Apocalyptic Sequence

Chapter 3 Viral Antibodies

A silver treasure chest?

Lu Fan paused for a moment when he saw the parentheses in the mission reward section.

Immediately, he sent a message to the player panel:

"What is a silver treasure chest?"

[Hint: Treasure chests are mainly divided into the following categories based on their level and quality:]

Iron grade, Bronze grade, Silver grade, Gold grade, and Color grade (Legendary Treasure Chest).

[Tip: The higher the rarity of the treasure chest, the greater the rewards you can get!]

So it was the treasure chest's grade. It seems that silver-grade treasure chests are quite valuable... Lu Fan nodded silently. The next moment, he received a second notification.

[Hint: You have completed the beginner's quests and your backpack has been successfully unlocked!]

Because the backpack was successfully unlocked, it gained a special space, and his newbie gift pack, a silver treasure chest, lay quietly inside the backpack.

The backpack space isn't very large, but it's not small either; it's currently 3x3 cubic meters.

I wonder if it will be able to be upgraded in the future?

With a thought, Lu Fan took the silver treasure chest out of his backpack, which was very convenient.

"Hopefully I'll get something good..."

Lu Fan prayed silently. As a prince of the underworld who had been involved in scandals since childhood, the biggest prize he had ever won in his life was a "buy one get one free" offer on Master Kong Iced Tea. Lu Fan had very little confidence in his luck.

But whether it was divine favor or the so-called "what is dark will eventually become red," this time, what Lu Fan opened from the treasure chest greatly shocked his worldview.

Wow!

The light from the silver treasure chest faded, and a potion lay quietly in Lu Fan's hand.

When your eyes fall on it, the panel automatically displays the corresponding information.

Z-virus antibody

Item Description: An antibody against the Z virus (zombie virus). The user will be immune to viral infection, thus eliminating the possibility of becoming a zombie.

Background: This is May 15, 2027 in the new calendar. Half a month has passed since the outbreak of the zombie virus. The Eastern Empire Federation has gathered the strength of all its scientific research elites and successfully developed this antibody.

Thus, the threat of the zombie virus was ended by humanity.

But other threats still exist; the apocalypse is not far from humanity, and the dawn is still in the distance.

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Disease...virus antibodies?!

Lu Fan was so shocked he almost jumped up. As everyone knows, what is the biggest threat of the zombie virus? It is its deadly contagiousness, where one bite can lead to infection.

This ability, comparable to that of a top-tier epidemic, is the main reason why the zombie virus created the apocalypse.

Now, however, he has a viral antibody in his hand.

This means that Lu Fan will no longer be afraid of the zombie virus.

While he might not be able to roam freely in the apocalypse, at least the threat posed by zombies would be greatly reduced.

However, the most eye-catching part is the background information about the potion at the end.

On May 15, 2127, just half a month after the zombie virus outbreak, the Eastern Federation developed this Z-virus antibody drug, which means that humanity has the ability to end the zombie virus.

However, the background information also mentioned:

But other threats still exist; the apocalypse is not far from humanity, and the dawn is still in the distance.

What are other threats?

Could those infected zombies also evolve? Or are there other disruptive factors that have led to the continued existence of the apocalypse, forcing humanity to continue to survive under threat?

Lu Fan scratched his head. He discovered that this player panel not only provided quest rewards but also important future information—making him like a prophet, giving him more control over the future.

Unfortunately, this information is too one-sided and incomplete.

There's no way to depict the entire apocalypse.

I can only have a partial understanding, and I can only speculate on the future direction of the entire apocalypse from the fragmented information of the stars.

With this regret in mind, Lu Fan opened the needle for the antibody drug and plunged it into his vein.

Accompanied by both pain and coolness, the Z-virus antibody drug was slowly infused into the body.

At this point, Lu Fan had become the first person to be immune to the virus.

Immediately afterwards, a surge of heat came from the acupuncture point and instantly spread throughout his body, giving Lu Fan the illusion that he had become powerful. No, this was not an illusion.

At the same moment, he also heard a notification sound in his ear.

[Notification: You have taken the Z-virus antibody potion. Strength +1, Constitution +1!]

It actually increased physical attributes?

Lu Fan's face lit up with joy. This was an unexpected surprise; he hadn't expected the antibody drug to have this effect.

Immediately, Lu Fan got up and performed a set of military boxing.

call!call!call!

Each punch was powerful and full of energy.

Even without the detection device, Lu Fan could sense that his body had clearly seen a significant improvement in his attributes.

Now, Lu Fan is not only fearless of the zombie virus, but his physical attributes are also much stronger than those of a normal person.

"Truly worthy of being a reward from a silver treasure chest..."

"By the way, the mission completion instructions mentioned that I managed to snatch a large amount of food resources despite being surrounded by zombies?" Lu Fan recalled the details of completing the mission and nodded silently.

It seems that the player panel displays the results three days in advance when settling quests.

Due to the outbreak of the zombie virus, most of the people in the Red Wall District have turned into zombies.

So, even though it was just a regular shopping trip, it was incredibly easy for me.

However, from the player's perspective, it appears as if they managed to snatch a batch of food supplies amidst a zombie-infested environment, making the two scenarios vastly different in terms of difficulty.

No wonder I was able to get the silver treasure chest; it turns out the difficulty level was different...

Thinking of this, Lu Fan sighed.

Bad news: This player's profile is idiotic, and the timeframe is set to three days later.

Good news: The difficulty rating for completing tasks has increased. What used to be a simple task has now become an extremely difficult task in the final evaluation.

Lu Fan was happy that the player panel hadn't fixed this issue.

Perfect timing! This greatly reduces the difficulty of completing the task; it's a stroke of good luck.

As Lu Fan closed the task panel and was about to go downstairs, a message suddenly popped up on the panel.

[Hint: You have triggered the exploration quest "The Mother Monarch in the Hospital (Lv.5)"!]

[Hint: On the first night of the virus outbreak, a Mother Sovereign was born in the Second People's Hospital. Investigate her situation to receive the mission reward!]

[Note: This is an exploration mission; you can choose to refuse!]

"Exploration quest?" Lu Fan scratched his head. This felt just like playing a game. Opening up a new map with an exploration quest, truly worthy of you. Your player panel really lives up to your name.

The virus has not yet broken out, and the Mother Monarch in the Second People's Hospital is still in the ordinary stage and poses no threat at all. There is no reason for me to refuse this free mission that has fallen from the sky.

However, before heading to the hospital, Lu Fan planned to visit a local martial arts school first.

He has 300 experience points, which can be used to improve his [General Skills]. However, neither the two skills in the electronics major itself, nor English or Chinese, are worth the effort to improve.

Their contribution to survival in the apocalypse is almost zero.

Lu Fan planned to find a martial arts school to see if he could learn new martial arts skills, and then use the panel to directly add points to improve them, putting all 300 experience points to good use.

In this way, his fighting ability will definitely increase significantly.

The Martial Saint of the Apocalypse was born!