Chapter 5 of 100

Chapter 5

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"Unknown Constitution"?! Why does this name sound so annoying, and the description is too simple! However, judging from this hasty name and the note about insufficient data in parentheses, Ma Le estimated that this must also be an ability obtained from the game.

Exiting the talent interface, Ma Le checked his overview again. Now his basic information had changed to:

Name: Ma Le

Gender: Male

Height: 1.88m

Weight: 96kg

Health Points: 195

Mental Points: 14

Health Recovery Speed: 15 points per hour

Mental Recovery Speed: 14 points per hour

Armor: 7

Defense: 13.0% Resistance: 3.3%

Standard Movement Speed: 33 points

Standard Attack Power (Unarmed): 15 points

Overall Evaluation: Human Limit!

The data had greatly improved, and due to the Iron Bones skill, his health had nearly quadrupled. Ma Le was very happy. This must be a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. He hadn't even started his adventure and had already gained far more power than an ordinary person. With this, any beginner-level world would be a piece of cake! This was truly winning at the starting line!

Ma Le proudly exited the adventurer's profile and returned to the main interface, clicking on the last option: "Beginner Reward."

The electronic voice introduced again: "For adventurers on their first adventure, the system will teleport them to a trial world. The trial world has a low difficulty level and simple tasks, which will help adventurers quickly adapt to the life rhythm of Miracle City! To ensure the survival rate of beginner adventurers, the system will issue beginner rewards to enhance their abilities."

After the introduction, four treasure chest icons appeared on the screen, each representing a different reward. Ma Le could choose one. Ma Le clicked "Details" to check, and the four rewards were:

"Randomly increase four attributes by 10 points temporarily, to be deducted after the trial world ends."

"Randomly obtain a D-level skill, which can be retained after the trial ends."

"Randomly obtain a white item, permanently retained, can be traded."

"Randomly obtain three white items, permanently retained, cannot be traded."

Ma Le thought for a moment. The temporary attribute increase was definitely not needed. Regardless of whether these attributes would disappear after one world, Ma Le's current attributes were already far beyond those of ordinary people, so this option was not necessary. As for the items and props, Ma Le guessed they would be things like knives, iron rods, leather jackets, buns, dumplings, and painkillers. After all, it was a trial world, and the difficulty was likely low enough for ordinary people to pass. There wouldn't be too strong enemies or too good equipment, just things that could be obtained in reality. The skill, however, was very attractive to Ma Le. Although its power wouldn't be too great, it was a magical ability, which piqued Ma Le's curiosity. He directly selected the skill option.

After Ma Le pressed the confirmation, a light flashed on the screen, and a small white light point floated out and merged into Ma Le's forehead. Ma Le felt a tingling sensation all over his body, and then he felt a change, as if he had an extra hand. This hand couldn't grab or lift things but could help him release skills... Yes! When adventurers obtained skills that could be actively released, they naturally learned how to use them, as if they were using their limbs.

"Congratulations, adventurer 110405, you have drawn the skill: Feign Death... Warning! Warning! The Edge Space has received unknown interference, attempting to repair... Repair failed. Adventurer 110405 will be teleported to the trial world ahead of schedule. Forced teleportation countdown begins, 5, 4, 3..."

Before Ma Le could check his new skill, a sudden warning sounded. At the same time, Ma Le noticed that the pure white space began to crack. As the countdown continued, the cracks grew larger, and finally, the space shattered. A black, mist-like substance emerged from the cracks, enveloping him, and then Ma Le lost consciousness...

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"Wake up, wake up! Hey, are you still conscious?!"

In a daze, Ma Le heard a girl's voice calling him. The voice was very sweet, like a heavenly melody, making Ma Le even less willing to wake up. He continued to lie in bed, thinking the voice would sound again.

"He can't wake up, what should we do... Hey, is this okay?"

The owner of the voice seemed to be seeking help from someone else. She must be a gentle and introverted girl, Ma Le thought. Hehe... But why was there a girl in the room... Wait, as Ma Le gradually became more conscious, he suddenly realized something. He remembered his experience in the Edge Space, so he was likely already in a dangerous task world. There could be danger at any moment!

Thinking of this, Ma Le broke out in a cold sweat and was about to jump up when he suddenly felt a pain on his cheek, followed by a sharp sound!

"What's going on?!" Feeling attacked, Ma Le immediately exploded, eyes wide open, and pounced on the nearest figure, pinning the slender silhouette against the wall.

"Hey, what are you doing?!" The sweet and pleasant voice sounded again, clearly coming from the figure in front of him. Ma Le was stunned and felt a cold, hard object pressing against the back of his head.

"Move and I'll shoot you!" A hoarse voice came from behind. Ma Le instinctively raised his hands over his head and quickly explained, "Brother, it's a misunderstanding. I was confused from sleep and felt someone hit me, so I acted in self-defense! I didn't mean to, brother!"

Seeing Ma Le's cooperation, the person behind him moved the weapon away and said to Ma Le, "Alright, I'll let you off this time since you're a rookie. Turn around!"

Ma Le slowly turned around, still planning how to unexpectedly control the person behind him. However, when he saw the person's face, he immediately gave up the idea.

Standing in front of Ma Le was a tall man. To be specific, how tall? Ma Le, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, looked like a child next to this man. This guy might not be as tall as Yao Ming, but he was certainly not shorter than Battur. If he was just tall, that would be fine, but unlike most giants, this man's proportions were not distorted by his height. This was similar to Ma Le, who was also very muscular. Without a reference, his proportions looked like he was about 1.78 meters tall, but Ma Le was still under 1.9 meters, which was within the normal human range. This muscular man was different, standing over 2.1 meters tall with the proportions of a 1.8-meter-tall person. He was like a giant polar bear standing upright!

Looking at his face, the big man had a shaved head with a fierce scar running from his skull to his face, making him look extremely intimidating. His eyes were not large, but they glowed with a fierce light, and one of them was crossed by the scar. Normally, such an injury would have blinded the eye, but his eye was not only not blind but was especially bright, with a sharp, eagle-like gaze!

His clothing was a large tactical vest tightly wrapped around his body, with each pocket bulging. It was easy to guess that they were filled with dangerous items that couldn't be brought on a train. This guy was essentially a mobile arsenal. The most frightening thing was the large gun in his hand. Ma Le wasn't very knowledgeable about firearms, but based on his experience with shooting games, it was likely an anti-material sniper rifle, also known as a cannon sniper. However, this gun was... different. The big man was already tall, but why did the gun not look small in his hands but rather a bit too large? The only explanation was that the gun was also excessively large!

The gun was over two meters long, with a barrel as thick as a human arm. The caliber was probably not inferior to a grenade launcher! One shot from this thing would likely have enough recoil to kill a cow. Was it really something that could be used in hand?!

"Kid, what's your name?" The big man casually asked while lighting a cigar from his tactical vest.

Ma Le, recovering from his shock, swallowed and calmly replied, "I'm Ma Le, the 'Ma' in 'ride a horse' and the 'Le' in 'happy.'"

"Oh, Ma Le..." The big man took a deep puff of the cigar, exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, and said to Ma Le, "You'd better put on some pants first!" Ma Le was stunned and looked down, realizing he was only wearing a pair of shorts... Damn, he almost forgot that he had taken off his pants when the jade burned his butt. Seeing Ma Le's embarrassed expression, the big man smiled, punched a nearby wardrobe to pieces, and threw a pair of pants to him. Ma Le quickly put them on.

"My name is Jiang Dahua, and I'm the leader of your trial world team!"

"Us?" Ma Le suddenly remembered that when he woke up, he had attacked a woman. But with a gun... no, a cannon pressed against his head, no one could focus on the woman's appearance. Looking around, Ma Le realized he was in a small room with a total of six people, including himself.

Besides him and the big man Jiang Dahua, the woman he had tackled was a girl who looked about 18 or 19 years old. There were also two men and a woman standing nearby. One of the men was short and wore a white coat, likely a doctor. The other man and woman were close and dressed in business attire, probably colleagues or a couple.

"Introduce yourselves, we're about to go on an adventure together, and it's good to get to know each other!" Jiang Dahua said to the others.

For a moment, no one responded, except for the girl Ma Le had tackled, who was trying to get up. Ma Le quickly went over to help her. When she stood up, she looked into Ma Le's eyes and gave him a sweet smile, "Thank you."

Ma Le only then noticed the girl's appearance. She was tall, about 1.7 meters, with long hair casually draped over her shoulders, but it didn't look messy. Her bright, expressive eyes, small nose, and rosy lips formed a clear and beautiful face, with a hint of blush that made Ma Le's heart race.

Ma Le had seen beautiful women before, but for some reason, the moment he met this girl's eyes, all his confidence seemed to melt away. He couldn't muster the courage to look at her, and he suddenly felt weak. (Author's note: The protagonist's weakness has a reason, he's not just infatuated, trust me!)

"Um, hand..." the girl said softly. Ma Le shook his head to clear his thoughts and realized he was still holding her hand. He quickly let go and said, "Sorry, sorry..." but was puzzled by his own behavior. What was wrong with him today? This girl was beautiful, but he wasn't usually this weak...

The girl lowered her head and said it was okay, then turned to the others and introduced herself, "I'm Xia Yingying, 19 years old, a regular college student..."

With her leading the way, the others also introduced themselves. The man in the white coat said, "I'm Zhou Ruinan, a surgeon!"

The man in business attire said, "I'm Liu Lei, a white-collar worker. This is Wang Na, my girlfriend and colleague!"

Hearing Liu Lei's introduction, Jiang Dahua frowned and said, "A couple coming here together? That's not very common!" Liu Lei didn't respond, just looked at Jiang Dahua and hugged Wang Na. Jiang Dahua looked at them, grunted, and didn't say anything more.

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