Logging 10,000 Years into the Future - Chapter 393

Chapter 393

Dong Shengyi’s terrifying prowess cast a shadow over the entire Eastern Star Region.

With the grand competition of the Eastern Military Region approaching, the top fighters of the Eastern Military Region being challenged one after another ignited a sense of urgency in everyone, leading to a surge in volunteers for missions to the Catcombs.

Lu Sheng, ranked fourth on the Star List, was present in the war zone and not on a mission. But Dong Shengyi had not come for him.

“Interesting, he skipped me on purpose …”

Lu Sheng’s feelings were mixed.

On one hand, being overlooked made him feel slighted, as if the other party had deliberately spared him. In a real fight, it was uncertain who would win.

On the other hand, being protected by his wife made him secretly pleased. The feeling of being shielded by his spouse was something only those who experienced it could understand.

“Never mind …”

Lu Sheng casually tossed the newspaper onto the coffee table, thinking, “You save face for your sister, I save face for my wife. You don’t provoke me, I won’t hit you …”

Beep—

At that moment, his smartwatch on the table beeped.

Lu Sheng picked it up and his eyes lit up.

The merit rewards from the last cave mission were out.

“A total of over 5 million merit points …”

Lu Sheng was surprised and, upon checking the details, realized that the military had counted the evil Masters he killed.

These people, entrenched deep in the fissure, were more dangerous and crueller than beasts. Killing them was seen as eliminating a threat and indirectly saving many Masters’ lives.

“With over five million merit points, I still need five million more for the quota and the outer wheel blade material for the Heavenly Blade Devotion Wheel …”

After calculating, Lu Sheng decided to venture into the Catacombs again before the grand competition of the Eastern Military Region.

“Not just for the outer wheel blade, but for marriage, dowry, and supporting my wife and kids. Money is always needed …”

Lu Sheng stood up and calmly said, “Li Die, pack up my things. I need to go on a mission.”

***

“It’s a bit cold.”

Lin Wanwan jumped into the abyss, landing on solid ground. Dressed in a rather thick combat suit, she couldn’t help but blow on her hands and rub them together.

Dong Shengyi and Dong Qingxue were dressed similarly but in much thinner clothing, and their expressions remained unchanged.

“If you spent a bit more effort on martial arts, you wouldn’t feel cold just because it’s only early winter …” Dong Shengyi looked at her with a bit of helplessness, his face filled with regret. “Martial Sage genes, wasted just like that.”

“Not everyone wants to pursue martial arts.” Lin Wanwan muttered a few words, pulling out a small golden Buddha from her neck and rubbing it in her hands.

Soon, the small golden Buddha emitted a faint golden light visible to the naked eye.

The light enveloped Lin Wanwan, not only dispelling the surrounding black fog but also seeming to have a slight insulating effect against the cold. Lin Wanwan’s face quickly became rosy.

“It’s similar to the one that guy gave you, but much more valuable, containing the will of a Martial Sage …”

Dong Shengyi explained to Dong Qingxue, with a touch of envy in his expression.

Dong Qingxue turned her face away disdainfully.

She thought her mithril pendant was much better than Lin Wanwan’s.

At this moment, the three of them were standing on the first level of a Class-S abyss, at a sloping position. Above was the crack of the abyss, and below was a deep, bottomless hole.

“You mainly just help investigate the rifts, no need to fight. I’ll handle all the exotic beasts …”

Dong Shengyi took the lead and walked into the abyss. Dong Qingxue slightly nodded, spreading her mental power.

Covered in a faint golden light, Lin Wanwan seemed a bit excited, raising her right hand in a charging gesture.

“Go, go, go! Abyss trio, charge!”

The three of them disappeared into the black fog.

…

“Class-S abyss.”

Lu Sheng stood at the top of a huge fissure, scanning the surroundings.

Last time he entered the abyss was at night; this time it was daytime, making the view slightly better, with less eerie and ghastly ambiance.

Actually, it was the same for Lu Sheng.

Fear comes from weakness. When you are strong enough, any demon or ghost is an illusion before you.

One punch can break it all.

“I wonder if that consciousness in the depths of the abyss still exists?”

Thḭѕ 𝖼h𝙖pṯꬲr 𝘪𝐬 p0ʂ𝓉𝖾𝒅 b𝓎 𝘬ıţҽпℴⱴᥱ𝗹

Lu Sheng was unsure whether that consciousness only existed in the previous abyss or covered every abyss.

He wasn’t afraid of it, though.

Last time, he probed and knew it was just a paper tiger. Even if it was much stronger than him, it couldn’t do anything to him across the rift.

Lu Sheng feared that going down again might trigger an abyss riot, which would affect others.

“If I really encounter it, I’ll just withdraw early.”

Lu Sheng made up his mind, standing at the abyss crack, about to jump down. Before jumping, he specifically took out his phone to check.

Dong Qingxue’s chat window was empty, with no new messages.

He checked his communication watch again, everything was normal.

After thinking for a while, Lu Sheng didn’t hesitate much, grabbed the red Crystal Dragon Spear in his hand, and leaped down.

…

Swish!

A light like a waterfall slashed across, a huge Level 7 exotic beast’s body froze, slowly splitting into two halves.

Dong Shengyi retracted his knife and stood beside, casually glancing around.

Lin Wanwan cheered softly, fully armed with a mask and gloves, quickly rushed up.

Running back and forth between the two halves of the exotic beast’s corpse, she was busy, stepping on the wet blood without minding the dirt.

“The root of a martial artist’s strength is the flesh. Every part of the body is the best weapon. Unlike your military district stars, we practice cold weapons to pursue the ultimate skills and break through the body’s peak capabilities. If it weren’t for speeding up, I wouldn’t even use a knife…”

Dong Shengyi frowned at the exotic beast’s corpse in front of him. “These beasts’ blood is too dirty.”

Dong Qingxue, while spreading her mental power to probe the surroundings, skillfully helped Lin Wanwan collect gene samples, raising her head expressionlessly to Dong Shengyi. “Either help or shut up. No one here likes listening to your bragging lectures.”

Dong Shengyi’s face stiffened, shaking his head, and closed his mouth reluctantly.

Lin Wanwan quickly collected the samples, calling the two to continue on their way.

Dong Shengyi was indeed strong, protecting the two as they moved downward, solving any exotic beasts they encountered with one slash each.

It didn’t seem to cost him much effort or energy, lightly and effortlessly, not even breathing heavily.

“This guy …” Dong Qingxue secretly observed Dong Shengyi, watching him move with ease and grace all the way, feeling complicated.

Logically, having such a powerful brother should make her happy.

But thinking of the upcoming tests Lu Sheng might face, Dong Qingxue couldn’t help feeling irritated.

“If only this guy got injured in the abyss …”

This thought suddenly popped into Dong Qingxue’s mind.

At this moment, she saw Dong Shengyi walking towards a concealed rift.

Instinctively, she wanted to warn him.

But Dong Qingxue resisted the urge to speak.

She watched Dong Shengyi approach the rift, step by step.

Just as Dong Shengyi was about to hit the rift the size of a washbasin, he suddenly stopped.

He turned his head, frowning, and shouted at Dong Qingxue, “Qingxue, why didn’t you remind me of this rift? If it weren’t for my martial intuition, I would have hit it.”

“I didn’t see it.”

Dong Qingxue remained calm, walking past him nonchalantly. “Such a small rift, you wouldn’t die even if you hit it, at most you’d be seriously injured.”

“You …”

Dong Shengyi was stunned, seemingly unable to believe the words came from his sister’s mouth.