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Time passed by, but it felt incredibly long.
Gradually, without anyone noticing, Harley's breathing became long and even.
Time passed slowly in the darkness and silence.
The world outside the wardrobe seemed to have fallen into eternal silence, with only the occasional, sporadic, unconscious roars of zombies coming from downstairs, proving that the danger was not far away. Mei Youyong thought, "I don't have time, I don't want to think about it..."
Su Hui remained absolutely vigilant, his mental energy highly concentrated, sensing everything around him.
He didn't sleep, nor did he dare to sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint ray of light shone through the crack in the wardrobe door.
Its daybreak.
Su Hui waited patiently for a while longer, and only after confirming that there was no imminent danger did he gently shake the sleeping Harley.
He moved very gently, but Harley still woke up immediately.
"Ok?"
She opened her eyes in a daze, her blue eyes still misty from just waking up, and for a moment she didn't realize where she was.
Only when she saw Su Hui's cold, stern face so close to her, and felt the cramped space of the wardrobe, did the terrifying memories of last night instantly return.
She instinctively gripped Su Hui's arm, her body trembling slightly.
"Shhh."
Su Hui gestured for her to remain quiet.
He slowly pushed open a wider gap and carefully observed the situation inside the room.
The violently damaged door hung askew on the frame, revealing the messy hallway outside.
The room was empty except for the licker slime and some dust left on the floor.
After confirming that it was safe, Su Hui pushed open the cabinet door completely and walked out first.
"Come out."
Harley quickly followed and crawled out of the closet, stretching her limbs which were stiff from being curled up for so long.
The sunlight, a glimmer of life after the catastrophe, streamed through the stained windows, casting dappled shadows on the ground, but it could not dispel the lingering stench of blood and death in the air.
Su Hui did not go downstairs immediately, but walked to the door first and cautiously peered into the corridor.
The corridor was empty and quiet.
Only low growls and faint, slow, dragging footsteps could be heard coming from downstairs.
The lickers that chased them last night vanished without a trace, just as mysteriously as they had appeared.
They seemed to be merely visitors to the night, quietly retreating as dawn broke.
Only after confirming that it was safe did he lead Harley out of the room.
"Come with me, be careful."
Su Hui lowered his voice and was the first to leave the room.
Harley followed closely behind him, still clutching the fire axe, which was stained with some dirt.
The two of them walked quietly down the stairs.
The scene on the second floor was appalling.
At the corner of the corridor, the dormitory door, which had been locked from the inside, was wide open, its surface covered with dents from fists and dried blood.
On the ground near the entrance, a pool of dark red, viscous blood was a shocking sight, with broken bones and mangled pieces of flesh scattered everywhere.
That was where Brad struggled last.
Stacy's body lay not far away, her clothes disheveled, her beautiful face contorted with extreme fear, her empty eyes staring at the ceiling.
When Harley saw this, her stomach churned, her face turned deathly pale, and she instinctively gripped Su Hui's arm tightly.
Su Hui's expression was cold and stern. He glanced at it briefly and then looked away.
In the apocalypse, such scenes will only become more and more common.
He pulled Harley along as they continued downwards.
The situation in the first-floor corridor was equally dire, even more so, vividly illustrating the cruelty of the apocalypse.
The ordinary zombies that were attracted by the gunshots and Lickers last night are now crowding the entire floor.
At a glance, there are at least several dozen of them.
They wandered aimlessly, emitting low growls, their rotting limbs rubbing against each other, unaware of the two people at the stairwell.
To Su Hui's surprise, Chad's body was found near the bottom of the stairs on the first floor, and his Glock pistol lay nearby.
I don't know how he ended up here again.
His death was even more gruesome than Brad's and Stacy's; his body was almost torn to pieces, his internal organs and intestines spilling out onto the ground, and several zombies were gnawing on his remains.
The pungent stench of corpses and blood assaulted the senses, making one want to vomit.
Harley couldn't hold back any longer and covered her mouth, gagging and tears streaming down her face.
This hellish scene completely shattered any remaining hope she had.
Su Hui patted her on the back and pulled her to a relatively safe spot at the corner of the stairs.
"Don't look."
His voice remained calm, yet carried an undeniable power.
Harley took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down.
She looked up at Su Hui, her eyes filled with dependence and lingering fear.
If it weren't for Su Hui, she would probably be one of those wreckages on the ground now.
She wiped away her tears forcefully, her eyes gradually hardening.
"I...I'll go find some food and water."
Harley spoke first, her voice still trembling slightly, but her actions were swift.
They were attacked before they could finish their search last night, and after a night of terror and exhaustion, both of them were starving.
Su Hui nodded.
"Be careful and don't make too much noise."
Watching Harley cautiously searching for supplies on the second floor, Su Hui turned his attention downstairs.
He needs weapons, and he needs upgrades.
His gaze fell on the Glock pistol next to Chad's body.
At the same time, he was also quickly assessing the distribution and number of zombies on the first floor.
Although these zombies are numerous, they are all ordinary zombies, slow-moving, and far less threatening than the Lickers.
To him, these were less of a threat and more of... experience points.
He is still too weak now, and he is powerless against just one Licker.
He needs to hurry up and upgrade to become stronger.
After thinking about it,
Su Hui opened the system interface that only he could see.
The latest update from the book club (705U.com) is "Apocalypse America: Synthetic 3D Female Lead".
14. Arrangement
[Name of Person]: Su Hui
[Level: 3 (70/300)]
[HP: 150/150]
Strength: 8 (average 10 for adult males)
[Physique: 15]
Agility: 10
[Spirit: 15]
Available attribute points: 3
[Talent: None]
[Skill: None]
[Backpack: Source Crystal Microparticles x14]
[System Functions: Crafting, Scanning, Recipes, Inventory]
Killing the Licker leveled me up to level 3 and I gained 3 free attribute points.
Su Hui unhesitatingly added all 3 attribute points to [Constitution]. Mei Youyong, Lin Kongmei, Mei Mei, didn't think about it...
[Physique: 18]
A warm current instantly flowed through my body, the fatigue dissipated considerably, and my body felt stronger and more powerful.
In the early stages of the apocalypse, survival skills are always the top priority.
Greater physical fitness means greater resilience, endurance, and recovery.
This was also part of his preparation for the next move.
There was no shortage of food in the girls' dormitory for the time being. In particular, knowing about the existence of the lickers in advance allowed Su Hui to be prepared for the potential danger and prevented an uncontrollable situation from arising immediately.
The first floor was teeming with ordinary zombies.
Now is the best time for him to improve his skills.
In particular, Su Hui hadn't forgotten that the reason he was willing to protect Harley Gwen wasn't because she was pretty, but because of her status as a "fitter"!
While Harley searched for food, Su Hui also studied the system's functions in detail.
First is the [Backpack], which is a built-in storage function of the system and there's not much to say about it.
It is roughly the size of a 1 cubic meter space.
All the source crystal particles I've obtained from killing zombies are contained within it.
He took the source crystal microparticles out of his backpack, and the 14 microparticles, emitting a faint glow, landed in his hand.
Each one is only the size of a grain of rice, very small, but you can feel the energy contained within it when you hold it in your hand.
After thinking about it,
Su Hui attempted to synthesize these particles.
It was very easy to combine 10 rice-grain-sized particles into a [Source Crystal (Small)].
After retrieving the source crystal, Su Hui turned his attention to the [Recipe] function.
It currently contains only a few basic recipes.
[Simple Spear]: 1 wooden stick + 1 sharp object (Mastered)
[Simple Bandage]: Clean cloth x2 (Already mastered)
[Pure Water]: Dirty Water x1 + Filter Device x1 (Unknown, requires scanning to unlock the filter device)
It seems that many recipes can only be unlocked by scanning specific items or obtaining blueprints.
Among them, Su Hui was most concerned about
[Suitable Person: Harley Gwen (Compatibility 87%)]
[Craftable template: Harley Quinn]
[Crafting Requirements: 2 Exclusive Weapons ("Goodnight" Baseball Bat, "Sweet" Revolver), 1 Large Source Crystal]
[Synthesis Effect: The target will inherit the template character's knowledge, combat skills, and enhanced physical attributes. Their personality will be based on a fusion of the adaptee's own traits and the resonance portion of the template character, and their loyalty will be locked to the host.]
There was no rush to check the items needed to synthesize the exclusive weapon.