Reborn One Week Before the Apocalypse

Chapter 312: Chapter 302: Qin Ling’s Harvest

Tang Mo hadn’t really decided on her next move yet, but one thing was certain: she absolutely could not go back to S Base.

She had already fused with the Spirit Power Pearl and the Life Energy Pearl. Now, there were just three more pearls waiting for her.

’Where should I go next?’

This last battle had made Tang Mo fully aware of her deficiency in Strength, so the Power Pearl was of the utmost importance to her.

But agility was also crucial in a fierce battle, which left Tang Mo conflicted.

The Space Pearl, on the other hand, wasn’t as urgent for her right now. She already possessed her own space—not just a supermarket and a farm, but also two warehouses. Even if she expanded it further, it didn’t seem like its utility would increase that much.

But that was a problem for tomorrow. Her most pressing need right now was to get a good night’s sleep.

After spending so long in the Secret Realm, Tang Mo hadn’t been able to sleep soundly at all. Ironically, now that she was back in the perilous post-apocalyptic world, she felt much more at ease, as if this was her home turf.

She wasn’t in a hurry to leave the cave. Anyone who was going to leave had already left, and the gate within the Secret Realm was now closed. This was the safest place to be.

So Tang Mo simply took out her sleeping bag. After laying some wooden planks on the ground, she spread the bag out. She and Jingjing sat on it and had a hearty meal before she crawled inside to sleep.

Of course, even in a relatively safe place, Tang Mo still used her spiritual power to set up sensory points a hundred meters out in every direction.

The slightest disturbance would wake her immediately.

Jingjing crawled into the sleeping bag as well. Tang Mo held Jingjing close, soft and warm, and drifted off to sleep.

Time in the real world and the Secret Realm weren’t perfectly synchronized; there was a significant discrepancy. So, while it was now late at night inside the Secret Realm, it was only about three in the afternoon in the real world.

Although her injuries had been healed, her body and spiritual power were still drained from the battle. She needed sleep for a more thorough rest and recovery.

She had changed out of her blood-stained clothes and, taking advantage of the empty cave, had even given herself a bath. It was an extremely peaceful sleep; she slept straight through to the next morning.

Meanwhile, after a day of fierce fighting, Qin Ling and his men had finally obtained the Agility Pearl. At the last moment of the battle, Qin Ling led the others in killing the giant beast in the forest, then collapsed to the ground himself.

The excessive exertion had pushed Qin Ling’s body to its absolute limit, but he forced himself not to pass out completely.

With a clench of his fist, the Agility Pearl vanished from his palm and appeared in his sea of consciousness.

His body already depleted, Qin Ling passed out soon after absorbing the Agility Pearl, giving his brothers-in-arms a scare.

If Tang Mo had been there, she would have had complicated feelings. It had taken her a long time to absorb and fuse with both the Life Energy Pearl and the Spirit Power Pearl.

Seeing someone like Qin Ling complete the fusion so quickly was truly enviable.

But it was also a fortunate coincidence. Who could have known that Qin Ling would absorb the pearl at the very moment his body needed it most, triggering an instant fusion?

Sometimes, a person’s luck is just inexplicable.

Luckily for the unconscious Qin Ling, his brothers-in-arms were there. They carried him directly onto a helicopter and flew back to their secret base at S Base.

When he awoke again, a circle of large men was already gathered around his bed, every one of them staring at him with wide, puppy-dog eyes. They looked utterly pathetic.

Qin Ling found it both exasperating and hilarious.

For the moment, he suppressed the elation in his heart, instead cursing at them with a laugh and telling them to scatter.

While Qin Ling had been unconscious, it was just like when Tang Mo first fused with the Spirit Power Pearl: though he had lost the ability to move his body, his consciousness remained clear.

He was clearly aware of the changes occurring inside him and the new state his body had reached after being constantly reinforced.

As expected, the boost from the Agility Pearl was enormous. Qin Ling was already an agility attribute superpower user who had pushed the practical combat applications of his agility to the absolute limit.

And now, with a massive amount of agility power flooding his body, he felt his combat ability hadn’t just risen by a few levels—it was a completely overwhelming upgrade!

Moreover, although these Attribute Pearls were divided into five attributes, they enhanced more than just those five alone.

Each pearl strengthened the user’s body, bringing the human machine to a more perfect state.

This, in turn, allowed them to better unleash the Attribute Power within their bodies.

Anyone who obtained an Attribute Pearl was one of Heaven’s chosen. Qin Ling couldn’t even begin to imagine how powerful a person who collected all five pearls would become.

However, once the immense joy subsided, a hint of unease crept into Qin Ling’s heart.

The massive boost to his own attribute values now made one thing clear to him: the real reason Tang Mo had leaped from the bottom of the rankings to first place.

’She must have fused with a pearl.’

Qin Ling was happier than anyone about Tang Mo’s progress.

He knew full well that Tang Mo was destined to become one of the most exceptional people alive. So, he felt not the slightest dissatisfaction at her surpassing him—only the pride and joy of a family member.

’See? That amazing person is my treasure.’

But what made him uneasy was that his treasure had fused with a pearl and hadn’t told him.

After all, the very first thing he’d wanted to do upon waking from his own fusion was to share the good news with his Momo.

Besides, having gone through it himself, he knew all too well how dangerous the process of both obtaining and fusing with a pearl was.

Who knew what kind of dangers Tang Mo had to face all by herself to successfully fuse with that pearl.

But he hadn’t known. He hadn’t been by her side when she was in danger. He hadn’t protected her. She had faced everything alone.

’I’m so useless.’

Filled with this sense of failure, Qin Ling glanced at his ID Watch again.

His treasure still hadn’t messaged him back.

They hadn’t been in contact for almost a week. Tang Mo hadn’t replied to any of his messages or answered any of his video calls.

The thought made Qin Ling feel even more dejected.

’Momo must think I’m useless. That’s why she doesn’t tell me anything.’

’But now that I’ve fused with the Agility Pearl, I’ll be able to protect Momo better in the future.’

At this thought, Qin Ling couldn’t help but feel a little happy again.