Colonial Suit

Only one year left...?

Looking at the writing on the ground, a bitter smile appeared on Blood瞳's lips.

Of course, he didn't think the Bandage Merchant wanted him to go to that location in a year. He clearly knew that this year... was his limit. The Bandage Merchant used the method of detonating energy to push him to the Meteor level. This action vividly demonstrated the concept of Meteor level's burst. It allowed Blood瞳 to possess the effect of ordinary people's years of cultivation when he first entered. Undoubtedly, it accelerated his evolution time.

But behind the seemingly sweet fruit was a terrible poison.

The price of doing so was that Blood瞳's metabolism was faster than ordinary people, and the consumption of life force was more intense. In this way, the ten-year limit of ordinary people at the Meteor level was reduced to only one year for Blood瞳.

One year, what a short time.

If used for adventure, this year might not even be enough to reach a distant star. If used for missions, it would only be the duration of a small mission. If used for cultivation, there might be no progress. If used for tourism, it might not even be enough to visit all the scenery of a planet.

But this year, for Blood瞳, he must break through the Meteor level. Otherwise... he would die.

What a terrible fact. Especially for Blood瞳, who had struggled for survival since childhood, this was simply a nightmare. For survival, he hunted, fought, and obtained meager food from the claws of mutated beasts. For survival, he left x35 and became a cosmic mercenary. Also for survival, he constantly became stronger, torturing himself like a morbid person. It can be said that in Blood瞳's consciousness, the crisis of survival always came first.

Since entering the Comet level, he thought the pressure of survival would become smaller, but he didn't expect to encounter this accident again. Instead, it pushed him to the edge of life and death. That feeling of pain and frustration was so bitter for Blood瞳.

But... this is reality...

Blood瞳 turned his head and quietly looked at the skeleton in the corner. His face gradually returned to calm.

He was a Krodir, and this was the price he had to bear. Blood瞳 could foresee that in the future, the pressure of survival would be even greater. If his identity was exposed, it would be a catastrophic situation.

So he must become stronger, and become stronger at a faster speed. From this perspective, the Bandage Merchant's actions were actually beneficial to him.

"Thank you, Rhea," Blood瞳 said to the skeleton. Then he bent down and dug a grave for the skeleton, placing it inside. Strangely, this skeleton had been lying here for who knows how long, but the bone quality was still as hard as steel. There was no sign of decay at all.

Blood瞳 buried the skeleton and then made a mark on the wall.

"I'm sorry I can't leave you a tombstone, but I think this kind of ending is what you wanted. After all... you are a man known as a legend..."

"How can a tombstone write your legend?"

Blood瞳 muttered to himself, then left the wastewater treatment plant without looking back.

Maybe he would never come back to this place again. Let this guy sleep here quietly... For a legend, isn't this the best ending?

In fact, the Bandage Merchant didn't expect that Blood瞳's will had already surpassed the limits of ordinary people. So he could sense the surrounding movements even when he was unconscious. So his words had been heard by Blood瞳 word for word.

Walking out of the hell-like sewer, Blood瞳 came to the surface of Shelter 'No. 7'. At this time, it was already late outside, and the Death Wind was whistling across the earth. There were rolling sand and stones everywhere. But there were quite a few corners to take shelter from the wind in the ruined buildings of the shelter.

Blood瞳 found Singer in the hall of a building. At this time, he was sitting by a bonfire, and his off-road vehicle was parked in a corner of the hall.

"You're finally out," Singer said happily when he saw Blood瞳's appearance. "I've been waiting for you here for a week. I thought something happened to you. I was planning to look for you after this storm passed."

"Only a week?" Blood瞳 said faintly. "I thought it was a year."

"Don't joke around. How is that possible? What exactly did you encounter that made you feel this way?" Singer widened his eyes. Then he picked up a piece of grilled meat from the bonfire and handed it to Blood瞳. "Here, we ran out of food, so I could only catch a sandworm from the desert over there. This is its inner spinal meat. You know this thing is top-notch."

"............" Blood瞳 fell silent, silently looking at the oily grilled meat.

The inner spinal meat of the sandworm, wasn't that the harvest he got from his last hunt in x35? At that time, he even killed the guard Copper Tooth at the gathering point for this thing, and this triggered the conflict with Black Bear. Now that he saw this thing again, Blood瞳 only felt a lot of emotions.

The environment was still the same, but the person was no longer the person he used to be...

Now, the entire x35 was just a dispensable ruin in his eyes. Even the once precious food had become a distant memory. It gave him a feeling of dreaming. All of this was because he took that step. If he hadn't accepted Hensel's invitation, then he would still be struggling in x35, like those post-apocalyptic hunters. Or he would already be dead.

This is fate...

Blood瞳 thought quietly, but his face remained calm as he took the grilled meat from Singer and ate it in big bites. Singer's craftsmanship was good, and the meat was grilled just right. The soft meat, coupled with the smoke from the bonfire, tasted extremely good. Of course, this thing was nothing compared to the food of the Fifth World. But in Blood瞳's heart, it was the most delicious thing.

Blood瞳 chewed in big bites, letting the oil drip down the corners of his mouth. In a short while, he ate the grilled meat clean. Then he let out a long breath and said to Singer.

"Have you rested enough these days?"

"Uh!?" Singer was about to hand Blood瞳 a water bottle when he heard this sentence and was stunned. In an instant, he showed a fearful expression. "Hey, you're not thinking of another way to torture me, are you? I'm telling you, I haven't been idle during this time. I've been doing the training plan you gave me every day. I haven't been lazy for a single day. You can't just find fault for no reason."

"Find fault for no reason?" Blood瞳 revealed a sneer. "You know how many people want me to find fault with them, but I'm too lazy to care. If it wasn't for my Sect Master... forget it, there's no need to tell you this."

"Wait... your Sect Master." Singer immediately became excited. He straightened his body abruptly. "Blood... Lord Blood瞳. Who is your Sect Master? Also, tell me about your identity. I'm very interested..."

"My identity?" Blood瞳 glanced at Singer, revealing a faint smile. "Didn't you already guess? As for my Sect Master, you're not qualified to know yet. Before you reach my standards, you're just a dispensable guy."

"Am I that bad?" Singer sat back down, feeling a little uneasy. He was actually considered a strong person in x35, so he never thought that one day he would be evaluated as worthless. But if this sentence was said by Blood瞳, he would have no temper at all.

He had seen Blood瞳's strength with his own eyes. It can be said that in Singer's heart, Blood瞳 was like an omnipotent god. He possessed the power to destroy the world. Whatever he said he was, it must be right.

But Singer forgot that Blood瞳's vision was no longer the same standard as him. Blood瞳's saying that Singer was weak was only relative. If Singer was really placed at the level of a cosmic mercenary's subordinate, it would probably have to be viewed the other way around. Singer unknowingly suffered a big loss from Blood瞳, and he didn't reverse it for a long time to come. Whether it was a blessing or a curse was another matter.

But right now, Blood瞳 wouldn't let him have it so easy.

Sitting next to the warm bonfire, Blood瞳 reached out and took the water bottle, took a sip, then raised his head and looked at the storm outside.

"Singer, what do you think of the weather outside?"

"Huh?" Singer was startled, not knowing why Blood瞳 would mention the weather. Wasn't the weather in x35 always like this? Storms, sand, radiation, dark clouds. It had continued unchanged for hundreds of years. Why was Blood瞳 suddenly interested in the weather?

But even so, Singer still honestly replied. "It's not bad."

Today's Death Wind wasn't strong, and according to x35's standards, it was indeed considered 'not bad'.

Hearing Singer's answer, Blood瞳 didn't speak, but turned his head and looked out the door. His gaze was a bit indifferent, a bit mysterious, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, making it impossible for Singer to see the meaning.

After a while, Blood瞳 sighed. He raised his head and drank all the water in the water bottle in one gulp.

"Since it's not bad, go out for a trip."

"Ah!?" Singer's eyes widened immediately, almost not believing his ears.

This weather... let me go out?

Damn, this is the Death Wind. Even if it's weak, it's not something human power can resist. Walking out of the shelter in this kind of weather is no different from suicide. Without shelter and protection, even the strongest person will be blown into shreds by the wind.

But Singer still understood Blood瞳's ruthlessness. He just glanced at Singer faintly and repeated the order.

"You go out now and do something for me. If you complete it, I'll take you away from this apocalypse. You can take it as a test, or you can choose to accept or reject it."

"............" Singer fell silent, realizing that Blood瞳 wasn't joking. After thinking about it for a while, he finally gritted his teeth. He asked in a deep voice.

"What is it?"

"Ding!" As soon as he finished speaking, a piece of ceramic shard spun and fell in front of Singer. Then Blood瞳's voice rang in his ears.

"Take this shard and go to a city three hundred kilometers northwest of here. Find the soldiers there. If their combat armor is the same as this shard."