Transcending Worlds: I Have an Invincible Shelter

The multicolored black light dissipated, and Su Yuyang's feet landed steadily on the stone slabs of the post-apocalyptic wasteland No. 07. His heels crunched softly over the gravel.

The gray-yellow sky was still shrouded in thick, impenetrable smog, and the ruins of tall buildings in the distance were faintly visible in the fog, exuding a suffocating stillness.

The smell in the air was stronger than last time, but fortunately, the invisible safety zone around me blocked all the harmful gases out.

Su Yuyang raised his hand and patted the bulging tactical backpack on his back, pulled the zipper of his stab-proof vest, tightened the collar, and gripped the machete in his hand.

Although the safe zone could protect him invincibly, it's always better to be safe than sorry. He didn't want to make a mistake at the edge of the safe zone due to carelessness.

"Let's go find that gold shop from before."

Su Yuyang muttered to himself, glancing around at the surroundings, and realized that this was not the place he had descended to last time.

"Never mind, let's go get some blood energy crystals first." He looked at the ruins of an office building that had collapsed more than halfway in the distance, where the low growls of zombies could be faintly heard.

Su Yuyang took a deep breath and rushed forward with light steps. His figure was several times more agile than that of an ordinary person, and every step he took was perfectly timed.

At the corner of the ruins, a mutated zombie wandered alone, its head down, gnawing on the bones on the ground. Hearing footsteps, it suddenly raised its head, revealing ferocious fangs on its rotting face, and pounced on Su Yuyang.

Su Yuyang remained calm, slightly shifting his body to the side to easily dodge the zombie's claws. He then swung his machete with a whistling sound, precisely striking the zombie's neck.

With a "pfft," black blood gushed out, splashing onto the transparent light shield of the safe zone, where it was instantly purified.

The zombie's body stiffened for a moment, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, becoming completely still.

"This power...it feels so good."

Su Yuyang shook the blood off his knife, a surge of exhilarating pleasure welling up inside him.

The pent-up frustration from being exploited by Wang Jiankou and the despair brought on by the terminal illness vanished with this one cut.

Without stopping, he carried his machete and walked along the ruined streets, slashing down any lone mutated zombies he encountered without hesitation.

With each flash of the blade, zombies fell one after another, their black blood staining the ground, yet not a single drop touched him.

Su Yuyang hacked his way from one end of the street to the other, the crisp sound of his blade slicing through bones and the howls of zombies echoing across the desolate wasteland. He killed more than a dozen mutated zombies, yet his arms only felt slightly sore, and his internal strength remained abundant.

But what made Su Yuyang frown was that after these dozen or so zombies fell to the ground, none of them exploded with blood energy crystals; there were only scattered bones and black bloodstains on the ground.

"What happened? Last time it was a one-kill kill."

Su Yuyang crouched down and examined the head of a zombie beside him. The tip of his knife only touched sticky, rotting flesh and stark white bones; nothing else.

A surge of annoyance crossed his mind. Damn it! The drop rate for Blood Energy Crystals is so low!

But he had no way out. To completely cure his terminal illness and prolong his life, he needed to obtain more blood energy crystals.

Su Yuyang gritted his teeth, gripped the machete tightly again, and his eyes became even more determined.

"Keep searching! I refuse to believe we won't find anything even from a single zombie!"

He stood up and continued walking along the ruined street. His blade was still sharp, each strike precise and deadly. Even without the Blood Energy Crystal, he did not slacken his efforts in the slightest.

Turning into an abandoned commercial street, Su Yuyang's breathing became slightly rapid, and he was already sweating profusely under his stab-proof vest, but he remained energetic.

Just as he swung his knife to kill a zombie that lunged at him and was about to turn around and continue on his way, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a small crystal, about the size of a little finger and emitting a faint red glow, lying quietly in the pile of rubble where the zombie had fallen.

"Blood Energy Crystal!"

Su Yuyang's eyes lit up, and his disappointment was instantly replaced by elation. He rushed forward and bent down to pick up the first-tier blood energy crystal.

The system's heavenly voice rang out again, and Su Yuyang felt as if he had received rain after a long drought, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

[Ding! Host has been detected to possess half a 'Tier 1 Blood Energy Crystal'. Absorb energy to repair damaged genes?]

"Absorb!" Su Yuyang nodded in satisfaction, silently thinking to himself.

Just as Su Yuyang was feeling refreshed, a series of urgent cries for help and roars suddenly came from the depths of the smog beside him.

"Help! Help us!"

"Run! Don't let them catch up!"

Two ragged figures burst out of the smog as if they had gone mad. They were emaciated, with sallow complexions and tattered clothes.

Su Yuyang saw the extreme fear on their faces, which did not seem fake.

Behind the two, three or four mutated two-headed hounds, each larger than a regular wolfhound, were barking and chasing after them.

The two-headed hound's sharp fangs gleamed coldly, and saliva dripped from the corners of its mouth, clearly indicating that it regarded the two as prey.

The two men, in their panic, looked around frantically and happened to spot Su Yuyang standing in the middle of the road. As if grasping at a last straw, they rushed towards Su Yuyang like madmen.

Su Yuyang's eyes turned icy cold instantly, and he subconsciously took a half step back.

Instead of rushing to their aid, he coldly observed the scene. The two seemed to be fleeing in panic, but they were rushing towards the exact location he was in.

Is he truly desperate, or is he trying to lure these mutated two-headed hounds here to divert trouble?

Before they could think any further, the two had already rushed into Su Yuyang's safe zone.

Meanwhile, the mutated two-headed hounds behind them had caught up and formed a circle, surrounding the two of them and Su Yuyang's safe zone.

They lowered their heads, letting out low growls, their eerie green eyes fixed on Su Yuyang, their gazes lingering on the machete in Su Yuyang's hand.

Suddenly, the largest mutated two-headed hound leaped up, opened its two blood-red mouths, and pounced on Su Yuyang.

The next instant, invisible ripples suddenly spread across the safe zone surrounding Su Yuyang, forming a transparent light shield.

The mutated two-headed hound's sharp claws slashed fiercely at the transparent light shield, producing a piercing scraping sound.

"court death!"

A cold glint flashed in Su Yuyang's eyes. Without the slightest fear, he took a step forward and suddenly raised the machete in his hand. Taking advantage of the moment when the mutated two-headed hound pounced, he precisely chopped the blade from bottom to top at the left head of the hound.

With a "whoosh," the blade easily sliced ​​open the neck of the mutated two-headed hound, and green blood gushed out.

The mutated two-headed hound, in pain, suddenly turned its right head and lunged at Su Yuyang's arm with astonishing speed.

But Su Yuyang reacted even faster. With a flick of his wrist, he swung the machete down decisively, precisely striking the remaining head.

With another sharp crack, the two heads of the two-headed hound were instantly severed, and its body crashed heavily to the ground, twitched a few times, and then remained motionless.

With a swift and clean motion, the entire process took only a few seconds.

The other mutated two-headed hounds looked on in fear. They hadn’t expected this human to be so powerful that even their fiercest leader had been killed in an instant.

The mutated two-headed hound hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not dare to go forward. It let out a few unwilling growls, turned around, and disappeared into the gray-yellow haze, vanishing without a trace.

After a long while, Su Yuyang's tense body finally relaxed, and a feeling of exhaustion instantly surged into his heart. He sat down on the ground with a thud, panting heavily.

The two strikes he made just now seemed effortless, but they actually exhausted a lot of his strength. In addition, he had killed more than ten zombies earlier, and even though he was in great physical condition now, he was starting to feel the strain.

He ignored the two terrified wasteland natives on the ground, reached out and unzipped his tactical backpack, took out a bowl of braised pork and self-heating rice, and a bottle of mineral water. He skillfully opened the self-heating pack and placed it on the ground.

While waiting for the rice to heat up, he unscrewed the mineral water bottle and took a few big gulps. The sweet water slid down his throat, instantly relieving his dry mouth and fatigue.

The aroma of self-heating rice filled the air, its rich meaty scent standing out starkly against the desolate wasteland.

Su Yuyang opened the lunchbox, and a wave of hot steam wafted out. The pieces of braised pork, with their alternating layers of fat and lean meat, were bright in color and extremely tempting.

He picked up the spoon and began to eat heartily, wolfing down his food as if he hadn't eaten for days.

At this moment, the two people who were trembling in fear changed their expressions instantly upon seeing this scene.

They stared intently at the lunchbox in Su Yuyang's hand, their pupils dilated, and drool dripping from their mouths. The desire and madness in their eyes were even more intense than that of the mutated two-headed hound from before.