Chapter 97

On the highway, many cars were parked, and from a high vantage point, they appeared to twist and turn like mechanical serpents.

Sun Yuan rode his motorcycle, weaving through the gaps between the cars. Although his speed was not fast, it was much quicker than walking, and it was enough to shake off the spore people.

Twenty minutes later, he arrived at the Xiqiao subway station.

"Is someone hiding inside?"

Sun Yuan frowned as he saw the iron bars at the subway entrance lowered. This indicated that survivors had lowered them to prevent the spore people from pursuing them.

Sun Yuan turned off the engine, parked his motorcycle, and stood in front of the iron bars to inspect them.

Two U-shaped locks secured them.

Sun Yuan gripped his Thunder Cleaver and swung it down.

Snap! Snap!

The locks were cut, and Sun Yuan removed them, lifting the iron bars. He then took three steps at a time, running down the stairs.

There were vending machines below, and Sun Yuan, now more confident, was not afraid of encountering hostile players with ulterior motives.

The subway station was dimly lit, but everything seemed normal.

Even the screens of the ticket vending machines were still lit.

This was a large station, so there were over a dozen shops, but they were now empty, with all the goods removed.

Sun Yuan covered his nose because the air was filled with a foul smell, not just of feces but also of rotting meat.

"Is anyone here?"

Sun Yuan shouted.

Not far from the ticket gates, there were three vending machines with "Beer GG" stickers, all of which had been smashed open, with the drinks taken and nothing left.

Sun Yuan estimated that the resources in the vicinity would be enough to sustain twenty people for over a week.

No one responded.

Sun Yuan checked the surroundings and then crossed the ticket gates, descending the stairs to the lowest level.

He looked around and then jumped onto the tracks, heading east along the rails.

At this time, the subway had long stopped running, so Sun Yuan did not have to worry about being hit.

After about five minutes, Sun Yuan saw the red vending machine. He immediately ran over, but upon a glance, he was thoroughly disappointed.

The vending machine was operational, which meant someone had already used it for the first time.

"Damn!"

Sun Yuan was unhappy.

The location of this vending machine was quite hidden, but it had still been discovered. This showed that the world was not short of players with extremely high luck.

Sun Yuan had discovered this vending machine in the mobile game while exploring and fighting monsters.

"Whatever, since I'm here, I'll buy some attribute stones to enhance my body!"

Sun Yuan had been out for a short time but had earned 6,800 points. He decided to spend 6,000 points to buy six attribute points.

What to enhance?

Sun Yuan thought for a moment and decided to enhance his intelligence.

This did not mean that enhancing intelligence would make the player smarter, but it would improve memory, comprehension, learning ability, and abstract thinking.

It could also be understood as further developing the brain.

After a simple operation, the transaction was successful.

Six wisdom stones were transmitted from the vending machine. They were the size of peanuts, pale blue, and looked crystal clear. Sun Yuan swallowed them in pairs, taking three times to finish them all.

His head immediately felt hot, and a sharp pain began at his forehead, spreading to his temples and then to the top of his head.

Sun Yuan was in agony, feeling as if he were being electrocuted, stabbed with needles, and then as if his head were submerged in boiling water. Soon, he was drenched in sweat.

His mind was a chaotic mess, and various memories he had forgotten resurfaced. Even the exam questions from half a year ago came back to him.

It was amazing!

The pain lasted for about three to four minutes before it began to subside.

Sun Yuan took a deep breath, opened the attribute panel, and saw that his intelligence had increased from 8 to 14.

"The next time, I'll enhance my willpower."

As a beta tester, Sun Yuan knew that when enhancing the body, the five attributes should be balanced, rather than focusing on one attribute continuously.

A situation where agility was enhanced to 50 while willpower remained in the single digits was absolutely not allowed, as it could lead to hidden health issues.

The most common problem was neural imbalance, meaning that the limbs would not function properly.

Moreover, even without these hidden issues, players would balance the five attributes because only after all were enhanced three times would they be eligible for awakening.

When the headache completely disappeared, Sun Yuan took a bottle of mineral water, drank a few sips, and ate two energy bars to replenish his strength before leaving.

When he returned to the subway station and was about to go upstairs, he froze.

A large group of spore people roared and rushed down the stairs.

Sun Yuan was startled and immediately readied his cleaver and bat, preparing to fight.

The spore people rushed so fast, like a flood, and in a moment, they overwhelmed Sun Yuan.

Sun Yuan did not give up. He gritted his teeth and alternated between his cleaver and bat, striking the spore people, trying to carve out a path.

...

Duan Guangping, hiding in the shadows, watched Sun Yuan fight without any signs of collapse, and was stunned.

This was not scientific!

Others, facing such a spore people attack, would collapse under the pressure, but this guy was actually fighting?

He really thought he could break through!

This was too confident!

No,

He needed to step it up.

So Duan Guangping focused on Sun Yuan and released his soul power.

...

Sun Yuan was drenched in blood, and over fifty spore people lay dead around him.

"Hmm?"

Sun Yuan frowned because the spore people suddenly went berserk, their attacks becoming more intense, and more spore people were rushing down the stairs.

This was not right!

Spore people, which were human mutations, had a fixed combat ability and could not suddenly improve, especially not in such large numbers. Where did they come from?

When he came down earlier, he was very cautious and had checked the upper area, but there was no place to hide so many monsters.

Wait!

It was a player!

This must be the result of soul power.

"Can we stop the attack and talk?"

Sun Yuan shouted, stopping his attack.

The spore people pounced on him, knocking him down and tearing at him, leaving bloody wounds on his body.

However, Sun Yuan did not die.

From this, he concluded that his analysis was correct; this was an illusionary attack.

"Damn, how did this guy figure out the spore people were fake?"

Duan Guangping cursed, not understanding.

He had used this trick to eliminate a team of twelve people, but he never expected it to fail on a lone young man.

This guy might be really strong!

Duan Guangping was nervous and suggested, "This is my territory. Leave quickly, or next time, I'll summon real spore people to attack you."

Sun Yuan saw the spore people around him disappear and laughed. "Who are you trying to scare? If you could really kill me, you would have done it already."

In fact, if Sun Yuan hadn't realized it was an illusionary attack, he would have been finished long ago.

It seemed this guy was the first to discover the vending machine and, through a lottery, obtained a soul stone, activating his soul power and becoming an Oracle.

Damn!

This guy is a surefire lucky one.

Annoying.

"I'm giving you one last chance, get out, or you'll die."

Duan Guangping threatened, stepping out from his hiding place. Behind him were seven men, armed with sticks, looking menacing.