"Sure thing, boss!" Wendy nodded.


    Elijah then handed Wendy five drops of blood containing the Seed of Consciousness.


    Actually, he didn''t have many slots left. Every time he condensed a Seed of Consciousness, he would have Abigail kill one of the zombies he controlled to free up space.


    Once he had subdued a group of people, Elijah nned to revoke the contracts with them, keeping only key figures like Wendy, Theodore, and individuals with special abilities like Kylie.


    After all, he needed to return to Azure Isle and couldn''t kill all the zombies!


    Soon, Wendy and Theodore followed the n and brought up the first batch of five people.


    They initially used Matthew''s reward as an excuse to offer these people drinks.


    Wendy effectively used her mind-reading ability to ensure that everyone drank Elijah''s Seed of Consciousness, then took them upstairs.


    The moment they saw Matthew and Dominic''s miserable state, Elijah removed Matthew''s hypnosis over them.


    Instantly, some of them broke down, vomiting and crying uncontrobly, some rushed at Matthew in hatred, and some attacked Elijah in an attempt to rescue Matthew, while many others fled.


    These fleeing individuals understood that those who could subdue Matthew and Dominic were not people they could handle.


    Unfortunately, their psychological activities were all detected by Elijah, and they were eventually captured and dealt with by Elijah and Theodore.


    Additionally, there were some who pretended to remain calm and feigned hatred towards Matthew.


    Elijah used abination of mind-reading and Lillian''s sense of good and evil to distinguish them. He aimed to ensure that no good person was wronged, but no bad person was let go.


    After clearing out all the awakened individuals in the group, fewer than half remained from the original 30-plus.


    The room where Elijah was was also stained with blood and filled with corpses.


    Elijah stood in the pool of blood, standing on Matthew''s body, and addressed the remaining dozen or so people:


    "I know you are all very frightened and confused right now! You hate yourselves and you hate the person beneath your feet! But this is the apocalypse, a cruel apocalypse! Morality has decayed, and humanity has withered! This will be the norm, and simr things may still happen in the future!


    I am d that you still have a bit of humanity left, feeling ashamed of the actions you were forced to take in the past! What makes a person human is precisely our morality and humanity. So I hope you can maintain this humanity and not degenerate into beasts worse than animals! The past is past; I hope you forget it and look forward to a better tomorrow.


    And I promise that as the new leader of the YLK group, there will be no more instances of cannibalism within the group. Remember this well, or you will end up like these people!"


    Elijah''s cold gaze swept over everyone, and instead of showing fear, the people seemed relieved.


    "Of course, giving up on cannibalism doesn''t mean giving up on increasing your strength! I have better training methods and potions for awakening and leveling up! Just look at my own strength! Matthew should have had you collect some unique nts before; those are materials for awakening and leveling up potions.


    I have mastered the cultivation and reproduction methods for these nts, so you can rest assured!"


    After hearing this, the crowd immediately began to discuss excitedly, their faces showing joy.


    Elijah monitored their attitudes with his mind-reading ability and, finding no abnormalities, dered the meeting over.


    He had the corpses removed and then called Theodore over.


    "Bring back the people who were out scavenging and collecting resources… Then Matthew can be dealt with by you."


    "Got it!"


    Theodore nced at Matthew and then went out to make arrangements.


    Meanwhile, Elijah, along with a few others, headed down to the second basement level.


    He wondered if the dozen or so human mushrooms still had a chance to be saved.


    In the vast underground second level, footsteps echoed.


    Hayden sat in his cage, sighing inwardly.


    It seemed that the person who came today had failed again. He shouldn''t have had any expectations.


    "Who says I failed?"


    As the voice spoke, Elijah and a group of people appeared before Hayden. Hayden looked at Elijah and then at Wendy beside him, shocked.


    "You… weren''t you captured by them?"


    "Of course not. The boss is now the leader of the YLK group, and Matthew has been captured by him…"


    A chubby man beside Elijah quickly spoke up.


    This chubby man had previously been with Dominic and Theodore to move supplies from a mall.


    Elijah had seen him before; he was a perception-type ability user who was adept at ttering and shifting allegiances.


    Elijah had tested him with mind-reading and good-and-evil perception and found that he genuinely despised Matthew and hated eating zombie flesh, so he decided to keep him. Discover hidden stories at m,v l''e-NovelBin


    Hayden, incredulous, asked, "How… did you manage to do that?"


    "I told you, I''m very strong!" Elijah smiled淡淡ly.


    "Now, all of Matthew''s loyal subordinates within the group have been cleared out. Only you all remain…"


    Elijah nced at the nearly lifeless row of cages.


    After long-term torture, most of the people here had copsed into a state ofplete apathy, showing no reaction to the outside world.


    Not even a hint of psychological introspection!


    "I wonder if they can live normally once they are released!"


    Elijah sighed, then asked Wendy to open the cage.


    "Well, I have an exceptionally strong will due to my abilities, so I am not defeated regardless of the environment I face. As for others…"


    Hayden shook his head. "Probably only thest neer is still a bit better!"


    "That university student? Just in time, my abilities can barely heal two people. I''ll treat you two today!"


    As the cage was opened, Elijah stepped inside, undeterred by the foul stench, and carefully examined Hayden''s legs.


    After a small half-day, the legs had healed to the point where bones were no longer visible, but the crimson muscles looked even more terrifying.


    Elijah ced his hands over Hayden''s legs, activating his healing ability. As his internal energy flowed out, the flesh on Hayden''s legs visibly began to regenerate!


    Elijah''s actions stunned not only Hayden but also the people who hade with Elijah.


    They had seen Elijah''sbat prowess before; he was not only impervious to des and bullets but also possessed immense strength, with none of Matthew''s followers being his match.


    Now, he was showing a healing ability even more formidable than Ian''s. No wonder he could subdue Matthew!


    "Wendy, does the boss have the same abilities as Matthew?" the chubby man whispered to Wendy.


    "No, the boss''s abilities are much stronger than Matthew''s!"


    "I see…"


    The chubby man gave a sheepish smile and continued to watch Elijah''s abilities.


    In just a short time, Hayden''s legs had recovered to nearly normal function!


    "Alright, try moving now and see if you can walk normally!" Elijah stood up and said.


    Hayden looked at Elijah with deep gratitude.


    Though he understood that Elijah had endured the foul stench beneath the seat to heal him, which seemed more like a show, he was still grateful and willing to follow him.


    After all, Elijah had managed to defeat Matthew and save him!


    Filled with emotion, Hayden held onto the cage and gradually stood up.