Chapter 34: Awakening

Yingzhou lay on the bed, struggling to open his eyes, only to discover he was lying on a dilapidated wooden bed in total darkness. He furrowed his brows, feeling somewhat confused and uneasy.

Yingzhou tried hard to recall what had happened previously. He remembered that after he had the Krieg soldiers blow up the pattern that provided power to the Zerg outside, the surrounding Spiritual Power had become even more violent, and afterward, it seemed as though he and everything around him had entered a bizarre spatial tunnel.

"Hiss..." Yingzhou felt his body slowly recovering from its injuries, and his mind began to involuntarily recall what happened next. In that spatial tunnel, a roar had erupted from the depths, and a force had tried to grab him, but he had also released Spiritual Power to resist; in the end, it seemed that force had flung him out of that tunnel, and he could not remember the memories after that, as he had already fallen into a coma at the time.

Yingzhou shook his head, attempting to shake off these blurred memories. He took a deep breath, sensing the flow of Spiritual Power within his body. Although his body was still weak, he could feel his injuries gradually improving.

Yingzhou glanced around; for the moment, he could only wait quietly for his body to fully recover before considering what his next move should be.

"System, are you still alive?" Yingzhou muttered to himself.

"Rest assured, Host, even if you croak, I won't."

The System's tone made Yingzhou inexplicably want to punch it, but considering the System was a moron, he decided not to lower himself to its level.

Summoning the System Panel, Yingzhou began to check his gains from this time.

【Host: Yingzhou.】

【Currently Owned Legion: Death Korps of Krieg.】

【Legion Limit: 156 men (170 men).】

【Summonable Legion Personnel: 156 men.】

【Legion Type Extraction Attempts: 0.】

"This time, the Host slaughtered 563 ordinary Zerg, with 5 points per Zerg."

"Slaughtered 21 humanoid Zerg, with 200 points per person."

"Destroyed the Zerg teleportation array, reward 5,000 points."

"This time, the Host has obtained a total of points, currently possessing points."

Although Yingzhou already knew the harvest of points this time would certainly be significant, he hadn't expected there to be so many! If he saved up a few more points, could he unlock the Krieg Cavalry?

And that pattern in the dormitory was actually a Zerg teleportation array! No wonder he had suddenly appeared here; although the specific reason was unclear, it had to do with him blowing up that teleportation array.

After clearing his thoughts, Yingzhou felt much more enlightened. Once they woke up tomorrow, he could ask where exactly he was now.

The next morning, Charlie was the first to wake up. He rubbed his eyes, stretched, and sat up. As his gaze swept across the room, he noticed Yingzhou's eyes were already open and immediately revealed a look of joy. He hurriedly woke up Marie and Geerman, who were still fast asleep, and whispered, "Wake up quickly, he's awake!" Upon hearing Charlie's call, Marie and Geerman also quickly opened their eyes, and seeing that Yingzhou had awakened, their faces were filled with joy.

Charlie couldn't wait to ask, "You're awake! How do you feel? Is there anywhere you're uncomfortable?" Yingzhou blinked, trying to make himself more alert. He wanted to speak, but because he hadn't drunk water for a long time, his throat was abnormally dry, and the voice he produced became hoarse and low: "I... where am I?"

Charlie hurriedly explained, "This is Zerg territory; we are all Humans kept here by the Zerg. My name is Charlie, this little girl is my sister Marie, and he is my brother Geerman. What is your name? Why did you appear here?"

Yingzhou's thoughts gradually became clear; he frowned slightly, struggling to recall what had happened before. After a moment of Silence, he slowly opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "Yingzhou... dropped here by the Zerg."

Charlie and the others exchanged glances, a sense of sympathy welling up in their hearts. They knew what being dropped by the Zerg meant; he would be just like them, hiding from Zerg hunts on this land until death.

However, the fact that Yingzhou could survive until now was already a stroke of luck. Charlie gently patted Yingzhou on the shoulder and comforted him: "No matter what, it's good that you survived. From now on, we are a family; if there are any difficulties, we will face them together."

Marie and Geerman also expressed their welcome and told Yingzhou about their living situation here. Yingzhou nodded gratefully; although his body was still weak, he felt a warmth in his heart.

"By the way, Yingzhou, you were so heavily injured yesterday, I thought you were going to die. I didn't expect to see your body recovered quite a bit today, it's really great!" Charlie noticed that the wounds on Yingzhou's body had already begun to scab over and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Yingzhou smiled slightly and replied in a hoarse voice: "I don't know what happened either, maybe my life is just tough. But I still have to thank you for taking care of me; if it weren't for you, I would have died long ago."

"Don't mention it, we were all captured by the Zerg, we should help each other," Charlie said sincerely.

"And you are so strong, you will definitely be able to live on," Marie also encouraged.

Yingzhou nodded, a determined light flashing in his eyes. He secretly made up his mind that he must live well and find a way to escape this place.

The well-behaved Marie carefully carried a cup of water to Yingzhou; this water was held in a slightly damaged cup with several cracks at the rim, the water in the cup was not full, one could even say it was very little, and the water quality did not look very good, as if there were some impurities floating in it.

However, for Yingzhou at this moment, his throat was like parched land, urgently needing moisture; he did not care about the state of the water in the cup and impatiently brought his cracked lips to the rim.

As the water slowly flowed into his throat, Yingzhou immediately felt a cool, moisturizing sensation spread throughout his body; his originally tense body gradually relaxed, and his throat felt as if it had been baptized by a sweet rain, becoming incomparably comfortable. He looked at Marie gratefully and said softly: "Thank you, Marie." Marie showed a sweet smile on her face and waved her hand gently, indicating there was no need for thanks.

After drinking the water, Yingzhou felt refreshed. He looked around, carefully observing the surrounding environment. This was a crude dwelling pieced together from discarded materials; although it was dilapidated, it was kept in good order. Yingzhou began to try to sit up from the bed, and Charlie, who was to the side, hurriedly reached out to help him.

Charlie said with concern: "You are seriously injured, it's best not to get out of bed and move around easily." Yingzhou shook his head slightly and replied with a smile: "No need, I just want to sit for a while."

Seeing Yingzhou sitting on the wooden bed and not moving anymore, the three of them began to busy themselves with their own affairs; Charlie and Geerman left pulling two small carts, and Marie said they were going outside to find some useful things to trade for food and such with the motorcycle gangs wandering nearby.

Marie also began to tidy up the clutter in the shack and handed Yingzhou half a flatbread made of unknown flour; Yingzhou said thank you, took the half-bread, and took a bite.

To be honest, this bread was indeed not tasty, but Yingzhou's body urgently needed food to replenish energy, so he wolfed down the half-bread, and after recovering some strength, he sat on the bed and began Gathering Spiritual Power.