Chapter 33 Reward

Luo Hong returned to the war reserve depot on his own, having already traversed the grassland once with Li Chenzhou and the others. Moreover, as a level one Evolver with a strength-based specialization, he was fully capable of traveling alone.

Upon his return, before even entering the building, Luo Hong shouted loudly,

"Attention everyone! I have something to say!"

Immediately, all eyes turned to Luo Hong as he ran towards them. As he entered the courtyard, he activated his skill, Savage Charge, directly towards the sixth-floor rooftop!

To everyone's astonishment, Luo Hong launched himself into the air from the ground, slamming into the top of the sixth floor at an incredible speed. He shattered a section of the rooftop wall, sending debris tumbling inward.

"Holy crap!"

Clutching his head, feeling dizzy, Luo Hong quickly rolled to his feet. He rubbed his aching head, wiped his hands back and forth, and steadied his swaying body as he approached the opening he had created. Smiling, he looked down at the survivors below.

Actually, he had intended to jump straight up. But the problem was that Savage Charge required a target, so he had to choose the very top of the sixth-floor rooftop. His original plan was to grab the edge as he approached and then leap in, maximizing the visual impact.

However, it was his first time using the skill, and he hadn't mastered it. He ended up smashing a hole in the wall. Still, the unexpected entrance made the audience below even more astonished.

That was a reinforced concrete wall! Luo Hong had used his flesh and blood to create an opening, and yet he seemed unharmed? And how had he jumped so high? The sixth floor was several dozen meters up!

Seeing the shock on the faces below, Luo Hong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although his entrance was a bit of an accident, at least he had achieved his goal. He then called out in a loud voice:

"Brothers and sisters, remember the person I told you about? Some of you saw him earlier. He not only helped us solve a big problem, but also, because I successfully led you out of the city and found a place to build a base, he gave me a reward he promised.

And now, we will truly build this base. During this process, those who perform well will receive the same reward when he comes again, and become as powerful as I am!!!"

"Achoo!"

Li Chenzhou, who was on his way out, was about to inject himself with an evolutionary serum when he sneezed inexplicably. He couldn't help but rub his nose and look back in the direction of the war reserve depot.

He had sneezed last time when he left the mall, and now again as he left the war reserve depot. Both times, Luo Hong was present. Could the kid be cursing him?

But Li Chenzhou quickly shook his head and injected the evolutionary serum into his body!

He could have used the evolutionary serum earlier, but he wanted to save some Slaughter Points in case of emergencies. He wanted to be able to exchange for specific items from the Slaughter Mall, but be left helpless due to lack of Slaughter Points.

Like when they were pinned down by the sniper in the armored car, Li Chenzhou could have directly exchanged for a sniper rifle from the Slaughter Mall to take him out. But since the war reserve depot had some in stock, Li Chenzhou saved where he could. After all, a sniper rifle wasn't an item you could use forever, and wasting a thousand Slaughter Points wasn't worth it.

However, after the incident with Lin Qiang's convoy, Li Chenzhou regretted it a little. If he had used the evolutionary serum earlier and increased his level, he might have been able to fire one more shot and at least taken down Wu Tian.

And now they were going to the Qin Ting Hotel, which was teeming with zombies. So Li Chenzhou decisively exchanged for an evolutionary serum. The remaining thousand-plus Slaughter Points should be enough for temporary emergencies. If not, there was still the zombie horde to kill on the spot!

He was currently a level one Awakened, and using the evolutionary serum had a ten percent chance of failure. But Li Chenzhou felt that he shouldn't be that unlucky, that he would fail with a ninety percent success rate. It's not like the evolutionary serum was produced by Goose Factory!

This time, Grey Bear was driving the car in front, because the guy was anxious. But thankfully, he promised Li Chenzhou that he would stop immediately if Li Chenzhou told him to. As for whether he would actually listen then, no one could guarantee.

Moreover, they were taking the same road that Luo Hong's convoy had taken before. Taking this road not only avoided having to clear out zombies, but also allowed them to see if they could catch up with Lin Qiang and his group.

Using the level two evolutionary serum took a little longer, about five minutes. But Li Chenzhou was conscious throughout the entire process. Finally, he entered the ranks of level two Awakened.

Despite being a reborn, Li Chenzhou was a little excited. Including the night the Hell Silk descended, it had only been the third day of the apocalypse, and he had already become a level two Awakened?

He was pretty sure that he was probably the first level two ability user in this apocalypse. Even if others were lucky enough to encounter an enhanced zombie, had a gun in hand, accidentally saw the crystal nucleus, and were even smart enough to absorb it, they would only be a level one ability user, maybe even just an enhanced person without any skills.

Opening the panel, his attributes had changed again:

Host: Li Chenzhou

Slaughter Points: 1380

Evolution Level: 2

Rank: Private

Strength: 32

Agility: 35

Endurance: 32

Spirit: 80

Combat Analysis: 8%

Talent: War Fog (Passive: Increases Spirit to the upper limit and doubles it! Active: When activated, it forms a fog around the user that can isolate sight, hearing, and taste. The user and designated friendly forces are not affected. Requires continuous consumption of Spirit! Maximum radius of ten meters.)

Skills: Fatal Assault, Level 2 (Passive: All melee attacks ignore 25% of the opponent's defense. Active: When activated, can instantly traverse a maximum distance of ten meters to launch a fatal assault on the target, dealing true damage that ignores all types of defense. This attack cannot be evaded! Cooldown: Eight minutes!)

Followers: 2/5

1: Duan Lei, Loyalty: 100, Combat Power: 40.

2: Zhang Hu, Loyalty: 92, Combat Power: 18.

After increasing one level, Li Chenzhou's Strength and Endurance increased by 12 points, while his main attribute, Agility, increased by 15 points. Although it was still five points away from the maximum value, it was much better than using mutated crystal nuclei.

As for the Spirit attribute, it still reached the upper limit of 80 points due to the passive effect of War Fog. From this perspective, Li Chenzhou should be considered a Spirit-type ability user…