Ning Yu wasn't about to let those points slip away before her eyes.
She chased after it in the same lightning-fast speed as before.
The Glutton, already in full flight, saw that Ning Yu was even faster than itself and became terrified:
Who's the real monster here?
Ning Yu didn't kill it directly with Blood Kite because she wanted it alive, so she just launched into a powerful kick aimed at its head.
The Glutton felt an unprecedented impact force as it was knocked aside.
Like a great bell being struck, it was hit hard by Ning Yu, and its head started buzzing intensely.
Seeing it momentarily stunned, Ning Yu kicked again, like kicking a ball, sending the poor Glutton flying back toward Shen Yiyue with a long-range shot.
When she first encountered it, she could only run away, but today, it was the Glutton that was running.
Not only did its escape fail, but it was being kicked around like a ball by Ning Yu, which was quite ironic.
After landing, it quickly protected its body with its claws, rolling twice on the rooftop before coming to rest beside Shen Yiyue.
In that brief moment, Ning Yu had already returned to Shen Yiyue's side, catching up with the "ball" she had just kicked.
"Give it a proper welcome."
Ning Yu said to Shen Yiyue, then leaned against the wall with her blade, ready to enjoy the show.
The Glutton got up, shaking its dizzy head from the kick, regaining some consciousness.
It looked confusedly at Ning Yu, who wasn't making a move, then at Shen Yiyue who was already charging toward it.
What's going on here?!
But it had no time to hesitate. Since that terrifying human wasn't attacking, it wasn't afraid of this much weaker human before it.
It immediately became aggressive, swinging its claws and lunging at Shen Yiyue.
Shen Yiyue, holding a blade in one hand and a gun in the other, didn't engage in direct combat with the Glutton. Instead, she deflected its claws with her blade and continued firing her gun at close range.
The bullets created hole after hole in its body, causing it to howl in pain.
It couldn't understand why this human could also dodge its lightning-fast attacks.
Before its wounds could heal, it wanted to ignore its injuries and overwhelm the human before it in one go.
Ning Yu glanced at the time - over 500 seconds left. They could take it slow; there couldn't be a better training opportunity than this.
However, Ning Yu was worried whether Shen Yiyue's 1,500-point blade could withstand the Glutton's attacks, remembering that even the Crimson War Blade couldn't easily cut through the Glutton's claws.
Looking at the blade, she could see obvious signs of damage and notches forming.
It seemed that a blade worth such few points was indeed just an ordinary weapon after all.
Sure enough, as the battle continued, Shen Yiyue, like Ning Yu in the past, began to lose ground in terms of stamina.
Although Future Reading allowed her to dodge the Glutton's attacks, she couldn't use it continuously, or she'd risk fainting.
Ning Yu keenly noticed that sometimes Shen Yiyue's dodges were clumsy, while at other times they were clean and precise.
Obviously, she was alternating her use of Future Reading, controlling its frequency to prevent mental exhaustion and maintain sustained combat capability.
Very clever.
Ning Yu smiled with satisfaction, as if watching her well-trained subordinate.
This was exactly the training effect she wanted - gaining combat instincts in life-or-death situations.
"Clang!"
Shen Yiyue deflected another claw attack from the Glutton, but her blade suddenly broke, causing her eyes to widen in panic.
She had been so focused on the battle itself that she hadn't noticed her blade was on the verge of breaking.
Now without anything to block the Glutton's claws, its next strike would tear her flesh apart.
In this critical moment, Shen Yiyue wanted to use Future Reading again to dodge, but she clearly felt the pain in her brain.
It seemed she had reached her limit with the ability. Should she rely on instinct to dodge? Or should she call for Ning Yu's help?
Would asking for help make her seem too useless?
If she didn't grow strong enough quickly, would Yu eventually not need her anymore?
Gritting her teeth, she relied purely on instinct to fall backward, barely dodging the incoming claws by an extremely narrow margin.
But she hadn't anticipated that the Glutton would use the momentum to lunge forward, opening its massive jaws to bite her to death.
Not good!
Shen Yiyue felt a chill run through her body - it was a moment of life and death.
However, just as those huge jaws were about to reach her, they suddenly flew sideways.
Ning Yu had noticed Shen Yiyue's predicament in a flash and came over to kick the Glutton, sending it rolling across the ground.
The Glutton felt a thousand grievances in its heart - how was it fair to call for backup like this?
As it spun on the ground, it was already plotting its old scheme, trying to use this chance to roll off the roof and escape.
But just as it reached the edge of the roof, it once again saw Ning Yu.
Ning Yu mercilessly kicked it back from the roof's edge to Shen Yiyue's side.
This series of ruthless kicks had nearly knocked it senseless. It struggled to its feet, looking at the two with an indescribable expression.
Looking closely, that gaze seemed to contain both hatred and helplessness:
Can't run, can't fight, and they're helping each other - what is this? Is there no justice? No law?
Ning Yu returned to Shen Yiyue's side, exchanging for a brand new blade from the system, this time an alloy steel blade worth 5,000 points.
The material and quality were both a grade higher. She handed the new blade to Shen Yiyue, deciding it was indeed time to upgrade her equipment.
"Here, take a breather, then continue."
The Glutton didn't run, just stood panting, its eyes fixed intently on them.
Shen Yiyue had also recovered somewhat and took the new alloy steel blade from Ning Yu. She could clearly feel this weapon was significantly better than her broken one.
She charged at the panting Glutton again.
However, from the moment Ning Yu stood by, this battle could only have one outcome.
With just 30 seconds remaining, Shen Yiyue finally found her opportunity, decapitating the Glutton with one stroke, and while it hadn't fully recovered, she continued to dismember its body.
At this moment, Ning Yu also told Shen Yiyue about its weak point on the lower abdomen.
With just 10 seconds left, Shen Yiyue struck its vital point, delivering the killing blow.
This was Shen Yiyue's first time directly defeating a mutant zombie, and although she had Ning Yu's help, it was still quite an achievement.
A few months ago, she couldn't even fight an ordinary adult male, and this Glutton could have killed and devoured a hundred ordinary adult males.
She collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted. She had some minor scratches, but nothing serious - mostly just scrapes from the battle.
Any truly lethal attacks had been blocked by Ning Yu.
Shen Yiyue planned to wait until she recovered some energy before using her newly awakened ability to heal her wounds.
During this time, Ning Yu began pondering a question that had just occurred to her:
Why did they seem to encounter mutant zombies every time they went on a mission?