Excellent Quality Tang Hengdao

Lin Zhiluo flipped open the wooden board with one hand.

A wooden ladder extending downward appeared before his eyes.

He leaned his head down to take a look.

In the dim underground chamber, two zombies were attempting to climb the ladder.

However, the ladder was set at a rather steep angle, leaving the zombies with no chance of climbing up.

Lin Zhiluo couldn't help but sigh, "You guys really know how to hide."

With that, he leaped down.

This basement wasn't dug very deep.

Lin Zhiluo pinpointed his angle while in mid-air.

Just as the two zombies opened their maws wide, waiting for Lin Zhiluo to deliver himself into their trap.

He kicked out with both feet, striking the heads of the two zombies respectively.

The two zombies were knocked flat to the ground by the impact.

Lin Zhiluo used the cushioning force from kicking the zombies' heads to land steadily.

Then, he went to work with both hands.

The dagger in his right hand precisely pierced the neck of the zombie that was trying to crawl up from the ground.

The black word "Death" floated above the zombie's head.

The hammer in his left hand smashed the other zombie, which had just managed to stand up, back down to the floor.

After pulling out the dagger, he casually plunged it into the neck of the zombie he had just smashed down.

Only, he felt significant resistance when inserting it.

Fortunately, Lin Zhiluo had enough strength to force his way through the zombie.

"Death"

"Whew." He let out a soft breath.

With a fluid sequence of actions, he had instantly killed two zombies and gained two points of experience.

Lin Zhiluo pulled the dagger out from the zombie's neck.

Only then did he realize that the reason it felt difficult to insert earlier was that the blade of the dagger had become very dull.

It was no wonder; this ordinary dagger had killed several zombies in succession, and it was already impressive that it had lasted this long.

Therefore, Lin Zhiluo tossed the dagger aside.

"I hope it drops a weapon I can actually use," Lin Zhiluo hoped.

Actually, fighting zombies bare-handed was possible, just a bit more troublesome.

He flipped over the two zombie corpses.

A card and a cyan long blade appeared before Lin Zhiluo's eyes.

"Holy crap, is my mouth blessed or something?" Lin Zhiluo exclaimed.

It really was a case of getting exactly what he wanted.

Picking up the card first, Lin Zhiluo discovered it was [Two Fragrant Steamed Buns].

Fine, he'd have them as a side dish when he ate steak tonight.

Next, he picked up the long blade with great anticipation.

[Tang Hengdao]: Bronze-tier weapon, standard military saber of the Tang Dynasty in the Dragon Kingdom, approximately 70 centimeters long, featuring armor-piercing and durable characteristics.

Attributes: Strength +1, capable of bypassing 10% of the enemy's defensive ability, and can slowly repair blade damage after exiting combat.

No wonder it looked familiar.

So it was a regional specialty standard weapon.

These weapons would change according to each country.

For instance, the specialties of the Dragon Kingdom were the Tangdao, Modao, and Guandao.

The specialties of the neighboring island nation were the Tachi and Naginata.

In any case, standard-issue equipment could be bought in the shop during the later stages, so it wasn't particularly rare.

But at this current stage, for Lin Zhiluo to obtain a Bronze-tier Tang Hengdao, or Tangdao, was a massive boost.

He no longer needed to use a short dagger for close-quarters combat.

Using the Tangdao for mid-range slashes would make killing zombies much faster.

Lin Zhiluo first stored the Tangdao in his storage space, then climbed back up the ladder.

Ten minutes remained to take care of the final four zombies.

Lin Zhiluo had completely cleared out all the zombies in the entire motel.

So, he opened the motel door directly.

This road was relatively remote; otherwise, a motel of this type wouldn't have been opened here.

Lin Zhiluo observed the surroundings and saw six zombies wandering nearby on the road.

At the road junction in the distance, about seven or eight zombies were gathered together.

Lin Zhiluo lightly stomped his feet and then let out a whistle.

Having dealt with zombies for ten years, he could freely control the volume of the sounds he produced, thereby attracting zombies only within the range he desired.

Sure enough, under Lin Zhiluo's perfectly pitched whistle, the six nearby zombies walked toward his direction, while the seven or eight zombies in the distance remained completely motionless.

He took out his Tang Dao from his storage space and waited for the zombies to arrive.

As they drew closer to Lin Zhiluo, the zombies caught the scent of this delicious food. They waved their sharp claws and picked up their pace.

Lin Zhiluo, now armed with the Tang Dao, took a few steps back and re-entered the motel.

It wasn't that he was cowardly; rather, the narrow hallway at the motel entrance was perfectly suited for fighting zombies.

If he fought at the entrance, even though Lin Zhiluo had enough confidence to kill these six zombies, there was still a tiny chance that a zombie could suddenly jump out from the side and take a bite out of him.

Lin Zhiluo's cautious nature dictated that he wanted to eliminate all possibilities of accidents.

Sure enough, the narrow doorway hindered the zombies' advance.

It turned out that two zombies tried to enter the door at the same time, and as a result, neither would yield, leaving them both stuck in the frame.

The zombies behind them wanted to enter but couldn't.

"Well, I really overestimated the intelligence of zombies on the first day." Lin Zhiluo covered his forehead.

In his previous life, when the Doomsday Game first descended, Lin Zhiluo was still hiding in his dormitory, grieving in secret. He hadn't encountered zombies at that time at all.

By the time he came out on the second day, a batch of zombies had already reached level 2 and were no longer this stupid.

Lin Zhiluo looked at the two zombies stuck in the door frame and stepped forward, "helpfully" resolving their predicament.

A flash of the blade flickered, and the heads of both zombies fell to the ground simultaneously.

Lin Zhiluo retracted the Tang Dao and discovered that there wasn't a single drop of blood on the blade, nor was there a single nick.

"Not bad, the quality of this blade is definitely top-tier," Lin Zhiluo praised.

Even with the same equipment, there would be differences in quality. Without a doubt, his Tang Dao belonged to the best of its kind.

A good blade naturally requires good swordsmanship.

Lin Zhiluo prepared to demonstrate one of the many sword techniques he had learned in his previous life.

He kicked down the two headless corpses stuck in the door frame to make way for the zombies behind.

Then...

The next two zombies also rushed in hurriedly and simultaneously got stuck in the middle of the door frame as well.

"Are you four from the same family or something?" Lin Zhiluo said, feeling speechless.

Despite saying that, Lin Zhiluo very honestly used only one strike to chop off the heads of these two zombies.

Two round heads rolled into the room. Good grief, there were already four neatly arranged heads at Lin Zhiluo's feet.

[Congratulations to player "Yazi" for successfully killing a zombie, gaining one experience point and one gold coin]

[Congratulations to the player for leveling up to level 3, gaining 1 free attribute point]

[Player "Yazi" needs 30 more experience points for the next level up]

Not bad, the level up was a success.

Lin Zhiluo kicked the two corpses blocking the doorway aside once again.

Watching as a zombie behind them actually managed to charge in on its own.

Lin Zhiluo almost "wept tears of joy."

It wasn't easy; finally, one with a bit of intelligence had arrived.

As a sign of respect for an intelligent opponent, he swung his Tang Dao in a beautiful arc through the air.

Following that, he slashed the blade into the zombie's arm.

Then, following the downward trajectory of the arm, he flicked the blade upward, slicing through the zombie's chin.

He split the zombie's face in two, from bottom to top.

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