Sequence Ocean Survival: Awakening God-Tier Sequences at the Start

Inside the control room, the indicator lights on the instrument panel flickered, reflecting Lu Sheng's pensive face.

Fifteen high-grade spirit source crystal cores—that's a huge sum, but only enough to upgrade one core skill.

Lu Sheng's eyes scanned the skill bar back and forth, his brain working at lightning speed, weighing the pros and cons.

First, eliminate [Dragon Eyes] and [Dragon Scales].

The Dragon Eyes can currently see through information and weaknesses below level 6, which is sufficient for now.

As for dragon scales, while defense is important, in this post-apocalyptic world where offense is the best defense, simply stacking meat is not the optimal solution.

While Dragon Breath and Human-Dragon Form are terrifyingly powerful, they are ultimate moves that are used only at the very end of the game, and they consume too much energy.

The feeling of being completely drained by hunger from that previous battle, which lasted less than three minutes in human-dragon form, still haunts him.

If the battery life issue cannot be resolved, upgrading these two skills will only make you a "real man" for three seconds. Once you fail to kill the enemy, you will become a lamb to the slaughter.

Lu Sheng's gaze finally settled on the most basic and earliest awakened skill—[Dragon Claw].

As the first skill he awakened, Dragon Claw has always been his primary means of melee combat.

However, when facing level 6 sea monsters with thick bone armor, simple physical tearing has become somewhat ineffective, and it is often necessary to combine it with the Dragon Devourer Spear to break through their defenses.

Moreover, and most importantly, activating the Dragon Claw only increases strength by 100 jin, which is simply not enough when encountering a strong enemy.

"You're the one."

Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he no longer hesitated.

"System, consume 10 high-grade spirit source cores to upgrade [Dragon Claw]!"

As his thoughts settled, the 10 purple crystal cores in his storage space shattered instantly, transforming into a terrifying torrent of energy that surged wildly into his arms through his meridians.

"hiss--!!!"

Lu Sheng gasped, gripping the armrests of the command chair tightly with both hands.

pain!

The feeling was like putting your hands into scalding lava, or like countless tiny files scraping your bones.

The blood vessels under the skin bulged instantly, turning an eerie purplish-red color.

The finger bones made a crisp "crackling" sound under the impact of energy, indicating that a qualitative transformation was taking place.

The dragon scale patterns that were originally hidden under the skin now seemed to come alive, beginning to converge towards the palm and gradually forming a complex rune that had never been seen before.

Five minutes later.

The burning sensation receded like a tide, replaced by an unprecedented feeling of fullness.

Lu Sheng slowly raised his hands.

It still has the ferocious dragon claw shape.

But in the very center of his palm, there was a dark red mark, shaped like an open dragon's mouth, with serrated edges, exuding a chilling aura of devouring.

System panel refresh:

【Skill Name: Dragon Claw - Blood Devour (Lv1)】

[Effect 1: Strength boost increased to 1000 jin! Sharpness greatly improved, capable of tearing through level 6 sea beast bone armor!]

[Effect 2 (New!): When an attack hits a target, the dragon rune in the palm will forcibly extract 15% of the target's health and 10% of their spiritual energy, and convert them proportionally into the host's stamina and spiritual energy (instantly restored)!]

[Limitation: Each release consumes 5% of Spirit Energy.]

Lu Sheng's pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the newly appeared text.

Blood sucking!

Absorb mana!

This is simply a divine skill tailor-made for group battles!

Although each release consumes energy, as long as it hits the enemy, the spiritual energy absorbed will definitely outweigh the consumption, and can even replenish physical strength.

What does this mean?

This means that as long as there are monsters on this sea, Lu Sheng will be a tireless perpetual motion machine!

"That's a bit perverted..."

Lu Sheng licked his slightly dry lips, a hint of wild joy flashing in his eyes.

He couldn't wait to test the quality of this new skill.

"Dragon Claw - Blood Devour!"

A thought crossed my mind.

"Buzz!"

Lu Sheng's right hand was instantly enveloped in a strange, pale red light.

That's not a light effect, but a high-density energy materialization.

The dark red rune in his palm suddenly lit up, as if a ferocious beast that had been starving for ten thousand years had opened its eyes.

He made a grasping motion in the air.

"Sizzle—!!"

A sound like tearing cloth suddenly came from the air.

The space in front of him seemed to have been torn off by this claw, leaving a visible distortion mark. The surrounding free spiritual particles were forcibly pulled into his palm by a domineering suction force.

Although he was just grasping at thin air, Lu Sheng clearly felt a faint spiritual energy flowing through his palm and throughout his body, replenishing some of the spiritual energy he had consumed when activating the skill.

"good!"

Lu Sheng clenched his fist, feeling the surging power.

With this skill, the road ahead, whether it's a zombie horde or a beast horde, will no longer be a threat to him, but rather a mobile supply station.

They fight to sustain themselves, growing stronger with each battle.

This is the optimal solution for survival in the apocalypse.

Just as Lu Sheng was immersed in the joy of his sudden increase in strength, the communicator on the control panel suddenly vibrated.

On the screen, Chen Yan's resolute face glowed red.

Lu Sheng suppressed his smile, dispelled the red mist on his hand, and pressed the call button.

"Brother Lu."

Chen Yan's voice was somewhat hurried, and the background noise was the unique cacophony of the Zhenyuan's command room, with various commands rising and falling.

Lu Sheng leaned back in his chair and said lazily, "What is it, General Chen?"

"Two pieces of news, one good and one bad."

Lu Sheng smiled, pursing his lips.

This old guy has even learned to keep things mysterious.

"Let's hear the good news first."

Chen Yan didn't waste any time and got straight to the point: "The good news is that, according to the navigation, we have already sailed one-third of the way west and are about 1500 kilometers away from our destination in the western mountains. Now, the fleet has officially entered the waters of the former Hubei Province, Hanwu City."

Hanwu City.

The map flashed through Lu Sheng's mind.

What was once a thoroughfare connecting nine provinces is now probably a vast swamp.

"And the bad news?"

"The bad news is that the meteorological department and the Spirit Source Radar have both detected anomalies." Chen Yan took a deep breath, his face grave. "A new wave of floating corpses is forming and is expected to erupt completely in 48 hours."

"A tidal wave of floating corpses?" Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, a floating corpse tide, but this is an ordinary floating corpse tide, with the estimated number of floating corpses below 500,000." Chen Yan pointed to the red spots on the screen. "At sea, we are exposed and vulnerable. Once surrounded by a zombie tide of this size, a fleet of tens of thousands of people will be like a piece of fat meat thrown into an anthill, and will be devoured without leaving even a trace."

Lu Sheng looked at the inland city cluster submerged by floods on the map.

Although most of Hanwu City was submerged, as a former metropolis, many high-altitude mountains and skyscrapers still emerged from the water.

"You mean, find a place to hold out?" Lu Sheng instantly understood Chen Yan's plan.

"That's right." Chen Yan nodded. "Large-scale warfare at sea is very difficult for us to defend. We must find a foothold that is easy to defend and difficult to attack within the next two days, build temporary fortifications, and get through the most ferocious prelude of this zombie horde before making any further plans."

Lu Sheng tapped his fingers on the armrest, lost in thought for a moment.

"Agreed. Do you have a goal?"

"Not yet, we're still searching." Chen Yan turned around and ordered his adjutant, "Release the drone swarm! Scan the entire surrounding area!"

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