Of the three, the one with the baseball bat is Zhao Hu, the one with the table leg is Yao Yunhe, and the last one is Bai Kailei.
The three of them were classmates in Class 2 of Senior Three and were also quite good friends.
Although Lin Huai was not in the same class as them, he didn't have any impression of the three of them.
" Lin Huai, let me tell you, we must hunt down as many zombies as possible, stockpile crystal cores, and search for supplies within seven days."
"Use these two crystal cores first, and improve your strength!" Zhao Hu took out an alcohol bottle and a pair of chopsticks from the backpack behind him.
He used chopsticks to pick up two softened crystal nuclei from the alcohol bottle and handed them to Lin Huai.
Lin Huai glanced at the alcohol bottle, which was nearly half full of crystal cores, and couldn't help but gasp. These three were quite brave; clearly, they hadn't been idle since last night.
"It's not that I don't want to give you more, brother, but this kind of thing has to be distributed according to work, right?"
Seeing Lin Huai nod, Zhao Hu added, "Besides, it seems there's a daily limit to how much of this stuff we can eat. We can only have two a day right now; any more and we feel stuffed."
Lin Huai nodded. Of course he knew that there was a limit to the number of crystal cores an ordinary person could consume each day.
However, the upper limit varies from person to person. Most people can only take two pills a day, but as their strength increases, the number they can take each day will gradually increase.
Awakened have no limit on the quantity they can consume, only a limit based on the crystal core level.
For example, it's useless for a Level 2 Awakened to consume a Level 1 Crystal Core!
However, before their Revive, the surviving ordinary people did not discover the value of the crystal core until the end of the First Tier, which was four months later.
It's not that no one has tried, but that the methods are wrong.
Who would have thought that the crystal nucleus needed to be soaked in alcohol for an hour before it could be consumed?
Everyone who tried it either died or became a zombie; without exception.
It wasn't until six months later that someone discovered the secret, and from then on, crystal cores became extremely precious.
It even gradually became the main circulating currency after the apocalypse.
Lin Huai took the crystal core from Zhao Hu and immediately put it in his mouth.
However, this thing is naturally useless to Lin Huai in his current state.
After the apocalypse, the division of strength is quite chaotic, since there is no accurate testing standard, and no testing instruments that can detect detailed data about the body.
Ordinary people usually judge their strength level by strength. Level 1 can exert 200 kilograms of force, Level 2 can exert 1,000 jin of force, Level 3 can exert 5,000 jin of force, and at Level 4 and above, there will be a qualitative change.
Or rather, there are biases. Some people are biased towards strength, capable of delivering a punch that can weigh 10 tons; some are biased towards speed, capable of running 100 meters in 3 seconds; and a very small number are biased towards mental power, generating Telekinesis.
In his previous life, Lin Huai had met several strong individuals among ordinary people, Combat was not much weaker than that of Awakened.
As for the way Awakened are ranked, that's even more confusing.
However, the more mainstream method at the time was to determine the level of one's superpowers based on the level of one's own energy.
However, this only determines the level of the ability; the actual strength cannot be determined without the ability being used.
Superpowers come in all shapes and sizes, and some are from the underworld, making them particularly difficult to defend against.
Lin Huai once encountered an Awakened who could sneak into other people's Shadow to launch Sneak Attack. If Lin Huai hadn't reacted strangely enough, and if he hadn't awakened a speed-type ability, he probably would have been killed.
"The supplies in the dormitory building have been almost completely collected. If we use them sparingly, it should be enough to last us for a month."
"My biggest worry right now is water and power outages, so we need to figure out how to get some gas stove or something just in case."
Zhao Hu is clearly a very capable leader, and he organizes things in an orderly manner. If he doesn't fall from grace, he will surely have a bright future.
Speaking of water, the current water resources are actually already contaminated by viruses.
However, the survivors all have antibodies in their bodies, so the water is still usable until the Demon Lord Virus mutates.
However, after seven days, the Demon Lord Virus will mutate and will no longer be transmitted through the air, but the water will no longer be usable if it is not treated.
Yao Yunhe and Bai Kailei naturally nodded in agreement with Zhao Hu's opinion, and then the three of them looked at Lin Huai at the same time.
"I have no objection!"
Lin Huai joined them purely to Passing Time; he couldn't really stay cooped up in the dorm for four months.
Lin Huai will keep a low profile as much as possible until the Demon Lord Organization appears.
"Have you had breakfast?" Zhao Hu asked again at this moment.
Seeing Lin Huai nod, Zhao Hu waved his hand and said, "Then this morning's task is to clear out the zombies near the dormitory building."
"Let's find Lin Huai some tools first!" Yao Yunhe said.
"Wait a minute!" Lin Huai turned around and went back into the dormitory, pretending to rummage through the closet, then came out carrying four Tang swords with sheaths.
"Wow, you actually have such a good thing?" Zhao Hu exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Huai handed each of them a Tang sword, casually explaining, "I usually like to tinker with swords and such, and these will come in handy."
In reality, Zhao Hu and his two companions didn't care at all about the origin of the Tang sword, or rather, they didn't even think about it deeply.
Zhao Hu drew his Tang sword, tested its sharpness, and exclaimed in surprise again, "It's been sharpened! We've really upgraded from a slingshot to a cannon!"
"Haha, using this thing to kill zombies is like one slice and they're dead!" Bai Kailei waved it around a couple of times and laughed heartily with satisfaction.
"Hey, watch out, this thing's super fast. Don't let me survive the zombies only to be killed by you."
Yao Yunhe took two steps back and reminded him.
Zhao Hu added, "When we're killing zombies later, let's spread out a bit, otherwise getting scratched is no joke."
With their weapons at their disposal, Zhao Hu and his two companions were in high spirits, eager to fight the zombies for three hundred rounds right away.
" Lin Huai, are you really going to kill zombies like this?" Bai Kailei asked again.
He knew Bai Kailei was referring to protection, and shook his head, saying, "No need, it will slow down my sword-drawing speed."
Zhao Hu didn't say much. He felt that Lin Huai was right; their "fully armed" state did indeed hinder their operation.
"Let's go, let's grind monsters and level up!" Zhao Hu waved, and the four of them went down the stairs.
Along the way, they saw several zombies with their heads smashed to pieces, clearly the work of Zhao Hu and his two companions.
Lin Huai had to admit that these three guys were actually quite formidable. To be unafraid of zombies and even dare to attack them was no easy feat for an ordinary person.
This requires immense mental fortitude, considering these zombies were once their classmates.
The four of them quickly arrived downstairs.
But the situation outside was somewhat unexpected.
There weren't many zombies at the entrance, or rather, many of them had been lured towards the bishop's building.
Through the glass in the door, the four could see several figures Combat zombies at the entrance of the first floor of the bishop's building.
It was precisely because of the commotion they made that most of the zombies outside were attracted to the area.
Lin Huai immediately spotted two familiar figures among his classmates fighting the zombies.
It was Lin Xinyun, the class monitor of Lin Huai's class, and her deskmate, Zhao Xiaoke.
Of course, it was Lin Xinyun and her group who were killing the zombies; Zhao Xiaoke was just hiding at the door cheering Lin Xinyun on.
Lin Xinyun is, after all, Awakened. Although her superpowers are not yet fully awakened, the physical attributes of Awakened are Innate much higher than those of an ordinary person.
Lin Xinyun was holding a fire axe, hacking and slashing left and right, like a female God of War, very fierce.
Her Combat far surpassed that of the boys beside her.
The group had a clear division of labor: some were responsible for killing zombies, while others were responsible for opening skulls to extract crystal cores.
Judging from their appearance, this isn't the first time they've worked together to kill zombies.
"Isn't this considered stealing monsters?" Bai Kailei asked.
"What's the point of stealing? There are already so many monsters to kill, why would we need to steal them?" Zhao Hu rolled his eyes at him and said.
"What should we do?" Yao Yunhe asked Zhao Hu.
Zhao Hu then looked at Lin Huai, "Brother, what do you think we should do to clear this?"
Lin Huai chuckled, opened the door, shouldered his Tang sword, and walked out, saying, "Let's go!"
"So reckless?" Yao Yunhe was dumbfounded.
Zhao Hu frowned; he didn't particularly like people who were too reckless.
What's the worst thing for a team? It's having a brainless, incompetent teammate.
"This price seems quite shrewd!" Zhao Hu thought to himself.
At that moment, Lin Huai had already arrived in front of the nearest zombie. With a flash of his Tang sword, the zombie's head was severed.
His movements were crisp, clean, fast, and ruthless; most importantly, he looked really cool.
Lin Huai's appearance immediately attracted a large number of zombies from the surrounding area, who swarmed towards Lin Huai.
However, Lin Huai found the zombies' movements too slow.
Lin Huai did not back down; instead, he charged towards the zombies, his feet Teleportation like butterflies flitting among flowers, the Tang sword in his hand turning into Daodao of cold light.
Every zombie that approached or was approached seemed to be frozen in time, instantly losing its momentum and collapsing to the ground.
Zhao Hu and his two companions were dumbfounded. This guy wasn't just reckless; he was actually trying to become Transcendent God!
"What are you standing there for? Go dig for the crystal cores!" Zhao Hu was the first to come to his senses and quickly said to the other two.
Lin Huai never used his supernatural abilities. As long as he didn't use them, he wouldn't be detected by the Demon Lord Organization.
The Demon Lord Organization has an extremely disgusting way of doing things; they mark and lock onto every Awakened via Satellite.
Furthermore, it possesses a unique method for detecting superpower levels, enabling it to clearly determine the strength of each Awakened.
He could even know the types and ranks of superpowers, but Lin Huai didn't understand how he did it before his Revive.
However, it is speculated that it is related to the Demon Lord Virus, since the Demon Lord Organization is the Creator of the Demon Lord Virus.
The Demon Lord's men never do anything without certainty. Once they find a target to be too powerful, they will avoid that target until they are absolutely certain of success before making a move.
It was precisely because of the Demon Lord's caution that, decades after the apocalypse, this disgusting organization remained largely unknown.
It wasn't until the beginning of the Myth Era, when the Demon Lord had accumulated enough power, that he emerged from the Water Dao.