Apocalyptic Sequence

Chapter 12 Mind's Eye

As night falls, the lights are on.

After leaving the Ming Palace, Lu Fan hailed a ride-hailing car.

Returning to his bachelor apartment, Lu Fan opened his character panel.

He now has a full 800 experience points and a reward silver treasure chest.

First, upgrade the Black Tiger Blade Technique to Lv.10; this was a pre-planned strategy.

[Notification: You have consumed 200 experience points, and your Black Tiger Blade Technique has reached Lv.9!]

[Notification: You have consumed 200 experience points, and your Black Tiger Blade Technique has reached Lv.10!]

Having spent 400 experience points, Lu Fan successfully leveled up the Black Tiger Blade Technique to Lv.10.

In an instant, Lu Fan felt a warm current flow from his hands throughout his body, giving him an attribute boost.

[Notification: Your Black Tiger Blade Technique has been upgraded to Lv.10, increasing your Strength and Constitution by 1 point!]

[Hint: You have mastered the ability of "Mind's Eye"!]

The level 10 Black Tiger Blade Technique actually increased his Strength and Constitution by 1 point? Lu Fan's face lit up with joy. This was great news. Last time, when he upgraded the Black Tiger Blade Technique to level 5, he increased his Strength by 1 point.

He has now increased his strength by 1 point, bringing his strength to a total of 8 points, completely surpassing ordinary people.

His physique also rose to 7 points, giving him a physique comparable to that of a top athlete.

In addition, the level 10 Black Tiger Blade Technique also provides a new ability—Mind's Eye.

When Lu Fan checked the explanation of the Mind's Eye, he received the following content:

[Mind's Eye]: You have grasped the essence of the existence of all things. Even with your eyes closed, you can sense the position and trajectory of other objects. Any attack in your eyes is like a slow-motion replay.

After reading the explanation, Lu Fan gained a certain level of confidence in his ability to see into others' minds.

Mind's Eye greatly enhances his dynamic vision, enabling him to capture the enemy's movement trajectory. At the same time, it provides a 360-degree field of vision without blind spots, allowing him to detect the enemy's presence even when they are behind him.

In this way, Lu Fan was no longer afraid of being attacked from behind.

Blade Qi and Mind's Eye are new abilities gained when Black Tiger Blade Technique reaches levels 5 and 10, respectively. Both abilities are very useful in battle and can greatly enhance Lu Fan's lethality.

Lu Fan is now no different from the swordsmanship masters on TV.

Only those masters who have practiced swordsmanship for twenty or thirty years have the opportunity to comprehend the Mind's Eye ability. Lu Fan is only twenty years old, but with the help of the panel, he has already comprehended the Mind's Eye ability.

This demonstrates just how much the player panel enhances Lu Fan's abilities.

With 400 experience points remaining, Lu Fan continued to invest in the Black Tiger Blade Technique, but received a notification sound.

[Hint: Upgrading Black Tiger Blade Technique to Lv.10 requires 400 experience points. Upgrade now?]

"yes!"

Without hesitation, Lu Fan poured his last bit of experience into the Black Tiger Blade Technique.

[Notification: You have consumed 400 experience points, and your Black Tiger Blade Technique has reached Lv.11!]

After the Black Tiger Blade Technique reaches level 10, the experience cost for leveling up increases from 200 to 400, more than doubling. This shows that the higher the skill level, the more terrifying the experience consumption becomes.

Lu Fan estimated that next time, when the Black Tiger Blade Technique reaches level 15, he might learn a new skill, or he might need to reach level 20 to learn a completely new ability.

Regardless, Lu Fan's Black Tiger Blade Technique, reaching level 11, combined with the viral antibodies injected into his body, gave him the means to survive in the apocalypse, and he no longer feared ordinary zombies.

Lu Fan closed the character panel and looked at his inventory.

There is also a silver-level treasure chest lying quietly in the backpack space.

This is the reward he received for completing the mission of defending the Ming Palace (Lv.7).

As a mission with a difficulty level of 7, two levels higher than exploring the Mother Monarch, Lu Fan was looking forward to its rewards. So, he silently wiped his hands and chose to open the treasure chest.

Wow!

A silver light illuminated Lu Fan's vision, and the next second, a pair of gloves appeared in his field of vision.

[Hint: You have obtained a Tier 1 Sealed Artifact - Divine Wind Gloves!]

Kamikaze Gloves

Rank: Tier 1 Sealed Artifact

Equipment effect: After wearing the gloves, the user's agility attribute is greatly increased (agility +2). At the same time, the wearer of the Divine Wind Gloves is more sensitive to the wind and can hear the subtle sounds in the wind (listening +3).

Negative effect: Wearing the Kamikaze Gloves for a long time will cause the user to have a bloodthirsty impulse.

Sealed... sealed artifact?

Lu Fan was taken aback; he had never seen a sealed artifact before.

However, judging from the information provided by the mental disability panel, the sealed artifact has a very powerful effect. Wearing the Divine Wind Gloves can greatly enhance his agility attribute and he can also hear the subtle sounds in the wind. This means that he can detect the movement of his prey in advance, just like a top hunter.

"What are sealed artifacts?"

Lu Fan asked the panel a question, and the next second, the idiotic panel replied:

"Sealed items are those that contain extraordinary properties."

"What are extraordinary characteristics?"

"This is a decryption task. The host needs to obtain decryption information from other characters. Once the decryption task is completed, the specific information about the extraordinary characteristics will be revealed."

Hiss... Lu Fan's lips twitched. He hadn't expected there to be a puzzle-solving mission, requiring him to slowly explore the unknown information, just like the explorers in the game.

Only by completing the decryption task can we find out what the extraordinary characteristics are.

Doesn't that mean I've said nothing at all?

If I complete the decryption task and learn about the extraordinary characteristics, would I still need to ask you?

Lu Fan mentally complained, "This is truly an idiotic control panel, you're something else!"

Regardless, the sealing artifact is extremely powerful and should be able to help you in crucial moments.

Of course, sealed items also have their negative effects. Lu Fan saw the last sentence of the item description: "People who wear the Divine Wind Gloves for a long time will develop a bloodthirsty impulse." This made him silently wary.

So, Lu Fan tossed the Divine Wind Gloves into his backpack, intending to take them out and wear them only at crucial moments.

After tidying everything up, Lu Fan lay on the bed, silently reflecting on what he had gained that day.

Besides the mission rewards, Lu Fan also encountered an "extraordinary person" named Jiang Huamei. From her words and actions, it was not hard to guess that she already knew that the apocalypse was about to break out and deliberately reminded him to stay away from people.

Sure enough, the federal high command knew that the apocalypse was approaching.

Jiang Huamei must be the child of a high-ranking federal official, which is why she was able to obtain top-secret information.

As for the general public, they are still completely unaware of the apocalypse. For example, Gu Shuiqin in the Second People's Hospital, who is about to transform into the Mother Monarch, is completely unaware of the coming of the apocalypse.

Tomorrow will be the last day before the apocalypse begins.

Nanjing may appear calm on the surface, but is there actually a storm brewing beneath the surface?

Lu Fan turned over, feeling somewhat unsettled.

At that moment, his phone, which was next to his bedside, vibrated; someone was messaging him privately on WeChat.

Lu Fan opened his phone and saw another message from class monitor Ji Guxuan.

"Hey, are you kidding me? You've skipped class for two days straight?"

"Today was Professor Qian's class, and you were absent again during roll call this afternoon. I couldn't even cover for you."

"You're definitely out of the running for excellence this semester, and your honors award is gone too!"

"Lu Fan, what on earth are you doing?"

Ji Guxuan sent a long string of messages, all asking about his whereabouts, her tone filled with disappointment and frustration.

In addition to Ji Guxuan's message, Tang Rou also sent him a message reporting that she was safe and sound, saying that she would be participating in a joint military exercise the next day and that everything was fine, and hoped that her brother would also be careful.

Looking at the new message on his phone, Lu Fan felt a warmth in his heart. Sure enough, besides his deceased parents, there were still a few rare people in this world who cared about him.

Therefore, with the end times approaching, we should try our best to help others and lend a hand.

"Don't go to crowded places tomorrow, absolutely not!"

Lu Fan first sent a reminder to Tang Rou, then copied the same message and sent it to Ji Guxuan.

However, when talking to Ji Guxuan, he emphasized again that it was best to stay in the dormitory, prepare more emergency food, and not to open the door out of curiosity if you heard a loud noise outside.

After sending these words to the other party, Lu Fan turned off his phone screen, silently turned over and went to sleep.

I have done everything I could.

Whether the other party believes it or not is up to fate.

Tomorrow will be the last day before the apocalypse begins.