Chapter 143 What Are You Doing Ah Ah Ah Ah

The nuclear bomb almost took her down with it. Fortunately, she transformed into a cat in time and hid behind the ruins, blocking most of the impact, but she was still severely injured, barely clinging to life.

Luckily, the game provided a completion prompt just in time, and she immediately exited the dungeon, unwilling to endure any more pain, not even for a second.

She realized why the single-use nuclear bomb was so cheap; it had too many limitations. Once fired, it was highly likely it would take the user down with it, and it wasn’t usable in every situation as a large-scale weapon.

In comparison, those high-power small-scale bombs, or even those that allowed you to control the explosion radius, had many more application scenarios, but they required a lot of points, and she couldn’t afford them with her meager savings.

It was basically a case of killing a thousand enemies while injuring herself nearly a thousand.

But as long as she cleared it, it was worth it.

Lying limply on the grass in her private space, Xia Xinyan raised her right hand and opened the communication panel with Ling Mo—

【Did you clear it?】

Ling Mo didn’t answer.

Because he came directly over.

“Xinyan…”

His voice came from behind, tinged with surprise.

Ling Mo then squatted down beside her: “What’s wrong?”

“…I’m fine, just lying down for a bit,” Xia Xinyan shook her head.

Ever since returning to this world, she hadn’t suffered such severe injuries for a while. Although it was just a few seconds of suffering, it was enough to leave a strong impression.

It seemed her endurance had declined…

Ling Mo paused, then sat down beside her: “I cleared it.”

Xia Xinyan tilted her head to look at him: “How did you clear it? Did you get hurt?”

“Not much.” Ling Mo smiled casually and began to share his battle experience.

He was transported to an abandoned Ancient Roman Colosseum, facing the same mechanical soldier.

But this time, the mechanical soldier wasn’t just armed with a grenade launcher; it was a weapon itself. Ling Mo first figured out a way to destroy its grenade launcher, only to watch as its right arm transformed into a chainsaw.

After a tough struggle to take down that chainsaw, the mechanical soldier’s left arm morphed into a revolving machine gun.

After paying a price to destroy the machine gun, he watched helplessly as the armor on the mechanical soldier’s chest opened, revealing a densely packed firing array inside.

From start to finish, Ling Mo had practically fought against the entire body of that mechanical soldier.

And that guy showed no signs of weakness throughout; the places he destroyed seemed to have zero impact on its combat power. Even with just a torso left, the mechanical soldier could still display immense strength—this wasn’t just absurd; it was entirely absurd.

He had seen multi-form bosses before; switching from one form to another was normal. Many games had such settings— but which game had a boss with so many forms? Is this a game for humans?!

During that battle, he deeply felt the malice of the game.

Even after leaving the game, he wasn’t sure if he could have defeated that metal lump in his original state. Perhaps even if he could defeat it, he would have paid a great price.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment of luck, his manifestation list suddenly unlocked a bunch of explosive options, and then… he stopped pretending.

He directly manifested enough explosives to cover the entire Colosseum, blowing the whole place up along with that mechanical soldier.

As for himself… he built a bunker.

Unfortunately, that thing couldn’t withstand the explosive force and collapsed.

It nearly crushed him on the spot.

However, his dungeon variant ability allowed him to retain most of his zombie powers and damage resistance, and at the same time, the game system had unlocked all usable items from the space watch, so he miraculously survived under the rubble with the help of the dozen healing potions Xia Xinyan had given him.

He was in an awful situation, but as long as he won, it was worth it.

He didn’t share those overly dangerous experiences with Xia Xinyan. His tone was light as if nothing happened. But just by thinking about it, she knew it couldn’t have been that easy. The greater the opportunity, the greater the danger. Moreover, gaining abilities like this directly from the game meant they couldn’t have received their rewards easily; even if they won, they had to pay a price.

Still, it wasn’t a bad thing. The faster Ling Mo adapted to this environment, the faster he would grow later.

Xia Xinyan let out a long sigh and smiled: “Mo Mo is strong~”

Receiving her affirmation, Ling Mo couldn’t help but curve his lips: “Did Xinyan clear it?”

“Mm.”

“So what new abilities did Xinyan gain?”

“Do you want to see, Mo Mo?”

“Want to.”

Xia Xinyan squinted slightly, slowly got up from the ground, placed her hands on his shoulders, and forced him to meet her gaze.

Ling Mo was momentarily stunned.

Then, she gently applied force and slowly pushed him down onto the ground, leaning over him, closing the distance to nearly feel each other’s breaths, leaving Ling Mo feeling somewhat awkward.

“Mo Mo, close your eyes.”

Ling Mo remained silent for a few seconds, slowly nodded, and closed his eyes.

At that moment, the atmosphere reached a peak of ambiguity.

Only… he didn’t receive the experience he had envisioned.

On the contrary, the delightful sensation that had been pressing against his chest suddenly vanished, replaced by a small… seemingly animal paw?

Opening his eyes in confusion, he saw a black cat sitting on his chest.

Ling Mo: “??? Where’s my girlfriend?”

The black cat’s ears twitched, moving elegantly yet lazily as if it noticed Ling Mo’s bewilderment. It tilted its head slightly: “Mo Mo, it’s me.”

Despite being a cat, it produced Xia Xinyan’s voice.

This finally left Ling Mo in shock.

…Can it really be played like this?!

This game could actually allow someone to transform into a different species?!

Wait, even if this isn’t just a simple game, this still doesn’t feel scientific! Humans and other species have different bodily structures; how is this bodily simulation happening?!

For a moment, he even doubted his life.

“Are you surprised?” Xia Xinyan, unaware that he had gone off on a tangent, thought he was astonished by her transformation into a cat. She couldn’t resist playfully swishing her tail, “By the way, has Mo Mo ever dreamed that one day the cat they raised would turn into a catgirl? Now I can do it…”

Such themes were quite common in novels and anime, which had led to many memes online, like 【Transform Me.JPG】.

She had been quite interested in this genre before.

It would have been even better if it was happening to someone else.

But… teasing Ling Mo seemed pretty good too.

However, this time, Ling Mo wasn’t falling for her trick.

He fell silent for a moment, then suddenly had a strange expression as he lifted her up into a sitting position, holding her over his head and looking at her abdomen.

Xia Xinyan was momentarily stunned, then her face suddenly turned red. Her body was enveloped in a black mist, instantly expanding to adult size, and before Ling Mo could react, a foot burst from the black fog and kicked him squarely in the face—

“What are you doing ah ah ah ah!!!”