"I'm just curious, how did you find this place?"
"And also... how did you know the Supreme One had a seven-colored crystal, and what is that thing's purpose?" Zhang Chen asked.
"Actually, by rights, I should be the strongest among the first batch of轮回者 (lúnhuí zhě - reincarnators)!"
"What the apocalypse needs is a powerhouse like me, isn't it?"
"It's just that Supreme One fellow, he got lucky with some strange item, which is why I was always at a disadvantage."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have grown disheartened and come to a low-level world to dominate..."
Lin Qingsong recalled the grievances between him and the Supreme One, still feeling indignant. kanδん
......Lin Qingsong's story......
First轮回者 (lúnhuí zhě) trial...
First轮回 (lúnhuí) commenced...
World Control Hub initialized successfully...
Initiating轮回 (lúnhuí) suppression...
Merging parallel worlds...
Teleporting survivors...
Randomly assigning supply crates...
All normal, first轮回 (lúnhuí) successful!
Sending welcome message:
[Welcome to the Apocalypse Game World!]
......
Lin Qingsong, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, looked around the world in utter bewilderment.
He appeared in a small supermarket. Nearby were three zombies, and his female superior had transmigrated with him.
Lin Qingsong had just been severely reprimanded by his female superior in the office, and now he had transmigrated.
"Where is this? Lin Qingsong, what's going on?" his female superior asked, her face filled with panic.
"We must have transmigrated, into an apocalyptic world, and it seems to be some kind of game," Lin Qingsong said, looking at the lines of information before him with astonishment.
"I don't care what game this is, you have to find a way to take me back!" The female superior, initially a bit scared, regained her usual overbearing arrogance upon seeing that the surrounding zombies weren't moving.
"This... this has nothing to do with me, I don't know what to do either..." Lin Qingsong said helplessly.
"I don't care. If you can't do it, I'll fire you when we get back, you trash, you waste!"
"Does the company keep you all to be freeloaders?!" the female superior roared hysterically.
Hearing the unbearable mockery from his female superior, Lin Qingsong clenched his fists tightly, his gaze inadvertently flicking to the fruit knife on the shelf.
"Look at me. Didn't your mother teach you?"
"When someone is talking to you, you should look them in the eye!" the female superior yelled.
"I have a way!" Lin Qingsong said with a slight smile.
"What way? Hurry up and say it! You useless piece of trash!" the female superior urged.
"You stand here, and I'll go get something. I'll be back soon. Please don't move!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this might be some kind of virtual reality projection. Remember that tech company we decided not to invest in?"
"I suspect they're behind this. As long as I find their projector, these illusions around us can be dispelled!" Lin Qingsong said, pushing the female superior towards the supermarket entrance, then crouching behind the cashier counter.
"Just like that? But this projection is too realistic!" The female superior said, half-believing, after hearing Lin Qingsong's words, and reached out to touch the open supermarket door. The cold texture of the metal handle felt as real as actual metal, and the dust on the glass was incredibly detailed.
"That's right, it's a virtual projection. I've already seen its projection device..." Lin Qingsong said from beneath the cashier counter.
"Then hurry up and do it! Dawdling around, are you even a man?" As soon as the female superior finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly changed. The zombies began to move slowly, emitting meaningless groans.
"Lin Qingsong, why are these projections moving? What's going on?" the female superior shouted anxiously. But Lin Qingsong, still hidden behind the counter, showed no reaction. Instead, the zombies were attracted by the voice and rushed over with strange cries.
"Gurgle..."
"Ugh..."
"Ah! Why are they chasing me? Lin Qingsong! Lin Qingsong?! You useless piece of trash, answer me quickly!" The female superior, seeing the zombies getting closer and feeling the pressure, instinctively took a few steps back. The zombies instantly pounced, knocking the female superior down outside the supermarket entrance and began to tear at her with gnawing sounds.
"This... this isn't a virtual projection... you lied to me!" The female superior realized she had been tricked. Seeing Lin Qingsong calmly lock the supermarket door, he mouthed to her with exaggerated lip movements: "Thanks for luring the zombies away, you idiot!"
However, the female superior could no longer speak. Blood flowed from her open mouth...
Before long, the female superior, gnawed down to the bone, slowly stood up, transforming into a shambling corpse.
Lin Qingsong, now calm, began to understand this world through the chat channel. He discovered that the platform allowed for resource exchange, and food and water were scarce resources. Zombie corpses could be harvested to gain strength. Lin Qingsong, looking at the information flashing across the chat channel, felt no sense of superiority being in the supermarket. Instead, he grew increasingly anxious. He knew the supermarket was a treasure trove, not just for him, but for everyone. If others became stronger after killing zombies and came to seize it, he would have no power to resist. He also thought about going out to kill zombies. However, there were over a dozen zombies lurking near the supermarket entrance, and the area outside was an open small plaza. If he rushed out, he would instantly become the target of these zombies. Therefore, given the current situation, Lin Qingsong, while guarding a supermarket full of resources, was also trapped. If he couldn't kill zombies, he couldn't get stronger, and without getting stronger, he would definitely be eliminated! Corporate performance reviews were like this, let alone human nature in the apocalypse! As night gradually fell, the chat channel became livelier. Everyone was stuck in their locations, unable to move, and could only use chat to vent their inner fears: "My food is gone, my water is gone, I don't know what to do tomorrow!" "I have supplies here, ladies can contact me, no men please!" "I'm on the rooftop, I suggest everyone not to turn on the lights. If you turn on the lights, you'll expose your location, be careful of survivors with ill intentions showing up!" Lin Qingsong idly scrolled through the messages. "Tsk... it's the apocalypse and you still want to find girls? How boring. With strength, what kind of girls can't you have? Still using this online dating method?" When he saw the last message, his eyes lit up. He quickly turned on the lights in his room and typed in the chat channel: "In the apocalypse, everyone should stick together for warmth. I'm in a supermarket with a large amount of supplies. Everyone is welcome to share and survive together!"