Chapter 4

Pushing open the door, Zhao Nan returned to the cluttered room in the stairwell once again.

At this moment, the screams were still ongoing.

"Ding! Congratulations, player Zhao Nan, for being the first player to log into the game. The system grants you two hours of double experience time as a reward!"

The system's voice suddenly sounded in Zhao Nan's ear, making him startle. It seemed that due to the rebirth experience, he had completed the login procedures earlier than all other human players, which was why he received this double experience reward.

Zhao Nan suddenly shivered and, without thinking, kicked open the door of the cluttered room and rushed out like a madman.

Two hours of double experience time! Killing a monster would grant double experience. In the initial stage of the game, when players were still in a state of panic, it would probably take at least one to two hours before they consciously started grinding monsters to level up!

This was a lead in time! Being one step ahead meant being ahead in every step, and this was the ultimate truth for survival in this game world!

Monsters wouldn't stay in the city for a long time because, six hours after the game officially started, the system would perform its first update.

At that time, all monsters would be forcibly moved out of the city, and the city would be designated as a safe zone. Many areas within the city would also be closed off, creating various zones. Only when players' levels generally improved would the corresponding functions be opened.

Of course, these were all side notes. For Zhao Nan, the most important thing was that within these six hours, all monsters' levels were the same as the players—Level 0!

Next to the stairwell was a classroom. The door was already open, and Zhao Nan could see the fresh bloodstains on it, still flowing. He didn't know who the unfortunate person was who had met their end at the start.

This wasn't the time for lamentation. Zhao Nan quickly moved to the window of the classroom. At this moment, the classroom was in chaos, with three decaying bodies wandering around, and the bodies of dead students on the ground.

The three decaying bodies were zombie-type monsters, moving slowly and only attracted by fresh blood.

Zhao Nan couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Zombie-type monsters were relatively easy to deal with in the early stages. Moreover, he knew their weaknesses very clearly.

He quietly opened the window, aimed his staff at one of the zombies, and silently chanted. A tennis ball-sized fireball instantly appeared at the top of the staff.

Small Fireball!

Puff—!

-30!

The blood bar of the hit zombie immediately disappeared by half! At this moment, due to the attack, the zombie quickly pounced at Zhao Nan.

Small Fireball!

-30!

"Ding! Killed a Level 0 zombie, gained 1 point of experience! System double reward 1 point of experience!"

At the same time, the zombie with its blood bar emptied exploded, splattering the classroom with blood.

"Turn off system notification sounds!" Zhao Nan blurted out without hesitation.

At this moment, the other two zombies also pounced at Zhao Nan. Zhao Nan chuckled, quickly closed the window, and one zombie, unable to break through, was temporarily stuck in the window.

Small Fireball!

-28!

"Again, Small Fireball!"

-33!

The cooldown time for a Small Fireball was 3 seconds, and on average, it took two Small Fireballs to kill a zombie. Using one Small Fireball consumed 5 points of mana, which, for Zhao Nan with 160 points of mana, was more than enough!

Ten seconds later, the three zombies were dead, and checking the experience bar, it had already reached 6 points! Next, Zhao Nan didn't waste any more time and, taking advantage of the classroom, swept through the corridor ahead.

As his experience soared, Zhao Nan had already cleared half of the classrooms on this floor, and at this moment, his experience had unexpectedly reached 64 points.

At the same time, his mana was completely depleted. Without hesitation, Zhao Nan used his mind to take out a small mana potion and drank it. One small mana potion could restore 300 points of mana, which was clearly a waste for restoring 160 points of mana.

However, for Zhao Nan, this waste was nothing compared to the time wasted by choosing to naturally recover to save this item.

The double experience time was enough to drive people crazy!

Grinding monsters was always an extremely tedious task, but Zhao Nan could endure this loneliness.

Suddenly, a cold sensation spread throughout his body, and Zhao Nan felt a lightness. Unconsciously, he had reached Level 1.

Bang, bang—!

A loud noise suddenly came from ahead, followed by a fireball breaking through the glass. Zhao Nan's eyes narrowed; it seemed that other players had gradually completed the system login and were now entering the game.

The double experience time had only been used for a little over half an hour. But once players started logging in, even if they didn't consciously grind monsters, many monsters would still be killed... Of course, some players would also be killed by monsters. The first six hours of the game were essentially a warm-up, to eliminate players who couldn't adapt.

There was only one classroom left at the end of the corridor, and at this moment, no players had logged in. Inside the classroom were five zombies.

With double experience, 10 points of experience, Zhao Nan was unwilling to let this go to others.

He quickly sneaked into the classroom. After his character level increased, his mana was instantly refilled and even increased.

"Small Fireball!"

-33!

In the early stages of the game, most monsters had little attack power. As long as players put aside their fear and raised their weapons, killing monsters was a breeze.

The Small Fireball shot out and hit a zombie's head, making a loud bang.

At the same time, a faint green light suddenly flashed from the exploding zombie's body.

Zhao Nan was startled, thinking of a possibility. Without minding the dirt, he started digging through the split-open corpse.

It was a ring emitting a bright green light.

"Green Elemental Ring: Increases 3 points of attack power. Required level: 1. Requirements: None"

Zhao Nan was overjoyed and, without hesitation, put the ring on. In 'Global Monsters Online,' equipment levels were divided into white, green, blue, purple, gold, and dark gold. In the early stages of the game, before level 10, even one or two blue items were considered top-tier! Having a set of green equipment almost made one a powerhouse!

He didn't expect to find a green item from a Level 0 monster, and looking at its attributes, it was still quite good for a beginner's item.

The 3 points of attack power would significantly increase the power of his Small Fireball.

Just as he was rejoicing, the space suddenly distorted, and a black shadow pounced at Zhao Nan.

Player login!

Right at this moment!

The player who logged in directly fell on top of Zhao Nan.

Zhao Nan instinctively pushed forward, feeling something very soft with his hands.

"You, pervert!!"

Zhao Nan was stunned, recognizing the person in front of him. It was her...