Seeing that the battle had ended, Wen Yu began to reflect.
The Mortal Combat ability is really powerful. Itâs just a pity about Cyclopsâs second ability; it doesnât match his fighting style at all, and itâs completely useless in battle.
When I first saw Cyclopsâs two skills, Iâd already decided to remove the Enhanced Healing skill. The healing from Soul Realm completely surpasses Enhanced Healingâs effect. The only advantage is that Enhanced Healing can be applied to myself, whereas I canât benefit from Soul Realmâs healing.
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Once I get another mutant beast with healing abilities, Iâll remove this skill from Cyclops.
Wen Yu finalized his decision regarding Cyclopsâs skill combination.
"Brother Wen Yu, your pet is terrifyingly strong," Li Quanâanâs words interrupted Wen Yuâs thoughts.
Just moments ago, Li Quanâan and the others, standing behind Wen Yu, had witnessed Cyclops single-handedly resolve the major crisis threatening the campâs safety. Li Quanâan had already cast his resentment aside.
This man, capable of single-handedly dealing with nearly a hundred mutant creatures, could also eliminate the nearly one hundred professionists under my command.
Wen Yu glanced indifferently at Li Quanâan and retorted, "Have you ever seen such a strong pet? This isnât a pet; this is a battle pet."
He turned around, ignoring Li Quanâan, who still seemed to want to say something, and walked towards a large truck.
On the truck, Sun Ruixing had gradually calmed down. Seeing Wen Yu approach, Sun Ruixing managed a smile. "Thank you."
"Youâre welcome. As I said, Iâm just repaying your kindness for the meals."
Wen Yu hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, "After you left, some problems arose in the camp. A man under your command named Lin Hu betrayed you. Just now, he brought a group of people intending to annex your camp, but I stopped him. Since youâre back, I should be going."
Wen Yu bluntly described what had happened at the camp. Seeing Sun Ruixingâs bewildered expression, it was clear he couldnât withstand the double blow of his teammatesâ deaths and the campâs betrayal.
Wen Yu felt a degree of admiration for Sun Ruixing, purely for his character.
He couldnât help but offer some comfort: "Donât overthink it, Brother Sun. In this world, just managing to stay alive is already impressive. Donât let othersâ deaths become your burden."
Ignoring Sun Ruixing, Wen Yu walked towards Cyclops, who was devouring its meal some distance away.
Hualin Town is too close to Mudanjiang City. Unsure if Simba will pursue me, I canât risk staying here long.
"Wait, Brother Wen Yu!" Hearing Sun Ruixingâs shout, Wen Yu turned back.
Sun Ruixing shakily climbed down from the truck and hurried over to Wen Yu. He stared intently into Wen Yuâs eyes and asked, "Please, teach me. Help this old brother out. Tell me, what should I do now?"
Seeing the look of utter despair in Sun Ruixingâs eyes, Wen Yu couldnât help but sigh. "Then, tell me, who are you asking this question for? Yourself, or the remaining people in your camp?"
Sun Ruixingâs expression flickered.
I only asked Wen Yu out of sheer desperation, like a drowning man clutching at the last straw.
Wen Yuâs response, however, prompted Sun Ruixing to think seriously.
"Iâm asking for the remaining people in the camp," Sun Ruixing said to Wen Yu, his face solemn.
"Two choices. First, you lead them and continue as you were. However, with your current strength, Iâm afraid you wouldnât survive more than a few months. Second, merge with Li Quanâanâs camp. In fact, this is currently the best option for the camp. However..."
Wen Yu didnât voice the rest of his thought:
...the toll on you would be too great.
With my experience, Iâd long suspected something was amiss with these mutant beasts, and Sun Ruixingâs ambush seemed problematic too. I know of at least three types of items that can attract mutant creatures. But what good would telling Sun Ruixing all this do now?
"I understand." Seeing the flicker of struggle on Sun Ruixingâs face quickly fade, Wen Yu nodded at him and walked towards Cyclops.
Cyclops had already eaten its fill; now, it was consuming the flesh merely to absorb the evolution energy within the mutant beast.
Hearing Wen Yuâs footsteps, Cyclops lifted its head from the carcass of the dead mutant dog, glanced at Wen Yu, then buried its head and resumed its feast.
Wen Yu drew the steel saber slung across his back, directly split open the skull of the nearest mutant beast, extracted the magic crystal from within, wiped the blood from it, and stored it in his space ring.
Dozens of mutant creatures littered the ground. Harvesting their magic crystals would yield several Level 2 magic crystals. Furthermore, his points had just increased by nearly a thousand.
This is the snowball effect; substantial initial strength allows me to power up at the fastest possible rate.
While Wen Yu was tallying his gains, Sun Ruixing was conversing with Li Quanâan in the distance.
"Mayor Li."
Sun Ruixing looked at the man before himâthe one who had plotted against his camp.
Itâs impossible not to feel some resentment. But then there are the elderly and children in my camp, none of whom have any combat ability...
Sun Ruixing suppressed his aversion to Li Quanâan and continued.
"Iâve been thinking. We donât have many people left with combat strength. For the safety of those remaining, Iâd like to bring them to seek refuge with you, Mayor Li. I wonder if you would be willing to take us in?"
Mayor Li, who had just been discussing their next move with his men, was overjoyed upon hearing Sun Ruixingâs words.
"Iâm honored that Brother Sun thinks so highly of me. If you donât mind, Brother Sun, just call me Brother Li. My original purpose in coming here was to connect with you, Brother Sun, and see if our two camps could join forces against this disaster. Now that youâve shown such understanding, Brother Sun, this old brother, of course, welcomes you all warmly."
Li Quanâan hadnât expected such a favorable turn of events. Heâd thought his efforts this time were all for naught, only for Sun Ruixing to unexpectedly propose merging the camps under these circumstances.
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Li Quanâan had his own calculations.
The larger the camp and the more people, the faster the development. As the camp grows, it will, in turn, fuel the growth of my own strength.
Had Wen Yu known Li Quanâanâs thoughts, he would have scoffed.
A camp can bring enormous benefits to its leader, true, but it needs to reach a certain stage of development, and that takes time. The demon plague, however, wonât grant humans that luxury.
From my perspective, firstly, I lack the means and experience to manage a camp. Secondly, with the time Iâd spend managing one, I could have become significantly stronger. A settlement right now would be nothing but a hindrance.
It must be said that Li Quanâanâs way of thinking differed from Wen Yuâs. As for who was right or wrong between them, everyone naturally held different opinions.