I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 68 A New Killing Curse, System Upgrade
Sishan City, Meishan East District, Shuixian Street.

As night fell, dawn broke over the city. At the perimeter of the talent residential area, the patrol team, having changed shifts, diligently carried out their duties.

Zhao Ling stood outside the cordon, looking at the community where the environment had already returned to normal. Although she was very anxious, she still waited patiently.

Normally, for an E-level crisis like this, she wouldn't need to come in person to resolve or clean up the mess.

She only needs to sit in the office and assign tasks.

However, this situation is somewhat special. Not only does it involve entering the instance to rescue civilians, but the person involved is Cao Yu, whom she values ​​highly... She wants to witness the outcome with her own eyes as soon as possible.

"Director, I'll keep an eye on things here. I'll report back to you as soon as the results are in. You... haven't slept all night."

Standing behind Zhao Ling were two members of the Special Affairs Bureau, a man and a woman... or rather, two members of the Special Operations Team.

Zhao Ling glanced at the man who spoke:

"I should have warned you, this isn't the place for flattery. Is it strange that players don't sleep at night?"

"...Ahem, Director, what I'm trying to say is that generally, the erosion and alienation of reality by the instance only temporarily disappears after it is opened and enters the closed phase. The rule alienation in the Talent Community disappeared last night, which is more than ten hours ago."

The man explained:
"So much time has passed, our new colleague must be close to clearing the game by now. He got an 'A+' rating in the first dungeon, his abilities are outstanding, there's no doubt he can clear the E-rank dungeon. But..."

He reminded:

"Those 27 federal citizens might not be able to be saved... The follow-up troubles will likely be significant, and it will be up to you, Director, to handle them. Why don't you go and make preparations first..."

"stop."

Zhao Ling suddenly reached out and interrupted her subordinate.

Her gaze turned towards the interior of the residential complex.

The subordinate looked over as well, and the next second his eyes widened—a group of 31 people appeared in his field of vision... the 27 missing civilians, the 4 special agents who went to the rescue... Cao Yu brought everyone back together.

Everyone survived.

Not one is missing.

Even those 27 people didn't have any obvious wounds on their bodies.

Holy crap... bro, you're that strong?!
Zhao Ling smiled and waved her hand.

The military, police, and medical teams immediately stepped forward to comfort and examine the injuries of the 27 civilians.

Cao Yu then led Zhou Fan and Song Qiao, siblings, to Zhao Ling and said with a smile:

"Director Zhao, I have accomplished my mission."

"Good! Well done!" Zhao Ling's voice boomed. "When we get back, I'll help you write the application. Originally, the reward for resolving the E-level intrusion incident was only a little over a thousand evolution points, but now..."

She smiled and said:
"You've rescued everyone without any serious injuries, which means you've perfectly completed the crisis management and rescue mission. I'll apply for a reward of 2,000 points for you; you can decide how to divide it among yourselves."

Cao Yu said shyly, "How could I possibly accept that..."

"Those who are capable should take the resources!" Zhao Ling said in a lecturing tone. "Why are you being so humble? If you don't take them, are you going to let those useless people take them and waste them?"

“Yes, Director Zhao is right. Resources really shouldn’t be left to useless people.” Cao Yu said with great agreement, “So could you help me apply for a little more? Like, maybe just another two thousand points or something.”

"Hehe, greed is a good thing; you can't accomplish great things if you don't have enough desires."

Zhao Ling wasn't angry; her smile remained unchanged as she said:

"However, the standard for E-level incidents is only so high; it can't go higher than two thousand points. If you want more, continue to demonstrate your abilities and solve D-level and C-level incidents. I have high hopes for you."

At this point, she ended the conversation:
"Alright, that's settled. I need to go back now. As for you all..."

She glanced at Cao Yu and the other three, and smiled:
"We just finished a dungeon run, so I'll give you all a day off today. Go back and get some rest."

After finishing his speech, Director Zhao left quickly, demonstrating his decisive and efficient nature.

Cao Yu turned around and said to Zhou Fan and the other two:

"Go home and rest today. We'll talk about the rest after I officially start work tomorrow."

"Captain, walk slowly."

"Goodbye, Brother Cao..."

Before leaving, Song He returned the "bloody wind that cannot melt bones" to Cao Yu.

……

When Cao Yu returned home, he found that the boxing gym had already reopened.

After briefly telling his family that he was going to bed, he returned to his room.

He wasn't really trying to sleep, of course. Although he hadn't slept for five days, he wasn't sleepy at all... no, he was even quite energetic.

Cao Yu immediately brought up the player panel and checked the rewards.

[Dungeon Rewards: 1500 Evolution Points, one E-grade item, 3 E-grade Dungeon Invitations, 1 Evolution Game Invitation, 3 E-grade Spirit Recovery Potions, 3 E-grade Stamina Recovery Potions, 3 E-grade Healing Potions, 3 Aphrodisiac Potions]

Well, it's alright.

This aphrodisiac... how come it's been in the rewards three times in a row?

After the initial confusion and the subsequent complaints, Cao Yu is now... somewhat intrigued.

Want to try a bottle?
'No, why am I worrying about this?'

He quickly suppressed his curiosity.

If the effects are too strong after drinking it and some abnormalities occur in the body, it might become a laughing stock.

We're at home now!
Suppressing his curiosity, Cao Yu's gaze fell on the newly acquired props.

[E-Rank Item: Innate Ox and Horse Sacred Body]

Are you worried about lacking core competitiveness? Do you always hate that you don't have enough energy? Do you struggle to get enough sleep every day?

Pick up this prop and become a born beast of burden!

[The boss has to consider many things, but you, the employee, only need to stay awake, maintain high energy levels, and work overtime 24/7 to possess a core competitive advantage that will amaze any boss.]

[Effect 1: Your physical and mental strength recovery speed will be increased by 10 times]

[Effect 2: The absorption and conversion rate of any Grade E recovery potion you drink will increase by 7 times.] [Effect 3: The efficiency of replenishing energy from food will increase by 5 times.]

'Items that add physical buffs...that would be perfect for my situation.'

Upon seeing the item's effect description, Cao Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, the better the dungeon rating, the more items you can obtain that can make up for your weaknesses."

With serial number 11, he has no shortage of both attack and defense.

The only thing missing is "blue energy".

Therefore, he had already foreseen that he would either obtain an item that would increase the maximum value of his "mana bar" or an item that would increase the speed of "mana regeneration".

That's... not entirely unexpected.

The only downside is that it's an E-rank item, so its usability is probably quite limited.

Actually... he's still lacking items with time-space attributes.

For example, items that allow instant teleportation can catch enemies off guard when attacking.

However, Cao Yu also knew that this was just wishful thinking.

Judging from the types and levels of items in the system shop, items with time-space attributes are at least grade B.

After sorting through his gains, Cao Yu began to adjust his mindset and calm himself down.

Now that he has met the requirement of "three E-level dungeons", the restriction on evolution points has been lifted, and he can try to evolve towards the D-level range - which is 11% to 30%.

However, he can only evolve up to 11%, reaching the initial stage of the D-level range.

The remaining task is to complete a D-rank dungeon run, advance to D-rank player status, and then continue unlocking and evolving.

Cao Yu didn't care about this.

His purpose in increasing his evolution level this time was not just to become stronger.

He wanted to test whether raising the evolution level to 11% would unlock a new killing curse in his superpowers.

And, most importantly, will the system match his mental strength and level up along with him?

Thinking of this, Cao Yu glanced at his evolution points—[Evolution Points: 14550]... Hmm, plenty!

Then, he summoned Xiao Qi.

The Superman path is the easiest to improve in the early stages, so he decided to evolve the Seven Killings Lady first.

the other side.

After Xiaoqi came out, she started making a ruckus in the bedroom.

She touched the desk… and the desk cracked. Then she touched the mug on the desk… and snap, it broke accidentally.

Then, she turned her body upside down, defying gravity, and stepped barefoot onto the ceiling, reaching out her index finger to poke the ceiling light in the middle...

"Xiao Qi, stick your head over here, I'll give you a buff."

Cao Yu stopped Xiao Qi's outrageous behavior.

"Hmph." Xiao Qi snorted softly.

She was actually taking revenge—revenge for Cao Yu's arrogant attitude of treating her like a tool.

She was going to destroy all of Cao Yu's belongings in this bedroom!

However, after Cao Yu gave the order, she put the matter out of her mind, teleported back to the floor, and stuck her little head out with a proud expression.

It's like a kitten begging to be petted.

Cao Yu placed his hand on it and began using evolution points to strengthen Xiao Qi.

In fact, raising it to 11% has both advantages and disadvantages.

The downside is that with an 11% evolution rate, E-rank dungeons will be limited to high ratings—the highest rating will not exceed "B+".

Therefore, it's no longer possible to easily obtain an S rank in an E-rank dungeon.

This action will cause him to lose some benefits at this stage.

However, Cao Yu had no hesitation.

Look at the Federation now. The crisis of dungeon invasion is getting more and more serious. No one has cleared the regional test dungeon yet. The evolution game is accelerating... Beneath the peaceful surface, a storm is about to break.

This is getting more and more dangerous!
In addition, he has a bunch of secrets... In short, he doesn't intend to stay at the E-level.

Soon, 500 evolution points were used up.

Xiao Qi's height suddenly increased by several centimeters, and her aura also became stronger.

Under the connection of shared roots, Cao Yu's spirit also began to rise continuously, suddenly breaking through the critical point and being released from his body.

Let your spirit shine outward!

He's reached the D-level range.

Cao Yu suddenly developed an instinct—his superpower could extend out of his body and attach to objects he touched.

Just like in the first instance, after he gained the Buddha Mother's buff through suicide, he could grab a barbell bar that was more than two meters long and unleash superpower effects.

This is not a new killing curse, but rather an amplification brought about by the evolution of the superhuman pathway to the D-level range, where the influence of superpowers increases due to the projection of the mind.

Just then, Cao Yu's player panel suddenly popped up, and the notification sound of the Evolution Game rang in his mind:

Your superpower has unlocked a new effect.

[Your player panel has been updated]

Cao Yu's gaze fell on the description of superpowers and he noticed a new killing curse had been added below.

[Effect 3: Death Curse. Your attacks can sever cause and effect, and destroy the future.]

at the same time.

The system panel popped up, and a notification sound followed:
[Your system has been upgraded; The Strongest Player 2.0 is now online.]

(End of this chapter)