Online: I Can See Health Bars Chapter 1654 - 741: Lofty Aspirations

Ever since escaping Thunder, she had been sticking with Shen Heilian, moving together.

All the way, fleeing and killing, plus ambushing lone experts of the White Lotus Sect, made Chen Ya’s Swordsmanship faster! Trickier! Sharper!

Every single battle made her stronger!

Every brush with life and death made her heart race; her senses, insights, perception—everything—was rising at high speed!

A sword is a sword, and yet not a sword.

Chen Ya drew her sword and suddenly flicked it with a casual swing!

Buzz!!

A streak of Sword Qi shot out, and the next instant the door was sliced and shattered; outside, a corpse fell on the spot.

"The shopkeeper was eavesdropping." Chen Ya said.

Shen Heilian grinned and said, "I know."

Chen Ya frowned, but said nothing.

"Let’s go. Let’s... turn the White Lotus Sect upside down!"

Shen Heilian turned and strode off; Chen Ya followed close behind.

Chen Ya’s hand was still on the sword hilt, her gaze resting on Shen Heilian’s back.

She was weighing... the gap between her strength and Shen Heilian’s.

But very soon, she slid the sword back into the Sword Scabbard.

Shen Heilian still had value to exploit.

And anyway, if you only look at paper strength, the two of them weren’t qualified to bump against a colossal thing like the White Lotus Sect at all.

But Shen Heilian’s plan did have a certain chance of success, and whether it succeeded or failed, she stood to gain... huge returns!

It was just a question of whether she could safely pull out afterward.

"Martial Arts has an end, sooner or later."

"No matter how strong your swordsmanship, if the hardware can’t keep up, it’s all for nothing."

"To become a Believer, or become a Demon Martial Artist..."

"Come on then, let me see just what kind of foundation the White Lotus Sect really has!"

Her eyes firmed; Chen Ya quickened her pace to walk side by side with Shen Heilian.

Whatever her brother’s hints really meant, if she wanted to move freely in the game, she had to have overwhelming strength!

Shen Heilian, the White Lotus Sect... they were all going to be her stepping stones!

...

Rolling Bone Bone City.

"A new mission?"

Chen Yayue stared wide-eyed at Xu Zhentian.

They’d come to Rolling Bone Bone City to gather intel, and plenty of brothers had died here; they’d finally completed the mission and were getting a breather, and now another escort mission popped up.

"How come I didn’t hear about this?"

Chen Yayue questioned.

"It was just issued, but it’s different from this last mission. There’s a cap on numbers, and you have to meet certain conditions to participate... basically you have to be experts, experts like us!" Xu Zhentian said in a low voice.

Their squad had all gotten one day of free time outside, and Xu Zhentian had likewise gone to see his little sister. Seeing that thanks to his chunk of money, her heart surgery had already been completed successfully, Xu Zhentian felt sincerely happy.

At least... his sister’s life was saved!

Then everything he’d been grinding for these days hadn’t been in vain!

As for the sky‑high hospital fees she now had, that was secondary.

He could make money, and he absolutely would make money!

On top of the heart surgery, his sister had multiple fractures from the jump, which also needed a mountain of cash to patch up.

Money money money money!

Right now Xu Zhentian’s head was packed full of money; the moment something came down from the top, he wanted to accept it on the spot, never mind how big the risk was.

But he’d taken the mission in his personal capacity, so his partner didn’t know yet.

As long as his sister could get better, he was willing to do anything!

Besides, it was just a game! Even if he really failed the mission, at worst he’d just start raising a new character from scratch; the organization would still pay him on schedule.

That trip out had given Xu Zhentian a sense of reassurance.

He just felt this organization was run by a bunch of hardcore game freaks, methods a bit extreme, but as long as they were willing to pay, everything was negotiable.

"I’m in too!"

Chen Yayue said in a deep voice.

He also... was short on money.

His sister Chen Ya still hadn’t been discharged; she was living in the ICU, and every time he opened his eyes it was a new hospital bill. He had to shoulder this burden!

"I knew you’d be up for it! Just so we’re clear, this one’s an escort mission—escort some woman with ’Zi’ in her name to Zhongfu Temple. As long as she arrives safely, the mission’s done. The higher‑ups hinted that we can hire experts to travel with us; we don’t have to rely on our characters’ power alone to brute‑force the risks along the way. So... how much Silver Tael do you have on hand?"

They’d been hustling around Rolling Bone Bone City with Lei Qingzi and had stockpiled a batch of resources. If they really cashed out to hire people, they could afford to bring along some decent experts.

"Not much, but... I’ve stashed some valuable trinkets. Once the others who’ve taken the mission all gather, we can talk it through together."

Chen Yayue said in a low voice. Even if they had to burn their own resources, they needed to plan it out; everyone would share the load.

Priority now was to snatch the mission first—the reward was tens of thousands per head, he had to get his cut!

The mission assisting Lei Qingzi was done, and the organization’s people had become free.

Some had already paid to hire escorts and left Rolling Bone Bone City, because over in their own birthplace’s turf they had better room to grow.

Coming to Rolling Bone Bone City had only been because their real‑world bodies had guns pointed at them; they had no choice.

Now that they thought it was over, of course they went back to develop properly. In a backwater like Rolling Bone Bone City, with no connections and no resources, what space was there to grow?

Some chose to stay, continuing to follow Lei Qingzi for a while and develop steadily.

And some, like Chen Yayue, had taken new missions and were leaving on their own paths.

Just as the organization’s people in Rolling Bone Bone City were each heading down different roads, changes in positions were also happening inside the Foolish Underworld of Rolling Bone Bone City.