Chapter 62: Six Kings [Demon Hunter]

Build a safe zone?!

The three girls and one bear stared at Lin An with faces full of disbelief, even the usually silent Mo Ling couldn't help but prick up their ears.

"That's right, next we're going to Linjiang Academy to build a safe zone there!"

Lin An paid no attention to their reactions; a normal person hearing talk of building a city would only find it unbelievable.

But Lin An's goal is indeed to build a city.

With the mission-reward Doomsday Base Vehicle in hand, establishing a base and safe zone is not difficult.

In the Doomsday Game, safe zones are not merely crude gathering places, but habitable lands with complete facilities.

If it's a small safe zone that cannot extract spiritual energy, then that's fine.

But with the Doomsday Base Vehicle in hand, Lin An has absolute confidence in establishing at least a large-sized safe zone.

Hydropower, electricity, breeding farms, farmland, combat test labs, equipment manufacturing plants, trading halls..

These facilities are indispensable for a medium-sized safe zone.

Without these facilities, players' strength cannot be improved.

Put bluntly, the Doomsday Game claims to be a game, but it's only a data-driven template.

But unlike pre-apocalypse online games, all facility NPCs are already available; players just need to level up.

Here, whether absorbing spiritual energy, honing skills, repairing equipment, or researching talents, players must personally construct the corresponding facilities.

To survive wave after wave of zombie outbreaks, one must either join or create one's own faction.

Unless you want to scrape by hiding in dark corners, perhaps you can avoid joining.

But having been reborn, Lin An absolutely refuses to be inferior to others, living in constant peril.

And the reason for choosing Linjiang Academy as the base for building the city is:

Firstly, Linjiang Academy is located in the suburbs and occupies a large area.

As long as spiritual energy is sufficient, slightly remodeling the original teaching buildings and labs can serve as the corresponding facilities.

Within the academy, survivors are mostly young and strong, player quality is high, and many Awakened Ones have even emerged.

Therefore, whether recruiting manpower for construction or expanding team members, it's an excellent choice.

On the other hand, in my past life, that place was once one of the Six Kings, where the third-rank peak Awakened One, the Demon Hunter, rose to prominence.

Unlike after the Doomsday Game's descent, only scattered spiritual energy nodes exist in the urban area, and they dissipate quickly.

At Linjiang Academy, there is the largest spiritual energy node in the entire Southeast War Zone, and it is unusually stable.

Controlling it is tantamount to having a treasury that continuously produces Awakened Ones!

Furthermore, Lin An seriously suspects that Linjiang Academy is not merely a simple stable spiritual energy node.

The mystery of how the Demon Hunter, one of the Six Kings in my past life, rose to prominence is very likely hidden there.

The next morning, after a simple breakfast, the group went downstairs.

Having not eaten a proper meal for nearly half a month, from Zhang Tie to Mo Ling, the group forcefully consumed thirty servings of luncheon meat and ten individual rations.

Especially Zhang Tie, who secretly ate three cans of fruit in the middle of the night.

"Captain Lin, this feels so great, it's like a dream."

Zhang Tie patted his own head with satisfaction, making a thumping sound.

He, since the apocalypse broke out, led a group of the old, weak, sick, and disabled out of the hospital, and then followed Lin An through all these events.

Last night he finally slept soundly and could enjoy a good meal, practically like a dream.

Lin An smiled and nodded; needless to say, Zhang Tie was filled with emotion.

Even he was.

Since his rebirth, he hasn't had a single day to rest properly and have enough time to eat a full meal.

Becoming stronger and rescuing AnXia and An Jing Tian is like a sickle hanging over his head, not allowing him to relax even for a moment.

If we count his past life, he has gone three years without being able to be like this.

The group walked lightly; the scattered zombies in the residential area posed no threat to the current team.

Zhang Tie changed into his combat uniform from home and followed behind Lin An together with An Jing Tian.

Only the black combat uniform is a bit mismatched, looking like a bear wearing tight pants.

The group felt refreshed and at ease, having washed with the luxurious water from last night's water tank.

Lin An led the way at the front, Mo Ling brought up the rear, guarding against possible sudden zombie attacks.

As a symbiotic entity, she is perfectly suited for this task.

Wen Ya, meanwhile, held a compound bow, keeping watch on both sides of the team.

After becoming an Awakened One, with all attributes at human limits combined with extraordinary mental power, even without professional training she can rival a professional marksman.

"Zhang Tie, go get a larger business truck or cargo vehicle."

Lin An casually ordered Zhang Tie; currently the team has six members, and later the two groups will split up, so one vehicle is no longer enough.

For this trip to the academy, he decided to bring Jing Tian along.

An Jing Tian, as a fellow enlistee from the same batch, is proficient in various combat abilities.

With the player template, his body recovers much faster than before the apocalypse.

Once he becomes an Awakened One, he can immediately become a capable hand.

At the academy, there are ready-made spiritual energy nodes, and they are stable; they can greatly reduce the mortality rate for players becoming Awakened Ones.

Along the way, we'll also look for any special props that might exist in our memories.

"That way, upon reaching the school and recruiting the past life's Demon Hunter, once the team has five members we can obtain the base vehicle reward and proceed to establish a safe zone."

"Beep beep!"

Soon after, Zhang Tie recklessly drove a Mercedes-Benz G to a stop in front of everyone.

Lin Dui! How's this vehicle?!

The key is also there, right under the tire. I guess that pile of bones is the unlucky car owner.

The silver-white off-road vehicle's body looks brand new, except for some dark red bloodstains remaining at the rear.

Zhang Tie stroked the metal-textured body, grinning, but it looked terribly ugly.

He loved this thing to death before the Apocalypse broke out, but unfortunately he had no money to buy it, so he could only stare longingly.

Sure, Wen Ya and Youwei will take that off-road vehicle. You, me, Jing Tian and Mo Ling will take this one.

Got it!

Hearing the sound, Zhang Tie excitedly darted into the driver's cabin, only to be pulled out by Lin An in one swift move.

Lin An was exasperated, gesturing for him to sit in the back.

Jing Tian, you drive.

Jing Tian looked at Zhang Tie's resentful face, somewhat amused, and couldn't help patting his shoulder as he took the keys.

This guy drives too recklessly.

Lin An had really had enough of Zhang Tie's habit of liking to drive bumper cars, especially since this guy also liked to provide his own voice-over.

As the squad split into two groups to board the vehicles, a bearded man with disheveled hair suddenly rushed out from the nearby residential building, his eyes bloodshot.

Wen Ya instinctively aimed at him, but all she heard was a sharp scream from him.

Don't kill me! I'm human!

The man scrambled and crawled, rushing a few steps to Lin An's face and hastily spoke up.

"Big brother! I'm Liu Shiming! Have you forgotten me!"

"Liu Shiming from 302!"