Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

"Ding-dong..."

As the sound of a piano gradually became clearer, Qi Xie and Chen Mu stepped onto the fifth floor.

This floor is the musical instrument section, where shops sell instruments such as pianos and guitars, so there are relatively few people on this floor.

Perhaps for this reason, the fifth floor suffered much less damage than the other floors, and there were very few signs of battle.

Following the sound of the piano, the two soon arrived at a shop with an English sign, which seemed to be some kind of high-end imported musical instrument brand.

The shop was closed, and instead of using transparent glass, the facade was designed in a charming Western retro style, with a black frosted texture obscuring the view.

Qi Xie and his companion stood outside the door, confirming that the tinkling sound of the zither was indeed coming from inside the shop.

"There was no 'malicious warning,' but we cannot rule out the possibility that it was a trap and not targeted at us."

Chen Mu said softly.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xie did not hesitate, stepped forward, and kicked open the shop door.

boom--!

The sound seemed to startle the sounds inside, causing the melodious piano music to stop abruptly.

As the shop door opened, the somewhat dimly lit interior immediately came into view.

Qi Xie pretended to rummage through his pockets, then conjured the [Light Chaser] from his hand inside, took it out, and put it on his head.

Seeing this, Chen Mu understood Qi Xie's intention and quickly retreated a few meters to avoid being affected.

"Light!"

Accompanied by a low shout, a bright light instantly filled the entire interior of the shop, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the space.

This is a shop with a roughly circular layout, centered around a fairly large display table, with various musical instruments such as guitars and trumpets hanging on the surrounding walls.

On the central display stand, there was a piano.

If nothing unexpected happens, it was this piano that was playing just now.

Furthermore, for some unknown reason, the piano has stopped being played.

But that's not the point. The point is that there are a lot of foods piled up separately on the floor of this huge store!

Most of these are packaged breads, biscuits, and canned meats with long shelf lives, as well as dehydrated vegetables and bottled water that can be stored for a long time.

"Is this a base?"

Chen Mu said with delight.

"It seems so."

Qi Xie endured the thorns scraping against his skin and the burning sensation, maintaining his focus on the light as he stepped inside.

Although the shop was large, there was little obstruction, and it could be seen at a glance, so he wasn't worried about any hidden dangers.

As he stepped inside, a piercing, painful scream suddenly rang in his ears.

Immediately, a phantom, distorted figure appeared in front of the two of them, in front of the piano.

The figure resembled plastic being roasted over a fire, rapidly twisting and shrinking in the pure light of the [Light Chaser], finally evaporating and disappearing as a wisp of smoke.

Qi Xie maintained the pure light of the [Light Chaser] and stood still in the shop for a few more seconds to confirm that there were no other abnormalities before taking off the crown and pretending to put it in his pocket, but in reality, he was dispelling the illusion.

"No problem."

Qi Xie nodded to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu also saw the illusion that had just been purified, and leaned closer to say:

"A novice-level vengeful spirit?"

"It should be."

Qi Xie said with a hint of regret.

The eerie energy purified by the Light Chaser cannot be detected by shadows because the energy of the eerie energy is directly purified.

However, with Chen Mu present, it was inconvenient for him to take out the Blood Axe and control the shadow to devour the strange creature.

But then I thought, the great master's tastes are getting more and more discerning now, and he doesn't eat these low-level weird things anymore, so let's just purify them.

At this moment, Chen Mu also took a few steps into the store, looked around, seemed to notice something, and walked behind the counter.

Behind the counter was a person who had turned into a desiccated corpse. The way he died was somewhat similar to the one in the breakfast shop who was covered in mushrooms, except that there were no mushrooms around him.

"It seems to be a survivor who was originally hiding here, but unfortunately he still died in the end."

Then, under the influence of strange energy, the will condensed into a soul, playing the piano to remind people that there were supplies here.

Chen Mu sighed, a hint of sympathetic sadness in his voice.

Whether the corpse was a traveler who entered before them and died here, or a person from this world itself, it embodies a sense of despair from an eerie invasion.

You're dreaming.

At this moment, Qi Xie's calm voice broke Chen Mu's sorrow:

"A monster is a monster. No matter how tragic its life was, once it becomes a monster after death, its goal is to harm people."

This is also why he never believed in the supernatural or evil gods.

Regardless of their behavior, their existence is completely different from that of humans.

Those who habitually try to understand them using human nature might end up in a very unpleasant situation.

Chen Mu was taken aback.

"This vengeful spirit was simply too weak, perhaps even lacking sufficient intelligence, which is why we easily destroyed it. But what if it were an ordinary person who came here?"

Qi Xie spoke in a low, melancholic voice, causing Chen Mu's expression to darken gradually.

"Then... an ordinary person would be easily killed by it..."

Chen Mu's voice was hoarse:

"Its piano playing wasn't a warning... but a trap to prey on humans..."

So that's why we're being careful with the food? If the strange creature guarding the food hadn't been weak enough, we would have already fallen into a trap...

Qi Xie looked at Chen Mu, who seemed a little downcast, and didn't say anything more. He simply gathered up the food piled on the ground, then set aside a portion for Chen Mu, saying:

"Let's divide it up. You take yours, and your two teammates', and the rest is mine."

The food piled on the ground was more than enough for six or seven people to eat for three days if they were frugal, so Qi Xie was not worried about not having enough food.

Chen Mu glanced at Qi Xie with some surprise, then nodded:

"it is good."

He then summoned the large-bellied phantom, taking the part of the strange creature that Qi Xie had carved into its belly, and then continued to lift the snakeskin bag:

"Shall we go find the power distribution room next and restore the lighting?"

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