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He looked up at the living room.
The mess from last night had been cleaned up.
The floor was polished to a shine; although still old, not a trace of dirt was to be seen.
In the corner, the little girl named Natsume Rinku was curled up on the tatami mat.
She was covered with an old, washed-out coat.
Her breathing was steady, and she seemed to be sleeping soundly.
Zhou Huai controlled Insect Emperor Caesar to stand up.
The floor made a slight "creaking" sound.
Seeming to have heard the movement.
Natsume Rinku rubbed her eyes and sat up.
Seeing Zhou Huai, an obedient expression immediately appeared on her face.
"Brother, you're awake."
She nimbly crawled up from the tatami mat and trotted to the kitchen door.
"I'll go make breakfast for you."
She poked out half of her small head, her voice weak.
"There aren't many ingredients at home, please don't mind."
Hearing this, Zhou Huai shook his head.
"I'm not eating."
"You just watch the house properly."
After saying that, he turned and walked toward the door.
Natsume Rinku hurriedly followed and saw Zhou Huai off to the door.
She raised her little face and tried hard to squeeze out a sweet smile.
"Goodbye, Brother."
"Come back early."
In her every move, she really looked like a younger sister caring for her older brother.
Zhou Huai didn't say anything.
He nodded at her, pulled open the door, and walked out.
The wooden door closed behind him with a dull sound.
Scarcely had he taken two steps when he stopped.
Because just in the last second, the tiny Parasite lurking inside Natsume Rinku's body suddenly reacted.
Yes.
Last night, Zhou Huai had silently injected a Parasite into this little girl.
He spoke unconcernedly, letting her leave at will.
But that was just a test.
As long as she really dared to step out of this home by even one step.
Zhou Huai would not hesitate to let this little girl detonate on the spot.
Now, the Parasite inside her body suddenly reacted.
This showed that the bizarre energy inside her body was beginning to riot again.
Such a coincidence?
The moment he left, she started acting up right after?
It was as if... she was deliberately avoiding him.
Zhou Huai turned around and pushed open the door again.
As expected.
Natsume Rinku was curled up on the hallway floor.
Her little face was as pale as paper, fine cold sweat seeped from her forehead, and her expression was pained.
On her exposed cheeks and arms, pitch-black spell scripts flickered in and out of view.
It was as if something was about to erupt from her body.
Zhou Huai walked to her side and slowly squatted down.
He did not lend a helping hand, only silently observing.
He originally thought this was just the little girl prematurely Awakening the power of Classer.
Now it seemed that this power seemed to have its own consciousness.
It was going to forcibly possess this body.
It was like... Body Possession?
Zhou Huai calmly spoke:
"Hey hey, can you hear me?"
"What on earth are you?"
No one answered him.
The spell scripts on Natsume Rinku's body continued to flicker uncertainly, even showing a trend of intensifying.
Zhou Huai smiled.
"In that case, don't blame me for being rude."
With a thought.
The tiny Alien Parasite inside Natsume Rinku's body began to actively absorb this rioting energy.
The spell scripts on the girl's body became dimmer and dimmer at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In contrast, the Alien Parasite inside her body was enveloped in that inexplicable power of spell seals, emitting an eerie black light throughout its body.
The power was absorbed.
Insect Emperor Caesar received feedback at the first moment.
And what was fed back was actually a massive amount of experience points.
"System Prompt: Obtained Experience Points +2000"
"System Prompt: Obtained Experience Points +2000"
"System Prompt: Obtained Experience Points +2000"
A series of System prompt sounds frantically scrolled across his mind.
Zhou Huai couldn't help being somewhat surprised.
Holy shit?
There was actually such an effect?
Experience points could also be considered a form of energy manifestation.
This had always been an academic research topic of Professor Li at Imperial Capital University.
Also based on the research on experience points, he invented the method of rapidly increasing Level like the Tempering Tower.
Which was purifying the energy within the Mortal Demon Source Stone and then converting it into the form of experience points for humans to absorb.
This was an extremely complex and tedious process.
Professor Li had studied it for decades before achieving certain results.
Yet when it came to Zhou Huai, he actually directly used the Parasite to convert the energy inside the opponent's body into experience points.
Moreover, this batch of experience points came in such a rapid rush.
In just a few seconds' time, it gave a full hundreds of thousands.
Insect Emperor Caesar's experience bar abruptly jumped up a large section, directly rising to around 50%.
Seeming to feel the unbridled absorption of the Alien Parasite inside Natsume Rinku's body.
That rioting power quickly began to weaken, recede, until it completely disappeared.
As if it had never appeared.
Zhou Huai smiled.
As expected.
That power possessed its own consciousness.
Being able to give so much experience points at once, the energy inside this guy could not be underestimated.
When it reared its head next time, he would just keep absorbing.
As the energy faded, Natsume Rinku's complexion looked much better.
Her breathing also became steady and even.
Zhou Huai no longer paid attention to her.
He stood up, letting her continue to sleep in the cold hallway.
Turning around, he went out.
Half an hour later, Zhou Huai arrived at a huge underground plaza in Tokyo City.
This was the Shura Colosseum.
Tokyo City's largest gathering place for Classer, and also the only entrance leading to dozens of leveling dungeons.
Rather than a plaza, it was more like a hollowed-out giant underground karst cave.
Above the dome, countless giant crystals emitting a dim glow were embedded, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.
The air was permeated with a pungent smell mixed with sweat, blood, and metal.
The deafening clamor, like substantial sound waves, impacted the eardrums of every newcomer.
"Thirty-fifth layer Abyss Corridor, looking for a strong tank, requirement of HP above eighty thousand, those with damage reduction skills preferred!"
"Crescent Forest fast-clear team, four waiting for one, looking for a healer who knows group healing, bad equipment doesn't matter, just listen to commands!"
"Selling a Level 20 rare quality staff, with an attached 5% spell critical hit rate, thirty thousand Sakura coins, non-negotiable price!"
"Are there any big bosses to carry this little assassin of mine! No money, no equipment, just want experience!"
Countless Classer screamed at the top of their lungs, shouting hoarsely.
They were either in groups of three or five, or solitary, with all kinds of expressions on their faces.
There was the tension of being freshly hatched, the numbness after long experience on the battlefield, and the excitement of stepping into dangerous territory.
Looking into the distance, just the number of Classer at this entrance alone was as many as tens of thousands.
Zhou Huai grinned.
Very good.
The more people there were, the better his subsequent plan could be executed.
The top priority was to quickly increase Insect Emperor Caesar's Level.
Although he was an SSS-Class Professional, Insect Emperor Caesar's current Level was still a bit low after all.
Many powerful skills had not yet been comprehended.
Dealing with level 40 or 50 SS-Rank Professionals might still be a piece of cake.
But if he encountered those old fellows of level 70 or 80 from Sakura Country, it would be hard to say.
Especially those who had comprehended Domain skills.
To increase the success rate of acquiring the Pendulum of Life, before the civil war in Sakura Country completely broke out, elevating Insect Emperor Caesar's strength with all one's might was the top priority.
Zhou Huai silently squeezed into a relatively sparse corner of the crowd; beneath his wide cuffs, the Insect Tide space silently opened wide.
The Alien Parasites in his hand were not many, only about 1,500 left.
To avoid wasting them on some low-Level Classer, Zhou Huai first released a few Information Bugs.
During this period, the Information Bugs' Level had reached Level 2.
The newly unlocked function could display the target's Professional name and Level.
This way he could effectively avoid those low-Level and trash Classer.
A few Information Bugs resembling flies silently flew into the clamorous crowd.
In Zhou Huai's mind, a massive amount of data streams instantly poured in.
Zhou Huai controlled the Information Bugs to shuttle through the crowd, like an experienced headhunter, precisely screening his targets.
"This A-Class Professional 'Ghost Samurai' is not bad, with a solid Foundation, I'll assign one to you."
The Information Bug quietly landed, and parasitism was complete.
"This B-Class Professional 'Wind Whisperer' is also okay, just that the Level is a bit low, potential is passable, I'll also assign one to you."
Another Parasite found its host.
Zhou Huai looked very much like those picky Elders who kept nodding during the Sect selection assembly.
Truth be told.
As expected of Takamagahara.
As a gathering place for powerhouses of Sakura Country, looking around, high-grade Classer were indeed quite numerous.
Whenever Zhou Huai found one, he would arrange an Alien Parasite for them.
"Go on, go on, all of you go work for me properly!"
Just as he was controlling the Information Bugs to look for more quality "workers".
A woman dressed extremely enchantingly suddenly broke into his vision.
She wore a modified fire-red kimono, with the collar cut extremely low, exposing a large area of snow-white skin.
Especially the breathtaking fullness in front of her chest, as if it was about to break free from the constraints of the fabric at any moment, ready to burst out.
When Zhou Huai's Information Bug landed on her and read the opponent's Professional information, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
【Name: Muto Zoran】
【Profession: C-Class Adult Actress】
【Level: 35】
Zhou Huai couldn't help drawing a sharp breath of cold air.
Good grief.
Is this profession decent?
Adult Actress?
What kind of ghost profession is this? Is the skill "Passionate Performance" or "Enchanting Gaze"?
Do they all need to be mosaicked before they can be watched?
At this moment, this adult actress named Muto Zoran was standing with hands on her hips, shouting loudly in the crowd without any stage fright.
"Come on, a powerful output big boss, let's team up!"
"I am a top-tier support! Not only can I make you happy, I can also make you powerful!"
As soon as those words fell.
"Swish!"
At least a hundred gazes focused on her in unison.
"Me, me, me! Beauty, choose me! I am an A-Class Berserker, my output is definitely explosive!"
A muscular man with intertwined muscles was the first to squeeze out of the crowd, spittle flying.
"Get the fuck out! A reckless brute who only knows how to swing an axe, what does he know about cooperation? Little sister, look at me, B-Class Trickster, great skills, wild paths!"
A sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked man jumped out unwilling to show weakness.
"All of you get aside! Let me come!"
"Beauty, duo queue? I am super brave!"
In a flash, Muto Zoran's front was surrounded tightly.
Everyone was screaming at the top of their lungs, showing off their profession and Level, afraid of falling behind.
The chaotic scene soon attracted the intervention of the city guards, which only then gradually subsided.
Finally, this woman named Muto Zoran and a Professional named Daimu successfully teamed up, starting a sweet duo queue.
Causing quite a few old lechers to beat their chests and stamp their feet, expressing regret.