The Side Effects of Gaining Strength

Tom walked all the way and first discovered that the son of the supermarket owner, Xiao Bao, could communicate with the orange cat Ah Huang without using Green Crystal.

Afterwards, there was Zheng Shiyi, the security guard of the bathhouse. He swallowed a red crystal without authorization, so he could use his powers without the need for an external red crystal.

Just different from Xiaobao, Zheng Shiyi quickly developed a high fever and then turned into a zombie like appearance, losing his thoughts and being swallowed by Ah Huang.

Tom doesn't know why Xiaobao didn't turn into a zombie when he swallowed the green crystal. He couldn't have used human life for an experiment.

Now, his opponent Deng Xinlai can still activate power enhancement even after throwing away the Red Crystal. This surprised Tom quite a bit, and he also knew he had been deceived.

The white clad woman with long hair seemingly made a fair proposal to discard the red crystal, but due to unequal information, it turned out that only Tom had lost his abilities, while his opponent Deng Xinlai could use power enhancement without the need for the red crystal.

Avoiding Deng Xinlai's swing, Tom felt something was wrong. He tried to catch the opponent's next attack with his short sword, and with a numb wrist, he quickly took two steps back to confirm his guess.

Just now, when he was fighting with 4.5 times his arm strength, he felt that the opponent's arm strength was greater than his. But now, after both sides lost the red crystal, Deng Xinlai's arm strength is much smaller than before.

Two times... up to 2.5 times the arm strength, Deng Xinlai's arm strength is not very high without the red crystal. When fighting against Tom before, it was estimated that the combination of his own and arm's level 3 red crystals only exceeded Tom's 4.5 times.

The situation is better than just expected, at least the cheater Deng Xinlai he is facing has 2.5 times more arm strength at most.

Nevertheless, when facing Deng Xin, he still needs to be very careful. A swing with twice the strength of the arm will render the arm useless even if it is repeatedly hit.

For a moment, he appeared very passive and embarrassed, and Deng Xinlai naturally became more and more proud as he attacked him.

Tom knows this is not a solution, he must use some small tricks.

Deng Xin saw the opportunity and swung his sword, throwing Tom's short sword away. He immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, you can't stand it anymore. Without that tin can, how can you compare yourself to me?"

"I can't compare to you!" Tom rolled and distanced himself, feeling a sense of determination in his heart. "As a self righteous little clever person, in terms of shamelessness, I really can't compare to you."

"What are you saying?" Deng Xin was stunned on the spot, "Do you still want to pretend to be a hero when you're on the brink of death?"

"It doesn't matter if I'm a hero, what's important is that you're shameless. You said it was because I locked the door that your companion was eaten by a mouse, but I don't see it that way." Tom sneered and glanced at the long haired woman next to him. "I think you sacrificed your companion to this woman in exchange for your own benefit. Watching your companion be eaten by an animal and then eating the red crystal yourself is no different from eating humans."

"You... you know nothing! Those four old women are tired of working. In this era of the jungle, they can still enjoy happiness before they die, which is already my greatest gift! Hahaha," Deng Xinlai laughed proudly. "That's right, Liu Song and the others were eaten by this woman's cat. The food is almost not enough, leaving them to waste their food. It's their honor to exchange the opportunity to escape from this hell on earth for me, haha!"

Looking at the woman with long hair on the side, Tom let out a cold snort. This woman is indeed with the black clothed man from before. Under the slogan of the jungle, survivors are encouraged to feed their companions to dogs, paving the way for their own promotion. This kind of Eden... it's better not to enter!

"Are you ready to die?" Deng Xin waved his short sword, which had several notches just now. "Accept your fate, stand up obediently, and let me cut off your head with one knife, and then feed it to the bird. You killed Miss Wen's black cat, and Miss Wen will definitely not let you go. Why don't you give me your life so that I can get a chance to enter the Garden of Eden?"

"She said you believe Eden? You're a fool wherever you go. The big iron doors of those buildings were damaged and haven't been replaced, probably for a reason. You, the so-called vice chairman of the homeowners' committee, have been busy for a long time but haven't been able to solve this small matter. Haven't you thought about deeper reasons?"

"Enough, that's all from the past. Times have changed, and we need to look forward!" Deng Xin said as he walked over.

"In terms of physical strength, you are not as good as Wang Zixiong. In terms of supernatural power, you are not as good as me. In the end, you tricked me into losing the crystal and gaining an advantage by sacrificing my companions for a 'free' method of obtaining supernatural powers. The weak eat the weak? Hehe, you weak chicken can survive today, nor tomorrow."

"Ah!" Deng Xinlai angrily threw away the short sword in his hand, and then punched Tom away. "I'll prove to you today who the real weak is, Tema."

Tom's internal organs were constantly churning, and although he was on guard at critical moments, deliberately turning around and using the exaggerated force of the blow to fall back, he still suffered heavy damage. Under anger, a fist that is 2.5 times stronger still has terrifying killing power.

Sitting on the ground, Tom gasped for breath and pressed his hand on his abdomen, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Deng Xinlai was very satisfied with his fist and walked up to him with pride. "What's going on? Who's the weak chicken, ah? I only know that relying on red crystal, without red crystal, there would be no way out. Only people like you can truly live today, not tomorrow."

Tom wiped the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Really? Do you think the power you eat into your stomach is safe? She just said that time is not long, it's just a side effect. I know one side effect is becoming a zombie. Now it seems that your face has turned black, like a dead person. Hehe, it looks very similar to zombies in a biochemical crisis."

"You Tema is the dead!" Deng Xin raised his hand high, "suffer to death, I want to hammer your head into your stomach."

Tom's injury was not as severe as it seemed. As he watched Deng Xinlai arrogantly hold up his arm, emitting red light, his hand quietly placed on the iron belt had already touched the emerald.

When Deng Xinlai's hand hammered down with 2.5 times the force, Tom sitting on the ground pulled his iron belt and quickly transformed into a long sword, lifting it up.

The sharp blade met the arm that was struck by 2.5 times the force, and under the action of both, Deng Xinlai's right hand immediately had a deep visible bone wound.

"Ah!" Deng Xinlai covered his severed arm and screamed in agony. Neither he nor the long haired woman expected Tom to have a second hand. This time, I was really caught off guard, my hands were useless.

Tom got up and kicked Deng Xinlai down with one foot. He stepped on his other arm and raised his long sword to strike, which was also a bone deep wound. Although it was not broken, Tom knew that this had achieved his goal and was enough to prevent his arms from exerting the effect of strengthening their strength.

Immediately after, Tom chopped his thighs in both directions, making it difficult for him to even stand up.

After dealing with Deng Xin, Tom stood up straight, holding a long sword in one hand, and spat out the saliva with blood in his mouth. "Miss Wen from a certain religious order, isn't she? I guess you are the property owner of Longyao Home, right? And you are also responsible for maintaining the fountain pool."

The woman with long hair smiled and applauded, "My observation is subtle, my logical thinking is clear, and more importantly, my sofa is decisive. Seeing you save so many people, I thought you were a Virgin Mary. But I didn't expect you to be ruthless when it comes to killing people. That's good, that's good. Let's finish him, and then I'll take you back to our Garden of Eden."

Tom shook his head and said, "I have no interest in your Eden. I would rather wander in this wilderness than be with you group of executioners who feed ordinary people! Let me go, you can take him back."

"Sorry, the rule of the duel is that one of the two must die. To end the battle, you must kill the other."

"I refuse. If killing is needed to solve the problem, then I won't hesitate. But I won't kill for your so-called qualification to return to the Garden of Eden." Tom wasn't foolish enough to think he could fight against this religious order, and now he's struggling to survive.

Even if he knew that the shrinking of all humanity was caused by this religious order, he currently lacks the ability to compete with the other party. Saving oneself is his most important goal at present.

"That's a pity, you can't leave yet," the long haired woman said with a wave of her hand, and the three crows jumped a few times to come forward. "And your opponent can also fight."

"He had his hands and feet cut by me, and he wanted to fight me unless he wasn't afraid of pain." Tom turned to look at Deng Xin, only to find that he had stopped shouting, which gave him a bad feeling.

The woman with long hair smiled and said, "He ate the red crystal early this morning. Unfortunately, his physique cannot fully match, so I need to use special means to suppress him. Only by returning to the shelter and making deep adjustments can we solve the side effects. But now that you have been delaying, I am unable to continue giving him injections to suppress the side effects. Hahaha... Zombies are not afraid of pain."

"Wuh... wuh..." Deng Xinlai murmured, as if a suppressed puppy, which quickly reminded Tom of the zombies in the movie game. Combined with the appearance of Zheng Shiyi after he fell ill, he judged that it was highly likely that Deng Xinlai was turning into a zombie.

"Eating... sobbing... eating..." Deng Xinlai slowly got up, not caring at all about his leg, which had been severely injured by Tom's chopping. He looked like a woman with long hair said she was not afraid of pain.

"He won't stop eating until he consumes all his energy. Any meat he can eat, especially human meat, is what he craves the most," explained the long haired woman, taking two more steps back.

Is she afraid? Tom looked around again, and the long haired woman looked more like a beggar on the street, avoiding her out of disgust.

"Wuh... wow!" Deng Xinlai opened his mouth and roared at Tom, grabbing him with both hands.

Tom blocked him with his long sword, pushed him away with force, and without hesitation, stabbed Deng Xinlai's chest with a sword.

Deng Xinlai fell to the ground, desperately reaching out to grab Tom. However, Tom leaned against his sword and forcefully thrust down, piercing through his back and piercing his heart.