Chapter 124: Returning Home, Bloodline Awakening
The slaughter ended quickly, and the onlookers were left completely dumbfounded.
It was as if they were witnessing such a powerful player for the first time.
Even Jiang Nana looked at Su Ning like she was meeting her for the first time—she never expected Su Ning to be this powerful.
But considering the situation, Jiang Nana felt a burst of satisfaction and joy for Su Ning. Yes, this is how it should be.
Zhang Xing swallowed nervously, his heart filled with conflicting emotions: part of him regretted the Sixth Shelter losing such a promising player, and part of him was angry at Liu Jianjun’s orders.
After the battle ended, Su Ning turned to Zhang Li and the others.
Zhang Li and Jiang Nana still wanted to speak, but Su Ning stopped them immediately.
“Thanks, but let’s not say anything more. If some people decide to come after you because of me, it’d only cause you more trouble.”
She waved her hand in farewell.
Then, she walked among the corpses of Li Hengyuan’s group, storing Wang Qian’s body into her planting space for Huahua to devour. That woman’s talent, [Universal Medicine], was extremely valuable—it would definitely be useful when turned into a skill fruit.
Everyone silently watched Su Ning’s fading figure.
Zhang Xing said nothing. He had nothing to say.
The others were all lost in their own thoughts.
But Su Ning felt perfectly at ease.
Even though the world outside was blanketed in snow, with a freezing wind howling through the land, Su Ning felt completely relaxed.
“Huh? Why do I feel so happy right now?”
Su Ning smiled and summoned the Rat King, controlled by Jiangjiang.
Though others might think she had nowhere to go after leaving the Sixth Shelter, Su Ning already had a plan. She was going to return to her original home.
When she arrived at her former neighborhood, it was buried under heavy snow.
The Extreme Cold Disaster didn’t just bring deadly low temperatures—it also brought endless snowfall.
Most of the neighborhood was already completely buried, with only a few tall buildings still visible.
Fortunately, Su Ning’s old apartment had been on a higher floor and wasn’t entirely covered.
She instructed the Rat King to dig a tunnel through the snow and connect it to her old building’s stairwell.
She went up the stairs and used her key to unlock the door to her former apartment.
It was a total mess inside.
“Looks like someone broke in after I left.”
Su Ning summoned “Ganggang”, the household-biochemical cleaning bot, from her planting space and let it start tidying up. Meanwhile, she got to work restoring her home.
Since this would be her temporary residence, she wanted it to be comfortable.
She quickly made it livable. As for the cold—Su Ning wasn’t worried. With temperature-regulating flowers and blue stone ore, the extreme weather outside couldn’t affect her.
From her scavenger backpack, she took out brand-new furniture.
Lying on the bed, surrounded by green plants she had transferred from her space, a cozy camping atmosphere soon emerged.
The blizzard outside had no effect whatsoever. Thanks to the temperature flowers in the living room and blue stones scattered around the house, a stable temperature barrier had formed, keeping the cold at bay.
Su Ning finally had time to focus on other things.
“Now I don’t have to worry about danger for a while.”
Just to be safe, she summoned Units 1 through 5 to guard outside.
She was about to use two important items: the [Item Upgrade Card] and the [Bloodline Pearl]. If anything unexpected happened during their use, she needed to be protected.
Taking out both items, Su Ning first used the Upgrade Card on the planting space, which had taken the form of her earrings.
[Ding! Item Upgrade Card used successfully. Planting Space is now upgrading. Player access is restricted for 7 days.]
“As I thought—once the planting space upgrades, I won’t be able to enter it. Fortunately, I can still take things out.”
Good thing she had a scavenger backpack, and even better, she had organized her shelter before the upgrade. Otherwise, she’d have been left with nowhere to stay—and no one to blame but herself.
“I wonder what the upgraded space will look like. Will the layout change?”
Everything was uncertain. She’d have to wait until the upgrade was complete before making new plans.
She then turned her attention to the Bloodline Pearl.
A familiar prompt rang in her ears, prompting her to choose between two bloodlines: [Petrifying Medusa] and [Assassin].
Because of the unique abilities of the Medusa, Su Ning didn’t hesitate—she chose [Petrifying Medusa].
The awakening began.
Su Ning quickly felt her eyelids growing heavy, and then she fell into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, back in the Sixth Shelter, Liu Jianjun and Xi Yongfeng from the Second Shelter were in a heated argument.
Liu Jianjun roared, “Old Xi, you’re shameless! You promised me the energy shield—why didn’t you deliver?!”
Xi Yongfeng snorted coldly, “I didn’t see Su Ning, did I? So why should I give it to you? No trade without the goods!”
“You go back on your word!” Liu Jianjun was furious. He had banished Su Ning, an incredibly promising player, from the shelter just to get that energy shield. He had basically pushed a future powerhouse right into the enemy’s hands—and now the other party refused to deliver the agreed-upon item.
“Fine. So it’s the Xi family, huh? Just you wait—from now on, the Sixth Shelter will never trade any grain with the Second Shelter again!”
Jiang Nana and Zhang Li had thought Su Ning would vanish after leaving the Sixth Shelter, that they’d never hear from her again.
But then—a wanted notice appeared in the public chat, causing a massive stir.
[Whoa! This Su Ning is insane?! She’s wanted by both the Xi family and the Fu family from the Second Shelter! What did she do?!]
[I heard she’s a complete monster—killed both the Xi and Fu family daughters in a dungeon.]
[Rumor has it… it was all over a man.]
[Ugh, sounds like a messy love triangle gone wrong.]
Everyone who saw the notice had their own reactions.
In the Third Shelter, Tang Yuanbin was still heartbroken over the loss of his sister, who hadn’t returned and was likely lost to the survival game forever.
When he saw the notice about Su Ning, he was confused and intended to contact Fu Qingge to ask what really happened.
But Su Ning knew none of this.
She was busy—awakening her bloodline.
Su Ning’s body burned with heat, as if something deep inside her was struggling to burst free.
As the thought crossed her mind, a powerful energy surged from the surroundings and wrapped around her.
Nearby, Honghong and Jiangjiang, who had also been summoned alongside Units 1–5, were shocked by the sight.
Su Ning’s body was now enveloped in glowing threads of energy.
Honghong: Oh no! Master mutated! She’s turning into one of those white space spiders and spinning silk!
Jiangjiang: Ugh, don’t say mutated—it sounds awful. There’s a better term… oh right—‘metamorphosis.’
Honghong: Look at you getting fancy.
Jiangjiang: …
While those two continued to bicker, a massive transformation occurred in Su Ning’s body.
The energy cocoon that wrapped around her suddenly shattered, and Su Ning’s eyes snapped open. In that instant, an overwhelming surge of energy erupted from her like a wild stallion breaking free.
But Su Ning was completely unaware of the explosion of power.
Nearby, the powerful wave of energy was so intense that Honghong and Jiangjiang were both instantly petrified—literally.
Su Ning had successfully awakened her [Petrifying Medusa] bloodline.
Her body underwent an earth-shattering transformation.
At first glance, she didn’t look very different. But upon closer inspection, her aura had completely transformed. It was like she had been reborn from the flames—a phoenix rising.
Su Ning now radiated an ethereal, otherworldly beauty. Every movement, every gesture exuded an irresistible allure, as if she could capture your soul with a single glance.
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