Survival in the Apocalypse: Max Level Drop Rate with Abundant Resources

Shen Xi began collecting the spoils of war.

【Dual Bone Blades (Bronze Grade) x1】

【Name: Bone Blade Dual Blades】

[Type: Two-handed weapon]

[Quality: Bronze]

Attack Power: 22-28×2

[Durability: 40/40]

[Special Effect: Combo (15% chance to trigger a second attack during a normal attack)]

[Description: Forged from the bone of an elite rotting corpse leader, lightweight and sharp, suitable for dual-wielding.]

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

Dual swords! Attack power 28 x 2! Plus combo effects!

Without saying a word, he equipped his twin swords and swung them around a couple of times.

It has an excellent feel, is lighter than the Bone Battle Axe, but has a faster attack speed.

Moreover, its attack power is slightly higher than that of the +1 Bone Battle Axe.

【Bloodlust Charge (Bronze Tier) ×1】

【Name: Bloodthirsty Charge】

[Type: Skill - Active]

[Quality: Bronze]

[Effect: After learning, you gain the skill "Bloodthirsty Charge," which allows you to charge 10 meters in a designated direction, dealing 150% damage to all enemies in your path and stunning them for 1 second. Cooldown: 20 seconds.]

Shen Xi's breathing became heavy.

Another skill! And it's a movement and control skill!

[Physical Enhancement Potion ×1]

【Name: Constitution Enhancement Potion】

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Bronze]

[Effect: Permanently increases constitution by 5 points]

[Note: Rare potion.]

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

This is a huge profit!

Physical enhancement potion!

Permanently increase your Constitution by 5 points!

Without saying a word, he tilted his head back and gulped it down.

A surge of heat flowed from my throat into my limbs and bones, instantly easing my fatigue.

[Physical Fitness: 36 + 5 = 41]

He stretched his shoulders, feeling the surge of power within him, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The 40 attribute points were well spent.

The battle continues!

Shen Xi stored the potion in her storage space and opened the attribute panel:

[Player: Primordial Beginning (King of Newcomers)]

Level: 6 (Experience: 15/800)

【Strength: 36】

【Spirit: 27】

[Agility: 34]

[Physical Fitness: 41]

Free attribute points: 5

[Reputation: 6000]

Gold Coins: 6000

[Skills: Triple Strike (Bronze), Whirlwind Slash (Bronze), Bloodlust Berserk (Silver), Bloodlust Charge (Bronze)]

[Equipment: Bone Blade Dual Blades (Bronze), Bone Armor (Bronze)]

[Item: Ghost Child's Rag Doll (Silver)]

Storage space: 13 cubic meters

[Mission: Clear the Corpse Mine (2/5)]

[Dominator Bonus: Heavenly Evolution Drop Rate]

Level 6.

With 34 points in agility, at full power, he is more than twice as fast as an ordinary corpse.

Shen Xi nodded in satisfaction, her gaze falling on the entrance leading to the third floor.

We've only reached the second level, and we've already encountered a level 6 elite.

What will be on the lower three levels?

He's now feeling curious and excited.

Shen Xi walked in without looking back.

Behind them, the corpses of elite ghouls lay in pools of blood, the dark brown blood seeping into the cracks in the rocks.

Corpse Mine - Level 3

The moment Shen Xi stepped inside, he was also hit by a strong stench of decay, but he was already quite used to it.

The headlamp illuminated the darkness before me.

This is a huge mine pit, more than fifty meters in diameter, and its bottom is unknown.

Spiral walkways were carved into the surrounding rock walls, with a mine entrance every ten meters or so.

The plank road was densely packed with rotting corpses.

They were dressed in tattered miner's clothes, carrying various tools, and wandering around unsteadily. At a rough glance, there were about thirty or forty of them.

[Corpse Miner (Levels 2-5)]

Various messages flashed in the headlamp.

Shen Xi took a deep breath.

Thirty or forty low-level, decaying corpses of various kinds.

It will take some effort to kill them.

If this had happened before he entered the mine, Shen Xi would have turned around and run away without the slightest hesitation.

But now, with level increases and attribute points used, it's uncertain who will kill whom.

He licked his lips, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

"bring it on!"

He sheathed his bone twin blades, swapped them for the Corpse Claws and the Bone Battle Axe, and leaped down. The moment he landed on the plank road, the nearest corpses all turned their heads!

"roar!!!"

Upon seeing living people, they pounced on them!

Shen Xi advanced instead of retreating.

Bloodthirsty Charge, activated instantly!

He launched himself out like a cannonball, his bone battle axe held horizontally in front of him, and plunged directly into the horde of corpses.

The three rotting corpses at the front were sent flying backward by the impact, their ribs shattered and black blood gushing out.

Ten meters away, he closed the distance in an instant. The moment Shen Xi stopped, he followed up with a whirlwind slash.

The white bone battle axe drew an arc, and three more corpse heads flew up.

The remaining rotting corpses finally reacted and roared as they surged in from all directions.

"Haha, that's awesome, come on!"

Shen Xi laughed wildly, her feet never stopping as she charged left and right through the horde of corpses.

Triple Strike! Whirlwind Slash! Bloodthirsty Charge!

With the three skills used in turn, plus the 20% damage bonus against ordinary zombies from the title "King of Novices", Shen Xi could take down at least one zombie with each attack.

[Kill 3 Level 2 Corpse Miner, EXP +15!]

[Kill 1 Level 5 Corpse Miner, EXP +5!]

[Kill 1 Level 3 Corpse Miner, EXP +10!]

……

The system notifications were flooding the screen.

The bursts of light orbs floated up from the rotting corpses like rain.

Shen Xi didn't even have time to see what had been revealed before she put everything into her storage space.

The battle lasted a full ten minutes.

It couldn't really be called a battle; at most, it was a one-sided massacre by Shen Xi.

As the last rotting corpse fell to the axe, Shen Xi, also covered in blood, gasped for breath.

Of course, the blood on his body was from a rotting corpse.

He is tired, but he can't help feeling excited.

Shen Xi found a relatively clean spot, sat down directly on the ground, and glanced at the system notification.

[Level: 6 (235/800)]

This wave of kills brought his experience points to 235.

I didn't look at the supplies that were leaked earlier, but I'm looking at them now.

All kinds of food, drinks, clothes, and daily necessities were turned into original cards and lay there.

Shen Xi found another miner's headlamp and replaced the one she was wearing on her head.

Just as he was about to rest and head straight to the fourth floor, a card with a bottle drawn on it caught his eye in the corner of the storage space.

[Agility Enhancement Potion x1]

Shen Xi wouldn't hold back; she tilted her head back and poured it down, a cool sensation flowing into her limbs.

Agility: 34 + 5 = 39

The entrance to the fourth level is located at the bottom of the mine.

Shen Xi took a deep breath and slowly descended the plank road, recovering her strength as she went.

……

Star City Military Region Command

At the same time.

Gu Zhengxiong stood in front of the huge sand table, his gaze sweeping over every corner of Xinghui City.

Behind him, Gu Yunfei was giving a report.

"...That bitch Liu Xinghui is impervious to both soft and hard tactics." Gu Yunfei gritted his teeth. "What did she say? She said the military region's people can enter the city, but they have to be under her command. Her people are guarding key positions, and we can only cooperate in arresting them."

Gu Zhengxiong remained silent.

He simply stared at the sand table, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"Dad, what should we do?" Gu Yunfei stepped forward. "Should we just take action? The military region has 3,000 troops, while the city defense forces only have 2,000. If a fight breaks out, we're guaranteed to win!"

"Take action?" Gu Zhengxiong finally spoke, his voice eerily calm. "And then what? Be held accountable by higher-ups? Be attacked by other forces? Foolish!"

Gu Yunfei was stunned.

Gu Zhengxiong turned around, looked at his second son who was eager to show off, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"Yunfei, you're still too young." He slowly walked to the window. "The end of the world has indeed come, and order is indeed collapsing. But collapse takes time; it won't happen overnight. If we act now, we'll be the first to stick our necks out and become the target of everyone's attacks."

Gu Yunfei was taken aback: "Then... what should we do? Dad, you knew all along that she wouldn't agree?"

"Liu Xinghui." Gu Zhengxiong's eyes were deep. "This woman has been able to sit in Xinghui City for ten years, and it's not just because of her dead husband's influence. If she were so easily intimidated, she would have been torn to pieces by those hungry wolves who were eyeing her."

Gu Yunfei frowned: "Then you still want me to go?"

"I sent you there to find out what's really going on her." Gu Zhengxiong stood up and walked to the window.

"Her refusal to let us into the city was expected," Gu Zhengxiong continued. "But what will she think after that? Will she think our Gu family is weak and easily bullied, or will she think we have ulterior motives?"

Gu Yunfei seemed to be deep in thought.

Gu Zhengxiong turned around and looked at his second son: "Remember, the real game is never played in the open."

Then he asked, "Isn't there someone named Lao Zhao by Liu Xinghui's side?"

Gu Yunfei was taken aback, then realized: "You mean Zhao Dezhu? The deputy commander of the city defense army, Liu Xinghui's right-hand man. He's been with her for over ten years."

"Left and right arms?" Gu Zhengxiong's lips curled into a cold smile. "That depends on whether these arms can be bent back."

Gu Yunfei's eyes lit up: "Dad, you mean...?"

Gu Zhengxiong didn't answer, but simply said, "Go investigate this Old Zhao. His family background, his weaknesses, his desires... I need to know how much he's worth."

"yes!"

Gu Yunfei turned to leave, but Gu Zhengxiong called him back.

"Wait. How's the investigation on that Primordial Beginning going?"

Gu Yunfei paused, turned around, and looked rather grim.

"We found it, but not completely."

Gu Zhengxiong narrowed his eyes: "Explain yourself clearly."

Gu Yunfei organized his thoughts: "We found several survivors who came out of the Corpse Dormitory and pieced together the portrait of the Primordial One. He was in his early twenties, about 1.78 meters tall, rather thin, with cold eyes. The last place he was seen was in the mountainous area northwest of Starshine City."

"Mountainous area?"

"Yes. Someone saw him go into the mountains alone, and he never came out again." Gu Yunfei paused. "We sent people into the mountains to search, but there was nothing. No body, no bloodstains, no trace whatsoever. That person... seems to have vanished into thin air."

Gu Zhengxiong's eyes suddenly sharpened.

"Disappeared into thin air?"

"Yes." Gu Yunfei gritted his teeth, "But one thing is certain. He headed towards Starshine City. If he's not dead, his destination is definitely Starshine City."

Gu Zhengxiong remained silent for a long time.

Then he smiled.

"Good," he said slowly, "very good."

"A brat who just left the newbie village dared to kill my son and even dared to come to my territory."

"Since he wants to come, then let him come."

"Pass down the order: secretly deploy surveillance at all entrances to Starshine City. Report immediately if any trace of the Primordial One is discovered."

"yes!"

Gu Yunfei quickly left.

Gu Zhengxiong turned around and looked at the sand table again.

His gaze fell on the location of the city lord's mansion.

"Liu Xinghui..." he murmured to himself, "Old Zhao... Taichu..."

"It's time for Starshine City to change owners."