Chapter 12: The Mutant

Mutant!

Combining the information about Wen Ya, it strongly resembled the mutants rumored in the previous life.

Though not Awakened, they possessed extraordinary abilities.

The existence of such individuals among humans was extremely rare, with perhaps only one appearing in tens of millions of people.

In fact, in the previous life, some had speculated that even before the Doomsday Game was loaded, these people already existed.

Usually, these individuals were Taoist priests, shamans, or people with supersensory abilities.

Unlike Awakened ones who possessed strong combat prowess and supernatural powers,

Mutants often had mutations in their will attribute.

Their willpower could naturally exceed the limit of 10 points for ordinary humans without any enhancement.

According to the system's judgment rules,

If a single attribute exceeded 10 points without enhancement, it was considered a Mutant.

After the apocalypse,

Mutants would initially show as level 1 in their level information, unlike ordinary players who started at level 0.

And due to lack of training, they couldn't control their spiritual power, causing it to dissipate.

This was why Lin Yi could sense faint spiritual energy fluctuations.

As Mutants, they didn't have strong abilities but possessed powerful spiritual energy.

Their spiritual energy, being innate, was not constrained by the system.

So it could be freely provided to other Awakened ones, acting as a "power bank".

And spiritual energy was crucial for sustaining battles.

Take Lin Yi for example.

His awakened talent had only manifested as "Power Burst".

As a supportive talent, even though it was just a first-tier Awakened talent skill, it could provide him with a temporary +2 boost to all attributes.

While players only gained all attributes with each level up,

Awakened ones gained all attributes with each tier advancement.

This meant that after activating his skill, his strength increased by the equivalent of two player levels.

Or one tier of an Awakened one.

This demonstrated the power of talent skills.

Although "Power Burst" was a supportive talent and didn't consume much spiritual power,

With his current 14 points of will (spiritual power), it would be depleted after about 4 consecutive activations.

If it were damage-dealing skills,

Such as Lava Ray or Lightning Spell,

Ordinary Awakened ones would deplete their spiritual power after about two uses, then have to rely on physical combat.

But if there was a Mutant providing spiritual power support from the rear during battle, an Awakened one at full power would be equivalent to increasing their strength by more than one tier!

Therefore, during the apocalypse, these individuals were frantically sought after by various powers.

In the apocalypse, nothing was more important than strength.

Fortunate or unfortunate.

No one was willing to be used as someone else's tool.

Once discovered, Mutants were often confined and guarded.

Fortunately, they would be protected as precious "resources" during the apocalypse.

Unfortunately, Mutants would completely lose their free will.

Speaking of which,

In fact, Lin Yi after his rebirth was also a kind of Mutant in some sense.

Before his awakening, his will attribute had reached 12 points.

Of course, whether Wen Ya was a Mutant or not was just Lin Yi's speculation.

Rather than guessing, it was better to capture her and find out.

Without hesitation,

Lin Yi turned off his Judgment Eye and immediately turned back on foot.

The distance between them was only about three hundred meters.

At his current speed, it would take just a few seconds.

His plan had always included the idea of building his own power.

Not only to establish a safe zone to better survive in the Doomsday Game.

Three months after the apocalypse, the Doomsday Game would give tasks to all players who had established safe zones.

Completing these tasks would lead to an increase in strength.

These tasks usually required a lot of manpower and resources, which individual players basically couldn't complete alone.

If Wen Ya was confirmed to be a Mutant, he would naturally bring her under his command.

With the addition of a Mutant, not only would his strength be greatly enhanced,

In a sense, it was equivalent to increasing the strength of all Awakened ones in the entire force by one tier.

A suspected Mutant was worth his effort.

...

The car, being able to maintain sanity without breaking down under zombie attacks was already quite good.

"Bang!"

Wen Ya couldn't dodge in time and was directly pinned down on the car roof by Li Zhiping's sudden outburst.

Her back hit the car roof, making a dull sound.

Under the tremendous force, her snow-white skin turned purple and blue, and her shoulder blade even seemed to crack slightly.

The pain was excruciating.

Wen Ya let out a muffled groan, her eyes determined.

Unlike those who would freeze in fear at the sight of zombies, she gripped the knife with all her might in her right hand, and stabbed fiercely towards the back of Li Zhiping's head.

The foul-smelling huge mouth was right in front of her, Li Zhiping's bloodshot eyes filled only with the desire to feed.

"Swish"

The utility knife plunged entirely into Li Zhiping's head.

The blade entered from above the fragile nape, the only area of the brain protected by the skull.

Like a machine that had lost power,

Li Zhiping, who had turned into a zombie, had his brain destroyed. His body stiffened and instantly went limp, dead.

Wen Ya, having survived the crisis, struggled to push away Li Zhiping's corpse and gasped for air.

Her chest heaved rapidly, cold sweat pouring down.

Her forehead was covered in sweat, her hair disheveled.

She had no mood to tidy herself, only feeling waves of lingering fear.

She had almost been devoured alive by the zombie.

Even the cruelest form of execution, lingchi, paled in comparison to this brutality.

Wen Ya's whole body was limp, and she shakily tried to stand up.

The shoulder blade on her back was in piercing pain, and she felt extremely weak now.

"Bang!"

"Roar!"

A sudden change occurred.

The space on the car roof was already narrow.

After Li Zhiping died, his blood had flowed all over the car roof.

In her foggy state of mind, Wen Ya tried to stand up straight but lost her balance and fell on the car roof.

"Ah!"

Wen Ya cried out in pain.

The zombies under the car roof were like sharks that had smelled blood.

Several pairs of rotting hands frantically grabbed her hair, pulling at her hair and scalp.

Like a drowning person being dragged underwater.

Wen Ya struggled desperately, but the blood-covered car roof was too slippery.

In the blink of an eye, half of her body was pulled off the car roof.

Her eyes showed despair and unwillingness.

The mouths of the zombies were within reach.