Chapter 1312: Hot-blooded college guy, online zombie slaying 34

Zhou Xuan scrambled out of the pond unharmed, no time to rest, he took two big breaths, turned and together with Chu Shu pressed the zombie's head, drew his waist dagger and stabbed straight down.

Boing!

Zhou Xuan's wrist trembled, the shock left his head dazed.

He stared blankly, head lowered; in his hand was a bent dagger, the zombie's head intact except a patch of hair missing.

Chu Shu also froze, "My goodness, this zombie's got an iron head!"

The zombie, eerily human, rubbed its head, instantly enraged, it crawled out from the book using all four limbs, moving toward them in a distorted crawl, vowing to tear them apart.

"Too scary! Run!"

The two dashed off, they weren't Jin Chen, they couldn't use a gun at all!

Zhou Xuan lured the zombie back to the haystack again, then suddenly thought of another method—if the dagger couldn't pierce, he'd try something even stronger!

Jin Chen had said, when in doubt, just burn it!

While running, Zhou Xuan briefly shared his idea; they agreed instantly, divided tasks to lure the zombie into the grass clump, Chu Shu used the wind direction to ignite, and within seconds the fire spread rapidly.

The zombie guessed what the two hateful humans intended, instinctively tried to flee, but its legs were already tightly entangled; Zhou Xuan used a looping motion to bind the zombie to the haystack.

"Hah!!"

The zombie lifted its head and suddenly began to weep.

"Wuu… don't kill me… don't, I'm in agony."

"Save me… save me."

Chu Shu, hearing the voice clearly from behind the zombie, widened his eyes, "A person…? Is he a person?!"

At that moment, Chu Shu felt every cell in his body explode, shouting in despair and fear.

Zombies can't speak; this is a person…

They've killed a person!!

Chu Shu wanted to put out the fire, but its appearance bore no resemblance to a living person; even among the zombies they'd encountered these days, it was terrifying.

He clung tightly to Zhou Xuan's hand, "Maybe… maybe it's just a blindfold trick; Jin Chen said zombies are evolving, this could be part of that evolution!"

"Save me… help! Ahhh!"

Flames spread over the zombie's body, its blurred features melting and twisting, shaking its head in struggle to no avail.

In the two's bewildered witness, the zombie was completely burned to death.

After a long while, Chu Shu cracked a smile and laughed, "We've taken care of another one."

Looking at each other's battered states, Zhou Xuan closed his eyes, placed a hand on Chu Shu's shoulder, "Don't take it to heart; whether it's a zombie or… something else, they've become that terrifying, still wanting to kill us—that makes them bad."

Chu Shu hastily nodded, steadied his gaze toward where Jin Chen was, but saw no one.

"Where's Jin Chen?"

Twenty minutes earlier.

Jin Chen acted separately from them, infusing his bullets with Spiritual Power, one shot, one headshot.

But soon he noticed the remaining zombies were consciously dodging his gunfire, even subtly seeming to lure him eastward.

Moreover, the zombies' rampage and movements followed a pattern, as if… they were being controlled by someone.

Jin Chen fired again, killing one, then glanced back; at least near the farm, aside from them in the wooden house, there was no other human presence.

Could it be that a commander zombie king has emerged among the zombies?

He pondered, following the direction the zombies had been led, gradually disappearing into the deep mountains, also vanishing from the binoculars' view.

"Jin Chen, where are you going?"

Hearing Jiang Chen's voice in the earpiece, Jin Chen pressed his left hand, still looking straight ahead, scanning every corner of the deep mountains.

"Don't worry, dear, this horde of zombies is under some control; I'll go check."

Jiang Chen barely visible relaxed his sigh, the voice in the earpiece carrying a faint static, "Stay safe."

"Received."

Jin Chen crossed the ravine, suddenly said, "Right, dear, I have something to tell you……"

——

Zhou Xuan and Liu Zhi searched for half a day but couldn't find Jin Chen; the remaining zombies had vanished too, so they assumed he'd returned to the farm.

The two brothers, arms around each other's shoulders, headed back to the farm's backyard, intending to wash off the grime; coincidentally, Li Lao Fu was also in the backyard.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with you two youngsters?"

Li Lao Fu looked at them and sighed repeatedly, hurried to the kitchen for a towel, "Old lady I can't do much else, hurry sit down, I'll clean you up."

Throughout the process the brothers couldn't get a word in; by the time Chu Shu reacted, he was already pressed onto a bench to sit.

He and Zhou Xuan exchanged a glance; the two, long accustomed to communicating through glances while gaming, were especially in sync—there's a problem.

Jin Chen had said, be on guard against these four Li family members, even if it's an elderly grandma, don't let down your guard.

But the old woman who had seemed strange last night now completely changed, being very efficient, she wiped their dirt off and chatted a few homely words.

Zhou Xuan and Chu Shu were just about to relax when Li Lao Fu suddenly shifted the topic.

"Hey, old lady I'll ask one more thing, oh dear, seeing you two kids makes me feel affectionate, reminded me of my eldest grandson studying away."

Li Lao Fu's silver-white hair covered her wrinkled face; in the unseen corner she revealed a sinister smile.

"You two kids, you must also miss your family and parents… do you have grandparents?"

"If you do, they're probably about my age."

Chu Shu's expression shifted, he immediately grabbed Zhou Xuan's hand, brows knitting tightly, his face grim.

Zhou Xuan's face turned pale, "Grandparents…"

Now the apocalypse has descended, who knows how they are now…

Unlike Chu Shu, who comes from a single-parent household and isn't on good terms, Zhou Xuan was entirely raised by his grandparents.

These past days I've kept my worries bottled up; as soon as I brought up this topic, it was like a punctured balloon, and my emotions exploded instantly.

Li Lao Fu seemed to notice nothing, each word deliberately stabbing at people's hearts.

"Oh, the old lady talks too much, this isn't something to bring up just because the atmosphere has reached this point…" "Have you said enough!"

Chu Shu rarely burst into anger, kicked over the stool, "Don't be ungrateful here, get out!"

Li Lao Fu glanced at Zhou Xuan, "Oh… the old lady misspoke, I just thought your leader called Jin Chen was that strong, they'd bring you home."

Zhou Xuan took a deep breath; the more chaotic their emotions, the steadier their output.

"What the hell is it to you?"

"You're half-buried already, stop meddling in others' affairs and don't even bother accumulating yin virtue for yourself—be careful, or you won't even be able to become a ghost when you die!"

"Don't just spout nonsense here, my family's fine, they'll outlive you by far! A half‑dragged old woman with a coffin—are you pretending to be your mother here?"

Li Lao Fu: "……"

She took several deep breaths, almost fainted.

Chu Shu swallowed the words they wanted to say to comfort her.

Hmm, no wonder they're the strongest output king of their 618.

Li Lao Fu was already up there in years; who would have thought that trying to sow discord would backfire, nearly making her die of anger.

"You…"

"Get out!" Zhou Xuan and Chu Shu pushed her away together.

Zhou Xuan: "Don't die in the courtyard!"