The night was black as ink as Wang Yang's group steadily pushed forward, leaving a vast swath of zombies sprawled across the ground.
Behind them, wherever there were still people in the rooms, they all switched on their lights to illuminate the way.
At last, Wang Yang and the others advanced to within a hundred meters of the gymnasium, and nearly all the zombies outside had been lured out and killed.
The group sat on the ground to recover their strength.
Wang Yang @'d Zhang Dahai in the chatroom and asked how things were going.
Zhang Dahai did not reply. He merely sent a picture.
Inside the gymnasium, there were still quite a few zombies, including many Level 1 zombies. The three special zombies were still feeding.
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"How about we wait until those three zombies finish eating before we go in?" Zhou Tao said between deep breaths. "We've killed so many zombies already. Those three can't possibly evolve any further."
Huang Hao agreed. "Yeah, this way we can let them kill each other and reap the benefits."
After killing so many zombies, his legs were aching from exhaustion. He really wanted a break.
"Right! If we let those zombies eat all the other zombies, they'll be much easier to deal with!" Wu Huihui's eyes lit up, thinking it sounded like a good idea.
"No!" Wang Ao said harshly. "Resting now is just giving the enemy time to grow!"
"Even if they evolve successfully, they might not be that powerful... There are only three of them, after all. We just need to block the stairwell," a girl following Wu Huihui said softly.
She had been dead weight from the start. She had received a shot of zombie immunity virus through Wu Huihui's connections, and had no choice but to come along.
All the players who had received the zombie immunity virus were here. Anyone who did not come would become a public enemy.
Wang Ao frowned at her words and looked toward Wang Yang. "Wang Yang, you don't think the same way, do you?"
After a brief silence, Wang Yang said, "Then let's rest for another three minutes."
Just then, seeing that they still had not moved, Zhang Dahai hurriedly @'d them in the group chat.
[33 Zhang Dahai: Hurry up and get here! Don't drag this out! (Image)]
Everyone opened the image and saw red muscles emerging over the bodies of the three zombies. They looked like red evil spirits, bizarre and unsettling.
"So scary... How about we forget it? It'd be better to guard the dorms," said the girl who had suggested resting earlier.
"Retreating can sometimes be a sound strategy, but this definitely isn't the time," Wang Yang said after taking a deep breath.
Although Wang Yang was not as intimidating as Wang Ao, he certainly did not lack leadership ability.
With a few words, he diverted the hawks' attention away from the girl, avoiding unnecessary internal conflict while reinforcing everyone's resolve.
"Miaomiao, just wait here. In case zombies show up somewhere else," Wu Huihui told the timid girl.
"Okay!" the girl immediately agreed.
The girl was not just scared—she was brainless too.
Her behavior instantly drew furious glares from many people.
What a waste of a vial of virus immunity serum!
Some people were just like that. They could not even lie back and coast properly in a game, and they were about the same in real life.
The group marched forward again, their pace quickening by several degrees.
"What's with being so fierce?" the timid girl muttered under her breath, then hurriedly ran back to the dormitory.
If the zombies really came pouring out, she would not even have a chance to run.
Besides, even if she left early, Wu Huihui, her big-sister figure, would not blame her.
"Shh... There are still a lot of zombies inside. Stick to the plan—kill them one at a time!" Wang Ao tried to soften his rough voice.
Everyone nodded. As they neared the main entrance, a lean boy stepped forward with a long pole in hand.
The lean boy was the team's specialist at luring zombies. Every time, he would draw them out for the others to kill.
The others stopped moving forward and, with perfect coordination, formed an encirclement.
When the lean boy saw the situation inside the gymnasium, he was startled. Carefully, he tapped the ground with his wooden pole.
A zombie turned its head and saw only a swaying wooden pole, not the person holding it.
After hesitating for a moment, it walked over. The instant it stepped out the door, a fire axe chopped off its head.
Wang Ao withdrew the fire axe and lifted his chin at the lean boy, signaling him to continue.
With a heavy weapon in hand, a single ordinary zombie was no match for Wang Ao.
He now sat firmly at the top of the points leaderboard, seemingly far ahead of everyone else.
The others privately lamented missing out on that one point.
Next, the lean boy continued luring zombies out.
Everything appeared to be going smoothly, but things obviously could not stay so easy. On the seventh attempt, a Giant Strength Zombie came out!
Wang Ao brought his axe down, but failed to kill it!
The commotion immediately exploded, and dozens of zombies poured out.
Luckily, they had not formed a zombie horde. That meant the players still had room to maneuver!
An adult with a weapon was far stronger than an ordinary zombie!
—After getting rabies shots, terrifying upright apes would show feral dogs what cruelty truly was!
The zombies were quickly wiped out. Wang Yang's group lost three people, with five more seriously injured.
The real casualties had been caused by those three types of Level 1 zombies.
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!!" A dark-skinned male student clutched his spilling intestines, muttering in terror, his forehead drenched in sweat.
With injuries like that, unless a miracle happened, death was certain.
Wang Ao frowned. After one glance, he ignored him and turned his fierce gaze toward the gymnasium.
Wu Huihui looked distressed and was about to say something when a tremendous roar erupted from inside the gymnasium.
Then, a hulking figure charged out of the gymnasium.
It stood over two meters tall, its body wrapped in ridged red muscles. Wisps of muscular steam curled around its surface, making it terrifying to behold.
Some people were so frightened they lost their voices and hurriedly fled.
They had just been scattered by a wave of zombies. Suddenly facing such a massive creature now, they simply could not muster any courage!
[Big Zombie] [Level: 3] [Skill: Sweep] [Description: You should... fear me!]
Sure enough, it was a Level 3 monster!
Wang Yang's brow twitched. Seeing that the Big Zombie's first target was not him, he quietly lowered his raised arm.
Boom!
The Big Zombie swept its arm sideways. One student was struck and sent crashing into the wall, his bones shattering.
The sight left everyone dumbfounded.
Wang Ao immediately put away his fire axe, turned, and ran.
He was reckless, but he was not an idiot!
In a situation like this, not running meant waiting to die.
Just then, a gunshot rang out, cutting through the silent night.
Everyone slammed to a halt and turned to look.
Wang Yang stood close behind the Big Zombie, gripping a pitch-black pistol!
At this life-or-death moment, his back trembled with tension, his pupils dilated, and even his teeth chattered as he stared intently at the Big Zombie's head.
Human lives had been used as bait, all for this headshot!
Wang Yang was ruthless—and sharp enough to seize the moment!