Kael moved his hand to untie the ropes binding her body, and she spat out the cloth pieces from her mouth, glaring angrily at him.

"Sorry I'm late. If I had arrived a bit earlier, your friends might have survived," Kael said, his expression apologetic.

Contrary to his expectations, she rose to her feet and approached the men, kicking their heads angrily.

"Huh?" Kael gave her a puzzled look.

"Don't give me that look. These bastards deserve this fate. It's because of them trying to force themselves on me that I had to flee to this valley and ended up in the territory of these cannibals, only to be captured by them," the young woman explained, frustration evident on her face.

"Okay, what's your name? Where are you from?" Kael asked calmly.

"My name is Elizabeth, and I live in the Vulture Claws shelter. And you? Why did you even bother saving me?" Elizabeth inquired, curiosity in her expression.

"You can call me Kael. I'm a zombie hunter. I kill zombies for a living," Kael replied with a sincere demeanor.

"What about those guys? Do you know them? Why would they want to force themselves on you?" Now it was Kael's turn to be curious.

"They are also survivors from Vulture Claws Shelter. We came out to search for food; it's the duty of us scavengers. We have multiple teams, and we take turns going out to search for food items," the young lady explained.

"Oh," Kael nodded in response to Elizabeth's words.

"Hmm, do you want to ask me something?" Kael inquired.

"Can... Can you escort me back to my shelter?" Elizabeth asked meekly.

"Of course, I'm curious to know how people live in shelters and what they look like," Kael responded matter-of-factly.

"Great!" Elizabeth exclaimed with a bright smile.

"Hehe, you look pretty when you smile," Kael said sincerely.

At Kael's words, her cheeks turned beet red.

"I'll clean up first before we start our journey to your shelter," Kael said, moving towards a nearby pond to wash off all the gore. After a few minutes, he returned, looking as clean as new. As they made their way out of the valley, they came across the corpse of a zombified worm. She asked casually, "Did you kill it?”

"Yes, it was at the level of a zombie leader. It still wasn't strong enough to fight me head-on," Kael answered casually.

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Elizabeth was left speechless. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine she would one day travel with a demon like him.

Throughout the journey, she remained deathly silent, her mind consumed by memories of the massacre and the dead zombie leader in the valley.

It didn't take them long to reach Vulture Claws Shelter. It was reinforced with strong metal walls and trap wires on top, completely encircling the shelter.

"Hmm, can I come inside?" Kael asked with a pleading look.

"If you want to come in, are you sure these metal walls can stop you?" Elizabeth thought to herself, but she nodded and said, "Of course, please follow me."

She couldn't refuse him to his face. Who dares to say no to a demon when it asks for something?

At the entrance...

"Elizabeth, you're back. Where's the rest of your team?" the guard asked. The moment he saw Kael, he raised his hand to stop him from entering.

"Elizabeth, you can enter, but not the outsider," the guard declared sternly.

"You can't stop my savior at the door like this. He saved my life. If not for him, I would have died with my teammates," Elizabeth said with a frown.

"This... Elizabeth, wait a second, let me get permission from the boss," the guard replied, reaching for his walkie-talkie.

"...Boss, this is what happened," the guard explained.

"Oh, someone saved my sister?" The young lady's curiosity was piqued. It was rare to find someone good in the Apocalyptic World, let alone someone who could save lives and bring survivors back home. She was eager to meet the person who had done it.

"Let him inside," she ordered.

"Okay, boss," the guard responded respectfully.

"Both of you can enter," the moment Elizabeth heard the guard's words, she relaxed. It wasn't just about the guard not listening to her; it was about preventing Kael from getting angry and causing chaos that could endanger the shelter.

She breathed a sigh of relief as they entered. "Come on, follow me. I'll introduce you to my sister."

"Oh, you have a sister?" Kael asked, surprised.

"Yes, she's not just my sister; she's also the boss of this shelter," Elizabeth said proudly.

"She sounds really cool," Kael remarked, his gaze implying a subtle mockery of Elizabeth's perceived uselessness.

She resisted the urge to rebuke him as they entered the grand building where her sister resided.

Both of them entered the hall, where a young lady lounged gracefully on the sofa, wearing a half-naked dress. She crossed her legs with a fluid motion, her right leg draping effortlessly over her left, exuding an air of casual elegance.

"Come here," the young lady gestured to her sister to approach.

Elizabeth hesitated for a moment but eventually walked towards her sister, a pout on her cheeks.

"Let me take a close look at you," the young lady said, cupping her hands around Elizabeth's face with a concerned expression on her flawless visage.

Both sisters were equally beautiful, each captivating in her own way. It was impossible to look away from the two fair-looking beauties.

While he was captivated by their beauty, the young lady gestured for her sister to sit beside her and then turned to look at Kael.

"Mr., what's your name, and can you tell me which shelter or colony you are from?" the young lady asked, her gaze stern, though it only served to enhance her icy cold beauty.

"You can call me Kael. I just roam outside. I'm not living in any shelter or colony, but I've thought about creating a colony in the future," Kael replied with a determined expression.

Both the young lady and her sister were taken aback by Kael's words.