Apocalypse Descends: I Win Effortlessly by Turning Trash into Treasure

Once the Cannibal Flower finished digesting the hyena, the petals on its head rapidly shrank, transforming into a red bead about a centimeter in size.

This bead was called Flesh Essence. It was similar to the Life Essence from before, except one was condensed from the Power of Life, while the other was condensed from flesh and blood.

Life Essence could heal wounds, while Flesh Essence enabled the Regeneration of flesh and blood. To put it simply, it could regrow severed limbs.

It wasn’t just for limbs; the formative power of Flesh Essence was immense. Besides limbs, it could even reconstruct internal organs. Furthermore, organs created by Flesh Essence would perfectly integrate with the body, causing no rejection, and would even be stronger than ordinary organs.

”Good stuff.”

After stowing the Flesh Essence, Perry Yates picked up her digging tool and resumed her work.

The moment the wall collapsed, several unfamiliar figures appeared on the other side.

’I’ve run into other players this soon?’

Perry Yates looked at the group on the other side, hesitating on whether she should approach them.

”Perry Yates?”

One of the people across from her suddenly called out Perry Yates’s name with excitement.

Perry Yates turned toward the voice and saw a short-haired girl staring at her with excitement.

’Judging by her reaction, she definitely knows me.’

”This is great! I can’t believe I ran into you here. I never expected you to become a player, too. This is such a surprise!”

At the girl’s enthusiastic invitation, Perry Yates eventually crossed over into their cave.

Perry Yates tried to recall the girl’s face. After a moment, she finally dredged up a memory from a dusty corner of her mind. ”You’re Nicole Fortune.”

Seeing that Perry Yates recognized her, a happy expression appeared on Nicole Fortune’s face. ”I didn’t think you’d still remember my name! Your expression for a second there made me think you’d forgotten all about your old classmate.”

Hearing this, Perry Yates gave an awkward smile. In truth, she had forgotten most of the people and events from high school. However, Nicole Fortune’s appearance hadn’t changed much, and her name was especially memorable, so it came back to her with just a little thought.

Besides herself and Nicole Fortune, there were four other people in the cave: two men and two women.

They were all dressed in professional-looking gear, suggesting they were veteran players. However...

The four-square-meter space was now occupied by six people, making it incredibly cramped.

But even so, Nicole Fortune was still inviting Perry Yates to stay.

”Perry, why don’t you stick with us from now on? I’m sure you know that not all of these caves are safe. It would be perfect if we traveled together. There’s strength in numbers.

Besides, Laura’s Talent allows her to predict good and bad fortune. With her around, we don’t have to worry about running into danger.”

As she spoke, Nicole Fortune pointed to a woman in a blue outfit standing beside her.

Laura noticed Perry Yates’s gaze, lifted her chin proudly, and said, ”You can come with us, but you can’t hold us back. Any loot you find in the caves must be handed over for unified distribution later.”

”Okay, no problem.”

Before Perry Yates could even speak, Nicole Fortune eagerly answered for her.

Then, she turned to Perry Yates and said, ”Perry, it’s the same for everyone, and Laura is very fair.”

Nicole Fortune’s ”I’m doing this for your own good, so you’d better be grateful” expression made Perry Yates frown.

”Sorry, but I prefer to work alone, so I won’t be joining you. Besides, you have enough people already. It would be too crowded if I joined, so I’ll pass.”

Perry Yates declined politely, a faint smile on her face.

”She’s right, it is getting a bit too crowded,” a man in a black windbreaker said with a frown. ”We have enough people. Let’s just drop it.”

Hearing this, Laura frowned in thought. She felt he had a point. Although she was annoyed by Perry Yates’s rejection, she didn’t press the issue. ”If that’s the case, then fine.”

Although she verbally agreed, her eyes seemed to say, ’You don’t know what’s good for you.’

Perry felt the temperature in the air steadily climbing, even faster than before. The air itself seemed to be growing thin.

She looked at the others and saw they were all drenched in sweat.

”Aren’t you guys hot?” Perry Yates asked.

”Of course we’re hot, but we’re used to it. The temperature will go down after we dig through to a new cave.”

Hearing this, Perry Yates nodded. ”I see. Well, take care. I’ll be on my way.”

With that, Perry Yates walked to the nearest cave wall, raised her digging tool, and started digging again.

The instant she broke through the wall, a blast of cold air hit her in the face. On the other side of the cave was a Glacial Realm.

Perry Yates stepped through, and the wall behind her vanished. Seeing this, she finally let out a sigh of relief. She had been genuinely afraid they might follow her.

She glanced at the thermometer she carried; the reading was dropping rapidly.

’It seems the temperature in the caves isn’t just related to time, but also to the number of people. Even the air supply might be finite.’

’No, that can’t be right. If the air was finite, it would have run out when I stayed in that one cave for so long.’

Then, a possibility occurred to Perry Yates.

’The air in the caves is finite, but it isn’t incapable of regenerating after being consumed. When one person is inside, the rate of air regeneration is perfectly balanced with the rate of consumption. But when more people are present, that balance is broken.’

’The rate of regeneration can’t keep up with the rate of consumption, which naturally leads to the air supply dwindling.’

’Thinking of this, Perry Yates felt a wave of relief. She was so lucky she had left them. Otherwise, even the air she breathed would have become a luxury.’

Snapping back to the present, Perry Yates couldn’t help but shiver.

She checked the thermometer at her waist again. The temperature was still falling and was about to hit freezing. No wonder it was so cold.

Seeing this, Perry Yates took out the inextinguishable fire.

This item could burn even in a vacuum, so it wouldn’t consume any of the cave’s oxygen.

With the fire providing warmth, the temperature in the cave finally stopped dropping and began to slowly climb.

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

As the temperature rose, the surrounding snow and ice began to slowly melt.

Perry Yates’s gaze fell on the largest, diamond-shaped block of ice in the center of the cave. It was simply the most eye-catching thing there, and her intuition told her it was something special.

She approached the diamond-shaped block and wiped away the frost covering its surface, revealing the clear ice beneath. Peering through it, Perry Yates could faintly make out something frozen inside.