Chapter 62: The Terrifying Orange-Crystal Zombie

Jiang Yi looked in shock at the sharp gash on the zombie's body, though he couldn't tell at all what ability Kento had used. Still, now was not the time to ask. The death of the evolved zombie greatly boosted everyone's morale, and they quickly finished off the remaining zombies, faintly catching sight of the white medical building not far ahead!

The medical building of the Engineering University was a renovated historical structure. Overall, apart from lacking surgical facilities, it was hardly different from an ordinary small hospital, so it covered a considerable area. Excluding the temporary inpatient ward on the third floor, the first and second floors were dedicated to consultations. The first floor, in particular, housed a pharmacy and a storage warehouse for medications—these two locations were Jiang Yi and his group's destination!

As they drew closer to the little white building, the red cross emblazoned on it became increasingly distinct. Everyone felt a wave of relief. With no zombies blocking their path, their advancing pace quickened even more! However, they soon discovered that a large number of zombies were still trapped inside the white building, particularly since a massive quantity of deceased bodies had accumulated on the entire third floor prior to the apocalypse.

Now, these corpses had revived. Some had fallen from the windows, breaking their limbs, yet still crawled away, while many more crowded inside the third floor, roaring frantically. Their cries could clearly be heard from dozens of meters away!

Zhu Caijun's complexion turned somewhat pale. Hearing those continuous roars made his heart thump wildly, and a part of him wanted to turn back and give up. But looking at Dongfang Tian and Jiang Yi, whose expressions remained normal, he swallowed the words hovering on his lips.

Dongfang Tian wasn't overly concerned because, before the apocalypse, his martial arts club had participated in the task of transporting bodies. He clearly remembered that the deceased had been locked inside rooms on the third floor one by one. Not only that, but numerous security doors blocked the corridors. Forget mindless zombies; even an able-bodied person locked inside would find it practically impossible to escape!

Since the zombies on the third floor couldn't get out, the remaining ones were nothing to fear!

"Captain Jiang, when are we going in?" Although Dongfang Tian knew the situation inside, he still asked Jiang Yi, as he certainly didn't want to shoulder the responsibility if any accidents occurred.

Jiang Yi wasn't entirely clear on the situation inside the building, but he wasn't a fool either. The fact that the windows on the first and second floors remained intact indicated that this place wasn't overly dangerous. Although most of the windows on the third floor were smashed and teeming with figures, zombies that didn't know how to climb out of windows were nothing to be afraid of.

After a moment of thought, he said to Guo Hansue, "Hansue, smash the door!"

Guo Hansue nodded, unslung her golden bow from her back, and requested an arrow from someone else. She nocked the arrow, aiming squarely at the all-glass main entrance!

A breeze of wind began to swirl around her, and fierce gales gathered on the arrow shaft! When her power reached its peak, Guo Hansue instantly released her grip! With a deafening explosion, everyone felt as if their ears were about to split open, and the distant doors shattered completely into a shower of glass fragments!

A massive horde of zombies surged frantically out of the wide-open hospital entrance. But just as Jiang Yi had anticipated, after only thirty or forty zombies rushed out, no more appeared inside. In the absence of an evolved zombie, these ordinary ones were knocked dead in less than five minutes by the group!

Just as Jiang Yi sliced off the head of the zombie in front of him, a powerful surge of energy suddenly welled up within his body. This wondrous sensation caused him to draw a deep breath, and his accumulated fatigue instantly vanished!

"Could this be... leveling up?" Jiang Yi hadn't expected that he would reach level 9 so easily! With a slight shift of his body, 19 agility points made his movements even more agile, and a single swing of his blade sent another head flying!

"Awesome!" Having leveled up, Jiang Yi felt an endless well of strength coursing through his entire body. His strikes were lightning fast, and within just a few breaths, the few remaining zombies collapsed to the ground almost simultaneously!

Guo Hansue's eyes lit up slightly as she stepped closer and whispered, "Jiang Yi, did you level up again?"

Jiang Yi nodded excitedly. "That's right, I feel much stronger now!"

Guo Hansue was equally pleased, knowing that the stronger Jiang Yi became, the more secure their safety would be in the future! Watching Jiang Yi and Kento grow steadily while she remained stagnant, she wondered how she could ever break through her own barrier!

"Ah!" A miserable scream rang out, startling the group who were still immersed in the joy of victory. Following the direction of the scream, they saw one of their members standing in agony outside the perimeter, looking terrified as he tried to flee back toward them!

However, his neck was currently grasped in the slender, frail hand of a figure. That seemingly weak hand gripped him like an iron vise, locking him firmly in place so he couldn't move an inch!

"It's her, that zombie!" A vision-enhanced person with exceptional sight looked instinctively in that direction, only to be so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, wetting himself as he pointed in panic at the petite figure standing behind the man.

Everyone shrank back in terror, wanting to flee yet lacking the courage to move a muscle. Gazing into those chilling eyes, even Li Gang couldn't help retreating into a corner!

Kento stood vigilantly in front of Jiang Yi, shouting in a low voice, "Jiang Yi, fall back quickly, we're no match for it!" Jiang Yi also nervously loosened his grip on his sword. The entity that had suddenly appeared before them was none other than the female zombie that had killed Li Zhiqiang and carried away his body yesterday!

She was still dressed in a simple set of clothes, looking no different from an ordinary zombie, but the orange glint in her pupils foretold her distinct difference!

The zombie swept her gaze across the crowd, then suddenly tightened her grip, exposing the young man's neck and biting down hard. Fresh blood splattered across her face. Amidst the young man's agonizing struggles, the female zombie lifted her head again, chewing greedily on the flesh and blood in her mouth. Meanwhile, the young man clutched his half-missing neck, dying with his eyes wide open in a frenzy of agonizing shrieks!

Witnessing this scene firsthand delivered a severe visual shock to the young college students. Terrified, they prepared to scatter and flee, but at that moment, Dongfang Tian roared, "Don't run! Once everyone scatters, we'll just be picked off one by one!"

Dongfang Tian's words successfully halted them in their tracks, yet no one dared to face this terrifying zombie!

The female zombie tilted her head, suddenly tossed the corpse in her hand aside, and flicked her body. In the blink of an eye, she reappeared right beside Dongfang Tian! Han Ya, whose attention was entirely focused on Dongfang Tian, let out the first shriek: "President, watch out!"

No matter how terrified she was, out of love for the man she adored, the usually timid Han Ya rushed forward recklessly to pull Dongfang Tian away!

Dongfang Tian's hair stood on end with terror as the horrifying zombie that had suddenly materialized before him bared its teeth at him, raising a claw to seize his neck!

The sudden tight grip on his arm jolted Dongfang Tian out of his panic. With a backhanded clutch, he grabbed Han Ya—who was trying to pull his arm—and shoved her forward with frantic force!

Watching this unfold right before her eyes, Guo Hansue cried out in shock, "Dongfang Tian, what are you doing?!"

With sheer disbelief filling her eyes, Han Ya stumbled uncontrollably toward the terrifying female zombie. Without a moment's hesitation, the zombie's sharp nails pierced straight through Han Ya's chest. Han Ya leaned forward in agony, her eyes bloodshot as she stared fixedly at the terrified Dongfang Tian!

With a dull thud, the female zombie withdrew her hand from Han Ya's body, pulling out a warm, beating heart. The heart throbbed powerfully in her palm before gradually growing still!

Han Ya could never have imagined that after surviving the initial outbreak of the apocalypse due to her timid nature, she would die at the hands of the man she loved just as safety was within reach!

Dongfang Tian retreated in terror, Han Ya's scalding blood burning against his skin. The female zombie bit off a chunk of flesh from the heart and swallowed it raw. Blood trickled down her neck into her clothes, making her look all the more horrifying!

Craving bloody flesh, her gaze toward Dongfang Tian grew even more frenzied. Dropping the corpse in her hands, she strode directly toward him!

"Go to hell!" With a sorrowful cry, Guo Hansue swept her hand through the air, sending a massive wind blade slicing horizontally across the space!

The female zombie halted, tilting her head to watch the wind blade hurtling toward her!

Dongfang Tian's face lit up with joy. "Shoot her! Shoot her!"

With a dull whoosh, a blood-stained hand casually flicked outward, and the roaring, massive wind blade was shattered into nothingness in midair by the female zombie's slender fingers! Believing that all was lost, the group was so terrified they forgot how to breathe!

The female zombie paused for a moment as well, staring blankly at her own scratched finger. Suddenly, her expression twisted into a ferocious snarl, and opening her wide jaws toward Guo Hansue, she let out a piercing, shrieking roar: "Ah!"

Guo Hansue's face turned pale; completely drained of energy, she found it impossible to withstand the oppressive might of this terrifying zombie!

The female zombie turned and strode toward Guo Hansue, but a flash of brilliant light streaked past instantly. The zombie's body paused, and with a slight sway, her petite figure glided several meters away. Jiang Yi brought his blade down hard onto the ground, shattering the paving tiles beneath it. Glaring furiously at the dodging zombie, he barked, "Stay away from her!"

Guo Hansue slumped weakly to the ground, looking up at the man standing protectively before her as she cried out in anguish, "Jiang Yi!"

Jiang Yi didn't look back, for he dared not. At that moment, his entire body was soaked in sweat. Seeing that Guo Hansue was in mortal danger, Jiang Yi had attacked the terrifying zombie almost without thinking, yet she had managed to dodge it!

Kento rushed over as well, gripping his white longsword in his right hand while drawing the pitch-black short blade with his left for the very first time!

Jiang Yi stood tall at the front of the group, desperately forcing his body to stop trembling, though pure terror sapped away even his courage to raise his weapon!

Having escaped immediate danger, Dongfang Tian looked at Jiang Yi standing at the front and recalled his own cowardly actions. He knew he was ruined!

Compared to Jiang Yi's stark heroism, his previous behavior had completely exposed his true nature. No one would ever trust him again... Seeing Jiang Yi confront that terrifying monster head-on, he roared inwardly: "Kill him! Kill him! As long as he's dead, I'll still be that beloved Dongfang Tian..."

The female zombie, who had terrified everyone else, stood blankly in place after Jiang Yi's missed strike, her eyes locked fixedly onto Jiang Yi...