14: Chapter 14: Fifteen attribute points! Other women are drooling with envy!

Just as the entire room fell into a suffocating silence, and everyone's thoughts were stirred once again by that system announcement.

The cold system prompt rang out in the ears of everyone in the team once more.

[Creation Agreement complete — — Rewards calculating...]

[Non-initial base reward: All attributes +3]

All attributes +3!

This number made all the girls in the living room freeze. Although it was 2 points lower than the initial base reward, it was still a number that made people green with envy.

And there was still a possibility of a Critical Hit.

This was far more than the attribute points they had obtained after toiling for hours tearing down houses and risking their lives to collect supplies!

Unfair! This thought uncontrollably bubbled up from the bottom of many people's hearts.

However, before they could recover from this mixture of jealousy and resentment.

The third system announcement followed immediately!

This time, the system's cold and heartless voice carried a certain power that was enough to shake the soul!

[Talent: Absolute Critical Hit triggered — —]

[Attribute increase gain detected... Performing Critical Hit calculation...]

[Critical Hit multiplier: ×5]!

[Final reward calculation: All attributes +15!]

All... All attributes +15?!

This was a full 5 points more than the +10 from the first time!

The entire living room fell into silence.

"I... I didn't hear that wrong, did I?" a girl broke the deathly silence with a trembling voice.

"Fifteen points... all attributes...?"

"Quick! Quick, check the system log!"

Someone shouted, and everyone reacted, hurriedly opening their attribute panels in mid-air with trembling fingers.

In the latest entry of the system log, that line of golden, blindingly bright text appeared clearly before everyone's eyes.

[Team member Jiang Ning completed the Creation Agreement, triggering member Fang Che's SSS-Rank Talent: Absolute Critical Hit, final reward calculated as: All attributes +15.]

Jealousy, shock, confusion, desire, fear...

Countless complex emotions piled up, crazily intertwining and churning within their hearts.

They had worked themselves to the bone as demolition workers for hours, swinging heavy axes and pickaxes, leaving them covered in dust and aching all over, yet the total attribute increase they gained probably didn't even amount to a single point.

And Jiang Ning... had only enjoyed herself once with Fang Che in that small room.

And she had gained a full 15 attribute points, something they didn't even dare to imagine!

In an instant, the way everyone looked at the room's doorway changed.

What were dignity and face worth in the face of absolute power that could transform a person?

This world was no longer the peaceful and comfortable world it once was.

Here, only power was the sole guarantee of survival!

Inside the room.

Jiang Ning lay limp, completely drained of strength, panting slightly.

She slowly opened her heavy eyelids; her vision was still slightly blurred, and her brain was in a daze after the overload.

What she felt from her body wasn't the severe soreness and tearing sensation she had expected, but rather... an unprecedented, overflowing sense of explosive power.

Every cell in her body was now infused with brand-new, surging energy.

The fatigue accumulated from high-intensity labor was completely wiped away.

She even felt that with a single punch now, she could smash through the wall beside her!

What was going on?

She struggled to sit up and subconsciously opened her attribute panel.

The next second, she was completely stunned.

[Name: Jiang Ning]

[Level: LV1]

[Strength: 30 (15+15)]

[Agility: 35 (20+15)]

[Constitution: 32 (17+15)]

[Spirit: 37 (22+15)]

...

Looking at her attribute values, which had skyrocketed to a terrifying level, Jiang Ning's mind went blank.

She looked at her hands, a pair of hands with distinct knuckles and thin calluses from years of training. But now, with just a gentle clench, she felt a terrifying power gathering in her palms that could crush a steel plate.

In that moment, the way she looked at Fang Che became incredibly complex.

But deep within this intense emotion, there uncontrollably sprouted a trace of indescribable reliance and... recognition, which even she was unwilling to admit.

She understood.

This was the fastest and most effective way to become stronger in this apocalyptic world.

This was a path of depravity that she could not resist, and one that she even... found addictive.

Fang Che also felt the surging power within his body. This Creation Agreement, although the base reward was lower, had a higher Critical Hit multiplier, and the overall bonus was 5 points higher than the first time.

He could clearly feel that his five senses, strength, and reaction speed had all undergone a qualitative leap.

He reached out his hand toward Jiang Ning.

"Can you still walk? We should go back." His voice was very calm, making no mention of what had just happened.

Jiang Ning stared silently at the hand he extended for a full several seconds.

In the end, she silently placed her hand on his.

Fang Che instinctively exerted force, preparing to pull her up from the ground in one go.

However — —

"Hmm?"

A powerful force far exceeding his expectations came from their clasped hands. Fang Che even felt his wrist gripped by a massive force, causing him to freeze for a moment.

He looked up at Jiang Ning in surprise.

Jiang Ning seemed to have realized her loss of control; a trace of awkwardness flashed across her face, and she immediately reined in her strength, quickly pulling her hand back.

The two walked out of the room, one after the other.

Jiang Ning kept her head down the entire time, her slightly damp black hair covering her face, making it impossible for anyone to see her expression. She dared not look anyone in the eye, and her steps were even a bit unsteady.

But the powerful aura of oppression emanating from her, which she couldn't fully conceal due to the sudden surge in attributes, was extremely forceful, directly filling every corner of the living room.

Several girls standing nearby even felt their breathing hitch, uncontrollably taking half a step back, their hearts pounding wildly.

Looking at Jiang Ning walking past with her head down, their eyes were filled with undisguisable envy, jealousy, and... deep awe.

"Vixen..."

Lin Xinyi watched Jiang Ning walk past her and squeezed three words through her teeth; the voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Jiang Ning's footsteps paused for a moment, but she ultimately didn't look up, only quickening her pace to walk behind Fang Che.

Teacher Qin Bing watched the two walk out side by side, then looked at the complex faces of the others in the living room, and took a deep breath.

She knew that some things had changed completely.

Now was not the time to deal with these internal issues.

She used all her strength to suppress all the emotions in her heart and issued an order in a tone that was unquestionable and carried absolute authority.

"Everyone, attention! Pack your gear and prepare to return to the Train!"