The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

"Although it's not necessary, it seems like I have no choice but to collect them."

He gently extended his hand, placed three items beside him, and then slightly shook his hand.

The next moment.

Surrounding Su Qi were piles of various Enhancing Potions, the quantity of which was astonishing.

"Although I don't know what Xiao Meng has changed, it's clear... it's not just the equipment that has changed."

Su Qi stroked his chin, "The number of items dropped by the zombies I kill is also completely different."

From the very beginning.

He had noticed.

Every time he killed a zombie, the drop rate was similar to others, even lower than average because... his luck had always been terrible.

But.

The quantity of his drops was multiplied by ten.

When he first burst an energy drink, Su Qi felt something was off and looked back at his item slot.

He had nine additional drinks.

Afterward.

The zombies he killed with the Little Cricket Pistol also dropped a random assortment of useful and useless items, each multiplied by ten.

He had also indirectly asked Jiulin and seen that demon's empty syringe.

At that time.

Su Qi had already understood that his drop rate was ten times that of others.

This came as a surprise to him.

He glanced at the unreachable Super Dream Protocol, stroking his chin.

"How much did Xiao Meng change, exactly?"

Although he didn't know, now that he had these two enhanced modifications, Su Qi naturally intended to use them.

At this moment.

A green fog was sweeping in from the front wall of the school!

Simultaneously.

The zombies outside the school's large iron gate, the moment they were covered by the green fog, roared much less.

But this wasn't because they were suppressed, rather... the rotting flesh on each of their bodies was pulsating, undergoing an evolution-like transformation.

At this moment, the faint green fog was directly enveloping Su Qi, whose skin initially seemed unharmed upon contact with the fog.

But soon, Su Qi felt a corrupt force burrowing into his body, attempting to devour every bit of his life force.

However, to put it in more straightforward terms... if Su Qi had a health bar above his head, it would be rapidly depleting right now.

"Snap!"

Su Qi naturally wouldn't just stand there waiting; while waiting, he was also consuming Enhancing Potions and energy drinks.

A warm current surged directly into his chest, as if revitalizing the strength within his body.

Wave after wave of strength was also surging.

"It seems... the essence of these energy drinks is Spiritual Energy." Su Qi could feel his body strengthening.

Although it is said to be strengthening, it was actually gradually restoring his original strength.

"No wonder that demon... could leap around with the help of a three-dimensional gear." If it were an ordinary human body, it would have long been unable to withstand the force of the fall, not breaking bones would be a miracle.

Su Qi quickly converted these into his own strength.

At the same time.

"Bang!" came a loud sound!

A crowd of zombies burst through the iron gate! The front row was directly crushed underneath, while the rear surged forward like a tide!

Each one's speed, enhanced by the green fog, was three times faster than before!

Each face was fierce, with an added hint of bloodthirstiness, heading straight for Su Qi, the only living person!

And Su Qi stretched out one hand to pick up the fire axe, while the other held up the Little Cricket Pistol.

Just as the horde of zombies was frantically rushing towards Su Qi!

In the spreading faint green fog.

"Boom!" came a loud explosion!

A blue energy wave poured out directly!

The large crowd of zombies in front of him was instantly penetrated! And this time, the strong recoil didn't make Su Qi feel the slightest discomfort!

At the same time.

There were also glittering items on the ground, a large quantity and decent drop rate.

Su Qi did not hesitate, and in the midst of the chaos, he directly stepped forward, his fire axe cutting through the air smoothly!

Those few zombies not shattered by the blast were immediately beheaded by the axe's cold glint!

He temporarily halted the zombies' assault.

At the same time.

Su Qi had ingested a large number of potions and enhancing drugs to maintain his mobility and explosive power, activating his physical strength as much as possible.

In the midst of Su Qi's furious assault, he discovered that zombies, once strengthened, would burst forth with better loot than before.

Even producing new items.

However,

Su Qi currently had no time to check, as his priority was to deal with the hundreds of zombies that had been lured to the school.

He burst forth with speed and strength, wielding a fire axe and slashing through them, sending flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Meanwhile,

The moment a minute passed, the Little Cricket pistol naturally did not hesitate to pull the trigger!

It only took five minutes!

Su Qi had cleared the area, leaving only a few scattered zombies!

However,

This was just the beginning. The black blood of the zombies had a significant attraction for the remaining zombies, not to mention the noise he had made in his burst of action, which continued to draw more zombies.

Su Qi was in no hurry to continue clearing out the zombies coming from the broken iron gate of the school. Instead, he squinted slightly and reached out to pick up... something on the ground.

"This is... a fragment of the T-virus blood serum?"

This information wasn't what he had expected; it was displayed on his wristwatch.

Moreover,

Most importantly,

There was new information.

[This is derived from the mysterious power of the T-virus mutation, with an extremely low (currently at 0.3% chance, increasing as zombies enhance) probability of dropping a T-virus blood serum fragment per zombie killed]

[Fragments can be synthesized into a complete T-virus blood serum]

[Please note, the more fragments you possess, the higher the success and safety rate of the serum injection]

Su Qi squinted.

He looked at the nine T-virus fragments in his item slot.

"Synthesize?"

He held it in his hand, looking at the deep blue liquid within, which seemed to possess a strange power, subtle yet filled with eerie danger.

This seemed to be the source of power for all zombies.

It was also linked to important growth rewards.

"As said before, nothing in the Gate World is simple… After all, in the city, those in command are demons, demigods, everything in the city is an evolution from higher powers of the Old Days."

"So this T-virus blood serum seems to also possess extraordinary power."

Su Qi squinted, instinctively sensing it was not simple, but for now, it was only fragments, temporarily showing [dispersed thin power]

Though the drop rate was very low.

But...

As Su Qi watched, another large group of zombies surrounded him, crashing through the door, leaping over school walls, swiftly charging towards him!

He chuckled lightly, and swiftly drew the Little Cricket pistol.

"What could be more thrilling than grinding monsters with ten times the drop rate."

Of course.

The facts proved that the drop rate was indeed very low.

At that moment, people in the safe zone were also quickly moving, killing a large number of zombies.

But often, only after hundreds of zombies would a [T-virus blood serum fragment] appear.

On Black Cat's side.

It had already gathered with a group of people.

"Lord Black Cat."

"Do you see any clues in this... T-virus blood serum fragment?"

The speaker was a demigod. His expression was serious, and with his insight, he could feel that the fragment possessed extraordinary attributes, yet he could not discern its origin.

Black Cat squinted, its deep, pitch-black pupils examining the vial of liquid.

It spoke softly:

"The power of the Old Days is endless, after all, there are too many mysteries hidden within."

"But... the power within this, combined with the undead filling this city."

"It does bring some memories to mind."

It squinted, "It seems there was an incredibly powerful entity, possessing similar powers."

The demigods nodded slightly, eyebrows twitching.

And Black Cat softly spoke:

"That would be the legend of the Blood Demon God…"

"An terrifying entity that possesses the Power of Life and Death."