Chapter 38 A New Allegiance


    She made it herself?!


    “Hey! What are you spacing out for?” Theresa’s voice snapped him back to reality.


    Quickly recovering from his surprise, Kyle nced at the girl in front of him and hurried to ce the injured man on her bed.


    “Wait-put him on the floor instead,” Theresa instructed.


    Kyle paused. Is it because she dislikes him? Does she even know who he is?


    After all, Lucas was officially recognized as the top heartthrob of the Eastern Military District before the apocalypse, with a prestigious background. His grandfather was the grand marshal of the Eastern Military District! This was the first time Kyle had ever seen someone treat his captain with such indifference.


    The bunker was long and narrow, with storage rooms and securedpartments at the back. Theresa had himy Lucas near the entrance.


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    “My captain was shot in the abdomen. The bullet didn’t remain inside, but he has multiple deep cuts from des. Are you sure you can treat him?” Kyle asked.


    She picked up a pair of scissors and quickly cut open Lucas’ clothes. After ten years of crawling and surviving in the apocalypse, minor surgical aid was already second nature to her.


    Back in her previous life, she never had any miracle medicine. At best, she could only stop bleeding and reduce inmmation-after that, the rest depended on the wounded immune system. Whether they lived or died, it was up to fate.


    But now?


    She flipped her hand, pretending to take something from her pocket but actually retrieving a small bottle from her spatial dimension containing the Emergency Pills.


    With these magical meds from her space, not even the King of Hell could take someone away!


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    She nced at the big gift pack she had received from herst trade of gleamstones. One emergency pill costs 100 points! If not for wanting to win Kyle over, I wouldn’t be willing to use it!


    Kyle saw the medicine that Theresa produced. He was about to ask something, but the words stopped at the tip of his tongue.


    He stared hard at Theresa, thinking, Right now, trusting her is my only option!


    Standing tensely at the side, he watched as she fed the white-colored pill to Lucas before cleaning the


    wounds.


    She removed the dirt and dead flesh from the injuries, quickly applied a bottle of medicine, which seemed to be a hemostatic medicine, and wrapped the wounds tightly with bandages.


    Once most of the wounds were treated, Kyle saw Lucas’ eyshes tremble, and he gave a small cough-he was actually waking up!


    Kyle stood frozen. “Sir!”


    “Let him rest for now,” Theresa said, waving him off.


    He immediately stopped, nodding in acknowledgment.


    “When he wakes up, he’ll be fine,” she added, standing up.


    Kyle stared at her and dropped to his knees without any thought, expressing, “I’m now at your disposal,


    Ms. Hall.”


    “Very good.” Theresa looked at the man before her with satisfaction.


    In her past life, Kyle had been her most loyal subordinate. Even though fate had changed and he wouldn’t be exactly the same as before, she knew people well-at their core, they wouldn’t change.


    She knew his personality. If he said something like this, it meant a lifetimemitment.


    ‘My name is Theresa. Just call me that from now on.”


    Kyle hesitated for a second before calling her name. “Yes, Theresa!”


    The moment his words fell, a prompt echoed in her mind. Beep-Base Guard +1 detected!Reward: 1,000 points! One set ofbat gear! Overall base security increased by 10%! Special attribute of the new guard copied to base defenses!


    Theresa felt a surge of excitement as the security of her base was reinforced. Though the changes were nvisible, she could feel the difference. She also sensed a fluctuation in the water element within her body.


    She realized that Kyle had a water-based ability, and she had gained a new power through him.


    Theresa was overjoyed. This confirmed her suspicion-by weing ability users into her territory, she could absorb their powers.


    She looked at Kyle in front of her-the more she looked, the more precious he became. He is a great guy! An absolute gem!


    Her eyes shone with determination as she stared at him. “Take your clothes off.”


    Kyle, caughtpletely off guard, blushed. His usualposed demeanor faltered as he felt the heat spread across his face and down his neck. For a moment, he felt utterly helpless, like a bashful maiden under scrutiny.


    Slowly, he began unbuttoning his shirt, the shy macho man in action.


    “Hurry up!” she urged, turning to retrieve more gauze, alcohol, and abat suit, along with a pack of


    pain relief gel. When she returned, Kyle was still struggling with the second button.