Exit, Heaven Stealing Secret

The surging floodwaters did not come with great force, but they appeared in a very strange way, as if they had emerged from underground, silently.

"The water level is currently about half a meter. If you react quickly and have a boat, you should be able to ride the first wave and try to save yourself."

Knowing it was a simulated world and having no more worries, Su Mo sat on the mountaintop, watching the floodwaters gradually spread to the foot of the mountain, his mind racing with thoughts.

An apocalyptic flood sounds impressive, and it's also a form of Punishment Disaster.

In reality, a certain amount of space for survival was still left, and whether one could survive depended entirely on individual fate.

"The water level rose very quickly, increasing by about half a meter to a meter in just one minute!"

The distance was too great, so Su Mo could only judge by the water level being above the height of the large tree below.

From the start of the disaster until now, in less than three minutes, objects less than two meters tall will be swallowed up.

And what's most terrifying is that this height is still rising!

"One meter per minute, around 12:10, the first terrifying Flood Peak will arrive!"

With a timer on the Game Panel, even though he couldn't write in a diary, Su Mo quickly recorded everything happening before his eyes on the ground using his usual habits.

Being able to observe such a Punishment Disaster up close means that if such a terrifying flood were to occur again in the future, the chances of survival would double based on experience.

"Eight meters already, and still rising! At the current water level, even Wooden Shelter on higher ground are probably on the verge of collapse."

Iron Stone Mountain was now submerged by the flood, with about a quarter of its height submerged. Waves crashed against the mountain, then broke apart and continued to drift away into the distance.

As for the lush forests in the wasteland that were green just ten minutes ago, they have vanished without a trace. Even the towering trees have been bent and twisted by the immense force of the flood.

It only took ten minutes for the green world to turn into a murky water world.

At 12:10, the water level finally settled at 10 meters and stopped changing.

"It seems that my depression is not the point where the Flood Peak converges. According to the direction of the river's impact, my sister's side should be the place with a lower elevation!"

People strive for higher positions, while water flows downhill.

There are no water veins in the wasteland, only ups and downs, and all the land is a place ravaged by floods.

At the same time, because the area is so large, as long as you can find the right spot, even if it's Punishment Disaster, there are still opportunities to exploit loopholes.

When nearby runoff arrives, the river flow begins to increase, and the water level rises accordingly; this is called the rise of floodwaters.

When most of the high-intensity surface runoff converges at the outlet section, the river flow increases to its maximum value, which is called the Flood Peak flow, and the corresponding highest water level is called the Flood Peak water level.

Compared to the surrounding plains, the depression is a relatively low-lying area. However, the water from both sides did not converge into the depression but instead rushed northwest, indicating that the elevation of this area is much higher than that of the northwest.

If you could get on a small boat right now, even without the acceleration of an electric motor, you could quickly drift downstream, greatly increasing your speed!

"Wrong!"

"The most terrifying aspect of the World-Ending Floods is not its flow rate, its Flood Peak, or its impact. In the Game Panel's assessment, a flood that lasts for half a year is probably what truly deserves the title of world-destroying!"

After six months of flooding, unlike when it first appeared, it does not disappear quickly. Instead, it remains on the surface of the earth until it slowly evaporates and the Shape Change, eventually forming the sea.

This process is extremely long; if we were to measure it using human lifespan, the number would probably be in the double digits!

A flood of thirty meters would require at least several hundred years of gradual topographical alteration to form an ocean and new land.

After that, animals and creatures will begin to reproduce again on this New Continent, and aquatic animals will appear where oceans are formed.

"If I had my Mountain and River Scroll card, I could try to use my power to change this land directly, creating rivers and mountains."

Shaking his head regretfully, Su Mo realized that the Storage Space was still locked and roughly guessed the reason.

The most likely candidate to simulate this world is that mysterious talisman, which, unlike others, can only manifest the next disaster.

The system somehow stimulated the talisman's G-spot, causing it to unleash all its energy at once, pulling Su Mo directly into this area.

The high-grade talisman paper in the Storage Space could probably be simulated, but simulating it would consume too much energy, so they simply sealed it off for Su Mo without hesitation.

The System Panel is even more mysterious. It's not that the talisman paper doesn't want to imitate it, but rather that it simply cannot detect the existence of the original.

"The question now is, is it my 'soul' that entered this area, or is it my physical body that came in!"

Touching the rough stone with your hand, you can feel a real, gritty pain as you rub it against your skin with just a little pressure.

This feeling is no different from that in reality.

If it's a soul, it's alright. If it can't think straight, it can just bang its head against a wall or simply jump into the sea to commit suicide and return to its body.

But if it's a physical matter, that would be terrible. In such an environment, it would be extremely difficult for Su Mo to survive for 180 days with his current mediocre wilderness survival skills.

"In Earth Tiger's Storage Space, based on its daily intake, these biscuits could easily last for half a year. As for drinking water..."

"It's not difficult!"

Floodwater is not seawater; it is essentially a type of freshwater. As long as it can be filtered and heated slightly, it becomes fresh freshwater.

Therefore, residing on this small platform, Su Mo decided to observe for a while and continue to see what the true meaning of this calamity was, waiting for the Talisman Paper World to evolve.

After a short while, the water level stopped changing, and the light of the blood moon quickly dissipated.

Feeling the pain all over his body, Su Mo stood up, stretched his arms, and swiftly returned to the Earth Tiger Car, where he immediately began to snore.

Given the current situation, Su Mo is not yet capable of doing something as foolish as committing suicide to try and return.

Furthermore, the external situation is not yet at its worst, so we can try to persevere and look for a turning point.

Nothing happened that night. The Earth Tiger Car was not comfortable. When Su Mo vaguely heard Oreo's noise and opened his eyes, the surrounding scenery became familiar again, and Oreo's furry dog face came into view.

"Am I back again?"

Su Mo was astonished when he tried to open the Storage Space and found that there were no restrictions and that he felt no discomfort.

The trip was rushed, and the return was also rushed.

In the distance, the talisman fell to the ground, completely losing the luster it had when it was first obtained. It was dry and looked no different from a piece of rough toilet paper.

Standing up, shaking his still somewhat confused head, Su Mo quickly walked over to the talisman and picked it up.

At this moment, after the talisman was activated by the system, its attributes, which could be viewed on the Game Panel, were revealed to Su Mo for the first time.

Heaven Stealing Secret (The Only One)

[Description]: This is a reward item obtained by the kobolds after breaking through the limitations of intelligence and race for some unknown reason. However, due to its mysterious attributes and the difficulty in opening it, this talisman was not taken seriously. Later, it was found by the player "Chen Shen" in the ruins. Under special circumstances, Wu Feiguang activated the power of the item and obtained the first level of access to Heaven Stealing Secret's Secrets.

[Current Holder]: Su Mo (Bound) [Function]: Currently unlocked permissions one and two [First-level permission]: Heaven Stealing Secret possesses the power to break through shackles. It can make micro-adjustments based on the current disaster and the direction of events, predicting the next disaster event. The accuracy of the prediction depends on the player's influence on the world (current influence: 0.035%).

[Dual Authority]: When the Heaven Stealing Secret is predicting a disaster, if there is any interference with its judgment, it will automatically unleash all its energy, drawing the player into the predicted disaster event for on-site simulation. The intensity and duration of the simulation depend on the player's influence on the world. [Energy Acquisition]: The Heaven Stealing Secret's energy comes from the holder's influence on the world. The greater the influence, the faster the energy recovery and the greater the reserves. Conversely, when the player dies, the Heaven Stealing Secret will automatically explode and change its holder.

[Current Energy]: 0/9 "Wow, there are such good things in the ruins of the Kobold Castle?"

After reviewing the attributes repeatedly and carefully examining the detailed descriptions of each attribute within the subcategories, Su Mo finally felt relieved.

Entering the simulation world does not involve physical entry, but rather a simulation based on the current physical condition.

The simulation results naturally show that the better the physical condition, the better the simulation will be, and the worse the physical condition, the worse the simulation will be.

When Su Mo first entered, he was unconscious. Naturally, the talisman amplified his condition, and he almost became a paralyzed person.

As for the world of talismanic calculations, the cost of death is neither too high nor too low.

Each simulation consumes a fixed amount of basic energy every hour. Upon death, all energy is immediately cleared and needs to be accumulated again.

This means that even if Su Mo goes into the Talisman Paper World, he must ensure his own safety if he wants to investigate for an extended period of time.

"It seems unlikely that we'll be able to enter again anytime soon!"

After checking the energy recovery rate of the talisman, which was only 0.01 per day without any action, Su Mo had no choice but to suppress the urge to try again.

Checking the time, Su Mo realized that back in the shelter, nine hours in the Talisman Paper World were only nine minutes later. Reassured, he finished washing up and returned to his small bed to catch up on sleep.

However, Su Mo did not sleep as soundly as he did in the Talisman Paper World.

At five o'clock in the night, when Zhong Qingshu's phone rang, Su Mo was half asleep when he heard Zhong Qingshu's voice. He instantly woke up and jumped out of bed!

"Su Mo, come quickly, the ruins have begun to solidify!"

What bad luck! I was riding my bicycle when I got hit by a scooter that was swerving around, resulting in multiple bruises. To make matters worse, the other driver was rude and just drove off. This is just too unlucky. Does Know-it-all Bro know what to do in this situation?