Doomsday: with unlimited warehouse system
David travels to a month before the apocalypse, where countless zombies and mutant beasts have emerged. At the brink of global catastrophe, he unexpectedly obtains a storage space of 50 million cubic meters, where any stored items receive a 100,000 times boost in effectiveness. "Your stored Dongpo pork has received a 100,000 times boost!" "Your stored fried chicken has received a 100,000 times boost!" "You have discovered a portion of petroleum, receiving a 100,000 times boost!" Before the apocalypse arrives, he stockpiles billions of supplies. While others suffer from hunger and fight for a single pack of instant noodles, David leisurely enjoys red wine and steak within the safety of his fortress.
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"Did I get reborn?" David looked at the familiar but somewhat unfamiliar office, hardly believing his eyes. He clearly remembered being chased and trapped by a group of crazy zombies and being forced into a dead end. In the end, with no way out, he aimed the gun at his own head and pulled the trigger, firing the last remaining bullet. And now, everything seemed as if it had never happened. David looked at his clean and neat clothes and his intact body, his eyes filled with both shock and joy.
He glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer: March 2, 2040. Only then did he confirm that he had indeed been reborn, and that he had been reborn a month before the disaster occurred. He stood up and walked to the window of the office, overlooking the world below. Outside, everything was normal, with blue skies and white clouds, and no zombies or mutants in sight. The streets were busy with cars and pedestrians, and there was no sign of the impending apocalypse. But David knew that a terrible virus would spread throughout the world in a month's time.
By then, at least 80% of the world's population would be infected with the virus and become terrible zombies. These zombies had no rationality and were extremely aggressive, like wild beasts. This would be the biggest crisis in human history.
After the outbreak of the zombies, human civilization almost completely collapsed, with only a small number of survivors struggling to survive under the threat of mutants and zombies.
"Only one month left, time is still tight, it looks like I have to prepare as soon as possible..." David's relaxed mood just now suddenly became tense again. Although he didn't know if the zombie virus would break out again in this lifetime, and although he hoped the end wouldn't come, he didn't dare to bet, nor could he afford to.
As he was pondering, suddenly, a cold and emotionless electronic voice sounded in David's mind:
["Congratulations, host, the Super Fortress System has been bound!]
[You have obtained a battle-ready storage space of 50 million cubic meters! ]
The doomsday countdown: 29 days, 15 hours, and 23 minutes. The novice mission has been released!"
A series of messages stunned David for a moment, but then he was filled with wild joy. 50 million cubic meters? How big would that space be?!
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Is this the treatment of a reborn person? Starting with such a huge cheat! David was extremely excited in his heart.
If he uses this storage space to store food, then when the end of the world comes, he will no longer have to worry about food issues, right? In the end of the world, food is the most important resource, without a doubt.
After the collapse of human civilization, humans lost a lot of arable land and pasture, and productivity was never the same again. Food is the most precious thing in the end times.
Famine is a common occurrence for people in the end times, and countless people have died of hunger. A beautiful woman can sell her body for a piece of bread, and good friends can turn against each other for a bag of rice,This kind of thing is ubiquitous in the end times.
However, David soon encountered a problem. Although he had fifty million cubic meters of space, he didn't have the ability to obtain so much food, and if he purchased a large amount of food, it would likely attract the attention of the authorities, Does he have to resort to stealing or robbery?
If the matter is exposed, not to mention whether he will go to jail, he won't be able to explain the storage space either. Suddenly, David remembered that the system had issued a novice task. With a thought, he summoned the system panel, and sure enough, he saw an unfinished task in the task bar.
[Task: End Times Reserve!]
[The end times are coming, please collect as many available resources as possible into the combat readiness storage space!]
All resources stored by you during this task period will receive a critical hit of 100,000 times. Task remaining time: 29 days, 15 hours, and 1 minute.] David was shocked.
"So mean, if I store a ton of pork, it will become 100,000 tons of pork in the storage space?!" David was overjoyed.
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"Haha, it's true that when you lack something, you will get it." Thinking that time is precious, David decided to leave here immediately and start preparing reserve supplies. He was too lazy to clean up his workstation and walk out the office door.
Suddenly, he heard the surprised voice of his colleague behind him: "David, where are you going? It's working hours now." However, David didn't even turn his head.
Although he knew that the end of the world was coming, he had no intention of giving any hints to these colleagues he had been with day and night. After surviving for several years in the end times,
he had already seen through the wickedness of human nature. This time, he would not easily trust anyone again. The first thing David did after leaving the company was to go to the restaurant he used to go to before the end of the world, and order a large table of dishes.
Braised pork, sweet and sour pork, old duck soup, Dongpo pork knuckle... After living in the end times for many years, David had almost forgotten what meat tasted like.
In Eschatological, it often takes David several days to barely eat a meal, and it's usually some expired food. As soon as the waiter brings the dishes, David eagerly devours them.
The moment the tender braised pork enters his mouth, David has an urge to cry. He hasn't had such delicious food in years. Then David finds it a bit funny that after surviving for so many years in the end of the world, his heart has become cold and numb, yet he was moved by a dish of braised pork. However, David's body is not really hungry now. He feels a bit full after only a few bites. But David didn't come to this restaurant just to satisfy his appetite.
He wants to conduct an experiment. David looked around the private room and found no surveillance cameras. So he put a plate of Dongpo pork elbow that he hadn't touched into his storage space.
[You obtained one portion of Dongpo pork elbow, and the critical hit effect is 100,000 times!]
[Congratulations on obtaining 100,000 portions of Dongpo pork elbow!]
David was delighted. This mission was really helpful! He connected his consciousness to the storage space and found that there were indeed 100,000 portions of Dongpo pork elbow inside. David took one out, and it looked exactly the same as the one he had just put in. Moreover, time was frozen inside the storage space. So no matter how long David waited before taking out the food, it would still be steaming hot and not spoiled.
"I wonder what will happen if I put this duplicated Dongpo pork elbow into the system space?" David wanted to see if the system would have any bugs. So he put the duplicated Dongpo pork elbow into the storage space again. But this time, nothing happened. It seems that the system also has its own judgment method. However, David was already satisfied with this result.
Next, his plan is to have a crazy loot and find a way to store a massive amount of food and resources in his storage space. David immediately made a long list of supplies in his mind. With a plan in mind, David settled the bill hastily and headed towards his home.
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Recently, the theft of the Dawsonburg Laboratory in country S has attracted widespread attention. It was reported that the thieves are likely to be a group of extreme environmentalists. They stole the ancient virus stored in the laboratory, causing panic among the public.
After returning home, David casually turned on the TV and saw a news report from country S. "The ancient virus comes from the permafrost deep below a lake surface, and has a history of 50,000 years. Many people are worried that the virus may infect humans. Let's hear from the expert opinion. We are fortunate to have invited Professor , a biological science expert..."
David originally turned on the TV just to have some sound in the empty room, but he happened to see this news. This news immediately caught David's attention. On the TV, Professor Hu, dressed in formal wear and glasses, was talking confidently to the camera: "The possibility of the virus spreading between humans is very small, and there is no need to worry excessively..."
Soon, the news report ended, and for most people, it was just a minor news item. Although this pair of words "ancient virus" looked very sensational, no one really believed that the virus could cause serious consequences.
However, David was impressed by this news. When this news was first released, it did not cause much impact. The news spread across the internet two days after it was released.
The reason for the incident was a netizen called "informant" who leaked a lot of information online. "Informant" claimed to be a second-generation wealthy person from country S. He found that after the ancient virus was stolen from Dawsonburg, large-scale influenza outbreaks occurred in multiple cities in country S. Many high-ranking officials and wealthy people in country S in his upper circle have been leaving the country one after another or moving from busy cities to remote areas under the guise of vacation.
"Informant" keenly sensed the unusualness among them and suspected that all of this was related to the theft of the ancient virus in Dawsonburg. "Informant's" information quickly spread on the internet, had a significant impact and caused panic among many people. The incident quickly gained more and more attention.
In a past life, David also knew about this matter, but at the time, like many others, he didn't take it seriously. Most people just saw it as a joke, something to talk about after dinner. The reason was simple: within a short day, this so-called "informant" was arrested and thrown into jail. The efficiency of the S-country police was impressive.
According to the information released by the police, the "informant" was not a rich second-generation at all. He was just an unemployed young man who spent his days playing games at home and was so poor that he could barely afford the rent.
He admitted that his "disclosure" was just a prank to get attention. Plus, experts in various fields came out to refute his claims, and David, at the time, believed in the experts' words. Now, seeing this news again, David couldn't help but feel emotional.
It seems that the arrival of doomsday was not without warning, but people simply didn't pay attention at the beginning. Perhaps everyone deep down didn't really believe that doomsday would come. When things really happened, it was too late.
David turned down the volume on the TV and took out his phone. He found the phone number of a real estate agency stored in his phone and dialed it. "Hello, is this Hengju Real Estate Agency? I have a house for sale here..." This house was left to David by his parents and was his most valuable asset.
David is not a wealthy person. He only receives a fixed salary of five or six thousand Dollar each month, which is his only source of income. After just a few years of work, he only has a little over 50,000 Dollar in savings. This time, he needs a lot of money to stock up on supplies, and selling the house is his best option.
After doomsday arrives, money will be worthless, and if he doesn't spend it now, he won't have the chance to spend it later. Moreover, his high-rise apartment is not suitable for long-term residence after the water and electricity are cut off, and he will eventually have to leave here. "The price can be set lower, and I will give away all the furniture and appliances. I only have one requirement, which is to pay the full amount in one go." If the buyer chooses a mortgage, David will have to wait for the bank to approve the loan, but time is running out, and he can't wait that long.
"In any case, the sooner it is sold, the better. I need the money urgently. If you can handle it within three days, I can increase your commission by three percentage points."
Finally, David and the real estate agent agreed on a time to visit the house. After hanging up the phone, David let out a quiet sigh. This house was where he had lived from childhood to adulthood, and it held all the memories of his deceased parents' lives. Now, this house was going to change hands soon, and he was a little reluctant to let it go.
There is no better way. Even if he couldn't sell it, he would eventually leave this place when the end came. David picked up a photo frame from the coffee table, which contained a family photo of the three of them. He wiped off the dust from the frame and put it into storage.
A prompt appeared in his mind: "Non-resource items detected in storage, would you like to make a copy?" "No," David thought it was kind of funny. What would he do with a hundred thousand photos? Setting aside his feelings, David began his next plan.
He took out his phone and started downloading various loan apps. Since this house was still in his name, he was considered a high-quality customer in the eyes of these loan apps. The loan amounts offered to David by these apps were considerable.
David didn't hesitate and applied to all of them one by one. After borrowing more than five hundred thousand, David found that many apps were no longer offering him any credit. David laughed helplessly. "It seems that the risk management of these apps is pretty good." But after all that, he managed to borrow more than five hundred thousand.
David had no intention of paying back the money. Even if he wanted to repay, There was nowhere to pay back after a month. As for the house under his name, David estimated that he could sell it for around seven hundred thousand. Calculating this, he would soon have more than a million in cash.
David couldn't help but sigh with relief. Luckily, the system could increase the value of all stored items by a hundred thousand times. Otherwise, with so little money, He can only buy simple supplies for himself. But now, the value of his more than a million dollars had increased by a hundred thousand times.
Next, David took out a pen and paper and made a long list of items he needed to collect. Although food was the most important thing for survival in the Doomsday , it was not enough to just have food. Other supplies needed to be considered too. This was not a challenge for David, as he had accumulated five years of survival experience in the previous Doomsday. He knew exactly what were the most precious resources in the Doomsday.
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Three days later. Today is the third day since David's rebirth, and there are still about 27 days left until the end of the world. The sale of the house went much smoother than David had imagined. After the real estate agent listed David's house at a low price on various channels that day, it immediately attracted buyers.
The buyer was the owner of a small company who bought the house for investment purposes. Because the price David listed was low enough, and the city had developed very well in recent years, housing prices were continuously rising. This owner didn't hesitate to buy the house after seeing the price, and in his opinion, he had hit the jackpot.
The owner was not short of money, and payment was made very promptly. After completing the transfer procedures yesterday, David received the full payment for the house early this morning. The house sold for about 700,000 yuan, as David had expected. Together with the 500,000 yuan he had borrowed previously and his own 50,000 yuan in savings, David now had a total of 1.25 million yuan in cash available for him to use.
This was the first time in David's life that he had so much cash. Looking at the balance in his bank account, David wasn't too excited. He knew that he had to spend this money quickly within a month. Only by exchanging this money for resources would it have value; otherwise, in a month, this money would be worthless.
After the house was transferred, David talked to the buyer about "renting" the house for a month because he still had some things to deal with. The generous owner told David that he didn't need to pay and let him stay for free for a month. Anyway, he had bought the house for investment purposes and didn't plan to live there. After David moved out, he would also rent out the house.
This made David feel a little embarrassed, as if he had "mooched" off the owner. The homeowner's money has already been spent, but as for the house ... it would be of little use in a month. But the owner was so easy to talk to, which saved David a lot of trouble, and he didn't have to find another place to live for the time being.
Today, David got up early, had a simple wash, and had breakfast downstairs. Then he returned home, turned on his computer, and began preparing the reserves of resources. He took out a notebook with a shopping list he made yesterday of the resources he needed to purchase.
The resource that David put first on the list was undoubtedly water. Water is the source of life. A person can go ten days without food and not starve to death, but a person can easily die of thirst in ten days.
After the apocalypse, the supply of tap water in cities will quickly be completely cut off. Finding a clean and uncontaminated water source in a big city will be very difficult.
David's SJ City has a famous river. David remembers when he was young, the river was very clean and clear, but now it is murky. However, even such a murky river became a precious water resource after the apocalypse arrived.
As the virus spread, not only did humans mutate into zombies, but many ordinary animals also mutated into exotic beasts with various abilities. Even small pet dogs can mutate into giant dogs over two meters long after being infected with the virus.
Wild water sources are usually occupied by these mutant beasts, which even consciously ambush around the rivers, attacking other creatures or humans who come to find water. Moreover, some aquatic organisms in certain rivers have mutated and become very dangerous. Not to mention factors such as parasites, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, etc. in the water source. It is extremely dangerous and difficult for ordinary humans to approach these water sources. It can be imagined how precious freshwater is as a resource in the end times.
David looked at his notebook, pondering, "So how to solve the problem of water resources? Stockpile some bottled water?" Bottled water is not cheap, even the slightly cheaper purified water costs about two yuan per liter.
Of course, David could not spend most of his money on buying water. Suddenly, an idea flashed through David's mind. "How did I forget about tap water?" Tap water is the cheapest water resource, costing only a little over two yuan per ton. Moreover, tap water is a very clean water source compared to the wild water sources. It can be boiled and used as drinking water and various other daily water needs. David's water bill is paid every other month, which means that he won't have to pay for this month's water bill until next month. "In that case, I can even save on water expenses?"
David immediately ran to the kitchen and turned on the tap. Under his mental control, the water flowing out of the tap was continuously collected into his storage space. And after the water resources entered the storage space, a ten-thousand-fold critical hit was triggered, and one liter of water instantly turned into ten thousand liters of water.
David was overjoyed, but soon he ran into a dilemma. "I can't just stand here and collect water all the time, can I?" Just then, the system prompted: "[Host can set this area as a resource collection point, and the storage space can automatically collect water resources.]" "There's also this option?"
After some mental manipulation by David, the water flowing out of the tap disappeared into the void as if it had never flowed out of the tap, and entered David's storage space.
A bold idea flashed through David's mind. "What if I set this resource point in the freshwater lake..." SJ City has a huge freshwater lake, which is one of the main sources of fresh water for the SJ City Water Company, with at least tens of billions of tons of freshwater in it.
However, David quickly shook his head and dismissed the idea. "If I were to drain a freshwater lake, it would probably make headlines worldwide." Moreover, having too much water is also meaningless. When his strength is sufficient in the future, he can completely occupy some key water resource locations, and then he will never have to worry about water shortages.
David searched online and found that a tap left open 24 hours a day could flow about 30 tons of water. After the water resources entered the storage space, with the ten-thousand-fold critical hit, there were three million tons of water a day.
As long as David lets the water flow for a few days, these waters will be completely sufficient for his early development needs. Of course, David also prepared to stockpile some bottled water. After all, compared to tap water, bottled water can be directly consumed, and it is also more convenient to use.
David opened a shopping website and ordered a large amount of purified water and mineral water on various platforms. He filled in the delivery address with a small warehouse in the suburban area of SJ City that he had rented before...
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This warehouse was originally a place for a furniture processing factory to store furniture and materials. However, that furniture factory has now gone bankrupt, so the warehouse has also become vacant.
The owner of the warehouse was worried about not being able to rent it out, but David successfully rented it. The warehouse is located in a suburban area close to the city, which is an industrial park. Few people come to this place except for some workers who work nearby. Moreover, there are a large number of trucks coming in and out here every day, so no one will notice how much material David is bringing in.
After solving the water problem, the next thing to consider is food. If you were to ask what the most nutritious food with the richest nutrients in nature is, there is no doubt it is meat.
Red meat contains almost all the nutrients and trace elements the human body needs. Humans can even get most of their daily nutritional needs from meat alone. Meat is also more satiating than other foods of the same volume and weight.
David plans to order ten tons of pork, which is twenty thousand pounds of pork, from various sources. This amount is not particularly large and will not cause any market fluctuations or attract the attention of market regulatory authorities. However, when these pork products are stored in the warehouse, they will increase by a factor of one hundred thousand, resulting in one million tons of pork.
What is the concept of this amount? A person will probably consume about fifty tons of food in their lifetime. This one million tons of pork is enough for twenty thousand people to eat for their entire lives. Moreover, the fifty tons of food a person consumes in their lifetime is unlikely to be all high-energy foods like meat. Even if a person were to eat fifty tons of meat in their lifetime, they may not be able to eat it all.
For a person with a normal appetite, one pound of meat per day is already considered a lot. In addition to pork, David also plans to purchase other meats such as chicken, duck, goose, beef, lamb, and so on.
As for seafood, David will naturally not miss out on fish, shellfish, shrimp, crabs, and the like. After the end of the world, most rivers have been polluted to varying degrees. The fish and shrimp in natural water bodies have mostly mutated. As for seafood, the ocean has become the territory of mutant beasts. Even the top experts in the previous world dare not easily venture into the sea. Therefore, seafood has become a luxury item.
David calculated his expenses while purchasing various meats in large quantities. Basically, David purchased everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, or swims in the water. Even if he didn't buy too much, even if he only bought 100 kilograms, it would turn into 10 million kilograms after being stored in his storage space, thanks to its incredible capacity.
The reason why he stored so much food was not only for himself. Even if he were to eat until he's full, he would not be able to finish all the food he had stored in his storage space. After acquiring the system and storage space, David had his own ambitions. He now controlled the most important resource in the apocalypse.
In this life, he wanted to establish his own base, just like the powerful people in his previous life. And these foods were prepared to feed the people in his base. After stocking up on meat, the next step was staple foods and cooking oil. For ordinary people, rice, flour, and oil were always the most in-demand commodities. Especially rice, it was the most basic food, easy to cook, and had a long shelf life.
"Thirty tons of rice, flour, and various cooking oils." Thirty tons of grain stored in the storage space was equivalent to around three million tons. Then David added some miscellaneous grains such as corn, sorghum, and beans. With staple foods and meat, one's food needs could be fully met. The problem of food reserves was basically solved.
Considering that food in the storage space would not spoil, David added about twenty tons of fruits and vegetables to his shopping list. Then came the salt and various seasonings. Salt not only served as a seasoning but also played a vital role in human health. If the body lacked salt, symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, weakness, fatigue, and headaches could occur.
Nerve cells and muscle cells could not function without sodium and could even be life-threatening in severe cases. In ancient times, salt lakes, salt mines, and other salt-producing regions were always controlled by the government, and trafficking in private salt was illegal. Therefore, salt was definitely indispensable in David's reserves.
In addition to salt, David also purchased seasoning such as soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, doubanjiang, tomato sauce, spices, and so on. When the apocalypse arrived, without industrial production, it would be difficult to obtain these seasonings. The goods in supermarkets or warehouses would soon be consumed or expired under the "guardianship" of zombies and mutants. David had only purchased a part of all the necessary supplies.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, he planned to gradually purchase all these goods and store them in his warehouse within a month, then transfer them to his storage space. In addition to food, there were some miscellaneous items waiting for David to purchase. After dealing with all of these, a morning had unknowingly passed.
David had been busy all morning and was already feeling a bit hungry. His stomach grumbled a few times in protest. He took out a portion of Dongpo Pork directly from his storage space. The fragrance of the food instantly hit his face, and the pork was still steaming hot, red, and translucent...
David suddenly had a bright idea. "Hey, how could I forget about this feature of my storage space." So he took out his phone, opened a food delivery app, and began to order wildly. He added all his favorite foods to the list, and ordered dozens or even hundreds of each item. He didn't stop until he had ordered from more than ten restaurants.
"No hurry, I still have a month, take it easy." David not only ordered junk food like fried chicken and fries, but also expensive dishes like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and caviar. Anyway, he didn't feel any pain spending the money. Meanwhile, at a fried chicken restaurant a kilometer away from David's house, the front desk received an order notification and picked up the phone to check it. They were instantly stunned.
"What is this? A hundred servings of fried chicken?" The owner passing by was also stunned. He took the phone and checked it, and was also shocked.
"A hundred servings of fried chicken, a hundred servings of chicken rolls, a hundred servings of crispy chicken legs... Am I seeing things?" After thinking it over for a while, the owner called to confirm the order and finally confirmed that the customer really wanted that much food.
"Boss, what should we do?" The bewildered waiter looked at the owner, who was also solemn. For a moment, he even suspected that the customer was trying to make trouble.Anyway, the customer has already paid, so let's get started.''
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About half an hour later, a large amount of takeout was delivered to David's home. The whole room was filled with the smell of food, from fried chicken and roasted duck to braised meat and roasted pig's feet... The living room was almost completely filled with food.
After the delivery person left, David began to put the food into storage space while it was still hot. He first put the one hundred servings of fried chicken into storage, and in an instant, one hundred servings became ten million.
This critical strike ratio made David ecstatic, and he then put all the other food into storage. For the next period of time, David was happily busy.
Takeout from various restaurants kept being delivered to him. David watched as these tempting delicacies were continuously placed into storage, feeling very pleased. After all, in the end of days, where would there be a chance to eat such food? Even the leaders of small bases in the apocalypse would have to eat spoiled and sour food during difficult times.
As for delicacies, only the top powerhouses had the qualifications to enjoy them. With this hoard of delicacies, David was enjoying life while others were struggling to survive in the apocalypse.
Just as David was busy, a call suddenly came in. David looked at the caller ID and saw that it was the company's general manager, Bill. David frowned but still answered the phone.
"Hello! David, you have been absent for three days. According to the rules and regulations, you are considered to have automatically resigned, and the company does not need to compensate you. You don't need to come back in the future."
David chuckled when he heard this. No wonder no one had contacted him in the past three days. It turned out that this was their plan. Bill was David's immediate superior, but he had only gotten his position as general manager through his connections with the company's higher-ups. He was an air-dropped general manager.
Normally, Bill would boss around his subordinates, even though he didn't understand the company's business. However, this didn't affect him from pointing and instructing his subordinates every day. David happened to be the type who didn't like to be disciplined, and he never let Bill have his way. He figured that being fired wouldn't be a big deal anyway.
Bill had been displeased with David for a long time, and he finally found an opportunity. David found Bill's condescending tone a bit funny. Bill was just a small leader in the company, and his proud general manager status meant nothing in the apocalypse.
Whether this kind of person can survive for three days in the apocalypse is a question, and David was too lazy to argue with him. So he hung up the phone directly and added Bill's number to the blacklist in one go.
About two hours later, all the takeaway food was delivered, and David's storage space was already full of all kinds of delicacies. Only then did he take out some food and enjoy a hearty lunch.
In the afternoon, David didn't have much to do. The supplies he ordered would arrive at his warehouse in two or three days. But David didn't plan to just idle around, he went out after lunch and took a taxi to the largest supermarket in the city: Love Home Supermarket.
This is a high-end supermarket that takes a boutique route. Although the food and some products here are more expensive than ordinary supermarkets, the variety of goods is abundant, and the quality is guaranteed. David planned to go on a shopping spree in the supermarket. Items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, shower gel, shampoo, soap... although they are not essential for survival, they can greatly improve the quality of life.
In Love Home Supermarket, Sally was wandering aimlessly. Her figure attracted the attention of many men around her. Although she was wearing a simple and loose casual outfit, she couldn't hide her curvy body.
Not only is Sally tall and has a perfect figure, but she also looks like a professional model at first glance. Her slender and straight legs are thought-provoking, plus a beautiful and delicate face, making the men around her look at her frequently. Sally has long been accustomed to these attention, and she automatically blocked out these gazes, shopping by herself.
Suddenly, Sally saw a familiar figure, and her originally calm expression changed slightly. "Is it him?" The familiar figure in front of Sally was David. At this time, David was pushing a shopping cart filled with all kinds of goods, squeezing the cart full.
David noticed that Sally was staring at him and was slightly stunned. Sally smiled at him friendly, and David also politely smiled and nodded at Sally. Sally was about to approach David to talk, but David had already turned and left.
He seemed to be very busy, constantly putting goods from the supermarket shelves into his own shopping cart. Sally was stunned. "Did he not recognize me?" Sally is David's neighbor, and they live across the hall from each other.
In the city's indifference, even neighbors may not know each other's names after living for more than ten years. That's how Sally and David were at the beginning, strangers to each other, and they wouldn't even say hello when they occasionally met in the hallway.
One day, David suddenly knocked on Sally's door. He told Sally through the door that she had left her key in the lock and forgotten to take it out. It was already around ten o'clock at night, and Sally became wary, thinking that he might have some bad intentions and want to trick her into opening the door. So Sally refused to open the door.
David felt a little helpless and went back home on his own. Sally saw David return to his own door and close it through the peephole, so she opened her door half-doubtingly. As a result, she did find her key still in the lock.
Sally was scared for a while and realized how lucky she was that David had reminded her. If someone with malicious intentions had found her key, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
At the same time, Sally felt guilty. David had kindly reminded her, but she thought he had ulterior motives and didn't even say thank you. After this incident, Sally had a good impression of David. Not only was he a person of good character, but he also looked quite handsome.
She added David as a friend on WeChat in the homeowner group, but after a few simple chats, David didn't say much. Sally had always wanted to thank David in person and apologize to him, but she didn't know how to approach him. Unexpectedly, she met him in the supermarket today.
She thought it was a good opportunity, but David just nodded at her and turned to leave. Sally felt a little inexplicably disappointed
Sally felt complex emotions at the moment and wondered, "Could it be that I offended him with my previous reaction?" In fact, David had recognized Sally, as it's hard for men to forget a beauty like her after just one glance. However, David was busy hoarding supplies and had no time to chat with her now.
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If David remembers correctly, Sally, who looks young and beautiful, actually has her own clothing company. Sally told David on WeChat that she learned how to manage and operate a company from her father and other elders in her family since she was young.
Her family background is very powerful, making her a true "wealthy beauty". Although Sally actively added David on WeChat, he knows that there is a huge gap in their social status and he does not have any unrealistic fantasies about her. Furthermore, David has many things to do right now, so he has no intention to pay attention to Sally.
"Hey, look at that fool, he has been running back and forth several times. I wonder what he is thinking. Is he trying to empty the supermarket?" A man pointed to David's back and whispered.
His voice also reached Sally's ears. Sally was surprised to find out that the man's "fool" was actually referring to David. Another man next to him said, "He must have been brainwashed by the fake news online. He is hoarding goods here, saying that an ancient virus has leaked and the end of the world is coming."
"Hahaha, is he crazy? The experts have already debunked this rumor a long time ago." The conversation between the two men also aroused the interest of the people around them, and everyone began to whisper about it.
An old lady said, "I also noticed this young man. He wanted everything on the shelves and kept putting it in the shopping cart, and he was already crazy. "
Another middle-aged man said, "I saw him in the underground garage just now. This young man even hired a small truck to transport all the things he bought. He is really interesting."
The man laughed and shook his head. "They are just full and have nothing to do. They can believe this kind of rumor about the end of the world. It reminds me of those people who hoarded salt more than ten years ago. I wonder if they have finished using up their salt now."
The man next to him jokingly said, "The lower the IQ, the more they hoard." Everyone teased David with a mocking attitude.
Recently, the rumor of the end of the world has spread widely on the Internet, and many people know about it. At first, these rumors did cause panic among some people. However, as the 'Informants' who spread rumors was caught and experts personally came out to debunk it, the attention of this matter gradually decreased.
Those who were affected by the rumors and hoarded supplies to deal with the end of the world were turned into a laughingstock by netizens online. Some even took out their phones and secretly filmed David. If this video was posted online, it would probably get some views.
David did not care about the strange looks from those around him. He knew that these people would at most see him as a joke and not really care about him. In a day or two, these people will forget about him.
Sally looked at David, who was sweeping various supplies in the supermarket, with a complicated expression. She really wanted to advise David, but she felt that their relationship was not very close, and it seemed inappropriate to speak up.
"Ah, he's a good person. Why would he believe these rumors?" Sally felt a little sorry in her heart. Although she is similar in age to David, she has been in the business world for many years and believes her mentality is more mature than the average person.
Sally shook her head and thought to herself, "Forget it. If he encounters any difficulties later, I'll find a way to help him. It can be considered repaying the favor he did me before."
Judging from the things David bought, he must have spent a lot of money. Sally knew that David was just an ordinary office worker who had only been working for a few years, and he probably didn't have much savings. With this kind of extravagance, he might have spent all his savings accumulated over the years at the supermarket.
David was unaware of Sally's thoughts. After several trips back and forth, he finally filled the rented small truck with all the goods. He sat in the passenger seat of the truck and had the driver take him straight home.
After arriving at the residential complex, David gave the driver a tip and asked him to help move the items into his house. The various miscellaneous items he bought from the supermarket almost filled his entire living room.
After several hours of busyness, the two finally moved all the goods into David's house. After the driver left, David closed the door and put all these items into his storage space.
The system immediately sent several prompts to his mind:
"[Congratulations! You have obtained 100 bottles of Port wine, and the 100,000-fold critical hit is in effect!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained 10 million bottles of Port wine!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained 100 boxes of toothpaste, and the 100,000-fold critical hit is in effect!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained 10 million boxes of toothpaste!]..."
David bought anything and everything he saw in the supermarket. Seeing the continuous prompts from the system, David suddenly suspected that he might have bought too much. 10 million boxes of toothpaste...it would take a long time to use all of them.
Suddenly, the system sent another prompt:
"[Congratulations! You have achieved the achievement: Storing more than 10,000 cubic meters of goods!] [Awarding achievement rewards...]
[Congratulations! You have obtained: one genetic enhancement potion and one alloy combat knife.]"
David was slightly stunned. He didn't expect to get rewards for storing goods. He opened his storage space and found the two rewards that the system had given him. The genetic enhancement potion enhances your genes, giving you combat power far beyond that of an ordinary person and greatly increasing your chances of awakening abilities.
This genetic enhancement potion was a transparent liquid in a simple package, a transparent glass test tube sealed with a wooden stopper. "Genetic enhancement?" David knew that after the end of the world, many lucky people would awaken their own abilities.
Unfortunately, David wasn't one of them. He had never awakened any abilities until his rebirth, which had always been his regret. David could survive alone for many years in the end of the world, of course, he was not an ordinary person. But if he faced an ability user, he would have no chance of winning. And this genetic enhancement potion could actually increase his chances of awakening abilities? This made David somewhat excited.
David looked at the other reward: the alloy combat knife.
"[Alloy Combat Knife: a combat knife made of special alloy material, with self-repair function. The blade will not wear out until the blade is completely damaged, and it will always maintain its sharpest state.]
David retrieved the alloy war sword from the storage space. It was a completely black sword that looked nothing like ordinary steel. The handle was made of a material similar to animal skin, very comfortable to hold, and the blade was about one meter long. When he held the sword in his hand, he found that this seemingly heavy sword was actually very light.
David felt as if he were holding a bamboo sword in his hand, almost weightless. Despite its length, the sword's center of gravity was just right when held in the hand. David swung it a few times and found it very easy to use.
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"Good knife!" David had used many cold weapons before, and he could tell at a glance that this was a good knife. Moreover, David was very aware of how practical the repair function was.
It is not difficult to sharpen a knife to a razor-sharp edge, as long as the sharpening skills are good, any knife can be sharpened to the point of being able to cut a hair in half. However, how long this sharpness can be maintained depends on the material of the knife. A knife with poor material, no matter how sharp it is, will quickly become dull after a short period of use, which is known as edge retention.
In fact, in David's plan, he also intended to stockpile some weapons. As the saying goes, "If the neighbor hoards grain, I will hoard guns, and the neighbor will become my granary." Stockpiling a large amount of supplies, but without the corresponding strength to protect them, in the end, he will become fish on someone else's chopping board.
This alloy war knife and genetic potion arrived just in time. In his previous life, David was deeply impressed by those powerful mutants. He had witnessed a fire-type mutant incinerate hundreds of zombies with just one move. And now, as long as he drank this genetic potion, he could also become a mutant in the apocalypse.
David retrieved the alloy war knife into his reserve space. As he did so, he couldn't help but hope, "Can items obtained as rewards have a critical strike chance like supplies?" However, there was no change in the alloy war knife after it was retrieved into the space, and the system did not give any prompts. It seems that items obtained as rewards are not counted as resources by the system.
After retrieving the alloy war knife, David took out the tube of genetic potion. The cork of the potion bottle was not tight, and David easily pulled it out.
After inquiring the system, he found out that the genetic potion was to be taken orally. Smelling the bottle mouth, David did not detect any special taste. This tube of genetic potion looked like mineral water, colorless and tasteless.
Without much hesitation, David drank the entire potion in one go, not wasting a single drop. When the potion entered his stomach, a fiery feeling surged up from inside his body.
David felt his breathing become difficult for a moment, his heart rate rapidly increasing, and hot air rushing to his brain. His muscles all over his body began to twitch constantly, and tremendous pain came from all over his body. This pain was like all the muscles in his body cramping at the same time. His bones were cracking, as if his body was being torn apart and reassembled.
David gritted his teeth, and beads of sweat the size of beans had already fallen from his forehead. Fortunately, this pain did not last too long and ended after a few seconds. After the pain subsided, What follows is a feeling of relief like an empowerment.
David looked at himself in the mirror and noticed that his body had undergone some changes. Even his height seemed to have increased slightly. He felt a explosive power within his body and his muscles and bones had become much stronger than before. Even his eyesight had been enhanced, allowing him to see things clearly even from a kilometer away. The strengthening effects of the gene medicine were truly powerful and immediate.
At this moment, a prompt from the system sounded in David's mind: "You have successfully taken the gene medicine. Your physical fitness has greatly improved. You have gained immunity to viruses and will be permanently immune to most diseases."
Upon hearing the system prompt, David's eyes lit up. This meant that even if he was accidentally bitten by a zombie, he wouldn't be infected and turned into one. And the immunity to most diseases was also very practical. At least he wouldn't have to worry about catching colds or fevers in the future.
To test his strength, David grabbed a wrench from his toolbox and with a gentle effort, he bent it ninety degrees. The formidable strength surprised even himself.
Not only had his strength increased, but his agility, endurance, and physical condition had also greatly improved. David was very satisfied with the effects of the medicine. With such a powerful physical fitness, combined with his combat skills honed in the apocalypse, dealing with ordinary zombies would be a piece of cake.
Inspired by the alloy battle sword, David opened his computer and searched online, finally finding a swordsmith studio called "February Tea House". This studio specialized in forging performance knives. Performance knives are knives made directly from high-strength modern alloy steel, with proper heat treatment, forged solely for the pursuit of extreme performance.
With the blessing of modern technology, performance knives are often more practical than traditionally forged knives. After all, technology is constantly advancing, and modern tool steel, die steel, and powder steel are all powerful varieties that ancient people could hardly imagine. Modern steel mills have ultra-high-temperature melting furnaces, electromagnetic equipment, computer numerical control precision temperature control, just-right steel element ratios, and various large-tonnage hydraulic hammers...
The steel produced by this process is difficult to surpass even by traditional swordsmiths with exquisite handcrafting skills. Interestingly, these performance knives that focus on practicality are often cheaper than traditional knives. The reason is that traditionally forged knives usually have unique textures and blade patterns, higher aesthetic value, and some artistic value, known as "sentimental value".
But for David, the appearance of the knife was not important. What was most important to him was durability and sturdiness.
David ordered the top-performance knife in the studio, which cost over 6,000 yuan per knife, and he ordered 20 knives. With these 20 knives stored in the storage space, he now had 2 million knives, which was more than enough.
David confirmed with the studio owner that all 20 knives were in stock and would be delivered within five days at the latest.
With weapons secured, David thought about getting a set of armor as well. After some tinkering on the computer, he finally contacted a workshop specializing in armor. Although most of the armor they made was for movie sets or private collectors, making practical armor was not difficult for them.
David expressed his requirements over the phone: the armor had to be puncture-proof, slash-proof, bulletproof, and as lightweight as possible without affecting his movements.
The owner said this was not difficult, and suggested using modern materials such as Kevlar, carbon fiber, and some special alloys to make it. Of course, this would cost extra, and the owner quoted a price of 90,000 yuan.
David agreed to the price, and even paid an extra 10,000 yuan for expedited shipping.
Although the price was quite expensive, for David, buying this armor was like buying 100,000 sets, making it an incredibly worthwhile investment.
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The night in SJ city is as bustling and lively as ever. Even though it has been dark for a while, all kinds of neon lights still illuminate the city, and the roads are filled with continuous traffic.
These past few days have been the best sleep that David has had in a long time. In the apocalypse, he is alone and cannot afford to sleep deeply at night. Any movement or sound could startle him awake. He has no choice but to be extra vigilant to survive in this dangerous world.
He also cannot casually join groups of people, as people's hearts are unpredictable, and he could easily run into someone with malicious intentions. But during this period, David can enjoy a comfortable hot bath every day and sleep soundly in a soft bed until morning.
This quality of sleep is a luxury in the apocalypse. However, tonight, it's already around eleven o'clock, and David feels a little restless. He pulls back the curtains and looks at this sleepless city. David knows that for people with a rich nightlife, the night is just beginning. After nightfall, this bustling city is filled with indescribable temptations.
Thinking of this, David feels parched and thirsty, with an agitated heart. "No, I have to go out."
David decisively puts on his clothes, grabs his wallet, and leaves the house. He then goes to a food street not far from his home. The whole street is full of tempting food aromas, making David's mouth water.
He randomly finds a barbecue restaurant and orders a large pile of skewers and a few bottles of beer. The waiter looks surprised. "Sir, are you alone?" David orders a lot of skewers, mostly meat skewers, but he looks thin, not like someone with a large appetite. The waiter is worried that he won't be able to finish his meal, and it will cause issues when he has to pay.
"It's okay, you can bring it out for me if I can't finish it." The waiter nods and takes the order to the kitchen.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the waiter uses a tray to bring the grilled skewers to David's table one by one. David has been salivating for a while and starts to wolf them down. Since using genetic medicine, David feels that his appetite has increased a lot.
Maybe it's because this body's strength has increased, the energy consumption has also increased. David was eating happily when suddenly, the sound of a beer bottle shattering caught his attention. The sound came from another table inside the barbecue restaurant.
David turned to look and saw that the customers at that table were a few drunken men who looked to be in their twenties. One man had a red face and held a half-broken beer bottle in his hand as he pointed at a young-looking female server and cursed, "What the f*ck are you talking about? So many people are watching, who the hell touched you? Trying to frame an innocent person, huh?"
The other men also glared at the female server with unfriendly eyes. "Why do you like to talk nonsense so much when you're so young?" "Call your boss over here, quickly."
The female server was frightened by these big, strong men. She was just a college student who was working part-time here during the summer break, and had never seen such a scene before. Being surrounded by several drunken men, the girl felt both aggrieved and scared, and couldn't control her emotions as tears streamed down her face.
At this moment, a woman in her early twenties wearing an apron walked out from the front desk. "What's going on, gentlemen?" The girl saw the woman and felt as if she had seen a savior, quickly hiding behind her.
The girl whispered to the woman, "Boss lady, he touched me."
As soon as she finished speaking, the man holding the beer bottle shouted loudly, "Who the hell touched you? Don't talk nonsense!" He was holding the beer bottle and appeared to be quite agitated.
The boss lady looked at the big men in front of her with some difficulty. "I'm sorry, gentlemen. How about this, I'll give you this meal for free, is that okay?"
Clearly, the boss lady just wanted to settle the matter and avoid any trouble. The men looked the young and beautiful boss lady up and down, not hiding their lecherous gaze.
The boss lady was petite with delicate features. The man holding the beer bottle said, "That won't do. I didn't touch her, but she insists that I did. Isn't that unfair to me?"
The others chimed in, "Yeah, she has no evidence and is accusing our big brother of molesting her for no reason. If this gets out, how can our big brother still mix in this street?"
The man called "big brother" said, "Okay, we don't need the free meal. I don't need this little bit of money anyway."
The man stared at the boss lady with a lewd look and said, "Since she insists that I touched her, then I might as well really touch her. That way, we'll be even."
The man took a step forward and leered at the boss lady with a lewd smile. "Or, let me touch you...?"
The boss lady was frightened and took a few steps back. "What do you want? Do you believe that I will call the police?"
David, who was watching on the side, had a general idea of what was happening.Shaking his head, he scanned the QR code with his phone to pay the bill and prepared to leave. Although David knew that he could easily handle these ruffians, his habit of not meddling in other people's business had been deeply ingrained in him after surviving for many years in the post-apocalyptic world. All of his kindness and sympathy had been worn away by years of living in the post-apocalyptic world. As long as it wasn't his own trouble, David would never intervene, even if it was just a simple task.
David remembered a former companion of his who was caught and dismembered by a group of bandits as he tried to help a seemingly harmless little girl who led him into an ambush.
One of the rules of survival in the post-apocalyptic world is to mind your own business and don't show kindness. This was a lesson learned at the cost of David's companion's life. In fact, not only David, but the other customers in the barbecue restaurant also got up and left after witnessing the scene. The more conscientious ones paid their bills before leaving, while the less conscientious ones simply ran away without paying.
As David was about to leave, he heard a familiar voice. "Wife, Zoe, what's going on?" David turned around and saw a man in a chef's uniform, slightly chubby with a round head and face, and skin whiter than a woman's.
"Arnold?" David was suddenly shocked. This man's face and voice were extremely familiar to him. He was his last teammate in his previous life - Arnold. David never expected to meet him here.
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Although the slightly chubby Arnold in front of David's eyes is completely different from the skinny Arnold in his past life's memory, But David with these facial features and voice, David believes he definitely didn't mistake anyone.
In his past life, although Arnold was tall, he was skinny with a pair of sunken eyes that always carried a hint of melancholy, and he was a man of few words. He joined David because David gave him a box of biscuits when he was about to starve to death. At that time, David still had good intentions and was not as ruthless as he later became.
So Arnold followed David from then on. He was a year younger than David ." Unexpectedly, Arnold awakened his ability to transform into a werewolf one day and became an extraordinary person with unlimited potential.
David knew that Arnold was a person of loyalty and gratitude. The box of biscuits that David gave him saved his life, and Arnold always remembered it. Originally, David thought that with Arnold's awakened ability, they could have a better life in the apocalypse.
However, one day, the two of them accidentally wandered into a horde of zombies and were surrounded by them. Arnold had just awakened his ability and it had not yet grown, coupled with long-term hunger and weakness, he was helpless in the face of the zombie's siege. In the end, Arnold used all his strength to throw David onto the rooftop of a nearby building. "Run fast!" These were the last two words Arnold said to David.
However, he himself was engulfed by the zombies and was devoured alive. David survived by hiding on the rooftop for two days and nights. When the zombie horde dissipated, he wanted to find Arnold's body, dig a grave for him, and erect a tombstone, but he only found a few bones. He was not even sure if they belonged to Arnold.
From then on, David was alone, struggling to survive in the apocalypse. David saved Arnold's life, and Arnold returned the favor by saving David's life, but David always felt indebted to him. Arnold should have had a good life, at least better than David's, now that he had become an extraordinary person. Unexpectedly, he met his former comrade here, and David was excited in his heart.
Only Arnold stood in front of the shopkeeper and the girl:"Gentlemen, don't be agitated. Let's talk nicely." Arnold's appearance did not scare these several strong men, after all, the chubby Arnold didn't look very intimidating, and he had a friendly face that didn't look like a ruthless character. In addition, they had the advantage in numbers, while Arnold was only one man and two women, and was weak.
"Brothers, let me treat you guys to this meal." Arnold smiled and offered a cigarette to the man. Unexpectedly, the man slapped the cigarette away. "Who the hell wants you to treat us? I'm not short of this money? You're the boss, right? Make your wife kneel down and apologize to me, otherwise, I'll make you three walk out horizontally today."
Whether it was the effect of alcohol or something else, the man became agitated and started cursing loudly while waving the broken bottle. The other burly men also joined in the shouting. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Arnold whispered to the woman behind him, "Wife, take Zoe and go call the police."
Before Arnold could do anything, the man charged towards him with the beer bottle, shouting, "You want to call the police? I'll make you regret it!" Arnold picked up a chair to defend himself, but before he could use it, he saw a figure flash by and the man holding the bottle was thrown back and hit the wall heavily.
Surprised, Arnold turned his head to see a handsome young man standing beside him, it was David. Everyone was stunned, and no one could see how David had made his move.
Before the burly men could react, David lifted the man with one hand and slammed him heavily onto the table, shattering it to pieces. He then stomped on the man's stomach with his foot, causing him to scream in pain.
David then casually threw the man in front of the other burly men like trash. The man was completely limp like a noodle and couldn't move at all. In fact, David had held back, if he had slammed the man directly onto the concrete floor, he might have killed him.
After taking the gene potion, David could easily kill a strong human being as easily as crushing an ant, without any special techniques, just brute force. The burly men were all stunned, with shocked expressions on their faces. After all, their companion was over two hundred pounds, but David lifted him like a small chick and slammed him with one hand, causing him to be seriously injured. What a terrifying force!
The group of men suddenly sobered up and realized the danger they were in. Just as one of them pretended to make a phone call, David started counting down from ten. The burly men quickly helped their injured companion and tried to escape, but David suddenly stopped them.
"Stop!" David remembered something. The burly men froze in fear and turned to face him, their eyes filled with panic.
"Please buy the order before leaving, and also for this table," David pointed to the table that had just been smashed by the muscular man. The man lowered his head and silently took out his phone to scan the payment code, then showed it to David after finishing.
David nodded. "Alright, you can go now." The man and his companions were relieved and quickly left. Arnold came over and gratefully said to David, "Brother, thank you. Thanks to you, otherwise I would definitely be in the hospital today. My name is Arnold, what's your name, brother?"
"I'm David," David looked at the chubby version of Arnold and found it somewhat funny. The previous Arnold was dark and thin, and if it weren't for his distinctive facial features and voice, David might not have recognized him. At this moment, Arnold introduced the two women beside him to David. Sophie and Zoe also thanked David repeatedly. They knew that if it weren't for David's intervention, they would have been in trouble tonight.
David was quite surprised. He had never known that Arnold had a wife. Moreover, Arnold looked white and chubby, and his appearance was not outstanding. He never thought that Arnold could find such a beautiful wife. In the previous life, Arnold was tight-lipped about his past. David knew nothing about his profession, his family, or where he came from.
Suddenly, David figured it out. When he met Arnold in the previous life, Arnold was alone, and his wife was not with him. In other words, Arnold's wife had probably already encountered an unfortunate fate at that time.
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However, it's not surprising that separation and death become more common after the apocalypse. No wonder Arnold, whom David met, was always silent and depressed in his gaze, and David thought he had always been that way. But now, the Arnold in front of David seemed quite cheerful, with no signs of depression.
It's not hard to imagine that he must have had a painful experience that caused his personality to change so much. No wonder Arnold never mentioned his past experiences. Even until Arnold's death, David still didn't know what he used to do. In his heart, David silently thought, "In my previous life, you saved my life, so I owe you one in this life."
In his previous life, even in a life and death crisis, Arnold still thought of letting David survive. As an ability user, Arnold might have been able to get out of the zombie tide on his own if he had abandoned David. But he chose to give David the hope of surviving, simply because David once gave him a box of cookies.
Arnold took out his phone and wanted to return the money that David had paid for the barbecue as a thank you. David didn't accept it as a few hundred yuan had no meaning to him. After purchasing a large amount of supplies, he still had over ten thousand yuan left in his account, and if he didn't spend it all, it would be useless next month. "If you want to thank me, do business with me. I want to ask you to buy something for me."
Arnold readily agreed. "Sure, brother David, tell me what you need."
David said, "Prepare about ten thousand yuan worth of barbecue seasoning and charcoal for me on April 1st, and I'll come and pick it up. Remember to close the doors and windows and open them when I arrive." David's request was a bit strange, but Arnold didn't think much about it and agreed.
After all, they usually closed during the day and only did business at night. David scanned them two thousand yuan with his phone. "This is a deposit." After paying the deposit, David left.
For Arnold now, they just met and even if David wanted to get together, there was nothing left to reunite with. On the way back, David thought to himself, "Not bad, I didn't expect Arnold to be good at barbecuing. Why didn't I notice this skill in my previous life?"
David was worried about how to handle the food he had stockpiled, as he wasn't good at cooking. "Now that he had a cook, Barbecuing is great. I love it the most." David didn't expect to reunite with his friend from his previous life in this way, making him feel very good tonight. ...
Today is the 25th day after David's rebirth, and there are only five days left until the end of the world. He is standing at the entrance of the warehouse he rented, waiting for the customized armor to be delivered. The twenty performance knives he ordered earlier have already been delivered and stored in David's storage space.
As for the supplies he ordered such as pork, grains, cooking oil, mineral water, vegetables, and fruits, they have been delivered one after another in the first 15 days. Since these supplies were delivered in batches, it didn't attract anyone's attention, and the delivery drivers thought David was running a food company.
These days, David orders takeout worth thousands of dollars every day, and sometimes he goes out to various restaurants to search for delicious food. When no one is paying attention, David stores the food in his storage space, makes a copy of it a hundred thousand times, and puts one copy back on the dining table.
His storage space is now filled with all kinds of food. In short, David has been hoarding all kinds of supplies as much as possible for the past 20 days. At present, David's storage space has millions of tons of food and various supplies, which makes him feel very relieved.
Today is the day when David's customized armor is supposed to be delivered, but the studio encountered some technical difficulties during the process of making it. Fortunately, the boss was reliable enough to deliver it before the end of the world arrived. With the arrival of the armor, all the supplies David purchased online are finally complete.
Bored, David was scrolling through his phone, and at 10 o'clock in the morning, the armor finally arrived. The armor was packed in a specially made wooden box. After the deliveryman left, David unpacked the box by hand and a set of modern-looking armor appeared before his eyes. Since David requested ultimate practicality, the armor was not made in the style of ancient armor.
The design of this armor is closer to that of modern riot gear used by the police. David put on the armor and found that it was very lightweight and the joints of the limbs were very flexible.
David was very satisfied, get what you pay for. Although the armor was expensive, its quality was really good. With this armor, even if David was pinned down by a group of zombies, the armor would be able to protect him for a while. Of course, this only applies to the early stages of the apocalypse.
Zombies and mutants will continue to evolve and mutate over time, and their strength is not constant. David had discovered this cruel reality in his previous life. With the evolution of zombies, ordinary people like him might ultimately face extinction.
Only superhumans can keep up with the speed of zombie evolution, and most ordinary humans are destined to be eliminated. Ever since the appearance of zombies and mutants, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain.
After David stored the armor in his storage space, the system prompted him:
[You have obtained a modern armor, and the critical hit effect is multiplied by 100,000!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained 100,000 modern armors!]
Instantly, 100,000 sets of armor appeared in David's storage space. David discovered something interesting - he could summon the armor directly onto his body from the storage space.
This meant that he didn't have to wear the armor all the time, he could just summon it during combat.
Shortly after David stored the armor in the space,the system's prompt sounded in his mind:
[Congratulations, host, you have reached the S-level standard for material reserves, and your storage space is upgrading!]
[Congratulations, host, your storage space is upgraded from 50 million cubic meters to 100 million cubic meters!]
[You have received a reward: critical hit reward is extended for three days!]
The system gave David a small surprise. "Extended for three days, which means that After the outbreak of apocalypse, I can collect supplies for three more days?"
After the outbreak of apocalypse, David could only rely on money to purchase supplies.But after the outbreak, the order instantly collapsed, and everything on the streets became ownerless. Whoever could kill their way out of the zombies would get those supplies. For a moment, David had a plan in his mind.
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Today is the last day before the arrival of Doomsday. In just a month, time has flown by. If nothing unexpected happens, the virus will fully outbreak tomorrow at noon, turning approximately 80% of the global population into zombies. It goes against scientific knowledge, and the synchronized outbreak of the virus at the same time is incredibly eerie.
The virus seems to have been coordinated, erupting simultaneously and turning countless humans into walking corpses and animals into terrifying mutants. Due to the suddenness of the virus outbreak, human society's order instantly plunges into chaos and gradually collapses.
Everything happened too quickly, with almost no warning. The virus seems intelligent, launching a sudden attack on humanity. Moreover, this is just the beginning. Those who have natural antibodies won't immediately turn into zombies. However, they can still be infected by zombie bites or scratches, leading to an exponential increase in the number of zombies within a short period.
Although David knows that all of this is about to happen, he has no intention of warning anyone. Having wandered through the apocalypse for years, he has become too disillusioned with human nature. Even if he reveals everything he knows, no one would believe him, and it would only bring unnecessary trouble.
Despite being a survivor, David doesn't see himself as a "savior" or anything like that. He is well aware that this unexplained sense of responsibility would only harm him.
Tomorrow is Doomsday, yet David goes about his morning routine as if it were any other day. He fries two eggs, a large piece of meat, sprinkles some salt and pepper on it, and takes out a carton of milk from the storage space. A hearty breakfast is served.
Enjoying the delicious meal, David feels no nervousness or unease about the impending crisis. He focuses on savoring his food, his eyes showing no signs of worry.
As someone who has "died once," David can now remain calm even when faced with imminent disaster. During this time, he has been improving his stockpile list every day. After purchasing a large amount of food, he has been gradually acquiring additional supplies like fuel, generators, medicine, and clothing.
After finishing breakfast, David checks his phone but doesn't receive the expected message in his inbox. "Couldn't find them? What a shame." Some time ago, David asked a few private investigators to help him find someone. The phrase "private investigator" sounds fancy, but most of their work involves investigating extramarital affairs or capturing evidence of infidelity through photographs. Therefore, their fees are not exorbitant, and several thousand dollars are enough to hire one.
The private investigators David hired operate in the gray areas of the law. To fulfill their clients' requests, they occasionally employ questionable methods, making their fees higher. In order to successfully find that person, David hired several private investigators. However, until now, none of them have provided any feedback on their progress. "It's no surprise. With just a name and vague physical characteristics, trying to find someone in the vast SJ city is like searching for a needle in a haystack."
At first, David didn't have high hopes; he was just giving it a try. The person he is looking for is named Adolf, an enemy from David's previous life.
In his previous life, David, with his decent strength and influence among ordinary people, formed a small team. Under David's leadership, the team worked together, each with their own responsibilities, and lived a relatively good life in SJ City. However, one day, David's people clashed with Adolf, who happened to pass by their camp.
The reason was that Adolf took a liking to a girl in David's team and wanted to take her away. The girl, of course, refused to go, but Adolf, in a fit of anger, chose to attack directly. Although Adolf was an ordinary person, he had a terrifying mutated dog with him, possessing fire-based abilities and formidable strength. The members of David's team were all ordinary people, so the outcome was predictable when faced with such a mutated dog.
The team that David had painstakingly built was completely wiped out. When David and Arnold returned to the camp after gathering supplies outside, they discovered that everything had turned to ashes. It was from the survivors near the camp that David learned the full story. This incident greatly affected David.
Since then, he began to understand that ordinary people were like insignificant grass in this apocalyptic world. A group of people being wiped out by a dog, without any ability to resist, had a touch of irony. This was the enormous gap between ordinary people, mutated beasts, and ability users, like an insurmountable chasm.
In fact, the top-level ferocious beasts among the mutated creatures were not inferior to powerful ability users among humans. As for ordinary people like David, they had no qualifications to be compared to them. Later, David learned that Adolf's nickname was the "Dog King."
Adolf himself was a completely powerless ordinary person, but that mutated dog was fiercely loyal to him. So Adolf relied on the dog to establish his own power in SJ City.
After the apocalypse, some organizations studying abilities and mutated creatures ranked individuals based on their abilities. Surprisingly, this ordinary person Adolf, relying on the dog, surpassed many others and ranked first on SJ City's list of powerful ability users. In a sense, it could be said that "a dog is better than a human."
After the members of David's team were killed, David secretly infiltrated Adolf's base once and saw Adolf in person, noting down his appearance. But David never had the opportunity for revenge afterward. After being reborn, David certainly had no intention of letting Adolf off the hook. However, unfortunately, he only knew Adolf's name and appearance and that he was from SJ City; he had no other information.
Today is the last day before the arrival of Doomsday, which makes David feel a little regretful. However, he is not particularly concerned because, based on the trajectory of his previous life, he would eventually meet Adolf again. He will settle this grudge sooner or later. After breakfast, David begins to exercise.
In the apocalypse, having a strong physique is more important than anything else. In his previous life, David maintained a regular exercise routine, which was why he was stronger than most ordinary people. Even after taking genetic potions, David did not abandon this habit. While David is exercising, his phone suddenly rings.
David picks up the phone and sees that it's a call from the private investigator. His heart stirs, and he answers the call. "Mr. David, I've found the person you're looking for. Are you available now?" David's mouth slightly curls up upon hearing this. "I'll be right there."
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In the coffee shop, David is sitting across from a man in a suit. This man is one of the private detectives hired by David, named Adrian.
Adrian wears glasses and is tall and thin, presenting a polite and gentle demeanor. He hands a tablet to David.
"Mr. David, please confirm if this is the person you are looking for," Adrian says. David looks at the photo of a bald man with a rugged face and immediately recognizes him as the person he's been seeking.
David nods with satisfaction. "Yes, it's him." He will never forget Adolf's face no matter how many years pass. Adrian breathes a sigh of relief upon David's confirmation, knowing that this case has been closed.
He continues, "Adolf is a nouveau riche. He made a fortune in coal mining a few years ago and now works in fire protection. He is currently unmarried and childless, but he keeps several mistresses." Adrian hands a file folder to David.
"His detailed information is all in here. As for the dog you asked about, I heard that Adolf brought back a wolf hybrid yesterday from out of town, but I'm not sure if it's the same dog you mentioned."
David had entrusted Adrian with this task half a month ago, while Adolf's dog was only brought back yesterday, so the information seems a bit mismatched. David takes out his phone and searches for what a "wolf hybrid" looks like and indeed, it looks exactly like the dog he remembers Adolf having. David now has a clear understanding.
He takes the file folder and pays the remaining amount to Adrian in person. Adrian, upon receiving the money, smiles and extends his hand. "Mr. David, it's been a pleasure working with you."
However, David doesn't shake his hand and says, "Hold on, I need one more favor from you."
After David presents his request, Adrian looks hesitant. "Mr. David, this is a risky matter. Adolf has considerable influence in SJ City, and helping you acquire this information comes with its own risks."
Without wasting words, David directly says, "Fifty thousand." Adrian immediately brightens up. "Deal!" Fifty thousand may not seem like a lot, but for Adrian, who spends his days investigating extramarital affairs, it is a substantial income.
Afterward, Adrian stands up and makes several phone calls outside the coffee shop. David remains patient, waiting. A few minutes later, Adrian returns. "Mr. David, Adolf is about to head to a gas station in the north of the city. We should still be able to catch up if we leave now."
David stands up and says, "Let's go."...
Near a gas station in the northern part of the city, Adrian's car parks in an empty space. David sits in the passenger seat, waiting with Adrian.
When Adrian sees a Land Rover Range Rover with the license plate GJ314 entering the gas station, he immediately starts the car and follows behind. "That's Adolf's car," Adrian explains. The gas station is crowded with vehicles, and Adolf's car is waiting in line at the entrance. Adrian's car stops behind Adolf's car.
"Wait for me in the car," Adrian says as he opens the door. He holds a cup of cola in his right hand and pretends to be making a phone call with his left hand. "Hello! Speak louder, I can't hear you. The signal here is bad." Adrian takes a few steps forward, seemingly searching for a better signal. Just as he approaches Adolf's vehicle, he suddenly slips and stumbles, falling near Adolf's car.
Adrian's cola splashes all over him as Adolf's car window is open. Adrian's fall is so natural and graceful that it seems completely genuine, without any trace of acting. His performance easily outshines those of young actors.
"Oh, sorry, bro, it was an accident!" Adrian quickly apologizes to Adolf inside the car.
"Fuck your mother!" Adolf, with cola all over his face, pushes open the car door and grabs Adrian by the collar. "You four-eyed brat, are you asking for death?"
Adrian puts on a mournful face. "I'm really sorry, big brother. It was a genuine mistake. Let me wipe it off for you." Adolf slaps Adrian across the face, knocking off his glasses.
"Forget about wiping, just get the hell out of here." Adolf takes off his jacket and returns to his car, muttering, "What bad luck! Running into a loser like you. If it weren't for the surveillance here, I'd teach you a lesson."
Adrian picks up his glasses and returns to the car, dejectedly covering his face.
Back in the car, Adrian rubs his face and mutters, "Damn, this bastard is so arrogant. If it were any other time, I'd extort him." He takes out his phone and checks. "Mr. David, it's done. I've placed a tracker on his car. You can now track his location in real-time on your phone."
David looks at the red mark on Adrian's face and finds it somewhat amusing. Adrian probably didn't expect to be slapped like that. Who would have known that Adolf could be so aggressive?
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll add another ten thousand," David says. Adrian instantly feels much better upon hearing these words. "Mr. David, you're truly generous." Although Adrian is curious about why David wants to track Adolf's car, he doesn't ask further.
People in their line of work, they do their job and take the money, never sticking their noses where they don't belong. At this moment, Adolf drives into the gas station, fills up his tank, and, perhaps due to a bad mood, throws the money out the car window as he pays, then speeds off.
The gas station attendant stares at the money on the ground, momentarily frozen, her outstretched hand suspended in mid-air. After hesitating for a moment, she crouches down and picks up the money one by one. When she stands up, her eyes are slightly reddened, tears welling up. She turns away to wipe her tears and continues serving the next customer.
Adrian in the car shakes his head. "Tsk, this guy is a real beast." David nods in agreement. "Indeed." Adolf's arrogant and domineering behavior is just like in the previous world. If anything, he has become even worse after losing the restraints of law in the apocalypse.
According to people in Adolf's base, this ruthless Adolf treats others as less than human, using his dog to bully and dominate others, both men and women. In his base, he's like a feudal lord. Anyone below him who dares to offend him even slightly risks being chopped up and fed to the dog.
After bidding farewell to Adrian, David returns home. He checks his phone and sees that Adolf seems to be heading to his own company. The reason for tracking his car is because Adolf owns several properties in SJ City.
Time is running out, and to avoid complications during , David plans to eliminate Adolf tonight. Tomorrow is the day the apocalypse arrives, and SJ City will descend into chaos, making it difficult to find Adolf. What David is truly concerned about is that fire-type mutant dog
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Others rely on their status and power, but Adolf relies on the power of his dog. Although the mutated dog of the fire species doesn't look much different from a regular wolfhound, its terrifying strength has left a deep impression on those who have seen it. Some people have given this mutated dog a grandiose name - Hellhound.
If David remembers correctly, the virus outbreak is expected to occur tomorrow around 9 a.m. At that time, the whole world will be plunged into this enormous disaster. Since Adolf managed to survive this catastrophe with the mutated dog, it means that he must be together with the dog tonight. The mutation of the dog probably occurred shortly before doomsday arrived.
David spends his time browsing the internet while observing Adolf's movements on his phone. Adolf's vehicle has been running all over the city of SJ almost all day, indicating that he is quite busy with his business. Around 8 p.m., Adolf's car stops near a bar and remains stationary.
It isn't until around 10 p.m. that Adolf's car finally leaves the bar and enters a villa community called SJ Mingyue. Most of the people living there are influential figures in SJ City.
David opens the information sent to him by Adrian on his computer. Sure enough, the information shows that this villa is one of Adolf's many residences. "It seems he'll be staying here tonight." After determining the target location, David shuts down his computer and leaves immediately. He hails a taxi and quickly arrives at the SJ Mingyue community. Since it is a villa community, it is located far from the city center.
The environment here is very quiet, and there are very few pedestrians on the road outside the community. David walks directly to the main entrance of the community and notices that people entering and exiting the community are using facial recognition or access cards. Beside the security booth at the entrance, a tall security guard keeps a close eye on those coming and going.
"It seems security is stricter in places where wealthy people live." To avoid unnecessary trouble, David plans to see if he can blend in first. If that doesn't work, he'll come up with another plan.
So he follows behind a resident of the community and waits for him to swipe his card. David intends to slip in behind him. Unexpectedly, the security guard at the entrance stops him.
The security guard seems to find David somewhat unfamiliar. He hesitates for a moment, salutes David, and respectfully says, "Sir, please swipe your card to enter the community."
David thinks to himself that the security in this high-end community is indeed dedicated, but he remains calm and casually responds, "I'm here to visit my friend, and I don't have a card."
The security guard asks, "May I know your friend's name and which building he lives in?" David naturally answers, "Adolf, A105. The last four digits of his phone number are 3255."Adrian provided David with all the information, which David has deeply ingrained in his mind. Since he enhanced himself with genetic drugs, his memory has greatly improved. He can almost instantly recall any important information.
The security guard retrieves a registry from the booth and verifies that the information provided by David is accurate. "Alright, sir, please register here," the guard says. David picks up a pen and quickly writes down a random name and ID number on the paper. After completing the registration, the security guard opens the gate for David. "Please proceed, sir."
David smiles and nods at him, successfully entering the SJ City Mingyue community. "It seems the security in this community is just average." Although the villas here are worth tens of millions, and the residents are wealthy and influential, the security measures are only slightly stricter than in regular neighborhoods.
If the security guard were to call Adolf to verify, David might have been exposed. However, David isn't particularly worried about that situation. He has a way to enter this community; he simply doesn't want to invite unnecessary trouble at the moment. After entering the community, David successfully locates Adolf's villa following the information provided by Adrian.
It is a three-story standalone villa. The villas in this community are spaced far apart, so neighbors don't have to worry about disturbing each other. Additionally, there is a circle of trees surrounding the villas, providing some sound insulation. This proves convenient for David's next actions.
Adolf's villa is surrounded by an iron fence with anti-theft spikes.David bends his legs and effortlessly jumps over the nearly two-meter-high fence, landing steadily on the ground. He lowers his footsteps and approaches the villa slowly. Inside the villa, "Mr. Augustus, did you have a good time today? I've already arrived home... Oh, you're too polite. It's my duty." In the bedroom on the second floor of the villa, Adolf, with a rosy complexion, holds his phone and enthusiastically talks on the phone. "Alright, Mr. Augustus, rest early. I won't disturb you further."
Adolf's face beams with joy, but the moment he hangs up the phone, the joy on his face freezes instantly. A chilling sensation rests on his shoulder, firmly pressed against his neck. Adolf can clearly see it with his peripheral vision--it's a segment of black blade. Although the blade is black, it appears exceptionally sharp.
Adolf sobers up instantly, feeling as if he's in an icy cavern. He slowly raises his hands, not daring to make any unnecessary movements. "Brother, let's talk things out." Adolf can't fathom who this person is and how they silently infiltrated his home, holding a knife to his neck. Who sent him?
Since the other person remains silent, Adolf doesn't dare to turn around. He continues, "Brother, if you want something, just ask directly, and I'll agree." Although Adolf tries to appear composed, his body begins to tremble involuntarily. His extremely pale face and the beads of sweat on his forehead betray the fear in his heart.
Finally, David speaks, "Where is the wolfhound?" Adolf is somewhat surprised by David's voice; he didn't expect it to sound so young. But David's words leave him puzzled. Wolfhound? Why would someone break into his home in the middle of the night with a knife for a dog?
Moreover, how does this person know that he recently acquired a wolfhound? However, Adolf's life is currently in the other person's hands, and he doesn't dare to ask too many questions. He quickly says, "The dog is in the basement on the ground floor. If you like, I can give it to you." David nods in satisfaction; his guess was correct. The mutated dog is indeed here.
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"Take me to the basement," David's blade lightly slid off Adolf's hand. The phone in Adolf's hand was split in half like a block of tofu. Adolf shivered, his hand trembling, and the severed half of the phone fell to the ground. His pupils dilated instantly, feeling a chilling sensation in his heart.
What a sharp blade! If that cut landed on his neck... Adolf didn't dare to think further, and any thought of trying to snatch the knife disappeared instantly.
He obediently led David towards the basement. Although Adolf didn't understand why David was looking for that wolf hybrid dog, he had to do whatever David said to save his life. David held the knife against Adolf's back and followed him into the basement of the villa.
The basement had been converted by Adolf into a wine cellar. The shelves were filled with various expensive wines. As the two entered the basement, David heard the sound of a small puppy barking. It seemed to be disturbed by their footsteps and started whimpering.
David immediately spotted a dog cage in the corner of the basement. The cage was out of place compared to the luxurious decor around it and appeared dirty and messy. David bypassed Adolf and approached the dog cage. Inside the cage was an unopened puppy.
This little puppy looked no different from a rural dog's puppy, short and chubby, with a round and cute appearance. Its fur had a mix of yellow and black colors. The puppy had a robust bone structure, with round legs and body, giving it an adorable look. However, the environment in the cage was terrible, with the mat covered in excrement and urine. The puppy could only huddle in a relatively clean corner. It was evident that Adolf didn't care much about this dog.
If this dog wasn't physically strong, Adolf might have let it die. If that were the case, there wouldn't be a "Dog King" in SJ City. "Awoof! Awoof!" Sensing the presence of strangers, the little puppy nervously barked. Adolf saw David squatting next to the dog cage, with his back turned towards him, and felt an urge to make a move.
"Brother, I bought this puppy from a friend at a breeding farm. They said it's a crossbreed with a wolf, and it cost me tens of thousands. If you like it, you can take it." While speaking, Adolf's gaze darted around, checking if there were any convenient weapons nearby.
At that moment, David suddenly stood up and placed his hand on the knife handle. Adolf instantly felt something was wrong. He swiftly reached out and grabbed a bottle of red wine from a nearby shelf, intending to smash it on the back of David's head. But in the next moment, all he saw was a flash of black blade. The blade was incredibly fast, making Adolf's movements seem like slow motion.
Cold light flashed, and Adolf suddenly felt his perspective spinning. In the last second of his life, he saw his headless body. Adolf's head rolled to the ground, his face still frozen in an expression of fear. His body collapsed to the ground, and blood gradually spread on the floor. The scent of blood filled the air, seeming to also frighten the little puppy, which kept whimpering in fear.
"You got off easy." After beheading Adolf, David retrieved the alloy combat knife into his storage space. In his previous life, Adolf had destroyed the team David had painstakingly built, so his swift death could be considered a favor. However, David was concerned that any unnecessary movement might attract unwanted trouble. AAfter this attack, SJ City's once most powerful psychic will no longer exist..
The feeling of changing the future feels marvelous to David. In the previous life, Adolf was a prominent figure in SJ City, and now he was taken down by David with a single stroke.
David walked to the side of the dog cage and opened it, lifting the dirty little puppy out from inside. There was a bottle and a large bag of unopened imported lamb milk powder next to the cage, presumably for feeding the puppy.
David casually put the bottle in his pocket and stored the lamb milk powder in his storage space.
[You obtained one bag of lamb milk powder, critical hit chance increased by 100,000 times!]
[Congratulations, you obtained 100,000 bags of lamb milk powder!]
The lamb milk powder instantly turned into 100,000 bags, but David didn't mind, as people can also drink the milk powder, so it wouldn't be a waste of space.
When David held the puppy, it struggled vigorously in his hands. David gently calmed it down with his hand, and the puppy gradually became quiet. David carried it upstairs, found a towel soaked in warm water, and wiped the puppy clean. Then he mixed a bottle of lamb milk powder with warm water for it.
When the temperature was right, David brought the bottle nipple to the puppy's mouth. The still-closed-eyed puppy became excited as soon as it smelled the milk fragrance. It latched onto the nipple and began to suck vigorously; it seemed really hungry.
Looking at the cute and round little mutt in his arms, David couldn't imagine that this was the mutated dog known as the Hellhound that dominated in the apocalypse.
Fortunately, the puppy seemed to have been born not long ago and hadn't formed a bond with Adolf. If it were an adult dog and had already developed an emotional attachment to Adolf, David would have to reconsider what to do with it.
Although this dog wiped out David's team in the previous life, he didn't hold any grudges against it. Dogs were merely tools, and for dogs, there was no concept of good or evil. They only knew to obey their master's commands. And that was precisely what David valued. Compared to humans with diverse thoughts, dogs would never betray their master.
Once this wolf hybrid dog successfully mutated, it could become David's most reliable companion, better than any teammate. After finishing the milk, the puppy unexpectedly fell asleep peacefully in David's arms. It was evident that with the help of the milk, it had completely let go of any wariness towards David and had no more defenses.
David sat up while holding the puppy, preparing to leave. Before leaving, David also stored all the expensive fine wines from Adolf's basement in his storage space. Adolf was truly a wealthy man, collecting rare and aged wines that couldn't be found on the market.
After taking care of everything, David walked out of Adolf's villa with the puppy in his arms. As he left the entrance of SJ Mingyue Residential Area, the security guard seemed to recognize David and respectfully saluted him.
The security guard looked at the puppy in David's arms with curiosity but didn't inquire further. David remained calm, smiled, nodded at the security guard, and then left the place.
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Adolf's mansion was left untouched by David. Today is the last day before doomsday arrives, and even if Adolf's body is discovered tomorrow morning, it doesn't matter. Back home, the little puppy is still sound asleep. David sets up a bed for the puppy using some old clothes and places it inside.
The weather is still warm lately, so he's not worried about the puppy getting cold. "Let's give you a name," David says while looking at the puppy with its yellow and black fur, feeling a bit uncertain. However, after observing for a while, he notices that the puppy has more black fur. "Then I'll call you Xiaohei (Little Black)."
The sleeping puppy is unaware that its name has been casually decided, and it continues to sleep peacefully. David checks the time, and it's already past midnight. "I should get some sleep too. There are many things to do tomorrow." David looks at the system panel.
[Task: Doomsday Reserve!]
[Doomsday is imminent. Please collect as many usable resources as possible to the prepared storage space! During this task, all resources you store will receive a 100,000x critical strike. Remaining task time: 3 days, 9 hours, 14 minutes.]
The system provides a precise time.
With the three extra days previously granted as a reward deducted, there are still 9 hours left until the outbreak of doomsday. This means the virus outbreak will likely happen around 9 a.m. tomorrow. Perhaps because he has already experienced it in his previous life, David doesn't feel nervous.
He lies down in his bed and quickly falls into a deep sleep, feeling very peaceful. ... The next day. Before the alarm clock goes off at 8 a.m., David opens his eyes one minute early. He takes out his phone, which hasn't even started ringing yet, and turns off the alarm in advance. After getting up and freshening up, David feeds Xiaohei milk once again, then quickly leaves the house.
David takes a taxi to LoveHome Supermarket once again. Due to limited funds before, David didn't accumulate a large quantity of supplies. But now, with the reward of a 100,000x critical strike extended for three days, he must collect as many resources as possible during this time. LoveHome Supermarket is the first place David chooses. After the virus outbreak, the goods in the supermarket will become ownerless.
Today is the weekend, and the supermarket is crowded with people. This also means that there will be more people turning into zombies later, so strictly speaking, this place is not safe. However, David knows that the combat power of zombies in the initial stage of the virus outbreak is not particularly strong. Moreover, he is quite confident in his own combat abilities at the moment.
Even awakening-level abilities are not necessarily his opponents right now. Plus, having years of understanding about zombies, David is not worried about getting into trouble. Ordinary zombies pose no significant threat to him. Once inside the supermarket, David strolls around aimlessly like an ordinary customer.
Some supermarket staff recognize David and whisper among themselves. "Look, isn't that the guy who bought a lot of things last time?" "Is he the one who believed in the doomsday rumors?"
"He's a good-looking young man, but it's a pity his brain isn't working properly." ... Although they speak quietly, David's hearing has been enhanced, and he hears their conversation clearly. He shakes his head, not bothered by the attention he's receiving.
As David wandered aimlessly, a pleasant female voice suddenly sounded behind him. "David, what a coincidence to run into you again." David turned to look and saw Sally, his beautiful neighbor. "Hmm, what a coincidence," David nodded expressionlessly.
In fact, Sally had noticed David wandering in the supermarket long ago. After much consideration, she made up her mind to approach him and strike up a conversation. She always felt indebted to David and couldn't shake off the guilt unless she resolved the matter. Sally, dressed in casual loose-fitting clothes with light makeup, exuded a casual and lazy charm. David noticed that several men passing by cast envious glances at him.
Obviously, a beauty like Sally would attract attention wherever she went. But David didn't feel anything special about it. In his eyes, Sally was no different from the other people in the supermarket—they were all just people on the verge of death.
This supermarket had only one exit, and with a large number of people inside, only a few would likely survive after the virus outbreak. David had no intention of saving anyone, nor would he treat Sally differently because of her beauty. In the previous life, many powerful abilities in the apocalypse would have a group of young and beautiful women serving them. It was a normal occurrence in the apocalypse, where beautiful women were easily obtained resources for the strong. However, David had little interest in such things. He looked down upon men who were controlled by their desires. Men needed self-discipline and self-improvement.
"David, I haven't had a chance to thank you for last time. How about I treat you to lunch later if you're available?" Sally initiated the invitation to David. "No need, I have other things to do."
David decisively refused, his tone somewhat cold. Sally was stunned. It was the first time in her life that she had taken the initiative to invite a man to eat with her. Even when discussing business, she had never stooped so low.
Blessed by the resources of her family, it was always others begging her. She never expected that her first invitation to dine with a man would be rejected like this.
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave." David didn't bother with her and intended to confirm the location of the supermarket's warehouse. "You..." Sally choked, not knowing what to say for a moment.
As she watched David turn and leave, Sally felt a complex mix of emotions. "Hmph, what a stingy man. Forget it!" Sally thought that she had offended David before, which led to his reaction.
But upon reflection, she felt that she was in the wrong. "Sigh, it's my fault. Who asked me to see him as a bad person back then?"...
After leaving Sally, David chatted with a random supermarket employee for a few moments. From the employee, he confirmed the location of the supermarket's storage area.
While he was chatting with the employee, he suddenly heard a woman's scream near the supermarket entrance. The sound came from the direction of the entrance, and many people curiously looked over, unaware of what had happened.
David glanced at his watch. It was now 9:12 a.m. "Is it finally happening?"
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At the entrance of the supermarket, Sally stood in shock, unable to believe the horrifying scene unfolding before her. Several meters away from her, a petite woman was overpowering a tall man, pinning him to the ground.
Despite her small stature, the woman exhibited an incredible strength, rendering the man immobile. The man seemed bewildered, unsure of the woman's intentions.
The woman's expression was ferocious, resembling a bloodthirsty beast. Her vocal cords emitted a hissing growl that sounded nothing like a normal human.
In the next moment, the woman sank her teeth into the man's face, tearing off a large chunk of flesh. "Help! Save me!" The man screamed in agony, desperately struggling to free himself. Finally, he managed to break free from the woman's grip. However, she immediately pounced on him again, crazily biting his neck.
The crowd gathered around, tightly packed and unable to move. Witnessing the gruesome scene, female bystanders let out screams. Several men rushed forward in an attempt to restrain the frenzied woman, causing chaos to ensue. Someone dialed the emergency hotline, while others called for an ambulance.
The woman continued her frenzied assault, biting and tearing at the man, leaving his hands and face covered in blood and flesh. It took several men working together to subdue her. "Is she on drugs? This is insane!" "Holy cow, this is terrifying!"
"Call the police!" "Is there a doctor? This guy is bleeding heavily." The onlookers engaged in heated discussions. Amidst the commotion, Sally caught a glimpse of the heavily injured man. Her face turned pale, and her intuition told her she needed to leave. However, the entrance of the supermarket was blocked by the crowd.
Suddenly, Sally noticed a middle-aged man beside her who seemed to be in distress. He was clutching his stomach and squatting on the ground, appearing extremely pained. His body began convulsing uncontrollably. The seizure didn't last long and stopped after a few seconds. The man remained motionless on the ground, with only his shoulders twitching slightly. "Sir, are you okay?" Sally cautiously asked him. When the man raised his head, Sally was startled.
Bloodshot eyes filled his sockets, and his pupils seemed to have disappeared, leaving only the whites of his eyes. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his expression was fiercely savage, emitting a hissing growl from his mouth. It was then that Sally realized this middle-aged man looked exactly like the crazed girl from earlier.
"Roar!" Just as Sally was frozen in shock, the man suddenly stood up and lunged towards her. Sally let out a scream and instinctively pushed him away. Perhaps due to his unstable footing after standing up, the man stumbled and fell. Seizing the opportunity, Sally quickly stepped back several paces.
The man promptly stood up again, but this time, Sally wasn't his target. He lunged at the nearest man beside him, sinking his teeth into him.
The man cried out in pain, frantically elbowing the assailant's back, but the middle-aged man showed no response as if he couldn't feel pain. Sally felt her brain about to malfunction.
First, the girl, and now this man--they both suddenly went berserk, losing their rationality like zombies in a movie. But it didn't end there. Sally suddenly noticed that many people around her started exhibiting the same symptoms. They had pained expressions, their bodies convulsing uncontrollably. Meanwhile, people realized that the man who was initially bitten by the girl was now also experiencing convulsions.
A few seconds later, the man also stood up. He, who was weak and lying on the ground just now, now seemed like a powerful beast and pounced into the crowd. In the crowd, those who showed abnormal symptoms also stood up and behaved like wild animals, biting anyone they saw. The scene instantly turned chaotic. There were screams and shouts everywhere. Sally saw a young child of about ten years old being attacked by several frenzied individuals.
Under their vigorous tearing, the child was torn apart. Sally witnessed this scene and felt her stomach churn, almost vomiting. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the entire supermarket turned into a hellish place in just a few minutes. "Run, they are zombies!" The other people in the supermarket finally realized it, and countless individuals started to run towards the exit, each for themselves. Everyone wanted to leave this hellish place as soon as possible.
In the midst of the crowded pushing and shoving, many people were trampled to death or injured, but people didn't care anymore; they just wanted to escape from here. However, the more they pushed each other, the slower they moved towards the supermarket's exit. "Damn it, stop pushing! If you push more, we'll all die here." "Move aside, get the hell out of my way!" "Help, they're coming after us."
"Mom, Mom!"... Swearing, shouting, and crying resounded through the crowd. Sally watched this scene and suddenly realized that it was impossible to escape through the supermarket's main entrance. Fortunately, she was far away from the crowd and temporarily not targeted by those zombies. She forced herself to calm down and turned to run towards the inside of the supermarket.
"I need to find a place to hide." Sally had a habit of exercising regularly, and her physical fitness was decent. She narrowly evaded several zombies that tried to pounce on her. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something.
"Oh no, David is still inside the supermarket. He definitely doesn't know about the situation here." Sally hurriedly ran towards the interior of the supermarket and found David in the fresh produce section.
At this moment, David was holding a cabbage in his hand, inspecting it. Sally approached him and grabbed David's arm. "David, come with me quickly." David looked at her curiously. Sally explained anxiously, "There are... uh, zombies outside. You know about the rumors online recently, right? Zombies have really appeared!"
David looked at her in astonishment. Of course, he wasn't surprised by the zombies. He found it unbelievable that this woman's first reaction after encountering zombies was to come back and inform him. Seeing David's reaction, Sally thought he didn't believe her. "I'm not joking. Zombies have really appeared. The entrance is blocked, and we need to find a place to hide quickly."
She tried to pull David's hand and make him come along, but she found that David didn't move. At this moment, a supermarket staff member not far from them collapsed to the ground in pain, and their body started convulsing. Sally's face turned pale. "Run, David! He's turning into a zombie."
Sally was so anxious that she was about to cry. David put down the cabbage in his hand and smiled. This woman was interesting. Even at a time like this, she didn't abandon David and try to save herself alone. David extended his hand, and a completely black alloy combat knife appeared in his hand. He glanced at Sally indifferently. "Follow me closely."
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Sally was stunned as she watched the sword suddenly appear in David's hand. Just a moment ago, she saw that David had nothing in his hand. In an instant, David seemed to perform a magic trick and pulled out a black long sword from somewhere. Meanwhile, the employee who had been twitching on the ground had now managed to get up, with obvious signs of zombification on his face. Seeing the low-level zombie in front of him, David felt a familiar sensation returning. He had dealt with zombies every day in his previous life during the apocalypse, and he had grown accustomed to not seeing zombies for a while.
After summoning the alloy sword, David then summoned his armor. Just like countless times before, he took out the armor from his storage space and neatly put it on. Sally was already baffled by the appearance of the sword in David's hand, and now he suddenly had a complete set of black armor on him, tightly wrapped. Sally was filled with shock in her eyes. She had thought David was just an ordinary office worker, but now she couldn't understand the man in front of her at all. With the armor in place, David approached the zombie, which was just a low-level one.
At this stage, zombies were the weakest. They moved relatively slowly, had no intelligence, and relied solely on instinctive behavior like wild animals. With the protection of the armor, even if David stood still and let them bite, they wouldn't be able to break through his defenses. The current zombies had not yet evolved sharp teeth and fangs. The only noteworthy aspect about them was their strength, which far surpassed that of ordinary humans. Perhaps due to the release of bodily restrictions by the virus parasitizing their brains, these zombies often exhibited strength several times greater than their former selves.
"Roar!" The zombie in front of David let out a low roar and charged towards him. David raised his sword and performed a swift slash. The alloy sword, a product of the system, had a sharp blade that effortlessly sliced through the zombie's neck. The zombie's head fell to the ground, and its body collapsed. Destroying the central nervous system was the only way to kill a zombie, and a headshot was the most effective method.
However, human skulls are relatively hard, and there is a risk of weapons getting stuck, so decapitation is also a good choice as it quickly renders the zombie incapacitated. Nevertheless, a decapitated zombie can still bite for about a minute. Just make sure not to get bitten by the severed head. After killing the zombie, David continued forward with the sword in hand. He was currently in the fresh produce area of the supermarket, deep inside. The chaos that occurred at the supermarket entrance had attracted most of the people there, so there weren't many zombies where he was. After taking a few steps, David noticed that Sally was still standing there, dazed.
He furrowed his brow. "What are you doing? Hurry up and follow me." Sally snapped out of her trance and nodded as if awakening from a dream. "Oh, right." Just a moment ago, David effortlessly killed a zombie with his swift sword strike. Although it seemed effortless, his movements were incredibly fast, far beyond what an ordinary person could achieve. Sally couldn't even clearly see his actions.
Sally quickly realized that David was incredibly powerful, and following him closely might be her only chance of survival. A man was crouched on the ground with a woman who was convulsing violently, her arm covered in blood from a recent zombie bite. The man, covered in bloodstains, frantically pulled out his phone, seemingly attempting to make a call.
Suddenly, the woman sat up abruptly and lunged at the man beside her. The man screamed in terror, dropping his phone to the ground. As the woman was about to bite his neck, the man used his arm to shield himself. She bit down on his arm, tearing off a large piece of flesh.
"Ah!" The man let out a cry of pain. "What's wrong with you, honey? It's me!" The man couldn't understand why his wife, whom he had been with day and night, had suddenly turned into this horrifying creature. After swallowing the flesh in her mouth, the woman opened her mouth again, ready to bite the man. At that moment, a flash of a blade passed between the woman's neck.
A moment later, a smooth and clean cut appeared on the woman's neck, blood gushing out. Her head fell into the man's arms. "Ah, you... you killed my wife..." The man looked at David with bloodshot eyes. David looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Can't you see that she turned into a zombie?" The man gritted his teeth, filled with hatred.
"She... she was just sick. Why did you kill her? Why..." "Give me back my wife!" The man, who had lost his wife, lost his sanity for a moment and charged at David. But in David's eyes, the man's movements seemed slow-motion.
He raised his alloy warblade and swung it, effortlessly cutting the man in half. After dealing with the man in front of him, David expressionlessly waved his blade, flinging off the bloodstains.
"David..." Sally's face turned pale, her voice trembling like a mosquito. Her legs and hands were trembling slightly. While Sally could understand David killing zombies, he had just killed a living person. Although Sally knew that the man had been bitten and would eventually turn into a zombie, as someone living in a society governed by the rule of law, she found it difficult to accept the act of killing. Moreover, David's indifferent expression frightened her. Killing seemed insignificant to him. Sally, after all, was an ordinary woman living in peacetime, never having witnessed such a scene. In this moment, the oppressive feeling brought upon her by this killing-machine-like man was not much less than that of the zombies.
"What is it?" David glanced at Sally indifferently.
In that instant when Sally was about to speak up, David had already made up his mind. If she had any objections, he would not hesitate to leave her behind. Sally swallowed her saliva, her eyes slightly reddened, and her whole body trembled like a sieve, clearly displaying her immense fear.
However, it was unclear how much of her fear was from the zombies . Sally lowered her head, too afraid to look into David's eyes, and shook her head slightly. "It's nothing."
David smiled, relieved that she was a clever woman, saving him the trouble. He didn't say anything and continued walking towards the entrance of the supermarket.
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David conducted a thorough search of the supermarket, making sure not to miss any zombies hiding in corners. Sally followed behind him, trembling with fear, and she realized that within just a few minutes, there were almost no living people left in the supermarket.
The man they encountered earlier seemed to be the last survivor in the entire supermarket. David wasn't surprised by this. That's the terrifying nature of the zombie virus—it spreads incredibly fast. Some estimates suggested that after just one month of the virus outbreak, only around 20% of the world's population remained.
It was an exaggerated number, and it would continue to increase over time. David skillfully killed the zombies in the supermarket, each strike efficient, precise, and deadly. There were no flashy moves, just simple and swift kills. Soon, David and Sally reached the corner of the supermarket entrance. Both of them could smell the thick scent of blood in the air.
As they turned the corner, David looked toward the supermarket entrance. Even though David had survived in the apocalypse for many years, he couldn't help but furrow his brow at the scene before him. The entrance was piled with countless corpses, blood flowing like rivers, staining the ground red. Limbs, organs, and intestines were scattered everywhere.
Dozens of zombies were "feeding," occasionally turning the bodies into new zombies. They joined the ranks of the undead, dragging their maimed bodies. At first glance, there were no living people left at the supermarket entrance. It seemed that only a few lucky ones had managed to escape. But even if they escaped the supermarket, there were countless zombies waiting for them outside. "Wow!"
Sally couldn't hold it any longer and vomited. Even after emptying her stomach, she continued to dry heave. The zombies that were feeding were attracted by the commotion caused by David. They abandoned their "food" and roared as they charged toward David.
David showed no fear. He wielded his alloy sword and approached, killing one zombie after another as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. With each swing, a zombie fell. But the number of zombies was still too high. One zombie grabbed David from the side and bit his shoulder. However, David's armor was a heavily customized piece, and human teeth posed no threat to it.
The zombie's bite had no effect and instead shattered its own tooth. While this zombie held onto David, others took the opportunity to swarm and grab his body. "David!" Sally exclaimed. She looked around, grabbed a nearby fire extinguisher, and wanted to come to David's aid.
But she quickly realized that David remained motionless, as steady as a rock. It was the powerful physical enhancement brought by the genetic modification serum. Although surrounded by zombies, he showed no panic whatsoever, let alone the fact that these zombies couldn't break through his defenses.
David grabbed one of the zombies behind him and threw it over his shoulder, slamming it hard onto the ground. Then, he stomped on the zombie's head, crushing it completely. Red and white substances sprayed out, blossoming into a bloody flower on the floor. Afterwards, David grabbed another zombie that had been clinging to his body and threw it away like a chick, knocking over a pile of zombies in the process.
David turned his head and shouted to Sally, "Don't come over, take care of yourself." Sally watched as David effortlessly threw the over 100-pound zombie away, almost dumbfounded. Was this truly the strength of a human?
After dealing with the zombies surrounding him, David continued his pursuit, swinging his alloy sword relentlessly. Like cutting wheat, the zombies fell one after another. Within just a few minutes, dozens of zombies were quickly eliminated by David. After handling everything, David walked to the supermarket entrance and glanced outside.
The streets were filled with fleeing crowds and stranded vehicles. Faint flickers of fire could be seen in the distance—overall, it was a scene of chaos. David closed the supermarket door to prevent other zombies from following them. "Aren't we going outside?" Sally's voice came from a distance. David shook his head. "Go outside? It's not any better out there now, and I have other things to do."
David walked to a zombie's corpse and pressed the tip of his alloy sword against its forehead. As the blade sliced through the skin, a white crystal appeared beneath it. "I didn't expect even these stage zombies to have mutant crystals."
David used the tip of his sword to pick out the crystal and carefully examined it in his hand. "No mistake, this is a mutant crystal, just a bit smaller." Some zombies and mutant creatures generate these crystals after undergoing mutations. Awakened individuals with special abilities can enhance their own powers by absorbing the energy from these crystals.
The more powerful the zombie or mutant creature, the stronger the energy contained within the crystal. However, these crystals have no effect on ordinary people. Well, it's not entirely accurate to say they have no effect. If an ordinary person were to directly consume a mutant crystal, they could strengthen their physique and even have a minuscule chance of becoming an awakened individual.
But in doing so, the greater likelihood is that they would mutate into a zombie, and the process is excruciatingly painful. Therefore, it's an extremely high-risk approach. So, it's not a problem to say that mutant crystals have no effect on ordinary people. This post-apocalyptic world is just that unfair to ordinary people.
In his previous life, David had also collected many mutant crystals, but he never attempted to consume them. Usually, he would sell these crystals to those awakened individuals in exchange for resources. However, there were also some unscrupulous awakened individuals who would simply snatch the crystals without giving any compensation. David had no way to deal with such matters, as awakened individuals were not someone he could afford to offend.
David waved his hand at Sally. "Come here." Sally walked slowly to David's side, unsure of what he was going to do. David handed her the alloy sword in his hand and then shook the mutant crystal in his hand. "Open the foreheads of these zombies, collect these crystals, and be quick about it."
Sally was momentarily stunned. "Me?" David coldly said, "What's the matter, unwilling?" Sally hesitated for a moment, lowered her head, and fell silent. After a brief silence, she picked up the knife and started searching for the crystals on the corpses scattered on the ground.
At that moment, a voice rang in their ears, "Emergency notice, attention please!" Both of them were drawn to the voice on the television and looked up.
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"Emergency notice: An unknown virus has erupted globally. Infected individuals experience brain death within a few minutes and subsequently the central nervous system is controlled by the virus, turning them into walking dead. The underlying mechanism is currently unknown. Residents are advised to stay indoors, close doors and windows, and await rescue."
At the entrance of the supermarket where there was no signal, a sudden news broadcast started playing on the television. The news showed the disaster situation in various countries around the world. After watching the news, Sally realized that SJ City was not the only place where the virus had erupted. Almost simultaneously, the catastrophe had struck worldwide, plunging all countries into paralysis due to the endless zombies.
At this moment, Sally finally realized the severity of the situation. "Stop watching and get to work," David said to Sally. Sally hesitated and walked over to a corpse of a zombie. When she cut open the zombie's forehead with a knife, she saw a translucent crystal shimmering beneath the skin.
She reached out her hand, intending to remove the crystal. As soon as her fingers touched the zombie's skin, a sticky sensation spread between her fingertips. There seemed to be no blood under the crystal-filled skin, only a layer of fatty tissue enveloping it. "Ugh!"
Sally couldn't help but vomit again while kneeling on the ground. However, this time her stomach was empty, and she could only dry heave. After vomiting, Sally turned to look at David beside her, her eyes filled with a plea. David stood there, expressionless, without any intention of helping.
Somehow, Sally felt a wave of resentment surging up, and two clear tears slid down her cheeks. She had always been the privileged daughter of her family, never having done any kind of work like this. David spoke, "If you can't do it, forget it, don't force yourself." After saying that, David ignored her, turned around, and headed back into the supermarket.
Sally watched David's departing figure, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. Crying, she picked up the alloy war knife and continued to scalp the zombies. Sally was not an ordinary person; she could manage a company and had some abilities herself. She was an intelligent person and understood the meaning behind David's words.
She had just realized that with David's abilities, he could have saved most of the people if he had acted earlier. But David didn't rush to take action, indicating that he didn't care about the life or death of these people. Moreover, David had been stockpiling supplies in the supermarket recently; he must know something.
If Sally hadn't gone back to remind David, she would probably have already become one of those zombies. If she wanted to continue staying by David's side, she had to prove her worth. The outside was now filled with zombies, and she had no chance of surviving on her own. Moreover, her parents were far away in another country and couldn't provide any help. David was the only person she could rely on now.
As for David, he began to sweep through all the goods in the supermarket. Anything on the shelves, David stored it all in his storage space. Even miscellaneous items like rice cookers, vacuum cleaners, dishcloths, and the like, he threw them all into the storage space.
With nearly unlimited capacity in the space, even with a hundred thousand times the boost, the supplies in this supermarket couldn't fill the entire storage space. Soon, the items on the supermarket shelves were completely cleared by David.
Then David went to the fresh produce section of the supermarket and packed all the vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, and other items into the storage space,David's efficiency was high.
[Congratulations, you have obtained one cabbage, with a critical hit multiplier of 100,000!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained 100,000 cabbages!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained one pound of pork, with a critical hit multiplier of 100,000!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained 100,000 pounds of pork!]...
The system's notifications kept coming, and the critical hit multiplier of 100,000 caused the supplies in David's storage space to rapidly skyrocket.
Soon, David had swept away all the useful supplies in the supermarket. It took him less than half an hour to accomplish everything. After storing the supplies in his space, David returned to the entrance of the supermarket.
Sally was still busy collecting mutant crystals. Her eyes were red and swollen, indicating that she had just cried a lot. "How is the collection going?" "Just a few left," Sally's voice sounded somewhat teary and aggrieved.
David walked over to a nearby counter, sat down, and took out a pack of biscuits and a bottle of water to replenish his stamina. After the intense battle and gathering of supplies earlier, he had consumed a lot of energy.
A few minutes later, Sally approached David and returned the alloy combat knife to him. Then she carefully placed dozens of mutant crystals on the counter from her pocket. "They are all here."
David counted them, and there were a total of 35. These primary-level mutant crystals were not particularly rare in the post-apocalyptic world.
After all, ordinary zombies could be killed even by slightly stronger ordinary people. However, not every zombie could produce crystals inside their bodies. Interestingly, zombies that could produce crystals inside their bodies usually had the chance to evolve into higher-level zombies.
On the other hand, zombies that did not produce crystals inside their bodies were likely to remain ordinary zombies in the later stages. "Well done," David nodded and collected all 35 mutant crystals into his storage space.
[Congratulations, you have obtained 35 mutant crystals, with a critical hit multiplier of 100,000!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained 3.5 million mutant crystals!]
David was astonished. Mutant crystals could also have critical hits? He had originally thought that such important resources would be restricted by the system, but he didn't expect that even mutant crystals could have a critical hit multiplier of 100,000. In other words, he now had 3.5 million mutant crystals!
David swallowed his saliva. Even the most powerful esper in his past life, in the city of SJ, never had such a large number of mutant crystals. "It's a pity that these are the lowest-level crystals with limited effects. How great it would be to have higher-level crystals."
Nevertheless, the harvest of so many crystals at once made David feel quite satisfied. He walked over to Sally and took out a large bottle of water and a bar of soap from his space. "Wash your hands."
Sally took the soap and water, her facial expression already somewhat numb. David knew that experiencing so many things in just one day was indeed not easy for a girl. However, with time, she would gradually get used to it.
He asked Sally, "Are you hungry?" Sally shook her head, but quickly nodded. Although she had no appetite at the moment, her stomach was indeed empty.
David retrieved some food and drinks from his storage space and handed them to her. He checked his watch. "Rest for half an hour, and then we'll set off." Sally responded with a soft "okay" and obediently nodded. She didn't ask where they were going; right now, she just wanted to stay by David's side.
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"Mom, how are things over there? Are you and Dad okay..." Taking advantage of a break, Sally made a phone call to her parents who were far away in another country. Although the world was currently engulfed in a zombie crisis, communication networks were still functioning for the time being, and phones and the internet were still accessible.
"Good to hear you're okay. Take care of yourselves." Sally's eyes became red, and her voice choked up. Although she learned that her parents were temporarily safe, the severity of the disaster weighed heavily on her, especially considering her parents' advanced age.
The possibility of never seeing her parents again made Sally feel suffocated. "Yeah, I'll take good care of myself. I'm with my friends, and it's safe here." After chatting with her parents for a while, Sally wiped away her tears and reluctantly hung up the phone.
At that moment, David, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. He glanced at his watch and realized that Sally's phone call had lasted for 36 minutes. However, David didn't rush her; Sally's actions had impressed him, and he had gained a certain level of approval for her.
David planned to establish his own base in the near future. Originally, his initial plan was to recruit individuals with supernatural abilities and various technical talents. In theory, ordinary people like Sally were not his top priority. However, Sally's notification about the outbreak of zombies made David ultimately decide to bring her along.
Moreover, Sally seemed to have good capability and adapted quickly. Plus, considering that Sally was a company owner, she had some management experience. In the future, when David establishes his base, her management skills might come in handy.
"Are you ready? If you are, we'll set off." David asked Sally as she put away her phone.
Sally looked at David apologetically and said, "Sorry for the delay. I'm ready now." David waved his hand, indicating that it was alright. Suddenly, Sally thought of something and curiously asked David, "By the way, don't you want to call your family?"
David paused and said, "I don't have a family." Sally realized she had said something wrong and quickly apologized, "Ah... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." She regretted it, blaming herself for being nosy.
However, David's expression didn't seem to change much. "It's fine, let's go." David didn't pay much attention to it. He stood up and walked toward the interior of the supermarket.
Sally found it increasingly difficult to understand David. When he killed people, he had a cold and ruthless demeanor, like a bloodthirsty executioner. But when she talked to him, he seemed like a silent and reserved boy next door. Suddenly, Sally realized that David seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. She hurriedly followed him. "David, aren't we going out through the main entrance?"
David shook his head. "No, we're going to the underground parking lot." Before the outbreak, David had already scouted this supermarket several times.
He had planned the escape routes in the supermarket several times to ensure that he could escape unharmed even in the worst-case scenario. There was a freight elevator in the back of the supermarket that directly led to the underground parking lot of the mall. Normally, only supermarket employees knew about this freight elevator.
David had rented a car and parked it in the underground parking lot of the mall several days ago. With zombies roaming outside, it was very dangerous to rely on just their legs to escape. Although he was confident in facing dozens of zombies at once, as the saying goes, many ants can bite an elephant. If he accidentally got surrounded by a horde, even with armor and genetic potions, his chances of survival would be slim.
When David brought Sally to the freight elevator in the back of the supermarket, Sally became even more convinced of her thoughts. David must know something to have made such detailed plans. However, Sally didn't inquire further; everyone has their own secrets, and she wouldn't actively ask unless David revealed them.
As David pressed the elevator button, in the instant the doors opened, a zombie in work clothes suddenly burst out of the elevator and lunged at David. Sally was startled and let out a scream.
David reacted swiftly, dodging the zombie's attack with a sidestep, and then swiftly beheaded it with a knife. Carving open the zombie's forehead revealed a perfectly formed mutated crystal inside.
David stored the crystal in his storage space, and the system's prompt sounded:
[You have obtained one mutated crystal, critical strike effect increased by 100,000 times!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained 100,000 mutated crystals!]
One crystal went into the bag and instantly turned into 100,000 crystal cores, which was incredibly satisfying. The only regret was that the mutated crystal was too small, and its energy content was not substantial. "It looks like I need to collect more mutated crystals during these three days, and it would be even better if I can find advanced ones." As time goes by, zombies will continue to evolve.
Zombies several years later, even the most ordinary ones, are in an entirely different league compared to the present. As for mutated zombies after evolution, ordinary people are even less likely to be their match, only those with supernatural abilities can deal with them.
Some zombies and mutant beasts that possess elemental powers also have mutated crystals with special colors. For example, the crystal of the fire element is red, and it provides additional benefits to fire-based ability users.
They can obtain more energy from the crystals and even have a certain probability of comprehending the elemental skills possessed by the former owner. But no matter what, even these lower-quality mutated crystals are valuable in the post-apocalyptic world.
David heard that some supernatural abilities related to forging and crafting require mutated crystals to create special weapons and items. So, it's definitely not a problem to stock up on a few mutated crystals. David retrieved his knife into the storage space and took the elevator down to the underground parking lot with Sally.
The underground parking lot was very quiet, and the sound of David and Sally's footsteps seemed particularly clear in this silent environment. The somewhat oppressive atmosphere made Sally feel a bit scared, and she instinctively moved closer to David. Only by leaning against David could she gain a sense of security.
Soon, David found his car parked in the underground parking lot. It was a sturdy Jeep Wrangler with a high chassis, perfect for off-roading. Since David had a storage space, he didn't need a vehicle that could carry a lot of goods; it just needed to be sufficiently sturdy.
Just as the two were getting ready to get in the car, suddenly, David heard a commotion of footsteps in the distance. "Hey, wait for us, young man!" David turned his head and saw five young people in work uniforms running towards them.
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The five young men were all males, dressed in chef and waiter uniforms. The leader, a man in his thirties with a greasy chef's uniform, said, "Brother, can you take us with you? We're trapped here without a car and it's too dangerous to go out."
These men clearly knew about the situation outside, which is why they were hiding here. When they saw Sally's appearance, their eyes couldn't help but be drawn to her. It was inevitable, given Sally's outstanding looks and figure. The chef pulled out a cigarette and offered it to David. "Brother, it's chaotic outside now. Take us with you so that we can have some support on the road."
David firmly refused. "No need. I'm going to pick someone up later, and this car can't fit so many people. You guys figure it out on your own." As soon as David said that, the faces of those men instantly changed.
The chef's hand, holding the cigarette, froze in mid-air, and his expression turned sour. "Young man, don't be too selfish. This car is so big, it can at least fit five more people." The chef looked at Sally and said, "Miss, please persuade this young man. We can't just ignore others in need."
Sally looked away and didn't say anything. David smiled and said, "What's it to you how many people can fit?We're not familiar?" He said to Sally, "Get in the car."
Sally obediently walked to the passenger side, opened the door, and got in the car. Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, the group became anxious. One of the young waiters pulled out a kitchen knife from somewhere. "Damn it, why are we wasting time talking to him? Let's just take his car. With so many of us, are we afraid of one person?"
He walked up to David, pointing the kitchen knife at him as he stood by the car door. "Kid, you asked for this. We could have left together, but you refused. Now, step aside and leave the keys and that woman, or I'll kill you."
David sighed. He didn't want to resort to violence, but he regretted wasting his breath on these people. That's how it was in the apocalypse--limited resources made people fight to the death over anything.
"Hey, are you pretending not to hear me?" The waiter's emotions grew more agitated. He raised the kitchen knife, ready to strike. Suddenly, the waiter's face filled with terror as he noticed a long knife in David's hand, appearing out of nowhere.
David swung his hand swiftly and decisively. The man's hand holding the knife was instantly severed, and his arm, along with the knife, fell to the ground, blood gushing out. "Ah! My hand!" The waiter let out a horrified scream. It all happened too fast, and the other chefs and waiters behind him paled in fear.
The waiter, who had just been furious moments ago, now wore an expression of pure terror. He looked at David, and their eyes met. From David's eyes, he saw a disregard for life and a chilling intent to kill.
In that instant, he felt like he had plunged into an icy abyss, as if the person before him was the god of death emerging from a mountain of corpses. Before the waiter could even react, he saw a figure as fast as lightning flash by.
In the blink of an eye, a knife accurately stabbed into his heart. The waiter looked at David, pale-faced, as if he was looking at a monster.
David pulled out the knife, and the waiter immediately collapsed like a deflated balloon, falling to the ground. "Someone's been killed!" "Runing!" Finally, the remaining men reacted and scattered in different directions, fleeing for their lives.
"Just as I thought, a direct stab did the trick," David thought to himself. He sheathed his alloy combat knife and got into his car. His next destination was the nearby food street where Arnold's barbecue restaurant was located. If he guessed correctly, Arnold and his wife should be hiding in the store.
At this stage, the destructive power of the zombies was limited. As long as they locked the doors, the zombies wouldn't pose any threat to them. Moreover, the food street mainly operated during the night market, so there weren't many people around during the day. Therefore, Arnold and the others were relatively safe there.
David started the vehicle and headed towards the food street... Xiangshan Food Street.
Arnold anxiously held his phone, making a call. Besides his wife Sophie, there were two young men and women beside him. Arnold sighed, "It's over, the emergency line is unreachable. We're trapped here."
The young man beside Arnold browsed the news on his phone, frowning. He sighed and said, "Arnold, according to what I read online, this situation seems to be serious. It's not just here, but zombies have erupted worldwide."
Arnold nodded and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but quickly realized that there were two women with them and put the cigarettes back. He paced back and forth in the room, unable to think of a solution for a while.
"Right now, the entire SJ city is surely in chaos. There probably aren't any spare police forces to rescue us." Everyone had worried expressions. If they didn't receive help in time, they would be trapped here and eventually die. They didn't dare to go out now. They had just witnessed a group of zombies brutally biting a pedestrian to death, a scene of utter misery.
Arnold walked to the rolling shutter door and looked outside through the window gap. The few zombies were still wandering the street. He reassured everyone, "There aren't many zombies here. Maybe if we wait a bit longer, they will leave on their own."
Just then, they suddenly heard the roaring sound of an engine. They crowded around the window and saw an off-road vehicle forcefully crashing into the tables and chairs set up on the food street, sending the wandering zombies flying. The off-road vehicle raced to the other end of the street, executed a drift, and then turned around, charging at the remaining zombies once again. Under the violent impact of the off-road vehicle, the zombies either died instantly or lost their mobility.
Arnold and the others were astonished. Just as they were curious about the driver of the vehicle, they saw the off-road vehicle heading towards their store. Finally, the off-road vehicle came to a stop in front of Arnold's store.
The car door opened, and a young, handsome man stepped out. It was David. "David! It's you!" Arnold instantly recognized David and exclaimed in surprise.
David smiled at him. "Arnold, I've come to pick up the goods."
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Arnold was initially taken aback but then remembered that David had placed an order for barbecue seasoning and charcoal with him recently. Zoe had complained before that if it weren't for David's order, they wouldn't have needed to come to the store today and wouldn't be trapped there.
Surprisingly, David showed up to collect the goods even in this situation, leaving Arnold a bit bewildered. Arnold opened the door and said with a smile, "David, my friend, the items are here. It's dangerous outside, so come in first." At this moment, Sally also got out of the car and stood beside David. The others noticed the stunning beauty behind David.
The young man behind Arnold couldn't help but stare at Sally, blatantly displaying his unabashed gaze. Sally frowned, feeling uncomfortable with his gaze.
David also noticed the young man and furrowed his brows slightly. Somehow, he felt that this young man in front of him looked familiar. The situation in the store was different from what David had initially planned. He had only intended to bring Arnold and his wife.
Arnold noticed that the young man's gaze was off and quickly intervened, "David, is this your girlfriend?" Before David could speak, Sally took the initiative to greet Arnold, "Hello, I'm Sally." Without clarifying the misunderstanding that she was David's girlfriend, she intentionally left it ambiguous.
Arnold introduced the young couple to David, saying, "David, this is Zoe, our waitress in the store. I don't know if you remember her." David naturally remembered Zoe. It was because Zoe had been harassed by a customer that Arnold and his group got into a conflict. Arnold pointed to the young man next to Zoe and said, "This young man is Angus, Zoe's boyfriend."
Angus appeared to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, very young. He had a shaved head and a tall stature. He was wearing a tank top that revealed his muscular body, indicating that he regularly worked out. When David heard the name "Angus," a small wave of turmoil surged within him.
No wonder this young man in front of him looked so familiar. Angus was a somewhat well-known figure in the early days of the apocalypse. However, he wasn't an ability user but the leader of a gang of thugs. Angus was physically strong, fearless, and ruthless.
After the apocalypse, he formed a team and rampaged throughout SJ City, burning, killing, and looting. Freed from the constraints of the law, they became increasingly lawless, committing almost every imaginable atrocity.
David heard that they took pleasure in killing and torturing survivors. However, it seemed that this gang had made too many enemies and was later wiped out by a powerful ability user. David didn't want to bring Zoe and Angus with him, and after recognizing Angus's identity, he was even more reluctant to have such a person in his group.
During the conversation with Arnold, David learned that Angus was here to find his girlfriend, Zoe. He wasn't particularly familiar with Arnold and his wife; they just happened to be trapped there.
David instructed Sally to move the items he ordered into the car's trunk. Although he could have stored these items directly in his storage space, he didn't want to reveal his abilities in front of Angus for the time being.
Arnold quickly stepped forward to help when he saw this. "Sally, let me do it. You can take a break on the side," Arnold's wife Sophie also hurried over to assist. After a busy moment, they finally loaded everything into the car.
David noticed that Angus seemed to have an odd look in his eyes when looking at him. But he quickly realized that it might be because of Sally.
David had a fit and muscular build, but when he wore clothes, he didn't appear particularly strong. He seemed a bit slim, and his facial features leaned towards a gentle and harmless look. On the other hand, Angus, with his muscular physique and numerous tattoos, had a more intimidating presence.
David felt somewhat helpless. If it weren't for Arnold's presence, based on Angus's gaze alone, David would have already sentenced him to death. Although Arnold was his good friend from a past life, they weren't that familiar in this life.
If David unhesitatingly killed Angus, it would likely give Arnold a negative impression of him. While David was contemplating, Arnold and the others had already moved everything David needed into the car.
After some thought, David spoke to Arnold and Sophie, "I was supposed to pay you the remaining amount, but money doesn't hold much value in this world now. My team needs manpower, so why don't you two join us?"
Arnold's face immediately lit up with joy. It was exactly what he had been hoping for, as he was unsure how to leave this place. However, Zoe and Angus's expressions changed. From David's words, it seemed that he had no intention of bringing the two of them along.
Arnold also realized this and looked at Zoe and Angus. Although he wasn't particularly close to Angus, Zoe was his employee, and after spending so much time with Arnold and his wife, they had developed some feelings for her. He would certainly feel guilty if he left Zoe behind like this.
He looked at David with a pleading expression, and even his way of addressing him changed. "Um, David, can you bring Zoe and them along too?" David sighed inwardly. He knew it would turn out this way.
Arnold was a warm-hearted person with a kind nature. It was evident from the previous life when he gave David the chance to survive. David didn't want to trouble his brother from the previous life, with whom he had a close bond.
"Well, let's all go together. There's strength in numbers, and we can take care of each other," David said, not in a hurry to deal with Angus. He had ways to expose Angus's true nature. Ambitious individuals like Angus couldn't hide it for long.
Arnold and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. They took David's quick agreement as a misunderstanding of his earlier intentions. Angus's gaze was erratic, occasionally glancing at Sally, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
After David and the others got into the car, David drove towards the residential area where he lived. He deliberately chose a road with fewer pedestrians. Nevertheless, they still encountered numerous crazed zombies running on the road. Panicked pedestrians were fleeing on both sides of the road, and there were corpses and blood everywhere, making one's heart race with fear.
Zoe and Sophie looked pale as they watched the situation outside the car window. Occasionally, reckless zombies charged towards the vehicle but were sent flying by David, splattering blood everywhere, causing both women to scream. Sally, sitting in the passenger seat, didn't react much
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David drove the off-road vehicle recklessly, crashing through obstacles along the way. Even when faced with zombies blocking the path, he didn't slow down and instead accelerated to ram through them. Countless zombies foolishly approached, only to be violently thrown away by David's aggressive driving.
David knew he couldn't slow down. If the vehicle got surrounded and broke down, it would be even more dangerous. The windshield quickly became splattered with blood. Although David's intense driving terrified the passengers, he felt steady and accustomed to it. After all, in the apocalypse, speed limits and traffic lights were irrelevant.
David didn't have a driver's license. He learned to drive after the apocalypse began. As the vehicle passed through the city center, the number of zombies decreased. The people in the car breathed a sigh of relief.
Angus played with a sheet metal hammer he found near Arnold's shop, thinking to himself. He had picked up the long-handled sheet metal hammer as a weapon from a nearby auto repair shop.
Angus looked at Sally, who sat in the front passenger seat, and discreetly licked his lips. His eyes flickered, and after a moment of contemplation, Angus asked, "Sally, were you a celebrity before? I think I've seen you on TV."
Sally hesitated for a moment and replied, "No, I run a clothing business."
Angus laughed, "Then I must have mistaken you. I didn't expect you, Sally, to be so beautiful and also business-savvy. Truly talented and attractive."
Sally felt a bit embarrassed. "It's just a small business."
Angus continued, "David is really lucky to have such a beautiful and capable girlfriend." Sally's face blushed instantly as she discreetly glanced at David beside her. But David didn't respond or show any expression, leaving Sally slightly disappointed.
Angus noticed that David ignored him, feeling a bit annoyed. A barely noticeable hint of irritation flashed in Angus' eyes. Zoe's expression also became strange. She felt something was off with Angus's words, but she couldn't pinpoint what. She glanced at Angus with a trace of resentment, but Angus ignored her.
For a while, the atmosphere in the car became heavy, and everyone fell into silence. Arnold held Sophie's hand, anxiously gazing out the window, lost in thought.
After about an hour, David successfully drove the car back to his residential complex. The gate of the complex was wide open, and the security booth was abandoned. Bloodstains were scattered around, but there were no signs of zombies.
David drove the car into the underground parking garage. Perhaps due to the low population in David's residential complex, there were no traces of zombies in the underground parking garage. David found a spot close to the building entrance and parked the car.
Once everyone got out of the vehicle, they felt nervous again without the protection of the car. They anxiously looked around, afraid that a zombie might suddenly emerge from the shadows. "Let's take the stairs," David suggested.
If something happened to the elevator and they got trapped inside, it would be troublesome. At this time, there was no one who would come to their rescue. "I'll lead the way. I've had some training, and I can handle zombies if we encounter any," Angus volunteered, eager to take the lead. David smiled faintly, stepped aside, and gestured for Angus to go ahead.
Angus swaggered past David and walked ahead. As he passed by David, he lightly bumped his shoulder against David's chest, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
With his muscular body and a powerful sheet metal hammer in hand, he looked the part. David knew that Angus was trying to demonstrate his strength and subtly reinforce his position within the team.
Over time, Angus could potentially take over David's leadership position in the team. Angus was indeed a natural-born leader. Although David knew that Angus probably didn't understand power struggles, his actions were driven by vanity.
However, David had to admit that Angus had the qualities of a leader. David and Sally both lived on the 5th floor, with their rooms across from each other. They made their way upstairs, and fortunately, the hallway was well lit, avoiding excessive fear. Just as they reached the corner of the 2nd floor, about to reach the 3rd floor, they suddenly heard a low growl.
Suddenly, a zombie appeared in the hallway on the 2nd floor and rushed towards them. The zombie was wearing a black dress, likely a young woman in her former life. Angus tightened his grip on the sheet metal hammer, let out a roar, and charged forward. He raised the hammer and struck the zombie's head with a powerful blow.
The zombie, lacking intelligence, didn't dodge the iron hammer and lunged straight at Angus. "Bang!" With a crisp sound, the hammer smashed fiercely into the zombie's head, and it fell to the ground, blood staining the floor.
Angus's hands and body trembled violently. Under the influence of adrenaline, his heart raced, and his mind went blank. "Is it... dead?" He looked at the motionless zombie on the ground, then turned to look at the others. Angus's expression gradually changed from nervousness to triumph.
"Nice job, Angus. I didn't expect you to be so capable. Your well-built physique wasn't for nothing," Arnold praised.
Angus chuckled. "Hehe, thanks for the compliment, Arnold. This zombie wasn't much of a challenge. Since you were in the military, I bet you could handle it easily too."
Arnold smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he couldn't do it. Angus's gaze turned to David, seemingly with a hint of provocation. David wasn't surprised by this. After all, Angus was a local boss. If he didn't have this level of ability, he wouldn't be a gang leader.
Moreover, the current zombies weren't particularly strong, and ordinary people could easily kill them as long as they overcame their fear. Sophie also praised, "Angus, you're really strong. With you protecting Zoe, she'll feel safe."
Zoe also looked at Angus with admiring eyes, which made Angus feel gratified. His face showed even more pride, and he confidently said, "These zombies don't seem as terrifying as we thought. Everyone, rest assured, I'll protect you all."
Angus unintentionally glanced at Sally but was disappointed by her indifferent expression. Sally was curiously looking at David, who showed no intention of collecting crystallized energy.
"Does he want to keep it a secret?" Sally didn't say much. Since David didn't speak, she saw no need to say anything.
Feeling annoyed by Sally's continuous gaze, Angus turned around and continued leading the way with the sheet metal hammer. The group proceeded smoothly and didn't encounter any other zombies.
This wasn't surprising since most people stayed at home when the virus broke out. It was normal to have few zombies in the hallway. Soon, they arrived at David and Sally's doorstep.
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"We're here. This is mine and Sally's home," David pointed to the two doors in the hallway and said to everyone. The building they lived in had four units, with Sally and David's house being opposite to each other, while the other two households were at the other end of the corridor.
David walked up to his own door, took out the key, and opened it. In an instant as he opened the door, he swiftly retrieved a large amount of supplies from the storage space and piled them up in the room. All of this was done silently, without anyone noticing.
David didn't want to reveal his abilities in front of Angus for the time being, so he summoned the supplies beforehand, avoiding the need to explain their source later. Moreover, David had other intentions for summoning these supplies.
After opening the door, David said to Arnold and the others, "This is my home. You four can stay here temporarily, and I'll stay at Sally's place." Arnold and Sophie quickly expressed their gratitude, but Angus furrowed his brow. He said to David, "There are two sets of rooms for the six of us, and you two are occupying one set while the four of us are squeezed into the other. That doesn't seem quite fair."
David's expression turned slightly cold. He knew that Angus was deliberately causing trouble. Angus probably thought that David was inferior to him and was starting to push his boundaries. He just didn't expect Angus to lose his patience so quickly.
David took two steps forward, coldly staring at Angus with a calm tone that carried a hint of chill. "There's nothing inappropriate about it. This is mine and Sally's house, and I'll live however I want. If you don't like it, you can find your own place."
Somehow, Angus found himself hesitating to meet David's gaze directly. He couldn't quite explain why, but David's eyes were not the fierce and menacing type. His gaze was calm like water, yet it gave off an intimidating sense of danger, sending shivers down one's spine.
For a moment, Angus doubted if he had misjudged David. David's tall and slender figure didn't resemble someone strong and formidable. When Angus first saw David, he was confident that he could take on three Davids single-handedly. But at this moment, for some reason, he was reluctant to meet David's eyes directly.
Seeing the tension between the two, Arnold quickly intervened to defuse the situation. "Angus, you're in the wrong here. This is David's house, and he's letting us stay. We should be grateful."
Arnold apologized to David with a smile. "David, sorry about Angus. He didn't mean it that way. He's just a hotheaded young guy. Don't take it to heart."
Arnold turned to Angus and said, "How about this, Angus? Sophie and I will take the secondary bedroom, and you can share the master bedroom with Zoe. How does that sound?"
Angus snorted coldly. "It's just a run-down house. What's so special about it?" Angus lifted a hammer and walked to the other end of the corridor, knocking on a door. "Hey! Is anyone there? Speak up! I'm coming in." After waiting a few seconds with no response, Angus directly swung the hammer at the door lock.
Angus continued hammering on the door, eventually breaking it open. Arnold and the others exchanged glances. Angus walked in casually, and after about ten seconds, he stood at the door and shouted to Zoe, "Zoe, come over here. There's no one inside, so we'll stay here." Then, Angus showed a disdainful expression towards David. "See that? It's not difficult to find a place to live in this building. You can keep your own house."
Zoe made an apologetic expression towards Arnold and Sophie, then she hurriedly went over to Angus. Angus pulled Zoe over and slammed the door shut.
Arnold awkwardly smiled at David and said, "That's just how he is. He's a bit hot-tempered, but he's not a bad person. Don't mind him, David. I'll talk to him later."
David simply said, "It's fine." He didn't even consider Angus worth paying attention to. However, he felt a bit regretful. Originally, he summoned those supplies in the room to tempt Angus. He didn't expect Angus to be so impulsive and choose a room for himself, which went beyond David's plan.
Angus was just too eager. He wanted to become the most influential person in the team as soon as possible. That's why he felt dissatisfied when David suggested that the four of them stay together.
In David's mind, he made an assessment of Angus: Although Angus had some strength, his thinking was average, and he acted too impulsively. He couldn't hide his thoughts at all. Such a person could lead a small group, but wouldn't achieve much in the long run.
"You all can go inside and take a look. If you need anything, just call me," David removed a spare key from the one in his hand and handed it to Arnold.
Arnold gratefully took the key and said, "Thank you. We really appreciate it." After Arnold pulled Sophie into David's house, they were instantly stunned by what they saw. David's room was filled with various supplies, such as canned food, bottled water, instant noodles, and sausages.
The room was packed with all sorts of supplies, almost filling up the entire space. "Oh my god," Arnold and Sophie were amazed. They never expected David to stockpile such a huge amount of supplies in his home.
David explained, "I saw some doomsday rumors circulating online a while ago, so I casually stocked up on some things. I didn't expect it to come in handy."
Arnold chuckled and shook his head. Stocked up casually? He wished he could be as casual as David. "David, you really have foresight."
Both Arnold and Sophie felt secretly grateful. It was fortunate that they chose to follow David. With all these supplies, they wouldn't have to worry about food for a long time.
David said, "You must be hungry. Take whatever you want to eat. Sally and I will go back to our room for now."
Arnold hurriedly said, "Okay, you two rest. If you need any help, just let me know."
David closed the door and said to Sally in the hallway, "Let's go." Sally didn't dare to look directly at David, and her cheeks were slightly flushed. She didn't understand what it meant for David to stay in the same room as her. Could it be... the meaning she had in mind?
Sally took out her keys from her pocket, and perhaps due to nervousness, she failed to insert them into the keyhole several times. She sneakily turned her head to glance at David. David was still looking out into the distance through the window in the corridor, maintaining his expressionless demeanor
Sally took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. After opening the door, she secretly glanced at David again. "At least this guy is quite handsome. It's not like it's impossible to be with him for the first time..." Sally's mind was filled with various thoughts, and her heart was racing uncontrollably. Two blushes remained on her cheeks for a long time, unable to fade away.
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After entering the room, David looked around Sally's room. It was very clean, with all the furniture neatly arranged. The decoration style was minimalist, with a cool color tone dominated by black, white, and gray, which surprised David. He had expected Sally's room to be a typical girl's room, filled with stuffed toys and such.
After putting on a pair of slippers, Sally took out another pair from the shoe cabinet and handed them to David, apologizing, "Sorry, the house is a bit messy and I haven't had time to tidy up." Messy?
David looked at the neatly arranged furniture and spotless floor. If there was anything messy, it was the few books placed on the sofa.
"I didn't expect you to be so modest," David said as he put on the slippers and sat directly on the sofa, casually flipping through a book as if he were in his own home.
He glanced at the time on his watch; it was already past three in the afternoon. Normally, he should take this opportunity to kill zombies and collect mutant crystals. However, with the experience of living through another lifetime, David knew that today was not the right time.
Because on the evening of the apocalypse, the first batch of superpower awakenings would occur. Generally, the early awakeners were individuals with strong potential for superpowers. The earlier the awakening, the greater the potential.
Arnold, for example, awakened very late. He didn't manifest his powers until several months after the apocalypse. Generally speaking, those who awaken their powers later tend to have relatively weaker growth potential. Of course, nothing is absolute, and there are early awakened individuals who turn out to be useless, as well as late bloomers who are geniuses. Anything is possible.
Unfortunately, Arnold didn't have a chance to grow in his previous life, so David didn't know how powerful he could become. In his previous life, David didn't have the talent to become a superpowered individual, but this time was different. He had taken a genetic potion that greatly increased the chances of awakening superpowers.
David was looking forward to whether he would become one of the lucky ones in the first batch of superpower awakenings. When superpowers awaken, the brain experiences severe pain, which lasts for several minutes. That's why David didn't go out to hunt zombies.
During a battle, those few minutes of pain could be deadly and severely hinder his ability to act. David sat on the sofa, picked up a book, and leisurely began reading.
On the other hand, Sally was a bit perplexed. The current situation seemed to deviate from the plot she had imagined. David looked at Sally standing nearby and suddenly asked, "Can you cook?"
Sally hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Yes, I can cook a little."
David waved his hand, and some meat and vegetables appeared magically on the nearby table. "Let's have you prepare dinner tonight. I want to see your culinary skills."
Sally wasn't surprised by the food appearing on the table. She had already witnessed David's ability in the supermarket. Besides, she could tell that David wanted to keep his ability hidden from Angus and the others.
Of course, Sally wouldn't pry; she was a smart woman who knew what to say and what not to say. Moreover, she was currently the only person who knew David's secret, and she felt somewhat pleased about it.
"Okay, I'll go prepare now," Sally said as she picked up the meat and vegetables from the table, getting ready to put them in the refrigerator.
"Don't worry, it's still early. Take a break." As soon as David finished speaking, a cat's meow suddenly sounded. David looked up and followed the direction of the sound. He saw a pure black cat coming out of Sally's room.
The black cat looked at David with a hint of confusion. Sally squatted down and gently touched the black cat's head. She explained to David, "Its name is Cola. I found it downstairs. When I found it, it was only palm-sized, but now it's already one year old."
David nodded and suddenly remembered something. When it came to pets, he realized that he had forgotten Little Black in the room. He quickly put on his shoes, opened the door, and knocked on the door across the hallway.
Sally was puzzled, but suddenly saw David returning with a dog crate. Inside the crate was a puppy that looked like a local breed. "Is this your pet? So cute," Sally curiously looked at the little puppy.
David nodded and said, "Yes, it's called Little Black." David took a bottle and mixed some goat milk powder to feed Little Black. He realized that Little Black had already opened its eyes, while earlier in the morning, it hadn't. Its body had also grown bigger and its bones were stronger.
David was surprised. Could it be undergoing mutation? This growth rate was astonishing. David held Little Black in his arms, and it recognized David's scent, appearing very excited.
Its little tail wagged like a motor, and it stuck out its tongue, licking David's hand non-stop. It seemed to be very hungry. When David put the nipple in its mouth, it immediately bit onto it and sucked eagerly, even biting through the nipple.
Seeing its appearance, David simply got an iron bowl and poured milk into it. Little Black wagged its tail and happily drank from the bowl.
After finishing the milk, Little Black felt satisfied and started exploring the house energetically, appearing very energetic. It soon noticed the black cat that was curiously staring at it. Little Black ran happily towards it, extending its nose as if wanting to sniff the black cat's scent.
Unexpectedly, the black cat gave Little Black a smack on the head. Although it didn't extend its claws, it had considerable strength, making a "smack" sound on Little Black's forehead.
"Ow!" Little Black let out a cry of pain and quickly ran away, hiding next to David's leg, looking at David with a pitiful gaze. It barked at David twice.
David glanced at it, shook his head, and ignored it, continuing to read the book in his hand. The black cat, moving lightly, jumped onto the sofa and sat next to David. It didn't seem afraid of David, just curiously looking at him with its eyes.
David also looked at it curiously. Somehow, he felt that the cat's eyes seemed very intelligent. "Is it just an illusion?"
"The eyes of this cat seem very clever." David stroked its fur, which was very smooth, and its bones and muscles were very strong. The black cat made a comfortable sound and turned over, exposing its belly to David. "Meow!"
Little Black became anxious and started barking loudly at the black cat. The black cat glanced at Little Black with a contemptuous look.
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It was around six o'clock in the evening when Sally finished cooking. She brought the food to the dining table and softly called out to David, "We can eat now."
David closed his book and stood up to wash his hands. As David got up, Sally noticed that the black cat was sitting on top of the little puppy on the couch, pinning it down and preventing it from moving. The puppy whimpered helplessly under the weight of the black cat.
Sally exclaimed in surprise, "Coke, you can't bully others!" She quickly approached and lifted the black cat off, and the black cat wagged its tail, walking lightly to David's leg and stared provocatively at the little black puppy.
The little black puppy let out a pitiful cry, but didn't dare to make too much noise. Sally helplessly said to David, "Maybe I should keep Coke away. It seems to be unfriendly to your puppy."
David casually replied, "It's fine, let them play." The little black puppy is a mutant dog and quite tough, so a little beating won't bother it. Besides, the black cat's strikes weren't heavy. David wondered if the little black puppy understood his words as it gave him a resentful look.
After washing his hands, David and Sally sat down at the dining table. Sally introduced the dishes she had prepared, saying, "I made stir-fried green peppers with pork, minced meat with eggplant, celery stir-fried with meat, and a meatball soup."
David looked at the three dishes and the soup on the table. They were all home-cooked dishes and looked good. He picked up a piece of meat, tasted it, and his expression changed.
Sally nervously and eagerly looked at him and asked, "How does it taste?"
David remained silent for a moment and said, "Well, there is room for improvement."
Sally's face turned slightly embarrassed, and she also picked up a piece of meat to taste it. Her expression changed as well, "Uh, it seems a bit too salty... well, not just a bit, it's overly salty." Sally put down her chopsticks and lightly pinched the corner of her clothes, feeling embarrassed.
She hadn't cooked in a long time. Normally, she had a busy schedule with her career and mostly ate out. "I'm sorry, it's been a while since I cooked. It's a waste of ingredients." Sally's tone was full of guilt.
She also knew that at this stage, all food was precious. With zombies roaming outside, this catastrophe might not end anytime soon. The official emergency notice also urged everyone to conserve food and water.
She felt nervous, buried her head, and dared not look into David's eyes. But to her surprise, David didn't get angry. "It's alright, take your time. Let's have something else for dinner tonight." David had plenty of food stored in his storage space.
Since he had already decided to let Sally stay with him, it didn't matter if she wasted some ingredients to improve her cooking skills. Sally looked at David in disbelief, as if she couldn't believe that these three words, "take your time," came from someone like David. He showed no dissatisfaction or complaints about her wasting a table of food. He even seemed...gentle?
She couldn't reconcile the cold and ruthless David from the supermarket with the person in front of her. David pushed aside the dishes Sally made and took out some already prepared dishes from his storage space. There was Dongpo pork, Peking duck, West Lake vinegar fish, and a pot of chestnut stewed chicken soup.
The dishes were not only visually appealing and fragrant but also steaming hot, as if they had just come out of the pot. Sally was astonished. David took out a bottle of fine red wine and asked Sally, "Do you want to drink wine or something else?"
Sally hesitated and replied, "Either is fine."
David handed her a bottle of juice and said, "Then have some juice, it's healthier."
After a busy day, David was very hungry and started enjoying the delicious food on the table. Seeing Sally not touching her chopsticks, he curiously asked, "What's wrong? Doesn't it suit your taste?"
Unexpectedly, Sally's eyes suddenly turned red. "Thank you, David. You've been so kind to me."
David was speechless. Was this Stockholm syndrome? "Let's eat."
"Yeah..."
Angus had broken the anti-theft door in the room and blocked it with a cabinet. He also placed an upside-down glass bottle on the cabinet as a makeshift alarm. If someone pushed the door, the falling bottle would serve as a warning.
At this moment, Angus's stomach was growling, and he was extremely frustrated. He and Zoe searched through the room but couldn't find any food. It seemed that the owner of this house didn't live here regularly. The refrigerator was empty, and the furniture was covered in dust due to a long power outage.
Both of them hadn't eaten much all day and were now extremely hungry. Zoe thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "David and the others must have food. Should I go and ask them?"
Angus frowned. "Shut up! I can't bear to lose face. If you want to go, go by yourself and don't bother coming back to find me." Zoe felt wronged in her heart. She opened her mouth to say something but seeing Angus's gloomy expression, she ultimately remained silent.
Angus paced back and forth in the room, thinking for a while, and then opened the door. He cautiously looked around to make sure there were no zombies in the corridor. He walked to the door across from his room and knocked. "Anyone there? If no one's there, I'm coming in."
With no response, Angus picked up a hammer, ready to break in. Unexpectedly, a middle-aged man's voice came from inside the door. "No, no, someone's here. Don't do anything rash, or I'll call the police!"
The man sounded nervous. Apparently, the man on the other side of the door was aware of Angus's "breaking and entering" feat and was quite wary of him.
Upon hearing the voice, Angus instantly felt angry. "Damn, what bad luck." He looked at the staircase and hesitated about whether to go to other floors to search. But he was afraid that there might be zombies on other floors.
It was already dark outside, and the hallway was equipped with motion sensor lights. The lights stayed on for a short duration and needed sound to activate. It was possible that making noise could attract zombies. Although Angus was reckless, he hadn't reached the level of fearlessness. "Damn it, forget it. Let's talk about it tomorrow." Angus, carrying the hammer, dejectedly returned to his own room.
After securing the door again, Angus threw the hammer aside, feeling a nameless anger burning within him. He grabbed Zoe and lifted her horizontally, carrying her into the bedroom and throwing her onto the bed. He pinned Zoe down forcefully, but in his mind, he imagined Sally's face.
Sally's exquisitely beautiful face and perfectly proportioned figure, every frown and smile seemed to possess immense charm that lingered in his mind. But soon, he thought of David. The mere thought of David being with Sally ignited an uncontrollable rage in Angus's heart.
"i wonder what the two of them are doing now." Angus's anger grew stronger. He grabbed Zoe's neck with one hand, pressing her tightly underneath him, and roughly tore off her clothes with the other hand.
"Hey, be gentle." Zoe felt uneasy with his rough treatment but seeing Angus's gloomy expression, she didn't say anything more.
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"Ah, honey, our barbecue restaurant that we worked so hard to start is gone, and we haven't even finished paying off the loan," Sophie said, holding a steaming bowl of instant noodles, her eyes filled with melancholy.
Arnold sat across from her, also holding a bowl of noodles, and he smiled helplessly. "You're still thinking about the barbecue restaurant? It's gone, let it go. At least we're still alive, and we don't have to worry about repaying the loan anymore."
Suddenly curious, Sophie asked, "Why do you think David helped us like this? He's not related to us, could he really have come just to get some barbecue sauce?"
Arnold also fell into contemplation. "I am no sure." He didn't really believe that David would take such a big risk just to get barbecue sauce. But they had only met David once, and it seemed unlikely that he came specifically to rescue them.
"But one thing is certain, David is definitely a good person, even though he may seem cold on the surface," Arnold continued. "We could tell from the way he helped us at the barbecue restaurant. Not many people would willingly get involved in that kind of trouble." Sophie nodded in agreement.
Arnold continued, "We must repay him properly. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't know how long we would have been trapped there." There wasn't much food left in Arnold's store, and with four people to feed, it would last them at most five or six days.
At this moment, they looked at the room filled with mountains of food and felt a strong sense of security. Both of them were grateful that they chose to follow David. ... Around 9 o'clock in the evening.
David stood by the window, gazing out at the lifeless city. Tonight, for the city of SJ, was still a sleepless night, just like before. Only this time, towering flames replaced the neon lights, and the streets were filled with dismembered limbs and blood instead of bustling vehicles and crowds.
Blood covered the entire city, and the streets were silent, except for the low growls of wandering zombies. David saw countless high-rise buildings light up with sporadic lights; he knew they were the lonely and helpless survivors. They were trapped in their own homes, waiting for official rescue that they didn't know when would come.
In his past life, David was in a similar situation, believing that he could wait for rescue at home. But later he realized that collecting food was easiest at the beginning of the apocalypse and became increasingly difficult as time went on. The zombies kept evolving, and various terrifying mutant creatures started to appear.
Mutant creatures were even more frightening than zombies. At least the evolution of zombies could be observed, but mutant creatures could mutate in various directions. David had seen a giant beetle the size of a tank that could release powerful and deadly electric currents. He had also seen a gigantic butterfly, the size of a mountain peak, flying in the sky, casting a shadow like a mythical bird. Mutant creatures appeared later than zombies, but they posed a much greater threat to humans.
"David, I've made the bed for you," Sally's voice came from behind David. Sally's house was a three-bedroom apartment. She had her own bedroom, and another bedroom was converted into a study. The remaining bedroom was usually vacant, only occasionally used by Sally's parents. So Sally offered the empty bedroom to David, complete with new bedding and sheets.
"Thanks," David replied with a grunt. "You should get some rest." Sally walked over to David, standing close to him. David could catch a faint scent coming from her.
"What are you looking at?" Sally asked curiously.
David was about to respond when he saw a flash of red in the sky. "It's happening," David whispered.
Following David's gaze, Sally saw that the sky suddenly turned eerie red. Above the dark clouds, it seemed as if the gates of hell had opened, filling the entire sky with a crimson hue.
The sky flowed with a faint red glow, as if the eyes of the Grim Reaper were overseeing the entire earth. Sally's mouth hung open as she stared blankly at the scene before her. David had witnessed this scene once in his past life. The appearance of this blood-red sky marked the awakening of the first batch of supernaturals.
After a while, Sally snapped out of her shock. "David, do you know how this disaster came about? I read online that it seems to be a viral leak."
David shook his head. "I don't know either." he genuinely didn't know. It was certain that there was a mysterious virus inside the zombies that could be transmitted. But if this disaster was solely caused by the virus, how could the strange red light in the sky be explained? What about the various superhumans with different abilities?
After the apocalypse arrived, scientists around the world, protected in their facilities, tirelessly researched zombies and superhumans. They wanted to unravel the secrets of the virus and understand the principles behind the constant evolution of superhumans and zombies. Unfortunately, until David's rebirth, he hadn't heard any news about progress in their research. Obviously, with the current level of human technology, the mysteries remained impenetrable. However, the David of his past life didn't care much about these things. All he wanted was to survive; he didn't have the energy to ponder over such matters.
However, in this life, after solving the issue of survival, David's curiosity about the cause of the catastrophe grew. He looked at his watch--it was 9:01 PM. Even after the red light appeared, he still felt no sensation in his body. "Could it be that even with the gene potion, I can't awaken my powers? It shouldn't be so unlucky, right?" David still felt a bit uncertain. The system described the gene potion as increasing the probability of awakening powers, not a guaranteed success.
Just as David was feeling anxious, suddenly, his brain was struck by a sharp, intense pain. It felt as if a thousand needles were piercing his mind, turning his brain into mush. The pain far exceeded David's expectations.
Even with his endurance, he couldn't help but let out a stifled groan, clutching his head in agony.
"David, what's wrong?" Sally hurriedly supported David, her face filled with panic. "Don't scare me, David. Wait, I'll call an ambulance for you..." As soon as the words left her mouth, Sally realized that there were no ambulances anymore.Sally panicked, not knowing what to do.
"I'm fine..." David forced himself to endure the pain, trying to reassure Sally.
But , in the next second, Sally suddenly let out a scream. She crouched on the ground, clutching her head, with an expression of intense pain.
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"My head hurts." Sally cried out in pain, her expression filled with agony, and she even fainted from the pain. Meanwhile, David had already recovered from the pain, which had come and gone quickly.
David looked at Sally who had fainted and was initially stunned, but soon a look of joy appeared on his face. Sally was also an esper? The probability of an ordinary person becoming an esper was not too high. Even the most ordinary espers were given special care in any base. Every esper had the potential for infinite growth and was a key force in fighting against mutated zombies and creatures. Unexpectedly, Sally turned out to be a potential esper.
David carefully recalled his previous life. At the time of the virus outbreak, he was trapped in his house for a while. But he never saw Sally, who lived opposite him, nor heard of anyone awakening as an esper in the neighborhood. "So, in the previous life, Sally had unfortunately died at the beginning of the apocalypse, right?" David remembered meeting Sally at the supermarket during the virus outbreak. So, most likely, she is dead at the start.
At that time, everyone in the supermarket wanted to escape, causing a congestion and stampede at the entrance, and only a few managed to get out. David refocused his attention on himself. When the pain in his brain subsided, he felt a warm current rising from his shoulders. This warm current spread throughout his body, making him feel as if he had just taken a hot bath. And at this moment, his body also had a mysterious power.
This power lurked in every corner of his body, and David could clearly sense it and manipulate it. David condensed this power at his fingertips, and a small area above his fingertips seemed distorted, as if the light itself had been twisted. "It's the power of space."
David was surprised. He never expected to become an extremely rare spatial esper. Generally speaking, the type of esper one awakened as was determined by their own potential. "Could it be because I have a huge storage space that I awakened the spatial esper ability?" Spatial esper abilities could be considered one of the rarest among all espers.
Spatial abilities not only had tremendous destructive power but also excellent survival capabilities. The teleportation ability of spatial espers made them elusive, and opponents could hardly touch them. Spatial espers were also among the few who were not afraid of giant hordes of zombies. Moreover, the destructive power of spatial espers ranked among the top in all esper abilities.
David had heard of a spatial esper who created a miniature black hole and killed thousands of zombies with a single strike. If there was any weakness of spatial espers, it would be that they were relatively weak in the early stages. In various aspects, early-stage spatial espers were weaker than other types of espers.
David opened the window, condensed the spatial energy in his hand, and then compressed and condensed it continuously, turning it into an incredibly sharp blade. This was the only skill that David currently mastered: the Blade of Space. And for a long time, this would be his only skill.
Unlike other types of espers, who could comprehend numerous skills at the first level, or obtain mutation crystals from zombies and creatures of the same type to absorb and potentially learn their skills, early-stage spatial espers could only comprehend one skill for each level. As for learning skills through spatial mutation crystals? Not to mention that spatial creatures and mutations were extremely rare, each one was also an incredibly powerful existence.
Even if they can't defeat humans, they can still use their own abilities to escape. They are not that easy to kill. Under David's mental control, the spatial blade slipped out and slid in a straight line, neatly cutting open a gap in the canopy outside the window.
When the spatial blade landed on the alloy canopy, it cut through it effortlessly as if it encountered no resistance at all. However, after flying for about ten meters, the spatial blade's energy was depleted, and it disappeared without a trace.
"This level of destructive power is acceptable," David nodded. After all, it was a spatial ability, and its killing power was quite impressive. However, the attack range is really small, only about ten meters. Moreover, the spatial blade has a very limited attack range, approximately the size of a sickle, requiring a high level of precision.
After releasing the spatial blade, David felt a portion of his energy being drained. He estimated that he could release the spatial blade about ten more times before his energy would be completely depleted. It seems that the consumption of energy by the spatial blade is exceptionally high.
However, David wasn't worried. After all, the late-stage potential of spatial abilities is infinitely powerful and is widely recognized as one of the strongest abilities. With the enhancement from the genetic potion he took, his own strength far surpassed that of ordinary people. Now, with the addition of his ability, he was even more formidable. David looked at Sally, who had already woken up, with a trace of tears in the corners of her eyes.
"What happened to me just now?" Sally touched her head and realized that the pain was gone.
David asked, "How about it? Did you feel a strange energy inside you?"
"A strange energy? I feel some warmth in my lower abdomen," Sally replied.
Sally stretched out her hand, and a small electric spark suddenly appeared in her hand, startling her. Startled, she shook her hand, and the electric spark flew out of control. Coincidentally, it landed on David. He twitched and instantly felt a surge of electricity.
Fortunately, it was just a small electric spark with average power, and his strong physique prevented him from being injured.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Sally panicked and quickly apologized.
"I'm fine,It seems you have an electricity-based ability, which is impressive.Are you okay? ." David's expression was somewhat helpless.
"An ability?" Sally was puzzled. She extended her hand, and the electric spark appeared again, crackling.
David was in a good mood; he had struck gold. Electricity-based abilities were extremely powerful, with both early and late-stage abilities being among the strongest in terms of attack power and range.
David's gaze towards Sally became increasingly satisfied. He didn't expect that by impulsively bringing Sally along, he would gain an ability user. Soon, when Arnold awakened, his team would have three ability users.
With three ability users, they would be more than enough to guard a medium-sized survival base.
After explaining everything to Sally, David instructed her not to showcase her ability in front of others for the time being and to keep it confidential. Sally nodded in understanding.
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Late at night, David lay in bed, holding a book in his hands, quietly reading. Sally was an avid reader, and their home had a collection of many books, which was a good way to pass the time. Although the internet was still working, David didn't feel like going online.
The internet was currently flooded with distress calls and reports about zombie disasters happening all over the place. As someone who had been reborn, David wasn't interested in this information. He had far more knowledge than the average person. As he read, David started to feel a bit tired. He closed the book, set it aside, and prepared to sleep.
"I should find some time to collect some mutated crystals while the storage reward is still multiplied by a hundred thousand," David planned. His plan was to clear out all the zombies in this neighborhood first and then leave. He didn't intend to stay in this neighborhood for long. Soon enough, the city's power system would collapse, and the water supply system wouldn't last much longer.
Living a normal life in these high-rise buildings would be extremely difficult after the power and water supply were cut off. "But this Angus is a troublemaker. I need to deal with him quickly," David thought. If it weren't for not wanting to create a rift between himself and the Arnold couple, David would have gotten rid of Angus a long time ago. He couldn't just tell the Arnold couple that he was reborn and knew in advance that Angus was a bad person.
David pondered his options when suddenly there was a knock at the bedroom door. "David, are you asleep? Can I come in?" It was Sally's voice.
"The door isn't locked, come in," David replied.
Sally pushed the door open, wearing a thin silk nightgown and holding a pillow in her arms.
"What's wrong?" David looked at her and already had a good idea of what Sally wanted.
Sally's face turned as red as a ripe apple. She held the velvet pillow tightly, her gaze drifting and unable to meet David's eyes. "Um, I feel a bit scared sleeping alone. Can I sleep with you?"
David sat up from the bed and walked over to Sally, looking at her seriously. "Are you serious?" If Sally hadn't awakened her powers today, David wouldn't have asked that question.
In this apocalypse, it was quite normal for women with exceptional looks to trade their bodies for the protection of a stronger individual. Women were a resource in this end-of-the-world scenario and had no ability to control their own destiny. Although it was a harsh truth, it was an undeniable fact.
For them, it was better to be by the side of a powerful person than to be captured and enslaved by others, right? David didn't mind having Sally by his side as an eye-catching decoration. However, Sally was currently a potential and limitless thunder-based esper, which in some way qualified her to be seen by David in a different light.
David hoped to develop her into a reliable ally rather than anything else. Sally met David's calm gaze, and at that moment, she felt as if his serene eyes were like an unfathomable vortex in the night sky, and she felt as though she was about to be drawn into it.
Her face flushed red as she gazed deeply into David's eyes, involuntarily taking a step closer. Sally leaned her head against David's chest, and he could feel her quickened breath and rapid heartbeat.
In a soft and tender voice, she said, "David... I like you..." David instantly knew that there was no need for him to say anything more. Although he never let his lower desires dictate his actions, it didn't mean he wasn't a man. He gently embraced her, inhaling the fragrance from her hair and feeling the warmth of her body against his.
Sally seemed to be electrified, as if her strength had been drained away, and she slumped in David's arms. ...
The next morning, David woke up early. As he opened his eyes, he realized that Sally was tightly hugging him from behind. He could feel her warm breath on the back of his neck. He gently removed Sally's hand and slowly sat up in bed, careful not to wake her.
They had been engaged in their activities for nearly two hours last night, so Sally must be exhausted and probably wouldn't be able to get up for a while. Although Sally was still in a deep sleep, a sweet and content smile adorned her face, as if she had dreamt of something wonderful.
David covered her with the blanket and tidied the sheets. As he looked at Sally's delicate and doll-like face, a strange feeling arose in his heart. Without thinking too much, David got dressed and quietly left the room. After freshening up, David didn't rush to have breakfast. He checked the time and estimated that the Arnold couple should already be awake by now.
He walked to the door, opened it, and peered into the hallway. Confirming that there were no zombies in the corridor, David walked to the adjacent door and knocked.
"Who is it? Is it David?" Arnold's voice came from inside the room.
"It's me."
"Just a moment, David." Through the door, David could hear Arnold's hurried footsteps, and soon enough, the door opened.
"Good morning, David," Arnold greeted him.
"How was your sleep last night? Did you find it comfortable?" David asked.
"It was great. We slept really well," Arnold replied.
Without further pleasantries, David went straight to the point. "I came over to talk to you about something important."
As soon as they heard the mention of an important matter, the expressions on Arnold and Sophie's faces turned serious. Arnold said, "David, go ahead. We're here to listen and follow your arrangements."
Sophie looked at David curiously and asked, "What about Sally? She didn't come with you?" Sophie and Arnold tacitly avoided mentioning Angus and Zoe. Yesterday, David had a small conflict with Angus, but after discussing it, they decided to stand by David's side.
After all, David was the one who saved them. David replied, "It's alright, Sally hasn't woken up yet. I'll talk to her later." Pausing for a moment, David continued, "What I want to say is, although we still have an adequate supply of resources for now, no one knows how long this disaster will last. And the situation doesn't seem very optimistic at the moment, so I think we need to conserve our food."
Arnold and Sophie nodded, indicating their agreement. "So, I plan to allocate a fixed amount of supplies every day. What do you think?" David asked.
Arnold quickly responded, "David, we'll follow your lead. These supplies were originally yours, so it's up to you to decide how to distribute them."
David nodded and said, "Good. One of you should go and call Angus and the others. I'll give them some food as well."
A hint of surprise flashed in Arnold and Sophie's eyes. They thought that after yesterday's incident, David would exclude Angus and the others. They didn't expect David to be so generous. "Alright, I'll go and call them," Arnold quickly said.
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When Arnold told Angus and Zoe that David was looking for them, Angus was initially planning to refuse. However, when Arnold mentioned that David wanted to distribute some food to them, Angus hesitated.
Zoe persuaded, "Angus, why don't we go and see? You haven't eaten anything all day yesterday." Angus fell silent. Not only him, but Zoe hadn't eaten anything all day either.
Angus had originally planned to go outside today to see if he could find some food. However, when he looked out through the window in the morning, his heart sank. The streets were filled with wandering zombies, and there were dozens of visible zombies with the naked eye. If he were to go out now, he would likely be surrounded and torn apart by these zombies.
If things continued like this, he and Zoe would probably starve to death. "Fine, let's go and take a look," Angus finally decided after wrestling with his thoughts. Arnold breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them agreeing. Deep down, he hoped that everyone would come together and overcome the difficulties.
In his view, they were all in the same boat, and there was no need to create conflicts over trivial matters. Accompanied by Arnold, the two of them walked through the corridor and arrived at David's house. "David, Angus and Zoe are here," Arnold announced as he led them into the room.
As Angus stepped into David's house, his face immediately changed. He glanced around in astonishment, realizing that the room was piled high with food. Angus, who had been hungry all day, couldn't help but have a gleam in his eyes upon seeing the abundance of food. Zoe was equally astonished. Neither of them had any idea that David had hoarded so much food in his home.
David sat at the table and pushed a bag forward. Inside the bag were four packs of instant noodles and four sausages. David had carefully considered the quantity. Although it seemed like a considerable amount at first glance, it would only be enough to keep the two of them from going hungry. It wouldn't truly satisfy their hunger.
Normally, an adult would consume over 2,000 calories even if they were sitting idle all day, while these food items would provide a little over 1,000 calories when divided between the two of them. David spoke to them, "Given the current situation, I hope everyone can unite."
Angus looked at David, his expression slightly grim, his thoughts unknown. David continued, "I can let go of what happened yesterday, but I hope that in the future, you can follow my arrangements. If you agree, take this food. If you think it's unnecessary and want to go it alone, I won't force you." Angus clenched his fist, feeling torn inside. He did need food, but taking the food meant he would have to bow down to David.
It was even more unbearable than being slapped in the face. He didn't think he was weaker than David. in fact, he believed he was stronger in many aspects. Seeing a stunning beauty like Sally by David's side had already fueled his jealousy. Now, even the food was completely in David's hands. Zoe looked at Angus expectantly, waiting for his response. After a silence of about ten seconds, Angus suddenly relaxed his clenched fist.
"Fine, I agree," he said, walking up to David and picking up the bag of food.
David told him, "If there are no special circumstances, food will be distributed every morning at 7 o'clock. Remember to come and collect it."
Angus' face stiffened. "Understood." Seeing Angus's disgusted expression, David found it amusing.
He knew that Angus must be furious inside. Angus was a strong-willed person who cared about his reputation. Now he had to bow down to David for a few buckets of instant noodles, and in front of everyone. David knew that Angus wouldn't easily swallow his pride.
After Angus left, David said to Arnold and Sophie, "There's nothing else. I'll go back to my room for now."
Arnold asked, "David, do we have any plans for the future? Is there anything we should arrange?"
David thought for a moment. He had plenty of things to do next, but none that Arnold and Sophie could help with. "Not at the moment. Let's wait at home and see if the authorities will send rescue teams."
Of course, David was just saying that casually. He knew that rescue was unlikely. The official military was overwhelmed with their own tasks and had no spare capacity to save civilians.
Their priority was rescuing high-level officials, elites from various industries, and especially scientists in the fields of biology and virology.
After David left, Arnold sighed. "It seems that David is actually cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Even though Angus defies him like that, he doesn't take it to heart. Not everyone can have such tolerance."
Sophie also sighed. "Ah, I'm just worried about Zoe. Angus has a bad temper, and Zoe might suffer because of him."
David distributed to Arnold and Sophie one pack of biscuits, one chocolate bar, three buckets of instant noodles, a large bottle of water, a can of fruit, and a can of meat per day. They even worried that they wouldn't be able to finish it all. This wasn't exactly food rationing. But Angus and Zoe only had instant noodles to eat.
Arnold also sighed ,he knew that Angus had a problematic personality. Zoe was a girl with a good character, reliable and hardworking, and both Arnold and Sophie liked her. If it weren't for Zoe, Arnold wouldn't have spoken up for Angus yesterday.
In Angus' room... "Damn it, who does he think he is?" Angus kicked a chair, sending it flying five or six meters away. "He wants me to remember to come and collect it. Who does he think he is? The boss?"
Zoe spoke up, trying to persuade him. "Let it go, Angus. After all, it's their food. It's already generous of him to give us a portion." Even though Zoe was on Angus' side, she thought David had already done his best.
If David wanted to, he could completely ignore their well-being. After all, David didn't owe them anything. But Angus clearly didn't think so. He grabbed Zoe by the collar. "You're siding with him? Damn it, you're my woman, and you're taking his side?" He pushed Zoe to the ground. "Then get lost. Go with him. Why are you following me?"
Tears instantly welled up in Zoe's eyes. "Angus, that's not what I meant." She approached and grabbed Angus' hand, but he forcefully shook her off and pushed her to the ground again. "Leave me alone."
Angus grabbed the bag of food and walked into the bedroom, slamming the door shut and leaving Zoe outside alone. Zoe walked up to the door, trying to open it, but found it locked. She stood there, tears streaming down her face.
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David said goodbye to Arnold and returned to Sally's house. Sally was still asleep, so David decided to make himself breakfast. He went to the kitchen and took out two Angus steaks, preparing to cook a black pepper steak.
First, David used the back of a knife to tenderize the steaks. This is done to loosen the meat fibers, resulting in a tender and juicy texture and better flavor absorption during marination.
After tenderizing the steaks for nearly three minutes, David proceeded to marinate them with salt, onion juice, sugar, red wine, and black pepper. While marinating, he took out two large bottles of milk from the storage space and heated them in a milk pan. He poured the heated milk into two cups and fried a few eggs on the side. By this time, the steaks were almost done marinating.
David placed a piece of butter in a pan and waited for it to melt before adding the steaks to be seared over high heat. The purpose of high heat is to quickly sear the surface of the steaks, sealing in the moisture. When the steaks were almost done, he poured the remaining marinade over them and covered the pan with a lid, simmering them over low heat.
After a few minutes of simmering, David estimated that they were ready. He uncovered the lid, took out the steaks, and placed them on a plate, drizzling them with the sauce. The enticing aroma filled the air, and David cut a small piece to taste. The flavor exceeded his expectations, with the center of the steak being pink and tender, and the juices rich.
David had used high-quality steaks, and even with a simple cooking method, he was able to create a delicious and appetizing meal. He placed the fried eggs and steaks together on a plate, and added some sliced tomatoes and pickles for presentation. His mouth-watering breakfast was now complete. Looking at his creation, David gave himself a perfect score for this homemade breakfast. The steak was flavorful, tender, and visually appealing, easily rivaling those served in professional Western restaurants.
In the past, David wasn't skilled in cooking, but in the month leading up to the apocalypse, he started experimenting with cooking to ensure he wouldn't have to eat poorly in the future. He even spent money to receive remote guidance from a professional chef online. This led to significant improvement in his culinary skills within a short period.
At this moment, Sally woke up and came out of her room, coincidentally seeing David busy in the kitchen. "Mmm, it smells so good. What deliciousness are you making?" she exclaimed.
David walked out of the kitchen holding two steaks,he say: "Pan-seared steaks. I made one for you too," Sally looked at the steaks, emitting steam and a rich aroma, and her eyes lit up.
"Wow, they look amazing!" Sally approached David and hugged him, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
David could clearly sense that Sally's gaze towards him seemed different today. When she looked at him, her eyes sparkled with love.
Having been accustomed to wandering alone in the apocalypse, David felt a bit uncomfortable with suddenly having a woman by his side, looking at him with such affectionate eyes. He looked at Sally with a tinge of disgust. "Did you brush your teeth? Don't come kiss me."
"Hmph, you're rejecting me? Then I definitely want to kiss you," Sally said playfully. When David wasn't paying attention, she hugged him again and pecked his cheek twice. She held onto him tightly, just like a koala, refusing to let go.
David showed a helpless expression. Since becoming a superpower, Sally's physical abilities had also improved significantly. Although they were just playing around, when she hugged David, he could clearly feel that her strength was much greater than that of an ordinary person.
With this level of power, with a little training in combat skills, she could easily take down several adult men. Superhumans were like that, not only possessing special abilities but also having overall physical superiority over ordinary people.
"Stop fooling around and eat breakfast. I have something to do later," David said.
"Hehe, understood," Sally said, finally letting go of him and heading to the bathroom to freshen up.
David sat down at the dining table and started enjoying his breakfast. Although it was just a simple meal, it made David feel grateful. In his previous life, he often went hungry to the point of feeling dizzy and blurry-eyed, sometimes going for days without finding anything to eat. It couldn't compare to the present, where he woke up to such a lavish breakfast.
"This is the life," David couldn't help but exclaim. After they finished breakfast, Sally volunteered to wash the dishes. Meanwhile, David took out his phone and started studying on a map app, preparing to find the next stronghold.
After Sally finished washing the dishes, she sat down next to David. "By the way, what do you have to do later?"
David didn't plan to hide it from her. "I'm going out to collect some mutant crystals."
Worry appeared in Sally's eyes. "Then I'll go with you. There are so many zombies outside, and I'm a bit worried if you go alone."
After awakening their superpowers last night, they experimented with their abilities in the room. Being a new awakened individual, David didn't have much experience either. However, fortunately, after awakening, it was as if his abilities became his instincts, and he could almost use them skillfully.
Sally, on the other hand, could already control lightning proficiently. With the intensity of the lightning she released, instantly killing an adult or a zombie was a piece of cake. However, David decisively refused her offer.
"No need, there's something else I want you to do," David said, taking out 30 mutant crystals from the storage space and placing them on the table. With their current strength, they could absorb about 30 mutant crystals in a day. Absorbing more crystals would put an additional burden on their bodies, and the body needed some time to digest that energy. However, for newly awakened ordinary superhumans, whether they could obtain 30 mutant crystals in a day was already a question. The probability of finding crystals in a zombie's head was about one in three.
David had killed nearly a hundred zombies in the supermarket to obtain 35 mutant crystals. Newly awakened superhumans not only had less energy in their bodies but also recovered slowly. Usually, after releasing their abilities about 10 to 20 times, their energy would be depleted, and they would need a long time to recover. Moreover, it wasn't guaranteed that every time they used their abilities, they could kill a zombie. So, a superhuman who could collect ten mutant crystals in a day was already considered very strong.
However, David's backpack contained a whopping 3.6 million mutant crystals, so he wasn't worried about running out. These mutant crystals would allow him and Sally to quickly improve their strength in the early stages and create a gap between them and other superhumans.
David said to Sally, "You stay at home today and absorb these mutant crystals. Then, practice your lightning ability."
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Sally asked, "Don't you want to keep some for yourself? I don't need that many." Last time, Sally had spent quite a while digging in the supermarket to collect 35 crystals. However, David had just given her 30 mutated crystals, which surprised Sally.
David didn't tell Sally about the storage space. His identity as a reincarnator and the existence of the system were his biggest secrets. He wouldn't reveal a single hint, even to someone close to him. "You don't have to worry about that. If you need more crystals, just ask me," he said.
Sally felt deeply moved by his words. David thought for a moment and continued in a low voice, "There's one more thing. I want you to keep an eye on Angus." Hearing the name "Angus," Sally furrowed her brow.
"Speaking of Angus, I always feel like he's not a good person," Sally remarked, and David smiled, acknowledging that Sally's intuition was quite accurate. Sally then asked, "You don't trust him either?"
David nodded, saying, "That's right. That's why I need you to watch over him. If he causes any trouble, you don't have to show him any mercy."
Angus was definitely no match for Sally. The gap between an ability user and an ordinary person was like an insurmountable chasm. The combat ability of an ordinary person was simply laughable in front of an ability user. David's concern was not for Sally but for Arnold and Sophie.
"Yes, I understand. Don't worry," Sally assured him.
David has given Sally just about enough instructions He stood up, put on a backpack, and prepared to leave. The backpack contained some food, water, and medical supplies. Of course, he used the backpack to conceal his true intentions. Although he had storage space, he didn't want to reveal it casually. "Then I'll get ready to leave."
Sally stood up and hugged David. "Come back soon, okay?"
David patted her back. "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible. Oh, and remember to feed the dog for me." Speaking of the dog, David looked at Little Black, who was still fast asleep in its doghouse.
To his surprise, Little Black had grown significantly overnight. Its growth rate was astonishing. The original dog cage was barely able to contain it. As its size increased, Little Black no longer had the round and cute appearance it had before. It now looked more like a genuine wolfhound.
"Arf?" Little Black seemed to sense someone looking at it. When it opened its eyes and saw David, it just turned over and continued to sleep.
"Little Black is growing so fast," Sally exclaimed, amazed by the change in its size.
David said, "It seems like it has undergone mutation, just like us."
Sally was astonished. "Animals can mutate too? Does that mean they can develop abilities as well?"
David chuckled. "That's my guess. Otherwise, how could a dog grow so quickly?" David didn't explain further, knowing that Sally would gradually learn more in the future.
"Given its size, it should be able to eat meat now. You can try feeding it some meat today," David suggested to Sally, hoping that Little Black would develop a favorable impression of her. After all, Little Black was the number one combatant on the power rankings in SJ City.
After finishing the instructions, David bid farewell to Sally and opened the door to leave. As he walked to the middle of the hallway, he suddenly heard the sound of a woman crying from Angus' house. Since taking the gene potion, David's physical abilities, including his hearing, had improved. Additionally, with his awakened abilities, his overall physical qualities had further enhanced.
Although the sobbing was faint, David's exceptional hearing caught it. "What is Angus up to now?" Clearly, it was Zoe's crying.
David frowned. Usually, he wouldn't bother with such matters. However, he could tell that the Arnold couple took good care of Zoe. After hesitating for a moment, David decided to see what was going on. He walked up to Angus' door and gently knocked.
"Who is it?" Zoe seemed startled from inside the room.
"It's me, David." Upon hearing David's voice, Zoe let out a sigh of relief. She approached the door and opened it halfway, timidly looking at David.
"David, is there something wrong?" Zoe lowered her voice. "Angus is sleeping. Are you here to see him?"
David could sense that Zoe was somewhat afraid of him. He guessed it was because Zoe didn't want Angus to know she was talking to him.
Shaking his head, David replied, "I'm not looking for him. I heard you crying and came to see what's going on." As David spoke, Zoe seemed to recall her sorrow, and tears started flowing again.
"It's okay. We just had an argument. He took the food to the bedroom and locked himself in, not letting me in," Zoe explained. David noticed a red handprint on Zoe's face. "Did he hit you?"
Zoe showed a panicked expression and quickly shook her head. But seeing David's serious expression, she knew she couldn't hide it and nodded. "It's my fault. I disturbed him while he was sleeping."
David couldn't believe it. Zoe was quite timid. Not only had Angus hit her, but he also hadn't given her any food. David couldn't understand why she would still defend Angus.
Shaking his head helplessly, David told her, "Go and stay with Arnold and Sophie. I have an empty room there. Let them prepare some food for you, and tell them I instructed them to. You'll live there from now on. If Angus tries to bother you, let me know."
To David's surprise, Zoe showed a conflicted expression. She looked back at the bedroom where Angus was and then at David. "I'm sorry, David, but I still want to stay with Angus."
David was amused by her response. "Do you have a problem with your brain? He hit you and didn't give you food, yet you still want to be with him? Do you think he will treat you like a human if you keep sacrificing yourself?"
Zoe lowered her head, wiped away her tears, but remained silent. Seeing her attitude, it seemed like she had made up her mind to stick with Angus. David was speechless and didn't know what else to say. As they say, a pitiable person can be quite detestable. Since Zoe was so resolute, David no longer wanted to bother with her. It was her own choice.
"Never mind, do as you wish." David turned around to leave, but after some thought, he reached into his backpack and took out a few bread rolls and a bottle of water, placing them in the cabinet Angus used to block the door.
He gave these food items out of respect for Arnold. After setting down the food, David turned around and walked away, no longer paying attention to Zoe.
"Thank you..." Zoe watched David's departing figure, her expression somewhat complex.
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After David left, he smoothly descended the stairs along the corridor. The hallway was quiet, and David didn't find any trace of zombies. If someone didn't know, they would have thought that the building had already turned into an empty one. However, as David descended the stairs, he occasionally heard some faint sounds coming from various rooms.
David knew that those were the survivors hiding in the rooms. Zombies were sensitive to sound, so they stayed at home quietly, not daring to make too much noise. As soon as David walked out of the unit door, he immediately encountered two zombies.
When these two zombies saw David, they became excited instantly, like beasts seeing their prey. They roared and rushed towards David. Watching their movements, David was slightly surprised. In just one night, these two zombies' movements seemed much more coordinated than the zombies he encountered yesterday.
The zombies he encountered yesterday seemed a bit sluggish, as if their limbs couldn't keep up with their brains. But today, they could run like normal people. Moreover, their nails seemed to have grown longer, appearing quite sharp. "The speed at which these zombies are evolving is even faster than I imagined."
In the previous outbreak, David mostly stayed at home during the initial period and didn't notice these subtle changes in the zombies. David extended his hand, but this time he didn't summon his alloy warblade. He simply condensed the power of space in his hand, forming a spatial blade rapidly.
David launched the spatial blade, distorting the surrounding light with the space, making the spatial blade appear like a semi-transparent sickle. As the blade swept through, one zombie's head was instantly cleaved in two, and its body lost momentum, falling heavily to the ground.
David's hand didn't stop, and he summoned another spatial blade, slicing the other zombie's head in half as well. Within a few seconds, he effortlessly killed both zombies.
"Not bad, this spatial ability is quite useful in combat." It not only had strong destructive power but was also safer than close-quarters combat. David took out a mutated crystal and held it in his hand, slowly absorbing the energy within the crystal. This was a technique he discovered last night for using the mutated crystal.
When a portion of the energy in his body was consumed, the energy absorbed from the mutated crystal would be prioritized to replenish the energy in his body. The excess energy would then be used to enhance the user's strength. In other words, the mutated crystal could be used to some extent as a "mana regeneration" item. However, at this stage, this usage was quite luxurious. David estimated that he was probably the only one doing this for now. Well, he had millions of crystals in his backpack anyway, so there was no need to be stingy.
David walked up to the corpses of the two zombies and skillfully opened the skin on their foreheads. He found only one mutated crystal in each of the two zombies, and David stored the crystals in his storage space.
[You obtained 1 mutated crystal, 100,000 times critical strike effect!]
[Congratulations, you obtained 100,000 mutated crystals!]
After receiving a 100,000-fold critical strike, a mutated crystal directly turned into 100,000 crystals, leaving David with a satisfied smile. No matter how many times he repeated it, the feeling of a 100,000-fold critical strike was always exhilarating.
"I can't waste time; I need to collect more crystals today." David continued walking towards the residential area. There were many wandering zombies in the neighborhood, but they were relatively scattered, unlike the clustered groups on the streets.
As long as David was careful not to attract too much attention from the zombies, it was relatively safe. When he was in the supermarket, nearly a hundred zombies couldn't pose a threat to him. Now, with awakened abilities, these zombies would find it difficult to pose a threat to him...
Angus woke up from his sleep and looked out the window, realizing that it was just early evening. He reached for his pocket instinctively, only to remember that he had already smoked his last cigarette.
"Damn it!" Angus felt extremely annoyed without cigarettes to satisfy his craving. He absentmindedly threw the lighter onto the table. On the table, there were two leftover buckets of instant noodles, with a few cigarette butts mixed in with the soup, emitting a strange smell. Angus stared blankly at the ceiling.
"No cigarettes, no food, nothing." He felt agitated and started to have random thoughts. Somehow, he started thinking about Sally again, picturing her beautiful face and alluring figure.
"A woman like her, if I could have her even once, it would be worth dying for." Angus became more and more restless as he thought about it, so he took out his phone and started browsing videos. The internet was still accessible, but now it was flooded with information about zombies and doomsday.
Suddenly, a video caught Angus' attention. In the video, several seemingly deranged men were torturing a woman in a room. The woman was completely naked, her body covered in blood and flesh, continuously begging and screaming. The more the woman screamed in agony, the more excited the men became. They laughed manically, torturing the woman in various cruel ways.
The leading man among this group called himself "Knife Brother." There were two disheveled women beside Knife Brother, their necks adorned with dog collars, chained to Knife Brother's chair like dogs. Knife Brother directed the filming phone towards himself.
He revealed a cruel smile to the camera and pointed at the woman, saying, "This is the consequence of not listening to me." After saying that, he commanded his "brothers" to throw the woman from the upper floor. The woman pleaded in vain, but a group of people hoisted her up like a pig.
They opened the window and directly threw her from the high-rise building. Judging from the video, it was at least seven or eight stories high. The woman let out a heart-wrenching scream, followed by a loud crash from below, abruptly ending her screams. In the room, Knife Brother cheered, and others joined in the cheering, looking completely like a group of lunatics.
The zombies downstairs seemed to have smelled the scent of blood and quickly swarmed in, submerging the woman's body. Angus watched the video with a pounding heart. "Damn, how can such a bloody video be uploaded so openly?" Perhaps it was because there were no longer people responsible for managing and maintaining the websites after the disaster. Such violent and bloody videos were openly displayed on the website's homepage.
"Wait a minute, the background in this video looks so familiar."
At the end of the video, Knife Brother spoke to the camera, saying, "I am Knife Brother, an esper. I welcome ambitious brothers to join my team and conquer the world together. We have cigarettes, alcohol, and women here. Looking forward to the brothers' joining." Finally, Knife Brother left his address below the video.
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Angus looked at the address left by Brother Knife and felt surprised. The address Brother Knife left turned out to be the same neighborhood where he currently resides, the same neighborhood where David and Sally live. And Brother Knife's place is just one building away from David and them.
"No wonder it looks so familiar. It's right next to us. But what exactly is a psychic?" Angus continued to look at his phone, and most of the comments below the video were insulting Brother Knife. They called him inhuman and worse than animals. But Angus didn't feel the same way. On the contrary, he admired Brother Knife to some extent.
Since childhood, Angus had admired tough characters in TV shows and movies. Those gangsters who would do anything for their brothers, fearless and invincible, were idols in Angus's mind. But Angus was expelled from school in junior high because he frequently got into fights.
After entering society, Angus fantasized about creating his own success through his toughness. However, due to lack of education and skills, he struggled in society. His former school friends gradually moved on to higher education and stopped contacting him. The enormous gap made Angus feel miserable all these years.
Angus was captivated by Brother Knife's videos. He opened Brother Knife's homepage and watched a video titled "Recruiting Heroes from All Over." In the video, Brother Knife was shirtless, revealing his muscular body. He effortlessly twisted and snapped a U-shaped lock into two pieces.
Brother Knife casually tossed the broken lock aside, clapped his hands, and pointed at the camera, saying, "Brothers, the world has changed. This is the worst of times, but also the best. The victors reign, the losers suffer. Join my team, brothers. We'll fight together in times of trouble and share in good fortune. A man should make something of himself now and not cowardly hide at home like a waste."
Brother Knife's tone was domineering, his actions bold. He waved his hand and said, "Brother, remember this. It doesn't matter if you're a corporate executive, a big boss, a celebrity, or a billionaire... None of that matters here with Brother Knife. Understand? In Brother Knife's world, strength is king. If you're a dragon, you bow to me; if you're a tiger, you lie down for me."
Brother Knife's videos mainly showcased his astonishing strength, with the purpose of recruiting more allies. Many of his videos were explicit and gruesome, causing discomfort. Similarly, each video left Brother Knife's contact information and address below.
Angus suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. "Yeah, what kind of world is this? Why should I cower here eating instant noodles?" When he thought about having to face David every day, take orders from him, and depend on him for food, he felt pathetic.
Who was David to put on a show in front of him? A weak loser like him, how could he have a woman like Sally? Why? Just because he stockpiled some food and had a house? So what? In the current world, even the law no longer exists, and property deeds are just pieces of paper.
The supplies in that house, and Sally, who said that everything should belong to David? In an instant, Angus felt that he understood everything. He was excited, and countless ideas flooded his mind. He carefully considered these bold ideas and formed a plan in his mind.
Angus sent a friend request to Brother Knife and added a message: "Hello, Brother Knife. I have some important information to disclose to you." After successfully sending it, Angus sat up on the bed, grabbed the two remaining buckets of instant noodles from the table, and walked out of the bedroom.He couldn't wait to shout: "Is Zoe here?"
Angus searched the room and found Zoe lying in another bedroom, instantly relieved. Zoe was an essential part of his upcoming plans, and if she ran away, his plans would be ruined. Zoe sat up on the bed and looked at Angus, a hint of nervousness in her eyes. Angus sat beside Zoe, wearing an apologetic expression, and gently embraced her. "Zoe, I'm sorry for this morning. I didn't mean to do it. I was in a terrible mood at that time, and I couldn't control myself. I truly regret it now that I've calmed down." Zoe was somewhat surprised. She didn't expect Angus to come and apologize to her.
Angus looked at Zoe earnestly. "Can you forgive me? I promise I won't do it again in the future."
Zoe was deeply moved. "Well, I know you didn't mean it."
Seeing Zoe easily forgiving him, Angus immediately smiled. But soon, his smile froze on his face when he noticed several pieces of bread on Zoe's bedside table. "Where did this bread come from?" His expression immediately turned sour.
"It... it was given to me by David. I ate two, and the rest is for you," Zoe replied.
A shade of darkness flashed in Angus' eyes, but he quickly forced out another smile and gently caressed Zoe's head. "Why keep it for me? You should eat it yourself. It's my fault for not being capable enough and letting you go hungry. Don't worry, I won't let you starve again."
Zoe was overwhelmed by Angus' gesture. She didn't understand why Angus suddenly had a change in character, but she speculated that perhaps Angus had matured through the events of the past two days. Looking at the man before her, who made promises to her, Zoe's heart was filled with happiness and joy. She was grateful that she had chosen to stay by Angus' side.
"Are you hungry? I'll go make instant noodles for you," Angus fondly touched her head and headed to the kitchen with a bucket of instant noodles. As Angus turned away, his face instantly became incredibly dark.
"Damn you, David! I haven't even laid , and yet you managed to seduce my woman. It seems like you really think highly of yourself, huh?" Angus seethed with anger, his fist clenched tightly, veins bulging. However, he quickly came to his senses.
"Forget it, I just plan to take advantage of this bitch." Next, Angus proceeded to make instant noodles for Zoe, followed by giving her a shoulder and back massage, portraying himself as a good man. After Zoe finished eating the instant noodles, Angus carried her to the bed.
In the midst of Zoe's shy gaze, Angus removed her clothing. Suddenly, Angus pulled out a few ropes and a roll of duct tape. "Darling, how about we play something exciting today?" he said, preparing to tie Zoe's hands with the ropes.
Initially, Zoe had some resistance, but considering how good Angus had been to her earlier, she hesitated. "Okay, but just this once," she reluctantly agreed.
Soon enough, Angus had tied Zoe's hands and feet with ropes, and he sealed her mouth with duct tape. Just as he finished securing Zoe's limbs, his expression immediately changed, and the tenderness in his eyes vanished. He slapped Zoe across the face with a loud smack. "Fuck you, you damn bitch, seducing other men behind my back."
"Waaah!" Zoe suddenly realized something was seriously wrong. She started struggling violently, but her hands and feet were bound, leaving her with no means to resist.
Angus grabbed her by the throat and delivered two punches. "So, you enjoy seducing men, huh? Later, I'll make sure you have a damn good time."
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"Brother Knife, someone sent a message saying they have important information to disclose to you." Brother Knife was lying on a lounge chair with his eyes half-closed, looking relaxed. Two women were massaging and kneading his legs beside him.
Upon hearing the man's words Brother Knife sneered and reached out to touch one of the women's thighs, saying, "Important information? Bullshit! Ignore it."
Brother Knife didn't take the message seriously. Ever since he posted those videos online, his private messages were flooded with insults from countless people, with all kinds of vulgar and offensive language. As for those who genuinely wanted to join him, there were hardly any.
Brother Knife had been troubled by this matter for the past few days. He originally planned to establish his own team and make a name for himself in this post-apocalyptic world. However, his "career" had come to a standstill. After recruiting over twenty subordinates, he couldn't find suitable candidates anymore. Moreover, he was now facing a shortage of food.
They had thoroughly searched the entire building, robbing innocent survivors of their food and women, killing many men in the process. But with over twenty people under his command, in order to gain their loyalty and maintain his image as a righteous and generous leader, Brother Knife never withheld their food, ensuring they were well-fed every day.
"At the current consumption rate, the food will be depleted in about ten to twenty days." Brother Knife felt somewhat worried. There wasn't much food left in the residential complex, and he didn't dare to venture outside to the supermarkets or convenience stores.
"It seems we'll have to explore the other buildings when the time comes." Going to the other buildings meant risking encounters with zombies. Brother Knife was a strength-enhanced superpower, and he wasn't afraid of zombies himself, but his subordinates didn't possess his combat abilities. If he were to lose the subordinates he had painstakingly recruited, it would be a significant loss.
While Brother Knife was lost in thought, the man next to him spoke again. "Brother Knife, but this guy sent a photo and said he wants to offer his girlfriend to you."
"Oh?" Brother Knife's interest was immediately piqued. "That's impressive. Show me."
"Okay." The man quickly handed his phone to Brother Knife. Taking a look, Brother Knife saw a photo sent by the other person. It was a selfie. The photo depicted a tall and muscular young man who appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was completely bald with large tattoos covering his arms. Behind him was a young girl completely naked, tightly bound to a bed, her mouth sealed with duct tape, and her eyes swollen from crying.
Below the photo, there was a self-introduction from the sender: "Hello, Brother Knife. My name is Angus, and I want to join your team. This is my girlfriend, and I'm willing to offer her to you as proof of my loyalty in joining your team." Angus also included his address, and to Brother Knife's surprise, Angus lived in the same residential complex, just one floor apart.
Brother Knife's eyes lit up. "This kid is not bad. He's strong and ruthless. A talented individual." Brother Knife carefully looked at the girl in the photo and commented, "As for this girl, she's average-looking, but her figure is decent. She seems quite young, probably not older than eighteen."
Brother Knife is not lacking women at the moment. The number of women he has been with in the past few days surpasses the total in his entire life. However, the thought of these women being someone else's girlfriends still stirs some restlessness in his heart. Playing with someone else's girlfriend? That sounds somewhat exciting.
So he sent a message to Angus: "Do you have any major news to share with me?" On Angus's end, he was surprised to see that Brother Knife actually replied to his message, and he felt a sudden excitement.
Angus wasted no time in sharing the situation on his end with Brother Knife, especially the information about David hoarding food. He exaggeratedly described it, saying, "That kid has filled up the entire room with food. It could probably last them for several years without any issues."
Just a few seconds after Angus sent the message, he immediately received a reply from Brother Knife: "Wait for me, bro. I'll bring some people over right away. If there really is that much food like you said, I'll give you a great credit and make you a core member."
Upon seeing Brother Knife's response, Angus was filled with excitement. Little did he know, on the other end, Brother Knife was equally thrilled. He had been worrying about the shortage of food, and unexpectedly, Angus provided him with such crucial information.
"Even the heavens are helping me, hahaha." Brother Knife was in a great mood, and he quickly said to the people around him, "Brothers, gather everyone. We've got work to do." ...
As the sky gradually darkened, David checked his watch and saw that it was almost 7 PM. Dozens of zombie corpses lay before him, all of them with their heads severed by the Spatial Blade.
Along the way, David didn't hesitate to use his crystallizations, releasing Spatial Blades while replenishing his energy with mutant crystallizations. It felt like having unlimited firepower, freely unleashing the Spatial Blades and bombarding the zombies. As he continued to use the Spatial Blades, his psychic abilities were also being trained and improved in the process.
David's control over spatial power greatly enhanced. Not only did his accuracy improve, but while the Spatial Blades flew, he could slightly control their direction and adjust their flight trajectory to track targets. This significantly increased David's skill hit rate. Moreover, David felt that his energy level had also increased.
From initially being able to release only ten Spatial Blades, he could now release around twenty before exhausting his energy. The attack range and destructive power of the Spatial Blades had also greatly increased, from ten meters to the current twenty meters. With such rapid progress, he estimated leaving many newly awakened psychic ability users far behind.
Today, David alone consumed nearly a hundred mutant crystallizations in battle. Where could an ordinary psychic ability user obtain so many mutant crystallizations? He was very satisfied with his gains today. Not only did his strength greatly improve, but he also collected over a hundred mutant crystallizations. Under the system's ten-thousand-fold critical strike, those hundred-plus mutant crystallizations turned into over ten million.
David couldn't even imagine how he would use up so many mutant crystallizations. However, resources like mutant crystallizations were something he would never consider too much. "That's about it, time to head back home."
After a day of battle, despite replenishing his energy with mutant crystallizations, he was starting to feel tired. Moreover, nights were dangerous, and in poorly lit areas, there was a risk of zombie ambushes. David didn't want to end up in a difficult situation.
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In Angus's house, it was crowded and bustling with people. Over twenty men of different ages and appearances were in Angus's living room, smoking and chatting. They were all Brother Knife's subordinates.
Angus enthusiastically chatted with these people, trying to become familiar with them. The men were polite to Angus, mainly because of his strong physique, giving him a tough image. Moreover, they had heard that Angus provided Brother Knife with a very important piece of information.
Anyone with keen eyes could tell that Angus's position in the team would definitely not be low in the future. It was possible that Brother Knife might even appoint him as the second-in-command. After about ten minutes, the bedroom door opened, and Brother Knife came out with his pants on, accompanied by a few of his men.
In the bedroom, Zoe lay on the bed with empty eyes, staring at the ceiling. Her gaze was hollow, and dried tears stained the corners of her eyes. Her body was covered in bruises, and there were bloodstains everywhere on the sheets. Zoe lay motionless on the bed, and if it weren't for the slight movement of her chest, she would have looked like a lifeless person.
Angus flattered, "Brother Knife, how about it? Did you have fun?"
Brother Knife smirked and patted Angus's shoulder. "Not bad, thanks for the hospitality, Angus. Everyone had a great time."
Angus smiled and said, "Brother Knife, don't say that. We're all brothers now. Brother Knife is being too polite."
Brother Knife's satisfaction with Angus grew as he looked at him. He tightened his belt and said, "Alright, let's get down to business."
But Angus suddenly stopped Brother Knife, wearing a mysterious expression, and said, "Brother Knife can I discuss something with you?"
Brother Knife halted his steps. "Oh? What's the matter? Just tell me, brother!"
Angus had a sly smile on his face. "Well, Brother Knife, do you remember that David I told you about? He has a pretty girlfriend, and I've been interested in her for a long time..."
Brother Knife burst into laughter and gave Angus a look of understanding. "Oh, that's it? No problem! Once we capture that woman, for the first three days, no one is allowed to touch her except for you. That's what I say."
Angus was extremely excited in his heart and smiled profusely. "Thank you, Brother Knife! Thank you, Brother Knife!"
"Let's go then, I'll lead the way!" Angus took the lead and walked towards David's house with the others.
Suddenly, the group noticed a young man with a handsome face standing in the corridor. The man held a completely black knife in his hand and looked calmly at the group of over twenty people in front of him.
"David, why is it you?" Angus immediately recognized that the man in front of him was David.
Angus felt a sense of unease seeing the knife in David's hand, wondering where he got such a weapon. And how did he inexplicably appear in the corridor?
Looking at Angus, who was mixed among the crowd, David furrowed his brow. When he went upstairs earlier, he heard a lot of noise and footsteps coming from Angus's room, which made him feel that something was off. Now, there were more than twenty people crowded in the narrow corridor, and Angus seemed quite familiar with them.
After some contemplation, David had a rough idea of their intentions. Just as he suspected, Angus spoke to the man beside him, Brother Knife, saying, "Brother Knife, this is the David I told you about. He has stockpiled a lot of supplies in his house."
Angus pointed to the door behind David. "The supplies are in that room. The adjacent unit is where David and his girlfriend live. I haven't been inside, but I assume there are also considerable resources there."
Brother Knife nodded and took a couple of steps forward, pulling out a solid iron rod from his waist. He warned, "Kid, listen carefully. Drop your knife, and I might spare your life. "
The gleaming long knife in David's hand made the people behind Brother Knife wary, so they hesitated to approach him. While this group of people had no qualms about bullying the weak, when it came to a real fight with weapons, they were somewhat cowardly.
Brother Knife also understood this and knew that he had to personally deal with David. At this moment, Arnold and Sophie heard the commotion outside the door. They opened it and came out, only to find David confronting more than twenty people. Arnold asked, "David, what's going on?"
From a distance, Brother Knife laid his eyes on Sophie when he saw Arnold and Sophie. He assessed her from head to toe and said with a grin, "Heh, this girl looks pretty good. Petite figure, just my type."
Sophie seemed frightened by Brother Knife's gaze and quickly hid behind Arnold. Arnold protected her, his expression darkening as he drew a folding knife from his pocket.
Meanwhile, Sally's room door opened, and she also saw David and the others in a standoff with a group of menacing men, including Angus. When Brother Knife saw Sally come out, his eyes went wide open.
Brother Knife swore that he had never seen such a beautiful woman in his entire life. She was even more stunning than those female celebrities on television screens. He nudged Angus. "Damn, Angus, my brother, is this David's girlfriend you were talking about?"
Angus chuckled, "Yes, Brother Knife, that's her." Brother Knife instantly regretted agreeing to Angus earlier.
However, since he had made that commitment in front of so many people, it would be difficult to back out. He patted Angus on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You've got good taste, my boy. This woman is indeed exceptional, but she's yours for the first three days. After that, she's mine."
Angus felt disappointed inside. He had hoped to keep Sally for the long term, but he had already anticipated this outcome. With a woman as beautiful as Sally, how could Brother Knife let her slip away?
Angus flattered, "Of course, Brother Knife has the final say." The two of them seemed to disregard David and the others completely, discussing their.
Sally was infuriated to see these two men openly discussing her "ownership" in front of her. She turned to David and asked, "David, what's going on?"
David replied calmly, "Angus betrayed us. He brought these people to rob us of our supplies. That man who looks like a pig should be their leader." David could have easily dealt with these people, but he chose not to act in order to let Arnold see the true nature of Angus.
Indeed, Angus didn't disappoint David. He quickly revealed his true colors. Although David didn't know where Angus found these henchmen, it didn't matter to him.
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"Damn, who are you calling a pig?" Brother Knife was furious after hearing David's words. He didn't expect that even facing the surrounding of over twenty people on his side, David and his group dared to act so arrogantly. "Just wait for me, kid. I'm going to break your legs and make you watch as your woman gets played with."
Others chimed in, cursing as well, "Brother Knife! Take him down!"
"The brat's about to meet his end, yet he still talks tough."
"Brother Knife, get him!"
Originally, Brother Knife was somewhat wary of the long knife in David's hand. But at this moment, he was provoked by David. How could he lose face in front of so many underlings?
He raised an iron rod and charged straight at David. Brother Knife's gaze turned extremely fierce in an instant. "Once I strike you with this iron rod, I'll definitely smash you into a pulp!"
Brother Knife was supremely confident in his own strength. He believed that no one could withstand his blow. Just a few steps away from David, he suddenly moved. Brother Knife only saw a blurry figure flash by. Before he could even make out the opponent's actions, he felt a heavy blow to his chest, as if he had been struck by an iron hammer.
The iron rod slipped from Brother Knife's hand and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound. Meanwhile, he was sent flying by David's punch, landing among the crowd behind him.
Brother Knife's massive body instantly crashed into a group of people, and Angus was the first to bear the brunt. He was nearly knocked unconscious by Brother Knife's obese frame. However, Angus didn't dare to complain and quickly joined the others in helping Brother Knife up. "Brother Knife, are you okay?"
Struggling to get up from the ground, Brother Knife looked somewhat disheveled. He gazed at David with a terrified expression. The power behind David's punch was horrifying. Mind you, Brother Knife was an awakened individual with a power-type ability, yet he was directly punched away by David, completely defenseless. If it weren't for his strong physique as an awakened being, that punch might have taken half his life.
Moreover, David's movements were incredibly fast just now. If David had used a knife instead of his fist, Brother Knife would likely be dead by now. "Could it be that this kid is also an awakened individual?" Brother Knife was filled with post-event fear. Cold sweat kept pouring down his back, and he instantly realized that he seemed to have gotten into big trouble.
Everyone, including Angus, had a strange look in their eyes as they looked at David. They had witnessed Brother Knife's strength, which was like that of a humanoid monster. And yet, David was able to send Brother Knife flying with a single punch. What kind of terrifying power was this?
At this moment, David had already returned to Sally's side and said to her, "Deal with these people. It's a good opportunity to test your lightning intensity. Leave Angus to me."
Sally nodded. Brother Knife and Angus had been disrespectful to her earlier, and she had been holding back her anger. She reached out her hand, and electric sparks flickered within her grasp, emitting a crackling sound.
Brother Knife's face immediately changed. "Damn! This woman is also an awakened individual, run!" He didn't expect that this seemingly beautiful woman was actually an awakened individual, and furthermore, the most destructive type of elemental awakened individual.
Just last night, Brother Knife came across a lot of information about supernatural beings online. Due to the awakening of abilities in many individuals, there was intense discussion online. Overall, the number of supernatural beings is very small, with only a few people awakening their abilities. Among the supernatural beings, those with abilities related to strength, agility, and physical enhancement are the most common.
On the other hand, elemental abilities and certain special types of supernatural beings are relatively rare. Brother Knife thought that although his ability was not powerful, it should be enough to dominate a small area. Little did he know that he would be so unlucky to encounter such a powerful supernatural being on his first encounter.
At this moment, Brother Knife didn't care about his reputation anymore. He relied on his physical prowess as a supernatural being and ran faster than everyone else. He just wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible. However, no matter how fast he ran, how could he be faster than the speed of lightning?
Suddenly, Sally released multiple bolts of lightning from her hand, and countless dazzling electric arcs flew towards the crowd. This is a characteristic of her lightning-based ability: with sufficient energy, she can simultaneously attack targets from multiple directions. Unlike David's spatial blade that cuts directly, lightning-based abilities are more effective when facing a large number of zombies.
When the lightning from Sally hit the people, their bodies immediately began convulsing madly, falling to the ground and quickly losing their vitality. The whole process lasted only a few seconds, and Sally's move instantly killed more than twenty people, filling the corridor with a smell of burnt flesh. Due to David's instructions, Sally spared Angus's life, as he was the only one not struck by lightning.
Angus was completely frightened. He sat on the ground, looking at the charred bodies around him, his eyes filled with terror. He dared not escape, fearing that any movement on his part would lead to the same fate as Brother Knife and the others. Arnold and Sophie beside him were also stunned, as they had never expected Sally to be so powerful.
David slowly approached Brother Knife and stood beside him. Brother Knife's body was still twitching slightly, his face filled with fear. He truly deserved to be called a Physique of the superhuman, as he hadn't died completely yet. David stabbed him in the heart with a knife, ending his life.
The sight of David's strike made Angus shudder in fear. He looked at David before him, feeling an immense sense of unfamiliarity. In his mind, David had always been an ordinary person, just someone who had been lucky enough to stockpile some supplies. But now, this David standing in front of him for the first time made Angus experience genuine fear from the depths of his heart.
David ignored Angus and used his knife to make a cut on Brother Knife's forehead. When the tip of the knife touched something hard, he flicked it with the tip, and a crystal was taken out from Brother Knife's forehead.
"As expected, there's a crystal." This crystal seemed slightly larger than the ones produced by ordinary zombies. David had heard before that supernatural beings, like zombies, also produce crystals. However, unlike zombies, supernatural beings have a 100% chance of producing crystals, not just a one-third probability.
Just like the mutated crystals from zombies and strange beasts, the crystals from supernatural beings can enhance the user's abilities when absorbed, and there's a certain probability of learning the skills of the other person.
However, Brother Knife doesn't seem to be particularly strong, so David doesn't expect his crystal to be much stronger than those from ordinary zombies. David cleaned the crystal and put it back in his storage space.
[You obtained one mutated crystal, critical hit multiplied by 100,000!]
[Congratulations on obtaining 100,000 mutated crystals!]
After storing the mutated crystal, David's gaze shifted towards Angus. The icy coldness in his eyes made Angus couldn't help but shudder, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
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David asked in a cold voice, "Where is Zoe?"
Angus hurriedly replied, "She... she's in the room. Let me take you there." Angus quickly got up from the ground and led the way.
Arnold, Sophie, and the others followed, their faces filled with worry, as if they had a bad premonition. They all followed Angus to his room. Angus stood at the bedroom door with his back to everyone, his hand hesitating on the doorknob. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind to open the door.
As the door was pushed open, everyone frowned. They saw Zoe lying naked on the bed, covered in bruises and scars, with bloodstains on the sheets. Her hands and feet were bound, and her mouth was taped shut. It was unimaginable what kind of torture she had endured.
"Zoe!" Sophie's eyes immediately turned red, and she rushed forward to untie the ropes around Zoe's hands. Sally also hurriedly came forward to help. She took off her jacket and covered Zoe's body.
"Zoe, what happened to you?" Sophie's voice trembled with tears as she looked at Zoe's miserable state. Zoe, who had been numb and hopeless, finally showed some signs of life when she saw Sophie and the others. She hugged Sophie and burst into tears.
"Sophie, Angus is not human. He brought a group of people back and they took turns violating me. They... they even said they were going to kill Arnold and David and take away your supplies."
Suddenly, Zoe realized that David and the others were unharmed and appeared here. "You... you're all okay?"
Arnold's anger flared up when he heard this. He rushed forward and kicked Angus in the body. Angus was kicked against the wall and let out a muffled groan, showing a pained expression.
Arnold flipped him over and mercilessly punched him in the face, one punch after another. "Angus, you beast! You're worse than a pig or a dog!"
Angus's face was covered in blood from Arnold's beating, but he didn't dare to fight back. He cried out, "Arnold, please stop, they forced me. If I don't agree to their demands, they said they would kill me."
Arnold didn't stop his actions at all, instead, he hit even harder. "You dare to lie! I'll fucking kill you."
Angus's appearance in the hallway didn't look like someone who was forced. David stepped forward and stopped Arnold, pulling him up. Then he searched Angus's pockets and found his phone. He first checked Angus's calls and messages, and then looked through his communication apps.
After a thorough search, David finally found the chat records between Angus and "Knife Brother" on a video app called "titok".
He handed the phone to Arnold, who, after reading it, couldn't help but curse out loud, "This is what you call being forced? This fucking bullshit is what you call being forced?!"
He stepped forward and stomped on Angus several times, feeling unsatisfied. Then he grabbed a stool and ruthlessly hit his head a few times. Angus was beaten half to death, muttering, "Please, stop... stop... I really was forced..."
Sophie closed the bedroom door and, together with Sally, helped Zoe put on clothes. Zoe weakly got off the bed, her steps unsteady. Sophie couldn't help but feel heartbroken, supporting Zoe and shedding tears uncontrollably. She had always treated Zoe like a younger sister since their time at the barbecue restaurant, and seeing Zoe in such a state was like a knife to her heart.
After dressing Zoe with Sally's help, Sophie and Sally led her out of the bedroom. David glanced at them and sighed. "You two go back for now. Arnold and I will handle things here."
Zoe suddenly walked up to David, choked with sobs, and said, "David, I'm sorry. If only I had listened to you and lived with Arnold and Sophie, I wouldn't have ended up like this. It's all my fault."
David sighed, his expression complex. He had tried to convince Zoe earlier, but he hadn't been able to persuade her. He never expected Zoe to be so devoted to Angus. But what surprised him even more was how cruel Angus had been to a girl who loved him so deeply.
"Go and rest," David didn't know how to comfort her. What had happened to her was too cruel for a young girl, and he could only hope that time would heal the wounds in her heart. Sally and Sophie led Zoe out of Angus's room.
David said to Arnold, "Why don't you go and rest for a while too? Your hand seems injured. I'll deal with him." Arnold beat Angus too hard, injuring his own hand in the process. His knuckles had split open, and blood kept dripping.
"I'm fine, David." Arnold's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Angus like a ferocious beast selecting its prey. "I want to slaughter this animal with my own hands." Arnold pulled out a folding knife and walked slowly toward Angus.
"Arnold, no! Don't kill me! I beg you!" Angus, lying on the ground and beaten half to death, was suddenly filled with fear. He used his hands to crawl and roll backward, trying to escape. But Arnold and David blocked the doorway, leaving Angus with nowhere to run.
At that moment, two women's screams came from outside the door. "Ah! Zoe!"
David and Arnold rushed out upon hearing the voices. However, all they saw were Sophie and Sally. Zoe was nowhere to be found. Sophie sat on the ground, her face full of despair, while Sally looked pale and stared downstairs.
Arnold hurriedly helped Sophie up, and David asked Sally, "What happened? Where's Zoe?"
Sally's voice trembled slightly. "Zoe... she jumped off the building."
David glanced down through the internal window of the hallway and saw a gruesome scene below, wrinkling his brow.
"What do we do, David?" Sally's voice was tinged with a sob, and her body trembled uncontrollably. David embraced her, gently stroking her back.
Suddenly, David heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and met Angus's panicked gaze. Angus quickly turned and ran, seemingly attempting to escape.
David casually threw a spatial blade, instantly severing one of Angus's legs. "Ah!" Angus let out a scream of agony and fell to the ground. Clutching his severed leg, he cried out in pain, "My leg! My leg!"
David patted Sally's shoulder. "You and Sophie go back first." Sally nodded, helped the distraught Sophie, and walked back into the room with her.
Sophie appeared completely lost, clearly deeply affected by the situation. Arnold stood up, glaring at Angus, clutching the folding knife tightly, and slowly approached him.
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David stood aside and watched as Arnold approached Angus, making no attempt to stop him. He wasn't worried that Arnold would get himself into trouble. Angus didn't have any weapons and had lost a leg.
If Arnold could be killed so easily, he wouldn't have lived long enough to meet David in their past lives. David remembered when he first met Arnold in a previous life, back when Arnold hadn't developed any special abilities yet. However, even at that time, Arnold had already demonstrated superior combat skills compared to ordinary people.
David knew that Arnold had served in the military before, but he wasn't sure which branch. Despite Angus's physical strength, losing a leg had completely robbed him of his will to fight. Sometimes, physical strength wasn't the decisive factor in determining the outcome of a battle.
"Arnold, please spare me. I won't dare to do it again," Angus pleaded, crawling backward with tears and snot mixing together, looking utterly miserable.
Arnold didn't respond to him. When he was just a few meters away from Angus, he suddenly accelerated. He rushed forward and pinned Angus down, straddling him. Angus began to struggle, but Arnold had the upper hand in terms of position. With Arnold on top of him, Angus couldn't exert any force. In addition, with his leg severed, it was even more difficult for him to generate power from his lower body, completely unable to break free from Arnold's control.
Arnold punched Angus in the nose with his left hand, causing Angus to cry out in pain. Taking advantage of the moment when Angus closed his eyes in pain, Arnold revealed a small folding knife in his right hand and ruthlessly stabbed it into Angus's chest. Seeing Arnold's precise stab, David's eyes lit up. The timing of that stab was perfect, bypassing Angus's ribs and accurately piercing his heart.
Such a skillful stab could only mean that Arnold had a deep understanding of human anatomy. When David met Arnold in their previous life, it was already some time after the apocalypse had begun. At that time, David thought that Arnold's abilities had been honed only after the arrival of the apocalypse. Now it seemed that Arnold had been formidable from the very beginning.
He wasn't just a chubby barbecue restaurant owner on the surface. David began to wonder what level of power Arnold would possess once he became an extraordinary being. Arnold slowly pressed the knife further into Angus's heart, and various emotions flickered in Angus's eyes—resentment, fear, and unwillingness. He struggled desperately, trying to push Arnold off his body. But the moment his heart was pierced, his strength began to rapidly fade away.
The anger in Arnold's eyes gradually dissipated, leaving only a coldness, like that of an indifferent executioner. He and Angus locked eyes, witnessing the gradual disappearance of Angus's life slipping away from his grasp. Finally, Angus lost all his strength, his hands fell weakly, and his face still bore an expression of terror.
At that moment, David felt as if he could sense Arnold going through a transformation. This was a process that everyone who managed to survive in the apocalypse had to go through. With the disappearance of civilization, order, morality, and law had all vanished, and humanity had returned to a state of savagery. It was a struggle for existence, survival of the fittest! To survive, one had to adapt to all of this. This was the apocalypse, and no one could stay out of it.
Arnold sat up from Angus's corpse, his adrenaline slowly fading away, and his body began to tremble slightly. David walked to the window in the hallway and glanced down. Perhaps it was the smell of blood emanating from Zoe's body that attracted the surrounding zombies. The zombies in the neighborhood had already been cleared out by David, but now a new group emerged from somewhere.
David lifted Angus's body and threw him directly from the upstairs window. "Let's deal with these bodies as well." Looking at the scattered corpses on the ground, David decided to throw them down from the building and let the zombies take care of them. It was the most convenient option. He didn't want these bodies to decompose and stink up the floor he lived on.
Arnold remained silent. He quietly put away his folding knife and started helping David move the bodies. One after another, they threw the bodies down to the ground. The impact of the bodies hitting the ground produced a dull sound that seemed particularly jarring in the quiet neighborhood.
After they finished their work, the hallway returned to its empty state, just like before. Only the bloodstains on the ground and the lingering smell of burning indicated that what had just happened was real. After throwing down the last body, Arnold sat down on the ground, looking somewhat exhausted. Suddenly, he asked David, "David, do you have cigarettes?"
David was taken aback since he remembered that Arnold never smoked. He himself didn't smoke either, but he had stored many cigarettes in the storage space. Although David found it hard to understand, cigarettes were a valuable commodity in the post-apocalyptic world, so he had collected some.
David took out an expensive pack of cigarettes and handed it to Arnold, along with a lighter. Arnold leaned against the wall, and behind him was the spot where Zoe had jumped.
With trembling hands, Arnold tore open the cigarette packaging, took one out, placed it in his mouth, and lit it. "Cough, cough, cough!" He started coughing violently, the experience he had just been through leaving him with mixed emotions. He had taken too strong a drag. "This cigarette really burns the throat. David, sorry for wasting your cigarette." Arnold threw the cigarette to the ground and extinguished it with his foot, returning the remaining ones to David.
"No worries." David took the cigarette. He didn't smoke anyway, and if it weren't for the large storage space, he wouldn't have bothered hoarding them. Arnold stared ahead with empty eyes, murmuring, "I knew Angus wasn't a good person. Sophie and I had warned Zoe before, but Angus was her first love, and she couldn't let go."
As he spoke, Arnold's eyes became slightly red. "Zoe's mother was in poor health, and she worked hard to earn more money for her mother's medical expenses. She was such a responsible and sensible child."
David didn't know what to say. He wasn't good at comforting others. He knew that Zoe's death was a shocking and difficult-to-accept event for Arnold, Sophie, and Sally, who had never experienced the apocalypse. But David had long grown accustomed to it.
If it weren't for the apocalypse, the worst outcome for Zoe would have been getting dumped by Angus and feeling sad for a while. But that's how the apocalypse was—anyone's emotions and dreams were hardly worth mentioning in this world. The cruelty and brutality of humanity were magnified to the fullest in this chaotic era, and foolishly kind-hearted people could easily pay with their lives.
"What the hell is all this?" Arnold suddenly broke down emotionally. He held his head, grabbing his hair forcefully, and started crying. But to David, his reaction was quite normal.
At the beginning, the overwhelming feeling that countless dead bodies and a city full of zombies brought to people was fear. It was only when their loved ones died right in front of them that they could truly experience how cruel the apocalypse really was.
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At night, David, Arnold, and the others sat together, and David explained to Sophie and Arnold what abilities were all about.
"So, you're saying that Brother Knife is also an ability user?" Arnold asked.
"That's right," David replied. He picked up a tissue from the dining table and casually stored it in his storage space, then took it out again. The others noticed that the tissue in David's hand suddenly disappeared and then reappeared.
"I awakened a spatial ability. I can store lifeless objects in another space and retrieve them whenever I want," David explained. With his spatial ability as a cover, David no longer needed to explain the storage space to others.
David told them that he awakened his ability a month before the apocalypse arrived. So he started stockpiling various foods and resources in large quantities. That way, everything that followed could be explained.
Arnold and Sophie looked amazed. "How can we obtain abilities then?" Arnold asked with a longing expression. The events of today had a great impact on him. He realized that if it weren't for Sally and David's intervention, he and Sophie wouldn't know what fate awaited them. In such chaotic times, if they didn't have enough power to protect themselves and those around them, they would become helpless prey.
But David shook his head. "For now, it seems that only natural awakenings are possible." David didn't tell Arnold that ordinary people could also become ability users by consuming crystals. Because the probability of an ordinary person becoming an ability user through crystal consumption was probably less than one percent.
Although David had heard that consuming crystals dropped by higher-level zombies or mutant creatures could increase the success rate of becoming an ability user and reduce the probability of death, it was only hearsay. Once the awakening failed after consuming the crystal, the brain would immediately die, turning the person into an irrational zombie.
For ability users, even if they ate mutant crystals like candy, it didn't matter. At most, they would have too much energy to absorb. But compared to swallowing, David preferred to absorb the energy from the crystals through skin contact. In the end, both methods yielded the same effect.
David only told Arnold and Sophie that consuming mutant crystals might turn ordinary people into zombies but didn't tell them that it might awaken abilities. He was mainly afraid that the two of them would make reckless decisions in pursuit of power. Besides, based on his previous life, Arnold would eventually become an ability user, just a little later. So there was no need for Arnold to take such a risk.
As for Sophie, David estimated that she was probably an ordinary person. It was highly unlikely to have all four members of a team as ability users. Just picking up Sally was already incredibly lucky for David. He couldn't expect all four of them to become ability users.
"Oh, I see," Arnold's expression seemed a bit disappointed.
David comforted him, "Don't think too much about it. Everyone has a chance. Let's eat first." With a wave of his hand, the dining table was instantly filled with delicious food, all retrieved from his storage space.
There was a variety of chicken, duck, fish, and meat on the table, as abundant as a Chinese New Year feast. Looking at the steaming dishes on the table, David's appetite soared. He hadn't eaten all day, and now he was starving.
David picked up his chopsticks and started eating heartily. Since becoming an ability user, his appetite had become exaggerated. His body needed a sufficient amount of energy to strengthen his physique and replenish his energy. The other three initially had no appetite, but seeing how deliciously David was eating seemed to have infected them, and they also picked up their chopsticks and started enjoying the food.
In no time, the table full of delicacies was devoured, leaving nothing behind. After dinner, Arnold and Sophie returned to their own house, leaving only David and Sally in the house. Sally was cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks, preparing to throw them away, while David sat in front of Sally's computer.
He wasn't planning to surf the internet. Nowadays, the information online was basically worthless. He opened the map software and searched for the location of a cold storage facility. After a search, he finally located a cold storage facility owned by a company called "Hao Cai" (Good Food). This company was the largest cold chain logistics company in SJ City.
The company used cold chain transportation to supply fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, and staple foods like rice and oil to various supermarkets and restaurants in SJ City every day. The cold storage facility was where Hao Cai stored the food. All the food would be transported here first for storage before being distributed to various supermarkets and restaurants in SJ City. If nothing unexpected happened, there should still be a large amount of food in the cold storage that hadn't spoiled yet.
"Tomorrow will be the second day. The system gave an additional three-day ten-thousand-fold material crit bonus," David thought. He had used the first day to collect mutant crystals, and now he had over ten million of them in his storage space, which was more than enough. So David planned to gather some more food next. Although the supplies in his storage space were already enough for several lifetimes, who would complain about having too much?
If he collected supplies bit by bit from various supermarkets in the city, it would be too slow, and there were still many zombies in the city. To save on land rental costs, the cold storage facility was located on the outskirts of SJ City, where even buses were rare. It could be imagined that there wouldn't be many zombies in the surrounding area.
"It looks like I have to make a trip there tomorrow," David made a decision in his mind. He was about to close the computer when he heard Sally's exclamation from the living room. He also heard a few cheerful barks. "David, come and see, Little Black...!"
David quickly went to the living room and saw Little Black wagging its tail, bouncing around Sally, looking very excited. When it saw David, it barked at him a few times, its proud expression seemed to say, "Look at me, look at me!" Little Black opened its mouth and spewed out a blazing green flame into the empty space in front of it. "Hmm? Green flame?"
In his previous life, David had heard that Little Black's flames were extraordinary. Once the flames touched even a tiny bit of someone, they would spread like maggots on bones, burning the whole body, making it difficult to extinguish. However, David didn't expect the flames to be green in color, giving a somewhat eerie feeling. No wonder others gave it the nickname "Hellhound."
"Not bad, it seems you've also awakened," David crouched down and patted Little Black's head.Little black is very receptive, wagging his tail happily.
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After being patted on the Little Black head by David, Little Black ran over to Sally and rubbed against her leg. David had heard that ordinary animals would experience a significant increase in intelligence after awakening as mutant beasts. Little Black indeed seemed much smarter now. It appeared to recognize the close relationship between Sally and David, which was why it tried to please Sally.
Sally felt delighted and crouched down to pat Little Black. "You're such a clever little fellow. It looks like I didn't feed you in vain today." After showing off in front of both of them, Little Black called out to the black cat on the sofa a couple of times, its eyes filled with pride and showiness. However, the black cat paid it no attention.
Seeing that the black cat ignored it, Little Black jumped onto the sofa. It lifted its head and spewed a flame toward the ceiling, seemingly showing off to the black cat. Just as it was flaunting its power, David grabbed its nape and lifted it up. "No more breathing fire inside the house, got it? If you burn down the house, I'll definitely give you a beating."
Little Black seemed to understand David's words and let out a pitiful sound. Sally said to David, "This little one has a huge appetite. I fed it five kilograms of meat today before it got full. I can't believe such a small belly can hold five kilograms of meat."
David replied, "Well, it's normal for mutant beasts to have a big appetite. I'll put more food in the fridge for it in the future and try to keep it well-fed." He wasn't worried about Little Black's large appetite. Even if it ate ten kilograms of meat a day, David could afford to feed it. However, it was somewhat nostalgic to think that Little Black's living conditions as a dog might be better than those of most people. He took out around fifty mutant crystals from his backpack and put them all in Little Black's food bowl.
In the post-apocalyptic world, mutant beasts were not united. Different types of mutant beasts often fought each other. Some mutant beasts would also hunt and kill mutant zombies, with the sole purpose of obtaining the mutant crystals in their brains. These crystals could rapidly enhance their strength.
Upon seeing the crystals in the food bowl, Little Black's eyes sparkled. It vigorously rubbed against David's leg a few times and then rushed to the food bowl without delay, swallowing several mutant crystals whole. David noticed that it stopped after swallowing about thirty crystals. It seemed that like human mutants, there was a limit to the number of crystals they could absorb each day.
After swallowing thirty crystals, Little Black guarded the remaining ones in the food bowl, resembling a miser protecting its treasure. Unexpectedly, the black cat suddenly jumped off the sofa and approached Little Black.
"Coke, what are you up to?" Sally felt worried seeing the black cat seemingly wanting to pick a fight. After all, the current Little Black was a mutant beast. If it sprayed Coke with fire, it would be disastrous. Before she could intervene, Coke suddenly turned into a black shadow, as fast as an arrow, and swiftly passed by Little Black.
David and Sally were instantly amazed. "Such incredible speed!" David considered himself not slow, but the black cat's speed was much faster than his. In the next moment, the black cat had already retreated from Little Black's side and returned to the sofa. Only then did the oblivious Little Black notice that its food bowl was gone. It looked up and saw the bowl under the black cat.
"Woof woof woof!" Little Black became anxious immediately and barked repeatedly at David, sounding completely aggrieved. However, David's attention was focused on the black cat. Only mutated beasts would be interested in mutated crystals; ordinary animals would not react to them. Considering the speed of the black cat earlier, could Cola also be a mutated beast?
David sat down on the sofa and asked the black cat, "Are you also interested in these crystals?" It was unclear if the black cat understood David's words, but instead of eating the mutated crystals in the dog bowl, it walked over to David and rubbed against him with a slightly resentful look in its eyes.
David instantly understood its meaning and took out several dozen mutated crystals from the storage space and placed them next to the black cat. The black cat happily meowed and started purring. It crouched down and picked up the mutated crystals one by one, swallowing them gracefully, with much more elegance than Little Black.
A glimmer of surprise flashed in David's eyes. "So, this black cat is indeed a mutated beast."
Sally was stunned. "Ah? Is Cola also a mutated beast?"
No wonder they didn't realize it before. Cola didn't resemble Little Black at all. Its appearance showed no visible changes, just slightly more robust than before.
David returned the dog bowl to Little Black, and Little Black hurriedly grabbed its own bowl and ran to the corner of the living room, hiding it in the wall corner and protecting it with its body. Then, Little Black yawned and fell asleep right away.
David had heard that after consuming mutated crystals, mutated beasts would absorb energy while sleeping. Looking at Little Black in this state, the energy of the mutated crystals seemed to be taking effect. Even in its sleep, Little Black tightly guarded its bowl. Seeing this, David shook his head.
"This silly dog, can't you see that others despise your bowl?" Although Cola snatched Little Black's bowl, it didn't eat any of the crystals. David speculated that Cola was just jealous and didn't really want to eat the crystals in Little Black's bowl.
However, David was still very happy. Most mutated beasts that had lived with humans for a long time became loyal to their masters after evolving. Unless their owners had treated them poorly or abused them in the past, with their intelligence, they would become even closer to their owners, actively staying by their side and protecting their safety.
Adolf from the previous life was such a lucky example. Now, both of these mutated beasts had a good relationship with David, and they absolutely adored David because he had their favorite mutated crystals. This was truly great news for David...
In Sally's room, in the late night, a sweaty Sally snuggled in David's arms, and David hugged her from behind. After the long ordeal they had just been through, both of them were slightly exhausted, and David felt a wave of drowsiness come over him.
Half-asleep and half-awake, Sally suddenly called out softly, "David."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Sally snuggled closer to David, pressing her entire body against his chest. "I feel so lucky to have met you."
David guessed that Sally must have witnessed Zoe's ordeal, which made her appreciate her current situation. If it weren't for David, How will she end up any better than Zoe?
David shook his head and said seriously, "No, it should be said that meeting you is my luck." David wasn't just being polite; he genuinely felt that way. It was only because he had randomly decided to bring Sally along that his team now had an electrokinetic ability user and a mutated beast. Wasn't that lucky enough?
Sally was deeply moved upon hearing David's words. She buried her head in David's embrace, her face filled with a blissful expression of happiness.
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The next day, Sophie just woke up and saw Arnold doing push-ups in the living room.
"45, 46, 47... Ah, I can't do it anymore. It's been a while since I last trained," Arnold gasped for breath, lying on the floor.
Curious, Sophie asked, "Honey, what are you doing?"
Arnold replied, "I heard people online saying that people with good physical fitness are more likely to become superhumans. I need to work hard too."
Sophie smiled and said, "Ever since you left the army, you've gained quite a few pounds. Now you're thinking about exercising, but it might be too late."
Upon hearing this, Arnold became dissatisfied. "Ha, you look down on your husband, huh? Then let me tell you the story of how I won first place in the Army Martial Arts Championship back then."
Sophie covered her ears and said, "I won't listen, my ears are tired from listening."
Arnold stood up and reached out to remove her hand covering her ears. "No, you have to listen. This time I'll tell you some different details."
"I don't want to, you always say that."...
In the hallway, David, who was about to leave, heard the playful banter between Arnold and Sophie and smiled with relief. It seemed that after a night had passed, both of them were in a good mood, which was the best outcome. Zoe was no longer with them, but the survivors had to continue moving forward. It was meaningless to immerse oneself in sorrow.
David had his car keys in his pocket and walked downstairs along the stairs. To his surprise, he encountered several zombies in the hallways on each floor. He speculated that these zombies were attracted by the corpses thrown down last night.
David glanced downstairs and confirmed that the more than twenty bodies thrown down yesterday had disappeared without a trace, not even a few bones left. These zombies must have inadvertently wandered into this building. When the zombies noticed David, they rushed towards him like mad.
David didn't hesitate and released successive spatial blades to kill each of these zombies, then collected their crystals. After a whole day of fighting yesterday, David felt his strength improving rapidly. "At this rate, I should be able to level up to a Level 2 superhuman soon." Superhumans were categorized into levels 1 to 10 based on their strength, and beyond level 10, there were King-level, Emperor-level, and the legendary Saint-level.
The reason for this level classification was because there were natural barriers within the energy channels of superhumans. Whenever a superhuman's strength reached a certain level, they would break through these barriers and enter the next realm.
Some said it was unlocking the meridians, while others said it was unlocking genetic locks. Regardless, these barriers were real and any superhuman could sense their existence. Each breakthrough brought a tremendous increase in strength for the superhuman and the possibility of comprehending new skills.
However, in David's past life, he had witnessed the most powerful superhuman himself, and he was only at level 7. That level 7 superhuman had effortlessly destroyed a large base with just one move, leaving a deep impression on David. If a level 7 superhuman was already that formidable, how terrifying would superhumans above level 10 be? As for the legendary "Saint-level" superhumans, David had never even heard of them, and he even doubted if superhumans of that level truly existed.
If they did exist, their power would be incredibly terrifying. Along the way, David easily killed all the zombies he encountered and arrived at the underground parking lot. The Jeep he had rented was still parked there. David took out the keys, started the vehicle, and saw that it hadn't suffered much damage. It still looked intact.
Suddenly, David remembered something. "Oh, how could I forget about this car?" He opened the car door, got out, and stored the entire SUV in the storage space.
[You obtained one SUV, critical hit damage multiplied by 100,000! ]
[Congratulations! You obtained 100,000 SUVs! ]
Indeed, even vehicles were considered resources by the system. In this way, even if the car was damaged, he wouldn't feel distressed since he had 100,000 backup vehicles. After making a copy, David summoned another car and got back inside. Although he wasn't familiar with the location of the cold storage, the vehicle's GPS navigation system was still functional for now.
David checked and found that the cold storage wasn't far away, about a twenty-minute drive. However, with zombies filling the city, David had no choice but to take a detour, avoiding areas with a high concentration of zombies, which would likely take more time.
On the way, David drove recklessly, hitting any zombies that dared to block his path. Since he had plenty of spare vehicles, he didn't care if the car got damaged. Occasionally, he could hear cries for help from the roadside, and there were even bold survivors who wanted to stop his car.
David ignored them and simply accelerated past them, treating them all like zombies. Who knew what these people would do after stopping his car? Along the way, David took detours, avoiding areas with many zombies, as well as roadblocks caused by broken-down vehicles and obstacles. The twenty-minute drive took him forty minutes, nearly twice the expected time.
The location of the cold storage was in an industrial park. As he entered the industrial park, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. With vast space and few people, David hardly saw any zombies along the way. After all, there weren't many workers in this area, and the zombies from the city center hadn't reached here yet.
David easily found the location of the cold storage. The entrance gate of the cold storage was adorned with a stone plaque that read "Good Dish Cold Chain Transport Co., Ltd." The gate was forcefully opened by David's car, and he drove inside. The first thing that caught his eye was an empty space. On both sides of the empty space were two huge warehouses, with several trucks parked in the distance. The warehouse entrances had many small platforms, likely used for loading and unloading goods from these trucks.
If David's guess was correct, these two warehouses should be where the food was stored. He decided to check the warehouse on the left first. He drove his car to the left warehouse, and there were four large characters written on the entrance gate: Warehouse No. 1. David got out of the car, walked to the gate, and saw a small map posted on it, indicating the warehouse's area divisions.
David approached and took a look. The left side was the frozen storage area, the middle was the refrigerated storage area, and the right side was the room temperature storage area. After some consideration, he decided to go and check the room temperature storage area first.
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Following the directions on the mini-map, David walked towards the ambient storage area. "Strange, how can there be no one in this place?" David felt curious. Near the warehouse, he hadn't seen a single survivor, let alone a zombie.
In theory, although this place had fewer people, there should at least be a few zombies around. "Could it be that the company happened to have a day off on the day of the zombie outbreak?" However, David quickly dismissed this idea because cold chain transportation companies usually operated year-round.
The various supermarkets and restaurants in SJ City purchased large quantities of fresh food every day, so it was unlikely for this cold storage facility to take a break. Nevertheless, the absence of even a single zombie here seemed somewhat eerie.
Soon, David arrived at the ambient storage area of Warehouse No. 1. The rolling shutter door of the warehouse was half-open, about half a person's height. Just below the partially opened shutter door, David discovered half a leg bone. He moved the bone with force, and it was clear that it was a human leg bone.
David carefully examined the bone and quickly concluded that the owner of this bone had definitely not been killed by a zombie. The flesh on the bone had been gnawed clean, and if it were a zombie, it wouldn't have been able to clean the meat so thoroughly.
Bending down, David observed closely. The leg bone was covered in various small bite marks, resembling the bite marks of some small rodent. These bite marks looked fresh, and there were also fresh traces of blood remaining. David speculated that the owner of this bone should have died no more than a day ago.
"Could it be mutated rats?" Looking at the bite marks, David couldn't think of any other creature besides rats. Although any animal had the possibility of mutation in the post-apocalyptic world, the most common animals in the city were cats, dogs, and rats, weren't they?
David thought of a rat plague that had occurred in the official refuge base established by the SJ City authorities in his previous life. Thousands of mutated rats invaded the official base and completely destroyed the stored food in the warehouses. Although these rats were eventually successfully eliminated, the base paid a great price.
The mutated rats not only killed many survivors but also took the lives of several esper abilities. The most deadly aspect was that they carried various viruses and bacteria, making much of the remaining food inedible. Many survivors in the base died due to the rat epidemic.
Withdrawing his thoughts, David walked up to the rolling shutter door and raised it with his hand, causing it to make a rattling sound. As if in response to David's action, a rustling sound came from inside the warehouse.
"Indeed, there's something inside!" David pushed open the rolling shutter door, and the outside light instantly illuminated the dark warehouse, revealing a scene that made his scalp tingle. The warehouse was stacked with various bags of rice, flour, and cooking oil, and these bags were now crawling with a dark mass of rats.
These rats were startled by the sound and started scurrying around. They formed a dense mass, numbering at least a thousand, and looked extremely eerie. Moreover, these rats were larger than ordinary rats, with red gleaming eyes, appearing quite horrifying. Clearly, they were a group of mutated rats.
The bags of rice and flour in the warehouse had been completely ruined by them. Many of the bags containing rice and flour had been bitten, with leaks everywhere. David also caught a strong stench of rat droppings, which was nauseating.
It appears that these mice have made this place their stronghold, freely eating, drinking, and defecating here. David instantly understood why there were no traces of zombies or humans in this area. With this group of mutant mice around, even zombies would be gnawed down to their bones.
After a brief panic, the mice finally noticed David's presence. They seemed provoked by the presence of this outsider David and began emitting shrill cries. Dozens of mice that were closer to David charged towards him.
"These mutant mice are indeed fierce." It was evident that these mice were not afraid of humans at all and were even actively attacking David. Not wasting any time, David quickly summoned his armor. He raised his hand and consecutively threw out several spatial blades, splitting the leading mice in half and killing them on the spot.
However, the remaining mice had already reached David and he had no choice but to fight them head-on. With each swing of his blade, he killed one of the mutant mice. But with their large numbers, small bodies, and agile movements, more than a dozen mice had climbed onto his body in an instant. These mice were like mad creatures, crazily biting and gnawing at his armor.
David's armor was made of special materials, so even with the sharp teeth of the mutant mice, they could only leave scratches on it. David grabbed a few mice that were crawling on him and threw them to the ground, causing the mice to emit squeals of pain.
David quickly realized that he couldn't continue to engage with these mice. If he did, he would likely be surrounded by the group. The dozen or so mice attacking him were just the advance party. If the rest of the mice swarmed in later, even with his sturdy armor, it would eventually be breached.
Seeing the swarm of mice behind him becoming restless, David didn't hesitate any longer and turned around, sprinting towards his off-road vehicle. He managed to remove the dozen or so mice that were still diligently gnawing on his armor.
"Stop biting. Your teeth are already broken, yet you're still trying to gnaw." David couldn't help but sigh at the ferocity of these mutant mice. One of them even had its teeth completely broken, yet it still fiercely gnawed at David's armor, displaying an indomitable spirit.
David grabbed the mice and threw them forcefully onto the ground, causing them to bleed profusely and die instantly. He glanced back and fortunately, the mutant mice inside the warehouse hadn't followed them out.
"It seems these mice have a strong sense of territory." These mutant mice had no shortage of food and drink within their territory, so there was no need for them to provoke other creatures. However, once someone entered their territory, they would fiercely attack the intruders. After killing the dozen or so mice on him, David picked up the corpse of one of the mice and used a small knife to open its scalp.
Indeed, beneath its scalp, there was a mutant crystal, although it was very small, roughly one-third the size of a zombie mutant crystal. Nevertheless, every little bit counts. David stored the crystal in his spatial storage. As for the remaining mouse corpses, David didn't rush to dispose of them. He simply opened the car door and got in. With the large number of mice present, he alone wouldn't be able to handle them. He had to go back and bring reinforcements.
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At noon,Arnold was sweating profusely as he lay on the floor. He felt sore all over and had no strength left in his body. He had been exercising at home all morning, and now his stamina was almost depleted.
If it weren't for his spontaneous decision to exercise today, he wouldn't have realized how much his physical fitness had declined. In the past, running ten kilometers was a breeze for him, but now doing a few push-ups and sit-ups felt like a matter of life and death.
Sophie, seeing Arnold exerting himself so much, looked at him with concern and wiped his sweat with a towel. Arnold gasped for breath and sighed, "Ah, I'm getting old. I can't compare to how I used to be."
Sophie chuckled, "You're only 23. What do you mean by 'getting old'? You've just been lazy and gained some weight in the past couple of years."
Arnold felt embarrassed by Sophie's blunt comment, and his face turned red. "Enough, can't I have some dignity?"
While the two were chatting, they suddenly heard a knocking sound at the door. Arnold immediately became alert and asked, "Who is it?" He swiftly got up from the floor and picked up a long knife that was placed on the table. The knife was given to him by David yesterday, along with a set of armor for self-defense.
A voice of a stranger came from outside the door, "Hey, brother. I'm your neighbor, living on the same floor. I mean, the one across from the unit that Angus broke into."
Arnold suddenly realized that this floor had four households. The unit Angus broke into was vacant, but there was someone living in the opposite unit. However, that family had always kept to themselves and showed no intention of interacting with David and the others.
David and the others also had no desire to proactively get to know the neighbors, so they were surprised when the person suddenly came knocking on their door. "What can I do for you?" Arnold's voice carried a hint of caution.
As he spoke, Arnold looked through the peephole of the reinforced door. He saw a well-dressed man standing at the door. Though he appeared well-groomed, his disheveled hair and weary face indicated that he was in a poor mental state.
Accompanying the man was a timid little boy hiding behind him. "I'm sorry to disturb you, brother. I didn't want to be so shameless as to ask for your help, but my son hasn't eaten anything for a long time. I'm afraid he'll have problems if he continues to starve. Could you please give my son some food? I don't mind going hungry myself; I only beg you to give my son something to eat."
Arnold immediately understood the man's purpose. If his assumptions were correct, this man must have been at home on the day of Angus's betrayal and heard about the whole incident. Obviously, he had learned about David's household having a considerable amount of supplies.
If it were just the man alone, Arnold might have refused without hesitation. However, seeing the pitiful little boy standing outside the door, Arnold's thoughts wavered. After a moment of contemplation, he sighed and said, "Buddy, I'm sorry, but I can't help you. I'm just a guest here, and nothing in this house belongs to me. I can't make that decision. You should try asking someone else."
Arnold still chose to refuse the man. After experiencing what happened with Angus, he found it difficult to trust others completely. Moreover, the man in front of him was a stranger. Unexpectedly, the man knelt down in front of Arnold's door. With tears and snot streaming down his face, his voice trembled as he pleaded, "Please, brother, if you can give my son something to eat, I'm willing to do anything for you. I can transfer all the money from my card to you."
Arnold looked at this man several years older than him, calling him "brother" while begging to feed his own son, and he felt uneasy. The man wore a branded watch and was dressed in upscale clothing, indicating that he was once economically well-off before the apocalypse. However, after the apocalypse, the money in his bank account became meaningless digits. In order to provide a meal for his son, he was willing to abandon his dignity and kneel before Arnold's door, pleading desperately.
Sophie's heart softened, and she tugged at Arnold's sleeve. "Honey, why don't we share some of our food with them?"
David allocated a lot of food to Arnold and Sophie every day, more than they could consume. "Sigh, these are David's provisions. Although they are allocated to us daily, we can't just give them away freely."
Arnold was torn inside. Outside the door, the sight of his father crying made the little boy start crying as well. "Daddy, I'm not hungry. Let's go back."
The man hugged his son tightly. "Son, it's Dad's fault. Dad is sorry for letting you go hungry." Hearing the conversation between the father and son outside the door, Arnold felt a lump in his throat.
Suddenly, he recalled his former sergeant in the military. After he retired, the sergeant was stabbed multiple times while trying to do a good deed. The criminal escaped, and the girl he had saved also disappeared. The sergeant was left disabled for nothing.
But when Arnold visited him once, the sergeant said he had never regretted it. He thought to himself, "Ah, how did I become like this? Oh well, let me give them my food. I can endure hunger for a day." Arnold walked into the living room and grabbed some cookies, canned food, instant noodles, and other items.
The strange man is outside the door,When the man saw no response from inside the room, disappointment appeared on his face. He was about to get up and leave when the door suddenly opened. Arnold stood at the doorway, handing him a bag of food. "This is the only time. I can't help you next time."
The man's face lit up with excitement. He quickly said, "Thank you, brother! Thank you so much! You're my savior!" Arnold felt somewhat uncomfortable with the man's demeanor.
"No problem, just go back quickly and don't attract any zombies."
"Yes, yes, you're right, brother." After the man left, Sophie noticed the heaviness on Arnold's face and grabbed his hand.
"Honey, I'll give you some of the food later. I have a small appetite." Arnold smiled helplessly. "It's not about that. I'm thinking about how to explain this to David." The two looked at each other, sighing deeply.
Meanwhile, Sally, who had been watching the man and his child leave through the peephole, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She witnessed the whole thing but didn't intervene or stop Arnold.
Sally was just following David's instructions to protect the safety of Arnold and Sophie. As for the matter of Arnold giving food to the man, she planned to tell David the truth later. Just as Sally was preparing to return to the kitchen to continue cooking, she heard familiar footsteps in the hallway.
Sally looked through the peephole and a flash of surprise appeared on her face. It was David who had returned. David had just reached the door, took out his keys, and before he could open the door, Sally opened it in advance. She embraced David tightly and gave him a big hug. "You're back!"
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When David came back, Cola, who was sleeping on the couch, ran over to greet him. Cola vigorously rubbed against David's leg and they seemed very close. Ever since David gave Cola several crystal treats, it has become extremely affectionate towards him. David picked Cola up from the floor and examined it, growing more satisfied the longer he looked. Cola had a robust physique and sharp claws, clearly a skilled hunter for catching mice.
David said to Sally, "I'll borrow Cola for a bit and take it out for a walk."
Sally hesitated for a moment. Although she didn't know what David was planning to do with Cola, she replied, "You don't even need to ask me; it seems like Cola is more attached to you than to me. It feels like you're its owner." There was a tinge of jealousy in Sally's tone.
David chuckled and said, "No worries. I'll let you feed it some mutant crystals next time, then it will be close to you."
Saying that, David took out another mutant crystal and handed it to Sally. "You stay at home today and continue absorbing the crystals, aiming to break through to Level 2 as soon as possible."
Sally took the crystal and nodded obediently. "I got it."
David walked over to the corner of the room where Little Black was curled up, sound asleep. Its body had grown even larger, and its bones were thicker and stronger. It looked like it had reached the size of a medium-sized dog. It seemed that the mutant crystals it absorbed yesterday had produced excellent results.
The dog cage was no longer able to accommodate Little Black, so it had developed a habit of sleeping in the corner of the room. David lightly kicked Little Black's sleeping hindquarters. Little Black opened its groggy eyes and looked at David. When it saw David holding Cola in his arms, it immediately let out several jealous barks, sounding quite anxious.
David said, "Little Black, come with me. I'll take you out for a walk."
Little Black instantly perked up upon hearing that. It had been nearly suffocating staying at home these past few days. Typically, dogs need to be walked every day, especially energetic ones like Little Black. But it had been cooped up at home these past few days, without a chance to go out, and it was feeling extremely restless. Moreover, there was a cat in the house constantly eyeing it, making it difficult for it to move around freely. Little Black immediately started bounding around, spinning in circles around David, looking extremely excited.
Sally said, "Are you going out again? I was just about to make lunch."
David shook his head. "Don't worry about me. I have things to take care of. I'll come back to eat tonight." With that, David prepared to leave with the cat in his arms. Just as he opened the door, the door across from him opened as well.
Arnold, who was behind the door, saw David holding a cat in his arms with a dog by his side and was momentarily stunned. He smiled and nodded at David as a greeting. Then, with a solemn expression, Arnold said, "David, let me confess something to you."
Seeing Arnold's serious expression, David thought something bad had happened. "What's the matter?"
Arnold told David about giving food to the man earlier. After a moment of contemplation, David said, "I didn't think it was such a big deal. The food's on me. You two don't have to go hungry."
However, David continued seriously, "But I have to mention something to you. Today is only the second day of the zombie outbreak. Think about it, even if they are starving, Father and son won't starve to death? Their house can't be completely devoid of food, right?"
Arnold suddenly wore a look of realization. "Now that you mention it, something seems off."
David shook his head. When people don't have food, as long as there is water, they can survive without any issues for at least ten to twenty days. If their physical condition is better and they have more body fat, it's even possible to survive for over a month.
Arnold was just too kind-hearted, and seeing the other party using the child as a shield softened him. If any other teammate did the same, David would have kicked them out a long time ago. But there was nothing he could do; after all, Arnold had saved David's life in a previous life.
In this apocalypse, David only had this one truly loyal brother. And he understood that the end of the world had just begun, so it would take Arnold some time to adjust his thinking.
Although David wasn't sure about the true intentions of this father and son, in the apocalypse, he always speculated about strangers with the worst possible intentions. "Be careful around this guy. If he comes again, don't open the door."
David's intuition told him that something was off about this man. But he wasn't particularly worried because they had Sally, the esper. No matter how many ordinary people came, Sally could handle them.
"Yeah, we understand," Arnold felt somewhat guilty in his heart. He knew that he had done a good deed with unintended consequences this time. And the fact that David showed no resentment only increased his guilt.
"Alright, enough talking. I'm going out," David hurriedly walked downstairs with the cat in his arms, and Little Black followed behind wagging its tail. Watching David's departing figure, both Arnold and Sophie were stunned. "Is David taking the dog for a walk?"...
Inside the room, a man in formal attire handed a packet of biscuits to the little boy beside him. "Clare, go ahead and eat." This man was Clark, the person who had just asked Arnold for food.
Clark took two biscuits out of the box and put them in his mouth, then handed the remaining biscuits to the little boy beside him. "Dad, I'm not hungry."
Clark nodded at the little boy and patted his head. "Go play."
The little boy hesitated, as if he had something to say to Clark. Clark asked with concern, "What's wrong, Clare? Do you want to tell Dad something?"
After a moment of hesitation, the little boy finally spoke up, "Dad, you told me lying is wrong, but we still have so much food at home."
Clark smiled and patted his head. "Good boy, lying is wrong, but now we're trying to survive. When your goal is to survive, whatever you do is right." The little boy nodded, seemingly understanding.
"Go play," Clark affectionately patted his head. Clark went to the bathroom and neatly groomed his hair in front of the mirror.
" It seems the information I heard yesterday was correct. This family indeed hoarded a lot of supplies." Yesterday, Angus and that Brother Knife were shouting loudly at Clark's door, and Clark even heard a woman crying.
Clark was curious at that time and pressed his ear against the door to eavesdrop on the commotion from the other side. In reality, it couldn't be considered eavesdropping because the voices from the other side were loud, and Clark easily heard their conversation. He also learned about David hoarding a lot of supplies in his house.
"That guy named David must be incredibly powerful. More than twenty people couldn't even defeat him." Clark had also learned about espers from the internet in the past few days, and he speculated that David might be one of those legendary espers.
"The food in the house won't last long. I need to think of a solution. What should I do?" Clark fell into deep thought.
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David drove towards the location of the cold storage. A cat and a dog sat in the back seat, with Cola dozing off and Little Black constantly looking out through the window.
Little Black was curious about everything outside the window. Whenever it saw zombies chasing vehicles, it would let out an alerting bark and desperately scratch at the window. It seemed like it wanted to go down and fight those zombies.
With a cat and a dog in the car, David felt a sense of balance. Having both a cat and a dog was the goal of many people's aspirations. David looked at Cola through the rearview mirror and asked, "By the way, Cola, what ability do you have?"
"Meow?" Due to the language barrier, David's attempt to have a conversation with the cat failed. But he was genuinely curious about what abilities Cola possessed. Although he knew that Little Black was undoubtedly a powerful mutant beast, Cola had only demonstrated extraordinary speed so far.
"Could it be physical enhancement?" Judging from Cola's speed, it seemed to lean towards physical mutation. With its agility alone, it could already defeat most Level 1 esper. That was why David brought it along. Many mutant beasts were not inferior in strength to espers.
In the apocalypse, humans were not the favored side. About an hour later, David arrived at the industrial park again, this time without using navigation and found the location of the cold storage with ease.
David parked the car next to Warehouse No. 1. As soon as he opened the car door, Little Black burst out like an untamed wild horse and frolicked in the open space. However, it quickly stopped and alertly sniffed in the direction of Warehouse No. 1, clearly sensing something unusual.
Little Black suddenly barked a few times towards Warehouse No. 1 and then looked at David, as if giving a warning.
Cola also jumped out of the car and looked towards the location of Warehouse No. 1, its gaze vigilant. David noticed all the reactions of Little Black and Cola. "Mutant beasts are indeed sensitive. They've detected abnormalities so quickly."
He waved at Little Black and Cola. "Follow me." Cola obediently followed behind David, and Little Black stopped its playful antics and walked beside David, its eyes fixed on the direction of the room temperature warehouse.
David led the cat and the dog to the entrance of the room temperature warehouse. Little Black barked even louder this time, looking excited and agitated, staring at the rolling shutter door inside.
David lifted the rolling shutter door, and the warehouse was filled with mutant rats once again. As the sunlight streamed into the warehouse, the mutant rats instantly became frenzied. Especially when they saw Cola and Little Black, they regarded them as formidable enemies. The mutant rats squealed loudly and launched a direct attack, rushing towards David like a black tide.
"Go, Little Black, Cola, show me your strength." After hearing David's command, Little Black became extremely excited and took the lead to charge out.
"Silly dog, don't get surrounded. Use your fire breath, why are you charging in?" David felt helpless. No wonder they say that dogs meddle in the affairs of mice. Little Black's enthusiasm for catching rats was even higher than that of a cat.
Little Black had originally planned to charge into the group of rats, but after hearing David's words, it calmed down. It stopped not far from the front of the rat group and spewed a green flame towards the mutated rats, instantly engulfing the leading troops of the rats in flames. When the fire dissipated, it turned out that hundreds of rats had been burned to white bones, demonstrating the terrifying power of this green flame.
David was also amazed at this scene. No wonder Adolf became the top-ranked esper in the SJ City Rankings with just a dog in the previous life. The power of this green flame was indeed a bit exaggerated, instantly incinerating the flesh and blood of the rats.
In the previous life, David had heard that the flames from Little Black had a special burning effect on flesh and blood. Once it touched a bit, it would spread throughout the body. Unless the flesh and blood were completely incinerated, the flames would not extinguish.
Because of the characteristics of Little Black's flames, many powerful espers died miserably under its flames. It was said that only one esper survived after being hit by small black's flames. In order to prevent the flames from spreading throughout his body, he severed his left hand, thus saving his life.
After small black spewed out a flame and killed the rats, its wild nature seemed to awaken. It ran excitedly, keeping a distance from the rat swarm while continuously spewing flames. With each flame, dozens or even hundreds of rats were burned to ashes.
On the other hand, Cola, seeing small black's performance, didn't want to be outdone. It also charged out, moving as fast as lightning. Just as David thought it was going to engage in close combat, he discovered a fluctuation of energy emanating from Cola. As an esper, David was extremely familiar with energy fluctuations, and this was a precursor to releasing esper abilities.
Cola summoned several dark shadows, which fell onto the rats, enveloping them like a black mist. Although these shadows had no attacking power, they completely blocked their vision. The rats were suddenly plunged into darkness and couldn't see anything. They became a group of headless flies, panicking and running amok in the warehouse, occasionally bumping into obstacles around them.
Coca-Cola charged into the group of blinded rats, like a tiger among sheep, starting a one-sided slaughter. Its claws were extremely sharp, comparable to swords. With each swipe of its claws, a rat would meet its end. Some rats tried to attack Cola by relying on their sense of smell. However, Cola was too fast, and all their attacks missed, posing no threat to it. David looked on with a surprised expression.
"Shadow-type esper?" Shadow-type espers were almost as rare as spatial-type espers. Unexpectedly, Cola possessed this kind of ability. He had heard that shadow-type espers were always elusive and had extremely mysterious attack methods, making them a difficult type of esper to deal with.
Watching Cola kill in the midst of the rat swarm, David suddenly remembered something from the previous life. He had heard about a famous "Shadow Cat Demon" in a large base in City D. The entire base provided it with delicious food and drink, fearing to upset it. This "Shadow Cat Demon" was the most powerful presence in the entire base. Moreover, this City D was located right next to SJ City.
"Could that Shadow Cat Demon be Cola?" Just as David was surprised, the cat and dog had already gone berserk in the rat swarm. Within just two or three minutes, several hundred rats had already died at their hands. David watched with a sense of satisfaction. They were much more efficient than he was.
"Indeed, you two are professionals when it comes to catching rats."
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Within a few moments, with the power of Cola's shadow abilities, the small black mouse in Warehouse No. 1 completely vanished into the warehouse. Looking at the mess on the floor, David became more convinced. Cola was indeed the shadow cat monster.
Cola walked over, rubbing against David's leg. David chuckled helplessly and crouched down. Just as his hand was about to stroke the cat's head, the little black creature presented its head to him. In response, David's hand landed on the small round head of the black cat.
The cat purred softly, its face filled with contentment. Watching this scene, Cola quickly became dissatisfied and made a growling sound towards the little black creature. Observing the standoff between the cat and the dog, David sighed helplessly. "Cola, do you know about the shadow cat monster?" he suddenly asked. Cola froze in place, then looked at him with a puzzled expression.
In the next moment, David stood up and gazed inside Warehouse No. 1. "Crazy, how could I possibly communicate with Cola?" With those words, he beckoned to the cat and dog and headed towards the warehouse.
The deeper he went, the stronger the putrid smell became. These mice had clearly been surviving here for quite some time. The scattered white bones on the floor showed how formidable these mice were in terms of their attacking power.
With each step David took, he crushed a bone. The bone instantly snapped in half. Black? Normally, both the inside and outside of bones should be white. However, on this bone that broke in half, David discovered that the broken part was black.
"Why is this thing black?" David muttered to himself, about to crouch down and examine it closely when he suddenly heard a cry from the little black creature. He quickly looked up, only to see the small black cat continuously barking in one direction, while Cola behind him became alert.
David hurriedly collected the bones in front of him, intending to examine them carefully later. After storing them away, he walked forward cautiously towards the direction the cat and dog were on guard. Warehouse No. 1 had many containers, and what was inside those containers was unknown, but this place was definitely not conducive to combat.
As he moved forward, he gradually heard the sound of someone eating. The sound was urgent and hurried, as if it were a person who hadn't eaten anything for over ten days. Could there be people here? In this warehouse full of mutant mice, could there still be humans?
Soon, David's eyes revealed the answer. In a larger container, a thin and emaciated zombie was bowing its head, crazily gnawing on something, emitting an extremely foul odor from the entire container.
David stood just outside the container, but it seemed that the zombie hadn't noticed him. Even the recent cries from the small black cat didn't divert its attention. Ever since entering Warehouse No. 1, there had been white bones everywhere. For this zombie to survive here, it must possess great strength.
Quietly, David moved away to the side. It was best not to provoke this zombie. After searching for a while, David finally found a whole box of food in Warehouse No. 1. However, the surroundings of this box were filled with the corpses of these mutant mice! The bodies were piled together, flattened as if they had been stepped on, and they stuck to the ground, shriveled.
Seeing this scene, David couldn't help but furrow his brow. The countless corpses around him reminded David that obtaining this box of food was not that simple. But this was a whole box of food, a lifesaver in the midst of the apocalypse.
There was no way David would give up. Just as David took his first step forward, Little Black went crazy and let out a loud roar. The next moment, without hesitation, Little Black spewed a mouthful of fire! David quickly turned around! When he saw the figure in the air successfully dodging the flames of Little Black, he was instantly on edge! It was the same zombie that was eating inside the container just now!
At this moment, the zombie landed steadily on top of the highest container, its hands and feet firmly on the ground, resembling a crawling creature, staring intently at David.
This zombie seemed to have rushed over while still eating, with a human hand hanging from its mouth. Crack! The zombie stared at David, and seeing that David didn't move, it continued to eat the hand right in front of him! Just because the zombie didn't attack David didn't mean he was safe! He couldn't let his guard down. In a place like this, even a momentary lapse of vigilance could cost him his life!
David quickly summoned his armor, and with a few clicks, his whole body was enveloped in armor. Today, he had to secure the box of food behind him! David glanced at the zombie gnawing on the hand, calmly retreated, and approached the box step by step.
The zombie saw David's actions, swallowed the last bite of the hand, and roared loudly at David! The next moment, seeing that David had no intention of stopping, the zombie lunged forward. With a swoosh, the zombie charged at David at an incredible speed.
Bang! The zombie collided with David's armor head-on. It barely took a few steps back, vigilantly staring at David.
David breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily. The armor was sturdy enough. He couldn't even see a trace of this guy's movement at the speed he just displayed. It was unbelievably fast! Cola, as a supernatural being with shadow abilities, was already considered very fast. But unexpectedly, this zombie was several times faster than Coke! Since this guy couldn't break through the armor, he could just keep an eye on it and take the food away.
With this method in mind, David began to execute it in coordination with the attacks of Little Black and Coke. What surprised David was that this guy didn't pay any attention to the attacks from Little Black and Coke at all! It evaded their attacks while relentlessly attacking David! With every step David took, he felt a tremendous impact from behind.
If it were anyone else, they would have fallen countless times already! But what frustrated David was that his armor, no matter how strong, couldn't withstand the repeated impacts from this guy!
"This is bad." Sensing the changes in his armor, David felt uneasy. He turned around and without hesitation, he raised his hand and threw several spatial blades at the zombie charging towards him again!
The spatial blades were extremely fast, and the zombie clearly didn't expect David to counterattack. It hesitated for a moment and swiftly dodged, but still got hit by one blade. The zombie stood in place, its right arm slowly oozing green blood. "Why is it green?" David looked at the color and felt somewhat uneasy.
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The green liquid slowly dripped from the zombie's arm wound and fell to the ground. David stared at the green liquid for a long time, unable to react immediately.
In the previous world, there were zombies with green liquid, but that was about a month after the disaster. How could the zombies mutate so quickly just on the second day after the disaster?
A roar snapped David back to reality, and he quickly looked up. The zombie's gaping mouth was dangerously close, and he swiftly raised his hand, launching several spatial blades in an instant. Unfortunately, all the spatial blades missed their target.
The speed of this zombie was incredibly fast! David's body moved, his eyes desperately trying to keep up with the agile movements of the zombie. He tightly clenched his fingers, searching for an opportunity to release the spatial blades. The other zombies outside had not yet mutated, and the consequences would be unimaginable if this mutated zombie was released here.
The System's Spatial Critical had only a little over a day left, and collecting the Mutated Crystals from mutated zombies was undoubtedly a great opportunity. David's eyes lit up as he called out to Little Black and Cola. "Little Black, Cola! Attack!" Little Black let out a howl and unleashed flames towards the zombie's figure. The zombie moved quickly, and despite Little Black's intense efforts, its attacks could only chase after the zombie's shadow.
Meanwhile, Cola made a move and instantly appeared in front of the zombie. Without using its special ability, it lunged at the zombie's face, catching it off guard. The zombie never expected Cola to be so fast. In the split second of its astonishment, Little Black's flames were already dangerously close from behind.
Now's the time! Seeing the zombie about to dodge, David didn't hesitate for a moment and flung his spatial blade directly at it. One spatial blade accurately sliced through the zombie's neck, while the rest pierced through its abdomen.
The next second, Little Black's flames covered the zombie perfectly. In just a blink of an eye, a strong smell of burning flesh filled the air, causing David to furrow his brow. Cola managed to reach David's feet a split second before Little Black, leaning against it and emitting a low growl. Little Black, who missed the opportunity by a hair's breadth, looked at the scene with resentment, but didn't dare to approach and could only complain in a resentful tone from a distance.
David lifted Cola and crouched down beside Little Black, rubbing its head. "You both did a great job." Little Black satisfiedly nuzzled David's palm with its head, and its voice became more pleasant. When David put Cola down, it glanced quietly at Little Black.
He walked towards the charred remains of the zombie. On the ground, there was only one green-glowing mutated crystal lying quietly. Not even a trace of the zombie's body or ashes remained.
This zombie was different from the mutated zombies David had encountered before. Although this zombie had mutated, its intelligence was much lower compared to the mutated zombies from the previous world.
One could say it had none at all. David picked up the mutated crystal, and with a thought, the green crystal disappeared from his hand.
[You have obtained one Intermediate Mutated Crystal, Critical Hit Multiplier: 100,000x! ]
[Congratulations! You have obtained 100,000 Mutated Crystals! ]
David heard the notification and felt delighted. This mutated crystal was much larger than the previous ones he had collected. The effect of this intermediate mutated crystal was equivalent to a thousand low-level crystals. Moreover, these colored intermediate crystals, when absorbed by superhumans, had the potential to trigger new abilities. With little time left for the ten thousand-fold critical hit, if he could encounter mutated zombies during this remaining time, it would undoubtedly be a great benefit.
With little time remaining, David approached the shipping container and gently lifted the lid. Upon opening it, he saw a whole box of canned meat, rice, bread, and more in front of him.
With a thought, the entire box of non-perishable food disappeared in the next second. At the same time, the system issued a prompt.
[You obtained 50 cans of fresh meat, ten thousand-fold critical hit in effect! ]
[Congratulations, you obtained 5 million cans of fresh meat! ]
[You obtained 50 pieces of bread, ten thousand-fold critical hit in effect! ]
[Congratulations, you obtained 5 million pieces of bread!]...
The non-perishable storage area was not particularly large, and it didn't take long for David to finish exploring it with Small Black and Cola. He planned to go to the frozen storage area next, where he expected to find more food to fill their stomachs. If lucky, there might be another wave of ten thousand-fold critical hits.
As David and his companions passed by the shipping container where the mutated zombie had stayed before, he glanced inside and unexpectedly saw the corpses of several mutated rats!
"This guy eats mutated rats?" David recoiled in disgust and averted his gaze. In the refrigerated storage area, David easily found two containers of inventory. Looking at the frozen food inside the containers, he wasted no time in collecting them.
Finally, he arrived at the frozen storage area. The doorknob was covered with a thin layer of frost, indicating that the temperature inside was much colder than the refrigerated area. David exerted some force before managing to open the door.
As soon as he opened the door, a cold wind blew in, causing him to shudder involuntarily. Small Black and Cola, following behind him, also sensed the temperature and huddled shivering behind David.
With each step, David felt as if he was walking on ice. Due to the catastrophe, all the personnel in Warehouse No. 1 had perished, and naturally, no one controlled the temperature here. The further he walked, the colder the air in the entire area became. However, the colder it was, the rarer the presence of the mutated rats. These rats, despite being mutated, couldn't withstand the cold temperature.
Small Black couldn't bear it any longer and let out a low growl. David turned to look and couldn't help but smile at the sight of Small Black and Cola trembling. "You two wait for me outside."
Upon hearing this, Small Black and Cola hesitated for a moment. Although they wanted to accompany David, they couldn't endure the temperature inside. In the end, they reluctantly returned the way they came. Even if he left Small Black and Cola outside, David had nothing to worry about. The strength of these two companions was extraordinary.
David continued walking towards the end. The cold in this place was nothing for his physical fitness. When he reached the end, he pushed open a door in front of him. Inside the room, he immediately saw boxes of fruits, vegetables, and a considerable amount of dairy products.
As he was about to leave after clearing the room of food, he caught sight of an inconspicuous medical box in the corner.
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In the post-apocalyptic world, food is undoubtedly crucial, but survival requires more than just food; it also requires medicine. In this harsh living environment, many people do not die because of zombies but rather due to illness.
Taking advantage of the 100,000-fold boost, David needs to find more medicine. He picked up the medical kit from the corner, but before he could open it, the entire room he was in began to shake violently! An earthquake? Impossible. This city hasn't experienced an earthquake in hundreds of years.
On the contrary, David felt that it was more like something massive walking. With a thought, the medical kit disappeared from his hands.
[You obtained a medical kit, and the 100,000-fold boost is in effect!]
[Congratulations, you obtained 100,000 medical kits!]
David didn't pay much attention to the system's words. He pressed himself tightly against the door, and at the moment the system's voice sounded, he saw something outside the door! He nervously swallowed a gulp of saliva.
The feet outside the door were bare, stepping on the ground, causing violent tremors in the refrigerated storage area with each step. David only caught a glimpse of the owner of those feet for a second and dared not look any further.
It was a combination of a human and an animal, with the lower half of the zombie being human while the upper half resembled a rat! Even in David's previous life, he had never seen something like this so early on.
He stayed close to the wall, waiting for the thing outside to leave. After what seemed like several minutes, the thing finally departed. David didn't dare to let his guard down as he cautiously walked out.
In the corridor, every step the zombie took left a footprint. But due to the temperature, the footprints were quickly covered by frost. That's why David hadn't noticed the zombie when he entered.
On the opposite side of the door David came out of, there was another door, but it was locked. David looked around, confirmed that the zombie wasn't nearby for now, and his hand touched the lock. He pulled it forcefully, and the lock broke. David pushed open the door and entered.
At the moment he entered, he understood why the zombie had a human and rat-like appearance. The room in front of him was like an operating room with a surgical table in the center. On the table lay a corpse and a rat's carcass nearby. And on the table, there was also a syringe, halfway inserted into the corpse's hand, as if someone had left in a hurry.
David closed the door behind him and walked to the front of the surgical table. The corpse on the table was a normal human corpse that hadn't undergone any mutations. The syringe in its hand contained green liquid. Even more bizarrely, the corpse hadn't decayed yet! Every piece of skin on it was intact.
David didn't observe any further and instead focused his attention on some boxes in the room. They might contain medicine. With this possibility in mind, David walked towards the boxes. When he opened them, his eyes brightened! Indeed, they were medicines!
Inside the boxes were bottles of medicine, and in the next moment, all the medicine bottles in the boxes were stored in David's space. Likewise, these medicine bottles were also multiplied by the 100,000-fold boost! As David stood up and turned around, ready to leave, the entire room shook violently once again.
This guy is not easy to deal with. While this zombie may have intermediate crystals on its corpse, David's current abilities are still too weak. It would be too difficult for David to face this intermediate zombie alone.
Just as David was planning to quietly wait for the zombie to leave, he heard the footsteps of the zombie approaching the room where he was. David looked around and quickly hid behind the boxes. Several boxes were stacked together, perfectly blocking David's entire figure.
As David hid, the door was suddenly slammed open. The zombie rushed in and immediately noticed the corpse on the operating table. Its eyes lit up and without hesitation, it pounced on the corpse.
David remained silent, listening to the sound of chewing. He patiently waited without any sense of urgency...
It had been a while since David left the house. During this time, Arnold and Sophie stayed at home without any unusual occurrences. Until now, they heard a series of knocks on their door from outside.
Bang! Bang! Bang! "Is anyone home?" Sophie, lying in Arnold's arms, was startled by the knocking sound. You see, zombies have good hearing, so they didn't dare to speak too loudly at home, afraid of attracting zombies.
"Honey, what..." Sophie showed a frightened expression.
Arnold, on the other hand, stood up and reassured her, "I'll go check it out." With that, he picked up a long knife nearby and walked to the door.
Arnold looked through the peephole, and his expression became complicated. Standing outside the door was the son of the stranger who had come asking for food earlier.
"Kid, why aren't you at home? What are you doing here?"Arnold asked cautiously.
Tears welled up in the corners of the boy's eyes as he spoke and wiped them away. "Uncle, my dad collapsed at home, and I don't know what to do. Can you help me check on him?"
Sophie walked over and happened to hear the conversation. Looking at the boy outside the door, she felt sorry for him. "Honey, what should we do? He's probably the only one left in his family."
Arnold looked at the boy and hesitated. Moreover, the boy was crying outside the door, and at any moment, he could attract zombies and get torn apart.
He wanted to help, but David's words kept lingering in his mind. What if this was a deliberate trap by that man? But this was still a child! Would parents really put their own children in danger? Arnold gritted his teeth and opened the door. "Kid, let's go and check on your dad. Stop crying." As he spoke, the boy sniffled and nodded.
"Honey, I'll go with you," Sophie held onto Arnold's clothes and whispered. Arnold couldn't bear to let Sophie go with him.
He gently patted Sophie's hand, turned around, went back into the room, put on the armor left by David, and said to her, "Stay at home and wait for me. If I don't come back, don't open the door."
With that, Arnold closed the door, took the long knife, and followed the boy. Sally, across, saw everything through the peephole.
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Sally silently watched the entire process through the peephole. Arnold was equipped with the armor and long knife given by David, and she would only intervene if absolutely necessary.
On Arnold's side, he followed the little boy all the way back to his house. The boy opened the door, and Arnold cautiously entered, but there was no one inside the house, let alone a fallen man.
"Where is your father, young man?" Arnold turned to ask the boy. However, the boy closed and locked the door behind him. With wide eyes, he pointed to a room beside them and said, "He's in there."
Arnold frowned as he looked at the boy. He had mostly figured out that this was a trap. Using a child as bait, were they still parents?
Arnold squatted in front of the boy and asked in a low voice, "Tell me the truth, young man. What did your father tell you?"
The boy looked at Arnold, about to say something, but before he could speak, Arnold noticed the boy's gaze slowly shifting upward. Not good!
Alarm bells rang in Arnold's mind. He quickly moved aside, and the next second, a chair smashed into the spot where he had been standing a moment ago.
"Father!" The man clearly disregarded his son's safety. He didn't even pause to care about his son when the chair hit the boy's hand. The boy was hurt and immediately started crying.
"Don't cry!" After reprimanding the boy, the man turned around and stared fiercely at Arnold.
"What do you want?" Arnold stood up cautiously, on guard.
The man's lips curled slightly as he looked at the armor on Arnold's body, clearly underestimating him. He took out an iron rod hidden behind the door and threatened Arnold, saying, "Give me all the food in your house, and I'll consider sparing you. How about that?"
The man greedily eyed Arnold, but Arnold's face darkened. "I helped you before, and yet..." David was right, in the apocalypse, no one can be trusted.
With a sneer, the man said, "If I still had food, do you think I would come begging to you?" Without further ado, the man raised the iron rod in his hand and swung it towards Arnold!
The iron rod struck Arnold's armor, and he only felt a slight weight on his shoulder, nothing more. However, the man couldn't hold onto the rod anymore; his entire hands were trembling uncontrollably.
"Ah!" The man let out a roar and grabbed a fruit knife from the table, stabbing it towards Arnold's eyes!
Arnold was a retired soldier and had undergone numerous training drills on how to deal with knife-wielding criminals. In just a few moves, he quickly subdued the man on the ground.
"Brother... Brother! I was wrong! I was wrong!" The man cried out in pain as Arnold pressed him down. Knowing he couldn't win against Arnold, he quickly begged for mercy. Arnold coldly listened to his pleas.
At the thought that if he killed the man, the child would be left without a father, Arnold wouldn't hesitate to kill this treacherous man. On the battlefield, men like him would only betray their comrades!
Betrayal was something Arnold couldn't tolerate the most! With a cold expression, Arnold released the man. As he was about to walk out the door, he heard a clang from behind.
Arnold slowly turned around and saw the little boy holding a small knife, thrusting it towards his back...
In the room where David was, a loud noise suddenly came from it. He trembled all over and cautiously poked his head out. When he saw what was in front of him, his eyes widened!
On the operating table, the intact corpse that should have been devoured by zombies actually stood up! The violent noise from earlier must have been the zombie being kicked aside. The zombie glared angrily at corpse on the table.
The zombie let out a roar, and the next moment, sharp claws appeared on its hands! It lunged at corpse on the table. Just as its claws were about to tear corpse apart, the body lightly jumped and landed behind the zombie.
Another kick. The zombie was once again sent flying! But this time, the zombie collided right where David was looking. David's mouth twitched as he saw the zombie move, but the next moment, it was firmly stepped on by corpse!
corpse had left footprints on the zombie's body! David clearly saw bite marks on corpse's shoulder. After being bitten by the zombie, corpse should have turned into a zombie as well.
But why... David widened his eyes suddenly. The body had already dealt with the zombie!
He swallowed his saliva, already prepared to attack with his spatial blade. corpse looked at the dead zombie under its foot, repeatedly stomping on it in apparent dissatisfaction. After crushing the zombie's flesh, it finally lifted its foot.
corpse slowly turned around and locked eyes with David. It was a male body, and from its appearance, it seemed to be in its teens. If it were still alive, it would have been a young person just starting college life.
To David's surprise, the corpse glanced at him as if disdainful, without attacking, and walked out directly.
David stood up and looked at the departing figure of the corpse, feeling puzzled. "What is this? It came back to life, but everything seems different from the previous life."
The appearance of the mutated zombie ahead of time and this corpse. Is there a connection between the two? Could it be because he disrupted the outcome of the previous life and did something different before the disaster struck? David shook his head. The fact that the body didn't attack him was a good thing. He couldn't defeat this corpse; it was too powerful.
David turned around and walked back to the incapacitated zombie. He lightly slashed its forehead with a small knife, revealing an intermediate crystal inside. Like the previous one, this crystal had a faint green color. After storing it in his space, the crystal duplicated into a hundred thousand.
When David walked out, Little Black and Cola saw him and hurriedly ran over. The cat and dog trembled as if they had seen something extremely frightening.
David, accompanied by them, left Warehouse No. 1, and the body had disappeared without a trace. Just as David was driving back to their residence and had just walked upstairs, he saw Arnold descending the stairs with a vacant look, And the long knife in his hand was covered with bloodstains...
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