Chapter 155 The Retreat of the Zombie Horde

Second Floor, Dormitory 288.

As the second floor, which bore the brunt of the assault after the First Floor, and currently the only surviving player Dormitory on that floor.

Pang Bai's obese body was pinned down by three or four zombies, their foul-smelling saliva dripping onto his face.

His tenants had already perished in the jaws of the zombies.

And now, it was his turn.

At that moment, he could clearly see several zombies opening their bloody maws, poised to viciously bite down on his neck!

"Fuck..."

Pang Bai closed his eyes in despair.

However, the anticipated agony did not come.

One second.

Two seconds.

Only the heavy breathing of the zombies remained around him. Those deadly fangs had stopped less than a centimeter from his skin.

What was going on?

Pang Bai snapped his eyes open. The instinct to survive made him erupt with astonishing strength, shoving off the zombies pinning him down.

He scrambled to his feet and saw a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.

The entire corridor, and even inside the dormitories, all the zombies were as if under a paralysis spell, motionless.

Immediately after, they seemed to receive a command from some supreme existence.

They slowly turned around and, with stiff steps, began to leave, step by step, towards the stairwell.

They're... leaving?

Pang Bai's jaw dropped, almost unable to believe his eyes.

It wasn't just him.

Inside the Dormitory building, all the players who were still desperately holding on.

Those who were on the verge of having their doors broken down all experienced this narrow escape from death.

After a moment of dead silence, the Public Channel exploded!

[3rd Floor-315-Jiang Haiqing (landlord): Holy shit! The zombies are retreating! They're all retreating!]

[5th Floor-841-Li Wei (tenant): Wuwuwu... I survived! I really survived! Boss Su Ze is awesome!!!]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng (landlord): It's Boss Su Ze! It must be Boss Su Ze! Who else but him has such heaven-defying ability!]

[2nd Floor-288-Pang Bai (landlord): @4th Floor-404-Su Ze, Boss, thank you for saving my worthless life! I was almost bitten to death!!]

The ecstatic joy of surviving a catastrophe swept over everyone. The Public Channel was filled with all kinds of flattery and words of gratitude for Su Ze.

Of course, there were also various pleas for help mixed in.

[7th Floor-942-Qiu Wan (tenant): Boss, save me! I was scratched by a zombie, my arm is almost numb!]

[9th Floor-526-Li Jinye (tenant): Me too! I feel like I'm about to mutate! Please, Boss, give me a zombie serum! I'm willing to pay any price!]

[6th Floor-679-Wu Qingming (landlord): Boss Su Ze, please, I beg you, save me... I don't want to turn into one of those monsters...]

...

Outside Dormitory 404.

Su Ze ignored the messages in the Public Channel.

Maintaining his zombie form, his crimson eyes swept over the empty corridor before him. From his throat issued another series of low, strange syllables.

This was a command.

For all zombies to get out of this Dormitory building.

The horde, having received the order, rapidly receded like a tide. Soon, the entire building returned to an eerie quiet.

After doing all this, he finally turned around to look at the tightly closed, reinforced iron-spiked door behind him.

Inside, Jiang Yuwan and the others, having confirmed the safety outside through the surveillance feed, pulled open the door with excitement.

"Su Ze!"

"Senior Su Ze!"

However, when they clearly saw the figure standing at the door, all their joy and excitement instantly froze on their faces.

The man before them was slightly taller and larger than usual,

his skin pale, muscles bulging, nails sharp and pitch-black, and a pair of eyes shimmering with a terrifying crimson light.

This... this was clearly a zombie!

"Su Ze... you..." Jiang Yuwan's usually cool face drained of color, her voice trembling slightly, "You were infected?!"

An Lan reacted the fastest. Without the slightest hesitation, the watermelon knife in her hand was already gripped tightly.

She immediately positioned herself in front of everyone, adopting a defensive stance.

"Senior Su Ze..."

Liu Qiaofei's tears instantly welled up. Covering her mouth in disbelief, she swayed unsteadily, "How could... how could this be..."

"Darling!" Qiao Yunge's bright, beautiful eyes were filled with sorrow, "How did you become like this?"

"Su Ze!" Yao Qingya, however, rushed forward in a flash, completely ignoring An Lan's attempt to block her.

She pulled out several blue vials from her backpack all at once, urgently trying to hand them to Su Ze.

"Quick! Use this! I made a lot of zombie serum! It will definitely work!"

"That's not right..." Su Meier furrowed her willow-leaf eyebrows, staring nervously at Su Ze, "Isn't the Landlord immune to the zombie virus already? How could he still be infected?"

Even the usually proud Li Xinran couldn't maintain her composure now.

She couldn't help but take a step forward, her voice carrying a tension she herself hadn't noticed: "Su Ze, have you really... turned into a zombie?"

Seeing the women's different yet equally sincere reactions, a trace of warmth flowed through Su Ze's heart.

He raised his now-sharpened hand, signaling for them to calm down.

"Don't be nervous."

His voice had become somewhat hoarse due to the transformation, but it remained steady.

"This isn't an infection. It's just a temporary transformation state. Don't worry."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Transformation state?

Only then did the hearts of the women, which had been in their throats, slowly settle back down.

"That's great..." Liu Qiaofei cried tears of joy.

An Lan also silently put away her knife, though a trace of scrutiny and curiosity appeared in her gaze towards Su Ze.

Yao Qingya and Qiao Yunge let out long sighs of relief, smiles returning to their faces.

Only Jiang Yuwan, while relieved, seemed to remember something, her expression turning grim again.

She stepped forward, her voice low: "Su Ze, the situation is very bad."

Su Ze canceled his transformation state, returning to his original appearance, though his face was slightly pale from the exertion.

"Speak."

"The First Floor and the second floor... they were almost completely wiped out."

Jiang Yuwan's voice carried a hint of gravity.

"While we were under siege, to buy time for everyone, Zhuang Qianhao took his men and actively engaged the LV5 Zombie..."

She paused, then relayed to Su Ze word for word the private message Zhuang Qianhao had sent her before his sacrifice.

"He said he believed in you as his boss until the very end. If you ever encounter his family in the future, he hopes... you can take care of them a little."

After listening, Su Ze fell silent.

The air seemed to grow heavier.

He remembered that man who was always cautious, steady in his actions, and eager to prove himself through achievements.

Although they hadn't known each other long, Su Ze had recognized Zhuang Qianhao's ability and loyalty.

He was a talent to be used.

What a pity...

After a moment, Su Ze finally spoke slowly, his voice betraying little emotion: "I understand. If I can find his family, I will."

He wasn't a sentimental person. In the apocalypse, life and death were the norm.

It was better to focus on the present than to dwell on the past.

"For now, let's first settle the other surviving players."

Jiang Yuwan nodded, immediately understanding Su Ze's meaning.

The two exchanged a glance and quickly began to divide the tasks.

Su Ze opened the Public Channel and spoke directly.

[4th Floor-404-Su Ze: All those who have been scratched by zombies, come to the Fourth Floor corridor immediately.]

[4th Floor-404-Su Ze: Everyone else, stay where you are, do not move around, and wait for further arrangements.]

As soon as his messages appeared, the players pleading for help in the Public Channel, as if grasping a lifeline, immediately flooded with a large number of replies.