An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 6 First Acquisition of Extraordinary Power
With a chef's profession and a talent for food perception, he can handle everything from searching for ingredients to cooking food all by himself.

He felt that this girl was really unlucky. Her energy level was obviously good, but her awakened talent and class were both support type.

Without the help of others, it would be difficult to survive in this dangerous post-apocalyptic world.

Yunlu clearly knew this as well, so after sharing her information, she kept staring at Chu Xiu expectantly.

Seeing that Chu Xiu remained silent, he lowered his head and whispered, "Take me with you, and I can help you find food. Food must be hard to find in this world."

"Moreover, this food has a very wide detection range. The smell of humans, as well as the smell of monsters, is particularly noticeable to my nose. I can help you avoid them."

She racked her brains trying to come up with a reason, seemingly afraid that Chu Xiu would dislike her.

However, Chu Xiu felt that Yunlu's talent was especially useful in the post-apocalyptic world, not to mention that the girl was quite kind and had even risked coming out to warn him before.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly: "I understand, but you have to follow my instructions."

Upon hearing this, Yunlu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

Then, out of curiosity, she asked, "I still don't know your name, what your talents and profession are?"

"My name is Chu Xiu."

Chu Xiu responded, then ignored Yun Lu's subsequent questions and said to himself, "You go first, we'll explore this level first."

Seeing that Chu Xiu didn't mention his talent or profession, and even asked her to scout ahead, Yun Lu pursed her lips slightly, a look of worry flashing in her eyes, as if she suspected that Chu Xiu also had trash talent.

But in the end, he said nothing, held the iron pot in front of his chest with both hands, and carefully opened the door and walked out.

As soon as Chu Xiu opened the door, he saw huge, messy footprints on the ground. They looked like human footprints with elongated toes, but they were at least sixty yards or larger.

The deer walking in front was clearly nervous, constantly sniffing with its little nose.

Chu Xiu remained highly vigilant and did not let his guard down despite Yunlu's talent.

The two worked quickly and soon searched all the open rooms on the floor.

Only four mummies were found, and Chu Xiu didn't hide it from Yun Lu. He absorbed them in front of her, and this miraculous scene reassured the girl a lot.

In addition, the two found shoes that were barely wearable, as well as a dozen or so gray, wrinkled mushrooms.

Yunlu's talent told her that these mushrooms were edible, which surprised Chu Xiu.

Mushrooms don't provide much energy, but they are important for replenishing fluids.

He had noticed that water resources were extremely scarce in this world, and that he needed to find enough water to survive the next seven days.

A person can survive on their last breath if they are starving for seven days, but if they are thirsty for seven days, they will definitely not survive at all.

Chu Xiu looked around as he pondered this.

More than half of the rooms were locked. The two had learned some basic lock-picking skills at school, but they didn't have the right tools. Even if they did, their skills would make a lot of noise if they tried to open the rusty locks.

"We need to go to other floors." Chu Xiu stroked his chin.

"With Yunlu around, avoiding monsters will be much easier. We can take this risk!"

They couldn't hide forever; even without mentioning the reinforced bone spear, the two of them needed to search for food.

Chu Xiu shared his thoughts with Yun Lu, and the girl was quite decisive. She nodded and then led the way with a frightened expression.

The two were on the twenty-first floor. When they arrived at the stairwell, they could clearly see the footprints where the monster had gone down, and at the same time, a strong smell of blood filled the air, which seemed to be not far from them.

Chu Xiu seemed to have thought of something and said in a low voice, "If permitted, let's go and check where the smell of blood is coming from."

Yunlu's body trembled, and Chu Xiu could even hear the clicking sound of her teeth chattering. But even so, Yunlu still carried out Chu Xiu's order.

Using her senses, the two of them quickly found a mangled corpse in the inner corridor on the eighteenth floor.

There was hardly a piece of intact flesh on its body; it was covered in exposed tendons and bones. Its stomach had been cut open, and its internal organs and intestines had been eaten.

There were no traces of monsters nearby, only messy footprints and blood that had not yet completely dried on the ground.

Perhaps because it was the first time she had seen such a horrific scene, Yunlu was so frightened that she almost cried.

Chu Xiu remained calm, only slightly wrinkling his nose at the stench.

He crouched down, squinted, and carefully checked the surrounding area.

"The monster footprints scattered nearby are similar but not exactly the same. At least three monsters have been here. We can use this to roughly estimate the monster density in the building."

"There are very deep marks on the forearm bones of the corpse, suggesting that the monster had sharp, long claws."

"A broken throat. If this injury occurred before death, it means that the monster's attacks were extremely accurate, able to precisely hit the prey's vital points."

"His lumbar spine was also broken. Was it broken by the monster's immense force while he was struggling?"

Chu Xiu became increasingly alarmed as he looked at the document.

I don't know if it's because my spawn point was really bad, or if this dungeon is just that difficult, but with the strength of these monsters, an ordinary person would just die if they encountered them.
"We must be absolutely certain before we meet these guys again. It would be best if we could find a few more trial participants to use as cannon fodder in front of us."

Chu Xiu thought to himself.

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and squatted down to activate the Bone Transformation.

Although most of the flesh and blood had been eaten, the bones were still largely intact, and the soul of the deceased had not completely dissipated, which improved the quality of the material.

As Chu Xiu activated his skill, the surrounding bones were collected and smelted by an unseen force, eventually coalescing into a silvery-white liquid that flowed into the bone spear.

Instantly, his bone spear seemed to have received a great boost, emitting a "crackling" sound. Chu Xiu could clearly feel that the bone spear in his hand had become even stronger!
A message flowed into his mind.

[Ordinary Bone Spear +4]

[Enhancement Progress: 0/10]

Rank: Mortal

[Quality: Ordinary]

【Attributes: Sturdy (1.3), Sharp (1.5), Weight 2.4kg】

[Evaluation: After absorbing fresh flesh and blood, it finally gained extraordinary power.]

[Well done, buddy. You've finally taken this step and become a qualified member of the demonic path—this fresh corpse must be your work, right?]
In short, you can now choose one of the three basic restrictions as its extraordinary trait.

The restrictions will increase along with the enhancements, and the second layer will be unlocked after reaching +7, and the third layer will be unlocked after reaching +10.

Now, make your choice!

With a flash of inspiration, three complex patterns appeared before Chu Xiu's eyes.

[Precision: Your bone spear generates wind pressure when it thrusts out, drawing enemies towards the spear tip (Strength: 0.4)]

[Optimization: The material arrangement of the bone spear has been re-optimized, making it lighter while increasing its strength (Strength +0.3, Sharpness +0.4, Weight -30%)]

[Bleeding: Wounds inflicted by your bone spear will be extremely difficult to heal. Even a tiny scratch can cause severe bleeding if not bandaged promptly (Bleeding +0.6)]

(End of this chapter)