I was used as cannon fodder at the start, but my superpower came into play!

Seeing the zombie dog rushing towards him, Su Yu did not give up. He nimbly crouched down to dodge the zombie dog's attack, and at the same time swung the fire axe in his hand, smashing it down on the zombie dog's head.

However, even with the enhanced physical abilities provided by the protective suit, Su Yu's all-out swing of the fire axe still missed its target.

The zombie dog missed its target, swept over Su Yu, and the moment its four paws touched the ground, its figure twisted like a ghost before lunging at Su Yu again, its blood-red mouth snapping at his neck.

No sooner said than done, Su Yu turned around and saw that the zombie dog was only inches away from him. It was too late to dodge, so Su Yu decisively raised his left arm to block.

Click...

The zombie dog bit Su Yu's arm and then tackled him to the ground. The two of them rolled down the emergency exit steps between the second and third floors.

Su Yu felt like his whole body was about to fall apart. What was worse was that the zombie dog's sharp teeth were tearing at his arm with such force that Su Yu felt like his bones were about to be chewed up.

"Hold!"

Stimulated by the pain, Su Yu unleashed astonishing strength, desperately swinging his arms in an attempt to break free from the zombie dogs' bites.

After a moment, realizing that his efforts were futile, Su Yu simply gave up. Since he couldn't break free, he would let the zombie dogs bite him to their heart's content.

Taking advantage of his size, Su Yu pinned the zombie dog down, raised his right hand which was tightly gripping the fire axe, and used the blunt end to strike the zombie dog's head.

"Die! Die! You just die!"

Su Yu's eyes widened, and he roared repeatedly.

If Su Yu could see his own expression right now, he guessed it would look extremely ferocious.

On the other hand, the zombie dog he was pinning down didn't know how to dodge at all; its murky eyes were filled only with a thirst for fresh flesh and blood.

After hitting it countless times, Su Yu felt the zombie dog's bite on his arm gradually weaken.

Su Yu remained vigilant, pulling his arm out of the dog's mouth. Before the zombie dog could launch a pursuit, he quickly got up from the ground and stepped on the beast's neck.

"Die!"

Holding the axe in both hands, Su Yu used all his strength to chop the zombie dog's head with one blow.

This time, Su Yu didn't use the blunt end, but instead used the sharp axe blade.

puff...

The zombie dog, whose face had already been smashed beyond recognition by Su Yu, could hardly withstand the powerful axe blow to its head.

The sharp axe blade embedded itself in the zombie dog's skull, finally ending the monster's life.

Gasping for breath, Su Yu looked at the others in the emergency exit.

Because of the floor separating them, Su Yu couldn't see An Qiluo, but he could clearly see the situation of the others.

Chen Bin, Chu Tianyang, and Fu Xueying all easily dealt with the zombie dogs. Chu Tianyang and Fu Xueying, a married couple, were working together to suppress the zombies in the third-floor corridor, while Chen Bin took the time to help the migrant worker, Jun Zhongding, deal with the zombie dogs that were attacking him.

The migrant worker's situation was dire. Without protective clothing, he was bitten all over by zombie dogs. By the time Chen Bin rescued him, Chun Zhongding's clothes were soaked in blood, and he was barely clinging to life.

The zombie dogs that rushed out of the third-floor corridor were clearly the last few; at this moment, the only monsters left in the corridor were ordinary zombies.

Chu Tianyang and Fu Xueying are both veteran players of the Magic Cube Space, and with enough firearms at their disposal, dealing with a group of ordinary zombies is naturally a piece of cake.

The two quickly cleared out the zombies in the third-floor corridor. Chen Bin was responsible for keeping an eye on the bitten migrant worker, Jun Zhongding, while Chu Tianyang and Fu Xueying went downstairs to check on Su Yu's condition.

"It's a good thing you chose the protective suit, otherwise you would have ended up like Chung Chung-ting."

After carefully examining the area where Su Yu was bitten and confirming that the protective suit was not damaged, Fu Xueying breathed a sigh of relief and teased Su Yu.

"What is this?"

While Fu Xueying was examining his body, Su Yu caught a glimpse of something resembling a seed on the ground next to the corpse of the zombie dog, emitting a faint silver light.

Ignoring the fact that his sleeves were torn by the zombie dogs, Su Yu bent down and picked up the things on the ground.

This thing really does look like a seed!

Its surface was covered with fine lines, and it was about the size of an unshelled melon seed. It emitted a faint silver light. Although it was picked up from the ground and right next to the corpse, it was spotless.

"This is......"

Fu Xueying was about to explain when Chu Tianyang acted before she could.

"Bring it here."

Chu Tianyang snatched the item from Su Yu's hand, completely disregarding the other party's attitude.

What are you doing?!

Fu Xueying gave her husband a reproachful look. There was nothing she could do about this man who only caused her trouble.

"He doesn't need it, so we might as well give it to him."

Chu Tianyang's attitude towards his beloved wife was no longer as simple and crude as before.

Fu Xueying wanted to say something more, but a female voice interrupted her.

It's An Qiluo!

The woman had somehow come down from between the fourth and third floors' emergency exits and stood at the top of the third-floor steps, her beautiful eyes fixed on Su Yu, Chu Tianyang, and Fu Xueying.

"What are you doing?"

An Qiluo's gaze was fixed on the object in Chu Tianyang's hand.

"hiss......"

Chu Tianyang gasped, realizing that his idea of ​​eating alone was probably not going to work out.

Fu Xueying avoided meeting An Qiluo's gaze, keeping her eyes fixed on her husband.

She was thinking about how she should make amends if Chu Tianyang didn't handle things well. Fu Xueying didn't want to leave others with the bad impression that she and her husband had taken advantage of her.

"I just picked up a seed."

Chu Tianyang deliberately acted nonchalant, tossed the seed in his hand into the air for An Qiluo to see, and then caught the seed and put it into his spatial watch.

"Those are Su Yu's spoils of war, right?"

An Qiluo frowned slightly and asked Chu Tianyang in return.

"This kid doesn't need it, so we might as well keep it and give it to him when he can use it."

As Chu Tianyang explained, he took out another seed from his spatial watch.

This is a black seed, roughly the same as the one before. The only difference is that this seed emits a faint black light, while the previous seed was silver-white.

Chu Tianyang tossed the seed in his hand toward An Qiluo across from him.

An Qiluo caught the seed and held it in her hand. Unlike Chu Tianyang, she did not rush to put the seed into her spatial watch.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out from the third-floor security door. Su Yu saw it clearly: Chen Bin had fired at the zombie-like Jun Zhongding.

Su Yu guessed that the reason he waited until Chun Zhongding turned into a zombie before shooting was because Fu Xueying had mentioned that killing other players in the same room would result in a deduction of points, and Chen Bin was unwilling to waste his precious points on the migrant worker.

"Boss, this is yours."

As Chu Tianyang walked upstairs, he took out another seed and tossed it to Chen Bin, who was holding a Desert Eagle.

The seeds Chu Tianyang gave to Chen Bin were the same as the ones he gave to An Qiluo.

Chen Bin glanced at the seeds and lost interest in them. He then glanced at Su Yu below and tossed the seeds back to Chu Tianyang.

"Keep it."

With a blank expression, Chu Tianyang turned around and stepped into the third-floor corridor.

It was just a few zombie dogs, yet they caused the deaths of two of his new recruits, leaving Chen Bin feeling furious but unable to vent his anger.

It's true that they didn't show their true strength, since the zombie dogs didn't threaten their lives, and these beasts were quick. If anyone is to blame, it's Liu Xin who's hopeless and didn't choose the life-saving protective suit before entering the game.

But the deaths of two newcomers made Chen Bin lose face.

Chu Tianyang followed behind Chen Bin. Fu Xueying glanced at Su Yu, sighed, took out an M1911 pistol and three magazines from her spatial watch, stuffed them into Su Yu's arms, and then chased after her husband.

"Is this considered compensation?"

Su Yu thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud.

He wasn't stupid; he could naturally tell that what Chu Tianyang had snatched from him was a very important prop.

Logically speaking, whoever kills the monster should get the loot.

He killed the zombie dog himself, so any loot that appeared should rightfully belong to him.

The problem is that he was worried about some monster rushing down from above, and he was so focused on enjoying the thrill of surviving that he didn't grab the spoils before anyone else noticed.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Chu Tianyang, Su Yu was not foolish enough to show it. He repeatedly told himself to endure until his strength surpassed that of his opponent, and then he would trample Chu Tianyang into the ground and humiliate him severely.

"What you've eaten of me, you'll have to spit out sooner or later!"

Fu Xueying thought that by giving Chu Tianyang a pistol and three magazines, she could make up for Chu Tianyang's mistake.

Fu Xueying is Fu Xueying, and Chu Tianyang is Chu Tianyang. They are a couple, that's true, but they are separate entities.

Su Yu pretended that nothing had happened, shoved the magazine into his pocket, and then walked towards the third floor.

"Here, this is your stuff."

As Su Yu passed by her, An Qiluo suddenly spoke up and handed the seed that Chu Tianyang had given her to him.

"Didn't Brother Chu say that this thing is useless to me? It's better to keep it in your hands. As a member of this team, my abilities are limited. Within my capabilities, I should contribute more to the team. You should keep it."

Su Yu smiled, a smile that looked utterly harmless.

"Indeed, it's not very useful to give it to you, because this thing is used to activate special abilities. The first time you use it, you can activate a special ability. After that, using it will only replenish your mana at most. To activate a special ability, you have to sleep for at least 24 hours. During this time, you will lose all your senses. That means you won't wake up even if zombies bite your body. Awakening a special ability in a survival killing game is too risky. But since you've performed well, and I happen to not like getting things this way, I'll just give it to you."

An Qiluo stuffed the seed into Su Yu's hand, said nothing more, and stepped into the third-floor corridor.

Standing out of sight of everyone, Su Yu's face darkened instantly.

Chu Tianyang, who slept with his wife, that bastard is really fucking wicked!

Su Yu's hand, which was clutching the seed, was trembling, because he knew that this prop could completely determine the life or death of a newcomer.

Even without An Qiluo's detailed explanation, Su Yu could understand what "superpower" or "special ability" meant just from the literal meaning of the words. It was probably like the superpowers used by the protagonists in movies and animations.

Chu Tianyang had the nerve to snatch something so important; Su Yu was now even contemplating digging up the other party's ancestral graves.

Silently putting away the seed, Su Yu followed behind the four veteran players and stepped into the third-floor corridor.

It has to be said that Fu Xueying was not lying to herself. An Qiluo did not talk much, and if she did not have an otherworldly beauty, this woman would not have a strong presence. But she was a genuinely good person.

It was An Qiluo who gave him hope to live, and just as he was grateful to Fu Xueying, Su Yu was determined to repay her.

But Su Yu held a grudge against Chen Bin and Chu Tianyang.

Chu Tianyang goes without saying, but Su Yu's reason for resenting Chen Bin is that, as the leader, he protected and indulged his team members.

If this happened to someone else, Su Yu certainly wouldn't care; he would only secretly be wary of Chu Tianyang.

But when the problem comes from oneself, it's a different story. Su Yu's motto is to repay every debt of gratitude.

Don't bother arguing with him about good cop/bad cop. Good people live, bad people die—it's the simplest of principles!

After the battle just now, all the zombies on the third floor have been dealt with, and everyone can now safely search for supplies.

Everyone, including Su Yu, ignored the kitchen and dining room. The reason was simple: to them, these two places had no value.

Vegetables, fruits, fresh meat, and seafood are a burden in this perilous apocalypse.

A poorly cooked prime steak is less valuable than a bag of ordinary instant noodles.

At least instant noodles can be eaten right out of the packaging, but raw steak cannot. Even if they could force themselves to eat raw meat like cavemen, the parasites on raw meat would be enough to make them suffer.

If they had no choice, they would have to eat raw meat even if they had to bite the bullet. But the problem is that they have a choice now. A huge sales area is right in front of them, and everyone can buy whatever they want for free. Su Yu thinks that only a fool would rush into the kitchen and dining room.

Chen Bin, Chu Tianyang, Fu Xueying, and An Qiluo all have spatial wristwatches, so collecting supplies is a piece of cake for them; they just need to put the items into their spatial wristwatches.

When it was Su Yu's turn, things weren't so easy. As a newcomer, he didn't have a spatial watch, so he could only find a few clean plastic bags at the cashier in the sales area.

Su Yu's goal was clear: convenient and filling foods like bread, sausages, and canned goods.

He wouldn't even look at junk food like potato chips.

With two large bags full of food, Su Yu carried the items and met up with Chen Bin and the others.

"Give me the things, and I'll use my spatial watch to take them back for you."

Seeing the two large bags of food in Su Yu's hands, Fu Xueying kindly offered him a suggestion.

"I'll carry it myself. It's such a small thing, don't bother Sister Xueying."

Su Yu gave Fu Xueying a polite smile, but he did so with ulterior motives.

Firstly, it was to show the other newcomers how hard he had worked. Putting aside the food, what would the other newcomers think if he took it out of Fu Xueying's spatial watch? Even if Fu Xueying was willing to cooperate and return the food before stepping onto the sixteenth floor, just to save a little energy, he was willing to owe Fu Xueying another favor. In the eyes of Chen Bin and the others, this would be too contemptible.

Secondly, Su Yu intended to distance himself from Fu Xueying. It was true that she was a good person, but Chu Tianyang was a scoundrel. Kindness is kindness, and enmity is enmity. Su Yu, who always believed in repaying kindness and enmity, did not want to find himself in a dilemma in the future when he sought revenge on Chu Tianyang because he owed Fu Xueying too many favors.

Debts are easy to repay, but favors are hard to repay, especially intentional or unintentional favors, which are the most troublesome.

Carrying two large bags of food, panting as he followed behind Chen Bin and the others, even with the enhanced physical abilities from the protective suit, carrying thirty or forty pounds of food and climbing ten or more floors in one go was no easy task.

Fortunately, the security doors on each floor of the hotel are all pushed from the outside in, and the doors are of good quality.

In other words, for zombies to get out of the corridor and into the safety passage, they must first learn to pull on the doors.

In addition, the hotel has elevators for guests and staff only, and the safety doors on each floor are closed. So, on their way back to the sixteenth floor, they did not encounter any zombies. At most, there were a few zombies that roared at them through the safety doors.

Ignoring the zombies, Su Yu reached the fifteenth floor. With just one more floor to climb, he would reach his destination, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the moment he stepped onto the first step leading to the sixteenth floor, a gunshot rang out from upstairs, making Su Yu's foot feel as if it were welded to the marble steps.

"What are those bastards and their gang up on?"

Chen Bin frowned. It was bad enough that things weren't going well on his end, but he hadn't expected that Mao Xingzhou's situation would be the same.

According to Chen Bin's idea, dealing with a group of ordinary zombies, especially since they were scattered and locked in different rooms, was something Mao Xingzhou could easily do without even using his special abilities, let alone firing a gun.

Chen Bin assigned Mao Xingzhou to lead the group of new recruits to clear the zombies on the sixteenth floor solely to train them.

Regardless of whether these newcomers can survive to the end, they must not falter at the sight of zombies. Even if they die, they must die with some value.

Who would have thought that with Mao Xingzhou in charge, guns would still be used. With his brows furrowed, Chen Bin couldn't care less about anything else and immediately quickened his pace, heading towards the safety door on the sixteenth floor.