Outside the metal shack.

A black van had crashed head-on into a stone wall by the road, its front completely wrecked.

A horde of zombies followed behind the van.

The Alloyed Zombie among them continued to attack the van with gold spikes.

There were at least four or five other Mutated Zombies in the horde.

The vehicles parked around the small shop had all fled at the first opportunity.

Now, only three men and two women who had just finished their shopping remained.

"Let’s get out of here before those zombies spot us,"

Clara Hawthorne whispered from inside the metal shack.

"No, our car is parked across the street.

We might not be faster than those zombies if we make a run for it."

Her male companion disagreed.

They had come out specifically to kill zombies.

But there were too many Mutated Zombies in that horde; the five of them were definitely no match for them.

"Then what do we do? We’ll be discovered here sooner or later."

Clara Hawthorne looked worriedly at the thin walls of the metal shack.

She feared that the Alloyed Zombie could pierce it with a single Gold Spike.

"Hey, owner, what are you doing?"

Clara Hawthorne asked in surprise, seeing Claire Warner about to open the door.

Nina Jacobs paused, then answered,

"I’m going to kill zombies."

’These zombies are affecting my business.’

"But you’re all alone..."

Before Clara Hawthorne could finish, the shop owner had already gone outside.

"How is a Space Superpower User supposed to kill zombies?"

"Should we go out and help?"

"You guys can go if you want, but count me out. There are so many Mutated Zombies..."

The moment Nina Jacobs stepped out of the metal shack, a few zombies in the distance noticed her.

’Sixteen zombies, and five of them are Mutated Zombies?’

"Just my luck."

Nina Jacobs pulled an unused long blade from her space and slashed straight ahead.

After she dispatched two regular zombies, a burly Strength Element Mutated Zombie caught her blade with its bare hands.

ROAR!

At the same time, the Alloyed Zombie lunged forward!

A volley of Gold Spikes shot in her direction.

Nina Jacobs simply abandoned her blade and used the Strength Element zombie as a meat shield.

The Gold Spikes all struck the back of the Strength Element zombie.

By then, Nina Jacobs had already deftly circled around the zombie, pulled another blade from her space, and lopped off its right arm.

’Now for this side.’

As the Strength Element zombie turned to pursue her, Nina Jacobs chopped off its left arm as well.

SWOOSH!

"Be careful!"

Unable to just stand by, Clara Hawthorne ran out, wanting to help.

The Alloyed Zombie was already forming Gold Spikes as it pounced at Nina Jacobs!

THUD!

Just as the Alloyed Zombie’s claws were about to pierce Nina Jacobs’s body, she quickly ducked and spun away.

Due to inertia,

its metal-tipped claws plunged into the gaping mouth of the Strength Element zombie behind her.

SCHLICK!

Having already circled behind it, Nina Jacobs took the opportunity to behead the Alloyed Zombie with one slash.

"Nice one!"

Three sharp Fireballs flew over, striking the three zombies about to pounce on Nina Jacobs from behind.

Chester Pearson arrived with his men just in time to see Claire Warner use the Alloyed Zombie to kill the Strength Element zombie.

The scene was so spectacular he almost forgot what he was there for.

Nina Jacobs looked at the newcomers, slightly surprised.

After Chester Pearson and the men behind him dealt with the remaining zombies, she approached them, her expression unchanging.

"Thank you."

’I’m wearing Claire Warner’s face right now, and my voice isn’t mine, either. To Chester Pearson, I’m just a stranger.’

"So you’re the one running the small shop?

You’ve got some skills. No wonder you dared to set up here."

Chester Pearson couldn’t help but give Claire Warner another look.

"There might still be injured people over there."

Claire Warner pointed to the wrecked black van behind them.

"Holt Tate, take a few men and go check it out.

Be careful,"

Chester Pearson ordered.

Two people, their heads bloody from the crash, were helped out of the black van.

Two other men were so scared their legs had turned to jelly.

"You go out killing zombies when you’re this terrified?

How on earth did you attract so many Mutated Zombies?"

Chester Pearson looked on with a helpless expression.

These people looked like they had absolutely no experience killing zombies.

"It... it was him! That man! He wanted to get us killed!

He did it on purpose!"

one of the men stammered, his voice trembling as he looked at the zombie corpses on the ground. He wore a heavy overcoat, but his lips were white with fear.

He threw himself in front of Chester Pearson, his eyes wide. "Sir, listen to me! It was that Jiang... that Wyatt Jacobs! He said he would teach us how to kill zombies!

He was the one who led us out here! He wanted to get us killed!"

"Wyatt Jacobs?"

Chester Pearson found the name vaguely familiar. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"I have clean water and gauze. Why don’t you let those two come inside and get bandaged up?"

Claire Warner offered.

’He mentioned Wyatt Jacobs. I’m not sure if it’s the one I know.’

"Good idea. Let’s get their wounds treated first."

Chester Pearson agreed. The two men looked a mess, but their injuries were probably just superficial.

As he watched Claire Warner spray the two men a few times with a bottle, Chester Pearson held out his hand.

???

Nina Jacobs looked up at him, confused.

"Is this the Blood Stopping Spray you sell? Let me see,"

Chester Pearson said.

He had come today specifically for the Blood Stopping Spray.

For the past few days, rumors about it had been circulating through the ranks.

His soldiers had become particularly envious after hearing that Levi Stone had equipped each of his team members with a bottle.

At first, he hadn’t believed in some magical Blood Stopping Spray.

After all, not even the base hospital had medicine that miraculous.

But listening to his men’s envious chatter, he’d had no choice but to make the trip himself.

"You want to buy it?"

Nina Jacobs placed the Blood Stopping Spray in his hand.

"I heard you were using some kind of scarcity marketing,

so I came to see if it’s for real,"

Chester Pearson replied.

"..."

’Of course. Whether I’m Nina Jacobs or Claire Warner, my first impression of Chester Pearson is always the worst.’

’If we didn’t have some history, I suspect I would have already thrown him out.’

"Captain! Look, it really stopped bleeding!"

Holt Tate had been closely watching the wounds on the two men’s heads.

Though the cuts were still there, they had indeed stopped bleeding after being cleaned and sprayed.

"Really?"

Chester Pearson was still skeptical.

He took a foldable dagger from his pocket and made a small cut on the back of his own hand.

Beads of blood instantly welled up.

But after two sprays from the Blood Stopping Spray, he saw that the wound had truly stopped seeping blood.

He looked up to find Claire Warner watching him with an amused expression.

"So, are you buying?" Claire Warner asked.

Chester Pearson cleared his throat twice. "How much are they?"

"The captain is always the first one to eat his words,"

Holt Tate whispered to his companion.

"Exactly."

"..."

The metal shack wasn’t big, so no matter how quietly they spoke, everyone could hear.

But Nina Jacobs pretended she hadn’t heard anything.

"I do have a purchase limit here,

but since you just helped me and you’re part of the rescue team,

I can sell you the same amount that Captain Stone purchased."

"Deal.

But where did you get this medicine?"

Chester Pearson asked curiously.

Only after using it did he realize how amazing the spray was. The wound on the back of his hand didn’t even hurt as much anymore.

"A secret family recipe."

Nina Jacobs answered with just four words.

"It was him! It must have been him!

Dorian Coleman said something disrespectful to him, and the very next day, Dorian was found dead outside!

And then there was Cecilia Sullivan, and Second Master Abbott..."

The man in the heavy coat said, his eyes filled with terror as he leaned against the wall.