"What did you learn from what happened today? Think it through before you answer."
Bai Yaoyao suddenly grew interested. This kid had actually awakened a special ability, and a rare special-type ability at that. She just didn't know what it was yet.
An urge to nurture his talent immediately rose in her, reminding her of when she had been the Eldest Senior Sister as a child, guiding A-Dai and the other little ones through missions.
The boy pondered for a while before saying, "First, although there's strength in unity, the people who died were too cowardly to be worth uniting with. Having them around might even make things worse.
Second, you have to face up to your own strength. Just having the guts to charge in isn't enough..."
When he finished, the boy looked a little downcast.
"Good answer. The crystal core and Tang Dao are yours."
With that, Bai Yaoyao turned to leave. The boy jogged a couple of steps to catch up. "Base Chief, I... I think I've awakened a special ability!"
"What ability?"
"I... I think I can control him!" The boy pointed at the man's corpse on the ground.
Bai Yaoyao froze, unable to keep a very colorful curse from slipping out. "Holy shit, a corpse controller?!"
The boy gently closed his eyes. The man killed by the zombies had already been on the verge of turning, but under the boy's control, his hand slowly rose...
It only lasted a few seconds before the arm dropped again.
The boy also sank to the ground, drained of strength.
"What's your name?" Bai Yaoyao asked.
In her previous life, there had also been a powerhouse with a corpse-controlling ability, one of humanity's main fighting forces. Bai Yaoyao had never met him, though. He had always been active around