Hmm?
Zhang Chen looked up at the glass door.
There was indeed a wind chime above.
This was a common tactic used by shops.
Every time someone entered or left, the door would open and make a sound.
This served to remind the front desk staff to greet or bid farewell to customers.
The sound of such wind chimes was particularly clear and pleasant.
Their sound also carried far.
If he accidentally triggered it.
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Fortunately, there were prompts!
Zhang Chen's heart skipped a beat as he became nervous!
He slowly stood up and, with a little effort, snapped the wind chime string.
Then, he wrapped it in his clothes and took it down, placing it gently on the table!
He closed the door softly.
Through the glass door, he watched as the few mutated zombies did not seem to notice anything unusual.
Zhang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The music in the mall, coupled with the soundproofing of the glass doors,
meant that even if there were zombies here, Zhang Chen wouldn't be discovered if he made some noise!
Zhang Chen bypassed the front desk and went directly to the equipment area.
These fitness machines were currently the most useless items.
With energy crystals, one could quickly improve their physical fitness.
Who would spend a lot of effort on exercise?
There were no supply crates in the equipment area!
No supply crates in the treadmill area!
Zhang Chen walked directly into the shower area!
Finally, in the women's shower room, he found a Level 2 supply crate!
It was a large box, black in appearance, with mysterious line patterns on it.
As soon as his hand touched the supply crate, a prompt immediately popped up:
Open immediately? Yes/No?
Yes!
The box responded instantly!
It opened on its own!
Ding! Congratulations on obtaining [Talent Crystal]*1, [Tough Beginner Energy Armor Blueprint]*1, [Advanced Pet Food]*1!
[Talent Crystal]: Upon use, it increases talent points by 1. For dual talents, it adds one point to each talent!
[Tough Beginner Energy Armor Blueprint]: Requires [Energy Crystal]*200, [Tough Leather]*20, [Clean Cloth]*500
[Tough Beginner Energy Armor]: Automatically covers the entire body upon sensing danger. Before being destroyed, it can immunize against fall damage from heights within 50 meters and impact damage of the same degree! Reduces other damage by 20%!
[Advanced Pet Food]: Upon use, it accelerates pet growth. It is only effective for pets before the adult stage (exclusive of the adult stage)!
Holy cow, is this what a Level 2 supply crate is like?
The items inside are worlds apart from the Level 1 supply crate!
Er Pang, seeing the [Advanced Pet Food] in Zhang Chen's hand, began to salivate just from the smell!
It placed its front paws on Zhang Chen's leg and stretched its neck, trying to get closer to the food!
Its tail wagged like a fan!
Alright, alright, I'll give it to you now!
Zhang Chen opened the food box and placed it on the ground.
Er Pang excitedly rushed forward, wanting to shove its entire head into the box.
Without lifting its head, it gnawed and ate with a crunching sound.
Zhang Chen picked up the [Talent Crystal], a small red crystal.
With a slight squeeze of his fingers!
The red crystal immediately shattered.
A surge of energy flowed into his body through his fingers!
Ding! Congratulations on obtaining [Gene Evolution Direction] Talent Point +1!
Ding! Congratulations on obtaining [Energy Evolution Direction] Talent Point +1!
Following this, Zhang Chen looked at the second row of talents!
The talent tree requires the first row to be unlocked before the second row can be accessed!
In the second row, there were two talent choices for each of these directions!
The two talents in [Gene Evolution Direction] are:
[Feline Reflexes] 0/3: Increases evasion, speed, and reaction ability by 33%!
[Skill: Fury] 0/1: Greatly enhances all attributes for a short period, and reduces damage taken by 30%!
The duration and enhanced attributes increase with the survivor's level!
The two talents in [Energy Evolution Direction] are:
[Skill: Energy Convergence Strike] 0/1: Fires a powerful energy beam from your hands to destroy enemies!
Damage depends on the survivor's maximum energy crystal cap required for leveling!
The higher the cap, the stronger the damage dealt!
[Wealthy Family] 0/3: Increases the output of non-special item resources obtained through gathering by 20%, and the initial 20% bonus also applies to other resources!
Now Zhang Chen had one talent point in each of these evolution directions!
In this situation, there were no other choices!
Why not directly unlock two skills!
Upgrade Talent: [Skill: Energy Convergence Strike]!
Upgrade Talent: [Skill: Fury]!
In an instant, two streams of energy, one red and one blue, surged into Zhang Chen's body.
When he opened his eyes again, a sharp glint flashed in Zhang Chen's eyes!
At this moment, a small red and blue intertwined line appeared on the inside of his left wrist.
It was only one centimeter long.
This small line was the talent line.
Survivors in the [Gene Evolution Direction] had red lines on their wrists.
Survivors in the [Energy Evolution Direction] had blue lines on their wrists.
And Zhang Chen's wrist had red and blue intertwined lines.
As more talent points were unlocked, this line would grow longer, and the intertwined pattern would become more complex!
At this moment, Er Pang had also finished eating the [Advanced Pet Food]!
The little fellow, which was originally just a fluffy ball,
had actually grown a few sizes larger!
Its body was now thirty to forty centimeters long.
Its wagging tail hit Zhang Chen's leg with quite some force!
The pet's information immediately changed:
Pet Name: Er Pang
War Pet Type: Mutated Energy Beast - Howling Moon Wolf King
Growth Stage: Juvenile Stage 1
Preferred Food: Meat, zombies, mutated animals, mutated insects...
Skills:
[Combat Amplification]: Enters combat, and its volume, strength, speed, and mass will increase exponentially!
[Wild Call]: Can summon two Howling Moon Wolf cubs to join the battle. The cubs disappear after the battle!
It can also summon companions?
Zhang Chen smiled slightly.
He didn't expect this guy to be quite reliable!
This way, it would be four against four.
At least in terms of numbers, both sides were evenly matched!
Let's go and see what our improved strength is like!
Zhang Chen waved his hand!
Er Pang shook its fur, and suddenly, its body size increased by tens of times!
Previously, its amplified size was roughly equivalent to large dogs like Golden Retrievers or Alaskan Malamutes.
But after this amplification, it was as large as half a small car.
Its size was comparable to that of a strong male lion!
Roar~
Er Pang lowered its head and rubbed against Zhang Chen's shoulder, showing submission!
The man and his pet arrived at the entrance of the gym.
At this moment, three Crawlers had somehow crawled over.
One was on the roof above the door, one on the ground.
And the third was at the entrance of the stairs, devouring the corpse of the Crawler Zhang Chen had killed.
The music in the mall had become louder, almost to the point of being noisy.
This had made the mutated zombies somewhat agitated.