Chapter 27 Territory Expansion


    Chapter 27 Territory Expansion


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    A notification appeared before Theresa. To earn points, she couldplete system missions, expand her territorial area, and increase territory members.


    Theresa’s thoughts clicked into ce. She remembered earning points after defending the camp from invaders–that had been a system task. And earlier, when she took in the fifteen dogs, it counted as increasing her camp’s poption.


    As for the second option–expanding her territory….


    <i>I </i>see… Theresa mused. I’ll start expanding <i>my </i><i>territory </i><i>tomorrow</i><i>! </i>


    The next morning, she skipped her usual routine of jogging around the camp’s perimeter. Instead, she headed to the hills behind her base, rope in hand and her loyal dogs trailing behind her.


    This was modernnd iming at its finest. Forget horses–Theresa had dogs running ropes to mark boundaries.


    She split her canine crew into two teams. Summer led Lucky, Cash, Biscuit, Penny, Champ, Glory, Buddy, and Max along the left nk. Meanwhile, Theresa took East, South, West, North, Ace, Snowy, and Spot along the right.


    These were the names Theresa had given her new pack of dogs, and each one seemed to embrace their role as boundary markers, working tirelessly to encircle the hill with a rope.


    By afternoon, Theresa and Summer’s team met in the middle of the back mountain. She tied the two rope ends together, securing the new perimeter. Bit by bit, they worked into the evening, circling the mountain and connecting the ropes to her barbed–wire fence.


    When they finished, Theresa stood back, satisfied. She’d sessfully imed an area with a two–mile perimeter.


    <i>Ding</i><i>! </i>


    “Territory area detected to have doubled! Reward: 1,000 points! First–time territory expansion reward: Territorial Link unlocked!‘


    Theresa pumped her fist into the air. It worked! She could im uninhabited areas as her own, and the system would recognize them as part of her territory. Just this one hill had earned her 1,000 points. If she kept going and imed the surrounding hills, she could rake in even more.


    The real prize? If she ever managed to take over Ansford itself, that billion–point Zombie Virus Inhibitor didn’t seem like a distant dream anymore–it was something she could truly reach!


    Then, Theresa focused on her second reward: Territorial Link, Closing her eyes, she felt a mental map unfold in her mind, showing the terrain of the hill she’d just imed. The bunker and the surrounding areas now appeared like a detailed blueprint in her head.


    Even better, she could sense movement. Whenever an intruder stepped into her territory, her sixth sense would alert her instantly.,


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    “Summer! Five hundred yards west she called.


    “Woof! Summer barked and bolted toward the location.


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    Momentster, the sound of a scuffle broke the silence. By the time Theresa arrived, Summer had already torn apart a stray zombie that had wandered into the area.


    Theresa grinned. The ability worked like a charm.


    Just then, more faint gray dots appeared on her mental map, and she issuedmands to her dogs. “Lucky, Cash, take Buddy and Max to the south! Champ and Glory, head west with Biscuit and Penny! East, South, West, North–cover the cast! The rest of you, follow me!”


    Together, they systematically cleared the remaining zombies. The process was grueling but efficient, and by the end of it, Theresa was an expert in utilizing her new ability. Every gray dot indicated a zombie, no matter how remote the location. With Territorial Link, she no longer needed cameras or rms. The moment an intruder entered her domain, she would know.


    By midnight, Theresa and her dogs returned to the camp, thoroughly exhausted but triumphant.


    The next day, she’d expand her territory even further.


    At dawn, Theresa set to work again. This time, she targeted the area in front of her bunker, clearing zombies all the way to the nearby highway. Once the area was secure, she nted a sign that read, ‘Private Property: Beware of Dogs!‘


    The sign served as her boundary marker.


    At this point in time, there weren’t many people left alive, let alone anyone who’d survive long enough toe and argue with her overnd ownership. She stuck the sign there with confidence–thisnd was hers now. Certainly, anyone with a straight mind wouldn’t dare challenge her.


    Ding<i>! </i>


    “Territory expanded by 5 acres! Reward: 500 points!‘


    Hearing the system’s notification, Theresa grinned, ted.


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