Qin Shi Lei peered through the crack in the door.
Under the dim streetlights, a few zombies roared a few times, then continued to wander aimlessly.
The roar just now had come from the northeast.
Due to the angle, he couldn't see what was happening.
Since the zombies weren't moving towards the northeast, things weren't too bad yet.
Qin Shi Lei climbed into the convenience store's small loft and sat down cross-legged.
He held a crystal core in each hand, absorbing them.
An hour later.
All the crystal cores in his hands were absorbed.
He opened his status panel:
Name: Qin Shi Lei
Level: Plastic Four-Star
Experience: 25/50
Cultivation Method: None
He had leveled up twice and gained 25 experience points.
Qin Shi Lei felt his muscles, which were now tight and powerful.
He found a 50kg grip strengthener from the convenience store and with a gentle bend, the two handles came together.
He casually did twenty repetitions without gasping for breath or blushing, feeling no strain at all.
Before, he had struggled to do even two or three repetitions with a 30kg one.
Qin Shi Lei felt his strength had at least doubled compared to an hour ago.
If it wasn't for the night, he would have gone out to test his skills against some zombies.
He checked the trading system and saw the shelves were empty again.
After replenishing the shelves, Qin Shi Lei climbed into the loft and went to sleep.
The next day, Qin Shi Lei was awakened by a continuous barrage of roars.
This time, the sound came from the east, and it seemed further away from the dormitory building.
He picked up the Seven-Star Sword and went to the glass door, peering out through the crack.
Outside, there were twenty to thirty zombies wandering around.
Yesterday, they had lured the zombies to the fifth floor. He didn't know if these zombies had come from the dormitory building or wandered over from somewhere else.
After breakfast, he would need to clear out these zombies to avoid them cutting off his escape route.
He opened the trading system. All five shelves were empty.
He quickly replenished the stock.
Turning, he went into the kitchen to prepare some lean meat and preserved egg congee for breakfast.
While the congee was simmering, Qin Shi Lei also prepared to refresh the attributes of his spatial ring.
A new day offered three opportunities for fixed attribute refreshes.
Name: Spatial Ring
Quality: Inferior
Attribute: Contains Everything (Fake)
Description: Even any random backpack can hold more than this inferior ring. Who knows which fool used precious Void-Stone to forge such a useless item.
"Perform attribute refresh?"
"Refresh."
The first refresh of the day was a good start.
He got one blue, one green, and one red attribute.
Double Capacity (Blue): Doubles the capacity of the spatial ring.
Doubling 0.1 cubic meters only results in 0.2 cubic meters. Is that useful?
Pet of the Void (Green): As a pet of the void, invisibility is a basic skill.
For such a tiny spatial ring, invisibility? Is it afraid someone will steal it?
If the refresh had been applied to himself, would this attribute appear, and would its color turn purple?
Devour (Red): By devouring spatial rings, refine and reorganize them, randomly increasing capacity. (Friendly reminder, please clear the spatial ring before devouring.)
Qin Shi Lei chose to devour this attribute without hesitation.
He took out two spatial rings from his pocket, which he had taken from Xu Tiancheng and his wife.
After clearing them out, he brought them close to his own ring.
With a flash of red light, the two rings merged into one.
It was still black and unassuming.
Inferior Spatial Ring: Capacity 0.11 cubic meters.
Qin Shi Lei almost spat out a mouthful of hot blood.
He originally had two rings with a capacity of 0.1 cubic meters each, totaling 0.2 cubic meters.
Through devouring, the capacity had randomly increased by only 0.01 cubic meters.
"System, you mock others as fools, but aren't you even more useless? You devoured a spatial ring and only increased the capacity by 0.01 cubic meters."
Qin Shi Lei inwardly despised his system.
After grumbling, Qin Shi Lei still devoured the remaining spatial ring without hesitation.
Ordinary Spatial Ring: Capacity 1.1 cubic meters.
Nice!
The capacity had increased tenfold.
One cubic meter might not seem like much, but when filled, it would be enough for a person to live for a long time.
Qin Shi Lei began placing items like chocolate, bread, sausages, and mineral water into the spatial ring one by one.
Looking at the full ring, Qin Shi Lei felt much more at ease.
He still had two fixed refreshes remaining and decided to save them for now.
While drinking his preserved egg and lean meat congee, he browsed the regional chat channel.
He wanted to understand the outside situation through the chat messages.
"A beautiful day starts with killing zombies. This is the 25th zombie. Keep it up!"
"My dog ate some zombie meat. What should I do? Waiting online, it's urgent."
"Hungry! Who can give me some food? I'll sell my life to them."
"I'm from Ancheng University. Did you guys hear a huge roar last night?"
"We heard it. It woke us up this morning too."
"That was a three-meter-tall giant zombie, leading a bunch of lackeys to Dormitory Building Five."
"I saw it too. It was ferocious, smashing the dormitory door with one punch and then eating the boys inside alive."
Following this, many people shared their sightings of the zombie.
It possessed astonishing strength and led thirty to forty followers.
Its sense of smell and hearing should be very keen, as it could find and eat people even if they hid in their dormitories.
It also wandered around aimlessly.
Because of this ferocious zombie.
The survivors in Ancheng University began to call out to each other in the chat channel, preparing to team up and escape from here.
"I am Du Feiyu, president of the Martial Arts Club, seeking reliable teammates."
"I am Liu Yuanliang, chairman of the Student Union, hoping to lead everyone to survive properly."
"I am Zhong Renhe, president of the Taekwondo Club, hoping Taekwondo Club members can unite."
Regarding the giant zombie, Qin Shi Lei wasn't sure if he could defeat it in his One-Punch Man state.
These mutated zombies had a high chance of dropping treasure chests.
If he could get another skill book, that would be awesome.
Although playing it safe was the way to go, with zombies all over Blue Star, how long could he just hide?
Only by becoming stronger could he survive better.
Of course, Qin Shi Lei also cherished his own life. If the situation became unfavorable, he would run faster than anyone else.
Having made up his mind, Qin Shi Lei, carrying the Seven-Star Sword, opened the glass door.
The first thing that met his eyes were Xu Tiancheng and his wife, who had now turned into zombies.
Hearing the door open, they both turned and looked at him.
"To grant you peace, let me kill you one more time."
Feeling his strength greatly increased, Qin Shi Lei charged forward.
With a lunge, the Seven-Star Sword struck Xu Tiancheng's throat, piercing directly through his neck.
The latter collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
He dodged Ayu's pounce to the side and then with a sweep, severed half of her neck.
The sound of the two zombie bodies falling to the ground immediately attracted the surrounding wandering zombies.
"Hoo hoo!"
They roared and swarmed towards him.