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Chapter 60: Superpower Upgrade and the Mutated Giant Dog

“Don’t go to sleep too early tonight; I’ll come find you.”

“Remember to wash yourself thoroughly.”

After changing Qu Xiaoxiao’s bandages, Shen Yi left dozens of bottles of mineral water and some food before teleporting away.

He still needed to hurry to find the soldiers he had seen yesterday, otherwise it would be very hard to get high-lethality weapons like grenades once they left.

As for Qu Xiaoxiao, after letting her recover for another day, tonight he would reclaim his investment.

If he hadn’t been so well supplied, Shen Yi would have already plunged into battle, unconcerned about whether Qu Xiaoxiao would get hurt.

But since he hadn’t yet reached the point of running out of ammunition and supplies, Shen Yi still maintained his bottom line.

“What does it mean that he wants to come find me tonight…?”

Qu Xiaoxiao lay on the sofa, murmuring as if ignorant, but her adorable face gradually flushed.

Of course, she understood Shen Yi’s meaning.

Finally, it was time to take things to that step…

Actually, Qu Xiaoxiao was on edge for the past two days.

She was both expectant and excited, with a bit of fear and worry.

What if, after Prince Charming and I take that final step, he stops caring about me?

And what if he abandons me?

But given Prince Charming’s kindness, he shouldn’t be a heartless scoundrel, right?

But no matter how she imagined it, she seemed to have neither the reason nor the strength to refuse.

“Sigh, now that it’s come to this, I might as well clean myself first!”

Qu Xiaoxiao looked at the dozens of bottles of mineral water that Prince Charming had left for her; it was enough for her to wash her body thoroughly.

Some time passed.

Using his memory, Shen Yi quickly arrived at the location where the soldiers had stayed yesterday.

He munched on a superpower fruit while observing in secret and pondering how to obtain grenades and submachine guns.

Was killing them and looting their supplies an option?

That was too risky.

Although he had Teleportation, he could stealthily take out a few soldiers when catching them off guard.

But there were over a dozen of them, and if they were all battle-hardened, he might end up getting killed.

The risk was disproportional to the reward, so Shen Yi decisively abandoned that risky idea.

That left only one option: trade.

He would use food and water to exchange for submachine guns and grenades.

As soon as those soldiers ran out of water and food, they would definitely be willing to trade.

Of course, any trade carried risks.

Even exchanging goods could be dangerous.

What if these soldiers saw how well stocked he was and then tried to rob him?

In an apocalypse, soldiers weren’t necessarily trustworthy either.

Shen Yi found the situation a bit tricky.

He thought it would be perfect if a monster wiped them all out so he could sit back and profit from it.

That was indeed what he was thinking.

Unfortunately, after searching around, Shen Yi discovered that within a one-kilometer radius, there were no especially ferocious mutated creatures.

“Hm?”

“Are they about to leave?”

As Shen Yi silently mulled over his plan, he suddenly noticed seven or eight soldiers, accompanied by two men and a woman in white lab coats, preparing to leave the building.

Were they planning to split up?

Although he didn’t understand the soldiers’ intentions, Shen Yi realized this was his chance.

He popped another fruit into his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and decided to follow the soldiers leaving the building.

First, he wanted to observe their purpose and see if there was an opportunity to get their weapons.

Second, he noticed that the sophisticated mature woman who had triggered the System alert was also in the group leaving the building.

If he was lucky, he might be able to capture both their weapons and that person.

[Your Telepathy has upgraded to lv8.]

[Telepathy (lv8): Through your mind, you can perceive all hostility and goodwill within a 3000-meter radius around you, and you can see every scene within that radius without using your eyes, unobstructed by any obstacles.]

“Finally, I’ve leveled up again!”

Shen Yi had just finished eating a fruit when a System alert suddenly sounded in his ear.

The higher the superpower level, the harder it was to upgrade.

From level 7 to 8, he felt like he’d eaten two or three hundred fruits!

Even more…

If it were a normal person, they might not be able to find this many superpower fruits in their lifetime, right?

So Shen Yi was really curious whether other superpower users’ abilities could be upgraded.

Or in other words, was there another method of upgrading?

“Level 8, a three-kilometer field of vision, awesome!”

Shen Yi tested his senses and found that his vision had expanded by a full twofold!

But there was a downside: spotting the farthest targets would consume slightly more stamina.

However, it wasn’t overly taxing; given Shen Yi’s current stamina level, it was still manageable.

As long as he didn’t overuse teleportation to rush along, even if he kept Telepathy active, his stamina consumption would still recover.

“Hmm?”

“This is the direction they’re heading? Damn! The city center!?”

Shen Yi suddenly frowned.

Through his god’s-eye view, he discovered that the squad of soldiers was actually heading towards the city center.

The city center!

Shen Yi remembered that Su Yun had mentioned a terrifying mutated tree in the city center, and that tree seemed to possess intelligence.

Shen Yi definitely didn’t want to run into that tree.

His strength was simply not enough at the moment.

“I’ll follow at a distance for a while longer; if they’re really going to provoke that tree, I’ll observe from afar and leave immediately if things go wrong!”

Shen Yi thought to himself.

Now that he had a three-kilometer field of vision, he could maintain a large safety buffer.

He didn’t have to worry about being implicated.

And that was how it went.

One after another, keeping at the limit of his Telepathy range, Shen Yi followed the soldiers for another seven or eight kilometers.

The soldiers’ combat prowess was indeed fierce, as every mutated animal they encountered along the way was gunned down.

Moreover, they even collected the carcasses of some mutated animals.

It was unclear whether they intended to eat them or for some other purpose.

Shen Yi watched all of the soldiers’ actions as if he were watching a movie.

It wasn’t until then.

The soldiers arrived outside the front gate of a virus research facility.

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow.

“So these people in white coats aren’t doctors, but virus researchers?”

“No wonder there are so many fully armed soldiers guarding them.”

Shen Yi understood the situation.

From observing them all the way, Shen Yi knew these soldiers were definitely not ordinary troops.

Their reflexes and reaction speed were both extremely strong.

They were probably elite troops, like special forces.

It was fortunate that he had not risked an ambush earlier, or he could have run into trouble.

“But what’s going on inside this research facility?”

“There are so many mutated animals and plants…”

“Could it be that ever since the apocalypse began, they have been researching these mutated organisms here?”

With just a glance, Shen Yi saw that inside the research facility were many mutated animals and plants, as well as numerous dismembered bodies of researchers and security guards.

In other words, once these soldiers went in, they would soon be attacked by mutated creatures and plants.

Although their weapons and equipment should hold up for a short time, if it dragged on, a major disaster was inevitable!

Through his x-ray vision, Shen Yi saw that in an underground room of the research facility lay a mutated green dog, five or six meters tall and extremely muscular.

That’s right, a green dog!

Its fur was as green as leaves; if you weren’t paying close attention, you would think this mutated dog had grown an entire coat of leaves!

Something was off; this mutated dog was really wrong!!

Even if other animals mutated, at most they would only grow larger, become bulkier, and more ferocious.

But this mutated dog had even changed its fur and appearance!

Moreover, it had even stranger mutations!

Its sheer size was outrageously enormous!

Just as Shen Yi was taking another careful look.

Suddenly, something stirred.

The mutated green dog opened its eyes.

Its eyeballs were also green!

It seemed to sense something, looked around, and emitted a warning growl.

Shen Yi was stunned.

No way, could it be?

Could this mutated green dog actually sense that I was watching it from several kilometers away!?

If that was the case, it was far too dangerous!

Meanwhile, the situation elsewhere was unfolding.

The soldiers had already entered the research facility.

They killed mutated creatures and plants along the way, quickly reached the elevator, and took it down to the basement.

Their target seemed to be precisely this mutated green dog!

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