The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Chapter 168 Is this what it feels like to be blessed with good fortune?

"No, they don't have time to worry about what I'm doing right now," Li Can said, and strode inside.

Moreover, even if any unexpected situation arises, the vultures he left behind will be able to detect it in time, and then he can simply open the coordinates and transmit the information back without anyone noticing.

The process may be a bit thrilling, but it is something that must be done at this stage.

Wang Defa was amazed by Li Can's confidence, and then without hesitation, he followed Li Can into the portal, wearing a reinforced mecha suit and with a bulky figure.

A large gate opened beside the red floating coordinate point connecting the two places in the void; as soon as someone entered from one side, someone walked out from the other.

The teleportation location Li Can chose was the City Lord's Mansion area, which he had passed through before. He believed that this place would provide a brief respite.

However, upon arriving at the scene, the two discovered that the current environment in the entire Upper Town was far worse than they had imagined.

"Damn, is this the upper city?" Wang Defa had just stepped out when he was hit by a sandstorm of dark particles falling from above.

Fortunately, they had a layer of armor coated with golden energy and solidified with mud as an outer layer of protection; otherwise, any human body that entered would have been completely melted away.

Li Can didn't even turn around; the moment she entered, she immediately retrieved the [coordinates] and stored them in the gacha.

Although this thing was developed by the old city lord and has incredible functions, he dared not gamble on whether it could withstand the dark particles.

"That's right, Lao Wang, get ready. The moment our mech's outer coating is about to melt away, you take me and we'll start burrowing underground to escape. You decide the route, as long as we can keep our distance from the dark particles and keep them hanging on."

The two were as if standing under a waterfall, with a black curtain of water cascading down above them. The surroundings were eerily quiet, and everything in sight was black, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

This is not simply a matter of darkness; the entire upper city is shrouded in a massive sandstorm.

Those particles that have been surging and accumulating on the outside for many years have long since multiplied exponentially.

Wang Defa was bathing in it, somewhat bewildered.

Didn't we agree to destroy the barrier?

Li Can's sudden departure from the expected pattern worried him a little, but then he thought that Li Can must have his reasons for doing so, so he should just follow along.

So, without much hesitation, he replied in the direction of Li Can's voice, "Okay!"

Li Can's gaze pierced through the gaps between the particles, observing the state of the barrier in the sky. If the highest level of integrity was 100%, it was currently around 50%.

He was quite confident in his ability to destroy things.

It's much simpler to focus on causing destruction than to create anything yourself.

The reason Li Can suddenly changed his action plan was because they moved into the Upper City area again, and this time the overall feeling he got was different from when they escaped last time.

He had a vague feeling that the near-death value was about to break out of its shell, and that threshold was infinitely close.

The feeling intensifies with each wear and tear on the body armor.

His prepared special ability [the power of the protective shield is mutual] was intended to deal with particle impact, but now that Li Can has a large amount of near-death value and hasn't drawn the lottery yet, that near-death feeling is about to appear again, so he might as well go with the flow.

With Lao Wang by his side, he could concentrate more on drawing lots at the gashapon machine in his consciousness space while holding the pellets.

The best chance of winning a prize is during a near-death lottery draw.

Li Can had long since figured out the tricks of this thing, and now was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Old Wang, now!" Sensing his body's reaction, the moment the text warning of impending death appeared in his consciousness space, Li Can quickly grabbed Wang Defa's arms.

Wang Defa didn't falter either. He immediately activated his pre-prepared supernatural ability and, together with Li Can, plunged directly into the ground.

Its movement was as smooth as a large fish diving into a pond.

The water was calm, with ripples spreading across its surface.

The two walked slowly through the ground, with a tunnel just wide enough for one person to pass through behind them.

The thick, dark particles that had accumulated on the ground, like a viscous but flowing porridge, seeped into the tunnel.

Li Can, following behind Wang Defa, kept directing the pace, "Yes, yes, that's about right. Slow down a little more, and they'll catch up."

Although Wang Defa didn't understand what they were doing, he still obediently did as they were told.

Li Can, on the other hand, gradually smiled, clearly in a very good mood.

His consciousness space was frantically popping up with notifications:

[You are under deadly threat; your critical condition has increased by 199 points.]

[...Near-death value +562 points.]

[...Near-death value +300 points.]

[...+...]

He was enjoying the feeling of being on the run, dancing on the edge of a cliff of death.

While taking this opportunity, Kuku started to put handfuls of coins into the gashapon machine, which were converted from the large amount of near-death value he had accumulated in the previous [Mirror of Past Lives].

If it were the old Li Can, she might have felt a little sorry for him, and after being ripped off by the gashapon machine, she might have complained a bit, saying that gamblers never have a good ending.

But now he only cares about the lottery and nothing else.

When Li Can saw the results of the gashapon capsules she had drawn, her smile widened even more.

His guess was right; that's how this gashapon machine works.

If you want a high drop rate, you have to be ruthless with yourself; you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.

Similarly, if you are always cautious and prioritize stability, and try to win the lottery in an ordinary, crisis-free life, you will inevitably encounter the worst possible outcome.

"Hahahaha, is this what it feels like to be blessed by the God of Luck? Hahahaha." Li Can laughed wildly in his heart, his whole state gradually becoming frenzied.

Unconsciously, he also laughed out loud in the tunnel outside.

Wang Defa, who was leading the way, was startled and his hair stood on end.

God knows what Li Can was thinking when he laughed, given that their mechs were clearly damaged and couldn't withstand that thing at all, yet they were still escaping underground.

"Hahaha, what are you laughing at all of a sudden?" Wang Defa felt his throat was a little dry, and his voice was slightly hoarse.

Li Can did not respond, but counted the gashapon capsules he had drawn and scattered all over the floor in his consciousness space, his face glowing.

He casually picked up a gashapon capsule and held it in front of his eyes to examine it:

[Supply Eggs]

[One L-size protective suit]

[Resistant to blows, earthquakes, flames, poison, and more... In short, this is a protective suit with top-notch features in every aspect.]

Li Can contentedly tossed the egg into the toy box containing the supplies, then picked up another egg from the ground: