Published: January 30, 2025
The sky gradually darkened, and the first night of the apocalypse quietly arrived amidst the cries and despair of countless survivors.
Although it was only around seven o'clock, the entire city had lost its usual hustle and bustle, leaving behind only a dead silence.
Wen Yu stood on the second floor of a supermarket, chewing on a sealed package of cooked food while squinting at the dim moon in the sky.
The injury on his arm had completely healed thanks to the effects of the healing potion. It must be said that products from the Exchange Stone Pillar are always of high quality.
The zombies downstairs had been cleared out by Wen Yu. For a first-level professional, the unlevelled zombies were nothing more than a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, especially since professionals were no longer afraid of viral infection.
The moonlight in Northeast Huaxia was not bright, and the moon was not prominent, but Wen Yu could still see that the originally cold and clear moonlight now had a hint of blood color, as if something had infected the moon.
Wen Yu knew that was the greatest terror in the apocalypse.
Half a year after the apocalypse began, when the moon completely turned blood red, the gates of the Demon Realm would open, and countless terrifying demonic creatures would surge into the earth.
All of humanity would truly face the real horror.
Compared to the little zombies now, these creatures seemed almost cute, like moving points of experience.
Wen Yu casually tossed aside the chicken leg bone he had finished, and the bone drew a beautiful arc from the window before hitting the ground with a thud.
The dull sound startled a zombie a few meters away, which stumbled toward the source of the noise, letting out a low roar that echoed far into the silent night.
This was the reason Wen Yu chose to stay quietly in his room; at night, his vision was reduced, but the zombies' hearing was greatly enhanced.
Wen Yu certainly wouldn’t confront these creatures at night, not out of fear, but simply because... it was not cost-effective.
He picked up a kitchen knife he had scavenged from the supermarket and threw it at the zombie’s head.
At a distance of a few meters, with Wen Yu’s immense strength, the knife accurately struck the zombie's head, preventing it from calling for its companions, and then the world fell silent.
Wen Yu closed the window and leaned against the wall to sort through his gains and losses from today, as well as his battle experience against the one-eyed creature.
This had become a habit for Wen Yu in the apocalypse: without enough resources, each point of gained experience brought him a bit more hope for survival.
“The soul master profession is indeed very strong, but in non-combat situations, I have fewer skills than other professions. Moreover, considering the nature of the soul master, this profession leans more towards summoning rather than close combat attacks, so it’s essential to have items that boost defensive capabilities.”
The power in combat was indeed terrifying.
However, in non-combat situations, Wen Yu’s combat power was lacking compared to other professions.
And he couldn’t maintain combat status for long; right after exiting combat status, his soul beast was clearly less lively than at the beginning.
Through mental sensing, Wen Yu learned that prolonged combat status would continuously drain the soul beast's stamina. He estimated that he could remain in combat for about 30 minutes before needing to let the soul beast rest.
Fortunately, the soul beast’s recovery speed was strong; just an hour later, it was back to its restless state.
Wen Yu carefully reviewed his battle against the one-eyed creature. His soul strike could be described as very fierce; he estimated that as long as the basic attributes of the target did not exceed his by more than double, the soul strike would generate immense lethality, undoubtedly an S-grade ability.
He further speculated about the first ability of the one-eyed creature, and it proved that he knew too little from his previous life; he wasn’t particularly intelligent, so he gave up on such brain-burning thoughts.