From the Abyss of Stars Part 1

116. I Got Kill

"Your intelligence level needs improvement. Relying solely on intuition and empiricism is far too arrogant—have you considered going to college?"

As the overclocking ended, the [Beautiful Wishes] armor immediately shut down, the central computer overheating and emitting thick smoke.

The professor had accumulated too much experience in the field of [Biochemist], far beyond what he, a newly advanced Beta rank, could compare.

Du Zexin didn't feel discouraged; reaching this level at his age meant he had already outcompeted 90% of Frost-Plated's people.

He squatted beside the Vigorous One's corpse, dismantling its anti-gravity system. Without this, he and Li Aozi would have taken it down long ago.

—No wonder Li Aozi had such confidence, being able to die and come back to life. It's hard not to wonder how many Omega Energies he possesses.

Du Zexin removed his armor, donned his military cap, and walked towards Li Aozi:

"I understand that Omega Energy users usually haven't received much education, but the enemies you'll face in the future will only get more intelligent... Are you listening, Mr. Li Aozi?"

Li Aozi had his back to him. Du Zexin paused, noticing Li Aozi's slightly bowed head and hunched back. Li Aozi slowly raised his hand, pulling off his glove to reveal a wrinkled hand with age spots.

"What is this..."

"I almost forgot, I am human."

Li Aozi clenched his fist and turned his head, revealing a haggard, aged face.

He removed his hood, and his gray-white hair fell out in large clumps, revealing a bald, scarred scalp. His handsome features were marred by exhaustion and decay.

Li Aozi sheathed his sword, using the hilt as a crutch, slowly walking towards Du Zexin with a complex expression:

"Lend me this; let me see what I look like."

Du Zexin handed him his helmet, allowing Li Aozi to see his true appearance.

Li Aozi's eyes were no longer clear, but stained red and black. His facial muscles had slackened, giving him a decrepit appearance.

"So, the insufficient lifespan manifests as aging?"

Li Aozi realized.

In his previous life as a player, they never aged.

Even if they ran out of lifespan, it was just a matter of redeploying and changing an NPC body.

But now it was different—this body completely belonged to him.

He was human; he was Li Aozi, destined to age, decay, and die like any human.

"Can you revive because of a certain Omega Energy?" Du Zexin noticed the anomaly.

"Resurrection always comes at a cost." Li Aozi waved it off, pulling out a stimulant from his pocket and injecting himself to regain energy.

He wrapped a scarf around his face, put on his hood again to cover his aged appearance. The stimulant quickly took effect, rejuvenating him.

"Can you still fight like this?"

"Don't ask if I can, ask if I should."

Li Aozi injected himself with a large amount of drugs to restore his energy to normal.

After much thought, he spent 980 tokens in the [Game Store] to buy a [White Knight Serum], as a backup.

This was a gene mutation serum. Once used, at the next mutation, he would immediately get the mutation option [Gene Graft • Pale Knight].