Rebirth, the Apocalypse Begins!

[Fate Coin use successful!]

[Obtained Mythical-grade unique item—Regret Pill!]

Did even the heavens want to give him another chance?

Lu Li pulled a smile onto his blood-stained face, using the very last ounce of his strength to swallow the liquid!

Living once more, all those who betrayed him must die!!

[Data Panel generation complete. The global apocalypse will begin in ten seconds. All players, please prepare!]

A cold voice echoed in everyone's minds.

Lu Li looked up abruptly, his eyes meeting the familiar sight of his old classroom.

The Regret Pill had taken effect; he had truly returned!

At this very moment, the students in the classroom were looking at each other in confusion.

"Hey, did you hear some weird voice just now?"

"Holy crap, you heard it too? I thought I was the only one..."

"Global apocalypse? I just finished today's homework, for crying out loud!"

"Hahahaha, forget the assignments! The ability I awakened is Lightning Arrow! Diamond Rank!! I'm invincible, hahahaha!!"

"Damn, what rotten luck! My Talent Ability is Scout, and it's only Black Iron Grade..."

"Scout? Black Iron Grade?"

Lu Li turned his head at the sound, seeing Xing Anlin, who sat by the window, complaining with a miserable look on his face.

If his memory served him right, this person would be killed by a monster in the very first second of the apocalypse!

Sure enough, Before the poor guy could finish his sentence, the sound of shattering window glass erupted abruptly.

A mantis-like monster the size of a child lunged into the classroom, its blade-like arms swinging fiercely, slicing off half of Xing Anlin's head in one strike!

The noisy classroom fell into sudden silence.

"Mon, monster..."

"His head, half his head is gone..."

"It's turning toward us..."

Greater panic erupted in the class; the students fell into chaos, scrambling and shoving to reach the classroom door.

Lu Li, however, did not retreat but instead stepped forward, slowly closing in on the mantis monster.

He recognized the creature before him—

Blade Mantis!

As the first type of monster to appear when the apocalypse game began, the Blade Mantis possessed terrifying lethality, but it was a glass cannon.

One only needed to strike its slender neck to kill it with ease.

Having lived once before, Lu Li understood this, and he had already grabbed a chair, ready to attack.

Before he could strike, a dazzling Lightning Arrow slammed into the Blade Mantis's face first.

Lu Li paused, immediately setting the chair back down.

He had almost forgotten about Zhao Hui, the lucky bastard who had awakened a Diamond Rank ability.

"Get the hell out of the way, watch my Lightning Arrow!"

Having landed a sneak attack, Zhao Hui saw his strike take effect, and the fear in his eyes instantly faded, replaced by extreme arrogance.

He was a genius who had awakened a Diamond-grade ability!

The mantis monster before him was nothing to fear!

However, it was a pity that Zhao Hui did not know the Blade Mantis's weakness was its neck.

The Lightning Arrow he had thrown not only failed to kill the monster, but it also completely enraged it.

Seeing the Blade Mantis pounce fiercely, Zhao Hui could only keep throwing Lightning Arrows to block it.

Sparks crackled and flew everywhere, and the entire classroom instantly turned into a chaotic mess.

Seizing this opportunity, Lu Li quietly crept over to Xing Anlin's corpse.

It wasn't that he had some twisted hobby, but rather because the ability Lu Li had awakened was very special—

[Soul Devour].

This ability could not be used on living creatures, and it had no rank rating.

In his previous life, Lu Li had thought he had awakened a useless, trash ability, but he later discovered that Soul Devour was heaven-defying.

Because it could devour the souls of corpses!

Ignoring levels, ignoring ranks!

As long as it was a corpse, Lu Li could devour its soul and convert it into Soul Points!

Plunder talent, claimed for his own use!

At this moment, Lu Li had already placed his hand upon the corpse of Xing Anlin.

Ability activated!

[Devoured Lv.0 player soul, Soul Points +1]

[Plunder ability—Scout (Black Iron)]

[Retain soul consciousness? (Yes/No)]

Lu Li pondered for a moment and chose Yes.

Devouring human souls carried a probability of offering the option to retain consciousness.

Xing Anlin was a decent person; there was no need to erase his consciousness after devouring his soul in this lifetime.

Once his own soul grew strong enough, perhaps he could refine him into a Soul Guard to serve as his assistant.

Thinking this, Lu Li cast his gaze toward the distance.

It was truly worthy of being a Diamond Rank ability.

Even though Zhao Hui's aim was abysmal and he hadn't managed to hit the Blade Mantis's weak point once, under his relentless bombardment, the monster was already missing limbs and covered in wounds.

With a final mournful cry, the Blade Mantis breathed its last.

Seeing the battle end, Lu Li immediately approached the carcass.

His Soul Devour ability didn't just work on human corpses; it was equally effective on monster corpses.

[Devoured Lv.1 monster soul, Soul Points +2]

[Plunder ability—Blade Arm (Bronze)]

Unlike humans, monster souls usually did not offer the option to retain consciousness.

Lu Li felt this was likely because these creatures had not evolved intelligence.

"Lu Li, what are you doing?!"

Just as Lu Li withdrew his hand from the Blade Mantis's corpse, Ying Zi'an's grating voice came from behind him.

This man was usually Zhao Hui's lackey, and now that he saw Zhao Hui had awakened a powerful ability, he had transformed into a bootlicking sycophant.

Zhao Hui also turned his gaze toward Lu Li, his expression shifting uncertainly.

Having already prepared a countermeasure, Lu Li remained composed:

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just testing my ability."

"Testing your ability? What rank is it?"

"Black Iron Grade, Scout."

Lu Li calmly reported the ability he had taken from Xing Anlin.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zi'an's face twisted into a sneer:

"I thought it was something special; turns out it's just trash Black Iron. Go scout somewhere else, don't touch Brother Zhao's spoils of war here! Get lost, get lost..."

Zhao Hui raised a hand, interrupting him:

"Hey, let him finish."

Lu Li feigned a look of gratitude:

"My Scout ability can locate where the Mana Crystal is generated."

"Mana Crystal generation location?" Zhao Hui's eyes narrowed:

"Where is it?"

When the apocalypse descended, information was instilled into everyone's minds, including the uses of Mana Crystals.

Mana Crystals were generated within monsters and were essential materials for players to grow.

"The head."

Lu Li spoke, simultaneously taking a step back.

This small gesture satisfied Zhao Hui greatly, and he tilted his chin toward Ying Zi'an:

"Go, take the Mana Crystal out."

The ability Ying Zi'an had awakened was [Sharp Claw], a Silver Grade ability. Its combat power was low in the early stages, but it was unexpectedly well-suited for gutting and disemboweling.

Before long, a grayish-black Mana Crystal was dug out.

Looking at this Mana Crystal, greed flickered in Ying Zi'an's eyes, but in the end, he handed it over to Zhao Hui.

"Brother Zhao, it's a First-Order Mana Crystal."

Players could level up by absorbing Mana Crystals; a First-Order Mana Crystal provided 1 experience point.

A Second-Order Mana Crystal provided 10 experience points, and so on.

This seemingly ordinary advancement channel actually concealed a hidden mystery.

Because players could only absorb ten Mana Crystals per week, there was no restriction on the rank of the crystals absorbed.

With the same ten Mana Crystals, a player who absorbed only First-Order Mana Crystals would certainly lag far behind a player who absorbed Second-Order Mana Crystals in terms of level.

Of course, for the moment, only Lu Li understood the mystery behind this.

Zhao Hui absorbed the Mana Crystal without hesitation, striking a pose of superiority:

"Not bad. We must find a way to obtain more Mana Crystals so that we can grow strong rapidly."

Ying Zi'an immediately chimed in:

"Right, right, right! Let's split up and act, and all the Mana Crystals we get go to Brother Zhao!"

Hearing this, a voice of dissatisfaction rose from the crowd:

"Why should we risk our lives to obtain Mana Crystals only to hand them over to Zhao Hui for nothing?!"

"Why?"

Zhao Hui sneered, his gaze locking onto the dissenter as electric arcs flickered in his palm:

"Just because I awakened a Diamond Rank ability, and you didn't!"