My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 64

As Sparrow delivered his final blow to the zombie behind him, he prepared to advance when a glimmer caught his eye—a shiny white crystal nestled within the zombie’s head. "Ah! Miss! Check this out! There’s a crystal core in this one!" he called out excitedly.

Kisha’s head snapped in the direction of Sparrow’s voice to verify his claim. Sure enough, there was a gleaming crystal in his hands, resembling shattered glass. Its formlessness made it appear as if it were mere debris, stuck to the zombie’s head for some unknown reason.

Kisha cut the zombie in front of her before she ran towards Sparrow who was happily running to them to show his spoils of war. And once he reached Kisha’s side, he passed the crystal core to her with trembling hands. He was too excited because Kisha had told them that this crystal core was crucial for their advancements.

With the crystal core now in her possession, Kisha employs her ’Eye of Truth’ to inspect the item. This unique application of her ability proves invaluable, as it allows her not only to view the stat windows of beasts and humans but also to inspect items imbued with spiritual energy.

[Zombie Core]

Level: 0

Attribute: None

Spirit: 10

Description: A transparent zombie core that has recently formed, containing only a small amount of energy.

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"How was it?" Duke inquired, eyeing the crystal in Kisha’s palm with a hint of skepticism. To him, the shard seemed no more than a common piece of glass, and he wondered if Sparrow’s excitement was warranted or if he was simply exaggerating.

Even without a detailed examination, Kisha could discern the subtle energy fluctuations within the crystal core, she just used her gift for testing an item with spiritual energy. While it might be challenging for those who hadn’t awakened to sense the energy within crystal cores, Kisha’s heightened senses made it second nature for her.

Kisha nodded and returned the crystal core to Sparrow, who looked at her with an incredulous expression. Before he could voice his question, Kisha instructed, "Try sensing what’s inside the crystal."

Sparrow furrowed his brows, unsure of how to proceed. He stared at the crystal, attempting to sense its energy, but found himself coming up empty-handed. Turning back to Kisha, his expression conveyed more questions than answers.

Kisha shook her head with a sense of resignation. "You can’t just stare at it. You need to feel and sense the energy within, much like how you feel the wind even when you can’t see it, or the warmth of sunlight when it’s intangible," she explained patiently, recognizing that this was their first encounter with such a phenomenon.

Observing Sparrow’s continued struggle to comprehend, Vulture took the crystal core instead, closing his eyes in concentration. "Hmmm, there’s a faint warmth emanating from it," he noted.

"Of course it’s warm, it just came out from my palms, you know," Sparrow retorted, sounding somewhat exasperated as if addressing someone who wasn’t quite getting it in the head, in short Stupid.

"I know, I’m not stupid, I am not talking about the surface of the crystal but within the crystal core. It felt like something warm is coming out from within is what I’m trying to say." Vulture clarified, his expression showing a hint of frustration at Sparrow’s misunderstanding. Unlike Sparrow, who relied more on logic, Vulture trusted his intuition.