Once we were in the building we took the staircase and got to the first floor and tried to open some doors but most of them were closed and we didn't want to break the door and attract at the same time the beasts who were around searching for prey.

In our weak state now we wouldn't be able to fight but luckily we found one door that was open the door was broken and there was blood all over the place.

We entered slowly looking at the corner of the door making sure it was safe, even if we couldn't any corpse inside the apartment we could guess what happened but the fact that there wasn't blood in the alley of the floor was strange how did the beast that attacked those who lived here was able to leave without leaving blood in his trail.

' do these guys are so smart now to the point to know how to not let trace behind but since they are animals in the first place it's in their instinct so it shouldn't be too strange '

I ould guess that just like us gaining information by completing a path they should have their own way to get it too but now I was too tired to think about it, the wound at my shoulder and back, stopped to bleed since even with Sarah help with her left energy it could only close a little the wound but after the last fight the wound was reopened.

And Sarah didn't have enough energy to heal me, and she needs to heal herself too.

we searched around the house for food, I went with Lisa to one room it been a long since we were alone, everyone seemed to understand it and they too choose to rest either in the cook or restroom.

there were three bedrooms, enough to have guys and girls some space to rest then come back to Philip's house.

We went into the room I wanted to lie down on the bed but the pain reminds me that I wasn't fully healed.

" So how long will your wound take to heal "

Lisa lie next to me looking at my wound she didn't touch it since she could see that even if I was enduring the pain it was still hard just to keep my mind focus.

" one or two hours I think, but if I keep myself awake I might go crazy with how much I can feel each time the wound is healing and it aches so much like if someone poured salt on it "

My body was heating up with the energy flowing in my body to my wound and my head was a little groggy.

" OK then try to sleep we will again fight when we come back you need to rest, come on and I want to take this time to take what I gained "

hearing what I said she suddenly pulled by the hand to the bed

" what are you doing even if I want to do it I am wounded you know "

I was surprised by her bold act her body was lying on the bed even with blood covering her it couldn't hide her curves and breast, seems like she started to loosen her guard in front of me.

" humph do you think I am like you man who thinks only to that and besides even if I am not against it, we need to be in a safe place and this apartment doesn't help even after we blocked the door with some cupboard I will not sleep so sleep for one hour and I will do the same we will like that each of us got some sleep "

I took my hand and cupped her breast the sensation was great but I stopped myself quickly I could feel that if I don't stop now the instinct of my bloodline will take overhand with my weak states I could barely keep it calm.

my breath started to become heavy but I let go of her breast she didn't stop me but I could see that if I went too far, it will not good for me, she only looked at me waiting for what I would do next.

" is it me or it's strange that we can stay like that and found it normal because if it was before I don't think you will be ok "

I asked her because for me I found all the killing and even now I was resisting the urge to take her it was funny when I remember that not so long before I couldn't even stay in front of her thinking about what it is to have her as my girlfriend and here we are.

" it's not so strange our relationship before wasn't normal friend and acting like that now isn't that bad at least it's the only thing still normal with all what is happening "

after saying that she looked at the sail, her cheek red from having her boobs touched like if it was normal.

I know she just doesn't want to show her emotions but still, it will not last long, and she took the chance to check her status and see how much she gained.

After hearing her response I couldn't wait to see my status too, I rested my head on the bed, I was glad to finally have a good rest today was too stressful, I wanted to hug her but my state didn't allow it.

I called my status screen and I saw that I gained another path because I dissected the dog's corpse searching for the strange attraction that was telling me that whatever it was it could help me strengthen myself.

But when I looked at my energy I gained about Five hundred and sixty energy point with that I was closer to level up again, and with the new path, I got I wasn't sure how it could help me fighting but it's better than nothing I kept it aside after I leveled.

And I noticed too that next to the stage of my bloodline a new word " Low " appeared I wasn't sure what it was but now it would be for later.

Name: Chris Specie: Human Talent: In process... Bloodline: Warlord - stage 1/10 [Low]

Path: [ leader - 5% ]

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- Low Anatomy ( The understanding of organ and where they are located ) [ 0/30]

Energy point:560 Level 1 - [ 240/1000]

I didn't allocate my point, for now, I wanted to wait for when we come back, so I took out the jewel I found at least it looked like one but who knows maybe the system can tell me what it is.

" Hey system what it is "

I asked it out loud since I wasn't sure that thinking of it like with the status screen will work better try both but I got no answer.

" what are you doing, you don't sleep anymore "

Lisa who was checking her status looked at me not sure what I was doing.

- " it's that thing I tried to see, if like in the novel the system will tell what it is but since we refused system help it don't even want to just tell us what is this thing just like when we got New path it's only if we check our status that we will know if we get something new. "

" Ohh it's just that I can understand why you wanted it so bad but how were you able to feel it so clearly since we can all sense the energy around us did you get an ability that helps you "

now that she talks about it it's true that I can feel that after each battle the more I can control the energy inside my body it became a little easier to feel or just trying to use it but still it from time to time that I can control the energy outside my body like Sarah did.

" No I didn't get an ability but I think it depends on how we fight for example look at claire she fights mainly using her sword except for the last time when she used this strange energy to kill the leader she only uses energy when we are next to some beast but for me, I don't know how but it's like a six sens I can feel everything around by when my energy touch outside energy it's like a web and once something got in, I can feel it "

she looked at me trying to understand what I mean by that then asked again

" then it's maybe a passive ability of your bloodline like mine "

- " what are you talking about when did you get an ability "

I couldn't understand what she was talking about, I already guessed that each of us gains something after passing to stage 1 but I never asked her what she gets, since myself I only get better control over my energy and nothing else.

" It's not something great it's just that when fighting I can feel their emotions but it affects me too so I stopped using it but it doesn't stop and now when we encounter a beast the first thing I felt is only the will to fight and become stronger. "

I wasn't sure if it was good or not this ability of her but I still wanted her, " ok but be careful if you feel like you can't support it anymore tell me maybe I can help with my control of energy I should be able to help you neutralize this wave of energy "

But when I told her this the jewel who was in my hand now before I notice started to get sucked by my hand becoming a red liquid entered by my skin, and the fact that the energy inside my body was wrapping itself around the jewel, which is why it became like it.

Now I could feel that my bloodline was using my energy to trying to absorb this thing, I didn't know what to do and besides, it didn't hurt to wait for what happens since I could feel that if I can absorb all the crystal my strength will increase by a huge marge.

So I just waited that it finish Lisa next to me also didn't ask what was happening since she saw that I was alerted by this strange thing.

After 10 min all the jewel was absorbed and after that, it was followed by a huge wave of new energy spreading all over my body I know that if I can absorb again at least two I could take alone two-level three and have a balanced fight without loosing but winning is another matter.

My bloodline after all the jewel was absorbed calmed down and came back as it was before.

And when I was about to tell Lisa what just happened a blue screen appeared in front of me.

Congratulations you discovered a level 3 energy core of an evolved dog, the energy core can be exchanged in the market or black market for point, to buy items.

When I saw that I was both surprised and excited since I needed to consume or at least discover something new, for this system to give me some information about what is it.

" Yess finally one solution to this damned situation "

- "What did you get after absorbing it "

Lisa couldn't wait anymore and asked me, quickly told her about it but the reality was cruel we need to be at least level 10 to use the market or black market.

" Ok now let's go sleep we will tell the others about this later "

finishing talking about this I lied down with my back on the bed I felt pain but it wasn't as strong as before so I asked Lisa to take a look and she said me that now my wound was closing faster than before, I know it should have something to do with the energy core.

I took Sarah in my arm, her head on my shoulder, I didn't rest my back completely and slept with it against the wall where the bed was making it easy for me.

Before sleeping I let my arm run around her body taking some cheap advantage of her before closing my eyes.

Lisa looked at Chris who closed his eyes

'This guy he really start to do as he wants, let him have the last word for now '

...........

Before we know two hours already passed and we somehow were able to wake up in time the others seemed also to start to wake up, I could hear voices coming from the room next to this one.

I wake up Lisa who was still groggy but after some time she was able to be fully wake up.

" I really want to have a good sleep if we keep going like that I am afraid it will not be the beasts who will kill us but the exhaustion due to lack of sleep "

She was right even I, who can be ok after sleeping only 4-5 hours, now I am barely able to not fall asleep again.

We went out of the bedroom everyone seating somewhere they all had this face that says, they can fall asleep at any time while they were eating their sandwich even now the taste of the sandwich after now being in a fridge for so long wasn't at all good but we still ate this.

I took this time to tell them about the energy core and its use they were all excited but knowing that we still needed to reach level before being able to use it.

FInishing talking we just made some plan if we encounter some huge pack of evolved making us no need to waste time to react.

We quickly came out of the building arriving at the ground floor, we advanced in the street trying to come back the same way we came.

And it went pretty well, if we don't take into account some small group of ten or fifteen dogs, cats, or and birds attack everything went well we were now close to Philip. But we saw that here it seems that they were more people hiding and those beasts noticed that making the street look like a battlefield with flesh and organ everywhere, if we take a closer look we would be able to see bone that should be of human size in some dark alley.

"Philip now is not the time to act rashly so wait we will go altogether, they should be fine "

hector who was next to Philip saw that he wanted to run in the open field like if it was nothing.

Knowing that Philip nodded but still he held his word thigh almost making some blood fall because of his nail piercing his skin, I could understand him but it seemed that this part of the town with mostly house was easier for those evolved beasts to break in.

So just to be sure there wasn't a big group near this place we checked the surroundings and they were some beasts left wandering alone, we quickly finished them and went to Philip House.

The first thing we saw was the broken Door, everyone heart was beating fast even if they didn't know Philip's wife they still didn't want her to die.

Chris, on the other hand, was thinking in which state will be the body of Philip's wife if she's dead, even he was surprised by his own thoughts but couldn't figure what was wrong or just that it was the stress.