After killing Andre, Qin Shilei instantly moved out of the scope of the black fog's coverage.
In the black fog just now, he had formed an energy layer around his body with his vital energy.
Although it protected him from the corrosive effects of the black fog, the consumption was considerable. In less than ten seconds, he had used up ten percent of his vital energy.
If he couldn't kill Andre in his One-Punch Man state, Qin Shilei would have had to retreat temporarily.
Looking at the black fog that lingered before him, Qin Shilei turned to Kong Qingshu and said, "Use the wind to blow this fog away."
The wind swept away the clouds!
Kong Qingshu took out her long whip, conjured a strong gust of wind, and blew the black fog into the sky.
As the black fog dispersed, a box emitting silver light appeared next to Andre.
Finally seeing the Silver Treasure Chest again made Qin Shilei feel that his hard battle was not in vain.
The greatest credit for killing Andre without any injuries this time went to the divine ability Stun.
Stun truly lived up to its orange-tier divine ability status. Even the mighty Andre could only stand there motionlessly, allowing Qin Shilei to slaughter him.
Qin Shilei put away the Silver Treasure Chest and also dug out a Level 3 crystal core and a black ability pearl from Andre's body.
Su Xiaoxuan asked, "Brother Qin, what about the Soul Devouring Demons in the city?"
Qin Shilei frowned and said, "In a sea of people, how can it be easy to find an unknown number of Soul Devouring Demons? We can only apologize for our inability to help."
"This..." Su Xiaoxuan said with some worry, "I'm afraid the entire Lingquan City will eventually be devoured by the Soul Devouring Demons."
She still had a special feeling for the city where she had lived for over twenty years and did not want the survivors there to suffer such a calamity.
Qin Shilei shook his head helplessly, "In this damned apocalypse, everyone can only rely on their own fate."
Although he could find and kill Soul Devouring Demons, he couldn't stay here for long.
Kong Qingshu suggested, "Why don't we remind everyone in the chat channel?"
"Okay." After Su Xiaoxuan replied, she immediately opened the chat channel and announced the appearance of Soul Devouring Demons in Lingquan City in both the regional and national channels, along with their characteristics.
As for whether the survivors of Lingquan City would flee or fight, they could no longer manage that.
Kong Qingshu, who was also sending messages in the chat channel, suddenly changed her expression and said, "Brother Qin, something has happened at Hope City. An Qian asked us to return quickly."
Qin Shilei opened the chat channel and saw a member of Hope City spamming the screen.
"City Lord, there are bugs outside Hope City. Commander An wants you to return quickly."
Qin Shilei chatted with the person for a while on the channel and got a general idea of what was happening.
However, due to the excessive amount of information in the chat channel, he quickly closed it.
Qin Shilei waved his hand, summoning a sedan car. "Let's go."
The three of them traveled day and night and finally returned to Hope City the next morning.
As soon as An Qian saw Kong Qingshu, she happily walked up and hugged her. "Sister Qingshu, you're finally awake, that's great!"
Kong Qingshu replied somewhat awkwardly, "An Qian, I'm also very happy to see you again!"
Although she wore a smile, a hint of guilt welled up in her heart.
The other party regarded her as a good sister, but she herself had feelings for the other party's husband.
Could this be the legendary "bestie"?
After a brief moment of sharing their reunion joy, Qin Shilei said, "An Qian, let's go and see what's going on with these bugs."
The group got into the car and soon arrived at the north side of Hope City.
Standing on the tall city walls, they could see some scythe beetles roaming the streets outside the walls.
Zhang Xiaoli was leading Zhang Qiang and some other powerful survivors in clearing out the scythe beetles.
An Qian explained, "Yesterday, scattered scythe beetles were found here in the north. Over a hundred residents who couldn't escape were tragically killed by the beetles."
"Fortunately, Brother Qiang was nearby and immediately closed the city gates, preventing these beetles from entering Hope City."
The strength of the scythe beetles ranged from Black Iron 4-star to 5-star. If they had broken into the city, most of the residents who had not yet reached the Black Iron realm would have suffered heavy casualties.
Qin Shilei frowned and said, "These beetles must have come from that spatial rift. I'll go take a look."
With that, he jumped directly from the city wall and then used the hover skill on his shoes to land safely.
After greeting Zhang Xiaoli and the others as he passed by, he continued heading north.
Along the way, as soon as the beetles spotted Qin Shilei, a living person, they would charge at him, brandishing their two sharp forelimbs.
Qin Shilei gripped Blood Soul and quickly dashed past the beetles, leaving a trail of dead beetles behind him.
These scattered beetles were no match for him and could not impede his progress.
He soon arrived in front of the small mountain valley.
Looking up, he saw it filled with dense scythe beetles, with about a dozen shimmering silver beetles among them.
Furthermore, beetles continued to crawl out of the cave where the spatial rift was located.
At this moment, the beetles in the valley had already spotted Qin Shilei, the uninvited guest, and charged at him with roars.
Qin Shilei did not engage with these beetles further. With a few blinks, he escaped them and returned to the city wall.
By this time, Zhang Xiaoli and the others had also returned to the city wall.
He Kaige spoke first, "City Lord, these beetles have astonishing strength and their numbers are endless. They pose a major threat to our Hope City."
Zhang Qiang also said with deep concern, "City Lord, these beetles are currently only appearing on the north side of Hope City, but sooner or later they will surround our entire Hope City. At that time, we will be trapped within Hope City."
Qin Shilei looked towards the distant beetles and said in a deep voice, "Apocalypse, apocalypse. This is probably what the system meant by the apocalypse. Without completely resolving the spatial rift, Blue Star will forever be in an apocalypse."
He paused and then added, "You all continue to lead everyone in clearing out the beetles near the city walls. This will not only slow down the increase in their numbers but also improve your own strength."
Zhang Qiang and the others nodded in agreement.
Qin Shilei, on the other hand, took An Qian to an empty room nearby and took out the treasure chests he had acquired during this period.
An Qian's fingers flew across the screen, opening hundreds of Bronze Treasure Chests. No particularly useful items appeared.
Only one Silver Treasure Chest remained.
An Qian took a deep breath and slowly moved her finger forward.
Two purple lights emanated from within.
Demon Extermination Thunder Method: A Xuan-tier cultivation technique of the lightning attribute, with five levels, which can be cultivated to the Platinum realm.
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Vigorously Thriving (Green): After learning this thunder method, the vital energy that comes with the cultivation technique will stimulate the body's functions, leading to a certain degree of improvement in physical fitness.
Vital Energy Doubled (Red): The vital energy cultivated through this cultivation technique will be twice that of the original.
Transformation (Red): This cultivation technique can be transformed into a cultivation technique of any attribute.
Qin Shilei pondered for a moment and then fixed the Transformation attribute.
Instantly, this secret manual changed its attribute.
Wind and Cloud Art: A Xuan-tier cultivation technique of the wind attribute, with five levels, which can be cultivated to the Platinum realm.