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

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The night was dark.

The ruins of the cold storage were shrouded in deathly silence, broken only by the occasional hiss of rotting corpses.

A golden light suddenly tore through the darkness, and Shen Xi's figure stepped out from the void.

He frowned slightly the moment he landed.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and decay, several times stronger than a day earlier. The frost underfoot was soaked with black blood, making a sticky sound as you stepped on it. In the distance, corpses, both human and rotting, could be vaguely seen lying in disarray, piled up in layers on both sides of the passage.

Shen Xi looked up and glanced at the time.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky; a whole day has passed?

He remembered that it was early morning when he entered the job change instance, but now it was already late at night.

Open the regional channel, and the message feed is flooded...

[Regional Channel - Corpse Nest (57/127)]

"Damn it! When will this dungeon end? I can't take it anymore!"

"Another batch died. All seventeen people at the east warehouse were wiped out..."

"How many corpses are left? We can't kill them all, we simply can't!"

"I've been hiding in the freezer for twelve hours, please, someone please save me..."

"Stop yelling. The survivors are all barely able to save themselves, who the hell has time to save you?"

"Tiger Boss of the Mad Tiger Gang is still alive! I just saw him leading a few men running north."

"That old bastard's got real luck; I bet he killed at least thirty rotting corpses!"

Shen Xi glanced at the scene and roughly understood the situation of the day's battle.

One hundred and twenty-seven players, and more than five thousand rotting corpses.

After a day and a night of bloody fighting, more than half of the players were killed, with an estimated 50 survivors. Nearly two thousand zombies were also killed, but the remaining three thousand or so still lingered in various parts of the ruins, watching with predatory intent.

He opened the instance ranking panel...

[Corpse Nest - Deathmatch Arena - Kill Leaderboard]

1st Place: Taichu (Level 11) - Kills: 1

2nd Place: Mingying (Level 9) - Kills: 186

3rd Place: Tiger Lord (Level 5) - Kills: 37

4th Place: Li Laosi (Level 4) - Kills: 29

5th Place: Glasses (Level 4) - Kills: 24

……

Shen Xi's gaze fell on the second-place finisher, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Mingying killed 186 rotting corpses.

从8级升到9级的经验是1200点，腐尸一只平均给5-10点经验，186只……至少给了1000多点经验，怪不得他已经9级了。

That Tiger Lord is still alive and has even leveled up to level 5.

interesting.

However, Shen Xi didn't have time to deal with them right now.

He opened his attribute panel...

[Player: Primordial Beginning (King of Newcomers)]

[Profession: Creator (First Rebirth)]

Level: 11 (Experience: 15/2500)

Strength: 73 + 6 = 79

[Spiritual Energy: 55 + 3 = 58]

Agility: 68 + 3 = 71

[Physical Fitness: 68 + 3 = 71]

Free attribute points: 10

[Reputation: 11100]

Gold Coins: 660

Storage space: 22 cubic meters

His attributes skyrocketed when he changed jobs, and he leveled up 11 times. With the added bonus of the title "King of Newcomers," he is now a completely different person from just a day ago.

But he didn't rush to find Mingying.

There are still a few important things to do.

Shen Xi looked up and scanned her surroundings, then selected a relatively intact abandoned office building on the east side of the cold storage. With a swift movement, she silently slipped over there.

On the third floor, there was an office with intact doors and windows.

The moment Shen Xi slammed the door shut, a booming sound exploded in the minds of all the players!

[Server-wide Announcement!!!]

The golden light forcefully cut into the vision of every player, whether they were fighting, hiding, or sleeping, and they were all shaken by the sound!

[Congratulations to player "Taichu" from the China region for becoming the first player to reach level 10 and successfully change jobs!]

[Achieve the server-wide exclusive achievement "Pioneer" and receive generous rewards!]

[Job Change System Officially Launched!]

Starting today, all players who reach level 10 can accept a job change quest. Completing the job change will grant them unique class-specific abilities!

Wishing you all great success in your martial arts endeavors!

The world chat channel exploded instantly!

World Channel

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! The Primordial One is level 10???"

"It's only been a few days! I'm only level 4! Did he ascend by rocket?!"

"The key point isn't level 10, it's job change! I didn't know you could change jobs in this game!"

"The Primordial God is forever a god! The China region is awesome!"

"I'm so jealous, I'm really jealous. Why is it that he's always the first one to cause trouble?"

"Hey upstairs, if you're so capable, why don't you create a revenge mode? Why don't you create a deathmatch mode? If you can't, then stop being so sour!"

"Wait, the Pioneer achievement... unique across the entire server? That means only Primal has it?"

"What else? Do you think everyone is as monstrous as the First God?"

"..."

Shen Xi glanced at the world chat channel; the pinned message had changed to this server-wide announcement.

He ignored it.

He's seen this kind of scene quite often these past few days, and his initial excitement has given way to numbness.

He turned off the channel, then opened his storage space and took out the silver-grade equipment box.

The box was entirely silver-white, with a faint, shimmering light flowing across its surface.

Shen Xi didn't hesitate and opened it directly...

The light faded, the silver-grade treasure chest disappeared, and an exquisite necklace appeared in her hand.

The pendant is a pale blue gemstone, crystal clear, with a subtle shimmering light within. The chain is woven from fine silver wire, each link engraved with tiny runes.

【Name: The Heart of Meditation】

【Type: Jewelry - Necklace】

[Quality: Silver]

[Effect: Spirit +8]

[Special Effect: Meditation - Automatically restores 1 point of sanity per second]

[Note: Wearing it will make your thinking clearer and your spirit more focused.]

[Note: Wearing it will make your thinking clearer and your spirit more focused.] Suitable for magic-based classes. But you're a warrior? Then just use it as a spirit-boosting accessory.

Shen Xi raised an eyebrow slightly.

Spirit +8?

nice one!

His current spirit level is 55 points, plus the 3 points from the title, for a total of 58 points. Wearing this necklace brings it to 66 points.

Although he's not a mage, his mental attribute affects his perception range, resistances, and the power of certain special skills. More mental energy is never a bad thing.

He immediately put the Meditation Heart around his neck.

The moment the pendant touched his chest, a cool sensation surged into his mind, and the whole world became clearer. He could even sense the breathing of a rotting corpse fifty meters away.

[Spiritual Energy: 58 + 8 = 66]

Shen Xi nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the post-apocalyptic survival game.

The server-wide exclusive achievement "Pioneer" reward is being distributed...

Congratulations to the player for receiving the following rewards:

[Reputation +500]

Gold Coins +2000

[Free attribute points +5]

[Storage space +3 cubic meters]

[Achievement Title: Pioneer (Unique)]

Shen Xi first received the attribute points, gaining 5 free attribute points.

He didn't rush to assign the title, but instead looked at its attributes.

【Pioneer】Title (Unique): When equipped, all attributes +2, experience gain speed +10%, active skill "Pioneer's Light": After use, all skill cooldown time is reduced by 50% and cost is reduced by 50% for 30 seconds, cooldown time 48 hours.

Shen Xi shook her head slightly after reading it.

All attributes +2, experience gain speed +10%, the active skill is quite useful.

But compared to the "King of Newcomers," it's far inferior.

【King of Newcomers】All attributes +3, deals 20% extra damage to monsters in beginner dungeons, active skill "New King's Disdain" can inflict fear on monsters no more than 10 levels higher than the user for 3 seconds, once per day.

Whether it's attribute bonuses or skill usability, the King of Newcomers completely surpasses the Pioneer.

Shen Xi decisively put away the title of Pioneer and continued to wear the title of King of Newcomers.

After finishing all the miscellaneous tasks, he took a deep breath and let his thoughts sink into the depths of his soul.

There, golden light flowed quietly.

Domination System.

From his rebirth until now, this mysterious system has always been his biggest trump card.

The high drop rate of Tianyan meant that every monster he killed would drop an item, and in just eight days he accumulated wealth and equipment that others couldn't accumulate in several months.

Now, he has finally reached level 11.

According to the rules of the Dominator System, one Dominator bonus can be drawn every 10 levels.

The first one is the Heavenly Evolution Burst Rate, which has already benefited him immensely.

From the starting village to Starshine City, from the Corpse Mine to the North City Ruins, every kill guaranteed an item drop, allowing him to accumulate a massive amount of resources and equipment. It's fair to say that the high drop rate of the Heavenly Evolution skill played a crucial role in his rapid rise to level 11 and his effortless defeat of bosses.

And now, the second Dominator bonus has finally arrived.

What could it be?

Shen Xi took a deep breath, suppressed her anticipation, and first glanced at her attribute panel.

[Player: Primordial Beginning (King of Newcomers)]

[Profession: Creator (First Rebirth)]

Level: 11 (Experience: 15/2500)

Strength: 73 + 6 = 79

[Spiritual Energy: 55 + 11 = 66]

Agility: 68 + 3 = 71

[Physical Fitness: 68 + 3 = 71]

Free attribute points: 15

[Talents: Heaven-Opening Power (Legendary), Earth-Opening Body (Legendary), Primal Affinity (Legendary)]

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

[Equipment: Starlight Rhythm Uniform (Diamond - Special), Corrupted Bone Battle Axe (Silver - Weapon), Mine Owner's Bone Blade (Silver - Weapon), Storm Cloak (Silver - Cloak), Bone Nightmare Boots (Silver - Shoes), Power Bracelet (Bronze - Bracelet), Bone Thorn Leggings (Bronze - Legs), Bone Concealment Hat (Bronze - Head), Heart of Meditation (Silver - Necklace)]

[Items: Ghost Child's Rag Doll (Silver), Pangu Axe Fragment (1/9), Silver-grade Equipment Box *1]

[Reputation: 11600]

Gold Coins: 2660

Storage space: 25 cubic meters

[Mission: Survive in the Survival Arena]

At the same time, he also opened the panel of the Domination System.

[Domination System]

[Host: Shen Xi]

[Game Nickname: Primordial]

[Level: 11]

[Dominator Bonus: Heavenly Evolution Burst Rate (Tier 1)]

[Standard Bonuses: Slavery Contract (Tier 1), All Things Return to the Treasury (Tier 1)]

[Number of times you can draw the Dominator bonus: 1]

[Is it extracted? 】

Shen Xi took a deep breath.

"Extract".

A burst of golden light erupted instantly!

Countless golden runes surged from the void, swirling wildly around Shen Xi to form a massive vortex! At the center of the vortex, one after another, illusory figures flashed by…

The images flashed so fast that Shen Xi couldn't see them at all.

But he could sense that with each image that flashed by, a little more power appeared in the vortex.

A single thread can change everything.

The vortex spun faster and faster, until it suddenly contracted and condensed into a golden beam of light that descended from the sky and poured into the depths of Shen Xi's consciousness!

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the second Dominator bonus...]

Shen Xi's pupils suddenly contracted.