One day, darkness enshrouded the world. According to the Meltdown theory, Earth’s magnetic field faced a change, and along with it, natural laws changed too. Though some laws related to physics could still be applied, a lot of scientific theories and laws had been overturned, prompting everyone to re-discover their underlying principles. Humanity’s scientific foundation was not the only one which faced changes; the field of genetics had transformed too. One of the biggest disasters brought by the magnetic field’s change was the zombification of more than 80% of the world’s population. After years of struggling, a few lucky survivors would evolve and awaken a hibernating power hidden in them. Chu Han was never that lucky… While holding on against the first wave, humans weren't the only ones getting stronger. Soon, phase-1 zombies evolved into phase-2 then phase-3 and so on. Ten years after the mysterious meltdown, the world dominated by humans changed hands. Zombies were the new overlords, and humanity was facing extinction. One day, Chu Han`s consciousness returned ten years before the end of the worlds. A loud noise awakened him in Minqiu University’s dormitory. With only one day to prepare before the Apocalypse’s outburst, he slowly realized that he had been reincarnated! Chu Han’s sudden reincarnation brought an unexpected power, which he hadn’t in his previous hellish world. To be more precise it wasn’t a power, but a system! The Meltdown System! Despite losing his monstrous strength gained through years of harsh training, Chu Han was confronted as the Meltdown System could grant him talents in exchange for credits, which he could get with every zombie he killed. This is a story about a world on the edge of ruins, the Meltdown System, and Chu Han, trying his best to save the people he could not save before.
Chen Shaoye mustered the largest courage he had to look back when Chu Han ignored him, his face suddenly turning green. There was a broken arm.
It was white and there were two broken fingers. The position was very coincidental since it was less than 30 centimeters away from the back of Chen Shaoye’s head. Chen Shaoye almost collapsed crying. He turned back with his face tearing up. Chu Han beside him seemed to be a King of Hell when killing zombies, so he was not embarrassed to say something like he was scared. Consequently, he could only brainwash himself that the zombie was dead and that was only a broken hand, a broken hand.
Finally, Chu Han finished his killing in three minutes and he gained 18 points. He turned the steering wheel and resumed their journey. They would find a place to have a rest when they go through the passage.
"Brother Chu," Chen Shaoye finally took the courage and asked, "Why is it empty behind the window?"
Chu Han was checking the meltdown system and answered Chen Shaoye, "I did it."
He found a problem that each of zombies was only worth 0.5 points when he crashed them with the car. It was so wasteful! Another troublesome matter was that there was a condition to open these talents and that was his physical strength must reach the first grade. Right now, Chu Han’s strength was normal and he needed two hundred points to upgrade his strength to the first grade.
There was no free lunch in the world, but it did make sense. The talents in the system were force, agility, accuracy and so on. These needed a super powerful strength to be utilized properly.
"You did it?" Chen Shaoye looked at Chu Han dully and he found that Chu Han could see something when staring at the window!
"Then, Brother Chu?" Chen Shaoye thought carefully that, "What happened if zombies entered the car from rear window?" It was a big problem! What if zombies came crawling and biting us? Would you take responsibility for it?
Chu Han looked pensive and muttered to himself, "Accuracy is very important and it needs to be improved early on. I’m not someone trained. Although the memory is still in my head, the current body is unfamiliar with a gun. Bullets could not be wasted since it would keep decreasing with time."
Chen Shaoye, "What are you saying? I don’t understand!"
Chu Han analyzed slightly and he decided to put in on hold for a while. He should first kill enough zombies and accumulate points.
"I can’t put away the screen?" Chu Han murmured silently in his heart and the screen disappeared suddenly. However, his head was marveling at the fact that he could check his attributes any time.
It was so amazing!
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Ten minutes later, Chu Han parked the car on a spacious curb. He lighted the surrounding with lamps to confirm that there was no danger. They choose this place to take a rest.
The spacious place seemed scary, but it was easy to run away in case of danger. Who knew what would pop up in a narrow place.
Chu Han dragged the comatose Fan Wei out of the car and Chen Shaoye could finally take a breath. He squeezed his body at one place and it seemed as if his flesh was being squeezed out.
Looking at the Wei who had lost consciousness, Chu Han had no feeling and he went to the rear seat to tidy up the messy food. The food with short expiry date should be eaten first, so Chu Han put these on the back seat. Goods like cookies that could last longer were saved in the trunk.
Chen Shoaye’s heart became cold and his face was so scary when he looked at Chu Han taking the broken arm of zombies and throwing them out. His action was so casual, like throwing stones.
How could a normal person catch the zombies by hand? It was the broken arm of a zombie! He must not be a human was definitely a humanoid monster! When Chu Han finish the arranging, Fan Wei lying beside the car spat out dark blood with a disgusting smell. He roared with a fuzzy consciousness and his throat seemed to be cut with something. It was extremely terrible and unbearable. Chen Shaoye was quivering with a tense body and suddenly ran far away from Fan Wei. He stood beside Chu Han, "Brother Chu, could you tell me what if a human was bitten by zombies?"
Looking at Chen Shoaye with such a reaction, Chu Han suddenly understood.
It could be said that cowards were also cautious and sensitive.
"They will transform into zombies," Chu Han kept filing up the goods and he passed the fire ax to Chen Shaoye with his left hand. Chen Shaoye was scared and started sweating cold sweat, trying to control his trembling voice, "How do you know it? It might be wrong, right?"
Chu Han looked at him in surprise, "Most people will be infected if they are bitten by zombies."
Chu Han informed what he knew in his previous incarnation selectively, "But there are some exceptions. People with good physical strength still live if the wounds are not that serious. There would be 1/10000 chance."
"So, Fan Wei?" Chen Shaoye was uncertain.
Chu Han stopped his job and looked at Chen Shaoye with cold eyes. There were the emotions that humans should have in his eyes.
"You could go and kill him if he becomes a zombie."
What Chu Han said was his real thought. It was irreversible for humans who transformed into zombies and Fan Wei could no longer be considered a human. He would not go with the fat guy if he was afraid of killing Fan Wei.
There should be no trash around him.
Kuang! Chen Shaoye was scared and dropped the ax on the ground.
"No no no. I-I can’t do it," Chen Shaoye begged with tears on his face, "Brother Chu, Brother Chu. You are so powerful, how about you kill him?"
Chu Han continued tidying up the food. His tone was the same, "When Fan Wei become a zombie and wake up, you could kill him and we could have a hot pot; otherwise you will be bitten by him and become a zombie, being cut by me afterward. I will then have a hot pot by myself."
When saying these words, he took out a portable pot and two cans of gas from the box at the bottom of the back seat. Start the fire and add some water. There were several boxes of luncheon meat, hot pot bottom material and all kinds of meatball and vegetables.
Looking at such abundant food, there was a smile in Chu Han’s eyes. It may be a luxury in the future and people without sufficient abilities wouldn’t even be able to sniff the aroma.
"I-I can’t do it," Chen Shaoye said decadently and he did not dare kill zombies, especially zombies that were still a human just a while ago who escaped with him from danger. He just couldn’t.
Chu Han ignored him and added the materials when the water started boiling. The alluring smell was spreading to the whole area.
Chen Shaoye was so hungry that saliva was running down his mouth. He could not help gulping, "Hot pot."