Apocalyptic Sequence

Chapter 1 The Apocalypse

"You have spotted a zombie dog. Its fighting power is astonishing. Please get away from it as soon as possible."

Lu Fan's face twitched as he looked at the husky rummaging through the trash can for food.

You...you call this a zombie dog?

Although the drool dripping from its mouth as it craved food made it look somewhat like a zombie dog, its intact fur, bright eyes, and frantically wagging tail all indicated that it was a very healthy stray dog.

The so-called zombie dogs are complete nonsense.

But Lu Fan didn't dare to take it as a joke; instead, he examined the panel with a serious expression.

A few minutes ago, Lu Fan took a nap in class, and when he woke up, this bizarre panel had appeared on his body.

At that time, it was in a large lecture hall with seven or eight classes taking a large class together.

The entire classroom was filled with alumni from the same grade.

As a result, the panel started popping up notification sounds like crazy—

[Warning: You are surrounded by low-level zombies. Please get away from them as soon as possible!]

[Warning: You are surrounded by low-level zombies. Please get away from them as soon as possible!]

[Hint: You are surrounded by low-level zombies...]

Startled, Lu Fan thought he was experiencing a mental breakdown and hurriedly left the lecture hall, walking all the way to the open space outside the teaching building, where the danger warning that popped up on the panel finally stopped.

Then he saw the husky next to the trash can, and the zombie dog marked on the panel.

So, Lu Fan and the husky stared at each other for a full three minutes.

"Woof!"

The husky wagged its tail and continued rummaging through the garbage, completely ignoring the humans in front of it.

Looking at this heartwarming scene, Lu Fan had a bold guess in his mind.

"It really isn't a zombie dog..."

"But the problem is that the panel on my body says that the other party will turn into a zombie dog."

"Could my dashboard predict the future? Are the objects displayed on it information about what will happen in a few days?"

As a new generation of internet addict, Lu Fan has read countless novels and has an incredibly lively and agile mind. He immediately grasped the key points and deduced two conclusions.

Bad news: The end times are coming.

Many organisms will be infected by the virus and turn into zombies.

Good news: A player panel has been awakened on me.

The player panel can display information several days in advance, which is equivalent to being able to predict the future. Players can know clearly which people will be infected and which animals will turn into zombie animals.

This is equivalent to a pre-screening, allowing you to know the other person's condition—it's an incredibly amazing method.

At this moment, Lu Fan felt that this bizarre panel was surprisingly reliable.

In comparison, even the bad news of the impending apocalypse seemed less hopeless.

"The most urgent task is to figure out the specific functions of the player panel!"

Lu Fan re-examined the panel, preparing to figure out what functions it had.

The player panel was displayed in a bright blue color, like a projection, and was positioned in the center of Lu Fan's field of vision.

When he focused his attention, the player panel seemed to be activated, immediately displaying three option boxes: [Character], [Quest], and finally, [Backpack], which appeared in gray.

Lu Fan first clicked on the gray [backpack], but was told it was—

[Note: The backpack function will be activated after completing the beginner quests!]

Okay, the backpack feature is temporarily unavailable.

Lu Fan could only look at the [characters].

As he focused his thoughts, the character details popped up—

Host: [Lu Fan]

Extraordinary profession: None

Attributes: Strength 5, Agility 6, Constitution 5, Intelligence 6, Charisma 7

Note: The average attribute score for a typical adult is 5.

[General Skills]: Circuit Repair (Lv.1), Computer Technology (Lv.1), English (Lv.2), Chinese Language (Lv.4)

[Extraordinary Skill]: None

Experience points: 0

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The character panel is simple, listing Lu Fan's physical attributes and mastered skills.

As a sophomore at a 985 university, Lu Fan's intelligence is not low; a score of 6 is to be expected. As for his agility, a score of 6 is likely due to his daily training, specifically sprinting every day.

Finally, the highest attribute is actually Charisma, with a whopping 7 points.

He truly is a born succubus, incredibly handsome.

Unfortunately, being handsome can't put food on the table... Lu Fan felt a little regretful and felt indignant about the unfairness of his talent.

After all, zombies won't stop biting you just because you're handsome.

As for general skills, Lu Fan's ability to master circuit repair and computer technology is also due to his major in electronic information.

As a top-tier A+ program at Jinling University, second-year students have already grasped the basics, so it's normal for them to have mastered two fundamental skills.

In addition, each general skill has an experience bar as a suffix.

For example, when Lu Fan focused his attention on English, he saw that its suffix was [79/100], which should be the experience bar progress of the current level.

However, Lu Fan has 0 experience points, so he cannot upgrade his 'General Skills' for the time being.

As for the specific methods to earn experience, they should be found in the [Quests].

So Lu Fan closed the character menu, and with a thought, opened the [Task] option.

--【Task】--

Accepted quest: [Newbie Quest (Lv.1)]

[New Player Quests]

Difficulty level: Lv.1

Task requirement: Build a "base" (with an area of ​​no less than 5x5 meters) that can store food.

Completion Rewards: 300 experience points, 1 newbie gift pack.

[Mission Brief: On April 30th, 2127 AD, a catastrophic zombie virus outbreak turned Jinling City into hell. Fortunately, the military effectively contained the spread of the virus. Your task is to wait for rescue.]

The beginner's mission is very simple: Lu Fan is required to establish a base with an area of ​​no less than 5x5 meters to receive experience rewards and a beginner's gift pack.

Establish a base?

After a moment's thought, Lu Fan had a plan in mind.

He could rent a house off-campus as a base for carrying out his missions.

In this way, when the zombie virus broke out, he could not only avoid the large crowds on campus, but also hold out at the stronghold for several days until the military's support arrived.

After all, Jinling University is the flagship university in Jinling City. Once the military controls the spread of the virus, they will definitely send a team to rescue the survivors. Lu Fan is absolutely certain of this.

However, the mission description also revealed an important piece of information.

The virus outbreak occurred on April 30, 2127?

Lu Fan looked at the date on his phone. Today was April 27, 2127. According to the mission description, the virus outbreak would begin in three days.

In other words, the player panel on your character can display information about three days into the future?

This is tantamount to prophecy!

I only had three days to prepare...

Thinking of this, Lu Fan felt a sense of urgency. However, before taking action, he took out his phone and prepared to dial a familiar number.

——【Tang Rou】

This is his nominal sister, and currently his only living relative after their parents passed away.

The call connected quickly, and Tang Rou's voice came from the other end:

"Brother, what brings you to call me?"

Tang Rou's voice carried a hint of playfulness. As members of a blended family, Tang Rou and Lu Fan were not related by blood; their parents were both remarried and each had a child from a previous marriage.

Six months ago, Tang's parents died in a plane crash, leaving behind only a sum of money as compensation.

This compensation became a guarantee for the siblings to attend university.

The pension is currently managed by Tang Rou, since her father was a high-ranking executive in the company and controlled a lot of social resources, while Lu Fan's mother only married into the Tang family and her family status was lower than that of Tang's father.

It is also worth mentioning that Tang Rou's academic performance was also very good. She was admitted to Donghuang National University, which is known as the "First Military Academy" and is a top university that is no less prestigious than Jinling University.

"Xiaorou, listen to something I want to tell you."

Lu Fan's voice turned serious as he warned his younger sister:

"Starting the day after tomorrow, please do not stay at school..."

"You'd better find a hotel room off-campus and prepare some melee weapons and emergency food, such as a fire axe, instant noodles, chocolate, sausages and the like."

"Don't ask me why, just do as I say!"

Hearing this, Tang Rou was puzzled, and then she asked:

"Brother, has something urgent happened?"

"I'm afraid I can't meet your request because the school has organized a field exercise that all freshmen in the grade are required to participate. I can't be absent without leave, and the timing just happens to match what you said."

"The field exercise will begin the day after tomorrow and end in the early morning of the fifth day."

What a coincidence?

Lu Fan's mouth dropped open; he had never expected his sister to give this answer!

Outdoor drills mean leaving the crowded campus and practicing survival skills in the wilderness.

In this way, we can avoid the most dangerous zombie virus outbreak!

Could it be that the higher-ups at the First Military Academy were aware of the zombie outbreak and took precautions? Did the school leaders arrange for all the students to go to the wilderness, avoiding densely populated city streets?

The high-ranking officials of the Eastern Federation were aware that the zombie virus was about to break out, so they made preparations.

In an instant, several guesses flashed through Lu Fan's mind, and he also had some expectations for the Eastern Huang Federation.

If the federal leadership is aware of the virus outbreak, it means that humanity is not entirely without a solution!

The apocalyptic crisis may be resolved by human intervention!

Thinking of this, Lu Fan hurriedly said into the phone:

"Then follow the school's instructions and participate fully in this field exercise."

"Remember, after three days, try to avoid contact with other people and absolutely do not go to crowded places."

"If anything goes wrong, find a teacher who is armed and ask them for help!"

Although Tang Rou didn't know what had happened, seeing how serious Lu Fan was, she nodded and agreed, "Okay, brother, please be careful too."

The clever Tang Rou didn't press for an explanation, but instead told Lu Fan to be careful and stay safe.

The two hung up the phone.

Lu Fan began to consider establishing a base, the first thing he needed was funds to purchase various supplies.

Because he didn't control the family finances and his bank card wasn't linked to his phone, Lu Fan lacked the means to make online payments, so he couldn't borrow money from Tang Rou in the short term.

Therefore, he had no choice but to rely on himself.

Fortunately, Lu Fan was quick-witted and had many ways to raise funds in a short time.

So, Lu Fan turned on his phone and started downloading various microloan apps.

The first step to getting the funds is to take out online loans!