8: Chapter 8 Fortune Lies in Peril

Hearing the system's notification sound, Lin Zhou was a little confused.

This... did his favorability increase for no reason?

No, it must be because they saw his actions, which stirred their favor, and that's why it increased.

He didn't expect that to work.

The increase in favorability made the corners of his mouth curl up even wider.

Hearing about signing a contract, Qin Lan clearly hesitated.

She was cold by nature, especially towards men, so she couldn't possibly submit.

But now, if she wanted to survive, she had to submit to the boy in front of her.

Just as she was hesitating, a more violent roar came from the blood fog.

Hearing this roar, Qin Lan dared not hesitate any longer. She gritted her teeth, stood up, and said, "I will sign the contract with you, quickly take me inside!!!"

Qin Lan was anxious and quickly ran over.

The roar was so terrifying; its strength must be greater than those Rotten Claw Monsters.

She struggled to deal with the Rotten Claw Monsters, let alone this even more terrifying existence.

Moreover, she was severely injured, so she had even less hope.

Staying here meant certain death.

Right now, saving her life was the most critical thing; nothing else mattered.

Without hesitation, Lin Zhou immediately reached out, grabbed Qin Lan's wrist, and walked into the Villa.

He closed and locked the door with fluid movements.

The moment it was locked, everyone breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

However, while breathing a sigh of relief, he felt something different upon touching Qin Lan's hand.

Her wrist was slender yet sturdy, with a thin layer of calluses, which were likely traces left from years of holding guns and fighting.

The sensation was completely different from Jiang Wanxing's softness and Professor Su Qinghan's coldness, yet it had a unique appeal.

"System, activate combat mode! Defense arrow tower, prepare to attack!"

Lin Zhou didn't dwell on it, immediately calling out to the system with his mind.

Because at this moment, the blood fog had already drawn near.

[The Villa's strongest defense has been activated; the Cloud-Piercing Arrow Tower is ready to fire at any time!]

The system replied.

At this time, the deafening roars in the blood fog grew more frequent, making their scalps tingle.

Soon, the army of Strange Monsters in the blood fog arrived.

More than twenty Rotten Claw Monsters crowded around a massive Strange Monster, appearing in their field of vision.

That was the Iron-Spine Wolf, three times the size of a normal wolf.

Its whole body was covered in gray, coarse hair, and the iron-gray spine on its back protruded high.

Like a row of sharp blades, its eyes were crimson, revealing a bloodthirsty gleam.

Its mouth was wide open, revealing sharp fangs, with saliva dripping down from them, emitting a foul, fishy stench.

Its appearance made their hearts tighten.

After all, this monster was too huge and too terrifying.

Even Lin Zhou couldn't help but feel a tightening in his heart.

"System, can this Villa defense withstand their attack?"

Feeling a bit nervous, Lin Zhou couldn't help but ask the system.

[It should be able to!]

The system replied.

"..."

What does "should be able to" mean? Couldn't it give a definite guarantee?

However, he didn't ask further because he knew clearly that whether it could defend or not, he had no other options anyway.

So now, he could only pray that the defense would hold up.

"Cloud-Piercing Arrow, fire!!!"

With a thought, the Cloud-Piercing Arrows from the two arrow towers shot towards the Strange Monsters like a tidal wave.

Intermediate Cloud-Piercing Arrows were still effective against those Rotten Claw Monsters.

As long as they aimed for the head, it was basically one shot, one kill.

However, when they saw that powerful Iron-Spine Wolf, their expressions changed slightly, and their hearts became heavy.

Because these intermediate Cloud-Piercing Arrows had basically no effect on this Iron-Spine Wolf.

In this case, he would still have to take action himself.

Otherwise, the Villa's defense might hold for a while, but it certainly wouldn't last forever.

"Roar!"

Seeing its underlings falling one after another, the Iron-Spine Wolf let out an angry roar, emitting a deafening howl.

The next second, it kicked off the ground with its four limbs and charged fiercely towards the Villa's gate.

Not only was it huge, but its speed was also astonishingly fast.

"Professor Su, do it!" Lin Zhou shouted.

Professor Su Qinghan was already prepared, and upon hearing Lin Zhou's shout,

She waved her hands, and dozens of Ice Spikes shot out from her fingertips.

Carrying a bone-chilling cold, they shot precisely towards the Iron-Spine Wolf's abdomen.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"

The Ice Spikes all hit the Iron-Spine Wolf's abdomen, and the Iron-Spine Wolf let out a painful roar.

Its abdomen instantly froze with a thin layer of ice, its speed plummeted, its originally lightning-fast movements became sluggish, and its limbs were covered in thin ice, making it difficult to move.

[Micro-Ice Condensation hit! The Iron-Spine Wolf is frozen, duration 4 seconds! Speed reduced by 80%!]

Now is the time!

Lin Zhou's figure flashed, and leveraging Jiang Wanxing's speed advantage, he appeared on the Iron-Spine Wolf's back in the blink of an eye.

Following what Professor Su Qinghan said, he directly took the Ice Spike shared from Professor Su Qinghan.

To be precise, this was an Ice Spike he had already solidified, containing quite a bit of concentrated energy.

Success depends on this one blow!

In the second before the Iron-Spine Wolf was about to break free from the Ice Seal, Lin Zhou leaped, and the Ice Spike in his hand fiercely pierced into the Iron-Spine Wolf's neck.

With great force, and coupled with the Iron-Spine Wolf's weakness to ice, even though the Iron-Spine Wolf's defense was astonishing, his concentrated Ice Spike still pierced directly through its entire neck.

"Oh yeah!!!"

Jiang Wanxing cheered excitedly.

"Lin Zhou, come back quickly!!!!"

Immediately after, Professor Su Qinghan hurriedly shouted.

Because the Ice Seal duration had passed, the Iron-Spine Wolf moved.

Although it had been stabbed, for this kind of Strange Monster, its final attack before death was even more lethal.

Lin Zhou, who had been prepared, naturally took advantage of Jiang Wanxing's speed and escaped.

The moment he entered the Villa, everyone breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"Roar!!!"

Seeing the Iron-Spine Wolf struggling violently before death outside, they couldn't help but take a few steps back.

After all, this scene was too terrifying and too bloody!

"Professor Su, thanks to you knowing its weakness. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to handle this Iron-Spine Wolf so easily!"

Watching the Iron-Spine Wolf fall right before their eyes, Lin Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help but say to Professor Su Qinghan.

"We owe it to you; without you, even if I knew the weakness, it would have been useless. This wave of attacks is over, we should be able to relax for a while."

Professor Su Qinghan chuckled, then couldn't help but say to Lin Zhou.

[Detected that Professor Su Qinghan's favorability towards the host has increased by five; current total favorability is 25.]

This Professor Su Qinghan's favorability is really not easy to increase.

Hearing the system's reminder, Lin Zhou shook his head internally.

However, the only thing he was glad about was that the school beauty Jiang Wanxing's favorability towards him had soared to 70, not far from that goal.

Thinking about this, his heart couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement.

Especially when seeing Jiang Wanxing's school beauty looks, which were truly top-tier, he became even more excited.

[Congratulations to the host for killing one low-level elite Strange Monster [Iron-Spine Wolf], and obtaining 100 fortune coins!]

What the?

This single low-level elite Strange Monster actually gave one hundred points.

In this way, the more advanced the Strange Monsters he kills later, the higher the fortune coin rewards will definitely be.

However, the difficulty will naturally increase as well.

Fortune favors the bold; especially in this apocalypse, if you want to survive, you really have to frequently seek fortune in danger.

"Lin Zhou, thank you for saving me!"

Just then, the female officer Qin Lan spoke, her beautiful eyes filled with relief and gratitude.