206 Auu (1/2)

After the town defense, Jennie joined the volunteer workforce of the police.

Jennie didn't pester Jun anymore after what happened at the BES Elementary School. The curious and surprised look when Jun gazed upon her was still imprinted on the back of her mind.

She realized that the man who looked exactly like her brother wasn't him, nor could she force him to act like him. It became enough that she could see him from afar without causing him any troubles.

The next day after the defense, she checked new missions on the Notice Board while waiting whether she could chance upon Jun, but she never saw him.

Followed by the next day, and still couldn't have a chance encounter with him.

On the third day, she finally got an answer to her doubts. She asked a female Black Haven staff and learned that Jun left the town the day after the defense. It wasn't that she was unlucky to not meet him, but there was actually no chance for that to happen.

That day, she dejectedly joined the Public Market Campaign and wreaked havoc all over the place.

Jennie already had an excellent hearing ability before the apocalypse and it was magnified when everything finally started.

When she leveled up, she received Silence and Adrenaline, together with enhanced hearing as her pre-generated skills. Silence is a single target skill that prevents the target from making any kind of vocal noise.

The skill would last for ten seconds and has a one-minute cooldown. She mainly uses the skill to prevent D1's and H1's from creating too much noise that could possibly attract nearby hordes if they weren't already attracted.

Adrenaline was a self-buff skill that increases Attack Damage and Speed by 10% while reducing defense by 20% for 30-seconds. It has a cooldown timer of two minutes.

During the time of transition from BES Elementary School to Black Haven Compound, Jennie did her best to improve herself overall. With her previous knowledge of self-defense, she quickly rose to fame by using daggers in close combat.

She was nicknamed 'The Blur' because, by the time the enemy attack reach her, she already dashed closer for the kill.

She could weave in and out with ease and doesn't even have to watch where she was retreating to, as if she knows where all the enemies were. It was simply because she could hear every growl, footstep, and wind movement get amplified around her.

It could not be called echolocation since she really doesn't see what's around her, but most likely a downgraded version of it.

She wanted Jun to see her improvement and unknowingly waiting to receive praise. Then, Jun left and she realized that they weren't really that close since he didn't even bid farewell to her.

Except for their brief encounter inside his room and the thrilling journey she had with him, there was nothing else. She was one-sidedly attaching herself to Jun because she felt lonely for being alive.

After the Public Market Campaign, she went to the docks to relax and feel the late afternoon breeze of the lake. She stood at the edge as she stared blankly on the skyscrapers on the other side of the lake.

'I am always alone.'

'Even before this... I was always alone.'

While contemplating about life, she heard a commotion from somewhere together with pitiful growling noises.

She quickly ran towards the parking lot and saw two well-equipped men whittle down a mutated dog's stamina as they ran around in circles.

The dog's left leg was severely injured and it was raised in the air, disabling it from getting a balanced movement. With its only right front limb used to chase after the two, the mutated dog slowly tired out.

The two were Hunters who specialize in hunting wild mutated animals. The occupation was created due to the farm mission on the Notice Board that asks Agents to catch livestock and submit them to Black Haven.

People liked the mission and the adventurous ones accepted it.

At first, she thought that the mutated dog attacked the two but realized that she was entirely wrong after hearing the two's conversation.

”It looks like we'll become rich for a week after this. Every part is profitable and we would surely become kings! Hahaha.” said the man equipped with a short sword and a buckler shield.

”It's thanks to your ability to ambush it, Brother Tim. If we couldn't injure its leg, I think we wouldn't be talking right now.” said the other person as he withdrew throwing the bone spear while quickly evading the mutated dog's charge.

Usually, Jennie would be level-headed and wouldn't intervene, but today, after her discoveries and realizations, she became emotional

She saw herself as the dog getting bullied and mistreated just because others could. She remembered the hard times when she needed help but no one came.

The mutated dog knocked over a car and hit its injured leg on its roof causing the cut to bleed profusely.

As the mutated dog wailed pitifully, the two Hunters rejoiced. The mutated dog was extremely tired and it's finally their time to harvest their spoils.

Just as they stood before the mutated dog, Jennie nimbly appeared behind them and quickly cast Silence on the bone spear-man. Afterward, she quickly wielded a dagger and hostaged the shield-bearer, pointing the bone dagger to the man's throat.