by Big Yeeeaaar
“They are confirmed to be at the peak of the third grade, and it is rumored that Black Wolf broke through to the fourth grade not long ago. These two have committed five or six major crimes and have never been caught.”
“What?”
“They are Black Wolf and Gray Wolf?”
Edward was shocked. He knew this duo very well. The Martial Arts Administration had always wanted the two of them, but they were both professionals with strength. It was impossible to find them if they were hiding.
Just a while ago, they had robbed a fourth-grade martial artist and killed the whole family of three.
A peak third-grade martial artist and a fourth-grade martial artist…
Were they killed by Andrew with one slash?
“Something’s wrong!”
“Are you sure you guys aren’t mistaken?”Andrew scratched the back of his head, very surprised. “Are they that strong?”
…
“What?”
“Peak third-grade and fourth-grade?”
“Two professional assassins who tried to assassinate Annie were killed by Andrew in one strike?”
In the chief’s office of the Martial Arts Administration.
Chief Charles was silent for a moment.
Edward continued, “Chief Charles, their corpses are here. Do you want to take a look?”
“No need.”
Chief Charles sighed. “I know the power of Andrew’s blade. If it was in a wide area, the two killers could still rely on their speed to deal with it. But in a narrow area like the living room, it would be too difficult for them to block his blade.”
Even after a few hours, the elegance of that blade strike was still profoundly engraved in Chief Charles’s mind.
He shook his head and said slowly, “Edward, there’s no need to investigate this matter. I heard that half a month ago, when Annie was on a mission, she killed a disciple of the evil grandmaster, Wuji. The one who hired the two assassins is Wuji.”
“Grandmaster Wuji?”
When Edward heard this name, he was stunned on the spot.
Evil warriors were no different from those anti-human fighters.
They killed for fun and bullied the weak without any sympathy.
Just like the anti-human extremist organizations, they wandered in the wilderness. With the protection of the demon beasts, the governments of various countries had no way to get rid of them.
“Since they are evil warriors, they will definitely not let it go. I will tell Andrew and Annie to be careful.”
Chapter 24 - System Lucky Draw!
Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL
Andrew had already moved to a hotel not far from the apartment.
His blade had torn apart the living room, so it shouldn’t be able to accommodate anyone for the time being. The heating circuit and other things needed to be repaired, and it would probably take three to five days.
“A cult?”
“Grandmaster Wuji?”
“Eighth-grade realm!”
After hanging up the phone, Andrew’s face gradually darkened.
Even the chief of the Martial Arts Administration was only at the seventh-grade. If that evil grandmaster named Wuji came looking for him, he wouldn’t have any chance to resist.
With his current strength, there was no way he could protect Annie.
“Become stronger!
“Only by becoming stronger can I protect the person I want to protect.”
Andrew opened the system interface.
[Name]: Andrew Doyle
[Age]: 18 years old
[Identity]: Martial Arts Training High School No. 3 student
[Cultivation Realm]: Qi Formation Second Grade (+)
[Cultivation Technique]: Nine-layered Thunder Blade, Infinite Innate Skill (+)
[Strengthening Points]: 730 Points
[System Store]: Opened
[Lucky Draw]: 100 strengthening points for one lucky draw
[Storage Space]: 1 cubic meter (+)
“730 strengthening points…”
In the beginning, he had defeated a few recruitment teachers and obtained a total of 30 strengthening points.
The scholarship from the first high school was 1,000,000, which meant 100 strengthening points.
After killing Black Wolf and Gray Wolf, he got 400 strengthening points.
Adding on the two bank cards that he had found on them, the total sum came to be 730 strengthening points…
“Previously, I used 300 strengthening points to upgrade my cultivation to the second level of the Qi Formation realm. If I want to advance it to the third level, I’m afraid I’ll need at least 500 strengthening points.
“Forget it!
“If I want to upgrade my cultivation, I might as well upgrade my blade technique first!”
Andrew gritted his teeth and chose to upgrade his Nine-layered Thunder Blade.
“Ding!”
“Ding!”
“Your Nine-layered Thunder Blade has been upgraded to the second level. Strengthening points -300.”
“Continue to upgrade…”
“Ding!”
“Insufficient strengthening points.”
“As expected, upgrading the Nine-layered Thunder Blade to the third stage should also require 500 points.”
Andrew was a little disappointed.
His points were too low now. He could only selectively upgrade his strength.
If he could advance the Nine-layered Thunder Blade to the third stage, he would be able to cast a 30-meter-long Lightning Blade Qi. Once he slashed out, the Blade Qi would be ten stories high. What a magnificent scene it would be.
“However, the 20-meter-long Lightning Blade Qi should be enough for now.”
Andrew looked at his remaining 430 strengthening points.
If he had 70 more strengthening points…
Without any hesitation, he would immediately choose to strengthen his cultivation or the Nine-layered Thunder Blade.
But since it was not enough… he could only draw the lottery.
Andrew washed his hands first and looked at the system lottery interface again.
“Ding!”
“Strengthening points -100. Lucky Draw activated.”
“Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a tool: Thunder Talisman.”
“Thunder Talisman: after using it, you can summon three bolts of thunder to attack.”
In the system store, besides the “Invisibility Talisman,” there was another “Thunder Talisman.”
Andrew glanced at the price of the Thunder Talisman and was very satisfied.
In the system store, the Thunder Talisman was sold for 200 strengthening points. He had only spent 100 strengthening points to get it.
“Ding!”
“Strengthening points -100, Lucky Draw activated.”
The second lucky draw began.
Andrew waited for almost a minute, but there was no system notification in his mind.
What the f*ck!
How could the system draw nothing?
At least, there should be a symbolic notification, such as “Thank you for your patronage”, “Try harder next time”, and so on.
He did not say a word. Who knew if there was a problem with the system or if he did not get anything.
There were still 230 strengthening points left.
Andrew gritted his teeth and continued.
“Ding!”
“Strengthening points -100. Lucky Draw activated.”
About five seconds later.
Andrew’s face was dark like the overcast sky as he complained, “There’s nothing again. I’ve lost a lot this time.”
There were only 130 strengthening points left.
“Ding!”
“Strengthening points -100. Lucky Draw activated.”
After a short moment of hesitation, Andrew activated the lottery for one last time.
Drawing the lottery was an addictive thing.
Especially after losing consecutively, he would always think of earning back what he had lost the next time.
“Congratulations, you have obtained a Great Recovery Pill.”
“Congratulations, you have obtained a cultivation technique: Innate Five-elements Infinite Escape Technique.”
“…”
Andrew was shocked by the sudden surprise.
This lottery thing could even hit the jackpot?
He immediately looked at the Great Recovery Pill.
Great Recovery Pill: after consuming it, you can increase your cultivation by ten years.
The Great Recovery Pill was also listed in the system store, and the price tag was as high as 500 strengthening points!
He had made a huge profit!
Then, he looked at the cultivation technique that he had drawn.
Innate Five-elements Infinite Escape Technique: Heaven Immortal level cultivation technique!
Just looking at the grade of this cultivation technique made Andrew extremely excited.
Escape techniques, as the name implied, were used to cultivate movement techniques.
As long as he mastered this technique, he could go anywhere he wanted in this vast world.
Andrew did not hesitate and directly consumed the Great Recovery Pill that he had obtained.
In his body, his Qi surged, and his cultivation increased crazily. In just a few breaths’ time, he reached the peak of the third grade of the Qi Formation from the second grade!
This was much faster than directly using the strengthening points to increase his cultivation.
Next, Andrew experienced the Innate Five-elements Infinite Escape Technique in his mind, but after studying it for a long time, he still had no clue.
“Forget it.
“Cultivation is too boring. It’s better to directly advance it by earning strengthening points.”
After his cultivation broke through to the third grade, his impulse of heading to the wilderness became more and more intense. He couldn’t wait to head out right away.
The night was dark outside the window.
It was already late, so Andrew gave up on this idea. He turned on the hotel’s computer and browsed through the news on the forum.
Chapter 25 - Preparing to Head to the Wilderness Area
Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL
“Shocking news, professional killers Black Wolf and Gray Wolf failed and died in Boston!”
The latest post on the fighter forum caught Andrew’s attention.
It had been less than half an hour, but it had already been spread by someone.
It was unknown whether the people from the Martial Arts Administration had deliberately spread the news to scare these people with ulterior motives or if there were other fighters nearby who witnessed all this.
Andrew opened the post.
The post only gave a rough description of the event. There was no mention of him killing the two assassins, and it exaggerated the damage caused nearby. It was obviously a post from the Martial Arts Administration.
Just below, someone commented, “I suspect that it’s the chief of Boston’s Martial Arts Administration, Charles, who made a move. Only he can easily dispatch two peak third-grade martial artists.”
“You don’t know this, right? Two days ago, there was an energy storm in Boston. Many people speculated that a ninth-grade martial artist broke through to the Ultimate realm!”
“Ultimate realm?”
“If Black Wolf and Gray Wolf really provoked an Ultimate powerhouse, then they deserved to die.”
He continued to scroll down.
Everyone was discussing Boston’s Ultimate realm expert who had appeared out of nowhere. No one suspected him.
“I thought my name as a genius would have spread all over the country, but it seems that it hasn’t.”
Andrew was a little disappointed.
It appeared that he was too arrogant. Perhaps he could be considered a genius in Massachusetts, but in a more prosperous city like Washington or New York, he might only be ordinary.
After buying some high-energy compressed food online, Andrew took a shower and lay back on the bed.
He closed his eyes and rested for a while. Just as he was about to go to sleep, his phone suddenly rang.
It was a video call from Annie.
After picking up the video call, Andrew spoke first, “Annie, what time is it? Why aren’t you sleeping? Don’t you know that if a woman stays up too late, her skin will age faster?
“I don’t want to spend my life with a yellow-faced woman.”
Andrew muttered the last sentence in a low voice, though.
However, Annie was, after all, a martial artist at the peak of the third grade. Her hearing was far more sensitive than an ordinary person’s.
When she heard this sentence, her heart actually started beating faster.
The next moment, she reacted and cursed with a red face, “Bah, hooligan. Who wants to spend her life with you? I’m your sister!”
There was a chance?
Her reaction made Andrew happy, and he added, “What’s wrong with that? We’re not blood-related. I remember when I was young, someone said that they adopted me because they were afraid that no one would want me.”
“That’s not true!” Annie’s face turned even redder. “Alright, I won’t talk to you anymore. Rest early.”
Du!
The video call ended.
“What’s going on? Did she call just to talk about this?”
Andrew was a little speechless. Shouldn’t they talk more about relationships?
However, before he could finish his thoughts, Annie called him again. This time, she said hurriedly, “Andrew, what’s going on? I saw the posts on the forum. You seem to have met with some trouble there?
“Are you alright?”
After the mess from before, she almost forgot about the serious matter.
“I’m fine. The two assassins seem to have been discovered by the Martial Arts Administration. It’s just that we might not be able to stay at home for the time being.”
“It’s good that you’re alright.”
When Annie received the news, she had already confirmed that nothing had happened to Andrew.
“Oh right, the teacher from Stanford University will be here in two days. I’ll bring you to participate in the assessment.”
After she ended the call, Annie’s face suddenly turned cold.
Assassins?
And in their apartment?
It was likely that these two killers were looking for her.
…
The next morning, Andrew received the high-energy compressed food he bought from the fighter forum.
Before heading to the wilderness, Andrew also went to the supermarket.
Cumin.
Chili powder.
A small barbecue stove. Finally, he bought some barbecue iron sticks.
After paying the bill, he found an empty place and put all these things into the system’s storage space.
In less than an hour, Andrew arrived at the city gate by car.
Now, in the wilderness, demonic beasts were rampant, and the human situation had changed greatly.
For example, India.
The original 1.4 billion people had been massacred by demonic beasts, leaving less than 100 million people.
Moreover, these survivors could not receive any help and were trapped in their homes that were already in ruins.
Countries that were not invaded by demonic beasts had set up high power grids one after another.
There were also many heavy weapons set up around the power grids. Although the damage to the demonic beasts was limited, they could restrict the demonic beasts’ attacks through firepower and persevere until the martial artists came to rescue them.
Andrew jumped out of the taxi and walked to the entrance of the iron fence guarded by the army. He took out his Martial Artist Card.
The soldier checking hi
s identification card was stunned. He cried out involuntarily, “Eighteen years old? A third-grade martial artist!”
Under his surprised and doubtful voice, the other staff members also surrounded him.
This was the first time they had seen such a young martial artist.
Shouldn’t such a genius be accompanied by a teacher when he went to the wilderness?
After all, even a martial artist of the third grade would find it difficult to protect himself in the wilderness.
“Hello, is this your first time here?”
The staff member handed the Martial Artist Card back to Andrew and asked.
Andrew nodded.
“It’s like this. Most of the demon beasts in the outskirts of the wilderness have the strength of a martial artist of the first grade. However, the deeper you go, the higher the strength of the demon beasts.
“In the wilderness, try to pay attention to the signs that haven’t been destroyed. They can help you avoid a lot of danger.”
The staff patiently explained to Andrew.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that as long as such a genius didn’t die prematurely, he would become famous sooner or later. If there were any difficulties, he might even ask Andrew for help.
Chapter 26 - Step Into the Wilderness
Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL
“Sigh, it’s just a third-grade martial artist’s license. They’re too surprised.”
Andrew sighed.
If it was in the forum, no one would make a fuss.
In the end, the strength here was too weak.
He stepped out of the electric fence and stepped into the wilderness.
Although there was a road, its sides were lined with weeds. Some dilapidated buildings were also covered with weeds.
There were danger signs erected on the road, showing that this was still the periphery of the wilderness area.
After walking along the road for a few hundred meters, a whistle sounded behind him. A clearly modified pickup truck stopped at the side. The window of the truck rolled down slowly, and a young warrior stuck his head out. He said in surprise, “Little brother, are you going to the wilderness alone?”