The rain was pattering as Drake Miller ran through the walkway, hurrying to go home to his girlfriend, Regina Adams."Regina is going to kill me. I can't believe I'm late," he murmured upon arriving at the door to his apartment.Panting, he contemplated, "But it wasn't like I planned to come home late. I had to get her the birthday gift from the store. I hope she likes it."Drake stared at the bracelet box in his left hand. In his right hand, there was another box, much smaller, bearing something other than a birthday gift—an engagement ring."I can't wait to see the smile on her face when she says yes to me. Then we would be finally official. This is going to be the best night of my life," he breathed, his eyes gleaming with joy. One more nervous breath, and he turned the doorknob.The moment he pushed the door open, he was careful not to raise attention to himself. A mischievous smile formed on his face as he planned to sneak up behind Regina, grab her by the waist, and playfully fr

After saving Regina and Leo as the system requested, Drake Miller's mind was scattered.The only thing on his mind was how to get across to his mother, the only family he had left. She lived outside that town."I really hope you're okay, mother. Why isn't the government doing anything about this outbreak of zombies anyway?"As it was deep into the night and he couldn't make it out of town, he hoped to call her."A phone booth, finally!"In the deserted street, accompanied by a dim and flickering light from the streetlights, a broken phone booth stood."I hope it still works."Drake prayed it connected as he dialed his mother's number.Beep! Beep! Beep!Waiting for 10 seconds, there was no answer from the other end, even though the phone was ringing."Mom, please pick up..." He murmured, panic clawing at his sense of resolve.He looked around, and in some corners, he could see blood splashed on the walkways."How did the world turn to this? The system won't explain anything to me, leav

"Why do you sound that way? Is anything wrong with me or my system?" Drake said, curiosity and worry showing on his face."No, no, there's nothing wrong. It is just that I've seen a little information about your system," Elisa said. Drake's eyes narrowed. He felt naked now. Could Elisa actually access the information he was trying to withhold from her about his system?"How's that even possible? I don't think anyone can access other people's systems," Drake mentioned.Elisa spoke, "Well, that may be true about others, but my system is called 'Knowledge Beast System'. It's like having the entire internet stored in my head, allowing me to access vast information about this apocalyptic world and every single system."Drake's eyes widened with curiosity as he absorbed Elisa's words."What?" Drake was shocked. His heart throbbed. He wondered how much she already knew about him."Not only that," Elisa continued, "I can conjure virtual weapons and even shoot lasers from my eyes. Pretty nea

ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL [5:00 PM] "What do we do? There are over 12 of them," Elisa said, and Drake sighed. Thud!! Thud!! Drake could see the zombies hitting the front door of the hospital. "I don't know, but we can't let them break in. You and I need this task down to level up," Drake said, assessing the risks. "The most important thing is we have families in there," he said, and Elisa nodded. "We go out there and take on the zombies," Drake suggested, and Elisa gasped. "What?" Elisa asked in shock. She couldn't believe what he was suggesting. Drake's eyes were set on the door that was being banged by the zombies. And he saw the door was about to yield. "We must hurry," Drake said. He weighed the consequences, but not going was worse. "Wait!" Elisa said as she noticed Drake trying to open the door. Drake paused and turned to her. "I don't know if you realize this, but these things can't be killed. I tried to kill a lot of them, but they get back up in a few minutes," Elisa s

2ND DAY OF THE APOCALYPSE MARY’S HOSPITAL[8:00 PM]“Drake!”“Drake! Hey!” Elisa called out, shaking Drake’s shoulder as he still lay on the floor.Suddenly, Drake jolted up and then saw Elisa looming over him. Drake clasped his head quickly, his head spinning from the electric shock.“Is it this late?” Drake asked as his eyes widened. He saw through the cracks in the wall that it was night.“Oh no! Zeus must have gone really far. I didn’t come this far to find my mother, then lose her,” Drake said through clenched teeth.“I know, but you were taken by surprise,” Elisa said, and Drake nodded.BEEP!SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:GOAL 6: There is a temporary safe zone at the underground warehouse 3 kilometers north. To complete Goal 4 and earn your reward, you must take the survivors to the safe zone. Remember, you have the chance to invoke a new skill, gain a 50% strength boost, and a 20% speed boost.GOOD LUCK!Swap!It was only then that Drake realized the survivors had been there, watching