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The prosthetic limb that Night Demon was holding was still crackling with electricity at the broken end, and Sixth Master's gloomy face became even more somber.

This prosthetic limb alone could buy the Viper team's food rations for a year.

The most important thing is...

If he can't get it back, he'll have to write a report when he gets back!

"Increase the power!"

More ultraviolet lights focused on the night demon, which had nowhere to hide, and the purple light turned the sizable room into an ultraviolet disinfection room.

The Night Demon, completely enveloped, writhed in agony, wisps of black smoke rising from its skin, its massive muscles rapidly atrophying, and the chains binding its body rattling incessantly.

"That's strange..."

The ultraviolet rays were so bright they were blinding. Chi Lian squinted as she examined the chains that pierced through the Night Demon's body.

"This Night Demon is impervious to blades and bullets; bullets feel like they're scrubbing you in the bath. Who could possibly impale it here?"

Not to mention Chi Lian, others knew about it first.

This strength is simply unimaginable!

"Perhaps...it wasn't someone else who did it."

Renyi looked at the bracelet on Night Demon's wrist and said softly.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

If this guy was just another player like them before he became Night Demon, and he ended up here before losing control...

Ivan touched his thigh, which had been ripped open before, his face full of respect:

"He's someone important!"

"roar......"

Under the continuous ultraviolet light, the Night Demon's rolling became smaller and smaller, its roars became weaker and weaker, and its left rear deflated like a punctured balloon, becoming motionless.

"It has lost its activity."

Camilla's severed arm was roughly welded on as a "bleed stopper," and she's acting as if nothing happened. She continues her report:

"But this is temporary; it will reactivate once it is removed from ultraviolet radiation."

But it's okay.

They just wanted to get into the room to look for clues; all they had to do was move quickly.

Sixth Master waved his hand, and two of his men immediately stepped forward to retrieve Camilla's severed prosthetic limb.

"Let's go in and take a look."

He has achieved his goal and now only wants to find the Gluttonous Mother as soon as possible.

Even carbon-based organisms can't withstand the constant baking under ultraviolet light.

They split up and quickly located the advanced access card in the room.

"Look, there's a door here too."

On the far left of the room, there is a door exactly the same as the one they came in through; leading out is the unlit side path on the left.

It seems that the fork in the road was just a smokescreen.

In fact, you'll encounter those mutated cockroaches no matter where you go, and their final destination is always this room.

Just as everyone was about to put away the ultraviolet lamps and return to the elevator, Ren Yi squatted down next to the barely alive Night Demon.

"Boss?"

"What's wrong?"

Although it is said that it can be resurrected, it is indeed a corpse now, so there's no harm in trying.

The sinister little hand reached out and touched the Night Demon's head:

[Decomposition successful]

[You have obtained: Echo*1, Identity Bracelet*1, X Crystal Core*1, Dark Moon Essence*1, Activated Player Mark*1]

It actually worked!

The [Echo] and [Identity Bracelet] corroborate their previous conjecture that the Night Demon was human... or rather, a 'player' turned human.

What truly surprised Renyi were the last two things:

The Essence of the Dark Moon and...

[Activated player mark]!

Previously, when dismantling the monkey and other native "players," including Lonely and Fleeting Years from twelve years ago, all that was obtained were "inactive player marks."

However, this player, who had completely transformed into a Night Demon and possessed the [X Crystal Core], had his player mark changed to an "activated" state.

I glanced at the number on the bracelet that represented the level of infection.

After just exceeding 70%, one dose of drug Y was used, and now it's only 11%.

Could it be that in the world of "Past Days"...

"Infectivity" is actually a kind of "evolution." Choosing to fully integrate with the X virus is the correct way to "activate."

However, the price of "activation" is the complete loss of human reason, turning them into nocturnal monsters who only know how to kill.

...There are gains and losses, so it's fair.

Their source of power is clearly the [Dark Moon Essence].

The evaluation reads: "A special energy core. Please undergo scientific mutation. Be careful of side effects, such as... turning into a Night Demon or a Werewolf."

Does Hydra mean that with roughly the same amount of energy, different worldviews can lead to vastly different paths of evolution?

The Night Demon vanished.

However, since everyone had seen this kind of arbitrarily dismembering corpses several times, they were not surprised and tacitly refrained from asking what they had obtained.

Sixth Master spoke first:

"Let's go, we shouldn't stay here any longer."

Silently and randomly close the system panel.

These things are too sensitive, and the relationship between the three forces is complicated. Now is not the time to expose them. He needs to come up with something that can be put on the table, which can dispel everyone's doubts and consolidate his "temporary command" position in the team.

"Wait a minute, everyone."

"That Night Demon left us something."

He casually opened his hand, revealing a familiar silver bracelet, though it was quite old.

"This is indeed an identity bracelet, just like ours!"

The glasses were practically pressed against his face before he exclaimed in surprise.

"The bracelet is offline; you can retrieve it from your inventory as if it were unclaimed!"

In an S-rank dungeon, the significance of a deceased player's belongings is self-evident.

"Splash..."

A bunch of things appeared out of thin air on the emptied table in the room.

There were five slots in total. Three of them contained well-maintained sniper rifles and shotguns, and one slot held a top-of-the-line ammunition box. Everyone's eyes lit up. Although they were well-prepared for this dungeon, they had consumed a lot of resources along the way, and no one complained about having too many supplies. They immediately picked and chose what to distribute.

As for that last square...

"This is......"

A rectangular nameplate, its edges badly worn, with a shoelace attached to it, and the double-headed snake emblem of the Viper Guard on the front.

"They're our people?!"

Chi Lian snatched it away and flipped the nameplate over:

【Raging Cobra】

A name that evokes a sense of nostalgia and youthful angst.

"I remember!"

Suddenly remembering something, Glasses exclaimed in shock:

"He used to be the Viper Guard's ace sniper, who also disappeared twelve years ago. He's still ranked in the top twenty on the all-time best sniper list!"

The value of this is well understood by the "players" present.

One of the most powerful individuals in the entire wasteland world was transformed into a mindless Night Demon, silently imprisoned in the darkness for an unknown period of time.

Chi Lian's face looked very unpleasant.

She gripped the nameplate tightly in her hand, so hard that the rounded edges hurt her palm.

"Boss..."

The butcher wanted to say something comforting, but was interrupted by Chi Lian.

"Let's go! I'll clear this damn dungeon and see what's going on!"