20: Revenge

Sun Wen, who had been thrown around, barely came to his senses when he realized that the zombies were about to climb in through the blown-out window.

He quickly pressed the sunroof switch, ran over, kicked the zombie back out of the car, and then climbed onto the roof through the sunroof.

Looking at the hundreds of frenzied zombies surrounding the school bus, Sun Wen felt a chill run from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

Feeling unsafe even on the roof, he quickly ran towards the front of the bus, preparing to climb up the big tree from there.

"Whoosh." Before he could even touch a branch, an arrow curved and struck his knee.

Sun Wen's foot twisted, and he fell from the roof of the car.

"You bastard, I won't let you off even if I become a zombie!"

Sun Wen, submerged among the zombies, let out a final roar of resentment.

"Let's go quickly." After ensuring the other party was certainly dead, Qin Shilei turned and ran towards the sports field.

After killing a few pursuing zombies, Qin Shilei and his group quickly arrived at the north side of the sports field.

From a distance, they saw a school bus rushing into the badminton court on the southeast side.

Behind it, similarly, followed a dense swarm of zombies.

The school bus drove directly to the fence beside the badminton court before stopping.

Then, a figure climbed out of the school bus's sunroof, ran to the front of the vehicle, and flipped over the fence, exiting the badminton court.

Just then, a group of students ran out of the small shop outside the badminton court and quickly closed the iron gate of the badminton court.

One or two hundred zombies that had followed the school bus were thus trapped inside the badminton court, surrounded by iron fences three to four meters high.

Seeing that the zombies were all trapped inside, the surrounding students began to praise Liu Yuanliang.

"Haha, Brother Liu's strategy is truly brilliant."

"Brother Liu is truly Zhuge Liang reborn; with no effort at all, he can acquire nearly two hundred crystals."

"What's the apocalypse? Following Brother Liu, we'll only live more freely."

Liu Yuanliang raised his hand to stop everyone's chatter and said calmly, "Quickly, light the fire, and let's leave first. Lest we anger these zombies and they smash the fence."

A boy nearby immediately lit the torch in his hand and threw it in.

Inside the badminton court, many flammable items like quilts had already been piled up, and several barrels of gasoline had been poured over them.

Upon encountering the open flame, the badminton court instantly became a sea of fire.

After lighting the fire, Liu Yuanliang and his group retreated to a hidden spot dozens of meters away, quietly watching the zombies burn.

Because they had no sense of pain, they felt nothing even as the fierce flames consumed them; the zombies only focused on striking the school bus, which was emitting sounds.

Moreover, there were several bloody clothes on the roof of the school bus, further inciting the zombies' desire for blood.

On the other side, Qin Shilei and his group also put down their binoculars.

"Find a place to hide, let me go kill someone first," Qin Shilei said calmly.

"Okay." Zhang Xiaoli entered the teaching building via another path and found an empty classroom to hide in.

After seeing Zhang Xiaoli safely hidden, Qin Shilei turned and walked towards Liu Yuanliang and his group's location.

Liu Yuanliang and his group were now standing under a large tree by the east wall, with several dead zombies lying around them.

When Qin Shilei appeared in their line of sight, a sharp-eyed companion immediately spotted him.

"Brother Liu, he's the one who killed Sun Wen," a student responsible for assisting Sun Wen said, pointing at Qin Shilei.

More than ten youths all looked towards Qin Shilei, discussing in low voices.

"Isn't that the person who killed the Giant Zombie?"

"He's truly bold; after causing us to lose hundreds of crystals, he still dares to appear before us."

"New grudges and old hatreds, we should settle accounts with him properly."

"He can kill a Giant Zombie independently; can we beat him?"

"Don't just boost others' morale and diminish our own prestige. He clearly used a trick to kill the Giant Zombie; I don't believe he's that powerful."

Although this group of people were all clamoring to torture and kill Qin Shilei, they were all fully on guard, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Qin Shilei stopped five meters away from them, raised his hand, and pointed: "You, get out here and die."

Seeing his finger pointing, everyone unconsciously shifted their bodies slightly, revealing Sun Wu behind them.

This was a person who could even kill the ferocious Giant Zombie; they truly lacked the courage to face him.

At this moment, Sun Wu was looking at Qin Shilei with resentment, and upon seeing himself exposed before the other party, he cried out in panic:

"Brother Liu, save me."

Liu Yuanliang looked up and smiled, "Fellow student, I wonder what enmity you have with Sun Wu. Now that the zombies have erupted, why don't you let bygones be bygones and work together to resist the zombies?"

Qin Shilei's thoughts stirred, and his Seven Star Sword in hand transformed into a short bow.

He drew the bowstring, pointed at Sun Wu, and said coldly, "Is this your idea or someone else's?"

Sun Wu opened his mouth to say something, but instantly wilted when he met Liu Yuanliang's sinister gaze.

"Whoosh."

Seeing that the other party didn't answer, Qin Shilei loosened his hand, and an arrow struck Sun Wu's left hand.

"Don't kill me, it was Liu Yuanliang who ordered us to harm you!" Sun Wu clutched his left hand and pointed at Liu Yuanliang.

"Do you think I'm really afraid of you?"

Liu Yuanliang shouted fiercely, simultaneously holding a long spear and charging towards Qin Shilei with a lunge.

"Good timing."

Qin Shilei put away his short bow and replaced it with the Seven Star Sword.

He slashed at the opponent's long spear with a sword, and a huge force transmitted from the spear, making Qin Shilei almost lose his grip on the Seven Star Sword.

"Is that all?" Liu Yuanliang said with a look of disdain.

Having tested the opponent's depth with one strike, Liu Yuanliang wielded the long spear in his hand with formidable power, forcing Qin Shilei to retreat continuously.

He knew that Qin Shilei could independently kill the Giant Zombie, yet he dared to provoke him, which showed his confidence.

The treasure chest he obtained on the first day not only yielded a long spear but also, miraculously, a matching spear mastery skill book.

If it weren't for his innate caution, he would have long tried to solo the Giant Zombie; there's no way he would have let Qin Shilei steal the BOSS.

Seeing Liu Yuanliang gaining the upper hand, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss.

"He walked over so arrogantly, I thought he was a peerless master, but it turns out he's only at this level."

"I said early on that the other party must have used a trick to kill the Giant Zombie; wasn't I right?"

"Good! Just a little bit more and he could have gotten a headshot with the spear."

"How can you just get a headshot with one spear? This kid dared to steal our monster; he should have his legs broken and be thrown into the zombie pile."

Liu Yuanliang's strength was not inferior to Qin Shilei's, and his moves were also seasoned and skilled.

Relying on the weapon's weight advantage, with sweeping and open movements, he seemed to have the complete advantage, yet he couldn't injure Qin Shilei in the slightest.

Although Qin Shilei was constantly retreating, his advances and retreats were orderly. His occasional counterattacks were also fierce and precise, forcing Liu Yuanliang to retract his spear and defend.

Both sides' techniques were at the mastery level.

However, Liu Yuanliang, relying on his status, had not experienced life-and-death combat, so his on-the-spot adaptability was always a little lacking.

Qin Shilei, on the other hand, had faced danger multiple times and could always execute the most suitable sword move in a flash.

Under the pressure of Liu Yuanliang, an equally matched opponent, Qin Shilei's swordsmanship rapidly improved.

The sword was still the same sword, but he wielded it with even greater proficiency, as if it were an extension of his arm.

In an instant, he seemed to capture a profound and mysterious realm within his heart.

The Seven Star Sword transformed into an enigmatic trajectory, striking the long spear at its least stable point.

Clang!

The nimble Seven Star Sword actually parried the heavy long spear, then swiftly advanced, piercing Liu Yuanliang's wrist with a single strike.

The opponent could no longer hold his long spear, and it dropped to the ground.

Qin Shilei closed in and slashed Liu Yuanliang's throat with his sword.

Liu Yuanliang clutched the sword wound on his throat with his left hand, pointed at Qin Shilei with his right, opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't make a sound.

He collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes revealing expressions of resentment, terror, and other emotions.