Post-apocalyptic game: I survive at sea by scavenging for trash.

Upon entering the fourth level of the pyramid's secret realm, the original desert suddenly transformed into an island.

Moreover, this island isn't a normal player-created island; it's merely a circle with a radius of one meter. Even the slightest movement could cause someone to accidentally fall off.

Fortunately, Lin Zhaoyin, Zhou Shiyun, and the white tiger beast each had a small island to stand on; otherwise, the two people and the beast would have been crammed together and wouldn't have been able to move at all.

Given this scene, it's not hard to guess what kind of strange thing it might be.

Because the space was so limited, Lin Zhaoyin could only wait for the octopus monster to appear and then kill it instantly. With the attribute suppression, it wasn't a big problem.

Zhou Shiyun had a harder time. Her attack stats were far inferior to Lin Zhaoyin's, but the octopus monsters attacked every player fairly. She switched from her original melee weapon to a hand crossbow, which had better stats.

In each level of the secret realm, all 20 monsters appear together, which puts ranged players at a disadvantage.

However, Lin Zhaoyin was fast, and she could take one down in just a few attacks. She also noticed that Zhou Shiyun was having some difficulty maneuvering, so she quickened her pace.

These monsters will not attack the player's pets on their own, so the White Tiger Beast is safe; it is the only one that will attack others on its own initiative.

With the limitations of the environment, the monsters on the fourth floor were significantly more difficult to defeat. Only by suppressing their attributes and levels could we avoid making mistakes in the midst of the chaos.

After defeating the octopus monster, the next challenge was the sea urchin monster on the fifth floor. As soon as the sea urchin monsters appeared, they began to incessantly spew their words.

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"

Zhou Shiyun's skill [Retreat, Retreat, Retreat] consumes a lot of energy, so she rarely uses it when fighting monsters, but now it's just right.

Lin Zhaoyin and Zhou Shiyun moved as close as possible, and Zhou Shiyun's shield was able to protect Lin Zhaoyin as well.

As for Mimi, Zhou Shiyun didn't need to worry, because all the sea urchin monster's spines would eventually become food for the white tiger beast. The child was hungry, so it was time for her to have a few bites.

The shield lasts for three minutes, which is enough for them to kill the 20 sea urchin monsters.

Sea urchins are small targets, but Lin Zhaoyin's accuracy was still quite good despite her dense barrage of Ice Soul Needles. Once the number of sea urchin monsters decreased, Lin Zhaoyin switched to her whip.

Almost simultaneously with the end of the shield's duration, all 20 sea urchin monsters were killed.

Lin Zhaoyin was having a bit of a hard time defeating these two waves of monsters, so she didn't rush to open the next level.

"Let's rest for a bit and replenish our energy."

There was no time limit to enter the next level, so Lin Zhaoyin naturally wanted to make use of every possible game rule.

They're here to reap resources, so there's no need for them to exhaust themselves.

The two had already expended a lot of energy while they were in the desert, so this was a good opportunity to replenish their supplies by eating something and drinking some water.

"That was the space that changed when we reached the fourth level. The next level is the sixth level, which should be the same one we're in now. I just wonder what kind of monsters will be on the next level."

Lin Zhaoyin began to analyze the pattern of this pyramid-shaped secret realm. It had a total of 99 floors, and it was very likely that the combat environment would change every 3 floors, rotating exactly 33 times.

Zhou Shiyun thought for a moment and joined in the discussion: "It should be a bit stronger than the sea urchin monster, right? Could it be a fish-man?"

Fishmen are the most troublesome type of seafood monster. If 20 of them come at once, it will be very troublesome even if their attribute level is not high.

"If it's a merman, we'll have to use the shield again later. Otherwise, we won't be able to withstand their water ball attack."

Even if they don't attack at the same time, if four or five water spheres attack them simultaneously, they'll be doomed without any protection.

Zhou Shiyun nodded and glanced at her energy level. So far, she had only used 50 energy points, which was enough if she was careful.

However, to be on the safe side, it's best to save more energy for the later levels. The monsters will become increasingly difficult to defeat, and the chances of them taking damage will also increase.

Although the shield is effective, it prevents melee combat once activated. Lin Zhaoyin's only ranged weapon is the Ice Soul Needle, which only deals 50 damage per hit, making it unsuitable for fast-paced battles.

Therefore, it's highly likely that the shield will only be needed on the next level. Once the scene changes, you'll have to spread out to fight monsters. Even if you use the shield, you can't keep it active the entire time.

After resting for more than half an hour, the two humans and the beast finally launched their attack on the sixth level.

However, they were wrong. The sixth floor was not inhabited by a seafood monster, but by a water spirit.

While dealing with the water spirit requires specific methods, with the White Tiger Beast around, it's not a problem.

The White Tiger Beast's basic freezing spell requires water, and the Water Spirit itself is water. Once the Water Spirit is frozen, you can slowly whittle it down.

Moreover, Mimi indicated that she wasn't full, and these water sprites were a better food source than the sea urchin spines from before.

Mimi: Dinner's ready!

The excited white tiger leaped around on the three small islands, devouring five water sprites in one go.

When they were cubs, they could only eat two at a time, but now that they're growing, they've gotten bigger and their appetites have improved a lot.

"Mimi, it's time to get back to work after you've eaten!"

The white tiger beast let out a meow and began unleashing its skills on the remaining water sprites.

Soon, the other 15 water sprites were all frozen by the white tiger beast.

Last time, the torrential rain that Lin Zhaoyin artificially brought down also froze. This time, only the tiny water sprites were frozen, so there's no situation where swords and blades can't cut through them.

The two of them hacked away at the frozen water sprites and took them all down in no time.

[Congratulations to the player team for clearing the sixth floor! Each player receives the following rewards: 600 experience points and 10L of drinking water.]

Although 5 water sprites were eaten by the white tiger beast, the reward calculation was still based on 20 kills. It seems that the reward is fixed as long as you clear the level.

The amount of drinking water they obtained was astonishing; there were no containers available, so the two of them had to put the water directly into their backpacks.

Water is an item that cannot be measured in quantity. Lin Zhaoyin was initially worried about whether her backpack could hold it all, but it turned out that 10L of water could be put directly into one backpack compartment.

"Xiao Shi, guess what the next scene will be?" Fighting monsters is too boring, so Lin Zhaoyin can only entertain herself with Zhou Shiyun.

"I guess it's the Ice Plains?" Zhou Shiyun thought that the monsters that players had encountered before would likely be the same ones, so the Ice Plains were a strong possibility.

"I guess it's fog, and a wave of zombies and skeletons or something." Lin Zhaoyin also thought it was likely to be a familiar face. After the newbie protection period ended, the first natural disaster would be fog.

The seventh floor opened, and the battle scene indeed changed, but this time both of them were wrong again; the battle scene was a swamp.

There are still many places where you can't put your foot down, but it's much better than the small island where you couldn't even run. At least you can move around if you're careful.

As for the monsters on the seventh floor, they were also a species never seen before.