All-out Horror Survival: My Awakening Skill Point Allocation Sequence!

Zheng Sheng looked at the old-fashioned cell phone in his hand.

Sudden.

The surrounding space came to a standstill once again.

Suddenly, cracks appeared on the old man's phone screen, and a bright red mouth emerged, with a long, barbed tongue sticking out, grinning wickedly. Like octopus tentacles, it began to gradually envelop his entire body, with large amounts of black mucus dripping down.

Seeing its disgusting appearance, Zheng Sheng frowned, let go of it, and the mutated old man's phone instantly fell to the ground.

A large amount of black slime gushed from its body, and like a burrowing rat, it slowly sank into the broken tiles on the ground.

Once the old man's phone disappeared, the ground returned to its original state, and the surrounding still space suddenly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"This is actually a forbidden artifact!"

Zheng Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, his face expressionless, but he was inwardly shocked.

"Interesting. Wasn't it said that supernatural beings are forbidden in the real world? Why can I still see forbidden artifacts? It seems I really forgot something."

All the forbidden artifacts on his body had lost their supernatural powers. The Greedy Monstrous had turned into a piece of rotten wood, the Demon-Slaying Blade had become a pig-slaughtering knife and had broken in two, and the other forbidden artifacts had also become ordinary objects.

But now, he actually witnessed a forbidden artifact appear and disappear before his very eyes.

Since waking up after being in a coma for seven days, everyone and reality have been constantly proving to him that this is the real world.

Even he himself, through logical analysis, concluded that this is the real world.

but……

He always felt that there was a disharmonious atmosphere in the whole city of Lanzhou. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but it was definitely there.

I must have forgotten something, and it must be something very important!

"White Pagoda Mountain..."

Zheng Sheng silently recited these words, then suddenly walked to the window of the rehabilitation area and looked out at the brightly lit human city.

Who was that voice on the phone? Although it was intermittent, he had never heard that voice before.

I absolutely do not know them!

"Never mind, we'll find out tomorrow."

……

The next day.

As dawn broke, Zheng Sheng was already awake, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, and found Zhang Qing.

"Zhang Qing, I remember you said last time that your hometown is Lanzhou, so you should know this city quite well, right?"

Zhang Qing nodded, "Yes, I've lived here since I was a child. I left Lan City after the Black Tide appeared and went to my maternal grandmother's house in the countryside to hide. But who knew that I couldn't escape the Black Tide in the end."

"I see." Zheng Sheng nodded seriously.

But didn't we escape from a town? Why is your hometown Lanzhou?

Zheng Sheng didn't voice his doubts, but calmly asked again:

"Do you know about White Pagoda Mountain?"

"Yes, I know." Zhang Qing nodded, seemingly very knowledgeable about Baitashan, and began to speak eloquently, "Baitashan is very famous here. It is located in the north of Chengguan District, near the Yellow River... There is a temple on Baitashan, and in the temple is a white pagoda in the Han-Tibetan style... It is said to have been built in the Yuan Dynasty, and after it collapsed, it was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty..."

"I remember hearing from the elders in my family when I was a child that this white pagoda was supposedly used to suppress the black dragon that was causing trouble in the Yellow River and to protect Lanzhou from floods. It used to be a very popular place of worship."

"However, after the destruction of the Four Olds, it became less effective, and couples generally don't go up to worship anymore."

"Why can't couples do it?"

"Well, it seems that later on, rumors spread that any couple who went up White Pagoda Mountain would inevitably break up on bad terms, so White Pagoda is also called the Breakup Pagoda."

"However, these all seem to be internet jokes, which have become popular in the last ten years or so."

Looking at Zhang Qing, who was speaking eloquently, Zheng Sheng nodded without any change in expression. He simply asked Zhang Qing for the address of Baitashan and then turned to leave.

"Captain, are you going to White Pagoda Mountain? I know it very well, I can take you there," Zhang Qing volunteered.

However, Zheng Sheng smiled and shook his head, "No need. I'm just interested in these historical temples, but I'm not planning to go anytime soon. You should stay in the inpatient department and rest well."

After bidding farewell to Zhang Qing, Zheng Sheng's smiling eyes quickly turned calm.

"Have her memories been altered? Or is she not Zhang Qing at all?"

Although Zhang Qing seemed the same as usual to him, with no difference in tone of voice or expression, he could always find many logical errors when he calmed down.

Could this not be...?

Zheng Sheng wanted to continue thinking, but his body's instincts made him stop instantly, and he felt a slight throbbing pain in his head.

"Sigh, it seems I was overthinking it again. This must be the real world!"

"Never mind, I'll just go down White Pagoda Mountain later and relax a bit."

"While you're at it, take a look at White Pagoda Mountain to see if it has any ancient heritage."

Zheng Sheng muttered to himself, his voice not loud, but clearly audible.

My headache stopped instantly.

……

Command Center of District 58.

Zheng Sheng's every move was being monitored by cameras.

Lin Dahai and Liu Shi looked at Zheng Sheng, who was talking to himself, exchanged glances, and nodded.

"He seems to be much more stable in his emotions lately, and is finally willing to accept that this is reality."

"Yes, that's a good direction."

"It's rare for someone to emerge from the Black Tide. He is of great significance to our human world. If he ends up as a mentally ill person who can't distinguish between reality and illusion, it would be a great loss to humanity and Great Xia."

"Commander Lin, is it not a good idea for him to go to Baitashan? That place is an important historical site in Lan City."

"It's alright. The order from above is not to let him leave Lan City. They will come to pick him up in three days."

"As long as he doesn't demolish Baitashan, there won't be any major problems."

"By the way, Professor Liu, what did they say? Major Generals Peng Long and He Zhou were supposed to come and pick this up, weren't they? So many days have passed, and they haven't arrived yet?"

"Well, I don't know either. I heard that something serious happened up there, and they can't come for the next couple of days."

"Really? I promised to bring Captain Zheng a large number of ancient books and texts in two days. I can't go back on my word. Could you urge the higher-ups again and see if they can get those ancient artifacts over first?"

"The Black Tide is relentlessly encroaching on the human world; humanity has reached a critical juncture of life and death."

"A human powerhouse like Captain Zheng absolutely needs to be nurtured properly; we can't let him suffer any injustice!"

"Okay, I'll go ask about it later and try to send those ancient artifacts over tomorrow."

Command Center of District 58.

A large number of small screens form a monitoring network, constantly flashing, monitoring everything around Lanzhou.

Lin Dahai and Liu Shi chatted back and forth.

Below, there were hundreds or even thousands of staff members, dressed in neat uniforms, working diligently and busily.

The lights in the command room were dim.

It cast a faint shadow over everyone's face.

They are like swarms of hardworking ants on a black and white television.

It never stopped for a moment.

……