The apocalyptic ruins originated from a doomsday world, where there was once a global conglomerate known as the Umbrella Corporation.
On the surface, Umbrella Corporation dealt in high-tech products such as pharmaceuticals, medical hardware, and industrial goods, but in secret, they engaged in clandestine industries like genetic engineering and biological weapons.
The root of all disaster stemmed from Umbrella Corporation's discovery of an ancient virus within a plant of the Asteraceae family from some ruins. They intended to use this virus to create bioweapons.
The bioweapons were successfully created, but they were unable to control them. An accident even occurred, leading to the virus spreading uncontrollably through infection, creating a large number of zombies and bringing about the apocalypse to the entire world.
Within Umbrella Corporation's base, there was the virus that could infect people and turn them into zombies, as well as a vaccine that could prevent infection. As long as one could obtain both the virus and the vaccine, they could inject the virus first to significantly enhance their physical strength, then inject the vaccine to ensure they wouldn't turn into a zombie, thereby becoming stronger.
Bai Ye, decisive, immediately put his plan into action.
Soon, Bai Ye arrived before a massive abandoned skyscraper.
Before the apocalypse, this skyscraper was ostensibly the office building of a biotechnology company, but in reality, it was the location of Umbrella Corporation's secret base.
Upon entering the building, the lobby elevator was still functional, but Bai Ye did not press the button immediately. Instead, he forcefully punched the keypad below the numbers.
The next moment, a metal cover popped open, revealing another button, indicating the fifteenth basement level.
That was Umbrella Corporation's secret base!
Frankly, obtaining the virus and vaccine was not an easy task, as even the entrance to the base was more hidden than imagined, not something that could be found casually.
However, these were no obstacles for Bai Ye, because he had been here in his previous life!
At the same time...
As the elevator descended, the voice that had appeared earlier sounded again.
"As a participant has discovered and entered the restricted zone, Umbrella Corporation's underground base, all participants currently in the apocalyptic ruins area will be sent to different locations within Umbrella Corporation's underground base in three minutes."
"Restricted Zone Mission 1: Find Umbrella Corporation's research documents on the virus. Mission Reward: T-Virus x1."
"Restricted Zone Mission 2: Obtain a virus sample of the original virus. Mission Reward: T-Virus Vaccine x1."
"Restricted Zone Mission 3: Obtain the gene sample of 'Tyrant'. Mission Reward: G-Virus x1, Shard of the God Stone x5."
"Gentlemen, please fight hard to obtain the Shards of the God Stone."
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Within the apocalyptic ruins, countless participants showed expressions of surprise, while Bai Ye nodded with satisfaction, as the missions were exactly the same as his experiences in his previous life.
At the same time...
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World Battlefield, Central Tower!
At the center of the World Battlefield stood a towering white jade tower.
This was the core of the World Battlefield and the hope of the chosen ones. It was called the dwelling place of gods because it contained the exit from the World Battlefield, the Gate of Divine Selection.
However, reaching this place was incredibly difficult.
The condition of possessing ten Shards of the God Stone was not easily met, and the central area was also considered the most dangerous region, with every inch of land surrounded by terrifying existences capable of causing death.
And in his previous life, Bai Ye had stood before that gate!
Just a little bit more...
At this moment, on the top floor of the Central Tower.
It was a dim octagonal hall, so dark that it was impossible to see.
But at this moment...
The sound of flickering flames suddenly appeared, followed by a candle on the wall igniting itself, illuminating the front.
In the dim light, a long bench could be seen. A man sat on the bench, but only a blurry silhouette could be discerned, his face hidden.
"The first restricted zone has opened," a low voice suddenly said. "This is simply unbelievable. The World Battlefield has only been open for less than two hours, why has the restricted zone opened so quickly?"
As the voice finished, another candle on the opposite wall lit up, and in the dim light, another human silhouette appeared on the other side of the octagonal hall.
"If no one could have done it, would we still need to sit here?"
"Indeed. The truth is, someone actually did it."
"I'm very curious, from which world does that person come? Someone from the cultivation world? Everyone knows people from that world are very powerful. Even after just entering the World Battlefield, they possess extremely strong combat capabilities. They even often fantasize about challenging gods."
"It could also be from the superpower world. People from that world have some unfathomable abilities. What a marvelous species, who created them?"
From another corner, candles also lit up, and as voices spoke, the silhouettes of two men and one woman emerged under the dim candlelight.
"Alright, put aside your curiosity. It doesn't matter what world that little fellow comes from. What's important is that we need people like that to surprise us, don't we?"
"That seems to be true. Perhaps we can look forward to something?"
"It seems things are starting to get interesting!"
As the voices faded, the candlelight in the octagonal hall extinguished one by one, plunging back into darkness.
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Abandoned Building, Elevator!
Bai Ye stood with his arms crossed, waiting.
As the second method of obtaining Shards of the God Stone besides combat, some people had naively believed that by focusing solely on clearing restricted zones, they could still collect enough Shards of the God Stone.
In reality, the competition for restricted zones was even more brutal, because every time a restricted zone opened, people in the area of the restricted zone would be sent into it.
Combat was still unavoidable.
Even more so, because the restricted zone missions were limited, the competition would become even more intense for these missions.
A moment later, the three-minute countdown ended, and the elevator Bai Ye was in stopped at the lowest level.
The elevator door slowly opened...
But at this moment...
Bang!
A crashing sound suddenly echoed, followed by a nearly rotten arm reaching into the elevator, attempting to grab Bai Ye's clothes.
This sudden turn of events startled Bai Ye. Fortunately, having returned to ten years ago, Bai Ye's memories had not been stripped away. His past combat experience allowed him to react instinctively. The moment the arm appeared, Bai Ye dodged to the side.
The next instant, Bai Ye raised the handgun in his hand and, as the elevator door fully opened, pulled the trigger.
With a bang, the gun fired, and a zombie fell backward, crashing heavily onto the floor.
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