Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

Chapter 2836  Advancement

Wayne looked at Arkley, who was standing behind Fang Heng, appearing utterly submissive and obedient. For a moment, he stood there, dumbfounded, unable to speak.

What did this mean?

What was Arkley up to?

Even if he couldnʼt win, there was no need to act like this!

Were they putting on a show together to fool him?

Fang Heng said coldly, ”Since youʼve accepted your loss, Arkley, Iʼll leave them to you.”

”Yes, Mr. Fang!”

Arkley took a deep breath.

He had just hovered on the edge of death.

It was all thanks to the Ancestorʼs generosity that he had not perished.

After processing everything, Arkley was overwhelmed with joy.

That was Fang Heng!

The Vampire Ancestor!

His misfortune had turned into fortune!

Very few people in the outside world knew the internal workings of the vampires.

Only those who reached the Marquis level would truly understand who their real Vampire King was.

And even fewer knew the true reason why the vampire bloodline had been able to evolve so terrifyingly in such a short time.

It was all thanks to the Ancestor!

Every vampire prince treated the Ancestor with absolute reverence and loyalty.

The lower-ranked vampires didnʼt even dare to call him by name—they could only refer to him as the Ancestor.

If he could get on Mr. Fangʼs good side, even the slightest benefit that slipped through his fingers, or just a single word from Fang Heng, would be worth decades of effort for Arkley.

”Tch, lucky bastard. He hit the jackpot.”

Zaka, seeing Fang Heng whisper a few words into Arkleyʼs ear, curled his lips in envy.

If only he were a vampire too.

Wayne and the remaining two mercenary commanders stood there silently, their minds racing for a solution.

Fighting was no longer an option.

Even more ridiculous was the fact that Arkley had defected just like that?

Then they saw Arkley walking back toward them.

Wayne stared into Arkleyʼs eyes, trying to find some answers there. ”Arkley, what is the meaning of this?”

”Donʼt ask.”

Arkley looked at Wayne and shook his head, his expression serious, ”Out of respect for our past relationship, I advise you to cut ties with Cole as soon as possible. Mr. Fang has agreed to let bygones be bygones regarding what happened before. Also, from now on, if any of you want to go against Mr. Fang, youʼll have to get through me first.”

Huh?

Wayne was stunned.

What was going on?

What kind of spell had that kid cast on Arkley?

”Alright, now letʼs talk business. Since youʼve already admitted defeat, youʼll work for Mr. Fang in this game. Do your job properly, and youʼll be rewarded. Donʼt get any funny ideas—Iʼll be watching you. Now, gather your men and follow me back to the ship.”

Wayne was even more bewildered.

Wait.

What was happening?

Just a moment ago, they were fighting side by side in the same trench.

And now Arkley was acting like their supervisor?

”Are you serious?”

”Iʼm not joking. If you donʼt want to die, hurry up.”

”Wait, wait...” Wayne took a deep breath, stopping Arkley before he could leave. ”What exactly are we going back to the ship for?”

”To carry shovels.”

”Huh?”

...

Under the ship.

A large pile of combat shovels was stacked on the ground.

Every now and then, player squads would pass by, casting strange glances at the pile.

Since the number of combat shovels exchanged was too high, Wu Xiao couldnʼt take them all at once. The ship could only initiate a transition every two hours, so the shovels had to be temporarily stored under the ship.

This stuff was just lying around, and yet no one dared to take any.

Wu Xiao had just borrowed money to buy another batch of combat shovels. As he was about to transport them back, something caught his attention. He turned his head and saw Wayneʼs team returning to the ship area from a distance.

The whole team looked utterly dejected.

What happened to them?

Earlier, he had heard that they were scheming some kind of revenge plan... acting all secretive, avoiding everyone, seemingly plotting something sinister.

Did Mr. Fang end up teaching them another lesson?

Huh?

Arkley was there too?

Mr. Fang?

As Wu Xiao saw Fang Heng following behind the team, a shiver ran down his spine.

”Wu Xiao.”

Zaka noticed Wu Xiao and called out to him.

Wu Xiao immediately walked over, glancing at Fang Heng next to him with a somewhat silly smile. He asked, ”Boss, is there anything else you need?”

”Good job. These new recruits are fresh, so teach them the rules. Later, take them and move a batch of shovels over.”

Ah? New recruits?

Wu Xiao followed Zakaʼs gaze and saw Wayneʼs team standing nearby, their faces full of frustration.

”Alright, got it...”

Wow, so Wayne and his crew were also here to move shovels?

Wu Xiao quickly pieced everything together and let out a secret sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he had been smart and hadnʼt been swayed by Wayneʼs persuasion to continue opposing Mr. Fang.

For some reason, Wu Xiao suddenly felt a surge of schadenfreude.

He had already warned Wayne not to mess with Mr. Fang.

And now look?

They were doing the same thing—moving shovels.

”Youʼre an experienced worker, so do well, and youʼll earn some performance rewards,” Zaka said, patting Wu Xiao on the shoulder before humming and walking toward the shipʼs transition beam with Fang Heng.

”Yes, yes...”

Wu Xiao respectfully watched Fang Heng and his group leave.

”Cough, cough.” Once they had left, Wu Xiao cleared his throat. ”Commander Wayne, please have your team pack these shovels into your backpacks. Fill them up, and weʼll be leaving in five minutes...”

Meanwhile, on the ship.

Captain Zoran was listening to a detailed report from his subordinates, learning about the battle between Fang Heng, Wayne, and Arkleyʼs team.

Fang Heng?

He was that powerful?

Even Arkley couldnʼt defeat him? He couldnʼt even withstand one move from him?

Zoran felt suspicious.

What was even stranger was that Fang Hengʼs team had already exchanged more than 10,000 combat shovels.

Was that enough?

What exactly did they need so many combat shovels for?

As Zoran was pondering, several transition beams flashed past beside the ship.

Fang Heng and his team entered the transition passage and headed straight to the contribution exchange station.

An S-level spirit gemstone could be exchanged for 100,000 contribution points.

Zaka submitted the 120 spirit gemstones in his backpack, immediately earning a huge 20 million contribution points reward, causing him to gasp in surprise.

Wow! So much?!

Master-level psychic abilities required a full 100 million contribution points.

Once the group had gathered enough contribution points and traded them with Fang Heng, Fang Heng began the exchange.

[Hint: The player consumes 100 million battlefield contribution points: exchange for master-level psychic advancement book.]

A book with a pale white cover appeared in Fang Hengʼs hand.

”Buzz...”

The academic book quickly dissolved into white light spots, merging into Fang Hengʼs body.

[Hint: Detected that the player has met the item prerequisites, advancing to master-level psychic.]

[Hint: The playerʼs current high-tier psychic skill has been replaced.]

Skill: Master-level psychic (Level 1).

Type: Academic discipline

Description: Open your mind and embrace the power of the mind.

Additional Effects: +30 to base spirit, +30 to base will, and an additional +3 spirit and will per skill level.

Additional skill: Mental shock

Additional skill: Mind control

Description: The skill can subtly increase othersʼ favorability towards you during interactions, making it easier to persuade them. The player can also actively use this skill to control others (the success rate is low, and failure will drastically decrease favorability).