The two chatted for a while, and Ye Shuangluo seemingly casually asked, “Who was that bald man just now? He looked quite fierce, not like a good person.”
“The bald man? You mean Brother Lin? He’s the leader of our settlement. Although he looks fierce, he’s actually a really good person.”
“Is that so…”
Ye Shuangluo thought of what the woman said when he registered; that the other party actively took in these people whose homes were destroyed by zombies.
If he died, could this settlement still be maintained?
… …
In the distance, the bald Brother Lin stared intently at Ye Shuangluo and Shen Lingling, muttering to himself in his heart.
“That young man… he’s definitely that damned New Human. That Shen Lingling inexplicably helped him. Do they know each other?
Or is Shen Lingling also a damned New Human?”
The more he thought about it, the angrier Brother Lin became. He remembered that his parents in the capital had died at the hands of New Humans, and he felt like he couldn’t suppress the rage in his heart.
Although Ye Shuangluo and Shen Lingling were not those New Humans from the capital, Brother Lin equally loathed every single New Human.
Thinking of the scene when Ye Shuangluo fought that Horned Zombie, his ability seemed to be space-related. This ability was rare, but it couldn't effectively protect its owner.
A cold glint flashed in Brother Lin’s eyes. If he caught him off guard, he could definitely kill him.
Just as Brother Lin began to fantasize about killing Ye Shuangluo first, then beheading Shen Lingling to comfort his parents’ souls in heaven,
Ye Shuangluo suddenly walked towards him. Even though the other party did nothing.
Brother Lin felt all the hairs on his body stand on end, and an indescribable sense of oppression emanated from the young man.
He watched the young man slowly approach with his blade. He desperately wanted to flee, the farther the better, but his legs trembled uncontrollably.
At this moment, in his eyes, the young man was no longer one of his kind, but a ferocious beast that could pounce and kill him at any moment.
Pfft
The blade easily cut through the man’s throat. He hadn't even reacted before his head slowly dropped to the ground.
Ye Shuangluo didn’t pay attention to the panicked men and women who were startled by his sudden killing.
He just did what he wanted to do, nothing more.
As for what others thought? What did it have to do with him?
… …
After leaving the settlement, Ye Shuangluo finally had time to start checking his personal panel. After he slew the Horned Zombie, several system prompts seemed to echo in his mind.
【Hidden Achievement: Elite Hunter】
【Completion Condition: Kill three elite monsters
Current Progress: 1/3】
【Achievement Reward: Luck +1】
It was actually the Luck attribute, which couldn't be increased through normal means. Ye Shuangluo’s eyes lit up.
With a higher Luck attribute, the chances of getting good items from treasure chests would increase, and the activation probability of some skills would also increase.
Then, he looked at the skill bar, only to see that the originally empty skill bar had, at some point, gained a new skill.
【Wind Affinity LV.1
Skill Effect: Wind Element Resistance +15, recover two health points per second
You can slightly control the Wind Element
Skill Description: One favored by the wandering winds of the high heavens, the wind will guide your way and also transform into a gale to blow away all obstacles in your path】
【PS: This skill is self-learned by the player and cannot be upgraded through skill points or other means. Please explore the upgrade method yourself】
The upper limit of this skill was very high, this was Ye Shuangluo's opinion. Regarding some ways to develop the Wind Element, he already had some preliminary ideas in his mind.
Just then, a gentle breeze lightly brushed the young man’s cheek. The wind was so soft that all his fatigue instantly vanished.
Ye Shuangluo felt his body instantly return to its peak state, and his mental exhaustion also seemed to be soothed.
“During the battle just now, did you help me? Did you tell me that its weakness was the crystalline body on its forehead?”
Ye Shuangluo’s question was destined to go unanswered, but when he asked it, he already had the answer in his heart.
Finally, he took out a half-remaining crystalline body from his spatial backpack.
【Virus Nucleus (Ugly) Damaged】
【Type: Material / Quest Item】
【Item Description: The energy source of one of the 12 monsters created by a mad scientist on a whim】
【Item Rating: It has an almost insane attraction to the other 11 monsters. This is an alternative Gu breeding, only 1 out of 12 monsters can survive in the end】
【Special Effect: When you hold this item, you can vaguely sense the location of other items of the same origin as this item】
What should he do next? Ye Shuangluo couldn't help but start thinking seriously.
That world quest was out of the question for him, after all, to stop this evolution, he would need to kill It.
Ye Shuangluo knew his own limits well and wouldn't court such a huge disaster.
Finally, his gaze lingered on the last line of the Virus Nucleus’s special effect.
His heart stirred. Why not hunt the other mutated zombies?
After all, the rewards from elite monsters were definitely higher than ordinary monsters. Although their strength was also far greater than ordinary monsters, Ye Shuangluo now had ink execution in hand.
Coupled with his formidable attributes, killing the other mutated zombies wouldn't be too difficult.
No sooner said than done, Ye Shuangluo held the Virus Nucleus, and instantly, he felt a mysterious pull from the south.
… …
Whoosh
A blade covered in a greenish-blue light slashed towards the zombie in front with extreme speed.
Pfft
Accompanied by the sound of the blade slicing through flesh, the zombie fell limply to the ground, blood gurgling from its severed neck.
Ye Shuangluo shook the blood from his blade. From his slightly furrowed brow, it was clear he was not satisfied with that last strike.
Along the way, he had killed many zombies with ink execution, but the special effect had never been triggered.
After all, ink execution could even cut through the body of a mutated zombie like the Horned Zombie, let alone ordinary zombies; it was like slicing through melons and vegetables.
In such circumstances, it was naturally impossible to trigger the Slaughter Order.
Of course, he wasn't just killing zombies for fun because he was bored. He was trying to develop “Wind Affinity,” his only skill.
According to the skill description, “Wind Affinity” granted him Wind Element resistance, health recovery per second, and preliminary control over the Wind Element.
In fact, Ye Shuangluo discovered through testing that he could indeed control the Wind Element preliminarily, and only preliminarily.
The Wind Element gathered under his control could only last for about three seconds before dissipating.
But Ye Shuangluo thought of the Zhu Feng Type I, which used Wind Elements as bullets.
He almost immediately thought of a move: if Wind Elements could be used as bullets, could they also be coated onto weapons?
The result didn't disappoint him; Wind Elements could indeed be coated onto weapons, and they also dissipated after three seconds.
But three seconds was enough for Ye Shuangluo to unleash a single slash, and with the enhancement of the Wind Element, that slash would become very fast.
However, for some reason, no matter how much he practiced, there was still a strange awkwardness when he actually used it.
“Forget it, I’ll continue practicing when I have the chance.”
Ye Shuangluo looked at the building in front of him. According to the Virus Nucleus's guidance, the other mutated zombie he was looking for should be in the basement of this building.
Reaching the entrance of the building, he took a deep breath and pushed the door open to enter.
“Wuwah”
As soon as he entered the building, several zombies immediately lunged at him, claws outstretched.
Bang bang bang
Ye Shuangluo first used Zhu Feng Type I to kill the ones in front, then, holding ink execution, charged at the remaining zombies.
Pfft, pfft, pfft
At this moment, Ye Shuangluo was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Even the fiercest zombies could only be decapitated by his single strike.
In a short while, almost all the zombies inside the building were killed. The only remaining one was stepped on by Ye Shuangluo for observation.
Ye Shuangluo glanced outside the building. It was still daytime.
Normally, these zombies should be quite quiet during the day.
Why were these few zombies inside the building so active, and…
Ye Shuangluo lowered his head to look at the pupils of the zombie under his foot; the green pupils were particularly striking.
Normally, zombie pupils should be grayish-white during the day and blood-red at night.
He briefly recalled the eyes of the few zombies just now; they also seemed to be green.
These special green-eyed zombies were no weaker than the red-eyed zombies that went berserk at night. Ye Shuangluo looked at the elevator directly in front; even in the apocalypse, it was still operating.
Ye Shuangluo’s intuition told him that he should find the answers to all these questions underground.
Whether it was these green-eyed zombies, or that Horned Zombie that was special beyond special.
With a single slash, he finished off the zombie under his foot. Ye Shuangluo walked towards the elevator, pressed the down button, and the elevator immediately opened.
After entering the elevator, Ye Shuangluo noticed that the -3 button was actually specially protected by a layer of bulletproof glass.
Clearly, this was to prevent the employees inside the building from entering -3.
But obviously, this layer of bulletproof glass couldn't stop Ye Shuangluo.
With a single slash, the bulletproof glass was directly shattered. Ye Shuangluo casually pressed the -3 button.
Soon, the elevator reached -3.
As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Ye Shuangluo saw a large number of animals: tigers, sheep, dogs, cats…
All these animals were preserved in formaldehyde, and Ye Shuangluo noticed that some of these animals preserved in formaldehyde seemed to be incomplete.
For example, a cow had lost its horns, a tiger had lost its tail…
And directly in front after exiting the elevator was a door that looked very high-tech.
The closer he got to this door, the more restless the Virus Nucleus in Ye Shuangluo’s hand became.
When Ye Shuangluo reached the door, it suddenly opened automatically.
Clearly, this was the owner inviting him in.
Ye Shuangluo couldn't help but smile, then entered the door without hesitation.