Chapter 244 The Fatal Flaw of the Corpse Clan

When Su Ze heard the words "joining your Dormitory," his face remained as calm as a still well, but the system prompt from earlier echoed in his mind.

[Bond [Power of the King Corpse]: The host's Stamina attribute is permanently doubled; simultaneously, the host can adjust their own pain level (0-100%).]

[Note: Different levels of pain have their own pros and cons; please adjust with caution.]

His Stamina attribute was permanently doubled!

This wasn't a temporary buff with a time limit like [Burst]; it was a solid, permanent increase!

His endurance capacity had effectively doubled!

As for that pain adjustment, it was an ability that became more terrifying the more he thought about it.

If he truly encountered a desperate fight to the death, he could simply set his pain to 0. Wouldn't that make him a tireless killing machine that ignored all injuries?

Although the system warned of drawbacks, when it came down to a life-or-death moment, staying alive was the only thing that mattered.

This card was definitely at the level of an absolute trump card!

Su Ze had already made up his mind, but he didn't let it show on his face at all, maintaining his cold and scrutinizing posture.

Seeing Su Ze's expressionless face and lack of response, Shi Yetang's heart sank to the bottom. She spoke up hurriedly, her voice tinged with urgency.

"This is the safest way! It is an iron rule within the entire player faction!"

"As long as the landlord is willing, they can even evict or kill a tenant with a single click! Although I am nominally a player under your command right now, my Dormitory unit is still independent, which is why I am not subject to your absolute control."

Su Ze nodded.

He had understood these rules clearly on the very first day of the game.

Once the seven-day Novice Period passed, the landlord's authority would fully take effect. A tenant's life or death would be almost entirely dependent on the landlord's whim.

It was only because he had unified the entire region and suppressed everyone with absolute strength—forbidding other players from arbitrarily disposing of or arranging others—that this rule had seemed less significant within his territory.

But rules were rules.

They were among the strictest and most effective contracts in this Survival Game.

But did she think just this would make him feel completely at ease?

Impossible.

Forget an enemy he had just been fighting to the death; even the women in his own Dormitory were people Su Ze had never trusted one hundred percent.

Seeing that Su Ze seemed to be wavering slightly, Shi Yetang quickly added, "Once I join your Dormitory, my life will be in your hands at all times. You won't have to worry about me betraying you at all!"

"Furthermore, by doing this, I will be completely branded as a traitor by the Zombie Clan. They'll be too busy hunting me down; how could I possibly help them?"

She paused, cautiously observing Su Ze's expression.

"If you... if you are truly uncomfortable having me by your side, I can also join the Dormitory of the person you trust most under your command and become that person's tenant."

"No."

Su Ze rejected the idea immediately without even thinking.

"If I can't see you, I'll be even less at ease."

He glanced at Shi Yetang, a trace of mockery in his tone.

"What if your wicked heart doesn't die and you suddenly lash out to kill your new landlord? Wouldn't you be free again? Don't think I don't know that with your strength, if you were to sneak attack an ordinary player, they wouldn't even have time to react."

Shi Yetang's expression turned somewhat ugly.

Her last path of retreat had been completely blocked by Su Ze's single sentence.

"Then... then I will just join your Dormitory directly!" She gritted her teeth, practically throwing caution to the wind.

Su Ze, however, feigned hesitation while stroking his chin, looking her up and down as if evaluating the value of a piece of merchandise.

"Having you stay by my side all the time... it still feels a bit unsafe."

He sighed, as if he were truly troubled by this.

"Thinking it over, it seems just killing you would be the most cost-effective option."

Su Ze said this intentionally, wanting to see if he could squeeze more out of this woman besides the belongings he had already claimed as spoils of war.

"..."

Shi Yetang grew completely frantic; she felt like she was being driven insane by this man.

"I am still useful! I still have immense intelligence value!"

"I can even tell you all the core secrets of our Zombie Clan as my token of loyalty!"

Su Ze raised an eyebrow, finally showing a bit of interest.

"Oh?"

"Then let's hear it."

Shi Yetang stared fixedly at Su Ze, her eyes flickering with uncertainty as if she were making one final struggle.

But at the thought of that spear that could pierce her throat at any moment, she steeled her heart. Since she was going to become a tenant anyway and her life would be in his hands, telling him her race's fatal weaknesses didn't seem to make much of a difference anymore.

She simply decided to spill everything, letting the words pour out like beans from a bamboo tube.

"Our Zombie Clan actually has a very low status within the Monster Camp of the entire survival world; you could even say we are one of the weakest factions!"

This opening statement caught even Su Ze a bit by surprise.

In his view, zombies were fearless of death and could constantly expand their numbers through infection; they didn't seem to be associated with the word "weak" at all.

Shi Yetang seemed to see through his thoughts, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.

"Because we have a trait that is powerful to the extreme, yet also incredibly fatal—Infinite Physical Energy."

"Before any zombie develops wisdom, they can move tirelessly forever. This is our greatest advantage."

"However!"

She changed the subject, her voice carrying a sense of deep helplessness.

"Once a zombie develops true wisdom, this advantage begins to deteriorate rapidly!"

"Think about it. If someone has even a bit of a brain, who would want to wander around aimlessly like an idiot? As long as one has independent consciousness and wants to act with a purpose, it will inevitably consume spirit."

"When spirit is consumed, one needs to rest and recover. This creates a fundamental contradiction with the trait of 'Infinite Physical Energy.'"

"Therefore, once we of the Zombie Clan become powerful and possess wisdom, the advantage of Infinite Physical Energy vanishes. Even..."

Shi Yetang's voice grew lower and lower, tinged with self-mockery.

"Because our bodies are even more broken than those of humans, the speed at which we recover spirit is much, much slower than yours..."

"Even... the recovery of what was originally our most terrifying advantage—Stamina—is at least twice as slow as a human of the same level. The reason is the same. Of course, this is a comparison at the same level, not a case of a higher level fighting a lower one."

Su Ze listened quietly, his mind working rapidly.

He recalled the more powerful zombies he had encountered before. They indeed displayed higher intelligence and still seemed to have infinite Stamina, but they already knew how to flee. Does that mean they didn't count as having true wisdom yet?

This was indeed a fatal weakness.

He continued to inquire with interest.

"From what you're saying, the limitations are indeed quite large. But what if... you're at the end of your rope and absolutely must fight for your life?"