Are You Saying You've Killed Someone

But his facial features were indeed not very attractive, and he had a lot of acne.

So, in terms of looks alone, Bruce, who was supposed to be incredibly handsome, didn't stand a chance.

Even Finnegan was a cut above him.

"In this day and age, what use is being handsome? Strength is what matters!"

"Strength?"

"Of course!" Finnegan smirked, clenching his fist. "Didn't you see the reaction of those guys when the boss asked me to kill Jasper?"

"What happened? Wait... Hold on, you said... kill Jasper??"

Finnegan was curious. "Yeah, what's the problem?"

"Who is Jasper?"

Finnegan looked up at the ceiling. "He's a gangster, the leader who awakened earth elemental abilities. He's tough!"

"Are you saying you've... killed someone??" Ignacio looked at Finnegan with disbelief.

With the outside world being so dangerous now, killing monsters was normal. But killing a person was entirely different, wasn't it?

Ignacio asked himself; he wouldn't dare to kill anyone because it not only crossed moral boundaries but also required a certain level of psychological preparation.

Ignacio knew Finnegan's character quite well. Could this guy really dare to kill?

Hearing Ignacio's words, Finnegan became even more curious. "Didn't I tell you last night?"

"Just tell me, what's going on? Explain it to me quickly..."

"Okay, I'll tell you. The boss... has killed more than one person..."

Finnegan hugged Dominic and proudly recounted Bruce's heroic deeds to Ignacio.

Like when he killed Jasper, nobody dared to move.

One swing of the knife and that old lady was done for.

With Dominic nodding along beside him.

And then... Ignacio was dumbfounded.

Back in the labyrinth, he thought Bruce was just threatening him, or at most, would hurt him to snatch treasure.

He would never have thought... Bruce would actually dare to kill someone??How is that possible?

His betrayal rate dropped slightly after seeing Bruce single-handedly kill so many monsters before.

Now, hearing that Bruce dared to kill people, it dropped a bit more.

His current rate is at 42%.

"If you want to find a girlfriend, you can talk to the boss.

 Maybe he can snatch a few for you to choose from," Finnegan's last teasing remark brought Ignacio back to reality.

Suddenly, Ignacio felt... like it made sense?

Bruce entered the storage room with Cynthia at half-past three in the afternoon.

When he came out with a smirk on his face, it was already six in the evening.

 Cynthia, who had changed back into her T-shirt and jeans, followed him with a resentful expression, hobbling slightly behind him.

Fortunately, Bruce stopped at teasing her the first time.

And fortunately, today was already the second time.

Otherwise, given Bruce's intensity today, she probably wouldn't even be able to walk properly...

"Do you want me to help you?" Bruce's smirk deepened as he watched the girl walk.

Cynthia glared at Bruce, finally managing to spit out three words after a while, "Not necessary!"

"You being like this will only make them think bad of you later..."

"That's all your fault!" Cynthia said angrily.

She really wanted to hammer Bruce now, but she didn't have the strength. If she forced herself to do it, it would seem more like flirting, so she had to let it go.

Bruce just shrugged, not bothering to argue.

He simply walked over and helped her back to 8008.

Cynthia didn't refuse.

Typical grumbling...

The room was empty at the moment, perfect for Cynthia to rest a bit before heading to Elbert's room next door for dinner.

Tonight's dinner would still be the leftovers from yesterday's scavenging.

But after this meal, these cooked dishes would likely go bad and couldn't be kept.

Of course, Jerald and Joanne were also present at dinner.

Although Cynthia still looked a bit tired at the dinner table, her walking had returned to normal.　　At this moment, Ignacio was chatting with Joanne as usual.

　　The two of them had gone to the storage room in the afternoon, and most people knew about it, but no one showed any signs of concern.

 After all, they were a couple, so what's wrong with venting in such a repressive environment like the apocalypse?

　　However, Joanne's expression became somewhat unnatural when she saw Bruce again.

Ever since she suspected that Bruce might have feelings for her, she had been somewhat resistant inwardly.

But since Bruce didn't express anything, she couldn't directly ask him. She could only observe for now.

　　Meanwhile, Ignacio was hesitating whether to ask Bruce for help in finding a girlfriend.

　　But just as he was contemplating this...

　　Knock, knock, knock!

　　The door was suddenly knocked.

　　Elbert was closest to the door, so he got up to open it.

　　Soon, there was a commotion at the door.

　　"Do you want to join our team?"

　　Seeing over a dozen survivors at the door, Elbert couldn't help but furrow his brow.

　　"Yeah! With so many monsters outside, shouldn't we help each other out?"

　　"We need to stick together to have any hope of survival, don't you think?"

　　"Hey, young man, let us join your team. We're willing to follow your lead."

　　"Yes, we're all willing to follow your lead!" Now, Bruce's turn!

　　He had three unattributed crystals and one psychic crystal in his hands.

Although he couldn't use these crystals to enhance his strength, he could use them to restore his energy.

 So Bruce didn't distribute them. He only gave one to Cedric, and kept the others for backup.

　　Hearing the conversation outside the door, Bruce knew what they were here for without a doubt.

　　After two days and nights of baptism, most humans finally accepted reality and began to seek shelter from the strong.

　　At the Rhine Hotel, due to Bruce's selfishness, Manager Heywood and Jamal formed a team.

They rallied most of the survivors in the hotel and started their own path to survival.

　　As for the survivors outside the door...It could be that they were eliminated by Manager Heywood, or it could be that they didn't want to team up with Manager Heywood.

Or perhaps they believe in their own strength and want to join their own team.

In any case, they were all vying to join Bruce's team.

"Well..."

Elbert couldn't make the decision and looked to Bruce for help. "Young Master Bruce, what do you think about them...?"

Bruce stood up at the mention and walked to the door, casting a glance over the crowd.

There were about fifteen or sixteen people.

Apart from two or three young people and a boy of eleven or twelve, most of them were elderly men and women.

"Do you want to join my team?" Bruce's voice was calm, with the demeanor of someone conducting a job interview.

Seeing Bruce so composed, the survivors didn't dare to act rashly.

"Yes, yes!"

"We do have that idea."

The two old men in their fifties who were leading the group quickly expressed their stance.

Bruce continued to ask, "Are you willing to kill monsters?"

"Huh?"

"Kill monsters?"

"Well..."

The sudden question left one of the fifty-year-old men bewildered.

Another elderly man named Derrick said, "Young man, you see, we're all quite old. Asking us to kill monsters... isn't that too difficult for us?"

"Yes, young man, we can't kill monsters, but you can assign us other tasks."

"What can you do then?"

"I can drive!"

"I can fix televisions."

"I can..."

"Alright, alright!"

One by one, the survivors mentioned what they could do.

Before they could finish, Bruce quickly raised his hand to stop them. "There's no electricity outside now, so what use is it to know how to drive or fix televisions?"

"I'll be straight with you. If you dare to kill monsters, you can stay. If not, then you can see if you've awakened any special abilities!"