[Brain check-in]
Lin Ye climbed up from the cold white tiles with a sharp pain in his head and rows of text flashing before his eyes.
[System loaded]
[Acquired Shelter, Doomsday Apartment Room 304]
[Acquired Doomsday Survival Beginner Pack * 1]
[Drawn Talent Ability: Class-D Personnel Simulator]
[Please check more information through the system interface yourself]
[Doomsday survival officially begins]
What the hell is this?
Lin Ye sorted out his chaotic thoughts and opened the system interface connected to his consciousness.
[Personal Info]
[Shelter Info]
[Trade]
[Comms]
There were only these four sections in the system interface, and Lin Ye checked them one by one with his consciousness.
[Personal Info]
[Name: Lin Ye]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 24]
[Talent Ability: Class-D Personnel Simulator]
[Notes: None]
Lin Ye clicked on his talent ability.
[Class-D Personnel Simulator]
[Can randomly simulate one Class-D personnel on a mission every day]
[Notes: Why would anyone want to court death?]
Lin Ye: "Huh?"
[Shelter Info]
[Level: Primary]
[Status: Absolutely Safe (7 days)]
[Notes: Please upgrade your shelter level within 7 days]
"So how am I supposed to upgrade it? At least write down the upgrade conditions!" Lin Ye complained.
There were already a few pages of item transactions in the trade area, but they were all trading some junk for food and drink, with not a single legitimate transaction.
The busiest part was the comms section.
It was split into 3 sections: World, Region, Friends.
The world section could not be posted in, so even though there were over 10 billion people in it, it was very quiet.
Lin Ye did not have any friends yet, so the friends section had no messages either.
Region (999997/1000000)
"How did three people die? Didn't it say the shelter is absolutely safe inside?"
"They went out themselves, there are weird things outside."
"I am in an apartment, where is this?"
"Hhahahaha! I awakened a system! I won't eat beef from now on!"
"Idiots, everyone has a system."
"There are monsters outside, everyone don't go out!"
"Bulls**t! I've read this kind of novel, now is the prime time to find supplies, whether we can become big shots depends on right now."
"Oh hoo, another dozen or so died."
"Idiots, if the outside weren't dangerous, it wouldn't give you an absolutely safe shelter."
"Seems so, good thing I didn't go out."
"Damn! So you didn't go out!"
"Is Li Hongwei there? I am your dad."
"Do you all have special abilities?"
As more people woke up, the group chat filled with more and more messages. Lin Ye slowed the flow of information so he could read them.
Most of them were missing-person notices, but very few people seemed to know anyone else in the same region. He had no idea how the system had decided who went where.
It seemed that all one million people in the region had been assigned to the same area. The Shelters weren't far apart, and Lin Ye could hear noises coming from the nearby ones.
There were strange footsteps in the hallway, but the peephole only showed part of the empty corridor.
Dense white fog drifted outside the window. Every so often, a huge shadow passed through it.
Lin Ye opened the beginner's survival pack. Inside were a 500-milliliter bottle of mineral water, a one-pound loaf of sliced bread, and a kitchen knife with a 30-centimeter blade.
The Shelter was only about thirty square meters. The front door opened onto a sink and a stove. Across from the sink was a bathroom with a flush toilet and a shower. A sliding door separated the bedroom from the sink area. The bedroom had only a desk, a bed, and a window looking out onto the world. That was everything in the Shelter.
Lin Ye turned on the tap. Nothing came out.
There wasn't a drop of water in the bathroom, either. It seemed the water had been shut off for a long time.
There was no gas for the stove and no electricity in the outlets. It was fine during the day, but at night he would probably have to rely on the system interface for light.
But the system interface was linked to his consciousness. It was hard to say whether it could illuminate the real world.
What am I supposed to do? With this little food, I won't last more than a few days.
Lin Ye didn't want to explore outside. After all, so far, nobody in the regional chat had said they'd gone out and come back alive.
Quite a few people claimed there were plenty of good things outside and encouraged others to go explore.
But so far, Lin Ye hadn't seen a single screenshot of the outside world.
He had, however, seen plenty of people selling pornographic pictures online.
Region (999845/1000000)
More than a hundred people had died in less than ten minutes. Even if there really were supplies outside, Lin Ye wasn't going to risk going out.
Then I can only try using my special ability.
Lin Ye scratched his head. Judging by the description, he couldn't help feeling that this wasn't a legitimate special ability. It seemed more like some kind of shady job posting.
Brrrm, brrrm, brrrm...
Amid the steady rumble of the car, Lin Ye woke up. He was wearing an orange prison uniform, and there were four other prisoners in the transport vehicle dressed just like him. Four fully armed security personnel sat in the front half, with a safety net between them and the prisoners.
Damn it, I knew this would happen!
Lin Ye silently cursed to himself. Just moments ago, he'd been sitting on the bed in the Shelter. The moment he used his special ability, he'd ended up here.
Worst of all, the body he was using now wasn't his own. It belonged to a sturdy young white man.
[Simulated Class-D Personnel: Kenneth] [Remaining simulations: 10]
What does 10 times mean?! Does the simulation end after ten tries, or will I really die after ten tries?
Lin Ye roared inwardly. This damn ability really was unreliable. He didn't know what Class-D Personnel were supposed to do, but he only had ten chances to make mistakes.
"Don't be nervous," said the man sitting beside him. He seemed to notice that Lin Ye was a little on edge, and patted him on the thigh. "Being nervous won't help anyway."
You're really good at comforting people.
Lin Ye pushed his hand away and asked:
"What are we supposed to do?"
Lin Ye had no idea what was going on, so he could only risk arousing suspicion and ask.
At that moment, Lin Ye realized they weren't speaking any language he recognized, yet he could understand them without any trouble.
It was as if a translation program had been installed in his brain.
"Who knows? It's not just us-even the armed guys outside don't know what we're supposed to do. Otherwise, they wouldn't need us to go in first and scout the place."
The man sighed, then closed his eyes as though he'd accepted his fate.
Lin Ye didn't ask anything else. It seemed these "companions" of his didn't know much, either.
Before long, the transport vehicle stopped outside a villa.
The Supervisory Personnel and Class-D Personnel got out in turn. The head of the security team was a tall Black man.
"Number one."
A Class-D Personnel stepped forward. One of the Supervisory Personnel put a communications helmet with a camera on him, then sent him into the villa alone.
Several Supervisory Personnel watched the camera feed on a laptop.
Five minutes later, the team captain suddenly said:
"Number two."
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