Chapter Four: Stab the Damn Thing!
Sade took over pushing the wheelchair in place of Mu Jiu'er.
In three or four minutes, the "big one" would return, so they had to hurry and leave the scene of the crime! They couldn't possibly beat up the little one and then brazenly wait for the adults to come back.
Mu Chen, sitting in the wheelchair, was absorbed in studying Sade's information.
He discovered that servants did not possess the [Expel] skill.
This meant that the servants could only survive in the red mist by following their master.
"No wonder they're so obedient to their master's orders."
"Sade, do you remember where you were before I recruited you?"
Because Sade was a recruit and not a participant in this era, Mu Chen could only ask softly—he had no way to communicate with Sade through the channel.
"To answer Master, Sade doesn't really know. I vaguely remember, before dying, agreeing to a voice in my mind, expressing my willingness to become a servant. Then I lost consciousness."
"......"
Mu Chen had a bold hypothesis.
"Could it be that all recruits summoned by the recruitment scroll are participants from the previous era?"
They were almost at the hospital's side exit, but apart from the first juvenile deformed creature, they hadn't encountered a second.
It was as if the system sensed Mu Chen's doubts.
A prompt appeared again.
[As you are about to leave the hospital, you realize that eliminating one 'little one' does not mean everything is fine.]
[At the corner by the side door, twenty meters ahead, another 'little one' has sensed something odd and is approaching you. At your current speed, it will surprise you with a 'door kill.']
After receiving the prompt, Mu Chen handed his scissors to Sade and gestured for him to push the wheelchair faster.
"Something is approaching."
"Let's hurry and give it a door kill up ahead!"
"Jiu'er, remember to finish it off and complete your novice task!"
They set up their ambush by the wall.
The twisted figure appeared before the three.
"Stab it!"
A soft command sounded.
Sade was the first to pounce on the deformed creature, the scissors splattering black-brown fluid everywhere.
Mu Jiu'er was nervous, but with her previous experience, she did not freeze up and quickly went to help Sade.
This time was much faster than the first.
In less than a minute, the juvenile deformed creature convulsed on the ground, and Sade stopped in time.
After Mu Jiu'er finished it off, she looked as if she had discovered a whole new world.
Her gaze toward Mu Chen was tinged with excitement.
"My little sister isn't awakening some strange attribute, is she..."
Mu Chen gently covered his face as he looked at the grimy Mu Jiu'er.
He took out the workbench from his backpack.
This time, he was clearly much more adept.
"Obtained [Fresh Deformed Creature Fallen Meat] x4, transferred to backpack."
"Obtained [Twisted Bone] x1, transferred to backpack."
"Obtained [Source of Turbidity] x2, transferred to backpack."
"Obtained [Dark Matter Soul] x1, transferred to backpack."
The act of destroying the corpse made Mu Chen feel a bit odd.
But the increasing supplies in his backpack brought him satisfaction.
Seeing the new [Dark Matter Soul] in his prompt, he immediately checked its information.
"Dark Matter Soul: The soul of a fallen one who has completely lost rationality. One of the materials for crafting the [Carrion Beast Recruitment Scroll]."
Mu Chen took a deep breath—the material for the recruitment scroll!
He wasn't sure how many materials were needed, but this was a good start.
Before he could gather his thoughts—
"Greetings, Master. Servant Lillian reporting to you."
A soft female voice interrupted him.
Mu Jiu'er, that natural child, had used the recruitment scroll instantly without Mu Chen even reminding her.
"But why is it a woman? Does the gender depend on the summoner's gender?" Mu Chen speculated.
"Your master is over there," Mu Jiu'er pointed at him sitting in the wheelchair.
Mu Chen received a prompt in his mind.
"Your companion Mu Jiu'er has gifted servant Lillian to you."
"......"
He did not refuse and quickly checked Lillian's information.
[Lillian (Healthy)]
Identity: Servant exclusively belonging to Mu Chen
Status: Hungry
Physique: 3
Mental: 4
Defense: 1
Loyalty: 80
This time, the "Hungry" status in the information bar served as a reminder.
He turned to check Sade's information.
[Sade (Light injury/Moderate infection)]
Identity: Servant exclusively belonging to Mu Chen
Status: Extremely hungry
Physique: 4
Mental: 3
Defense: 1
Loyalty: 79
Mu Chen: "!!!"
He took out a bag of compressed biscuits from his backpack, tore it open, and tossed it to Sade.
"Gulp."
The sound of swallowing came from Sade's body.
But holding the compressed biscuits in both hands, Sade did not eat, only cradled them like a treasure.
"Eat. Can you get full just by looking at food?" Mu Chen teased, watching Sade's cautious manner.
Sade shook his head quickly. "I dare not. Master's food is limited. Sade can endure the current hunger."
"Truly one hundred percent loyal..."
"There's water here. You two can eat and walk."
He gave Lillian a piece of compressed biscuit and handed a large bucket of water to Sade.
"Praise to Master, thank you for your grace. May you coexist with the era!"
Sade and Lillian spoke almost in unison.
Their replies were so formulaic and uniform.
Mu Chen turned his face away.
He mentally labeled the recruitment scroll as the "Strongest Training Base in History."
When he checked their information again, the hunger status was gone.
"A single meal increased loyalty by ten points?!"
[Sade (Light injury/Moderate infection)]
Identity: Servant exclusively belonging to Mu Chen
Status: Moderately satiated
Physique: 4
Mental: 3
Defense: 1
Loyalty: 89
[Lillian (Healthy)]
Identity: Servant exclusively belonging to Mu Chen
Status: Highly satiated
Physique: 3
Mental: 4
Defense: 1
Loyalty: 90
Staring at the loyalty of his two servants, information appeared in his mind.
[When loyalty is above 60, recruits will absolutely obey their master's orders. When loyalty drops below 50, recruits become passive. When loyalty drops below 30, recruits may defect.]
Looking out from the hospital side door, it was still a blood-red expanse, the red mist flowing slowly.
As Mu Chen and his companions stepped out of the hospital, the living red mist melted away like snow, forming a ten-meter radius around them.
He did not indicate to the others where they would go next.
Sure enough, within seconds, a prompt appeared.
[1500 meters ahead is a good place to survive, with abundant food and water, but many friendly neighbors. If you don't want to be sucked dry to the bone, it's best not to choose this.]
[On the left, you sense this path leads out of the city. Though there are dangers, supplies are plentiful enough for your continued survival.]
[You realize there are unseen entities on the right, and before them, you wouldn't last half a minute before being annihilated.]
[Behind, do you want to go back and see how the 'big one' reacts after losing its family?]