Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Being hurt is a painful thing, and hurting others also brings a heavy psychological burden.

But since Hong Feng could remember, he had been living in the treacherous world of Yuntai, long accustomed to being enemies with everyone. That's why he could quickly regain his composure after killing Huo Qingshen, spreading the news about redeeming Fox Four Aunt's ability to all the surviving streamers, and then actively hunting zombies to redeem his left arm, hoping to strengthen himself for the upcoming battles.

Meanwhile, Luo Xi and Dan Yun, who were armed, were also not idle. One occupied the south of the city, and the other the north, desperately slaying zombies.

The only ones in a more pitiful situation were Li Mo and Su Ziyan. They had no chance to form any alliance but ended up together because they had no other options.

Su Ziyan shrank inside a room with wind blowing through the gaps and loudly asked, "Sister, what should we do now?"

Li Mo frowned and complained, "I really didn’t know your hearing was so good. It’s worth 150 taels! This is really troublesome."

Su Ziyan didn’t understand, "Huh?"

Li Mo suppressed her frustration and suddenly turned to Su Ziyan, pressing firmly on his shoulder, saying, "Even if we don't have strength or weapons, we still need to kill zombies, understand?"

Su Ziyan stared at her lips, watching their movements. Two seconds later, he asked, "How do we kill them?"

Li Mo sneered, "The difference between humans and animals is that humans know how to use tools. Lethal force doesn’t need to come from your hands alone, it can be made with tools."

Su Ziyan was still confused, looking at her blankly.

Li Mo’s memory was extremely sharp; she could even recall all the details she had seen since entering the instance. She frowned, thinking for a moment before saying, "Apart from herbs, Yonghe Hall also has many medicinal stones, which are actually chemical materials like sulfur, saltpeter... but there’s little charcoal left there. Go to the Lin residence and get some for me. Get as much as you can, then come to Yonghe Hall to meet me!"

Su Ziyan struggled to understand her meaning and finally reacted, "You want to make fire, medicine?"

Li Mo coldly nodded.

At last, Su Ziyan, who had been slow to react, finally found a glimmer of hope and immediately agreed, "Okay, sis, wait for me."

He immediately rushed out after saying that.

Li Mo stood still, her gaze turning colder.

In truth, she wasn’t sure if she just wanted to use this naive boy, but that didn’t matter to her. Whether it was now or in the future, she wouldn’t feel conflicted.

The long night gradually passed, but the light that all the streamers were expecting never came.

The dark clouds and heavy rain that covered the sky had the whole Taoyuan Village in their grasp. The rain only washed away the dreadful blood, but it made the zombies even more frantic.

Luo Xi, exhausted to the limit, struck down the zombies blocking his path with two precise strikes and finally walked up to Fox Four Aunt, throwing a ragged cloth bag at her. "Here, these are 150 souls. I want to redeem Xiyu's stamina."

The white fox, not sure where it got a flower umbrella, was happily lying beneath it. It pawed over and counted the souls, then shook its fur and stood up. "Alright, I won’t be polite."

With that, it directly ate the strange glowing stones.

At the same time, Xiyu, who had been feeling as if he was standing on cotton, finally regained the stamina he had lost. He grasped Luo Xi’s hand in delight and smiled, "It’s recovered."

"Of course, I’m very trustworthy," Fox Four Aunt grinned. "Don’t forget, if you want to get Xiyu's appearance back, it will require a full 220 souls."

Luo Xi, his eyes bloodshot from exhaustion, scoffed, "You deliberately asked for more money back then."

The white fox proudly replied, "I can change in a thousand ways. Why would I need a human face? But with such a beautiful face, you’ll definitely want to redeem it. I’m really looking forward to it."

Xiyu, no longer weak, became more confident, "Not necessarily. A real man doesn’t care about his face. Let’s go."

With that, he decisively pulled Luo Xi away.

Luo Xi distanced himself from the frozen white fox and then whispered, "I care, it's just killing 220 monsters, right? I'll go kill them."

"...Stop messing around." Xiyu sighed helplessly, "First, let's find a safe place. You need to rest. I'll go gather some souls. Enough to seduce other streamers and use them when the time is right."

As soon as the words left his mouth, a thunderous explosion came from the direction of Yonghe Hall!

Luo Xi squinted his eyes and sighed, "Looks like they won’t make it until then."

Xiyu frowned slightly, "Let's go check it out. Whoever caused this much noise must be Li Mo."

As expected, Li Mo was leading Su Ziyan to lure many zombies with blood, and then detonated the black powder she had prepared, instantly blowing the zombies into pieces.

The two of them hid in the shadows, waiting for the chaos to subside a bit before cautiously approaching.

What they saw in the alley, which had previously been clogged with zombies, was now filled with broken limbs and rotten flesh. After the zombies were blown apart, their bodies still wriggled, creating an eerie sight.

Su Ziyan exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, they’re all blown to pieces."

Li Mo handed him a broken wooden stick, "You have to crush their hearts, only then will the zombies disappear."

Su Ziyan nodded in understanding and immediately took action.

He had gone through a lot of trouble to steal the charcoal before, and though he was exhausted, the sudden success excited him.

Li Mo coldly watched from behind, quietly approaching. Then, without any hesitation, she raised the wooden stick and struck Su Ziyan hard on the back of his neck!

Neither of them had any strength left, and naturally, Su Ziyan collapsed to the ground.

Li Mo, not willing to share the results with this fool, didn’t stop. She kept hitting him several more times until he stopped responding, before panting heavily and muttering, "You won’t be able to complete the task, and your abilities won’t be restored either. It’s better to reset you for peace of mind. Don’t blame me for being cruel."

With Su Ziyan already unconscious, he couldn’t respond.

Li Mo took a deep breath, immediately started collecting the souls of the zombies.

The flames from the explosion were quickly extinguished by the heavy rain, and the zombies, whose hearts had been crushed, turned into green smoke.

By the time Xiyu and Luo Xi arrived, all they saw was Su Ziyan lying on the ground.

The rain relentlessly washed over his thin body.

Xiyu shook his head helplessly, approached to check his condition, and then pressed down on Su Ziyan's pressure point. When he finally opened his eyes, Xiyu couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

Su Ziyan was dazed for a few seconds, gradually remembering his unfortunate encounter. Enraged, he told them about what Li Mo had done, and in his extreme frustration, he actually started crying.

Luo Xi and Xiyu, who both believed in "real men don’t shed tears easily," were speechless.

Luo Xi, impatient, said, "Alright, she didn’t kill you, so she must have a good heart. Anyway, you're a senior streamer, don’t you have any precautions?"

Su Ziyan hung his head in dejection, then, with a pleading tone, asked Xiyu, "Bro, please help me, even if it's just to get my stamina back... I really can’t take it anymore... My stamina isn’t that expensive, I only sold it for fifty taels..."

Xiyu looked at Luo Xi, who shrugged. "You decide."

Su Ziyan rubbed his eyes, looking pitiful, unsure whether it was real or not.

In truth, Xiyu didn’t really want to help. It wasn’t that he was stingy about helping him kill fifty zombies, but he knew that even if Su Ziyan regained his abilities, he wouldn’t be able to complete the task, and in the end, it would all be in vain.

However, it was too cruel to shatter someone’s last hope.

Xiyu was silent for a moment, then said, "Fine, I can do fifty, but I need to rest for a while with Luo Xi. You keep watch for us."

Su Ziyan quickly tried to understand his words and nodded rapidly, "Okay, okay! My ears aren’t working well, but my eyesight is still pretty good."

Xiyu gave a faint smile and pulled the guy along, saying, "Let’s go rest at Dr. Yan’s place. I’m sure Yonghe Hall will be busy these days."

Just as Su Ziyan was sinking into despair, Li Mo had already found the spirited Fox Four Aunt, who was preparing to welcome guests. She took out the small stones she had just acquired and said, "These are forty souls. I want to buy back my stamina."

Fox Four Aunt complained, "Your stamina is too poor. Even if you get it back, you won’t be able to kill many zombies."

Li Mo smiled faintly, "I’m not here to kill zombies. I’m here to protect my companions. After all, when I encounter someone without the strength to fight back, I won’t be afraid."

The white fox nodded repeatedly, "Clever, you’re really starting to resemble me."

Li Mo lowered her gaze, "I still have luck and beauty with you. A hundred souls in total. I’ll be back soon."

"Ah, you’re here too."

Hong Feng’s voice unexpectedly came from behind.

Li Mo turned around and saw that the arm he had lost had already regrown, causing her to nervously step back.

Hong Feng nonchalantly shrugged, "Don’t be afraid. My task doesn’t really conflict with yours."

Li Mo frowned, "What task? How do you know what my task is?"

Hong Feng smiled slyly, "Because my task is to kill streamers turned into zombies. Does that have anything to do with you?"

"But if you turn me into a zombie and then kill me..." Li Mo was very wary.

Hong Feng shook his head helplessly, "Your mind works too fast. But I’ve already chosen my prey. Someone like you, though you can’t fight, isn’t easy to deal with, so it’s better to just keep my distance."

Li Mo swallowed and didn’t engage in more conversation. She quickly turned and ran a bit farther, avoiding him.

Suddenly, a zombie popped its head out of a street-side window, scaring her so much she almost fell. However, she bravely fought back with a stick, showing no fear.

The white fox yawned, "Your competition is pretty tough. Haven’t you completed your task yet?"

"I’m still short of over forty souls. Once I get back what I’ve lost, I’ll naturally finish the task," Hong Feng’s tone was filled with pride.

Actually, since the game started, he hadn’t had any advantages, until he changed his job from the pool to the pawnshop, and finally, things started to turn in his favor.

At this moment, Hong Feng couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for the streamers who were running around. He paused to rest, wiped the rain off his face, and then walked briskly away from the mission point.