"Brother Lin, what is it?"
An JingTian hurried over to Lin An at the sound of his voice. His originally clean black combat suit was splattered with blood.
A short distance away, several corpses lay sprawled on the ground.
His face was pale, and he forced a smile at Lin An.
Lin An thought for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Jing Tian."
"We're going to the school next. Not only are there countless zombies there, but there may also be Awakened among them."
"Just as you saw today, danger sometimes comes from more than zombies."
"So..."
"Brother Lin."
"I understand. I'm sorry. I dragged you down."
"I'm too stupid. I knew the world had already ended, yet I wasn't vigilant at all."
An JingTian bitterly interrupted what Lin An was about to say, his eyes dimming.
He had already witnessed the strength of the Awakened. He had originally thought that, as someone with a military background, he could at least help Lin An somewhat.
But after what had just happened, he only felt like a useless wreck.
"I'll leave on my own later and find a Spiritual Energy Node to become an Awakened."
"I know our team won't keep useless people."
He recalled how Liu ShiMing had been rejected by Lin An that day, and his heart ached.
"Zhang Tie already told me where there are more Spiritual Energy Nodes."
"I hope I can come back alive, without becoming your burden, and be able to help you."
The odds of an ordinary Player becoming an Awakened were very low, but as long as there was a chance to gain power, he was willing to try, even if the odds were only one in ten thousand.
He never wanted to experience the pain and humiliation of that night again.
"If..."
"If