Eldritch Horror Theatre - Ch. 31: The Essence of Leveling Up is Spawning an Alien?
Wen Li, having just woken up, still looked a bit groggy.
But Fu Qian could clearly sense that the aura she exuded was vastly stronger than before.
Rubbing her eyes, she recognized Fu Qian looking down at her. Wen Li suddenly jolted awake and instinctively reached to touch her own body.
Unsurprisingly, an ear-piercing scream echoed out.
It couldn't be helped. After taking so many consecutive whip lashes earlier, no matter how good the quality of her clothes was, they couldn't withstand it.
Coupled with the tearing from her body twisting and deforming, it was no exaggeration to describe Wen Li's current state as being riddled with holes.
Tch, as if anyone is interested in looking!
"Congratulations on leveling up."
Fu Qian looked at Wen Li's face and offered his congratulations with a beaming smile.
This was a joy that came from the bottom of his heart.
Ah!
Wen Li shuddered all over, staring dead at Fu Qian's face, not even realizing that she hadn't lowered the arms covering her chest.
Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes to release her perception, only to feel a power she had never experienced before surging within her body.
I'm really Tier 6!
I actually broke through the bottleneck and officially became a Middle Tier Beyonder!
"But... I really don't remember anything. I don't know what happened," Wen Li frowned, muttering to herself subconsciously.
"This is luck. The Daughter of Destiny is exactly as expected!"
Fu Qian sighed deeply, thinking to himself that there was no need for her to be modest. She really had just slept through it while someone else did all the hard work for her.
Of course, it was also true that she had taken quite a few kicks for it. The title of "the one taking the kicks" definitely belonged to her.
The noise overhead was getting closer. He estimated that Tan Mingxue and the others would soon break through the ventilation shaft and come in. Fu Qian asked Wen Li one last question.
"Your resistance to hiding in the Safe House, does it have something to do with your ability? If there's no one around for you to perceive emotions from, your own emotions get repeatedly reflected and amplified?"
"How did you know..."
Wen Li snapped her head up, but the person in front of her had already vanished, leaving only a mess in the empty Safe House.
Nonsense. If you didn't have this problem, when you didn't want to hear others' emotions, you could've just found a place to hide. Where would the unbearable torment come from then?
The only explanation is that you are in more pain when you are alone.
Fu Qian, having returned to the Warehouse, thought to himself.
The anomaly during Wen Li's leveling up earlier had made him suspicious, and now it was finally confirmed.
[Evaluation: Ruthless Sacrificial Knife]
[Breaking out of a cocoon is a painful process, especially when you are the cocoon.
You single-handedly eliminated an un-matured larva and allowed the extraordinary power to attain advancement in a seemingly normal way.
No one will know this secret, including Wen Li herself whom you saved. Just like when life is gestating inside a cocoon, no one knows what is happening inside.]
[Kill Count: Eve × 1]
[Rewards: Sanity Value +25; Inspiration +5]
[Do you wish to replay the incident review?]
Done!
Fu Qian was very satisfied with the result of his final attempt.
Inside the Warehouse, the Fog Door and the anomaly had both disappeared, which fully indicated that he could clock out.
Looking back now, the black-and-white cocoon attached to the Fog Door had, in a sense, long foreshadowed the relationship between Wen Li and Eve.
"You single-handedly eliminated an un-matured larva and allowed the extraordinary power to attain evolution in a seemingly normal way."
Taking this literally, the extraordinary powers in the world of the Containment Scene were quite bizarre.
When he first entered, the "un-matured larva" mentioned in the prompt was naturally assumed to be Wen Li, who needed protection. But looking at it now, it actually referred to that Eve.
She had been silently growing inside Wen Li's body. According to the normal progression, the moment Wen Li advanced to Tier 6, her consciousness would be completely replaced by Eve.
At that time, no one would know that the Middle Tier Beyonder Wen Li was no longer the same person, and Eve would officially complete the process of breaking out of the cocoon.
This was also the reason why his previous mission had failed.
Spawning an alien!
Fu Qian inexplicably thought of a movie line.
"Allowed the extraordinary power to attain evolution in a seemingly normal way."
This sentence indicated that in that world, this process was unknown to the public.
At least in the eyes of most people, they would have absolutely no idea that Wen Li's advancement to Tier 6 was essentially a transformation like this, and would only treat it as a normal level-up.
In that case, the "Observe Quietly" directive from the Night Watchers' side was quite interesting. Did they know something? Or did they have a premonition of something?
Of course, none of this mattered. It was time to go back and rest!
He had to admit that today's workload had been a bit heavy; escort missions really were the most exhausting.
In contrast, the rewards for Containment Complete seemed a bit shabby.
Apart from the few standard rewards, there was nothing else.
But thinking carefully, although this Containment Scene was full of traps, he hadn't really encountered any powerful entities that were difficult to fight against.
Moreover, during the previous attempts, he had already gained quite a few benefits.
He wondered if the big boss presiding over the Night Watchers took action, whether the rewards would be upgraded.
As for the incident replay, Fu Qian didn't go watch it.
Leaving aside the fact that the process was so short it didn't require any memory assistance, there were quite a few nude shots of Miss Wen in there. He decided to show some respect to this newly minted Tier 6.
...
Upon returning home, the first thing Fu Qian did was look up at the clock, only to find that it was the exact same time as when he went in.
Sure enough, his work did not consume any time in reality. No matter how long he stayed, the moment he came out was the exact moment he had entered.
Outside, the morning sun was still rising, as if nothing had changed.
Fu Qian shook his right hand, and a dark red ring was clearly visible on his middle finger.
Under the reflection of the sunlight, blood seemed to be surging inside it.
Many things have changed, after all.
Recalling the scene of himself swallowing the dark ball of blood in one gulp, Fu Qian couldn't help but touch his chest again.
Although it was a bit disgusting to think about, that look had been very sharp. Thinking about it carefully, there was a kind of special aesthetic to it.
Speaking of which, since the rewards he obtained could be brought back to reality, then theoretically, could he also turn into that in reality?
Stop!
Fu Qian rubbed his face, interrupting his bold thoughts.
Have I been mentally polluted because the work environment is too harsh?
Looking at it now, he totally deserved this ten-million-a-year salary with a clear conscience.
Speaking of which, he had run off to work right after getting out of bed today and hadn't even eaten breakfast.
Fu Qian went to the kitchen and spent a few minutes making himself a bowl of noodles.
As everyone knows, noodles are an essential magic weapon for people living alone.
This simple food, requiring only a pot of boiling water and two vegetable leaves, was enough to comfort a starving stomach.
And as a person with no family or friends, Fu Qian had rich experience in living alone and had long since mastered this path.
Of course, the most important thing was that this, as one of the cheapest foods, perfectly matched his near-bankrupt consumption level from before, so he had quite a lot stored at home.
Looking at the steaming noodles on the table, Fu Qian was just about to move his chopsticks when a timely knock sounded at the door.
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