16: Danger Escalation

Li Qingshan was also looking out from the window at this moment, his brows tightly furrowed, a vague sense of crisis lingering in his heart.

He did not know where this sense of crisis came from, but it had been lingering in his mind since just a moment ago.

"Perhaps it is the ability of some Professionals, they want to go elsewhere to seek refuge, right? It's just too pathetic to turn into the appearance of a skeleton."

Li Qingshan thought for a long time without any clue, and could only hastily reach this conclusion.

Liang Chao let out an "oh", then thought of something and said with some excitement:

"I see the direction they are heading, it seems to be that small supermarket. They are going to get food!"

Li Qingshan turned his head and looked at him calmly, but the question he threw out rendered him instantly speechless:

"Skeletons don't fear zombie bites and scratches, can you do the same?"

Liang Chao immediately wilted. He had just eaten several slices of bread, but it was of no use at all.

In this state, eating a little food would not only fail to alleviate hunger, but would instead make the hunger even more pronounced.

Especially since he felt very thirsty now, yet there was no drinking water available.

Li Qingshan looked at him and then said:

"Go to the bathroom faucet and get some water for that Fire Elementalist to boil and drink first. We'll discuss the rest after today's novice task is completed."

He actually wanted to go out and explore as well, but the zombies outside would attack from all directions, and a human body absolutely could not withstand such a battle.

Even if a human body could withstand it, the wave-like fear would gradually devour one's sanity.

Liang Chao took out his phone and checked the time; it was 4:30 PM.

He tried to go online, send text messages, and make calls, but all failed.

It seemed that when the game started just now, their connection to the outside world had been completely severed.

He looked at Li Qingshan and suddenly felt somewhat dejected:

"Do you think the whole world has become like this? Then what about my parents?"

No matter what, he was just a college student around twenty years old.

However, Li Qingshan sneered, a cold smile curling at the corners of his mouth:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the entire world should be in this situation. But so what? Compared to that world filled with rules and restrictions before, I think this is better!"

Liang Chao seemed startled by Li Qingshan's words, and he asked:

"Then your parents might be in danger now too, aren't you worried?"

"Worried? That's what they deserve. They couldn't even live their own lives well and still brought me into this world. If it weren't for this game, I would definitely repeat their failed lives!"

He gripped his hands in the air, and strands of black aura actually condensed into two large hands, making the corners of his mouth lift even further:

"They would be better off dead!"

...

The five skeletons took over ten minutes to slowly arrive at that small supermarket.

Along the way, the five skeletons were like ruthless harvesting machines, smashing and crushing the heads of one zombie after another.

They even encountered several Sturdy Zombies along the way, the result of which was that all five skeletons became warriors with a shield in one hand and a wooden club in the other.

And the combat power of each of them was a full 32 points!

After clearing the mess at the entrance of the small supermarket, the five skeletons squeezed right inside.

There were clearly traces of destruction by zombies here as well, and while there was no one left now, overall, it was still relatively intact.

The zombies outside were still swarming towards this side, so Gu Qinghan could only control the group of skeletons to quickly scavenge for supplies.

Two skeletons guarded the door, and two carried two large backpacks found in the supermarket.

The last skeleton, just like a living person, threw some high-calorie food into the backpacks.

After filling two large bags, Gu Qinghan, controlling this skeleton, was about to pack another bag when he suddenly saw some light flickering behind a shelf.

Walking over to look, it was actually a wooden box emitting a faint white light.

"This thing, could it be a treasure chest?"

This wooden box was the size of a microwave, but Gu Qinghan's skeletons could not check the information of this item.

However, it didn't matter. He directly had the skeleton pick up this wooden box, and after filling another backpack with water, he began to embark on the road back.

It wasn't that he didn't plan to stay a while longer, but at this moment, he felt a faint sense of exhaustion.

This feeling was very similar to the state after long hours of study or work; it seemed his energy consumption was too great.

It seemed that this skill of his was not for unlimited use either.

The speed of returning was even slower because all three skeletons were carrying things.

Fortunately, these skeletons had astonishing combat power, so even though it was a bit messy, they still brought the supplies back safely.

However, on the way back, Gu Qinghan deliberately took a detour.

Although the surrounding teaching buildings might have seen the comings and goings of these skeletons, Li Qingshan downstairs could not.

Otherwise, if the other party came looking for him, he might be in a bit of trouble.

After the skeletons returned to the bottom of the building, Gu Qinghan directly used the necromantic space to put them all away.

Along with those supplies and the wooden box, he also put them into the necromantic space.

After releasing these few skeletons again, they stood guard by Gu Qinghan's side like the most loyal guards.

Gu Qinghan rubbed his temples and then casually took out a few self-heating hot pots and a few bottles of water.

"Everyone, eat something. I'm going to rest for a while."

He was very sleepy. After sharing some of the items with Tian Tian and the other, he immediately slumped onto the table and fell asleep.

The seven surrounding skeletons guarded him tightly, preventing anything that might pose a threat to Gu Qinghan from happening.

When he woke up again, the sky had already darkened.

He took out his phone and checked; it was already past ten o'clock.

In the classroom, Tao Yu was also slumped on the table, fast asleep, and even emitting some slight snoring.

The events of the day would be a huge burden on a normal person, both physically and mentally.

It was just that, at this moment, Tian Tian was looking out the window, seemingly lost in thought.

Gu Qinghan rubbed his face, and the noise he made attracted Tian Tian's gaze.

Seeing that Gu Qinghan had woken up, Tian Tian immediately said:

"You're awake? Look, the zombies downstairs are a bit different."

Gu Qinghan walked over upon hearing this, but he keenly noticed that Tian Tian seemed to have just cried, her eyes somewhat red and swollen.

"What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I was just missing home. You should quickly look below; those zombies are even more aggressive than they were during the day."

Tian Tian smiled and did not show her vulnerability.

It seemed that in just half a day, a pretentious young lady had suddenly turned into a sensible, well-behaved girl.

Gu Qinghan didn't ask any more questions either, just looked down from the window.

He saw that there were still quite a few zombies below, and their movements were actually much more agile than during the day.

Gu Qinghan focused his attention on one of the zombies and quickly obtained its attributes.

[Agile Zombie: Level 2]

[Combat Power: 15 points]