Chapter 150 Sacrifice, the Terrifying Level 5 Zombie

Zhuang Qianhao gripped the watermelon knife, its blade covered in black blood.

His left arm had a large chunk of flesh bitten off by an LV4 Zombie, and blood flowed down his arm, dripping onto the ground.

Pain.

Heart-piercing pain.

But he grit his teeth and didn't make a sound.

In the Dormitory, several roommates' corpses lay scattered on the ground, while countless zombies were frantically devouring them.

Those were his brothers from the Martial Arts Club.

Before the apocalypse, they practiced martial arts together, ate together, and bragged together.

During the apocalypse, they were also his trusted confidants.

But now, they were all dead.

They didn't even leave behind whole corpses.

"Fuck..."

A single word rolled out of the usually rational Zhuang Qianhao's throat, his eyes turning red.

He swung his knife violently at the lunging zombies.

The blade sliced through a zombie's neck, spraying black blood.

But in the next second, more zombies swarmed up.

He was wearing simple armor, supplies he had collected earlier.

Though crude, it at least allowed him to hold on a bit longer.

But so what if he held on longer?

There were too many zombies.

They were impossible to kill all.

"Argh!"

Zhuang Qianhao roared and swung his knife again.

The blade hacked into the skull of a Level 3 Zombie and got stuck, unable to be pulled out.

He simply let go, grabbed an iron rod from the ground, and smashed it into another zombie.

Boom!

The iron rod hit the zombie's head with a dull thud.

The zombie fell.

But more zombies pounced on him.

Zhuang Qianhao's breathing grew more and more ragged, and his vision began to blur.

Excessive blood loss.

He couldn't hold on much longer.

Just then—

Rumble—!!!

A deafening roar came from the direction of the Teaching Building.

Then, the cold system notification rang in all players' minds.

[Ding! An LV5 General-grade Zombie has been born!]

[Ding! An LV5 General-grade Zombie has been born!]

[Ding! An LV5 General-grade Zombie has been born!]

Zhuang Qianhao's movements paused.

LV5... born?

Before he could think, the surrounding zombies suddenly all stopped.

It was as if a pause button had been pressed.

All the zombies turned their heads in unison, looking toward the Teaching Building.

Zhuang Qianhao was stunned.

What's going on?

Panting, he gripped the iron rod and looked around warily.

The Public Channel instantly exploded.

[5th Floor-841-Tian Xinxing (landlord): Holy crap! An LV5 Zombie has been born! Wait? The zombies outside have stopped!]

[7th Floor-615-Huang Xiaoxia (tenant): What's happening?]

[9th Floor-426-Zhong Xingxing (tenant): Could it be... that LV5 is coming?]

...

First Floor.

Heavy footsteps came from the end of the corridor.

Every step felt like it was treading on Zhuang Qianhao's heart.

Zhuang Qianhao turned his head toward the source of the sound.

In the dim corridor, a massive figure slowly approached.

It was a zombie standing a full two and a half meters tall.

Its muscles were knotted all over, and its skin had a strange grayish-white color.

Its eyes glowed with an eerie green light, and its mouth revealed sharp fangs.

Most terrifyingly, its claws were half a meter long, glinting with a metallic cold light.

[Monster: Common Type · General-class · Zombie]

[Race: Corpse Clan]

[Level: Lv.5]

Looking at this zombie, a sense of despair welled up in Zhuang Qianhao.

It's over.

It's completely over.

He couldn't even beat an LV4, let alone an LV5.

This thing was not something a human could deal with.

The LV5 Zombie slowly walked into the Dormitory, its glowing green eyes scanning the corpses on the ground before landing on Zhuang Qianhao.

It bared its teeth and let out a low growl.

"Heh—"

The surrounding zombies immediately cleared a path.

Zhuang Qianhao gripped the iron rod, his muscles tensed.

He knew very well that he wouldn't survive.

But even if he died, he had to give it one last fight.

Just then, a message from Jiang Yuwan popped up in the Public Channel.

[4th Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan (tenant): @All Members, I have explosives here!]

[4th Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan (tenant): If we can kill the LV5 Zombie, we might be able to stop the other zombies from continuing to pour into the Dormitory building!]

[4th Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan (tenant): Who has a way to get there?]

The Public Channel was terrifyingly silent.

Everyone knew this was a suicide mission.

Not to mention, the moment they stepped out, they would face the zombie tide.

They would likely die before even seeing this LV5 Zombie.

Before anyone else could answer.

Zhuang Qianhao saw the message on the Public Channel and then looked at the LV5 Zombie in front of him.

He suddenly smiled.

It was a very bitter smile.

Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well make it meaningful.

He took a deep breath and spoke in the Public Channel.

[1st Floor-111-Zhuang Qianhao (landlord): I'll do it.]

[1st Floor-111-Zhuang Qianhao (landlord): I'm not going to survive anyway, and this zombie is right in front of me. Others might not be able to get close, so I'm the most suitable.]

The Public Channel instantly exploded.

[3rd Floor-333-Wang Meng (Room Owner): Old Zhuang, you...]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng (landlord): ...Then we'll leave it to you.]

[10th Floor-1001-Qiao Yunfeng (landlord): Brother...]

Zhuang Qianhao ignored these messages.

He directly sent a private message to Jiang Yuwan.

[Private Message · Zhuang Qianhao: Trade all the explosives to me.]

A few seconds later, five explosives appeared in his inventory.

Zhuang Qianhao took out the explosives and held them in his hand.

They were heavy.

He looked up at the LV5 Zombie before him.

In the next second, all the surrounding zombies pounced.

They were densely packed, like a tide.

Zhuang Qianhao didn't dodge.

He directly lit the explosives in his hand and charged at the LV5 Zombie.

"Motherfucker!"

He roared, using all his strength to throw the explosives at the LV5 Zombie.

Countless zombies pounced at the same time, and the explosives were instantly hit by them.

Boom—!!!

A massive explosion echoed throughout the entire Dormitory building.

Flames shot into the sky, and smoke filled the air.

The surrounding zombies were blown away, their severed limbs flying everywhere.

In the Public Channel, everyone heard the explosion.

Inside Dormitory 404.

Jiang Yuwan stared fixedly at Zhuang Qianhao's avatar on the Public Channel.

A few seconds later.

The avatar went completely dark.

It meant that Zhuang Qianhao had sacrificed himself.

Jiang Yuwan closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She opened the private message panel and sent a message to the leaders.

[Jiang Yuwan: Zhuang Qianhao has sacrificed himself.]

[Jiang Yuwan: But the status of the LV5 Zombie is unknown. Everyone, continue to hold your ground!]

A few seconds later, the leaders replied one after another.

[Wang Meng: Received.]

[Xu Feng: Understood.]

[Qiao Yunfeng: ...Received.]

In the Public Channel, players were also frantically spamming the chat.

[3rd Floor-315-Jiang Haiqing (landlord): Brother Hao...]

[2nd Floor-288-Pang Bai (landlord): Zhuang Qianhao, rest in peace.]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng (landlord): Brother, we will remember you.]

On the other side,

In the First Floor corridor, the smoke slowly dissipated.

The ground was covered with the severed limbs of zombies, and black blood flowed everywhere.

And at the edge of the explosion.

A tattered, massive figure slowly stood up.

The LV5 Zombie.

It was still alive.