Chapter Twenty-Two: Team Advancement! An Apocalypse Picnic?

Whoosh! An icicle shot out from Gu Lang’s palm, piercing through a zombie.

“That’s already the one hundred and seventh one, isn’t it? And only twenty attribute points have dropped.” Gu Lang frowned. This was far too stingy—he had been keeping track of the points along the way.

On average, he had to kill four or five zombies just to obtain a single attribute point.

To complete the mission, they’d deliberately chosen routes with dense zombie populations.

Yet the drop rate for ordinary zombies was abysmally low.

Out of more than a hundred, only twenty free attribute points had fallen.

And that was with the amplification effect: when Gu Lang killed a zombie, it counted as his wife killing one as well.

If he were alone, killing a thousand might not even suffice.

Nevertheless, the points were finally enough.

To advance to the Silver Rank, three attribute points needed to reach ten.

Once that condition was met, advancement to Silver Rank was possible.

Attributes would be greatly enhanced, and even skills would receive corresponding boosts.

Unlike humans, zombies required no special items.

As long as the attributes were sufficient, advancement could happen on the spot.

Otherwise, wild Silver Zombies could never appear in the wilderness.

Gu Lang found a secluded spot to prepare for advancement.

He left his own attribute points untouched, with twenty remaining.

The two women’s attributes were already close to the ten-point threshold for advancement.

Now, with twenty points to freely allocate, they had more than enough.

First was Yu Qiuchi, whose strength was at seven; three points were assigned straight there.

The rest went into speed.

Both attributes met the requirement, with seven points still left.

All remaining points were added to strength.

The moment her attributes reached the threshold, Yu Qiuchi’s body underwent a transformation.

All traces of zombification vanished quickly, her skin grew rosy, and her body warmed.

She now looked almost entirely human.

But, like the Li sisters, it was just an outward resemblance—her pupils were still black.

Perhaps only upon reaching the Gold Rank would all traces of zombie characteristics disappear.

As soon as she advanced to Silver, Yu Qiuchi’s attributes skyrocketed.

Name: Yu Qiuchi
Rank: Silver (Newcomer)
Charm: 20
Speed: 40
Strength: 40
Intelligence: 10

Skill: Savage Charge
Savage Charge: Deals 300% physical damage to enemies in a straight line, charges forward with a 50% speed boost and 50% damage reduction. This skill consumes a large amount of stamina in one go and has no cooldown.

The little girl advanced as well, becoming a Silver expert.

Name: Little Loli
Rank: Silver (Newcomer)
Charm: 30
Speed: 20
Strength: 30
Intelligence: 50

Skill: Sovereignty
Sovereignty: Controls up to twenty zombies within a two-hundred-meter radius. The skill can only be used to replace zombies that have died; otherwise, it cannot be reused.

The two women had different focuses. Yu Qiuchi specialized in strength, thus hers was high.

Little Loli focused on control, allocating points to intelligence.

One was akin to a warrior, the other more like a mage—specifically, a summoner.

Next was Julie, who also reached Silver, with attributes that were downright absurd.

Name: Julie
Rank: Bronze
Charm: 30
Speed: 30
Strength: 30
Intelligence: 60

Skill: Group Buff
Group Buff: All teammates within a one-hundred-fifty-meter radius gain 20 points of strength and 20 points of speed, with unlimited duration