Apocalypse: Everyone Levels Up, I Return to the Time Before the Server Opened-Chapter 87
Chapter 87: A Man and a Woman, Alone in One Room!
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At this moment, Ye Qiu could already feel it. His body was undergoing obvious changes.
Sometimes, on his arms, faint traces of non-human skin tones and patterns would appear.
But very soon, they’d be suppressed again by his human bloodline. It was a tug-of-war for dominance.
Ye Qiu picked up a fruit knife from the bedside and slid it hard across his arm, yet not even a white mark was left.
“This is definitely far stronger than a normal level 20 attribute,” Ye Qiu thought.
Right now, he felt like an anomaly.
He didn’t even know what kind of transformation would occur once the Mysterious Potion fully merged with his body.
Although the main direction still followed his previous life’s path, many strategies and events hadn’t changed much.
But he himself was already completely different from his past life.
This difference brought him not only a bit of uncertainty, but also a growing confidence and calm.
No matter what the future held, he would never again be that weak, helpless person from his previous life, living like an ant, drifting with the tide, scraping by, hiding day to day only to die in obscurity in the end.
“Now that I’ve joined the Sword Sect, I’ve completely altered the trajectory of my life.
“But… it’s still far from enough!
“My next goal is to go to the Ancient God Ruins in the Central Continent and obtain the resurrection skill!
“Then the Exotic Beast Pass, the Tower of Final Destruction, the Forbidden Zone of Laws, the Soul Well…
“Each place holds a treasure powerful enough to change everything!
“I must… grow stronger quickly. Strong enough to storm the Celestial Court of Old on my own!”
In Ye Qiu’s mind appeared the most terrifying image from his past life.
In the void, four gates had appeared. East, West, South, and North: the Four Celestial Gates!
From within the Eastern Celestial Gate, a hand reached out and, with a light wave, instantly annihilated countless ancient gods, evil deities, primordial demons and monsters, forbidden species, ancient beings, and prehistoric bloodlines!
The vast trial ground began to collapse from the impact.
As for the players and NPCs, they could only watch helplessly completely incapable of interfering.
And that was just one hand from one Celestial Gate.
Later, people discovered that those Four Celestial Gates led to the mythical Celestial Court of Old.
It was said that inside resided Chaos Gods!
“…I’m thinking too far ahead.” Ye Qiu shook his head gently, pulling himself back to the present.
Right now, he was only level 20.
And those ancient gods killed by that one hand were already beyond level 200, even 300.
The exact level? Even the forums were full of speculation.
Some players even claimed ancient gods were over level 1000!
Of course, those were unverified rumors.
The point was Ye Qiu was still weak.
“Before heading to the Central Continent, I need to visit one more place…
“It’s a location that only those below level 20 can enter.”
He recalled past strategies.
This was why he hadn’t continued leveling up after reaching level 20.
Even the 20,000 EXP reward from joining the Sword Sect, he hadn’t used it.
He was afraid of leveling up accidentally and losing his chance to enter that place.
Everything he did was preparation for the Central Continent.
The thought of going there made his heart tremble slightly.
A gentle yet cool girl’s image surfaced in his mind.
In his previous life, he had met her in the Central Continent.
Both of them were weak nobodies, so they teamed up to survive.
They supported each other, leaned on one another, and spent the coldest, harshest, most despairing twenty years together.
Yes, there was never any deep “love” between them. Only a shared desire to stay alive.
But even the coldest hearts have warmth.
After nearly twenty years together, though they didn’t have romantic love, they did have a familial bond.
“I wonder… will I meet her again in this life?” Ye Qiu sighed softly.
In his past life, the Central Continent only opened two years after the game descended into reality, in the Version 2.0 update.
This time, the server had only been open for about two days in real-world time.
Thinking of that beautiful figure, Ye Qiu felt his body heat up slightly.
Though they lived together back then, they weren’t just polite roommates who never touched each other.
On the contrary, they vented all their desires and stress on each other.
That was the only solace they had in the apocalyptic environment.
Otherwise… people would really break.
As he thought about this, his eyes happened to glance over at Su Xintong, who was busy on the other side.
Due to the power outage, the room was dim, illuminated only by the flickering flame of the gas stove casting shadows on Su Xintong’s figure, outlining her body in a stunning way.
Girls mature early, and their fashion sense showed it.
Unlike boys, who wear the same loose school uniform all year round, sloppy and careless. novelbuddy-cσ๓
Su Xintong wore a white hoodie which had a fitted waist design.
When zipped up, it hugged her figure tightly.
One word: “curvaceous.”
Long legs.
Slim waist.
Just the right shoulder width.
Her figure could only be described as “explosively attractive.”
In truth, Su Xintong was indeed the goddess in many boys’ hearts.
As class monitor, most guys felt inferior around her, too self-conscious to even look her in the eye.
As for Ye Qiu, in his previous life, he was completely invisible, never daring to have any thoughts about her.
They weren’t even from the same world.
And in the end, she died horribly right in front of him.
She became the first traumatic shadow of his life.
Even when his parents died, he wasn’t as horrified as watching her die.
Now, having lived another life, Ye Qiu, at the real age of 38, looked at Su Xintong with a kind of mature appreciation for youth.
If Su Xintong hadn’t died, what kind of future would she have had?
Ye Qiu imagined two possibilities: one was struggling at the bottom like him. Two was clinging to someone for survival, seeming to live well, but really just a caged bird who lost all freedom.
There was no third option.
Even if there was, it would only delay death and not avoid it.
After all, he had warned her several times, but she still refused to enter the game and level up.
Fine then.
She only had herself to blame.
Ye Qiu felt he had done all he could.
If she hadn’t died so tragically in front of him, becoming his lifelong shadow, he wouldn’t have bothered reminding her.
And the only reason he did was to erase that shadow. Nothing more.
As Ye Qiu watched Su Xintong, she seemed to sense something. Girls were always more sensitive. Even with her back turned, she could still feel that someone was watching her.
And in the room, there were only the two of them.
Who else could it be but Ye Qiu?
Strangely, Su Xintong didn’t feel disgusted.
She didn’t have the usual aversion to being watched.
On the contrary, she moved more gracefully, more elegantly.
Even cracking an egg, she did it with orchid fingers.
This odd behavior and mindset made even Su Xintong herself feel confused.
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