Chapter 1: Game of Life and Death
"It's over. If we're unlucky, we'll probably die!"
The young man by the window frowned and looked into the distance.
At dusk in the south, the setting sun is blood-red, and the crimson sunset glow hangs high in the sky.
Dust was flying at the edge of Dinghai City, and strange beasts rushed into the streets with dense footsteps. The trembling footsteps were like a big drum, beating on Lin Luo's heart.
The sounds of explosions and buildings collapsing came from a distance, and thick smoke rose up, making his scalp tingle.
At this moment, he was leaning against the window of the rental house, carefully staring at the herd of beasts that were advancing forward.
The chill that surged from the bottom of his heart made his hands and feet feel cold.
I’m going to die, I’m going to die!
I haven't even reached level 2, how can I survive?
The levels of these strange beasts are higher than mine!
"Besides, there's no way to hide at this moment!" Lin Luo gripped the dagger tightly and murmured nervously, "I just hope my method works."
He pulled the curtains and watched silently through the gap as the panicked people passed by downstairs.
They ran in panic, and even if someone suddenly fell, few were willing to stop.
The people ran towards the place where the artillery fire was roaring, screaming loudly and praying that they could survive this disaster.
Some professionals who successfully changed their professions still held sharp swords in their hands, but at this moment, those weapons were more like decorations.
Faced with death, fear and cowardice have made them lose the courage to fight.
The creepy roar was getting closer. The Imperial Guards who came to rescue were fighting fiercely with the monsters. Lin Luo could not rely on them now.
If you want to survive, you can only rely on yourself!
Behind the crowd, two giant demon wolves led a tidal herd of beasts to chase after the people.
During the chase, a car horn suddenly sounded. The curious beast slapped it with its claws, but the car exploded on the spot. The explosion scared it so much that it fled in all directions.
A breeze blew down the street, carrying the smell through the window into the house.
It was a metallic smell, a bit pungent.
"Bah!!!"
A shrill sound came from the sky. Lin Luo looked up and saw giant eagles, pterosaurs and all kinds of strange flying beasts circling in the sky.
Lin Luo held his breath, tiptoed back away from the window.
“You must survive!”
…
The reason why Dinghai City has become like this hell can be traced back to the incident that happened six days ago.
In the early morning of that day, an invisible white ripple suddenly emerged from the depths of the starry sky and continued to drift around.
Since then, the whole world has suddenly changed, and everyone has entered a real game.
This is a game called Life and Death. Everyone has an identical system, and the system assigns everyone a common main quest, which is...
Upgrade, upgrade continuously!
…
Lin Luo opened the system panel and looked at the red warning word on the taskbar:
[Initial Mission: Seven Days of Nirvana]
Mission requirements: Promote to level 2 within seven days
Status: (Unfinished)
Time remaining: 6 hours!
Failure penalty: Permanent disconnection from the system!
'Only six hours left!'
He lowered his brows and his mood became heavy.
Leveling up requires sufficient experience points, and the only way to obtain experience points is through practice and hunting creatures.
There are conditions and restrictions for cultivation, and you need to learn techniques, but there are no conditions for killing, and you can hunt indefinitely!
At present, all intelligent creatures other than humans on the Vast Ocean Star can become sources of experience.
Some even speculate that humans may become prey to other civilizations.
But no one dared to verify this conjecture.
Lin Luo has spent the past six days searching for possible animals.
Cats, dogs, mice and other animals are all sources of experience for him, but the experience points he gains are very few.
The real-life version of too many wolves and too little meat!
…
“Ah… woo…”
A demon wolf bit off the man's head under its front paws. It raised its head and roared excitedly, as if showing off its victory.
Hearing the wolf howl, Lin Luo frowned, and the footsteps in the corridor became louder.
Judging from the situation, it seems that strange beasts have poured into the corridor!
…
"Strange beasts" refer to strange species that are alienated or suddenly appear after a disaster.
As early as the first day after the mutation occurred, the Xinghui Empire dispatched its army and used the fierce offensive of technological weapons to drive the native beasts of the Vast Sea Star into the mountains.
But even so, the situation on Hanhai Star is still not optimistic!
Since the system came into being, hundreds of space cracks have appeared in various places on the Hanhai Star.
And in the cracks, there live a large number of strange beasts.
Just yesterday, Lin Luo was still worried on a mobile phone forum: "What should I do if Dinghai City where I live is attacked by a strange beast?
Waiting online, it’s urgent! ”
Who would have thought that it would be confirmed just one day later? Don’t even mention how miserable he is now!
The strange beasts that were attacking the city at this moment emerged from a space crack that suddenly appeared only ten miles away from the city.
Fierce and bloodthirsty!
Must be treated with care!
…
Lin Luo ran to the door, leaned over and listened to the noises in the corridor with his ear against the iron door, the dagger in his hand trembling slightly.
He knew that the furniture in the corridor could not block all the strange beasts, and there would always be some smaller creatures that could get through, such as "small" creatures like magic spiders and mutated rats.
Although it is called "small", the mutated demon spider in the first level is not small. Its body is more than one meter long, which is intimidating.
Before the army eliminated the main force of the alien beasts, Lin Luo could only rely on himself to survive this disaster.
However, this is not just a disaster, it is also an opportunity.
A chance to quickly upgrade!
…
The footsteps and roars of the strange beast were getting closer and closer, and Lin Luo's heart suddenly tightened.
Looking through the cat's eyes, the furniture in the corridor successfully blocked the large monsters, leaving only a few second and third level small spiders crawling on the furniture.
The reason is that these strange beasts are generally of low level and have low IQ.
Otherwise, the plan would not have gone so smoothly.
Lin Luo took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and opened the attribute panel in his mind:
[Name: Lin Luo]
Race: Human
Level: 1
experience:
Main occupation: Student
Secondary occupation: Orphan
Basic Attributes: Strength 7, Agility 8, Endurance 6, Mental Strength 9.
Special attribute values: Charm 9, Luck...?
Free attribute points: 0
Skill: Detection (White)
Talent: None
[You are just a useless person, with all your attributes failing to break through the level 1 cap.]
Lin Luo curled his lips and automatically ignored the last line of the system comment.
The attribute cap at level one is only 10. Excluding the unknown luck value, my attributes are already above the normal level of an ordinary person.
Levels 1 to 10 are the first level, belonging to the beginner level. Each subsequent level increases the upper limit of each attribute by 10 points, and the upper limit of each attribute in the first level can reach 100.
From level 10 to level 11, the attribute value can exceed 100 points. With each level up, the upper limit can be increased by 100 points. The upper limit of the second-level attribute value is 1000, and the subsequent levels can be deduced in the same way.
I heard on the news that the strongest person in the Star Empire has reached level 29, a height that he looks up to.
Really, very...
Very awesome!
Lin Luo held the dagger tightly, and when he thought of the level 29 monster, he couldn't help but greet those who were competing with him for the monster.
The level has dropped too much!
"But fortunately, fortune and wealth are sought in danger. This beast tide is a rare opportunity!"
After the world was gamified, people who took the lead hunted all kinds of creatures on a large scale, and all animals seemed to disappear overnight.
This is especially true in densely populated cities, where even rats are a scarce resource.
Due to the extremely scarce source of experience, Lin Luo was unable to even reach level 2.
Without time to think, he hurriedly pulled over a few wet quilts that had been prepared long ago, and stared intently at the demon spiders crawling around outside the door.
It must be said that he was very lucky. Most of the magic spiders had already climbed to higher levels, and there was only one level two magic spider left on this floor.
A godsend!
Lin Luo excitedly cast a detection spell on it, but found that the attributes of this demon spider were almost twice as high as his, and its agility points were as high as 14 points.
"Without props, it's impossible to catch this guy, let alone kill it!"
Lin Luo gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "Even though a wet blanket can't withstand the sharp legs of the demon spider, I only need to create a split second of opportunity. If I stab it in the vitals, it will surely die!"
As the wait continued, sweat began to drip down his back, soaking his thick down jacket.
The bulletproof vests and helmets had long been sold out by others, so he could only prepare a thick down jacket in advance and stick thick books on the inside of the clothes with tape as protection.
He slowly exhaled, trying to keep his mind clear enough.
I hope I can succeed!
Hold the door handle with your left hand and apply a little force.
"Gah...squeak..."
The door opened a crack, and he held his breath and hid behind it, holding the quilt in his hand ready to go.
One second, two seconds...
The air was so quiet that one could hear one's own heartbeat. At this moment, the inky demon spider finally crawled in cautiously.
"Bang! Boom!"
Lin Luo wanted to close the door quickly, but he didn't expect that the back half of the magic spider was stuck in the door, and its legs were waving everywhere.
Seeing this, he was delighted, what a good opportunity!
Lin Luo desperately pushed against the door, and took advantage of the situation to cover the spider's head with the quilt in his hand, and the dagger in the quilt fell at the same time.
“Chi!”
The spider's head was pierced, but because of the quilt, the tip of the knife could not penetrate deeper.
Lin Luo stirred the dagger in his hand vigorously, feeling the frantic struggle of the death spider. Finally, it escaped out of the door, and the iron door even broke off several of its legs.
Just as he was about to press on with his victory, a level three demon spider's head suddenly looked down from the corner of the corridor and made eye contact with him.
"I've confirmed it through eye contact. You're someone I can't afford to offend!"
Lin Luo hurriedly pulled the quilt and dagger into the house, quickly closed the iron door, leaned against the door exhausted, gasping for breath, and dense cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Lifting his trembling right hand, he looked at the bleeding wound on his arm and smiled bitterly: "I wonder if that demon spider is dead or not?"
Lin Luo shook his head, stood up and walked quickly towards the bedroom, where there were hemostatic drugs and bandages.
The system prompt sounded suddenly, causing him to pause.
[Ding! Killed the Level 2 Demon Spider, gaining 80 experience points.]
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