134 – Chen Kang’s Resurrection! A New Anomaly!

“System, I choose Red Talent: True Dragon Form…”

Wang Ping said excitedly in his mind.

This time, with such a powerful foundation and comprehension, he might actually rise to greatness.

At that time, when he joined the Heavenly Sword Holy Land, perhaps he wouldn’t be treated as a disposable pawn.

After all, a rogue cultivator who condensed a Flawless Profound Elixir and had sages-level talent in both foundation and comprehension was a rare find.

In any Holy Land, he would be highly valued and receive focused cultivation.

Of course, considering the attitude of the Lord of the Heavenly Sword towards outsiders, Wang Ping still hesitated.

The other party did not trust him, an outsider, which was somewhat troublesome.

“Indeed, I need a soul secret technique that can conceal my identity as a transmigrator. Or, I should refresh and get a related talent. But I don’t know if a red talent can block the Lord of the Heavenly Sword’s prying.”

Wang Ping pondered silently.

For now, he would most likely remain a rogue cultivator.

The simulated Wang Ping would probably stay low-key and not risk his life.

“I just wonder if I can get that incomplete formation disk this time, allowing a route to the Eternal Frozen Wastes. Over there, there’s pure Yin power, a necessary condition to break through to the Half-Step Yin-Yang Realm perfectly.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered.

Of course, there was another possibility.

That was, he obtained first-grade Yin power and then used the Unstable Optimizer to successfully optimize it into pure Yin power.

That would be the best breakthrough method.

Otherwise, how could a small rogue cultivator in the Great Perfection of the Profound Elixir Realm venture into the central area, feared by even quasi-Emperors, to seek pure Yin power?

That would be like an old man hanging himself because he felt his life was too long…

“Ding, talent selection successful, life simulation starts…”

The System’s voice rang out, the screen appeared, and familiar text began to emerge.

However, just as one or two words appeared, the prompt sound of the Transmigrator Chat Group rang out, causing Wang Ping to be slightly stunned and stop focusing on the screen, halting the text.

“Ding, group member Chen Si (83) spent 250,000 group points to successfully resurrect group member (67).”

“Oh, did Chen Si finally gather enough group points to resurrect her brother?”

Wang Ping’s eyes sparkled as he lightly smiled.

Chen Si, this high school girl, although shy and easily embarrassed, was also very strong. To resurrect her brother, she actively participated in various group missions over the past four months, earning group points.

Wang Ping had helped her once, allowing her to earn 50,000 group points.

There was no choice; group missions were based on contribution, and high-point rewards weren’t available every time.

“Chen Kang, this transmigrator who joined the group at the same time as me, quickly set a record for fastest death in the group… He left a deep impression on me. I wonder how he feels after being resurrected. Also, I wonder what Golden Finger he will draw this time.”

These thoughts flashed in Wang Ping’s mind as he opened the chat page of the Transmigrator Chat Group, wanting to see the chat contents.

Sure enough, the chat group was now extremely lively.

Cai Yonglong (1): “Another person resurrected in the group, and it’s Chen Si’s brother, congratulations!”

Fang Yun (3): “Hey, Spirit Sea Realm big shot is here, and congrats to Chen Si for resurrecting her brother!”

Zhang Jun (70): “This guy is getting more and more pretentious. Just a Spirit Sea Realm, at best a mid-level in the chat group now, not afraid of being beaten.”

Chen Yao (71): “Yeah, it’s better to be low-key. By the way, I’m curious if Si Si’s brother was resurrected in the same place. If so, it would be very dangerous… After all, that world is full of zombies.”

Chen Si (83): “I don’t know where he will be resurrected. But Brother Zhang contacted me and said to notify him when I’m about to revive my brother. He will guard him. With Brother Zhang there, there will definitely be no problem!”

Qin Tian (77): “Uh, Zhang Jun… That guy does think a lot. This time, he did the right thing. Given the current situation in the Zombie World, mutant zombies are everywhere. Without Zhang Jun guarding him, Chen Kang wouldn’t survive a day.”

Zhang Jun (70): “You might have some misunderstanding about my world.”

Qin Tian (77): “What misunderstanding? Isn’t what I said right?”

Zhang Jun (70): “Not ‘not surviving a day,’ I’d be impressed if he survived ten minutes. I can only say that our world’s zombie virus is very perverse. At this point, zombies are everywhere, two- and three-star zombies are everywhere, five- and six-star are not uncommon. Even, these zombies are starting to develop intelligence and are forming zombie nations.”

Ye Xiaofan (75): “Your world is a bit over the top… With so many powerful zombies, can Earth hold up?”

Wu Yueming (79): “Earth can definitely hold up. At most, the ecosystem collapses, and the surface gets wiped. It’s no big deal. To Earth, it’s like a person getting a scrape. It’s fatal to other creatures in the ecosystem.”

Zhang Jun (70): “I’ve said it before… Zombies are developing intelligence and have leaders commanding others. They won’t cause meaningless widespread destruction. Additionally… The hierarchy among zombies is much stricter than humans. High-grade zombies can command low-grade zombies at will, treating them as food without resistance. As for those of the same grade, they used to fight and eat each other, but not anymore.”

Wang Ping (66): “Zombies developing intelligence, they’re already a new intelligent race… They will gradually form their own civilization. I think it’s quite interesting.”

Luo Weiguo (85): “Only strong people like you, Brother Wang, would find it interesting. I just feel terrified because they will replace humans.”

Xu Yi (84): “There’s no such thing as replacing or not replacing. This world is just like this. Humans are special but not the only special ones. Not to mention, zombies are technically humans too. They are a new race formed after the virus attacks human genes. In a sense, they’re an evolved race of humans? The virus wants humans to evolve, but humans can’t bear its power, so their genes collapse and become zombies, eventually reorganizing.”

Zhang Hu (5): “Your understanding… is quite unique.”
Zhang Jun (70): “I feel like we’re off-topic. Shouldn’t we be discussing Chen Kang? Anyway, the zombie civilization is interesting and all, but it’s made things tougher for me. I used to hunt zombies freely with my strength, but now I can’t be so reckless. It’s fine with weak zombie hordes, but I’m terrified of encountering those powerful zombies. Damn it, they’re crazy strong and have a bunch of powerful zombie underlings.”

Wang Ping (66): “You’re really unlucky. But I think your headache is just beginning. You’ll have to take care of Chen Kang, that ‘transmigrator senior’… funny.jpg.”

Zhang Jun (70): “Brother Wang, no need to gloat like that…”

Chen Si (83): “Sorry, my brother is causing you trouble…”

Zhang Jun (70): “Don’t worry about it. Actually, I’m happy it turned out this way. Being in this world, I finally have a companion, someone to talk to. Though it’s a pity he’s a guy, but it’s better than no one.”

Wu Jun (20): “Hey, Brother Zhang, your intentions are exposed…”

Fang Yun (3): “That’s normal. After all, this guy’s been alone in the zombie world, almost going crazy. He always needed rescue during missions.”

Zhang Hu (5): “I think, a guy isn’t that bad either… smirk.jpg.”

Wang Ping (66): “Zhang Hu, enough already! Go play somewhere else, don’t corrupt the girls here.”

While the group was lively, in the zombie world, Chen Kang came back to his senses from a dazed state.

After receiving the info from the chat group, he finally understood his situation.

He had died, only to be revived by his sister.

For a moment, he felt deeply ashamed.

As an older brother, he should have protected his sister. But instead, she had to undertake dangerous missions to gather enough precious points to revive him. It was really embarrassing.

“Brother Zhang, thank you for protecting me. Otherwise, I would certainly have become zombie food again…”

Chen Kang looked at Zhang Jun, his face full of gratitude.

“It’s nothing, group members help each other. It’s what I’m supposed to do.” Zhang Jun said earnestly. “By the way, what did it feel like to be eaten by zombies?”

The previous sentence had made Chen Kang feel deeply moved, but the next one left him speechless, his face turning dark with fear.

“Ahem, just joking…”

Zhang Jun coughed lightly, then said,

“Anyway, you can draw your Golden Finger now. Every transmigrator gets to draw one. Too bad you died before drawing yours.”

“Got it.”

Chen Kang took a deep breath and eagerly drew his Golden Finger.

Then, his face showed disappointment.

“So, what’s your Golden Finger?”

Zhang Jun asked curiously.

“Imprisonment.”

Chen Kang said disappointedly.

“It applies an imprisonment effect on a single target, making it immobile. However, the greater the difference in strength, the shorter the imprisonment time.”

“Holy crap, that’s a divine skill!”

Zhang Jun’s eyes widened with excitement.

The Golden Finger of transmigrators is always random, some are common, some are strong, but none are weak.

“Is it really that strong?”

Chen Kang asked confusedly.

“Kidding? Of course, it’s strong. Think about it, in group battles, is control skill important? And yours is a single-target powerful control skill; it’s essential for fighting higher levels!”

Zhang Jun clicked his tongue in amazement.

“You and your sister really are of the same type. Your sister’s ability halves the combat power of a single target, while yours is to imprison a single target.”

“In future missions, when strong members team up with you, the success rate will be incredibly high. I’m going to have a great time with you in the same world; we can take on whoever we want.”

Zhang Jun looked at Chen Kang with fervent eyes, licking his lips, and said with a snicker.

Hearing this, Chen Kang instinctively tightened his buttocks, feeling that this ‘transmigrator junior’ seemed a bit dangerous.

Following that, Chen Kang also decided to join the chat group conversation.

Chen Kang (67): “Thanks to Brother Wang and all friends for taking care of my sister! If you need any help in the future, I will do my best to assist!”

Wang Ping (66): “I’ll remember that… laugh.jpg.”

Fang Yun (3): “Hey, I have a deep impression of you, the transmigrator junior who set a record for the fastest death.”

Chen Kang (67): “…”

Wang Ping (66): “Stop teasing him. By the way, what’s your Golden Finger?”

Zhang Jun (70): “He got a single-target imprisonment ability, its effect depends on the strength gap.”

Wang Ping (66): “Looks like we’ve got another support in the group. If there’s a high-difficulty group mission in the future, it will definitely be handy.”

“Ding, anomaly detected in Lin Yuanyuan’s world. Group mission issued: Eliminate the anomaly. This group mission is mandatory, with five participants required. The acting group leader will select the members. If no selection is made, the System will randomly choose participants.”

“Ding, teleportation will commence in ten minutes. Please prepare accordingly.”

Everyone: “???”

Wang Ping: “…”

Wang Ping’s face darkened, falling into silence.

“Alpha, what do you mean by this? Why issue a group mission out of nowhere? You’re making me look like a jinx.” Wang Ping’s face twitched as he spoke inwardly.

“Because in her world, an anomaly has indeed been discovered. Since it’s an anomaly, it must be eliminated as soon as possible, or the consequences will be dire.”

Alpha’s voice was cold and emotionless.

“Tsk.”

Wang Ping clicked his tongue, unsure whether Alpha was telling the truth.

But, he knew one thing.

They had to act.

“Alpha, don’t deduct too many group points this time. Otherwise, no one will be willing to deal with the anomaly if it’s so difficult and you still take away our points.” Wang Ping reminded Alpha inwardly.

“I know.”

Alpha’s voice was cold and emotionless.

“You know nothing. If you do, it’s all black-hearted.”

Wang Ping mocked as he continued looking at the group chat page.

At this moment, the group members finally reacted, causing an uproar.

Fang Yun (3): “Mom… It’s been ages since an anomaly appeared. I’m a bit scared.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “Psychological trauma… can’t be erased.”

Chen Yao (71): “Anomalies are much harder to deal with than reincarnators. One wrong move and you’re dead. Without Brother Wang, we’d rely entirely on luck to get through.”

Wang Shuqing (74): “Yeah, if it wasn’t for Wu Jun’s Golden Finger in the last mission, we’d all be dead. It was too dangerous.”

Zhang Jun (70) @Chen Yao (71): “No, even with Brother Wang, it’s not necessarily safe. After all, anomalies are terrifying.”

Qin Tian (77): “Damn, Brother Wang’s a jinx. He just mentioned anomalies, and now one appears. I’m freaked out.”

Zhang Hu (5): “Hmm? How dare you blame my Brother Wang? Do you have a death wish? Sharp gaze.jpg.”

Chen Kang (67): “Uh, I don’t know about anomalies, but they sound powerful.”

Chen Si (83): “I haven’t faced an anomaly, but from the death replay videos, I know some terrifying aspects of anomalies… What should I do?”

Wang Ping (66): “Alright, time is limited. Who wants to go? Speak up so I can select people.”

When Wang Ping finished speaking, the group fell silent. No one wanted to volunteer.

After all, dealing with anomalies is not worth the effort or risk.

Wang Ping (66): “Don’t be afraid. The chat group told me that future rewards for dealing with anomalies will be much more generous, no longer a rip-off.”

Ye Xiaofan (75): “Brother Wang is directly connected with the chat group, that’s amazing. But considering Brother Wang’s abilities, it’s not surprising.”

Fang Yun (3): “Generous rewards… Although I’m tempted, I really don’t want to face an anomaly. I’ll pass.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “Even if you want to, it’s useless. Against anomalies, Golden Fingers are most important, followed by combat strength. Your Golden Finger is useless against anomalies, and your strength isn’t the strongest. Going would be pointless.”

Zhang Jun (70): “It’s harsh, but true.”

Wang Ping (66): “What, no one wants to go?”

Wang Ping asked again.

Still, there was silence. No one was willing to volunteer.

Clearly, the last anomaly in the dream world had left a deep psychological scar on the veterans.

Even the pope anomaly in Zhang Hu’s world was only cleared by luck.

Dealing with anomalies is incredibly dangerous, even with Wang Ping’s Golden Finger. One mistake and it’s game over.

Although the chat group has improved a lot, allowing resurrection after death, no one wants to die even once.

It should be said that death might be the best outcome. Worse is a fate worse than death, and that would be truly game over.
As for the newcomers, although they don’t know much about anomalies, seeing the veterans being so wary, they understood the terror of anomalies and naturally wouldn’t think about joining the chaos to earn group points.

So, the group was overly quiet.

Lin Yuanyuan (80): “I didn’t expect anomalies to appear in my world…”

Lin Yuanyuan (80): “To be honest, everyone’s reaction is quite normal, I understand, but now it’s my world facing the anomaly. In the future, your worlds might also face anomalies. If we don’t take the initiative now, what will you do then?”

Wang Ping (66): “Lin Yuanyuan, there’s no need to say that. After experiencing the last group task, the only way to change this atmosphere is gradually.”

Wang Ping was speaking to the group, but also to Alpha.

Look at yourself… What have you done? The effort and reward are completely out of proportion, making everyone afraid to participate in group tasks.

“Ding, detecting the difficulty of dealing with anomalies is too high, the chat group will now improve the group points reward for tasks involving anomalies. Even if the contribution value in group tasks is low, there will still be a guaranteed reward of 200,000 group points.”

At this moment, a system prompt sound appeared, making all group members widen their eyes.

Good heavens, the chat group really changed.

Even without contribution points, there’s still a guaranteed reward of 200,000 group points. This is practically gifted group points.

With these 200,000 group points, whether it’s buying a Rebirth Talisman for an extra life or using it to strengthen oneself, it’s very comforting.

For a moment, many people’s hearts were moved.

Of course, more people remained calm.

Although group points are precious, compared to danger, they aren’t worth much.

Unless, after this group task, they can see concrete benefits, they will choose to participate in anomaly-killing group tasks selectively next time.

Qin Tian (77): “Hehe, how can I miss out on this? I, Qin Tian, am Wang Bro’s exclusive task partner!”

Ye Xiaofan (75): “If there’s anyone who doesn’t care about their life, it’s you.”

Qin Tian (77): “You don’t understand, this is a gamble to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. Moreover, my trump cards are strong enough now.”

Wang Ping (66): “Qin Tian, count you in. We still need three more people, who will go?”

Chen Yao (71): “I want to observe a bit first.”

Xu Yi (84): “Newcomers have no qualification, veterans are observing, we’ll have to pick randomly.”

Wang Ping (66): “Looks like we do have to pick randomly. Let’s rely on luck then.”

Wang Ping shook his head and chose to randomly select the remaining participants.

“Ding, task personnel selection complete. Congratulations to Wu Jun (20), Chen Si (83), and Chen Kang (67) for participating in this group task.”

The system prompt sounded.

Those not chosen breathed a sigh of relief.

Those who were chosen were utterly stunned.

Wu Jun (20): “Oh my, why me? My Golden Finger is too unpredictable…”

Chen Si (83): “Boohoo, I don’t want to go…”

Chen Kang (67): “Uh, what’s going on? Why do I have to join this dangerous task right after my resurrection? This chat group is absurd. Also, can my sister be spared?”

Fang Yun (3): “Chen Kang, your luck is incredible. Why do I feel like you’re dragging your sister down?”

Qin Tian (77): “To be honest, this is quite absurd.”

Liu Mei (15): “Good luck to all of you.”

Wang Ping (66): “Alright, personnel selection is complete. Let’s discuss more later and start traveling. Dealing with anomalies requires racing against time.”

Wang Ping left this statement and was enveloped in white light, disappearing.

The others were also transported away from their original worlds.

Zhang Jun, seeing Chen Kang, who had just been resurrected and then transported away, and might die in the task, clicked his tongue in pity and chose to vent on the zombies surrounding him.

In Lin Yuanyuan’s world, within the palace, Lin Yuanyuan, dressed in imperial robes, stood in the court, overlooking the ministers, and said, “Next, friends of this emperor will arrive. You shall not neglect them, otherwise, you will be dragged out and executed.”

Upon hearing this, the ministers were deeply shaken, both anxious and very curious.

Who exactly are these ruthless people who can befriend this tyrant empress? It’s really intriguing.

It was at this moment that one after another, white light appeared, and Wang Ping and the others appeared here.

This also caused all the ministers present to be deeply shaken.

For the civil officials, it was easier to rationalize, thinking it was some form of martial arts.

But the military officials were truly alarmed.

Because they had no idea how Wang Ping and the others appeared.

Moreover, although Wu Jun, Chen Si, and Chen Kang’s auras weren’t very strong, Wang Ping gave them a feeling of being unfathomable, seemingly more terrifying than the reigning tyrant empress who forcibly took the throne through martial strength.