Apocalypse: The Great Reset
Chapter 9

One Hundred Zombies

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Chu Han withdrew his gaze, said nothing, and expressionlessly shifted back into gear.

The headlights blazed, clearly illuminating the densely packed zombie faces ahead—grayish-white eyes without pupils, savage fangs sharp and smeared with blood and flesh. They seemed determined to smash the vehicle apart, drag the three people inside out, and tear into them viciously.

Chen Shaoye and Fan Wei held their breath in the car, not daring to even breathe too loudly. It was a blessing they had not fainted outright from fright.

With his right foot on the accelerator, Chu Han stomped down hard!

Vroom!

G55 shot forward again, instantly smashing the heads of several zombies running closest ahead. One zombie was even sent flying, slamming into the windshield with a bang as several streaks of strangely black blood trickled down the glass.

Worthy of being the tank among cars, G55 forced its way through in a few swift moves. The whole process was incredibly smooth. At a glance, it had already run down more than ten zombies, and before long, the car reached the broad main road.

Just as Chu Han was about to step on the gas and leave, a sudden pain stabbed through his head. A mechanical voice inexplicably appeared in his mind.

Eliminate one hundred zombies within twelve hours: mission completed. Time used: 11 hours, 49 minutes, 32 seconds. Reforging System activated. Host information scan initiated.

A sensation like being stripped naked abruptly washed over him, leaving Chu Han utterly stunned for a moment.

What was this? Alien technology?

Chu Han turned to look at Chen Shaoye and Fan Wei. Both wore relieved expressions, grateful to have escaped alive. Neither showed any sign of having heard the voice.

Shock appeared on Chu Han's face. Although he had already realized that the voice had appeared directly in his mind, he was still stunned beyond measure.

For the first time, Chu Han felt that his brain was not enough.

Soon, the mechanical voice sounded again—

Beep—scan complete.

At the same time, a translucent light screen suddenly appeared before Chu Han's eyes. Fan Wei and Chen Shaoye still had no reaction. Like the voice, only Chu Han could see it.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Chu Han stared at the light screen before him in astonishment. Several lines of text were listed on the left.

Name: Chu Han. Age: Twenty. Physical condition: Ordinary. Ability: None.

This was the basic information, displayed in the column on the left. Several more sections were on the right.

For every Tier 1 zombie killed, one Point may be obtained.

The voice in his mind sounded once more, then disappeared completely, leaving behind absolute silence.

A few beads of cold sweat formed on Chu Han's forehead from shock and fright. He carefully examined the light screen several times. When his gaze swept over the ability section, he felt a slight sense of disappointment. Even after being reborn, he still had no ability.

He continued searching and soon saw a small line of text in the lower-right corner: Points: 0.

Points may be exchanged for talents within the Reforging System.

Exchanged? Talents?

Chu Han hurriedly asked again in his mind, What talents can be exchanged for?

Check for yourself.

Damn! The veins on Chu Han's forehead throbbed. The events of today had been too bizarre, leaving him unable to react for a moment. His emotions rose and fell like a roller coaster. He searched the light screen and discovered that the several sections on the right side of the system were two categories.

"Ahem, open them. Let me take a look?" Chu Han carefully asked in his mind. The moment he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared, and the sections unfolded.

Physical condition (repair and upgrade) Talents (activation and upgrade)

He had only seen the two subcategories when, upon opening the talents section, Chu Han suddenly slammed on the brakes, swung the rear around, made a U-turn... and raced back in the opposite direction!

Caught completely off guard, Fan Wei and Chen Shaoye were thrown about by inertia. Chen Shaoye in particular had his large, distinctive fat face pressed directly against the window.

Chu Han did not pay any attention to their condition at all. He increased the power and focused solely on rushing back.

He had spent ten years in the apocalypse in his previous life and understood humanity's peril better than anyone.

As time passed, zombies would grow stronger and stronger. Tier 2, Tier 3, and even higher-level zombies would gradually appear. But humanity would also progress. Alongside increased physical strength, humanity's greatest hope was its intelligence and incredibly powerful adaptability.

Human genes were marvelous. People could learn anything they had originally known absolutely nothing about. In the future, everyone would know how to use guns, and everyone would possess agility and strength unlike what they had now.

He had no ability, and the Reforging System could not give him one either.

But the various talents within it could save him an enormous amount of time.

Even as an ordinary person in his previous life, he had survived until ten years after the apocalypse began. In this life, with the Reforging System assisting him, he certainly could as well!

"Brother Chu, what are you doing? Why are you going back?" Chen Shaoye asked.

"Kill zombies." Chu Han had always been brief with his words.

Zombies = Points!

One Tier 1 zombie meant one Point. His Points were currently at zero. He had just taken a look, and activating those talents required quite a few Points. Those dozens of zombies from earlier were Points!

He would not let a single one go!

"Come on, Brother Chu. Zombies are terrifying enough already, and you still want to kill them?" Chen Shaoye looked miserable.

He was already fat to begin with, and Fan Wei was squeezed into the same seat with him, making him look like a flesh cushion. Combined with his miserable expression, he looked utterly comical.

Chu Han glanced at Fan Wei, who was lying on Chen Shaoye and appeared to have already fallen unconscious. The corner of his mouth suddenly curled into a strange smile.

You even hugged a zombie. Wasn't that scary?

Chu Han's driving skills had all been honed during the ten years of the apocalypse in his previous life. Although he did not even have a driver's license, he drove incredibly fast, turning an SUV into a supercar. Before long, they arrived at the scene from earlier.

At this moment, the dozens of zombies were wandering in circles on the road. Mindless as they were, they only knew to follow sounds. Hearing the car drawing nearer and nearer, they had no idea danger was approaching and all excitedly gathered toward it.

They all came? Good!

Joy flashed in Chu Han's eyes. He stepped on the gas, and with a roar, charged straight into the largest cluster of zombies!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

More than ten zombies were sent flying, their blackened blood splattering all over the car.

Chu Han turned the wheel and continued crashing into the zombies elsewhere. At the same time, he took a moment to check the number in the lower-right corner of the light screen.

Points: 5.

After several more bangs, the number changed again.

Points: 7.

Chu Han crashed into them with exhilaration, while Chen Shaoye was terrified out of his wits and did not dare look even once.

Just then, a sudden click sounded from the back seat.

The strange sound instantly made goosebumps rise all over Chen Shaoye's body.

"B-B-Brother Chu, wh-what was that sound?" Chen Shaoye asked shakily.

Chu Han ignored him completely and continued driving into zombies. By now, he had killed most of them. Only a scattered few remained, and as he kept crashing into them, the Reforging System's Points continued to rise.

A bow of thanks to Dark to the Depths, Slingshot Shoots Baldies, and Jiuzhou Daoist for the rewards!! Going to buy candy today!

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