Three and a half hours later, in the sewers of Raccoon City, a secluded branch that twisted and turned over half a kilometer and hid only a single Gamma Type Hunter—without even a single zombie in sight.
After he had killed the Gamma Type Hunter, Zhang Yanhang stood in place and waited for a few seconds. However, unexpectedly, instead of a treasure box, options appeared.
"[Do you want to continue hunting monsters in Ashen World?]"
"[Option One: Yes (Today is October 9th, the eight days of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday have officially passed, but even without the holiday, you still chose to fight to the death with the zombies in Raccoon City at the cost of skipping classes. This time, you will succeed in clearing the entire Raccoon City and then move on to clear the goblins in Goblin Plain.)]"
"[Option Two: Continue (The Main World’s channel to Ashen World will close in half an hour. Although you are already gradually exhausted and feel incredibly tired, upon learning this news, you choose to continue hunting monsters in Ashen World, just like last time.)]"
"[Option Three: Go Home (After hunting zombies for 104 continuous hours, even with occasional rest, you still feel incredibly tired now and desperately need to return to the Main World for a good rest. So, you decide to call it a day and head back, right now, all you want is to return to the Main World as fast as possible.)]"
"Am I finally going home? I can’t believe I’ve been hunting zombies for 104 hours straight. It’s been a long time, but thankfully, it’s finally coming to an end," said Zhang Yanhang, eager to return to the Main World, just as the options described.
Zhang Yanhang briefly summed up what he had accomplished in those 104 hours. He had cleared a total area of thirty-seven square kilometers above ground in Raccoon City, thoroughly clearing the outer zone, the middle layer, and the core area—all at once.
The last time he came to Ashen World, Zhang Yanhang had only cleared six square kilometers of the outer zone before hurriedly leaving. The difference between then and now was immense.
Of course, as part of the clearing, Zhang Yanhang also killed at least several thousand various types of monsters, such as ordinary zombies, Police Zombies, Zombie Dogs, Lickers, Beta-type Hunters, Gamma Type Hunters, and the T-001 Prototype Tyrant.
Apart from a dozen or so Gamma Type Hunters and the most basic ordinary zombies that were left unharmed, all of the above monsters were thoroughly extinct—a testament to Zhang Yanhang’s 104 hours of hard work.
Moreover, Zhang Yanhang had just been diligently clearing out the sewers, and the progress of cleaning the sewers was already past the halfway point. At most, it would only take two to three more hours to completely clear the entire sewer system.
"I’ve been on standby for fourteen hours straight now, I really can’t take it anymore. I choose Option Three, go home." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel✦fire.net
Zhang Yanhang had been working eight hours on and eight hours off, but this time, he worked twelve hours straight after opening the treasure box, and he had already worked for two hours before opening the box.
So, Zhang Yanhang hadn’t rested for a full fourteen hours and was now tired, sleepy, and hungry. He was on the verge of collapse and truly unable to continue.
After choosing to go home, Zhang Yanhang climbed to a sewer manhole cover at the end of the branching path using a row of handrails. Having pushed open the manhole cover and stuck out half of his body, Zhang Yanhang saw the above-ground part of Raccoon City that he hadn’t seen for a long time (meaning four hours).
Although the sky in Raccoon City was still as overcast as ever, without a hint of sunlight—quite oppressive—it was still better than the sewers. At least above ground, there was no solid waste, and thanks to Zhang Yanhang’s hard work, Raccoon City was now eerily quiet, becoming a genuine "Dead Silent City."
Using his Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil ability, Zhang Yanhang swept the surroundings and realized he seemed to be in the middle layer, not too far from Dulda Apartment. After all, he had cleared Raccoon City all by himself, running up and down the entire city, so now he could be pretty sure he wouldn’t get lost even without using Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil.
Therefore, after finding out his current position, Zhang Yanhang immediately planned the shortest route for himself. After planning the route, he suddenly discovered an issue—he was quite close to the Evaluation Settlement Treasure Box. "So now the question is, should I go take a look?"
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yanhang reasoned that it was very close and decided to take a detour to check it out, mainly because he wanted to know how complete the Evaluation Treasure Box would be after he had cleared the entire above-ground area of Raccoon City.
Zhang Yanhang felt that with the extent of his clearance, the completion rate should be at least above 90%. Otherwise, it would be quite unreasonable.
"Since there is still half an hour left before the transmission channel closes and there is plenty of time, let’s go." Having found the direction, Zhang Yanhang immediately began to run rapidly toward that location.
A few minutes later, Zhang Yanhang arrived at the familiar garden fountain, where the enormous Evaluation Settlement Treasure Box was still shining with dazzling golden light.
"[Evaluation Settlement Treasure Box (Raccoon City)]"
"[Quality: None (Generated by Ashen World, evaluation settlement treasure boxes have no quality.)]"
"[Type: Treasure box]"
"[Origin: Ashen World, Raccoon City.]"
"[Current Area Comprehensive Evaluation Details List]"
"[Zombie (First Tier One Star ordinary monster): 5835 (+2452)/5000]"
"[Police Zombie (First Tier Zero Star ordinary monster): 582 (+159)/500]"
"[Zombie Dog (First Tier One Star ordinary monster): 1125 (+472)/1000]"
"[Licker (First Tier Two Stars ordinary monster): 338 (+172)/300]"
"[Beta-type Hunter (First Tier Three Stars ordinary monster): 78 (+74)/70]"
"[Gamma Type Hunter (First Tier Three Stars ordinary monster): 16 (+16)/30]"
"[T-001 Prototype Tyrant (Second Tier One Star ordinary monster): 52 (+52)/50]"
"[T-103 Type Tyrant Tracker (Second Tier Second Star Lord Monster): 0/1]"
"[Current Area Comprehensive Completion Rate: 90.6% (+47.6%)]"
"[Current Area Comprehensive Evaluation Level: S+ (F-EX)]"
"[Special Attribute: Ashen Treasure Box——Users can obtain an Ashen Treasure Box related to the evaluation level after completing the evaluation settlement.]"
"[Usage requirements: Current Area Comprehensive Evaluation Level F and above.]"
"[Description: Generated by Ashen World, the Evaluation Settlement Treasure Box can calculate the current area’s comprehensive evaluation level in real-time and generate a corresponding Ashen Treasure Box.]"