The Apocalypse Survival Journey After I Transformed into a Beautiful Girl

Only then did I finally react. I fought down the urge to vomit from the ringing in my ears and grabbed Guo Rui, who could barely stay on her feet.

"Get up! Move!"

I shouted, but Guo Rui only stared at me in confusion.

I hauled Guo Rui up and shoved her forward, then turned and grabbed Xilin, yanking her along before pushing her ahead too. Then I did the same for the other three. Just as I finished this string of actions and finally got a chance to catch my breath, a distant, explosive screech rang out behind me.

"Gaaah~"

Though my ears were still ringing, I heard the creature's high-pitched, hoarse cry.

Damn it!

The incendiary grenade hadn't killed it!

I dashed forward. The five women in front of me had clearly heard the mantis too, and they turned and ran.

The noise behind me grew louder, while the ringing in my ears gradually faded. The five women had already rounded the corner. Only then could I clearly make out the sound behind me.

There was pain in its voice, along with intense fury.

It seemed the incendiary grenade hadn't killed the mantis, but it had wounded it. Otherwise, it wouldn't have sounded so savage.

I rounded the corner and started jumping down the stairs. The others weren't exactly fast, but they were still a little faster than me, since they'd been ahead of me when we started running.

And my body wasn't what it used to be. It was only natural that I couldn't keep up.

"Gaaah!"

A long, piercing screech rang out, followed by the clatter of claws behind me. I'd just jumped down from the landing between the ninth and eighth floors, and I glanced back. The mantis had reached the stairwell. Its whole body