Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 124 – Devouring the Crystal Core

“However, I have one condition.”

Lin Fan’s voice was soft, yet it carried clearly throughout the entire cafeteria.

Everyone’s gaze, whether overt or covert, focused on her.

The smile on Chu Chen’s face didn’t change, but a hint of amusement appeared in his bloodshot eyes.

“Please, go on.”

Lin Fan’s gaze swept over Chu Chen, then she looked at the nervous Sun Jing and the solemn-faced Shi Ming.

“If a Level 6 Demonic Beast truly appears…”

She paused, a glint of light flashing in her rainbow-colored eyes.

“After the battle, the Level 6 Crystal is mine.”

As her words fell, a series of soft gasps echoed through the cafeteria.

A Level 6 Crystal.

That was something that existed only in legends.

A treasure that only Captain Lu Yuan, who had slain a Level 6 demon, had ever possessed.

Sun Jing’s mouth fell open. Although she was naive, she understood what a Level 6 Crystal signified.

It was a temptation sufficient to drive any Evolved being mad.

Shi Ming’s fists clenched, but he quickly relaxed them, a wry, accepting smile appearing on his face.

Indeed, if it weren’t for the woman before them, they wouldn’t even be qualified to face a Level 6 Demonic Beast.

To trade a Crystal they had no ability to obtain for the safety of the entire Magic City.

No matter how you looked at it, this deal was a bargain.

“I have no objection,” Shi Ming was the first to speak, his voice steady and firm. “For Miss Lei Li to take action, this is the reward you deserve.”

Sun Jing also nodded vigorously.

“That’s right! Lei Jie, if you can defeat that big guy, the Crystal is yours, of course!”

Everyone’s gaze finally landed on Chu Chen.

He was the supreme commander here.

Chu Chen took the lollipop out of his mouth and scratched his messy hair with the end of the candy stick.

“And here I thought it was some incredible condition.”

He grinned, revealing teeth slightly yellowed by the candy.

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“Of course, no problem.”

“Miss Lei Li, forget one Level 6 Crystal. Even if you wanted to take the entire base’s Crystal inventory, as long as you can resolve this crisis, I’ll hand it all over with both hands.”

His tone was incredibly sincere, yet a cunning light glinted in his eyes.

This man had anticipated from the very beginning that Lin Fan would propose a deal.

“Good.”

Having gotten the answer she wanted, Lin Fan said no more.

She picked up her chopsticks again, as if the negotiation that concerned the fate of Magic City was just a trivial matter.

The meal ended in a strange yet harmonious atmosphere.

…

Back in the private room assigned to her.

Lin Fan closed the door, and the entire space instantly fell silent.

She walked to the window, looking at the purple Rift in the distance that pierced through the sky and the earth.

“System, what effect will the Skin have if it devours Crystals?”

She asked silently in her mind.

【Ding… Analyzing…】

【The Skin System and the Crystal evolution system belong to different power sources. The fusion effect is unknown. It may produce a beneficial effect, or it may cause a conflict. Host, please proceed with caution.】

Just as I thought.

Lin Fan wasn’t surprised.

Her Skin System was a one-of-a-kind existence in this world to begin with.

Caution?

In this apocalypse, the greatest risk was not being strong enough.

Lin Fan walked to the bed and sat down. With a thought.

A Crystal emitting a faint red glow appeared in her fair palm.

This was a Level 1 strength-type Crystal.

It was one she had casually taken from her Storage Space earlier.

She looked at the Crystal as if it were an ordinary piece of candy.

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Without the slightest hesitation, she opened her mouth and tossed the Crystal in.

The Crystal melted the moment it entered her mouth. It was tasteless, like a warm current sliding into her stomach.

The next second.

A surging heat exploded from within her body, instantly rushing to her four limbs.

Lin Fan could clearly feel her muscles and bones becoming tougher and filled with explosive power under the scouring of this heat flow.

She immediately opened the system panel.

【Body Constitution: 1129】

It really works!

Just a single Level 1 Crystal had directly increased her body constitution by fifty points!

Lin Fan’s eyes lit up.

She extended her hand again, and this time, a Crystal emitting a faint blue glow appeared in her palm.

A Level 1 speed-type.

She swallowed it again.

The sensation was different this time. It wasn’t a feeling of scorching power, but a light and comfortable feeling, as if she were about to float.

【Body Constitution: 1139】

It only increased by ten points.

But Lin Fan could feel her body becoming more coordinated, and her reaction speed seemed to have quickened a bit.

“So that’s how it is…”

Lin Fan understood.

Her Epic-grade Skin seemed to be able to absorb Crystals of all attributes without any rejection.

Strength-type Crystals mainly increased pure body constitution.

Other attribute Crystals, although they increased the value by less, seemed to fine-tune and reinforce her body in other aspects.

If that’s the case…

A crazed arc formed on the corner of Lin Fan’s mouth.

She sat cross-legged on the bed, and with a thought.

Rustle…

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The next moment, multi-colored Crystals poured out from her Storage Space like a waterfall, instantly piling up into a small mountain on the bed.

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3…

Red, blue, yellow, purple…

These strategic resources, enough to drive any survivor base into a frenzy, were now just a pile of candy beans in Lin Fan’s eyes that could make her stronger.

Except for the two Level 4 all-purpose Crystals of unknown use that Chu Chen had given her, she had taken out half of her Crystal reserves.

She casually grabbed a handful, and without even looking, stuffed them directly into her mouth.

One after another, energies of different attributes crashed and fused wildly within her body.

Her body was like a bottomless black hole, greedily devouring it all.

The numbers on the system panel began to soar upwards at a terrifying speed.

【Body Constitution: 1180… 1250… 1390…】

【Mental Strength: 1100… 1240… 1410…】

An hour later.

The small mountain of Crystals on the bed had vanished.

She had eaten more than half of the Crystals in her System Space.

Lin Fan slowly opened her eyes, and a divine, colorful light flashed in her pupils before disappearing.

She let out a long, turbid breath tinged with a faint halo.

“So satisfying…”

She called up the system panel.

【Name: Lei Li】

【Quality: Epic-grade】

【Body Constitution: 1508】

【Mental Strength: 1487】

【Innate Abilities: Advanced combat techniques, Advanced weapon mastery, Advanced medicine, Advanced physical enhancement, Advanced mental strength control, Advanced fire element control, God-level charm!】

Terrifying numbers.

Her body constitution and Mental Strength had skyrocketed by nearly fifty percent from their original base of one thousand!

The only drawback was that devouring Crystals didn’t grant her new special abilities.

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Furthermore, after eating Crystals of the same level, the increase in stats would be greatly reduced. Eating Crystals below Level 4 no longer gave her any improvement.

But Lin Fan didn’t care in the slightest.

For her, this was already an unexpected delight.

She gently clenched her fist.

She could feel what terrifying power was contained within her body.

Right now, with her pure physical strength alone, she could steadily suppress Shi Ming, a Level 5 pure strength-type Evolved being.

If she added her Mental Strength and fire elementalization…

The corners of Lin Fan’s mouth lifted uncontrollably.

Skin fusion, plus Crystal devouring.

Two completely different, yet perfectly complementary paths to becoming stronger.

She was destined to become the goddess of this apocalypse.

Just then.

Knock, knock, knock.

A light knock sounded on the door.

Lin Fan reined in her aura and got off the bed.

“Who is it?”

“Lei Jie, it’s me, Sun Jing.”

Sun Jing’s energetic voice came from outside the door.

Lin Fan walked over and opened it.

Sun Jing was standing prettily at the door, holding a neatly folded set of clothes.

It was a white, high-slit cheongsam, along with a pair of flesh-colored stockings.

It was the exact same outfit Lin Fan had worn before.

“Lei Jie, I washed and dried your clothes for you!”

Sun Jing presented the clothes as if offering a treasure, a brilliant smile on her face.

“I saw you were still wearing sportswear and thought you might want a change of style, so I brought them over!”