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Chapter 2 - You get more unlucky

" You have won 'Rope' "

Item Description: This rope can is a useful tool. Can extend as per users need. Disappears after use.

Note: Use it to get out of your situation and find safe place, the apocalypse is still going on!

-1point!

Ren suddenly woke up from his stupor and started spewing profanities. "!%@%%#&%!#! You shit thing, what use is a one time Rope". 

The note from the system and the second spin woke up Ren. While he was grateful, he was not sure how to go about in the upcoming future, because it felt like this apocalypse covered the whole world rather than just a certain area.

Ren also started thinking further about the Unlucky Roulette, how he gained one point and how the box of c*nd*m appeared out thin air, into his hand.

But first, he had to get and get to a safe place, which would have food, tools and items he would need to survive this apocalypse. Ren settled on going to the nearest mall, because even if the mall was torn down, there would still be food, items and all the necessary survival items available and he would not have to buy things. 

Ren pulled out the "Rope" from the storage of the Unlucky Roulette, tied it to the handle bar in the bathroom, which he never knew the use of previously, but now being used to bear his weight. he suddenly stopped and thought, " will this be able to bear my weight?" He looked around to see if anything was there in the bathroom which would bear his weight.

Finally stopping on the handle bar again. "This is the only option". Although he knew his luck had never allowed him to get anything done in his life, however it has never pushed him to the brink of death. Ren put on his old clothes. (After cleaning the bird shit)

Ren tied one end of the "Rope" on the handle bar and another end to his waist. He pulled it taut and willed for it to become longer and suddenly it was no longer fully stretched and it felt like it had gotten longer.

Ren marveled for bit longer and then finally looked backwards at the fallen apartment building, to see if any one was crawling or calling for help from within, still hoping that Ophelia had somehow survived the disaster. There was no sound audible because of the apocalyptic sound of sirens and people screams.

Ren closed his eyes, said a silent prayer and slowly leaned backwards from the edge and looked into the space below his bathroom to see if any one was there. What came into his eyes was an empty part of the house, which he was unable to identify, but looked like it was a corner of house with decorations.

He checked using his eyes for a rough search to find anything useful he could use during his drop down.

Unfortunately, it seemed luck was not on his side. 

+1 point.

Ren almost lost his footing from the edge when he heard the sound. He opened up the Unlucky Roulette. It had updated and showed the spinning wheel with the red spin button.

He saw the point quantity and the amount required for the next spin and almost lost his footing twice.

Roulette point: 1

Next spin: 2 points

"How did I gain the point? Heck, how did the required points increase?"

Looking up to the sky and the falling rain, which was making his climb down harder, Ren thought, "Should I let go now. Ophelia might already be dead, and I am not sure if I will survive?

Ding!

Unlucky Roulette opened and showed a new tab.

"Destiny Store" 

Under this store, potion store category opened and showed "revival potion*: 15 points"

Ren stopped and stared. Feeling strength coming back to his body from what he saw. Overlooking the * and question of how he will get the point, Ren decided to make his mind to find Ophelia and reviving her.

He slowly bent his knees and built up power to push off so he get down to the ledge of the next floor.

Ren pushed off and successfully made to the ledge. He looked down toward the floor below this to check for any items. No items. However this time no points were added. 

Ren continued doing this for the next 2 floors. The apartment building was 15 floored building and Ren was living on the 7th Floor. 

He made it to the 4th Floor. Continuing downward, he jumped again and suddenly something jumped from inside the building and made throat gurgling noise.

"AAAGHGAGH!"

Without looking but smelling something nasty, Ren instinctively kneed into the mid section and tried to push off the thing, however the thing had a hard grip on Ren's body and was moving its jaws trying to bite into Ren. 

The mouth gave off the most disgusting smell, like a sewer was inside the stomach of this creature. Before Ren could fully identify the thing, They were swinging towards the ledge.

Ren willed for the "Rope" to lengthen a bit more and the thing was stuck on the spine from the ledge and there was a crisp cracking sound like the spine should have powdered. 

Finally recognizing the Creature to be a Zombie, who was finally losing the grip and slowly slipping from his body. Ren concentrated a bit and a bar popped above the Zombies Head .

The Zombie seemed to have been pierced and stuck on one of the bars sticking of the ledge. So when Ren pulled back due to the swinging back motion, he finally saw the Zombie in full view, who looked like one of the residents.

He did not know who this Zombie might have been but silently apologized and continued to go down.

However, this time he willed for the "Rope" to lengthen, so he could finally touch the pavement without any further surprises.

And without any surprises, Ren finally made it down and moved towards cover behind a Dumpster.

Looking toward the Roulette points which had increased again by +3.

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