Two Swords of Life and Death

Seeing that the silver-haired little loli couldn't stand up after landing, the Gluttony monster's terrifying smile grew even more excited.

Its already cracked mouth corners twisted into an even more distorted shape.

Saliva continuously secreted, flowing down its sharp teeth.

It suddenly leaped high, crashing down towards Ning Yu, who was still struggling to get up on the ground.

Just as it was about to land, Ning Yu, who looked too hurt to move, suddenly dodged to the side!

"Bang!"

A huge sound echoed through the complex.

The floor was violently dented by its impact. If that blow had landed, she would have likely been smashed to pieces.

The sudden kick earlier had indeed injured Ning Yu.

But with Ning Yu's extraordinary pain tolerance, it wasn't enough to immobilize her.

She was gambling, pretending to be incapacitated on the ground to lure the Gluttony monster in.

It had indeed exposed a weakness.

Ning Yu, who had dodged to the side, immediately raised her blade, taking advantage of the Gluttony monster's landing stun to strike at its ugly face with full force.

The crimson blade cut through the air with a swift flash, the terrifying blade sound unable to keep up with its speed.

It rang out a moment later.

The Gluttony monster had never encountered such a troublesome prey before.

Caught off guard, it only managed to extend its claws to block, its head jerking backward.

Even so, it left Ning Yu quite surprised.

This monster's reaction was so quick that even with such great inertia, it could immediately make a protective move.

But this was Ning Yu's full-force strike, how could it easily evade?

When the Gluttony monster's claws met the blade's flash, there was no metallic clash like before.

Instead, they were cleanly sliced off!

Unfortunately, the claws had still buffered the blade's force, preventing it from reaching its head.

"Roar!!!"

It let out an intense scream of pain, its feet pushing off violently.

Its whole body rolled backwards rapidly, retreating from the battlefield.

From the clean cuts of the severed claws on the ground, green foul-smelling blood flowed out.

The blood no longer retained the red color of humans like ordinary zombies.

The floor sizzled with corrosion where this blood touched.

Ning Yu, having missed her strike, was not about to give it time to breathe. Gripping her blade with both hands, she swiftly gave chase!

The Gluttony monster was also quite cunning. After rolling back, it immediately used its strength to leap up again.

It hung onto a high sign in the mall, clearly aware that Ning Yu couldn't reach it there.

Its white terrifying eyes flashed with ferocity, still locked onto Ning Yu who had failed to pursue.

[Crimson War Blade upgrade experience +2]

What?

The system prompt suddenly sounded in her mind.

Only then did Ning Yu notice that the green blood on the Crimson War Blade had been absorbed as well.

Just one slash at this mutated zombie, and the absorbed blood directly gave the weapon +2 experience?

Previously, cutting down so many zombies only gave a fraction of experience per zombie. This Gluttony monster was practically a walking experience book.

Ning Yu's blood-red eyes stared intently at the Gluttony monster hanging above, guarding against its next attack.

The human and the corpse seemed to fall into another standoff.

Unfortunately, Ning Yu was at a disadvantage here. She could only wait for the Gluttony monster to attack again, unable to reach it herself.

What followed was a scene that made Ning Yu's pupils quake.

The Gluttony monster's severed claws began to slowly regenerate!

And at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Twisted flesh buds continuously gathered and rotated at the wounds of its claws, a terrifying sight.

What kind of monster was this?!

It let out a low, vicious growl.

As if saying "just you wait," but it didn't rush over, still waiting to fully recover.

Ning Yu made a quick decision; this kind of monster was probably not something she could handle right now.

Her stamina was limited, while this Gluttony monster could escape when she couldn't reach it, and it could slowly heal its wounds.

In a prolonged battle like this, she had no chance of winning!

This urgent mission wasn't worth it!

So Ning Yu immediately turned and ran.

Her petite figure weaved back and forth between various obstacles, ready to respond to any sneak attack from the Gluttony monster at any time.

Meanwhile, every 10 seconds, she used her detection skill to check the Gluttony monster's position.

The Gluttony monster seemed unable to move while recovering its wounds, and she found the distance between herself and it growing larger.

This gave her a slight sense of relief.

Quickly descending to the first floor, the Gluttony monster was still recovering, its position unchanged.

Ning Yu didn't run straight outside.

Because in open terrain, if the Gluttony monster caught up, there would be more room for sneak attacks, which would be impossible to defend against.

Moreover, there were more zombies outside, which would be even more disadvantageous for her.

She scanned the situation on the first floor and headed straight for the underground parking lot. The space there was relatively small, making it difficult for sneak attacks.

If another fight broke out, it would be to her advantage.

If the Gluttony monster didn't pursue, she could also leave through the underground parking lot exit.

However, the Gluttony monster had no intention of letting Ning Yu go.

Just as she entered the empty parking area, that terrifying low growl came again.

Ning Yu naturally heard it too and immediately used her detection skill. That thing was right behind her.

[Detected: Gluttony (Low-level)]

[Position: 6 o'clock direction, approximately 220 meters, vertical height difference less than 1 meter]

She immediately turned around, holding the Crimson War Blade, her whole body highly tense and excited.

In the dim passage, her ruby-like eyes were particularly striking, just like the crimson blade.

The Gluttony monster was charging towards her at high speed, with a terrifying momentum.

This battle was now completely unavoidable!

Ning Yu's high-speed slashing blade light and the Gluttony monster's claw shadows frantically intertwined in an instant.

The empty underground parking lot rang out with countless metallic sounds of blade clashes.

This monster's combat power was truly terrifying.

Even though it couldn't use the large space for dodging and maneuvering anymore, it could still attack from various angles using its hands, feet, and mouth.

Although Ning Yu gradually caught up with the Gluttony monster's attack rhythm,

Without Blood's Ancient Wish continuously providing energy, she would soon exhaust her stamina!

She had to cause damage to the Gluttony monster and make it bleed to renew Blood's Ancient Wish!

In this pure exchange of blows, although she hadn't been injured, how could her stamina compare to that of a mutated zombie like the Gluttony monster?

Thinking of this, Ning Yu bit her teeth hard and made a quick decision.

She directly left herself wide open, ignoring another incoming claw swipe from the Gluttony monster.

Disregarding everything, she slashed at the Gluttony monster, the crimson blade light like a blade cutting through the night sky.

"Rip!"

This claw directly tore Ning Yu's flesh open, her sailor uniform instantly becoming tattered.

Huge claw marks and wounds appeared on her body, fresh blood flowing from the injuries.

The intense pain almost made Ning Yu faint immediately, already approaching her limit of endurance.

But similarly, the Gluttony monster's chest was also brutally split open by Ning Yu's slash. It let out a painful, miserable howl:

"Roar!!!"

At this life-or-death moment, Ning Yu proved even more tenacious than the monster.

She didn't make a sound, instead rushing forward again, delivering another death-defying slash!

The Gluttony monster showed an expression of human-like shock.

It hadn't expected Ning Yu to be so reckless with her life. Its feet suddenly kicked out, trying to send Ning Yu flying and create distance.

But Ning Yu's reckless second slash still struck the Gluttony monster's body hard.

Another deep sword wound was added to its body, which was still oozing green blood!

Unfortunately, she couldn't hit its head, but in this situation, it was almost the limit of Ning Yu's attack range.

Due to lack of defense, Ning Yu was also violently kicked away by the Gluttony monster.

She flew backwards at high speed, crashing hard into the thick civil defense door of the underground garage!

"Bang!"

Excruciating pain, along with the sound of bones breaking, assaulted Ning Yu in an instant.

She struggled on the ground, the pain forcing her to breathe heavily.

Barely holding onto the Crimson War Blade, she supported herself to stand up.

She had deep claw marks on her body, and had just been kicked hard. She felt like she was about to fall apart.

Her beautiful silver hair was now stained with her own blood.

At this moment, she looked like a rose ravaged by a violent storm, seemingly about to wither away here, wither in her own blood.

If she hadn't already taken the [Low-Level T-Virus Immunity Capsule], the zombie virus would have likely killed her by now.

Was this... truly going to be the end for her?

Just then, her eyes suddenly lit up!

She spotted the emergency release switch for the civil defense door in the underground parking garage.