In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Lowry paused for a moment, then subconsciously opened the team leaderboard.

The other two also joined in.

When they saw the numbers on the list, the smiles on their faces froze instantly, and their breaths stopped.

The team ranked first on the [Global Awakener Team Ranking] was none other than an Awakener team from the Great Xia Dynasty.

【1. Team codename: Kunlun One Knife. Current score: 14500!】

Look down again.

【2. Team codename: Free Wind. Current points: 13200!】

3. Team codename: Wasteland Dragon King. Current score: 10200!

4. Team codename: Lighthouse of Freedom. Current points: 9800!

……

With trembling hands, they searched for a long time before finally finding their group several hundred people away.

[564. Team Code: 411. Current Score: 1200!]

"Fourteen thousand points?!"

Theon swallowed a mouthful of bloody saliva, feeling his throat go dry.

"Damn it... How long has this ranking list been open? How could there be a team that has already broken 10,000 on the very first day?"

His hands trembled as he clicked on the [Global Awakened Individual Combat Power Ranking].

The first thing displayed is your points page.

【5586. Theon. Personal Points: 3220】

Then you will enter the overall leaderboard interface.

The name hanging at the top of the list is like a blazing sun, making all awakened people around the world feel suffocated.

1. Brother Dao. Personal points: 92200

2. The Empress. Personal Points: 88200

……

"My God! Ninety thousand...two thousand two hundred points?"

Michonne's eyes were filled with disbelief. "Are these people... really still human?"

Staring at this despairing score, their awe of the ancient Eastern country of Great Xia reached an unprecedented peak.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first."

After speaking, Theon abruptly turned his head, as if suddenly remembering something, and looked at the two people behind him.

"Wait... should we accept the next mission?"

The rules of the wasteland were completely rewritten at this moment.

This is only the first step in the plan to kill the king.

Hundreds and thousands of such teams are forming in wastelands around the world.

They are the sparks on the whetstone, and also the seeds that the Great Xia Dynasty sowed in advance to cope with the ultimate catastrophe of the future.

……

In mid-October, there was no rain and the weather was relatively dry, which was perfect for making the knife.

A mutated, ferocious lion, like a small mountain, stood blocking the center of the crossroads.

Its body length is close to seven meters, and its shoulder height exceeds the top of an average person's head.

Sharp bone spurs grow from its spine, and a large fleshy growth grows at the end of its tail.

Third-order variant.

Ye Xiao stood fifty paces directly in front of it.

His hands hung naturally at his sides, gripping the hilts of the two Tang swords at his waist.

The wind howled.

The raging lion lowered its massive body and leaped into the air. Its two front paws shot out, their sharp claws aimed straight at Ye Xiao's head.

Ye Xiao looked up, and instead of retreating, he advanced, facing the overwhelming mountain of flesh, and drew his sword.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal rubbing together was clear, sharp, and piercing.

The blade flashed.

There were no unnecessary fancy moves.

Ye Xiao turned his body, grazing past the right foreleg of the mad lion. He then slashed diagonally with his longsword, cutting into the mad lion's ribs.

Even a thick layer of keratin cannot withstand a full-force attack from a third-tier awakened being.

"Pfft!"

The blade sliced ​​through the flesh and broke two thick ribs.

Blood rained down.

"roar!!"

The lion, in pain, landed and tore through the ground with its four claws, forcefully twisting its body and opening its blood-red maw to bite Ye Xiao's back.

Ye Xiao gripped the Tang sword in reverse with his left hand and thrust it precisely upwards and backwards.

The tip of the knife pressed against the lion's upper jaw, forcefully stopping its bite.

Using the recoil, Ye Xiao slid forward three steps and turned around.

"He's quite big, but he's too slow." Ye Xiao flexed his wrists a couple of times.

The lion was completely enraged, and the bone spurs on its back stood up, emitting a strange buzzing sound.

It attacked again, spitting out a glob of corrosive acid.

Ye Xiao's footwork went astray, and he moved laterally.

The acid melted a wrecked car into a pool of molten iron when it hit the ground.

He stepped onto the roof of the vehicle, used the momentum to leap into the air, and flipped in mid-air, raising his two Tang swords high.

The raging lion raised its head, attempting to withstand the attack with its hard skull.

"Die!"

He brought his twin swords together and slashed down with the force of wind and thunder.

"Sizzle!"

The blade cut into the top of the lion's skull and then down the spine.

Ye Xiao landed, his feet landing on the gravel.

Behind them, the enormous, monstrous lion split open, its two halves falling to either side. Blood and entrails spilled all over the ground.

The battle is over.

It took no more than three minutes.

"Brother Ye, that was a clean and efficient performance!"

Zhu Jingye jumped off the roof of an abandoned car and jogged over.

"This is our twelfth kill today. The operator just confirmed that this mutated lion is worth 1,800 points."

Ye Xiao didn't reply. He turned around and walked to the remains of the Mad Lion, picking out a crystal the size of an infant's fist with the tip of his knife.

The crystal was yellowish-brown, with a powerful energy flowing across its surface, and it was casually tossed to Zhu Jingye.

"Take it."

Zhu Jingye caught it and instinctively tried to stuff it into the tactical storage box on his back.

Upon seeing this, Ye Xiao spoke.

"Why put it in a box? This is for you. When you get back to camp tonight, just absorb this thing."

"Brother Ye, this is a Tier 3 crystal core!"

Zhu Jingye's heart tightened, and he swallowed hard. "This mutated beast has a very high rating and can be exchanged for a lot of points."

The Awakeners Headquarters regulations are very strict.

Kills do not count towards points; only submitting crystal cores counts towards points.

"Stop talking nonsense, we'll just kill another one later to make up for it."

Ye Xiao tore off a piece of rag to wipe his fingers, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"This crystal core has an earth-based defensive attribute, which matches your ability perfectly. Take it back and absorb it, don't dawdle."

Zhu Jingye swallowed hard, his eyes burning slightly.

"Take it if it's yours."

Ye Xiao looked at his pathetic appearance and snorted coldly.

"Right now, you're the only one in our Kunlun base team who's stuck at Tier 2. Get through this as soon as possible and get to Tier 3."

If we encounter tough opponents in the future, I'll still need you to share some of the damage.

"Don't worry, Brother Ye!"

Zhu Jingye grinned and nodded emphatically, "With this third-tier crystal core, I can try to break through to the third tier tonight!"

"Um!"

Ye Xiao didn't say anything more, and pointed to the end of the street.

"We made too much noise just now and attracted hundreds more zombies. Go and clean it up."

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Zhu Jingye carefully stored the crystal core close to his body, donned the second-tier crystal core exoskeleton, and charged towards the horde of corpses.

Ye Xiao found a clean step and sat down. He then opened his wrist terminal.

[Global Awakened Squad Overall Ranking]

【1. Kunlun's One-Sword. Current Points: 15500!】

[Global Awakened Individual Combat Power Ranking]

1. Brother Dao. Personal points: 93500