Survival in the Apocalypse: Max Level Drop Rate with Abundant Resources

A silvery-gray shimmer flowed through the darkness.

The moment Shen Xi stepped out of the city gate, the entire southern defense line fell into a deathly silence. More than ten thousand eyes were fixed on that solitary figure. His silver-gray battle robe flowed, his cloak fluttered gently behind him, and with each step he took, shimmering light danced beneath his feet. The Pangu Axe rested on his shoulder, its dark golden blade gleaming with an ancient and timeless light in the firelight.

Alone, with only an axe, he walked towards the overwhelming horde of corpses.

Without hesitation, without looking back, and without even a hint of nervousness.

In General Wang's eyes, that figure exuded an indescribable calm. It was not the tragic grandeur of facing death, nor the arrogance of showing off, but a composure that only comes after experiencing countless life-and-death situations.

"He...he's gone mad..." a soldier murmured, his voice trembling.

But most people fell silent. Their initial shock gradually gave way to something indescribable. That silver-gray figure walked alone in the darkness, giving the illusion of a thousand troops charging forward, even though he was alone.

"Taichu..." someone gripped their weapon tightly. "He's not afraid of just one person, so what are we, with so many of us, doing?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was like a spark falling into a pile of dry wood.

"Exactly! If the number one player in the China region isn't afraid of death, what are we worthless people afraid of?"

"Damn! I've never submitted to anyone in my life, but today I do!"

"General Wang! Give the order!"

"Give the order, General!"

General Wang stood on the low wall, watching the receding silver-gray figure. The pent-up fighting spirit within him, suppressed for a lifetime, was ignited in that moment. He had fought half his life, seen countless fearless soldiers, but he had never seen anyone like this. Not that they weren't afraid of death, but that they simply didn't care about it.

"Give me that order, you idiot!" General Wang drew his sword and leaped down from the low wall. "If you've got the guts, charge at me!"

Fourteen thousand people responded with a thunderous roar.

There were no ranks, no formations, no tactics. General Wang charged at the forefront, sword in hand, followed by a dense crowd. There were military soldiers, elites from the three major families, and casual players temporarily recruited. Their equipment varied, and their levels differed, but at this moment, the same burning flame blazed in everyone's eyes.

That silver-gray silhouette is their banner.

Shen Xi didn't turn around. His Storm Boots clattered crisply on the cracked earth of the plain. His gaze pierced the darkness, landing on the ever-approaching horde of corpses ahead.

One hundred meters.

The grotesque faces of the corpses in the front row were clearly visible: bluish-gray skin, murky eyes, gaping maws, and deafening roars. The roars of ten thousand corpses merged together.

Ninety meters.

Shen Xi flipped his left hand, and the Primordial Bead appeared in his palm. The jet-black bead, the size of a longan, floated above his palm, its interior swirling with chaotic energy, exuding an ancient and timeless aura.

Eighty meters.

He moved.

A lightning barrier! Purple arcs of electricity shot out from the Primordial Pearl, appearing in front of him and forming a lightning barrier tens of meters long. The purple lightning danced wildly in the darkness, like an insurmountable chasm.

The leading corpses, unable to stop, crashed headlong into the lightning barrier. Instantly, purple arcs of electricity coiled around their bodies like venomous snakes, their grayish-blue skin bursting open in the lightning, filling the air with the stench of burning flesh. The first few dozen corpses convulsed violently, turning into charred clumps of remains in the lightning.

But this is only the beginning.

A chain of lightning! A thick bolt of purple lightning shot out from the Primordial Bead, striking a twitching corpse within the lightning barrier. With 180% spell damage plus the 50% true damage from Chaos classes, the corpse was instantly electrocuted into a charred carcass. The lightning didn't dissipate; it leaped from the first corpse, striking a second one beside it, with damage reduced by 20%, still reaching 144%. The second corpse fell, but the lightning continued to leap—a third, a fourth, a fifth!

The five rotting corpses all collapsed to the ground in less than a second!

Fireball! An orange-red fireball shot out from the Primordial Pearl and landed in the densest part of the horde of corpses. With a loud bang, the fireball exploded, sending bits of flesh flying, and at least seven or eight rotting corpses were blasted away.

Shen Xi didn't stop. He walked forward while wielding the Primordial Bead. The cooldown of Lightning Chain was only 18 seconds, but with the cooldown reduction effect of the Origin Affinity talent, the actual cooldown was only 9 seconds. The cooldown of Lightning Barrier was 25 seconds, but it was actually 12.5 seconds. The cooldown of Fireball was 8 seconds, but it was actually 4 seconds.

The three skills whirled around in his hands with incredible speed.

Purple lightning and orange flames flashed alternately among the horde of corpses. Each leap of the lightning chain claimed the lives of five rotting corpses. Each fireball blasted away a swarm of them. A barrier of lightning stretched out in front of the horde, turning wave after wave of charging corpses into charred remains.

The system is displaying a message indicating excessive screen refresh.

[Killed a level 5 common corpse, gained 10 experience points and 7 gold coins!]

[Killed a level 7 common corpse, gained 12 experience points and 9 gold coins!]

[Killed a level 10 common corpse, gained 15 experience points and 12 gold coins!]

[Slay an 8th-level elite corpse to obtain...]

Shen Xi didn't even glance at them. His gaze was as calm as still water, piercing through the layers of corpses and landing on the special forms of rotting corpses that were stirring restlessly deeper inside.

Seventy meters.

The horde of zombies seemed to be enraged.

The rotting corpses that had been surging towards the low wall suddenly turned around and surrounded Shen Xi. They came from all directions—from the left front, the right front, the front directly, and some even circled around to his side and rear. They were densely packed, layer upon layer, completely surrounding him.

They want to tear this human who dared to charge into battle alone to pieces.

Shen Xi's lips curled into a cold smile. She finally lowered the Pangu Axe that she had been carrying in her right hand.

The dark gold axe slid off his shoulder, blade facing down, dragging on the ground. He didn't swing it immediately, but simply let the blade scrape across the ground, leaving a deep groove.

Fifty meters.

The rotting corpses at the front had already pounced on him. A level 10 elite opened its blood-red maw and lunged at his neck.

The Pangu Axe moved.

A dark golden arc of light exploded in the darkness! The elite corpse didn't even have time to bite down before its entire body was cleaved in two at the waist! Black blood spurted out, and its internal organs spilled onto the ground! The Pangu Axe's boundary-breaking effect ignored 50% of defense, and its heaven-opening effect dealt 100% true damage. The elite corpse's proud physique was no different from paper in front of the Pangu Axe.

One axe stroke, two pieces.

Shen Xi didn't stop. The Pangu Axe in his hand transformed into a dark golden whirlwind of death, slashing, chopping, sweeping, and hacking, each swing taking the life of at least one rotting corpse. There were no fancy skills, no dazzling special effects, only the purest slaughter.

A level 12 elite attacked from the side, its claws tearing through the air. Shen Xi dodged the attack, and the Pangu Axe rose from below, cleaving into the creature's left hip and exiting through its right shoulder, splitting its entire body diagonally in two.

Two level 9 ordinary corpses pounced on his back at the same time. Shen Xi didn't even turn his head, and with a backhand sweep of the Pangu Axe, both heads flew off at the same time.

Five rotting corpses huddled together and charged forward. Shen Xi stepped forward, and with a vertical cleaving of his Pangu Axe, he cleaved into the skull of the first corpse, through the chest of the second, through the shoulder of the third, and through the waist of the fourth. With one axe stroke, he pierced through all four.

Corpses fell in droves. Black blood flowed like streams at their feet, and bits of flesh and bone covered the ground.

But the horde of zombies was simply too large. Those in front fell, and those behind trampled over the corpses to continue their charge. Layer upon layer, wave after wave. Around Shen Xi, the corpses of the rotting zombies piled up into small mountains, but even more rotting zombies continued to surge up.

A special form of rotting corpse has finally appeared.

A level 18 heavily armored creature squeezed out from the horde of corpses. Its three-meter-tall body was like a moving iron tower, covered in thick bone armor. It lowered its head, pointing its hardest head bone armor at Shen Xi, and charged like a raging bull. Every step it took made the ground tremble.

Shen Xi's eyes sharpened. Instead of retreating, he charged forward. Bloodthirsty Thrust! His body shot out like a cannonball, covering fifteen meters in a single stride. The Pangu Axe drew a dark golden arc in the air, heading straight for the heavily armored warrior's head!

"Snap!"

Armor-piercing effect triggered, ignoring 50% defense. Heaven-Opening effect triggered, dealing 100% true damage. The Heavy Armorer's prized bone armor was like paper before the Pangu Axe, cleaving through the center of its skull, penetrating its entire body, and emerging from its groin. The massive three-meter-tall body was split in two by a single axe strike.

Black blood gushed out like a waterfall.

But more special corpses had already surrounded them. Two level 19 Bone Blade Butchers flanked from both sides, and four huge bone blades slashed down simultaneously. Shen Xi dodged the first blade to the side, blocked the second with his Pangu Axe, and the automatic windless effect of his Storm Cloak allowed him to drift backward, avoiding the third and fourth blades.

Before he could even regain his footing, a level 20 Darkwing Predator swooped down from above, its wings folded, like a black cannonball. Shen Xi pushed off with his feet, triggering the air-stepping effect of his Storm Boots, and leaped twice in the air, gaining several meters in height. He swung his Pangu Axe upwards, cleaving the Darkwing Predator in the belly, ripping it open.

Black blood splattered all over him, but the automatic cleaning function of the Kyoto Rhythm uniform instantly cleaned up the blood and dirt.

But even more special corpses continued to pour in. Heavy armorers, bone-blade butchers, darkwing predators, and several level 21 behemoth bosses surrounded them from all directions. They were far fewer in number than ordinary corpses, but each one possessed the strength to crush an average player.

Shen Xi's breathing began to quicken.

His strength far surpassed any of these special corpses, but there were simply too many of them. One after another, wave after wave, they gave him no chance to catch his breath, and he couldn't use his trump card yet.

Just as she was hesitating, Shen Xi was injured.

A bone blade from a bone-bladed butcher grazed his left arm, leaving a shallow bloodstain.

But it's not a big problem, since it has a vampiric effect.

The surrounding corpses had piled up into a small mountain. Shen Xi stood atop the mountain of corpses, surrounded by them on all sides. Ordinary corpses surged in like a tide, while special corpses mingled among them, launching attacks from all angles. He wielded his Pangu Axe with impenetrable force, and the spells from the Hongmeng Pearl bombarded the area, but the sheer number of corpses was simply too overwhelming.

Shen Xi raised her head, her gaze piercing through the layers of corpses to look further into the distance. Deep within the black mist, from the highest teleportation portal, even more special corpses were pouring out. And at the very back of this group of special corpses, a blurry, even larger silhouette was slowly emerging.

That's what truly made him feel threatened.

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