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

Zhou Qiang slumped against the wall, watching helplessly as the skinny man's corpse was torn to pieces by the rotting carcass.

Blood splattered onto the surrounding walls.

"It's over!"

Zhou Qiang's hand, gripping the steel pipe, was trembling.

He regretted it!

I regretted being greedy and running out to grind monsters in the middle of the night, and I regretted even more not listening to their advice and hiding properly.

It's too late to say anything now.

The skinny man's body twitched a few times, then fell silent.

The elite corpse raised its head, its murky eyes locking onto Zhou Qiang.

"roar……!"

The rotting corpse dragged its heavy steps toward him.

Zhou Qiang wanted to run, but the blow to his chest had broken at least two of his ribs. He couldn't run; even the slightest movement caused him excruciating pain.

"damn it…!"

Zhou Qiang cursed under his breath, glaring at the rotting corpse before him, waiting for death to come.

Just then...

A dark figure shot out from the stairwell at an extremely fast speed.

He only saw a dark red arc of light draw a semicircle in the air, and then, the corpse's head suddenly tilted to one side, and dark brown blood spurted out from its neck.

"roar……!"

The rotting corpse roared in pain, its massive body staggering back two steps.

Beside the rotting corpse, a figure slowly retracted the fire axe that had been brought down to strike.

Zhou Qiang had seen that face in a photo on the regional channel.

In the beginning.

"You..." Zhou Qiang opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Shen Xi ignored him.

His gaze had already been drawn to the elite corpse.

This rotting corpse is indeed far superior to those ordinary ones.

It was at least 1.9 meters tall, with bluish-gray skin covered in menacing veins. Its left hand was a huge claw with black, iron-like tips; it was this very claw that had nearly killed Zhou Qiang with a casual sweep.

[Rotting Corpse - Elite (Level 2)]

Strength: 27, Spirit: 13, Agility: 17, Constitution: 30

The system prompts will appear in a timely manner.

After turning off the system notification, Shen Xi smiled.

As expected of an elite monster, even though it's only level 2, its stats are frighteningly high.

In his previous life, he fought for a year and only encountered it twice. In this life, he encountered it on the very first day.

What kind of drops will elite monsters get with the added bonus of the Heavenly Evolution drop rate?

He was very curious!

"roar!"

The corpse roared again, clearly enraged by Shen Xi's actions. It abandoned Zhou Qiang and turned to pounce on him. Its enormous claws tore through the air, creating a whooshing sound.

Shen Xi didn't move.

He is waiting.

three meters.

Two meters.

one meter.

Just as the corpse's claws were almost touching the tip of her nose, Shen Xi moved.

He shifted his feet slightly, his figure moving half a foot to the side like a ghost, dodging the fatal blow.

While dodging, he used his waist and abdomen to swing the fire axe upwards!

Triple Strike! Activated.

"Snap!"

The first axe blow landed on the elbow joint of the rotting corpse's left arm.

"Snap!"

The second axe blow, in the same spot.

"puff!"

The third axe blow severed the corpse's thick left arm completely!

Dark brown blood gushed out again.

The elite corpse, in pain, let out another piercing scream, its massive body instantly losing its balance and staggering backward.

Shen Xi didn't give it a chance to catch its breath.

Dawnbreaker Double Attack, activated!

He gripped the axe with both hands, leaped high into the air, poured all his strength into it, and the axe blade drew an arc before cleaving into the corpse's neck once more.

"Snap!"

Cervical spine fracture!

The head of the elite corpse drooped down at an eerie angle, with only a bit of skin and flesh connecting it.

Its massive body swayed, and finally crashed to the ground.

[Killed 1 Level 2 Elite Corpse, Experience Points +30!]

[Experience points reached the cap, level up!]

[Congratulations to player "Taichu" for reaching level 3! All attributes increased! +5 free attribute points!]

A warm current flowed through my entire body.

Shen Xi was slightly out of breath, leaning on the axe handle.

As expected of an elite monster with a constitution of 30, it took me two skills to defeat it when I was only level 2.

As the elite corpse died, two orbs of light appeared on its body.

As expected, something dropped.

He reached out and crushed the ball of light.

【Whirlwind Slash: (Bronze Tier - Active) Swings weapon in a spinning attack, dealing 120% damage to all surrounding enemies. Cooldown: 30 seconds.】

Shen Xi raised an eyebrow slightly!

Whirlwind Slash.

Another skill, and it's another area-of-effect attack skill.

In the early days of the apocalypse, having this meant you wouldn't have to cut down hordes of zombies one by one.

There was another ball of light, which Shen Xi crushed again.

【Name: Corpse Claws - Left】

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Bronze]

Attack power: 17-23

[Durability: 30/30]

[Special Effect: Weak Corpse Poison Attribute]

[Description: Contains the energy core of a rotting corpse's claw strike.]

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

Another weapon, and it's a left-handed weapon too. Now I can use an axe in my right hand and a claw in my left, and roam freely in the zombie dormitory.

These items are highly sought-after in the early to mid-game, and I never expected them to drop so easily.

This is what makes the drop rate of Tianyan so terrifying. Others might not get anything even after killing a hundred monsters, but he's guaranteed to get something after killing just one.

Equipping the Corpse Claws on his left hand, Shen Xi swung them around a few times and felt good about it.

Then his gaze fell on the corpse on the ground.

"Your people?" Shen Xi asked.

Zhou Qiang nodded with difficulty: "Yes, he's dead."

Zhou Qiang stared at the corpse of the elite rotting zombie, his lips trembling. The monster that the three of them couldn't defeat despite their desperate efforts was taken care of by this Tai Chu in just a few moves.

Has he already become that strong?

Zhou Qiang felt incredibly bitter.

Shen Xi didn't say anything more. With the corpse claw in her left hand and the fire axe in her right, she walked towards the stairwell.

Only when Shen Xi's figure was about to disappear at the top of the stairs did Zhou Qiang ask, "Why...why did you save me?"

"Save you?"

"Ha, I'm here to kill rotting corpses."

After saying that, Shen Xi disappeared at the top of the stairs.

Zhou Qiang stood there, stunned.

After a long while, he lowered his head, looked at his trembling hands, and gave a smile that was more like a grimace.

"Fuck...fuck...!"

This Primordial One didn't take him seriously at all.

Zhou Qiang leaned weakly against the wall; he didn't want to move, and he was too lazy to move.

The air was filled with the stench of blood and decay.

He recalled the eyes of the Primordial Beginning just now.

Calm, indifferent, and fearless of life and death!

Would someone that age have that kind of look in their eyes?

No one could answer his question.

Shen Xi did not return to her room.

He first checked his own attributes.

[Player: Primordial Beginning (Dawnbreaker)]

Level: 3 (Experience: 25/100)

【Strength: 22】

【Spirit: 18】

[Agility: 20]

[Physical Fitness: 17]

Free attribute points: 20

[Reputation: 1000]

Gold Coins: 1000

[Equipment: Fire Axe (Bronze), Corpse Claws (Left) (Bronze)]

Storage space: 5 cubic meters (increases with level)

[Mission: Survive in the Corpse Dormitory for 5 days (1/5)]

As expected, it resulted in an all-round improvement.

While the scattered corpses are still there, let's harvest another wave.

To upgrade from level 3 to level 4, you need 100 experience points, and you must kill 15 more rotting corpses.

He went down the stairs, from the seventh floor to the fifth floor, and then from the fifth floor to the third floor.

The zombie horde hasn't completely receded, but its strength has weakened considerably.

Occasionally, one or two rotting corpses can be seen wandering around in the stairwell.

Shen Xi was no longer as cautious as before. With the increase in level and attributes, even though he had already used the double attack today, dealing with those ordinary corpses was still very easy.

As they fought their way through, their hands were stained black with the blood of rotting corpses, and with each one they killed, a ball of light would rise up.

[Mineral water *2] [Compressed biscuits *3] [Bread *1]...

Inside the storage space, miscellaneous supplies piled up more and more.

Six o'clock in the morning.

Shen Xi stood at the top of the stairs on the first floor, slightly out of breath.

In the corridor, more than twenty corpses lay scattered on the ground, some rotting, but most were human.

The smell of blood was even stronger on the first floor.

At this point, his experience points had reached 65.

Shen Xi still had 20 free attribute points left, but she didn't allocate them.

Turning off the control panel, Shen Xi's gaze fell on the depths of the first-floor corridor, where a tightly closed iron door stood. The sign on the door was rusty, but the words on it were still legible:

"Duty room!"

Shen Xi narrowed her eyes slightly.

right here.

In his previous life, a professional player killed an elite corpse here and obtained a beginner's artifact, becoming the biggest dark horse in the early game.

In this life, he's determined to have that divine artifact.

However, now is not the time. My strength is not enough, and this elite corpse is probably much higher level than the one on the seventh floor.

Rushing in might lead to disaster.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, turned around and went up the stairs.

Inside room 444.

Shen Xi closed and locked the door. Then she sat on the wooden bed.

He needs to organize the supplies in the storage space.

【矿泉水*4、麵包*2、压缩饼乾*5，牛肉乾*3、纸*2、笔*1】

Shen Xi glanced at it and nodded slightly.

Good results, and this is only the first day.

In his previous life, it took him four days to accumulate these supplies.

He took out a bottle of mineral water and tilted his head back to gulp down several mouthfuls.

The cool water flowed down my throat, relieving my fatigue slightly.

Outside the window, the sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

The sporadic sounds of rotting corpses gradually subsided.

In the regional channel, the survivors started to pop up.

[Regional Channel - Corpse Dormitory] (Currently Online: 43/100)

Are there only this many people left?

It's pretty much the same as my previous life.

"Is it dawn yet? I'm still alive? I'm fucking alive!"

"Hey downstairs, is there anything to eat? I've been starving all day!"

"I hid under the bed all night, not daring to breathe..."

"Is anyone there? 507, just letting everyone know I'm safe!"

"The one from June 628th is still there!"

"Is anyone in room 212? My sister is in room 212, has anyone seen her?"

"Stop looking. 212 was broken into last night. I heard screams."

“…………”

"Hold!"

"Waaaah! I'm so scared and hungry. Is there any kind brother who can order me some food?"

"Damn it, how are you still alive?"

How many people died?

"I counted them, more than half!"

"Waaaaah, I want to go home! I'm so scared!"

"Is the Primordial One there? I saw he's already level 3 on the leaderboard."

"Level 3? Holy crap, I'm only level 0."

"I'm level 1, I killed a lone one, and almost got myself killed in the process."

"This game is too hard..."

"Anyone want to team up and loot supplies together? It's too dangerous to go alone!"

"Add me if you want to team up. I'm at level 605 and I have weapons."

Shen Xi glanced at it and then turned off the channel.

The newbie period has only lasted one day, and there are still four days left in the game. For those who survive, the outside world is the real nightmare.

After fighting for a day and a night, Shen Xi finally couldn't stay awake any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

It's relatively safe here during the day.

Even in her sleep, Shen Xi heard a faint sound of a lock being picked.