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

Two days and two nights have passed.

For two whole days and two nights, Shen Xi didn't know how many ravens he killed. He only remembered that every time he finished clearing an area, a new raven would hatch and flutter its wet wings at him.

This killing continued for two days...

The sound of the eggshell cracking grew fainter and fainter behind us.

Shen Xi carried the Desperate Reaper through the last dense area of ​​egg mountains, and the scene before her suddenly changed.

It was no longer that nauseatingly soft ground and densely packed raven eggs.

Instead, a gray and white wasteland appeared.

The ground is hard.

It makes a crisp "crackling" sound when you step on it, like stepping on countless tiny bone fragments.

In fact, it does.

Shen Xi looked down and saw a thick layer of broken bones beneath her feet, some large, some small, and all different shapes. Some had weathered away to dust, while others still retained the outlines of some kind of creature. They were layered upon layered, stretching from her feet to the horizon, forming a pale wasteland of bones.

The pungent smell of blood in the air had faded considerably, replaced by a more ancient and decaying odor. It was as if something had been rotting here for thousands of years.

Shen Xi raised her head and glanced around.

Scattered buildings stand on the wasteland.

No, calling it a "building" isn't quite accurate.

It was more like the remains of some kind of building, eroded by time and unknown forces, leaving only a skeleton.

Some resemble towers, leaning towards a dark red dome; others resemble archways, standing alone in the middle of the wasteland, with nothing behind the doorway; still others resemble altars, their steps long since shattered, leaving only the top platform covered with densely packed runes.

Shen Xi had never seen the style of those runes before.

But for some reason, looking at those lines, Shen Xi felt a strange flutter in her heart.

It was as if something trembled slightly deep within his blood.

He frowned but didn't delve into it further.

The ability to perceive all things was activated, and golden light flowed in his eyes. His gaze swept over the ruins of the buildings, but no information panel popped up.

No.

There was nothing there.

In other words, this thing is not a product of post-apocalyptic survival games.

Shen Xi remained silent for a moment before looking away.

Regardless of the origin of these buildings, his most important task now is to get out.

He carried the reaper of despair and strode forward.

The crunching of bones beneath their feet was particularly clear in this desolate wasteland.

After walking for about 20 minutes, a rustling sound suddenly came from the pile of broken bones ahead.

Shen Xi paused, her eyes narrowing slightly.

The next second, a huge black shadow suddenly burst out from the pile of broken bones!

That was a raven.

But it is completely different from the ravens on the outskirts.

Its size was astonishing, easily taller than a person, with a wingspan of at least five meters. Its feathers were no longer pure black, but a strange dark purple, with metallic edges. Its beak was curved like a sickle, covered in fine serrations. Most terrifying were its claws, each as thick as an arm, their tips gleaming with a chilling light; a gentle grip could crush a person's skull.

It stood atop a pile of broken bones, its scarlet eyes staring down at Shen Xi, making a low "cooing" sound in its throat.

[Rotting Corpse Raven Guardian (Level 11 Elite)]

Strength: 68, Spirit: 42, Agility: 75, Constitution: 58

[Skills: Bone-Crushing Claw Strike, Corrosive Poison Breath, Iron Feather Storm]

[Weaknesses: Third vertebra in the neck (weak defense), eyes (extremely vulnerable), abdominal feathers (defense -30%)]

Shen Xi raised an eyebrow slightly.

75 points of Agility.

It was much faster than the ravens on the periphery. Its strength had also exceeded 60 points, and its constitution was close to 60.

This attribute, when placed in the outside world, would already allow it to directly confront a typical boss-level rotting corpse.

But here, they are merely "guardians".

"Those on the periphery are cannon fodder, and these are the real protagonists?"

Although this thing is powerful, it still poses no threat to Shen Xi.

The raven guard seemed to sense his contempt, letting out a sharp cry and suddenly spreading its wings! Its five-meter wingspan obscured the dark red dome overhead, whipping up a gust of wind! Bones were scattered everywhere!

The next second, it pounced!

fast!

With 75 points of agility, he's more than a level faster than those ravens with 58 points of agility on the outside!

But Shen Xi was faster.

With 68 points of Agility, plus the 10% bonus from the title of Supreme Ruler of the Three Realms, his actual Agility has exceeded 74 points. Moreover, his physique and strength far surpass those of this raven, and his combat experience and reaction speed are incomparable to these beasts.

Just as the Raven Guardian's claws were about to tear at her, Shen Xi turned to the side, while at the same time, the Desperate Reaper swung upwards from below!

"clang!"

Sparks flew as the axe blade clashed with the claws!

The raven guard cried out in pain, and its other claw followed closely behind!

Instead of retreating, Shen Xi advanced, using her feet to propel herself forward, crashing into Cheng Ya's arms like a cannonball!

Bloodthirsty Thrust!

The distance between them closed in an instant, and the Desperate Reaper's axe handle slammed into the Raven Guardian's chest!

"Bang!"

The raven guard was knocked back and staggered backward, its wings flapping wildly as it tried to create distance!

But Shen Xi didn't give it a chance.

Whirlwind Triple Slash!

First lap! Sever its left wing!

Second lap! Split its breastbone open!

The third lap! Heading straight for the neck!

"Snap!"

The axe blade precisely cleaved into the third vertebra of the neck! There lay the weakness marked by the all-seeing eye!

Black blood spurted out!

The raven guard's head drooped at an eerie angle, its massive body swayed, and then crashed to the ground!

Chapter update reminder: Chapter 79 Blood Nest Bone Forest, reading address.

[Slayed 1 Level 11 Elite Raven Guardian, gaining 150 EXP and 105 Gold!]

The sphere of light rises, and all things are automatically collected back into the warehouse.

Shen Xi flicked the black blood off the axe blade and glanced at the experience bar.

Level: 16 (Experience: 3247/6500)

I've been grinding in the outer areas for the past two days, gaining nearly 2,000 experience points and leveling up from 15 to 16. I'm still a little over 3,000 points away from level 17. My gold coins have also increased from over 4,000 to over 18,000, just one step away from 20,000.

[Level increased to 16! Due to the influence of the Open Heaven class, Strength +3, Constitution +3!]

[Free attribute points +5!]

Shen Xi opened the attribute panel and glanced at it...

【力量：123+5=128】【精神：55+13=68】【敏捷：68】【体质：118+5=123】

Free attribute points: 25

He had 25 points of free attribute points that he had never been willing to use.

Strength 128 and Constitution 123 are enough to overwhelm most monsters of the same level. However, Spirit 68 and Agility 68 are indeed a bit low. Spirit affects perception range, resistance, and skill damage, while Agility affects speed and reaction time. These two attributes will become increasingly important in the upcoming battles.

"It's time to address our weaknesses."

With a slight thought, he instantly allocated 25 points of free attribute.

Spirit: 68 + 12 = 80

Agility: 68+13=81

Free attribute points are reset to zero.

A warm current surged through his body, not the previous feeling of muscular bulge, but a lighter, more transparent sensation. The world became clearer in his eyes; the faint rustling sounds beneath the distant pile of broken bones, the every pulsation of the veins on the dome above his head, even the varying intensity of the decaying stench in the air, all became exceptionally distinct.

He tried swinging the Desperate Reaper.

The speed boost from 81 points in Agility was immediate. The whistling sound of the axe blade cutting through the air was more than twice as sharp as before, and the movement of retracting the axe was so fast that its trajectory was almost invisible.

"good."

Shen Xi nodded in satisfaction and continued forward.

In the time that followed, he embarked on a long hunt across this wasteland of bones.

The number of raven guards was small, far less dense than the ordinary ravens on the outskirts. They were scattered throughout the wasteland, some dozing on the ruins of buildings, some rummaging through piles of bones, and some wandering alone across the wasteland.

You might only encounter one or two every few hundred meters.

This was a golden opportunity for Shen Xi.

He didn't need to face hundreds or thousands of corpses like he did on the outskirts; instead, he dealt with them one by one, calmly and methodically.

The first one, a head-on confrontation, was felled in three blows.

The second one attacked from behind and beheaded it with a single axe blow.

The third one, which was pecking at something in the pile of broken bones, had its head cleaved open by his axe.

The fourth, the fifth, the sixth...

Each kill of a Raven Guardian brings over a hundred experience points and nearly a hundred gold coins. The experience bar steadily rises, and the number of gold coins jumps up by a thousand each time.

What Shen Xi cared about even more were the architectural ruins.

During his three-day exploration, he passed by more than a dozen such ruins. Some were crooked towers, some were solitary archways, and some were broken altars. Each one was exactly the same in style: the primitive, rugged lines, the runes casually carved into the stone, and the ancient atmosphere that did not belong to this era.

On one occasion, he climbed onto the relatively intact ruins of a tower, stood on the top platform, and looked down over the entire wasteland.

The gray-white wasteland of broken bones stretches endlessly under the dark red dome, with scattered architectural ruins like silent tombstones.

In the far distance, at the edge of the wasteland, a patch of... can be faintly seen.

Tree?

No, it's a pillar.

Countless pillars, densely packed together, resembled a petrified forest. The pillars were entirely black, with dark red patterns flowing across their surfaces, identical to the vein-like patterns on the dome of this instance.

Deep within the Pillar Forest, the towering Bone Pillar Tree is faintly visible.

That's the core of the instance.

Shen Xi jumped down from the tower and continued forward.

On the evening of the third day, although there was no difference between day and night in this sunless instance, Shen Xi still habitually recorded the passage of time, and he finally arrived at the edge of this wasteland.

Ahead, the forest of black pillars was right in front of us.

The pillars were even taller than he had imagined from a distance. Each one was as thick as three or four people could hug, reaching tens of meters in height, piercing straight into the dark red dome. The pillars were as black as ink, with dark red patterns flowing across their surfaces, like veins, like tree roots, like something alive slowly writhing.

The space between the pillars was extremely narrow, barely enough for a person to squeeze through sideways. It was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen, except for the occasional, faint breathing sounds.

call……

Suck……

call……

Suck……

The breathing was deep and long, as if something was sleeping inside.

Shen Xi stood at the edge of the forest of pillars, looking up at the massive black pillars and then down at her attribute panel.

Level: 16 (Experience: 6093/6500)

I'm only a little over 400 experience points away from level 17.

Gold Coins: 29380

It's only a little over 600 gold coins away from 30,000.

If we kill a few more Raven Guardians, we can both break through.

But he didn't rush in.

The all-seeing eye opens, and golden light flows in the depths of the eyes, attempting to penetrate the dark forest of pillars.

However, there was no information in sight, which Shen Xi guessed was because the distance was too far.

He could only see some blurry outlines.

Deep within the pillar forest, scattered objects were moving about.

Those creatures were a full size larger than the Raven Guardians, and each step they took caused the ground to tremble slightly. A dark golden light flowed across their bodies.

"Very strong!"

Shen Xi had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

He took a deep breath, hoisted the Despair Reaper onto his shoulder, and strode toward the dark forest of pillars.