True Apocalypse Game

"Pervert..." Jingwei, the beautiful girl at his side, rolled her eyes and then said with some concern,

"Xiaofeng, are you sure you don’t need to see a psychologist again? This hobby of yours could easily develop into an antisocial personality. You’ll end up as the scum of society, get thrown in jail in your teens, and your whole life will be ruined."

Hearing this, Shen Feng nodded and said,

"I would have forgotten if you hadn’t brought it up. I first learned about Hypnosis from that psychologist, Gu Yun. I’m pretty good at it now. I should go back and practice on her someday to see what my skill level really is."

"Are you really going to practice Hypnosis? It looks to me like you’re just lusting after her body!" Jingwei declared righteously, while simultaneously fetching a glass-paneled case for Shen Feng, ready to house Cthulhu’s head.

Shen Feng held Cthulhu’s head and examined it carefully. The guy’s face was frozen with an expression of relief, unwillingness, and lament from the moment before his death. It was practically a work of art.

Speaking of which, Cthulhu had always been cautious and meticulous, secretly developing the Purification Society into a behemoth that could almost influence all of human civilization. He was definitely a man of talent.

Unfortunately for him, he ran into Shen Feng.

However, Shen Feng also understood that the death of one Cthulhu meant little.

To the Whisperer, there was no difference between Cthulhu and any other ordinary Purifier. He could be replaced at any time.

’It’s been so long. A new leader for the Purification Society has probably already been chosen.’

’To end all this, I have to completely eliminate the Whisperer hiding behind the scenes.’

After placing Cthulhu’s stone head into the glass case, Shen Feng turned and put the case on the bookshelf behind him, next to the black jar containing Yamaguchi Sora’s brain.

Cthulhu’s head no longer emitted any fluctuations of consciousness, but Shen Feng still didn’t fully understand the petrification process. Who knew, maybe the head could come back to life one day.

After all, a completely petrified statue of a young girl still stood in the corner of his study.

Then, Shen Feng took out several test tubes from his backpack and placed them with great care onto a special rack.

Inside were several samples of the Stone Statue Virus he had obtained from the Biohazard Apocalypse. Some only affected zombies, others caused inexplicable and terrifying hallucinations, and so on.

’I’ll have to study this stuff carefully in the future. I might make some new discoveries.’

Besides these, his backpack also contained a large fragment from a Sacrificial Stone.

At the same time, Shen Feng had also brought back the two massive Sacrificial Stones from Spider Nest City and the Columbian Inca Civilization Ruins.

By now, he had basically figured out that they were a type of meteorite, a metal that didn’t exist on Earth.

The unique Energy Field they contained could enhance a person’s Consciousness Field and also possessed powerful interference capabilities.

For Shen Feng’s Silicon-Based Brain, this material was an incredible asset, capable of protecting his own consciousness from all sorts of external interference.

Stroking the Sacrificial Stone fragments before him, Shen Feng couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied expression.

’This stuff is definitely comparable to Magnetic King’s shielding helmet from X-Men. No, it should be far superior to that helmet.’

’Besides, he only has one helmet. I have enough of this metal to forge a full suit of Battle Armor, plus a set of thermal underwear.’

He then said to Jingwei,

"Jingwei, stop fooling around. Help me make a suit of Battle Armor, preferably form-fitting. Also, see if you can make a few weapons. We might run into enemies with Mental Attacks in the future."

’If nothing else, I can’t withstand the Whisperer’s Mental Attack.’

Jingwei nodded, commanding the Gray Tide to move all the Sacrificial Stones down to the newly built underground laboratory to begin forging Shen Feng’s Battle Armor.

Shen Feng plopped down into the chair in his study, leaned back heavily, and let out a long sigh of relief.

’This trip was a pretty long one. It’s been a month or two since I was last back.’

Only now, sitting in a chair at home, did he get the real feeling that the apocalypse mission was truly over.

Speaking of which, his gains from this Biohazard Apocalypse mission had been quite substantial.

The permission to use the spatial portal to the Biohazard Apocalypse ten times was, in itself, a wonderful surprise.

But Shen Feng hadn’t yet figured out how to use these permissions.

’Come to think of it, I think I still have a few uses of other spatial portals left. I can’t quite remember.’

The only thing that puzzled him at the moment were the two vials of Genetic Potion he had received earlier. Although he had injected them both, he had no idea what they did, as if they were counterfeit products.

’But I’m sure I’ll find out what they do someday.’

’At least, they shouldn’t be useless... After all, the True Apocalypse Game system never plays such boring pranks. All its rewards are useful, and often, the more inconspicuous they seem, the greater their purpose.’

After he spent a while in the study, CLANGING sounds began to drift up from the underground lab. Clearly, Jingwei had started forging his armor and weapons.

If information about this special metal from the Sacrificial Stones were ever released online, it would probably cause a massive uproar.

After all, it was an element never before discovered on this world, and with such powerful properties, it might even win a Nobel Prize.

Shen Feng couldn’t be bothered to think of a name, so he decided to just call this metal "Sacrificial Metal."

He wandered around the study for a bit, read a few books, ate some fruit, then went to the living room to watch TV for a while. Soon, it was noon.

The sounds of laughter and conversation came from outside the courtyard. The iron gate opened, followed by a few surprised gasps from vaguely familiar voices.

Jingwei, wearing goggles and a protective apron, came out of the underground lab and said to Shen Feng,

"Looks like ’we’re’ home from school. Probably back for lunch."

The words had barely left her mouth when the living room door was pushed open. "Shen Feng" and "Jingwei," dressed in school uniforms, appeared at the doorway, staring blankly at the Shen Feng and Jingwei inside the house.

Their stand-ins were home from school.

Before leaving this time, Shen Feng had Jingwei arrange for two android stand-ins to take their places and attend school.

This would allow Shen Feng to seamlessly resume his life upon his return, and it would also serve as a cover to avoid suspicion.

After all, if his true identity were discovered by supernatural beings like the Whisperer or the Master of the Void, he would be in mortal danger.

These two android stand-ins both had biomimetic, flesh-and-blood bodies, but their brains were replaced with chips. They were run by two AIs, "AlphaGo" and "Xiaomai Classmate," as their main control programs, with Jingwei providing remote assistance.

Shen Feng had been familiar with these two AIs for a long time. He and Jingwei had previously stolen them from a lab. After their involvement in building "True Apocalypse Game 1.0" and providing other assistance, their intelligence Levels had increased dramatically.

Although they couldn’t compare to Jingwei, they were smart enough to avoid blowing their cover in daily life.

Besides, Jingwei was still providing remote assistance.

During this time, the two stand-ins had been going to and from school, getting along well with their classmates, and surprisingly, no one had noticed anything was wrong.

Only Ji Xin had sensed something was off and had questioned Shen Feng’s stand-in, but Jingwei had always managed to smooth things over via remote control.

Looking at the "Shen Feng" before him, who was identical to himself and even looked more like a student, and the "Jingwei," who appeared much more obedient and innocent, Shen Feng nodded in satisfaction, took a sip of tea, and said,

"You’re back?"

The "Shen Feng" and "Jingwei" before him immediately came forward with obedient expressions and shouted in unison,

"Dad!"

PFFT! Shen Feng spat out his tea. He had absolutely no idea what was going on with these two stand-ins.

As he was choking and coughing, he saw the two stand-ins turn to Jingwei and call out sweetly,

"Mom!"