Level 1 Cosmic Civilization

[Warning! Zombies have breached our national defense line! All citizens are advised to enter underground shelters immediately!]

[Warning! Countries around the world are falling one after another!]

[December 31st, 2065. Humanity is extinct.]

Donghai City.

In a dimly lit bedroom.

A man suddenly woke up from a nightmare.

He didn't know what he had dreamt of.

But his eyes were filled with terror.

"I... How am I still alive?"

His name was Li Chen, an orphan.

After the apocalypse.

He was a squad leader under Yanxia.

"It's June 30th, 2065?"

The next second.

Li Chen rushed to the mirror.

Looking at himself in front of him.

He was stunned.

Not only had he been reborn.

He had even returned to one week before the apocalypse.

Li Chen remembered it clearly.

The day the apocalypse arrived.

The global network instantly collapsed.

The sea churned with waves dozens of meters high.

Bottomless fissures spread throughout the city center.

As the permafrost in the North and South Poles successively melted.

Prehistoric viruses spread with the ocean currents.

All infected creatures.

Were reduced to low-level zombies!

The ruling order created by modern human civilization.

had already collapsed!

In the future.

Hundreds of large underground shelters became humanity's last living space.

Even if technological civilization was recovering.

The evolution speed of the Zombie virus was even faster.

The Zombies at the beginning were only elementary.

But only Li Chen knew.

The culprit behind this human catastrophe.

was an alien civilization!

They had failed before.

But now they had returned.

Moreover, as the Zombie virus evolved day by day.

More and more advanced Zombie species appeared one after another.

There were Marauders up to seven or eight meters tall, often able to shatter tanks with a single punch.

There were Aberrants whose mouths could emit sound waves.

And there were giant Zombies that emerged from the depths of the ocean.

The shelters built by humans.

Under the attack of this group of advanced Zombies.

All ended in extinction.

Just as Li Chen was still immersed in painful memories at this moment.

The next second.

A mechanical voice devoid of any emotion.

sounded in Li Chen's mind.

"Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the Noah Civilization."

"Earth disaster countdown, 7 days."

This sudden voice made Li Chen subconsciously frown.

He tentatively asked softly.

"Noah Civilization?"

"Yes, host."

"The Noah Civilization is a Level 3 cosmic civilization."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Li Chen fell silent.

"Then what level of civilization does Earth belong to?"

"Level 0.5."

The cold, mechanical words sent a chill down his spine.

He hadn't expected that modern civilization, despite its brilliance, wouldn't even reach Level 1.

In Li Chen's memory, even at the moment of his near-death, he hadn't understood why extraterrestrial civilizations would invade Earth. Billions of human lives were threatened.

But thinking back to his previous life, to the successive extinctions of the human species, Li Chen instinctively clenched his fists. The hatred flickering in his eyes was almost tangible.

"I must prevent all of this from happening!"

After accepting the reality, Li Chen took a deep breath.

"If I want to change the future, what can you help me with?"

"A Star-Level Shelter."

"100,000 Energy Cores."

"And..."

Just as Li Chen was quietly listening, the mechanical voice suddenly stuttered.

For a moment, the piercing static made Li Chen cover his ears tightly. But even so, it couldn't alleviate the intense pain.

"Apologies, the chip is damaged and 30% of the data is lost."

As the voice sounded again,

the piercing static finally disappeared.

Hearing this,

Li Chen vaguely guessed something.

The so-called Noah Civilization should be a race that once appeared on Earth.

With the rapid advancement of technology,

they gained the ability to leave Earth.

Before leaving, they left behind a product containing the entire civilization's technology.

However, time had passed.

The former Level 3 civilization

was now damaged.

Although it was a bit regrettable,

at least it gave Li Chen a sufficient innate advantage.

"There are only 7 days left until the apocalypse arrives?"

Li Chen murmured to himself.

"In my memory, the high-level officials of various countries knew about the apocalypse half a year ago."

"It was precisely so that they could rebuild the order of human civilization as soon as the apocalypse arrived."

"But unfortunately, they failed."

Li Chen shook his head and walked to the balcony.

At this moment,

the sun was setting in the west.

Pedestrians were coming and going endlessly.

Everything visible to the naked eye showed prosperity.

"If that's the case, then the most important thing for me right now,"

"should be self-preservation."

"Because only by preserving myself can I save more humans."

He withdrew his gaze.

"Noah, I want to build a Star-Level Shelter."

As the words fell,

As Li Chen's vision changed.

In an instant.

A 3D holographic projection of the entire city appeared before him.

Mountains and rivers, roads and transportation.

Even the ruins of underground shelters from decades ago.

All were clearly marked with special colors.

"Host can choose the creation location for the Star-Level Shelter."

Li Chen nodded upon hearing this.

Ultimately, he chose a location near a river.

Because Li Chen knew.

When the apocalypse had just arrived.

Low-level Zombies could not cross water.

"Right here."

When Li Chen confirmed the location.

An invisible data code instantly burst forth.

The global network experienced a 1-second lag.

Various high-level defense networks.

All were paralyzed within this 1 second.

Rumble!

Immediately after.

The ground shook.

But then it returned to normal.

However, in the 3D projection.

A massive steel behemoth had appeared underground.

This was Li Chen's first Star-Level Shelter.

"Noah, introduce the shelter's situation."

"Yes, the automatic inspection program has been activated."

"The main building integrity of the shelter is 80%."

"Energy reserves are 30%."

"The purification system is 49% damaged."

"Resource reserves are 0."

"Weapons and ammunition are 0."

After Li Chen finished listening to Noah's explanation,

he couldn't help but frown again.

As Li Chen, who possessed combat memories from his previous life,

he naturally understood.

This so-called Star-Level Shelter,

while seemingly far surpassing Earth civilization in technology,

had now become an empty shell.

Even if it could withstand the impact of nuclear weapons, what good was that?

In the apocalypse,

resources were the primary element for human survival.

The threat posed by zombies to humans was self-evident.

But similarly,

when the laws that bound humanity completely failed,

the danger caused by human hearts, on the contrary, surpassed the zombie virus.

"At any time,"

"the darkness within a person's heart is the most unfathomable sea of desire in nature."

At this moment, Li Chen shook his head.

He spoke to Noah.

"Noah, help me get money!"

"I need to purchase a large amount of resources."