僵尸觉醒：从行尸走肉到传奇

1.Apocalypse? Game?

On September 1, 2011, high school graduates were starting their new academic year, with some universities already beginning military training.

In Oris City, at a certain university, in Dorm 5024 of Building 5, Nathan Yang, who had just returned to school for his second year, eagerly turned on his computer. Nathan, now a sophomore, loved playing a game called "Bio Hero," where players role-play characters trying to survive in an apocalyptic world, acquiring various skills and techniques, exchanging points for firearms and items, and slaughtering zombies!

Ever since winter break in his second year, when Nathan first started playing this game, he had been deeply captivated by its thrilling excitement. After playing through the entire break, his enthusiasm hadn't waned. What excited Nathan even more was that he was about to complete the final level! He had downloaded a challenging map online and spent nearly two days battling through it. After facing several bosses, Nathan was finally on the verge of clearing this most difficult map!

In his sights, a zombie leaped out—not an ordinary small zombie, clearly a leader...

Nathan chuckled, saying, "Watch me with my combat blade!"

As he spoke, Nathan already had a plan in mind. In this game, when dealing with zombies, the 'Blood Fiend Blade' was absolutely the best human weapon of choice! It could unleash a destructive power that even firearms couldn't match!

The 'Blood Fiend Blade' was a 30-centimeter-long combat knife! The character Nathan was controlling gripped the long combat knife in a reverse grip. The sharp blade had a perfect streamlined curve, glinting with a cold light! The back of the blade was serrated, equally sharp, designed for ripping and bleeding out enemies!

The sound of a P90 submachine gun firing echoed as Nathan controlled his character to shoot at the small zombie leader while cautiously retreating. Suddenly, the zombie let out a roar, and something protruded from its stomach, either a tongue or intestines, which shot towards Nathan!

Familiar with the zombie's moves, Nathan side-stepped and closed in quickly. The zombie, still standing dumbly, hadn't retracted its long tongue. Nathan pressed the '3' key, swiftly switching to the Blood Fiend Blade! With a fierce stab, exaggerated blood splattered across the screen, gruesome to the extreme! One stab to the head!

"Ding! You've earned 50 points..." the game system notified Nathan. Nathan recalled the P90, carefully advancing again...

After killing a few more small zombies, he spotted a tall figure. This creature had long dark green hair, a body covered in bloodstains, pupils sharp like needles, and it emanated a murderous aura, howling wildly in place...

"Damn it, this is where I died last time!" Nathan quickly saved the game, so he could start from here if he died again.

Once everything was ready, Nathan crept forward...

The tall zombie suddenly spotted Nathan and let out a howl. The once-quiet graveyard began to echo with sounds, and small zombies started crawling out from the graves.

"I knew it! You never fight me one-on-one!" Nathan had been killed by these 'little guys' last time.

The large zombie seemed to have heard Nathan's disdain and let out a deafening roar towards the sky!

"Ssss! Roar!" Suddenly, the tall zombie's entire body turned blood-red from head to toe, as if drenched in blood! It charged towards Nathan with terrifying speed...

"Damn it! Going berserk right at the start?!" Nathan yelled, seeing that even his submachine gun couldn't stop the charging zombie. Gritting his teeth, he skillfully reversed his grip on the combat knife, its sharp blade gleaming in the sunlight. Nathan aimed the knife at the oncoming zombie and slashed!

MISS!

The system registered a miss! Nathan's eyes widened in disbelief as the zombie's massive hand slammed into him, each hit causing him to stumble back, unable to walk properly. In seconds, a horde of small zombies surrounded Nathan. Moments later, the screen went black...

"Damn it! MISS! How the hell do I beat this?! I'll try again! If it doesn't work, I'll look up a guide!" Nathan groaned, scratching his head as he reloaded the saved file and clicked "OK."

Boom...

A blinding flash filled Nathan's vision, and the bright white light overwhelmed his eyes...

Nathan felt his vision blur, muttering, "A flashbang? I rarely use those in this game..."

But soon, Nathan realized something was wrong. It wasn't the game screen flashing—it was happening in real life!

"Whatthehell..." Nathan rubbed his face, trying to curse, but to his surprise, he was speaking fluent English!?

"Where am I?" Nathan spoke in fluent English, massaging his forehead, trying to piece together what had happened.

"I remember...I was playing the game, loaded the save...then...a flashbang?" Poor Nathan was still muttering about the flashbang, completely oblivious to his current reality.

"Aargh!" A raspy growl suddenly echoed nearby. Nathan jerked his head up and saw a tall, pale-skinned young man, drooling and staring at him with wide, excited eyes—like a predator eyeing its prey!

"Whoa, buddy, I'm not a snack, don't come any closer...I swear, if you come any closer, I'll...damn it!" Nathan quickly scrambled to his feet, retreating step by step, suddenly feeling a pair of hands grabbing his shoulders. A foul stench filled the air from behind!

"Get off me!" Nathan cursed, struggling fiercely, kicking away whoever was behind him. When he turned around, he saw a brown-haired woman. Her face was deathly pale, and her bloodthirsty eyes indicated that she too had marked Nathan as prey.

As the woman slowly got up, and the pale-skinned young man approached, Nathan frantically searched for something to defend himself with...