Apocalypse Descends: I Win Effortlessly by Turning Trash into Treasure

After a brief explanation from the two, Perry Yates quickly understood what was going on.

Perhaps because they’d done too many wicked things in their lives, the couple, despite marrying early, didn’t manage to have a son until they were past middle age.

They doted on this hard-won child, spoiling him to no end.

Unsurprisingly, they ended up raising the child into a spoiled, degenerate young master with a long list of transgressions.

Perry Yates found even the mere thought of this cousin of hers to be repulsive.

At such a young age, he had already done all sorts of terrible things, like bullying his classmates at school.

To protect her precious son, Susie—that is, her third aunt—had set her sights on an illegitimate son to take the fall.

It had to be said, that third uncle of hers was quite a character. Though he couldn’t have children with his legal wife at home, he had plenty of them elsewhere.

As for the two before her, they were neither the most outstanding nor the most conspicuous of the children. They were chosen simply because Philip Alden was about the same age as Julian Alden.

”If you already knew their plan, why didn’t you just report them to the police?”

Hearing Perry Yates’s words, Philip Alden shook his head. ”Before I escaped, they had already prepared all the evidence. It would be useless even if I called the police.”

Hearing this, Perry Yates nodded. ”That’s true. Forging evidence is what they do best.”

’Thinking it over, Perry Yates couldn’t come up with a way to help the two before her clear their names.’

’It wouldn’t be hard to help them, but it would expose her own identity.’

With that thought, Perry Yates reached into her pocket and, a second later, pulled out a card.

”You know of The Card Tavern, right?”

Philip Alden nodded. Of course he knew of The Card Tavern. It was just a pity he wasn’t a player; otherwise, he would have taken his sister and escaped to live there long ago.

”Inside The Card Tavern, there’s an item called a Knowledge Crystal. It can answer any question its user asks. I’ve already contacted Xavier Alden; he’ll be here to find you soon.”

As soon as Perry Yates finished speaking, a knock came from the door.

Perry Yates got up, opened the door, and saw Xavier Alden standing outside.

”Perfect timing. I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Xavier Alden nodded. ”Don’t worry.”

’He had been waiting a long, long time for this day—to see his third uncle’s family finally suffer.’

After seeing them off, Perry Yates returned to The Card Tavern to continue the work she hadn’t finished.

After Ascending the card to four stars, Perry Yates chose to fuse it.

The very moment the cards fused, Perry Yates felt an extremely intense energy fluctuation from her first-ever fused card.

The feeling was like that of a butterfly’s Pojian Rebirth.

Upon realizing this, Perry Yates was overcome with excitement. She knew that after waiting for so long, she finally had a card that was about to advance to five stars.

This was the first card to advance to five stars, other than those created directly through fusion.

This energy agitation continued for several days.

During this time, Perry Yates didn’t use her Talent. She kept herself relaxed and her internal energy full. Finally, on the evening of the eighth day, her first card successfully emerged from its chrysalis.

After the card successfully advanced to a five-star card, Perry Yates felt a surge of power flood her body, transforming it.

Perry Yates looked at her hands and arms. Her skin had become fairer and smoother, and her fingers had grown more slender.

However, perhaps because Perry Yates had used her Talent on herself too many times before, the physical changes weren’t actually that significant. As for the internal changes, Perry Yates felt a new current of Life Energy within her.

This Life Energy was like a reserve power source. It was normally dormant, but at a critical moment, it could instantly heal fatal wounds, extend one’s lifespan, and grant eternal youth.

No woman could remain unmoved by the two words ”eternal youth,” and Perry Yates was no exception.

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[Player: Perry Yates

This round of the game is Cave Survival. You will be transported to a location within The Netherdeep. It contains many dangers, but also numerous opportunities waiting for you to discover.

The game’s survival duration is thirty days. Those who persevere to the end will receive handsome rewards.

On the fifteenth day of the game, you will have one chance to withdraw. If you cannot hold on, please seize this opportunity.

Those who withdraw early will receive no rewards.]

In addition to the message Perry Yates heard, the other players received a different announcement.

[Dealer Player No. 001 has entered this game round with you. Kill the Dealer Player, and you will inherit everything she possesses.]

All the ordinary players burst into an uproar upon hearing this news. Although it was the first time they had heard the name ”Croupier,” when they heard the two words ”inherit everything,” their instincts told them this was an opportunity for immense profit with little risk.

As for the Croupier’s identity, almost everyone simultaneously thought of the owner of The Card Tavern.

Although they didn’t know if Croupier No. 001 was the owner of The Card Tavern, no one doubted that the owner of The Card Tavern *was* a Croupier.

At this thought, some began to stir, eager to act. They had long been green with envy over everything the owner of The Card Tavern possessed. Others, however, hesitated.

After all, experience told them that opposing the owner of The Card Tavern never ended well.

The reward was incredibly tempting, but that was predicated on being able to actually kill her.

If it really was the owner of The Card Tavern, then thinking of her endless array of items, forget killing her—they probably couldn’t even get close.

Meanwhile, Perry Yates had already entered the game.

DRIP... DRIP... DRIP...

Perry Yates frowned as she surveyed the dim surroundings.

She was currently in a perfectly square space, about four square meters in area.

There was nothing around her. The air was damp and stuffy, filled with the loamy scent of earth and the smell of rotting vegetation.

Although she could see in the dark, Perry Yates habitually took out an item for illumination: a yellow object that looked like a construction hard hat.

She turned on the light, and the surrounding darkness was instantly dispelled. The environment looked about the same as what she had seen before.

Perry Yates touched the dirt on the wall, guessing that this round of the game would require her to do some digging.

’But if we’re supposed to dig, they didn’t even provide a single digging tool? They could have at least given me a shovel. Since when did survival games get so stingy?’

Just then, Perry Yates suddenly sensed something was wrong. The surrounding temperature seemed to be rising.

It wasn’t rising quickly, but her perception was keen enough to notice it.