Cangqiao Kingdom, Wenxian City
"The food is gone... looks like I'll have to go out and face those zombies!"
Inside an apartment, a young man couldn't help but murmur as he looked at the completely empty plate in front of him.
The name of this young man is Luo Yang. Until recently, he had what was considered a successful career for a 22-year-old. He was the sales director of a branch of the Jingluo Group.
A massive business conglomerate worth tens of billions of yuan!
But everything changed seven days ago when, suddenly, most of the population turned into monsters that acted purely on instinct and devoured everything in their path.
In short... zombies.
...
After adjusting his mindset, he picked up the kitchen machete that was beside the plate and stood up, heading toward the door.
Naturally, Luo Yang already knew what he would have to do soon, so he had prepared everything in advance.
Most people in this situation wouldn't risk their lives so drastically right after finishing a meal. After all, he hadn't even felt the sensation of hunger yet.
But Luo Yang was different. Instead of simply waiting, starving, and watching his body gradually weaken, he preferred to act immediately while his physique was still at its peak.
This way, he would have a better chance and more reaction time when facing the zombies head-on.
As for staying home and waiting for the army's rescue?
Well... not to mention that there probably wouldn't be any rescue, and even if there was, it definitely wouldn't come anytime soon.
The most important thing was that Luo Yang simply didn't trust and even held a certain resentment toward government forces ever since his father and mother—both high-ranking officials in Wenxian City—died in a car accident on the same day.
The scariest detail? The accidents happened in two different places on the same day!
What were the chances of two traffic accidents involving his father and mother occurring on the same day?
To make matters worse, the investigation into the accidents was swiftly concluded in less than two days, as if someone was suppressing the case.
Since then, Luo Yang had harbored a grudge against government agencies, even though he received a death pension to take care of his younger twin siblings.
"Bing'er and Zhuchen, I hope you two are safe."
Luo Yang murmured softly as he walked, thinking about his two younger siblings, who were currently in the capital of Huangye Province, studying at Fangye University.
This was also the reason Luo Yang was in a hurry to leave home.
Even though his siblings were more than 600 km away, Luo Yang still held onto the hope that they were safe—and he wanted to go rescue them.
After all, they were the only people in this world that Luo Yang truly cared about.
"Argh... Arght..."
At this moment, Luo Yang had already reached the door. Hearing the roars of the zombies outside, his expression was as firm as a rock, without a trace of fear.
In the past few days, although he had not gone out, he had seen many things through the window: zombies completely devouring people, blood and organs scattered everywhere.
Even people using others—whether acquaintances or strangers—as human shields to protect themselves at the last moment. Therefore, the roar of a zombie would not make Luo Yang afraid.
Moreover, from what he had analyzed, these zombies were extremely dumb, acting only on instinct, and their speed was, at most, equivalent to that of a walking human.
Although Luo Yang had spent these seven days without leaving home, they were not wasted days. Besides adjusting his mindset, he had also simulated countless fights against zombies and conducted a lot of physical training.
Otherwise, his food supply would not have run out so soon. It would have lasted at least another two or three days.
But even now, Luo Yang does not regret any of it and still believes it was the right choice.
Thinking this, without hesitating any further, he placed his hand on the door handle. However, just as he was about to turn it open, a mechanical sound echoed in his mind.
[Ding, a compatible host has been detected...]
[The Human Survival System is being activated: 5%... 21%... 32%... 57%... 72%... 92%... 100%]
"Hum?? Who??"
Luo Yang's first reaction upon hearing this voice was to step back and look around cautiously.
It was only a second later that he processed what the voice had said, and he couldn't help but ask hesitantly:
"System??"
[Ding! The Human Survival System has been successfully activated!]
"I really awakened a system??"
This time, Luo Yang finally realized that the voice was coming from his head, and a feeling of ecstasy surged in his heart.
Although he didn't read many novels, he still knew what a system meant.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but feel curious about the system's function, but before he had time to speak, the mechanical voice sounded again:
[Ding! The Beginner's Gift Pack has been successfully issued! Does the host wish to receive it?]
"Of course, receive it immediately!"
Upon hearing that there was a gift pack, Luo Yang immediately agreed to receive it.
Who would refuse something given for free?
[The Beginner's Gift Pack has been successfully distributed!]