After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 486

Chapter 486: Chapter 486: Teammate is a Puppet Zombie

For the past few days, Nina Jacobs had been using her Wood Element Superpower daily to nurture the Divine Wood.

Under the nourishment of her Wood Element Superpower, the Divine Wood had gradually grown a little larger.

Right now, the only ones on this road were her and the Mutated Zombie hurtling toward her.

Nina Jacobs took out the Divine Wood while using her Speed Element Superpower to dodge the creature.

ROAR!

Seeing that the human before it was even faster than itself, the Speed Element zombie grew enraged. It reached out with hands encased in golden armor and lunged for Nina Jacobs!

But it was no match for Nina Jacobs. After a brief exchange of blows, she sent its body flying.

Nina Jacobs seized the opportunity, using thick vines to pin it to the ground. She then used the tip of a vine to shove a small piece of the Divine Wood down its throat.

The Divine Wood was nourished by her Wood Element Superpower. Nina Jacobs understood this to mean that her power had replaced the medium mentioned in the Puppetry Technique: blood.

However, this was her first attempt at controlling an Intermediate Zombie. Unsure if it would succeed, Nina Jacobs trapped it inside a Diamond Sand Cover.

Then, she stood to the side and quietly waited for it to change.

Gradually, the zombie, which had been desperately trying to break through the sand shield, began to slow its struggles.

’I really didn’t expect this...’

Nina Jacobs felt no joy, only a sense that the Divine Wood was truly terrifying.

The Dual-Type Zombie, so ferocious just moments ago, now stood there silently, like a marionette.

’No wonder so many people want the Puppetry Technique.’

Nina Jacobs dismissed the Diamond Sand Cover and observed the zombie.

Just then, a dozen or so more zombies were drawn to the area.

Nina Jacobs commanded, "Kill them."

Without a sound, the Dual-Type Zombie was already sprinting toward the other zombies.

The Dual-Type Zombie was like a killing machine. It pierced through the heads of two zombies with a single palm strike, quickly slaughtering all the newcomers. Watching it, Nina Jacobs’s eyes lit up.

To see if she could share experience with it, she had tried adding the Puppet Zombie to her system’s "Teammate" function.

She had succeeded, but all of the zombie’s stats were displayed as "-".

At the very bottom, a new "Kill Count" category had appeared. The number displayed was a little over ten—exactly the number of zombies it had just killed.

’Perhaps I can make use of this zombie.’

"I command you: go into that city and kill the zombies. You can eat any brains you want. Tomorrow, when you hear this whistle, return to me."

Nina Jacobs pointed at the distant Crestfall as she issued the command.

She took out a Silver Whistle and blew it once.

This Dual-Type Zombie probably powered up by consuming its own kind. As long as it followed her orders, she didn’t mind if it continued to feast on other zombies.

A flicker of interest appeared in her eyes as she watched the Dual-Type Zombie run toward Crestfall.

’The only question is whether it will still be under my control when I return tomorrow...’

That evening, the group returned to the base, their trip having been tense but ultimately safe.

Nina Jacobs learned that Reinhard Caldwell had discovered another large batch of Crystal Cores inside Lornwood Base.

"In addition to the thousand-plus survivors we’ve transferred, some others have made their own way to Tomorrow Base."

"At this rate, it’ll take another seven days to complete the full transfer."

Reinhard Caldwell reported on their progress.

He still had his usual smile, but now it held a touch more sincerity.

"Thank you for your hard work. By the way, I have some Hemostatic Medicine here. You can use it over the next few days during the transfer."

Nina Jacobs took a small, pre-stocked box of Blood Stopping Spray from a cabinet.

It contained about fifty bottles.

The Blood Stopping Spray hadn’t been used at Tomorrow Base before, and she planned to give it first to the teams responsible for transferring the survivors.

"Understood, Base Commander."

Reinhard Caldwell assumed it was just ordinary hemostatic medicine, but he had no idea what a huge help it would be to them the very next day...

That night, Nina Jacobs opened her system panel.

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