Aren’t energy core fragments just these two functions
Energy core fragments can kill mutant creatures that approach and change the overall temperature in a large area around them.
The core of this blue-level tree house is surprisingly similar to the giant's energy core fragment, it is almost a weakened version of the energy core fragment.
When he stayed in the core, he indeed felt his whole body getting warmer, and the temperature around him also increased.
“Hmm…” Coco climbed onto Xu Xin’s shoulder, poked her little head out, looked at the core curiously, and stretched out her little claws to try to grab it, but was pushed back by Xu Xin.
How wide a range can this thing affect
"Can you feel the temperature change?" Xu Xin turned and looked at Lou Feier.
"Sure, as soon as you take out the core, the surrounding area will become warm." Lou Feier nodded.
She backed away again: "The farther away you are, the less noticeable the warmth becomes. The temperature here is about the same as the surroundings."
She was standing about five meters away from Xu Xin.
It seems that the function of the intermediate tree house core is much weaker than the giant's energy core fragment. When the white light of the giant's energy core comes out, the surrounding area within a radius of 100 meters will be affected.
Moreover, the energy core fragment in his hand is only one twelfth of the giant's power. It is really hard to imagine its strength when it was in its prime.
But even so, it was still suppressed by the Blood Mark Clan and divided into twelve parts and spread all over the world.
If you want to regain your freedom in this world, you have a long way to go.
After putting away the core, Xu Xin looked at Ma Hongwei who was still unconscious on the ground.
It’s too troublesome to take him back. I can just make a contract here and put it in the bracelet.
Now that Mimi, Yin Wang and Afu are all here, Ma Hongwei no longer has the tree house as a protection. He can neither fight nor escape, and can only be contracted obediently.
Xu Xin squatted down and walked to his side, while Mimi Yinwang and Ah Fu moved a few steps away.
Turning him over, Xu Xin took out a small medicine bottle from his backpack and poured out a red pill.
"Hey? Are you going to feed him directly like this?" Lou Feier looked at his actions and asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to wake him up?"
"It's troublesome. If he doesn't eat it, it will take a long time." Xu Xin directly pinched Ma Hongwei's mouth open, stuffed the pill in, and then gave him a few sips of water.
Ma Hongwei choked a few times, then made a swallowing motion and swallowed the pill directly.
"Done." Xu Xin stood up and smiled with relief. "The next step is to make him mutate and then contract him."
"How are you going to make him mutate? It can't be..." Lou Feier thought of the scene when she mutated and shuddered slightly.
The pain of her throat being cut and the feeling of blood gushing out kept lingering in her mind.
"What else can I do? Same as you." Xu Xin took out the halberd and twisted his shoulders slightly.
Seeing the halberd, Lou Feier stopped talking. Her psychological shadow resurfaced.
This man is so scary!
Xu Xin looked at Ma Hongwei who was lying on the ground.
After taking the pill, there are two ways of mutation, one is active mutation, and the other is automatic mutation when on the verge of death.
So, it doesn’t matter even if Ma Hongwei doesn’t wake up.
Just do it like what you did to Lou Feier, hit him in the throat with a halberd and put him into a near-death state, then he can mutate directly.
Then beat him until he surrenders, and then you can sign the contract.
Perfect process.
Just as Xu Xin was about to make his move, he heard Ma Hongwei let out a light hum. Then, his eyelids began to tremble, his chest rose and fell irregularly, and his heartbeat began to accelerate.
This is about to wake up.
Xu Xin stopped what he was doing. It was just in time for him to wake up, as he still had some things to verify.
Ma Hongwei, lying on the ground, slowly opened his eyes and saw the blue sky.
He turned his head slightly and saw Xu Xin and Lou Feier standing beside him, looking at him with intriguing expressions. Not far away from them were the mutant creatures lying.
"... You guys!" He immediately jumped up from the ground, and a sharp pain came from the back of his head.
He reached out his hand and felt sticky blood.
“Lou Feier! Gu Honghao! You actually attacked me! We are from the same area, are you crazy!” Ma Hongwei never thought that he would be knocked unconscious by a single blow in his tree house. “People from the same area will be punished if they kill each other, don’t you know that? And the fewer people there are in the same area, the lower the survival rate of each person. What on earth are you doing! Why are you attacking your own people!”
Ma Hongwei was a little excited. He staggered and sat down on the ground again.
His head was still very dizzy; Lou Feier's blow had given him a slight concussion. Now his head was groggy and he could no longer think accurately.
"Hmm!" Keke was standing beside him and observing him. She was frightened by Ma Hongwei and immediately ran behind Xu Xin. She poked her head out from behind his legs and looked at Ma Hongwei, who looked a little hysterical. "Hmm?"
Silver King Mimi and Ah Fu didn't react much. They could both sense that Ma Hongwei was very weak and not worth mentioning at all.
Mimi even yawned.
"You believe all this." Lou Feier crossed her arms over her chest and looked at him speechlessly, "This is obviously a lie Zhang Daoguang told because he was afraid we would kill each other. How could this world be so convenient that it would help us stick together?"
“You…you…” Ma Hongwei was speechless after being confronted by Lou Feier.
He actually felt that Zhang Daoguang might be lying, but there was nothing wrong with people from the same area being companions, and he didn't want to take the risk. He really didn't expect these two people to do this.
and…
“Your character… the tone of your voice…” Ma Hongwei thought he was dizzy from a hit on the head and was a little disoriented.
How did the aloof big sister become like this
"Oh, I was just pretending. I didn't expect you to be fooled. Oh, you're so easy to fool." Lou Feier raised a slightly sarcastic smile, "You're really far behind Xu Xin."
"Pretending...?" Ma Hongwei was even a little confused, "Why...?"
He had confirmed Lou Feier's identity. In his opinion, the two people in front of him were from the same district with the same interests. There was no point in killing each other...
"...Xu Xin? Xu Xin?!" Ma Hongwei's eyes suddenly widened. "You just mentioned Xu Xin? Isn't Xu Xin... the one from District 188... the number one in all districts?! Did you meet Xu Xin?"
Xu Xin and Lou Feier looked at each other and laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Ma Hongwei's mind was extremely confused. He felt dizzy and in pain, and he felt like he was about to fall to the ground again.
Xu Xin put away his halberd.
This Ma Hongwei will soon become one of their own. Xu Xin is relatively friendly to his own people. If he is willing to mutate and be contracted, there is no need for Xu Xin to cut his throat.
After all, the future research of the tree house's external weapons will still depend on him. This person will probably be an important member of the team in the future. Even if he needs to be controlled by a contract, there is no need to make things too awkward.
He squatted in front of Ma Hongwei and said softly: "Brother Ma, I am Xu Xin."
"... what?" Ma Hongwei was stunned.
He didn't expect that the pretty boy in front of him would say such words, which made his mind even more confused.
"You're not... Gu... Wait!"
Ma Hongwei suddenly realized that although he had confirmed Lou Feier's identity, he had not confirmed the identity of this "Gu Honghao". The last time he met him, he had confirmed it, but it was through Lou Feier.
Plus, Lou Feier is clearly standing behind him like a subordinate, and the person who can make Lou Feier, who is in the top five of this area, surrender...
"You...you are really...Xu Xin?!"
He felt cold.
No. 1 in the entire region?!
Why would such a monster target him
"Look back." Xu Xin stood up and raised his chin behind him.
Ma Hongwei slowly turned around, and the tree house with only a trunk left came into his sight.
Suddenly, he lost all hope.
Unexpectedly, no matter how cautious he was, he still lost the tree house on which he depended for survival so easily.
The many weapons he equipped on the tree house were never used at all.
This world really is full of powerful people. He is really just a pawn and he lost his tree house so easily.
However, if the other party is Xu Xin, it is understandable.
How could he possibly be a match for the number one survivor in all the areas
Ma Hongwei slowly turned his head and looked at Lou Feier, "You cooperated with the people in District 188? Does that mean there will be no confrontation between the regions? Is Zhang Daoguang lying to us?"
"I don't know whether the confrontation is real or not, but I am now a member of District 188, so naturally I have to help District 188." Lou Feier didn't want to pay attention to Ma Hongwei anymore. She leaned on Yin Wang and fixed her nails.
"... If you are from District 188, why can you still talk to me and have private chats with me?" Ma Hongwei subconsciously swiped his watch, but it didn't work because his tree house had been destroyed.
The corner of his eye twitched, and his left hand with the watch drooped limply.
"This is a long story," Xu Xin squatted down again and looked at Ma Hongwei, "In short, she is mine now, and you will soon be mine too."
"I...?" Ma Hongwei gradually calmed down, because he found that the man in front of him did not seem to have the intention of killing him.
What exactly does he want to do
"I'm impressed by your abilities." Xu Xin got straight to the point and took out the green-level tree house crossbow from his backpack, "Your abilities regarding the tree house's external weapons."
"How do you know...!" Ma Hongwei suddenly looked up at him.
Then, without waiting for Xu Xin to speak, he slowly lowered his head, his eyes became a little dull, and he muttered to himself: "Ma Hongyu... I only told Ma Hongyu... Did you kill Ma Hongyu?"
His tone did not contain much hatred or anger, but just a simple question.
Xu Xin didn't expect that he could immediately think of Ma Hongyu. Even though this guy hit his head, his mind was still pretty quick.
"... Yes, it was Ma Hongyu." Xu Xin was frank and honest. After signing the contract with him, he would not have any thoughts of betrayal. "I learned it from Ma Hongyu. He attacked the doctor in our team with the ability you gave him. Naturally, I can't keep him."
“… Haha, that idiot…” Ma Hongwei suddenly laughed, with a bit of desolation. His tone was very calm, but his words were very fierce. “I have told this idiot many times not to provoke other people casually, but he refused to listen. In the end, he hit a wall and even gave me away before he died. What a big idiot…”
Xu Xin did not interrupt his mumbling.
It sounds like he and Ma Hongyu don't have a very good relationship, otherwise he wouldn't have this attitude.
Ma Hongwei looked up at Xu Xin and suddenly smiled: "I guess you won't keep me? You killed my cousin. Even if I say I don't care, you won't believe it. Let me think about it. You will probably tell me first that you will treat me as your own and let me make a lot of control panels and new weapons for you, and then kill me as an uncertain factor."
Lou Feier couldn't help herself and was about to speak when Xu Xin stopped her with a gesture.
"Your guess is quite accurate." Xu Xin smiled.
To be honest, his guess was indeed accurate. If he didn't have the control ability of pills and contracts, he might really do what Ma Hongwei said.
He hated internal strife the most, so it was better to eliminate all uncertainties completely.
"Ah?" Lou Feier turned her head to look at Xu Xin, not knowing why he said that.
"Heh... Then you might as well just kill me." Ma Hongwei was completely desperate at this point.
The tree house he had fought for for so long had become a ruin, and he felt no hope at all. Especially since he was facing the strongest being in the entire region.
"But I can give you a chance." Xu Xin looked at him and smiled, "A chance to truly survive."
"... What opportunity?" Ma Hongwei looked up at him.
"Can you feel a power in your body that didn't exist before?" Xu Xin pointed his finger at his chest.
"... Where does this power come from?" Ma Hongwei asked after a moment of silence.
"I gave it to you." Xu Xin stood up, took out a red pill and pinched it between his fingers. "It's this kind of pill. It's a new pill we developed. It can stimulate the body's unlimited potential. You should be able to feel it now. As long as you want, you can burst out with powerful strength."
“… So? You want to use me as a test subject?” Ma Hongwei seemed to know Xu Xin’s intention.
"Activate your power." Xu Xin took out a halberd from his backpack. The metallic sheen made Ma Hongwei's eyes shrink. "If you can survive me, I will let you go. Don't worry, they won't attack. You and I will fight one on one." Xu Xin pointed at Silver King and Mimi and the others.
The last time, Lou Feier was forced to activate her power after she was cut in the throat by him and entered a near-death state. She directly lost her will and turned into a mutant creature with only the instinct to attack.
This time, he wanted to see if his consciousness could be retained and how his ability could be amplified if he activated the ability himself.
What Lou Feier enhanced was her speed. After activating the power, she became very agile. Although she was still not as fast as Mimi, in terms of burst speed alone, she was faster than the Silver King.
At the same time, this change also affected her speed when she didn't activate her power. Even in her normal state, Lou Fei'er was much more agile than the average survivor.
I don’t know what kind of improvement Ma Hongwei got after taking the pill.
Ma Hongwei was silent for a few seconds and stood up.
"I don't know if you'll keep your word, but I have no choice."
As he spoke, his eyes slowly widened and his breathing began to become rapid.
Red blood streaks began to spread from his chin to his face, and his originally black pupils were gradually dyed red by blood streaks!
The heavy and rapid heartbeat sounded clearly into Xu Xin's ears, causing his eyes to gradually narrow.
It's started! Autonomous mutation!