Chapter 101 – There Must Be a Place for This Nemesis

Afterwards, Su Ming checked on Jiang Wanyu’s condition. Seeing that she had stabilized, he left the others behind and departed the room with Yun Langyue to meet up with Shi Lin.

An Zijin seemed somewhat reluctant about this, appearing unwilling to let Su Ming leave with Yun Langyue, but Su Ming managed to persuade her to stay.

Someone still needed to look after Jiang Wanyu, and soon it would be time for someone to take their shift at the frontline. With personnel urgently needed now, Su Ming didn’t want An Zijin wasting time on him.

Moreover, what Su Ming planned to do next wasn’t suitable for having too many people around him. It was better for the squad members to focus on defending the battle lines.

Fortunately, the shift system wasn’t overly strict. Except for emergency summons during critical moments requiring everyone’s presence, during regular shift rotations, having just 2-3 squad members present counted as fulfilling the mission.

This consideration accounted for the difficulty of three-hour shifts and the possibility that some squad members might need rest or recovery from injuries.

Therefore, Su Ming had already discussed with the squad members: among the six of them, one would remain in the room to care for Jiang Wanyu, while the other four would pair up in two groups to take turns on shift duty, thus maximizing rest and recovery time.

Lei Hao and Ye Bai had already formed a group and were preparing to depart when their squad’s turn for duty came.

Su Ming would pair with either An Zijin or Yao Beibei for the next shift.

This arrangement gave Su Ming the opportunity to leave the others behind and attend to his own matters.

He thus went with Yun Langyue to find Shi Lin at the workshop and reunite with him.

At this moment, Shi Lin was already taking notes.

While writing lengthy passages, he looked up at Su Ming and Yun Langyue approaching and stood up.

“Are we returning now?” Shi Lin asked Yun Langyue.

“Wait a bit longer.” Yun Langyue shook her head. “I need to confirm this guy is safe before leaving.”

Hearing this, Shi Lin seemed to understand and turned his gaze to Su Ming.

“You want to take the Phantom Demon Potion now?” Shi Lin’s eyes burned with intensity.

“Yes.” Su Ming didn’t conceal his intention. “To avoid complications.”

Now that he had obtained the potion, Su Ming had no intention of delaying further.

Especially under current circumstances – not only were they in the midst of war, but members of the Xu Family were watching closely. Su Ming urgently needed to enhance his strength to handle any unexpected situations during these events.

After all, if he confronted the Xu Family, Su Ming might have to face Gao Xu directly.

That was an Upper-Rank Professional, a Four-Star Hunter who not only possessed Demonization ability but also wielded alchemical weapons. His strength was absolutely incomparable to half-baked fighters like Yi Junchuan, who relied on potions to forcibly enhance their power.

Yi Junchuan’s original strength hadn’t even reached Four-Star level. Even with the Demonization ability granted by the potion, his transformation remained incomplete, yet he had nearly plunged Su Ming into crisis.

If Su Ming had to confront a genuine Four-Star Hunter like Gao Xu, given his current strength, it would undoubtedly be no different from seeking death.Unless Su Ming could obtain the bloodline of a Nightmare Species and successfully transform into an existence that combined the powers of both Hunter and Sorcerer.

Only by integrating the strengths of these two professions, along with the various trump cards he possessed, would Su Ming potentially have the capability to contend with Gao Xu.

Otherwise, Su Ming would be utterly powerless against Gao Xu.

Shi Lin didn’t know Su Ming’s considerations, but he understood what Su Ming was doing.

Since Su Ming could appear here, accompanied by a group of students, he was likely a Professional currently studying.

Judging by his demeanor, he wasn’t a Hunter but a Sorcerer.

A Sorcerer preparing to use the Phantom Demon Potion—what this implied, Shi Lin, as a Great Master Alchemist, understood better than anyone.

Yet he said nothing.

What others chose to do was their own affair, unrelated to him.

As he had stated earlier, he wouldn’t inquire about Su Ming’s identity or seek to learn anything about him; he only needed to confirm his own work.

There was only one thing Shi Lin cared about.

“May I observe?” Shi Lin asked, unable to conceal his excitement. “Perhaps my potion could be of some assistance.”

This was yet another rare opportunity.

Because there were so few instances of Sorcerers successfully consuming the Phantom Demon Potion—fewer even than Professionals who combined two professions, and rarer than Seven-Star Professionals—those willing to take such immense risks for an almost nonexistent chance were exceedingly scarce. One could even say no one dared to court such certain death.

The number of Sorcerers was already smaller than that of Hunters, and those willing to take such great risks were even fewer. Even if someone truly desperate emerged, they might not be in one of the Four Base Cities. Thus, even a Great Master Alchemist like Shi Lin had never witnessed a Sorcerer consuming the Phantom Demon Potion.

Now, not only had such a person appeared, but they were also preparing to consume the Nightmare Species Phantom Demon Potion he himself had refined. This precious observation opportunity was something Shi Lin couldn’t possibly pass up.

After all, in the process, he would undoubtedly obtain new experimental data to refine his potion formulas.

To that end, Shi Lin didn’t mind paying a high price to assist Su Ming.

“I can refine several potions that can neutralize the effects of the Phantom Demon Potion, reducing its potency and increasing your survival rate, even your adaptation rate.”

Shi Lin immediately recommended himself.

“If you have the materials, I could even refine an adaptation agent for you. With that agent, the success rate of adapting to the Phantom Demon Potion would greatly improve. Unfortunately, the main material for that adaptation agent is far too rare, seen only once in decades.”

Shi Lin’s words made Su Ming blink.

“Are you referring to the Verdant Elixir?” Su Ming said. “I already have it.”

At this, not only Shi Lin but even Yun Langyue was stunned.

“You have it?”

Shi Lin looked at Su Ming in extreme surprise.

“Yes.”

Su Ming directly retrieved the Verdant Elixir from his backpack.

“This color, this fragrance—it truly is the Verdant Elixir!” Shi Lin widened his eyes, unable to resist snatching the potion from Su Ming’s hand. As he verified it, he exclaimed excitedly, “To think not only the bloodline of a Nightmare Species but even the Verdant Elixir has appeared. Tonight truly is my lucky day!”Although Shi Lin was capable of brewing the Cyan-Green Potion, he had never actually done so due to the scarcity of the required Materials.

Thus, this was Shi Lin’s first time seeing the Cyan-Green Potion, which explained his excitement.

However, along with his excitement, Shi Lin also felt some regret.

“If only I could have brewed it myself,” Shi Lin complained rather discontentedly to Su Ming. “Why didn’t you let me brew it?”

“It was already a finished product when I obtained it,” Su Ming replied, somewhat amused and exasperated.

This Shi Lin was quite interesting, actually feeling dissatisfied about this.

In contrast, Yun Langyue’s meaningful gaze from the side made Su Ming somewhat uncomfortable.

“Nightmare Species blood, Cyan-Green Potion—these are either priceless treasures or worth a fortune. Even I have never seen such precious items. I really don’t know how you managed to find them, my great benefactor.”

Yun Langyue’s profound gaze seemed to see right through Su Ming’s heart.

“Just lucky, just lucky,” Su Ming could only force a dry laugh.

“Since you have the Cyan-Green Potion, your chances of success aren’t as low as commonly believed,” Shi Lin kept stroking the potion bottle while pondering for a moment before saying, “Alright then, I’ll list some Materials. See if you can produce them. If you can, I’ll help you brew another batch of potions that can increase your success rate. Even if they’re not as effective as the Cyan-Green Potion, they should still be helpful to you.”

Hearing this, how could Su Ming possibly refuse?

The Cyan-Green Potion only greatly increased the success rate—it didn’t guarantee a hundred percent success.

In other words, even with the Cyan-Green Potion, failure was still possible.

Although Su Ming had prepared his own means to preserve his life in case of failure, so he didn’t need to worry about dying, he naturally wanted to succeed if possible.

Nightmare Species blood and the Cyan-Green Potion—both were excessively precious, things ordinary people would never encounter in their lifetime. Even with his inventory, how long it would take to obtain a second bottle was completely unknown.

Given this, Su Ming certainly didn’t want to waste such precious treasures for nothing.

Moreover, considering the current situation, Su Ming had already adopted an “all or nothing” mindset.

Either succeed and soar to new heights, or fail and continue living cautiously.

It wasn’t that Su Ming had achieved enlightenment, but he had indeed made up his mind.

At this point, Su Ming no longer concealed the existence of his backpack. Whatever Materials Shi Lin named, Su Ming would immediately produce them on the spot if he had them.

Throughout this process, Shi Lin was repeatedly stunned, while Yun Langyue’s gaze toward Su Ming grew increasingly meaningful, as if she wanted to strip Su Ming bare and thoroughly study him to uncover all his secrets.

After Shi Lin finished listing the Materials, Su Ming actually managed to produce the ingredients for several potions.

Shi Lin himself had brought quite a few Materials, and combining both their resources, one alchemical potion after another was successfully brewed.

Thus, everything was ready.

Then, without further deliberation, Su Ming made his decision.

“I’ll take the potions right here in this Workshop.”

Saying this, Su Ming entered the Workshop carrying numerous bottles of alchemical potions.

Shi Lin immediately followed, seeming quite eager to witness what would happen next.

Yun Langyue also followed closely, her eyes fixed on Su Ming’s back as a slight smile curved at the corner of her lips.After seeing the Verdant Green Potion and the various alchemical concoctions Shi Lin had brewed, Yun Langyue became much more optimistic about Su Ming’s chances of success.

She was beginning to feel rather expectant.

She looked forward to witnessing the emergence of a Dual Professional—a legend only spoken of in the Four Base Cities—right here in Longyao City, right before her very eyes.

Especially since this person was Su Ming, and the Hunter Bloodline he had chosen was that of a Nightmare Species, which made Yun Langyue all the more eager to see the outcome.

If he truly succeeded…

“In the future, my dear rival will undoubtedly claim a place at the Peak of this world.”

(End of Chapter)