"Bang!"
A sharp gunshot suddenly tore through the silent darkness, the bullet precisely hitting a staggering skeleton, blowing its skull apart in an instant, fragments scattering everywhere.
Ye Xu casually blew the smoke from the gun barrel and holstered the silver Desert Eagle he had exchanged for at a high price.
"Simple as that. I'll definitely be the first Level 3 in this area!" He confidently opened the Level Ranking.
[Level Ranking]
[top1: Song Shige — Level 2 (81%)]
...
[top7: Ye Xu — Level 2 (35%)]
With the massive resources generated by his [Thousandfold Amplification] talent, he had already upgraded his shelter to Level 3, firmly holding the top spot on the Shelter Ranking.
He had also spared no expense to gather a set of top-tier equipment from the Trading Plaza:
[Dauntless Armor (Fine)]
[Your defense greatly increases after wearing, mobility moderately decreases]
[Gale Boots (Fine)]
[Your mobility greatly increases after wearing]
[Skill: Wind Flash: Consumes mana to launch a forward dash]
[Fully Functional Assault Rifle (Fine)]
[Your ranged attack capability undergoes a qualitative change after use]
...
And many more weapons and special items.
Coupled with the twenty-six skills densely packed in his skill bar, Ye Xu felt a surge of power throughout his body, his confidence swelling to unprecedented heights!
"I bet even Song Shige from the Mutual Aid Association isn't as strong as I am!"
Before he finished speaking!
Whoosh—! A ghastly white cold light sliced through the air! It was a bone spear moving at an extreme speed, aimed straight at Ye Xu's heart!
Ye Xu had no time to react! The moment the spearhead touched his chest armor, an ancient amulet on his chest suddenly burst with a verdant green light, forming a barrier that barely deflected the fatal blow!
[Nature Amulet]
[After use, it can block three fatal injuries for you (2/3)]
"Ugh!" Ye Xu broke out in a cold sweat, adrenaline surging. Without hesitation, he tossed a cylindrical object into the air.
[Floating Flare (Fine)]
[After use, illuminates a 300-meter radius, 150 minutes/180 minutes]
A blinding white light exploded, lighting up the surrounding 300 meters as if it were daylight!
Using the "little sun" above his head, he immediately locked onto the attacker—a giant skeleton over two meters tall, covered in menacing bone spikes, wielding a bone spear!
"Appraisal!"
[Appraisal: Unknown Target]
[Judgment passed, you obtain partial information about the target]
[Skeleton Thrower (Elite)]
[Level: 2]
[Strength: 10]
[Constitution: 6]
[Spirit:?]
[Skills:???, Berserk,???,???]
"Four skills?! An elite monster?!"
Ye Xu's expression changed dramatically. He quickly retreated to create distance, frantically gulping down several amplification potions, then abruptly raised his assault rifle, unleashing a fiery barrage...
...
Meanwhile, in another dark area.
"Roar!" A Corpse Tiger, reeking of decay, was swatted away like a fly by a giant sword.
Without even looking, Song Shige flipped his wrist, the giant sword slicing through the air in a fierce arc, cleaving a zombie attempting a sneak attack from behind cleanly in two!
"Kill!" He growled lowly, holding the door-sized giant sword horizontally in front of him. The ground beneath his feet sank slightly as his powerful muscles erupted with terrifying strength, charging into the monster horde like a tank! Sword light flashed repeatedly, instantly shredding several rear-line monsters.
After a long while, the slaughter ceased. Song Shige wiped the filthy blood and flesh from his face and opened the System Panel.
"There's still 20 hours until the leaderboard settlement... To maintain the top spot on both leaderboards and the subsequent settlement... this advantage isn't enough!"
After a brief consideration, he took out a vial of azure liquid and unhesitatingly injected it into his boulder-like bicep.
[Stamina Potion]
[After use, rapidly restores stamina]
Feeling the continuous surge of power from his body, he touched the remaining three vials in his pocket and decided not to rest, to level up with all his might! Fully exploiting his early advantage!
Just then, the Kill Ranking suddenly refreshed! His first place was instantly overtaken!
Song Shige's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at the name that abruptly topped the list, momentarily dazed.
[Kill Ranking]
[top1: Ye Xu]
...
While the survivors were fiercely competing to climb the rankings, none of it concerned Su Luo.
He carefully maneuvered the dark red fireball for illumination, cautiously exploring a 300-meter radius, picking up three Wooden Chests and one Iron Chest along the way.
Then, Su Luo plopped down at the dungeon entrance.
What? Go out exploring? Fight monsters to level up?
Su Luo wasn't lacking food or drink, so why venture out? What if he encountered monsters?
He only needed time to crazily study and improve himself, far from hitting a bottleneck, so why take unnecessary risks?
"Let's open a chest!"
"Finally, I get to open a chest. After three days, I can finally taste a bit of 'authentic' survival."
The chests weren't large, half a meter long and thirty centimeters wide, not heavy, and Su Luo could easily stack a few in his hands.
[You opened a Wooden Chest and obtained: four pieces of black bread, three bottles of drinking water]
[You opened a Wooden Chest and obtained: 3 cans of lamp oil (30 units)]
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His luck was terrible; it was all basic supplies, not even a common quality weapon or equipment.
In the forum, those Lucky Ones could even get fine equipment from wooden chests.
Rubbing his hands, Su Luo set his sights on the metallic gleam of the Iron Chest.
"This is a newly added chest... there must be something good inside!"
With a small tap, he opened it directly!
[You opened an Iron Chest and obtained: Keen Greatsword (Fine)]
[Keen Greatsword]
[Strength attribute not met, unable to use]
"How could such a small chest contain such a long sword?"
The sword was extremely long, nearly as tall as a person, with a wide and thick blade, somewhat resembling a Scottish claymore, but much heavier.
Lifting the greatsword to weigh it, it was about 40 kilograms.
To lift it and swing it, Su Luo estimated he would need at least 8 points in strength, and to wield it effortlessly, possibly 9 points.
Looking at his own 4.9 strength, Su Luo's mouth twitched, tossing the greatsword aside.
After sending the dungeon cooldown information to Qin Lang, he thought for a moment and sent another message.
[Su Luo: I want to make a guide for the introductory chapter of [Fireball] and post it on the forum]
After all, Fireball was acquired from the Mutual Aid Association, so it was best to ask first to avoid any disputes later.
[Qin Lang: Fireball? You've mastered it?!]
[Su Luo: Yes]
[Qin Lang: Our department specializing in this hasn't even mastered it...]
[Qin Lang: Sure, go ahead!]
[Qin Lang: If possible, you can make more related guides. All the knowledge obtained from us can be published! On behalf of all survivors, I thank you in advance!]
The Mutual Aid Association was quite generous, at least very friendly towards Su Luo.
After the chat ended, Su Luo squatted on the ground, pondering for a while, feeling something was off.
Wasn't this supposed to be a survival game for everyone? A world full of crises and the degradation of humanity?
According to the usual script, shouldn't there be:
—Various brainless villain organizations inexplicably causing trouble.
—Murder, robbery, deceit, and trickery becoming the norm.
—Chat channels filled with fools exchanging RMB for resources and beggars pleading daily.
Indeed, there were people in the chat channel clamoring to exchange money for resources, but they were all just joking around.
The forum was filled with selfless survival guides, monster bestiaries, data analysis from various experts...
Although there was some hostility, it wasn't much, and the silly group members were quite friendly to Su Luo...
Su Luo stroked his chin, pondering for a long time, then suddenly slapped his thigh, realizing:
"I've solved the mystery! It's because—I'm not the protagonist!"