Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Zhang Cuiling: “It’s not that dangerous. Our difficulty level may be slightly higher than the individual mode perhaps because of the team mode. You don’t have to worry too much though. I’m only saying this so that you will be more careful. Level 3 zombies have very low intelligence – about that of a child. They bear grudges and can ambush, but they can’t lead other zombies to cooperate. Else, that would be too scary.”
Realization dawned on Lin Ye as he made a mental note of this.
His current combat strength was not bad. With his purple tier weapons, MP9 machine pistol and Desert Eagle, killing a Level 3 or 4 zombie should not be a problem.
However, his defense was still weak. He was no different from ordinary people. If he encountered an ambush from a zombie in a suit, it would indeed be dangerous for him..
“Hopefully, the treasure chest that I’ll find tomorrow will give me a purple tier armor.”
Lin Ye pondered.
After that, he ate his instant noodles with skewers while chatting with his parents.
His younger sister, Lin Wei, seemed a little quiet, as if she didn’t want to believe that, as the grand champion of boxing, she was actually inferior to her weak brother.
Lin Ye chuckled at that, not really minding.
This girl had a strong personality, but she wasn’t the type to hold onto grudges. She will be full of energy tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.
Moreover, at the rate she was developing her graveyard, Lin Ye was not worried.
On his mother’s side, riding on the coattails of her team, she did not have to worry about food and clothing either.
On the other hand, his father, Lin Jianguo, seemed to be in a bit of a bind.
Because of his hip injury, his killing speed of zombies was slower than ordinary people. His only accomplishment for the day was building his bunker. That was quite slow.
Every seven days, there would be a zombie wave. He wondered how many rounds his father could survive.
Lin Ye had a headache.
Right now, he could only take one step at a time. As long as he developed quickly, he might be able to find a shortcut and help his father in advance.
Along the way, he skimmed the world and regional channels.
Different from last time, the two channels this time had a few red and bloody looking numbers.
World Death Count: 2,397 people!
Regional Death Count: 579 people!
“It has only been one day, and so many people have died!”
Lin Ye clicked his tongue in disbelief.
Three days later, when the protection mechanism wore off, the number of deaths would probably spike.
And with the zombie wave seven days later…
He didn’t dare to imagine.
But not many people had the same thoughts as him.
Perhaps due to a lack of awareness for crisis, or perhaps because life on Earth was too comfortable, or perhaps because it had nothing to do with them.
99% of the people in the two chat groups didn’t seem to care about the number of deaths.
[Wang Ye: Brothers, what did you guys eat tonight? I killed more than ten zombies and got a drumstick. It was awesome!]
[Qian Feng: Brother above, can I have a lick? I’ve been starving for half a day. The moment I went out, I was blocked by a Level 2 Swift Zombie. Sobs, it’s too difficult for me!]
[Pan Xiaohao: Big bosses, let’s form a global alliance. In this day and age, we can only win by working together!]
….
Some people were bragging while others were wailing miserably. Most of them were treating this like a game.
Smart and rational people were always the minority.
Lin Ye scrolled for a while and found a few people who had ideas.
They were active in two major regions, calling for alliances everywhere and establishing the Human Alliance.
Through the explanations from these people, Lin Ye roughly understood the function and use of the alliance.
Under normal circumstances, an alliance could only be formed when other people were found. There were also higher-level ones. If the territory was powerful and expanded to the graveyards of other lords, the effect could also be triggered.
“Hm?”
Suddenly, Lin Ye was stunned.
He seemed to have thought of something and quickly opened the alliance page.
Inside was a rectangular black map.
There were two circles on it, one big and one small.
It was just like what he drew on the ground during the day. The small one was his graveyard, while the large one represented the area of his territory.
After upgrading his bunker to level 2, the area of his territory expanded to a radius of 2,000 meters.
Previously, Zheng Jingze and Zhang Liang’s graveyards were within a thousand meters.
If he had noticed at that time, there should have been signs of an alliance here.
Zheng Jingze was dead but Zhang Liang was still alive.
Lin Ye searched the black area for a while and indeed found a pale gold colored alliance indicator.
He touched it lightly and a system notification came.
[Congratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. The area of your territory has included Survivor Zhang Liang. You have successfully triggered the alliance requirements. Do you wish to send an alliance contract?]
[Benefits of an Alliance: Unlocks market blueprint and resource trading. Able to defend against zombies together. With every addition of an ally, experience of bunker upgrade increases (the increase is determined by the strength of the ally’s infrastructure)]
[Cons: Difficulty of zombie wave will be increased]
Thinking for a moment, Lin Ye clicked confirm.
“Form an alliance!”
At this moment, in a desolate graveyard nine hundred meters away.
A short boy in a high school uniform was hiding behind a tombstone, reading the Civilization Archive anxiously.
“What happened? Zheng Jingze didn’t reply for half a day. He didn’t die, did he?”
“Idiot, arrogant idiot. I told him not to go out casually. It’s still uncertain whether that big shot with a gun is good or bad. Even if the gunshots attracted the zombies away, don’t even think about going out to get free resources. How can treasure chests in the wilderness be so easy to obtain?”
“People who didn’t dare to take risks wouldn’t gain anything. That statement is only meant for the protagonist. If you don’t have the life one, don’t learn from that line.”
“Dammit! If I continue staying here, I’ll die sooner or later!”
Zhang Liang angrily took a bite off the bread given by the Newbie Gift Pack and looked at the white tier dagger at his feet. His expression turned extremely ugly.
Although he was young, he was more mature than Zheng Jingze.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that his luck would be so bad that he would get such a lousy item when he opened the box.
For newbies, an inch longer was an inch better.
Daggers were for experts. In his hands, they were trash. Absolute trash.
During the day, he had tried to kill zombies with a dagger.
However, this ridiculous weapon only had 7 offense points. Even if he struck the head of the zombie, it would still take about five hits to kill it.
Each attack attempt came at the risk of being surrounded by zombies, let alone having to repeat it five times.
After an entire afternoon, he only managed to kill six.
Although the blueprint of the bunker had already dropped, he was still four zombies away from building a Zombie Converter.
This efficiency… was too slow.
The big shot with the gun has probably taken off by now.
If he was a bad person and Zheng Jingze died in his hands, would he kill me and take everything from me?
The opening explanation of the Civilization Archive was very clear.
When humans encountered each other, they could form alliances, or choose to plunder everything from others to strengthen themselves.
If it was him who had a gun, he might have chosen the more radical method.
When he thought of that, Zhang Liang’s mind was thrown into a mess.
Looking at the constantly flashing messages on his family channel, his face was filled with bitterness.
Dad, Mom, I’m sorry. I’m going back on my words. I can’t save you!
Right at this moment, his Civilization Archive emitted a bright light and a notification appeared.
[Survivor Zhang Liang, Lin Ye, Lord of Level 2 Bunker, invites you to form an alliance. Do you wish to accept?]
“???”
Zhang Liang’s eyes widened as his breathing quickened.
Lin Ye?
Lord of a Level 2 Bunker?!!
He forced himself to calm down and get rid of unnecessary thoughts.
This must be the big boss who got the pistol during the day.
Amazing. He was developing so quickly that his territory encompassed my graveyard already.
And he wants to ally with me?
An alliance!
Allies could not hurt each other, and he could cozy up to someone powerful in the future.
Dad, Mom, your son is going to take off, hahaha!
In an instant, Zhang Liang was cloaked in excitement.
Life was full of ups and downs. When you were at your lowest point, perhaps someone noble would help you.
Therefore, he clicked on the alliance without hesitation.
However, not long after they formed an alliance, another notification came back.
“!!!”
Zhang Liang’s smiling face fell.
Vaguely, he seemed to hear something shatter.