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

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The eerie blue light from the portal went out completely.

The door frame shattered, turning into countless eerie blue fragments that drifted into the black mist. Those rotting corpses that hadn't yet managed to escape were forever trapped at the other end of the teleportation tunnel. The churning black mist began to slow, transforming from its initial thick, inky surge into a feeble, dissipating motion.

The zombie horde in the East District has receded.

They weren't all killed; they gave up voluntarily.

The surviving corpses, as if receiving some kind of command, turned around and surged towards the northwest the moment the portal closed.

Shen Xi stood in the middle of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, with the Pangu Axe at his feet, panting heavily.

Covered in blood, but it was all from a rotting corpse. The automatic cleaning function of the Kyoto Rhythm uniform was running at full speed; the black blood on the silver-gray uniform was decomposing and disappearing at a visible rate, revealing the faint silver-gray fabric flowing beneath.

He glanced at the time.

It was around 5 p.m.

More than five hours have passed since the zombie horde descended at noon. Five hours of continuous fighting, from the South District to the East District, and then from the East District through the zombie horde. His stamina was severely depleted; even with the 20% recovery bonus from the Vermilion Bird Feather and the 15% lifesteal effect from the Pangu Axe, he still felt deeply exhausted.

That kind of exhaustion wasn't physical, but mental.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, leaned on the Pangu Axe, and looked up at her surroundings.

On the battlefield, corpses littered the ground.

The corpses of the rotting dead piled up into small mountains, streams of black blood meandered through the streets, and the air was thick with a nauseating stench of decay and blood. The corpses of human players were also scattered everywhere, dressed in military black combat uniforms or various pieces of equipment worn by casual players, lying haphazardly among the ruins.

Shen Xi's gaze swept over the corpses, and she remained silent for a moment.

Then, he opened the list of merits.

[Kyoto Zombie Horde - Merit Ranking]

1st Place: Primordial Beginning - 31247 points

2rd Place: Mingying - 4127 points

3nd Place: Lord Wu'an - 2156 points

…………

31,247 points.

He did make a lot of money in the East District this time, but it's still not enough to reach 100,000.

Shen Xi turned off the merit list and opened the regional channel.

[Regional Channel - Kyoto Zombie Horde]

"The rotting corpses in the East District have retreated! The portal is closed!"

"I saw them too! They ran northwest!"

"The fighting is still going on in the West and North districts! They need reinforcements more than ever!"

"Lord Wu'an has given the order! Leave a small force in the eastern region to clean up the battlefield, while the main force will be deployed to support the northwest!"

"Where is the Primordial God? Is the Primordial God in the East District?"

"Yes! I just saw him! He single-handedly slaughtered his way through the entire East District!"

"The Primordial God is awesome!"

"Stop talking nonsense, all you fighters, come with me to the West District!"

"The people in the North District haven't spoken for a long time. What's going on in the North District?!"

……

The message was flooding the screen. Shen Xi glanced at it and realized that the North District had probably already fallen.

Because of his presence, the army of rotting corpses in the East District abandoned their attack. The South District had long since been cleared out. Now, all the pressure rested on the West and North Districts. The rotting corpse lord concentrated all its forces in the northwest, attempting to break through from there.

Lord Wu'an reacted swiftly. As soon as the fighting in the eastern district ceased, he immediately ordered a small force to remain to clean up the battlefield, while the main force was deployed to support the northwest. Combined with personnel drawn from other areas, the entire city's fighting force was converging on the northwest region.

Shen Xi turned off the channel and left the battlefield.

He did not go to provide assistance.

After more than five hours of continuous fighting, his physical strength was severely depleted. Although the special effects of his equipment and recovery potions allowed him to continue fighting, the mental exhaustion was seriously affecting his reaction speed and judgment. In a battle against a horde of zombies, even the slightest carelessness could lead to death.

He needs a short rest.

Shen Xi carried the Pangu Axe, walked through several streets, found a relatively intact house, and pushed open the door to go inside.

The room was covered in dust, the furniture was simple, but the doors and windows were intact, and it was relatively quiet.

Shen Xi closed the door, walked to the window, and glanced outside. The streets were deserted, and in the distance, towards the western district, flames could be faintly seen shooting into the sky, and the roars of battle could be heard.

He withdrew his gaze and sat down cross-legged.

Mingying is still at the core. With him there, the core of Kyoto won't be a problem for a while. Moreover, General Wang has already gone there with 5,000 people from the southern district, and with the survivors of the core guard, the core's defenses are strong enough to hold out for some time.

Now, all he needs to do is rest and take stock of his spoils.

With a slight thought, Shen Xi opened the storage space.

Then, he froze.

The supply cards were piled up like a small mountain. Bottled water, compressed biscuits, bread, canned goods, various drinks, medicine, bandages... they were densely packed, layer upon layer, at least a thousand cards. A huge amount of equipment had also dropped, bronze and silver level, various weapons, armor, and accessories, at least a hundred pieces. Skill cards were even more numerous, mostly bronze level, with the occasional silver level card.

Shen Xi took a deep breath and started taking things out of her storage space.

First, take out the supply cards. Bottled water, compressed biscuits, bread, canned food... all piled up in the left corner of the room. Thousands of supply cards were piled up into a small mountain more than a meter high.

Then they pulled out more equipment. Bronze and silver grade weapons, armor, accessories... all piled up in the right corner of the room. Hundreds of pieces of equipment formed a colorful little mountain.

Finally, he pulled out the skill cards. Most were bronze-level, a few were silver-level, and there were a few special ones, which he took out completely.

Shen Xi's gaze was drawn to a skill card that emitted a dark golden light.

This is... a legendary skill book.

It can randomly yield rare items with legendary skills.

In his previous life, he had only seen such things in other people's bragging posts; he had never shown them off himself. In this life, he saw the real thing for the first time.

Shen Xi's breathing became heavier.

If he could unleash a legendary skill...

Shen Xi took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement, and reached out to pick up the dark gold skill book.

【Name: Legendary Skill Book】

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Effect: Grants a random legendary skill upon use]

[Note: This is a skill book imbued with legendary power. Open it, and you will gain power sufficient to change your destiny. But remember, the skill is random. If you're lucky, you might obtain a world-destroying divine skill. If you're unlucky... at least it'll be legendary.]

Shen Xi stared at the line "bad luck," her lips twitching slightly.

random.

It seems that luck played a major role.

But the allure of the legendary skill book was too great; he had to take the gamble.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, her thoughts stirring slightly.

"use."

The dark golden skill book transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his palm.

Then, a system notification sounded.

[Legendary skill books are now available...]

[Randomly draw legendary skills...]

[Draw complete!]

[Congratulations to player "Taichu" for obtaining the legendary skill: Eye of Insight!]

Shen Xi was stunned.

What is this?

Is it... a pupil technique?

Should I learn the skill "Eye of Insight"?

"study."

Without thinking it over, Shen Xi chose to study, and a sharp pain instantly shot through her eyes.

The pain wasn't the sharp sting of a needle, nor the tearing sensation of a knife, but a deeper, burning sensation that seemed to erupt from the very depths of the eyeball.

It was as if someone had lit a fire in his eyeballs.

Shen Xi groaned, covering his eyes with his hands, his body trembling slightly. Cold sweat seeped from his forehead and slid down his cheeks. He gritted his teeth, forcing himself not to cry out.

pain.

It hurts too much.

It was even more painful than when I received the inheritance of the creation of the world.

The pain spread from his eyeball to his eye socket, from his eye socket to his entire head, and then along his nerves throughout his body. He could feel his eyeballs changing, the lens remodeling, the retina reorganizing, and even the shape of his pupils changing.

Even more frightening, his eyes began to bleed.

Blood trickled from the corner of his eye, down his cheek, and dripped onto his silver-gray uniform. The automatic cleaning function of the Kyoto Rhythm uniform immediately activated, breaking down the bloodstains. But new blood kept flowing out, drop after drop, staining his entire face red.

Shen Xi gritted her teeth and endured the excruciating pain.

Eye-related skills involve alterations to the body's structure, especially delicate organs like the eyes. The modification process inevitably involves intense pain, as the skill is reshaping his eyes.

The more intense the pain, the stronger the effect.

Shen Xi gritted her teeth and endured it.

Time passed by, second by second.

I don't know how much time passed, but the burning sensation finally began to subside. It spread from deep within my eyeball to my eye socket, from my eye socket to my head, then along the nerves to my limbs, and finally disappeared completely.

Instead, a cool sensation is felt.

Shen Xi opened her eyes.

The world has changed.

The world before him was at least ten times clearer than anything he had seen before. Every crack in the wall, every speck of dust in the air, every leaf outside the distant window—everything was crystal clear. He could even see every single strand of silk on the spiderweb on the ceiling, and every drop of water clinging to it.

Shen Xi blinked, somewhat incredulous.

This is just the basic effect of improved vision. The true eye technique hasn't been activated yet.

He took a deep breath, and a thought flickered in his mind.

【Eye of Truth (Legendary, Active)】

[Effect 1: Divine Eyes – Vision enhanced to its limit, able to see any detail within a kilometer, with freely adjustable focus, night vision, and X-ray vision.]

[Effect 2: Illusionary Eyes – Casts an illusion with both eyes, causing the target to fall into a hallucination. The effect of the illusion is affected by mental strength; the higher the mental strength, the stronger the illusion. Cooldown: 60 seconds.]

[Effect 3: Illusion Detection – Can see through all illusions, disguises, and concealment effects. Ignores any mental control skills.]

[Note: This is an ancient eye technique inheritance. When cultivated to its peak, it allows one to see through all illusions of the world. This skill is bound, cannot be traded, and cannot be taken away.]