Chapter 136: Your Doomsday Has Been Delivered (19)

Lingqiong pulled open the car door and slid inside.

She glanced toward the storefront. Lin Miaoru was no longer in sight, but the man was still there, apparently waiting for her to show herself...

The driver's seat offered a poor vantage point, and with the light refracting, he likely hadn't spotted her yet.

*Thump—*

A dull impact struck the roof, causing the entire vehicle to shudder.

Lingqiong: "???"

*Thump, thump, thump—*

Bright red blood began to stream down the windshield, turning her entire view into a crimson blur.

"!!!"

What the hell!!

This is going too far!!

A blood-soaked object rolled off the roof and onto the ground. The zombies on the perimeter had already turned, hesitating as they began to shamble toward her.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

The zombies' hesitation quickly turned into excitement. The outer circle stirred the inner ones. A massive horde of zombies roared as they sprinted toward the car, throwing themselves onto it, clawing at the bloodstains and the human remains left on the roof.

Inside the car, Lingqiong was fuming like a pufferfish.

Lin Miaoru... I am not finished with you!!

Lingqiong started the engine and rammed her way out through the side with fewer zombies. Thanks to the props she had purchased with microtransactions, there was a buff applied to the impact damage against the zombies.

Zombies clung to the car, but Lingqiong ignored them. She sped off for a distance, then slammed on the brakes, sending a good number of them flying. She glanced back, executed a sharp drift just as the zombies surged forward, and led them chasing after the rear, quickly clearing the path she had just been on.

Lingqiong looked at the nearby storefront, her lips curling upward. She tightened her grip on the steering wheel and floored the accelerator.

...

On the second floor of the shop.

Watching the zombies chase the car away, the people inside let out a sigh of relief and began preparing to head down and leave.

"Wait, look!"

Someone suddenly shouted, pointing out the window.

"What is that person in the car doing?"

The car had stopped for a few seconds, the zombies behind it roaring as they gave chase, and then the vehicle suddenly surged forward, accelerating straight toward them.

"Damn it! She's driving right at us!"

The shout had barely faded when a massive crash echoed from downstairs. The car smashed straight through the wall and then immediately reversed out.

Before the zombies could swarm, Lingqiong drove the car back onto the main road. With the wall breached, those guarding the ground floor were now exposed to the zombie attack. A portion of the horde poured directly inside.

"Rat-tat-tat..."

"Bang, bang, bang—"

"Ahhh!!"

Lin Miaoru looked down from above, locking eyes with Lingqiong.

Lingqiong raised a hand and waved. "Bye-bye now."

Lin Miaoru: "..."

...

Lingqiong sped the car to the spot where she had told the others to wait, but only An Changjing was there.

"Where is Jiang Xunchu?"

An Changjing pointed into the distance.

Lingqiong was puzzled. "What did he go do?"

"He went to help you after seeing you were trapped..." An Changjing said. "Who knew you would..." ...come back.

Lingqiong: "..."

*Bang—*

*Boom—*

The sound of an explosion rippled outward, drowning out the roars of the zombies; even the gunfire seemed weakened by the blast.

Lingqiong was nearly deafened, her head buzzing with the force of the impact. She looked back; the building next to the storefront had exploded, billowing black smoke rising into the air, and many zombies had been thrown clear by the shockwave.

The zombies that had been chasing her were drawn by the sound of the explosion and had turned back.

Lingqiong pressed a hand to her forehead, shaking her head to clear the dizziness, and forced herself to turn the car around.

A moment ago, the zombies were chasing the car; now, she was chasing the zombies.

Lingqiong had only driven about ten meters when she felt something was wrong. The car was loud—why weren't the zombies turning back? Could an explosion really be that much more attractive?

"Holy cow, look..." An Changjing exclaimed, pointing at something in total excitement.

The zombies over there, whether they had been blown away or not, were all heading in one direction.

Lingqiong had the urge to curse. She pushed the car to its top speed, smashing through a few zombies to reach the spot first.

"Get in!"

Jiang Xunchu scrambled into the car, and it sped off like a gust of wind. Jiang Xunchu looked perfectly fine, sustaining no injuries.

Lingqiong had no time to talk to him, focusing entirely on the drive.

"Damn, they're following us!!"

An Changjing provided a live update on the situation behind them.

The entire horde had completely abandoned everyone else; every single zombie was chasing them. Lingqiong couldn't shake them off at all. Along the way, more zombies kept popping out, and the car plowed into them with a hair-raising crunch of bone and metal.

"Damn, what is going on?" An Changjing felt his scalp tingle. "Why does it feel like every zombie in the city is coming for us! Am I imagining this?"

It wasn't his imagination; Lingqiong sensed it too.

More and more zombies were appearing. They crawled out of dilapidated buildings, dark basements, and narrow corners, joining the massive procession chasing them. Behind the car, a dense trail stretched out, looking like the opening ceremony of a "100,000 Zombie Marathon."

...

On the other side, at the site of the explosion.

Although the blast had occurred next door, the collateral damage had cost Zhao Qi’s people dearly. Zhao Qi himself had been struck in the arm by flying glass.

They had no idea why the explosion had happened; it was so sudden...

The group emerged from the ruins, helping one another, staring at the empty streets while their heads still spun.

"Those zombies are gone."

"Where did they go?"

"Are there any over there?"

"I don't see any."

"None over here either..."

Aside from the motionless, dead zombie corpses on the ground, not a single living zombie was to be seen.

This was just too...

Just as everyone was wondering, the sound of a car engine echoed from the street to their left. Next, they saw the same car from earlier returning, and not only that, but a dense mass of zombies was trailing behind it.

The scene...

Everyone stared in disbelief for several seconds. Seeing the car about to reach them, they snapped out of it, scrambled back into the ruins, and raised their weapons.

The car pulled up right in front of them. The window rolled down, and the young girl waved at them. "Wow, you're all still alive!"

Then, the car sped away into the distance.

The zombies rushed past them in pursuit, ignoring them entirely.

"..."

"???"

What just happened?

Ten minutes later.

They saw the car again.

The same scene played out once more.

The zombies, which had seemed so terrifying before, just rushed past them, not seeming so... scary anymore?

Everyone: "..."

Are they all dead?

Is this hell?

...

Lingqiong circled around twice before finding a road that led back to the main route she had originally taken.

The zombies remained in hot pursuit, huffing and puffing as they ran with all their might. But when Lingqiong spotted a building similar to the one on the card, the zombies' speed began to slow.

Finally, the horde stopped completely, wandering aimlessly in place.

Lingqiong: "..."

One thousand meters.

They were about a thousand meters away from the site of the explosion.

Lingqiong stared at the ancient, antique-looking building in front of her, lost in thought.

...Flash Dog's "pay-to-win" schemes aren't just random, are they?

[Dear, the most important thing in making a game is integrity. How could we possibly deceive our players?] Shanshan spoke up to defend itself, praising itself to the skies.