Chapter 76: Arrangements Before the Death Battle

Lin Lei had just returned to the manor assigned to him by the Star Alliance when the items he purchased from the virtual equipment library were teleported over.

A black watch and five bottles of Strengthening Original Liquid, each 200ml, cost him a total of 20 Contribution Points.

Attached to the Strengthening Original Liquid was a very detailed chart, which marked in detail the amount of Strengthening Original Liquid that people of various body Energy Levels could take daily.

Lin Lei asked the System to test the physical conditions of Li Yi and Li Dasong, and the results were terrible to behold.

Three years of life as prisoners of war had almost destroyed their bodies. Li Yi weighed less than 45 kilograms. Compared to his height of just over 1.7 meters, he was truly skin and bones, and his body Energy Level was only 0.85, a state of being completely weak and frail.

Comparatively speaking, Li Dasong’s physical condition was much better. Since leaving Mote Planet, he had been eating and drinking heavily every day, while also persisting in exercise. He had regained some muscle on his body, and his body Energy Level was 1.2, which was considered not bad for a strong man of twenty-eight.

Lin Lei checked the instructions for the Strengthening Original Liquid and found that Li Yi could not take more than 0.1 ml per day; anything more would be dangerous. In other words, for one milliliter of the original liquid, even after diluting it ten times, Li Yi could only drink a tiny bit.

However, relatively speaking, Lin Lei did not require Li Yi to engage in combat in the future. He had extremely high mathematical talent and a strong interest in physics, so letting him follow Xiao Boru was a good direction for development. Therefore, this Strengthening Original Liquid was merely used to improve his physical fitness.

Only with a good body could one get sick less often and keep a clear mind at all times. Li Yi’s path was the path of a scholar.

Li Dasong, on the other hand, was different. This guy had a somewhat one-track mind, and his athletic talent was not bad either. This kind of person could easily focus on one thing. If he was allowed to learn combat skills, his progress would surely be rapid.

Therefore, Lin Lei’s requirements for him were much stricter than for Li Yi. The improvement of physical fitness brought about an increase in the body’s endurance, and this increase was similar to exponential growth. For example, given Li Dasong’s situation, he could endure the “torment” of 0.5 ml of Strengthening Original Liquid every day.

And for someone in Lin Lei’s situation, under normal circumstances, the amount he could take per day reached 50 ml.

“System, detect this Strengthening Original Liquid, then calculate the maximum amount I can take at one time.”

“Detecting… Detection complete!”

“Ultra-high energy solution. Under the Host’s current physical condition, using this original liquid can increase the Physical Energy Level by up to 50%, but it can be taken safely. Excess energy will be converted into Level 3 Strengthening reserves, with a conversion efficiency of 0.5% per milliliter.”

In other words, for Lin Lei’s Level 3 Strengthening reserves to reach full value, he would only need 450 ml of Strengthening Original Liquid, and the remaining 550 ml would certainly be enough for the strengthening of the three of them.

Lin Lei acted immediately. After preparing diluted original liquid for his two companions, he walked into the special quiet room in the manor, preparing for a thorough strengthening session to resolve the basic reserves for Level 3 Strengthening.

By now, although Lin Lei had some complaints about the other threshold set by the System for strengthening—Strengthening Permission—he had truly realized the necessity of this setting.

Later on, Strengthening Reserves should become easier to obtain, after all, energy was everywhere in the Universe. But having only a strong body without rich combat experience, without experiencing the baptism of blood and fire, was no different from a pure upstart. On the surface, one seemed power ful, but upon meeting a true expert, one would surely be easily defeated.

This point could be seen from the warriors of the Watcher Civilization. They had enjoyed peace for too long. Their bodies might have been powerful, and their wisdom incomparably high, yet few could be called true powerhouses!

Lin Lei held four bottles of crystal-clear Strengthening Original Liquid in his hands and, like drinking plain water, downed the ultra-high energy liquid inside one bottle after another. If other warriors in the Star Alliance had seen this scene, they would definitely have thought this person was committing suicide.

Drinking this Strengthening Original Liquid felt like drinking strong liquor. Lin Lei only felt a hot line pouring down his throat, and then he felt a red light “explode” from his stomach, radiating into every cell in his body.

Because Lin Lei’s body possessed the energy circulation pathways developed from the previous strengthening, he did not feel any pain this time. Instead, he felt a flowing warm current in his body, like a sweet spring in the desert, nourishing every part of his body.

Of course, this was not something mysterious like internal energy. To put it plainly, this was just an illusion brought to Lin Lei by the high-energy body fluid circulation within his body. Body fluid circulation did not only refer to blood, but also included intercellular fluid and lymph fluid. These three composed the human body’s fluid circulation.

This situation of his whole body heating up lasted for a full twelve hours before the System inside Lin Lei spoke up again, simultaneously refreshing Lin Lei’s body data.

“Host Lin Lei (Perfect Earth Warrior)”

Height: 185CM

Weight: 101KG

Physical Energy Level: 30.0 Standard Energy Level

Instant Burst Attack Energy Level: 9.5 Standard Energy Level

Combat Skills: Combat Element Condensation, Ultra-fast Nerve Response.

Level 3 Strengthening Reserves: 100%

Level 3 Strengthening Permission: 36/100. It is suggested that the Host improve the Strengthening Permission through combat as soon as possible to perform Level 3 Strengthening!

Level 3 Strengthening… Lin Lei’s heart suddenly surged. He clearly remembered that after Level 3 Strengthening, his nerve transmission method would undergo a qualitative change, switching from chemical electrical signals to light signal transmission, which would be a complete departure from the realm of mortals.

At that time, he wondered what kind of scene it would be?

Lin Lei slowly stood up and walked out of the quiet room. When he walked into the yard of the manor, he ran into Li Dasong who was exercising there.

Li Dasong’s way of exercising was very rough, just things like push-ups. This kind of exercise that only targeted single muscles of the body might improve arm strength, but it was not beneficial to the body’s coordination ability, and had almost no effect on helping with real combat.

“Dasong, this won’t do. If you practice like this for a hundred years, you’ll only train two big pectoral muscles. Maybe your abs will show too, but when facing an expert, you’ll still just get beaten up. You’ll just be a slightly tougher punching bag.”

Lin Lei’s words were a bit harsh, but Li Dasong listened with sincere conviction. It was nothing else; he had recognized Lin Lei as a martial arts master three years ago. This was a combat master, so his words were definitely right.

He immediately stopped doing push-ups and said with a shameless smile: “Hehe, I just have too much energy. After drinking the Strengthening Original Liquid yesterday, it tormented me so I didn’t sleep well all night. I got up in the middle of the night to practice, and I’m still not tired. I feel my strength has increased a lot. How about you teach me a set of exercise methods?”

This was also what Lin Lei was about to do. Since he was preparing to train Li Dasong into a qualified warrior, he would not hold anything back.

“Come, try to punch at me, hit with all your strength, don’t worry about hurting me.” Lin Lei prepared to show off a few moves to shock Li Dasong and firm up his determination to learn martial arts.

When Li Dasong heard this, a look of eagerness to try appeared in his eyes. He only knew that Lin Lei was very powerful, but he didn’t know how powerful. He always thought that even if he was powerful, there must be a limit.

Back when he was in the university sports team, he had also joined the Sanda club and practiced for a few months, thinking he had seen experts before. So, without saying a word, he bent his body and knees, constantly adjusting his steps with his two feet. His left hand protected his cheek, and his right hand waved left and right in front of his body, testing Lin Lei’s reaction.

“Don’t do that useless stuff, just hit directly. In the time you spend waving around, others would have already attacked, or run away without a trace.”

“Okay, you asked for it!” Li Dasong was in the excitement period of strengthening and couldn’t stand provocation. He immediately smashed a fist toward Lin Lei’s chest. The fist wind made a whooshing sound, quite impressive.

Lin Lei didn’t even look. He directly lowered his body, stepped forward, dodged Li Dasong’s fist, and grabbed his throat with one hand. At the same time, his knee lifted lightly and feinted a hit toward Li Dasong’s lower body.

Of course, this was just posing; Lin Lei touched and retracted immediately, just holding the posture.

But Li Dasong’s expression was stunned. One hand reflexively protected his crotch. He asked woodenly: “Why do you use such a treacherous move? If that hit the opponent, nine lives wouldn’t be enough to live.” Not just not enough to live, but also ending his family line.

Lin Lei said with extreme seriousness: “Dasong, in real combat, life and death are decided in an instant! No one speaks for the dead; only the living have the right to speak. Just like the Layite People, just because they are stronger than our Earth, they can arbitrarily accuse Earth of resisting too violently. But in this huge Galaxy, who accuses the Layite People of being despicable and treacherous?”

Li Dasong’s face also sank. He took a deep breath and said to Lin Lei with extreme solemnity: “I understand! The accomplished are the teachers. Master, please accept me.” Saying this, Li Dasong knelt deeply on the ground.

A man’s knees have gold beneath them, especially for modern people. Being able to perform such a grand ceremony was enough to show Li Dasong’s determination. And Lin Lei accepted it calmly. Three years of his life-and-death experiences had earned him valuable combat experience that deserved this bow.

“Get up, Li Dasong. In a while, I will go to Montokas Star to meet that so-called Saint. Time is short. I can only teach you the killing techniques I have mastered, techniques without any mercy!”

After saying that, Lin Lei began to seriously practice the Lin Lei Combat Technique customized for him by the System in the yard. The current Lin Lei, when using this combat technique, was already smooth and natural, truly becoming a master of his own style. Not only did it contain the endless killing intent hidden in the original moves, but every move and style was full of an indomitable spirit, truly sweeping away all obstacles!

Lin Lei’s practice was not slow, but it was very methodical, so Li Dasong could see it very clearly. He could even comprehend the spirit contained within: lonely, grand, just like the boundless starry sky!

If this were on the original Earth, Lin Lei could be called a grandmaster.

After one set was practiced, Li Dasong still seemed to want more on his face, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses.

“Did you see it clearly?”

“I saw it clearly.”

“Did you remember it?”

“…I forgot it all.” Li Dasong scratched his head in embarrassment.

“That’s good. First, carefully experience the feeling the moves gave you just now. Tomorrow, go watch the holographic recording in the manor and practice meticulously. If you fool yourself today, you will lose your own life in the future!”

After saying that, Lin Lei walked out of his residence and walked toward the place where Yan Siyu was sleeping. He did not have complete confidence in killing Saint Anthony. Perhaps this trip meant a farewell forever.

This beautiful Ao Star girl, if she hadn’t followed him to this ghostly place, wouldn’t have suffered such misfortune. He owed her a lot, and the only thing he could do was see her once before setting off.

In the sickroom, Yan Siyu was still lying there motionless. Her face was still pale to the point of being transparent, and her lips were bluish-white, without a trace of blood color.

In her dreams, was she still peacefully sleeping in his arms? In her dreams, was she still expecting Lin Lei’s return?

Lin Lei’s heart, which had been frozen due to Fuweili’s departure, finally showed a crack. This cute and willful Ao Star girl had returned to his heart.

He gently lifted Yan Siyu’s fair hand and kissed it lightly. After a long while, Lin Lei stood up and left the sickroom.

On the hospital bed, from Yan Siyu’s tightly closed eyes, a crystal tear silently slid down.

Why did the tear flow…