After the advent of the cosmic will, all talents, items, skills, and professions have been classified from F rank to SSS rank. Anything above S rank possesses uniqueness, attracting even partial scrutiny from deities. Even SSS rank items are coveted by those deities. The main reason why Chen Bai was killed by the Dark Goddess who still favored him was primarily due to a dispute over an SSS rank item fragment. The value of just a fragment is thus evident, not to mention the true value of the item itself.
How to transform one's awakened talent during this ten-day period into a unique SSS rank talent among billions? Chen Bai plunged into contemplation. The analysis from the previous life's posts was clear: strive to understand one's hidden talents, further develop them, and maximize one's abilities when signs of the apocalypse appear in the ten days before its arrival.
This might sound like a platitude to others, as they do not know what hidden talents are about to awaken or what abilities they entail. However, Chen Bai, who returned from the future, knows it all too well. His talent is quite ordinary: Virus Resistance (E rank talent), which barely enhances combat prowess. The danger of the apocalypse far exceeds the scope of the zombie virus, rendering his talent of limited assistance. However, he still decides to utilize the remaining ten days to unleash his full potential, as any opportunity with even a one-in-ten chance of greatness is worth risking everything for. In his eyes, even challenging deities in the midst of the apocalypse is worth a try. Nothing is ever one hundred percent certain, and in this era, one must give their all to become powerful.
Therefore, without hesitation, he takes action. As night falls, Chen Bai arrives at a special ward in Jiangcheng University Affiliated Hospital. Inside lies a figure resembling a zombie, but only he can discern its abnormalities. Using a syringe, he injects the dark red liquid into the figure and hastily departs.
The roommates in the dormitory had not returned yet, evidently engaged in battle at the internet cafe. Unfortunately, this lavish spending of youth only had ten days left. Chen Bai had no mood to bother with them; their different perspectives and personalities rendered the camaraderie insignificant to him. With decades of memories from the previous life, being an orphan with no parents, he remained relatively indifferent emotionally. While he wouldn't mind giving them a nudge if he saw them, he wouldn't rush to intervene either.
Moonlight illuminated the room. The pristine moonlight made even the undimmed room clear and bright. At this moment, despite Chen Bai's terrifyingly calm temperament honed through decades of slaughter, he couldn't help but feel a bit nervous and excited. Because Chen Bai knew that in the next moment, even he couldn't guarantee if he would be able to see tomorrow's sun.
The zombie virus is the most terrifying virus, bar none, with its horrifying contagiousness and absolute lethality. Most importantly, damn it, even after death, it can still rise and spread the virus. No virus can compare to it! All viruses targeting the human organs and immune systems cannot resist this unknown zombie virus.
That's why Chen Bai knows what his talent is, and as the end approaches, such talents begin to show some effect. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to attempt it even a little bit!
But what if?
What if his talent couldn't fully activate?
What if he wasted this possibly unique opportunity for rebirth?
After all, he knows everything that will happen in the future, and he could become powerful step by step without having to try so hard, right?
As this thought just surfaced, Chen Bai immediately quashed it!
There's nothing that's one hundred percent certain! In this kind of apocalypse, if you want to become powerful, you have to fight for it. Losing the drive to move forward is the real end!
Because in the future, there's only a fifty percent chance that such a simple decision will make you stronger, which is really too little, too little!
He let out a deep sigh, took out the syringe, and injected it directly into his vein on the back of his hand. Almost as soon as the last drop of dark red virus blood entered, Chen Bai's face turned pale! It was as if all his strength had been sucked away at that moment! He struggled to stand up, using every last ounce of his strength to toss the syringe into the toilet and flush it down the drain. His whole body felt like it was on fire at that moment. Almost simultaneously, all his blood vessels twisted together! The beating of his heart felt like a heavy hammer pounding on his chest.
At this moment, Chen Bai finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed onto his bed!
"I'll be damned, is Xiao Bai dead!?"
"What do we do now? Damn it, I was shouting for Xiao Bai all night yesterday. Did he vomit blood from drinking? I didn't hear anything about Xiao Bai getting dumped!"
"Dumped? The campus goddess of Jiang University, Yan Shen, who even pursued him actively, getting dumped? Do you think she's like you? Don't worry about things that don't concern you!"
"Why waste time talking? Hurry up and call! Is Lao Fang here yet?! Quickly call for an ambulance!"
Ouch!
Every muscle, every organ, the head, every cell in his body was transmitting this sensation to his nerves.
Coupled with the noisy voices in his ears, this pain became even more vivid and pronounced.
However, at the moment his consciousness returned, Chen Bai breathed a sigh of relief.
Opening his eyes, filled with bloodshot veins, and seeing the torn bedding and dried traces of blood that seemed to have been vomited out of his mouth, Chen Bai had no reaction.
Being alive was a good thing!
Looking at the two familiar yet unfamiliar figures by his bedside, Chen Bai's already pale face showed no trace of color, but he still forced a smile.
"It's okay, no need to fuss. Thanks, guys. Just drank a bit too much yesterday, had some gastric bleeding. Sorry for making you worry!"
With these words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Mu, the oldest among them, still seemed a bit concerned.
"Xiao Bai, if you feel uncomfortable, just say it. Health is the foundation of everything!"
"Yeah, but I've never seen Chen Bai drink before. What's going on? Could it really be what they said?! Is it a breakup?!"
"Heh, I told you, even the campus goddess didn't catch his eye, so how could he experience a breakup? Is she some kind of celestial being descended to earth?!"
A slightly contemptuous laugh accompanied by a hint of mockery echoed, and behind the crowd, a figure wearing black-framed glasses sat on another bed, looking contemplative.
"Alright, Li Feng, say a few words less!"
"Exactly, I think you guys are worrying over nothing! If there's nothing wrong, let's just take a nap. Whoever goes to roll call later can raise their hand..."
Li Feng shrugged, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw Chen Bai sitting up with his indifferent gaze, and it felt like his whole body was suddenly under a petrification spell.
This feeling was extremely familiar; it was like when he went to the zoo before and was stared down by a Northeast tiger. It was even more intense.