Elevator announcement: the beginner period was over

He had to find a way to extend his life in the month he had left.

Ye Hua muttered something, then stirred the salt water in the pot.

Once enough of it had evaporated, he could filter it. Ye Hua had no suitable filter mesh for the time being, so he could only buy a stocking from the Exchange, wash it clean, and use it as a filter.

At that moment, Lin Feng stared at the number of people online displayed in the Chatroom, scarcely able to believe it.

He remembered seeing over three billion people last time, but only a few days had passed, and it had already fallen below three billion. Wasn't that death rate a little too high?

If this kept up, everyone would be dead in less than two months.

Not to mention that the temperature was still so low, increasing the chances of getting sick. With no medicine to treat them, another wave of people who couldn't hold on would die.

[Ding-dong! Elevator announcement: Lucky survivors, the beginner period of Elevator Survival has ended. Next, you will face an even harsher survival environment. After this announcement ends, floor difficulty will increase, and the time you may remain on a floor will increase to two hours. At the same time, after you enter a floor, the elevator doors will close, and you will be unable to return to the elevator. The doors will only reopen once you have eliminated all dangerous creatures or completed the floor task.]

[Ding-dong! Some floors will appear that you cannot refuse to enter.]

It was impossible to tell what was speaking in the elevator announcement, because the voice was entirely electronically synthesized and somewhat distorted.

In the Chatroom.

[You're kidding, right? That was still the beginner period??]

[What kind of beginner period kills hundreds of millions of people in less than a month?!]

[We're doomed, we're doomed. I was already scared to go out, and now I'm even more scared. I've still got some food stored up, anyway. If I ration it, I should last a few days.]

[Guys, I'm already panicking!!]

[Fucking hell, I've trained in combat for two and a half years. Whatever the hell it is, I'll beat it to death with my fists!]

[Brother above, may your next floor be Sadako.]

[?????]

The Chatroom was filled with wailing. Even the beginner period had been this dangerous. How could they survive once the difficulty increased?

They could only hope the rewards would match the danger.

Lin Feng sighed inwardly, then picked up the iron block and resumed exercising.

In truth, Lin Feng wasn't afraid as long as he didn't run into ghosts, gods, or the like. What he feared was encountering something that couldn't be destroyed by physical means.

After spending so many days in the elevator world, Lin Feng had adjusted his daily routine. After exercising, he replenished some energy, then went comfortably to sleep.

At eleven that morning, Lin Feng woke up on his own again.

By then, the induction cooker had been running continuously for two days. As expected of a system product-any other brand would have burned out long ago.

Yet the moment Lin Feng finished praising the system inwardly, he smelled something burning.

It was coming from the induction cooker. Frightened, he hurriedly switched it off. Fortunately, it wasn't damaged.

Maybe it had gotten too hot and needed to cool down.

He was heading into a floor world shortly anyway, so he could turn it back on after returning.

Once the induction cooker was switched off, the temperature in the elevator began dropping rapidly.

[Beep. The floor the host is about to enter is the Wasteland Floor. There are 20 Zombie Dogs on this floor. Two doses of Zombie Virus Immunity Serum are hidden in the Dog King's stomach. There is a Weapon Supply Crate inside the Blue Container. Opening it will yield one HK416 Automatic Rifle, 300 spare rounds, 20 underbarrel grenades, one Purple Flare, one Red Flare, one Yellow Flare, and 2 Claymore Mines.]

[Beep. Bounty mission triggered. Host, please kill all Zombie Dogs. Reward: 1 gold coin per kill.]

"The Wasteland Floor again. The difficulty really has increased."

Lin Feng muttered. Zombie Dogs were certainly more formidable than Zombies, and there were twenty of them. Honestly, Lin Feng was somewhat reluctant to go in, but the rewards really were good.

Both the Weapon Supply Crate on the floor and the mission issued by the system were very tempting to Lin Feng.

However, the weapons he had really weren't up to the task. Zombie Dogs were bound to be extremely fast, and retreating into the elevator to ambush them was no longer allowed. Once he entered the floor, the elevator doors would close.

Lin Feng strongly suspected that whatever had brought them into this world had seen his sneaky trick and immediately patched the bug.

"Damn it, I'm going for it!"

Lin Feng rubbed the Velociraptor's head. The little fellow had some fighting ability now, so he would bring it along this time. He wouldn't have to worry about it getting infected with the zombie virus, either. As long as he killed all the Zombie Dogs, he could get the immunity serum from the Dog King's stomach.

Then the two of them could simply take the injections.

Most people in the Chatroom had initially intended to keep exploring floors, but after the announcement, most decided to hide in their elevators and stay put.

After all, once they left the elevator, they couldn't return. If they encountered some extremely dangerous creature, wouldn't they just be throwing their lives away?

[Ding-dong! Elevator descending. Please hold on securely.]

[Guys, I'll go scout ahead first-if I make it back alive.]

[Take care, guy above! I'll lie low for a few days and see how things go.]

[I'm going too. You have to seize opportunities! What if I get something amazing this time and hit the big time on the spot!]

Hiss-

The elevator slowly stopped. After pressing the button to open the doors, Lin Feng raised his shotgun and looked around warily. This floor seemed to be inside an abandoned factory. Several half-eaten Zombie corpses lay on the ground.

"Roar!!!!!"

The instant Lin Feng stepped out of the elevator, a Zombie Dog suddenly leaped down from the metal framework overhead.

Fortunately, Lin Feng had mastered the combat skill and reacted quickly. He knocked the airborne Zombie Dog away with his gun stock, then fired a shot straight into its head.

Watching the Zombie Dog's head burst like a watermelon, Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed this wasn't as difficult as he'd imagined.

Yet the next moment, Zombie Dogs slowly emerged, one after another, from the dark corners of the factory.

"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!!"

"Roar-"

Standing beside Lin Feng's leg, the Little Velociraptor roared back without a trace of fear.

He had to admit, the little thing had quite a voice. The Zombie Dogs had never heard a dinosaur roar before. They froze briefly before locating the source of the sound.

No, I can't fight them!

Lin Feng seemed to see a mocking look in one Zombie Dog's eyes. Clearly, this intelligent Zombie Dog was the Dog King.

They hadn't attacked directly yet, probably because they were waiting for the Dog King's command. If this many Zombie Dogs charged him, his chances of survival would be almost zero, so he had to find somewhere high up...