11: Silver Treasure Chest News

Instead of retreating, Qin Shilei advanced, using Instant Step to meet the nearest zombie.

A cold light flashed, and a head fell.

Before the zombies could surround him, Qin Shilei quickly drew his sword again, killing three more of the closest zombies.

Then, he turned and ran toward the west.

These zombies were all female students in life, and although becoming zombies made them tireless and increased their physical abilities, their speed still lagged behind Qin Shilei, who had already reached four stars.

Qin Shilei moved like a gentle breeze on the outskirts of the zombie horde, occasionally turning to strike down a zombie with his sword.

Before long, over twenty zombies in the vicinity had gathered behind him.

With ferocious faces, blood-red eyes, and gaping mouths, the zombies relentlessly pursued Qin Shilei.

Their only desire was to pounce on and devour the living person before them.

The space Qin Shilei could now move in was the open ground between the two dormitory buildings, including the convenience store building.

To the west was a wall, beyond which was outside the campus. To the east was the campus road, and there were also wandering zombies in the distance.

The two dormitory buildings were nearly ten meters apart, and the wall and campus road were more than ten meters apart.

This meant Qin Shilei had over one hundred square meters of space to move in.

Dodging over twenty zombies in this hundred-square-meter space was not easy at all.

In room 403 of the dormitory building with the convenience store, a girl happened to walk onto the balcony and witnessed this scene.

"Zhang Xiaoli, come quickly. There's a boy downstairs being chased by a group of zombies; he's about to die."

"We're almost starving to death, and you still have time to watch the show?" Zhang Xiaoli grumbled, but she still walked onto the balcony.

Looking down, she saw Qin Shilei turn sideways and slice off a zombie's head with a single sword stroke.

"This boy is so amazing!"

"It's useless no matter how amazing he is; he'll still be eaten by zombies."

"Maybe he can kill all the zombies."

"Do you think that's possible? Look, the zombies have already surrounded him. He'll be eaten by the zombies in less than three minutes."

"Oh, it's a pity such a handsome boy will be eaten by zombies like this."

"You should worry about ourselves instead."

Suddenly, both of them stopped talking, staring dumbfounded at the scene downstairs.

A silver light erupted within the zombie horde, and three or four zombies simultaneously collapsed to the ground.

The Seven Star Sword moved like a graceful dragon, weaving between the zombies' necks, causing one zombie after another to be decapitated.

Qin Shilei, like an agile leopard, darted left and right through the zombie horde, kicking down or pushing away the surrounding zombies.

Although zombies were ferocious and felt no pain, they were unarmed.

As long as he wasn't hugged or bitten to death, for Qin Shilei, they were just crystals.

As time passed, the twenty to thirty zombies gradually dwindled to over ten, and then to just a few.

But these living dead, with only a thirst for blood, knew no fear and continued to growl and press toward Qin Shilei.

"Although this handsome guy is charming, you're too clingy. Just lie down obediently."

Qin Shilei didn't relax at all, his Seven Star Sword swiftly harvesting the remaining zombies.

The two girls upstairs watched with dazed eyes.

"He's so handsome! If only he were my boyfriend."

"From yesterday until now, we've only seen zombies slaughtering humans. I never thought someone could kill zombies as easily as cutting melons and vegetables."

"So martial arts really are useful. So swordsmanship can be this cool."

"Let's ask him to save us."

Zhang Xiaoli quickly went back into the dormitory to find a piece of white paper and wrote "Help" on it.

After crumpling it into a ball, she returned to the balcony and threw it toward Qin Shilei, who was digging for crystals.

The paper ball falling from the sky startled Qin Shilei. He looked up and saw two girls on the fourth floor waving at him frantically.

One had wavy hair, her upper body pressed against the balcony railing, looking rather feisty.

The other wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, giving off a very serene feeling.

Qin Shilei glanced at them, then lowered his head to continue digging for crystals.

"What does he mean by this? Does he mean to save us after he's done?" Zhu Yurong asked, doubting her own words.

"I'll throw another note." Zhang Xiaoli ran back to the dormitory to get paper and a pen again.

Notes kept falling, but Qin Shilei didn't even look up again.

"He's infuriating! He has the ability, but not an ounce of chivalry."

In a fit of anger, Zhu Yurong went back into the dormitory and brought out a chair. "I'll smash this bastard!"

Zhang Xiaoli quickly snatched the chair away, turned her head to look down, and saw that Qin Shilei was still focused on digging for crystals.

She patted her chest and said with relief, "He's our only savior right now. If you anger him like this, we'll be completely hopeless."

"Look, he doesn't show any intention of saving us. What do you think we should do?" Zhu Yurong started crying as she spoke.

"I've got it!"

A flash of inspiration struck Zhang Xiaoli. She cupped her hands to her mouth and whispered down to the ground:

"I know where there's a silver treasure chest!"

After shouting, she looked around nervously, afraid that her voice might attract zombies.

"A silver treasure chest?"

Qin Shilei's eyes lit up. He stopped what he was doing and looked up at the building.

"As long as you save us, I'll tell you the location of the silver treasure chest," Zhang Xiaoli said with a hopeful expression.

"Heh heh."

Qin Shilei suddenly shook his head and said, "You're trapped in the dormitory. How could you possibly know anything about a silver treasure chest?"

Seeing Qin Shilei about to lower his head to dig for crystals again, Zhang Xiaoli quickly said, "I saw it through a drone! I even took pictures!"

Hearing this, Qin Shilei immediately became interested.

Meeting her hopeful gaze, he nodded and said, "Wait for me up there."

After quickly extracting all the crystals, Qin Shilei returned to the convenience store, packed some food into his backpack, and then locked the convenience store securely.

With his backpack on, he headed upstairs.

To ensure safety, Qin Shilei sought out and killed all the wandering zombies from the first to the fourth floor.

More than ten minutes later, he finally arrived at their dormitory door.

"Who is it?"

"Someone to save you."

The door slowly opened a crack, and after confirming there was no danger, it quickly opened wider. Once Qin Shilei entered, it was swiftly closed again.

Qin Shilei opened his backpack and handed it over. "Tell me the location of the treasure chest, and this food and water are yours."

Zhang Xiaoli stopped her roommate's hand from taking the items and looked up, saying, "I'll only tell you the location of the treasure chest after you save us."

"How can I save you?"

Qin Shilei shook his head and said, "The entire Blue Star is overrun with zombies. Where can I save you to? It's safer for you to stay here. With this food, you'll last until government rescue arrives."

"Send us home."

"I want to follow you."

The two girls spoke at the same time.

"Zhang Xiaoli, aren't you worried about your family?" Zhu Yurong turned her head and persuaded.

"Your home is in Longjiang City, and my home is thousands of miles away. How can we go back?" Zhang Xiaoli said with a bitter expression.

Qin Shilei also said, "I'm afraid I'm powerless. I can't even go back to my own home, let alone escort you."

He then added, "I'm alone and weak; I probably can't take you with me."

"Zhang Xiaoli, let him give us more food. He has to go kill zombies; how can he take us with him?" Zhu Yurong pulled Zhang Xiaoli's hand and whispered her persuasion.

"I can help you. Please let me follow you," Zhang Xiaoli said firmly, pulling her hand away from her roommate.