Shen Tang felt unbearable pain all over her body, a pain that permeated from her soul to her flesh!

She gritted her teeth, forced herself to sit up with great effort, and after opening her eyes to see everything around her clearly, she was completely stunned.

In front of her was a desolate and barren scorched earth, the ground beneath her feet was charred and cracked, the sky was shrouded by a thick layer of ashen clouds, the entire world seemed to be coated with a post-apocalyptic filter, filled with pollution and an ominous aura, the harsh environment was suffocating.

Is this... the Alien Star?

Why does it feel like I’ve fallen into a high-pollution zone? 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Shen Tang even doubted if she had come to the wrong place; this was completely different from what she imagined.

She looked around, finding no one.

"Ah Xiao!" she struggled to crawl up from the ground, stumbling as she tried to find that familiar figure.

But all that responded to her was the sound of the wind howling by, carrying a foul and pungent odor, as if she was the only one left in the entire world.

She felt as though she had been abandoned in these ruins.

Shen Tang waited for a long time, but the expected figure never appeared in the sky, and her hopes gradually sank.

She remembered that when they passed through the vortex, they seemed to have encountered some kind of spatial turbulence, after which she could no longer sense Lu Xiao’s presence.

It was probably then that they got separated.

Where is Ah Xiao now? Is he in danger?

Shen Tang tried hard to calm herself, but couldn’t stop the surge of sadness and confusion in her heart, taking several deep breaths, her nose tingling, her body feeling weak.

She closed her eyes and forced herself to keep thinking.

The Blood Clan’s passageway was a dedicated channel connecting the Beast World Continent and the Alien Star, so Lu Xiao should have also successfully reached the Alien Star, though she didn’t know where he landed or whether he’d encounter danger.

If he realized she was missing, he’d surely be anxiously searching for her, wouldn’t he?

How worried he must be now...

Shen Tang wanted to use the system to locate Lu Xiao, but found the system was also malfunctioning.

She called out a few times, but the system never responded, just like last time, falling into a slumber again.

Instead, Shen Tang didn’t panic as much.

This state of the system actually confirmed her suspicions.

The main system and the Alien Star really are in cahoots!

This place counts as half the territory of the main system, the system was likely forced into a dormant upgrade due to its influence, though she had no idea when it would wake up.

Luckily, although the system was asleep, the Space Mall and items in her backpack were still usable.

This counted as the only comfort for now.

Shen Tang looked at the desolate and barren land before her, not a single intact building in sight. She didn’t know which way to go and could only wander aimlessly, relying on instinct.

The radiation here seemed strong, Shen Tang hadn’t walked far before her skin began to sting painfully, and even breathing became difficult.

She didn’t have superpowers now and couldn’t form a protective barrier on her skin; fearing an early demise, she quickly bought an Energy Protection Suit from the System Mall and put it on, gulping down a bottle of High-level Recovery Potion, finally feeling somewhat better.

Bang——

The ground suddenly split open.

A massive shadow loomed, and Shen Tang was flung several meters away by a shockwave, looking up to see a gigantic insect-like Mutant Beast!

Her pupils contracted sharply.

The Insect Beast looked like an ant, yet was as tall as a two-story building, with six pitch-black insect legs stabbing into the ground like scythes, moving with a strange speed, instantly charging at her again, raising a forelimb to stab fiercely!

That razor-sharp limb could easily penetrate her body!

Shen Tang’s face went pale, quickly rolling away to dodge, swiftly pulling out a Superpower Gun and shooting at the Insect Beast’s head.

The mutated Insect Beast let out a shrill scream, stumbling back a few steps.

Seizing the opportunity, Shen Tang bought a High-level Bomb from the System Mall and threw it at the beast.

With a loud blast, smoke and dust filled the air, but in the next second, the giant insect charged out of the smoke angrily, lunging at her again.

"Damn it!" Shen Tang cursed under her breath, this Insect Beast was at least of Eighth Rank Superpower, before she could have easily killed it in one stroke, but now with no superpowers, she had to dodge awkwardly, relying on weapons to fight back.

Finally, she caught an opportunity, sliding under the Insect Beast’s belly——

There was a yellow-green area, not covered by Black Armor, appearing to be a translucent organization formed by energy crystals.

She quickly affixed explosive adhesive to that area, then rolled away to a safe distance of over ten meters.

Another loud blast, the Ant Beast barely had time to chase before its body shattered into fragments scattered across the sky!