30: scramble

Gu Qinghan watched the zombies surging in like a tide and couldn't help but frown tightly.

The number of zombies here was significantly higher than at the previous rift.

For a moment, he even had the illusion that he had poked a zombie nest.

However, at the same time, he also felt a faint sense of anticipation deep down.

As the saying goes, when things are unusual, there must be something strange; the more unique this place was, the greater the probability that there were good things here.

Just as a Tyrant Zombie fell, Gu Qinghan's sixth soul fire was completely lit.

He had finally reached level 7!

Gu Qinghan felt a rush of comfort throughout his body, and with a wave of his hand, a new skeleton emerged from the formation.

It picked up a tyrant battle axe from the ground and joined the battlefield directly, while Gu Qinghan also began to check his current attributes.

[Player: Gu Qinghan]

[Profession: Necromancer]

[Level: 7]

[vitality: 20]

[mana: 140+50]

[Combat Power: 35+10]

Very good, his vitality hadn't increased at all, but his mana had increased by 20 points.

The increase in combat power didn't matter anymore; Gu Qinghan didn't rely on himself to fight, and his skeletons' combat power was no longer linked to his own.

His current skeletons were Berserker Skeletons, which had their own growth attributes.

And his skeletons had also reached level 7, their attributes making him envious:

[Berserker Skeleton: Level 7]

[vitality: 350]

[mana: 35]

[Combat Power: 105]

[Skill: Berserker Bloodline]

At the same time, he gained another soul fire enhancement effect:

[Your minion is born from death, with a 10% chance to cause the enemy to fall into a state of panic for 1 second upon attack.]

A 10% chance didn't seem like much, but with the combined effort of Gu Qinghan's 9 skeletons, the fear effect triggered frequently.

In this way, even if a zombie couldn't be killed in one hit, it could still slow down the advance of the zombies behind it.

However, even if the skeletons could withstand the pressure of the zombies here, it would still take time to clear them all.

He yawned and looked towards several two-story buildings not far away.

These should have originally been exquisitely decorated small apartments, but at this moment, several doors and windows had been violently broken open.

Gu Qinghan didn't need to think to know that the people inside had already been eaten by zombies.

However, he discovered that three of the small apartments had not been damaged.

Two of them looked very new, without any signs of anyone living in them.

But in the other one, Gu Qinghan could see a few silhouettes on the second-floor window.

Someone was alive?

Gu Qinghan was somewhat surprised; he had originally thought that with the zombie density here, no matter how many Professionals there were, they would all be dead.

If the people in the C-zone cafeteria had a simple difficulty start, his previous situation could be considered a difficult difficulty start.

And the Professionals here had been locked into a hell-difficulty start from the beginning.

The other three looked in the direction Gu Qinghan was staring and also spotted the silhouettes there.

Zhang Jiawei, holding the box of instant noodles he had taken from the cafeteria, let out an "Ah", then immediately shut his mouth.

Gu Qinghan glanced at him and asked with some confusion: "What are you 'ah-ing' about?"

"It's nothing, that's Building 4. I know the people inside; I live right next door in Building 5."

Gu Qinghan nodded and immediately ignored it.

He didn't care whether they knew each other or not, and he absolutely wouldn't go help him save anyone.

Once this group of zombies was cleared, his transaction with them would be considered complete, and he would part ways with this young couple.

The tug-of-war lasted until the afternoon; Gu Qinghan was almost about to light his seventh soul fire, and only then could it be clearly seen that the zombies here had decreased somewhat.

Especially those Tyrant Zombies; they had rushed out the fastest and were now all lying on the ground.

Gu Qinghan did a rough count; he had just killed about twenty-something Tyrant Zombies.

Just the tyrant battle axes alone, he now had over a dozen.

He led the few of them inside; at this point, the zombies no longer posed a threat to him.

"Where are you going?"

Gu Qinghan looked at Zhang Jiawei and the other person, preparing to part ways with them there.

Zhang Jiawei looked at where he had lived before; it was now almost completely destroyed.

So, he pointed to Building 4 where they had just seen people.

"I'll go there; I have friends there. We'll consider what to do next after that."

Gu Qinghan nodded, and Zhang Jiawei smiled gratefully at Gu Qinghan.

Just as he was about to return the instant noodles in his arms to Gu Qinghan, Li Meng, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly grabbed him.

Zhang Jiawei looked at his girlfriend in confusion, but heard her say:

"Give this box of instant noodles to us. You're so strong, you surely won't be lacking food."

Gu Qinghan stared at her for a few seconds, then nodded.

Zhang Jiawei looked at Gu Qinghan with some embarrassment, his tone apologetic:

"I'm sorry, we will definitely repay you in the future."

Gu Qinghan smiled; this Zhang Jiawei was actually a Male Student with a good personality.

He escorted the two to the entrance of Building 4 and watched as Zhang Jiawei knocked the door open.

Inside the door were six people, four males and two females. As soon as they opened the door, they looked at Zhang Jiawei excitedly and said:

"Jiawei, are you here to rescue us?"

Zhang Jiawei was stunned, then immediately explained:

"No, no, I just had this brother bring us back."

These six young people were instantly stunned, their expressions changing rapidly as they looked at Gu Qinghan behind them.

Gu Qinghan waved at Zhang Jiawei and his girlfriend and left with the skeletons.

Watching the zombies still roaring incessantly around them, although the group looked unwilling, they quickly pulled Zhang Jiawei and his girlfriend into the room.

With the sound of a lock clicking, a few people surrounded Zhang Jiawei and the other person and began asking for the specific situation.

After Zhang Jiawei roughly recounted his experiences over the past two days, the group sat down with gloomy expressions.

One of them said: "It's over, there are zombies outside too, but we're all only level 1."

They had no way to go out and level up at all; they had already missed the best opportunity.

Another Male Student's stomach started growling, and he suddenly looked at the cardboard box that Li Meng was already holding in her arms.

"Jiawei, you guys brought food? I'm starving to death, let me have some."

Zhang Jiawei nodded and was about to turn around to open the box and get the instant noodles, when he suddenly saw Li Meng protecting the box tightly in her arms.

Li Meng stared at the others vigilantly and emphasized:

"This is food we brought from outside; if you want to eat, go find your own!"

Zhang Jiawei was a bit embarrassed and whispered a reminder:

"We're all friends, if the food runs out we can find more, don't make a scene."

Li Meng suddenly seemed stimulated and shouted angrily:

"Friends, my ass! They used to talk bad about me behind your back, don't think I don't know!"

The expressions of several people changed, and the Male Student called Brother Tao hurriedly reminded her:

"Keep your voice down, you'll attract zombies!"

Li Meng was completely oblivious, the repression of the past two days erupting in an instant:

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just that your families have a bit of stinking money and you look down on me? At worst, we'll all die together!"

Zhang Jiawei quickly hugged his girlfriend and covered her mouth.

The cardboard box fell to the ground, and Li Meng struggled continuously in Zhang Jiawei's arms, looking rather frantic.

But just at this moment, a Male Student rushed directly to the side of the cardboard box, picked it up, and ran.

"My food! Give it back to me!"

Li Meng suddenly exploded, broke free from Zhang Jiawei's restraint, and chased after that person.

She had just reached level 3 today, and her current physical attributes far exceeded those of these level 1 students.

"Give it back!"

She grabbed the cardboard box, but because of too much force, she tore it open directly.

Packs of instant noodles flew out of the box, causing several people to start scrambling for them.

Li Meng was instantly anxious, a surge of powerful force emerging in her hands.

Basic class Fighter skill: Heavy Strike!

She struck fiercely at the back of the Male Student closest to her, directly knocking him forward.

But her strength was too great, and the Male Student was caught off guard, his head hitting the corner of the table heavily.

Everyone in the room calmed down, wanting to help the Male Student up, but they discovered the blood that had already spread on the floor.

Brother Tao realized what was happening immediately and hurriedly picked up a piece of clothing from the sofa to cover it.

"Quick! There's the smell of blood! Hurry up and stop his bleeding!"

His ability could mask scents, but the smell of blood could not be masked.

Everyone started looking for things to stop the Male Student's bleeding, but discovered that the other person seemed to have no movement anymore.

"I didn't mean it... It's all because he insisted on grabbing my food..."

Li Meng stood frozen in place, muttering this sentence repeatedly.

But within two minutes, heavy pounding sounds suddenly came from the windows and the front door.

Faintly audible, there were also bursts of roars like those of wild beasts!