Open the Treasure Chest Again

Maxwell felt that even one more glance was a desecration to his eyes.

So, he simply closed his eyes and dragged her straight to Carline's cell.

Carline leveled up to Level 3.

Maxwell patted Eva's head and said, "Eva, it's your turn to level up next!"

Eva stared at him blankly, her face expressing complete incomprehension.

On the other hand, Carline, having advanced to the third tier, had all the marks of decay on her face disappear, even the ones by her ears. Just by looking at her face, she seemed to have reverted to her former appearance, although it was uncertain if the changes to her body were as rapid as those on her face!

Thinking this, Maxwell's eyes involuntarily drifted downwards.

Wow, that's big!

Maxwell cleared his throat, suddenly feeling a bit thirsty.

"Cough, cough, time to get to work!"

Maxwell threw out the two third-tier male zombies and commanded them to catch other zombies, while he himself sat on the ground and began the task of elimination.

Several hours passed, and this large wave of zombies was finally completely eradicated by Maxwell.

From the leading third-tier mutant zombies to the most common Level 1 zombies, all became part of Maxwell's power.

Not only that, Maxwell's Fusion space also upgraded two levels during this period, now reaching Level 6!

Since he had passed the beginner phase, the conditions for upgrading the Fusion space had changed. Now, one must possess a zombie of the same level to upgrade, but soon Maxwell discovered that it didn't necessarily have to be of the same level; higher levels were also acceptable.

There were plenty of high-level zombies in the zombie tide, and Maxwell simply caught them to fill the numbers.

After the space was upgraded to Level 6, it now had 24 compartments.

Meanwhile, Maxwell also received two upgrade treasure chests.

After handling all of this, Maxwell wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It's not easy at all!" Maxwell muttered.

Though not easy, the gains were significant.

Compared to before, the zombies in Maxwell's Fusion space had undergone a great change.

This wave included nearly six thousand eight hundred zombies.

Previously, Maxwell's space contained many Level 8-10 zombies. After Fusion, Maxwell now has six first-tier mutant zombies, including five male and three female.

Apart from the mutant zombies, the number of higher-level zombies had clearly decreased.

However, Maxwell now paid less attention to these high-level zombies, as the mutant zombies were his main force.

Including the mutant zombies he originally possessed, Maxwell now has eight mutant male zombies, with two at third-tier and six at first-tier; and six female mutant zombies, with Carline as a third-tier zombie, Eva as a second-tier, and the rest at first-tier.

Compared to when he was just at the base city with only one mutant zombie, Maxwell's strength had multiplied several times!

This wave of zombies had certainly fattened him up.

"Ding! Daily treasure chest received, please open the space to collect the chests!" the cold system notification sounded.

Delighted by the double surprise, Maxwell hurriedly opened his space and saw a treasure chest floating above each cell containing a zombie.

Today, Maxwell had received a total of eighteen treasure chests, fourteen of which were mutant zombie chests.

However, most of these chests were iron grey, the lowest grade, so the contents weren't much to look forward to.

This time, Maxwell started by opening the four smaller chests.

This allowed Maxwell to gain 12 strength points, 10 speed points, 8 spirit points, 5 ability points, and a large amount of food.

Then, Maxwell opened ten chests belonging to first-tier mutant zombies, nine of which were grey and one was green!

From these, he gained 88 strength points, 80 speed points, 54 spirit points, 25 health points, 18 gene points, 12 ability points, and lots of food.

"Looks like the color of the chest is crucial; the contents really vary," Maxwell mused.

Next, Maxwell opened the remaining two chests belonging to third-tier mutant zombies.

One of these chests was green and the other was grey.

The green chest yielded 35 strength points, 10 skin resistance points, 15 bone enhancement points, 18 vision enhancement points, and three boxes of food.

The grey chest gave Maxwell 30 strength points, 15 skin resistance points, and still three boxes of food.

"Damn, all this food!" Maxwell exclaimed as he stowed all the food into his storage space. He certainly wouldn't complain about having too much food! After all, in a post-apocalyptic world, food is the most precious commodity.

Moreover, the food from these chests wasn't just concentrated or Fusion food, but was exceptionally delicious.

Then, Maxwell opened Eva's chest.

"Ding! Congratulations host on opening a level 21 chest, receiving a 21-point increase in all attributes, 21 gene points, 21 ability points, three boxes of food, one zombie vest, and one princess outfit (including a hat)."

What? An outfit can come out of these chests?

The system sure has some tricks up its sleeve!

Maxwell took out the clothing set to inspect it.

Indeed, it was a clothing set, featuring a light pink lace-trimmed blouse, a princess puffy white skirt with suspenders, and a hat that looked soft and adorably cute.

Maxwell waved at Eva.

"Eva, come here!"

Eva came to Maxwell's side and stood still, staring blankly at him.

Maxwell didn't mind and directly held the pink blouse up to Eva to see if it fit, and it indeed seemed to be a perfect fit.

It was clearly custom-made for Eva.

He had previously regretted not having the chance to buy new clothes for Eva at the Diego base city, often feeling a bit sad about it. Now, it seemed like a case of asking for a pillow and getting it just as he was dozing off.

"Eva, these are your new clothes. How about we change into them in a bit?"

Eva still did not respond to him.

Maxwell had intended to ask Eva if she liked them, but seeing the somewhat vacant look in her eyes, he simply smiled softly and put the clothes away.

He opened his Fusion space again, this time to access the chest floating above Carline's exclusive cell.

The chest was also green, and he wondered what it might contain—perhaps another set of clothes?

Maxwell glanced at Carline's clothes, stained with blood.

"Ding! Congratulations host on opening a level 31 chest, receiving a 31-point increase in all attributes, 31 gene points, 31 ability points, and obtaining zombie weapons: a thorn staff and an exclusive cloak set."