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

Qi Xie knows absolutely nothing about fashion.

After all, he didn't have many choices when he was young, and no one would watch him dig up graves in the mountains when he grew up.

But money is a wonderful thing, and it can make wonderful things.

He wore a long, pure black trench coat that reached his calves. The stand-up collar was crisp and sharp. As the hem was rolled up, a neat layer of a matching jacket and a high-necked shirt was revealed. The coat was cinched at the waist and joints, making his 1.8-meter frame look as straight and upright as a spear.

The entire outfit was devoid of any redundancy; it was cold, hard, and austere, a stark contrast to the youth's previous casual demeanor.

Only at this moment could Chen Mu truly connect the person in front of him with the image of the "assassin," Lu Renjia.

Glug...

Chen Mu swallowed nervously.

At this moment, however, Qi Xie was thinking:

"I wonder if it will even sell..."

He examined the inconspicuous little logo on the inside of the hem of his shirt and realized with a touch of helplessness that his knowledge of top luxury brands was almost zero.

These brands are either named in Italian or German. He not only doesn't recognize them, but he also doesn't understand them, and he doesn't even know if these brands exist in the real world.

"Never mind, I'll keep it for myself..."

Qi Xie gathered his thoughts and looked at Chen Mu.

Chen Mu hesitated before asking:

"Brother Lu, what happened down there? I felt like the building was about to collapse."

"It's alright. There was a flesh-and-blood worm nest that had merged with the depths of the second basement level that wanted to fight me, but it's been dealt with now." Qi Xie pointed to the ground beneath his feet.

Chen Mu was taken aback: "Merge with...merge with the second basement level? How big would that be?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Qi Xie revealed a mysterious smile:

"Remember to go down and pick the mushrooms down there too... um... prepare yourself mentally beforehand."

Glug...

Chen Mu's Adam's apple bobbed, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

A few minutes later.

"vomit……"

Qi Xie stayed on the first floor, listening to the faint dragon roars coming from underground, while counting the mushrooms he had acquired.

Most of them are black mushrooms.

After all, these insects are too large and their energy is too dispersed, so it is inconvenient to put them all into the shadow space. Therefore, Qi Xie used these mushrooms to enrich and concentrate the strange energy.

Of course, he also casually picked up some white mushrooms.

This thing may not be very effective in combat, but it can be surprisingly useful in certain special situations.

He has confirmed that these things do not affect the supernatural when there are plastic or similar objects in the way, so it's good to carry a few with you as backup.

"Hundreds of units of novice-level energy, more than fifty units of restricted-level energy... including the flesh worm nest underground that hasn't been collected yet, this dangerous-level energy is almost equivalent to ten dangerous-level monsters... no wonder it's so hard to fight."

Qi Xie took a deep breath, the red light in his eyes fading:

"What a bountiful harvest..."

His feelings were somewhat complicated.

On the one hand, the "gifts" that can be exchanged for such a large performance are certainly of considerable value.

On the other hand, he was worried that feeding such a massive amount of power would allow the evil god to revive further.

After all, the evil god is becoming more and more lucid.

"Forget it, there's no use thinking about it too much... Let's take it one step at a time and wait until we've saved enough to exchange for a level one sealed artifact's 'Grace' before considering it."

Qi Xie was certain that his current gains were not enough to exchange for that level of 'blessing'.

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are ten dangerous and bizarre creatures.

However, if the evil god consumes a certain amount, it will boost performance, and triple in number.

Qi Xie was silently calculating in his mind.

Not long after, Chen Mu, his face pale, returned from underground.

He didn't say anything, but looked at Qi Xie with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

Even though the thing underground had turned into a giant carpet covered in mushrooms, he could still feel the terror it had in life.

Even if his squad assembles, facing that thing would probably be no different from facing three cups.

It breaks easily when dropped.

But this seemingly ordinary young man actually killed a monster of that level all by himself?!

It even looks like they didn't exert much effort...

Qi Xie seemed oblivious to Chen Mu's expression, simply taking the mushrooms Chen Mu offered, counting them, and tossing them into the shadows before looking at Chen Mu:

"You said earlier that you could meet up with your teammates tomorrow?"

"Ah, yes, yes."

Chen Mu hurriedly replied, "It should be ready by tomorrow afternoon."

Qi Xie nodded thoughtfully.

With his current gains, he no longer has much need for the strangeness of Chen Mu or his teammates.

However, Chen Mu's "malicious warning" ability is still very useful, so if there is any situation where he doesn't have any goals for the time being, he can still ask Chen Mu to scout ahead.

"Then let's get some rest. At this time, there should only be four or five hours left until dawn."

Qi Xie said:

"The threatening insects and their nests should all be dead, but those little insects disguised as food probably won't be so easy to kill off. Someone needs to keep watch tonight."

After he finished speaking, Chen Mu nodded in agreement:

"Then... I'll take the second half of the night? Brother Lu, you take the first two hours, and then I'll take over the rest?"

Chen Mu looked unwell; his lips were pale and bloodless.

His energy expenditure was actually lower than Qi Xie's.

However, Qi Xie possesses the B-level [Flesh and Blood Reconstruction], whose physical constitution and recovery ability far surpass his. If it weren't for the need to recover from the loss of his soul, Qi Xie wouldn't need to rest at all.

Qi Xie glanced at Chen Mu's appearance—a typical corporate slave working ten hours a day and only getting one day off a week—and nodded in agreement, agreeing that Chen Mu should rest first.

The two returned to their pre-arranged rest area on the third floor.

Chen Mu had also learned his lesson; he grabbed a mattress on the way and threw it by the window, then lay down and fell asleep.

Qi Xie sat cross-legged on another Simmons mattress next to him, propping his face up with one hand, staring blankly at the darkness outside the window, his head occasionally throbbing with a tearing pain.

Two hours later, Chen Mu's alarm clock rang on time, and he got up to take over from Qi Xie.

Qi Xie also fell asleep immediately, relying on sleep to repair his damaged soul.

Time passed by, second by second.

The time on the system panel is 6:00 AM.

The darkness outside the window, which was originally completely impenetrable to ordinary light, gradually began to appear from a certain corner of the city, with faint light starting to emerge.

It felt as if some kind of absolute darkness was moving and leaving this fallen city.

Just then.

In 'Tianjianghui'.

Chen Mu, who had been sitting cross-legged on a blanket, half asleep, suddenly opened his eyes wide, his gaze bright and showing little sign of fatigue.

He glanced silently at Qi Xie, who was still fast asleep beside him, then quietly got up, tiptoed, and left without making a sound.

A moment later, he carefully avoided the large patch of white mushrooms left on the first floor, left the mall, identified his direction, and stealthily headed in a certain direction.

He didn't notice that the shadow beneath his feet seemed to have deepened, as if two shadows were overlapping.

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