Chapter 7 Awaken

Seeing Su Muyu really come close, Lu Heng noticed some changes in her character compared to her previous life.

In her previous life, Su Muyu, though gentle, would have definitely refused such an excessive request.

After all, her life had taken a 180-degree turn, and it was normal for her character to change after avoiding such a tragic fate.

The current Su Muyu was more lively and more naive, which was a good thing.

"You go back to school first. After the evening self-study is over, come and find me."

Since Su Muyu was willing to obey orders, Lu Heng decided to help her awaken ahead of time.

...

At 9:40 p.m., evening self-study ended.

Su Muyu arrived at the budget hotel on time and knocked on the door.

Before coming, she had taken a shower, put on new clothes, neatly combed her hair into a ponytail at the back of her head, and wore a blue hair clip on her forehead, holding back her bangs to reveal her forehead, which made her look even more delicate and lovely.

However, she did not wear makeup because she didn't have any cosmetics and if one was good-looking enough, makeup could be counterproductive.

Lu Heng opened the door then walked back to his desk and sat down: "Come in, close the door."

Su Muyu gently closed the door and then stood in front of Lu Heng, a bit nervous.

"Take it off," Lu Heng said as he looked down and opened a drawer, as if making an offhand remark.

"..."

Su Muyu's expression stiffened, and her face turned red once again. Hesitantly, she fumbled with the buttons of her top, unable to unbutton even one for a long time.

Lu Heng took out an anti-stab vest from the drawer, handed it to her, and said, "Take off your jacket and try this on, see if it fits."

Su Muyu then realized she had misunderstood and her face turned even redder. She quickly bent down, took off her outerwear, put on the anti-stab vest, and mumbled,

"It fits... it fits quite well..."

After that, Lu Heng took out a Demon Crystal Core and placed it on the table: "This is called a Demon Crystal Core, it can awaken humans into superpower users, but it comes with a great cost..."

This Demon Crystal Core was the same one that Gong Chusheng took out before he died.

Lu Heng was halfway through speaking when he stared into her eyes, and, after a moment, said: "Once you become a superpower user, every so often, you will be drawn into the Abyss Battlefield by a mysterious force unknown and fight against various Abyss Demons.

"If you are defeated in battle, you will die.

"So, think carefully about whether or not you want to use it. Once you decide, there is no turning back."

Su Muyu's chest rose and fell slightly and, after some serious thought, she asked, "If I choose not to become a superpower user, what do we do as the number of Abyss Demons increases?"

Lu Heng explained to her in a calm tone the future of the human world after the Abyss Descent:

"The more demons there are, the humans' living space will be continuously reduced.

"However, you can always live in the highest security level human cities.

"As long as you keep yourself in a position of value, you can live safely for the rest of your life."

Su Muyu furrowed her brows and pressed further, "What if one can't always be of value?"

"When all the power users who fight against the demons die, those without other value will be thrown by the upper rulers to combat the demons."

Pausing for a moment, Lu Heng added, "Your grades are excellent. After getting into a good university, try to transfer into a major that studies the Abyss World, you should be able to secure residency in a highest security level base city as a scientific researcher."

"What about you?" asked Su Muyu.

"I am already a superpower user. I will continue to fight until I uncover the truth behind the Abyss Descent, or until I die in battle."

This was the path Lu Heng had chosen for himself; no matter the outcome, he would have no regrets.

In her heart, Su Muyu weighed the two options, and ultimately, she took that step forward: "If I choose to become a superpower user, will you take me with you?"

Worried that Lu Heng might refuse, she hurriedly added, "I will give my all and try not to hold you back."

She had already decided that if Lu Heng refused, then she would choose to go back to studying, then apply for a major that researches the Abyss World, seeking to secure a residency spot in the base city for her mother.

In her heart, she felt there was a high chance that Lu Heng would refuse.

After all, when facing life and death battles, females had inherent disadvantages.

Lu Heng pushed the Demon Crystal Core towards her, his tone firm: "If you are willing, and from this moment forward, follow my orders. Whether we live or die together in the future, I will not abandon you."

Su Muyu was stunned upon hearing this promise because it was a significant one.

She even felt a little dazed. Despite having known Lu Heng for only a short time, she could hear the firmness in his voice, as though it were an unchanging oath.

Logically, she felt this promise was too sudden, but she couldn't help but want to believe it, even if it meant paying with her life.

She slowly reached out her hand, picked up the Demon Crystal Core, and held it, staring at it.

Imagining various possibilities in her mind, after a long time, she made a decision: "How do I use this?"

"Crush it and absorb the energy inside."

"Okay."

Su Muyu did as she was told and squeezed the Crystal Core with her right hand, but she didn't manage to crush it at once.

"Use some force. These Demon Crystal Cores will disintegrate into energy when they reach a critical point of pressure," Lu Heng explained from the side.

Su Muyu used both hands to grip the Crystal Core firmly, and finally, with a "puff," she crushed the Core.

The Crystal Core shattered into tiny energy specks that drilled into her palm and flowed into her body.

A surprised expression appeared on Su Muyu's face, as if she had seen something incredible.

"Do you see the data?" Lu Heng asked.

Su Muyu was stunned for a good three seconds before she finally nodded slowly: "I see it. Is this an illusion?"

"It's not an illusion. All items and abilities from the Abyss Plane appear in the form of data," Lu Heng explained.

Su Muyu's mouth opened slightly in surprise, the astonishment clear in her expression: "This panel looks like a game."

Indeed, like a game.

Before his rebirth, someone had proposed the idea that the World Law of the Abyss Plane had been reshaped into the form of a game.

However, this speculation had not been confirmed, nor could it be.

"What is your Initial Talent?" Lu Heng tapped her forehead to bring her back to reality from her shock.

"Summoned Creature Vision," Su Muyu read the name of the Talent from the data panel.

"Indeed..."

This Initial Talent was the same as in her previous life.

Her Initial Talent had not changed with the changes in her life experiences.

"How many Skill Slots?" Lu Heng continued to ask.

"Five. My Attributes are Strength 7, Agility 8, Constitution 8, Spirit 11, Perception 12," Su Muyu reported all her data in one breath.

Like in her previous life, Su Muyu had a single Talent, but she had an unusually high number of Skill Slots: five in total.

According to Xia Country's official statistics, the average number of Initial Skill Slots for a Superpower User upon awakening was 2.15.

And Su Muyu had as many as five Initial Skill Slots, which was also why she could become a top Superpower User even while in a wheelchair.

After reporting her data, Su Muyu asked uncertainly, "Is this data very poor?"

"Well... Your Spirit and Perception are quite high; it's normal for girls to be lower in Strength. As for the number of Skill Slots... you have a lot," Lu Heng evaluated.

Su Muyu didn't play games often, but she could understand the general effects by looking at the data on the panel: "What about my Talent? Judging by the name of this Talent, does it belong to the Reconnaissance type of ability?"

"Right, it depends on whether you want to develop in the direction of the Perception System or not," Lu Heng did not want to limit her will.

"I'll listen to you." Su Muyu didn't know which direction to develop in, but she knew what she wanted.

After asking about the data, Lu Heng brought up the most critical question: "The most important point, does your data panel have a countdown for the Abyss Battlefield?"

"Yes, the countdown is 1 hour 23 minutes 45 seconds," Su Muyu nodded, then asked, "What is this countdown for?"

Hearing there was a countdown, Lu Heng was briefly taken aback because her summons countdown was the same as his own.

Normally, the chance of being summoned to the Abyss Battlefield was not high.

It was very rare for someone like Su Muyu, who had just awakened, with almost no preparation time, to be summoned.

Lu Heng still had a little more than an hour left on his own countdown. He had originally planned to help her awaken first, then survive an Abyss Battlefield himself, and come back later to guide her.

Unexpectedly, she was directly summoned.