Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 69 Heading South
Before going out, you need to be prepared.

Since this rule only lasts for 24 hours, you don't need to bring a lot of food. However, you should bring more lighting equipment.

"The [Quick-Burn Stick] that was previously available in the Terminal Ascension Shop for 80 Ascension Coins was probably for use in situations like this. But... perhaps it has other uses besides lighting?"

If it's just for lighting, a flashlight will suffice; why waste precious Ascendant Coins?

Therefore, Guan Tong felt that the [Quick Burning Rod] might have other special effects, such as causing extra damage to the undead... However, since the undead did not appear before the rules were released, the official team could not test the corresponding functions.

Guan Tong hadn't bought the [Quick-Fire Stick] from the two options; he'd bought the [Multi-functional Protective Suit] instead. Thinking about the former now was pointless. He grabbed a flashlight, turned it on, and strapped it to his chest.

If only I had a headlamp, that would be so much more convenient. But as Guan Tong walked to the door and glanced outside, she saw that the distant sky was brightly illuminated by lights.

Although the world went into darkness after the rules were announced, the fire-stealers did not deprive humanity of the light source it had created.

At this point, all the lights in Yunhua that could be turned on were lit. While the city wasn't exactly brightly lit, at least most areas where people gathered had good lighting and visibility.

Guan Tong looked away, strapped the flashlight to her shoulder, and slung her bag over her shoulder. A short knife and a crowbar were also hanging on the sides of the backpack.

These aren't mind-control items, but they might come in handy sometime. After all, survival is the top priority; if you can't even save your life, talking about eliminating the undead and farming coins is putting the cart before the horse.

Finally, Guan Tong put on a lightweight motorcycle helmet. He had found it in a house in the neighborhood earlier, and wearing it would at least provide some protection for his head.

After finishing his preparations, Guan Tong stepped out of the storage room, gripping the Silver Hunter shotgun tightly in both hands. This shotgun, which held a total of 80 rounds of ammunition, was his greatest source of security at the moment.

His neighborhood was abandoned long ago, and there was no one else there except him, so it was both dark and quiet.

Guan Tong listened to the occasional roars coming from afar and knew that they must be coming from the living dead.

Moreover, he could hear bursts of gunfire.

Eliminating the undead with ordinary firearms may not earn you Ascension Coins, but it can at least eliminate the threat and protect your life.

Guan Tong walked towards the gate of the residential area, paying close attention to his surroundings. The area was quiet, with only the sound of his footsteps.

Just when he thought there were no living dead in the community, two scarlet lights suddenly appeared in the darkness near the collapsed gate of the community not far away.

The red color was particularly conspicuous at night. Guan Tong turned his body and shone the flashlight strapped to his chest forward. A pale and ferocious living dead was revealed. The two red lights were actually its eyes!

"Roar!!!"

As soon as Guan Tong spotted it, it spotted Guan Tong as well, and immediately pounced on her like a mad dog, howling.

"boom!"

Guan Tong raised his hand and fired a No. 1 bullet. Multiple bullets hit the undead over a large area, and the latter's upper body from the abdomen to the head was immediately riddled with holes, and he fell to the ground dead.

"These are the living dead?"

Guan Tong examined the corpse on the ground. The corpse was still wearing a robe with a label that read "Date of Death and Name," and it was unclear which morgue or crematorium it had come from.

This made him realize that the undead did not appear out of thin air, but were humans who had died and were resurrected in the form of the undead under the manipulation of the Fire Thieves.

After this rule is implemented, all corpses will be cremated immediately... Guan Tong's expression was not good. Judging from the speed at which this living dead was running, it was no different from a living person. In fact, because it was more frenzied and fearless than a living person, it posed a greater threat.

For an average Ascended cultivator, eliminating ten of these living dead to complete the challenge wouldn't be easy. Without useful abilities or items, one would have to resort to setting traps and using tricks; otherwise, facing them head-on would be risky.

Moreover, Guan Tong felt that this trip would be fraught with danger. If he accidentally got surrounded by these undead, even if he could use Silver Hunter's No. 3 high-explosive shells to clear a small area, he would have to be careful not to get himself caught in the crossfire.

But having made the decision, Guan Tong intends to carry it out to the end.

He left the residential area and looked south along the street. The screams of the "Mother Transformer" were indeed coming from that direction, but the exact location was difficult to pinpoint.

The item in his storage box, the "Guiding Flashlight," cannot be used because it doesn't have a specific target location; it was used to help him find the "Mother Converter."

"Head south first, you can't go wrong."

Guan Tong didn't think too much about it and continued with her actions.

As he walked south, he tried to stay close to the buildings on his left to avoid being suddenly attacked from both sides. After walking for more than ten minutes, he saw a dozen or so undead men frantically smashing a supply truck a few dozen meters ahead.

Guan Tong was puzzled. Those were unmanned transport vehicles from the logistics department, and there was no one inside. What were these undead people smashing about?

Are they attracted by moving objects? Or by sound?

Guan Tong took a few more steps forward. At that moment, a living dead man who was frantically smashing cars suddenly turned his head and looked at Guan Tong with his scarlet eyes.

The next moment, the other undead also turned around, abandoned the vehicle, and charged towards Guan Tong like a group of madmen!
The somewhat horrifying scene made Guan Tong take a deep breath. He watched as fifteen or sixteen undead figures rushed towards him, gripping his Silver Hunter weapon tightly. Once they were within attack range, he decisively opened fire.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With only a dozen or so undead, Guan Tong wouldn't waste his precious No. 3 bullets. With just four No. 1 bullets, the widely dispersed projectiles knocked all the undead to the ground, dead beyond any doubt.

"How did they find me?" Guan Tong frowned as he looked at the dozen or so corpses on the ground. "I was about 30 meters away from them. It couldn't have been footsteps from that distance... Could it have been the scent?"

Guan Tong wasn't sure how the undead would detect humans. He thought it was very likely that sight, hearing, and taste all played a role... After considering it, he put on gloves, took some undead blood, and smeared it on his clothes and helmet, so that he could verify it if he encountered undead again.

He then went to the supply truck that had been vandalized by the undead. He looked inside and saw no one and no supplies. It must have been blocked and vandalized by the undead on its way back to the logistics department after delivering supplies.

"Could it be that because it's moving, the living dead mistake it for a human?"

Guan Tong thought it was somewhat possible. He looked at the unmanned transport vehicle and thought that maybe he could use it to scout the way for him.

He tapped on the electronic screen on the side of the car, which displayed the message "Program error, has stopped running".

Guan Tong selected the "manual intervention" function, then chose to restart the program, adjusted its speed to the lowest level, and set its destination to a storage center south of the Security Department.

The unmanned transport vehicle then resumed operation at a slow speed, proceeding along South Avenue.

Guan Tong followed it at a distance, so that if there were any undead nearby, they would be attracted to the transport vehicle first, giving him more time to react.

(End of this chapter)