NOVEL NEXT Chapter 278: Miracle?_2
At this point, he didn't want to be here in the Underground Ruins when disaster struck.
Who knows what the rain outside has become? Is the thunder driving everyone mad? Has the storm started getting even more outrageous?
Lin Yue did not open the chat function on the system panel to check.
A disaster needs to be witnessed by oneself to truly grasp how terrifying it can be.
Only then can one be prepared for the next disaster...
[You've obtained a Silver Treasure Chest]
[You've obtained a Copper Treasure Chest]
[You've obtained...]
Lin Yue: ???
What did I do?
Suddenly, a barrage of system notifications informed him that a whole heap of treasure chests were somehow related to him!
Even though he hadn't defeated anything.
[You've obtained a Golden Treasure Chest!]
[You've obtained a Golden Treasure Chest!]
[You've obtained a Golden Treasure Chest!]
After the three consecutive Golden Treasure Chest notifications sounded, Lin Yue suddenly thought of something.
Could it be that the collapse he caused in Underground Ruins C Zone led to oxygen depletion in the massive room, ultimately causing the Lizardmen and the Three-headed Turtle Crocodile to croak?
It seems... possible?
After pondering for a while, Lin Yue realized it might explain the sudden acquisition of 128 Copper Treasure Chests, 3 Silver Treasure Chests, and 4 Gold Treasure Chests.
But...
No use.
Lin Yue expressed that he was eager to go home; those treasure chests could just stay there for now, no one could take them.
There would be opportunities to gather them later, right?
Lin Yue refocused on the massive project before him.
He had to hurry!
Bai and Meng had come over to help; a little more effort and it would be completed!
He swung the Diamond Iron Pickaxe again, striking the giant rock blocking the way!
...
A shadowy figure pushed away the heavy objects pressing down on it, squeezing the breathing mask in its hand, and widened its eyes.
Everywhere surrounded by darkness, he couldn't see his fingers in front of him, the darkness black as ink engulfing all.
He could only hear the sound of water droplets falling from somewhere.
With his hand covering the breathing mask, his gasping breaths gradually settled down after he adapted for a while.
He summoned a torch from the Storage Space with his other hand, but the torch was extinguished almost immediately.
His spirit shuddered, and his heart started to race.
"No oxygen..." He strapped the not-so-heavy oxygen tank to his back, wobbling as he stood up.
His foot kicked something heavy, and he bent down to feel it.
This outline, undoubtedly a human corpse.
Corpse... corpses!
All died from oxygen shortage.
He clutched the breathing mask.
Recalled the events that had occurred at some unknown time.
The doors of the giant room exploded, yet the intruders from outside still lived. When the Lizardmen sent three stinking creatures to chase, he thought the matter would be over soon.
However, a massive crash came from outside, fierce tremors followed.
Then, torches extinguished one after another, Lizardmen and humans alike went insane.
Everyone frantically gasped for air, while some humans fought Lizardmen or Lizardmen fought each other.
Corpses piled up continuously, while the flame of life in him faded, he suddenly recalled once obtaining a set of diving oxygen tanks from a treasure chest. He rushed to a corner, played dead, and while the dim light died out, pressed the oxygen tank beneath him...
[You've obtained 1 cubic meter Storage Space!]
Storage Space... what good is this?
He knew that the oxygen in the compressed tank would allow him to breathe for about an hour and a half.
An hour and a half... what could that achieve?
Now there's roughly an hour left, if he still can't get out by then, it would mean death!
"Damn it! Which bastard was it?!"
He kicked hard, only to strike another corpse.
[You've obtained 2 cubic meters Storage Space!]
"What use is Storage Space?! Damn it... wait, this, it's..."
[All items in original Storage Space will automatically merge into your Storage Space]
"Damn, you also had an oxygen tank! Hahaha! The heavens hadn't abandoned me!"
[You've obtained 1 cubic meter Storage Space!]
"Hold on, inside this Storage Space, there's... a flashlight?! A flashlight?!"
A bright white light flashed, the sudden brilliance made him squint momentarily.
He listened to his slow breathing sounds, finding another human corpse.
[You've obtained 1 cubic meter Storage Space!]
"Haha, there's food inside! And water! Wait, what's going on? What's going on! Am I dreaming?"
Illuminated by the flashlight, copper treasure chests gleaming with light were placed beside the Lizardmen corpses, making him feel like he was dreaming!
He knew defeating Lizardmen could earn treasure chests.
But he also knew the drop rate was a matter of luck. Generally, killing seven or eight or ten plus to get a single chest wasn't guaranteed.
But now before his eyes, each Lizardmen had a treasure chest nearby, with not only numerous Copper Treasure Chests, but even Silver and Gold ones!