Capítulo 7: Sparring Partner
Mia considered the girl as family, so she didn't hesitate much at this moment.
"Fine, I'll join you, but you have to save her first."
Without any hesitation, Born raised his hand and initiated recruitment for the girl.
*Recruiting in progress. Reversing zombification, clearing toxins. Recruitment successful!*
Soon, the girl looked at herself in confusion, even the scratch marks on her body had healed.
Mia was stunned.
With her scientific education, she had never seen anything so fantastical.
And that white light—what was it?
Mia looked at Born and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
Born smiled, "Born, someone with special abilities. Don't be surprised, the world outside is already in an apocalypse, right?"
Mia gave a bitter smile.
True, if people could turn into zombies and kill, nothing should be surprising anymore.
"Can I ask why?"
"Because my ability has limitations, so you cannot resist. If you resist, it will harm you."
"Do you have any restrictions on me?"
"Yes, absolute loyalty, and nothing more."
Hearing this, Mia slowly closed her eyes.
She unclenched her tightly held fists and stood quietly.
Seeing this, Born initiated recruitment again.
Mia had indeed given up resistance, making the recruitment successful.
When Mia opened her eyes again, she felt an intrinsic desire to be loyal to Born.
She bent slightly and said softly, "Master."
Born exchanged for maid combat outfits and handed them to the two.
"Put these on. It will make dealing with zombies easier."
Mia hesitated. With her personality, she didn't want to wear such clothes.
But since it was Born's order, after a brief hesitation, she accepted it.
Soon, two maid warriors stood before Born again.
"By the way, Mia, if I wanted to hug you, would you hit me?" Born suddenly laughed, though his smile seemed a bit mischievous.
Mia lowered her gaze and said softly, "Why would I hit you, Master? But Master's combat skills might not be up to par, so I'll need to spar with you."
She slowly clenched her fists, her knuckles cracking.
Born, feeling awkward, said, "You don't need to call me Master, just call me Born."
As they stepped out of the apartment, Born now had ten girls with different styles following him. Although not all were breathtakingly beautiful, they were all above average.
All of them were dressed in maid outfits.
Yes, even Angelica had been persuaded by Born to wear a maid outfit, though she didn't enjoy the synergy effects since she wasn't a legion member.
Walking down the street, Born didn't need to lift a finger.
With firefighter axes, homemade iron rods, and hammers, the maid warriors were wreaking havoc.
Along the way, Born spotted a female zombie and casually killed and recruited her.
Host currently has 866 points, recruitment count 10/10, meeting the upgrade conditions. Would you like to upgrade to Level 2 recruitment?
Born's eyes lit up. "Yes!"
Congratulations to the host for upgrading to Level 2 recruitment, unlocking new features. Please check.
As expected, there were new features. Born quickly opened the system panel.
Born: Decurion
- Defense: 0.8
- Stamina: 1.1
- Spirit: 1
- Recruitment Level: 2 (Recruitment Points: 20, Recruitment Count: 15) Successful recruitment randomly boosts 1 base attribute point.
- Current Legion Members: Laura, Mia, Sibley, Pearl...
- Current Synergies:
- Maid: (10 members, Combat Power +20%, Base Attribute +200%)
- Dancer: (3 members, Flexibility +2)
- Worker: (5 members, Points Gain +25%, Durability +15%)
- Skill: Exploration
- Points: 366
No wonder Laura's mid-air splits had become more refined recently; the dancer synergy was triggered.
And as for the new skill?
Exploration: Triggers once daily, detecting and marking available talents within a 5,000-meter range.
Born stroked his chin. This skill seemed quite useful.
But what if he couldn't find anyone? Would he have to wait until the next day?
The recruitment count had increased again, and the maids' base attributes had been boosted by 200% because of the increased synergy.
Currently, having 10 members also provided synergy benefits.
Born speculated that as the recruitment level increased, the number of synergies and their attributes would also gradually increase.
The attribute bonuses provided by the maids were indeed excellent and worth developing. Besides, maid combat outfits were relatively cheap.
Anyone who has played auto chess knows that having more synergies isn't always better.
Too many scattered synergies might result in poor attribute boosts.
Among his current three synergies, each attribute was indispensable.
Without any new synergies appearing, he had two decisions to make.
He could either complete the doctor synergy to increase the team's survival rate or focus on the worker synergy to boost point income.
Suddenly.
A helicopter roared across the sky, its powerful noise interrupting Born's thoughts.
The zombies around them howled louder, clearly agitated by the helicopter.
Born's eyes narrowed.
A rescue helicopter. Was a rescue operation really underway?
But how many people could a helicopter rescue?
It was likely the high-ranking individuals would be prioritized.
Born smiled faintly, not paying much attention to it.
"Keep pushing; we're almost at Jianghai Elementary School. There's a school bus there that can become our vehicle."
Thinking about a vehicle, Born suddenly had a new idea.
Could he find some mechanics to modify the vehicle?
But in the car repair field, even if there were women, they would be formidable ones.
Born just mused on this thought.
...
In the suburbs of Dover City, gunfire echoed continuously.
A wave of zombies was quickly suppressed by the overwhelming firepower.
A middle-aged man in a military uniform stepped out, surveying the surroundings.
They had managed to rescue a few people, but compared to the survivors in the city, their numbers were negligible.
Emerson grabbed his radio: "What's the situation at Starry Night Laboratory?"
"Report, a large number of zombies are surrounding the perimeter of Starry Night Laboratory. We would need at least five companies of soldiers to break through and rescue anyone inside..."
Emerson scratched his head in frustration.
"Have you contacted Aileen?"
"She said she would only come with us if we found her sister. Additionally, she called us hypocritical and said we're all trash."
Emerson snorted, crushing the radio in his hand.
Damn Aileen!
Were they really hypocrites?
Did these people truly understand the global situation?
According to satellite monitoring, at least 90% of the world's population had turned into zombies.
With a global population of 8 billion, that left only 800 million survivors. Does that seem like a lot?
But compared to the global population, there were 7.2 billion zombies.
Adding in animals, even the unnoticed city creatures like rats, stray cats, and dogs, they too had zombified.
The number of zombies was a figure that could crush anyone!
And this was an incomplete statistic.
In just a few days, society collapsed, civilization regressed, and even many high-ranking officials had turned into zombies.
Only a few people remained capable of making decisions.
The fate of humanity rested in the hands of these few individuals. How great must their pressure be?
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