24: Despicable Jong In Hwa

At this critical moment, Qin Shilei's eyes instantly turned into silver-white Phantom Silver Eyes.

At the same time, two cool, warm currents surged from his eyes, not only alleviating the severe pain in his head but also allowing Qin Shilei to regain control of his body.

Qin Shilei barely managed to dodge, just before the sharp claws could tear through his throat.

"Roar."

The Mutated Zombie couldn't understand why its opponent had managed to avoid its claws at the last moment, so it roared again.

"Damn zombie, what are you roaring about?"

Qin Shilei stomped his right foot forcefully, and like an arrow released from a bowstring, he charged towards the Mutated Zombie.

The Mutated Zombie raised its claws to block in front.

With a swish, its claws were severed at the wrist.

"Roar, roar!"

The Mutated Zombie's roars became more frantic, and it turned to flee out of the passage.

The zombies surrounding the physics laboratory had already turned and rushed towards this area when they heard the Mutated Zombie's first roar, and by now, they were less than ten meters away.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Instant Step.

Qin Shilei's speed immediately increased by thirty percent, and he instantly caught up with the Mutated Zombie.

A cold light flashed, and the Mutated Zombie's head flew into the air, falling into the zombie horde ahead.

Qin Shilei fearlessly charged into the zombie horde, quickly killing several surrounding zombies.

He bent down, preparing to pick up the Mutated Zombie's head.

"I'll help you."

Suddenly, Zhong Renhe's voice came from behind him.

Before Qin Shilei could figure out how the other party had suddenly appeared there, an intense sense of alarm surged in his heart, followed by a blade wind striking towards his neck.

Qin Shilei pushed off with his foot, his body rapidly lunging forward.

However, he ultimately couldn't completely avoid the strike.

The sharp Tang sword left a deep, bone-visible cut, over ten centimeters long, on Qin Shilei's back.

Seeing Qin Shilei charge into the zombie horde, Zhong Renhe didn't get greedy.

He used his spatial ring to collect the treasure chest that had dropped to the ground, then turned to run towards the stairs.

As he passed the room where the Mutated Zombie had just appeared, he turned his head and saw that Qin Shilei was deeply entangled in the zombie horde.

Suddenly, he felt he couldn't just abandon all of Qin Shilei's treasures like that.

He gritted his teeth and turned to rush into the laboratory.

Then he crawled into the air conditioning exhaust duct, intending to find a hiding place for his next attack.

Smelling the fresh blood on Qin Shilei, the surrounding zombies became even more frantic.

They showed no fear of the Seven Star Sword in Qin Shilei's hand, swarming him recklessly, only to satisfy their sole desire for bloodlust.

In this narrow passage, Qin Shilei could only continuously swing his sword, swiftly cutting down every zombie in front of him.

Several attempts to break through to the staircase were blocked.

Zombies were all around him, frantic and without pain.

Even if their hands were severed, they would still try to get close to Qin Shilei.

Gradually, his clothes were torn into rags by the zombies, and he also developed several bruises on his body.

The only blessing was that these zombies' nails were not as sharp as the Mutated Zombie's, so they didn't scratch his skin, avoiding the risk of infection.

As time passed, layers upon layers of zombie corpses piled up around him.

His breathing also noticeably became heavier, and his movements were not as swift as they had been initially.

The zombies seemed to be endless, continuing to swarm him.

"Zhong Renhe, no matter where you go, I will kill you."

Qin Shilei vowed fiercely in his heart.

He had his back to Zhong Renhe just now, so he didn't know that the other party hadn't left.

And Zhong Renhe, whom he spoke of, was still crawling in the air conditioning duct, stopping occasionally to listen to the commotion below, then continuing to crawl forward.

Unbeknownst to him, he had crawled above Zhang Xiaoli's laboratory.

A thought stirred in his mind, and he jumped down.

"Ah."

Zhang Xiaoli looked at the suddenly appearing Zhong Renhe, startled, and took a few steps back, stepping on a small white mouse.

Zhong Renhe quickly stepped forward to support her, "Zhang Xiaoli, it's me. I was worried about you all, so I went around and came back."

"I just happened to meet Qin Shilei, who was going to kill that zombie. He was worried about you, so he asked me to come here to find you."

Zhang Xiaoli patted her chest and said, "I'm quite safe here. Why don't you go help Qin Shilei instead?"

Zhong Renhe pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I believe Qin Shilei can definitely kill the zombie. His only concern is you. I think we should listen to him and protect you for him."

Upon hearing this, a blush floated onto Zhang Xiaoli's pretty face, but she no longer insisted on Zhong Renhe going to help.

After all, the other party was just a normal friend, how could she force him to face a powerful Mutated Zombie?

Zhong Renhe squatted down and reached out to drag the half-eaten zombie mouse from the small hole under the iron door and throw it away.

Immediately, the sounds of fighting from a distance clearly came through.

"Will Qin Ge be surrounded by zombies? Why don't we open the door and take a look?"

Zhang Xiaoli lay on the floor, tilting her head to look through the hole, but she couldn't clearly see Qin Shilei's situation in the distance.

Zhong Renhe comforted her, "Let's just stay here safely. Qin Shilei hasn't called for help, so he must be fine."

Half an hour later, the sounds of fighting in the distance gradually lessened, then stopped.

Then a heavy footsteps sound gradually approached from afar.

"Did Qin Ge kill all the zombies?" Zhang Xiaoli looked at Zhong Renhe.

Zhong Renhe put his finger to his mouth, making a silent gesture.

His eyes constantly looked towards the air conditioning exhaust vent from which he had jumped down.

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

In the end, the greed in his heart stopped him from leaving immediately.

Zhong Renhe secretly calculated the good things on Qin Shilei.

An extra-large capacity ring, nearly two hundred crystals seized from Liu Yuanliang that he probably hadn't had time to absorb yet, an incredibly sharp precious sword, the crystals from the Mutated Zombie's head, and a large group of zombie crystals outside, as well as possible spoils of war remaining from killing the Giant Zombie.

He didn't realize how much it was until he calculated it, and the calculation further strengthened Zhong Renhe's resolve to kill for treasure.

Thump thump thump!

As the knocking sounded, Qin Shilei's weak voice came from outside the door, "Zhang Xiaoli, it's me."

Zhang Xiaoli's heart was filled with joy, and she quickly reached out to open the door.

Zhong Renhe flashed, hiding behind the door that opened inwards.

As the iron door opened, Qin Shilei's body went limp, and he almost fell to the ground.

"Qin Ge, what's wrong?"

Zhang Xiaoli hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Qin Shilei forced a smile, "I'm fine."

"You should quickly go inside and rest."

Zhang Xiaoli sobbed as she helped Qin Shilei turn and walk into the laboratory.

Qin Shilei was truly too tired and too weak, his upper body unconsciously leaning against Zhang Xiaoli.

The two quickly stepped into the laboratory doorway, appearing within Zhong Renhe's line of sight.

However, due to the angle, Qin Shilei did not notice Zhong Renhe hiding behind the door.

"Qin Ge, your back is injured?"

Zhang Xiaoli's left hand, placed on Qin Shilei's back, felt somewhat damp and sticky, and she turned her head to look at his back.

As she turned her head, the scene that met her eyes terrified her to the core.

Zhong Renhe, with both hands on his blade, was fiercely slashing at Qin Shilei's neck with a murderous look.

Zhang Xiaoli instinctively pulled hard with her left hand, yanking Qin Shilei to her right side. At the same time, she stepped to the side with her left foot, turning her body to use her back to block this life-and-death strike for Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei, who was suddenly yanked to the right, opened his eyes just in time to see a cold light slashing down.

His pupils instantly turned silver-white.

Phantom Silver Eyes!

Zhong Renhe's eyes immediately fell into a daze.

But his hands, gripping the blade, still swung forward due to inertia, though their strength had weakened significantly.

"Ah."

Zhang Xiaoli involuntarily cried out in pain.

Qin Shilei mustered his remaining strength, stepped forward, and plunged his sword into Zhong Renhe's chest.

The Seven Star Sword pierced through his back.