Survival in the Apocalypse: Max Level Drop Rate with Abundant Resources

Shen Xi stood before the rusty metal table, his gaze falling on three manila envelopes. Numbered "001," "002," and "003," the red ink was somewhat glaring under the dim light. He didn't rush to open them, but first flexed his fingers to check his physical condition.

The Kyoto Rhythm uniforms and equipment are hidden, but the feeling of being connected by blood remains. The Pangu Axe can be summoned at any time, and the Primordial Pearl can appear at any moment. Only the storage space is inaccessible; all the resource cards, potions, and items inside are unusable.

However, the blessed land is still usable.

This is enough.

Shen Xi reached out and picked up the file bag numbered "001", untied the string, and pulled out a thin stack of papers inside.

The first page contains a passport photo.

The person in the photo looked exactly like him, but had a completely different aura. His eyes lacked his usual coldness and murderous intent, instead possessing a more restrained, unfathomable calm. Like the calm before a storm, or a sharp blade hidden in its sheath.

Below the photo are several lines of black printed text.

[The Hunter's Files]

Code Name: Primordial

Title: Hunter

Identity: Leader of the Hunting Trio

Affiliation: Stateless, Unaffiliated, No Record

Status: Active

Shen Xi raised her eyebrows slightly.

The three-man hunting team.

This identity is quite interesting.

He continued scrolling down.

[The Hunting Trio - Description]

A legendary assassination group, operating in the gray areas between various powerful factions. The hunting trio consists of three members: the Hunter, the Slaughterer, and the Assassin. They operate independently, never interacting with any faction or accepting any form of employment. Their mission objectives, operational routes, and sources of funding are all shrouded in mystery.

To date, the assassination trio has a 100% success rate.

Never failed.

They never left any survivors.

Their identity has never been revealed.

No one has ever seen the true faces of the three of them.

Shen Xi stared at the line "100%", quite efficient.

This system will assign him an identity.

A legendary assassination group with a 100% success rate sounds impressive.

He continued scrolling down.

After reading the last page, Shen Xi put the file bag down.

This identity isn't bad.

A legendary assassin with no background and no traceable clues. This means that in this world, he will not be targeted by anyone because of his identity, nor will he be targeted by any force because of his background.

But at the same time, he had no one to rely on.

No allies, no resources, no intelligence sources.

Everything depends on yourself.

Shen Xi picked up the second file folder and opened it.

Number "002".

The figure in the photo looks exactly like him. Two meters tall, with a cold and hard face, and those deep, dark eyes. Only in the photo, the murderous intent in those eyes is even more overt, like a drawn sword.

[The Hunter's Files]

Code name: Mingying

Title: Slaughterer

Identity: Member of the Hunting Trio

Affiliation: Stateless, Unaffiliated, No Record

Status: Active

[Battle Log]

Specializes in frontal assaults, overwhelming targets with sheer power. His fighting style is ferocious, ruthless, and leaves no survivors. He once single-handedly destroyed a well-equipped hundred-man guard unit in less than five minutes.

Note: Extremely dangerous. It is advised to avoid direct confrontation.

After reading it, Shen Xi put down the file bag.

This description does fit Mingying's fighting style quite well.

The third file folder.

Number "003".

The shadow in the photo still resembled the little one. He wore a black hoodie, the hood pulled low, revealing only a pair of scarlet eyes. His small face was expressionless, but his eyes radiated a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

[The Hunter's Files]

Codename: Shadow

Title: Assassin

Identity: Member of the Hunting Trio

Affiliation: Stateless, Unaffiliated, No Record

Status: Active

[Battle Log]

Skilled in assassination, infiltration, and intelligence gathering. To date, all targets have died in a "silent strangulation," with no survivors and no warning. Their movements are untraceable, and their methods unanalyzable.

Note: Extremely dangerous. It is not recommended to act alone.

Shen Xi put down the file bag, placed her hands on the metal table, and remained silent for a moment.

The three identities perfectly match their fighting styles.

The Hunter – Team Leader, in charge of overall coordination.

The Slaughterers – a frontal assault, crushing everything in their path.

Assassins – lurking in the shadows, striking with deadly precision.

Is this the effect of being "famous"?

Not bad.

There were some other things in the file folder.

Shen Xi dumped the contents of the three bags onto the table. There were a bunch of small tools: a miniature dagger, a lock pick, a disguise mask, a signal flare, and three palm-sized badges.

He picked up a badge.

It is entirely black, crafted from an unknown metal, and its surface is engraved with a complex rune pattern: a dagger embedded in a skull, with two crossed scythes below. A line of extremely small text is engraved along the edge of the badge, barely legible unless you look closely.

"The Hunting Trio: Primordial Beginning"

Shen Xi put the badge into her pocket, then handed the other two to Mingying and Anying.

"Keep it safe."

Mingying took it, glanced at it, and stuffed it into her bosom.

Shadow took it, examined it from all angles, and then, mimicking Bright Shadow, stuffed it into the pocket of his hoodie.

After doing all this, Shen Xi took a deep breath, and with a slight thought, opened her attribute panel.

A blood-red light screen unfolded before his eyes, but this time, at the bottom of the attribute panel, there was a line of red text he had never seen before.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 57 minutes.

57 minutes.

Less than an hour.

Shen Xi's lips twitched slightly.

He recalled the two temporary buffs he had chosen before entering the dungeon: Anti-Corruption Body, which reduced the effects of corpse transformation and increased survival time. Without these buffs, he probably wouldn't have lasted even half an hour.

Moreover, this was less than five minutes after entering the instance.

If the time goes on any longer and the concentration of the corpse-repairing virus in the air increases, the countdown will accelerate.

"No wonder the system gave us the option of having an anti-corrosion body."

Shen Xi murmured, a serious look flashing in her eyes.

In this instance, time is life.

He must find a way to stop the decomposition within those 57 minutes.

Otherwise, he would turn into a rotting corpse without anyone having to lift a finger.

Shen Xi turned off the attribute panel and glanced at the abandoned metal house.

The walls, floors, and ceilings were all made of rusted steel plates. Several iron barrels were piled in the corner, with faded labels on them, the writing illegible. Next to the barrels were several half-human, half-corpse remains, and the air was filled with a strong smell of rust and decay.

His gaze fell on the wall.

There are several maps there.

Shen Xi walked over quickly and took a closer look.

The first image is a map of the area. However, the paper is badly damaged, with large areas of ink smudged and lines blurred, making it possible to only vaguely make out a few place names.

The second map was even worse. Most of the map had been corroded by something, leaving only a corner with a few crooked lines drawn on it, without any markings.

The third map was more complete. However, Shen Xi didn't recognize any of the place names or routes marked on it. Moreover, the map was drawn in a completely different way than on Earth; the scale, direction markings, and legend were all unfamiliar.

Shen Xi stared at the maps for a long time before finally giving up.

"A disastrous start."

He shook his head and sighed.

No intelligence, no resources, no allies, not even a map they could understand. All they had was a countdown of less than an hour and a "body of resistance to decay" that they didn't know how long it would last.

This dungeon is really something.

Since the existing resources don't provide any useful information, we'll have to rely on ourselves.

Shen Xi turned around and walked to the metal door.

The door was a sliding door, its rusty tracks covered in dust, clearly indicating it hadn't been opened in a long time. He reached for the handle and pulled hard.

"Creak..."

The grating sound of metal scraping echoed in the silent space.

The door opened.

Outside the door was a corridor, also constructed of welded steel plates. The corridor was long, with a closed metal door every few meters on both sides, each door bearing a faded numbered label. Overhead, pipes crisscrossed, some broken, with long rust marks hanging from the dangling iron pipes.

The air was filled with the same rusty and putrid smell as inside the house, but at a higher concentration and with a stronger pungent odor.

Shen Xi stood at the door, closed her eyes, and turned her alertness to the maximum.

There are no sources of danger within a radius of 100 meters.

He opened his eyes and stepped out of the room.

Bright and dark shadows followed behind.

After walking for about five minutes, a fork in the road appeared ahead.

One goes left, and one goes right.

Shen Xi stopped in her tracks, about to make a choice, when a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

He turned his head and looked at the shadowy figure crouching on Mingying's shoulder.

"shadow."

Shadow raised his head, his scarlet eyes looking at him.

"Go out and scout around to see if there are any cities or settlements nearby."

Shadow blinked, then sprang from Bright Shadow's shoulder. Its speed was incredible; its shadow left an almost invisible trail in the dim corridor before vanishing into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Child of the Night: When in darkness or shadow, all attributes are increased by 30%, and movement speed is increased by 50%.

In this unlit corridor, shadows are like ghosts in the night.

Shen Xi leaned against the wall and began to wait.

Mingying stood beside him, the Lion Barrier on his left arm and the Asura Spear resting diagonally on his shoulder, his two-meter-tall body like a sculpture.

Time passed by, second by second.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel again.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 48 minutes.

Nine more minutes passed.

It hasn't even been an hour.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, suppressing his anxiety. There was no use in being anxious now; Shadow hadn't returned yet, so he could only wait.

About ten minutes later, a slender black shadow silently emerged from the depths of the corridor.

The shadows have returned.

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

The shadows have returned.

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

The shadows have returned.

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

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It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

The shadows have returned.

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."

It stopped in front of Shen Xi, raised its head, and stared at him with its scarlet eyes.

Then, it stretched out its thin hand and pointed to the passage on the right.

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

"Are there cities?"

Shadow nodded.

"How far?"

The shadow stretched out two hands, all ten fingers spread wide, then retracted five fingers and stretched out three more.

Shen Xi understood.

It's a ten-minute walk.

It wasn't a ten-minute drive, but a full-speed, shadowy journey that took ten minutes.

Converting the Shadow's agility attribute to the walking speed of an ordinary person, it would take at least three to four hours.

It's not too far.

Shen Xi stood up and stretched her shoulders.

"Walk."

Three figures disappeared into the passage on the right.

At the end of the corridor was a half-open iron door. Behind the door was a wider passageway. The walls of the passageway were no longer steel plates, but rough concrete, and the floor had become cracked asphalt.

This is no longer the interior of the abandoned outpost.

Shen Xi stepped out of the iron gate and raised her head.

The gray sky hung low, thick clouds obscuring the sunlight, shrouding the entire world in a depressing gray-white hue. A strong stench of decay and some indescribable chemical odor permeated the air, even more pungent than inside the stronghold.

In the distance, the outlines of some buildings can be vaguely seen.

Half-collapsed high-rise buildings, a leaning TV tower, and abandoned vehicles lying haphazardly.

This place used to be a city.

But now, it's just ruins.

Shen Xi stood in front of the iron gate, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

There were no decaying corpses within a radius of 300 meters.

There were no living creatures.

All that remains are ruins and an ever-increasing concentration of the corpse virus in the air.

Shen Xi glanced at the attribute panel.

[Corruption]: A negative status condition. The body is being continuously affected by the corpse virus in the air. It is estimated that the body will turn into a corpse in 41 minutes.

Another seven minutes passed.

We can't delay any longer.

"Mingying, you lead the way. Anying, you keep watch on our surroundings."

They both nodded at the same time.

Mingying strode forward, the Lion Wall blocking his path, the Asura Spear held horizontally across his chest. His two-meter-tall body resembled a moving iron tower in the hazy mist.

The shadow bounced off Mingying's shoulder and disappeared into the shadows of the ruins.

Shen Xi walked at the very back.

The three of them moved through the ruins at a moderate pace.

Along the way, they encountered nothing but the long-decaying corpses. No rotting bodies, no living people, no threats whatsoever. Yet, the oppressive feeling grew heavier and heavier.

Because this ruin is too quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, an open area appeared ahead.

In the distance, deep within the hazy fog, a gigantic figure was rushing toward this direction.

Its speed was astonishing, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. It was a full size larger than the corpses on Blue Star, its dark gray skin covered with hideous bone armor, and its scarlet eyes gleamed like two will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"The rotting corpses of this world..."

He murmured, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"It's much bigger than Earth."