Apocalypse: I pick up trash in a survival game

Chapter 429 Confrontation! Countdown Ends!
Su Ning looked up at the terrifying scene that blotted out the sky, where two rule-breaking dragons, one large and one small, were staging a drama of devouring and resisting.

Her gaze swept over the constantly changing countdown on the system interface: 7 minutes and 22 seconds.
"Time is running out," she murmured, feeling the suppressed power within her body returning like a tidal wave.

The collapse of the instance actually loosened the system's restrictions, and those sealed skills and bloodline powers are awakening again.

"Very good, now that your strength has been restored, you have the means to fight back!" A sharp glint flashed in Su Ning's eyes as she clenched her fists, feeling the long-lost power surging through her veins.

Not far away, Ji Fengyan and other players were doing their best to stop the adult rules from disrupting the dragon's devouring behavior.

Gravity fields, lightning, flames—all sorts of powerful attacks bombarded the dragon relentlessly. However, these forces, which would normally be capable of destroying the world, were now like mayflies trying to shake a tree, unable to even budge the dragon's scales.

As Su Ning watched this scene, her heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

They have survived so many life-or-death trials and overcome countless natural disasters, yet they are still as insignificant as ants in the face of true rule-breakers.

"I want to become stronger." This thought spread wildly through her mind like wildfire. "I want to possess the power to fight against the dragon that breaks the rules! I no longer want to be a fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others!"

At this moment, the desire for power has never been so intense.

This reminded her of the existence of the upper realm and the various administrators there.

Lilith, Administrator S, and Administrator C are examples of such entities.

Of course, there's also the presence behind Rabbit Boss. Now, with the appearance of the rule-breaking dragon, Su Ning understands even more clearly the gap in strength.

Suning could feel some kind of change happening to his body; the constraints of the copy were weakening, while the restricted authority was rapidly recovering.

Her blood began to boil, and some long-dormant power was awakening.

"How is this going?"

Su Bai then realized that her body was slowly absorbing the power of the small rules that had been disrupted by the major rules.

This enhanced Su Bai's talent, bloodline, and even the authority within his body.

Su Bai unconsciously moved closer.

"Suning! Come back quickly!" Zhang Li shouted from afar, her voice trembling with tears. "What are you doing? It's dangerous! We can't hold on any longer!"

However, Suning continued moving forward.

She looked up at the suffocating behemoth in the sky, her eyes burning with an indomitable flame.

She could sense that some higher power was resonating with her.

"I see." Su Ning suddenly understood something. "The collapse of this instance released not only our power, but also... the reason why this red dragon, which constitutes the rule-breaking dragon, is..."

I can feel all the power within my body slowly evolving because of the power that the dragon was releasing due to this small rule.

"Everyone, stand back!" Su Ning's voice suddenly became ethereal yet authoritative. "Let me handle this!"

Ji Fengyan stared in shock at Su Ning's transformation: "What happened?!"

Mu Yunfei quickly pulled Zhang Li and the others back: "Retreat quickly! Trust Su Ning, she must have her own way."

The adult rule-breaking dragon seemed to have noticed Su Bai as well, and temporarily stopped devouring the young dragon, instead locking its scarlet dragon eyes onto Su Ning.

A deafening dragon roar echoed through the sky, and a terrifying pressure swept in like a tsunami.

However, Suning remained unmoved.

Strength restored.

For the first time, Su Bai also used his authority to its fullest extent: the [Sealing] technique.

She slowly raised her hand, and a dazzling golden beam of light shot into the sky, colliding head-on with the oppressive aura of the rule-breaking dragon. The two forces clashed violently in mid-air, causing space itself to distort and deform.

The seal, like a rule, began to bind the dragon as if chains were binding it.

Suning wants to seal away all of its power—its size, talent, bloodline, and spirit.

However, the dragon, which broke the rules, was not to be trifled with, and fiercely resisted. Su Ning Qi Qiao instantly bled profusely.

Su Bai ignored him.

"6 minutes and 15 seconds." Su Ning silently counted down in his mind, feeling the power rapidly draining from his body. "Just hold on for another 6 minutes."

Just then, the young dragon that had been suppressed by the adult dragon suddenly let out a mournful cry, and its body began to disintegrate rapidly, turning into countless red light spots that were absorbed by the adult dragon.

As the devouring continued, the aura of the adult rule-breaking dragon surged at a visible rate.

"Oh no!" Pei Xuan'an's expression changed drastically. "It's about to complete its evolution!"

Su Ning gritted her teeth. She could feel that her power was not enough to fight against the evolving Rule-Destroying Dragon.

But at this moment, she had no other choice.

“Since that’s the case,” Su Ning’s eyes became incredibly determined, “then let’s gamble everything!”

She suddenly spread her arms wide, unleashing the full power within her.

Golden light and dragon might intertwined in the air, and the entire dungeon world trembled violently under the collision of these two forces, as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment.

Countdown: 5 minutes and 03 seconds.
This life-or-death struggle has only just begun.

Su Ning knew that, regardless of the outcome, the choice she made at this moment would forever change the trajectory of her destiny.

"Sealing Rule: Prevent its evolution! Seal its life force!"

Suning formed hand seals, and golden sealing runes coiled around the rule-breaking dragon like chains.

Her authority clashed violently with the destructive rules inherent in the dragon's body, distorting and deforming space itself in the clash between these two forces.

However, the Rule-Breaking Dragon truly lived up to its reputation as one of the entities even the Rabbit Boss feared. It was surrounded by innate authority and power, and its destructive forces, like living things, continuously eroded Su Ning's seal.

The sealing chains began to crack under the impact of the red light.

"No, I'm still too weak!" Fine beads of sweat appeared on Su Ning's forehead. She could feel her strength being rapidly depleted.

In the critical moment, she quickly took out the recovery fruit transformed from Hua Hua from her spatial storage and swallowed it in one gulp.

The gentle power instantly flowed throughout his body, alleviating the depletion of his authority.

But this is far from enough.

A resolute glint flashed in Su Ning's eyes. "[Misfortune] Talent, activate!"

This is an ability she rarely uses, because misfortune might also implicate her.

The moment the Doom talent took effect, the massive body of the evolving Rule Destroyer Dragon suddenly trembled violently.

The evolutionary power that had been flowing smoothly within its body suddenly became disordered, and the red light between its dragon scales flickered erratically as if short-circuited. Some irresistible force of law abruptly interrupted its evolutionary process.

"Roar—!!!" The rule-breaking dragon let out a deafening roar, the sound waves cracking the surrounding space.

It struggled frantically, trying to shake off this sudden force of misfortune.

Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Su Ning once again activated the sealing authority with all his might: "Now! Seal!"

The golden runic chains shone brightly, and with the help of the power of misfortune, they finally broke through the rules-breaking dragon's defenses.

A dazzling red light was forcibly extracted from the dragon's body; it was the essence of the young dragon that it had just devoured.

Su Ning's face was as pale as paper; the continuous use of the power of authority had left her almost exhausted.

But her eyes gleamed with the light of victory.

Just then, the long-awaited system notification finally rang in everyone's minds:
[Countdown complete, all players are about to return!]

"That's great!" Zhang Li jumped up excitedly.