Chapter 87 Was he ambushed?

Su Ze did not hesitate for a single second.

Hundreds of zombies were still wandering the fourth-floor corridor.

His gaze sharpened, and his figure blurred into motion.

The long spear pulled out afterimages in the dim corridor.

Puchi!

Every time the spear tip thrust out, it sank precisely into a zombie's skull without a single wasted movement.

[Obtained copper coins *2!]

[Obtained copper coins *2!]

...

However, just as he had cleared nearly half of the zombies and was getting closer and closer to the "Ten Thousand Zombie Slayer" achievement...

A cold, mechanical voice exploded simultaneously in the minds of every player in the entire Dormitory building, and even the entire campus, without any warning!

[Ding! Congratulations to all players for successfully surviving the third night.]

[During the daytime (6:00 AM - 12:00 PM), all zombies in the school will enter a dormant state.]

[Tip 1: Dormant zombies will not actively attack, but they will wake up if attacked or disturbed.]

[Tip 2: At twelve o'clock tonight, new zombies equal to the number of dormant zombies will appear. Any uncleared dormant zombies will wake up at that time and join the wandering ranks.]

[Wishing all players a pleasant game.]

The moment the notification voice faded...

The zombies in the entire fourth-floor corridor, which were still roaring and lunging just moments ago, all froze in their tracks.

They all stiffened in place and closed their crimson eyes, looking like a series of statues in bizarre poses.

The entire corridor became terrifyingly quiet in an instant.

Su Ze stopped his movements, his brow arching slightly.

Su Ze glanced at these motionless "targets" in front of him, having no intention of stopping at all.

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!

The long spear continued to dance.

He didn't care if he woke them up; he just kept killing regardless.

Half an hour later, the entire fourth-floor corridor had been cleared completely by him.

He opened the trading panel and sent a message to Jiang Yuwan.

[Private Chat · Su Ze (landlord): Also, get ready. We'll continue opening for business today.]

[Private Chat · Jiang Yuwan (tenant): Understood.]

After Su Ze finished speaking, he opened another private chat.

[Private Chat · Su Ze (landlord): Change of plans. I'll pick you up a bit later.]

[Private Chat · An Lan: Okay.]

The reply was as concise as ever.

After doing all this, Su Ze rubbed his throbbing temples.

A full night of scavenging and high-intensity combat had taken a heavy toll on Su Ze's spirit and Stamina.

He estimated that there were at least a few hundred left before reaching the ten thousand mark.

"I'll go rest for a while first."

He made a decision in his heart.

The next time he added points, perhaps he should increase his spirit a bit more.

With his mind made up, he turned and walked toward the stairwell, planning to go to the Teaching Building to find an empty classroom to rest in.

...

Meanwhile.

The Teaching Building, rooftop terrace.

Li Xunming and his five brothers were hiding behind the terrace wall, staring fixedly in the direction of the Dormitory building.

Every one of their faces was filled with tension and ferocity.

"Brother Li... will doing this really work?"

Chen Nanhao swallowed hard, his voice sounding a bit dry.

"That Su Ze... he's a monster who can clear a corridor of over a thousand zombies by himself! If... if we don't kill him, we'll..."

The video footage he had seen yesterday flashed uncontrollably through his mind.

That man, Su Ze, alone with a single spear, facing a black mass of zombie tide that could fill an entire corridor...

That wasn't a battle; it was a massacre! It was total suppression!

"Yeah, he's a monster... he's not human at all!"

"Should we just forget it? There are only a few of us... what if..." Gao Tian couldn't help but speak up as well.

Yesterday, they had already seen the video of Su Ze's actions and knew of his terrifying battle record from last night.

The mere thought of making an enemy of such a monster made their scalps tingle.

Li Xunming's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What are you afraid of?"

He lowered his voice, a light of madness flickering in his eyes.

"Don't forget how he treated us. Originally, we wouldn't have been able to handle him."

"But I accidentally discovered that yesterday, every time he finished clearing a floor, he would run over to the Teaching Building! He's definitely looking for a place to rest and recover his Stamina!"

"This is the moment when he is most tired and his guard is lowest!"

Gao Tian's eyes were bloodshot as he took over the conversation, his tone full of venom.

"Exactly! Who told him to smash our Dormitory door and snatch Yao Qingya away? Most importantly, why does he get to have so many supplies!"

"And Haozi, look down there!"

He pointed to the wide open space in front of the Teaching Building.

The open ground was packed with zombies in a dormant state—there were far more than a thousand!

"How wide is a Dormitory corridor? He can use the terrain to only face seven or eight zombies at most at a time."

"But what about this open ground? What can he use here?"

"As long as we wait for him to reach the middle, throw something down, and wake up the corpse crowd..."

"Yes." Li Xunming's lips curled into a cruel arc. "No matter how well he can fight, can he simultaneously deal with tens of thousands of zombies from all directions on open ground?!"

"The sheer numbers alone will grind him to death!"

"Exactly! Damn it, wealth is found in danger! Let's do it!" Liu Wenyong gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

The fear on the faces of the others was gradually replaced by greed and excitement.

Kill Su Ze!

This thought burned like a fire in their hearts.

As long as they killed him, all those massive amounts of supplies he had hoarded...

That Dormitory of his with the turret...

And those top-tier women in his Dormitory, including Yao Qingya who originally belonged to them...

They would all become their spoils of war!

For a moment, everyone held their breath, staring fixedly at the figure walking out of the Dormitory building.

He's coming!

Su Ze's figure appeared in their line of sight.

He did indeed look somewhat exhausted; his footsteps weren't as swift as before.

Completely unaware, he walked straight toward the Teaching Building, stepping into the open ground filled with dormant zombies step by step.

The hearts of the six people on the rooftop leapt into their throats.

They watched Su Ze's figure gradually reach the very center of the open ground.

Surrounding him was a dense, air-tight crowd of dormant corpses.

Now's the time!

A fierce glint flashed in Li Xunming's eyes as he suddenly picked up a stone that had been prepared beforehand.

Using all his strength, he smashed it down toward the bottom!

"Go to hell! Su Ze!"

Bang—!

The stone traced a parabola in the air and slammed heavily into the middle of the corpse crowd, letting out a loud crash!

The next second.

The few zombies that were hit suddenly snapped their eyes open!

Roar—!

The piercing roar shattered the silence of the early morning.

This roar was like a switch!

In an instant, a chain reaction occurred!

One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand...

On the open ground, every single zombie in a dormant state was instantly activated!

Pairs of crimson eyes all snapped open at the exact same moment!

They all turned their heads in unison, their gazes locking onto the only living person at the very center of the corpse crowd!

On the rooftop, Li Xunming and the others saw this scene, and their faces were all covered in ecstatic and hideous smiles.

Success!

However, Su Ze, who was surrounded by tens of thousands of zombies...

Did not have the panic and desperation on his face that they had expected.

He only slowly raised his head and glanced toward the direction of the Teaching Building rooftop where the stone had been thrown from...