A ghastly green zombie head emerged from the edge of the wall.
As soon as its face met everyone's gaze,
Someone let out a gasp.
"This zombie... this is... Xiao Lan...!"
"Heavens, Xiao Lan is back for revenge!"
Exclamations of surprise rippled through the crowd.
"Ah..." Xu Lingyan's eyes widened as she recognized the face, shock and guilt flooding her mind.
She stood frozen in place.
In truth, she had already seen the zombie beside Xiao Lan.
But at the time, she was infatuated and instinctively felt that if the zombie attacked, it would surely bite either her or Xiao Lan.
So she said nothing, her peripheral vision tracking the zombie as it lunged, directly biting Xiao Lan's arm.
Then, she loosened her grip on Xiao Lan's hand, allowing Xiao Lan to be torn apart by the zombies behind.
This bought her time to continue fleeing forward.
The zombie's speed and adhesion to the wall far exceeded their imagination.
While Xu Lingyan was lost in a daze,
The zombie had already pushed off the wall and leaped.
It soared onto the platform.
Qin Mingyang, standing on the other side of the platform,
Had already observed the situation here.
But he had no intention of intervening.
Now that the zombie was far from them, since he had decided not to protect them, there was no need to waste resources and bullets.
Let them resolve their internal issues themselves.
Moreover, he silently adjusted his glasses, his eyes deep.
He also wanted to observe, up close, the extent of Mo Chen's capabilities.
"Xiao Lan" moved with astonishing speed, and upon seeing Xu Lingyan, its eyes filled with resentment and intense killing intent.
It then swooped down with lightning speed towards Xu Lingyan and Zuo Ran.
With sharp, piercing claws, it plunged downwards.
"Ah!" Zuo Ran tried to dodge, but she had been held by Xu Lingyan and couldn't escape.
She let out a cry of despair.
"No... I don't want to die..." Xu Lingyan's heart filled with terror as she saw the dark, sharp claws.
"Riiip!"
The sharp claws swept through the air, the sound of their passage striking fear, just centimeters from Xu Lingyan's forehead!
"Thump."
A dull thud of defense suddenly echoed.
Everyone fixed their gaze.
Xu Lingyan's hand had desperately risen, and just as the zombie attacked, something like a clod of earth suddenly appeared on her forehead.
The moment the zombie claw struck, it was forcefully blocked!
"Earth element defense skill?" Luo Xiaole, propping her chin, instantly understood what skill Xu Lingyan had awakened.
Although the lump of mud quickly dispersed,
It gave them crucial space to escape.
Xu Lingyan then pulled Zuo Ran back with a strong tug, taking a large step backward.
"That was so close..." Zuo Ran weakly patted her chest, her eyes repeatedly glancing towards Mo Chen.
How she wished the one who had acted just now was Mo Chen.
Then she could use thanking him for saving her life as an excuse to frequently approach Mo Chen.
Zuo Ran shook her head coquettishly.
The other boys watching saw this and felt a pang of heartache.
Unexpectedly, the zombie, failing its attack, directly tumbled down the clock tower.
There was no sound from it for a long time.
But Luo Xiaole clenched her small hands tightly, a persistent feeling that the zombie's desire for revenge was too strong.
It didn't seem like the type to leave easily.
She glanced at Mo Chen beside her, his hand still firmly on his sword, showing no slackening, his eyes vigilantly scanning their surroundings.
As expected of Mo Chen.
Luo Xiaole praised him silently in her heart.
Luo Xiaole also dared not slacken. She pulled out thumbtacks from her pocket.
Better safe than sorry.
About ten minutes passed.
"That zombie probably won't come back." Others yawned.
They gripped their weapons tightly, scanning the edges of the wall, but found no trace of "Xiao Lan."
Everyone's guard finally began to relax.
Qin Mingyang pouted, slightly disappointed.
He thought this Mo Chen was so formidable.
Yet, he didn't intervene when his companion was attacked by a zombie.
Was he afraid of this new variant zombie?
He wasn't all that special.
The others hadn't shown any remarkable performances either.
He casually smoothed his hair, thinking that this group of people truly wasn't worth his protection.
Qin Mingyang checked his watch again, a smile on his lips, realizing that time was almost up.
They would soon be able to leave this damned place.
Even Luo Shu had closed her eyes again.
The moonlight shifted strangely for a moment.
Just as everyone relaxed,
"Swish!" An extraordinarily phantom-like figure suddenly leaped out from the other side of the wall.
Luo Xiaole's pupils contracted sharply.
It's here! It really hasn't left!
The zombie charged directly towards Mo Chen.
Mo Chen took two steps forward, creating distance, and was about to draw his sword.
But the zombie, as if possessed of intelligence, suddenly changed course mid-air!
It lunged directly at Luo Xiaole!
"I haven't provoked any of you..." Luo Xiaole felt a surge of bitterness as she saw the zombie change direction.
Why only attack me! Am I the weakest? This is so bullying!
But Mo Chen was too far away to intervene in time.
He flicked his wrist, sending his long sword flying towards the zombie!
But the zombie twisted its waist and dodged the incredibly sharp long sword.
Zhu Hui, behind Luo Xiaole, also reacted, looked up, and activated her frost skill.
But the zombie seemed impervious to freezing; with a flick of its hand, the frost on its body fell off.
Hearing the commotion, the others gradually woke up.
Seeing this horrifying scene, they covered their mouths.
At this distance, no one could save her!
Unless they had special abilities, this little sprout was doomed!
All the actions had occurred in a mere instant.
Luo Xiaole stared intently at the charging zombie.
The next second, she flicked her wrist, and the thumbtacks in her hand shot out.
There was no other option; if the zombie got any closer, her stun effect would activate!
Then, she'd truly be beyond help.
The zombie never expected Luo Xiaole to have such a potent weapon, and was caught off guard.
It managed to dodge the first two thumbtacks.
However, one of the subsequent three or four thumbtacks struck its forehead!
The thumbtack pierced its skull instantly.
"Ding," it struck the ground with a resonant clang.
"Xiao Lan's" brain was destroyed. It fell to the ground with an unwilling groan,
And lay motionless.
The mouths of the others were agape.
Before, they had only known that following Mo Chen meant safety, always rushing headlong with him.
No one had ever noticed if Luo Xiaole had killed any zombies.
This little sprout was this capable?
Qin Mingyang, who had been watching half the time, was also dumbfounded.
From such a distance, he only saw that Luo Xiaole had thrown something, and the zombie died.
Combined with the report from his attendant earlier, that the little sprout had directly unlocked the chain on the door,
He narrowed his eyes, realizing things were getting interesting.
"Ah... the weapons I bought from the weapon master earlier are really effective!" Luo Xiaole, sensing something was amiss, forced out the words with a slightly stilted act.
"It's just my aim... please forgive me, I missed about twenty before hitting one." She acted embarrassed, scratching her head.
After all, it was so dark, and the thumbtacks were so small. If she didn't say anything, who would know how many she'd thrown?
Seeing her like this, the others' minds slowly returned to normal.
So it was the weapon master's stuff, no wonder it was so effective.
This weak-looking little sprout couldn't possibly be this strong.
So she relied on sheer numbers to win!
Indeed, throwing so many thumbtacks and missing every single one would be useless.
If only they had thumbtacks back home, they definitely would have asked the weapon master to reinforce a box!
In an instant, everyone's attention shifted from Luo Xiaole, and they began to regret not reinforcing thumbtacks back then.
Having experienced a zombie attack,
Everyone quickly arranged for shifts of guards to observe the center of the group at all times.
Until dawn.
Their hearts finally felt at ease.
Daytime always brought a relative sense of security.
No one noticed.
At this moment, a shadowy mass, within the clock tower,
Twisted its body like a water snake, slithering upwards along the inner walls.