The entire process took less than seven days!

And the original curse duration of hundreds of thousands of hours suddenly plummeted to tens of thousands of hours.

Even her Close Combat Skills, which had been at D-level, Chen Qing had broken through to C-level!

Her swordsmanship had also improved significantly.

During this period, her whole aura underwent a vast transformation.

The original Chen Qing could be described as restrained; if she stood there and didn’t make a move, basically no one would notice she was an expert.

But now, Chen Qing was all edges, like a bloodthirsty beast, full of wildness.

Just standing there could make people feel uneasy and fearful.

After all, this time, Chen Qing’s practice opponent was an A-level Mechanical Enforcer!

Seven days, one hundred and sixty-eight hours of relentless high-pressure devilish training and brutal combat, even a worthless person would have become somewhat skilled in the context of infinite wound recovery.

Not to mention someone as ambitious as Chen Qing, right?

The curse of the Half-Skeleton, Chen Qing could mostly suppress it.

However, the repressed appetite would have a period of eruption.

Once the appetite erupted, Chen Qing still needed the power of the Law Enforcers.

Anyway, she had grown accustomed to it, so it didn’t matter.

The Law Enforcer followed Chen Qing closely as she left the prison.

Chen Qing had important matters to attend to upon leaving.

The returning salvage team had discovered several unexplored sea mines, and the establishment of a B-level military factory was completed.

Actually, a few days ago, those survivors had found Yuzhi Island and wanted to choose sides with Chen Qing.

At the time, Zhao Fuli happened to be on the ship and directly discouraged them from this notion.

Both she and Chen Qing had chosen the Neutral Camp, not siding with either faction.

Though it wasn’t as if the sky was falling, the survivors’ mood was comparable to a sky collapse.

They had agreed to start from the same starting line, but when they looked up, the others had already run dozens of laps ahead of them.

Even Chen Qing was unbeatable to them, not to mention...

They hadn’t expected Zhao Fuli to be so far ahead of them either!

This world really is...

When Chen Qing came out of prison, Zhao Fuli was about to take these survivors on a major campaign.

Jia and the others had already left Yuzhi Island, heading towards the Elemental Sea to collect their bounty.

Before leaving, Shang Jia had intended to take Zhao Fuli with her, but considering the peculiarities of Chen Qing, she ultimately abandoned the idea.

After all, once Zhao Fuli faced setbacks outside, she would naturally realize how lucky she was to be under the protection of the Demon Dragon, a fortune many couldn’t even beg for.

"Chen Qing...?!"

On Yuzhi Island, Zhao Fuli planned to use Yuzhi Island as a base to launch her grand scheme.

Many survivors followed her decision to stay, and the village chief of Yuzhi Village had become Zhao Fuli.

The Bounty Guild’s Granny Yuhua had even secretly given her considerable support, hoping she would be able to take on protection quests soon.

Her face filled with shock, she looked at Chen Qing before her; the person was the same.

But why did it feel like the current Chen Qing was so different from the previous one?

The current Chen Qing was so aggressive!

Zhao Fuli and the others dared not look Chen Qing in the eye, feeling as though they would be beaten up if they did.

"Chen Qing, your face?"

Zhao Fuli hesitated for a moment but still pointed to her cheek and asked.

The exoskeleton only covered the half of Chen Qing’s body that had turned skeletal; the other side was uncovered, so Zhao Fuli could naturally see the scar that had suddenly appeared on Chen Qing’s face.

If she remembered correctly, Chen Qing hadn’t left Yuzhi Island, so this wound...

"Was it Shang Jia’s doing?!"

Zhao Fuli’s eyes widened, feeling very guilty.

"It wasn’t."

Chen Qing merely had the Law Enforcer spare her life; it was inevitable for it to go too far without holding back.

This scar was already quite a light injury.

Previously, Chen Qing’s eyes and internal organs had been destroyed by the Law Enforcer, and her half skull had been smashed.

The exoskeleton could only cover half of Chen Qing’s body because it was broken by the Law Enforcer; Chen Qing had patched it up with difficulty, piecing together just enough for half an exoskeleton.

It was somewhat funny when you thought about it.

The greatly empowered Chen Qing’s first task upon release from prison was to repair the exoskeleton.

"It’s okay, Chen Qing, you don’t have to cover for her. This is all my fault, and I will definitely compensate you!"

Zhao Fuli bowed deeply to Chen Qing in a very solemn apology, convinced that Shang Jia was responsible for this deed.

Otherwise, why would she run so fast?

Unbeknownst to Shang Jia, her favorability in Zhao Fuli’s eyes had turned negative.

"It has nothing to do with her."

However, Chen Qing’s explanation was taken by Zhao Fuli as her being too kind, still covering for Shang Jia.

Seeing this, Chen Qing didn’t say more; this was Shang Jia’s just deserts.

"What are you preparing to do here?"

Chen Qing, looking at the stacks of what appeared to be cement bags on the beach, inquired.

"We’re constructing defensive fortifications!"

Zhao Fuli answered resoundingly.

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