The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

"Thank you so much! I didn't even know that if you hadn't told me."

【You're welcome.】

Lin Mo: "..."

This stupid system can't tell the difference between good and bad words.

Lin Mo rubbed his temples in frustration.

Please note that there will be three boss-level monsters during the end-of-month assessment.

If all the monsters that come are of this level, how can we even play?

"System, are the monsters in the end-of-month assessment also of this level?" Lin Mo asked.

【...】

The system fell silent, a rare occurrence.

It did not answer.

This silence made Lin Mo more uneasy than a direct denial.

It's like when you go to the hospital and the doctor sees your medical report, suddenly frowns and sighs.

They didn't say anything, but it was as if they said everything.

Lin Mo suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Meanwhile, the players outside the safe zone also recovered from their initial shock.

They pointed and gestured at the enormous object outside through the light screen.

"Why isn't this boss moving? Is it out of energy?"

"I think we're out of options. This safe zone's light barrier is too strong; it can withstand a full-force attack from a B-rank BOSS without any problems."

"What do we do now? It won't leave, so we can't get out."

"How about trying a weak point attack?"

The suggestion was met with disdain from everyone as soon as it was made.

"Bro, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you. I haven't lived enough yet!"

"Exactly, what if we anger it and it really won't leave?"

In short, they were completely caught in a dilemma.

Lord of the Sand Abyss—Qian Sha—stared blankly at the safe zone's light screen, as if his computer had crashed.

"If the first time was an accident, it was because I was careless."

"Then I used all my strength the second time."

"Even if that big oaf takes a solid hit from my attack, he'll still be seriously injured."

"But this thin layer of light seems to have no effect whatsoever."

"Who exactly set up this barrier?"

"Could it be Ainz Ooal Gown?"

"Speaking of which, these little guys do look about 70% similar to Ainz Ooal Gown; they're all tiny."

"But the Bone King is all bones, without flesh and blood, while these little ants are covered in colorful, cumbersome things."

Thinking of this, Lord of the Sand Abyss—Qian Sha—tightened up all over.

Could it be... damn it!

Mo Fang mingled in the crowd without saying a word.

His gaze shifted back and forth between the "warrior" players and the distant, submerged sand.

He noticed that although those people were also on guard, they didn't show the panic that ordinary players usually do.

They were more like waiting, waiting for an instruction or an opportunity.

Just when the Mexican side thought this strange standoff would last for a long time.

The earth trembled once again.

Amidst the astonished and uncertain gazes of all the players.

That once arrogant and overwhelming behemoth plummeted to the ground and sank rapidly.

Its massive body sank beneath the yellow sand almost instantly.

There was no roaring.

There was no resentment.

Without a trace of lingering attachment, it vanished directly into the depths of the earth.

It didn't even care about its offspring and simply fled.

He looked as if he would die if he were a second later.

As the Sand Abyss Lord—Qiansha—fled away, the remaining Sand Abyss Lords (in their juvenile forms) also collectively burrowed into the ground to follow him.

It only took a few seconds.

Everything around them disappeared.

If it weren't for the remaining corpses of the Sand Abyss Lord (juvenile) on the ground, and those raised mounds of earth, it would have been as if it had never existed.

The entire edge of the safe zone fell into a deathly silence.

All the players stood frozen in place, their minds blank.

They...they ran away?

They just ran away?

What's going on?

In the live stream, the stagnant chat exploded out in a burst a few seconds later.

【？？？？？】

[Did I see that right? That big guy just slipped away like that?]

[That's it? I've already taken my pants off, and this is what you show me?!]

What a letdown! I thought we were going to have an epic battle!

[This CG is terrible, can't you learn from the game next door? Put some effort into it.]

[Pesticides? What pesticides? The one who puts effort into CG but tries to balance things with their feet?]

[Is it possible that he found the bone too hard to chew and went home to call his parents? Or is there an even bigger one?!]

[Hey, don't scare me!]

Inside the grocery store.

Lin Mo stared blankly out the window, equally dumbfounded.

The empty horizon made it difficult for him to adjust for a while.

They're... gone?

He even wondered if he was seeing things.

But the immense pressure that had been weighing on my heart had truly disappeared.

What is this?

A lot of thunder but little rain?

Isn't this leader-level monster a little too cautious?

"But it's better that they've left."

Lin Mo stood by the window and sighed, but the huge weight on his heart had not completely lifted.

Although Qian Sha escaped, the strength it demonstrated was undeniable.

That earth-shattering power was only at the B- level.

At the end of the month, there will be at least three such monsters in the assessment.

He withdrew his gaze, his eyes calming down.

Something has to be done.

He knew very well that with the players' current strength, they wouldn't even be qualified to get close to one of the three boss-level monsters, let alone fight them.

The only way to break the deadlock is through gene therapy.

The proficiency level of the primary gene-based drug must be maximized before mass production can be carried out in the drug factory.

Otherwise, everything is empty talk.

......

The huge crater left by the Sand Abyss Lord as he disappeared underground was still emitting a scorching heat.

A figure rushed into the safe zone.

It was none other than Master Wang.

Wang Banxian was oblivious to everything around him.

He rushed straight towards Mo Fang in the crowd.

At this moment, Mo Fang had a faint smile on his lips, and even had the leisure to give a commentary to his live broadcast camera.

Wang Banxian's temper flared up instantly.

He rushed to Mo Fang in a few steps.

"Good lad."

Mo Fang looked up, saw Wang Banxian, raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly unsurprised: "Hehe."

Wang Banxian: "Of the ten of us, some are dead, and some are the downlines of their downlines. You're the one who's made the biggest profit."

"Tell me, how much did you actually earn?!"

Wang Banxian had been squatting in Mo Fang's live stream room the whole time.

I watched enviously as this guy collected the corpses of several Sand Abyss Lords (juveniles).

I wish I could go and do it in his place.

He wanted to log on, but he logged off outside the safe zone. If he had dared to log on then, the Sand Abyss Lord outside would have torn him to pieces in no time.

Mo Fang nodded without hesitation: "So?"

thump!

Wang Banxian immediately knelt down: "Father, please sell me some Source Crystals for my child."

......

For the next week, Lin Mo practically welded himself to life in the pharmaceutical factory's laboratory.

The grocery store was closed, completely shut down.

Only the most basic remote store function is enabled.

Inside the laboratory, the air was filled with the strange smell of a mixture of various chemical reagents; it was not pleasant, and even somewhat pungent.

Lin Mo, dressed in a white protective suit and wearing goggles, repeated the tedious purification, mixing, and catalysis steps over and over again.

His movements went from being clumsy at the beginning to becoming smooth and effortless later on.

Time lost its meaning in his world; only the ever-changing proficiency before his eyes recorded his every effort.

Finally, at dusk on the seventh day.

As the last dose of medicine stabilized in the centrifuge, emitting a crisp "ding," the progress bar on the system panel in front of him was finally filled.

[Your proficiency in basic gene potions has reached its limit. Current proficiency: Master.]