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

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Kyoto!

In the west of the city, there is a hidden military base.

This place was originally the garrison of a unit of the Kyoto Military Region. After the apocalypse, the wall was raised by three meters, a high-voltage electric fence was erected on top of the wall, and there was a sentry tower every fifty meters, with searchlights on the top of the towers rotating day and night.

At the main gate, two stone lions had been pushed aside and replaced by two reinforced concrete bunkers with dark firing ports pointing directly at the street outside.

Above the bunker, two large characters gleamed in the morning light...

Gu family!

At this moment, in a secret room deep within the Gu family mansion, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Seven people were sitting at the long table; they were all core members of the Gu family.

At the head of the table sat an elderly man with gray hair, his eyes closed, his fingers lightly tapping the table. He was in his early seventies, with a thin face, but the occasional glint of sharpness in his half-open eyes made it impossible to look directly at him.

The patriarch of the Gu family, Gu Zhengxiong's father, and the grandfather of Gu Yungui and Gu Yunfei.

Gu Tianxin!

"Have you heard about what happened in Starshine City?"

Gu Tianxin's voice wasn't loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

On the left side of the long table, a middle-aged man in his early forties spoke first: "I've heard. The city championship is over, and the winner in Starshine City is a level 13 player named 'Sword Soaring.' Zhengxiong and his Lion Legion never even made it onto the leaderboard."

The speaker was Gu Zhengxiong's cousin, Gu Zhengye. He was in charge of the intelligence network for the Gu family, and after the apocalypse, this position made him one of the most indispensable people in the Gu family.

"Never been on the list?" Gu Tianxin opened her eyes. "Out of three thousand people, not a single one has ever been on it?"

Gu Zhengye's expression was rather grim: "Not only is he not on the list, but the nickname 'Lion' isn't even on the rankings. Grandfather, Zhengxiong, he..."

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

There's only one possibility that there's no name on the leaderboard.

died.

The atmosphere in the enclosed room became even more oppressive.

Gu Tianxin remained silent for a long time. Then she slowly exhaled, her voice calm:

"Zhengxiong was someone I personally trained. Although he spent over a decade holed up in Xinghui City, he's quite capable. The person who could uproot him is no ordinary person."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present: "That 'Primordial One,' have you found it?"

Gu Zhengye shook his head: "We can't find anything. We've tried all the channels, but there's no information about his real identity. This person seems to have appeared out of thin air. All we know is that he's active in Starshine City, level 15, and his profession is 'Opening Heaven'."

"In the beginning...the creation of the world..." Gu Tianxin's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "Such arrogance."

"Grandpa," a young man in his early thirties spoke from the right side of the long table. His name was Gu Yunting, Gu Zhengxiong's nephew, and one of Gu Tianxin's grandsons.

This man was tall and slender, with a handsome face and eyes that held the sharpness unique to youth. He was the most promising member of the younger generation of the Gu family, and currently ranked ninth on the Kyoto ranking list.

"Leave the matter of Taichu to me." Gu Yunting's tone was full of confidence. "No matter how strong he is, he's just a level 15 player. I'm level 13 now, and reaching level 14 or 15 before the tournament starts shouldn't be a problem. When we face each other head-on, I might not necessarily lose."

Gu Tianxin glanced at him but did not answer immediately.

At this moment, Gu Zhengye spoke again: "There's one more thing. This morning, Tai Chu's level jumped from 15 to 20, a five-level jump overnight. He's now ranked first on the Huaxia region's level leaderboard, even surpassing Wu Anjun."

The air in the sealed room suddenly froze.

"Level 20?" Gu Yunting's expression changed. "That's impossible! He hadn't moved for over twenty days, how could he suddenly become level 20 overnight..."

"Nothing is impossible." Gu Tianxin interrupted him, her voice still calm, but her eyes filled with murderous intent. "This person is more troublesome than we imagined."

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the gray sky outside.

"The Starshine City championship is over, but the one in Kyoto hasn't even started yet." He turned to look at Gu Yunting. "You must win first place in the Kyoto championship."

Gu Yunting gritted his teeth: "Grandpa, I also want to take first place. But Wu Anjun is there. You know his strength. Level 16, Military Soul profession. The military treats him like a treasure. I'm not confident in facing him head-on."

If you can't win a head-on fight, then don't fight it head-on.

Gu Tianxin's voice was calm.

Gu Yunting was taken aback: "You mean...?"

"Just make sure he can't participate in the competition before it starts," Gu Tianxin said casually. "Injury, illness, being trapped in a dungeon... there are many ways."

"Grandpa!" At the far end of the long table, a man in his fifties suddenly stood up, his face grim. "Lord Wu'an is a member of the military, and his 'Military Soul' profession holds special significance for players nationwide. To harm him would have dire consequences!"

The speaker was Zhao Deming, Gu Tianxin's son-in-law. He was in charge of external liaison for the Gu family, had the deepest relationship with the military, and was most aware of the importance of Wu Anjun in the eyes of the military's top brass.

"So what if they find out?" Gu Yunting sneered. "With the apocalypse upon us and order collapsing, the military is too busy dealing with its own problems to have the energy to investigate these things."

Zhao Deming glared at him: "What do you know? Lord Wu'an isn't some local warlord like Gu Zhengxiong. He's been operating in the capital for over a decade, and his men are all elites. Moreover, his 'Military Soul' profession is said to significantly boost the combat effectiveness of his teammates. To the military, someone like him is more important than a hundred Gu Zhengxiongs!"

"That's enough," Gu Tianxin said calmly.

Gu Tianxin turned around and looked at Zhao Deming: "Deming, I understand everything you're saying. We can't touch Lord Wu'an, at least not openly."

He paused, then looked at Gu Yunting: "So, I didn't ask you to kill him, I just wanted to make him 'unable to participate in the war.' There's a big difference here."

Before Zhao Deming could say anything more, Gu Tianxin raised her hand to stop him.

"The tournament is settled then. Yun Ting, go and make the preparations."

Gu Yunting nodded emphatically: "Yes!"

He turned to leave, but Gu Tianxin called him back.

"etc."

Gu Yunting stopped in his tracks.

Gu Tianxin looked at him, a rare hint of gentleness in her eyes: "Zhengxiong's matter is his fate. But the Gu family's reputation cannot be lost. You not only have to get first place, but you have to get it beautifully. Let everyone in Kyoto know that the Gu family is still the same Gu family."

Gu Yunting took a deep breath: "Yunting understands."

He strode out of the secret room.

Behind her, Gu Tianxin sat back down in the main seat, her gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Continue the investigation on Taichu's side. We need to find them alive or dead."

"Furthermore," he paused, his voice suddenly turning cold, "Zhengxiong's revenge must be taken. No matter who Taichu is, those who killed members of my Gu family must pay with their lives."

Everyone present bowed their heads in unison: "Yes!"

Gu Tianxiong waved his hand, and the crowd filed out.

He was left alone in the secret room.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and began to tap his fingers lightly on the table again.

"The beginning..." he murmured, his voice so soft it was as if he were talking to himself, "I'd like to see what you really are."

Outside the window, the sunlight was blinding.

Somewhere in Kyoto, a silver-gray figure stood on the wasteland, cursing loudly at the dense mass of rotting corpses before him.

"Damn it! What kind of lousy teleportation is this! We've been tricked by the doomsday game!"

Shen Xi looked around with a dark expression.

The boundary-breaking talisman teleported them to the edge of Kyoto, which was bad enough, but the problem was that the teleportation point landed right in the middle of a group of rotting corpses!

Before he could even activate his All-Seeing Insight, he was met with three gaping, blood-red mouths!

If Mingying hadn't reacted quickly and slashed down the three of them one by one, he might have already lost half an arm.

"Damn it, I forgot to activate the reconnaissance function..."

Shen Xi cursed as she gripped the Pangu Axe tightly.

Unlock the secrets of all things, and begin!

Golden light swirled in his eyes, and a densely packed information panel instantly appeared in his field of vision—

[Rotting Corpse (Level 7) - Strength 38, Spirit 22, Agility 29, Constitution 35]

[Rotting Corpse (Level 8) - Strength 42, Spirit 25, Agility 32, Constitution 38]

[Rotting Corpse (Level 10 Elite) - Strength 58, Spirit 31, Agility 45, Constitution 52]

[Rotting Corpse (Level 7) — ...]

At a glance, there are at least a hundred of them.

Moreover, the level of the corpses here is generally much higher than that of Starshine City. Most of the corpses on the outskirts of Starshine City are level 4-7, while the starting level here is 7, and there are also level 10 elites mixed in.

"Kyoto is Kyoto, even rotting corpses are here, huh?"

Shen Xi quipped, "Pangu Axe sweeps across!"

A golden arc of light exploded, instantly slicing the three leading corpses in half at the waist!

[Killed 3 level 7 corpse, EXP +63, Gold +48!]

The "All Things Return to Storage" event is automatically triggered, and the light sphere is instantly stored in the storage space.

But even more rotting corpses pounced on them!

"Mingying, stop spacing out and open your domain for me, you idiot!" Shen Xi shouted anxiously.

Asura Domain!

A dark red light exploded from Mingying's body, instantly enveloping an area of ​​twenty meters in radius! Within the domain, the movements of the rotting corpses visibly slowed down, and all their attributes decreased by 20%! Meanwhile, Mingying's twin blades were so fast that their trajectories were almost invisible!

A knife!

Two knives!

Three cuts!

Each strike precisely severed the corpse's neck, black blood spurting out as the head rolled away!

"Couldn't this boundary-breaking talisman have chosen a better location for teleportation? Did it have to throw me into a rotting corpse pit?"

As Shen Xi cursed, he waved his hand, the Pangu Axe flying through his fingers, each strike taking the life of at least one rotting corpse.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, fought their way through the horde of corpses!

"Damn it, what kind of mess is this?" Shen Xi cursed as he hacked away. "And this awful place, even the corpses here are a whole size thicker than those in Starshine City. Are they on hormones?"

Mingying slashed down a level 10 elite with a single blow, then turned back and gave him a helpless look.

Shen Xi got even angrier: "What are you looking at? I'll chop you up!"

Mingying silently turned her head and continued hacking.

The two of them fought and cursed as they went, managing to fight their way from the center of the horde of corpses to the edge.

Fifteen minutes.

One hundred and thirty-seven rotting corpses.

They all fell to the ground.

Shen Xi leaned on the Pangu Axe, panting heavily. Not from exhaustion, but from anger.

He glanced down at his attribute panel...

Experience: 1347/10000

Gold Coins: 52539

My experience points increased by over a thousand, and my gold coins reached 52,000.

"This efficiency is worse than going back to farm the legendary Raven..." Shen Xi complained.

Mingying sheathed her sword and stood behind him, her body covered in blood.

Shen Xi raised her head and looked ahead.

At the edge of the wasteland, the outline of that enormous city became increasingly clear in the morning light.

Skyscrapers stand tall, a steel forest.

Kyoto.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his frustration.

"Let's go into town."

The two stepped forward.

Behind them, rows of rotting corpses lay scattered across the wasteland, black blood flowing into streams.

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