Chapter 415 - 175: Return to Reality, Starting with 40 Billion
「Rune Land, Zu’an.」
After Shen Fei had left, Storm Fury Naga, who held a replica of the Divine Artifact [Zu’an’s Kiss] and had recovered a fraction of her strength, slowly pondered. Can he descend upon Rune Continent again through [Zu’an’s Kiss]?
Previously, Shen Fei had shown her the [Heroic Mark] item and told Naga that she would receive her own [Heroic Mark] the next time they met. Having gained wisdom, she now knew that beings like herself existed in countless worlds and that they could devour each other to restore their power and evolve. Originally, Naga had accepted this so-called devouring as a natural course of things. After all, devouring was based on strength—big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. The rule was simple, and it was cruel.
But after seeing the [Heroic Mark] that Shen Fei had shown her, Gana grew excited. Once she used this item, she would be in an invincible position from the start. As long as she wasn’t killed by other means, she would be immune to being devoured by her own kind.
Shen Fei killed so many of the Deities and Demigods of Rune Land... The world is about to fall into chaos! And there are those 36 intersecting worlds...
Quickly, Gana’s thoughts turned to the future. Shen Fei had pretty much wiped out all the high-end Combat Power on Rune Continent. He had even directly purified Shadow Island. Earlier, Shen Fei had also told Gana that 36 worlds would soon connect. Therefore, Gana had a very clear picture of what the future held.
What I can do is guard Zu’an well! At most, I can also guard Piltover!
Feeling the power within her continue to grow, and looking at the Heroes of Zu’an who had willingly gathered around her, a thought surfaced in Gana’s mind. She would wait for Shen Fei’s return! Or perhaps, she would take all the Heroes of Zu’an and travel to Shen Fei’s world.
We must increase our strength! All the Heroes of Zu’an, including myself, must increase our strength! With so many Deities and Demigods dead, there are countless opportunities to grow stronger!
Quickly, Gana formed a simple plan for the future of her group.
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WHOOSH~
「The real world. Songhai.」
With a flicker of his vision, Zhao Li appeared on the walls of Ye City in Songhai.
Taking a deep breath of the real world’s air, Zhao Li felt that it was incredibly sweet. Although there was no difficulty breathing in the Game World, he still felt that the air of the real world was simply divine now that he was back.
It feels like a lifetime ago! Looking at his surroundings, Zhao Li couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
While taking deep breaths, Zhao Li also released his powerful Divine Sense. He saw that Ye City was completely intact, along with the countless Monster Nests surrounding it. At the same time, another mandatory quest appeared on his mission panel: enter the Secret Realm.
"To hell with your mandatory quests!" he roared. "Let me rest for a damn minute!"
Even though he could see everyone on Ye City’s walls on high alert, all Zhao Li wanted to do right now was get some proper rest. Although he hadn’t exerted much effort in the Game World and had spent most of his time lying down, Zhao Li still felt mentally exhausted. He felt he needed to rest and recuperate.
"Brother Li!"
"Brother Li!"
"Brother Li!"
As Zhao Li appeared on the city wall and brazenly released his Divine Sense to scan the area, his several girlfriends had already rushed over. Seeing that Zhao Li was unharmed, they all excitedly threw themselves at him.
"Let’s go!" Zhao Li declared. "To the bedroom!"
Zhao Li quickly...
「Over an hour later.」
Leaning against the headboard, Zhao Li was smoking a cigarette and browsing the Forum. Through the posts, he saw the epic feat Shen Fei had accomplished two or three days ago: defending an entire nation by himself. He also saw the mysterious Sea Race creatures that had previously appeared in eastern Songhai. He even learned that Shen Fei, true to his promise, had protected Ye City for him.
While Zhao Li was resting, one of his girlfriends beside him spoke up. "Brother Li! Should we ask Brother Chongtian for help again this time?"
SLAP!
Zhao Li answered his girlfriend’s question with a slap.
"I’m back, so of course we don’t need him!" he snapped. "What! You looking down on me?"
Knowing what his girlfriend was asking about, Zhao Li planned to handle it himself this time. Since the Monster Nests around Ye City hadn’t been cleared, the small monster wave that occurred every three days was due to start in about half a day. His girlfriend’s original idea was to find Shen Fei and ask for his help with the defense again, but Zhao Li flatly rejected the idea.
Brother Chongtian was indeed very strong. After experiencing the recent mandatory quest, Zhao Li had an extremely, almost incredibly accurate understanding of his power. However, Zhao Li felt that he was still perfectly capable of defending against the monster wave. He couldn’t defend a nation by himself like Brother Chongtian, but defending a single city by himself should still be possible.
So after this started, Brother Chongtian stopped keeping a low profile and deliberately hiding his reputation...
After slapping his girlfriend’s butt again and telling her to bend over and get a bite to eat, Zhao Li narrowed his eyes, thinking about Shen Fei’s actions from two days ago. According to Zhao Li’s previous impression, Shen Fei was extremely low-profile. But ever since the full implementation of version 4.1, Shen Fei was no longer hiding his strength. Right now, the entire Forum was filled with news about how powerful he was.
"Hm?"
As he was enjoying himself, Zhao Li’s expression suddenly froze.