"Roar!"
A low roar echoed in the empty corridor, followed by two more sounds, as if the overture of death was playing in Mu Bei's ears.
three Zombies, their eyes hollow and lifeless, their facial muscles twisted, were clumsily and eagerly approaching him.
Mu Bei noticed that these Zombies' running posture was wobbly and full of flaws, likely due to severe muscle atrophy.
A Zombie had already rushed in front of Mu Bei, a strong stench of decay assailing his nostrils. Mu Bei's heart rate slightly accelerated, but his gaze was exceptionally calm.
He stopped observing, gripped the heavy baseball bat tightly with both hands, took a deep breath, and swung it forward fiercely. The bat cut through the air with a whistling sound, accurately hitting the Zombie's head.
This Zombie clearly didn't have enough intelligence to understand danger, not even making a move to dodge.
"Bang!" A dull thud echoed in the corridor, followed by a chilling "crack" sound.
The Zombie's neck instantly snapped under the immense impact, its head folding backward at an unnatural angle, almost reaching 180°.
The corpse fell weakly to the ground, showing no signs of life.
【Contractor killed a Level 1 Zombie, gained 0.04 ounces of world source.】
【Heaven Forsaker talent triggered, Contractor additionally gained 0.13 ounces of World Power.】
Mu Bei followed suit, smashing the bat towards the heads of the remaining two Zombies.
After killing these three Zombies in the corridor, low growls and knocking sounds came from other rooms on the floor.
Clearly, Mu Bei's movements disturbed the Zombies in the rooms.
'My World Powers, don't rush. I'll come find You in at most 5 minutes.'
Mu Bei took out the transparent crystals from the brains of the three Zombies, retreated back into the previous apartment, closed the door, and sat down cross-legged.
He exchanged the three transparent crystals for 0.03 ounces of world source, and then converted all the world source into World Power.
'Then, add 3 points each to Strength, Constitution, and Agility.'
【Hint: Contractor's remaining World Power is insufficient. When an attribute is increased to 10 points, each point increase requires consuming 0.2 ounces of World Power.】
'Ah, well, then Strength +2, Constitution +3, Agility +4.'
Immediately, an invisible energy surged from Mu Bei's body like a spring, rapidly flowing to his limbs and bones.
This energy was warm and intense, making his muscles visibly tougher and his bones sturdier yet light.
Nerve reflex speed increased, and every movement became faster and more precise. His heartbeat was strong and resonant, conveying surging vitality.
"Awesome! Becoming stronger feels this good, hahaha!"
【Because Constitution attribute increased, the time until the virus in the Contractor's body erupts is delayed to 59 hours, and the chance of becoming a Zombie is reduced by 30%.】
"This intoxicating sense of Strength!" Mu Bei excitedly jumped up from the spot, the newly gained Strength making his movements lighter than ever before.
However, perhaps he hadn't fully adapted to the surge in Strength, or perhaps the ceiling wasn't designed high enough, his movement was a bit too forceful.
"Thud!" Mu Bei's head solidly hit the ceiling, causing him a slight dizziness.
Dust sifted down from the ceiling, and Mu Bei gently brushed off the dust that landed on him.
This reminded Mu Bei of the necessity to adapt to his body's Strength.
Afterward, he couldn't wait to walk out the door, and a series of Zombie growls came from the apartment across the hall.
He swung the bat, smashing the door lock twice with a clang, and then kicked open the wooden door forcefully. The Zombie inside had just turned its head towards the doorway when it was met with a baseball bat.
"Bang!", "Crack!"
The Zombie's head was severely struck and collapsed significantly, its body instantly losing vitality, falling to the ground like a broken puppet, no longer moving.
Just as Mu Bei was about to step forward to retrieve the crystal from the Zombie's head, the corner of his left eye suddenly caught sight of a small object rushing towards him at extreme speed.
If his Agility attribute was still the original 6 points, he definitely wouldn't have been able to react in time and would likely have been successfully ambushed.
But now, his Agility attribute was as high as 10 points!
Mu Bei immediately turned around, violently swung his left arm, and sent the attacker flying.
"Bang!" The attacker hit the wall, sustaining secondary damage.
Only then did Mu Bei see clearly that it was a Zombie baby.
The Zombie baby lay weakly in the corner, emitting sharp but feeble growls. It struggled to get up and continue attacking, but many bones were broken, and it couldn't even crawl.
Mu Bei walked closer and saw its appearance clearly.
Its body was abnormally twisted, its limbs stretched out at unnatural angles, its skin was pathologically pale, covered with black and red blood vessels. Its gaunt cheeks revealed the contours of its bones, its eyes were rotten and lifeless, its lips were cracked, revealing sharp teeth.
Zombies are also life!
"Kind" Old Master Mu couldn't bear to see life suffer, so he didn't hesitate to grant the Zombie baby a quick end.
【Contractor killed a Level 2 Zombie, gained 0.12 ounces of world source.】
【Heaven Forsaker talent triggered, Contractor additionally gained 0.29 ounces of World Power.】
Tsk, a Level 2 Zombie is just like this? Perhaps it's because I'm too strong.
Mu Bei continued the work he hadn't finished earlier, and after cracking open the heads of two Zombies, he obtained 1 transparent crystal and 1 white crystal.
The white crystal wasn't large, estimated to be less than 2 cubic centimeters.
【Level 2 Zombie Crystal Core, can be used to exchange for 0.02 ounces of world source.】
Now, it's time for the enjoyable attribute allocation again.