Chapter 114

Chapter 114

In this instance, the settings for the zombies in the game are quite similar to what people are familiar with in zombie fiction. They are primarily interested in living humans, so after those three zombies bit Huo Qing Shen to death and randomly mutilated his body, they slowly gave up on him and began dragging their stiff bodies toward Hong Feng.

Hong Feng had already prepared himself and raised his wooden stick, striking fiercely at the monsters. Even though only one of his arms was still intact, his exaggerated strength still caused the zombies to crash and fall, becoming the souls beneath his stick.

Though the battle wasn’t as pleasing as the ones with Luo Xi and Dan Yun, three minutes later, Hong Feng successfully pierced the zombies' hearts with the wooden stick, collecting three shards representing their souls.

At this point, Huo Qing Shen's body gradually turned dark blue, and his previously still fingers began to tremble slightly.

Hong Feng frowned and said, "Don’t blame me for being ruthless just because you couldn’t handle me—of course, you don’t have the chance anymore!"

With that, he mercilessly lifted the wooden stick and thrust it into Huo Qing Shen's heart!

Sure enough, if one observed carefully, the soul shards of zombie streamers were slightly different in color.

Hong Feng wiped the sweat from his face and carefully collected the shards, as if he had just collected the hope that he could survive.

The cold system notification echoed after a while.

【It was meant to be, Huo Qing Shen, who had turned into a zombie, was bravely killed by Hong Feng. Hong Feng is out of the game.】

At the same time, while other streamers fought for their lives, Luo Xi had "traveled far" to find Head Constable Situ, who was courageously fighting zombies outside the city.

He had managed to protect Xiyu and Li Mo with great effort, panting as he stopped Situ and said, "Finally found you. It looks like Chi Miao really is a crafty one, but there are more zombies than I thought."

At the same time, Xiyu, who was behind, went to pick up the zombie shards that had fallen, and couldn’t help but touch the death patrol's knife. However, the knife immediately turned into black smoke and vanished.

Li Mo softly said, "It must be to prevent us from picking up weapons for free. The game developers really don't leave any loopholes."

Xiyu smiled wryly.

Head Constable Situ’s martial arts were no less than Chi Miao’s. He viciously chopped down zombies in front of him and gasped, "Looks like it’s meant to be. Peach Blossom Village won’t make it through tonight."

"Don’t worry, they say Doctor Yan’s antidote is almost ready," Luo Xi quickly comforted him. "Maybe there’s hope!"

"Really?" Head Constable Situ's expression improved slightly, and he instructed, "You must urge him to hurry up and bring the antidote to me. I’ll hold out here with my men for a while longer."

Luo Xi nodded, "Got it. Is there anything else you want me to do?"

Head Constable Situ was furious, "This disaster is all caused by the Lin family, and Chi Miao made it worse. If Peach Blossom Village really becomes a dead place, Lin Lan'er and Chi Miao absolutely have an irrefutable responsibility. But at this point, I can’t gather evidence step by step or interrogate them. Go find these two criminals and execute them on the spot to ease the villagers’ spirits!"

Luo Xi immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, don’t worry."

At this moment, the system sent a notification to Luo Xi.

【Head Constable Situ’s ultimate task: Retrieve the antidote, execute Lin Lan’er and Chi Miao.】

Xiyu saw that the tasks for the two of them didn’t conflict and even overlapped a bit, so he felt a bit more at ease and stepped forward to say, "Hello, Constable. I’m Doctor Yan’s apprentice. His antidote only needs one last herb, the precious Golden Leaf. It’s said that only the old village chief’s house has some..."

Li Mo didn’t back down and chimed in, "Yes, I know the leaf is priceless, but nothing is more important than saving lives. You should just give it to Doctor Yan."

They were originally worried that Head Constable Situ would be reluctant to part with the precious item, but to their surprise, he acted with great righteousness. He immediately took the key from his waist and said, "The old village chief’s belongings have all been moved to the government warehouse and sealed away. I can’t leave right now, so you go and get it. The place should also be unstable, so be very careful."

Xiyu took the key, "Thank you, we’ll set off right away."

"Many people are after the antidote. Be sure to be cautious!" Head Constable Situ reminded them.

Luo Xi smiled, "Don’t worry, I'll act as their bodyguard. Let’s go."

Saying that, he put his arm around Xiyu, raised his knife, and stabbed the approaching zombie, heading toward the city gate.

Li Mo was bold, but not to the point of being fearless. She followed closely behind, almost mirroring their steps, afraid of an unexpected danger.

If the players in this game were all ordinary humans, they would probably be scared out of their wits by the zombies everywhere. But the streamers from Yuntai were used to extreme survival challenges, and they were more afraid of the threats posed by their competitors than the monsters lurking around them.

After Du Li’s death, Su Ziyan seemed to lose all support. He had hoped to ride along with Lu Yan and Dan Yun, but they quickly abandoned him, leaving him in even more despair.

It took all his strength to sneak into the Lin family mansion, which was crawling with zombies, and he finally managed to communicate with Lin Lan’er through writing and gestures to figure out the ultimate task. It was then that he understood why Lu Yan looked so hopeless at the time.

Let alone bringing back Doctor Yan, just the antidote alone was likely the key to this instance...

At his current state, it was a miracle if he could complete it.

As he walked in the shadows, five or six zombies suddenly rushed down a narrow path, but they weren’t coming after him.

Su Ziyan blinked his blue eyes, realizing that something must have happened not far away. He couldn’t help but quicken his pace, leaning against the wall to peek.

—It was Luo Xi!

That terrifying man was practically playing a game of "Dynasty Warriors," stabbing the zombies that came near him as if he were cutting grass, while Xiyu bent down behind him, picking up something. Li Mo was stationed at the corner of the wall. The three of them had clearly formed a small alliance.

Su Ziyan knew they hadn’t allied with him, but his fear of loneliness made him want to approach.

When Luo Xi finished killing the zombies, he immediately moved closer and said, "Hey… need help?"

Luo Xi wiped the blood from his knife with his sleeve, his tone mocking, "You help me?"

Su Ziyan awkwardly blinked.

Xiyu sighed inwardly and stepped forward to ask slowly and clearly, "What is your ultimate task?"

Su Ziyan didn’t want to give up on his task, but since he didn’t know how to complete it, he simply spoke honestly to gain their trust: "Lin Lan’er is going to get Doctor Yan’s antidote, and then bring it to Lin Lan’er. It seems like she wants to elope with Doctor Yan."

The other three streamers exchanged glances upon hearing this.

Luo Xi ignored Su Ziyan and folded his arms to analyze, "It seems that the five NCs' demands will conflict to some extent."

"That’s natural," Li Mo said seriously. "We must act fast. Dan Yun and Lu Yan are very proactive. If they manage to take Doctor Yan away, it’ll be a problem."

"No, that’s exactly why we’re not in a hurry," Xiyu said as he took out the precious Golden Leaf from his pocket. "This is an essential ingredient for the antidote. If the antidote can’t be made, their task can’t proceed either."

"Exactly. We might as well take the time to kill more zombies and recover our abilities," Luo Xi said, glancing at the still dark sky. "Let’s meet around seven in the evening near Yonghe Hall."

Li Mo, seeing that they were about to leave, wanted to follow.

Actually, Luo Xi had already helped kill zombies in the government office and brought out the Golden Leaf. He was exhausted and had no more energy to help the growing number of "weakers." In his mind, he only wanted to protect Xiyu. He raised his knife and said, "The mechanism for retrieving abilities is already my greatest mercy. I don’t have the energy to help you further. If you can’t accept it, you can hate me."

With that, he grabbed Xiyu and stepped away.

Xiyu turned around and told Su Ziyan, "It’s going to be hard for you to complete that task. You might want to find another way."

Li Mo hesitated for a moment, then looked at the confused Su Ziyan and sneered in frustration, "That guy Luo Xi, he’s still just a reckless fool. Does he really think he’s so impressive? Does he think I can't kill zombies without him?"

Dan Yun acted swiftly and soon found Doctor Yan, who was hiding in Yonghe Hall, with Lu Yan.

However, to her extreme disappointment, Doctor Yan had not yet prepared the antidote and was especially opposed to going to find Lin Lan'er.

This respectable yet hateful young doctor fanned the medicine furnace and said, "Lin Lan'er is so full of herself and domineering. I used to be patient with her because I wanted the support of the Lin family. Otherwise, how could I have the money to research these expensive new formulas... But she’s too cruel. She asked me to prepare poison to harm her father. A woman who would even dare kill her own father, what’s there left for her to care about?"

Dan Yun was momentarily stunned and frowned, saying, "Lin Lan’er was wrong, of course, but it’s also because Old Master Lin never cared about her happiness. She really does like you. Otherwise, why would she still want to take you away in such a dangerous situation?"

"I won’t leave. I want to cure the zombie poison," Doctor Yan stubbornly replied. "She’s flattering me, not because she likes me but because she wants the antidote. Now that the antidote isn’t ready, she’s lost her life!"

Dan Yun grew furious, "Don’t think I won’t do something to you!"

Lu Yan pulled her back and whispered, "It looks like Doctor Yan has sent his apprentice to get the ingredients for the antidote. We can’t make a move yet. Once the antidote is ready, it wouldn’t be impossible to kidnap him..."

Dan Yun then calmed herself down and helplessly said, "Alright, I’ll go kill zombies and get your vision and stamina back!"

In the past, Lu Yan had always been a composed and thoughtful streamer who could stay calm until the end, but now, due to the conflict in their tasks, she was feeling restless and lacked motivation for anything.

Perhaps the game planners at Yuntai had already realized that trying to challenge the streamers’ intelligence and emotional intelligence was too difficult. However, making them feel the dilemma of being human didn't require much effort.

But... humans and artificial beings...

They were originally of the same root. Why rush to harm each other?

Those arrogant "creators" weren’t afraid at all. Wouldn’t there come a day when things would turn against them?