LOGINHayley gave each of the three men an emergency pill.The one she had beaten up the worst got two, along with a layer of Valenex spread over his injuries.Anything produced by the system was top-tier stuff. Before long, the three men who had been barely clinging to life were already recovering at a visible speed.After they stabilized, all three of them looked at Hayley with complicated expressions."Staring at me like that won't change anything," Hayley said casually. "Who told you idiots to come assassinate someone when you're this weak?"The three men instantly fell silent.After a long pause, the lead researcher finally spoke first."So… You really aren't planning to help Ascendant Creed?"Hayley looked at him like he had asked the dumbest question imaginable."Help them? I came here to send them straight to hell. I'll wipe out every last one of those anti-human lunatics, even if it's the last thing I do!"The tension in the three men's expressions finally eased. When they
The two men behind the lead researcher realized the mission had failed and immediately tried to kill themselves, too.Hayley reacted even faster. She rushed forward and punched both of them across the face, snapping their jaws sideways instantly.At the same time, she suddenly realized that these three probably weren't sent by Decider One after all.If Decider One wanted to move against her early and force her to become a zombie ahead of schedule, then these people wouldn't be trying to commit suicide after failing. They would've called for backup immediately.Instead, the whole thing felt secretive, like they had snuck in behind everyone's backs to act on their own.They had even shut off the room surveillance first."Who the hell sent you?"Hayley grabbed the leader by the collar and started interrogating him, but the man still refused to speak. She crushed several of his bones one after another, making sickening cracks.Sweat poured down the man's face from the pain. Yet eve
Starting with her mental-variant abilities, Hayley's gifts were gradually being suppressed one by one.Her strength and speed, her half-zombie trait, and her storage space, however, remained completely unaffected.Because none of those were actually gifts.Her half-zombie trait spoke for itself.As for the storage space, it belonged to the system itself, not from an inventory ability. Her strength and speed originally came from the brutal physical training she had undergone early on, combined with the system's permanent body enhancement.The inhibitor only suppressed part of the strength and speed gifts she had accumulated later.And honestly, that barely affected her at all.Her physical condition still remained at the absolute limit of human capability.As Hayley quietly sensed the changes happening inside her body, a knock suddenly came from the door.Knock.The instant the sound rang out, Hayley sensed a flicker in the surveillance system inside her room. Her mental energ
"Decider Ten, take our future leader to her quarters so she can rest."After Decider One finished speaking, his holographic figure flickered once before vanishing into thin air.The moment he disappeared, Scott turned toward Hayley with a conflicted expression."Have you really thought this through?""Something this incredible? Of course I have." Hayley sounded perfectly serious. "I'm contributing to the future of civilization here. Plus, I get to become the leader of the new world. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me."Scott stared at her with a look that seemed equal parts frustration and disbelief, but in the end, he still said nothing and simply led her farther inside.This time, they crossed through the massive meeting hall and entered another pure white corridor identical to the previous one.As Hayley walked, she noticed several lower levels visible beyond the corridor walls.At least three underground floors stretched beneath them. Every single floor was packed with la
Decider One looked at Hayley with glowing eyes. "That's because you still don't understand the true nature of evolution."Humans are merely carriers of genes. Through the exchange of genetic material between two individuals, new genetic combinations are created, and evolution occurs. At its core, evolution is simply the exchange of information."Zombies are capable of information exchange as well. They've discarded weak human genes and evolved crystal cores instead. When crystal cores exchange information with one another, entirely new individuals can be born."For example, a fire-element zombie contains fire energy within its crystal core, while a water-element zombie carries water energy within its own. Once the two crystal cores complete an exchange of information, both zombies obtain each other's data. That is zombie evolution."No reproduction required. Evolution can happen directly."We've already proven the theory. Serum X is a zombie evolution serum designed specifically
"Did I really have a choice?" Hayley shot back coldly. "You people already brought the war right to our doorstep."The old man still wore that calm, kindly smile. "That isn't war. We're helping humanity evolve.""Evolution, my foot!" Hayley's eyes burned with anger. "Your so-called evolution is turning the entire world into zombies. That's billions of human lives! How could you possibly justify that?""Have you ever seen the stars?" the old man asked instead of answering her.Hayley frowned in confusion.The next second, the vast galaxy overhead suddenly expanded infinitely around her, while the black floor beneath her feet transformed into a projection of endless space.Earth appeared directly below her. It felt as though she were standing in the middle of outer space itself, watching the planet slowly rotate beneath her feet."If you've ever been aboard a space station, you'd understand how small Earth truly is," the old man continued calmly. "The universe is unimaginably vast







