Survival in the Apocalypse: Max Level Drop Rate with Abundant Resources

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Shen Xi casually pushed open the door to the secret room.

He stood at the doorway, stretching his limbs, his bones cracking slightly. After being cleansed by the spiritual liquid, Shen Xi exuded an indescribable aura, his skin shimmering with a subtle luster, like it was carved from warm jade.

At this moment, the Gu family members were searching everywhere.

"Not here!"

"Go check over there! Quickly!"

"Everyone, be damn careful! The head steward said that Tai Chu is definitely still on the third floor!"

Shen Xi stepped out.

The Gu family disciples froze simultaneously.

They all turned their heads in unison and saw the silver-gray figure.

"The very...beginning?!"

"It's the Beginning! He's in the secret chamber!"

"Oh no! The secret chamber! Tai Chu is in the secret chamber!"

Screams filled the corridor, filled with terror. Several people retreated frantically, some crashing into the walls, some tripping and falling, some even dropping their weapons, wanting only to run as fast as possible.

The sound reached the domed hall, where Gu An was pacing anxiously in front of the white marble countertop. Upon hearing the scream, his body stiffened abruptly, and he turned his head, staring intently at the direction of the corridor.

"The secret room? He's in the secret room?" Gu An's voice was filled with disbelief. "How is that possible?! The secret room is so well hidden, how could he have found it?!"

But the next second, his expression completely changed.

"Hurry!" Gu An roared hoarsely, his voice echoing through the domed hall, "Everyone! Everyone, charge! Stop him! Don't let him get near the stone platform!"

The group of over three thousand people responded in unison.

They poured out from every corner of the hall, rushing frantically towards the corridor. Swords clashed, footsteps thundered, and the entire domed hall trembled.

In the corridor, Shen Xi watched the crowds surging in from the direction of the hall without the slightest panic.

He flipped his left hand, and the Primordial Pearl appeared in his palm. The jet-black pearl, the size of a longan, floated above his palm, its interior swirling with chaotic energy, exuding an ancient and timeless aura.

"Since you're all willing to die, don't blame me."

He raised his left hand, and the Primordial Pearl suddenly lit up.

Lightning Chain, activate!

A purple arc of electricity shot out from the Primordial Pearl, like a bolt of purple lightning, striking the fastest person at the front. With 180% spell damage plus the 50% true damage from the Chaos class, that person didn't even have time to scream before their body exploded in the lightning, turning into a charred mess.

The electric arc didn't dissipate. It leaped from the first corpse, striking the second person beside it. The damage decreased by 20%, but it was still enough to be fatal. The second person fell, and the electric arc continued to leap, striking the third, the fourth, and the fifth person.

All five Gu family disciples collapsed to the ground in less than a second.

But this is only the beginning.

Fireball!

An orange-red fireball flew out from the Primordial Pearl and landed in the most densely populated area of ​​the crowd. With a loud "boom," the fireball exploded, sending pieces of flesh flying everywhere. At least five or six people were blown away, their screams deafening.

Lightning Barrier!

Purple arcs of electricity coalesced in the corridor, forming a lightning barrier several meters long that bisected the entire corridor. Those who rushed to the barrier lost their footing and crashed into it, instantly convulsing from the electric shock, with blue smoke billowing from their seven orifices.

"Charge! Charge!" someone yelled hoarsely from behind. "He's all alone! He can't stop all of us!"

Some bypassed the barrier, rushing in from the side. Some stepped over the corpses of their companions to scale the barrier. Some even climbed over the dome of the corridor. From all directions, an endless stream of people came.

Shen Xi's eyes turned cold.

Death Cyclone, activate!

The moment Pangu's Axe was unleashed, his body entered a high-speed spin, the dark golden blade tracing five deadly arcs in the air. In the first arc, the axe light exploded, severing the first seven or eight people at the front in half. In the second arc, more than a dozen heads flew off. In the third arc, a bloody gash was torn open in the densest part of the crowd. In the fourth arc, those attempting to flank were severed by the legs. In the fifth arc, the last wave of attackers had their heads sliced ​​off.

Black blood rained down, and bits of flesh flew everywhere.

The corpses were piled up in the corridor, forming a small mountain. Streams of black blood flowed through the cracks in the stone slabs, and the air was filled with a strong, nauseating stench of blood.

But people from the Gu family are still flocking in.

Shen Xi did not linger in the fight.

His gaze pierced through the layers of people, landing on the white marble platform in the center of the domed hall. There, a fist-sized, jet-black fragment hovered in mid-air, slowly rotating, exuding an ancient and timeless aura.

That is a fragment of Pangu's axe.

The fifth one.

Shen Xi's pupils contracted slightly. He had already collected four fragments of the Pangu Axe, and was still searching for the fifth. If he could obtain this one, that would make five. He was one step closer to collecting all nine.

He took a deep breath, and with a sweep of his Pangu Axe, he cut down the last few people blocking his way.

Then, he moved.

Bloodthirsty Thrust!

His body shot out like a cannonball, covering fifteen meters in a single stride. The Pangu Axe swung, and dark golden arcs of light exploded in the air, felling three or four more people. He didn't stop; he exerted force with his feet, the gust effect of his Storm Boots propelling him to the extreme.

He moved through the crowd like a silver-gray lightning bolt. Each swing of the Pangu Axe claimed a life, and each flash of the Hongmeng Pearl sent shards flying. No one could stop him, no one could get within three meters of him, and no attack could even touch the hem of his clothes.

Gu An's face turned completely pale.

He watched the silver-gray figure rampaging through the crowd, and saw his men fall like wheat being harvested, a chill running through him.

Stop him?

What can stop them?

More than three thousand people were like paper before him. They crumbled at the slightest touch, shattered at the slightest contact. This man was not human; he was a god of death.

Gu An stepped back, then turned and ran, sprinting towards the fourth floor.

He dared not stay any longer.

The fourth floor is a secret room.

Gu Tianxin lay on a stone bed, eyes closed, breathing steadily. He looked much older; the wrinkles on his face were deeper than before the zombie horde, and his hair was mostly white. But the occasional glint of shrewdness in his tightly closed eyes still made it impossible to look directly at him.

"Grandpa!" Gu An's voice came from outside the door.

Gu Tianxin frowned.

The door was pushed open, and Gu An stumbled in. His face was deathly pale, and he was covered in sweat.

"Master! Something terrible has happened! Tai Chu has broken in!"

Gu Tianxin suddenly opened her eyes.

Explain yourself.

Gu An swallowed hard and spoke with difficulty, "Tai Chu came in from the south entrance, alone. He slaughtered his way through the first and second floors. The third floor... the third floor is almost at its breaking point too. We have over three thousand people, but we can't stop him at all!"

Gu Tianxin stared at Gu An and remained silent.

Then, he sat up abruptly and slapped her across the face.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound echoed in the secret room. Gu An was spun around twice by the blow and fell to the ground, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Useless!" Gu Tianxin's voice was low, yet filled with barely suppressed anger. "So many people, and you couldn't stop one person? What are you all good for?!"

Gu An knelt on the ground, covering his face, not daring to raise his head.

Gu Tianxin took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is Tai Chu now?"

"On...on the third floor." Gu An's voice trembled. "He...he just came out of the secret chamber on the third floor, and he's...he's rushing towards the stone platform. He seems to know there's something there."

Gu Tianxin's expression suddenly changed.

A locked room!

Stone platform!

He jumped to his feet: "Quick, to the spirit liquid room! Go see if that jar of spirit liquid is still there!"

Gu An was stunned. He hadn't expected that the old man's first concern would not be for the fragments, but for the spiritual liquid.

"What are you standing there for?! Go now!" Gu Tianxin roared hoarsely.

Gu An scrambled out of the secret room.

The door to the Spirit Liquid Chamber was ajar.

Gu An stood at the door, looking at the door that had been pushed open, a strong sense of unease welling up inside him.

He took a deep breath and reached out to push open the door.

The room was a complete mess.

The pool water became crystal clear, transparent to the bottom, and the milky white energy had completely disappeared. In the corner, the ceramic jar that held the Gu family's wealth accumulated over a century lay on the ground, its mouth facing down, completely empty.

Not a single drop was left.

Gu An swayed, and his vision went black. He reached out to grab the wall, barely managing to steady himself, his mind blank.

century.

The Gu family's savings, accumulated over a century, began to be collected by the great-grandfather's generation and passed down from one generation to the next. Each generation carefully accumulated and preserved the savings, afraid of wasting a single drop.

It took a century to accumulate even a small fraction of that jar. It was one of the Gu family's last trump cards, a treasure meant to transform the family's descendants.

Now, it's all gone.

It was used by the Primordial Beginning.

Gu An's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, his face ashen. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it felt like a stone was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word. It's over, all over.

The domed hall.

Shen Xi fought his way through the last group of Gu family disciples blocking his path and stood before the white marble platform.

Behind them, corpses littered the entire domed hall, and streams of black blood meandered through the cracks in the stone slabs. Of the more than three thousand people, less than a thousand were still standing. They huddled at the edge of the hall, trembling, their eyes filled with terror as they stared at the silver-gray figure.

No one dared to charge forward again.

Because they finally realized that the strength of that person could not be compensated for by sheer numbers.

Shen Xi ignored the survivors.

He looked up at the fragment floating above the stone platform.

It was about the size of a palm, entirely black, and covered in cracks. It floated silently in mid-air, slowly rotating, exuding an ancient and timeless aura. That aura was ancient, profound, and carried an indescribable majesty, as if it were not a fragment, but a mountain, a sea, a world.

Fragments of Pangu's Axe.

Shen Xi raised her right hand, and the axe-shaped mark on the back of her hand was glowing faintly, as if calling out to something.

He reached out and touched the fragment.

The moment my fingertips touched the shards, a chilling, bone-deep cold emanated from them, spreading down my arm and throughout my body. It wasn't the cold of winter, but a chill from the ancient wilderness, carrying the marks of time.

The fragments trembled slightly.

Then, it transformed into a black stream of light and disappeared into the mark on the back of Shen Xi's hand.

A warm current instantly flowed through my entire body!

[Pangu Axe Fragment (5/9) → Pangu Axe (Fragment - Initial Form)]

[Collect all five fragments to unlock the second layer of the seal on Pangu's Axe!]

Attack power: 98-118 → 108-128

【特效1:破界——无视目标55%防御→60%防御，对副本、结界、领域类技能造成额外350%→400%伤害】

【Special Effect 2: Heaven Opening - Attacks inflict the "Heaven Opening" effect, dealing 50% true damage (this stacks with the Heaven Opening class talent to become 100% true damage)】

【特效3:吞噬——击杀目标后，有25%→30%概率永久夺取其1%全属性（每只怪物仅生效一次，对领主级以上怪物概率翻倍→60%）】

【Special Effect 4: ? ? ? — Not yet unlocked (requires collecting all six fragments)】

【Special Effect 5: ? ? ? — Not yet unlocked (requires collecting all nine fragments)】

Shen Xi took a deep breath, feeling the power surging within her body once again.

The fifth one.

We're one step closer to collecting all nine.

At that moment, Gu An staggered out of the secret room and stumbled to the entrance of the third floor.

Then, he saw Shen Xi standing in front of the stone platform.

He saw the primordial hand pressed on the fragments.

He saw the fragments transform into streams of light and disappear into the back of the primordial hand.

Gu An's pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum size.

"Impossible...this is impossible..." His voice was hoarse, as if he were talking in his sleep. "That fragment...our Gu family has been searching for it for over a hundred years and no one has been able to touch it...how could he...how could he just..."

Gu An swayed, and his vision blurred. He felt as if his world had collapsed.

The spiritual liquid accumulated over a century was used by Tai Chu. The fragments they regarded as priceless treasures were also absorbed by Tai Chu.

Gu An slid down the wall and sat on the ground, his face ashen.

"It's over...it's all over..."