Absord Gem

Ah, Max just realized. Alden's car is not an ordinary car; it is one of Merci's outputs, which is claimed to be bulletproof. The price is also extraordinary, but it's no wonder. Alden is the only son of one of the richest businessmen in this country.

Several guides have been read by Max, and he has begun to understand what is happening on earth. The point is, Max can survive with his mother or while looking for party friends to strengthen his power and strength.

The red gem that Max got from Zombie before is now in his hand; the size of the gem is quite large and weighs around 100 grams, and the shape is not always the same.

"Absorb the power of the red gem?"

"Yes/No"

*You can increase one stat point with one red gem.

Of course, Max chose Yes, he was curious about the results. Suddenly, the red gems turned to dust and fell through Max's fingers.

"You have 2 points to increase stats freely."

This time, Max certainly increased his speed by 1 point, and then he was curious about fatigue, which he said could be reduced by absorbing gems. In fact, earlier, when Max took a peek at Alden's status window, there was no information about 'gems' at all.

"Regarding the gems, the other humans will have to find out for themselves. Only you, who know from the guidebook, and your official party mates should be told. Please use the system guide's knowledge wisely, User."

Well, as if the system itself were his mind, whatever Max thought in his mind would definitely be answered by the system.

Without hesitation, Max allocated his remaining 1 point from absorbing gems to fatigue.

And his fatigue, which had reached 48, immediately decreased to 38. It turns out that 1 point or 1 gem is useful for reducing 10 fatigue or increasing 1 statistic.

"Max, why did the gems you got from the zombie turn into powder?" asked Alden, who saw the incident just now.

"Oh, gems can actually be absorbed. But you can't tell other people about this because only you and I know," Max answered. He wasn't the least bit afraid that this matter would be leaked by Alden because there was already an agreement between the parties that Alden was willing to accept. And according to the Guide, Alden wouldn't be able to open his mouth if he wanted to tell anyone about the information that was shared by Max.

"I won't tell anyone either; why? This is our party's secret," Alden chuckled. "I understand, Max. Don't worry; in fact, I thank you for trusting me and inviting me to be your party partner."

BRAK!!!

The car that Alden was driving suddenly stopped because it hit something big.

"Harghhh.. huh... Harghhh!" A strange creature with a large body made of many other zombie bodies is seen beating against the hood of Alden's car.

"Max! THE MONSTERS ARE REAL THIS TIME! Alden screamed in surprise.

Max understood Alden's surprise because the monster in question was actually a mutation of an ordinary zombie. Regular zombies have red gems, while this giant zombie has orange gems, and above his head, Max can see the words 'Orange Zombie, Level 10.'

Because ordinary zombies only range in level from 1 to 9, this one giant zombie is different from the usual.

Max felt a bit nervous; after all, the current situation was still quite new to him. But panic is not a way out. After all, he could see the red dots that marked the vital points on the zombie's body.

"Where's the crowbar?" Max looked towards Alden, whose face was already white as death.

Without further ado, Alden immediately pushed his chair back and reached for the box where he kept the necessary tools for the car; a crowbar was in the box.

"Here are two; do you want both?" he asked.

Max shook his head and said, "You take one; I'll have one too."

Taking hold of the crowbar, Max wrapped the small end of the iron chain around his arm, earning a questioning glance from his friend.

"What are you doing with iron chains?" Alden asked, holding his crowbar.

"Just watch for a bit. You stay in the car; in case a lot of zombies appear, you should crash them all," Max chuckled.

Alden nodded in understanding. After all, he believes Max is capable of dealing with the orange zombie.

Max got out of the car with a makeshift weapon that his mother told him to bring, and instantly, the zombies around there approached him with teetering steps.

The chain, which was quite long but manageable, was spun in the air by Max and hit the red gem Zombie to the ground in one strike.

"Eh, why did they get hit by these iron chains once they fell?" Max muttered while throwing a few punches with his left hand holding the crowbar and his right hand spinning the iron chain.

"Because your strength is twice that of an average human and hits the vital points of the red gem zombies."

Max gasped; he was still not used to the system constantly answering the questions in his head. It was as if someone else was inside his body.

"I'm just a system, not a living being. My goal is to help you protect the human race that deserves to be defended," the system suddenly replied.

Geez, Max wanted to be surprised but was too lazy. The system would definitely answer him again if he thought anything of it.