(1) Welcome to Rooftop City (1)

Early Morning!

Hoang City, Sunshine Shelter.

"This child has been training on her own all this time."

Lam Pham saw the sneaky trio of Phi Phi's group not heading towards the lecture hall. Curious, he followed behind, not expecting that Van Van would actually be in the abandoned playground, practicing her psychokinesis and honing her skills.

Watching Van Van effortlessly levitate Phi Phi and Dinh Dinh to soar through the air, he had to admit, her proficiency was very high.

All sorts of marvelous techniques for controlling objects, under the enhancement of psychokinesis, possessed astonishing destructive power.

This was the power of psychokinesis.

He didn't disturb them, didn't ask questions. It was enough to know. Then he turned and left.

He needed to collect brown crystals. The fifth stage had been stuck for a long time; it was time to arrange for the people in the shelter to advance to the sixth stage.

Only with an increase in ability could one have the ability to protect oneself.

Now, Lao Chung and the others were already the pillars of the shelter. Even if they left this place and ventured into the perilous apocalypse, as long as they didn't court death, they could still live very comfortably.

And Lam Pham had been constantly clearing out the zombies in the surrounding cities.

He couldn't say he had cleared them all out, but every zombie he saw died under the righteous energy of Frostmourne.

There might be some left, but definitely not many.

Walking on the streets of Hoang City, the surroundings were very quiet. A city of ten million people now had only a few thousand left. Outside the shelter, it was hard to see any living people.

He thought of Tan Linh. Through their phone call, he could already confirm some things. The other party had deviated from the basic form of the people and was developing in a chaotic direction, and he was getting further and further away, making it difficult to turn back.

A whistling sound came from above.

Looking up at the sky, a transport plane was flying across the horizon, beginning a new round of distributing the "Zombie Illustrated Handbook." Whether anyone would pick it up was the survivors' business. What their Sunshine Shelter had to do was to spread the "Zombie Illustrated Handbook."

Inside the transport plane's cockpit.

Captain Loi laid out a map. On the map were many circles marked with a red pen.

These circles represented the areas they had already distributed in. Some areas had been distributed to more than once. Repeating it was in the hope of covering the entire ground.

"Let's go to this area and distribute some more," Captain Loi said, pointing at the map.

The pilot said, "Captain Loi, we've already distributed in this area four times. Is it necessary to distribute so many times? The surrounding cities have been distributed to relatively few times."

"Now the cities are all occupied by zombies, it's hard for anyone to survive. The suburbs, far from the cities, have more hope," Captain Loi thought of the number of zombies in the cities, which were in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even millions.

Even if someone was lucky enough to survive, facing layers of zombies, it would be difficult to escape.

The pilot thought about it and agreed.

The prosperous cities of peacetime looked beautiful, but when disaster struck, they were the most dangerous places. High-rise buildings, packed with people, made it difficult to escape.

After a while.

The transport plane lowered its altitude and began to distribute leaflets.

And below the transport plane.

There were three survivors, no... or rather, three Awakeners.

Two men and one woman.

One male Awakener, about thirty-something years old, wielded two Tang Dao-like swords, facing a Tank that was several meters tall.

The Tank's fist slammed into the ground. The man was as light as a swallow, walking on the "Tank's" arm as if on flat ground, attacking the "Tank's" head at high speed. The two swords crossed, and with a splat, an X-shaped bloodstain appeared on the zombie's neck.

The other male Awakener was burly, swinging a specially made giant axe viciously at the "Tank's" leg. With a splat, the sound of flesh and blood tearing, he directly severed the "Tank's" leg, causing the zombie to lose its balance and crash to the ground.

The last female Awakener stretched out her hands. An abandoned car on the side was lifted into the air and smashed towards the "Tank's" head. With a bang, the zombie's head instantly exploded.

A light yellow crystal rolled out.

They put away the light yellow crystal, then looked up at the sky, saw the flying transport plane, and at the same time, a large number of "Zombie Illustrated Handbooks" were fluttering in the air, slowly falling to the ground.

The burly male Awakener standing on the spot reached out and caught a falling "Zombie Illustrated Handbook." He glanced at it and said to his companions beside him.

"It's the 'Zombie Illustrated Handbook' again. These people from Hoang City are always distributing them."

His name was Ly Cong Vinh. In peacetime, he was a strongman, often participating in some shows, performing some feats that could showcase his strength. So even before becoming an Awakener, he could smash a zombie's head with a swing of a weapon.

After becoming an Awakener, he was even more like a tiger with wings.

He and his two companions had all fought their way out of layers of danger, experienced many disasters, and witnessed many people die tragically in front of them.

There was helplessness, and there was powerlessness. There was really no way.

They couldn't fight against a horde of zombies. If they encountered one, they could only flee. The fate of not being able to escape was very tragic, which was being eaten by zombies.

"If we had seen this 'Zombie Illustrated Handbook' two or three months earlier, I think we would have all tried to go there."

The one who spoke was the only female Awakener.

Her name was Luong Man. She was a psychokinesis Awakener, and her ability was one of the strongest. She used to be a salesperson in a clothing store, very timid. When the apocalypse came.

She was one of the members who was scared silly. The things happening outside were truly terrifying in her eyes.

After experiencing many things.

Luong Man grew from a timid and cowardly apocalypse survivor to her current brave and fearless self, able to face things head-on.

This psychological transformation was baptized by blood and tears.

Luong Man had a long, thin scar on her face. It was from during her escape after the apocalypse. Her car had broken down, and she encountered a passing car. There was a survivor inside who seemed very friendly, saying they should face the apocalypse together and fight against it. For this, she chose to believe him.

After arriving at his place, that person completely revealed his true nature, throwing her to the ground and tearing at her clothes like a mad dog.

She had a knife hidden on her. When she stabbed him to death, her face was also slashed by the knife.

From then on, Luong Man knew that the terrifying part of this apocalypse had just truly begun.

The man with the two Tang Daos said, "Lam Pham of Hoang City's Sunshine Shelter, to be honest, is truly a wonderful person in the apocalypse. According to the records in the handbook, he is really strong. Even if the three of us combined are not his opponent." His name was Vuong Cuong, a very common name, but his identity was not simple. His ancestors were Tang Dao masters since ancient times, and it had been passed down to his generation. He didn't have the glory of his ancestors, just making a living on short video platforms.

He was a speed Awakener. This ability was not very outstanding among many abilities, only considered average.

But in Vuong Cuong's view, the speed ability was not for escaping, but for reacting more quickly in battle, making it impossible for zombies to touch him.

Ly Cong Vinh said, "Do you think the situation in Hoang City is really reliable? Is that Lam Pham really a trustworthy survivor?"

Luong Man looked around, observing if there were any signs of zombies. "Who knows, people's hearts are hard to fathom. True and false, who can see clearly with their own eyes."

Vuong Cuong said, "I think it shouldn't be fake. His ability is there. He doesn't need any conspiracies for what he wants. I always believe that when a real disaster comes, a savior who saves the world will surely be born in the disaster."

"Who did you hear that from?" Ly Cong Vinh asked, very puzzled.

Vuong Cuong said, "I heard it from my grandfather. My grandfather heard it from his father, and then he told me."

Just then.

Luong Man felt a hint of something wrong and frowned slightly. "There's movement ahead. Quick, hide."

Not long after they hid.

A shocking scene appeared in their sight.

A huge spherical mass was rolling. This was not a real ball, but a corpse ball, with a diameter of at least nearly a hundred meters. The sense of shock was overwhelming, and anyone who saw it would be horrified.

"A corpse ball. At the center of the ball is a Lord zombie. According to the description in the handbook, its crystal is red," Vuong Cuong said, looking at the corpse ball in the distance, and strangely licked his lips.

Ly Cong Vinh saw his small movement and blinked. "You're not having ideas about the corpse ball in front of us, are you?"

"How could I? Unless my brain has a problem, I wouldn't go head-to-head with this kind of zombie. I'd say there are at least hundreds of thousands of zombies on that corpse ball. If the three of us were to appear in front of it, I'm afraid we wouldn't even know how we died," Vuong Cuong said, his gaze at Ly Cong Vinh seeming to say, "Do you take me for a fool?" In this situation, unless one's brain was fried, who would be willing to go up against it?

Ly Cong Vinh patted his chest and said happily, "I thought you didn't know."

Luong Man whispered, "The direction this corpse ball is rolling seems to be the direction of the transport plane. Is it chasing the transport plane?"

Vuong Cuong said, "The sound of the transport plane is a bit loud, attracting the attention of the corpse ball. Let's be careful. The evolution speed of zombies is very fast now. Most zombies are existences that we have to be wary of. If we encounter them, I'm afraid our safety will be endangered."

...

San Thuong City.

Lam Pham strolled leisurely through the streets.

No zombies were in sight.

The surrounding environment was very desolate, overturned vehicles rusted and mottled. The ground and walls were overgrown with weeds. A prosperous city had completely become like this.

Walking, walking.

He saw a doll at his feet, dirty.

A scene flashed in his mind. It must have been a little girl who, in a panic, dropped the doll and eventually disappeared into the chaotic crowd.

Whether she lived or died was up to fate.

"Strange, there are no zombies in a city. This is really a strange thing," Lam Pham looked around. It was empty. Except for the piles of garbage, there was no other movement.

If there were no zombies, the current city environment really fit the apocalypse very well.

For humans, desolation was the greatest fear.

Tan Phong Department Store.

The store's windows were all damaged, shattered glass scattered all over the ground. Looking closely, it seemed there was solidified black blood. One could imagine that the situation at that time must have been very chaotic.

Being pounced on and bitten by their compatriots who had turned into zombies, shouting for help, but no one could help them.

He walked into the store.

The goods were in a mess, scattered all over the floor.

If he were in a playful mood in the past, he might have shouted at the store that he could see at a glance...

"Boss, are you here?"

Of course, this was just a form of communication in the apocalypse. He knew no one was there, but it didn't affect him talking to the air. After all, this store originally belonged to a boss.

Maybe... the boss was hiding in the store's lounge. It wasn't impossible.

He opened the powerless refrigerator and took a can of cola.

"Boss, put it on my tab."

He already had a lot of tabs. One day in the future, when the apocalypse was over and the country's order was restored, these bills should be paid by the country. The destruction of various buildings and so on would be the same.

Pfft!

He pulled open the can and tilted his head back, gulping it down.

Coming out to clean up zombies, encountering a store and buying something, enjoying the pleasure of eating snacks for a bit.

"Groan..."

A low growl of a zombie came from outside.

Only to see a zombie staggering at the entrance. It might be a stray zombie, unable to see its companions, unable to see human flesh and blood, wandering aimlessly, unable to find its dream as a zombie.

Suddenly.

This zombie saw Lam Pham in the store. It was slightly stunned, as if it didn't expect to see a living human. Perhaps for it, this was a very unimaginable thing.

Lam Pham also saw it.

"Hello."

A polite greeting, a smiling nod. A friendly exchange with a zombie was also a good way to adjust one's mood.

"Groan..."

The zombie lunged towards the store, its appearance ferocious and fierce, clearly not wanting to listen to any nonsense from the human in front of it.

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