Apocalypse Descends: I Win Effortlessly by Turning Trash into Treasure

"What’s wrong?" Perry Yates asked, feigning ignorance.

"It’s my mom. A while back, I got her a set of Beauty Cards to make her young again, right? I don’t know who found out, but now my aunt, my cousins, and the whole lot are being way too friendly, hoping I’ll get a set of Beauty Cards for them too."

At this, Xavier Alden couldn’t help but purse his lips. ’Never mind whether I can get them or not,’ he thought, ’even if I could get more Beauty Cards, why should I give them any?’

These past couple of days, he couldn’t go out without "coincidentally" running into them. It was driving him crazy.

Hearing this, Perry Yates took a sip of her drink, chuckled, and said, "Can’t be helped. The allure of beauty is just too powerful for women to resist."

And so, Xavier Alden ended up staying at The Card Tavern for the next few days.

During this time, aside from occasionally visiting The Card Tavern as a customer, Perry Yates spent all her time on the fifth floor.

Over this period, Perry Yates put up the remaining nine Holy Girl Fruits for sale, setting the price at one hundred one-star cards each.

Perry Yates had thought that at a price of one hundred one-star cards, they wouldn’t sell out so quickly. But, no sooner had she put the Holy Girl Fruits out than someone from the Survival Game Administration showed up and bought them all within ten minutes.

Staring at the nine hundred one-star cards in her possession, Perry Yates fell into a stunned silence. ’Wait, is the Survival Game Administration that rich?’

’Speaking of which, did I set the price too low?’

What Perry Yates didn’t know was that the Survival Game Administration could take any of the resources they bought from her, mark them up ten or even a hundred times, and foreigners would still be scrambling to buy them.

So, even though they’d just spent nine hundred one-star cards without batting an eye, they could earn it all back—and possibly even more—very quickly if they wanted to.

As the days went by, Perry Yates spent her time either performing card Sublimation or familiarizing herself with her Spiritual Body.

After spending this time getting acquainted with it, Perry Yates quickly discovered the wondrous uses of her Spiritual Body. The two of them were like telepathic twins, able to know each other’s thoughts effortlessly.

At the same time, Perry Yates also discovered that her Spiritual Body wasn’t a single butterfly, but a swarm of them. Moreover, the attributes of these butterflies seemed to be related to the card attributes she had absorbed.

When the day to enter the game arrived, Perry Yates and countless other players got ready, gearing up and waiting to be transported.

As the time came, a familiar voice echoed in Perry Yates’s ears.

[Player Perry Yates

Welcome back to the survival game.

This round is Xenomorph World.

The survival period for this game is thirty days. Those who last until the end will receive a generous reward.

On the fifteenth day, you will have one opportunity to withdraw. If you cannot hold on, please take this chance.

Those who withdraw early will receive no reward.

Friendly Reminder: In this game, you will be joined by *** native inhabitants.]

Listening to the game system’s familiar tone and voice, Perry Yates’s vision suddenly went black. In the blink of an eye, she found herself in a different place.

Perry Yates slowly opened her eyes and immediately began to survey her surroundings.

She was in an extremely cramped space, so small it could barely fit one and a half of her. She couldn’t even stretch out her arms.

The walls around her looked like dirt but didn’t quite feel like it. There were no windows or doors, only a faint light coming from above.

’Looks like I need to get out of here first.’

Although she wasn’t sure where she was, Perry Yates had a gut feeling it wasn’t a good place, especially since a foul, fishy stench had been wafting into her nostrils from the moment she arrived.

It was like the smell of sea fish, but not quite. The complex odor was difficult to describe.

While the beginning of a game was usually relatively safe, "safe" was only in comparison to the later stages; it didn’t mean there was no danger at all.

Just as Perry Yates was about to make her move, the light from above flickered twice. Then, it seemed like something was dropped from above.

Hearing the sound of something falling, Perry Yates took out Meteor and held it above her head.

Claudia Vance steadily caught the object that had fallen from on high.

Just as Perry Yates was about to see what it was, the light from above suddenly dimmed, as if something was blocking the opening.

Perry Yates froze almost instinctively.

After what felt like an eternity, the light from above returned, and she finally let out a sigh of relief.

Still, to be on the safe side, Perry Yates waited a little longer before bringing Claudia Vance down from above her head.

After placing Claudia Vance in front of her, Perry Yates finally got a clear look at what was inside. It was a round egg, about the size of a billiard ball.

Through the transparent shell, she could clearly see a squirming insect inside. Recalling the information she’d gotten from the Knowledge Crystal, Perry Yates looked at the Insect Egg in her hand.

"Identification!"

The next second, information about the Insect Egg appeared before her.

[Egg of a Phase-bug, about to hatch]

[Phase-bug: One of the initial forms of a Xenomorph. In its early stage, it parasitizes a human host. After devouring everything inside the host’s body, the Phase-bug reaches full maturity.

A mature Phase-bug’s attack and defense are a hundred times greater than its immature form.

Boiling and consuming the egg can temporarily conceal one’s human scent.]

Perry Yates had known from the start that this would be a difficult world and had prepared accordingly, but when she saw that she was supposed to eat an Insect Egg, she hesitated.

After all, the Insect Egg in her hand was clearly about to hatch. How was that any different from balut?

Many people claimed balut was delicious, but Perry Yates couldn’t appreciate it, to say nothing of this Insect Egg.

Perry Yates took out a pot of boiling water, dropped the Insect Egg straight in, and put the lid on.

’Whether I eat it or not, I should cook it first.’

Besides, it wasn’t like she absolutely had to eat it. She could still use a Skill to get out of this place.

With this in mind, a nearly transparent butterfly appeared on her finger, then fluttered its wings and flew upward.

The butterfly flew higher and higher, and after a few minutes, it finally reached the opening.

Through her Spiritual Body, Perry Yates saw the outside world for the first time. The sight was a shock—she was in a monster nest, surrounded by humans parasitized by Phase-bugs, mature Phase-bugs, and other Xenomorphs.

Under these circumstances, escaping safely would be no simple matter. These Xenomorphs seemed to have some way of accurately identifying their own kind.

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