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

Black blood gushed out, drenching the ghost child, but she didn't care at all. She even giggled and spun around, letting the filthy blood stain her into a little bloody figure.

"Uncle, Big Guy died!" She skipped and hopped to Shen Xi, tilting her pale little face up, her pure black eyes curving into crescents. "Can you invite me to play again next time?"

Shen Xi looked down at her.

The side effects of his bloodlust rage had begun to manifest; a wave of weakness washed over him, instantly halving all his attributes. Leaning on his bone-corroding battle axe, he barely managed to steady himself and prevent himself from collapsing.

The pink dress was stained with black blood, and two small braids clung wetly to her cheeks. Shen Xi finally had time to examine that face, which should have been innocent and pure, closely. He saw a hint of… loneliness on the ghost child's face?

No, it's not loneliness.

It seems there's something else hidden inside.

Shen Xi recalled the words of the Despair Reaper before his death... "With your strength, you could have broken free from his control."

Is this girl capable of breaking free from the control of the rag doll at any moment?

Why is she still here?

"Uncle?" The ghost child tilted his head, interrupting his thoughts. "What are you thinking about?"

Shen Xi looked at her.

Then he squatted down.

"Why... are you still following me?"

The ghost child blinked his pure black eyes, seemingly not understanding the question.

"Because my uncle plays with me," she said matter-of-factly, then added, "And my uncle's friends are all fun, big guys, big hunks... Although they're not very good at playing, it's still better than being alone."

Shen Xi fell silent.

This isn't what she really thought!

This girl has been following him ever since the corpse dormitory. Although she always appears carefree, there's always something hidden deep within her pure black eyes that he can't see through.

He remembered that small figure curled up in the ruins, the way she looked holding that yellowed photo, and the feeling when she said, "I'm so tired, I want to sleep."

I couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

She wasn't unaware of what she was doing.

She was just... too tired.

"Uncle?" The ghost child tilted his head again, looking at him with some concern. "Are you alright? You look like you have something on your mind."

Shen Xi took a deep breath and stood up.

"It's nothing, thank you for today."

The ghost child paused for a moment, then laughed until his eyes crinkled.

"This is the first time Uncle has ever said thank you! Can I come out to play again next time?"

"Can."

"Great!" the ghost child cheered, then his figure gradually became transparent. "Goodbye, Uncle~ Remember to call me~"

The pink figure vanished completely.

Shen Xi stood there, staring at the void, speechless for a long time.

Forget it, we'll talk about this girl later.

Now, it's time to get down to business.

He turned around and looked at the enormous, seven-meter-tall corpse.

The Desperate Reaper lay in a pool of blood, its massive head rolling three meters away, its eyes wide open in death.

Above its corpse, four orbs of light were floating!

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

Four!

The drop rate of Tier 2 Heavenly Evolution items has indeed doubled!

He strode forward and reached out to scoop up the first golden orb of light...

Congratulations on obtaining: Bloodlust Berserk (Gold-tier Skill Card) x1!

[Bloodlust Berserk (Gold-Tier, Active): Unleashes inner potential, entering a perfect berserk state. All attributes +80%, attack speed +50%, movement speed +50%, lasts 1 minute. Cooldown: 4 hours. Side effect: Weakened for 5 minutes after cooldown, all attributes -30%.]

Shen Xi's pupils contracted slightly.

An upgraded version of the Bronze-level Bloodlust Berserk!

从50%提升到80%，持续时间从30秒延长到45秒，冷却从6小时缩短到4小时，虚弱时间从10分钟缩短到5分钟，虚弱幅度从50%降到30%！

A complete upgrade!

Without hesitation, he activated his skill card, which transformed into golden particles of light and disappeared into his palm.

Replace the original Bloodlust Berserk.

The second golden sphere...

[Congratulations on obtaining: Death Whirlwind (Gold-tier Skill Card) x1!]

【Death Whirlwind (Gold Tier - Active): Upon activation, enters a high-speed spinning state, unleashing five consecutive area-of-effect attacks. The first circle deals 120% damage, the second 140%, the third 160%, the fourth 180%, and the fifth 200%. During the spin, the user is immune to control effects and movement speed is unaffected. Cooldown: 20 seconds.】

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

The ultimate upgraded version of the Whirlwind Triple Slash!

Five laps! Each lap increases the damage! Up to 200% damage! And movement speed is unaffected!

This means he can chase enemies while spinning, no longer a sitting duck!

He glanced at the skill bar; the Whirlwind Triple Slash was still active.

"These two area-of-effect skills can be used alternately."

Shen Xi took a deep breath, suppressing her overwhelming joy, and continued to scoop up the remaining two orbs of light.

[Congratulations on obtaining: Gold-grade Equipment Box x1!]

[Congratulations on obtaining: Gold-grade Weapon Case x1!]

The two boxes fell into my hands; they were heavy.

Shen Xi didn't rush to open it, because the notification sounds of the apocalypse game were already going off like crazy...

[Player "Primordial" has been detected to have killed a level 18 Silver Lord "Corpse - Reaper" (evolved into a level 19 Silver Lord)!]

[Quest "The Fall of the Corpse Lord" Completed!]

[Rewards: 2000 Experience Points, 2000 Gold Coins, 1000 Reputation, and 1 Gold-Tier Skill Draw Card!]

[Quest "The Lord's End" Completed!]

[Rewards: 4000 Experience Points, 4000 Gold Coins, 2000 Reputation, 1 Gold-Grade Equipment Box, 10 Free Attribute Points!]

[Player detected to be in a party with the servant "Shadow". Experience point distribution mechanism activated...]

Total experience points for this battle: 6000 (mission reward) + kill experience (385)

Player "Taichu" gained 5285 experience points.

[I gained 1100 experience points from "Bright Shadow"]

Shen Xi's experience bar is skyrocketing!

【当前等级：14（经验：1072\/5500）→14（经验：6357\/5500）】

[Experience points reached the cap, level up!]

Congratulations to player "Taichu" for reaching level 15!

[Due to the influence of the Creation Realm profession, Strength +3, Constitution +3!]

[Free attribute points +5!]

Current Level: 15 (Experience: 857/6500)

A warm current surged through my body, my muscles swelled slightly, and power surged within me!

Shen Xi took a deep breath, opened the attribute panel, and glanced at it...

Strength: 105 + 3 = 118

[Spiritual Energy: 55 + 13 = 68]

[Agility: 68]

[Physical Fitness: 105 + 5 = 110]

Free attribute points: 25.

He thought about it and then used it directly.

Add 15 points to Strength and 10 points to Constitution.

Let's look at Mingying's side...

[I gained 1100 experience points from "Bright Shadow"]

[Current experience: 6135 + 1100 = 7235 / 2000]

[Experience is being stored as the job change is not yet complete...]

The level of Mingying will only be refunded in a lump sum after the job change.

Shen Xi's lips twitched slightly.

This guy really has accumulated a ton of experience points.

Let's see what equipment they give us.

Just then...

[Buzz...! ...

A powerful sound exploded in the minds of all players!

A blood-red light screen forcibly cut into the vision of all players, and lines of large golden characters appeared on the screen...

[Server-wide Announcement!!!]

[Congratulations to player "Taichu" from the China region for becoming the first player to kill the Silver-level Lord Corpse!]

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

The achievement title "Silver Buster" has been awarded!

The world chat channel exploded instantly!

World Channel

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! The Primordial Lord is up to something again!"

"A Silver-rank Lord? What the hell kind of monster is that?"

"Taichu is only level 14 on the ranking list, right? A level 14 killing a level 19 Silver Lord? Is this even human?"

"Stop talking, I'm already so jealous I'm practically a lemon."

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

"..."

Shen Xi ignored the uproar in the world chat and focused her gaze on the reward message...

[Congratulations on obtaining the unique title "Silver Nemesis"!]

【白银克星】称号（唯一）：佩戴时对领主级腐尸造成20%额外伤害，受到领主级腐尸攻击时伤害-15%。主动技「领主威慑」：对不超过自身等级5级的领主级腐尸造成3秒恐惧效果，冷却72小时。

Shen Xi's eyes lit up.

20% extra damage! 15% damage reduction! And it inflicts fear!

This title is practically tailor-made for me to farm bosses in the future.

He readily accepted it, but didn't rush to wear it. The 10% all-attribute bonus from the Supreme Being of the Three Realms was too tempting; he couldn't bear to exchange it for now.

But before he could even catch his breath...

A second server-wide announcement followed immediately!

[Server-wide Announcement!!!]

[Player "Taichu" has successfully defeated the boss "Rotting Corpse" in the job advancement dungeon "Starry Underground Parking Lot"! The difficulty of the job advancement dungeon has been significantly reduced!]

[All Starshine City players entering this class change dungeon will have a 30% increased success rate and a 50% reduced death rate!]

[Congratulations to player "Taichu" for becoming the first player to activate and clear the job advancement dungeon!]

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

The achievement title "Class Change Pioneer" has been awarded!

The world channel was in an uproar!

"More?! Two announcements in a row?!"

"A job change dungeon? I, the Primordial God, cleared the job change dungeon?"

"I didn't even dare to go inside the dungeon, and they've already killed the boss?"

"This difference...this difference is just too big!"

"Permanently reduced dungeon difficulty? Permanently increased success rate by 30%? Permanently reduced death rate by 50%? This isn't just clearing the dungeon, this is benefiting the entire city?"

"Players in Starshine City are having a blast! We just die as soon as we enter the class change dungeon here..."

"The Primordial God begs you to come to our city!!! All the players in the city have pooled their money to invite you!"

"..."

Shen Xi glanced at the new title...

【Vanguard】Title (Unique): When equipped, grants +5% to all attributes and +5% drop rate from monsters killed within the dungeon when entering any dungeon. Active Skill "Vanguard Insight": Allows you to view the location and approximate strength of all monsters within the dungeon; 12-hour cooldown.

This title is useful!

Especially the Vanguard Insight skill; it's like having full map vision when entering dungeons, allowing you to play however you want.

But before he could even finish celebrating...

The third server-wide announcement is here!

Welcome to the fantastical world of science fiction! The entrance is here: