Chapter 37 Advancing the Defense Line, It's Better to Be Ruthless

The hallway was filled with the terrified screams of the girls, the dull thuds of Iron Material crushing bones, and the incessant roars of the zombies.

This narrow space had already turned into a meat grinder.

However, this hellish scene did not last long.

Human adaptability is terrifying, especially under the duress of death.

As the first batch of zombies that rushed up were smashed into spots of light and copper coins by the dense "rain of iron," the girls gradually discovered that these monsters were not as invincible as they had imagined.

They were slow, low-intelligence, and apart from their numbers and that deadly virus, they were useless.

More importantly, the man behind them had "ammunition" piled up like a small mountain at his feet, as if it were inexhaustible.

And this hallway was only two meters wide, which greatly limited the numerical advantage of the zombie horde, allowing the zombies they had to face each time to be within a manageable range.

Gradually, the screaming subsided.

Replaced by heavy, increasingly determined roars.

"Hold steady! Groups of five, aim at one and smash it!"

Liu Yuanfang, with red eyes, commanded in a hoarse voice.

"Don't waste your strength hitting their bodies! Hit the heads! Smash them hard right in their heads!"

Under her organization, the originally chaotic throwing began to become methodical.

More than thirty girls spontaneously divided into over a dozen groups, and their defensive line was firmly pinned five meters away from Su Ze!

Su Meier sat on Su Ze's lap, feeling the man's steady heartbeat and body temperature, and looking at the group of girls before her who had gone from collapse to order, her heart was filled with turbulent waves.

Only now did she realize, in retrospect, that all of this was perhaps already within this man's calculations.

These girls, with weak Stamina and small courage, would be nothing but zombie fodder if taken individually.

But when they were driven to a dead end, and when someone provided them with infinite "ammunition" and an absolutely safe rear, the strength they gathered could actually forcefully block the zombie horde!

How on earth did this man come up with such a crazy plan?

Just as Su Meier's mind was wavering, an accident happened.

When it was Lin Shiyu's turn to throw, due to the long duration of repetitive throwing, her arms were sore and her spirit began to slacken. The piece of Iron Material she threw went absurdly off-course, landing weakly on a zombie's shoulder.

That zombie just swayed, then let out a roar, suddenly darting out from the horde, instantly breaking through the defensive line!

"Ah!"

She was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her legs went weak.

She fell directly to the ground, watching helplessly as that rotten, foul-smelling face lunged at her!

It's over!

Everyone's heart sank.

Just at this critical moment.

"Swish—"

A sharp sound of breaking air rang out.

Su Ze didn't even stand up, still leaning lazily against the back of his chair, just flicking his wrist casually.

A piece of Iron Material flew out, striking first despite being thrown later, grazing her scalp with precision, and smashing hard into the zombie's open mouth!

"Bang!"

The back of the zombie's head exploded, and foul-smelling liquid splashed all over the girl's face.

Its massive body collapsed to the ground, less than half a meter away from the girl.

A brief silence appeared in the hallway.

Everyone was stunned by this miraculous move.

Lin Shiyu, who was slumped on the ground, was shaking like a sieve, her eyes filled with a trace of lingering fear and joy from surviving the ordeal.

Su Ze's voice rang out coldly, without a hint of emotion.

"Next time, you won't be so lucky."

The cold words made all the girls shiver, and the slight slackness that had arisen from gaining the upper hand instantly vanished!

The look in their eyes as they gazed at Su Ze was filled with deeper awe.

"Everyone, perk up!" Liu Yuanfang was the first to react, shouting sternly, "If you don't want to die, aim properly before you throw!"

With this bloody lesson, the girls' cooperation became increasingly tacit, and their spirits were highly focused.

Their attacks became more precise and more lethal.

Gradually, the defensive line was no longer stagnant, but began to move forward slowly and firmly!

One step, two steps...

The originally surging zombie horde, in front of this group of women who had been forced to unleash their potential, was actually forced to retreat step by step!

Su Ze nodded inwardly.

This was about what he had expected.

At this stage, zombies were, after all, just low-level monsters relying on numbers and the threat of the virus; they didn't possess much combat power themselves.

As long as one overcame fear and had enough weapons, dealing with them wasn't too difficult.

Seeing that the battle situation had stabilized, he patted Su Meier's perky buttocks in his arms.

"Go, pick up all the copper coins on the ground."

He instructed, "Don't get in their way."

"Yes, Landlord."

Su Meier replied obediently and got off his lap.

She carefully threaded through the "position" formed by the girls, starting to weave through the ground covered in copper coins left behind after the corpses disappeared.

She bent down, putting the golden copper coins one by one into her backpack.

The clinking sounds seemed exceptionally pleasant on the bloody battlefield.

Soon, just as she picked up the umpteenth copper coin, a cold, mechanical voice exploded in her mind without warning!

【Ding! Detected that individual holdings of copper coins have reached 100】

【〖Survival Mall〗 has been opened!】

【〖trade channel〗 has been opened!】

Su Meier's body stiffened suddenly, and her action of picking up copper coins stopped.

She looked up abruptly, gazing in shock at the man sitting leisurely behind her.

Su Ze just glanced at her indifferently, his expression unchanged.

In an instant, Su Meier understood everything.

So... that's how it was.

It turned out that the condition to open the mall and the trade channel was to hold one hundred copper coins!

And this man had known all of this long ago!

He had let her go pick up the copper coins, also to help her open this function along the way!

She was sensible enough not to ask, just silently lowering her head and continuing to pick up the copper coins.

At the same time, her mind stirred, and she tapped on the brand-new 【Survival Mall】 icon.

When she saw the prices of the goods in the mall clearly, Su Meier's alluring peach-blossom eyes widened once again.

【500ml drinking water: price 2 copper coins】

【compressed biscuits: price 2 copper coins】

【bread: price 3 copper coins】

This... this price...

It turned out that the original price in the mall was only one-third of Su Ze's selling price!

This man... was actually using triple the price to sell the things in the mall to others!

This is too ruthless!

This is simply looting during a crisis!

As soon as this thought arose, Su Meier shook her head violently, and then, the corners of her mouth uncontrollably curled into an alluring smile.

Ruthless?

It's good to be ruthless!

Anyway, now, she was his woman too.

What he earned wasn't that the same as what she earned?

Thinking that the copper coins the survivors earned by killing zombies with their lives would eventually flow into her man's pocket, while her man could earn a continuous stream of price differences just by staying in the Dormitory...

A surge of inexplicable excitement welled up in Su Meier's heart.

Just then, Su Ze's voice rang out again, interrupting her thoughts.

"Are you done picking them up?"

Su Meier jumped and quickly replied: "Almost there, Landlord!"

She sped up, putting the last copper coin on the ground into her pocket, and then trotted back to Su Ze's side.

"Landlord, I've picked them all up, three hundred and sixty-two in total."

She traded the copper coins from her backpack to Su Ze all at once, then obediently sat back on his lap, taking the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck.

Su Ze looked at the three hundred plus extra copper coins in his backpack and nodded in satisfaction.

At this speed, three thousand copper coins might not take long.

However, besides the fine quality gate blueprint, he had also been craving the skill books inside for a long time...