The entire space instantly shattered into pieces. A massive amount of red seawater poured down from the sky. Lin Ye stood amidst the gradually collapsing World of Ashes, locking eyes with the Eyeball in the sky. A part of its consciousness had already fallen into the Abyss, but it didn't seem to be in any hurry to retrieve that part.

The nearby landmass began to crack. From within the shattered land, a huge amount of mold spores drifted out. Even the ground beneath their feet was now riddled with mold.

Countless ashes and mold spores swirled within the collapsing space. The base was about to be submerged by seawater and mold. Lin Ye contracted the range of the World of Ashes, protecting the people inside the base.

A card painted with a question mark appeared in Lin Ye's field of vision. Just before the entire space completely collapsed, Lin Ye used his mental energy to touch the card, and it directly vanished.

The Information Space constructed from the black box and the Abyss completely collapsed. Lin Ye and the others returned to the colorful city. His armor had transformed into a colorful Information Armor. A black box with no surface decorations and an indiscernible material appeared in front of him.

The entire city had already been saturated by the Red Sea. Gray-green mold drifted through the city like heavy snow. A large number of Abyssal creatures appeared in various parts of the city. Holes of varying sizes appeared in some districts. The entire city began to plummet downward.

A massive crimson Shadow enveloped the city from above. It was observing the state of this area. Faced with such a troublesome situation, even it was unwilling to approach rashly.

The team members under the Female Captain forcibly opened an unstable portal. She extended her right hand towards Lin Ye, inviting him to leave this place with them.

"You go first. Help take care of her a little for me... The place beyond that portal might not be your Plane. I wish you a smooth journey."

Lin Ye used the Lucky Coin to cast a simplified version of the blessing secret art on Cynthia. He didn't know if it would be effective.

The surrounding ashes pushed Cynthia towards the Female Captain. With the man's main body watching from above, it was impossible for Lin Ye to leave this place with them.

Moreover, the event was about to end. It was time for him to return to the Shelter.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lin Ye."

Before stepping into the portal, Cynthia turned back and spoke to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye simply waved his hand. The red seawater had already spread to his feet. The range of the World of Ashes was compressed to the area immediately surrounding his body.

"You've won again this time. But you won't keep winning forever." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

A middle-aged man appeared amidst the red seawater. Compared to that branch individual, it looked extremely calm.

"Aren't you going down there to save it? Or does losing it not really affect you?"

Lin Ye hadn't expected the other party to be so composed. He had originally thought falling into the Abyss would be a significant problem for the man as well.

"How do you know I haven't gone? If the situation over there wasn't so troublesome, if I weren't restricted by the system, if the problems in this area weren't so severe, what right would you have to stand here and speak to me?"

The man very much wanted to deal with Lin Ye right now. But the situation with the branch was extremely problematic. Considering all the various factors, the man could only give up this chance to act against Lin Ye.

"You want me to lie down and talk to you? I wouldn't mind. By the way, as protection money, you gave me a Rule Fragment before. What rule is inside that fragment?"

Lin Ye asked in a slightly provocative tone.

"Hmph, it's a Rule Fragment that suits you quite well. I hope you won't regret it later. Having more Rule Fragments isn't necessarily better, especially when different kinds of Rule Fragments appear on the same person."

The man did not conceal its malice. There was nothing wrong with that Rule Fragment itself. Because even it had no means to deceive the system. Precisely because of that, that Rule Fragment was exceptionally dangerous.

Because Lin Ye could completely use its power normally. For the current Lin Ye, this was a very powerful form of assistance.

"Well, thank you very much then."

Lin Ye picked up the black box from the ground. A red question mark appeared on the surface of the black box.

The man also saw that question mark. This was the main reason it was unwilling to take action in this area.

[Event concluded. Survivors will automatically return to the Shelter after the countdown ends.]

[09:59]

After coming into contact with the black box, a system prompt appeared before Lin Ye's eyes.

After the system prompt appeared, the man quickly vanished. But the red seawater did not disappear with it. More seawater flowed into this world from the holes in the sky, then poured into the holes within the city.

Lin Ye stood within the World of Ashes that could now only protect himself. He watched the Red Sea creatures in the red seawater, watched the Abyssal creatures wandering the city, watched the mold integrating into the earth... This near-apocalyptic scene wasn't something one could see just anywhere.

"...What a nice tourist attraction."

Because Lin Ye was wearing the Disaster Hazmat Suit, the things outside weren't interested in him. For him, the effect of the Disaster Hazmat Suit wasn't to trigger a disaster, but to link the disaster and the Disaster Hazmat Suit before the disaster arrived.

A large number of military forces and spiritual energy users had gathered outside the city, but they didn't dare to take a single step closer. The problems in this area had already exceeded the scope of their abilities.

The countdown ended. Lin Ye put away the Information Armor and vanished amidst the ashes.

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[Personal Special Random Event Completed]

[System Evaluation Increased]

[Total of 1423 Trade points obtained. Trade points exceed 1000 points. Trading area permissions upgraded.]

[Please draw today's card.]

"My turn! Draw a card!"

This time, the card face depicted a very high-end-looking pale purple suitcase. The suitcase had no pull-out handle or wheels, only a handle that looked very soft.

The card dissipated. A not-too-large suitcase appeared in the center of the Shelter.

It looked just like a large book wrapped in pale purple book cover. The surface felt comfortable, somewhere between soft and firm.

Lin Ye picked up the suitcase and found it matched his height quite well.

"Hello?"

Lin Ye tried to open the suitcase and found inside were some fresh ingredients and seasonings packaged in bags. Beside them lay a not-too-thick recipe book, which recorded the preparation processes for some dishes.

'I just happen to need breakfast. Is it because of that?'

Lin Ye closed the suitcase. Then, thinking about the process for creating spiritual energy items, he opened the suitcase again.

Inside were still those materials and that recipe book. Nothing had changed.

After that, Lin Ye tried emptying the contents first before closing the suitcase. When he opened it again, it was still empty.

"Alright."

Putting down the suitcase, Lin Ye began checking the loot from this event.