In addition to having 34 independent major regions, the world of Apocalypse is divided into over a thousand smaller safe zones, also known as Novice Vilges, within each major region.

  Each Novice Vilge can accommodate over ten thousand pyers.

  This is just within the country; there are also numerous servers abroad. Zhang Yi only learned about this when the Apocalypse world merged regions and started national wars several years ter in his previous life.

  This shows just how popur the game Apocalypse is.

  Zhang Yi was assigned to Safe Zone No. 886, also known as Hope Town, guided there by the System.

  Around Safe Zone No. 886, countless pyers from different birthpces are swarming towards Hope Town, following the prompt from the [Find the Safe Zone] survival quest. Zhang Yi must enter Hope Town before them to trigger an achievement.

  Don't think that because Zhang Yi is less than a mile away from Hope Town, he can quickly get in. In fact, the stretch from the train station to here was nothing; this is where the real challenge of the nightmare-level survival quest [Find the Safe Zone] begins.

  From Zhang Yi's current position to Hope Town, the path is filled with level 1-5 Bio-Behemoths, and these creatures are not set with a novice protection mechanism. This means that even if pyers don't provoke them, they will still be attacked if they get too close.

  In the previous life, about one-tenth of the pyers in each safe zone fell on their way to the safe zone. If Zhang Yi hadn't teamed up with several pyers, he almost died on the road.

  However, in this life, Zhang Yi doesn't pn to team up with other pyers because, with his enhanced level 25 iron hammer, he doesn't need anyone's help.

  Jumping down the slope, a giant level 2 [Bio-Cockroach] immediately crawled towards Zhang Yi.

  Zhang Yi calmly continued forward, waiting for the Bio-Cockroach to approach before smashing it with a "cng," fttening its head—

  -51!

  The Bio-Cockroach, with its head pinned to the ground, temporarily lost its ability to attack. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Yi swung his hammer again, dealing another 51 points of damage, KO!

  "Ding~ You killed a level 2 [Bio-Cockroach], gained 2 EXP!"

  Picking up the 1 Copper Coin dropped by the Bio-Cockroach, Zhang Yi continued on.

  Soon, a level 3 Bio-Rat dashed towards him, and without suspense, Zhang Yi took it down with three hammer strikes, gaining 6 EXP and 1 Copper Coin.

  There's nothing that can't be solved with two hammer strikes; if there is, then three will do.

  The originally trashy level 1 one-star iron hammer, after being enhanced to level 25, is practically a divine weapon in the early stages!

  Thus, Zhang Yi moved almost unhindered along the way. Even level 4 and 5 Bio-Behemoths, which other novice pyers needed three or four people to barely handle, were just a few hammer strikes for Zhang Yi.

  So...

  "Ding~ You killed a level 3 [Bio-Ant], gained 6 EXP!"

  "Ding~ You killed a level 2 [Bio-Spider], gained 2 EXP!"

  "Ding~ You killed a level 4 [Bio-Centipede], gained 12 EXP!"

  By the time Zhang Yi reached the entrance of Hope Town, a beam of golden light showered down from above him, accompanied by a pleasant system notification sound in his ear—

  "Ding~ Congratutions, you've leveled up, gaining 5 Free Attribute Points. The next level requires 250 EXP!"

  After a bumpy journey, he finally reached level 2.

  Opening the status bar, Zhang Yi allocated all 5 points from leveling up to Stamina, which increases HP.

  No matter what css he wants to switch to at level 10, it doesn't affect pyers' free attribute allocation before level 10, because upon completing the css change, the System will grant pyers a Reset Attribute Chance.

  So before level 10, increase whatever attribute is low.

  The level 25 hammer already ensures Zhang Yi's output. Survival ability is Zhang Yi's current weakness.

  5 points in Stamina, combined with Zhang Yi's 15-star Stamina growth, brought a 75 HP and 37 Energy Points increase, directly doubling Zhang Yi's vitality!

  After allocating the points, Zhang Yi closed the status bar and, standing at the entrance of the safe zone, entered the town through a white light curtain that monsters couldn't penetrate.

  Passing through the curtain, he was greeted by a peaceful and serene town. Clean streets lined with undamaged houses, and countless NPCs with blue IDs bustling about, creating a lively atmosphere.

  For Zhang Yi, who had just traversed the apocalyptic ruins outside, it felt like entering paradise.

  Meanwhile, a loud system announcement echoed from above—

  Safe Zone No. 886 Area Announcement:

  "Ding~ Congratutions to pyer [Yinuo Qingcheng] for being the first to enter Safe Zone No. 886 [Hope Town], completing the [No.1 Novice Pyer] achievement, and receiving the reward: Human Reputation 120! (including a 20% Human Faction bonus) Silver Coins 10!"

  A reward of 120 Reputation is quite good, as normally, it would take completing several challenging quests to earn that much reputation.

  As this area announcement reached the pyers near Hope Town, all pyers belonging to Safe Zone No. 886, especially those still on their way to Hope Town, became excited, and the regional chat channel instantly became lively—

  [Lonely Bro] (Male, Level 1 Pyer): "Wow, so fast, already reached the safe zone. I just died and respawned at the starting point. Wait for me, I'll make it in an hour this time!"

  [Mouse Loves Cat] (Female, Level 1 Pyer): "Yinuo Qingcheng, are you a young man or a young dy? You got into the safe zone so quickly, amazing!"

  [Expert Pyer] (Male, Level 1 Pyer): "Damn! I've been grinding rats here and almost forgot about the safe zone quest! Wait for me, I'm coming!"

  "Ding dong ding dong~"

  The chat channel kept buzzing, but Zhang Yi didn't even gnce at it, directly setting it to mute.

  Because he hadn't realized this was already a real apocalyptic world, while other pyers still had the leisure to chat, Zhang Yi didn't.

  Following the area announcement, another private system notification sounded in Zhang Yi's ear—

  "Ding~ Congratutions on completing the survival quest [Find the Safe Zone] (Nightmare Level), earning a Revival Chance. This week's survival quests are all completed. Please wait for the System to release new survival quests at 0:00 next Monday!"

  Checking the time, it was 8:30. Zhang Yi had taken only half an hour to reach the safe zone. In his previous life, the first pyer to reach Hope Town did so around 9:00, meaning Zhang Yi was at least half an hour ahead of other pyers, allowing him to enjoy the benefits of the safe zone.