"What? He has become a level-two evolved being? Why is he so fast? He just broke through and became a level-one evolved being three years ago! How could he be promoted to level-two in such a short time? As he is now a level-two evolved being, we can't possibly kill him with our strengths..." Lucy was beyond depressed.

Stuart's expression was one of helplessness, as when he thought of trying to kill a level-one demon, he felt that it was already as difficult as trying to go to heaven, and now that Collic had broken through and was a level-two demon now, it would be impossible to complete the mission! In fact, it would still be impossible to kill a level-two demon, even if they were to combine the strength of ten of them to attack at once!

Steve was shocked. He remembered being chased by Collic not long ago. At that time, Collic was still a long way from being a level-two demon. But, in such a short period of time, Collic had broken through to become a level-two demon, which was faster than Steve's own evolution!

What has happened to him since then? Steve couldn't help but wonder.

This was clearly a concern, as the Demon Collic was a potential threat. There were not many people who knew about the Star of Hope, but Collic was one of them!

If the secret of the Star of Hope were to be revealed, it would cause a great sensation, which would then result in an even greater disaster! Moreover, because of the last incident, the two of them would always fight each other to the death!

Hence, now that Collic had broken through and become a level-two demon, it definitely did not bode well for Steve. Still, Steve's expression was composed. He reminded himself that this thing simply needed to be carefully planned. After all, he might not be able to escape the next time he met Collic...

"My decision is final. The mission of killing Collic is canceled, but I have a new mission for you." Wendy's expression was calm as she spoke.

"What mission?" Steve asked.

"The details of the mission will be given to you in due time." Wendy refused to say much at that time.

Although the mission of killing Collic was canceled, her announcement of a new mission changed the tone, and the crowd was somewhat comforted and appeased.

...

Steve's life became much calmer following that day. Every day, he learned how to operate the armored robot, while the rest of his time was spent practicing. During this period, the freshmen were also working hard to break through at the Original Gravity Tower.

The main thing that surprised everyone was that Vivien's strength had improved at an amazing rate over the past few days. Since her return from the Apollo Battles.h.i.+p, the powers of the G.o.d of Bad Luck and the G.o.d of Good Luck in Vivien's body had been activated, and she had been improving in all aspects with lightning speed.

Her basic cell value nowadays was not even weaker than Lucy's and Sofia's, and her rate of improvement shocked everyone. What's more, her operation of the armored robot was becoming more and more skilled, while her learning speed was many times faster than before.

In fact, something was changing in Vivien almost every day! Steve, Lucy, and Sofia saw Vivien's changes and were shocked.

It was only a pity that, since that time, Vivien had a layer of defensive magnetic field on her body, making it difficult for anything to really injure her. However safeguarding from harm this measure was, in regards to Viven's and Steve's taking that final step in intimacy, it rendered this impossible, which was very frustrating!

Soon, it would be nearly a month since they'd entered the military base. And, while Steve really only focused on his practices, his progress at the Original Gravity Tower still remained on the eighth level. Steve had apparently been staying on the eighth level in order to enhance his spiritual power and elevate his basic cell value.

During this period, recruits were also rus.h.i.+ng to break through at the Original Gravity Tower, especially towards the end of the month. No matter whether it was contribution points or the level of the Original Gravity Tower, they would both affect the amount of resources that were allocated to the recruits in the coming month.

Therefore, both recruits and veterans were striving to break through at the Original Gravity Tower, while actively completing missions and striving to obtain more contribution points.

At this moment, Steve received an unexpected mission reminder...

Dear Mr. Steve,

Since you have not completed your mission this month, the military base will issue you mandatory missions. You must hunt an original level magical beast or demon. Each magical beast or demon will result in your being awarded corresponding contribution points according to its basic cell value. Your requirement is to return with no fewer than 10. You have seven days to complete this mission….

Steve frowned when he saw the official piece of mail. There were only eight days left until the review at the end of the month, that was to say, after the completion of the mission, he would be left with only one day to break through at the Original Gravity Tower!