Chapter 12: Game Cleared! Yukino's Ice Power!
The campus was large. It took a whole day to sweep only one-fifth of it. There wasn't a single living person, and they couldn't leave the school. After clearing for a day, the two returned to the dormitory.
The next few days were the same. During the boring zombie clearing, Yukino's courage grew. She shot and blew up zombies without hesitation. Even if brains and blood splattered on her, her expression remained unchanged. She was completely different from the girl who was scared to pee her pants.
Seven days finally came to an end. During this time, Yukino also made some "repayments." It wasn't as outrageous as offering her body. However, she did help him with massages every day. Aikido techniques used for massage? It really felt comfortable. Plus, after showering, the only clothes she wore were a short skirt, so it was full of benefits. She even personally poured his water and hand-washed his clothes. It was clear she wanted to repay him.
As for the zombies, they had killed tens of thousands. Ren alone gained over 70,000 points, which he had already used.
[Human]: Ren
[Points]: 7000
[Abilities]:
B-rank: Physical Enhancement (Lv3), Five Thunder Rectification: Yin Thunder (Lv3)
S-rank: Gemstone Vector Manipulation (Lv4)
10,000 points were used to upgrade Physical Enhancement. 60,000 to upgrade Vector Manipulation. He now knew the next upgrade would cost 150,000 points.
As for Yukino, she killed over three thousand. After deducting for food and water, she had 3,000 points left.
[Zombie Campus, total 2 survivors!]
[Congratulations, you have cleared the game!]
[Automatically returning!]
They exchanged glances, both sighing in relief. Their figures disappeared.
When Ren came to his senses, he was back in the clubroom. He checked his phone. It was still the same break time. Time hadn't changed at all.
After a long while, Yukino also came to. Her first reaction was to draw her gun, her eyes sharp.
"Yukino, calm down. You're back." He pressed down her gun and made her sit. Her reaction was typical PTSD.
"I'm back..." she quietly put her gun away.
He naturally massaged her temples, helping her relax. Once she had calmed down, he began to tell her the serious matters. "Yukino, what I'm about to tell you, you need to listen carefully."
"Okay."
"Regarding the Doomsday…"
After he explained, she was shocked but quickly accepted it. "I understand. I will keep these things a secret!"
"I trust you. But more important is that your body habits need to be adjusted." She looked at her hands. They were fair, yet it felt as if she had killed countless zombies.
"Oh, right." She remembered something important. She aimed her palm at a cup of water. A stream of white cold air was released, freezing the water into ice.
"Oh? You gained a superpower?" he was also surprised.
She showed a faint smile. "At the end, the game prompted me that I could exchange points for items or abilities. I exchanged all 3,000 for an ability called Ice Power."
He decided to test her. He closed the door and told her to attack him. She trusted him completely and launched an attack, but caused no harm. After a test, he came to a conclusion: her ability was around Level 2. She could release ice cones and cold air, but not freeze enemies or control ice over a large area. It was still good.
Ding-a-ling-a-ling! The class bell rang.
They returned to the classroom together. At the stairwell, a figure looked at the two walking together with a puzzled expression. "Was Ren-kun's relationship with Yukino-san that close before?"
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