lowly bedbugs also ascend to the wasteland star system by means of refuge cities.

It is worth mentioning that.

After being promoted to the Wasteland System, the Refuge City can continue to be upgraded.

When the refuge city reaches level 10, it will automatically evolve into a 'Miniature Interstellar Refuge Fortress'!
"A bunch of vermin, what makes them think they deserve an interstellar refuge fortress?"

Thinking about this, Eureka felt annoyed again.

The 500 billion points reward he received for this special mission was barely enough to buy a tiny interstellar refuge fortress.

The Celsa aliens' aversion to players from lower-level civilizations largely stems from this.

Whoosh-!
Eureka, with a somber expression, flew towards the distant refuge city.

……

……

Alpha City.

Outside the city gate, refugees lined up, preparing to enter the city.

More than seven days have passed since the Blue Star players arrived here.

However, the number of refugees in the wasteland has not decreased.

Outer city streets.

Inside the wooden house with a 'bookstore' sign hanging on it.

Wu Yufei, who was writing at his desk, suddenly looked up and gazed toward the city gate.

His eyes were sharper than ever before.

"The aura of knowledge?"

"This breath..."

"Vast as an abyss, containing countless previously unseen pieces of knowledge..."

Yufei gripped the pen with his left hand, applying slight pressure.

Various symbols began to flash in his eyes.

Click——!
The pen broke.

Almost at the same moment.

boom--!
Boom——!
A deafening roar echoed outside Alpha City.

The massive city gate shattered with a crash.

Along with the shattered city walls, hundreds and thousands of displaced people were also trapped outside the city gates.

"Who?"

A furious shout came from inside the city lord's mansion.

The sixth-tier Alpha City Lord roared out.

These refugees are a precious resource for Alpha City!

Now, someone actually dares to destroy his resources right to his face!
Whoosh-!
The sixth-tier city lord soared into the sky.

Bang-!
The sixth-tier city lord fell to the ground with a thud.

"you you……"

The face of the city lord of Alpha was filled with horror.

His entire body was covered in rock and earth armor, which was riddled with cracks.

And the other party...

He didn't even use any attribute abilities; he just casually slapped her across the face.

With his last ounce of strength, the Lord of Alpha City looked up at the figure that had one foot planted on his chest.

Bang-!
The city lord of Alpha City didn't have time to see his face clearly.

Eureka put a little more pressure on her feet.

A sixth-tier city lord was trampled to death, turning into a cloud of blood mist...

(End of this chapter)