Apocalypse Harem System: Infinite Rebate

The Special Reward Chest

The storage room was silent.

For a few precious moments, nobody moved.

The giant corpse of the Crusher lay sprawled across the floor, black blood pooling beneath it.

Ethan leaned against a shelf, breathing heavily.

His arms trembled from exhaustion.

The fight had lasted only a few minutes, but it felt like hours.

Sophia hurried to his side.

"Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine."

"You're covered in blood."

"Most of it isn't mine."

That didn't seem to reassure her.

Emily approached cautiously, still staring at the dead mutant.

"You... actually killed it."

Ethan glanced at the monster.

To be honest, he was still having trouble believing it himself.

If not for the System, he would be dead right now.

A glowing notification appeared.

Special Reward Chest Available.

Open Now?

YES / NO

Ethan selected YES immediately.

A golden chest materialized inside his inventory.

The lid slowly opened.

Brilliant light burst out.

DING!

Congratulations!

You have obtained:

Military Combat Backpack ×1

Beginner Inventory Expansion Card ×1

Desert Eagle Pistol ×1

100 Rounds of Ammunition

System Store Unlock Token

Ethan's eyes widened.

A gun.

An actual gun.

In the apocalypse, that was worth more than gold.

The Desert Eagle instantly appeared in his inventory window.

The silver handgun looked powerful enough to punch holes through concrete.

Then another notification appeared.

Inventory Expansion Activated.

Current Capacity:

100 Slots → 500 Slots

"Nice."

The larger inventory would make collecting supplies much easier.

The final reward began glowing.

System Store Unlocked.

A new menu appeared before Ethan.

SYSTEM STORE

Items Available:

Strength Serum (50 Points)

Agility Serum (50 Points)

Recovery Potion (30 Points)

Enhanced Combat Knife (100 Points)

Current Points: 100

Ethan quickly realized the experience reward from killing the Crusher had converted into System Points.

Useful.

Very useful.

The System was giving him a path to become stronger.

A path nobody else possessed.

Suddenly, a loud growl echoed from outside.

Everyone froze.

The zombies were still there.

And judging by the sounds...

There were more of them now.

Sophia looked nervous.

"What do we do?"

Ethan glanced around the storage room.

Their situation wasn't great.

The steel door was destroyed.

The supermarket front entrance had already fallen.

Remaining here was suicide.

Sooner or later, the zombies would find another way inside.

"We leave."

Emily stared at him.

"Leave?"

"There are zombies everywhere."

"There are zombies here too."

Nobody could argue with that.

Ethan walked toward one of the fallen supply shelves.

Boxes of bottled water were scattered everywhere.

Food too.

A thought suddenly crossed his mind.

Resources.

The System loved resources.

He immediately began collecting everything he could.

Bottled water.

Canned food.

Medicine.

Batteries.

Flashlights.

Within seconds, the items disappeared into his inventory.

Sophia's jaw dropped.

Emily looked equally shocked.

"W-Where is everything going?" Emily asked.

Ethan paused.

Right.

His inventory wasn't exactly normal.

He needed an excuse.

"Family trick."

Sophia blinked.

"What kind of family trick lets food disappear into thin air?"

"A useful one."

"That explains absolutely nothing."

Ethan grinned.

For once, the nurse looked genuinely annoyed.

A few minutes later, he had gathered hundreds of supplies.

Most survivors would need trucks to transport this much food.

He carried everything in a magical inventory.

The advantage was ridiculous.

A system notification suddenly appeared.

Mission Completed

Secure the Storage Room

Rewards:

Inventory Expansion ×10 Completed

System Experience +100

Beginner Supply Pack

Another package appeared in his inventory.

He opened it immediately.

DING!

You obtained:

Emergency Medical Kit ×5

Energy Bars ×100

Premium Mineral Water ×200

Ethan almost laughed.

The rewards kept coming.

Meanwhile, the sounds outside grew louder.

The zombies were getting closer.

A crash echoed from somewhere in the supermarket.

Then another.

Sophia tightened her grip on a metal pipe she had found earlier.

"They're inside."

Ethan nodded.

Time to move.

He pulled the Desert Eagle from his inventory.

The heavy pistol appeared in his hand.

Both women stared.

"You had a gun this whole time?" Sophia demanded.

"Not exactly."

"Then where did it come from?"

"Long story."

Emily rubbed her forehead.

"I think I've officially stopped trying to understand you."

Ethan smiled.

Probably for the best.

Another system notification appeared.

New Main Mission

Establish Your First Safe House

Requirements:

Find a defensible location.

Shelter at least 3 survivors.

Reward:

Beginner Base Core

500 System Points

Random Rare Item

A safe house.

That aligned perfectly with what they needed.

Survive today.

Build tomorrow.

Conquer later.

Outside, another roar echoed through the supermarket.

Much closer this time.

The zombies had found the storage room.

Ethan loaded the Desert Eagle.

CLICK.

His expression hardened.

"Stay close to me."

Sophia nodded.

Emily swallowed nervously.

The three survivors moved toward the emergency exit at the rear of the building.

Beyond that door lay a city consumed by chaos.

A city full of zombies.

A city full of opportunities.

As Ethan pushed open the exit and stepped into the apocalypse once more, he had no idea that a much greater threat was already watching him from the rooftops.

A pair of crimson eyes followed his every movement.

Waiting.

Hunting.

And unlike the Crusher...

This creature could think.