Li Chen, drenched in cold sweat, rushed out of the Kunlun Sword Sect.

What he just saw frightened him. Even though the zombies of this world were different from the zombies he watched on TV.

Still, there was a semblance among them. But the new thing he saw just now was nothing like he ever saw.

[Congratulations! You've completed the mission.]

[Reward Granted: Stored in your inventory.]

Li Chen did not care about the reward right now; his only thought was to know what he just saw.

'Can you tell me what the hell that was?'

For a couple of seconds, he did not hear the guardian's voice. Just as he was about to ask one more time.

She finally responded.

[Something is wrong. A Tier-2 zombie should not have appeared this early.]

Her voice was filled with confusion and shock.

She was not part of the autonomous system. She was a spirit bound to the system.

Therefore, she could think and remember some things.

As for Li Chen, he was confused. 'Can you tell me what is going on?'

[Alright. The zombies are growing faster than I imagined. What you just saw is a Tier-2 zombie called the Shredder.]

[You must leave now.]

Without even her telling him, he was already escaping from the vicinity of the sect.

Below the sect mountain was a small village called Kunlun village.

Even though he had many thoughts running through his mind, he knew his top priority was to find a safe place to stay.

He cannot run forever, and hiding in the sect that was crawling with powerful zombies was a no-go area.

From the Kunlun Sword Sect to the Kunlun village was just two kilometers. Thus, he believed he could make it in one go.

As he was running toward the village, he heard the system notification.

[New Mission Available]

[Objective: Kill 50 Tier-1 Zombies.]

[Reward: Humvee]

[Penalty: Hidden]

When Li Chen saw this, he halted his escape, and his jaws dropped in shock.

'Is this for real?!' He exclaimed.

[Yes. The apocalypses might be dangerous but the system reward won't be any lacking.] She said with her voice laced with pride.

"That's good to know."

He responded after recovering from his shock. If he could get a Humvee in this chaotic time, his journey would be smooth.

Without dilly-dallying, he rushed forward, hoping to see Tier-1 Zombies.

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Just then, a female voice screamed from the distance.

"HELP!"

The high pitch for help caught Li Chen's attention, and without thinking twice, he rushed toward the voice direction.

In the distance, he saw three disciples fighting a horde of zombies.

"Hmm!" Li Chen halted in his tracks and quickly did a headcount.

"Twenty Tier-1 Zombies." He muttered and grinned.

Whoosh!

He rushed into the battle with a smile plastered on his face.

Bang!

He cleaved off the head of a zombie and muttered. "Nineteen more to go."

When the three disciples saw Li Chen giving them a helping hand, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Two minutes later, they had killed all the zombies, with everyone panting heavily.

Li Chen was bleeding from too much exertion. He looked at his injured hand and shook his head.

From the corner of his eyes, he saw the floating panel, displaying his number of kills.

[Mission: Kill Tier-1 Zombie (15/50)]

"Thirty-five more to go." He mused and sucked in a deep breath, and he prepared to depart.

"Senior brother, please wait." The girl among the two boys called, walking after him.

"What?" Li Chen turned and looked at her without any expression on his face.

Seeing the indifferent gaze on Li Chen's face left the girl shocked.

She might not be the prettiest girl in the outer sect, but she was one of them.

Because of her beauty, more than five boys followed her to complete her mission. They were coming back from their mission when the apocalypse began. Out of the five boys, three turned into zombies.

After they managed to kill them, they rushed to the sect to report this sudden anomaly when they were accosted by more zombies.

Her cry for help was for her looking for more cannon fodder, and when she saw Li Chen, she thought her plan had worked.

But Li Chen's expression confused her. Still, she managed to continue in her act.

"Thank you for saving us, senior brother." She bowed, showing her big cleavage.

Unfortunately, Li Chen did not seem to notice. "Alright, bye."

With that, he prepared to depart once again. However, he heard her calling out to him once again, but this time, he didn't even bother to wait.

Watching Li Chen departing back, she was stunned.

"Xia, forget about him. Right now, we need to return to the sect and report to the elders what's going on." One of the boys said with jealousy flashing through his face.

"You're right." Xia nodded, averting her gaze. "I just wanted to invite him to join our group." She muttered.

"Don't worry. We will protect you." The second boy responded.

A sneer appeared on Xia's face but disappeared quickly.

If not for the mysterious power that suppressed all their cultivation, turning them into an ordinary mortal.

She wouldn't be so helpless like this.

"Right. Right. I trust you." She muttered and flashed them her beautiful smile.

While she was coaxing her lecherous dogs, Li Chen was already in another battle.

Ahhhhhh!

He groaned from the pain coming from his hands.

All the skin on his palm had almost peeled off, making it almost impossible for him to grip the sword.

"I just need ten more." He muttered with his face flashing with determination.

This was the third group of zombies he met on his way, and all of them were disciples of the Kunlun Sword sect.

Looking at another batch of zombies coming his way, he gritted his teeth, tore his robe, and wrapped it around his injured palm.

"This is getting useless by the minute." He muttered.

[That's to be expected. The Tier-1 zombies are getting stronger, and ordinary weapons will not be able to kill them as time goes by.] Hera's response was timely.

Li Chen named her Hera since he couldn't continue to refer to her as a guidance spirit when she was different from the system AI.

She was his guide in this perilous journey.

When Li Chen heard Hera's words, he nodded.

He had long noticed this and that was why he increased his killing speed.

"Let's end this once and for all." He shouted and rushed toward the incoming zombies.

Bang! Bang!

Filled with pain and blood gushing out of his palm like a broken dam, Li Chen held on.

Bang!

With the last strike, he severed the head of the zombies and fell on his knee, gasping for air.

He had used the very last bit of strength he could muster. Thus, leaving him both mentally and physically exhausted.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! Kill 50 Tier-1 Zombies (55/50) You've completed the mission.]

[Reward Granted.]

Whoosh!

Out of thin air, an intimidating Humvee appeared before him. Its brown color was glistening under the setting sun.

[Tier-0 Humvee]

Speed: 20 km/hr

Interior:

Advanced shock-absorbent leather, anti-accident protection.

Security: Tier-1 zombie detection radar, withstands three Tier-2 zombie attacks.

Trunk: 4 x 4 cubic square space with anti-decaying properties.

[....]

Looking at the details of the Humvee, a smile crept up to his face, and he struggled to get into the vehicle.

Switching on the vehicle, it roared to life and disappeared from its spot, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake.

Meanwhile, a couple of minutes after his departure, a group of disciples covered in bruises and blood arrived at his location.