"...What happened to you? How did you get yourself into such a sorry state?"
Lin Bei covered his face, looking at the tattered Big Hei, finding it a bit hard to speak.
The other party must have activated the effect of the excellent quality whitening pearl. His face was no longer as inky black as before; now... Lin Bei could at least vaguely make out his facial features.
Lin Bei, however, found this quite astonishing.
That was an excellent quality whitening pearl! If used by a normal person, the effect would definitely be superb!
But on Big Hei... well, it was hard to describe.
At this moment, Big Hei was miserably sprawled on the ground, his butt sticking up, his face full of despair.
Around him, a group of hundreds of Disqualified Ones gathered, each looking radiant and brimming with powerful aura.
Lin Bei glanced at them and immediately understood.
Overnight, these Disqualified Ones' Combat Power had actually increased to around 4500 points. It seemed that Big Hei yesterday must have worked very hard.
It was just that his friends seemed to be a bit inhumane. They took turns, continuously absorbing the curse power from Big Hei's body, and even went to great lengths to provoke Big Hei with irritating things to increase efficiency, making him subconsciously release more curse power.
Until now, he was in this state.
However... Lin Bei looked at the surrounding Disqualified Ones, and they still seemed to be unsatisfied.
"Ahem, well... everyone, disperse. Although I know you're absorbing curse power to get stronger quickly and help me better, but..."
"But it's better for everyone to be a bit more restrained."
"Big Hei... is just a projection. It's not easy for him."
"Yes, Master!"
The other Disqualified Ones, upon hearing this, immediately straightened their expressions and left as ordered.
Only then did Big Hei let out a long breath, shakily struggling to get up from the ground, taking out an invigorating cigarettes with a melancholy face, and began to doubt his demonic life.
He was just a projection, and his own Combat Power was only around 5000 points. Originally, with his strength, he could overwhelmingly defeat the Disqualified Ones.
But alas... the number of opponents was simply too many!
A full three hundred Disqualified Ones!
And their average Combat Power had reached 4000 points!
He had not resisted yesterday, but unfortunately... the ideal was grand, but reality was harsh. All of that was just his wishful thinking.
With three hundred Disqualified Ones working together, he, a mere projection with only 5000 Combat Power, was truly no match.
Therefore, he could only passively cooperate with those people, emitting the curse power within him.
Actually, it was Fine for a short time, but over time, he also felt very weak.
After all, these curse powers originated from deep within his bloodline. Continuously stimulating them had a huge impact on him. After a night, he felt dizzy, top-heavy and light-footed, as if his body had been hollowed out.
If it were just that, it would be Fine, but yesterday his main body was also punished by Aleria, causing him to almost fail to maintain this projection, nearly causing it to directly dissipate.
This was a projection he had painstakingly created by consuming his own primordial power. If it dissipated, not only would he suffer a backlash, but it would also take at least a month to create a similar projection again.
A month, in the Survival World, was enough to span four Calamity Seasons!
He absolutely would not allow such a situation to happen!
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and persevered, hoping that Lin Bei would appear and help him escape this suffering.
However, who would have thought that this kid was so irresponsible? He used to arrive punctually every morning before ten, but today, he didn't come until the afternoon!
This caused him to suffer more exploitation for no reason!
Big Hei felt bitter.
"Uh... are you alright?"
Lin Bei said with a bit of embarrassment.
When he left yesterday, he had instructed these Disqualified Ones to get along well with their friend, Big Hei.
But who would have thought... they would be so enthusiastic and uninhibited?
Even Lin Bei felt a chill.
"What do you think?"
Big Hei said with a resentful face, "This projection of mine is crucial, but they almost ruined it! I don't care, you have to compensate me!"
"Uh... alright, alright, I'll restrain them in the future. As for the compensation you mentioned..."
Lin Bei knew he was in the wrong and quickly made concessions.
Speaking of compensation, he didn't hesitate, directly taking out the Fine quality whitening mask blueprint he got yesterday and learning it.
Then, through the crafting function on his Survival Bracelet, he consumed materials and directly produced hundreds of whitening masks.
"These whitening masks are all for you. Apply one every hour; it's enough to last you until the end of the Hot Season."
"Hmph, that's more like it! But don't let it happen again, okay?"
"Mm-hmm, absolutely, absolutely. In the future, I'll let them bother you for at most... uh, four hours a day. How's that?"
"I'll be damned..."
Big Hei immediately cursed upon hearing this.
"No! My Combat Power is only 5000 points now. Even if they drain me dry, the curse power they get from me still won't allow their Combat Power to exceed 5000 points."
"And as their Combat Power gets closer to 5000 points, the effect of the curse power on them becomes less and less obvious. Continuing to exploit me is not good for either me or them."
"However... I do have a suggestion."
"You can take them with you when you enter the Underworld and let them directly absorb the black mist there to improve their strength."
"Although it's slow, it's a steady stream and won't be restricted."
Big Hei said helplessly, "Or... you'll have to increase my Combat Power. The higher my Combat Power, the richer the curse power in my body, and the better the effect on them."
"So... the decision is yours. You choose."
Lin Bei nodded in sudden realization upon hearing this.
"So that's how it is."
"But in the short term, you probably won't be of much use."
Lin Bei looked at Big Hei with disdain. He had thought this guy was an unfathomable NPC before, but in the end, his Combat Power was only 5000 points?
Ugh~~~ It was unbearable to look at!
Moreover, those Disqualified Ones... because the Disqualified Ones summoned by the disqualified ones ring are affected by the summoner's own Combat Power.
Lin Bei's Combat Power had skyrocketed, and he himself had entered the Transcendent Three-Star level.
Therefore, if he only needed to recall them using the disqualified ones ring and then summon them again, their Combat Power would naturally undergo earth-shattering changes under the amplification of his Combat Power.
It wasn't that he was complaining, but 5000 Combat Power... in his current eyes, it really wasn't enough.
"Damn, why do I feel like you're looking down on me, kid?"
"Hey, I'm just a projection!"
"If it were my main body..."
Big Hei saw this and immediately wanted to explain.
But before he could finish, Lin Bei raised his hand and interrupted him.
"Alright, alright, your main body is powerful, but it's a pity it can't come out. How annoying~~~"
Lin Bei patted Big Hei's shoulder, directly took the Teleportation Crystal from him, stepped into the Teleportation array at the Underworld entrance, and his figure disappeared.
A monotonous and boring life always passes quickly.
In a blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Today was the last day of the Hot Season.
The highest outdoor temperature had already exceeded 60 degrees Celsius.
The number of Survivors had dropped again and again. Now, in the chat channel, there were fewer than five thousand Survivors left alive.
Just last night, the largest Marine Creatures invasion event to date occurred, a total of three waves, lasting a full six hours.
It was precisely because of this invasion event that a large number of Survivors died.
As for Lin Bei... the invading Marine Creatures were all wiped out by the Automatic Cannon before they even got close to his island.
Three consecutive waves of Marine Creatures invasion events posed no challenge to him at all.
"It's the last day. After today, it will be the next Calamity Season."
"According to the information currently available, tomorrow will be the Ice and Snow Season."
"And then there will be a server merge. I wonder how many Survivors there will be then?"
"I hope more people come, so I won't have to worry about selling the thermal products I've accumulated for so long."
Lin Bei drank his iced cola, lying in the courtyard of his Manor Villa, gazing at the clouds in the sky, feeling cheerful.
Soon, he would be able to activate the "Blessing of the Goddess of Luck" effect and open the supply treasure chests he had obtained these past few days.
To be honest, he had been holding back for several days and couldn't wait to release the pressure in his heart.
Moreover, tomorrow, he would be able to sign in again and get a brand new system!
"I hope tomorrow's sign-in will give me an awesome, cool, and mind-blowing system!"
Lin Bei muttered to himself, his eyes filled with anticipation.