In the corridor, Yukino came back to her senses. Looking at Ren's profile, her gaze was very complex. After a moment of hesitation, she still bravely asked, "That person..."
"Dead." Before she finished speaking, Ren had already answered.
"..." She pursed her lips. Ren had killed the person for her; she couldn't let him bear the responsibility. Gathering her courage, Yukino's expression became firm: "Classmate Ren Kazama, I will bear the crime of murder. I won't let you go to jail."
"Thump!" Ren directly gave her a knuckle rap on the head.
"Ow!" With a whimper, Yukino covered her forehead with her right hand.
"Are you stupid? Where are the laws in this world? Not to mention if he was scum or not, with his mental state, he would have died at the hands of zombies sooner or later. I just put him out of his misery." Ren spoke logically. He was a free-spirited person who didn't like to dwell on too many troublesome theories. Since there were no laws in this place and the other party was scum, then killing him was fine.
Too lazy to dwell on it, he stopped, raised his right hand, and gestured to Yukino. "I say, can you let go of my hand now?"
"Huh?" Yukino was startled. Only then did she realize: her hand was intertwined with Ren's index finger, and she was the one holding on tightly!
"!!!" She quickly let go of his hand and put hers behind her back.
Ren glanced at her flushed earlobe out of the corner of his eye. He didn't say anything. He continued forward.
Yukino pursed her lips and looked at her right hand. That reassuring warmth made her a little reluctant to let go! She quickly shook off the chaotic thoughts in her head and hurried to follow him.
*****
After walking through one floor, she found it strange. There wasn't a single moving zombie? As if sensing her confusion, Ren explained impatiently, "I searched three floors to find you. All the zombies here have been cleared by me."
Fortunately, his Five Thunder Rectification - Yin Five Thunder was not simply driven by Qi, but by his body's life energy. Life energy can be quickly restored with rest. This could be considered a special perk of gaining abilities from the Doomsday Chat Group.
Yukino followed Ren. They cleared an entire floor again. She thought Ren was looking for the other two people. In reality, he was just farming points.
Suddenly, Ren thought of something and asked Yukino, "Have you ever killed a zombie?"
Yukino shook her head.
"Want to try?"
"Me?" Yukino pointed to herself.
"That's right. I feel that since it's a game, killing monsters should have rewards." Ren analyzed this way. He wanted to see what Yukino, who didn't have the Doomsday Chat Group, would gain from killing a zombie.
*****
Soon, the two found a zombie. Ren raised his hand, and the liquid Five Thunder Rectification - Yin Five Thunder locked onto the zombie's limbs.
"..." Even though she had seen Ren use this power several times on the way, Yukino was still surprised and curious. When she asked Ren, he simply said it was a form of lightning spell application.
"Go on, try it." He handed a steel pipe to Yukino.
"Okay." She gripped the steel pipe. She walked up to the zombie.
"Hiss... roar..." Its limbs were restrained, but its vicious and terrifying head still thrashed around, letting out a low, guttural roar.
Taking a deep breath, Yukino steeled her resolve, her gaze firm.
"Ha!" She forcefully plunged the steel pipe into the zombie's mouth, then pushed with all her might!
Pfft! The steel pipe pierced through the zombie's head. She then pulled the steel pipe out with force. The zombie's head drooped. The Five Thunder Rectification - Yin Five Thunder disappeared, and the zombie's body fell to the ground.
The zombie was dead! She had done it!
Yukino excitedly turned around, and Ren smiled, giving her a thumbs-up. Receiving his praise, she felt an inexplicable joy in her heart.
Holding the steel pipe, she walked up to Ren. She was momentarily lost in thought, and when she snapped back to reality, a katana had appeared in her hand out of thin air. Then, she organized her words to explain to Ren.
"After I killed the zombie, the Doomsday Game prompted me that I had gained 1 doomsday point, and then the shop function unlocked."
"Items in the shop can be exchanged with doomsday points. Currently, there are only five options: food, water, katana, pistol, and pistol bullets."
"Food and water are 1 doomsday point for 3 servings, a katana is 1 doomsday point for one, a pistol is 5 doomsday points for one, and bullets are 1 doomsday point for 10 rounds."
Ren pinched his chin, an understanding expression on his face. It was similar to a game shop setting.
"Classmate Ren Kazama..."
"Just call me Ren."
"..."
After a moment of hesitation, Yukino's clear eyes flickered as she said, "Okay, you can just call me Yukino too." Clearing her throat, she continued to ask, "Ren-kun, you've killed so many zombies, don't you have any doomsday points?"
Ren shook his head: "I'm a bit special." He did have doomsday points, but they weren't survival doomsday points from the Doomsday Game; they were doomsday points from the Doomsday Chat Group. 1 doomsday point per zombie, now totaling 850 doomsday points, adding to the previous 500 doomsday points he already had.
Yukino, however, didn't think too much about it. Ren already possessed unique powers in reality, so it was highly probable that he was treated specially.
Looking at the sky, which was gradually darkening, Yukino suggested, "Shouldn't we find a place to rest? We still have 6 days left, and we must stay energized."
Ren had the same thought. As for where to go, he had already decided.