Lantern Sister is still very capable.

The three followed, and with the acceleration of a level three metal-type ability user, they soon arrived at the source of the black liquid.

"A leaky gas station?" Yan Mengqi raised an eyebrow. "What an outdated concept. Now everything is electric. The only occasional oil-powered vehicles are mostly retro models." The holographic network connects to electricity, allowing for charging anytime, anywhere. The upgraded batteries also make the oil-based era seem like a product of the last century.

Xingchen used ice to remove the sticky liquid from the surface of the crystals encased in gasoline and casually put them into her backpack.

“There are fish below.” He stood on the edge of the steel plate, freezing the surrounding sea surface to form a fixed platform.

"Fish? Grilled fish!" Chu Deng's character's stamina had dropped to single digits, and upon hearing this, she immediately made the decision, and the flames drifted along with the gasoline in the seawater.

Instantly, black smoke billowed before Xingchen and Yan Mengqi's eyes, and their nostrils were filled with a pungent smell of smoke.

The next second, the steel plate and ice blocks were bitten by a group of flat-headed fish, each as big as a washbasin and with jagged, sharp teeth, making a "crunching" sound. Flames danced with the fish, and black smoke and water splashed together.

A lead fish leaped on the wave and bit Yan Mengqi's elbow, which was covered by a steel plate. Its sharp teeth crushed the steel plate, and Yan Mengqi felt a sharp pain in her elbow, as if the steel plate was about to be pierced through.

"Damn! That's amazing?!" Yan Mengqi kicked a fish away, then grabbed the eyeball of the fish that was biting her elbow and threw it back into the sea.

"Level 2 piranha, water-type," Xingchen calmly reminded the two.

Chu Deng dodged the incoming water arrows, noticing with her sharp eyes that the ice around the stars was almost melting, likely due to the piranha's special ability. Her tiny flame, however, precisely struck the piranha's mouth, scalding its belly until it steamed, before it slumped helplessly into the water, its belly up.

As the three characters leveled up by killing fish, their abilities became more proficient with each use. In the end, Yan Mengqi even managed to cover her entire body in steel, solidifying into a full-body armor. While killing fish, she proudly gave herself a voiceover, "Beep beep beep, Steel Warrior, evolve!"

Xingchen almost imperceptibly wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, and hooked his little finger. Although he was still at level two, he could now fire ice arrows.

Chu Deng, expressionless, flicked sparks, painstakingly using her level one fire ability to fight the level two water piranha. Who could understand her feelings? In reality, as a level four fire ability user, she would undoubtedly unleash a devastating fireball. But in the game, she was like a penniless person squeezing toothpaste at the end of the month, meticulously calculating the release of her abilities.

When the piranhas realized the situation was dire and they could no longer fight back, the three of them were exhausted. However, the joy of the harvest dispelled their fatigue.

"Level 30!" Yan Mengqi roared, then collapsed onto the steel plate with a thud.

Xingchen used his remaining supernatural abilities to gather the piranha corpses together and began searching for mini-bosses containing crystals.

Based on his years of experience in the apocalypse, Chu Deng gathered the several boss fish around him to his legs, quickly threw crystals into the middle of the steel plate, and roasted the small fish over a small flame, preparing for a big meal.

Xingchen didn't doubt how she could do it so quickly. Instead, she used her ice knife to chop off the fish's head and continued searching, also following Chu Deng's example by occasionally throwing one into the middle.

Teams of three are formed, and crystals are distributed according to contribution.

"It smells so good." After a while, Yan Mengqi, who had fallen asleep immediately, had a rumbling stomach. She smacked her lips and looked at Chu Deng, who was grilling fish, with bright eyes.

"Lamp~"

"Let's get out of here first. The piranha's blue blood is spreading and might attract the big boss," Xingchen interjected.

Yan Mengqi lay still, the steel plate moving automatically. She continued to whine, propping herself up on her elbows and resting her chin on her hands, even putting on a high-pitched, sweet voice, "Dengdeng, feed me~"

"..." Chu Deng felt a wave of nausea and stuffed the grilled, headless, and boneless fish into her mouth. "Eat it, and don't talk."

Xingchen's eyes flickered, and after silently arranging the crystal in the center of the steel plate, she washed her hands with seawater and sat down next to Chudeng.

"Here you go." Chu Deng handed him one without hesitation, after all, he had spent half a day painstakingly collecting crystals.

"Thank you," Xingchen said softly, taking the bag, taking a small bite, savoring it, and then silently increasing the speed of her chewing.

"Hooray! Cough cough!" Yan Mengqi, her mouth stuffed with fish, was stunned by the explosive deliciousness in her mouth. She sat up abruptly, choking but refusing to spit out a single piece of fish. After swallowing with difficulty, she said to Chu Deng, "Deng~ if you open a shop, I promise to be there every day!"

Chu Deng rolled her eyes at her and quietly enjoyed her meal.

The game series does a fantastic job in this regard. After she finishes her college entrance exams, she can spend 24/7 in the game eating delicious food without gaining weight, even though superhumans themselves consume a lot of energy and don't get fat.

"I'm full, I'm logging off now." After finishing her meal, Chu Deng prepared to log out of the game.

"The crystals have been automatically distributed, remember to collect them," Xingchen said, without logging off, but instead glanced at Yan Mengqi without making a sound.

Yan Mengqi hurriedly finished the last grilled fish, her mouth full of food, and vaguely made an appointment, "Let's continue tomorrow. Let's get some more crystals so I can try to level up to level four. Dying today was a huge loss."

"I'm off tomorrow, I'm free anytime." Chu Deng still couldn't forget that sea monster, and that bastard Kawashima Taro still hadn't been taught a lesson.

Xingchen: "I'm fine after 1 p.m."

"I'm doomed. I have work tomorrow. Can it be tonight? At eight o'clock in the evening?" Yan Mengqi sighed. As a singer, she had to go to the recording studio to record a song tomorrow.

"Okay." Chu Deng and Xing Chen had no objections.

After agreeing on a time, the three of them logged off one after another.

After logging off, Chu Deng checked the time. The game time flow rate was 2:1 compared to real time. She had been in the game for almost half a day, and it was only noon now.

She first processed the holographic assignment, then uploaded it to the school's cloud platform, and then had dinner with her family.

"Dengdeng, Mom has made an appointment to have tea with someone this afternoon. Do you want to go?" Ms. Luo Xia warmly invited her daughter to join her.

Chu Deng shook her head. "No, I'll go see Jin Xiaoyue this afternoon."

"Okay, if you're staying at the Jin family's house, remember to send a message to me and your father." Ms. Luo Xia tapped the personal terminal on her wrist.

"Yes, ma'am." Chu Deng saluted, which made Luo Xia laugh, and she gave her some pocket money.

"Have a pleasant time." Having been bribed, Chu Deng opened the door and respectfully saw off his mother.

After seeing Luo Xia off, Chu Deng simply took the booklet on supernatural ability awakening that she had painstakingly summarized the day before, and prepared to go out.

As I was getting my things, I glanced at the flying motorcycle key on the table and made a silent vow to get my driver's license as soon as I finished the college entrance exam.

She couldn't wait to go to heaven!

Chu Deng, who longed to transform into a flying female knight, obediently swiped her personal terminal and boarded the smart bus to the Jin family's house.

Jin Xiaoyue's home is in the suburbs. Chu Deng set off at 2 p.m. and arrived half an hour later.

Jin Xiaoyue was so excited by Chu Deng's arrival that she could only shed tears.

After she underwent a full-body check-up last night, her father, Jin Dahai, immediately hired a retired soldier for her. Jin Dahai, who is extremely efficient, woke Jin Xiaoyue up early Saturday morning to accompany his daughter in special training.

Jin Xiaoyue, who barely passed the 800-meter run in the high school entrance exam, was on the verge of tears. The morning's special training had left her exhausted, but after being forced to take a nap in the best-selling medical hibernation pod in her family at noon, her body recovered to its peak. However, she was mentally exhausted and just wanted to enjoy Saturday afternoon. Chu Deng provided a ready-made excuse to come to her door.