If the timeline in each “Doomsday City” area we teleport to advances by one year, then many of the details we've discovered along the way can be explained quite reasonably.
For example, the increasing number of "wild" zombies is actually because the earlier the time, the more rampant the zombies are.
The buildings are gradually better preserved, and the supplies left behind are also becoming more abundant.
While this sounds good, what Lu Chen is concerned about is something even more distant -
If we assume the time advances by one year every day.
By the 10th day, players might be directly teleported to the year when the zombie crisis first erupted in this city!
This is not good news.
If he had a choice, Lu Chen would rather deal with zombies.
Rather than human survivors who have just experienced the zombie crisis and are mentally tense.
"There are still seven days..."
Lu Chen silently calculated his next course of action.
Seven days sounds short, just a week.
But for survivor players who face life-or-death situations every day, it feels like an eternity.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of low, rumbling thunder suddenly cracked in the sky, and the sudden flashes of lightning illuminated the clinic interior with multiple shadows.
"Creak—!"
A sudden, frantic shout came from beside him.
He Hua, who had just been reporting her findings to Lu Chen, was trembling with fear in the thunder, squatting in the corner with her head in her arms.
“...How old are you? Still afraid of thunder?”
"Mind your own business,"
The golden-haired girl was about to retort, then another few sudden bursts of thunder came, making her shrink back her neck.
But soon, her attention was drawn to something in front of her.
"Wait, there seems to be something here..."
From the bottom of the medicine cabinet, He Hua dug out a small wooden box.
Once it was opened, a strong herbal scent instantly spread, making people feel refreshed.
"Unexpectedly, there was a surprise find."
Lu Chen looked at He Hua in surprise. He didn't expect the “Lucky Charm” trait to be activated at this time.
"There are a few vials inside, they look like oral liquids."
He Hua glanced at them, then handed them to Lu Chen.
She wouldn’t be able to use them anyway, and they took up space.
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【Energy Supplement: E+ grade, 10 vials, slightly increases the speed of spiritual energy recovery after consumption, lasts for 1 hour, repeated use does not stack effects】
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An item that can improve the speed of spiritual energy recovery!
"This is truly a good thing!"
Lu Chen's eyes lit up. Seeing the effects of the potion, he rubbed He Hua's head in delight.
"I told you your luck was good today, good things were bound to happen!"
"I-Is that so..."
Rarely praised by Lu Chen, He Hua blushed slightly, lowering her head and feeling the warmth from the hand on her head.
If only this moment could last a little longer—unfortunately, it couldn’t.
"Something seems to be wrong with Mai."
Through “Heart to Heart,” Lu Chen felt Mai’s emotion seemed a little tense. He snapped back to reality.
After putting all the collected medical supplies into the storage space, he opened the umbrella and pushed the door open.
"He Hua... it's time to go, meet up with Mai."
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The park in the rain was not a place for leisurely enjoyment.
There wasn’t much cover here, and the pavilion was one of the few shelters available.
Mai maintained a ball of warm water, covering Teacher Kirisaki’s pale face and closed eyes, while looking ahead.
"Sorry, I'm not going with you."
"I've already made it clear, my teammate will be back soon."
Outside the pavilion, two large, burly male players looked at each other, rather impatient.
"Little beauty, let's not talk about whether your 'teammate' is real or not..."
"The pink-haired woman over there looks very bad."
"Instead of waiting here to die, let us take you to the 'Mutual Aid Group' gathering place."
"Maybe there's a way to cure her."
The reason these two men had the confidence to make such a guarantee.
Because they were sitting in a car at this time.
Judging from the sound of the engine, the car was still usable.
In the rainy city, a usable car was undoubtedly equivalent to a warship in the ocean, extremely significant.
But Mai was not attracted by such generous conditions.
Who knows what these two people were up to—in just two days, she had already seen a lot of human wickedness.
Even if the other party was using the name "Mutual Aid Group," it was probably just a name.
"Sorry, I won't let you take Teacher Kirisaki."
Sakurajima Mai seemed to want to say something else, her gaze suddenly went past the two men's car and landed in the distance.
"It seems to be the time for zombies to spawn."
The two men in the car looked back and saw a large, dark mass of zombies suddenly appearing in the rain.
Since four players gathered near the pavilion, the number of zombies spawned was four times that of a single player, a total of dozens!
The gathered zombie hordes were closing in on the location of the four players.
The car where the two men were, was right outside the pavilion.
The black man in the passenger seat rested his elbow on the window and looked at the zombies outside, suggesting.
"Drive over there and let her experience the threat of zombies."
"You want to force her into the car?"
"Don't say it so harshly, we've been very respectful of the lady's wishes."
"Alright, I'll do as you say."
After a brief discussion, the car that had not been turned off slowly started.
Under the black-haired girl’s frowning gaze, it circled around and stopped behind the pavilion.
This way, facing the attack of the zombie horde, the two in the pavilion became the first victims!
"What do you mean by this?"
Mai glared angrily at the men in the car.
"If you're going to leave, then leave, staying here will only attract more zombies!"
"Miss, you have your freedom, and we have ours."
The white male driver shrugged, his tone light.
"Respecting the freedom of others is everyone's basic etiquette."
"We're just parking the car here, we're not hindering you..."
"Of course, if you can't handle these troubles, we're happy to take you and the sick lady away."
Seeing the number of zombies that spawned, obviously double what was expected, Sakurajima Mai glared angrily at the white man who was speaking sarcastically.
"My spiritual energy is almost depleted..."
"Hopefully I can hold out until Lu Chen comes back."
"I wonder if He Hua is okay."
Just as Mai was about to squeeze out the last bit of her spiritual energy to deal with the zombie horde that was approaching the pavilion.
Bang!
A sudden, muffled sound came from the top of the car.
"Sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't hear what you were saying."
With one hand holding an umbrella, the other hand supporting the golden-haired girl whose face was slightly flushed, Lu Chen looked down at the car at his feet.
"But this car is pretty good."
"You can get out now—before I change my mind and feed you to those hungry zombies."
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