In the mining area around the center of the continent.
Max, the person leading the mining group, was patrolling around.
“Sir Max! There is bad news!” a man said, hurrying to him.
“What happened?” Max asked with a frown.
Being a mortal, the years had affected Max’s facial and physical features.
The once pretty boy who looked playful was now a mature uncle.
“It’s the Freeman group. They are coming to our mining area!”
“Tsk, it’s only the Freeman group. What’s the rush?” Max didn’t regard the Freeman group highly.
Their group was almost the same size as their Shadow group but with more examinees.
Max admitted that they were superior in technology, but he wasn’t afraid of anyone when it came to fighting.
“Ella, let’s go teach these sons of a gun a lesson,” Max said, taking Ella’s hand.
“Oh, then it’ll be another harvest,” Ella smiled beautifully.
The years seemed to make Ella even more charming, smoothing her domineering character and leaving Max a little stunned.
“Just be careful,” Max advised.
…
In the open clearing, Max and Ella waited for the Freeman group as they geared up.
Wearing exoskeletons, they picked up their weapons.
Max took a huge spear, while Ella took out a modified whip.
Looking at the group of people approaching them, they weren’t a bit scared, even a little excited.
These two battle maniacs thirsted for battle.
“Just the two of you?” the leader of the Freeman group frowned.
There were thousands of them attacking the Shadow group, but they only sent two people.
Wasn’t this mocking them?
“We’re enough! Now, if you would like to surrender, it’ll be 1 kg of solar stone per person,” Max licked his lips.
“It seems that the rumor is right, the Shadow group is a bunch of arrogant bastards.”
“Hahaha, who spread that thing? It’s not quite apt to our group,” Max just laughed it off.
“Don’t bother with them; let’s attack quickly,” Ella didn’t like to talk as she rushed towards the enemy.
“Hey, wait!”
“Sigh, what do I do with you?” Max murmured as he also rushed towards the enemy.
Two vs. a thousand seemed impossible, but Max and Ella were like tireless beasts with eyes in the back of their heads.
Surrounding or trapping them wouldn’t work.
Like nimble beasts, Max and Ella disabled all the living beings within their sight.
Traps? Ambushes? Deceit?
They were nonexistent; anything had its limits.
Even their most advanced technology wouldn’t work without hitting the enemy.
Max and Ella were like puppeteers putting on a show, as their opponents danced within their fingertips.
The spears, arrows, swords, and a hail of bullets were merely props enlivening the show.
With potions and their exoskeletons, if their spirits could take it, they could fight endlessly.
After nearly a quarter of an hour, seeing that they had no chance of winning.
The surviving Freeman group began to scatter.
As for the rest, they lay on the ground, either disabled or dead.
“Huh~”
“The fight just hit the spot~” Max smiled.
Staying in the mining area, enduring the blazing hot weather, was like torture.
The fights that came to them from time to time were a relief.
That’s why, if possible, they wouldn’t kill their enemies so they could come back for more.
If there were too many enemies, they would simply escape.
When it came to reconnaissance, it could be said that the Shadow group had the most advanced technology.
This was because their father ingrained in them that information was king on the battlefield.
Sam and Luke also studied this technology thoroughly, so creating it from scratch was somewhat easy.
Then there was Neo, who could divine incoming disasters.
As for interference when divining, if Neo claimed to be the second-best diviner, no one would contest the top spot.
Neo’s hidden physique, which his father told him about, was the main reason he chose divination as his main profession.
His physique was called Heaven Calculation, a power that could calculate all phenomena in under the heaven.
Although it wasn’t fully activated due to Neo’s talent, it was a significant help when he wanted to divine something.
For example, when it came to anti-interference.
As long as the one causing the interference was not stronger than him by more than a tier, the interference was useless.
Anyway, the children of the Shadowcrest family had a frightening reconnaissance ability.
That’s why they weren’t afraid of any fight.
After dealing with the Freeman group and looting their equipment, they left the scene.
As for the people left on the battlefield, they were later rescued by their teammates.
…
In the Bay Area, Promised Land Underground Base:
While a part of the group was mining for materials, a large group with millions of people was constructing their underground base.
They were engaged in digging, construction, designing, planting, water preservation, etc.
The Promised Land was slowly taking shape.
By now, the foundation had already been laid and was estimated to be finished in three years.
At the construction site, Liam was supervising the base’s construction.
Despite having a complete structural management system, he still felt the need to supervise to ensure that nothing went wrong.
“Baby Liam!” Yorticia suddenly appeared, startling Liam.
“Why are you here?” Liam asked.
“Huh, that bitch is not here, it’s my chance,” Yorticia thought, not seeing Amara.
“What’s wrong? I just missed you~,” Yorticia smiled and hugged Liam, asserting her dominance.
Liam, unable to react, was helpless against her.
Witch Yorticia seemed to be cheating that even with countless strengthening potions, Liam’s strength was no match for her.
Three years ago, when an examinee associated with the Sylveras family attempted to take Yorticia as his lover, Yorticia killed him with her bare hands.
It may not seem like it, but Yorticia was a seductress without experience.
She only kept men as pets abandoning them when she got bored.
After killing that man, the Sylveras family and that group of examinees became enemies.
In this twist of turn, most people thought that the Sylveras family would be over.
After all, these years the examinees already surpassed this world aborigines.
With a complete weapon and support system, plus their extraordinary experience, the examinees were unmatched.
Surprisingly, Yorticia took all the blame and wiped out that group by herself.
The exact methods she used were unknown to most, and many doubted that Yorticia was even an examinee.
Seeing that Yorticia clung to him like an octopus, Liam frowned.
“Can you get off, please?” Liam begged.
Amara had already given him eye drops because of Yorticia.
Although Amara understood that Liam could do nothing about it, she was still angry.
After all, as a man, he couldn’t even protect himself, which was embarrassing.
“Hehe, if you kiss me, I can let you go,” Yorticia seduced.
“Keep dreaming,” Liam said emotionlessly and continued to supervise the base construction.
He entered his emotionless mode, treating Yorticia like a clothing design.
If he couldn’t feel anything about Yorticia, Amara should understand his sincerity.
…
Above the ground, inside the advanced shelter, Neo and Aria were in the living room lazing around.
While Neo slept, Aria watched a movie and ate snacks.
These movies were created by other examinees to earn some money.
People still needed entertainment, especially when they would stay underground for an indefinite number of years.
Games, movies, novels, comics, gambling, sports, and all kinds of entertainment activities were thriving.
In this stressful environment, entertainment was the only thing that could numb their hearts and keep them going.
As for food, it has also developed significantly, with various long-lasting food options available, from snacks to staple foods.
“Hey Neo, do you think the movie is good?” Aria asked, poking Neo with her foot without looking.
“Hmm, it’s good,” Neo mumbled while half-asleep.
“Is that it? Do you have anything to comment?” Aria asked, dissatisfied, as she turned her attention to Neo.
Seeing that he was dozing off again, Aria couldn’t help but pout.
“You’re sleeping again! I told you to watch the movie with me, you bastard!” Aria said, pinching Neo’s face until he fully woke up.
“Huh?”
“Didn’t I watch a movie with you last night? That’s already a lot,” Neo also complained. action
He had an issue with his energy, which is why he was usually asleep, while Aria was merely lazy and didn’t want to do anything.
With a lot of energy to spare, Aria always disturbed him to do something every time.
As for his brothers and sisters, they were busy and had no time to play with Aria.
“It’s only three movies! You heartless bastard,” Aria huffed as she picked another movie.
“Childish~” Neo mumbled and went back to sleep.
“Hmph, you’re just a sloth who only knows how to sleep.”
“At least I didn’t bother anyone.”
“Anyway, I’ll only bother you, so it’s fair.” Aria finished picking a movie and came beside Neo.
“Whatever,” Neo didn’t bother anymore, as it would waste a bit of his energy.
“Hehe, come snuggle over while I watch the movie,” Aria pushed Neo aside as she also laid down.
Seeing that Neo went back to sleep, Aria smiled and hugged him as a bed warmer.
“Now you have some use~,” Aria thought with a blush.