Life Apostle

When Han Zhong watched the roulette spin and glow beneath the youth's hand, rewards appearing out of thin air,

his first thought was that it should all belong to him. After all, he was the manager of this warehouse.

Right, all of this should be his.

The Wang Changle before him was nothing more than a shameless thief!

That shameless thief had stolen his things. He had to take back what was his!

What, if this thief didn't know his place?!

Heh heh, there were so many man-eating monsters outside anyway. Who would know if one or two people died?

Thinking this, Han Zhong slowly turned his gaze toward Wang Changle, his eyes filled with malice and mockery.

"That's right. The outside is already the apocalypse! This is called the Doomsday Roulette, and the crystals on the zombies' heads are the currency needed to activate it."

When Wang Changle saw Han Zhong turn his attention toward him, he saw the unconcealed greed and malice in his eyes. He knew he'd been targeted.

Sure enough, from the moment order collapsed, darkness in human nature would sprout and grow in the fertile soil of fear, disappointment, bloodshed, and despair, blooming into flowers of evil.

But Wang Changle had no intention of getting tangled up with Han Zhong right now. What mattered was obtaining a profession!

So he hoped to use this to divert the other man's attention and avoid a confrontation.

"Is that so?!"

Hearing that, Han Zhong turned to a tall young man beside him.

"Da Chun, take Qiang Zi outside and find some crystals. See whether what this kid said is true!"

The yellow-haired youth and another dark-skinned man behind him immediately understood.

They turned and ran toward the restaurant. They remembered there were many corpses lying there, hacked down by people.

The moment Han Zhong finished speaking, Wang Changle knew this had become troublesome. The other side clearly had no intention of letting him go.

Seeing that they had no intention of making way, and that the remaining people began stepping toward him with knives at Han Zhong's signal,

Han Zhong looked at him as though he were a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Move aside. I need to get out!"

Wang Changle tried to slip around the side of the still-forming encirclement, but they forced him back.

"Young man, don't be in such a hurry. It's too dangerous outside! My two buddies will be back soon."

Han Zhong looked at the youth before him and spoke with a false smile.

"If you weren't lying, and we check the warehouse and find nothing missing, then naturally I'll let you leave."

Seeing the youth constantly retreat, Han Zhong unconsciously quickened his pace. The information about this treasure couldn't be allowed to reach more people.

"Exactly, exactly. This is the warehouse of our Pearl Lake Hotel. Who knows whether you stole anything from us while you were in here!"

"Kid, I advise you to confess honestly."

"Old Han, why waste words on this kid? Just take him down. Say the word, and I, Dahua, will be the first to go—"

The people closing in on him, along with the gleaming knife blades, made Wang Changle's heart sink.

It seemed they didn't just want the roulette. They wanted his spoils—and perhaps even his life!

Sure enough, beneath the apocalypse, when order crumbled, other people were hell.

Just as Wang Changle was wondering whether he should risk it all, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he sharply looked behind them.

The two men who had left earlier were running back with terrified expressions, and a huge black shadow followed behind them.

"Fuck!"

Once he saw what that black shadow was, Wang Changle immediately turned around and ran deeper into the warehouse amid Han Zhong and the others' stunned expressions.

"Little brat, trying to run? Stop—"

"Help! Help! Uncle Han!"

"Th-th-there's a monster... Aah!"

"What nonsense are you talking abou—"

Hearing them, Han Zhong turned around, only to see Da Chun and Qiang Zi, who had left earlier, frantically charging toward him.

Behind them was a zombie nearly two meters tall, grotesque and terrifying.

Unlike ordinary zombies, this one gave off a faint bluish tint from head to toe, as though coated in a layer of iron. Yet it moved no differently from an ordinary person.

Its thick arms, towering body, and bloodthirsty fangs all displayed its terror.

The real reason Wang Changle retreated was the white crystal embedded in the zombie's forehead.

As far as he knew, this was a Level 2 Zombie!

Compared to Level 1 Zombies, Level 2 Zombies not only possessed far stronger physiques, but also regained a certain degree of thought!

More importantly, they generally evolved special abilities. In peacetime, they would already have been apex predators.

In the early apocalypse, to ordinary people with no evolution, no especially powerful weapons, and no formidable abilities, Level 2 Zombies were practically invincible.

That was because zombies not only possessed the physical qualities of Level 2 Mutant Creatures, but also carried the terrifying zombie virus and had nerves incapable of feeling pain.

Wang Changle clearly remembered that even Ye Zhongming, the protagonist of this world, had only managed to win after evolving into a 1-star Evolver and acquiring a suitable weapon.

He wasn't a 1-star Evolver, didn't have nearly ten years of combat experience, and certainly didn't have plot armor. He couldn't possibly be a match for it now.

I have to obtain a profession first, then find an opportunity!

As Han Zhong and the others watched the rapidly approaching zombie, not only did they not panic, they each grabbed weapons and prepared to fight.

In their eyes, the zombie before them was merely a little larger than normal.

It looked a bit more vicious, but there was nothing to fear.

"Don't be afraid, don't panic! There are six of us!"

There were six of them, and every one of them had a weapon. Wouldn't taking it down be easy?!

But in Wang Changle's eyes, they were already synonymous with the dead. Watching them stand ready for battle, he found their innocence laughable.

"Tch, ignorance really is fearlessness!"

The gap in evolution levels wasn't something ordinary people could make up for merely through numbers, unless they were an army equipped with powerful weapons or had ranked weapons.

Besides, zombies didn't merely possess exceptional physical abilities. Even more terrifyingly, they carried the dreadful zombie virus. Once infected, one would also turn into a zombie.

Still, seeing how confident they were, Wang Changle hoped they could buy him a little more time.

With that thought, he took out the scroll he had drawn and checked its information:

[Profession Scroll: Life Apostle]

Origin: Doomsday Roulette World

Type: Profession Scroll

Grade: Special

Obtain profession upon use: Life Apostle

Note: The 'Life Apostle' profession is unique. After changing professions, no other profession can be obtained.

[Notice: You have used the Profession Scroll: Life Apostle.]

[Notice: You have obtained the profession: Life Apostle. Profession potential: S.]

[Notice: You have obtained profession skill: Root Entanglement, LV1.]

[Notice: You have obtained profession skill: Life Extraction, Level MAX.]

[Notice: You have obtained profession skill: Heart of Nature, Level MAX.]

[Notice: You have unlocked the profession template. Your affinity attributes are Constitution, Intelligence, and Charm.]

Wang Changle was bathed in a lustrous green light. Not only did he receive the Paradise's notifications,

he also received all the profession and skill information related to the Life Apostle.

He quickly came back to his senses, opened his personal information, and began checking it:

Life Apostle (Awaiting Awakening)

Skill 1: Heart of Nature

LV MAX (Passive Skill): Natural spell cooldowns reduced by 10%. Natural spell damage increased by 50%. Natural spell effects enhanced by 20%. You can communicate with plants.

Note: Unable to learn spell skills outside the natural element.

Note: Only effective on active natural-element skills.

Skill 2: Root Entanglement, LV1, Active Skill

Skill Effect: Consumes 25 Mana. Within a certain area, summons vines to entangle the target. Forces immobilization for 2.4 (2) × the difference in both sides' Intelligence, and applies a Nature Mark.

Nature Mark: For 36 (30) seconds, all plants within (Intelligence × Level) meters of the target automatically attack it. Cooldown: 27 (30) minutes.

(Heart of Nature bonus calculated)

Skill 3: Life Extraction, Combat Skill

Level MAX, Active Skill. While channeling, consumes 1 Mana every 5 seconds. Extracts 1.2 (1)% of the target's Life Origin every 10 seconds and reduces the target's all attributes by 1 + 0.2%.

Note: Extracted Life Origin will be converted into Life Essence.

Note: Other skills cannot be used while channeling. Casting will also be interrupted if the maximum range is exceeded. (Maximum range: Intelligence × 2 meters.) Cooldown: 9 (10) hours.

(Heart of Nature bonus calculated)

Skill 4 sealed

Skill 5 sealed

Skill 6 sealed

Skill 7 sealed

Skill 8 sealed

Skill 9 sealed

Although the Life Apostle inheritance hadn't given him any attribute boosts, it had granted him three skills—three extremely powerful skills.

From using the scroll to completing the inheritance, everything took only an instant.

By the time Wang Changle completed his profession inheritance, the battle at the warehouse entrance had already begun—or rather, it had already ended.

The brutality and bloodiness of the Level 2 Zombie were like a real-life Saw scene!