The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Chapter 188 Pioneers and Sparks

"Since the apocalypse, my whole family has been driven to the brink of death. In the chaos of the crowd, my family members were all bitten to death by zombies."

"To be honest, after all my relatives in this world were gone, I didn't want to live anymore, but I thought that even if I died, I couldn't let the zombies have an easy time."

"So I found the nearest dungeon vortex and jumped in on my own."

"During my time in the dungeon, I worked hard with everyone. Whether it was creating trouble at the beginning and making the upper and lower cities chaotic, or being tasked with renovating the lower city and digging underground fortresses later, I felt very grounded."

"I can finally do these down-to-earth things, and I can finally feel the meaning of being alive."

Even after the dungeon ended, I couldn't help feeling a little... reluctant to leave.

"But that's all in the past. I'm ready to face death, and the thought of finally being able to reunite with my family makes me feel less lonely."

Li Can observed Zheng He's melancholy expression. He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but after chatting with them today, he realized that each of them had their own distinct personality.

Daishan is a kind and honest dark-skinned, strong young man with a lot of muscle, but perhaps due to poor diet, he has become listless lately, making his eyes appear larger and more innocent.

Shen Dachuan and I are from the same hometown, and the local dialect sounds quite familiar. He still has a positive and optimistic outlook. Even though he is not in a good situation now, his expression has never broken down. He is very calm.

Zheng He, who introduced himself last, was the most melancholic guy in the group. Judging from his description of his family situation, he was at the lowest point in his life, and his time in the instance was his salvation.

Li Can hadn't expected that he would actually enjoy being told what to do.

However, if you think about it from a different perspective, you can understand this feeling.

If your whole family dies, you will have no purpose in life and will be like a walking corpse.

But there was still a struggle within him, and at this moment, he needed a leader to guide him forward.

Slowly walking from darkness into light.

Everything begins to revive from hibernation.

At this point, he might also fall into this kind of redemption drama.

Li Can quickly memorized the information about the group and nodded.

"You're all smart people, you know that I left you guys here alone not just to have a heart-to-heart talk with you after the dungeon ends, right?"

"As long as you have internet access, whether you've played before or not, you should know the rules of this instance: only one person can leave alive."

"Or perhaps, we could get a dungeon pass..."

"There is no other choice."

"And I have three cards here, which can be exchanged for one of your lives to get out."

"I'm not forcing anyone to do this. I fully understand any choice you make. Whether you're planning to stay here and die, or leave with the pass, you can think it over carefully."

As Li Can spoke, the mask in his hand materialized into the three cards, which he held between his fingers.

He observed their reactions.

The group had probably already guessed this, and even now, seeing what Li Can was holding with their own eyes, they didn't react much; instead, they hesitated.

Shen Dachuan stepped forward, carefully examining the appearance of the pass, occasionally letting out a gasp of amazement.

"Big... Peach Blossom, this thing is so precious, is it really worth using it on an ordinary person like me... Even if I leave the dungeon and return to my original world, my fellow readers will be in the discussion forum, chatting about the charm of science fiction novels. I won't be of any help to you, and it's already good enough that I don't bother you."

Shen Dachuan's words were 90 percent similar to those of Wang Defa.

They have a very clear understanding of their own personal value.

Daishan scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "It's like winning the lottery, but I don't dare to claim it. Mainly because I don't have anything to repay you with..."

Zheng He sat on the field and sighed, remaining silent for a long time.

At the opportune moment, Li Can stepped forward and said something that shocked them: "This pass is a gift to you, without asking for anything in return, so you don't need to feel any guilt."

"If you still have a breath left in your heart and are willing to leave the instance and regroup to face the post-apocalyptic life, you can come and get one."

"I won't be staying here long; I'll be leaving the game soon."

"The instance will be completely closed the moment I leave, and you can have your wish to die if you want."

"In short, let's make a choice."

The more easily Li Can spoke, the less they dared to act rashly.

Daishan: "I remember you guys mentioned the alien invasion when you were chatting outside before. Is there anything I can do to help...?"

Shen Dachuan chimed in, "Peach Blossom, although we are ordinary people, there is still a lot we can do. You superhumans have your mission, and we ordinary people can also choose to work at the grassroots level!"

"Based on the information you deliberately leaked to us, I believe that the infiltration and invasion focus of the pseudo-humans are on the major survivor bases, primarily targeting the superhumans."

"The millions of ordinary people they overlook are a huge breakthrough point, and this is our opportunity to counterattack."

"The apocalypse hasn't been going on for very long. Neither the rate of the zombie virus's spread nor the rate of running the Vortex dungeon is high. If we start targeting the lower classes from this point, it will be the best and earliest opportunity."

Zheng He, who had been slumped on the ground with little light in his eyes, gradually brightened as Shen Dachuan analyzed his words.

He jumped up from the ground with a "whoosh" and quickly walked over to the group.

He clapped his hands, almost obsessively, praising Shen Dachuan's words: "Yes, that's it! I can't die now. Our nation needs someone to stand up and lead us out of this apocalyptic situation."

"Even if I am to die, I will die on the road to fighting against alien pseudo-humans, and die a worthy death."

"I still have so much to do, I can still..." His eyes were red and filled with tears, but they didn't fall.

Zheng He sniffed and grabbed Dai Shan and Shen Dachuan's sleeves.

"This is the path we ordinary people must take. Peach Blossom gave us a second life, the most crucial clues and information—he is a destiny sent to the future. This is humanity's song of self-salvation!"

"We are his pioneering generals, the forerunners, the first spark to ignite in the long night!"

Zheng He became more and more excited as he spoke, his whole body trembling with excitement.

His frail body couldn't control himself; his eyebrows rose, his eyes widened, and his mouth kept opening and closing, repeatedly saying "pioneer" and "flame."

He's about to burst into flames in the next second.

Daishan also felt a surge of heat throughout his body, and he couldn't help but roll up his sleeves to reveal his dark, muscular forearms.

"In this way, we will not have failed the three passes of Peach Blossom, nor will we have failed our country and humanity. Together, we will once again accomplish an unparalleled and great cause."