Equipment Enhancement Scroll

[Congratulations, player "Yazi," on successfully killing a zombie. You gained 1 experience point and 1 Gold Coin.]

[Congratulations on reaching Level 4. You gained 1 free attribute point.]

[Player "Yazi" needs 40 more experience points to reach the next level.]

A blade glimmering with a cyan light spun through the air, flying forward.

A zombie, completely unaware of the danger closing in, was still sprinting toward the living human in the distance.

A flash of the blade.

The zombie's head, its mouth still gaping wide, rolled to the ground.

At the same time, a cyan-glowing item burst from its body.

But that wasn't important.

What mattered was that after the spinning blade reached its limit,

it somehow made a sharp turn, defying all reason.

It flew back toward Lin Zhiluo.

Another zombie lunged at Lin Zhiluo, never imagining it would be struck by a "returning blade."

The spinning blade easily sliced through the back of its neck.

[Congratulations, player "Yazi," on successfully killing a zombie. You gained 1 experience point and 1 Gold Coin.]

Watching the word "Death" appear above the zombie's head,

Lin Zhiluo caught the Tang Dao with satisfaction.

"Whirlwind Slash is so useful," he exclaimed.

The only downside was that his mental strength was still too weak, making Whirlwind Slash's cooldown a little too long.

It was now 12:30 p.m.

Lin Zhiluo had gotten up at six in the morning and left the inn at six thirty.

That meant he'd been traveling outside for six hours.

He'd chosen secluded routes, where zombies were scarce.

But his haul had been impressive.

With nearly thirty zombies dead, Lin Zhiluo had successfully reached Level 4.

And with a 100% drop rate, he'd gotten nearly thirty items.

Lin Zhiluo hadn't been nearly as lucky today as he'd been last night.

A large portion of the items were supplies.

Things like "a clean men's shirt," "a serving of Kung Pao Chicken over rice," and "a precisely accurate watch"...

In short, he stuffed them all into his Storage Space.

He knew he now had enough food for three days.

Lin Zhiluo strapped the watch to his wrist.

Keeping track of time was still important in the Doomsday Game.

Checking the time on his old phone was too much trouble.

And before long, the city's power grid would fail because no one was maintaining it. He wouldn't even be able to charge his phone then.

As for the other items, there was an Eye of Investigation and a [Hidden Mask].

[Hidden Mask]: Bronze-grade item. When worn, it conceals your nickname, level, and other basic information for 30 minutes. Can be used twice a day.

What could he say? It was a pretty good mask. Lin Zhiluo put it on right away.

Lin Zhiluo went forward and picked up the items dropped by the two zombies he'd just killed.

[One serving of shredded pork and ham fried rice]

He casually slipped the card into his Storage Space, then examined the scroll glowing with a cyan light.

[Equipment Enhancement Scroll]: Bronze-grade item. Can enhance Bronze-grade equipment, improving its attributes. The first enhancement is guaranteed to succeed. The success rate of later enhancements decreases as the equipment's level increases.

Lin Zhiluo smiled. He'd finally gotten something useful!

Without hesitation, he slapped the [Equipment Enhancement Scroll] onto the Tang Dao.

[Enhancement successful. Congratulations, player "Yazi," on obtaining "Tang Hengdao +1."]

[Tang Hengdao +1]: Bronze-grade weapon. A standard military saber from the Tang Dynasty of the Dragon Kingdom, approximately 70 centimeters long. It can pierce armor and is durable. Enhancement has further improved its attributes.

Attributes: +2 Strength. Can pierce 15% of the enemy's defense. Consecutive slashes increase damage by 10%. After leaving combat, damage to the blade can slowly recover.

The edge of the Tang Dao in Lin Zhiluo's hand was now even sharper, reflecting a dazzling gleam in the blazing sunlight.

He put the free attribute point he'd gained upon reaching Level 4 into Strength.

By the second day of the apocalypse, Lin Zhiluo's stats had already reached the level of a special forces soldier.

Base Attributes: Strength: 18, Spirit: 17, Constitution: 11, Agility: 17

Feeling the surging power within him, Lin Zhiluo's stomach growled at an inopportune moment.

"Almost there. I'll take a break, then keep going this afternoon. If I reach Level 5 today, I can head straight to that place tomorrow and challenge it. I won't even need to look for a Dungeon," he thought.

Lin Zhiluo was heading from the small inn toward Li Family Villa.

He'd originally planned to look for a Dungeon's teleportation array.

Dungeons were the most important way to gain experience, food, equipment, and items in the Doomsday Game.

After all, there were only so many zombies, and you couldn't kill that many.

Players just needed to find one of the many Dungeon teleportation arrays scattered around the city. They could then teleport to a Dungeon Waiting Room and choose which Dungeon they wanted to enter.

Of course, there were also some special solo Dungeons.

Those solo Dungeons were essentially Hidden Dungeons, and their rewards were extremely generous.

But Lin Zhiluo now felt that his strength was increasing quickly, and there was no need to waste time waiting around.

After traveling all morning, he'd covered about a third of the distance and reached a secluded road.

Besides the two zombies Lin Zhiluo had just killed, he hadn't seen any living people on the road.

Both sides of the road were lined with low, single-story houses.

Lin Zhiluo had carefully chosen these routes to avoid crowded areas.

After all, on the second day of the apocalypse, hardly anyone dared to face zombies alone in the streets.

Lin Zhiluo casually picked a house, chopped through the door lock with one swing of his blade, and went inside.

The place was a mess, with all kinds of things scattered across the floor.

It looked like someone in the family had turned into a zombie, and the others had scrambled to escape.

He didn't let his guard down. The bloodstains on the floor and the strange smell reaching his nose both told him

there were still zombies in the house.

He raised the Tang Dao and crossed the filthy living room, reaching the hallway that led to the bedrooms.

"Roar."

Suddenly, a growl sounded from the room to Lin Zhiluo's right.

Two sharp claws punched through the wooden door and reached for him.

Alert, Lin Zhiluo used his 17 Agility to dodge the two sharp claws in an instant.

He swung the Tang Dao and chopped them both off.

The zombie on the other side of the door slammed against it frantically. The wooden door groaned under the strain.

Lin Zhiluo didn't even consider opening it. He thrust his blade through the door.

The blade continued forward, piercing the zombie's chest.

The chest clearly wasn't a zombie's weak spot,

and it kept ramming the door wildly, its severed forearms still waving in the air.

Lin Zhiluo kicked the door. Already on the verge of breaking apart, it came loose from its frame and fell toward the bedroom floor.

The zombie behind it was pinned beneath the door.

Lin Zhiluo stepped forward and easily severed its head.

"Okay, fight's over." He relaxed and returned to the living room.

He plopped down beside the dining table and pulled out a thick stack of cards.

"Wow, there's so much food. I don't even know what to eat," Lin Zhiluo said with "regret."

If anyone outside, still fighting desperately for their lives, had heard him, they would've coughed up three liters of blood.

But Lin Zhiluo quickly thought of a solution.

He would draw cards.

He casually drew four cards.

Lin Zhiluo chose to activate them.

A moment later, steaming, fragrant dishes appeared on the dining table.

He picked up the Pork and Sausage Fried Rice and dug in.