The entire supermarket was square in shape, with open space surrounding it. Originally, this open area was meant for customers to park their electric scooters and cars, and also to allow more customers to enter the supermarket with ease. After all, before the Great Nirvana Period, the population around this supermarket alone exceeded a million, not to mention the many customers coming from other areas.
However, nowadays, countless beasts have taken over the open areas surrounding the supermarket.
“How can I enter the lair of the Ironclad Dragon and steal the dragon egg?”
“Should I just rush straight in through the windows of the first or second floor at top speed?” Luo Feng, hovering midair, peered through his telescope and saw the densely packed beasts below. “With so many beasts around, surely some will notice me breaking in! Then I’m finished!”
“I should descend first. Staying up here in the air consumes my mental energy.” Luo Feng flew toward the center of the supermarket. The Carrefour Supermarket occupied a massive area, so the rooftop was equally vast. It was completely empty—there wasn’t a single beast on it.
Actually, this wasn’t strange at all. Beasts also had a strict hierarchy.
Lords, Generals, and Soldiers!
The supermarket, as the heart of the beast nest, was home to only the most powerful beasts—those of General or even Lord rank. These high-ranking beasts disliked being exposed to wind, sun, or rain. Therefore, most of the Generals resided on the third, fourth, and fifth floors.
The Ironclad Dragon alone occupied the first and second floors.
Two lower-tier Lords, the “Flame-Scaled Three-Tusked Boars,” lived in another commercial building beside the supermarket, about a hundred meters away.
Only the common beasts were forced to endure the weather on the open spaces surrounding the building. Neither Lords nor Generals would allow ordinary beasts to enter this core area, which was why there wasn’t a single beast on the rooftop.
Whoosh!
Diving straight down from the sky, Luo Feng landed precisely at the center of the rooftop. The beasts around the supermarket were far away and couldn’t see him.
“Now, how do I get to the first and second floors?” Luo Feng crouched on the rooftop. “The third, fourth, and fifth floors are probably full of elite beasts!”
“The open spaces around the supermarket are also filled with countless beasts.”
“How do I get in?”
One by one, plans formed in Luo Feng’s mind, only to be rejected. Clearly, the Ironclad Dragon’s nest was nearly impregnable, like an iron wall.
Boom! Boom~~
Far away, the battle between the two Warlords and the three Beast Lords shook the heavens, as if the sky and earth were collapsing. Roars, crashing buildings, and the howls of countless beasts echoed continuously.
On the rooftop of the supermarket, Luo Feng crouched in deep thought.
“I’ve got it!” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “The supermarket has five floors above ground, and with the underground garage, it’s six floors total!”
“Such a supermarket would definitely have elevators—perhaps even two: one for public use and one for freight. The elevator shafts would be a direct vertical path! If I can find one of these elevator shafts, I can descend straight into the first and second floors!”
Of course, the elevator shafts might have already been destroyed by the beasts.
However, the elevator shafts were narrow spaces, and the beasts had no intention of damaging the supermarket structure. Therefore, the elevator shafts—usually located at the edges of the building—were likely still intact. Moreover, there might be two elevator shafts: one for passengers and one for freight.
“The elevator shaft!” Luo Feng quickly began searching the rooftop edges.
The method was simple: he extended his mental energy through the rooftop floor and scanned the structure below. This method was only suitable for a Mentalist. Luo Feng carefully crept forward, nearly lying flat on the rooftop, fearing that the numerous beasts on the ground below might detect him.
“I found it!” Luo Feng’s face lit up with joy. “Yes… extending downward.”
“Fourth floor, third floor…”
Through his mental energy, Luo Feng extended downward, scanning the structure of the elevator shaft. The shaft was intact. The beasts had clearly protected the structural supports of the supermarket well—after all, this was their home!
“Shhh!”
Two black throwing knives floated up, lightly carving a circle into the rooftop surface. These were the 9-series knives, countless times harder than diamond. They sliced through the concrete like tofu, easily creating a circular hole. Luo Feng used his mental energy to lift the circular slab and gently place it beside him without making a sound.
“Tsk tsk.” Luo Feng looked down into the shaft. “This shaft… seems the third-floor elevator door is slightly dented, but overall, it’s almost unchanged.”
A faint smile appeared on Luo Feng’s face.
The hexagonal shield floated in front of him. Luo Feng stepped onto it. “Down!” The shield slowly descended without a sound. Fifth floor, fourth floor, third floor… The steel cables and elevator doors were clearly visible, though covered in thick dust. It had been far too long since anyone had used them.
“This is the first floor.” Luo Feng hovered in front of one of the elevator doors.
The door was tightly shut. Luo Feng concentrated, and two throwing knives immediately slid between the two tightly sealed elevator doors, gently prying them apart.
“Screeeek~~”
The elevator door, unused for so long, made a sound as it opened, causing Luo Feng to flinch.
“I’m inside the supermarket. There are no beasts on the first and second floors. If the sound is very small… the Beast General squads outside probably won’t hear it.” Luo Feng took a deep breath and slowly opened the elevator door at an extremely slow pace, producing only a faint sound.
When the door was halfway open, Luo Feng, using his mental energy to understand the door’s structure, twisted the steel slightly, jamming it in place.
“Done!”
Luo Feng held his breath, not daring to relax for even a moment. He stepped forward lightly onto the floor. The shield behind him floated down behind him, and the two buckles on his suit, controlled by his mental energy, automatically fastened the shield to his back.
“Ugh, what a stench!” A thick, foul odor filled the entire first floor, making Luo Feng feel physically ill from just a whiff.
“Where is the Ironclad Dragon egg?” Luo Feng advanced cautiously, channeling his mental energy into his bracer, shield, and alloy boots, making his body as light as a feather. Each step was silent.
“Hmph! Tsk!”
Luo Feng looked up. The ceiling between the first and second floors had been almost completely destroyed, except for the structural supports near the edges of the building. Broken shelves and long-rotted food were piled up on both sides, sometimes blocking his path. He had to use his mental energy to gently clear a way.
“The Ironclad Dragon probably resides in the center of the supermarket, where it’s most open.” Luo Feng headed toward the central area. Gradually, he faintly saw an oval-shaped object.
“A dragon egg?”
Luo Feng held his breath and advanced slowly.
Outside, the roars of beasts echoed again and again, making Luo Feng even more cautious. Each step was light and careful.
“It’s worse here.” The closer Luo Feng got to the oval object, the stronger the stench became. “The Ironclad Dragon must usually stay here. This smell must be from the dragon itself.” Soon, Luo Feng approached within about ten meters of the egg and could clearly observe it.
It was a dragon egg about one meter tall, with a bluish shell and faint patterns on its surface.
“The Ironclad Dragon egg!” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed. Everything was now within reach.
“But who knows if the Ironclad Dragon set up any traps around the egg to prevent theft. Also, the egg is alive, so my mental energy might not be able to move it.” Luo Feng focused his mind, and six throwing knives quickly flew over, forming a circular ring beneath the egg and gently lifting it. It was like a metal ring supporting the egg.
Out of caution, the knives’ flat sides were kept close to the eggshell.
“Come here, dragon egg.” Luo Feng quickly opened his backpack, carefully unfastening it to reveal half of its maximum capacity. The backpack could hold items nearly as tall as a person.
The distant Ironclad Dragon egg floated toward him, supported by the knives…
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