Global Awakening: Infinite Gift Pack System-Chapter 59: The Decision and Talent Reveal

If they stayed here, they would spend precious time repairing walls and patching holes.

Without a doubt, it would take a long time, and they could become vulnerable to another attack... either from the Mechanical Army or from other survivors who needed more resources.

If they moved, however, they would face the unknown, but perhaps gain a better foothold...

Kai exhaled slowly. Everyone was waiting for his decision, but he couldn’t decide immediately, not when several lives were hanging in the balance.

"We have two choices... Rebuild Haven‑45, or search for a new location while the A.I. Army is quiet. What’s your opinion?"

The survivors went silent as they just turned to him, waiting.

Being Rank 1 on the leaderboard wasn’t just a title, it also solidified his position as their leader. Whether he wanted it or not, they would follow him...

Indeed, they just wanted to be with Kai, who had a very unusual way of obtaining resources.

"What should we do? I’m cool with whatever you decide, leader..." Victor replied.

"Me too... I trust your decision, Kai. No one will blame you. But if you’re not here, I’ll probably want to go find another place," Claire voiced out.

Kai sighed.

He was unable to answer immediately but then, he shared his thoughts. "If we rebuild here, we’ll need to reinforce everything, steel beams, timber, stone blocks, all of it. It’ll take time, but we know the terrain. We know how to reinforce or defend it... However, this place isn’t really the best area to build a shelter. Sentinels come here from time to time to dump their waste materials, and those things can be dangerous to us."

Although they could scavenge a lot of things here, they could be discovered by the A.I. Army, and they might even contract some sort of disease from the rotten wastes. After all, even if they had consumed the Gene Serum, it only strengthened their physique and gave them resistance to various diseases, but it didn’t grant immunity to sickness.

Everyone nodded after hearing this. They knew about the downside of staying here. Thankfully, there was also merit in moving...

"If we move, we’ll need to scout the area carefully, but it has to be quick... The Army may be quiet now, but that won’t last forever," Kai said as he looked around at the cracked walls and unstable ceiling.

"This might be our only chance to move away. The Mechanical Army spent most of its resources and soldiers during the Global Event, but they’ll recover. Once this break is over, they’ll probably sweep this area again."

"I can agree to that..." Victor added. "This place is also getting too small because we collapsed some of our tunnels to fight back."

The Survivors who had been silently listening also nodded.

Kai smiled seeing this. "Yes... Haven‑45 is too small. Even if we rebuild, it won’t hold more than a few dozen people comfortably. We need space, room for storage, defenses, and growth. If we stay here, we’ll always be cramped... and always vulnerable."

The survivors listened intently as Ralph finally spoke to share his thoughts. "And don’t forget the waste. The Sentinels dump their broken parts and other waste here. That’s why they keep coming back. This place is a graveyard for machines, and graveyards attract other scavengers. The longer we stay, the more likely we’ll be discovered again..."

Kai turned to Ralph and nodded. He had certainly been thinking the same. Although there were some benefits to staying here, they could face far more problems.

In any case, with his talent, they wouldn’t have to worry about resources. They just needed to work for him, and they’d get Gift Packs in exchange.

Terrence, who had no idea about Kai’s ability, felt a little worried. Still, he already considered himself part of this group and spoke.

"We need better conditions. A shelter with clean water nearby, natural barriers we can use, and enough space to build defenses that won’t collapse under pressure. Somewhere we can expand, not just survive day to day." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Yes... That’s why we have to move now... Does any of you have a different opinion? If you want to stay here, I won’t stop you." Kai announced.

No one spoke up to object. The silence itself was an answer, every survivor understood that Haven‑45 was no longer a home they could rely on.

Kai nodded once.

"Then it’s settled. We’ll move. First, we need to scout the area above us. We can’t march blindly into the unknown."

He scanned the group, weighing their strengths. "Russel, you’re our best scout. Wallace, I heard you just mentioned that your Swift Stride just reached Level 3, we’ll need your speed if things go wrong. And I’ll go myself. The rest of you will stay here and prepare supplies."

"I’ll join you! I will be helpful!" Terrence added as he was confident with his Pathfinder Talent.

Kai thought for a moment before he nodded.

"Very well."

Just like that, Kai used his Talent and opened three more Stealth Gift Packs.

Their contents were a camouflage suit, night vision goggles, a suppressor, and a smoke grenade...

The suppressor or silencer wasn’t really fit to the revolver, so they were just being collected and stored somewhere.

The unaware survivors gasped as some of them had no idea about Kai’s ability.

However, seeing that the others were calm and not questioning anything, they just kept their silence.

Indeed, at this point, no one questioned Kai’s skills anymore.

Even if his ability should have been limited, as he mentioned before, none of them cared. He had secrets, yes, but those secrets kept them alive.

Still, for Samantha, Terrence, and the others, the shock was real, they finally had an idea about Kai’s mysterious talent!

No wonder he’s the leader.

Still, none of them voiced their comment. Respect and trust had already taken root.

Kai adjusted his own camouflage suit, then exhaled.

"Prepare yourselves. We leave at dawn."

Later, as the camp settled to rest, Kai returned to his tent.

At last, he focused on his Enhanced Gift Pack Bundle!