"More Awakeners? Let them come! Perfect chance to collect a few more warrior cores!"
Chen Jie was unconcerned.
Any Awakeners coming after him now were nothing more than gifts delivered on a silver platter.
"However, you can briefly introduce the abilities of those Awakeners."
Chen Jie turned his back, preparing to head back to the inn.
Behind him, Lin Yao nodded and kowtowed.
"Brother Chen, one in my family ate a stinky bug before the apocalypse. His awakened talent is strange—it emits a large amount of hallucinogenic gas. Be careful of him.
Another one ate a frog, and after awakening, gained the ability to produce extremely loud sounds. Not to be underestimated either!"
Lin Yao reported the talents of the two Awakeners following them, one by one.
Chen Jie was a little surprised.
Both of them had awakened after consuming something.
They were not super-awakened warriors.
Still, dealing with such Awakeners could be troublesome.
While their attack and defense might not match a super-awakened warrior, their talents were very tricky.
Some insidious abilities could easily catch someone off guard.
"Mm, understood. You may step back. Organize your squad—those who survive continue following you."
With a wave of his hand, Chen Jie flew toward the inn.
Lin Yao nodded and bowed, seeing him off.
As soon as they returned to the inn, Xia Wanrou pulled Chen Jie aside to check on him.
"Are you alright? The fight just now was so intense—did you get hurt?"
Xia Wanrou's face was full of worry as she examined Chen Jie.
She had seen two giant dragons collide just moments ago.
Even though Chen Jie had won, she was still anxious about whether he had been injured.
"Haha, your husband is built like a tank. You're not… clueless, right? How could I be hurt!"
Chen Jie grinned mischievously at Xia Wanrou.
Hearing this, Xia Wanrou suddenly remembered something, and a blush rose to her cheeks.
"You're so annoying! You really should have let Lin Yao stab you with one strike just now!"
She pouted and lightly punched Chen Jie.
…
Meanwhile, the inn's television was still working normally.
Tired from dealing with Chen Jie, Xia Wanrou turned on the TV to watch.
Images from around the world showed humans being attacked by malformed mutants.
Flying beasts and ground creatures ravaged the population.
Smoke billowed everywhere, and the cries of humans filled the air.
After the apocalypse began, those without awakened talents were utterly miserable.
Among humans, there were quite a few super-awakened warriors.
Almost all of them had joined the Dragon Country's army.
On the TV, many super warriors stood in front of humans, fighting the mutated monsters.
Not all super-awakened warriors were like Lin Yao, obsessed with personal grudges.
Whether in the previous life or now, those who joined the army were generally full of a sense of justice.
Even Chen Jie respected them.
These soldiers, brave enough to dedicate themselves to protecting humanity, were worthy of respect.
Of course, not all malformed monsters were easy to deal with.
Currently, the ones on screen were only tiger-level mutants.
Human super warriors could barely handle them.
If they encountered higher-level mutants, they might not be able to cope.
Mutants had clearly defined levels: wolf, tiger, ghost, dragon, and god.
The ordinary malformed monsters encountered earlier were mostly wolf-level or lower, posing little threat to most Awakeners.
But tiger-level mutants were far more dangerous.
A tiger-level mutant could cause massive casualties.
Ghost-level mutants were even more terrifying.
In his previous life, Chen Jie had encountered a ghost-level mutant.
Such a mutant could threaten an entire town or even bring it to ruin.
Dragon-level mutants could potentially endanger the entire Dragon Country.
In his previous life, Chen Jie had not yet seen a dragon-level mutant.
As for god-level…
That was only a legend.
If such a mutant appeared and was mishandled, all of humanity could be destroyed.
Ordinary Awakeners could not handle such a being.
Unless Chen Jie continued to advance to a higher rank.
With his talent awakening, facing a god-level mutant should be manageable.
Talent could grow infinitely.
On the second day of the apocalypse, the global mutant threat was even worse than the chaos of the first day.
It was as if the entire world had descended into hell.
Chen Jie did not wait at the inn for the Lin family's Awakeners.
He moved toward the hospital on his own.
His target was the early-stage BOSS-level mutant.
If anyone from the Lin family tried to interfere, he would not hesitate to eliminate them.
After about an hour, Chen Jie arrived at the hospital he remembered.
According to his memory, an early-stage BOSS was located here.
Its level should be tiger-level.
With his current strength, he could handle it without difficulty.
Chen Jie pushed open the glass doors of the hospital and stepped inside.
The interior was spacious but empty.
Only pools of blood remained.
As soon as he entered, a sharp cry rang out.
Chen Jie turned to see a black, two-headed dog charging at him.
Its eyes were blood-red, and its body was about the size of a small car.
Its speed was lightning-fast, and in an instant, it reached Chen Jie's side.
Its claws stretched out, aiming to tear him apart.
Chen Jie remained completely calm.
He didn't even move.
"Get lost, beast! Do you think you can touch my great Brother Chen?"
A roar erupted from behind him, and a Qinglong Sword shot forward.
It slammed hard into the two-headed dog's head.
The force sent the creature flying.
Lin Yao then rushed to Chen Jie's side.
"Brother Chen, are you okay?"
Lin Yao asked anxiously.
He felt even more nervous than Xia Wanrou—if Chen Jie were hurt, his life could be in danger.
Chen Jie held his core.
If Chen Jie became displeased, Lin Yao's life was at risk.
"It's fine. You go ahead and clear the path! I don't want these things swarming me again."
Chen Jie said calmly.
Lin Yao was pleasantly surprised at his calmness.
It hadn't been in vain to work under him.
"Got it!"
Lin Yao nodded excitedly.
For now, Chen Jie seemed satisfied; his life was safe!
But after only a short while, Lin Yao sensed an extremely dangerous aura.