Chapter 2: The Apocalypse City System
Just as the burly student was about to speak, his words were cut off by an authoritative voice. "Enough! All of you! That's the wrong way to look at it! What do you mean, 'Xiao Yi saved us'? This warehouse belonged to our school in the first place! Xiao Yi just got lucky and hid in here early! This is school property, not Xiao Yi's personal property, so naturally, any of us can take shelter here! At most, all Xiao Yi did was open the door for us! How can you call that saving us?"
Du Zhiming stood up, reprimanding the burly student with a self-righteous air.
For such shameless words to be spoken with such righteousness by Du Zhiming!
Could Du Zhiming not be clear about the situation back then?
The answer was, of course, no!
Everyone present knew full well that if Xiao Yi hadn't opened the door and let them in, they would have been torn apart and bitten to death by the encroaching zombies long ago!
But did that matter now? No! That was all in the past. Now, they were all safe!
Now, the key was to live on, and to live better!
It didn't matter who was sent to their death; what mattered was that they themselves could live on better!
A chill settled in Xiao Yi's heart. Du Zhiming, just to find a legitimate reason to drive him out, had actually spouted such vile and shameless words, making him feel sick to his stomach.
Since you all despise me so much, then I'll just go!
But why did you have to go this far?
He didn't want to argue, nor did he want to explain.
Because he knew that anything more he said would just be useless words!
"Fine! I'll go!" Xiao Yi stood up, his icy gaze sweeping across everyone present. With a blank expression, he got up and walked toward the door.
What was the point of staying here anyway?
Could he live for another month or so?
What meaning was there in such a humiliating, desperate struggle for survival?
Xiao Yi would rather go out and take his chances. Even if he was torn to pieces by zombies, that would be more comfortable than facing these ugly people.
Outside the warehouse, there were no more zombies in sight. Xiao Yi looked left and right, and after confirming there were no zombies nearby, he slipped out the door and walked out cautiously.
However, it was all for naught!
With a loud "BANG!", the security door behind him was slammed shut. The huge noise immediately attracted the attention of a few zombies wandering aimlessly in the distant corridor!
The two zombies closest to Xiao Yi, as if they had seen the most delicious food, let out frenzied roars and charged at him!
"Damn it!" Xiao Yi cursed inwardly and without hesitation, fled in the opposite direction!
But after only a few steps, another large group of zombies appeared ahead of him!
Zombies were everywhere in groups!
What should he do?
Xiao Yi gripped the iron rod in his hand tightly, let out a low growl, and charged at the group of zombies baring their fangs and claws before him!
Even if I die, I'll die a heroic death!
After knocking down more than a dozen zombies, the heavily wounded Xiao Yi finally collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. Looking at the growing crowd of zombies not far away, a smile of relief appeared on the corner of Xiao Yi's mouth.
I took down more than a dozen of them. That's more than enough to even the score!
But just then, a voice echoed in Xiao Yi's mind: [Apocalypse City System successfully bound to Host! Does the Host wish to begin construction now?]
A system?!
Building a city?!
Xiao Yi froze for a moment. Was this a hallucination from being bitten by a zombie?
Looking at the text that appeared before him like a projection, Xiao Yi ultimately chose to begin construction immediately.
With a "BOOM!!!" that shook the heavens, Xiao Yi felt as if he heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and then he completely lost consciousness.
When Xiao Yi woke up again, he found himself in a wooden cabin.
The cabin wasn't large, only about twenty square meters.
Besides the bed he was lying on, the cabin only contained a desk and a chair.
"Huh? What's going on? Wasn't I surrounded by zombies? And... I was bitten by one!" Xiao Yi quickly looked at the wound on his arm. The place where the zombie had bitten him was now completely healed, with tender, new flesh showing.
Xiao Yi was astonished to discover that not only had he not been infected after being bitten by a zombie, but his wound had also healed very quickly!
"Where is this place? How did I end up here?" Xiao Yi asked, frowning.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully building the Apocalypse City! Your current location is the Resting Room within the city. The Apocalypse City is currently at the Primary level, with an area of one hundred square meters.]
[Existing Structure: City Wall (Unique Structure), three meters high and twenty centimeters thick, made of concrete. Function: Defense (can defend against attacks from Primary-level zombies.), Control (All life forms within the city walls will be under the City Lord's control.). Current level: 1. Upgrade requires: 50 Apocalypse Coins.]
[Existing Structure: Resting Room, occupying twenty square meters, made of wood. Function: Rest, Treatment (The Resting Room can quickly restore stamina and treat minor injuries.). Current level: 1. Upgrade requires: 40 Apocalypse Coins.]
[Please select the development path for your Apocalypse City.]
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