Hold On

The tentacles moved with incredible speed.

"Watch out!" Emerson shouted.

Teri reacted instantly, turning and swinging her long sword reflexively.

Slash, slash!

Tentacles were severed one by one.

But the tall zombie still raised its arm, fused with a blade, and swung it towards Teri.

Teri hesitated, a look of impatience crossing her face.

"Even decapitation doesn't work?"

She swiftly moved, her long sword weaving a web of white light. After she leaped forward, the tall zombie was reduced to a pile of minced flesh.

She picked up the evolution core, which was the size of a pigeon egg.

Casually, she tossed it towards Born.

In front of her, more C-type zombies had gathered—ten in total—charging towards Teri.

The ground shook with their approach.

Teri took a deep breath and sheathed her sword.

The next moment, she opened her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Sword Draw Slash!"

An arc-shaped blade aura sliced through the air.

"Teri Slash!"

Teri moved with blinding speed, repeatedly drawing and sheathing her sword, unleashing waves of white blade aura that emitted a sound like birdsong.

Born watched Teri, his eyes full of admiration.

[Swordsman: 1 person increases blade draw speed by 50%, increases blade aura sharpness by 50%. If the number of swordsmen increases, the bond effect is nullified.]

This bond was unique to Teri alone, like it was specially made for her. Truly a Heroic Unit, her treatment was exceptional.

The strength boost she provided was astonishing.

At the current recruitment level of 8, the maximum bond number for maids was 30, which only provided a 45% combat boost, not reaching the 50% that Teri alone achieved.

While Emerson was in a daze, the ground had become a mound of severed limbs.

Teri slowly sheathed her sword, pointed to the corpses on the ground in front of Born, and then turned to run off.

Born spread his hands in resignation and said, "Looks like I'm the logistics team now."

The remaining members of the Maid Corps were completely entangled with the C-type zombies.

Born used points to boost their defense and stamina to 20 points each, but their automatic crossbows couldn't penetrate the zombies' defenses.

Finishing the fight wasn't going to be easy.

However, the maids weren't foolish. Realizing the automatic crossbows were ineffective, they drew the katanas from their backs and charged.

They used swords too, but their bond was different.

[Swordsmen: 5 members increase blade sharpness by 15%, 10 members increase slash power by 15%, 20 members increase basic attributes by 30%]

They hadn't yet reached the 30-member bond, but these maids were indeed elite.

They possessed skills in driving, shooting, combat, and melee weapons, requiring a total of 200 points just for these basic skills.

Not to mention the attribute enhancements.

A lot of points had been invested to achieve their current combat effectiveness.

Meanwhile.

Mia and the others were already engaged in battle with the figures standing on the barrels.

Consciousness link activated.

Lane peeked out from the tank and signaled an "OK" to Born.

"How are those people?" Born asked through the consciousness link.

"Their abilities are very strong. My ability level is at 28, but I'm still outmatched. Fortunately, we have combat skills," Mia replied.

Mia had the highest ability level among everyone.

Born felt he needed to enhance his stamina, so boosting Mia's ability level was especially important.

Roar!

The sound of a tiger's roar echoed.

Born was momentarily dazed upon hearing it.

This was also one of Mia's new beast transformation abilities, which had a heart-stopping effect—a control-type skill, in simple terms.

"Damn, this guy's ability seems to be regeneration. His wounds heal so fast, I can't finish him off quickly."

"Switch, switch! What kind of plastic ability is this? My sword gets stuck in his body."

In their consciousness link, they rapidly exchanged information.

A single thought conveyed a wealth of information without causing any distraction during the battle.

They swapped opponents and suddenly coordinated their attacks.

In no time, the enemies were on the defensive.

Then, a loud shout echoed.

"These people are tough. Release B12."

Huh?

Born's eyes grew serious at the mention. The C-type zombies were already formidable, and now it sounded like they were dealing with something even stronger.

The ground trembled, and a giant container reverberated with loud bangs.

Born's eyes widened.

A container? Compared to barrels?

This was on a completely different level.

"Emerson, get back now. I can't protect you, and I need to take action," Born shouted, flipping and heading towards the container.

"I'll handle this B12."

"Master, that seems quite dangerous."

"Wait a bit, we'll tackle it together."

"Worried? How hard can last-minute preparation be?"

Born opened his system panel.

[Born: Centurion 

Defense: 12.8 

Stamina: 22.8 

Mental: 35 

Current Recruitment Level: 8, needs 4000 points to level up. Recruitment points: 80, can designate 4 basic attribute enhancements. Current recruitment count: 102/110 

Current legion members: Laura, Mia, Sibley, Pearl... 

Current bonds: Summary 

Skills: Exploration, Binding 

Ability: Level 30, Lightning Strike, Lightning Chain, Thunderbolt 

Points: 33365]

With over 30,000 points, it wasn't an issue.

"Let's level up together."

Born's binding skill had 3 slots, and his third slot was bound to Pearl. Pearl's abilities were quite versatile, boosting both mental and physical stats.

At that moment!

[Points -800, Mia's ability upgraded to Level 30. Next level requires 800 points. Congratulations, host! Received 30% attribute feedback. Ability level +0.6]

[Points -2400, Lane's ability upgraded to Level 30. Next level requires 800 points. Congratulations, host! Received 30% feedback. Ability level +1.2]

[Points -2400, Pearl's ability upgraded to Level 30. Learned Kinetic Deceleration. Next level requires 800 points. Received feedback, ability level +1.2]

Born directly upgraded his ability by 3 levels, boosting his overall attributes by 3-5 points.

"Continue upgrading!"

[Points -800, ability level +1]

[Points -800, ability level +1]

...

[Congratulations, host! Learned new skill: Lightning Activation]

Born's body began emitting large amounts of electricity, and his basic attributes increased by another 20%.

The next moment, the container opened.

A zombie tiger slowly emerged.

Born took a deep breath. He had seen it in photos before, so this was the so-called B12.

A zombie tiger the size of a car!

"Come on, with so many points spent, it's time for me to unleash my power."

"Thunderbolt, Lightning Chain!"

Born raised his hand, and electricity streaked across the sky, illuminating it.

At that moment, Born seemed to understand what it meant for lightning to shatter the darkness.

Damn, with such blinding lightning, it certainly wouldn't be dark, right?