After Raymond, it was the turn of a young man named Karl. His Talent greatly increases his Agility—a very useful Talent if he decides to become an assassin in the future.
The next was Jason; his Talent allows him to create and control fire. He spoke about his Talent in a low voice, not daring to look at Mark. The beating he had received left him much more cautious and crushed a good portion of his arrogance.
The fifth and final Awakened, besides Mark and Iris, is named Emma. She is a tall, very beautiful young woman with a voluptuous body and the largest breasts Mark has ever seen.
Her Talent allows her to control wind and air within a certain area. She demonstrated a little of her power by creating several wind blades that sliced through the Auditorium walls as if they were cutting through paper.
Mark was shocked; Emma's Talent is far too powerful and deadly!
"Now it's my turn." Iris took a step forward, a light smile on her face and her eyes sparkling.
She looked at everyone and focused on Mark: "My Talent allows me to control other living beings, including Zombies."
Everyone's eyes, including Mark's, widened in shock and disbelief. They all looked at Iris with caution and fear; a mind-control Talent is very dangerous and terrifying.
Iris's proud expression turned strange upon seeing the fear and caution in the others' looks. She pouted with her arms crossed, looking a bit dejected.
She had expected such a reaction, but the actual experience still made her feel a little sad.
Mark smiled and stroked her black hair with his right hand: "Your Talent is very, very powerful! You will be a great help to me."
"Yes!" Iris's beautiful eyes shone with joy; she laughed softly and nodded with a very happy expression.
Sophia, Emma, and the others looked at Mark, their eyes gleaming with expectation, curious to know what his Talent could do.
"My Talent makes me much, much stronger in every aspect," Mark said with indifference, but his words shocked everyone.
"Every... every aspect? What a powerful Talent!" Sophia lost her composure and stammered in shock.
The others were also extremely shocked and felt a little... no, a lot of envy!
*'Hehe~ if only you knew I have two Talents instead of just one...'* Mark laughed in his mind, finding everyone's reactions, especially the women's, quite funny.
"Get ready! We leave here in three minutes!" he spoke solemnly, a very serious expression on his ugly face.
Some women felt that looking at his face was very unpleasant; after all, the vast majority of people find unattractive people off-putting. Of course, none of them dared to show disgust or loathing on their faces—that would be pure stupidity.
With his now absurdly powerful senses, Mark felt the looks of disgust and discomfort, no matter how well-disguised or quick they were, but he didn't care.
Just because he is now absurdly strong doesn't mean people will find him more pleasant to look at. Of course, that will change when they realize how difficult it is to try to survive without a powerful Awakened like Mark by their side.
"It doesn't matter if I'm ugly or not." Mark shook his head and stepped away from the group with a neutral expression.
He did not hesitate and used his last Evolution Point to evolve the Strength skill.
[-1 Evolution Point]
*Ding!*
[The Strength Skill has evolved into —> Super Strength!]
[Super Strength]
Level: Uncommon
Effect: Increases the user's Strength by 50% for 10 minutes.
Usage Cost: 100 Mana Points.
Cooldown: 25 Minutes.
"Hahaha~ with this, my survival is almost guaranteed!" Mark laughed loudly in his mind, smiling from ear to ear with eyes glowing with excitement.
With Supreme Amplification and the Super Strength ability, Mark's combat power will be monstrous. The zombies will be torn apart by him before they even realize it.
Mark clenched his fists tightly, feeling a new wave of confidence flood his being.
Three minutes passed quickly.
Mark gathered all the combatants a few meters away from the Auditorium door.
Mark, Raymond, and Karl formed the vanguard; Emma, Jason, Iris, and Sophia were the rearguard. With roles defined, Mark ordered Sophia to open the door using her Telekinesis.
Sophia took a moment to learn how to use her Talent and opened the double doors, allowing the zombies to enter.
Alex and the other survivors stayed back, watching the large number of incoming zombies with eyes shining with fear.
"Kill!" Mark roared and attacked after activating his Supreme Amplification Talent and Super Strength skill.
[The power and effects of Skills have been amplified 10 times!]
[All Attributes temporarily increased by 500%!]
[Super Strength Skill activated! Strength increased by 500%!]
An overwhelming wave of strength surged through Mark's entire body. He did not hesitate and began killing the zombies furiously!
He deactivated the skill enhancement as it was no longer necessary; keeping it active would only drain more Spiritual Energy.
The zombies invaded the Auditorium like a tide, leaving the survivors horrified and terrified, but their expressions of fear were replaced by pure shock as they saw Mark exploding the heads of several zombies in an instant!
The overwhelming power he demonstrated shocked Iris, Sophia, and the other Awakened. Mark was literally dealing with more than 70% of the zombies invading the Auditorium!
Bang!
-5,400
Bang!
-5,400
Bang!
-5,400
[You killed a Level 4 Common Zombie! +40 EXP]
[You killed a Level 3 Common Zombie! +30 EXP]
[You killed a Level 2 Common Zombie! +20 EXP]
*Ding!*
[You leveled up!]
[+1 Point to all Attributes, +50 Mana Points, and +100 Spiritual Energy Points.]
Dozens of notifications echoed and continued to echo in Mark's mind, but he ignored them all and kept killing the zombies at a terrifying speed.
The damage points left Sophia, Emma, and the others so frightened that their legs shook with fear and extreme shock.
*'HOW CAN HE BE SO POWERFUL?'* Sophia screamed in her mind while using her Telekinesis to stop some zombies.
She couldn't believe the absurd difference in strength between them. In truth, no one there wanted to believe it, but the facts proved that Mark was far superior to them in terms of power.
Iris's beautiful eyes shone with admiration for Mark's strength. She activated her Talent and controlled some zombies, making them attack the zombies near them.
The battle—or rather, the fierce massacre—continued for over two minutes before the zombies were totally eliminated.
Emma, Raymond, and the other Awakened slumped into nearby chairs with faces pale from exhaustion but wearing large smiles. Mark was satisfied with the performance of the six and decided to give 40% of the Survivor Boxes to them.
As for whether he was tired? Not at all!
Mark felt as if he had just finished a light exercise and was already ready for something much heavier and harder. He opened the Status Panel and smiled from ear to ear at what he saw.