The Shelter Game: Me, Starting with a Tenfold Drop Rate

Elder Seville's actions were closely observed by Shadow Celestial, whose expression changed dramatically. He couldn't understand why Elder Seville had suddenly altered his course of action.

"What are you doing? Are you not planning to use the power of the Abyss to launch an attack? Have you noticed something strange?" Shadow Celestial quickly asked Elder Seville.

Elder Seville shook his head. "I haven't noticed anything strange; I just found what I've been looking for all along!"

After saying this, Elder Seville transformed into a cloud of black mist and swiftly flew toward the building of the city bank. He absolutely would not allow himself to miss the treasure hidden by the Smith family again.

Elder Seville moved with such speed that he didn't even give Shadow Celestial a chance to persuade him otherwise. After frowning and thinking for a moment, Shadow Celestial also sensed a powerful chaotic energy beneath the city bank. Upon realizing this, Shadow Celestial immediately understood.

"Why is there the power of chaos here?! How should I explain this to Elder Seville?! Could it be that the Smith family really has hidden treasure?!"

Faced with this inexplicable coincidence, Shadow Celestial began to doubt his own memory. He was certain that the Smith family absolutely did not possess any hidden treasure. The true treasure of the Smith family was merely a portion of chaotic energy and a chaotic artifact.

The chaotic artifact of the Smith family had already been obtained by him, and the portion of chaotic energy owned by the Smith family was sealed within the bodies of its family members. If those family members had not been killed, that portion of chaotic energy would never leak out.

As Shadow Celestial thought about this, he suddenly felt that a member of the Smith family had died in the city bank building.

"Could it be that unlucky? If that's the case, isn't fate conspiring against my success?! That can't be true! This must just be a coincidence!"

Shadow Celestial refused to believe that he could be so unfortunate. He quickly made a decision and began to chase after Elder Seville.

Elder Seville passed through several barriers in quick succession and directly reached the second underground level of the city bank.

Elder Seville found himself facing a large door that he couldn't open. After Irving and the Knowledge Fairy entered the third underground level of the city bank, they instructed the bank manager to close the door and also added a special barrier. This barrier could, to some extent, block powerful players from the Shelter Game, but only for a limited time.

"There's no doubt that the treasure hidden by the Smith family is behind this door! This time, I definitely haven't been mistaken!" The existence of the door only strengthened Elder Seville's conviction.

He once again began to gather the power of the Abyss. This time, he condensed the power much faster than before. The black sphere between his hands rapidly expanded until it became a black sphere taller than a person, containing immense power from the Abyss that manifested in the real world.
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The powerful energy from the Abyss even distorted the surrounding space, causing ripples around the black sphere. These ripples were merely illusions caused by the distortion of space affecting the light.

Without hesitation, Elder Seville hurled the black sphere toward the door. At the moment of impact, the overwhelming power of the Abyss shattered the barrier on the door.

Just as the door's barrier was destroyed, Shadow Celestial arrived on the scene. He had intended to stop Elder Seville's actions, but clearly, he had not succeeded.

With the barrier gone, the forces of the Abyss, chaotic energy, dark power, and magical energy collided. The city bank building shook violently. The massive explosion caused the building to tilt precariously.

When the explosion subsided, Elder Seville and Shadow Celestial immediately spotted the Knowledge Fairy and Irving. Similarly, Irving and the Knowledge Fairy recognized Elder Seville and Shadow Celestial. Both sides were taken aback upon their encounter.

However, the expressions of the four quickly settled into calmness. They all felt as if they had fallen into each other's traps.

"It seems they were already aware of your plan! The chaotic energy we sensed was intentionally released by Irving! They set this trap to lure us in!" Elder Seville said slowly to Shadow Celestial.

Shadow Celestial nodded in agreement. "Regardless, we must seize the initiative! Let's attack the enemy directly! We can't give them any more time to prepare!"

Shadow Celestial directly unleashed his most powerful spell. As chaotic energy gathered, a series of howling, distorted figures surged toward Irving and the Knowledge Fairy.

Although Irving and the Knowledge Fairy were very surprised, they had long been prepared for battle. Irving raised his staff and used his puppet skills to summon a Lava Giant puppet. The Knowledge Fairy transformed from a giant eye into the form of a magical book, which quickly opened, releasing a torrent of spells.

All four of them simultaneously employed their most formidable abilities. They each hoped to gain the upper hand right from the start of the fight. However, it was clear that none of them could achieve an absolute advantage during the battle.

Furthermore, the sheer power of the spells being cast led to another massive explosion when they collided. The city bank building, which had already suffered structural damage from the previous explosion, was completely destroyed in this latest blast.

Most of the employees in the city bank had chosen to escape after the first explosion, so they were not buried beneath the rubble of the building. Irving, the Knowledge Fairy, Elder Seville, and Shadow Celestial were also unaffected by this explosion.

The four of them resolved to engage in a final showdown beneath the ruins of the city bank.

"We cannot retreat! Behind us is the mysterious passage, and if we fall back into it, we will have no chance of winning," Irving said coldly to the Knowledge Fairy. He believed that the existence of the mysterious passage was a trap set by Shadow Celestial and Elder Seville, so they absolutely could not retreat to that area.

The Knowledge Fairy had some doubts but did not oppose him, as she was also very cautious. Elder Seville and Shadow Celestial had also noticed the mysterious passage but viewed it merely as bait prepared by Irving.

The four powerful players from the Shelter Game engaged in an intense battle in the narrow underground space. The outcome of this fight could not be quickly determined, as all four felt it was a good opportunity to weaken each other.

During their confrontation, a series of tremors shook the ruins of the city bank. This naturally caught the attention of many, including the Angel Guild headquarters, which was not far from the city bank and had noticed the disturbances early on.

At the Angel Guild headquarters, Anna, accompanied by ordinary members of the guild, felt the tremors around the ruins of the city bank.

"You all need to stop gathering here! This is very dangerous; you should quickly move to another location! Leave this to us at the Angel Guild!" Anna urged the ordinary members of the guild to drive all the civilians away.

In Anna's view, having civilians around would only hinder her upcoming actions. Once the civilians were cleared out, Anna lowered her voice and asked a nearby person, "Do you have any idea what's going on? What exactly happened? Why did the city bank building suddenly collapse?"

Although Anna posed this question, she didn't expect an answer. She was well aware that the Knowledge Fairy and Irving had just recently entered the city bank. The sudden collapse of the building was undoubtedly related to them. However, Anna didn't want others to suspect this possibility.

In response to Anna's inquiry, the ordinary members of the Angel Guild could only shake their heads in confusion. "We don't know why this is happening. The bank manager said that not long ago, two members of the Angel Guild entered the city bank. They also requested access to the third underground level."

The ordinary members of the Angel Guild could only relay the information they had gathered from the bank manager.

Anna nodded. "I understand! We just need to stay around and ensure that ordinary people are not in danger." She had no intention of taking any further action. Her only wish was to ensure that all civilians left the area.

With the efforts of the Angel Guild members, the majority of the civilians retreated to a safer distance. During this process, other official organizations from the City of Warding also provided some assistance. However, these official organizations were also hoping to gain some information from the Angel Guild.

When faced with inquiries from other official organizations, Anna feigned ignorance, revealing no information at all. The other organizations were quite frustrated, but they had long known that the Angel Guild was a very mysterious organization, so they had no choice but to accept Anna's evasive answers.

After everyone had left, Anna looked toward the direction of the city bank and murmured to herself, "Irving, you must not get into trouble! If something happens to you, I really won't know what to do next! Everyone's hopes are resting on you!"

Anna even began to pray. Under normal circumstances, she would never place her hopes in someone else. However, after a series of crises, she had lost confidence in herself, and even in the Angel Guild. Now, her only trust lay with Irving. If Irving were to die due to some unforeseen circumstance, Anna would believe that humanity had no chance of facing the impending crisis.