The sound of heavy rain, washing over him, roused Lu Chen from his thoughts.
Before his clothes could be completely soaked, he took out an umbrella from the storage space on his wrist and covered himself.
The bright red umbrella became a rare splash of color in this abandoned city, like a blooming flower under the lead-grey clouds.
“Today’s rules…haven’t changed.”
Glancing at the rule prompts that appeared after the teleportation, Lu Chen thought silently.
“In any case, let’s meet up with May and Kaoru first.”
After May awakened her ability, she gained some basic self-defense skills.
According to the information transmitted by "Mind Link," she shouldn’t have encountered any danger.
Based on her location, she was only a few blocks away, not that far.
Kaoru with the "Lucky Charm" shouldn't be too worrisome either.
Right before the teleportation, Lu Chen gave her the fire axe he had acquired earlier as a weapon for self-defense.
Although it was quite heavy, thanks to the ability, the axe felt as light as a feather.
As for Lu Chen’s weapons, in addition to the infinite-bullet pistol,
he had the retractable throwing knives, and the metal knuckles he borrowed from May!
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【Metal Knuckles: E++ Rank, heavy-duty knuckles forged entirely of metal, providing protection while also possessing formidable killing power】
【Ability - Shockwave: C Rank, slightly increases attack power, attacks have a chance to cause "Paralysis"】
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This was the reward item that May obtained from the slot machine on her first day.
Although it was a weapon, it also provided some protection.
However, it wasn’t suitable for everyone - using "Knuckles" meant the user needed to engage in close combat with the zombies.
Besides, May, a delicate and weak girl, probably couldn’t punch zombies to death with her bare fists.
It was like the meme of Lin Daiyu pulling up a willow tree.
“It’s quite a good fit, the weight is okay too.”
After equipping the knuckles on his arms, Lu Chen threw a few punches, feeling a little eager to try it out.
It wasn’t even 10 minutes yet, and no zombies had spawned, so he decided to take the initiative and search for “wild monsters” roaming the city.
He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but the number of wild zombies roaming the city seemed to have increased compared to yesterday.
And their appearances also seemed a bit newer than before, not as ragged and tattered.
As he watched a few zombies wandering around in the distance, Lu Chen felt a bit puzzled.
But soon, the surprise took over.
Behind these zombies was a supermarket.
Taking them down would allow him to search for any leftover supplies.
Although most of the goods would have been damaged over time.
It would take a lot of effort and time to find useful items in a pile of rotten garbage…
But Lu Chen’s wristwatch had a scanning function, so he had no fear.
The scan had a 1-minute mark effect, so Lu Chen didn’t scan right away.
Otherwise, by the time he finished dealing with these zombies, the marking time would have passed.
“Should I try to apply an ability to these zombies…?”
Looking at the approaching zombies, a bold idea popped into Lu Chen’s mind.
But soon, he dismissed the reckless thought.
“Forget it, I’m alone right now, no need to take unnecessary risks.”
It’s not too late to be reckless after I meet up with May and Kaoru.
At least then, someone will have my back.
The rain poured down.
A sharp, pointed knife pierced the rain curtain first, its immense force instantly severing a zombie’s throat, separating its head from its body.
Next, Lu Chen threw a punch with one hand, while holding the umbrella to shield himself from the rain with the other.
The hard metal fist collided heavily with the zombie’s ugly, rotting face, spraying blood and flesh!
Accompanied by the dull sound of bone breaking, the zombie that was hit flew back, trembling!
Although not fatal, it fell to the ground, clearly incapacitated for the moment.
Finally, the last zombie seized its chance and pounced on Lu Chen’s back.
The bright red umbrella lifted slightly, revealing Lu Chen’s cold gaze as he turned his head back -
Gravity multiplied several times, suddenly crashing down, forcing the attacking zombie to kneel down, its legs making a "click" sound as they snapped.
Then, the dagger that had just been retracted was thrown out again, precisely hitting the zombie’s head, splitting its already rotten skull in half.
The battle was over in less than half a minute.
“No, there’s one still moving.”
Lu Chen glanced at the unlucky zombie that he had punched away earlier, realizing it was still alive, and he casually delivered a finishing blow.
He was quite satisfied with the battle process and results.
He didn’t use much mental energy or physical strength, and he didn’t even use the pistol. He was able to clear out these zombies in such a short amount of time.
It showed that he had grown a bit over the past two days.
“Scan.”
After activating the "Survivor Radar" function on his wristwatch, various colored outlines immediately appeared on his vision, marking numerous items.
Time was limited, so he directly kicked open the glass door of the supermarket and barged in.
“Clang!”
The sound of the scattered glass mixed with the sound of raindrops hitting the street, intertwining with each other.
Lu Chen casually tossed the knuckles into his storage space and took out a flashlight to illuminate the surroundings.
“No enemies.”
Judging from the disordered shelves, this place had also been looted by the original survivors of the city.
The cabinets where the food was placed were basically empty, except for dust, and other cabinets still had some useful things left.
“Soap… shampoo… shower gel… I’ll take them all, I have enough space anyway.”
“It’s a pity these batteries are all swollen, otherwise, I could replace them for the flashlight.”
“I’ll take all the garbage bags and toilet paper, it’s always good to have more.”
After the safe house was expanded, Lu Chen’s requirements for quality of life gradually increased.
The only thing that was a bit of a pity was that although he had replenished a lot of daily necessities here.
But he didn’t find much of the most crucial food…
Forget about canned goods, he didn’t even find a single bottle of water left for him.
“Can you at least leave me a living?”
After muttering a complaint in his heart, Lu Chen didn’t linger in the supermarket any longer.
He had basically looted all the supplies marked by the radar.
The first ten minutes had already passed, and three zombies spawned on one side of the street.
This led Lu Chen to conclude - as time passed, the danger players faced would also increase!
On the first day, each player only had to face two zombies at this time.
“Quickly finish them off, and go meet up with May.”
No matter how many zombies there were, it made no difference to Lu Chen.
As long as he didn’t encounter a situation where a circle of zombies suddenly spawned and surrounded him, he could easily handle them.
After dealing with the newly spawned enemies, Lu Chen quickly moved through the rain-soaked streets, guided by the "Mind Link".
The distance between him and May was constantly shrinking.
From the position, May was obediently staying in place and didn’t move around.
This made it easier for Lu Chen to quickly get to her side.
“Hmm? May’s emotions…why are they suddenly fluctuating.”
The emotions that came from deep within his heart made Lu Chen’s brows furrow.
May seemed a bit flustered, surprised, and worried at the moment.
It looked like she had encountered some kind of emergency.
But she wasn’t experiencing fear or panic.
It shouldn’t be a sudden appearance of enemies or something like that.
“What’s going on…”
Luckily, he was almost at her location.
Moments later, a familiar figure appeared in his vision through the misty rain.
In the park pavilion, the black-haired girl was vigilantly observing her surroundings, as if she was guarding against zombies.
And on the bench beside her, someone else seemed to be lying down.
“Lu Chen!”
Spotting Lu Chen’s figure, Sakurajima May’s eyes lit up, she waved her arms and shouted at him.
“I’m here!”
Arriving at the pavilion, Lu Chen put away his umbrella and glanced at the person lying on the bench, his eyelids twitched.
“…What’s with this person?”
“She suddenly ran over just now, drenched in the rain, and was being chased by zombies.”
Sakurajima May looked at the pink-haired woman lying on the bench, her eyes closed, her complexion pale, and she was still shivering.
“I recognized her as a teacher from our school, so I let her come over to take shelter from the rain…but after I used my ability to deal with the zombies, I found that she had already fainted.”
“Judging from her symptoms, it’s probably a combination of high fever and malnutrition.”
“A teacher from our school…”
Lu Chen looked at the unconscious woman with a bit of bewilderment, he didn’t expect May to have this kind of connection with her.
“What’s your teacher’s name?”
“Hmm? Why do you ask?”
“It will be convenient to address her when she wakes up.”
“Oh…”
Sakurajima May didn’t suspect anything and answered directly.
“The teacher’s name is Kirisaki Madoka, we usually call her Teacher Kirisaki.”
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