They arrived downstairs.
There was no need for anyone to say anything.
The first thing they saw was a zombie in the midst of mutation.
And that person was actually one of the members who had gone out to fight earlier. Judging by the continuously bleeding wound on his waist, he wasn't just scratched; he had been bitten on the waist.
That's why the mutation was so fast.
Normally, if just scratched, it would take half a day to a day to mutate.
If it's fast, it only takes half a day, depending on the severity of the wound.
But if bitten, it might only take a few hours.
It's quite similar to the speed of snake venom.
Neurotoxin, or blood toxin, or perhaps a mixed toxin.
"Ugh~~~ Heh~~~"
The person lay on the ground, emitting an inexplicable growl from his throat, unlike a human.
The people around were all hiding to the side.
Some were holding weapons, ready to defend.
Seeing Su Hao and Han Jiangxue approaching, Chen Zhiyu ran over and said, "He was injured and didn't say anything, but the wound was too big, so he mutated quickly. Luckily, it wasn't at night or during rest."
If it had been at night or during rest.
Letting him successfully mutate would have at least cost a few lives.
The people around looked at this person with eyes full of pity and hatred.
This is the contradiction of humanity.
Going out to fight is brave.
But being afraid to speak up after getting injured is also normal.
Fear of being abandoned, blamed, despair about the future, and so on, are all reasons.
But no matter what.
Once mutated, there's no turning back.
"Swish~"
Su Hao silently drew his sword, walked to the person's side, and said calmly to those around him.
"I'll watch over him."
Everyone around nodded in agreement.
Those who knew Su Hao immediately felt relieved.
As for his fate, there was nothing more to say.
If the mutation succeeded, he would die.
If not, then congratulations.
Han Jiangxue held her Miao Saber, stood beside Su Hao, and waited together.
Just like that.
In the hall of the Sports Building.
Others rested on the edges, observing.
Su Hao and Han Jiangxue stood in the center, motionless.
The mutated person lay helplessly on the floor, body trembling slightly, emitting weak howls, eyes filled with terrifying blood vessels, as if blood would seep out at any moment.
Drool uncontrollably dripped from the corners of his mouth, gradually forming a small puddle on the floor.
He looked in great pain.
But there was no consciousness left in his eyes.
Seeing this, Su Hao knew the mutation was basically complete.
Without consciousness, he was no longer human.
But Su Hao still waited a little longer.
"Roar~!"
With a roar that was completely inhuman, Su Hao silently drew his sword, flicked the blade upward.
Swish~
The zombie's convulsing, struggling body paused.
The head and body gently separated, tilting beside the neck.
The eyes of those around widened.
It was so clean and swift.
"Clean it up."
After Su Hao finished speaking, he sheathed his sword and turned to leave.
Han Jiangxue watched as the blade rose and fell, gently biting her lip, lightly sucking on her teeth.
Seeing Su Hao leave.
She instructed the people around to clean up, then followed Su Hao back to the second-floor balcony.
A quick look at will leave you more fulfilled.
Upon reaching the second floor.
Su Hao directly asked, "What's your next plan?"
He wanted to confirm the progress, refer to it, and then decide his next step.
Han Jiangxue understood immediately.
"Are you planning to leave?"
Su Hao nodded, "There's no point in sticking together with them. I need to find elites and build my own team."
Han Jiangxue's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"What do you consider an elite?"
Su Hao simply counted on his fingers, "Strength, knowledge, skills, total score of 100, as long as one is over 85, it's considered elite."
"Do I count?" Han Jiangxue asked directly.
Su Hao looked into her eyes, her brown, clear eyes filled with an unbearable excitement for violence and passion.
Her previous upbringing in an excellent family and a peaceful society had become her shackles.
Only in the apocalypse could she truly unleash her potential.
Su Hao didn't bother to calculate.
Her overall score was over 90, she definitely counted.
So he didn't want to waste words, directly asking.
"Will you follow me?"
"I will."
"Can we grow fond of each other over time?"
"We can."
"Good."
A few words, spoken in an instant, like a rapid-fire question and answer.
When Han Jiangxue realized, her face turned red, and she gave him a fierce look with her eyes.
The quick conversation bypassed her brain's reaction.
By the time she spoke, it was already a reflex.
This was the effect Su Hao wanted.
It's the apocalypse, what's the point of being reserved?
If it's mutual, that's already good.
[Congratulations on completing the task: Build a Goddess Team · Recruit a Goddess!]
[Reward: Unlimited God-tier Choice]
[You can view team member · Han Jiangxue · detailed profile panel]
Su Hao would open this reward later.
First, he needed to plan the current situation.
So after the conversation.
Han Jiangxue defaulted to listening to Su Hao, and asked back.
"So what do you think we should do next?"
Su Hao first looked at his tasks.
There were still three tasks.
The Goddess Task could be completed repeatedly.
There was still an Arts District task unfinished, because they had only explored the Sports Building, and hadn't checked the Fine Arts Building, and the Thousand Kill Challenge wasn't done.
[Task: Thousand-Zombie Slaughter! (376/1000)]
There were still over 600 zombies left to kill.
But zombies could be killed anywhere, no rush.
So the main focus now was finding talent.
Su Hao thought for a moment.
"Based on what I just said, how many talents do you think are left in the school, those you know or recognize?"
Han Jiangxue already considered herself part of the team.
So her first thought was about what kind of talent to recruit for her team.
She thought for a moment.
"Our school, maybe only the Department of Medicine is useful to us. I only know the Assistant Instructor Xu Qing from the Department of Medicine, no one else."
After speaking, Han Jiangxue lowered her head slightly, "I usually don't get to know people..."
"It's okay." Su Hao waved his hand, indicating it didn't matter.
Someone like Han Jiangxue didn't need to know anyone, as long as she lived well herself.
Su Hao thought about the various colleges in this school.
Fields like Chinese Language, Fine Arts, Politics, Education, in an apocalypse environment, were of no use.
But people from the Medical School were indeed useful.
After thinking for a while.
Su Hao confirmed the plan ahead.
"Alright, first take these people downstairs, clear the Teaching Building and Dormitory of the Medical School, and the Cafeteria, find the Xu Qing you mentioned, if not, forget it, once cleared, we'll leave and look for talent outside the school."
"Okay." Han Jiangxue nodded, but suddenly asked, "What if we find her?"
"Even if we find her, we'll leave. You'll understand the rest in time."
Su Hao was referring to the evolution of superpowers.
By then, finding talent would be easier, just focus on those with good superpowers.
Han Jiangxue nodded, not asking more, "Okay."
There was still much to do.
Su Hao didn't want to waste too much time at the school.
The school had no resources.
He needed to quickly head outside, sweep malls, pharmacies, gas stations, tools, and so on.
Also, go to the industrial area, small workshops, sweep machine tools, lathes, processing machines, and so on.
Those were the most valuable.
[Task Triggered: Sweep Jiang University!]