An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 20 analyzes the hunt, and it's escalated once again!
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Chu Xiu fell into thought.

Now, killing a ghoul is a piece of cake for him, and he is not afraid of two or even three ghouls appearing together.

but.
"It would be terrible if we encountered a horde of zombies or other stronger creatures."

He vividly remembered seeing a gigantic flying creature on his very first day in this world.

Although Chu Xiu is much stronger now, he would still be easily defeated if he encountered a mini-boss-level opponent.

After careful consideration, he decided to investigate further before making a decision.

The caution of demonic cultivators is not about being cowardly and hiding, but about gathering information, analyzing the situation, and finally making a comprehensive judgment that best serves their current interests.

Back on the thirty-first floor, Chu Xiu planned to spend an hour observing the surrounding environment and carefully assessing the level of danger.

"Why are you back? Did the hunt not go well?"

As soon as he stepped onto the thirty-first floor, the tailor Xu Hang chuckled, a mocking glint in his eyes.

Chu Xiu ignored him and instead chose a suitable observation point to carefully examine the environment downstairs.

"Hmph, it's not so easy to fight alone in the apocalypse," Xu Hang said to himself, even though Chu Xiu ignored him. "Either you're a super genius with A-level or higher talent, or the offspring of a large conglomerate."

“Take Brother Shen, for example. He has leather armor worth three million, a greatsword worth two million, and he’s a B-level greatsword master. Even so, he still needs the help of a team.”

Xu Hang's words surprised Chu Xiu, who turned around and looked at him.

I never expected Shen Zhuo's equipment to be so valuable.

However, there are indeed far more wealthy people in this world than in the previous one.

Because the countless treasures brought back from the abyss were equivalent to a sudden influx of high-value goods into the market, economic development naturally progressed by leaps and bounds.

After all, issuing currency is simply a matter of turning on the printing press. With so many high-value items flooding in, there's no need to worry about inflation.

This resulted in the lives and wealth of the lower classes remaining largely unchanged from the previous life, while the number of wealthy people increased dramatically.

Generally, awakened individuals who reach the Fierce Rank can easily earn millions a year as long as they maintain a normal dungeon entry frequency. Those at the General Rank and King Rank can earn tens of millions from a single dungeon run!
Shen Zhuo can only be considered a minor rich kid; there are many people richer than him, especially the descendants of those high-level awakened individuals.

At this moment, Xu Hang said again, "I'm telling you, if you really can't take it anymore, you should come back and join us. Brother Shen isn't petty, he won't embarrass you."

Xu Hang was trying to persuade him, and it was clear that he was being sincere.

For a support role like his, he must rely on a team, otherwise he simply cannot survive. Only within a team can he maximize his value.

Their feelings were also complicated. On the one hand, they needed to rely on combat professions, and on the other hand, they envied and were jealous of combat professions. They were unwilling to spend their lives as a foil to others, and it could be said that they had a bit of an inferiority complex.

Under this mindset, they unconsciously emphasize their own value, so such people tend to be more protective of the team, have a strong sense of collective honor, and subconsciously reject lone wolves who are strong and do not need their help.

"Strange, how do I know all this?" Chu Xiu scratched his head.

He felt that after becoming the successor of the demonic path, his perception and observation of people's hearts seemed to have become much more delicate. Sometimes he could keenly perceive other people's emotions simply by relying on his intuition.

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it and continued to observe the environment outside the window.

Seeing that Chu Xiu ignored him, Xu Hang snorted coldly and muttered, "You don't know what's good for you!" before turning and leaving.

Chu Xiu didn't care. In the following hour or so, he changed six different observation points in different directions and observed each point for at least ten minutes.

He then began to silently summarize the information he had observed in his mind.

"First, there are many wandering ghouls on the streets, including some high-ranking ghouls that feed on ordinary ghouls."

"Second, there are roaming hordes of corpses on the streets, and these hordes are often led by at least one high-ranking ghoul."

"Third, besides ghouls, there are other mutated creatures. There have been sightings of giant birds hunting and killing ordinary ghouls. It seems that in the eyes of higher life forms, ordinary ghouls are just a link in the food chain."

"Finally, during more than an hour of observation, a total of twenty-one special life forms were sighted, which is a significant proportion!"

Chu Xiu stroked his chin, pondering the information he had just summarized.

He couldn't determine the exact strength of these twenty-one special beings, but judging from his intuition and certain characteristics, their strength shouldn't be weak.

At least Chu Xiu was not confident of winning against them; twelve of them could kill him instantly.

"Looking at it this way, it would be somewhat dangerous to launch an attack rashly now!" However, this does not mean that Chu Xiu's one hour of observation was a waste of time.

Because he doesn't actually need to wander the streets; he only needs to change hunting grounds.

He has already set his next goal.

Chu Xiu's gaze fell on a row of residential buildings to the west.

It was an old-style residential area with three closely packed buildings on the outermost side. They weren't very tall, each only about ten stories high, and the straight-line distance between them and the apartment building was less than 100 meters. There were also ruins along the way for cover, so it should have been a fairly safe hunting spot.

Just as Chu Xiu was about to take action, he suddenly let out a soft exclamation, realizing something.

Several figures were crouching low and cautiously walking out of the apartment building, heading towards the south side.

It can be vaguely discerned that it is Shen Zhuo and his group.

"Are they having the same idea?"

Chu Xiu stroked his chin and looked in the direction they were heading.

It was a fairly large shopping mall, but it was a good choice.

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu stopped looking and proceeded towards the nearby residential building according to the original plan.

As he walked down to the first floor, he noticed that the door leading to the underground parking garage was open, with dense ghoul footprints at the entrance and a foul stench emanating from them.

"I reckon there are quite a few ghouls hiding inside." Chu Xiu glanced at the sky; the midday sun was blazing. "These guys probably hate sunlight, so most of them hide in the underground garage during the day. My previous guess was correct."

Keeping this in mind, Chu Xiu proceeded according to the original plan.

He encountered no obstacles on the way and arrived at the nearby residential building without any problems.

As soon as he entered, he heard a noise coming from a house on the second floor. Chu Xiu's eyes lit up, and he lowered his body, pushed open the half-closed door and went in. He immediately saw a corpse ghost squatting in the middle of the living room.

This ghoul was different from the ones Chu Xiu had encountered before. It didn't have the thick black hair on its chest and back, and its skin was as pale as an albino's, but you could tell that it had a high muscle mass.

At this moment, he was holding a furry thing in his right paw and eating it with gusto.

Chu Xiu slowed his pace, carefully approaching with the bone spear in hand. When he was less than two meters away, he suddenly thrust out the bone spear!

His strike was incredibly precise, piercing the ghoul's throat and lifting it up. It struggled wildly, making a series of gurgling sounds, before falling silent.

[Slaughtering living beings, Professional Experience +23]

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow; this ghoul's experience was only half that of the black-haired ghoul.

He recalled that most of the ghouls wandering the streets seemed to be like this, so it seemed that the ghouls in their apartment building were high-level versions.

Chu Xiu didn't think much of it; even a mosquito bite is still a bite, so he continued grinding monsters!
As the sun was about to set, he cleaned all three residential buildings.

However, despite spending so much time, the gains were not great; only seven ghouls were killed in total.

He did get another 9 causal points, but Chu Xiu still felt it was too slow.

"It seems that before we have the strength to fight off hordes of zombies, it's still unrealistic to farm a large number of monsters!"

However, Chu Xiu was not too disappointed, as he had been mentally prepared.

He had already realized that in this post-apocalyptic world, even these ghouls were just a link in the food chain, prey for those higher creatures.

In this dog-eat-dog world, those who lack the ability to survive have long been eaten, and those who remain are the ones who know how to hide themselves.

However, although the harvest was not plentiful, it was not all bad news.

Just as Chu Xiu killed the last corpse demon, a crisp sound rang in his ears.

[Level Up!]

Current Rank: Mortal Rank 4

(End of this chapter)