Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1272 - 153: Beauty Fades Easily

The morning at Death Report Ridge is always shrouded in fog, with the air filled with particles resembling post-explosion dust.

Xu Shu and his group departed from the grand cathedral, taking a route heading west, where only in a few spots could they see glimpses of not-so-bright sunlight.

Most of the time, visibility was highly limited, sometimes spanning a mere one or two hundred meters, other times just dozens, and in some extreme areas, even as close as to the point where you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

Traveling through such a place is quite a test of courage and luck.

After all, you never know if the next misty corner harbors strange creatures lying in ambush.

Fortunately, the team had Ning Xin, the "Butcher."

After leaving that eerie cathedral, the "Rogue’s" bloodthirsty ability was finally freed from restriction, allowing for fearless and bold danger sensing.

Thus, even in the fog-covered area, under Ning Xin’s lead, the group maintained swift speed, while following Xie Xiaochan’s provided map for a stable journey, adjusting positions occasionally to avoid areas suspected of uncontrollable dangers.

This kept their advancement relatively safe, encountering only a meager twenty-odd attacks over a continuous hour or two of travel—naturally occurring under Ning Xin’s intention of hunting by allowing weaker adversaries to draw near.

The monsters looked abstract; dwarfs with gigantic bird beaks, children seemingly reassembled after being incinerated, clusters of bloody nurses with grotesquely twisty faces yet alluring figures, and what at a distance appeared a chamber pot but was actually a "jumping slime" with two conjoined baby faces.

It’s often said beauty is singular, while ugliness varies, reflecting the eerie beings lurking in Death Report Ridge that are all somewhere between human and non-human, and impressively grotesque.

Their strength wasn’t formidable, the strongest fitting the category of second-order monsters, and the weakest barely reaching first-order, like those nurses.

Yet, their numbers weren’t scarce, like a peculiar street gang from a certain era, appearing in swarms, posing a considerable threat to ordinary exploration teams.

However, to Xu Shu’s group, even Yan Shan—the weakest among them—could crush these monsters with a single slap.

In essence, their appearance was almost like delivering themselves for slaughter, ultimately suffering from lacking "Rogue."

This showcases that the ability "Bloodthirsty," whether for humans or monsters, is truly comparable to a divine skill.

There are indeed numerous monster types, possessing an instinctive danger sense like "Rogue," which, though not as exaggerated, can significantly diminish instances of overconfident failures.

Obviously, those attacking definitely lacked such abilities—the sexy nurse monster that Xu Shu personally eliminated could have a lot to say about regretting its imprudent approach.

Throughout this, Xu Shu noticed some intriguing patterns.

The monsters appearing during the day, upon death, all yielded Erosion Crystals, displaying commendable social responsibility, deserving the "truthful" label.

Although mere dozens of first and second-order monster crystals wouldn’t even suffice as a toothpick for Xu Shu’s group, compared to those only leaving a handful of ash upon demise like "Simulacrum," they truly exemplified a kind heart.

The Tai Chu volume provided a brief commentary and count regarding this:

[You volunteered, setting your teammates aside, and dragged 28 native species (nurse variants) into a dark subway passage, slaying them all.]

[Ignoring beauties who might have quietly admired you, harbored feelings, or shared a fleeting romance, you somehow chose to handle these grotesque, unsettling monsters indiscriminately—it’s truly unconscionable of you!]

[But you considered this as defying fate? Don’t dream of it—impossible, unless you tackle Teacher Pan in front of Gu Yue Ming and Xie Xiaochan—that would truly impress, like rivers running of blood! Tai Chu volume wants a massacre!]

"Tsk... Native species?"

"What kind of description is this?"

"Could there be hybrid species?"

"These details aren’t detailed enough... I’ve gone so deep in understanding, yet it still can’t provide sufficiently useful information." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Xu Shu ignored Tai Chu volume’s ridicule, thoughtfully rubbing his chin.

He crouched down, silently extracting crystal pieces from the scattered corpses of the nurse monsters.

monsters only produced 25 crystals, as three were merely "premature cannon fodder" despite having flesh and blood, yet upon dying left nothing behind.

This knowledge is foundational in the Extraordinary World: if a monster’s initial crystal wasn’t sufficiently matured before death, it wouldn’t condense posthumously.

"Damn it, does this world not have a juvenile monster protection law? I’ll find a place to lodge a complaint!"

Xu Shu angrily wiped the crystals cleanly, pocketed them.

Preparing to leave, the location to join others exterminating baby-face monsters, a faint scream echoed from deeper within the passage.

"Is there another situation?"

After brief contemplation, Xu Shu took cautious measures; his "Yin God" exited, leaving his body at the spot, floating as Yin Spirit to investigate.