The White Jade Pendant

"Alright, let's go!"

Bruce didn't say much, he just threw a backpack of food and water to Joanne.

"Joanne, I'll bring the others over, you guys take care here."

"Okay, no problem!"

Joanne agreed without much thought.

But a barely noticeable smile curved up on Bruce's lips.

Silently, he took out the white jade pendant from his ring.

"Jesse, oh Jesse, with this lineup gathering, I bet you won't die this time, huh?" The white jade pendant was a sensing pendant Bruce obtained from the secret realm!

Since getting hold of this thing, Bruce hadn't used it in combat.

Because he had Ben and Adam, two monsters that could scout ahead, he hardly needed it in normal situations!

So he found it bothersome to wear around his neck and just tossed it into his ring.

But now Ben was exhausted, covered in numerous wounds.

Bruce feared it would bleed too much and die if it didn't eat soon.

So Bruce needed to sense the situation outside first, help Ben deal with a monster, and let it recover.

His mental strength quickly connected to the jade pendant.

Under the influence of the pendant, the monsters outside the corridor were clearly 'captured' by Bruce.

It felt like looking at thermal imaging, clear yet blurry.

Bruce had tried it at night before.

This thing roughly consumed 1 point of mental strength each time, and it could last for about 15 seconds each time!

And now its coverage area was... around 50 meters in diameter!

Through the sensing pendant, Bruce clearly perceived.

There were three monsters outside the corridor right now.

One lizardman, two zombies.

They must have followed the crowd before.

There were also four or five zombies in the neighboring dorm rooms.

On the fifth floor, fourth floor, and third floor.

After getting this information, Bruce made up his mind.

He put the pendant back into the ring, thought for a moment, then took out a climbing bag and let Elbert carry it on his back.Then, Bruce took out a specially crafted gauntlet from his ring and wore it on his left hand. As he opened the door with Andúril sword in hand, he immediately unleashed a wind blade.

"Die!"

Pfft!

It was a female student zombie, still wearing the Dragon's Roost University uniform.

Bruce's wind blade accurately hit her skull.

The skull was sliced open, and the zombie fell to the ground, never to rise again!

Yes!

Bruce's wind blade can now cut through a zombie's skull.

Although Bruce's surface strength hasn't increased much over the past few days due to the crystal nucleus, his control over his body functions and abilities has improved.

The power of the wind blade is related to mental strength.

Before, Bruce couldn't cut through a zombie's skull because his mental strength was only 20 points at that time.

And he had just mastered this ability.

But now, his mental strength has reached 50 points, twice as much as before.

Coupled with his increasingly proficient use of abilities, cutting through the skull of a black iron-level zombie is simply normal.

Feeling safe, Bruce began to clear the hallway monsters once again.

On the other side, Jesse tightened his grip on the fire axe in his hand, preparing to clear the monsters that had followed the group into the hallway earlier.

He had been delayed for three days by Bruce's injury and couldn't afford to waste any more time.

But just as they were about to leave, they suddenly saw movement in the distant dormitory building.

Swoosh, thud!

A zombie head, covered in blood and flesh, fell from the sky.

It landed on the ground with a crisp sound.

Blood splattered everywhere.

Several nearby lizardmen quickly surrounded it, fighting over the head.

"Hey, look, it seems like someone over there is killing zombies?"

Duane, noticing this scene, said with some surprise.

The people they had encountered before either had low combat power and could barely maintain their own lives, or they were on the verge of death.It's somewhat rare to encounter someone with such strong combat abilities across from them.

As soon as the words fell, another zombie was pierced through the head and died on the balcony.

Seeing this scene, everyone marveled once again.

"That team over there..."

"Wow, their movements are so clean and efficient, they seem pretty impressive, huh?"

"They must be the ones who just went up!" Jesse immediately made a judgment.

Why did Jesse take this route and appear here?

Because he knew there was no military district at Dragon's Roost, so his goal was to leave Dragon's Roost.

And the closest route to leave Dragon's Roost was the one connected to the school's back gate.

Although during normal times, any route could lead to the school's back gate.

But in the apocalypse, of course, you'd choose the nearest one, so he prepared to cross the campus.

Jesse should have left the school long ago.

But his injury delayed him for a long time, so he ended up here.

"Jesse, should we also break out?"

"They seem pretty powerful, maybe we can team up with them?"

"Team up?" Jesse's eyes chilled. "Is that what you guys think?"

"Uh, I just said it casually..."

Duane awkwardly smiled.

"In the apocalypse, the stronger someone's combat power, the more cautious you should be!" Jesse reminded coldly. "Because you never know if they'll try to steal your things!"

"Uh... what you said makes sense!"

Duane didn't dare to argue with Jesse's words.

Because judging from Jesse's performance against these monsters, he was much stronger than him.

Seeing Duane didn't waste words, Jesse's tone softened a bit. "Let's wait and see first. If they turn out to be our classmates, we can try to communicate."

"So... should we break out?"

"No need, just wait!"

Jesse said very calmly, "In uncertain situations where we're not sure if they're friend or foe, we should conserve our energy as much as possible."

In fact, what he wanted to say was that it's best to always preserve some energy in the apocalypse.

Because you never know when monsters might come.

And you never know if the ones coming from the other side are human or beast.Just like now.

Jesse waited upstairs for almost three hours.

But what he got was someone he least wanted to see right now.

"Oh my god... isn't that Bruce??"

"And there's Cynthia!"

"How come Bruce and Cynthia are together?"

Duane and Debby were both dumbfounded.

"Is the treasure Bruce obtained in the secret realm related to this monkey?"

Seeing Bruce leading Cynthia, Elbert, Ignacio, and a monkey slowly advancing to the dormitory where Zara was, to be honest!

Jesse was a bit bewildered and a bit panicked.

He was bewildered because he had seen the monkey Bruce brought with him in the secret realm.

And when he encountered Bruce in the secret realm before, he had been wondering where Bruce was in the real world.

The path he was currently taking wouldn't pass by Bruce's dorm room or the teaching building where Bruce was.

So... how did Bruce end up here?

The reason Jesse was a bit panicked was that he knew his current strength definitely wouldn't match up to Bruce's.

If it was before entering the secret realm, Jesse was confident enough to take down Bruce when he was still in a good state, even if Bruce had abilities.

But after entering the secret realm, Bruce not only obtained treasures from the realm but also gained a monkey.

In this give-and-take situation, Jesse really didn't have the confidence to face the current Bruce.

And more importantly, the sword in Bruce's hand...

"Hmm? The sword in his hand looks different from before?"

Seeing the sword in Bruce's hand, Jesse couldn't help but pause.

Immediately, a familiar sword light appeared in his mind.

"Oh my god... I thought this sword looked so familiar, turns out it's the one I've been looking for??"

Watching Bruce strolling among the monsters, Jesse's emotions were extremely unstable, almost causing him to spew out another mouthful of blood.

Before, in the secret realm, he had felt that Bruce's sword looked familiar.

But at that time, Bruce's sword was only at the bronze level.