Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 103 Showdown
The next day, evening.

At the Lin family's dining table.

Looking at her son's noticeably more robust physique and increasingly composed demeanor, Li Wan couldn't hide the smile of satisfaction on her face.

Lin Ye rummaged through the rice in his bowl and suddenly spoke, seemingly unintentionally.

"Sis, have you ever heard of a company called Dawn Biotechnology?"

The moment she finished speaking, Lin Wei paused for a split second.

A look of surprise appeared on her face.

The next second, she put down her chopsticks, reached out and pinched Lin Ye's cheek, scolding him with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Well, you little rascal, you've really grown up!"

"Have you been secretly following me lately?"

"They even know I changed companies?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye's brain buzzed, as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind!
Lin Wei, however, did not notice her brother's unusual behavior. She let go of his hand, her face beaming with a happy smile, and shared her joy with Lin Ye and her mother, Li Wan.

"Mom, Xiaoye, I haven't been working at that restaurant lately."

“A senior from my school who I am very close to introduced me to a new part-time job, where I do experimental data recording and organization at a pharmaceutical company that develops gene optimization solutions.”

Lin Wei turned her gaze to Lin Ye, a hint of smugness in her eyes, and added, "It's that Dawn Creature you were just talking about!"

“I specifically investigated this company. It’s quite mysterious. It’s clearly well-funded, but I can’t find out which parent company it was registered with.”

"My senior said it might be under the Mingguang Group, but it's hard to say for sure."

"Although I'm just a part-time recorder, the pay they give me is shockingly high, more than ten thousand a week!"

"Hey! A weekly salary of ten thousand?"

At the dinner table, the older sister was still sharing her joy.

The sound of her mother Li Wan's delighted praise rang in her ears.

But Lin Ye couldn't hear anything.

A chill ran through my heart.

Lin Ye's brain was racing as he racked his brains for a solution.

But before long, Lin Ye gave up thinking, put down his chopsticks, and said directly, "Sis, quit your job."

Lin Ye's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable calmness.

"what……?"

Lin Wei, who was excitedly sharing her new job, suddenly froze with a smile.

She stared blankly at her younger brother, somewhat taken aback.

"Find a reason, don't bother with a written resignation, just call your supervisor and tell them you're quitting."

The warm and lively atmosphere at the dining table suddenly cooled down because of Lin Ye's unexpected words.

Mother Li Wan looked at her son with a puzzled expression.

"Xiaoye, what are you saying?"

"Your sister has such a great job, working for a reputable company with a high salary. How could she just quit like that?"

Lin Wei also came to her senses. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, showing a hint of confusion and reproach.

"Yeah, you brat, what's wrong with you?"

"Do you know how hard it is to find this part-time job? My senior went through a lot of connections to get me a job! The weekly salary is over ten thousand. If I work here for a month, all of Dad's medical expenses will be covered!"

She thought her brother was just throwing a tantrum.

Seeing the utter confusion on his sister's and mother's faces, Lin Ye knew he had to give them a reason that would convince them.

For a fleeting moment, the idea of ​​concealing the whole matter under another pretext did flash through his mind.

There was even a case where someone, through their sister's connection, managed to completely uncover the Dawn Creatures' intentions.

But he immediately rejected these thoughts completely.

The two people in front of him were his closest relatives.

He can hide it from the whole world, but he doesn't need to lie to them.

Furthermore, Lin Ye believed that lying would only make the matter more complicated.

It even put her sister in greater danger.

Therefore, he decided to confront them.

However, the eeriness of the abandoned city, the existence of the system, the secret of devouring source crystals, and the tragic end of the Shi brothers, Shi Lei and Shi Hao...

These truths were too heavy and too unbelievable, completely beyond their comprehension.

Speaking out would only cause them unnecessary panic and cognitive impairment.

He had to choose a way that they could understand and accept.

"This company has problems."

"It is conducting human experiments that are explicitly prohibited by the state."

These words were like another thunderclap, exploding in Lin Wei and Li Wan's ears.

Lin Wei's expression changed instantly.

"Brother, don't scare me... You can't just say things like that!"

Human experiment!

For ordinary people, these four words only exist in movies and news.

It seems so far away from me.

The mother, Li Wan, also looked incredulous, but she knew her son better than anyone else.

Lin Ye is not the kind of person who speaks without reason or makes unfounded statements.

"Xiaoye, where...where did you hear that from?"

Lin Ye met the shocked and suspicious gazes of the two men.

He continued, "If I tell you the specific details, it will only make you panic."

Lin Ye suddenly changed the subject.

"The cost of Dad's surgery and recuperation this time was more than 300,000 yuan. It was not waived by the hospital, nor was it any kind of military disability allowance."

"It was paid for by the chief of staff of the logistics unit where Dad used to work."

Li Wan exclaimed in surprise: "How can we let him pay for it in advance!"

"He is our family's benefactor!"

Lin Ye nodded: "Yes, so I paid back the 300,000 yuan."

Li Wan and Lin Wei were even more surprised.

They even went ahead with it?
More than 300,000 yuan, and you just pay it back like that?

Lin Ye tapped the CR bracelet.

His current bank account balance was released.

【447639.7! 】

This string of numbers completely shocked the mother and daughter!

"Xiaoye, how did you earn this money?"

You absolutely mustn't take out a loan!

Lin Ye gently shook his head: "I participated in a city competition a while ago and won a prize of 60 yuan."

"In addition, I also sold some resources that the school gave me that I didn't need."

"Mom, sister."

"You don't need to put so much pressure on yourselves anymore."

"I can cover all the household expenses on my own."

“Our family will get better and better. I’m trying to find a way to help Dad’s right leg heal properly after he comes back from the Seventh War Zone.”

Lin Ye's voice was calm and firm.

Li Wan and Lin Wei were both stunned.

"You may not know this, but right now I wouldn't dare say I'm number one in the city."

"But making it into the top 50 is no problem at all."

"In just over two weeks, we will have the most important city-wide mock exam before the national entrance exam for Wuhan University of Science and Technology. I will prove everything to you with my results."

"So, sis, trust me this once."

"Resign."

Lin Ye probably didn't even realize it himself.

His identity and role in this family.

He has quietly transformed from a "burden" who needed the whole family to scrimp and save to support him into a "pillar of support".

There are well over ten thousand martial arts students in the city!
First fifty?
What is that concept?
Those were the very elite group of high school students in Dongjiang City, the pinnacle of talent!

It's a talent that the province's top martial arts academies are vying for!

Li Wan's eyes suddenly reddened.

At that moment, she truly felt that her son had grown up.

He has grown into a towering tree, able to shelter this family from the wind and rain.

She had only ever felt this incredibly reliable and reassuring feeling with her husband, Lin Tao.

Lin Wei stared blankly at Lin Ye, her younger brother's deep eyes filled with a confidence and strength she had never seen before.

That's not just youthful boasting.

That's a confidence that stems from absolute strength and is beyond question.

She finally understood why Lin Ye had said those things.

With his current strength and status, the levels he has come into contact with and the things he has seen have far exceeded his and his mother's imagination.

What he said is very likely true!

Lin Wei nodded, but her voice was unusually firm.

"Okay, I believe you."

"I'll resign right now."

Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately dialed a contact number labeled "Manager Hu".

The call was quickly answered.

"Hey, Xiaolin, what's up? Is there a problem at work?"

On the other end of the phone came a very gentle, magnetic middle-aged man's voice.

Lin Wei glanced at Lin Ye beside her and organized her thoughts.

She first politely thanked the other party for their appreciation and care, and then, in an apologetic tone, explained the current difficulties her family was facing.

She explained that her father needed care and that she might have to go on a long trip, making it impossible for her to continue her job.

"Oh, I see... That's such a pity."

His voice was full of regret.

"Xiaolin, everyone in our department has seen your work ability and attitude. You are very outstanding. Don't you really want to reconsider? If it's just a temporary difficulty, the company can also think of a solution."

"Holidays are very easy to get approved."

"No, no, thank you so much for your kindness, Manager Hu, I'm really sorry," Lin Wei declined again.

Manager Hu on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

"Ok."

"Since you've already made your decision, I won't force you to stay. However, you've worked five days this week, so you still need to be paid. Our company won't mistreat any employee who works hard." "How about this, the finance department will do the settlement tomorrow. How about the day after tomorrow, could you come to the company when you have some free time to collect your salary for this week and complete the handover and resignation procedures? What do you think?"

When Lin Wei heard that she had to go to the company, her first instinct was to refuse.

She just wanted to completely sever ties with this bizarre company.

However, just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw Lin Ye nod slightly to her.

Lin Wei instantly understood what her brother meant.

If you simply disappear without even collecting your salary, it will seem suspicious and make the other party more likely to become suspicious.

Once the other party becomes suspicious and traces your information back to you, that's when you'll truly be courting disaster.

"Okay, no problem, Manager Hu."

"Then I'll go there the day after tomorrow morning."

The phone hangs up.

The atmosphere in the house remained somewhat heavy.

Lin Ye broke the silence.

"Sis, where is the company address?"

"I'll go get it for you."

This was Lin Ye's true purpose.

He kept his sister out of the mess, then dragged himself into it.

Lin Wei quickly sent a message containing an address link to Lin Ye.

17th Floor, Building A, Science and Technology Innovation Building, No. 22 Fuxing Road.

"The entire floor is occupied by companies; the reception area and the human resources department are both in room 1701."

Lin Wei added.

Lin Ye added the address to his favorites, and suddenly felt a little relieved.

Because this address is just a normal office building.

It has no connection with the abandoned city.

This suggests that even if Lin Wei, the older sister, joined Shuguang Biotech, she likely wouldn't have had access to the core leadership, much less be in charge of actual experiments.

The fact that the entanglement isn't too deep means that getting out of this situation should be easier.

……

The next day, night fell.

Lin Ye once again infiltrated the second ring area of ​​the abandoned city.

He concealed his presence, like a shadow blending into the darkness, and cautiously made his way towards the massive outline of the Third Hospital.

The investigation must continue.

Leveling up must continue.

Just as Lin Ye was passing through a narrow alleyway.

His steps stopped without warning.

A sharp sense of crisis pierced the back of his head like a steel needle!
Lin Ye's body reacts faster than his brain!

He didn't even look back.

The muscles in his legs exploded in an instant, and he suddenly retreated!

Almost at the same instant he left the spot.

A dark afterimage, accompanied by a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the air, flashed past the alley entrance!

The black shadow was moving at incredible speed. Before the afterimage had even dissipated, Lin Ye felt an extremely sharp glint of light graz his face.

Lin Ye's eyes were icy cold.

He saw the attacker's full appearance.

That was also a fusion monster.

Its body was unusually long and thin, with all four limbs on the ground, resembling a giant spider that had been skinned.

His skin had an ominous, ashen color, covered with dried black bloodstains and weathered dust.

The fragments of clothing that could still be vaguely identified were long since stuck to the flesh and blood, and were rotten beyond recognition.

He had no neck, or rather, his neck was twisted together with his body.

His head was forcibly twisted 180 degrees, with the back of his head pressed against his back, revealing a face that resembled both a human and an insect, sending chills down one's spine.

【LV.15】

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

The level is 2 levels lower than mine.

Yet they dared to launch a sneak attack on me.

This shows that the "crushing" mechanic doesn't have a significant impact on these monsters.

This should also be a special mutant.

In other words, it is an elite monster as recognized by the system.

"Giggle..."

The monster's back had a face whose mouth opened and closed silently, and a hoarse, drafty noise came from deep within its throat.

The next moment, it pushed off the ground with all four limbs!
His figure once again transformed into a blurry black afterimage!

However, this time.

Lin Ye also took a step forward!
The afterimage exploded on the spot!

The LV.15 fusion monster had just developed a bewildered expression on the face on its back.

It didn't even see Lin Ye's movements clearly.

A piercing blade had already pierced through its chest from directly in front of it!

puff!

The spear pierced the flesh without encountering any significant resistance.

Lin Ye flicked his wrist, and the surging power of his blood and qi erupted!

The monster's entire chest cavity was instantly shredded into a mass of minced meat!
Large amounts of dark blood, soaked in tiny fragments of source crystal, gushed out wildly from the open wounds.

The horrific penetrating wound, however, did not kill the monster on the spot.

Its twisted limbs unleashed their last bit of strength, managing to break free from the spear tip and retreat rapidly backward.

As it retreated, countless tiny blue crystals precipitated from the edge of the terrifying blood hole in its chest, like living vines, forcibly sealing off the churning flesh!
A hint of surprise appeared in Lin Ye's eyes.

Not even dead?

Lin Ye experienced the speed of his attack just now.

Compared to his previous battles against Shi Lei and Shi Hao, the two fusion monsters, his performance improved by at least 30%.

This speed is so fast that it's practically an invisible afterimage to most ordinary people.

The strange cry from the fusion monster's throat suddenly became sharp and rapid.

Lin Ye's mental power instantly sensed that two even more powerful auras, hundreds of meters away, had been alerted and were rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed!
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed.

We must fight quickly and decisively!

The spear stance shifted to the Soul-Chasing style.

His figure disappeared from the spot once again.

The cold spear tip pierced the monster's head with perfect precision!

Perhaps these fusion monsters have completely distorted body structures.

There is no fatal weakness like a heart inside the chest cavity.

But the head is always the vital point.

The monster's body suddenly stiffened, all its movements stopped abruptly, and it fell to the ground, gushing out large amounts of black blood.

You have defeated a Level 15 Amalgam (Elite)

[Due to the influence of the "Five Qi Guiding Techniques," the experience multiplier is set at 150%, and you have gained 65 experience points!]

Elite monsters do indeed provide much more experience than ordinary mutated beasts of the same level.

Lin Ye drew his spear, not even glancing at the slumped corpse.

Two violent gusts of wind came howling from the left and right sides!

Two more fusion monsters!
The one on the left is level 17, with an exceptionally large body. Half of its body has been mutated into the form of some kind of crustacean, covered with a thick exoskeleton.

The one on the right is LV.16, with its arms transformed into two bone whips covered in barbs, agile yet deadly.

Lin Ye lightly dodged the shell monster's charge by tapping the ground with his toes.

At the same time, the spear in his hand transformed into a black shadow, its tip drawing a strange arc in mid-air, striking the bone whip lashed out by the monster with unparalleled precision!
Ding!
A crisp sound!
With a burst of condensed blood and qi, he shattered the seemingly tough bone whip with a single spear thrust!
The monster let out a painful roar, and its attack faltered.

At the same time, the shelled monster attacked again from the side. Lin Ye rushed forward, sweeping his spear horizontally. The spear technique instantly changed from the agile Swimming Dragon style to the domineering Breaking Army style!
boom! ! !
The heavy gun, carrying immense force, struck the LV.17 armored monster hard in the side!
The seemingly indestructible exoskeleton made a teeth-grinding cracking sound as it was smashed and dented inward!
The monster's massive body was sent flying by the force, crashing heavily into the wall in the distance.

The two monsters were not given any chance to regroup.

The spear in Lin Ye's hand transformed into a sky full of cold light.

Every shot was cunning and ruthless, aimed directly at vital points.

Just a dozen or so breaths later.

With two unwilling roars, the two elite monsters fell one after another to Lin Ye's gun.

Lin Ye's eyes lit up.

I am now able to fight three elite monsters at once with ease.

Lin Ye now has a new understanding of his own strength.

Go deeper.

Soon, Lin Ye discovered a fact that both shocked and saddened him.

The closer we got to that Third Hospital building...

The higher the density of monsters.

And without exception, all of these monsters are fusion monsters.

They all bear traces of their past as humans, more or less.

They are tireless and unaware of hunger, like programmed ghosts, wandering day after day in this forgotten land.

The tragedy of the Shi brothers, Shi Lei and Shi Hao, is by no means accidental.

Lin Ye could even foresee that if he hadn't appeared, the two brothers would eventually step into this inner ring area after clearing out all the mutated beasts in the outer ring.

Then, they became two inconspicuous creatures among the countless wandering fusion monsters.

Lin Ye's gaze turned incredibly cold.

This place is full of elites and fraught with danger, but it is also his best hunting ground!

Even after the battle, Lin Ye was certain that his strength had greatly increased.

But he remained absolutely cautious.

Lin Ye walked towards the building.

Level up efficiently at the same time.

Find a lone target, launch a swift and decisive strike to kill instantly, or complete the slaughter with minimal cost and maximum speed.

Then he fled.

Clean yourself up, hide yourself, conceal your presence, and find your next target!
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(End of this chapter)