Apocalypse: Everyone Levels Up, I Return to the Time Before the Server Opened Chapter 1 - A Mysterious Game is About to Open

Chapter 1: A Mysterious Ga is About to Open

“22:15:09…”

“22:15:08…”

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“The countdown is almost over!”

“You still haven’t figured out what’s going on?”

“The experts say it might be an alien invasion countdown.”

“Three-Body? Sophon? What kind of cosmic joke is this?!”

“Regardless, everyone should prepare in advance. Food, water, weapons…”

…

The internet exploded!

All over the world, endless speculation about the ‘countdown in our minds’ kept erging!

Every bizarre theory imaginable!

TV, news, even variety shows were discussing it!

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Hanxia Nation.

Anlong City, Tianhe Province.

Inside a small house.

Ye Qiu sat dumbfounded on the bed for a long while.

His eyes finally cleared.

“2028…

“I’ve been reborn?!

“Back to twenty years ago!

“That damned thing hasn’t launched yet!

“The countdown hasn’t hit zero yet!”

Ye Qiu’s breathing beca rapid.

His face shifted between crying and laughing.

His mories were still stuck in 2048.

The mont Earth was destroyed.

The mont humanity went extinct!

As his thoughts contracted, his emotions gradually cald.

“When the countdown ends, all of humanity will be able to freely enter and exit the ‘City of Trials.’ Or rather, enter a ga world!

“At first, people thought it was just a real virtual ga, sothing to play in their spare ti, killing monsters, leveling up, and reviving after death.

“But… ten days later, the ga would shut down imdiately, and everything people obtained inside — levels, equipnt, skills, pets… everything except revival — would transfer into the real world!

“However, where there is fortune, there is disaster! The monsters from the ga ca out as well!

“In the ga, players charged forward fearlessly, throwing themselves at the monsters, because even if they died, they could respawn!

“But when everything beca reality, the monsters remained just as ferocious.

“But the players… only had one life!”

“If they died, they were truly dead!”

Ye Qiu recalled the past.

In his previous life, he, like most people, drifted through the countdown without much thought. He entered the ga cluelessly, killed monsters and leveled up aimlessly, and never took the ‘ga’ seriously.

Aside from the first day spent imrsed in the ga, for the remaining days, his average playti was at most one hour per day.

Because the ti ratio between reality and the ga was 1:10.

One hour in reality equaled ten hours in the ga.

One day in reality equaled ten days in the ga.

Ten days in reality equaled one hundred days in the ga.

When ten days passed in reality, the ga shut down instantly!

People were still in a daze.

Then ca the roars of monsters, waking everyone up!

In that mont, people finally realized tha teverything they had gained in the ga had transferred into reality!

And the monsters from the ga had arrived in the real world!

Everyone regretted it!

Including Ye Qiu.

At that ti, he was only level 5!

And most people were only around level 10.

So purely casual players had nothing but basic gear and were level “0!” Those people broke down completely! So nearly committed suicide on the spot!

“I can’t let history repeat itself!” Ye Qiu took a deep breath.

He imdiately got up, grabbed his phone, and rushed to the nearest supermarket!

He had to stock up! Buy enough food and water! Then spend as much ti in the ga as possible!

Killing monsters! Leveling up!

Before the shutdown, he had to beco absolutely invincible!

The supermarket was crowded.

People were discussing wildly, speculating about everything.

They were worried about the apocalypse, a zombie outbreak, an alien invasion, and more.

Stocking up on supplies, just in case!

Luckily, supplies were still abundant.

Ye Qiu wasn’t picky. Bread, instant noodles, bottled water, compressed biscuits, ready-made als…

He only needed to last ten days!

Moreover, after ten days, a global currency reset would happen.

Old currencies would be rendered useless.

All transactions would use in-ga currency instead. Monsters would also drop money.

Ye Qiu borrowed as much as he could from every available platform.

It was a total of around 300,000.

His parents had passed away long ago, leaving him only a residential house.

He had no family obligations. He only needed to take care of himself!

He hired a helper to move all the supplies back ho.

Once everything was in place, Ye Qiu locked himself in and waited for the ga to launch!

Beep beep…

His phone rang.

Ye Qiu glanced at it.

It was a ssage from his class group chat.

[Class President Su Xintong: @Everyone The school has organized a Mutual Aid Group. If you have no one to rely on and are uncertain about what will happen when the countdown ends, you can co to school and join. We have plenty of food and water.].

Seeing this ssage, Ye Qiu felt reassured.

Everything was unfolding exactly as it had in his past life!

Soone quickly responded.

[Fang Yifei: @Class President Su Xintong, , , ! I want to join!].

[Class President Su Xintong: @Fang Yifei, there’s a 500 yuan entry fee.].

[Fang Yifei: Huh? We have to pay?].

[Class President Su Xintong: The Mutual Aid Group spent a lot on food and water. We can’t just let people eat and drink for free, plus we provide shelter.].

[Class Rep Chen Ziheng: @Everyone The class president is right. We have to pay for this stuff; we can’t expect the school to provide for free! Thumbs up, class prez! [Heart emoji]].

[Ma Pengfei: Are there lots of girls? If so, I might consider joining.].

[Zhang Chao: If the world’s ending, we should just enjoy life while we can. Wasting ti on this is pointless!].

[Tian Kang: Heh, I’m not afraid of the apocalypse! My family owns a convenience store. We’ve already locked up, so we can survive inside for a year or two no problem!].

[Tong Lei: I’m hunkering down in a rental with my girlfriend. As long as it’s not a zombie outbreak, we’ll be fine!].

[Xu Jiajing: Everyone, stay positive. Maybe it’s just a prank.].

The once-quiet class group beca lively again.

Ye Qiu was a loner by nature. And after experiencing the horrors of his past life’s catastrophe, he no longer felt joy or sorrow.

Looking at these familiar yet distant nas, his mind was filled with past mories.

Class President Su Xintong had died on the first day after the shutdown.

He rembered it vividly, because everyone had gathered at school for safety.

Ye Qiu had been in the shower at the ti.

Then—

Boom!

The entire school building trembled!

Walls collapsed. The boys’ and girls’ shower rooms were smashed open.

Ye Qiu saw, in terror, Su Xintong’s naked body impaled against the wall by a giant hornet’s stinger.

Blood dripped from her mouth. Her eyes wide open, filled with fear and a hint of confusion. Then, she stopped breathing. Dying tragically right before Ye Qiu’s eyes!