Chapter 1: Complete The Novice Trial
[Survivor 2333, you have entered the Apocalypse Road Survival Game. Please complete the Novice Trial: Survive under the monster’s attack.
Monster: Normal Infected (tracks target smell within 2 kilometers)
Countdown: 00:30]
Yu Jiang picked up the supermarket’s large plastic bag and looked at the empty and desolate asphalt road ahead.
What the hell was this for her?
The light screen in front of her, the countdown time in her ear, and the zombie behind her about a hundred meters away constantly running in place with high leg lifts left her no time to think.
00:25
Run first and talk later!
00:05
Yu Jiang didn’t dare look back all the way until the countdown ended, then she glanced back.
The zombie was running toward her, speed comparable to a professional athlete, both arms swinging with afterimages!
“Holy shit!”
Yu Jiang shouted loudly, grabbed the plastic bag, and ran at the fastest speed of her life on the flat road.
In just over ten seconds, the zombie behind her had closed most of the distance.
Just when Yu Jiang thought she was done for, suddenly she saw that on the asphalt road ahead, there seemed to be something every certain distance.
A. Solar Balance Bike, speed 15 km/h.
B. A second-hand bicycle with a storage basket. Speed 10-20 km/h (0 energy consumption, as long as you have strength, you are the king of endurance!)
C. A worn but usable motorcycle, speed 60-80 km/h, fuel consumption 4 liters/100 km
D. A crude enclosed canopy-integrated tricycle, speed 20-35 km/h, maximum range 80 km
These were texts floating in mid-air, and the zombie was only dozens of meters away from her.
In the critical moment, Yu Jiang’s mind was exceptionally clear.
The closest to her were the balance bike and the bicycle, which she could grab before being caught.
Definitely can’t choose them! That would be suicide.
The solar balance bike thing looked unreliable at first glance.
The bicycle has no energy crisis, but the load is too heavy; she would have times when she couldn’t pedal, but the monster wouldn’t stop running.
Take a gamble, turn the bike into a motorcycle!
Yu Jiang made the choice almost instantly and ran toward the farthest tricycle.
The motorcycle is fast, might even smash the zombie, but the problem is she doesn’t know how to drive it; one fall and she’s dead on the spot.
Yu Jiang ran while thinking; the zombie was getting closer, its roar almost brushing her back.
She ran all the way and finally got on the tricycle at the last moment, kicking the zombie with a swing and closing the door.
The zombie pounced and scratched at the car window glass, banging twice with impacts; the plastic-shelled tricycle shook as if it would be flipped over the next second.
Yu Jiang quickly started the car, thinking of the rollover risk, she didn’t accelerate abruptly but calmly stabilized the vehicle first, then increased the horsepower.
The zombie’s figure behind gradually faded until it disappeared, then Yu Jiang let out a sigh of relief, “That scared me to death.”
She had just gotten off work, went to a snack shop to stock up, preparing for a happy weekend; after paying and stepping out, the surroundings changed.
It wasn’t the city she was familiar with, but an unfamiliar road.
She thought it was a dream, but this survival game was really deadly!
[Congratulations, player, for passing the survivor trial. Novice Gift Pack has been delivered. Silently recite game panel to view more information.]
At the same time, a number appeared on the light screen in bright red: 463.
[Regrettably, 463 players in this game area failed the trial and lost survivor qualification.
Please note, players: Death in the game is real death. Please be sure to carefully read the game rules and strive to survive!]
Several failure scenes quickly flashed on the light screen.
In the same road scene, some clamored to go home, others didn’t believe it and instead of running forward, went back to check, directly getting their necks bitten off by the zombie.
Some hesitated when choosing vehicles, wasting too much time and getting caught.
And the motorcycle driven too fast couldn’t brake, did a Thomas spin in the air, and lost a shoe on landing.
All kinds of death methods.
Confirming the monster behind wouldn’t catch up, Yu Jiang stopped the car, calmed her mood for a bit, and quickly accepted reality.
To survive, fear is useless; better to consider practical issues.
She looked up and carefully read the game instructions on the split screen:
[1. To survive on the endless road, please drive forward along the road (driving in reverse or backward more than 50 meters will result in loss of survivor qualification). Do not leave 2 kilometers around the road.]
[2. Various supplies and currency can be found on the road, as well as unexpected dangers and instances. If encountering a service area, you may choose whether to enter.]
[3. Once a vehicle is selected, it is bound and cannot be changed, only upgraded.
Players must complete missions daily; upon completion, no monsters will actively attack at night.
Novice protection period is 3 days; during this time, you will not enter parallel roads to encounter other players, nor encounter extreme weather or instance missions.]
[4. Irregular driving, your loved ones shed two rows of tears!
Prohibited: speeding, fatigue driving, drunk driving! Night driving requires light equipment; bear the consequences of violations!]
[5. When player health value is below 50 points, health points will also decrease! Fatigue value over 80 leads to fatigue driving risk! (Night driving doubles fatigue value increase speed)]
After reading twice and memorizing, Yu Jiang first checked the game mission information.
[Current location: Huaguo 002 game area.
Weather: Sunny, temperature: 26, humidity 90%, southeast wind level 1.
Mission: 0/50km]
Yu Jiang clicked to take out the green backpack matching the tricycle from the temporary storage compartment.
This was the novice gift pack.
Opening it, there was one bottle of mineral water, one compressed biscuit, one pea can, nothing else.
Not even a lighter.
She should be glad she didn’t drop the things in her hand while running all the way.
So now she still had 3 boxes of self-heating hot pot, 5 bags of instant noodles, 2 bags of snail noodles.
Plus half a jin of five-spice beef jerky, 8 pieces of sachima, 10 bags of individually packaged bread, and 1 bag of ham sausage, 4 hot dog sausages.
Because she bought a lot during the event, she also got an instant noodle pot and two vacuum-packed braised eggs.
No need to worry about going hungry for a short time; water is a big problem.
She had 4 bottles of 200ml fresh milk and two bottles of fruit tea in hand, but no mineral water.
Then Yu Jiang silently recited ‘game panel’, and her personal information appeared on the blue light screen,
[Player: Yu Jiang (23 years old)
Nickname: Can be set (cannot be changed after setting)
Health Points: 100
Health Value: 75 (long-term staying up late, hair volume and vitality both concerning)
Fatigue Value: 20
Overall Fitness: 6 (You have no sports you’re good at; this value is indeed 6.)
Agility: 5 (Even a 60-year-old lady runs faster than you)
Attack: 2 (An astonishing value)
Defense: 1 (Hard to rate)
Combat Power Rating: F (Can’t get lower)]
Yu Jiang: ???
What? How is it insulting people?!
She looked at the vehicle information below.
[Vehicle: Crude fully enclosed electric tricycle (energy 100%)
Wear and Tear: 0 (Over 80% cannot start, needs repair to recover)
Defense: 12
Attack Bonus: None]
Looks like vehicles also have health bars.
Earlier was the novice guide, so no energy or wear deducted.
Yu Jiang thought for a moment and clicked on nickname.
Can’t let people know real identity information.
[‘The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain’ nickname set successfully.]
New book seeking support and mine clearance~
Has CP has CP, but plot first; every team member has their strengths: Rich list leader · Road’s Number One Desperate Poison Master heroine X Lone Wolf high combat power hero (joins heroine’s team later), still love brain + max male virtue, hits where pointed.
(The little monster singing The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain is called Little Drill Wind, so some players also abbreviate heroine as Little Drill Wind)
Characters in the book are good and bad, no real-world controversies~
No one is perfect, protagonists too; upgrade refreshment style, heroine not saintly mother, will face crises in growth and upgrade, but heroine never suffers~
Little theater of team girls:
Pure Love Cockroach Spicy Spicy: Road wandering artist, suona sounds and ignites the field
Kuang Kuang Kuang: Amateur archery hobby turns pro archer, don’t run within sight
Strawberry Candy: Baseball Bat God of War, nothing a stick can’t solve, if not two sticks
Other team members: 28-bar Bicycle, Hand Holding Cleaver Chopping Wire, Sad Pig Intestine, Han Jiang Gu Ying, Purple Butt Can Do It, Lightning Mage King, Sixth Brother Blacksmith
