The scream was sharp and brief, clearly indicating an attack by something.
Ning Yu didn't rush to summon her Crimson War Blade again, deciding to go and take a look first.
The other survivors, hearing the scream, stopped what they were doing, their eyes filled with fear.
They slowly moved towards the direction of the scream, wanting to see what had happened.
Soon they witnessed a chilling sight:
The middle-aged woman who had earlier insisted on staying here was now lying at the entrance of the store she had been searching.
Her throat had been torn open, and her head was split in half.
White brain matter mixed with red blood flowed on the ground, her body twisted as if hit by a tremendous force.
The remaining half of her face still had eyes wide open, filled with terror and unable to close in death.
The crowd had seen zombies eating people before, but never such a gruesome death.
Some were so frightened they sat down on the ground, backing away while their teeth chattered uncontrollably.
Others turned to flee, shouting as they ran:
"This... this cursed place, whoever wants to stay can stay!"
Ning Yu also saw this scene, but remained unmoved by the brutal sight.
However, she had one big question: there was no zombie in sight that could have done this.
In the small area around the middle-aged woman, there were only dead zombie corpses. So which zombie had killed her?
And it seemed to possess such great strength and biting force.
"Ugh... Ah!!!"
Another scream interrupted Ning Yu's thoughts.
It was the guy who had run away, almost reaching the first-floor stairs.
Ning Yu quickly turned her gaze, only to see his corpse, identical to the middle-aged woman's.
Throat bitten through, head literally torn apart.
However, she caught a glimpse of a rapidly moving black shadow.
It bounced around extremely quickly, then disappeared from view.
Ning Yu's pupils constricted slightly. Such incredible speed!
She couldn't even clearly see how this thing moved, it vanished from sight in just a few bounds.
What kind of monster was this?
The survivors hadn't seen what happened at all, only that another companion had died a violent death.
They all cried out in alarm, scattering like headless flies, fleeing in terror towards the lower floors.
The scene descended into chaos.
Ning Yu narrowed her eyes, feeling an unprecedented sense of crisis.
The zombies she had encountered before could run, but they certainly couldn't move like this.
To leap so far in one bound required incredible leg strength, far beyond what humans or ordinary zombies were capable of.
Those panicked survivors would likely be hunted down one by one.
Ning Yu had no time to worry about these people. Her brain was working at full speed, her gaze rapidly scanning the complex.
Her ears were also straining to catch any possible sounds.
She was trying to locate that incredibly fast black shadow from earlier.
Just then, she suddenly felt a chill all over her body, an unprecedented tension gripping her.
A large red word seemed to appear in her mind:
Danger!
Almost instinctively, Ning Yu rolled forward, spinning in mid-air to immediately summon the Crimson War Blade.
The familiar intense, agitated feeling spread throughout her body.
Her beautiful amber eyes were instantly replaced by an otherworldly crimson.
As she hit the ground, she gripped the blade and swung it horizontally in front of her.
A hideous face, moving at a speed almost indiscernible to the naked eye, bit down on the blade just inches from her!
This time Ning Yu finally saw clearly what this thing was.
Its body was covered in a hooded garment, its hands and feet like those of a four-legged animal, in a crawling posture.
Under the hood was a face twisted and disgusting to the extreme, eyes filled with visible blood vessels, no pupils, only whites.
The skin was dark gray, with multiple intersecting, writhing unidentifiable objects on it.
The mouth, split open to the ears, was filled with impossibly long teeth, all extremely sharp and densely packed.
Between the sharp teeth were bits of flesh, clearly from those poor souls from earlier.
Being so close, the foul stench from its mouth was unmistakable.
Even with Ning Yu's strong psychological fortitude, she was startled by this sight of a hell-spawned demon.
It bit down on the blade, and although it was blocked,
The tremendous force still sent Ning Yu sliding back a considerable distance.
The massive impact transmitted through the blade left Ning Yu in disbelief.
This monster, not only incredibly fast, but also possessed such immense strength.
She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If she hadn't instinctively blocked that attack earlier,
She would likely have been decapitated by now.
The monster, having failed its initial strike, didn't continue to pursue.
It bounded away at high speed, darting between the complex stores and disappearing again.
"Ah!!!"
A man's scream soon rang out from the distance, likely one of those who had tried to flee earlier.
This complex seemed to be this monster's hunting ground, and it didn't intend to let a single living person escape!
[Ding! Host has encountered mutated zombie]
[Preparing to issue skill to host: Detect (Low Level)]
Ning Yu suddenly heard a cold, mechanical prompt in her mind.
Mutated zombie?
Taking advantage of the monster's absence, she quickly opened the newly issued skill:
[Detect (Low Level): Can detect and provide intelligence on nearby low-level mutated zombies.]
Without hesitation, she immediately used Detect, wanting to know what this monster really was.
[Detected: The Glutton (Low Level)]
[Position: 3 o'clock direction, approximately 400 meters, vertical height difference -8 meters]
[Intelligence: Extremely fast and powerful mutated zombie, main attack methods are claw strikes and biting. Usually kills all living creatures it encounters, piling up the corpses before feasting.]
[Weakness: ??? (Skill must be upgraded to mid-level to view)]
Damn it!
The crucial weakness information couldn't be viewed.
But at least she could detect its position, allowing her to judge its general direction.
She wouldn't be caught off guard like earlier.
She immediately tried to use the Detect skill again, but received a system failure prompt:
[Skill cooling down, 5 seconds remaining]
This skill actually had a 10-second cooldown time.
She had just thought about using Detect continuously to assist herself in battle, but with a cooldown, that wouldn't work.
In this level of combat, 10 seconds could mean the difference between life and death.
This damn system really was airtight.
Ning Yu quickly took out a [Low-level T-virus immunity capsule (3 hours)] from her inventory.
This was a reward from a previous ordinary zombie-killing mission.
Looking at it, it was a small blue capsule emitting a strange fresh scent.
It had a slightly indented "T" printed on it.
She swallowed it in one gulp.
In the upcoming battle, if she were careless and got injured, she might be infected by the T-virus.
Originally, when facing ordinary zombies, she didn't need this thing at all, as those creatures couldn't even touch her.
But now, facing such a terrifying monster, she had to take preventive measures!
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
th】 【No prior gaming knowledge required】【The First Cultivation + Game Design Novel on the Platform】 In a world where the righteous path dominates and crushes the demonic sects, Lu Ze unlocks the "Son of the Demon Path" system. Killing righteous cultivators now grants him power-ups. Wait—deaths in illusions count too? As a former game designer, Lu Ze decides to give the cultivators of this world a little—no, a massive—shock... Sect Elders: "What is this 'Escape from the Demon Sect' game? Why have all our disciples abandoned cultivation to play it??" Elite Disciples: "You're saying... mastering 'Demon Slayer' can help us counter demonic schemes?" Reclusive Masters: "Why did I leave seclusion? Ask that backstabbing rat who ambushed me in 'Eternal Strife' yesterday!" Rogue Cultivators & Civilians: "'Immortal Abyss Action' is addictive! You can even earn spirit stones by loot-running..." Sect Prodigy: "My Dao heart is unshakable... except for that cursed black hammer." Royal Scions: "Can skins have stat boosts? I’ll pay 10,000 spirit stones for one!!" Sect Leader: "WHO IS CORRUPTING MY DISCIPLES?!!!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
