Global Awakening: Apocalypse Ender's Chronicle

A few hours before the system announcement, Shane woke up early as he needed to prepare.

After having his meal, he swiftly opened his Survivor Store just in case he could suddenly find an interesting item being sold that might be helpful.

[ Weapon Store ] [ Nourishment Store ] [ Random Store ]

Shane then selected the Weapon Store first… Just like before, six of them were only available for 24 hours, while the last two could be purchased within 7 days.

[ Blight Fang Dagger ( Rare ): A saw-toothed dagger infused with poisonous energy. Strikes have a 40% chance to inflict a Blight status, dealing 10% of the target's max health as damage over 5 seconds.

Price: 1,200 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 3 ]

"This is quite expensive… But the effect is really good." Shane muttered. Although the description wasn't complete, it was more than enough to have an idea about the item's capabilities.

The fact that it could deal a total of 50% damage with the Blight Status made Shane even more surprised that it wasn't an Exceptional or Master Grade item already.

'Ahhh… I guess there's a problem with durability…' Shane recalled. Well, after purchasing hundreds of items in the system's store, he already had a rough idea of what truly makes an item high-grade or not. Some items just couldn't be used for a long time or just too difficult to repair. Because of that, these items might only be usable in just three or five battles before becoming useless.

Anyway, Shane continued checking the other items.

[ Stormcaller Bow ( Rare ): A recurve bow crafted with conductive alloys. Arrows fired have a 15% chance to release a chain lightning effect, hitting up to three nearby targets for 50% of the original damage.

Price: 850 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 5 ]

[ Crusher's Maul ( Exceptional ): A massive war hammer designed for brute force. Each swing causes shockwaves, dealing area-of-effect damage within a 3-meter radius. Ideal for taking on hordes.

Price: 1,600 Zombie Cores ]

Quantity: 2 ]

[ Shadowflame Longsword ( Exceptional ): A sword blessed with shadow and fire energy. Deals bonus damage to undead creatures but weak against those who are not.

Price: 2,500 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 1 ]

"Mhmm? A weapon only good for zombies and terrible for humans." Shane muttered as he found this interesting. Anyway, it must be incredibly good, considering the price difference of the two similar Exceptional grade weapons.

[ Piercing Arc Crossbow ( Rare ): A lightweight crossbow that fires specialized bolts with armor-piercing tips. Effective against armored Zombies and mechanical threats.

Price: 1,200 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 6 ]

[ Frostbite Claws ( Uncommon ): Dual-wielded gauntlets with razor-sharp, ice-coated talons. The strikes can slow the target by 10% and reduce their attack speed for 3 seconds.

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Price: 600 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 2 ]

"Everything had become so expensive…" Shane muttered as he even guessed that the system had done this on purpose since they should've collected a lot of Zombie Cores already.

Shane didn't purchase anything just yet and checked the last two special items that were only available for 7 days. Well, he had already seen them yesterday but he was still quite hesitant to purchase them.

[ Eclipse Blade ( Master ): A one-handed sword imbued with the power of solar and lunar cycles. During the day, it radiates solar energy, burning enemies over time. At night, it harnesses lunar energy, dealing bonus damage to the undead and reducing their healing effects.

Special Effect: Grants the user 5% health regeneration during combat.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Price: 3,800 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 1 ] [ 6 days left ]

[ Titan's Bastion Shield ( Master ): A tower shield forged from reinforced alloys and Titan Serum crystals. Provides immunity to knockback effects and reflects 15% of incoming damage to attackers within melee range.

Special Effect: Activating its ability creates a force field that absorbs damage equal to 20% of the user's max health for 10 seconds (Cooldown: 30 seconds).

Price: 4,500 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 1 ] [ 6 days left ]

Once again, the Bonus Effects and the Special Effects weren't completely shown but they were already impressive enough.

"There's no rifles or any advanced weapons this time, huh… I guess there's really a theme being followed here." Shane muttered as whenever a gun would appear in the list, there would always be multiple of them.

This time, most of the items sold were melee weapons or old era's weapons, so Shane couldn't help but confirm the theme for the day.

After some consideration, Shane purchased the three Blight Fang Dagger and the Shadowflame Longsword.

Shane believed that the daggers had low durability and needed more of them.

As for the longsword, he was thinking of giving it to Lysandra after upgrading it to Legendary so she could have a spare weapon with her. After all, he really wanted her to reach a higher level.

Anyway, Shane then continued to open the Nourishment Store.

'Let's see…'

[ Battle Ration Packs: A compact, nutrient-dense meal designed for Survivors. Restores 30% stamina instantly and boosts stamina regeneration by 15% for 2 hours.

Price: 50 Zombie Cores per pack

Quantity: 50 ]

"Practical, but I can't spend too much on these. We can't rely on temporary boosts for every battle." Shane muttered. Of course, he still bought all of them since they were cheap anyway.

[ Good Revival Potion: An elixir that boosts Vitality Points. It grants 15% in health instantly. Can only be used once per day. ]

Price: 500 Zombie Cores per bottle

Quantity: 5 ]

"Ohh… This is expensive, but it's not that bad if I don't have a bunch of tokens… Right, these potions are still better for others since it doesn't need Spirit Points to activate." Shane commented.

After all, even though Shane's tokens were incredibly good, they required Spirit Points to be activated. If a Survivor was in situation where they couldn't use their Spirit Points, these potions would be a better option.

Anyway, Shane still continued looking.

[ Iron Gut Pills: A medicinal pill that grants temporary immunity to food poisoning and mild toxins for 24 hours.

Price: 20 Zombie Cores per pill

Quantity: 30 ]

[ Mystic Fruit Essence: Extract from the rare Mystic Fruit, this potion grants +5 to max Vitality for 6 hours. And it will be permanent if 3 of them are consumed at once.

Price: 800 Zombie Cores per bottle

Quantity: 10 ]

"Oh… It can be a permanent stat increase… This is really good." Shane muttered as he bought it without any hesitation at all. Although the increase wasn't a lot, it was still an increase.

After that, he continued checking all the other items.

[ Quick Recovery Gel: A fast-acting gel applied to wounds that heals 25% of max health over three hours. Cool to the touch and reduces inflammation.

Price: 100 Zombie Cores per tube

Quantity: 20 ]

[ Endurance Tea Leaves: Special tea leaves that, when brewed, increase focus and reaction time by 20% for 4 hours. Popular among marksmen and scouts.

Price: 50 Zombie Cores per bundle ( brews 5 cups )

Quantity: 40 ]

"This could help someone like Vernon or Nia during long missions. Might grab a few bundles. If they tasted good, I should just buy all of them." Shane muttered to himself.

Anyway, Shane then turned his attention to the Random Items… To his surprise, although some of them weren't good, there were a few that were actually quite interesting.

They were Traveler's Cloak, All-Purpose Clooking Pot, Mystic Lantern, Bizarre Bonsai Tree, Basic Home Gardening Kit, and Portable Forge Kit.

[ Traveler's Cloak: A durable, weather-resistant cloak that grants +5 to stealth and +5 to resistance against cold environments. Lightweight and stylish.

Price: 50 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 3 ]

[ All-Purpose Cooking Pot: A high-quality pot with a self-heating function. Increases the effectiveness of meals cooked in it by 20% (e.g., more stamina restored).

Price: 35 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 5 ]

[ Mystic Lantern: A lantern that can be powered by Zombie Cores. It illuminates a 50-meter radius. It can also reveal invisible entities within its glow. ( No Zombie Cores included )

Price: 150 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 10 ]

[ Bizarre Bonsai Tree: A small tree that grows miniature edible fruits every three days. Fruits restore stamina and health.

Price: 1,000 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 100 ]

[ Basic Home Gardening Kit

Description: A kit containing enchanted tools that accelerate the growth of crops by 10%. Includes seeds for common vegetables.

Price: 700 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 7 ]

[ Portable Forge Kit

Description: A compact forge and anvil combo that allows blacksmiths to work anywhere. Grants a 10% speed boost to crafting metal items.

Price: 950 Zombie Cores

Quantity: 2 ]

Since he might not be able to purchase in the Survivor Store during the 72-hour event, he decided to buy ten Bizarre Bonsai Tree, five Mystic Lanterns, and all three Traveler's Cloaks for Nia and the other two.

Then, Shane called Lysandra as he gave her the Shadowflame Longsword after upgrading it to Legendary…

"Make sure to reach Level 30—No, I think you can reach Level 50 with this…" Shane said with a smile.

"Thank you, Shane… I actually just bought 2 Skill Fusion Scrolls. I used one of them to fuse three of my movement skills… I still have an extra Fusion Scroll. Do you want it?" Lysandra asked...

"Ahh… No, I'm good. I still have an extra with me. You can go ahead and just use it." Shane replied.

After talking for a bit, they soon received the system announcement.

In just a few moments, the system countdown had started…

[ 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Survivors will now be transported to the Challenge Zone. ]