Chapter 250 The Cautious Su Ze

Su Ze suppressed his surging emotions and pulled up his attribute panel.

free attribute points: 124.

He stared at the number, not in a hurry to act.

He had already confirmed the intelligence for the next level with Gai Qian—Vampire-type monsters.

They possessed intelligence and weren't skilled in spirit attacks, but they were extremely fast—typical of the Agility-Attack Style, with high attack and low defense.

For ordinary players, speed was the lifeline of the next level.

But while Su Ze was concerned about this, he wasn't particularly worried.

What truly drew Su Ze's extreme attention was still her...

He looked away from the panel, his peripheral vision sweeping over Shi Yetang, who was standing not far away.

This woman was currently suppressed by the rules to a combat power equal to his own and had become his tenant; logically, she shouldn't be able to pull any tricks for the time being.

The upper limit of the rule suppression followed his own level.

The stronger he was, the more she could exert.

But what he really cared about was something else.

—speed.

The Burst Bond was his greatest trump card.

In a single thought, his basic combat power would double, and it could even reach crushing, terrifying values after multiple stacks.

But no matter how impressive a trump card was, one had to be able to play it in time.

If one day someone suddenly attacked while he was off guard, and they were so fast that he didn't even have time for a single thought to flash by—

Then any Burst Bond or One-Click Kill would be nothing but scrap paper.

Su Ze took a deep breath.

100 points, all dumped into speed.

The remaining 24 points would be kept for now.

The moment the attribute points were allocated, a strange sense of lightness spread from the soles of his feet to his entire body.

It wasn't that he had become lighter, but rather that his perception speed of everything around him had suddenly jumped to a new level.

In fact, as long as he focused his perception, everything around him seemed to give off the illusion of slowing down.

The panel refreshed.

[Player: Su Ze]

[Dormitory: 4th Floor - 404 (landlord · Level 4 Dormitory)]

[Personal Attributes: health 40, Strength 20, intelligence 40, Stamina 30, spirit 40, speed 160]

[Skills: Intermediate Marksmanship, Armor Piercing Strike, Primary Marksmanship, Basic Boxing, Beginner Blade Technique, Elementary Swordsmanship, Primary Grappling Technique, Elementary Reconnaissance...]

[basic combat power: 330]

330.

Su Ze nodded in satisfaction.

A speed value of 160 meant that in most cases, he could react the instant an opponent attacked—even if it was just the thought of activating Burst, that would be enough.

And once Burst was activated, doubling 330 would result in 660.

A basic combat power of 660, combined with equipment and skill bonuses, was enough to handle most situations.

In truly extreme cases, there was still a second stage of Burst.

This was the confidence that allowed him to keep Shi Yetang by his side.

"From now on, without my permission, you can only stand in front of me," Su Ze said, putting away the panel in a flat tone. "And you must have your back to me."

Shi Yetang paused her steps and glanced back at him.

Then, she nodded helplessly.

"Understood."

She didn't say anything more.

She could clearly perceive the landlord's current basic combat power value—330.

It had increased by exactly one hundred points from the previous 230.

Shi Yetang knew very well what Su Ze was guarding against.

He was guarding against her.

This man had blocked every possible escape route tightly.

And given his growth rate...

Shi Yetang did a silent calculation and felt that she probably wouldn't be able to turn the tables in this lifetime.

She accepted it, completely accepted it.

Just as Su Ze was preparing to take her away, his peripheral vision caught the corner of the room.

Several women were huddled there, trembling all over, their faces pale.

They were the roommates from the Dormitory where Shi Yetang had previously disguised herself as Research Personnel.

The commotion just now hadn't been small; although they didn't see exactly what happened, the terrifying aura they felt alone was enough to scare them out of their wits.

Su Ze glanced at them.

"Keep what happened today buried in your hearts."

The women nodded frantically, their heads almost snapping off.

Su Ze withdrew his gaze and tilted his chin toward Shi Yetang: "Go, lead the way."

Shi Yetang took a deep breath and took the lead, stepping out of the Dormitory door.

Su Ze followed behind her, maintaining a distance of about three steps.

Neither too close nor too far.

Close enough to react instantly if she made any unusual moves, yet far enough that she couldn't touch him the moment she turned around.

After walking two steps, Su Ze suddenly remembered something.

He pulled out that high-tech monocle from his backpack—the combat power reconnaissance glasses.

A good item he had just "squeezed" out of Shi Yetang's hands.

Su Ze casually put it on and glanced at Shi Yetang walking ahead.

A string of cold data appeared on the lens.

[Target: Shi Yetang (Zombie Royalty · Renegade)]

[True basic combat power: 720]

[Currently suppressed by rules; maximum exertable combat power: 330]

720.

Su Ze's breathing didn't change, and his pace didn't falter, but his heart still shuddered violently.

Seven hundred and twenty points of basic combat power.

Even if he fully activated both stages of Burst now to stack up to 660, theoretically, it still wouldn't be enough.

Of course, the rules were suppressing her; on his own territory, she could only exert 330, which was on par with him.

But who could guarantee the rules would always be effective?

Who would dare to bet that they would never leave their territory?

Su Ze's expression remained unchanged as he continued: "Open your attribute panel and let me see it."

Without turning her head, Shi Yetang simply swiped her fingers twice in the air, fully expanding her attribute panel and displaying it toward the back.

[health 162, Strength 110, intelligence 68, Stamina 136, spirit 92, speed 152]

Su Ze's gaze lingered on the number "speed 152" for a second.

His own speed was 160.

It was only 8 points faster than hers.

Although in high-speed combat, an 8-point difference was enough to decide life and death—it was still "only" enough, and the margin for error was terrifyingly low.

But then again, he held the proactive position.

She had her back to him, and any turning motion required time. Meanwhile, he only needed a single thought to trigger the Burst Bond.

The speed of a thought versus the speed of turning and attacking.

The gap between these was his margin of safety.

It was barely enough.

But only barely.

Su Ze sighed inwardly.

Still too weak.

Although he knew that since entering the Survival Game, his rise had been so fast it felt absurd even to him.

But the more he understood the deeper information of this world, the more he felt it wasn't enough.

"Stay a bit further away from me in the future," Su Ze added. "Maintain at least a five-step distance."