Chapter 267 An Unexpected Boost
Chapter 267 An Unexpected Boost
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One of their teams had lost two people, and the other had lost one.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief when they saw Theresa return.
“Theresa, are you okay?”
“Theresa, how’s your team?”
“We’re fine. We even brought back a few more,” Theresa said, leading the woman and a few kids down.
When the others saw that everyone on Theresa’s team had made it back safely–and that she’d even brought along some weak survivors–they all gave her a thumbs–up.
Lucas and Landon had also rescued a group of survivors. They were all young and easier to manage, so the mission hadn’t been as difficult.
But the ones Theresa brought back looked so weak that everyone just stared.
“We’ll go over the missionter. I’m heading back to rest,” Theresa told the group.
They’d been fighting nonstop for days, and now that the mission was over, it was finally time to take a break.
She also missed her only family, Tania.
Even with everything going on, she still had to take care of the people at home.
Everyone nodded. “Yeah, take a couple of days off.”
“Bennie said he needs to redo the model.”
“Let’s all rest up for a few days. We’ll n the next mission after that.”
They left most of the team behind to handle basic defense while the others rotated out to rest.
Theresa took Kyle, Quentin, Tyger, the woman, and her kids back to her own camp.
“What’s your name?” she asked the woman.
“I’m Emma Murphy.”
Theresa thought about her ability. “Do you want to join my team?”
Emma’s power was pretty unique, but Theresa wasn’t sure if someone with a mental illness could pass on that kind of ability.
Emma looked up at her.
<b>“</b><b>If </b><b>you </b><b>work </b>for me, I’ll give <b>you </b>points every month. You can use them to take care of your kids.”
<b>“Yes</b><b>! </b>I’ll do it!‘ Emma nodded right away.
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As soon as she said that, a voice popped up in Theresa’s head.
‘Beep–camp guard +1 detected!‘
‘Beep–Reward: 1000 points! Combat suit x1! Special attribute: Copy!”
‘Beep–Special condition: Subject attribute absorbed. Mind power tripled!‘
<i>Special </i>condition?
Theresa suddenly felt her mental fatigue fade. Her mind felt clear and full of energy.
Her mental scan range jumped to almost 160 feet.
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She hadn’t tested her teleportation yet, but she figured she could probably jump at least 30 feet now.
But what did “subject attribute absorbed” mean?
Maybe because Emma was mentally ill, Theresa couldn’t copy the full ability. So instead, she only absorbed the core–her mental strength.
Theresa looked at Emma and felt like it made sense now.
That had to be it.
Emma had a mental illness, and her power was a kind of mental ability. Because of that, it had evolved in a unique way.
But Theresa didn’t have that kind of brain chemistry. She couldn’t copy Emma’s way of thinking, so she could only pull her raw mental power.
For the first time, Theresa kind of wished she weren’t mentally stable. Maybe then she could’ve picked up that special power too.
It was probably some kind of mental wave that could trick zombies.
Oh well.
Still, she was lucky. Ability users with mental powers were rare, and it wasn’t easy to boost her own. Getting a triple boost from Emma was a big win.
She just had to take it one step at a time.
‘Beep–camp poption +5 detected!‘
500 points added!”
‘Beep–camp now has over ten children. Camp prosperity level doubled! Production increased by 10%!‘ Theresa was still thinking about Emma’s ability when she heard the system’s rewards. Her eyes lit up.
More bonuses.
This mission had definitely been worth it.
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Theresa drove the armored car back to camp.
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She dropped Emma and the kids off in the Residential Zone and gave her a job helping Tessa.
Emma would help restock supplies and handle small tasks around the camp. That way, she could stay close to her kids too.
At the same time, Theresa remembered a reward she got from the system after taking over another district earlier.
It was an underground bunker, located right beneath the Residential Zone.
She searched her memory and found the entrance–it was in the basement under the store at their camp.
The bunker wasrge and well–equipped, with power, water, and venttion. It was about the same size as the vi area on the surface.
Theresa told everyone about it so they’d know. If anything happened, they’d have a safe ce to hide.
After spending a bit more time in the Residential Zone, Theresa headed back to her own bunker.
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