A Post-Apocalyptic Journey to Another World

Having failed in his first attack, Zhang Xi found himself in a predicament. In his previous life, when he was at the Bronze level, he had killed a descendant of the Demon Wolf, but back then he relied on the strength of his team. Tanks, damage dealers, traps, and throwing weapons—everyone performed their roles, like a well-functioning killing machine.

But now he had to face the wolf descendant alone. Although one of his arms was covered in blood, he was not seriously injured and did not have any obvious weaknesses that could be exploited, unlike the alpha wolf.

The disparity in strength between the two sides put Zhang Xi in a very difficult situation; he couldn't win a fight, and he couldn't outrun them either.

Only two or three seconds have passed since the battle began, and Amber has just completed her transformation and started her rampage. Judging from the situation, it will be at least ten seconds before she can free her hands to help me.

In just over ten seconds, judging from the difference in strength, it would have been enough for the Descendant of the Demon Wolf to kill himself three or four times.

Zach bared its long, dagger-like fangs and launched another attack with a cold laugh. The human before it was indeed extraordinary, possessing Bronze-level strength, but so what? He was only slightly stronger than Zach's pathetic minions.

This time, Zack's attack speed noticeably slowed, but even so, it was still faster than Zhang Xi, and he had some spare strength. Once the Descendant of the Demon Wolf calms down, it becomes the finest warrior. It patiently approaches, revealing no weakness. It has decided to fight steadily, forcing the human to fight with absolute strength, overwhelming him with the difference in power.

Faced with the approaching threat of death, Zhang Xi remained calm. He launched a charge the instant Zack closed in, using the speed difference to dodge the fatal blow once again. The massive spiked club smashed a large crater in the ground, sending damp soil and bits of weed flying everywhere.

Zhang Xi barely dodged the attack, but the gust of wind that swept past him made him break out in a cold sweat. The spiked club, a blunt weapon, was precisely the nemesis of the nano vest.

However, Zhang Xi had one advantage: the more critical the situation, the calmer he became. While dodging an attack during the charge, Zhang Xi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had grasped something, like breaking through a layer of paper that had been blocking his way for many years.

Relying on his years of honed combat instincts, he stayed close to the wolf descendant, practically dancing a close dance with him. At such close range, the wolf descendant's speed advantage was rendered ineffective.

Zhang Xi was almost touching his opponent, yet he maintained a slight distance. It was like walking a tightrope high in the air. Relying on his combat instincts honed over ten years, he moved with strange steps, almost in sync with his opponent. One wrong step would mean certain death.

But the situation left him no choice; this was the only way to buy time. Moreover, the environment shapes heroes, and it can also bring out an individual's potential.

Zhang Xi unleashed all his potential, using his years of experience and understanding of werewolves to fight them off at close range. Even so, he still got hit in the chest at the eighth second.

Although it wasn't a direct hit, just a glancing blow, Zhang Xi still felt a surge of blood rushing to his head. Fortunately, the nano vest was strong enough to prevent her from being ripped open.

Amber finally freed her hands, and now, after her transformation, Amber appeared more elegant and robust, and the flames on her body became even more dazzling and bright, changing from bright yellow to crimson.

Amber approached the two men but did not join the battle, letting the wolf and the man fight it out. She only intervened when Zhang Xi was in danger, and then squatted down to watch the spectacle.

Zhang Xi understood Amber's lack of effort; such flashes of inspiration in battle were rare and precious, and the longer it dragged on, the better it would be for Zhang Xi in the future.

Zack grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. It realized that Amber's strength could easily kill it. The fact that its opponent didn't make a move was a great insult, but the difference in strength left it helpless. The human it was fighting was also becoming increasingly slippery, going from struggling to dodge to now frequently freeing his hands to leave wounds on Zack's body.

It wasn't until Zach, the descendant of the wolf, could no longer bear it, howled, and turned to run away that Amber caught up with him and ended his life.

Only at this moment did Zhang Xi realize that he had underestimated Amber's strength. His previous arrangements were clearly unnecessary; Amber could have handled the battle entirely on its own. Even after transforming, Amber still possessed peak Silver-level strength, but absolute strength doesn't fully represent combat power. Amber's combat talent was astonishing; it seemed as if it was born for battle.

The battle is finally over.

Zhang Xi collapsed to the ground. He hadn't felt this tired even after killing dozens of gray werewolves, but this less than one-minute battle had exhausted most of his physical and mental strength. Only when he stopped did he realize he was covered in a cold sweat, his whole body drenched in water.

Zhang Xi sat down to rest while sorting through his spoils. The wolf descendant was wearing a leather skirt with decent defensive capabilities, enough to withstand close-range shots from ordinary rifle bullets. Unfortunately, gray werewolves didn't have the habit of wearing underwear, so this leather skirt served as their underwear. Zhang Xi shook his head regretfully; he certainly didn't wear secondhand underwear.

He shifted his gaze to the wolf's feet, where it wore a pair of anklets, somewhat like silver anklets worn by children, but in a jet-black color. These anklets were called Speed ​​Anklets, providing the wearer with a 50% speed boost for three minutes at a time, with a one-hour cooldown.

He never expected his hands to be so lucky! In his previous life, he had killed quite a few wolf descendants, and usually the loot was only their weapons. This was the first time he had obtained an attribute-enhancing item like this. Moreover, it didn't even have any equipment requirements. With such a good attribute, no wonder this wolf descendant was so fast.

Many items that provide attribute bonuses require the wearer to reach a certain level of elemental energy; otherwise, not only will they not receive the bonus, but they will also suffer elemental energy damage from the item. Therefore, equipment without wearing requirements is extremely rare.

After killing another Silver-rank monster, Zhang Xi unlocked a new card. This time, he had to choose one card from the three suits: Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, and Spades. In the end, Zhang Xi chose the Three of Spades.

As the Three of Spades merged into and disappeared from his mind, a rectangular black metal box covered in runes appeared—the Horadric Cube's storage box. At the same time, a prompt appeared in Zhang Xi's mind: This box is the Horadric Cube's greatest love and greatest hate. If you put two or more items inside, it will give you a surprise. Also, never use it to store items; if you insist on doing so, you will regret it.

Zhang Xi was a bit puzzled by the box, so he decided to put it aside for now; he had more important things to do. The next item was a magic stone for recording information.

Zhang Xi had already obtained nearly fifty record magic stones, but most of the maps on them were duplicates, making it virtually impossible to piece together a complete map.

A complete city map was finally obtained from the recording magic stone on the wolf descendant. It was a county town, naturally not comparable in size to a port city like Plains City. I wonder which city is going to be in trouble.

In the year leading up to the cataclysm, humanity gradually lost vast tracts of land, starting in rural areas, then small towns, and finally county towns.

The sun was almost setting, and even with his current strength and Amber by his side, Zhang Xi didn't want to travel at night or stay in the dense forest any longer. After checking his spoils, he immediately stood up, patted Amber's head, and said, "Little friend, it's up to you now. Find me a suitable location; I need to refine medicine. Let's meet somewhere with the highest concentration of elemental energy."

Amber had finished its transformation and reverted to its Chihuahua form. It nodded in a human-like manner and ran off first, sniffing and searching. Seeing Amber's appearance, Zhang Xi couldn't help but touch his nose, wondering if Amber could detect elemental energy by smell? Did elemental energy have a scent?

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