44: First encounter with the Ten-Year Polluter

The zombie dog was fast and had greatimpact force. It leaped up and crashed into Xu Jingzhe, knocking him to the ground.

It growled lowly, toxic saliva splattering everywhere, and its sharp, poisonous fangs aimed for Xu Jingzhe's neck.

“Screech, screech, screech...” Xu Jingzhe, quick-witted, thrust his dagger horizontally into the zombie dog's mouth with his right hand.

The zombie dog bit down, its neck, largely exposed bone, tearing violently.

An ear-piercing sound emanated, like a cutting machine slicing through metal.

Xu Jingzhe placed his left hand on his right wrist, both hands exerting force, and the dagger, made of some unknown metal, was incredibly sharp.

With a “Sizzle!” sound, it pushed through the dog's mouth and emerged from the back of its head, bringing with it some reddish-white viscous matter.

Ignoring the disgust, he pushed the now-dead zombie dog off him and stood up.

Two more zombie dogs simultaneously lunged, bringing with them a foul stench.

Xu Jingzhe remained calm in the face of danger; ten days of high-intensity training were not for nothing.

He rolled to the left, simultaneously kicking up with his right leg, sending one of them flying to the ground, where it whimpered a few times before getting back up.

The other lunged into empty air, its teeth making a ‘crunching’ ‘crunching’ sound.

“Swish!”

“Swish!”

The zombie dogs had no consciousness, hunting purely by instinct.

Missing a strike, their legs bent to gather power, then they attacked again, their offensive even more ferocious.

Caught in a pincer attack, Xu Jingzhe couldn't cope, only able to block the one in front of him first.

The dagger sliced diagonally, and the dog's head fell to the ground.

But!

His left hand, used to block a dog's claw from scratching his Sheng Shi beauty, had a large piece of flesh torn off, blood spilling everywhere.

At the same time, he was tackled to the ground by the one behind him, its mouth opening 180° as it bit down on Xu Jingzhe's spine.

With that bite, his neck would surely be shattered.

At this critical moment, a bullet pierced the zombie dog's head. The dog's head was sent flying far away by the bullet, and its limp carcass pressed down on Xu Jingzhe's back... The five people rushed over, and Dilisi's exotic face was filled with disappointment.

He couldn't even handle three zombie dogs.

What a little trash.

Yezi, her face full of distress, helped Xu Jingzhe up, looking at his continuously bleeding arm. In just a minute, the flesh around the wound had already turned black. She said to Lu Xiaoxiao, “Sister Lu, I want a hemostatic agent and an antidote.”

Xu Jingzhe was panting heavily, the surge of adrenaline making his heart still pound uncontrollably.

The struggle between life and death was too… thrilling.

“No, our personal supplies and medical items are fixed. If we give them to him, our sisters will have less,” Lu Xiaoxiao refused bluntly.

“Give him my share,” Yezi quickly said.

Lu Xiaoxiao still refused.

Yezi got angry, her big eyes red, sulking by herself.

It wasn't that she was heartless, but she had her own thoughts.

“Boss, why don't you give him my share?” Dilisi couldn't bear to see her good sister sad.

“Let's talk about it later. Let's go deeper inside.”

“Most of the Contaminators on the outskirts of the Pollution Zone are less than ten years old. Their pollution cores aren't worth much. The deeper we go, the more powerful Contaminators we'll encounter.”

“Who knows, we might even encounter a Contaminant.” Lu Xiaoxiao completely ignored Xu Jingzhe, her words full of fighting spirit as she spoke.

“But, but…” Yezi still wanted to speak.

Lu Xiaoxiao glanced at her, and she instinctively shut her mouth.

The first rule of Blue Star First Women's Academy: Obey!

The second rule: Absolute obedience!

Even after leaving the Academy, many people still hadn't forgotten... “Boss, I miss Little Six.” The group huddled in a deserted old building, some standing, some sitting, each lost in thought.

Little Loli sat upright, her chin resting on her knees, her fingers scratching the concrete slab, and said in a quiet voice, “How about we go look for Little Six?”

Wang Ning remained silent; they were facing a greater danger now.

Someone in Musileke City had spoken, offering a heavy reward.

Dead or alive, as long as the body was brought back.

Several times, the attacks had come from Contaminators in the Pollution Zone, considered 'their own people'.

Initially, they didn't know, but Wang Ning captured a Contaminator and, by exchanging his life for information, learned the whole story.

Of course, Wang Ning didn't let that person live, taking his pollution core.

“Little Six isn't in the wanted photos. Although they know there are six of us, they haven't seen what Little Six looks like.”

“Going to find him now wouldn't that bring danger to Little Six!”

Bo Qing was wiping down a sniper rifle, an M24, unmodded, with average power.

Big Beard also sighed deeply, his head aching.

His ability, in this situation, seemed a bit useless.

A master hacker! Electromagnetic interference!

After a long while, Wang Ning finally spoke, “Let's go deeper. We first need to ensure our own safety. The powerful Contaminators and Contaminants deep in the Pollution Zone won't care about those bounties.”

Cold Qing's eyes were red, and she sniffled... System: “Ding, there's a soft fluid in the stone ten meters to your front right.”

Xu Jingzhe's mouth twitched. He strode over, picked up the pitted stone, and thought, “You old man… are you finally not frozen?”

System: “Ding, what a joke. I was letting you improve. If you always expect my help whenever you encounter a little difficulty, how will you grow, isn't that right?”

Xu Jingzhe frowned. What this dog said seemed to make a little sense.

System: “Ding, you cursed me.”

“No.”

System: “Ding, this system is the Blue Star First…”

“Alright, alright, I give up. You keep dragging on about useless things,” Xu Jingzhe muttered.

“Then what about my arm? It's already starting to rot.”

System: “Ding, eat the soft fluid and rest for a night, and you'll be fine.”

“Eat it now?”

System: “Ding, as you wish, I'm not the one eating it.”

Xu Jingzhe: “…”

This dog, why is it so infuriating?

System: “Ding, you cursed me again.”

“I… didn't.”

System: “Ding, yes, you did. Oh, there's also soft fluid in that ugly stone next to you.”

System: “Ding, there's also one in the stone five meters ahead.”

System: “Ding, there's also one in the stone ten meters further ahead.”

The others didn't understand Xu Jingzhe's actions. Autumn Cicada crossed her arms and said, “9527, are you losing your mind and trying to smash yourself to death with stones?”

“Self-defense,” Xu Jingzhe said.

“What? Could it be a viral infection, making your brain muddled?” Autumn Cicada looked at Lu Xiaoxiao with pity, implying that if she didn't give him an antidote shot, this kid probably wouldn't survive.

Yezi turned and glared at Autumn Cicada. Such a handsome young man, couldn't she say something nice?

At least for now, he didn't have a pollution core in his body, so he wasn't a complete Contaminator yet.

“Stop, there's someone ahead!” Dilisi suddenly said.

On a barren hill ahead, a figure could vaguely be seen squatting, seemingly facing them.

Dilisi put down the black box in her hand, assembled the 98K, and aimed.

In the scope, the person gave an evil smile, stood up, and slowly walked towards them.

“Boss, it's covered in scales, and it has a tail similar to a crocodile's.”

She licked her red lips and said, “It looks like… it should be a Contaminator over ten years old.”