Chapter 61: Dream

Lin Chen lay on the bed, his eyelids heavy, and soon fell into a dream. In the dream,

he saw the familiar system notification box again, this time the font golden and dazzling: 【Detected host's strong desire, issued ultimate luxury reward in advance:

Invincible armor that can resist any attack, laser cannon that can instantly destroy buildings, and infinite ammunition supply box】.

He excitedly wanted to reach out and take it, but suddenly a person wearing a black cloak appeared before his eyes,

only revealing a pair of glowing red eyes under the cloak. That person didn't say a word, swung a punch at Lin Chen, the speed so fast that Lin Chen couldn't react at all.

With a "bang,"

Lin Chen felt like he had been hit by a truck, instantly flying backward, hitting the wall behind him,

severe pain spreading throughout his body. He wanted to mobilize the Absolute Zero ability to counterattack, but his body was like being filled with lead, unable to move.

"System! System save me!" Lin Chen shouted frantically in his heart.

【Detected host encountered an attack in the dream, currently unable to provide real-world support, suggest host wake up as soon as possible】 The system notification popped up coldly, without any practical help.

That black-clothed person walked toward Lin Chen step by step, holding a dagger flashing with cold light in his hand.

Lin Chen watched the dagger stab toward his chest, fear instantly seizing him.

"Ah!" Lin Chen sat up from the bed abruptly, covered in sweat, his heart beating wildly.

He gasped for air, looked around, and found he was still in the safe house bed,

Xia Nuan and A Kai were sleeping soundly, and there was no movement outside.

"So it was a dream..." Lin Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, patted his chest,

soothing his wildly beating heart. But the real pain and fear in the dream lingered for a long time.

He lay on the bed, unable to sleep anymore, his mind full of the scenes in the dream.

He didn't understand why he had such a nightmare, could it be that the black shadow and A Zhuang he met during the day,

made him subconsciously produce fear?

"No, can't go on like this." Lin Chen secretly made up his mind, "Must improve strength as soon as possible,

even without the system's reward, must survive in the apocalypse on my own."

He got out of bed quietly, walked to the living room, picked up the ice-type energy crystal core, sat on the carpet,

and began to try to mobilize the energy in his body. This time, he didn't rush for success, but slowly felt the flow of energy.

The chill in his fingertips gradually rose,

more obvious than the previous few times. He tried to let the chill spread to his arms, although the speed was slow, it was indeed advancing bit by bit.

Just at this moment, the black-clothed person from his dream appeared before his eyes again, holding a dagger and stabbing at him.

Lin Chen was startled, his hand movements became chaotic, and the chill in his fingertips instantly dissipated.

"Damn it!

" Lin Chen cursed under his breath, rubbed his temples, "How can I not even get rid of the shadow of a dream."

He took a deep breath, concentrated again, and mobilized the energy again. This time,

he forced himself not to think about the terrible scenes in the dream, only focusing on the flow of energy.

Time passed bit by bit, and the sky outside gradually brightened. Lin Chen's fingertips could already stably feel the chill,

and even condense a small piece of ice in his palm.

"Progress!" A gratified smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

He was just about to continue practicing,

when Xia Nuan walked out of the room rubbing her eyes: "Lin Chen, why are you up so early?

Don't you want to sleep a bit more?"

"Can't sleep,

so I got up to practice the ability." Lin Chen answered with a smile, "Look, I can condense ice particles now."

He showed the ice particles in his palm to Xia Nuan, and Xia Nuan opened her eyes in surprise:

"Wow, Lin Chen, you're so amazing!"

A Kai was also woken up, walked out and saw the ice particles in Lin Chen's palm, and also said excitedly:

"Brother Lin Chen, your progress is too fast! At this rate, it won't be long before you can freeze zombies!"

Lin Chen smiled,

and didn't speak. He knew that he was still a long way from being truly strong, and the black-clothed person in the dream was the best reminder.

"By the way, do we want to go out to collect some supplies today?" A Kai suggested,

"Although there is still food in the safe house, medicine and weapon parts are running low."

Lin Chen thought for a while,

and nodded: "Okay, but we have to be careful, the black shadow and A Zhuang we met yesterday make me feel there might be other dangers nearby."

"Hmm, we'll be careful." Xia Nuan also nodded in agreement.

The three ate something simple and began to prepare the equipment for going out.

Lin Chen took out all the weapons and medicines he needed from the infinite storage space and checked them once.

Just as they were about to set off, the system notification popped up before Lin Chen's eyes: 【Detected host is about to go out, hint: there might be unknown dangerous creatures nearby, suggest acting cautiously】.

Lin Chen's heart tightened,

and he said to A Kai and Xia Nuan: "The system hints there is unknown danger nearby,

we must increase vigilance when we go out."

"Got it." A Kai and Xia Nuan answered in unison.

The three opened the safe house door and walked out cautiously. The snow outside had stopped,

and the sunlight shone on the snow, reflecting blinding light.

They searched slowly along the street, their eyes vigilantly observing their surroundings.

Lin Chen's heart was always thinking about the black-clothed person in the dream, always feeling that something bad was about to happen.

After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at the entrance of an abandoned supermarket.

Lin Chen was just about to take the lead to go in and search, when he suddenly heard a strange sound behind him, like the low roar of some wild beast.

He turned his head abruptly, only to see a huge black shadow darting out from the alley next to them,

its speed astonishing, exactly the black-clothed person he saw in his dream!

"Careful!" Lin Chen shouted, hurriedly pulling Xia Nuan and A Kai to retreat.

That black-clothed person didn't pay attention to them, but rushed straight into the supermarket. Immediately after, a fierce sound of fighting and screaming came from inside the supermarket.

Lin Chen, Xia Nuan, and A Kai were all stunned, not knowing what happened inside.

"Do we want to go in and see?" A Kai asked in a low voice.

Lin Chen frowned, a bit hesitant in his heart. Going in might encounter danger, but what if someone inside needed help?

Just as he was hesitating, the fighting sound in the supermarket suddenly stopped, and then, that black-clothed person darted out from the alley again and disappeared into the distance.

Lin Chen took a deep breath and said to A Kai and Xia Nuan: "Let's go, let's go in and see."

They walked into the supermarket cautiously, the scene before their eyes making them gasp—the supermarket was a mess, several corpses lying on the ground, all torn into pieces, blood dyeing the ground red.

"Too scary..." Xia Nuan covered her mouth in fear, not daring to look again.

Lin Chen's expression also became very grave, he carefully observed the scene, hoping to find some clues.

Just at this moment, the system notification box before his eyes popped up again—【Detected large amount of unknown creature residual energy, analyzing... analysis failed, unable to identify】.

Lin Chen's heart became even more uneasy, a creature even the system couldn't identify, what kind of background did it have?

He looked at A Kai and Xia Nuan, their expressions also very bad.

"Let's finish collecting supplies and leave here quickly, it's too dangerous here." Lin Chen said.

A Kai and Xia Nuan nodded repeatedly, and began to collect the supplies in the supermarket quickly.

Lin Chen collected while vigilantly observing his surroundings, fearing that the black-clothed person would appear again.

Just as they were about to finish collecting, the sound of car engines suddenly came from outside the supermarket, and more than one.

Lin Chen's heart "thumped," hurriedly walked to the window, lifted the curtain and looked out—only to see several off-road vehicles parked at the supermarket entrance, more than a dozen people in black clothes getting off the cars, all holding guns, looking at their attire, like people from the "Shadow" organization! ===== CHAPTER 62 =====