Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 703

Chapter 703: Chapter 236: The Cycle of Life and Death, Immortal Objects Finale!

“They’re fine, no need to worry.” Cheng Ye waved his hand, his tone confident, “This assessment had a bit of a twist, but with me around, the situation won’t get chaotic.”

After settling the Red Zone, he found Li Jie: “Li Jie, you’re leading the patrol for the Blue Zone, same schedule, every three hours, I’ll be accompanying.”

“Yes!” Unlike Chang Kai’s concerns, Li Jie agreed without any unnecessary doubts, straightforward and decisive.

After arranging patrol matters, Cheng Ye turned and walked towards the administrative center building.

On the fourth floor, two rows of corpse bags were piled in the corner, exactly Huang Liang and his group.

He silently bent down, his gaze falling on the corpse bags, murmuring softly, “Soon, just wait a few more days, and it’ll all be over.”

Finished with all this, Cheng Ye walked out of the building, facing the slightly bleak breeze of the autumn evening, and ascended to the rooftop.

The rooftop still held the monitoring tools previously set by the covert line, which he swept aside casually, sitting at the edge of the rooftop.

This spot was where he and Jiang Chuan had sat when they explored here.

But after half a month, the same spot, the same viewpoint, yet the mindset and Dapo Town felt worlds apart.

In just three days, more than half of the dilapidated buildings in town were torn down, leaving only the foundational bases.

Residential units had begun to take shape, five were built in the Red Zone accommodating seven hundred people, and seven encircling the parking lot in the Blue Zone, accommodating a thousand.

Though currently designed as large communal accommodations, inevitably needing renovation and modifications later, at this moment, Dapo Town exuded a newfound vitality and vigor, and didn’t resemble its former ruin at all.

Cheng Ye raised his eyes towards the distant White Water River, the moonlight cascading on the river’s surface, sparkling with light.

He watched quietly for a moment before withdrawing his gaze, his finger moved to open the panel, starting to carefully review yesterday’s harvest.

Firstly, the charging value, already replenished while sleeping, just now consuming 1% for retrieving Living Water Essence.

Opening the prompt area, one by one the messages began to flash on the screen.

[Detected that the Collector’s equipped skill (Shrinking Earth Giant Louse*) form has changed, updating specific information…]

[Information update successful, Shrinking Earth Giant Louse* has been polluted by special power, its essence changed!]

[Shrinking Earth Giant Louse* (Lv5, parasitic-type talent) automatically unloaded and disappeared]

[Shrinking Earth Giant Louse* (Lv0, parasitic-type Extraordinary talent) has been recorded by the Collector, automatically bound to the Collector’s equipment]

[Detected that unequipped skill of the Collector (Heart-Protecting Fire) form has changed, updating specific information…]

[Information update successful, Heart-Protecting Fire has been polluted by special power, its essence changed!]

[Heart-Protecting Fire (Lv1, Extraordinary talent) automatically disappeared]

[Heart-Protecting Fire (Lv0, Extraordinary talent) recorded by the Collector, automatically bound to the Collector]

[Affected by skill form changes, Shrinking Earth Giant Louse Coexistence State, Scorching Eagle Coexistence State changed]

…

“Hmm?”

Cheng Ye’s gaze swept across the panel prompt information one by one, his brow suddenly furrowing, feeling some surprise.

The Shrinking Earth Giant Louse actually evolved?

Previously just a Lv5 ordinary parasitic talent, now not only added the “Extraordinary” prefix, the skill level plummeted, directly dropping from Lv5 to the lowest Lv0.

What does this mean?

Do all ordinary skills, upon reaching Lv5, need to return to Extraordinary Lv0 before advancing further?

Moreover, the Heart-Protecting Fire connected to the Flame was also downgraded to Lv0 by Tan Ming, that’s just absurd!

Cheng Ye hurriedly opened the Skill Bar, glancing at their specific changes.

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

[Current Rank: Lv.2 Newcomer (97.8/100)]

[Skills: Shrinking Earth Giant Louse* (bound), Zeye Physique, Fish Mimic State, empty]

[Abilities]: Shrinking Earth Giant Louse Coexistence State* (balanced), Scorching Eagle Coexistence State (shaping)]

[…]

[Shrinking Earth Giant Louse* (Lv0; parasitic-type Extraordinary talent)]

[Description]: Originated from… affected by special power, led to qualitative evolution in life levels, formally entered ranks of Extraordinary Creatures, acquired physical existence

[Growth Value]: Lv0 (1.88%)

[Growth Mode]: …

[Current Efficiency]:

1. When equipped, absorption speed of external nutrients (including energy crystals, special flesh, etc.) fixed increase of 300%

2. When equipped, can activate special ability: Shrinking Earth Giant Louse Coexistence State

…

[Shrinking Earth Giant Louse Coexistence State (balanced)]

[Description]: Once ability is activated, complete life symbiosis with Shrinking Earth Giant Louse, gain Skill Sharing, Attribute Sharing, Ability Sharing, due to large disparity in life levels between Collector and Shrinking Earth Giant Louse, a forced cost incurred after each symbiosis

[Current State]: Balanced State

[Currently Shareable Skills]:

Wishful Size (Lv0, Extraordinary, freely adjust body size, acquiring twice the body characteristics corresponding to the size; current maximum size increased to: 3.8 meters, current minimum reduced to: 1.1 meters)

Shrinking Ground (Lv0, Extraordinary, gain ability for free flicker within range, within fifty meters, can instantaneously move by thought; current allowed move count: 6 times)

Locked (will unlock after fifty symbiotic instances)

Locked (will unlock after one hundred symbiotic instances)

Locked (will unlock after five hundred symbiotic instances)

[Currently Shareable Attributes]:

Life +1450% (based on symbiote’s current status)

Strength +800%

Speed +675%

Defense +1250%

Note: Due to large disparity in life levels between Collector and Shrinking Earth Giant Louse, shared attributes will raise cost

[Currently Shareable Abilities]: Locked (enhance life level, unlock ability)

…

“Damn, an Extraordinary Shrinking Earth Giant Louse, doesn’t it become… the origin mother?”

Cheng Ye furrowed his brows deeply.

Tan Ming’s power is truly terrifying, able to cause such complete transformation to a benign infection source.