44: Chapter 44: Opening the Epic Treasure Chest

Immediately after, a golden fissure tore open in the air above the Greenhouse without any warning.

A massive, concentrated deluge of experience points transformed into a torrential downpour, completely covering the area that had just experienced a bloody life-or-death battle.

As the one who dealt the killing blow, the largest torrent of experience points poured precisely into Fang Che!

[Talent "Absolute Critical Hit" passively triggered!]

[Obtained 45x Critical Hit experience points!]

[Level Up! LV4 -> LV5!]

[Level Up! LV5 -> LV6!]

[All stats +10!]

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

After two blinding golden lights of level-up burst forth from Fang Che first, the survivors all lit up with dazzling golden light simultaneously, as if a switch had been flipped for them as well!

"LV3… I've reached LV3!" A girl with a grazed thigh screamed in disbelief as she looked at her panel, tears streaming down her face.

Jiang Ning stood up shakily from the nauseating black mud.

The bloody, mangled wounds on her body, originally torn by vines, were stopping the bleeding and scabbing over at a visible rate under the wash of the warm current brought by the level-up.

After taking one look at her attribute panel, her nerves, which had been strained to the limit, finally snapped.

"Ha… Hahaha… I didn't die! Fuck! I survived!"

Jiang Ning collapsed exhaustedly into the mud, breathing heavily, inhaling air mixed with the scent of blood, laughing wildly as if venting the terror of surviving the ordeal.

Not far away, Teacher Qin Bing struggled to sit up with the help of Su Qingxue.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her neatly pinned, intellectual-style long hair falling loose, revealing a sense of messy fragility.

She lifted her head, her eyes, which were usually filled with severity, now staring unblinkingly at the man in the distance who was panting heavily.

Fang Che.

If, back at school, Fang Che had just been an ordinary student.

Then at this very moment, in this woman's eyes, Fang Che's tall, straight figure was like an unshakeable mountain.

That domineering aura and composed mastery of the situation, emanating from his very bones, arrogantly shattered the reserve and defenses Teacher Qin Bing held as a teacher.

In this crazy apocalypse, what could be more reassuring than being by the side of a man capable of soloing and one-shotting an LV5?

The surging warm current from two consecutive level-ups instantly washed away most of the negative status effects from the [Size Manipulation] weakness period.

Fang Che only felt a new strength surging through his limbs and bones, and he stood up from the ground with ease.

Although there was still a hint of soreness in his deep muscles from the tearing, it was no longer a major issue.

His eyes were already completely drawn to the giant heart-shaped treasure chest in the center of the clearing, shimmering with seven-colored light.

This was the First Kill treasure chest dropped by an elite BOSS that he had killed while two levels lower!

He walked step by step toward the treasure chest.

Behind him, the women who had been celebrating and weeping all unknowingly stopped their sounds and held their breath.

Everyone's eyes were burning as they stared at that treasure chest.

They knew that what was inside was the capital that would allow them to continue living in this damn world.

Fang Che took a deep breath and slammed his right hand, which was still trembling slightly, onto the cold metal shell of the treasure chest.

"Open!"

Vroom—!

A crisp system notification exploded deep within Fang Che's brain!

[Detected that the host is opening a First Kill Elite-grade treasure chest (LV5)!]

[Talent "Absolute Critical Hit" passively triggered!]

[Calculating loot drop multiplier…]

[Influenced by the host's extremely high Luck stat and preceding cumulative probability, the limit has been broken! Final determination: 101x Critical Hit!!!]

The moment that outrageous number, "101x," flashed through his mind, Fang Che's heart skipped a beat!

The next second, a storm of wealth played out before everyone.

"Boom!"

The seven-colored treasure chest exploded violently, like a volcano that had been suppressed for ten thousand years suddenly erupting!

It wasn't just a few pieces of equipment pathetically dropping to the ground.

It was an overwhelming, avalanche-like mass of supplies, transforming into a seven-colored beam of light that shot into the sky, instantly engulfing Fang Che completely!

"Oh my god…" Mu Waner sat down on the ground, her eyes wide and round, her voice trembling.

Survival Coins!

A massive amount of Survival Coins!

Those silver coins that were originally hard to come by one by one were now piling up into a small mountain on the ground with a "clatter"!

Following that were boxes of vacuum-packed premium meat, cartons of Chunghwa cigarettes, barrels of purified water, and piles of first-aid kits.

There were even various pieces of equipment and armor shimmering with blue and purple light, raining down onto the ground like dumplings.

The dazzling, colorful lights almost illuminated the ceiling of this gloomy Greenhouse!

The girls on the perimeter looked as if their eyeballs were about to pop out, drooling uncontrollably.

A few who were starving to the point of desperation instinctively wanted to pounce forward, but were nailed to the spot by a cold glare from Su Qingxue.

Everyone was watching the man in the mountain of supplies.

Those were things Fang Che had fought for; without his say-so, who would dare to even touch them?

Fang Che casually pushed aside a box of canned beef pressing on his leg, ignoring the dazzling array of ordinary equipment, and locked his gaze precisely onto three orbs of light floating at the very top of the supply pile, emitting a special aura.

These were the true top-tier items!

Epic-grade drops smashed out by a hundredfold Critical Hit!

He reached out and decisively grabbed the three light orbs.

As the light faded, the attribute panels of the three items unfolded before his eyes.

The first was a mechanical blueprint glowing with a faint blue light.

[Train Upgrade Blueprint: LV4 Energy Gathering Power Core (Bound Item)]

[Effect: Can significantly enhance the initial Train's power system, unlock the expansion permission for the Train's second carriage, and increase the Train's armor strength by 300%.]

The second was an ancient-looking book emitting a soft white light.

[Skill Book: Life Tide (Group Heal)]

[Rank: S-Rank]

[Effect: After chanting for two seconds, releases Life Tide on all friendly units within a 50-meter range. Instantly restores moderate injuries and continuously restores stamina and vitality over the next 10 minutes. Consumes an extremely high amount of Mental Power.]

The third was a thin golden card with a complex magic circle printed on the back.

[Absolute Random Awakening Card]

[Effect: Use on any individual who has not awakened a talent to 100% awaken an A-Rank or higher combat or support talent!]

Fang Che looked at these three items, a cold smirk curling the corners of his mouth.

This haul was a massive profit.

He turned around, holding the skill book emitting white light, and walked straight toward Teacher Qin Bing, who had just been helped up.

Watching Fang Che walk toward her, for some reason, Teacher Qin Bing's normally steady heart skipped a beat.

Fang Che decisively slapped the skill book into Teacher Qin Bing's hand, his deep gaze fixed on her mature, voluptuous face, his voice low and domineering:

"Teacher Qin Bing, we are a team. Jiang Ning is the knife that kills, but right now, we need someone who can save lives."

"This S-Rank group heal is most suitable for you."

Teacher Qin Bing shuddered, looking at the white-glowing skill book in her hand in disbelief.

S-Rank!

In this early stage where everyone was struggling for a piece of bread, Fang Che actually gave her a divine skill of this level without even blinking?!

She opened her mouth, but her throat felt dry; she wanted to say thank you, but couldn't utter a single word.

In the end, she just bit her lower lip hard and nodded heavily.

Fang Che settled the team's "healer," and his gaze swept casually over the girls in the group, causing everyone to involuntarily tense up.

He toyed with the golden Awakening Card that could change the fate of any ordinary person, not putting it away.

His sharp gaze fell upon Su Qingxue, who had been pretending to be calm, but whose hands under her sleeves were clenched tightly.

Under the jealous, red-eyed gaze of all the women present, Fang Che spoke:

"Su Qingxue, come here for a moment."