Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 105, Section 104: The World Scavenger

'damn it! '

While verbally begging for mercy, the leader was filled with resentment in his heart.

'How come a world-class powerhouse has appeared in a world that clearly seems to have a low power level?'

Is this guy a real native or an outsider pretending to be one?
Regardless, we've failed this time, truly failed...

Before I ask you any questions, there's something I'd like to know.

The voice from above interrupted the leader's thoughts.

Wang Ji asked with a strange expression, "From what you're saying, you knew there was an apocalypse here, yet you still dared to approach it?"

Do you really know what the end of the world is like?

Are all outsiders this fierce?
The scenario of fighting against the cognitive apocalypse still seems to be right before my eyes.

Wang Ji really couldn't think of anything that could counteract that thing.

These two outsiders don't seem very strong. Although it takes a little effort for me to fight them, if they were grand mages from the previous world, they would probably be killed instantly with a wave of their hands.

Could it be that there is some kind of extraterrestrial technology that we are unaware of?

It's possible.

hiss--

The leader took a careful breath and said, "Yes, esteemed expert, we have witnessed many apocalypses, including viral, natural, rule-based, and bizarre ones that are difficult to describe."

"As 'world scavengers,' facing all sorts of apocalypses is nothing new to us. We have extensive experience in dealing with post-apocalyptic scenarios. If you need our help, I'm happy to assist you..."

As he spoke, the leader secretly glanced at Wang Ji, his eyes filled with a longing for survival.

He is demonstrating his value.

"real or fake?"

Wang Ji could hardly believe it.

The apocalypse that I painstakingly worked to overcome so many hardships and destroyed at the cost of my own destruction is actually just a small fry in the eyes of people in other worlds.

"So…"

Wang Ji tentatively asked, "Do you know about the 'cognitive apocalypse'?"

"what?"

The two people on the ground were stunned. They looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

"It is an entity that constantly manifests the end times according to people's perceptions."

Both of them looked on incredulously and replied, "How could such a thing possibly exist?"

[Doomsday Cognition Points +1]

Here it comes.

"Tsk."

bump!
The moment the prompt appeared, Wang Ji acted without hesitation, ending the lives of the two men on the ground.

Only after confirming that everyone was completely dead did he remove his equipment and commit suicide.

When I opened my eyes, I was already back in my bed at home.

The Doomsday Cognition Points have disappeared.

Wang Ji's heart was pounding.

so close.

It's too dangerous.

Fortunately, there are only two truly living people in this entire world, plus myself. If they all died, everything would be fine.

Otherwise, it would probably be another exhilarating swim in a sea of ​​dung.

Shaking his head, Wang Ji returned to his previous position, searched the two corpses, and disposed of them completely.

“You ignorant outsiders almost got hurt by us.”

Wang Ji was speechless for a moment.

This is just great.

He didn't get any information, and he even died once.

but…

Wang Ji examined the items he had taken from the two men.

These two cloaks are unusual; they have a progress bar on them, not for durability, but for something else entirely.

23025/200000.

An energy bar, or something else?
Wang Ji didn't understand, and he really regretted discussing the apocalypse with these two.

Adhering to the principle that it's best not to use things you don't understand, the two cloaks were put away and left unused.

Aside from the unusual cloak, there was only a small box and a compass, the purpose of which was unknown.

The compass kept pointing at itself, as if it was certain that something was there.

After tidying up his belongings, Wang Ji followed the coordinates provided earlier and found the aircraft the two of them had been in.

I also don't know how to use it, so I can only leave it for now.

After dealing with the two outsiders, Wang Ji returned home and briefly summarized his thoughts.

Although the accident occurred before we could exchange more than a few words and had to be dealt with, fortunately, we still managed to obtain some useful information.

First, it can be confirmed that these two outsiders seem unaware of the existence of 'cognitive apocalypse', and the so-called 'apocalypse' they speak of is not the same as the one they perceive.

The reason for this difference is not yet clear.

Furthermore, the apocalypse of cognition hasn't been eradicated; it seems to have merely lost its anchor and temporarily gone into hiding. It awaits someone to bring it up again, or for it to be discovered somewhere, at which point it will immediately cling to something else.

The solution is to kill everyone in a world; once it loses its target, it will dissipate on its own.

At least Wang Ji himself only knew this one solution.

"Unfortunately, there's still too little information."

Fortunately, we now know that other worlds exist, and we even have readily available spacecraft, so there is still hope for exploring the outside world.

As I was studying it, a prompt suddenly appeared.

An 'unknown visitor' has joined the world.

It's exactly the same as before, and it also includes coordinates.

"It came at just the right time."

As soon as Wang Ji stopped moving, he was about to head over to the coordinates.

However, what happened next caught everyone off guard.

An 'unknown visitor' has joined the world.

An 'unknown visitor' has joined the world.

...

Line after line of prompts appeared.

The silent world suddenly became noisy.

Wang Ji suddenly remembered what the two men called themselves.

'World Scavengers'.

Scavenger...

For some reason, they seemed to feel that their new world was about to be destroyed.

Wang Ji was taken aback when he thought of the term "scavenger".

In other words, including those two, these people were likely aware of that 'world echo' and planned to make a quick buck before the world was destroyed.

Is that what you mean?

Following this possibility in reverse, all the clues became exceptionally clear, and everything had a reasonable explanation.

Thinking of this, Wang Ji's expression suddenly darkened.

"A bunch of stinky out-of-towners...came to my world to scavenge for bargains?"

To put it metaphorically, it's as if his new world has been turned into a secret dungeon by a group of junk collectors.

"Are you trying to play games with me?"

Wang Ji was somewhat amused and exasperated.

Very well, you're a world scavenger, right? You like collecting junk, right?

Although he didn't know how strong these outsiders were, Wang Ji still went ahead and immediately searched for them one by one according to their coordinates.

From now on, there will be one more boss in this world.

A boss that knows everyone's coordinates and can keep resurrecting.

Anyone who barges in will become a challenger.

No matter how strong they are, or how many times they can kill Wang Ji, these challengers will never win; at best, they can only run away.

This is the confidence that comes from unlimited resurrection and equipment with unlimited durability.

It didn't take long for Wang Ji to find the first wave of intruders after the previous two.

There were five outsiders wearing alloy armor, and they looked very powerful.

"who!?"

Wang Ji was spotted quickly, but they did not take immediate action.

The language these people spoke was still unfamiliar to him, and it was not the same language as the previous two. But miraculously, Wang Ji could still understand it, and they could also understand Wang Ji's words.

Thinking it might be technology from outsiders, Wang Ji didn't pay much attention and simply asked, "Are you also world scavengers?"

Upon hearing this, the other person relaxed.

"So you're in the same line of work, and it looks like you're on the magic side."

Judging from his tone, is he a novice?

He seems very hostile.

On the magic side... some of the sorcery in this system is incredibly sinister; it's best to avoid it if possible.

Thinking of this, the leader stepped forward and said to Wang Ji, "We're all here to plunder the world's resources, there's no need for conflict."

"Besides, we don't know when we'll encounter the apocalypse. In that case, why don't we part ways here?"

"I'll go to you!"

Having confirmed their identities, Wang Ji didn't waste any more words and rushed over, arriving in front of them in the blink of an eye.

"You really think we're afraid of you?"

Seeing that reasoning wouldn't work, the leader immediately ordered, "Take action!"

My vision went blank, and my ears started ringing.

One of the scavengers picked up a weapon, pulled the trigger, and a thick beam of energy blasted over, engulfing Wang Ji completely.

The next moment, as he was injured, a burst of stellar energy erupted, and time in the vicinity stopped.

A moment later, only the leader of the five men was still alive, and he was captured and interrogated by Wang Ji.

(End of this chapter)