Chapter 86 Action Harvest
Looking down from the second-floor window, Ivan hobbled.
For a loser, leaving alive was already luck. The unfortunate ones had all turned into corpses, headless corpses, like Jacob.
A few minutes ago, Michelle had shot Jacob from behind, shattering his heart and also shattering this middle-aged man's hope for a post-apocalyptic future.
The people following Jacob were also stunned when one of them was suddenly bitten to death by Pill, who had gone berserk—the remaining two left with Ivan.
In this house, which had been burned beyond recognition, there were only six people at the moment. Looking behind them, Candice and Jack looked at Ivan's back outside with mixed feelings, as well as at William's unmoving back.
Two men, two backs, but at this moment, they represented entirely different meanings.
One represented failure, and the other succeeded.
The successful one took back the card, while the loser was exiled.
If it were in the past, William would have chosen to kill anyone who dared to encroach on his interests, but in this life, he wanted a different identity, so he had to be more thorough in his actions. Killing Ivan was simple, but it would result in a rift with Candice, which he did not want.
"Take this meat and this bottle of immunity potion to him," William suddenly said, handing these items to a dejected Candice.
"Although what he does is wrong, you two have a teacher-student relationship. With the immunity potion and some salted meat to boost his constitution, I think Mr. Adams will survive," William said.
Candice's eyes immediately lit up. She bit her lip in gratitude, not knowing what to say.
This female officer was clearly more suited to holding a gun than saying thank you.
Watching Candice leave excitedly, Michelle glanced at William and said with a slight sneer, "You've already driven him away. Don't you think you're being hypocritical?"
"I don't think so," William replied.
Michelle opened her mouth but said nothing.
Indeed, if this were considered hypocrisy, then the survivors outside would probably cry out for more of it.
William glanced at Michelle beside him and handed her something.
Michelle looked at the One-Star Evolution Potion William handed over and said with a bitter smile, "What is this? Is it a consolation prize for killing a colleague?"
"No," William said, stretching his body and squinting. "The moment the apocalypse arrives, everyone's relationships changes. Jacob is no longer your colleague, just someone who threatens you and exploits your greed. Even if you killed him, you have nothing to feel guilty about. Because he deserves it."
Michelle shook her head in denial. She rebutted, "I killed him because I need your help. Even if he deserves to die, it shouldn't have been me who killed him."
"Let me give you some advice, give up that kind of thinking as soon as possible. Otherwise, you might find a knife in your chest one day, and you'll never know who put it there," William said.
"Do you always find a reason for killing?" Michelle asked.
William laughed. He nonchalantly replied, "Because I never consider myself noble, so I don't need a reason to kill."
Michelle felt a chill down her spine, sensing that a red demon lurked within this smiling young man, a red-stained with blood.
"I'm not noble either. I used to kill for justice and the law. Just now... I killed for personal gain," Michelle said.
The woman, who once had a strong sense of justice, still found it hard to accept what she had just done.
William didn't try to persuade her. This was something she had to figure out on her own. He had said all that needed to be said.
"I hope you keep your promise and take me there," Michelle asked.
William nodded. "I may not be a good person, but I always keep my promises."
A potential large-scale bloody conflict disappeared just like that, making Natalie and Lucy think William was truly remarkable.
In reality, William was just better at finding things he could use among people.
William firmly believed that everyone had personal desires. In peaceful times, people wanted countless things, let alone in a lawless apocalypse.
So before gathering everyone, he secretly met with Michelle, whom Lucy had described as fair.
The negotiation wasn't difficult, even surprisingly smooth, taking only a minute.
Because Michelle needed something.
She desperately wanted to find her husband, but the dangers outside had made her increasingly hopeless over the past few days. She didn't dare to venture far. At this time, William found her and offered her a deal. In exchange for killing Jacob, he would help and escort her to find her husband once he recovered.
Others might not have dared, but Michelle had seen the brutality of the apocalypse over the past few days, so she dared to kill.
She could and dared to kill, so everything happened as it did.
Moreover, Jacob had indeed done some extremely excessive things in the past few days, which made Michelle angry and disgusted. He had even harassed her, giving her another reason to make up her mind.
The team's internal crisis was temporarily resolved, but William knew he couldn't relax because Thomas and even that trio might still be behind them, possibly catching up at any moment. Now that he was awake, he needed to turn the things he had obtained in the past few days into real strength.
Fortunately, although William's injured body and right arm hadn't fully recovered, they no longer hindered his normal actions. His mental strength had also recovered after several days and nights of sleep. Overall, he was in good condition.
William began to take note of the gains and losses at the shore of Moon Lake.
First, the biggest loss was undoubtedly the new gun, which was either picked up by someone else or destroyed by the Chain Prisoner's ray.
This made William feel a bit heartbroken. In his past life, he was a shooter. Without a gun, William always felt something was missing.
Secondly, the Second-Level Magic Crystal he had obtained along the way was all used to restore his mental strength. Lastly, there were the rewards he had given to others, such as the immunity potion and the evolution potion.
Compared to these losses, what he gained in return was much more. He gained a huge harvest.
Among the things he obtained, the most valuable item was undoubtedly the two-pound piece of Devil's Gold.
Although William didn't know its use for now, based on its value in his past life, this Devil's Gold was worth a fortune, several times the total value of his other assets.
Besides the Devil's Gold, William also got two carnivorous plant seeds from the Chain Prisoner's blood wood. These were also valuable. If he spent some time cultivating them, they would be the best choice for protection.
The rest included a recipe for a hiking potion, a space crystal, a Hellhound summoning card, a piece of Dreadram hide, a Treasure of the Sheep, a Career Promotion Scroll, and the basic Coagulation and Arousal Spell that he had already learned.
There were also some less important materials.
After taking inventory of his items, William was considering how to use these things when he suddenly remembered something. He fumbled in his pocket for a while and pulled out a golden object.
