Four hours later, Liu Yun’s back was already drenched in sweat, and her waist felt like it no longer belonged to her.

Picking up a crystal core from the ground, she straightened her back before groaning in pain.

"Aiyo~! My poor waist!"

Liu Yun kneaded and pounded her sore waist in an attempt to relieve the discomfort, but it did little to help.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead with her T-shirt, she looked at the inventory panel displayed in front of her. There was only one item inside her inventory, making it look rather lonely.

[Level 0 Zombie Crystal Core]

[A crystal core formed inside a Level 0 Zombie’s brain.]

[367 / 999,999]

She let out a tired sigh before muttering, "After four hours of hard work, I should have killed more than two thousand zombies, but I have only managed to obtain eighty crystal cores. The drop rate is way too low."

Liu Yun sighed again before opening her status panel.

[Player: Liu Yun]

[Level: Lv.9]

[Experience: 1450 / 2,150]

[Health Points: 50 / 50]

[Stamina Points: 2 / 20]

[Mental Points: 80 / 80]

[Strength: 2]

[Agility: 3]

[Constitution: 2]

[Spirit: 8]

[Perception: 6]

[Luck: 10]

[Available Status Points: 40]

[Attack: 5]

[Defense: 3]

[Speed: 2]

[Weapon: Wooden Stick (ATK +5)]

[Armor: Leather Gloves (DEF +3)]

[Accessories: None]

[Total Combat Power: 10]

[Active Skill: Telekinesis Ability (Level 0)]

[Passive Skill: None]

[Buff: Beginner Protection Shield (Remaining Time: 14 Hours 05 Minutes)]

[Celestial Stones: 499,490,000]

[System Points: 205]

Liu Yun’s eyes lit up when she saw her status panel. Smiling happily, she said, "Four hours, eight level-ups. Not bad, not bad."

After checking the status panel, she noticed that she had forty available status points she could allocate.

Looking at her pitiful Strength, Agility, and Constitution attributes, she decided to invest some points into those three stats.

It would be far too embarrassing if she died from exhaustion instead of being killed by zombies or mutants.

Having made her decision, Liu Yun added ten points each to Strength, Agility, and Constitution, leaving ten unassigned points.

The second she added the status points, she felt the sudden change in her body.

A warm current flowed through her body. The soreness in her muscles eased slightly. Even her breathing became lighter.

Liu Yun’s eyes widened in surprise at this discovery, and she quickly checked her status panel.

[Player: Liu Yun]

[Level: Lv.9]

[Experience: 1450 / 2,150]

[Health Points: 62 / 1,200]

[Stamina Points: 2 / 120]

[Mental Points: 80 / 80]

[Strength: 12]

[Agility: 13]

[Constitution: 12]

[Spirit: 8]

[Perception: 6]

[Luck: 10]

[Available Status Points: 10]

[Attack: 5]

[Defense: 3]

[Speed: 6]

[Weapon: Wooden Stick (ATK +5)]

[Armor: Leather Gloves (DEF +3)]

[Accessories: None]

[Total Combat Power: 14]

[Active Skill: Telekinesis Ability (Level 0)]

[Passive Skill: None]

[Buff: Beginner Protection Shield (Remaining Time: 14 Hours 02 Minutes)]

[Celestial Stones: 499,490,000]

[System Points: 205]

Seeing the massive increase in her maximum Health Points and the improvement in her Speed attribute, Liu Yun nodded in satisfaction. Even her total combat power had increased.

Looking at the remaining three attributes, she muttered, "Spirit, Perception, and Luck..."

"Based on most game settings, Spirit should affect maximum Mental Points, and Luck should affect the probability of obtaining better loot."

She paused before thoughtfully examining the Perception attribute.

"As for Perception... it probably has something to do with detection or awareness. Since I don’t know the details yet, I will leave it alone for now."

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yun suddenly remembered that she had unlocked the Skill Panel.

"Oh! How could I forget about this? Skills are one of the most important elements in any game!"

Closing the status panel, she quickly opened the Skill Panel.

The next second, a transparent blue screen appeared before her. There was only one available skill displayed there.

[Telekinesis]

[Grade: White Grade]

[Type: Mental Ability]

[Category: Active Skill]

[Level: Lv.1]

[Stage: Beginner Stage]

[Proficiency: 0 / 100]

[Information: A psychic ability that allows the user to manipulate objects using mental force.]

[Maximum Control Weight: 1 kg]

[Control Range: 1 meter]

[Simultaneous Objects: 1]

[Mental Cost: 1 MP per use]

Liu Yun carefully studied the skill information in silence.

Several minutes later, her eyes lit up as an idea flashed through her mind. "I can only level up this skill by using it. Since this ability can control objects, then..."

She scanned the ground around her for a second, then her eyes lit up as she exclaimed joyfully, "That’s right! I should be able to use it to pick up crystal cores!"

The moment the idea took root, Liu Yun immediately put it into action.

Noticing another group of zombies approaching in the distance, she rubbed her hands excitedly. "This is the perfect time to test my idea."

Too tired to run, Liu Yun dragged her legs as she slowly walked toward the nearest zombie. With only two Stamina Points remaining, it was already a miracle that she could still move.

By the time the Beginner Protection Shield came into contact with the nearest zombie, more than five minutes had passed.

Boom!

Ding!

[The Player has killed one Level 0 Zombie and obtained 5 Experience Points.]

After the zombie exploded into black blood mist, Liu Yun looked toward the ground. Seeing that there was no crystal core, she wasn’t disappointed. Instead, she continued toward another nearby zombie.

Boom!

Ding!

[The Player has killed one Level 0 Zombie and obtained 5 Experience Points.]

Seeing that the second zombie also failed to drop a crystal core, Liu Yun gritted her teeth and continued onward.

Boom!

Ding!

[The Player has killed one Level 0 Zombie and obtained 5 Experience Points.]

As she dragged her exhausted body through the ruined streets, the sounds of zombies exploding into blood mist continued to echo through the eerie night.

Half an hour later, Liu Yun’s face had become paler than chalk. Unable to hold on any longer, she collapsed heavily onto the ground.

Thud!

In an instant, pain shot through her body from the impact, causing her to groan in pain. "Ugh!"

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