In the morning, Ryan yawns before remembering his situation. As silently as he can, he takes his sword from under the couch and begins to walk through every room of the house. Once having confirmed that no zombies are inside, he returns to the couch and lays down. While laying down, Ryan collects his thoughts.

The house has been looted of its apocalypse-valuable supplies. The gun safe, which is located between the couch and the bathroom in the basement, is closed and locked tight, but the gun bags which normally sit on top are gone. Since the family truck is still in the garage, it's highly likely, Ryan thinks, that his parents took whatever they could carry and left with a third party.

Without any other options, Ryan finds a sheet of paper and a pen and starts to write a note. On the note, he writes his current condition and that he will return to the house every Saturday. Ryan leaves the note on the coffee table and then suits up.

When putting on his clothes and filling his pockets, Ryan leaves the adjustable wrench and whatever else he didn't both to include in the list of his supplies. They're all unnecessary weight, and he can easily buy replacements from the shop. After buying a box of cereal and eating a few handfuls, Ryan leaves the box on the table and leaves his parents' house.

Now, Ryan wants to increase his credits again. He can't explain why gaining credits inside the manhole were extremely simple. For some reason, zombies spawned much more frequently inside the sewer. So, to increase his credits the fastest, Ryan needed to return.

The drive to the manhole is only around thirty minutes long. Once near the van, Ryan drives the car up so it's on the left side of the van with the driver's door facing the van. This way, he'll easily be able to enter the car without spending too much time in the open. With the car parked and the keys zipped inside a pocket of his motorcycle jacket, Ryan slips under the van and into the manhole.

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The inside of the manhole is exactly as Ryan remembers it, minus the pile of zombies at the bottom. To fix that, Ryan buys a 10 credit glass of water and, after drinking the water, drops the glass. A few seconds later, the manhole bottom is swarmed by zombies. Since he left his spear in the bar, which burned uncontrolled all night, Ryan buys another spear for 300 credits.

Then, just like the morning two days ago, he resumes the slaughter of helpless zombies.

>Name: Ryan Stone

>Class: Tycoon

>Credits: 2089 ₵ 

>Str: 15

>Dex: 13

>Vit: 12

>Int: 11

>Wis: 10

>Luc: 11

>Skills: Ice Picks 1, Spears 1, Swords 1, Sleep Resistance 1, Hunger Resistance 1, Thirst Resistance 1, Sharp Hearing 1, Climbing 1, Bullet Resistance 4, Fire Resistance 1,

>Current Equipment: Ice Pick, Hammer, Flashlight, Sword, Spear, Pistol, Belt Scabbard, Safety Helmet, Heavy Work Gloves, Textile Motorcycle Jacket

>Current Injuries: Slight burns, cuts along legs, calloused hands, bullet stuck in back, bruised back,

>Weapons

>>Iron Dagger, 100 ₵ 

>>Steel Sword, 300 ₵ 

>>Steel Ice Pick, 100 ₵ 

>>Steel Spear, 300 ₵ 

>>9mm Semi-Auto Pistol, 14000 ₵ 

>>Molotov Cocktail, 200 ₵

>Armor

>>Heavy Work Gloves, 150 ₵ 

>>Textile Motorcycle Jacket, 2000 ₵ 

>>Ballistic Helmet, 2400 ₵

>Skills

>>Ice Picks 1, 300 ₵ 

>>Spears 1, 300 ₵ 

>>Swords 1, 300 ₵ 

>>Sleep Resistance 1, 500 ₵ 

>>Hunger Resistance 1, 500 ₵ 

>>Thirst Resistance 1, 500 ₵ 

>>Bullet Resistance 1, 500 ₵ 

>>Fire Resistance 1, 500 ₵ 

>>Sharp Hearing 1, 500 ₵ 

>>Climbing 1, 300 ₵

>Items

>>Plastic Bag, 1 ₵ 

>>Steel Dinner Fork, 20 ₵ 

>>Steel Dinner Knife, 25 ₵ 

>>Porcelain Dinner Plate, 30 ₵ 

>>Glass of Water, 10 ₵ 

>>Cheap Cheeseburger, 10 ₵ 

>>Cheeseburger, 50 ₵ 

>>Box of Wheat Flakes, 35 ₵ 

>>Box of Corn Wheels, 35 ₵ 

>>Filet Mignon, 140 ₵ 

>>Belt Scabbard, 120 ₵ 

>>Lighter, 50 ₵