Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Precise Control
Qin Wu groaned when she saw the mutated hamster.

The beast was two metres tall, one metre wide, and had black fur.

At a glance, it looked more like an over-large gorilla than a hamster.

However, this was not unexpected.

“Sister Qin, can you see its level?” Xu Fei asked and Qin Wu nodded.

“Peak of level two.”

‘Peak of level two.’ Xu Fei looked at Qin Wu with inquisitive eyes but she chose not to say anything.

Instead, she turned to Xu Fei with a solemn expression.

“Brother Xu, it’s not impossible to advance your superpower through combat. Try to use the hamster’s pressure to break through.” She started but quickly continued.

“However, power is good but your life is more important. Don’t force yourself if you don’t feel your chance to break through.”

“I understand.” Xu Fei nodded.

In fact, he could use purified crystal cores or his share of energy stones to break through.

However, advancing to level two wasn’t too difficult so Xu Fei planned to save his energy stones for emergencies or advancing to level three.

After all, energy stones were finite treasures and shouldn’t be used carelessly.

“I will attack from the front while you wait for am opportunity in the dark.” Qin Wu said and without waiting for an answer, she rushed ahead.

She and the mutated hamster were peak level two masters.

However, that was about everything she knew about the opponent.

At the moment, what she needed to do was observe and gauge her opponent’s strength.

When the moment was right, she would take the opportunity to deal a decisive blow.

Thinking this, three silver crescents appeared on her palm.

Soon after, the two crescents flew out and landed on the hamster’s torse.

“Taste my space crescents.” She said, looking at the mutated hamster.

However, the hamster seemed not to care about his attack.

When it saw the two crescents, two drops of water flew out of its paw and collided with the crescents.

Instantaneously, a loud bang was heard and both attacks dissipated.

“What precise control of the water element.” Qin Wu couldn’t help but be surprised.

At the same time, she unleashed another three crescents, wanting to see how the hamster would react.

However, the result was the same.

As soon as the crescents appeared in front of the hamster, three drops of water rushed out to block them.

Qin Wu narrowed her eyes when she saw this.

She originally though the hamster was an offensive-type water ability mutant beast.

However, when she took a closer look, she realised the monster was extremely defensive.

Rather than droplets rushing out of its body, the master had a thin water barrier around its skin.

From Qin Wu’s observation, this barrier served as a defensive wall but also counterattack method.

‘Interesting.’ She thought and a trace of fierceness flashed in her eyes.

After that, Qin Wu didn’t attack rashly but chose to calmly observe the hamster beast.

Soon after, she condensed her space ability in what looked like a sharp nail.

This nail was thin and only half a metre long.

However, it exuded a dangerous feeling that even the mutated hamster could not ignore.

As a result, when the space nail reached the hamster, the beast had already reacted.

At this time, it gathered and transformed the water film around its body and a water shield appeared before it.

This shield was only three centimetres thick but it somehow felt sturdier than an earth shield.

Unsurprisingly, when the space nail struck the shield, the shield stretched inwards; neutralising and dissipating the space nail.

Four breaths later, the space nail was completely exhausted and the water shield returned to its original form.

‘This…’ Qin Wu couldn’t help but be shocked.

Although she had previously noticed the hamster’s precise control over its water ability, she was still surprised and a little of envious of the hamster’s ability.

That said, Qin Wu was not fighting alone.

After the hamster gathered its water film to deal with Qin Wu’s nail, Xu Fei moved.

In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the hamster’s blind spot, forged a sword, and struck the beast’s side.

Unfortunately, his attack was not enough.

Although his sword touched the hamster’s skin, it could not break through and pierce the body.

This was undoubtedly a frustrating outcome but Xu Fei could do nothing but retreat to continue thinking about the next attack.

Simultaneously, Qin Wu also retreated and began considering ways to deal with the hamster.

Unfortunately, the hamster wasn’t so generous that it would let two pesky humans use it as training material.

Barely a moment after Qin Wu and Xu Fei retreated, the hamster roared.

The roar was loud and echoed in the surrounding space, expressing the hamster’s rejection of the two humans.

At the same time, the water film around its body became more pronounced, now appearing like a one-centimetre jelly layer.

Soon after, dozens of arrows shot out of the water layer and flew towards Qin Wu and Xu Fei.

‘This mutated hamster is unbelievable.’ Qin Wu thought as she hurriedly dodged.

This was the first time she saw such a versatile combination of defence and attack.

Most importantly, the user was a mutated beast and not a fellow human.

‘Fortunately, the mutated hamster is only at the peak of level two and we can still deal with it. If we didn’t happen to come here, this mutated hamster would have become a real threat.’ She thought, her eyes narrowed into slits.

While thinking, she turned to Xu Fei.

Unlike herself, Xu Fei was only at the peak of level one and couldn’t easily deal with the arrows.

At this time, the man was barely holding on by stacking several metal shields using his ability.

‘I can’t let this hamster continue attacking Xu Fei.’ Qin Wu thought.

A moment later, she teleported behind the hamster and struck the base of its neck using a space-water arrow.

Because the hamster was simultaneously attacking and defending, some weak spots appeared in its water layer defence.

As a result, the defence shattered after blocking half the power of Qin Wu’s space-water nail.

Seeing this, Qin Wu smiled and a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.

By the time, the remaining power of the space-water nail penetrated the beast’s neck, Qin Wu had already condensed the second attack, wanting to take advantage of the momentum to win the fight.

Unfortunately, she underestimated the hamster.

As soon as it felt the danger of the second space-water nail, it dodged sideways and put some distance between it and Qin Wu.

At the same time, it roared in anger and attempted to use its paw to soothe the pain behind its neck.

However, its physique didn’t allow such a manoeuvre so it could only roar and run around, hoping to ease its discomfort.

“It’s too bad I didn’t get it with that one.” Qin Wu muttered but wasn’t discouraged.

In this way, Qin Wu and the mutated hamster continued to attack and defend against each other.

Unfortunately, the hamster’s brain was still a little underdeveloped and couldn’t keep up with Qin Wu.

After half an hour, the beast was covered in wounds and its body could no longer keep up with its intentions.

Most importantly, it could no longer condense the water film and its offense and defence options were narrowed down to physical moves.

‘It’s time.’ Qin Wu thought, ready to strike the finishing blow.

However, at this time, she suddenly saw several people appear at the school gate.

These people were Xuanyuan Yi and other members of team Overlord.

Even more absurd, these people were rushing towards her, as if ready to do their best to save her.

‘Absurd.’ Qin Wu sneered and without waiting to be saved, she struck the finishing blow and the hamster collapsed before her.

When Song Feng saw this, his lips twitched and he looked at Xuanyuan Yi from the corner of his eyes.

‘What kind of damsel are we saving? This is clearly a woman who can handle herself.’ He thought but didn’t dare to say anything when he saw his captain’s gloomy face.

After all, the mutated hamster was also their mission objective.

Now that Qin Wu had killed the beast, it meant their team could only register a failure for this mission.

Most importantly, Xuanyuan Yi didn’t get to play his role and Qin Wu had no reason to admire him.

While team Overlord was at a loss of what to do, Mo Chenxuan and the rest suddenly appeared.

Seeing that Qin Wu had already dealt with the hamster, the man smiled with a doting look.

“Good job.” He said, rubbing his woman’s hair.

“Mmh.” Qin Wu nodded but was a little unhappy.

She disliked that team Overlord had seen her dealing with the mutated hamster.

However, in that moment, she could either do it or wait for the other team to ‘save her’.

This was something she could not allow.

On one hand, the hamster’s crystal core was perfect for her water ability and on the other, completing the task was necessary for her team’s ambition.

Although it was a little regretful that she exposed her strength, Qin Wu felt this was the kind of thing that could not be hidden forever.

‘What will be will be.’ She thought and her expression eased.

“Sister Qin, I will help you collect the crystal core.” Lu Yanyan offered and moved to do so.