《Doomsday: I Obtained A Fallen Angel Pet At The Start Of The Game》 Chapter 1 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL New York. Manhattan. In a rented apartment. The scene inside the apartment was extremely messy, as if a group of people had violently flipped over it. Glass shards, broken bricks, and wooden fragments were scattered all over the floor. However, the most shocking thing was the blood that dyed the ground red, as well as the human corpses. The thing was that these human corpses were strange. Some of them were lying on the ground with their limbs mutilated, while others had their brains smashed all over the floor. However, they were still using their limbs to crawl forward with their bones exposed, letting out terrifying growls. ¡°I really never dreamed that such a thing would happen in New York.¡± Stark was looking out of the window at the scene outside. His eyes were wide open as he mumbled in disbelief. This morning, he was woken up by a warning from the sky. The helicopter sent by the Manhattan military was using its loudest volume to send a warning to the entire city. ¡°Emergency alert! Emergency alert!¡± ¡°Currently, there are several suspected zombie incidents in the downtown area of Manhattan.¡± ¡°All citizens, lock the doors and windows immediately and wait for the government¡¯s rescue. Do not leave your homes!¡± ¡°I repeat! Do not leave your homes!¡± ¡­ The helicopter¡¯s warning kept ringing in the sky above the city. Stark was stunned. Having just woken up, he did not even have the time to put on his clothes before he ran to the television. He turned it on, and the content was almost exactly the same as the one the helicopter. It was all ¡°Zombies have invaded Manhattan. All citizens, please wait for government assistance. Do not leave your homes!¡± The morning wind was cold. However, Stark¡¯s heart was much colder. That was because he had also seen those doomsday movies. But he had never imagined that New York would actually see the end of the world one day! The helicopter and the television had phrased it lightly by advising people to remain indoors. But then, the helicopter left and disappeared. The television, which had been broadcasting on a loop, also shut down because of the damage to the surrounding power system. Not long after, when the entire power system collapsed, the whole of Manhattan was plunged into chaos! A machine-like cold voice sounded above the city. ¡°From today onwards, Earth officially enters the apocalyptic era. ¡°All lowly beings will either struggle to survive in this apocalypse. ¡°Or be destroyed in despair.¡± No matter who the voice above his head belonged to, be it God or Satan, it was telling the truth. And the reality proved it. By the end of the day, whether it was the government¡¯s senior leadership or those armed soldiers with special skills, everyone had a problem protecting themselves. Who had the time to care about ordinary citizens like them? So, no support. No Hope. The whole of New York City was shrouded in darkness and the screams of zombies. When Stark heard the warning, he immediately closed the doors and windows. Using his strong physique, he took out a hammer and inlaid the wooden planks on all the doors and windows! Then. Through the cracks in the window, he saw a large number of adults running crazily through the apartment corridor. Their women and children were left far behind by them. They ran in despair. Finally, due to their lack of fitness, the families were pounced on by the zombies one by one. The monsters brutally bit their necks and tore off their limbs. Blood sprayed out and flowed all over the floor! Before they died, they stared at their men. He had said that he loved them every day and wanted to protect them for the rest of their lives. The kids and women could not understand why their men had abandoned them so mercilessly at this moment, not even turning back. They had no choice. This was the end of the world, the moment that tested humanity the most. Abandonment, betrayal! When the end of the world came, everyone¡¯s most primitive nature was exposed. But there were also those sincere and loving men. These people used their bodies to protect their wives and children. In the end, they could only die at the hands of zombies. Stark saw all of this through the window crack. He saw everything, death, blood, corpses, and food! It was enough to become his eternal nightmare! Especially those who couldn¡¯t bear it mentally, after seeing this scene, they immediately chose to stay in the bedroom, put their pistols in their mouths, and then kill themselves with one shot! In the afternoon, Stark had already heard countless gunshots. At first, Stark was still in good spirits, but late at night, the zombie activity became even crazier. Stark himself couldn¡¯t hold on for much longer. He ran to the bedroom, entered the password, opened the safe drawer, and pulled out a gun. Stark, who was twenty years old, had once killed someone because he had insulted his mother. He had murdered him in a moment of impulse. He had been on the run ever since and had recently settled down in Manhattan. Although he did not blame himself for the murder, he believed that his hands were stained with sin. At the moment, he was holding a Glock. All he had to do was pull the trigger in his mouth. His hands were shaking. What should he do? Should he pull the trigger and end this nightmare? Or should he save the bullets and kill the horde of zombies outside the door? At this moment, Stark was really panicking. A layer of sweat flowed out uncontrollably. Under this kind of emotion, he could not think properly. And right then! He heard a ¡°Boom¡±; the wooden board was shattering into pieces. The wooden planks he installed on the wooden door had already been unable to withstand the zombies¡¯ tremendous strength. Just now, it had lost its final resistance and completely cracked! ¡°F*ck!¡± He cursed. In a flash, Stark subconsciously pulled the trigger on the zombie covered in blood and flesh. Bang! A clear fire sounded. The bullet penetrated the zombie¡¯s head and burst into a ball of fire, directly blowing the zombie¡¯s head into pieces. ¡°Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!¡± Facing the sudden arrival of everything, Stark raised his pistol and panted heavily. From the moment the zombie broke through the door to the moment he opened fire, everything had happened without any preparation or thought. However, this shot was the precursor of everything! In his mind, in the next second, a voice that made him extremely happy rang out. ¡®Ding! Congratulations to the host for passing the test of humanity and killing a low-level zombie. You have successfully unlocked the system.¡¯ ¡®God-class check-in system has been bound!¡¯ Chapter 2 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Listening to the voice that suddenly sounded in his mind, Stark was stunned. At first, he thought that he had heard wrong. But after asking again, the system repeated the notification. Until now, facing this world that had suddenly descended into an apocalypse, something strange had appeared again. Stark had no choice but to believe it. Now, he felt as if he had suddenly gained an additional ability. ¡°God-tier Check-in system. If you are a system, what functions do you have?¡± ¡°Ding! Answering Host, the system¡¯s functions are simple. Host only needs to check in on time every day to receive different God-tier rewards! ¡°Such as combat equipment, magic tools, fire control, space control, and other special abilities! ¡°Also, let me give you a hint: this system is unique to the host!¡± .. After listening to the system¡¯s explanation, Stark immediately understood. It seemed that during the apocalypse, he had awakened a magical ability. As long as he checked-in to this system every day, he would receive all kinds of rewards. Moreover, if he heard correctly, this God-tier Check-in System was unique to him! Didn¡¯t that mean that he was the only person in the entire world who had such an ability? Then, wasn¡¯t this too amazing!? If he really followed the system¡¯s instructions, as long as he checked-in every day, he would be able to continuously evolve and become stronger. As for the others, they were still bitterly fighting with their fists and pistols against the zombies. In this way, if he continued to live in this apocalyptic world, would he still need to worry about his safety? Stark¡¯s fighting spirit instantly ignited. He was looking forward to the apocalyptic world in the future! The apocalyptic world was a world that belonged to the strong. No matter what, he had to stand firm in the future world and survive steadily. His life belonged to himself! No one could take it away! He had already made up his mind. ¡°Host, would you like to open today¡¯s check-in?¡± ¡°Check-in immediately!¡± After hearing the system¡¯s voice, Stark immediately opened his mouth and clicked on the check-in button. [Ding, congratulations to Host for completing the first day of check-in. You have received an SSS-class pet: Fallen Angel!] Listening to the system¡¯s reward, Stark was a little confused. ¡°SSS class pet? Fallen Angel? ¡°What does this mean? Is the pet I just received very strong?¡± Although he had already received a reward for signing up, there was no explanation. Therefore, Stark had no understanding of the pet that he had obtained. At this time, the system¡¯s voice rang out very appropriately. [Ding, replying to Host, in the apocalyptic era, extraordinary items will gradually appear. All such items are divided into nine classes or levels: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F.] [The higher the level, the rarer the item and the stronger it will be!] [Host has drawn an SSS class pet. It is the highest level, the strongest quality pet!] [You have to know that a B-class pet can protect Host against zombies, while an A-class pet can use its own strength to kill hundreds of zombies in just a few minutes to protect its master!] ¡°!!!¡± After listening to the system¡¯s explanation, Stark immediately understood how terrifying the pet he had just obtained was! Although he had never seen any extraordinary items before, the system¡¯s comparison provided a clear view. Stark was dumbfounded. As expected of the God-tier Check-in System. It was indeed awesome! [Would the host like to immediately summon the pet: Fallen Angel? ] ¡°Summon!¡± Stark did not hesitate and immediately chose to summon. A pure and dense black light suddenly appeared in front of him and finally converged into a thick swirling black fog. The black fog continued to rotate and eventually dissipated. A humanoid creature with a pair of wings appeared in front of him. It was a woman in purple, impeccable in both height and figure. She was extremely handsome. She had a face as beautiful as an angel¡¯s, but there was a dark and dignified aura about her. As for her figure¡­ Her purple wings were folded under purple-black clothes Her bust size was a ¡°D,¡± and the clothes in front of her chest were pulled all this time, almost unable to hold it in. Below was her flat and smooth belly revealed to the eyes. There was a faint lingering dark purple smoke, but it was very beautiful. Then came the long and perfect legs. Just these legs alone could ignite the flames of desire in countless people. At the bottom were the feet. She was wearing high heels. There was an incomparably exquisite pair of tender feet in a pair of sparkling purple crystal high heels. The open-toed high heels revealed five pure white and delicate toes. They were painted with purple-black nail polish, arousing one¡¯s desire. Fallen Angel. Such a woman, who could be called a top-notch beauty, stood in front of him. Who knew how many men would instinctively have a physiological reaction when they saw her? Then, not knowing how to control themselves, they would mercilessly press this woman under their bodies, venting their desires and play with her at will! However, in this entire world, perhaps only Stark would be able to witness such a sight. Just as Stark¡¯s uncontrollable gaze was fixed on the Fallen Angel, a screen suddenly appeared before his eyes. [Name: Luciana Race: Fallen Angel Level: 1 Description: Luciana was originally a member of the gods in the sky, but she was ostracized by the Angels and banished into the demon world. Eventually, she gained control of the evil dark intelligence and gradually degenerated into a Fallen Angel. Current skills: Skill 1, Evil Mist: control the power of darkness and release a ball of black mist. The black mist will continuously corrode the life within, unless one uses a high-level purification ability! Skill 2. Devour, control the power of darkness and crush the target¡¯s corpse into pure dark energy. Devour it and turn it into nutrients for her to continuously strengthen and evolve! Master: Stark Compliance: 100% loyalty] ¡­ After reading Fallen Angel Luciana¡¯s description, Stark was at a loss for words. Not only for Luciana¡¯s angel-like beautiful appearance but also for her ability. So this was what the system meant by extraordinary creatures and items would appear in the apocalyptic era. She had such a unique ability. Moreover, according to the system¡¯s words, other than Luciana in front of him, there seemed to be all sorts of other extraordinary creatures in this world. Just reading the introduction was definitely not enough. What was the strength of an extraordinary creature like? Just as Stark was reeling in curiosity and kept staring at Luciana¡¯s face¡­ Suddenly. Luciana, who had her eyes slightly closed, opened them with angelic charm. She opened them! Chapter 3 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Luciana¡¯s beautiful eyes opened. It was only for a moment, but there seemed to be an invisible seductive feeling that rushed straight into the soul. This feeling was impossible to let go of. It directly targeted one¡¯s soul. After the woman in front of him opened her eyes that were suffused with purple light, it was as if she had a soul. Her beauty was completely sublimated. With her beautiful face, plump breasts, and slender legs, the woman in front of him was really a top-notch beauty! At this moment, all that was left in Stark¡¯s heart was a sigh. ¡°My name is Luciana. Greetings, Master Stark!¡± Luciana bowed slightly to Stark to show her courtesy. Gulp. Stark swallowed his saliva. He had to admit that the test was really too big when facing such a beautiful woman. He was so focused on looking at her breasts and face that he forgot to talk. However, after hearing Luciana call him master¡­ Stark snapped back to his senses. He immediately put on the appearance of a master and looked at Luciana solemnly. Since he was her master and had seen some basic information about her, he naturally did not need to ask too many questions. However, he still wanted to ask the question that had been bothering him since the beginning: how strong were the extraordinary creatures that appeared in this apocalyptic era? ¡°Since you are my pet, you should exhibit your strength. ¡°Show me your ability!¡± Stark said calmly. He truly regarded himself as Luciana¡¯s master and began giving orders. ¡°Yes, Master!¡± Luciana lowered her head and answered. After searching for a suitable target, she locked onto a table in Stark¡¯s house. Then, she stretched out a hand. A ball of pure purple-black fog was suddenly released. When the black fog wrapped around the table, an indescribably evil feeling emerged. Then. Stark saw the table wrapped in black fog shrink at speed visible to the naked eye. It turned black and finally disappeared like dust. The entire process took less than three seconds. It was effortless! ¡°!!!¡± ¡°This ability seems a little too awesome.¡± Stark was once again shocked. However, it only lasted for a short second. He had just realized that his Fallen Angel was an SSS-class extraordinary creature. Her strength was definitely more than a little bit stronger than other low-level extraordinary creatures. It could even be hundreds of times more powerful. Moreover, he actually noticed something. At this moment, on Luciana¡¯s information panel, ¡°Level 1¡± was written. This proved that this pet of his could still evolve. Then, how should she evolve? He directly asked Luciana, who also answered right away, ¡°Master, by devouring other extraordinary creatures, your subordinate can obtain experience points and can level up. ¡°Moreover, after reaching a certain level, the powerful dark energy can also allow me to evolve and enhance other abilities.¡± Stark understood. It could be said that she was worthy of being an SSS-class pet. Normally speaking, if it was other low-level extraordinary creatures, they might not have this kind of ability to evolve and enhance! Eh! Wait a minute. If she could evolve by devouring extraordinary creatures, regardless of their level, then there was a zombie corpse in his room that had just been shot in the head by him. Wouldn¡¯t it be the perfect opportunity for Luciana to level up? He had just learned that although zombies were things that he often saw in horror movies, they were still considered extraordinary creatures in the apocalyptic era. ¡°Luciana, can you devour this zombie?¡± Stark asked directly. ¡°No problem, Master.¡± Luciana responded. She immediately activated her devouring ability on the zombie body on the ground. Under the pure dark energy, the zombie on the ground was instantly dismembered into powder. Finally, it turned into streams of pure dark energy and surged into Luciana¡¯s body. After absorbing the dark energy, Luciana¡¯s complexion obviously turned better, and she looked even more beautiful. [Ding! Your pet Fallen Angel has absorbed a low-level zombie. Obtained 100 experience points. There are still 1,900/2,000 experience points left to level up.] Looking at the system notification, Stark¡¯s understanding grew clear. This low-level zombie was nowhere near enough for Luciana to level up. In that case, for self-preservation during the apocalypse, he had to kill more zombies to gain experience and level up Luciana. Stark had a short-term goal in mind, but he didn¡¯t plan to go out immediately. After all, the situation outside was still uncertain. He didn¡¯t know if there were any other extraordinary creatures outside besides zombies. His Fallen Angel was only level 1. Even if she could kill hundreds of zombies by herself, what if she attracted even more zombies or other powerful extraordinary creatures? Sure, Luciana had the ability to protect herself. But as a human, he would still be in danger. Coincidentally, his family usually had about a day¡¯s worth of food. If he ate it sparingly, he could make do for three days. Hence, he would have three more days to check-in and receive a reward! He would develop steadily and never leave the house unless he had no other choice. He would continue to grow stronger. This was the first rule Stark had set for himself in this apocalyptic era. Since he had already checked in today, he would just have to wait and check in on time every day! Chapter 4 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After making up his mind, Stark immediately went to the storeroom of the house to find some wooden boards. He picked up the hammer and quickly covered the broken door. Even though it made some noise, it did not attract any zombies. Just like that, in the pitch-black house, Stark quietly stood guard. Lucina stood silently by his side, her body covered in a pale purple demonic flame. The apocalypse had just arrived, and it was already so terrifying. In addition to the gloomy atmosphere, the occasional low growls of zombies and the screams of humans being eaten could be heard around the house. Therefore, even though he had been tired for a whole day, Stark still could not sleep peacefully. When the clock struck midnight, Stark immediately became alert. ¡°System, open today¡¯s check-in!¡± [Ding, congratulations Host for completing today¡¯s check-in!] [SSS-class weapon obtained: Sword of God!] [The reward has been successfully distributed. Host, please check.] Following the system notification sound, Stark immediately saw a golden longsword floating in the system¡¯s backpack. It carried an extremely mysterious and profound aura. [Equipment: Sword of God.] Quality: SSS-class weapon Description: Legend has it that the sword was used by Zeus. It inherited the power of God King Zeus and possesses extremely powerful divine might. Weapon Ability: Thunder LV. 1: represents Zeus¡¯s power of lightning. The user can release lightning to strike the target. Strong power. Gale Attack LV. 1: represents Zeus¡¯s power of the wind. The user can release a gale that is as sharp as a blade to strike and destroy the target. Ruler: ??? (to be unlocked) Life Control: ??? (to be unlocked) ¡­ ] Looking at the brief introduction of the Sword of God, Stark was stunned for a moment. It was another SSS-class item. But today, it was a weapon! A weapon that had inherited the power of Zeus. It was already powerful to be able to control the power of lightning and wind to attack the target. Moreover, the description of the Sword of God¡¯s skill was similarly marked with ¡°LV. 1.¡± Even Luciana¡¯s skill had ¡°LV. 1¡± on them. Did that mean that these skills could be strengthened? After being strengthened to LV. 2 or LV. 3, the skills would have stronger effects. Right now, he only lacked some key items to strengthen his skills. However, Stark was more concerned about another thing. There were many skills on the Sword of God¡¯s skill panel with the ¡°Locked¡± tag. Perhaps, to unlock these more powerful skills, he needed to meet some mysterious requirements. For the time being, Stark still could not figure out these questions in his heart. But the only thing he could be sure of was that. Since it was an SSS-class weapon, it was definitely not that simple. As he could not think of anything, Stark could not be bothered to think about it. Anyway, this SSS-class weapon was already his. If there were any secrets, he would definitely unravel them slowly in the future. In the face of the apocalypse, the most important thing was to ensure his survival. His plan was the same, drinking mineral water and eating bread at home. He would wait for the third day to check-in. After checking in today and getting the Sword of God, Stark¡¯s adrenaline for the day was spent. His body was exhausted. Finally, his tense nerves relaxed a little. Stark leaned on Luciana and fell into a light sleep. The sleep did not last long. At six o¡¯clock the following day, he was woken up by the growls of the zombies outside. He opened his eyes again. Through the crack of the door, he saw the floor full of broken bodies, blood, and internal organs. Stark was sure that this was not a dream. His expression did not change, though. All he could do was wait. Wait for tomorrow¡¯s check-in. Chapter 5 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL It was early morning. After last night¡¯s zombie riot, the zombies this morning had obviously calmed down a lot. Perhaps these zombies had finished eating all the humans they could see and were gradually moving away. In any case, there were fewer zombies on the streets. Because of this, many people who had been hiding in their homes yesterday and survived began to leave their homes very carefully. They started to search for convenience stores to see if there were any supplies of food and water. Although the zombies that had mutated during the apocalypse were powerful, they had already lost their basic intelligence. When searching for prey, they were able to lock onto their location by listening to the sound. The people obviously knew this as well. They walked on the streets quietly, not daring to make a sound. Sometimes, three or five zombies would pass by right in front of them. In Stark¡¯s neighborhood, a team of four was moving cautiously on the street. Among the four people, there was a man, a woman, and two children. It was not difficult to see that these people were a family. They had stayed at home for the whole day yesterday. Today, they were so hungry that they were forced to come out to look for food. They were also afraid that when the adults went out, the children would be attacked by zombies at home. Therefore, they all went out together. Judging from the nervous look on the family members¡¯ faces and the sweat on their clothes that had soaked through their backs, they had been out on the hunt for a long time. There was a convenience store not far away from Stark¡¯s house. As long as they could reach the convenience store, they would be able to obtain a large amount of food and water. At this moment, beside the convenience store, although there were not more zombies than yesterday, a dozen or so were still wandering around, looking for prey. This family was prudent as they approached the convenience store step by step. 20 meters¡­ 10 meters¡­ 5 meters! Hope was right in front of them! The entire family revealed an excited expression. They felt that they would be able to reach the convenience store soon and obtain a large number of supplies! However, it was also at this critical moment when a kacha was heard. The little boy among the four had accidentally stepped on an empty bottle. The little kacha was extremely clear on this quiet street. In an instant, the kid¡¯s breathing seemed to have stopped! The zombies on the entire street turned their stiff necks at the same time and looked at the family of four. ¡°Run!¡± The father shouted in panic. He picked up the little girl with one hand and the little boy with the other and ran forward crazily. On the other side, the mother was one step slower. She was immediately pounced on by a group of ferocious zombies. The zombies crazily bit her neck and shoulder. Crack! Blood spurted out, and her neck was broken. The mother died on the spot before she could even let out a scream. Her limbs were torn apart by the zombies, and her internal organs flowed out. ¡°Ah!¡± The father held his two children and turned to look at his wife. Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still so scared that he let out a scream. The sound attracted a large group of crazy zombies. In an instant, more than ten zombies rushed toward the father and the other two. They didn¡¯t last long. The little boy was accidentally let go by his father and fell to the ground. He was killed by the zombies. At the same time, the father was already exhausted. He couldn¡¯t hold on any longer and accidentally dropped the little girl to the ground. Along with a scream, the little girl was also killed by the zombies. At that moment, the father was in despair. In his panic, he didn¡¯t even look at the road. He just ran to the door of a house and was surprised to find a young man sitting inside the broken wooden door. He immediately knocked on the door and shouted. ¡°Hello, brother, brother! Please, I beg you! ¡°Save me, please! Please save me! ¡°I¡¯m willing to pay any price!¡± As Stark listened to the man in front of the door asking for help, his gaze paused for a moment. Then, a look of disgust appeared in his eyes. Now, in the apocalyptic era, the original law and order were no longer effective. If he saved him today, who knew if the guy would kill him tomorrow to fight over the food in his house? So, in the apocalypse, no fool would sympathize enough to casually save a person he didn¡¯t know before. Moreover, Stark had no intention of meddling. He just wanted to use the food in his house to check-in safely for a few days. But now, this man was crazily knocking on the door and shouting for help. Wouldn¡¯t that attract all the surrounding zombies to him? What a disgusting guy. ¡°I think you should die now.¡± Through the crack of the broken door, Stark glanced at the man with disgust. Although he was heartless and loathed this man who had affected him, he wasn¡¯t cold-blooded enough to kill a human easily. Therefore, he would let this man be dismembered by zombies. After hearing Stark¡¯s gloomy answer¡­ The man¡¯s eyes froze, and he was socked. He was rejected. Then, only death was left for him. Therefore, the man started to move his eyes around, crazily begging if there was anyone else in the room who could help him. He begged the young man in the room to let him in. Finally, he saw a beautiful woman in purple standing beside the young man. He had found someone; there was still hope! If it was a woman, she would be more or less soft-hearted and beg for mercy on his behalf. ¡°This beautiful lady, I beg you; I¡¯m willing to do anything for you. I really don¡¯t want to die in the hands of zombies. ¡°Please open the door and let me in to take refuge! ¡°Please!¡± The man¡¯s eyes were full of desire and loyalty. He even kneeled on the ground while pleading. He hoped that this beautiful lady would be a little softer and beg the man in the room. However, when he looked at the purple-clad woman¡¯s face with hope¡­ He only saw the corner of her lips curl up as she gently put a finger on her lips. She was incredibly charming and had a gloomy smile on her face. ¡°I only listen to Master¡¯s orders. ¡°If he wants you to die, you will die, so¡­ ¡°Get lost.¡± She said blandly. The man¡¯s hopeful expression instantly froze. Bang! A wave of purple-black mist shot out, and the force immediately sent the man flying more than ten meters away. The man landed on the ground and was surrounded by a group of zombies. ¡°Help! Help!¡± Amidst the desperate cries, his body was torn apart by the greedy zombies. Only when the man died did the group of zombies gradually disperse. Of course, a few zombies had heard Stark¡¯s voice. They went to his door and did the same, banging the door. With regards to these, Stark only gave an order. Luciana quickly cleaned up these zombies that were courting death. [Ding! Your pet Fallen Angel Luciana has killed a low-level zombie. Obtained 100 experience points!] [Ding! Your pet Fallen Angel Luciana has killed a low-level zombie. Obtained 100 experience points!] [Ding! Your pet Fallen Angel Luciana has killed a low-level zombie. Obtained 100 experience points!] .. A series of system notifications sounded in Stark¡¯s mind. Although the feeling of gaining experience was very good, Stark knew better in his heart. Right now, it was not the time for him to kill a large number of zombies. The zombies on the street were weak and scattered. If he wanted to kill them one by one and increase his level, it would be too slow and troublesome. Therefore, he needed to make some preparations. When he was strong enough, he would be fully prepared. At that time, it would be time for him to massacre the zombies and level up Luciana. Chapter 6 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After dealing with the zombies who came looking for death, Stark instructed Luciana to devour the zombie corpses. He looked up and saw that across the street, there was a convenience store not far from his house. Logically speaking, right now, he could choose to let Luciana protect him the entire time, then quickly leave the house, go to the convenience store to get supplies, and come back as soon as possible. But after giving it a thought, he didn¡¯t choose to do so. There were two main reasons why he didn¡¯t go to the convenience store. The first was that if he wanted to go out, he had to spend a lot of effort in removing some wood planks from the door to open the gap. Only then could he go out. If that was the case¡­ He would have to spend time repairing the planks when he came back. This was a very energy-consuming and tiring task. The second point was more important. The Doomsday Era had arrived, and he only had a little understanding of it. According to the system, the Doomsday era would continue to evolve, and there would be more and more monsters that would become increasingly terrifying. In addition, he still had some food reserves at home, so Stark wasn¡¯t willing to go out at all. He would be taking the risk for nothing. So, Stark chose to stay at home quietly. While guarding against zombies, he checked to see if all the appliances in the house were really broken. If he could contact the New York authorities and the outside world, he would naturally be able to get more information about the apocalyptic era. Just like that, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m, Stark finally confirmed something on the radio. According to the latest report from the New York authorities, the apocalypse was worldwide. Both in the west and the east, there was a zombie crisis. And that was not the most important thing. The New York authorities had publicly stated in their latest broadcast that it was now the end of the world. The original American society was in complete chaos. In the following world, as in primitive times, there would be all kinds of forces. There would be gangs, bandit groups, soldiers with high-tech power, and so on. In the New World, all the old order would be broken. Everyone would fight against their own kind for a bit of water and a mouthful of food. Even people who were usually gentle might come to rob and even eat the corpses of their own kind when they were mad with hunger. In short, in this apocalyptic era, scavenging, killing, robbery, and even rape would become the norm. People would only care about themselves and disregard the lives of others. In the future world, everyone could only hope for the best. .. After listening to the statement in the broadcast, Stark was already mentally prepared for this. He knew that the world had changed. And it was also at this time that a dignified and heavy voice sounded from the sky again. The voice that announced that Earth had entered the apocalyptic era started speaking again! The cold, mechanic voice in the sky said, ¡°First of all, congratulations to all of you. The humans who can still hear this voice are the lucky ones who have survived the apocalyptic era for a day. ¡°But what I want to tell you is, don¡¯t be happy too early. If you want to live, you will face a fear that is a hundred or even a thousand times more terrifying than yesterday! ¡°Stronger and stronger extraordinary creatures will appear on the ground. At that time, you will realize how wonderful it was to have only zombies on the streets yesterday.¡± At this point, the system¡¯s tone suddenly changed. ¡°But you don¡¯t have to be too desperate. You humans still have the means to survive in the apocalypse. ¡°After every extraordinary creature is killed, there is a probability of dropping a ¡®spirit crystal¡¯ that contains pure energy. ¡°In this era, some humans will awaken special abilities in desperate times. Such humans are known as Transcendents. Some of them can control fire, while some have the strength of a giant elephant. Their power far surpasses that of ordinary people. ¡°After these transcendent humans absorb the crystals, they can continuously strengthen their abilities, allowing them to survive in this world filled with monsters. ¡°However, ordinary humans should not lose hope. Although the crystals can not strengthen your abilities, after absorbing them, they will enhance your body. At the same time, they will also have the ability to dispel the zombie virus. ¡°In short, the crystals will be extremely important in this world in the future. ¡°One last hint. In a month, the apocalypse will evolve. ¡°There will be a new natural disaster in this world: the green poison natural disaster. At that time, it will be even crazier. ¡°Therefore, I wish all of you good luck, human beings!¡± Once the voice in the sky uttered the last sentence, there was no more sound. After listening to all of this, Stark also kept quiet. In fact, in the entire world, no one dared to say a single word. The voice in the sky had already given too much information. Transcendent individuals, spirit crystals to strengthen their abilities. These were things that they had never heard of before. Moreover, the most important thing was the last sentence of the voice in the sky. ¡°In a month, a new green poison natural disaster will descend upon this world!¡± After the voice went away, a large green notification appeared in the sky. It could be seen all over the world. Green poison natural disaster countdown: 29 days! Terrifying! Frightening! Suffocating! Everyone thought that surviving the day before was already dangerous enough. They didn¡¯t expect the voice in the sky to tell them that in a month, a green poison disaster would descend! From the name, could it be related to poisonous gas and insects? Thinking of this, everyone went crazy. They didn¡¯t dare to imagine anymore. Would their future life be even scarier than hell? Everyone had the same thought. Panic spread in everyone¡¯s hearts. Finally, some humans couldn¡¯t hold on anymore. The radio at Stark¡¯s house started to receive messages from broadcasts within a few miles. ¡°Oh my God! How could such a terrifying thing happen in this world? I¡¯ve already survived a day with great difficulty, but why isn¡¯t it over yet! ¡°I don¡¯t want to live anymore! ¡°Bang!¡± A gunshot came from the other end, and there was no more sound. ¡°No! No! This is absolutely not real! ¡°Absolutely not real. My pistol is ready, and there are five bullets inside. ¡°Tonight, I will go to heaven with my wife and children.¡± The desperate father cut off the broadcast, sensing the horrible life ahead. ¡°Please, can someone hearing this broadcast save me? I¡¯m at Gate ***. ¡°Please, can somebody help me? Aah!¡± The woman on the other end of the telegram let out a scream, accompanied by a man¡¯s scolding voice. It was unknown what that woman would face next. There was no other way. Compared to men, women who were already weak were on the receiving end in this apocalyptic era. If they were not careful, they would be dominated by men. Some men directly treated their women as playthings, raping the girl they liked but did not dare to lay their hands on before. Once they disobeyed, they threatened to kill her. Some men would even sell a woman like currency to others for their amusement. In this era, if a woman could meet a man who truly doted on her, she must cherish him. Because it was too rare. After listening to the voices, Stark silently turned off the radio. All kinds of hopeless voices around him didn¡¯t affect him at all. If what the voice in the sky said was right, there would indeed be a group of humans who would awaken to become Transcendent humans and obtain even more powerful powers. But he wasn¡¯t afraid at all. He had the Check-in system, and the powers he obtained were worlds apart from those Transcendent humans. If it was just one or two extraordinary humans, why not just kill them? What made Stark even more concerned was the spirit crystals mentioned by the voice in the sky, as well as the calamity that would descend on Earth in a month: The green poison disaster. These two points were crucial. Although he currently had Fallen Angel and Sword of God, two SSS-class weapons, he still did not understand the apocalyptic era well enough. He wasn¡¯t sure if he could deal with the green poison catastrophe in a month¡¯s time. Therefore, to deal with the upcoming disaster, he had to make use of all the time he had to check-in and become stronger. He had to survive first, not to mention ruling over others! In any case, as long as he had the Check-in system, he would receive unexpected rewards. In this apocalyptic world, he would definitely be exceptional. Slowly, he would have everything! There was only one day left to check-in, and then he could go out. Hold on. After looking at Luciana beside him, Stark thought to himself. Chapter 7 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL It was night. In the sky, the green poison apocalypse countdown was at 29 days, and there was no sign of it fading away. It was as if it was telling everyone that in a month, something even more brutal and terrifying would happen. No one knew what it was, but the entire Earth was shrouded in silence. At this moment, on Stark¡¯s side, he finally waited until the wee hours of the third day. ¡°System, activate check-in!¡± [Ding! Congratulations to Host for completing today¡¯s check-in. You have obtained an SSS-class talent, the Body of Zeus!] The system¡¯s voice sounded in his mind. Stark¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately checked the effects of today¡¯s reward. [Talent: Body of Zeus] [Talent level: SSS] [Description: A divine body that has received the inheritance of God King Zeus. It possesses mighty strength and contains divine power and divinity] [Effects: Body of Lightning LV. 1: the wielder¡¯s ability to control lightning has been increased by 200%. Body of the Sky LV. 1: the wielder¡¯s ability to control wind has been increased by 200%. At the same time, the wielder can use up energy to achieve a temporary effect of being suspended in the air. Hint: it will consume a lot of energy. The user is advised to use it carefully! Main Divinity: a human who possesses the divine body of Zeus will inherit part of Zeus¡¯s divine power. Using the divine power will result in an extremely powerful effect. Divinity 1¡ªLight of Domination LV. 1: the user can control a believer by descending upon the power of the main divinity. The believer will unconditionally follow the user. The user will also be able to obtain an increase in the power from the believer. The user can also bestow blessings on the believer to increase their power. Divinity 2: temporarily nil. Divinity 3: temporarily nil. Note: The acquisition of Divinity requires the host to destroy a supernatural creature with divinity before it can be extracted. ¡­ ] .. The God-tier reward today was an SSS-class talent. It was only after he obtained the Body of Zeus that Stark was filled with great confidence for the apocalypse. As an SSS-class item, the Body of Zeus was clear. Its strongest ability was to possess a divine personality. This was the greatest ability of the Body of Zeus. The Light of Domination was perfectly in line with his expectations. What was the most scarce thing about the apocalypse? A teammate that he could truly trust. Initially, Stark was worried about how he could survive the apocalypse alone without his teammates¡¯ help. Until this ability appeared, which completely solved his problem. Now, he could take another route. Light of Domination, ruling over a believer, 100% loyalty! Once he used this ability properly, he would definitely not be alone in this apocalyptic era. Instead, he would have countless loyal followers. Just like a king, he would have an army behind him. He would control the overall situation and command the whole group. These followers would not betray him. More importantly, it would also increase his own strength. It was perfect! Stark, who had opened up a new path, felt delighted. Currently, with the Fallen Angel, the Sword of God, and the Body of Zeus, he had the confidence to go out and hunt zombies. It was already 0:00 at night. Stark prepared to rest for the night and set off tomorrow morning. Just like that, after a good night¡¯s sleep at home, the following day, at nine o¡¯clock, Stark woke up in a daze. Before he opened his eyes, a strange, seductive fragrance suddenly entered his nose. Hmm? What¡¯s that smell? Stark found that he was lying on a smooth and soft thing. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a white and tender thigh. ¡°???¡± Stark was a little surprised and immediately stood up. He turned around and saw Luciana sitting on the ground, staring at him. No wonder there was a special fragrance. Obviously, he had just woken up on Luciana¡¯s white and tender thigh. But¡­ Yesterday, he was so tired that he couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and fell asleep leaning against the wall. Why was he on Luciana¡¯s thigh when he woke up? Could it be¡­ Stark suddenly thought of something and was a little surprised. When he looked at Luciana again, he noticed that she was also looking at him with a puzzled look. Unintentionally, she revealed an incredibly charming expression and even blinked her eyes. ¡°Hmm? What¡¯s wrong with Master? ¡°Do you not like to use my legs to sleep? ¡°Or do you feel uncomfortable with the pillow, affecting your rest?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Did the ¡°Pillow¡± just now feel good? Yes! That fragrant, white, and tender feeling made him want to lie down for a while more. But at this moment, Luciana seemed to have misunderstood what he meant. ¡°Ahem!¡± Stark cleared his throat unnaturally and explained, ¡°No, it¡¯s just that I¡¯m a little surprised. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to let me lie on your lap without waking me up in order to make me sleep more comfortably.¡± Hearing that, Luciana¡¯s expression immediately brightened up. ¡°So, Master doesn¡¯t mind this kind of behavior from me? ¡°I was worried that using my thigh as a pillow would offend Master. In that case, as long as I¡¯m free in the future, I¡¯m very willing to serve Master!¡± Stark was helpless. He did not expect his summoned pet to be so intimate with him with 100% loyalty! However¡­ When he thought of 100% loyalty, did that mean that Luciana would satisfy any request he made? At the thought of this, Stark, who had just been captured by Luciana¡¯s fair and tender thighs, looked at the giant dragon beneath him. Subconsciously, he looked at Luciana¡¯s voluptuous breasts. Chapter 8 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Master, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Two seconds later. Luciana felt Stark¡¯s gaze and was a little stunned. She thought that there was something wrong with her body that caused Stark to be unwilling to look away. However, Stark did not answer Luciana¡¯s question. Instead, his gaze was fixed on her body for a long time. Luciana was currently sitting in front of him. In this posture, her figure was squeezed, further accentuating her shapely curves. Her chest was bulging, her thighs were round, and even her hips were exquisite and stylish. It was as if she was inviting him to pounce on her, tear off her clothes, and squish her underneath. ¡°I say, Luciana, as my pet, no matter what I say, you will absolutely obey me, right?¡± Stark forced himself to stay sober and asked in a master¡¯s dignified tone. ¡°Yes, I will definitely do my best to fulfill Master¡¯s orders!¡± Luciana lowered her head slightly and replied to Stark. This sentence seemed to directly stir up the desire in Stark¡¯s heart. ¡°Then, unbutton your chest for me.¡± Stark ordered solemnly. At the same time, his heart also slightly jumped out of control. Although the other party was his pet, no matter what, she was beautiful to the extreme. Ordering her to take off her clothes was an excessive request. Would she do it? When he finished his sentence, there was no resistance. Luciana took off her clothes without saying a word. Her upper body was already short of fabric, as if she was in need of money at home. After she took off the purple clothes, her chest immediately popped out like two ¡°snowballs.¡± Two white and plump breasts with red, cherry-like nipples appeared before Stark. ¡°Master, your subordinate has untied them according to your instructions.¡± Luciana spoke faintly. From her innocent and moving eyes, it seemed that she did not know what this action of hers meant. ¡°¡­¡± Just like that, Stark looked at Luciana¡¯s smooth and tender upper body. He was the only one who could enjoy this stunning scenery. The lust gradually spread, but soon, it stopped. Because Stark suddenly thought that Luciana had no idea what she had just done or even what sex was. Then, even if he got her body¡­ F*ck. It was just a little bit of pleasure and then no emotion. Love was a mysterious thing. What really mattered was emotion. It only worked if the woman really loved you and wanted to have sex with you from the bottom of her heart. Riding a woman like that was the kind of conquest a man craved. A beautiful woman who showed her naked upper body to him without responding, the thought of having sex with her just flashed for a second before fading. This woman was his anyway. He could f*ck her whenever he wanted. If he could actually make this woman like him and want to have sex with him, that would be the best thing. After thinking this through, Stark temporarily dismissed the idea of having sex with Luciana. But before ordering Luciana to get dressed, those smooth breasts were still somewhat unbearable. ¡°F*ck! What a friggin woman!¡± Stark fiercely grabbed Luciana¡¯s breasts before releasing them resentfully. ¡°Alright, put on your clothes.¡± After enjoying himself for a while, Stark regained his dignified tone and ordered Luciana. ¡°Yes, Master.¡± Luciana lowered her head and answered. Before she picked up the purple-black cloth on the ground and put it on, the two red claw marks on her breasts were particularly obvious. Luciana finally put on her clothes, covering that seductive figure. Stark¡¯s emotions had more or less calmed down by then. At the moment, it was better to bring Luciana out as soon as possible to hunt zombies and increase her level. When he made the plan, the water and bread in the house were almost used up. After growing steadily in the room for three days, it was now time to hunt zombies and salvage some supplies. Stark couldn¡¯t help but be excited. In fact¡­ After checking in for three days in a row and obtaining so many SSS-class items¡­ He wanted to test how strong he was in this apocalyptic era! Since he had decided to do it, he would get to it immediately. Stark fished out a map of Manhattan from his house. After analyzing it carefully, he found a few convenience stores with more zombies and circled them with a red pen. He brought the map and prepared to set off. ¡°Luciana, you should disappear first. ¡°I¡¯m going out.¡± Stark, who had packed up his equipment and supplies, said to Luciana. This was also the plan he had discussed with her in advance. In the apocalyptic era, no one knew what dangers they would encounter. And before they knew how powerful the enemy was, it was the biggest taboo to expose their trump card to the enemy. Plus, Stark didn¡¯t want others to pay too much attention to him. So¡­ Stark decided to let Luciana return to the summoning space every time he went out. He would summon her when he needed to. This was perfect. Luciana instantly disappeared. Stark stepped out of the door. However, what he didn¡¯t notice was that Luciana revealed an extremely charming smile the second before she disappeared. In fact, with regards to Stark¡¯s order to take off her clothes, how could she not understand? She pretended to be naive and ignorant because a woman also had her own self-confidence. She liked herself. But she liked her master more and appreciated her own figure. She enjoyed the feeling when she didn¡¯t take the initiative to seduce the other party, but the other party couldn¡¯t help but crave for her. But after her master finished admiring her today, he didn¡¯t forcefully rape her, which was also surprising to her. It was just that¡­ she didn¡¯t know how much longer he could hold it in? Luciana smiled. She looked forward to it. She wondered how long it would take for her master to sleep with her. Chapter 9 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After leaving the house, Stark opened the map and confirmed his location on the map once again. He was ready to make the best use of the time to head to the target. His target for this trip was a department store seven kilometers away from his home. And behind the department store, there was a relatively high-end residential area called Lancaster Residential Area. Although it was called a high-end residential area, in terms of architectural style and decoration, it was not an exaggeration to call the homes here a villa. That was the next hideout that Stark had decided on. After all, there were not many places that had rich resources while ensuring good living conditions. In the apocalyptic era, home was everywhere. Naturally, choosing a suitable location was extremely important. Stark had long wanted to leave this run-down rental house he had lived in for a few years. He put away the map and brought his equipment. Stark set off. He had just left the house and was only two steps away when he heard a low roar. There were three zombies wandering in front of his house. When they saw Stark, they immediately became like vicious wolves that had not eaten for three days. They were excited when they saw fresh prey. ¡°Roar!¡± The three zombies immediately opened their white eyes wide and reached out their bloody hands to grab Stark! ¡°Did I encounter monsters right after leaving the house? ¡°It¡¯s just right. I can test how strong I am now.¡± The three zombies were less than two meters away from him Stark muttered. With the Body of Zeus, his reaction and mobility were now several times stronger than ordinary people. Although the three zombies in front of him were about to reach out and grab him, they posed no threat to him. With a flash of light in his right hand, the Sword of God was summoned out of thin air. Stark¡¯s eyes were cold and sharp. Just as the zombies were about to touch his body, he pierced through one of the zombies. Then, he swung his sword and chopped off the zombie¡¯s head! Crack! Stinky blood spilled all over the ground. At the same time, Stark turned around again and cut the second zombie that was approaching him into two halves like lightning. Blood splattered in the sky. ¡°Roar!!¡± The last zombie seemed to realize the deaths of its companions. It let out an angry roar and attacked Stark. Stark just raised his sword casually. Chi! The Sword of God that was glowing with golden light pierced through the zombie¡¯s head. Fresh blood gushed out of its mouth and froze it on the spot. Finally, it fell to the ground with a plop. Along with Stark killing three zombies by himself, a series of system notifications suddenly rang in his ears. [Ding, automatic collection¡­] [Congratulations, you have killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] [Congratulations, you have killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] [Congratulations, you have killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] Spirit crystal? He had obtained the crystals that the main god (voice in the sky) had mentioned before, which could improve the abilities of humans? Listening to the notification beside his ear, Stark suddenly realized that there was a watch-like object on his wrist. There was also a big ¡°3¡± on it. After asking the system, Stark found out that after humans collected spirit crystals during the Doomsday era, they would form a wristband that would be kept on their wrists. They would not need an extra bag to store them. If they wanted to take them out, they could do so at any time. This point seemed to have been specially prepared by the main god for the sake of better trading of crystals for humans. After all, no matter how small a crystal was, it was still a crystal. It was also destined to be the most common currency in life after the apocalypse. If the transaction volume was large, it wouldn¡¯t be possible to carry sacks and sacks of crystals to exchange with the other party. That would definitely not be realistic, and the wristband would solve this problem. If both of them had wristbands, it would be like transferring money. The buyer would just use his own wristband to swipe at the other party¡¯s wristband; they could transfer a certain amount of spirit crystals to the other person¡¯s wristband however they wanted. In short, it was convenient. However, what surprised Stark the most was not the existence of the wristband. So what if the wristband was good? In the apocalyptic era, everyone could have one. What was truly surprising was that his system had automatically collected the crystals from the zombie¡¯s body. It was simply too convenient. The main god had said that the crystals normally existed in the zombie¡¯s brain. Only after the zombie was completely dead could a human extract the crystals from the zombie¡¯s brain. Thinking about it, he actually reached out his finger to look for the crystals in the zombie¡¯s brain. Ugh! That was simply disgusting. The system¡¯s automatic collection function had perfectly solved this problem for him. It was highly convenient. Stark was becoming more and more fond of this system that he suddenly possessed. He did not know what other rewards this system would bring him in the future. [Item: Spirit Crystal Level: D rank Effect: for mutants, it can evolve and mutate their unique abilities. For ordinary people, it can expel impurities from the body and strengthen it! Current amount: 3] Looking at the system¡¯s explanation of the crystal, it was no different from what the god had said. Although Stark had obtained the SSS-class talent, the Body of Zeus, as well as the SSS- class weapon, the Sword of God, he was still considered an ordinary human. After using it, it would only strengthen the body. But this was already enough. As a human who had just struggled to survive in the apocalypse, Stark naturally spared no expense to strengthen himself as his primary goal. In the future, he would use the spirit crystals to evolve his abilities. Now, he had to strengthen his body first! Moreover, Stark also wanted to know. In this apocalyptic era, how amazing was the only item that could allow humans to fight against monsters? Stark immediately crushed the three crystals in his wristband. The crystal powder produced strange energy and immediately wrapped around his body. A powerful force suddenly spread out! Chapter 10 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Hiss!¡± A sharp pain suddenly came from his body. Stark, who was unprepared, let out a cry of pain. Pain! His body felt like it was being torn apart! It was as if there was pure but extremely violent energy ramming around in his body. Throughout the entire process, it was tearing his muscles and body tissues. And remodeling them! Strengthening his muscles, body, and nerves! His body was in so much pain. The feeling was so real. The pain lasted for about five minutes before slowly dissipating. [Ding, congratulations Host for using spirit crystals to successfully strengthen your body.] After the pain went away, what replaced it was a comfortable feeling that he had never felt before. At this moment, Stark clenched his fists. He felt an abundance of strength that he had never felt before. He punched the air. Bang! There was actually a sonic boom. He already had the blessing of the Body of Zeus and his strength was several times that of an ordinary person. After using the spirit crystals, he had reached a level that ordinary people could not imagine. Stark felt that even if he had an iron plate, he had enough confidence to bend and break it! And the enhancement that the crystal gave him, besides strength, there was also spirit. His mind was clear, and his senses were refreshed. At this moment, Stark felt as if the entire world had changed. Everything had become different. Even in the Doomsday era, with zombies and corpses wandering around, he could tell the zombies¡¯ weakest point at a glance. When he broke through, he could directly find the most correct route; he had even thought of a series of plans in his mind. Was this the power of the spirit crystals in enhancing the strength of the human body? Stark could not help but sigh in his heart. It was indeed powerful. This was also the only way for humans to survive and fight against monsters in the apocalyptic world. ¡°Eh? What¡¯s that smell? Why is it so smelly?¡± An indescribable suddenly wafted into his nose. Stark, who was thinking, covered his nose. He subconsciously began searching for the source of this sudden stench. Then, he saw a layer of black dirt on his body. He could not tell what it was. According to the system, using crystals could purify the impurities in a person¡¯s body. Could this be the impurities in his body? Stark was surprised. However, he didn¡¯t have time to admire the magical power of crystals. He had to find a place to clean his body first. Stark immediately began to search the streets for a place with some water. Soon, he found a convenience store. It was obviously used for both commercial and residential purposes. As soon as he entered, he went through the shelves and arrived at the living quarters. He found the bathroom and took a good shower. During the apocalypse, fortunately, there was no problem with the water source. In some places, as long as the water pipes were not damaged, there was still tap water! He quickly cleaned the dirt and rinsed his body. Stark walked out of the bathroom and directly found a suitable set of clothes to change into in the clothing area of the store. It was much more refreshing. After strengthening his body, he tidied up everything. Stark finally had time to stop and think about the issue of supplies. Previously, in order to check-in at home for a few more days, he had been saving food every day, so he hadn¡¯t eaten his fill. In addition, he hadn¡¯t eaten anything for the whole morning. Stark was already starving. Now, the store¡¯s shelves were full of food. Seeing this, Stark¡¯s eyes lit up, and he immediately started collecting food. On the shelves, he found all kinds of ham and packed meat! He went to the snack area to collect a large pack of potato chips and chocolate! Finally, he got a large bottle of coca-cola and a can of fruit. After collecting everything, Stark went to the counter of the store, picked up the fork, and began to eat. Perhaps this food was nothing in normal times and was not as good as the Chinese stir-fried dishes, pasta, and hamburgers in the restaurant. But in this apocalypse where only a little water was guaranteed, and no electricity was available¡­ It was definitely a feast that countless people dreamed of! Stark just enjoyed it in big mouthfuls. It made people drool. Chapter 11 Translator: Lord_Immortal After eating beef and bread in the store for 20 minutes, Stark moaned comfortably. He was 90% full. The remaining 10% was to ensure that he would be able to quickly enter the battle state and not be affected by the excessive feeling of fullness. After that, he prepared to leave and head towards his final destination, the villa area. However, before he left, Stark looked at the rows of bread, water, and other supplies on the shop shelves. He fell into deep thought. This was because he knew the importance of the system space he possessed. Moreover, although it came with the system, it could still be strengthened through crystals, increasing its capacity. This was something that Stark remembered. After all, in the apocalypse, the things that could store resources were very powerful. First, they could hide the resources to prevent others from snatching them. Although he was not scared of others, if there were too many situations like this, he was also afraid of trouble. Therefore, it was best to hide a little to prevent others from having evil thoughts about him. Although he wasn¡¯t a bad guy, he was definitely not a good person either. If others dared to rob him of his supplies, he would definitely make them regret ever provoking a demon like him. However, this first point was secondary. What Stark really valued about the system space was the second point: the ability to infinitely expand and store things through the use of crystals. In this way, if he could store food, drinking water, and all kinds of materials into the system space, it was equivalent to having a huge resource bank! If he stored enough resources, even in the apocalyptic world, he could live a life of clothes and food without any worries. He could even use these resources to buy a large number of slaves, women, and other resources. He believed that in the apocalyptic world, there was nothing more exciting than this. In short, the system space was not small. Fill it up first! Stark¡¯s eyes were burning as he immediately began storing the food on the shelves inside the system space. He searched the shop and stored the more essential items such as canned meat, bread, and drinking water into the system space until it could not fit anymore. His harvest was 12 cans of beef, 2 cans of canned fish, 6 bags of bread, 6 boxes of milk, and 6 bottles of water. Stark set off again and returned to the streets. It was already afternoon. There were still about 3 kilometers to the Lancaster villa area. Soon, it was evening, and then the night would follow. It was the time when the zombies were the most violent in the entire city. Stark¡¯s goal was to head to the department store in front of Lancaster Estate at night time. With the number of people there, there would definitely be a large number of zombies. Naturally, it became a suitable place for him to hunt zombies and level up Luciana. After killing the zombies, he would take the opportunity to enter Lancaster Estate and settle down. This was his entire plan. The night was about to arrive, so he had to hurry. Stark increased his pace. His body had been strengthened in various ways. At full sprint, his speed was several times faster than a professional runner. If there were pedestrians on the road who saw this scene, they would definitely be scared silly on the spot. Amid extreme despair, they would also exclaim in surprise, wondering that it was the end of the world, but why did they have to be extremely careful when going out to find supplies, yet he was like Superman, running so fast. Could he be the human that the main god said had evolved, the Transcendent? This was too ridiculous! However, there was no one on the streets. Instead, blood and limbs were strewn everywhere. Stark advanced at full speed. Finally, he reached his destination before nightfall. The departmental store near Lancaster Estate: Ping An Departmental Store. It was called the Ping An Departmental Store because when they named it, they probably thought that it would be safe in the future. There wouldn¡¯t be any dangerous accidents. But now, it seemed to be extremely ironic. He was just standing at the entrance of the department store. Stark looked inside. The large open square in front of the Ping An Departmental Store was filled with a sea of zombies! When the apocalypse broke out, it was the busiest place in the plaza. Therefore, the number of zombies here was terrifying. Some of them were even using their broken limbs to carry plastic bags. With just a glance, there were at least 2,000 of them! Upon seeing this scene, if it was anyone else, even the FBI agents with good mental fortitude, they would be afraid of the zombies rushing at them. They would be so shocked that their faces would turn pale and they would run at first instance. No one wanted to stay in such a terrifying place. Once they were discovered, they would be drowned by the zombie tide. In the end, they might even be gnawed on until not even their bones were left. However¡­ The corner of Stark¡¯s mouth curled up slightly. At this moment, not only was he not afraid, but he was also looking forward to killing all the zombies in front of him. How much experience would he gain in total? And how many crystals would he get! In Stark¡¯s opinion, the zombies in front of him were not scary monsters. They were obviously treasures! Chapter 12 Translator: Lord_Immortal After confirming the current situation and the approximate number of zombies in the plaza¡­ He didn¡¯t waste any more time. Stark immediately started moving. ¡°Luciana, Master summons you. Show yourself.¡± Stark said. Luciana appeared from the purple mist in a pair of high heels. She quietly stood beside Stark. ¡°Greetings, Master.¡± As soon as Luciana appeared, she saw the sea of zombies in the square in front of her. Her eyes flickered a little, then she asked Stark, ¡°Master, are you going to kill all the zombies in this square?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Stark nodded. As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Luciana, only to see that she was wearing a seductive outfit. Especially her slender legs, which extended all the way up to her thighs. That layer of mysterious and seductive scenery made people want to immediately walk up to her and forcefully lift up the purple cloth covering her buttocks. Such a beautiful and noble woman appeared in a place filled with blood and zombies, as if she was incompatible with the surrounding scenery. While tempting, she was also gorgeous. As long as this woman appeared by his side, she would always attract some of his attention. He didn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°Okay, okay, let¡¯s start.¡± Stark adjusted his emotions and cleared the distracting thoughts in his heart. Then, he started to move with Luciana. With a sprint, Stark rushed into the zombie crowd. They started from the edge of the square. Standing in the zombie crowd, Stark immediately summoned his Sword of God and slashed at the surrounding zombies. ¡°Thunder!¡± He muttered in his heart. Facing so many zombies, stark wasn¡¯t going to hold back. For the first time, he used the skill, Thunder, of his SSS-class weapon. Crack! A blue lightning bolt followed Stark¡¯s Sword of God and shot out from the blade. The surging lightning bolt struck the zombies at a breakneck speed. When it exploded, it connected with all the surrounding zombies like a chain of lightning. With a boom, electricity surged all around. All the zombies were destroyed by the lightning bolt and fell to the ground one by one. At the same time, Luciana also flapped her black-purple wings and soared into the sky. She looked down at the zombie crowd from the high sky and then opened her hand. ¡°Evil Mist!¡± A massive ball of purple mist gushed out from her palm and hit the zombie crowd below. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The purple mist spread, and the zombies that were covered by the purple mist started to melt at speed visible to human eyes. It was as if they were corroded by a single glance. ¡°Roar¡­ roar¡­ roar¡­¡± The zombies all let out low growls as they struggled. After that, all that was left was a pile of minced meat, and their bones fell to the ground. Then¡­ [Ding! Congratulations! You have killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Congratulations! You have killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Congratulations! You have killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] .. [Ding! Your Pet Luciana has killed a low-level zombie and obtained 100 exp. You have collected one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Your Pet Luciana has killed a low-level zombie and obtained 100 exp. You have collected one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Your Pet Luciana has killed a low-level zombie and obtained 100 exp. You have collected one spirit crystal!] .. A series of notifications rang in Stark¡¯s ears. As an SSS-class pet, Luciana¡¯s strength was displayed in an instant. In one move, she had killed hundreds of zombies and obtained a large number of experience points and spirit crystals. This was only the growth period. When she fully developed, what would be the scene like upon facing other monsters, humans, and Transcendents in this world? At this moment, Stark didn¡¯t think so far ahead. He had an inexplicable feeling that even though he and Luciana had worked together to kill hundreds of zombies in just a few breaths, their efficiency was still not enough. Stark was killing the surrounding zombies to obtain crystals while observing the situation in the square. From the current situation¡­ Although most of the zombies in the square were gathered together, the zombies inside the department store and behind still didn¡¯t know the exact situation. If they were to attack one by one, how long would they have to kill? Just as Stark was thinking about how to solve this problem¡­ Suddenly¡­ Something in front attracted his attention. It was the parking area in front of the Ping An Departmental Store. There were a lot of cars and small cars parked there. Due to the arrival of the apocalypse, many cars had crashed into each other in the chaos and surrounded each other. Then, the owners of the car left and fled, leaving them where they were. There were even keys on them. A plan flashed in his mind. Stark¡¯s eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed towards the cars. Along the way, the Sword of God swung out without even looking, killing all the zombies that surrounded him. Luciana, who was floating in the sky, saw Stark¡¯s actions and instantly realized what he was trying to do. ¡°Master, are you going to¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± A hint of passion flashed in Stark¡¯s eyes. Then, he rushed to the front of the cars that were blocked together. Once he was within range, he swung his sword. Lightning surged! ¡°Thunder!¡± With an angry shout, Stark once again used the Sword of God¡¯s lightning skill. Kacha. A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and landed on a bright red Kappa car. Boom! The violent lightning directly penetrated the entire body of the Kappa car. At the same time, it also lit up the car¡¯s fuel tank. The fuel tank exploded. Boom! Another shocking explosion sounded. Two subsequent bangs woke up everyone within two thousand meters. All the zombies in the surrounding area turned to look at the Ping An Departmental Store¡¯s plaza. Then, they rushed toward the plaza as if they had sensed something. At this moment, whether it was inside the Ping An Departmental Store, behind the store, or even outside the plaza, every zombie was sprinting here! Just from the inside of the plaza, thousands of zombies were rushing toward the parking space. ¡°Master, we¡¯ve alerted the zombies. Aren¡¯t you afraid that you¡¯ll be in danger when thousands of zombies hunt together?¡± Looking at the zombie tide rushing toward them, Luciana asked Stark. However, facing the zombie tide formed by thousands of zombies¡­ Stark¡¯s eyes didn¡¯t show any fear. Instead, they became more and more heated, as if he was about to have a bumper harvest. He said slowly in a serious and deep voice, ¡°No, it should be our hunting time.¡± ¡°It¡¯s starting!¡± Chapter 13 Translator: Lord_Immortal Boom! Facing the sea-like zombies, Stark didn¡¯t hesitate. He directly slashed out with his Sword of God! It was extremely domineering. ¡°Gale Attack!¡± Boom! A gust of wind as sharp as an iron blade slashed towards the zombies in front of him. And then, the fierce storm directly swept up dozens of zombies, cutting their skin and chopping their corpses into pieces. In the end, even their bones were broken under the attack of the wind. The formation of the zombies in front of them was in chaos. [Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully killed a low-level zombie. You have received one spirit crystal!] .. Then¡­ Another lightning bolt! Crack! A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and landed on the zombie crowd, instantly creating a large number of sparks. Lightning and wind danced wildly. Blood and limbs splattered everywhere. In the air¡­ Stark could even smell the distinct smell of burnt rotten meat. But all of this was nothing. Crystals! Crystals! Crystals! At this moment, Stark only had crystals in his eyes. For a currency that would dominate the world in the future, he naturally wanted to gather as much as possible. On the other side. After seeing her master kill the zombies so heroically, Luciana didn¡¯t want to be outdone. She flapped her wings in the sky and also released the Evil Mist, along with her Devour skill. She began to mercilessly destroy the zombies on the ground. A large number of zombies were instantly melted by the purple mist. Then, the remaining limbs were crushed into pure energy by the strong suction force in the sky. In the end, all of them were turned into a large number of experience points by Luciana. [Ding! Your pet Luciana has killed a low-level zombie. Obtained 100 experience points and one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Your pet Luciana has killed a low-level zombie. Obtained 100 experience points and one spirit crystal!] [Ding! Your pet Luciana has leveled up!] .. Under the master and pet¡¯s frenzied slaughter, the number of zombies in the square was decreasing at a noticeable rate. It was as if Stark did not know fatigue. Every slash seemed to vent the anger that he had been suppressing since the end of the world. There were more than 4,000 zombies in the square. Gradually, there were only 3,000 left. Another half an hour later, there were 1,500 left. Toward the end, less than 20 were standing on their feet. Boom! Finally, another thunderbolt fell from the sky. Stark, who was covered in blood, directly blasted the remaining 20 zombies in front of him. The hunt¡­ was finally over. ¡°Phew.¡± After working for more than an hour, Stark was so exhausted that he didn¡¯t care about anything else and directly sat down in front of the square. Leaning against the wall, he checked the harvest. In exchange for more than 4,000 zombies, he had received 4,230 spirit crystals in his wristband. More than 4,000 crystals, and they were all owned by one person. In the early days of the apocalypse, it was enough to be considered a huge sum of money. But this was still not the biggest harvest. Stark excitedly opened the system interface and looked at Luciana¡¯s information. [Name: Luciana Race: Fallen Angel Level: 15 Description: Luciana was originally a member of the gods in the sky, but she was ostracized by the Angels and banished into the demon world. Eventually, she gained control of the evil dark intelligence and gradually degenerated into a Fallen Angel. Current Skills: Skill 1. Evil Mist: control the power of darkness and release a ball of black mist. The black mist will continuously corrode the life within, unless one uses a high-level purification ability! [can be strengthened] Skill 2. Devour, control the power of darkness and crush the target¡¯s corpse into pure dark energy. Devour it and turn it into nutrients for her to continuously strengthen and evolve! [can be strengthened] Master: Stark Compliance: 100% loyalty] [Hint: your pet Luciana has reached level 15 and has met the evolution requirements. She can evolve after consuming 2,000 crystals!] Lucina had reached level 15! Stark was both surprised and happy. It seemed that level 15 was the first stage of evolution for pets, consuming 2,000 crystals. No matter how he thought about it, this was not a small amount. Stark looked at the 4,230 crystals on his wristband, suddenly feeling that it was not enough. ¡°Sigh¡­ it seems that we will have to hunt zombies for the foreseeable future. ¡°In short, let¡¯s evolve her first.¡± He muttered to himself. Stark immediately chose to consume 2000 crystals and clicked on the evolution option on Luciana¡¯s interface. [Ding, 2000 crystals successfully consumed. Your pet Fallen Angel is about to begin her evolution.] [2 hours left until evolution is completed.] Just when the system¡¯s voice fell, Luciana, standing beside Stark, suddenly emitted a ball of pure purple light. It seemed to carry an extremely mysterious power. ¡°Eh? Master, what¡¯s going on?¡± Looking at the purple light that suddenly bloomed on her body, Luciana stared at Stark, and her beautiful eyes cried out in surprise. At this moment, she could clearly feel that her strength was growing crazily for some unknown reason! Chapter 14 Translator: Lord_Immortal As her entire body was surrounded by purple light, the feeling came from the depths of her body. It was simply too amazing! At the same time that she felt her strength surge crazily, Luciana was also clear. She knew that this sudden situation in her body must have something to do with her master. That was why her beautiful eyes looked at Stark. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Don¡¯t worry. I just strengthened your ability. ¡°After the evolution, your strength should be able to rise to a new level!¡± Stark explained briefly. Hearing this, Lucina¡¯s eyes were even more surprised. She covered her mouth involuntarily. In fact, after Luciana was summoned by Stark, she did not know that he had the system. She only knew that Stark was her extremely honorable master and that she should obey his orders unconditionally. But now, she realized how powerful her master was. Others might not know, but to her Fallen Angel race, becoming stronger and evolving was the most important thing in their lives. Every time the Fallen Angels evolved, they would awaken stronger abilities and control purer dark energy. At the same time, they would grow two additional wings on their backs, known as the two-winged Fallen Angels. The two extra wings were extremely important, as they represented the dark divine power and divinity the Fallen Angels possessed. The more wings they had, the stronger the divine power they controlled. At the same time, their divinity would be more complete! The highest they could advance to was the Eighteen-winged Fallen Angels! At that time, they would no longer be called Angels. Instead, they should be called gods! They could neither die nor be destroyed. They could ascend to Godhood and control the supreme dark power. With a flick of their fingers, they could control the life and death of a living being, becoming the highest existence among Fallen Angels. Therefore, all Fallen Angels had only one biggest goal in their lives¡ªevolve! However, how could it be easy to truly evolve? Every time they evolved and grew wings, they would consume several times more energy than the last time. Therefore, they had to constantly devour energy, which was extremely tiring. However, back to the present. Her master was able to move her into the evolutionary ladder without any exhaustion. This ability was too strong! Originally, when she was summoned, she felt that it was her master¡¯s honor to be protected by her. But now, Luciana only felt that Stark was too strong. Under such circumstances, if she could always obey her master¡¯s orders, she might be able to continue evolving! Not to mention eight wings, even eighteen wings were on the cards! In just a few breaths¡¯ time, Stark¡¯s image had increased several times in Luciana¡¯s eyes. Stark, who did not know all of this, saw Luciana staring at him in a daze. She almost had admiration written on her face. He immediately said in confusion, ¡°Luciana, why are you looking at me like that? Don¡¯t you still want to evolve?¡± ¡°Oh, yes! My Honorable Master! Then I will return to the dark space to evolve! ¡°Master, just wait for my performance!¡± Luciana, who realized that she had lost her composure, immediately withdrew her gaze. At the same time, she bowed her head respectfully and smiled at Stark. After saying that, Luciana, whose strength was constantly rising, disappeared into the air. He watched her vanish and then turned to look at the zombies. The department store had been cleaned up. At this time, it was already late at night. Stark, who had consumed a lot of energy, was not ready to give in, though. He had gained so much tonight. Naturally, he had to treat himself well! Stark immediately took out the food stored in the system space. He was ready to feast! Two cans of canned meat, a carton of milk, a bag of noodles, and three hams! Stark placed the food neatly on the ground and sat down to enjoy it. After that, some of the boxes, cans, and the like were thrown to the side, making a series of popping sounds. At this moment, suddenly, an extremely subtle disturbance sounded from the side. ¡°Who is it? Come out.¡± Sensing the abnormality, Stark directly said to a pile of junk next to him. There was no movement at all. Looking at the stationary pile of junk, Stark¡¯s expression did not change. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. He summoned the Sword of God and pointed the tip at the junk. He said calmly, ¡°No matter who it is, I¡¯ll give you three seconds. If you don¡¯t come out, you¡¯ll die.¡± !!! It was unknown whether they were shocked by the Sword of God or by Stark¡¯s murderous aura, but a spot on the junk pile trembled. Immediately after, a woman walked out very carefully. Her clothes were tattered, but they were still clean. However, the most eye-catching thing was her beauty. She was standing just a short distance away. Stark discovered that if he were to score her out of 100, this woman would be at least 90. From her fair skin and graceful figure, it could be seen that she was either a celebrity or a live streamer before the apocalypse. She could be considered top-notch. Before the Doomsday era, she should definitely be the target of many rich children and famous families. It was a pity, though. After the end of the world, all order was lost. No matter how much money one had, it was useless. At most, it could only be used to light a fire. This woman¡¯s previous noble status had also fallen to shit. She had become a person with tattered clothes who lived by scavenging. When the woman walked in front of Stark, she immediately crawled down and spoke reverently, ¡°Noble sir, when I was scavenging just now, I noticed that you were enjoying your food here! ¡°If I offended you just now, please be magnanimous and don¡¯t take it to heart! ¡°To tell you the truth, since the apocalypse, I haven¡¯t eaten for three whole days! ¡°Please, sir, give me some food! If I can get a piece of bread from you, I¡¯m willing to pay any price!¡± After saying that, the woman on the ground stood up, her body still bowing. Then, she silently grabbed her two big breasts with both hands and began to push and rub them together. At the same time, she raised her eyes with an amorous expression and hinted at something to Stark. Chapter 15 Translator: Lord_Immortal Huh? Looking at the woman in front of him, was she trying to exchange for food by giving him a titf*ck? ¡°Okay, give me a titjob first, then I¡¯ll give you food,¡± Stark said casually. As he said that, he took out a piece of bread from the unfinished bread pack on the ground. ¡°Hmm, then, honorable sir, please put the sword aside. I will come and serve you now.¡± The woman immediately became more enthusiastic after Stark agreed to her request. She rubbed her breasts and walked towards him. Just as Stark placed the long sword in his hand on the ground, the approaching woman took out a fruit knife from somewhere and stabbed it directly at his abdomen! At that moment, Stark saw the sneer on the woman¡¯s face. She had planned to kill him from the start! Unfortunately, Stark¡¯s eyes were sharp. His hands moved swiftly, and even without the Sword of God in his hand, he still reached out with his hand! PA! A clear sound rang out. Stark firmly held the woman¡¯s right hand that was holding the knife. At the same time, he looked at her and sneered. He suddenly exerted force on his hand. Crack! ¡°Argh!¡± A scream of pain rang out. The woman¡¯s wrist was completely crushed by Stark¡¯s grip. As he flung his hand away in disgust, the woman fell to the ground with a plop. Her right hand, which was holding onto the broken wrist, writhed in pain, and she kept screaming. In this Doomsday era, unless it was a family member, even the best of friends could lie to you for a mouthful of food. Not to mention a woman whose identity was unknown. In fact, when the woman appeared, Stark had already begun to pay attention to her. The reason why he did not expose her was to see when she would show her fangs. As expected, he caught her in the act! He looked at the woman moaning on the ground. Stark¡¯s eyes were indifferent as he picked up the Sword of God again and walked forward step by step. ¡°No¡­ No, sir. Respected sir, please don¡¯t kill me! ¡°I was wrong. I shouldn¡¯t have hurt you. I want to apologize! I was really wrong!¡± The woman was immediately shocked. She kneeled on the ground again and kowtowed to Stark, pleading for mercy. ¡°Oh? You asked me not to kill you. ¡°What? Only you can hurt me, but not me? ¡°Had you really been willing to give me a titjob in the beginning, I would have given you two pieces of bread to fill your stomach. ¡°But¡­ since you deliberately wanted to harm me, don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless.¡± Stark walked in front of the woman indifferently, raised the Sword of God, and was ready to chop down. The woman raised her head and was shocked. She immediately slammed her head on the ground and shouted loudly, ¡°No, sir, I was wrong! I was wrong! ¡°I was forced! A gang made us women deceive the passers-by, then kill them, and bring the food back to them. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have deliberately harmed you! ¡°There are Transcendents among them. They said that if we brought back enough food, they would reward us with crystals to strengthen our bodies. Else, we would die. ¡°Sir, please let me go. I was really forced!¡± The woman cried crazily and begged for mercy. Oh? Hearing the woman¡¯s begging, Stark¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly. Soon, he found a loophole in the woman¡¯s words. ¡°Then, if you truly were forced, when the bandits let you out to look for food, you could escape from their control. ¡°But you still chose to listen to them, killing passers-by and bringing food back to them. ¡°Why is that? ¡°Because they have spirit crystals in their hands, right? You also wanted to strengthen your body, so you agreed to their request. ¡°So, you weren¡¯t forced at all. You willingly cooperated with them!¡± After saying all this, Stark looked at the woman kneeling on the ground and smiled coldly. This sentence instantly caused her face to turn pale, and sweat started to drip down her face. Every sentence that Stark said pointed out the truth. He had laid bare the purpose she had originally wanted to hide. ¡°No¡­ No, sir, I beg you not to kill me!¡± The woman was flustered and began to shrink back. However, seeing this¡­ Stark only smiled and continued. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I don¡¯t want to kill you now. ¡°Because in the apocalypse, women with your talent are all scarce resources. Almost all the pretty ones are dead. It would be a waste to kill you just like that! ¡°So, I suddenly have another idea. ¡°I won¡¯t kill you, but you won¡¯t escape the punishment, either. ¡°I want to make good use of you and squeeze out all your remaining value. ¡°Woman, what¡¯s your name?¡± Stark asked the woman on the ground. ¡°Answering to sir, my name is Caitlin.¡± Caitlin answered in a daze. Stark¡¯s face revealed a thick, lewd smile as he directly reached out towards Caitlin. ¡°Come here, woman. Next, I want to let you experience what it means to feel so good that you¡¯re about to go crazy!¡± Chapter 16 Translator: Lord_Immortal Stark grabbed her violently. ¡°No, sir!¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Caitlin screamed in pain. Her already torn blouse was ripped to shreds by Stark¡¯s grab. Stark pressed Caitlin to the ground. Without caring about anything else, he grabbed her breasts. His hands rubbed the white and soft mounds back and forth. Her large breasts were transformed into various shapes in Stark¡¯s hands. ¡°Ah! No! sir, don¡¯t do this!¡± When Caitlin was forced upon by Stark, she became anxious. She turned her head to look. What she saw shocked her. Stark had already pulled out his long dragon and was walking towards her. The size had stunned her speechless. If it entered her body, she would definitely die. ¡°No, please, wait a moment. This is my first time.¡± Caitlin made a final request. Stark did not care about anything else. He pushed the dragon in! ¡°Ah!¡± The woman screamed, then she raised her head high. ¡°It hurts, sir, it hurts! Please be gentle!¡± Caitlin kept begging for mercy, but he did not care and did not stop. Her body trembled under his impact. Gradually, the struggling sounds turned into moans. Finally, the moans turned into pants. 30 minutes later. ¡°Ah! Ah! No, sir, please slow down. Ah! Ah!¡± Caitlin¡¯s breathing became more and more rapid. Her face was flushed red, and her moans were becoming louder. Finally, Stark, who had lasted for thirty minutes, felt that he had almost reached his limit. ¡°Woman, accept my gift!¡± Stark said as his body tightened, releasing it all into Caitlin¡¯s body. ¡°No! Sir, please at least put on a condom¡­¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Caitlin wanted to struggle out of Stark¡¯s control, but she could not move under his strong hands. In the end, she climaxed at the same time as Stark. Caitlin groaned loudly. Her body could not help but spasm and tremble. In the end, Stark¡¯s hands loosened, and she was thrown to the ground. Her body was still reeling in extreme comfort, and her mind was blank. After he was done, Stark pulled out his dragon and used Caitlin¡¯s underwear to clean it up. It was as if nothing had happened. Then, he put on his clothes. ¡°Woman, I¡¯m very satisfied with the experience this time. Thanks for the treat.¡± Stark threw the tattered clothes on Caitlin and smiled. ¡°As a reward, you can take these two pieces of bread.¡± While speaking, Stark took out two pieces of bread from the system space and tossed them at Caitlin. The moment she smelled the fragrance of the bread, Caitlin, who was originally lying still on the ground, instantly became several times more energetic. She didn¡¯t even bother to put on her clothes. She immediately got up from the ground, grabbed the bread, and began to stuff it into her mouth. She seemed to be really hungry. Karen ate every mouthful, savoring the sweetness of the bread. After eating, she felt a warmth in her stomach that hadn¡¯t been felt for a long time. Delicious, really delicious. At this moment, while eating the delicious bread, Caitlin was still thinking in her heart. If she was rewarded with two pieces of bread every time she had sex in the future, then it wouldn¡¯t be a problem for her to be raped a thousand times by this man in front of her. Moreover¡­ This man¡¯s weapon was so long and had so much stamina. Although she had never experienced sex before, she heard from her friends that boys were usually 16 centimeters long, and it was rare for them to even last 15 minutes. This man, on the other hand, was like a god when he fucked her. He wasn¡¯t tired at all. In fact, she was starting to reminisce the feeling just now. She wanted more. Caitlin didn¡¯t know what was going through her mind. Stark looked at Caitlin. He was feeling good after venting his desires. There was only one sigh left in his heart. For a woman like this, there must be so many rich boys chasing after her before the end of the world. For her to remain a virgin, it wasn¡¯t easy. Fortunately¡­ Tsk, tsk, in the end, it was all for his own good. Suddenly, he realized that he had not had sex for a few months. The sex just now was really satisfying. ¡°You ate so fast. Are you thirsty? Drink some water!¡± It was also because he was in a good mood that Stark took out a mineral water bottle from the system space. However, he did not give it all to her. Instead, he picked up the empty bottle that he had drunk from on the ground and poured some water into it before throwing it to Caitlin. Caitlin, who had just eaten bread, was indeed thirsty. When she saw Stark throwing the water bottle over, she instantly caught it and twisted the bottle cap off. She gulped down the water as her throat made a gurgling sound. Quenched her thirst! Perfect! At this moment, Caitlin was thinking in her heart. Why did this man have everything that he wanted? Water, bread, resources, everything! Was this really the end of the world? Life was too good for him! Stark didn¡¯t realize that by the time Caitlin looked back at him with her beautiful eyes, they were full of adoration. Chapter 17 Translator: Lord_Immortal After watching Caitlin eat and drink well¡­ Stark tidied up the remaining food and put it back into the system space. Then, he said calmly, ¡°Alright, since your basic problem has been solved, then it¡¯s my turn to speak. ¡°Caitlin, actually, there¡¯s another reason why I didn¡¯t kill you just now.¡± ¡°Huh? There¡¯s another reason.¡± Caitlin, who had just eaten her fill, was stunned. She naively thought that Stark was unwilling to kill her because he simply wanted to fuck her for fun. She didn¡¯t expect there to be another reason. ¡°That¡¯s right. Didn¡¯t you just say that what you did had a lot to do with a bandit gang? ¡°The bandit group must have plundered a lot of resources and spirit crystals through this method.¡± Stark said blandly. Then, he looked at Caitlin with a serious look. ¡°Caitlin, do you know that in this apocalyptic era, where zombies are rampant, all resources are extremely important? ¡°If it were another situation, I might have harmed you even if you didn¡¯t come to rob me. ¡°Because in this era, there is no such thing as fairness. The weak will always be robbed and killed by the strong. ¡°The only thing a person can do is to become stronger. ¡°So, do you want to free yourself from the control of that bandit group? I need you to bring me back to that stronghold! ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about what happens next. Just leave it to me!¡± Stark¡¯s voice rang in her ears. Seeing that he did not seem to be joking, Caitlin exclaimed in shock. It was as if she had already confirmed the outcome without even thinking. Her expression turned to panic as she exclaimed at Stark repeatedly. ¡°No! Sir, I advise you not to go. There are Transcendents there. The bandits there are simply devils from hell! ¡°God, even if I think about the scene of them killing people now, my body will tremble uncontrollably in fear. ¡°Even if you have the ability to kill zombies, I can only give you one piece of advice: don¡¯t go!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. You don¡¯t have to worry about my plan. You just need to bring me to the place.¡± A simple sentence from Stark left Caitlin speechless. In the end, Caitlin had no choice but to bring Stark to the location of the bandit group. ¡­ On the other side. Lancaster Estate. In the Doomsday era, all the door locks had become decorations. They were either smashed open by the zombies or by the humans who were trying to survive. In a residential building. On the first floor, the door of an apartment was left ajar. Judging from the decoration of the door, the owner of this house should have a good income. However, surprisingly, in this zombie-infested world, the door of this house was slightly open, as if the residents were not afraid of a zombie suddenly charging into the house. If one looked into the house through the door gap, one could see a strong man in a vest eating something in the house. In front of him was a long red object. A bloody human corpse! This scene alone was enough to scare a lot of people. The man acted as if he didn¡¯t see the corpse, enjoying the barbecue in front of him. On the other side, pieces of dog meat that had been cut and washed were placed on a plate on the table. They were prepared and smeared with oil. Under the table, there was a floor full of dog fur. While the man was enjoying the dog leg roasted meat, he did not forget to take a small jar of salt and sprinkle it on the roasted meat. Then, he took a large mouthful. ¡°Mmm, the roasted meat tastes good today. As expected of the pet dog of a rich family. It is unusually good. The fat and lean muscles are just right. The meat is also tender! When paired with the roasted crispy skin, it¡¯s absolutely wonderful! ¡°Haha, in this apocalypse where everyone has to save even a piece of bread, this Lord Mycroft has already begun to enjoy the roasted dog meat! ¡°Now that I think about it, the life in the apocalypse is pretty good!¡± Mycroft enjoyed the roast meat in his hands and said with great interest. Mycroft was 32 years old this year. When he was 20, he was already on the run because he had raped several women. Finally, he hid in the downtown area of Manhattan. When the end of the world came, he was surrounded by zombies. In extreme despair, he suddenly awakened as a Transcendent and gained his ability: Steel Skin! He was already in a desperate situation, so he activated his ability, and his skin became as hard as steel. He withstood several zombies head-on and allowed them to bite him. Next, he directly broke through the zombies¡¯ encirclement and survived. After successfully escaping¡­ Mycroft, who had awakened as a Transcendent, could not hide his evil nature. He began to rob, kill, and set fire. He enjoyed these things as a hobby. Currently, the door of the room was undamaged. It was not difficult to see that Mycroft had disguised himself as a refugee and persuaded the owner of the room to open the door for him. As soon as he entered the house, he brutally killed the owner and occupied it as his own. It was already the third day of the apocalypse. From the group photo on the living room wall, it could be seen that there were originally five members of the family: father, mother, one elder brother, and two younger sisters. At this moment, there was a male corpse lying in the room, indicating what had happened to these people. ¡°Hey, Mycroft, be careful with your food. How many meals have you had today? If you continue eating like this, in another two or three days, we will have no food again!¡± A cold shout came from the side, interrupting Mycroft, who was enjoying the delicious food in the living room. As soon as the voice fell, a woman in black walked out of the room. The woman had long, wavy hair and was about 1.75 meters tall. The black tights she wore made her long legs and D-cup tits stand out to the extreme. She was wearing black high-heeled shoes, looking gorgeous. She gave people a smart yet cold and arrogant feeling. The woman looked as if she had just woken up. She even lazily combed her hair when she came out. Mycroft was annoyed by the woman¡¯s rebuke, but he didn¡¯t say anything. In fact, the woman in black was the leader of their bandit group. That was how the Black Rose Bandit Group got its name. ¡°What? Chris, it¡¯s just a meal. Besides, we still have a loaf of bread in the house for the next two days. What¡¯s there to be afraid of? ¡°Besides¡­¡± A sinister look appeared on Mycroft¡¯s face as he ate the dog leg. ¡°Didn¡¯t we send out a woman to help us find food today? She should be back by now. If she doesn¡¯t bring back any food, hehe, we can just treat her as food!¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Lord_Immortal Mycroft smiled sinisterly. Then, he seemed to have thought of something. ¡°Speaking of which, how come those two bastards have been sleeping since the afternoon!¡± After muttering to himself, Mycroft immediately said to another room behind him. ¡°Coyote, Wild Wolf! Bring that chick out for dinner!¡± As his voice fell, two men immediately opened the room and walked out. Even after hearing that they were called bastards, Coyote and Wild Wolf didn¡¯t dare to show any anger. There were a total of four people in the Black Rose Bandit Gang. Apart from Mycroft and Chris, the two of them were considered to be the underlings. They were just ordinary humans. Naturally, they didn¡¯t dare to disobey a big brother like Mycroft. Then, after they walked out of the room, they entered another room. After spending a short while inside, a few noises sounded from the room. Coyote and Wild Wolf led a bound girl out. It was worth noting that on Coyote¡¯s hand, there was a large bright red tooth mark. The girl was about 18-19 years old, and her face was red, as if she had been punched in the face. In fact, the reason why he asked Coyote and Wolf to come out for dinner was that Mycroft¡¯s original intention was to bring the stubborn girl out. After all, he was half the boss of the bandit group. How could he do such a thing himself? The girl¡¯s name was Susanna, the youngest daughter of the family. She was also the most beautiful. On the first day he barged in, he had noticed Susanna¡¯s beauty and wanted to bring her into the room to rape her. In the end, Susanna would rather bite her tongue and bleed than obey. There was nothing he could do. Mycroft could only leave the room resentfully and kill her parents, sister, and brother in front of her. He even killed her favorite pet dog, Bandy, and turned it into food to enjoy. At that time, Susanna was so scared that her body kept shivering. Mycroft threatened her directly, ¡°Don¡¯t think about running away, or else, you¡¯ll end up like them!¡± Just like that, Susanna was locked in the room by everyone, trying to force her to give up her body. They gave her a minimum amount of bread and water every day, as long as she didn¡¯t starve to death. Just like that, they kept her on the verge of weakness, hunger, and unconsciousness. It made her feel unbearable despair and pain. ¡°Come, this is your dinner for today!¡± As he said that, Mycroft took out a piece of dog meat from his plate and casually threw it in front of Susanna. Although the dog meat had been cleaned up without a trace of blood, it still made her feel a deep fear. Her closest friend had turned into this. The smell of blood filled the air with an extremely terrifying aura. When she saw the piece of meat being thrown over, Susanna noticed the corpse on the ground. It was her father, Yoren! This group of bandits had killed her entire family and eaten her pet dog, Bandy, after her father had kindly opened the door for them. Now, they had even thrown Bandy¡¯s meat in front of her. It was cruel to the extreme. The bandits in front of her were like demons in human skin. ¡°Huh? Aren¡¯t you going to eat it? ¡°Haha, you also know that this is the meat of your pet dog. You can¡¯t eat it!¡± Mycroft laughed and looked at Susanna, who was tied up. He narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°I remember when I killed this dog, you called it Bandy, right? ¡°Now, I still have a plate of Bandy¡¯s meat in front of me! As long as I¡¯m willing, I can put them all in front of you and let you enjoy them!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t listen to me, I¡¯ll torture you for the whole day! ¡°I¡¯ll see if you¡¯re not obedient when the time comes! ¡°Coyote, Wild Wolf! Bring this girl back to her room! Throw a piece of her pet dog¡¯s meat in front of her. It¡¯s the best. Hehe, then send the group photo in the living room to her. ¡°Let her admire the meat and the group photo and miss her pet dog and family, haha!¡± Mycroft looked at Susanna and laughed loudly. Her eyes were listless, her face was pale, and sweat was dripping from her forehead! After hearing Mycroft¡¯s words, Susanna immediately trembled, and tears flooded her eyes. She shouted hysterically at Mycroft without caring about anything else, ¡°You devil! Even if I die, I will definitely drag you down to hell!¡± Even so, Susanna was still dragged by Coyote and Wild Wolf. Only when Susanna was moved into the room did Mycroft chuckle and look at Chris next to him again. ¡°Beauty, you might not believe me if I tell you this. Everything I said just now was just to scare that little girl. ¡°The one I really like is you, my beautiful lady!¡± Chris only looked at Mycroft and snorted coldly. She did not even want to take a glance at him. How could she not know what was in Mycroft¡¯s heart? However, even though she knew it, Chris could not be bothered to look at Mycroft. She only said coldly, ¡°Mycroft, I advise you to think less about my body. A piece of trash like you is not worthy of me. ¡°If I hear you say such words again, believe me, I will personally cut off your tongue. ¡°No one can get my body!¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Lord_Immortal ¡°You woman!¡± After being coldly rejected by Chris, Mycroft seemed to have been silenced, unable to say anything. In his eyes, Chris was the most beautiful and prideful woman he had ever seen in his life. She was like an unapproachable queen with a natural, cold temperament. At the same time, she was also an awakened Transcendent. Therefore, pressing such a prideful woman under his body was one of his biggest fantasies at the moment. But there was nothing he could do. This woman was too powerful. He could not get close to her at all. Every time he tried to get near her, he would immediately be stabbed. Mycroft could only give up. But this woman had just now thoroughly incensed him. Ever since he came to this family and killed Susanna¡¯s family, he had not killed anyone for a long time. It seemed that only killing could appease his anger. And just when Mycroft¡¯s mind was filled with the desire to kill¡­ There was a creak. The door of the house, which was left ajar, was pushed open. The prey was coming! The sound immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the house. Especially Mycroft, both of his hands were rubbing back and forth in excitement. It had been a long time since he had experienced the feeling of killing someone. At this moment, a woman in tattered clothes carefully walked through the door and appeared in front of everyone. It was Caitlin, whom they had sent out to look for food this morning! However, Caitlin didn¡¯t have anything in her hands at the moment. She didn¡¯t bring any food back. She had gone out for a day and didn¡¯t get any supplies? ¡°There¡¯s such a large area in the surroundings. She went out for a day and didn¡¯t find any food or water? ¡°F*ck, did this woman find a place to hide the moment she went out? She only came back after holing outside for a day? ¡°If I had known earlier, I would have killed her as food! ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ll do it now!¡± Looking at Caitlin, who didn¡¯t get anything, Mycroft was so angry that he couldn¡¯t control the killing intent in his heart anymore. As he spoke, he grabbed Caitlin with one hand. ¡°Ah! No, sir! ¡°I beg you to spare my life. Although I didn¡¯t bring any food this time, I got something else! ¡°That man said he has a lot of crystals!¡± When the word ¡®crystals¡¯ had just left her mouth, Mycroft, who was about to make a move, suddenly stopped. ¡°Huh? You mean spirit crystals?¡± Mycroft¡¯s eyes focused. Crystals. This thing was too important. He had only killed a few zombies during the apocalypse, and the crystals he got had strengthened his Steel Skin to a whole new level. So when he heard that there were crystals¡­ Mycroft was stunned and hurriedly said, ¡°Where is he? Quickly bring him out!¡± ¡°Yes, Lord Mycroft.¡± Caitlin lowered her head. After saying that, a young man with his hands tied behind his back slowly walked in. Stark didn¡¯t have any weapons in his hands at the moment, and his figure wasn¡¯t as strong as Mycroft¡¯s. It was as if he wasn¡¯t a threat at all. When he saw Mycroft, his entire body began to tremble. ¡°My¡­ My Lords, I beg you not to kill me. I have crystals! I will give you all the crystals I have! ¡°I will accept any price, as long as you let me go!¡± Looking at the panicking Stark, Mycroft smiled coldly. ¡°At least you know what you¡¯re doing. Where are the crystals? Hurry up and hand them over!¡± Hearing this, Stark immediately wiped his wristband and prepared to take out a batch of crystals. The current him had more than 2,000 crystals. To this group of ordinary people in front of him, this was already a huge number. If he were to directly release them, they would definitely be scared silly. Therefore, Stark deliberately took out less, presenting only 200 crystals. But it seemed¡­ He still overestimated the knowledge of the people in front of him. ¡°F*ck!¡± ¡°Oh my God!¡± ¡°So many crystals!¡± When the spirit crystals were placed in front of them, the glittering scene ground immediately shocked Mycroft, Coyote, and Wild Wolf. Even Chris, who did not seem to care at first, had a slight change in her beautiful eyes when she saw this scene. However, that was only for a second. She wasn¡¯t like those men, so she immediately discovered the problem. ¡°That¡¯s not right¡­ ¡°Yesterday, the god in the sky clearly said that even if one isn¡¯t a Transcendent, ordinary humans can still use crystals to strengthen their bodies! ¡°With so many crystals, why didn¡¯t you use them first? Instead, you were caught by a woman who hadn¡¯t eaten for three days and brought these spirit crystals to us?¡± Chris looked at Stark and asked suspiciously. At the sound of her voice, Mycroft and the other two, who were still excited, suddenly reacted. It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on their heads. Indeed! Why didn¡¯t they think of such a possibility? Since he had so many crystals, why didn¡¯t the young man in front of them use them himself and gifted them to a bunch of robbers instead? No matter how they looked at it, something was amiss! They had to keep an eye on Stark at all times. As soon as he made any unusual movements, they would immediately kill him! Mycroft and the other two looked at Stark with caution and indifference. His disguise was about to be exposed. Chapter 20 At this moment, the atmosphere in the room immediately became silent and serious. After Chris raised that doubt, it seemed that Stark¡¯s lie was about to be exposed. But even then, everything should have been considered by Stark. How could he not have thought of this situation? Stark immediately pretended to be panicked and answered, ¡°It¡¯s like this, gentlemen. Actually, I¡¯ve already used the spirit crystals to strengthen my body. ¡°They made my body as strong as an athlete. ¡°With my strengthened body, I¡¯ve been fighting zombies all day, trying to get more crystals. But gradually, I found that as I used more and more crystals, they weren¡¯t as effective as the first time. ¡°After using dozens of crystals, there was basically no improvement. ¡°Then, I was seduced by this evil woman. When I was unprepared, she took advantage of me and controlled me with a sneak attack.¡± After saying that, Stark did not forget to glare at Caitlin, who was beside him. All of this had been thought up by Stark beforehand. He was extremely confident. For Transcendent individuals like the bandit group, even if they used spirit crystals to strengthen their abilities every day, it was impossible for them to know this fact. They couldn¡¯t possibly know what effect an ordinary person would have after using crystals. Moreover, the more crystals used, the less obvious the effect would be. This was also the conclusion he had obtained after personally experimenting. Therefore, if he were to tell the truth and lie, it was impossible for these people to catch him. As expected. After listening to Stark¡¯s explanation, Mycroft, who was closest to Stark, immediately relaxed and laughed out loud. ¡°Haha! So, it¡¯s no wonder you were willing to offer so many crystals to us! It turns out that it¡¯s no longer of use to you. It¡¯s more important to exchange them for your life. ¡°Chris, my baby, we¡¯ve really struck it rich this time. Wait for me; I¡¯ll collect these crystals first.¡± After hearing this, Chris¡¯s tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed slightly. However, after hearing the latter part of the sentence where Mycroft called her ¡°baby,¡± an obvious cold expression appeared on her face. ¡°I¡¯ve said it before, a piece of trash like you isn¡¯t worthy of my body! Do you want to die?¡± However, no matter how terrifying Chris¡¯s killing intent was, she still had to quickly collect the 200 crystals on the ground first. Therefore, she did not attack Mycroft. Instead, like Mycroft, she quickly returned to her room. After seeing the actions of Mycroft and Chris, Stark¡¯s concentration rose to an all-time high. The other party had finally made a move! If nothing unexpected happened, his plan was about to be completed. He wasn¡¯t a fool. How could he tie himself up and send himself to someone else¡¯s door? From the beginning until now, he had been acting with these bandits for so long! Everything he did was planned. He knew very well that his purpose of coming here was to plunder spirit crystals. A bandit group like this, with Transcendents, had definitely accumulated a hefty sum of spirit crystals after three days. They must have stored them in a spirit crystal wristband. But the wristbands could be removed. So what if he killed these disgusting bandits? If they didn¡¯t hand over the wristbands that stored a large number of crystals, it was a small matter to dirty his hands. The most important thing was to not waste his effort. So, he had to wait until these bandits took out the wristbands on their own accord. At that time, he could do it! The plan was about to be completed. Mycroft and Chris walked out of the room with their own wristbands in their hands. Especially Mycroft¡¯s face, which was suddenly filled with a sinister smile like that of a demon. ¡°Hehe, Kid, since things have come to this point, I¡¯ll tell you the truth. ¡°Ever since you stepped through this door, your life no longer belonged to you! ¡°Your mistake is that you should never have handed over the crystals so early. This way, you might have been able to negotiate with us for a way out. ¡°But now, after giving us the crystals, what awaits you is certain death! ¡°Recently, my desire to kill has been very high. Don¡¯t worry, I will be gentler. ¡°I plan to knock you out first. Then, when you don¡¯t feel any pain, I will use a knife to cut your body bit by bit, dismembering it bit by bit and turning you into what a dead person should look like! ¡°You¡¯d better pray that you don¡¯t wake up halfway, hahahaha¡­¡± Mycroft¡¯s smile became more ferocious and savage. At the same time, a sharp and terrifying dagger had appeared in his hand out of nowhere. However, Stark, who had been tied up with his head lowered, suddenly raised his head. A strange and sinister smile flashed on his face. ¡°No, it¡¯s you who should die!¡± Chapter 21 A cold smile appeared on Stark¡¯s face. The moment he saw this smile, Mycroft was somewhat stunned. Immediately after, a sword light flashed past. Before he could even react, Mycroft¡¯s right hand holding the dagger was instantly chopped off. Blood splattered everywhere! ¡°Ah!¡± Mycroft held his severed right hand and howled in pain while retreating. After Stark untied the rope and slashed with his sword, the other four bandits in the room also reacted. F*ck, they had fallen into a trap! This kid was lying! ¡°Wild Wolf, let¡¯s go!¡± A dagger bounced up in his hand, and Coyote shouted at the man beside him. Although they were not like Mycroft and Chris, who had awakened as Transcendents, they still had some ability to be accepted into the Black Rose Bandits. Both of them were ex-special forces soldiers who had accumulated a lot of battle experience over the years. Who knew how many enemies had died at their hands? ¡°Kid, go to hell!¡± Wild Wolf¡¯s eyes shone with a ferocious light as he thrust his dagger at Stark at an extremely sinister angle. Whether it was from the angle or the method, this kid¡¯s slash at Mycroft looked amateur. He was even confident that this attack would directly take Stark¡¯s life. However. Swoosh! ¡°What!¡± When Wild Wolf stabbed, he had clearly aimed at Stark, but it did not pierce Stark¡¯s body. Instead, his own body was chopped into two halves. Fresh blood spurted into the sky. Wild Wolf¡¯s corpse was cut into two pieces and fell to the ground. ¡°F*ck!¡± When Coyote saw this scene, he was frightened. He widened his eyes and did not dare to take a step forward. Immediately after, standing in front of the two halves of Wild Wolf¡¯s corpse, Stark¡¯s eyes indifferently swept over him. Chi La! Coyote¡¯s head flew into the sky with fresh blood. Another corpse fell to the ground. In an instant, the remaining two members of the bandit group in the house were scared shitless. This kid had gotten that fierce just by using crystals to strengthen his body? If he was a Transcendent¡­ Then the other Transcendents would have sensed him, recognizing each other at a glance. That was why Mycroft and Chris were sure that Stark was not a Transcendent. But if he really was not a Transcendent¡­ What was with the golden longsword in the young man¡¯s hand? With just a casual slash, he could kill someone as easily as cutting vegetables. Mycroft¡¯s heart was beating wildly. What was the background of this young man in front of him? How could he be so terrifying! ¡°Steel Skin!¡± Mycroft didn¡¯t dare to stay behind any longer. Taking advantage of the time when Stark was killing Coyote and Wild Wolf, he finally had the opportunity to use his special ability. A layer of metal-like light gradually emerged and wrapped around his body. In less than two seconds, his entire body had turned a faint silver color. Even his right hand, which had been cut off earlier, was no longer bleeding. ¡°Kid, your sword is sharp. But can it cut through steel? ¡°The biggest mistake you made just now was not killing me! No matter how strong an ordinary person is, he is still an ordinary person. Just wait for your death!¡± Mycroft roared angrily and then used his steel-like left fist to punch at Stark. He wanted to use this fist to directly smash Stark¡¯s head into pieces, taking revenge for his broken hand. Stark only spoke indifferently, ¡°No, when facing several useless people at the same time, killing them first is the same.¡± As his voice fell, Stark moved. His right hand held the Sword of God indifferently, and a brilliant light burst forth. Chris, who had caught this scene, immediately cried out in alarm. ¡°Not good, Mycroft, stop!¡± But it was already too late. Stark held the Sword of God in his hand, facing Mycroft as he charged forward. In front of an SSS-grade weapon, what was he pretending to be? ¡°Chi!¡± An extremely subtle sound rang out. Mycroft¡¯s figure stopped. Along with a clang, a metalized left fist smashed onto the ground. The metallic luster instantly faded, turning into an ordinary arm. Looking at his broken left arm, the surface of the cut was as smooth as a mirror. ¡°Hiss¡­ Ah! How¡­ how is this possible!¡± Mycroft was dumbfounded. At the same time, his pupils could not help but tremble violently in shock. Intense pain continued to spread along the nerves where his arm was severed. It made him reel in pain. However, what scared him the most was Stark¡¯s strength. Despite being mentally prepared, he was still scared. There was a longsword in the world that could easily cut through a human body? He believed that. But how could there be a longsword that could cut through steel like mud? His proudest Steel Skin ability after the apocalypse was nothing in front of this young man. He was beaten up so thoroughly! It was over; it was all over. No matter what, he would not be able to defeat this man. What should I do? What should I do? Mycroft¡¯s brain was working frantically, trying to find a way to survive Stark¡¯s attack. But then, Stark gave him a cold look. He kicked out. Boom! Mycroft was kicked in the face and flew backward, his head slamming into the wall. The metal ability disappeared. His entire body fell to the ground like a puddle of mud, but he was still breathing weakly. ¡°One down, one to go!¡± Stark looked at Chris, who was at the side. Actually, from when Stark suddenly broke free from the ropes, to killing the two with a sword and crippling Mycroft with a kick, the entire process only took less than three seconds. Ordinary people did not even have time to react. Chris watched her teammates fall to the ground, and two of them even died miserably. Although her heart was beating faster and faster, Chris still pretended to be calm and looked at Stark with her beautiful eyes. ¡°My friend, you¡¯ve already killed three of my teammates, and we didn¡¯t take anything from you. ¡°How about I give you all the crystals from the Black Rose Bandits, and then we¡¯ll resolve our differences and go our separate ways?¡± Chapter 22 Inside the house. Seeing that Chris had taken the initiative to surrender, Stark laughed. ¡°Not bad, not bad, what nice words! ¡°The moment you see your teammate being killed, you immediately offer up all your crystals and tell me that you didn¡¯t harm me, so it¡¯s better not to fight. ¡°But if I wasn¡¯t so strong, would you still do this? ¡°You¡¯d probably help him kill me just now and take my crystals for yourself!¡± Stark looked at Chris and smiled coldly. When she looked at Stark, she knew that he didn¡¯t have any intention of letting her go. ¡°So, sir, you¡¯re not going to let me go?¡± Chris¡¯s expression became gloomy, and her hands, which were painted with red nail polish, silently clenched as she said in a low voice, ¡°Then¡­ don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless!¡± As her voice fell, Chris¡¯s eyes darkened, and she immediately took action. In the blink of an eye, she extended her right hand, and a surge of raging flames instantly gushed towards Stark. This was her unique ability, Ason! Just like Mycroft, it was also an ability that was activated in extreme despair. Her hands were able to spurt out large amounts of flames, and the temperature was over 800 degrees. She could also absorb the flames to treat her injuries. She felt that the reason Stark was able to kill Coyote and Wild Wolf and heavily injure Mycroft was because of his shining longsword and his powerful close combat ability. Her special ability was Arson, so as long as she kept a distance from Stark, she could still fight. However, in the face of absolute power, all plots and tricks were useless. Just as Chris released a raging flame with one hand and was about to dodge to the back to keep a distance from Stark, in just a flash, Stark instantly arrived in front of Chris and kicked her away. ¡°Ah!¡± With a scream, Chris also fell to the ground. Unlike Mycroft, she did not have Steel Skin to protect her body. Other than her ability to set fire, she was just an ordinary woman. This fall was enough to make her taste death. She lay on the ground and coughed several times. Her wavy hair was disheveled, and she could no longer stand up. Stark walked step by step towards Mycroft, getting ready to kill him first. At this moment, a strange sound suddenly rang out from a room beside him. ¡°Hmm? There¡¯s someone else here?¡± Stark narrowed his eyes. As a cautious person, he naturally wanted to find out the source of the sound. He walked towards the door from where the sound came from. When he got to the door, he realized that it was locked from the outside with chains. A trace of doubt appeared in Stark¡¯s heart. With a slash of his sword, the chain was cut apart. He saw the figure of a young girl crouching in the corner of the room. Her two small hands were nervously hugging her calves. With her body curled, she raised her eyes. That pair of grape-like eyes were filled with fear at this moment. ¡°¡­¡± Stark froze. Previously, he had guessed that the person in the room was probably a bandit who had hidden himself and was prepared to stab him from behind. It could also be a rat that was eating leftovers. However, he had never expected that the person inside the room would be a nervous girl. She was so afraid that her body was trembling. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Although he could tell that the girl was not a threat, Stark still maintained his usual caution and asked. ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± The girl¡¯s eyes were filled with worry and fear. In fact, the moment Susanna saw Stark open the door, she wanted to tell him that her family had been killed by the bandits outside. She was terrified and hoped that he could save her. But when Stark killed those people, she had seen it through a crack in the door. (The door was locked with a chain. It was not shut properly.) Although she really wanted to ask Stark for help, she was also worried that he would be no different from the bandits outside. What if he was a scoundrel who had discovered her and was about to rape her? With this thought in mind, she became more and more nervous. In the end, she accidentally touched the corner of the table behind her, which made a noise and attracted Stark over. At this time, Stark noticed the panic on the girl¡¯s face and realized that he might have scared her. From this reaction¡­ the girl should really be an ordinary girl. She was not a threat. After thinking through everything¡­ Stark asked the girl in the corner, ¡°Little girl, this used to be your home. Your parents were killed by the bandits outside, right?¡± Hearing that, the girl nodded gently. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Stark asked again. ¡°Susanna.¡± Susanna spoke softly. After two sentences, it was obvious that she had accepted Stark and was no longer so afraid. ¡°My name is Stark. Since that¡¯s the case, come out with me. I¡¯ll bring you out of here.¡± Stark tried to speak to Susanna. Although he was cold, he was not the kind of person who would ignore a girl who did not even have a weapon. Finally, Susanna nodded slightly. ¡°Then, come with me. ¡°But let me remind you. When you go out, it¡¯s best to be mentally prepared because you might see a lot of blood and dead people.¡± Stark reminded Susanna. ¡°Okay.¡± Susanna nodded. Then she got up from the ground, barefoot, and followed Stark step by step into the living room. Chapter 23 When the two of them walked out of the room, a scene filled with blood welcomed them. On the living room floor, other than a couple of corpses, two people were still breathing. Mycroft and Chris. ¡°Oh!¡± After coming out, even though Susanna had mentally prepared herself, upon seeing this scene, her small face turned pale, and she covered her mouth. At this time, Mycroft, who had just been knocked unconscious by a kick, had also recovered. When he opened his eyes, he saw Stark walking towards him. He immediately struggled to get up and used the remaining upper half of his hands to beg Stark for mercy. ¡°My Lord, as long as you let me go, anything is possible. ¡°I¡¯m willing to give you all the crystals! More than 100 of them, all for you, my Lord!¡± With that, Mycroft pointed at the crystal wristband that belonged to him on the ground with his eyes. Stark only glanced at him and said indifferently. ¡°Why should I let you go? ¡°If I kill you, won¡¯t I still get all your crystals?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Mycroft¡¯s eyes froze, and he fell silent for a moment. Indeed, judging from the current situation, if the other party wanted to kill him, wouldn¡¯t it be like playing around? Then what should he do? Could it be that the current him was only left to wait for death? But just as Mycroft was in despair, Stark¡¯s voice suddenly sounded again. ¡°But, I¡¯m not a bad guy! ¡°It¡¯s not like you can¡¯t live without killing people. Actually, you still have a chance.¡± This sentence immediately stunned Mycroft. So, there was still a chance? ¡°How about this, I¡¯ll ask the little girl beside me? As long as she says you didn¡¯t do anything too bad, I¡¯ll let you go.¡± After Stark said that, he naturally turned to Susanna beside him and said, ¡°Susanna, ever since I came here, I haven¡¯t seen your parents. ¡°Were your parents killed by this person in front of you?¡± Hearing that, Mycroft was instantly stunned. Then he suddenly turned his gaze to Susanna. At the same time, he forced a smile on his face with an almost flattering and pleading look. ¡°That¡­ that, Susanna, before this, Uncle did something terrible to you, but fortunately, Uncle didn¡¯t really harm you. There was no big mistake, right? ¡°So, Susanna, I beg you, please tell this gentleman beside you, okay?¡± Mycroft¡¯s forehead was full of sweat, and his words were very tactful. At this moment, whatever Susanna said next was too important. Just one sentence could decide his life and death. He had admitted his mistake so sincerely, and he didn¡¯t rape her. As long as Susanna said good things to him and begged for mercy on his behalf¡­ However, in the face of Mycroft¡¯s sincere request, Susanna only shook her head and looked at him coldly. ¡°No, it was this man who murdered my father and mother. He even killed my father the moment he opened the door for him out of kindness.¡± Mycroft¡¯s expression was filled with despair. Swoosh! A sound rang out as soon as she finished speaking. It was the sound of Mycroft¡¯s right arm flying up. ¡°You really aren¡¯t anything good.¡± After cutting off Mycroft¡¯s entire arm, Stark stood still and quietly held the Sword of God in his hand. He looked at him coldly and said, ¡°Susanna, let me ask you. From your family photo, you still have a brother and a sister. May I ask, did this man in front of you kill them?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Susanna nodded without hesitation again. Crack! There was another sound. Mycroft¡¯s other arm also flew up. Crack. When the arm was cut off, Mycroft lost his balance and fell in front of Stark with a plop. ¡°No! My Lord, please let me go. The girl beside you has been lying. Really!¡± Mycroft lay in front of Stark, his tears mixing with his blood as he begged for mercy. ¡°Susanna, I¡¯ll ask you one last question. Apart from this, did he do anything evil to you?¡± Stark ignored Mycroft and continued to ask Susanna. ¡°This demon even wanted to rape me. ¡°But I forcefully rejected him.¡± At the mention of this, the sadness and fear in Susanna¡¯s eyes disappeared. Instead, it was filled with disgust and hatred. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then I¡¯ll hand this opportunity to you. You decide whether you want to kill him or not.¡± Stark opened his mouth and picked up a dagger from the ground. He threw it to Susanna. Susanna was barely an adult, but this was the first time she had come into contact with such a dangerous object. When faced with the choice that Stark had given to her, she looked at Mycroft, and her heart raced. Still, she hesitated. After all, she was only 18 years old. Before the end of the world, she was just an ordinary girl. At most, because of her beauty, she was pursued by many boys at school. But now, in three days, Earth had undergone such a great change. It was too sudden for her to kill someone now. For a moment, she could not accept it. Stark stood by the side, silently watching Susanna¡¯s decision. He looked at Susanna¡¯s hesitation. He could not help but sigh in his heart. When Mycroft, who was lying on the ground, saw Susanna¡¯s reaction, he immediately became happy. He looked at Susanna and said, ¡°Yes, yes, Miss Susanna. You are as beautiful as an angel. You would never let your white hands be stained with my dirty blood, right?¡± However, just this sentence touched Susanna¡¯s anger. ¡°You killed my entire family, yet you still hope that I won¡¯t kill you? ¡°I said before that with the hatred between you and me, even if I die, I¡¯ll drag you to hell. Now¡­ this opportunity has finally come. ¡°Go to hell, you devil!¡± Susanna shouted and then mercilessly stabbed forward with the dagger. Chapter 24 ¡°Ah!¡± A scream of extreme pain rang out. Susanna¡¯s first stab pierced directly into Mycroft¡¯s thigh, and a large amount of blood gushed out like a small fountain. With his body in extreme pain, Mycroft, who was lying on the ground, had lost two arms, and his thigh had been stabbed. He had basically lost the ability to escape and could only use all his strength to retreat bit by bit. After Susanna stabbed Mycroft¡¯s thigh with the dagger for the first time, she seemed to have gradually adapted to this feeling. She held the dagger with both hands again and focused her mind. This time, she aimed directly at Mycroft¡¯s head and stabbed at him with her eyes closed. Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! ¡°Ah!¡± Another series of screams sounded. A layer of skin had been scraped off from Mycroft¡¯s face by Susanna, and fresh blood flowed out. It was very frightening. After Susanna calmed down and opened her eyes, Mycroft¡¯s tragic scene immediately scared her. She screamed. Susanna was so horrified that she accidentally dropped her dagger on the ground and took a few steps back. Looking at this scene, Stark also felt that it was enough. After all, she was only 18 years old. It was already good for her to be able to do this. At that moment, looking at the screaming and wailing Mycroft, Stark directly walked forward. The Sword of God slashed across Mycroft¡¯s neck, and blood splattered out of his head. He understood his pain. At the same time, he looked at Susanna, whose heartbeat had yet to slow down. ¡°You did well this time. ¡°In short, you passed the test.¡± Stark said. ¡°Test?¡± Susanna was a little stunned. ¡°That¡¯s right. ¡°Letting you kill Mycroft with your own hands was a test for you. ¡°Be responsible. After leaving this house, I will not look out for you.¡± Stark replied calmly. His original intention was to take Susanna as his future maid. However, in this apocalypse, so what if a girl was good-looking? Even if she was a maid, he, Stark, would not spend his energy and food to feed an idle person. Therefore, since he decided to take Susanna away, then he had to test whether she was a good-for-nothing or not. In the apocalyptic era, no one with a soft heart could survive. Facing an enemy who had personally killed her own family, if she didn¡¯t even dare to take revenge, what right did she have to be taken away by him? And once Susanna made her move, it proved that she already had the capital to survive in this cruel world. Stark told Susanna the reason for all of this. Susanna listened and only nodded in a daze. Then, she began to rejoice. She was glad that she had killed Mycroft. Otherwise, she would have been separated from the big brother in front of her. At the very least, from the looks of it, she felt that although this big brother also killed people, he was definitely not a bad person. When she stood beside Stark, she even felt a sense of relief. In short, in this current world, she did not want to separate from Stark. She wanted to become a useful person by his side. ¡°Susanna, I will cast a spell now. Don¡¯t resist. Just relax and accept it.¡± Stark¡¯s voice sounded from the side. At the same time, he extended his right hand, and a pure and holy light blossomed from his palm. What Stark wanted to use was naturally the ability of his Zeus body, the Light of Domination. This was the most important divinity skill of his SSS-grade talent, the Body of Zeus. He could cast a ball of the light as the main divinity and rule over a believer. The believer¡¯s spirit would not be possessed, but it would follow the user unconditionally and with absolute loyalty. [Ding, the target you have chosen matches a specific group of people. You have successfully released the Light of Domination!] [You have successfully obtained the first loyal follower!] After the system notification sounded, a ball of gentle light descended. It then merged into Susanna¡¯s body. Susanna¡¯s eyes were closed at first, and she seemed to be a little nervous. But very soon, she was healed by the power of faith in the light. She wanted to follow the light in her eyes forever. ¡°Susanna greets Brother Stark.¡± Susanna bowed slightly to Stark and made a polite gesture. ¡°Yes, I got it.¡± Stark nodded. He was pretty satisfied with the first believer he had converted by using the power of the divine personality of the Body of Zeus during the apocalypse. Then, he walked to the spot where Mycroft¡¯s right hand was broken. It was still holding the crystal wristband that Mycroft had found in the house. The word ¡°135¡± was displayed, indicating that 135 crystals had been collected in Mycroft¡¯s wristband. Although this was nothing compared to Stark¡¯s 2000 crystals, it was still quite a big harvest. After all, it was more than 100 crystals. From his estimation, he would need to kill more than 150 zombies to collect so many crystals. He swiped his finger and transferred the crystals from Mycroft¡¯s wristband to his own. ¡°Well, then, let¡¯s go deal with the last problem in the house.¡± Stark said, then turned his eyes to Chris, who was lying on the ground under the wall. At this moment, Chris was still in a half-conscious state due to Stark¡¯s earlier kick. She was groaning. This woman was a Transcendent. If she was used properly, she should be quite helpful. After seeing this scene, Stark smiled slightly. His two fingers rubbed against his chin, and a profound expression rose in his eyes. Chapter 25 Chris was lying unconscious on the ground. Stark walked forward, squatted down, and snatched the crystal wristband in her hand. Crystal Reserves: 536 crystals. ¡°Not bad.¡± Stark¡¯s eyes lit up. It seemed that this woman was not only beautiful, but she was also quite wealthy. After transferring all the crystals to his wristband, he turned his gaze to Chris. Stark grabbed Chris¡¯s long wavy hair and lifted her up with one hand. ¡°Hey, woman, I¡¯m going to ask you three questions. ¡°First of all, what¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°My name is Chris.¡± Chris looked a little embarrassed as Stark held her hair. She spoke in a low voice. ¡°Second, what is your ability?¡± He had only seen the scene of Chris¡¯s right hand spewing fire, so Stark was not sure about her specific ability. Of course, he was not afraid that Chris would lie to him. ¡°My ability is Arson. I can shoot out high-temperature flames through my hands.¡± Chris replied. ¡°Last question, what do you know about Transcendents? Besides, do you know if there are any other Transcendents nearby besides you?¡± After today¡¯s battle, Stark had understood one thing. That was, although he had won against two Transcendents today, in reality, with the strength they had displayed, under certain circumstances, they could still pose a threat to him. After all, no matter how strong he was now, he was only a physical body. If he were to encounter an explosion or a bullet, he would still die. ¡°Regarding this, I am only a newly awakened Transcendent. I don¡¯t know much about it. I only know that using spirit crystals can strengthen my abilities. At the same time, the spirit crystals required to enhance my abilities are increasing each time. ¡°In the beginning, my Arson ability could only spurt out a small portion of flames. Strengthening my abilities once only required five crystals. After strengthening it three times, I can already continuously release raging flames for three minutes. On the fourth strengthening, It¡¯ll consume 1,000 crystals. ¡°I did meet a few Transcendent teams near Lancaster District. However, we only glanced at each other and did not make a move. After that, we split up. ¡°I don¡¯t know where they are now.¡± Chris shook her head. When the questioning session was over, Stark directly threw her onto the ground with a plop. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll give you two choices now. ¡°The first choice is for me to break your arms and legs, then throw you outside and let you wait for death. ¡°The second choice is to listen to me unconditionally. I¡¯ll forget all the unpleasant things that happened before. How about it?¡± As his voice fell, the expression in Chris¡¯s eyes obviously changed. She seemed to be thinking about something quickly in her mind. In the end, she gritted her teeth and looked up at Stark. ¡°No! Even if I die, I¡¯ll never listen to anyone!¡± Seeing how determined Chris was, Stark¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly. His original intention was that Chris was a Transcendent. Although she wasn¡¯t very strong, her superpower wasn¡¯t bad. She could be groomed as his subordinate and become a member of his team during the apocalypse. But he didn¡¯t expect this woman to be so arrogant. She would rather die than submit to him? A wave of anger rose in Stark¡¯s heart. ¡°What? Do It. Why don¡¯t you just kill me?¡± Chris, who was on the ground, looked at the motionless Stark and immediately said. ¡°No, I¡¯ve changed my mind now. ¡°For a woman full of arrogance like you, killing you won¡¯t make you feel despair. So, I¡¯ve changed my method. ¡°I believe that with your proud personality, you must be very concerned about your own chastity. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll soon let you taste what despair is!¡± Stark¡¯s eyes were full of lewd feelings. ¡°You¡­ What are you doing¡­¡± When she saw Stark¡¯s devil-like smile again, Chris lost her calm. She seemed to have realized what Stark wanted to do. She grew nervous as she retreated backward. Seeing this, stark stretched out a hand. With a ripping sound, he tore apart Chris¡¯s tight black clothes! Once the clothes split open, Chris¡¯s figure was completely revealed. Her pair of large breasts were no longer bound by the black clothes, and they were perfectly round and exposed. ¡°Susanna, you should leave for a while. I still have some things to do.¡± Stark said to Susanna beside him. It was not appropriate for such an evil scene to be seen by such an obedient girl, right? ¡°Yes!¡± Susanna lowered her head and responded. Although she was a little surprised by Stark¡¯s behavior, it was already the end of the world. She had seen even more evil things, so it was reasonable for her master to be like this. Moreover, as a follower, Stark could do whatever he wanted. Naturally, it was not her place to ask. After replying, Susanna immediately left and returned to her room. Only Stark and Chris were left in the living room. ¡°No, I¡¯m warning you. You absolutely can¡¯t!¡± Chris¡¯s arrogant face was terrified for the first time as she shouted at Stark. ¡°Hehe, woman, it seems like you still don¡¯t understand the situation! ¡°Right now, you¡¯re just a toy in my eyes. You don¡¯t have any qualifications to talk about conditions! ¡°Light of Domination!¡± As he spoke in a deep voice, a ball of light suddenly bloomed in Stark¡¯s hand. [Ding, the target you chose does not meet the requirements. You are unable to immediately dominate the target!] [Light of domination has successfully dealt a mental blow to the target, causing the target to lose control of their body for 15 minutes!] The system notification sounded. Stark had already understood this point. His light of domination was not something that could be used on just anyone to turn the opponent into his most loyal believer. This person had to belong to a specific group of people, which included: those who were emotionally agitated, those who had suffered a heavy blow, those who were in despair, and those who were filled with hope. Only if one of the above conditions was met and the other party did not resist, the Light of Domination could be 100% successful. For people like Chris, who did not obey him at all, the light of domination was more like a spiritual attack skill, causing their spirit to be affected and temporarily losing control of their body. But that was enough. What Stark wanted was for Chris to feel his gift while she was still conscious! Chapter 26 ¡°No, don¡¯t¡­¡± Seeing Stark gradually approach her, Chris¡¯s beautiful eyes were filled with complete despair. She had lost control of her body and could only let out a low moan. However, Stark did not care about anything. He directly grabbed at Chris¡¯s round breasts and kneaded them back and forth. A giant dragon underneath him suddenly came closer. Since Chris could not move her body, she could not cooperate with him. Stark directly lifted both of Chris¡¯s hands and had her back facing him. He then started pounding her. ¡°Oh¡­ Oh¡­ Ah! Ah¡­¡± Chris¡¯s screams and moans became louder and louder. This intercourse lasted for about half an hour. During this period, whenever the Light of Domination was about to lose its effect, Stark used it again. His hand that was glowing with light slapped Chris¡¯s butt. Her body could not move. At this moment, Chris¡¯s face was burning with shame. Finally, after numerous collisions with Stark, all the energy accumulated in her body was released. Then, she let go of her hands and fell to the ground. ¡°You¡­ This demon, I will remember you for the rest of my life. ¡°One day, I will kill you with my own hands¡­¡± At this moment, the effect of the Light of Domination was not over yet. Chris could feel the lingering effects of the orgasm as she spoke weakly. ¡°Oh? Your mouth is still so tough? ¡°Hehe, it just so happens that I like people like you. You won¡¯t listen after one fuck, right? Then I¡¯ll fuck you a second time, a third time! You can still endure the first time, but how much more? Anyway, I have plenty of time. Let¡¯s see how long you can last. ¡°By the way, just now, your voice sounded really good!¡± Stark looked at Chris and smiled, but he did not forget to show a nostalgic expression. This scene completely destroyed Chris¡¯s psychological defense. ¡°You! You devil, I¡¯ll definitely kill you, definitely!¡± ¡°Susanna, tie this woman up for me! Take her away!¡± ¡°Yes, Brother Stark.¡± Stark ignored Chris¡¯s shouts. With an order, Susanna walked out of the door and rummaged through the junk for a while. After finding a rope, she tied up Chris, who could not resist. Stark directly lifted her up with one hand. In this house, after he arrived, there were three more corpses along with the original four. The ground was covered in red, and the smell of blood permeated the air. Although Stark had initially planned to settle down in Lancaster Estate, he would definitely not choose this house. It was already late at night. In order to have a good night¡¯s sleep, Stark immediately decided to bring Susanna to look for a better house in the Lancaster community. As for Caitlin, who had brought him here earlier, after Stark finished dealing with the bandits, he did not plan to bother with her anymore. This woman wanted to harm him earlier, so Stark would definitely not take her away. Under Caitlin¡¯s pleading, Stark had only left this house to her. After leaving the gate, Susanna turned her head to take a last reluctant look. Then, the two of them headed towards the depths of the Lancaster community together. The process of finding a suitable house was undoubtedly tedious. Because during the apocalypse, all electrical appliances had lost their power supply and could not be used. Therefore, the coolness in summer and the heating in winter were very important factors to consider. Secondly, in the room, the view of the outside world had to be open. Otherwise, it would not be good if the danger was not discovered in time, and the house was attacked by zombies. Therefore, after searching for more than half an hour, Stark finally settles on a place. The apartment was located on the second floor. The door faced the Sun. In the summer, it was cool and airy, but in the winter, there would be enough sunshine to ensure the temperature. More importantly, the structure of this apartment was very unique. Looking out of the window and balcony, one could see everything around the house clearly. At that moment, Stark directly entered the apartment. The internal structure was relatively clean. Other than the table in the living room with some messy cutlery, everything else was fine. It was likely that when the end of the world came, the people in the house were arranging the dishes and preparing to eat. In the end, they fled the house. Sigh, in fact, hiding in the house was the best choice. Unfortunately, not everyone was so smart. They were instructed to lock the doors and windows at the first moment. However, this family probably did not want to believe the words of the voice in the sky, so they left home and never came back. He had nothing to do with other people¡¯s affairs. After entering the house and settling down, Stark left Chris in the living room. Susanna found her own room in the house and went to rest. Her watch showed that it was already past four in the morning. Most people were tired and scared for a day. At this time, they could not help but fall asleep. Susanna¡¯s situation was normal. Stark did not choose to sleep, though. Instead, he was looking forward to something excitedly. With a thought, a transparent panel appeared in front of him. [Ding, reminder. Host, you have not checked-in today.] [Would you like to check-in now?] Hearing the system¡¯s voice, Stark became excited. He had been busy since night and had no time to check-in. Now that everything had settled down, he finally had the opportunity. On the first day, it was an SSS-class pet. On the second day, it was an SSS-class weapon. On the third day, it was an SSS-class talent. What would be the reward for checking in today? With anticipation, Stark clicked on the check-in button. [Ding, congratulations to Host for checking in today!] [Obtained SSS-class Transcendent ability: Oracle!] ¡°SSS-class extraordinary ability, Oracle?¡± When he heard the system reward, Stark was stunned. Chapter 27 [Reward on the third day, SSS level ability: Oracle!] [Character Window] Name: Stark Talent: Body of Zeus Class: Transcendent Level: 1 (0/500 EXP) Ability: Oracle.] [Ability Description] [Oracle LV. 1: the owner has received the blessing of the Lord of God and has the ability to transcend the undead. Every undead that you transcend will be sent to heaven. At the same time, you will receive an additional 50 exp.] When he saw the sudden appearance of the character window, Stark suddenly recovered from his stunned state. Not only did he not experience despair, but he had directly awakened as a Transcendent. He had even obtained an SSS-class Transcendent ability? On his character interface, there was also information about his level and experience. Could it be that the current him could also obtain gain levels by killing Transcendent creatures? After asking this question to the system, its answer was straightforward. Once humans awakened as Transcendents, they could no longer be treated as ordinary people. In the apocalyptic era, Transcendent humans were like Transcendent monsters, possessing levels. They could also gain exp and level up continuously by killing monsters. Using spirit crystals, they could strengthen their own abilities. At this moment, a weng sounded in the sky. In the middle of the night, the main god in the sky finally spoke again after two days of silence. ¡°Reminder, since the apocalyptic era, three days after have passed. 98.7% of the humans on Earth have died. Among the remaining humans, the number of Transcendents has reached 70%. ¡°Therefore, the Doomsday era has officially begun. Next, you will experience the real apocalyptic life. ¡°Starting from 6:00 this morning, there will be a large number of high-level zombies and even elite zombies in all areas of the world. The strength of these zombies will be five to twenty times that of the low-level zombies. Please be careful. ¡°At the same time, risk means a generous reward. After killing these zombies, not only will you gain a large amount of experience and crystals to increase your strength, but you will also have a chance to get the most important thing in the Doomsday era: Transcendent items. ¡°They are divided into skills, superpowers, weapons, and items. The levels range from E to SSS. The higher the level, the stronger the power. ¡°These are the crucial items that will make you stronger and stronger in the increasingly terrifying apocalyptic era! ¡°Therefore, all Transcendents, prepare for tomorrow¡¯s hunt. After all¡­ the prey will not run into your hands by itself!¡± After saying this, the main god went into hiding as usual. At the same time, in an instant, all the Transcendents in the entire world fell into a frenzy. Transcendent items, as well as all sorts of weapons and props? The Transcendents were almost unable to endure it any longer. They wanted to go out tomorrow and hunt for those high-level zombies. When the time came, wouldn¡¯t some high-level equipment and tools drop? Wouldn¡¯t that be beautiful? There were even a few groups of Transcendents who had gathered together to discuss how to use their abilities to hunt zombies more efficiently. In short¡­ tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for the Transcendents. On Stark¡¯s side, things were a bit different. After listening to the main god¡¯s voice, Stark wasn¡¯t surprised, as he had already received this information from the system. Moreover, for weapons and abilities dropped by high-level zombies, how could they compare to the rewards given by his system? What was truly important to him was the spirit crystals! From the beginning until now, whether it was Fallen Angel Luciana or the Sword of God, they could all be strengthened with crystals. Therefore, if he wanted to become stronger, he didn¡¯t need high-level equipment. What he needed more was a large number of crystals to strengthen his abilities! He still had about 3,000 crystals in his hand. If he wanted to use these crystals, he could only strengthen one of his SSS-class abilities. ¡°Since I can kill high-level zombies tomorrow and get a lot of spirit crystals, I don¡¯t need to save these 3,000 crystals.¡± Stark muttered to himself. He had planned to save some crystals and strengthen one of his abilities when he encountered some difficulties. Now, he could use it directly. He opened the system interface with anticipation, and a line of information appeared in front of him. [SSS-class pet Fallen Angel Luciana is evolving¡­ Sword of God: Thunder LV. 1, can be strengthened. Cost 1,000 crystals. Gale Assault LV. 1, can be strengthened. Cost 1,000 crystals. Body of Zeus: Body of Thunder LV. 1, can be strengthened. cost 1,000 crystals. Body of Sky LV. 1. can be strengthened. Cost 1,000 crystals. SSS-grade ability: Oracle LV. 1, can be strengthened. Cost 1,000 crystals. ¡­ With his current crystals, he could strengthen three abilities. Stark began to think about which three abilities were the most suitable. Soon, after comparing them, he locked on three abilities: Thunder, Gale Strike, and Oracle. The reason for the first two abilities was that he only had these two long-range skills. If he was going to hunt zombies tomorrow, it would be more beneficial to strengthen these two AoE skills. The remaining Oracle ability was the most important. After killing an undead, he would gain an additional 50 exp. This was simply a godly skill that allowed him to level up as a Transcendent in the pre-Doomsday era! He was a Transcendent who had just awakened, and he had matured three days later than the others. Therefore, he naturally had to seize every opportunity to level up and even surpass them! This godly skill completely satisfied his needs. [Ding, do you wish to consume 3000 crystals to strengthen Thunder, Gale Attack, and Oracle?] With anticipation in his eyes, Stark pressed the ¡®confirm¡¯ button without hesitation. Chapter 28 [Ding, strengthening successful!] [Congratulations, Host, your Thunder skill has reached LV. 2!] Effect: unleashes powerful lightning strikes on targets. The power has been doubled, and the chain range of lightning strikes has been expanded to up to 50 targets. At the same time, the control of lightning has been greatly improved. The user can even compress the lightning at his fingertips, shooting it out like a bullet.] ¡­ [Your Gale Attack skill has reached LV. 2!] Effect: the user can release a wind that is as sharp as a blade, destroying the target. The power has increased by two times, and the strength of the wind blade has strengthened from cutting a broken wooden stake to cutting through metal. At the same time, the gale released can also increase the user¡¯s movement speed to a certain extent.] .. [Your Oracle ability has reached LV. 2!] Effect: for every Transcendent creature killed, the user will receive a 100 experience bonus. The experience bonus has been doubled!] Looking at all the information about his three LV. 2 abilities, Stark¡¯s expression suddenly became carefree and comfortable. It seemed that his 3,000 crystals were not wasted! The power of his two attack abilities had increased by two times, and the experience bonus provided by the Oracle had also been doubled. This was simply worth it! Next, all he was waiting for was to face a large group of zombies the next day. He was different from the other Transcendents. Stark did not plan to stay up all night and head to the streets, waiting for the 6:00 high-level zombies to appear. That was something only a fool would do. It was late at night, and he had been tired all day. Wouldn¡¯t it be good to have a good night¡¯s sleep? During the apocalypse, he had to ensure his rest. Immediately, Stark put away the system interface and yawned. He found a room and walked in. In the room, all the bedding was folded. Although no one had been here for three days, it was still relatively clean. There was only some dust, and it would be fine after a simple clean-up. After doing all this, Stark laid down on the bed and slept peacefully. Unknowingly, the night gradually passed. Stark slept from four in the morning until twelve the next day. After waking up in a daze, he pushed open the door and saw the figure of a young girl standing in front of his room. The appearance of the young girl caught Stark off guard. He almost subconsciously lifted the Sword of God. When he saw that the young girl was Susanna, he asked in puzzlement. ¡°Susanna, why are you standing in front of my door so early in the morning?¡± ¡°Brother Stark, I woke up very early, and I didn¡¯t have anything to do. I just thought that Brother Stark was so tired yesterday, and he must be starving after waking up. ¡°So, I wanted to prepare some food for Brother Stark. You can have something to eat once you woke up.¡± Susanna replied softly. Only then did Stark see that there was something in her fair right hand. It was a pack of biscuits. There were originally 18 biscuits in the packet, but now, there were only nine left. ¡°Brother Stark, in the past, I was the youngest girl at home. I loved to eat snacks, so I would often ask my parents for snacks. Sometimes, I bought too many, and if I couldn¡¯t finish them all at once, I would save them for later. ¡°This box of biscuits is the one I found in my room. After the apocalypse, I was locked in my room by those bandits. They didn¡¯t give me any food, so I opened the biscuits. Since I didn¡¯t know if I would have anything to eat in the future, I only ate one piece for every meal. ¡°After three days, there are still nine pieces left in the biscuit box. Brother Stark is so powerful, and fighting against zombies and bad guys will consume a lot of energy. So, if Brother Stark doesn¡¯t mind having fewer biscuits, you can eat them all!¡± Susanna took the initiative to offer the biscuits to Stark. Stark didn¡¯t take the cookies from Susanna at first. Instead, he thought for a moment, and his expression suddenly froze. Living on only one box of biscuits for three days? Every meal, no matter how hungry she was, she would only eat one biscuit. The purpose was very simple: survive for a longer period. And now, all of it was delivered in front of him. This was the reason why Stark was stunned. Perhaps no one knew what Susanna¡¯s behavior meant. But Stark understood. In the beginning, to do his best to develop to his strongest state before leaving the house, the food left at home that day was eaten one piece at a time for three days straight. He knew very well that he had persisted for three days and had only eaten a small amount for each meal. However, if it were him, if he had to give the rest of the food that he had gone through so much effort for three days to a stranger that he had only known for one day, he would never agree to it. Since he had to give it away, then what was the point of saving food for three days? He might as well eat it myself. However, Susanna still gave him the nine cookies that she had saved with great effort because she knew that he would soon consume a lot of energy. She even said, ¡°If it¡¯s not too little, just eat them all.¡± Such a selfless action. Even Stark, who had always been cold, felt a long-lost warmth in his heart. Ever since his parents passed away, for a long time, there was no one willing to give their everything to him. The corner of Stark¡¯s mouth moved, but in the end, he still did not reveal that smile. However, he immediately took the biscuit from Susanna¡¯s hand and said softly to her, ¡°I¡¯ve received your kindness, but we won¡¯t eat it this morning. ¡°You must have been hungry for a few days. Today, let¡¯s eat something good!¡± Chapter 29 ¡°Hmm? Brother Stark, do you have any other food in reserve? Then¡­ actually, if Brother Stark has any food, you don¡¯t have to share it with Susanna. I¡¯m not hungry yet. You can eat until you are full and leave some for me!¡± After saying that, Susanna smiled sweetly and pretended that she wasn¡¯t hungry at all. But a ¡°Gu¡± sound from her stomach completely broke her disguise. ¡°Alright, I think you should stop pretending. Come over and eat.¡± After looking at Susanna and smiling, Stark walked to the dining table in the living room. At the same time, he moved his hand toward the system space and took out the food he had collected from the convenience store. Canned meat, ham, milk, and bread. All kinds of delicately packaged food were placed on the table in rows. ¡°Brother Stark, why do you have so much food? ¡°Oh my God¡­¡± Susanna looked at the table full of food and covered her mouth in disbelief. ¡°You¡¯re welcome. Help yourself.¡± Stark gestured at the food on the table and smiled at Susanna. ¡°Really? Brother Stark, do you have any leftover food?¡± Susanna looked a little worried as she asked Stark. ¡°Yes, I still have a lot. You can eat all you want.¡± Stark replied casually. After getting Stark¡¯s approval again, Susanna finally could not hold it in anymore. She looked at the food on the table and started salivating. Stark was right. For the past three days, she had been living on one biscuit for every meal. She was really hungry, almost starving to death! ¡°Thank you, Brother Stark!¡± Susanna immediately walked to the table. Without caring about anything, she tore open a bag of bread and began to eat in large mouthfuls. Then, she opened a box of milk and poured the rich milk into her mouth. Seeing Susanna eat so happily, Stark smiled. He had not eaten since last night either, and now he was also a little hungry. Then, Stark walked to Susanna¡¯s side and sat down to eat together. When Stark left the convenience store, he had taken all the food from the high-end area. He took whatever was expensive, and each of them was no less than eight dollars. The taste was also very unique and delicious. In a short while, the leftover food packaging was thrown onto the table. The sound of bread and meat being eaten continued. While the two of them were enjoying the food, Chris, who had been tied up in the living room since last night, couldn¡¯t take it anymore. As she watched the two of them devour the food, her stomach growled. In fact, she hadn¡¯t slept well since last night. Her stomach was already empty. Now that she smelled the aroma of food in the air, she could not help but drool. ¡°Umm¡­ umm, can you leave some food for me?¡± Hearing the voice, Stark looked at Chris, smiled, and said slowly, ¡°Oh? You were so stubborn yesterday. Why are you asking for food today? ¡°Also, you have already fallen to the point of begging others. Don¡¯t you know how to address me?¡± Stark¡¯s voice caused the corners of Chris¡¯s eyes to Twitch. Finally, Chris looked at Stark and said, ¡°Lord Stark, can you please give me some food?¡± Stark looked at Chris and said calmly, ¡°What¡¯s the price? I can¡¯t give you food for free.¡± Chris paused as if she was in a dilemma. Finally, she said, ¡°Although I don¡¯t know why, I can feel that you¡¯ve become a Transcendent this morning. ¡°You¡¯ve just become a Transcendent, so you must not be familiar with it. If you¡¯re willing to give me some food, I¡¯ll tell you a secret about a Transcendent that you don¡¯t know. ¡°And it¡¯s a crucial one.¡± ¡°Oh? Tell me about it.¡± Stark¡¯s interest was immediately piqued. ¡°Give me some food first.¡± Chris had a stubborn look on her face. ¡°No, tell me the secret first.¡± Stark remained indifferent. Chris finally knew that she could not win against Stark in a stalemate. After all, her life was in his hands, and she had no choice at all. At that moment, all she could do was talk with an ugly look on her face, ¡°The secret is about the crystal wristband. ¡°It¡¯s indeed just a wristband for ordinary people, but for Transcendents, it has a vital function: communication and the Doomsday Mall! ¡°Spiritual energy is consumed by Transcendents when they use their abilities. As a Transcendent, you should be able to understand. ¡°You can try to transfer the spiritual energy in your body into the wristband in your hand. After the wristband is activated, you can see a page with forums, maps, announcements, and various other things. ¡°Secondly, among these sections, there is the most important one: the Doomsday Mall. ¡°Once the Transcendents open the mall, they can use spirit crystals to purchase E to SSS-class items and strengthen themselves. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s all I have to say. Now, can you give me some food?¡± Chris looked at Stark angrily. ¡°There is indeed some truth in your words.¡± Stark did not immediately give the food to Chris. Instead, he followed what Chris said and injected his spiritual power into the crystal wristband. As expected, after the spiritual power was injected, a transparent blue page appeared in front of him. This page was different from his God-level Check-in System. Everyone around him could see it. On the interface, it displayed all kinds of functions. After clicking on the forum, the area displayed was two miles around the Lancaster community. There was a large amount of information in it, along with the nickname of the person who posted it. Black Flames: ¡°Jesus, the main god said that there would be high-level zombies today, but I didn¡¯t expect so many to appear. There are too many zombies, and they¡¯re so strong. How many crystals are they worth!¡± Bruce Qiao Shan: ¡°Awesome! Don¡¯t say anymore. I¡¯ve been farming zombies outside for the whole morning. I¡¯ve made a huge profit today. I can strengthen my power again tonight to deal with the green poison disaster in the future. Hehe!¡± Lone Wild Wolf: ¡°I¡¯ve surrounded the zombies near Tagore Garden. If any other Transcendent humans come, don¡¯t blame me for being rude.¡± .. A large number of posts flooded the entire screen. Chapter 30 Scanning the information, Stark¡¯s eyes moved. So in the apocalyptic era, Transcendents could communicate with each other? In that case, only ordinary people would be threatened. No wonder the apocalyptic era was about eliminating ordinary humans and allowing Transcendents to continuously compete for evolution. At this moment, Transcendent humans already possessed the ability to kill a large number of zombies. As for ordinary humans, they could only tremble under the claws of zombies. However, he did not delve too much into the topic. ¡°This is your food for today. It¡¯s your reward.¡± After throwing a bag of leftover bread to Chris, Stark stood up and prepared to walk out of the door. Chris immediately struggled to move her body in front of the bread bag. She used her mouth to grab a piece of bread from the pack and began to eat it one bite at a time. ¡°Brother Stark, where do you want to go?¡± On the other side, Susanna looked at Stark, who was going out, and said in surprise. In her opinion, there was enough food at home. Stark didn¡¯t need to go out, and she didn¡¯t want him to be in danger, either. ¡°I¡¯m going out to hunt some zombies. It¡¯s okay. Trust me, I¡¯ll be back soon,¡± said Stark. He had just become a level-one Transcendent human being, so he was far behind the others. Of course, he had to catch these elite zombies to make up for it. More importantly, the green poison disaster was coming in 28 days. The apocalypse would be even more terrifying, and he had to keep consuming crystals to become stronger. Since he had strengthened his skills yesterday, he had used up all his crystals. He was looking forward to seeing how powerful this elite zombie, which was said to be dozens of times more powerful than an ordinary zombie, was? And how many crystals was it worth! While thinking, Stark walked out of the door. Walking out of the Lancaster community, he came to the street and saw a large group of zombies, which was several times more powerful than yesterday, wandering back and forth on the street. Right beside him, a zombie that was emitting a black light and reeking of blood noticed Stark. It roared and immediately rushed towards him. A high-level zombie! The moment he noticed the zombie¡¯s strange behavior, Stark reacted. He noticed that the high-level zombie charging towards him was more than twice as fast as yesterday¡¯s zombie. Stark didn¡¯t dare to be negligent. He summoned his Sword of God and slashed out. ¡°Thunder!¡± Zizz! A fierce electric current surged up. Along with the Sword of God, it slashed down on the zombie¡¯s body. Crack! The high-level zombie was directly cut into two by Stark¡¯s sword. A large amount of black blood gushed out, bringing with it an extremely bloody stench. [Ding! Congratulations! You have killed a high-level zombie. Obtained 1,000 experience points.] [You have leveled up to level 2!] [You have collected 13 crystals!] A series of system sounds rang in Stark¡¯s mind. Stark couldn¡¯t help but sigh. He could clearly feel that when his Sword of God, along with Thunder, had slashed at the high-level zombie¡¯s body, although it was able to cut it, it was a little strenuous. This was the result after the enhancement yesterday. If he hadn¡¯t strengthened it, he was sure that he would need at least two strikes to kill a zombie. He had no choice. This was the importance of level. He was only at level one. Even if he had a high-level weapon, he wouldn¡¯t be able to bring out its full effect. That was what Stark thought. However, if these words were heard by other extraordinary humans, it would be a different feeling. If they wanted to kill a high-level zombie, they would have to use all their strength. It would take them more than ten minutes to kill a high-level zombie, alright? And he thought it was too slow to kill one with two slashes? This was ridiculous! [Character Window] Name: Stark Level: 2 (500/1500 EXP) Ability: Oracle [System Forum, highest-leveled Transcendent human: Ice Cold Heart Level 12] Looking at the information on his attribute panel, Stark smiled slightly. Next, if he went all out to kill zombies, he should be able to catch up very quickly with the addition of all sorts of SSS-class items. With this thought in mind, Stark immediately rushed into the zombie crowd in front of him and began to fight. Thunder! Gale Attack! For a moment, Lightning and wind danced wildly. Stark¡¯s eyes were emotionless. The Sword of God in his hand carried a skill and slashed out. If he had to kill, he would kill. He would not leave a single high-level zombie alive. One high-level zombie after another was turned into meat paste by Stark. Along with Thunder and Gale Attack and his Body of Zeus, Stark seemed unstoppable as he continued to advance on the zombie-filled streets. According to Stark¡¯s calculations, he was currently at Level 2. If he wanted to catch up to the first-ranked Level 12 Transcendent, he would have to kill around 2,500 zombies. If he were to kill all the high-level zombies, he would need around 250 zombies. No matter how strong Stark¡¯s body was, killing 2,500 zombies was still a bit of an exaggeration. After all, zombies were still human-shaped. He could withstand killing a few hundred of them, but killing 2,500 zombies was a bit too ferocious. ¡°I have to find as many high-level zombies as possible. Low-level zombies won¡¯t cut it.¡± Stark quickly made up his mind. He didn¡¯t go looking for low-level zombies. Instead, he was on the hunt for some high-level zombies. Right now, the entire street was filled with high-level zombies, which saved Stark the trouble of taking the initiative to look for them. Not long after, Stark found a few high-level zombies gathered at the entrance of a supermarket. With a roar, two high-level zombies charged at Stark. High-level zombies were powerful. Not only their speed, but their hands had also evolved. They were like steel claws, tearing through the air. It was terrifying. Lightning instantly struck the high-level zombies in front of him. Even if they did not feel it, the numbness still affected the high-level zombies. The two high-level zombies slowed down greatly. In Stark¡¯s eyes, they were extremely stiff. ¡°Gale Attack!¡± Stark raised his Sword of God and slashed out. A storm of sharp blades swept out and directly hit the two strongest high-level zombies. The sound of steel being torn apart was heard on the spot. The flesh of the two high-level zombies was instantly cut into pieces. In the end, their entire bodies were mercilessly destroyed by the storm of sharp blades. The two high-level zombies died on the spot. [Ding! Congratulations to the Transcendent for killing two high-level zombies. Obtained 2000 experience points.] [You have collected 26 crystals!] [You have leveled up to Level 3!] A system notification sounded in his mind again. The experience from the two senior zombies instantly increased his level by another level. Stark¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but be filled with excitement. On the other side, the remaining three zombies didn¡¯t show any fear due to their companions¡¯ death. Instead, they waved their claws even more fiercely and charged at Stark, looking extremely terrifying. ¡°Roar!¡± Chapter 31 ¡°Roar!¡± When the three high-level zombies opened their mouths wide and roared, a bloody smell directly hit their faces. If it was a normal person, even a Transcendent, they would have been so scared that they couldn¡¯t even stand properly. However, after killing two zombies in one move, Stark had a general understanding of their strength. He felt even more relaxed. Immediately, seeing several high-level zombies charging at him, Stark didn¡¯t panic. Instead, he raised his Sword of God and went straight for them. Stark¡¯s Sword of God was extremely sharp. Crack! Crack! In just three minutes, three zombies fell to the ground one after another. Moreover, Stark was lucky. Another high-level zombie had dropped 200 spirit crystals. At this rate, it shouldn¡¯t be too difficult for him to surpass the top-ranked Transcendent named Cold Heart in one day. ¡®Ding! Congratulations! You¡¯ve reached Level 7!¡¯ An hour later, when Stark killed three high-level zombies and hundreds of regular zombies, he finally reached level 7. He was still far from level 12, though. To reach Level 8 from Level 7, he needed 10,000 experience points. From there to level 9, he needed 20,000 experience points. From level 9 to level 10, he needed 50,000 experience points. That was a total of 80,000 experience points! That was not a small amount at all. As time passed, Stark began to feel a little tired again. No. Killing high-level zombies is still a little slow. He remembered that the main god had clearly said that not only high-level zombies but there were also elite zombies. He had been searching for an hour or two, but he still couldn¡¯t find an elite zombie. This kind of zombie was undoubtedly rarer, stronger, and had a higher reward! So, maybe he should set his target on the rarer and more terrifying elite zombie. Stark thought to himself. However¡­ he didn¡¯t know how terrifying an elite zombie was. With his current strength, would he be able to handle it? ¡°Well, I don¡¯t care. I¡¯ll find it first!¡± After thinking for a while, Stark quickly shook his head and cleared his mind. Right now, searching for elite zombies by himself was troublesome and inefficient. If he wanted to increase his efficiency, there might be another way. ¡°Let¡¯s see if there¡¯s any information about this in the forum!¡± Stark muttered to himself. With a thought, Stark instantly opened the forum on his wristband. Originally, Stark was level one, so he could only see the information within a two-mile radius. This was also the protection that the main god had for lower-level Transcendents. Now that he had reached level seven, the range of information displayed on the forum had also increased. The radius had expanded to 20 miles, and he also had the right to post. Stark deduced that if he reached level 50, he would probably be able to see all the forum information in the United States. After opening the forum system, posts quickly appeared on the projection map. [A large number of high-level zombies have appeared in the Neumann region. We need an attack-type Transcendent. It would be best if he has fire-type abilities!] [We are farming zombies and recruiting powerful attack-type Transcendents. We have healing-type Transcendents to ensure efficiency!] [Two level 8 close-combat Transcendents, two level 7 long-range mage Transcendents, and one level 11 close-combat Transcendent. Currently, we are lacking a healing-type Transcendent. We can form a long-term team!] One post after another appeared in front of him. As the apocalypse developed, these awakened Transcendents, after knowing the identities of the other Transcendents, began to divide themselves into different types. That was to divide all Transcendents into melee fighter, ranged mage, support healer, and all sorts of unique special abilities. And in the current situation where the supply of medicine was greatly lacking, it was obvious that the damage and healing classes were the most popular. Therefore, the third post had the highest number of clicks and replies. However, Stark ignored all of this. He was searching for information about elite zombies. Sure enough, not long later, Stark saw the post that he wanted to see. [An elite-level zombie has appeared in Manhattan¡¯s Beltway. Many Transcendents have died, and several teams have been wiped out. Everyone, pay attention!] The post had 2,000 clicks. A Transcendent could only be counted as one click. Moreover, this post had only been posted for less than 30 minutes. In other words, there were at least 2,000 Transcendents in Manhattan. ¡°Beltway District. It¡¯s not far from here.¡± Stark opened the map and quickly locked onto his location. If he walked, he would arrive in 20 minutes. Stark did not want to waste any time. He ran all the way, and with the blessing of the Body of Zeus, it made his run feel like a breeze. The 20-minute journey only took Stark less than four minutes. As expected, the number of zombies in the Beltway district was three to four times more than the last location. At a glance, it looked like a sea of zombies. Screams tore through the sky, covering the dark night with a layer of fear. Stark followed the sound and walked quickly. On the road, there were many zombies pouncing at him, but all of them were killed. Like an unstoppable warrior, he wiped out everything. Soon, Stark saw the elite zombies. The elite zombie was one size bigger than ordinary zombies. It was very fat, and its body was covered in blood. There were even some intestines hanging on its shoulders, looking extremely disgusting. The elite zombie was very fast as it charged straight at a Transcendent, breaking stone pillars and steel bodies. Then, it grabbed him and crushed his bones on the spot. In the end, it opened its mouth and bit off the Transcendent¡¯s head. Screams of pain rang out. Many transcendents fled in all directions while shrieking in panic. At this moment, the elite zombie turned its fierce gaze over. It slowly looked at Stark. The elite Zombie¡¯s eyes were blood-red. Its steel-like body, coupled with a sumo wrestler¡¯s size, gave people an unexplainable sense of oppression. Its pair of scarlet eyes stared at Stark, making people¡¯s hair stand on end. Normal and high-level zombies didn¡¯t have intelligence, but elite-level zombies might have developed some. However, such intelligence only judged the enemy¡¯s strength and danger. If the enemy was too dangerous, they might run away¡­ If they felt that they could win, they would definitely choose to fight. It was obvious that Stark didn¡¯t make the elite zombie feel fear. A roar sounded, and the elite zombie picked up a huge blood ax not far away. It shone with a bronze luster as Stark pounced on it! Chapter 32 Boom! Boom! Boom! The elite zombie raised its feet and charged at Stark, causing the ground to rumble. The blood ax shone with a bronze luster and was very eye-catching in the dark. With this ax, even a tiger would be cut into two. Thunder! Stark didn¡¯t dare to be careless. The Sword of God in his hand immediately released a ball of bright lightning, slowing down the elite zombie. Just as the elite zombie was about to reach him, it suddenly stopped in its tracks and froze on the spot. This was an opportunity. Stark directly jumped up. His speed was extremely fast, like a gust of wind. In an instant, he arrived in front of the elite zombie. Then, he slashed out with the Sword of God, which carried lightning, and fiercely chopped at the elite zombie¡¯s head. The Sword of God, enhanced by lightning, was ferocious and terrifying. Stark raised his arm, and like a savage beast, he hacked at the elite zombie¡¯s head. The sound of steel colliding rang out, causing Stark¡¯s arm to tremble. It had to be said that this elite zombie¡¯s defense was too terrifying. It was several times stronger than the high-level zombies before, and it was as if it had hit a titanium alloy. ¡°Roar!¡± After being struck by Stark¡¯s sword, the elite zombie, whose body was stiff from the lightning, immediately recovered. He roared in pain. Although Stark did not cause any actual damage, it was excruciating, causing the elite zombie to cry out in agony. The elite zombie came back to its senses and raised its blood ax to slash at Stark. With the amplification of the Body of Zeus, Stark instantly reacted. However, the blood ax was too fast, faster than what stark had imagined. Bang! Crack! Crack! A half-meter deep hole was created at Stark¡¯s original position. Then, he was dragged for a short distance, and the ground directly parted. It looked frightening. If he was hit by the ax, even he would die. Boom! Boom! Boom! The fierce battle began once again. Facing an elite zombie, Stark finally understood what pressure was. This zombie¡¯s abilities were several times that of a high-level zombie! Especially its speed, although this elite zombie was huge, it was agile like a cat. Furthermore, the speed of the ax was also extremely fast. If not for the numbing of lightning, Stark would have been hit by the ax in less than three moves, despite the help of his Body of Zeus. Bang! The elite zombie swung the ax and instantly sliced off four or five zombies¡¯ heads. He even killed its own kind, entering a berserk state. Stark¡¯s Sword of God kept slashing out, breaking four or five bones of the elite zombie. However, this did not cause any pain. Only the head was the zombie¡¯s fatal weakness. However, the bones that Stark broke composed his legs and elbows. This greatly restricted the elite zombie¡¯s movement. In less than ten minutes, the elite zombie¡¯s overall strength had decreased a lot, but stark was still full of energy. ¡°Hey! Friend, do you need help?¡± At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded. The elite zombie had attracted many teams. However, most of them had just come to take a look, wanting to take advantage of the situation. Some teams had certain abilities, but they didn¡¯t dare to say that they could kill the elite zombie. Some others were hiding in the dark, obviously biding their time to take action. They were waiting for the elite zombie to fall so that they could kill it with one last attack or steal the Transcendent items and crystals that dropped. This kind of elite zombie might drop the Transcendent items that the Lord God mentioned! In the apocalyptic era, the Lord God had said that the Transcendent items from killing monsters were calculated according to the damage done. The Transcendent items would belong to the person who had dealt the most damage. Of course, if the person died, the Transcendent items would be ownerless. For elite-level zombies, as long as you dealt a certain amount of damage or completed the final strike, you would have the right to pick up the equipment. Thus, these people here were those who wanted to steal the monster. Stark waved his Sword of God and directly shattered half of the elite zombie¡¯s head. The sword in his hand was dripping with blood. Then, he coldly glanced at the team not far away, saying indifferently, ¡°Whoever dares to snatch the elite zombie, I¡¯ll send his entire team to see Satan.¡± Stark¡¯s voice was icy. He knew that if the elite zombie was really killed, there would definitely be people who couldn¡¯t hold back their desires. However, his words were direct. He didn¡¯t care about the others, and whoever dared to attack first would die. This invisibly created a kind of oppression and hesitation. Indeed, many people showed hesitation. After all, Stark was fighting against an elite zombie alone. His strength was clearly displayed. Him doing it solo proved that he wasn¡¯t weaker than an elite zombie. Moreover, he was an intelligent Transcendent human, which was even more terrifying. If you couldn¡¯t beat him, he could run away. After that, you wouldn¡¯t even be able to sleep well. But what about the result? It would still take a while. Another ten minutes passed. Finally, under Stark¡¯s beast-like attacks, this elite zombie couldn¡¯t hold on any longer. And at this moment, someone attacked. However, it wasn¡¯t the team that had spoken before, but the team that was hiding in the dark. The Sword of God in Stark¡¯s hand surged with lightning. He stared at the first team of Transcendent humans. As both parties stared at each other, the latter¡¯s bodies were all electrocuted by the lightning. Stark took the opportunity to kill the elite zombie. A silver treasure chest fell to the ground. This was a D-grade treasure chest? Stark had learned before that killing monsters could give treasure chests. Each level of treasure chest had a corresponding light. E-grade treasure chests were bronze, D-grade chests were silver, and C-grade chests were gold. Each treasure chest would drop various resources after being opened. There would be food, talent, equipment, crystals, and so on. However, equipment was not important at all for Stark. What he was interested in was the crystals and food contained in the treasure chests. These two items were what he lacked the most at the moment. When there were people, the situation would become more complicated. There would definitely be people who could not help it, and Stark knew this. Then, his eyes shot out! With the appearance of this D-grade chest, some of the Transcendents beside him had already begun to covet it! Therefore, what he needed to do now was to prove his strength! Otherwise, in this apocalyptic world, killing people and snatching away the rewards would most likely appear right here and now. ¡°Since you were the first, don¡¯t blame me for being cruel!¡± Then, Stark¡¯s sweeping eyes fell on the team that was struck by lightning. The three of them were preparing to snatch his elite zombie! If Stark hadn¡¯t released Thunder in time, the elite zombie might have died in someone else¡¯s hands! Moreover, the three of them were obviously in the same team. There were two men and one woman. One of them was muscular, while the other was wearing a long robe. The last woman had a mysterious aura around her. Judging from her aura, she had already reached level 10. However, so what? They had to die! When the muscular man at the front of the team noticed Stark¡¯s fierce eyes, he immediately reacted. After seeing Stark kill the elite zombie by himself, he was also shocked. Naturally, he didn¡¯t dare to casually attack Stark. But on second thought, his current opponent was someone who had just fought an elite zombie and consumed a large amount of stamina. He couldn¡¯t defeat Stark by himself. But could it be that all the Transcendents present couldn¡¯t beat him together? One had to know that they weren¡¯t the only group who was jealous of the D-grade treasure chest in Stark¡¯s hands. ¡°Hey brothers, I don¡¯t think we need to be afraid. Although this kid defeated an elite zombie, he must have used up most of his energy. If we work together, we¡¯ll be able to kill this arrogant kid! ¡°When the time comes, we¡¯ll throw the D-grade treasure chest on the ground and fight for it with our own abilities. What do you think? ¡°Besides, you heard what that kid said just now, right? He doesn¡¯t treat us like human beings. How can we let him leave this Beltway district so easily?¡± The muscular man shouted. In just a split second, everyone present was moved. That was right. The young man in front of them had used up a lot of energy after killing an elite zombie. They were all Transcendent human beings. If they worked together, how could they not defeat him? ¡°You¡¯re right! Let¡¯s work together and let this kid experience the price of being too arrogant!¡± ¡°Right! Kill this kid. We¡¯re fighting for the items in the D-grade treasure chest!¡± ¡°Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!¡± .. In a moment, the muscular man had stirred up the emotions of more than ten teams of Transcendents. They waved their weapons, trying to kill Stark. Stark¡¯s eyes darkened. To him, killing the elite zombie did consume a lot of his stamina, but it was not impossible to kill all the humans present. However, it would consume a lot of his stamina. This feeling of exhaustion and dirty hands was awful. At this moment. Just as Stark was about to attack¡­ A voice that had been silent for a long time finally rang out in his mind. ¡°What is it, Master? Are you in some kind of trouble?¡± Chapter 33 The moving voice in his mind made Stark stop. ¡°Luciana, when did you wake up?¡± ¡°Master, after the evolution, I fell into a deep sleep. I woke up upon sensing your emotional fluctuations.¡± Luciana answered respectfully, then asked the same question, ¡°Is Master in some kind of trouble now?¡± Hearing that, Stark could only answer truthfully, ¡°That¡¯s right. After killing an elite zombie, the people around me want to make trouble for me.¡± ¡°!!!¡± After saying that¡­ Stark could clearly feel Lucina¡¯s violent mood change in the dark space. ¡°Bastards!¡± A gloomy voice sounded. A mass of intense purple gathered around Stark, and Luciana¡¯s figure gradually appeared. Thud, thud. It was the sound of high heels stepping on the ground. This was the first time the evolved Luciana appeared in front of Stark. Her appearance was still the same. She was absolutely beautiful, but her entire person carried an invisible pressure, as well as released dark energy that went up a level. Her clothes had also become more luxurious, as if they were made of high-grade purple-black fabric. However, what was even more eye-catching was the purple wings that extended from her back. On top of the original pair of wings, two new wings were unfurled. Four-winged Fallen Angel, Luciana! [Name: Luciana Race: Fallen Angel Level: 15 (Four wings) Description: Luciana was originally a member of the gods in the sky, but she was ostracized by the Angels and banished into the demon world. Eventually, she gained control of the evil dark intelligence and gradually degenerated into a Fallen Angel. Current Skills: Skill 1. Evil Mist: control the power of darkness and release a ball of black mist. The black mist will continuously corrode the life within, unless one uses a high-level purification ability! [can be strengthened] Skill 2. Devour: control the power of darkness and crush the target¡¯s corpse into pure dark energy. Devour it and turn it into nutrients for her to continuously strengthen and evolve! [can be strengthened] Skill 3, Corrosive Vine Whip: summon several purple corrosive vine whips to whip the enemy in front of you. [New!] Skill 4, Dark Imprisonment: temporarily seal the space and restrict the movement of the enemy inside. [New!] Master: Stark Compliance: 100% loyalty] Luciana¡¯s status panel was displayed in front of Stark. Luciana, who had evolved into a four-winged Fallen Angel, had gained two additional skills, Corrosive Vine Whip and Dark Imprisonment. One of the two skills was AoE attack, while the other was spatial control. Although he did not know what it looked like when it was used, judging from the invisible power that Luciana was releasing just by standing beside him, it was definitely not ordinary. ???? ¡°Why is there suddenly a mass of purple fog around that kid? And a woman walked out from the fog?¡± ¡°Who is that woman? Is she another Transcendent?¡± ¡°Everyone, wait. Don¡¯t argue. Let me ask about the situation first!¡± The muscular man in the lead roared and stopped the commotion around him. Facing this mysterious woman, the muscular man became cautious and asked loudly, ¡°Who are you? ¡°Hey! Hey, beautiful lady, if you¡¯re here to snatch that kid¡¯s D-class treasure chest, let me remind you that he just killed an elite zombie. He¡¯s very powerful! ¡°If you really want to snatch the D-class treasure chest, why don¡¯t you join us and fight for it with your own abilities?¡± The muscular man¡¯s words clearly infuriated Luciana. Luciana¡¯s eyes darkened, and her red lips pursed tightly. She clenched her ten fingers as she suppressed her anger and said to Stark. ¡°Master, this scoundrel is too disgusting. I will help Master kill them. Please give the order, Master!¡± Stark looked at the team of Transcendents in front of him who wanted to kill him. Finally, he spoke calmly, ¡°Go on, kill them. Don¡¯t disappoint me.¡± ¡°Yes, Master!¡± Luciana¡¯s eyes instantly lit up. Then, she flapped her four wings and flew into the sky. The people around her were stunned. ¡°Damn, how can this woman fly!¡± ¡°Could it be that she has awakened some flying ability?¡± ¡°If she joins our team, she will definitely become a powerful combat force. More importantly, she is a beautiful lady!¡± ¡°I say, beauty, have you decided? Do you want to¡­¡± The muscular man looked at Luciana, who was floating in the air. His eyes moved, and he was about to say something. ¡°You bastards, die!¡± Luciana growled and moved her hands. ¡°Corrosion Vine Whip!¡± Boom! Boom! Boom! Several sounds were heard at once. Purple vines that were as thick as bowls suddenly broke through the surface of the ground and waved around wildly. Apart from being extremely thick, the vines also had a sharp black needle on their ends. On top of that, they were surging with violent, dark toxins. Then, they began to dance wildly in the air and attacked the humans on the ground one by one. ¡°Ah! Something in the sky is throwing itself at us, ah! Ah!¡± ¡°Everyone spread out first! Quickly spread out!¡± ¡°Ah! Ah! Ah!¡± .. For a moment, the vines danced around wildly. As long as the corrosive vines struck a person, their body would be directly crushed. Even if it was just a minor graze, the lethal poison attached to the needles would immediately spread from the wound. The injured person¡¯s entire body would rapidly decompose within two seconds. After hearing the muscular man¡¯s shout, the remaining Transcendents hurriedly scattered. Luciana, who was in the air, focused her gaze. Want to run? ¡°Dark Imprisonment!¡± Luciana opened her hand, and a wave of dark energy descended. All the escaping Transcendents immediately felt the surrounding space undergo a transformation that could be seen by the naked eye. It was as if it had solidified. The frozen space tightly bound their bodies, making it impossible for them to move even if they wanted to. They maintained the appearance of running away and were confined in their original spots. The muscular man was a strength-based Transcendent; he had obtained the strength of a rhinoceros. With just one punch, he was able to shatter the head of a high-level zombie. He was now a level-12 high-level Transcendent. Normally, when he met other Rranscendents, he wouldn¡¯t even bother to take a glance at them. He could easily destroy them if he wanted to. Currently, in Manhattan, no Transcendent human dared to not give him face. However, he was in the same boots as others in this situation. He felt that the space around him was extremely sturdy. No matter how much strength he exerted, there was no way he could break free. Looking at Luciana, who was still in the air, it was as if he was looking at a supreme queen. ¡°My queen, I was wrong. Please let me go¡­¡± The muscular man was scared, and this was his first time. His body was trembling in the confined space, and he looked flustered. Luciana¡¯s eyes didn¡¯t show any sympathy. Instead, they became colder and colder. ¡°You bastards, when you offended my noble master, you were already destined to die. ¡°I will let you enjoy the rest.¡± Chapter 34 As she spoke, Luciana summoned the corrosive vines once again. However, she did not directly crush the bodies of these people. Instead, each vine only destroyed a part of their bodies and released a small amount of poison. Just a tiny amount was enough for the poison that Luciana had personally released. Hence, a small amount slowly corroded these people¡¯s bodies. They could personally feel their bodies disappearing bit by bit, as well as the pain that tore through their hearts. ¡°Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!¡± ¡°Ah! Ah! Ah!¡± ¡°Save¡­ Save me!¡± Before they died, they looked at Stark with despair. They had never thought that this woman, who was incomparably terrifying and noble in their eyes, would actually address this young man as her master. However, it was already over, even if they regretted it now. The painful process lasted for dozens of seconds. These people finally turned into a pool of blood amidst agonizing screams. Everything had finally come to an end. All the Transcendent humans who wanted to attack them had paid the price they deserved and died miserably. ¡°Master, are you satisfied with how I handled it?¡± Luciana landed on the ground and looked at Stark respectfully. ¡°Not bad.¡± Stark praised her with a hint of excitement in his eyes. At this moment, he was not happy because Luciana had killed those Transcendent humans. He was pleased because of the strength she had displayed after her evolution. Strong! She was really strong! There were more than ten Transcendent humans in front of them. If they worked together, it would be no problem for them to resist thousands of zombies. However, such a strong team did not last more than three minutes under Luciana¡¯s hands, all of them dead. From this point, it wasn¡¯t hard to see how terrifying Luciana¡¯s strength was after she evolved. She was already so strong after her first evolution at level 15. After her strength increased greatly, she even awakened two new skills. Stark couldn¡¯t help but look forward to Luciana¡¯s other evolutions in the future. ¡°Alright now. Let¡¯s tidy up the harvest from this trip and prepare to go home.¡± While speaking, Stark opened the D-grade treasure chest obtained from killing the elite zombie. With a thought, the treasure chest that was emitting silver light automatically opened with a ding. [Congratulations on opening the D-grade treasure chest!] [You have obtained a piece of D-grade Transcendent equipment: Brute Boxing Gloves!] [You have obtained a D-grade body strengthening opportunity!] [You have obtained 1,200 crystals!] With all the rewards in hand, all the treasures in the D-grade treasure chest disappeared. [Brute Boxing Gloves] [Level: D-grade] [Effect: Increases the user¡¯s strength by 23 points.] [Passive effect: There is a certain chance that the user will be able to unleash twice the power in his next attack!] After reading the description of the gloves that had dropped after killing the elite zombie, Stark looked at the words ¡®strength +2¡¯ written on it, feeling a little puzzled. He didn¡¯t know what this meant. At this moment, perhaps the system had sensed Stark¡¯s confusion. It automatically replied. [The apocalypse era has begun. In order to calculate the strength of a Transcendent, the Lord God has unified the strength of a Transcendent into data, indicating the power of this Transcendent¡¯s ability. ] [A normal adult male¡¯s strength is 10 points, constitution is 7 points, agility is 7 points, and so on. For athletes and the like, they may be able to reach 10 points in every aspect. At the same time, 10 points is the highest strength that an average human body can achieve.] Stark had a concept in his mind. He looked at the Brute Boxing Gloves again. This way, the 23 points of strength that this equipment increased could be considered quite terrifying. However, he already had an SSS-grade weapon, the Sword of God. This D-grade weapon was completely useless. Although the Sword of God¡¯s description did not clearly describe how much strength he gained, he could feel that after receiving the blessing of the Sword of God and the Body of Zeus, his strength was not something that an ordinary person could compare to. ¡°System, open the character panel.¡± Stark spoke in a low voice. A character panel immediately appeared in front of him. [Character Window] Name: Stark Talent: Body of Zeus Class: Transcendent Level: 11 Basic attributes: Strength: 53, Vitality: 47, Agility: 52 Ability: Oracle] [Ability Description] [Oracle LV. 1: the owner has received the blessing of Lord God and has the ability to transcend the undead. Every undead that you transcend will be sent to heaven. At the same time, you will receive an additional 50 exp.] His basic attributes could be said to be terrifying. If the previous Transcendents had seen this scene, they would probably be scared silly. Looking at these basic attributes, Stark finally came to a conclusion. The SSS-grade weapon he obtained did not add much power because it was an SSS-grade weapon. It was not something this D-grade trash could compare to. The Sword of God and the Body of Zeus were utterly beyond the scope of a weapon. It was a higher level of power. Divine power! Divinity! It was more like he had received the blessing of the Lord God and obtained power. He did not think that it was the kind of power that only increased when he had a weapon and lost its effect when the weapon was not with him. The power that he currently possessed was permanently injected into his body! Moreover, every SSS-grade artifact had all sorts of powerful skills attached to it. Stark could not help but sigh. It was indeed worthy of being an SSS-grade artifact. It was on a different level from other weapons. Then again¡­ Stark looked at the Brute Boxing Gloves in his hand and could not help but feel a little helpless. It seemed like this D-grade equipment coveted by others was of no use to him. He could not possibly give it to someone else. If that was the case, he might as well throw it away. Stark was not that kind-hearted. The system¡¯s voice sounded again with good intentions. [Ding, answering Host. If there is unused Transcendent equipment, you can open the shop in the spirit crystal wristband and sell it in exchange for spirit crystals.] ¡°This method can work.¡± Stark¡¯s eyes lit up. He really did not know that the shop had such a function. Immediately, he opened the shop and quickly found the equipment selling button. [Ding, do you wish to choose to sell D-grade Transcendent equipment: Brute Boxing Gloves x1 for 2,400 crystals?] [Confirm!] Stark pressed the confirm button. [Ding, you have successfully obtained 2,400 crystals!] [Current remaining crystals: 4,872] Looking at the remaining 4,800 crystals in his account, Stark¡¯s heart could not help but beat faster. After slaughtering zombies for an entire morning, not knowing how many high-level zombies and even an elite, he finally had such a huge amount of crystals. Next, without any hesitation, he directly strengthened his Sword of God! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, your Thunder skill has reached Lv. 3! Unlocked Lightning Chain, unlocked Lightning Ball Explosion Skill!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, your Gale Attack skill has reached Lv. 3! Unlocked Wind Blade, unlocked Tornado Fury skill!] Chapter 35 Two system notifications rang out. One skill required 2,000 crystals to be strengthened. Stark had directly strengthened his two attack skills to LV. 3. In this apocalypse where most Transcendent humans had not even fully evolved their LV. 2 skills, he was already a step ahead. Lightning Chain: binds the monster and continuously strikes it. Lightning Ball Explosion: condenses the power of lightning and deals a destructive lightning strike to the target. Wind Blade: highly compressed wind, condensing it into a blade-like wind wave and shooting it out. Tornado Fury: violently releases a whirlwind, sending the surrounding enemies flying. The harvest was not small. The gap between LV. 2 to LV. 3 was another huge jump. After strengthening to LV. 3, although Stark was only level 11, he was on a completely different level from other Transcendent humans. ¡°It seems like there are still 800 crystals left.¡± Stark muttered. Suddenly, he remembered that although the small number of crystals was not enough to strengthen weapons and skills, he could directly buy a ¡°body strengthening¡± function from the shop! Stark immediately opened the shop¡¯s interface. As expected, there was such a function. [E-grade body strengthening: consume 200 crystals, and you will be able to strengthen a fixed attribute of your body. Gain instant amplification. E-grade amplification range: 1-5 points.] [D-grade body strengthening: consume 500 crystals, and you will be able to strengthen a fixed attribute of your body. Gain instant amplification. D-grade amplification range: 5-20 points.] [C-grade body strengthening: consume 1,000 crystals, and you will be able to strengthen a fixed attribute of your body. Gain instant amplification. C-grade amplification range: 20-50 points.] [B-grade body strengthening: consume 2,000 crystals¡­] ¡°System, I want to undergo two D-grade body strengthening. Enhance my agility!¡± Other than the remaining 800 crystals on his body, he still remembered that he had also received a free D-grade body strengthening opportunity when he opened the chest. [Ding, congratulations, Host, for a successful strengthening!] [Agility increased by 16 points!] [Agility increased by 17 points!] Stark was quite satisfied with his two enhancements reaching above 15 points. The reason why he had chosen agility was that he already had the LV. 3 attack skill. His current damage was already enough. His movement speed and reaction speed were the main points that he should focus on right now. After the strengthening was completed, Stark closed the shop page. ¡°Master, there are people around watching you!¡± Seeing that Stark had finished dealing with the matter, Luciana suddenly spoke from the side. Hearing this, Stark¡¯s figure also paused. Luciana was not the only one to sense it. With his strength, how could he not notice the figure hiding not far away? Stark smiled and said, ¡°That brother over there, there¡¯s no need to hide. Come out and meet me.¡± As his voice fell, the figure hiding in the distance moved. Finally, he turned off his superpower, and a yellow-haired man was revealed. The yellow-haired man walked up to Stark with an awkward smile. He scratched his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, brother. I didn¡¯t mean to keep an eye on you. It¡¯s mainly because you killed an elite zombie, and the beautiful woman beside you killed so many Transcendent humans at the same time. I¡¯m a little scared, so I didn¡¯t dare to act rashly. ¡°But don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m different from the others. I have no intention of harming you.¡± The yellow-haired man smiled and continued to introduce himself, ¡°Hello, my name is John. I didn¡¯t expect you to be able to kill this elite monster alone. Your strength is in line with our expectations! Do you want to form a team?¡± ¡°Are you the person who said that you wanted to form a team with me when I killed the elite monster?¡± When Stark heard his voice, he felt that it was somewhat familiar. He narrowed his eyes as he asked. ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s us. But just now, we didn¡¯t attack you when all the Transcendent individuals wanted to kill you. I think you should be able to understand the sincerity behind this!¡± John¡¯s face was still filled with a calm smile. ¡°Forget about sincerity. Moreover, if you want to attack me, you¡¯ve seen the consequences!¡± Stark sneered and continued, ¡°Also, I don¡¯t like to form teams! You should hire someone else!¡± Sincerity was the most worthless thing in the apocalyptic world. Stark wouldn¡¯t be stupid enough to trust anyone! ¡°What if I told you that there¡¯s a rare Transcendent in our team who has an armor superpower?¡± John said with a hint of pride. Everyone in the forum knew about the armor superpower. Metal-type Transcendent people not only had a strong defense, but they were also not afraid of being scratched by zombies. It could be said that they were very popular in the current apocalyptic world. To have a Transcendent who could put on a layer of armor was a bonus for any team. Hence, their strength was needless to say. Many Transcendents were desperate to join their group. Since he told Stark this news, he was naturally not afraid that he would not join. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I still don¡¯t like to form teams!¡± Stark¡¯s eyes moved slightly, but he still rejected John¡¯s invitation. A rare ability. Although it was strong, Stark had a God-class check-in system. What kind of trash was a rare ability? If he wanted to join this team of armored Transcendents, it was obvious that they would only treat him as cannon fodder. Why would Stark be restricted by others?! John didn¡¯t expect that Stark still refused to join even after hearing about the rare Transcendent. This made him frown. To be honest, he wanted to leave this place right now. However, when he thought about it, he had been posting for a few days, but there weren¡¯t many experts who had contacted them. It was unusual to see an expert like Stark today. He couldn¡¯t help but lower his voice and say, ¡°What if a clue to a C-grade treasure chest is added to the mix. Are you interested?¡± ¡°C-grade treasure chest?¡± Hearing this, Stark raised his eyebrows, and his interest was piqued. After all, his God-tier check-in system only allowed him to check in once a day. The rest of his free time still required him to work hard. For this, he needed to do the same as when he opened the D-grade treasure chest earlier. Not only would it drop crystals, but he could also sell the equipment inside in exchange for crystals. The D-grade treasure chest earlier had allowed him to obtain more than 3,000 crystals from the D-grade Transcendent equipment. That C-grade treasure chest and C-grade Transcendent equipment¡­ When he thought of this, a glint flashed across Stark¡¯s eyes. ¡°If there¡¯s really a C-grade treasure chest, I don¡¯t mind considering it.¡± Chapter 36 Hearing that, John immediately smiled and said, ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll be straightforward. You can rest assured about the authenticity of this C-grade treasure chest. This is something that the armored Transcendent told me personally!¡± John looked at Stark and continued, ¡°Moreover, the system of distributing C-grade treasure chests is also equal. If it¡¯s not enough, you can use crystals or other items to exchange for equal value!¡± ¡°What kind of monsters are there? Their levels?¡± Stark narrowed his eyes and asked. Obviously, the issue of distribution was not the focus of Stark¡¯s attention. The reason why this group of people would call outsiders to get the C-grade treasure chest at the last minute was obvious. It was extremely dangerous. If it was not within Stark¡¯s acceptable range, he would not do such a stupid thing. ¡°Right now, all we know about are some level 20 zombies and demonized animals! ¡°As for near the treasure chest, there should be at least one level 20 elite demonized animal!¡± John thought for a while before explaining. ¡°Demonized animal?¡± Stark was a little confused. He had never heard of this term before. Johann immediately explained, ¡°Oh, it¡¯s like this. After the apocalypse, zombies aren¡¯t the only monsters that appeared. When zombies killed humans, some of the animals and livestock had been demonized. That¡¯s why we call them demonized animals.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± After replying, Stark began analyzing. The elite zombie he had killed before also had a level. It was a level 10 Transcendent creature, and he could barely finish it. In other words, his current strength should be similar to that of a level 10 elite zombie! It would be a little difficult for him to fight a level 20 elite zombie! ¡°When?¡± Stark asked again. ¡°There¡¯s no hurry. Let¡¯s wait for everyone to kill some zombies and clean up all the high-level zombies on the street. After all, each one of them represents a large amount of experience and crystals. Let¡¯s advance to level 15 first. That way, our chances of getting the chest will be higher.¡± John snapped his fingers. ¡°Okay.¡± That was exactly what Stark was thinking. The world had just mutated a bunch of high-level zombies. It would be wise to take this opportunity to increase their strength as soon as possible. After the chat, both sides left their contact details through the crystal wristbands and then went their separate ways. Once the agreement was made, Stark began to level up. A C-grade treasure chest was something that he had to get! As for John, he wouldn¡¯t give in easily either. Perhaps, they would have their own schemes and plots. Therefore, if he wanted to gain the upper hand in this battle, strength would be the most important. After Stark left John, it was afternoon. Stark returned to the street full of zombies. The elite zombies were in limited numbers. One killed meant one less for others. Stark didn¡¯t want to waste any time on regular zombies. Level up first! ¡°Roar!¡± On the street, the roars continued. Stark rushed in the direction of the loudest sound. The louder the roar, the higher the level. As long as he could find high-level zombies, Stark estimated that he would be able to reach level 15 in one night! ¡°Lightning Ball Explosion!¡± With a loud sound, a high-level zombie with the words ¡®Level 9¡ä written on its head was targeted by the lightning in Stark¡¯s palm. A lightning ball exploded and flew out! The lightning ball blew up. After being hit by the lightning ball, the limbs of the zombie were burnt to a crisp. Lightning flowed all over its body. Clearly, it could not be any more dead. This was a new skill he had learned. It felt pretty good when used, and it looked gorgeous. After the last monster in the vicinity was killed, Stark once again gained around 10,000 experience points. He leveled up three times in a row, reaching level 14! Looking at the level ranking board again, he was already in second place. The first place was a Transcendent named Explosive Dragon Soul, level 15. Moreover, he had been evolved. After an extraordinary reached level 15, they would get a quest from the Lord God. Upon completing the quest, they could also evolve like pets. After the evolution, a Transcendent¡¯s original ability would undergo a qualitative change, reaching a new realm. This type of Transcendent was known as a Tier-2 Transcendent. After receiving this news from the forums, Stark couldn¡¯t help but get excited. He wanted to reach level 15 as soon as possible, then complete the mission from the Lord God. He would then undergo his evolution. ¡°Buzz!¡± Just as Stark was thinking, the Lord God¡¯s voice suddenly rang out once more. The dark clouds were swept away, emitting a supreme light. ¡°Latest announcement. With the beginning of the apocalyptic era and the appearance of high-level zombies, many Transcendent individuals have already reached level 10 after much hard work. ¡°Therefore, the reward period will begin at 8 o¡¯clock tomorrow. On the streets of each city, there will be a ball of light connecting to the Otherworld. After the extraordinary individuals come into contact with the black ball of light, level 10-15 players can choose to spend 2,000 crystals to enter the Otherworld and farm for experience.¡± When Stark heard this, a hint of information immediately appeared in his eyes. A bonus time in the Doomsday Era? Transcendents could find the black ball of light on the street and pay crystals to head to the Otherworld to grind monsters. Wasn¡¯t that just like those online games before the apocalypse? Stark instantly became familiar with it. One had to know that he was already three days behind the others. Moreover, he was someone who preferred first place and victory. He had spent only one morning to advance from level 1 to level 15, a single level away from the number one Transcendent on the ranking list. However, with Stark¡¯s character, he couldn¡¯t tolerate that someone was stronger than him. He, and only he, could sit on the strongest seat. Stark wanted to seize all the time to level up and leave the number one Transcendent far behind. However, he didn¡¯t know how long it would take for him to reach this level by searching for high-level zombies to level up. The sudden appearance of the reward time undoubtedly gave him a huge opportunity! In Stark¡¯s mind, a piece of information about the Otherworld appeared. Otherworld: Demon Tower World Introduction: By entering the Demon Tower, you can kill countless monsters and gain experience. In the Demon Tower, the higher the level, the more experience and rewards you will earn. Moreover, the monsters inside are not restricted to zombies! Opening Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (12 hours) Transcendent items: there is a chance to get the Transcendent in the Demon Tower, including E-grade treasure chests and D-grade treasure chest. After clearing 30 floors, there is a chance to obtain a C-grade Transcendent weapon. C-grade Transcendent items have all sorts of unique effects. ¡°There are also C-grade Transcendent items and weapons?¡± Stark thought that it would be good enough if he could level up faster. He did not expect that there would be C-grade drops. This caused his heart to be filled with anticipation. He did not know about other things, but he knew that C-rank Transcendent items must be precious. More importantly, C-rank Transcendent items! Although he was currently equipped with SSS-grade equipment, he did not have all sorts of transcendent items. During the apocalypse, every transcendent item had its own unique effects. It wasn¡¯t the same as equipment. If one had stronger items, they would have to replace their old equipment. For items like transcendent items, regardless of their level, the more, the better! Although Lord God had informed him of other Transcendent monsters¡¯ existence, this didn¡¯t scare Stark. When Lord God said that the Demon Tower could drop C-grade extraordinary items, Stark was instantly excited. It seemed that he had to go to the Demon Tower! Chapter 37