Universe Infinite Canteen

"What the hell is that?!" The female giant was also shocked, but this turned out to be a good thing for her.

She had underestimated the strength of the other group. Previously, they hadn't been able to find many catches, so they banded together and hatched a plan to rob other anglers on the top level. However, the plan went south from the get-go when they ran into tough opposition.

The other party was not only powerful but also extremely despicable. They first pretended to leak news of the Revenge canned carps to lull them into a false sense of security, then launched a sudden ambush, blowing up her small head, and proceeded to brutally pummel them.

They were utterly confounded. Forget about robbing anyone, they couldn't even think of escaping.

Not until that massive dark shadow appeared, drawing Ma Lu and his group's attention away, did the female giant hesitate for not a second and turned tail to run.

The white birdman moved even faster than her, flapping his wings frantically, flying towards the direction of the gate.

In the span of a breath, he was already more than twenty meters away. The female giant cursed the birdman in her heart for being unreliable, forgetting that she too had made a clean getaway.

The birdman, feeling secure having outstripped his teammates, was oblivious to his surroundings suddenly darkening.

Hmm, what's going on? Did someone turn off the lights?

While the birdman was still puzzled, the female giant and Ma Lu's group behind him could see it clearly—the dark shadow had just "swallowed" the birdman.

Or more accurately, the two had overlapped.

In the moment of impending collision, the dark shadow passed through the birdman's body, enveloping the latter, who still had an expression of joy at the thought of escape on his face.

But in the next instant, his facial expression froze, and the whole person seemed to be put on pause, his wings spread, frozen in the pose of fleeing.

This state didn't last long, soon a small section of the tip of his wings disappeared, followed by two fingers, an ear, then the nose and right foot...

Ma Lu initially didn't quite understand what was happening until he witnessed this scene and suddenly realized—the creature was feeding!!!

Its kind had always been prey for other life forms in the universe, and its very birth was for the purpose of revenge; naturally, it also intended to devour other life forms, subjecting them to the agony of being food!

The female giant didn't think it through that much. She saw the birdman, who had been ahead of her, being devoured by the mysterious dark shadow and felt a rush of relief, hoping to use the opportunity to slip away.

She tried her best to lower her head and body as much as possible, but given her enormous stature, it was hard to go unnoticed no matter how much she tried to shrink her neck.

Moreover, it was clear that the entity in the sky didn't intend to spare anyone.

So, the next moment, the dark shadow descended upon the head of the female giant, enveloping her as well.

Because it already had a person inside and the female giant was indeed very large—roughly the size of three normal humans—the dark shadow couldn't swallow her in one bite.

It had to "eat" her head first, and as her head was engulfed by the shadow, the female giant's body instantly stiffened, motionless.

Little Huzi was the first to react, raising his heavy machine gun and aiming at the dark shadow.

As the gun turned, bullets whizzed out with a rattle, but upon hitting the dark shadow, they didn't stop, passing straight through its body and, undiminished in force, ricocheted around the ceiling and walls, creating a cascade of sparks.

Then, the Mechanical Rats thrown by Iron Can Man also exploded with a bang beneath the dark shadow's feet, and the flames instantly engulfed the mass of darkness.

Is it over? Everyone wondered.

But when the smoke cleared, that shadow appeared to be just the same as before.

At that moment, Battle Axe Muscle Brother let out a roar and charged forward, wielding his Light Sword and hacking at the dark mass. However, the usually invincible Light Sword had met its match this time.

Battle Axe Muscle Brother stirred things up inside the shadow, but could only chop at the Birdman and Female Giant it had swallowed, unable to harm the shadow itself.

And his actions had completely enraged the shadow, which turned its attention towards him.

Just as Battle Axe Muscle Brother was about to face disaster, at the critical moment, the shadow was somehow blocked and stopped in its place.

"Run fast, I can't hold it off for too long!"

Chacha said anxiously, his teeth clenched, fingers interwoven, hands bent at the back, straining forward with all his might.

As if struggling against some invisible force, within just a few seconds, his wrinkled face seemed to age another decade.

Although Battle Axe Muscle Brother was impulsive, he was no fool. Realizing that physical attacks were useless against his foe, he quickly sheathed his Light Sword, retreated, and without hesitation, grabbed Chacha who stood motionless.

He tucked him under his arm, and started to sprint wildly.

Ma Lu and others, seeing the dire situation, ran even faster, but the path to the gate had been blocked by the shadow; the team had no choice but to flee to the other end of the corridor.

Everyone exerted all their might as if their lives depended on it. As Ma Lu fled, he caught sight of the green glow emanating from the save point, but hesitated and didn't approach it.

Because if he saved his progress now, he would have to start from here if he died, and if they couldn't find a way to deal with that thing behind them, they might fall into a death loop of continuous killing.

By comparison, he would rather revert to an earlier save point, even if it meant taking a longer detour and rewatching the cutscene.

Yes, even after witnessing the strength of that thing, Ma Lu still wasn't willing to give up the idea of capturing it in his Collection Bag.

Because when the shadow appeared, he also received a notification from his Traveler's Bracelet.

—— Ding! Congratulations on discovering a 9-star ingredient, "Revenge Canned Chimaeras." The Illustrated Handbook for "Revenge Canned Chimaeras" has been unlocked.

A 9-star ingredient, which is at the very top of the entire Multiverse! The emperor of ingredients!!!

Ma Lu had visited so many Planes before, and the best he had ever obtained was 8-star ingredients. This was his first encounter with a 9-star, naturally, he did not want to let it go easily.

Although this Revenge Canned Chimaeras seemed invincible, Ma Lu could also resurrect and retry; as long as he attempted it enough times, he would eventually find its vulnerability... right?

At least, that was what Ma Lu planned initially. With the aid of his jet boots, he was the last in the team to fall, managing to hold out for 2 minutes and 21 seconds.

After resurrection, he immediately led the team to the top floor, challenging the Revenge Canned Chimaeras again.

But as expected, they were wiped out in the end.

Ma Lu summoned the spirit he had when facing the Rabbit Man, summarizing the mistakes, learning lessons, and persevering.

So it repeated nineteen times, but in the end, he came to a somewhat devastating conclusion — with the current conditions, he might really have no way of dealing with this Revenge Canned Chimaeras.