The Ancient God's Heart absorbed the pollutants at a slower pace than expected since it lacked consciousness and could only absorb instinctively.
Nearly all this daylight, Su Qi had spent with it.
Night descended stealthily.
The red glow in the eyes of the Night Demon in the pit gradually faded, and slowly, she regained her consciousness.
She quickly recalled vaguely what had just transpired.
It seemed someone had arrived here... Her body trembled slightly, fearfully wondering if she had torn him apart.
Then,
She saw near the brain of that flower bud, countless blood-red liquids gathering in a young man's palm from all directions.
And then...
She grew even more frightened.
The young man, realizing she had regained consciousness, turned and smiled, "Miss Night Demon, you're awake?"
"....."
"Get ready, I'm about to finish up here."
"What... does... that... mean…" Her voice was hoarse—as if piecing together words like a child, clumsy and stiff.
Meanwhile, Su Qi had finished, and a copious amount of polluted liquid had flowed into the heart of the Ancient God.
The size of the heart didn't change but now held a faint pulse.
Simultaneously,
A prompt appeared before Su Qi.
[Successfully contained D-class pollutant]
[Congratulations to player Su Buxian for completing the hidden world line mission, progress 1/1]
[Reward: Blood Demon Fruit]
Su Qi saw a bright red fruit on the ground and picked it up.
[Name: Blood Demon Fruit]
[Type: Consumable]
[Function: After consumption, provides night vision, expands maximum Physical Strength recovery to 40%, doubles recovery speed, enhances poison resistance, and increases Strength and movement technique by 30 points in darkness or dark environments]
[Note: This effect grants permanent enhancement to personal attributes of the player, not restricted by instance rules, unaffected by level, and not recorded by matchmaking mechanism (Unrestricted items are extremely rare, please handle with care)]
"Is this the fruit that has been rid of pollution... It doesn't have the side effects of the Night Demon, nor does it cause loss of consciousness."
Su Qi immediately recognized the value of this fruit, not because of its effects, but because of the various restrictions not applied to it mentioned in the note.
"For instance, some instances might exist... with restrictive rules, like not being able to use equipment or skills, level reductions, limits on abilities that make players lose a sense of security."
"But after consuming it, the effects are permanent and won't be restricted, and it's explicitly reminded me that this kind of thing is very rare."
Su Qi picked it up.
At this moment, Miss Night Demon saw this and panicked, her hoarse voice growling, "No... don't eat that!"
"Otherwise, you'll become... a monster like me."
Su Qi simply smiled, "Don't worry... I train in sports, my physique is different from ordinary people."
"?"
Saying this, Su Qi took a bite.
Hmm... the taste was alright, a bit like rotting leaves mixed with sand during a rainy day, with a sensation of fluid bursting from the middle section of a caterpillar.
The moment he swallowed, he felt a shock, every dark environment he looked at instantly brightened, and most importantly, his Physical Strength also rapidly recovered, stopping only when it reached around 40%.
"Feels good?"
For Su Qi at this moment, whether it was ongoing consumption or combat or using skills in the future, all were greatly enhanced.
Moreover,
Su Qi's gaze returned to Miss Night Demon.
She suddenly shivered, as if a wave of fear rose within her blood, and startled, she retreated.
"Could this also naturally suppress Night Demons?" Su Qi mused.
This was to be expected, after all, Night Demons were born from Pollution Fruits that blossomed from pollutants, and all Night Demons were merely derivatives, whereas the fruit he consumed was the Primordial Fruit, purified of pollution.
"It's time to go, Miss Night Demon."
"Go... where?" she asked, somewhat fearfully looking at Su Qi.
"Off to meet your old flame," Su Qi replied as he picked up the flashlight and stuffed it into his bag.
Miss Night Demon was confused, but the words "old flame" still made her body shudder, and she said excitedly,
"Are you talking about Kael?"
Su Qi almost stumbled and was about to mourn for Kran in his heart for three seconds when he suddenly paused, "What's his full name?"
"Uh... Kael Kran."
"Oh, then it's okay."
Su Qi, having been fed a mouthful of dog food, said expressionlessly, "Let's go, we need to hurry. We'll make a plan tonight, prepare, and then head to the Night Demon Nest tomorrow."
"Going to the Night Demon Nest? Why, that place is full of monsters!" she said with a quivering voice.
"Of course, to wipe them out and end all this," Su Qi replied gently. "Don't you want to see the city as peaceful as it was in the old days?"
"To end all this..."
Upon hearing this, Miss Night Demon seemed a bit stunned.
She looked at Su Qi's figure, her gaze shifting, no longer minding the inexplicable fear, she couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"Me?"
Su Qi smiled:
"The Savior of Srilan."
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The third day, daytime.
The night guards set off urgently to various warehouses to find more residual firepower.
They decided to start their final operation that night.
"Two days, we've gathered all the firearms, ultraviolet, useful and useless."
"This amount of explosives should be able to destroy that big oak tree."
As the night guard used a fire axe to chop down approaching zombies, he shook his head: "But the problem is how to get close."
During the day, they went to the outskirts of the Night Demon's nest to probe, and the conditions inside were like a map of hell.
"After yesterday's daytime investigation, we also know the general situation inside the Night Demon Nest."
"There are at least two hundred night demons in the nest, and even though some wander outside at night, half of them will still stay in the nest."
The situation wasn't very optimistic.
Xun Xiaohuan was very serious, "I suggest everyone lay all their cards on the table and make a detailed plan. This is no minor skirmish; a slight mistake could wipe us out."
"Okay."
Old Tomato said, "I have a bundle of rope from a solo instance that can bind ghosts. It can only be used once per instance, and with my current Physical Strength value, I can probably bind five night demons for about half a minute."
Night guard spoke up, "I have an offensive skill, but once it's used, my Physical Strength value will drop to 10, although it should clear a path."
Xun Xiaohuan spoke calmly, "I can handle ten night demons myself."
But Ah Qie and Ah Ti, the lowest in level, had no equipment or skills.
"Sorry, we're not that useful," they said, somewhat embarrassed.
Night guard patted their shoulders, "Don't sell yourselves short. We're a team. Your job is to manage the ultraviolet lights, which are also a great threat to the night demons."
Ah Qie and Ah Ti were energized, "Understood!"
"It's a pity Brother Su got killed off so quickly, otherwise, another person would have brought more strength," Old Tomato shook his head.
During the daylight of yesterday, they didn't wait for Su Qi to return to the Tower and knew then that he must be gone.
They swiftly returned to the Tower with their collected items, and Night Guard decided to try and convince the leaders of the Tower to support them.
Although he didn't hold much hope.
But as they went upstairs, they saw the Tower's combat personnel all gearing up, donned in battle outfits and armed with various firearms and explosives, a formidable ensemble.
They were startled: "What's happened?"
The bearded man, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and a heavy machine gun on his back, spoke calmly, "Right after you guys left, a strange young man came to the Tower and convinced our leaders."
"Tonight... everyone will go all out and strike at the Night Demon Nest."