Zombies roamed the streets aimlessly, while the unsuspecting survivors, unaware of the approaching danger, walked towards them.
Just as he was about to offer words of concern and comfort, a zombie lunged and bit him fiercely on the cheek.
With a tear, a large chunk of flesh was ripped from his face, leaving half of it bloody.
The zombie, meanwhile, chewed on the delicious flesh in its mouth, making gurgling sounds in its throat.
The man, with half his face torn off, stumbled and fell to the ground, sweat and pallor showing his pain.
The sight of the blood spurred more zombies to surge towards him. Those who had never witnessed such a scene were terrified, scrambling to escape. But their feet were caught by a zombie crawling from a wheelchair.
"Ah..."
The screams echoed through the villa complex, and hearing the commotion, more zombies rushed towards the scene.
The unfortunate man, amidst the howling cries, became food for the zombies.
In another scene, a heavily pregnant woman struggled forward with slow steps.
Three to five zombies followed her, drawn by the scent of a living person, relentlessly pursuing her.
A couple, having barely escaped a zombie's grasp, turned only to encounter another group of zombies. Cornered, they collided with the pregnant woman who was desperately trying to escape the zombies.
Fortunately, the young man's quick reflexes pulled his girlfriend back, preventing a direct collision.
In this brief moment, zombies swarming from all directions had them trapped.
The pregnant woman looked at the closed door behind her, and in her despair, she walked up and pounded on it, "Is anyone there? Open the door..."
Everyone knew it was futile, but in desperation, people tend to grasp at straws.
After knocking for a long time with no one opening the door, horrifying shrieks emanated from within.
The pregnant woman glanced back at the approaching zombies. Given her condition, escaping was an impossible dream.
The couple had already collapsed to the ground in fear, clinging to each other, their faces pale and forgetting to fight or flee.
Besides them, screams continued to erupt from different directions.
Just as the three believed their lives were at an end, like the unlucky man, their salvation appeared.
Su Ling, wielding a Tang dao obtained from an antique shop, swiftly dispatched the zombies surrounding the three.
In reality, there weren't many zombies. It was just that as ordinary people, seeing movie scenes unfold before their eyes for the first time, they were paralyzed by fear and completely forgot what to do.
After dealing with the zombies, Su Ling used her Tang dao to split open their heads.
Regrettably, she didn't find the crystal cores she was looking for.
Perhaps it was early in the apocalypse, and the crystal cores in the zombies' brains hadn't formed yet.
The couple and the pregnant woman, saved by Su Ling, thought they could finally catch their breath. But upon seeing Su Ling digging through the zombies' brains with her sword, the sight made them vomit on the spot.
Su Ling glanced at the three, expressionless, and wiped her Tang dao with a handkerchief.
Once the sword was clean, she carried it and walked in the direction of the screams.
Seeing this, the three, who were vomiting, stopped. The couple helped the pregnant woman up and hurried after Su Ling.
When they arrived, they saw Su Ling finishing off zombies and then proceeding to dig through their brains with her Tang dao, causing their stomachs to churn again with nausea.
Still no crystal cores, Su Ling continued to wipe her Tang dao with her handkerchief.
Hearing movement, she turned and saw the three chasing after her.
She disliked being followed and turned to leave.
"Wait—"
The young man from the couple spoke, running ahead to block her path. "We want to go home, but the road is too dangerous. Can you take us back?"