Chapter 3

Wang Fusheng, who was not prepared to continue fighting, observed his surroundings and found that this wasteland was actually the ruins of Earth, as the broken houses were all made of reinforced concrete structures. The scattered glass on the ground was also a type of inferior glass that had been phased out for many years. The smell of gas emanating from some pipes was also a type of energy that had been abandoned in modern times.

Wang Fusheng checked the record on his wrist device, and the map of the area he had just passed through had already lit up. It recorded some major roads and landmark buildings, while other areas remained dark and unclear.

"Wind speed 5 to 7 meters per second, from the southeast. The human body generally needs 2200 milliliters of water per day, which is 2.2 kilograms of water. The energy required can be supplemented by compressed food, which can be ignored in terms of weight. So, the weight of food and water for three days would be between 6.6 kilograms and 8 kilograms. With this wind speed, a deviation of one kilometer is a bit unreliable."

He picked up a piece of light fabric from the ground, let it sway in the wind, and then let it be blown away. Watching the fabric drift in the air, Wang Fusheng shook his head and walked towards the southeast of the wasteland. Ten minutes later, the system's prompt sounded.

Ding! Due to weather changes, the deviation of the air-dropped supplies may reach 3 kilometers. You can move appropriately in the direction of the wind.

"Three kilometers, the range has tripled. If this were when I was surviving behind enemy lines, and the supplies were dropped with such a deviation, I might as well have taken care of it myself. Such a large deviation, coming out of hiding to search for supplies could be fatal." Hearing the system's prompt, Wang Fusheng sighed and pursed his lips.

Although the war ruins were filled with rubble and the possibility of zombies appearing at any moment, there was no presence of any other human. However, Wang Fusheng enjoyed this feeling, as it made him feel the true taste of war. This was a taste that Wang Fusheng was addicted to, and it seemed that his fate was destined to be intertwined with war from the moment he was born.

Unfortunately, due to certain reasons, Wang Fusheng had to retire. Initially, he found it extremely difficult to adapt to ordinary life and wanted to go to the African star domain to be a mercenary. However, a letter later completely erased his plans for a military career, and he chose to return to Shanghai to be an ordinary college student.

Although Shanghai is still the largest city in China, it is no longer just a small piece of Earth's territory, but a slightly smaller planet. After humans left Earth, a great war broke out over the various resources in space. However, in the end, all countries' territories were determined based on the maps of the Earth era, scaled up in space.

This was a compromise in war, and also a satire of war. After all, no matter how much they fought, they still determined the size of a country by scaling up the original maps. This proposal was put forward at the beginning, but some major countries wanted more, so they started a war. However, the war ended with this setting, which is a kind of satire. Human greed is the original sin of all disasters, but it is also the driving force of human progress.

Wang Fusheng casually pulled out a steel pipe about one meter long from a pile of ruins, swung it a few times to get used to the weight, and nodded in satisfaction. Then he began to search the surrounding buildings. From the structure of the buildings and the Chinese slogans everywhere, Wang Fusheng could confirm that this was a war ruin from China's Earth era.

According to the introduction of "Fate," all war ruins scenes are based on real historical backgrounds. To find some firearms, he needed to look for a police station. Since China is a country that restricts firearms, it would be impossible to find guns in residents' homes. Therefore, if he needed weapons, Wang Fusheng could only target government institutions like police stations.

However, the police station he found was nothing but a dilapidated sign. Clearly, when the enemy country launched the war, the police station was a key target. Apart from the military, the police station was one of the few institutions in China that could possess firearms and manage the city's security.

If you wanted to attack a city, the best way was to eliminate the military and then take out the police. This would cause the city's residents to fall into chaos with just a little stimulation, creating confusion for the enemy. This was one of the most commonly used tactics during the war, as sometimes living people were more troublesome than dead ones, especially rioting living people.

"Such a clean disappearance must be because the system doesn't want players to pick up equipment from the ground. I guess the players in the American Federation maps are the same? They say it's 100% simulation, but there's always a difference between the game and reality. At least here, you don't have to worry about death." Looking at the completely vanished police station, Wang Fusheng sighed.

Bang! A slight air tremor sounded from the sky, and then a transport plane flew over Wang Fusheng's head. A small package containing the supplies Wang Fusheng had exchanged opened a parachute and began to descend slowly. The sound was produced when the parachute opened. However, due to the weather, the position of the falling items kept shifting.

"Judging by this descent, the deviation is not just three kilometers." Glancing at the falling supplies, which were still over a thousand meters high and looked like a soybean, and somewhat blurry, Wang Fusheng still clearly saw its existence and quickened his pace.

"Just don't land on the rooftops of some dilapidated buildings. Those buildings are already on the verge of collapse, and I can't be sure if a small impact would cause them to collapse. If the supplies are buried, what will I eat? And if I go up to the rooftop and it collapses..."

He kept his eyes on the sky, where the supplies became clearer as they descended. Wang Fusheng prayed in his heart. Whether it was because his prayers moved the gods or because the system compensated for the 4.6-kilometer deviation of this air drop, the supplies with the parachute did not land on the dilapidated buildings but in an open area.

However, when Wang Fusheng arrived, he was not very happy. The supplies, though not large, made a sound when they hit the ground, especially when the parachute, which was not too big, fell from the sky, attracting the attention of many zombies. When Wang Fusheng arrived, the area around the supplies was already filled with zombies, some of which were quite muscular.

Nuclear radiation caused the virus to mutate, resulting in zombies. Although the zombies lost their normal appearance, language, and most of their intelligence due to this mutation, their physical strength was enhanced. The degree of enhancement varied depending on the individual's physical condition. After all, doubling 1 and doubling 2 are not the same concept.

Similarly, a middle-aged man who was fat and never exercised except with women and a young man who loved exercise and had a muscular body would have different physical changes after mutation.

Therefore, if the two hundred plus zombies Wang Fusheng had just killed were the result of a 1-fold increase, then the dozen or so strong zombies around the supplies were the result of a 2-fold increase, which made Wang Fusheng a bit worried.

"If this is a deliberate arrangement by the system, I can only give you one word—screw you." Wang Fusheng raised his middle finger to the sky and continued, "If this is just bad luck, then I can only say that I'm being favored by the god of misfortune today. There are no fewer than fifty zombies, and I have no weapons, no protective gear, and no antiviral serum or other medical supplies. If I get scratched by any of them..."

Zombies, being the result of a virus mutation caused by nuclear radiation, are highly infectious. If you get scratched or bitten by them, you will either die from the mutation or become a zombie yourself.

Of course, you can choose to commit suicide before becoming a zombie. However, being scratched or bitten would not be pleasant, especially without essential medical supplies. Wang Fusheng did not want to experience that. In fact, Wang Fusheng could choose to become a zombie after being bitten and then become a mutant after reaching the rank of private.

However, in the game "Fate," there are six professions: Mutant, Psychic, Mecha Warrior, Gunner, Doctor, and Engineer. Apart from knowing that Doctors and Engineers are support roles, the other four combat professions cannot be analyzed in detail based on the available information.

Mutant is the initial choice, as everyone is accumulating points at the beginning of the game. If you are bitten or scratched by a zombie, you can choose to die or mutate. After mutation, zombies will still attack you as an outsider, but you will have some resistance to the virus. Although you can still be killed by zombies, you will have a stronger survival ability and an advantage in combat.

However, after leaving, you can only choose the Mutant profession. As one of the four combat professions, Mutants are definitely not bad. However, each profession has its strengths and weaknesses. For example, Mutants can control certain special powers due to their body mutations, such as controlling metal or wind, making them very strong in solo combat in the wild.

However, Mutants cannot use firearms or mechas, although they can choose some auxiliary equipment. Most of their combat power still relies on their own bodies or some melee weapons.

Although Mutants can play as controllers, assassins, or other roles based on the available information, playing as a controller is not as good as a Psychic, and their defense and combat power are not as good as a Mecha Warrior. Their long-range attack is weak, and their strengths and weaknesses are very pronounced.

Therefore, players do not want to mutate at the beginning. If they want to mutate later, they can just find a zombie to bite them. The key is to first figure out which profession suits them best. So, when players are infected by the virus, they usually choose to die and start over. Wang Fusheng also had this plan. Therefore, he did not want to be infected by the zombie virus.

"I'll lure them one by one and kill them, and see if I can gather materials to assemble a gun. With a gun, it will be easier to take them out." Shaking his arms, Wang Fusheng sighed and walked out of his hiding place.

The approach of a human made the zombies around the supplies notice Wang Fusheng. They stretched out their green claws, their eyes either pale or burst due to the mutation, and rushed towards Wang Fusheng.

Wang Fusheng quickly retreated after appearing. Only five or six zombies who saw him ran towards the place where he disappeared. The other zombies noticed the commotion but did not see anything unusual. The zombies, whose brains were damaged by the mutation, had lost their ability to communicate. Therefore, those who saw Wang Fusheng did not call their companions but ran over by themselves.

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