Chapter Sixty-Three: Warning, Warning!

Cave No. 104.

Fang Tang gazed wordlessly at the figure before him—a fallen one, barely one and a half meters tall, yet with bulging muscles piled on as if sculpted from iron blocks.

“If you’re not going to tell me a story, can you at least describe his abilities?”

[Fallen One: Fitness Enthusiast—He dreamt of a body packed with muscle, but his physique was never enough to sustain his dreams. When the twisted rules descended, his wish came true.

Second-tier Fallen One. Mutant abilities: Pile Driver, Launch Start. Rare mutant ability: Exploding Muscles.]

“…Why does ‘Pile Driver’ sound a bit off?” Fang Tang muttered. The Fallen One, sensing his arrival, stopped his push-ups. His pitch-black eyes fixed on Fang Tang.

“How about you join me for a workout?” The Fallen One braced himself on all fours, tightening every muscle, the sound of cracking bones audible as he advanced.

Boom!

With a powerful thrust of his legs, the Fallen One shot toward Fang Tang like a cannonball.

Mutant ability: Launch Start.

Fang Tang: “…”

Thanks to the Ring of Lightness, his body was as light as a feather. The moment the Fallen One charged, Fang Tang leapt nimbly, soaring over three meters high.

Four mechanical claw-arms unfurled from his back, talons wide as they lashed out toward the Fallen One.

“Don’t use that tech! If you’re a real man, work out with me—there’s nothing like feeling your fists land on flesh!” the Fallen One bared his teeth, clenching his fists as he met the mechanical arms head-on.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Fallen One’s forearms flexed and contracted; at a bizarre speed, his fists pounded the mechanical limbs, pinning them down like an anti-Hulk suit overpowering the Hulk.

The tremendous force traveled through the five-meter-long mechanical arms, pushing Fang Tang steadily back.

“A true muscle man, huh!” Fang Tang’s body staggered as he manipulated two more mechanical arms, aiming to seize the Fallen One’s legs.

He intended to hoist the Fallen One up, but at the moment the claws touched his ankles, a violent explosion erupted, the shockwave sending Fang Tang stumbling back.

Rare mutant ability: Exploding Muscles!

“…He just explodes on command? That’s over the top!” Embarrassed, Fang Tang retracted his mechanical arms. Four currents, thick as forearms, fired from the engines at the center of each claw.

The Fallen One, writhing in pain under the electrical barrage, roared, “I told you, don’t use this garbage! Work out with me!”

He coiled his legs and sprang at Fang Tang once more.

With Phantom Step activated, Fang Tang seemed to become a wraith, deftly evading the Fallen One’s blows.

He tapped the ground twice, retreating far from his adversary.

“This is tricky. I can’t get close, and elemental weapons are useless against him.”

In this cave, the twisted rules suppressed mechanical arms severely; elemental attacks had no real effect on the Fallen One.

He could only rely on his sequence talents and spirit-bound items.

He shifted the mechanical arms into propulsion mode, gripped the Great Xia Drakesparrow sword, and stared impassively at the Fallen One.

Fumbling in his pocket, he drew out a spring ball and tossed it to the ground.

The spring ball bounced, shooting quickly toward the Fallen One.

The Fallen One snatched it from the air, a violent shockwave erupting from his palm.

At that moment, Fang Tang made his move.

Four jets of brilliant flame burst from the engines on his back, propelling him forward with immense force.

Combined with the Ring of Lightness, Fang Tang’s speed soared to extraordinary levels.

The Great Xia Drakesparrow flashed with a cold gleam, slicing toward the Fallen One.

As the aftershock of the explosion faded, Fang Tang’s blade struck.

Splurt!

The tip of the sword grazed the Fallen One’s chest, tracing a slender line of blood.

The Fallen One’s muscles were so dense that even the Great Xia Drakesparrow couldn’t penetrate them.

As the blade swept across, a terrifying blast erupted from his chest, sweeping the air within five meters.

The shockwave, sharp as knives, lashed Fang Tang’s skin, forcing his eyes shut—he couldn’t tell where the Fallen One was.

A thunderous roar sounded, and in the next instant, Fang Tang felt himself struck by an overwhelming force.

Crash!

He slammed into the wall, carving out a deep crater before landing heavily on the ground.

But with Sequence 251—Serene Mind—active, Fang Tang’s thoughts remained crystalline clear.

With a flick of his wrist, four discs flew out. Instantly, his figure appeared simultaneously in four places, each mirage mimicking a different action, lifelike and vivid.

The Fallen One, unable to distinguish which was real, bellowed, “Trash! Useless! All you do is rely on tech—if you were a real man, you’d fight me, muscle to muscle, fist to flesh!”

Fang Tang glanced at him, curling his lip.

This was a life-and-death struggle, not a tournament sparring match.

Only by using every means at his disposal could he hope to survive.

Propelled by his mechanical arms, Fang Tang charged again.

At that moment, the Fallen One had his back to Fang Tang and realized too late as he closed in.

Just as the Fallen One began to turn, he saw the Great Xia Drakesparrow thrusting toward an unspeakable spot.

Great Xia—Millennium Annihilation—Breaker—Drakesparrow!

Once again, the decapitation effect triggered.

The Fallen One’s stunned expression froze on his face as his head soared into the air.

After tracing an arc, it landed heavily on the ground.

Fang Tang vs. Fitness Enthusiast: Fang Tang wins!

“Whew!” Fang Tang let out a long breath, rubbing his aching, numb abdomen, gauging his own strength.

He had become, in essence, a well-rounded warrior.

Speed, endurance, defense, attack—he excelled in them all.

Quite nice, indeed…

“The Frost Cannon is my trump card. I should find time to hone it, lest I can’t use it when it really matters.”

Clicking his tongue, Fang Tang began to collect the spoils.

The Fallen One’s corpse was off-limits, and his eyes couldn’t be dismantled.

Fortunately, this cave had a silver chest.

Having finished scavenging, Fang Tang sat atop the chest.

“So, I can just idle here and my evolution level will rise?”

[Heh heh… I like the term ‘idle.’ That’s right, in the realm of twisted rules, the longer you remain idle, the stronger you become.

However, this is the cave world. The twisted rules only barely seep in, so once you reach a certain level, your evolution will stop advancing.]

“How, then, can I reach the second tier in the cave?”

[Well… Remember what Black-Heart Octopus said about the Fallen Ones’ invasion? There’s less than a day left. How long you can hold out depends on your own abilities.]

“???”

Fang Tang pondered this.

Once quiet, he felt his negative emotions stirring again.

But with Serene Mind, even the strongest emotions could barely touch him—anger, fear, none could take hold.

He observed the images in his mind as calmly as a spectator.

Suddenly, the newspaper in his hand flickered.

A red glow filled an entire page.

At the top, a red banner appeared.

Warning! Warning!!!

Fang Tang snapped out of his thoughts and tapped the banner.

Notice: In regions D0023z0092, D0023z0093, D0023z0094, and D0023z0095, a large number of Fallen Ones will appear in five days.

All residents in those areas, beware of the Fallen Ones and stay safe!