I've already reached the maximum level, and you guys are just starting out?

Chapter 27 Rat Rat
The timeline of Wasteland is not the same as that of Earth.

Night had fallen in Jiangcheng, but in Dawn City, atop the wasteland, it was still daylight.

Dawn City, outer city area.

In a dimly lit and secluded alleyway.

The girl sat cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed.

Suddenly.

slam-la-

A gust of sand appeared out of thin air around the girl.

The sand and dust condensed into fist-sized whirlpools, whistling loudly.

only……

The whirlwind didn't last long and soon disappeared.

"Success!"

The girl opened her eyes, her expression one of extreme surprise and delight.

"Congratulations, Miss, on successfully activating your attributes and becoming a true Tier 1 Evolver!"

Both sides of the alleyway.

The four young men with buzz cuts who were on guard also breathed a sigh of relief.

To get enough polluted crystals for the young lady, they dug day and night in the wasteland outside the city until their arms were numb...

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Yin Yao stood up from the ground and said sincerely.

"No hard work, no hard work."

The young man with the buzz cut waved his hand repeatedly, then changed the subject and asked, "May I ask what attribute you have activated, Miss?"

“Sandstorm,” Yin Yao replied.

To be honest, she was a little surprised.

In her previous life, the attribute she awakened was 'mind control'.

At that time, Yin Yao was very happy, after all, this ability sounded very powerful.

But not long after, Yin Yao became completely withdrawn.

Mind control is powerful, but... the mutated beasts and infected creatures that roam the wasteland have no mind!

This is so hard to hold!
Of course, Yin Yao had heard that those high-level mutated beasts and infected beings not only possessed spirit, but their intelligence was even no less than that of humans.

but……

Those beings were far beyond what Yin Yao, who was only at the third rank at the time, could afford to provoke.

Forget about provoking them, even a single glance at them would be enough to set you on the verge of exploding.

In contrast.

In this life, the 'Sandstorm' attribute she awakened, although its future potential doesn't seem as strong as 'Mind Control', has far greater combat power in the early stages.

especially--

The wasteland world, with its sandy landscape, is a better place for her to utilize her abilities.

"sandstorm?"

the other side.

The young man with the buzz cut who was in the lead was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.

"Wouldn't that be a fusion of the two attributes of 'wind' and 'sand'?"

The voice just fell.

Yin Yao shook her head: "That's not the case."

"In this world, a single attribute is far more powerful than my seemingly 'fused' attribute."

talking.

Yin Yao looked towards the center of Dawn City.

"Compared to that new city lord who is purely 'light' attribute, my 'sandstorm' attribute is far, far inferior..."

"Attributes also have different levels."

"The more singular and pure the attribute, the stronger the combat power and the greater the potential."

"The more mixed the attributes, the more restrictions there are, and the more difficult it will be to develop in the future."

Yin Yao spoke softly.

Thinking of this, Yin Yao couldn't help but think of Yu Jin again.

"That guy..."

"Not only are each attribute perfectly pure, but the sheer number of attributes is astonishing."

"Those who can awaken two or even three attributes are already the strongest among the same level of evolvers."

"It's said that Ember has dozens or even hundreds of attributes, but I've never seen anyone with the same attribute twice when he makes a move!"

Yin Yao shook her head and sighed.

In his past life's memories, Ember's power had reached an unbelievable level.

Otherwise, my first thought after being reborn wouldn't have been to 'cling to a powerful figure'.

"Miss, what else do you need us to do?"

"Should we continue digging for polluted crystals outside the city?"

"We've almost completely excavated the contamination crystals from that area..."

The buzz-cut young man spoke, interrupting Yin Yao's thoughts.

"Need not."

Yin Yao took a breath and said softly.

"After becoming a first-order evolver, the effect of pollution crystals is negligible, and using too much of them will even increase one's own pollution level."

"Pollution level?"

The young man with the buzz cut was puzzled.

Yin Yao did not explain, but turned and walked towards the Dawn City Gate.

……

……

ten minutes later.

Yin Yao, accompanied by four young men who acted as her bodyguards, left Dawn City.

Half an hour later.

The five people left the 'buffer zone'.

Buffer zone

This refers to a relatively safe area within a certain radius of a refuge city.

According to Yin Yao's introduction—

Mutant beasts and infected creatures are rarely found in the buffer zone.

Once you step out of the buffer zone, you'll be facing the truly perilous wasteland!
The five of them came here specifically for the 'mutant beast'.

"We need to hunt down second-tier mutated beasts and extract first-tier crystals from their bodies."

Yin Yao had barely finished speaking when the group left the buffer zone.

Whoosh-!
Suddenly, a dark shadow emerged from underground.

The dark figure moved with incredible speed, rushing towards the crew-cut youth with a whoosh.

Zila——!
The professionally trained youth dodged at top speed, but a long bloody gash was still left on his arm!
"Mutated beast?"

"What level is this? How can it be so powerful?"

The young man was greatly surprised.

He's a top-tier soldier in the unit!

But now?
He was injured in the first encounter!

"Second level."

Yin Yao answered.

He then added, "The weakest of the second-order."

The young man with the buzz cut immediately changed his expression.

wow-

next moment.

Yin Yao raised her hand, and sandstorms surged around her.

The four young men were also on high alert, each pulling out a large machete from behind them, which they had brought with them when they left the city.

Whoosh-!
The dark figure emerged from underground once more.

And this time.

A whirlwind carrying sand and gravel blocked its inevitable path.

"Squeak——!"

The dark figure let out a strange cry.

Only then did the group realize that the creature was the size of a basketball, with bloodshot eyes and hair standing on end like needles... a rat!

"Damn it!"

Ye Fan, the young man with the buzz cut who was in the lead, suddenly felt a flush on his face.

This mighty soldier was actually injured by a mutated rat!
If this gets out, where will Ye Bingwang's reputation be?
"Come die!"

Ye Fan shouted and charged forward, wielding his broadsword.

"And us!"

The other three young men with buzz cuts were equally quick.

And Yin Yao.

She struggled to control the tiny 'sandstorms,' each no bigger than a fist, to block the path of the second-tier mutated rat.

……

After one hour.

The mutated behemoth was lifeless.

Yin Yao dug out a gray geometric crystal from its body.

"First-order infected crystal!"

Yin Yao looked delighted.

She never expected to be so lucky; the very first second-tier mutated beast she encountered contained crystals!

and.

This mutated rat is among the weakest of the second-tier mutated beasts; otherwise, our group probably wouldn't have been able to defeat it.

of course.

Killing this mouse came at a considerable cost.

Ye Fan, the king of soldiers, has disappeared.

Of the other three crew-cut youths, only one remained, his body covered in bruises and his face stained with claw marks and blood.

The three who disappeared were killed by mutated rats, resulting in an immediate restart...

……

……

"call--"

"Finally home."

Dawn City.

Yin Yao dragged her weary body through the city gate.

In order to escort her back here, the last young man with the buzz cut also fought another mutated beast he encountered on the way, and was forced to die and start over.

Although Yin Yao has awakened, she is only at the first level and her abilities are not strong enough to be sustained.

but……

Although the trip came at a great cost, we ultimately gained a 'first-order infection crystal'.

With this crystal, Yin Yao can continue to improve. Although she cannot advance to the second tier, she is at least closer to it.

"Eh?"

"Senior Sister Yin?"

"Ouch! How come you have so many injuries?"

The surprised question made the exhausted Yin Yao subconsciously look up.

"Chen Gang?"

Yin Yao recognized that this was Yu Jin's roommate.

"you……"

Yin Yao was about to speak.

next second.

Suddenly her beautiful eyes widened, her blood-stained face filled with disbelief!

"How did you get this?!"

Yin Yao's voice even cracked a little.

"what?"

Chen Gang was a little confused. He noticed that the other person was staring intently at his right hand.

To be more precise.

He was staring intently at the gray-black geometric crystal he was holding in his right hand.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

"As soon as I logged in, someone handed me a piece of paper, saying it was... a welfare gift from the new city lord to his subjects?"

"I still don't understand what this thing is for."

"Senior, do you know what it is?"

Kaka-

Yin Yao clenched her fist!
Does she know?

Of course she knows!
Isn't this the thing I risked my life for, even losing four bodyguards, to get it?
(End of this chapter)