New Trait

Born frowned, raising his hands and smiling. "Let's talk this out. What do you want?"

Tony sneered, "Smart kid. This thing in my hand can kill zombies!"

Bang!

Tony fired a shot into the ceiling, leaving a small crater.

Born couldn't help but take two steps back.

In the apocalypse, humans could be more dangerous than zombies.

The apocalypse had just begun, and these people were already disregarding societal rules?

Before Born could say anything, Tony started muttering to himself.

"In this world, fewer men are better. That way, all the women will be ours!"

Born was taken aback.

What a foolish statement. Where had he gotten such ideas?

But the man had a gun.

"Right, right, you're absolutely right."

Tony coldly laughed, "Kid, drop the supplies you've collected. As for you, just wait here in the hallway to die."

"I did come to save people, but I only want the women!"

Born smiled, "What a coincidence? I only want women too."

Laura and Sibley immediately sprang into action, knocking away the two guards beside them.

Tony reacted quickly, firing a shot at Born.

Bang!

As the sound echoed, Born sidestepped, but it was too late. The bullet grazed his thigh, leaving a bloody trail.

The pain made Born's leg give out, and he fell to the ground.

He finally understood.

"Bastard!"

"Master, are you okay?" Sibley stepped in front of Born immediately, with Laura standing guard.

Seeing this, Tony burst into laughter.

"Master? Young man, you sure know how to play. So these two are your women?"

Bang!

Tony aimed another shot at Born, showing no hesitation.

Born was stunned, the barrel pointed directly at him, but the expected pain didn't come.

He realized that Sibley had taken the bullet for him.

Rage surged within him.

An indescribable emotion suddenly welled up inside Born.

No grudge or enmity, and he had been nothing but polite—what was Tony's deal?

"You two, stop pretending to be dead. Disable that guy, and these two women will fall in line."

Tony believed that since these women were willing to take bullets for Born, capturing him would make them surrender.

Tony fired two more shots, both aimed at Born.

Sibley took another bullet for him.

At that moment, Born couldn't hold back any longer.

"Kill, Laura, kill!"

He placed his hand on Sibley, spending 8 points.

A burst of white light forced the bullet out of Sibley's body.

"Kill!"

Born shouted hoarsely.

Sibley and Laura charged forward, one from the left and the other from the right. Tony hurriedly retreated, pulling out a pistol.

But before he could load it, a trident dagger pierced his heart.

Laura's strike was swift and decisive.

Born even began to suspect if Laura had some hidden attributes.

Sibley took on the two guards, her fists leaving them bruised and battered.

"Spare us, spare us!"

"There are five more women in the security control room, each one as good as these two…"

Before he could finish speaking, Sibley's hand slashed across his throat.

A bloodline appeared, and the two guards collapsed slowly to the ground.

Watching all this, Born couldn't help but retch.

Even though he hadn't done it himself, he had given the order, and it weighed heavily on him.

But he suddenly realized something.

Humans were more terrifying than zombies.

The most important thing the system gave him was loyalty.

Sibley and Laura looked a bit grim. They clearly had their own consciousness, but Born's commands took precedence.

Soon, the three guards turned into zombies, and Laura dealt with them again.

Born leaned against the wall, surrounded by the chaotic battlefield and the lifeless bodies lying on the ground.

It wasn't until dusk that Born finally snapped out of it.

Outside, the lights of the city didn't come on, and the once bustling streets were now filled with wandering zombies.

Every now and then, a sharp scream would pierce the air, only to quickly fade away.

This world had truly changed.

Born slowly got up, adjusted his backpack, and took the keys and gun from Tony.

He looked at the gun and couldn't help but shake his head.

This thing was beyond his ability to handle.

He decided to destroy it; otherwise, it could pose a threat if someone else got their hands on it.

"Thank you, Sibley."

"From now on, you don't need to call me master, just call me Born. That's an order."

Tony's actions made him realize that calling him master too openly could easily expose him. He couldn't just think about his own pleasure.

Well, they could still use it in private.

Born looked at the keys and decided to head to the surveillance room for the night.

He had seen the surveillance room when he visited the property center. It was on the second floor of the adjacent building, equipped with an iron door, providing good protection.

He wasn't in the mood to continue searching.

As night fell, the zombie noises grew more piercing, and they seemed to become more active.

Along the way, he killed quite a few more zombies.

Adding up the kills from the day, Born now had 65 points.

This was even after spending 8 points to heal Sibley; he could have had more.

Soon, Born arrived at the surveillance room.

Hearing low growls from inside, he grew cautious.

He unchained the door and slowly opened it.

Inside, one woman was standing, while the other four lay on the ground, trembling and twisting.

Born was stunned. The standing woman had turned into a zombie, and the others were in the process of turning?

Damn!

Was this not a generous gift?

He quickly glanced at the women, and a new trait appeared.

Worker: Having 3 workers increases points gain by 10% and durability by 10%. Having 5 increases points gain by 15% and durability by 15%. Having 7 allows the host to activate the overtime skill.

?

Born was speechless.

Moreover, all five women had the worker attribute.

He had a complete set right there.

As he pondered, Laura had already acted, swiftly and efficiently dispatching the zombies with the trident dagger.

Born decided to recruit them. He currently had 10 slots available, with many still empty.

Recruiting in progress. Reversing zombification, clearing toxins. Recruitment successful.

Points -50

Points -15

The latter was for purchasing five maid combat outfits.

Half an hour later, Born sat in the surveillance room.

The door was tightly shut.

Behind him, two maids were massaging his shoulders and fanning him, while four others massaged his legs and hands, relieving the fatigue of his long day.

The synergy attributes were no joke; having seven maids indeed made the host very happy.

Currently, he had the synergies of five workers and seven maids.

Including the 1-point attribute boost from the combat outfits, everyone's attributes were now around 3 points each.

The maid synergy doubled the base attributes, enhancing their inherent qualities.

His team had grown into a small, formidable force.