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So, he knew he had killed someone.

In this situation, he still dared to come to him, proving he had his own purpose.

Bruce wanted to hear what his ability was first and then listen to his purpose.

After all, what use was a purpose if the ability was useless?

"Alright... Alright! But big brother, I don't know how to describe this ability. Can you come with me and see for yourself?"

"Okay! Lead the way."

Bruce hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Ignacio, Finnegan!"

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

"You guys take them to eat first."

"Yes, boss!"

Ignacio and Finnegan responded and quickly moved into action.

This time, there were five new additions to Bruce's team.

Dixon, Christophe, Celeste!

And the middle-aged couple: Dustin and Dominic.

As soon as they heard that Bruce had food for them, they all showed joy on their faces.

After all, it had been a whole day since the scramble for food yesterday.

They had run out of food and were starving, so they came to Bruce to try their luck.

Unexpectedly...

"The rules for joining my team, I'll tell you later. For now, go eat!"

"Okay, okay!"

"Thank you, brother."

"Thank you, thank you!"

The few of them were grateful and quickly followed Ignacio and Finnegan away from Bruce's room.

The little boy left behind had a rather tender voice and looked quite innocent.

Moreover, since the apocalypse had just begun, it was unlikely that he would harm anyone.

However, just to be safe, Bruce brought Elbert along!

The two didn't follow the little boy far, only coming to the fourth floor, where they found the body of a lizardman.

The weather in September was a bit hot and humid.The body of the lizardman had already begun to smell.

Pinching his nose and enduring the stench, the little boy said to Bruce, "I can peel its skin off without using a knife..."

Without waiting for Bruce's response, the boy began to act.

He placed his hand on the lizardman's body!

Then, a faint red light emerged from the boy's palm, instantly covering the lizardman's body.

The red light was so faint that it was barely visible unless one looked closely.

And it disappeared in an instant.

Then, the lizardman's skin began to peel off from the wound, quickly being completely stripped off by him.

The skin was all intact.

The skins with signs of decay were all left on the lizardman's body.

"What is this..."

Seeing this ability, Bruce narrowed his eyes, forming a speculation in his mind.

"Um... big brother, is my ability useful?"

Jamie asked somewhat uncertainly!

He was just curious when he touched the body of the lizardman before.

Then he discovered this ability, but he didn't know if it was useful.

So, he felt a bit nervous at the moment.

"It should be useful." Bruce's lips curled up. "Your name is Jamie, right?"

"Yes!"

"From now on, you will call me Young Master Bruce!"

Jamie's face brightened at the words. "Okay, Young Master Bruce!"

"You go eat first, and we'll talk after you finish."

"Okay... okay!"

The little boy wanted to say something, but after some thought, he swallowed his words back.

Why did Bruce want to build his own team?

Apart from dealing with protagonists.

The main purpose was still survival.

Because after the apocalypse, many things became very troublesome.

Not to mention, just going to the bathroom without water for flushing was a headache.

You couldn't possibly use mineral water every time, right?

Even though Bruce was very well-prepared, he hadn't reached the level of luxury.So, he needed some subordinates to work for him.

Bruce didn't have any other thoughts at the moment.

First, stabilize the team, then take out Jesse.

Finally, lead the team out of Dragon's Roost.

As for the reason for leaving Dragon's Roost, he had already told Joanne before.

Dragon's Roost didn't have a military district.

Even if you didn't want to admit it, facing those monsters, our soldiers were still the most powerful.

Even though the whole world was without electricity, there were still guns and rockets.

During the early stages of the apocalypse, bullets were much more effective than cold weapons.

So, leaving Dragon's Roost, finding a place with a military district, and establishing a refuge was completely necessary.

Of course!

Before that, Bruce had to survive from the monsters and protagonists.

"Since you've chosen to join my team, you must obey my orders."

After everyone had finished eating, Bruce began to speak.

"Starting from tomorrow, we'll divide our work!"

"Ignacio, tomorrow you'll take Finnegan, Christophe, Dustin, and Dixon to find a water source for cleaning. It doesn't need to be too clean, just enough for bathing, laundry, and flushing toilets!"

"Yes, boss!"

"Lady Joanne!"

"Ah!"

The only middle-aged woman in the team, Dominic, quickly responded.

"After they bring the water back, you'll take Celeste and Dominic to clean up everything here. Dispose of anything stained with blood as much as possible, and if it can't be disposed of, try to wash it."

"Got it, no problem."

"There are currently 24 rooms here. Rooms 1-12 are occupied by me. Rooms 13-24, you newcomers can choose any room to stay in, but there must be at least two people per room, and rooms cannot be changed easily."

"Understood!"

"We got it!"

"That's it for now." Bruce glanced at everyone. "I'll let you know if I think of anything else. You may go down now!"

Bruce waved his hand casually, and one by one, the people left. Managing a team was not an easy task.However, with just these dozen or so people, Bruce had no problems at all.

After assigning tasks, there were only five people left in the room: Bruce, Cynthia, Joanne, Jerald, and the boy named Jamie.

Bruce then called Jamie over.

"Come here, Jamie, now tell me, why did you come here looking for me?"

"Young Master Bruce, it's like this..."

Jamie nodded and recounted the events in detail.

After a moment, Bruce understood the whole situation.

So, the little girl he saw in Jasper's room earlier was this kid's sister?

And that woman who was with the children, the attractive and beautiful lady, was actually his mother?

The woman's name was Angela.

The family of four took a two-day leave to attend their grandfather's funeral and stopped by Dragon's Roost to stay in this hotel.

The man went out in the morning to buy breakfast for them, but never came back.

Then, last night.

Heywood, the manager, saw Angela, who was quite attractive, and with her children.

He threatened her with food, trying to coerce her into compliance.

However, Angela chose to go hungry rather than give in.

Heywood knew that with Angela having children, she couldn't hold out for long.

So, he wasn't in a hurry and didn't resort to force.

But Jamie overheard Heywood's threats to Angela.

As the only man in the family, Jamie felt he should do something.

So he found Bruce.

Originally, according to the original plot, he was supposed to wait a few days and then seek help from Jesse.

But Bruce's presence made him change his target for help.

After listening to Jamie's account, everyone except Bruce was lamenting the cruelty of human nature.

It was only the first day of the apocalypse yesterday, and that Heywood manager had already done such a thing?

It was unforgivable.

"Heywood manager again?" Bruce found it somewhat amusing. "How do you want to deal with him?"