Chapter 8 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Qin Feng climbed out of the pa.s.sage, and the sharp, burning pain stung his skin once again as the toxic liquid made contact with his body.

But it did not bother him. He continued swimming towards the sh.o.r.e, even killing a bunch of frogmen on his way back until he reached shallower waters.

The toxic sc.u.m from the laboratory did not reach this part of the river, so it was supposedly clear and safe from pollution.

When the spatial rifts started appearing, and the humans ungraciously forced down the food chain, factories had no choice but to shut down. Within centuries, the earth was covered in lush green foliage, and pollution decreased drastically—probably a good thing for mother earth!

Qin Feng washed his hands, face, and neck in the clean water. Fortunately, his body was unaffected; if the T3 suit did not have this protective function, it would not have been worth its asking price.

Once he had cleaned up, Qin Feng unzipped his bag and removed the afterbirth¹ with the little creature still inside.

Perhaps it was because it was away from the s.p.a.ce pa.s.sage, that the little thing regained its vitality.

Qin Feng could see, very clearly, every breath it inhaled. The translucent liquid in the placental expulsion gradually disappeared into its mouth, slowly wringing its little capsule and sucking up energy!

In less than an hour, it might even hatch.

Qin Feng checked the time and saw that it was already eight at night. No cars traversed the wilderness at this hour, and the base was by now securely locked down!

He would have to spend the night here.

He walked around, soon finding a place sheltered from the wind. He was careful to sprinkle some beast repellent powder around the area to keep particular low-tier creatures away with its caustic smell.

As for s.p.a.ce rifts, though they may appear effortlessly, the chances of them occurring was not very high. The only exception here was that every time they appeared, they were often almost inevitably destructive.

From what he could remember, on this night of which he escaped death, there were no spatial rifts.

If that was the case, it should not be a problem for him to spend one night out here in the open wilderness.

Looking back, Qin Feng had one too many experiences sleeping rough all alone in the wilderness.

He hurriedly gobbled down some compressed biscuits, slowly settling down on the earth, legs crossed, and acknowledging the whispering quiet of his inner world.

Slowly, Qin Feng relaxed, and his breathing slowed. It was as if he was no longer in this world.

It was completely dark in his mind. It was then when a crystalline diamond suddenly appeared in his perception.

From afar, the diamond ‘looked’ infinitesimal.

But as Qin Feng thought about getting closer, the diamond began to expand.

It felt as if he was floating in the darkness of deep s.p.a.ce and along his line of sight was a brilliant star, continuously expanding in his eyes.

It was very much like a diamond planet. No one could tell how big it really was, and all around this transparent planet was a faint halo of smog circling it.

“Ability core!” Qin Feng gasped.

In the last life, his talent was destroyed, and no matter how hard he tried to manifest it in his thoughts, he could not sense the ability core that all the ability users were talking about.

Now, it was clear. This diamond planet only existed in the ability core within the human consciousness.

This was the first time he could see his own ability core, in its whole complete and unscathed glory.

It was big and robust, quietly levitating in the darkness, intensely brilliant and blinding.

Qin Feng controlled his excitement, carefully reaching out to it again.