All People's Abyss: My skills are infinitely enhanced

Chapter 23 Debt Settlement

Joseph kept moving through the woods. At this time, the skin on his head showed many signs of corrosion, revealing half of his mechanically modified face, like a metal skeleton.

One eye also glowed red.

"Beast..."

Joseph's half-skeleton-like mechanical face revealed a ferocious look.

Who could have thought that such a big mess would arise on just one day of awakening!
The inner city youth died on the day of awakening. How long ago was this news?
Shame on Dafa!

But when he thought of the troublesome creatures with willpower, and the giant python-like monster he had seen when he turned around just now, Joseph felt heavy in his heart.

Fortunately, I have been semi-mechanized, and with the help of some devices on my body, I have a very high level of concealment against smells. Otherwise, I would probably be caught up by those things.

But even now, through some early warning devices installed along the way, he had already sensed that those things were approaching.

Although the number seemed small and he could handle it himself, Joseph had no intention of fighting back!
This is a very smart and cunning creature of will. They will actively reveal their flaws to lure people into the trap, giving themselves the illusion that they can win.

This was the reason why the two of us had been able to hold out for so long. Now that we had finally escaped, we couldn’t take the risk and try again!

"When I return successfully, I will bring people to wipe out your nest. Damn, such a huge loss!"

Even with Joseph's worth, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he thought about the losses he had suffered along the way.

Whether it is the booby trap or the repair of the corroded areas on your body, the cost is not cheap.

It's really embarrassing that we didn't gain anything and lost so much.

"I hope that B-rank kid can survive, otherwise there will really be no gain at all."

Joseph thought again of the 3,000 units of willpower he had lent and the B-level talent from the outer city.

If that peasant survived, it would have been enough to make up for the loss.

I have suffered such a huge loss, I must find a way to make up for it.

It feels like a loss to just use the loan relationship to become a follower. I have to find a way to become a personal cannon fodder and slave!
This land reclamation environment is more dangerous than imagined!
"I can find his family and borrow some money, and then give him some more 'happiness'. I should be able to arrange it. I'll think about it carefully later..."

Joseph thought to himself, this peasant from the outer city must be grateful to be appreciated by a young man from the inner city, right?

"Ok?"

At this moment, Joseph was slightly stunned and stopped in alert. The latest early warning device he had just deployed was triggered, but no effective image was transmitted!
Something is coming!

By standing still and stopping the noise interference caused by his running, Joseph continued to improve his ability to read sounds.

But apart from the sound of the wind blowing through the branches, there was no other sound around him that he could capture.

Joseph raised his shoulder-mounted cannon, and the mechanical arm switched to Gatling mode again. The other hand pulled out another high-energy incendiary bomb. A solemn look appeared on his skull-like semi-mechanized face, and he kept scanning everywhere with his mechanical eyes.

However, the next moment, a bullet hit his forehead at a tricky angle!
The violent impact made the bullet seem to be embedded directly into the metal skull.

Before Joseph could recover from the huge impact, a feeling of tearing in his soul suddenly appeared!

He has felt this kind of attack!

This is what my father did to remind me of some special attack methods so that I can try to adapt to them in advance!
It's an attack from the mental side!

Mental power attached to the bullet?
What the hell? !
But his thoughts were immediately shattered by the second bullet, followed by the third and the fourth!

The continuous tearing sensation interrupted all his thoughts and interrupted all ideas!
Da Da Da~
Continuous bursts of gunfire came from the treetops in the distance.

The intense pain made Joseph twist and struggle to avoid it, but it was useless. The bullet seemed to have eyes and was firmly locked in his head!

The alloy exoskeleton, with its specially thickened defenses for the fatal zone, a defense that even the aliens had not been able to penetrate, was now continuously bursting with sparks from bullet collisions.

The continuous mental shocks in his brain made it impossible for Joseph to launch an effective counterattack. He could only fire his shoulder cannon like a madman, aimlessly.

It kept breaking the branches all around, leaving horrible gashes on the giant trees, and even knocked down two giant trees!
The deformed Gatling gun in his hand swept around like a whip, causing debris to fly everywhere.

The high-energy incendiary bomb that had not yet been fired also fell to the ground helplessly.

Even the next moment he suddenly opened his mouth, revealing the black muzzle of a gun from his mouth, and began to spray continuously.

Like crazy!

Waves of electronic sound gushed out from the "speaker" in front of his chest.

"Come out! Bastard! Bastard!"

"Who is it! Who is it!"

But it was obvious that no one could answer his question, and Joseph, whose mind was in a state of pain, could only struggle helplessly and furiously.

Then, a bullet finally penetrated the last layer of protection, opened his eye socket protection armor, and drilled in fiercely.

Da Da Da~
After shooting into the sky for a while, Joseph fell straight to the ground.

But even though he had fallen to the ground, the shooting never stopped for a moment. After Tao Yu had used up two magazines, he replaced the new magazine and began to load bullets into the empty magazine.

"No wonder mechanical transformation and alien transformation are so popular. They have a unique advantage in defense."

Tao Yu looked at Joseph, whose head had been smashed, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

In the many world fragments of the abyss, defeating the strong with the weak and killing on first sight are both fairly common situations.

It is not uncommon for top-level warriors to be shot in the head and die in regret.

Many of the stories he had heard and the rumors he had heard from his parents had such records.

Obviously, the modification on Joseph's head may be specially designed to prevent him from being attacked by guns from others. With the addition of armor, he took more than a dozen bullets before losing the ability to resist.

Tao Yu also felt uneasy about the finishing blow.

In addition to the stronger physique brought by the alien body, the previous Weino also had full body armor. They should be so armed for the sake of fault tolerance. The purpose is to prevent rollover.

"This damn guy is also a jerk. He even has a gun in his mouth. If it weren't for a sneak attack, even if he was knocked to the ground, he could still be overturned if given a chance."

Tao Yu felt a little sad when he thought about the other party firing randomly with his mouth.

This was something that had never been exposed when dealing with the aliens.

In fact, he had considered before that he would cripple the other party and force him to change his mind. Now thinking back, it was a good thing that he did not put it into action.

That's right, I'm not stupid. If I really transfer it to myself, then it will be completely worthless.

Looking at Joseph's body, Tao Yu was silent for a moment, and ultimately chose not to touch the body again.

After being besieged and forced by the aliens, this guy should have been forced to reveal all his cards.

After all, it was a mechanical modification. What if something else was installed that would destroy both of them?

Boom~
A violent explosion shot up into the sky. Even though he was some distance away, Tao Yu could still feel the strong wind and heat waves blowing from the front!

Looking at the exploding fireball that was larger than the Weino high-explosive grenade, Tao Yu couldn't help but feel "Fuck!"

You really have it! ?
Looking back at the deep rainforest, Tao Yu no longer hesitated. After stuffing a few fat, white insects into his mouth, he jumped down from the treetop and quickly moved towards the east.

The hidden danger has been solved and the harvest is already good. Now it’s just a matter of successfully surviving and getting back!
The current ability to save lives is almost enough. For the remaining willpower, you can consider extending its usage cycle according to the remaining time to increase the cost-effectiveness of the willpower.

While there is plenty of meat in the rainforest, try to use up all your willpower before returning...

……

"...Zizi~, that kind of wish-power creature should have a parasitic ability. The young body is very weak and is responsible for parasitizing the host. It has different abilities depending on the host. We found that the radio station we received was a crashed spacecraft, but most of the useful things have been destroyed. It's a pity.

"There was an artificial man who had been trying to trick us into feeding that wish-power creature, and we killed him. But there is a toxin called black water nearby. If you are not careful, it may be dangerous for you. It is not suitable as a new gathering place..."

On the treetop, Tao Yu held up his antique receiver again, receiving information for the new day.

It turned out that the siblings from the floating city had almost cleared the grassland area next door.

Joseph and Wino, two young men from the inner city, showed all kinds of powerful trump cards at the critical moments of life and death, which makes Tao Yu feel a little nervous when he thinks about it now.

If the previous sneak attack on Joseph had not been integrated with mental attacks, the opponent might have locked on to his position from a distance and launched a precise long-range counterattack.

Vino's frenzy is also quite explosive.

It doesn't seem strange that the brother and sister in this floating city pushed the fragments next door.

"…Now the mission objectives have been updated. With the inner city disciples as the core, each of them has begun to disperse and explore, select a location for a gathering place, and search for new world fragments. There are still three days left before the first batch of pioneers return. The main task of all the pioneers in the first batch in the next few days is to stay together and survive.

"After you return to Xingyao City, we will make arrangements based on your specific situations. As long as you return alive, you will be considered to have completed the mission. As long as you have combat talents or auxiliary talents recognized by us, you will be guaranteed a minimum reward of 1,000 units of willpower..."

Obviously, because of the presence of black water toxins that can give birth to aliens, the grassland area is indeed not suitable as a gathering place.

If we work harder and spend more time to develop the forest, there is potential for this, but it is obvious that the brother and sister still want to find a better area.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a temporary gathering place, but if you want to develop it as a new gathering place for a long time, there are probably many factors to consider.

Living environment, living resources, general situation of nearby world fragments, safety and danger, etc.

Although the guy from the floating city sometimes spoke bluntly, Tao Yu had to admit that for the ordinary people who entered this time, they should be thankful to have two big names from the floating city.

Only they have the ability to mobilize sufficient resources to build a relatively stable region.

Just the combat talent and recognized auxiliary talent after returning will give you at least one thousand units of willpower as a reward, which is already very generous.

This is probably a benefit that only comes with this kind of land reclamation when encountering time and space anomalies, and it is enough for ordinary families in the outer city to have fun.

There is still a big difference in style between the siblings in the floating city and the two pioneers in the inner city.

Or, for the people in the floating city, the little money that the peasants in the outer city make is not worth their attention...

Tao Yu crossed the rainforest alone for several days and could feel the fatigue of being alone.

In terms of strength, he can defeat aliens and giant pythons. Even if it is the giant python alien, if he has the chance to meet it, he can still fight it off by overdrawing his body.

His sneak attack ability can create various possibilities.

but……

The oppressive feeling of having to keep one eye open even when resting still made Tao Yu nervous.

I was afraid that when I opened my eyes I would see a strange-looking cherry mouth.

Most of the time, his vigilance and precautions were actually useless and in vain, but he had to remain vigilant at all times.

Whether it was the giant python or the alien, Tao Yuke created different versions of [Lurking].

This shows that they are also extremely good at sneak attacks.

With Tao Yu's current strength, he would be dead even if he was successfully attacked from behind.

That is to say, thanks to the power of [Bullet Time], we can discover it in advance as long as we remain vigilant.

And now with [Lurking·Modified], if you can detect danger in advance, your ability to save your life is still very strong, but the prerequisite is that you need to be vigilant enough!

"It's still because of the lack of endurance and defense. If I could stay in the shadows the whole time, or if my defense is enough to survive the next sneak attack, I wouldn't have to be so nervous..."

Tao Yu felt emotional, thinking of Joseph's head that had been shot dozens of times, and Wino's full body armor.

After listening to the broadcast, Tao Yu climbed down from the tree and used a knife to cut a piece of meat from the roasted wild boar on the fire.

Although there is still some salt on the body, it is really unpalatable with only salt and no fishy smell...

(End of this chapter)