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

Under everyone's gaze, the pitch-black sun in the Shelter Game sky finally expanded to eclipse the entire sky. In an instant, shadowy tendrils of dark power descended from above. No matter where one was in the Shelter Game world, no matter how powerful, everyone and every monster could feel the pervasive corrosion of dark power. Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire

Everything fell silent, and after an unknown amount of time, a sudden sound of space fracturing pierced through the silence. Soon after, the ground of the Shelter Game world began to shake violently. Every region experienced intense earthquakes, the earth was completely torn apart, and the oceans boiled in chaos.

Monsters imbued with dark power received an immense boost in strength. Even the weakest of creatures now possessed the ability to destroy entire cities. Those who could not find a sufficiently sturdy hiding place were killed in an instant. However, even those who found a strong hiding spot were not guaranteed safety.

The entire ground of the Shelter Game world transformed into an ocean of dark power. All fortresses floated atop this sea of darkness. This meant that every hiding place was subjected to an almost endless erosion by dark power.

In the ruins of the Abyss of Death, Irving and his companions watched anxiously as everything unfolded in the Shelter Game world. Beside Irving were Vicky and Wendy. Neither Vicky nor Wendy was particularly strong, so they were not assigned any combat tasks. They also did not need to be on constant alert like others.

The two of them looked worriedly at the world outside Hope Ark, now completely shrouded in dark power.

"Is this what the apocalypse looks like? It's terrifying!" Wendy muttered to herself, eventually leaning her head softly against Irving's shoulder.

Seeing this, Vicky felt a bit uneasy, but she didn't say much. After all, she was also frightened by the sight of the apocalypse.

"Don't worry! I will protect you both! Even with the apocalypse upon us, you can still hide safely in Hope Ark."

Irving hoped to ease Wendy and Vicky's tension.Upon hearing Irving's words, the expressions on their faces finally relaxed somewhat. However, deep down, they still felt that the arrival of the apocalypse was incredibly frightening.

Not far from Irving and his companions stood Anna, Nick, James, and Benjamin. The four of them were relatively strong, and if a battle were to occur, they would be required to join the fight. They were not only watching the unfolding apocalypse; they were also assessing the strength of the dark power.

"The dark power is simply too overwhelming! Without a sufficiently strong fortress, no one can survive the first wave of the apocalypse," James said coldly. His assessment aligned with that of the others. Nick and Benjamin both nodded in agreement. Only Anna remained unresponsive.

Anna looked anxiously at the dark power that had grown to an unimaginable level. Right now, she was not only worried about the arrival of the apocalypse but also about Aron. Originally, in Irving's plan, he was supposed to rescue Aron before the apocalypse struck. However, due to the early onset of the apocalypse, Irving did not have enough time to save Aron.

While Anna could understand Irving's predicament, she still felt a deep sense of disappointment. Besides the people in Hope Ark, many others were also watching the first wave of the apocalypse unfold. Although Elder Seville in the depths of the Abyss did not experience the direct impact of the apocalypse, the Abyss underwent drastic changes nonetheless. Abyssal Monsters, which possessed a certain amount of dark power, were killed the moment the apocalypse arrived. The power these monsters held was transformed into dark power.

The strength of the Abyss weakened significantly, and a large amount of dark power surged forth from it. When Elder Seville witnessed this scene, a hint of worry crossed his face. "If the power of the Abyss is weakened too much, my upcoming plans may very well fail," Elder Seville murmured to himself. Meanwhile, he sent a message to Elder Astra, urging him to prepare for battle as quickly as possible.

When Elder Astra received this message, he was unable to read it immediately. He was struggling to support the fortress alongside his trusted subordinates. At that moment, Elder Astra felt a twinge of regret; he hadn't anticipated that the first wave of the apocalypse would possess such devastating power. The fortress where Elder Astra stood was on the verge of collapse. Despite having set up numerous defensive magical formations around it, these protections were nearly useless against pure dark power.

After barely ensuring that the fortress would not be destroyed by the first wave of the apocalypse, Elder Astra finally found the time to read the message from Elder Seville. "Is he out of his mind? Does he really think we should launch an attack immediately after the apocalypse hits?" Although Elder Astra had been informed of Elder Seville's plans beforehand, he still thought the plan was somewhat insane.

"We cannot take action immediately after the first wave of the apocalypse passes! We need a certain amount of preparation time. At the very least, I need time to recover my strength," Elder Astra quickly replied.Upon receiving Elder Astra's response, Elder Seville's mood turned to fury. "I knew he was worthless! Thankfully, I never expected him to provide much help!" Elder Seville said viciously.

Meanwhile, the situation at the Night Blades headquarters was equally dire.

Although the members of Night Blades had set up numerous defensive magical formations around the headquarters, these defenses were easily destroyed by the dark power.

Almost all the buildings surrounding the Night Blades headquarters had been eroded by the dark force.While the primary strength of Night Blades was also dark power, its members did not wish to become complete slaves to it. The elders of Night Blades retreated to the deepest part of their headquarters with the surviving members. Here, they finally had a moment to catch their breath.

"The threat posed by the apocalypse is immense! We must consolidate all our strength; only then can we ensure the safety of the headquarters," one of the Night Blades elders suggested, and the vast majority of the elders agreed. Only the elder who had allied with Shadow Celestial disagreed.

"We cannot do that! According to Lord Shadow Celestial's orders, we must ensure that the strength of Night Blades does not suffer significant weakening during the first wave of the apocalypse.

Therefore, we must split our forces to ensure the safety of Night Blades members elsewhere."

Faced with differing opinions, the elders of Night Blades engaged in a heated argument. Neither side could persuade the other, so ultimately it was left to Shadow Celestial to make the decision.

However, Shadow Celestial, who was hiding in the deepest part of the Night Blades headquarters, did not provide any judgment; he didn't even appear before the elders.

This situation caused great panic among the Night Blades elders."What is going on? Does Lord Shadow Celestial not intend to help us? Or has he already decided to betray us?" The elders of Night Blades, already dissatisfied with Shadow Celestial, began to voice their frustrations.

The elders supporting Shadow Celestial felt isolated and could not dare to openly criticize their opponents. They could only continually attempt to persuade those who opposed their plan, alongside Shadow Celestial's trusted subordinates.

Shadow Celestial was, of course, well aware of the argument happening at the Night Blades headquarters. However, he had more important matters to attend to; he was absorbing the chaotic power contained within the Chaos Blade.

Shadow Celestial had received very accurate information from the Apocalypse Proclaimer: the first wave of the apocalypse would pass in half an hour. According to the agreement he had with the Apocalypse Proclaimer, an attack on Irving's Hope Ark must be launched immediately after the first wave passed. To ensure the success of his upcoming plans, Shadow Celestial needed to absorb a sufficient amount of chaotic power.

Shadow Celestial's actions were indeed yielding significant results. Under the circumstances of the apocalypse, the chaotic power itself began to exhibit certain mutations. The chaotic power that existed within the chaotic artifact was no longer as difficult to obtain as before, and the chaotic energy that drifted outside began to passively gather around Shadow Celestial's body. At this point, Shadow Celestial's strength had significantly increased compared to before.

After absorbing a substantial amount of chaotic power, Shadow Celestial slowly opened his eyes. The Apocalypse Proclaimer was standing not far from him, and upon seeing Shadow Celestial open his eyes, he coldly asked, "The power you now possess should be sufficient to ensure the defeat of Irving, right?"

Shadow Celestial nodded slowly. "With your help, I have absorbed enough chaotic power. I can assure you that I will be able to suppress Irving on my own in the upcoming battle!"

Shadow Celestial was not boasting. The power he currently held had indeed seen a considerable increase. Moreover, he only needed to suppress Irving during the battle while the Apocalypse Proclaimer and Dark Overlord's other allies could eliminate all of Irving's allies.

At that point, they could concentrate all their strength to confront Irving.Once Irving was eliminated, no one would be able to stop the Dark Overlord's arrival, and consequently, no one would be able to prevent Shadow Celestial from acquiring all the chaotic power.

The Apocalypse Proclaimer scrutinized Shadow Celestial carefully and, confirming that he was not lying, slowly said, "The first wave of the apocalypse will end in fifteen minutes. You have one last quarter of an hour to prepare for battle."