Global Awakening: Apocalypse Ender's Chronicle

’What a nice-looking club…’ Magnus commented in his mind as he saw the item. It looked really good in terms of appearance, and it also had some sort of aura as he got close to it.

He was quite excited to appraise the item.

[ Zombie Spine Club ( Exceptional ): Crafted from the reinforced spines of a Giant Zombie, this club exudes a sinister aura, instilling fear in the hearts of enemies. The jagged edges of the spines enhance the club’s impact, making each strike devastatingly effective. The handle is wrapped in a tanned zombie hide for a secure grip, allowing the wielder to swing with precision and power.

Effects: +10 Strength, +400 Physical Damage

Special Effect:

Cursed Thorns: After a successful strike, the club will leave thorns on the body of the target and inflict a curse, weakening their defenses temporarily and causing lingering damage for 30 seconds. Cost: 100 Spirit Points. ]

”Ohh~ This is a nice weapon…” Magnus praised as he saw the effects. It was definitely something that he would love to have.

The Cursed Thorns, which cost 100 Spirit Points per usage, was definitely worth the price. It means that he could use its effect five times with his current 520 Spirit Points.

”So… What do you think? You should know how valuable an Exceptional Grade item is at this moment.” Shane said after seeing how satisfied Magnus was.

”Ahem… You are right, Shane… To be honest, I have two things in mind to offer. One of them is information about the location of a Golden Treasure Chest guarded by some high-tier Zombies, and the other is a Rare Gift Pack Voucher. This voucher allows you to get any of the 10 Rare Gift Packs. These two items are my offer.”

Shane went silent for a while as he heard this.

The information about the Golden Treasure Chest was valuable, but Magnus must’ve tried obtaining it but failed. This means that the treasure chest was probably guarded by powerful zombies, or it is in a place that would cause conflict among other survivors.

Nonetheless, with his current skills and equipment, he was confident enough to obtain this chest wherever it was located. As for the Rare Gift Pack Voucher, Shane also needed it.

After all, the Energy Gift Pack of this Rare version actually has Power Cores in it!

This was also the reason why he had plenty of Power Cores aside from those he purchased from Darwin!

However, with the Barrier Generators in his shelter, he knew that he needed more Power Cores for the third Zombie Wave.

During that time, they might have to use all two or even three Barrier Generators at the same time in order to Survive.

After taking a deep breath, Shane replied.

”Mhmm… Although I liked your offer, I don’t think that’s fair.” Shane said.

Seeing Magnus frown and was about to speak, he added.

”How about you throw in some Zombie Cores as well.” Shane said with a smile.

Although he had a lot of Zombie Cores in his possession, it didn’t hurt to possess more. After all, he also spent a lot whenever he could find a decent item in the Survivor Store.

Magnus finally revealed a smile after hearing this from Shane. He also wanted to offer Zombie Cores, but it would be better if Shane actually brought it up.

Afraid that he was going to change his mind, he immediately agreed and completed the trade.

He gave Shane a small map containing some instructions on how to locate the Golden Treasure Chest. Magnus also reminded him that it was actually guarded by 3 High-Tier Zombies at that time, and there could be more that were hiding. Magnus then gave Shane the Rare Gift Pack Voucher together with the 100 Zombie Cores.

That was already quite a lot… Shane knew that Zombie Cores were challenging to obtain, and the 100 Cores probably took a huge chunk in Magnus’ savings.

’Ahh… I forgot that they have someone with Golden Hands Talent… Anyway, this should be enough.’

”Right, I heard that you already recruited Lysandra… It’s a pity since I’m planning to let her join our Clan when we reach Level 3. However, I respect her decision, and as a parting gift, I won’t tell Eve and Chris that you’re the ’Zombie’ who stole the last hit from that Juggernaut Zombie…” Magnus said with a knowing smile on his face.

Shane was immediately shocked as soon as he heard this.

’How did he---’ He couldn’t but pause as he saw Magnus’ face. It seemed that he was indeed caught by how he reacted.

Nonetheless, he couldn’t recall any actions that he did that would make him too suspicious…

’Wait… Did he just make a connection after knowing that the path that Stan’s mining team opened led to the city’s underground tunnel? That’s not even enough to point it to me… Ahh… Is it the hatchet? Although I didn’t use the golden one, it must’ve given him a clue. After all, it was too much of a coincidence that a hatchet user appeared… Ugh!

I didn’t know this guy was monitoring the Chat when Eve and Chris were looking for me.’ Shane’s mind raced as he shook his head.

”I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Shane replied.

”Ahahaha… You’re right… I’m just saying nonsensical things. Right, once the weather is clear or when you feel like it, you guys can just leave. I already informed the guards. For now, I want to practice with this new weapon.” Magnus said as he finally left with a laugh while swinging the club.

***

On the next day, Shane and Lysandra left Ironclad Imperium’s Shelter early in the morning.

”Sir Shane… Where are we headed? Are we going to return to your Shelter?” Lysandra asked.

Shane shook his head as he forgot to discuss this with her last night. He only mentioned that they’ll go east.

They were currently on a cemented road that was leading to another sector. At this time, they could see some broken cars and various vehicles on the road. They had all been looted and destroyed by the passage of time as nature seemed to be closely taking them.

”We’re heading to Sector 14 for now… Anyway, your Talent is amazing, so you really have to make use of it…” Shane said as he recalled her Epic Talent, Quick Learner.