"Can’t it be regenerated?"
Nina Jacobs was a little disappointed, but an idea sparked in her mind.
’What if I could control a Mutated Zombie?’
Once the thought took root, Nina Jacobs immediately took action.
The newly captured Mutated Zombie was an Alloyed Zombie.
After cutting off another piece of Divine Wood and force-feeding it to the Alloyed Zombie, nothing seemed to change.
Nina Jacobs waited patiently.
After several minutes, the Alloyed Zombie stopped roaring and struggling.
"Kill yourself."
Nina Jacobs commanded.
Unlike before, this time the Alloyed Zombie didn’t act immediately, but remained still for a moment.
But in the end, it still killed itself.
’Looks like I still need more practice.’
Nina Jacobs tried a few more times and found that whether it was a regular zombie or a Mutated Zombie, she could only control one at a time.
Still, that was enough for her at this stage.
After returning to the safe house, Nina Jacobs discovered her Superpower was completely drained.
So, she gave up on the idea of trying to grow more Divine Wood.
The next morning, Han Lewis and Godfrey Thatcher had breakfast ready early.
"Where’s Holly Morgan?" Nina Jacobs asked.
"Outside... waiting for zombies."
Irwing said helplessly.
Holly Morgan had been squatting outside the small building since early morning, eagerly rushing to kill any zombie that appeared.
"According to the map, we should be able to reach Tomorrow Base today,
When we get there, do you think Holly Morgan will have trouble adjusting to life in the base?"
Irwing asked, a little worried.
"No. If we let her do what she loves, she might adapt to it very quickly."
’And then there’s Evander Langdon. If I’d known earlier that the antidote to the Puppetry Technique was my system’s Healing Potion, I would have made Evander Langdon drink a bottle right away.’
’But doing that would have just alerted the enemy.’
Over the past two days, she had also observed Holly Morgan. Although still bloodthirsty, Nina was certain that she was capable of feeling joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
Her Wood Talent was extremely high. As long as she wasn’t exploited by someone with ulterior motives, her strength would be extraordinary once she advanced.
Godfrey Thatcher noticed that Nina Jacobs was also very familiar with the roads in Keldorn.
She even recognized some of the back roads. With Nina Jacobs giving directions from time to time, they hadn’t had to turn back once the entire trip.
"The route we’re taking today passes near Crestfall. Should we take a detour?"
Godfrey Thatcher had also looked at the map before they left.
If they took the long way around, they’d have to bypass another city, which would be a huge detour.
"No, we’ll stick to the planned route."
Nina Jacobs replied.
’The system map shows that if we take a detour, it’s a dead end.’
’There are back roads around Crestfall. There are more zombies, but we might be able to break through the siege.’
Godfrey Thatcher was driving a powerful SUV. He had been very worried about not having enough gas.
But they had been lucky enough to find two barrels of gasoline near the small building from yesterday.
This was enough fuel to get them to the Tomorrow Base Nina Jacobs had mentioned.
After hitting a few more zombies, the car rounded a turn. The stretch of road ahead looked as if it had been bombed; the surface was littered with zombie corpses.
"Someone killed zombies here? Looks like they didn’t even dig out the Crystal Cores?"
Irwing looked out the window, feeling that something was off.
"It was bombing."
Nina Jacobs confirmed after a look.
This must be the aftermath of a helicopter bombing. The zombies were blown to pieces, and no one had harvested the Crystal Cores.
As the car passed, Nina Jacobs used her system’s "Automatic Pickup" Skill, and all the nearby Crystal Cores were collected into her system.
"Could it be the work of a base?"
Godfrey Thatcher asked.
Bombers and whatnot... only a base would have the resources for such a large-scale operation.
"Not according to what I know."
Nina Jacobs remembered that Lornwood Base didn’t have any bombers, or even helicopters.
Tomorrow Base was newly established, so it was even less likely to have them.
"But it’s a good thing, anyway. If you ask me, they should just bomb all the zombies in Crestfall."


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