I lay low and gave up, but my servants were caught in a cycle of life and death.

A kitchen knife is flying around inside the apartment building.

It hummed a nonsensical tune, and with a flash of light, a zombie's skull slid lightly off the corridor.

With a swirl of the blade, it precisely plucked a glittering crystal core from his rotting head.

Then, with a "whoosh," it flew towards the second zombie.

Lu Yan clutched his stomach; his intestines were churning with hunger, but he forced himself to stay upright, leaning against the doorframe and peering through the crack in the door. Only after he saw with his own eyes that the zombies in the corridor had been cleared away did he weakly push open the door.

The stench of corpses and blood in the corridor rushed straight to Lu Yan's head, causing him to gag uncontrollably. His already upset stomach felt even worse.

The cleaver flew to him instantly, dripping blood, and the cleaver, its tone smug, announced, "Reporting to Master, all the zombies on this floor have been cleared!"

Lu Yan, barely breathing, forced out the order, "Quickly... find me something to eat..."

"Understood, Master!"

Lu Yan leaned against the door, sat on the floor, closed his eyes, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Master! Reporting to the master!"

A lively child's voice woke Lu Yan from his unconsciousness.

A kitchen knife flew to his face, a plastic bag of snacks hanging from its handle. "This floor is all cleared out. Only 602 has food left."

With trembling hands, Lu Yan opened the plastic bag, eagerly trying to tear open the potato chip packaging, but his hands were too weak. He had to call for a kitchen knife to help. The packaging was torn open, and Lu Yan, controlling his trembling hands, grabbed the potato chips and stuffed them into his mouth!

"Master, Master, are the potato chips tasty? What flavor are they? Can I eat them?"

"Master, Master, you look like you're enjoying your food so much..."

Slurp, slurp

Lu Yan ignored the cleaver's mutterings and ate with cool abandon.

An hour ago, he suddenly died at his workstation, his soul transmigrating to Earth.

The original owner of the body was a male college student from a poor family who was using his summer vacation to deliver food to earn tuition for the next semester.

Three nights ago, the apocalypse broke out on Earth. The original owner's rented room was in a crowded urban village, with a large number of zombies.

The original owner stayed in her rented room for three days without daring to go out. When she ran out of food and supplies, she developed a high fever and was possessed by Lu Yan's soul an hour ago.

Upon waking, Lu Yan awakens his special ability, [Enlightenment].

[Enlightenment] Enlighten unconscious beings to become your servants, giving them intelligence and granting them growth potential. The servants' growth potential increases as your ability level rises.

[Ability Level] Level 1

[Number of servants that can be converted] 1/1

Lu Yan fully utilized his imagination, and after much deliberation, chose to transform the kitchen knife.

Staying here would only mean certain death; he needed a knife to fight his way out!

Lu Yan gripped the cleaver, muttering incantations, "You are a mature cleaver, capable of killing monsters and leveling up on your own. You are incredibly sharp and indestructible; one strike can slice open a zombie's skull!"

Three breaths later, the kitchen knife began to buzz, so loudly that Lu Yan could barely hold it.

"Haha! I've become a spirit!"

The newly awakened cleaver flew up and down, left and right, and swirled in the air, finally flying to Lu Yan, who had silently retreated to the corner, and shouted "Master!" wanting to get close to Lu Yan, which scared Lu Yan half to death, fearing that he might accidentally have his skull sliced ​​off.

"Stop! From now on, no one is allowed to come within one meter of me without my permission!"

The kitchen knife looked aggrieved and said, "Oh."

"Go and clear out the zombies outside!"

The cleaver instantly revived, "Alright! Watch me smash them into rotten cucumbers, one slice at a time!"

With a flash of light, the cleaver shattered the window and instantly flew outside.

Lu Yan was startled and beckoned with his outstretched hand, "Come back! Come back and clear out the zombies at the door! Cough cough!"

Lu Yan, who was already dizzy from hunger, collapsed after shouting, but he still had to force himself to get up and open the door for the kitchen knife, lest this guy chop it up.

……

Now, after finishing three bags of potato chips, Lu Yan has finally come back to life.

"Why are you eating potato chips with a knife? You should be eating iron, steel, and metal."

The cleaver suddenly realized, "Oh, right!"

"Is this door made of iron?"

"Um"

"Oh, then I can eat it! Hehe~"

Upon hearing the "hehe~", Lu Yan immediately sensed something was wrong. Sure enough, with a loud "clang", the kitchen knife chopped the door into several pieces in two strokes.

Chew, chew, chew, swallow.

The cleaver let out a burp, and the eyes that materialized on its blade glowed. "This doesn't taste very good, but it's definitely edible!"

"Huh!" the kitchen knife exclaimed, transforming into the shape of the door from before, and jumped in front of Lu Yan to show off, "Master, Master, I've changed my skin!"

Lu Yan nodded in delight, "There are also scissors, a fruit knife, a cast iron pot, and a spatula in the kitchen..."

"Burp!" The door turned back into the shape of a kitchen knife, shaking its head. "No, no, I can't eat anymore. I need to digest."

"Alright."

Lu Yan stood up, looked at the severed limbs in the corridor, gagged, and almost threw up the potato chips he had just eaten.

Lu Yan closed his eyes. This was the apocalypse, and they were zombies!

Taking a deep breath and mentally preparing himself, Lu Yan forced himself to endure the nausea and picked up crystal cores from the pile of corpses with trembling hands, a kitchen knife flying around him.

It's a shame the kitchen knife doesn't have hands, otherwise I wouldn't have needed to pick up these crystal cores myself!

After collecting the crystal cores in the corridor, Lu Yan walked into room 602.

A pair of zombie lovers lay on the ground.

估计末世第一天就尸变了，家里还有些存货：有一桶未开封、一桶喝了一半的纯净水，共7.5L；一桶米，估摸还有10斤；5个苹果；3包泡麵；8个鸡蛋；1包香肠；1盒曲奇饼乾。

Lu Yan didn't use the cup on the table. He went back to his own house to get a cup, turned on the water pump, gulped down three cups of water, ate five sausages, and burped.

This time, it has fully come back to life!

Lu Yan looked at the things he had picked up on the ground with some distress. If only he had a storage device!

With so many corpses here and the weather so hot, the bodies will probably rot and stink in a few days. We'll have to take these things and find a new place to live.

Lu Yan dragged the two corpses from the ground to the corridor outside the door and closed the door.

Turning around and looking at the bloodstains on the ground, he felt a strong urge to conjure up a rag and have it automatically clean the house.

Upgrade your superpowers!

Level 2 superpowers will definitely increase the number of servants!

Lu Yan picked up the crystal core from the coffee table and sat cross-legged on the sofa to absorb it.

One minute later, the absorption was complete, and the upgrade experience progress bar increased by 1%.

Lu Yan stroked his chin, which meant that in 100 minutes and with 100 crystal cores, his ability could be upgraded to level 2.

"I'll level up my superpowers and train more servants. In this life, I just want to die a comfortable, lazy death, never again to die from overwork!"

In his previous life, he was a real estate investment manager. After the real estate market collapsed, in order to keep his job, he shifted from the primary land market to mergers and acquisitions and urban renewal.

The second and third-tier land markets are tough nuts to crack. Not only do he have to deal with his own company's leaders, but he also has to curry favor with external partners. If anyone raises a suggestion, he has to work overtime to revise the plans and calculation sheets...

"In this life, no one will ever again ride on my back or order me around!"

"Whoever makes me uncomfortable, I'll make sure they're uncomfortable forever!"

Lu Yan had the kitchen knife stand guard by his side while he seized every second to absorb the energy from the crystal core.

Fourteen minutes later, Lu Yan opened his eyes. "Let's go, Xiao Dao, let's fight our way down and clear out all the zombies in this building."

Unfortunately, the cleaver has no hands or storage space, otherwise I could comfortably lie in the room, just waiting for the cleaver to finish killing the zombies and hand over the crystals. That would be truly comfortable.

A servant with hands...

Lu Yan stroked his chin. Zombies have hands. Can we enlighten them?

Lu Yan's eyes lit up with excitement. He would try it out after his superpower leveled up to level 2!

Bored and listless, guarding Lu Yan's kitchen knife, he immediately cheered excitedly upon hearing about the new mission.

Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly added, "Wait for me to open the door! Don't smash the door again!"

There are still so many supplies in this house; I'll have to come back later to get them.

"oh."

The man with the cleaver, who had been called, responded weakly, but immediately perked up after stepping outside. "Evil zombies, I've come to take you down!"

Lu Yan took the key, closed the door, and carefully followed behind the kitchen knife.

The cleaver danced excitedly in front, each strike slicing off a skull, while Lu Yan coolly picked them up from behind.

After clearing the entire building, not a single living person was found.

That's true. The environment in urban villages is terrible; anyone still alive would probably have run away long ago.

"Let's go back."

These crystals are not only enough for him to level up to level 2, but also give him 8 more.

More than an hour later, Lu Yan felt a warm current sweep over his body, and his superpower level increased to level 2.

[Special Ability] Enlightenment

[Ability Level] Level 2

[Number of servants that can be converted] 1/3

Two new servant positions have been added. Which one should I enchant?