Company Diamond Valley.
"You fool, you worthless scum, don't you know how to act like a decent human being?"
Memphis Jackman stood in front of the director's desk, his head bowed, eyes fixed on his shoes, silently enduring the stream of vulgar curses. If it weren't for the 3000 USD monthly salary, he would have long since stormed up and kicked that idiotic fat man.
His director, Lionel Hester, was a hybrid between a hippopotamus and a wild boar. Clearly, Diamond Valley was a scam company, yet he demanded that Memphis Jackman do upright and legitimate work.
Like a brothel forcing its prostitutes to build a temple for chastity.
Of course, Memphis could do it, but the righteous tasks he performed were just to cover up for the other idiots in the company, allowing them to reap the benefits.
If those idiots were also only getting 3000 USD like Memphis, he wouldn't have cared. But they were getting 10,000 USD. Wasn't this a blatant exploitation of him? Clearly, their skills were equal, so why was he receiving such a low compensation?
Because of the income disparity, he decided to trick a lucrative contract. He thought he would be rewarded with a commission, but the fat and foolish director scolded him so harshly that he couldn't even wipe his face.
The scolding had already lasted over 10 minutes.
'It's because you all are oppressing me...' Memphis gritted his teeth and cursed silently in his heart, but he didn't dare say those words out loud.
This scam company had some very strong security guards, and he had suffered a few times already, which made him a bit fearful.
The fat director vented for a while longer, then panted heavily from exhaustion. He reached out to press the red button on the desk, and immediately there was a knock at the door.
"Come in."
The director spoke gently to the person outside, then immediately changed his attitude, growling at Memphis:
"Get out and go revise the contract for me."
Memphis hurriedly bowed, putting on a servile face, quickly agreeing and then turning to leave.
"The boss called for me..."
At that moment, the door opened wide, and a soft, supple figure walked in. It was the director's secretary, Amanda Owens. As Memphis and she passed by each other, he caught a whiff of her enchanting fragrance, mixed with an indescribable allure. This made him swallow a bit of saliva involuntarily, but he didn't dare lift his head to look at her, just holding his breath to suppress the reaction in his groin, and quickly walked out.
The secretary belonged to the director; if he dared to harbor any thoughts, especially right here, he would surely get beaten up.
"Damn it, if only I had some power too..."
Memphis could only feel envious in his heart. As he stepped out and closed the door behind him, he caught a glimpse of the director's hand reaching under Amanda Owens' skirt, accompanied by her coquettish voice.
That woman’s moans were enough to make one’s bones melt. Ha ha, Amanda wasn't anything special. That haughty look she gave him just now—she ought to look at herself in the mirror first.
As Memphis walked back to his office, fantasizing about obscene scenes, a harsh voice suddenly rang out beside him:
"Memphis, have you gathered enough money yet?"
Memphis hurriedly turned to the side, unaware of when two burly men had been standing ready for him in the hallway.
Memphis, his face pale, suddenly softened his voice to plead:
"Mr. Leyton, I just made a payment a few days ago. You know, my company doesn't pay salaries for another three days. Can you possibly give me a little more time?"
Kieron Leyton was a security guard at Diamond Valley. Memphis had borrowed 10,000 from him, or rather, borrowed it for his best friend to do business. As it turned out, this so-called best friend gambled away all the money and then disappeared, leaving Memphis to bear the debt alone. Memphis had been paying 1,500 a month, but after four months, the principal amount remained the same.
Furthermore, he had to pay interest with slaps.
Kieron cracked his knuckles, his large frame pressing forward as he growled:
"Don't mess around. This month, you pay me 2,000."
Memphis nearly fainted at this. 2,000? How could he manage his expenses with only 1,000 left?
But fearing the other man's imposing strength, he could only exhale and say:
"Yes, Mr. Leyton, I understand."
Kieron glared at Memphis, his voice low and cold:
"Don't think you can fool me. If you don't pay in full, I'll make your life worse than death."
Memphis felt a chill in his heart but didn't dare to retort. He could only nod repeatedly and hastily return to his office.
He opened his computer, intending to tidy up some work. Just then, a voice of doubt sounded beside him:
"Memphis, what are you doing?"
The sudden arrival of the speaker startled Memphis. Seeing that it was Jonny Byrne, his colleague from the next desk, he angrily replied:
"Of course, I'm working. What's the matter?"
Jonny Byrne scratched his head slowly, saying:
"I don't understand some points in the contract. I wanted to ask you about them."
Memphis gritted his teeth. This guy had asked several times already and still forgot. He irritably glanced at Jonny and slowly said:
"I'm busy with work from the director. I'll help you later."
Jonny, seeing Memphis's unpleasant attitude, didn't mind too much. He nodded in thanks and turned back to his desk.
Memphis muttered a few curses. This company was full of idiots.
He returned to his seat, opened a message, and sent a text to his cousin:
"Don't wait me for dinner."
His cousin, Jarred Lawton, was the son of Ishmael Lawton - his big uncle on his mother's side. Jarred had just turned 18 this year and had come to the city to prepare for university exams, aiming for the military school of the third military zone. He was staying at Memphis's apartment.
At that moment, the sky outside the window suddenly darkened, and a storm, along with thunder, erupted, causing the windows to shake. Memphis was first stunned, then, feeling a premonition, looked up at the sky.There, a gigantic skull had appeared from nowhere. The skull, surrounded by swirling black clouds and lightning, seemed to stretch from a distant void, taking up half the sky.Memphis's face froze in terror. What... what the hell was that?Before he could think further, the skull opened its enormous mouth and spoke in a booming voice that seemed to pierce through his eardrums:"Lowly ants, your days of leisure are over. From today, I will make you taste my wrath. Get ready to face my fury, join my game, and make me pleased, ha ha ha ha..."As soon as the skull finished speaking, countless beams of light shot out from its eye sockets, entering the atmosphere from different angles. Memphis's eyes widened as he watched one beam head straight for him, hitting the top of his head w
Click!He locked the main door.No matter what, in an unclear situation outside, preventing other creatures from entering was the first action to take.After locking the door, he hurriedly ran back inside. Passing by the water cooler, he conveniently smashed the lock on the first aid box above with the bat, reaching in to grab all the medicine inside."Kheeze... Help me... Kheeze..."When he returned to Jonny's side, his poor colleague was already delirious, his eyes cloudy, his skin dark and bruised, thick, dark red mucus dripping from the corners of his mouth.Memphis clenched his hand tightly, his eyes reddening.In less than 30 seconds from being bitten, Jonny had nearly lost consciousness, perhaps only standing through sheer will to survive despite his body's transformation."Jonny, Jonny, you have to stay awake, your dad is waiting! Uncle Gaspar is waiting for you at home!"Jonny seemed to hear Memphis's voice, hearing the name Gaspar Byrne, his father, a miserable widower. He s
Sure enough, after adding potential points, the highest limit of the attributes increased. It seems he needs to train to bring his stats to the highest level.Also, how does he use the skill points, and what about the newly appeared Bright? 5 Bright should equal 5 zombie corpses, right?Well, let's see how it goes. He just killed 5 zombies and gained 5 exp, enough to level up. So, each zombie gives 1 exp, meaning to reach level 3, he needs to kill 20 zombies..."Ding. Congratulations to the host for successfully surviving the initial phase and leveling up.""The system offers rewards. Please choose one of the following: First, instantly increase the current level by one, the reward cannot be saved for later use. Second, receive a random skill book ranging from tier one to tier three. Third, receive a random piece of equipment ranging from tier one to tier three."As Memphis was deep in thought, the mechanical voice startled him with a mix of surprise and joy, along with significant in
Feeling a bit sentimental, Memphis pulled out his backpack and stuffed all the found items inside. After some thought, he searched through 5 of his colleagues' wallets, hoping to have something to hand over if he met their families.He also took Hughie's coat, a long and thick one, perfect for protection.Using Miley Cramer's skirt to wrap his hand and Jonny Byrne's remaining cap, Memphis finally covered himself completely.He looked around the office one last time, seeing the rotting corpses of his comrades, quietly mumbling:"Sorry... I will avenge you all..."He turned towards the door, a determined plan forming in his mind.But first, he had to escape this building.Memphis's office was located at the end of the hallway on the third floor of the building. To reach the staircase on the other side, he had to pass by the secretary's office, the director's office, the second office, and then the separate security room along the hallway, before finally reaching the emergency exit stair
Looking at the attribute table, Memphis understood a bit more. It turned out his experience gained was proportional to the monster's level. So, the stronger the zombie he killed, the greater the benefits, and there was a chance of loot drops!The breakthrough point increased to 11%, but he still didn't know its use.Taking a deep breath, Memphis cautiously stepped forward, his eyes constantly scanning for information on zombies, ready to respond quickly.Next to his office was the secretary's room. Holding the bat in one hand, Memphis carefully turned the lock with the other. He wanted to see if Amanda was still human or had turned into a zombie.If she is human, Memphis thought, he would try to investigate her situation a bit. If she is a zombie, he wouldn't mind giving her a whack to gain some experience points.Click, click...Click, click, click...The door suddenly opened, and Memphis's body tensed into a defensive stance. However, after observing, there was no one inside. Maybe
He reached for the card but didn't examine it immediately, instead swinging his bat again to brutally smash the head of the dumb level 1 zombie still hissing in a daze.With that, the fight ended, and he couldn't help but exhale. Good, he had only spent 2 stamina points and gained 11 experience. Including before, his experience bar was now 15/20.Memphis turned to look at Lionel and Amanda, who still bore expressions of fear and bewilderment, and calmly said:"Chairman Hester, I want to resign."In the blood-soaked room, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.This was something Memphis had wanted to say for years.Lionel, who initially intended to praise Memphis out of habit, was taken aback when he heard this, his mouth twitching. He suppressed his anger and quickly put on a sincere smile:"Memphis, you saved our lives, whatever you say goes. Isn't that right, Amanda?"Lionel, being the director of a scam company, was extremely cunning and shameless. In that brief moment, he had though
After reaching a mutual understanding, Memphis immediately said:"Prepare yourselves, gather all the food and drinks, and wear more clothes to protect yourselves. As for other useless things, I suggest not taking them."To Memphis, things like money or gold were relatively useless at the moment and would only add weight.Lionel and Amanda both nodded, hesitantly agreeing. They first checked their phones, feeling even more anxious when they saw the signal bars were dead.Ignoring them as they packed, Memphis moved towards the door, peeking through the peephole.It was impossible to see inside from the outside, but from the inside, he could easily see out.Outside, there were indeed zombies attracted to the noise. Moreover, there were more than one."Infectious form level 1, can turn living beings into the same kind.""Infectious form level 2, can turn living beings into the same kind."Relying on his scouting vision, Memphis confirmed that the two zombies were relatively normal. They w
Bang! Bang! Bang!The door shook continuously, then with a crack, it burst open, the lock unable to withstand the zombie's monstrous strength.A tall zombie with a rotten, slimy face stepped out of the room."Aaah... Mmm mmm..."Amanda couldn't help but scream in horror, immediately being silenced by Lionel beside her.Though Lionel was equally terrified, he feared attracting more zombies even more.This tall zombie seemed to be Devlin Leyton, Kieron Leyton's brother. It hissed threateningly, its heavy footsteps moving towards Memphis and the others."Its speed isn't too high, but its monstrous strength is immense!"Memphis quickly assessed the situation. As the zombie's claw came down, he used his superior speed to dodge, gripping the machete and slashing upwards, striking its arm joint.Crack!The zombie's claw was severed on the spot.The zombie didn't feel any pain and swung its remaining hand towards Memphis's head. He quickly crouched, rolled through its legs, and moved behind i