Chapter 46: Killed Wen Ya?

If Zhang Tie wakes up and is fine, just come up once.

Lin An silently watched the strange scene before him, while his mind connected to the team channel.

One minute ago, Zhang Tie woke up.

That familiar loud voice made Lin An's ears hurt.

And after the Blood Woman 'embraced' Yu Shihao, her whole body melted like a candle.

Amidst the shrill cries and wails, in an instant the two merged into a single blood cocoon.

Watching his own body melt helplessly, this pain made even Lin An feel a bit startled.

Their faces were pressed together, no longer shedding cold-attributed blood tears; the half-male, half-female visage had tightly shut eyes filled with an evil aura.

The Judgment Eye looked over, and the information was given.

"First‑Level Mutant: 【Blood Witch】 merging"

"Danger level: none"

"The Blood Witch who has completed her revenge will begin her hunt tonight."

I see.

Lin An gave a bitter laugh.

He recalled the scene he saw on the first day when he entered the inn.

It seems the Blood Witch hasn't appeared yet because he inadvertently saved Yu Shihao, preventing the Blood Woman from finishing her revenge and transforming into the Blood Witch.

No wonder he couldn't find her no matter how he searched.

However, the Blood Witch turned into a blood cocoon is probably the easiest mutant he has ever seen to kill.

It's practically being handed to him on a silver platter.

"Lin Team!"

Zhang Tie's unique loud voice carried from afar; from the sound he seemed to be fine.

"Boom!"

The shattered door was kicked in with a single foot, and Zhang Tie, like a blind bear, gleefully rushed wildly toward Lin An.

"Stop!"

Lin An let out a low shout, stopping Zhang Tie who wanted to hug him.

"Lin Team, why did you call me up?!"

"What is this?!"

"Ding ding ding!"

Zhang Tie looked at the blood cocoon in the corner of the room and involuntarily stepped back a few paces.

Lin An didn't pay attention to his reaction, after all the scene before them was truly horrifying.

"Kill it while it's still transforming."

Zhang Tie gulped, instinctively taking the bone spur Lin An handed him.

"Lin Team, why do I have to kill it? This thing is so scary."

Lin An crossed his arms over his chest and casually replied:

"I remember you're still rank zero; you're only one mutant away from the next level, right?"

Zhang Tie nodded; he and Lin An had previously "jointly" killed a licker.

According to the Doomsday Game Rules, as long as the damage a player dealt to a mutant before its death exceeds 20%, it counts as participating in the kill.

Thus, although Zhang Tie couldn't kill the licker that day, the system still counted him as participating in the kill, granting him experience.

With Lin An's question, even an idiot would know what he meant.

"So, this thing is a mutant?"

"Exactly, and it's a very special kind."

"Kill it, and you'll level up."

The bloody smell in the room was strong; even Lin An couldn't help feeling a wave of nausea.

It didn't seem like ordinary blood, but rather a conglomeration of some kind of resentment.

He glanced at the blood cocoon in the corner; it seemed they couldn't stay here long.

Logically, given his physique, ordinary odors shouldn't affect him at all.

Blood Witch, resentment.

Suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, a strange idea drilling into his brain.

Lin An stood frozen in place for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

"The mutants we've encountered before were mostly zombie mutations, but this mutant, the 【Blood Witch】, is formed when a human full of resentment is infected with the zombie virus."

After saying that, his face grew solemn, and he couldn't help feeling a bit fearful.

Zhang Tie felt a bit strange, not knowing what Lin An was afraid of.

"This information is crucial; if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't dare believe it."

Or put another way, if the Judgment Eye hadn't provided that information, he wouldn't have thought of this given that he couldn't see the Blood Witch's data.

"Oh oh, well they're all mutants anyway. What's important about this news, Lin Team? What are you afraid of?"

Zhang Tie scratched his head, failing to grasp the meaning of Lin An's words.

"What I mean is, mutants might be artificially created!"

"As long as a person is tormented while alive, filling him with resentment!"

"Then throw him into the zombie horde: one side ensures his brain survives and he gets enough zombie virus; the other side clears the zombies so he isn't eaten clean."

"In that case..."

Perhaps a man-made mutant has just been born.

Gurgle.

A few seconds later, after hearing Lin An's words, Zhang Tie felt a chill run down his whole back.

Even if he were stupid, he could imagine how terrible the consequences would be if this method worked!

Lin Dui, if someone with malicious intent appeared in the future, wouldn't it be possible to mass-produce such monsters?!

This isn't anything.

Lin An let out a light sigh; it seemed Zhang Tie still hadn't grasped the true meaning of this information.

Why is your level still zero?

I... can't beat a mutant?

And what else?

Mutants are hard to find, and the surroundings are full of zombies.

Lin An nodded, took out another licker spine from his ring and casually stabbed it toward the blood cocoon.

What you said is correct. The problem with mutants is that they are hard to kill and hard to find.

The bone spur easily pierced the blood cocoon, blood flowed out, and the bloody witch in its fused state showed no reaction.

But artificially made ones are different.

It won't resist during transformation! And it can be mass-produced!

So.

This means that killing people can lead to an upgrade.

After Lin An finished speaking, he fell into silence, and Zhang Tie beside him also seemed at a loss.

A string of numbers appeared in Lin An's mind.

There are still 25 people alive in the inn; subtracting Wen Ya and Zhang Tie leaves 23 people.

23 people also means 23 mutants.

Rising from level two to level three requires the experience of eight mutants, and from level three to level four requires sixteen.

Although the ranks of Awakened Ones differ, the experience required starting from level one is the square of the previous rank, but reaching Second Level also only requires sixteen mutants.

But player level and Awakened One rank can gain experience simultaneously.

That is to say, if Lin An is willing, perhaps he can now raise his player level to level four.

Awakened One rank has risen to Second Level!

A level four player provides a three-point increase to all attributes, while the Awakened One rank adds a two-point increase to all attributes, for a total five-point all-attribute bonus.

He will completely gain the power of Second Level.

Now, the Doomsday Game has only just begun on the sixth day...

Lin Dui...

Zhang Tie couldn't help but call out to him. For some reason, he only felt that Lin An's current state was somewhat off.

Somewhat... it made him feel unfamiliar.

Lin An heard the voice and slowly lifted his head, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

Great power...

A desire suddenly rose in his heart, like a bone-corroding poisonous snake weaving to and fro.

He is indeed cold-blooded, but he also has his own moral bottom line.

Suddenly a voice sounded in his heart:

What is the cost of twenty-three lives in this apocalypse?

You forgot that in your past life, those Awakened Ones were willing to sacrifice thousands for a piece of blue equipment?

Lin An, without power, what do you have to protect the people you want to protect?

Is this... my inner voice?

Lin An's eyes were blood-red, his voice full of temptation.

You actually don't have much feeling for the few people in the inn; if you do, it's probably just that you think Zhang Tie could become your aide in the future.

After all, establishing a safe zone and expanding influence requires trustworthy people.

But in the apocalypse, what is never lacking are subordinates willing to submit and wield power.

Isn't that right, Lin An!

Kill Zhang Tie, and we'll have twenty-four people!

Besides, you actually made a mistake in your calculation.

Mutants like the bloody witch need to kill their vengeful target, so...

At least twenty-five people are needed!

The voice faded, and Lin An suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Tie.

Adding Wen Ya, we can reach twenty-five people.