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Lu Yuanming ran between two adults, holding the little boy. He carefully examined the pistol in his hand as he ran.

A total of four light bullets had been fired, and the muzzle of the pistol was already showing signs of melting.

But it made sense. The pistol was designed to fire bullets, not energy or light spheres.

The light spheres had immense power and instantaneous high temperatures, far beyond what a pistol could withstand. The fact that it was only melting now was probably due to the speed of the light sphere's launch. Otherwise, it might have exploded after the first shot.

Lu Yuanming calculated the melting marks and estimated that the pistol could fire at most three to four more light bullets.

(But each light bullet requires one Colorless Light Particle. There's one bullet left in the magazine, and I have four Colorless Light Particles. This means I can only fire five more light bullets at most. Even with headshots and critical hits every time, I can only kill five Man-faced Dogs at most...)

Thinking about this, Lu Yuanming felt a heavy heart.

He had also discovered something else: he had absorbed the white light particles from two dead monsters but hadn't felt his soul strengthen.

(Could it be that I only get stronger when I return to my physical body?)

As always, there were too many unanswered questions, and Lu Yuanming was helpless for the moment.

As the three ran, the two children cried loudly, their wails piercing. The Tall Thin Man, while running, turned back and shouted, "Shut up, FXXX, if you keep crying, I'll leave you here!"

The fat man showed anger on his face but said nothing. Lu Yuanming directly aimed the pistol at the Tall Thin Man.

The Tall Thin Man immediately raised his hands and said, "Hey, buddy, relax, relax. I'm just scaring them. Their crying will attract monsters, and that will harm all of us."

Lu Yuanming sneered, "The monsters are already here, it has nothing to do with them crying. Now you shut up and run forward!"

"Yes, yes, yes." The Tall Thin Man was pragmatic. He immediately continued running forward, saying as he ran, "Melon Bank is just ahead, we..."

As he spoke, Lu Yuanming saw three people running out of a dilapidated bank building ahead: one man and two women. They rushed towards Lu Yuanming and his companions. Upon reaching them, the two women immediately took the children from the fat man and Lu Yuanming, and while comforting them, the two women ran back towards the bank.

The remaining man was wearing a bank security guard uniform and carrying a rifle or shotgun. Lu Yuanming couldn't identify the weapon, but it was clear that its power was far greater than a pistol.

(That's it!)

Lu Yuanming's heart stirred. He suddenly felt foolish.

The Colorless Light Particles would change according to one's thoughts. He had previously used these Colorless Light Particles to create fresh water and food. He had also tested that it was an equivalent exchange; food wouldn't appear just because he wanted it.

And when he used the Colorless Light Particles to condense bullets, he had only condensed one!

No wonder the power was so immense, it was like a handheld cannon. He should have used one Colorless Light Particle to condense at least ten bullets, and he could have condensed shotgun shells, reducing the power of each shot but obtaining a large quantity of ammunition. This was the best way to use them!

As Lu Yuanming experienced a moment of realization and regret, he had already followed the man and two women into the damaged bank building.

Standing in the bank lobby, everyone saw more than ten Man-faced Dogs appearing in the distance on the street. And at the very back of the Man-faced Dog pack, a colossal Man-faced Dog appeared. It was at least three times larger than the other Man-faced Dogs. It still had the upper body of a human and the lower body of a dog, with a length of at least ten meters. Its body, arms, and claws were also more than three times larger than those of the other Man-faced Dogs, a true behemoth!

Everyone watched in fear, but they no longer dared to delay, and followed the man and two women into the bank.

The group entered through an employee passage, crossed a corridor, and then a staircase appeared at the back. The security guard ran ahead, leading everyone down the stairs quickly. What appeared before them was a solid, undamaged metal wall, and a circular metal door on the wall.

The woman holding the little boy immediately stepped forward and pressed something on the verification panel next to the metal door. Then, it was fingerprint and retinal verification. During this time, everyone could hear the sounds of impact and running from above. The Tall Thin Man shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Just then, the metal door began to open slowly. The group couldn't wait for the metal door to open completely and immediately squeezed inside. After everyone had squeezed in, the woman immediately pressed something on the wall inside. The metal door, which had not yet fully opened, immediately closed, and with a bang, it was completely separated from the outside.

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. The Tall Thin Man even collapsed on the ground, looking like he would never get up.

Lu Yuanming began to look around.

This was the bank's internal vault. It was filled with shredded US dollar bills, but there was no gold. The internal space was quite large, and there were seven other people inside, men and women, including a child and a pregnant woman. Clearly, this bank vault had already taken in a group of people before Lu Yuanming and the others arrived.

However, what Lu Yuanming found curious was that there was lighting in the vault, which meant there was electricity.

At this moment, the security guard reached out to Lu Yuanming and said, "John Elson, I see you brought the children and didn't abandon them. You are true heroes."

Lu Yuanming shook hands with John and said, "Lu Yuanming. I didn't think that much at the time, but being able to protect one more is one more."

The two women began to comfort the crying little boy and girl. Although these two children were crying, they didn't cause any other trouble, so they were considered well-behaved. Being gently comforted now, they gradually stopped crying.

At this time, the Tall Thin Man jumped up from the ground and said, "Everyone, does anyone know what kind of hellhole this is!!"

There were a total of twelve adults and three children in this vault. Setting aside the three children for now, when the Tall Thin Man's question was asked, the security guard who had wanted to chat with Lu Yuanming, the two women comforting the children, and the other six adults in the vault all fell silent.

Lu Yuanming said directly, "I died. I was killed by falling debris from a high place, but the falling debris came from a supernatural event. Something like ghosts or a Curse killed me."

As Lu Yuanming started the conversation, the others also spoke about their deaths. For example, John and one of the women comforting the children were employees of this bank. John was a security guard, and the woman was a manager or something. They died in supernatural events. The rest were basically the same, either encountering a Monster, or being hit by stray bullets or hit by a car in a Monster-related incident.

They all remembered their deaths, and they all saw their own corpses after death, and then were pulled down by a great force to this afterlife.

The Tall Thin Man still roared unwillingly, "But this is New York! Shouldn't the afterlife be the underworld or something? Why is the afterlife New York City? Weren't we kidnapped by aliens, or was it some government conspiracy, like a lab leak or something?"

The crowd began to chatter, and just then, the entire vault shook violently. A loud roar came from the metal walls of the vault, and everyone immediately shut their mouths, staring intently at the metal walls of the vault. In the following time, the roaring and shaking continued incessantly, lasting for at least ten minutes, and then slowly subsided, finally falling silent.

Only then did everyone's suspended hearts relax. Without a doubt, the Man-faced Dog could not break through the vault walls, not even the ten-meter-long Man-faced Dog King.

Among the adults staying in the vault, a frail young man wearing glasses said, "Those Monsters are just flesh and blood. Unless they have supernatural powers, how could they break through this alloy? Everyone, we were just caught off guard. Those Monsters are not as powerful as we imagined!"

The Tall Thin Man immediately retorted, "If you're so capable, you go! What are you saying behind everyone's back? We killed two Monsters to save the children. Since you say the Monsters aren't that powerful, why don't you go kill one and try?"

The frail young man's face immediately turned red. The Tall Thin Man was about to continue, but Lu Yuanming directly stopped him. The Tall Thin Man immediately stopped talking. Lu Yuanming said, "He's right. These Monsters are actually not that strong. Judging by their size, speed, and attack methods, they are about the level of tigers and lions. However, tigers and lions are not as proactive, and it's unlikely for more than ten of them to hunt together. The only exception is the largest Man-faced Dog. Its size far exceeds any existing terrestrial wildlife. Its strength can be considered to be at the dinosaur level, but it is still only physically strong. The fact that they cannot break through this vault is enough to explain everything."

The frail young man immediately jumped up excitedly. He ran to Lu Yuanming and said, "Ang Adrian, sir, you are right. These Monsters are actually not scary at all. They have lost their supernatural powers from the living world. They are no longer invulnerable, nor do they have any curses. They are just beasts and ferocious animals with changed appearances. We can find a way to kill them!"

Lu Yuanming shook hands with Ang and then said with a wry smile, "But here comes the key problem. Firearms can't be used. You all know this, right?"

John shivered the gun in his hand and said, "Yes, the gunpowder in the bullets has all changed. Firearms can't be used. Relying on physical strength alone, we can't fight those Monsters."

Ang immediately slumped to the ground in dejection. "God, is this a punishment for us? Is the Day of Apocalypse upon us?"

At this moment, the Tall Thin Man suddenly pointed at Lu Yuanming. "No, his pistol can shoot. No, that's not a pistol, it's a more terrifying future high-tech weapon. He shot out Spherical Lightning!! That's the reason we killed those two Monsters!!"

Lu Yuanming's brow twitched, and he looked at the Tall Thin Man. The Tall Thin Man had already subconsciously hidden behind someone else, yet he was still talking about the magic of Lu Yuanming's pistol and the power of that Spherical Lightning.

Everyone turned their gaze to Lu Yuanming. Lu Yuanming's thoughts raced, but he calmly unloaded the pistol's magazine. At the same time, he reached out and pinched a Colorless Light Particle, holding the hand with the Colorless Light Particle towards the crowd. "Can you all see the thing in my hand?"

Everyone was bewildered. John, intentionally or unintentionally, blocked the others behind him. Ang also subconsciously retreated a few steps.

"You're all hungry and thirsty, right?"

Lu Yuanming confirmed again that they couldn't see the Colorless Light Particle, so he slapped his palm onto the ground.

The next second, small bottles of Mineral Water and Baguettes appeared on the ground.