Coming back to Uncle Tang and Diane's apartment complex, Bai Shen was still excited.
'If I'm right about this thing, then it could be a huge opportunity for us to expand ourselves and secure a new base for years to come,' thought Bai Shen as he couldn't care less about the villa he had prepared in Guangzhou.
There was just such a big reason that he did this.
Slowly moving forward, Bai Shen took out his sword and was ready to face off against over a hundred zombies.
By his earlier estimations, there should be around 150 to 180 enemy zombies. Nothing he couldn't resolve...
Name: Bai Shen (18)
Level: 7 [130/250]
Talent: Steal, Prediction
Attributes: 3
Strength: 29.1
Agility: 27.2
Physique: 28
Charisma: 9.3
Luck: 1.3
Mana: 10 (100 MP)
Skills: Fireball
Inventory
'Barely any new attributes... Sigh...' Bai Shen was a bit disappointed that even after taking such a huge break and giving the zombies time to also level up, they still didn't get to a level where he could be confident about using "Steal" on them.
This also meant that they didn't give him that extra experience, thus slowing down his leveling.
Just to make sure, he put his unused attribute points into Agility, making it his highest attribute.
Agility: 30.2
He already observed that when his attributes hit the milestone of 20, the power he received wasn't as easy as only '1' point higher. There was a qualitative change that he received.
Not to mention now when his Agility was over 30...
After turning around the corner, Bai Shen decided to use a simple tactic of divide and conquer; throwing a little pebble towards the small group of zombies before, he backed away for a bit and waited for them to get closer to his position before jumping into action.
'Quietly get down for me!' With a flash, Bai Shen was already in front of the 15 zombies, his sword flashing from left to right as they all fell down with a single strike.
Ding! 5 XP received. Ding! 5 XP received. Ding!...
With another 75 XP received from the group and another 25 XP from using "Steal," Bai Shen was once again close to leveling up.
Using 'Steal' on each of them, he got a surprise after receiving a few attributes here and there.
Ding! Received +1 Strength, +0.5 Agility, +1 Physique.
'Still better than nothing,' thought the greedy man who wasn't satisfied after receiving the leftovers.
Bai Shen discovered that if the level difference was higher than 5 levels, he wouldn't get any attributes at all.
And seeing how his Strength and Physique increased by one point each, there were 5 zombies who gave him that.
'Okay now. Let's do this by the book.' A bit excited at the prospect of leveling up and getting new attributes, Bai Shen slowly advanced forward and killed the zombies by luring them to his position.
However, they weren't the only threat, as more and more zombies also came from the outside, trying to get closer to the apartment complex.
It's been over two hours since Bai Shen began his divide and conquer plan, and until now, it was a huge success.
Name: Bai Shen (18)
Level: 9 [55/300]
Talent: Steal, Prediction
Attributes: 6
Strength: 36.7
Agility: 33.1
Physique: 34.4
Charisma: 9.3
Luck: 1.3
Mana: 10 (100 MP)
Skills: Fireball
Inventory
Grinning from ear to ear at his gains, Bai Shen was about to move on and face the last group of over 20 zombies when suddenly, his senses warned him of another presence.
Turning around, he saw a black 'cat.' But this wasn't all, the cat was taller than 70 centimeters and had some blood over its black fur that continued to pour down to the ground.
Clearly, some humans or zombies fell prey to this demonic-looking cat.
Hiss! Letting out a low hiss, Bai Shen saw as the cat's hind legs were prepared to jump into action.
'That's a mutant cat... It's the first time I've seen such a big one, though.' Narrowing his eyes and preparing himself for the impact, Bai Shen was surprised to see that the cat's canines doubled in size, looking more like lion fangs.
Gulping a bit, Bai Shen took a defensive stance and glanced at the mutant cat before him.
'This should work; I'm also not afraid of making noise at this point.' Truthfully, Bai Shen was holding back against the zombies he faced.
Using his finger to point forward, he watched as the cat's paws left the ground, dashing towards him from less than 20 meters.
'Fireball,' Slowly chanting, the same red light gathered at his fingers before being launched forward, where it met the mutant cat head-on.
"MEOWW!" Feeling its fur on fire out of nowhere, the mutant cat tried its best to stop the flames from expanding over the rest of its body.
Bai Shen watched the scene in silence before once again chanting, 'Fireball.' Another ball of flames hit the cat fully, making it scream in pain.
'Fireball.' Not stopping, Bai Shen used another fireball to be sure. Suddenly sprawling into action, he brandished his sword and decisively cut the mutant cat's head.
'Steal.'
Ding! 50 XP received.
Ding! Received 50 XP, +1 Strength, +1.5 Agility, +0.5 Physique.
Amazed at the powerful attributes received thanks to "Steal" and the bonus experience, Bai Shen checked his attributes once again.
Name: Bai Shen (18)
Level: 9 [155/300]
Talent: Steal, Prediction
Attributes: 6
Strength: 37.7
Agility: 34.6
Physique: 34.5
Charisma: 9.3
Luck: 1.3
Mana: 7 (100 MP)
Skills:
Fireball Inventory
Keeping his unused attribute points for later, Bai Shen decided to quickly finish the last zombies and check the place out.
Attracted by the sound, Bai Shen didn't even need to look for the zombies; they came to him of their own will.
Slash! Slash! Cutting the few zombies in the front, Bai Shen swiftly disposed of the others in less than two minutes.
The attribute difference between them was too much.
Ding! 80 XP received. Ding! 80 XP, +1.6 Strength, +0.8 Agility, + 1.6 Physique received.
Name: Bai Shen (18)
Level: 10 [15/350]
Talent: Steal, Prediction
Attributes: 9
Strength: 39.3
Agility: 35.4
Physique: 36.1
Charisma: 9.3
Luck: 1.3
Mana: 10 (100 MP)
Skills: Fireball
Inventory
Ding! Congratulations to the host for being the first human to reach level 10!
Ding! 'Bloodline' is now available.
Ding! 'Title' is now available.
Ding! 20% bonus XP for the next 72 hours.
Ding! Title 'First of All' received.
First of All: Be the first human to reach level 10. Permanent 10% XP received, even if the title is unequipped.
"Shit!" Bai Shen swore out loud after seeing what he got. It came as a surprise for him to get so many things at once.