Speed-type Zombie

"Squelch!"

A spray of blood burst through the air, bringing with it the foul stench of rotting flesh.

Liu Feng frowned slightly and stood obediently to one side. He looked calm, but his thoughts were already tangled into a hopeless mess.

He had thought she was a frail woman, but now she looked like a downright badass!

She seemed to have become one with the Curved Knife in her hand. Every time she struck, another zombie's head hit the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the row of zombies before them had been reduced to empty shells.

Suddenly, the woman stopped. Her gaze sharpened, and her icy eyes settled on Liu Feng.

"Why... are you just standing there? Get over here and help!"

Abruptly singled out, Liu Feng stiffened, panic rising inside him.

"Me? Okay... right away..."

As he spoke, Liu Feng summoned all his insects. The earlier battle had already depleted their numbers considerably. The ones he had left were his last reserves, saved for an emergency.

Seeing Liu Feng control the insects, the woman froze briefly, surprise crossing her face. But her attention soon returned to the zombies.

Her blade rose and fell, killing one with every stroke!

Liu Feng stole a glance at the ruthless woman beside him and swallowed nervously.

"You're just too... too brutal!"

"What did you say?"

The woman sliced through a zombie's head with effortless ease, then turned and fixed Liu Feng with a piercing stare.

"I... I said, how are you so strong?"

At that, the corner of her mouth lifted slightly. "How could that question possibly come from you?" she asked disdainfully.

"Wh-why can't I ask?"

"You're a Gene Warrior too, from what I can tell. So why don't you show any signs of formal military training?"

Her words sent a jolt through Liu Feng.

That "too" had already revealed her identity to him: she was a Gene Warrior. That made everything easy to explain.

It was precisely because she was a Gene Warrior that she possessed such astonishing speed, and could kill with such composure and cold-blooded ruthlessness!

Still, there was something Liu Feng couldn't understand.

As a Gene Warrior, why hadn't she stayed in camp, enjoying food, drink, and leisure? Why insist on coming somewhere so dangerous?

Liu Feng couldn't figure it out, and he had no chance to try. Just then, something suddenly changed within the zombie horde.

"Roooaaar..."

"Heh heh heh..."

As those familiar low sounds rang out, a relatively small zombie suddenly leaped into the air from the center of the horde. A familiar row of numbers was still clearly visible on its T-shirt, suggesting it had been a track-and-field athlete before it died.

It abruptly planted its hand on a nearby zombie's shoulder and pushed off, landing right in front of the woman. The sudden face-to-face encounter gave her quite a fright.

But she quickly recovered.

"You dared to scare me? I'll skin you alive!"

With that, the woman pushed off hard and charged at the athlete zombie. Confidently raising her Curved Knife, she slashed viciously at its neck.

Just when Liu Feng thought she would succeed, the athlete zombie did something unbelievable. An instant before the Curved Knife reached its neck, it twisted sideways and easily dodged the attack.

The woman was astonished that her first attack had failed. But she quickly reacted, raising her Curved Knife and charging in again.

Just then, Liu Feng, who had been quietly watching from the side, noticed something like a smile tugging at the athlete zombie's mouth. In an instant, a terrible possibility flashed through his mind.

"Miss, get back here! It's a trap! It was baiting you!"

Before Liu Feng could finish, the woman's Curved Knife was already beside the athlete zombie. Just as she thought she was about to end the fight, a pair of large, foul-smelling hands suddenly clamped tightly around her wrist.

The woman jerked her head up. The one holding her so firmly that she couldn't resist was none other than the athlete zombie. An even stranger smile spread over its rotting face.

"Fuck! This is bad!"

Seeing the young woman trapped, Liu Feng couldn't possibly leave her to die.

He abruptly waved his hand, and nearly half the Iron-toothed Insects flying overhead swooped down in front of her. At Liu Feng's command, they sank their teeth viciously into the zombie's wrist.

"Crunch..."

With a low sound, the Iron-toothed Insects gnawed the athlete zombie's arm clean away. If it hadn't pulled its arm back in time, they might have eaten it alive as an after-dinner snack.

As its grip loosened, the young woman was freed. Her toes touched down as lightly as a dragonfly skimming water, and she quickly sprang back to Liu Feng's side.

"This isn't good! Looks like we've run into a Mutant Zombie, and it's a speed type, just like me. So..."

Sensing something less than innocent behind her smile, Liu Feng spoke up immediately. "Miss, don't look at me. I may be a Gene Warrior, but I'm a Summoning Type. So as far as helping you goes..."

"My God!" The woman looked utterly astonished. "I didn't think you really were a Summoning Type!"

Seeing the hope filling her face, Liu Feng felt his confidence gradually return for some inexplicable reason. He was even starting to get a little full of himself!

"Miss, don't be afraid. Stay behind me. I'll protect you!"

Liu Feng's words had quite a romantic ring to them, but to the utterly unromantic young woman, they were nothing but nonsense!

She abruptly shoved Liu Feng out of her way, gripped her Curved Knife tightly, and charged at the athlete zombie again.

The zombie had evidently been well trained in life, its speed and movements flowing together seamlessly. Although the young woman was a Gene Warrior, she still seemed almost worthless against the athlete zombie.

Steeling herself, she attacked the athlete zombie once more. But just as she was about to land her strike, a large, blood-soaked hand suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Thud!"

With a muffled grunt, the young woman was punched several steps backward by the athlete zombie.

Watching her stubborn expression, Liu Feng grew uneasy. After all, she was facing a zombie of the same type, so her advantage had vanished.

Now, Liu Feng was the only one who could counter this athlete zombie.

(End of chapter)