Chapter 11

Lin Yue, Wang Gongtou? Not yet. Actually line 1: Lin Yue, Energy Crystal, Black Tortoise. Also maybe Black Tortoise's shell. So named entities: Lin Yue, Energy Crystal, Black Tortoise.

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A resonance deeper and heavier than any before burst forth from within the Black Tortoise with a thunderous boom!

This time, it was no longer a simple emerald-green halo.

A ring of visible, substance-like yellowish-brown shockwave, centered on the Black Tortoise, spread violently outward!

sound.

supermarket (supermarket) - is that a named entity? It's a place but generic? It's a common noun "supermarket". Probably not considered a named entity; it's a generic place. Not a proper name. So exclude.

Lin Yue, Wang Gongtou (Wang Gongtou). Also maybe "deep inside the supermarket" but generic.

This... what tremendous power!

Wang Gongtou leaned against the wall, staring dumbfounded at the scene before him, the shock in his heart beyond words.

And at the center of the light wave, the Black Tortoise's body was undergoing an earth-shaking transformation!

sound.

A roar, as if coming from the primordial wilderness, issued from the Black Tortoise's mouth.

Its size was no longer slowly swelling; instead, it was expanding wildly at a terrifying speed!

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Its limbs, once like stone pillars, now grew as thick as a building's load-bearing columns, each growth stomping deep, cracked pits into the supermarket's hard concrete floor!

Before its ever‑rising body, the supermarket's ceiling, as fragile as paper, was easily punched through and torn apart!

no.

Lin Yue grabbed the stunned Wang Gongtou and dragged him, fleeing desperately toward the warehouse.

Lin Yue naturally knew that even the warehouse was not safe; if it collapsed, they would be buried there.

outside (outside) generic, acid rain (acid rain) generic? Might be considered a phenomenon but not a proper name. Probably exclude.

Just as they stepped back, the ceiling in that area collapsed with a thunderous crash, countless stones and debris raining down and kicking up clouds of dust.

Finally, as the yellowish‑brown light gradually faded, a true colossus appeared before their eyes.

no.

The Black Tortoise's length reached a full twenty meters!

It was like a black, moving hill; even lying still, it emanated an immovable, massive pressure.

The roof of the "Le Gou Life" supermarket was more than half blown apart by it.

Its turtle shell grew ever darker; the natural patterns on it were no longer simple shell markings but had evolved into some ancient, mysterious totem, exuding a heavy and vast aura.

【Pet Promotion Lv2 Success!】

【Pet Information Update】

【Pet: Black Tortoise (Level 2)】

【Species: Great Earth Xuan Armor Turtle】

【Body Length: 20 meters】

【Innate Ability 1: Indestructible (Passive-Enhanced)】

【Innate Ability 2: Savage Collision (Active-Enhanced)】

【New Innate Ability 3: Energy Shield (Active): Consume energy to produce a spherical energy shield surrounding oneself, capable of resisting energy and physical attacks; shield strength and extent depend on energy consumption.】

【New Innate Ability 4: Earth Control (Active): Consume energy to manipulate soil and rock to form a defensive layer on the back to resist damage.】

【Required for Promotion to Level 3: 0/1000 energy points.】

"Energy Shield……"

Lin Yue watched the new ability appear on the system panel, his heart pounding.

Outside, the lethal acid rain continued to pour down.

There couldn't be a better opportunity to test it!

"Old Wang, hold steady!"

Lin Yue shouted at the dazed Wang Gongtou beside him, then instantly focused his mind.

"Black Tortoise, activate the Energy Shield!"

"Roar!"

The twenty-meter-long giant beast lifted its head and let out a low roar, as if venting the surging power from its evolution.

The next second, a faint blue glimmer lit up from the totem at the center of its carapace; immediately, a translucent blue shield, like an upturned giant bowl, sprang open at visible speed.

The shield silently expanded, enveloping the Black Tortoise's massive body, the ruined supermarket, and Lin Yue and Wang Gongtou within.

Sizzle…… sizzle-lala……

The torrential acid rain struck the pale blue shield, like water droplets hitting a scorching iron plate, instantly evaporating without even a ripple.

Inside the shield, all was calm, forming a stark contrast with the terrifying world outside.

"It… really works!"

Since his transmigration until now, he had for the first time truly felt what "safety" meant.

With this Energy Shield, ordinary dangers could not harm him at all!

This is merely a Level 2 Black Tortoise!

What if it's level 3? Level 4?

Lin Yue was even more excited about building a mobile fortress on Black Tortoise's back!

"Divine traces... this... this is a divine trace!"

Wang Gongtou stretched out his trembling hand, wanting to touch that thin veil of light, tears streaming down his face.

As a materialist, an engineer who had spent his life dealing with steel and concrete, everything happening before his eyes completely overturned his worldview.

But he didn't care.

He only knew that he had seen hope, a hope capable of changing the apocalypse!

After the brief ecstasy and shock, Wang Gongtou's engineer's professional instinct quickly took over.

His gaze fell upon the broad expanse of Black Tortoise's shell, as wide as a small plaza.

In a corner of the shell, a backpack and some miscellaneous items Lin Yue had scavenged were tied haphazardly with rope, looking tiny and ridiculous on that huge carapace.

Wang Gongtou's brows instantly knotted into a shape like the Chinese character for river.

He shook his head, his face full of disapproval, the expression like that of a master sculptor seeing someone use a piece of peerless jade as a table leg.

"No, it's too wasteful!"

He turned his head, looking at Lin Yue, his tone extremely solemn, even tinged with anguish.

"Lin kid, you're basically using gold as bricks! This turtle back—no, this foundation—isn't meant to be used like this!"

Lin Yue was taken aback by his sudden seriousness:

"Ah? Then... how should it be used?"

"Remodel! We must fully remodel!"

In Wang Gongtou's eyes blazed a fervent light called 'creation'; his whole person seemed twenty years younger, spiritedly waving his arms, spittle flying.

"Lin kid, look, this turtle shell is flat and sturdy—it's practically the perfect foundation in the world! We can't just waste it!"

"I know a place! It's the 'Binjiang International Building Materials City' west of town! It's the largest building materials market in all of Hangcheng! All the steel, panels, cutters, welding machines... every material and tool we need are there!"

"If we can get there, we can turn this into a true mobile fortress!"

He looked at Lin Yue, speaking somewhat excitedly:

"A...... city that can house people, defend itself, even generate its own electricity, and fight!"