New Talent, Father God's Listening!

Selected innate talent: 'Hibernation Master (White)'

Simulation begins...

Day 1, Apocalypse's Arrival. You stayed in the school dormitory and received notice that no one was allowed to leave campus from now on...

Day 2, ...

Although there were only trash talents to choose from.

At least he still had a top-tier talent like Fallen Gift to fall back on.

If all he wanted was to scrape by in the apocalypse, it did not seem too difficult.

But hiding away in some corner was clearly not the outcome Su Ze wanted.

Nor was it the outcome his simulated self wanted...

In the simulation, he continued using the same strategy.

He treated the school as an intelligence exchange hub, trying to obtain reliable information from the Awakened who appeared there.

—Information about the "incantations."

Day 30, the first Awakened to appear at the school told you that she remembered the dream she had when she became Awakened. Her incantation was—Starry Sky.

You thanked her, then headed to the relevant Contamination Zone overnight.

Day 31, you destroyed the Pollution Source...

Day 32, you spent the night in the Contamination Zone. In your sleep, you were pursued by mutated animals and exhausted all your Healing Energy...

You died.

You fell once again...

He had clearly obtained the incantation, yet still returned empty-handed.

For a moment, Su Ze did not know why.

He could only remain patient and continue simulating again and again.

Selected innate talent: "Silent Mage (Green)"

Day 1, ...

Day 26, you confirmed that the incantation for becoming Awakened was—Starry Sky.

Day 30, you had a nightmare. In your sleep, you were in a strange space, pursued by Hounds that seemed able to teleport. You exhausted all your Healing Energy...

You died.

Selected innate talent: 'No One Eats (Blue)'

Day 1, ...

Day 35, you learned a different incantation from other Awakened—Inspiration. You suddenly realized that not everyone had the same constitution.

Perhaps different people needed different incantations to awaken...

Day 44, you once again tried to actively draw Mysteries to yourself, hoping to become Awakened.

As expected, you had a nightmare. In the dream, you tried everything you could, but even after exhausting all your Healing Energy, you still failed...

You died.

Simulation after simulation, death after death.

Su Ze was starting to go numb.

For others, becoming Awakened seemed quite easy.

They only needed to come into contact with a Pollution Source, have a nightmare, use an incantation, and gain powerful strength.

But even with powerful talents aiding him, he still could not become Awakened.

As a result, in the simulations that followed, his focus changed.

He no longer obsessed over becoming Awakened as quickly as possible.

Instead, he sought to learn more information...

The result was that he came to understand the area around his school better.

Where the boundaries of the Contamination Zones lay...

Which places were Safe Zones...

What the main threats in each Contamination Zone were...

He even learned that Contamination Zones could not be eliminated.

Even if a Pollution Source was destroyed, a new one would soon appear. And the new Pollution Source would bring new deadly threats...

For instance, a Contamination Zone originally filled with Zombies might, after its Pollution Source changed, produce vicious ghosts that could pass through walls and claim lives.

Su Ze had grasped more and more intelligence like this.

If he wanted to build a Safe House in advance now, it would be all too easy.

After all, he knew exactly which places would become so-called Safe Zones after the apocalypse arrived.

As the simulations continued.

More than four hours quickly passed.

The ordinary ten-minute cooldown, combined with the time spent in the simulations, made Su Ze feel somewhat pressed for time.

He wanted to obtain as many simulation rewards as possible before the apocalypse arrived, which meant he had to use his time wisely.

If a simulation lasted more than four hours, it meant he would not be able to make perfect use of the Simulator's cooldown mechanic...

Fortunately, yesterday's simulations had not taken much time, so he still had some leeway.

If only I'd chosen that purple Complete Retreat talent earlier...

Whenever the Simulator offered trash innate talents, that thought would always echo through Su Ze's mind.

Until now...

Please choose one of the following three talents as the innate talent for this simulation!

Safe Haven (White): The sense of security you give others will increase considerably. With you nearby, everyone will feel at ease, though you will not actually become stronger.

Innate Furnace (Green): When you activate this talent, your body will become as warm as a furnace.

Father God's Listening (Gold): You will often hear true voices that you may wish to hear. These voices may contain important secrets. When your desire is strong enough, you can also hear the thoughts of people around you.

Whoa!

He had finally seen a Gold Talent again. It had not been easy!

Su Ze had been thinking that if another purple talent reward appeared, he absolutely would not let it slip away.

Yet the Simulator had directly given him another Gold Talent.

There was naturally no need to hesitate.

He directly chose the Gold-grade talent.

Father God's Listening!

Selected innate talent: 'Father God's Listening (Gold)'

Simulation begins...

Day 1, Apocalypse's Arrival. The school allowed entry but not exit. You stayed in the dormitory and watched quietly as events unfolded.

Day 2, the temperature plummeted. You did nothing.

Day 3, panic spread. Every person you saw had a face filled with unease.

Day 4, you secretly left the school and arrived at Half-Mountain Community, where you lived. The people in the community had all been dragged into the Mirror World, with no word of their fate...

You knew that the Mirror World's activation rule was once every seven days. Everyone within the Contamination Zone's range would be dragged inside.

Day 5, you stayed in your room piled high with supplies and felt bored.

Day 6, you remained bored.

Day 7, your talent, Father God's Listening, took effect. From far away, you heard information you wanted to know.

—Different Contamination Zones corresponded to different incantations.

Day 8, you heard another unfamiliar voice. Through that voice, you confirmed a new incantation—Imagination.

It was working!

The newly acquired Gold Talent was indeed extraordinary!

It had given him the information he wanted most so quickly.

It seemed that the information he had previously obtained about becoming Awakened had indeed been correct.

It just had not been comprehensive enough.

However, that still could not fully explain why he had repeatedly failed to become Awakened.

After all, he had clearly used the correct incantation in the corresponding Contamination Zone, yet he simply could not succeed.

It was baffling...

Fortunately.

In his earlier simulations, he had chosen talents that directly increased combat power.

An ordinary Green Combat Talent was generally enough to let him contend with an Awakened.

A Blue Combat Talent, meanwhile, was enough for him to beat an ordinary Awakened senseless.

So Su Ze had already made up his mind.

If he truly could not become Awakened, he would choose talents that directly increased his combat power.

That way, even if he could not quickly become Awakened in the simulation, it would not matter.

After all, talents would provide him with the combat foundation needed to explore Contamination Zones...

Day 9, you waited all day, but did not hear the voice you wanted to hear...