Damn zombies, how dare they disguise themselves as humans!

"hiss!"

Luo Tian trembled, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

The strange sensation of the skill granted by the system this time did not come from within the body, but from the mind.

It felt like I'd been suddenly electrocuted; a sharp, stabbing pain shot through my brain.

But just like the previous times, it came on quickly and went away quickly, disappearing completely as soon as the stinging sensation appeared.

Once acquired, the skill is mastered instantly, and its use feels like an innate ability, or as if it were an extension of one's own limbs, moving at will.

Instinctively, Luo Tian immediately tried it, and the neurons in his brain instantly reacted, releasing a trace of bio-current.

The most noticeable change was in his eyes, which now flickered with a faint, electric light.

Just then, the system's reward distribution was completed, and an object appeared out of thin air in front of me.

This isn't the first time the system has offered random rewards.

For example, the Magnetic Storm Grenade and the Thunder Knife.

Each time the system "conjures" something, the process is extremely brief; it almost falls to the ground the moment it's seen.

But this time was an exception.

In Luo Tian's vision, it was not fast at all, but rather very slow, even slowly "drilling" out of the air in front of him.

In reality, the process of the system transforming still occurs at the same speed.

The reason it feels slower now is mainly because his vision has become faster.

In other words, the amplified neural response is reflected in the visual field, creating a phenomenon that appears as if in slow motion.

Reach out your hand,

After waiting a while, the object in front of me finally fell into my palm.

"This feeling..."

"It's really refreshing!"

"If we're facing an enemy, using the Keenness skill will make their movements appear as slow motion, making it easy to instantly kill them, wouldn't it?"

"Even if it only lasts for 5 seconds, 5 seconds is enough time to slice it into strips of meat!"

After a sigh, Luo Tian finally turned his gaze back to the item in his hand.

It looks like a black wristband with two long, raised strips on top.

After taking a look, Luo Tian silently checked.

[Hidden Arrow: A convenient poisoned concealed weapon, equipped with two 15cm sleeve darts. It contains a built-in miniature synthetic core that automatically absorbs air elements to synthesize a potent toxin. The toxin is automatically reapplied after the darts are reloaded, and its toxicity is only effective against normal living beings. A button is located near the wrist; pressing it triggers an attack on the target.]

[Note: Please retrieve your hidden blade promptly after use. If lost, it can be redeemed using points; 100 points per blade.]

[Note: System items can be stored in the system. They will be displayed in the host's information interface inventory. Simply think "take" and they will appear in the host's hands.]

"hidden weapon?"

"And poisoned?"

"Very good, you're becoming more and more like a killer!"

"It's a pity that there's no unlimited ammo; you have to retrieve the arrows every time you kill a target."

"Although you can redeem it after losing it, 100 points is a real rip-off! A broken arrow can be worth the highest points reward of a B-level mission."

After reading the information, Luo Tian pulled up his right sleeve and slipped the hidden arrow onto his wrist.

It may have an automatic correction function; as soon as I put it on, I felt the sleeve arrow wrist guard automatically tighten and fix itself, just right.

Aim at the ground.

His palm bent slightly downwards.

At the same time, he pressed the button in front of his wrist backward with his fingers.

"Whoosh—Pfft!"

A small arrow was launched instantly and embedded in the concrete ground.

It was extremely powerful and sharp enough that the arrow, which was over ten centimeters long, penetrated most of the way into the ground.

Bending down to retrieve it, the diamond-shaped arrowhead was intact and undeformed, and it visibly shone with a bluish-green luster, clearly indicating that it had been laced with poison.

"How toxic is it?"

"It shouldn't be a problem to deal with people. Even if I can't kill them with a shot, I can definitely poison them."

"But according to the system notification just now, it is only effective against normal living beings, which means it is ineffective against inanimate objects such as zombies."

As Luo Tian muttered to himself, he reloaded the hidden arrow into the groove above the wrist guard.

Overall, he was very satisfied with the reward; he not only didn't lose out, but actually made a huge profit.

Double points need no further explanation.

Needless to say, there are two rations of food.

The key is the agility skill and the hidden weapon. The former makes you a true man for five seconds, while the latter is easy to dodge in the open but hard to defend against in the dark, and it is also poisonous.

If the enemy is too strong, you can use a sneaky trick and shoot an arrow first. Even if you can't kill them or poison them, you can at least severely injure them before finishing them off. Are you scared yet?

so,

The greater the danger, the greater the reward—that's absolutely true.

One mission, double the rewards; the increase in strength is not as simple as one plus one.

If you encounter a mutated cat that should be considered a normal living being and hasn't turned into an inanimate object, hitting it with an arrow will either kill it or cripple it, making it much easier to kill.

Luo Tian lowered his sleeves, picked up the two pieces of rations from the ground, and then opened his personal information interface.

The 200 points I just received, minus the 70 I've already spent, leave me with 130. After upgrading my Guardian skill, that's enough for one search.

"System, upgrade the master protection."

Upgrade requires 100 points (already met), and completion of one Level B cleanup mission (already met). Please confirm.

"confirm!"

[Upgrade of the Guardian skill confirmed.]

[Upgrading...]

Upgrade complete.

Luo Tian immediately looked at the information interface.

[Guardian: Intermediate, Automatically Triggered. When receiving fatal damage, automatically consumes points to block the fatal attack. The higher the attack, the more points are consumed, up to a maximum of consuming all remaining points. Any shortfall is covered by the system. Triggers once a day (upgradeable, requires 1000 points and completion of one A-level cleanup mission)].

[Guardian: Intermediate, Automatically Triggered. When receiving fatal damage, automatically consumes points to block the fatal attack. The higher the attack, the more points are consumed, up to a maximum of consuming all remaining points. Any shortfall is covered by the system. Triggers once a day (upgradeable, requires 1000 points and completion of one A-level cleanup mission)].

"Upgrading from beginner to intermediate level, are there no more points available in advance?"

"Very good, the protection has been triggered again. If you don't have enough points, you don't have to repay it."

Luo Tian murmured as he looked at the message.

Then I thought again:

"But if you want to maximize profits, or maximize the exploitation of the loopholes..."

"From now on, we must use up all our points before engaging in battle with a strong enemy, so that the protection points will be automatically triggered and cannot be forced out."

"Furthermore, it's best to withstand the enemy's strongest attack."

"That way we can get the system for free and maximize our profits."

"If you could spend thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of points at once, you'd be making a killing."

system:???

Are you even human?

If the system had humanity, it would inevitably cause a mental breakdown.

Luo Tian closed the interface, stood up, and looked at the city gradually being shrouded in darkness, without rushing to search for the next target.

The guardian spirit has been triggered today; for safety, we must wait until tomorrow.

With this life-saving trump card, one can feel at ease.

Caution has always been his style, and that's how he's managed to live a long life.

……

The next morning.

After finishing his rations, Luo Tian opened the iron gate on the roof.

Before me is the target information that was just retrieved from the search.

[Two targets have been detected within a two-kilometer radius and are awaiting elimination.]

[Target 1: Northwest direction, approximately 900 meters, Class B target.]

[Target #2: Approximately 1.4 kilometers south, Class B target.]

Please select one as your tracking target.

Perhaps because there are too few B-level targets at the moment, this search only yielded two results.

It's a simple choice between two options.

Without knowing the specific type of target, and with little to choose from, naturally you'll choose whichever is closest.

After ten minutes,

Luo Tian appeared in front of a villa.

Although it's not Du Hai's building, it's pretty much the same.

Surrounded by high walls on all four sides, the interior occupies a large area, with a five-story main building in a European style, entirely white.

Just like last time, Luo Tian used the same method, sneaking in to scout ahead, and then emerging at the last second...

I went in and out to investigate more than ten times.

After climbing over the wall again, Luo Tian couldn't help but frown slightly.

"It's perfectly normal, even a little too normal."

"Inside, there doesn't seem to be anything utterly depraved; in fact, it appears to be sheltering survivors?"

Of course, it's also possible that he didn't find out.

Stealth and invisibility can only last for 10 seconds. After deducting the time spent on the way in and out, he only has two or three seconds to investigate.

I would glance at the chat briefly, eavesdrop on a few conversations, and then immediately leave, waiting for a two-minute cooldown period before disappearing back in.

Even if it adds up, it's impossible to find out everything clearly.

But since the people in this villa weren't like Du Hai who would be killed if they broke in, he had nothing to worry about.

He walked out from the corner of the wall.

Luo Tian ran straight towards the gate of the villa's wall.

As soon as I arrived at the large security gate, two dark rifle muzzles peeked out from inside:

"stop!"

"Who is it?"