Chapter 265: Surviving
Su Zhan stood in place, silent for a moment.
"Let's go."
He said lightly, then turned and continued walking forward.
Lin Wei quickly gathered her thoughts, suppressing the pain in her abdomen, and hurried to keep up.
Over the past many days.
What Lin Wei found somewhat strange was that this lord seemed to have a certain obsession with ordinary food.
He didn't rely on specific "meat" to efficiently replenish energy like most low-to-mid tier Aberrants did. Instead, he had her go buy normal rice, flour, and vegetables every day, then start a fire and cook.
Watching the green vegetables and rice churning in the pot.
After serving the food on the table, Lin Wei cautiously asked, "Lord, these things... for us, they can't fill our stomachs at all, and they have no energy. Why do we still eat them?"
For Aberrants, the core of maintaining bodily functions and power was x-meat;
ordinary food had no effect whatsoever. Su Zhan picked up his chopsticks, picking up a piece of green vegetable. "For a change of taste."
Lin Wei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood, nodding quickly. "Oh, oh, I see."
Right, many Aberrants were very strange, some had special quirks or something.
Perhaps the strong were just different, or maybe this was just his way of reminiscing about the past?
Anyway, if the lord did this, there must be his reason.
Lin Wei didn't ask any more questions, quietly sitting to the side.
Watching Su Zhan slowly and methodically eat food that, to her, was like chewing wax.
Su Zhan ate quietly, but his mind was on something else entirely.
He didn't need to rely on that method to replenish energy, still retaining a need for normal food. This was something he had always felt fortunate about.
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Time quickly arrived at the night of the agreed-upon test.
2:50 AM, when all was silent and still.
Su Zhan and Lin Wei's figures appeared outside the gate of an abandoned textile factory.
Lin Wei wore a metal mask, but her clenched fists trembled slightly.
The outcome of this test was unpredictable.
"This is the place."
Lin Wei said in a low voice, pointing at the half-collapsed main gate.
Su Zhan stopped walking. His golden vertical pupils emitted a faint glow in the night, scanning the surrounding environment.
His perception spread out, clearly sensing that deep within that abandoned factory building, several not-weak Aberrant auras were gathered. One of them was particularly powerful, likely the person presiding over the test.
He also sensed an invisible barrier enveloping that area. It was a type of barrier that combined Mist Energy and a special ritual, repelling unauthorized existences.
"Go."
Su Zhan's voice was calm and steady. "Come out alive."
He didn't say any words of encouragement, nor did he promise to rescue her.
In a place like this, the only one you could rely on was yourself.
Excessive assurances would only make someone develop dependency and die faster.
Lin Wei took a deep breath, nodding heavily. "Yes, Lord. I will do my best."
With that, she stepped over the threshold, her footsteps gradually fading away.
Su Zhan stood quietly in place, waiting here.
Waiting for the result.
He could only wait.
This was a passive position, one he was somewhat unaccustomed to.
The night grew deeper.
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