Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 99 – New Order

The lights in the underground warehouse were dim.

Lin Fan stood before piles of weapons and equipment, her long, silver-white hair shimmering faintly under the lights.

She raised her hand, and her Mental Strength, like an invisible hand, neatly stacked boxes of ammunition in a corner.

Zhou Ming stood to the side, his gaze occasionally glancing at Lin Fan’s bare feet.

Those feet stepped on the dust-covered ground, yet remained spotless.

It was as if an invisible barrier kept all filth at bay.

“Lei-jie.”

Zhou Ming hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“There’s something… I want to ask.”

Lin Fan turned her head, her rainbow-colored eyes looking at him calmly.

“Speak.”

Zhou Ming took a deep breath.

“That Zombie Queen… is she really dead?”

Lin Fan was silent for a moment.

“She’s dead.”

Her voice was soft, yet it carried an unquestionable certainty.

“I devoured her Crystal and obtained her power.”

“Everything she had now belongs to me.”

Zhou Ming’s body trembled slightly.

He looked at the woman before him, with her flowing silver hair and an aura so divine it was hard to look at her directly.

An indescribable sense of awe welled up in his heart.

Was this still the same Lei-jie who kept a little monster figurine by her bed and relieved herself at night?

Was this still the same Lei-jie who wore a skirt and accidentally revealed a flash of her underwear?

No.

The person she was now had completely transformed into another kind of existence.

A goddess… who stood above everyone else.

Lin Fan saw through Zhou Ming’s thoughts.

She walked up to him, raised her hand, and gently pinched his cheek.

“Don’t be afraid.”

“No matter what I become, you are still someone I trust.”

These words instantly shattered all the unease in Zhou Ming’s heart.

His eyes immediately reddened.

“Lei-jie… I…”

Lin Fan withdrew her hand and turned to walk toward the warehouse exit.

“Let’s go.”

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“Time to count the Crystals.”

“That is our most important resource right now.”

On the military camp grounds.

Ah Hu was leading the surviving team members, clearing the immobilized Zombie corpses one by one.

Chen Wan, meanwhile, knelt beside the bodies of her fallen comrades, silently closing their eyes.

Her face was etched with exhaustion and sorrow.

The price they had paid for this battle was too great.

Of the eighty Evolved beings, thirty-two had died.

Among the remaining forty-eight, fifteen were severely injured.

And this was on the premise that Lei-jie had killed the Zombie Queen.

If Lei-jie had lost…

Then all of them would have died here.

“Doctor Chen.”

A team member walked over, holding a Crystal that glowed with a faint red luster.

“This was dug out from that giant Zombie’s head.”

Chen Wan took the Crystal and observed it carefully.

This Crystal was larger than any she had seen before.

It was about the size of an egg.

Moreover, its color was more vibrant, and it seemed to have liquid flowing within it.

“This should be a level-two Crystal,” Chen Wan said softly.

“Keep it safe. We’ll hand it over when Lei-jie gets back.”

The team member nodded and carefully put the Crystal away.

Just then.

Lin Fan and Zhou Ming walked out.

“Lei-jie!”

Chen Wan immediately stood up straight.

Lin Fan nodded, her gaze sweeping over the bodies littering the ground.

“Have the casualty numbers been tallied?”

Chen Wan lowered her head, her voice a little hoarse.

“Thirty-two dead, fifteen severely injured.”

“Twenty-one with minor injuries.”

Lin Fan was silent for a few seconds.

“Record the names of all who sacrificed themselves.”

“Once the base is stable, I will erect a monument for them.”

Chen Wan’s eyes reddened.

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“Yes…”

Lin Fan turned to look at Zhou Ming.

“Go get Ah Hu.”

Zhou Ming instantly vanished from his spot.

A few seconds later, he appeared before Lin Fan with Ah Hu.

Ah Hu’s left arm had been simply splinted, and his face was covered in dust and blood.

But his eyes were still resolute.

“Lei-jie.”

Lin Fan looked at him.

“Are the Crystals counted?”

Ah Hu nodded.

“All counted.”

“Seven hundred and thirty-two level-one Crystals.”

“One hundred and eight level-two Crystals.”

“And two… level-three Crystals.”

As soon as he said this.

Everyone present held their breath for a moment.

Over seven hundred level-one Crystals!

Over one hundred level-two Crystals!

And two level-three Crystals!

What did this mean?

It meant that as long as their luck wasn’t too bad, they could mass-produce over a hundred level-one Evolved beings!

They could even have all the existing level-one Evolved beings attempt a second evolution!

Chen Wan’s hands were trembling slightly.

“This… this many…”

Ah Hu grinned, revealing a mouth full of blood-stained teeth.

“This time, we’ve really struck it rich.”

The corner of Lin Fan’s mouth also curved into a slight smile.

Her Mental Strength formed a large, invisible hand, sweeping up all the counted Crystals from the ground.

All the Crystals arranged themselves neatly in mid-air.

Red, blue, yellow, purple…

Like a brilliant, multicolored river.

With a thought from Lin Fan.

All the Crystals vanished in an instant.

She had stored them in her System Storage Space.

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The onlooking team members’ eyes were filled with shock.

“Now, all Evolved beings who participated in the battle, assemble.”

Lin Fan’s voice echoed over the military camp.

In less than a minute.

All forty-eight surviving Evolved beings were lined up neatly before Lin Fan.

Fatigue and the relief of surviving a disaster were written on every face.

Lin Fan floated in mid-air, looking down at these warriors who had followed her through life and death.

“You all fought well in this battle.”

“Although we paid a heavy price, we won.”

“From this day forward, this military camp is our home.”

“All the weapons, equipment, and supplies here are ours.”

“And you are the heroes of this victory.”

Lin Fan waved her hand.

Dozens of level-two Crystals materialized in the air.

Each one emanated an energy fluctuation far richer than that of a level-one Crystal.

“Every Evolved being who participated in the battle will receive one level-two Crystal of a matching attribute.”

“This is the reward you deserve.”

As soon as she said this.

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

Level-two Crystals!

That was a treasure that could allow a level-one Evolved being to undergo a second evolution!

Although the success rate was only about 10%.

But everyone knew that this chance to evolve was a gamble they had to take!

With a flicker of her Mental Strength.

The level-two Crystals flew precisely to each Evolved being.

“Now, consume them on the spot.”

“I will watch over you here.”

Everyone simultaneously grasped the Crystal before them.

Without any hesitation.

They all stuffed the Crystals into their mouths at almost the same time.

The next second.

Terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from every single person.

Some fell to their knees in pain, their muscles trembling violently.

Some roared at the sky, a faint glow appearing on the surface of their bodies.

Others fainted directly.

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Chen Wan moved quickly through the crowd, checking on everyone’s condition.

Time passed, minute by minute.

Ten minutes later.

The first person to successfully evolve appeared.

He was an Evolved being who was originally strength-based.

He snapped his eyes open and slammed a fist into the ground.

Boom!

A deep pit over a meter in diameter was smashed directly into the ground.

“I did it! I successfully evolved a second time!”

He was so excited he almost jumped for joy.

Immediately after.

The second, the third, the fourth…

People who successfully underwent their second evolution appeared one after another.

In the end.

Of the forty-eight Evolved beings, ten successfully underwent their second evolution.

This included Ah Hu and Zhou Ming.

After Ah Hu’s successful evolution, his physical fitness soared once again, and the fracture in his left arm was completely healed by the restorative energy.

Zhou Ming, on the other hand, gained a longer Teleportation distance and a shorter cooldown time.

As for Chen Wan…

She did not succeed.

But she wasn’t discouraged.

As a doctor, having basic self-preservation abilities was enough for her.

Lin Fan looked at these ten level-two Evolved beings, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

“Very good.”

“From today on, the ten of you, plus Su Meng via mental link, for a total of eleven, will be the core combat power of the Hangzhou Base.”

“Ah Hu, you are the general commander.”

“Zhou Ming, you will manage the special operations team.”

“The other eight will each form their own squads.”

“Su Meng, you will be responsible for temporary communications for all teams.”

“Understood?”

The eleven of them roared in unison.

“Understood!”

Lin Fan turned and looked toward the ruins of the military camp.

“Now, begin the great migration.”