Chapter 182: Return, Talent Upgrade

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Return, Talent Upgrade

The Food Atlas scanned Flora and Moe.

[Ingredient: Man-eating Flower Demon (Flora)]

[Edibility: Edible (Parts)]

[Recipe: Cold-Tossed Demon Flower Roots - Effect: Significantly improves gastrointestinal digestion, alleviates indigestion.]

[Ingredient: Little Demon Prince (Moe)]

[Edibility: Edible (Parts)]

[Recipe: Demon’s Eye (Requires eyeball from a mature specimen) - Effect: 35% chance to awaken Petrification Ability after consumption.]

"Hiss—" Seeing Moe’s appraisal results, Seraphina Sullivan sucked in a sharp breath.

But the "ferocity" and potential of this atlas once again redefined her understanding.

’No wonder that Quentin Lewis was willing to take such a risk to snatch my Space at the last moment.’

Seraphina Sullivan now completely understood his motives.

Looking at the "ingredients" covering the ground, anyone would be green with envy.

’Looking around, these aren’t horrifying monster corpses at all. This is a treasure trove of magical ingredients waiting to be discovered! Anyone who knew the Effect of this atlas would find the temptation hard to resist.’

’Heh heh, but now, it’s all mine!’

Seraphina Sullivan was in a great mood.

Her previous exhaustion vanished, replaced by a surge of motivation as she threw herself back into the work of collecting "ingredients."

This time, however, she was no longer indiscriminately collecting everything.

Instead, she selectively prioritized collecting the monster corpses that the atlas judged as [Edible] and had recipes with practical Effects.

Night Demon Moths, Night Rats, Night Bats... one by one, the "ingredients" were rapidly stuffed into her Space.

Only when she felt her Space was about to be full, with almost no room for anything else, did Seraphina Sullivan reluctantly stop.

She looked at the monster corpses still piled up like a mountain, then at her nearly full Space, and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion:

’Looks like the Space in my Scavenger’s Farm isn’t big enough! I need to find a way to expand it!’

The happy problem of "never enough storage space" welled up in her heart.

As Seraphina Sullivan continued to hoard items,

the system’s survival mission timer was also coming to an end.

[Ding! Survival time has reached seven days!]

[Ding! Main Mission One: Survive for seven days in the Dark Apocalypse Dungeon. Completed!]

[Ding! Calculating dungeon rewards...]

[Ding! Gained 400 EXP!]

[Ding! Survival Game - Dark Apocalypse - Dungeon complete! Returning to reality!]

’It’s finally over!’

Seraphina Sullivan let out a long sigh of relief. The nerves she had kept on edge for seven days could finally relax completely.

However, just as she thought she would be teleported away in the next second,

a slightly anxious voice suddenly called out from behind her:

"Sullivan! Wait! I have a special item that will let us contact each other even after we return..."

Seraphina Sullivan turned around and saw Nicholas Jensen shouting as he frantically pushed aside the debris on the ground, sprinting toward her. He seemed to be waving something that looked like a badge in his hand.

Unfortunately, the system’s rules were merciless and precise.

Before Nicholas Jensen could reach her, Seraphina Sullivan felt an irresistible force acting upon her body.

Everything before her eyes—the running Nicholas Jensen, the ruined battlefield, the dim sky—

began to twist and spin like a shattered mirror.

A dizzying sensation washed over her!

And in that instant, as her consciousness and body were being pulled from the dungeon world,

the unique [Worker] Talent within Seraphina Sullivan was triggered again, activating on its own!

[Ding! Worker Talent - Stealing Master Agreement - Ability activated!]

[Detected that the Profession you successfully awakened and used in this dungeon is ’Musician’. Please choose one of the following two professional Abilities to keep permanently:]

[A. Sound Manipulation]

[B. Singing]

The familiar two-choice interface appeared in her hazy consciousness.

Without any hesitation, Seraphina Sullivan’s mind instantly locked onto her choice—

’I choose B, [Singing]!’

Having witnessed this Skill’s strategic-level mass crowd control and morale-boosting effects on a large battlefield, how could she possibly let it go?

Although [Sound Manipulation] was flexible, in terms of practical combat value, it was nowhere near as direct and powerful as [Singing].

[Ding! Selection successful! The professional Ability ’Singing’ has been permanently solidified and can still be used after leaving the dungeon.]

After making her choice, her attention shifted to the experience points she had just received.

’Adding these 400 points, my total EXP is now... I still need 800 more points to reach Level 3.’

Seraphina Sullivan calculated in her head. ’I wonder what new functions the system will unlock when my Player Level reaches LV3?’

This couldn’t help but remind her of that powerful Level 3 Player from The Insect Frenzy dungeon.

That person seemed to possess a higher level of authority and Power.

’However, it seems that Advanced Players who enter lower-level dungeons are heavily restricted, and if they’re discovered, the consequences seem pretty dire.’

Seraphina Sullivan hadn’t forgotten the fate of that Level 3 Player after she had exposed them with her Eye of Resume.

As her thoughts drifted,

the familiar sensation of weightlessness came, followed by the feeling of solid ground beneath her feet.

The light before her eyes shifted from dark to bright, and the scene gradually came into focus.

「The flow of time in the real world resumed.」

She had returned to her room in the real world.

Outside the window, the heavy snow was still falling, as if the life-and-death struggle of the past seven days in eternal darkness was just an overly realistic nightmare.

But the newly acquired permanent Ability [Singing], along with the mountain of monster corpses and various other gains piled up in her Space, clearly told Seraphina Sullivan that she had survived another dungeon.

The new adventure had come to a temporary close.

But the natural disaster in reality was not yet over.

Seraphina Sullivan immediately felt the real-world cold.

She quickly took out the Fiery Sunflower Seedling.

The cold room immediately began to warm up.

’I’ve cleared the Doomsday Game’s dungeon, but the problems in reality still need to be solved.’

However, Seraphina Sullivan had more important things to deal with at the moment.

That was, to use the precious reward she had earned by risking her life to complete the mission in the dungeon: the Talent upgrade opportunity!

’I wonder what kind of new abilities my Worker Talent will unlock after I upgrade it...’

At this thought, a wave of anticipation and excitement washed over Seraphina Sullivan.

The [Worker] Talent was the very foundation of her survival, and every upgrade meant a qualitative leap forward.

Knowing that the Talent upgrade process might come with unknown risks or disturbances,

Seraphina Sullivan needed an absolutely quiet and undisturbed environment.

She looked at Sean Chandler and instructed, "I’m about to use my Talent upgrade opportunity now. Stand guard outside the door for me. If any foolish people or unexpected situations arise, you can deal with them promptly."

Sean Chandler said nothing more, simply nodding. "Okay, don’t worry."

He then turned and walked out of the room, standing like the most reliable of guards, sealing off all potential risks from the outside.

Seraphina Sullivan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged in the center of the room, and calmed her mind, adjusting her state to its absolute peak.

Then, without further hesitation, she communicated with the system through her thoughts:

’System, use the Talent upgrade opportunity!’