bestfiction Chapter 422 Failure is the Norm of Life
Chapter 422 Failure is the Norm of Life
Liang Hong and the others listened with a mixture of shock and numbness, nodding unconsciously as they signed the contract.
Then Mija was the first to choose the medicine.
She selected the Scholar Sequence Awakening Potion from the four potions that seemed most suitable for women.
Rui Jiaying chose the Trickster Sequence Awakening Potion, while Liu Ruizhe and Fang Liang chose the Judge Sequence Awakening Potion and the Executioner Sequence Awakening Potion, respectively.
Fang Liang had no choice, because in the end only the Executioner Sequence Awakening Potion remained.
But something is better than nothing.
"Wait a moment, we'll distribute these enhancement potions first, and then Jiang Li will set up a barrier for you so you can take the potions safely inside!" Fu Xiaojian was very thoughtful, also letting them familiarize themselves with the extraordinary atmosphere of the convoy in advance.
The four of them stood on the periphery of the crowd, each nervously clutching the medicine in their hands, their hearts pounding like drums or thunder in spring.
Even the conversation among the convoy members was only heard in fragments.
In the end, Fu Ruoxue, Chen Pei, and Su Su each received one bottle of the Level 4 enhancement potion. (Note: Xu Si didn't want it, Chen Pei didn't want it either but Fu Xiaojian insisted on giving it to her, and it was a waste for Ta Shan, who had just broken through.)
One bottle each for Wang Hu, Fu Xiaojian, Jiang Li, Lin Zhennan, Hinata Aoi, and Jiao Jiao, all equipped with the Level 3 Enhancement Potion.
DouDou is also Sequence 3, but she doesn't want the enhancement potion. If she wants to break through, she just needs to continue the contract with the Strange. Besides, the power of the enhancement potion is probably too much for a child like her to handle.
As for the other fifteen ordinary medicines, apart from Yao Yao and Kao Chang, each person received one, leaving six medicines remaining.
These remaining few teams are practically the team's entire roster.
Dark as ink.
The four awakening potions have been returned to their respective owners. Jiang Li set up four independent barriers in the center of the camp, like four semi-transparent glass domes, enveloping Mi Jia, Rui Jiaying, Liu Ruizhe, and Fang Liang respectively.
"Are you ready?" Fu Xiaojian stood outside the barrier, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the four people one by one.
Mija gripped the test tube in her hand tightly; the Scholar Sequence Awakening Potion, gleaming with a pale golden light, glowed faintly under the emergency light.
She took a deep breath and nodded.
Rui Jiaying didn't speak, but simply held up the silver-gray trickster's potion in his hand to his eyes, looked at it in the light for a moment, and then a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
He unscrewed the rubber stopper, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
Liu Ruizhe and Fang Liang exchanged a glance and then simultaneously drank their respective potions.
The camp fell silent.
Those who hadn't taken the medicine were all staring at the figures inside the four barriers.
Fu Ruoxue's gaze lingered more on Mi Jia, because only she knew that the potion had the highest probability of awakening.
However, Fang Liang and Yang Fan were the first to react.
Yang Fan took the enhancement potion almost immediately upon receiving it.
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At this moment, screams echoed throughout the entire wasteland.
That was truly heartbreaking to hear and brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it.
Even the toughest man would have to confess by now!
Chen Pei's lips twitched; he understood why Fu Xiaojian had been so modest.
The others who hadn't yet taken the enhancement drug all kept a safe distance from the lead car where Yang Fan was, looking rather uneasy.
From this perspective, enhancement potions don't seem so appealing anymore.
Everyone focused more attention on the awakening of the four people in the center of the camp.
At this moment, Fang Liang's body stiffened, as if he had been lifted up from behind by an invisible hand.
A silvery-gray light seeped out from under his skin, but there was no muscle bulging or spreading.
His eyes were tightly closed, veins bulged on his forehead, and a suppressed growl escaped his throat.
Then came Mija.
Her reaction was much milder than Fang Liang's, but that mildness was all the more heartbreaking.
She stood there quietly, like a plant transplanted into new soil, its roots groping, extending, and searching for a place to settle in the darkness.
A pale golden light seeped from her body, flowing slowly down her arms, neck, and cheeks like a thin layer of gold dust.
As for the other two, they remained completely silent.
The screams echoing around them perfectly reflected their current state of mind.
They wished it were their voice.
However, no.
After waiting a while, Fu Xiaojian shook his head, and Jiang Li removed the barrier between the two of them.
Rui Jiaying and Liu Ruizhe looked ashen-faced and almost collapsed to the ground, watching their good brothers rise to prominence. They regretted not choosing the 'Executioner Sequence' instead.
Why care about a name?
They weren't just devastated; they were heartbroken.
If they draw lots like last time, they can comfort themselves that they are not taking a real awakening potion.
But that won't work now.
They were just one step away from reaching the heavens, but they failed.
"There's no chance anymore!" Rui Jiaying's voice was so low it was almost inaudible, as if it were squeezed out from the depths of his soul.
He looked down at his empty hands; the test tube was now shattered at his feet, leaving only a few glittering shards of glass.
Liu Ruizhe stood beside him, his face equally ashen.
He didn't speak, but stared intently at his palm, as if something might suddenly emerge from there.
"Failure is a normal part of life. Don't be discouraged. You still have Lao Xu, right?" Fu Xiaojian comforted him.
Upon hearing this, the two men's eyes finally regained their sparkle.
Yes, Brother Dao, you never make a mistake!
When they came to their senses and looked at Xu Si, their gazes were like those of someone looking at their beloved.
Xu Si and Fu Ruoxue's lips twitched simultaneously.
Is that correct?
Is this how you comfort people?
Within the barrier, Fang Liang's anomalies continued.
A silvery-gray light seeped from beneath the skin, like countless tiny snakes wriggling between the fascia and muscles.
His body began to tremble involuntarily—as if every cell was being rearranged and every gene was being rewritten.
Mija's situation was completely different.
A pale golden halo enveloped her, like a thin veil, or like the first ray of sunshine in early spring.
Her expression gradually calmed down from initial tension, and a faint golden light appeared between her brows, like a star gathering.
"It's almost done," Jiang Li said softly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Mija slowly opened her eyes.
Those eyes have changed.
It was no longer the usual gloom and exhaustion after the apocalypse, but something else that was hard to describe.
It was as if something had illuminated it, or as if wisdom had awakened from its slumber.
A pale golden light flashed across the depths of her pupils, then receded, like the tide receding into the sea.
The moment the barrier dissipated, Mija's legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to her knees.
Liang Hong rushed out from the crowd, grabbed her arm, and her eyes were already red: "It's done?"
Mija looked down at her hands, turning them over and over.
"Mmm...mmm," she said, her voice trembling, but tears welled up in her eyes before she could speak.
Sequence 1 - Erudite.
A sequence that leans towards perception and information processing, somewhat similar to the scholar sequence Xiao Zhi encountered earlier.
Their combat power is almost zero, but in the apocalypse, intelligence processing ability is often more valuable than swords.
Fang Liang's awakening came about fifteen minutes later than Mi Jia's.
As time went on, his reaction became more and more intense, with silver-gray light rampaging through his body like a wild beast trapped in a cage.
His muscles began to bulge in the final stage, his bones made a cracking sound, and his whole body felt as if it had been reshaped by an unseen hand.
When everything calmed down, he was like someone pulled out of the water.
However, all of these experiences are valuable.
Sequence 1 - Executioner
The sequence leans towards combat and enhancement; it's simple, brutal, and direct.
Their characteristics are all geared towards practicality, emphasizing the ultimate enhancement of the physical body and the instinctive intuition for killing.