"Creak."
The third-floor fire door swung open.
Lin Zhiluo stepped into the stairwell.
He had opened a Silver Treasure Chest and even killed a Bronze Boss along the way.
Now only one goal remained.
That was to complete the Golden Finger System's "One Against a Hundred" mission.
Lin Zhiluo wasn't particularly looking forward to the Bronze equipment reward.
There was no helping it. His standards had risen, and he already had plenty of good stuff on hand.
What he really wanted to know was what an ordinary Golden Finger could do.
That sense of novelty and the unknown was what drove him.
He didn't head to the first floor.
Come on, he might have become much stronger, but he hadn't gone stupid.
There were at least several hundred zombies on the first floor now.
Going down there would be suicide.
By contrast, the scattered venues on the second floor were the best choice.
He only needed to clear two halls to finish the mission with ease.
See? He really had gotten stronger.
Last night, he'd struggled just to fight the zombies in one Ping Pong Hall.
Now he was facing two halls, and he was talking about clearing them with ease.
Lin Zhiluo pushed open the second-floor fire door and returned to the second floor.
He shook out his legs and wiped off his shoes.
He cleaned off all the gore and bloodstains.
Then he headed toward the nearest Badminton Hall.
The Badminton Hall's door wasn't locked; it was just ajar.
That was no problem for Lin Zhiluo.
He rummaged through his cards, and a bicycle lock appeared in his hand.
Lin Zhiluo pulled open the Badminton Hall door and swept his gaze inside.
When he saw that none of the zombies had noticed him, he promptly locked the door.
What did you call this?
Locking the door and beating the dogs!
The sound of Lin Zhiluo locking the door caught a zombie's attention.
The zombie let out a roar.
The zombies nearby turned to look at Lin Zhiluo as well.
Then they all started charging toward him.
He didn't panic. After putting the key back in his pocket, he turned around.
Then he raised his sharp Tang Dao.
The Tang Dao had clashed head-on with the Zombie Cat for a long time.
As a result, the blade had picked up quite a few notches.
Fortunately, the Tang Dao could repair itself.
Now that Lin Zhiluo had taken it out again, it had returned to its former razor-sharp state.
There were about twenty zombies in the Badminton Hall.
They had now gathered around Lin Zhiluo.
He wasn't going to sit back and wait for them.
This time, he chose to strike first!
The Sprint effect of his Boots of Gale activated instantly.
Lin Zhiluo strode forward.
With his Agility at a whopping 23 points, plus Sprint's 20% speed boost, he was far faster than the zombies.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Zhiluo reached the zombie at the front.
He pushed off with both feet and leaped into the air.
Then he activated Short-term Levitation from the White Wing Cloak.
He actually floated in the air, gliding forward as he slowly descended.
If old Newton had seen this, he would've been so excited he'd have climbed right out of his coffin.
Then he'd have shouted, "This is the Dragon Kingdom, so it's not under my jurisdiction. It's my brother Bullshit's!"
Lin Zhiluo didn't waste time while airborne.
He had already reached the first zombie's head.
He thrust the Tang Dao straight down.
The Tang Dao plunged through the zombie's crown, sinking a third of the blade into its skull.
Only then did Lin Zhiluo pull it back out.
"Dead."
After the Tang Dao came free, white brain matter still oozed from the wound in the zombie's skull.
Lin Zhiluo planted a foot on the zombie's head.
Using the force, he launched himself into the air again.
"Whirlwind Slash."
Taking advantage of his airborne position, Lin Zhiluo quickly calculated the angle and hurled the Tang Dao.
The Tang Dao spun rapidly, surging forward with tremendous force as it plunged toward the mass of zombies behind him.
One, two, three.
As it flew past, the Tang Dao permanently separated three zombies' heads from their bodies.
Then, on its return trip, it took out two more zombies.
Fueled by Lin Zhiluo's high Strength, Whirlwind Slash finally revealed its terrifying area damage.
Lin Zhiluo caught the Tang Dao and landed steadily on the ground.
He'd calculated it: Short-term Levitation lasted about ten seconds.
Of course, the movements and poses he made in midair also affected how well he stayed aloft.
But that didn't matter.
He had already come up with hundreds of ways to use the skill.
Once he was on the ground, he truly felt like a wolf among sheep.
He didn't even need to dodge. He simply swung the Tang Dao and charged straight into the zombie horde.
One slash, two slashes.
Two zombies died on the spot.
Lin Zhiluo's eyes lit up when he spotted a particularly large zombie in front of him.
You'll do.
You can be the first one I kill with Explosive Dual Slash!
Lin Zhiluo channeled his energy into the Tang Dao.
A blue-green glow appeared along the sharp blade.
Once the light covered the entire blade, Lin Zhiluo swung the Tang Dao.
It moved too fast for the naked eye to follow.
The Tang Dao instantly reached the zombie's neck.
The first slash sank straight into its neck.
The second slash pulled back quickly.
Then, in a perfectly overlapping motion, it struck the same wound again.
The zombie's head fell to the ground with a thump.
But that wasn't the end of it. Since both slashes had hit the same zombie, Explosive Dual Slash's explosive effect activated.
A Mark resembling a miniature Tang Dao appeared on the zombie's neck.
The Mark flashed twice.
There was a loud boom.
An explosion erupted at the zombie's neck.
Everything above its collarbones was blown to pieces.
Fortunately, Lin Zhiluo had been prepared.
He used the Tang Dao to block the flying chunks of flesh one by one.
Lin Zhiluo was quite satisfied with his first try at Explosive Dual Slash.
The attributes of this large zombie were at least 30% higher than those of the others.
Yet under Explosive Dual Slash, it hadn't even been able to fight back.
It had fallen before it could even withstand the skill's explosive damage.
What's more, Explosive Dual Slash struck twice in the same amount of time Lin Zhiluo needed to swing once normally.
That showed just how terrifying its single-target damage was.
After testing his new equipment and skill, Lin Zhiluo finally got serious.
After all, dealing with these zombies didn't require him to waste mental energy on skills.
Lin Zhiluo darted back and forth among the zombies.
His blade rose and fell, and another zombie lost its head.
The notifications for killing zombies rang out nonstop.
Lin Zhiluo focused intently.
He was getting used to his body's attributes and gradually regaining the Combat Instinct he'd had in his previous life.
Just as Lin Zhiluo was still immersed in the thrill of slaughter, he suddenly realized there were no zombies in front of him.
He looked back.
The floor was carpeted with zombie corpses.
Not a single living zombie remained anywhere in the Badminton Hall.
Before you continue