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Gao Neng was surprised by how hard the pointed-eared woman’s butt was, but he didn’t panic.

What if he couldn’t pierce it in one go?

Then he would stab twice, three times, four times...

...until he broke through!

Gao Neng frantically controlled the javelin, continuing to stab at the pointed-eared woman. His eyes were bloodshot. He was venting; he wanted her dead.

He didn’t know what kind of emotion he was feeling right now.

But one thing was certain: the pointed-eared woman’s viciousness toward Jin Lingling had deeply affected him.

’Why would she be so cruel to a passerby? Why did she even want to kill her?’

’Did Jin Lingling do anything to provoke her?’

’Not at all!’

In a sense, Jin Lingling posed no threat to the pointed-eared woman, but the woman hadn’t even blinked when she kicked her. She even seemed to derive a sense of pleasure from it.

At that moment, a strong sense of crisis washed over Gao Neng. The words Shen Ning’Er had spoken at the Third Senior High School suddenly flashed through his mind.

"When the Human Alliance retreated from the Forgotten Land, there were over seventy million people left behind. And now? There are fewer than ten million!"

Sixty million people had died tragically!

Moreover, Gao Neng also knew that during humanity’s most prosperous era of peace, the total population had once exceeded six billion.

But now?

The total population of the Human Alliance was less than five hundred million!

Over five billion people had died during the Great Cataclysm. If their bones were piled up, they would form a towering mountain!

Gao Neng knew these things, but he had always treated them as history. He knew the atmosphere in the Forgotten Land was grim, filled with despair and darkness.

But he had never truly put himself in the shoes of someone living in the post-cataclysm world.

Not until the appearance of the pointed-eared woman.

Only now did he truly understand that no matter how innocent the weak were, they were still like ants before the strong. Even if you didn’t provoke anyone, a strong person could crush you with a single finger.

’This woman has a note about me. I can’t let her go. If she has my information, she must have my family’s information too! Even if I escape today, she’ll still come looking. If she can’t find me... she’ll probably go after my mom! This woman must die!’

Gao Neng expanded the range of his Spiritual Power again. He was going to try to simultaneously mobilize other energy elements in the surroundings. He wanted to kill the pointed-eared woman in one fell swoop.

BOOM!

The ground trembled.

Clusters of eerie green will-o’-the-wisps rose into the air.

’Phosphorus!’

"Hm?! The intel only confirmed this kid has three talents: iron, copper, and tin... It seems phosphorus is his fourth!" The pointed-eared woman’s expression grew grim as she watched the rising will-o’-the-wisps. "A genius like this must be nipped in the bud!"

At this thought, the pointed-eared woman charged at Gao Neng again.

Her body was incredibly tough; ordinary iron couldn’t truly harm her. So, she chose not to dodge the iron javelins anymore, instead using her dagger to parry them as she forced her way closer to Gao Neng.

Closer!

Closer!

Just as the distance between them closed to less than ten steps, a ghostly green will-o’-the-wisp merged with an iron javelin, transforming it into a firearm flickering with spectral fire.

BANG!

The firearm struck the pointed-eared woman’s body. Although it still didn’t pierce through, its power was much greater, and it made a sizzling sound.

The pointed-eared woman was knocked back again.

Then, more firearms came lancing toward her.

’With my strength, there’s no way I’ll fall to this kid, right?’ The pointed-eared woman found it hard to believe, but these firearms truly posed a threat to her.

PSHLICK!

Just then, a different sound rang out.

"!!!" The pointed-eared woman instantly felt that something was wrong. An intense, piercing pain was surging up from a certain part of her body.

It wasn’t just painful.

It was searing hot!

’That kid stabbed my...’ The pointed-eared woman reached out and forcibly pulled the firearm from her body, her face turning pale.

’I’m injured?’

’I’m actually injured?!’

’Run!’

The thought flashed through her mind and was gone.

The stabbing pain made it difficult for her to even stand steady, let alone run.

’Huh? I think I pierced it? Why did this one... pierce through? Strange...’ Gao Neng couldn’t quite figure it out.

However, the pointed-eared woman seemed to be in a lot of pain.

’Can’t stop now!’

’I have to keep stabbing!’

There’s an old saying: kick ’em while they’re down.

The day’s events had made Gao Neng truly feel the cruelty of the post-cataclysm world. He would no longer be soft. He had to become stronger than before. He would show the pointed-eared woman no mercy.

’Wherever she’s weak...’

’...I’ll stab there!’

Having found the "weak spot," Gao Neng naturally became even more frenzied.

The firearms, each wreathed in spectral fire, converged on the pointed-eared woman’s butt as if they had eyes, showing no mercy.

"I’m really going down!!!" the pointed-eared woman shrieked, unwilling to accept her fate. The firearms coming from all directions forced her to defend herself frantically with her dagger.

And then...

...she was pierced again!

"AHH!"

The pointed-eared woman’s scream was rather miserable.

Gao Neng’s resolve wavered slightly. ’This isn’t right...’ But then he quickly remembered the pointed-eared woman’s viciousness when she attacked Jin Lingling.

’Other races show humans no mercy, so I can’t show them any mercy either! I absolutely can’t be soft-hearted! They’re so cruel, killing the innocent without a second thought. I can’t hold back... I can’t!’ Gao Neng repeatedly warned himself that the pointed-eared woman before him deserved no sympathy.

’Kill her!’

’I have to kill her!’

’It’s either her or me...’

’I have a mother at home who needs me. I can’t die yet. I have to get stronger. I have to get into the Military University and take my mom somewhere safe to live.’

’Stronger!’

’I have to become strong!’

’Strong enough to protect my family!’

Everything that had happened today was a reminder of just how cruel this world truly was.

"KILL!!!" Gao Neng roared. His physical strength was nearly depleted, but he once again bolstered his Spiritual Power.

At the same time, he started doing broadcast calisthenics.

"One, two, three, four. Two, two, three, four. Three, two, three, four. Four, two, three, four. And again..."

"..." The pointed-eared woman was speechless.

’Is he celebrating?!’

’I, a noble Night Elf of the grand Celestial Race... am about to be killed by a human who celebrates by doing elementary school calisthenics?!’

’The humiliation!’

PTUI!

The pointed-eared woman was so enraged she spat out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, she felt a sharp, piercing pain in her arm.

’It pierced my arm?!’ The pointed-eared woman couldn’t believe it, not until she clearly saw the streak of silvery-white light flowing on that firearm.

"A Steel Alloy Gun!!!"

"This kid... No... He has more than five talents!"

The pointed-eared woman was shocked and filled with despair.

"YOOOO!!!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

A long cry escaped the pointed-eared woman’s lips. At the same time, a puff of black mist shot out, quickly condensing in the air to form a small sprite with black wings.

SWOOSH!

The little sprite flapped its wings and shot up into the sky.

At the same time, javelins pierced the pointed-eared woman’s body, turning her into a human pincushion in the blink of an eye.

THUMP! Gao Neng fell and sat on the ground.

"Meow!! Meooow..." Gao Xiaomeng let out a victorious cry, then its body went limp, and it fainted right in Gao Neng’s arms.

"MEOW!!"

"Meow meow!"

"..."

Over 3,000 stray cats immediately responded.

Gao Neng looked at the surrounding stray cats, then at the fainted Gao Xiaomeng. A question that had previously faded away rose in his mind once more.

’Gao Xiaomeng...’

’...is it the stray cat from the Dream Toy Factory right now, or is it that liquid lifeform from inside the magnetic pile?’

’If it’s just a stray cat, how can it release the power of the "magnetic pile"?’

A strong sense of crisis rose in Gao Neng again. Most importantly, he remembered that when he "merged" with the magnetic pile, Gao Xiaomeng hadn’t been there.

’Gao Xiaomeng only showed up after that liquid lifeform appeared. So, how did it know I could resonate with the magnetic pile?’