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

After several hours of fierce fighting, even Qi Xie felt somewhat exhausted.

The physical damage was manageable, but the damage to his soul inflicted by the [Light Chaser] caused him to experience a tearing pain in his mind from time to time.

At least until the soul recovers, the [Light Chaser] should not be used beyond its limits, otherwise the damage to the soul may become irreversible.

However, Qi Xie did not plan to rest. Instead, he prepared to eliminate the underground threat first, lest things get complicated.

The once well-maintained shopping mall is now littered with corpses, in ruins, and filled with a strong smell of burning.

As Qi Xie descended the single-story elevator that was still usable, he casually took out the snakeskin bag that he had secretly wrapped with shadow tentacles and stuffed into his coat.

If he hadn't just used his shadow tentacles to create a barrier, the mushrooms inside would definitely have been cooked in the bright light.

At this moment, Qi Xie planned to use them to clean up the battlefield.

When passing through the daily household area on the third floor.

Qi Xie didn't rush down.

He looked around and found some disposable transparent kitchen gloves.

"Put on your gloves, take the mushrooms, and throw one at any dead insects or shells you see. Before you throw them, remember to check them carefully inside and out to see if there are any loot."

Qi Xie handed Chen Mu a pair of gloves, put on a pair himself, and then took two white mushrooms from the bag and tossed them to Chen Mu:

"After you're done using them, pick the newly grown ones. Remember to only pick the white ones; I'll need the black ones later. Throw away a few of those giant cockroaches."

Chen Mu agreed without hesitation, then left to begin his mission.

Qi Xie strolled alone on the third floor, heading towards the kitchen area.

His goal was clear: oil.

Although we don't yet know what the situation is on the second underground level, as the swarm's lair, there must still be a considerable number of remaining insects there.

The Light Chaser can no longer be used at the same excessive capacity as before, so he needs an alternative large-scale monster-clearing solution.

Obviously, in such a semi-enclosed space, combustion and explosion are quite effective methods.

There was no fuel available in the mall, but there was enough cooking oil to make do.

However, when Qi Xie arrived at the kitchen's seasoning and utensils area, he found that the area where cooking oil was stored was completely empty.

"really……"

Qi Xie wasn't too surprised.

Cooking oil is also an important survival resource. When the survivors who were wiped out by the insect plague carried food underground, they may have also taken cooking oil with them.

The oil has probably already entered the insect swarm's stomachs.

"While there are alternatives, this is a bit of a problem..."

Qi Xie rummaged through the inside of his coat and pulled out a cigarette pack, only to find that there was only one cigarette left inside.

He stuffed the last remaining grain of rice into his mouth, lit it, took a deep breath, and slowly relaxed his slightly furrowed brows.

"call……"

He exhaled a puff of white smoke and walked towards the single-floor elevator, preparing to go downstairs to get down to business.

Just then, he passed by the women's products section.

The area where sanitary napkins used to be displayed is now mostly empty, with only dusty shelves remaining.

Qi Xie glanced at it but didn't pay much attention.

In the apocalypse, hygiene is equally important, as it can effectively prevent disease and physical weakness.

But then he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He immediately turned around, his eyes narrowed, and walked towards the empty shelf.

After observing for a moment, he stretched out his fingertip and wiped a blank spot.

There was no dust on my fingertips.

It's as if there was a pack of sanitary napkins here before, but it was taken away not long ago.

"In reality, female players entering dungeons generally prepare these necessities in advance; they wouldn't be so careless as to casually use sanitary napkins found in the dungeon..."

Qi Xie rubbed his fingertips together, lowering his eyes in deep thought:

Are there really any survivors in this fallen world?

……

……

First floor.

The stench of burning flesh filled the air, and the corpses scattered everywhere made the place resemble a scene of carnage.

The blood plasma dried by the scorching heat on the ground had congealed into a thick, dark brown shell. Twisted human corpses, broken limbs of giant insects, black-armored cockroach soldiers emitting white smoke, and five or six giant cockroaches, each the size of two or three bedrooms, piled up into a grotesque mountain of corpses.

Looking at this scene, Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine, even though he had just witnessed it firsthand.

Such a hellish scene was actually created by one person.

He swallowed hard, then, without further delay, diligently carried out Qi Xie's instructions to search for the spoils and then throw the mushrooms into the flesh.

Before long, a dense, black and white mushroom lawn grew in the lobby on the first floor.

When Qi Xie arrived on the first floor.

Chen Mu was filthy, as if he had rolled in a mud pit.

He had done his best. In order to search for the spoils, he would even put on several layers of clothes and grit his teeth to crawl into those giant cockroaches.

Chen Mu dragged a blanket he found in the everyday household area, which was covered with the spoils he had collected.

At first glance

Hey.

There are quite a few, and they have everything.

It has serrated, blade-like forelimbs that are actually the forelimbs of a black-armored cockroach soldier, dark red flesh that looks like a heart, and some kind of transparent crystal, etc.

Aside from these spoils that were clearly parts of the insects or their carapaces, there were also a few sealed artifacts found on the human corpses controlled by those food-mimicking insects. There were a total of eight items, but they were all low-level sealed artifacts: six were level four and two were level three.

This is normal. After all, those who possess sealed artifacts should be stronger. These people can definitely withstand the insect plague for a longer time, giving them ample time to destroy or detonate the sealed artifacts and perish together with the enemy. In any case, they can't leave their own death to the enemy.

Only a very few people are instantly controlled by the insects, without even having time to resist, thus leaving behind a portion of the sealed artifacts.

"Most of the loot we could find is here. It's mostly strange materials formed from the strange energy accumulated after those insects died."

Chen Mu pointed to this large pile of things and said:

"Take that forelimb of the black-armored cockroach soldier that resembles a longsword, for example. With a little modification, it can be used as a longsword and is basically equivalent to a level four sealed artifact."

After saying that, he secretly glanced at Qi Xie.

Qi Xie could tell what the kid was thinking just by looking at his sly eyes, and immediately glanced at him sideways:

"What? Worried I'll keep it all to myself?"

"No, no, of course I know Mr. Lu. No, Brother Lu, you're not that kind of person!"

Chen Mu, being an old fox, frantically waved his hands while simultaneously resorting to moral blackmail, trying to get the young man across from him to behave.

Qi Xie waved his hand dismissively: "Hey~ you have a really good eye for talent, putting everything else aside. You did your part, right? How could I possibly treat you unfairly?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Seeing that things seemed to be going well, Chen Mu excitedly said:

"As for the specifics of how to divide it, Brother Lu, you start the discussion, and I, Chen Mu, will have absolutely no complaints!"

Qi Xie: "Oh dear~ since you've said that, I'd really feel bad taking more than I should."

"Hey, Brother Lu, you're such a good friend!"

Chen Mu rubbed his hands together with a fawning smile:

"There's no point in me saying anything more, Brother Lu, just leave me a little something as a token of my appreciation."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xie reached out and grabbed four-fifths of it.

Chen Mu fell silent instantly, glancing at the few remaining fruits and vegetables on the ground, then looking up at Qi Xie.

What are you embarrassed about?

And they even picked out all the expensive ones with such precision!