Run?
That was Lu Sheng's first instinct.
It's what he had done before.
The jumpsuit-wearing zombie was slow and couldn't catch him.
Previously, Lu Sheng had just kept running and running until he gradually lost consciousness—then woke up.
But this time, Lu Sheng changed his mind.
"No... I'm not running."
He rolled up his sleeves with a bold look on his face.
"It's just a dream anyway. Even if I get bitten, it's not like it matters. Might even help me wake up faster if I die in the dream…"
With that thought, Lu Sheng took the initiative and charged toward the zombie in the jumpsuit.
"Even though my academic performance isn't great, I still have a Vitality Index of 0.8. Whether it's strength or speed, I'm far beyond the average adult male from my previous life. Why should I be scared of some zombie?"
According to the World Martial Alliance standards, a First-Class Warrior needed a Vitality Index of 1.5 and a Combat Power Rating of 150. Lu Sheng was already halfway there—practically a semi-official warrior.
Even though his combat class grades were awful and he only knew a few basic fighting techniques, none of that affected the confidence he exuded now.
"Wind God Kick!"
Lu Sheng shouted a move name he'd seen in a from his previous life. After a short running start, he launched a flying kick straight at the tall zombie's chest.
The zombie stumbled back several steps. Its stiff body couldn't maintain balance under such a powerful blow and fell flat on its back.
A clear size-41.5 shoe print was left on its jumpsuit-covered chest.
"Not bad... not bad at all."
With that single kick, Lu Sheng's confidence surged.
Seeing the tall zombie still struggling to get up, Lu Sheng quickly stepped forward to finish it off.
He threw two solid punches straight to the zombie's face with his bare fists.
It felt like punching a sun-dried coconut shell—the impact made the backs of his hands ache.
Grimacing in pain, Lu Sheng looked around for a better tool.
A few meters away, he spotted a stone the size of a watermelon.
Lu Sheng grabbed the rock and aimed it at the zombie's head.
"In the movies, zombies' weak points are always the head—this should work…"
He muttered as he raised the stone and slammed it down with all his might.
Crack—
A sharp snap—the sound of a nasal bone breaking.
The watermelon-sized stone embedded itself deep into the zombie's face. The body twitched twice, then went completely still.
"Done."
After confirming the zombie was well and truly dead, Lu Sheng collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
He had to admit—this dream felt ridiculously real.
He could even hear the pounding of his own heartbeat echoing in his chest.
"Still not waking up…"
Lu Sheng muttered and started to get up.
That's when he saw the zombie's body begin to collapse like crumbling sand, rapidly weathering away in just a few seconds.
Wraith-like tendrils of black smoke rose from the disintegrating corpse and shot straight into Lu Sheng's chest like arrows.
"Ah!"
Lu Sheng gasped in shock. Before he could react, a wave of heat burst from his chest.
With it came a flood of fragmented memories—rushing through his mind like a reel of film.
[– What do you want to do after graduation? – Join the base defense force.
– I heard their training is brutal, and it's really dangerous. – That's okay. It's been my dream all along. (smile)]
[– From now on, you are a member of the Base 1359 Defense Squad. Your ID: YH48549.
– Yes, sir! I won't let you down! (excited)]
[– Breath Control Technique, Body Tempering Art. You'd better be practicing those even when eating, sleeping, or on the toilet!
The more strength you have, the better your chances of survival when you face Abyssal Beasts in the future.
– Understood, sir!]
[– Second Squad! Second Squad! Third Squad… damn it, where are they? Are they all dead?
– Stop! Who are you?!
– ID YH48549, reporting in, sir!
– What are you doing here? Which squad are you from?
– Sir, I'm from the Seventh Squad.
– I want to see your squad leader, now!
– R-reporting, sir… the squad leader… they're all dead. I'm the only one left in the Seventh Squad. (silence)
– ....]
[The base gates… breached.
Abyssal Beasts… they're everywhere.
Black mist.]
[What… is that...]
Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with deep sorrow.
It was as if he had just watched an entire movie.
A long, tragic film with a tall, handsome youth as the protagonist.
The first half of the film was dull and monotonous—scenes of relentless training and hardship.
The second half turned heavy.
One battle after another.
Each fight accompanied by blood and death.
One by one, the boy's comrades fell around him.
The sky was always gray. Every memory was saturated with grief and pain.
The final image was a crumbling city wall, a sky full of swarming Abyssal Beasts, and waves of black mist rolling in.
That sense of despair, of a world on the verge of being swallowed by darkness—Lu Sheng couldn't help but be moved.
"What the hell did this guy go through when he was alive?"
Lu Sheng murmured softly.
There was no doubt—the memories he had just absorbed belonged to the tall zombie he had killed.
And those memories... were like a full-blown apocalyptic disaster film.
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