Apocalypse: I pick up trash in a survival game

Chapter 432 The Gravedigger Demands the Corpse!

After hearing the old man's words, Su Ning felt as if a storm was raging in his mind, and his thoughts were in complete disarray.

"Craftsmen...are they really that terrifying?" Su Bai murmured to himself, his voice filled with undisguised shock. "They actually want to create a system, and even rewrite the rules of the existing system."

Upon hearing this, the old man let out a hoarse chuckle: "Little girl, you haven't seen true madness yet. In this land of exile, there are countless people as extreme as the craftsman."

He extended his withered finger and pointed at Su Ning. "But what you should be most concerned about right now is how to survive here."

Suning took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions.

She looked around the dark cave and asked the question that had been bothering her: "You call this place 'the world's dumping ground,' does that mean the people here are all beings expelled by the system?"

"Of course!" The old man grinned, revealing a set of uneven, yellow teeth. "Who among those who can come here isn't a thorn in the system's side?"

The old man suddenly exaggeratedly wiped away non-existent tears. "Like this old man, all I did was enjoy studying corpses, and all I did was dig up a few important people's graves. Yet, some beings used the power of the system to ruthlessly banish me here! Alas, how miserable I am!"

After hearing this, Su Ning was speechless and couldn't help but think to himself: This is no tomb keeper, he's clearly a tomb raider!

However, this made Suning feel a sense of crisis. Why would the old man in front of him warn him?

But what bothered her even more was the old man's hint about the scavenger's talent.

She pressed further, "Then why is my scavenger talent also something the system fears?"

The old man's green eyes suddenly deepened, and his voice grew lower: "Little girl, your scavenger talent is no ordinary thing; you should know its value better than anyone else. Of course, among those banished here, which one possesses unparalleled talent?"

Su Ning was taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell into deep thought.

Indeed, her growth from an ordinary player to where she is today is entirely due to the three abilities of the Scavenger talent:

【The Eye of Scavenger】can see through the essence of a target; whether it is a hidden weakness or a precious treasure, nothing can escape the scrutiny of these eyes.

In the perilous world of dungeons, this is a life-saving skill.

The Scavenging Backpack breaks the system's restrictions on storage space, allowing her to carry far more supplies than other players.

The most dangerous poison, the "Scavenger's Poison," is her secret weapon that allows her to repeatedly turn the tide in desperate situations.

It can devour and absorb various toxins, and has caused countless powerful enemies to perish on the spot.

On the other side, the old man observed Su Ning with satisfaction.

"Little girl, now that I've told you so much about this place, you should give this old man something in return!"

As he spoke, the old man's voice suddenly turned sinister, and his green eyes looked particularly eerie in the darkness.

The wrinkles on his face twisted into a sinister smile, and his entire demeanor instantly changed from kind and approachable to sinister and terrifying.

Su Ning tensed up, immediately noticing that the atmosphere around her had changed.

The temperature inside the cave seemed to drop several degrees, and the fluorescent moss on the walls began to flicker uneasily.

She took a half step back without making a sound, secretly putting her right hand behind her back, ready to activate her skill at any moment.

"What do you want?" Su Ning asked, trying to remain calm, while glancing around out of the corner of his eye, searching for the best escape route.

Although the Scavenger's Eye cannot see through this old monster, the other skills should still be usable.

If all else fails, she still has room to hide.

It's just unknown whether spatial abilities will be affected in this strange place of exile.

The old man suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of uneven, yellow teeth. His withered finger pointed directly at Su Ning's body, his voice carrying a chilling excitement: "For example, your corpse is quite good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath Su Ning's feet suddenly began to shake violently.

She looked down and was horrified to find countless pale, skeletal arms rising from the ground, reaching out to grab her like a tidal wave!
The bone claws were still covered with rotting flesh, emitting a nauseating stench.

"Hehehe, little girl, this junkyard hasn't seen any new toys in years. I can't play with those that are too strong. Your appearance is really great!"

The old man's voice echoed in the cave as he spread his arms wide, as if performing a grand drama: "Finally, a fresh corpse for me to play with!"

Su Ning sighed, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes: "I thought I'd met a good person, but it turns out he's a perverted old lunatic!"

Without further hesitation, she activated [Scavenging Poison] instantly.

A purplish-black corrosive mist spewed from her mouth, sizzling as it corroded the skeletal arms.

But to her horror, the skeletons seemed unaffected by the poison and continued to relentlessly reach out to grab her!
"Useless, little girl!" the old man laughed triumphantly. "The corpses here have all been modified by me; they're immune to all poisons!"

Just as the skeleton was about to grab her ankle, a cold glint flashed in Su Ning's eyes.

She pulled her butterfly blade from her scavenging backpack, and with a flash, the skeleton was severed.

"Oh? Interesting!" The old man smiled instead of getting angry, his green eyes gleaming with excitement. "Then let's take a look at this!"

His withered hands suddenly clasped together, and dark red liquid began to seep from the cave walls.

The liquid condensed into countless blood arrows in the air, shooting towards Su Ning!

Suning wanted to use the teleportation skill, but found that it seemed to be malfunctioning.

Su Ning was startled; she tried to enter the planting space but still couldn't.

The old man laughed, "The reason I brought you into this cave is, of course, to guard against certain spatial skills and equipment!"

"Oh no!" Su Ning looked at the attack coming towards him in alarm!
At the critical moment, the red lines on Suning's arm suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light.

An unfamiliar power awakened within her, causing Su Ning to experience a sharp pain, while the flying blood arrows mysteriously shattered in mid-air!
The old man's smile froze on his face: "What...what kind of power is this?! It's terrifying!"

Suning was also stunned, but then he realized what was happening.

This was the energy from the minor rule-breaking dragon that had been integrated into her body, protecting her in a moment of crisis!
Without a second thought, Su Ning seized the opportunity and dashed toward the cave exit.

"Trying to run away?" the old man roared, and the entire cave began to shake violently, with countless rocks falling from the ceiling.

At this critical moment, the red energy within Su Ning erupted once more.

She felt her vision suddenly turn blood red, and her body turned around uncontrollably.
A crimson beam of light shot out from Su Ning's body!
The impact of the red beam of light caused the entire cave to collapse.

The old man's screams echoed through the dust: "No! My collection!"

Before Su Ning could even be surprised by the power he had suddenly gained, he quickly rushed out of the cave amidst the chaos.

When she breathed in the outside air again, she found that the red lines on her arm had faded and the violent power had returned to calm.

She glanced back at the collapsing cave, wiping the cold sweat from her brow with lingering fear: "This godforsaken place, there's not a single normal one."

In the distance, more eerie sounds could be faintly heard.

Su Ning knew she had to leave this place as soon as possible and find a safe place to figure out what had happened to her.

She took one last look at the collapsing cave. Once outside, she could use her teleportation skill to instantly disappear from the cave.