Those who had fainted were gradually regaining consciousness. Lancelot, the first to awaken, saw Hubert standing still and approached him with a question."Did it hurt you?"Hubert shook his head, withdrawing his Superpower and knife. The turbulent emotions from earlier had subsided. At this moment, a Superpower light circle and core appeared from the weasel's corpse. Only Baron could absorb this illusion-related Superpower. As if recalling something, Hubert picked up the body and approached the Superhuman who had trapped him in the illusion, asking him:"Do you want it?"As he asked, Hubert tossed the core in front of him, then added a few more words:"Consider this me repaying a debt on behalf of my brother. In this apocalyptic age, if it weren't my brother who killed your family, someone else would have. Mental Superpower cores are rare, so think it over."The man was still lying on the ground, glancing from Hubert to the rolling core. After a long pause as if weighing his options,

"Let's attack in waves."Gideon's voice reverberated, slicing through the concentration of Canis. A zombie horde exceeding fifty in number stood before them. Over ten had attained level 3, and two formidable beings had reached level 4.Usually, a level 4 zombie could compete against four level 4 Superhumans simultaneously. Still, the Superhuman ranks needed to hold more level 4 warriors to fend off the two high-level zombies at once. Moreover, the level 3 zombies were also formidable adversaries, and dealing even with the lesser horde seemed daunting."A...ah!"Suddenly, a cry tore from Hadley's lips as she clutched her chest, panting heavily. A vibrant red light began to radiate intensely from her body."Hadley... Hadley! Are you all right?""What's happening to her?"Hadley's hands were clasped around her chest like she was in excruciating pain. Phelan, organizing the troop for battle, beheld this spectacle and declared in a commanding tone:"She's leveling up. Don't let her be dist

Hubert had activated his water-based superpower, and water began to flow downwards from his hands. His water encased the fire in a large ring, thus forming a sturdy water wall. He then continued to activate his ice-based superpower to freeze the water area. But this ice wall wouldn't hold for long as his low-level ability couldn't withstand the level 4 zombie's fire superpower. Thus, this ice wall was only a temporary barrier to prevent the fire from spreading further.As it could not spread, the fire could only rise higher. Thick black smoke covered a vast expanse of the sky.Boom! Crash!They had just taken down the two level 4 zombies at Nathan, Hadley, and Enda's side. The zombies could no longer fuel the fire, which could only smolder within the ice wall."Take action, Stella, Lucia!"With a cry, Hubert leaped towards the duo. The gusts of wind flurried in response to their collective movement, all utilizing every last bit of their energy for this crucial moment. Failure was not

Thud! Just as the metallic web crafted by Lancelot had been completed, both Hubert and Stella had fallen unconscious onto the mesh, soon followed by Lucia. The flame of the Level 4 zombie had been completely extinguished, but the count of the injured and those at death's doorstep to reach this result was too staggering to measure. Hubert and Canis, in particular, were severely affected due to their superpowers overreaching their limits. Emerging from a foggy stupor a few minutes later, Stella glanced over at Hubert, sprawled beside her. Hubert's entire body was covered in blood that had oozed from countless wounds. Even the pores of his skin wept with specks of blood dotting his flesh. Stella was genuinely terrified this time. She had always coveted everything that belonged to Hubert, even wished for his demise. However, ever since he had risked his life to save her, she wished she had never entertained such thoughts. "Hubert! Hubert!" Half of the resentment she held within hersel

Hubert reiterated: "Speak up, and I don't want to sever ties with you."Hitting Winston's weak spot, Winston sat up straight. Now it was impossible to hide anymore. Theodore shouldn't have tasked him with this covert operation, especially when it had many loose ends. Winston began hesitantly:"When I tell you, you mustn't venture into dangerous territories.""Which dangerous territories?""Just dangerous ones.""Speak up."Hubert retorted coldly. Winston, realizing the bleakness of the situation, hurriedly confessed:"Theodore has arrived. He was the one who healed you and Canis.""My elder brother is here?""Our elder brother was here?"Both Canis and Hubert simultaneously asked, not giving Winston a chance to answer as the barrage of questions continued:"How did he know we were in danger and come to our rescue? Does he possess a healing Superpower?""Can zombies even have healing Superpowers?"Canis' statement was not unfounded; zombies were devoid of healing Superpowers. They coul