Chapter 136 – Preparation

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

"But, those Ordinary People…"

Sun Ruixing spoke with hesitation.

A so-called Saintly Person was by no means brain-dead. Sun Ruixing's level of being a Saintly Person was, at most, caring about the lives of everyone in the Camp. If he were asked to knowingly block the Demon Realm Gate alongside Zhang Wenhu and the others, Sun Ruixing wouldn't actually go through with something like that.

"Zhang Wenhu won't let those Ordinary People leave. He still needs a massive amount of manpower to construct defensive measures!"

"Sun-Ge, you should understand that you aren't omnipotent. Neither am I!"

"At a time like this, without knowing the quantity or quality of the Demon Race, I can only estimate their strength as high as possible."

"Forget the fact that they won't leave-even if they followed me, I couldn't possibly promise to guarantee their safety."

Wen Yu sighed and patted Sun Ruixing on the shoulder.

"To stay alive, people have to rely on themselves. My abilities are limited!"

Hearing Wen Yu's words, Sun Ruixing nodded slowly. At the same time, he looked back toward the Camp, the lingering attachment in his eyes gradually fading.

"To stay alive, one really has to rely on oneself."

A sigh escaped Sun Ruixing's lips. He knew that some things had changed.

Just as Bai Feifei had said, kindness would slowly deteriorate!

Sun Ruixing's kindness had already begun to sour because reality had taught him that kindness without strength to back it up was nothing but empty words!

"If that guy William were here, perhaps he would choose to stay in the Camp."

The low voice came from Sun Ruixing, causing Wen Yu's footsteps to pause.

"He would."

Wen Yu nodded in agreement.

This wasn't because William was kinder than Sun Ruixing; the main reason was that William was stronger than Sun Ruixing!

He was strong enough to have the confidence to ensure his own survival, whereas Sun Ruixing did not.

Reality, in the end, defeats idealism-sooner… or later…

In the town's current environment, it was very easy to find an area with the complex terrain Wen Yu had described.

Amidst a stretch of ruins, an Exchange Pillar stood upright in the center. The surrounding buildings of varying heights could effectively serve to obstruct the enemy's Cannon Fodder units.

Of course, this only served to ensure that the three of them wouldn't be submerged by the first wave of Demonic Creatures.

"Find some old cars and some gasoline. Set up this defensive line properly. This will be our line to hold off the first wave of Demonic Creatures!"

Wen Yu turned and spoke to Sun Ruixing.

Sun Ruixing nodded and got to work with Sun Aotian.

Whether it was Wen Yu or Sun Ruixing doing this sort of thing, it made no difference.

Regardless, this defensive line would certainly be broken.

Wen Yu didn't bother with this line, which served more as a psychological comfort than a practical defense, and walked straight toward the Exchange Pillar.

"Query Points."

"Ding. Remaining Points: 18,916."

These were all the Points he had harvested from the Treasure Land!

"Exchange for five Level 3 Attribute-Less Magic Crystals."

"Ding. Exchange successful. Remaining Points: 8,916."

"Exchange for a D-Rank Protective Suit."

"Ding. Exchange successful. Remaining Points: 7,916."

Wen Yu's original Protective Suit had been torn to shreds in the Trial Space long ago.

"Exchange for 3 bottles of Advanced Healing Potion."

"Ding. Exchange successful. Remaining Points: 1,916."

Wen Yu took another look at other items in the Exchange System.

"Exchange for Small Stamina Recovery Potion."

"Ding. Exchange successful. Remaining Points: 916."

Only then did Wen Yu withdraw his gaze from the Exchange System.

In his previous life, Wen Yu's strength had been pathetically low, so he naturally believed that the Exchange Pillar was the greatest reliance for increasing one's power.

But from Wen Yu's current perspective, the grade of items provided by the so-called Exchange Pillar was truly low-tier!

Just moments ago, Wen Yu had wanted to exchange for a bottle of Berserk Potion to use as a trump card, but unfortunately, it wasn't available.

He had also wanted to exchange for items like a spatial Teleportation Scroll, but those were missing as well.

Broadly speaking, the items provided by the Exchange Pillar fell into only three categories: strength enhancement (Magic Crystals, Protective Suits, and weapons), healing, and daily necessities.

There were absolutely no trump-card-type items capable of turning the tide of a battle.

This forced Wen Yu to speculate further about the so-called Ruler and the Exchange Pillar.

After a long while, Wen Yu shook his head. With his current strength, these were things he simply couldn't fathom.

First, he changed into a brand-new Protective Suit. Although its defensive capabilities were weak, he had to admit that going without one was simply not an option.

After stowing the Healing Potions and Stamina Recovery Potions into his Spatial Ring, Wen Yu picked up five Magic Crystals and quickly absorbed them.

When the Treasure Land Trial ended, Wen Yu's Physical Attribute stood at 64.5 Points, his Soul Beast's was at 60 Points, and One-Eye's Physical Attribute had reached 93 Points.

After absorbing the five Magic Crystals, Wen Yu's Physical Attribute reached 67 Points.

Despite his seemingly powerful Physical Attribute and Skill combination, it did nothing to ease the sense of urgency in Wen Yu's heart.

Before entering the Treasure Land, Wen Yu had been brimming with confidence in his own strength.

But now, he couldn't forget everything that had happened within that place.

"Never forget who your true opponents are…"

"The Demon Race!"

"Still too weak, far too weak!" Wen Yu sighed softly.

"Sun! Sun!"

Hearing Wen Yu's call, Sun Ruixing walked over quickly.

"How many Points do you still need to have Changed Class?" Wen Yu asked.

Sun Ruixing interacted with the Exchange Pillar before turning back to Wen Yu.

"I'm still short by about 1,000 Points."

"I see."

After hearing Sun Ruixing's response, Wen Yu took out the remaining Level 2 Magic Crystals he had received as rewards from the Treasure Land and walked to the Exchange Pillar.

"Exchange all of these for Level 3 Magic Crystals!"

[Ding! Exchange successful.]

The remaining crystals were converted into seven Level 3 Magic Crystals, with five Level 2 Magic Crystals left over.

"These are for you," Wen Yu said, handing the seven Level 3 Magic Crystals directly to Sun Ruixing.

"And these are for you," Wen Yu added, tossing the five Level 2 Magic Crystals to Sun Aotian, who was standing nearby.

"Stop what you're doing for now," Wen Yu said to the two of them, glancing at the half-finished defensive line around them.

"Right now, go find the Zombies. Whether they're in the houses or out in the suburbs, find them all and wipe them out!"

"Also, Tian, go to the Camp and notify Zhang Wenhu. Tell them that when the Demon Realm Gate opens, the Zombies will undergo a Secondary Mutation. Tell them to send men out as well."

This was something Wen Yu had just realized. In the Demon Disaster of his previous life, aside from Demonic Creatures, Zombies had also caused immense casualties to humanity.

These things were originally mutated by the influence of Demon Qi; their source of power was that very energy.

As the Demon Realm Gate opened and the Demon Realm connected with Earth, a massive influx of Demon Qi would occur. This would not only cause the rapid evolution of Mutant Creatures but also lead to a further increase in the strength of the Zombies.

Furthermore, these Half-Human Half-Demon creatures held no goodwill toward humanity whatsoever.

They were nothing more than Puppets of the Demon Realm!

"Understood."

Sun Aotian nodded at Wen Yu's words.

He turned around, and in a place where neither Wen Yu nor Sun Ruixing could see, Sun Aotian's expression slowly darkened.

Sun Aotian knew exactly where the Magic Crystals in his hand had come from.

If all those Level 2 Magic Crystals had been given to him, his strength could have jumped directly to the Level 2 Peak!

Unfortunately, Wen Yu hadn't done that.

As he absorbed the Magic Crystals in his hand, the hatred in Sun Aotian's eyes grew deeper.

What exactly am I to you?