Chapter 1

At the Tianshui University student cafeteria, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the students had already finished their meals and gone to class.

Tang Tian put down the last clean plate in his hand and muttered to himself, "Finally finished. It looks like I'll be late for class again today, but it's not the counselor's class, so there's nothing to worry about."

Tang Tian, an orphan since childhood, grew up in an orphanage. After being admitted to university, he worked part-time to support his studies. He now worked as a helper in the Tianshui University cafeteria.

"Lowly humans, you can call me a god or a demon. You always complain about the unfairness of heaven, so I will give you a fair chance. From now on, your mundane lives will no longer exist. I will turn your Earth into a cruel god-demon game arena. Pick up your weapons and fight, struggle, only then can you become stronger and survive. Use your despair to please me. The game countdown begins: 10..."

A voice suddenly intruded into Tang Tian's mind. Upon hearing this voice, Tang Tian felt as if the entire world had come to a standstill.

9...

...

"1, now, the game begins."

The voice ended, and the world returned to its original state, but it was different from before. However, Tang Tian couldn't pinpoint exactly what had changed.

"What's going on? Is someone playing a prank?" Tang Tian thought to himself, puzzled. Despite this, he felt a vague sense of unease.

"What is this?" Tang Tian looked at a stick that had mysteriously appeared in his hand. It was about a meter long, as thick as a rolling pin, made of an unknown type of wood, and felt a bit heavy, weighing about four or five kilograms.

"Rough wooden stick, beginner's weapon, attack 0-3. Note: This is the weapon the system gives you as a beginner. You must hold onto it, or you won't be able to survive.

Name: Tang Tian (the name is just a code; in this cruel game, who would care who you are?)

Level: 0 (the higher the level, the stronger you will be)

Class: None (different classes will grant you various magical abilities)

Title: None (obtaining a special title will grant you mysterious benefits)

Strength: 8/10 (as a beginner, strength determines your attack power)

Constitution: 9/10 (constitution determines your endurance, carrying capacity, and recovery ability after being attacked)

Spirit: 9/10 (spirit determines your reaction ability and allows you to sense hidden dangers)

Agility: 7/10 (agility determines your speed)

Skills: None

Pet: None

...

As Tang Tian was examining the wooden stick in his hand, a transparent panel suddenly appeared in his mind, displaying the above information.

"What's going on? This doesn't seem like a prank!" Tang Tian instinctively felt that something was different. Without taking off his dirty clothes, Tang Tian rushed out of the cafeteria's back kitchen into the dining hall where students usually ate.

"Help...!" As soon as Tang Tian entered the hall, he heard a shrill scream.

Following the direction of the scream, Tang Tian saw a scene that he would never forget. A girl in a gray shirt was surrounded by two or three boys. At first, Tang Tian thought the boys were trying to assault the girl and wanted to help, but he immediately stopped in his tracks.

He saw the boys surrounding the girl, tearing at her body and biting her. In a few moments, the girl was covered in blood, large chunks of flesh torn from her body and quickly swallowed. The girl soon stopped struggling and fell silent.

After the girl fell silent, the boys let her go and began to wander aimlessly. From Tang Tian's perspective, he could clearly see the faces of the boys. Their skin was grayish-white, their eyes hollow and lifeless, and their movements slow.

"Is this a horror movie?" Tang Tian whispered to himself, terrified.

This scene completely颠覆ed his previous understanding. A living person was bitten to death right in front of him, and he felt a chill run through his body, as if in a nightmare.

Crack, crack, crack! Just as Tang Tian was at a loss, the girl who had been bitten to death on the ground slowly stood up, her body stiff and her movements slow.

"Heaven, is this a biohazard? Those are clearly zombies!" Seeing this, Tang Tian was instantly terrified and turned to run. He never imagined that a scene he had only seen in movies would now be real.

Splash! In his haste, Tang Tian's body collided with a nearby table.

Huh, huh! As if they had heard the noise, several zombies immediately turned and chased after Tang Tian.

Bang! Tang Tian quickly ran back to the cafeteria's back kitchen, as it was relatively safer there. After securely locking the door, Tang Tian let out a slight sigh of relief.

"Right, the phone, I should check on Zou Jun." Zou Jun was Tang Tian's roommate. Since both of them came from poor families, they got along well, but they were both busy earning money for living expenses and tuition, so they didn't spend much time together. They were just a bit closer than ordinary people.

Dial, dial, dial... The phone quickly connected. "Hello, Zou Jun? Where are you? How are you doing...?"

"Is that Tang Tian? I'm in the dorm. Heaven, what's happening to the world? Everyone has turned into monsters... Be careful, they're coming..." Click! The call was abruptly disconnected...

"Hello, hello, hello...?" Tang Tian called out several times, but received no response. He put away the phone and sat down, leaning against the back kitchen door, feeling helpless.

"Changed, the world has completely changed. What's going on...?" Tang Tian muttered to himself.

Bang, bang, bang! At this moment, the door behind Tang Tian began to vibrate violently.

"Oh no, it's the zombies!" Tang Tian immediately stood up, looking at the not very thick wooden door in fear.

Crack! The wooden door was instantly smashed with a large hole. A zombie's head poked through the hole.

"Such strength!" Tang Tian took a deep breath. Although the wooden door wasn't very thick, it would take a lot of strength to smash a hole in it. An ordinary person would find it difficult to do so.

After the zombie's head poked through, it looked at Tang Tian and opened its bloody mouth, roaring. The sound of more zombies hitting the door could be heard from outside.

"Zombies, when humans could not withstand the transformation of the earth by gods and demons, they turned into low-level monsters without thought, only able to instinctively hunt humans. Quickly eliminate them, as they can continuously evolve. However, do not let them scratch you, as you will also be infected and turn into a zombie."

Looking at the zombie's head in front of him, Tang Tian heard the mysterious voice in his mind again.

"Should I eliminate them?" Tang Tian muttered. His eyes then turned cold, and he took a step forward, raising the wooden stick in his hand and smashing it down on the zombie's head.

Tang Tian, being an orphan, had been in countless fights since childhood. Overcoming his initial fear, he realized that these zombies, while scary in appearance, were not much of a threat and moved slower than ordinary people, making them not impossible to eliminate.

Smash, smash, smash! The wooden stick continuously struck the zombie's head. With Tang Tian's full strength, it didn't take long for the zombie's head to be smashed to pieces and to fall to the side.

As the zombie fell, a faint white light emerged from its body and entered Tang Tian's body.

"What is that?" Tang Tian was completely puzzled by the white light. However, since he felt no discomfort, he didn't pay much attention to it, as now was not the time to be distracted. There were still three more zombies outside.

After the first zombie fell, the second zombie's head also poked through the hole. Tang Tian eliminated it in the same manner, and another faint white light emerged from the zombie's body and entered Tang Tian's body. A gray box also appeared from the zombie's body, but with two more zombies outside, Tang Tian didn't dare to go out to pick it up.

Roar! The third zombie also poked its head through the hole, which had been enlarged, and even part of its body was inside. Caught off guard, Tang Tian almost got grabbed by the zombie.

Tang Tian immediately took a step back and swung the wooden stick at the zombie's head. After a few strikes, the zombie fell silent but got stuck in the door hole.

A faint white light entered Tang Tian's body. Tang Tian, with his keen eyes, noticed that as the zombie fell, a black ring and a black book dropped from its body.

He quickly took two steps forward and grabbed the two items.

"Storage ring, contains 100 cubic meters of space, can store anything except living beings, regardless of weight, only limited by space. Do you want to equip it?"

"Equip!" Tang Tian didn't hesitate. As he said the word, the black ring automatically slipped onto his middle finger.

When Tang Tian looked at the ring, a white cubic space appeared in his mind, empty and void. With a thought, the wooden stick in his hand appeared in the space. Looking again, the wooden stick was no longer in his hand. With another thought, the wooden stick reappeared in Tang Tian's hand.

"Good stuff, such a large space can store so much. I mustn't let anyone know." Tang Tian knew the principle that a person without talent is not at fault, but one with talent is at risk.

He then looked at the black book in his hand.

"Level 5 skill, Summon Ghost Assassin. Skill description: Consumes 20 points of spirit to summon a ghost assassin from hell to assist in battle. The ghost assassin starts at level 1 with the four basic attributes of 30, 30, 30, 40, and 200/200 health. Cooldown time is one month. Note: Active skills can only be learned up to two before level 20. Do you want to learn it?"

"Learn!" Tang Tian said without hesitation. In this unknown world, the more power he had, the better his chances of survival.

As Tang Tian said the word, the black book in his hand turned into black light and entered his mind, forming a gray, eerie symbol.

Touching the symbol in his mind, a special message appeared: Do you want to summon the ghost assassin, consuming 20 points of spirit?

"Summon the ghost assassin!" Tang Tian said instinctively.

After saying this, Tang Tian began to mutter mysterious incantations, making special gestures with his hands. A black portal about a meter high then appeared before him. Seeing the portal, Tang Tian instinctively shivered, as it was terrifying, filled with a sense of endless evil spirits roaring inside.

At the same time, Tang Tian felt a heavy sensation in his head, as if something had been taken from his mind.

He saw a ghost, shrouded in a black cloak, slowly emerge from the portal, exuding a dark, deathly aura.

The portal then disappeared, and the ghost assassin stood before Tang Tian.

Ghost Assassin:

Level: 1

Strength: 30/30

Constitution: 30/30

Spirit: 30/30

Speed: 40/40

Talents: Invisibility, Wall-Passing

Skill: Ghost Strike

The ghost assassin stood before Tang Tian, looked at him, and then walked behind him, turning into a shadow. It was not easy to notice its presence unless one paid close attention.

PS: Please note that the basic attribute is spirit, and summoning the ghost assassin requires spirit points. Don't confuse these. This issue will not be addressed again... Sigh...

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