In the residential district, a backpack started at tier one with four slots. Tier two gave eight slots, and tier three gave twelve.

In the competitive district, a backpack started at tier one with only two slots, tier two gave four, and tier three gave six.

On top of that, the upgrade costs were staggering. The first upgrade cost 100,000 points, the second cost 1,000,000, and going up another tier would require 10,000,000.

So as things stood, none of the team members had upgraded their backpacks more than twice. The 10,000,000 price tag was simply too steep — they needed to put their points toward improving weapons and gear instead.

A backpack wasn’t a necessity, but Bai Youwei’s twelve-slot backpack proved enormously convenient for the team. Five large canisters of fuel went in with ease, and Yuri decided they should collect five more!

【Audience, this is simply astonishing! We can see that this new member has already stowed a full five canisters of fuel! It turns out the new squad member comes equipped with a super high-capacity backpack! This also indirectly explains why the normally steady and reliable Captain Yuri would risk bringing her along! We still don’t know what the team plans to do with all this fuel they’re working so hard to gather — but here’s hoping they pick up the pace, because the Queen’s first batch of eggs is nearly ready to hatch!——】

The commentator’s voice rose and fell with dramatic flair.

【(‘?’) I take back what I said — I thought she was just a head of cabbage, but it turns out she’s a walking storage unit.】

【See! I told you — Yuri’s been around the competitive district long enough. There’s no way he’d bring dead weight. And sure enough, there’s a reason!】

【Even if she has a big backpack, that doesn’t change the fact that she’s still dead weight!】

【Exactly — isn’t it dumb to put all the supplies in the girl’s bag? What if she dies? The whole team’s done!】

【Hahaha Little Cabbage is going to get everyone killed!】

【Can people stop calling her dead weight? She hasn’t held the team back at all since entering the dungeon — who gave you the right to keep screaming that at her? Think you could do any better?】

【Objectively speaking~ Little Cabbage is lovely and fresh, I like her~】

【The commenter up front — “objectively” my foot!】

…

The live comments chattered noisily above, while the people inside the parking garage remained entirely unaffected.

Yuri had clearly been keeping track of time as well. After collecting three more canisters, he decisively called a halt. The entire squad turned into the fire escape stairwell and began climbing toward the upper floors.

Commentary: 【They’re moving! After nearly an hour in the underground parking garage, the Freaking Legendary Squad has finally begun going head-to-head with the monsters! Having made an exploratory run before, the team’s rhythm this time around is clearly fluid and effortless! Not only are they more familiar with the terrain, they clearly understand the aberrants’ weak points thoroughly… Oh! The Newcomer King has struck again! Beautiful! 】

A monster burst around a corner of the stairwell without warning!

Shen Mo, leading at the front, raised his hand and drove his blade in one clean motion — straight into the aberrant’s throat!

At the same time, his head tilted to the side, the tips of his hair lifted by the motion, and the spray of viscous fluid missed him cleanly — then came a sharp crack! The blade drove deeper, twisted, and wrenched the monster’s neck apart with brute force!

He withdrew the blade and turned around, standing on the steps, posture immaculate.

“We can move,” Shen Mo said.

Commentary: 【Ahh as expected of our Newcomer King! He is absolutely incredible! I’m losing my mind! Movements that clean and decisive — no one else could pull that off! Why am I a man?! I want to love him!!】

Live comments flooded in thick and fast:

【Men can love men too, commentator — go home and get ready~! Ahahahaha!】

【Go for it! This emperor permits it!】

【Go love him go love him go love him go love him go love him…】

【The commentator openly shipping himself is genuinely disgusting. Already reported.】

【Reported +1】

…

Bai Youwei stared at Shen Mo, transfixed.

In this dim, cramped stairwell reeking of foul odors, everything else seemed to fade away. He was all she could see.

When Shen Mo’s gaze fell on her face and their eyes met, she could no longer hold herself back — she rushed forward and threw her arms around him!

“Wuwu… Honey, you’re so amazing!”

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