Chapter 11: Apostle of the Apocalypse
[The earth was scarred and ravaged, with cracks of varying lengths visible everywhere, their density dizzying] [Many monsters crawled out of the cracks to attack the army]
[The soldiers suffered casualties]
[You felt heartbroken about this, but were powerless to help]
Wang Ran couldn't help but sigh.
Although he had strength and agility in the triple digits, he couldn't be of much use in this situation.
[After suffering some sacrifices]
[The army arrived in the urban area]
[You approached a soldier operating a drone]
[Through the screen]
[You saw monsters everywhere in the city]
[On the streets, in buildings, under trees - everywhere visible were spherical monsters covered in spikes. They tirelessly dragged corpses into cocoons, like a group of emotionless worker ants]
Yong'an City had a permanent population of 1.1 million.
Although the simulator didn't explicitly state it,
Wang Ran knew that the vast majority had become food for the monsters. Hundreds of thousands of people just like him, flesh and blood humans,
Innocent and naive children, loving couples, striving youths, diligent white-collar workers, hardworking students, elderly people enjoying their golden years...
The apocalypse descended,
In just a few short days, they had all become cold corpses.
How could mere words describe such utter devastation?
[The battalion commander gave the order to advance]
[The army entered the city]
[The soldiers repelled monster attacks while conducting search and rescue based on information gathered by drones]
[Most of the survivors who had left messages were found]
[That night, you stayed overnight in the city]
So far, things were progressing relatively smoothly.
[On the seventh day, the army arrived at the university town]
[You left the squad]
[You went alone to the basement where Lin Ying was hiding]
Was Lin Ying still alive?
[You were too late]
[Through the cracks, you saw Lin Ying pinned to the basement wall by a spike, the blood beneath her congealed into a pool of viscous reddish-brown substance]
Without Wang Ran's company,
Lin Ying had died in the basement without a chance,
Her beauty bringing her no luck.
Previously, Wang Ran and Lin Ying had been fugitive lovers. This was the first time he stood outside looking at Lin Ying's corpse.
He sighed and said, "I'll come back to save you."
[That night, the army stayed overnight in the university town]
[An unexpected incident occurred]
[In your sleep, you heard screams rising and falling]
[You hurriedly got up]
["Well, Wang Ran?"]
[You heard a familiar voice]
Wang Ran was stunned.
The next second, a line of colorful text appeared before his eyes.
[You have triggered the talent "Descent of the Divine"]
Wang Ran's eyes widened in shock.
The trigger condition for [Descent of the Divine] was receiving a fatal wound, which meant that after hearing that voice, he had "died" once!
What was going on?
The person who called out my name wanted to kill me?
Who was this person?
Lines of text burning with crimson flames scrolled frantically.
[Your mental attributes temporarily dropped to zero]
[An anonymous divine being descended]
[You lost control of your body]
[Intense battle]
[Intense battle]
[Intense battle]
[...]
The crimson "Intense battle" text scrolled continuously across the screen. Even though Wang Ran was outside the simulator, he could feel the ferocity of this battle.
He felt shocked to the core.
He himself had strength as high as 174 and agility of 100, practically a human bulldozer, and he also had the boost from [Descent of the Divine]!
After triggering the talent, even the simulator text had special effects!
How could this person fight him?
[The duration of "Descent of the Divine" has ended]
[This divine being left in anger]
[Before leaving]
[They expressed strong contempt for your weak body]
[A body of an ant cannot bear the weight of a mountain]
"I'm weak?"
"My body is that of an ant?"
Wang Ran looked at these two lines of text in puzzlement, a sense of foreboding in his heart.
[You were defeated]
The crimson flames burning on the text gradually extinguished.
Lost?!
Wang Ran's eyes widened. He never imagined he would actually lose!
Even with a divine being fighting for him, he still lost!
[The enemy stands before you in tattered clothes]
[You lie weakly on the ground]
["I didn't expect you to have such hidden power. If this was before the awakening ceremony, I would never have been your match. Too bad you encountered me at the wrong time."]
Encountered you at the wrong time?
Trying to act cool, huh?
Your condition doesn't look much better than mine!
If you've got the guts, tell me your name!
The veins on the back of Wang Ran's hand bulged.
He was 100% certain this person was one of the Apostles of the Apocalypse. Otherwise, they wouldn't attack the army carrying out rescue operations. Moreover, the awakening ceremony this person mentioned must be related to the apocalypse!
[You try to see this person's face clearly, but it's completely covered in blood, making it impossible to distinguish]
[You're certain you know this person]
[You died]
Wang Ran felt extremely frustrated.
He had only recently transmigrated and hadn't fully integrated into the original body owner's social circle. Based solely on the vague memories left by the original body owner, he really couldn't figure out who this person was.
He hoped that "Eyes Wide Open in Death" could provide him with some help.
[You have triggered the talent "Eyes Wide Open in Death"]
[Bloodshot eyeballs roll out of your eye sockets. You see this person pick up a black mask with the golden Chinese characters "Fourteen" engraved on it]
[Your eyeballs are crushed]
[Due to external interference, "Eyes Wide Open in Death" terminates prematurely]
Wang Ran: [Black man question mark face.jpg]
[Simulation ends]
Wang Ran's face was full of disbelief.
"What the hell!"
"He crushed my eyeballs?"
"Both of them?"
This was the first time Wang Ran had encountered such a situation. He just learned that [Eyes Wide Open in Death] could actually be interrupted!
He angrily said, "This person is too despicable!"
He didn't believe this person knew his eyeballs could transmit information to him.
The only explanation was that this person was just being nasty. Seeing his eyeballs roll out of their sockets, they couldn't resist stomping on them.
"What does 'Fourteen' mean?"
"Does this despicable person rank fourteenth among the Apostles of the Apocalypse?"
Because "Eyes Wide Open in Death" was interrupted, Wang Ran only knew this person had a mask engraved with "Fourteen".
"There are too few clues."
"But it should be a classmate or teacher around me."
Wang Ran took a deep breath to calm himself.
He absolutely had to find this despicable person before the apocalypse descended. This was closely related to the safety of all humanity.
Perhaps, he could prevent the apocalypse from happening...
[You have achieved the following accomplishments in this simulation]
[① Blazing a New Trail]
[You've finally realized that you can't keep barking up the same tree. You chose a different starting point for the simulation, although the outcome this time was even worse than before]
[② Happy April Fools' Day]
[You used deception to gain advantages for yourself in this simulation. If one day your lies are discovered, you can wish them a happy April Fools' Day, and then... run!]
[③ Divine Contempt]
[Can the body of an ant bear the weight of a mountain? Uh, this deity said the experience was terrible and won't be coming back]
[Congratulations]
[Your talent "Space-Time Displacement ・ One" has advanced]
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