“Did you hear me clearly?” Monica impatiently said.
“Oh,” David responded casually and turned his head to continue walking forward.
Monica was stunned. Invitation, and all he said was ‘oh’? “Hey, kid, don’t you even want to ask about our organization?”
Hearing Monica’s words, David whispered, “What’s the name of your organization, and what benefits would I get if I join?”
Monica nodded with satisfaction. This was the normal response. “You don’t need to know the name, but as for the benefits, like I said, there aren’t many talented individuals like you. As long as you come, we will do our best to provide you with whatever you need. What do you think?”
That’s it… David sighed and replied, “Thanks, but no thanks.”
Monica stood frozen in place, shocked. David turned around and suddenly noticed a zombie standing behind Monica. He swiftly threw out his spatial blade. Monica saw David’s action and quickly rolled aside! Was this guy trying to kill her?!
When she looked again, she realized that David’s spatial blade wasn’t aimed at her but at the zombie behind her!
Monica swallowed nervously as she watched David collect the zombie crystal. It was close. If it weren’t for this guy, she might have lost her life due to a momentary lapse of concentration. A momentary lapse was a big taboo! Monica regretted her mindset and stood up again.
“Thanks,” she said, walking over to David and handing him a primary crystal. David glanced at the primary crystal in Monica’s hand, raised an eyebrow, and accepted it. He was quite reasonable.
“You’re welcome. Consider it even,” David said, waving the primary crystal in his hand.
“Back already?” A man sat in a chair, holding a cup of tea and looking at Monica, who had just returned. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘭．𝑜𝘳𝘨
Monica responded with a faint “Hmm” and sat down next to him. “So, did he agree?” the man asked.
On the couch, Danny quietly lowered the book in his hands and looked at the two people on the table. Monica shook her head. “He refused me.”
The man smiled calmly, as if he had expected this outcome. Hearing Monica’s words, Danny burst into laughter. “Wow, there’s actually someone in this world who rejected our Monica sister.”
As the words fell, Monica glared at him. “Even if any of you go, it would be useless,” Monica coldly snorted and said.
Creak… Creak… The rocking chair in the corner suddenly started moving, and the three of them became tense. The old man in the rocking chair picked up the cane beside him and slowly stood up from the chair.
“Abraham, how come you’re up?” the man said respectfully.
The person known as Abraham smiled and said, “I’m not that old. If it weren’t for that experiment, I would still have the same appearance as all of you.” As he spoke, he pounded his body, and it made cracking sounds. He comfortably stretched his back with a yawn.
“I’m going out for a while,” Abraham said, leaning on his cane and slowly walking out.
After he left the house, Danny finally spoke up. “I heard that during that experiment, Abraham captured many people with abilities…” Before he could finish, Danny noticed the look in the man’s eyes and quickly shut his mouth.
“Don’t mention it again next time,” the man said.
“Alright,” Danny agreed and kept his mouth shut.
Meanwhile, David returned home late, and Arnold, concerned, had put on armor and grabbed a sword to go outside. Just as he stepped out, he ran into David who had just come back.
“David?” Arnold’s eyes lit up. “You finally came back,” he said as he approached him.
David looked at his posture and asked, “Where are you going?”
Arnold smiled and pulled David into the house. “You don’t know, Sally was so worried.” As soon as David entered the house, Sally rushed towards him. She looked up at David with a slightly annoyed expression, still showing the urgency in her eyes.
“Why did you stay out for so long?” Sally patted David’s chest.
Seeing Sally’s appearance, David couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. He gently touched Sally’s head and said, “But I’m back now, right?”
After saying a few words, David took Sally back to the room. It took a lot of effort to calm Sally down before the two of them finally went to sleep. In the middle of the night, David couldn’t sleep soundly. Since the apocalypse, his sleep had become fragile. After several failed attempts, he couldn’t fall asleep and had to get up. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
David gently opened a slit in the curtain and looked outside. In his previous life, he never had the chance to smoke at night and enjoy the scenery like this. Either he was collecting resources or being chased by zombies with Arnold. Unfortunately, they were eventually overwhelmed by the zombies.
As David pondered, he blew out a smoke ring. When he looked downstairs, he suddenly saw the figure of an old man. The old man had white hair and was slowly walking forward with a cane. There were constantly zombies trying to approach him, but they seemed to fear him and didn’t dare to take another step closer.
This old man… David only pondered for a moment when the old man suddenly turned around and looked at him! As their eyes met, David felt something was wrong and quickly pulled down the curtain.
Downstairs, Abraham looked at the descending curtain with a faint smile. This kid has good vigilance. He turned around and walked outside. Raising his hand, he snapped his fingers. Bang! The surrounding zombies instantly exploded one after another in place!
If David had witnessed this scene, he would definitely have the system check Abraham’s level. However, when David lifted the curtain again, Abraham had already gone far away. David wore his night vision goggles and looked at the scattered bodies of zombies on the ground, his brow slightly furrowed.
It was obvious that the old man’s strength was not low. He scanned the area but couldn’t find the old man . David reluctantly let the curtain down. If he had been a bit earlier, he could have witnessed the old man in action and used the system to check his level. Unfortunately, at the moment the old man looked at him, the expression in his eyes was clearly unfriendly. Was he an enemy or a friend?
“Brother, Abraham is back,” Danny gently poked the sleeping man and whispered. The man abruptly opened his eyes and sat up. He went outside and indeed saw Abraham on the rocking chair.
Although Abraham’s eyes were closed, his mind was still alert. The man was about to speak, but Abraham, lying on the rocking chair, spoke first. “Go back and sleep. This kid is quite good. It’s better to be a friend than an enemy.”
The man was shocked to hear Abraham’s words. He was the first person to receive such high praise from Abraham.