This time, Xu Shen stayed in the earthquake space on the first level of the soul cage for a long time.

Although it is silent and lonely here, with Maeve by my side, I don't feel lonely.

On the contrary, there is a feeling of comfort and tranquility.

The darkness under the earthquake seemed like a paradise of solitude.

The smell of decay was present in more than one place, and Xu Shen guessed that there might be corpses buried by other residents in the building.

He has long been accustomed to this smell.

A few beams of faint light in the crevices of the rocks became Xu Shen's only hope of escape. However, after a long, long time, there was still no rescue. Xu Shen estimated that this area should have been investigated.

It's just that I was ignored.

He wasn't in a hurry, anyway, with Maeve as his company, it didn't matter to him where he was.

It's just that the environment here is indeed relatively bad.

When Xu Shen groped for his own body, he could clearly feel the ribs on his chest, his arms, and his arms, which were all quite rough and stiff. Although there was no mirror, Xu Shen could imagine a starving and emaciated person.

Although Maeve feeds her, the food is limited and she cannot eat every meal.

Xu Shen knew that he couldn't last long here.

Xu Shen is curious, what will happen if he dies here? Will the Soul Cage reset the scene?

He wanted to try it and test it.

When Maeve saw Xu Shen stop eating the food she fed, she immediately understood Xu Shen's thoughts, shook her head and said, "Do you want to be like me? If it comes to that, you will be disappointed."

"Once you cross it, you can't go back."

Xu Shen smiled and said, "With you by my side, how can I be disappointed?"

Maeve stared at Xu Shen. These words made her eyes a little brighter, but a more serious look flashed in her eyes, and she advised: "Don't be impulsive, think about it again."

Seeing her being so serious, Xu Shen even put on a sullen face and became a little angry, so he had no choice but to agree.

He didn't understand that Maeve had often deliberately tempted him and wanted to bring him into her world, but why she stopped her now.

Xu Shen ate the food fed by Maeve as usual. He estimated that he would have to wait at least a year and a half before he collapsed. It was pointless to continue spending time here. Xu Shen chose to leave the first floor of the cage and wanted to go somewhere else.

Check out the place.

Soon, Xu Shen arrived at the second level of the soul cage.

The time flow rate here is 1:10 compared to the outside world.

On the second level of the soul cage, Xu Shen is still trapped, but this time the scene is an aquarium.

Xu Shen felt strange that it was his first time seeing the aquarium, but when he saw it, he recognized it immediately.

There are all kinds of strange and weird animals inside.

Xu Shen thought carefully and found that these animals were recorded in the ancient books he had seen.

Penguins, sea lions, sharks... these creatures are said to only exist at the edge of the world, in the vast ocean.

At this moment, they are all contained in the aquarium, and the aquarium seems to have been blocked due to some kind of accident.

In addition to Xu Shen, there are also some familiar people here.

"Mother".

Yonuo, Xingjun, Chen Han and others also saw the original owner.

The original owner was one of the administrators of this aquarium.

Jono is a breeder here.

Chen Han, Xing Jun, etc. are all tourists. Xu Shen also knew from their mouths that he and his mother were also such tourists. There was a collapse outside and they were trapped inside, waiting for rescue.

Many tourists are here, and some try to climb outside using ropes.

The rope is a very important escape tool here.

However, the collapse caused all escape routes to be blocked, and everyone could only stay inside. As time went by, panic and depression permeated everyone. Occasionally, after a few quarrels, some people would get into arguments and even fight.

Here, Xu Shen is just a weak and ordinary boy, huddled in a corner with his mother and not involved in those disputes.

But soon food became a problem.

So at the suggestion of a woman who looked like Xia Jingxiang, everyone voted.

In the end, everyone decided to use the animals in the aquarium as food first.

Relying on the tools in the aquarium, he first ate small and medium-sized animals such as penguins who were dying of hunger one by one.

Then came sharks, turtles, etc.

The food that everyone can eat is limited. Some rich people said that they were rich and wanted to buy more food, but no one paid attention at this time. Money has lost its influence here.

Barely enough to survive the next month.

However, there was still no movement in rescue, and everyone became more and more desperate.

Under such despair, the shortage of food makes survival even more stressful.

In addition, people are crowded together, excreting feces, and unavoidable body collisions have led to more and more outrageous things.

When the first fatal brawl occurs, some pretense seems to be completely shattered.

Then comes the group dominance of the adult males. When the animals finish eating, they start eyeing the remaining meat.

Although Xu Shen is a young man, he is a monarch after all. Even though he has the body of an ordinary person here, his mind is extremely ruthless. After killing the adults who wanted to bully him, he established a deterrent and became feared.

existence.

After all, he already had a sharp harpoon hidden in his hand.

But as the food became less and less, and even the remaining meat became less and less, this survival beyond ethics finally came to an end.

Xu Shen lived to the end.

Maeve guided him to find his harpoon.

Among the pile of bones, only he and Maeve were left.

All the edible things around were eaten, including the belts and leather boots of some people, which were all scratched and chewed by Xu Shen.

In the days that followed, Xu Shen could only rely on Maeve for relief and find food from outside, but the food he could find each time was not much, just enough for Xu Shen to survive.

As for why Maeve didn't help find food from outside before, it was naturally because in this environment, if there were other people around, Maeve wouldn't be able to supply it, nor could she explain where this food came from.

This was an illusion, and Xu Shen did not regard these people as the same kind, so he had no sympathy for their deaths.

The days that followed were just like the first level of the cage, all that was left was waiting.

Xu Shen left the second cage and then passed by the third cage.

We are still trapped in a hospital, but the surroundings are quiet and there are no doctors or nurses.

Xu Shen was not interested in exploring and continued to enter a deeper spiritual cage.

All the way to the seventh floor of the cage.

Xu Shen discovered that in each level of the cage, he was trapped in a certain place, blocked, or imprisoned.

He had no control over the situation.

By the time he reached the eighth cage, Xu Shen felt that he was almost reaching his limit.

Only a few seconds have passed in reality, but it has been an extremely long time in the eighth level of the mental cage.

Xu Shen tried the way to become a god inside, losing himself and changing his body into any shape, but failed.

Xu Shen realized that this kind of self was not the form of "I".

When you realize that you are losing the "human" form, it means that you still regard this form as "self", and it is meaningless to violate it intentionally.

Moreover, it changes into other forms according to the thoughts of the mind. This strange shape is still "self".

Xu Shen felt that his understanding of "self" was not enough, but after a long experiment on the eighth level, he gradually understood some.

Before losing yourself, you may need to break down your own defenses.

In a small dark room.

Xu Shen stood at the door.

Many faces in the room stayed behind the half-opened door, staring at Xu Shen reluctantly.

Xu Shen smiled and said goodbye to "Mom" at the door and everyone in the house. He planned to go out and really get out of the house.

Time flies.

A year has passed since we defeated the Zero Master in Xu Shen and took control of the inner city.

One day.

Xingjun came back from his adventure outside and informed Xu Shen that he had found the last suitable Ruins soldier.

This soldier was found from the extreme edge of the wasteland, and an accompanying king died for it on the way.

Xu Shen took over the Ruins Weapon. The weight of the Ruins Weapon itself was only 2, which alone was not worth mentioning, but it was an important part of the Art of War.

It is expected to end this month, and I am currently preparing for the finishing work~
Chapter completed!