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

At the end of the corridor, there was an emergency exit, and the sign on the door emitted a faint green glow.

Shen Xi walked towards the door, carrying a fire axe in her hand.

He completely ignored the sounds coming from room 411 behind him and the terrified screams of the other people.

In my memory, this dormitory of rotting corpses had seven floors above ground and one floor below ground. On the first night, a horde of corpses would surge up, clearing out the first wave of players who were completely unaware of the danger.

However, there were still some scattered, decaying corpses wandering around in the stairwell, which could be considered a perk for newbies.

Entering through the emergency exit, a strong musty smell hits you in the hallway.

Shen Xi stared at the rotting corpse with its back to her.

He remembered that in his previous life, it was this very corpse that had chased him from the stairwell to the end of the corridor. If he hadn't been agile, he might have perished.

And now.

He looked down at the fire axe in his hand.

It is easy to attack and defend.

The rotting corpse lay on a dark brown stain, the fabric of its work clothes long since rotted away, revealing a section of bluish-gray spine. It lay there motionless.

Shen Xi slowed her pace.

step.

Two steps.

Just as he took his third step, the corpse's head suddenly twisted 180 degrees, and its cervical vertebrae made a crisp sound like a dry twig breaking.

Those cloudy white eyes suddenly opened.

If it were her previous life, Shen Xi would have been terrified to death by this sudden, ferocious face.

But in this life, he didn't; he simply swung the fire axe around.

The axe blade cleaved through the air and slammed into the skull of the rotting corpse.

"Click."

Like splitting open a rotten winter melon.

The rotting corpse didn't even let out a scream; half of its head slid off at an angle, and dark brown bodily fluids splattered onto the wall.

Shen Xi didn't stop.

The second axe blow landed on the neck.

The third axe completely pinned it to the ground.

The system notification sound came:

Killing one level 1 rotting corpse grants +5 experience points.

[Congratulations to player "Taichu" for becoming the first person in the game to kill a rotting corpse, earning the server-wide unique achievement: Dawnbreaker]

[Server-wide announcement!]

Shen Xi gripped the axe handle and took a heavy breath.

It's not that I'm tired.

It's excitement.

He crouched down, wiped the axe blade clean on the rotting corpse's tattered clothes, and finally a smile appeared on his lips.

In my previous life, I didn't even get to see a single server-wide announcement in ten years.

"This is the first day of my life."

"This feels really good!"

[The Dawnbreaker: He cleaves the dawn of a night of rotting corpses.]

……

The moment the announcement was made, the whole world was experiencing its own kind of panic.

Some people hid under the bed, some smashed the fire alarm, and some knelt in the corridor crying and shouting that it was a prank.

And that voice that exploded from the depths of my mind.

[Server-wide announcement: Player "Taichu" has successfully participated in the game by killing a Corpse for the first time, earning the server-wide unique achievement: Dawnbreaker, and a large amount of rewards.]

Silence.

The world chat remained grayed out, with only this announcement hanging at the very top, glaringly conspicuous.

Moments later, the regional channel erupted in chaos.

[Regional Channel - Corpse Dormitory] (Currently Online: 93/100)

"Holy crap, someone actually killed a monster?"

"Who was in the beginning? Which room was it in?"

"Was it him who was carrying a fire axe in the hallway just now?"

"That guy in room 444! I saw him kill someone! He killed two people! The woman died a horrible death!"

"Wait, are killing rotting corpses and killing people the same thing?"

"Rotting corpses... Are there really monsters in this game?"

"Waaaaah, 'Primordial' boss, please help me out! Fairy 308 needs protection!"

"Shut up, 308. Maybe the rotting corpse was brought here by your whining."

"So what exactly is going on now? Can anyone explain?"

"What's there to explain? Can't you even look at the rankings?"

Shen Xi glanced at the chat interface and saw that the photos of herself holding an axe, as well as the photos of Gu Yungui and Jiang Luqing's deaths, had already spread.

"Ha, you've become a celebrity!"

He didn't pay attention.

I turned off the channel, and a list of rewards was floating in front of me.

【Dawnbreaker】Title (Unique): Grants the wearer +1 to all attributes and grants double attack once a day (actively triggered).

[Rewards: Reputation Points: 1000, Gold Coins: 1000, Free Attribute Points: 5, System Space: +1 cubic meter]

Wow! That's a pretty generous reward!

This series of surprises was not over yet; a ball of light suddenly appeared above the rotting corpse.

Shen Xi's eyes narrowed.

Skill cards.

In his previous life, it took him three years to get his first white skill card, which was the most useless one, [Slow Healing].

And now...

He crushed the card, and the particles of light disappeared into his palm.

【Triple Strike: (Bronze Tier - Active) Instantly attacks three times in succession, each dealing 70% of the damage of a normal attack. Cooldown: 12 seconds】

Suddenly I remembered the description of [Heavenly Evolution Drop Rate]: "The drop rate is forcibly increased to 100%." ​​It seems that this is the work of the Dominator System.

Fire axe with a triple strike.

Shen Xi weighed the axe handle in her hand and turned towards the depths of the stairwell.

Corpses, here I come!

There are four hours until nightfall.

He had no time to waste.

……

The staircase corner between the sixth and seventh floors.

Three figures squeezed behind the fire hydrant.

The leader was named Zhou Qiang. He had a buzz cut, prominent cheekbones, and his fingers were swiping across the chat area.

"Young Master Gu was killed by that Tai Chu." He zoomed in on the photo. "Jiang Luqing died in bed, and Gu Yungui died at the door with an axe wound."

A skinny man next to him swallowed hard: "That guy can kill rotting corpses, we..."

"A rotting corpse? We can do that too, we just haven't encountered one yet." Zhou Qiang interrupted coldly, "Besides, he just killed one, the difference between us isn't that great."

The skinny guy fell silent.

Another young man wearing glasses spoke up: "The problem is, how do we explain this to Old Master Gu? Now that Young Master Gu is dead by accident, how do we get out of here alive..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

Old Master Gu doesn't care about the process.

He only cares about the results.

Zhou Qiang put away his phone, his voice extremely low: "Five days. The game will end in five days. We only have five days."

"But he leveled up very quickly..."

"Then let him be promoted." Zhou Qiang narrowed his eyes. "A high level doesn't mean he won't die. No matter how good he is, he's still just one person. Let's call everyone."

"Everyone?"

"Those two brothers, 407 and 409, the one who retired from the military, 423, and a few other casual players." Zhou Qiang paused, "These players are mostly from our area. Because of family connections, they'll still buy."

The skinny man hesitated: "But what if he really becomes a big shot..."

"Then we absolutely cannot let him live." Zhou Qiang said decisively, "What will happen to someone who gets the server-wide announcement on the first day? What will happen after the game ends? Once he's completely taken off, who will bear Old Master Gu's wrath? You, or me!?"

No one answered.

……

Shen Xi was unaware that someone was plotting against him.

Even if he knew, he would only give a cold laugh.

In his previous life, he had witnessed far more insidious situations than this over the past ten years, but he managed to resolve them all.

Right now, he's still single-mindedly searching for the decaying corpse.

He remembered that in an abandoned guard room on the first floor, there was an elite corpse that was killed by a professional player and dropped a beginner's artifact.

Once I reach a higher level, I definitely need to give it a try.