5: Trash monster, privileges upgraded!

"Help! Monsters are killing people!"

"Quick, call the police!"

Even though Han Fei was far away, he could clearly hear all sorts of shouts, showing how loud the noise was.

Han Fei quickly looked into the distance, only to see many people running in a panic, and behind them, strange-looking monsters were chasing them.

"What kind of monsters are those?"

Han Fei pressed his face against the window to get a closer look.

The monsters looked like giants formed from various kinds of garbage, each over two meters tall, running incredibly fast, and quickly catching up to the people on the street.

"Those who litter, die!"

The Garbage Monster roared, a huge black mouth splitting open on its chest, and it violently swallowed the pedestrian in front of it.

Chewing sounds echoed, and a large amount of fresh blood flowed from the Garbage Monster's body.

"Those who litter, repay your sins with blood!"

After eating the person, the Garbage Monster roared to the sky, its body suddenly growing a size larger, and its appearance becoming even more ferocious.

"Ah—"

"Monsters are eating people!"

The people on the street were scared Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, running even more desperately.

Han Fei, inside the house, was also terrified. He had been in this world for so long, yet this was the first time he had seen such a horrifying scene.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Suddenly, violent knocking came from behind him.

The sound was so loud, it was as if someone was smashing the door with a heavy hammer.

Han Fei quickly looked behind him, only to see a large bulge protruding inwards from the door.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

The loud thuds continued, and the steel door gradually deformed.

Han Fei could even vaguely see the Garbage Monster smashing the door from outside through the cracks.

"Those who litter, come out and die!"

The roar made Han Fei's scalp tingle, and the amulet on his chest felt like it was burning, making his chest ache.

The sharp pain in his chest allowed Han Fei to calm down slightly. He quickly scanned the room, his gaze settling on the two-meter-tall wardrobe.

Han Fei quickly ran to the side of the wardrobe, wanting to push it to block the door.

"Damn it!"

Han Fei used all his strength, but the wardrobe didn't budge.

"Why is it so heavy?"

Han Fei gave up, exhausted.

Bang!

A loud crash echoed.

Dust scattered everywhere!

The door was broken!

"Those who litter, die!"

The Garbage Monster's deep, thunderous voice rang out, deafening Han Fei and making him dizzy.

"Escape! I must escape quickly!"

Han Fei looked around in a panic.

Nowhere to escape.

His rented room was on the 12th floor, with only the door as an exit.

And that sole exit was completely blocked by a two-meter-tall monster!

"Those who litter, die!"

The Garbage Monster spotted Han Fei, its chest split open, and its hideous black maw let out a deafening roar.

Han Fei was completely terrified, accidentally stepping on a trash can and falling onto the ground.

"It's over..."

Looking up at the Garbage Monster crushing a pile of trash cans as it charged at him, this thought just flashed through Han Fei's blank mind when an unexpected scene occurred.

As the monster's right foot stepped on a certain trash can on the ground, its entire right leg exploded with a 'bang'.

"Wuwuwu—"

The monster let out a heart-wrenching shriek, rolling on the ground in pain.

From its broken right leg, like bleeding, countless fist-sized black treasure chests kept falling out, leaving Han Fei dumbfounded.

Han Fei quickly understood what was happening. "The trash can! The branded trash can can hurt it!"

Although he had been scared silly earlier, Han Fei still noticed that the Garbage Monster's right leg had stepped on a branded trash can just before it exploded.

Understanding this, Han Fei immediately picked up a branded trash can from the ground and threw it at the Garbage Monster, which was trying to escape.

The moment the branded trash can touched the Garbage Monster's back, it exploded like a barrel of gunpowder!

A large hole burst open in the Garbage Monster's back with the explosion, and countless fist-sized black boxes tumbled out, scattering all over the floor.

The Garbage Monster was severely wounded and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Seeing that the branded trash can was indeed effective, Han Fei quickly picked up another branded trash can and accurately threw it at the monster's head.

With a crisp 'bang'.

The Garbage Monster's head directly exploded.

Its entire body then scattered into a floor full of treasure chests, covering every corner of the room.

After glancing at the mountain of black iron treasure chests, Han Fei's attention was immediately drawn to three chests emitting a bronze luster.

"bronze grade treasure chest!"

Han Fei's eyes lit up.

At this moment, the System's notification sound suddenly rang in his ears.

[Congratulations to the Host for successfully killing a black iron grade treasure chest monster!]

[Rank progress +10]

[Hunt Value +1]

[New milestone unlocked: First kill of a black iron treasure chest monster]

[Milestone reward: Rank progress +200, one ten-thousand-fold good luck opportunity]

[One ten-thousand-fold good luck opportunity: When opening a treasure chest, you can choose whether to use this opportunity. After use, the drop rate of rare items will increase by ten thousand times, and the drop rate of one random super rare item will increase by one million times. There are no restrictions on treasure chest quality, and it can only be used once.]

[Rank progress has met the upgrade conditions: 1214 / 500]

[Number of milestones has met the upgrade conditions: 5 / 5]

[Host Rank has increased to LV6]

[Your authority has increased!]

[Cheat selection has increased to LV4!]

[Cheat selection LV4: You will receive four options each time you change your Cheat]

[Host comprehensive rating has increased!]

[Your rating has increased to Chest Opening Apprentice!]

[Authority unlocked!]

[Cheat retention has increased to LV2!]

[Cheat retention LV2: Can retain two cheats]

"Cheat retention upgraded?!"

This unexpected surprise made Han Fei temporarily forget about the bronze treasure chests on the floor.

After confirming that his authority had indeed increased, Han Fei quickly noticed an additional tab on the System.

[Hunt Value: 1]

"Hunt Value? What's it for?"

The System's answer rang out.

[Hunt Value can be used to purchase various items in the System Shop]

"There's a System Shop too?" Han Fei was clearly hearing about this for the first time.

[After the Host's comprehensive rating increases to 'Chest Opening Skilled Hand', the System Shop will automatically open]

Han Fei had already asked about how to improve the Host's comprehensive rating; it could be improved by increasing one's own strength, wealth, System Rank, unlocking new milestones, and other methods.

One Rank above Chest Opening Apprentice is Chest Opening Skilled Hand, which means Han Fei only needs to upgrade one more Rank to open the System Shop.

"What kind of things are sold in the System Shop?" Han Fei asked curiously.

[Host authority is insufficient, no comment]

The System's cold voice rang out.

"Again," Han Fei shrugged helplessly.

Previously, when the Cheat retention authority hadn't been able to upgrade, Han Fei had also asked the System why, and received the same answer.

The System would only answer questions within Han Fei's authority; it would refuse to answer anything beyond his authority.

After shaking his head, Han Fei looked at the room full of black iron treasure chests.

"So many treasure chests, I'm afraid they're enough to raise my Host Rank to LV8!"