Liu Yang never expected that successfully spreading his seed three days in a row would yield a bonus reward.
Was the system rewarding him for a triple kill?
If he got a quadra or penta kill, would there be even bigger rewards?
What if he hit a seven-kill streak and went straight to godlike?
Would the payout be massive?
At the thought, excitement surged through him.
"Looks like the system is encouraging me to branch out as much as possible-preferably once a day without breaking the streak! To keep the combo going, I need to keep finding female survivors."
Liu Yang made up his mind.
Tomorrow he would go out, sweep the convenience store clean, and check the rest of the villa area for other women to rescue.
After all, expanding his bloodline with female survivors was the fastest path to power.
He pulled his thoughts back to reality.
Beside him on the bed, Su Xiao, the starlet, lay staring blankly at the ceiling.
She had already been starving for days, and after Liu Yang worked her over for so long, she was on the verge of total exhaustion.
Seeing her state, Liu Yang pulled out a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread, handing them over.
"Eat something. I'd hate for you to die in my bed."
"Oh... thank you! Thank you!" Her eyes lit up at the sight of food, a spark returning to her hollow gaze.
She snatched the bread and began tearing into it ravenously.
"Slow down, nobody's taking it from you. Follow me, and you'll never run out of food." Watching her wolf it down, Liu Yang found the sight faintly amusing.
Once she finished eating, Su Xiao regained a bit of her strength.
The two curled up together and fell asleep.
Holding a gorgeous female star in his arms, Liu Yang felt a profound surge of satisfaction.
In the past, someone like her wouldn't have spared him a glance. Now she had willingly crawled into his bed and lay quietly in his embrace.
Finally, he got a taste of what it felt like to be a big-shot director. The feeling was exhilarating.
...
The next morning.
Liu Yang woke up feeling completely refreshed.
Today, he was going to that convenience store to clear out every last scrap of food.
Now that he had unlocked Dark Space, taking the entire store's inventory wouldn't even come close to filling its capacity.
After washing up, Liu Yang brought the food over to the dining table, where Tang Mengting and the others were already waiting.
He held absolute authority over the food supply. No matter how hungry they were, no one dared touch a bite until he doled it out.
This time, Liu Yang handed each person a bottle of milk, two sausages, a loaf of bread, and a pack of beef jerky.
Seeing the extra portion, He Yushi gasped in delight. "Ah? Another sausage? We're getting more and more food every day! Liu Yang, you're so amazing-and so generous!"
Tang Mengting looked at him with deep gratitude. "Yeah, another sausage... Liu Yang, you really are the best!"
"Eat up," Liu Yang said with quiet confidence. "I told you, as long as you follow me, food will never be an issue. There'll be plenty more where that came from."
Once he swept the convenience store today, they wouldn't have to ration anything anymore. They could eat until they were stuffed.
"Mm-hmm! Thank you! Staying with you makes me feel so safe!" He Yushi nodded eagerly.
Tang Mengting and Su Xiao both showed similar expressions of heartfelt thanks.
After breakfast, Liu Yang initiated today's deduction. He planned to make a full run for supplies, empty the convenience store, and then start sweeping for survivors.
Female survivors could be brought back. As for male survivors? He'd drive them straight out of the compound.
Deduction starting.
Using his ice needles, Liu Yang cleared out the 20 zombies at the main gate in just 15 minutes.
Since his capacity had increased to 10 needles at a time, he only needed to reload once to wipe out all 20 of them.
With the gate clear, Liu Yang gripped his fire axe and sprinted straight for the convenience store.
When he reached the storefront, he paused in surprise.
The three zombies he had drawn over last time were already dead.
Each skull had been split open-clearly the work of another fire axe.
Liu Yang frowned.
"Someone saw three zombies guarding the store and still took them down for the food. They've got real combat ability and guts. Probably one or more adult men."
He instantly went on high alert.
These were his competitors.
At the same time, he felt a wave of relief.
Thank goodness he had unlocked Dark Space early. Otherwise, these guys might have picked the place clean before he got here.
He stepped inside the convenience store and immediately began looting.
When he only had a backpack, space was tight. He had to prioritize high-calorie, quick-filling items. But now?
He could take every single item in the entire store.
"Bread, milk, sausages, bottled water? Taken!"
"Snacks, candy, cigarettes, top-shelf liquor? Taken!"
"Pots, pans, dishes, daily necessities? Taken!"
"Rice, noodles, cooking oil? Taken!"
"Knives, cookware, kitchen gear? Taken!"
"Wait, condoms? Uh... pass on those..."
...
Before long, Liu Yang had stripped the convenience store bare. He turned and made for the exit.
Just as he stepped outside, he ran headfirst into four people-three men and one woman.
Every one of them carried a stuffed hiking pack.
And the man in the lead was holding a fire axe identical to Liu Yang's.
The group stopped dead in their tracks, looking at Liu Yang in shock.
"Liu Yang? You're still alive? You came looking for food too?"
Liu Yang recognized them instantly and was equally surprised.
It was Zhang Zhenfeng, their head of security, leading two other guards and a gorgeous female homeowner.
"Yeah, came looking for supplies, but the place is totally cleared out," Liu Yang replied casually. "Didn't find a single thing."
He had no intention of letting them know he was the one who emptied the store.
That kind of haul would breed envy. While he didn't fear them, avoiding unnecessary trouble was always the smarter play.
Despite his calm demeanor, the guards didn't buy it.
Zhang Zhenfeng stepped past him, took a look inside the completely barren convenience store, and stared back in disbelief.
His eyes locked onto Liu Yang, sharp and demanding.
"Cleaned out? There was a mountain of stuff in here when we came yesterday! How could it all disappear overnight? Speak up, kid-did you do this? I'm your boss here, you better not lie to my face!"