In a frigid apocalypse, I went on a shopping spree with the reborn.

"Please welcome the 98th ranked player from each district to the stage."

Without the main god forcibly absorbing it, a cloud from District 93 couldn't wait to fly towards the arena.

After two battles, this group of guys had figured out the strength of the various regions present and were quite confident in their own abilities.

Jiang Qingyue reached out her hand, and the old man closed his eyes.

"I'll do it."

"I'll do it."

The two voices came from Jiang Qingyue's left and right sides respectively.

Long Jiuxing was worried, while Zhao Mingyue was indifferent.

"No need," Jiang Qingyue said. "I can do it myself."

The old man closed his eyes again. He was also helpless. In fact, he didn't want Jiang Qingyue to bear this infamy, but unfortunately, he wasn't cut out to kill.

He had killed fish, chickens, and ducks, but he had never killed a person before, and he had no idea how to do it to himself.

Jiang Qingyue acted quickly and efficiently, without causing the old man any discomfort.

While everyone else entered the arena, Jiang Qingyue obtained the old man's personal terminal.

The protective barrier around the arena rose, isolating the inside from the outside and eliminating any possibility of outside interference.

After entering the arena, Cloud from District 93 looked for the weakest human in the entire arena. Its tiny eyes swept around, and Cloud was completely bewildered.

No, to be precise, this cloud is deformed, twisted into a tangled mess. And what about its spoils?

The battle was fought without the participation of the human race, with only 99 humans involved.

Jiang Qingyue wished they were all dead, so she didn't pay much attention to them and instead focused on the remaining people on her side.

"Who is '97?"

"I" am a middle-aged woman.

Jiang Qingyue had a vague impression of this person. On the night the zombies were first released, she went out to collect crystal cores, and a woman bought a large cabbage from her with five crystal cores, saying that she wanted to use it to detoxify her child.

If she hadn't been looking at the woman in front of her, she would have almost forgotten about her.

"How much combat strength do you have?" Jiang Qingyue asked.

"138000".

"Not enough." Jiang Qingyue opened the old man's personal terminal, 137000.

After fusion, the combat power will be severely reduced, increasing by only 1371 combat power points, which is better than nothing.

She still had some crystal cores in her hand, but... Jiang Qingyue glanced at the woman opposite her. She didn't have the aura that comes from being battle-hardened. Even if she piled all the crystal cores onto her, it would just be empty numbers. She would most likely just be throwing her away.

Rubbing the personal terminal in his hand, Jiang Qingyue asked, "What's your child's name? If I manage to get back alive, I'll take good care of her."

The woman smiled with relief: "Alright. Let's give the quantum computer to the next person. I was worried because I don't have much combat experience. What if I get killed as soon as I go up? Wouldn't that just be giving the quantum computer away to the enemy for nothing?"

Her cheerfulness made Jiang Qingyue feel a lump in her throat, and her nose tingled. She would rather the other person scold her, scold her for making such a cruel decision.

"My baby's name is Tao Ran, her nickname is Xiao Bao, she's a five-year-old girl. She lives with my older sister. By the way, they're currently at Captain Nangong's base."

"I understand," Jiang Qingyue nodded.

Turn on your personal computer, open the individual combat power ranking, and scroll straight to the bottom.

97th: Tao Xinran, female, 42 years old, combat power 137000.

The names after number 97 have turned gray.

Yes, they turned gray. No new 98th, 99th, or 100th place were added; they just turned gray directly.

It seems that their rankings were already fixed from the moment they entered this arena of all heavens.

Even if someone dies, the main god doesn't have time to bring the new people over from the various experimental areas.

In other words, no matter how many people die today, even if they die before entering the arena, the number will not change.

After confirming, Jiang Qingyue looked at Tao Xinran and said, "Sister, let me give you a ride."

Tao Xinran was very open-minded: "Come on. I never thought that an ordinary person like me could not only survive in this apocalypse, but also make a contribution to everyone. This life can be considered not wasted."

Nangong Zhao, who was standing nearby, interjected, "If I were alive, I would take care of your daughter."

"That's great," Tao Xinran said with a smile. "You are all strong and knowledgeable people. With you taking care of me, I feel more at ease than with me as your mother."

Jiang Qingyue reached out.

Before the 97th battle began, she had two more quantum computers in her hands, and she stored the remains in her spatial storage.

The personal computer on his wrist was still lit up.

Jiang Qingyue watched as Tao Xinran's name, ranked 97th on the combat power list, turned gray. The battle of the 98th-ranked player had ended, and the giant hand descended from the sky, once again seizing the lifespan of the dead.

Jiang Qingyue gritted her teeth. She hated the hand and the voice that was omnipresent yet had no discernible direction.

Compared to the clouds in Experimental Zone 93, she hated the Eternal Winter God who created this calamity even more.

She swallowed the blood, which was accompanied by a metallic, sweet taste.

Turning their gaze away, they listened to the Eternal Winter God announce: "Please welcome the person ranked 97th from each district to the stage."

Since Tao Xinran, who ranked 97th in Zone 8, died, only 99 people will be able to participate this time.

Everyone in District 8 stared intently at the arena. They had to find the weaknesses of each race as soon as possible, otherwise all the sacrifices made before them would have been in vain.

Jiang Qingyue was no exception; she stared wide-eyed at the arena, motionless.

It wasn't until Yan Bao reached out her little hand and wiped away the tears on her cheeks that Jiang Qingyue realized she had actually cried.

As expected, the 10 survivors were still from the powerful experimental zones.

Turning her gaze away, Jiang Qingyue looked at the person ranked 96th on the personal terminal.

96th place: Li Yan, female, 30 years old, combat power 149000.

"Li Yan." Jiang Qingyue handed her the two personal computers.

Li Yan didn't say much, took it and directly selected to fuse it.

The two quantum computers added a total of 2750 combat power points to her. After the fusion, Li Yan's combat power reached 151750.

It's increased by over 2000, is it worth it?

not worth.

If they don't do this, the old man and Tao Xinran will have to go into the arena, and they will die anyway. Their personal computers will be seized and merged by the enemy, and then used against the survivors in the eighth district in the next round.

"Not enough." Jiang Qingyue looked up at everyone. "I've run out of second-tier crystal cores. Does anyone have any?"

This multi-dimensional arena tournament disrupted all her plans.

The farm actually had some second-tier zombies, but she originally thought she wouldn't need them and wanted to keep them to raise until they grew to third-tier, which would be more cost-effective to dig them up later.

Therefore, she had calculated the exact number beforehand, just enough for the three little ones to upgrade, which resulted in her currently having no Tier 2 crystal cores at all, except for those of Tier 3 or higher.

It would be a waste to give a Tier 3 weapon to Li Yan, whose combat power is only 150,000. There are tougher battles to come, so we need to save it.

"Captain Jiang, here you go." Zhao Mingyue took out a bag from her backpack, which was full of crystal cores.

The majority are of the second tier, with a few of them being of the third tier or higher.

"Captain Zhao is quite generous." Nangong Zhao glanced at Zhao Mingyue with an ambiguous expression.

She glanced back and forth between Zhao Mingyue, Jiang Qingyue, and Long Jiuxing, said nothing, and took out a box from her spatial storage, which was full of second-tier crystal cores.

Liu Yuyao didn't say anything, but tossed a bag over.

Then came Wang Defa and Chen Sanyang, who looked pained.

Jiang Qingtian, Yang Qingqing, Yan Kexin...

One by one, people silently took out all the crystal cores they had. The lowest level crystal cores they carried close to their bodies were second-tier, with some even being fifth-tier or sixth-tier.

Jiang Qingyue prioritized giving the second-tier item to Li Yan.

Li Yan remained silent and frantically used the second-order crystal core.

Jiang Qingyue didn't tell her to stop, so she kept using it.

When she could no longer improve using second-tier crystal cores, it meant that her strength had been piled up to 200,000.

Two hundred thousand combat power is no less than that of the top ten.

Of course, data is just a reference. Real combat strength is related to weapons, personal combat experience, reaction ability, and so on, but those are things that Jiang Qingyue and her team can't help with.

Jiang Qingyue: "In your ranking, a combat power of 200,000 is definitely the highest. I have two requirements for you: while ensuring your own survival, prioritize seizing the spoils of war, especially the personal computers and weapons of the dead, which we desperately need."

Whether the remaining people survive depends on how much you can salvage.

"Second, find an opportunity to kill that cloud."

He paused, then added, "Survival is the priority; if we really can't kill them, then so be it."

"Take this." Jiang Qingyue gave her a plant extract.

Although there was no guarantee of taking it, and it might even be taken by the enemy, Jiang Qingyue still gave one, just hoping for the best.

If it comes in handy, Li Yan can survive.

"Okay." Li Yan didn't say much.

He's not usually an easy person to get along with, but at this moment, he makes Jiang Qingyue feel more at ease.

On the arena, Dog God had finished distributing the spoils from the previous match, and there was still a little time left.

Wang Defa whispered to Li Yan what he had observed: "If we get a chance, we should snatch the slugs's quantum computers first. I've found that these guys are the richest. Next are those metal lumps in the Fifth District. I've found that several of them have spatial storage. It's possible that each of these guys has their own spatial storage. If we kill them, we can inherit the things inside their spatial storage."

"Try to avoid those blondes in Zone 1. They give me a weird feeling, I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'll avoid them if I can."

Zhao Mingyue added, "The weak point of those metal lumps is their lower limbs. Don't try to smash them; treat them like turtles and flip them over first."

"It takes it a second to get up, and you have to pry off that crystal on the bottom of its foot within that second. I suspect that thing is like a switch or a power source; once you pry off that lump of metal, it won't move."

This is tantamount to asking Li Yan to risk her life.

But Li Yan nodded without any hesitation: "Okay."

Others had their own opinions, more or less, but there wasn't enough time.

Li Yan was pulled onto the arena by the immense suction force.

The moment she entered, Li Yan charged straight at the cloud.

As a result, the marshmallow that had always been provoking them actually ran away this time.

Yes, Li Yan hadn't even arrived yet when that thing ran away, faster than a rabbit.

"Damn it!" Wang Defa cursed under his breath, "Emotions are a bully who preys on the weak."

Jiang Qingyue and the others looked grave. Those who are both intelligent and powerful are the most terrifying; their ability to bend and stretch shows they don't care about saving face—they prioritize profit above all else.

Having missed her target, Li Yan didn't pursue the attack relentlessly, as she couldn't keep up with the cloud's speed.

The space inside the arena is limited; recklessly charging around will only get you killed by others.

Fortunately, the combat power she forcibly increased allowed her to numerically overwhelm everyone in this match.

They seized a life form that was neither carbon-based nor silicon-based, and defeated it in two moves, quickly dismantling its quantum computer.

There was no time to pretend; she just bit into it and rushed to the next one.

She hadn't forgotten Jiang Qingyue's instructions; she had only one purpose in coming up here: to seize the quantum computer, the weapons, and anything else she thought was useful.

Wherever he went, he was surrounded by enemies; everyone within sight was a potential target for death.

Without even looking, Li Yan went berserk and killed anyone she saw.

Regardless of which experimental zone you belong to, whether you are strong or weak, she didn't even care if she was injured; she only had one thought: to take more quantum computers out with her.

One, two, three...

As fewer and fewer people remained on the stage, Li Yan's pockets accumulated more and more personal computers.

As she was killing, her gaze swept across the area, and Li Yan's pupils contracted. Oh no! She hadn't been able to encounter that lump of iron or fight the slug.

And that cloud, we didn't even touch its edge.

How come the battle is almost over in the blink of an eye?

Seeing that there were only eleven people left on the stage, Li Yan rushed towards the iron lump closest to her.

She was a strong individual ranked 96th in the fifth district. Li Yan didn't know her exact combat strength, but it certainly wasn't as high as hers.

With a powerful charge, Li Yan was sent flying with a "bang," only to be bounced back onto the ring by the protective shield at the edge of the arena.

"Pfft!" A mouthful of blood spurted out.

Li Yan seemed to see fragments of her own internal organs.

Before she could see clearly, she quickly rolled over, and the next moment, an iron fist slammed into the spot where she had been standing.

good chance!

Ignoring her fear of being nearly smashed to pieces, Li Yan grabbed the leg and used brute force to lift the lump of iron, sending it sprawling on its back.

Then, holding onto one of the guy's legs, he saw the gem-like crystal on the sole of his foot that Zhao Mingyue had mentioned, and reached out to pry it off.

Unfortunately, her hand was already a bloody mess, and she couldn't pry it out no matter how hard she tried.

She was even spewed fire by that annoying cloud next to her, and in that instant, Li Yan could smell the aroma of her own flesh.

The slug swung one of its legs at her, and Li Yan quickly reached out and grabbed it.

The thing wrapped around her arm like tentacles, strangling her.

"Aww~"

Li Yan's face contorted in pain; in that instant, she could clearly feel her hand turn into a puddle of flesh.

A chain swung out from the side, aimed directly at her neck, and Li Yan had no choice but to reach out her other hand to grab the chain.

To prevent the iron lump from escaping, she had to wrap her legs around its legs and twist them tightly.

"It's over." Chen Sanyang, watching from the sidelines, was sweating profusely. "When we were weak, everyone wanted to kill us. When we were strong, everyone wanted to join forces to kill us."

"It seems she won't have a chance to bring the quantum computer out, let alone remove the 'battery' from that metal lump."

No one paid him any attention; it was such an obvious thing that Chen Sanyang wasn't the only one who noticed it.

Li Yan's fighting style was actually a bit too aggressive. She was the strongest player present, and if she had known when to quit while she was ahead, she could definitely have been one of the ten survivors.

But no one blamed Li Yan, because they desperately needed the quantum computer. Each additional quantum computer meant finding another weakness in the enemy, increasing the chances of victory for the humans in the next round.

They might not have done better than Li Yan.

"You all want to kill us, don't you?" Li Yan said fiercely, "Let's see who dies first."

She leaned in and, with both arms crippled, used her teeth to pry out the "battery" from the bottom of that lump of metal.

"Snap!"

As the crystal fell, the iron lump instantly stopped struggling and lay motionless on the ground like a broken robot.

With Iron Lump dead, only ten people remained on the field, which also meant that the battle for 96th place... was over.

Even though there were only ten people left, they didn't intend to stop and wanted to kill Li Yan before the hand of the main god descended.

Li Yan glanced guiltily at the scene outside. She had the essence of the plant doctor in her pocket, but her hand was ruined, so she had no chance to take it out and consume it.

I wonder if she can be considered to have won?

She's dead. Can her share of the spoils and lifespan bonus be given to the other people in District 8?

Wang De, standing outside the arena, shouted angrily, "You dog god, come out here! They broke the rules! It's over! Come out now! Stop it!"

It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Jiang Qingyue loosened his grip, and the arrow left the bowstring.

She fired her arrow and arrived at the arena the instant the barrier disappeared.

One arrow deflected the chains aimed at Li Yan's neck.

The other arrow forced back the slug that was planning to launch a sneak attack.

Long Jiuxing rushed over instantly and fed Li Yan a Plant Doctor Essence.