Chapter 22 Cross-border Hunter!

"Old buddy, if you haven't died yet, neither can I!"

"After we get back... I'll definitely treat you to a good meal." Lu Yuan pulled out a piece of dried spider meat from his pocket and began to chew on it dryly.

The dried spider meat was packed with energy, but his supply was scarce, so he would only use it at critical moments like this.

His eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion, his mind felt like it was about to explode, his lungs felt as if they were being pricked with steel needles, and his heart was racing at 200 beats per minute.

The fiery redness of his skin made him look like a cooked monkey.

Having replenished some energy, Lu Yuan withdrew from the Different Space and once again thrust the long spear towards the eye of the Fire Lizard.

"Kill!!"

The Fire Lizard was already panting heavily. Upon seeing its enemy suddenly appear, it stretched out its forelimbs in a fury, intending to smack that ant from atop its head.

"Smack!"

Struck and staggering, Lu Yuan felt as if he'd been run over by a car, his bones creaking in protest.

But in midair, he once again forcefully employed the Different Space to protect himself.

The next second, the Different Space was dismissed on its own, and Lu Yuan fell to the ground where the mud soaked through his clothes.

An unnatural flush spread across his face, black spots appeared before his eyes, and sweat drenched his vision.

This was the first time he had pushed himself to such an extreme, creating an indescribable pain within, and one hundred days ago, he couldn't have imagined going one-on-one with such an Extraordinary Monster.

There were countless reasons to run, but only one reason not to—he could see that his opponent was also nearing its end!

Indeed, the Fire Lizard was on its last legs.

Otherwise, had he been hit like that, he would have been squashed into a pulp long ago.

Now, he was merely injured.

Where exactly the injury was didn't matter anymore. It was time for the real showdown!

So, Lu Yuan tenaciously got back up.

The Fire Lizard too managed to rise, its body trembling, its single eye glaring deadly at Lu Yuan, barely able to stand.

It wanted to breathe fire!

But the fuel had run out, not a drop could be sprayed.

"Whoosh!"

Ten meters away, Lu Yuan projected the long spear far towards the eye of the beast.

The spear was attached to a rope, allowing for immediate retrieval after being thrown.

The moment the Fire Lizard gave chase, he would run for his life.

The dozen meters separating them felt like an insurmountable gulf for the Fire Lizard, intoxicated by poison, bleeding profusely, and moving for who knows how long.

Lu Yuan was extremely exhausted, barely sustaining himself on sheer determination.

His eyes were bloodshot, his body and mind nearing collapse.

The Fire Lizard retreated, turned away, attempting to flee.

Shaking with fear, it started to fear this insignificant enemy.

"You think you can escape?!!"

Lu Yuan burst into pursuit, recalling stories he had heard long ago: in ancient times, humans often relied on their strong physical abilities and willpower to exhaust their prey to death.

By running, humans could literally run their prey to death and domesticate eagles with sleepless days and nights.

Lu Yuan just kept running and throwing, tirelessly.

Running, throwing...

These two moves persisted until dawn...

The giant beast, its body covered in dried blood, lay prostrate on the ground motionless.

As dawn's first rays of light fell upon Lu Yuan's cracked lips, he felt his heavy arms as if they weren't his own, and his legs were nearly drained of strength.

That night, he conquered a lot.

He overcame his enemy, himself, and those damned lice called "loneliness."

He won a brand new life.

He won everything!

"Hahaha! Ha ha!" Lu Yuan burst into laughter, thrusting the long spear forcefully into the gravel.

Even though he was completely out of strength, he still managed to make a gesture of welcoming the sunlight with both hands.

Exhilarating!

An indescribable exhilaration!!

In the universe, nothing is unconquerable!

The long-missed cold voice in his ears said, "Congratulations on obtaining the Unique Milestone: Inter-Level Hunter."

"You are the first intelligent life in the Ninth Epoch to single-handedly hunt down an Extraordinary Life after crossing five Extraordinary Levels."

The Milestone, somewhat unexpectedly and yet inevitably, appeared.

Gods have always been the icing on the cake, never the help in the nick of time.

"So there's a Milestone for surpassing five levels... Is there also one for surpassing ten levels?"

"What about one hundred levels? It looks like I'll be busy in the future. I want to challenge the Daluo Golden Immortal," Lu Yuan mused haphazardly in his mind.

After a hearty laugh, he was extremely fatigued, almost delirious, his mind a blank, unable even to make out what rewards God had granted him.

"Reward: Eternal Body..."

All he did was slowly crawl towards the direction of the little red sparks.

Those tiny flames were the Extraordinary Spark dissipating from the Fire Lizard's corpse!

The Fire Lizard really had an Extraordinary Spark!

Not surprising!

Instead, he felt it was something he deserved.

He must use the last of his willpower and this Spark to step onto the true path of the Extraordinary!!

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Pangu Continent, Safe Zone.

The hundred arduous days for Lu Yuan were merely a short day for the 17 human cities within the Safe Zone.

What can happen in a day?

Enough to cause social disorder!

First, everyone experienced a true "Wandering City journey"!

Earth suddenly vanished, leaving only the 17 cities alone in the cosmic space.

In that instant, gravity disappeared!

Under the influence of a mysterious force, these cities took a big loop through space, then settled in a corner of the Pangu Continent.

Such a bizarre supernatural phenomenon naturally triggered massive panic among the populace.

Internet disruption, power failure, even the water supply was cut off!

Some of the public chose to hide at home and do nothing.

Others began to loot supermarkets.

Rice, fruits, vegetables—all were subject to looting!

Then there were those who thought humanity was about to perish and wanted to have one last blast, so they stealthily pried open their landlady's room door...

In the face of disaster, everyone made different choices.

Even so, there were young men and women passionately confessing their love, and suddenly the civil affairs bureau was filled with a queue for registration...

Even the civil servants on duty at the bureau were baffled. These workers had just been planning to flee, but why were all these young people rushing to register for marriage?

Does the state still exist?

Is registration still meaningful?

With no electricity, computers couldn't start up, and databases were inaccessible.

But for some reason, perhaps due to a sense of duty or just being a bit foolish, the civil servant sat down at the post, issued marriage certificates to the young couples, and recorded the registrants' identification details with pen and paper.

"Congratulations to all of you, here's a candy! Please go back to your homes and wait for the government's notice!"

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