David looked through the rearview mirror and saw that there were still many zombies relentlessly chasing the vehicle they were in. Every now and then, a few zombies would suddenly appear from the front and pounce on them. The car’s tires crushed the zombies’ heads, flattening them, and exposing the crystals on their foreheads.
David sighed regretfully as he looked at the shiny crystals in the rearview mirror. If it weren’t for the large number of zombies, he would have considered getting out of the car and scavenging for more. After the car drove away, a zombie picked up the exposed mutated crystal.
The zombie looked at the object in its hand and tilted its head in confusion. Then, it unexpectedly took a bite! After swallowing the crystal, its face turned red, and its decaying flesh started falling off. It growled lowly and squatted down in extreme pain. Soon after, the zombie’s body began to expand.
In the next moment, the zombie exploded with a bang! The other nearby zombies heard the noise and turned their heads in curiosity. Upon realizing it was not a human, they shifted their attention back to the car. Inside the car, the young man looked out the window as they passed by one deserted house after another, furrowing his brow.
He looked at David, who was driving, and spoke up, “Can you help me rescue my girlfriend?” David glanced at the young man in the rearview mirror and said indifferently, “I don’t do things without expecting something in return.”
In this zombie-infested world, no one would help an unrelated person without reason, and David had his own motives for helping this young man. His Shadow-type ability was very useful.
The young man furrowed his brow and replied, “Name your price, and I’ll agree to it.”
Straightforward enough. David couldn’t help but appreciate this person’s character. He just didn’t expect that the leverage he had was the young man’s girlfriend.
David smiled faintly. The car continued driving until they reached an area where there were no zombies. With a sudden brake, David drifted the car.
His hands rested on the steering wheel as he looked ahead and said, “Regardless of anything, promise me first, and then I’ll help you rescue your girlfriend.”
“Regardless of anything.” The young man hesitated.
After a few seconds, he nodded in agreement. Guided by the young man, David drove to the place where the other man and his group resided.
By the time they arrived, it was 5:09 in the afternoon. There were only a few hours left before the end of the Ten Thousand Critical Hits enhancement. Since it was a base, the food stored there would not be scarce.
As soon as the three men and the dog got out of the car, the young man reminded them, “There are quite a few people inside, and my girlfriend is locked in the innermost room.”
“Let’s go inside,” David said cautiously, glancing around. If they stood around chatting for too long, they might attract zombies.
The other two nodded and walked inside. Just as they took a step forward, a clicking sound was heard, and a small handgun was aimed at David’s temple.
“A gun!” David looked at the gun pressed against his head but didn’t feel afraid; instead, he felt excited.
As long as he obtained a gun, it would multiply into a hundred thousand once in his inventory. Even the guards at this base had guns, and there would be no shortage of firearms inside. If he could get his hands on all of them, David would have a mobile arsenal!
“Who are you people?” the man at the entrance questioned. He hesitated slightly when he saw the young man.
” kid, what are you doing here? Weren’t you with the boss?” the man interrogated.
The young man stepped forward and calmly replied, “The boss asked me to bring these two people back first.”
With that, the man scrutinized David, expressing his doubt, “Newcomer? You seem average.” As he spoke, he slowly lowered the handgun. He walked behind the young man, without a word, and lifted the young man’s sleeve.
Then, he took out a syringe from his pocket and injected it into the young man’s arm. The young man watched the whole process but only furrowed his brow. Afterward, the man took a new syringe and approached David. Like the young man, he lifted David’s sleeve.
David watched as the serum was slowly injected into his skin, but his body didn’t feel anything amiss (immune to toxins). Arnold was also injected with the serum. The three followed behind the man cautiously. Arnold leaned close to David’s ear and whispered, “David, this serum…”
David remained silent and silently shook his head. He hadn’t figured out the composition of the serum yet, but for now, it seemed harmless. The next moment, when David saw that everyone inside was holding a gun, he was truly amazed. 𝒃𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝒍．𝒆𝒕
[Mission: Apocalypse Reserves! ]
“The apocalypse is imminent. Please collect usable resources to the emergency storage space. During this mission, all resources stored will receive a critical hit boost of a hundred thousand times. Time remaining: 0 days, 6 hours, 1 minute.”
David glanced at the transparent panel in front of him and then refocused his attention. The remaining six hours were more than enough. He wanted all the firearms here! Firearms were extremely valuable in the apocalypse, not only for self-defense but also as a means of exchange. With firearms, he could say that he had taken a step toward becoming a king in this world.
“What are you looking at? Get lost!” One of the men, uncomfortable with David’s stare, scolded him directly.
The man leading the way approached, blocking David’s path, and said in a calm tone, “You’re new here, be careful.”
Upon hearing the words “new here,” the man who scolded David’s face darkened, and he fell silent. He turned his head, and the leading man warned David, “Don’t stare randomly.”
The man glared at David and continued walking ahead. David didn’t say anything but quietly followed behind the man. For some reason, his body began to feel a bit warm.
Is it because of the serum he received just now? When he turned his head to look at the young man, the young man showed no reaction, and even Arnold was the same.