The rescue team had also signed up for the Superpower User tournament.

However, they had the right to skip the first round, where 25 out of 50 contestants would advance.

So, Chester Pearson and his team didn’t need to stay and watch the matches.

"Are you all from the rescue team?"

Claire Warner feigned ignorance.

Besides Chester Pearson, over a dozen other captains, including Levi Stone and Patrick Phelps, had come.

They had come here as a group.

"Of course."

Chester Pearson even introduced everyone to Claire Warner one by one.

He even showed her each of their captain’s credentials.

"..."

Nina Jacobs thought for a moment.

There were twelve captains in total.

That meant she needed to sell 1,200 bottles of Blood Stopping Spray at once.

This was a big deal, and it would give the system a lot of Experience Points.

She had also heard from Daniel Hale that with many Superpower User teams staying inside the base to prepare for the tournament, the zombie population around the perimeter was likely to surge.

This would put the rescue team under considerable pressure.

Yesterday alone, seventy or eighty members of the rescue team had been killed.

No wonder Chester Pearson had gathered so many captains to buy Blood Stopping Spray.

"Okay."

Claire Warner nodded in reply.

Chester Pearson breathed a sigh of relief. "See? I told you Warner was a class act."

With a wave of her hand, Claire Warner produced several neatly packed boxes of Blood Stopping Spray.

After she collected the Crystal Cores that Chester Pearson had his men bring out, the system immediately sent a notification:

[Host’s action detected. This will save 311 human lives in the coming days. "Selfless Savior" title triggered. Reward: 311 bottles of Healing Potion.]

’That many?’

Nina Jacobs’s eyes darkened.

’It seems the area around the base is really getting more and more dangerous...’

"Not going to the base to watch the tournament?"

Seeing that Claire Warner had accepted the Crystal Cores without even counting them, Chester Pearson asked with a curious smile.

For some reason, the more he looked at Claire Warner, the more he felt a sense of familiarity.

It wasn’t a familiarity with her appearance.

It was more of a feeling.

It was like they were old friends, though he just chalked it up to good chemistry.

Claire Warner shook her head. "I’m not going. I don’t really like watching competitions."

"Warner, you should be careful out here. The area around the base might not be safe for the next few days."

Levi Stone added as a warning before he left.

The rescue team took the Blood Stopping Spray and left in a hurry. It seemed they were in dire need of it.

Nina Jacobs checked the time. There were less than two hours left on her Facial Adjustment Skill’s cooldown.

Two hours later, Nina Jacobs walked out of an abandoned factory far from the base.

It took over an hour to get here from the base.

But to avoid being followed, Nina Jacobs didn’t mind the trouble.

She took out her SUV again and opened the system map.

The map showed a congested road nearby, which likely meant a high concentration of zombies.

She planned to go there to practice her Superpower.

After setting the destination, Nina Jacobs drove over.

She had spawned plenty of Little Zombie Rats recently; it would be a waste not to use her Superpower.

Nina Jacobs discovered that the congested road section on the system map was getting longer and longer.

It even turned red.

This must be a sign that the number of zombies there was increasing.

’Could there be people there?’

Nina Jacobs wondered if it might be the rescue team from the base.

After all, this place was remote; ordinary teams wouldn’t dare venture out this far.

She wasn’t wrong. There really were people there.

But judging from the parked vehicles, it didn’t seem to be the rescue team.

Zombies at the back of the horde were still pressing toward the center of the street.

It wasn’t just the zombies; Nina Jacobs could also smell the thick stench of blood in the air.

Spotting a row of townhouses nearby, Nina Jacobs climbed a staircase in the corner to get a better view.

In the center of the street, the bodies of zombies were piled up like a small mountain.

A temporary fence on the periphery made of abandoned vehicles and door panels was almost completely destroyed.

"Trevor, we can’t go on with you,

In a bit, we’ll lure the zombies away. You get in the car first!"

A man covered in blood shouted.

"No, if we go, we go together."

Trevor’s face was pale.

He knew full well the meaning behind the man’s words.

To lure away the zombies meant to die with them.

"You are our tribe’s only hope,

Even if you can’t bring back the supplies, you can still live well in City D Base."

Another person said.

"Eve is still in the car. I’ve already given her everything from my space, including the Crystal Cores. Listen to us, take Eve and run!"

A woman with a gun was half-kneeling on the ground.

There were no more bullets in the gun, and she had no strength left to fight.

"If you can trade for supplies and go back, find a way to help our tribe survive.

If it’s really not possible...

Then I’m entrusting Eve to you."

After speaking, the woman stood up, forcefully threw a car, and crushed the nearest group of zombies.

"Don’t die! I don’t want anyone else to die!"

Trevor grabbed a handful of Crystal Cores and began to absorb them without another word.

A faint Wood Energy burst from his hand again, and dense vines grew out from the body of a Mutated Zombie not far away.

The vines quickly drilled into its head through its nasal cavity.

POP.

As the vines burst out from the top of the Mutated Zombie’s head, it collapsed to the ground.

"Stop absorbing! You won’t be able to take it if you keep this up!"

The woman called Lana seemed to know the side effects of forcibly absorbing Crystal Cores.

But Trevor didn’t stop. Looking at the few remaining tribe members behind him, his fists trembled as he continued to absorb.

Streaks of Ice Spikes shot towards the surrounding zombies that were still approaching.

But the Ice Spikes were clearly far less lethal than before, turning into mere splashes of water upon contact with the zombies.

’A Water and Wood Dual Element? And it looks like he’s already absorbed a Mystic Ice Core?’

Nina Jacobs stood on the roof of the three-story building, looking down.

She heard them say words like "trade for supplies," "Crystal Cores," and "tribe."

At least she could be sure these people were not from the base.

’If they want to buy supplies...’

"Trevor, survive!"

The few of them resisted with all their might, already preparing to find the right moment to rush into the zombie horde separately to lure them away.

"I can’t..."

Trevor was exhausted.

Tears and sweat mingled, blurring his vision.

They had come all this way, barely making it to City D.

The tribe had dispatched a hundred of its bravest warriors for him.

Among them were his teachers, his family, and the childhood friends who grew up with him in the tribe...

But now, only a few remained.

He didn’t know if he was worth it.

But at this moment, he had only one thought: he couldn’t let these people die for him anymore!

Even if it meant he had to die!

Trevor continued to recklessly absorb the Crystal Cores. Veins bulged on his sturdy muscles, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it, it’s not enough.

It’s not... nearly enough."

As far as the eye could see, zombies surged forward.

But just then, a blaze of fire erupted in midair!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Several Fireballs fell from the sky. They didn’t hit any zombies, but instead landed one by one on the ground in front of them, encircling them.

After landing, the Fireballs erupted into man-high flames, blocking the zombies that were trying to climb over the barricade.

At the same time, Flaming Arrows in midair rained down into the zombie horde like a volley from a fully drawn bow.

"Who... is that?"

Trevor stared at a figure standing on a rooftop not far away.

The figure was slender, but their hand movements were swift and powerful.

’There are still too many zombies.’

Nina Jacobs thought of the Liaoyuan Crystal Chelsea Walsh had given her and decided to test its effect now.