"Previously, I told you about biological mutations. Any mutated creature might have crystals in its brain."
"The crystals come in various colors and have different functions. The purer and brighter the color, the stronger the function."
"Function?" Luoluo didn't understand.
An Nuan continued to explain.
"Initially, mutated humans appeared naturally. Later, people discovered that some crystals could also merge with humans, transforming primitive humans into ability users."
"Ability users can enhance their abilities by merging with crystals. Those who could generate static electricity can now unleash high-voltage electricity. Those who could create fire by friction can now spew flames. And so on; their lifespans can even be extended."
"Ability users, like zombies, are divided into tiers from one to seven. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, tiers eight and nine were established."
Luoluo asked curiously, "How strong are ninth-tier zombies?"
"I don't know. I encountered a seventh-tier one once, and it was terrifying. Ninth-tier..."
Heh, might as well hope to die sooner!
An Nuan didn't want to crush Luoluo's spirit by telling the truth.
But that was the reality.
She died in her previous life before ever seeing an eighth-tier zombie, and in this life, she didn't want to see one either.
As for ninth-tier, let it remain a myth, never to be encountered!
Luoluo: "Since crystals are so powerful, why don't we just collect more and use them on you?"
"It's not that easy. Crystals are rare finds. Mutated creatures might have crystals, but not always."
"If you're lucky, you might collect enough after killing three hundred zombies. If you're unlucky... it might take killing one or two thousand."
"Besides that, crystals depend on their quality, size, and compatibility with the host."
"An ability user who spews fire might use a water-attribute crystal, and their flames might just get extinguished."
"There are too many uncertainties with crystals. I still haven't figured out all their functions."
An Nuan stood up. She took out camouflage pants from her space and put on her boots.
She wore a bulletproof vest on her upper body and a modified neck guard around her neck.
While allowing her to move her neck, it also protected her throat and blocked zombie fangs.
An Nuan put on a vest and then an outer jacket.
Although the temperature outside was high, she couldn't wear short sleeves.
The mosquitoes and insects that bred in the high temperatures were extremely formidable, and the viruses they carried were quite terrifying.
Furthermore, she didn't want to get scratched by a zombie.
When fighting zombies, not a single scratch on the skin is allowed; that's a golden rule!
An Nuan took out an electric baton and several long bone-cutting knives, along with two portable flamethrowers.
She tossed a set of gear to Luoluo.
"Put it on."
"For what?"
"To go out and fight zombies."
An Nuan disliked being threatened and didn't want to go out and fight zombies.
But her secrets were already known to the other party. If they really sent out the information, she would be attacked by a large number of humans.
In that case, not killing them would be a disservice to herself.
Killing too many, however, seemed to give her a bad reputation.
A human killer... it sounded unpleasant.
An Nuan thought about it carefully and decided to go out hunting at night.
The zombies that had just appeared were basically tier one.
Tier one zombies moved slowly and had average attack power.
Zombies of this level were equivalent to three-year-old children in An Nuan's eyes.
They were still in a manageable stage.
An Nuan summoned her car from her space and, with Luoluo, prepared to go out for a fight.
Two cat meows came from the back seat.
"Juanzi? Daizi? Luoluo, did you bring them up?"
Luoluo shook his head: "It wasn't me."
"Never mind, I'll deal with these two troublemakers when we get back."
The online system hadn't crashed yet, and the satellite system was still functional. An Nuan input the address, and navigation appeared with a route.
Seattle High School was a private boarding school.
Because of its elevated location, it hadn't been submerged by the heavy rain this time.
However, during the heavy rain, the entire third-year grade was attending supplementary classes.
As it was a boarding school, the third-year students were currently trapped inside.
If there were zombies in the school, the students' chances of survival would be very low.
An Nuan didn't have the mood to consider the lives of unrelated people.
She was only thinking about how to help Luoluo familiarize himself with combat quickly while ensuring her safety.
They arrived at the school gate.
An Nuan stopped the car and immediately heard a tragic scream from inside.
Luoluo shivered in fear: "There are already zombies?"
"Can't you smell the blood in the air? It's three thirty in the morning. I estimate more than ten victims have already appeared."
"Holy crap! Zombies have huge appetites, eating so much!"
"Do you need several dishes when you eat? Zombies are similar. The taste of each person's flesh and blood is different."
Although An Nuan's words made sense, Luoluo found the comparison unsettling.
Such an analogy sent chills down his spine.
An Nuan took out a muzzle and handed it to him.
Luoluo: "...What do you want to do?"
Why was she giving him a prop from Japanese adult films!
Luoluo crossed his arms: "Little Nuan, my interests are in men."
An Nuan: "..."
"What are you thinking! I'm afraid you'll scream uncontrollably when you see a zombie. If I can't pay attention to you, you'll be in trouble. Put this on to prevent you from screaming!"
"But this look is too..."
"Then wear this one."
An Nuan switched to another one, a muzzle for animals.
It was used to prevent animals from biting and from making noise at night.
After Luoluo put it on, he still felt strange. It made him look even more perverted...
An Nuan didn't want her zombie-slaughtering appearance to be seen. She put on a mask and got out of the car, passing through the academic building and arriving at the playground in front of the dormitory building.
She placed a Bluetooth speaker on the ground.
As a low-frequency sound wave spread, three zombies immediately rushed out of the apartment building.
"You watch."
An Nuan positioned Luoluo, spun her bone-cutting knife in her hand, and with a reverse flip, decapitated the first zombie.
She sidestepped the zombie's claws and brought the knife up to block, twisting it slightly.
She first severed the zombie's two hands, then slashed downwards, splitting the zombie's head in half.
"Be careful!"
As soon as Luoluo spoke, An Nuan tilted her head.
The bone-cutting knife spun around her head twice, and with a swift and neat motion, she cut the zombie's head into three or four pieces.
Something glittered within the shattered skull.
"What good luck!"
An Nuan used the tip of her knife to pick out the crystals from the head.
One tea-colored, two red. They were large and round, and very bright, clearly high-quality items.
Three superior crystals appeared after killing just three zombies.
This f--
An Nuan was ecstatic!
No matter who was behind this, it felt like a player controlling her from afar.
The thought of a player remotely directing her to level up and fight monsters filled An Nuan with renewed confidence.
She had a premonition that she would be able to conquer the apocalypse this time!