"Boom!"

The last mutant attacking the shelter was slain, collapsing with a loud thud.

Shen Tang pulled out the Ice Sword embedded in its neck, while the Beastmen below erupted in cheers.

"This female is incredibly strong, she actually took down a mutant species nearly stepping into Overlord Level all by herself!"

"It’s all thanks to you coming here, otherwise our shelter would have been flattened by the beast tide... Here’s the points for the task, I’ll transfer them to you right away!"

The shelter director was extremely grateful. Their shelter had encountered a particularly ferocious beast tide, which they were powerless to resist. Although they issued a rescue request, no one around dared to accept it.

Fortunately, Shen Tang took on this task in the end.

Beep—

Five million points received.

After collecting the credits, Shen Tang immediately accepted the next task, rushing to the next location.

Simultaneously, the voice of the System rang in her mind, [Beep, congratulations to the host, personal Reputation Value +10!]

Since arriving on this alien star, it was as if stepping into an entirely new world. Shen Tang’s personal reputation in this world had already reset to zero. Every time she made a significant contribution, she gained some reputation. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Now her Reputation Value had accumulated to 100. Although it’s much less than what she had on the Beast World Continent, it still made her somewhat renowned.

The System continued, [The host can take more tasks, strive to improve personal reputation~ The higher the Reputation Value, the more likely you are to gain influence and unlock more character plots and relationships, which is very useful for you right now!]

Indeed, as the System suggested, Shen Tang had taken quite a number of tasks recently, and her fame was growing.

And because of this, she was invited to one of the largest shelters in the Wasteland Zone.

This top-tier shelter was already like a sizable city, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of Beastmen. The Beastman ranks inside were very high, even comparable to those in the Purification Zone.

Many entering such a High-level shelter were those eliminated from the Purification Zone.

A number of them had already amassed enough points to return to the Purification Zone. But due to the more brutal and darker competition there, for various reasons, they chose to stay in the Wasteland Zone, earning points by taking on requests and hunting mutant species.

Therefore, many A-level and above dangerous tasks were not issued to ordinary Beastmen outside; only shelters of this level could undertake them.

Recently, however, many were injured in the shelter, with even high-level Beastmen dying, their bodies nowhere to be found.

Suddenly, panic spread in the shelter. The highest level of defense was activated, and alarms went off.

Many lower-powered Beastmen dared not venture out, and even several Tenth Rank Beastmen refrained from delving into the Wasteland Zone.

"What’s happening outside? Even the City Lord seems anxious?" Shen Tang asked after healing a patient brought in from outside.

The Beastman, wrapped in bandages, said with a hint of terror, "Recently... the superpower fluctuations in the wasteland have been acting oddly. Many exceptionally strong mutants have appeared outside! Their power seems to have suddenly increased a lot... A zone evaluated as S-level has appeared, and everyone calls it the ’Death Abyss’!"

His voice was trembling, "My team and I were doing a task outside and accidentally neared the edge of the Death Abyss... We hadn’t even truly entered this S-level mutation zone when a teammate was suddenly torn apart by thunder from the sky..."

Covering his face, he began to sob, "I... I watched as my longtime companion turned to ash in front of me in an instant..."

"The mutants there became incredibly strong, we couldn’t possibly defeat them... All my teammates died, and I escaped alone..."

"Benefactor! Don’t ever go there, it’s hell... There has to be a terrifying devil hidden inside! Just before I almost died, I thought I heard low beastly roars inside... like they were coming straight from hell..."

The Beastman spoke in agony, body trembling continuously, clutching his head with an expression of extreme suffering. It was clear that this near-death experience left a massive psychological scar on him.

Shen Tang used a trace of spiritual power to calm him down, and he fell into a deep sleep.

After treating the gravely injured in the hospital, Shen Tang left and climbed onto the city gate wall.

She looked up thoughtfully at the grayish sky.

The Wasteland Zone’s sky was always gray, almost never revealing the sun, giving a desolate, dustlike feeling.

But at this moment, Shen Tang saw terrifying air currents converging in the sky, with dark clouds in the distance obscuring the heavens, exuding a twisted and restless energy aura.