Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!

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[The journey has ended, settling accounts...]

[Evaluation: Flowing like water, Warrior, solid as an Enchanting Demon, you show no interest in mating, your Killing Heart Burning!

[Your ironblooded methods have shocked the Enchanting Demon World, perhaps those who only know how to wiggle their butts and beg for mercy should seriously reconsider their path.

[And you, my friend, should also reflect on whether your sudden demise is due to your overwhelming fierceness. Even a traditional Enchanting Demon might have managed to make it past the bridge, who knows.]

[Your skill Stone Throwing (Ordinary) has been upgraded, evolved into Throwing Skill (Ordinary), you can now try throwing something else.]

[You have obtained the item: Recoil Fighter (Fine)]

[Recoil Fighter (Fine): After use, for a period of time, when you sprint backwards in the opposite direction you will carry a "soaring to the skies" effect, with a maximum distance of 1000 meters.]

"What is this, a Fine item and you give me a skyrocketing firecracker?

"And a kilometer long to boot, you trying to kill me off or what?"

Xu Shu felt somewhat speechless.

What's the use of this? To make a grand entrance with a descending palm technique?

At this moment, he heard some noise coming from behind the corridor door.

He walked over and saw Gu Pan knocking on the door: "I have something I want to discuss with you!"

"What's up?" Xu Shu walked over and asked.

Gu Pan pursed her lips and said, "It's just that, actually, my marksmanship is not bad. I scored top grade in my firearms specialization assessment at the Supervision Bureau. If you insist on going hunting for monsters, maybe I can be of some help. There are still some good weapons in the armory here."

Top grade?

Oh, you mean that selection exam by the Supervision Bureau?

I was eliminated in the first round, no clue that there was any further firearms assessment stuff...

But you, with a gun, following me?

"..." Xu Shu looked at Gu Pan, scrutinizing her, and did not speak for a moment.

"..." Gu Pan also stared straight back at him, her eyes seemingly sincere.

After a moment of silence.

"Thanks for the offer, I appreciate it, but I won't be needing it for now, maybe another time."

Sorry, I'm not interested in testing your humanity...

Xu Shu turned around, ready to leave.

"Hey, wait a second!" Gu Pan knocked on the door again.

"Hm?" Xu Shu frowned.

He only had a few minutes to spare, if he delayed further, he had no idea what the situation with the Spider Sisters would be.

Gu Pan still held the freshly washed mop in her hand, and with a strange spray bottle, she explained, "This is a wound healing medicine, with hemostatic and flesh-regenerating effects, distributed by the Supervision Bureau. It should be useful to you."

"If you won't let me accompany you, just take this with you, at least I can help in this way."

She wiped the sweat from her forehead, her expression earnest.

That's not bad...

Xu Shu intended to pick it up, but after checking the time, he said, "No hurry, you finish mopping first, I'll be right back."

He then strode south, carrying a pried open rebar on his back.

"Hey, you're really..."

Gu Pan was left behind, startled and somewhat feeling pity for him from the depths of her heart.

"Sigh, he must have been deprived of love since childhood, and oppressed terribly, right?

"Otherwise, why would he be so reckless in leveling up and rejecting the help of others? It's quite pitiful...

"I hope he doesn't die; otherwise, my luck would be awful too, being trapped here and dying this way would be way too tragic.

"Does this count as relying on each other for survival in some sense?"

She glanced at the mop in her hands, her expression suddenly stiffened as if she thought of something, and she chuckled to herself, starting to clean.

This time Xu Shu didn't lock her in a cell, she wasn't in a rush to go to the bathroom, so her movements were leisurely.

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As it turned out, less than twenty minutes passed.

Gu Pan had just cleaned the kitchen and part of the corridor, had not even washed her hands, and was just about to go to the restroom when she saw Xu Shu returning, at the gate to the prison.

— She had already gotten used to the twenty or thirty minutes of free time after meals, and since Xu Shu hadn't locked her up when he went out, she was even more at ease. So although she felt an urge to go, she wanted to finish her chores before taking care of it—she could hold it in for a bit longer.

But she didn't expect Xu Shu to return so soon.

Seeing Xu Shu drenched and his clothes torn in several places, looking a bit bedraggled, Gu Pan was momentarily shocked.

Uh, maybe he couldn't beat whatever it was, chased back by a monster?

Gu Pan thought that served him right for not taking her advice!

Luckily, he looked just a bit pale, no serious injuries on his body, probably just pissed off by the monster, hahaha...

Wait a second.

This thought had barely crossed her mind when Gu Pan realized something was off.

Not right!

He hadn't fled back!

She saw Xu Shu take off his tattered shirt and picked up a thick coat to wear on the side.

His body, sturdy and pale, with well-defined muscles, had not a single new wound, and even the ointment she'd applied earlier hadn't fallen off.

"Ah, what... this is..."

Gu Pan turned red at first, then stared wide-eyed—Xu Shu casually took out a set of fresh, moist Erosion Crystals and laid them on the ground, the wispy strands clearly visible, one level 7, three level 5!

Four crystals? So many?

And higher level than the ones from noon.

...

The devil, how could he be so powerful in combat?

Keep in mind he's only level 2!

Less than half an hour passed, she hadn't even finished mopping the floor, and he had already Level Jumped and killed four monsters to bring back spoils, without a single injury on his body!

Terrifying!

The floor not yet dry, and he has returned, enemies turned to dust with a laugh, Level Jump in combat as if nothing at all.

This, isn't this, the very thing she had always dreamed of becoming?

At this moment, Gu Pan was truly shaken!

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