After resting for a while,
Kiryu unhesitatingly applied this newly obtained blue trait to himself.
[Sixth Sense (Blue): Five seconds before encountering danger, you will receive an early warning perception.]
Although this trait had very few words, it provided a 5-second danger prediction.
Kiryu would never have too many abilities beneficial to survival.
Not to mention in this high-risk zombie apocalypse world.
Just now, if Yui hadn’t been sharp-eyed and noticed the Feral Variant hiding in the dark…
He might not have been so lucky, narrowly avoiding that variant’s surprise attack.
Now, without needing anyone else’s warning, thanks to the [Sixth Sense] trait, he could perceive danger in advance.
…
[Character: Kazama Kiryu]
[Current Title: None]
The following values of a normal, healthy adult as a baseline are all 5 points.
[Strength: 7] (Trait: Superhuman Strength bonus)
[Agility: 6] (Through diligent training, your speed is comparable to an average sprinter)
[Intelligence: 6] (Slightly smarter and quicker-witted than average)
[Constitution: 6] (Through diligent training, your stamina is comparable to an average athlete)
[Perception: 7] (Trait: Sixth Sense bonus)
[Charisma: 8] (Your natural features are very handsome.
Your hormone levels are abundant.
Women easily develop favorable feelings towards you.)
[Equipment Slots: (Hundred-Forged Katana · Enhanced by unknown power), (Bulk Charcoal Rosin 2/3), (Death Delay Aura 1/1) ]
[Inventory Slot: Some survival supplies, M9 Beretta pistol (Currently 7 rounds of ammunition) ]
[Skill Slots: Empty (Trait system does not count as skills)]
[Game Currency: 173]
[Boundary Element Value: 0]
[Traits]: [Hound’s Step · Blue], [Sixth Sense · Blue], [Superhuman Strength · Green], [Breeze Rune · Green], [Lockpicking Proficiency · Green]
…
Based on the above values, it could be seen that Kiryu was advancing on the path to the supernatural.
Unlike typical infinite world stories, the Death Game seemed very strict regarding stat points.
Even though he killed the fairly difficult Feral Variant, he still did not receive a skill point reward in this instance.
Kiryu speculated that the later the stage, the greater the benefit of skill point bonuses.
That was why the Death Game kept such a tight grip.
…
Summarizing the results of this battle,
Facing the Feral Variant, he lost one use of Bulk Charcoal Rosin,
But also gained the rare blue trait – Sixth Sense.
Continuing forward, they stepped onto the fourth floor.
In the fourth floor hallway, the trio encountered a new type of zombie – the [Crawler].
This was a relatively common zombie in 7 Days to Die.
Crawlers had blood-red eyes, pale skin, and a strong stench of decay emanating from their bodies.
Even from dozens of meters away, the thick, foul odor could still be clearly smelled.
These creatures had no lower limbs.
They could only move by crawling on the ground using their remaining two arms.
Their movement speed was not fast either.
Even an ordinary person could easily avoid them.
The only notable characteristic of Crawlers was that they were hard to kill.
One had to forcefully smash their hard skulls to kill them.
At this moment, the fourth-floor hallway was covered in these densely packed Crawlers, tangled together like vines.
Facing such a situation, ordinary newcomers might inevitably feel constrained.
But Kiryu, as a veteran player of the game 7 Days to Die, knew the weaknesses of these creatures well.
As long as one was careful not to let the Crawlers swarm forward and surround them,
Cleverly luring them individually, separating them from the group, and defeating them one by one was fine.
The subsequent plan proceeded smoothly, with some close calls but no real danger.
With the combined bonuses of “Monkey’s Prowl” and “Breeze Rune”,
His own speed had long surpassed ordinary zombies, making him exceptionally swift.
He dared to take the risk and charge out alone,
Repeatedly luring Crawlers from the fourth-floor hallway to the stairwell to kill them.
Even when he accidentally found himself in danger a few times,
He promptly activated “Hound’s Step”, quickly flashing away from his original position, successfully turning danger into safety.
‘Finally…
I’ve saved up enough traits to upgrade again!’
Casually wiping the sweat dripping from his forehead,
Kiryu, a smile playing on his lips, opened the trait panel once more.
[Purple Trait x1, Blue Trait x2, Green Trait x6, White Trait x32]
First, he invested the two blue traits into [Breeze Rune] and [Hundred-Forged Katana] respectively.
…
[Item Name: Gale Rune]
[Quality: Uncommon]
[Effect: Your base speed increases by 30%.
You are favored by the wind element, with a 100% chance to deal bonus wind element damage in attacks.]
[Equip Condition: None]
[Note: The wind begins to roar!]
[Item Name: Kuji Kanesada]
[Quality: Uncommon]
[Effect 1]: Monkey’s Prowl · Wind Chaser (Passively increases the wielder’s speed cap by 40%)
[Effect 2]: Grip the hilt and charge.
Time limit of 10 seconds, with scales at 3, 5, and 10 seconds.
Upon reaching each time limit, condense one blade energy.
A maximum of three Wind-Piercing Blade Energies can be condensed.
Devastating, cutting through anything!]
[Equip Condition: None]
[Note: Steel is the body, fire is the blood.
The blood tide is like iron.
Heart like glazed glass.]
…
‘Gale Rune and Kuji Kanesada?’
Kiryu looked curiously at the evolved katana.
After its transformation, the katana’s appearance had changed to become quieter and more understated.
The scabbard was straight, ink-black, glossy, with gold-inlaid patterns carved into it.
The blade length was two feet three inches.
It’s as thin as a cicada’s wing, yet several times heavier than before.
On it was also engraved the Nine Character Syllables, hence the name “Kuji Kanesada.” (T/N: Nine Character Syllables are called Kuji-in in Japanese.)
Shing!
Kiryu gripped the hilt and abruptly drew the blade from its scabbard.
The next instant,
A flash of cold, sharp light suddenly lit up, stinging the eyes.
A bone-chilling cold spread throughout the surroundings.
A dense killing aura poured forth along with the blade, like a fierce beast waiting to devour someone.
It made the two girls beside him instinctively shrink their necks, casting horrified glances his way.
“Good blade!”
Although he was not a swordsmith, looking at Kuji Kanesada’s blade, bright like silvery water, he knew this sword was no ordinary object.
Not to mention, this blade also had the powerful ability to charge for ten seconds.
‘Perfect.
The fourth floor is cleared…
Up to the fifth floor to test out this so-called Wind-Piercing Blade Energy.’
A strong desire to test the blade ignited in Kiryu’s heart.
He instinctively lifted his leg to step forward.
The next moment,
His entire body, uncontrollably, flashed to a spot 10 meters away.
‘What’s going on?’