The Super Martial System Launches an Apocalyptic Legend

Chapter 2: Flying Daggers



Under the night sky, the bearded man led Ke Bei and walked into Lingfeng City in the dim starlight. They bypassed several streets and came to the southern district of the city. The southern district was known as the Ten Thousand Sheds Cave.

At a glance, within the entire field of vision, there were sheds of various sizes and ages. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people lived in these large and small sheds.

Ke Bei's home was here, but it wasn't a shed. Instead, it was an ordinary house. In the southern district, it was definitely a top-notch building. The old blue brick house, although it had long lost its former tall and glorious appearance and was like a dying old man, no matter how dilapidated it was, it was still a house, not a shed.

As a gene enhancer, even the lowest-level gene enhancer could get a considerable amount of income by killing a single zombie when lucky. With this income, the bearded man could own a house in the Ten Thousand Sheds Cave that made countless people envious - a real house built with blue bricks.

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, the bearded man lit an oil lamp and began to treat his wounds by the faint light.

There was a "deck chair" made of angle iron, wooden planks, and straw at the door. Ke Bei sat on the deck chair, biting his lower lip tightly, frowning into a "chuan" character shape, and his palms were soaked with sweat, looking very nervous.

He couldn't help but be nervous. In case the system selected the Dragon Capture Skill, a martial art that was extremely powerful yet extremely useless, he would really be at a loss.

"Amitabha, may the Buddha bless me."

Ke Bei put his wet palms together and muttered devoutly. Then, he carefully sank his mind into his mind.

All eighteen patterns on the disc turned gray.

When he "saw" that the entire disc had turned gray, Ke Bei's heart skipped a beat.

There was nothing? How could it be? There were no blank patterns among the six patterns. What the hell was going on? Ke Bei's heart was in his throat.

He almost died, and his father was also injured because of it. If he got nothing...

At this moment, Ke Bei's heart suddenly turned cold. Just when Ke Bei couldn't help but want to curse at the sky, a clear voice sounded, and his heart that had been in his throat suddenly fell. It was like a spring breeze caressing his face, warming his heart.

"Do you want to learn 'Li Xiao's Flying Daggers'?"

"Learn."

Although he didn't draw the long-awaited Purple Qi Divine Art, it wasn't too bad for Ke Bei to draw Li Xiao's Flying Daggers. He just didn't know if the mysterious flying dagger technique could be used without internal energy.

A golden light shot out from the disc. In an instant, all kinds of tricks about Li Xiao's Flying Daggers flooded into his mind. When Ke Bei opened his eyes, he was already sure that he had fully understood Li Xiao's Flying Daggers, and he was sure that he could also use some of the techniques of Li Xiao's Flying Daggers without internal energy.

"You little brat, go and get me a pot of wine."

A leather shoe with two holes flew out of the house and accurately hit Ke Bei on the head. The bearded man's rough voice rang in Ke Bei's ears.

Touching the small bump on his head and muttering to himself, Ke Bei wondered if his father also knew Li Xiao's Flying Daggers. Why could he always hit so accurately? Entering the house and taking the red crystal coin handed to him by his bearded father, Ke Bei happily ran out of the Ten Thousand Sheds Cave and walked towards the West City's Sleepless City along a relatively wide road.

The southern district where Ke Bei lived was a real slum, while the western district was the economic center of Lingfeng City. There were hotels, inns, weapon shops, and various large and small shops that were basically open 24 hours a day. It was extremely prosperous and lively. That's why the western district was also called the Sleepless City.

One red crystal coin was basically enough for the bearded man and his son to live on for a month. The bearded man liked to drink. Every time he came back from killing zombies, he would have a pot of rum. Of course, he could only afford the lowest-grade rum.

Ke Bei bought a pot of rum for the bearded man in the western district and also bought a few pieces of white bread. They usually couldn't afford this stuff, and it was good enough to have it once in a while to satisfy their cravings.

When passing by the weapon shop, Ke Bei secretly bought nine three-inch-long, willow-leaf-shaped flying daggers.

"It's really a rip-off."

Touching the nine flying daggers inserted in his waist, Ke Bei cursed in his heart. After exchanging his one red crystal coin for a pot of rum and three days' worth of food, all he had left was the nine flying daggers at his waist.

His bearded father was seriously injured and couldn't go hunting zombies in a short time. The great purge that occurred once every seventy years was going to happen in a little over three months. If they couldn't get enough crystal coins to exchange for contribution points by then, he and his bearded father would be kicked out of the base city.

In the apocalyptic world where zombies and demonic beasts ran rampant, once they left the protection of the base city, it meant death.

Ke Bei clenched his hands tightly, and a glint of determination flashed in his eyes. He wanted his bearded father to live well, so he had to work hard. Now that he had the peerless art of Li Xiao's Flying Daggers and activated that mysterious system, all the impossibilities would become possible.

The next morning, Ke Bei secretly slipped out without telling his father.

He was wearing a sleeveless coarse cloth shirt on his upper body and linen pants on his lower body. A cowhide pouch was tied around his waist, and inside the pouch were nine flying daggers and several bottles of powder.

After leaving Lingfeng City, Ke Bei walked all the way north. Along the dilapidated highway, under the cover of the waist-high weeds, he crouched and kept moving forward.

The area within thirty kilometers around Lingfeng City had long been cleaned up by professional hunting teams. Ke Bei's destination this time was Chenzhai Town, which was about fifty kilometers away from Lingfeng City.

Three hours later, the sun managed to break through the thick gray clouds and shed its light and heat. Ke Bei was walking on the dilapidated road on the outskirts of Chenzhai Town.

"Roar~~"

"Roar~~"

There were bursts of zombie roars coming from the weeds and the woods on both sides of the road. Ke Bei's right hand slid towards his waist, and a three-inch-long willow-leaf-shaped flying dagger appeared in his hand. Although he hadn't seen the zombies yet, Ke Bei didn't dare to relax in the slightest, because this place was already outside the deterrence range of Lingfeng City, and zombies could appear in front of him at any moment.

An ordinary red-haired zombie had three times the physical strength of an ordinary person. A first-level gene enhancer like Ke Bei's bearded father also had three times the physical strength of an ordinary person, and their strengths were about the same.

The red-haired zombies were slow in speed, but they were stronger in strength, and their body strength was much stronger than that of a first-level gene enhancer.

So, when hunting zombies, people usually took advantage of the zombies' slow speed and wore them down little by little. This was also a move that Ke Bei's bearded father often used. Generally, when encountering a single zombie, he had to keep attacking for about five hours to kill one.

But it was very difficult to ensure that the zombie was alone and that the noise of the battle wouldn't attract other zombies. Precisely because of this, the bearded man could only succeed once a month on average.

Ke Bei was just an ordinary person. Once he was caught by a zombie, he would surely die. The only thing he could rely on was Li Xiao's Flying Daggers.

There was a weakness about the size of a thumb on the center of a zombie's forehead. He had to achieve a one-hit kill.

Otherwise, he simply couldn't block the zombie's attack. If other zombies came, then there would be no way out for him but death.

"Roar~~ Roar~~"

Three red-haired zombies suddenly appeared. The ferocious-looking zombies opened their huge mouths, and two tusks protruded. They exhaled a foul smell, and their about one-foot-long black and sharp claws swayed back and forth.

Looking at the approaching zombies, Ke Bei swallowed hard, and a chill ran down his spine.

Without the internal energy to drive it, the true power of Li Xiao's Flying Daggers couldn't be fully unleashed. Ke Bei could only use the skills to throw the flying daggers. With his current strength, he had to be within ten meters to accurately hit the target. If it was too far away, he couldn't aim accurately, and the power wouldn't be enough.

This was the first time he had faced zombies alone, and there were three of them. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't afraid.

"Come on."

As the zombies got closer and closer, Ke Bei took a deep breath and shifted all his attention to the flying dagger in his hand. At this moment, he even forgot his fear. There was only the dagger in his heart and only the zombies in his eyes.

"Roar~~"

The two fastest-running zombies were already only ten meters away from Ke Bei. Their black fingertips glowed with an eerie light in the sunlight, and they were as sharp as swords.

"Roar~~ Roar~~"

The two zombies swayed at the same time. One moved forward, and the other moved to the right.

The zombie that moved forward took half a step forward. Ke Bei had already sprinkled powder on his body in advance, but now that the zombie was less than ten meters away from him, although it hadn't smelled the scent on Ke Bei's upper body with its best sense of smell, it had seen him.

"Roar."

The zombie quickened its speed and suddenly pounced on Ke Bei.

"Now."

Ke Bei's expression was calm. His arm drew a beautiful arc. When his palm rose to his chest, with a whooshing sound, the willow-leaf-shaped flying dagger in his palm shot out.

"Pfft."

The three-inch-long willow-leaf dagger accurately hit the weakness on the zombie's forehead. The zombie's roar suddenly stopped, and its mouth was still open. Its body trembled a few times, and with a thud, it fell to the ground.

Without time to check his战果, two flying daggers instantly appeared in Ke Bei's hands. While he was killing this zombie, the other two had quickened their speed and rushed over.

At this moment, the two ferocious and terrifying zombies were only three meters away from Ke Bei. The putrid smell they exhaled entered Ke Bei's nostrils. He only had one chance to make a move. The zombies that were so close wouldn't give him a second chance.

If he couldn't throw two flying daggers with one move, he might be the one to die.

"Whoosh whoosh."

The two flying daggers instantly shot out from Ke Bei's palms almost simultaneously. The three-inch willow-leaf daggers pierced the air and accurately stabbed into the zombies' foreheads. A putrid smell rushed towards him, and Ke Bei was pressed to the ground by the fallen red-haired zombie.

One red-haired zombie was pressing on Ke Bei, and its ferocious face was right in front of him. The stench almost made Ke Bei faint.

"Cough cough..."

Coughing violently, Ke Bei used all his strength to push the zombie aside with great difficulty and staggered to his feet. Looking at the once ferocious and terrifying zombie lying quietly on the ground, a flash of extremely determined expression crossed Ke Bei's eyes, and his gaze drifted towards the gray sky.

"Father, from now on, it's my turn to take care of you. It's my turn to hold up this sky."

"Roar~~ Roar~~"

There were bursts of fierce roars coming from a distance. Ke Bei didn't dare to delay. He picked up the flying dagger, squatted in front of the zombie, and dug out the red crystal in its heart.

Touching the remaining six flying daggers in the cowhide pouch at his waist, Ke Bei squinted his eyes and looked at the sky. Then, he turned and walked towards Chenzhai Town. It was still early, and he had enough time to hunt a few more red-haired zombies.

There were three types of zombies. The lowest level was the red-haired zombie, followed by the green-haired zombie and the purple-haired zombie. The red crystals obtained after hunting red-haired zombies were the crystal coins. One red crystal coin was enough for Ke Bei and his father to live on for a month.

The setting sun was as red as blood. Ke Bei carefully avoided the zombies and looked for suitable ambush spots one by one. Most of the buildings in Chenzhai Town had collapsed. In the dilapidated ruins, Ke Bei cautiously looked around, tightly gripping the flying dagger in his hand, ready to kill any suddenly emerging zombies at any time.

A relatively intact three-story building appeared in front of Ke Bei. He bent over and got into the building, then quickly jumped to the top floor. After looking around and finding no zombies, Ke Bei finally let out a sigh of relief. Leaning against the cold wall, he kept an eye on the outside. His nerves that had been tense for several hours relaxed slightly, and he moved his somewhat sore and heavy wrists to let them rest fully. Throwing three flying daggers just now had made the muscles in his arms a little sore and heavy.

He had to keep himself in the best condition at all times. Otherwise, as an ordinary person, he was extremely dangerous in the wilderness. If the flying dagger couldn't maintain absolute accuracy for some reason, he would be finished.

Closing his eyes slightly, Ke Bei sank his mind into his mind. Through that mysterious system, he had obtained the flying dagger technique and tasted the benefits. Naturally, he wanted to accept the mission again and get the qualification to draw a lottery.

"Kill three hundred red-haired zombies within ten days. Do you want to accept?"


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