Apocalyptic Wasteland Simulator

Chapter 141 - 136: Experiment! Turbulent Undercurrents at the Mine
[On the first day of the mining camp’s unsealing, you didn’t make any unusual moves, instead dedicating all your energy to researching the ”Enforcing Justice” talent. You were puzzled as to why, after punishing so many criminals, you had not once triggered the +1 to the talent.][On the second day of the mining camp’s unsealing, you secretly captured a mine guard and brought him to a secluded spot in the woods below the mountain. You conducted a full-scale, cruel experiment on him, reaping the delightful results of Bloody Plunder +1 and Enforcing Justice +1.]

[You smiled faintly, having now completely understood the rules governing the Enforcing Justice talent. You began formulating a new plan in your mind.]

[In the afternoon, you struck again, successfully capturing several patrolling guards inside the mining camp. You used your unique Parasitic talent, implanting the summoned Parasitic Seeds into their bodies. A few hours later, you had several loyal puppets by your side.]

[On the third day of the mining camp’s unsealing, you ordered the parasitic puppets to post a white slip of paper at the canteen’s entrance. It read that those who indulge in lust will be cast into the Eternal Hell, there to suffer the agony of missing organs. Below this, seven large characters were written in blood.]

[KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL!]

[The commotion at the canteen entrance quickly reached the ears of Li Laoqi and Nightingale. They promptly went to the front of the canteen to carefully examine the note’s contents and had everyone write the same words for a handwriting comparison.]

[The result of the comparison came as a surprise to Li Laoqi; the handwriting matched that of his own subordinate. He brutally tortured your parasitic puppet but ultimately learned nothing.]

[Li Laoqi felt he must have been deceived; the handwriting was clearly a frame job. He sincerely apologized to your parasitic puppet, promising that once his injuries healed, he would give him a chance to visit the pleasure house.]

[On the fourth day of the mining camp’s unsealing, you no longer had to take risks personally. The parasitic puppets would naturally lure their own companions and subdue them, making them available for you to parasitize.]

[Your parasitic technique grew increasingly skillful. The only regret was that you couldn’t kill them one by one, using their lives to accelerate your talent’s evolution.]

[On the fifth day of the mining camp’s unsealing, you had parasitized a sufficient number of elite minions. Their strength reached the level of an ordinary Tier 2, and while they couldn’t compare to a genius like you, who was peerless at the same level, you still felt very satisfied.]

Sure enough, without the constraints of my own talents, the divine self’s brilliant maneuvers in the simulation are as smooth as flowing water, executed in one fell swoop. As long as the divine self is given an opportunity, he can use the Parasitic talent to snowball, rapidly increasing the number of parasitic puppets at a terrifying rate.

Chen Pingchuan clearly remembered that in a previous simulation, the divine self had even developed his forces to the terrifying extent that they could barely contend with Celestial Palace 1.

After all, when facing an attack from Celestial Palace 1, the City of No Night had been utterly powerless to resist.

This was why Chen Pingchuan wasn’t surprised that the mining camp had been secretly taken over. He just didn’t understand what the divine self was truly planning. He knew himself best, and he knew the divine self’s actions were about more than simply punishing evil and promoting good.

[On the sixth day of the mining camp’s unsealing, you once again utilized the Pilfering Hands talent to its fullest extent. You skillfully avoided the combat team led by Nightingale, specifically targeting Li Laoqi’s subordinates and the miners. By the end of the day, there were another dozen horrific death incidents.]

[The pressure of death once again filled the mining camp with dread. Remembering the bloody warning at the canteen entrance, many miners began to show signs of despair, secretly discussing whether their own sins had brought down this Divine Punishment.]

[Indeed, for the uneducated and superstitious miners, this incomprehensible method of killing was not something a human could accomplish. Some had watched with their own eyes as limbs or organs vanished into thin air. While they found it incredible, they also became convinced that this event was a Divine Punishment.]

[Li Laoqi could no longer stand the current situation. He gathered all his loyal subordinates, including your parasitic puppets, to plot in secret, deciding to launch an attack on the Nightingale Squad first.]

[Naturally suspicious, Li Laoqi certainly didn’t believe in any talk of Divine Punishment. It didn’t happen before, it didn’t happen later—it only happened right after the Nightingale Squad arrived. Furthermore, the only ones being attacked were his own men. It had to be that wicked woman, Nightingale, causing trouble.]

[Moreover, Li Laoqi had learned about the abilities and characteristics of Genetic Warriors from other sources. He attributed this ability to make a person’s organs vanish without a trace to the exclusive talent of a high-level Genetic Warrior.]

[Although this explanation seemed absurd, it did effectively explain everything that had happened so far.]

[On the morning of the seventh day, you leisurely walked into the canteen. Today, however, you didn’t eat any of the food there. Instead, you got a piece of tasteless synthetic food from Feng Jiaqi.]

[Your strange behavior aroused the curiosity of the other group members. When they asked, you brushed them off by claiming you weren’t hungry, but everyone saw you eating the synthetic food.]

[Li Qiang and Zhang Lei just assumed your madness still hadn’t passed, so they paid you no mind and got breakfast from the canteen. Liu Haofeng, however, scanned his surroundings and noticed that the woman who usually cooked had been replaced by one of Li Laoqi’s men.]

[Satisfied that you had seen the signs of Li Laoqi’s impending move, you took Feng Jiaqi’s hand and walked out of the canteen. During this, Ye Luo and Liu Haofeng both sensed the eerie atmosphere. Neither of them ate in the canteen, and they followed quietly behind you both.]

[The four of you found a deserted corner. Feng Jiaqi asked what was going on, as she too now realized that something was wrong.]

[You lied, claiming that while strolling outside yesterday, you had discovered Li Laoqi’s conspiracy. You said you came to the canteen this morning to verify it yourself because you feared no one would believe you with insufficient evidence. Feng Jiaqi and Ye Luo believed your lie. Only Liu Haofeng’s face turned pale. You grinned at him, and his face went even whiter.]

[The reason you went to such great lengths was your uncertainty about your own abilities—specifically, how much time it would take to transport all those Energy Crystals. Therefore, you had to create the most favorable conditions possible to buy yourself enough time.]

[In your mind, the ideal situation was for Ye Luo and Li Laoqi to turn on each other and fight a bloody battle. The more brutal the fight, the better, as it would drag on longer. Your only worry was the arrival time of that mysterious group; you didn’t want any unknown factors disrupting your plan.]