Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 77 End Reward
At 8:8 AM on August 2nd, in the community's property management storage room.

Guan Tong returned around 1 a.m. and just woke up now.

Because the rules were still in effect for an hour, and the sky outside was still dark.

"So tired..."

Guan Tong sat up from the folding bed, rubbing his slightly sore right shoulder. He had been holding the Silver Hunter for over ten hours straight; although the gun itself wasn't heavy, the time had been far too long.

As for how many undead he had eliminated in total, he couldn't remember.

In the industrial park warehouse alone, at least two hundred undead were eliminated. After saying goodbye to Shi Jingyi, he wandered around the city alone, eliminating some lone or grouped undead.

"Let's wait until 9 o'clock to check the terminal's statistics."

Guan Tong took out her phone and, with an hour to spare, surfed the internet.

Based on online posts and other information, it appears that there were not many casualties in this rule-making process.

Because of the fourth rule, "Snow in June," many individual houses collapsed, so many people still gathered in clusters to survive.

This led to everyone quickly working together to build a defensive perimeter after the fifth rule was issued, blocking entrances and exits with various debris to prevent the undead from entering.

Afterwards, official armed soldiers quickly entered the scene, and with powerful firepower, the horde of zombies inside the city was quickly wiped out.

However, it seems that some smaller cities failed to handle the situation well, and the "Mother Transformer" was not eliminated, resulting in more and more undead being transformed. In the end, the survivors could only hold on and hide until the rule time ended.

Guan Tong saw online that not every region's "Mother Transformer" had been eliminated. Because this monster possesses a certain level of intelligence and consciously avoids large numbers of armed soldiers, and because it cannot be killed by non-psychic weapons, eliminating it is not so easy.

Moreover, when it senses danger, it can summon a large number of undead to "protect" it by howling, which makes eliminating it even more dangerous.

Guan Tong also saw a post saying that soldiers in their area would help ordinary people pass the challenge. But they only helped complete the required 10 kills. Once the 10 kills were achieved, they would immediately switch to another person and would not allow any more than 10 kills.

In addition, some self-assured individuals spontaneously formed teams, left the safe zone, and actively sought out and eliminated hordes of zombies to farm Ascension Coins. Successful individuals posted their achievements online, while those who failed certainly disappeared from the internet.

An hour passed quickly as Guan Tong browsed the website, and at 9 o'clock sharp, the Fire Thief's voice rang out.

The rule period has ended.

Congratulations on passing the test of the fifth rule of the apocalypse!

[In this rule, you eliminated 367 undead, and received an additional 367 Ascension Coins as a reward.]

[In this rule, you eliminated 1 Mother Transformer, and will receive an additional 500 Ascension Coins and a random item reward.]

[Reward has been sent to your storage box]

More products have been added to the Shenghua Store and can be viewed on your personal device.

The "Team Up" option in the social features is now enabled.

[Thirty days from now, Ascendants who possess the item "Invitation to the First Ascendant Challenge" will participate in the challenge. Please prepare accordingly.]

This challenge supports teams of 1-5 people. Participants must be in a team before the competition begins.

The sixth apocalyptic rule will be released in 45 days.

After the fire thief's voice faded, Guan Tong got off the folding bed.

What surprised him most was not the more than 1,000 Ascension Coins he had accumulated this time, but the information about the Challenge that it actually supported a team mode for 1-5 players!
Although Guan Tong had been looking forward to this challenge, he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated now. It seemed he didn't have any potential teammates to team up with.

"Never mind..." Guan Tong felt that he didn't need any teammates. "Shadow" and "Silver Hunter" were his best teammates.

"The challenge starts in a month, and then the sixth rule will be released in another two weeks... I need to hurry up and prepare."

Since he has decided to participate in the team competition as a lone wolf, there is no doubt that he must prepare more than others. Only in this way can he compete with other teams on his own.

Guan Tong opened the terminal and first looked at the panel.

Name: Guan Tong

Nickname: Shadow

Title: Lawkeeper

[Psychic Power: 96 (128) (50)]

[Ascended Coins: 1047]

Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Excellent

My mental strength limit increased by 1 point; I wonder if it's related to the excessive battles I fought today.

As Guan Tong predicted, the remaining 30 coins, plus the 150 fixed from this successful rule challenge, and the 867 coins from eliminating the undead and the Mother Converter, successfully broke through the 1,000 mark!
This number cheered Guan Tong somewhat. He knew it couldn't compare to large organizations or official departments that could mobilize resources from many people, but personally, it was quite good.

He then opened the storage box, where an extra item had appeared—an additional reward for eliminating the Mother Hunter.

[Corpse Whistle]: Consumes 20 points of Mental Power. Blowing this whistle summons 3 undead, who will remain for up to 15 minutes. During their existence, they will act according to the whistleblower's commands. This item is tradable.

"This……"

Guan Tong was both amused and exasperated when she saw the props she had received.

Summoning three undead that last for 15 minutes... Actually, given the undead's mad dog-like behavior, they do have some combat power, but not much. Against an elite Ascended Being, they'd probably be instantly killed.

Its value lies in the fact that it is not a one-time use item. Moreover, it can be used repeatedly by consuming mental energy, and there is no cooldown period.

"In other words, if I had unlimited mental power, I could just keep blowing and summoning an endless army of the undead..."

Guan Tong knew that unlimited mental power was pure fantasy. But upon closer reflection, he realized that this item was definitely more valuable to him than to other ascendants.

Because he can store mental energy through the [Wordless Book]. This means that in a critical moment, if needed, he can indeed summon a large number of undead by continuously whistling and consuming a large amount of mental energy in a short period of time. Saying that he can form an army-sized force is too far-fetched, but forming a small zombie horde is certainly not a problem.

"...I was just complaining about not having teammates in the challenge, and then this is the item I got," Guan Tong thought. "Does this mean I have to use the undead as teammates?"

Despite his complaints, he actually thought the item was pretty good and would definitely keep it for himself, not trade it on the market. He could sell it later when the fighting power of the undead became irrelevant to him.

However, Guan Tong believes that his current resources are insufficient to participate in the challenge. The thousand-plus Ascension Coins he has are not accruing interest, so the wise thing to do is to spend them as soon as possible and convert them into actual combat power.

"As for consumption... the upgraded store in the terminal has new items, I can check if there are any I need. I can also browse the market to see if there are any items worth buying."

　The book will be available for purchase tomorrow, and I will post a launch message at 9 p.m. tonight.

　　The author's note will explain the update schedule after the book's release, the future direction of the plot, a summary and reflection on current issues, and gratitude to readers and editors. You can take a look.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)