Chapter 585: After Binding the Childbirth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 586: Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder (33)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

The saying goes "slow to speak, fast to act."

The fireworks rain was spoken of in the previous second; the strange phenomenon showed its head in the next.

Shen Yao: ……

Only a few bangs were heard — bang bang bang — and because the Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans were triggered instantly, they even set off air waves she couldn't react to in time.

Xu Ningchen's side had problems coming one after another; the usage rate of both their Spirit Thunder Talismans and Spirit Fire Talismans shot up linearly. Fortunately, the quantity of both kinds of talisman paper was very large, enough for them to take out and squander; otherwise, through the long, long night, how would they have endured?

"Judging by the density of this black mist, I'm afraid the whole of Qing Zhou won't escape it."

The black mist wasn't purely black, but rather a kind of dark gray gas; strange phenomena and evil spirits — things like that — hid in the mist, ready to strike at any moment.

After all, the light in the dark night was insufficient; those seemingly substantial mists clung to the ground, until they came face-to-face with the two of them.

Taking the lit bonfire pile as the center, and a spot less than half a meter from the two of them as the radius, a circle was drawn; the mist gathering in waves not only deepened in color, but the quantity of things hidden inside also grew more and more.

The function of the thrown Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans was to continuously consume the density of these mists, blasting the strange phenomena and evil spirits hiding in the mist out into the open.

Without the mist's cover, the strange phenomena and evil spirits not only lost their supplement, their own combat power would also drop a few degrees; and although the strange phenomena and evil spirits had no physical body, they weren't some undying existence either — some wearing-down methods (such as the spiritual anomaly items carried on one's person) could break their guard, achieving the purpose of extermination.

Shen Yao's eyes were opened too; good grief, so these strange phenomena and evil spirits were this ugly — big heads, thin necks, flat elongated bodies — all kinds of weird, bizarre appearances.

No wonder this world's NPCs would feel there were always demons and monsters eating people; those fortunate enough to see the strange phenomena and evil spirits' true forms, calling them demons and monsters is kindness — placed in a Western fantasy world, they'd be called Cthulhu or evil gods.

The battle lasted from night until dawn; the strange phenomena and evil spirits reacted most violently at the pre-dawn hour, then slowly calmed down once more.

The Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans the two had prepared used up nearly half their stock; the remaining half still had to cope with the coming day.

"It's a bit not enough."

Shen Yao rummaged through her Space Backpack's stock again, taking out the few Blank Talisman Papers inside.

Cinnabar and hairbrush were already in place; next came the time for serious talisman drawing.

For the sake of these talismans, the two didn't get a chance to rest, nor did they consume food; only after all these Blank Talisman Papers were completely converted into Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans did they find time to rest a little.

Hu

Shen Yao leaned back and lay down, her chest heaving continuously, faint sweat drops emerging.

A bottle of clear water was placed before Shen Yao; the bottle cap had already been unscrewed by someone.

Glug glug

Shen Yao took it, tilted her head back, and drank several big gulps, then narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

Comfortable!

"They're here"

Xu Ningchen's words interrupted Shen Yao's leisurely mood; in one second she switched mental states, the Spirit Fire Talismans and Spirit Thunder Talismans in her hand like a long snake, precisely thrown by her into the gray mist that was once again charging forward trying to engulf them.

Originally the gray mist in broad daylight didn't show before people; it was just the last day, the whole instance difficulty increased — they'd long since grown used to instances' virtue, so they didn't feel there was any problem with these gray mists appearing.

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen having means and capability didn't mean other taskers of the Infinite World were the same; take some lucky ones, who with great hardship stepped into the Qing Zhou domain — what greeted them head-on was these strange phenomena and evil spirits; the whole person would be scared stupid, okay?

From time to time taskers were swallowed by the gray mist; the strange phenomena and evil spirits hiding in the gray mist opened ferocious giant mouths, eating the alluring pastries that intoxicated them.

The taskers felt a pain in the body, a blackness before their eyes; opening their eyes again, they were back in the Settlement Space, deducting the revival points needed for clearance failure; and those taskers without these points or who lost their revival chance could only thoroughly bid farewell to the Infinite World, losing this chance to continue surviving.

"The gray mist retreated."

Shen Yao subconsciously raised her head to look at the sky, surprised to discover the sun had already risen to its highest point.

Looking at the clearly unwilling yet forced-to-retreat gray mist, Shen Yao plopped down directly; the half-drunk clear water from the morning was taken out and put into her mouth.

"Our talisman paper doesn't have much left; from now on we can alternate with the purchased spiritual anomaly items," based on previous instance clearance experience, the last day often erupts a disaster capable of wiping out two-thirds of taskers, closely followed by peace until clearance.

Those earlier ones only counted as appetizer small dishes; added together, the number of people eliminated doesn't even compare to the coming disaster.

Quickly filling her belly, Shen Yao took all the few remaining talisman papers into her hand, and also took out the spiritual anomaly items placed in the space; whether neck or wrist, she hung them full.

Everything that could be done and couldn't be done was all done once; Shen Yao rallied her spirit, eyes sharp, staring at the approaching crisis.

The sun, risen to the highest, slowly slanted westward and fell; when the light was no longer bright, the retreated gray mist once again bared fangs and brandished claws and rushed out.

Like an unkillable little cockroach, the gray mist surged with its huge body, continuously swallowing the space the two could move in.

The originally wide space once again became cramped; Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen stood back to back, the talisman papers in their hands and the spiritual anomaly items at their wrists like soldiers poised and ready, needing only one command to take the field and kill enemies.

Whoosh—

The first thrown was a Spirit Thunder Talisman; purple-black lightning struck straight down on the gray mist; Shen Yao heard twisted howls coming from within the mist.

Every talisman paper falling would cause the nearby gray mist's form to twist.

It's just this wave of charging gray mist was denser than any previous time; talismans falling were merely water droplets entering the sea — no obvious change could be seen at all.

Fortunately the spiritual anomaly items on the wrists were more effective than talisman papers; basically a flash of light could weaken the surrounding gray mist by more than half.

Relying on the spiritual anomaly items' super (cash) capability, the two coped more easily.

It's just the spiritual anomaly items in hand, though numerous, had a limit on usable times; every so often, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen would tacitly swap to the large-quantity talisman papers for replacement, coping like this in a one-on-one-off rhythm; when the gray mist changed form and the things inside walked out, they then understood — this was the final battle.

Whatever means they had were no longer hidden; whatever coping strategies they had were all thrown out.

"Awoo!!!"

"Yoyoyo!!!"

"……"

The strange phenomena and evil spirits' wails were each different, sounding extremely miserable.

Shen Yao dodged sideways, avoiding the deer-like evil spirit pouncing at her, turned her head, and slapped a Spirit Thunder Talisman onto the evil spirit's body.

With a puff, the Spirit Thunder Talisman burned; lightning fell, blasting away a patch of gray mist.

The evil creature's complete body became unrecognizable; its antlers were gone, most of its body was missing, and only its two front legs remained supporting it.

If an ordinary beast ended up like this, it would have already breathed its last.

Even if still alive, without enough strength to support itself, it could only lie on the ground raging helplessly.

The evil creature was completely unlike the previous two cases; its true form was made of gray mist, and if part of it was destroyed, it could replenish it; if it couldn't replenish, it could shrink its size.

Indeed, in the blink of an eye, the evil creature that was originally taller than Shen Yao's head instantly shrank to a mini version only half a person tall.

Its previous size couldn't threaten Shen Yao, let alone its current size.

Shen Yao made a quick decision; she used every available method, after all they would still need to enter spiritual instances in the future. Considering extreme situations, under the premise that talisman paper and spiritual items couldn't be used, they also needed other usable methods that could be found quickly.

Black dog blood, rooster blood, special birth-time blood (human), garlic, incense, and incense ash... were all items purchased from the System Mall. They cost only a few points back then, and the effect they got now had paid for itself!

Shen Yao looked excited. Before her was an evil creature that looked like a pig rolling back and forth. She had just thrown black dog blood and rooster blood on it; the combined effect of the two was very good. It was just that the effect of human blood from special hours was poor. It seemed she could buy a little less next time as a backup.

Shen Yao remembered the effects of every special item in her heart. They were divided into three categories: those that could be bought in large quantities, those to keep a little backup of, and those optional to buy. It could be said they were good quality and cheap, greatly enriching their inventory reserves.

The fierce attack came fast and retreated fast. As long as they mastered the method (having many useful means), the danger before them wouldn't be difficult for them.

The offensive slowly receded after night fell, and finally dissipated without a trace.

As if it had never come, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen were already familiar with such a situation. The two put their hearts at ease, knowing the instance's difficulty had passed, and next they just had to wait for the time to leave.

Food was taken out of the Space Backpack; the two shared with each other, and each ate some.

"For the next instance, we can try an ordinary-difficulty spiritual instance."

"But we need to leave enough time to practice drawing talismans. We still haven't fully mastered five types."

"The five types we've mastered also need to take the opportunity to strengthen practice and increase the talisman paper's offensiveness," including their body-strengthening progress. Points needed to be calculated carefully, and buying a house could only be postponed indefinitely.

Shen Yao added, "Points for the Infinite World can be obtained by selling talisman paper."

"The part of our monthly mission completed ahead of schedule leaves the remaining time to be freely allocated."

Whether simply practicing talisman drawing or signing up for classes to learn various skills, as long as points were sufficient in the Infinite World, many things impossible in the Modern World could be done.

Shen Yao didn't intend to run rampant in the Infinite World and become a Strong Woman.

But the child in her womb was about to be born. To ensure the child could survive and at the same time improve her mission completion rate, she had to reserve enough related resources.

The two discussed back and forth how to arrange things after leaving the instance and returning to the Infinite World, completely unaware of how much impact this sudden final dance would have on other Taskers in the Infinite World.

Taskers who returned to the Infinite World early complained and cried on the Official Forum. The heat grew more and more explosive, and even many recognized Big Shots came out to comment, igniting the enthusiasm of the Ninth District.

Villager Zhang San: "If this instance can be cleared, ordinary-difficulty spiritual instances will be easy to handle."

"If a certain skill is mastered in the instance, then congratulations in advance. The road to making money is wide open. Welcome to step onto this road to becoming a person above others."

Call Me Big Shot: "This type of instance is for some players to brush skills. The hint is so obvious. If you don't seize it, it won't be easy to encounter again next time."

Envious and Jealous Every Day: "Yeah, instances where skills generally appear are spiritual instances and regular high-difficulty instances."

"This time, the regular medium-difficulty instance had an internal mutation, causing bugs to be exploited. Really lucky."

Salted Fish Veteran Player: "Sigh, what does saying so much have to do with us unlucky ones eliminated early? Good things belong to Big Shots, and skills too."

Save the Child: "The instances in the Infinite World are too harsh. We were just Ordinary People before. Can't you be a little flexible and increase the clearance rate?"

First-Rate at Cursing People: "Is the person upstairs stupid? What good is a high or low clearance rate?"

"The Infinite World will pull people from Other Worlds at any time. It doesn't lack oxen and horses for work at all. To survive, one can only rely on clearing instances oneself."

"I suggest the person upstairs not make a meaningless struggle. The result of not working hard is being ruthlessly eliminated. There are no human sentiments in the Infinite World."

Everyone Wake Up: "I've already accepted my fate. Eliminated is eliminated."

"......"

The Forum has all kinds of people, and it's not a real-name system. Various online names are colorful and diverse.

Where there are people, there will be constant quarrels. Moreover, the Infinite World doesn't restrict this kind of discussion. As long as relevant regulations aren't violated openly, it's fine.

Instance World

Shen Yao focused on studying the name of this instance. The old and new were alternating.

She originally thought it was an old dynasty being replaced by a new one, but unexpectedly, this alternation of old and new was replacing the originally precarious ancient-style farming genre with an ancient-style strange phenomenon genre.

The gray mist outbreak in Qing Zhou directly opened the door to the chaos of strange evil creatures.

Things originally hidden under the sunlight directly jumped into the open. From then on, this instance could only be used as a spiritual instance.

Tsk tsk tsk

She didn't feel this was a good situation. Ordinary People suffered casualties in natural disasters and human calamities, but as long as they found a place where no one disturbed them to be self-sufficient, they could live very well.

Once it changed to the strange phenomenon genre, there would be no place unaffected.

The gray mist was formless and could float everywhere. Given time, who could withstand it?

Shen Yao thought of the children living in Sanglin Village. Life was already difficult for them. Adding strange evil creatures with destructive power stronger than tangible things (humans or wild beasts), the road ahead seemed pitch gray (even though there weren't many good paths originally).

Inhale, exhale.

Shen Yao couldn't completely solve it, nor could she even alleviate it.

Perhaps deep in her heart she was still selfish and hypocritical, considering only herself in everything.

Self-mockingly curling her mouth corner into a smile, Shen Yao listened to a sudden 'ding' sound in her mind. She intended to blank out her thoughts and return to the Settlement Space, but unexpectedly, immediately following was a notification to enter a new instance.

Huh?

Shen Yao blinked her eyes. Only to see her figure turn, and the environment changed greatly. One second it was the dawn of daybreak, the next second it was a bustling busy market.

The ancient-style clothes originally on her body changed into modern clothes of a top and trousers.

Holding a suitcase in her hand, she stood at a crossroads, at a loss.

Shen Yao:... The Infinite World set a trap for her. Wasn't she just clearing the previous instance?