The campus was vast. They spent an entire day observing and clearing zombies, managing to cover only one-fifth of the area. There wasn't a single living person, and they couldn't leave the school grounds; the game map seemed confined to the campus. After a full day of clearing, the two returned to the dormitory. The next few days followed the same pattern.
During the monotonous zombie clearing, Yukino's courage and psychological endurance significantly improved. Her movements became swift and decisive. She shot and blew up zombies without hesitation, her expression unwavering even when splattered with zombie brains and blood. She was a stark contrast to the Yukino who was terrified enough to wet herself upon seeing the evil spirit girl for the first time.
*****
Seven days finally came to an end. Throughout these seven days, Yukino made some "repayments." It wasn't as outlandish as offering her body. However, she did give him relaxing massages daily. Aiki-do techniques for massage? Believe it or not, it genuinely felt comfortable. Plus, after showering, she only wore a short skirt she'd washed repeatedly, making it quite a sight. She even personally poured and served his water, and hand-washed all his clothes. It was clear she genuinely wanted to repay him.
As for the zombies, the two of them killed tens of thousands. The zombies in this school were incredibly numerous; they simply couldn't kill them all. Ren alone gained over 70,000 doomsday points. He had already used them to enhance his abilities.
[Human]: Ren Kazama
[Points]: 7000
[Doomsdays]: Cognitive Doomsday (12 Stars), Abnormal Doomsday (12 Stars), Uncertainty Doomsday (12 Stars)
[Abilities]:
B-rank: Physical Enhancement (LV3), Five Thunder Rectification (LV3) S-rank: Original Stone Vector Manipulation (LV4)
10,000 points were used to upgrade Physical Enhancement to LV3. His physique was further enhanced; punching through steel plates was now simple, and his speed was faster. 60,000 points were used to upgrade Vector Manipulation to LV4. Its strength was roughly equivalent to a Great Psychic, but his was an Original Stone ability. He also learned that 150,000 points were required to upgrade it further to LV5. Now, he only had 7,000 doomsday points left.
As for Yukino, she killed over three thousand zombies in total. After deducting the survival points used for daily food and water, she still had 3,000 points.
[Zombie Campus, total 2 survivors!]
[Congratulations, you survived and cleared the game!]
[Automatically returning!]
Ren and Yukino exchanged glances, both sighing in relief. It was time to leave. Their figures vanished from the dormitory.
When Ren came to his senses, he was already back in the club classroom. He opened his phone and checked the time.
!!!
It was still during that break! Time hadn't changed at all! They had stayed in the Doomsday Game for seven days, but time in their original world hadn't passed.
"Game space..." Such involvement with time meant something profound was behind it.
After a long while, Yukino also came to her senses. Her first reaction upon seeing the classroom was to instinctively draw her gun, her eyes sharp and vigilant!
"Yukino, calm down, you're back." Ren-kun pressed down her gun, grabbed her shoulders, and gently made her sit back in the chair. Her reaction was a classic case of PTSD.
"I'm back..." Yukino quietly put her gun away.
Ren-kun naturally massaged her temples with both hands, helping her relax. Once she had completely calmed down, he began to tell her the serious matters.
"Yukino, what I'm about to tell you, you need to listen carefully."
"Okay."
"Regarding the Doomsday..." After talking for a while, Ren-kun clearly explained the Doomsday to her. After listening, Yukino was shocked but quickly accepted it. After all, she herself had already been affected by the Abnormal Doomsday.
"I understand, I will keep these things a secret!"
"I trust you on that point. But what's more important right now is that your body's habits need to be adjusted back to normal."
Yukino looked at her hands. They were as fair as before, yet it felt as if she had killed countless dead bodies. The combat experience from the Doomsday Game was affecting her body. This point was indeed worth noting.
"Oh, right."
Yukino remembered something important. She aimed her palm at a cup of water. A stream of white cold air was released, causing the water in the cup to freeze solid!
"Oh? You gained a superpower?" Ren-kun was also surprised. He hadn't expected Yukino to gain an ice-based superpower through the game.
Yukino showed a faint smile. "At the end, the Doomsday Game prompted me that I could exchange survival points for exclusive items or exclusive abilities."
"I exchanged all 3000 points for an ability called Ice Power, which allows me to control ice."
After thinking for a moment, Ren-kun decided to test her. He closed the classroom door and windows. He directly told Yukino to attack him. After several days of fighting together, Yukino trusted Ren-kun one hundred percent. She decisively launched an attack. Her attacks caused no harm to Ren-kun.
After a test, he came to a conclusion. Yukino's ability should be around Level 2. She could release ice cone attacks and cold air. However, she couldn't yet freeze enemies with cold air or control ice over a large area. It was still pretty good.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling!"
The class bell rang. Ren-kun and Yukino returned to the classroom together. During this time, he specifically reminded her again, and they exchanged contact information.
At the stairwell, a figure looked at the two walking together with a puzzled expression.
"Was Ren-kun's relationship with Yukino that close before?"