Apocalypse - Evil Shelter System

In the blink of an eye, two hours passed quietly. One hundred and twenty-eight crystal cores had been purified by Alex, leaving only the last one.

Alex stared at that last crystal core, contemplating for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying, "Let's do this!"

He couldn't think of any other solution. The only way was to purify this crystal core.

After all, the system told him that this crystal core was meant for zombies, and since he was a superhuman, he should be able to purify it.

Alex took a deep breath, gripped the dagger in his hand tightly, and without hesitation, aimed the blade at the crystal core.

"Slash!"

The sharp dagger instantly sliced through the surface of the crystal core, causing blood to spray out.

Alex closed his eyes, waiting for the crystal core to shatter completely and then merge with him.

But at that moment, the previously calm ground suddenly began to tremble.

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?" Alex's heart skipped a beat. He quickly hid to the side, holding his breath, afraid of being swallowed by the enormous shadow emerging from the ground.

Just as Alex was feeling anxious, he noticed that the trembling area slowly began to calm down.

"Am I going back to reality?" Alex wondered.

Then, a roaring sound suddenly echoed in Alex's mind.

The next second, an image appeared in Alex's mind…

The scene shifted, and Alex found himself in another unfamiliar place. He looked around and realized that this was not the world before the apocalypse but an ancient and brutal world.

Unlike other worlds, the sky here was still blue, without clouds blocking the sun or thunder rolling. However, Alex could clearly see clusters of gray mist floating in the sky, looking as terrifying and sinister as demons.

This gray mist, called resentment, was also a form of negative emotion.

Alex knew that these resentments were the zombies of this world, which he was about to purify.

"Creeeak!"

A series of eerie and terrifying sounds echoed. Alex looked up and saw tens of thousands of zombies surrounding him.

"Roar~~~"

The zombies roared in unison, creating a terrifying momentum.

Alex swallowed hard, his body trembling.

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The zombies stood about a meter tall, with pale cheeks, blood-red lips, and jet-black eyes that emitted a haunting glow. Their bodies were in a semi-crouched posture, revealing sharp and pointed fangs.

"Kill, my children!"

At that moment, a group of zombies furiously charged towards Alex.

"Damn, this is not fair!"

Alex's face darkened as he turned and ran.

Although these zombies were not very powerful, their sheer numbers were overwhelming, and they were incredibly fast, catching up in the blink of an eye.

Panicked, Alex didn't know where to run, so he slashed as he fled.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Alex raised his dagger, he felt a sudden chill on his back. A black shadow swept past his ear, leaving a trail of blood.

Alex's hair stood on end as he quickly sidestepped to avoid the attack.

A ripping sound was heard, and Alex's shirt was torn open, revealing his well-defined and muscular chest.

Alex turned to see a zombie lunging at him with outstretched claws, ready to crush his head.

"Fuck!"

Alex cursed, spinning his body and jumping onto a large boulder. Using the momentum, he leaped several meters away.

The zombie missed its target, became enraged, and let out a furious roar. It stomped on the ground, propelling itself into the air, and with its long tongue whipping around, it lunged at Alex.

Alex's eyes narrowed slightly, and he let out a cold laugh. Raising the dagger in his hand, he executed a sweeping strike, slicing the zombie in half at the waist.

Taking down a zombie with one move, Alex breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried he wouldn't be able to handle so many zombies, but luckily, his extraordinary strength prevailed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just as Alex finished off one zombie, more zombies suddenly surged from all directions.

Seeing the ferocious zombies, Alex frowned.

He knew this was because he had successfully purified the crystal core, attracting all these zombies.

Even so, he had to kill enough zombies; otherwise, more and more would gather, and he wouldn't be able to leave alive!

With this thought, a determined look flashed in Alex's eyes. He gripped his dagger tightly and leaped into the horde of zombies.

Alex was like a meat grinder, each strike taking down dozens, even hundreds of zombies. As the zombies fell, the color of Alex's crystal core gradually deepened.

Soon, Alex's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and his energy was rapidly depleting.

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"Crack!" Alex's arm ached. He lost his balance, and his dagger flew out of his hand, embedding itself in a zombie's skull.

The zombie fell to the ground, twitched a couple of times, and then lay still.

Alex panted heavily, looking at the lifeless zombie with a smile of satisfaction.

Finally, he had purified that zombie!

But this thought lasted only a moment. The next second, a massive pulling force grabbed him, lifting Alex into the air.

The pulling force came from the zombies. As Alex was pulled into the air, he felt his body being torn apart with excruciating pain.

"No, I can't give up."

Gritting his teeth, Alex used the last of his strength to struggle desperately, trying to break free from the force.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

"Ah!"

Alex screamed in agony. He felt as if his internal organs were being crushed and deformed by an immense force, threatening to pulverize him.

"Slash!"

A razor-sharp dagger pierced Alex's shoulder, cutting his scream short as blood spurted out.

Struggling to open his eyes, Alex saw an incredibly ugly face before him.

It was a female zombie. Her eyes were pitch black, devoid of any life.

She looked almost human, with the only difference being her bluish-black skin.

At this moment, she was holding a blood-stained dagger, forcefully cutting into Alex's arm and extracting the crystal core from within.

Alex's pupils contracted, and his face turned pale.

Having his crystal core removed meant losing all his resistance, rendering him helpless unless he could immediately find a new crystal core to replace it. Otherwise, even as a third-tier evolver, he wouldn't escape death!

"Wham!"

With all his might, Alex struck the female zombie.

Her body flew away, landing several meters away with numerous broken ribs and severe injuries.

"Huff… huff…"

Alex collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, with sweat rolling down like beans.

He was now completely exhausted, with no strength left to continue fighting.