Quest

They all saw something they had never seen before. When the teenager saw it, her cell phone even fell out of her hand. Standing where everyone was looking was a demon.

But it wasn't a demon as everyone imagines it to be. It had a small, pear-shaped body covered in black hairs, making it look like some kind of toy. On its head were two long, thin black horns. It had a large mouth full of sharp, yellow, jagged teeth, and where its eyes should have been, there were two glowing purple crystal orbs. It also had small, hairy, short arms and legs.

When people took a closer look at the demon, some of their fear subsided, and a few even walked up to it and started provoking it.

"Hey, stop doing experiments here! I don't have time for this crap!"

"Are you even allowed to make a movie here?!"

Shouts of displeasure could be heard from the crowd. One bald man, who looked like he lived in the gym, walked right up to the demon, clenching his fists and trying to appear threatening. However, when he locked eyes with the demon's glowing purple crystals, he immediately changed his mind and backed away.

When the demon saw that its presence alone wasn't working, it grew angry. Its purple crystal eyes turned into red crystals. Pointing its small, hairy finger at the bald man, it said, "Boom."

A hole appeared at the tip of its little finger, and from it shot a red, electric projectile with incredible speed. It struck the bald man's head.

The man collapsed to the ground, a large hole burned through his skull. Blood poured out of the wound. Everyone froze in fear.

Seeing that this method had worked, the demon grinned widely, revealing its jagged yellow teeth.

"I see we understand each other now," it said.

Suddenly, a blue system window appeared in front of everyone.

[Only the strong survive

Kill at least 1 organism

Difficulty: F

Time limit: 40 minutes

Reward: System

Penalty for failure: Death]

"I wish you all death," the demon said, then disappeared.

Panic broke out among the passengers. They began banging on the doors, screaming for help. Bob, however, remained calm. He had been through many difficult situations and didn't feel this was any different. The only thing that concerned him was that he didn't have a weapon. Danzel had trained him to fight with his fists, but Bob wasn't particularly skilled at hand-to-hand combat.

Many passengers tried to use their cell phones, but none of them worked. The teenager looked despondently at her non-functioning phone.

Then Bob noticed an opportunity. An elderly man, who appeared to be a repairman, was holding a hammer and futilely pounding on the steel doors of the train.

Bob stood up and approached the repairman. When the repairman saw Bob's expression, sweat began to bead on his brow.

"Y-Young man, do you n-need something?" the repairman stammered.

Bob gave an eerie smile and replied, "Your hammer and your death."

The repairman froze in fear. Without hesitation, Bob grabbed the man's hand—the one holding the hammer—and twisted it forcefully. The repairman cried out in pain, dropping the hammer. Bob snatched it up and brought it down with brutal force on the repairman's head. The man crumpled to the ground as blood began to pool around him.

A system window appeared in front of Bob.

[You are the first to kill human in the apocalypse]

[You've received the title: First Blood]

[You can apply the title when you get the system]

[+30 XP]

[+100 coins]

[You have successfully completed the quest: Only the strong survive]

Bob looked at the notifications with a smile.

"Let's spill some more blood," Bob thought.

When the other passengers saw Bob kill the repairman, they began looking at him like he was a psychopath. No one dared approach him, except for one man in a suit who looked like a bodyguard.

"Hey, are you okay? I'm going to have to put you down so you don't hurt anybody el—"

Before the man could finish, Bob swung the hammer, hitting him hard on the head. The man dropped to the floor, blood pouring from his skull.

Bob didn't receive any notifications, which meant the man was still alive. Without hesitation, Bob struck the man's head two more times until finally, the notification appeared.

[+40 XP]

[+120 coins]

"Wow, this guy could take a lot of hits," Bob thought.

The other passengers backed away from Bob in fear.

Suddenly, the demon's voice echoed in everyone's heads.

"It seems the only one who wants to survive and get stronger is Bob. That's why I'm shortening the time. When the timer hits zero, everyone who hasn't killed at least one organism will die."

[10:00]

A system window appeared in front of everyone.

[9:59]

The panic intensified. Blood began spilling as passengers turned on each other, desperate to survive. Bob took advantage of the chaos, finding it easier to kill in the confusion.

[+25 XP]

[+110 coins]

[+35 XP]

[+100 coins

As the timer approached its end, Bob increased his killing spree to the maximum.

[+30 XP]

[+100 coins]

[+30 XP]

[+100 coins]

[+20 XP]

[+90 coins]

When the timer hit zero, everyone froze in place. Those who hadn't killed anyone collapsed as their hearts stopped beating.

A shadowy demon reappeared.

"Now, if anyone kills another person, you'll be dead," it said ominously.

Suddenly, everyone could move again.

Bob surveyed the bloody train car filled with corpses.

"Since Bob achieved the most kills, he gets a present from me," the demon announced.

The survivors looked at Bob with a mix of awe and envy.

[You've obtained an uncommon box with a weapon]

[The box has been automatically stored in your inventory]

"Hmm, only four people survived? I was expecting more. Now, I'll teleport you all out of the train," the demon said.

A blue circle appeared beneath each of the survivors, teleporting them to the subway entrance.

Another system window appeared before all five survivors.

[The system is adapting to the person...]

[System has successfully started]