Chapter 20: Awakener Black Bear

Hotel floor.

Lin An shook off the bloodstains on his hand, feeling a bit disappointed.

Having searched down from the 9th floor, he didn't even see a shadow of the suspected Blood Witch.

On the contrary, the survivors behind him kept increasing, now numbering twenty-seven.

Most of the survivors were couples, after all, single people wouldn't come here for no reason.

Of course, there were also a few special pairings.

"Go, quickly wipe Brother Lin's sweat."

A man dressed like a middle-aged wealthy merchant, with a lecherous smile, shoved the woman beside him, gesturing for her to step forward and wipe nonexistent sweat off Lin An.

The woman was his lover, whom he doted on dearly.

But at this point, not only would they not object to giving the woman to Lin An, they wouldn't even mind sending his wife up.

The crowd also followed suit, shouting praises and flattering Lin An.

These survivors had practically watched Lin An slaughter his way down like a killing god.

Besides fear, most people hoped to get on good terms with Lin An.

A few youngsters looked at Lin An with admiration, holding fire axes to bolster their courage.

Some women dressed in professional attire secretly tore open their sexy clothes a bit, hoping to draw his attention.

"No need."

Lin An coldly refused the towel offered to him, feeling somewhat irritable.

It wasn't irritability at having people follow him.

Although these people couldn't help much, they could serve as bait.

The killing desire of mutant zombies far exceeds that of ordinary zombies.

The denser the crowd, the more it attracts them.

Just like in his past life.

The larger the safe zone, the greater the frequency of zombie tides and mutant attacks.

He hadn't intended to save people; after slaughtering the zombies, these folks spontaneously followed him.

Following the strong is human instinct.

Of course, enjoying his protection naturally requires paying the due price.

"The last floor."

Lin An didn't hold much hope as he prepared to go downstairs.

The first floor is the lobby, facing the hospital gate across the street, with only a road between them.

The hotel's first-floor elevator had been taken out of service, and the stairs were blocked by debris.

Perhaps the 'meat' inside the hospital moved slowly, so most zombies on the surrounding streets gathered inside the hospital, with few congregating at the hotel.

Suddenly.

"Bang!"

A heavy object hit the ground.

The huge sound was deafening.

The sound came from the road, followed by continuous car alarms.

"Brother Lin! There... there's a monster!"

Yu Shihao reacted the fastest; after approaching the window and seeing what had happened, his face was full of terror.

He hurriedly reported to Lin An.

"There are still people!"

"On the road!"

A few youngsters followed suit, shouting equally terrified.

It seemed as if something extremely terrifying existed outside the window.

Lin An quickly walked to the window and pulled back the curtain.

That was...!

In the middle of the road, over a dozen survivors were frantically fleeing.

Bringing up the rear was a bald man.

He desperately dodged vehicles smashing in like artillery shells, and his reaction speed was actually not bad.

Lin An blinked in surprise.

Unlike the panic of those present, he felt dread.

Lin An watched the monster slaughtering those survivors and revealed a faint smile.

"Hello, Licker."

Middle of the road.

A Licker over three meters tall easily grabbed a car and hurled it at the bald man.

The bald man nimbly rolled, dodging at a speed incongruous with his physique.

"Boom!"

Under the tremendous impact, the hybrid gasoline-electric car exploded into a ball of sky‑rocketing flames.

Thick smoke spread.

"Old Zhang! Get inside quickly!"

That monster's body is huge, it can't get in! Going into the building brings Safety!

A stalwart man in the middle of the troop turned back and shouted at the bald man, his eyes anxious.

Don't worry about me! You go in first!

Damn it, Laozi doesn't believe I can't kill him!

The bald man's build was also quite sturdy; he tore off his ragged shirt in one motion.

His shining, sinewy muscles gleamed in the sun; his waist was nearly twice that of an ordinary person.

Fuck your mother!

Bear transformation!

The bald man shouted a curse and stopped dodging.

As a burst of black light sank into his chest, his body instantly swelled, muscles bulging as if exploding.

Roar!!!

The bald man's head transformed.

His body was covered in black fur, and in the blink of an eye he changed from a human into a black bear over two meters tall.

Boom!

The licker's claws lashed out, but were blocked by his huge bear-pawed hand.

Like a truck collision.

The licker let out a sharp screech, its body recoiling backward.

And the bear-transformed bald man stepped back two paces; in the clash of the two monsters, he was only slightly inferior.

Die, Laozi!

The black bear exerted force with its feet, the ground collapsed.

He wrapped his hands together like a hammer, striking down like a heavenly blow onto the licker's head.

Boom!

The collision of flesh and flesh.

The licker's hard skull instantly dented halfway inward.

A flicker of joy passed through the black bear's eyes.

However, this was beyond his expectation.

Even the black bear man's full-force strike was only this much.

A blow capable of killing any creature did not inflict major harm on the licker.

That day Lin An chopped off half the licker's head and still didn't kill it; now a mere dent in the skull is nothing.

Swish!

The licker's claws lashed out again, its sharp bone talons easily ripping through the black bear's defense.

Blood poured forth.

Like a faucet turned on.

Copious fresh blood sprayed.

The black bear's eyes widened in shock; incredulous, it staggered back two steps, its massive frame teetering.

Old Zhang!

The stalwart man guarding the crowd's escape saw this and roared angrily, his eyes bloodshot.

You damned monster, Laozi will fight you to the death!

The two had been brothers for years, as close as limbs.

Seeing the licker's claws lash out again, he went mad, pulling a pistol from his bosom.

Come on, beast! Your grandfather's here!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The muzzle spat flames, bullets shooting out like splashing water.

However.

No effect.

The licker's powerful muscle tissue easily blocked the bullets.

After the yellow-orange casings entered, they were squeezed out by the surging muscles in an instant.

As if enraged.

The licker gave up clawing at the black bear and, with exaggerated speed, instantly appeared before the stalwart man.

One claw lashed out.

The gun-wielding stalwart man was hacked into three pieces, the wounds as if cut by a laser.

On the severed head, the eyes stared wide in anger.

Ahhhh!

The bear-transformed bald man was filled with grief and indignation.

Beast, I will kill you!!

Power surged to its limit; the wound that had been straining to close burst open, blood spraying.

He forced himself upright and, regardless of cost, charged at the licker.

On the second floor of the inn, everyone shrank back in fear behind Lin An.

Director Wang's legs trembled, his whole body shaking.

When the monster from the movie appeared in reality, the immense impact was enough to make people break down.

The Licker's appearance alone was enough to make ordinary people unable to think of resisting.

"Hehehe."

Teeth chattering.

Several youths holding fire axes gripped the axes tightly.

Just as they followed Lin An downstairs, they were still boasting to their female companions.

Watching Lin An kill zombies as easily as crushing chicks, they thought the apocalypse was nothing more than that.

But upon seeing a truly powerful monster, they felt their previous ideas were simply laughable.

"Brother Lin, let's hide quickly!"

"They're about to lure the monster over!"

Yu Shihao's throat bobbed as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Damn, how could there be such a monster!?

"Yeah, Brother Lin. Let's go upstairs and hide!"

Everyone started urging Lin An by the window to flee.

It wasn't gratitude for Lin An casually saving them; they didn't want to abandon him and leave first.

Most people were worried that if there were still zombies inside the building, only with Lin An would they be safe.

As for running away.

Although everyone thought Lin An was very strong, he had only dealt with zombies.

Compared to the Licker, the gap between zombies and it was as huge as that between an adult and an infant.

Just now they had personally witnessed the bald man's strength after his bear transformation.

Possessing immense strength, he could even clash head-on with the Licker.

He was practically a non-human existence.

One would think his strength was not much different from Lin An's.

But the bald man could be instantly killed by the Licker with a turn of his hand, so Lin An naturally couldn't beat it either.

Lin An stood by the window, unmoved.

His gaze was scorching.

Originally he thought he couldn't find the 【Blood Witch】, so he would have to waste time looking for a Licker to kill.

Unexpectedly, it came to him on its own.

What made Lin An even happier was that the one who came also included an Awakened One.

After watching for a while the battle between the first Awakened One and Mutant he encountered since his rebirth, Lin An also gained some insight.

His own luck was still not bad.

The bald man is an Awakened One.

But he should only be rank zero.

Maybe he could be recruited?

Seeing the bald man about to fall into a deathly state, Lin An stopped watching the fight.

"Boom!"

The windowsill cracked, the cement-steel-reinforced wall was smashed by Lin An, exposing the rebar inside.

In everyone's fearful gaze, Lin An instantly appeared below the inn at a speed too fast for the naked eye to see.

"Bang!"

Dust and smoke rose.

Lin An descended from the sky, crushing the asphalt under his feet.

"Hah!"

A furious shout rang like thunder in the ears.

Lin An dragged his sword with one hand, staring fixedly at the Licker not far away, his fighting spirit rising.

"Roar!!"

Another little worm was provoking him.

The Licker let out a sharp hiss, throwing away the half-arm of the black bear it held.

Accelerating, accelerating, the Licker's massive body crushed the cars along the way as it madly charged toward Lin An.

Lin An gave a cruel smile, his steps growing faster and faster.

"Clang!"

The blade burst with a hum, the tip pointing straight at the Licker's brow.

"Power burst!"

A low shout, golden spiritual energy poured into Lin An's body, his power instantly surging.

Blood surged, his heart beating like an engine at high speed.

"Come on!"

"Let me see!"

"Can I split you dead with one strike, you beast!"