"Eighteen thousand soul points, which is already 2.6 times more than the Fourth Tier Two-star Monster Electromagnetic Railgun from before... Regardless of any other issues, the soul points are real, so my soul point balance should easily break through one hundred million points later."

After all, it's just a matter of tens of thousands of soul points, presumably Zhang Yanhang can gather them by killing a few more Ancestor Virus Infected without even needing to open a treasure box.

While Zhang Yanhang was focusing on the kill information, several Ancestor Virus Infected suddenly took off below.

But this time, these Ancestor Virus Infected seemed to have learned something and didn't try to rush forward to swallow him, instead they extended their tentacles, using the mouthparts at the end to spray a thick, gray-black liquid likely corrosive and toxic, like petroleum, at him.

As for why Zhang Yanhang knew this thing might be corrosive and toxic, it was mainly because during the spraying process, this petroleum-like viscous gray-black liquid inevitably dripped onto the ground.

And once it dripped, it corroded a large pit wherever it landed. It's not just about small things like dead vegetation; even soil and rocks were corroded away, and during the corrosion process, it emitted foul-smelling black smoke, which was likely toxic gas as well.

But Zhang Yanhang had just considerably boosted his defensive power, plus he had a lot of acid resistance provided by the Crimson Iron Equipment, so it was completely fine; his energy shield showed no reaction at all.

However, because these gray-black liquids were so viscous, they temporarily stuck to the surface of his energy shield, which affected his vision to a certain extent.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem. He had experienced such things in the Second Tier, when acid liquid sprayed by a Crimson Iron Ant covered his energy shield, so he was already very used to it, and it didn't affect his combat at all. After all, compared to eyes, Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil, which could see through everything 360 degrees without blind spots, was much more useful.

But when Zhang Yanhang improved the scanning accuracy for a closer look, he discovered that these gray-black viscous liquids weren't corrosive fluids at all but countless tiny parasites invisible to the naked eye.

These tiny parasites destroyed various materials by constant feeding, appearing liquid-like due to excessive fluid secretion that mixed together where the black smoke was their excrement.

The tiny parasites looked like a combination between mites and lice, multi-legged and claw-like, with highly bulging abdomens and mouthparts like big pincers, continuously spewing gray-black liquid from their mouths.

A single parasite would spew very little liquid, not even 0.1 milliliters, but when tens of millions, even billions, of parasites spewed liquid simultaneously, it formed a situation where it completely enveloped Zhang Yanhang's energy shield over ten meters tall.

Moreover, looking viscous and sticking to the energy shield was because these parasites clung tightly to the shield's outer layer with their claw-like feet.

"I was wondering why they seemed so weak yet were worth eighteen thousand soul points. Now it seems they do have some merit, although parasites are still a bit disgusting..."

After looking at it for a while, feeling somewhat mentally polluted, Zhang Yanhang planned to forcibly eject these parasites using his energy shield.

But before Zhang Yanhang could act, one Ancestor Virus Infected on the ground suddenly sprayed a mouthful of parasite-filled gray-black liquid onto the ground and violently thrust its four tentacles into the pool of gray-black liquid.

When the tentacles were pulled out, it could be seen that they had broken directly from the middle, with the ends torn apart like they had been bitten by a beast, irregular and jagged.

Meanwhile, the parasites on Zhang Yanhang's body, originally with bulging bellies, seemed to receive a huge energy surge, rapidly inflating like a balloon to five times their size before violently exploding like mosquitoes overfed on blood.

Dense explosions suddenly erupted, accompanied by intense optical radiation, thermal radiation, nuclear radiation, and rapidly expanding shockwaves. The surface of Zhang Yanhang's energy shield began forming vast waves and ripples like a stormy lake, covering his whole body.

Soon, a gray-black mushroom cloud rose centered on Zhang Yanhang's body, while the original clouds had already been blasted away without a trace by the shockwaves.

After enduring a puzzling and substantial nuclear blast, Zhang Yanhang found it hard to hold up, although just a pure nuclear blast was manageable as he had gone through many times over here before; somewhat used to it.

But who would've thought a nuclear blast could also be an armor penetration attack? The previous hit knocked out over ten thousand shield points and was comparable to several ultimate moves of the combined version of the Electromagnetic Railgun.

He initially considered why these Ancestor Virus Infected could be worth eighteen thousand soul points but didn't expect them to be absurd enough to cause a nuclear explosion with parasites directly.

Every single parasite, once its skill is activated, becomes equivalent to a super micro-nuclear bomb; and with just a simple covering of parasites, it easily knocked out over ten thousand shield points. Mind you, he only had a total of just over ten thousand shield points; more rounds would spell GG on the spot.

"Even though I know Divine Power is an unreasonable strength, but Divine Power triggering parasite nuclear explosions, that's just too absurd. Does having Divine Power allow them to act completely unreasonably?"

Feeling he couldn't continue stalling, Zhang Yanhang, worried about further attacks and potentially stronger skills, truly feared he might face GG on the spot.

After all, while such a skill knocking out over ten thousand shield points could only be used once in a short while and only twenty or so Ancestor Virus Infected were present, it still had to be guarded against.

Therefore, Zhang Yanhang immediately fired a Death Wave, using troops for a thousand days, utilizing them in a moment. He upgraded Death Wave to kill all Fourth Tier monsters with ease, precisely to harvest monsters effortlessly in such situations.

Given these Ancestor Virus Infected's massive size, they couldn't be wasted. Even a rough estimate showed each was equal to at least double-digit Early Stage Fourth Tier Monsters.

A circle of transparent waves swiftly spread from Zhang Yanhang's body, efficiently killing a new wave of parasites that had just started flying towards him halfway with the Twisted Force Field.

Directly pinched and burst under the influence of the twisted force field, emitting a slight crackle, while forcing out the already scant gray-black body fluids from the body.

The tentacles of the Ancestor Virus Infected that originally flew in the air, hardened and twisted like steel cables intertwining, now break one by one like spaghetti under the impact of the Death Wave, even breaking directly in mid-air into several segments.

As for the main body of the Ancestor Virus Infected, it fared no better. Although they don't have brains or many bones, not even a spine, their basic organs still exist, as do blood vessels and skin.

At this moment, the skin of the Ancestor Virus Infected is cracked like drought-stricken ground, curling outward to reveal the muscle fibers underneath, which were already largely destroyed. Now, the muscle layer below the skin is continuously streaming out large amounts of gray-black blood as blood vessels are destroyed, or rather, the gray-black fluid filled with parasite corpses.

Indeed, their bodies contain hardly any blood. Instead, there are these parasites, which is why Zhang Yanhang has always suspected they might have some more powerful self-destruction skill. After all, there's no reason they can only detonate the external parasites but not the internal ones.

Once they succeed in self-destructing, with the massive size of the Ancestor Virus Infected and the vast number of parasites within, it could cause a terrifying nuclear explosion.

Because of this, Zhang Yanhang didn't want to continue waiting, fearing these Ancestor Virus Infected might start to self-destruct one by one out of desperation, which would be quite troublesome.

After their tentacle wings were destroyed, the Ancestor Virus Infected, originally forced to fly in the sky, succumbed to gravity and plummeted to the ground.

With a series of dull thuds, these Ancestor Virus Infected crashed down like chunks of blood and flesh slime, nearly turning into huge 'meat patties.'

Although the corpses remained intact, they looked like fresh dung accidentally stepped on, deeply caved inward and continuously oozing a large amount of viscous fluid.

[Successfully killed Fourth Tier Three-star Monster 'Ancestor Virus Infected [Divine Power Mutation] (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +18000.]

[Successfully killed Fourth Tier Three-star Monster 'Ancestor Virus Infected [Divine Power Mutation] (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +18000.]

[Successfully killed Fourth Tier Three-star Monster 'Ancestor Virus Infected [Divine Power Mutation] (Elite)' ×1, Soul points +18000.]

...

"There are a total of fifty Ancestor Virus Infected, and I've roughly killed half of them..."

As for the other half, Zhang Yanhang had also long known their specific locations, but they were more scattered, mostly appearing in groups of three to five, unlike here where twenty-plus Ancestor Virus Infected gathered together, which is why he came here first.

With more than an hour left, Zhang Yanhang didn't mind wasting a few seconds. He planned to wait for the treasure box to refresh before hunting down the remaining twenty-plus Ancestor Virus Infected.

Of course, though he said he was waiting for the treasure box to refresh, since the first Ancestor Virus Infected he killed—specifically the one he killed with the initial strike—died relatively early, its body had already spawned a Drop treasure box flashing with a Dark Gold light.

"Just think, not long ago, probably just yesterday (or even a few hours ago), I was still striving to acquire Dark Gold Quality Equipment (like a Dark Gold Quality Life Ring +7), but now, I can directly obtain a Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure box."

The equipment Zhang Yanhang previously obtained had to break through limits to reach Orange quality, but now, the Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure box he acquired directly contains Orange quality items.

Even based on past experience, a simple fusion might easily make it Red quality—a significant difference, as previously, he had only seen Red quality items in Ashen Treasure Boxes.

Regarding what might be obtained from this Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure box, Zhang Yanhang was undoubtedly very curious, but he certainly wouldn't open it immediately. He planned to wait until he killed the Lord Monster and opened it alongside the Lord's Treasure Chest, which was a customary practice for him.

After waiting in place for a few seconds, besides the First Kill Drop treasure box on the first killed Ancestor Virus Infected's corpse, other Ancestor Virus Infected also gradually spawned Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure boxes.

Zhang Yanhang counted them, noting that despite having only slain about twenty Ancestor Virus Infected, the number of treasure boxes dropped was quite large, totaling five Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure boxes, including the First Kill.

After swallowing these Drop treasure boxes along with the Ancestor Virus Infected's corpses into his Stomach Space, Zhang Yanhang immediately flew towards the next gathering point of Ancestor Infected.

...

November 2, Monday, the first day after Halloween, also Zhang Yanhang's second day in the Ashen World, at 4:49 in the morning, at the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, suburb of Umbrella City, Umbrella Mountains.

Because only fifty Ancestor Virus Infected in total existed, and Zhang Yanhang's Movement Speed was greatly enhanced, he finally spent about a minute resolving all of them, also recovering the Drop treasure boxes and corpses of the Ancestor Virus Infected.

"There is still one hour and eleven minutes until the Raccoon City Transmission Channel closes, and defeating the Lord Monster likely won't take much time, so after defeating the Lord Monster, I should still have over an hour for other things."

Though merely clearing the third prize pools of all the Lucky Slot Machines would consume at least another forty-five minutes, Zhang Yanhang still felt he had ample time. Given his current kill efficiency, an hour could indeed accomplish a lot.

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