Elijah switched to Gabriel''s ability and immediately felt the muscles and bones in his legs be incredibly strong.


    He even felt like he could kick down a tree.


    Additionally, his motor nerves were greatly enhanced, and his core strength slightly improved.


    As for other aspects, the changes were minimal.


    Gabriel felt his strength had increased significantly, but that was only because he was an ordinary person before.


    Elijah was different. His strength was already formidable.


    With the continuous use of Lily and the female zombie''s abilities, his strength had passively increased to an astonishing level, far surpassing the strength Gabriel gained from his ability.


    Therefore, Elijah didn''t notice much change in terms of strength.


    After experiencing Gabriel''s ability, Elijah switched back to Abigail''s ability.


    The formidable strength in his legs faded, but the enhanced muscles and bones did not fully revert.


    Instead, they began absorbing his Chi, growing slowly.


    "Gabriel''s passive abilities are leg reinforcement and motor nerve enhancement?" Elijah pondered, then nodded in satisfaction.


    Although his body had already been passively strengthened to an extremely powerful level by using various abilities, such as Lily''s passive strength enhancement, Abigail''s passive defense enhancement, and Daisy''s passive night vision ability, leaving him almost without any weaknesses, more strength was always beneficial.


    He had umted these passive enhancements little by little.


    Soon, Gabriel returned. He hadn''t dared to run too far, just circling the area. "How was it? Impressive, right?" heughed heartily, full of pride.


    "Impressive!" "Fantastic!" Emily and the others echoed.


    "Can we eat now? I''m starving!" Daisy murmured. "Yes, yes, we can eat!" Gabriel replied, satisfied with his demonstration.


    Everyone returned to the vi and gathered around the long dining table.


    Once everyone was seated, Elijah raised his ss and stood up. Everyone looked at him.


    "Now that everyone is here, I have a few words to say! Today, I''m very happy. I''m happy that Gabriel has sessfully awakened his ability. I''m also happy that almost everyone here has awakened! Why am I happy about this? Because in this cruel apocalypse, strength is the way!


    Only by having enough strength can we protect ourselves and our families! Only by having enough strength can we enjoy resources and life! Only by having enough strength can we be fearless of zombies and anyone else!"


    Now, I can proudly tell everyone:


    We are the strongest team in Neoville City! Without a doubt!


    This is the result of our continuous hard work! Cheers to our efforts!"


    "Cheers!"


    "Cheers!"


    Everyone raised their sses and drank heartily!


    After finishing his beer, Elijah poured himself another ss and continued:


    "So, if you''re harassed outside, fight back! If you''re bullied, fight back! If you''re attacked, fight back! We fear no one!"


    "Ah~ Elijah, I love you so much!" Katherine screamed like a fangirl.


    "Me too!" Lily shouted, her face flushed.


    "I love you too, umm... I love all of you!" Elijah coughed, regaining hisposure, and said, "Everything I just said is based on strength! Although most of us have awakened, we cannot let our guard down! Everyone needs to keep training hard and start advancing to the next level one by one, so we always stay ahead in terms of strength!"


    "Got it!"


    "Understood, Elijah!"


    "Don''t worry!"


    "I will train hard!"


    Everyone chimed in.


    "Alright, that''s enough talking, everyone must be hungry, let''s eat!" Elijah said, sitting down.


    "Yay!" Daisy started devouring her food without any hesitation.


    Xavier, sitting next to his sister at the dining table, looked at Elijah with admiration after hearing his words.


    He no longer had any resentment about his sister being one of Elijah''s many women.


    He only hoped that one day his brother-inw would remember him and help him awaken quickly!


    On the other side, Jasmine was secretly ncing at Elijah with dreamy eyes.


    Strong men are always attractive, even more so in the apocalypse!


    Besides, Elijah not only had great strength but also knew how to empower others!


    And from what he said earlier, he even knew how to continue getting stronger!


    This made her more determined to win Elijah over.


    Only Emily remained calm. Gabriel had just quietly told her that Elijah had promised her the next chance to awaken.


    Hmph, that''s the benefit of clinging to a big tree. Even a branch is part of the tree! It''s good to stay under a big tree!


    ...


    Elijah purposely sat between Daisy and Fiona today.


    He first told Daisy about Abigail''s situation.


    Daisy was overjoyed and didn''t even find her favorite food tasty anymore. She ran to Abigail and started whispering to her.


    Abigail still had a wooden expression, but she responded asionally, which made Daisy extremely happy.


    Especially when they talked about things they had gone through together in the past.


    Abigail used to be unresponsive, but now she could recall some details with Daisy. This almost made Daisy cry with joy!


    When Abigail said she was hungry, Daisy immediately took out a handful of corpse cores and stuffed them into a small pocket in Abigail''s belt.


    Elijah was unaware of this. When Daisy went to chat with Abigail, he turned around and started talking to Fiona. He asked about the people they encountered today.


    "Oh, you mean that group? Just a bunch of nobodies, not even a single awakened one!" Fiona said nonchntly.


    "Didn''t some of them escape? It''s better to be cautious!" Elijah reminded.


    "Do you know why we came back sote?" Fionaughed softly.


    "Could it be... Daisy used her invisibility ability at dusk to find their hideout?"


    "Exactly, she not only found their hideout but also lured a horde of zombies into it!" Elijah gave her a thumbs up!


    "Alright, let''s not talk about such mood-killing things!" Fiona''s face showed a hint of seduction. She grabbed Elijah''s hand and pulled it under her skirt. "I really liked your speech earlier. Tonight,e to my ce..."


    "This little vixen!"


    Elijah nced at Fiona, who was nonchntly chatting with Hannah. He raised the hand that had been pulled away again, rubbing his fingers together, feeling the slick and smooth sensation.


    "I''ll have to give you a good lessonter!"


    As if she heard Elijah''s thoughts, Fiona turned and gave him a look filled with seduction, as if saying, "Come on! I''m waiting for you!" This made Elijah feel an impulse to "teach" her a lesson right then and there!


    Unfortunately, he was the center of attention at the table, with everyone watching his every move. Fiona had caught him off guard earlier, discreetly grabbing his hand and making him touch her. Now, if he made any move, everyone would notice.


    This was all part of Fiona''s n! She loved teasing Elijah, making him itch with desire while being helpless to act. Naughty and yful!


    Elijah had no choice but to focus on his meal, deciding that once they were in bed, he would make sure she wouldn''t get off easily.


    Everyone was in high spirits today, and dinnersted longer than usual.


    As he was cleaning up, Elijah remembered the tes Gabriel had left in the spirit nt cultivation room.


    Just as he was about to take care of it, he noticed Yello already waiting at the door, sitting on the ground, wagging his tail.


    "You''ve got a keen nose!" Elijahughed, shaking his head. He went inside and ced Gabriel''s leftovers and bones in front of Yello. Yello immediately lowered his head and began eating.


    "Brother-inw, we''re heading back now!" Gabriel called out, leaving with Emily and Xavier, saying goodbye to Elijah.


    "Go ahead!" Elijah waved them off.


    Gabriel then took Emily and Xavier and boarded the tour bus they had arrived on, heading back to the riverside service area.