【Random generation complete】

【Spirit Body

Spirit: 30

Flesh: 100

Trait: Calmness Lv1】

【Looking for random drop-off locations ......】

【Please note: There will be a 2-second solidification process for the spirit body after the random placement is complete, and the spirit body will not take any damage during this process.】

"Pretty mediocre attributes then."

Also, after all, only one core was dropped.

As for that process of the spirit body solidifying, Xu Zhi understood it simply and roughly as 2 seconds of invincibility.

【Randomized location extraction complete, placement in progress ......】

At the moment when this line of narration appeared, Xu Zhi's vision went dark, but there was no sense of dizziness or strangeness. It seemed as if she had just blinked, and in the next second, a line of white letters emerged from the darkness.

【The placement is successful, and the moment you open your eyes, the solidification will begin.】

"True to form ......"

Xu Zhi had been curious about how the game would project her consciousness into the Spirit Body. Based on the narrator's description, she had guessed that it might create a body that could house her consciousness, but she had also speculated that it might just be an additional controllable pixel character in the game. Now, it seems that indeed, a "temporary body" has been created for her.

With this, the scope of operable actions has expanded significantly.

While in the Spirit Body, she does not have to fear death and can use it to do things that she might hesitate to do in reality. Although the Spirit Body requires a cost, compared to its usefulness, the cost is not high. Xu Zhi can completely utilize it to make various risky moves with high potential rewards.

After preparing herself in her mind, Xu Zhi then slowly opened her eyes, she first subconsciously raised her eyes to observe her surroundings, but, after seeing her surroundings clearly, she froze in place.

For two whole seconds, Xu Zhi's mind was blank. A strong sense of stimulation assaulted her brain, leaving her unable to think or breathe. Even her breathing seemed to have stopped.

After the two-second invulnerability period ended, a scarlet flash passed in front of Xu Zhi's eyes. Then, her Spirit Body died, so quickly that she didn't feel a trace of pain. Her consciousness instantly returned to her original body, and Xu Zhi's mind began to function slowly, like rusted gears turning.

But once she thought about it, cold sweat immediately spread across her back.

What did she just see?

First of all, there was no doubt that the location where she was randomly placed was in the center of the city, because the first thing Xu Zhi saw when she opened her eyes was the bus stop that stood right in front of her eyes, and on it was clearly written People's Park Station, and the People's Park in Yun Cheng was in the center of the city.

However, in the next second, Xu Zhi's sight was stuffed with things that made her brain go down on the spot ......

That's——

Every corner of the road and every part of the building is densely packed with these deformed and terrifying xenogres, so numerous that the mere sight of them with the naked eye can trigger a claustrophobic attack.

And the moment Xu Zhi opened her eyes, they seemed to sense this "outsider." The monsters' eyes, glowing eerily in the mist, all turned towards Xu Zhi, their gaze cold, bloodthirsty, and devoid of any rationality.

Even though the streets were silent at that moment, Xu Zhi could now recall as if she had heard the whispers of countless monsters.

They were saying, "Look, a lost lamb."

Every monster was so dumbfounded by her that a monster jumped on her as soon as the 2 seconds expired.

Should we be relieved that her spiritual body was too fragile for those monsters, resulting in death coming so swiftly that she didn't even feel any pain?

At that moment, due to the shocking sight that greeted her as soon as she opened her eyes, Xu Zhi's mind went blank for a moment, and she died before she could even think. Now, looking back, besides fear, immense confusion also arose.

Why were all those Fae monsters, densely packed or parked on the side of the road or crouched on the roofs of buildings, gathered in the center of the city?

There are many possible reasons, ranging from something simple attracting them to a more powerful monster controlling them towards the city center. In essence, all sorts of possibilities exist.

Now that she knows the monsters are all in the center of the city, it explains why she hasn't seen any for the past few days.

But with that comes a strong sense of anxiety and urgency.

Because Xu Zhi didn't know how long these monsters would remain in the city center, there was always the possibility that they might leave the city center and arrive here in the next second.

Not only here, but anywhere in the city could be their next destination. As long as these fae monsters still existed, the city could not be safe.

Even worse, the horde of monsters was even more dangerous than what had been reported in the news before.

There is no one in this city who can stop them if they want to.

Should we really pin our hopes on praying that those monsters won't suddenly come here?

Just with a glance, Xu Zhi saw at least a hundred monsters, and that was only because the mist obscured part of her vision. In the distance, she could only see the glowing eyes shimmering in the mist!

She couldn't understand why the monsters would gather in the city center, but she knew for sure that this city probably held another secret that she was unaware of.

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The excessive tension and anxiety even made Xu Zhi want to lash out a little, and she had to close her eyes and take deep breaths to adjust herself.

Luckily, the stress of illness and death had always followed her in the past, and the sudden exposure to such a horrific event now didn't even manage to crush Xu Zhi, who took some time to compose herself and open her eyes again.

"It looks like it's going to have to be a little more aggressive."

It seemed that if she wanted to survive in this dangerous environment, she had to find a way to get stronger faster.

Xu Zhi was now filled with nothing but the scene she had just seen when she opened her eyes, and her goal had become to at least survive the siege of these fae monsters.

Before seeing this scene, Xu Zhi's goals were far from "huge", and the more she knew, the heavier the pressure on her became.

Under heavy pressure, Xu Zhi made a decision.

She took out the gray 【Moth】 Attribute Core and without hesitation, directly threw it into her mouth.

She knew one core wouldn't add much energy, but it was just a resolution.

The moment she ate the core, the attribute core that was originally as hard as crystal turned into liquid in her mouth and slid down her esophagus, and then Xu Zhi's eyes blinked, and dream-like illusions surfaced before her eyes.

It was as if she had seen countless gray moths confined under glass covers, and then released one by one in the night, with burning candles of fire in the air, each of which flew as if on a pilgrimage toward the candles, and then died, its body falling to the ground in ashes.

The corpses of moths of unknown geometries littered the ground, the black lines on their gray wings resembling silent eyes as they twisted and shifted, gazing with longing at the candle flame in the sky.

Xu Zhi's gaze also fell on the flickering candles in the air, and she felt an irresistible urge to approach them, even though they were emitting intense heat and mercilessly burning the moths.

However, in the next second, the scene in front of Xu Zhi's eyes began to distort, and a violent feeling of vertigo came over her, taking her out of the psychedelic scenario that seemed like a moth to a flame.

The clothes on her back were eroded by sweat emitting a gust of coldness, and Xu Zhi was vaguely afraid that if she didn't come to her senses in time, and flung herself into the candle flame like those moths, what would happen to her?

Xu Zhi tried to feel if there were any changes in her body, but unfortunately, after a while, she didn't notice any difference. So, she picked up the game console to see if the narrator would give any hints.

Sure enough, the narrator doesn't ignore her every maneuver.

【The scene you saw in the spirit body emboldened you and made you make a determination to change, you ate an attribute core, it was really a bold move, but, how could it not be the right choice for the moment?】

【Your Moth Attribute Transcendental Affinity has increased, but this is not enough to give you access to a particular Transcendental Ability; perhaps, you need more Attribute Cores.】

【But be warned, you should perceive that devouring the core of an attribute carries risks for creatures with reason, especially one as dangerous as a moth.】

【Be sure to keep your wits about you and don't let yourself get "hooked."】

“hooked.？”

It seems that the almost moth-like, uncontrollable "self-immolation" she just experienced was a precursor to obsession?

It seems that one core is indeed not enough...

Where should she get more【Moth】 attribute cores ......

Xu Zhi turned her head to look at the time, she had thought that not much time had passed, after all, the spirit body was killed in seconds and not much time had elapsed before she fell into an illusion in her perception, but when she looked at the time, it turned out that more than an hour had already passed.

After a short while, her two spiritual pets finished what they were doing.

So far, there's no hint of the black fruit in the game, looks like she's not having a good day in terms of luck.

Xu Zhi put down the game console and got up to wash up. Although she had brought some medicine during the move, it was just for contingencies. After her dog-like avatar leveled up to 10, her physical fitness had improved slightly, and she was currently maintaining a state where, while still fragile compared to normal people, she didn't need to take medication.

After washing up and changing her clothes, Xu Zhi fiddled with the washing machine in the room, putting her dirty clothes in for a wash. Then, she returned to the bedroom.

She sighed, "Even in the post-apocalyptic world, I still have to wake up at 5 every morning and wash my own clothes."

"Once I gain more power, I definitely need to have someone to help me with laundry and other daily chores."

After finishing these tasks, the time was almost up. Xu Zhi picked up her game console and checked. As expected, her two followers had not made much progress this morning.

"Alright, I can't expect to find good things every day."

Xu Zhi sent her two spiritual pets away to upgrade themselves, but she didn't sit idle. Besides some daily necessities in her luggage, there were also books that she had brought along.

Xu Zhi heart is clear that she simply can't use any spare time to exercise her broken body which is gasping for breath when she walks a few steps, and it's also impossible for her to go out and look for any chances, and the only thing she can do now is to seize all the time to enrich her brain and acquire more knowledge, even if this knowledge may not come in handy, but it's better to be prepared than not to have a problem.

Apart from sending her two spiritual pets out to hunt, she also instructed them to keep an eye out for nearby libraries and clear a relatively safe path for her. This way, after she finished reading books at home, she could continue to expand her knowledge.

"Ah, if only there was internet," she lamented.

Cloud City's internet had been cut off, otherwise she could have even used her phone or tablet without even going to the library.

It wasn't until the first round of hunting was over that Xu Zhi then looked up from his book and prepared to count their harvest.

Xu Zhi who had been reading for seven hours was a bit tired, but there was some hidden excitement in her eyes, simply because she realized that her energy bar had increased quite a bit, and even her memory and comprehension had increased a bit as well, and she was able to read the book at a faster pace than before.

And she didn't just skim through the books hurriedly. She truly absorbed the knowledge, understood it, and was able to retain it.

Perhaps, that 【Moth】 attribute didn't bring a significant boost to her body, but it did benefit her in this regard.

"If I digest enough cores, will I be able to reach the level of unforgettable?"

For a moment, Xu Zhi indulged in her thoughts, and then her gaze shifted back to the game screen.

The evolution points gained by the two spiritual pets were enough for them to upgrade their levels individually, but more importantly, in the 【Special Items】 section, three attribute cores suddenly appeared!

Xu Zhi took a look and saw two 【Blade】 attributes and one 【Moth】 attribute.

"Nice."

She was not in dire need of new attribute cores to increase her "knowledge", but more in need of corresponding cores to increase her strength.

She decided to feed both 【Blade】 attributes to Xiaoyi. In Xu Zhi's opinion, attribute cores were scarce resources, and in such a critical moment, she preferred to cultivate a stronger fighting force rather than spreading the resources evenly.

Moreover, she needed Xiaoyi to reach level 20 as soon as possible to unlock the third follower.

Xu Zhi first instructed Xiao Yi and the dog to find a place where they could upgrade, allowing both spiritual pets to level up. Then, she ordered Xiao Yi to consume the two 【Blade】 attribute cores, while the dog continued its next round of hunting for 7 hours.

The dog, now at level 11, gained 22 points in spirit and a significant 120 points in physical strength, bringing its total physical attribute to 860 points. Other aspects remained unchanged for the moment.

Once Xiaoyi digested the two "Blade" attribute cores, its evolution points once again reached the level-up requirement. More importantly, due to absorbing the attribute cores, Xiaoyi's "Blade" attribute increased, leading to an enhancement in its special trait.

Thus, Xiaoyi's status panel underwent further changes:

【Follower: Snake Lv. 14

Spirit: 200

Physical: 800

Attribute: Blade

Traits: Toxin Lv. 5 → Lv. 6, Sharpness Lv. 3 → Lv. 4, Bloodlust Lv. 4, Cunning Lv. 3

Special Abilities: None】

【Evolution Points: 200/3000】

Both Toxin and Sharpness traits increased by one level, but Xiaoyi still hadn't evolved an active skill.

"Alright, continue hunting,"

An hour had passed since the dog had set out. The time taken for leveling up and digesting the "Blade" attribute cores had been considerable. Without hesitation, Xu Zhi took out the "Moth" attribute core from her inventory and consumed it in one gulp.

However, this time, she was mentally prepared for what would happen after consuming the core and kept in mind the importance of maintaining her sanity.

This time, however, the dream-like illusory scene once again produced some subtle changes.