Alien Species Invasion? I Kill Them Back.

Chapter 130: Chapter 128: New Skills

The two consecutive system announcements made Li Qing’s brain shut down for a few seconds.

Then he realized what had happened. He’d received two announcements in a row because when Feng Ling had previously lowered her Pollution Value, her ability had regressed, causing her Nest to revert to its "juvenile state."

But now...

"She digested the Maze Master’s Card..." Li Qing murmured.

It was only to be expected.

Since he had received the authority to close the Maze, it meant Feng Ling had killed The Queen Mother of the West. Naturally, The Queen Mother of the West’s Card would fall into Feng Ling’s hands.

However, seeing the result of this simple logical deduction become reality was still utterly shocking.

Li Qing remembered that the announcement for the birth of the Hidden Boss had been released just twelve days ago!

Twelve days!!!

In such a short time, any other human who obtained the Card probably wouldn’t have even had time to adapt to it. Yet Feng Ling had advanced a Rare Card from its juvenile state to its mature state!

In the six-plus months since Li Qing had started playing, he had never seen or heard of such a terrifying growth rate!

The system had probably also realized how terrifying this Hidden Boss was. That’s why it had even changed the announcement, directly telling players to stay away!

This meant Feng Ling’s strength was already enough to crush 80% of the player base. Only a handful of top-tier players could hope to contend with her.

The more Li Qing thought about it, the more alarmed he became.

’Just what kind of person have I gotten myself involved with...’

"Daoist?... Daoist! Are you alright?"

Pei Xianjue called out several times before finally snapping Li Qing out of his daze.

"I’m fine..." Li Qing did his best to compose himself and said to Pei Xianjue, "Let’s go... You can send Feng Ling a message and ask her how things are on her end."

"Of course! How could I forget we can send messages!" Pei Xianjue slapped her forehead. She had been so preoccupied with recording her thoughts that she’d completely forgotten something so important.

"Ah! I have an unread message!" Pei Xianjue picked up her phone and hurriedly tapped to view it.

[Feng Ling: Kill confirmed. Preparing to return to the safe house now. Are you alright over there?]

Pei Xianjue’s nose tingled again, and her eyes turned red.

This new message from Feng Ling on her phone hit her with even greater force than Li Qing’s announcement.

She couldn’t help but be moved.

They had been running in circles on this mountain for days, and had been tempted to give up several times. Now, they had finally reached a perfect ending! (If you didn’t count Liang Zhou.)

With tears welling in her eyes, Pei Xianjue handed the phone to Li Qing.

Li Qing read it with mixed feelings, then dutifully said, "Tell her to go to the Maze entrance, the same place we came in. We’ll meet up there."

"Okay." Pei Xianjue immediately replied to Feng Ling, telling her to bring Baozi and Huangfu Miaomiao to Goddess Peak.

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「A few minutes earlier—」

While Pei Xianjue was passionately recording her thoughts, Feng Ling’s Nest Card completed its digestion.

["The Queen Mother of the West" has been digested.]

[Your card deck has grown significantly. Pollution Value: 18%.]

[You possess powerful spiritual power that can be released as an intimidation, stunning nearby life-forms. This spiritual power does not consume your energy, but it is closely tied to your physical condition. Please name your new skill.]

[Six new arms have grown within your body. They can rapidly transform into unstoppable cone spikes and are covered in white Scale Armor. Please name your new skill.]

[Your body now has greater potential, having evolved a second, giant-sized form. This form comprehensively enhances your abilities but consumes more energy. Please use it with caution. This skill does not require a name.]

Feng Ling smiled.

The abilities she’d gained from the digestion were exactly what she needed most.

"The mark is Mother’s Thoughts, the Bone Blade is Mother’s Whip, and the Teeth and Claws are Mother’s Embrace... Let me think. The names have to be consistent in style. The Spiritual Intimidation should be called ’Mother’s Authority,’ and as for the new cone spikes, let’s call them ’Mother’s Reprimand.’"

[New skills successfully named.]

Feng Ling felt a surge of immense energy welling up inside her. It seemed her lost nesting ability had returned.

Just as she was thinking this, new text appeared in her mind—

[You are the Origin of Life, you are the Mother of the World. You possess a robust physique and an inexhaustible power. As long as a flicker of life remains, you are nearly impossible to kill. You can bring new life, and you can bring ruin. Life is your domain. You are omnipresent, you are omnipotent.]

Just as she thought, her nesting ability really had returned.

And it even added the line, "You are omnipresent, you are omnipotent."

’Isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration?’

’I just absorbed a single High-level Card, and now I’m "omnipotent"? If that’s really the case, isn’t the game’s power ceiling a bit too low?’

Feng Ling was perplexed. She suspected she might be misinterpreting something.

Suddenly, Huangfu Miaomiao’s scream pierced the air—

"AHHH!!!"

Baozi jumped in fright and immediately looked around. "What is it? Did you spot a monster?!"

Huangfu Miaomiao stared at Feng Ling, her eyes sparkling. "You evolved!"

Two system announcements had popped up one after another, leaving Huangfu Miaomiao absolutely stunned! A sense of pride, as if she had accomplished it herself, welled up inside her. She was ecstatic!

Feng Ling smiled and nodded, also in a great mood. "That’s right, I evolved. My nesting ability is stronger now, and I gained a new combat form."

Baozi was still trying to wrap his head around it. "...You mean a combat form like The Queen Mother of the West’s? Half-human, half-tiger-leopard?"

"I don’t know either," Feng Ling said with a mischievous grin. "How about I transform now and show you?"

"Yes, yes!" Huangfu Miaomiao nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of anticipation.

Baozi was quite curious too.

Just as Feng Ling was about to try out her new form, her phone suddenly vibrated—Pei Xianjue had replied.

She picked up her phone to look. "Oh... Deputy Pei says we should go to the Maze entrance. The Daoist is about to close the Maze."

Feng Ling abandoned the idea of transforming for now.

"Never mind... Let’s go. We’ll head up the mountain and meet them first. I’ll show you next time I get a chance."

The three of them immediately started up the mountain.

The rain grew heavier, its gentle drizzle gradually turning into a downpour.

Raindrops SPLATTED against the ground, and the path underfoot became slick and muddy, making it difficult to walk.

The arrival of this rain felt sudden and unnatural.

Several hours later, they finally met up at Goddess Peak. Li Qing explained that the Maze was in the process of detaching from the real world. As it peeled away, the vibrational effects from the alternate dimension were causing sudden weather changes at the point where the two dimensions were connected.

Li Qing elaborated, "The Maze is attached here via a specific set of coordinates. The detachment process is the process of those coordinates being erased. Once I close the Maze, we will return to the real Sanqing Mountain. When you’re ready, I’ll begin shutting this place down."

"What will happen to this Maze after you close it?" Pei Xianjue asked.

Li Qing said, "The Maze’s internal cycle will stop. All the creatures inside will begin to die, and the entire Maze will become a barren, silent space. Eventually, over the course of tens of millions of years, it will slowly crumble and dissipate."

He paused, then stressed, "Don’t worry. Once closed, the Maze will have effectively vanished from this dimension. It won’t cause any pollution to your world."

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