Chapter 22: The Birth of the Battle Armor!

More than two hours later, Chu Yunsheng returned to his room in Building 8 of Mingdu Garden, physically and mentally exhausted. He used an empty gun to ignite the primordial fire, heated some of the water he had stored, and washed himself thoroughly several times.

The power of the Fire Charm far exceeded his imagination. Even at just 20% of its full strength, it burned away all the tentacles without leaving a single piece!

He also understood that the main body of the monster hidden in the melted slime pool could not have been killed. The fact that he had retrieved a piece of energy-rich flesh from the monster's body cavity indicated that this monster was at least not on the same level as the Red Armored Beetles.

However, he managed to exit the hospital ward without further danger, and the tentacles did not pursue him again, which at least suggested that the mother monster had been severely injured.

After giving some fever-reducing special medicine to the female teacher, the exhausted Chu Yunsheng decided to take a temporary rest!

All he wanted now was to have a good sleep, not to think about anything, and not to do anything.

Chu Yunsheng had another dream. In the dream, he was first chased by a group of Red Armored Beetles, then jumped into a large pit, where there were many naked women. He panicked and tried to jump out, but found his feet tightly wrapped by thin tentacles...

When he woke up, he was drenched in cold sweat. He sat by the window, lit a candle, and opened his diary. After some thought, he carefully wrote:

【Red Armored Beetle】

Adult

Origin: Unknown

Level: Unknown

Size Characteristics: About 4 meters long, 2 meters wide, 2.5 meters high

Attack Methods: Pincers, Blade Legs, Corrosive Saliva

Defense: Shell, Protective Shield

Characteristics: Prefers darkness, feeds on brain marrow

Appearance Location: Unknown

【Tentacle Monster】

Mother

Origin: Unknown

Level: Unknown

Size Characteristics: About 5 meters high, 4 meters in diameter, cylindrical. Multiple tentacles, tube-like structures.

Attack Methods: Tentacle entanglement, melting slime, mouth-like tubes for biting

Defense: Energy shield, primarily relies on tentacles

Characteristics: Reproduces through parasitizing humans

Appearance Location: Unclear

After writing down all the information he knew about these two monsters, Chu Yunsheng quietly closed his diary. The Dark Age was becoming increasingly dangerous. The Red Armored Beetles alone were already a challenge for humans, and now such terrifying monsters had appeared, making the situation even worse!

To survive in such a world, the more he knew about these monsters, the better. Therefore, he decided to record and preserve all the information he knew in his diary.

Perhaps even more monsters would appear, or even more powerful creatures. If he could not quickly become stronger, he might die at any moment!

Although this mission almost cost him his life again, it was not without gains. He not only obtained many precious medicines but also witnessed a more powerful creature, which would undoubtedly be a great motivation for his future cultivation.

Additionally, from the piece of sticky flesh he retrieved from the mother monster's body cavity, Chu Yunsheng absorbed four units of primordial energy, which helped replenish his consumption and also demonstrated the monster's strength!

For now, with his current abilities, he was not yet capable of provoking this monster. He would wait until he became stronger to try hunting it.

So now, he should first go and collect more beetles!

Chu Yunsheng was eager to equip himself with a powerful battle armor!

After changing into a new set of clothes, Chu Yunsheng felt much more comfortable. He started his motorcycle and rushed into the deep, dark night.

Chu Yunsheng increasingly felt the urgency of time. In the neighborhood, he heard that the military might eventually abandon the city. Currently, a large number of troops were fighting the beetles in the city, and many Red Armored Beetles were being attracted by the military. If the city were abandoned, these beetles would scatter, and he might not even have the chance to face three Red Armored Beetles!

He now had only one full-flame patterned primordial energy charm left, and the others had been gradually consumed. He had collected forty-one beetle corpses, and he only needed nineteen more!

The remaining number was not large, and he needed to quickly complete the battle armor. Relying solely on the first-level Six Armored Charms for protection was becoming increasingly unreliable!

Chu Yunsheng chose a location near a bridge connecting the eastern and western districts for his hunting. The bridge was heavily guarded by the military, and helicopters often flew overhead. The beetles kept trying to breach the bridge, but the military's fierce resistance and heavy firepower prevented them from succeeding.

The number of beetles was increasing, while the military's soldiers and ammunition were decreasing. These areas would eventually be overrun.

Chu Yunsheng was hiding in a nearby building. Occasionally, one or two Red Armored Beetles would retreat after attacking the bridge, and he would not let them pass. These injured beetles were the best targets.

When no beetles passed, he practiced his shooting skills in the house. His shooting skills were terrible, and he could only hit stationary beetles. Once the beetles moved at high speed, unless the arrow and the beetle were on the same straight line, it was all down to luck.

Practicing archery was a boring task, but fortunately, it was a crossbow rather than a bow. By maintaining a steady body, stable center of gravity, and natural arm movement, his accuracy improved. If any part was unstable, missing the target was common.

Fortunately, the Red Armored Beetles were large, and the Ice Arrows would release freezing primordial energy as soon as they touched the beetles, increasing his success rate.

It took Chu Yunsheng five full days to barely gather the last nineteen beetles. On average, he collected fewer than four beetles per day, which was the result of his current inability to directly face more than three Red Armored Beetles.

However, with these last nineteen beetles, Chu Yunsheng's mood immediately improved. He could now return and start making the battle armor. When it was done, his cultivation speed should greatly increase!

Back at his base in Mingdu Garden, Chu Yunsheng locked all the doors and windows. He carefully followed the rules in the ancient book to create his first battle armor charm. The complete battle armor needed to cover the body trunk, shoulders, arms, legs, head, hands, and feet, providing maximum protection.

The shape of the battle armor was streamlined. Chu Yunsheng chose the most stylish design, of course, based on practicality, satisfying his vanity a little.

After completing the three-dimensional design, he added the fourth-dimensional channel to connect the charm body and the design. Chu Yunsheng did not understand the principle, but he followed the instructions.

He then added some refining rule characters and completed the charm head and seal, consuming nearly eight units of primordial energy. It seemed that his decision to increase his primordial energy to nine units before making the armor was correct.

After preparing everything, Chu Yunsheng replenished his primordial energy and activated and controlled the battle armor charm. The design of the battle armor, including the sword, immediately shot out from the charm body, slowly rotating and emitting a circular light downward. Chu Yunsheng quickly threw a Red Armored Beetle's shell underneath. After a while, the shell turned into starlight and was absorbed by the battle armor in the air, but there was no significant change.

Chu Yunsheng knew that making the battle armor required a large amount of material. He quickly placed more shells under the light.

As he placed more and more shells, the battle armor in the air became more solid, starting from the top. By the time he placed about forty-six shells, the entire battle armor was fully materialized, but only part of the sword was solidified. Chu Yunsheng experimentally added two more shells and was surprised to find that the battle armor part could still absorb, but the sword part could not.

What was going on?

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**[End of Chapter 22]**