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"You're not dead..."

Lin An shot Zhang Tie a helpless glance, unwilling to speak.

Yet a trace of warmth flowed through his heart.

He had also seen Zhang Tie charge in to save him regardless of the cost.

For two people who had known each other for less than two days, even with the debt of a life-saving favor between them, Zhang Tie's actions showed true loyalty and righteousness.

Moreover, the System had sent a prompt just now.

"Beep. Member Zhang Tie's Loyalty has risen to 90. (He will almost never betray you, whether in life or death.)"

By sheer coincidence, Zhang Tie's Loyalty toward him had skyrocketed.

It seemed that the Zhang Tie he had saved on a whim might truly become his companion in the future.

Lin An did not say much more. All his attention was focused on the Soul-Devouring Hand.

"Charge out. Carry me back."

After hearing Lin An's words, Zhang Tie hurriedly hoisted him over his shoulder.

As they passed the Bandaged Girl and the bag full of medicine, he simply slung the "carrying pole across his chest" and wielded the Corpse Snake Spine as he charged madly outside.

With Bear Transformation and the Potion's effects still active, he moved extremely fast.

They remained silent the whole way.

Only the zombies' roars echoed by their ears.

The Corpse Snake Spine whistled through the air, cracking like a whip as it precisely smashed the head of a zombie blocking their path.

The two remained silent along the way, each lost in their own thoughts.

Though he was overjoyed to see that Lin An was not dead,

he could not relax at all.

Team Leader Lin... might not be dead.

But he had most likely been infected.

When he had led the team out of the zombie encirclement, he had seen what happened to many people after they were infected by zombies.

After the Doomsday erupted, the Zombie Virus transformed people at an extremely fast rate.

The further the Doomsday Game progressed, the more powerful the Zombie Virus became.

Right now,

an ordinary person would turn into a zombie within ten minutes as long as their skin was slightly scratched.

If a severely injured human was on the verge of death, they would become a man-eating monster in an instant.

Although Lin An did not seem abnormal, Zhang Tie merely assumed that, as an Awakener, Lin An's stronger physique allowed him to hold out longer.

What should he do?

Should he take Team Leader Lin back?

There were many ordinary people in the hotel, including his younger sister.

If Team Leader Lin became a zombie, then with his current physical condition, even if he did not become a Mutant, he would still be far stronger than an ordinary zombie.

Taking Lin An back was equivalent to bringing back a Time Bomb.

Zhang Tie was torn inside. For a moment, he had no idea what to do and could only lower his head and fight his way out.

However, he had never considered abandoning Lin An.

He had already made up his mind.

Even if Lin An turned into a zombie, he would fight to the death to protect Lin An until the very last moment!

Unlike Zhang Tie's wild thoughts,

Lin An merely kept examining the Soul-Devouring Hand on his own hand, his heart filled with bitterness.

"Orange Equipment (Epic): Soul Devouring Gauntlet, damaged sealed state"

"Equipment Attributes: Strength +5 (The equipment is damaged. Other attributes will be restored after charging.)"

"Attack Speed +20%, Mental Strength amplification +20%, Mental recovery speed +50% (Sealed state. Cannot take effect.)"

"Attack Effect 1: Every attack carries Mental Shock, causing a brief stun effect and providing additional bonuses based on the equipment owner's Willpower Attribute. (Sealed state. Cannot take effect.)"

"Attack Effect 2: Soul Devouring. After killing an enemy, it can extract the deceased soul to replenish Mental Strength. (Sealed state. Cannot take effect.)"

"Equipment Skill: Soul Shriek (B-rank). Instantly generates a ring-shaped Mental Shock wave, indiscriminately damaging all living creatures within range.

Daily uses: 1/1. Enters charging after use and recovers the next day. (Sealed state. Cannot take effect.)"

"When the gauntlet is damaged, it cannot automatically draw spiritual energy from the outside world and can only be powered by the wearer's own Mental Strength."

"Note: The power contained within this equipment has been completely Devoured. Perhaps you can try to find another Obsidian Shard to restore its original power."

The Obsidian Shard embedded in the gauntlet covered in bloody patterns had already shattered, completely devoid of luster.

He had to find another piece of Obsidian to complete the equipment again. What a damn scam.

Lin An could not even be bothered to complain about this sort of repeated torment.

After all, overall, not only had he obtained equipment stronger than Skull Crusher's Hand, he had also gained an S-rank Abyssal Black Dragon!

Having to complete the equipment again was no big deal.

It was just a headache figuring out where to find another Obsidian Shard.

He also had no idea what the origins of this gauntlet truly were.

For some reason, Lin An always felt that some secret was hidden behind the gauntlet. Once he grew stronger in the future, it would be worth investigating.

As for why the equipment had been sealed,

looking at the Black Dragon that had turned into a Stone Statue around his wrist, he more or less understood what had happened.

If nothing unexpected had occurred, the power within the gauntlet had been completely drained by this fellow. The spiritual energy he had absorbed for no apparent reason earlier was probably what the Black Dragon could not finish consuming and had leaked out!

My huge Epic Equipment!

Lin An felt like crying but had no tears.

Although he had recovered the Soul-Devouring Hand, its attributes were only slightly stronger than those of Skull Crusher's Hand, a piece of Blue Equipment.

Strictly speaking, it was even less useful than the effects of two separate pieces of Blue Equipment.

All attributes had been sealed, leaving only +5 Strength.

The absurdly powerful effect of attacks carrying Mental Shock had been sealed, and automatic skill charging could not be used either.

Even Soul Devouring, whose purpose he did not understand, had fallen into a sealed state.

It was agonizing.

Along the way, Lin An could only keep comforting himself. Fortunately, the most critical skill was still there.

Soul Shriek, a B-rank skill, was an area-of-effect attack that could greatly make up for his shortcomings.

He just did not know how much Mental Strength it would consume to charge it with his own power.

Although his injuries were severe, his Mental Strength was still relatively abundant.

This was also thanks to his Talent Skill not consuming much energy, as well as his high Willpower Attribute.

It should not consume much Mental Strength just to charge a gauntlet, right?

At most, half?

Once charging was complete, he could not only use Soul Shriek to kill the zombies blocking their path, but also test its effects.

After all, with Zhang Tie alone, and Lin An currently lacking combat power,

it would be extremely difficult to return safely to the hotel.

Lin An could sense that Zhang Tie's stamina had already reached its limit.

Let's try it!

No longer hesitating, anticipation flashed in Lin An's eyes.

With a thought, he connected to this "Epic" piece of equipment in his mind.

"Begin charging!"

Buzz!

A powerful suction force came from the gauntlet, draining the Mental Strength from his body like a whale swallowing water.

The blood-red patterns on the black gauntlet abruptly lit up, releasing waves of energy as Mental Strength rushed into it.

Too fast!

The force of the suction far exceeded Lin An's expectations. He did not even have time to actively cut off the flow of Mental Strength.

Damn it!

In an instant, Lin An felt as if all his strength had been drained away. His vision went black, and he completely passed out.