Malachi's Appearance

Malachi?

 Yes!

 Before the apocalypse, Bruce had arranged accommodation for him, so it was quite normal for Bruce to find him after all these days.

 Moreover, Malachi was Jesse's strong teammate in his previous life and now served as Jesse's trusted lieutenant.

How could he sit idly by while his wife and children starved at home?

Bruce found him yesterday afternoon.

Malachi was heading towards the hotel where Bruce was staying, carrying a harpoon.

They met at the entrance of the residential area.

According to Malachi, he had taken Bruce's money but hadn't done anything for him.

 He felt somewhat guilty about it.

 Although the money was useless in the apocalypse, he had enjoyed those few days before the end and remembered the favor.

Knowing Bruce's location and ensuring the safety of his own family, he had come up with ways to rescue Bruce from the hotel.

Betrayal rate: 29%. This was the first betrayal rate Bruce noticed when he saw him.

Bruce didn't expect Malachi to be so loyal to him after just using $100,000. But for Bruce, it was a good thing, so he didn't mind.

"Rescue mission!"

"Rescue mission?"

"Yes!"

Bruce didn't say much, instead, he looked towards a dormitory building not far away, hidden by trees, murmuring to himself.

"Has Jesse left his previous location? Now... where could he be?"

It was clear!

The well-equipped rescue team that Zara and a few other girls had seen earlier was led by Bruce.

 Because Ignacio had seen Jesse before entering the secret realm, Bruce knew roughly where Jesse might be.

 However, after so many days, Jesse couldn't possibly stay in one place.

 So Bruce couldn't know Jesse's current location.But it didn't matter; after all, there were other survivors in this school.

There shouldn't be many student teams with combat capability.

Bruce just needed to find some survivors to inquire about the situation.

This time, Bruce's team consisted of eight people.

Bruce, Elbert, Malachi, Ignacio, Finnegan, Cynthia, Joanne, and Jerald.

The first four were definitely the core combat force of the team.

Among these four, Bruce was at the Bronze Initial Level, plus he had two battle pets, making him the powerhouse of the team.

Elbert, Malachi, and Ignacio were all at the Black Iron High Rank, forming the second tier of combat strength.

Besides Bruce, the strongest among the other three was undoubtedly Malachi, Jesse's trusted lieutenant from the previous life.

Elbert was skilled in combat but was just an ordinary enhancer.

Though Ignacio wasn't proficient in combat, his dinosaur form compensated for many shortcomings in combat abilities.

Malachi, on the other hand, was exceptional.

Not only was his combat ability two levels above Elbert's, but he was also a dual-awakened individual like Bruce.

Without the boost of treasures and supernatural abilities, Bruce couldn't defeat him solely based on attributes.

However, Malachi's awakened ability wasn't in the natural elemental category; it enhanced his melee combat abilities—metallization of the skin.

The higher the level, the harder the metal, and the wider the coverage of the body.

Currently, his body was at the Black Iron High Rank, but his supernatural ability was only at the Mid-level Black Iron.

He could only metallize his own hands.

So, occasionally, when killing monsters, he would use his fists to strike.

Among the four core combatants, he was the only one who didn't use specially made gauntlets.

"Let's go!" Bruce glanced at his teammates beside him. "Everyone, be careful."

In addition to the four strongest combatants, there were Cynthia, Finnegan, Joanne, and Jerald.

Why did Cynthia and Finnegan come along?

Because of their abilities!

Cynthia was now completely Bruce's woman.

Not only could she help heal her teammates at any time, but she could also assist in finding crystal nuclei.So naturally, Bruce would take her with him when he went out.

Finnegan didn't need to kill monsters now, but Bruce needed his insight!

As for Joanne and Jerald, it was a bit speechless.

Bruce came to the school originally just to kill Jesse.

But when Joanne asked him why he was going to the school, he casually said, "To save people!"

Hearing Bruce's words, Joanne was directly touched by Bruce's selflessness.

Completely forgetting about Bruce's intentions towards her, she insisted on coming along.

And she even said, "If we encounter a monster horde and can't escape, you guys can leave me behind and go first."

What could Bruce say to such a great woman?

Although he wasn't a good person, he definitely didn't reject good people.

So, unable to persuade Joanne, Jerald also followed along!

The two of them, along with Finnegan, carried backpacks on their backs.

Inside were filled with food and water.

This food and water weren't from Bruce's storage but were packed from a convenience store they passed by.

"Are those our schoolmates?"

"My goodness, they're so powerful!"

"Do those two monsters listen to him?"

"It's unbelievable."

"Hey, isn't that Joanne teacher?"

"Wow, it really is Joanne teacher!"

"That's great, we're saved."

The first dormitory building Bruce arrived at was the girls' dormitory of the management department.

There were quite a few survivors inside.

Both boys and girls, estimated to be around fifty to sixty people.

The girls were originally in the dormitory, while the boys fled here when passing by.

Due to the angle, they couldn't see Bruce and his group entering.

It wasn't until Bruce and his group were almost in front of them that they noticed their presence.

According to the normal plot.

Bruce should have settled Joanne here and taken the opportunity to ask these classmates about Jesse's whereabouts during their rest time!But sometimes, fate works in mysterious ways.

Bruce is the antagonist, and Jesse is the protagonist.

What happens when the antagonist of a novel, accompanied by two female leads and a supporting antagonist, is about to approach the protagonist?

Generally, throughout history, it hasn't led to anything good.

Just like Bruce now.

Boom!

Just as Bruce was about to clear this dormitory building!

A faint rumbling sound entered everyone's ears.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"An... an earthquake?"

"Doesn't seem like it..."

Everyone stopped in their tracks, looking bewildered.

Even the monsters in the school who were sleeping woke up and rushed in the same direction!

Boom!

Boom!

The rumbling didn't stop, and the vibrations grew stronger, the sound getting closer.

"What the hell is happening?"

"Listen, it sounds like... it's coming from the back door?"

"I hear it too!"

Everyone was baffled, subconsciously looking towards the direction of the back door.

Whoosh!

Outside the sturdy iron gate of the school's back door, a large black vehicle resembling a minibus zoomed past.

"What is... that?"

"A vehicle?"

"How is that possible?"

"Damn, where did a vehicle come from at a time like this?"

"Are you kidding me??"

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded, even Bruce wore a surprised expression.

Because after the cosmic storm, the electrical power on Earth had been greatly weakened.

Even the batteries of mobile phones couldn't provide enough power for normal use, let alone other electrical devices.Cars? Even if they were gasoline-powered cars, they wouldn't be able to start normally, let alone electric cars.

Where did this black minibus come from?

However, nobody had time to think about these things now.

Because what was really making the loud noise wasn't this minibus, but what was behind the minibus...

"Damn it, everyone, run!"

Sensing something was wrong, Bruce quickly shouted.

The streets of the apocalypse were filled with abandoned vehicles.

But that black minibus seemed to be made of incredibly tough material, revving with full horsepower as it careened through the streets.

Easily pushing aside numerous cars, it quickly executed a beautiful drift and disappeared around the corner of the street.