6: Forced back to the rooftop

The group turned around abruptly, only to see the few people from before looking at them with awkward expressions.

Clearly, they had wanted to sneakily follow, but were discovered because they were too clumsy in their movements.

Gu Qinghan looked at them coldly; two of them lowered their heads in embarrassment, but another one stiffened his neck and spoke up:

"We won't affect you, we just came out to take a look. As long as we don't interfere with each other, it'll be fine!"

He didn't bother to lower his volume, and his voice echoed immediately throughout the empty corridor.

"Damn it! This idiot!"

Tian Tian suddenly muttered a curse. In their current situation, the slightest noise could attract endless danger.

At that single sound, the zombies downstairs, like cats that had smelled something fishy, immediately looked upward.

Dragging their broken bodies, they shambled up the stairs.

"Get into the classroom!"

Gu Qinghan made an immediate decision, leading the group as they turned to run into the room.

However, the zombies behind them were climbing fast and would soon reach this floor.

Seeing this, the Male Student who had caused the trouble ran into the classroom without looking back and locked the door from the inside.

Even the few students with him were locked outside!

Gu Qinghan's expression changed, and he immediately altered his plan:

"Go, back to the rooftop. It's spacious there. Everyone must be prepared to fight, otherwise, we die!"

He led the group toward the rooftop, with the zombies in close pursuit.

By the time the last person ran onto the rooftop, the zombies behind were almost grabbing his clothes.

The Skeleton Minion rushed forward and smashed its club onto the head of the zombie, knocking it to the side.

Tian Tian was no longer just watching; she pushed her hands forward, launching a purple sphere she had been charging for three seconds toward the doorway.

The purple sphere flew fast and struck the first zombie accurately.

Then, a purple ring of light nearly two meters in diameter expanded outward, even engulfing the Skeleton Minion, which hadn't had time to escape.

With a clatter, one of the Skeleton Minion's arms fell to the ground.

Tian Tian immediately apologized: "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"

Gu Qinghan's face darkened. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a wisp of gray-white energy emerge from the body of the zombie Tian Tian had blown up and enter the Skeleton Minion.

The Skeleton Minion quickly bent over, picked up its arm, and actually reattached it directly!

"Almost forgot, the skeleton can heal itself using the energy generated from participating in kills..."

Gu Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief, while also seeing the people around him joining the fight one after another.

Although Tian Tian's skill only made a short, muffled hum, the damage it caused was quite considerable.

Not counting the skeleton's injury, one zombie died instantly, and three zombies behind it were knocked to the ground, blocking the path of the zombies behind them.

A Male Student gritted his teeth and threw a fireball.

This fireball was only the size of a fist and nearly hit the wall nearby.

However, when it hit a zombie, it immediately blasted a scorched mark onto its chest.

Several melee-class individuals also charged forward, and Tian Tian, who wanted to cast another skill, was stopped in time by Gu Qinghan.

Good grief, if this Girl did that again, it probably wouldn't be the zombies that wiped them out, but her.

"What skill is that? It's so powerful?"

"Arcane Orb. I estimate I'll be wiped out if I use it three more times."

With the minion fighting for him, Gu Qinghan could watch the battle with peace of mind.

He glanced at Tian Tian and recalled the three seconds she had spent charging, finally realizing something.

In a real fight, no one would just watch you charge a skill, nor would anyone stand there and take a beating.

The price for high damage is a relatively long casting time.

Thinking about it this way, combat power stats don't necessarily determine the outcome of a battle; many factors influence the final result.

The battle was intense, with several melee-class individuals blocking the doorway, trying their best to keep the zombies behind from rushing up.

During this, several zombie claws and bites were blocked by the Skeleton Minion under Gu Qinghan's command.

At a time like this, having wounded or losing members would only make escaping even more difficult.

Three minutes later, with a final Arcane Orb from Tian Tian, the last zombie fell to the ground unwillingly.

"Finally, I'm exhausted!"

A Male Student lay directly on the ground, his chest heaving violently.

It was clear that the battle had taken a lot out of him.

When his breathing calmed down a little, he looked up and smiled at Gu Qinghan:

"Thank you. If it weren't for your skeleton, I think I would have been bitten just now."

"Let's save the thanks until we make it out of here."

Gu Qinghan waved his hand indifferently. After this battle, his first green flame pattern was almost completely lit up.

The Skeleton Minion had already returned to its original state, a stark contrast to the exhausted group.

Li Qian wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the skeleton, saying:

"I previously thought your skill wasn't strong enough, but now it seems I was short-sighted. Your skeleton might be quite a bit more powerful than two or three of us combined."

The others didn't speak, but their awe-filled gazes said it all.

The skeleton didn't fear pain, didn't fear claws or bites, but they did.

This skeleton was like a machine that would never stop, but humans couldn't reach that level.

They even felt that if only one person from this group could survive in the end, it would most likely be Gu Qinghan, who was protected by the skeleton.

Gu Qinghan didn't continue this topic and asked curiously:

"Are you all still level one?"

The group nodded one after another; only Li Qian indicated that she would reach level 2 in a little while.

A look of realization flashed in Gu Qinghan's eyes. His class seemed somewhat different from others'.

He couldn't gain experience; improving his strength required the energy generated at the time of death.

Just then, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from the corridor.

Everyone sneered; they recognized whose voice it was.

It was the Male Student who had locked them outside.

No one mourned for him; in fact, most people's eyes showed a sense of relief.

A guy like this who betrayed his companions didn't deserve forgiveness even if he died ten thousand times.

"These zombies seem to have dropped some items. I'll have the skeleton go pick them up and we can distribute them."

No one had any objections, not only because they were all exhausted, but also because Gu Qinghan had played a major role in the battle.

Soon, the Skeleton Minion returned with two nail-studded wooden clubs.

Gu Qinghan distributed the weapons directly to the other two Male Students, which would maximize the overall strength of the team.

Tian Tian suddenly came over, handed Gu Qinghan a small bread, and said:

"You should eat something. You must be tired after running for so long."

Gu Qinghan originally didn't want to eat, but his stomach let out an uncooperative growl.

He took the small bread, but then saw Tian Tian handing him a Yakult.

The Male Student who had been lying on the ground just now laughed and said:

"Tian Tian, I'm hungry too. Can you give me a bread, too?"

Tian Tian rolled her eyes at him and retorted, "In your dreams."

Everyone laughed out loud. Anyone could see that Tian Tian seemed to have developed some affection for Gu Qinghan.

This was normal; after all, Gu Qinghan was very handsome and had been confessed to by many Girls before.

Plus, after he obtained the Necromancer class, he had an added air of gloominess about him.

Most importantly, the strength and calmness he displayed during this time made everyone admire him sincerely.

At this moment, for a young Girl like Tian Tian, Gu Qinghan was no different from a Prince Charming!

Gu Qinghan naturally sensed Tian Tian's subtle feelings, but he didn't feel anything.

The main task now was still to survive.

After everyone had rested for a while, Gu Qinghan stood up and said:

"Let's go. The battle just now was only an appetizer. If we want to survive, we can only rely on ourselves now."