"Let me think... I choose Rush!"


    Although He Jijun excelled in marksmanship, it didn’t mean his closebat was weak.


    He was once known as the Soldier King in the military, an Omnipotent talent with no evident weaknesses, and his closebat skills were naturally strong.


    Rush, with its blend of melee capability, positioning, and retreat options, suited him well.


    "Alright."


    Wang Tao nodded.


    In fact, soldiers like Wei Zhenguo and Xiang Hongbin had all favored the Rush Ability.


    Wang Tao then gave He Jijun a Level 1 Epic Rush Crystal Core.


    He Jijun ced it directly into his mouth.


    A momentter, the fusion of Rush wasplete.


    However, as they were currently in the vehicle, there was no way to test the Rush Ability.


    Without waiting for Wang Tao to speak, He Jijun immediately said,


    "I feel like I can fuse two more Crystal Cores!"


    Hearing this, Wang Tao burst into joyfulughter.


    "Haha, it looks like you’re quite lucky, Old He, being able to fuse four abilities! Tell me, what are the remaining two abilities you want to fuse?"


    "I need to think this through..."


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    He Jijun was excited; he hadn’t expected that he could fuse four abilities.


    Previously, he had nned as if he could only fuse one ability, so he had to give it more thought.


    After discussing with Wang Tao, he chose Athlete as his third ability.


    Athlete was a Passive Ability, actually quite well-suited for survival in the apocalypse. It could simply be understood as transforming an Ordinary individual into a parkour expert!


    For someone like He Jijun, who already possessed strong athletic abilities, the enhancement from this ability would be even more significant!


    Soon, He Jijun hadpletely fused the Athlete Crystal Core.


    "I feel like my body has be much lighter..."


    He Jijun clenched his fists. He felt an urge to run out and revel in his newfound agility, unfortunately, there was no opportunity to test it now...


    "Now for thest Crystal Core..."


    Earlier, when Jiang Shixue attempted to control He Jijun, she had reminded Wang Tao that He had strong spiritual power.


    Wang Tao felt that someone with strong spiritual power was well-suited to fuse Spirit-rted Crystal Cores. However, unfortunately, he did not have any Level 1 Spirit-rted Crystal Cores; the lowest he had were Level Two.


    Therefore, he let He Jijun fuse other Crystal Cores first. After all, he had plenty of Level Two Exraction Crystal Cores, so when He Jijun reached Level Two, he could extract his Crystal Cores and swap them for Spirit-rted ones.


    In the end, after further discussion, they decided to let He Jijun fuse a Running Crystal Core as a transition.


    Whether for Attack or Defense, it’s always good to run faster.


    Quickly, He Jijun alsopleted the fusion of his fourth Crystal Core.


    From then on, He Jijun had leaped from an "Ordinary" person to an Ability User with four abilities!


    But that wasn’t the end of it; he was just an ordinary Level 1 ability user, and all of his abilities were at +1, which was too weak. Wang Tao gave him a handful of Crystal Cores to increase his abilities to +10.


    Before Wang Tao left Zijing City, he had left many low-level Crystal Cores with Lan Yulian. However, along the way, he encountered many zombies and thus acquired a number of Crystal Cores again. Coupled with the Cores He Jijun had saved up, they had enough to use.


    The fusion process was quick, and in no time at all, He Jijun had fused all the Crystal Cores, and all four of his abilities had reached +10!


    Next, it was time for him to fuse the Level 2 Ascension Crystal Core and ascend to Level Two.


    However, ascending to Level Two required sleep, and someone who had fused four Crystal Cores, like him, would need 24 hours. Given the current situation, there obviously wasn’t time to provide He Jijun with the opportunity to sleep, so he couldn’t ascend right now.


    Wang Tao gave him only three Ascension Crystal Cores.


    If he fused four Ascension Crystal Cores, he would have to choose to ascend within three days, or it would happen automatically after three days. But without fusing four Ascension Crystal Cores, there was no such restriction.


    He Jijun was lucky; after fusing these three Ascension Crystal Cores, he managed to elevate his three core abilities, Precision Shooting, Athlete, and Rush, to Level Two.


    "I can hardly wait to go out and test my strength now!"


    He Jijun felt a surge of excitement.


    "Haha, no rush. Old He, there will be plenty of opportunities for youter. But not now, because killing zombies as an Ability User will enhance your strength, and with every increase in strengthes the possibility of falling asleep..."


    At Level 1, HP reaching each thousand threshold would trigger sleep, and upon waking, physical abilities would be enhanced. Currently, in such unsafe circumstances, even a few hours of sleep posed a great danger.


    "I understand, we’ll wait until we reach the military base!"


    He Jijun took a deep breath, restraining his excitement.


    The fastest route to this military base required crossing the urban area. However, the urban area was too dangerous; the memory of the giant zombie was still fresh in their minds.


    He Jijun hadn’t seen that particr zombie, but he also knew the urban area was hazardous, so he led Wang Tao down an alternate path.


    Along the way, Wang Tao encountered several more zombies. However, none were particrly formidable, all easily disposed of by Xu Xiaojun and Nie Siyan.


    At noon, He Jijun suddenly announced,


    "We’ve entered the military base’s vicinity!"


    "Hmm?"


    Wang Tao didn’t see any relevant buildings when He Jijun continued to zigzag them around.


    At a certain moment, Wang Tao saw high walls topped with barbed wire not far ahead, bearing a sign—Military Area, No Unauthorized Entry.


    The military base had been reached!


    However, outside the high wall, there was arge number of zombies: Level 1, Level Two, and even Level 3 Zombies!


    "So many zombies..."


    Wang Tao quickly instructed to stop the vehicle.


    The pouring rain concealed the vehicle, and the zombies had not detected them. If it hadn’t been raining, they might have been discovered, given that some of the zombies had keen Perception.


    "Old He, how are we going to get over the wall?"


    Wang Tao looked to He Jijun.


    "Get over the wall? No, no, no! In an emergency state, the base would activate automated defense systems, and I’m not sure if they’re still operating. But if they are, we’ll get riddled with bullets if we try to get over! We have to go through the main gate!"