Li Xuyang's Outburst

"Damn, three zombies popped out at once. Hey, Little Chestnut, are you a man or not? If you want to team up with me to brave the apocalypse later, you can't be scared. You've trained martial arts for years, don't tell me you can't even kill a zombie. I'll take care of these two little beauties behind the counter. The zombie security guard is yours. Let's see if you have the guts, and what your martial arts are really like. Don't make me look down on you."

After Zhao Tianlei finished speaking, he gave a smile to the pale-faced Li Xuyang, seemingly deliberately mocking and provoking him, aiming to ignite Li Xuyang's killing intent. It's important to remember that this is now the apocalypse. If Li Xuyang doesn't dare to kill zombies, he'll only be a burden on their escape later. Therefore, Zhao Tianlei had to push him.

Under Zhao Tianlei's provocation, Li Xuyang felt a bit indignant. Although he had practiced martial arts for years, it was only for strengthening his body, never for fighting or killing. Even now, facing these terrifying zombies, Li Xuyang didn't dare to act. Besides some fear, the main problem was that Li Xuyang had never wielded a knife before.

Seeing Li Xuyang's stunned expression, Zhao Tianlei sneered, "If you don't act, you'll just be paving the way for your sister. When the time comes, I'll do a good deed and cremate you both together."

With that, Zhao Tianlei lunged forward to the counter. Before the two zombies behind the counter could emerge, Zhao Tianlei delivered a powerful kick to the chest of the closest zombie. The force of the kick sent the zombie staggering back several steps, crashing into the other zombie behind it and knocking it down. Seeing this, Zhao Tianlei walked forward with his axe and brought it down, decapitating the zombie above. Brain matter and blood splattered out, greatly stimulating the zombie below, which flailed its arms and lunged at Zhao Tianlei, letting out continuous "uh, uh" sounds.

"What the hell are you yelling about? Die!"

Squelch. With the fall of Zhao Tianlei's axe, the zombie below was also decapitated.

At this point, Zhao Tianlei noticed the scene behind the counter. It was a mess, with bloodstains all over the floor. Lying on the ground was a corpse, its abdomen completely eaten out, its entire head gnawed beyond recognition. Only from its clothes and shoes could it be determined that the deceased was a woman, dressed similarly to the two zombies, a service staff member from this budget hotel. As for how she met her tragic end, Zhao Tianlei wasn't interested in speculating.

After dealing with the two zombies, Zhao Tianlei looked towards Li Xuyang. He saw the young man gripping a watermelon knife with one hand, his eyes fixed on the approaching zombie security guard, but showing no sign of preparing to attack. As the zombie security guard drew near, Zhao Tianlei couldn't help but feel anxious, wondering if the guy was too scared to move.

Zhao Tianlei couldn't help but shout, "Damn it, you brat, if you don't move now, you'll be zombie chow!"

"Hoo!"

As if Zhao Tianlei's words were a command, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Xuyang let out a loud shout. He actually put away his knife and began to pummel the zombie with his bare fists. He launched twenty or so punches, each one thrown with all his might. Zhao Tianlei's eyes followed the movement of Li Xuyang's fists and observed that this guy really had trained. Judging by the form, speed, and explosive power of his punches, he wouldn't have reached this level without years of practice.

A total of eighteen punches. Li Xuyang swung his fists at the zombie security guard eighteen times. However, each punch only produced a dull thud against its body, causing no significant damage to the zombie itself.

After eighteen punches, Li Xuyang couldn't help but gasp for breath. The zombie security guard let out a growl and lunged at him, knocking him to the ground. Li Xuyang was terrified and didn't know what to do. As the zombie security guard opened its mouth to bite Li Xuyang's neck, Li Xuyang closed his eyes, seemingly accepting his fate. Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed. Li Xuyang felt a lightness on his body; the zombie on top of him was gone.

When Li Xuyang opened his eyes, he saw Zhao Tianlei had rushed over at some point, grabbed the zombie security guard, and tossed it aside, where it fell to the ground. Then, Zhao Tianlei glared down at the prone Li Xuyang and said fiercely, "With how you just acted, you would have been bitten to death long ago. What ability do you have to live on with your sister's dying wish, let alone kill zombies for her and get revenge? You're just talking nonsense."

Zhao Tianlei's words hit Li Xuyang like a bombshell, instantly enraging him. Li Xuyang flipped over, got up, picked up the watermelon knife he had dropped, and lunged at the zombie security guard. Before the zombie could get back on its feet, Li Xuyang stomped on it, pressing it down hard. He raised his watermelon knife, let out a roar, and swung it down.

After Li Xuyang's first strike, he didn't stop. Whether it was due to his earlier fear or Zhao Tianlei's words, Li Xuyang continued to wield his watermelon knife, chopping and slashing. Even Zhao Tianlei was stunned to see him like this. The current Li Xuyang was a stark contrast to his previous timid and hesitant self, looking like a butcher. His chopping motions weren't like he was attacking a zombie, but like he was mincing dumpling filling.

"You're f***ing chewing on something, aren't you? Can't stop? Stop it!"

Seeing Li Xuyang acting as if possessed, Zhao Tianlei quickly rushed forward, trying to grab him. But Li Xuyang had truly gone mad. He didn't even look at Zhao Tianlei as he approached, swinging his watermelon knife towards him. Furthermore, Li Xuyang was half a head taller than Zhao Tianlei, and judging by the angle of his swing, if it landed, it would have severed Zhao Tianlei's neck.

Cheng Yao, standing nearby, was also shocked by Li Xuyang's actions. If something happened to Zhao Tianlei, who would protect her later? Cheng Yao couldn't help but let out a terrified scream and closed her eyes, unable to bear witnessing Zhao Tianlei bleeding.

"You f***ing dare to swing a knife at me!" Zhao Tianlei, facing Li Xuyang's backhand slash, couldn't help but erupt in fury.