“It’s nothing. Someone from Ideal Township just came and asked me a few questions before leaving. It was a bit strange. They seemed to be looking for someone.” Li Cheng颐 didn't elaborate.

“Looking for who?”

“That complete being who wiped out Aichi Corporation before.”

“Him? It seems Ideal Township might be planning a reverse retaliation. Tell your friend to be careful.”

“Okay.” Li Cheng颐 responded. “Tell the boss for me; I won’t call directly.”

After hanging up, he sat in his seat and glanced at the note. Instead of telling the company, he tucked it into his pocket.

Standing up, he scanned the QR code to pay. As he pushed back his chair, his body suddenly stiffened. The surrounding sounds had vanished.

The bustling crowd from a few minutes ago had completely disappeared.

On the street, all the shops, tables, and chairs were empty. Not a single person could be seen. *Snap*.

A street lamp in the distance went out.

The street, previously illuminated by the lamps, instantly plunged into darkness. Nothing could be seen. *Snap, snap, snap, snap*.

As if with a rhythm, the street lamps extinguished one by one, approaching Li Cheng颐.

All areas devoid of lamplight were consumed by darkness, impenetrable even by moonlight. Li Cheng颐 looked up at the sky, only to find the white star in the night sky gone as well.

The entire sky above was a sheet of darkness, like a bottomless, black swamp.

Another Dead Angle?

Realizing this, he turned to look in the opposite direction, where the street lamps hadn't gone out. It was only about ten meters away.

A brightly lit convenience store stood quietly.

Except for the convenience store, all the surrounding shops were dark. Looking at them from the outside, it was as if they were filled with opaque darkness.

Only the convenience store, through its glass windows, revealed its shelves, cash register, and refrigerated drink display. Li Cheng颐 could vaguely make out a blurry, gray figure standing at the window, looking out. Watching him.

The figure seemed to be staring at him.

“The Silent Little Store…” Li Cheng颐 instantly understood. This Dead Angle didn’t seem to be a new type but rather an old friend.

*Snap*.

The street lamps continued to go out, and the darkness continued to approach. Li Cheng颐 turned and ran decisively toward the Silent Little Store.

Although he didn’t know what the darkness was, his keen senses instinctively told him not to let it touch him, or something terrifying might happen.

The distance of ten meters was quickly covered. *Ding-dong*.

As if sensing his approach, the Silent Little Store’s door opened automatically, emitting a crisp electronic sound. Getting closer, the gray figure that had been standing inside was nowhere to be seen.

Li Cheng颐 took a deep breath. Instead of going inside, he turned and quickly went to the green belt.

In the green belt, several purple flowers, like chrysanthemums, swayed slightly with the air currents as he approached. “Nodding Beggarticks, that’s it!”

Li Cheng颐 felt a sense of relief. This series of events didn't allow for any rest. The Ideal Township terrorists had just left, and now a Dead Angle appeared.

According to the escape method, he had only bought two different items inside. According to Zhong Hui’s notes, he needed to complete the third to escape completely.

But to farm Nodding Beggarticks, he planned to try not escaping, to continuously farm these small flowers to absorb their flower energy and complete his evolution.

Steadying himself, Li Cheng颐 glanced at the rapidly approaching darkness in the distance. The street lamps had already gone out up to where he had been drinking juice.

The seat he had been sitting on, along with the ground, shops, everything, had been submerged in darkness, and nothing could be seen, as if dissolved.

Immediately, he didn’t hesitate. He reached out and quickly touched the purple flower. Nodding Beggarticks: (Contaminated): Perennial plant, often… Flower Language: Inferior Shadow Dragon bloodline.

Ignoring the explanation and annotation, Li Cheng颐 focused his mind, guiding the flower energy toward a new Flower God Position, the Fourth Flower God Position.

“Do you wish to select Nodding Beggarticks (Contaminated) as the Fourth Main Flower?” The Evil Flower imprint sent its inquiry. “Yes!”

Li Cheng颐 almost suppressed his joy as he responded forcefully.

Instantly, a wisp of cool flower energy quickly turned icy cold. All the flower energy, like silk threads, continuously flowed into the Fourth Flower God Position, forming an exceptionally clear Nodding Beggarticks purple pattern within.

'Flower Scale Armor Collection: 1%. Number of Evolutions Available: 3.'

*Huff…*

Li Cheng颐 breathed a sigh of relief. The collection rate of flower energy was usually 1% per flower.

He looked at the green belt. By this time, all the streets had fallen into darkness, and all the street lamps had been extinguished. Only the light from the Silent Little Store illuminated the green belt and the three-step platform, becoming the only light in this darkness.

Without further ado, he quickly touched all the remaining six Nodding Beggarticks one by one. 'Flower Scale Armor Collection: 7%.'

“Looks like I have to come here often.” Li Cheng颐 sighed. Seven points at a time meant he had to come at least fifteen times to max it out.

And according to the frequency that most Dead Angles appeared, which was at least once a week, he would need at least fourteen weeks, or 98 days, to completely collect the Nodding Beggarticks Flower Scale Armor.

“And that's the minimum. I also need to accurately calculate the refresh cycle of the Silent Little Store.”

After doing all this, Li Cheng颐 reluctantly walked around the green belt, carefully checking to make sure he hadn't missed any small flowers.

Seeing that the darkness outside the green belt had stopped, he shook his head and walked towards the Silent Little Store.

Stepping through the door, he scanned his surroundings.

“No new people, that’s good. No need to worry about more deaths increasing the difficulty.” Where was that gray figure from before?

Li Cheng颐 walked cautiously, slowly moving between the neatly rearranged shelves. The shelves he had smashed before had all been restored to their original state.

And he also noticed.

The goods on these shelves were different from last time.

Li Cheng颐 walked to a shelf and reached out to pick up a string of big-headed doll ornaments hanging from a hook on the edge of the shelf.

The big-headed doll was only half a palm size, with shoulder-length black hair, a girl’s face, and a pair of happy purple eyes. She wore a white bib embroidered with small red fish.

There were five dolls in a string, all connected with silver metal chains. “This wasn’t here last time.”

Li Cheng颐 thought for a moment and put the doll down. If he took a different doll this time, this Dead Angle might disappear completely.

He couldn’t guarantee that the memory flash would allow him to enter the Silent Little Store every time.

So, for safety's sake, he needed to keep a fixed location to prevent being unable to enter during a memory flash. He could use a fixed periodic forced Dead Angle entry mechanism to enter.

Putting down the doll, he began looking for canned goods and juice.

Soon, on the shelf where snacks and drinks were placed, he found a place full of juice and canned goods. He randomly selected a more exquisitely packaged drink.

Li Cheng颐 reached out and pulled it from the shelf.

The drink’s outer packaging this time was golden yellow, with a lot of black characters written in a flamboyant style, but he didn't recognize any of them. Only the label had a line of understandable instructions.

Kumquat Mango Juice – Price *, Production Date *, Shelf Life *. After looking at it, Li Cheng颐 took the drink in his hand, preparing to leave. Suddenly, he frowned.

Each type of bottle on the drink shelf only had one bottle. Taking one away would leave a gap. He had taken the Kumquat Mango Juice, and a gap had appeared.

And the position he was standing in, his chest was directly facing that gap.

At this moment, his chest faintly felt a strange chill, flowing out from that gap and blowing onto his chest. Li Cheng颐 narrowed his eyes, lowered his head, bent over, and looked into the gap.

Inside was the shelf space. There was nothing there.

Through the gaps in the goods on the opposite shelf, he could see the white light on the other side. *Hiss…*

Suddenly, a tall woman in a black silk dress slowly passed by on the opposite shelf.

Through the gaps in the goods on the opposite shelf, he could see the woman moving slowly from left to right. Li Cheng颐 frowned.

He hadn't started paying yet. How could these things suddenly appear?

But unexpectedly, the woman didn't stop. She just walked past the gaps in the goods, seemingly not noticing him.

And at that moment, Li Cheng颐 noticed that the light on the other side of the gap seemed to be different from his side! “The light over there is obviously dimmer.” He carefully observed.

Not only that, but he also found that the goods shelves on the other side were also covered in rust and very old.

Many of the packages on the shelves were stained with blood, completely different from the clean goods on this side. “Could it be that there is another hidden convenience store?” Li Cheng颐 guessed.

The Silent Little Store was full of mysteries. Who opened it? Where did the goods come from? What was the darkness outside the store? Why was it empty and without a cashier? And who was repairing and taking care of these things?

There were no answers to any of this.

But if there was another hidden supermarket, perhaps everything could be explained. Li Cheng颐 came back to his senses and continued to observe through the gaps in the goods.

*Swish!*

Suddenly, an eye, also from the opposite gap, was looking over. It was a child's eye.

Black, without a white, only a patch of darkness. Like a deep vortex.

Eye to eye, Li Cheng颐 felt his whole body go cold, and his mind began to feel faintly dazed and dizzy. A strong sense of drowsiness welled up in his heart, seeming to flow through his entire body.

He wanted to leave, but his body was weak and unable to move, as if he was bound by something. “Radiant Force Field!” Suddenly, he reacted and immediately activated the Flower Language.

A warm, invisible force field suddenly enveloped him, dispelling the drowsiness and cold. In an instant, everything in his eyes disappeared.

The child's dark eyes were gone. There were only the normal goods gaps on the opposite shelf, where he could see the goods shelves on the other side.

Straightening up, Li Cheng颐 took a deep breath, holding the Kumquat Mango Juice. He suddenly felt that his eyes were a little sore and reached out to touch them.

Only then did he realize that the corners of his eyes had cracked. There were small cracks on the outside of both corners. He touched them with his finger, and there was blood.

“If I didn’t have the Radiant Force Field, and if I had looked at that eye for a little longer…”

His heart turned cold. Although he didn’t know what would have happened, it definitely wouldn’t have been what he wanted. Holding the drink, he immediately stopped lingering and quickly walked to the cash register.

Two people had died last time. Without thinking, the difficulty must have increased greatly this time. Every death would increase the difficulty once.

And killing a monster in the Dead Angle would also result in a stronger monster appearing next time.

These two points had been confirmed by the company's data and his own experience.

Therefore, this time… it might be extremely dangerous!