Chapter 190 - 98: Let Me Take You as My Godfather, South Sea Crisis

"You’re still doing the mission?"

On the mountaintop, Maya looked at Chen Yu, whose color was gradually returning, and couldn’t help but ask.

Chen Yu nodded. "Yeah. It’s not done yet. Still a little left."

Maya: "..."

’Still a little left...’

’What kind of insane mission is this?’

’He took out such a powerful member of the Alien Race and it’s still not done?’

Maya lowered her head in silence. After a good while, she looked up at Chen Yu and said, "My mission is complete. I should be going."

Chen Yu nodded. "Alright. Safe travels."

"...You too."

Maya looked at Chen Yu, then turned around. "Take care!"

With that, Maya’s figure moved, soaring into the sky and disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Watching Maya leave, Chen Yu withdrew his gaze, sat cross-legged on the ground, and continued to regulate his breathing.

Two hours passed. Aided by his Celestial Destiny Skill, Chen Yu returned to his peak condition.

The Qi inside his body had also grown a bit stronger.

Rising to his feet, Chen Yu gazed out at the sprawling mountain range in the distance.

He activated his Force Field sense, and his figure promptly vanished from the spot.

—

「Three days passed in a flash.」

「Crane Ridge Abyss.」

Deep within a dark, secluded canyon, a thunderous BOOM echoed. The entire canyon trembled, rocks shattered, and a vast ripple of power swept through.

The great canyon, which stretched for miles, was more than half destroyed in an instant.

Dust and smoke shot into the sky as countless rocks were pulverized.

From within the thick dust, a figure slowly stepped out. The figure rose into the air, and Chen Yu looked down upon the mostly destroyed canyon, letting out a soft sigh.

"Three hundred million..."

He glanced at the Source of Life on his interface. Three hundred million points. He was quite satisfied with this increase.

After parting with Maya a few days ago, Chen Yu had remained alone in the Crane Ridge Anomaly, ’working hard’.

In three days, he himself didn’t even know how many mutant beasts he had cleared out.

With his frenzied slaughter, the number of mutant beasts in the Abyssal Realm plummeted. It became almost impossible to encounter any powerful ones; even moderately sized groups had vanished.

With his power alone, he had nearly driven the mutant beasts of the entire Crane Ridge Abyss to extinction.

’That should be enough. Time to go back and report.’ Closing the interface, Chen Yu activated his Biological Force Field, and his figure tore through the air and vanished.

...

After leaving the Crane Ridge Abyss, Chen Yu glanced at the metal bracelet on his wrist.

This trip had been quite fruitful.

Not only had his Source of Life skyrocketed, but Sophie had also undergone an Evolution.

However, Sophie’s Evolution hadn’t finished yet; she had fallen into a deep sleep.

’I wonder what abilities she’ll have when her Evolution is complete...’ Chen Yu mused, his heart filled with anticipation!

’If she could gain the abilities of a combat robot, like she once mentioned, that would be awesome.’

But Chen Yu knew this was impossible. By design, Sophie was fundamentally a life-support type of robot.

That was a completely different category from combat-type robots.

Evolution could enhance Sophie’s abilities, but crossing over into a different category was basically impossible.

"Hm?"

Just as he was about to leave, Chen Yu suddenly seemed to sense something and cast his gaze into the distance.

Three to five figures were rapidly approaching him.

In the blink of an eye, five people were standing before him.

Chen Yu looked at the five of them, and when he saw one particular person, he was taken aback for a moment.

"Hey, Chen Yu, you’re here too?"

One of the young men among the five spoke up.

When the other four heard the name the young man called out, surprise showed on their faces.

"What a coincidence. What are you doing here?" Chen Yu quickly recovered and looked at the young man who had spoken.

The young man was none other than one of the Elite Students from the conference in the Capital City.

From Capital City Academy, Zhuge Qingfeng!

The people with him were, if he wasn’t mistaken, also students from Capital City Academy.

This was because Chen Yu could sense the source of Superpowers on all of them.

Zhuge Qingfeng looked at him and said, "We’re here on an academy mission. You too?"

"..."

’What a coincidence, three academies all have missions in the same Anomaly Realm...’

Surprised by Zhuge Qingfeng’s words, Chen Yu nodded. "Yeah, I’m here for a mission too."

"Then let’s team up. What do you say?"

Zhuge Qingfeng looked at Chen Yu, extending an invitation.

He knew Chen Yu’s strength. Back in the Lola Mountain Anomaly near the Capital City, Chen Yu had already possessed the power to kill a Level 7 Mutant Beast. Now, his strength was likely comparable to a Level 8, if not even stronger.

Having a powerful teammate was definitely a good thing.

Chen Yu shook his head. "My mission is already done, so I’m afraid I can’t. Maybe next time."

"Alright then. Hopefully we can work together next time," Zhuge Qingfeng said with a nod, not pressing the issue.

"By the way, what’s your mission?" Chen Yu asked.

Zhuge Qingfeng said, "Well, there’s a mutant beast riot in the Crane Ridge Anomaly, right? Our mission is to deal with some of them."

Chen Yu: "..."

Listening to Zhuge Qingfeng’s explanation, Chen Yu’s expression turned strange.

’Clear out mutant beasts...’

’Bro, I’m afraid you’re a step too late.’

"What’s wrong? Is the situation inside that serious?"

Noticing the look on Chen Yu’s face, Zhuge Qingfeng couldn’t help but ask.

"...AHEM. It’s fine, I guess. Not too serious," Chen Yu said with a cough.

"Well, uh, you guys carry on. I’ll be taking my leave." With that, Chen Yu shot into the sky and quickly vanished from their sight.

"That’s weird... Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Zhuge Qingfeng murmured, rubbing his chin as he watched Chen Yu’s retreating figure.

"Senior, let’s go in. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back," one of the students said.