Chapter 25

After taking the Kinclad, Tang Cheng felt much more energetic. Whether it was about showing off or acting cute, he no longer felt any pressure. However, to be on the safe side, he asked Tang Ya for another one, just in case of emergencies.

Such a precious medicine, if given to an ordinary person, would likely be very reluctantly parted with, but Tang Ya did not hesitate at all. She had thought it through long ago. With her weak physical strength, she could hardly play a role in combat in this副本 world. The only thing she could do was to use the medicine in her hands.

Most of the time, she was protected. If she ever encountered danger, it would basically mean that the external defense line had collapsed. At that time, even if she had more medicine, it would be useless. Rather than keeping it, it would be more efficient to use it to strengthen her teammates.

On the other hand, Tang Cheng was not a person with a sense of gratitude. After accepting Tang Ya's gift, he would not feel grateful or think she was generous. To him, it was a matter of course. But at the same time, he was not a stingy person.

Suddenly, he thought of the useless skill book in his backpack and looked at Tang Ya in front of him. His heart stirred, and he looked at her chest: Could this girl's chest size be enough to practice that skill?

With this thought, Tang Cheng immediately reached out and grabbed Tang Ya's chest, then... gave it a hard squeeze.

"Ahh!" A heart-wrenching scream attracted the attention of everyone around. Tang Ya, holding her chest, stepped back several steps, her face flushed with anger and embarrassment. "What are you doing?!"

"It's just a squeeze, it won't get you pregnant. Why are you making such a big fuss?" Tang Cheng sneered, clearly not taking her reaction seriously.

"**! Pervert! Shameless!" Tang Ya cursed, but her vocabulary was limited, and her curses had no effect on Tang Cheng.

However, the others had already figured out what had happened, and they all stared in shock. Even in Western countries, where sexual attitudes are more open, groping someone in public is still very impolite. Tang Cheng's matter-of-fact tone was even more infuriating.

Tang Cheng ignored the strange looks from everyone and took out the skill book from his backpack. "Really, no good deed goes unpunished. Forget it, I don't feel like explaining to an ignorant girl like you. I'll give this to you as a return gift for the Kinclad."

As he spoke, he threw the skill book to Tang Ya.

Although Tang Ya was still angry, she instinctively caught the book. The moment she touched it, her expression changed.

At the same time, Li Guodong, Lu Xiaotian, and Su Xiaoqing, the three challengers, all stared with wide eyes. They knew that Tang Cheng had obtained a cycle card after killing the crawler, but they didn't know what it was. With the main characters around, they couldn't ask much. But now, it was clearly a skill book!

As everyone knew, skills and equipment were the most effective means to enhance one's combat power, with skills being particularly important. Equipment could be lost or damaged, but once a skill was learned, it could never be lost. For example, a rookie in the martial world, even with the Excalibur in one hand and the Dragon Slaying Saber in the other, would be far less useful than learning a single move like "Dragon Roar."

At this stage, if one could learn a skill, even the lowest E-level skill, it would be enough to make one's blood boil with excitement. So, looking at the skill book, the three challengers' eyes were filled with envy. Li Guodong even had the thought of stealing the skill book.

Of course, he had the thought but not the courage. With everyone watching, if he dared to make a move, Tang Cheng would not sit idly by, and with Alice and Rebecca around, he would only end up dead.

However, besides envy, the three challengers were most surprised by Tang Cheng's generosity. The only skill book in this cycle world, and he just gave it away without any hesitation... Even if he wanted to flirt, he shouldn't do it this way, right?!

They didn't know the details of the skill book, otherwise, they wouldn't have thought this way.

As for Tang Ya, after reading the detailed description of the skill book named "Secret Technique: High Tail Slash," she finally understood why Tang Cheng had suddenly groped her. However, while the motive was understandable, the behavior was still too rude.

Tang Ya gave him a dirty look and complained, "Couldn't you have used a more tactful way to confirm?"

Tang Cheng shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "Although my estimation skills are strong, you're wearing so much, who knows if you have a three-centimeter thick padding inside? I have good eyes, but I can't see through clothes. So, direct contact is the most accurate. And from the feel... although it looks small on the outside, it's actually quite substantial."

Hearing Tang Cheng's serious analysis of her chest size, Tang Ya felt a wave of shame. She called him a pervert and ran away, but halfway through, she stopped and turned back, looking at Tang Cheng with a conflicted expression. "That... can you help me analyze it?"

Tang Cheng took out a cigarette, lit it, and sat down in a comfortable position, rolling his eyes. "Can't you see I'm busy? No time!"

"Asshole!" Tang Ya stomped her foot and left.

Alice and the others looked back and forth, their faces showing confusion. They had no idea what had happened. Lu Xiaotian, however, walked up to Tang Cheng and said earnestly, "Brother Tang, your approach is destined to make you lonely for life!"

Tang Cheng sneered, "When I was being pampered by a rich woman, you were still jerking off to anime."

"..."

Tang Ya didn't walk too far. In fact, she didn't dare to walk too far. She just found a room in the factory to practice the skill. Of course, she still needed to study how to practice it.

To be honest, although she had already seen the cycle world's tendency to be ridiculous in certain aspects, after seeing this skill book, she had to admit that the cycle world's lower limit had been refreshed again.

She had originally planned to discuss it with Tang Cheng, given his outstanding reasoning and analytical skills. But unexpectedly, when she bravely asked him, he refused, saying he was too busy... sitting there smoking with his legs crossed, busy my ass!

Tang Ya fumed inwardly for a while, then shifted her attention back to the skill book.

"Secret Technique: High Tail Slash, converting the up-and-down movement of the chest into attack power... This is too unscientific, right? Is there some deeper meaning? Anyway, should I learn it? It feels so shameful..."

"Eligible to learn this skill. Do you want to learn it?"

Holding the skill book, the voice kept echoing in her ears. After much hesitation, Tang Ya finally made up her mind and chose "yes."

Shameful or not, no matter what, having one more skill means having one more chance to survive, and that's always good.

Then, the skill book turned into a beam of white light, showering down from Tang Ya's head.

"Congratulations, you have learned the D-level skill Secret Technique: High Tail Slash. Skill proficiency is 60%, instant cast, cooldown time three minutes. When your strength increases or your skill proficiency improves, the power of this skill will increase, and the cooldown time will decrease."

"Ah, in the end, it didn't tell me the principle of this skill..." Tang Ya sighed in disappointment, but she could only keep this question in her mind and shook her head as she walked out.

When she returned to where everyone was gathered, she found that they were discussing the next plan of action.

"Leaving Raccoon City in a normal way is almost impossible. We've already been to the checkpoint, which has been completely sealed off by the Umbrella Corporation. They even opened fire on civilians," Jill said solemnly.

Then, Alice suggested, "We could try to break through from inside the city."

"How do we break through?"

"The Hunter is an important biological weapon of the Umbrella Corporation, and they have also done something to my body. Although I don't know what they're trying to do, since the Hunter is in the city, there must be someone observing its movements. If they want to leave before the nuclear bomb is dropped, they must have a helicopter ready... Of course, I can't be sure this method will work. If it fails, we will only have one way out: death."

"Do you have any opinions?" Rebecca asked Tang Cheng and the others.

Tang Cheng shrugged indifferently, and Li Guodong and the others, who were familiar with the plot, naturally had no objections.

At this moment, everyone saw Tang Ya walking over, and Alice immediately asked, "Are you okay?"

"No problem," Tang Ya smiled. "I heard your conversation just now, and I think it's the only feasible method."

"Good, if that's the case, let's give it a try!" Jill, who had been hesitant, nodded in agreement.

Then, after everyone had rested enough, they returned to the city.

On the way, Li Guodong walked at the back, watching Tang Cheng hum a tune and walk ahead. He felt something was off.

It shouldn't be like this. Regarding what happened earlier, even if he didn't hold a grudge, he shouldn't just ignore it, right?

"Brother Tang, I'm really sorry about what happened at the second research institute. We originally wanted to wait for you, but we lost contact suddenly, and then we were attacked by a dozen mutated dogs. We had no choice but to leave. Please don't take it to heart," Lu Xiaotian said seriously.

"Oh, that happened? I forgot about it."

Damn! Forgot? He actually forgot? He must not have taken it seriously at all... Listening to Tang Cheng's indifferent tone, Li Guodong felt a wave of frustration. It turned out that he had worried for nothing!

Thinking about this, Li Guodong slapped himself.

He should have known. This lunatic, he shouldn't be judged by normal standards. He had worried for nothing, what a mess!

Hearing the sound behind him, Tang Cheng looked back and asked curiously, "Old Li, are you sick?"

Li Guodong laughed bitterly, "Yeah, heart disease."

"Then remember to take your medicine."

"…Rest assured, I will."

Li Guodong responded, his face looking like he was constipated.