His hands were trembling, and his palms were covered in blood and gore.
The mutated leopard was also in a bad situation. Its source energy was severely depleted, especially from the attack on its horn, which had consumed a lot of its strength. In addition, the punches that Gu Yu had landed on its head earlier had left it extremely weak.
However, seeing the trembling Gu Yu, the leopard moved again and charged towards Gu Yu.
"Damn it." Gu Yu's hands hurt, but he had no choice but to clench them tightly and charge towards the mutated leopard.
Although the mutated leopard's speed had decreased, it was still very fast. Although Gu Yu was able to react in time, he had already been scratched in countless places by the leopard's claws in just one second.
Blood was dripping from his wound, and with the tripled time limit, it was almost up—just a dozen seconds left. He simply couldn't kill the mutated leopard in those few seconds.
The mutated leopard was also panting heavily, but it was determined to kill this damned human in front of it today.
The situation was somewhat serious, and Shi Shuai and Mo Yanran watched this scene with concern.
"No, if this continues, Gu Yu will definitely lose." Shi Shuai said with a solemn expression. "Sure enough, even if the combat strength increases, the realm is still an insurmountable gap. A Grandmaster's aura can be released, making him comparable to a Grandmaster, but he is still just comparable. It is very difficult to kill him."
"Does Instructor Shi have any ideas?" Mo Yanran asked anxiously.
“I can’t help. Even if the mutated leopard is now only a third of what it was before, it’s still beyond my ability to withstand. Rushing in would only make things worse.” Shi Shuai was somewhat troubled. He had always felt that his strength was already quite good, but he didn’t want to face an enemy without even having a chance to help. However, he did not sit idly by and wait for his death.
"Find some hand grenades," Shi Shuai said to the city's garrison soldiers who had arrived earlier.
Gu Yu, who was fiercely fighting the mutated leopard, could feel the amplification around him gradually weakening. He was somewhat anxious. He had been reborn, was he really going to die at the hands of this beast? He was somewhat unwilling. If that were the case, what was the point of being reborn?
"Master, I request to self-destruct." Just then, Black One, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
"Self-destruct?" Gu Yu was puzzled.
"I can unleash the source energy I contain in an instant. Even if the power generated during the explosion doesn't kill the mutated leopard now, it can severely injure it," Hei Yi said. He had no emotions, but his primary mission was to obey his master and protect him.
“You’ll die if you self-destruct,” Gu Yu said, frowning.
“Master, I exist because of you. If you die, I will have no reason to exist. Besides, I never existed in the first place.” Despite Hei Yi’s words, Gu Yu felt uneasy.
"Master, I'm going." Just as the mutated leopard charged at Gu Yu with its horn again, Hei Yi suddenly appeared. The mutated leopard's horn pierced Hei Yi's chest. Upon seeing this, Gu Yu immediately retreated.
Rumble... Boom...
A tremendous roar erupted, and Gu Yu, who was unable to retreat in time, and the mutated leopard, which had no reaction to begin with, were instantly annihilated by the energy explosion.
"What is this? A laser cannon?" Shi Shuai looked at the blinding energy explosion in front of him, somewhat puzzled.
"Young Master Gu?" Mo Yanran called out worriedly.
The most tragic one was the mutated leopard. No matter how it thought about it, it never imagined that the ugly black person would explode, and with such tremendous force.
Gu Yu, who was caught in the energy explosion, thought he was doomed, but to his surprise, the energy from the explosion of Black One did not cause him much harm or effect. This was strange. Even if he had unleashed his own power, it would still hurt him. He was confused. Even with his memories of his past life, he could not explain why.
As the energy of the explosion gradually dissipated, the mutated leopard's horn had disappeared, and even its head had a hole in it. It lay on the ground, barely alive, panting heavily.
Gu Yu also collapsed to the ground. After the triple amplification period ended, he was somewhat weak, and the pain in his body made it difficult for him to even stand up.
Shi Shuai reacted quickly, instantly appearing beside Gu Yu, grabbing him, and retreating.
Suddenly, more than a dozen grenades were thrown at the mutated leopard. The mutated leopard, which was already on the verge of death, died instantly as dozens of grenades exploded at the same time.
Gu Yu glanced at Shi Shuai. This guy's amazing! He even knows how to finish off an opponent without Gu Yu having to remind him.
"Gu Yu, how are you?" Shi Shuai was relieved to see that the mutated leopard had stopped breathing and asked Gu Yu.
"It's nothing, just a few injuries," Gu Yu replied. He was indeed fine, just some superficial wounds. Although they looked serious, he would recover in a few days thanks to his Origin Qi.
Just then, several trucks arrived, followed by hundreds of defense troops armed with rifles, machine guns, rockets, and vehicle-mounted missiles.
Even in the distance, someone was aiming a large armor-piercing sniper rifle at the mutated leopard's carcass.
"Are you alright?" Motai walked over from a distance, looking at the mangled mutated leopard carcass, and asked.
"Commander Mo, can't you see for yourself?" Gu Yu said irritably.
"Young Master Gu, are you alright?" Mo Tai asked again.
Gu Yu rolled his eyes at Mo Tai. This old man was really blind. He was covered in injuries, which anyone could see, yet the old man still asked.
Mo Yanran pulled Mo Tai aside and began to recount the events. When she mentioned that the entire village of Ma was attacked by mutated leopards, everyone felt a heavy weight on their hearts once again.
After resting for a while, Gu Yu went to the corpse of the mutated leopard and began searching. Mo Tai said that the mutated leopard had a source stone, but he had searched for a long time without finding it, which annoyed him.
Perhaps Motai's intelligence was correct; this mutated leopard was likely only at the level of a high-level martial artist at first, and it was only after absorbing that source stone that it successfully opened its meridians and became a grandmaster.
The source stone that can enable a high-level martial artist to become a grandmaster who has opened three meridians must be quite large.
It's a pity that Gu Yu's efforts were all for nothing. Not only were they wasted, but he also lost more than 400 contribution points. With the triple boost plus the self-destruction of Black One, a total of 408 contribution points were gone.
Wait! Gu Yu, who was initially annoyed, suddenly became delighted and immediately started looking at the data template.
Contribution: 1843
Talent: 99 (can reach 108)
Combat strength: 1099N
Triple boost: (300 contribution points per use, lasts for three minutes)
Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)
Source space: (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)
Source Soldier: (108 contribution points, maximum 10)
His contribution points had increased to 1843. Previously, Gu Yu had 343 contribution points left. After the triple increase, he should have had 43 contribution points left, but now he had 1843. This meant that killing the mutated leopard had increased his contribution points by 1800. 1800 contribution points was equivalent to 180 strands of Origin Qi, which was equivalent to, or even far exceeded, the Origin Stones in the mutated leopard's possession. This made him feel much better.
Gu Yu and his group returned to the city's guard camp. As for how to explain the attack on Ma Village by the mutated leopard to the public, that was Mo Tai's problem to worry about.
Time flew by, and Gu Yu stayed in the military camp for three days. During these three days, he spent most of his time recovering from his injuries. With sufficient source energy, his external wounds were completely healed.
"Young Master Gu." Mo Tai arrived at this moment. He looked at Gu Yu practicing Tai Chi again and admired him greatly. At such a young age, Gu Yu was exceptionally strong and talented. Most importantly, he was hardworking and always cultivating except when eating. Mo Tai could not do that.
"I'm going back to school tomorrow," Gu Yu said to Mo Tai. He had been out of school for seven days, and counting the days, he should be going back tomorrow.
"Young Master Gu, I'll send someone to see you off tomorrow." Hearing that Gu Yu was leaving, Mo Tai said, "By the way, Young Master Gu, you made a great contribution in killing the mutated leopard this time. Originally, the source stone of the mutated leopard should have been yours, but we couldn't find it, so we decided to grant you a condition. Furthermore, you will be the honorary deputy commander of the Mo City Guard from now on. Here are your credentials."
Motai handed a small red badge to Gu Yu, who took it. The honorary deputy commander was just a figurehead, but it had to be said that even a figurehead was useful.
"Help me forge an alloy battle sword!" Gu Yu said after thinking for a moment. "It must be made of the best alloy."
This time he suffered from not having a weapon. If he had a weapon, he wouldn't have been so passive even with the tripled amplification.
Unfortunately, forging weapons requires opening the meridians, so Gu Yu could only ask Mo Tai to make an alloy battle sword for now.
“No problem,” Motiejunas said, patting his chest.
"By the way, if there are any similar incidents involving mutated leopards next time, you can contact me directly, but the information must be accurate," Gu Yu said. He had no choice; for the sake of contribution points, he had to do this. Killing mutated animals earned contribution points much faster than making money.
"Young Master Gu, I must thank you on behalf of the entire Mo City!" Mo Tai said excitedly. This was something he had been eagerly anticipating. Even if Gu Yu hadn't said it, Mo Tai would have wanted to, but he was just wondering how to bring it up!
"No need for thanks, it's all what I should do. With great power comes great responsibility," Gu Yu said. He meant it sincerely. In his previous life, he almost didn't make it back several times in order to resist the alien races and protect humanity.
"If everyone in the world could think like Young Master Gu, that would be wonderful!" Mo Tai said, his admiration for the young man before him growing even stronger.
No sooner had Motiejunas left than Shi Shuai arrived.
"What are you doing here?" Gu Yu was displeased to see Shi Shuai arrive. This man had come several times in the past three days, each time trying to persuade Gu Yu to join the Dragon Clan, which annoyed Gu Yu greatly.
"Are you really unwilling to join the Dragon Clan?" As expected, Shi Shuai's first words were these, which immediately made Gu Yu frown.
"Yes, I have no plans to join the Dragon Clan for the time being," Gu Yu said, as if he had said this several times today.
"Are you sure?" Shi Shuai said. "The Dragon Division has the best cultivation resources and even the best instructors and mentors. You'll regret it if you don't go."
Hearing this, Gu Yu rolled his eyes. The cultivation resources of the Dragon Clan were something he had to earn himself. To be precise, they were only temporarily lent to him, and he would have to repay them when his cultivation level became high enough. As for the best instructors and mentors? Even if Long Aotian personally taught him, he wouldn't care.
"Regret is a matter for the future; I'm not considering it for now," Gu Yu replied. "You may also leave."
Looking at the headstrong Gu Yu, Shi Shuai's eyes were filled with complex emotions. This was a genius! If Gu Yu did not join the Dragon Clan, it would not only be a loss for Gu Yu, but for the entire Dragon Clan and the entire China.
At first, Shi Shuai might not have thought much of it, but when he saw Gu Yu's strength increase threefold in an instant, he was shocked. After seeing Gu Yu's information, he became even more certain of his thoughts. Gu Yu was a mutant, just like him, but Gu Yu's mutation ability was much stronger. His combat power increased threefold in a short period of time. What a terrifying ability that was!
"Alright! Since you say you haven't decided yet, then I'll make the decision. The Dragon Clan's doors are always open for you. As long as you're willing, the Dragon Clan welcomes you anytime," Shi Shuai said. However, seeing Gu Yu's impatient look, he frowned and left.
Watching Shi Shuai leave, Gu Yu continued practicing Tai Chi. Four days passed, and his hundredth blood aperture remained unchanged.
"Sigh! I wonder how long it will take to fill the hundredth blood aperture." Gu Yu shook his head, then calmed his mind and focused intently on Tai Chi.
The next morning, Gu Yu had just reached the school gate when he was stopped by the security guard.
"This is a restricted area of the school. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter." The security guard, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said impatiently to Gu Yu.
"I am a student here, my name is Gu Yu," Gu Yu said.
"Why aren't the students wearing school uniforms?" The security guard glanced at Gu Yu after hearing his words, still sounding impatient.
"My school uniform is torn and I can't wear it," Gu Yu replied. His school uniform was ripped to shreds during the fight with the mutated leopard, especially the upper part, which was now just rags.
"No school uniform, no entry. That's the rule," the security guard said directly after hearing Gu Yu's words, leaving Gu Yu somewhat bewildered.
"So, as long as you have a school uniform, you can enter the school?" Gu Yu asked.
"Yes."
After hearing the security guard's confirmation, Gu Yu took out his phone, found Li Feng's number, and dialed it.
"Gu Yu, what's wrong?" Li Feng asked Gu Yu after the call connected.
"Li Feng, I need you to get me a school uniform," Gu Yu said. "I'm being stopped by the security guard at the gate. He won't let me in without a school uniform."
"School uniform?" Li Feng paused. "I'll bring it to you in a bit."
"Okay, thank you for your help," Gu Yu said.
“We’re all brothers, there’s no trouble at all,” Li Feng said.
A moment later, Li Feng came over with the school uniform and handed it to Gu Yu. Gu Yu changed into the uniform and then entered the school gate.
"Gu Yu, you need to be careful. You have no idea how many people have come to your class looking for you these past few days," Li Feng said to Gu Yu.
"What do you want with me?" Gu Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.
“You hit Guo Xiu, and Guo Xiu wanted to find someone to beat you up. The night you left, he brought a group of people and surrounded our dormitory. I finally told them that you were suspended from class, and they left.” Li Feng recounted, “The rest were some people who admired Lu Yao. They all wanted to beat you up. The most important one was Feng Bing. This guy heard that you hit Wang Bin, and he has already come to find you in class three times.”
"Feng Bing?" Gu Yu couldn't quite remember who he was for a moment.
“He’s the school’s physical education teacher, and he’s really good at fighting. I heard he was the runner-up in the city’s Sanda competition. You’d better be careful. Judging from his posture, he might be going to beat you up to avenge Wang Bin,” Li Feng explained when he saw Gu Yu’s puzzled look.
"The runner-up in Sanda?" Gu Yu murmured. "Then do you know who the Sanda champion is?"
"Gu Yu, what time is it? You're still thinking about this? Who cares who the Sanda champion is? Think about what you're going to do first." Seeing that Gu Yu had no sense of crisis, Li Feng rolled his eyes.
"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. If they want to beat me up, they should be prepared to be beaten up," Gu Yu said calmly. He might not have dared to be too presumptuous before, but things were different now. He was the honorary deputy commander of the Mo City Guard, and he wanted to see what these people could do to him.
As he entered the classroom, amidst the murmurs of the students, Gu Yu sat down in his seat. He had originally sat in the last row, not because he was a poor student—on the contrary, his grades were quite good—but because he liked sitting in the last row. Later, due to his grades, the homeroom teacher moved him to the front, where he happened to sit right behind Lu Yao.
"Can't this guy see what's so great about him? I really don't know what Lu Yao sees in him?" I had just sat down when I heard the whispers behind me.
"Yeah! I don't understand either. After treating Lu Yao like that, I heard that Lu Yao even pleaded for him, so the school didn't expel him, but just suspended him for seven days."
"Lu Yao must be blind."
"Pah... What a fucking coward, hitting a woman."
Listening to the endless murmurs of discussion, Gu Yu closed his eyes. He was somewhat moved. In his previous life, he thought he could face it calmly, but he never expected that it would happen again. He was still somewhat indignant.
"If I were him, I wouldn't have the face to sit here."
"You believe I'll bump into him, and he won't dare utter a sound," one of the boys said.
"Of course I believe him. We always bully him, and he just silently endures it, doesn't he?"
“Teach him a lesson, and maybe we can win Guo Xiu’s favor,” someone suggested.
His words seemed to ignite a fuse, and several boys immediately stood up. One of them kicked the table in the last row of Gu Yu's room, which triggered a chain reaction. Tables fell over one after another until the table behind Gu Yu fell down and landed right on his back.
"What are you doing?" Gu Yu kept his eyes closed, but Li Feng stood up and asked angrily.
"Li Feng! Don't get involved, or you'll be taken advantage of." At this moment, a boy stopped Li Feng and dragged him out of the classroom, saying as he walked, "Li Feng, we're brothers, I have to advise you, Gu Yu has messed with the wrong people, you should stay away from him, lest you get caught up in it too."
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