However, David didn’t know the specific usage of this bronze compass. He just held it in his hand and gave it a shake. Immediately, the pointer inside the bronze compass trembled a few times and then stopped in a certain direction.

“Could it be that there are zombie creatures in that direction?” David whispered, looking in the direction indicated by the pointer. He naturally understood the compass’s function, but he believed that the bronze compass given to him by the old man was definitely more than just ordinary. Perhaps it could help him locate zombies.

After a brief hesitation, David decided to give it a try. After all, the appearance of the old man had scared off all the approaching zombie creatures. Combined with his unfamiliarity with the wasteland, randomly searching for zombies would only waste more of his time.

Before taking action, David walked over to the corpses of the five zombies that the old man had killed. As he looked at their bodies, the voice of the system echoed in his ears.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining five intermediate pronuclei!

Congratulations to the host for triggering a hundred-fold critical strike, obtaining five hundred intermediate pronuclei!

Indeed, just like in the post-apocalyptic world, the level of pronuclei obtained depended on the level and strength of the zombies. These five zombies were all high-level ones, but even so, the pronuclei they yielded were only intermediate level. This made David realize that there were creatures in the wasteland even more powerful than high-level zombies.

At this point, David placed his palm on their bodies once again.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for extracting five blood bones!

Five blood-stained bones appeared before David.

This made David feel a bit disappointed. He hadn’t expected that the high-level zombies would only yield five blood bones, which seemed rather insignificant to him. However, he thought that these could be a decent gift for Fatso.

David looked at the now-worthless zombie bodies, stood up, and looked in the direction indicated by the pointer. He decided to give it a try, as he believed that his idea might be correct. Following the direction pointed by the bronze compass, David walked toward the northeast of the wasteland.

As he walked, the surroundings remained eerily quiet, as if there were no signs of life at all. David knew that this was unusual. There had to be roaming zombie creatures around, but it seemed like the appearance of the old man had made them flee far away.

Continuing onward, David encountered a few mutated gray wolves. After swiftly dispatching them, he extracted some pronucleus fragments from their bodies. According to the system’s explanation, a certain number of pronucleus fragments could be exchanged for a whole pronucleus. The higher the level of the pronucleus, the more fragments were needed. A high-level pronucleus could require tens of thousands of fragments.

This caused David to click his tongue in amazement. However, he realized that the reason high-level pronuclei required so many fragments was that they were extremely precious and likely held significant benefits for his strength. This thought put him at ease. With the assistance of the hundredfold critical hit system,, he quickly obtained over a hundred pronucleus fragments.

As David continued walking, suddenly more and more mutated creatures appeared, their strength surpassing that of the creatures in the post-apocalyptic world. However, in his eyes, they were still just small animals.

Within a short span of time, David had killed three mutated gray wolves, five zombie deer, and ten bloodthirsty wild rabbits. After extracting the last corpse of a bloodthirsty wild rabbit, David looked at the trembling pointer of the bronze compass.

“Hmm? Something’s up?” David quickly looked up, only to see that not far ahead, in a small forest, there were constant rustling sounds, as if something was moving.

David immediately stowed away the bronze compass and focused his attention as he walked toward the source of the sounds. He knew that this was likely the final direction indicated by the bronze compass.

As he approached the small forest, the sounds grew more distinct, and a dense aura of malevolence emanated from within. Just as David was about to get closer, a massive mutant lizard about five meters long emerged from the woods. Its long body dragged behind a tail resembling a steel whip, while its body was covered in thick scales. With just a glance, it was clear that this was a creature that ruled over everything!

The mutant lizard flicked its tongue, fixating its gaze on David, and continuously swayed its tail to demonstrate its strength. David observed the creature with a slight frown, for when it appeared, even the mutated gray wolves and other creatures nearby fled in panic. It seemed that the appearance of the mutant lizard posed a deadly threat to them.

“It looks like a formidable foe!” David muttered to himself, gripping the spatial blade in his hand. He was confident he could defeat it, although it might take some time. He considered the possibility that killing this colossal creature could bring him substantial rewards. With this in mind, David focused and prepared to demonstrate his own prowess to it.

The mutant lizard continued flicking its tongue, provocatively staring at David, and even swung its tail, smashing a fleeing gray wolf into a pulp as it passed by. It then turned its head and devoured the body of the mutated gray wolf in one bite. As the food entered its belly, its body seemed to grow even larger, its aura becoming even more overwhelming. .

Just as David was raising his hand to activate his corrosion ability, a voice echoed in his ears: “Run! It will see you as food and eat you!”

David froze momentarily, then turned his head in the direction of the voice. A boy of about ten years old had popped his head out from behind a rock, looking at David with a concerned expression as he shouted.

Seeing David standing still, the boy grew even more anxious, waving his hand at David and shouting again, “Come over here quickly! If you’re too late, it will get angry! That creature is the ruler here, and no one dares to provoke it! If you’re too late, you’re dead!”

Hesitating for a moment, David walked toward the boy as he had said. Before he reached the rock, the boy rushed out and pulled David behind the cover.

“Don’t move, as long as we don’t move, that thing won’t find us!” The boy cautioned David, while subtly sticking his head out to observe the movements of the mutant lizard.

David followed suit and saw the mutant lizard. Once it noticed that David had moved away, it looked around and, seeing no further disturbances, returned to the forest. The boy let out a sigh of relief and then looked up at David triumphantly, “See? I saved your life! If it weren’t for me, you would’ve been its dinner, just like that gray wolf.”

David looked at the boy and gave a faint smile. However, his expression quickly grew cold. He stood up and looked at the boy, asking, “Who are you? Why are you here in the wasteland world?” As he spoke, David raised his spatial blade.