Chapter 234 Learning to Copy: Shi Yetang Couldn't Hold Back Any Longer?

Su Ze looked at her shy and bewildered expression, said nothing, and walked straight toward the single bed in the Dormitory.

Zhuang Xiaoxin raised her head and saw Su Ze's actions; her mind went completely blank.

She bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and finally took small steps, her face flushed, following Su Ze to the bedside.

...

One hour later.

Su Ze looked at the girl beside him who had already fallen into a deep sleep. Tear drops still hung from her long eyelashes, and her sleeping face was peaceful yet carried a hint of grievance.

Just then, the system's notification sound rang out on time in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the Bond with the Goddess 'Zhuang Xiaoxin' has been established!]

[Bond [Learning] activated!]

[Effect: During each game period, you can replicate the Bond effect of any goddess whose Bond has been activated. After replication, the Bond effect can be used at any time. After the game round ends, the replicated effect will automatically expire (cannot take effect during the rest period).]

It's here!

Su Ze's heart stirred.

This Bond was equivalent to allowing him to double a skill effect, and it was even a free choice!

He immediately began to calculate.

Currently, he had already activated the Bonds of seven goddesses.

An Lan's [Engineering] can unconditionally upgrade a building once per game round.

This Bond was very strong, but it was a strategic ability and had no direct help for improving personal combat power at the moment.

Jiang Yuwan's [Tutoring] adds a fixed 2 free attribute points daily.

If he copied this, it would be equivalent to getting 4 attribute points a day.

In the long run, the returns were good, but... distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst.

Liu Qiaofei's [Strange Language] was a god-tier skill for dealing with low-intelligence zombies.

But facing the clearly more cunning Supernatural Entities in the second round, the effect was already greatly reduced.

Su Ze wasn't sure if copying it would result in an enhancement; he didn't want to gamble with this unique opportunity. Naturally, it was also excluded.

Yao Qingya's [Literature] obtains random intelligence daily.

This Bond was full of uncertainty; sometimes it provided crucial information, and sometimes the intelligence was not very useful.

It relied too much on luck.

Better to exclude it.

Su Meier's [Treasure Gathering] refreshes a random supply item daily, with the quality benchmark being the highest quality item in his own backpack.

Now that he had perfect quality items, it meant he could get a free perfect-grade item every day.

This was also a god-tier skill for development, but the items produced might not directly improve combat power; it also depended on luck.

Li Xinran's [Gold Burst] increases currency drops by 50% and provides a higher item drop rate.

A purely development-type Bond; against an enemy of Shi Yetang's level, no matter how much gold dropped, it was useless.

Finally, only Qiao Yunge's [Burst] remained.

One hour of Burst per day, doubling all attributes!

Su Ze's brows furrowed slightly.

Without a doubt, [Burst] was the most terrifying among all Bonds for improving personal immediate combat power.

But a problem followed.

If he copied [Burst], what would happen when he used two [Burst] skills together?

Would it double again on top of the initial doubling, reaching a terrifying four-fold increase?

Or would it simply extend the one-hour Burst to two hours?

If it were the former, his combat power would instantly soar to an unimaginable level, and even facing Shi Yetang, he would have much more confidence.

But if it were the latter...

The effect would be greatly diminished.

Shi Yetang was a zombie, and a Royal at that.

Although Su Ze wasn't clear on the specific abilities of a Royal, those ordinary zombies from before each possessed nearly infinite Stamina.

Would a Royal zombie also have infinite Stamina?

If so, in a war of attrition against a monster that never tired, an extra hour of Burst time wouldn't be as significant as imagined.

This was a gamble.

Win the bet, and combat power would skyrocket, a step to the heavens.

Lose the bet, and a precious replication opportunity would be wasted.

Su Ze's eyes flickered as he rapidly weighed the options in his mind.

A few seconds later, he no longer hesitated.

Wealth is found in danger!

Facing a massive threat like Shi Yetang lurking in the shadows, any conservative choice could lead to an irredeemable situation.

An extra hour of Burst time might also improve his win rate.

I'm betting on it!

“System, use the [Learning] Bond to replicate Qiao Yunge's Bond—[Burst]!”

[Ding! Bond [Burst] replication successful!]

[This replication effect will expire after the current survival game round ends.]

It's done!

Su Ze's heart settled; with just a thought, he could use both Burst Bonds simultaneously.

He stood up and glanced at Zhuang Xiaoxin, who was still sound asleep on the bed.

Now, he needed to find an opportunity to test the true effect of the double [Burst].

Just then, his private channel suddenly lit up.

It was a message from Lu Jiaming.

[Private Chat · Lu Jiaming: Boss, my subordinates contacted me. Over at the World Financial Center, most players have already woken up from their deep sleep.]

Su Ze's gaze focused, and he immediately replied.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Got it, I'm coming over immediately.]

After handling this, he immediately sent a private message to An Lan.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Come to Dormitory 401 and carry Zhuang Xiaoxin back to 404.]

After doing all this, Su Ze messaged Gai Qian and Ye Qingqing.

With things here settled, next was to completely subdue the last faction at the World Financial Center.

He turned to leave, thought for a moment, and opened the private chats for two more people.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Ye Qingqing, Gai Qian, get ready. Come with me to the World Financial Center.]

Having arranged everything, Su Ze took one last look at Zhuang Xiaoxin sleeping soundly on the bed, then turned, pulled open the door, and walked out.

He had just reached the stairwell, preparing to go downstairs.

Suddenly, another private message popped up.

It was from Guo Fei—the man he had tasked with gathering intelligence to become his secret operative, whom he wanted to use to balance out Zhou Kai, but who hadn't managed to produce results on time.

Su Ze clicked on the message, and his eyebrows shot up.

[Private Chat · Guo Fei: Boss Su Ze, I accidentally discovered a female member of the Research Personnel newly recruited from the building. She seemed to leave the Dormitory building alone just now...]