Apocalyptic Invasion: I Activated the Apocalyptic Points System

"Sorry, Uncle Chen, I don't smoke."

Qin Xu gave Chen Jianguo an innocent smile, parked the tricycle, jumped off, and subconsciously glanced at the people around him.

Judging from their positions, these dozen or so people were probably divided into three groups, each in a car, banding together to survive, but not yet fully trusting each other.

Survivor teams temporarily formed by families or couples find it difficult to establish absolute trust in a short period of time because most people prioritize their own and their loved ones' interests.

It's easy for them to tear each other apart instantly over a crisis or a problem with the distribution of resources, blaming each other. The best outcome is to go their separate ways, and if they have a bad temper, they might even fight to the death.

"It's good that you don't smoke." Chen Jianguo took a drag of his cigarette, put the cigarette pack in his pocket, and said self-deprecatingly, "I've been smoking for many years, and I've tried to quit several times but I just can't."

"Which direction did you escape from? Let's exchange information." As he spoke, Chen Jianguo nodded politely to Zhang Yanan, who had jumped off the tricycle.

"We fled all the way from Qing Teng City."

Qin Xu had already gleaned a lot of information from Zhang Yanan through subtle means, including their current geographical location and some basic geographical knowledge.

The wilderness he traversed was located between Qing Teng City and Nanshan City, and the mist he saw, resembling a giant city wall, was near Qing Teng City.

The survivors who fled to the wilderness, including Zhang Yanan, all came from the vicinity of Qing Teng City, where she also attended university.

For the past two weeks, she has been following a team of survivors composed of her classmates, hiding and dodging fog and monsters around Qing Teng City, while searching for survival supplies.

It wasn't until this morning, when a large fog suddenly appeared over Qing Teng City and all sorts of terrifying monsters attacked the survivors, that they started running towards Nanshan City.

"We also fled all the way from Qing Teng City."

Chen Jianguo raised his right hand and rubbed his cheek, then took a deep drag on his cigarette, saying with lingering fear, "This foggy apocalypse was really too eerie."

"I wonder when this will end." He subconsciously looked up at the bizarrely huge crack next to the moon. "What on earth is that thing?"

"Who knows?" Qin Xu put his hands in his pockets and followed Chen Jianguo's gaze to the crack that was constantly gushing out mist. "It might be a spacetime rift. I guess the source of this apocalypse is behind the crack."

"This is truly disheartening." The speaker was a man in his thirties, wearing black-rimmed glasses and appearing refined. "I would rather have come from an alien civilization than from this bizarre fog that can turn people into monsters."

He followed their gaze, looked up at the huge crack in the sky, and said, "This kind of strange and unpredictable fog is a kind of dimensional reduction attack on our civilization."

All three of them fell silent.

Ten seconds later.

"Sigh~" Chen Jianguo sighed slightly and smiled helplessly: "I'll just live one day at a time. I can't just give up and ruin everything because I can't see any hope."

"That's right, let's focus on the present," Qin Xu replied with a smile, seemingly having come to terms with it.

He went from winning 80 million in the lottery to learning he had terminal brain cancer and only three months to live, then gained hope through a special ability, and was finally sent here to survive the apocalypse. Such dramatic ups and downs would have broken anyone else.

Although the 80 million was gone, at least his health was restored and his cheat ability was activated. You know, you might not be able to buy a cheat ability even if you spend 80 million!

Let's just consider it as spending 80 million to buy a cheat code.

Qin Xu comforted himself in this way. He was full of confidence in his future. He shrugged nonchalantly and joked to himself, "When a person dies, the bird flies to the sky; if they don't die, they live for ten thousand years."

"Young man, you have a really good attitude." Chen Jianguo glanced at Qin Xu with some surprise, feeling that this young man was someone who could achieve great things. "What's your name?"

"Qin Xu." Qin Xu smiled slightly.

"A good name," the bespectacled man praised. "Just like the rising sun, it breaks through the darkness and brings light." He then introduced himself: "My name is Zhou Zhiqiang, and I am a junior high school Chinese teacher. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello, Brother Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you." Qin Xu gave a polite smile. No matter what he was thinking, it's always good to smile at everyone.

As expected, Qin Xubin's polite attitude instantly won the favor of Chen Jianguo and Zhou Zhiqiang.

The three of them stood together and chatted enthusiastically. Within minutes, they seemed to have become familiar with each other.

Zhang Yanan jumped off the tricycle and stretched her arms when Yang Xue ran over excitedly and started chatting warmly, "Yanan, it's so great to see you here."

"Okay." Zhang Yanan nodded with a smile, then pointed to the public restroom not far away and said somewhat shyly, "Xiaoxue, I need to use the restroom. Do you want to come with me?"

"Come on, let's go together and keep each other company." Yang Xue, ever the friendly type, put her arm around Zhang Yanan's arm, and the two walked together toward the public restroom not far away.

A dozen minutes later.

Qin Xu learned a lot of useful information from Chen Jianguo and Zhou Zhiqiang, including the general situation of this group and some information about the apocalypse.

Just as he had guessed, they were divided into three small groups, totaling thirteen people: five men, six women, and two children, one boy and one girl, who were around ten years old.

Chen Jianguo's family of three, along with his sister-in-law, made a total of four people, driving the seven-seater Jeep Wrangler; Zhou Zhiqiang's family of three, along with his brother-in-law and girlfriend, made a total of five people, driving the Jinbei Haishi King.

The remaining two couples were a group, including Zhang Haitao and Zhang Haiyang, who are brothers. The four of them were driving a blue Mazda CX-5.

Just now, Zhang Haitao and his brother came over and introduced themselves to Qin Xu. They chatted for a bit. The two of them were about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but they were not twins; they were two or three years apart.

After discussing it together, everyone decided to find an empty courtyard in Nanqiao Town to rest, since it was too dangerous to rest in the open.

"Haitao and I will go to town to find a place to stay, while Zhiqiang and Haiyang will stay here to take care of everyone." As a veteran, Chen Jianguo naturally became the team leader.

"No problem." The group nodded.

"Okay, let's do it that way then." Chen Jianguo then looked at Qin Xu beside him and instructed, "Qin Xu, you and your girlfriend should get acquainted with everyone first."

After saying that, he and Zhang Haitao returned to their car and took out various weapons.

Chen Jianguo held a 1.7-meter-long machete made from steel pipe; Zhang Haitao held a black, sharpened machete.

The two entered Nanqiao Town one after the other under the dim moonlight and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After the two left.

Qin Xu and Zhang Yanan walked to a corner of the small square and began to talk quietly.

"How so?" Zhang Yanan asked softly.

"It's hard to say." Qin Xu frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, as he shared his opinion with Zhang Yanan.

"These people don't seem to have any major problems at the moment, they haven't shown any malice, and they can be trusted."

Before Zhang Yanan could ask, he changed the subject and continued, "But... when anyone first meets a stranger, they will almost always pretend to be someone they're not, only showing you their best side."

"So, these people can't be completely trusted!" Qin Xu glanced at the group subconsciously and continued, "However, we can stay with them tonight."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhang Yanan felt that Qin Xu's analysis made a lot of sense. Suddenly, a question popped into her head: Was Qin Xu pretending to be clueless from the beginning?

Was he throwing pebbles at me on purpose? Could it be that he wanted to team up with me?

Seemingly sensing something, Qin Xu subconsciously raised his hand to touch his nose, and said awkwardly, "I really didn't mean to kick the stone at you this afternoon."

"Really?" Zhang Yanan looked at Qin Xu with a puzzled expression, then suddenly smiled slightly. "I've heard that people only unconsciously touch their nose when they're lying."

"Um... my nose is just a little itchy." Qin Xu changed the subject, "You rest in the tricycle for a while, I'll go to town to find something to eat."

"Be careful." Zhang Yanan didn't press the matter further, and gently reminded her, "I'll wait for you to come back."

"You be careful too."

While giving instructions, Qin Xu emptied his backpack, then slung the empty backpack over his shoulder, picked up a shovel, and headed into the dark town.

A few minutes later.

He arrived at the town's main street, a commercial street lined with shops on both sides, most of which were closed, and some of the roller shutters had been pried open.

Without a doubt, someone must have broken in and made a free purchase.

Qin Xu looked around to make sure there was no danger, then walked toward the pried-open roller shutter door, which led to a cake shop.

After looking around, he found the store in a mess, having been ransacked. Several refrigerated display cases and the kitchen were empty, with not a single piece of food to be found.

After leaving the cake shop.

He looked around at the shops with intact roller shutters, wondering if anyone was inside. Should he pry open the shutters and try his luck with a free purchase?

"Meow---!"

A sudden, extremely unpleasant and piercing meow snapped Qin Xu out of his thoughts. He instinctively gripped the shovel in his hand and looked around.

"Meow—! Meow—!"

The eerie meowing grew closer and closer, as if right next to Qin Xu's ear. He instantly felt a chill run down his spine and a sense of dread crept into his heart.

Something's definitely wrong with this cat!

He gripped the shovel tightly with both hands, his nerves taut, and slowly leaned against the roller shutter behind him to prevent a cat from sneaking up on him from behind.

The moon in the sky is a full moon, and its hazy moonlight falls on the ground. Once you get used to the moonlight, you won't be completely blind.

Qin Xu took deep breaths, trying to suppress his panic. His eyes scanned the surroundings by the moonlight, searching for the cat hidden in the shadows.

"Meow—!"

A chilling, eerie meow suddenly came from above Qin Xu's head, seemingly coming from the second floor of the shop or from the roof of the second floor.

next second.

A cat over a meter long jumped down from the roof of the shop and landed steadily on the ground, its pair of eerie green eyes staring intently at Qin Xu.

"Meow—!"

When Qin Xu could vaguely make out the cat's appearance in the dim moonlight, his pupils instantly contracted, and the hairs on his entire body stood on end.