Unknown Risks

"... Do we really need to do this?"

Looking down at his attire, Young Feather remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Honestly, I feel like a Clown right now..."

To be fair, he's really fully armed now.

Motorcycle Helmet on his head, an iron pot skewered on a stick in his hand, a mop tucked at his waist as a long weapon for probing the way, and a large Kitchen Knife in his hand.

In addition, he was wearing several thick layers of clothing, a scarf around his neck, and magazines were thickly wrapped around his hands with tape.

A complete set of home Equipment, aside from a 200% increase in defense, actually reduces mobility by 200%.

According to Young Feather's own plan, this should have been the best opportunity for him to learn from these Big Shot, which is why he volunteered to be the vanguard.

Blood and flesh fly everywhere as you fight the Living Dead in the narrow stairwell—it will be a story full of passion and excitement, and you will be the Protagonist of this story.

... But have you ever seen a Protagonist dressed in such a ridiculous Equipment?

Not only is it difficult to move around, but its greatest use might really be as a shield to absorb damage...

"Take it easy. The Clown is the Clown, at least he's been able to fight Batman for so many years."

Bai Zhi reached out and patted the other person's shoulder, offering words of comfort.

"Oh, and remember not to act beyond the bounds of common."

"..."

Looking back at the weapons in the hands of his three Teammate behind him, Young Feather suddenly felt a sense of despair for some reason.

One was carrying a washbasin, another a kettle, and Sack... What were they planning to do?

"We don't have any good weapons left. As for basins, we can use them as throwing Hidden Weapon and smash them down on people's heads."

OriginDeficit yawned and explained.

"... Isn't there a Kitchen Knife in the kitchen?"

"If we're that close, what if I get bitten by Zombie? Especially since their juices will splatter all over me... It's disgusting, I'm a germaphobe."

OriginDeficit's confident and assertive answer left Young Feather speechless for a moment.

"You're going to get water, right?"

Turning his gaze to Ink-Stained Crystal, Young Feather breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Actually, if you're just getting water, a large water bottle is enough; there's no need to bring such a big kettle. I already have one in my room..."

"I'm getting water to wash my hair."

The Silver-haired Girl glanced at him inexplicably and spoke in a cold voice.

"It's so dirty here, my hair is all greasy."

Young Feather: "..."

"And what about you? You brought Sack, surely to carry food and essential supplies for survival, right?"

Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, Young Feather turned his gaze toward Bai Zhi.

"No, I was wondering if we could capture a Zombie to study if the opportunity arose."

Young Feather showed Shao Bai Zhi the Sack in his hand, his face beaming with delight.

"To be honest, I'm really curious about Zombie, these illogical creatures. Logically speaking, after so much time, those Zombie should have starved to death by now, instead of still wandering around below wasting their energy. Maybe this is another form of biological perpetual motion machine... Don't you think it would be cool to catch a Zombie and keep it as a pet?"

Young Feather: "..."

He realized that the higher the Player's Level and rank, the more abnormal they might be—someone might even capture a Zombie and keep it as a pet...

Soon, after everything was ready, this seemingly bizarre Four-person Squad stepped out the door.

As the door was quietly opened, a quiet stairwell appeared before them. The stairs were covered in congealed blood, and some gnawed bones could even be seen among them.

Above the stairwell where they were now, a long and shocking drag mark made of blood stretched all the way to the dark end of the stairwell, the blood so thick it was several centimeters deep.

"What to do?"

Young Feather was walking at the front, turned around and cast a questioning look at them.

In their previous plan, they were supposed to first clean up the upstairs area and then go to the rooftop to observe the surrounding area.

However, the obvious bloody drag marks undoubtedly indicate that there may be a more dangerous Monster upstairs, and the danger upstairs is clearly greater.

"Go downstairs."

Suddenly, Bai Zhi reached out and slightly pressed his forehead, silently mouthing a gesture while simultaneously pointing downwards.

--That's right, Shadow Guard is dead again.

Just now, he secretly sent a Shadow Guard upstairs to scout the way for them. Because the stairwell was dark, and Shadow Guard were quite discreet, as long as he didn't admit it, who could be so sure that the thing was related to him?

Therefore, this does not constitute a violation of the rules.

In his Perception, the Shadow Guard who had infiltrated the upper floor was crushed by a sudden, powerful Strength.

As his attributes increased, the Shadow Guard, who possessed half of his attributes, also improved significantly, but ultimately only barely reached the level of common.

If common can be killed in one hit, then these four "common" would naturally be doomed to die as well.

Without raising any questions, Young Feather nodded slightly and carefully walked down the stairs, with Bai Zhi and the other two following closely behind.

The stairwell below was equally horrific, littered with blood and bones. Just looking at this scene, one could imagine the horrific scenes that had unfolded here during the Zombie Crisis outbreak.

The Security Door on the seventh floor was locked, and they couldn't open it without the tools to pick it. However, they did manage to peek through the peephole and vaguely see several aimless figures wandering inside.

Without disturbing the Zombie inside the room, Bai Zhi and the others followed them down to the sixth floor. Compared to the seventh floor, the Security Door on the sixth floor was wide open.

After cautiously making their way to the sixth floor, and following a tense and exciting exploration, Bai Zhi and his companions found the room empty, devoid of any Zombie, but with large pools of blood present.

"Did all the Zombie run downstairs along the stairwell?"

Unable to resist glancing towards the stairwell, Young Feather looked puzzled.

To be honest, he was armed to the teeth and prepared to be bitten, but he hadn't seen a single Zombie along the way, which inevitably caused him some disappointment.

"Maybe... hurry up and search, remember the key is food and water."

Bai Zhi gently closed the Security Door, turned around, and spoke to the other three with a serious expression.

"Everyone be careful. There are obviously still unknown risks in this Residential Building. Just bring food and water, and don't bring anything useless."

"Hurry up."