He could leave Panshi City, go to a larger city, buy the best equipment, and enjoy the finest life.
He could even use that treasure to trade for the resources needed to reach Level 4!
The gap between Level 3 Late Stage and Level 4 was a great divide.
Countless people were stuck at this hurdle, unable to cross it for the rest of their lives.
But with this treasure, he had hope!
Zhou Hu's breathing grew heavier, and the light in his eyes burned with increasing intensity.
But he did not strike immediately.
He stared at Su Wan and spoke in a raspy voice, “Come with me.”
Su Wan sneered, “Come with you? Who do you think you are?”
Zhou Hu did not waste words.
He moved.
A distance of thirty meters didn't even take a second for a Level 3 Late Stage Ability User!
Su Wan's pupils shrank, and her body reacted instinctively—
【Shadow-Hide】!
Her body instantly became transparent, turning into a phantom that merged into the air!
“Ssh—!”
A sharp sound of breaking air whistled right past her ear!
From the corner of her eye, Su Wan saw the alloy battle blade slash through where she had been standing, the blade tearing through the air with a sharp, whistling shriek!
If her reaction had been even a tenth of a second slower, that strike would have cleaved her in two!
Zhou Hu's strike missed, but he did not stop for a second. His battle blade carved an arc through the air, slashing horizontally toward the direction where Su Wan had vanished!
But the three seconds of total invisibility provided by 【Shadow-Hide】 caused his second strike to miss as well.
The blade sliced through empty air, hitting nothing.
Zhou Hu's brow furrowed slightly.
He stood his ground, blade ready, eyes scanning the surroundings warily.
Invisibility?
Or some kind of teleportation ability?
He expanded his perception fully, his Level 3 Late Stage mental power lashing out like invisible tentacles, searching frantically within a dozens-of-meters radius.
But there was nothing.
The woman's aura had vanished into thin air.
Three seconds.
Two seconds.
One second.
The duration of 【Shadow-Hide】 was ending.
Su Wan reappeared nearly a hundred meters away from Zhou Hu.
Without hesitation, the moment she materialized, she unleashed her Level 3 Early Stage mental power—
【Mental Shock】!
An invisible mental blade slashed toward Zhou Hu's consciousness core with near-instant speed!
Zhou Hu's pupils constricted!
The moment Su Wan appeared, he realized she was trying to run!
Just as he prepared to give chase, the mental shock slammed into his mind!
“Hmph!”
Zhou Hu groaned, his body swaying as his face turned pale!
A Level 3 Early Stage Mental Shock wasn't enough to severely wound a Level 3 Late Stage user like him, but it was enough to momentarily stun him.
And that brief moment was exactly what Su Wan needed.
She didn't slow down for a second, sprinting with all her might toward the Terminal Station!
Seven hundred meters to go.
At her current speed, a full sprint would only take a dozen or so seconds.
Once she was within the building's range, she would be invincible.
It took Zhou Hu less than three seconds to recover from the shock.
But in those three seconds, Su Wan had covered another hundred meters.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
This woman's reaction speed and combat instincts were far beyond his expectations.
Despite being only at the Level 3 Early Stage, she had made the perfect moves under pressure—
Dodge first, then counterattack, and then retreat without hesitation.
Every choice was rational and correct.
Unfortunately for her, she had run into him!
Zhou Hu blurred like a bolt of lightning, chasing after Su Wan.
The speed of a Level 3 Late Stage was far superior to that of a Level 3 Early Stage.
The distance between them was closing visibly.
Su Wan could clearly feel the killing intent drawing closer behind her.
She was still over three hundred meters from the Terminal Station.
But her pursuer was already within a hundred meters.
A sneer touched Zhou Hu's lips. He didn't slow down as he flipped his wrist, revealing a palm-sized metal device.
It was a portable energy jammer, one of the high-tech pieces of equipment Panshi Company had excavated from the Old Era ruins.
He pressed the activation button.
“Buzz—!”
An invisible wave of energy rippled out instantly, covering a radius of several hundred meters!
Su Wan was in mid-sprint when she suddenly felt her body grow heavy!
【Warning: External energy interference detected!】
【Source: Unknown model energy jammer. Disrupting Host's ability flow!】
【Ability efficiency dropping... down to 72%... 54%... 31%...】
Su Wan's speed slowed abruptly!
Her mental power was scattered by the interference, unable to flow smoothly!
【Shadow-Hide】 could not be activated!
【Mental Shock】 could not be condensed!
All she had left were the physical stats of a Level 3 Ability User!
Damn it!
Seeing Su Wan's pace falter, Zhou Hu put away the jammer.
As long as he caught her, the Space Treasure would be his!
Su Wan was still three hundred meters from the Terminal Station.
“Too slow.”
Zhou Hu's voice came from behind her, clinging to her like a curse.
Su Wan's heart chilled as she spun around—
Zhou Hu's face was barely a meter away!
Without time to think, she braced herself, twisted her waist, and kicked out at Zhou Hu's abdomen.
The kick was as fast as lightning. Zhou Hu couldn't dodge in time and had to block with his arms.
“Is this all you've got?” Zhou Hu's voice remained flat. He took Su Wan's kick, his body only swaying slightly.
Su Wan, however, used the force of the kick to propel herself forward again.
Two hundred and fifty meters left!
Zhou Hu let out a sharp shout, “Stop struggling, little girl...”
“You're no match for me. Even if you're Level 3, you know the gap between the Early Stage and the Late Stage.”
“Besides... you're already injured.”
As he spoke, Zhou Hu's figure appeared in front of Su Wan, blocking her path.
“Hand over the Space Treasure on you.”
As he said this, his breathing quickened. His eyes, once indifferent, were now overflowing with uncontrollable greed.
Su Wan's heart nearly stopped at that moment.
Space Treasure.
Hearing those words from Zhou Hu's mouth was like a thunderclap in her mind.
She knew that in this apocalypse, the existence of the system space was a secret that could never be exposed.
Su Wan's heart sank, but her face remained calm, even showing a hint of confusion:
“Space Treasure? What's that?”
Zhou Hu sneered, his gaze sweeping over her:
“I saw it with my own eyes. You picked up several things in the ruins just now...”
“You don't have a backpack, and you aren't carrying any other containers, yet those items vanished into thin air the moment you picked them up...”
“And the only thing that can make items vanish like that is a Space Treasure!”
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