Horde at the gates

"This is just my feeling, but I believe those are worth between twenty and a hundred times more than a core from a normal zombie," Mathew informed after inspecting the crystal pebble for a short while.

"That much?" Daria asked, her eyebrows moving up her forehead. "Wait, no, killing those three was far harder than even killing three hundred normal zombies," she then added, quickly coming to terms with Mathew's assessment.

"It certainly would be," Mathew agreed with the girl's words, only to then give her a long look while a small smirk twitched on his lips. "But killing three hundred zombies is a chore, killing those three was an adventure," he said, finally allowing his smirk to fully appear.

"An adventure that could get us killed if not for all the leveling," Daria countered, rolling her eyes. "But I guess something like this makes sense in this clearly game-inspired system," she added while sending Mathew an eye.