On December 21, 2026, a zombie virus outbreak occurred worldwide.

In fact, many people had unknowingly been infected with the zombie virus before the outbreak.

Signs of the impending crisis had already appeared, with several countries reporting suspected zombie attacks on humans.

However, under the tight control of government information, the general public accepted the official narrative, believing it was merely a case of drug-induced madness.

It wasn't until the zombie virus fully erupted that the public realized the government had long been aware of the truth.

Those who had been taken away by the authorities were not "bath salt" addicts but rather individuals infected with the zombie virus.

Rather than being just about "bath salts," it was more like a "prophecy." At this point, the virus had already spread extensively, and complaints from the public were futile.

People could only band together and flee to relatively remote cities to avoid the chaos, as the larger and more densely populated cities were hit hardest by the infection, leading to a greater number of zombies.

The reason the zombie virus went unnoticed for so long was that its early symptoms were not distinctive enough. The initial manifestation was merely a persistent high fever, similar to the SARS outbreak years earlier.

Once the fever persisted and did not subside, individuals would enter a near-death state. Upon waking, they would exhibit one of two conditions. The first condition was turning into a zombie.

The fever would subside, and body temperature would drop.

Before people could celebrate the drop in temperature, infected individuals would find their body temperature falling below the normal human range.

A thermometer would indicate values that could almost certainly confirm they were dead.

This scenario occurred in roughly ninety-five percent of infected individuals.

The second condition was evolving into a superhuman.

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Those who transformed into superhumans experienced a longer duration of fever than those who became zombies.

The abilities that awakened were diverse and varied.

The occurrence of superhumans among the infected was about 4.9999... percent. After discovering individual cases of zombie attacks, the government began secretly implementing surveillance policies.

Those who had already transformed were either taken away or killed, while those suspected of having high fevers were monitored. If any were found to have awakened as zombies, various measures were immediately taken to eliminate them. However, the government's monitoring could only cover a small fraction, and ultimately, they could not prevent the widespread transmission of the zombie virus.

Guo Xiaobei was among the remaining 0.000000...1 percent.

He had also been infected with the zombie virus, experienced a high fever, and turned into a zombie, but he was a hidden type and had gained a strange system within his body.

Guo Xiaobei was fortunate; living alone and being somewhat reclusive, he had no friends in real life.

Therefore, when he had a fever, no one noticed to take him to the hospital, and he was not monitored by the government.

He had awakened before the full outbreak of the zombie virus. Guo Xiaobei was awakened by a sensation similar to an electric current.

As he twitched awake, he found his body completely numb and unable to move. A brief musical sound echoed in his mind, like the startup chime of a computer, and in front of him appeared an operation interface resembling an LCD screen.

What the hell is this?

Guo Xiaobei thought he was hallucinating. He raised his heavy arm to touch it but found it was just air in front of him.

Is this just a fever-induced delusion?

Guo Xiaobei grimaced; he had been feverish for several days, feeling weak and sore, accompanied by a foul odor. Wrinkling his nose, he made his way to the bathroom.

Ding. Random Task: [Clean Your Body]. Task Rewards: 10 Experience, 10 Money, 1 Survival Point. Please choose to accept or decline. The system will automatically decline after 20 seconds.

What the hell?

Guo Xiaobei froze. The translucent blue LCD screen appeared before him again.

10...9...8...7...

The numbers at the bottom of the screen were counting down, snapping Guo Xiaobei back to reality. No matter what this was, he figured taking a shower wouldn’t hurt, so he decided to accept the task. He pointed his finger at the LCD screen again, and, predictably, his finger passed through it, moving through the air.

4...3...

Damn it! How do I accept this?

Guo Xiaobei shouted in his mind.

Ding. You have accepted the random task [Clean Your Body]. Please complete the task within 30 minutes.