In the blink of an eye, Lin Qing had been drifting at sea for over ten hours.
This part of the sea was shrouded in dense fog, seemingly void of the concept of sunrise and sunset, or perhaps the time hadn’t come yet; it remained rather dim.
On the deck, a giant spider, half the height of a human, covered in black fur and possessing a beautiful human head, stared intently at Lin Qing. The allure in its eyes gradually faded, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Strands of crimson airflow swirled out, eventually coalescing into a dark red circular coin, which landed on the ground beside it.
"The spider silk can shoot this far?"
Lin Qing glanced at the thick thread of web stuck to his foot. With a stretch of his hand, a hint of aura from his Lifebound Cosmic Treasure emerged from deep within his soul, manifesting the projection of a sharp long blade.
After cutting off the web with a swing of the blade, Lin Qing walked over and picked up the dark red coin.
Then, he delivered a slash to the neck of the human-headed spider, allowing dark blue blood to flow onto the deck and seep into the depths, being absorbed by the Demon Ship.
—The power source for the Abyss was, indeed, blood.
Lin Qing weighed the dark red coin in his hand and casually pocketed it into the pouch at his waist.
This was already the fourth coin he had acquired.
However, he still didn’t know the purpose of these coins.
"Just five more demons, and I can upgrade this ship."
Lin Qing glanced at the corpse of the human-headed spider, preparing to throw it into the lower deck once it was drained of blood.
In these past ten hours, this was already the fifth demon he had killed.
These inferior demons could not withstand the consciousness destruction from the Illusion World Extinction, all falling to the ground unscathed without exception.
Aside from the first demon leaving behind a demon artifact axe, the subsequent four demons left behind these dark red coins.
Lin Qing rubbed his abdomen, "There’s no food on this ship either. Are they expecting me to eat these demons?"
Since reincarnating into this world, he hadn’t eaten a bite or drunk a sip, just maneuvered the Abyss forward, attracting one inferior demon after another onto the ship.
These demons came either by drifting on rafts, flying, or lurking beneath the sea surface.
Thankfully, he could instantly kill them through Illusion World Extinction without expending any physical strength, just needing some rest due to mental fatigue.
"Not even fire here, am I supposed to eat them raw..." Lin Qing couldn’t help but frown slightly.
As it stands, every one of these demons was bizarre; take the spider killed earlier, it didn’t have much flesh and still had a human head, with dark blue blood.
Even if beheaded for consumption, was he supposed to eat it as sashimi?
"I’ll wait a bit longer; I’m not that hungry anyway." Lin Qing temporarily suppressed the thought.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to eat these things raw.
Though it’s survival, he didn’t feel challenged at all at the moment.
The advantage brought by Illusion World Extinction was too significant, making it effortless to kill these inferior demons. Otherwise, if he had to fight barehanded, it would be quite risky, and getting injured wouldn’t be uncommon.
Moreover, with the Abyss attracting demons, any ordinary survivor facing five consecutive battles would likely die faster.
"Let’s continue; just five more demon corpses to upgrade the Abyss."
Just as Lin Qing was about to return to the cabin to continue waiting, he halted, looking toward the dim, deep fog outside the deck, slightly frowning, "Has it gotten darker?"
Previously, the light was dim, but not this dark.
"Congratulations, you have survived the first daylight."
A voice, as dignified and indifferent as a deity, suddenly resounded in the minds of all survivors: "As of now, over eight billion survivors have perished out of the fifty billion, mostly dying upon first encountering a demon, but the night has only just begun; the real danger hasn’t started yet."
"However... merchants will start their activity with the onset of night as well. If you’re lucky enough and have sufficient wealth, there’s a chance you might gain some hope for survival upon encountering a merchant."
"Additionally, with the arrival of night, each of you will have one opportunity to trade at the Shelter."
As the dignified and indifferent voice faded away, survivors across the Survival World couldn’t help but feel fear.
The dangers encountered over these past ten hours were still not considered true threats?
Lin Qing pondered, looking at the inky darkness outside the cabin, "True danger? Will the demons encountered be higher-level? Or will the chance of encountering them be higher?"
Without overthinking, he immediately entered the cabin.
After all, the Abyss would actively attract demons onto the ship, as long as he hid in the Shelter and used Illusion World Extinction when demons approached, everything would be fine.
These inferior demons couldn’t withstand his Will Secret Technique; even if there were more, there was no threat.
Instead, it was delivering him bodies.
"Let’s check the trade."
Back in the cabin, Lin Qing looked at the screen on the wall and saw a new trading channel had appeared.
Upon clicking it, the words [Death Sea Regional Channel] were displayed, with over seventy thousand people present.
Even though everyone was limited to speaking three times, the channel with over seventy thousand people was flooded with information, making it almost impossible to filter out useful information.