Chapter 196

Lin Qianhuan pursed her lips and chuckled, picking out several attribute-less crystal cores from the pile and placing them in front of her.

Both ability users and evolvers can only level up by absorbing attribute-less or same-attribute crystal cores.

Therefore, even though Lin Qianhuan had the crystal core of a level three zombie, she couldn’t absorb the energy within because the attributes were different.

Clenching a crystal core in her palm, Lin Qianhuan mobilized her ability and began to absorb the energy within.

The energy-depleted crystal core instantly turned into dust, dissipating with the wind.

Sitting cross-legged on the grass, feeling the surging power within her, Lin Qianhuan faintly sensed that her ability bottleneck was about to be broken through.

“Am I about to level up?”

Somewhat surprised, she quickly brought Bamboo back to the real world and began her breakthrough.

Time passed, and Lin Qianhuan slowly opened her eyes, a hint of surprise in her gaze.

She had actually advanced directly from level one peak to level two peak?

This was simply unbelievable, wasn’t it?

“Is it because the Spirit Spring water and crystal cores have fortified my foundation?”

Feeling the increasingly abundant energy within her, the smile on Lin Qianhuan’s face deepened.

The Spirit Spring water had increased her ability strength and reserves, but it had also made it increasingly difficult for her to level up.

Now that she had finally broken through the bottleneck, with the addition of the potion, reaching level three should no longer be a pipe dream.

“It’s better to strike while the iron is hot, lest something else happens.”

She had more free time recently, which she could use to absorb energy and increase her level.

If she waited any longer, once the severe drought began and Yuncheng fell into chaos, the leveling up might have to be put on hold.

Lin Qianhuan steadied her mind, took a deep breath, and injected the potion into her body.

Unlike the high fever when she first awakened her ability, the potion’s side effects caused Lin Qianhuan to shiver uncontrollably from the cold.

Even though it was nearly 40℃ outside, she still felt an icy chill.

Shaking, she turned off the air conditioner and forced herself to pull out several quilts, but the cold still couldn’t be stopped.

Cold, too cold.

Her entire body felt as if her blood had been frozen, her brain was muddled, and her limbs were so numb from the cold that she couldn’t move.

Lin Qianhuan wanted to take out a hot water bottle from her Space to warm herself, but before she could act, she plunged into darkness.

When she woke up again, the window was filled with twinkling stars, and the moonlight was exceptionally bright.

Lin Qianhuan tried to move her limbs.

They were flexible, as if the piercing cold from before had been just a dream.

“Awake?”

A familiar voice came, and Lin Qianhuan looked up to see Jiang Xing sitting quietly beside her bed.

“Drink some water first. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?

Big brother made you some porridge, and it’s been warming in the kitchen.”

Lin Qianhuan felt her throat was a little dry, so she took a big gulp of water from Jiang Xing’s hand.

The warm water washed away the fatigue and exhaustion from her body.

“How long was I asleep?”

“Two days and two nights.”

Jiang Xing placed the glass on the bedside table and reached out to pull her into his arms.

Lin Qianhuan was surprised to find that his body was trembling slightly.

“I know how much pain you’d endure after injecting the potion.

I thought, you would at least tell me before making the decision.

But you didn’t.”

When he pushed open the door and saw Lin Qianhuan passed out on the bed, her body ice-cold, he felt like the sky was falling.

“I thought this thing had no side effects. None of you mentioned it, so I thought it was okay.”

Lin Qianhuan gently hugged him back, “Don’t worry, didn’t I make it through?”

Jiang Xing buried his face in her neck and nodded silently.

Lin Qianhuan sighed softly, a slight bitterness in her heart.

She only knew that the experimental subjects must have lived a very painful life in the research institute, suffering both mental and physical torture every day.

But she didn’t know that the potion’s side effects were so great.

“I’ve seen the dense needle marks on He Lu’s arm, but I haven’t seen yours.

But I think you should all be the same.

I only passed out for two days and two nights, but at least I was well taken care of during my coma.

But you guys…”

Lin Qianhuan couldn’t imagine how they had survived those decades, day in and day out.

Jiang Xing helped her smooth the hair falling behind her back, “It’s okay, we’re used to it.”

The two hugged each other quietly, drawing warmth from each other’s bodies.

Before long, the door was suddenly pushed open.

“Jiang Xing, Huanhuan is awake…”

Lin Wansheng came upstairs with a bowl of porridge, but when his eyes landed on the two figures closely embracing, alarm bells instantly rang in his head.

He strode forward and pushed Jiang Xing away, wrapping Lin Qianhuan up tightly in the quilt from the bed.

“You! Get out! Close the door!

You, take the bowl! Drink the porridge!”

Lin Qianhuan helplessly took the bowl of porridge, gave Jiang Xing a look, and then obediently lowered her head and drank the porridge.

Lin Wansheng gently poked her forehead with a reproachful look.

“You, ah you, just woke up and you’re hugging and embracing him, what kind of behavior is that?”

Lin Qianhuan chuckled, took a sip of porridge, and didn’t respond.

Seeing her silence, Lin Wansheng didn’t press her further but changed the subject.

“Did the potion work? What level is your ability now?”

Hearing him ask this, Lin Qianhuan quickly closed her eyes and mobilized her ability, then opened her mouth in surprise.

“Second brother! Level three peak!”

Another cross-level promotion! The potion was really effective!

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