The Apocalypse: Everyone Wants My Bargaining Token

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yelled, holding up a tiny cracker crumb

ed, clutching her abdomen. "Gregory

t gone, swallowed up by fifty hungry mouths in less than two

r behind the bleachers. Her hands trembled

ispered urgently. "People are getting furious. They

k wall. "I searched four stores! Everythi

o her, Gregory. We left her behind, but she still has food and water. If we bow our heads and

sted with supreme arrogance and denial. "Are you out of your mind? I am a senior manag

Grego

hrowing a temper tantrum because she thinks I left her behin

rself in this apocalypse? She has no wea

runs out and the monsters come close, she will come craw

outh curling into a spiteful smir

eper into misery, Maya's situ

fth Street, the line of trading su

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Life Credits increased rapidly. Her body

tter to rest for the evening, a dazzling new

it thresho

e Exchange

rent interface appeared in her vision, power

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dits through trading, she would never run out of inventory!

ss luxuries or immediate comforts. She knew that c

ested c

ng her Storage Capacity, allowing her to store massive quantiti

er convenience store shelter, creating an invisible barrier t

sly summon fresh stocks of Clean water, Basic medicine,

keable foundation in the

litting screech sha

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ed beneath Maya's feet. Dust ra

or window and peered through

d. Behind the crimson haze, a nightmare unfolded, th

ith razor claws, spiked armor, and glowing red eyes, s

abandoned vehicles like paper cups, an

They're b

us!

places by the hundreds. Dozens of terrified people fled frantically through the street

ad spent days building we

her pulse pounding in her ears as sh

t emergency services or military units would eventua

e endless tide of monsters tear the urban landscape apart

e isn't going

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