To flee or to fight?
Ye Shuangluo didn’t have time to carefully consider the risks and rewards of either choice.
The deafening roar sounded again, and this time it was even louder than before, clearly indicating that the opponent was rapidly approaching.
There was no time to think. Ye Shuangluo quickly ran towards the supermarket entrance. As soon as he reached the door, he saw a sight that filled him with terror.
A tall, Horned Zombie with two hands, each clutching a zombie, the one in its left hand already decapitated.
Ye Shuangluo arrived just in time to witness this Horned Zombie stuffing the zombie in its right hand into its mouth.
Watching the brutal and bloody cannibalism before him, Ye Shuangluo’s body trembled uncontrollably.
This Horned Zombie was at least three meters tall, and just looking at it made Ye Shuangluo feel like his breathing was stopping.
He finally understood why there were so few zombies nearby; they had probably all been eaten by this giant.
Although he didn’t know its combat strength, the sheer terrifying oppressive force from its height alone made Ye Shuangluo start to tremble.
As if noticing Ye Shuangluo’s gaze, the Horned Zombie slowly turned its head to look at him.
The moment their eyes met, the Horned Zombie hurled the decapitated zombie in its left hand violently towards Ye Shuangluo.
Facing the incoming projectile, Ye Shuangluo’s body finally stopped trembling. He awkwardly rolled to the left, dodging the attack.
Tsk, has he been targeted?
Ye Shuangluo had no doubt that this Horned Zombie was interested in him.
Its greedy eyes were like a pervert seeing a naked, peerless beauty.
Those eyes, full of desire and greed, made one wonder if it was truly a zombie?
If he had a choice, Ye Shuangluo would absolutely not choose to fight to the death. He didn't know anyone in this supermarket and would unhesitatingly abandon everyone inside to escape. But now, this zombie had definitely targeted him.
So… is fighting the only option?
Ye Shuangluo looked at the crystalline body on the Horned Zombie’s forehead; that was the most unique part of him, besides his size and horns.
Could it be his weakness?
Such a thing, he would only know by trying it himself.
Ye Shuangluo took out Zhu Feng Type I and continuously fired at the charging Horned Zombie.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He aimed for the crystalline body on the Horned Zombie’s forehead, but two shots went wide, and one hit his arm.
“Roar!”
The Horned Zombie was already upon him. He could only quickly put away Zhu Feng and pick up the iron rod to meet the enemy.
Clang!
Ye Shuangluo retreated five steps. The terrifying strength of this Horned Zombie made his hands numb from the recoil.
Moreover, though it was clearly flesh and blood, its palm striking the iron rod produced a metallic clang.
But there was no time to think, as the Horned Zombie lunged at him again.
Ye Shuangluo rolled to the left, then gripped the rod with one hand and slammed it hard onto the Horned Zombie’s lower leg.
Clang!
Another familiar metallic clang. This made Ye Shuangluo’s mood grow even heavier.
If its entire body was so hard, what was the difference between his actions and a massage?
Roar!
Seeing that this prey kept running around, the Horned Zombie let out an angry, beast-like roar. Upon hearing the roar, Ye Shuangluo stood frozen in place, as if scared silly.
“Mutant has cast the skill ‘Roar’ on you. Mental judgment is in progress.”
“Judgment failed. You will be forced into 1.5 seconds of stun.”
Ye Shuangluo felt as if his head had been struck by a heavy hammer, and the dizzying sensation made him unable to move.
The next second, a huge force sent him flying. Ye Shuangluo’s body spun several times in the air before he slammed heavily against the wall.
Ye Shuangluo struggled to stand up, his mind filled with warning sounds from the system.
“Warning: Your body has suffered severe damage. Health is below 10%. All attributes have decreased.
Entering disabled state. Movement speed decreased by 90%.”
Even though he was in a dying state, Ye Shuangluo still did not give up resisting.
Perhaps because he was on the verge of death, his mind began to race. This zombie was different from all the zombies he had seen.
The biggest difference, apart from its height and the horns on its head, was the flickering crystalline body on its forehead.
In the previous skirmish, he had tried to attack that crystalline body multiple times, but the Horned Zombie had always fiercely protected it.
That must be his weakness!
Without warning, this thought suddenly appeared in Ye Shuangluo’s mind, as if it were an intuition, or as if something was telling him.
With a thought, the Zhu Feng Type I from his spatial backpack was retrieved.
Although in the previous fight, his three shots had no effect whatsoever.
But now he had a strong feeling that this shot would be different.
The Horned Zombie crouched low, charging at Ye Shuangluo like a bull. Just as it opened its gaping maw, intending to bite off Ye Shuangluo’s head—
Clang!
A huge clang instantly attracted the attention of this Horned Zombie.
It couldn’t help but turn its head towards the source of the sound. In that instant, Ye Shuangluo didn’t hesitate. He gripped the Zhu Feng Type I with one hand and began to aim at the Horned Zombie’s weakness.
At this moment, time seemed to slow down. Ye Shuangluo’s senses, enhanced multiple times, began to wildly perceive everything around him.
In a trance, Ye Shuangluo seemed to see invisible wind.
As the Horned Zombie refocused its gaze on Ye Shuangluo, he used all his strength to pull the trigger.
Boom!
Accompanied by a loud bang, the muzzle of the Zhu Feng Type I spat out a faint blue bullet, and this bullet did not disappoint Ye Shuangluo’s expectations.
It accurately hit the crystalline body on the Horned Zombie’s brow and instantly shattered it.
The Horned Zombie still wanted to rush to Ye Shuangluo and kill him, but after taking only two steps, it crashed to the ground.
Ye Shuangluo gasped for breath. He had won; he had successfully killed the monster that threatened his life.
Perhaps it was because his tensed body suddenly relaxed, Ye Shuangluo felt a wave of dizziness. He lost his footing and directly fell to the ground.
Sitting on the ground, looking at the Horned Zombie lying before him, a huge sense of accomplishment welled up.
And after the Horned Zombie’s death, a pale white treasure chest appeared out of thin air on its corpse.
Looking at this pale white treasure chest, which was within arm’s reach, Ye Shuangluo guessed that it should be like the novice supply pack, only visible to players.
But Ye Shuangluo did not open this treasure chest immediately. Instead, he first took out a bottle of red potion from his spatial backpack and drank it.
When the potion entered his body, a warm feeling spread throughout, and his previously weak body regained its vitality.
He slowly stood up and stretched. On his attribute panel, his health had changed from critical red to healthy green.
Now that he had recovered, it was time to see what benefits this treasure chest would bring him.
Ye Shuangluo had always been lucky since he was a child, which could be seen from the 3 points of luck attribute on his attribute panel.
Perhaps because his luck attribute was far higher than that of ordinary people, he had always possessed a special ability since he was young.
He could vaguely sense changes in his own fortune.
This led to him almost always getting what he wanted in gacha games with a single pull, because he would only draw cards when his luck reached its peak.
As for now… his luck was excellent, very suitable for opening the chest.
As the first treasure chest he opened and obtained after entering the game, Ye Shuangluo attached great importance to it. Before opening it, he prayed to all the gods he knew.
Then, with a thought, the white treasure chest in front of him slowly opened. A dazzling white light flashed, and then a long blade, entirely woven from red and black, appeared before him.
ink execution
Type: Weapon
Quality: White
Special Effect: Slaughter Order
After combat begins, one enemy can be marked. Every 5 attacks against this enemy will add one layer of “Killing Mark,” stacking up to three layers.
(When you use ink execution to attack an enemy with Killing Mark, damage increases by 5% for each layer of the mark.)
Sharpness: 7
Evaluation: Among white quality weapons, it can definitely rank among the best.
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In the nearby supermarket, a bald man who was quietly observing Ye Shuangluo saw a blade suddenly appear in his hand. As if he had thought of something, he murmured:
“Could this be what the official website once mentioned, the rarest Space-type New Human among all New Humans?”
Clearly, Ye Shuangluo’s act of obtaining ink execution from the treasure chest caused him to misunderstand something.
And Ye Shuangluo was currently fondling ink execution, unable to put it down. After all, it was the first weapon he had obtained from a treasure chest, which made it very memorable.
Moreover, this blade was indeed powerful. He had just tested it on the Horned Zombie in front of him, and its metal-like body was easily cut open.
If Ye Shuangluo had this blade before the fight, he could have easily hacked the Horned Zombie into a dead dog in no time.
Finally, Ye Shuangluo glanced at his old battle companion, the iron rod, which had been battered into scrap metal by the Horned Zombie’s immense strength.
After silently bidding it farewell in his heart, he walked towards the supermarket.