Running Potion

The living room was empty, with no zombies in sight.

But the blood splattered all over the walls told Wang Tao that this place was not safe.

Wang Tao roughly scanned the area. The doors to all three bedrooms were open, and darkened bloodstains lay at each doorway.

He silently entered the living room and looked into each room. In the final one—the Master Bedroom—he found his target.

In the Master Bedroom, a thin, small figure in a filthy school uniform had its back to Wang Tao, curled up on a bloodstained bed.

But what caught Wang Tao's attention first was not it, but the two blood-red skeletons lying beside it on the bed!

A chill ran down Wang Tao's spine.

The small figure seemed to sense the movement. It slowly turned its head, revealing a face with gray-white pupils, bulging veins, and a mouth full of Black Blood.

"Grrr..."

600/600

Judging from what this zombie had looked like when alive, it was the Naughty Child who had provoked Wang Tao earlier. However, it had 100 more health than other zombies!

Wang Tao tightened his grip on the Claw Hammer.

The situation had changed. There were not three zombies here, but one Little Zombie with 600 health!

Whoosh—

There was no time to think. Wang Tao took a deep breath and strode toward the zombie.

"Grr..."

The Little Zombie stood up and staggered toward Wang Tao.

There were roughly ten meters between them, but Wang Tao suddenly noticed that this Little Zombie's speed was off! It was clearly smaller and had shorter legs, yet it was faster than the other zombies Wang Tao had seen! Wang Tao instantly stopped and watched it warily.

When the Little Zombie was four large floor tiles away from Wang Tao—roughly three meters—it spread its arms and suddenly charged at him!

Whoosh—

Though the Little Zombie's dash caught Wang Tao by surprise, he had already been on guard. The instant it lunged at him, he twisted aside and dodged it.

The Little Zombie failed to catch anyone, but it did not stop. It rushed forward several more steps before coming to a halt, then slowly turned around and continued walking toward Wang Tao.

"Grr..."

Just like before, when it was about four large floor tiles away from Wang Tao, it spread its arms and charged at him again.

This time, Wang Tao did not dodge. He raised his leg and kicked the Little Zombie directly in the chest.

-3

The Little Zombie's tiny arms were not even half as long as Wang Tao's legs. After being kicked in the chest, it began clawing wildly with both hands, but Wang Tao's calves were wrapped in thick books, so he was not afraid at all.

However, Wang Tao was not being reckless. He wanted to test how strong this Little Zombie was. Feeling the force against his foot, Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

"For its size, it's actually about as strong as an ordinary zombie..."

Surprised as he was, Wang Tao suddenly exerted force with his leg.

The Little Zombie was light, after all. Wang Tao kicked it flying, and it slammed directly into the wall.

-26

That blow must have hit its head.

"Roar!"

The Little Zombie seemed somewhat enraged and came at Wang Tao again.

As before, it quickly walked to about three meters away from Wang Tao, spread its arms, and charged at him.

Wang Tao used the same trick and kicked out again. But this time, he did not hold back and kicked it directly in the face.

Bang! -64

It was kicked flying, and its jaw was shattered by Wang Tao's kick.

Bang! -37

Then the back of its head struck the wall again.

"It seems to only know this one move..."

Wang Tao silently pondered. After the Little Zombie twisted its body and crawled back up, Wang Tao did not use his foot this time. Instead, he switched to the long-handled Claw Hammer.

"Grr..."

The Little Zombie charged at Wang Tao again. Wang Tao gripped the hammer in one hand, and the instant it approached, he swung it down hard.

Bang! -236

234/600

The hammer landed squarely on the Little Zombie's forehead, taking away a full third of its health!

"Its defense seems lower. Probably because its physical condition was weak to begin with..."

Wang Tao had previously seen people online say that the stronger a person's physique was, the stronger the zombie they became after infection and mutation.

This Little Zombie was somewhat different from ordinary zombies, so Wang Tao temporarily called it a special zombie. But before infection, it had merely been a child—small, light, and physically weak. It was understandable that its Defense Power was somewhat lacking after being infected and mutated.

Of course, that was only relative to Wang Tao. If an ordinary person had come instead, they would probably have had trouble even breaking through its defenses.

While he was thinking, the Little Zombie stubbornly got back up again.

But this time, it did not charge again. Instead, like an ordinary zombie, it raised its arms and walked toward Wang Tao with a ferocious expression, though it was still somewhat faster than a normal zombie.

Wang Tao dodged twice. After confirming that the Little Zombie had no other special traits, he charged up and kicked it straight into the ceiling!

-79

-26

After the Little Zombie landed, Wang Tao kicked again.

Bang! -4

This kick struck the Little Zombie in the stomach and did not cause much damage. But like a ball, it was sent flying into the wall by Wang Tao once more.

-32

93/600

Looking at the remaining one-sixth of its HP, Wang Tao grinned beneath his mask.

At least he could kick it three more times!

This definitely was not retaliation against a Naughty Child. He simply wanted to test how strong this special zombie was.

"Roar~"

The Little Zombie kept getting back up despite repeated defeats. After climbing to its feet, it walked toward Wang Tao again.

Bang!...

Bang!...

Bang! Splat—

-2

0/600

Looking at the Little Zombie whose skull he had kicked apart, Wang Tao wiped his heel on its clothes in disgust.

Phew—

He felt refreshed!

Time to Inventory Spoils.

First was the HP gained from killing this charging Little Zombie. Just like the zombie that could use Stealth before, it directly gave him 20 HP!

Wang Tao's HP reached 185/185! Then there was the translucent package dropped by the Little Zombie. With a thought from Wang Tao, the package instantly flew into his body.

Obtained: Running Potion (Small) *1

Running Potion (Small): After injection, lower-body strength increases and running speed rises by 10%-100% (the stronger the physique, the greater the increase). Lasts 10 minutes. Cooldown: 12 hours

What a good item!

Wang Tao's eyes lit up.

This was a needleless injection device that looked similar to the "Stealth Potion (Small)," but its effect was far stronger than the Stealth Potion's! That Stealth Potion could only hide him from people, but this Running Potion could increase movement speed by 10%-100%!

And this speed increase was related to one's physique—the stronger the physique, the greater the boost!

Wang Tao's physical condition was certainly not poor. Even if it only increased his speed by 10%, it could be a life-saving ability at a critical moment!

His chances of successfully finding diesel outside had increased as well!

If it could increase his speed by 100%... Hiss, he did not dare imagine it, did not dare imagine it! After putting the Running Potion into his Space Backpack, Wang Tao began searching this apartment for loot. As for the Little Zombie's corpse, he did not bother looting it, since Wang Tao had kicked it to pieces...