Bing looked at Ye Feng with a gaze of surprise.
Jiang Shishan also looked at Ye Feng with confusion and bewilderment.
Because in that instant, Ye Feng had given them the feeling of suddenly becoming stronger, without any warning!
"Ding!~"
Before Ye Feng could even respond, a crisp beep sounded in his mind.
"System upgrade complete, detection range increased from 1 meter to 10 meters, auto-smooth attribute point allocation function unlocked!"
"Auto-smooth attribute point allocation function: Available points obtained by the host will be automatically allocated during combat. It can be manually disabled for selective allocation. During breakthroughs, the host needs to operate manually..."
"Combat power assessment function activated... The host has just completed the second body limit breakthrough... Congratulations to the host for becoming a Bronze-level powerhouse!"
Immediately after, several mechanical voices from the system sounded again.
"Damn it... the system is finally upgraded~!"
Ye Feng muttered to himself.
Because the system had started upgrading shortly after he entered the core area of the City of Despair, but there had been no activity for a long time.
"Detection range increased from 1 meter to 10 meters, that's great, it's finally not an awkward 1 meter range..."
"And this auto-attribute allocation seems to allocate points based on my body's condition, saving me a lot of trouble~"
The functions after the system upgrade made him quite happy.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned.
"Bronze-level powerhouse? What the heck is that? It sounds so weak~"
Ye Feng asked the system his doubts in bewilderment.
"Bronze-level powerhouse is the lowest tier in the system's combat power assessment. It is divided into Bronze Early, Bronze Mid, and Bronze Late stages~"
"Currently, the host's level is Bronze Early!"
"Next are Iron-level powerhouses, also divided into Early, Mid, and Late stages~"
"Then come Steel-level powerhouses, still divided into Early, Mid, and Late stages... followed by Silver, Gold, Diamond..."
The system's mechanical voice told Ye Feng a rather harsh truth: he was actually quite weak!
"What the heck... I thought I was quite strong!"
Ye Feng felt a wave of frustration.
"Ye Feng, are you alright?"
At this moment, Jiang Shishan's worried voice sounded.
Because he had just seen Ye Feng suddenly spacing out, then smiling foolishly, then frowning.
As he spoke, Jiang Shishan even touched Ye Feng's forehead.
"I'm fine!~"
Being touched by Jiang Shishan gave Ye Feng goosebumps.
Although he now knew Bing was a girl, the things that happened when he thought she was a man still made him feel a bit awkward!
Then, Ye Feng started to walk around.
Since the system's detection range was now 10 meters, he might be able to discover something.
After a while,
Ye Feng walked back to his original spot with some disappointment and then rested, as the system had given no hints.
"Oh, right, this is for you!"
Saying that, Ye Feng took out the virus neutralizer for the peak sixth-tier zombie and handed it to Bing.
Although he didn't manage to obtain the Divine Stone fragment from the City of Despair in the end, Bing and the others had unintentionally helped him a lot along the way.
Especially after entering the City of Despair, if it weren't for Bing, Ye Feng wouldn't have known how he would have gotten here and left via the spatial teleportation array...
Most importantly, Bing's character was clearly good; she hadn't used her strength to snatch his survival coins and zombie virus neutralizers.
She had even suffered some not-so-light injuries to bring them here...
In this post-apocalyptic world where humanity was almost extinct and everyone harbored their own intentions, Ye Feng felt that such a person was rare...
"This..."
Bing was stunned.
She had thought that since she wouldn't be getting the Divine Stone fragment, Ye Feng definitely wouldn't give her the virus neutralizer for the peak sixth-tier zombie.
But she never expected Ye Feng to...
"I..."
Although a bit embarrassed, Bing still accepted it.
Because over the years, she had searched in so many places, even venturing into ancient ruins and forbidden areas, but had never found a virus neutralizer for a peak sixth-tier zombie.
If she couldn't find it this time, Shuang might...
"Then... I... I can promise you one thing!"
After thinking, Bing looked at Ye Feng sincerely and said.
"Uh..."
Ye Feng scratched his head, "No need~ Whether in the other world or this world... I'm quite a homebody... I have very few friends. This... let's just be friends~"
Facing Bing's earnest eyes, Ye Feng was somewhat... at a loss for words...
He just felt a bit strange, and a soft spot in his heart was touched!
"Homebody? The other world, this world?"
Bing was a little confused, clearly not understanding Ye Feng's words.
"Wait! Could it be!~"
At this moment, Bing's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of something.
She stood up and waved her hand, and an ice pillar shot straight into the sky.
Then, Bing changed direction, raised her hand, and another ice pillar shot up.
Afterward, Bing did the same, walking to various locations and summoning ice pillars from the ground upwards.
These ice pillars quickly intersected in the air!
"Bing, what are you doing?"
Ye Feng looked at Bing with some confusion.
"We might have misunderstood. The Divine Stone fragment might be on the route between us and the sun, not the sun itself!"
"That area, if I'm not mistaken, the Divine Stone fragment should be there!"
"I only thought of it just now when the sun moved~"
Bing said happily to Ye Feng.
Afterward, Bing created a long row of ice steps, leading directly upwards to the location she had pointed out.
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Bing, and the others, immediately climbed up quickly.
"Big... big brother... what... what is that? A painting?"
Xiao Xiao, who had reached the top, was stunned.
Ye Feng and the others' shock was no less than Xiao Xiao's.
Because after they reached high altitude and got closer, they discovered that the seemingly clear sky and the sun they had seen before were actually a huge painting.
On the other side of the "sun," a square, jet-black box with mysterious patterns on its surface lay quietly.
Bing controlled the ice steps to move closer to it~
"Beep~ Warning: Divine Stone detected, 10 meters directly ahead!~"
At this moment, the system's prompt sounded.
"Damn it, it really is the Divine Stone!"
The system's prompt made Ye Feng exclaim with joy.
Soon, with Bing's help, Ye Feng went around to the back of the "sun" and took the square, jet-black box.
"What a strange place. Standing on the ground, I clearly felt sweat from the 'sun' above,"
"But when I went behind the 'sun,' it wasn't hot at all~"
Xiao Xiao looked at the large "sun" above, filled with confusion.
Afterward, everyone, including Ling Xi, gathered around Ye Feng, wanting to see what the Divine Stone fragment in the box was like...
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