Startled by the thunderous sound of the explosion, Liu Yun’s heart almost jumped out of her mouth. Before she could determine the direction of the explosion, another string of explosions erupted.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the ground shook and the thunderous sounds echoed through the silent surroundings, Liu Yun came back to her senses.

Pushing herself up from the ground, she tried her best to steady herself while asking in panic, "System, what is happening here?!"

A second after her question fell, a map appeared on the transparent blue screen, covered with countless red dots.

Liu Yun looked at the map and noticed a dozen green dots among the sea of red dots. Just as she was about to ask the System, a prompt appeared on the blue screen.

Ding!

[Three thousand zombies are approaching. Estimated time to reach the Player’s location: 5 minutes.]

The second Liu Yun read the notification, only one thought crossed her mind.

Run!

Without wasting another second, she clenched her jaw and turned around.

Using all her strength, she ran as fast as she could while shouting, "System! Help me design a safe escape route immediately!"

As soon as her words fell, a few lines appeared on the map, followed by the cold mechanical voice.

Ding!

[Three escape routes have been generated. Player, please choose wisely.]

Liu Yun glanced at the floating blue screen in front of her and saw that the three routes had different colors. Two lines were red, while the remaining one was yellow.

As an experienced gamer, she knew what those colors meant. Red meant danger, while yellow meant moderate danger.

She didn’t need to think about which one to choose and quickly changed direction, following the yellow line.

While Liu Yun was running for her life, four hundred meters away from her location, a group of soldiers was fighting a life-and-death battle against three thousand zombies.

"Roar!"

Amid the zombies’ excited roars, the soldiers kept shooting and running, trying to create some distance between themselves and the approaching zombie horde.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After killing three closest zombies, one of the soldiers’ guns made clicking sounds as he pulled the trigger.

Click! Click! Click!

"Captain, I’ve run out of bullets!" he shouted while kicking a zombie that was rushing forward to bite his neck.

When his desperate voice rang out, the other soldiers’ expressions hardened.

Clenching the hilt of his military dagger tighter, Gu Lingjian gritted his teeth. Mustering all his strength, he kicked the zombie biting down on his military dagger.

Knocked away by the kick, the zombie staggered backward and crashed into the nearest zombies. Like dominoes, more than a dozen zombies fell to the ground one after another.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

While the fallen zombies struggled to get up, the zombies behind them stomped over them, effectively turning their companions into rotten minced meat in no time.

However, before Gu Lingjian could catch his breath, more and more zombies lunged at him with their mouths wide open.

"Roar!"

In a split second, Gu Lingjian’s nose was assaulted by the pungent stench of rotten flesh mixed with blood and the smell of death.

"Captain, be careful!" Seeing this scene, one of his subordinates rushed toward him with determination in his eyes.

Before the soldier could use his body as a shield, Gu Lingjian raised his military dagger and blocked a zombie’s teeth just before they sank into his neck.

Clang!

Fire sparks flew as the military dagger clashed against the zombie’s sharp teeth.

"Roar!"

Facing the zombie’s bulging eyes and rotten face, Gu Lingjian didn’t have time to think because two other zombies had already aimed for his arms and stomach.

Sensing the incoming danger from behind him, Gu Lingjian’s survival instinct kicked in.

He clenched his military dagger, then used all his strength to slash at the first zombie’s mouth, successfully cutting off its lower jaw.

Slash!

Black, thick blood splattered into Gu Lingjian’s clothes as the severed jaw fell to the dirty ground.

Thud!

Losing its jaw, the zombie lost its most basic means of attack.

Seeing the opportunity, Gu Lingjian quickly ducked down. A split second later, the other two zombies rushed from behind. Losing their target, the zombies crashed into the first one.

Bam!

Enraged by their foolish teammate blocking their path, the zombies furiously roared at the first zombie.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

After narrowly escaping death, Gu Lingjian didn’t stop. He rolled across the ground, dodging the other zombies’ sharp nails and rotten mouths.

With Gu Lingjian dodging their attacks, the zombies’ sharp, long nails struck the ground.

Crack! Crack!

While the zombies were stuck in their place, Gu Lingjian grabbed the opportunity to escape the encirclement.

With a swift, smooth movement, he got back to his feet and ordered, "Retreat!"

Receiving his order, the remaining soldiers stopped fighting and ran as fast as they could, hoping to put a little more distance between themselves and the zombies chasing them.

While running for his life, Gu Lingjian quickly scanned the surrounding area.

After a few seconds of observation, he realized that aside from half-destroyed buildings and abandoned stores, there was nowhere that could be used as a cover or hiding place.

His jaw tightened as a thought flashed across his mind. ’Is this the end for us? Will we all be buried here?’

Just as despair gripped his heart, something caught his attention.

A few dozen meters to the east, a young woman hid behind a half-collapsed wall, staring at them as though she were watching a movie.

Inside her widened eyes, Gu Lingjian saw not only fear but also awe, expectation, and... excitement.

At that moment, Gu Lingjian didn’t care what she was expecting or why she was excited. There was only one thought in his mind.

’This woman can save him and his teammates!’

The second that thought flashed across his mind, Gu Lingjian pointed at the building where the young woman was hiding and ordered, "Run to that building!"

Receiving his order, the soldiers made a sharp turn and rushed toward the abandoned building.

Hiding behind the half-collapsed wall, Liu Yun’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets when she saw the group of troublemakers rushing toward her.

"Grass! Are they trying to kill me?!"

After cursing under her breath, Liu Yun stopped watching the excitement and turned to run away.

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