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

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Taking a bath is one of the most pleasant things in the world.

If someone says no, then they must have never taken a real bath.

Shen Xi can now confidently tell everyone that the joy of taking a bath is indescribable. Especially when your whole body is immersed in the water, letting every inch of your skin be enveloped in warmth, and letting every muscle relax in the water, that feeling is simply like being in heaven.

What's more, the bath he's taking now is using a treasure accumulated by his enemy over a century.

That feeling was absolutely heavenly.

Shen Xi leaned against the pool wall, the water just covering his chest. The milky white liquid was warm but not hot, gently enveloping his body like a mother's embrace. The cool sensation seeped into his body through his skin, flowing through his veins to every limb and bone, every cell moaning with pleasure.

"hiss……"

He couldn't help but gasp, because it felt so good.

From his rebirth until now, he has been constantly fighting, traveling, fighting again, and traveling again. Starshine City, Crimson Hatchery, Kyoto Championship, SSS-level zombie horde, the War of Revenge... one battle after another, one enemy after another. He has hardly ever truly rested, let alone taken a bath.

Now, he can finally relax.

Even if it's only for a short time.

The energy in the pool began to seep into his body through his pores. It was a gentle, nourishing process, like spring rain nourishing the earth. He could feel his muscles relaxing, his bones warming slightly, his blood flowing faster, and every vein greedily absorbing the essence of the pool.

His mental strength is also recovering.

The energy and spirit he had just expended using the Eye of Truth was now visibly recovering. This was because the energy contained in the pool was directly replenishing his spiritual essence. This feeling was even better than drinking ten bottles of energy-restoring potions.

Shen Xi closed her eyes, leaned against the pool wall, and let out a long breath.

"This is what life should be like..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Player "Primordial" has been detected receiving a special energy baptism; all base attributes +1!]

Shen Xi suddenly opened her eyes.

He looked down at his hands, feeling the faint but undeniable warmth flowing through his body. All attributes +1? He'd only been soaking for less than a minute, and it was already working?

"Whoa!"

Shen Xi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He had thought that after being cleansed by the two primordial professions of Creation and Chaos, his aptitude had reached a terrifying level, and no external force could easily improve it. Unexpectedly, this pool of water could actually provide him with benefits.

Although it only gives a +1 to all attributes, this is just the beginning. There's still half a pool of energy left for him to absorb. If he keeps going at this rate...

Shen Xi licked her lips, leaned back against the pool wall, and closed her eyes.

"continue."

He wanted to see just how much of an improvement this pool of water could bring him.

Three minutes later, the system notification sounded again.

[Player "Primordial" has been detected receiving a special energy baptism; all base attributes +1!]

A warm current surged through his body once more. Strength, spirit, agility, and constitution each increased by one point. Although it wasn't much, the feeling of continuously becoming stronger made Shen Xi feel excited.

The system notification sounded every few minutes, each time accompanied by a warm current. Shen Xi closed her eyes, leaned against the pool wall, and her smile grew wider.

This is hardly a bath.

This is practically like soaking in an experience pool!

He counted the number of system notifications: once, twice, three times, four times… Each time all attributes increased by 1, which was equivalent to leveling up more than half a level. After all, at his current level, each level up only increased all attributes by 3. But soaking here for a few minutes was equivalent to the benefits of leveling up.

Moreover, absorbing the energy from this pool of water had no side effects. His body was like a dried-up sponge, frantically absorbing every drop of essence from the pool.

Time passed by, second by second.

The color of the pool water was also slowly changing. From its initial milky white, it gradually turned pale white, then translucent, and finally became increasingly clear. The energy that Shen Xi had absorbed was decreasing at a visible rate.

Shen Xi didn't know how much time had passed—maybe twenty minutes, maybe half an hour, maybe longer. He was immersed in the warmth and nourishment he felt, almost forgetting the passage of time.

Until the system notification sound completely disappears.

Shen Xi opened her eyes.

The pool water was no longer milky white, but had become crystal clear, revealing the bottom. The warm, milky-white halo on the surface had also disappeared, leaving only a faint, shimmering fluorescent glow. He had absorbed half of the pool's energy completely.

He stretched, his bones cracking slightly—not the stiffness of fatigue, but a crisp, powerful sound. His muscles were firmer, his skin smoother, and even his breathing became deeper and more forceful.

"it's over?"

Shen Xi waited for a while, but the system notification didn't sound again. He waited a while longer, but still nothing happened.

It seems that he has completely absorbed the energy in the pool.

He opened the properties panel and glanced at it.

Strength: 185 + 50 = 235

[Spiritual Energy: 185 + 28 = 213]

Agility: 185 + 32 = 217

[Physical Fitness: 185 + 63 = 248]

All attributes were increased by 10 points.

Strength has surpassed 200, physique has surpassed 200, and spirit and agility are also approaching 200.

The system notification sounded ten times, and each time all attributes increased by 1. This is equivalent to him leveling up more than three times, without any side effects.

"Not bad." Shen Xi nodded in satisfaction.

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But he didn't rush out of the pool.

He always felt that although the energy in the pool had been completely absorbed, his body was still undergoing some deeper change. It wasn't a superficial, quantitative change like attribute enhancement, but a qualitative leap from the very source of life.

Sure enough, the system notification sounded again the next second.

But this time, it's completely different from before.

[It has been detected that player "Taichu" has undergone a baptism of special energy, resulting in a fundamental transformation of their physical attributes!]

[Congratulations to player "Primordial" for obtaining the epic talent: Immortal Body!]

Shen Xi suddenly sat up straight in the pool, splashing water everywhere.

Epic talent!

It turns out to be a talent.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his elation, and opened the talent description.

Lines of golden text unfolded before my eyes:

[Immortal Body (Epic-level, Passive)]

[Effect 1: Longevity - Significantly increases lifespan and reduces disease incidence by 50%. This effect ignores all disease-related negative statuses, including effects such as "Plague," "Infection," and "Poisoning" in post-apocalyptic survival games.]

[Effect 2: Poison Resistance - Immune to all poison effects; reduces damage from poison attacks by 30%. This effect cannot be dispelled or saved.]

[Effect 3: Coordination - Significantly improves body coordination, increasing the efficiency of your own strength utilization by 50%. This means that with the same strength attribute, you can deal more damage; with the same agility attribute, you can react faster.]

[Effect 4: Self-Healing - After physical injury, recovery speed is increased by 50%, and the recovery speed of physical strength and mental strength is increased by 20%. This effect stacks with all recovery-related skills, items, and equipment effects.]

[Note: This is an extraordinary physique born after being baptized by special energy, one in ten thousand. Those who possess this physique far surpass ordinary people in combat, survival, and lifespan. This talent is bound and cannot be taken away or copied.]

Shen Xi stared at the four effects, unable to hide her excitement.

The first stat: Longevity. Lifespan greatly increased, disease incidence reduced by 50%. While lifespan might seem less important in a post-apocalyptic survival game, the "ignore all disease-related negative status effects" stat is practically a god-tier ability. Plague, infection, poisoning? All ineffective. This means that in a post-apocalyptic survival game, he will never die from disease.

The second attribute is Poison Resistance. He is immune to all poison effects, and poison damage is reduced by 30%. Poisonous corpses, poison mist, poison arrows… these things are practically useless against him.

The third line, Coordination. Power utilization efficiency increased by 50%. What does this mean? With the same power attribute, he can deal 50% more damage than others. With the same punch, others might only be able to unleash 80% of their power, while he can unleash 100% of his power, plus an additional 50% utilization rate. This is a qualitative leap, far beyond simple attribute stacking.

The fourth effect is self-healing. Injury recovery speed +50%, stamina and mental energy recovery speed +20%. Moreover, it can stack with all recovery effects. He now has the life-steal from the Pangu Axe, the recovery bonus from the Vermilion Bird Feather, the automatic repair from the Kyoto Rhythm Uniform, plus this self-healing, he is simply a fighting machine that never stops.

All four effects are extremely useful.

This is the real surprise.

Compared to these four, the previous +10 to all attributes is simply insignificant.

Shen Xi took a deep breath and stood up from the pool. Water droplets slid down his body, revealing the firm muscles and smooth lines beneath. After being washed by the pool water, his skin became even more delicate, faintly radiating a layer of light, like it was carved from warm jade.

He stepped out of the pool, and with a slight thought, his Kyoto Rhythm uniform automatically covered his entire body. The silver-gray fabric shimmered with faint starlight, and the Vermilion Bird pattern on his chest felt slightly warm; everything returned to battle readiness.

But Shen Xi didn't rush to leave.

He stood by the pool, looking down at the water that had become crystal clear.

"Cool."

One word perfectly encapsulates his feelings at that moment.

Meanwhile, in the third-floor domed hall.

More than half an hour had passed by the time Gu An led his men to the third floor.

He stood in the center of the hall, panting and covered in sweat. Behind him followed thousands of people pieced together from the first and second floors.

But there's nothing here.

"Where is he?!" Gu An's voice echoed through the domed hall, filled with barely suppressed anger. "Where's Tai Chu?! Didn't he go into the third level?! Where is he?!"

Gu An's face was ashen, and the veins on his forehead bulged. He strode to the white marble platform. The floating fragment was still there, intact. The surrounding pillars and bamboo slips were also there, without any signs of being touched.

"Search!" Gu An roared hoarsely, "Search! Turn the third floor upside down, find Tai Chu!"

Thousands of people scattered and frantically searched every corner of the domed hall.

But there was nothing there.

In the beginning, it was as if it had evaporated into thin air, leaving no trace.

Gu An stood in the center of the hall, watching the panicked guards, when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Last night, that pink figure, that little girl who appeared and disappeared without a trace, also vanished on the third floor.

The same.

He fought his way from the first floor to the second, fought his way through, and then reached the third floor, where he vanished. He couldn't be found, couldn't be searched for; it was like he'd evaporated into thin air.

"Could it be..." Gu An's voice trembled, "Could it be that yesterday's ghost child is related to Tai Chu?"

Once the thought appeared, it could no longer be suppressed.

If the ghost child was summoned in the beginning, then everything makes sense.

That wasn't some wild, decaying corpse at all; it was related to the beginning of time!

Gu An's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

If the two sides are truly related.

This means that the Primordial Era may still be on the third level at this moment.