Survive for all and get a D-class simulator

Zhou Wen: I still don't quite understand. Brother Lin, are you a university student?

Lin Ye: No, I graduated a while ago. University was quite fun; it was probably the freest time of my life.

Zhou Wen: What a pity. I was about to take the college entrance exam, and then this happened.

Lin Ye: My condolences.

Zhou Wen: It's not that serious yet.

Hu Tingting: Can you guys talk about serious matters? You're just chatting.

Lin Ye: The townspeople here are not sick. Instead, they are experiencing a rapid group mutation for some reason.

Xu Changnian: Is it because the town's spiritual energy concentration has increased?

Lin Ye: This situation is indeed related to the spiritual energy concentration, but the town's spiritual energy concentration is far from high enough to turn people into piles of meat.

Zhou Wen: Then is it because of...?

Lin Ye: I believe it's related to the mutation runes. Someone is drawing mutation runes in the town. Initially, there weren't many runes drawn, which led to some people in close contact with the mutation runes 'getting sick.' That's actually a symptom of rapid mutation in a short period. The test data all matches the symptoms of rapid mutation, and the deformed organs in the hospital are clear evidence.

Hu Tingting: So someone is conducting mutation experiments here?

Lin Ye: I can't say for sure what their purpose is, but that's indeed what's happening here.

Xu Changnian: Then what should we do? Should we hide in the supermarket for the night, or take the initiative and go kill them?

Lin Ye: Of course, we should go kill them. These remaining mutated creatures have previously undergone a violent mutation reaction. We can't withstand that level of mutation. The other party may already be preparing to kill us tonight.

Hu Tingting: I also agree to go kill them because the current task is too simple. How could the system give us such a simple task? Staying in the supermarket is no different from waiting to die.

Zhou Wen: Actually, there's another way. The other party is attacking us with mutation runes, so as long as we get rid of the mutation runes in the town, we won't be in danger, right?

Lin Ye: No, although I don't know the principle, I believe he's relying on the mutation reaction caused by these mists, because the mist covers the entire town. He can't possibly inscribe runes everywhere in the town, right? Inscribing runes is not a simple task. Not to mention the amount of work, just wandering around the town would be very suspicious.

Xu Changnian: So we have to go kill him.

Hu Tingting: And we have to do it as soon as possible.

Zhou Wen: The system won't assign us an enemy we can't defeat. The other party must need some auxiliary devices to control this range of mist and trigger the mutation reaction, and the place where these auxiliary devices are placed will definitely cause abnormal situations. If I get close, I should be able to sense it.

Lin Ye: Very good. You and Hu Tingting go around the town and look for the other party's location. Xu Changnian, stay by my side. I have a mutation rune card that can help me understand the other party's methods before the battle.

Zhou Wen: Ah? Is it the kind of rune card that's the only way to kill people in the shelter?

Hu Tingting: Are you crazy? That's a rune card that can even counteract the absolute safety of the shelter!

He had the Seed of Spirit, and his mental strength was among the strongest of all survivors, so he might be able to withstand the mental shock from using rune cards.

Moreover, he had a chance for reality simulation. If he died this time, he simply wouldn't use rune cards next time. That's why he dared to have Xu Changnian guard him.

Reality simulation gave Lin Ye an advantage: he had the opportunity to learn from his mistakes.

If he didn't dare to do anything, he would be giving up this advantage, which would slow down his strength improvement, and he might end up dying ten times in a simulation.

Lin Ye took out the basic rune - Mutation and used the rune card without hesitation.

A large amount of knowledge related to mutation flooded into Lin Ye's brain. Lin Ye instantly lost control of his body, but the Seed of Spirit shone in his consciousness, and he quickly regained control of his body.

Opening his eyes, Lin Ye saw Xu Changnian retreating to the entrance of the supermarket, looking at him warily.

Lin Ye: What's wrong?

Lin Ye sorted out the chaotic information in his mind, enduring the headache, and barely asked.

Xu Changnian: You were just drawing mutation runes around you, almost causing me to mutate.

Lin Ye: I see. I know how those people died.

Zhou Wen: How did they die?

Hu Tingting: Focus on finding the other party's base… How did they die?

Lin Ye: Their brains were filled with rune knowledge, losing control of their bodies. Their brains were influenced by the knowledge, issuing instructions to inscribe runes, but the shelter had no spiritual energy…

Zhou Wen: … So they walked out of the shelter themselves.

Hu Tingting: So the absolute safety of the shelter couldn't save them because they were no longer inside the shelter.

Xu Changnian: So that's how it is. Can we use rune cards here?

Lin Ye: Hard to say. Without the protection of the shelter, you may not be able to withstand the rune knowledge and might become idiots.

Zhou Wen: What about tying ourselves up in the shelter?

Lin Ye: Can you guarantee you won't break free?

Hu Tingting: No, I didn't expect there to be such a trap. It's too dangerous.

Xu Changnian: The system already warned you: 'Use with caution if your mental strength is insufficient.'

Zhou Wen: Behind every system note, there's a heartwarming reason.

Hu Tingting: It's warming me to death.

Zhou Wen: I found it. It's the town's church, just north of the town.

Lin Ye: Very good. You guys come back first and give me half an hour to rest.

Lin Ye took out a bottle of mental potion from his backpack and drank it all.

His mental strength instantly increased, soon exceeding his maximum value.

Lin Ye consumed mental strength to quickly digest and organize the knowledge and skills in the rune card. When the mental potion's effect wore off, he had digested almost everything.

Lin Ye: Are you guys ready? If you're ready, we should go say hello.

Zhou Wen: Okay, should we report our talent abilities?

Hu Tingting: My talent ability is related to combat.

Xu Changnian: Me too.

Zhou Wen: My talent ability is mental-related and should be able to affect the other party's use of runes.

Lin Ye: My talent ability is more supportive, but a regular first-tier mutated creature can't withstand a single strike from me.

Zhou Wen: WOW.

Lin Ye: If there are no problems, let's go. It's best to solve the problem before the other party reacts.