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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nZhang Cuiling: “It’s not that dangerous. Our difficulty level may be slightly higher than the individual mode perhaps because of the team mode. You don’t have to worry too much though. I’m only saying this so that you will be more careful. Level 3 zombies have very low intelligence – about that of a child. They bear grudges and can ambush, but they can’t lead other zombies to cooperate. Else, that would be too scary.”

nRealization dawned on Lin Ye as he made a mental note of this.

nHis current combat strength was not bad. With his purple tier weapons, MP9 machine pistol and Desert Eagle, killing a Level 3 or 4 zombie should not be a problem.

nHowever, his defense was still weak. He was no different from ordinary people. If he encountered an ambush from a zombie in a suit, it would indeed be dangerous for him..

n“Hopefully, the treasure chest that I’ll find tomorrow will give me a purple tier armor.”

nLin Ye pondered.

nAfter that, he ate his instant noodles with skewers while chatting with his parents.

nHis younger sister, Lin Wei, seemed a little quiet, as if she didn’t want to believe that, as the grand champion of boxing, she was actually inferior to her weak brother.

nLin Ye chuckled at that, not really minding.

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nThis girl had a strong personality, but she wasn’t the type to hold onto grudges. She will be full of energy tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.

nMoreover, at the rate she was developing her graveyard, Lin Ye was not worried.

nOn his mother’s side, riding on the coattails of her team, she did not have to worry about food and clothing either.

nOn the other hand, his father, Lin Jianguo, seemed to be in a bit of a bind.

nBecause of his hip injury, his killing speed of zombies was slower than ordinary people. His only accomplishment for the day was building his bunker. That was quite slow.

nEvery seven days, there would be a zombie wave. He wondered how many rounds his father could survive.

nLin Ye had a headache.

nRight now, he could only take one step at a time. As long as he developed quickly, he might be able to find a shortcut and help his father in advance.

nAlong the way, he skimmed the world and regional channels.

nDifferent from last time, the two channels this time had a few red and bloody looking numbers.

nWorld Death Count: 2,397 people!

nRegional Death Count: 579 people!

n“It has only been one day, and so many people have died!”

nLin Ye clicked his tongue in disbelief.

nThree days later, when the protection mechanism wore off, the number of deaths would probably spike.

nAnd with the zombie wave seven days later…

nHe didn’t dare to imagine.

nBut not many people had the same thoughts as him.

nPerhaps due to a lack of awareness for crisis, or perhaps because life on Earth was too comfortable, or perhaps because it had nothing to do with them.

n99% of the people in the two chat groups didn’t seem to care about the number of deaths.

nWang Ye: Brothers, what did you guys eat tonight? I killed more than ten zombies and got a drumstick. It was awesome!

nQian Feng: Brother above, can I have a lick? I’ve been starving for half a day. The moment I went out, I was blocked by a Level 2 Swift Zombie. Sobs, it’s too difficult for me!

nPan Xiaohao: Big bosses, let’s form a global alliance. In this day and age, we can only win by working together!

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nSome people were bragging while others were wailing miserably. Most of them were treating this like a game.

nSmart and rational people were always the minority.

nLin Ye scrolled for a while and found a few people who had ideas.

nThey were active in two major regions, calling for alliances everywhere and establishing the Human Alliance.

nThrough the explanations from these people, Lin Ye roughly understood the function and use of the alliance.

nUnder normal circumstances, an alliance could only be formed when other people were found. There were also higher-level ones. If the territory was powerful and expanded to the graveyards of other lords, the effect could also be triggered.

n“Hm?”

nSuddenly, Lin Ye was stunned.

nHe seemed to have thought of something and quickly opened the alliance page.

nInside was a rectangular black map.

nThere were two circles on it, one big and one small.

nIt was just like what he drew on the ground during the day. The small one was his graveyard, while the large one represented the area of his territory.

nAfter upgrading his bunker to level 2, the area of his territory expanded to a radius of 2,000 meters.

nPreviously, Zheng Jingze and Zhang Liang’s graveyards were within a thousand meters.

nIf he had noticed at that time, there should have been signs of an alliance here.

nZheng Jingze was dead but Zhang Liang was still alive.

nLin Ye searched the black area for a while and indeed found a pale gold colored alliance indicator.

nHe touched it lightly and a system notification came.

nCongratulations to Survivor Lin Ye. The area of your territory has included Survivor Zhang Liang. You have successfully triggered the alliance requirements. Do you wish to send an alliance contract?

nBenefits of an Alliance: Unlocks market blueprint and resource trading. Able to defend against zombies together. With every addition of an ally, experience of bunker upgrade increases (the increase is determined by the strength of the ally’s infrastructure)

nCons: Difficulty of zombie wave will be increased

nThinking for a moment, Lin Ye clicked confirm.

n“Form an alliance!”

nAt this moment, in a desolate graveyard nine hundred meters away.

nA short boy in a high school uniform was hiding behind a tombstone, reading the Civilization Archive anxiously.

n“What happened? Zheng Jingze didn’t reply for half a day. He didn’t die, did he?”

n“Idiot, arrogant idiot. I told him not to go out casually. It’s still uncertain whether that big shot with a gun is good or bad. Even if the gunshots attracted the zombies away, don’t even think about going out to get free resources. How can treasure chests in the wilderness be so easy to obtain?”

n“People who didn’t dare to take risks wouldn’t gain anything. That statement is only meant for the protagonist. If you don’t have the life one, don’t learn from that line.”

n“Dammit! If I continue staying here, I’ll die sooner or later!”

nZhang Liang angrily took a bite off the bread given by the Newbie Gift Pack and looked at the white tier dagger at his feet. His expression turned extremely ugly.

nAlthough he was young, he was more mature than Zheng Jingze.

nNever in his wildest dreams would he have thought that his luck would be so bad that he would get such a lousy item when he opened the box.

nFor newbies, an inch longer was an inch better.

nDaggers were for experts. In his hands, they were trash. Absolute trash.

nDuring the day, he had tried to kill zombies with a dagger.

nHowever, this ridiculous weapon only had 7 offense points. Even if he struck the head of the zombie, it would still take about five hits to kill it.

nEach attack attempt came at the risk of being surrounded by zombies, let alone having to repeat it five times.

nAfter an entire afternoon, he only managed to kill six.

nAlthough the blueprint of the bunker had already dropped, he was still four zombies away from building a Zombie Converter.

nThis efficiency… was too slow.

nThe big shot with the gun has probably taken off by now.

nIf he was a bad person and Zheng Jingze died in his hands, would he kill me and take everything from me?

nThe opening explanation of the Civilization Archive was very clear.

nWhen humans encountered each other, they could form alliances, or choose to plunder everything from others to strengthen themselves.

nIf it was him who had a gun, he might have chosen the more radical method.

nWhen he thought of that, Zhang Liang’s mind was thrown into a mess.

nLooking at the constantly flashing messages on his family channel, his face was filled with bitterness.

nDad, Mom, I’m sorry. I’m going back on my words. I can’t save you!

nRight at this moment, his Civilization Archive emitted a bright light and a notification appeared.

nSurvivor Zhang Liang, Lin Ye, Lord of Level 2 Bunker, invites you to form an alliance. Do you wish to accept?

n“???”

nZhang Liang’s eyes widened as his breathing quickened.

nLin Ye?

nLord of a Level 2 Bunker?!!

nHe forced himself to calm down and get rid of unnecessary thoughts.

nThis must be the big boss who got the pistol during the day.

nAmazing. He was developing so quickly that his territory encompassed my graveyard already.

nAnd he wants to ally with me?

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nAn alliance!

nAllies could not hurt each other, and he could cozy up to someone powerful in the future.

nDad, Mom, your son is going to take off, hahaha!

nIn an instant, Zhang Liang was cloaked in excitement.

nLife was full of ups and downs. When you were at your lowest point, perhaps someone noble would help you.

nTherefore, he clicked on the alliance without hesitation.

nHowever, not long after they formed an alliance, another notification came back.

n“!!!”

nZhang Liang’s smiling face fell.

nVaguely, he seemed to hear something shatter.

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