Universe Infinite Canteen

Ma Lu felt that he couldn't get anything more out of her, and despite Annie's pleas, he slit her throat with the Chef's Knife, considering it revenge for the last round.

After that, he stripped off the High Temperature Boy II Flame Sprayer from Annie's back and wore it himself.

Ma Lu had personally experienced the might of this thing before, even more formidable than the Harpoon Gun.

However, its effective attack range was not as good as the Harpoon Gun, but it was farther than the chainsaw, and its power was greater.

Additionally, Ma Lu also put on the Helmet, which wasn't anything special, but could still provide some defense.

Fully armed, Ma Lu set out again, aiming to check out the fish Annie had mentioned and to explore the surrounding area a bit more.

Ten minutes later, he made a discovery.

While searching a warehouse, Ma Lu was drawn by a strange noise.

The sound occurred every four or five seconds, like a drumstick hitting a drum.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Heavy and forceful.

Ma Lu followed the sound around a row of shelves and saw a shadow.

The shadow was nearly 4 meters long, even bigger than a wild ox, but it tapered from the front to the back with the head occupying a third of its body.

And with two flat sides, paired with a pair of big eyes and a small mouth, it appeared somewhat intelligent.

And it was doing something intelligent at the moment, squaring off with the glass window of a forklift.

The banging sounds Ma Lu had heard were of its head striking the glass.

At this time, the Traveler's Bracelet in Ma Lu's hand also reacted.

— Ding! Congratulations on discovering a 6-Star ingredient [Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish], the Illustrated Handbook for [Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish] has been unlocked.

Ma Lu's spirits lifted, it really was a fish! And it started at 6-Stars!

In the few Planes he had been to before, although there were also high Star Level ingredients, those above 3-Star were rare, and 5-Star even more so.

He didn't know if it was because this Plane had more high Star Level ingredients, or if he was just lucky.

Since he had seen the ingredient, Ma Lu, of course, didn't plan to let it go.

But based on his past experiences, the higher the Star Level of the ingredient, the more dangerous it often was to harvest.

Although this [Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish] looked docile, being at 6-Stars, it was probably not easy to deal with.

Luckily, he could reset; if anything went wrong, he could just restart.

Having made up his mind, Ma Lu quietly approached, until there was less than ten steps between the man and the fish; the [Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish] still didn't react much.

It was as if it hadn't noticed Ma Lu at all, continuing to bang its head against the glass.

And at this distance, he was already within the attack range of the High Temperature Boy II Flame Sprayer.

Ma Lu didn't hesitate, immediately pressing the trigger and the safety, high concentration thickened oil was pressured into the fuel line, then ignited by the sprayer.

Flames burst from the barrel, sweeping towards the [Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish] quickly engulfing it.

Had he succeeded?

Ma Lu was contemplating this when, in the next moment, he saw a large fireball rush towards him.

Ma Lu couldn't dodge in time, was hit in the chest by the fireball, a sharp pain shot through him, and then his whole body flew into the air, slamming into the shelves behind him.

For a split second, he thought he'd have to reset, but in the end, he toughed it out, the impact wasn't as strong as he had imagined.

Ma Lu's chest was in severe pain, and his breathing became somewhat difficult; he estimated that several ribs were broken, but he still managed to shakily stand up.

The fire on the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish's body was still burning, continuously causing it damage.

Because of this, the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish fell into a frenzy, swimming wildly and ramming its head into everything around it, yet it still hadn't launched an attack at Ma Lu.

At first, Ma Lu was somewhat puzzled, but after observing for a while, he realized that the big fish's eyes might have been scorched blind.

Seeing this, Ma Lu decisively widened the distance between them and hid to one side, continuing to use the Flame Sprayer to deliver the finishing blows; 3 minutes later, the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish's movements began to slow down.

After another 2 minutes, it stopped moving completely.

It was just silently floating in mid-air, and the warehouse was filled with the smell of meat.

The fight ended much faster than expected.

Ma Lu was somewhat incredulous at his own eyesight; after all, this was a 6-star ingredient, and he had managed to take it down all by himself.

However, after waiting for another half a minute, as the smell of roasting meat grew stronger, the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish still hadn't moved.

This time... it seemed like he had truly succeeded.

The ingredients of this plane felt much easier to handle compared to the previous few planes, a discovery that excited Ma Lu.

Wouldn't this mean he could obtain a considerable amount of high-star ingredients here? This was all Star Currency.

While Ma Lu was daydreaming about a bright future, his back suddenly felt cold.

And then, he died again.

...

Rewinding to the birth point, Ma Lu was still a bit stunned, unable to comprehend why he had died so suddenly again.

But the familiar manner of death still stirred his memories.

Could it be that thing again?

Previously in the 1st and 3rd levels, he had been killed through the door by a mysterious creature; later he deliberately kept quiet, staying silent to get past this point of death.

And now, it seemed that the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish obviously wasn't the thing that killed him, as their attack methods greatly differed.

The Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish's weapon was its head, preferring brute force, while that thing was more like an assassin, lurking in the shadows and delivering lethal strikes.

Those who were ambushed by it often didn't even have time to react before they were killed by its stab.

Why did that thing appear in the warehouse, was it targeting him?

No, Ma Lu connected the dots with past incidents and felt that the thing was more likely attracted by noise.

He couldn't make too much noise.

Realizing that there was a silent and terrifying assassin on this level, Ma Lu decisively adjusted his action strategy.

This time, he waited in his room until the person wearing the rabbit costume passed by the door, attacked him, and successfully obtained a Harpoon Gun and a chainsaw.

After that, Ma Lu found Gravity Shoes, didn't say a word, and directly killed Annie who appeared next with the Harpoon Gun.

Then he went straight to the warehouse to seek out the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish.

He made full preparations, with the Harpoon Gun and Flame Sprayer taking turns in the battle, and at the moment when the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish counter-attacked, he adjusted the Gravity Shoes to repulsion mode level three.

The next moment, he was repelled towards the ceiling, narrowly avoiding the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish's collision.

Ma Lu, carrying the chainsaw, seized the opportunity, switched the Gravity Shoes back to repulsion mode, pushed off from the ceiling, plummeted from above, and sliced open the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish's head with the chainsaw.

Followed by that, Ma Lu's Chef's Knife in his right hand also plunged in, stirring wildly, and the Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish soon ceased to struggle.