He saw the forest that had been scorched, leaving only black ruins after the fire. A chilling atmosphere filled the air, and his heart was filled with desolation.
They teleported more than twenty times at increased speed, looting everything usable in the towns they passed through, and soon arrived at the border of Xining, a first-tier city.
Finally, the Duke arrived in Xining, a city in ruins. The once prosperous streets were now deathly silent, devoid of the bustling crowds and vehicles.
There was only thunder and lightning everywhere, along with strong winds and torrential rain. In such weather, anyone who went out would be blown away, so no one would choose to go out now; that would be tantamount to courting death.
The Duke carefully made his way through the abandoned buildings, his destination a place known as the "Last Supermarket," where some stock was supposedly still available.
When the Duke entered the supermarket, he witnessed a shocking scene. Corrosive acid rain had damaged the rooftops of several floors.
There wasn't a single piece of food left in the supermarket, but apart from the food, all the household items were still there, albeit in a mess!
Although most of the shelves were scattered with items on the floor, he didn't mind.
With a wave of his hand, the Duke placed all available resources and new daily necessities within a six-kilometer radius around him into his space.
The goods in this place have been cleared out. It seems there is a very famous large supermarket about ten miles away. I heard that the supermarket has dozens of floors and several underground warehouses of several thousand square meters.
He can accept not having food or not; he won't let go of any usable things.
Stepping out of the supermarket, the daytime was as dark as night, with wind and rain raging, as natural disasters struck countries around the world.
The earth trembled, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and various natural disasters struck the city one after another, bringing endless fear and despair to the people.
In this city covered in ruins, the Lord walked alone, struggling through the abandoned streets.
His eyes revealed a firmness and courage; he believed that he could overcome everything and find more hope for survival.
Junjue continued walking towards the supermarket, hoping to find some food and daily necessities.
After a teleport, when he arrived at the supermarket entrance, he was struck by how enormous the supermarket was! Four or five floors of the dozens of floors had been corroded away, leaving only four or five corroded frames. The supermarket itself was in no better shape, with a terrifying, corroded appearance everywhere.
A biting wind blew by, and he felt a sense of foreboding.
He pushed open the first door of the supermarket, and the sight before him made him gasp in shock.
The supermarket was in a mess, with shelves collapsed and various items scattered all over the floor. The outermost items were eroded by the wind and rain and were no longer visible.
Junjue slowly walked into the supermarket, his footsteps sounding exceptionally clear in the deathly silence.
Although the items inside were messy, they were still new and usable, including expensive furniture, clothing, gold jewelry, and cosmetics.
Junjue put everything usable into his space, then sensed the twenty-odd floors above the supermarket. Except for food, he had all the other daily necessities.
With a thought, he stored everything into his space, including children's toys, women's products, men's products, all kinds of household appliances and kitchenware, pots and pans, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, you name it.
He packed everything away, even the shelves, taking them all into his spatial storage along with the items.
After clearing out all the supplies from the supermarket, Junjue remembered that there were several underground warehouses of several thousand square meters. Just as he went down to check the supplies, he suddenly heard a series of squeaking sounds.
His brows furrowed instantly; he sensed danger.
Suddenly, a group of ferocious creatures appeared in the supermarket's underground warehouse.
They were monsters mutated by natural disasters, emitting low, squeaking roars as they fiercely pounced on the Lord.
He instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large group of mutated rats rapidly surrounding him.
There were at least tens of thousands of them, swarming over in dense numbers, which gave him a huge fright.
However, he quickly regained his composure. He could teleport and escape at any time, so what was there to be afraid of?
"How many days has it been since the natural disaster? How come there are already so many mutated creatures? Is it because of the poisonous sea? Or is it because of the corrosive acid rain?"
He calmed himself down and looked at these mutated rats, which were huge, like dogs weighing dozens of kilograms, with thick, coarse fur due to the mutation.
Their four claws are incredibly sharp, their eyes are scarlet and terrifying, and they emit a chilling squeak.
Despite being surrounded by tens of thousands of mutated rats, the Duke showed no fear.
His eyes gleamed with determination and resolve; he knew he had to fight these demonic creatures to the bitter end.
Moreover, the mutated rat king that led the pack was as big as a fat pig weighing several hundred kilograms. Using psychic abilities to sense that there was a sizable core crystal inside its brain, at least a level three core crystal.
Moreover, apart from the Rat King, all the mutated rats had level one to level two core crystals. This time, I have gained a lot!
These things are terrifying to others, but for a level four ability user like myself, it's like winning the lottery.
"Damn it, it's only been less than half a month since the natural disaster struck, and there are already level three mutated creatures."
This thing must have started to mutate slowly before the natural disaster struck!
"My superpower just happens to need an upgrade, so I'll use tens of thousands of your mutated rats for that!"
Junjue gathered his lightning powers and roamed freely in the supermarket's underground warehouse.
Lightning danced between his fingers, accompanied by a deafening roar.
The thunder crackled and popped.
Without hesitation, he charged towards the horde of mutated rats, lightning striking from his hands and instantly knocking them down one by one.
"Squeak squeak~"
"Bang bang bang bang bang..." The corpses of the mutated rats flew everywhere, crashing and rolling on the ground, their bodies still crackling with lightning.
He died not long after his body was burned to a crisp.
At the same time, the Lord also used his ice-based powers to freeze and imprison some of the rats. Frost covered their bodies, sealing them in place, unable to move.
A terrifying scene unfolds in the supermarket's underground warehouse, where lightning and frost intertwine as the Lord engages in a life-or-death struggle with mutated rats.
The rats let out sharp hisses, their hideous faces filled with chilling fear.
The Duke's figure flickered in the battle, nimbly dodging the rats' ferocious attacks.
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