Apocalyptic Invasion: I Activated the Apocalyptic Points System

"Just because I let those students on the bus join our team?" Chen Jianguo frowned, looking at Qin Xu with a serious expression. "Qin Xu, this is the end of the world. We need to stick together to survive."

He said earnestly, "Where will you and Xiaonan go after you leave? What will you do if you encounter danger? Wouldn't it be better for us to stick together and survive?"

"Young man, why are you throwing a tantrum like a child?" Xue Kai subconsciously rubbed his fingers together and said with a smile, "Leaving the team in a huff now? In the apocalypse, nobody cares about personality, only life and death."

Zhang Haitao, standing to the side, didn't say anything, but frowned as he looked at the group, seemingly pondering something.

"Uncle Chen, actually I didn't plan to join this team in the first place." Qin Xu said solemnly, "I have my own things to do. Thank you for leading us to escape Nanqiao Town last night."

"Qin Xu, what you're saying... really disappoints me."

Chen Jianguo looked at Qin Xu, whose face was resolute, with a chill in his eyes, and said, "I originally thought that the two of us could become the most reliable partners and work together to overcome this sudden apocalypse."

"Uncle Chen, it's fate that we met, but all good things must come to an end." Qin Xu smiled slightly. "Everyone has their own things to do, and I'm no exception. We'll meet again someday."

He and Chen Jianguo didn't have any conflicts, so they parted amicably. If they are destined to meet again, they will naturally meet again.

Then, he abruptly turned his head, his gaze piercing Xue Kai's smiling face like a knife: "Do you know how to survive longer in the apocalypse?"

Before Xue Kai could speak, Qin Xu glared at him fiercely: "Shut your mouth when others are speaking!"

"What do you mean by that?" Xue Kai's smile vanished, instantly turning grim. "I was just trying to be helpful, what kind of person do you take me for?"

"Qin Xu, you..."

Chen Jianguo wanted to say a few more words of persuasion, but Qin Xu waved his hand and said, "Uncle Chen, you don't need to say anything more. Let's meet again sometime."

He ignored Xue Kai and turned to leave. Zhang Yanan glanced at the crowd and followed closely behind. She knew exactly how she could survive in the apocalypse.

As Chen Jianguo watched the two figures disappear into the distance, his face gradually darkened. He subconsciously clenched his fists, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

"Alright, let's ignore them." He took a deep breath, composed himself, and turned to Xue Kai and Zhang Haitao with a gentle smile. "Let's discuss what to do next."

.........

The water and electricity at Lishui Garden had been cut off, so the stairwell was pitch black. Qin Xu turned on his flashlight and headed up the stairs.

"Qin Xu, what happened? Why are you suddenly leaving?" Zhang Yanan, who was following closely beside him, asked with a puzzled look, "Are these people suspicious?"

"Something just feels off." Qin Xu turned to look at her. "I trust my intuition. Do you believe me?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Yanan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't have left with you just now."

She frowned slightly and spoke her mind, "These people are not of one mind at all. Most of them are just a burden. If we encounter danger, half of them might die. I don't want to be dragged down with them."

"Honestly, you're more clear-headed than most people," Qin Xu praised, then pushed open the fire door on the first floor and went out.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Zhang Yanan couldn't help but purse her lips, muttering to herself, "If I didn't have a brain, I'd be dead by now."

"It's definitely a compliment." Qin Xu turned to Zhang Yanan with a slight smile, then walked around the corridor on the first floor.

The building has two elevators serving four apartments per floor, and all the doors were closed. It's unclear if any survivors are hiding inside. The entire complex seems to be experiencing a power outage, which is why the elevators are out of service.

"What do we do now?" Zhang Yanan asked cautiously, her big eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

"There are 22 floors in total. Let's go up and see if there are any doors open." Qin Xu said as he walked towards the stairwell, "Let's find a safe house first, then you stay here and watch the place while I go find supplies."

"Why can't we go together?"

Zhang Yanan voiced her concerns: "What if we're separated, and either of us gets into danger?"

"What else can you do when you're in danger? Run!"

Qin Xu glanced at her speechlessly. He had just praised her for being smarter than others, so how could she turn around and ask such a stupid question?

Is it true that you can't praise women? Is it stupid to praise them?

"No, no," Zhang Yanan hurriedly shook her head, explaining, "What I mean is, if we got separated and ran away in danger, how can we reunite?"

"Now that network communication is paralyzed, if we get separated in the event of danger, it will be very difficult to reunite," she said, expressing her concerns.

Actually, she wasn't very familiar with Qin Xu, but she felt that Qin Xu was a reliable person and was considering whether to make him a long-term teammate.

It's hard to survive alone in the apocalypse; you need at least one reliable teammate to take turns keeping watch.

"You make a good point." Qin Xu hadn't really considered this issue. He looked thoughtful and pushed open the door to the second-floor corridor.

"Actually, this problem is easy to solve. We just need to find a few more safe houses. I plan to rest in this neighborhood for a few days."

He has already planned what he needs to do next: kill monsters to get points and loot, complete beginner and class unlocking quests, get rewards, and improve his strength in the shortest amount of time.

The reason he brought Zhang Yanan along wasn't because he was lustful, but because he needed someone to take turns keeping watch at night so he could sleep peacefully.

If you're alone, you have to sleep with one eye open and one eye closed at night to avoid being caught in the fog or a monster.

He had already learned some about the recurring patterns of the eerie fog; when a certain space showed signs of distortion and fluctuation, fog would most likely appear.

He suspected that these eerie mists were related to the merging of the two worlds, and that perhaps these mists were the vanguard that crossed over from another world.

While pondering, Qin Xu led Zhang Yanan up the stairs, floor by floor, until they reached the sixteenth floor and finally found a house with its security door half open.

He stood at the door and listened carefully for a while, then peeked through the crack in the door. The living room was a mess, and it must have been ransacked.

"There shouldn't be anyone there."

Qin Xu reached out and opened the security door, leading Zhang Yanan inside. After checking around to make sure no one was there, he immediately locked the security door from the inside.

"Let's rest for a while," he said, sitting down on the sofa. "I'll go upstairs later and see if there are any other houses open."

"Hmm." Zhang Yanan nodded and began searching around the room.

A few minutes later.

She found a spare set of keys in the bedside table drawer in the bedroom, but unfortunately there was no food or drinking water in the entire room, and the water, electricity, and gas were all cut off.

"No water, no electricity, no gas." She sat down on the sofa, looking exhausted.

"So what if you don't have any?" Qin Xu said nonchalantly. "With me here, you won't go hungry."

Afterwards, the two rested and chatted, with Qin Xu subtly inquiring about some common knowledge and common sense about this world.

He also told Zhang Yanan some guesses about the patterns of the fog's appearance.

A dozen minutes later.

Qin Xu opened his eyes and said to Zhang Yanan, who was in a daze, "I'll go upstairs and check. I'll be back in half an hour at most."

After saying that, he got up and walked out of the house to continue searching upstairs.

Twenty minutes later.

He searched the remaining floors and found two more apartments with their doors open, apartments 1802 and 2103, both with spare keys.

These two families must have forgotten to lock their doors when they fled, or perhaps they thought it was the end of the world and locking or unlocking the doors made no difference.

After locking the doors of both apartments, he took the spare key and returned to apartment 1601.

"Rooms 1802 and 2103, here are the keys. Go there if there's any danger." Qin Xu placed the keys on the coffee table and said to Zhang Yanan, "I'll go check the other units. I'll be back by noon at the latest."

"Be careful, I'll be waiting for you to come back," Zhang Yanan said.

"Um."

Qin Xu nodded, slung his empty backpack over his shoulder, and walked out of the house.

.........

Around nine o'clock in the morning.

Qin Xu arrived at the commercial street next to Lishui Garden Community. His target was the three Corruptors who were looking down and in a daze.

In his hand, he held a black broadsword that was over two meters long and exuded a murderous aura.