Survival in an apartment, starting with a stroke of luck on a plane

As the AI ​​notification faded, Lin Yu walked over to the mangled corpse.

Three orbs of light floated silently above the corpse. He reached out and scooped them up, putting them into his backpack. Lin Yu didn't check the loot immediately, since he only had sixty seconds. He could check it after he got out.

Soon, the sixty seconds were up.

[Player, apartment teleporting...]

As the system notification appeared, a flash of white light appeared before Lin Yu's eyes. After a brief moment of dizziness, he felt his feet firmly planted on the ground.

When the white light faded, Lin Yu found himself back in his familiar apartment room.

A hard wooden bed, a work table, and a whole bunch of random items scattered throughout the room.

[The player has been assigned to the Newbie Zone 9527. The player has received a zone handbook, which can be viewed at any time. Please abide by the zone rules; violators will be eliminated.]

[The rest period lasts for seven days. The game will resume after seven days, so please make the most of it.]

The system's voice fell silent.

A manual with a blood-red exclamation mark printed on its cover appeared abruptly on the wooden bed.

Lin Yu picked up the manual, opened it to the first page, and a line of rules that seemed to be written in blood filled his field of vision:

"All dangerous activities are prohibited within the safe zone! Violators will be eliminated!"

Below are the detailed rules: It is forbidden to harm other players in any way, and it is forbidden to steal or rob.

You are prohibited from attacking or entering another player's room without their permission, or taking any items.

The next section is a map of the neighborhood, showing areas such as the commercial area, entertainment area, enhancement area, player trading area, and so on.

The currency is labeled as: game currency.

After confirming the situation of the community, Lin Yu put down the manual and began to tally up his gains from this game.

System settlement: Lin Yu received the following rewards:

Survive for seven days - 5 game coins.

The player with the most zombie kills receives 10 game coins and a bronze-level piece of equipment: Long-Distance Running Shoes.

Defeat the zombie BOSS - 20 game coins, Bronze-level skill [Charged Attack].

Bronze-level equipment [Long-distance running shoes]:

Category: Armor

Grade: Bronze

Durability: 50/50

Effect: Agility +2, Constitution +1

Skill: Long-distance running (Stamina consumption during continuous running -10%)

Description: With this, you can really outrun a horse.

Bronze-level skill card [Charged Attack]:

Category: Skill/Active

Grade: Bronze

Effect: Charge for 1-5 seconds to enhance the next attack/skill, increasing damage by 10%-50%.

Cost: 20 mana

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Requirements: Strength and physique ≥ 7

Description: Friendly reminder, you cannot move while charging up!

I put on the running shoes immediately, and they felt pretty good on my feet; they were very comfortable.

Skill cards are stored in my inventory, but I don't need them now.

Next up are the three orbs of light dropped by the BOSS.

The first item: [The executioner's blade]

Category: Weapons

Attribute: Physical

Grade: Bronze

Attack: 50

Durability:50/50

Effect: Can intimidate ghosts and attack spirit-type enemies.

Description: A knife stained with too much blood carries an aura of malevolence.

The second item is the [Automatic Crossbow (Apartment Weapon)]:

Category: Apartment Facilities

Attribute: Physical

Grade: Bronze

Attack: 35

Durability: Shared Apartment Durability

Effect: Can only be installed at the entrance of the apartment. It automatically attacks enemies that approach. It can be manually turned on and off. It comes with a crossbow storage slot (100 ordinary crossbow bolts are given as a starting gift).

Description: A good helper for guarding your home, provided you have arrows.

The third item: [Storage Cabinet Blueprints (Bronze)]

Effect: After use, it can create a Bronze-level storage cabinet (50 compartments) at the workbench, which can only be placed in the apartment.

Lin Yu walked to the worktable and used the blueprints.

A flash of light appeared on the workbench, and a [Bronze Storage Locker] appeared in the crafting list.

Materials needed: 20 wood, 20 iron.

That's quite cheap.

With enough materials, click "Make," and a moment later, a metal cabinet the size of a wardrobe appears in the corner.

The canned goods, water, bandages and other clutter piled up in the apartment finally had a place to go. Lin Yu cleaned it up and put everything into the storage cabinet, making the room instantly much tidier.

He leaned the heavy butcher's knife against the bedside, picked up his crossbow, and went to the door.

The crossbow is made of black metal and has a scope and a slot for holding bolts.

Install it on the upper inside of the door frame as instructed, and the crossbow bolts will automatically fill the groove.

A faint light swept across, and the system prompted: [Defense facilities within the safe zone are locked and cannot be activated].

After dealing with these matters, Lin Yu walked to the door, took a deep breath, and turned the doorknob.

But... the scene outside the door startled him.

The corridor was long, with a dense array of apartment doors on both sides.

The house numbers start from 401. He glanced at his own house number: 403.

There were quite a few people in the corridor at this time, but Lin Yu didn't see any of his neighbors from the last game.

The air was filled with noise and madness.

"Hahaha! I survived again!" A man wearing only underwear danced in the middle of the corridor.

"Waaah... Ah-Qiang..." A woman collapsed against the wall, sobbing bitterly.

"Relaxation service! One coin per use! One use for the whole day!" A woman of decent appearance leaned against the door frame, soliciting business.

What made Lin Yu's pupils shrink the most was a relatively spacious area at the end of the corridor.

Over there, figures moved about, and bursts of wanton laughter and groans could be heard.

Holy crap! Is this some kind of public silver party?

A few players stood around watching the spectacle, their expressions either blank or mocking.

"This...the system doesn't care?" Lin Yu asked in a low voice to a middle-aged man smoking next to him.

The man exhaled a puff of smoke and glanced at him: "New here? The safe zone only prohibits violence. As long as it's voluntary, the system won't interfere."

Besides, anyone who can survive a few rounds in this awful game has some kind of problem, right? You need to release the pressure. You'll get used to it; who knows, you might even join them someday.

He pointed to his temple: "Those who are fine here are actually in the minority."

Lin Yu was speechless. Looking at the chaotic scene, he felt it was an eyesore and quickly looked away.

He couldn't refute it. In such a precarious environment, mental distortion was the norm. He was able to remain calm, perhaps because he hadn't experienced enough or was lucky enough.

He shook his head, hurried through the corridor, and looked for the stairs.

What I saw along the way was shocking.

At the corner of the stairs, a player huddled up, muttering to himself with a blank stare.

In the hall, some people knelt down and kowtowed to the void.

Some people even pulled down their pants in public and swung the elephant trunk wildly... Bystanders frowned, but ignored them and simply walked around it.

"Please, have mercy, give me some coins... I'll pay you back after the next game..." A ragged player stopped Lin Yu, extending his dirty hand with a look of despair in his eyes.

Lin Yu remained silent and avoided the question.

The guys who sell their bodies have their blood or paint smeared on the walls.

There is no order here, only survival; a bizarre and fantastical world that showcases the struggles of humanity in a post-apocalyptic game.

Lin Yu suppressed his frustration, quickened his pace, and headed towards the "commercial district" marked on the map.

After passing through a chaotic square, a white building came into view.

The sign at the entrance indicates that this is the system store.