Chapter 18: Well Done, No Disgrace! 【void Ripper Warrior】
Su Chen was truly a bit bewildered this time. The panel would glitch from time to time, and he couldn’t find any pattern in it at all.
Sometimes he tried his utmost, with emotions fluctuating constantly in his mind, but the profession on the panel showed no reaction.
But sometimes, just a random thought would pop up, and the panel would react.
Last time the Rope Master tried to overpower, it was directly counter-killed.
If the Strongman got counter-killed this time, would this profession still exist?
【Swift Walker bewildered and helpless, suddenly ambushed, furious, immediately counterattacked. Strongman was no match, but thinking of the host’s expectations, it burst out in rage, and Swift Walker was swallowed unwillingly.】
Well done, Strongman, didn’t lose face!
The panel result let Su Chen breathe a sigh of relief, yet he stared spiritedly at the final result.
【Strongman swallowed Swift Walker, fully sublimated, transformed into First Order Top-tier Profession–Void Ripper Warrior, and simultaneously enjoyed the Profession Traits of Strongman and Swift Walker. Please quickly fulfill the Job Appointment requirements to unlock more Professional Abilities.】
First Order Top-tier Profession!?
Su Chen’s eyes lit up. Good Strongman, good bro!
Didn’t lose face!
He didn’t know if the appointed profession would disappear after the Strongman was counter-killed, but this was undoubtedly the best result now.
He just needed to fulfill the Job Appointment Conditions to enjoy the benefits, saving a lot of time.
However, before Su Chen could carefully check what conditions needed to be fulfilled, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body.
“Fuck, this is bad!”
The pain from the last Strongman Job Appointment was still fresh in his mind. This time it wasn’t as intense, but it came very abruptly.
The most painful spot was mainly in his legs, where the two major tendons felt like they were being forcibly stretched open, and the muscles kept twitching.
Not only that, some information was also flooding into his mind eagerly—that was the 【Void Ripper Warrior】’s Job Appointment requirements.
This made it hard for him to support his body, and he staggered to the side, flailing his hands wildly.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Suddenly someone grabbed his left hand—it was Bai Fengxi.
He instinctively gripped back, pulling her up with him in a stumble. His right hand then pressed on her shoulder, struggling to steady himself, and he barely stayed upright.
Bai Fengxi looked at him suspiciously. From earlier, she had noticed Su Chen’s face changing rapidly in a short time, finally turning pale, almost falling flat.
“It’s nothing, leg… leg… leg cramp…” Su Chen gritted his teeth, barely staying calm, his legs shaking nonstop, covered in cold sweat.
Leg cramp?
Bai Fengxi’s eyes flickered slightly, her gaze falling on the hand gripping her shoulder, veins bulging.
Her brows suddenly furrowed. No, her shoulder hurt a lot!
“What’s wrong with him?” Instructor Zheng noticed their movements, quite surprised.
Bai Fengxi, this aloof girl, usually wouldn’t say more than three sentences to others—how was she so close to this guy?
“Leg cramp.” Bai Fengxi’s face was tense.
“Cramp?” Instructor Zheng was bewildered for a moment. The other students exchanged glances, and someone couldn’t help saying, “Just after a bit of body movement?”
“How bad must the basics be.”
Instructor Zheng was also somewhat speechless, but as a teacher, he still asked, “Want me to take a look?”
“No need.” Before Su Chen could speak, Bai Fengxi refused for him, her face unsightly, the pain getting worse.
“Alright then…” Instructor Zheng frowned but said no more, turning to instruct the others on precautions.
This training class was almost over. Everyone was panting, leaving in twos and threes, still discussing some insights from the training.
Click clack!
The door opened, and the first person out paused. A figure stood outside. Someone awkwardly said hello: “Senior Zhou…”
Zhou Zong responded amiably and asked, “Where’s Fengxi?”
“Uh…” Everyone exchanged glances, vague in their words: “She’s at the back, at the back…”
Zhou Zong keenly sensed something off. The crowd had already parted a path for him, and he saw at a glance the extremely close Bai Fengxi and Su Chen.
Su Chen stood at Bai Fengxi’s side-rear, right hand on her shoulder, almost pressed together.
!!
Zhou Zong’s face stiffened. Bai Fengxi had kept distance from him from the start; it was hard for him to even step within a meter.
But this guy…
“Um, Su Chen seems to have a cramp…” Someone quietly reminded. They had a good impression of this senior.
“Cramp…” Zhou Zong sneered inwardly, striding quickly into the room, calmly saying: “Let me help…”
“Scram!” Bai Fengxi spat out coldly, the shoulder gripped by Su Chen trembling slightly.
The intense sharp pain from her shoulder made it hard for her to stay calm.
Zhou Zong froze in place. The remaining students gulped. So in love?
“No, I…” Zhou Zong’s face strained.
“Scram!” Bai Fengxi’s voice rose a bit, faintly trembling. Pain, too much pain!
Zhou Zong’s face turned pale with rage. He snorted coldly, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
The others naturally didn’t dare say anything, exchanging glances, suppressing their excitement over the gossip, and hurried away.
The metal door slammed shut heavily. Instructor Zheng hesitated to speak.
Moments later, Su Chen let out a long breath, removing his hand from her shoulder, helplessly saying: “Sorry, my body isn’t up to par.”
Bai Fengxi stared at him, seeming a bit annoyed. “It’s fine!”
“Then, I’ll head out first?” Su Chen felt creeped out by Bai Fengxi’s stare.
“Mm.” Bai Fengxi nodded.
Su Chen stood there waiting a moment, then cautiously stepped out with one foot, seeming truly like the aftereffects of a cramp, limping unevenly out.
At the door, he suddenly remembered something and came back, pulling out the Spirit Communication Device. “Add me?”
This thing for adding contacts was pretty weird, requiring the instruments to be pressed together for information entry.
“Su Chen…”
After seeing him off, Bai Fengxi murmured softly, extending her right arm and slowly rolling up her training clothes.
On her shoulder was a clear handprint, the edges already bruised purple.
She lightly touched it and hissed softly, fingers recoiling like from an electric shock. “Such strong force.”
………
“Feels like I’m about to fly…” Su Chen controlled his steps, feeling an unprecedented lightness. It seemed like a slight push would send him several meters, and his strength had increased a lot too.
The body changes were very obvious, so he opened the panel again.
【Void Ripper Warrior: 25%】
【Professional Ability–Wind Erosion: Temporarily increases Strength and gains Wind Element boost.】
“Tch, the development progress not only inherited but surged ahead.” Su Chen grinned. “Strength evolved into Wind Erosion, nice nice, this is a top-tier profession…”
The remaining Job Appointment requirement to fulfill was just one–
【Fulfill Promotion Condition: Raise any physical basic Training Method to Master.】
After the Strongman tussle, the cumulative running time condition was gone.
“Physical basic Training Method?” Su Chen paused slightly, feeling it a bit tricky.
“Molten Rock should count, but… the progress is slow, and it’s clearly F-grade. Does it mean finding an even more basic one?”
As he thought, the panel changed again.
【F-grade Training Method only needs to be raised to Proficient.】
“Ha, that’s more like it…” Su Chen nodded, trying hard to restrain his urge to “soar into the sky.”
“Birds of a feather, thought your standards were that high. Something Jiang He played with, and you treat it like treasure…”
In the distance, Zhou Zong stared coldly at Su Chen’s back. Having lost face publicly, he was truly broken.
“This student…” Seeing his hostile expression, a passing Inspector Guard reached out to stop him.
“Never seen this face before?” Zhou Zong angrily snapped.
The Inspector Guard who stopped him looked annoyed, but his companion smiled slyly: “So it’s Director Zhou’s son, sorry… sorry…”
Zhou Zong snorted coldly, straightened his clothes, and strode off.
But just around the corner, he bumped head-on into a black shadow with considerable force, making his body sway, nearly falling.
“Blind?” Zhou Zong’s voice was icy, but the person didn’t dare look back, hurrying away.
One misfortune after another. Zhou Zong muttered “Su Chen” and vanished from sight.
