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

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The dark red dome stretched overhead, like the inner wall of the chest cavity of some giant beast.

Shen Xi huddled in the shadows at the edge of the pillar forest, staring at the humanoid raven on the dark red soil for three whole days.

In three days, he figured out all the patterns of these "birdmen".

They were patrolling, but their keen insight clearly revealed their weaknesses.

Raven Guardian (Level 17 Silver Elite)

Strength: 98, Spirit: 65, Agility: 105, Constitution: 89

Weaknesses: Below the third scale on the chest (where the heart is), left eye, and the junction of the wing root and shoulder blade.

105 points of Agility.

It's 13 points faster than the Dark Gold Raven.

98 points of strength, which is higher than he is now.

These bird-men are all Silver Elite, their stats far surpassing those of the previous Dark Gold Ravens. Moreover, they don't act alone, but in groups of three to five, with excellent teamwork.

Forcing your way in is very difficult.

So Shen Xi chose the most foolish method...

Defeat them one by one.

On the first day, it took him a full six hours to wait for the first lone raven guardian chief.

That was one that patrolled to the edge of the pillar forest, the furthest from the nest, and at least three minutes away from its companions.

three minutes.

enough.

Shen Xi lay in the shadow between the two giant pillars, watching the bird-man approach step by step, stepping on the broken bones.

Its gait was strange; it walked on both feet with slightly bent knees, each step carrying an eerie rhythm. Its wings were half-folded, the wingtips dragging on the ground, carving two shallow furrows in the broken bones. Its head turned constantly, its golden vertical pupils scanning its surroundings, its beak slightly open, revealing a dense array of serrated teeth.

Shen Xi held her breath and activated the maximum concealment effect of her Starry Rhythm uniform.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

The birdman walked past him, at one point coming within two meters. He could even see the patterns on the scales on its chest.

It's now!

Shen Xi suddenly lashed out!

The Desperate Reaper cleaved out of the shadows, heading straight for the junction of the birdman's left wing and shoulder blade, discerning the weakness of the Omniscient Mark!

The birdman's reaction was astonishingly fast!

Almost the instant the axe blade cut through the air, it had already turned to the side, while simultaneously sweeping its right claw horizontally!

"clang!"

Sparks flew as the axe blade clashed with the claws!

Shen Xi felt a tremendous force coming from the axe handle, and was forced back two steps. 98 points of strength, truly living up to its reputation.

But he didn't stop.

In the instant he retreated, his left hand had already drawn the mine owner's bone blade and hurled it fiercely!

The bone blade transformed into a silvery-white streak, aiming straight for the birdman's left eye!

The bird-man instinctively tilted its head, the bone blade grazing its cheek and leaving a bloody gash on its dark golden feathers. In that instant, Shen Xi pounced again!

Bloodthirsty Thrust!

The distance between the two closed instantly, and the Desperate Reaper lifted them up from below!

"Snap!"

The axe blade pierced below the third scale on its chest, right where its heart was!

Black blood spurted out!

The bird-man let out a piercing screech, its wings suddenly spreading as it tried to flap them to create distance. But Shen Xi gave it no chance, instantly unleashing a death whirlwind!

First lap! Sever its left wing!

Second lap! Split its breastbone open!

The third lap! Heading straight for the neck!

"Snap!"

The head flew off, and black blood gushed out like a spring.

The massive body crashed to the ground.

[Slayed a Level 17 Silver Elite Raven Guardian x1, gaining 450 EXP and 280 Gold!]

Shen Xi leaned on the axe handle, panting heavily.

three seconds.

It only took three seconds.

But the feeling of dancing on the edge of a knife gave him a sense of facing danger from his previous life.

Almost.

If that axe strike had been a fraction of a second slower, if the birdman's reaction had been just a little quicker...

He's the one lying on the ground.

He wiped the black blood from his face, dragged the birdman's corpse, and threw it into the shadows deep within the pillar forest.

Then, continue to wait.

The next day, he caught the second lone bird.

On the third day, two.

On the fourth day, there were three.

Every battle is a test of life and death.

Several times, he almost made a mistake.

On the fifth day, the dying cry of one birdman startled another a hundred meters away. Shen Xi had no time to catch his breath and turned to face the second one. In that battle, he was driven to the brink of death. His left arm was torn open by sharp claws, leaving a deep wound that exposed bone. Most of the bone armor on his chest was shattered. In the end, he relied on his indomitable will to endure for three seconds before finding an opportunity to fight back.

On the sixth day, three birdmen appeared simultaneously. Shen Xi spent a full twenty minutes circling the pillar forest more than a dozen times, using up all the corpse-luring grenades and flashbangs he had on him, before finally taking them down one by one. By the end of the battle, he was covered in wounds, and the Desperate Reaper's durability had dropped by a third.

Seventh day.

The last one.

That was the strongest one, a level 19 silver elite, whose stats far surpassed all its predecessors. It stood at the entrance of the nest, its golden vertical pupils scanning its surroundings, seemingly having already sensed something.

Shen Xi did not launch a sneak attack.

He carried the Desperate Reaper as he emerged from the forest of pillars, walking step by step toward the birdman.

Bloodlust Berserk, activated!

All attributes +80%!

力量从139暴涨到250，敏捷从86暴涨到154，体质从134暴涨到241！

The birdman let out a piercing screech and swooped down!

154 points of Agility versus 105 points of Agility, that's a crushing defeat!

Shen Xi's figure moved so fast that even her afterimage was not visible!

Bloodthirsty Thrust!

Death Cyclone!

Unyielding will to withstand the counterattack!

Five seconds.

It only took five seconds.

The head of the level 19 silver elite rolled to the ground.

[Defeat Level 19 Silver Elite Raven Commander x1, EXP +600, Gold +350!]

[Level increased to 19! Due to the influence of the Open Heaven class, Strength +3, Constitution +3!]

[Free attribute points +5!]

A warm current surged through her body, but Shen Xi was too weak to feel it.

He knelt on one knee, panting heavily, every part of his body aching.

The side effects of the bloodlust began to appear, and a wave of weakness, with all attributes reduced by 30%, washed over him. He forced himself to stay upright, took out a bottle of intermediate-level healing potion from his storage space and drank it down, then tore open a pack of high-level hemostatic bandages and haphazardly wrapped them around his wounds.

Seven days.

Seven whole days.

He couldn't remember how many birdmen he had killed, only that his experience bar had soared from over 400 points at level 18 to his current level 19.

Open the properties panel%...

Level: 19 (Experience: 2147/9500)

【力量：132+5=137】【精神：72+13=85】【敏捷：86】【体质：127+5=132】

Free attribute points: 5

Gold Coins: 48960

Almost.

We are still short of 1,000 to 50,000 gold coins.

But he no longer had the strength to kill.

Almost all of his equipment was ruined. Most of his bone armor was broken, his Bloodrage shoulder armor had several cracks, half of the barbs on his thorn belt were broken off, the blades of his bone blade leg guards were rolled up, and even the starlight on his Starry Rhythm uniform had dimmed considerably.

He leaned against a giant pillar and closed his eyes.

"I need to rest for two days..."

Two days later, Shen Xi woke up from her deep sleep.

The Starlight Rhythm Uniform and Starlight Guardian Mark's repair effects restored 70% of the durability of equipment that was on the verge of being unusable. Although it's not fully repaired, at least it's usable.

He downed a bottle of energy-restoring potion, ate a hot meal, and stood up to stretch his muscles.

The wound has healed, and my strength has returned to its peak.

I glanced at my gold coin balance: 48960.

It's still a little over a thousand to fifty thousand short.

Can't wait any longer.

Shen Xi raised her head and looked ahead.

Behind the nest lies an even more expansive space. Here, the dark red dome suddenly rises, reaching over two hundred meters high, like a vast underground palace. The ground is no longer dark red soil, but a grayish-white, smooth, mirror-like stone slab.

There was nothing on the stone slab.

There were no eggs, no broken bones, no rotting corpses, and no living creatures.

There was only deathly silence.

In the center of this space stands a colossal tree that reaches the sky.

No, it's a bone tree.

It's too big.

The tree trunk was constructed from countless bones, each tens of meters thick, spiraling upwards to a dome over two hundred meters high. The bones were covered with densely packed runes, identical in style to those on the previous architectural ruins. Between the runes, a dark red light flowed slowly, like blood coursing through veins.

The tree canopy spread out, obscuring half of the dome. Those "branches and leaves" were also skeletons, as fine as a net, interwoven to form a pale canopy. Beneath the canopy hung countless fist-sized orbs of light, emitting a cold glow that illuminated the entire space as bright as day.

Shen Xi stood in front of the bone tree, looking up at it.

Insignificant.

For the first time, he felt so insignificant.

This bone tree was more magnificent than any building he had ever seen. It stood there, silent, ancient, and solemn, like a tomb that had slept for millions of years.

Take a step forward.

Footsteps echoed in the open space, each step making a crisp sound on the gray stone slabs.

It was very quiet all around.

And it's strange.

There were no howls of rotting corpses, no cries of ravens, no signs of any living creature. Only the sound of his own heartbeat and the occasional faint hum of the orbs of light above his head.

Shen Xi, carrying the Despair Reaper, fully activated his all-encompassing insight.

Golden light swirled in his eyes, sweeping across every inch of space.

No.

There is no information at all.

There was no living thing around this bone tree.

He walked up to the tree trunk and placed his hand on it.

The touch was icy cold, like touching ancient ice. But the next second, a warm power surged from deep within the tree trunk, flowing through his arm and into his body.

The force was very weak, yet it made his heart beat faster.

On the back of his hand, the fragment of Pangu's axe was glowing.

Shen Xi looked down.

The axe-shaped mark was now emitting a faint golden light. The light was weak, yet it grew brighter and brighter, as if responding to something.

He looked up and followed the markings to the top of the bone tree.

Two hundred meters high, countless orbs of light sway among the "branches and leaves." And deep within those orbs, two exceptionally bright ones are slowly sinking.

They passed through layers of bone branches and dense spheres of light, like two shooting stars, falling towards Shen Xi.

Getting closer.

It's getting brighter and brighter.

The two golden streaks of light were reflected in Shen Xi's pupils.

He saw it clearly.

Those were two pieces.

Two fragments identical to the one on the back of his hand.

They hovered in front of Shen Xi, slowly rotating and emitting a golden light.

The mark on the back of her hand glowed intensely, as if it had sensed the call of its kind. The two fragments trembled slightly, then suddenly hurtled towards Shen Xi's hand!

"boom!"

A burst of golden light erupted!

Shen Xi felt a terrifying force surge into the back of her hand and rush along her blood vessels!

The feeling was exactly the same as when he received the inheritance of creation, as if his body was being reshaped and some power that had been dormant for hundreds of millions of years was being awakened.

He gritted his teeth and endured the impact.

The axe-shaped mark on the back of his hand is changing.

It was originally just a vague outline, but now it is becoming clearer and clearer. The axe blade, the back of the axe, the handle of the axe... every line is being re-outlined and sculpted.

The two newly incorporated fragments are now merging with the original fragments.

The three pieces came together as one.

The light grew brighter and brighter, until it transformed into a towering golden pillar that pierced through the entire bone tree and shot straight to the dome!

The entire instance was shaking!

The orbs of light overhead swayed wildly, the vein-like patterns on the dome throbbed violently, the stone slabs on the ground began to crack, and countless fragments of bone fell from the "branches and leaves" of the bone tree!

Shen Xi stood in the center of the pillar of light, the golden light in her hand gradually receding.

After the light faded, he looked down.

The axe-shaped mark on the back of his hand had completely changed.

It is no longer a blurry outline, but a complete, lifelike battle axe.

His right hand was holding an axe.

An ancient, heavy axe that exudes an aura of antiquity.

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