Visibility inside the supermarket was not high; the environment was extremely dim. Although some light filtered in from outside, it was as if it simply vanished into the darkness.
Wen Xishu noticed something very peculiar. In a post-apocalyptic setting, one would expect the once-packed food section to be left with nothing but empty shelves and some gnawed packaging remnants.
But in this supermarket... the items on the shelves were all neatly arranged.
There seemed to be no signs of looting. However, the shopping carts—there were only twenty-four, making Wen Xishu feel that this number had some significance.
He speculated that in the Deceit Tower scenario, this supermarket might function similarly to a museum.
Seeing Wen Xishu frowning in thought, Xun Hui spoke up:
"It seems the items on the shelves regenerate periodically. Some absurd rules only exist in the Deceit Tower, but in the Slaughter Tower, a few of them can still be retained."
Wen Xishu nodded:
"But theoretically, once a monster is killed, its obsession vanishes, and the rules it created should disappear too, right?"
Xun Hui remained silent; this was a gap in his knowledge.
"Are these the last of the supplies? Once the shelves are cleared, they won’t refill again, right?"
Xun Hui was still unsure.
But Wen Xishu’s words made Xun Hui realize something was off.
During the earlier battle, the monster that looked like a store clerk kept throwing various items at them, and at one point, the shelves were emptied.
But now, the shelves were fully stocked again, neatly arranged.
"No, that monster dressed like a store clerk kept throwing items from the shelves during our fight. The shelves were emptied, but when I killed it, the items were replenished again."
Wen Xishu’s frown deepened:
"Could we have stumbled upon a place with unlimited resources?"
In the Slaughter Tower, when you sense danger, don’t doubt it, because danger is inevitable.
When you think good fortune has arrived, it’s best to stay alert and think if it truly is a good thing.
"Let’s try to start a campfire first." Wen Xishu suggested.
Xun Hui prepared to activate his campfire-starting ability.
The other three didn’t respond because they didn’t know what to say.
Yue Yun felt that Wen Xishu’s psychological stability had far surpassed theirs and his thinking was much more comprehensive.
This made him realize that in the Slaughter Tower, being strong wasn’t enough.
Xiaojin’s focus was still on Wen Xishu’s tools.
"My attributes should be much higher than Brother Wen’s. My tools are also very powerful; my boomerang’s stats shouldn’t lose to anyone else’s tools."
"But in the end... the final kill wasn’t mine. It was Brother Wenxun who killed the monster. Amazing, there’s always someone better out there. But how did Brother Wenxun do it?"
"That tool, could it be an orange-level tool? He hasn’t climbed the Slaughter Tower, yet he owns an orange-level tool usable in the Slaughter Tower?"
To Xiaojin, everything about Brother Wenxun seemed inexplicable.
[A campfire cannot be started here.]
Xun Hui’s attempt to start the campfire failed, making him immediately alert. This area wasn’t cleared!
"Shhh! Don’t speak!"
Xun Hui lowered his voice. At the same time, he distanced himself from Wen Xishu and the others, fully releasing his aura.
The overwhelming pressure was entirely different from that in the Bunker, almost tangible, making it hard for Wen Xishu and the others to breathe.
Cold sweat appeared on Xiaojin’s forehead—Senior Xun’s power was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
"Be cautious, slowly back out of the supermarket area. I was negligent; there’s another monster hidden here. But strangely, I can’t sense its presence. Now, we can only let it find me."
Xun Hui’s voice was low, but everyone could hear him.
Wen Xishu and the other four became alert. In this high-level Slaughter Tower, they couldn’t afford to relax for a moment. Even starting a campfire was so difficult.
The four carefully moved their feet.
At this moment, Wen Xishu spoke:
"There are plant vines on the shelves. Senior Xun, could the enemy be a plant rather than an animal?"
A plant?
Xun Hui had never encountered such a situation. In some areas of the Slaughter Tower, like the naturally inclined places, forests, or woods, there could be various mutated plants.
But this was a supermarket, in the city center—how could there be such plants?
Mutated plants, compared to mutated animals, are generally weaker. Some plants, like the man-eating flower, are dangerous but immobile.
Xun Hui remembered seeing many plant vines when killing the store clerk.
"Until now, we haven’t been attacked. Does this mean we haven’t entered the monster’s attack range? Is it deeper in the supermarket?"
Wen Xishu analyzed while he and the others moved slowly.
The supermarket was dimly lit, but his vision was amazing, and he could still see some things. There were indeed vines here, but they seemed lifeless, like they were withered.
Xun Hui tried to move deeper in. At this time, Wen Xishu and the others were roughly in the supermarket’s A zone, near the checkout area.