Apocalyptic Sequence

Chapter 21 Secret Medicine

Seeing the scene outside the window, even with Lu Fan's composure, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The federal military's rescue team was clearing the streets when hordes of zombies, like flocks of crows, surged toward the army, only to be suppressed by the soldiers with firearms, all of them being shot dead.

This is the power of mechanized forces; firearms can easily kill low-level zombies.

Lu Fan hurriedly opened his phone and sent a message to the tenants' group:

"Military rescue teams have arrived at the campus."

"Quickly hang white cloths on the outside of the building to attract their attention and bring them to the rescue!"

These words caused an uproar among the tenants, with each survivor excitedly exclaiming:

"Great! The federal military's rescue team has finally arrived!"

"We're saved! Quick, hang up the white sheet!"

"If you can't find a white cloth, you can use a bed sheet instead!"

One by one, the survivors frantically hung white sheets on the outside of the building, using them as makeshift white cloths.

At the same time, on the outside of the campus, just one street away.

The rescue army, advancing slowly, was methodically clearing out the monsters.

One of the scouts on guard duty spotted a white bed sheet hanging outside the building:

"Sir, there are white cloths hanging on the upper floors of the buildings in that block!"

"It should be the surviving civilians who organize themselves and move closer to their location."

"Yes, sir!"

Numerous armored vehicles turned around and continued their advance toward the Red Wall area.

Seeing this, everyone, including Lu Fan, breathed a sigh of relief.

The rescue force, mainly composed of armored vehicles, made a very smooth advance, clearing away zombies along the way to reach the building.

"There are fewer zombies in this area..."

Inside the armored vehicle, the officer in command frowned, feeling that everything was going too smoothly.

He was unaware that a "spirit master" had passed through the park the previous night and devoured a large number of zombie lives.

The number of surviving zombies was naturally much smaller than in other places.

Soon, heavily armed soldiers stormed into the building and engaged in a fierce battle with the remaining zombies in the first-floor lobby.

To avoid accidental injury, Lu Fan and the other tenants stayed on the second floor, waiting for the rescue team to come up.

Soon, the army cleared the zombies from the hall.

Several soldiers cautiously made their way to the second floor, only to find a crowd of people eagerly waiting.

"You're actually staying outside the door? Aren't you afraid of zombies?"

The leading soldier captain was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but want to reprimand the men. However, what he said next left the squad leader speechless, and he looked at everyone again:

"Sir, we have cleared all the zombies from inside the building."

"Have you cleared out the zombies?"

The squad leader was somewhat incredulous, but then he saw Lu Fan step forward, dressed in fencing attire and holding a Tang sword: "I cleared out the zombies in the building with this Tang sword."

After saying that, Lu Fan brandished his longsword, unleashing a burst of sword energy that slashed at the wall, causing it to crack slightly.

"A sword... sword energy? Extraordinary skill?!"

The squad leader's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked Lu Fan up and down, nodding repeatedly and saying, "Good, good, good. I didn't expect to find a master with extraordinary skills in this rescue. You are very good and are qualified to take the secret medicine from now on."

Secret medicine?

Lu Fan was jolted awake. Sure enough, the Eastern Empire Federation's understanding of extraordinary power far surpassed his own.

It seems that even rank-and-file soldiers know about the existence of the secret medicine, which means that the occult is no longer unknown, and the secrets about the extraordinary are about to be unveiled.

"Sir, what is this secret medicine?"

Lu Fan pretended not to understand and asked the soldier captain in front of him.

The squad leader hesitated for a moment, then pulled Lu Fan to a corner and whispered, "The secret medicine is still a semi-public secret. We can't talk about it here in public. Wait a minute, I'll tell you the details after we get in the car."

After saying that, the squad leader pulled Lu Fan downstairs, and the others followed them to the outside of the building.

Under the arrangement of the soldier captain, the others boarded the troop carriers at the back, but Lu Fan was different and qualified to board the armored vehicle at the front alongside the squad leader.

"Sir, we have discovered a master with extraordinary skills."

The squad leader reported to the school officer.

The officer in military uniform turned and looked Lu Fan up and down: "You're very young, have you really mastered extraordinary skills?"

"What constitutes extraordinary skill?"

Lu Fan was curious and wanted to know the official definition of extraordinary skills and how they differed from extraordinary abilities.

"Extraordinary skills are ordinary abilities that, when taken to a certain level, can turn the mundane into the extraordinary."

The officer patiently explained, and then frankly said, "For example, if you can create sword energy, that is an extraordinary skill in swordsmanship. Or if you master the essence of writing and can understand mysterious words that ordinary people cannot understand, that is also an extraordinary skill in literature. Or if you can dive for more than ten minutes, that is an extraordinary skill in physical fitness."

"In short, extraordinary skills are simply ordinary abilities that have been elevated."

When a normal skill reaches Lv.5, it undergoes an upgrade. Is this what an extraordinary skill is? Lu Fan suddenly realized. The next moment, under the expectant gaze of the officer, he casually slashed out with his sword, unleashing a burst of sword energy to prove himself.

— Clang!

The blade's energy slashed at the ground, splashing up a lot of mud and debris.

"Okay, okay!"

The officer's eyes lit up, and he quickly said "good" a few times. Then, he said seriously, "You are so young, and you have mastered extraordinary skills. Your physical attributes are above average. You are qualified to join the queue for applying for the secret medicine."

After saying that, the officer added:

"Those who have mastered extraordinary skills often have physical attributes that are superior to those of ordinary people."

"They take secret drugs, so their chances of losing control are lower than normal."

Out of control? Lu Fan caught the key phrase and asked urgently, "What do you mean by out of control?"

"Taking the secret medicine carries a certain chance of losing control and turning into a monster," the officer frankly replied, but didn't forget to reassure him: "Don't worry, the chance of losing control for ordinary people taking the secret medicine is about 30%, and for strong individuals who have mastered extraordinary skills, the chance of losing control is less than 10%, and it's almost impossible for them to lose control."

"That's why we seek out people with extraordinary skills and strive to discover them."

Finally, the officer patted Lu Fan on the shoulder and reminded him, "Taking the secret medicine will be a necessary step to becoming an extraordinary being. Once you become an extraordinary being, you will gain extraordinary power."

"We divide the extraordinary into nine ranks."

"Taking the secret medicine for the first time makes one a Tier 1 Extraordinary, also known as Sequence 1."

"If you take the secret medicine a second time, you can advance to Sequence Two, becoming a Second-Order Extraordinary Being, and so on."

"Each time you take the secret medicine, you must completely digest the previous dose, otherwise there is a risk of losing control."

"Because of the difference in strength, the secret medicine taken each time is also different."

"The formula for the high-sequence secret medicine is top secret, and only high-ranking military personnel can obtain it."

After listening to the officer's explanation, Lu Fan seemed to understand something. It seemed that the extraordinary were divided into nine levels. However, he immediately thought of the sealed artifact on his body, which was also classified as level one.

It seems that the classification of sealed artifacts is the same as that of extraordinary beings.

A first-tier sealed artifact represents the strength of the [Sequence One] realm.