Volume 1: City of Sky Fox [021] The Awakened have their limits

night.

Zhang Ping followed Liu Sishan on a small road in Yanshan District.

A salt-tolerant plant called hydrochloric acid grass grows on both sides of the road. The fruits of this plant are rich in hydrochloric acid and are extremely corrosive. When mature, they will explode into the sky, and then explode in the sky, scattering the seeds to the sky. All around.

Once the fruit ripening season arrives, hydrochloric acid grass is very dangerous within a radius of hundreds of miles, and you are often faced with sudden hydrochloric acid rain.

In addition to the fruits, the leaves of hydrochloric acid grass are also very sharp and secrete a special grass liquid. If you are cut by a leaf and the wound is stained with this grass liquid, the pain will be amplified hundreds of times, and it may even cause biological diseases. Died from shock.

This hydrochloric acid grass liquid is both a medicinal material and a poison in Pearl City.

After Zhang Ping identified the hydrochloric acid grass, he walked very carefully along the way. On the contrary, Liu Sishan, who was walking in front, still took his time and didn't care about the hydrochloric acid grass around him at all.

"It is your opponent, just go ahead and prepare yourself."

Liu Sishan stopped halfway, pointed to Zhang Ping the white rabbit eating hydrochloric acid grass not far away, and whispered.

Although this rabbit is a mutated beast, its size has not changed and is still the size of a rabbit.

Zhang Ping looked at the rabbit and appraised it without saying anything.

[Identification successful]

[Alienated Beast: Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit]

[Race: Alienated Rabbit]

【potential:???】

【Lifespan: 30】

[Level: Elementary Altered Beast]

【Level: 9】

【talent】

[Water Corrosion Bullet: Can shoot highly corrosive water from the sweat glands hidden in the ears]

[Water-retaining fur: Fur can store liquid and release the stored liquid when necessary]

[Rapid Reproduction: Reproduce offspring faster than normal organisms]

…

Water erosion?

Zhang Ping carefully observed the Erosion Bullet Rabbit's ears, but did not find anything special.

He couldn't imagine how this rabbit would fight, and the Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit was eating hydrochloric acid grass. The surrounding hydrochloric acid grass also provided it with excellent protection. He couldn't even get close.

"How to fix it?"

Zhang Ping frowned and thought. He really didn't have the means to target long-distance targets now.

The flames provided by the Fire Eater can only attack targets at close or medium distances at most, and cannot reach targets exceeding two meters.

Liu Sishan chose Water Eclipse Bullet Rabbit as his opponent, which was definitely not without purpose. He might really have some means to restrain Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit.

"I don't have any long-range means. If I get close, my hands and feet will be restricted by the hydrochloric acid grass. The problem must be the hydrochloric acid grass."

Zhang Ping simply squatted down and carefully observed the hydrochloric acid grass.

The leaves of the hydrochloric acid grass have jagged edges and are much harder than ordinary leaves. Zhang Ping raised his head and glanced at the Erosion Bullet Rabbit that was grazing not far away. His fingers slightly released a little flame. The leaves of the hydrochloric acid grass met the flames. It softens immediately and feels completely different.

"I see!"

Zhang Ping suddenly understood.

Hydrochloric acid grass is afraid of fire and will become soft once it encounters fire.

He probably knows how to pass this level.

Then he stood up, first took off his shoes, then used a dagger to cut his trousers into shorts, and finally took off his shirt.

After putting away his clothes, he rushed towards the Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit with a dagger in hand.

He stepped into the hydrochloric acid grass. When he was about to touch the hydrochloric acid grass, flames burst out from the soles of his feet. The hydrochloric acid grass immediately softened and it felt great to touch.

Then there were flashes of fire on his body.

Whenever it almost touches the hydrochloric acid grass, flames will spurt out from the corresponding position on the body.

Although he had the Night Walker talent to weaken his presence, Zhang Ping's body continued to emit flames, which still alarmed the Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit. The rabbit flicked its long ears, and drops of black liquid spurted out from the tips of its ears.

This black liquid was like a shotgun, and it fired extremely fast. Zhang Ping had no way to avoid it. The moment it came into contact with the liquid, various parts of his body burned with flames, and the liquid was evaporated in the blink of an eye.

But the dagger in his hand was hit by the black liquid, and numerous tiny holes appeared.

At this moment, he didn't care about his heartache. He moved closer to the Water-Erosion Bullet Rabbit with his feet, holding the dagger and stabbed it fiercely. Unexpectedly, the Water-Erosion Bullet Rabbit curled up into a ball, and a large amount of green liquid came out of its hair.

Hydrochloric acid grass liquid!

But it was too late.

The dagger stabbed down, and when he lifted it up, it was completely corroded, leaving only the handle in his hand.

"Grass!"

Zhang Ping couldn't help but cursed, and simply threw the handle away, his hands ignited with flames, and he directly hit the Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit.

But the Bullet Rabbit is not stupid either.

Before Zhang Ping's fist came, he flicked his legs and quickly avoided the attack.

Even after avoiding the attack, it quickly twisted its body, its ears fluttered in the wind, and drops of black liquid shot at Zhang Ping again.

boom!

Zhang Ping swept his left arm, and flames spurted out, forming a wall of flames in an instant to block all the black liquid.

When the fire light dissipated, Zhang Ping looked around, only to find that the Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit was nowhere to be found.

He was dumbfounded.

The rabbit actually ran away?

But he soon realized that the rabbit would run away from a predator.

At best, the Water Erosion Bullet Rabbit only has some additional means of defense and attack, but in essence it is still a rabbit that eats grass.

Since it doesn't need to eat Zhang Ping, why fight with Zhang Ping? Of course it will run away as soon as it gets the chance.

Zhang Ping looked at Liu Sishan and said helplessly: "Sister Sisi, what should we do now? The rabbit ran away."

"If he runs away, then chase him." Liu Sishan said calmly.

She picked up Zhang Ping's clothes and walked directly towards Zhang Ping. All the hydrochloric acid grass was instantly frozen wherever she passed, and then she crushed it.

"Looking for it, where can I find it?" Zhang Ping smiled bitterly.

Liu Sishan did not answer, but walked past Zhang Ping and continued to move forward. Zhang Ping had to follow. After walking for a while, they came to the edge of the hydrochloric acid grass. There was a dry land in front of them. There was even a thin layer of white frost on the ground. That was salt.

The two continued to walk forward, and gradually Zhang Ping smelled the smell of a rotting corpse.

[Chiji! ]

...

[Hiss! ]

...

[Crack, crack! ]

Zhang Ping began to hear some strange sounds through the wind talker.

He frowned and said, "Sister Sisi, something is wrong. I heard the voices of many creatures."

"In the deepest part of the salt mountain, there is an alien plant called the salt frost tree. Every year when it bears fruit, a large number of alien creatures gather and fight. The winner can get the salt frost fruit.

Although the salt frost fruit is very salty and requires a lot of water to take, the first time you eat the salt frost fruit, it can increase the potential of awakeners and alien beasts. Therefore, every year there are many alien beasts and awakeners fighting for it." Liu Sishan said slowly.

Zhang Ping widened his eyes and asked, "Would it be tonight?"

"Calculate the time, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be tonight." Liu Sishan said indifferently.

Zhang Ping stopped and frowned, "It's too dangerous. With my current strength, Sister Sisi, do you think I can get involved in this kind of thing?"

This time he refused firmly.

He has the contract gem, and he doesn't lack potential at all. What he lacks is the time to convert potential into strength, so he really has no idea about the salt frost fruit.

"If I'm not mistaken, your Windtalker ability should be awakened after you come into contact with the Wind Gem, right?" Liu Sishan suddenly said.

Zhang Ping's eyes widened suddenly. He looked at Liu Sishan in surprise and asked, "Sister Sisi, how do you know my ability?"

"Don't you think you are the only one in the world who can identify? We actually knew your ability a long time ago, but you seemed to want to keep it secret, so I didn't say it." Liu Sishan said with a smile.

In fact, after Zhang Ping showed the ability of the Fire Eater, she realized that Zhang Ping's ability was not simple, so she asked the appraiser in the organization to identify Zhang Ping's attributes.

Zhang Ping was speechless after hearing this.

He can identify other people, why do you think others can't identify him?

This is a very normal thing. No wonder most awakened people in Mingzhu City don't care about others knowing their abilities.

"We have studied your abilities, especially your sudden acquisition of the Wind Whisperer ability. We can be sure that your abilities should have some kind of mechanism to stimulate them, such as exposure to some natural treasures or encountering a special environment, so the Salt Frost Fruit may allow you to awaken other abilities." Liu Sishan said.

Zhang Ping is not a real teenager after all. Although he was embarrassed to be exposed by Liu Sishan, he quickly calmed down and frowned, saying, "Sister Sisi, since you know my abilities, you should understand that as long as I live, I will become very strong sooner or later, so why take risks?"

"There are actually many examples like you in the past. For example, there was an awakener whose ability was extraordinary adaptation. He could awaken different abilities in different environments to adapt to the environment, but as he grew older, his ability strength decreased rapidly. After the age of 70, he did not awaken any new abilities. Finally, when he was 90 years old, he decided to take a risk, but he died in the magma layer and his body was gone." Liu Sishan looked at Zhang Ping and said.

Seeing that Zhang Ping had taken his words to heart, Liu Sishan continued, "Awakeners are not gods, they are just humans after all. Although some awakeners can live for hundreds of years and even maintain their physical peak, most awakeners will not only not improve their strength as they age, but will decline rapidly once they pass their peak.

Not all potential can be converted into strength. You should seize every opportunity to become stronger, instead of thinking about becoming stronger in the future, because there will be a future. When do you want to wait?"

"..."

Zhang Ping was silent. This was the first time he knew about this.

He knew before that the awakeners' strength would decline as they grew older, but he didn't expect that even superpowers would weaken.

In fact, he did have many unrealistic ideas in the past, such as awakening abilities such as 'eternal life' and 'immortality', and living happily ever after, becoming an immortal.

But Liu Sishan poured cold water on him at this time, and he finally realized that he had thought too well.

"Sister Sisi, have you been here before?" He looked at Liu Sishan and asked.

Liu Sishan looked into the distance and replied after a while: "I came here when I was still a member of the investigation team. At that time, I could only use my ability to defend myself, and I almost died."

"Then let's go." Zhang Ping nodded.

Liu Sishan smiled slightly and immediately followed Zhang Ping.