Chapter 62

The situation is stronger than the individual; what should I do?

Standing at the entrance of the classroom, Zhao Futu took a deep breath and firmly held the letter containing secrets given to him by his mother.

The woman named Ling in front of him was likely one of the earliest contract holders to enter the Nightmare Space. Facing a seasoned contract holder who might have experienced over a dozen storylines, Zhao Futu had no chance of winning. Normally, he wouldn't encounter such a seasoned contract holder so soon, but he was unwilling to complete just one encounter mission in Wan City and return.

This was his own choice. He ignored the initial warning from the Nightmare Space, which stated that deviating from the mission scope would result in a sharp increase in difficulty.

It's true that great wealth comes with great risk, but once it exceeds what one can bear, it becomes a path to certain death. If it weren't for the S-level character Zhang Jue overseeing this area, he would have already become their hunting target the moment he entered the Yellow Turban camp. This is a medium-intensity (Level 3) main battlefield mission area. The contract holders who can enter this area have all experienced many main missions and are seasoned veterans. Facing such a group, even if he fought to the death, his chances of winning would be slim!

After all, the huge attribute gap is an insurmountable obstacle!

What if there were no Zhang Jue?

At this thought, a cold sweat broke out on Zhao Futu's back. Only now did he realize what kind of characters he would encounter by not following the path arranged by the Nightmare Space!

"I must not take such risks again!" Zhao Futu said to himself, his mouth dry.

The benefits of exceeding the mission scope are an unparalleled temptation for his current stage, but he now understands that once he exceeds the scope of the mission arranged by the space, the strength of his opponents also increases sharply! By forcibly intervening in a medium-intensity (Level 3) main battlefield mission, the opponents he encounters are arranged to match this level of difficulty!

This is the price he must pay for ignoring the space's warning.

In the end, he decided to trade the general's soul in his hand, if the other party could offer a satisfactory price.

Sometimes, taking a step back is to advance further in the future!

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Ling watched Zhao Futu, whose expression kept changing. She was very patient and knew the value of the gold-level item, the general's soul. Facing such a huge temptation, anyone would need to weigh their options! But one must learn to let go. If the man in front of her refused to hand over the general's soul, he would have no chance of surviving the next space mission!

He had already exposed the general's soul upon entering the Yellow Turban camp. To obtain the general's soul, more than six teams of first and second batch contract holders entered the Yellow Turban battlefield. The Yellow Turban army had hunted several unknown generals but found no trace of the general's soul. Just as they were about to kill Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei suddenly appeared and saved him.

The Yellow Turban army's seasoned contract holders have lost over a dozen. The historical generals in this plane are too strong, and many contract holders are now restless. If it weren't for Zhang Jue overseeing the area, many would have already taken action to seize the general's soul. The Han army's contract holders have made no progress either. They first helped the Han army kill Zhang Mancheng, then secretly gathered elites to infiltrate Wan City and kill Zhao Hong, but the general's soul has not dropped yet.

If they learn through some channels that a newcomer has the general's soul, they would not let him off easily.

This time, the Nightmare Space is about to open its first gold-level main mission, and the general's soul is one of the items needed to activate the core gold-level main mission. A newcomer holding such a hot potato is courting death.

Therefore, when Zhao Futu finally agreed to the trade, a smile appeared on her lips.

She didn't like killing indiscriminately, but if the other party refused to trade, she would have to track his mission coordinates in the next storyline. The Yellow Turban battlefield will close in fifteen days, and it would be difficult to hunt another historical general in such a short time.

Ling got the answer she wanted and smiled in satisfaction. She said calmly, "I will give you two choices, but before that, I need to exchange some information with you."

"What information?" Zhao Futu frowned and said in a deep voice.

Ling didn't mind and continued, "Tell me how you obtained the general's soul! I will tell you some information about the upcoming gold-level main mission!"

Zhao Futu thought for a moment and said, "Deal."

So, he recounted the process of killing Dong Min. The information about the upcoming gold-level main mission had already piqued Zhao Futu's curiosity.

"Is it obtained by killing on the battlefield? Or is there another reason? Perhaps it requires forcing historical generals to awaken the general's soul?" Ling closed her eyes and pondered for a long time before opening them and saying, "The next gold-level main mission is likely to be mandatory!"

Zhao Futu waited for a while, but when the other party didn't continue, he couldn't help but show anger and said in a deep voice, "Is that all?"

Ling's lips curled slightly, and she continued, "Forcing everyone to enter!"

"Everyone!?" Zhao Futu was shocked and exclaimed.

Ling didn't intend to say more and said, "If everything goes as planned, the space will force all contract holders to enter!"

"You'd better prepare in advance."

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Zhao Futu's brows were tightly furrowed, and he remained silent for a long time. After a while, he said, "State your price! If it's reasonable, I will trade it to you."

Ling nodded and took out several items, saying slowly, "You have two choices!"

"One is that I offer you 30,000 survival points, two E-level soul crystals, and a silver-level equipment item in exchange for the general's soul in your hand! This price is enough to buy a regular gold-level item in the space."

"The other is that I trade a bloodline item of equal value to a gold-level item with you."

Bloodline item?

Gold-level bloodline item?

Zhao Futu couldn't help but feel a bit curious. The woman in front of him didn't seem to be deliberately squeezing him. He had expected her to offer a very low price with a hint of threat, so he had mentally prepared for the worst. However, the prices she offered were reasonable, which slightly changed his perception of her.

"Here it is!" Seeing that the other party was more interested in the gold-level bloodline item, Ling took out a dark green test tube.

The item's attributes were then displayed before Zhao Futu:

"Green Giant Blood Serum" (Status: Successfully Prepared)

"Origin: League of Legends Plane"

"Rarity: Gold Level"

"Material: Green Giant Blood"

"Weight: 30 grams"

"Effect 1: Inject the successfully prepared Green Giant Blood Serum into the bloodstream and then receive synchronized gamma-ray irradiation. The contract holder has a 10% chance of obtaining Green Giant bloodline, a 25% chance of obtaining 'Abomination' Giant bloodline (uncontrolled), a 25% chance of obtaining 'Abomination' Giant bloodline (normal), a 30% chance of gene collapse and death, and a 10% chance of unknown mutation!"

"Effect 2: Spend 30,000 survival points, one E-level soul crystal, and 10 points of merit to genetically modify this item! After genetic modification, the item will be locked as an improved Green Giant gene (D-level), with a 35% base fusion success rate. The success rate will be further increased based on the contract holder's secondary attributes and basic bloodline compatibility. There is no penalty for fusion failure.

After genetic modification, the Green Giant bloodline will mitigate the side effects of anger to some extent. The improved Green Giant bloodline will no longer significantly increase strength through anger. The strength increase after transformation will be limited by the space's 70% restriction, and the gene bloodline level must be upgraded by spending the corresponding survival points, soul crystals, and merit points.

Note: After this bloodline fusion, the contract holder will be locked into the mutant human bloodline and cannot be changed!"

"Evaluation: This is a blood serum from the Green Giant."

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