Chapter 154 Treasure Hunt Harvest, Overwhelming the Corpses!

The light gate twisted, and Su Ze's figure materialized out of thin air at the entrance to Dormitory 404.

Almost the instant his feet touched solid ground,

a backlog of system notification sounds flooded his mind like a tidal wave.

[Ding! Due to the change in mode for this treasure hunt, a special evaluation of the player's performance is being calculated...]

[Treasure Hunt Evaluation: S!]

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the treasure hunt rewards:]

[1. Item: Town Portal Scroll*1 (After use, instantly returns to the Dormitory regardless of any conditions, single-use consumable)]

[2. free attribute points*5]

[3. silver coins*8]

[4. emergency revitalization potion*10]

[5. Rare-grade turret: Frost Crossbow turret Blueprint*1]

[Permanent Transformation Card*1 (After use, permanently obtains a zombie form. spirit and intelligence decrease by 50%, gains infinite Stamina, temporarily blocks all pain for half an hour, and possesses an aura of intimidation corresponding to the zombie's level based on basic combat power. Cooldown: 24 hours)]

The massive amount of information flashed by before Su Ze could even examine it in detail.

His attention was already entirely focused on the scene before him.

Outside the door, the corridor was packed densely with zombies.

And at the very front of the horde, that massive LV5 General-grade Zombie also happened to turn its head back.

Human and zombie, their gazes collided fiercely in mid-air.

"Roar..."

A low growl issued from the LV5 Zombie's throat, but the sound no longer held the previous fury and madness; instead, it carried a trace of unmistakable terror.

From the man before it, it caught a whiff of a terrifying aura that made its very soul tremble!

Escape!

This was the only thought in its simple, newly-formed intelligence!

Without the slightest hesitation, the LV5 Zombie's massive body spun around abruptly, trying to push aside the zombie horde behind it to flee for its life!

However, it was already too late.

"Trying to leave?"

Su Ze's voice was very soft.

In the next moment, the long spear in his hand transformed into a black line almost imperceptible to the naked eye, tearing through the air, instantly piercing across dozens of meters!

*Thud!*

A soft sound.

The LV5 Zombie's body, which had just turned halfway, suddenly froze. Right in the center of its massive head, a bloody hole now pierced clean through from front to back.

A dim, greenish light rapidly faded from its pupils.

*Crash!*

The massive body crashed to the ground, dissolving into a shower of light particles, leaving behind only a pile of yellowish copper coins and a glowing item on the spot.

One spear strike, instant kill!

With a flick of his wrist, Su Ze retracted the long spear.

Immediately after, the spear shot out like a dragon, delivering several sweeping strikes at the crowded zombie horde at the door.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Over a dozen zombies blocking the front were as if hit by a high-speed truck, their bodies instantly bursting apart and dissipating into light particles.

The entire process was incredibly fast, flowing seamlessly, violent yet elegant.

Inside Dormitory 404, the several women watching this scene through the surveillance feed were all extremely excited.

"It's... it's Senior Su Ze! He's back!"

Liu Qiaofei was the first to react, leaping up from her spot in excitement, tears welling in her eyes.

"He's back... he really came back!" Qiao Yunge could hardly restrain herself from opening the Dormitory door and throwing herself into Su Ze's arms.

Su Meier also regained her usual coquettish charm, smiling sweetly.

Li Xinran merely lifted her chin slightly. Though she was visibly relieved, she muttered under her breath with a light hum, "So he remembers to come back..."

"Su Ze is fine... it's good that he's fine." Yao Qingya covered her mouth, her voice choked with sobs. The heavy stone in her heart finally settled.

As for Jiang Yuwan, her chest heaved violently.

Suppressing the shock and wild joy in her heart with great effort, she opened the Public Channel at the fastest speed possible.

She understood very clearly.

The most important thing now was to tell this news to all the players still struggling in despair!

[Fourth Floor-404-Jiang Yuwan (tenant): @everyone! Su Ze is back! He already instantly killed that LV5 Zombie! Everyone, hold on!]

This message, like a shot of adrenaline, instantly injected life into the lifeless Public Channel.

[3rd Floor-333-Wang Meng (Room Owner): Damn! Boss is awesome!!!]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng (Room Owner): Great! We're saved!]

[10th Floor-1001-Qiao Yunfeng (Room Owner): Everyone! Hold the fucking line! Boss Su Ze is back! Victory is right before our eyes!]

[5th Floor-841-Li Wei (tenant): Wuwuwu... that's great! I thought we were dead for sure!]

[7th Floor-742-Zhao Jianjun (tenant): Boss Su Ze! Come save us quickly! My door is about to break!]

The surviving players erupted in wild joy and excitement at having narrowly escaped death, with pleas for help flooding the screen.

However, some voices of despair were also mixed in.

[6th Floor-666-Wu Di (tenant): So what if he's back? There are too many zombies! Even if he can kill more, by the time he fights his way to our floor, we'll be long dead!]

[9th Floor-426-Huang Lanlan (tenant): Yeah... there's simply not enough time. Every second, another Dormitory is being breached...]

[2nd Floor-288-Pang Bai (Room Owner): Sorry... brothers, I can't hold on anymore...]

Su Ze frowned.

While clearing the zombies at the door, he swiftly glanced at the Public Channel.

The situation was even worse than he had imagined.

Although his speed at clearing zombies was fast, the Dormitory building was too large. Players were distributed across ten floors, and the number of zombies was simply incalculable.

By the time he fought his way through floor by floor, who knew how many would have died.

This wouldn't do!

He had to think of a way to solve the problem all at once!

An idea flashed through his mind like lightning.

He remembered that special item card he had just obtained.

[Special Item: Zombie Permanent Transformation Card]

A glint flashed in Su Ze's eyes.

Although there was the negative effect of intelligence and spirit decreasing by 50%,

the infinite Stamina aside for now,

the zombie's aura of intimidation alone, perhaps combined with the [Strange Language] Bond, could resolve the current crisis!

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately recited silently in his heart.

"Use, Zombie Transformation Card!"

*Hum—!*

A strange, grey energy erupted from within his body, instantly enveloping him completely.

His figure began to change at a visible rate.

His skin turned pale, muscles bulged and knotted, fingernails grew sharp and pitch-black.

In his eyes, a trace of an indescribable, bloody crimson light even flickered!

An inexplicable, terrifying aura of intimidation exploded from his body!

Immediately after, he opened his mouth, and a series of strange, hoarse syllables issued from his throat.

"Hss... sss... hss..."

Strange Language Bond, activate!

Zombie intimidation and Strange Language, two completely different abilities perfectly combined at this moment.

Forming an invisible wave of energy, it swept through the entire Dormitory building in an instant, centered on the entrance of Dormitory 404 on the Fourth Floor!

The next moment.

A bizarre scene occurred.

Whether they were frantically ramming doors, wandering in the corridors, or had just surged in from outside the building...

Throughout the entire Dormitory building, thousands upon thousands of zombies—

all their attacking movements, at this moment, came to an abrupt halt!

They all stopped, as if someone had pressed a pause button, simultaneously turning their heads, their empty eye sockets "gazing" towards the direction of Fourth Floor, Dormitory 404.

In their gazes was an instinctive... submission and fear!