With 30 Seconds remaining, the morning sky immediately darkened. It was painted red, almost as if hell descended upon the world. With apprehensive anticipation, the brothers prepared for the apocalypse
[Quest]
Main quest: Get ready for the apocalypse.
Time remaining: 3 seconds.
Rewards: 500 coins, 1 Free chance to draw in the lottery.
Failure to meet condition: Death.
With 3 seconds remaining, their heart was more nervous than ever. Slowly counting down in their minds, '3... 2... 1...'
Swoosh! The wind outside blew, trees swayed and the sky darkened.
[Ding!] [Congratulations, host! For finishing the quest. You have been awarded 500 coins and a free chance to draw the lottery!] After that, another notification rang.
[Ding!] [The apocalypse had started. Please let the host know to be ready. Good luck on your journey!]
The brothers looked outside through the mirror and saw someone turning into a zombie. Fear was evident in their eyes as they saw what was once their neighbor, turn into a horrifying monster.
As the transformation progressed, a dark, unsettling change occurred: blood began to seep from his eyes, streaking down his face in crimson lines. The once clear and expressive gaze became obscured by this disturbing fluid, adding to the growing sense of horror and loss of humanity. His skin grew increasingly pale and took on an uneven, mottled texture. His eyes lost their clarity, becoming dull and lifeless.
Both the brothers and onlookers were scared. Some tried to run and some tried to approach them with caution, but to no avail.
The ones who tried to help their loved ones or some stranger were bitten and ripped to shreds, bit by bit. Electronics stopped working, planes crashed, phones died, and even the TV and Radio didn't work.
...
5 Minutes passed and people all over the world are in chaos. Some had begun fighting back, some were on the run and some just stayed in their homes, just like the Sebastian brothers.
"Damn, it did happen, huh?" Angelo was still surprised and scared but still ready.
Xian, however. Stood up and got close to the door. "Where are you going?" His brother asked. "I'll be back. Wait for me here." "Tf do you mean 'wait for me here'? We'll go together." Angelo knows his brother too much, he knows he will do something outside, so he can't leave him to do it alone.
Xian just smiled and signaled for him to come, and they picked up their weapons.
As they got outside, chaos was evident everywhere. In 5 minutes, some buildings were broken far off the distance, houses were destroyed, and broken cars along the way with some bodies of humans and monsters everywhere.
In the distance, they both saw three zombies in the way. There were two low-rank and one middle-rank zombie. They both hid behind a car and observed the zombies. "What should we do? There's three of them" Angelo asked with nervous breath. "Calm down. I'll take two you go and try to take one." Xian answered. "What? No, you take one, I'll take two. I'm the older brother here." Angelo said. "I understand that, but trust me on this one. I'll move first."
Xian stood up and Angelo followed him. Then, Xian suddenly disappeared and a gust of wind blew along with his takeoff. Angelo was surprised at the speed Xian took off. "What the...?" Angelo was surprised, but quickly regained his composure and also ran towards the zombies.
Xian moved with swift speed and slashed his sword at the zombie closest to him. With a swift and precise slash, the head of the zombie flew off and dropped with a thud.
[Ding!] [Congratulations host for killing a low, stage 1 zombie for the first time!] [Host rewarded with 50 coins.]
The two other zombies were now alerted and ran towards Xian. Xian tried to make a downward slash towards the zombie, but it dodged sideways, grazing its shoulder.
Xian was shocked, but Xuan collected himself hopped backward, and got ready to stab in front. He moved with such quickness that the zombie was caught off guard and got stabbed in the chest.
While that was happening, Angelo was now there getting ready to attack the zombie at the back. He shouted while swinging his axe. "AHHH!! DIE!"
While Angelo was busy fighting with the zombie, Xian was fighting the stage 1, middle-rank zombie. The stab from the chest surely didn't kill it, as it was still growling and running around while attacking him.
Xian was getting quite annoyed because of the running, so he got into stance and used the first technique of Starfall Stab, Meteoric Impact!
Qi surged within his sword and his surroundings. "Meteoric Impact!" Whoosh!
As soon as the sword touched the body of the zombie, it exploded. That's right, the zombie exploded! What once was a big, muscular zombie, is now reduced to chunks of flesh.
[Ding!] [Congratulations, the host has leveled up by 1!] [3 Blank stats can now be assigned to stats!] [Congratulations, host! for killing a Middle, Stage 1 zombie for the first time.] [Rewarding host with 100 coins and a title!] [Title: First Blood. Equipping the title will give the host with +1 Agility.] "Equip title!" Xian shouted with excitement.
[stats]
Host: Xian Sebastian.
Age: 19
Level: 1 (15%) Realm: Foundation realm stage 2 (44%)
Coins: 0
Strength: 15 (+3)
Agility: 14 (+1)
Constitution: 11
Spirit: 19 (+1)
Mana: 0
Qi: 15
Blank stats: 3
Xian felt a cooling sensation and quickly assigned 1 stat in spirit and 2 in his constitution. It quickly got into effect.
[stats]
Host: Xian Sebastian.
Age: 19
Level: 1 (15%) Realm: Foundation realm stage 2 (44%)
Coins: 0
Strength: 15 (+3)
Agility: 14 (+1)
Constitution: 13
Spirit: 20 (+1)
Mana: 0
Qi: 15
Blank stats: 0
Strength surged through Xian's body, as he felt his sense getting stronger, breaking through to another level. His senses were heightened so much that he could feel his surroundings 20 meters in diameter.
"This is awesome!"