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

The night is dark.

Shen Xi led Ming Ying out of Xinghui Stadium, but instead of heading towards the City Lord's Mansion, they turned into a quiet alley in the West District.

Behind him, Mingying followed silently, his brand-new silver-grade equipment gleaming with a cold, eerie light, making him look like a skeletal Asura crawling out of hell.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, Shen Xi stopped in front of an abandoned residential building.

The building was six stories high, with mottled exterior walls, most of the windows broken, and overgrown weeds in the open space in front of it. He glanced up and saw that the building had probably been uninhabited for a long time.

"I'll rest here tonight."

Shen Xi stepped into the stairwell, with Ming Ying following closely behind.

On the third floor, there was a room with relatively intact doors and windows.

Shen Xi pushed open the door and entered, then closed it behind him. The room was covered in dust, and the furniture was simple, but at least it could keep out the wind and rain. He glanced around, took out two tents from his storage space, and casually tossed one to Mingying.

"Build it yourself."

Mingying took the tent, stood there, and looked at the pile of fabric and frame, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.

Shen Xi's lips twitched slightly.

I almost mistook him for a human being. Although he's currently displaying a player panel, he's essentially a zombie. Expecting him to learn how to pitch a tent is like expecting a zombie to learn how to queue for dungeons on its own.

"Never mind." Shen Xi walked over and quickly set up the two tents, then took out two sleeping mats and laid them inside.

After finishing these tasks, he sat down in front of the tent and took out two supply cards from his storage space.

A thought subtly stirred within me.

A steaming bowl of braised pork rice and an ice-cold cola appear before you.

Although he had bought a lot before, he still had some stock on hand. Tomorrow would be another tough battle, so he should treat himself.

Shen Xi picked up the lunchbox and took a bite.

The braised pork was tender and flavorful, the rice grains were distinct, and the rich sauce made it a top-notch treat in the apocalypse. He took another swig of cola, the cool bubbles bursting in his mouth, making him squint in pleasure.

Shen Xi glanced at Ming Ying, who was squatting to the side, then took out two more supply cards, conjured up the same braised pork rice bowl and a cup of cola, and tossed them over.

"eat."

Mingying took the lunchbox, looked down at the steaming food inside, then at Shen Xi, but didn't touch her chopsticks.

Shen Xi knew what he was up to, and remembering how disgusted she felt that day when he ate a rotting corpse, she quickly stopped him.

"You're not allowed to eat corpses. I've said it before, from now on you're only allowed to eat rice."

Mingying remained silent, clearly not yet accustomed to the habit of eating properly, but he could only obey due to Shen Xi's status.

Although reluctant, he still picked up the box of braised rice and started eating.

After a whirlwind that swept away all the clouds.

After the two finished eating, Shen Xi leaned against the tent, her gaze fixed on the view outside the window.

The night was thick, and the distant, faint roars of rotting corpses could be heard, rising and falling.

He thought about his plans for tomorrow.

Xinghui Cultural Plaza.

There is an entrance to a job change instance there.

In the previous life, that instance was a nightmare for all players in Starshine City. Countless people went in, and countless people died inside. The experience, attributes, and everything else of those dead players became nourishment for the monster inside the instance.

"Raising Gu..."

Shen Xi murmured, her eyes growing deep.

The worst thing about those kinds of dungeons is a large number of players rushing in and dying one after another. Every time someone dies, the corpse inside gets stronger. The more people die, the stronger the corpse becomes. In the end, the entire dungeon will be teeming with a true monarch-level corpse.

In his previous life, he had witnessed that scene firsthand.

In a small city, there was only one job advancement instance. Players from that city rushed into it like madmen, all in an attempt to advance their jobs. Wave after wave, team after team, but no one who went in came out alive.

But no one gave up.

Because that was their only hope.

Three months later, the monsters in that dungeon, which started as level 10 lord-level corpses, were pushed up to level 30, and the lord-level corpses almost evolved into monarch-level corpses.

Then, it emerged from the job change instance.

It was a blood-red night. The rotting corpse, leading an endless horde of zombies, swept across the entire city. Of the hundreds of thousands of players, fewer than a hundred survived.

That city disappeared from the map.

Shen Xi closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

That was one of the most horrific scenes he had ever witnessed in his previous life. Even now, he still remembers that blood-red night and the desperate cries for help on the world channel.

He opened his eyes and looked out the window.

In the darkness, a few faint lights could be seen in the direction of Xinghui Cultural Square.

That will be tomorrow's battlefield.

Shen Xi withdrew her gaze, lay down in the tent, and closed her eyes to rest.

Mingying stood guard outside the tent, his two-meter-tall figure motionless in the moonlight, like a sculpture. Shen Xi had actually told him to sleep, but he refused and insisted on keeping watch. It always felt like he had inexhaustible energy.

Silent all night.

The next morning.

Shen Xi opened her eyes, her spirits high. .

He crawled out of the tent and stretched his muscles.

Mingying remained standing guard at the door.

Shen Xi nodded, took out two breakfasts from her storage space—meat buns and soy milk—and tossed one to Mingying.

After they finished eating, they packed their things and set off.

Xinghui Cultural Square, located in the heart of Xinghui City's western district, covers a vast area and is one of the city's most important transportation hubs. Before the apocalypse, it was bustling with people every day. But now, the square is eerily deserted.

Shen Xi led Mingying through several streets and saw the square in the distance.

In the center of the square, there used to be a huge sculpture, but now the sculpture has disappeared and been replaced by a door.

A huge door.

The gate, entirely black, stood ten meters high and five meters wide, silently in the center of the plaza. Its frame was constructed of an unknown black stone, its surface covered with eerie runes that glowed faintly, flowing slowly as if alive. The door was ajar, a dark red light emanating from the cracks, like an entrance to hell.

Above the door, several large, blood-red characters were carved...

[Job Change Dungeon]

Recommended Level: 10

Difficulty: C~S level (dynamically adjusted based on player skill)

Around the entrance to the instance, there were about twenty or thirty people standing sparsely.

They were dressed in all sorts of clothes and held all kinds of weapons. Some huddled together talking in hushed tones, some leaned against the corner of the wall in a daze, and some stared at the door with longing in their eyes, yet also with deep fear.

Shen Xi's gaze swept over those people.

The ability to perceive all things automatically activates...

Player: Li Tiezhu (Level 8) - Strength 42, Spirit 18, Agility 25, Constitution 38. Equipment: Machete (Bronze), Leather Armor (Bronze)

Player: Zhang Cuihua (Level 7) - Strength 28, Spirit 31, Agility 22, Constitution 26. Equipment: Staff (Bronze), Robe (Bronze)

Player: Wang Ergou (Level 9) - Strength 38, Spirit 16, Agility 29, Constitution 32. Equipment: Spear (Bronze), Leather Armor (Bronze)

……

The group consisted entirely of level 8 or 9 players, with varying equipment levels and generally poor mental states. Some had dark circles under their eyes, some looked dazed, and others had shifty eyes.

But they all have one thing in common...

They were all looking at that door.

I long for it, yet I dare not go in.

Shen Xi stood at the edge of the square, quietly watching this scene.

Just as he guessed.

These people are probably all scared off by this job change instance. They're almost level enough and want to change jobs, but they're afraid they won't be able to get out once they go in. So they can only watch from here, hoping someone will go in first to scout ahead, or waiting to find strong enough teammates to go in together.

Unfortunately, what they didn't know was...

The problem with this instance isn't a large number of people, but rather that idiots will enter and artificially inflate the level of the instance boss.

Shen Xi didn't get too close; he needed to access some information on his phone.

I could hear people whispering all around me.

"Another one died. Yesterday, a warrior who had just reached level 10 disappeared from the rankings in less than ten minutes."

"I saw it too. I was guarding this place yesterday. I didn't expect that person to die so quickly."

"Is this job change dungeon even passable? Since it was discovered, not a single person who went in has come out alive..."

"I heard that the job change dungeons in other cities aren't this difficult. Is there something wrong with the one in Starshine City?"

"You have to come in even if there are problems. You can't level up without changing jobs, and if you don't level up, you're just waiting to die."

"Then go in. It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering."

"I...I'll wait a bit longer, until there are more people before we go in."

Listening to their conversation, Shen Xi made a general judgment. It seemed that quite a few people had gone in these past few days, which meant that the leader-level corpse inside was definitely higher than level 10. However, to find out its exact level, they would have to go in and see.

"We can't wait any longer. If we drag this out too long, and more players go in, who knows how much that boss will evolve? We have to go in now."

make up one's mind.

Shen Xi stepped forward.

Mingying followed behind.

The two stepped into the square, one after the other.

The twenty or thirty players all turned their heads at once, their eyes falling on them.

Then, everyone was stunned.

The figure walking ahead wore a silver-gray uniform that shimmered with faint starlight. The hood covered most of the face, revealing only a sharply defined jawline. The cloak fluttered gently behind the figure, and with each step, starlight flickered beneath their feet.

The one following behind was two meters tall, clad in white bone armor, wearing a ferocious battle helmet, and wielding two gleaming bone blades in his hands. He was shrouded in a chilling killing intent.

"Two more daredevils have arrived!"

"You know what, it's hard to tell the strength of the guy in the starlight gear, but look at that burly man..."

"Yeah, this burly man's equipment is too luxurious. It's a pity he'll die if he goes in."

"You never know! What if they manage to clear it? Why don't we go in with them and give it a shot?"

"How is that possible? So many players have died these past few days. Those people are stronger than us."

"Oh no, they're going in! Should we follow them?"

Some of those hiding in the shadows couldn't hold back any longer.