Chapter 2015: Suspicion

After the treasure chest was opened, it was time to divide the benefits. Su Xiao had obtained a total of 62 combat contribution points, enough to buy more than 80% of the items from the treasure chest's gains, but he didn't do so. Paradise Points were the currency mechanism of the Apocalypse Paradise and were useless in the Reincarnation Paradise; Paradise Coins were the hard currency in the Reincarnation Paradise.

As for 【Frenzied Hair (Legendary-grade)】, this was a one-time item that could bind enemies, but its strength wasn't high—at least in Su Xiao's view, it was so.

Therefore, Su Xiao prepared to save his combat contribution points and decisively buy them if he obtained good things later.

"Kukulin, you take priority this time. We still have 107 combat contribution points left."

Captain Yuliang clearly didn't want infighting in the squad. The combat contribution points they had obtained before had nothing to do with Su Xiao, but this time, killing the small boss, Su Xiao was the main force.

"I don't need any."

"Then we won't be polite."

Captain Yuliang was the first to take half of the Paradise Points, Luo Na bought 【Frenzied Hair】, and Luo Bin also exchanged for Paradise Points.

【You have obtained 27 combat contribution points.】

【You have obtained 31 combat contribution points.】

【The combat contribution mechanism has been balanced.】

【Current combat contribution: 120 points.】

Su Xiao wasn't surprised by the suddenly increased combat contribution points; this was the squad's balancing mechanism. After all, he was a late joiner and had played a key role in the battle, so he could get a portion of the combat contribution points consumed by other members this time. After the balance was completed, it wouldn't be in this form.

After finishing the division of spoils, the group continued their previous actions, going to Area C to clear out Undead.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahar were the vanguard, responsible for reconnaissance. Several hundred meters behind them was Captain Yuliang leading the charge, followed by Luo Bin and the firepower specialist, then Luo Na, Su Xiao, the little healer, and Amu. As for the sniper, Gu Lase, he acted alone.

Walking in the 'forest' constructed of steel bars and cement, Su Xiao took out a timer from his bosom and glanced at it. 2 hours had passed, with 62 hours remaining.

Everyone walked quietly. Most of the surrounding buildings had been pierced through by trees. In the windows blocked by leaves, it seemed Undead could jump out at any time.

Moving forward for nearly half an hour, the squad hadn't encountered any Undead, which made Captain Yuliang beam with joy. This showed that the reconnaissance capabilities of the two summons in front of the team were very strong.

Walking for nearly an hour, they finally arrived at the Area C mentioned by Captain Yuliang. This was an abandoned shopping mall. In the center of the mall was a hall at least 600 square meters in size. Captain Yuliang prepared to use this as a defensive point, set up a formation, and then have Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang lure the Undead into the abandoned mall to kill the enemies using the terrain.

Soon, Captain Yuliang and the others set up a formation in the mall. Captain Yuliang and Amu guarded the stairs on the inner side of the mall hall, the firepower specialist and Luo Bin were behind Captain Yuliang, Luo Na set up a barrier, and the sniper was beside the stairs on the fourth floor. The mall hall led directly to the roof canopy above. It was precisely because of this terrain structure that Captain Yuliang chose to clear out Undead here.

The barrier was set up quickly, with a gap left at the main entrance. After luring the Undead, this place would be sealed off.

Su Xiao sat on the railing of the fifth floor of the mall, a gold coin flipping in his hand. The formation was already set up, just waiting for Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to lure the Undead.

A few minutes later, faint running sounds came from outside the mall.

"They're coming."

Captain Yuliang took a deep breath, hoping in his heart that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang wouldn't lure too many Undead. Ordinary Undead came in groups; how many were lured depended entirely on luck.

Under everyone's gaze, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran past the mall entrance, which made Captain Yuliang frown.

Rumble...

The ground shook slightly. Through the barrier at the front of the mall, Captain Yuliang and the others saw dense crowds of Undead running past on the street.

Seeing this number, Captain Yuliang's mouth twitched, and he quickly dived to the side of the stairs to hide. The others nearby did the same.

Like a surging army of thousands, one minute later, the area in front of the mall returned to quiet. Captain Yuliang and the others let out a long breath.

At most five minutes later, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's figure appeared again. After sprinting to the front of the mall entrance, he performed a drift, almost braking with his prostate, and darted into the mall.

"Roar!"

Roaring sounds came from behind, and hundreds of Undead swarmed in from the main entrance of the mall. The battle began...

The sun gradually set from the horizon, and the sky gradually darkened.

At this time, inside the mall, corpses of Undead lay in the hall. The comprehensive attributes of these Undead were around 70–80 points, with a small number having one true attribute, and they only had two abilities.

Magma burned the corpses, and as Amu manipulated it, the magma gradually cooled.

Su Xiao sat on the railing of the fifth floor, holding a tablet, immersed in a game.

"Let's stop here for today."

Captain Yuliang wiped the red viscous liquid from his face—it was a mixture of blood and sweat. The 10 hours of high-intensity combat made his shield-holding hand start to ache.

Hearing this sentence, Luo Bin didn't care about pretending to be cold and aloof, lying directly on the ground and panting heavily. He felt like he was about to be exhausted into a fool.

The firepower specialist leaned against the wall, his hand lighting a cigarette trembling. Luo Na's form-fitting white shirt was soaked with sweat. In the last two hours, she had also entered the fray for mid-range combat.

The little healer collapsed on the ground, looking like her body had been hollowed out.

"It's about time for dinner."

Su Xiao, sitting on the fifth-floor railing, spoke. He hadn't participated in the battle at all, but he had cleared three levels of a hell-difficulty puzzle game.

"Let me... lie down a bit longer."

Captain Yuliang spoke weakly. He glanced at Amu, who had also been fighting until now; he should be exhausted and injured, as he had been clutching his stomach.

"I'll take care of dinner."

Su Xiao looked at the squad members who were all exhausted and lying down. If he didn't make something to eat now, dinner would basically be a wash.

"Kukulin, heartfelt thanks."

"Good guy."

"Bring me a portion, as long as it's edible."

"Many thanks."

Even the cold youth Luo Bin spoke to express his thanks. From this, one could see how exhausted the Ranger Squad was. They were in pain and happy today; in just one day, the Undead clearance rate had reached 8.9%, very close to 10%. Tomorrow, it wouldn't take until the morning for the mission to be completed, at which point they would return to the Qiyuezhe camp to take the next mission—simply wonderful.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahar lured 100–150 Undead each time, which made Captain Yuliang and the others feel extremely comfortable. In the past, it was Luo Bin who went to attract them, and the number depended entirely on fate.

Not only that, the two auras provided by Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang were both god-tier skills. One restored health and mana, which greatly improved the squad's sustainability. The aura itself restored health, and combined with the mana restored to the little healer, the healing amount was doubled.

The other aura restored stamina, increasing stamina recovery speed by 20%. If it weren't for this aura, Captain Yuliang and the others would have long since collapsed from exhaustion.

Amu served as a melee fighter and secondary tank. With Amu as a secondary tank, Captain Yuliang felt completely comfortable. Every time he made a slight mistake, Amu would knock the enemy back with a hammer blow, greatly reducing Captain Yuliang's pressure. What he didn't know was that Amu was a stronger tank than him.

In the underground supermarket of the mall, shelves were scattered and rusted. It seemed one could still see the people who had frantically looted here when the disaster struck. Besides plastic products, most of the goods between the shelves had decayed into piles of dust.

The wood burned by the flames crackled, and meat soup churned in the iron pot, with chopped mushrooms still faintly visible.

The little healer and Luo Na squatted in front of the iron pot, eyes unblinking as they watched the bright-colored meat soup in the pot, swallowing their saliva from time to time. Hunger was the best seasoning.

Su Xiao served a bowl for everyone. Luo Na took the meat soup and, regardless of how hot it was, drank a large mouthful, squinting her eyes in happiness.

"Kukulin, your cooking skills are beyond words."

Captain Yuliang gave a thumbs up. Su Xiao smiled and glanced at the clock hanging on the shelf; 51 hours remained.

"Kukulin, I've always been curious about one thing."

Luo Na exhaled a breath of hot air, asking as if casually.

"What question?"

Su Xiao stirred the churning hot soup in the pot with a long-handled spoon, his expression normal.

"You seem... very concerned about time?"

Luo Na raised her bowl, and Su Xiao helped her serve a bowl of meat soup.

Luo Na began to suspect—a suspicion without any reason, a gut feeling she couldn't even explain herself.

"Of course I'm concerned about time. The price of failing a main mission once is painful enough; I don't want to fail twice in a row."

"Is that so."

Luo Na smiled, showing her teeth. She hadn't probed any flaws, but the seeds of distrust had already been planted.

Su Xiao played with the gold coin in his hand. In this squad, the most troublesome was Luo Na, followed by Captain Yuliang, then the little healer. The sniper who remained silent was also very sharp, Luo Bin was hiding something and would occasionally lose focus, and as for the firepower specialist, this guy's presence was very low, and he couldn't be seen through for the time being. ===== CHAPTER 2016 =====