Chapter 18: Schoolmates

Zayne didn’t believe he was a good person.

For him, it was already good enough that he didn’t abuse the power he had and started a mass murder and raping every beautiful girl he saw.

However, he was still human, and he adhered to his bottom line.

As long as it didn’t inconvenience him and it was within his ability, he wouldn’t mind helping others.

’Just like a game’s terms of service, a person’s bottom line is subject to change. It also depended on a case-by-case basis.’

’In most cases, I’ll only help those who have a good relationship with me. But since my dorm mates and friends aren’t around and I’ll still have to pass by these schoolmates when I go out, I might as well assist them and clean up those zombies.’

With his power, killing those zombies would only take seconds of his time, so it wasn’t inconvenient.

With that in mind, Zayne decisively opened his dorm’s window.

Amidst the shock of those students who had noticed him from afar, Zayne jumped down.

But before he could fall, metal chains sprouted from his back.

The sharp tip of the chains anchored themselves in the air, treating it like solid ground, allowing Zayne to maneuver himself in the air as if he were floating.

Due to Zayne’s extremely precise and masterful control, the metal chains didn’t generate any sound, making those zombies unable to detect him.

From above, Zayne observed his schoolmates who were fighting the zombies.

The zombies outnumbered them, having around forty. On the other hand, his schoolmates had 8 males and 3 females, with one of those female students being bitten.

Honestly, with their lineup, they would have already lost. However, one of the male students seemed to possess an innate talent that allowed him to conjure barriers, blocking the zombie’s advances.

Yet, with the cracks appearing on the barriers, it clearly couldn’t hold much longer.

"Look, it’s Zayne Voss! We’re saved!"

One of the female students exclaimed as soon as she saw Zayne above.

As not only an outstanding student but also a very handsome one, Zayne was well-known in their college and even one of the four "prince charmings".

Unlike Damien, who was infamous for being frivolous and lustful, Zayne, despite being aloof, was quite approachable to his acquaintances and had a good reputation among other students.

Kurt, who was maintaining the barriers, spotted him as well and spoke out, "Zayne, can you help us? My barriers won’t last long."

"It won’t be for free, I have a bag worth of supplies, and I’ll pay that for helping us!"

In response, Zayne merely snapped his fingers, and chains appeared near each of the zombies, binding them.

A second later, those chains binding the zombies suddenly became extremely sharp, cutting the zombies into pieces as they tightened around them.

In just three seconds, all forty-two zombies were killed without Zayne expending much effort.

It made Kurt, who was about to persuade Zayne further, halt and watch him in awe.

The same went for the male and female students who accompanied Kurt.

But since none of them knew Zayne in person, his power dissuaded them from talking to him for fear of offending him.

As college students who were about to enter society, none of them was stupid and knew that the advent of the Apocalypse World Update Era had changed the common laws of the world.

At least until the government and military stabilized the situation, those who possessed powerful innate talents undoubtedly commanded great authority over weak common people like them.

Everyone awakened innate talents, but none of them were high in rank or useful in combat.

At least, some of them possessed talents that allowed them to deal with zombies as long as they weren’t outnumbered. Some of them had assisted Kurt in fending off the zombies.

Yet, they admittedly couldn’t do it as fast and domineeringly as Zayne did.

Knowing Zayne was not to be trifled with, they didn’t want to offend him and could only signal Kurt to talk to Zayne.

As their temporary leader, Kurt decisively commanded one of the male students, causing that male student to take out a school bag from his item inventory innate talent.

The school bag bulged and was full of their scavenged supplies. They didn’t want to part with it, but they still knew that their lives were worth more than those supplies, so using it to pay Zayne was a must.

Taking the school bag from that male student, Kurt offered it to Zayne, "As promised, here’s our payment."

Seeing Kurt’s sincerity, Zayne frankly didn’t need their supplies as he could conjure any food and water he wanted.

However, he had to accept them even if he didn’t want to. Otherwise, if he set a precedent of saving others for free, then everyone would bother him relentlessly, which would annoy him.

Taking the school bag from Kurt and storing it in his system inventory, much to Kurt and the others’ surprise, Zayne asked, "Have you seen Henry, Damien, or Alan?"