Unknown to them, their goddess actually stopped midway to take one more look at them.
Althea watched the twins from the corner of her eyes as they entered the building, her heart a bit heavy.
She hoped that this time, her intuition was wrong and the boys would find their relative alive and well.
Speaking of relatives, all survivors she encountered so far also seemed to have a relative that survived?
Then again… thinking about it made sense. Whatever it was that transformed the creatures of Terran, it transformed them on the genetic level.
It was indeed likely for one survivor to have one or two relatives that also survived.
This was also mercy in its own way, those who lived would have had hope of reuniting, while those who died perished together with their loved ones.
Sigh.
Too bad she didn't know who her blood relatives were.
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She arrived in front of the target building ten minutes later, without another hair out of place.
At level 3, armed with a plasma gun and accompanied by a beast dog, she could basically walk sideways in a zombie-infested city now.
After so long, her spirit was still high. This was something she didn't expect at all.
She almost kissed the plasma gun and raised it to the sky to honor it.
She didn't forget to give another jerky to Fufi, of course.
"Silly dog," She said, smiling when Fufi smiled at her, asking for more treats. She didn't though, as it was a finite resource and she shouldn't be treating them as treats in the first place.
She turned her attention back to the 40-floor tall building in front of her. The whole building was owned by this bank and her husband once told her this building had one of the deepest and most well-guarded basements in the city.
The ground floor had a high ceiling covered with the latest improved tempered glass.
She didn't try to force it open either, not only would there be noise if the glass broke (though she read somewhere this type of glass wouldn't even budge with grenades) but would also trigger the alarm of the building.
She was not afraid of the zombie wave, but it was too troublesome and may take her forever to finish them.
She also didn't have the skills to hack into the system and let the door open itself for her. Had she known she would rob a bank someday, she'd have forced her husband to teach her the related tech.
As she mused, she couldn't help but look at the timer in the corner of her eyes.
[06:34:33]
She didn't dare think she had too much time. Should she just go to the hospital first? No, it was too far away. It was best to finish her tasks in this area before going to the hospital.
She left the motorcycle in an alley nearby and took Fufi to the back door.
It was made of special metal firmly attached to the walls with special systems.
She looked around her surroundings and found a crashed car not far away, she forcefully took a loose surface and brought it with her as a shield. Yes, she was inspired by the bulkier twin.
Anyway, at level 3, she could now effortlessly carry weights she wouldn't even be able to lift before.
Standing in front of the door again, she wondered if she could sell things firmly attached to a heavy surface.
With that thought, she raised her hand and let her palm touch the cold metal surface, willing it to be sold to the system.
[0.7T of Non-aether Grade B metal alloy detected, would you like to sell? YES | NO]
The moment she clicked yes, a blaring alarm sounded throughout the building, attracting the zombies in droves. She quickly entered the door and used the metal shield to cover it.
She pulled whatever desk was nearby to fix it in place. However, she knew it wouldn't hold a horde so she ran deeper into the room to get heavier objects to stabilize it, with Fufi killing zombies attracted by the noise along the way.
She groaned as she pushed the large metallic desk with all her strength, and she felt lucky she didn't push hard enough to give birth then and there.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The horde lunged towards the barrier using their bodies, banging continuously as they hit it, over and over.
She held her weapon high as she stood a few meters away, with Fufi guarding next to her.
The metallic thuds continued, but they soon became muffled as more zombies piled up to the point they could no longer move.
Thud... thud... thud...
Seeing that the metal sheet had indeed managed to keep the zombies at bay, Althea let out a sigh of relief.
As for the other areas, she wasn't particularly concerned. Even with this alarm, the zombies would just lurk around the building crazily. Walls and glass that could withstand grenades shouldn't be afraid of zombies attacking it.
Of course, the zombies inside weren't very few either. Fortunately, there were not that many, because the office hours had already finished hours prior to the disaster. It was just that a lot of back-of-the-house employees were working overtime.
However, the Level 3 Althea with her plasma gun and dog sidekick was like a tsunami passing by cottages, dominating the floor within a few minutes.
[+5 Experience, +5 Copper]
[+5 Experience, +5 Copper]
[+5 Experience, +5 Copper]
[+10 Experience, +10 Copper]
[+5 Experience, +5 Copper]
[+10 Experience, +10 Copper]
[+10 Experience, +10 Copper]
[...]
It felt very good to be unstoppable, and honestly, she was getting a bit greedy.
Hey, she now knew that she had the potential to be power-hungry.
It was just so… sad that she couldn't take the plasma gun with her.
She took over the ground floor and only found computers and cash. She was not disappointed though, as she was already expecting this.
She looked around and saw the zombie with the best uniform and took her access card.
Althea then searched for the elevator to the basement and confirmed the access card could be used on all the floors.
She decided to go from the top basement floor to the bottom, in the unlikely case that the electricity would be cut off, it would be less laborious to go down the stairs than upwards.
She took all the metals, jewelry, and safety deposit boxes she could find. Even the door of the massive safes couldn't escape her greedy claws. She was still amazed that she could do this at all.
Later she would find out this was only possible because she was already at level 3, her mental capacity was enough to cover the connection between the heavy objects and the fixed surfaces. At that time, she couldn't help but praise the skies for her luck.
[05:14:23]
Althea symbolically patted her pocket in satisfaction.
[WEALTH: 9,697 gold and 72267 silver, 10233 copper]
She didn't know what this could purchase in that other world, but it didn't stop her from feeling like a little rich woman again!