Chapter 147: 141, Promotion to Third Level, Kongming White Ape (Requesting Subscription Monthly Tickets)
Waves of Star Power and Life Energy flowed from the broken knife, causing Lu Lin to almost uncontrollably moan in pleasure. He had seen Gao Shan use Life Energy in the War God Alliance before. When Gao Shan entered the Star Power Domain, Lu Lin felt it personally. He naturally understood that the energy coming from the broken knife at this moment was undoubtedly Life Energy.
But... why? Why did the broken knife clearly pierce the invisible person, yet there was a continuous stream of Life Energy feedback? There was no such feeling when he cut Bai Lang just now. Could it be... a Demon Sword? After its first blood, it would devour the enemies’ Star Power and Life Energy.
After thinking about this, Lu Lin found himself in a dilemma. His left arm had already been repaired under the extensive Life Energy. At this time, he should have pulled the broken knife out of the invisible person’s body. But he couldn’t control his own feelings.
Because it felt too good.
The continuous influx of Star Power made Lu Lin feel that he was about to be promoted. No, he was already being promoted. His Star Veins, Star Core, and Star Power resonated and echoed within him. Lu Lin’s Star Veins were once again refined, with an extra tint of yellow light. From a Zero Level Star Core Warrior to Level 1, his Star Veins would change from white to green. At Level 2, they would turn from green to blue. At Level 3, the Star Veins would become yellow. Lu Lin already knew about this, but he never expected the breakthrough to come so suddenly. In less than one month, he went from Zero Level to Level 1, from Level 1 to Level 2, and now from Level 2 to Third Level.
Was this speed a bit too fast?
Lu Lin hid his body behind the invisible person covered in heavy armor, making it impossible for Mi Yan to attack him. But he was calculating in his heart that after this mission, he should hurry to the War God Alliance and find a Senior Star Guide to guide him in Star Skills. This time, he wouldn’t forget.
Mi Yan was some distance from Lu Lin, and the yellow sandstorm he himself had created acted as a barrier, making it difficult for Mi Yan to quickly locate Lu Lin. Moreover, he was afraid that if his shot missed Lu Lin, he might hit the ’big shot’ instead. Under those circumstances, he would not be able to bear the wrath of the ’big shot’.
The situation became stagnant. Bai Lang fell to the ground. Jin Dun was seriously injured. Mi Yan was trapped. The invisible person was dying.
When Lu Lin felt the Star Power and Life Energy coming from the broken knife begin to diminish, he finally pulled the broken knife out.
This invisible person was now probably on their last breath.
As for the broken knife, Lu Lin didn’t have time to think about it right now; it would have to be dealt with later.
Waving his hand to disperse the heavy armor, Lu Lin looked at the ground.
All he saw was... not an invisible person at all, but a burly white ape, less than 1.5 meters tall, on the verge of death.
The white ape, having lost all its Star Power, could no longer conceal its figure. On the white ape’s stomach, there was a three-finger-wide wound from which blood was gushing out.
When it saw Lu Lin, the white ape’s face showed a hint of fear.
This human was too terrifying. Too terrifying. It was clearly a white ape in its prime, yet in such a short time, Lu Lin had drained ninety percent of its Life Force and Star Power. Terrible, horrifying. If it had known the human world was like this, the white ape would never have left the Exotic Battlefield.
Lu Lin curiously looked at the white ape on the ground, searching for information about it on his Personal Terminal.
The Exotic Battlefield was home to diverse exotic beasts and alien species. Although humans had explored a not-insignificant area, it could only be considered a small part of the entire Exotic Battlefield.
Lu Lin searched for a long time but couldn’t find any information about the white ape.
This meant that this white ape might be appearing in human sight for the first time. There was also a possibility that it had appeared long ago but, due to various reasons, had not been recorded and released online.
Back on Saturn, Lu Lin had once seen a talented young genius with information-related Talents. Although it was an extremely special Innate Attribute, it wasn’t guaranteed that no Martial Artists with similar hidden Talents had emerged over so many years. To be cautious, the Federation didn’t put information about some critical meetings and essential materials on the Internet.
Seeing the dying white ape on the ground, Lu Lin knew it was not pretending.
After the broken knife had absorbed so much Star Power and Life Energy, if it still had the strength to resist or escape, then Lu Lin would admit defeat.
Having dealt with the white ape, Lu Lin’s gaze turned to Mi Yan, whose waist was already sinking into the Swamp.
The man had struggled for a long time just now, only to sink deeper into the Swamp, and now he didn’t dare to move at all. Even the specially made Double-Barrel Shotgun in his hand had been thrown a short distance in front of him.
It seemed he had tried many ways to break free from the Swamp.
At this time, Mi Yan posed no threat to Lu Lin.
As Lu Lin approached, a glint of light flashed on Mi Yan’s large, bald head. He asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"Star Investigation Office, Elite Investigator, Lu Lin," Lu Lin grinned, revealing his eight neat, white teeth, then kicked Mi Yan in the neck, knocking him out.
After tidying up the battlefield, Lu Lin gathered the three severely injured criminals and the unknown white ape.
Glancing at the time, it had only been a little over seven minutes.
Lu Lin didn’t know whether to say the three on the other side were too fragile, or that his own ability was too great.
However, he didn’t want to wait here for the support to arrive in thirty minutes, so he called Director Long directly.
"Eh, Lu Lin, what’s the situation on your side?" Long Qianli asked curiously when he saw Lu Lin idly leaning against the car.
"Director Long, the matter has been resolved," Lu Lin stood up straight and replied. "But there’s a bit of a problem with the intelligence. In addition to the three criminals, there’s also a white ape that can turn invisible."
As Lu Lin spoke, he lifted the dying white ape from his feet to show Long Qianli.
"Kongming White Ape?!" Upon seeing the white ape, Long Qianli, who had just been leaning back in his chair, suddenly sat upright.
"Kongming White Ape? This guy?"
"Yes, this is a rather special type of exotic beast, capable of turning invisible and understanding human speech. A mature Kongming White Ape might even grasp the laws of Space and become a Space Controller."
"In the thousand years since the Federation entered the Exotic Battlefield, we’ve only encountered a handful of Kongming White Apes, and those were all mature specimens."
"So you mean, this thing isn’t cheap?" Lu Lin was only interested in money.
It couldn’t be helped. That afternoon, he had spent over 30,000 Federal Coins on a lavish meal with the Zhou Ziqiang siblings. Glancing at his balance, only about 300,000 Federal Coins remained. The 95 million Federal Coin bounty still hadn’t arrived, and Lu Lin was currently all glitter on the outside, but lacking substance within. It seemed he lived in a luxury house, dined in top restaurants every day, and drank hundred thousand per bottle of Star Power Elixir, but in reality, his savings were down to a mere 300,000 Federal Coins.
He hadn’t forgotten that University wasn’t compulsory education these days, with a yearly tuition fee of at least 100,000 Federal Coins. Iron Blood College was even more expensive.
If, on that day, he revealed his true ability and won the challenge at Iron Blood College, but couldn’t enroll due to lack of money, that would have been terrible. In fact, Lu Lin had already made up his mind that when he went to Iron Blood College to challenge, he would specifically target that pompous and idiotic "Wisdom Seeker"—Feng Yuanyu.
"Not cheap? Hehe, it’s more than just ’not cheap’," Long Qianli laughed. "Lu Lin, if you’re willing to hand over the Kongming White Ape to the Star Investigation Office, you will receive at least one billion Federal Coins as a subsidy, which can also be exchanged for an equivalent amount of star coins."
"So, do you think this thing is cheap or expensive?" Long Qianli said with a smile, then his thoughts suddenly shifted from the Kongming White Ape. "Lu Lin, wait. You said the intel was wrong—what about the three criminals? You didn’t let them escape, did you?"
"Of course, I wouldn’t let them flee." Lu Lin squatted down, allowing Long Qianli on the other side to see the three unconscious and seriously injured criminals. "Rest assured, Director Long. As an Elite Investigator of the Star Investigation Office, I am incompatible with the wicked."
"These three have killed many of Zhonghe Company’s security personnel and injured or killed many Detective Department Elites. I would never let them go," Lu Lin said with an air of righteousness.
However, these words were automatically filtered out by Long Qianli. He was inwardly shocked by Lu Lin’s strength. This kid seemed to have just had his Awakening less than one month ago and has only reached Level 2 Peak ability. Not only did he deal with three criminals, but he also captured a Kongming White Ape? Zhao Lei didn’t mention Lu Lin having such formidable Combat Power in his transfer report earlier.
"Okay. Just wait at the scene for a moment. The people I arranged will arrive soon."
"When they arrive, hand over the three criminals and the ape to them. I’ll handle the rest."
"Lu Lin, congratulations on passing the actual combat mission assessment. I will arrange the evaluation and mission rewards for you later."
"After the handover is complete, you can go straight home. Come to Hua Qing Water Yard tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Director Long!" Upon hearing about more rewards, Lu Lin hurriedly adopted a serious expression.
However, Long Qianli didn’t fall for his act at all and hung up the communication directly.