Before taking action, Lin Yi was on the sixth floor of the hospital, using binoculars to survey.
Nearby the Louvre, there seemed to be many military personnel and civilians.
He suspected it was a survival camp, so he planned to find some clothes to wear and then go over to see if he could exchange some supplies and gather information.
Now, he's rushing down the dimly lit staircase, each step kicking up a bit of dust.
Suddenly, he stopped abruptly, his gaze firmly drawn to a figure by the railing.
A woman was shackled to the railing with cold handcuffs, her legs were already mutilated, and her remaining torso and face were covered with terrifying scars, with skin and flesh rolled up.
Seeing no immediate threat ahead, Lin Yi cautiously approached.
Hearing footsteps, the woman let out a hissing sound from her throat, like a wounded beast's low whimper, her bony hands crazily reaching for Lin Yi.
Although the handcuffs restricted her range of motion, it hardly stopped her desire for fresh prey.
"Free experience points." Lin Yi muttered to himself, with a sense of cruel indifference in his voice.
Since childhood, he wandered the streets, lived among criminal gangs, and scenes of blood and death were not unfamiliar.
For survival, he repeatedly hovered on the edge of life and death, his hands stained with much blood, and the rule of the strong preying on the weak was deeply imprinted in his soul.
He tightly gripped the baseball bat, his arm muscles taut, and swung it forcefully. With a muffled sound of impact, the zombie-like woman's head tilted, completely lifeless.
In these days of rest at the shelter, Lin Yi's physical strength gradually recovered, like parched land rehydrated with rain.
[You killed a level 1 zombie and gained 1 experience point]
[Congratulations! You have reached level 2 and gained 2 attribute points]
The mechanical prompt sounded in his mind.
Lin Yi knew that for ordinary people, maximum attributes were about 10 points, and even a small increase in attributes could bring significant changes.
"Character Attributes screen!" he excitedly murmured, his eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
[Character Attributes]
Level: 2
Experience Points: 1/10
Attribute Points: 2
Endurance: 4/8
Magic Value: 10/10
Power: 11
Agility: 9
Endurance: 8
Vitality: 13
Magic Power: 10
Skills: Shelter
Lin Yi resolutely thought to himself: "I want to put all points into Endurance!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a warm current instantly spread throughout his body, slightly easing the fatigue, as if a new vitality was infused into his body.
"What's this?"
Lin Yi noticed two shiny survivor coins on the ground and something resembling a toy reward egg near the dead female zombie.
He picked up the coins.
[Survivor Coin worth 1 unit]
Lin Yi thought it would save four pounds of potatoes, which was pretty worthwhile, so he directly transported them to the shelter.
Then he picked up the toy-like reward egg object, and after observing it for a while, he crushed it, revealing a pair of small boots.
His heart fluttered, and a pair of normal-sized orange leather hiking boots appeared in his palm.
[Leather Boots: Equip to increase Power by 2 points]
Seeing the attribute description, Lin Yi eagerly wiped his feet on the zombie's clothes and put on the boots.
Instantly, warmth and comfort enveloped his feet, and the weariness and pain of many days seemed to lessen greatly.
Now, he finally had some clothes on!
At that moment, two female zombies staggered out from the corner, dragging their feet, emitting bloodcurdling howls.
"Come on, darlings!" Lin Yi lunged forward, continually attacking the zombies.
However, the story didn't end there. The zombies' howling was like a deadly call, attracting more of their kind.
In the blink of an eye, six zombies surrounded him from all directions, some stumbling out of the doors, some jumping down the stairs, even breaking their bones in the frenzy to reach Lin Yi.
Lin Yi tightly gripped the baseball bat, maneuvering around the narrow corridor to engage the zombies. He moved swiftly, dodging left and right, and struck fiercely when the opportunity arose.
Soon, while fighting and retreating, Lin Yi escaped the hospital.
He then shifted his focus to a two-story middle-class residential house. Cautiously, he approached the house.
He knew his strength well. He could handle one or two zombies, but when faced with a large group, he had to retreat into the shelter to avoid the attack, waiting for the zombies to disperse before striking or using stealth tactics.
This "hit-and-run" strategy was one he had mastered as a child on the streets, and now, in the apocalypse, it's evolved into a survivor tactic of "disappearing after killing the enemy."
Upon entering the residential building, he first blocked the entrance to prevent more zombies from entering, and then began clearing the zombies inside.
Seven zombies fell under his attack, dropping a total of 11 coins.
After some searching, Lin Yi luckily found pants and a T-shirt that almost fit.
Interestingly, the pants were bright yellow, and the T-shirt was bright pink.
But in this resource-scarce apocalypse, having clothes to cover oneself was already fortunate.
Luckily, he also discovered a hiking backpack and a pair of black leather gloves.
He left the building and continued toward the Louvre, exploring and fighting along the way.
[Congratulations! You have reached level 3 and gained 2 attribute points]
The system prompt sounded again.
Lin Yi thought for a moment and decided to add the points to Agility.
He thought to himself: If you can't dodge attacks, high Power and Endurance won't help; Agility is the key to staying alive.
But before he could take a breath, a zombie with a lame leg, seemingly hardly moveable, suddenly charged at him like an arrow from a bow.
Its speed was astonishing!
It agilely avoided obstacles, easily leaping over a car, its sharp eyes fixated tightly on Lin Yi.
"Damn! What kind of speed is this?" Lin Yi's eyes widened, his heart racing to his throat, cold sweat pouring down.
His mind went blank, with only one thought frantically flashing through: "Must hide quickly!"
He didn't hesitate to mentally command: "Enter shelter!"
Instantly, his figure vanished from the spot, appearing in the familiar shelter.
He was now drenched in sweat, the shock brought by that fast-moving zombie still lingering.
In this apocalypse, getting bitten by a zombie is nearly a death sentence.
After calming his tense mood and cursing a bit, Lin Yi decided to check the store for items that could aid in his survival.
After searching, he discovered a "Camera" feature.
He could use it to check the shelter entrance's situation, but the price of 150 coins made him hesitate.
To gather enough coins, Lin Yi decided to target the potatoes.
Now in the fields, the first batch of sprouts had emerged, but the harvest was still a while away.
Frustrated, Lin Yi gritted his teeth and sold 300 pounds of potatoes to purchase the camera.
Within seconds, the setup was complete, and the image of the shelter entrance appeared clearly on the computer screen.
He operated the camera to start detecting three meters radius around the shelter entrance point.
Surprisingly, the camera could pass through objects and the ground, checking for special situations.
Lin Yi silently waited, only leaving the shelter after the formidable zombie disappeared.
Seeing several abandoned cars parked on the road, and a few zombies lazily wandering in the distance.
But nearby, there wasn't any immediate danger, and most importantly, that scary acrobat zombie was nowhere in sight.
According to the watch taken from the zombie, it was now four in the afternoon. It was summer, and there was still some time before sunset.
Lin Yi knew time was tight, and wearing this quirky outfit, he set off toward the Louvre.
Along the way, he carefully avoided danger, occasionally encountering a few stray zombies, and he easily took them down.
Finally, he arrived at the vicinity of the Louvre. The sight before him amazed him.
The area had been transformed into a sturdy fortress, with police patrolling the magnificently built temporary defensive structures, and soldiers and military vehicles equipped with powerful weapons.
"Impressive!" Lin Yi squinted his eyes.
He thought that in such an organized camp, he might find what he needed, or gather some crucial clues for his development.