Chapter 0 Prologue

The usual street, the jampack road filled with people rushing out after their long working hours, students, office workers, their long tired faces can be seen as they rush through the crowded areas on the motorcycles to head home with their families, their loved ones. Among them was my face. Through the back mirror of my bike, I saw a zombie-like face that was living just day by day.

My name is Tilus Chu. Most friends called me by this nickname rather than my real name.

Running past the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh City, I returned home, ate, bathed, and lay down on my bed, reading novels like a shut-in.

"You aren't good at anything, so let me do it."

I was often told that. I am good at where I am at. That is what I tell myself when someone wants to do something for me. I let them do it without questioning a word.

I live an average life in the house my parent bought so that I can go to school more manageable; my life is not too low but not

anything extraordinary. I like books and novels because they were everything I had wished to have, unique life, power, fame, wealth through hard work, consistency, and high mental toughness. They were heading somewhere while I was not; I was surviving day by day.

As thoughts wandered inside my head, a phone call woke me up. My housemate Leon called over the phone. He asked me to open the door since he had forgotten the house key. He is one of my noisiest housemates, along with 4 others.

"How was your job?" I asked like every day.

"You already know what it is like; same as always working with numbers and taxes." He sighs as he talks.

"You said the thing was all getting better after you got your dream job, no ?" I smirked while preparing to go upstairs.

"Quit it. You know how it turns out now." he groaned.

"I see. Anyway, when are the other tenants coming back? It's 7 pm already."

"Oh, they had overtime, so they said they would eat out for today. It's probably only us having dinner together."

"Oh, okay. The dinner on you this time, right ?"

"What I already cooked last time ???" he jolted up.

"I know, but someone seems late for their tenant's fees, right? Who was that again?" I smirked

"I got it, I got it, say no more, jeez," he complained as he moved to the kitchen.

Suddenly my phone was vibrating violently. Who would have called me at this time? I wondered if it was an unknown number, I don't tend to answer phone numbers I don't know, so I hung up. A text soon comes after.

"A catastrophe is coming. Prepare yourself", I brushed it off like a bad joke.

Huh, what is this rubbish again?

The house light was immediately turned off; a shiver ran down my spine. Darkness surrounded the house. This was weird; Did the city have a light outburst again?

"Hey, did you pay the electricity bill?" Leon asks me annoyingly

"Yeah, of course, I did. I'm always serious about managing the bill," I spat back at him.

"Oh okay…, just asking," his voice becomes smaller as if apologizing.

I ignored him and tried to grasp what was happening; as I did, my phone became white with a picture of a bear costume.

"Greeting everyone; my name is Chaos, an android. I'm broadcasting this across Vietnam right now, and there are different versions of me doing the same around the world; right now, all of you are probably in panic mode with how all the electricity is being cut off; this is a warning. Also, this is the beginning; the God who protects this world is no longer. So we had to activate the Self-selection sequence because of the threats coming near. You human will now face trials that will throw everyone in despair, now let the stage begin."

A floating window pops up in front of my eyes

[ Stage 0: Survive the Corrosive Virus. ]

[The world is infected by a Corrosive Virus that turns people into berserk and violent states; they have red eyes and are easy to spot. They can be infected through airborne.

Each person will be given 1 pill of antidote per day. After that, you are on your own.

Type: main

Difficulty: F

Clear conditions: Survive for 7 days

Time limits: 7 days

Compensation: 100 coins

Failure: Death ]

"I wish you all good luck in your survival, human."

With that, the light turned back on, and I received another message on my phone.