Lin Zhiluo lifted the wooden board with one hand.
A ladder leading downward appeared before him.
He leaned over to look down.
In the dim underground Secret Chamber, two zombies were trying to climb the ladder.
Unfortunately, it had been set at a steep angle, leaving the zombies no chance of getting up.
Lin Zhiluo couldn't help remarking, "You really know how to hide."
Then he leapt down.
The basement wasn't very deep.
As he fell, Lin Zhiluo found the right angle.
The two zombies opened their mouths wide, waiting for him to throw himself right into their grasp.
He pushed off with both feet, striking each zombie in the head with one foot.
The force sent both zombies tumbling to the ground.
Lin Zhiluo used the impact of kicking their heads to cushion his landing.
Then he struck with both hands.
The dagger in his right hand plunged precisely into the neck of a zombie lying on the ground, trying to get up.
The black characters "Death" appeared above the zombie's head.
With his left hand, he brought the hammer down on the other zombie, which had just managed to get back up, knocking it flat again.
After pulling out the dagger, he smoothly plunged it into the neck of the zombie he had just knocked down.
But as he stabbed, he felt a great deal of resistance.
Fortunately, Lin Zhiluo was strong enough to force the blade straight through the zombie.
"Death."
"Whew." He let out a soft breath.
With a fluid flurry of movements, he had killed both zombies in an instant, earning two experience points.
Lin Zhiluo pulled the dagger from the zombie's neck.
Only then did he realize why it had been so hard to stab: the blade had grown very dull.
It was no wonder. This ordinary dagger had already killed several zombies, so it had done well to last this long.
Lin Zhiluo casually tossed it aside.
"Hope I get a decent weapon," he said expectantly.
It was possible to fight zombies bare-handed, of course. It was just more troublesome.
He turned over the two corpses.
A card and a long, bluish-green blade appeared before him.
"Holy crap, is my wish-granting mouth enchanted or something?" Lin Zhiluo exclaimed.
He really did get whatever he wanted.
He picked up the card first and found it was [Two Fragrant Steamed Buns].
Fine. He'd add them to dinner with his steak.
Next, he picked up the blade, full of anticipation.
[Tang Hengdao]: Bronze-grade weapon, a standard military saber from the Tang Dynasty of the Dragon Kingdom. Approximately 70 centimeters long, it is durable and excels at piercing armor.
Attributes: Strength +1. Can penetrate 10% of the enemy's defense. After combat, damage to the blade will slowly recover.
No wonder it looked familiar.
It was a standard weapon unique to his region.
These weapons varied from country to country.
The Dragon Kingdom had weapons like the Tang Dao, Modao, and Guandao.
The neighboring island nation had weapons like the Tachi and Naginata.
Standard equipment could be bought in shops later on, so it wasn't particularly rare.
But at this stage, getting a Bronze-grade Tang Hengdao—in other words, a Tang Dao—was like adding wings to a tiger.
He wouldn't have to fight at close range with a short dagger anymore.
He could use the Tang Dao to slash from mid-range, which would let him kill zombies much faster.
Lin Zhiluo put the Tang Dao into his Storage Space, then climbed back up the ladder.
Ten minutes remained. He had to deal with the last four zombies.
He had completely cleared the entire inn of zombies.
So he opened the inn's door.
This road was fairly secluded. Otherwise, they wouldn't have opened this kind of inn here.
Lin Zhiluo looked around. Six zombies were wandering nearby along the road.
Farther away, about seven or eight zombies were gathered at a fork in the road.
Lin Zhiluo lightly stamped his foot, then whistled.
After ten years of dealing with zombies, he could control the volume of the sounds he made, drawing in zombies from whatever range he wanted.
Just as he expected, at the precise volume of his whistle,
the six nearby zombies headed toward him, while the seven or eight in the distance didn't react at all.
He took the Tang Dao out of his Storage Space.
Then he waited for the zombies to come.
As they drew closer to Lin Zhiluo, the zombies caught the scent of this delicious food.
They waved their Sharp Claws and quickened their pace.
Lin Zhiluo, now armed with the Tang Dao, took a few steps backward and reentered the inn.
It wasn't because he'd lost his nerve. The narrow passage by the inn's entrance was simply a good place to fight zombies.
If he fought outside, he was confident he could kill all six. But there was still a small chance one might suddenly dart in from the side and bite him.
Lin Zhiluo's cautious nature made him determined to prevent any accidents.
As expected, the narrow passage blocked the zombies' advance.
Two zombies had tried to enter at once.
Neither was willing to yield, so they both got stuck in the doorway.
The zombies behind them couldn't get in either.
"Honestly, I really overestimated the intelligence of the zombies on day one." Lin Zhiluo held his head.
When the Doomsday Game had arrived on the first day in his previous life,
Lin Zhiluo had been hiding in his dorm room, brooding alone.
He hadn't encountered any zombies then.
By the time he came out on the second day, some of the zombies had already reached level 2. They weren't this stupid anymore.
Lin Zhiluo looked at the two zombies stuck in the doorway.
He stepped forward and "kindly" solved their problem.
A flash of his blade, and both zombies' heads fell at once.
Lin Zhiluo sheathed the Tang Dao and saw that not a drop of blood had stuck to the blade, nor was there a single nick.
"Nice. This blade is definitely excellent quality," Lin Zhiluo praised.
Even identical equipment could vary in quality.
There was no doubt that his Tang Dao was among the very best.
A good blade deserved good swordsmanship.
Lin Zhiluo decided to try out one of the many sword techniques he'd learned in his previous life.
He kicked the two headless corpses out of the doorway.
That would clear the way for the zombies behind them.
Then...
The next two zombies hurried inside and got stuck in the doorway too.
"You four must be one big happy family," Lin Zhiluo said helplessly.
Despite his words, Lin Zhiluo honestly needed only one strike to chop off both zombies' heads.
The two round heads rolled into the inn.
Well, now there were four neat heads at Lin Zhiluo's feet.
[Congratulations, player "Yazi," on successfully killing a zombie. You received one experience point and one Gold Coin.]
[Congratulations, player, on reaching level 3. You received 1 free attribute point.]
[Player "Yazi" needs 30 more experience points to reach the next level.]
Nice. He'd leveled up.
Lin Zhiluo kicked the two corpses blocking the entrance out of the way again.
When he saw that one of the zombies behind them had actually managed to rush in, Lin Zhiluo nearly "burst into tears."
What a relief. One finally had a little intelligence.
To show respect for an intelligent opponent, he spun the Tang Dao in a graceful arc.
Then he slashed down at the zombie's arm.
Following the arm's downward trajectory, he lifted the blade again, and it swept across the zombie's chin.
The blade split the zombie's face in two, from bottom to top.
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